new overnight, this is a scene of a violent home invasion. the family that lived here is terrorized. he's okay. the suspect, though, ended up putting himself in the hospital. and we are counting down the hours and minutes until 2016. this morning, we are live along penn's landing with your tickets to new year's eve family fun. rain is gone, we're in for clear skies and temperatures in the 60s today. good morning, we will go to meteorologist brittany shipp

with her first forecast. good morning. >> as you head into the rest of this evening, we will see chilly temperatures. keep that in mind as you pick out your outfit for tonight. 45 in allentown. low 50s in atlantic city. we have cooler air from the mid-west. temperatures keep dropping. 49 degrees, 47, temperatures by noon. 49 degrees. oyou are high will be anywhere between 53 degrees, some sound schein vs. all the clouds and rain you saw yesterday. the northwest 10 to 20 miles per hour for today. coming up, i'll be tracking how cool it will get when the ball drops. right now, we want to check in with first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington. >> thanks, brittany. we're really open for business

this morning. no construction. so it's not closed. we sigh the police activity there we start off on a good note. so you can see westbound towards the schuylkill expressway. no problems, no ramp restrictions as well. drive times are doing great t. schuylkill, you see in the 14 no problem. i'll check in with mass transit when i come in. tracy. >> new from overnight. one person is dead after being hit by a septa train. it happened near the ardmore station. this did not impact the morning commute. and in west philadelphia, police are searching for the gunman that shot and killed a 21-year-old man. authorities tell us the victim was riding a bike when he was shot several times. he ran about a half a block to 25th and clearfield when he

collapsed. police are still trying to determine a motive for the shooting also, new from overnight, philadelphia police are investigating a violent home investigation. they say two men barged into a home with kids inside and terrorized the family. nbc's matt delucia is live. >> one of the suspects got hurt. tell us about this. >> reporter: yeah, tracy, police tell us one of the suspects shot himself in the leg during this home invasion and robbery. he appeared at presbyterian hospital. officers are keeping a watchful eye over him at this hour. just after 11:00 last night in the 2500 block of north bancroft street, police tell us the mother was in the 2nd floor of her house when two masked men came in, ran upstairs and ordered herred a gunpoint to empty her purse and then the chief inspector took it from there.

>> reporter: in the next room, a 7-year-old boy and 3-year-old girl started crying. one of the perpetrators, orders the woman tell your children to stop crying and fires the gun. >> reporter: and with that shot, police say the man put a bullet into his own leg. both men then left a short time later. the folks here report a man showed up with a gunshot wound to the leg. the victim whereas brought here. she positively identified the suspect. the good news is that mother of those children were not injured. it was a little over $300 in her purse. investigators are getting ready to question that one suspect in the hospital shortly. happening today, philadelphia leaders want you to be safe tonight, this morning the police commissioner charles ramsey and seth williams will issue what has become an annualry minder of

celebrating safely tonight. this is video from last year's event. you see him here in the green shirt. the 11-year-old almost died in 1998 from celebratory gunfire. he still has a bullet lodged in his head. >> well, the countdown to 2016 is on. >> that means a day and night full of family fun. nbc's cat y zachary is there to tell us how to plan your new years eve. what's happening? >> reporter: tonight, so many people have been waiting for, preparing for. there are two fireworks shows happening tonight put on by sugar house casino. we are bringing you the 10:00 p.m. live on air. the skies will light up. there is a lot of prep work to be done. the day is filled with scheduled of loaded fireworks on barges

and doing sound checks. they will be choreographed to music and can be seen from the camden side or the philadelphia side, coming up in the next half hour, i will tell you the best spots to watch the fireworks shows. until then, we are live at the riverfest. katy zachry, nbc news. >> people will be celebrating. >> that event starts at 10:00 in bethlehem. the alcohol-free event includes music, arts, smores making and the drop. and while it wouldn't be new years without the mummers. they practiced last night at pennsylvania convention center and gave the audience a sneak peek of its performances for new year's day, there are ticketed shows at the convention center and the parade begins tomorrow morning at 9:00

it's 4:06. this morning, bill cosby is free on a million dollars bail and faces hearings from chinl charges stemming from a 2004 sexual assault case. yesterday, cosby was confronted. authorities charged him with aggravated indecent assault days after the statute of limitations ran out. prosecutors say he gave andrea constand wine and assaulted her but no charges were filed at the time. prosecutors reopened the case after court records from a civil suit filed by others became public in july. >> we opened this case with our duty as law enforcement officers with a foreign obligation to uphold our constitution and to uphold the law. >> cosby made no comment about the charges against him. his next court date is january 14th.

if he is eventually convicted, cosby could spend ten years in prison. it is against our opinion to name the person but the lawyer says she is quote receiving numerous communications from women with their heart wrenching experiences. naturally, it's troubling that it took to the 11th hour for this day to arrive. she is hopeful na her patience has encouraged other victims to come forward. 55 women in all have made accusation against bill cosby. they started to come to light after constand filed her civil suit. >> that suit was settled out of court. since then, allegations have piled up. attorney gloria allred represents 29 of the victims says this has been a long time coming. the women she represents tell a similar story. >> i was willing in 222005 to

testify on behalf of andrea, i remain willing to do that. >> seeing him criminally chargened and facing a trial is the best christmas present they have ever received. >> cosby strongly denied all allegations, he has filed a suit against some of his accusers for defamation. cosby's next court date is january 14th. we look at what his team plans to keep him out of prison. we were the first to bring you news about bill cosby being chargeled. you can check our nbc app to see all the court documents detailing the case. >> now your first alert weather with meteorologist brittany shipp. >> good morning, we are going to see a chilly start. temperatures will still be above average. the average is in the low 40s. so today will be in the low 40s. 42 degrees right now. poconos at 45.

allentown 40s. quakeertown 46. in potts town, 50 degrees in wilmington, philly same thing. our radar shows all that rain has pushed away. we are going to see a cold front, coming through, our temperatures are closer to average by tomorrow. we will see windy conditions. high pressure rebuilds. >> that means we'll stay nice and dry. temperatures throughout the region will start off in the 50s for south jersey. along the shore line. eventually everyone warming into the day. the planner shows 49. 9:00 a.m. 47. our temperatures at 45 degrees by noon. we range between 53 degrees today. some sunshine, breezy and mild, also, windy conditions expected. as we head into tonight for new year's eve, temperatures by 18:00 p.m. 46 degrees. at 10:0042, by midnight, 78

degrees. because we seen the breezy conditions, we will be closer to 34, 35 degrees. keep that in mind if you plan on staying up late. i am tracking western storms for you today and over the week what you can expect. that's all coming up this my full forecast. >> thanks. 11 minutes past 4:00. traffic has been light this holiday week. to find out what is happening on the roads, jessica. >> it's still light out there. we don't have construction projects, really active, very significant ones this morning. the expressway is closed between the broad street and the schuylkill, but now we are back in business because of the holiday. but you can see, we're at 76 right now. this is new jersey, right around market street. no lane restrictions there. right around that 295 interchange, where we do see a work zone, pretty active there as well. one of the big things we are

dealing with is holiday travel. for septa and buses, they're on a modified weekend schedule. today and new year's day. tracy. >> jessica, thanks we hear from chip kelly for the first time since the eagles showed him the door. next what he is saying about the players, the man who fired him and the philadelphia fans also, mailman chargeled. hear why police say the holiday shipping season turned a postal worker into a criminal.

>> the affluenza teen is back in

the united states. he was in a deadly driving crash. he became well known because his lawyers argued his wealthy parents coddled him into a sense of responsibility, a condition known as affluenza, not knowing right from wrong they say. he missed a meetb with a probation eefrs. police traced the cell phone to a condo they were staying. it shows him playing beer pong a violation of his investigation we have new information about the woman accused of driving her car into a crowd in las vegas. tests now show lakeisha holiday had more than the liam limit of marijuana in her system at the time of the crash. prosecutors say that won't

change the charges she faces. she is in jail. the next court date is january 20th. a wave hit the north sea, killing one and injuring two others. the nationalities of the dead and injured were not clear. stormy weather had been reported in the region three former basketball players are charged with aggravated assault. police say it was a part of a hazing incident. three are being held in a facility. the school superintendent says they will fought be coming back to school chip kelly breaks his silence. fired eagle's coach chip kelly says he is grateful and blessed to have coached the team. that's the statement he released last night. this is courtesy fox sports. the statement read, in part, i'm

grateful to jeffrey lurie. my players mean the world to me. i will miss them very much. i will be rooting for them. he left yesterday with his girlfriend. he was fired on tuesday. the eagles have a six and nine record. >> the end result was mediocrity. you know, as the owner of the team, i got to look at the progress and the trajectory of where it's headed. >> he made it clear he wants a coach that can relate to his players and everyone else in the building. he still has one more game left this season. still ahead in our next half hour, locker room insight here from eagles players. what they say led to kip kelly's firing happening today the mississippi river is expected to crest today.

the river water reaching nearly 13 feet above flood stage. if that happens, it would be the second worst flood on record since the devastating floods of 1993. they continue to deal with the historic flooding in that state for the weekend. bridges and highway passes are now under water. 12 of 14 reported deaths related to the flood were caused by high water. the governor acted the missouri national guard to assist in safety. flood waters are impacting the water treatment e treatment plan in missouri. authorities say the public water supply flooded contaminated primary water supply. back-up water supplies are providing drinkable water for customers. the back-up supply should last the next few days. so authorities are calling for people to conserve water a south florida beach is packed with tourists.

beach-goers should be looking out for portuguese man of war on the shore. 10 to 15 people a day have been stung. five people including two children had to be taken to the hospital. people aren't paying attention. you are basically the same color of the water or close it to. it hit you before you know it. >> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist brittany shipp. >> good morning. we are tracking changes over the next couple of days. the good thing is, say nice and dry. most of the rain 50 degrees. windows out of the northwest at 5 miles per hour.

across the rest of the region, 45 degrees. 62 in atlantic city. again, temperatures at 53 degrees. 45 in allentown. 46 degrees ready to see that wind direction. sort of our temperature change. our temperatures dropping that the. i'll wideing out the pictures. there is nothing behind it. we see. temperatures by 8:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. midnight 38. because we're dealing with the wind speed, our feels like temperature will be closer to the 30. we head out to the mummers

parade, temperatures 8:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. by noon, 40 degrees, tomorrow will be cooler. today we're about 10 degrees above average, sunshine for us. breezy and also mild conditions expected. 7-day forecast shows a drop in our temperatures. we go into friday into the 40s. it gets even cooler to start off your workweek next week. it's 4:21 right now. let's check the roads. it's usually quiet this time. we had an earlier bridge opening at the pal fire ra. so we're back down in year. so we're good to go there. we will take that bridge. >> we just have those typical lane restrictions. you can see, we still have that

southbound drive time. no increase there at all. we do have lane closures to watch out for. >> for new years day, they'll be running on a new schedule a mailman is charged with dumping hundreds of packagess he was stressed by the increase in mail. he stuffed the holiday mail into three white garbage bags and threw them in the trash. they were found two days later. in a separate case, another new york postal worker is charged with stealing at least a thousand dollars of gift cards next, figot bills for unwanted text. today is the deadline. what you need to do if you hope

to get a refund find booze in his truck. hear how social media assisted the officers.

>> today is the deadline for verizon or sprint wireless customers to file a claim for a refund over mobile cramming. earlier, they reached a deal to pay out for tech messaging prescription services without their permission. they accused them of charging as much as $14 a month for unwanted text services, horoscope, celebrity gossips and sports scores with the new year about to begin, the internal revenue says

you can start filing your 2016 tax returns january 19th. you will have more time to get your taxes together this year due to the emancipation day falling on april 15th. so they pushed it to monday, april 18th. if you do a refund, you will get it within three weeks of filing. the irs says nine out of ten refunds will be processed in less than 21 days we are getting our first look at a man for a propane tank theft. this is under surveillance video of the burglaries from earlier this month. police say their investigation led them to a lot in richmond where they found two vehicles and seven tanks. they tell us they believe the pair may be metal scrap epers.

>> >> i'm meteorologist brittany shipp. i'm tracking fog and i'm tracking mild temperatures and i'll let you know what to expect for new year's day. jessica. >> brittany, we're watching light roadways right now. we're out on the white horse pike. you see at this intersection, no problems, restrictions around the area. we will check in with the schuylkill expressway when i come back at 4:30. >> in a few hours the place to be for new year's family fun him we have everything you need to know about fireworks show and new year's plans at the waterfront and beyond.

>> right now the rain is gone, we're drawing out what weather for your new year's plans. make sure you bundle up. >> new year's fans fireworks, two shows are planned for penn's landing. also, paying it forward. leaders in delaware are in a giving mood. they plan to share nearly a million dollars with those that need it the most. good morning, i'm tracy davidson, let's get started with brittany shipp. >> good morning, a little patchy fog, this morning, closer to potts town and lancaster. those are the only areas of concern we add in allentown, dun to half a mile visibility. everything else looks clear, all