one woman was hurt t to save her belongings. there's no word on how that fire started. it is a cold and bluster monday night. this is a live look at the flag whipping around on top of the buildings in center city. at times this evening we saw wind gusts topping 40 miles per hour. the winds are to blame for power outages across the region. more than 15,000 utility company customers spent part of christmas without electricity on this cold day. most happened in bucks and montgomery county. the start of a cold week. so let's get the latest on the weather in your neighborhood. meteorologist glenn schwartz is here with the forecast. a lot of people get ready to head back to work in the morning. >> like you said with e hope they got winter coats for christmas. this is just the beginning. this is nothing compared to what's coming this week and the following woke. we got up to 61 on saturday. 43 sunday. 40 today. that was mostly just after midnight. and then look at by wednesday the high is only 25 degrees. right now it's 30. in philadelphia. we're in the mid-20s. and we have wind of course making it feel like it's in the teens. 13 redding. 15 allen town. 16 in pots town. and it's going to be feeling like this all night. and much of the day tomorrow. temperatures mostly in the 20s during the day. it's going to be feeling like it is in the teens. but the frigid air is moving in and it's going to stay with us for the better part of the next ten days. and we'll tell you just when the coldest is coming in. and when we're likely to see snow. coming up. >> all right. thanks. tonight instead of sitting home by the fire, some people had to work. including these folks. and for some, ice skating. brandon hudson is braving the elements for us tonight. live at the river rink. >> movement in layers were the keys to keeping warm. it was parked until is closed an hour ago. there was ice skating and dancing. anything to keep the blood pumping. >> reporr: mar mashmallows roasting. while this couple cozied up to the fl gathering down here. >> her family rented a river rink cabin to celebrate the holiday. the best seat in the house was by the fireplace. brother, sisters, kids and grandparents packed bundled and surrounded by gifts. >> we're keeping warm down here. >> reporter: in south physically. eagles fans covered almost every inch of their body before walking in for the game. >> you buy everything insulated. >> reporter: we saw people layered up in china town too. it looked like any other monday. crowds on the sidewalk sdp traffic. across the river in cherry hill people walk out of the movies a little quicker to get to their cars. >> it's colder and windier >> we're getting now. >> getting frozen yogurt at shop. i guess the cold weather can't kill some appetites. live in pens landing. >> thank you. not everyone who tried to fly out of the town made it to their destination today. several flights were cancelled. hy.t of them headed towards the a white christmas for much of new england. connecticut today the snow kept plow drivers busy. and didn't stop these runners from taking part in a charity 5 k. and white christmas is an under statement in maine. take a look at the scenes in portland. the roads don't look much pet bter and most of the state is under a blizzard warning. che children tried to save the day for a ritual. winds cancelled part of the actual reenactment by george washington and the troops. nbc10 has the story. >> reporter: the marchs went on. the drumming and the song. but the crossare was out. >> we're always at the whim of the weather. >> reporter: today it was the wind. whipping up as we talked about the decision to keep the boats out of the water. >> they could capsize. or crash spoo the bridge. >> reporter: the event went on on land instcrowds of families, approximate history buffs. bundled in the cold and windy weather. between christmas day reenactment and rehearsal she's seen it play out about a dozen times. this yore the history lesson abbreviated a bit. the boats staying on land had already come to the rescue for another problem. not with the wind, but with the water. organizers worried about low water levels got an assist from flat bottom boats made by school children. the founder of water board already looking ahead. >> we're talking about bringing them back next year and making this an annual thing. >> the change of plans this year. some disappointment. >> christmas day with the crossing. >> reporter: but good spirits about it all. >> it would have been fun. but it's okay. >> it was the first time for the keller family. >> i learned about it in first grade last year. >> reporter: a chance to see it in person. from the weapons. to the vessels that would have been made the trip across the delaware to carry george washington and his troops. philadelphia archbishop presided over this solemn midnight mass. at the cathedral basilica. a joyous celebti of the birth of jesus christ. additional masses were celebrated at 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., and noon. >> president trump celebrated christmas by sending a message to the nation. as all holiday. from troops to police in the los ang airport to the pope in rome. the christmas spirit spread around the globe. edward lawrence has the details from washington. >> president trump and the first lady offered a christmas message of peace. >> this time of year we see the best of america. and the souls of american people. >> reporter: that soul on display in los angeles. police at lax with a little help handed out stuffed app malls, candy and more. to children traveling today. >> i get joy out of this. really i do. >> reporter: troops around the world celebrated with a meal. >> my daughter is four. my son is two. >> reporter: soldiers say the coalition here turned a corner in fighting our enemy. still it's hard to be away from home. >> i miss my family. i normally would be home back in texas. but it is it's an honor to serve. >> reporter: as christians flock no bethlehem. in rome the pope blessed the crowd. he weighed in on middle east peace. to end the israel palestine conflict. >> translator: let us pray. >> back in the u.s. along with the christmas spirit. millio millions dealt with snow. from maine. mother nature teamed up with santa. >> president trump tweeted tonight i hope everyone is having a great christmas. then tomorrow it's back to work in order to make america great again. which is happening faster than anyone anticipated. the president does not have any public events planned tomorrow in florida. singing and the sounds of joyful worship. filled the inside of the chosen 300 ministry. the organization served up brunch for people and families in need of help including some who are homeless. every child in attendance got a gift and scarves, hats and coats. were handed out to the adults. >> we want to make sure people get joy they wouldn't normally have. if a place like this wasn't here today. >> year round the ministries brings together more than 105 churches and community groups to help those in need. a holiday radio tradition found itself in a new home. long time local radio personality hosted the christmas today on 95.7. cord joined the new morning team after two decades on wmmr. each year he hosts the christmas show with his 88 year-old mother. betty. his brother also joins him on the fun. cord says it all started a way to spend time with his family on christmas while still doing his job. >> i wouldn't want to do this by myself. >> he probably couldn't. >> i would be lost. i would be crying during every song. i want to fwo home. >> at 88. she is the oldest radio personality in philadelphia. >> if you didn't like a present under the tree or you're looking for post christmas deals, area malls are opening early tomorrow. we checked for you. the cherry hill mall both plan to open at 8:00 a.m. coming up. on nbc10 news at 11. it's the viral video. what happens to a woman seconds after she says yes to a proposal on the ice. aside from the bitter cold we have know on the way. i'm tracking the latest system headed our way for the later in the week. >> wild wake up. crash and fire sends people in the jersey shore into the cold christmas morning. why police say the driver shouldn't have been behind the wheel. spread some cheer 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'. my wish was a clubhouse, but we call it "the wish house." people visit national parks from all over the world. food tastes better when you don't have to cook it. dog. i don't know why. (vo) we're proud that, on behalf of our owners, the subaru share the love event will have donated over one hundred fifteen million dollars in just ten years. get 0% financing for 63 months on select models. plus we'll donate $250 to charity. two people lost their lives. a woman was driving eastbound on the when she suddenly crossed over into the westbound and crashed head on into another car. she died at the scene. mrs. say she was not wearing a seat belt. a passenger in the other car died in the hospital. about ten atlantic city residents needed a new place to stay this christmas after police say a man drove a stolen pickup truck into a building causing that building to catch fire. it happened around 5:00 a.m. on at laptic avenue near boston avenue. it houses stores and apartments. the red cross is helping affected residents. the driver was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries. he's facing numerous charges including driving while intoxicated. tonight in montgomery county. giving back to those who need it most. this year the program gave out 500 meals. a surprise marriage proposal on the famous ice rink swept a woman off her feet. a tourist caught this on camera today. as the future husband got down on one knee. and proposed. as his now fiancee said yes, they kissed but the cheers from the crowd turned to laughter when she slipped and fell on the ice. the woman herself just laughed it off. before she was helped up. now let's turn to the weather. glen hurricane schwartz is here with the neighborhood forecast. a brutally cold week ahead. >> that's correct. and let me tell you, just how cold it will be. see the current temperature 30 degrees? it may not get this warm for another ten days. even during the middle of the day. let alone at night. 30 philadelphia. we have 20s in the suburbs. we have wind as well. and so at the airport it feels like it's 18 degrees. right now. 19 in graduate hospital. again you're going to be longing r se numbers. coming up. so here's the 30 in philly. 19 pittsburg. 11 in detroit. lock at that, 6 below in green bay. temperature not windchill. 21 below in minnesota. temperature. not windchill. same story up here. canada. 40 below. it's coldest air of the season and it's going to be here for a while. we have wind coming out of the west. 10 to 15 miles per hour. by tomorrow morning, it's going to feel like single digits. teens elsewhere. this is as warm as it's going to feel all day tomorrow. 23 philly. wednesday morning, feeling like single digits. wednesday afternoon, in some places feeling like single digits still. west chester. seven in allen town. and then, thursday morning, feeling like it's close to zero. three in philly. 0 west chester. two below in doil town. and thursday after feeling like the teens. you get the message here? the n these are the actual temperatures. getting into the mid-20s. teens at night. teens in the suburb. we may start singing some single digit numbers later in the week. so this is isn't even necessarily the cold etc. air of the week that's coming. you can see it's dry though. and so we're not going to be seeing any precipitation for a while. here we go there's wednesday. dry. we have a system froabout this.. and the intense it of it. it looks like at some point friday afternoon, into saturday, there's a period of snow that's likely. whether it's a big storm or not it's too early to tell. the moment the odds favor it not to be a giant storm. but some of the computer models do have accumulating snow here during the period. and that would be the only time over the next week or so. take a look at these temperatures. in the ten day forecast. and then as we go to next week, new years to be bitter cold. just a question of how bitter cold. and look at some of the low temperatures at night. single digit. not windchill. single digits so next week maybe even colder than this week. >> looks browal. thank you. sixers fans invade the garden. joel embiid shines. trapped for years and now gone the mystery behind a popular great white spotted along the jersey shore. 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. the tracker on a famous shark that visits the jersey shore each year has fallen silent. researchers say it hasn't sent a signal since june 17. the 16 foot great white became a celebrity in 2012 after scientists caught her. tack tack tagged her and gave her a twitter account. they think the batteries may have died. >> marshall harris is up next with sports. >> sports fans getting their christmas wish. two teams playing today. 76ers began the festivities take lg on the next. joel embiid was able to play. despite being game time decision. highlights up next. the eagles in a fight to lock up the number one seed in the nfc. tied with the raiders. the eagles win the road to the super-bowl goes through the link. earlier today the sixers tipped off. embiid and redick both in the starting line up. late first quarter embiid going to woork in the post. squarely in the dunking booth. sixers trail by three after the opening quarters. good ball movement loads to a three. season high 15 off the bench. up four after three. redick misses the throe. that's okay. pick yourself up and try again. doesn't miss a second time. 24 points in 17 minutes. a monster game the put back dunk here. 31 points 22 rebound. lead cut to three. because of plays like this. the steal ahead to simmons. he throws it down. just over two minutes left. off the in bounds. embiid with a three. sixers try to hold. simmons picked off. he never sixers snap a five game losing streak. it was fun. that was my first time playing in the garden. especially when i go play on the road i love putting on a show. we had fun tonight and played okay. we can play much better. we gt the win. >> we played hard. there was an incredible effort throughout the game. i thought our bench our energy just our group energy was tremendous tonight. and usually that carries over into good basketball. >> warriors and cavs. curry hurt for the rematch. durant coming two of his 25. two minutes left. lebron james also through the painted area. ties the game at 92. warriors respond. the offensive rebound off the missed three. green over to thompson. known to hit. with a triple double. warriors win it 99-92. college basketball. villa nova remains number one in the ranking. they are 12-0 receiving 43 of 65 first place votes. they begin big east conference place wednesday. that's sports. we'll be right back. 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 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. whoa! the mercedes-benz winter event is back and you won't want to stop for anything else. [ barks ] ho! lease the gla 250 for $349 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. long under wear, lots of layers. we'll need all of that is more. >> maybe by next weekend we'll get used to it. we have kwoit quite a stretch of bitter cold air. and what we are seeing right now at 30 degrees take a look at the ten day. when's the next 30 degree day you see? not until a week from thursday. now in the meantime it gets colder and colder. wednesday and thursday highs only in the mid-20s. lows in the midteens. and that's before any kind of wind. then we have the threat of snow. somewhere between midafternoon and saturday. some accumulation is possible with that. after that, we get even colder air. that's goik going to come in. we may have lows in the single digits early next week. that will partly depend on whether we have snow cover or not from the system friday and saturday. if we have snow cover the temperatures go down even more. >> really talking about dangerous cold. >> very cold. >> that's nbc10 news at 11. thank you so much for watching. have a good night [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- zendaya, billy crudup, musical guests big sean and

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