Look at all the snow throughout the city. Icy spots, slick spots on the roads. Even roads that have been plowed and treated. Were still dealing with conditions on our sidewalks and side streets, which are really icy, slick, and messy. So you want to be careful, whether youre walking or driving throughout the morning, until temperatures, at least, warm above freezing. So were slowly starting to make some improvement with our temperatures, up to 36 in northeast philly. Mid30s in Atlantic City and 36 degrees in millville. Lingering showers right through Atlantic City and starting to move away from cape may, which is good. So were done with this moisture, but now the cold is going to settle in. And it wont be until after we head into the afternoon, with our temperatures warming into the 40s by 1 00 p. M. Rosemary . Thank you, brittney. The warning this morning, proceed with caution. There is ice and slush covering again, our sidewalks, our streets. This is the scene earlier this morning in logan square. You will definitely want to watch where youre walking today and take it easy while youre driving. Nbc 10s jesse gary has been keeping tabs on the condition in manayunk this morning. Jesse, are you seeing any improvement at all . Reporter rosemary yes and no. It is Getting Better but its still tricky and deceiving. Now, you see, were on this is kingsley standing on kingsley, right at manayunk avenue. As you can see, traffic is moving down kingsley. Ill let this suv go past us. And hes not having too much trouble going down. But about 30 seconds ago, a woman in a hyundai tried to come up kingsley and she got stuck right over here on a patch of ice right around here so there are slick spots still on the roadway. So youve got to bear that in mind if youre driving. It may look clear and you may see vehicles moving up and down but you could still get stuck. Take a look at our video. People are out this morning in manayunk and around the city. Theyve got their shovels, they have their salt and they are trying to clear the steps, clear the walk so they can make it to the car and shovel out the vehicle. Weve talked to ken over in manayunk. He was debating about whether or not he should shovel last night or wait until today. And ill let him pick up the story from there. I didnt really know if i was going to shovel last night, because i thought in my mind it might make it worse. If this was all snow with rain and ice on top of it it would probably be easier for people to walk. But its just straight glazed over ice. Its just a mess. Reporter so ken went ahead and decided the shovel and thats what made it worse. Just a thick coating of ice underneath, after he shoveled the night before. This morning, when you get up you might have to take something and break that ice and then shovel and then put down the salt to melt it away. And you want to try to get down to this. This bare pavement which is going to be a task this morning. Were live in manayunk this morning, jesse gary nbc 10 news. Thank you for that jesse. From manayunk to north philadelphia, here is a live look around 12th and norris streets in north philly. This is from storm force 10 right around temple universitys campus. Theyre dealing with that same kind of ice as well. This is a very different kind of snow and storm we had earlier this week. Earlier this week it was that light, fluffy snow you could brush it off of your cars. But as you saw in jesses video just a moment ago, as you get up this morning and head outside and try to shovel that walkway, youre going to have to dig into that ice to clear it. Weather has certainly affected flights at Philadelphia International airport. Earlier this morning, an airport official told us that the airlines have canceled about half of the Early Morning arrivals and departures. They are expected to resume a full schedule in about two hours from now, midday. If you have a flight that youre trying to head out on today, if youre leaving today, if youre leaving the area or picking somebody up at the airport, be sure to check with the Airlines First for the status of that flight or you can always call 1800phlgate. Some issues with septa to let you know about as well. If you take bus routes 2, 7, h, and xh, they are suspended because of the icy roads. There are some alternatives available. Just be sure to check with septa for that information. Remember you can always take the First Alert Weather Team with you on the go. Just download our nbc 10 weather and news apps to get first alert updates right on your smartphone or tablet. New this morning, investigators are looking into the cause of this row home fire in north philadelphia. It started just before 8 00 on north newkirk street. Crews tell us that the flames spread to an abandoned home next door, but they had it under control within 30 minutes and everybody was able to make it out safely. Now to news in north jersey as a family mourns a devastating loss investigators there will resume their work today to find the cause of the house fire that killed two young siblings. 6yearold Jayda Mceachin and her 1yearold brother, zion tony died inside the house in orange essex county. They were trapped on the third floor as the flames spread quickly on friday night. Neighbors say relatives did everything they could to save the children. They even begged the 6yearold girl to jump from the window. He was like jump daddy got you, daddy got you, and she wouldnt come. The oldest daughter was out here screaming and hollering, and everybody kept trying to go back inside with fire extinguishers, trying to get the baby out. One man tried to run back into the house to save the kids but firefighters pulled him away. Seven people were home at the time of the fire. Two of them went to the hospital. Theres no word though on their injuries. In western pennsylvania a man is accused of killing his mother a retired college professor. The victim 72yearold ruth shirey, taught geography for nearly 40 years, at Indiana University of pennsylvania. Her son is accused of beating her to death inside the home they shared near altoona. According to police, investigators were told that the suspect was being treated for Mental Health issues. We have some new information this morning about a bucks county man, accused of hitting a Police Officer with a stolen car. That man is now facing attempted murder charges can. Investigators say 25yearold Matthew Shipe backed the car into the officer, who was trying to stop him at a 7eleven in morrisville. He then took off. The officer shot shipe and he eventually crashed the car. Both the officer and the suspect are recovering from their injuries. Happening now, the Worlds Largest collegiate Charity Event dances on at penn state. Only a few more hours to go. The threeday thon will run through this afternoon. Hundreds of students are trying to stay on their feet the whole time. Organizers hope to beat last years donation record of more than 13 million. By the way, since thon began in 1977 students have raised more than 100 million to help young Cancer Patients and their families. A roof collapse from this weekends snow. Find out why it was a close call for the owner of this building. And even though the snow is over, the ice is still a concern this morning. Whether youre out driving or even just walking on slippery sidewalks. Meteorologist Brittney Shipp will be back after the break. All morning long we have been showing you live pictures of the conditions out on the roads, from the suburbs to the city. This is a live look from storm force 10. This is at 16th street right around diamond. In north philly around temples campus, you can see the roads out there are slick, they are snow covered in some spots. Our real issues this morning have been the ice. Even if the area is treated, you want to take your time because looks can be deceiving. Keep that in mind when you head out the door. Good morning. As we head into the next couple of hours, we are going to continue to see dangerous ice, slushy conditions also messy conditions as you head outside. Whether youre walking on the sidewalks or driving on some of our overpasses you really want to be careful. The good thing is were drying out and warming up but then cold conditions are back in our sevenday forecast as early as tomorrow. So a closer look at our first alert weather day, as we head into the rest of this morning, thats going to be our main concern is dangerous ice, and you just need to take it easy whether, again, youre walking or driving. So the 75 there, you can see barely anyone out. So hopefully people are staying home, because thats probably a smart thing to do if you can. For philadelphia 34 degrees, mostly cloudy skies, and then our wind speeds right now to the northnorthwest at 6 Miles Per Hour. So dealing with a bit of a windchill. But slowly our temperatures will continue to crime above freezing, and thats going to help us with some of the snow and also the ice. 36 degrees in northeast philly. Temperatures in philadelphia at 34 degrees. Ill have your full sevenday forecast, coming up. Certainly, the storm we had this weekend wasnt great, but things could be a whole loss worse. Really havent had a whole lot of snow this winter. Heres what it could look like. Snowpack on this roof turned on to ice and it collapsed this building in upstate new york. The lumber and Custom FurnitureBusiness Inside is a total loss. Nobody here was hurt but the manager says that he was inside the building yesterday, just hours before the roof caved in. Firefighters say the lesson here is, be aware of any snow on your roof, try to clear it away safely with a roof rake. Still ahead, a mileage milestone, well tell you just how far this suv has traveled and why the driver from pennsylvania says hes not let letting go of it just yet. And a whales tail tangled in a fishing line. Well tell you how this story came to a happen end. This morning, were following a developing story out of new york. Authorities there say that a former Police Officer killed two of his children before taking his own life. According to officials, Glenn Hoffman and his teenage daughters were found dead at their home yesterday afternoon. Hoffman recently retired from the White Plains Police department where he served for more than 22 years. Police in minneapolis are trying to determine if a man they have in custody is connected to the shooting of one of their own. The officer was shot just after handling a burglary call yesterday morning. Authorities believe that the shooting was in response to that call. The officer is in fair condition. The suspect in custody was arrested on suspicion of violating probation, burglary and domestic assault. U. S. Troops may be staying in afghanistan a little bit longer than previously thought. The new u. S. Defense secretary, Ashton Carter says theyre now considering a slow military exit. This m comes on the heels of his visit to afghanistan yesterday. While no decisions have been made yet, nothing set in stone, the president and carter plan to meet to discuss plans for a slow withdrawal next month. The move would keep a larger troop presence in afghanistan this year and next. Two venues in the San Francisco bay area have canceled shows by bill cosby in the wake of the ongoing Sexual Assault allegations against the comedian. The flint center and the Wells Fargo Center for the arts postponed cosbys shows that were set for june. The venues have not rescheduled them. A change. Org petition has put pressure on those two venues to cancel the shows. More than 20 women have accused cosby of sex assault going back decades. He has never been charged with a crime. Nascar fans are revving up for todays daytona 500, but they will not seat kurt busch behind the weal at daytona or any other tracks for a while. Yesterday, an Appeals Panel upheld buschs indefinite suspension from racing. Buschs suspension stems from an incident at Dover International speedway. It happened last september. Authorities claim that he beat and choked his former girlfriend. Busch denies that. He is the first nascar driver ever suspended for domestic violence. He has not been charged yet with a crime. Buschs lawyer has released a statement. It says that we are confident that kurt will be vindicated and that he will be back racing. Until then we will continue to fight on his behalf by ensuring that the entire truth is known. A man in Lancaster County believes in going the extra mile and getting the most out of his car, and by the most we mean half a million miles. Wilson hershey owns this 1995 chevy suburban. Its showing its age a little bit. Got a lot of mileage on it. On a recent trip, the odometer on hersheys vehicle hit 500,000 miles. He says he averages about 25,000 miles a year. His wife says he has a tendency to hold on to things. Wilson always said hes had the same house, the same job, same wife so why not same car too . Keeps the car, keeps the wife. Wilson hershey says hell try to keep his old reliable suv running, but when it tells him its finished thatll be it. Good morning. As we head into the next couple of hours, until our temperatures get well above freezing were keeping an eye on dangerous ice. Icy conditions slushy conditions, as you head out. So you want to be careful. Were drying out, pretty much done with this winters storm, and lots of warm up as we head into the afternoon, but i am tracking another blast of arctic air, thats going to drop our temperatures about 20 degrees from today versus tomorrow. So its still a first alert weather day until this morning, and again, until these terms are well above freezing. Dangerous ice, and thats our main concern, is for the overpass the sidewalks the side streets, also some of our roads are very slick and also messy. Weve been showing you all morning. Really take it easy, we dont want you to slip and fall out there. And in philadelphia 34 degrees. Wind speeds out of the northnorthwest at 6 Miles Per Hour and a closer look at our temperatures, which are starting to rise above freezing 36 degrees in northeast philly same thing in Atlantic City were at 36 in millville. 32 degrees here in pottstown. 29 still in the poconos. 30 degrees in allentown, and temperatures in reading at 30 degrees adds well. Our visibility is still down. A foggy start to the morning. Down to 3 in northeast philly 3 in wilmington, and 2 miles in reading. Just take it easy really if you can stay home thats your best bet, at least for a few hours. And if you take a closer look a few lingering showers near Atlantic City but most of the moisture is out of here. Into the afternoon, by 2 00 p. M. , were in the 40s for philadelphia wilmington northeast philly, doylestown at 40. 42 at trenton. Thats at 2 00. But right into your evening hours, we already dropped back down into the 30s. And if you take a look at what happened as we get into tonight, well start to see our wind speeds organize out of the northwest. And that means thats cold air thats going to be coming in from the northwest. Thats going to set us up by tomorrow afternoon, 18 degrees, our actual temperature. Our windchill will be a lot colder than that. Heres how its going to go. The arctic air is going to dip down monday into tuesday. Early morning tuesday, it will retreat for wednesday, but right back down thursday into friday. So well start to recover with our temperatures, as we head into the weekend, but its still going to be cold. The mild air the still stuck to the south of south carolina. Our feelslike temperature, monday morning, as we head to work starting off at 21 but by late morning, its going to feel like 10 degrees. It will feel like negative 22 by 8 00 p. M. Minus 6 in allentown and temperatures will be back in the negatives as we head into your overnight hours monday night into tuesday. So a very cold next couple of days. Once again, on tap for us. Heres how it will all break down. Our average is 45 degrees today, 42, but by monday we take a nosedive, temperatures at 28. Sevenday forecast shows we are going to see those temperatures staying in the 20s monday tuesday, back to 30s on wednesday, thursday, friday 27 and 26 degrees. We want to show you this new video this morning of rescuers freeing a humpback whale that was tangled in fishing line for over a week. This is off the coast of hawaii. The 40ton whale wasnt really able to swim wasnt able to use its tail to swim because the lines were attached to a bowie. Two experienced divers cut the lines and the whale swam away. Experts believe that the whale has a good chance of surviving the ordeal. You cant arrest him simply because hes a bloody immigrant. Take your hands off my lobby boy it is one of hollywoods biggest nights. Well take a look at some predictions for best picture at the oscars. Im Jim Rosenfield for nbc 10 issue. Join me this morning when our guest is u. S. Senator chris koonce of delaware. Business appears to be booming if delaware but could a jump in Violent Crime cause the good times to come to a screeching halt . This city has a significant problem with Violent Crime. We ask u. S. 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