i-95 in wilmington. fia isrst alracking the conditis in your neighborhood. again, steve, we're not going to get swamped by this snow. >> right. >> but it really doesn't factor in well with the cold temperatures we've had all week long. >> yeah, normally this would be deal.ettable snow, a coating to but the problem with this one is we've had such cold ground temperatures. so anything that falls will immediately stick if not treated. and even the treated surfaces when you get below 20 degrees, the chemicals don't work as effectively. so really your tires need some kind of traction especially when the snow compacts and turns into ice. this is a live look at i-95 in south philadelphia where it is snowing if you look closely in the street lights there. snow now falling in philadelphia. here is your first alert. we have the entire viewing area in it. and it's through tuesday. you may ask why it's not going to snow through tuesday. round one is the snow for today. round two is the bitter cold that comes in here later tonight through tuesday. and that's the one i'm really concerned about. but even this with the slippery surfaces, once that snow falls and fit turns into ice, it's not going to melt any time soon. so it will be around for a long time. so those back streets, you know, roxborough, manayunk, places like that will be a real mess. we have light snow moving into philadelphia, western suburbs right now. we have several more hours of it to go. again, it's not going to come down at a heavy clip and may not be plowable in spots, but the problem is it will be slippery. with temperatures like this 19 in blue bell at the moment, 16 in coatesville, 9this snow is a very powdery, fluffy snow out there. let's walk you through the planner. by 7:00, 13, 15 is what it feels like at lunchtime. snow wrapped up by 6:00 in philadelphia. the suburbs your snow is mainly this morning. lehigh valley mainly a morning event and then cold. and as we walk you through the delaware and jersey shore temperatures in the teens with more snow. another weather update in just a bit. and take a look, this is video of the first snowflakes falling in upper darby, delaware county. right now we've got snow in the suburbs west of philadelphia, down the shore and in delaware. nbc10's randy gyllenhaal is live for us in upper darby where that snow's starting to pick up, randy. >> reporter: yeah, it's really starting to creep in. it started snowing and flurrying about 30 minutes ago here in upper darby. as steve was mentioning it's going to be a good day for the brush. it's a dry powdery snow to dust off your car later today. let's look at the roads. not much traffic out this early but you can see the flurries coming down and it's going to start to stick on the roads because of just how cold it is out here. it has been a pretty busy december all things included for road crews. penndot says they have a big stockpile of salt, 100,000 tons to last through the winter. highways will be their big focus today. penndot says they'll have a fleet of workers out, but it's unlikely they'll need to put down the blades. not really enough snow todefini slick spots and some trouble for drivers. >> we've had a lot of these like, you know, nuisance storms, if you will, these clipper systems that seem to hit. certainly our crews are, you know, i guess kind of i don't know if you want to call this a warmup before a potential big storm but certainly our crews are getting acclimated to the early winter season. and kind of getting good work in, i guess you could say, before perhaps a big one might hit. >> reporter: so it is now snowing here in delaware county. are county oving west to east so first, we're already seeing some flakes in delaware. and then that will begin traps si transitioning over the next few hours into philadelphia and new jersey. for now live in upper darby, randy gyllenhaal, nbc10. the bitter cold will make it of the big events happening this weekend from the eagles to the fireworks and the mummers parade, you'll definitely need a game plan to stay warm. yeah, lincoln financial field if doesn't have a retractable roof. so the deep freeze will be with us as the birds take on the cowboys. fans going to the game have been visiting the pro shop to layer up in style ahead of sunday's showdown. >> we brought a lot of gear. we got a big blanket. that we'll take to the game. we got a bunch of hats. gloves, scarves. >> last night over the blue cross riverrink on penn's landing families were bundled up by the fire when they weren't trying to stay warm skating.an' cold to see fireworks at penn's landing tomorrow night, don't worry. nbc10 will be broadcasting the gar house new year's eve display live at 6:00 and at midnight. the dangerous temperatures could force the philadelphia mummers to postpone the parade on new year's day. we get a decision on that a little bit later on today. to be clear, right now the annual and crews have been preparing for crowds. barricades are up along broad street. the stage is set at city the string band, the fancies, comics all rehearsing the routines. >> when it's 10 degrees and maximum of 19 with high winds, doesn't look too good. >> city and parade officials will make a decision at noon today. again, we'll bring that to you as soon as we have it. if the mummers parade on monday is postponed, it will be rescheduled for next saturday january 6th. hav the free nbc10 app downloaded to your smartphone. that way you can track each you neighborhood. you'll be able to use our live interactive radar. and you can sign up for our al. let's head now to delaware county. police in chester are searching for a killer. nbc10 was at eighth and lloyd streets last night where a man was shot inside a car. this by the way is the 29th murder in the city of chester just this year. philadelphia's about to finish 2017 with moren recent years. so far this year 314 people have been killed in the city. that's a 13% increase from this time last year. it's also the highest number of homicides since 2012. philadelphia police tell us violence related to the opioid crisis contributed to the increase in killings. in an effort to combat it the department says there will be nearly 400 new officers on the streets by next september. meanwhile, the number of shootings, rapes and gun robberies has gone down year over year. 6:07 right now. coming ake effect. erie, pennsylvania, has had more than five feet of snow since christmas eve. now another round of wintry weather is headed their way. we'll show you why we are lucky. plus, taking the plunge. some jersey shore polar bear ha because of the bitter cold. one brave group is bucking that trend. we'll explain. and lottery fever. we'll have last night's numbers megamillions lottery as tonight's powerball jackpot continues to grow. good saturday morning to you. it's 6:10. i'm first alert meteorologist steve sosna here with a snowy look at cape may, new jersey. very picturesque if you don't have to drive in it. there will be slippery side streets here today with temperatures well below freezing as this very fluffy snow comes down here. why is it so fluffy? it's so cold. temperatures are in the teens right now so anything that falls will be of snow today. no mix, no freezing rain, nothing like that. live radar network shows snow through montgomery county, now berks county, may, snowing in wilmington. we've been showing cameras there and will continue to all morning long. live look at radar right now. snow moving into south jersey through areas of gloucester, salem counties now, atlantic county into cape may county, we're seeing the snow come down here. again, it's so cold outside that anything that falls just like this it will stick to the ground. temperatures 9 in mt. pocono, this is actually a bit of a break to the severe cold because we'll see that severe cold pick up here by tonight. so we'll walk you through the day. that snow continues at 8:00 this morning through 10:00, lunchtime and then as we move through this afternoon we'll start to see it move on out of here and we'll finally begin to calm things down in terms of the snowfall. so today's conditions we will see temperatures in the mid to upper 20s with light snow throughout the day. i'll be back in just a few minutes with part two which is the cold blast, the mummers day parade forecast and the eagles game here in just a bit. we'll see you then. thanks, steve. 6:11 right now on this saturday. coming up, cashing in on the cold. how local ski resorts are capitalizing on the big chill. and deadly hoax, how a fake 911 call led to one man's death and another man's arrest. el: broke, homeless, selling my body to get high, locked up, a slave to heroin - that was my life. married, a homeowner, a professional, recovering and thriving - that's my life now. i got help. you can too. new years means a new day for those struggling with addiction. don't suffer. don't wait. choose help. call 844 reachnj or visit reachnj.gov 6:14 right now on this saturday. we are tracking snow and bitter cold temperatures. here's a live look at 95 in wilmington. and if we can pull down that bug right there real qu go, you can see that snow in the street light. yeah, flurries have been falling for better part of half an hour or so in many parts of the region, here s re in cape may, seeing flakes flying in delaware county. we've got cameras and crews across the region anup-tdate on throughout the newscast. now to some news involving china. china's denying reports it sold oil to north korea in violation of u.n. sanctions. now, that word from china comes after president trump said that he was unhappy the country had allowed oil to reach north korea. meantime, the president has not responded to reports that russia supplied fuel to north korea at least three times in recent hsent, during his working vacation yesterday he hosted members of the coast guard at his florida golf course. on thursday the president gave an impromptu interview to the "new york times." he's been busy. the russia investigation was a top issue. mr. trump denounced the probe but said he believes special counsel robert mueller would be fair. nbc's hallie jackson spoke to a friend of the president who joined for that time of the interview. >> have you ie of weeks, changn tone when it comes to special counsel russia investigation? >> i think he's always had a lot of respect for mueller as an individual. >> the russia investigation will be a top issue as we look ahead to 2018 on nbc10's "meet the press," the outlook for 2018. join moderator chuck todd tomorrow morning at 10:30 right here on nbc10. played the lottery recently? well, you should. giant megamillions jack popot w grow even larger in 2018. nobody hit the $306 million grand prize in last night's drawing. one ticket sold in florida matched five numbers but not the megaball number. if you played, you could still win some smaller cash prizes. here are those numbers, 4, 10, 18, 28, 62 and the megaball is 7. the next megamillions drawing on tuesday is worth an estimated $343 million. can't wait until tuesday? well, you have another jackpot tonight to shoot for with the powerball. the grand prize is worth $384 million. and although we are stuck in the deep freeze, lottery sales are heating up at places, nearby at the sunoco in winwood. >> absolutely. i take a vacation. my wife loves, loves the heat. >> oh, man, i'd be in jamaica right now. >> the powerball drawing is just before 11:00 tonight. we'll have those winning numbers for you right here on nbc10. let's head now to the jersey shore where polar bear plunges are b a lot of spots on new year's day, but margate, all this year because of the dangerous cold. atlantic city polar bear plunge is still a go for noon on new year's day despite the frigid forecast and 37 degree ocean. the event raises money for multiple sclerosis association of america. the atlantic city fire department tells us though t sh participate. >> anybody who have heart conditions, cardiac issues, we advise them please don't. people run up to their knees or waist and come out and then warm up. it's risky if you don't use your head. >> for those who will be participating, those who are healthy to participate, there will still be rescue swimmers and ems crews on standby in case of an emergency. and good morning to yoert m steve sosna. 6:18 saturday morning. this is a live look from the comcast center of the schuylkill just seeing snow beginning in philadelphia. again, watch out, this snow is falling and will instantly stick on any street or surface. the reason why it's just been you don't need me to tell you that. it's just been brutal. and it will only get worse after the snow departs. so we'll talk about first. snowing in philadelphia. snowing in montgomery county. snowing in berks county, chester county. even into delaware now. northern delaware, new castle county seeing the snow. and right down to the beaches in atlantic city, cape may, garden state parkway you're seeing snow at the moment. here's our snowfall forecast. today, anywhere between a coating and two inches, which normally is not a big deal around here, but normally it's usually about 30, 32 degrees when that happens. but when you have temperatures this cold, it will be very fluffy snow. but the problem is when cars start rolling over that, compacts the snow, melts it a little bit and turns into ice. that's why i'm concerned for our side streets, especially when the temperature free falls tonight down into the low teens. so you want to have a winter kit in your car just in case you slide off the roadway or get stranded, your car's not starting, you want to make sure you have a blanket, some kitty litter in the trunk, the kitty litter helps give your car tires some traction if it's complete ice out there. current temperatures right now at the moment 20 in philadelphia, 21 in the northeast. it's 19 in dovers 22 at the marina in atlantic city. so your forecast for today, this is a little break from the extreme cold. it comes at a price though. we have the light snow over here for today. mainly during the morning and midday hours philadelphia and suburbs, lehigh valley, mainly from this morning into this afternoon for south jersey, delaware and the jersey shore. so the snow will linger there the longest. this is what i was talking about. by tonight temperatures feeling like zero. so you see this on the thermometer, but the wind will be howling tonight. and that will be bringing in that arctic air. so walk you through the feels like temperature. essth for, feeling like 13 at 7:00 tonight in philadelphia. 8 in allentown. by 11:00 single numbers almost everywhere. and that cold will go right dow waking up on your sunday morning feeling like 15 below in mt. phw in pottstown. and it will continue to be brutal throughout the day tomorrow. here's your eagles forecast. unfortunately only feeling like you're out there tailgating, make sure that you take all the precautions. mummers day parade forecast at 9:00 a.m. on monday feeling zero. actual air temperature 12 degrees. as we go into the 11:00 hour, 15, feels like 3. and then unfortunately no real improvement here even by the afternoon hours. feeling like 4 or 5 so tough stuff. just make sure you're dressed in layers. asto keep track of the snow and the bitter temperatures out there. we'll have updates throughout the morning right here on the air of course. and then you can always get the realtime information also on the nbc10 app. 6:21 right now. about 20 degrees outside. coming up, finishing strong. penn state and washington meet in the fiesta bowl today. how past bowl games are weighing heavy on the nittany lions. i'm erin coleman for nbc10 at issue, coming up, real tips for saving more of your hard earned money. simple ways to get your finances back on track for the new year including new ways of thinking about your money that may surprise you. plus, the year in fact checking, from the border wall promises to the new federal tax cuts, our partners at factcheck.org put the administration's statements to the test. and weight loss, are you doing all the right things but continue to pack on the pounds? what sabotaging your weight loss goals. and here's the good part, it's easy to fix. coming up sunday morning at 11:30"meet the press" only on nbc10. 6:24 right now. take a quick check of this morning's headlines from across the country and around the world. police in los angeles are investigating the motive behind a they say a gunman entered a law office building yesterday and opened fire. one person and the gunman were killed. a third person shot in the in stable condition. overseas in egypt, isis is claiming responsibility for deadly gunfire outside of a church near cairo. at least ten people, mostly coptic christians, were killed yesterday. in just the past year islamic militants targeting egypt's christian minority that killed more than 100 people and wounded dozens of others. back here in the u.s. police in an arrest following a prank call turned deadly. officers shot and killed a 28-year-old man at his mother's house thursday night in an incident called swatting, as s.w.a.t. team, somebody calls in false information to police who then respond to the fake emergency. in this case the suspect reportedly got into a dispute with someone on an te and gave authorities the address where he believed the person lived. it turned out to be the wrong address altogether. very soon we'll have to use the title sir when mentioning names of two pop music icons. great britain will knight former beatles star ringo starr. he joins former band mate paul mccartney. the nighthoods are part of queen eli beth's annual honors. it rewards contributions to the arts and sciences, charity work and public service. 6:26 right now on this saturday. and we are trackin thog bone ch bitter cold temperatures. nbc10's randy gyllenhaal is out in it this morning and he's got some flurries with it too. good morning, randy. >> reporter: good morning, rosemary. the snow has been falling for about an hour and take a look it's already stickg o cd out here. up next, we'll look at conditions on the road and talk to penndot. where's your hat, randy? i'm going to yell at you. wilmington, delaware, we are seeing light snow there. and light snow on traffic cameras this morning. this is a live look at i-95 confirming our suspicions. it's snowing. we'll show you how much and when the snow exits followed by the bitter blast all coming up in the next half hour. 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 everyone how important preventive care is for people my age. see anything, doctor? looks great, doctor. and with cigna healthspring medicare advantage, you get a team of doctors 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arrived here in delaware. this is a live look at 95. those majors have been treated by the crews overnight to make sure they're not slick with this wintry weather. cape may is also seeing some snow right now. here is a snow covered beach avenue down the shore. the snow has made it into philadelphia as well. another live look at center city. this is along broad street from our kimmel center campus camera. meteorologist steve sosna iskin you live. and, steve, we should point out to our viewers this isn't going to be a blast, a swamp of this wintry weather. we're not going to get swamped withit,in undated with it, but the ground is so cold and that's the issue here. >> right. you won't be digging out of this for days, but it is of concern because of how cold it is. the schuylkill expressway looking northwest from the comcast center right now and we've been seeing that snow fall. and the problem is that snow will instantly stick with how cold it is and then when cars run over it, it compacts, melts a little bit and turns into ice. so sometimes these minor systems end up being worse than the bigger storms where everybody stays off the roadways. so just keep note of that as you're out and about here today, especially the secondary side roadways here. those neighborhood cul-de-sacs. so we're seeing the snow right now in chester county. the snow has been falling steadily there for the last hour or two. wilmington, you're seeing the snow as well. right into south jersey at the moment we're seeing the snow along the 42 freeway. we're seeing that in 55 south of the pitman moving towards vineland and seeing that all the way down to the shore points here this morning. so from summers point, atiay landing down to the cape may courthouse and west into new castle county we're seeing that snow falling. wilmington to newark all the way down and if you're taking the 95 corridor here, it will be wet for the most part. there could be some slippery spots in areas just because of how cold it's been. so these are the feels like temperatures right now. and they will not move much here for today. now, our snowfall forecast like i said not real impressive, but the problem is it's so cold this fluffy snow will be slippery especially on those secondary streets. i'll walk you through the bitter blast that's coming. round two, the dangerous cold here coming up in just a bit. >> thanks for that, steve. we send it over to nbc10's randy gyllenhaal who is live outside keeping an eye on the sky in upper darby, delaware county, and heeding steve's advice to put a hat on. randy. >> reporter: got the hat on. it's really snowing at this point so probably a good idea. it was flurrying about an hour, hour and a half ago. it's picked up now. and as steve has been forecasting all week long, the ground is just so frozen that the snow is immediately sticking. let's take a look here on west chester pike. you can see the snow already sticking to the ground. usually takes an hour or so to accumulate because the ground is so cold, it's happening a lot quicker. we also caught up with penndot. they've had a pretty busy december so far. they say they have more than enough salt ready to go. 100,000 tons for the entire winter. they do say that it's unlikely the plows will actually have their blades down today, not really enough snow to plow cht definitely enough to cause slick spots if you're driving this morning. >> whatever falls from the sky given the cold temperatures we expect to stick to the roadway right away. and for that reason we have 182 state trucks ready to deploy for this event. >> reporter: and out here in the parking lot at the wawa we're at we're seeing some snow already accumulating on the cars, so it's going to be a brush kind of day. maybe not a shovel for your sidewalks, but definitely dusting off the car once the snow stops and you head out latered to. for now, live in upper darby, randy gyllenhaal, nbc10 news. our cold snap is keeping firefighters busy. fires break out across the region since the deep freeze started and since a lot of people started cranking up those heaters and space heaters. the severe chill can make the dangerous job of these first responders even more difficult. that includes this fire scene in philadelphia last night. a family in west oak lane praised the crews for responding very quickly to their burning home. similar scenes unfolded yesterday in westtown, chester county and portion of montgomery county. in every case firefighters say weather was an issue. >> it hampers operations. makes everybody work a little bit slower. we have frozen hose lines, frozen equipment. >> and all that freezing can cause slip and fall conditions for first responders. crews always bring salt to the scene to treat the ground. talk about another fire, new this morning one man is in the hospital following this house fire in philadelphia's feltonville neighborhood. crews responded to the scene here on rising sun avenue around 2 2:00 this morning. right now the homeowner is being treated for smoke inhalation. firefighters put down salt to help ice from forming from the water they were spraying. bitter cold in new york last night didn't stopped loved ones and neighbors from holding a vigil for the victims of the deadly apartment fire in the bronx. new york fire officials have released video taken inside this century old building. you can see the burned out hallways and stairwells where the flames moved very fast on thursday night. investigators now say a 3-year-old boy playing with the burners on a stove started the fire by accident. the family escaped, but the door to their apartment stayed ajar. and the fire raced up a five-story stairwell. >> every little kid in the stretch is burned. it's crazy. >> five of the 12 fire victims were children. the fire was new york's deadliest in more than a quarter century. new overnight a suspect is under arrest following a police pursuit from wilmington to south jersey. the chase that spanned two states ended early this morning in clementon, camden county. police say that's where the driver bailed out of his car. authorities are expected to release more details about this incident later on today. this morning, we're learning there will be fewer police force in atlantic city. it's all part of the new contract that was ratified yesterday by the police union in in a.c. the contract reduces the number of officers but increases the number of hours officers will work over the course of the year. it also preserves salary and benefits changes that took effect in march. 6:36 right now. coming up, fighting the flu. the new report from the cdc that shows just how widespread flu activity is across the country and here in our region. plus, 100 days and counting. people in puerto rico are still struggling to return to normal following hurricane maria. we'll take you there next. ,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. it's 6:39 right now on this a few moments at 7:00. we say good morning to sheinelle jones and craig melvin for a preview of what's ahead. good morning, guys. >> good morning, rosemary. >> good morning. coming up on a saturday morning here on "today," another day of bitter cold temperatures sweeping across the country. and it's not going to warm up in time for new year's eve celebrations. dylan will let us know how low it will go. also this morning, we're flooding a home on purpose. we're doing it to show you how dangerous it can be if your pipes burst this winter. jeff rossen is going to have some simple fixes that we can all make to keep that from happening. >> and we'll take a look back at all of the fun we've had here on saturday "today" from the surprises to the group trips and the pranks, of course. our producers pulled on us. >> we've had some fun, rosemary. those stories and more when we get started in just a bit here on "today." happy new year by the way. >> happy new year to you guys too. have a good 2018. we'll see you -- i'll see you tomorrora bit. >> yeah. bye, guys. 6:40 on your saturday morning. a snowy saturday morning across much of the area. already that snow has moved in that's why we have the first alert for the two-part series. first part will be a little bit of snow and then the second part will definitely be the cold. the entire viewing area under that first alert here from now all the way through tuesday at 8:00 in the morning. e expecting that one-two punch. the first punch being that coating to two inches of snow which doesn't seem like a lot but with the ground b instantly that's a problem out here. so especially as we get into overnight tonight when temperatures fall into the low teens, that salt is not effective on the roadways. dangerous sub zero temperatures feeling like by tuesday morning we'll finally start to pull out of that. but it will be a long stretch of very intense cold. live look at the poconos right now where it's snowing outside. i've been checking some of the penndot conditions on the roads and they are reporting that some of the roads are w up there along interstate 80. so be cautious out there in and around the delaware valley they're seeing road conditions just wet, but again, watch out for patchy ice sy spots. it's snowing on the northeast extension of the pennsylvania turnpike in montgomery county. it's snowing if you head out on 76 out towards the west here, snowing in chester, delaware counties right now and more snow to come here through the afternoon. then it's the w the areas acrose country that are dealing with winter weather alerts. that's part two of our weather storm. and i'll talk about that coming up here at 6:48. the flyers try to snap a three-game losing streak. we know if joel embiid will take the court tonight for the sixers and eagles coach doug pederson talks about playing time for his starters. why he says he has to be smart about who takes the field for the birds in tomorrow's game against the cowboys. it's all ahead in your saturday morning sports. plus, about to expire. when the free holiday parking in philadelphia will run out. just about quarter to 7:00 right now on this saturday morning. and you can see those flakes whipping around there in the wind. this is a live look at the gerard point bridge. plenty of people out on the roads this morning, hopefully taking it easy. yeah, we're not going to get a ton of snow with this, however because the ground has been so cold anything that's untreated, that wet stuff is going to stick. meteorologist steve sosna is tracking the snow for your neighborhood. he's got the timing, he's got how long it's going to last all coming up in the first alert forecast. talk about erie, pennsylvania, yeah, they're getting some snow, a lot of snow. 65 inches have fallen since christmas eve. now parts of the area could get another 16 inches through this weekend. the overall accumulation in erie, by the way, for the month is more than 100 inches. yeah, just be grateful we're on this side of the state. thousands of people in our region will be ringing in the new year on the slopes. nbc10 found skiers, snowboarders and tubers getting a head start yesterday at bear creek mountain in berks county. the frigid weather drove some indoors for warmth, maybe for hot cocoa. but many others really weren't bothered by the bitter blast. they're happy to see it. the slopes are guaranteed to be covered with man ahead or natural snow for the new year. >> i know last year as an example they didn't open until after the first of the year so when we heard all the chair lifts were running and most of the trails were open, we decided to make the trip up for the day. >> bear creek says all its trails are open. the resort expects those trails to be packed because all of its hotel rooms are booked this weekend. the flu season is only getting worse. that's the word from the centers for disease control. the center released the latest numbers yesterday. as of last week 36 states reported widespread flu activity and that includes pennsylvania. that's up from 23 states the week before. 13 states reported regional activity and that includes new jersey. delaware had less flu activity than both pennsylvania and new jersey. doctors say there is still time to get your flu shot if you haven't had it yet. it is now more than 100 days since hurricane maria slammed into puerto rico battering the island. authorities say just 55% of the nearly 1.5 million customers on the island have power. the army corps of engineers has said it will likely be may before the power is fully restored. a lot of folks still struggling to return to some kind of normalcy. over all more than 200,000 homes were damaged. destruction will cost an estimated $95 billion to repair. back here in our area this weekend, quick reminder it is your last chance to take advantage of holiday parking specials in philadelphia. meter parking is free starting at 11:00 this morning. there are also six garages that charge a flat rate of $8 today and tomorrow between 11:00 in the morning and midnight. and good saturday morning to you. we are looking at a live look at our mellon cam radera right now. we have the snow coming down. picturesque if you're not driving in it andmain eoadways should be mainly just wet this morning, watch out for some icy spots. the reason why we've just been like the north pole around here. it's been so cold. you can see it out there. not a very inviting morning if you do not temperatures and snow to be on outside. so let's look at that camera. take a look at some other spots across our area to see what's happening here right now. iteighrhood by neighborhood snowing just beginning in a lot of spots here with temperatures in the upper 20s later on today. that main round of snow coming in here this morning through midday, philadelphia, suburbs, lehigh valley and then continuing through the afternoon and south jersey, delaware and at the jersey shore. as we work our way into tomorrow, this is not an improvement. it looks like an improvement when you see the sunshine icons, but the problem is the price we pay for it. this temperature drop will be very noticeable. and it will feel about 15 degrees cooler than that as we head into the feels like temperature. and then by the time we get into monday this is just some really rough stuff. look at this 19 in philadelphia for your high. the suburbs 17 for your high on monday. 16 in the lehigh valley and 20 down to the jersey shore. but, again, when you factor in the wind speeds it's going to feel more like zero to 5 degrees. right now this is why it's an issue with even just a coating to two inches of snow. it's the temperatures. 16 in perk si right now. it's 18 in blue bell. 19 in philadelphia. 18 in millville. live look at radar and you can of course get this 24/7 on our app and zoom down to your street. but it's snowing across much of the philadelphia area right now. that snow will continue through let's say lunchtime today. and then it starts to wind on down although there could be a secondary push here. some snow squalls working in five or north and west and ten-minute bursts of snow but can make the roads very slippery. so we are not done with the threat even though the main batch may move out here by midday. snowfall totals generally between a coating and two inches in many spots. and that will be a very fluffy snow. but once that compacts into isolator on tonight, it will turn rock hard and we'llh hime with the temperatures we have over the next few days. mid to upper 20s for temperatures today. look at that tonight. that hurts. 14 feels like zero in philadelphia. so you really need to dress for it. and only gets worse here. look what happens by the timee . you're waking up to temperatures tomorrow morning when we're here, rosemary, it's going to feel like zero degrees in philadelphia. ouch. >> yikes. yeah. you said it. all right. thanks, steve. as you make yourns deferently h nbc10 app with you to track this snow and also to stay on top of these bitter cold temperatures. you got to be safe out there. we'll have updates throu otcouru can always get realtime information. this is sports desk brought to you by xfinity. x1 from xfinity will change the way you experience tv. marshall harris here from nbc sports philadelphia. flyers took three-game losing streak to tampa bay last night to face the team with the most points in all the nhl. brian elliot started every game, make it second in a row. nice pass to simmons who gets his 12th goal of the season. it's 1-1. three minutes later, flyers on power play, it's 2-1 flyers. now through two final 15 sec of the period claude giroux with three assists, it's 3-2 flyers. manning's shot is stopped but follows up and stuffs it in far side. the flyers take down the top team in the nhl 5-3 your final. eagles head coach doug pederson says the starters will play sunday against the cowboys, but he didn't say how much. he was asked if this is similar to a preseason situation. >> i'm not using the term preseason with our guys. it's still a regular season football game. dallas cowboys. but, i mean, i got to be smart with it obviously. and i'm not putting anybody on a pitch count or number of plays. i just want to see execution by our guys going into the post season. >> now, doug pederson is keeping walk-through practices indoors last two days, eagles head coach wanted to practice outside. but the field at the nova care everyone headed to the linc. and meanwhile chris long mentione p obama for donating his salary this year to charity. he's using the money to fund scholarships in his hometown of charlottesville, virginia. president obama is posting some of the biggest positive stories of the year, needless to say recognition. >> that's cool. i mean, you know, at the end of the day that's an honor to be able to fly across one of our former president's radar. that's the point trying to do good things in the community is try to spread positivity. it's an honor to be mentioned. >> sixers news, joel embiid will not play tonight in denver. he will play tomorrow in phoenix as he continues to sit one game of the back-to-backs, he'll meet the team in phoenix. >> the health aspect of it all, the ability to give him more rest it's related to his health. and it's -- it doesn't need to be saiy like it's just that and we'll meet him in phoenix. and take care of him along that path. >> penn state football playing washington today in the fiesta bowl. the nittany lions have not forgot about losing in the rose bowl last year when they let a 14-point lead to usc evaporate. >> that's something we've been talking about, the mentality to finish, finishing the game last two bowl games, two bowl games i've been a part of, last seconds drives and we lost the game in those drives. got to find a way to finish and find a way to execute in those situations. >> that's it for sports. i'm marshall harris, nbc sports philadelphia. a lot of people waking up will be waking up to snow-covered lawn or snow-covered streets outside their windows. >> i'm calling this the tundra, rosemary. it's so brutally cold and also snowy now. this is a live picture of cape may, new jersey, where you're seeing the snow falling. look, those roads are covered here. it instantly sticks. we'll be looking at that for the next couple days. if we look at radar picture, looks like radar will show the snowfalling across much of the viewing area. and that is just moving through from west to east. so we'll continue that -- to see that and that snow will continue to stick on all of our roadways. you see that picture there. conditions probably not getting better until later on today. but, again, it's not really a plow worthy snow. that's the problem with it. so when cars start to roll over it, it compacts that snow and turns it ice. so problem here for the next couple of days. >> take it easy, just take it easy. no rush this week. ,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. pro tip: gianraspberries for prices on produce. john... strawberries for amy... what's a jicama? thanks! amazing produce prices. . good morning. new year's freeze. temperature plunging this morning as the bitter cold gripping portions of the country gets even worse. at least 70 million people now under a wind chill threat from the midwest to new england. 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