This is what you can expect. This is what well be looking at. Well see the heavy rain tonight. Glenn will cover the arctic blast tomorrow and later next week. Were going to be looking at snow once again. Well do a full circle to where we were days ago. The heaviest rain at this time has moved out across the atlantic. Its off shore of the jersey shore. Were looking at a band thats making its way through the Lehigh Valley. This will provide steady brief showers as it moves eastward. You can expect to see a shower. Yoil g youll get a break this evening. You can see were getting one break now. This little line will affect mainly berks county and the Lehigh Valley. Then we get another break. Then steadier rain will develop later tonight. Behind that you can see the wintry precipitation moving in, even a little bit of snow thats coming across parts of the ohio valley. Lets go ahead and walk through tomorrow. Well get the break, you can see the showers let up a bit. We actually see a little bit of a break even through 11 00 tonight. Then we see heavier rain moving in before 2 30 in the morning. Thats when we see a wintry mix making its way also into the Lehigh Valley. We could see a little bit of icing on the roads, perhaps, early tomorrow morning as those temperatures start to plummet. Thats the second part of our big weather story is those temperatures. Glenns got that. Tammie, its amazing. We have cold fronts come through all the time. But we dont see the kind of temperature drops were about to see. Right now, we have temperatures in the 60s across most of the area. Allentown set a record even earlier today. Its 65 there. 67 in northeast philly. A little cooler at the jersey shore with the wind coming in off that very cold ocean. Over the next 12 hours, we really dont see much of a change until, look at this, between 3 00 a. M. And 5 00 a. M. Were near 60 all night tonight. Not going to need any coat tonight. Then 44 at 6 00 a. M. And continuing to go down. We have temperatures near 30, dropping into the 20s as we go through the Late Afternoon when the eagles are playing. As far as the feels like, were again in the 60s tonight. But look at the sharp drop. 5 00 a. M. , 63 in voorhees, 58 philly. 29 in potts down. And that cold air sweeps across in a couple of hours. By 7 00 a. M. , 8 00 a. M. , were already in the icebox here in the philadelphia area and further to the east its only an hour later. Look at noontime, feeling like in the teens in parts of the area. Once we get into that level, were staying there for the afternoon and going into the Single Digits tomorrow night for the feels like. Remember, its in the 60s now. Well talk more about the next part of this story, which includes snow next week coming up. Be prepared for the big weather changes this weekend with the nbc 10 app. You can download it for free. You can track the rain with our interactive radar. Youll get hour by hour forecasts for your neighborhood. Our 20 minutes of nonstop news continues with a final farewell to a hero. Thousands stood in the rain in center city for a firefighter who made the ultimate sacrifice. Bagpipers played danny boy as members of engine 43 escorted the body matthew laturneau. From center city the procession travelled to delaware county. The saints peter and paul cemetery. Aundrea clinethomas was there as the Community Came out to show their support. The weather is contributing to the somber atmosphere. Reporter it absolutely did. Today he was pro motmoted to ho his sacrifice. Bagpipes created a somber soundtrack. The rain set the mood as philadelphia and beyond prepared to say its final good byes. 8yearold mitchell dressed the part and recognized the heaviness of the moment. He tried to save somebody but he died. Reporter saturday, he answered the call. He ran into a burning home trying to save a life. Matt did not go home saturday. For his family and friends, there is no solace and there are no words. There is only the knowledge that matt every day of his life, was truly a hero. Reporter but in this instance, many dont only salute in solidarity, they know him personally. He became a firefighters in his teens and made his rounds as an instructor at various fire academies. He lived, eat, slept, and breathed this job. Reporter and died doing what he absolutely loved. Still, its hard to find solace on such a somber day. But maybe pride in knowing he made a difference. He was 42 years old. Well be back again in an hour to tell you more on how hes being remembered. Aundrea clinethomas, nbc 10 news. And many people have been sharing messages. Look for the story on our page to share your condolences. Today President Trump denied he said anything insulting about haitians. During a meeting yesterday at the white house. The president said, never said anything derogatory about haitians other than haiti is a very poor and troubled country. Never said take them out. Made up by dems. I have a wonderful relationship with haitians. Probably should record future meetings, unfortunately, no trust. [ inaudible question ] no. There you heard a reporter shouting questions to the president after the event honoring dr. Martin luther king jr. Day. He simply ignored them and left the room. A democratic aide told nbc 10 news that yesterday the president used an expletive to describe africa and haiti during an immigration movie. Dick durbin was at that meeting. Senator graham made his presentation, the president interrupted him several times with questions. And in the course of his comments, said things which were hate filled, vile and racist. Nbc 10s tim furlong has been speaking with members of the local Haitian Community about the president s comments. Hell have their reaction all new at 5 00. Nbc 10 is your official station of the philadelphia eagles. Were counting down to kickoff tomorrow when the battle of the birds gets underway. Closing in on 24 hours until the eagles face the falcons. Fly eagles fly all in unison, really good for those kids. These students at presentation bbm school in sheltonham cheered on the birds. They wore their eagles gear as you can see to show their support. But you know what . Who says we have to wait until tomorrow to get the Party Started . No one. Were getting you ready right now down in south philadelphia. Danny pommels is joining us live where all the excitement is building ahead of tomorrows big game. Hey, danny. Reporter it wouldnt be the playoffs without a party. Were here at xfinity live. The party is less than an hour from kicking off. Its wet, dreary and damp outside. Come in here and get dry. The eagles victory bus will be out front at 5 00. Give an encouraging message to the team. Keep it pg13. Weve got give aways, food specials. The whole nine yards. You know, of course we know how to party and have a good time here in philly. We know how to eat. What about the football . Will the eagles get a victory . After a bye week theyre eager to prove themselves. They do not want the season to end tomorrow night. These opportunities dont come very often. Weve got a good football team, a special team. Weve got to take advantage of this. Everybody knows whats at stake. You lose youll be on the couch. We aint trying to be on the couch. Playstations still got dust on it. Let it still have dust on it, you see what i mean . Everybody is going to come on saturday. Its all about that, bro. Reporter send it back to you guys, ill be here at 6 00 with a full sportscast. Back to you. Not to put you on the spot, but how do you think theyre going to do tomorrow . Whats your prediction. Reporter youre asking that question . I think theyll win. Nobody is picking them, theyre underdogs, the first underdog thats a one seed. 2317. Look at you. You might nail it. They do get the win. Well check in with you later. Remember nbc 10 your official eagles station is the only place you can see the battle of the birds. Well have coverage all day long. It starts at 9 30 in the morning with inside the eagles. Then we pick back up at 12 00 noon and take you until kickoff. Stay with us after the game with interviews with the players and coaches. The pencil factory retzel f getting ready for the game. We made a handful, about five, but the football itself we made 25. Hopefully well sell a lot of footballs. People adding them to their party tray and the orders they already have. If you want a falcon pretzel they may make you one but its going to cost you. This is eagles country. Eagles fans are fired up. Do you know how we know that . We have gotten hundreds of submissions from nbc 10 viewers sharing their rendition of the eagles fight song. We saw bands, kids, even real life birds. Fly eagle fly watch those eagles fly those are cute prek students from the caring people alliance, West Philadelphia community center. Just some of the thousands of kids who have shown their eagles pride. Was that bird real . Was that real . Yeah. I dont know. It was, yes. The producer says yes. We want to see your spin on the eagles fight song. You can go it alone or grab your kids, coworkers, friends from church, your pet. Anyone with spirit. Record your performance and send it to us. You can also tag us on social media at nbc philadelphia with flyeaglesfly. The eagles victory bus hit the streets across philadelphia. This morning it was in center city. Folks with their umbrellas signing the bus. Then it went on to aaa on columbus boulevard. Lots of people writing messages to the team all along the way. The buss final stop today, xfinity live. Thats when the party begins from 5 00 to 8 00 tonight. Were giving away three pairs of playoff tickets to tomorrows game at the link, plus an autographed carson wentz jersey. There will be a special 5 game day menu. Nbc 10s Britney Schiff will give us a preview coming up. A worker is recovering after he got trapped between walls on the 40th floor of a building under construction in center city. That high rise is at 15th and chestnut. Firefighters got the call after midnight and were able to rescue him. Were told he has minor injuries. The me too movement has made its way to both chambers of the delaware legislature. Its a response to the wave of claims against prominent figures across the country. Both sides want to set up a system to process any claims. Delaware is the only state that has no written Sexual Harassment policy for legislators. Federal lawmakers from both parties in new jersey are asking to keep internet gambling later. It urged the department not to rescind its opinion from 2011. Internet gambling is a thriving industry in new jersey. Other members of Congress Asked the department to give congress the power to make the decision. Turning back to our first alert weather and the warm and wet conditions across our area. Were taking a live down broad street. Springlike weather is going to be short and sweet. Nbc 10s Miguel Martinez valles has been out for us. No umbrella now, so its stopped . Reporter it was more rain than shine, but people are enjoying this brief pause in the rain while they can. You can see some people Walking Around without umbrellas. I say why they can because the last two weeks weve been having crazy changes in weather. Mother nature cant decide what she wants to do with the weather. Just roll with the punches. Reporter rolling with the perch punches, 2018 has been a roller coaster in the weather department. Its all over the place. You dont know what to expect. Last week was 10, now its 65. Feels like a hurricane. I dont know. Reporter thursday of last week we were talking about the noreaster snowstorm. Followed by the deep freeze over the weekend and tuesdays big thaw. The last few days theyve been having to drive around in all this slush. Reporter fast forward three days later the salt and slush is a thing of a past. Its been topsy turvy. We never know what were going to get the next day. Reporter the changes dont stop there. This weekend were expecting a sharp drop. Back to winter temperatures. Im usually just checking the weather apps every single night to make sure im dressed properly for the next day. Reporter of course she was talking about our nbc 10 app. You can keep up with all this ever changing weather by downloading it at the app store. Im in center city, nbc 10 news. All right. Thats great way to put it into perspective, miguel. Thank you for that. Really, a soaking rain out there today. Oh, yeah. Nonstop for a long period of time. I was out in it with the dog and we came home very drenched. But i had my umbrella. The dog didnt have a coat because he doesnt wear one. This is what weve been expecting. Its a natural coat. What was great was that it was mild. So mild. 65 degrees, glenn. Its actually going to be close to that at midnight tonight, too. If you want to go walk the dog at 11 00 at night you wont need a coat then either. You will need an umbrella. You can see the tops of the buildings are cut off by the low clouds, but at least you can see. The wind is still blowing the same direction. As long as those flags are going that way, warm air is coming in. Tomorrow the flags will be the opposite. The cold air coming in. The first alert we have for the entire area, all the way through the day on saturday for the combination of this heavy rain, localized flooding and then the temperatures crashing. Once again, we rarely see them crash this far, this fast in this part of the country. Now, we have a break, and now the next batch of rain is starting to come in from berks county down into maryland. And storm ranger 10 is close to that rain in berks county. Its a little bit heavier over potts town. Not nearly as heavy as what we saw earlier, the early batch of rain. But storm ranger 10 will keep an eye on this. We have a little bit heavier just east of douglas right now. And theres plenty more to come. You can see some of this heavy rain to the south in virginia. We see heavy showers or storms. Look at all the moisture. This thing still has to get through here before we can dry out. We will dry out in time for the eagles game, even early in the morning. These are the highs so far. The record high in allentown, record high in mount pocono. Now, were still close to those numbers, a little cooler at the jersey shore with the wind coming in off the ocean. So this evening, the next batch of heavy rain comes up. Dinnertime, starts to taper off toward the middle of the night and then here comes the cold air. Once the cold air comes in, precipitation is over with and were dry here for at least a couple of days. But we have other changes coming. Now, for the eagles, the cold air is coming in in the morning, so even at 1 00 its going to be cold. By kick off time 29 degrees with the wind gusting to 25. Fourth quarter 25. So at kickoff, the feels like is about 15 and dropping to 9 by the end of the game. Now, monday were dry but here comes a clipper system from the west. Could bring a little bit of snow on tuesday. Then some of the models shows a little bit more development as we go into wednesday. So the temperature is plummeting tomorrow down into the 20s. Then were pretty cold all the way through next thursday with some of that snow tuesday and wednesday. All right. Well, the eagle has literally landed in philadelphia. Yeah, were not just talking about our favorite football team. 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Were just four weeks away pr from the 2018 olympics. We got a look at what the athletes will be competing for. Here are this years gold, silver and bronze medals. Also, meet the mascots for the winter olympics. The white tiger is the mascot of the games and a black bear represents the paralympics. All the action from the games, steve jones is headed to south korea to bring you live coverage starting february 8th. All right, back to the weather whiplash across our area. Take a look at this fog settling in over the blue cross river rink from warm to wet to brutal cold. Tammie and glenn . Wow, once we finally dry out tomorrower thats when the big change sets in. Were tracking the drastic drop in temperatures and what you need to know if youre going to be headed to the eagles game, next. The wild video of a track driver who crossed first ahead of thousands of bikers. Paycheck questions . 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There is a lot of ponding on the roadways. We have flood advisories in effect because of that. The low lying areas, the notorious areas they will be full of water. Watch out if youre out and about. Look at the sight you see, the very cold river water with the warm air above it and we get this halloween fog boiling up through the area. Rain will continue through tomorrow morning. We get the arctic blast, glenn will tell you about that in a moment. To add insult to injury, more snow next week and it could be snow we have to shovel. The heaviest rain is just offshore of the jersey shore. But were watching this band thats making its way through the Lehigh Valley and berks county. Lets go to our storm ranger truck which is in collegeville. You can see its picking