this is nbc 10 first alert weather. >> icy commute. here's a live look at market street in center city. temperatures at or below freezing in parts of our area, which means many roads are wet and slick. rain has stopped falling but only for now. here's a live look at the wet weather still ahead for late this morning and into this afternoon. we are surveying the conditions along the roads across our area right now. stormforce 10 is driving through abington township. we have you covered with everything you need to know, just after 4:30. this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. today is a first alert weather day because of the ice and fog now and then the rain moving in later today. let's get you updated an all of it gi,! meteorologist bill henley with his first alert forecast. morning, bill. >> morning, tracy. we saw that all-day rainfall change over to sleet and freezing rain. what is on the ground will stay put in parts of the area that are cold enough. the temperatures have been dropping overnight in some areas, others have been warming up. an icy morning in some areas will quickly disappear. as warm air pushes in, it's creating dense fog this morning. that warm air coming ahead of heavy rain, a flood threat for later this morning and into this afternoon. there we go. drying out this morning but the wet weather is to the west, that will swing into the area during the day. the cold mainly in pennsylvania. we're seeing temperatures warm up in wilmington. just went from 33 degrees to 36 in just the last few minutes, while it's already in the 50s in millville, it's right at freezing for long horn and croydon is 33. . it will be a quick warmup. it will take some time for the grounded to warm up. expect to take some icy spots right now if you're headed out the door. by 6:00, 51 degrees. we'll be climbing through the 50s in spite of rain coming in that will be heavy at times. it's those steady winds out of the south/southeast which will lead to a big warmup during the day today. we'll go through the forecast hour by hour with futurecast when i come back. jessica boyington is watching the ice covered roads. >> we are taking a look at our camera right here over top of where the schuylkill expressway comes right in line with the vine street expressway. these cars right in here are headed westbound. that's to head to the schuylkill expressway westbound or 30th street station. we still have that same shine of wet roadway on the schuylkill expressway and vine right now. no traffic or backups because of it. i actually take this route in the morning when i head to the studio. actually didn't really come upon many slippery, icy spots but it was all a big slushy mix. getting off and on the off ramps was a big thing. it's definitely something to watch outç for, even if the temperatures aren't cold enough for it to be a frozen commute. more of these when i come back in the next ten minutes. >> thanks, jessica. slow and steady when you head out to work and school this morning, be aware, the roads are wet, slick, slushy. the walk to your car could be a challenge, too may we suggest a penguin walk. mattequk delucia is live in mal. this area also briefly lost power just to add to it. >> about 30 minutes ago you saw us, we were in pretty much total darkness. within the past 30 minutes, the power did return at this wawa. there was power for most of the area around here. we have seen spotty outages throughout the morning. peco dealing with 8,000 customers without power throughout our area this morning. definitely a situation to deal with on that front. you also have to deal with driving. take a look at video within the past 30 minutes where we did see what it looked like out here with the power outs, no one could really get any gas, any coffee, nothing of that sort. definitely some sad folks out here trying to start their morning and couldn't because of the loss of power. we'll come back out here live right now. this is what we've been talking about in terms of the roads. ice out there on the roads. you do have to be careful. especially those untreated surfaces. most of the highways we didn't see too much of an issue, 76, 95, 202 not looking too bad. we did see disabled vehicles on the side of the road. the grassy surfaces covered in a coat of ice there, on top of the snow. it is a little bit difficult if you'll be walking out to your car on the grass, through your sidewalk. the walkway to your driveway. just be careful. we have seen a lot of large vehicles out here, especially plow truck, salt trucks making their way through this area, trying to get all the roads ready for you as you head out this morning. we'll keep checking on the conditions, talk with the drivers who are november gating this. one of the big issues we're seeing is the fog. you have ice, the fog and cold weather. you just have to deal withç it for this morning. live in malvern, matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >> right, matt. take it slow. and make 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learning new details about the death of supreme court justice antonin scalia. ahead, we'll explain why no autopsy was performed, plus, you can hear new details about the political fight building over who should replace him and when. and it's sort of hard to think spring when we have weather like this. ahead, hear how cold winter temperatures are actually saving people money on warm weather baseball fun. pockets of cold this morning and icy conditions, too. a big warmup and gusty winds at the shore. you can see the camera shaking at the marquis de lafayette hotel. already 47 at philadelphia international. many suburbs are ott or below freezing. this is nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> 19 minutes before 5:00. gusty winds are blowing. warm air is surging into the area. that's going to help do away with lots of the ice that has been left behind from yesterday. there's colder spots. not everybody is seeing the warmup yet. at philadelphia international it's in the 40s. northeast philadelphia is 34 degrees with winds light there. that's going to change. look at the freezing mark. doylestown just below it. blue bell already 41 degrees while lafayette is 34. below freezing, you'll find ice in the collegeville area. icy spots in pottstown and gilbertsville as the temperatures have not warmed up just yet. warmer air is coming and the other thing the warm air is doing, it's pushing over colder ground. so it's creating fog as it rushes into the area. thick fog for coatesville, lancaster, quakertown and allentown. a foggy start there. it is dry. at least to start with this morning. that changes by later this morning when rain returns to the area. the futurecast hour by hour when i'm back in ten minutes. tracy? >> bill, thanks. 4:42. we're monitoring the conditions on the roads, includingç in th lehigh valley. jessica boyington has that. jessica? >> definitely foggy spots in the lehigh valley. i think i lost my camera behind me. this was looking at 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lightenyourloan.com 4:45. 37 degrees at philly international. here's a look at the schuylkill expressway at vine street. conditions are wet, icy, slushy in many spots. take it easy this morning. a look at nbc 10 first alert radar, more rain will move into our area this morning and afternoon. you can get links to the updated forecast and traffic issues as they happen. that's what we're doing on twitter all through our morning show. follow the nbc 10 news team. our twitter addresses are right there on your screen. there was a silver lining in monday's winter storm. the blue rocks offered its annual blue monday ticket sale, opening day tickets cost the same as the temperature, a penny per degree. the temperature at the stadium was 20 degrees at 8:00 a.m. hundreds of fans paid just 20 cents for each opening night ticket. a family of five only had to pay a dollar. >> what the heck brings you out here this early on a cold day. >> you can't beat 20 cents tickets. >> people lined up for the 20 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school system. she was ordered to undergo sensitivity training. it's not yet known if or when she will return to coaching. 4:48. new details in the death of supreme court justice antonin scalia. the texas judge who decided no autopsy was needed said she spoke with scalia's doctor the day he was found dead. she claims the doctor told her the 79-year-old justice had a history of heart trouble and high blood pressure. scalia died of apparent natural causes in his room at a remote texas ranch on saturday morning. a supreme court spokeswoman cannot immediately confirm that the doctor had examined scalia. turning now to the fight over the future of the supreme court following scalia's death, president obama started preliminary talks with his team to name a replacement. but it's not clear how long the process will take. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said he won't consider a nomination until the next president takes office. now to decision ç2016. takes an increasingly nasty term ahead 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competitor, hillary clinton, will be in new york city later today for a fund-raiser. yesterday she hit the campaign trail in nevada. she attend a get out the caucus event in reno and spoke about issues including the economy, health care and social security. now let's check the conditions on area roads for your ride to work. we've been warning you all morning, take it slow because you could face wet, icy, slushy conditions and poor visibility. jessica boyington bring us up to speed. >> that's right. speaking of speed, we do have a lot of speed restrictions around a lot of the major roadways, the schuylkill expressway, 95, the blue route, parts of the new jersey turnpike, the pa turnpike, 495 over in delaware, surprisingly enough, i just checked in with all of the area bridges to see if there were speed restrictions there. so far, there are not. that doesn't mean we want you to go really fast. the roadways and majors are slippery and slushy and icy conditions as well that will be the same story for the bridges. you can see on theç ben frankl bridge, no problems, everything moving along nicely. but we do have the pedestrian walkway closed this morning. because of icy spots there. for vehicles, no speed restrictions. everything moving along okay heading in or out of philadelphia. more updates in the 5:00 hour. now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> nine minutes before 5:00. the rain has stopped. the freezing rain has ended but there's still a lot of slush and icing on the ground, as the temperatures in some areas are still below freezing. not everybody has that. look at the warmup, philadelphia international. 48 degrees. the gusty winds are kicking in and that's pushing warm air into the area and we'll see a major warmup this morning ahead of the next round of wet weather. while it's 48 at the airport, just above freezing by a couple degrees in wilmington, you'll find some icy, slushy mix on the roads in northern delaware and into new jersey. wrightstown, toms river not a problem. north and west it is. the temperatures are climbing quickly. it's still 34 degrees at logan township in gloucester county. you can see icy spots there. harrison township is up close to 10 degrees since we went on the air at 4:00. it's 51 degrees in mullica hill. those gusty winds bringing in the warm air. even though we done the have any sunshine right now, there's ice and slush on the ground. we're seeing a major warmup this morning. winds gusting to 21 miles an hour in philadelphia. it is dry for now. look to the west. the same storm that brought us the snow, the sleet, the freezing rain yesterday is going to swing back through the area. you can see rain and snow but it's only going to be rain as it moves through the area during the day today. unfortunately a potential for heavy rain at noontime. look at the heavy rain pushing into the area. it will continue into the early afternoon hours at 2:00 this afternoon. but by later this afternoon, for the evening commute, it will quickly clear out. watch out for some flooded roads. we could see anywhere from half an inch to close to two inches of rain coming through this afternoon. your hour by hour, what to "t(hiladelphia. by 9:00, into the 50s. 53 degrees with some light rain and then a potential at 11:45 into the noontime hour of some heavy downpours. but that's going to help wash away any of the ice and slash that's on the ground with temperatures in the 50s. it will all be washing away. heavy rain is on the way, gusty winds, we're already feeling them. look at the afternoon temperatures, upper 50s to near 60 degrees. wouldn't it be nice to have temperatures like that without the wet weather. the weekend forecast is what you watch the to see. there's a chance of an early shower on saturday. we'll be drying out and near 60 degrees, saturday afternoon. a little bit breezy on saturday. the wind will settle down and another mild one for sunday, this time dry with a high of 56 degrees. something to look forward to. this morning, if you're looking out the door and getting ready to hit the roads, be careful. there are still slick spots to be found. >> be careful on the sidewalks, too. at or above freezing, the grounded is still cold. >> that slush and icy mix, the mix of snow in there does a pretty good job of keeping the temperatures right at the surface a little bit colder. that's why we're getting that fog, too, in the area as the warm air moves in. >> over it, all right, thanks, bill. as bill and jessica mentioned the commute to work or school, even walking to your car from your house could be dangerous. here's a live look from stormforce 10. we'll update conditions, next at 5:00. also next, campus laughs. keenan thompson visited temple with career advice for students. this nbc 10 first alert winter weather update is brought to you by buckmans, your cold weather experts. your heart loves omega-3s. but the omega-3s in fish oil differ from megared 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"saturday night live" comedian keenan thompson serve as a guest lecturer last night. they won the xfinity professors contest. he's known for his impressions of steve harvey, bill cosby and others. >> try to have faith in what you feel like you're talented at. if you believe in yourself, you can probably make people believe it too, eventually. >> thompson took some time to pose for pictures with students. catch keenan every week right here on "saturday night live." the barts brothers turned a snow pile into the front yard into a giant octopus. how about that? it's just one example of their handy work. they've created a puffer fish, walrus, sea turtle and a shark. the pair told nbc news they do it for a simple reason. >> you don't make life memories playing video games. you make them doing stuff like this. >> we should just play that sound bite over and over and over again. >> you like that? >> yes. >> it took them 500 hours and 150 tons of snow to create the giant octopus. people come from far and wide to see the sculpture. a lot of visitors leave donation. so far, almost $8,000 has been raised to help provide clean drinking water in haiti. their names are trevor, austin and connor, 21, 18 and 17. how cool is that? >> nothing happens playing video games. it happens outside doing things like thst. >> perfect. "nbc 10 news today" starts right now. >> this is nbc 10 first alert weather. >> an icy commute. a live look here at i-95. the girard avenue exit in philadelphia. road conditions are making it a dangerous drive for drivers this morning. >> let's show you a live look at the ben franklin bridge. in addition to the messy roads, we have fog because of the warmer temperatures moving into our area. >> you're looking at the nbc 10 first alert weather radar. you'll be getting more than rain later this morning and that means the threat of flooding, of course. good morning and welcome to "nbc 10 news today." i'm vai sikahema. >> i'm tracy davidson. it is 5:00 a.m. we've issued a first alert today because of the dangerous and icy commute to work and school this morning. we have you covered with everything you need to know. meteorologist bill henley is in the first alert weather center with an update. bill? >> we'll see slowly improving conditions you can expect to find still many icy spots this morn a