And we have more for december. Doesnt feel like december. Clouds came through. Rain, too. Drying out this morning. Lingering clouds over new jersey, but theyre moving out to atlantic city. On our way to sunshine in about an hours time. Clear issing clearing skies. You might see a few thin spots of fog. A little in the Lehigh Valley, not much in the way of fog. Dry air moving in and sunshine taking over, temperatures climb into the upper 40s at noon and top out in the low 50s this afternoon. Partly to mostly sunny skies. Ill break it down hour by hour, show how the day proceeds and give a preview of the christmasTree Lighting in ten minutes. Thanks, bill. Eastbound toward 95, here westbound toward the schuylkill expressway, not seeing any big delays there. We are watching delays on the p. A. Turnpike at ft. Washington. There was a crash on the westbound side. You see it approaching the scene. Losing lanes now up. Also watching mansion. Watching delays on the doylestown line for all Inbound Service dealing with 15minute delays and potentially overcrowding because of signal issues between gwynned valley and lansdale station. Back to you. Thank you. Did you feel the earth move . A rare earthquake rattled our region yesterday. It didnt last long. But it caught many people offguard. The 4. 1magnitude earthquake hit just before 5 00 yesterday afternoon. Centered just north of dover. Nbc10s katy zachry is live in center city with more on the quake and reaction. People across the region felt it. Boy, social media lit up. Reporter it lit up, thats right. So many people felt the ground shaking. And in turn, they were shaken. This is a rare event. The last time we felt Something Like this in our region was six years ago. Take a look at this video. This is what it looked like inside after the earthquake. The 4. 1magnitude quake didnt last long. People felt tremors for 10 to 14 seconds. People at the Dover Air Force base said it sounded like a bomb had dropped. Pets were terrified, they tell us, not knowing where to run. People in the philadelphia region described almost the same reaction. I jumped up, and everything was trembling. My daughter said the tree moved. I said, no, thatsance earthquake. Reporter a thats an earthquake. Reporter a more lighthearted take from the phillies. The fanatic not long after the earthquake happened and after we learned from the u. S. Geological survey that it was an earthquake. In all seriousness, though, u. S. Geological survey says there were no injuries and no reports of major damage from yesterdays earthquake. Reporting live, katy zachry, nbc10 news. It wasnt hard to find people across the region who not only felt it but were talking about it on social media. They couldnt believe that it hit in their own back yard. We spoke to a man from zennera, delaware, who said he felt the ground from smyrna, delaware, who said he felt the ground shake. Mild. Ive never been in an earthquake or had anything like that. It seemed mild. Just shook the table a little bit. And lasted maybe, maybe ten seconds. A similarsized quake hit our region in august of 2011. The epicenter was in virginia. People from maine to georgia and as far west as illinois felt it at that time. It measured 5. 8 with aftershocks. If you have any security video maybe from outside your house, shaking or something from your business, send it to us on nbc10. Com. If you see damage, sends pictures in. Well bring you updates on the nbc10 app. 6 05. Reports on another earthquake. This one in eastern iran. The magnitude 6. 1 quake hit earlier today in a remote mountainous area. The quake caused mostly minor injuries but damaged buildings in a nearby town. A 7. 3magnitude quake last month killed 500 people there. New from overnight in philadelphia, several people are in the hospital after two cars crashed with one of them smashing into a chinese restaurant. This was 27th and lehigh in strawberry mansion. One of the victims took off after the crash. Were working to find out the conditions of the victims. L i is checking structural damage at the restaurant. We now know more about the 15yearold teenage girl from delaware who police say was killed by a man she met on social media. The family of 5yearold sabri a mclean reported her missing on monday. Her body was found in a West Philadelphia alley the next morning. Philadelphia police say cole sweringer hearing stabbed her and set the body on fire. He told his parents who took him to the police station. Experts say this is a cautionary tale for young people. All the young people who want to run the streets with strangers and stuff from social media, its dangerous. You dont know who youre going to meet. Sweringer herring remains in jail without bail. Today details of a Child Predator and pornography sting. The state attorney general in new jersey plans to announce dozens of arrests following a ninemonth investigation. Were told the operation made use of a dog that can sniff out electronic evidence. Investigators targeted adult traffickers who tried to transport, lure, or send obscene material children. Former today show host matt lauer now faces accusations of Sexual Misconduct by as many as six impeachment. Lauer issued an apology yesterday saying in part, to the people i have hurt, i am truly sorry. He continues, some of what is being said about me is untrue or mischaracterized. There is enough truth in these stories to make me feel embarrassed and ashamed. Lauers Public Comments come on the heels of new accusations. At least three women have come forward to nbc. Among them, one accuser alleges she was sexually assaulted in lauers office in 2001, according to a report in the New York Times. Read matt lauers entire statement. The app has the results of a new nbc news poll that shows the majority of americans say there is Sexual Harassment in the workplace. 6 07. Well take a look outside. Look at the winds blowing the flag atop the aramark buildings. Well find out if theyre winds of change or what well find today. Well check in with meteorologist bill henley for the most accurate neighborhood weather forecast. A chilly wind this morning. Our skies are clearing out. We are drying out. Rain showers overnight. Now the skies are clearing out. And with the wind, drier air is moving in. You see still damp on the ice rink at penns landing. The zamboni has been working its magic. Sunny and breezy this afternoon. Enough sunshine to warm us in the low 50s this afternoon. The wind will stay below 15 Miles Per Hour. Not a significant wind but a drying wind. It will bring in chilly air. Clear skies, chilly for the Tree Lighting at penns landing. The lighting ginsz, ceremony begins at 7 00, well be look with it at nbc10. Join us. A great time for everyone. 37 degrees in the Lehigh Valley now. Low 40s in the suburbs and delaware. Seeing cooler neighborhoods in philadelphia and south jersey, the low 40s for chestnut hill, parkside at 43. 47 in penns port. Northeast philadelphia at 44 this morning. A chilly start at the bus stop. Look at the sunshine. Quaker tape, exton quakertown, exton, reading. 44 and climbing in philadelphia and wilmington. Well start in the 40s. Warc warming into the 50s. The rain is long gone now. Its offshore. Going to stay out of the picture for us today. 50s for philadelphia, the suburbs, lands dale, 52. 50 for kutztown. The wind will be blowing in new jersey and atlantic city. Stronger there, but warming to the 50s for both locations and delaware. 52 this afternoon in wilmington. 54 in smyrna. Coming down to the Tree Lighting, youll need a good jacket. At 5 00, 40s. Middle 40s with a breeze at 7 00. By 9 00, 43. A great time. Colder into the weekend. The weekend forecast when im back in ten. Thank you. Ten minutes past 6 00 a. M. On this friyay Jessica Boyington, i see slowdowns. Were getting close to the schuylkill. You were close. Right on the boulevard. Approaching the righthand shoulder, an accident scene. You see lowe isdowns there. The you see slowdowns there. The southbound side slow by the scene. The northbound side not seeing. No big delays southbound. Usually when the accident occurs its to the center lanes or left lanes, and they have to move it over. So theres residual delays. Slowdowns on the p. A. Turnpike because of a crash moving through ft. Washington. Delays approaching the scene. Losing two lanes for traffic getting by. And watching 95. Weve increased a little for the drive times. Were almost at 20 minutes now for the southbound drive time from woodhaven to the vine. Speeds into the 40s. Ill end with mansion. Septas doylestown service with all inbound trains now currently running with 15minute delays. Subject to overcrowding there, as well. Thats because of signal i problems at gwynned. Today could be a pivotal day for tax reform. Republicans have appeared to move past setbacks and could vote on the plan to overhaul the tax code. Well break down what it means to you ahead in our next half hour. Reporter cold enough for ice skating at the blue cross ice rink. Well be flipping the switch tonight. Lighting the Christmas Tree and kicking off the holiday season. Hillary clintons book tour is adding a new chapter. Security removed a person who got rowdy during her stop in philadelphia last night. [ cheers ] the crowd at the Kimmel Center booed and then cheered when the person left. Clinton talked about her failed president ial campaign and moments that still frustrate her. The former secretary of state touched on the moments that shell remember forever including a big one that happened here in philadelphia. The way it felt to stand on a stage right here in philadelphia, to become the first woman to accept a major partys nomination. [ cheers ] clintons book titled what happened is on the New York Times best seller list. Tonights the night. Take a look at that. Listen to holiday music. A live look at the blue cross river rink at penns landing. We will be lighting the holiday tree at winter fest. Festivities begin at 7 00. So excited. Yeah. Going to be a great time. And Randy Gyllenhaal joins with us a preview of the big event from right there. We have more. Reporter winter fest is here. Get your hot chocolate, spiked cider, and the big thing today, at 7 00, lighting up the giant Christmas Tree. It is one of the largest in the city of philadelphia. 40feet tall. And all across the river rink here, we have tens of thousands of Christmas Lights lit up. The ice rink that you can hit, nice and cold tonight for that. It starts at 7 00. It will be broadcast live on nbc10, our own nbc10 morning team will be helping to flip that switch. This is video from last year. Tonight there will be a holiday performance by r b artist shawnshaw shaunti moore. The kickoff goes through the weekend and entire season. One of the new things at winter fest this season is a Christmas Market where you can pick up artisanal gifts. There are numerous bars on site for hot spiked apple ciders and a craft beer section thats popular. 7 00 tonight. Theyll be lighting the tree. Should be cold enough for ice skating, as well. Cant wait. It will be fun. You can watch the holiday Tree Lighting at the blos river rink live at nbc1010 or join us. We will be there we would love to see you. The entire team will be there in person for holiday fun at the rink. Sorry, i keep interrupting you. Im so excited. As well as the lifesized snow globe. Did you know about that . No. Im so excited i want to ride the zamboni. Ice force 10. Thats my goal. Yeah, my goal. Ill put it on a social media account. Ill have a picture of me riding that zamboni later today. Problems with the accident scene southbound and approaching the schuylkill expressway. Starting to see delays there. They have it off and on the shoulder. Its blocking some of the shoulder. The next lane over, you see cars slowly moving by the scene. Causing quite a bit of a backup from the schuylkill to the boulevard. We know how easy it is for the boulevard to get backed up. Watching ft. Washington now, too. Looks like were starting to see relief here on the westbound side. The accident is off to the shoulder now. It it started into the center lanes. Delays there. And speaking of delays, septa still with all Inbound Service for doylestown. The doylestown line, 15minute delays and potentially overcrowding. Signal issues, ill have updates on this, and the boulevard, too, when i come back. Thanks. 6 18. A live look outside. Center city. Towers at liberty place. How long until the sun comes up . Four minutes after 7 00. In less than an hour, well see bright sunshine. The clouds that came through overnight with rain, theyve moved out. You see its dry this morning. The live view from the Kimmel Center. The wind is drying things out. Five mileanhour breeze in philadelphia. Seven miles in allentown. Dry air is moving in. Just enough of a breeze to make it feel chillier than it is. 41 the feelslike temperature in philadelphia. 30s for wilmington, millville, the wind has died down a little bit. Feels like 41. Trenton, pottstown, allentown, reading, youll feel the chill. With bright sunshine, up to 50 at 11 00. There will still be a breeze this morning. The temperature at 11 00 will feel like 40s. Even at the peak of the afternoon, temperatures in the low 50s. Youll see a little bit of a breeze. You see how the lines narrow. That shows you that the wind will be dying down later today. Clear skies, cool. Youll need the jacket it youre coming to the Tree Lighting. Doppler radar, no sign of wet weather today or for the weekend, as well. Showers are completely out of the picture. Dry conditions to the west. Thats your saturday. The next chance of wet weather will hold off until next week. It will be cooler than weve seen lately. 53 this afternoon. Chillier over the weekend. Both mornings temperatures into the 30s. 50s for saturday and sunday. Warmer for sunday and monday. Look what happens tuesday. In the 60s. That will be the peak. A cooling trend, turning much colder at the end of the week. The weekend is looking good for outdoor activities. 40s for the Lehigh Valley. The rest of the area seeing sunshine and scattered clouds. Low 50s saturday. The warmup after another cold morning on sunday afternoon. Well look at the ten day on 10 to show how cold it will get in the next week when im back in the next half hour. Thank you. 6 20. Not guilty, the verdict in a murder case that put a sanctuary city in the spotlight, next. Ahead at 6 45, keeping good karma for the eagles. A mini statue reaches new heights to try to keep the old curse at bay. Michael im thankful that im alive and have a second chance. James im thankful for the help and the opportunity that i received. Darlene im thankful to be able to help people in crisis. Vanessa im thankful that addiction is treatable, and that help is available. Christie new jersey is experiencing a heroin epidemic fueled by opioid painkillers. But if you or someone you love is struggling with addiction, i want you to know we are here for you. This holiday season, choose help. Call 844 reach nj or visit reachnj. Gov. Think of your fellow man, lend him a helping hand, put a little love in your heart. Youll see its getting late, oh please dont hesitate. Put a little love in your heart. In your heart. In your heart. In your heart. In your heart. vo going on now, our subaru share the love event will have donated over one hundred fifteen Million Dollars to those in need. A San Francisco jury found an undocumented immigrant not guilty in a case that puts socalled sanctuary cities at the center of a national debate. The jury acquitted the seventime felon in the killing of kathryn steinle. She died in her fathers arms in 2015 after she was shot on the pier in San Francisco. The president tweeted after that and cited the case while he was campaigning using it as an example of why stronger immigration laws are needed. Zarate had been deported five times and was wanted for a sixth deportation when steinle was killed. President trump will have lunch with secretary of state Rex Tillerson a day after the White House Press secretary did not deny reports that the president is thinking about replacing tillerson. Sarah sanders told people he met with the president yesterday. Current cia director mike pompeo would be the rea limit. Its not clear the replacement. Its not clear when it would happen. The Antiviolence Coalition is calling for a month of peace. The city is seeing a rise in gunrelated murders. Yesterday, members talked about what theyre doing to tackle violence. The coalition pointed to nearly 300 gunrelated deaths in philadelphia so far this year. Jessica boyington now with a check of the roads. Watching the schuylkill expressway now. Big problems around south street. And its on the westbound side. You see a few things happening. A few vehicles involved to the left shoulder. At the westbound side, moving to south philly and center city. Ill have updates when i come back in a couple of minutes. For now, well check on todays forecast with meteorologist krystal klei in the weather center. Traffic troubles, but no problem with the weather. Clear skies. A live view from center city. The clouds are out of the picture. The rain overnight is gone. Now were watching the temperatures. Well have the neighborhoodbyneighborhood forecast ahead. And shakeup. A rare earthquake hits our region. Did you feel it . It rattled homes and businesses. Well hear from people who felt the earth move. Plus, tax vote. The Senate Resumes debate this morning on its plan to overhaul the tax code for years to come. Well break down what it could mean for your wallet. Hey, girlfriend. Hows your cafe au lait . Oh, its actually. squeaking of balloon its ver. squeaking im being so serious right now. I really want to know how your coffee is. Its. squeaking of balloon, laughing i had a second balloon goodbye oof, that milk in your coffee was messing with you, wa