breaking news this morning, a gas leak forces families out of their homes and into the cold. we are live where they are working to fix the problem. and a new threat. a video from hostages with their lives on the line. and no ice on the way to work but the snow is in the forecast. right now it's 31 degrees outside. smooth ride to work. all is well. >> yes. always a glass half full. good morning this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm chris cato. >> i'm tracy davidson. let's find out what bill henley has to say about the first-alert forecast and what is to come. temperatures are drop right now. we'll see them come down another few degrees before they start a slow climb to the lower 40s this afternoon. clouds, a partly cloudy sky to start with. the clouds will increase as the day goes on but tomorrow we'll see some snow developing for parts of the area. look at the cold pottstown, 29 degrees. 30 in mt. holly. 32 at philadelphia international. but we will see some sunshine to start with. 31 degrees at 7:00. the clouds prevent it from hitting the 40s this morning. but it should happen this afternoon. 38 degrees by lunchtime. your hour-by-hour forecast when i come back in ten minutes. now let's go to traffic reporter jillian mele standing by. good morning to you, jillian. good morning. we'll start you off with a live look at the blue route where things are really quiet so far this morning. the blue route is clear. the entire length in both directions near the mid-county toll plaza. not even a car out there. that's what we are dealing with on a lot of the highways 76 is clear, the blue route is clear and so is 95. no accidentson the majors this morning. in fact, we are not reporting any accidents period. that's good news. chester county drive times are average on route 100, the route 30 bypass is clear and so is 202. traveling in south philadelphia we are dealing with a closure right now on snyder avenue between broad street and 13th streets because of a gas leak. you can take jackson or wolf if you need to get around it. tracy? thanks. we want to update you on breaking news in south philadelphia. within the last hour several homes were evacuated for a gas leak. nbc 10's jesse gary is live on the scene. you have been talking to some of the people pushed out and you have new information. tell us. >> reporter: that is right. just within the last two minutes, we are told that the leak has been fixed. 17 people have been evacuated right now with officials try to get south philadelphia high school open for evacuees for a warm place for them to go while the crews finish their work and finish taking readings. this call came in at 3:00 this morning of natural gas leaking from outside this apartment building here in the 1300 block of snyder. and inside the basement residents we talked to earlier reported waking up to smell natural gas and they were evacuated. crews quickly came here and fixed it within the past 30 minutes. they have fixed it completely now and now they are taking readings to make sure the level initially read at 60% drops below 5% so that people can get back in their homes. another update for you coming up in the next 30 minutes. here live in south philadelphia jesse gary "nbc 10 news." 4:34. more breaking news now. the france premier is saying he will save the two hostages that isis says they will kill unless they receive a $2 million reward by friday. the 47th governor of pennsylvania will be sworn in at noon at the state capitol today. wolf will take the office from ed rendell. and mike stack of philadelphia will take his oath as lieutenant governor earlier in the day. the chester children's chorus will perform moments before the inauguration and will sing the "national anthem" during the swearing in. and widespread support is out in the latest poll for tom wolf. 69% are confident in the leadership ability. and 65% of them trust his problem-solving skills. and 52% think he'll work well with republican lawmakers. >> count on nbc 10 with today's inauguration inauguration. george spencer and jaqueline london will bring us live reports throughout the day. and tonight for the first time, president obama will deliver the state of the union address to a republican-controlled congress. the president has revealed a few of his key talking points to include the economic recovery making homeownership more affordable and raising taxes on the wealthier americans. and listen to this a new nbc wall street journal poll finds more americans are satisfieded with the economy now than at any other time in the past ten years. now you can watch the state of the union live tonight at 9:00 right here on nbc 10 or through the "nbc 10 news" app. happening today, an accused sexual predator who targeted college students at penn and drexel is expected in court. james barrett is scheduled for a formal arraignment this morning arrested in early december after officers caught him assaulting a penn student on the street. they think he's connected to four other attacks. and the trial of john hol hollison takes the stand today, he'll talk about being accused of selling $340,000 in bogus sports packages to benefit charities that never got the money. and today the president's family will attend services for the woman murdered at her bus stop in north philadelphia last week. the viewing for kim jones is scheduled for today with her wake to immediately follow. there's $20,000 to offer information leading to her killer. she was shot in the back of the head while waiting for a bus last tuesday. a new clue has emerged in the decade's old cold case. and also new this morning, a man is killed trying to protect a woman at a mall in florida. we are now learning that he's a well-known chef from new jersey. and the patriots are accused of cheating their way into the super bowl. we'll tell you what the team is accused of doing to the game ball and the coach's response. clouds sunshine and we're watching for showers this morning. this morning the showers are in the ohio valley. we don't expect them to hold together to get into the delaware valley today. but this is in north dakota. bismarck is seeing some snow as part of the system coming together for us for tomorrow. for today, the temperature will climb into the lower 40s. but by late this afternoon, the numbers areal fa leal falling. we'll drop below freezing tonight to set the stage for a chance of snow for tomorrow. for today what you'll see, clouds and sunshine. we'll start off with sunshine and cloud cover will be coming in to cheep things chilly. high temperatures in the upper 30s to lower 40s today. nowhere near as windy as yesterday with the winds out of the west 5 to 10 miles an hour. tomorrow there's a good chance we'll see snow. i have the full seven-day forecast and the extended future weather when i'm back in ten. 4:41. we know we have streets closed in south philadelphia because of the gas main leak. >> right. we'll find out what else is going on. jillian mele is monitoring the roads. good morning, jillian. >> a live look at woodhaven road and academy road. vine street expressway is still clear this morning as well. and chris just mentioned the closure in south philadelphia still out there, snyder avenue is blocked between broad street and 13th streets. take jackson or wolf street to get around it. we did the story and our viewers responded. >> we have new information about the public outcry after someone stole a local 4-year-old's wheelchair. plus this child crash caught on camera with a van rolling down the street like a tumble tumble leaf. hear from the driver who survived. plus deflate gate. the investigation happening into the new england patriot's win and why they are being accused of cheating. ♪ ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing really good around ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ ♪ every now and then i get a little bit tired ♪ ♪ of living off the taste of the air ♪ ♪ turn around, barry ♪ ♪ finally, i have a manly chocolatey snack ♪ ♪ and fiber so my wife won't give me any more flack ♪ ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ ♪ ♪ 4:45 right now. we have a connection to a deadly mall shooting in florida. according to "the times" in trenton, the owner of the pizzeria in the mall is from new jersey. he worked as an executive chef and ran several restaurants in mercer county. police say he died trying to protect a woman whose husband opened fire in the melbourne square mall. new this morning, police are hoping a new clue will help to solve a murder mystery dating back more than 40 years. investigators are trying to find this girl whose remains were found along the garden state parkway back in 1971. they are trying to find out what happened to her. galloway police put this picture on their website to show the watch that was found many years ago. investigators still don't know who she is. and jury selection is set to begin today for the man chargeded in one of the deadliest mass u.s. shootings in u.s. history. james holmes admitted to the attack inside the aurora movie theater leaving 12 people dead and 7 injured in 2012. he's pleaded insanity. today the jury selection will begin in the trial of a burkes county man accused of killing his wife nearly a decade ago. miguel torres is accused of killing his wife barbara back in 2005. he ambushed her in an apartment. authorities arrested him in italy in 2013. he was extradited to the u.s. and prosecutors are not seeking the death penalty. new information in the search for a driver wanted in a hit and run in camden county. a woman turned herself into authorities last night. police posted pictures of this vehicle involved in the crash hoping someone would recognize hit. a 10-year-old girl was hit on the way to school that morning and she is recovering. and this balloon launch in west california is part of a tribute to a murdered teenager. last night mourners gathered to remember the 14-year-old. police charged a 16-year-old classmate of stabbing the girl just blocks from the west philadelphia high school. and there was a dispute at school, they believe, that led to the stabbing. >> they took my baby away from me away from me. >> about 200 people attended last night's vigil. we have new information now about reports of a 4-year-old boy whose wheelchair was stolen. brookhaven police say someone stole nicholas's wheelchair yesterday afternoon. he suffers from epilepsy and his mother vicky says the expensive wheelchair was last seen in her driveway on commerce avenue. police believe that the thief intends to scrap the wheelchair for cash. the chair is valued at $2200. >> if it shows up on our doorstep anonymously, that would be wonderful. we just want it back. >> after that story aired at 11:00 last night, a lot of people contacted us about replacing the wheelchair for the family. we put some information on our website telling you how to help if you're interested there at nbc10.com and on the "nbc 10 news" app. >> i hope that prompts a response. and the officers in dublin borough, bucks county will be the latest to wear bod did cameras like these on their uniforms. they will be getting four cameras as a result of the grant but won't say when they will start to use it. and delaware to is facing new plans. a state lawmaker wants to limit the school's immunity to zoning rules. we are getting a dry start this morning with readings coming down below freezing for parts of the area. a cold start, yes, but not as windy as yesterday. a light breeze blowing right now. mostly winds below 10 miles an hour. for example, philadelphia international, 8-mile-an-hour breeze at 32 degrees. the windchill is 25. it doesn't feel will tad this morning, bun it will be chilly this afternoon. light yesterday as we see periods of sunshine. but there will be some clouds around. we've been watching for a shower today with a better chance of wet weather arriving tomorrow. it's cooling down in a hurry for south jersey this morning. it's more a serious looking crowd crowd. temperatures will be in the 30s to lower 40s. but later in the afternoon dropping to 30 degree ss. clouds, sunshine and afternoon temperatures in the upper 30s to low 40s today. less winds from yesterday were high, 44 degrees. tomorrow, clouds will be arriving in the morning but you're look ging at the forecast for wednesday with a chance for show. on thursday it will be chilly with a high of 40. friday a high in the mid to upper 30s. and then we see another chance of showers coming in on monday. time to get a check on the highways and mass transit as you head to work on this tuesday. >> jillian mele is here. >> reporter: everything gets up and running as bridges look the fine. we are quiet on 309. the pennsylvania turnpike is clear. the activity is because of the gas leak in south philadelphia on snyder. chris? pothole time as they start to pop up again as they always seem to be with snow and ice. we found this one in spring garden. workers busy we have been fixing the damage cause edd by it. >> there was something suspension in the band and tweaking it a little bit. i'm not aluieu lowing you to know that this is a minor repair. a florida woman escaped with minor injuries after she passed out behind the wheel of her car. >> this is a remarkable outcome considering the craziness of the crash caught on video. so we get to see what happened. you can be driving up to 60-mile-an-hour here. the woman began having fainting episodes recently but was cleared by her doctor to drive. on to deflate gate now. the new eng england patriots will fully cooperate with the nfl as the league investigates whether the team tampered with the football. the deflated football makes it easier to throw and catch as they certainly did in fox borough. new england won. >> reporter: would you care to weigh in at that? >> i think i have heard it all at this point. how do you respond to something like this? >> he did laugh off those allegations. if the patriots are caught the team videotapes their opponents and sends that it. you can watch the super bowl here on nbc 10 with pre-coverage beginning at noon and tipoff is 6:00. the only problem is tracy will be asleep by then. but we'll have fun. well commuters have the option for a quieter ride this morning. we'll tell you the rail line adding new quiet cars. and an update coming up on our weather. we'll be right back. in montgomery county there's a last-ditch effort to stop the closing of a popular pharmacy. today dozens will rally outside the giant food store pharmacy. they plan to shut down the pharmacy on main street as well as the supermarket. nearly 80 workers at that location will be offered jobs at surrounding stores. this morning there's a controversy in a burlington county school district over a state mandated test. we received an e-mail from many in burlingtop county who are refusing to allow their student to take the standardized test. however the school is making those students who don't take the test anyway to sit in the room for the duration of the test. parents are speaking out against the desist and fair policy. and chilean's president michelle basalet will be here today to discuss trade. this is important from the south american country. people who use new jersey transit should have a quieter ride starting today. the agency announced it is expanding the quiet commute program to the philadelphia run line. new jersey transit officials say they decided to offer the quiet commute cars after getting feedback from customers. the cars are geared toward passengers looking for a calm people environment and want silence on their electronics. it runs between 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on weekdays. it's the first car traveling to philadelphia and the last car on southbound trains traveling to at listenlantic city in case you're keeping up with this on home. seating is on a first-come first-serve basis. a man is expected to rise from the ashes as crews begin to tear down part of the farmer's market. the fire marshall's office says the cause is undetermined and we may never know and never find out how this got started. the owners are planning a comeback to make the time pass. and doctors performed surgery on conjoined twins last month. now another procedure will attempt to separate the girls. the babies have not left the hospital since being born. now doctors are awaiting for their tiny organs to be strong enough to go back under the knife. >> that's the other one, other than that they are ready for surgery. >> the procedure could take more than 36 hours. it is amazing when you hear of doctors doing this. >> we'll definitely follow the progress of the surgeries to let you know how they turn out. >> you're watching "nbc 10 news today" at 5:00 a.m. that starts right now. and this breaking news with new information on the gas leak in south philadelphia that forced 17 people out of their homes. we are live at the scene with an update now. and a change of power. tom wolf will take over as the governor of pennsylvania today. we are live in harrisburg with the tasks that lie ahead for him. and another cold start to the day, but not as cold as it has been. and we are tracking a clipper as they call it. it is expected to bring rain and, yes, some snow to the area. good morning, we come to "nbc 10 news today." i'm chris cato. >> a clipper means no right, meteorologist bill henley. well, temperatures are drop right now. it's a live view of center city from the adventure aquarium. clouds thinned out overnight but they'll be back during the day. 31 at philly international. down to 30 degrees for wilminton and mount holly. 27 in pottstown. allentown just dropped to 32 degrees. the numbers are falling and we have seen them turn around. not a big warm up today with clouds and breaks of sunshine coming in, 34 degrees by lunchtime. 38 degrees, lunchtime. your hour-by-hour forecast is back on in