Chill in the air. Then in the pacific the strongest hurricane ever recorded is closing in on mexico, Hurricane Patricia could have a catastrophic impact. Glenn hurricane schwartz is tracking patricia. But we begin with Brittney Shipp with a weekend chill in the area. Brittney . What a difference a day makes, yesterday in the high 70s and today anywhere between nine to up to 18 degrees colder, so 18 degrees colder in the poconos, down 13 degrees in philadelphia from this time yesterday, down 9 degrees in wilmington, down 10 degrees in Atlantic City and millville, so your current temperatures are barely in the 60s. 64 degrees in philadelphia, 61 in chester spring, 62 degrees, mid 60s in wilmington, barely at 60 in pottstown, low 50s in the poconos. Closer to south jersey, 69 here in woodbine, and tonight temperatures are going to get down into the 40s and 30s, so it is going to be a very cold start to your weekend, as well, temperatures hovering around freezing for allentown and the poconos tonight. 32 degrees for philadelphia and 44 for Atlantic City. A look back at yesterday, 77 degrees, today were more than ten degrees cooler at 64. Even into the weekend we are going to stay in the 60s both on saturday and sunday. Well take a closer look at the forecast in just a bit. All right, brittney. Now to Hurricane Patricia, strongest hurricane recorded in the western hemisphere and its on track to mexico, making landfall in just a few hours and forecasters say its winds are Strong Enough to send a plane aloft and keep it flying. Were going to get to glenn hurricane schwartz in a moment, but first the preparations for this monster storm. Reporter mexican authorities have issued a state of emergency and people are bracing for sustained winds of 200 miles per hour. Anyone on the coast is extremely, extremely dangerous. Reporter patricia only formed on wednesday and continued to churn and grow, moving towards the mexican coast. Its expected to make landfall near the tourist resort of puerta vallarta. Translator this hurricane will effectively be the most intense hurricane that has existed in this part of the pacific in our country since records began in 1949. Reporter more than 7 Million People will be directly affected when the storm makes landfall later tonight, including tourists from the united states. Hotels are trying to evacuate guests. I just worry because, i mean, if we dont get out of here, and we drove in to town to get out, which is not the direction we wanted to go, so if we dont make the flight, then were riding it out here. You know, once it makes landfall, there will be, you know, substantial surge and flooding at the coast. Reporter forecasters are calling Hurricane Patricia a historic storm, and are advising people to move as far inland as possible. Kurt gregory, nbc news. Dire warnings there. For more on patricias path we go to our inhouse hurricane expert, glenn, tell us more about the storms track. Its getting so close to land theres really no doubt that its going to be making landfall within hours. You can see the tiny eye of it very clearly, and this is just no exaggeration, you can measure hurricanes in different ways. The maximum winds, highest winds ever recorded in this portion of the world, and also the lowest pressure ever recorded. So we continue to see it moving toward the northeast. The sustained winds at 200 miles an hour. And the pressure lower than anything in this portion of the world. The worst part of it is that its hitting land. If it was a category 5 in the middle of the ocean it wouldnt be as big a deal. No matter what anybody tells you, they call them hurricanes in the eastern pacific. Its typhoons in the western pacific. You can win a big bet on that one. As it makes landfall its going to weaken, but its going to cause tremendous amounts of rain. Some of the remnants of that is going to go and hit texas over the weekend, not as a hurricane, but a lot of rain, and eventually some moisture coming our way. Well talk about that with our seven day in a few minutes. You can track Hurricane Patricia and the weekend chill with our nbc 10 news app. New reports this afternoon say gunmen broke into Desean JacksonsCalifornia Home and could be gang related. Tmz reports the football star was not at home at the time but say there were about six people inside who fought the intruders. Authorities believe this was connected to a gang. Sources tell tmz the intruders were not targeting jackson, but someone else inside the home. You might recall this is not the first time jackson has been the victim of a crime. January of last year his south philadelphia home was burglarized. The thieves made off with personal items and jewelry worth a quarter of a million dollars. The eagles released jackson back in march of 2014, just hours before that an article appeared on nj. Com that talked about jacksons connections to a gang in l. A. Jackson later told espn that report made, quote, crazy allegations. New information this afternoon on the deadly Center City Building collapse. Heavy equipment operator will not learn his fate until next month. He was expected to be sentenced today for his role in the collapse, but that was moved back to november 3rd. Benschop pleaded guilty to Involuntary Manslaughter and other charges in connection with the collapse on june 5, 2013, a building under demolition collapsed on a Salvation Army thrift store there, killed six people, 13 others were hurt. Earlier this week a jury convicted contractor Griffin Campbell on six counts Involuntary Manslaughter. New information on the man who hit and killed a jogger, now facing reckless driving and gun charges. 29yearold Allison Mcginnis was jogging on route 206 last summer, police say millers pickup crossed into oncoming traffic and hit and killed mcginnis. Millers passenger also died. Sky force 10 over the scene in august, police found a drug in millers truck. Details about toxicology tests are also not being released. Today a south Jersey Community said goodbye to a little boy at the center of a mysterious death investigation. 3yearold Brendan Creato was found dead last week in the woods in Haddon Township and today the boy was laid to rest. Nbc 10s cydney long was at todays service and joining us live from Haddon Township with more on the difficult day. Reporter a lot of emotion, as you might imagine, the impact of brendans death has truly touched the heart of the community, we still have people within the hour stopping by the memorial and as close as the memorial is to where were standing, thats how close the church is to brendans grandparents home, as well as his fathers apartment, which was the last place he was seen before this terrible and mysterious tragedy. Just full of energy like any other 3 year old. Reporter a little boy who loved legos and jake the pirate according to loved ones and planned to be the incredible hulk next weekend for halloween. Hundreds came together inside Haddon Townships Holy Savior Church to say goodbye to 3yearold Brendan Creato. I was talking to the grandfather, people bringing them meals, offering them comfort. Reporter comfort today came in the form of hugs and tears after ten days of despair after brend brendans body was found by the cooper river. Today a tiny coffin covered in white roses was set into the hearse. Scott kelly grew up playing Little League with brendans grandfather. I said do you want to be alone or do you want people to be around . He said, no, it really helps people to be around. Thats whats carrying him through all this, its just devastating. Reporter kelly was moved by the intimacy of the prayers and called it a beautiful service. I think the father described it the best, mischievous, he was spontaneous, he loved music and the beatles Yellow Submarine was the last song they played in there. Reporter they know the Community Feels heart broken and says keep praying. People that dont really know them, so kind of pulled the community together. Be nice to find out what happened, too. Reporter and investigators announced two days ago there was no forced entry into the fathers apartment and no sign of any Sexual Assault to the little boy, though no one has been charged in brendans death, investigators are still very much hard at work. Live in Haddon Township, cydney long, nbc 10 news. It is being called the worst accident in france in more than 30 years. 43 people died after a bus and a truck collided in the southern part of the country. It happened on a remote road near the famed wine country of bordeaux. Nbc 10s keith jones is following new developments from our Digital Operations Center and joins us with more. Keith . Jacqueline, the passengers of the bus were part of a Retirement Group on a day trip and we learned one of the victims was the Truck Drivers 3yearold son, the truck driver was also killed. The road where the accident happened is said to be notoriously dangerous. This is video of the remains of the bus, its a burntout shell. The truck was carrying lumber. Rescue crews lifted the injured to nearby hospitals. Nine people survived. The survivors were seen wrapped in foil blankets to keep warm. One french official said the truck driver lost control of the vehicle but the cause of this crash is still under investigation. Frances president said he was, quote, plunged into sadness and promises a full investigation. Live in the Digital Operations Center, keith jones, nbc 10 news. We now know the identity of the First American soldier killed in the fight against isis. 39yearold Master SergeantJoshua Wheeler was killed in a rescue operation in iraq. The Defense Department says wheeler died from small arms fire during the mission. The oklahoma native is the First American to die in iraq since u. S. Forces withdrew four years ago. American special ops and Kurdish Forces landed near an isis prison early yesterday morning, the raid was supposed to rescue kurdish hostages about to be executed. Kurdish troops stormed in, but isis guards inside fought back, so u. S. Troops decided to step in. When the fight was over, the americans and curds got out with 75 hostages and five isis guards. Another candidate whos dropping out of the race for president , Lincoln Chafee announced the end of his campaign while speaking this morning to the womens forum held by the Democratic National committee. The former governor of rhode island struggled to generate money or enthusiasm. Ive been campaigning on a platform of prosperity through peace, but i have decided to end my campaign for the president today. Thank you. But i would like to take this Opportunity One last time to advocate for a chance to be given to peace. Hillary clinton, bernie sanders, and former governor Martin Omalley remain as the three main contenders for the democratic nomination. Speaking of hillary clinton, she was also at the womens forum this morning, right now shes campaigning in virginia and tomorrow she will speak at a major gathering in iowa. On the republican side, ben carson now leads donald trump in two new polls among Iowa Republicans and today carsons campaign released its first tv ads. People are so concerned about the future, the future for their children, the future for our nation. The two 30second ads are part of a 500,000 buy airing in several early voting states. This all comes as a quinnipiac poll and Des Moines Register bloomberg poll show carson leading the republican field in iowa. As carson surges, jeb bush has announced hes slashing staff and spending. Nbc news has learned that cuts include a 40 reduction in payroll, reduced staffing at the campaigns miami headquarters, and slashing travel costs by 20 . The son and brother of past president s entered the gop race with significant financial advantages but struggled to break through in a crowded republican primary where voters are supporting unorthodoxed candidates like trump and carson. Bush released a statement that says its no secret the contours of this race changed from what was anticipated at the start, we would be less than forthcoming if we said we predicted in june a Reality Television star supporting canadian style Single Payer Health care and partial birth abortion would be leading the primary. In the meantime trump is rejecting money, the billionaire businessman is calling on a group of super pacs to return all the money theyve collected. His Campaign Says they are not authorized to use his name and likeness in their fundraising efforts. Trump has repeatedly boasted about funding his campaign himself but Financial Disclosure reports reveal the majority of his expenses in recent months have been covered by contributions. A former irs official will not Face Criminal Charges after a congressional firestorm over tax exempt applications. Former irs official lois lerner and others were in the center of a firestorm that erupted more than two years ago centered around an inspector generals audit that said its agents improperly singled out tea party and other conservative groups for extra scrutiny when they applied for tax exempt status during the 2010 and 2012 elections. That prompted investigations by the justice department. The house voted to hold lerner in contempt of congress when she refused to answer questions. New jersey congressman Frank Pallone wants to know if two Popular Online betting sites are monitoring the people that pay. He wants to know if nfl players are involved and wants to make sure if they are, their winnings comply with policies. The nfl is the only Sports League that allows their players and personnel to bet, but they can only win a maximum 250. Pallone wants a hearing to review daily fantasy gambling sites. Nbc sports and Comcast Ventures are investors of fan duel. Lamar oden is said to be having a hard time dealing with his condition, his physical condition is improving but his mental state is fragile. Doctors are keeping visitors away with the exception of odoms wife khloe kardashian. Police believe odom overdosed on cocaine and other drugs. Reports his kidneys are severely damaged. Fans are tweeting offering to donate their kidney, others made the same offer but attached a hefty price tag. Parents who may want to check your childs toy box, buildabear is recalling more than 34,000 of the popular stuffed animals because of a choking hazard. The recall is for the starbrights dragon. The satin seams can open, allowing the stuffing material inside to be exposed and children could choke on it. No injuries have been reported. You can return the stuffed animal to the store and exchange it for another one. Well, if you ordered a significant amount of marijuana through the mail, police in north jersey have your package. Police are asking the person who was expecting 50 pounds of pot in the mail to come claim it. It was delivered to a home in hazlet, the home owner called police because the package was addressed to someone who doesnt live there. In the meantime police are also trying to find the shipper. Theres a new effort to keep one of philadelphias signature outdoor spaces green. Taking a live look at the Schuylkill River where city leaders are trying to reduce the amount of Plastic Waste in the water and along the trail with the choose to reuse initiative. Today they came together to announce new free water bottle filling stations that will stretch along kelly drive, officials hope the change will encourage people to opt for reusable Water Bottles. As part of the effort, more than 12,000 reusable Water Bottles will be given away this weekend. Now your nbc 10 first alert weather with chief meteorologist glenn hurricane schwartz. Well, we have cooler weather today, but, of course, that didnt stop some people from getting outside. Nbc 10 in ventor, Atlantic County, where cameras caught folks strolling along the boardwalk, beautiful dunes and ocean, doesnt matter what time of year, its beautiful at the shore. And the headlines, well, much colder air. Youre really going to feel it tonight. Weekend showers, couple of them. Not going to ruin anybodys weekend, i dont think, and the strongest hurricane ever recorded is about to hit mexico. Now weve got clear skies there, a lot of blue in that sky again. 64 crisp degrees, look at the humidity, 27 , winds out of the north at 12 miles an hour. Of course, yesterday weve got up to 77 after 76 on wednesday. So far today, were at 64