This camera now. I think everybody enjoying commute for the most part. The day, planning ahead, temperatures today in the mid to upper 20s this morning. You see the gray skies. Look what happens by 2 00 and 4 00. The sunshine breaks back out. Its a great start but a gray start but a bright finish. Well need every ounce of sunshine today. Feelslike temperatures in your neighborhood, 8 in reading. 12 in philadelphia. 17 in dover. 22 in rehoboth beach. High temperatures today will climb into the mid to upper 20s. Like yesterday, feeling like middle teens. Im tracking snow, new years, and the eagles game. Thats coming up. First to the roads and pamela this morning. Reporter yesterday we had issues with water main breaks because of the extreme cold. Things are looking good out there now. This is the camera on the schuylkill expressway right at the interchange with 676. Things are looking good there. Lets take a look at drive times, though, going eastbound and westbound. Everything is in the green. Average speeds in the 50s right now. And the overall view of the highways, 95, 76, 476, clear is. Well look at new jersey coming up. Breaking news in wilmington. Firefighters spent the Early Morning hours battling a house fire on locust street. Firefighters werent sure if anyone was in the building, and no one has been taken to the hospital. Also new, a fiery onecar crash briefly closed lanes in east falls at the boulevard. The car flipped northbound and caught fire as it came to rest against the wall. One person was rushed to the hospital. Crews salted the road to keep it from icing over. This morning, were learning more about a West Philadelphia crime spree that ended with a Philadelphia Police officer in plain clothes shooting the suspect. Right now the suspect remains in critical condition. This started early yesterday. Police say the man used a gun to steal a car and then later they say he used a gun to rob another man at a deli. Police spotted his vehicle, then started to chase him. It ended with a crash. And the plainclothes officer who approached the man said he refused to cooperate, and made a move for his waistband. Thats when the officer opened fir fire. If you go into your waistband, police have to think youre going for something. I would have shot him, too, i guess. Its unclear if the suspect had a gun when he was shot. A pair of earthquakes rattled the san jose, california, area. The strongest, a 3. 9magnitude quake, hit in an area that often gets earthquakes. People nearby reported feeling a jolt. No injuries or damage are reported. New, were hearing newly released 911 calls from the molts after last weeks deadly moments after last weeks deadly derailment in washington state. Our train crashed okay, listen to me listen to me, were trying to get help. We need to know, is this north or south of mounts road not i dont, maam. Okay. That was a woman on the train. You can hear how confusing and upsetting it is. A man called 911 as he was climbing out of one of the cars. The train just crashed felt well probably need medical aid for a lot of people. Were trying to get out all right. The train was going more than 80 Miles Per Hour in a 30 mileperhour zone when it went off the tracks killing three people. Investigators still trying to figure out why the train was going that fast. Were expecting a winter blast, but nothing like this in pennsylvania. A record snowfall in erie. The city got more than five feet of snow over past few days. And by the time the sun rises, forecasters expect another four to eight inches to be on the ground. Erie leaders have signed a disaster declaration. Plus, Pennsylvania National guard units have been called in to active duty to help the community. Im used to snow. Ive been born and raised here. Not this much in one day. 30 hours, 50 inches, here it comes again. They say the storm isnt over until tomorrow afternoon. All i can do is laugh. You know, its ridiculous. This photo puts things in perspective. Someone posted this on social media of themselves covered in chestdeep snow in an unplowed parking lot. The caption simply reads are, no parking. President trump says hes on a working vacation in florida and is using social media to sell the new tax law before it takes affect in 2018. Takes effect in 2018. Economists worry that rich people will see the biggest benefits and lower income americans and kids wont. And since Tax Deduction rules are changing in 2018, people who rely on getting money back need to prepare to see less. Tax experts recommend trying to prepay property taxes now before the end of the year if possible. For People Living in new jersey where property taxes are among the highest in the country, the new tax law caps state and local deductions at 10,000. The rush is on to pay early if possible. For example, in the city of hoboken, 1,400 people have prepaid. Typically only 100 or 200 people prepay every year. The u. S. Has announced new sanctions against north korea. And there is a new twist in the war of words between the Trump Administration and the kim jongun regime. Russian president Vladimir Putin has offered to help. The new sanctions targeted two of north koreas most prominent officials behind its Ballistic Missile program. Meanwhile, putin says russia is ready to mediate if both sides need it and want it. Just last weekend, north korea called u. S. Sanctions against its government an act of war. Tonight, expect to scramble to pick up a lottery ticket. Heaters why the shl heres why Powerball Jackpot up to 337 million. The drawing is tonight. Cash value about 210 after taxes. Still not shabby. No one won the Mega Millions, which means the jackpot has swollen to more than 300 million. A red candle will be lit tracy will take it over. It will be, marking the second day of the weeklong ill take it from here. The africanamerican cultural holiday of kwaanza is in midst of it. The focus is on the principle of selfdetermination. People celebrating the holiday will read poems and discuss how the theme determines who they are. People look inward and question, define, and challenge themselves. Nbc10 was at the please touch museum yesterday where visitors used crafts to learn about the holiday. 6 08. 22 degrees. A frozen haddon avenue. A fun place to shop. Meteorologist steve sosna has more. If you want to escape the cold, where do you go . Airport. This2 will take you out of the cold this will take you out of the cold. The deep south even waking up in a wintry mix, the Atlanta Metro area. Were in the hetenday stretch cold. Single digits in south jersey, the city, afternoon highs in the 20s and teens. Temperatures ranging from the upper teens to the lower 20s. Philadelphia, 22 in manayunk, 22 at graduate hospital. Temperatures in the lower 20s up in the northeast. Feelslike temperatures, the real story. 6 below mt. Pocono, ouch. 12 in philadelphia. 17 in dover. As low as these numbers seem, theyre going lower. Hard to believe. Lets follow it throughout the day. You can see the warmest it feels like is 16 or 17 degrees. Then overnight tonight, thats when we really watch these numbers tank. 9 degrees is what it feels like at 9 00 p. M. Tonight. By the time you wake up tomorrow, feels like 4 below in doylestown. 2 in wilmington. 13 below 0 in mt. Pocono. Thats right. Ooh. Brutal. Youll be cringing tomorrow. Will we get a break is the milliondollar question. The potential for snow and the new years day forecast coming up in the next update. I got in my car this morning, didnt want to turn over. Tried once, twice, third time it came over. My guess is aaa is going to be bombarded with calls. Lets check traffic conditions. Pamela osborne sorry i had to share my story. Its true. Check your car. In weather like this, its bad. Absolutely. If your car starts, youre in good shape for the rest of the commute. Things are looking pretty good. Starting in cherry hill. Camera at 295 and 70. More volume, more cars on the roadway, but still no problems to speak of. Just a few more people youre sharing the road with. Traveling mass transit, septa, amtrak, patco looking good. One travel note on new jersey train 1152 from suffern, thats canceled. Another train, 1154, coming this morning. A heads up there. If youre driving, 95 this morning, everythings looking good there. Southbound, northbound, average speeds in the 60s. Everything in the green there. Thank you. The blast of bitter cold could be taking a toll on your house now. Coming up in 15 minutes, the mistakes to avoid as the deep freeze settling in. Plus, a new high thrill for seekers at the jersey shore. At 6 45, the new attraction giving riders a breathtaking view from one of our most famous boardwalks. And straight ahead, no rest for our playoffbound eagles. How the team is giving back. 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. My wish was a clubhouse, but we call it the wish house. People visit National Parks from all over the world. Food tastes better when you dont have to cook it. He was just supposed to be my dog. I dont know why. vo were proud that, on behalf of our owners, the subaru share the love event will have donated over one hundred fifteen Million Dollars in just ten years. Get 0 financing for 63 months on select models. Plus well donate 250 to charity. 6 15. Now to a story we told you about yesterday. Christmas dreams are shattered for north jersey twins. The girls were about to get a new dog for christmas until someone stole the dog from the Monmouth County spca. They say theyve never been hit by criminals before and cant believe someone walked in and stole the pomeranian named tubtub. Everyone is understandably upset. I didnt have a good christmas because the dog was stolen. Heartbroken over the situation. Its their christmas present. Instead of looking for other things, this was my only plan on getting them. I felt like a dog would be enough. I hope somebody does the right thing and returns the dog. The shelter is offering a 500 reward. The sr. Pca is reviewing securit procedures. And eagles players giving back to their hometown. Kenyon barnard and matt collins visited children. They played games with children and their families who have had to spend the holidays away from home. To be able to see kids and hang out and see the smiles on their faces. In return, it puts a smile on my face. Nice to see them take time out of their schedule to do the Little Things and show that theyre part of the community. I have people in my life that lifted my spirits. These kids are in a different situation. To be here and be able to help the kids lift their spirits, put a smile on their face, nothing more you can do. Visit was part of the eagles care initiative. And remember nbc10 is your official eagles station. They wrap up at the linc against the cowboys this weekend. Coverage starts at 9 30 a. M. 6 17. If youre heading out, lets see if there are any trouble spots. First alert traffic reporter Pamela Osborne has a check of road conditions. Good morning. Good morning to all of you. Well start things off on 95. This is our camera around broad street. You see volume is picking up as we normally expect it to this time of day. No major problems to speak of, especially on 95. Lets look at how things are moving at the airport. You see no delays now. But philly international did just tweet they want to let people know its a very busy traveler day in the air for them. Allow yourself plenty of extra time to check in and get through the security checkpoints before you fly out if youre heading home after celebrating the holidays. Well look at the drive times for the blue route. Everything looking good. 76 from there, average speeds in the 60s. Drive time, but 14 minutes. Things looking just as good going southbound, as well. Thank you. 6 17 and 22 chilly degrees. We talk about chilly temperatures, we say add in the wind and gets to the feelslike temperature. Ill let first alert meteorologist steve sosna talk about that. Ill take that territory. We have the feelslike temperature. You may be wondering what is that number. Your skin generates heat, your body generates heat . And you have the temperature outside. When the wind blows the heat away, that generates the temperature of how it feels. The greater the wind speed, the colder the temperature, the lower the feelslike temperature. All you need to know, its going to be frigid here the flex coup the next couple of days. 22 now in philadelphia. 17 below zero in saranac lake, new york. 1 degree in toronto. 2 below in sioassaul sault st. Temperatures this morning in the same range as yesterday. 30 to 40 below. With the wind tragedy tar winy to the south, we have yet to reach the coldest air mass. That will happen tomorrow and sunday into monday. Lets talk snow potential. Weve been talking about this, which day is it going to snow. The first system dies out. Great lakes, they continue to see more of the lakenext snow. No improvements for them. No snow in our direction here today or tomorrow. A system friday dies out. But this system carves to the south and gains steam moving over the atlantic. This would be the best chance of accumulating snow on saturday. It wont take a lot to make things a mess because ground temperatures are so cold. Even salt doesnt work that effectively under 22, 23 degrees. So that would be an issue on saturday. Well keep an eye on it sunday for new years eve, looking drier. The eagles game, too, on new years eve, as well. 1 00. If youre headed to the game, if youre tailgating, take some breaks, you know, and keep yourself hydrated. I know a lot of fluids one flowing. Important that water is one of them here when temperatures are that cold. We know our eagles fans and how they are. New years eve, temperatures feeling like the Single Digits at 6 00. As you head to the parties, it feels like 5, 6, 7 degrees. At midnight, even colder. Feels like 3 or 4 degrees. You get the gist. If you are headed out and about and being adventurous on your new years eve, dress warmly. Heres the tenday forecast. The coldest of the air masses tomorrow into next week, the threat for snow being on saturday. Over to you. Thanks. Prepare for the cold by dloetding our free nbc10 app. It has forecasts and sends weather alerts to your phone. The cold cowgirl taking a silent but destruct cold could be taking a silent but destructive toll on your house. The steps to avoid. And getting a package to a rightful recipient. A mission to reunite the two. 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, wasnt it . Yeah, it happens to more people than you think. Try lactaid, its real milk, without that annoying lactose. Mmm. Good, right . Yeah. Lactaid. Its the milk that doesnt mess with you. And now, try our real sour cream. Its delicious. Take a look at the flag atop the aramark building. Bitterly cold, the wind blowing flags makes it feel even colder. Absolutely. The cold weather coming our way could cost you a lot. A master plumber we talked with said your pipes could be especially vulnerable in this kind of freezing temperature here. Your damage control can begin outside. Start by shutting off water to your spigots and removing the houses. Youll want to leave the actual valves open through the winter season. Lets go inside. Check for loose connections or fixtures and leaky faucets or toilets. How quickly can pipes freeze . That can lhappen in 30 minutes. Wow. I dont think people realize that. Especially for a toilet with an outside stack remember to check your Heating Systems and change your filters. If you havent come to that point, it could cost you money, as well, because your system has to work harder to keep you warm. Good morning. Pamela osborne in for jessica boyington. Looking live at the schuylkill expressway at passyunk avenue. You see some more cars on the roadway this morning. The good news is youre not going to have a lot of problems getting to wherever you need to go. The hardest part may be walking out your front door to your car. For more on the forecast in these bitterly cold temperatures, heres meteorologist steve sosna. Even getting out of bed, difficult. Temperatures in the lower 20s. Collingling collingswood at haddon, if youre heading out, expect the brutal windchills to continue. Ill be back in the next half hour to see if theres any improvement on the way. Also ahead, were hearing from residents who escaped their burning experiment and watched flames destroy their homes. My wallets in their, my keys to my car, everythings in there, my lifes work. Next, the destruction left behind as police try to determine what may have sparked that massive fire. And a skyscraper like no other. A tower laced with technology that can even predict the weather. Thats coming up in 20 minutes. Bitter blast. The First Alert Weather Team tracks the next chance of snow this weekend. Escaping the flames. Fire traears through an apartme building sending neighbors running into the bitter cold. And a new attraction at the shore open on one of our mostfamous boardwalks giving you a new thrill and view over the jersey shore. Good morning, this is nbc10 news today. Im dray clark. Im tracy davidson. Ail chilly morning, bitter cold, whatever you want to call it, meteorologist steve sosna has the most accurate neighborhood weather forecast. Good morning. Chapstick and moisturizer weather out there. Its getting real. Your skin is drying out in this kind of weather. Make sure that you take precautions here for today. 22 degrees right now in wilmington. Your feelslike temperature, 13. Northerly breeze at 7 Miles Per Hour. Lets check out the other delaware communities. It is 22 in wilmington. Some of the other neighborhoods vary in temperature. 21 right now up in tallyville. 23 in marshalltown. 23 in glasgow. Moving toward rehoboth beach, maybe youre there for the week, cold and windy, too. Dress for that, especially the open, exposed areas. Feelslike temperatures are numbing. As cold a