breaking from overnight, a man dies from a house fire. the fire marshall just left the scene. we'll have a live report. it's the busiest time of the year. a look outside, warming up, for your thanksgiving and tomorrow some areas will see record warmth. good morning, happy thanksgiving. this is nbc 10 news today, i'm traez tracy davidson. the weather will be terrific. let's get details. >> well above average for us. we push into the low 60s today. but it is a cool start. potts town 30 degrees. in the poconos, 31 degrees in millvale. freezing in atlantic city.

39 in dover. although it's a cool start. we will see warmer temperatures. here's your city planner. by 6:00 a.m. on the cool side. take a look at what happened by your lunchtime hour about noon. 60 degrees, 63. lots of sunshine by wednesday, so it's really going to be a beautiful thanksgiving. our temperatures today will range between 60 and 63 degrees a. few clouds, warmer conditions expecting. you see those clouds moving through. i am tracking a chance of showers. i'll go over details, now we want to check in with first alert traffic reporter jessica buyingtop. >> we start out with a good 92 note. on the vine street expressway. no construction. you see cars moving through, westbound, eastbound, no problems. if you are headed westbound, get to the schuylkill expressway, picking up one of your loved

ones, just fine so far. 95 southbound to the vine street expressway. no problems on the schuylkill to 95. we're only at a 16 minute trip there. when i come back in the next ten minutes, thanksgiving day prep going on. i'll tell you where it is. >> now to breaking news from overnight, a man is dead after being found in a burning home in knife town. fire officials tell us there were no working smoke detectors in the house. matt delucia is live. tell us more. >> reporter: the fire commissioner says that non-working smoke alarm may have been the difference here. pence the house behind me, there was a smoke alarm, in the basement, not on the 1st or 2nd floor where the heavy fire was. right behind me, that is the house. the fire started a little before 12:30. firefighters say they had to

deal with heavy smoke and flames. mostly on the 1st floor. firefighters searched the home and found a man in the room of the 1st floor. we'll come back live here. the firefighters left the scene about a half hour ago. the fire marshall will be investigating the cause. now that man was the only one in the house at the time. no other damage to the neighboring homes. right now, it is still unclear what was going on in the moments before the fire. we did speak with the fire commissioner. he was out here fought long ago. we will put out that sound coming up in 30 minutes. >> it's 4:03. new overnight, a violent brawl at a skating rink. this morning, a number of people are hurt. police tell us there were reports of gunshots. nbc 10's monique braxton is live with more. what happened? >> reporter: hey, tracy.

right now, all is quiet here at the christiania skating rink, but i can tell you i have been reaching out to delaware state police. i have been making calls, learning that this neighborhood falls under their jurisdiction. here is video we gathered while you were sleeping. it captures the promotion at the christian is that skating rink. if you look closely, it appears one person is stopping another in what is being called a family fun entertainment center. investigators tell us a brawl broke out at 10:30 last night t. motive isn't known. there are multiple reports of minor injuries, gunfire also erupted, but no one was wounded. i just got off the phone with christiania hospital, they told us due to hipa how many people were taken there from the skating rink, the extent of tear injuries or if anyone had to be admitted. we will continue to make calls. coming up in the next half hour,

we will share with you some of the comments that have been posted on social media regarding the brawl. live now in christiania, monique braxton, nbc 10 news. >> as we go into thanksgiving weekend, i want the american people to know is that we are taking every possible step to keep our homeland safe. >> during this busiest travel week of the year, president obama re-assures the nation, even as the state department has issued a world wide travel alert. they're urging you to keep your eyes opened and report any suspicious activity. homeland security crews are conducting more screening at airports around the country. this all comes on the heels of the deadly attacks in paris and the bombing of a russian airliner. experts say the real concern is not domestic flights but travel abroad. >> i don't think people should take an immediate threat from this particular alert. this is more for international travel. >> reporter: the experts say western europe is a big concern. but u.s. officials have said

they have no evidence of a credible threat against the u.s. homeland. later this morning, you will get your chance to see the best of in the country compete for title of top dog. the 14th annual national dog show present here on nbc 10. there are seven new breeds for a total of 199 recognized by the kennel club. tara lipinski and johnny weir were joining the show. you can see it today at noon. right here open nbc 10. well, crowds will be out lining the ben franklin parkway in philadelphia this morning for the 96th annual thanksgiving parade. here's a live look at the parkway t. philly tradition will include floats, giant ploons, local performances and the first appearance of the season from santa at the end of the oldest thanksgiving parade in the

country. now if you are in center city for the parade. check out the holiday spectacular at the comcast center. have you seen this? it's extraordinary every year. the 15 minute individual. in its eighth year now, also becoming a holiday tradition. comcast is a parent company of nbc 10. now to new york, crews are working feverishly to make final preparations for the macy's thanksgiving day prooarade. this year 3,000 people will be joined by new york police. heavily armed tactic am units will be ready to move in. officials stress there is no specific threat. you can watch the parade starting at 6:00 this morning right here on npc 10. in other news, three people are in the hospital following this fiery crash. it was just off the schuylkill expressway on a busy night before thanksgiving.

here's what happened. police say the car that caused the crash was stolen earlier in the day. investigators tell us the driver was speeding on the schuylkill, exited at montgomery drive. blew past the stop sign before smashing into a toyota that had the right of way. two suspect itself ran from the burning car onto the expressway. >> we were both able to run up the on ramp here onto the expressway, which is another careless act on their part. >> one of the people hurt in the car they hit, a pregnant woman. she and a boyfriends are in stable condition. her mother critically injured. police say the suspects suffered minor injuries and could be charged with aggravated assault and auto theft. the eagles are among the holiday travelers this thanksgiving. they will face the lions this afternoon in a nationally televised game. eagles are trying to bounce back

from two straight disappointing losses at home. the eagles take on the lions indoor in detroit. nbc 10 news. good morning, happy thanksgiving, our temperatures starting off on the cooler side. as we push into the afternoon, we will be well above average. 32 degrees in reading. 32 in shenandoah. 27 in coatesville. . . >> so cold air is agree head of us. we will see our temperatures pushing into the low viktor. so it is going to be a pretty mild thanksgiving for you and so we are expecting mild conditions

both today and as we head into tomorrow. so black friday shoppers, if you get up, get out there early, we are going to see unseasonably warm conditions as we push into the afternoon. that's one less thing you have to worry about with all your shopping. on top of that, we will stay nice and dry. we are tracking comfortable conditions, heading into tomorrow a. few changes are in store for us as we get closer to the weekend. i'm tracking a chance of showers both on saturday and sunday and cooler temperatures for us. i'll go over all the details in my 7-day forecast coming up in ten minutes. >> thank you for that. check the roads. maybe you are heading out early. maybe you had to pick somebody up. jessica. >> there is a lot of thanksgiving day parade prep today. we have a few close years. i wanted to use my turkey graphic. i see tracy dancing off to the corner now. .

you definitely want to check before you go, lots of changes there, if you pick somebody up from the philadelphia international airport, they will be on time. we hardly have no delays. when i come back, i'll check in with the schuylkill expressway. >> thanks. >> cater to customers or give your employees family time. it's the thanksgiving debate. we have all the stores that will be opened and which will be closed today. watch this have i think it's really smart. because then you don't have to risk lives when you are driving. >> free ride on one of the most popular nights of the year to go out. a new campaign from uber to get you home safely. see how it works coming up at 4:30.

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>> it is the great debate every holiday season, should stores be opened on thanksgiving day? for the first time, h & m says, no, it wants to give employees a time to enjoy their families. a different story for radioshack. radioshack which closed more than half of it stores this year is hoping to turn around years of lagging sales. in deptford mall in glous ter county will be opened today. the gloucester premium outlets are opened. and it's beginning to look a lot like christmas after a

two-they preview opening last weekend, christmas village opens for the holiday season today. the german style open air market features gifts and crafts for more than 60 vendors, also opened today, the all new made in philadelphia holiday market. local artists, designers and cand makers are showcasing their work. that market is open tlooe through december 27th or along the mark, you can put on your skates and visit the rothman ice rink. you can skate daily through february 28th. >> good morning. temperatures today, we warm up above average. a happy thanksgiving to everyone. we will see lots of sunshine outside right now, barely seeing clouds. a mix of sun and clouds, definitely lots of sunshine and

a mild turkey day on tap for us. i am tracking a warm black friday for you, for all you shoppers out there, weekend showers, a closer look at our current temperatures in philadelphia, it's a cold start to the morning. so if you have to head out early, bring a jacket. temperatures at 38 degrees. humidity is at 77%. the feels like temperature is closer to 34 degrees. across the rest of the region, we're at 28 degrees in mount holly, a bit warmer in wildwooded a 45 degrees, 36 in the poconos, temperatures down at 30 degrees, a look back at the past couple of day, we were below average, now as we head into today, we push above average, take a look at friday. it is going to be a warm way to ends your holiday weekend, our future weather shows we will see mild weather for thanksgiving. dry conditions expected for us. we will see a mix of sun and

cloud, no showers in the forecast, not today, not tomorrow. tomorrow we're unseasonably warm. the average is in the low 50s, instead, we'll be in the high 60s. then we will see a few more changes, which will drop our temperatures back down closer to average. so you can see some of those clouds moving in from the west. again, high pressure is in control. we stay nice and dry. this is a system we will be watching. it will give us weekend showers into saturday and sunday. our highs around the region will push into the low 60s, 63 degrees for philadelphia. by tomorrow, we're heading towards the high 60s. 67 degrees. today's range, a mix of sun and clouds, warmer than what we saw yesterday about 10 degrees warmer than our highs yesterday. the seven day forecast shows we warm things up by the end of the week. same thing on sunday. most of the source are expected to stay to the south of our area. temperatures take a tumble dropping into the 40s by sunday.

>> let's check the roads. jessica boyington is watching the schuylkill expressway. >> the schuylkill expressway looks good right now a. lot of construction projects are also picked up on this thanksgiving day. as you can see right in here, we have no problems, eastbound lanes in here headed to center city. we're still at a 14 minute drive time this morning. if you are headed out the door on the p.a. turnpike, check in with them as well. that's good news there. westbound, eastbound, route 1 to valley forge, 21 or 22 minute trip. also because of the thanksgiving day parade, watch out for no parking zones. they will be taking out jfk boulevard, vine and somewhere between 19 and 30ing, you definitely want to look for signs. metered street parking is drooe free. read signs and pay attention.

>> that's good advice. the pennsylvania state budget stalemate could begin to affect social service agencies in less than a week. starting next tuesday the county says it will stop dipping into the general fund to make payments to non-profits that provide services. they usually receive state funding. the county has been paying out more than $3 million a month since the budget deadline was missed in july. >> we were hopeful a bug would be passed by thanksgiving. not only is that hope dashed, we're not sure when it's going to be passed. >> delaware county is also considering withholding more than $6 million a month in taxes and tees it collects for the state. bucks county made a similar move early this week. a philadelphia man who robbed a store to feed a drug habit now has a clean record, thanks to a program backed by new jersey governor chris christie. >> i hope that somebody hears this and they know they don't sister to live like they're

living or the way i used to live. it's a better way to life. >> the governor granted john barry a pardon in trenton yesterday. he used a toy gun in fine 72 and served five years jail time. christie crawled barry for 26 years of so bright and turning his life around. the governor has been pushing to end the stigma of drug addiction since he began his run for president. last month his comment at a town hall in new hampshire sparked a response on social media. >> he's a drug addict. he couldn't get help. he's dead. when i sat there as the governor of new jersey at his funeral and looked across the pew at his three daughters sobbing, because their dad is gone, there brew for the grace of god go i. it can happen to anyone. >> this video by the huffington post has been watched more than

8 million times on facebook. a surprise reunion just in time for the thanksgiving holiday. the story of how an ordinary man saved a life and became a hero. and from devastated to disney, after pop warner sacked tear disney dreams despite an undefeated season, football players finally get their special trip.

it's 4:23. maybe you are up early getting the pies in or getting tom turkey ready. take a live look at ben franklin parkway, where they're getting ready for the thanksgiving day parade.

the 96th annual, stretches 1.4 miles, getting ready for that right now. we'll update you with the closures around that area you need to know about if you are traveling in that area coming up with jessica. you are kidding me, right? >> no. >> this is an incredible story. a thanksgiving reunion between a south jersey man and a stranger that saved his life. he was in a motorcycle accident. he severed his leg in the crash. walter reeves saw the accident and stopped to help. >> he took his belt off, tied it around my leg like a tourniquet. >> i thought i was seeing a guy die, taking his leg. >> a local football team has a lot to be thankful for this year, a stranger is stepping in to give the west philadelphia tar heels an all expensive paid

trip to disney world after their dreams were dashed last week. here's what happened, the rules determining which teams got to travel to disney for a championship changed in the middle of the season, to make the game less competitive. >> that meant the undefeated tar heels will lose out to a randomly selected team from their pop warner division. but a 16-year-old from clearwater, florida, read ability the team's heart break and zaded to help. he said sending the tar heels to disney felt like the right thing to do. the philadelphia flyers are helping less fortunate people enjoy a thanksgiving feast. they helped the camden neighborhood center present dinners served to more than 400 people today, more than 60 staffers peeled potatoes and diced onions. they say it's a small way to show support for the community. a predicted 700,000 drones will be under the christmas tree this

year. some experts warn, you may get into trouble if you don't understand the rules and regulations. sunday morning, we will guide you through your liability when it comes to piloting a drone. >> if you intentionally send your drone on to somebody else's property, you may very well be able to be sued or libel fortress pass. >> sunday morning right here after "meet the press" only on n nb k nbc 10. >> good morning. we will see mild conditions as we head into this thanksgiving day. we'll be above average in the 60s and in fact warmer weather, also a chance of weekend showers. i'll go over the details in my forecast. jessica. >> brittany, we're on route 73, around 38, no problems there, we have more updates and drive times when i come back at 4:30. we continue to follow breaking

news, one person is dead after a fire in nicetown. matt delucia is there, he is gathering new information. he'll have a report coming up.

. we are live on the scene of breaking news, a fatal fire in the nicetown section of philadelphia. no working smoke detectors. we will get an update from matt delucia in a minute. overnight, a fire erupted at a skating rink in delaware t. new york down drag out fight posted on social media. and warm today, warmer tomorrow, showers for this weekend. we have you covered in the weather department as well. we take a look at boat house row

on this thanksgiving. good morning, this is nbc 10 news today. it is 4:30. let's check on the warm temperatures with brittany ship with her first alert forecast. >> good morning. it's a cool start. you will definitely be cold as you step out to do last minute shopping. we are at 33 degrees. 33 in wilmington, 45 degrees currently in wildwood, 31 in atlantic city. as we head into the next eight hours, expect a mild thanksgiving day. by 9:00 a.m. 46. that's our range. we will see a mix of sun and clouds, also warmer than yesterday, light wind speeds out of the southeast 5 miles per hour. .