Precipitation. We have to dress with the heavy coat, temperatures in the 40s. Standing outside for a while it will feel chilly. By noon time upper 40s. That brings us to the eagles forecast to finish off the season. Big game there with dallas. Fun time to check that out. Fortynine at kick off. Northwesterly breeze at ten to 15, lot of sunshine throughout the game. New years day forecast looking great, 50 for philadelphia, upper 40s at the shore, Polar Bear Plunge taking place today ocean water in the lower 40s. Poconos good day for skiing and riding at 40 degrees. We will talk about that rain and bitter cold temperatures copping at us in the seven kay in a few more minutes. There is rahels glasses. Umhmm, styling. Looks good. All right, justin, while were you sleeping or partying, hundreds were working through the the night, getting ready for philadelphia tradition were talk about the annual mummers parade. Cherri gregg from kyw news radio is live from south philadelphia, hanging out w
New year. Good evening. Im keith jones. Tonight we found shoppers frustrated to pay the tax as they stocked up for new years eve parties. Nbc10s drew smith has the story. Reporter its a sticker shock we were told to prepare for. It started going up to a ridiculous price. Reporter but its the date that has people upset. Philadelphias 1. 5 cent per ounce sugary drink tax becomes law on the 1st of next year. I was looking at the price tag, and i was like, oh, my god, it went from 2. 99 to 5. 49. Reporter the tax is expected to bring in 90 million to fund Early Education and improve recreation centers, and its assessed on beverage distributors. Stores can choose to pass it on to you, and it appears acme got an early start. We checked to make sure this wasnt just a chainwide soda price increase, and we managed to find a twoliter bottle of cola for less than a buck inside this Montgomery County acme. But here inside the city limits, that same brand and size costs more than double. Its almost
Around the world. This disease is preventable and this outbreak is controllable. We know that if we take the proper steps we can save lives. But we have to act fast. Good to have you with us tonight folks. Thanks for watching. We start with breaking news. The United States will send 3,000 military personnel to africa it in an effort to combat the worse Ebola Outbreak in world history. Today president obama travelled to atlanta where he received a full briefing on the outbreak. Short time ago he made clear how bad the situation in west africa actually is. Hospitals, clinics, and the few Treatment Centers that do exist have been completely overwhelmed. An already very weak Public Health system is near collapse in these countries. Patients are being turned away. People are literally dieing in the streets. Heres the hard truth, in west africa, ebola is now an epidemic, of the likes we have not seen before. President obama says the world is looking to our country to help. Faced with this ou
Sydney watched as seven tons of fireworks blasted over the famed harbor. It lasted nearly 15 minutes. I always think i want to go to sydney after i watch that. Hellie, im Stephanie Gosk in new york at msnbc World Headquarters. Its high noon in the east, 9 00 out west. While parts of the world are already into the new year, 12 hours from now, its new york citys turn to reign in 2017. Times square is ready. Up to 2 million spectators expected to pack the area amid unprecedented security measures. Adam reese is there for us. What does it look like out there . Have you seen any of the sand trucks they have been talking about a lot this week . Reporter hi, stephanie. Theyre already gathering here in times square. They want to be in the front row to see that crystal ball drop and bring in 2017. As you know, stephanie. Security very tight, the nypd out in force. Some 7,000 officers to protect the 2 million revelers expected here tonight. They are already wanting people into the pens. Radiatio
Look at this. Most of australia is now ringing in 2017 in high fashion. Fireworks there just incredible. This is a live look from sydney, australia, as people take in the sights of great fireworks there. More than 2 Million People are expected to attend the celebration at sydney harbor. Why wouldnt you . So gorgeous. New york city is preparing for the traditional new years bash with security to help protect a crowd projected of up to 2 Million People. Im betty nguyen in new york. Heres whats happening this morning. Right now, new reports of a russian hack targeting a u. S. Utility. According to Washington Post, a malware code associated with a Russian Hacking Campaign was found in a laptop at a Vermont Electric company. It is unclear what the intention was or when the code was entered into the computer. The post cited a Senior Obama Administration official among its sources say who say the russians did not actively use the code to disrupt utility operations. Nbcs hans nichols is at the