Getting the homeless to come in off the streets. It seems keeping warm is easier said than done. Most of us, though, had somewhere to call home and get out of this cold. For those who dont, there is help. David holloman with the office of Supportive Housing tells me his outreach teams will be fanning out across the city during this snap of frigid weather, encouraging the homeless to come into the shelters. What they usually do, they have a Good Relationship with the majority of people on the street, so they are double checking the folks. Outreach program come out here and talk to me. They came out last night actually. Reporter near the entrance to the ben franklin bridge youll find ivan perkins, who lives in a tent. He tells me hed rather be here than in a shelter, too much relocating and he cant bring all of his things. He picks up odd jobs in the neighborhood, sweeping the sidewalks, and relies on the kindness of strangers. What will you do tonight when the temperatures really drop . Ill be out here. Reporter perkins has been here since the summer. So far hes managed, but then again winter didnt really arrive until recently. Cold freezing temperatures starting to happen. Thats when things get rocky a little bit. Reporter you going to make it through the winter . Im pretty sure i will. Reporter if you see someone whos homeless and youd like to get them some help, the number to call in philadelphia is 2152321984. Thats project homes hot line. They work very closely with the city of philadelphia. Reporting live in center city, rosemary connors, nbc 10 news. All right, rosemary. They are getting ready to help the homeless in bridgeton, cumberland county, as well. The hall of the resurrection being set up as a shelter for more than 30 people who need a warm place to stay tonight. City leaders also declaring code blue here. Some new jersey counties do not have code blue programs, but a push is under way in the state legislature to change that. Jersey shore Bureau ReporterTed Greenberg is working on that part of the story for nbc 10 news coming up at 5 00. And it is finally cold enough to start making snow here at Camelback Mountain in the poconos. Theyll open for skiing and snowboarding coming up on thursday and until then, machines will be pumping out snow around the clock to build a base. Coming up at 4 30 on nbc 10 news, the impact the late arrival of Winter Weather is having on businesses and workers in the poconos. You know the moments you need the quick weather update, thats when the free nbc 10 news app comes in handy. Set it to get alerts and warnings on your smartphone or tablet. All you have to do is download it. Now to developing news on wall street, where temperatures arent the only thing plunging. The start of 2016 is a rough one for the stock market. Heres a live look at the new york stock exchange. The dow dropped nearly 400 points today. Made up a little ground and closed about 275 points down. It was a bad day of trading across the board. The s p 500 and nasdaq each lost more than 2 of value. The selloff comes after a manufacturing report from china. The losses are so big in china that trading was automatically halted by a new Circuit Breaker system there. Back in this country a federal judge says bill cosbys wife has to testify this week in a civil lawsuit filed against her husband. Camille cosby will testify in a defamation suit on wednesday in springfield, massachusetts. The lawsuit was filed by seven women who say bill cosby sexually assaulted them, alleging the median allowed his representatives to paint them as liars. Cosby is countersuing, accusing the women of making false allegations for financial gain. Cosby and his representatives have repeatedly denied all allegations of sexual assault. But cosby faces a preliminary hearing for a sex assault here in Montgomery County next week. Cosbys lawyer says the criminal case is unjustified and politically motivated. And today the prosecutor at the center of the case took his oath of office in Montgomery County. In his first public appearance as district attorney, kevin steele talked about the case ahead of him. Deanna durante is live now in norristown, where the countys new leadership is moving in. Reporter many in the leadership not yet assigned offices or moved in. For kevin steele the move will be simple, moving from one office to another, however, the case load if he takes office is getting bigger. I, kevin steele, do solemnly swear. Reporter sworn in by his old boss, kevin steele takes the oath of office with his family by his side. After the ceremony, he talks about what lies ahead. We have a great many challenges that we have Going Forward in front of us. We have a heroin epidemic that were facing and were going to work very hard to try to stem that tide and make a difference in peoples lives. Reporter steele will be taking on two major cases as he takes office, two hes already been working on as the offices first assistant. The prosecution of attorney general kathleen kane, a democrat facing perjury and other charges after accused of leaking grand jury information to a reporter. Steele has presided over two preliminary hearings in which kanes charges were acceptability sent to a higher court for prosecution. Ive made a statement the other day about what we did in this case. And it was following the evidence where it leads us, whenever, wherever, it led us. Reporter criminal charges against cosby, the defense lawyer went on the attack, saying the case was only brought on for political reasons. We made a determination of charges needed to be brought and it was the right thing to do and thats what this is about. Thats simply what this job is, about doing justice. Reporter hasnt announced who his staff is, but its expected steele will be at the prosecutors table when cosby arrives here for a preliminary hearing next week. Reporting live, deanna durante, nbc 10 news. Promising news today as pennsylvanias budget battle continues. Theres no full budget deal just yet, but the state tells us Financial Relief will begin arriving tomorrow for some. The state is sending out more than 3 billion to school districts, county governments, and social service providers. Its the result of a partial budget signed by Governor Wolf last week. Lawmakers are back in work in harrisburg today hoping to end the sevenmonth stalemate. For the first time in eight years, philadelphia has a new mayor, jim kenney taking the oelt of office today. He brings new leadership to a city enjoying a development boom, but also still struggling with poverty in many neighborhoods. Lauren mayk attended the inauguration and joins us live to tell us about mayor kenneys first day in office. A new era, lauren. Reporter good evening, jim. Yeah, party gets started here real soon, but this is not your typical inaugural ball. Inside right now they are setting up food trucks and the new mayor will be taking donations for the school district. Education, of course, a big priority of his for an administration getting under way just down the street. Congratulations, mayor kenney. Reporter jim kenney hugged his childhood neighbor, now a state Supreme Court justice, and became mayor of his hometown. We did pretty good, kevin, dont you think . God bless america. Reporter kenneys focus now is simple, but not easy. Division that will guide the administration is City Government should first and foremost deliver efficient, Effective Services to every philadelphian. Reporter education and Public Safety among them. We will have to put aside our differences and acknowledge two things, that black lives do matter. [ applause ] and that the overwhelming majority of our police are decent, hard working Public Servants who risk their lives every day. Reporter kenney becomes the citys 99th mayor. How does it feel to be a former . You know, its a little different. Reporter outgoing mayor Michael Nutter has some advice. You have to get some rest. This is a grueling job. Reporter but not today. How are you feeling . Good, fun, its fun. Reporter surrounded by a crowd, mayor kenney took a brisk walk to city hall. What would you like to see from him . Just more support for the school system. Mayor needs to work on the secondhand cigarette smoking. I want to see him tackle the poverty issue in philadelphia. Reporter on day one, the work begins. The mayor already taking some actions today, signing several executive orders, including one making philadelphia once again a socalled sanctuary city for immigrants. Live in center city, philadelphia, im lauren mayk, nbc 10 news. All right, lauren. And mayor nutters final act as mayor was a stop at his old high school. Nutter paid a visit to st. Joes prep, both nutter and kenney are graduated of the prep. In 2008 a visit to the prep was nutters First Official act as mayor. He wanted to come full circle by speaking to students there this morning. These guys, you know, i love these kids and they inspire me, and i am who i am today because of what happened here at 17th and gerard a whole bunch of years ago. Reporter nutter graduated from st. Joes prep in 1975. Kenney received his diploma a year later. A crash involving a delaware state trooper sent several people to the hospital. Sky force 10 over the scene just after noon in newark. In all, five vehicles involved. The injuries dont appear to be serious right now. Investigators are working to determine just what caused this crash. A mans Death Outside a bucks county Grocery Store has investigators asking questions this afternoon. Sky force 10 was also over bensalem around noon today. Police found the mans body on the ground at the entrance of the supermarket. His face was injured, but its not clear yet if he died from a fall or something else. A trip to the casino lands a new jersey couple behind bars. The two are facing child endangerment charges, accused of leaving their three children ages 1, 3, and 8 inside their car while they gambled inside parx casino last week. The kids were left alone for an hour and 38 minutes. The kids were checked out, released to other family members. Today were getting a first look at the rookie firefighter whos charged with arson for several fires in berks county. Cody widener was arrested yesterday after suspicious fires started popping up in his departments coverage area. The Fleetwood Fire Department says that this is one of many suspicious fires under investigation right now. These fires began in august and theyve kept the department busy almost weekly. Widener has been suspended from the department. President obama is starting 2016 with a renewed effort to tighten the nations gun laws. Nbc 10s keith jones is live now in our Digital Operations Center with more on this story. Keith . The president discussed a strategy for increasing gun control. He had a meeting with attorney general Loretta Lynch and other top Law Enforcement officials, he extended his plans to tighten the nations gun control restrictions without going through congress. He said the recommendations hell announce fall within his Legal Authority and uphold the constitutional right to own a gun. But there are also ones that the overwhelming majority of the american people, including gun owners, support and believe in. The president did not specify what actions he plans to take, but the steps are expected to include expanding background checks on gun sales by forcing more sellers to register as federally licensed gun dealers. Gun Rights Groups are likely to challenge the proposals in court. Nbc 10s tim furlong is in delaware talking to people about gun control and what changes they believe need to be made. His storys ahead at 5 00, and thats when ill see you next. Live in the Digital Operations Center, keith jones, nbc 10 news. The president s proposal set off an immediate political debate on the campaign trail. Hillary clinton cheered the plans, but many republicans are opposed. President obamas executive actions limiting gun rights will restrict our lawabiding citizens, not the criminals or the terrorists who target them. This is entirely backwards. We dont beat the bad guys by taking away our guns, we beat the bad guys by using our guns. Ted cruz began a bus trip across the state of iowa today. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie laid out his case for the white house today in New Hampshire, calling on the Republican Party to unite behind a single candidate and focus on defeating democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton. Americans deserve much better than what president obama has given us and what Hillary Clinton proposes for our future. So we must unite to win this election. Christie closed out the year with momentum in New Hampshire. Frontrunner donald trump has debuted his First Television campaign ad and theres some questions this afternoon about the origin of some of the video in the ad. The politicians can pretend its something else, but donald trump calls it radical islamic terrorism. The spot began airing today in iowa and New Hampshire. It reenforcing trumps stance on isis and immigration. It shows people streaming across what might be the mexican border, but a Fact Checking group was able to determine the video was from morocco and not mexico. A statement from the trump campaign, no [ bleep ] its not the mexican border, but thats what our country is going to look like. This was 1,000 on purpose, it said. Hillary clinton in the meantime campaigning in iowa today while her husband is in New Hampshire to campaign for his wife. This was the former president s first solo appearance on the campaign trail since Hillary Clinton announced her candidacy last summer. A new isis video is raising questions about whether theres a replacement for the british man known as jihadi john. Security officials are studying the new video, this is a still image from it, it features a masked Man Threatening more action against the uk. He speaks with a british accent before shooting a purported spy in the head. He had figured prominently in earlier isis videos before being killed in a drone strike in november. The body of missing Country SingerCraig Strickland was found in oklahoma this morning. Strickland and a friend disappeared while duck hunting last week. He was the lead singer in a country rock band. The oklahoma Highway Patrol says it found strickland near an area called bear creek cove. The 29 year old and his friend both vanished during a winter storm. His friends body was found last week. It is the third day of a tense situation in oregon. Armed protesters continue to occupy buildings on a federal wildlife refuge. The debate, who has control over federal land. They are taking the land and resources from the people because thats where wealth is generate the and its putting the people into economic depression, and the people are to the point where they have to stand and we dont have a lot of choice. Occupiers say they are prepared to stay for months, even years. The fbi says it is working towards a peaceful resolution. The u. S. Government is suing volkswag volkswagon, the lawsuit alleges vw illegally installed Software Designed to fool emissions testing testimonies to give the companys diesel engines a pass. Nearly 600,000 volkswagon, audi, and porsche cars were sold in the u. S. Volkswagon admitted in september the Cheating Software was installed going back to the 2009 model year. Now your nbc 10 first alert weather with chief meteorologist glenn hurricane schwartz. Well, definitely a shock to the system after such warmth that weve seen during december. Its quite a change. We have two nights of arctic air here, but thats it. Its not going to be a long lasting cold spell, but we do have a wind chill near zero tonight in at least parts of the area. We will be warming up toward the end of the week, and temperatures will actually go back above average. We have bright blue skies out there, but the wind is flowing pretty hard, not only bringing in colder air, it makes it feel colder. Its 30 degrees right now with a sustained wind at 22 miles an hour, making it feel like 17. And its 16 degrees colder than it was at this time yesterday. Its only 11 in mount pocono. 23 in allentown, 25 in pottstown, 26 in trenton, 28 glassboro. The warm spot, dover, at 32 degrees. Remember just right around christmas we were up to 70. Heres the wind coming out of the northwest, its gusting up over 30 miles an hour in parts of the area. Northeast philly gusting to 32. Mount pocono gusting to 36 miles an hour now. Its not going to be that strong all night, but its not going calm either. The feels like temperature, 7 below in mount pocono, 9 in allentown, 11 in reading. Tonight the temperature goes down near zero in mount pocono. This is a temperature, not just the wind chill, the way its going to feel. It will feel more like 10, 12 below there. 5 in quakertown, 7 in allentown, 9 in doylestown. 10 in norristown, 11 in trenton. That 58 was an old number there. 10 degrees in vineland, 13 in dover. 14 degrees in Atlantic City. I mean, it is, again, some old numbers there. 14 degrees in philadelphia. We have arctic air on top of us right now, weve been telling you about it, warning you about it for a week or two, but also i want to let you know its not staying. At least not this week. Its going to ease up, and by the time we get to the weekend when a storm comes in, its just going to be rain. But the arctic air will return next week. We got another round, and thats going to be more permanent. So we definitely have quite a night tonight. So as we go through the night tonight, were going to be seeing temperatures drop into the teens, the wind chill drop near zero, even in philadelphia. 6 Degrees North and west, that wind. 10 to 20 miles an hour, the wind chills ranging from plus five to minus five, depending where you are. Sunny and cold tomorrow, highs near the freezing mark. Average high for this time of the year is 41, so it is finally below average. Its been a long time. Then up to 40 after the very cold start on wednesday. And then temperatures creep up by friday night its warm enough for rain and over the weekend were near 50 degrees. Some new high level scrutiny for a medical device that was supposed to help women. Still ahead, what the government is doing to protect women after surgery. Plus, starting the year with savings. Just how much gas and Heating Oil Prices have dropped and how much thats putting into your wallet. And how would you feel if you went to the basement and saw this staring back at you . Next hear from the home owner who came face to face with a giant elk when nbc 10 news at 4 00 continues. This is nbc 10 news. That is a 600pound elk. The animal landed in the living room of an idaho home after falling through a window well. The elk doesnt seem camera shy, in fact, looks ready for a game of pool. The home owner snapped off several shots, while dealing with the initial shock. To see, you know, a fullsized elk standing in your downstairs living room when you get down there is something you would never expect. The elk caused more damage as it pushed its way out of the house but made it safely back to the wilderness. 2016 brings something new to the pennsylvania turnpike. Cashless tolling, of course. The first point is now open in bucks county. Drivers going from new jersey into pennsylvania now have no need to stop because the new bridge toll is collected automatically at highway speeds. If you dont have easy pass, it will take a picture of your license plate and youll hear from somebody for sure, theyll send you a bill. Holidays, of course, officially over. Drop off your tree to be recycled in philadelphia. Environmental alternative to throwing trees in the trash, you can drop off trees at a number of locations. We put a list on our website, nbc10. Com. The weather seems to finally be catching up with the calendar. Weve been waiting for it. Coldest temperatures in months are on the way. Thats right, talking about temperatures dropping into the 20s and then dropping into the teens. Show you just how cold its going to get straight ahead in my nbc 10 first alert forecast. Reporter and after weeks of warm weather and fall starts, it is finally snowing money in the poconos. The story coming up. Needs its ears covered, too, in this kind of weather. You have a dog, you would know. Im not putting anything on my dogs ears. It would keep your dog warm. Important to stay covered up, especially if were tracking temperatures that could be in the teens, glenn . Right. And with the wind thats on top of that, tomorrow nights going to be really cold, too, but not going to be as windy as tonight is as the combination that makes it feel that much colder. Clear skies will allow the temperature to drop even faster than, of course, if it was cloudy. Weve had plenty of cloudy days recently. Its 30 degrees right now in philadelphia, 28 degrees in mount holly, as well. The winds coming out of the north and northwest and its pretty strong. 15 to 25 miles an hour sustained. Thats continuous wind and then you have gusts on top of that. 12 in northeast philly, 16 in wilmington right now, of course, thats 7 below in mount pocono. Tonight through the tonight its mostly clear, temperatures dropping to the teens, even in the city, and again, wind chills getting down into the Single Digits. Well talk about the warmup and when the storm is coming in a few minutes. All right, glenn. We saw a few snow flurries this morning and in the poconos they are creating their own. Camelback mountain getting ready to get skiers back on the slopes. Doug shimell has more on the hit businesses and workers have taken this summer and how they hope to turn it around. They really took a hit this winter, doug. Reporter yeah, this has been the winter of holding on and holding on and holding on some more, but as you can tell, period of fun might be over. This was supposed to be the sound of money weeks ago at Camelback Mountain resort. Last year winter started in october, ended in april. Waiting, waiting, waiting, and nothing. Reporter john cress parking and security job will finally start this thursday when camelback opens. Ive been unemployed for a while, then got this opportunity and we were ready to go, kept getting warmer and warmer. Reporter there is now actually something to shovel, but the resort says its resisting temptation. We ended up making a strategic decision to hold off another couple days. Reason is, we can put our portable snow guns in the middle of runs and really cover them solidly and deep. Couldnt do that if we were open today. Reporter at the loft ski shop down the hill, they understand the delay. Its excruciating because we would do quite a bit more business today, tomorrow, and wednesday, but not much i can do about it. Reporter camelback has the water park to bridge them financially until the slopes open, but they cant wait till thursday. Unfortunately, didnt work out for us, but maybe next year or maybe a little later in the season well be back up and try it again. Reporter camelback says theyll open for skiing and snowboarding tuesday, tubing on saturday, and if you stay at the lodge here, skiing and tubing are free. Live in camelback, doug shimell, nbc 10 news. Here are a couple of other stories making headlines on nbc 10 news at 4 00, the start to 2016 has been a rough one on wall street, the dow plummeting 400 points this morning, but rebounded to finish the down 276 points there. The sell off comes in the wake of a negative manufacturing report from china. Its markets halted trading for the first time ever. Philadelphia has a new mayor, mayor kenney was sworn in this morning. In his inaugural address he emphasized improving services in the city. He also brought up relations between police and the public and talked about making a strong effort to end poverty. Crews rescued an elderly couple from a house fire in gloucester county. The call for fire came in around 1 30 this morning. Crews battled heavy fire conditions. You can see the damage it left behind. Fortunately, everyone is okay, the cause still under information. A truck driver hit and killed a man this morning. Police say the 25 year old was walking on the northbound side of the highway in Hamilton Township when he was hit by a white box truck. The truck driver remained at the scene and is not expected to be charged. A bus rammed into a tree this morning on the pike, police say new Jersey Transit bus driver rear ended a street sweeper causing the crash. Three passengers were onboard. No one seriously hurt. The driver cited for reckless driving. Out west a pizza delivery man is behind bars after a dispute with a customer, accused of stabbing a 20yearold man mad about his pizza taking too long to be delivered. The customer was treated to wounds to the hand and neck. College Football Players widow is trying to make sure more women dont have to live through her pain. Next, the steps shes taking to better understand the hits players take on the grid iron. Plus, you could soon be paying more for milk and cheese. The problems to the west that could mean you owe more for the next grocery run. Advil pain relievers are used by more households than any other leading brand. To treat their aches and pains more people reach for advil. Relief doesnt get any better than this. Advil. Frequent heartburn brand in america. I hope you like it spicy get complete protection with the purple pill. The new leader in frequent heartburn. Thats nexium level protection. This is nbc 10 news. A college Football Players autopsy will help doctors identify brain problems in other players before they die. Michael suffered at least ten concussions in his short 25 years, all while playing tackle football. He stopped playing after getting debilitating headaches and having memory problems. After he died his wife had his brain sent to boston university, where they found widespread chronic traumatic ctp. Doctors are using his brain to better understand trauma and football. New rules for women who use pelvic mesh implants. Makers will have to demonstrate the new rules in response to thousands of injuries reported after when the devices were used. Many doctors are not pushing for their preteen patients to get the hpv vaccine. Thats according to a survey released today. It found many pediatricians put off discussing the vaccine because they believe their patients arent sexually active or the parents would object. Experts say the vaccine works best if kids get it early. 60 of girls and 42 of boys have received at least one dose of the vaccine. Three are recommended. As we know, the eagles season is over, they are on the hunt for a new coach and the rumor mill is up and running who it could be. Next, whats happening behind closed doors. Finally feels like winter out there and the wind chills making it feel even worse. How far below freezing its going to get tonight next in my first alert forecast. Winter is hard on your nose. From first sniffles to endless runny noses. Puffs plus lotion is soft. They help soothe irritation by locking in moisture better so you can face winter happily. A nose in need deserves puffs indeed. And try puffs softpack today. This is nbc 10 news. Well, apparently Buffalo Bills kicker Dan Carpenter not a fan of the nfls extra point rule, taking one off the nose after slamming his helmet in frustration. Oops. That came after he missed his sixth extra point of the season. The good news, though, the bills won the game despite carpenters miss. Now to the eagles where the search for a head coach already under way on this black monday. Several interviews are set as the birds look to replace chip kelly. John clark has more on who is interviewing for the job, and it did seem like a Different Team altogether. Yeah, they had fun out there on the field. By the way, as you said, the interviews are taking place, interviewing pat shurmur this afternoon. They interviewed running backs coach drew staley on friday. Reports say theyll interview bears offensive coordinator adam gates tomorrow, also reportedly interviewing other assistant coaches in the nfl. Here are the eagles cleaning out their lockers today. It was a very disappointing season. Chip kelly changed over the roster big time and seemed they never came together as a team. Theres going to be changes with the players, and, of course, the coaching staff. Pat shurmur spent three years with chip as his offensive coordinator. He was here for ten years under andy reid, and sam bradford said he would really like it if shurmur stayed with the birds and the players like him, too. I love pat. One thing, i mentioned this before, i think sometimes people look at change and they like change as much as winning, but sometimes change, you know, you do need some things to stay the same and continue to work and build on. I dont know what role hes going to get, but honestly, theres going to have to be some continue new continuity. Previous coaching change, some guys that are going to stay. The biggest question with all the players is whether sam bradford will be back as eagles quarterback. He will become a free agent and well hear from sams teammates on his future. Im john clark, see you at 5 00. John, thank you. Nbc 10 is your official eagles station. Count on us to follow the search for the teams new leader in the offseason. Now your nbc 10 first alert weather with chief meteorologist glenn hurricane schwartz. Yeah, finally does feel like football season out there. The arctic air has moved in, weve got two nights of this here. Then things are going to change. This is just a temporary shot. Weve got longer lasting cold air coming later. Wind chills near zero later on tonight, and first thing in the morning, but it will be warming up just toward the end of the week. Look at that flag blowing. Nothing but cold air, colder and colderer air. 30 degrees, even with sunshine, thats a cold air mass. 22 mile an hour sustained wind, making it feel like 17. Well, remember we had record breaking highs, temperatures throughout the month of december, throughout the eastern half of the country, the western half of the country was cold and snowy and now everything has just reversed. The jet stream has changed, the cold air coming down from canada, and now its with us. But only temporarily. Were going to switch back a little bit to a warmer pattern, at least for a few days. Right now its 11 in mount pocono, 19 degrees in quakertown, 24 in coatesville, 23 in doylestown, 26 in trenton, 27 in washington township, 28 in whitestown. These are the lowest temperatures weve seen in a long time. 35 in lewes, delaware, a warm spot. They are making snow, this is Blue Mountain and i showed this camera last week and it was totally green. There was not one bit of snow on there. So they are catching up quickly in the poconos. The wind gusts up over 30 miles an hour parts of the area northeast philly and also mount pocono gusting over 30 miles an hour, and the feels like temperature already down to Single Digits in allentown at 9, mount pocono 7 below, mount holly 17, and as the wind continues, of course, and the temperature goes down, that wind chill is really going to go. Tonights low is about 7 in allentown, 9 degrees in reading and in doylestown, 10 in norristown, 11 in trenton, 15 in mount holly, 14 degrees in Atlantic City and 12 in cape may. You can see even wilmington, westchester at 13. That arctic air on top of us now is with us for two days and out of here. Its just cold. Seasonably cold, maybe even above normal temperatures for a while. Later on during the week and the weekend, then next week we get a longer shot at that. Down to 14 in philadelphia, 6 north and west, with the wind chills as low as 5 below in places like allentown tonight. Sunny and bitter cold tomorrow, highs in the low 30s, but not nearly as windy as today. Then with the calm conditions were down to 18 in philadelphia and Single Digits in the suburbs for wednesday morning. We warm up nicely to 40, and then warm up even more later in the week. Some rain moving in by friday night, and then we have some more systems coming in over the weekend, and it looks like its going to be warm enough for rain, even in those areas that normally dont get it north and west. So this is just a little bit of a taste. Next week we get a longer lasting hit of winter. This is the time of year when i wish i had a fireplace. It would be perfect. Definitely. Especially when weve been spoiled in december. Absolutely, all right, glenn. With the cold settling in now, a lot of people getting furnaces going for the first time. When the bill comes around, could be a welcome sight. Next, what is fuelling lower fuel prices and how much families can expect to save. This is nbc 10 news. Federal aid is headed to flooded missouri. President obama approved the governors request for federal funds to clean up after devastating floods there. The Mississippi River flooded last week after record rainfall drenched that state. And expect the price of milk to take a temporary hike. Freezing weather in texas and new mexico recently killed tens of thousands of dairy cows, which means, of course, less milk will be on the shelves in the coming weeks. That in turn could cause Dairy Products like milk and cheese to jump in price for a few weeks as the industry struggles to get back on track. It isnt all bad news, heres something that will help your bottom line, gas and home Heating Oil Prices are dropping. Cydney long crunches some of the numbers to add up your winter savings. Reporter shes been keeping a notebook of gas prices in her car for several years, and this new year she has something to celebrate. I love the prices, i love the prices. I really enjoy driving. Reporter as a pioneer today, 1. 69 a gallon is well below the 2 national average. Do you have january of last year on your notebook . I probably do. Reporter and the price today a solid 54 cents lower than last january, so her savings at the pump today, 8. She usually fills up at least five times a month. Do you think youll save 40, 50, 60 by the end of the month . Definitely, absolutely, around 60 i should save. Reporter aaa estimates gas prices could drop ten to 15 cents this quarter. Customers saved an average of 700 between january and december of 2015, but its not just here at the pumps youll be putting money into your tank and back into your wallet at the same time. Heating oil Delivery Company royal oil of duckford says with temperatures dropping and twice as low, customers are keeping them busy. This new home owner was initially worried about oil heat costs. I just bought 50 gallons and it was 120. Reporter you feel good about that . Yes, i feel great. If it was any higher, id be wearing sweat pants and bundled up in blankets the rest of the winter. Reporter this time last year he would have paid close to 91 more for the same amount of fuel. Now its so low, people are jumping on it. Keeping us busy. Reporter it adds up to a 2016 healthy average family winter savings of 130 by the end of january. From duckford, cydney long, nbc 10 news. Maybe that will warm you up. Nbc 10 news at 5 00 is next. Heres keith jones. New at 5 00, a winter blast hitting our area. Now theres a new plan to keep more people safe from the cold in new jersey. Well show you how it works. Glenn . Well, this is definitely the coldest temperatures weve seen all season by far. Ill show you how low they are going to drop and when they are going to come back above normal. My first alert forecast is next on nbc 10 news at 5 00. With the name trusted for nearly 80 years, you have the courage to enjoy the ride. Independence blue cross. Live fearless. Theres the endless runny noses. 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It is the coldest weve seen in a long time. Weve had 34 Straight Days of above average temperatures, but that flag, that represents the cold air that is coming into the region right now. And even at this hour, its down to 19 degrees in allentown, 8 degrees in mount pocono, 27 in philadelphia. We were up to 32 just a couple hours ago, so temperatures are already starting to go down. 22 in pottstown, reading, lancaster, how did this happen . Well, the entire eastern half of the country had record high temperatures in december as the jet stream went way up into canada and now everythings reversed, but just temporarily. The arctic air has come in and we continue to see strong winds. Its 23 mile an hour sustained wind in northeast philly, and, of course, gusts are higher than that. Feels like temperatures already down to 4 in allentown, 8 in pottstown, 9 in reading and lancaster. 10 below in mount pocono, thats extremely cold, of course, temperatures even in the city are going way down,