washington lived for eight years while president and first lady in philadelphia, philadelphia was the national capital in the federal period from for ten years. but they also had slaves. we know that he was from mt. vernon and had a plantation. i wasn't aware before i came and worked at the historical society, that he brought the slaves up here. pennsylvania had a law, after six months your slaves would automatically be emancipated and george washington and mrs. washington would rotate the slaves back to mt. vernon every six months to avoid the law. it wasn't illegal what they did but they did it to avoid the slaves being emancipated. when he found the remains of the president's house and wanted to create historical documentation, you had two groups, one group wanted it to just be george washington lived here, isn't that wonderful. and you have another group that says we want to tell the story of the enslaved people who lived here as well. and it was very contentious a few years ago and they came up with a compromise, i'm not sure whether either side is totally happy. as a tour guide

not exactly great in philadelphia and look at wilmington at zero. single digits for vineland and mt. holly, no one is warm this morning. limit your time outside and layer up. satellite and radar we are in great shape otherwise, we will see sunshine, temperatures will climb into the upper 20s. here is what's on the way for the weekend and that's going to make for a bit of a mess saturday morning. it starts moving in late tonight, this is early saturday morning at 1:00, our future weather showing light snow in allentown and even into parts of -- very light snow into parts of delaware and some of those suburbs as well. this first line of snow will push to the north, we will get a break at 5:00 in the morning before the next round moves in. now, this is going to tomorrow with warmer air. it will still be cold enough for snow in the lehigh valley, there won't be a steady snow falling for much of the area and some icy mix, but that rain, that's what's going to win out. warm air will be surging into the area by 9:00 in the morning, rain falling in wilmingt

>> reporter: north and west of philadelphia, they will get snow, in philadelphia, you're not shoveling just yet. >> good deal. >> reporter: live on sky6 live hd, we're looking at our beautiful christmas tree from our city hall camera at dirt -- dilworth park. the good news, we lost the gusty breeze, but it's cold enough, most locations down in the 20s. double scan live is showing flakes over central delaware, kent county and areas east of baltimore down in maryland, none of it is reaching the ground. the air is very, very dry. look at the dewpoint. it's down to 15. the dry air mass evaporating all the moisture. we're seeing mainly cloudy skies out there this morning, 29 degrees in philadelphia. pressure reading holding steady. winds are light out of the southwest at 3 miles per hour. so we'll start out north and west, this is where the advisory goes into effect later this afternoon and this is where we're seeing some of the colder temperatures at this hour, 23 in fleetwood. 25 in quakertown. 21 in martins creek. warrington, 25. somewhat milder, but cold areas south and east, 25 in glas

definitely wet in philadelphia. we'll be back with the strong forecast and the workweek call coming up. >> welcome back on this monday morning, you want to head out a little bit early today, it's sloppy out there, 4:41 a.m., 39 degrees. >> let's turn to david murphy it is messy when you step out the door. >> reporter: it is, and slippery up in the northern suburbs where we are waiting for the the precipitation to change over to rain. we have drying in south jersey and delaware and all rain in the i-95 corridor and that blue means freezing precipitation, most of it snow changing over to rain and rain in the interim. i'll look at that in a second, but let's get you outside, we have sky6 live hd, the city hall camera we recently installed, there's dilworth plaza, looking wet in center city, is it not. storm tracker 6 live the closer view, i'll start in the northern be suburbs, hamburg and northern berks county, quakertown, as well. we're transitioning from the snow earlier to the rain. in the interim there could slippe

in philadelphia, 28 about 11:00 p.m. tonight, right now we're in the mid teens, it will be a slow climb probably in the low 20s for a good portion of the afternoon. winds out of the west 8 to 16 miles per hour later. they are stronger than that right now they will die down during the day. overnight tonight, 24 is the low. more clouds build in, overnight we're looking at the arrival of the snow. let's show you that. by 11:00 p.m. we're probably dry across the region. overnight most of us will see snow a good bet in the northern suburbs. philadelphia could get clipped with this, as well. tomorrow morning you get the snow filling in through the i-95 corridor, 5:30 a.m. notice how warm air is in the process of coming up from the south. south jersey and delaware will get nothing but rain out of this. as we go later in the morning, the warm air pushes past philadelphia and by 9:00 a.m. it's possible we change over to rain in philadelphia. it's all out of here in the afternoon. that progression from south to north, though is go

bob kelly checking out lights in north philadelphia this week. you don't need the lights because you're so bright yourself. >> you're lit, yo. >> full power rudolph. okay. the kids love it. the kids up here in the northeast love it and they love santa claus. look who is here. the big man himself. exeter road up here in academy gardens. who has been good so far this year? raise your hasn'ts. >> whoo!? >> whoo. look at moms and dads they're saying yeah in the background. we're up here the 9200 block of exeter road in northeast philadelphia. first of all, got to thank our sponsors ibew local nate frank and rodney thanks so much for coming out. >> thank you. >> you guys not only like the big spots but also all the neighborhoods? >> yes, we do from pottstown to south philadelphia. we do all the lighting. we light the art museum. franklin square and rittenhouse square. >> we thank you for being our sponsors. now on the front lawn here, marie, you were surprised by us coming out. what's your favorite thing on this side of lawn? >> probably the christmas

now parties across philadelphia will help ring in 2017, one south philadelphia bakery has been working all night to keep up with the order. eye witt the these news reporter anita oh is live from cacia's bakery this morning. >> reporter: good morning, jan these workers have barely slept. they have been baking throughout the night, to get all of these order ready for new years eve and if you are days celebration you can see all these bags getting ready to go out to be delivered to the super markets. we have seen a steady flow of customers coming into pick up that are order for the day as well, over on this side you can see they are putting in the pizzas, that is right, there are thousands of rolls and on top of that they have their pizza, they have their roast pork, they have contact knoll he is. there is so much going on this morning, again these work are have only been able to take a nap. they say this is busiest time of the year. you can see all of these rolls still have to be baked and they are continuing to work throughout the morning to make sure all of this gets to the people who

philadelphia office of emergency service. areas are under a code blue, if you see a homeless person outside please call the outreach hot line. there is the number for you. to get them some help. we posted code blue information on our website at 6abc.com. philadelphia's code blue remains in effect until next wednesday. >> meanwhile, meteorologist, adam joseph, is tracking the brutal cold from the "action news" big board from tonight. >> the temperatures drop low and we are expecting the coldest december night in philadelphia in eight years right now that temperature 21 in philadelphia. 20 in millville. 20 in trenton and we see teens already for the air temperatures in the northwestern suburbs and the wind is gusting over 30 miles per hour at times and that brings those windchills down quite a bit. right now 5 philadelphia and millville. 4 in wilmington and 1 in reading and lancaster andp below in the poconos and these remain low as we go into the beginning of your friday and we talk about a messy mix for the beginning of the w

in philadelphia. 41 in the city. allentown arena reading above the freezing mark which is a good trend. 38 in trenton. 40s down south. as we roll into the afternoon, i expect cloudy skies, mainly sunny breaks, but it will be milder high of 51. the rain tapering off in most areas before lunchtime. when i step inside we have a cold crush coming later in the week. the coldest air of the condition. cold crush doesn't that sound like sound like a great time. the morning commute won't be great, either, david. it's wet and slow coming southbound through the work zone at cottman allegheny into girard. allow pleasant of extra time this is not going to be a quick commute. as the rain continues to fall across the region and across the big picture here we have fire department activity we're watching in upper darby township along fairfax road off state road by the cemetary. up north, the changeover has happened, as david said it's rain in and around allentown. there was a crash along 309 southbound i-78 that's off

delaware, south jersey, even some neighborhoods in philadelphia. and yesterday we saw readings in the 50s for most of these neighborhoods but a solidly in 30s this morning. west allen township 36 degrees. milford at 35. bedminster, 34. ft. washington, 37 degrees. we see a warm-up into upper 40s near 50 degrees. at times we'll see a few high clouds move through, they'll blow throughout area. the wind is still with us this morning and will be here this afternoon. we will not see any showers with those clouds. but these clouds that are moving into texas, that's part of the area where we're watching for a storm to develop, which bring us some wet weather but not until after the weekend. we could see some pretty good rain coming in next week. for this evening, the christmas tree lighting with clear skies. the temperatures will be falling. 46 degrees. the sun will be down by 5:00. down to 44 at 7:00. at 9:00, 42 degrees. just enough wind to make it feel like it's in the 30s. you'll have to bundle up if coming down to penn's landing or just watch us on tv

up to 12 in philadelphia. we are going to be following the neighborhood temperatures hour by hour and neighborhood by neighborhood as we have this precipitation coming in late tonight and tomorrow. these are all going to be critical. redding is only 19 degrees. cooks to cookstown at 18. be bethlehem 19. we have to get them above 32 degrees to have rain and it melts on the road. remember, the roads are cold because it of the last cold blast we had. there are radar returns we have had. some of this stuff is not only that well organized at this point. here is a close up of the area that will get hit the hardest l es -- lehigh valley. darker blues indicating heavier snow. this is pretty heavy accumulating snow in the lehigh valley. by 9:00 a.m. we are starting to get some icing as the atmosphere warms up but not at the ground. that could cause more problems on top of the snow. the snow continues farther to the north. that warm air is coming up. there's nothing to stop it. so we veeventually the whole ar will be wa

victim's last address was in north philadelphia. they were not sure what he was doing at this address. there were family members on the scene they are being interviewed. 11 shots were fired from two semi automatic weapons. witnesses say one of the shooters was a man wearing all dark clothing and mask. he was seen in a white suv-type vehicle going south on 60th street. >> fortunately at the intersections of 60th and market streets there are numerous philadelphia police real time crime cameras. one of the cameras is directly over where the victim collapsed. >> and police say there are also surveillance cameras on several nearby businesses, they feel confident they can find footage that can help in the investigation. live at police headquarters, katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> this is new on "action news," a woman is in stable condition after being stabbed multiple times in a home in north philadelphia. police were called to the 2800 block of north howard street after 1:00 a.m. that's where they found the wom

by 10:00, entirely out of philadelphia. by your early afternoon, the showers move off the shore as well. just leaving us with clouds throughout the rest of the day. >> thank you, krystal. we will check back in with you in a few minutes. reduced to tears. a police officer and his family, lost everything they had in the fire, get a gift that is making the holidays easier. >> we will show you the surprise they got from santa after their tragedy. >> schedule changes will explain how your commute could be impacted with this morning's commute. >>> good morning. jessica boyington watching the rhodes. we are not seeing any delays yet. we are starting to catch up on some accidents up there. let's look on route 70 in cherry hill around haddonfield road. i'll update you at 5:00. >>> there are some changes you ought to know about. schedules for most of septa's regional rail lines were adjusted. some trains will depart earlier or later than last week. the changes impact at least 14 stations. go to nbc.com or the nbc app to look up your

free flowing traffic right now through the city of philadelphia. we have told but this, jan carabao is on the scene of the fire in fishtown. this is intersection of the frankford and girard in fishtown. they have that blocked off. if you are in this area frankford avenue will be blocked off. over in new jersey, some construction to tell you about , route 130 at route 47, right lane is block there until about 6:00 a.m., jim and rahel, back over to you. >>> an atlanta musician says he owes his life to his dog. >> i believe that, ed's poodle is being told he is a hero this morning. a fire swept through the home last week, story many of his musical instruments and other belongings but he escaped with his life because his poodle, gracy leaped on his bed to wake him up. >> she started licking my face and started barking. i said oh, my god i am about to die if i don't do something fast. >> he has first and second degree burns, gracy was treated for smoke inhalation. >> cute pup. >> um-hmm. >>> police department in pennsylvania has a important warning abou

philadelphia and south. so not a huge warmup compared to the 30s we see right now but we'll see some development in the temperatures. a little cooler further north. then we go into the evening overnight to midnight. look at that. right back down to freezing conditions across the entire map. if precipitation was moving in here we'd be talking about snow. but it's not. it will move in around 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. and continue through 10:00 a.m. notice the temperatures in the 40s. most of us are talking rain with the forecast, although a few spots, mostly in the upper suburb areas and as well through parts of the lehigh valley and burkes county, that's where we could see the rain/snow mix. here's a look at your new year's eve forecast. 44 degrees for the first fireworks show. 40 degrees by 10:00 and 37 degrees by midnight. we're looking at some clouds that will be in place but winds will be on the lighter side. should be a nice night to get out but it will be chilly. if you're going to if mummers parade on sun

philadelphia, half hour, feeling like 20. winds are back up to 28 degrees for what it feels like outside. here's a look at the winds, you can tell they're lighter than yesterday but they will be breezy as we move through this afternoon. we will track those in a few minutes. for now, quick look at radar and satellite. we had lake effect snow that pushed all the way through our area. as a result we saw a live shot for overbrook, some light snow. more to come though. we will track first alert conditions in a bit. >> thanks for that, krystal. >>> right now, we have a traffic note. new jersey turnpike, there's an overturned truck on the turnpike southbound, south of interchange 4. it is blocking the right and shoulder lanes. commuter route 73 in cherry hill. we're going to watch it through the morning, keep you posted. >>> new from overnight. cold weather didn't do firefighters any favors when they were called to this home in overbrook section of philadelphia. it broke oit in the basement before midnight. they had it out in minute

team furlong in philadelphia. we will check back with them after the break. >>> we're going to see big improvement by the time the stores open. snow falling in easton area. you will see a wintry mix that comes to an end later this morning. we're tracking snow and it is accumulating. we will go through it hour by hour, neighborhood by neighborhood just ahead. what do doctors from leading cancer centers in the country have in common? many of them now call cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia home. expert medicine works here. find out why at cancercenter.com/eastern cancer treatment centers of america. >>> the snow, sleet, rain hit the region, coated the streets and sidewalks. our team of meteorologists is tracking timing and totals so you know what to expect. >>> the wintry weather won't be with us all day, but it is already impacting people's travel plans. this is philadelphia international airport where they tell us they are prepared for this kind of weather, ready to clear the runways. because this

this is just rain in philadelphia. south philadelphia, there is lincoln financial, you can see the streets are damp this morning. it is only going to be rain in philadelphia. in fact, most of the area is going to see rain to start with. it's really not going to last even in the pocono mountains, there's not much of t coming do. plainfield, light snow,g toe mod drying out and clearing out during the day. you can see it's already tapering off in allentown. most of the area, we start off with rain in allentown and just in the last hour mixing in. minimal accumulation if any. if there is any accumiobe o colder surfaces like cars and sidewalks, possibly the grass. even there it's not very likely. it's just too warm. the temperatures are in the 30s above fez area with the exception of the pocono mountains. easton it is above freezing. you can see the rain is starting to end already in c delaware cor county. we're seeg off montgomery. lower bucks and central bucks. temperatures have slowly come down. too warm for any icing. d

we're there as the philadelphia eagles deliver an off the field surprise for a philadelphia family. how he's lending a hand to families in need. >>> and we're talking about the coldest air so far. and by that i mean windchills below zero degrees as we go into part of your thursday and friday. i'll show you how cold it will get, coming up. hello, peco. hi. can you help me save on my energy bill? old appliances. like a hot water heater? it's around here somewhere. nope. nope. what is this thing? sir, have you looked in the basement? huh. oh, yeah. no wonder. it was hidden behind all of my free weights. if you're not an expert, peco can help. we have lots of ways to help you save energy and money. peco. the future is on. >>> a young new jersey state trooper was laid to rest today a week after he died in a violent car crash. >> fellow members of law enforcement joined friends and loved ones paying respects to trooper frankie williams. nbc 10's jersey shore reporter ted greenberg was there. >> reporter: they came to remember a fallen brother. atlantic city's boardwalk lined with a sea of

less than an hour, still see snow in suburbs, philadelphia, northeast philadelphia and trenton. this is where we get a mix, temperatures just below freezing in wilmington, climbing in south jersey. we will see potential for slipping and sliding with icy mix until 7:00 this morning. then at 8:00, you can see rain making progress. warm air surging in and up to freezing for wilmington and philadelphia. then north and west, takes more time. extended period of icing possible for lancaster and pottstown and doylestown. by 10:00, seeing it come to an end for the lehigh valley or northern lehigh valley, just rain at that hour in philadelphia and wilmington. timing and temperatures are critical. going through neighborhood by neighborhood, meteorologist krystal klei. >> that's very important. just a few degrees difference. we are looking at camelback mountain. snow is coming down quite steady. this is one of the areas that sees snow the longest. we will see that rain snow line press farther north going through the morning. already seeing it like bill pointed out in cape may county and par

a car in philadelphia. the philadelphia gas works vehicle was parked in the 1800 block of south 2nd street at the time. the suspect made off with gas leak detecters worth more than $3,000. >>> they held a solemn in hawaii for the victims of pearl harbor. re for a wreath laying 941, they ceremony. it led to our country's engagement in world war 12 and japan's prime ministry will visit but not apologize for the bombing of pearl harbor. >>> if you claim the earned income tax credit or the additional child credit you can expect a delay in your refund. it's a move by congress to battle identity theft and fraud. they will check filings for signs of fraud before the refuns are mailed out. if you don't claim either credit you can expect your return in 21 days. >>> and ikea is offering longer parental leave. they are struggling to hang on to good workers in an improving job market. they will offer 1200 salaried and hurry workers for 12 months of paid leave. they had previously given mothers five days and six to eigh

something stinks in philadelphia. many people are calling and complaining about a nasty odor sweeping across the city tonig tonight. we're told the pungent smell is pgw issue. the utility says however the odor is not being caused by natural gas. pgw is working to figure out the source of the smell. no injuries have been reported we'll of course have update as soon as we learn more information about this smelly situation. >>> it has been busy day at the philadelphia international airport thousands and thousands of travelers took off for holiday destinations. if you haven't left yet f you're staying around home for the holidays, approaching storm could make for a kind of sloppy christmas eve. that could be bad news for anyone who still putting off finishing their shopping. good evening, and thanks for joining us i'm dawn timmeney. if you or someone who put off your holiday shopping until the very last minute this year, well, you weren't alone. stores were flooded with frantic shoppers all day long. fox 29's brad satin l

philadelphia international airport. this is where we will see lines of people working through security today. hopefully not too long lines. the roads and rails will also be busy handling heavy traffic. susie hoped her son and daughter-in-law would be next to walk through.as caught ebb and of the crowd. he couldn't wait to see his parents and vice versa. >> kind of surreal, there were points feeling like i would never get home. >> three brothers, too, looking forward to having them home for christmas, a nice holiday. >> tap the nbc10 app or log onto nbc10.com for travel information and traffic updates. the holiday travel rush is also moving by bus. last night university city was crowded with megabus passengers and then people traveling by train. dealing with the delay, trying to get to florida. >> left home 9:30 to catch the train at 10:00, got here at 2 and been here since. >>> federal officials are worrying about attacks at gathering sites. what the fbi is advising this weekend. >>> actress carrie fisher is spending th

wind chillies 26 degrees in philadelphia right now. we have westerlies coming in sustain at 14 miles an hour here in philadelphia. so seven day forecast, cold one today, 41 but feels like 30's all day. forty-three tomorrow. wind calm down, should be a decent new years eve night, and for the parade on sunday plenty of sunshine we will start off in the upper 30's, end up in the upper 40's, a great the forecast for new years day, rain rolls rolls in on monday and lasts through tuesday, it is mild for those two days, tuesday and wednesday, but will get colder by thursday and that is your seven day forecast, we're checking traffic on your friday morning with a look at the closures on sunday for mummers parade, big road that will be closed jfk boulevard between 15th and 20th street, your alternate there is arch street. market between 15th and 16th street your alternate is race street and these closures in effect starting at 3:00 on sunday and going until 6:00 in the evening. more hummers there 7:00 a.m. until the event conclusion, broad stre

now 40 degrees in philadelphia. philadelphia international. still a few spots, westmount. the rest of the city is in the 40s. steady rain along the coast line. just very sprinkly conditions for philadelphia and trenton. snow to the north, well, that has stayed to the north and is now moving away from the pocono mountains. we will see improving conditions today. we'll actually wind up with some sunshine. tomorrow a different story. look at the rain over texas into louisiana. that's coming our way from tomorrow. first thing in the morning and tomorrow afternoon the steady rainfall is going to be moving in. we'll get some sunshine tomorrow. that's -- well, clear skies overnight. that's going to allow for things to cool down. just after midnight early in the morning. we'll get sunshine in the morning but the clouds will be on the increase tomorrow. so sunshine. you'll have to enjoy it today. look at the rain that's going to be moving in by tomorrow afternoon. so stand by. we'll see some sunshine today. the rain moves out. little bit breezy. 51 degrees. winds with us. sunshine

in philadelphia, probably snowing in philadelphia. by 9:00 a.m., the rain changeover is through the i-95 corridor. we'll be looking at potential icy patches. we'll get to 11:00 p.m. the lehigh valley is changing over and things should gradually improve and we'll see drying in the afternoon. i want to give you a word to the wise, the snow to rain change will be fast, there will be a broaf period -- brief period of rain in between. the ice might be slow to melt. just because you see the rain, be careful there might be icy patches and freezing rain. something to keep in mind tomorrow. about a coating to an inch that gets washed away in philadelphia. one to three in lehigh valley and 3 to 5 in the poconos. 28 is the high, later tonight. we get snow at night changing over to a brief period of ice to rain, 48 is the high. we get up to 60 on sunday, rain around. temperatures start to fall in the afternoon and evening and we're probably back in the 30s by dinnertime. we top out in the 30s on monday and tuesday. 42 winter arrives on wednesday,

this is by noontime. 40 degrees in philadelphia. no showers during the day, but you can see they're making some progress late this afternoon to the north. 37 degrees in allentown, 42 in philadelphia, 42 in millville. dry with some breaks of sunshine, even into the late afternoon hours in delaware and south jersey. now, here comes the chance of some showers, some snow showers, very light snow showers, less than half of an inch, more like a dusting is possible. and it will just be too warm to support too much in the way of accumulation. a rain shower in lancaster, that's at 9:00 this evening. and look, rain showers at cape may at 42 degrees. those showers will be on the move. we could see some light rain showers in philadelphia at midnight tonight and then they're clearing out by 2:00 tomorrow morning. so, we'll get that out of the way tonight. and then we'll have to turn our attention to the cold, and it is going to be bitter cold. dangerous cold. that's why we've issued a first alert for pennsylvania, new jersey and delaware, the en

temperatures at 42 at 6:00 for the first fireworks show in philadelphia. there's a second show at midnight, 38 degrees. we are cooling down to upper 30s. could be worse for the new years forecast. could be talking very cold conditions, high winds, snow. none of that is in the forecast. looks like for the most part we stay dry. just chilly by midnight. 40 degrees in lehigh valley, down to 33 by midnight, 43 at the jersey shore. here's the hour by hour. models have been keeping us mostly dry. mostly because look as we put this in motion. about 4:00 in the afternoon, clouds build in. leads to partly cloudy conditions. going through tonight, models give us light spots of green, trying to give us flakes further north. i don't think any of this makes it to the ground. even if it does, talking a few drops, very light, very brief. nothing to worry you about the overnight plans. we are mostly dry, a few isolated spot showers possible. that would be briefs. looking at a mostly sunny forecast. here's the forecast. 42 degrees, scattered clouds, mostly sunshine. kickof

to philadelphia. for people to enjoy. >> thomas bauer is originally from germany and organizes the philadelphia market. he says there are always police at the event because of the large number of people, but there is more visibility now. >> the philadelphia police is doing a great job overall, making sure this is a great place for people to be. they even stepped up security last night and after all this news broke. >> bauer said he was shocked and saddened by what happened in berlin, but isn't letting it stop the festivities here. >> i feel like we should continue to celebrate the holidays, enjoying the season, be with our loved ones and not -- yeah, only consider terrorism as the reason not to do things we like. >> reporter: and you can see just how busy this market is tonight. it is not stopping people from coming out. and that attack in germany is personal to some people here in philadelphia. coming up at 6:00, we're going to talk to some people who have been to that very market. live in center cit

that's by 2:00 in philadelphia. the suburbs a few scattered clouds right now, mainly sunny during the day. some late-afternoon clouds as well, but no sign of any wet weather during the day today. 36 degrees and a 10-mile-an-hour wind. that's going to make it feel chillier, but windy conditions, those will wait until tomorrow. lehigh valley, a few scattered clouds. no wet weather, though isolated showers overnight, but not right now. 27 degrees, a little colder at 8:00, then that slow climb in the middle to upper 30s this afternoon. totally dry and lots of sunshine. you'll need your sunglasses today in the lehigh valley and in new jersey, where it's 32 right now, but by lunchtime, closer to 40 degrees and into the very low 40s this afternoon. at the shore, into the 40s to start with. a little bit cooler at 8:00, but right back into the 40s during the day. the winds will be a little bit stronger at the shore, 12-mile-an-hour breeze. that's at noontime. it continues into the 2:00 hour. the stronger winds will be here t

in philadelphia. we'll get to the low 40s in your early afternoon and around the mid-40s for the high temperature in philadelphia. and again scattered clouds mixing in with the sun. suburbs, a little more cloud cover, 38 degrees at 11:00 a.m. and right around there for the lehigh valley with partly to mostly cloudy conditions for the lehigh valley burke county area. 38 degrees at 7:00 a.m., starting to warm up to the low to mid-40s, same deal for new jersey and at the shore 43 degrees by 3:00 in the afternoon. here's a look at the precipitation chances. it's going to be rain for many of us but in areas like redding and the lehigh valley, thursday is the predominant day that we're looking at the potential. we'll see a rain/snow mix. we'll track that in just a few minutes. here's your weekend forecast, saturday and sunday looking dry both days with mid to upper 40s for high temperatures in philadelphia. >>> 4:42 right now. a house at the jersey shore that's drawn curiosity seekers for decades has been s

>> let's go outside right now and check southwest philadelphia. looking good here actually on the roads as you look live on the platt bridge by i-95. no problems at this point between 26th street and i-95. if you're head to the airport you're not going have trouble on the roads right here. mass transit septa's just told us that the market frankford line is resuming service just some residual delays relate to that. trenton line 16 minutes delays. still at this point expecting detours for route three and route five bus because of the fire in frankford dave. >> dry this morning karen but cold on the bus stop. 36 degrees by 6 o'clock. 37 by 8 o'clock. dress the kids appropriately. it stays chilly. we'll get to 44 by noon and by 3 o'clock 48. that's your high. but notice how during the afternoon hours any time after about 1 o'clock down south and maybe around 3 o'clock in philadelphia, we are going to see rain riding up through the region and if you're riding up to the poconos there's going to be some snow up there after about 4 o'clock this afternoon.

people of philadelphia. the most popular is the love statue. i asked people what they love about philadelphia? >> the people helped you make this? >> yes. >> philly snacks and drinks, every mouthful is a confection. from the original philly pretzel. >> the perfect place to come up and have a bite of philly. >> everything from jewelry to unique items made in philadelphia. >> and we couldn't love it more, you can see all the holiday happenings around town coming up this saturday night at 7:30 on fyi philly. >> see you there rick. >> i will be there. >>> the husband of a woman missing for three weeks sat down with abc news with an exclusive interview that airs tonight on 20/20 keith reveals what happened when he was contacted by police. >> she was screaming emotional. i love you, i love you, i love you and then the phone gets taken away from you. >> investigators say sherry was beaten and branded and her long hair was chopped off and she says she was taken by two hispanic women. but investigators have not revea

through philadelphia. more of a moderate rain right now. pockets of heavier rain have been moving through mostly delaware and chester county and weakening as they continue to track over the bay and into new jersey. showers are pretty consistent for new jersey. today, we are timing out your entire day now instead of just focusing on the morning. rain showers should start to break at 9:00, 10:00 a.m. through philadelphia. cloudiness with breaks of sun are possible in the afternoon to get to the low 50s. going from philadelphia to the suburbs, right around the low 50s possible as well. same deal. the rain starting to die down here in the next couple of hours. that's the same for the lehigh valley where temperatures will peek into the mid-40s. through delaware, new jersey, the shore already in the 40s. we will be in the mid-40s by 5:00 p.m. with some clouds hanging over. we'll talk about your ten day forecast coming up. >>> thank you, krystal. about 19 minutes before 7:00 a.m. i see flashing lights on the ramp

moore was born in philadelphia. he enlisted in the army in 1940, and served in north africa, italy, france and germany during world war ii. he also helped to liberate a concentration camp. >>> today, the temple team is heading to washington, d.c. to take on wake forest in the military bowl. the team is returning after winning the first acc championship game this month. the game is this tuesday in annapolis. many will get to see them free. the organizers said they are donating tickets to military families. >>> vice president joe biden could be coming to the universities of pennsylvania after he leaves office next month. according to politico, biden has hinted he will set up shop at the university. he's apparently looking for a university to help his staff and post government work. >>> flyers celebrating a win then video of biden in the crowd at the wells fargo center. biden who grew up in the scranton area said he's a big flyers fan. by the way, the flyers beat the caps in a shoot-out, 3-2. >> jessica boyington start

we came out in philadelphia, from an early morning high of 63 degrees. currently it is 49 where barbara is. she just reported this in the last four minutes. she has a is in clear sky. dew point is 47. so it is still feeling at least a little muggy but now that the skies are clearing out, it will feel dryer and dryer as the day goes on. you will net is breeze. let me take you south into west central new jersey where john reports still some cloud in mullica, he sent that in the the last 15 minutes. again, rainfall through overnight pick up a tenth of an inch but now moving out nicely. let's switch back jump ahead to storm scan three which is still featuring nice clearing skies, you can see that the moisture has, in the last hour and a half been pulling out to sea. storm is basically a new england and canada problem. even cold front draped across deep south bringing in that severe weather, tornadic activity, that has really begun to fizzle. all that is lefties residual showers and light rain. it is getting better for those folks, that had to deal with some

already up to 36 degrees now, in philadelphia. so those temperatures, are definitely not as cold as it has been. >> in dover, waking to up 34 allentown, 37 millville, 34 in lancaster. could be flurry or sleet pell net your neighborhood, a lot of it not making it to the grounds. we'll keep our eyes on it, shouldn't cause major problems. moles of the energy with this clipper off to the north in up-state new york with the snowfall reaching the grounds we watch for flurry or material think morning. temperatures though will continue to climb. looking at numbers low four's by noon, 49 degrees, well above the average, for this time of year, which is 43. forty-nine in center city, clouds giving way to sun, breeze picking up in the afternoon and evening out of the north and west, 48 down the shore for the high, 46 in the lehigh valley, once again, cloud cover and there could be an early passing flurry. otherwise coming up talk about above average temperatures, right now looks like rain for a part of the holiday weekends, we go hour by hour

minutes before midnight monday , philadelphia housing police officers made a gruesome discovery. >> they found a female laying on the street. >> she was brutally beaten about the head and body. >> she was completely unresponsive. >> transported to an area hospital where she was pronounced. >> reporter: mystery behind what happened to a woman in her 40's and being clouded by who she actually is. >> we will find out her background, who she associate was but everything starts with finding out her identification and hopefully we will get that in the next 24 hours. >> reporter: philadelphia police homicide captain james clark is in charge of the investigation. >> i have detectives canvassing the area, we're knocking on doors, looking at area media, video, and we're hoping someone this is public necessary anything will contact our unit, and give us a tip, and we will run hard until we find the person responsible for this brutal murder. >> reporter: without an id and just this boot left behind at the crime scene clark says the investigation is unfolding at a slower rate. he need help finding th

al allentown, philadelphia, 21. i do have more on my full forecast. back to you guys. >>> still ahead, something new you should know if you are looking for work in philadelphia. >> a new law will keep employers from asking for your salary history. we'll tell you why city council voted for that ban. >>> plus, some philadephians win the lottery where a jackpot prize will help them make their educational dreams come drew. this is violet. she's been waiting for this moment for awhile. a moment other kids wouldn't think twice about. her first bowl of cheerios. because now that cheerios are gluten free, violet, and many others are enjoying their first bowl today. >>> the city of philadelphia is cracking down on illegal towing. it requires your car to be ticketed before it can be towed. tow truck drivers lined city hall to protest. the law will go into effect next year. >>> city council approved another bill in an attempt to close the wage gap. now, hiring company ks not ask you how much money you have made in the past. council members agree employers should

current gusts in philadelphia coming in at 2 hour. twenty-eight gusts there, in millville, also, in atlantic city. wheels will subside once this front clears the coast. satellite six with action radar, here's front we are tracking, earlier this morning we had some rain, even a couple of rumbles of thunder. now this front is starting to is out to the south and east and skies are break ago part in high pressure takes control once again, that is for for the start of our workweek. call from accu weather tonight , becoming clear, colder. we will drop down to 18, in the suburbs, and 25 degrees in philadelphia for overnight low with that north northwesterly wind at the eight to 16 miles an hour. that is big change as we go throughout overnight hours, earlier we had mild southeasterly win. future tracker six showing by 11:00 tonight it is 30 in philadelphia. mid 208's north and west and po. and as we wake up tomorrow morning, grab an extra layer. by 6:00 o'clock this is morning for commute that number comes in at 26. twelve, in the poconos an

chasing news f >> live from philadelphia. this is fox 29 morning news. >>> and a very good morning, happening rye naught on fox 29 morning news. take look, your morning commute. oh, it may and slippery one. rain, snow, moving into parts of our area. of course, sue has you covered, what you can expect and when, as you prepare to head out that door. >> after disappearing christmas eve, finally we've gotten good news. a woman and her great granddaughter have been found alive. where and how authorities found them next. >>> also ahead, have you seen this right near? caught on camera. man crashes through local department store with a sledgehammer. what investigators say he got away with that's worth tens of thousands of dollars. >>> and: ♪ ♪

philadelphia police are stepping up patrols to make sure new years festivities are safe. of course this is in after mast of several terrorist act overseas. >> alexandria hoff is live at penn's landing. >> police are geared up for one busy 24 hour period starting tomorrow. while they were not able to disclose their exact strategy, they'll be out in full force. >> as eyes are fixed on new years eve fireworks, in the new years day mummers parade, law enforcement will have their eyes on massive crowds expected to turn out. >> we just want to send a message that we will be working, and working very hard, to keep everyone safe and making sure everyone has a great time. >> from catching drunk drivers, to matters of national security, philadelphia police will be operating with all hands on deck. >> we will have let a of action out there, every type of configuration, to respond to any emergency. >> most recently, december 19th, christmas village attack in berlin, germany, philadelphia police have team up with officials in other major cities across the country, to ensure safe and f

we will see a few lingering rain showers in wilmington and philadelphia. it is going to be a wintry start to your saturday. we've issued a first alert for philadelphia, the bushes and the lehigh valley late tonight and tomorrow morning. some accumulating snow, a brief icy mix and then come slippery roads to start with on saturday. the temperature will be warming into the 40s on saturday afternoon. the ten day on 10 has up warming on sunday, into the morning on 60s and dropping into the 40s sunday night as colder air arrives for monday and tuesday. another warm up next week, 52 degrees on thursday, we will get some rain thursday into friday and then temperatures will be closer to normal or a little bit next weekend, saturday and sunday. >> we will get that wet weather tomorrow morning when most people will be sleeping. >> if you're driving on 95 you might encounter an issue. >> there is a multi-vehicle accident here. disregard 76, this is 95 right at upland street. multiple vehicles involved in this accident, there are injuries reported as well. take a look

a 12 mile an hour wind in philadelphia, 13 miles an hour in wilmington. so the feels like temperatures have dropped into the single digits. we will get some improvement during the day today as it will warm into the 20s and a little bit warmer this afternoon than what we saw yesterday. 15 degrees right now in the suburbs with a 6 mile an hour wind, 16 at philadelphia international, the lehigh valley is at 14 degrees and 15 degrees in delaware. enough sunshine to warm us into the upper 20s for delaware, 26 degrees in the lehigh valley and 27 for new jersey. we have stayed below freezing all day today in the suburbs and philadelphia but that changes tomorrow, just as some wet weather moves in. we are talking snow and sleet but mainly rain for your saturday. a look at the timing of that and i will take you through today hour by hour when i'm back in ten minutes. but first pamela osborne has your first alert traffic. >> good morning. i think that's going to be the most difficult part of your drive this morning is actually those few minutes when you're walking

looking live at philadelphia international airport. we were dealing with fog earlier, but that should be cleared out by now. chris sowers is at the "action news" big board. cold is coming, right chris? >> reporter: 60s early, but temperature crash later. we don't have ice or snow, but we have heavy, drenching downpours north and west of philadelphia. we had lightning strikes, the counter is on, but not recording lightening strikes now. we're zoom into upper bucks and montgomery county. this is green lane, heavy downpour pushing east of green lane moving to the northeast 40 miles per hour. south of quakertown, here's route 611 heavy drenching downpours north of doylestown, 15 or 20 minutes ago. all this activity rapidly pushing off to the northeast getting rallied to move into north central portions of new jersey. the wider view showing a huge line stretching from new england all the way down into the deep south across the appalachian states, heavy soaking downpours, lots of yellows, reds and oranges, note what's going on on the backsid

philadelphia police is trying to piece together what happened to a woman in northeast philadelphia. a passing driver found her clinging to life last night but she died this morning. bob brooks is live at the scene at the 2300 block of north 3rd street. >>> a disturbing discovery. we'll get into the details in a second. first i want to show you the scene here. we are located between two vacant lots one behind me and one next to us here. you see the crime tape on the sidewalk where this woman was found. because of this secluded location there are no witnesses yet. >> a part of town that carries a grim reputation. >> we used to call it the bad landed. >> in between two vacant lots, a woman, not identified yesterday was found lying in the road and the details of the condition she was found in are frightening. >> the trauma to her head owe so severe, the staff at the hospital is not certain or not if she is shot or other type of head trauma. >> the victim would be pronounced dead at the hospital and along with severe head injuries there is more. >> she has other injuries and bruises to h

the as you walk out the door it is different, 35 degrees in philadelphia. twenty-seven mount pocono. twenty-five lancaster. 36 degrees in dover but the wind makes it feel even chillier then that. mild, comfortable for the eagles game, i mean for wintertime it is 46 degrees, on sunday, for the last game of the year with the dreaded cowboys. a wind chill 26 degrees outside right now, winds are sustained at 14 miles an hour after sunrise we do expect that to pick up, a bit. so average high 41 degrees. where were we yesterday? above average with the bad weather in the beginning of the day and then it ended up being okay. 46 degrees was our high, thinks your fire works, fox cast, because you know, we do have two fire works on new years eve. we have that family friendly one, we told but earlier at 6:00 o'clock. we think it will be about 40 degrees then. thirty-seven when it is midnight, and we're all saying happy new year for sure. now we have a high of 41 today , feeling colder then that because of the win. forty-four on saturday. forty-nine for new years day on

there is some construction to tell you about in the philadelphia area. if you usually take lincoln drive to get in or out of the city, there is construction between rittenhouse street and kelly drive. so that stretch of lincoln drive is closed. moving into new jersey, a look at the 42 freeway drive times. it's going to take about five minutes as you make your way northbound between route 55 and the walt whitman bridge, that same amount of time to go southbound. when i see you inóz'5 a bit, we take a look at how the blue route is faring right now. vai? >> all right, thank you, katy. >>> there's a renewed push to keep the raiders in oakland. we'll tell you what happened overnight that's giving hope to fans who do not want the team to move to vegas. >>> plus, presidential invitation. why a u.s. senator from delaware is meeting with donald trump ahead of a tradition that dates back to the eisenhower administration. >>> and at ten after 6:00, cracking the case. we'll tell you how prosecutors and police areleéx taking a nek at jonbenet ramsey's unsolved mur

skyfox is live over a fire in high rise in philadelphia's overbrook neighbor. flames were reported about 10 stories up. this is up to two alarms right now. so far there have were and no reports of any injuries. we of course will bring updates as soon as we get them. >>> science world is mourning the loss of a pioneer. as tron they are vera rue bin died sunday at the age of 88. she found evidence of dark matter and also found galaxy don't rotate as originally predicted. ruben won plenty of awards inn clueing 1993 national medal of science during her career ruben scammed more than 200-gallon lack cease. japan and us coming together to remember the attack at pearl had a are bore. president obama met with japan's prime minister today in hawaii. prime minister the first japanese prime minister to visit the uss arizona memorial. japanese launched surprise attack in 1941 that provoked the united states to enter world war ii. the prime minister did not formally apologize for the attack but prayed for those who died in the war. he call u.s. s japan relations an alliance

and philadelphia police. and drivers side, and subaru, also. he was on the bike going from car to cars. >> reporter: angelo cruz who lived on the 900 block of foulkerod street for eight years has to replace his tires on both of his cars. >> i would say about eight, maybe 800. a setback. >> yes, financially. >> reporter: neighbors say quiet block but recently, things have taken a turn. >> it is crimes like this, yes , we have burglaries, car break ins, car thefts. >> reporter: that is why north wood civic association is stepping in. >> fifty dollars for a vehicle , help them replace tires. >> reporter: just a small gesture to spread christmas cheer. >> we want to try to get better unity and find out what is going on. >> reporter: another live lot damage on this block. you can see this entire row of cars, has punctured tires, and many of these neighbors still have not been able to go get their cars, repaired, anyone with any information is asked to call northeast detectives. for now live from northwood i'm anita oh for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>