Snow. The timing on both coming up in a few minutes. Well the Winter Weather is keeping outdoor workers busy this week. Water Department Crews have responded to more than 180 water main breaks due to the cold. Tree experts were busy trimming limbs after yesterdays strong winds brought down branches. They say now is the time to check for damage. Its a good time to look at them because all the leaves were off them. Can you see any damage thats in the tree more exposed where the leafs are off. Water crews in the city are working 12hour shifts right now. They say even new pipes can crack in this kind of cold. Weve been looking into what you can do to make sure the bitter cold doesnt wreak havoc on your home. Doug shimell. Live in mayfair. I never would have thought of the tip youre about to share with us. Reporter this was an interesting one. Of course, everything begins and ends with the condition of your roof. A succession of snowfalls sitting up there is not a good thing. All the while that snow sits on your roof its melting and refreezing in your gutters and downspouts. Once it freezes it will expand. When the ice melts, then you know youll have a leak between your roof and your drain box. Reporter and then the worst Case Scenario happens once it leaks between the box and the roof, that could drain down into your house. Reporter dont think can you just pick up the phone and call a roofer. Trying to get a roofer to come out on a roof when its nothing but ice, theyre not going to do it. No. Its going to be slippery. Ladders will be slippery, windy. You dont want to be up on a roof. Its dangerous. Reporter thats why roofing material says they are selling a lot of deicer bricks. It is a dense block of salt for your roof, gutters and downspout, but its not like throwing rock salt up there. Its not the same exactly the same. Rock salt will melt as soon as you throw it up there. This is compressed into a brick and it will be melt over time. Reporter they say at 12 a brick, its a lot cheaper than calling the roofer. Many of the roofers may not want to go up on a icy roof roofing supply says you shouldnt take any chances by putting those roofing chances up in your gutter. Maybe sure its safe. You have level ground. Its not easy where you put the ladder. Dont actually go up on the roof. You can pile them around your gutters and downspouts where that snow will melt go through them, dissolve it and, in theory keep everything from freezing. Doug shimell, nbc10 news. Good advice doug. Can you keep track of the cold and other weather conditions all right at your fingertips with the nbc10 news app for your smartphone or tablet. Sky force ten over breaking news in center city. Police tell us just within the past hour someone used a fake grenade to rob the Susquehanna Bank at eighth and walnut street. We were told 20 minutes ago police may have found that grenade in south philadelphia. Theyre trying to confirm this is the same one. No word yet on any arrests. Stay with nbc10. Well bring you more updates as soon as we get them. New at 6 00 police say a stray bullet sailed right through a sleeping childs bedroom in delaware county. Now they want to know who fired the shots. It started last wednesday night at bryn mawr avenue. A family heard a strange thud against their house. Three days later, the mother found this bullet casing on the floor of her 12yearolds bedroom. She called police, who also found two bullet holes in this nearby road sign. They believe someone shot at the sign and one of the bullets went through the sleeping childs room. Thankfully nobody8t police want to know who did it. At least three shots, if not more. Thats why were hoping maybe someone heard something, saw something, saw a vehicle, a person, because we definitely want to identify this person and get this situation put to rest. If you have any information, radner Township Police is the place to call. Police are hoping youll recognize this man. They say hes a person of interest here in a bomb threat investigation at the Montgomery County courthouse. Surveillance video showing him use a pay phone outside of 7eleven in norristown. Police tell us the time of the phone call as well as the location match that of the two calls last week reporting an explosive inside the courthouse. We have to shut down the courthouse and search it floor by floor, room by room inch by inch to make sure that its safe. We need to pull Law Enforcement resources to do that. Were talking about a massive use of resources. The man was seen running away from the store after the second phone call. We have new information about last nights double shooting in philadelphias nicetowntioga neighborhood today. Police charged Lashanda Anderson with shooting one of the women. Police are trying to identify the second shooter. We brought you this story yesterday afternoon as news. Investigators say it started with an argument between anderson and a group of women at this laundromat. Police say anderson and another woman followed the victims in their cars shots were fired. The two victims are now recovering in the hospital. A man once on the u. S. Marshals most wanted list is now awaiting a life sentence in berks county. Today a jury found Miguel Torres guilty of murdering his estranged wife in reading more than nine years ago. He was convicted of shooting his wife barbara westtorres, in the parks lot of a bank in 2005. After the murder torres took off and was on the run for seven years. Police found him in italy in 2013. He was extradited on the condition prosecutes agreed not to seek the death penalty. Torres maintained his innocence telling prosecutors that a loan shark, who he ode money to was actually the killer. A shooting and robbery in coatesville, Chester County police took jamal battle into custody custody. They say he shot a man during a robbery on north eighth avenue and east diamond street last friday morning. The victim survived. Police want to find a second man who was with battle at the time. And new at 6 00 Atlantic City just borrowed 12 million to refinance a note due today. The new loan will be due in august. To pay it back, the city will use federal grants for Hurricane Sandy repairs. That should pay about 10 million of it. Last month governor Chris Christie appointed an emergency manager and a special consultant to help stabilize the citys finances. The owners of trump taj mahal in Atlantic City facing a legal battle. The main Casino Workers Union filed 27 unfair labor practices. They allege the company threatened workers, changed Work Schedules and changed the rules. The union has been fighting the casino for months over working conditions. Trump entertainment resorts declined comment. New jersey governor Chris Christie is headed back to the United States after spending three days in the United Kingdom. Today christie held a twohour working lunch with british chancellor george osborn. While he was overseas the possible president ial hopeful has been promoting his states Life Sciences industry. Behind canada and mexico the United Kingdom is new jerseys Third Largest trading partner. Pennsylvanias new Governor Tom Wolf has already stopped executive branch employees from accepting gifts. Now hes asking independent boards of the state to follow along. Today wolf sent letters to about 24 state agencies asking them to ban gifts to employees. The liquor control board and the Pa Turnpike Commission have already put bans in place. From our south Jersey Bureau promising that camden students feel safer than they did a year ago. Cydney long is live in camden where she got her hands on a new survey. What does this survey say . Reporter it says triple the number of camden city students over last year feel more safe right here outside this on their walk to school. Thanks in large part to police on foot on bicycle and on the safe corridor patrol. Our youth deserve nothing less than what neighboring communities have. Reporter Police Responded to Camden High School today for a report of a theft between two juveniles. But it is outside the schools here in camden where students say they feel quote, more safe than a year ago. A year ago they had a big fight between my little sister and a lot of people. Translator wasnt just after school bullies. Students encountered Violent Crime and drug deals. Drug dealers standing three or four on a corner selling drugs, not hiding what they were doing. Reporter right near the school . Exactly. In proximity to schools, police stations, it didnt matter. Reporter last year only 20 of middle schoolers felt safe going to and from school. Now that number is 62 . And 5 5 of High School Kids feel more safe as well. It makes me feel relieved. Reporter mother of two has noticed increase Community Policing along the school zone safe corridors. I dont have to worry, you know that something might happen to them. Reporter Thompson Says there is still work to be done. That suburban kids likely have a 90 feeling of comfort and safety around schools. He plans to continue working with the district so that students feel safe inside the School Hallways as well. Its important for us to have those open lines of communication so that we can have some type of intervention before bad things occur. Reporter and we just heard back from the Camden School district about safety inside the classroom. They tell us its at 80 at the elementary level. 60 at middle school. And 50 at high schools like here at camden high. They also say hallway safety went up across the board. Live in camden tonight, im cydney long, nbc10 news. 10 million in gifts will help haverford college. Anonymous donors sent the gifts to keep the project moving this year. They will build the new center in the heart of the campus. Once its built, students will use it to learn about Digital Media and how it impacts society. Construction begins later this year. Next, not out for a leisurely walk. What police say this pair did inside a popular bar. Plus this where did the shot hit him . Hit him in the back. In the back of his head. On death row one day, strolling the streets the next. He confessed to the crime more than two decades ago. Next the technicality that allowed his cell door to swing open. Well this is the next area of snow thats threatening to come in here and then after that, another bitter blast. Ill tell you when and how cold with the forecast coming up next. How can i avoid maintenance fees . Why would you want to avoid them . Because i dont want to. You know what . 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Reporter the video quality isnt good but you can still hear the confession to police. And pulled the trigger. Okay. Do you remember how many times you pulled the tryinger . Once. Reporter Jermaine Wright was 18 years old in 1991 when he confessed to murdering 46yearold phillip siffert, the click at the hiway and liquor store in wilmington. He was locked up and on death row for much of that time. But tonight the 42yearold was allowed to go home. We got the Court Documents that show the delaware judge felt his video confession shouldnt have been used in court in the original trial, he wasnt properly read his rights and high on heroine when he confessed. So the judge reversed the conviction which means hes now a free man. Out at least until state prosecutors appeal to get him back in for another trial and hopefully another 9 xconviction. His Attorney Says he doesnt want jermaine to talk right now. Hes trying to lay low and help the family by getting a job. He says Jermaine Wright is very much aware this taste of freedom might only be temporary. He could end up back in prison. Royce is now a teacher in Lehigh Valley and a christian. But royce is more positive that this man in this this video killed his dad and he says he deserves justice. He needs to be executed. Reporter tim furlong, nbc news. Prescription for safety. A new way to get rid of old prescription drugs if youre in Little Egg Harbor township new jersey. Can you toss them in a specially marked box. Its a medicine drop box at the local police department. Box is available 24 7 all year long. Officials say a large number of addicts in jersey started by abusing prescription medicines. Well this time yesterday we were seeing wind gusts of 46 miles an hour blowing in that arctic air. At least for one night. But things are going to change. Its going to get a little milder tomorrow. Youre going to feel it. Youre going to notice it with less wind too. Were tracking some light snow and were also tracking another bitter blast coming in after that. For thursday night and into friday. Weve got clear skies right now, great visibility. We do not have a 46mileanhour wind. Its down to 6 miles an hour. So the 29 degrees feels like 23. Thats about as good as its been all day. Its 20 in allentown. 24 in trenton and pottstown. 27 Atlantic City. 26 in glassboro. So, with the clear skies and the light wind temperatures is dropping pretty quickly. Clouds will be coming in and a southerly wind preventing it from falling too far. Its feeling like 10 in allentown right now. Otherwise its a lot more tolerable. 27 for the windchill in dover. Thats not too bad. We had clear skies for the afternoon pipts still clear this is the area of snow thats coming through the midwest. No one in chicago now. Next stop is detroit. Next stop after that is cleveland. And then eventually around here. Now, as we go into tomorrow morning, there could be a little light snow up toward the poconos, maybe Lehigh Valley. Thats not the area thats in chicago right now. That is coming later. We have milder air for tomorrow afternoon into the 40s. Then here comes this little area of snow. Now, the problem is this is generally coming during the morning rush on thursday. It does not look especially heavy. Its not going to last that long. And so perhaps a coating of snow at the most. But during the morning rush not exactly great timing. Then it gets windy and cold after that. How cold . Its feeling like its close to zero again. By thursday night, zero in doylestown. By friday morning, some places below zero for the windchill. Thats after temperatures into the mid40s tomorrow. So for the rest of the night, well were going to see it cool off quickly and then level off. 22 for the low in philadelphia. 14 in some of the suburbs as those clouds increase. Mix of clouds and sun tomorrow. A milder afternoon with highs in the mid40s. High was 30 today. So, thats going to feel a lot milder. Light snow thursday morning. Then the bitter cold blast that lasts all the way into saturday morning. And then the next storm looks like its going to affect us sunday into monday. Could start as snow change to wintry mix and then rain before going back to snow on monday. Well nothing lasts forever. A quick reminder spring officially begins on march 20th at 6 45 p. M. That means were just over 45 days. But whos counting . Speed up that clock. I am, im counting. Philly coach going for a milestone. Only one other mens coach has reached, and a longtime philly is tapping the rockies. vo after 50 years of designing cars for crash survival, subaru has developed our most revolutionary feature yet. A car that can see trouble. And stop itself to avoid it. When the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tested front crash prevention nobody beat subaru models with eyesight. Not honda. Not ford or any other brand. Subaru eyesight. An extra set of eyes, every time you drive. Im john clark. Philly u head basketball coach phil mcgee can reach 1,000 wins. Hell be the second mens coach to do it joining dukes mike k. Who did it just nine days ago. Herb has been coaching at division ii philly u. For 48 seasons and he played there, so thats 56 years at one place. Hes had opportunities to move up and move on but he wanted to stay at home. Hes an institution. And hes 73 years old. So, how long will you keep doing this, herb . When im not looking forward to practice when im not looking forward to the next game the next recruit, the next meeting and Different Things that you have to do in order to help these kids not only as basketball players but to grow into men, then when it becomes hard to do that and it becomes troublesome, then im done. Well have full coverage at 11 00. Kyle kendrick is no longer a philly. Hes signing with the colorado rockies. He won a world series here. Going to sign with the rockies for 5. 5 million pl