they pushed me into the wall head first. i got three staples in my head. >> right now at 6:00, a teenager is speaking out to nbc 10 after he claims a group of kids randomly attacked him. his plea to catch those responsible. plus the holiday weekend is coming to a close. and that means it is a busy travel day. here is a live look at 30th street station where most who left philadelphia for christmas zr destinations are coming back home tonight. but weather is causing obstacles for travelers. it was a record-breaking warm day but we've seen heavy fog and rain. in south philadelphia it was

dreary and gray this afternoon. good evening. i'm denise nakano. it might be warm outside but it won't last. let's get to our meteorologist michelle grossman. >> it does look like some of us will see winter-like weather monday into tuesday. but dramatic changes on monday. cold air coming in. we broke the record. and tied it in wilmington and atlantic city so it was a warm day and still looking at mild air. 64 degrees in philadelphia. 42 is normal. 57 in reading. 60 in wilmington and 66 in atlantic city. but that will change tomorrow. because a cold front is moving through that will bring in light rain and showers to us tonight and work out of here overnight and leave cold air for monday. so if you are out and about, by 7:00, 60 degrees. 9:00, temperatures still in the upper 50s and around 11:00

around 54 with a chance of rain falling. much colder on monday. we're talking 40s and the chance for snow, sleet, freezing rain into monday and tuesday. we'll talk more about that coming. disaster declarations made in four counties in dallas, texas. and the death toll could get higher. 11 people are confirmed dead but crews are still digging through the rubble. and they are facing more torrential rain and flash flooding in other parts and the possibility of of freezing rain in others. >> as the day continues, we'll have increasing areas where rain-covered roads will turn into ice. >> more than 30 people have been killed in a round of powerful weather around the country over the past few days. from flash flooding in the plains and midwest and heavy

snow in new mexico, west texas and oklahoma. and it is not just the severe weather in those states causing travel headaches for the millions of americans making their way home tonight. as we mentioned, the weather in our area has also caused some problems. and for more on that, let's check in with drew smith who is live at philadelphia international airport. drew, are there any delays right now? >> reporter: still a lot of delays, denise. because of the weather. low cloud ceilings here at the airport. and arriving flights will be late, probably an hour and a half on average. and if you are flying to a destination where there is worse weather, you could expect to wait longer. and here on the ground, we're running into issues with ground transportation. back-up buses rolled up outside of the train station tonight. a power failure at the railline coming at the worst possible

time. >> i will probably uber. >> aaron was dealing with family in the south which dealt with tornados. >> on the way to the airport in memphis, all of the pine trees were cut in half. the short, narrow band, but you could see the damage. >> reporter: over at 30th street station, this family was trying to catch a train to north jersey to get on another flight but tickets were hard to come by. >> we are trying to get to costa rica through all of the troubles that we've encountered. >> reporter: back at the airport, we didn't hear too much complaining at baggage claim. >> it wasn't too bad. but it was still a delay. but we got here in a good amount of time. >> reporter: some travelers from atlanta were happy they could still wear shorts in philli today. >> we were delayed. there was some weather. but all in all, we're here. we're safe. looking forward to a nice holiday with family. >> reporter: and we just got word from septa, they restored power on the rail lines so that

is rinning again -- running again but there could be residual delays so keep an eye out for that. drew smith, nbc 10 news. and let's see how holiday travel is impacting the roads at this hour. a live look at i-95 in south philadelphia and plenty of headlights as people are making their way home but from the look of things, traffic is moving along. new at 6:00, the teen attack. a teen claims a group jumped him and leaving him with serious injuries. and now this mother is asking fr help in tracking down the attacker. andrea, tell us how this unfolded. >> reporter: that 14-year-old was with his cousin, walking down van dyke street. they were headed ore to the 7-eleven. but along the way, the 14-year-old said he was attacked. the parents of this these 14 and

15-year-old cousins ask we not reveal their identities for fear of retaliation but they want the story told. >> there was a group of kids sitting right here on bikes and we were starting to walk across the street. >> reporter: the cousins said they were confronted by a group of ten or 12 teens who asked them if they knew another kid and they said no and two of the teens in the group allegedly attacked the 14-year-old. >> one of them punched me in the neck and i kept on walking because i didn't want to start anything with them. we continued to walk this way. >> when they got up to us, we were right here and by the time they all got up to us we were at that wall when the one kid came up in front of us and cut us off. >> the 14-year-old said he was pushed head first into the brick by the metal garage doors. his cousin helped him up and they ran down the block to the 7-eleven to get help. >> i got three staples in my head. >> and add to that bruised ribs. >> i will definitely press

charges. it could save another child. >> they filed aid police report and others saw a group of kids hanging out at different locations last night. >> they weren't but out of the house for three seconds and that happened. it is terrifying. >> reporter: now the cousins do not recognize any of the boys in that group. meanwhile philadelphia police are investigating. live in the coney section of the city, andrea klein thomas, nbc news. >> police think a few shootings a few minutes apart are connected. a boy is in critical condition after he was struck in the neck, back and leg just before 11:00 along lead street in overbrook. and minutes after that shooting, someone shot a man on a front porch near 67th and lebanon in over brook. so far no arrests in these or any of the four shootings in

southwest philadelphia last night, including the killing of a teenager. fire engulfed a home in mt. laurel this morning. this picture was sent in by one of our nbc 10 viewers. and you could see the heavy smoke as fire crews manage to get the fire under control. no word on what caused the fire or if anyone was at home at the time. well the schedule says there is one more game to play but for all intents and purposes the eagles' season is over. after running out to a 7-0 lead on the game's first possession, it was all downhill for the birds. like most of the season has gone. too many penalties and costly turnovered did them in. washington won the game and the division. and now they spoke about the head coach. >> why take a team and wear it down. but he got to go.

>> sometimes i think you get a bad deal. i think he could do better. >> the eagles close out the season next sunday against the giants. well high-profile doping ring will tell you about the big-name athletes denying claims they used performance-enhancing drugs, including one player from philadelphia. plus the force is with the new "star wars" movie as it continues to smash box-ordffice records. details on the new milestone.

peyton manning is in the middle of the latest performance-enhancing drugs scandal. the al jazeera network will air a documentary alemming that he and other athletes receiving human growth hormone from an anti-aging clinic.

howard is included on the list. they have both denied any involvement. we'll have much more on the story coming up in sports. well less than two weeks after its release, star wars: the force awakens is breaking box office records. and today it hit a big milestone, earning $1 billion in global sales faster than any film in history. one day earlier than jurassic world. it scored a record for christmas day box office sales on friday. it is almost new year's day and that means one thing in philadelphia. mummers. we'll show you how they are preparing for the big parade. michelle. well we have a lot of warmth today. record-breaking warmth. but big changes on monday. much, much colder. we could see wintry weather in some is spots. we'll talk about that coming up.

well, you can't have new year's day without the mummers and several groups are putting the final touches on the parade routines today. ♪ >> members of the woodlands string band with the final dress rehearsal. they have competed in every new year's day parade since 1927. the group is getting set to perform the -- you bet it is good. >> with the props an mixing with the costumes, it will make you think you are at the movies looking at the actual part of the movie. >> can't wait. well the group said this year's performance is five years in the making. if you are still looking for something to do new year's eve, nbc 10 is helping your family ring in 2016 with fireworks along the philadelphia waterfront. this new year's eve fireworks

display will be televised on nbc 10 and telemundo 62. and watch on nbc 10 and or nbc 10 news app. catch the early show at 6:00 without having to stay up late. and if you plan to stay up to welcome in the new year, nbc 10 will televise the second fireworks display at midnight. now even though new year's is practically here, it sure does not feel like it outside. a live look at the blue cross river rink at penn's landing where people are out in the warm weather. >> that is right. we hit a high of 65 degrees. they are ice skating in spring-like weather. but that will change on monday. we have dramatic changes on monday. but now, the mild air in place and it won't last a lot longer. so weather headlines on your sunday evening, a cold front will bring us the change on monday, showers and light rain. temperatures staying put in the 40s. a winter weather advisory for some on monday night in tuesday. 64 in philadelphia. we're mainly in the 50s to the

north and west. 56 in allentown. 58 in potstown. still in the 60s in philadelphia. 66 in millville. and 66 in atlantic city. and 42 is normal for this time of year. so we are so far above that. live look outside. it is gloomy still. we had the dense fog this morning that wouldn't go away and the clouds stay in place and it was damp throughout the day. now the rain moving in. on the light side but everyone should see the rain off to the north and west but swinging through the city. over the next couple of hours, by 8:00, rain along the i-95 corridor and through the night we'll see the rain scooting off to the south and east. it is out of here overnight and we're really stuck with the clouds. monday morning, waking up to partly cloudy skies an things begin to change. colder conditions, temperatures in the 40s. right around 45 degrees. that cold air is going to set the stage for wintry weather monday night into tuesday. so plan on a wet and maybe icy morning commute on tuesday, especially north and west. monday at 9:00, the first start of it.

you see the pink showing up. starting out as snow and sleet north and west of the city and changing freezing rain to rain. and you see the pink still at 4:00. the carbon county and monroe county and lehigh as well. and heavy rain, so it could be heavy. and all tv changes on tuesday and finally we see it tapering off to showers on wednesday, partly sunny skies. so that is tuesday. we have a winter weather advisory late monday into tuesday for the poconos. but tomorrow 44 to 47, colder and breezy. and then your seven-day forecast, monday, 42. tuesday, partly sunny and in the 50s and then on saturday and sunday, 42 degrees on saturday, sunday, more clouds and 43. i'm danny palmetto from comcast sportsnet. coming up, the eagles are not mincing words after last night's game and ryan howard is one of

several pro-athletes fighting back against allegations they received performance-enhancing drugs. we have all of the details coming up.

hey, danny pommels with you once again. the majority of the attention surrounding ryan howard has been on his future with the phillies. but now there are questions about what may have happened in the slugger's past. according to a report by al jazeera. a pharmacist once employed at an indianapolis anti-aging clinic provided some athletes with performance-enhancing drugs while being secretly video taped

by the network. it focuses on peyton manning, howard is among those that allegedly received drugs. today his agent released a statement which reads in part, the extraordinary reckless claims made against our client in this report are completely false and rely on a source that has already recanted his claims. we'll go to court to hold al jazeera and others responsible parties accountable for smearing our clients' good names. this morning on espn. >> disgusted is how i feel. sickened by it. i'm not sure i understand how someone could make something up about somebody and admit that he made it up and yet he somehow gets it published in a storey. it is completely fabricated, complete trash, garbage. there are some more adjectives

that i would like to use but it makes me sick. >> they say there is no proof that al jazeera plans to air. it was lights out for the birds in more ways than one. they were eliminated by the redskins. they shoot themselves in the foot with penalties and turnovers losing 38-24 and handing them the nfc east crown. the eagles did not sugar coat things following the defeat. >> it is all on my shoulders. it is the same thing i said a year ago. it is unacceptable. we have to find a way to do a better job and put these guys in better situations so it is 100% on my shoulders. >> nothing successful about the season at all. yes, it is definitely a failure. it hurts more when you have the opportunity to -- to make the playoffs and you just don't get it done. >> you are always exactly what your record is, what people say or not, i think we're a 6-9

football team. when you go out there and do what we've done in certain games and get nine losses, that is what you get. >> and in today's action. the 14-0 panthers visiting the falcons, cam newton, 6'5", 250, just bowling over, breaking tackle after tackle. the falcons had matt ryan though, to julio jones and he just showing somewhat to on the 70-yard touchdown. the perfect season is over, panthers fall 20-13. the flyers play in anaheim tonight. check it out at 8:00 on the comcast network. they have won three of their last four. that is sports. i'm danny pommels. back to you. >> and a check with kate snow on what is coming up on "nbc nightly news." >> denise, happy holidays. tonight unbelievable devastation in texas after deadly tornados sweep drivers away and destroy homes. blizzard conditions elsewhere.

and hearing from the family of a woman in chicago. police say they shot and killed accidently. and see why a trip to the gym could help you fight the flu and more when we see you in a few minutes from now. >> time to get back in there. kate, we'll see you in just a bit. and we'll be right back. winter is hard on your nose.

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on this sunday night, path of destruction. at least 11 people killed as tornadoes ripped through texas and flooding in missouri kills six. it's not over. tonight, 50 million people are under some sort of rain, wind or blizzard warning. accidental shooting. chicago police under scrutiny after an officer accidentally shoots and kills a mother of five. fighting back. nfl quarterback peyton manning says he's disgusted and sickened by a documentary, claiming he used performance-enhancing drugs. tonight, his strong denial. and new yearer eear's resolutions. why you may want to give your list a second look. exercise could help you fight off everything from the