With the first real chance of sleet or freezing rain, its a wakeup call. Doesnt look much of a plowing operation, looks like were going to be salting, laying down material, keep the roads from freezing up. For drivers lulled into a sense of winter isnt coming, pay attention. People see snow on the ground, they drive carefully. When you dont see it, dont realize its ice, people try and drive like they normally would and that can be dangerous. Reporter so penn dot says as difficult as it may be, you need to get your mind back into winter mode. Live in South Whitehall township, doug shimell, nbc 10 news. A live look at i76 in center city, no Winter Weather here, but penn dot says when it does come, they are ready. They have more than 450 snow plow trucks and 120,000 tons of salt ready to go. Download the nbc 10 news app ahead of the wet and potentially wintery weather. Use the first alert radar to track the storms as it moves through your area, get alerts and updates sent to your smartphone or tablet. Count on the nbc 10 morning team to help you prepare before you head out tomorrow. Watch for the latest weather and traffic updates starting at 4 00 a. M. The wintery weather has headed our way, also paralyzed part of the country with rain, ice, and snow. In davenport, iowa, winds gusted up to 35 miles per hour, blowing snow over the roadways and adding to the dangerous driving conditions. Meanwhile, in dallas firefighters were called in to perform several high water rescues. At least two people were trapped in their car after it was overtaken by high water. One of them managed to swim to higher ground. The other person climbed on to the roof of the vehicle and waited for help. People are getting a closer look at the damage left behind when a tornado touched down in garland, texas. The storm killed eight people saturday about 20 miles northeast of dallas. Nearly 600 homes and buildings were damaged. Disaster declarations were made for several counties in the state. Were following developing news out of berks county. Two bodies were found inside a home and police are calling it a murdersuicide. The bodies were found today inside a home in the 1900 block in mount penn. Nbc 10 will continue to follow the story for you and bring updates on the investigation just as soon as we get them. And this just in, philadelphias District Attorney is challenging the state Supreme Court decision to overturn the conviction over monsignor william lynn. Theyve filed for a rehearing in the case. Deanna durante is live in center city. Williams says he is not giving up without a fight here. Reporter hes not. That decision from the state superior court. He said the superior court does not take up his request, then he will go to the state Supreme Court. Monsignor william lynn was the first clergy official charged nationwide and convicted nationwide with helping to cover up sex abuse. He was found guilty of endangering the welfare of children, hes serving a three to sixyear prison sentence. Theyve argued a number of reasons for his release and conviction, saying he was a scapegoat in the clergy abuse scandal and he never physically harmed any children. They also say that laws used to convict him did not exist at the time of his actions. Now having the conviction overturned last week by a panel of three judges, d. A. Seth williams is asking for a panel of Nine Superior Court judges to hear the case. I asked if he felt that request would be granted, he said oftentimes the superior court does deny that request and says if that happens, he will take this to the Supreme Court. The evidence presented at trial showed the philadelphia jury and the world that the defendants handling of father avery was completely typical of his handling of other similar predator priests and established just how dangerous such priests were. Reporter now, in 2013 lynns conviction was overturned. It was sent back to the state Supreme Court, but lynn is back in prison serving three to six years. His attorney tells me he does want his client released, but does expect the battle to last for a long time. Reporting live in the District Attorneys office, deanna durante, nbc 10 news. We have new information about a couple accused of attacking a Montgomery County man. They were trying to rob a 44 year old and 37 year old, facing a slew of charges. Police say it happened here in cheltenham township. He spotted the suspects trying to steal the tires off his car, thats when police say they attacked him with a tire iron and a brick. Even though the man had serious head and facial injuries, he called police. Officers found the couple hiding out. The car owner is in the hospital in serious condition. Take a look at this video, it shows two guys wearing hooded sweatshirts robbing a Grocery Store in kensington Late Wednesday night. The robbers take out guns and order four people to the floor. You see part of that there. One of the gunmen told the other to shoot the cashier in the leg. The robbers got away with cash and a cell phone. No one was hurt. Two wouldbe burglars didnt make it far when they broke into a home in delaware. The home owner says its all because of the family dog sprang right into action. The attempted crime happened saturday night in newcastle county. Delaware Bureau Reporter tim furlong spoke to the woman who furlong spoke to the woman who says her dog saved]f reporter stephanie says precious can be a sweet pit bull, but when guys tried to kick in the front door to rob the house, stephanies sister was there alone and knew precious would handle it. Before she knew it, the door was being kicked open, so she unlocked the cage and the dog went after the person. My sister said she heard, oh, crap, they have a dog, and took off. Reporter stephanie was at work when this happened, her kids were with a babysitter. Stephanie said there has been breakins on the street. She said her front lights were off and beware of dog signs arent exactly well placed. Despite the fact the house is literally blocks away from the police department, maybe the burglars thought it was an easy target, they thought wrong. I have the dog trained to attack if i do command him, her to attack. The dog dont like men anyway, so reporter stephanie says she wants to share her story partly because she hears so many negative things about pit buls. She wants people know they are a trainable dog to keep families safe. The guys got away in a light colored sedan with tinted windows. Police are working on leads and precious is getting love from a very appreciative mom. Let me tell you, shes very happy with her ham bone. I had to go out and get her a nice big one. Reporter in new castle county, tim furlong, nbc 10 news. No Decision Just yet in pennsylvanias budget battle. Governor tom wolf hasnt said what hes going to do with the spending bill on his desk. The state has been without a budget now almost six months. Right now the governor has two choices, accept and sign the spending bill he believes is inadequate and fall short or veto it and extend the budget stalemate longer. Governor wolf wanted much more funding for schools and social services. A man is dead after he was hit by a car while crossing roosevelt boulevard this morning. It all about around 5 30 this morning in philadelphias Oxford Circle neighborhood. The driver did stop and likely wont face charges. Police say the victim was crossing against a red light. Investigators still dont know what started the house fire in Montgomery County this morning. Sky force 10 over head just before 8 00, crews quickly brought the fire under control. Everyone inside made it out safely, no one was hurt. A grand jury decided not to indict a white Police Officer who shot and killed a black 12yearold boy in cleveland last year. Family members of tamir rice say they are disappointed but not surprised by the grand jury actions. Timothy loweman shot rice in november 2014. He and his partner were calling to a 911 call about a man waving a gun. Rice was carrying a pellet gun. Elsewhere, new video out of iraq tonight, where the Iraqi Military raised the National Flag above a government complex in the city of ramadi. The army declared the city captured today in its first major victory over isis fighters. Its a major blow to isis. Iraqi soldiers have been trying to take back the city since may. Snipers, booby traps, and bombed bridges slowed their process. Around 8 00 this morning, isis militants stopped firing from inside the government complex. Troops surrounded the building and declared it theirs. The next target after ramadi will be the Northern City of mosul. The tsa is beefing up screenings, but this time not for passengers, its for airport and airline employees. The agency announced its increasing random checks of workers who hold badges that allow them to bypass security checkpoints. This comes after some employees have used restricted entrances to smuggle in guns or launder money. Its also part of a larger Airport Security push following the terror attacks in paris and other incidents. Got a question for you, did you notice you got a few more gifts this year . Holiday spending was up 8 . Compared to last year, according to a report from mastercard, a lot of the shopping was done by people sitting in the comfort of their own homes. Online shopping was up 20 , but shopping at stores and malls still made up the majority of spending during the holidays. The week after christmas is just as important to retailers, too, as the month before. The National Retail federation says shopping this week can account for as much as 15 of retail sales during the holiday. 15 of transactions this week will be returns. Its a high time for fraud, too. 3. 5 of returns will be bogus. The crowned prince of the Harlem Globetrotters has died. George meadow lark lemon passed away yesterday. He played in more than 7,500 consecutive games during his 24 years with the globetrotters. Lemon may have been the most popular globe trotter combining skills, showmanship, a spokesperson did not know the cause of death. Lemon was 83 years old. A lot of people talking about the al Jazeera Documentary that accused Peyton Manning and ryan howard of doping. Now that reporter is standing by her story. Debra davies appeared on m srsn today to discuss. She denied claims al jazeera paid a pharmacist the network secretly recorded who claimed to provide professional athletes with performance enhancing drugs. He later recanted his claims. Peyton manning threatened to sue al jazeera, but the reporter pointed out manning has not denied he had hgh secretly shipped to his wife in 2011 while he was recovering from a neck injury. And ryan howard is also denying claims he doped. The attorneys are threatening legal action. His lawyer released this statement which reads in part, the extraordinary reckless claims made against our clients in this report are completely false and rely on a source that has already recanted his claims. We will go to court to hold al jazeera and other responsible parties accountable for smearing our clients good names. The phillies also released a statement saying in part, ryan has been an extremely well respected member of our team and an outstanding contributor to our community. We will fully cooperate with any investigation by major league baseball. Speaking of sports, the playoff dream is now over for the eagles, the birds sealed their fate by losing to the Washington Redskins over the weekend. Now were hearing from chip kelly about that disappointing loss. John clark joining us with more on this. John . Yeah, its tough. For the second straight season with chip kelly, no playoffs for the eagles. The birds miss out on the postseason for the fourth time in the last five years and no playoff wins now for seven straight seasons. That is a drought. Last year the birds lost three of the last four games in december. This season they died again when it counted the most. The eagles have lost five of the last seven games, theyve been blown out in four of them, giving up 38 or more points in those four blowout losses. Chip kelly kept saying he believes, he has a good Football Team, but they kept making the same mistakes since the beginning of the season, so chip, doesnt that make it a bad Football Team then . Didnt go our way, but i dont think were a bad Football Team, not by any stretch. And i can point to plays and i think were not consistent, we need to be consistent, and i dont think weve done a good enough job as coaches putting them in position to make plays, but i dont think we need to revamp this entire group of guys. I think weve got some really, really good guys. Very interesting comments there. Bill parcells always said, you are what your record says you are, and the eagles are 69, a bad Football Team right now. At 5 00 well tell you what chip kelly plans on doing to keep sam bradford. Im john clark, well see you then. All right, thank you, john. The future, we dont know what it will be like for the eagles, but its looking bright for a group of kids. A popular playground is getting a new look. Mayor Michael Nutter and Philadelphia EaglesConnor Barwin took part this morning at Smith Recreation Center on south 24th street. The 7. 5acre site will include basketball courts, playground, fitness trail, and multipurpose Field Service with new turf. The city of philadelphia, urban roots, and barwin nonprofit make the world a better place were critical to the investment. Happening now, students from some south jersey high schools are taking part in a basketball tournament. The 14th annual memorial basketball classic kicked off today at rowan college, its a tradition that honors the legacy of the former Gloucester County free holder and allows students to show off athletic skills. All the money raised goes to scholarships for students to go to that college. What we like the most about this tournament is gives us a chance to have local students on our campus and for the folks that come, they support our tournament and the money goes back to great scholarship fund. Thats what were really proud of. Teams from the Girls Division have been playing this afternoon, the boys will Start Playing tonight at 6 00. Now your nbc 10 first alert weather with chief meteorologist glenn hurricane schwartz. Todays Colder Weather welcome news if youre trying to keep a skating rink icy cold. This is a live picture from the blue Cross Riverrink at penns landing. You can see theres a lot of skaters out there. Of course, they had to close the rink last week because it was so warm and rainy. Well, they are going to be able to keep that rink open a lot during the month of january and beyond. Weve got some snow and sleet for some, the weather pattern overall is changing. We are certainly not getting the worst part of this particular winter storm in the midwest, thats for sure. We are tracking some heavy rain as a result of it, and its going to be a cold new year across the area and for the parade, problem might be the wind. We have cloudy skies right now, nothing more than a couple of sprinkles around, its 43 degrees, so way above freezing. Winds east at 15 miles an hour, and it feels like 36. Yeah, the wind chill is back, but as you can see, 40 or above everywhere except in mount pocono, and so even if we get some sleet or snow in the Lehigh Valley and berks county, its going to melt on roads. Could go on to surfaces, cars, but not something unless that temperature really drops significantly thats going to be an issue for commuting. You can see temperatures in the mid 40s to the south. Now, of course, this is a lot colder than its been lately. 20 to 25 degrees colder than it was at this time yesterday, so thats quite a shock to the system. The Winter Weather advisories, berks county until 7 00 a. M. , i think thats kind of a marginal setup that we have there, and by the morning rush its going to be clearly warm enough for there not to be wintery weather. Allentown reporting light rain. Every place else reporting cloudy skies right now. The live radar showing very little on it at the moment. Some of it not reaching the ground, little bit of patchy rain, so you could get a little bit of ice balls once in a while. We have some reports even around the philadelphia area, but doesnt really amount to anything. That amounts to plenty. Theres a lot of rain back here in the ohio valley and tennessee valleys, and that is the reason that were going to be getting heavy rain tomorrow. Theres the cold side of it, getting tremendous amounts of snow in the upper midwest. So heres the future cast hour by hour, and we can see the pink, thats an area of some sleet, for example, from the Lehigh Valley northward, 8 00 tonight, still in the 40s from philly southward. As we go through the rest of the night, again we still see the pink area, so may be multiple hours of some light sleet here, the temperatures getting close to the freezing mark, and certainly below freezing in the poconos. But look what happens down to the south. Some of this rain starts getting pretty heavy and the temperature is actually rising. So thats why we dont think theres going to be travel problems with ice or snow for the morning rush. The travel problem is likely to be heavy rain that is going to cut down visibilities and make the roads really wet. Look at that, 42 degrees by 7 00 a. M. , even in allentown. And then tomorrow afternoon, it gets interesting because while its 43 in allentown,