and choose up to three offers worth up to $2,000 in value. new from overnight, a masked man shot a philadelphia store clerk in the face during a robbery as a woman and small child ducked for cover. it looks like two high profile visitors will be in philadelphia next week. we'll tell you why president obama and vice president biden will be planning a trip to this area. another cold start across the area. the clipper that came through last night is long out of here. the snow left behind on the ground this morning and we do have some possible icy spots for the morning commute. we'll keep you on top of that this morning. good morning and welcome to "nbc 10 news today" on this thursday. i'm chris cato.

there are nine schools running on a delay because of last night's snow. the list of those schools will be scrolling across the bottom of your screen. let's go to bill henley. >> we're seeing the last few snowflakes moving toward delaware in morning. very light stuff and it's starting to fall apart. temperatures are below freezing 0 untreated surfaces are going to be freezing up. cape may, the exception as temperatures are just above freezing there. you can see a few snowflakes moving through maryland. they'll be falling in middletown delaware in the next few minutes. it's going to be light stuff and that won't be an issue for most of the day. we'll see clearing skies today which will allow sunshine to warm the temperatures. right now 27 in pottstown. trenton and mt. holly. 31 degrees in philadelphia? a cold start, yes. a few icy spots are possible on treated surfaces especially. clouds will start to break at

9:00. we'll see some sunshine and be drier at noon. 38 degrees. a nice warmup. we'll show you how warm it will get neighborhood by neighborhood when we come back. let's check in on traffic with katy zachry. >> good morning. the roads are looking good this morning. we can plan because of the information that bill and others were giving us. road crews planned and while there is still snow on the ground look at these roads. this is a live look in millville along route 55. free and clear of any issues. i say that though reminding you to proceed with caution because there are untreated surfaces and icy patches in your neck of the woods. just be careful as you proceed through the area. we'll show you 75 476 and 95 all clear. i did put yellow down because we want drivers to proceed with caution but really the roadways are looking great. in delaware, there's a speed restriction on 495 instead of

typical 65 miles an hour it's reduced to 55. new from overnight, a double shooting followed by an arrest. this happened around 11:00 last night. officers patrolling the area heard the gunshots and caught the alleged gunman running away from the scene after the two victims pointed him out. no word on a motive in that shooting. also new from overnight, philadelphia police are looking for masked robber that shot a store clerk in the face in east germantown. that clerk is in critical condition. a woman and child were inside the store at the time. they were not injured. new this morning, both president obama and vice president joe biden will be in philadelphia next week to speak to democrats attending a three-day retreat. democratic lawmakers will be at the sheraton hotel.

the annual state of the state address will be delivered in dover. he's expected to lay out his priorities for the coming year. two of those are bolstering public education and funding for infrastructure projects. state lawmakers expect the governor to address crime in wilmington and that's where jesse gary joins us live from this morning. what is the state of wilmington's crime? >> reporter: right now lawmakers, police, the clergy battling a heroin epidemic in new castle county. we've got the numbers to show you. heroin seizures year before last spiking up more than 400%. there was a slight downtick last year. much of that illicit activity centered in one area which locals call the route 9 corridor and delaware memorial bridge. hundreds of arrests, near

overdoses and overdose deaths. clergy members use community outreach using education and faith to put afflicted on a different path. >> it's important that we have a community based approach. a faith based approach. we also have to involve law enforcement. >> reporter: dr. christopher bullock can see the problem from his window. the lawmen are getting money from another source and they are also getting help. we're digging into that and we'll have that for you coming up at 4:30. live in wilmington, new castle county jesse gary nbc 10 news. happening later today, governor chris christie will hold a third summit on the future of atlantic city. the governor's office is billing this meeting as bipartisan. state lawmakers have competing plans to help the struggling city and its casinos. the democrats favor casinos

making payments in lieu of property taxes. the gop wants a freeze on property taxes for five years. lawmakers also want to put people back to work in atlantic city. they proposed a bill last week that would help laid off casino workers new jobs. they could take classes and a state fund would pay for that education. happening today, a man charged with raping a woman in a philadelphia parking garage on new year's day is set to appear in court. steven woodson is scheduled for a preliminary hearing later this morning. he's also charged with attempted murder and robbery. the attack happened inside the parking garage in spring garden. they arrested woodson within minutes thanks to a couple who witnessed the attack. today in harrisburg these state lawmakers will have hearings. they are charged with bribery and conspiracy. brown and waters admitted taking

illegal payments during an undercover sting. a former lobbyist turned informant gave them money to buy influence. lawyers for the family of the man shot and killed by police say they will conduct an independent investigation into that shooting. the family hired that firm yesterday after police released this dash cam video of the incident that happened during a traffic stop on december 30th. on the video you can hear one of the officers warn jerome several times not to move after finding a gun in the car. he appeared to shove his way out of the car. a civil rights activist said he got out of the car with his hands raised. >> he complied to the officer's demand. got out of the car. he received a hail of bullets. >> hudson asked the new jersey attorney general to appoint a special prosecutor.

nbc 10 meteorologist bill henley forecasted yesterday morning that we would get between half inch to three inches of snow last night and he was right on the money of course. even though no money was exchanged. let's start with south jersey with video of the snow. parts of cumberland county got the most. 3 inches of snow there. flakes coming down fast in millville. one driver told us she was being extra careful on her way into work. >> you don't want to have that slip up and have the weather change like that and your life is gone. >> salt trucks continued their work throughout the night to make sure the roads were safe for this morning's commute. we drove the roads in new castle county and found them to be in good condition even when the snow was falling more heavily. some side roads needed to be plowed and salted. in the end, many people said we dodged another winter bullet. >> plows have been out. they've already salted and sanded so we're in pretty good

shape. >> and with possibility of more snow this weekend, crews are still well stocked on that important road salt. now to pennsylvania most drivers steered clear of problems on the roads and a lot of schools let kids out early. philadelphia itself saw very little snow. it was more of a nuisance. many people leaving work early to get a jump on slow moving evening traffic. pedestrians had to bring out the umbrellas at 10th and market. bill henley back with us now. that snow is out of here. we're looking ahead to another system pushing in for the weekend. >> late friday night, saturday it's going to start as snow but not all snow. the system will deliver warmer air with it. during the day on saturday we might start with snow and see sleet but we'll end up with rain. we will be watching that one as we head toward the weekend. this morning, just a few spots on the radar screen. back to making snow in the

pocono mountains. it's a nice live view from camelback this morning. temperatures have dropped across the area below freezing. they are still coming down at this hour. there could be some icy spots around. most of the roads, big roads, have been treated of course and sidewalks have salt on them. those untreated surfaces could be a bit icy this morning. we'll see gradually clearing skies today. but then the clouds come back later tomorrow and we head into the weekend, snow and then rain. a wet start to the weekend. right now drying out in allentown. 27 degrees northeast philadelphia. 29 degrees in atlantic city. there you can see a bit of snow in front of the boathouses. a live view in center city. the snow will be disappearing during the day today. these temperatures will warm into the low 40s this afternoon. we'll see some sunshine. that will accelerate the melting this afternoon. right now it's freezing up for pottstown, doylestown. look at wrightstown at 28 degrees. below freezing in philadelphia

as well. keep an eye out for some fog to the west. chester county with temperatures in the 20s and moisture leftover in the atmosphere. we're seeing some spots of fog. coatesville visibility under a mile. it's not that thick but it could thicken up before the morning is done. upper 20s for phoenixville. be on the lookout for icy spots. you may see flurries. we're tracking the last few scattered snow showers through maryland, york county into lancaster but as these move into delaware, they're really falling apart. you may see a few flurries in a couple spots but that's about it. look at the future weather with the weekend when i come back in ten. >> with wet roads overnight, we're looking for the possibility of any ice on the roadways out there as you head out this morning. nbc 10's katy zachry has an eye on that. any problem spots out there that you heard about this morning? >> nothing that's been reported to me. i've been checking our traffic

cameras throughout the area. i see everything is good to go. i say that reminding you to proceed with caution because there may be secondary roads and icy patches that weren't treated and are slick this morning. this is a live look at 76 at route 1. really very few cars on the road. this is going to get busy later this morning. snow on the ground as you can see here but not on the roadways. that's great news there. also to tell you about for delaware drivers, there's a speed restriction of 55 miles an hour on 495. new this morning, the source of all that smoke that filled the d.c. metro last week a malfunction that led to the death of a graduate we now know what caused it. i'm nbc 10's monique braxton live on the steps of the art museum. volunteers have been out all night long doing a head count. i'll tell you why they're scouring the streets and who they are looking for.

4:15. new information on an accident on the washington subway system that killed a drexel university graduate student. an electrical problem caused fans to blow smoke into the metro trains. carol glover died in the accident. she earned a diploma from drexel in 1986. officials will continue to look for the cause of that electrical problem. the home of the newtown, connecticut, shooter will be torn down. officials voted to demolish the house where adam lanza lived. lanza murdered his mother at the house before killing 20 children and 6 adults at the school. he then took his own life. a federal official says the

justice department has wrapped up its investigation into the michael brown shooting death in ferguson, missouri. a white police officer shot the unarmed black teen in august. that shooting of course sparked protests across the nation. officer darren wilson quit the force. legal observers say it's unlikely the justice department will file a civil rights charge against wilson. happening today, getting a handle on the homeless in philadelphia. volunteers fanned out overnight in spite of the cold and in spite of the snow to count and interview homeless in the city to find out ways to help and to qualify for important federal money. monique braxton is live in center city. exactly what did these volunteers find? >> reporter: we went along with about 200 volunteers as they spoke to people here on the streets of philadelphia. they also stopped in subway bus and train stations and park and grassy areas. project homes so-called point and time count is a requirement

for federal homelessness funding. the city's coordinated effort that we captured on camera is the first in the nation. now done across the country, it's required by the u.s. department of housing and urban development. we learned this focus is on the winter count. >> the winter is harsher weather. we're seeing conditions that are definitely just a lot rougher and if we can gauge how many people are outside on a colder night, it gives us an idea of how many people are particularly vulnerable and perhaps lacking resources. >> reporter: earlier this month new orleans announced it ended all veteran homelessness. we're going to tell you now in the next hour what philadelphia is doing to also accomplish that goal. live for now on the steps of the art museum monique braxton, nbc 10 news. a north jersey man is facing

drug charges in delaware. very serious charges. police in milton arrested that man for a traffic stop on tuesday. officers say they found 15,000 baggies of heroin in his car. authorities say those drugs have a street value of $150,000. now take a look at this video here. it shows a man holding up a family dollar store on monday. you can see the gunman pointing his weapon at the cashier. a few seconds later she hands over cash. police are still looking for the man who got away with about $60. police in cherry hill are asking for your help to find the man in this photo. they say he was caught on surveillance video using a fake $100 bill earlier this month. if you know anything if you think you know that man, call cherry hill police. police in burlington county are looking into a hotel scam. on tuesday night, someone called the rooms of 15 guests staying at a hotel on fellowship road. the caller claimed to work at the front desk and said they

needed credit card numbers to verify the security code on each card. some people gave that person those numbers. police told us most of the guests realized it was a scam but the thief quickly ran up charges on the people who did not realize it. a twice fired philadelphia police officer has filed a federal lawsuit against the police commissioner. according to philly.com john hargraves says the disciplinary system discriminates against minorities. he was fired in 2003 but got his job back through arbitration. he was fired again in 2012 after a domestic violence arrest on which he was later acquitted. at the jersey shore, an ocean county detective was killed in a car crash earlier this month. john scott stevens worked for the county prosecutor's office. we saw video yesterday of workers hanging up black and purple bunting outside of the office. stevens served there for almost

15 years. nbc 10 obtained this video of the crash that killed stevens in lacy township. there we go. a local photographer shot this video. police arrested that photographer after he refused to hand over his camera. the prosecutor says he will dismiss the charges against the photographer. still some clouds around this morning but the temperatures are coming down nonetheless. no wind to speak of. it's very light to calm this morning. we could see some icy spots as the temperatures for most of the area now below freezing. 31 degrees at philadelphia international. 5-mile-an-hour breeze. barely moving. feels like 26 degrees. windchill not an issue. treated surfaces are fine. cape may is getting colder too. was warmer overnight. it dropped below freezing. look at philadelphia. 31 degrees. 20s for much of the area and still falling at this time and just below freezing or right at freezing in cape may airport.

cape may down to 30 degrees. north wildwood is right at the freezing mark. icy spots and some snow on the ground still in south jersey ocean city right now is 30 degrees. even atlantic city is a cold start this morning in the 20s for north field. we'll see the clouds thin out as the day goes on. we have sunshine in store. a nice warmup this afternoon. right now the last few you see bright clouds those are the last few snowflakes. showers that are quickly falling apart. you might see a flurry in southern new castle county but the rest of the area is looking dry this morning. we'll see skies clear. sunshine will warm us to the low 40s today. and then tonight we'll drop down below freezing but most of the area will be pretty dry by then. we'll start the day dry on friday with sunshine in the morning. but it will warm up into the upper 30s to low 40s friday afternoon. clouds will be arriving later in

the day. look at that 5:00 friday. beginning of the system that is going to arrive for the start of the weekend. and the first snowflakes and raindrops well to the south at 11:00 p.m. on friday. early in the morning snow will start to move into the area but not just snow. this system will bring in warmer air. a mixture of snow and then rain. a changing situation as we head into the weekend. today too. starting off with clouds and cold temperatures but with clearing skies this afternoon, afternoon temperatures right in the low 40s. 4:22. with the rain and snow we had on the roads overnight, we could see some icy patches out there. nbc 10's first alert traffic reporter katy zachry is watching out for problem spots. anything popping up yet? >> nothing major. definitely on some untreated surfaces, sidewalks, driveway and possibly some secondary roads if road crews didn't get to that yesterday because they were busy icing the majors like 495 in delaware. 495 at philadelphia pike looks

good. i should warn you there is a speed restriction on 495 in delaware at 55 miles an hour. that's the speed restriction at 65 miles an hour. crews want you to be extra cautious on the roadways. area bridges look great. typically we see speed restrictions after snowfall but nothing because it wasn't as bad as we have had in the past especially in the last week. your area bridges look good. and then finally there's a new accident in our system in collegeville. it's closing south lewis road in both directions at boro line road. take trappe road around that. a technology game changer could be on the horizon. the new field google is moving into that could end up saving you money. if you're applying to princeton university, don't hold your breath on getting that acceptance letter. how many students are applying and how many princeton will take.

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tracking the last few snowflakes and they're falling in the pocono mountains. that's a live view from blue mountain. 29 degrees here at nbc 10. the snow stopped in the city and most of the rest of the area but it could be a bit icy as the temperatures are still falling right now. watching the roads, katy zachry in the first alert traffic center. >> good morning. we're warning drivers this morning just to be careful as you head out. most of the roadways are absolutely clear and free of issues or incidents. you do want to be aware of some icy spots. this is a live look at 495 in gar. delaware. also ahead, a potentially damning decision. a grand jury report says one of pennsylvania's top officials lied. the charges attorney general could face next.

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shot in the head on the job, doctors are working to save a philadelphia grocery store clerk this morning while police look for the robber who shot him. according to a report two high profile visitors will be in philadelphia next week. the gathering that is bringing president obama and vice president biden to town. everyone is in the path of a winter storm that moves in this weekend. we'll get to that. good morning. i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm chris cato. a few schools starting on delay this morning because of anything leftover from the snow that moved through last night. you'll see that at the bottom of your screen. let's go to meteorologist bill henley in his first alert forecast. bill, you were right on the money. a couple inches in parts or a trace depending on where you live. >> we got through it.