ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. >>> blue skies out there yesterday when ted was shooting that story. blue skies today and it's going to be even warmer. krystal klei has the details with the first alert neighborhood forecast, the most accurate forecast in the region. >> yesterday we had temperatures around average. mid-40s in philadelphia. today areas 20 degrees warmer in some spots. here are the neighborhood temperatures right now. it's a cold start. new jersey temperatures we're looking at. audubon, 28 degrees. mid-20s for clayton. vorhees at 30. mount laurel at 26 degrees. so we do have a chilly start and i know you step out the door hard to believe that later today upper 50s, low 60s, but that's what we're expecting with warmer air moving in. a warm front is passing through our region which will help us out. 24 in lumberton. robertsville 31. 21 degrees right now in princeton. got a long way to go in this afternoon's forecast to get to those upper 50s to 60s. in delaware, same deal. right, talliville at 30. upper 20s throughout northern delaware. drop further south and we got tempe

ted greenberg, "nbc 10 news." >>> from our jersey shore bureau, a new law bans the belief of gas filled balloons into the sky. intentionally sending these balloons into the kai can result in fines of up to $500,000. environmental groups push for the ban saying they're confusing them for food, eating them and dying. the new law officially takes effect next month. similar laws have been approved elsewhere. >>> today state governors will continue their winter meeting in washington. vice president mike pence greeted the group at the start of the conference yesterday. the governors are discussing issues including education, infrastructure, childhood hunger, and cyber security. >>> we are now getting a look at the republican plan that would repeal and replace many parts of the affordable care act otherwise known as obamacare. nbc news got a copy of the congressional tax bill that calls for incredible tax credits and call for federal spending. it would eliminate the employer or mandate to provide those who have health insurance. the legislation would cut federal funding to planned parent hood.

jersey shore ted greenberg shows us how they're fighting fire with fire. >> we're bringing it up the road -- >> reporter: they're spreading controlled flames. >> very dry. >> reporter: to reduce the rising risk of wildfires. >> we haven't had any season like this since the mid-80s. >> in the woods of tabernacle and other vulnerable spots across the garden state, the new jersey forest fire service burning up more brush that could feed wildfires than they normally would in february, weeks ahead of the typical start of fire season march 15th. >> with our warmer temperatures we've started having an increase in wildfires. >> reporter: more than 500 acres in a remote part of manchester township skofrped yesterday unusual large for this time of year. a lack of snow, rain and low humidity also raising the danger. >> that's setting us up for a potentially busy wildfire season come march, april and may. >> reporter: the crews are covering as much as ground as they can now because even warmer weather later this week will make burning too risky. >> when those forecasts are to climb up '60s degre

ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. >>> this morning the countdown is on in florida. space history could be made in less than 30 minutes. we'll tell you what's set to happen at a famous launch pad. >>> and take a look at that sun glaring off the ocean. we have a sunny and warm forecast moving forward. we'll talk temperatures even up through the poconos and what that means as we go through your work week. that's coming up. i'm gonna take mucinex sinus-max. enough pressure in here for ya? too late, we're about to take off. these dissolve fast. they're liquid gels. and you're coming with me... you realize i have gold status? mucinex sinus-max liquid gels. dissolves fast to unleash max strength medicine. let's end this. what's more magical than with top prizes of $50,000? the answer's winning... on the spot. oh, yes!! play pot of gold, the new game from the pennsylvania lottery. and you could win... on the spot. keep on scratchin'! . >>> welcome back. here's a live look outside in wilmington, delaware. blue skies. not a cloud in sight. same can be said as we could up to c

nbc ted greenberg gives ace closer look at this growing problem. >> reporter: when it caught fire early sunday morning, atlantic city firefighters found an additional danger inside this abandoned home and known drug den, needles, all over the floors. >> it's now becoming additional hazard in these vacancy structures that we have here in atlantic city. >> reporter: they just have to look outside to be reminded about the region's opioid epidemic. >> everybody that you see nine out of ten of them is on heroin. >> reporter: you can see what's been going on here, syringes littering the sidewalks. inside a building filled with smoke, they're not always easy to spot. >> seeing a little syringe on the floor is something you can easily overlook especially when you're crawling around. they can easily puncture through their gear or boots. >> one firefighter suffered minor burns in what's been labeled a suspicious fire. none got stuck by any needles this time. >> it's like the walking dead. i've never seen anything like it. >> reporter: the house and two abandoned homes on the block have been board

ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. >>> today the 76ers will honor team legend hal greer. greer's start on the 76ers 30 years ago. he'll start the tip-off this evening at the game. >>> you could get a tattoo of your sweetheart's name. the 39th annual tattoo convention is happening this weekend at the convention center. it's billed as the largest in the country. and if you don't want your ink anymore or want to make room for something new, there are also tattoo removal booths. >>> center and broad street? center city are closed right now. other areas are closed as well because of construction. pamela osborne is watching it all for us. pam? >> reporter: rosemary, the cranes are up. we're seeing more pieces of equipment going into this area and roads are closed. we'll talk you through all of those cloerz when sures when we back. >>> today it's all about the warming trend. we're seeing a serious difference in those temperatures compared to yesterday. but take a live look outside over the art museum. it may be dry now, but the snow is going to melt, and by tomorrow we're talkin

ted greenberg has the story. >> you want to held her? >> yeah, sure. >> reporter: a reunion brimming with gratitude. >> i'm not sure what i'm doing here. >> reporter: at the same place where little ka'naih williams made her debut. >> i'm really thankful. >> reporter: this afternoon mom deshyamma dayton came back to the port norris barracks to personally thank the troopers who helped deliver ka'naih a few weeks ago in her grandmom's van. the birth happened seconds after they pulled into the parking lot. >> she's a happy, quiet baby. >> i'm just happy that we're able to have a successful ending and this was just i guess icing on the cake. >> reporter: ka'naih has a fitting nickname because of all this. she's not just princess. she's princess troop. >> people talk about the difficult things that state troopers go through, all the negative. but people need to know the positive. >> reporter: she went home with gifts from the troopers. >> now you see, you got to give them something. >> reporter: and her mom says they will be back next week wit