heavy, too. we're not necessarily done with bursts of heavy rain. not talking about widespread flooding but could be ponding on the roads. look at these temperatures. outrageous. in the 60s, even with the rain, even allentown 57 degrees right how to. we still have some fog, especially in wilmington, fog will reintensify during the night tonight as temperatures go up, near record levels by midnight. and then even warmer tomorrow. more on the details of that and rain for the one with seven day in a few minutes. >> stay with nbc 10 on the air and on the nbc 10 news app for the latest forecast as you plan for your holidays. team of meteorologists will be tweaking the forecast around the clock. you know when it will rain and how warm it's going to get. to the roads now. busy travel day is a wet one for drivers out there. live picture of interstate 95

wilmington. expect company if you're headed out there, aaa figures 47 million americans will travel 50 miles or or between today and sunday. that is the highest total in eight years. >> heavy traffic on the garden state highways. this is how things looked along route 38 near the cherry hill mall. low gas prices a reason for uptick in travel. just about $2 a gallon. george spencer talking to travelers. >> live along interstate 76 with more on how people are getting around the rainy rush. >> reporter: suffice it to say, it has not been an idea travel day as we checked out roads, rails and airport today. 76 here through center city and the vine street expressway one example. lots of people trying to get out but the weather is not cooperating. the roads were slick and headlights were on as turnpike

lit up with holiday travelers this afternoon. many pushed through today's springlike conditions, as they drove, travis goforth and his wife heading from south carolina to south jersey. >> that's one of the reasons we came this way, stay away friday d.c., baltimore with the fog and rain. this has been fairly easy drive coming through here. >> reporter: with low gas prices and unseasonably warm weather the pennsylvania turnpike authority expecting record breaking traffic over the holiday, 4.2 million drivers. megan was among them heading from harrisburg to atlantic city airport for a flight. how has the turnpike been for you? >> pretty good. it been slow with the rain and the fog but overall pretty good. >> reporter: for travelers at philadelphia airport we saw long security lines at the peak departure time. officials there say 90,000 people will pass through the airport today alone, 8% above typical volume.

despite the holiday hurry, travelers told us they have reason to smile. >> we're going to minneapolis, we have three daughters out there. and six grandchildren. >> reporter: train travel also bustling. the line for the midafternoon departure to boston looked long but moved quickly. everyone looking forward to holiday destination. >> very exciting. it's a good thing to be able to get away, travel, see something different, than what you're used to. >> it seems train travel is best of bunch. i checked ow the airport's website, it is showing a testimony of delays on both inbound and outbound flights. obviously with roads, it remains hit or miss. live this evening above i-76. george spencer, nbc 10 news. >> if you're traveling out of the area, extreme weather could impact your trip. from snow to wild winds and

tornadoes. more on that part of the holiday travel story at 4:30. breaking news right now. philadelphia police have made an arrest in the murder of a psychiatrist found in a center city hotel room. officers announced arrest of manuel baez in the past 30 minutes. he's homeless charged with killing dr. howard baker, a sigh i c psychiatrist. housekeepers found the body monday morning on the floor. he was naked with a belt tied around his neck. backpack and wallet were missing. autopsy determined baker was strangled. a homeless man under the arrest for the murder of dr. howard baker. this just in, police released video of a series of propane tank thefts. two of the incidents took place at fax air 2300 church street, in both cases suspects either

cut the security fence or climbed over it. the thieves hit the james morrissey construct company in the 4700 block of penny packer street. in all, 43 tanks were stolen, ranging from 20 to 100 pounds each. the suspects used what appeared to be a dodge caravan and a ford escape dur the heists. time is running out for pennsylvania lawmakers to pass a budget this year that would get money flowing to schools and social service agencies again. nbc 10's deanna durante live in harrisburg where some lawmakers already left and there's no spending plan. >> reporter: yeah, the senate passed a stopgap budget, one that they are saying themselves they don't consider to be a real budget, they expect the governor to veto it. without members of the house of representatives here, there is not much more they can do. >> it's embarrassing to stand here on december 23, and to be

leaving and to not have a product on the table that the governor will sign, whatever that product would be. it's obviously for the last few months the senate and the house republicans have been on different ends of this debate. >> reporter: house republicans no longer in session. they haven't taken a final vote on a general accounting bill. the bill, according to officials, not a full budget but would allow the governor to open up funding to schools and human service agencies while lawmakers figured out where tax increases would come from. the deal was agreed to yesterday and the house prevented from voting the measure through because house republican leadership changed its mind. >> we're waiting to for a tax packagen if that package cannot come to fruition, it's time for us to admit, take things off the table, we can take pensions off the table, we can take liquor off the table. i think we should take income tax and sales tax increase off the table and pass a budget realistic that can get 102 votes in the house, 26 in the senate,

get the governor to sign it, get money to school districts and human service agencieagencies. >> reporter: both senates, republicans and democrats and house democrats and republicans said a general appropriations bill has been voted on before without a tax plan in place under recent governors. they say they were for that measure. however, house leadership says they want that tax bill instead. no word when the parties will return. many saying not until the new year. live in harrisburg, deanna durante, nbc 10 news. police say suv that collided with the septa trolley was stolen. it smashed head-on with a trolley. both men in the suv are in critical condition. all 27 people on the trolley went to the hop, all expected to be okay. a grand jury indicted a walmart truck driver for a deadly crash involving tracy

morgan. charging roper with aggravated assault for last year's crash on the new jersey turnpike. morgan and several friends were injured when roper's truck crashed into their limo van. mogen's friend was killed in the accident. roper's attorney tried to have some charges thrown out. he argued morgan's settlement with walmart didn't give roper a chance for a fair trial. new information in the case of a bucks county man convicted of manslaughter in the death of his 2-year-old son. a judge sentenced him to 4 to 10 years in state prison. his son died from a fatal dose of prescription painkiller in october of last year. there's a new push to find the person responsible for a deadly hit-and-run crash a year ago today. police have put out a 15,000 reward to help them track down the tow truck driver who hit and killed theresa pozzi, crossing state road last year when she was hit.

police and her family unveiled a new billboard near the site where she was killed. they hope the reward will remind witnesses of what happened and >> during the holiday season it's a very sad time. if we can do a little bit to help the family reach closure, shake somebody's memory. look at the billboard, hopefully somebody will say i remember that day or a small incident at that time, it may help the police to find this person. >> police say the truck involved was an older model dlas dark co truck that would have had heavy front end damage from striking pozz. police say a truck driver overturned his tractor-trailer in the westbound lanes a jeep crashed into the trailer. the truck driver trapped in the cab and died. the driver of the jeep is expected to be okay. police are investigating what lid to the crash.

a massive outpouring of support by men and women in blue today in south jersey. thousands of police from across the state and the country came to pay respects to a fallen state trooper. he died last week when his cruiser crashed on the way to the call. cydney long has more on his life and his service. >> reporter: trooper mccarson's father holds on to a long embrace by friends. tears and hand shakes as hundreds if not over a thousand uniformed police officers came to pay tribute to trooper eli mccarson. >> like no other occasion law enforcement in the line of duty death brings law enforcement together from the entire country. >> reporter: from as far away as texas and wisconsin, law enforcement showing strength in numbers. strength mark carson family is counting on as oldest of five boys laid to rest two days before christmas. loved ones showed this fogt of a

man who loved to fish, surf, snowboa snowboard. just graduating the academy and sworn in in february. he married his wife jordan this past september. >> this family is a very strong family, strong in faith, and it seems like that's what's holding them together. >> reporter: mccarson killed last week, responding to a domestic call, his cruiser slammed into a toeelephone pole. he was turned down twice before being accepted at the state police academy. he never gave up hope. >> generally the 21-gun salute, the riderless horse where a horse is brought with the boots turned backwards. >> reporter: a pastor and friend, it a day to celebrate #j eli's life not just mourn or loss. remains of six u.s. troops killed in a suicide bombing in afghanistan are arriving the dover air force base this

afternoon. the staff sergeant was among the six killed. service members bid the troops a final farewell. the members kneeled during a ceremony. taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, the deadliest on u.s. forces in afghanistan this year. among the other victims a high-ranking female air force officer and 15-year veteran of the new york police department. the youngest victim just 28. leaving behind a pregnant wife and 3-year-old daughter. pennsylvania attorney general kathleen kane expects more fallout from the e-mail scandal that led to suspension of supreme court justice. kane issued a statement, suspend jut michael aiken. yet other step in restoring our faith in the justice system. in the coming months as the special prosecutor reviews over 1 million e-mails i expect there to be more of these days.

it comes a day after the court suspended jut michael aiken. aiken off the job while the court investigates him. he's accused of exchanging lawsuit and offensive e-mails with friends. scandal surfaced after attorney general kane released more than 1,000 of the e-mails and kane claims her legal troubles started when she released those e-mails. kane is facing federal perjury charges. 211,000 on the way to former penn state coach jerry sandusky from the state of pennsylvania, back pay from when the pension system illegally stopped retirement benefits after sentenced for child molestation two years ago. a judge ordered the pension be restored because he was not a university employee at the time of the crime. the pension is $5,000 a month. a woman accused of intentionally plowing a car through crowds of pedestrians on a las vegas sidewalk was arraigned on murder, hit-and-run, child abusea]d"

charges. holloway stood in shackles and did not enter a plea. the district attorney says additional charges are likely depending on results of drug and alcohol tests and police investigation. 24-year-old had her young daughter in the car when senators say she intentionally drove up on the sidewalk and hit 37 people. one woman died, some injured members of the wrestling team in doylestown. real house wives star theresa was released. she and her husband joe pleaded guilty to bankruptcy fraud. he's expected to begin his sentence in march. south jersey police want you to look at a clear picture of a crowbar wielding burglar wanted in four counties. he uses that crowbar to pry open doors and once inside, business,

he steals cigarettes and cash and brings a black trash bag to carry out the loot. all police departments in lehigh county begin using a drug that reverses the effects of a heroin overdose. the district attorney says once officers undergo the training, each department receive its supply. opiate overdose is the leading cause of accidental death in lehigh county. tempers flaring over a controversial dune project on long beach island. part of a plan to widen beaches and build protective sand dunes along the coast following superstorm sandy. several spots along the shore don't want dunes. the new jersey epa is critici criticizing the army corps of engineers moving equipment off the island. the engineers say the project will be finished on schedule. >> now, your nbc 10 first alert

weather with chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz. >> some amazing weather over the next few days, perhaps some that will remember for decades because we're about to have the warmest december day ever recorded in philadelphia. coming tomorrow. we've got rainy rush. we're going to smash those christmas records and more weekend rain is coming after we have all of that. we've got rain right now. keeping visibility down. not as bad as it was a couple of hours ago when it was raining hard. 61 degrees. wind out of the east. it's going to keep getting warmer tonight. it's 58 in redding and lancaster. 57 alp town, pottstown. some of the cooler spots. it 51 in mt. pocono now. 6 about millville. and 59 degrees in dover.

we have heavier rain down there. we do have areas of fog, visibility is less than a couple of miles in several places including quaker town, poconos. six miles of philly international, delays close to two hours at airport. more of those delays coming tonight and in the morning. wilmington visibility down to a half a mile. it been low pretty much all day. and here come the records. tonight, we have a chance of getting a record by midnight. tomorrow is going to set the record. friday may very well set a record with 70. sunday setting a record of 71 and a mere 58 in between on saturday. that's 15 degrees above normal itself. and we're beating the records by the most tomorrow. the philadelphia record we could beat by 12 degrees, which is pretty much unheard of. we can see this rain across the area, most of it is on the lighter side. some of it gets heavy from time

to time like here in upper montgomery county. tapered off in philadelphia since 15 minutes ago. but it continues to be heavy in southern delaware, sussex county. this will be moving toward the northeast. and into delaware bay and perhaps crossing into salem and cumberland count anies in the next couple of hours. more down to the southwest that's going to be on the way here. and then more back in southwestern virginia. meantime, this system could be affecting us tomorrow with at least a shower, thunderstorm producing tornadoes in indiana and tornado threat down to alabama. unusual for this late in the season, too. watch these temperatures go up as we go through the evening. 8:00, goes up to 64. and 11:00, 67. if that is the case, that would set a record. 70 in dover by 11:00 tonight.

and it's 70 in philadelphia, middle of the night. by tomorrow morning. get up, it's near 70 degrees. showers around. some dense fog. and there comes more showers tomorrow with temperatures in the 70s for a good bit of the day. we're not just talking about an hour or two. we're talking about much of the day being around 70 degrees. we done see that very often either. even when setting records. but we are going to be seeing changes. first, warm weather friday. cools down a little bit saturday, warms back sunday. look what happens next week. colder air starts to come down. and we are going to seeing a different type of weather pattern. nothing too extreme at we go through next week but compared to what we have this week, it's going to feel cold. record warmth coming tonight with rainy conditions and some

dense fog. temperatures rising, believe it or not as we go through the night. tomorrow, records obliterated, warmest day ever recorded in philadelphia with morning fog and a chance of showers, maybe a thunderstorm in the afternoon. and then another potential record on friday, christmas day itself. we cool down on saturday with showers. should be in the 50s for the eagles game. and then more record warmth on sunday before the temperature plunges monday, back up for a day tuesday and then back down. christmas is coming a couple days early for some children, thanks to santa's septa elves. they stuffed a bus with thousands of new toys during the yule toy drive. the elves delivered the toys to five charities. popular gifts donated, bikes, perfect to ride in the warm

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nbc 10 news. >> rainy rush hour ahead for drivers as many prepare to hit the road ahead of christmas. live look interstate 95 south philadelphia. rain will fall through the evening. count on nbc 10 to monitor and let you know if there are trouble spots on the roads. >> at least it's moving. >> a scary moment along the slopes when a drone carrying a tv camera crashed to the ground, nearly hit that world champion skier right there.

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tracking where it's going to end. record breaking warmth ahead next on first alert forecast. >> while we deal with rain and unusual heat, other parts of the country have snow, wind threat of tornadoes. where the trouble spots are.

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this is nbc 10 news. >> rain and some fog today. temperatures in the 70s tomorrow. christmas eve. we are, yes, definitely in for a strange stretch of weather this holiday weekend. this morning shoppers had to keep umbrellas handy as they ran last-minute errands. doesn't look like christmas is two days away. a dreary day. as you can see, no heavy coats,

as people headed out earlier in norristown. >> conditions haven't changed much. a live look to center city skyline. you can't make out the tops of the buildings hardly. first alert chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz tracking the rain. >> not great if you're planning to travel, right? >> fog got a little bit better this afternoon, it's going to get more dense tonight. other problems for the ski slopes. they've been trying to make snow, blue mountain, and it's melting away with high temperatures and the rain. and the radar shows the rain covering the entire region and some of that is on the heavier side. not so much around philadelphia at the moment. we did have a bit of heavier rain about an hour ago. but the rain in southern delaware continues to be heavy from georgetown up to milton and that's crossing over into cape may county now. other moderate to heavy rain east of allentown coming into

the easton area with upper bucks county. more rain to come as we go through the night, some of that on the heavier side. the temperatures, they're going to keep going up. 61 philly. and 50s across the rest of the area. but look at this. going to get warmer and warmer as the wind turns into the south. look at this. computer now suggesting possible thunderstorm around midnight along with record high temperatures. more on the rain timing and record warmth with the seven day in a few minutes. today's rain making for a wet start to the holiday travel rush. expected to be a record breaker. a live look at interstate 95 in south philly. aaa projects number of year-end holiday travelers will top 100 million for the first time. pennsylvania turnpike could also see a record fall. this is a look at the wet turnpike route 422 in wayne today. more than 4.2 million vehicles are expected to travel the toll

road from tomorrow through nur year's day. that would break a record. to new jersey, traffic cameras scattered throughout the area. route 73 at turnpike in mt. laurel earlier this afternoon. wet roads for sure. you want to see rain, take a look at the drop on the camera at route 13, scar borough road, dover, delaware. a slick community. take it slowly. if travels take you out of the area, expect wild weather. >> brittney shipp shows us how extreme conditions are impacting other part of the country. >> trouble spots today heading into tonight. so if you're flying back west, near chicago, st. louis, just to the west into new orleans, tracking severe storms. a few tornado watches embedded in the area. also dealing with snow showers closer to minneapolis. as we go into the rest of tonight, we'll start to see the severe storm area shifting to the east. so by the even, it will be

closer to atlanta. atlanta's going to continue to see a chance of thunderstorms as we head into tomorrow. the other big thing notice on christmas eve, temperatures will continue to warm up and to the mid-70s for philadelphia, close to 80 for norfolk. chance of serve have storms from atlanta to the east of new orleans. tracking snow showers closer to salt lake city. i'm first alert meteorology brittney shipp. that's your christmas eve travel forecast. >> thank you, stay with nbc 10 on the air and the app for the latest forecast as you plan your holiday. team of meteorologists tweaking the forecast around the clock, you know when it will rain and how warm it will get. roads aren't only thing that will be busy over the next day and a half. >> grocery stores, markets teaming with people getting everything they need to cook up holiday spreads. lauren mayk spent the day among the crowd. people braved long lines for must-have ingredients. what are you making us?

>> reporter: i'm still working on that one, guys. it can be very stressful, those to-do lists are very long. rain doesn't make it easier. it's hard to relax, look at those holiday lights and just enjoy the season. but i did find some people smiling today and taking a few moments for themselves. in south philadelphia, the music and the sweets may help calm the holiday nerves. >> running around like crazy trying to get every last-minute thing in. it's like traffic, it's got to get done. the window is narrowing very much. >> reporter: this is a regular stop for the carusos and others on the day before christmas eve, it's busy behind the counter and behind the scenes. how many are you making? >> well, we do them in sets. we try to do -- we can't be doing banana cream pies all the

time. >> reporter: about 900. >> getting ready for tomorrow. it's the big, big day. >> reporter: long lines are coming. but today, the lists are long. what's it like at your house? >> it's crazy. a lot of people feeling stressed out, trying to work, get everything done for christmas. >> reporter: a family gathering. >> some of us were note fified have jobs,al bring drinks what was assigned. >> reporter: sometimes chores are their own present. for a party? >> for me. >> reporter: sometimes they're hard to resist. you told me you were going for lunch. are you going to smoil yo ing i lunch? >> my wife's not supposed to know. >> reporter: it doesn't count during the holidays, right? it does not count. before we leave you, it's amazing. we found this amazing display of lights here, it is on smedley south philadelphia.

this is a nice bit of relaxation if you want to look at the lights, takes your mind off the holiday stress, doesn't it? >> it does. a little relaxation. zen. >> see the window? somebody got into the spirit of the home. >> i need to catch up. i'm behind. experts say people need to be really more aggressive about lowering cholesterol. >> after we saw canollis? >> forget about it. >> the change doctors say could protect your heart. protecting kids on the field. new study that shows actually going without a helmet would help players protect their brain. we'll explain.

adults at risk for cardiovascular disease should start taking cholesterol lowing drugs earlier in life.

recommending people as young as 40 would take a low dose of stat. s. studies have shown stut statins can help healthy people avoid heart problems later in life. new study suggests helmetless football drills could reduce the number of head injuries among athletes. researchers at university of new hampshire divided the players into a traditional drills group and a group that practiced without helmets. by not using helmets, the players learned to adjust tackling techniques to be more protective of the head. after one season helmetless group had 28% decrease in head impacts during practices in game zblooz e . eagles wearing helmets. they have something else on their mind. >> do or die game three days away for the eagle. what chip kelly says playing redskins at home, a must-win matchup. >> it's not going to feel like a

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a lot of people making last-minute preparations for christmas. eagles have something else on their mind. >> preparing for the game that will make or break playoff hopes. more on what chip kelly has to say about the showdown this weekend. >> taking week 16 of the regular season as if they're already in playoff mode because a loss to the redskins and birds are out of the postseason picture. win would keep hope alive. eagles suffered devastating loss to the skins in week four. washington's a better team now, having won four of the last five. a redskins win saturday, eagles watch the opponent celebrate

divisional title. chip kelly was asked if that offered up extra motivation. >> if we don't win, we're out of the playoffs. if that's not intensive enough, if i can to keep looking after that, we're in trouble. i don't think our guys will play harder not only do we lose, we're out. but clinch, i think that's silly. >> coming up, next hour, did eag eagles guarantee victory saturday? hear from the pro bowler. >> maybe guarantee sacks saturday, too. >> that would be good. >> he does that a lot. >> nbc 10 has you covered before and after the game. eagles game day kick-off 7:00. first-time pro bowler fletcher cox. after the game, eagles game day final, postgame interview with none other than chip kelly. nbc 10, official eagle station. now your nbc 10 first alert weather with chief meteorologist

glenn "hurricane" schwartz. >> it's going to be unseasonably warm for that eagles game but nothing like it's going to be over the next two days with the record warmth. we've got a rainy rush, of course, and the rain is going to continue all the way through the evening. smashing records. obliterating records set for christmas eve and the entire month of december. the warmthest december day ever recorded in philadelphia coming tomorrow. more weekend rain, once we get through this, we're not done with it for the weekend. the roads, of course, are all wet. and it's not obviously snowing anywhere, even in the mountains. 63 degrees right now. so it just warmed up two degrees. wind east 6 miles an hour. three degrees warmer than yesterday. yesterday we got up to 61. going for 66 by midnight tonight. if we get above that.

we set a record. going to set the record tomorrow. we have a chance of setting a record with 70 friday. we cool down a little bit on saturday. and then looks like we'll set another record on sunday. potentially four records in the next five days. that is pretty amazing, too. winds slightly off the ocean, not cooling things down too much, is it? 60 degrees in coatesville, 61 blue bell. 60 trenton. and in mt. holly, 61, wrightstown. you can see how warm it is. cooler at the beach. beach haven 57 compared to inland areas. those numbers are incredible. average high is 43 this time of the year. half mile visible wilmington continues to be the place with the fog that is the most dense. seven miles of philadelphia, but

we are still having airport delays and more delays for tomorrow morning. tomorrow's going for the record books. record high in philadelphia 64. set just last year. we are going to break that before the sun even rises. and it's just a question of how much are we going to break it by. right now predicting it to be broken by 12 degrees. allentown, breaking the record by 8, redding by 77 a lot broken tomorrow. let's look at temperatures here. go through the night tonight in the upper 60s. going into the 70s. there's noon tomorrow, 70s, much of the area. computer's saying allen town and redding 70s. here's the rain, continues across the region. it's a little bit lighter than it was a couple of hours ago except for southern delaware and now parts of cape may county.

we have several more hours to go. fog redeveloping and temperatures climbing during the night tonight potentially setting a record before midnight. setting a record after midnight. mid-70s, morning fog and just a chance of a shower or thunderstorm. it's not a rainy day like today neither will friday. may have showers there. you also may have another record with 70. cool down a touch on saturday before another record on sunday. then things change. by monday, way, way cooler than what we're going to be seeing over the weekend. look at that drop. >> we've told you how the warm december's hurting ski resorts in the poconos but it's not bad news for everyone. >> no, how the unseasonably warm weather is boosting business at the shore.

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on a new passat and other select models. this is nbc 10 news. >> how crazy is our weather? seven months ago today memorial weekend a chilly start at the jersey shore. it was only in the 60s. fast forward to today, rainy but close to 60. certainly no heavy winter coats needed here in cape may. warmer weather ahead for tomorrow, record breaking high temperatures. certainly not often we see this weather around memorial day and christmas. >> we learned today the warm december is having an impact on business at the shore. nbc 10 jersey shore bureau reporter ted greenberg live in atlantic city. how is business out there? >> reporter: for december, jackie and jim and a couple of

days before christmas, it isn't bad. it's pretty good right now. certainly a wet and miserable evening out here on the boardwalk in atlantic city. still, nice and mild, and that has been key in extending the fall season here at the shore into winter. a steady rain couldn't keep shoppers away from cape may's washington street mall. sure they needed umbrellas but not heavy coats. >> fell like maybe you were in florida or something. >> reporter: the victorian seaside resort is decked out but with temperatures above 60 today, it felt more like spring than a season for snow. >> we always love to have a white christmas. i think everyone does. but in terms of just being out and enjoying outdoors and being outsite, it's a nice change of pace. >> i could have brought my shorts, it's so warm, and windbreaker. i bought a winter coat. i'm overdressed.

>> reporter: ross lynn is here from davis staying at congress hall, the hotel does christmas in a big way. >> this year it's record numbers. >> reporter: but weeks of mild weather have made this holiday season even busier than usual. >> those that weren't booked in advance warm weather will drive last-minute pickup of rooms and we've seen the town fill in almost every weekend in december. >> nice change of pace than what we're used to. >> reporter: in atlantic city, tropicana is gearing up for the christmas and new year's crowds. they're seeing a spike in folks planning winter getaways at the shore thanks to mother nature. >> that's not atraditional for december. >> reporter: certainly not. one hotel operator says they're enjoying borrowed time because old man winter will show up. it's christmas, they are counting their blessings. live in atlantic city, ted

greenberg, nbc 10 news. >> they need less rain there. >> soggy out there. >> "nbc 10 news at 5:00" is next. >> we can't stop talking about the records we could break tomorrow. right now, the rain, fog, too, causing delays. headaches. glenn will show us when the rain moves out and when the big warm-up begins. plus, chipotle making changes after dozens of customers get sick. what they're doing to make your food safer. developing story in month montgomery county, a man shot dead on his porch. what happened when they confronted that suspect all new at 5:00.

nbc 10 news starts now. into right now at 5:00, mixes bag, as we start the long holiday weekend. first, the rain to deal with. it's been coming down most of the day. getting heavier, too, travelers start heading to the holiday destination. but after the wet weather moves out, the warm weather will be sticking around. temperatures are still going up right now. we could break a record by the end of tonight. nbc 10 has been on the road, train administration, the airport, to see how people are getting through this busy travel day. we'll begin with chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz. i understand it's the rain and fog, too, that could cause big problems for travelers.

>> obviously with all of the traffic on the roads, low visibility doesn't help. the airlines do not enjoy this on a holiday weekend. but the rain is not as heavy as it was a couple of hours ago. we can see the lower half of the buildings. a couple hours ago, we couldn't even see that across the river. radar shows just about the entire area getting rain. there are some patches of heavier rain out there. but not so much around the philadelphia area, montgomery, bucks county, delaware, chester county, new castle county, camden county. basically getting lighter rain. but at the shore it's getting heavier. cape may, we see bolt of lightning here near cape may itself. we've got heavy rain up there. little patch of heavier rain around east and we saw that a half hour ago, too, still coming down fairly