Good morning. This is nbc10 news today. Im Rosemary Connors. Thanks for being with us. Its 5 30 on this saturday. And we have issued a first alert because of the bitter cold weather. Lets start with that first alert neighborhood forecast. We know youve got a lot of plans today. Meteorologist krystal klei is tracking the record low temp chirs for us. Krystal. Yeah, you know, rosemary, part of the reason we have the first alert in place its not necessarily because its shocking for us to have freezing temperatures. We know that happens this time of year, its because just a few days ago we were in the 70s and now were talking temperatures that are in the 20s out there, some of us even the teens. So the entire region through tonight is under a first alert for feels like temperatures that are in the teens and 20s, record cold has already been set this morning. And some areas are seeing that hard freeze when you get temperatures in the mid 20s, which means if you did not pull your plants in,
Take steps to protect the homeless. Philadelphia and other parts of our area have a code blue in effect today. In philly the Homeless Outreach overnight has brought at least 50 people to warm indoor places. All seemingly back to normal after weather caused some traffic problems. Skyforce 10 was overhead following black ice issue last night. We normally dont see salt trucks until december or january. It was closed for a time but back open this morning. With the burst of bitter air cranked up, folks are adding on the layers for events this weekend. One of those events the annual rocky run. Nbc10s Randy Gyllenhaal is live at the rocky run by the Philadelphia Museum of art. Randy. Reporter good morning, rosemary. Were live here on the rocky steps. And despite that frigid cold youve been talking about there are a lot of Outdoor Events today, both for veterans day and as you mentioned the big rocky balboa annual run. Thousands of people out here on the rocky steps doing their best sylvester