success won't depend on tough talk or giving in to fear. that's what groups like isil are hoping for. >> right now on "nbc 10 news today", president obama tries to allay the country's concerns in a rare address from the oval office. we'll tell you about his plan to defeat islamic militants and wa he wants from the american people. a day that will live in infamy. 74 years since the japanese attack on pearl harbor. today a tribute to those who served and those who lost their lives. >> now the eagles lead for the the first time in this game.

>> upset for the ages after three straight weeks of losing, the eagles come through with their biggest victory of the season. we're breaking down the win next. good morning. this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm rosemary connors. it's just after 4:00. let's get to our forecast with meteorologist bill henley. >> good morning. it's a frosty start, the temperatures dropped and it is a little foggy. quarter mile visibility in atlantic city. zero in lancaster and in millville, a foggy frosty morning. temperatures are below freezing for the northern and western suburbs. 30 with the fog in millville. it's 34 in northeast philadelphia, wilmington just above freezing. so a chilly start but we will see sunshine. clouds will be moving out, 37 degrees at 6:00. 9:00 a little breeze at 2 miles an hour. 40 degrees and 51 degrees and climbing. your neighborhood by neighborhood forecast when i'm

back. katy zachry is watching your traffic. >> good monday morning. things are looking pretty good on the roads despite overnight construction. drive times on 95 southbound looking good. 76 eastbound headed into center city philadelphia from the blue route the same. and then 476, the blue route between 95 and 76 no problems to report there. the one issue we're following is the vine street expressway is closed between 76 and 95 in both directions, that should lift in about an hour or so. it's part of an overnight project ongoing for several weeks. moving into new jersey, a look at drive times on the 42 freeway northbound between 55 and the walt whitman bridge about four minutes. and the construction on 42 and 295 it's not tying anything up. >> thanks so much, katy. don't give in to fear. that's president obama's message to america in the wake of the san bernardino shootings.

last night the president addressed the nation on the threat of terror at home and the war on terror overseas. he said the murders in california took a married couple down the road of extremism. according to authorities the female shooter pledged allegiance to isis on facebook. the president called the nation's response to extremism part of a greater fight that began on 9/11. >> many americans are asking whether we are confronted by a cancer that has no immediate cure. well, here's what i want you to know. the threat from terrorism is real, but we will overcome it. >> president obama offered no new policies, he did defend his strategy to fight isis as part of an international coalition. house speaker paul ryan offered the republican response to the president's address, ryan called the speech disappointing, he said president obama offered a hatch hearted attempt to distract from a failing policy. ryan said until we hear from the

president what more can be done, we will remain one step behind our enemy. >> we have new information on the female suspect. tashfeen malik spent five years in pakistan. officials tell nbc news that they found no ling between malik and extremists. malik and her husband died in a shoot-out with police after last week's attack. we'll have more details on this in a report coming up from pakistan at 4:45. in our area, two people including a firefighter are in the hospital after flames spread through a philadelphia row home. nbc 10's matt delucia is live at the scene in the point breeze neighborhood. what can you tell us? >> reporter: the good news is the injuries are not life threatening. on the 2300 block of moore street. it happened about 12:30 this morning. most of the damage you see there is on the second floor.

take a look at some video, the injured firefighter receiving oxygen in the back of an ambulance. this happened early, early this morning, there were heavy flames and smoke when the firefighters showed up. everyone didmake it out of the house safely and there was a woman taken to the hospital as well. she had minor injuries. the fire marshal left the scene about a half hour ago and still investigating the official cause of this fire, as soon as we get more we'll be sure to pass that along. matt delucia, "nbc 10 news." it is the talk of philadelphia today after losing three in a row the eagles walk away with a big win in new england upsetting the defending super bowl champs. the game started with the patriots taking a 14-0 lead. the birds battled back. the eagles scored 35 unanswered points, five straight touchdowns, including a 99-yard interception return.

the eagles win 35-28. they walked off the field in foxborough. >> it's us against everybody. that's how we do. we stay together. everybody that gave up on us we going to keep working. >> the super bowl champs, we're going to shock the world, come out, that's what we did, baby. got to keep it rolling for next week. >> the birds improve to 5-7 and still in the playoff hunt. next week they welcome back lasean mccoy when they host the buffalo bills. the eagles shocked the patriots. the birds may have shocked their fans even more. the eagles' fight song filled xfinity live. >> my birthday is today, i'm 48. they shut the patriots down.

lovely. i'm going to shut it down tonight. >> the eagles win was fantastic. eagles! all day ever day. >> the birds bandwagon is filling up for a playoff drive. today marks the 74th anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor. japan's surprised assault on the naval base in hawaii threw the u.s. into world war ii, 2400 americans died in the attack. president franklin roosevelt called december 7, 1941 a day that would live in infamy. some survivors will attend ceremonies around our region.

one will be aboard the battleship new jersey. it shelled targets on islands in the pacific during world war ii. another commemoration will be today at the valley forge chapel of the four fathers. >> the pennsylvania senate could vote this morning on a pension issue related to the five-month long budget battle in harrisburg. no deal yet. the senate will decide whether to reform the state's two pension programs. the senate and house members worked through the weekend. republicans are pushing a budget plan. democrats including tom wolf say they are committed to an earlier deal that involves hikes in overall spending and more aid to public schools. eight minutes after 4:00. we're getting a frosty start this morning, the temperatures for much of the area have dropped below freezing and some areas of fog, too, with a few clouds over the area.

but the clouds will be clearing, will becoming sunny with bright sunshine later which will warm things up. 33 now in mount pocono, trenton 35 and wilmington equals from the mountains, a light breeze blowing, nothing strong for most of the area. the wind is calm. it's cold enough on its own. with temperatures coming down, a little fog forming. light fog in reading with visibility under a mile, 2 1/2 mile visibility in northeast philadelphia, but look at millville, atlantic city at the airport, quarter mile visibility. thick fog for some areas and the chill that's in the area. but these clouds are moving out of the area. we will see plenty of sunshine so you'll need your sunglasses and even though you need to bundle up this morning if you're heading out the door it's going to be a pretty good warm-up. 48 degrees for the pocono mountains in the 50s for allentown and reading. we'll start with clouds and areas of fog trenton and mount

holly. partly sunny this morning, sunny skies this afternoon for atlantic city, strin land and dover. philadelphia, 56 this afternoon. 55 in wilmington and swedesboro up to 55 degrees. look at the weekend forecast coming back in ten minutes. it's ten minutes after 4:00 on this monday. katy is watching the roads for us to start us off in chester county. >> if the you're getting out the door early this monday morning for your commute or work, things are looking pretty good. we'll give you a snapshot of what we're seeing. all of your majors look good despite overnight construction. 100, 30 and 202 in chester county everything is looking good, drive times you can see from the board all green with the exception of 100 that might be because of overnight construction slowing things down a bit but not major delays. a live look outside, this is 76 right in market street and camden where traffic is very light at this hour.

and there are no issues to report on the 42 freeway or 295. moving south into delaware for drivers in and around the wilmington area. 95 between 295 and 495 only about 11 minutes southbound about the same time. >> thanks, katy. an incident involving security during the temple/houston game this weekend is now forcing some changes. we'll explain what officials are now doing after this confrontation with a football fan. plus, porch pirates, a nationwide problem that spikes around the holidays. how you can help stop them. come on in pop pop.

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today the philadelphia school district will release the results of a report that impacts thousands of students. the group public citizens for children and youth along with superintendent dr. william hyatt will be releasing the high school report that examines the resources, opportunities and challenges for the 55,000 teens in philadelphia's public high schools. officials say the findings will help them increase performance and outcomes for students. also today the school reform commission will hold the first of two public hearings. there are 13 applications for new schools. the hearing is 3:30 this afternoon at the education center on north broad street. you do have to sign up to speak for this so if you are interested you may want to get there early. >> take a look at this video of a smash and grab robbery at a

california mall. this shows one of three masked men using a sledgehammer to smash a case at a jewelry store. you can see the frightened shoppers running i a way. people say they heard gun shots but police say there was never an active shooter. >> something sinister may be happening on your front porch and stealing some of the joy the holiday season is supposed to bring. chris clackum has more on the uptick in package thefts and what you can do. >> reporter: they have become as brazen as the season is bright. porch pirates as they are called, stealing packages right outside your front door. and with it a bit of holiday cheer. >> in the video you can see very nonchalant walks up takes it. >> reporter: 23 million had their packages stolen. a number expected to really rise. >> we've got record online

shoppi shopping, we're likely to have record numbers of packages delivered. >> reporter: laura says although homeowners have tried everything from security cameras to security guards, the technique of the thieves hasn't changed. >> unfortunately, many thieves are following delivery truckings around and simply waiting and watching for packages to see if they are received by the owner. >> reporter: if the owner is gone soon the packages will be too. >> the guy really has to get out of his car on my street, come onto my property and take something that belongs to me in broad daylight. >> reporter: which is why experts say this year follow the advice of having packages delivered to work, to a neighbor who will be home, or only when you're home. chris clackum, nbc news. >> for more tips how to avoid package theft goes to our website nbc10.com or click on the nbc 10 app.

in other news, the university of houston is ending its contract with the security company after this video. watch as one of the guards appears to rough up a fan as he tries to storm the field. this happened after houston beat temple on saturday. then a second guard comes over and hits the fan a number of times in the head. the university's police department is now investigating. >> back in our area, an ugly message about police is gone thanks to one man, he stepped up to cover up graffiti calling on people to kill police. for weeks drivers passed the anti-police graffiti on i-95 on an overpass in chester but nobody did anything about it until now. >> for the the city of chester. >> pat own as landscaping company. he was on the job when he passed this graffiti announcing it's cop killing season. when he saw it again he took matters into his own hand.

this video he posted shows him wiping out the graffiti with white paint. as an added touch he put up these paintings of smiling snowmen. >> they have a hard job to do and they are trying to keep us safe. if the it's the season for anything it's the season for christmas, it's not a season for killing anybody let alone police. >> the chester police commissioner tells us that he had seen the graffiti and he's glad that it's now covered up. skies are clear this morning and it is chilly outside. the temperatures have been coming down and are going to stay lower during most of the morning. some areas of fog, too, right now it's 37 degrees in philadelphia. but the suburbs are in the 20s. 27 in pottstown, right at the freezing mark for blue bell and lafayette hill. and farther north and west, collegeville is at 27 degrees and falling and 20s for

gilbertsville and pottstown. we'll see sunshine, though, fog will disappear, the frost will disappear, becoming mostly sunny with afternoon temperatures in the low to mid-50s. winds out of the west-northwest 5 to 10 miles an hour. the weekend forecast, we're in for a mild one. 58 degrees on saturday. and indications are we'll go even warmer sunday afternoon. partly sunny skies, 62 degrees. full seven-day forecast, rosemary, coming up in the next half hour. >> thanks, bill. see you then. i had one of those mornings, the battery was dead. needed a jump. car wouldn't start. this morning. i had to get up early. then katy, as i'm driving through philadelphia i'm reminded that the vine street is closed. >> one of those warnings you wake up. domino effect. remind me not to stand near you the rest of the morning. taking a live look outside, this is the vine street expressway, and as you can see few cars on

the road. rosemary was not allowed on the road. construction crews are here so they blocked it off between 76 and 95 while they do construction. it should lift in about 40 minutes. i'll let you know so you can make your way on the vine street expressway. taking a live look, my camera -- there we go. there is construction that lifted, so this is on 95 northbound, there was overnight construction between bartram avenue and 291 which is otherwise the philadelphia international airport so if you are headed north on 95 that is free and clear of issues right now. a look at drive times, 95 good up between woodhaven, cottman, girard, allegheny. 76 into center city philadelphia clear of issues. the blue route is looking good as well. >> two more catholic churches are closing. the archdiocese of philadelphia says maintenance costs are too steep.

over the weekend the archdiocese announced that immaculate conception in levittown will no longer serve as a worship site and will close. st. gertrude in west conshohocken will also close. it's a site for st. matthew. ♪ >> the national menorah lights up the night sky in washington, d.c. the first candle was lit last night. it marks the ancient victory over the occupation of jerusalem. there was only enough lamp oil for one night but lasted for eight. the first candle on this 40-foot high menorah is aglow marking the start of hanukkah. it began last night at sundown. hanukkah traditions include prayers, song, special gifts, food, of course the game of dreidel.

the time 4:21. hundreds of miles, thousands of volunteers and hundreds of thousands of wreath. an effort to honor our fallen service men and women during the holiday season is under way. volunteers with wreaths all across america are making their way from maine to arlington national cemetery we truck loads of wreaths. they took off yesterday with an escort of police and firemen. volunteers have events and special ceremonies to honor those who serve and to teach children about the sacrifices that our veterans and their families make every day. one volunteer is the father of a fallen soldier in iraq. he says this is his special way to honor his son and his comrades. >> giving back to the people that have fought for our freedom to be able to take these wreaths down there and put them on the stones. >> 40,000 volunteers are expected to arrive at arlington on saturday to lay the wreaths on the soldiers' graves.

>> update from former president jimmy carter on his battle with cancer. next we'll tell you about carter's announcement that stunned his local congregation. plus, it's the start of bear hunting season in new jersey. it's coming with new regulations. we'll tell you how some recent incidents are impacting the december hunt.

highly encouraging news from former president jimmy carter. 3 1/2 months after he revealed he was being treated for cancer. >> when i went this week they didn't find any cancer at all, so i have good news. >> is carter stunned his congregation in georgia yesterday when he announced he

is cancer free. the 91-year-old had a small cancerous mass removed from his liver. doctors then found four spots on his brain. carter began rigorous treatment that included radiation and a new drug known by the brand name kutruda. >> it's difficult to say which treatment was the real effective one. they obviously have been a great success. this is very positive news, it's as good oof an outcome as sbhn advanced melanoma can hope for. >> the fda approved the drug for patients who have exhausted other therapies. >> a frosty start this morning, light wind, and the temperatures are dropping. 37 degrees here at nbc 10. most of the area is colder than that. 4:26. katy zachry has your traffic. >> a live look outside for

drivers in montgomery county, this is 309 at the pennsylvania turnpike where there are no issues to report. very light volume. we'll take a look at drive times along the pennsylvania turnpike. >> plus, delaware's governor issues apology on the 150th anniversary marking the end of slavery. the price he says we still pay for that tragic time in history. come on in pop pop.

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brilinta worked better than plavix. and even reduced the chances of dying from another one. don't stop taking brilinta without talking to doctor. since stopping it too soon increases your risk of clots in your stent, heart attack, stroke, and even death. brilinta may cause bruising or bleeding more easily or serious, sometimes fatal bleeding. don't take brilinta if you have bleeding, like stomach ulcers. a history of bleeding in the brain, or severe liver problems. tell your doctor about bleeding, new or unexpected shortness of breath, any planned surgery and all medicines you take. i will take brilinta today. tomorrow. and every day for as long as my doctor tells me. don't miss a day of brilinta. we'll prevail by being strong and smart, resilient and relentless and by drawing upon every aspect of american power.

>> president obama restates his plan to defeat isis in a rare address from the oval office. how he is advising the american people and warning us. two people including a firefighter are in the hospital this morning after flames broke out at this house overnight. a live report from the scene next. in the beginning it appeared all hope was lost. but the eagles came up big against the defending super bowl champs, we'll have your highlights and player reaction. this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm rosemary connors. it's 4:30 on this monday, definitely cool out there. bring the jacket with you. let's check with meteorologist bill henley. >> it's a colder start. you have to bundle up. the cold weather, some frost and areas of fog, too, light fog for blue bell where the visibility is a mile and a quarter. lancaster, zero visibility there. in new jersey, half mile now in mount holly, but millville is socked in with