Breezy day ahead. The sun is expected to peek out a little bit later on. Were keeping an eye onc our weekend weather. This is nbc 10 news today. Im rosemary connors. Im vai sikahema. Lets bring in meteorologist bill henley who has the first alert forecast. Bill, grab your coat. Leave the umbrella today . Yes. It will be dry but we will get a cold one. Were starring off chilly with clear skies. About an hour away from sunrise right now. At this hour, the temperatures are still falling. A live view from center city. The temperature, 44 degrees in philadelphia. There are colder spots, coatesville is at 39 degrees, 39 degrees in toms river and right at 40 at south philadelphia, 5th and wharton. Northeast philadelphia at 44 degrees. Factor in the wind, though, we have readings in the 30s. It feels like its 36 in the city and most of the area is feeling that cold wind this morning. Well get sunshine. Bright sunshine at 7 00. 47 degrees at 10 00 and just in time for the parade in center city
Falls. All lane were shut down while crews cleared the scene. 5 00 a. M. Now to a developing story. Theres just one hour until verizon employees plan to walk off the job and on to the picket lines. More than 36,000 workers are promising to strike after months of working without a contract. Two unions, Communications Workers of america and the International Brotherhood of electrical workers represent verizon land line and cable workers from mass pass to virginia. The unions say that verizon wants to freeze pensions, make layoffs easier and rely more on contract workers. Verizon says with higher medical costs, there are Health Care Issues that need to be addressed. Verizon says it also has thousands of nonunion employees trained and ready to fill in. Also new this morning, a major milestone in the fight against cancer is happening right now. The university of pennsylvania is part of an elite group of Cancer Research centers taking part. Nbc 10s katy zachry is live for us outside the Abra
No clouds, news. Guess what, cold is not going to stick around much longer. We are expecting a big warmup. First alert meteorologist Sheena Parveen taking a look at the forecast where you live with new first alert weather. Yes, we love are the weather, more specific to your area, more detailed forecast and that sevenday forecast is always scrolling right at the bottom of the screen no matter where you live. Temperatures this morning, though, yes, its chilly. Youll need a light jacket before you step outside. 45 in philadelphia but 30s, parts of delaware temperatures in the 30s here like greenville, 39 degrees. Glasgow, you may be waking up to patchy frost in these areas. 40 in middletown, dover 38, even harrington. So it is a chilly start, 35 in cedar creek allen dale, and 31 in reading. Youll want light jacket this morning, not this afternoon. Suburbs north and west of philadelphia, westchester, mid30s. The 30s really the trend warrington 38. Doylestown 33. New hope 31 degrees. This a
Well to an expanded edition of Eyewitness News tonight im Natasha Brown many very latest on our top story. The search on for a gunman who police say abducted a woman and sexually assaulted her in cobbs creek. The Woman Told Police she was forced into the suspects car at 49th and lancaster around 4 00 oclock this morning. She says she was then tied up and sexually assaulted. The vick testimony was able to free herself around 3 00 oclock this afternoon at 57th and large wood and she was taken to the special victims unit. Tonight, the community is on edge. Im just glad she got some help cause because thats scare reach stuff like that dont happen around here. Just after that i went to grab my sister from somewhere, and its like i told her stay where she was, wait for me. You want to be careful. Theres too much going on out here. Police are still searching for the suspect. They say he has dread locks an long beard. Meantime pop super star prince has been laid to rest two days after his sudd
Roof of that home. At 33rd and diamond. No injuries reported but police are investigating this as a possible arson. Skyforce 10 gives us a view from above. The couple who lives here got into an argument that turned physical. Police have both the man and woman in custody now. Stay with nbc 10 well keep you updated. Eighth grader in trouble with police for allegedly stabbing a classmate with scissors. Nbc 10 was there as officers took her out of jay cook junior high in handcuffs. A spokesman with the School District said the stabbing happened before class paramedics took a 14yearold girl to the hospital with injuries to her right should somewhere arm. The school was briefly on lockdown as parents came to check on their kids. This is the first time this happened here outside the incident with the fight not too long ago. Were hoping for the best for her. Were in the middle of the investigation of what occurred the girls had runins before. The injuries are not life threatening. New informat