and 249. so, again, we're waiting for information from a police supervisor, who is supposed to be heading down here, but when we were talking with the family members they said they haven't been able to get to the house to i.d. the bodies, it has been very frustrating for them, as well, because they don't know what happened here tonight. we are live in kensington, drew smith, nbc 10 news. and turning now to our weather, as we can see from that picture, we have snow for the first time this season. check it out, nbc 10 in allentown. >> and it is that time of year in the poconos. cam elback mountain starting to make snow. glenn "hurricane" schwartz joining us now. >> glenn, we're in for a really cold night. >> yeah, this is definitely going to be the coldest night so far this season, but it's going to warm up every night this week after tonight. we have mostly clear skies right now, and that will allow the temperatures to drop fairly quickly.

right now we are 40 degrees in philadelphia, but already below the freezing mark in pottstown at 31 degrees. 34 in wilmington. we have some wind and so it feels like 27 in wilmington. 29 atlantic city international. we had a few snow flurries come down from the north. you can see poconos, lehigh valley, but they have totally fallen apart. in the meantime, that area in western pennsylvania is expected to fall apart later on tonight. so it's just the temperature tonight going down into the 20s, even in the city, and closer to the teens in some of the suburbs. we'll see how much it warms up this week and when the next rain is coming for the seven day in a few minutes. breaking news right now, a car fire we're telling you about. this is on 295 north, just before the columbus exit. as you can see, the car there on the shoulder of the road, the emergency crews treating that

car, and as you can see, traffic is going slowly. again, this is 295 north before the columbus exit, a car fire. to more breaking news right now, the state department has just issued a worldwide travel alert. this is in the past 30 minutes. they say several terrorist groups, including isis, continue to plan terrorist attacks in multiple regions, although there is no specific threat right now. this travel alert is in place just in time for the thanksgiving travel season, of course, and will last now until february. this means travelers should be extra vigilant and follow instructions from local authorities. tonight we're getting a rare glimpse at new security measures at the airport that are in place right now. new k-9s will be an extra layer to detect explosives. cydney long reports from philadelphia international airport. >> that's my partner, you know? i'm with her more than i'm with my wife. >> reporter: meet kina, the

2-year-old german short-haired pointer, one of five k-9 teams that will sniff out explosives working to keep you safe on your next flight out of philly international. >> once they get out of the truck, they are working, their nose is always working, always sniffing the air. they are trained to pick up certain explosive material, and when they do, they'll react. >> reporter: the k-9 initiative is a pilot program that began in 2011. it's now permanent. >> you'll see the dogs out there. i tell people don't be afraid of the dogs, we keep control of the dogs. >> reporter: you'll see them mostly at tsa checkpoints. >> at the checkpoints you'll see them, they may come up, sniff up and down. >> reporter: today with this demonstration, she simply sits when she smells something suspicious on a decoy. handlers can read the behavior without a subject realizing a scent is detected. >> something like a bakery or pastry shop or if you walk in, you would smell a pizza, these k-9s could walk into a pizza

shop and pick up on flour, on the tomato, on the basil, and on the mozzarella. >> reporter: the timing are not due to the holiday travel peak or occurrences in paris or the downed russian airbus over egypt last month. it's been in the works. and passengers welcome the four-legged bomb sniffers to protect themselves and their loved ones. >> the most precious cargo that i have, so to me, this is a great thing. >> reporter: now, the handler we spoke to today gave this advice, if you see the dogs inside the terminal here, and you will, don't pet them. also, the k-9s do not have to be right next to an individual to detect a trailing scent of the five k-9s who begin work this week at philly international, one of them served in afghanistan with the marine corps, another is named after a fallen firefighter from 9/11. live at philadelphia international, i'm cydney long, nbc 10 news. >> and tomorrow is the second

busiest travel day of the year. 82,000 passengers at philadelphia international airport. wednesday, more people drive than fly. 79,000 in the air. and sunday is the busiest day with everyone going home. 92,000 people arriving and departing on sunday. new developments today in the terror in paris. >> here is the latest today, an explosive belt was found in the same place a suspect's cell phone was tracked on the day of the attacks. a street cleaner found that belt and a cell phone in a pile of rubble. about 90 minutes ago a paris official said the belt contained bolts and had the same explosives used in the attacks. also today paris police released three alerts in english with pictures of suspects linked to the attacks. one of the suspects is now one of europe's most wanted. and in belgium today, police arrested a fourth suspect in connection with with the paris attacks. belgium will remain at a heightened terror alert, schools and the subway system will

reopen on wednesday. allentown has one of the largest syrian communities in the country. today the mayor says his town will continue to welcome syrians with open arms and help them get sett settled. doug shimell reports. >> if you were coming in to do harm to this country, this is probably not the route you would take. >> reporter: terrorists disguised as refugees coming to allentown is propaganda, according to the mayor, who says he had to calm one elderly resident. >> mayor, i live in fear. and i said, what are you fearful of? she said, i'm afraid they are going to chop my head off. i said, who's going to chop your head off? she said, well, you know, those people. >> reporter: the lehigh valley has one of the largest syrian communities in the country and has resettled 44 refugees since march. >> to use them as a ploy to gain the political agenda, this is

unacceptable. >> they are coming to look for a safe place to live. they have their homes, they have their livelihoods, and it was all ripped apart and destroyed for them. >> reporter: local clergy have been overwhelmed with donations for the refugees but many are professionals in need of jobs and housing. >> landlords in the allentown area that are willing to rent for a fair market value to a family that is just arriving that is eager to put food on the table and will become employed very soon, call me. >> reporter: allentown's mayor says he will continue to welcome syrian and other refugees here, because he says without a growing immigrant population, simply put, cities die. in allentown, doug shimell, nbc 10 news. a student stabbed on the way to her apartment in logan circle. a hugger was after her bag and tonight police released video of the man wanted for that attack. the student at moore college art and design was walking sunday night when a man grabbed her from behind, punched her several times. after he couldn't get the bag

away from her, he ran towards logan square. the woman was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. she said she didn't even realize she was stabbed until the suspect ran away. >> new at 6:00, a south jersey contractor is accused of hitting a customer with a hammer and dousing him with lighter fluid. this morning police arrested jason brad. police say he showed up to computer tech to collect money for work he said he did. he got into an argument and that's when police say he doused his victim and hit him several times with a hammer. firefighters rescued a cat from a house fire this afternoon. sky force 10 was above the scene of the fire, which broke out on the second floor of a home on elmwood avenue. crews got it under control quickly and rescued the cat right from the roof. the animal has been turned over to the spca. a thanksgiving budget is looking unlikely in harrisburg tonight. the budget is almost five months overdue, putting schools and social services in a cash

crunch. today governor tom wolf said the framework of both sides is in peril. >> we have not made progress, so to me, that signifies we have a problem. >> nbc 10 checked with the republican house leader's office, they tell us they still consider that framework active. philadelphia students and their parents are calling on governor tom wolf to help restore low income scholarships. they protested outside the governor's office in philadelphia. there's a restriction preventing companies from using tax credits to fund the scholarships because of the budget battle. the group claims the entire state could lose $150 million, which benefits more than 45,000 scholarships. you could end up paying more taxes if you live in one bucks county town. bensalem proposed a 1% earned income tax. the vote goes before the council on december 7th.

if you don't work but collect social security or a pension, you won't have to pay it, and if you live in bensalem and work in philadelphia, you already pay the tax and won't pay anymore. the mayor said taxes have only gone up $21 over the past 22 years. let's check traffic now. $90 million and almost two days later it's a go for philly drivers along one part of i-95. today richmond street reopened north and southbound between lehigh valley. richmond street had been closed since february 2014. with good news comes some bad news. early next month the ramp to i-95 will close for 18 months. drivers on the new jersey turnpike have another place to stop. today the grover cleveland service area finally reopened more than three years after hurricane sandy destroyed it. the rest area is between exit 11 and 12. members of new jersey's

muslim community are voicing their outrage over recent comment s made by donald trump. the republican presidential candidate claimed he saw american muslims celebrating on 9/11. take a listen. >> i watched when the world trade center came tumbling down, and i watched in jersey city, new jersey, where thousands and thousands of people were cheering as that building was coming down. >> donald trump has since repeated that claim several times, but new jersey's largest newspaper said it has no proof it happened. and jersey city's mayor tweeted that trump distorts the truth. >> no record of anything that he said, and so we would hope that going forward he'd be more responsible. >> do you think he will be? >> no. >> it is insulting. it is hurtful. and it does not feel like a rea9

american. >> many muslims are worried that trump's comments could cause more backlash against them. next on nbc 10 news at 6:00, mall mayhem. tonight, how one of the largest malls in our region plan to handle the traffic situation on black friday. a viral video. tonight a police officer's close encounter to rescue this skunk. well, very cold morning and even some snow flurries this afternoon, but a big warmup is on the way for your thanksgiving. my first alert forecast is next.

this is nbc 10 news. >> thanksgiving almost here, and so is shopping on black friday. can't wait. one of the country's biggest malls right here in montgomery county is getting bigger. >> are you really going shopping on black friday? >> no, ma'am. >> deanna durante is life at king of prussia with a preview of changes. deanna? >> reporter: yeah, a lot of new stores opening for this year's shopping season. if you take a look behind me, massive construction project under way. while that won't be ready by black friday, plenty of other retail spots will be.

>> i feel like, you know, it is what it is. you have to expect that. >> reporter: if you're going to go out during the busiest shopping day of the year, then the crowds, you're not going to be able to avoid them. what's the goal for today? >> just looking, seeing what we want, seeing what we can find. >> reporter: you're making your list today? >> yes. >> reporter: what you want santa to bring you? >> yes. >> reporter: everyone has a game plan and when you run one of the biggest shopping destinations in the country, well, there needs to be a plan in place, too. >> it's a smart technology that can see the number of cars in line to turn or go straight, and adjust the yellow, red, and green lights accordingly. >> reporter: the multimillion dollar construction, 50 new stores are under way, it's not finished yet. a new parking structure will be in place by summer, making getting a good spot for next year easier. this year you're going to have to be flexible. >> we always find spots. >> reporter: despite holding off on posting dig deals, we saw plenty of people out today and

making the wish lists known. >> i come from a small town, so this mall is fabulous. >> i think i've gotten deals already online and shopping around, so i'm, you know, content with what i've gotten so far. >> reporter: now, despite the fact that parking structure has been taken down, the new one not open yet, the mall tells us its employees are parking at offsite locations in order to make room for an estimated 100,000 shoppers come this black friday. reporting live in king of prussia, deanna durante, nbc 10 news. >> all right, deanna. police officer at the jersey shore found himself in a rather unusual situation. >> he did. he came across a skunk with its head stuck in a box. this video was taken from ocean gate, police officer jonathan whitney's body camera. you can see the skunk wandering with a carton stuck on his head. the video has gone viral with more than 23,000 views on the department's facebook page. >> i felt bad for it.

figured it was either going to get hit by a car or animal was going to attack it. i realized if i didn't take it off, there was no way he was going to get it off. >> the facebook post urges people to leave wild animal encounters to the professionals. >> really wanted that juice or whatever it was in that box. >> badly. >> it all ended well. we leave the weather to the professionals, glenn "hurricane" schwartz, what's going on? >> well, we're starting off the week cold, but by the end of the week we're talking about potential record warmth. just in time for black friday for the crowds at the mall. we've had some flurries today. lehigh valley, poconos, couple of suburbs, not amounting to anything, but coldest night yet coming tonight and then big warming in time for thanksgiving. we have mostly clear skies right now, 40 degrees, the wind is really diminished, 9 miles an hour, was gusting up over 25 miles an hour earlier today. and look at these temperatures, 43 for the official high today, 49 tomorrow, 52 wednesday, 62

for thanksgiving day, and then it keeps warming up for friday. it's down to 31 already in pottstown, 34 in reading, 35 in glassboro, new jersey, 34 in millville and atlantic city. even 36 in dover. and by tomorrow morning, coldest morning yet, 21 in allentown, 23 in reading, 26 degrees in atlantic city. 25 in mount holly. few flurries, they sure fell apart. this area in western pennsylvania we're going to keep watching, but it's expected to fall apart once it crosses the mountains, then there's nothing else for a couple thousand miles to the west. so we're in pretty good shape for this week and travel is going to be excellent up and down the east coast on tuesday and wednesday. seasonable temperatures, no delays. now a few showers in south florida, given a few delays perhaps, but nothing too

extreme. few showers in the middle of the country. not too extreme. the worst weather in the country is going to be in the pacific northwest, california, that's where there are going to be some travel delays. how about the amounts of rain as we go through the week, got the computer model running. let's keep adding it up. nothing. all week. all the way through friday, no rain expected. here's the cold air, still kind of with us tomorrow, but it really retreats as we go into thursday and friday and then things change a bit. 29 for the low in philadelphia, 21 north and west, with some clouds coming in late tonight, but probably not the snow flurries. mostly sunny and chilly tomorrow, highs in the upper 40s and not as cold or windy as today and the seven-day forecast, milder on wednesday, then a big jump for thursday. and then some near record warmth

on friday, then falling temperatures saturday with some showers and then it kind of levels off after that. hello, coming up next, chip kelly tries to put yesterday's game behind him. and the flyers juggle their lines as they look for scoring. sports comes your way next.

this is the xfinity sports desk brought to you by xfinity, your home for the most live sports. >> chip kelly's already looking ahead to thursday's game against the lions, but it's hard for us to forget about yesterday's 45-17 loss to the buccaneers, and most of today's press conference focused on that.

>> we got outplayed, we got outcoached, didn't do a good job, you know, coaching in that football game and that's what it is. that's all it is, you know, and we need to move forward. it's not we need to change how we set up our day or do anything like that. i think we lost the game to a better team, so got to move on and get ready for detroit. >> and now coming off consecutive home losses to the dolphins and the buccaneers, two teams that may not make the playoffs, eagles fans are getting restless with the head coach. his players are standing by him. >> we've been playing poorly as players. i mean, they do an excellent job putting the game plan together and going at it like that, and week, but come the game, it's not there for us. we got to play smarter moving forward and keep our head down and keep fighting. >> now to hockey, the flyers haven't scored a goal in over

133 minutes heading into tonight's game against the hurricanes and the orange and black is the lowest scoring team in the league. head coach dave hakstol says he needs to make a change. voracek will be bumped to the third line. waffle will join giroux on the flyers' top line. prior to tonight's game, the flyers will indude brind amour into the hall of fame. he wore number 17 from 1991 to 2000 before he was traded to carolina, where he now serves as an assistant coach. and the winless sixers face the timberwolves tonight. coverage begins at 7:30 on the comcast network. we'll be right back.

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