hospital and left a home riddled with bullets. it happened near the intersection of north 23rd and dauphin street. the bullets hit the man multiple times. a woman was inside the apartment that was hit, but was not hurt. two people in the hospital after a shooting in germantown. a man and a woman were hit by gunfire on germantown avenue at mannheim before 2:00. the suspects then swed away peda car. today larry krasner, new district attorney, is promising sweeping changes after his predecessor was sent to prison. nbc10's matt delucia joins us live at the kimmel center where the swearing-in will happen. what exactly is he promising to do? >> reporter: good morning. larry krasner ran on a campaign of making changes to the district attorney's office in philadelphia and how cases are prosecuted. he wants to reform the criminal justice system here in this city. and in order to do that, there will need to be changes. that's when he ran on. changes like keeping fewer people behind bars. he's also anti-death penalty and wants to stop stop and frisk. he's been support by the black lives matter movement. those who elected him do want changes. his predecessor, seth williams, is serving time in a federal prison right now. krasner told people changes are coming and what his goals are. how quickly the changes happen and what will happen is yet to be seen here. it's not just a big day for the district attorney-elect, but also rebecca rinehart will be sworn in as the first female city controller in philadelphia. also to be sworn in, more than 20 common pleas and municipal judges. the ceremony begins later this morning. live in center city, matt delucia, nbc10 news. today in delaware county, officials will be sworn in for their first days in office. the sheriff, controller, register of wills, and two minute of county council will all take the is oaths. the new mayor wants to make the city a "shining star of new jersey ." frank gilliam was officially sworn in yesterday morning. he said the first business will be to meet with state officials to learn more about the city's financial standing. in camden, frank moran was sworn in yesterday as the city's next mayor during a private ceremony. he served two decades on camden's city council and says he plans to work to improve the city's neighborhoods. a public inauguration will take place later this month. in the lehigh valley, allentown mayor ed pawlowski's fourth term begins under a cloud of scrutiny. the democratic mayor was sworn in last night. pawlowski will go on trial in two weeks on charges he accepted campaign contributions from potential city contractors, along with more than 50 other charges including conspiracy and fraud. he's pleaded not guilty. at 4:04, today a day of healing at phoenixville area high school as students begin classes for the first time since someone murdered one its freshmen over the break. they're remembering jason ortiz cam brunn. -- cambron. someone shot and killed him during a drug transaction a weekend. the d.a. said if anyone besides the shooter comes forward, they will be treated as a witness and not a defendant. in the lehigh valley, the first of the year also brought allentown police the first homicide investigation. a witness told nbc10 it happened less than an hour after the clock struck midnight to usher in 2018 at a house party. the gunshots erupted, sending everyone scattering. bullets hit two people, killing one. the second victim is in critical condition at the hospital. neighbors say this is no way to start 2018, especially after a rise in killings during 2017. >> it's a sad shame. it's a sad statement for the state of the city, the area. >> allentown had 17 homicides in 2017, the highest number in a decade. in philadelphia, 316 people died as a result of homicide in 2017, the highest rate we've seen since 2012. this is despite fewer reports of violent crime in the past year. police say the rise in killings is directly related to the opioid crisis. police are targeting areas where they know drugs are sold in response. new, the power back at penn station. electricity was knocked out late last night, briefly preventing trains from coming and going to the busy station. crews worked to restore power. expect lane closures and possible delays from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. along ridge avenue. penndot is upgrading street lights, signs, traffic lights, and more at 11 intersections. the work will continue through friday. quite a way to start the year. look at the current mega millions jackpot. the draw having tonight for $343 million. no one won last week's drawing, so the jackpot continues to grow. the jackpot currently stands at $440 million for the powerball. there's team to dream big and buy your tickets. the powerball drawing is tomorrow night. we still have time to get tickets. >> we do. dangerously cold conditions remain in this area this morning. that is why we're still in a first alert. >> the cold is so unrelenting, we're seeing effects indoors and out. in camden county, the drop in temperatures likely caused a sprinkler system to burst inside this nursing home. firefighters and paramedics moved residents to another section of the building at brook dale voorheis. the first responders did their best to make sure no one had to be evacuated outside of the building. ♪ in center city, the mummers seemed unaffected despite the dangerous chill in the air yesterday. the annual new year's parade strutted right down broad street just as it's done in many years past. organizers had considered postponing the event, but it went off without a hitch. things were much more comfortable for the mummersfest inside the convention center. it allows families to get a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the city's famous new year's day parade. here's another group braving the cold. after the mummers parade, you see the cleanup crew has every inch of their skin covered. they're taking no chances that any of the injuries that could come with exposure to the dangerous temps we have been experiencing outside for the last few days. a good reminder that people have to be outside working today. you want to make sure everything's covering. >> layers, covered up, making sure everything you can do to prevent frostbite. it's painful when it sets in. to meteorologist bill henley. we've been in the midst of the cold snap for days. everyone looking for some kind of relief someplace. >> yeah, we will see some relief the next couple of days. some this afternoon, too. this morning, back in the dangerous cold. the entire viewing area through 8:00 this morning. our first alert is in effect. that's when windchills are below 0 for multiple neighborhoods. wear multiple layers. that will help limit your time outside if you can. the cold weather this morning, the temperatures are in the single digits now in the suburbs. look at south jersey at 12 degrees. there are some colder neighborhoods down to 12, woodstown and piles grove. 13 in pemberton and florence. hopewell township at 10 degrees this morning. very cold. then factor in the wind which is at 13 miles per hour in philadelphia right now. a 12-mile an hour breeze in wilmington and in allentown. and it feels like it is below 0. well below freezing. 0 in trenton, below in wilmington, 3 below in allentown. lots of sunshine, a delry day. the sunshine will get rid of some of the snow that's on the ground. a steady breeze coming out of the west will help prevent it from being warm today. it will be moderating. the next couple of days, watching the coastline. there's a chance of a coastal system bringing snow to new jersey and neighborhoods inland. not today. today you'll have to deal with the cold. 4 the feels-like temperature at 10:00 in philadelphia. 4 at lynnwood, wilmington feeling like 2 degrees at 10:00. the sun is up, wind is blowing. by noontime, feels like 11 in philadelphia, 13 as we're heading into the late afternoon hours. by 5:00, it starts to chill back down. 10 degrees for swedesboro and voorheis, 12 the feels-like temperature in dover. dry today, but i am tracking snow. i'll look at what to expect and when it will arrive when i come back in ten minutes. >> thank you. it's back to work. meanwhile, monitor the dangerous cold right from your phone by downloading the nbc10 app. you can see the forecast down to your neighborhood and get weather alerts sent to your phone. this is the first day a lot of folks are venturing back out, heading back to work. first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington keeping an eye on the roads and the blue route for us. >> yeah. my first day back, fotoo, so i feel you. the germantown paperwoike on ra looking fine. it's still early. we're after a holiday, so not necessarily seeing the same volume that we would normally. we're still watching drive times. northbound and southbound on the schuylkill expressway, ten-minute trip, speeds into the 60s, as well. 295 over in west deptford, cameras at route 130. no problems reported now. you see that, too. dray? >> thank you. history or and heartbreak. a community searches for answers after a teen allegedly murders his own family. >> i don't know why. i don't know why. >> what we're learning about a local college student who was killed in the shooting. and taking the reins. the former miss america who will now be leading the organization following an e-mail scandal. and tossing your tree. where to get rid of your christmas tree and help the environment at the same time. a teenage suspect in a family massacre over the weekend will face a judge today. investigators say the 16-year-old shot and killed his parents, his sister, and a family friend inside his parents' long branch home. law enforcement officials say they believe the incident was a domestic situation. meanwhile, we're learning more about the local college student discovered at that murder scene. >> we're also learning more details behind the new year's killing. stockton university freshman brittany cologi was the sister that the young man murdered. her other brother and grandfather escaped unharmed. police say the gun used was legally registered to someone in the family. investigators also say there was no way anyone outside the family could have seen this coming. >> this is a real isolated first-time incident. we don't have a history of calls to the home. >> he opened fire on them. i don't know why. i don't know why. >> the 16-year-old is being tried as an adult. multiple neighbors say the young man had special needs. 4:15. miss america, gretchen carlson, is taking the reins of the organization after a scandal. she was miss america 1989 and has been named chairwoman. the vocal fox host has been vocal about finding new leadership after the e-mail scandal. the derogatory emails were leaked to the "washington post." nbc has not verified the emails. last month, three board members resigned. a former miss america who grew up in new jersey will give oversight to the organization. kate shindle won in 1998. she's one of the women who demanded the members step down after the e-mails were revealed. today you can toss your christmas tree and help the environment. >> philadelphia's recycling program begins today and runs through january 13th. people can bring trees at 23 locations across the city. if you can't drop off the tree, the city will pick it up on regular trash day. we have links on the nbc10 app and at nbc10.com. you still have a chance to look to the skies right now and see the first super moon of the new year. >> this was last night over center city. it's dubbed the wolf moon. the biggest and brightest of the year. there will be three super moons this winter. a super moon is when a full moon happens as the moon is on the closest approach to earth. sky watchers can also catch meteor showers through january 10th. there's even more to see at the end of the month. on january 31st, a blue moon will rise. folks on the east coast will be treated to a lunar eclipse. if you feel cold now, this should make your teeth chatter. dozens looked old man winter in the face and ran into a frigid atlantic ocean yesterday for the 27th annual polar bear plunge. atlantic city's event went off without a hitch, while other shore towns postponed or canceled events because of the extreme cold. not to be outdone, these brave souls took on one unfrozen section of the susquehanna river for the annual penguin plunge. organizers actually had to use chainsaws to cut through the ice before the plunge could happen. this event raises money for the humane society. that's the moment i turn around. when you have to use a chainsaw to cut the ice, brother turns around. i give them credit for raising money and having fun. >> you sound like you read the instruction booklet -- >> the chainsaw, we don't need to go in the ice. >> don't stand in the middle when carving that circle. it is frigid this morning. i can't imagine doing the plunge. good for them. i've been layered up for days now. we all have. the cold weather is still with us. we'll see some changes over the next couple of days. some warmer air will come in. i'm also tracking the first snow of the new year, as well. right now, it's cold outside. a little bit of a breeze blowing. you see it and the flag in this live view from philadelphia. center city, cold air still with us. 13 in philadelphia and south jersey. 12 in delaware, single digits in some sbisuburbs. 8 in sadsburyville and cochranville. 9 in west bradford township. exton at 9. 7 for collegeville this morning. a very cold start. add in the little wind to make it feel even colder. it is dry. we'll see a lot of sunshine today. skie skies are clear. we'll see them stay clear for today. tomorrow, a system from the south will spread clouds into the area and bring snow as we head into the end of the week. by the very end of the week, the weekend, a cold blast is back for philadelphia, the suburbs, teens for saturday. these are the high temperatures for philadelphia, the suburbs, the lehigh valley. come sunday, clouds, temperatures climbing to the 20s on sunday afternoon. followed by warmer air finally coming our way next week. a look at when to expect that with the ten day on 10 coming up in the next half hour. let's hope that when you head to your cars this morning, it starts up right away, and the heater starts cranking. >> we'll see because it is definitely going to be busy with folks going back to work. jessica boyington with the roads starting with the admiral wilson boulevard. yes, coming from new jersey now, moving into the philadelphia area. the ben franklin through camden. no problems, no traffic or big problems. the rest of the bridges okay. we look approaching the ben franklin. now the tacony palmyra and burlington bristol bridge, i just checked in for any openings, not now. the walt whitman bridge nice and clear. if you're coming from the 42 freeway, you might run into the walt whitman bridge. we like to check in with the drive times. five minutes northbound from 55 moving up to the bridge, speeds into the 60s. back to you. today a temple university center and food critic will go from broad street to the guest chair on "ellen." >> what you doing with that? child, whoever eat this, i know you'll breath is funky -- your breath is funky. >> why he started filming critiques, and ellen has a surprise that will only make his social media numbers grow. watch today at 3:00 here on nbc10. >> i'll check his work. he sounds funny. >> a lot of people will hear about him now. >> no doubt. a plea and parade. >> my son held that sign, loud and proud. we told him, you're going to help daddy with that sign. >> why one mummer is hoping for a miracle in the new year. and the issue that sparked delays at airports across the country as the rush wraps up. ,000 deaths in america last year. we need to stand up and say enough. the only way this problem is going to be solved is if we raise our voices. choose help over helplessness, hope over hopelessness. make sure that the lives we've lost will not have been lost in vain. addiction is a disease. when you ask for help, help is there for you. people traveling home after the holidays ran into long lines. >> customs and border patrol said something knocked out the processing computers for about two hours. this is video from from miami international airport. that means that agents had to use a different data base to screen each passenger before they could continue to their flights. that meant big backups and slow screenings. passengers also ran into long lines at jfk airport in new york after the two-hour computer outage. customs and border patrols aren't sure what caused the outage, but there's no indication it was anything suspicious. 2017 was the safest ever recorded according to a dutch consulting firm and aviation safety group. commercial passenger airlines had no accidents or deaths last year. by comparison, there were 16 accidents in 2016. airline deaths have dropped dramatically the past 20 years. clashes between protesters and iranian security forces continuing today. the clashes have cost the lives of at least 20 people. the anti-government protests are the largest sent angry voters protested the 2009 elections. protesters are burning buildings and smashing windows. the demonstrationins stem from small local rallies, but it's now a nationwide movement. three hollywood heavyweights are part of a new anti-coalition group. reese witherspoon and jennifer aniston are among hundreds joining the movement. the initiative launched yesterday with an open letter vowing support for women in the entertainment business and beyond. time's up will include a legal defense fund and will advocate for legislation against workplace harassment. tragedy in paradise. a local student and families with ties to our area are among those killed in a fiery plane crash. the tributes as investigators search for answers. a first alert for cold air. you see the snow they're making is blowing in the wind in the mountains. feels like it's below 0 for many neighborhoods. 6 degrees the temperature now in tannerville. that's the pocono mountains. we'll see sunshine today. and temperatures will climb into the 20s this afternoon. i'll break it down neighborhood by neighborhood with your first alert forecast just ahead. first, jessica boyington is in the first alert traffic center. good morning. >> good morning, bill. good morning, everyone heading out. the first thing you'll have to battle is the cold. the roads don't look too bad. here's route 70 in cherry hill. around kings highway. so far, so good. the bitter weather leaving it feeling like below 0. what to know before heading out. philadelphia gets a new district attorney today. the changes he's promising to make to the embattled office. and searching for a miracle. how a father uses the annual mummers parade to make a lifesaving plea. good morning, this is "nbc10 news today" first look at 4. i'm lauren mayk. >> i'm dray clark. if you're waking up thinking it's going to be comfortable outside, i'll let meteorologist bill henley break it down for you. he has the first alert forecast, the most accurate neighborhood weather forecast. >> first off, we have to welcome people back from south florida. the rest of us have been used to this now. the dangerous cold has gone nowhere, still with us. the entire viewing area under a first alert until 8:00. temperatures will be climbing. we'll get sunshine today. right now the windchills, feels-like temperatures below 60s. wear multiple layers if you're heading out, and limit your time outside if at all possible. the feels-like temperatures now, dropping this morning. now 1 below 0 in philadelphia. it feels like 3 below in allentown. look at reading at 4 below. south jersey, you've got cold, too, along with delaware. it is a frigid morning. that temperature without the wind, you can find a sheltered area. you'll see 13 in new jersey and philadelphia, 9 in the suburbs. and 11 degrees in the lehigh valley. that 12 in delaware will warm into the upper 20s this afternoon. there's going to be a cold breeze blowing for each part of the area. feeling like teens for most of the day. i'll break to down