stores. and home sweet home for the holidays. if you are traveling today, you may have to deal with a soggy saturday. what to expect if you are hitting the road today. and good morning and welcome to "nbc10 news today." i'm dray clark. it's now 6:00 on this saturday morning. and certainly it's nice to be with you. more travelers will be heading home for the holidays today. and with that said they'll be hitting the roads with a wet start on this saturday morning. let's get right to meteorologist krystal klei and the first alert forecast. good morning. krystal. >> good morning, dray, and everyone watching with us early this morning. if you're up early this morning you might be getting ready for travel plans. unfortunately those are going to include rain conditions outside. we've got periods of some steady rain on and off throughout much of today in the forecast. steadier stuff right now mostly in the north and west neighborhoods up to the lehigh valley and burks county and especially farther west. if you are heading west, that's where the rain really is. it's just starting to extend into new england. more spotty and lighter showers over new jersey and delaware not getting much at this point. but, yeah, this is a pretty big system. we have this going on for much of the day. farther to the southwest we have warmer air in place, even a few thunderstorms are triggering near memphis. but this is not going to be making its way to us. we are just going to get the rain forecast as we go through the day. no thunderstorms to worry about. nonetheless if you have flights they may be impacted, so i would check online. temperatures very mild though. this is why we're only getting rain. no slippery conditions. 38 for allentown, 40 in reading and 45 in philadelphia. trenton, you're at 44 right now and wildwood at 50 degrees. as we progress into the day that nice south flow going to pull in warmer air. up to 53 by lunchtime but notice still rain and breezy too. we'll talk about the rest of your neighborhoods hour by hour for today for those last-minute shoppers, i'll plan out your day coming up. >> thank you, krystal. the last-minute holiday shopping crunch is on. procrastinators will be out in full force as businesses try to cash in on what they're calling super saturday. nbc10's randy gyllenhaal is live in cherry hill. randy, it's early, 6:00 on this saturday morning, but people are out there trying to get the job done, right? >> reporter: yeah, we've seen a surprising amount of people waking up early. it is smart though. there's not many lines here today. this is your last chance. super saturday the last saturday before christmas, just two days to pick up your electronics, your clothes, your toys, whatever you still need to get for your mom, dad and everybody else in your life. already we are seeing quite a few shoppers waking up early to beat the crowds buying some last-minute gifts. the national retail federation actually did a survey this year asking some 7,000 consumers about their holiday shopping this year. they found about half of shoppers still plan to pick something up today or tomorrow. only 12% said they were completely finished with gift buying. >> my granddaughters they like dolls so i have about five dolls a piece for the girls. my grandson likes dinosaurs. i have to get my mom, my grand mom. >> reporter: lots of work left to do. we should note that survey also asks people where they did their shopping. most people did it online, but at this point it's too late to get that next day delivery to get it here by christmas. so you can expect big crowds in the stores and the shopping malls. for now live at cherry hill mall, randy gyllenhaal, nbc10 news. >> thank you, randy. and trains, planes and automobiles, while lots of people will be getting in that last-minute shopping, many others will be traveling to see their loved ones on the rails, the roads and in the skies. it's expected to be the busiest holiday travel season on record. aaa estimates more than 100 million americans will be on the move. 90% will be hidtting the highways. and more than 6 million people are expected to fly through new year's day. experts say give yourself extra time for travel and get to the airport or train station early. and if you're driving, check your vehicle to make sure it's ready for the trip. and if you are traveling, stay ahead of any winter weather that may come our way with our free nbc10 app. you can get realtime updates on the forecast along with alerts sent directly to your phone. new overnight, a 4-year-old girl shot in the leg is recovering in stable condition this morning in the hospital. the gunfire happened last night at 59th and springfield in southwest philadelphia. police say a group of men rode by in a car just as the little girl's father had parked his car. >> he then took his child out from the backseat. they then were walking toward his house on the sidewalk when four males in a sedan did a u-turn in front of them and started firing shots. >> police say another parked car took most of the bullets. the child's father was not hurt. investigators are hoping private surveillance video will help lead them to the shooters. a nine-hour standoff in the lehigh valley is over after police found a shooting suspect and his mother dead. s.w.a.t. teams responded to the barricade scene at a home in bethlehem township yesterday afternoon. >> oh, my [ bleep ] god! >> a witness recorded video as a shelter in place order went out. police who responded to a 911 call of a woman lying bleeding outside the home ended up dodging bullets themselves. they reported automatic gunfire coming from the home on dennis street. neighbors either stayed inside or kept away until police gave the all-clear. >> quick rapid fire succession. you know, like pap, pap, pap. doing that thing. >> we were told, you know, get in the house, don't go out, don't even take the dog out. you know, just stay in and stay away from the windows. >> police say the suspected shooter shot and killed himself after shooting his mother and keeping officers at bay for hours. there are no reports of anyone else hurt. in philadelphia investigators are looking for the cause of a fire that forced a woman to toss her three grandchildren out of a second floor window to safety. video here on instagram shows the fire was moving very quickly through the house on east cambria street in the city's east kensington neighborhood yesterday. the three kids and grandmother including an infant were trapped upstairs. they responded for help and neighbors told her to throw the children down to them from the second floor window. >> she was really scared. i think the hardest thing for her was to throw that first child out of the window. it's sad to see this thing happen before christmas. it's heartbreaking. >> neighbors say that the children's mother was at work during the time of the fire. the grandmother jumped to safety herself. no one suffered life threatening injuries. the ceo of the miss america organization who's at the center of an e-mail scandal is now suspended. leaked e-mails reveal sam haskell frequently made disparaging remarks about former miss america winners mocking their appearances and sexual habits. atlantic city mayor-elect says he wants the city to end its contract with the pageant. a potential loss of tens of millions of dollars in revenue. time now 6:08 on this saturday morning. coming up, backpack mystery. why police believe someone will pay the price after a bag filled with $100,000 worth of drugs turned up outside of a local school. plus, destructive milestone, the wildfires tearing across southern california hit an unwelcome record. and scope of authority, what's next for president trump's travel ban after an appeals court found it illegal. doctor. doctor. i played a doctor on tv, but now i'm helping save lives for real. starting with my own. i'm partnering with cigna healthspring to remind 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for new jersey same deal at the jersey shore though not as much rain approaching the shore and southern delaware. let's talk last-minute shopping forecast. best and worst days for this, today, showery, 58 is the high in philly. this is not the best conditions out there because of the wet roadways, but you can still do it. i know you'll make it work. tomorrow, that's when you get it done. 44, it's a little cooler, but it is going to be dry. we go into sunday evening, late at night a rain/snow mix is possible philadelphia north and west. so that means slicker roadways. here's the good news, christmas day it's cold 38 but during the daytime hours it will be dry, just that early morning snow chance which we'll talk more about coming up in a few minutes. >> all right. thank you, krystal. coming up this morning, terror plot foiled. what an ex-marine had planned for christmas day and where he planned to strike. plus, north korea crackdown. straight ahead, the tough new sanctions against the kim jong-un regime and what it means going forward. this wildfire you see here burning in california is now the largest fire in that state ea's history. the thomas fire raging for weeks near santa barbara is now the size of new castle county. by last night crews had contained 65% of the flames. the thomas fire led to two deaths including a firefighter, and destroyed more than 1,000 structures. fans are paying tribute to legendary tv sportscaster dick enberg. yesterday they placed flowers at his star along the hollywood walk of fame. re made call games, wormd series, olympics, final fours and wimbledon. his signature phrase was, oh, my. dick enberg died thursday. he was 82 years old. a former marine is now charged with plotting a terror attack in san francisco on christmas day. the fbi says everitt jameson was inspired by isis. his plot uncovered in a sting several months. agents say he planned to target pier 39 because it is a heavily crowded area. when asked about an escape plan, jameson told an undercover agent he didn't need one because he was prepared to die. the u.n. is cracking down more on north korea. yesterday the security council voted unanimously for tougher sanctions to squeeze north korea's energy supplies and curb smuggling. u.n. ambassador nikki haley claimed the vote is a response to kim u kim jong-un's latest ballistic missile test last month. after the vote president trump tweeted, the world wants peace, not death. the latest version of president trump's travel ban policy should be partially blocked. a federal appeals court made that ruling yesterday, but that decision will not override an earlier ruling from the u.s. supreme court. the appeals court found the president appeared to exceed his authority when he issued the controversial ban in september. the policy limits visas for citizens of six mostly-muslim countries. earlier this month the supreme court issued a temporary order allowing that ban to stay in place. promise kept. president trump yesterday signed the republican tax bill into law as he said he would before christmas. from the oval office, the chief executive talked about his first major legislative win. >> and i consider this very much a bill for the middle class and a bill for jobs. and jobs are produced through companies and corporations. and you see that happening. corporations are literally going wild over this. i think even beyond my expectations. >> and from washington, the president flew to south florida where he's now spending the holidays. upon arriving mr. trump shook hands and signed autographs. president trump and his family will be vacationing in palm beach, florida, into the new year. the calendar's about to flip on president trump's first year in office. join moderator chuck todd as he reviews 2017 on "meet the press" tomorrow morning at 10:30 right here on nbc10. it. it's christmas weekend, guys. let's take a look at your radar and satellite view. there's a lot going on from now ro and currently it's the rain that's falling. we've got scattered showers over parts of new jersey and delaware, although delaware getting a little bit of a break right now. then you terms of the rainfall over parts of our north and west neighborhoods through the lehigh valley, berks county. on/off rain with a better chance of rain north than south. but all of us get a little wet stuff throughout the daytime. you can see why. this is a big system we have heading our way. the frontal system is still well over to the southwest. but what'srain is pumping our direc this is a warm air flow. so temperatures are going to be mild today. the colder air, the snow you see not going to impact us with thim side of things. but i would not be surprised if because of some of the snow and thunderstorms with this system there are some travel delays. so i would just check with my airline before heading out the door to see how your flight's doing. so far in general it looks like our airports are doing all right. highs for today, 58 degrees in philadelphia, 51 in the lehigh valley and about 60 in delaware. so, yeah, that's a seriously mild air push that we are getting from the southwest. hour by hour model for you shows rain i was talking about. kind of on and off here. at 2:30 in the afternoon it's more scattered showers and then we get another pulse of rain that passes through about 8:00 tonight. things will start to dry out after 8:00 p.m. sunday the whole is dry. mix of clouds and sun out there as we go right on through 7:30 in the evening, not bad for your sunday travel plans or sunday shopping plans. but sunday overnight this is starting at around 8:00, 9:00 p.m. and then going through the overnight hours notice we got a chance of a few flakes falling, not a lot, maybe an inch or two at best on grassy surfaces over the poconos, lehigh valley, berks county, it's more likely you'll see a rain/snow mix in the north and west neighborhoods and near the i-95 corridor a few flakes could mix in but leaning towards rain. and then rain farther south as well. now, this is in the early a.m. hours of your christmas day. but notice everything's out of here by 8:00 a.m. so by the time you're waking up, maybe going to see family, the roadways may be slick, but we should be with drier conditions through the day. christmas eve itself 4:00 overcast 43 degrees, dry still at 6:00 and then by around like i mentioned 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. this is when chances begin for that little rain/snow mix though temperatures leaning towards rain at 37 degrees 10:00 p.m. in philadelphia. now let's go through the christmas planner. 34 degrees, we should have dried out by 6:00 a.m. but it will be breezy, cold and you could run into some slick spots if you are driving north or west of philadelphia. at 10:00 a.m., 36 degrees, notice we don't really warm up, we stay with the biting cold at 38 degrees through your afternoon. and we will stay cool feeling like the low 20s by 7:00 at night. all right. thank you, krystal. coming up, singing like a bird, how the eagles rookies spread christmas cheer to the rest of the team as they tune up for christmas day showdown with the oakland raiders. plus, tradition saved. how a yearly reenactment that had been canceled was brought back to life by some philadelphia school kids. michael: i'm thankful that i'm alive and have a second chance. james: i'm thankful for the help and the opportunity that i received. darlene: i'm thankful to be able to help people in crisis. vanessa: i'm thankful that addiction is treatable, and that help is available. christie: new jersey is experiencing a heroin epidemic fueled by opioid painkillers. but if you or someone you love is struggling with addiction, i want you to know: we are here for you. this holiday season, choose help. call 844 reach nj or visit reachnj.gov. with a dozen dunkin' donuts for $6.99. 12 tasty treats with with holiday flavors sprinkled in. grab a dozen holiday donuts or any classic donuts for $6.99 and make some merry out there. the holidays run on dunkin'. a piece of the lehigh valley is now at the vatican. the alan organ company installed a new organ in st. peter's basilica just in time for christmas eve mass. there are special adaptations which allows the instrument to be moved throughout the vatican and other locations. the company has been producing o organs in pennsylvania for more than 70 years. well, gift cards are the most requested holiday gift. in fact, more than half of us will ask for one this year. but you could end up getting zero balance no matter how much money the card is actually supposed to have on it. in this morning's nbc10 responds, harry hairston shows us what you need to know before you get scammed. >> reporter: a trip to mauie started with a little frustration. patricia had a $100 gift card, a present from her daughter. she pulled it out to pay for dinner one night and the waitress told her the card had no money on it. >> it was kind of embarrassing actually. it was really embarrassing because, you know, it feels like it was my fault or something when it wasn't. >> reporter: patricia called the number on the back of the card and was told the card had already been used. >> so i was really shocked by that. i didn't understand it. >> so your gift card that you thought was shiny and new is now completely used. >> reporter: jill gonzalez is with wallet hub, a personal finance website. she says patricia's gift card was hacked. and here's how the scam works. hackers sift through racks of gift cards for sale at retailers. they copy down or take pictures of the numbers. they also scratch off a security code strip to get that number and replace the strip. the hackers have special software and get an alert when the card is activated. the hackers create a new card with your card's information they use it themselves or sell it. >> since this fraudsternos ri k right away, they're on the move. >> reporter: we contacted visa and patricia got a new gift card right away. in a statement the company apologized to patricia and said we do all we can to ensure the cards function properly. patricia was happy to get her money back, but she's leery about using gift cards again. >> it was really, really a letdown. honestly, i don't think i will ever purchase gift cards again. >> reporter: you'll likely buy someone a gift card this holiday, so here are some tips to help prevent you and the recipient from getting ripped off. if it looks like the gift card's packaging has been tampered with, don't buy it. avoid buying cards from third party sellers on websites like e-bay. your safest bet is to buy gift cards online directly from a retailer. and e-mail them to the recipient. and if you receive a gift card, don't activate it until you are ready to use it. all right. th consumer complaint for nbc10 responds, head to nbc10.com and fill out the form or just give us a call and we will respond. well, last-minute christmas shoppers are heading out the this morning, and nbc10's randy gyllenhaal is live in cherry hill where the 24-hour stores are hoping to cash in big. randy. >> reporter: and you know what, a lot of people already out here shopping this morning. you're not alone if you need to pick up some gifts. coming up next, we go over the last-minute shopping numbers and where you can find stores already open this morning. >> and running through your christmas forecast, those 30s, chilly conditions and it gets colder after that. the details on your christmas weekend are coming up. super saturday, it's what businesses are calling today as they look to bring in last-minute christmas shoppers. we are live in cherry hill with what to expect at the stores. christmas forecast. we are starting off the holiday weekend with a soggy saturday. we'll tell you what to expect on the big day in your neighborhood. and on the road this morning, this a live look at i-95 traffic moving along just fine this morning. travelers are expected to be out in full force once again today. what it means for your trip home for the holidays. good morning and welcome back to "nbc10 news today." i'm dray clark. it is now 6:30 on this saturday morning. as i said a moment ago, holiday travelers may have to deal with soggy conditions on the roads on this saturday morning. let's get right to krystal klei and the first alert forecast. good morning, krystal. >> good morning, dray. but the good news is it's just some soggy conditions. no icy, no snowy conditions. and you can tell why. temperatures are a little too mild this morning. 35 the lowest we go, that's in mt. pocono. we're at 39 in allentown and then the rest of us are in the 40s here. philadelphia at 45, vineland 47 and nearly 50 at the atlantic city airport. we expected this, why? the south wind that pumps in warmer air that sits typically to the south of us. there's the rain dray was just mentioning. it's mostly light and spotty over new jersey and parts of delaware. it's a little more steady over our north and west neighborhoods through the suburbs as well as the lehigh valley and berks county. and there is a lot more where that comes with. this storm center is still way off to our west. you can see it's producing snow for some. that's not going to impact us today. we will stay on the mild side of this storm system. but i wouldn't be surprised if this does lead to some kind of travel delays, so i would check with my airline before heading out. in philly let's run through the christmas weekend. warm and wet today. upper 50s with those on and off rain showers right on through the evening. tomorrow cooler, drier and even some peeks of sunshine. then comes your christmas day. and overnight into those early a.m. hours we could see a little rain/snow mix. check out temperatures down to 38 for a high. more detail on your christmas weekend and run through the futurecast model in just a bit. thank you, krystal. happening now, businesses are banking on last-minute holiday shoppers to hit the stores today on what they're calling super saturday, the last full day of shopping before christmas. nbc10's randy gyllenhaal is live in cherry hill this morning. and, randy, retailers are hoping for crowds while procrastinators hope to get everything done just in the nick of time. >> reporter: and you know this super saturday we're cutting it pretty close, just two days to go until christmas. still a lot of time to get what you need. we talked about "star wars" last half hour. look at all this eagles gear, another real popular item this year. you can get them a jersey or something like that ahead of the big monday night game this week on christmas day. and we are already seeing a ton of shoppers waking up early to beat the crowds, buying some last-minute stuff. we're going to see big crowds later today. the national retail federation did a survey asking some 7,000 consumers about their holiday shopping this year. found about half of all shoppers still plan to pick something up today or tomorrow. only 12% of people said they were completely finished buying gifts. >> i need to buy for my dad, my grand mom, my friend, all of my nieces and nephews, my mom, so everybody, yeah. >> reporter: do you think you're going to see a lot of crowds today? >> i guess that's why we're up early because we beat the crowd. we got up early, yeah. >> reporter: smart man. we are a nation of procrastination. by the way, that survey also asked people where they did their shopping. more than 50% said they did it online, but as you can tell with two days to go not much time to get that shipping in so you're going to see a lot of people at the stores and at the malls today. give yourself a few extra minutes if you're going shopping. for now, live at cherry hill mall, randy gyllenhaal, nbc10 news. thank you, randy. this is also a busy weekend for travel. millions of people will be taking to the skies, riding the rails and hitting the roads to get to their holiday destinations. this is a live look at i-95 in south philadelphia. you can see there traffic moving along just fine this morning. the roads don't look too busy, but that certainly will change as things pick up as the day goes on. experts recommend checking your vehicle to make sure it's ready to make that big trip back home. now let's take a look at philly international airport. we saw lots of travelers there yesterday. this morning there are some cancellations for flights headed to states in the northeast due to bad weather conditions. the airport reminds passengers to check the status of their flight before heading out this morning and please allow extra time to check-in. now, nationwide aaa estimates more than 100 million americans will be on the move over the holidays. 90% will be hitting the highways and more than 6 million people are expected to fly through new year's day. and if you are traveling, stay ahead of any winter weather conditions that may come our way with our free nbc10 app. new overnight, a crash happened around 1:30 this morning on davis town road in gloucester township. investigators are looking into why the car flipped over. a man in the hospital this morning following this crash in philadelphia winfield heights neighborhood. this car crash sbood a tree on conshohocken just before 3:00 this morning. police also investigating this crash. now to delaware county where police are t who shot and killed a young man in chester. it happened at ninth street and keystone roads around 1:00 this morning. officers found 18-year-old julian deshields lying in the street. he had been shot in the back and pronounced dead at the scene. police have made no arrests. and new this morning, police are investigating a shooting in darby borough in delaware county. it happened last night at north sixth street and greenway avenue. the victim is in the hospital this morning. we're working to find out that person's condition and learn more details about the incident from police. well, with candles, prayers and white sunglasses, a philadelphia community gathered for a vigil in memory of a grandfather who was killed inside his home earlier this week. dozens of people filled addison street in west philadelphia last night to remember 85-year-old willie cooper. on tuesday a relative found cooper stabbed to death inside his home. the person who did it is still on the loose. last night cooper's daughter had something to say to her father's killer. >> you are a coward. you might know me. you are a coward. please, please turn yourself in. >> cooper's daughter said she will not rest until her father's killer is caught. well, police are calling it a very strange case. a woman drops off a backpack at a school in bensalem, but there weren't books in the backpack. instead there was $100,000 worth of heroin. we are not naming the school at the request of police, but investigators certainly are hoping that someone will show up to claim this bag. >> someone's going to pay a price for it and it's going to be a lot more than $100,000. i just hope no one gets killed over this. >> police say they know the drugs were not destined for their area. they believe the way the heroin was packaged suggests it was on its way to trenton, new jersey. and at the jersey shore there's a happy ending to a story involving a real life grinch. police in north wildwood recovered $600 worth of toys stolen from a collection bin at a supermarket. the toys will go back to lunch with lynch foundation for kids in need. police arrested, get this, 65-year-old irene burk on theft charges. your time now 6:37 on this saturday morning. and coming up, a light in the sky lights up social media. what had people really confused. plus, home for the holidays. we'll show you the christmas reunion at the philadelphia international airport for a local man returning from boot camp. welcome back. meengt meteorologist krystal klei here. we're looking at national radar and satellite view to show you where there's a few trouble spots across the country if you have flights today. you can tell it's obvious where the trouble issues are here. we have a pretty large storm center producing some snow, mostly rain. and it's starting to head right on into new england. the pink you see, that's the trouble spots in new england where icing is starting to occur. and then that line of thunderstorms trying to produce all the way down to louisiana. these are the areas we'll be watching today. the southwest, central parts of the country, they look pretty good for flights. let's go through your holiday travel. starting with chicago, 30 degrees today. tomorrow some snow showers possible and 24 degrees, very cold tomorrow. more so tomorrow you have the colder forecast, some snow showers possible in cincinnati. for pittsburgh look at that, 39 tomorrow, but dry. so sunday's going to be the better travel day as you get closer to our area. if you're driving to pittsburgh, again, tomorrow better off than the rain we're seeing today. same in d.c., rainy today but mild and 60s. tomorrow 44 but a mix of clouds and sunshine. the poconos 35 tomorrow, and dry today some rain. wrap it up in new york and boston where today icing is possible in boston so i would say tomorrow much better off if you'll be driving that way. we'll talk about your christmas weekend forecast locally coming up. it's a fraud, it's a fraud, it's a fraud! >> coming up this morning, the social media scam that has oprah winfrey singing about imposters. we'll tell you what to look out for. plus, snowballs at santa. it's a decades old stereotype that angers eagles fans. how the birds social media team is having a little fun with it ahead of the christmas night game. it wasn't aliens or end of the world, but that's what some people thought when they saw this streak of light in the sky over southern california last night. so exactly what was it? it was a spacex rocket launch, that's what it was. the reused rocket blasted off from vandenberg air force base. it carried ten satellites into orbit. spacex is planning several more launches to replace satellites by the middle of next year. well, oprah is known for her list of fafrt things, but what's not on that list is scammers. the tv mogul is warning fans about an imposter. >> hi everybody. i just wanted you to know that somebody out there is trying to scam you using my name and my avatar on social media asking for money if you sign up for an o.w.n. account on instagram. it's a fraud, it's a fraud, it's a fraud! >> the oprah winfrey network says it's contacting the social media platforms to have those fake accounts deactivated. christmas is still two days away, but santa and one of his elves made an early stop in philadelphia. police officers stopped by the barrett playgrounds christmas party in olney yesterday and dropped off gifts for students in the afterschool program. police and other organizations also donated food for the pre christmas celebration. >> let the kids know that they are loved, there are people out there that do care about them. and we want to show them what a family environment is. >> organizers say they hope the kids remember the party and carry the spirit of the season with them. santa also made a stop in north philadelphia. 190 students at shepherd elementary school are all on his good list. they got presents yesterday. old st. nick wasn't the only guest. officers from the philadelphia police department volunteered to be a part of the special day. >> why we are bringing them this moment of joy knowing that this is their only gift, it's heartbreaking. >> this part of the city has seen a growing number of puerto rican residents struggling to make philadelphia their new home after hurricane maria. in bucks county, a holiday tradition is saved thanks to some very talented philadelphia school kids. the annual christmas day reenactment of george washington's crossing of the delaware river had actually been called off because of low water levels. a nonprofit that teaches boat building skills to students is lending the organizer six hand made row boats. they have flat bottoms able to cross under current conditions. philadelphia sports fans have been getting a bum rap for years. a big example people point to happened nearly 50 years ago. it was december 1968 at franklin field. during the christmas theme halftime show, birds fans pelted santa with countless snowballs. but now the eagles have brought together santa and a snowball to sort of bury the hatchet. >> it's fine. honest luly, it's fine. >> are you sure? because you're acting kind of -- >> dude, we're cool. i've moved on. >> you know, i didn't even want to get thrown. >> okay. >> seriously, i was just minding my own business sitting in the bleachers. >> you literally slammed into my face. >> you were literally the worst santa i've ever seen. >> honestly, surprised they didn't throw you harder. >> hopefully they've put that beef to bed. meanwhile, let's talk about our holiday forecast. no snow at least today or in the near future, at least we hope not. meteorologist krystal klei is here with your first alert neighborhood forecast. a lot of rain though this morning, krystal. >> that's right. you hope there's no snow if you're one of the last-minute shoppers, myself included, who need to run out today and do a little shopping. now, no iciness. temperatures you can see are too warm for that. but you will have to battle the rain, which means we know how this goes, the roads will be slow. same for those who are traveling today. 39 degrees in the lehigh valley. we're at 45 in philly and 44 in south jersey. dropping to philly neighborhoods we're pretty consistent here between 44 and 46 degrees the whole board, parkwood at 45, parkside 44 and you see those mid 40s as well graduate hospital. on radar and satellite across the region we are drier over south jersey and delaware where there's just a few little spotty light showers. and then more of a steady rain over the pennsylvania suburbs, lehigh valley, berks county. zoom in a little closer and pockets of a bit of yellow you see over parts of berks county, that's a steadier rain that's falling. but i don't have any big concerns with this rain. it's just kind of showery annoyance rain throughout the day. you can still get your tasks done. it might just be a slower drive. now, here's where we do run into some issues. if you are driving somewhere today, traveling to see family, especially north and northeast, the pink you see that's icing that's starting to occur. that's not a good sign. harder for driving. the rain means slower travel for pennsylvania, if you're going to pittsburgh. then when you really start to look farther to the southwest or even to the west itself directly you start to see some snow or thunderstorm issues with this system. that could cause flight delays. this is something you'd want to check with your airline, you can go to our website for details as well. hour by hour model, let's go through the rain today. here we are at 11:30 this morning, still fairly steady north and west. not quite as much over our southern neighborhoods. so this is pretty consistent with what we've been seeing this morning. notice the break in the rain on this computer model right around 3:00 this afternoon. and then one more good shot of ra 7:00, 8:00 p.m. over philly and 8:00 to 9:00 it's off the board here. so we're drier for your sunday. sunday's a better shopping day to get out. mix of clouds and sun. it will be cooler because the winds shift directions and then those dry conditions come to a close overnight. so watch this, 9:30 in the evening, the model just updated here, a little speck of gre o but, bam, look at that by 1:00 a.m. snow chances over parts of lehigh valley and berks. not a lot, a light accumulation over grassy areas. could see some slippery conditions, a mix over pennsylvania suburbs, even along the i-95 corridor of philly could see a few flakes. and then rain chances more so for delaware and south jersey. but this is out from those early hours of your christmas morning. so by 6:00 a.m. when you're waking up to see what santa left under the tree everything should be in the clear. but roadways could still be slick. so let's wrap up with your holiday weekend forecast. today temperatures that are in the 50s for the most part could spot 60s in south jersey or delaware with those rainy conditions. sunday it's a mix of clouds and sun. it's cooler low 40s, 42 for the suburbs, 45 for the jersey shore. and then there it is, your christmas forecast. lot colder out there. only 38 degrees for the forecast high in philly in the afternoon. 34 in the lehigh valley where some snow is possible. and about 40 over the jersey shore. we'll talk about that ten-day on 10 coming up. this is sports desk brought to you by xfinity. x1 from xfinity will change the way you experience tv. hello. i'm marshall harris. the flyers four-game road trip king e kicked off last night in buffalo. sabers have the fewest points in the eastern conference. didn't seem to make a difference in this one. second period, brian makes a save, rebound go back, take another look. elliot a complete 360 between the save, he would sp in the first two periods. third period no score but the sabers cashing in. it's one elliot wants back. ryan o'riley from behind sehow through. now it's 3-1 buffalo. in the final minute clau clauclaud claude giroux sets up and flyers within one. but in the final seconds chance cash. two empty net goals for buffalo. flyers fall. >> moose gave us every chance possible to be in that game, just to be in that game was pretty lucky. he stood on that head and made some great saves. i don't think we're going to win too many games if we're playing like that. >> the eagles had a light walkthrough practice yesterday. they've been taking it easy this week. and they are having fun. the birds' crookrookies had to up in christmas pa skbra najama perform carols in front of eagles teammates and staff. let's just say they could have done better. ♪ ♪ carolling through the night >> yeah, that was eagles defensive rookies rehearsing for the main event. needless to say early reviews were not glowing. >> it was funny, but it was kind of embarrassing because they're supposed to be representing us as a team and the defense. and they're supposed to put on a good show for us. >> if football doesn't work out, do you think you have a music career down the road? >> no, i do not. i have no shot. >> college basketball number one villanova facing hofstra for the first time since 1997 when jay wright was hofstra's head coach. wright returning to long island although technically a villanova home game. an easy night any way you look at it at the office for nova. one of five wildcats in double figures cruise 95-71 win. they begin big east play next week. and temple taking on georgia way down in athens. tough day for the owls. they could not control georgia senior madden. he scored a season high 30 points moving to the top ten all-time in bulldogs scoring. owls lose 84-66. la salle bucknell, pump fake, tries to take a charge and he shows us what happens when keeping it real goes wrong. la salle drops this one 88-81 to the bison. that's sports. i'm marshall harris nbc sports philadelphia. for mild-to-moderate eczema? it can be used almost everywhere on almost everybody. the face of a fisherman? the hand of a ranch hand? the knee of a needle pointer? prescription eucrisa is a nose to toes eczema ointment. it blocks overactive pde4 enzymes within your skin. and it's steroid-free. do not use if you are allergic to eucrisa or its ingredients. allergic reactions may occur at or near the application site. the most common side effect is application site pain. ask your doctor about eucrisa. certainly is easy to get caught up in the stress of being at the airport during this time of year, but if you take a moment, sit and watch, you'll see what the season really is truly about. we were at philly international airport when tyler bowman returned home for the first tynes e time since entering navy boot camp. we asked him what he plans to do over the holiday. >> relax, spend some time with my family. i only got ten days, but i'm thinking about spending most of them with them. >> what is the first thing you want to do when you hang out with him when he comes home? >> i don't really know. usually i guess i'm just going to like follow him around the house and like see what he's doing. >> and hopefully that brother and sister will have a great reunion over the next ten days or so. that's all for now. we'll see you for an update in 25 minutes. the "today" show is next. on behalf of krystal, myself and all of us here at nbc10, have a great day. michael: i'm thankful that i'm alive and have a second chance. james: i'm thankful for the help and the opportunity that i received. darlene: i'm thankful to be able to help people in crisis. vanessa: i'm thankful that addiction is treatable, and that help is available. christie: new jersey is experiencing a heroin epidemic fueled by opioid painkillers. but if you or someone you love is struggling with addiction, i want you to know: we are here for you. this holiday season, choose help. call 844 reach nj or visit reachnj.gov. good morning. holiday headache. the busy travel weekend is now under way with more than 100 million people heading out of town for christmas. airports packed. >> when i walked through the door i could not believe there's all these people. this is crazy. >> roads congested. and a major winter storm is causing chaos for millions of travelers from louisiana all the way into the northeast. live with what you need to know before you walk out your door. terror plot foiled. a california man is in jail charged in a plot to blowup a popular tourist spot in san francisco. the fbi saying the former marine wanted to plan the attack for christmas day. ceo suspended.

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