degrees in mount pocono, 27 in philadelphia. we were up to 32 just a couple hours ago, so temperatures are already starting to go down. 22 in pottstown, reading, lancaster, how did this happen? well, the entire eastern half of the country had record high temperatures in december as the jet stream went way up into canada and now everything's reversed, but just temporarily. the arctic air has come in and we continue to see strong winds. it's 23 mile an hour sustained wind in northeast philly, and, of course, gusts are higher than that. feels like temperatures already down to 4 in allentown, 8 in pottstown, 9 in reading and lancaster. 10 below in mount pocono, that's extremely cold, of course, temperatures even in the city are going way down, let you know

when it's going to warm up and how much with the seven day in a few minutes. >> temperatures can turn dangerous very quickly, especially for those who don't have a roof over their heads. >> code blue makes sure emergency shelters are in place. now there's a new push to expand that program in new jersey. >> nbc 10's ted greenberg shows us how it can actually save lives. >> reporter: the parish hall of the house of worship in bridgeton is being transformed into a haven of warmth for those without a home. >> these are our neighbors, and in the neighborhoods where our churches are located, our neighbors need a place to stay in hard weather. >> reporter: the shelter for more than 30 people at the church of the resurrection was set up after leaders in this cumberland county city declared a code blue for tonight and tomorrow evening. the code blue program was

created by several local churches and bridgeton mayor albert kelly. >> everything that we have here has been donated. >> reporter: 14 of new jersey's 21 counties have some form of code blue program, but a bill in the state assembly would require all to have one established by their emergency management coordinators. >> it would basically get everybody all on the same page and have the same requirement for everybody. >> reporter: bill sponsor, first district assemblyman says the measure would have code blues kick in when the mercury drops to 40 degrees and require emergency management officials to declare a code blue alert within 24 hours of a severe weather event, which could include dangerously high temperatures, sustained precipitation, and wind. the bill has not yet been scheduled for a vote, so there's also no version in the state senate, but with the weather now feeling like winter, he hopes his colleagues will decide to act on the plan sooner rather

than later. >> help the homeless get into the shelter tonight as the winter weather sets in, bundling up is easier said than done. most have a place to call home to get out of the bitter cold, this could be a dangerous time for the homeless population and that's where the city's office of supportive housing with additional resources during the code blue emergencies. >> any given night we have over 2,500 people in shelters, but during the initiative with the city of philadelphia, they add on additional bids from december 1st until the end of march. >> the city's outreach teams are often made up of people formerly homeless. they try to encourage those on the streets to come in for shelters, even if it's just for the night. on the other side of this, winter blast is welcome news for businesses that rely on the cold weather.

right now camelback ski resorts making snow in hopes they can finally open this week. coming up at 5:30 we'll tell you how nearby businesses are trying to hold on until that day arrives. 2015 did not get off to a great start on wall street. u.s. stocks tumbled amid new fears of a slowdown in china and rising tensions in the most. the dow jones industrial average plunged more than 450 points before closing down about 275 points. while the s&p 500 and nasdaq also saw losses. still ahead, we'll talk to an expert from cnbc about the impact of today's stock market plunge. we have new information about pennsylvania's ongoing budget standoff. some organizations will soon get state funds that have been delayed because of a stalemate. the pennsylvania treasury finished sending out 16,400 expedited payments, which totalled nearly $3.3 billion.

school districts, counties, and human service organizations could start seeing that money as soon as tomorrow. governor tom wolf agreed to release billions in emergency funding after vetoing portions of the budget last week. the budget stalemate is now in its seventh month, more than 187 days pennsylvania has been operating without a budget. right now at 5:00, campaigned on cosby and starting today kevin steele is officially in charge of the criminal case. steele sworn in this morning as the new district attorney of montgomery county. a closer look what's next for him, not to mention the high profile case. >> reporter: well, it's not his first high profile case, he's prosecuted rapists and murderers, and, yes, he will be handling cosby, as well as kathleen kane. >> how do you respond to the

allegations? >> reporter: it's an arrest that's made international headlines. kevin steele announced criminal charges against bill cosby last week and has remained silent since then, even after cosby's lawyer went into attack mode. >> he's fulfilling a campaign promise. >> i've made a statement the other day about what we did in this case. and it was following the evidence where it leads us. >> reporter: steele didn't counter cosby's lawyers, but spoke at the campaign that got him here today. >> this campaign was one where we went to the people of montgomery county and talked about the things that needed to get done, things that needed to be done to do justice. >> reporter: the cosby case is not the only headline grabbing case steele is working. he's taken the lead in the case against kathleen kane, who's accused of leaking grand jury information to a reporter. steele has sat first chair in arguing a case to a judge.

the case has been moved to a higher court for trial. he says these cases are just two of the tasks he needs to manage as the new district attorney. >> it's an opportunity like few others where we can make a difference in people's lives, and we have a great many challenges that we have going forward in front of us. >> reporter: steele also talked about efforts to try and curb the heroin addiction problem in the county. it is expected that he will be sitting in that first seat when bill cosby arrives here next week for a preliminary hearing. reporting live, deanna durante, nbc 10 news. >> deanna, thank you. calling it a legal setback for comedian bill cosby. a judge ruled now his wife must testify in a defamation lawsuit. the case was filed by seven women in massachusetts who claim cosby sexually assaulted them decades ago and sicked his reps on them when they went public about it. cosby's lawyers tried to block the subpoena. the women say camille was her husband's manager at the time

and may have important information about the case. just last week cosby was charged in montgomery county with drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 2004 inside his home in elkens park. cosby's attorneys call the case flawed and politically motivated. the next hearing is set for january 14th. philadelphia has a new mayor, jim kenney was sworn in today as the city's 99th mayor. taking a live look inside the pennsylvania convention center, right now preparations are under way for an invitation only block party. there's a stage for a band and kenney opted for this event instead of an inaugural ball, saying it's more his style. you can't have a block party without food trucks. >> congratulations, mayor kenney! [ applause ] >> long-time councilman took office at a ceremony today at the academy of music. kenney's priorities for his administration includes

education, especially neighborhood schools and pre-k, along with public safety. >> we will have to put aside our differences and acknowledge two things, that black lives do matter. [ applause ] and that the overwhelming majority of our police are decent, hard working public servants who risk their lives every day. >> kenney started off his term by signing several executive orders, one of them reverses a move by mayor michael nutter and once again makes philadelphia a so-called sanctuary city for immigrants. and michael nutter's final act as mayor was to stop by his high school alma mater. nutter made a visit to st. joe's prep this morning before attending the inauguration of mayor kenney. mayor nutter came to the prep as his first act as mayor back in 2008, so he wanted to finish things off pi speaking to

students there. both he and kenney are graduates of the prep. >> i look forward to supporting and working with mayor kenney. he's got a great team around him. he knows the city well, and he's ready to lead. >> mayor nutter graduated in 1975. mayor kenney received his diploma the following year. president obama ignites a new debate over gun control. he's proposing new regulations, but tonight the public is asking will it work and is it legal. plus, the holiday break is over, the presidential candidates have now kicked their campaigns into high gear, and now donald trump and hillary clinton have both done something for the very first time. that's still ahead on nbc 10 news at 5:00. also, the search is on. who will the eagles interview today for the head coaching job and who else is on their calendar in the coming days?

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a social services center in san bernardino, california, reopened today for the first time since a terror attack. most of the 600 employees at the inland regional center were expected to return today. a number of security precautions were put into place following the massacre. the property has been fenced in and several security guards were checking i.d. badges at the parking lot and building

entrances. a conference center where the shooting took place will stay closed until further notice. it was back on december 2nd that two attackers opened fire on a holiday luncheon, killing 14 people and wounding 20 others. most of the victims were county workers. one of the victims was 52-year-old nicolas thalasinos. he lived in cape may county before moving to california. he was heard arguing about israel with one of the attackers who he worked with two weeks prior to the attack. president obama renewed efforts to tighten the nation's gun control restrictions and defended his administration's plan to do so without going through congress. the president insisted the steps he'll announce fall within his legal authority and also uphold the constitutional right to own a gun. he didn't list specific actions, but the new initiatives are expected to include expanded background checks. >> this is not going to solve

every violent crime in this country. it's not going to prevent every mass shooting. it's not going to keep every gun out of the hands of a criminal. it will potentially save lives in this country. >> this is an issue that's not only divided washington, but people right here in our region. tim furlong shows us what the public thinks of president obama's proposal. >> reporter: we have seen plenty of make shift memorials for victims of gun violence and mass shootings in america. she's helped make some herself. she's lost family and friends to gun violence on the streets of wilmington. she says she supports the president at least trying something. >> it will potentially save lives. >> he's been in office coming up on eight years. he's not going to conquer it in his last year, but if he can get the ball rolling and get a lot of people's opinion on what will work and what will not work. >> reporter: there is a debate as to whether the president's

plan to use executive actions is even legal, he wants background checks and wants to close the so-called gun show loophole. it's closed in delaware, but in some states you can make private sales without background checks. some gun enthusiasenthusiasts, this delaware attorney, don't think the president's plans will address the problem. >> they've done the studies, it's not at gun shows, not at ffl dealers, it's through theft, it's through the black market, and it's through talking people into buying them for them, which is already illegal. >> reporter: he thinks the president should spend less time on laws criminals won't follow anyways and more on ways the nation handles the mentally ill and those who think it's okay to use a gun to settle their differences. >> i will veto that. i will unsign that so fast. >> reporter: as with most things in this country, the issue has become a real political football, but the fact remains, many people who shouldn't be able to get a gun are able to get a gun in this country and most americans would agree that

needs to get fixed. >> there's always a way to, you know, get what you want when you want it. >> reporter: in wilmington, tim furlong, nbc 10 news. >> gun maker stocks have been surging despite a slumping market. new federal data shows a sales jump after 2015 came to a close with more mass shootings and growing political pressure for more regulations. according to the national instant criminal background check system, background checks jumped about 38% last month, compared to december 2014. it was a rough day on wall street today. stock market plunged with the dow jones closing with its worst loss in two weeks. and the s&p 500 and nasdaq both experienced drops. for more on the impact, though, of today's events let's check in with cnbc's mary thompson live at their headquarters. >> how does this affect people even if they don't invest? >> well, i think people will look at this and say what kind of concern should we have for

the economy, because certainly a day like this to start off the trading year raises concerns. let's walk through what happened on wall street today. at one point the dow jones industrial average was down 467 points. if it held there, it would have been the worst start for the trading year for the dow since 1932. late day rally helped repair losses, but nevertheless, the dow's worst since 2008. what triggered it? a couple of things. first of all, disappointing economic data coming out of china, raising concerns about a global economic slowdown. the markets took note of that in asia, europe, and here in the u.s., where we received disappointing data on construction spending, as well as manufacturing activity. mixed in, of course, concerns about the turmoil in the middle east, that initially sent oil prices higher, but then data coming out of oklahoma, where we hold our oil inventories and the inventories remain very, very healthy. as a result, oil trimmed those gains, suggesting some good news for the consumers as supplies are very robust right now.

that means prices on the oil and gas front should remain low, but here once again if you look at the stock market, the concern is does the news out of china suggest continued slowdown not only in china, but the rest of the world and that's what weighed on wall street today. back to you. >> mary thompson, thank you so much for your insight. now your nbc 10 first alert weather with chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz. >> well, a lot of you have saved a lot of money on your utility bills with that record warm december, but now it's back to reality, at least for a couple of days. we've got two arctic nights ahead here, and the wind chill, the way it's going to feel to your exposed skin to near zero tonight in at least half of the area, and it's going to be warming toward the end of the week back to above average temperatures, but that's not going to last either. all right, the flag still

blowing hard, skies clear and the temperature is going down. 27 degrees, the afternoon high was 33, so we've already lost 6 degrees off that. the wind 16 miles an hour making it feel like it's 15. 8 degrees, temperature in mount pocono. 19 in allentown, 22 in pottstown and reading. 25 in mount holly and glassboro. 29 in millville. a warm spot. 29 degrees. and 15 to 20 degrees colder than at this time last night. mount pocono was 22 degrees colder, but, of course, they like it because they can make snow 24 hours a day here. we've got a northwest wind and it's pretty gusty. still gusting over 30 miles an hour in northeast philly and that 30 miles an hour at mount pocono is going to slowly diminish during the evening, but it's not going to go calm. now, it feels already like it's

10 below in mount pocono and 4 in allentown. 8 in pottstown, 9 in reading. those are some really low numbers, but you can see they are making snow and these are the numbers in philadelphia as we go through the night. temperatures are going to be leveling off towards day break, but look at the wind chills the way it's going to feel, down close to zero. that's just in philadelphia. north and west, closer to the core of the arctic air it's going to feel and be even colder. 7 degrees for a low in allentown, 9 in reading, zero in mount pocono, 9 in doylestown, 10 in norristown. of course, you can subtract another 10, 15 degrees for a wind chill here, the way it's going to feel at the coldest. so when you get up tomorrow morning, it's going to feel much colder than it is now. 13 in dover, 14 degrees in atlantic city for the low temperature. 18 in glassboro, 16.

the arctic air is on top of us, we've been telling you about for a couple weeks, it's coming. it's gone in just a couple of days, right off the map. but it will be coming back as we go into next week. so there's saturday, it's cold, but not cold enough for snow as we get a storm coming near the coast, warming up for rain. but here's the arctic air starting to come back as we head towards sunday and monday of next week, and so it's going to be cold around here. overall, the month of january, way colder than december, but still i think the worst of winter is coming in february. bitter cold tonight with the wind chills ranging from plus 5 to minus 5, depending where you are. temperatures themselves in the single digits.

high temperatures tomorrow near freezing, not as much wind. it's not going to feel quite as cold. then we go calm wednesday morning, 18 in philadelphia, maybe single digits in the suburbs, then up to 40 degrees, then above average temperatures starting on thursday, and by the weekend when the rain starts coming in, up near 50. >> thanks, glenn. the cold weather is not only a shock to the system, but also to our cars. aaa midatlantic wants to remind you that the extreme cold takes a toll on your car and its battery. at 32 degrees farenheit your car's battery loses 35% of its strength. aaa recommends getting your battery checked out if it's more than three years old. a philadelphia woman lost her diamond ring at the mall in the middle of the holiday shopping frenzy. she thought it was gone for good, but see how social media and the kindness of strangers helped get it back. plus, new developments out of oregon, where armed protesters have taken over a federal wildlife refuge. tonight the leaders of that

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baltimore pike. in new jersey, several pet shops are in trouble for allegedly violating state laws. the pet shops are in these four counties. all are accused of failing to comply with laws that protect consumers from buying unhealthy pets. violations include failing to label the animal's breathing histories and medical background on their cages. it's important to know your rights before buying a pet. in new jersey there's something called the pet purchase protection act and it requires that the animal's cages include the name, address, and license number of the breeder. the animals must be examined by a veterinarian within five days before they are sold, and breeders must hold a current state and federal license. well, we have a winter blast hitting our region, if you hadn't already noticed. >> seriously. we may not be used to this cold, but businesses up in the poconos have been waiting all season long for this. nbc 10's doug shimell live at the ski resort at camelback.

hey, doug. >> reporter: you know, how are you doing? this has been a season for holding on for winter. holding on may finally be over in the poconos.

this is nbc 10 news. >> taking a live look over the city of philadelphia, you see that flag blowing there. tonight we are feeling the coldest temperatures of the season so far, and it feels even

worse with all that wind. >> nbc 10 chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is tracking the winter blast. it actually feels worse because of the contrast. we had such a warm december. >> yeah, and we calculated that december basically felt like a typical month of december in savannah, georgia. so just imagine we've moved from savannah, georgia, to philadelphia. that's why it feels so cold. the flag showing just how strong the wind is blowing, and it's blowing pretty hard, gusting over 30 miles an hour in parts of the area, and these are the air temperatures. it's not including the effect of the wind. 23 in chester springs and kennett square and trenton. 25 in washington township, 22 in coatesville, pottstown, 19 in quakertown and allentown. so it's going down fairly fast, even with the wind blowing. sometimes when it goes clear and calm it goes down fast in places like millville, but that's not

an issue tonight. it's 26 degrees in millville. there's the wind, blowing strong at 15 to 20 miles an hour in much of the area. and so that makes it feels like 10 below zero in mount pocono. single digits now in allentown, pottstown, reading, lancaster, getting close to single digits in northeast philly and in trenton. it's going to feel like down near zero tonight. when it's going to warm up with the seven day in a few minutes. >> thanks, glenn. the next few days are going to be busy at ski resorts up in the poconos. a live look at camelback mountain where they are furiously making the snow in hopes of opening later this week. >> doug shimell is there live. doug, businesses in the area have been waiting for weather like this all winter. >> reporter: exactly. you know, the news that camelback is finally going to open this thursday for skiing and snowboarding and tubing on saturday is like finally getting money from the snow guns.

anthony's paychecks are not as much as usual at the loft ski shop down the hill from camelback, but it's something. >> going to college, so hours have been a little slow, but we've been dealing with it. starting to pick up now, we're getting more hours. >> reporter: finally the arrival of consistent cold means snow making and the ski mountain opening thursday. >> it's been brutal, just waiting it out. >> reporter: shop owner john riley said he didn't want to cut anyone. >> juggling, instead of someone getting six or five shifts in a week, a college kid who wants to work a lot, we put them on one or two and get everybody working instead of just a couple of the employees working. >> reporter: drew jackson at camelback says some of their 700 to 900 seasonal hires couldn't hold on through the warm weeks of no skiing. >> we're going to have some challenges filling all the slots, but some people have moved on because of the late

start to the winter season. >> reporter: barley creek brewing company would normally be dead without snow at camelback, but the new water park has been the lifeline. >> since they have their camelback lodge opened up, years past it would have hit us harder, but we're doing pretty well now. >> reporter: and john's parking and security job at camelback will finally start. how welcome is that paycheck going to be? >> it's going to be a godsend. >> reporter: you might be wondering if it's this cold, making snow, why not open today or tomorrow, well camelback says with no one here they can put the snow guns in the middle of all the trails and make the snow base that much deeper. life at camelback, doug shimell, nbc 10 news. >> doug, thank you. if you want to hit the slopes or see how cold it's going to get in your neighborhood, download the nbc 10 news app and get weather updates sent right to your phone. to a story now that broke

our hearts over the weekend, new information tonight about an autistic boy found dead in allentown. still don't know how 5-year-old died. lehigh county coroner said the child did not have any injuries. vega's body was found in a canal on saturday, he'd been missing since last thursday. police say they think his death was a tragic accident. it's now exactly one month until voting starts in the seemingly endless race for the white house. and as the pace picks up today, there are two firsts, donald trump in a tv ad and bill clinton on the stump. nbc 10 national correspondent steve handelsman has a wrap-up starting with hillary clinton. >> reporter: with four weeks until they caucus, hillary clinton today promised iowans that she'd run the economy like her husband did in the '90s. >> 23 million new jobs, incomes went up for everybody, not just at the top, middle class folks, working people, poor people.

>> reporter: bill clinton made his first campaign appearance saying no candidate is better qualified than hillary. >> by knowledge, experience, and temperament to do what needs to be done now. >> reporter: he was in new hampshire, where bernie sanders still leads in state democratic polling. chris christie is close to second now in republican new hampshire polls. he called the clintons lawless. >> if you don't believe that after watching eight years of the clinton presidency, that lawlessness were the rules of the day, you weren't watching what i was watching. >> reporter: ted cruz still leading in iowa gop polling will spend all week there. >> conservatives are coming together, and if conservative s unite, we win. >> reporter: donald trump holds the lead in every state's polls except iowa. trump airs his first tv ad tomorrow. >> he'll stop illegal immigration by building a wall on our southern border that mexico will pay for. >> reporter: a sales pitch nearing full volume.

because the candidates know these races can quickly change, in 2008 at this point hillary clinton had a big lead over barack obama, but that changed and obama won iowa. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, washington. she lost her ring in the middle of a south jersey mall, but had to go across the delaware river to get it back. this heart warming story coming up on nbc 10 news at 5:00. john clark, sam bradford is the eagles biggest free agent, his teammates tell us why they want him back and we'll have the latest on the coaching search. that is next.

oh, the eagles season is officially over, now the focus on the future and the birds' next coach. >> john clark joins us now from comcast sportsnet. john, fans want to know. >> yeah, it may take a couple weeks, but they are moving quickly with the interviews. the birds have interviewed pat

shurmur, thaul reportedly interview adam gates tomorrow and setting up interviews with other nfl assistants. here are the eagles players cleaning out lockers today. some will not be back after a very disappointing season. quarterback sam bradford says he wants to return to the birds, but the next head coach is going to play a role in whether he'll resign here. sam really improved as the season went on, finishing with the highest completion percentage in birds' history, 65%, and his teammates want him back. >> he was out of football for two years, so i think people are just seeing who he is, how great he can be. i can't say enough good things about him. there were a lot of games we kind of messed up, receivers, you know, at the top of the list. you know, he did his thing, to be honest, he put us in position to win, but a lot of plays weren't made by us. other facets of the game we didn't help him out. i think the talent's always been

there. >> coming up at 6:20 we're going to hear more from the birds and what they want to see in their next head coach. i'm john clark, let's send it back to you. well, this arctic blast going to stick around a couple of days, but soon our temperatures are going to go back above normal. i'll have more on that and our next chance for rain coming up in my first alert forecast. plus, they are not leaving until the government hears their demands. that's the new message today from armed protesters who have taken over a wildlife refuge in oregon. we'll have the latest on this developing story next on nbc 10 news at 5:00.

decades long fight over

public lands in the west. law enforcement officials say they are trying to end the standoff at the malheur national wildlife ref ewe quickly and peacefully. leann greg has the latest. >> reporter: this is the federal wildlife refuge occupied by a group of purported militiamen who call themselves citizens for constitutional freedom. they set up an armed compound here on saturday. >> our purpose as we have shown is to restore and defend the constitution. >> reporter: one of the group leaders, amman bundy, is the sun of cliven bundy, who had a standoff with the government last year over grazing rights in nevada. at issue this time, like then, is a decades long fight over use of public lands in the west. >> a ranching family here in the county has been put under duress by multiple federal agencies.

>> reporter: the occupiers say they are supporting two local ranchers who were sentenced to federal prison for setting public land on fire. the hammon family says the group does not speak on their behalf and today reported to prison. law enforcement is keeping its distance while trying to diffuse the occupation, unsettling for local residents where the county cancelled school all week out of concern for safety. >> i don't like the militia's message. >> reporter: the occupiers say they are prepared to stay for months, even years, as the fbi, state, and local authorities work to resolve the standoff. leeann greg, nbc news. new images of el faro show a gaping hole in the hull of the ship. the el faro got caught in a hurricane near the bahamas back in october, lost engine power, and sank with 33 people onboard. the chilly conditions weren't enough to stop some

people today from spending some time outside. nbc 10 at cooper river park, beautiful this time of year. you can see the people got in a workout this afternoon, but just the fact you need to bundle up has come as a shock to some people. >> nbc's brian thompson talked about how they are adjusting to the dramatic temperature change. >> it should be cold. >> reporter: yes, and now officially some two weeks into winter it finally is cold. although it seems someone forgot to tell stephanie, she wasn't wearing her winter coat. >> i just didn't dress properly. >> reporter: tomorrow? >> yes, coat, which is in the car, actually. >> reporter: heavy coats were clearly the order of the day in fort lee, bitter winds rushing along the nearby river can send a chill down anyone's spine, and yet -- >> i think what we're really waiting for is the snow. that is going to make everybody

shocked. wait, really, snow? >> reporter: there may be no real snow in the forecast for the next 24 hours or so, but that won't stop one queens resident from heading south anyway. >> i'm leaving to florida on friday, so i can handle it a few more days. >> reporter: that said, some agree winter is long overdue. >> i do like the seasons, that's why i live up north, but, you know, i hope it's not as bad as last year. >> reporter: he may not wish for last winter, it was the third coldest winter we've ever had in new jersey, but then again for the year as a whole, it was the warmest ever that we've had. in hackensack, brian thompson, nbc 10 news. now your nbc 10 first alert weather with chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz. >> yes, the warmest ever recorded. i'm sure when the earth was a molten mass it was warmer in december around here. millions and millions of years ago. all right, we have a couple of

nights that are going to feel like the dead of winter. arctic air, wind chills near zero tonight, even in philadelphia, and it warms up toward the end of the week. temperatures go back above average. the flags are still blowing, wind is still blowing, and that's, of course, making it feel colder as the temperature keeps dropping. 27 degrees down from 33 a few hours ago. wind north at 16, feels like it's 15 degrees right now. we had record warmth, not just around here, the entire eastern half of the country, from minnesota, to maine, to florida, to texas, record warm december. but then the pattern has changed dramatically. the arctic air has come in, but it's not going to stay this way. we've got a couple of days of this, and then it's going to ease up. mount pocono now down to 7 degrees, quakertown 18, 19 in allentown, 22 in pottstown and

reading, 20 in doylestown, 24 in washington township, 27 in wilmington, 25, 23 in trenton, and 33 degrees in lewes, delaware, with the wind coming off the warm delaware bay. get a few snow flurries there. now this, see this mountain here, that was all green just a few days ago. they are making snow like crazy in the poconos, and they are loving this kind of change in the weather pattern. although it's a little cold, feels like it's 12 below there right now. 4 in allentown, 8 in pottstown, 9 in reading and lancaster, 10 in trenton. and watch as we go through the night by midnight feeling like zero in allentown, 4 in philadelphia, zero in reading, 11 below in the poconos. as we go into the morning hours, single digits to near zero when you count the wind. what about during the afternoon?

with sunshine, hey, feeling like a balmy 23 in philadelphia, 19 in dover. it's going to be bitter cold tomorrow. a lot of these places are not going to feel like they get out of the teens tomorrow afternoon. so it's one more of those super cold days and then we start to ease up a little bit. and by the weekend, it's up near 50. bitter cold tonight with some wind chills ranging from plus five to minus five, depending where you are. the actual air temperature down to as low as six. and the wind stays up during the night, but it's not nearly as strong during the day tomorrow. high temperatures around the freezing mark, close to ten degrees below normal. normal high is 41, so close to wednesday after that very, very cold start, maybe single digits in the suburbs with the calm winds on wednesday. and then look at the temperatures go up by friday night, by the time the next

storm hits, looks like it will be warm enough for rain and near 50 with some rain at least over the weekend, especially sunday. >> okay, glenn, thank you. let's head to new york now for a look at what's ahead on "nbc nightly news." >> here's lester holt. good evening, lester. >> well, good evening to both of you. tonight, how bill clinton did on his first solo campaign outing on behalf of his wife amid the flurry of the last 28 days before the first votes of the 2016 campaign are cast. we'll update the militants in oregon and the fascination and controversy over the netflix documentary "making a murderer," and the call for action it has now generated. we'll tell you more when we see you tonight for "nbc nightly news." back to you now in philly. >> lester, thank you. see you at 6:30. a philadelphia woman lost her diamond ring at the mall in the middle of the holiday shopping frenzy. >> could you imagine this, she thought it was gone for good, but see how social media and the kindness of strangers helped her get it back. that's next on nbc 10 news at

5:00.

a woman in south jersey thought her diamond ring was gone for good, until the power of social media and the kindness of strangers brought it back. >> the woman lost her ring at the cherry hill mall, but she didn't have to go across the river to get it back. nbc 10's cydney long explains.

>> reporter: for judjudy, this diamond ring is the rock her family was built on. what does it mean to you? >> 33 years, it was my engagement ring. i'm going to cry. >> reporter: she lost it while shopping inside the cherry hill mall new year's day. >> i was in a couple stores returning things and when i was leaving it was probably around 4:00 in the afternoon and i realized that my ring was missing. >> reporter: the family was frantic to find it, they went back to the mall to show shop owners a photo of the ring and her son jason posted it on facebook. >> it got shared over 11,000 times. >> reporter: as it turns out, it was a young man who lives just six blocks from judy here in port richmond that was shopping with his family the very next day at the cherry hill mall. >> my fiance was chasing my son john around and happened to see it on the floor, picked it up, thought it was costume jewelry or something. >> reporter: he says the fact his son is little, their eyes are focused on his every move and while looking down,

something sparkled. it was his mother who saw it on facebook. >> within 24 hours he inboxed me and said he found my mother's ring. >> reporter: jason called his mom. >> it was my sister's idea, i get down on my knee, would you be my mother. >> i honestly can't believe it. >> reporter: he gave them $1,000 for the family heirloom's safe return. >> i did, i was happy they accepted it. >> feels great. kind of unbelievable, small world. >> i'm just so happy to have it back, i really never thought i'd see it again. >> reporter: from port richmond, cydney long, nbc 10 news. >> incredible. your neighbor finds your lost ring. >> kindness of strangers, unbelievable. nbc 10 news at 6:00 is next. >> here are jim rosenfield and jacqueline london. >> coming up next at 6:00, how flying a drone landed a local man in the hospital. and a bitter cold night. i'm tracking temperatures going down into the teens.

how long is this winter weather going to last? my first alert forecast coming up. plus, bill cosby's wife gets ready to testify this week. the nbc 10 investigators look into what we can expect in the courtroom. that's next on nbc 10 news at 6:00.

nbc 10 news starts now. >> right now at 6:00, a blast of arctic air we haven't felt in

months, not even bat man can protect this child from the coldest night since march. good evening, everyone, i'm jim rosenfield. >> and i'm jacqueline london. no matter where you live, philadelphia, south jersey, delaware, it's cold outside. the wind is making it even colder. many wanted the cold air weeks ago. we have it now. >> yeah, and for some it is, of course, your job to be outdoors. this letter carrier bundled up, just a coat, no gloves as he hand delivered the mail. and working at the car wash in delaware, apparently it is never too cold to get your car cleaned. we spotted this one in price's corner section of new castle county. glenn "hurricane" schwartz is joining us now with his cold first alert forecast. >> glenn, it's the coldest night since march. >> yeah, and the coldest by far, we've had 34 straight days with above normal temperatures, and now we're getting into the deep freeze here. one area in the poconos, they are able to make snow, 24 hours

a day here, and try to catch up from all the warm weather they've had. it's 6 degrees there right now. 17 in allentown, 19 in pottstown. these aren't the wind chills, these are the actual air temperatures. 24 in philadelphia, it was 33 just a few hours ago, so the temperatures are dropping pretty significantly, and the wind is still up there, 21 mile an hour sustained winds in philadelphia. on top of that, low temperatures, so it's really feeling cold. feels like 9 degrees right now. 7 in pottstown, 4 in allentown, and 13 below in mount pocono. now we're talking about near the physical danger zone up in the poconos here. the low temperatures tonight in the poconos up near zero, 14 degrees in philadelphia, 7 in allentown, 8 in pottstown, and 9 in reading. we'll let you know when it's going to warm up significantly with the rest of the seven day in just a few minutes. >> all right, glenn, see you then. most of