charges for the man called america's dad. entertainer and philadelphia native bill cosby faces one charge of aggravated indecent assault in an alleged encounter involving a former temple university student. deanna durante is life at the courthouse with more about the charge. >> reporter: it's three charges of aggravated indecent assault stemming from one attack in 2004 inside cosby's cheltenham home. these allegations have been talked about over the last several years but prosecutors say it was their duty when new

information came out this summer to reopen the case district attorney-elect kevin steele says they can bring justice to the victim, a woman who moved out of the country. she complained to the police after the attack and prosecutors elected not to file charges but today they are announcing three felony charge, felonies of the second degree against bill cosby for aggravated indecent assault. >> on the evening in question mr. cosby urged her to take pills that he provided by to her and to drink wine. the effect of which rendered her unable to move or respond to his advances and he committed aggravated indecent assault upon her. >> now, again, prosecutors say that cosby gave the victim wine and pills but left her frozen and paralyzed.

in this criminal complaint the woman recounts her story, the story she told to investigators saying she was unable to do anything to stop cosby's alleged advances. cosby is set to appear in a cheltenham courtroom later this afternoon where he face l face these three felony charges. that's the latest. deannano carrierer cf1 cf2 x

urged her to take the pills saying "these will make you feel good. the blue things will take the edge off." the victim asked if the pills were herbal and cosby replied "yes, down them, put them your mouth" and he motioned for her to put the three pills in her mouth. i want to talk about the second part of the affidavit that andrea constand went back home to canada and confided in her mother and told her mother what allegedly happened. according to this affidavit, mrs. constand, the victim's mother in this case, called cosby to find out what happened to her daughter. in the avid it says that although cosby did not identify the drug he gave to the victim, during the same conversation he admitted to the assault, to the fondling. through these admissions, the affidavit goes on to say that cosby corroborated the victim's report. in the same phone call the victim's mother, cosby apologized and offered to cover

expenses associated with therapy. also in this affidavit it talks about what cosby said to police and investigators. cosby's response is that he had given andrea constand nothing more than benadryl and that the two of them had both a social and romantic relationship and that this alleged encounter was nothing more than consensual. again, cosby is expected to be brought here to district court in elkins park a little bit late otheren this afternoon to be arraigned on these charges. reporting live in elkins park, rosemary connors, nbc 10 news. >> we are working to gather more details on this breaking news, stay with nbc 10 news for updates and get the latest any time on the nbc 10 app. chill kelly sacked. the reaction continues to pour in after the eagles fired their head coach in a sudden move last night. chip kelly went out like his inconsistent offense and the eagles owner will explain why he

did what he did and what is next for the birds at a 12:30 news conference this afternoon. kelly came aboard in 2014. he had two winning seasons and one playoff appearance. this year, kelly got full control of the eagles roster but the birds failed to make the post-season after changes that drained the team of its best players. comcast sports net's john clark is here with more on the news that left some surprised but a lot of people have opinions about this. john? >> reporter: when i got the e-mail from the eagles after 7:00, i had to look at it several times to believe. it said the eagles released chip kelly and i was stunned. i was looking to see if it was a fake e-mail. it shocked everybody. i think what shocked everybody was the timing because you have one game left in the season and this is not like the eagles owner, he went through the last year of ray rhodes at 3-13, the last year of andy reid at 4-12. chip kelly came from oregon as

one of the most innovative college football coaches out there after starting out 19-9 he's gone 7-12 over his last 19 games and really there are some bad blows as the eagles lost 5 of 7 but i think there's more to it than that. i know a lot ofliers necessarily didn't agree with some methods. he didn't endear himself to the eagles that he cut and maybe there was a disconnect with chip kelly and the players and maybe chip kelly and people above him at the eagles. those are all questions thatlur. we've got it fully covered for you and we'll have more in a half hour. i'm john clark live from nova care to you. >> reporter: philadelphia fans

are not shy when it comes to sports and they have plenty to say about chip kelly's abrupt exit. >> i feel like he didn't really do his job as a coach. i feel like maybe he was better as a college coach and not an nfl coach. >> get rid of key players, you have inexperienced players and you can't run a team that way. >> i feel sorry for the guy. i do. >> kelly reportedly says he wants to get another job as an nfl coach rather than return to college. we'll bring you jeffrey lurie's news conference live on nbc 10, or on the nbc 10 mobile app. so where is the sun? this is the comcast center here and no sign of that sun yet. overcast conditions are lingering this morning as we take a live look in philadelphia. nbc 10 first alert meteorologist sheena parveen is looking for the sun for us.

have you found it? >> no, not yet, lauren, and i don't think we'll see much of it today. we had the fog this morning, the clouds, not really moving. they're going to stay locked in for today. so this is a satellite picture. the rain, though, that's far down to the south. slowly moving in this direction. we'll see some rain late tonight. most of the day will be dry. now we still have some areas of some sense fog, allentown still seeing a quarter mile visibility. 1-3/4 mile visibility in coatesville but the rest of the area looking good. those clouds are not budging too much. temperatures are close to 50 degrees for philadelphia. 50 in millville, 54 wildwood. 40 in allentown and that fog really is not letting those temperatures rise in those parts of the lehigh valley. as we go through the rest of today, by noon around 50 degrees and cloudy. staying cloudy by 6:00 p.m., 53 degrees. and i think the evening commute will stay dry, wouldn't rule out a couple sprinkles or light showers but the brunt of the

rain does come late tonight and then we're looking ahead to a colder 2016. i'll show you that forecast coming up. >> thanks, sheena. philadelphia police are now looking for multiple suspects who shot and killed a man in north philadelphia. investigators say they have surveillance video that captured the deadly shooting around 11:30 last night near eighth and ontario streets. when police arrived, they found the man lying in his -- on the sidewalk. he's in his mid-20s. he'd been shot more than half a dozen times and officers found casings from at least three different weapons. investigators say surveillance video shows four men approach the victim. they say each were seen pulling out a gun and firing. >> it's clear from the recording that these four shooters intentionally targeted this 25-year-old victim and shot him execution style. >> so far, police have made no arrests. new video this morning police hope will help them find a suspect in a shooting in cobbs

creek. video taken in the area shows the suspect, who is circled here in red, firing at the victim on spruce street at about 4:30 sunday afternoon. police also want to talk to the woman seen in the video as well as a man seen on crutches. they are considered witnesses. anyone with information should call police. police have arrested one man and they are looking for a second following a series of propane tanks in northeast philadelphia. we first showed you surveillance video of the burglaries earlier this month. police say their investigation led them a lot on wheatsheaf lane in port richmond where they found two vehicles and several tanks. police say they know the identity of the second man they're looking for. counterterrorism officials are also involved in this investigation. now to an update on a story we brought you yesterday morning. we have learned a man seen using a sledgehammer at the rainbow crosswalk in center city in philadelphia worked for the city water department.

the department issued a statement apologizing for the disturbance at 13th and local streets and any misunderstanding. a spokesperson for the water department went on to say it was not obvious to the casual observer that legitimate work was being done since a marked vehicle was not in the immediate vicinity. we continue to follow breaking news. criminal charges filed against bill cosby. the montgomery county district attorney's office made that announcement. we continue to get reaction to the decision and find out what it could mean for the embattled philadelphia native. plus, treasures in the trash. what authorities say this postal worker did that landed him in big trouble. and the clouds are stuck with us today. then rain late tonight and colder start to 2016. we'll take a look at this new year's forecast, what you can expect for new year's eve and if you're heading to the mummer's parade.

florida state troopers say a driver going the wrong way caused a crash on i-95 that killed the wrong people. authorities say a pickup truck driver was going southbound in the northbound lanes near miami at 1:00 a.m. this morning. the pickup slammed head on into another vehicle. the driver of the pickup died along with four people in the second vehicle. the crash led to a chain reaction of wrecks. >> that accident caused other accidents because vehicles came out of the express lane

colliding into other vehicles. >> investigators are trying to determine if drugs or alcohol played a role in the crash. today the so call aid influenza teen who ran to mexico will be returned to the united states. police caught up with 18-year-old ethan couch and his mother tanya on monday. he dyed his blond hair dark. authorities issued a warrant for couch earlier this month after his probation officer couldn't reach him. he was on juvenile probation after killing four people in a drunk driving wreck two years ago. at sentencing, his defense attorney made the affluenza argument, saying his wealthy parents coddled him and didn't teach him right from wrong. also happening today, chicago mayor emanuel is scheduled to reveal his plan for transforming his city's police department. the mayor's office says emanuel will call for new officer training to help reduce the intensity of conflicts. he's also expected to call for arming every street officer with a taser. emanuel has faced calls for his resignation after the deadly police shooting of 17-year-old laquan mcdonald.

well, the clouds are locked into place and, in fact, we still have areas of fog right now. mostly in the lehigh valley but it is going to stay cloudy through the area, especially parts of lehigh valley. late tonight we have rain moving in so some late showers, close to midnight is when we could see most of it. then we have a colder start 2016 so once we go into new year's eve, new year's day will be cooler than that. right now visibility is down to a quarter ni eer mile in allent. most of the areas north and west compared to today has improved have w v with visibility. low clouds across center city right now so it will stay like this through most of the day today. temperatures will be rising steadily to about the mid-50s by 4:00 p.m., then right around the low 50s going closer to midnight.

so we won't see a big drop in temperatures overnight, especially with the rain moving in. we're at 48 degrees philadelphia, 40 still in allentown, 30 in the poconos. 50 degrees millville, 52 in wildwood and atlantic city and here's the satellite picture. a lot of cloud cover across the area and more clouds on the way and this is all ahead of that rain. so the rain is down to the south. i think it should avoid most of the evening commute even though we can't rule out a couple light showers for the evening commute but most of it will be here later than that. so this is future weather. the rest of the day today the clouds are here, a couple stray showers possible but then late tonight, 11:00 p.m. to midnight that's when we get more rain movings in. so showers overnight. you may not notice you'll be sleeping through most of it, i think, and tomorrow by noon more sunshine in the forecast. going into 2016, here's midnight, nice and dry, so great for any fireworks on the first day of 2016 it looks to be sunny and on the chillier side. the new year's eve forecast,

8:00 p.m. 46 degrees. by midnight temperatures in the upper 30s. so going into 2016 we will be in the 30s and those numbers will be dropping off even colder after that. so for today cloudy with rain later tonight 5, 4 to 57 degrees, 50 as we go into tomorrow for new year's eve, new year's day we are at 44 for a high temperature. low 40s into saturday and sunday but nice and dry. coming up, we are eel look at that mummers forecast. >> thanks, sheena. holly hoverboarding. why church leaders put the brakes on a priest for rolling through a christmas eve mass. and later the champ knocked out. more of mike tyson's unlucky encounter with the hover board that had him down for the count. many people clean their dentures

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the countdown is on to 2016 and what better way to start the year than in the city of philadelphia. here's the blue cross riverrink in philadelphia. a lot of people out there twirling on the ice having a good time. there will be people out there on new year's eve. nbc 10 is putting you right in the center of all of the action this holiday season. and another spot certainly in the center of all of the action, the sugar house casino. wendy hamilton is the general manager of the sugar house casino. she joins us live with a preview of all of the excitement that starts tomorrow. really just in a couple of hours. tell us what we can expect. >> yes. and we finally got weather that

feels like new year's eve and we're ready to go. so we have two fireworks shows again. this is the sixth year in a row sugar house is proud to be the title sponsor of philly's river front fireworks so 6:00 p.m. and midnight fireworks. i would love to tell you about our great party with live entertainment and everything else but it's so old. >> oh! >> but plenty of room on the river walk. it's a great place to watch the fireworks. we like to change up the food and beverage options so this year we have food trucks coming in so you can come out with the family, you don't need to access the casino for which you'd need to be 21, come out with the family and enjoy the river front. we've got -- what did i hear? cheese steak, tacos, barbecue. >> a little of everything. >> so come out early, enjoy food. get a great spot to stand on the river walk. the show is 15 to 20 minutes long. they a they are great fireworks every year. a really nice place to watch. >> it this, of course, is

welcoming in 2016 so we always sort of look back on the old year and look ahead to the new one. tell us a little bit about what you're expecting for 2016. >> so this is an exceptionally exciting one for us. we had our fifth birthday this past september and for the next two months we'll be doing a phased opening of a bunch of new elements of our business that are newly constructed so we've added a little bit more casino space but we're adding seven new food and beverage venues that range from a stake house to a cigar bar so lots of really exciting new options for getting something to eat while you're with us. a little bit more casino. poker rooms comes inside, parking garage and a big event center so a great place to throw a corporate event or some kind of personal party, a wedding or something like that with great views of the bridge and the river and as always plenty of parking and it's free. and so we've got a lot of new things to show off to philadelphia so 2016 is a particularly exciting year for

us down on the river front. >> let me go back to the big new year's eve night one more time. do you have to get there at a particular time? do you have to get there real early? give me an idea of what you would recommend to folks. >> i would recommend folks come out. if you're over 21, be there. get in, get parked, enjoy the casino. >> make an evening out of it. >> if you're a family, get there 30 to 45 minutes before the show. take a leisurely stroll along the river walk. there's nod a bat place to stand once you here that so it's not about being on the front row. plenty of room to stand but give yourself time to grab a hot chocolate and cheese steak and enjoy the area. >> thanks for helping us make our new year's eve plans. happy new year to you. >> happy new year to do. we're happy to do it. we are helping your family celebrate 2016 with fireworks along philadelphia's waterfront. nbc 10 and telemundo 62 will give you a live broadcast of this year's sugar house new year's eve display at 6:00

tomorrow night. and that breaking news we are following, criminal charges filed against the man once known as america's dad. they were just filed in montgomery county. we continue to follow those breaking developments as comedian bill cosby is charged in a sex assault case dating back to 2004. the other story we are talking about today, the chip kelly experiment didn't work. we'll soon hear why. live coverage of the firing of eagles head coach chip kelly just ahead.

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in northtown to explain these charges. deanna, what are you learning? >> reporter: the statute of limitations was set to run out. they lasted 12 years and that was set to expire in january. here is the multipage criminal complaint charging bill cosby with aggravated indecent assault. he is facing three counts of that charge and is expected to turn himself into police some time today. we are working to find out when he will get his mug shot taken, when those fingerprints will be taken but we know afternoon he will go in front of a montgomery county judge. the district attorney held a news conference this morning explaining new information had come to light. this was a case investigators had begun to look into back in 2005 when the victim who was once an employee at temple university came to prosecutors and said she had been assaulted inside bill cosby's cheltenham home. she told police he gave her wine

and pills and she was frozen and paralyzed. back then, prosecutors declined to charge. they say new information is helping them press these charges now. >> not going to look at the past or actions that weren't taken at that point. it's not time to monday morning quarterback. we have examined the evidence in this case. we have made determinations in regard to it that the evidence is strong and sufficient to proceed at this point. >> reporter: prosecutors say the victim in this case is willing to testify in front of bill cosby at trial, that she has been cooperating with investigators all this time. prosecutors say it was their duty to reopen this case. they also said they can bring justice to this victim. reporting live from norris town, deanna durante, nbc 10 news. >> thanks, deanna. coverage continues with rosemary connors live in elkins

park. rosemary, you just took a look at the court documents. tell us more about them. >> i've been looking that the 20-page affidavit, lauren, for the past half hour or so. according to this affidavit, because andrea constand was in and out of consciousness that night she was at bill cosby's home in cheltenham, she was legally incapable of consenting to his actions. blostz told police according to this affidavit that it was a consensual sexual encounter and he gave the victim nothing more than ben trill, not something more potent. as we heard earlier today during that news conference from the district attorney's office, in large part the reason why the d.a.'s office decided to reopen this investigation earlier this year is because of depositions that were made available and made public from the civil case involving andrea constand and bill cosby. i want to read you a bit from this avid, portions of those depositions that came to light. during a reinterview view of mrs. constand -- the victim's

mother -- she told investigators her initial confrontation of cosby by telephone, she said "you are a very sick man." according to mrs. constand, cosby agreed with that accusation and repeatedly apologized and went on to tell her he wanted to call the victim and see how she was and he wanted to meet and make arrangements in florida to discuss an arrangement that was going to make everybody happy. cosby also asked her whether she had called the police. again, this is according to this affidavit we just received not too long ago. bill cosby is expected here in elkins park to be arraigned before a judge. reporting live from montgomery county, rosemary connors, nbc 10 news. >> thanks, rosemary, we are working to gather more details and reaction to this breaking news. stay with nbc 10 news for updates and you can also get the latest news any time on our nbc 10 app. it's still the talk of the town this morning. the announcement that stunned many eagles fans last night. the eagles have fired head coach chip kelly after less than three

seasons. comcast sports net's john clark is live at the nova care center with the news that stunned eagles fans and some reporters, too, right, john? >> it stunned a lot of people, especially the timing of it. and the giants' head coach tom coughlin spoke in new york. the eagles are playing the giants to finish out the regular season and tom coughlin said "nothing surprises me this business, but this was close." that's how surprising it is. look at chip kelly in action. the eagles will take the practice field at the nova care complex at noon without chip kelly. pat she remember rmer will be t coach. jeff lurie has not been happy with the way this team has performed on the field, getting blown out in four of the last six games and the eagles faded down the stretch.

we've heard players were not happy with the way chip kelly was running his program and demarco murray spoke with jeff lurie on the team plane coming home from new england so we'll find out more about how much the players' input influence the owner jeff lurie. and was there a disconnect that started with chip kelly and others here in this nova care complex building? but chip kelly is the story of the nfl this morning and jeffrey lurie will be heard around the country at 12:30. we'll have more on that as we go on later in the day on nbc 10 news at 4:00, 5:00, and 6:00. at the nova care complex, john clark, back to you. >> thanks, john. last night, jeffrey lurie issued a letter to eagles fans. here's what it said. "i spent the last three seasons evaluating the many factors involved in our performance as a team and as i watched this season unfold i determined it was time to make a change. as we move forward the search for a new head coach will begin and will be led by myself, don

snow len ski and howie roseman. to the extent we are able we will try to keep you informed as we go through this process. sn smell so lenky. you're looking at chip kelly's final practice with the eagles. the birds missed the playoffs last year and struggled this season. one report said kelly did not fight jeff lurie's decision to release him and that he wants to stay in the nfl. another report is that kelly balked at the suggestion to give up control of player personnel. here's reaction from eagles broadcaster and former bird mike reese. >> i can't say i'm totally surprised. obviously you take a risk and do some of the things chip kelly did as a head coach, by turning over the roster, by basically looking at 10-6 team and telling to the owner that that wasn't good enough, i need to tear this thing all the way down and the only way you were going to be

able to justify the move he is made is by winning on the field. check out this cartoon running in the philadelphia daily news today. it shows a punctured rubber ducky named chip with the caption "philly's deflategate." we'll bring you jeffrey lurie's news conference set to start in about an hour. you can watch live on nbc10.com or the nbc 10 mobile app. and this is a lye shot of cape may there. looks like we may have had more sun before. i don't see much out there right now. nbc 10 first alert meteorologist sheena parveen is here with the forecast. sheena? we're seeing overcast skies. that will stay in the forecast through the rest of the afternoon. the shore avoided the dense fog but areas north and west had it. now everyone has the cloud cover. the rain is down to our south

but it's moving in this direction so we'll see rain moving in but not until late tonight. it will miss the evening commute or most of the rain will miss the evening commute. right now visibility is still down a n allentown and mount pocono to a quarter mile visibility. the rest of the area not too bad but those are spots where we still have dense fog cloudy skies for everybody. not allowing temperatures to rise too much. 40 in allentown, low 50s south jersey and delaware. the clouds will stick around today. the evening commute looks fine but then we go late into tonight. 11:00p.m., midnight, that's when we expect more rain to move in. so we'll take a closer look at this rain and what it will look like at the start of 2016. that's straight ahead. a reminder, when you're on the go, keep track of the changing weather conditions with our nbc 10 app. download it for free so you can get severe weather updates and the forecast for your

neighborhood on your smart phone and tablet. more than 18 million americans are bracing for historic flooding. missouri's national guard has been called up to help residents prepare for the torrential rain. >> reporter: a city submerged. >> it's very clear that missouri is in the midst of a very historic and dangerous flooding event. >> reporter: 16 counties are under flood warnings, including the area where the missouri and mississippi rivers meet. >> this came up quick. >> volunteers turned out on tuesday in the blistering cold to fill sandbags in st. louis where a flooded waterway threatened hundreds of homes. >> just grab everything you can and walk out the door. pretty much. >> reporter: rachel chambliss and her family are trying to prepare for what's to come. torrential rains over the past several days pushed already-swollen rivers and streams to virtually unheard of heights, forcing water over levees and rivers at all-time highs. in certain areas, some 20 to 30

feet above flood stage. floods forced scattered evacuations and the closure of interstates and hundreds of roads. a waste water treatment plant shut down after it sent sewage directly into nearby rivers and streams. it's a frightening flashback for those who went through the devastating 1993 flood that destroyed over 10,000 homes and impacted hundreds of towns. experts predict the mississippi river will reach 15 feet above flood stage, becoming the worst flood on record. second only to 1993. >> we've got a lot of water that we have to get out of the state, so to speak. we have countless leads to will stay underwater for several days. again, everybody get their message out, this is not done yet. >> that was nbc's morgan radford reporting. a camera captured a bridge collapse in england. floodwaters washed away a big piece of the 18th century structure. the bridge had already been shut

down due to structural concerns. thousands of residents have evacuated areas of northern england because of flooding there. pope francis offered sympathy for flood victims in the u.s., england, and latin america. at his weekly general audience, the pope asked the congregation to pray for those affected by the extreme weather events. a postal worker in new york faces charges after he got so overwhelmed with holiday deliveries that authorities say he dumped them into the trash. federal officials say daniel darby became stressed when the number of gifts and cards increased in december. they say he stuffed the item into garbage bags then threw them in the trash. the holiday mail was discovered two days later. he's charged with delaying and destroying the mail. meanwhile, a second new york mail carrier, james hayden, was also accused of stealing 50 gift cards from envelopes over the past year. a newborn baby is reportedly doing well after she was left outside in the freezing cold in washington state.

someone left the newborn outside a fire station in yakima. the child's umbilical cord was still attached. a firefighter preparing for an early morning workout discovered the child. >> i was pretty shocked to see a little infant inside, wrapped in towels inside the cardboard box but relieved when she did make a cry. >> reporter: the fire department is considered a safe haven where someone can hand over a newborn baby. however people are supposed to hand the child to a volunteer or firefighter. turkish police say they detained two suspected isis militants who are believed to be planning suicide attacks during new year's celebrations in that country. authorities say the two men were caught in a raid in turkey's capital city. police seized a suicide vest armed with a bomb and explosive device that was fortified with ball bearings as well as bomb-making equipment. official said the would be attackers were planning to detonate the bombs at two locations near bars and a shopping mall. if you're planning on

ringing in the new year in times square in new york, you'll have a lot of company, and not all of those folks will be partying. nearly 6,000 police officers will be on patrol. new york's police commissioner said recent terror attacks in paris and san bernardino, california, have raised fears. there are concerns that isis supporters could attack the nation's largest new year's celebration. the commissioner says police have spent months preparing. >> we are aware that the threat picture has changed be because of isis. it's changed significantly from what it was a year rag in ago o years ago and ahead of that, that's why we have enlarged our capabilities. >> hundreds of thousands of revellers are expected to pack times square. millions of people will watch from home. happening today, workers will test the famous ball drop in times square. the trial run will ensure the ball will fall without a hitch at midnight. this year's ball features more than 2,000 waterford crystals.

about a million people are expected to pack times square to ring in 2016. russian president vladimir putin called for cooperation between his country and the u.s. putin sent a new year's message to president obama saying russia and the u.s. should work together to respond to international challenges. tries between the two countries hit a post-cold war low in recent years when russia annexed ukraine's crimean peninsula. putin's message said relations are crucial to global security. we have a cloudy day in store for the area. rain comes later tonight then temperatures drop in the new year. how cold it will get for 2016 coming up.

disciplined for being a holy roller. a catholic die sneeze the philippines suspended this priest for riding on a hoverboard during christmas eve mass. this video shows the priest singing a song while wheeling up and down the aisles. the diocese says what the priest did was wrong. he's spending his time reflecting on his actions. hoverboard accidents have been responsible for numerous injuries and fall this is holiday season. one of the devices even took down a former heavyweight champ. that's mike tyson. he tweeted this video of his recent ride on his daughter's hoverboard. ouch. everything seemed okay till he took that hard spill. fortunately, iron mike was not seriously hurt. new research shows the

impact -- ouch. new research shows the impact electronic cigarettes may have on human cells. lab workers exposed cells to the vapor of two popular brands of e-cigarettes. these cells were more likely to show dna damage and die than cells not exposed to the vapor. while nicotine versions caused more serious damage, the nicotine-free vapor caused damage as well. a new study suggests cutting down on salt intake could be harmful for people with heart failure. those patients who stuck to a low-sodium diet were 85% more likely to die or be hospitalized for heart disease compared to those who didn't restrict salt. but experts say this is a very preliminary study so heart patients should not reach for the salt shaker just yet. today mummers fest continues at the pennsylvania convention center with a sneak peek at the fancy brigade. you are invited to see about a dozen fancy brigade clubs rehearsing for their strut down

broad street on new year's day. mummersfest runs later today from 4:30 to 9:00. the fancies preview their performances tonight through 6:00. mummersfest runs through tomorrow. you can buy tickets at the convention center or the philadelphia visitors center. this morning we had the dense fog around and some areas do still see the fog. mostly for lehigh valley. clouds stay locked in for the rest of today then we have late showers moving in mostly tonight. as we go into 2016, though, it will get colder so temperatures will be noticeably cooler as we go into this weekend with wind moving in. here's visibility north and west through lehigh valley, a half mile visibility still at allentown. a quarter mile in the poconos. other than that everything looks much better than it did earlier. visibility for south jersey and

delaware not a problem. in center city clouds are in place, 48 degrees. temperatures might be slow to climb with this cloud cover in place. we here in the low 40s for allentown, low 50s for south jersey and delaware 5, 4 in wildwood right now. 45 in trenton. here's satellite. a lot of clouds in place, nothing the way of rain just yet. the rain is, though, down to our south moving in this direction so we'll see it late tonight is it should miss the evening commute but we can't rule out a couple showers ahead of it. future weather through the rest of the day, the clouds are in place, light showers, can't rule it out. but 6:00 p.m. during the evening commute we'll be mostly dry. then closer to 11:00 p.m. and midnight we'll see more rain moving in. the rain clears out in time for the morning commute tomorrow and we'll see developing sunny skies so your new year's eve actually looks pretty good. then we go into new year's eve night and 2016. nice and clear, perfect for

fireworks going on outside. weather won't be an issue and then we go into the late morning and into the lunch time hour for new year's day and it looks good. sunny but colder. so your new year's eve forecast, 8:00 p.m. mid-40s, 10:00 p.m. low 40s, midnight going into 2016 temperatures should be around 38 degrees and getting colder after that. mummers parade after 2016, by 8:00 a.m. temperatures 36 degreetz. it will be cold. you'll want a jacket for this. and by noon expect temperatures around 40, partly cloudy skies. today cloudy with late rain tonight, 54 to 57 degrees then we'll see more sunshine tomorrow, 50 for the high temperature. dry for new year's day. 44 degrees for the high temperature. low 40s over the weekend. it will be windy and cold over the first weekend of 2016. and staying sunny even as we start out next week. stay tuned. we'll be right back.

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he's accused of assaulting a former temple university employee at his cheltenham township home in 2004. cosby said under oath he had consensual sexual contact with the woman. the comedian is expected to be arraigned later this afternoon in elkins park. we will have team coverage of the arraignment on nbc 10 and you can get updates on the nbc 10 news app. now to an update on our other top news story. we're expected to hear from eagles owner jeffrey lurie about his reasons for firing head coach chip kelly. lurie announced the move in a news release last night. kelly had one game remaining in his third season running the team. the eagles are 6-9 and they missed the playoff for the second straight year despite an off season overhaul. lurie is scheduled to hold a news conference at 12:30 this afternoon. we'll bring you that news conference in just about 30 minutes from now live on nbc 10. you can also watch it live on nbc10.com or on the nbc 10

mobile app. and we want to also remind you, "days of our lives" viewers you won't misa moment of your favorite show. you can watch it on cozi tv on comcast digital channel 248, verizon 460 or over the air at 10.2. new year's eve, new year's day on the way. nbc 10 first alert meteorologist sheena parveen back here with a check of our forecast. it sounds like new year's eve is going to be pretty nice. >> yeah. new year's eve is going to be great. we're going to see developing sunshine so today the clouds are locked in. we'll see rain late tonight. tomorrow for new year's eve more sun. tomorrow night we'll see dry conditions. here's a live look outside across center city. you can tell it's hazy, clouds are still around. low clouds, some areas north and west still dealing with fog but conditions are improving. the clouds are going to stay locked in today and that will lead us up to a rainy night tonight. not during the evening commute, i don't think. it will mostly be after that. but then we clear out thursday.

take a look at friday. 2016, new year's day, it looks great overnight into that new year's day, so, again, fireworks will be good and for the mummers parade new years day it looks great. 44 for high temperatures but in the morning when the parade starts it will be in the 30s so a cold start to new year's day and as we go into the first weekend of 2016 it's going to be colder, it will be windy, low 40s so not really what we're used to. so, yeah, temperatures are going to be ie dropping down into the first week and maybe feel more like winter. but at least it will be nice and dry. >> a warm december, a cold start to 2016. all right, thanks sheena. thanks for watching nbc 10 news at 11:00. i'm lauren mayk. for sheena and all of us here at nbc 10, have a great day, everyone.

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