tough now, but keep in mind here, something to look forward to, we have 50s coming up in the forecast. >> yeah, first we have another bitter night ahead of us and first alert meteorologist sheena parveen is tracking that. >> we have 50s ahead, not until the weekend, though. before that, the bitter blast continues for tonight. we have areas dropping into single digits again. right now we don't have single digits on the map, but we are ten degrees below normal for this time of year. 28 in allentown, 28 in pottstown, 31 degrees in philadelphia, 26 is the temperature in millville, 25 atlantic city and dover, but not as windy outside right now and not as windy outside tonight. so the winds will be calm, skies will be clear, and that is going to help temperatures drop very quickly. we expect 8 degrees for allentown, pottstown, and reading. this is an overnight low temperature, so very similar to what you had last night and early this morning. these numbers will be hitting around sunrise, so bundle the kids at the bus stop.

you're going to need all that again tomorrow morning. 17 for the morning low in philadelphia, 14 wilmington and dover. possibly 6 in millville. that's always a colder spot in new jersey, but yes, another bitterly cold morning tomorrow, way below normal for this time of the year, but we do have a warmup in the forecast before the week is over, and over the weekend some rain moves in. so i'll show you how warm it will get and the timing on the rain coming up. >> sheena, thank you. we know it's supposed to be cold in january, though, especially after the warm december, our bodies just not used to it. >> the same is true for our pets, yet animal groups say people continue to put their pets at risk. >> nbc 10 jersey shore bureau reporter ted greenberg shows us how they are trying to get the pets out of harm's way. >> reporter: she now has shelter and warmth, unlike the yard and unheated back porch at a vacant millville home, where neighbors say this dog was abandoned. >> no animal should be left outside. >> reporter: animal control officers rescued the dog this

morning and brought her in from the cold. >> we had a couple calls, 13 degrees out, and the dog has no food or water. >> reporter: she's now at the cumberland county spca, along with this dog seized today from a house in vineland. investigators say he spent the frigid night outside after his chain became tangled around a lawn mower, preventing the pet from going into a garage in the backyard. >> the body temps were down several degrees, got them warmed up. >> reporter: experts tell me this cold snap is especially dangerous to pets. after a long stretch of unusually mild weather, many animals are more vulnerable to the cold now than they would typically be in january. >> by this time, you know, they've normally had two months where their coats thicken up. this is an exceptional time where you really need to be aware of your animals and their situations outside. they must have shelter.

>> reporter: authorities left notices on the houses that the dog had been seized. >> once you're moved out, can't leave a dog inside the vacant dwelling. >> reporter: if the owners can be tracked down, investigators say they'll definitely be charged with neglect. ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. >> and our cars also need help in the cold, and ignoring it could really cost you. we found one man who had to fork over $1,000, so coming up on nbc 10 news at 5:00, the experts show us how to protect your car and your wallet. today president obama paused several times to wipe away tears as he announced some changes for gun owners. he was remembering the children killed by guns. >> every time i think about those kids it gets me mad. and by the way, it happens on the streets of chicago every day. [ applause ]

if a child can't open a bottle of aspirin, we should make sure they can't pull a trigger on a gun, right? we've become numb to it and we start thinking that this is normal. and instead of thinking about how to solve the problem, this has become one of our most polarized partisan debates. the gun lobby may be holding congress hostage right now, but they cannot hold america hostage. we do not have to accept this carnage. >> the president announced new executive actions aimed at expanding background checks for gun buyers, it's action he's taking without going through congress. president obama wants anyone in the business of selling a gun to have a license. he wants background checks for all guns sold on the web and at gun shows, and he wants an upgrade to the current background check system, plus stronger enforcement of current gun safety laws by adding 200

atf agents and a boost to gun safety technology. the plan is sparking mixed reaction. in delaware the state sportsman association raised concerns about the president's plan. >> regardless on whether i'm in favor of the action he's taking or against it, i'm concerned about the precedent he's setting of acting unilaterally. there is no gun show loophole. dealers selling at a gun show are required to abide by the same background check laws that they have in their shops. there's no exception when you're outside your store. and similarly with the internet sales. they are always talking about that. >> nra responded by saying, "the american people do not need more emotional, condescending lectures that are completely devoid of the facts. the fact is that president obama proposalsr/g> would not have prevented any of the horrific events he mentioned." breaking news from sky force 10, this is a live look over the ben franklin bridge. that's where a patco train is

stuck on the bridge at this hour. it was headed westbound when it broke down in the past 30 minutes. passengers have been taken off the train safely, and patco says commuters should expect some delays. right now at 5:00, a kidnapping caught on camera. nbc 10 was the first to show you this surveillance video of a father chasing after the stolen car, which had his young child inside. philadelphia police say the father left his son in that car while he went into a convenience store. >> nbc 10's deanna durante shows us how officers were able to reunite the boy with his panicked family. >> reporter: the cameras are motion activated. the video picked up a car that pulled into the lot, believed to be white. what you don't see, the person getting into the driver's seat of a running silver honda civic. watch as the owner of the car and father of a 6 year old inside tried to chase down the thieves, with no luck, the car sped away. >> great job putting out the

description of the vehicle, every minute. >> reporter: it was after 2:00 a.m., police have not said why the man left the child in the car, why he was out at 2:00 a.m., or why his car was targeted, but thanks to an alert officer who spotted the car running two miles away, the 6 year old was found safe. >> police found the car right after 3:00 a.m. the child was still in the back seat, and he was still asleep. police literally had to wake up the 6 year old. >> reporter: police say he never knew he had been taken. the boy was reunited with his mom and step dad. his mom was seen taking the boy away. the boy's step father goes with police, trying to track down the people who stole the car. >> he's going to be charged with stolen auto, and, unfortunately, the charges are going to be elevated to that of kidnapping because he didn't realize he had a car with a 6 year old child in the back. >> reporter: police say it was a lucky break, whoever took the car left it running with the boy inside and the heater still on, and police were able to find it so quickly. tonight they are asking for

help. if you know anything about who was responsible for that car theft, they want you to call northeast detectives. in northeast philly, deanna durante, nbc 10 news. right now at 5:00, breaking developments in a civil suit against bill cosby. a judge has just agreed to delay a deposition that was supposed to be given by cosby's wife. nbc 10 investigative reporter harry hairston is the only local reporter live in springfield, massachusetts, where the deposition was supposed to take place. harry, what happens next here? >> reporter: well, what happens next, legal wrangling will continue. by no means is camille cosby out of the woods yet. this just means a deposition is just at a stay for the deposition. as you may remember, she was ordered to be deposed on new year's eve by a judge. she appealed that. i was told by court officials a little before 4:00 when i was on the phone with them as this decision came down, they said this only means they will have to wait until there's a ruling on that appeal that could come

no earlier than next week. i also talked to the attorney that is representing the seven women suing bill cosby. he says this is just a minor setback for him. he believes that eventually he will get the opportunity to depose camille cosby and he believes that he'll be able to do that sooner rather than later, and he feels quite confident that she is going to lose her appeal. so what does this mean for camille cosby? well, this seems to be a small part of a victory for her in some degree. she may take it that way, because when the judge ruled she was going to have to be deposed, a wide range of questions could be asked, questions about what she knew, when she knew, what bill cosby may or may not have done, and also questions about their sex life. intimate details were on the table for the people to ask by deposing her, so we'll find out in about a week or so if this deposition will be rescheduled or not. reporting live in springfield,

massachusetts, for the investigators, harry hairston, nbc 10 news. >> thanks, harry, for the update. lawmakers in pennsylvania are back to work on the budget for the first time since before christmas. both parties held sessions today, but in an interview, governor tom wolf told us he's not taking part. the governor approved most of the $30 billion republican spending plan last week. the rest he vetoed, calling it garbage. >> we worked through the summer to come to an agreement, all five parties. they need to get back to work. they need to pass the budget we all agreed on. >> a state representative recently reintroduced a bill that would suspend pay for members in the general assembly if a budget is not passed soon. it has been more than six months since pennsylvania has operated with a budget. a police officer's body camera captures a moment of joy and relief. >> hi, sweetheart. you okay? come here. come here. >> what led to the frantic

search for that young girl next on nbc 10 news at 5:00. plus, a young boy caught on camera stealing someone else's phone right off the ground. you won't believe who told him to do it. and if you need proof it's cold, take a look at this. what led to this icy scene in the middle of a philadelphia golf course.

the mother of a fugitive teenager known for using the affluenza defense in a drunk driving case was in court today. tonia couch agreed to be sent from california to texas. couch is in los angeles after she was deported from mexico last week. investigators believe that she and her son ethan fled to mexico in november while prosecutors investigated whether the teen violated his probation. the mexican attorney for ethan couch met with his client for the first time today at a detention facility in mexico city. fernando benitez arrived at the facility flanked by reporters. benitez has said it could be a couple of months before the 18 year old is back in the u.s. >> he's a young man, an inexperienced young man in a foreign country being detained. i think he's entitled to the same compassion as any other human being would in a similar

situation. >> couch used an affluenza defense after the drunk driving accident that left four people dead and injured nine others. a small group occupying a federal wildlife refuge in oregon is showing no signs of leaving tonight. authorities are keeping a low profile as they look for a peaceful end to the situation. nbc 10 national correspondent leeann greg has the story. >> reporter: antigovernment protesters continue to control buildings at a federal wildlife refuge in remote eastern oregon. leaders of the occupation now in its fourth day say the group won't leave until it's implemented a plan. >> where the community will begin to participate more in that and then begin to take that over, and so that they can claim their own right so they can begin using them and then they can stand strong enough to defend them themselves. >> reporter: digging in despite

a plea from the local sheriff. >> it's time for you to leave our community, go home to your families, and end this peacefully. >> reporter: they call themselves citizens for constitutional freedom and think the federal government has too much control over western land. some local ranchers agree in the generations old debate. >> it feels we're getting pinched out. >> reporter: the occupies are rallying behind two ranchers who reported for prison monday after being convicted of starting fires on federal land, but the hammons made it clearekc= they t want militant support. the occupation has closed schools for a week, unsettling much of the community. >> i don't think he really has any business doing this. i think he's inciting unrest. >> reporter: law enforcement, led by the fbi, taking a low key approach for now, seems ready to wait them out. leeann greg, nbc 10 news. a police body camera gives us a first-person view of the moment a new mexico police officer found a little girl who was kidnapped hours earlier.

take a look. >> hi, sweetheart. you okay? come here. come here. come here. i know, come here. >> you can see and hear her relief. the girl was found crying and cold around 1:00 yesterday morning. the 3-year-old girl vanished the night before when a thief stole the car she was sitting in. her mother had gotten out to fill up the car, fill up the water jugs in the car, and officers found the car, but the girl was not inside. and that triggered a massive search ending in these moments captured on video. police are still searching for that thief. happy reunion today in delaware. >> after serving 60 days overseas, 20 airmen returned home. family members lined the runway at the new castle international guard base. the plane carrying their loved ones arrived. the men were serving deployments in southwest asia. once off the plane they were greeted by their children, loved

ones, even pets. for many of the families it's now time to catch up on holidays they missed. >> happy glow, yeah. really good to be back and have my family in my arms again, it's good. >> the airmen are from the 166 operations and medical squadron. check out this video of a very frozen golf course clubhouse in philadelphia's overbrook neighborhood. this is how it looked after an overnight fire destroyed the building, and now there's nothing but ice left on all the water poured on the flames. the fire destroyed the clubhouse of the golf course overnight and the cause is still under investigation, but it's not believed to be suspicious. the freezing temperatures made it hard for firefighters to get their job done. they had trouble with water pressure because of the cold. now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist sheena parveen. >> and it's going to be cold again as we go into tonight. some areas will be in the single digits again, so teens through

most spots for the overnight hours, but areas north and west you'll see low temperatures right around 8, 9 degrees by the time you wake up tomorrow morning. before the week is over we have a gradual warmup in the forecast, so the 40s will come back and the 50s by this weekend. that is going to bring us rain. if we were colder over the weekend, that would be snow. if we were cold enough for it, but we're not going to be that warm, air is going to move in. 31 in philadelphia, 26 in wilmington, glassboro, even millville, 25 in dover. temperatures starting to drop off quickly and that will stay the case overnight tonight. clear skies looking out at center city, so with the clear skies and the calm wind, this is the perfect setup for another very cold night. so as we go towards 10:00 in the philadelphia area, even 11:00, temperatures should be getting closer to the low 20s. then by 7:00 tomorrow morning we'll be topping out in the teens or bottoming out in the teens, i should say.

a lot of cold air across most of the country. that jet stream is very far down to the south and that's why the cold air extends into the southeast. 49 degrees in jacksonville, florida, 32 in raleigh right now. below freezing now in philadelphia. 24 in boston, and the colder air you can see is up in new england, but for us tonight we will be dipping into the single digits for some spots. locally we're nice and dry, going to stay like this pretty much the rest of the week until late friday night, but in the meantime an area of high pressure is going to keep us dry and pulling in the north wind, so the arctic air up in canada, that is spilling down and why we're going to be so cold again tonight. tomorrow afternoon, though, that's going to be a different story. warmer through the afternoon hours. here's a look at tonight's lows, these numbers will be hitting around sunrise, possibly 6 in mount pocono, 8 degrees allentown, 9 quakertown. bundle the kids up at the bus stop tomorrow morning, it's going to be cold again.

12 degrees doylestown and trenton. middle teens, 13 possibly in mount holly. 15 degrees cape may and atlantic city and temperatures could drop into the single digits for vineland. that is one of the coldest spots in new jersey. tomorrow afternoon, though, sunny, not as cold, temperatures right around 40 for the high. about ten degrees warmer than today. thursday will be in the low 40s by friday. mid 40s, so milder by the end of the week, late rain friday night and going into the weekend, mild but with the rain showers. temperatures right around the low 50s saturday and sunday, but we do get cold again as we go into next week. there you see high temperatures around 40 degrees again, and keep in mind the average high this time of year is 40 degrees, so we're going to be seasonably cold as we go into tomorrow. who wouldn't want $500? turns out, though, that's not

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this is nbc 10 news. >> just going to the grocery store tested people's endurance today. cold weather made it difficult to be outside for more than a few minutes. good news for you, another warmup is on the way, not as soon as i'd like, however, but somewhere in the future. >> first we have yet another night to get through of some pretty frigid temperatures. first alert meteorologist sheena parveen is here with all those details. sheena? >> the warmup is on the way, it's going to start tomorrow afternoon, so you will notice tomorrow will be about ten degrees warmer than today. so it's going to be seasonable tomorrow. today we were quite a bit below normal and today right now we're below freezing. most of the area below freezing at the moment.

26 in wilmington, 30 northeast philly. lehigh valley about the mid to upper 20s. 25 right now in quakertown. south jersey and delaware now mostly in the mid 20s, so temperatures are dropping very quickly with the calmer winds and the clear skies. and that is going to lead us into a very cold night tonight. again, some areas will be in the single digits. take a look at the philadelphia area, though, as we go through time here later on tonight, around 10:45, temperatures should be getting into the mid to low 20s and by the time you walk outside tomorrow morning, around 7:00 a.m. around 20 degrees. many areas will be in the teens, but some spots like i mention will be in single digits. so here are the coldest spots overnight tonight, early tomorrow morning, allentown, bethlehem, expect temperatures around 8 degrees, quakertown possibly down to 7. 9 degrees. bundle the kids up, especially in the lehigh valley for the bus

stop tomorrow morning and for the rest of the area, just make sure you have gloves, scarf, hat on tomorrow if you're walking around, especially in the morning hours. by the afternoon, we will start that gradual warmup as we go into the weekend and that is going to come with rain by the time we get to the weekend, so i'll show you the timing and how warm temperatures get before that coming up. >> all right, sheena, thank you. we've enjoyed low gas prices lately, but you could end up paying for your car if you did not take care of it during the cold weather. >> doug shimell talked with experts about how to avoid costly repairs. he joins us now, you have everyone's attention. >> reporter: you know, i think a lot of these drivers out here probably found out the hard way over the last couple of days just what exactly ignoring winter really can mean. the red jeep in the back of the garage was one of the early causalities, and owner matt wright has to foot the bill. >> when it got really cold, my

radiator broke and all my coolant flooded out of my vehicle and i was stranded on the side of the road in the freezing cold. >> reporter: at the new aaa car care center in south philadelphia, they've gone from zero to 60 in two days. >> we're getting a lot of battery failures, a lot of radiators, coolant issues, cars overheating because people aren't maintaining vehicles properly. >> reporter: jose gonzalez says drivers haven't charged batteries and done other preventive maintenance because the warm weather made them think they didn't have to. >> this battery tested marginal at this time. >> reporter: throw it on a charger and it would be all right? >> exactly. >> reporter: topping off your washer fluid and antifreeze are low cost disaster preventers, along with keeping an emergency kit in the trunk. for matt wright, the ruptured radiator makes him $1,000 lighter and he swears he won't get fooled by mother nature again. >> yeah, caught us off guard, it was 60, 70 degrees a week or two

ago. next thing you know, single digit temperatures this morning. >> reporter: the car repair shops say normally by this point in the winter they are seeing nothing but bent wheels and suspensions from potholes, but there's been no potholes because there's been no plowing because there's been no snow. doug shimell, nbc 10 news. a code blue emergency is set to be in effect for a second night in a row tonight, and today camden county officials and metro police checked on the disabled and the elderly door to door. it's called operation guardian, where officials make sure residents have working heat and utilities. camden county shelters also provide shelter during weather emergencies like these. young mom lauren ott is especially thankful. >> it's a blessing. it really is. i mean, my mom, my dad, my grandfather, everybody, my whole family don't have to worry about is lauren out on the streets again, what is she doing.

>> camden's code blue emergency expires tomorrow morning at 7:00. across the river tonight, philadelphia's police department has a new commissioner. one of his top priorities will be improving the public's relationship with his officers. george spencer joins us now with a closer look. what's his plan, george? >> reporter: mayor kenney spoke publicly at the swearing in today, as well, keith, saying that the police department is really the most important department in all of the city, saying it really sets the tone for the entire community and now with a new police commissioner in place, philly's new mayor is saying the police department will see really an evolution in its tone. a warm reception this morning as richard ross jr. was sworn in to lead his department on the stage of his old high school. as part of a new administration, ross and his boss, philly's new mayor jim kenney, promised a

renewed focus on community relations. >> over and over again i am not ashamed to applaud this department, nor am i ashamed to talk about the fact some things need to change. >> how you approach people, speak to people, respect people, you get that respect in return. >> reporter: mayor kenney says the stop and frisk tactic sometimes became a tool for indiscriminate police stops. the mayor hopes for an evolved police tone across every neighborhood. >> one of the worst things you could say to somebody, what are you doing here. what do you mean what are you doing here? i'm an american citizen, i have a right to be anywhere. >> reporter: ross promises his department will incorporate body cameras and continue the reforms launched under retired commissioner charles ramsey. kelvin anderson of the police advisory commission says the momentum is there. >> we have an emerging sense of collaboration between our police department and the citizens in the city, and it's our hope to help commissioner ross continue that. >> reporter: and in this crowd

at ross' alma mater, students sense it, too. >> we have to truly work together, come together, to overcome the complex situations and challenges facing society. >> reporter: ross admits changing the tone of police-community relations will really occur at the grassroots level, rolling up your sleeves, he says, and showing the citizens that the department will be responsive to their concerns. live tonight in mantua, nbc 10 news. >> thank you. from our jersey shore bureau, a community shuttle service is available for people living in western atlantic county. the shuttle will run week day mornings and afternoons. it will run a 24-mile route. it will link riders with nj transit existing buses and trains. coming up on nbc 10 news at 5:00, students in south jersey have a new way to get a scholarship for college. plus, caught on camera.

how police say a new jersey mother convinced her son to commit a crime. and he may be 93 years old, but do not count him out. how this man is determined to fulfill his olympic dreams.

let's talk about the eagles. they are expected to interview another perspective head coach today. >> now a former eagles coach could be throwing his hat into the ring and comcast sportsnet's john clark is following what's happening behind the scenes. john? >> yeah, just getting started on this search here, the eagles are getting a jump on other teams to interview, one of the top head coaching candidates out there, the birds reportedly meeting with adam gase today. gase helped lead bears quarterback jay cutler to one of his best seasons. prior to that he worked with peyton manning for two years as the broncos' offensive coordinator. gase was a finalist for the 49ers job last year but didn't get it, now, of course, the niners are also in the market

for a new head coach. here is a look at some of the candidates linked to the eagles. reports today indicate doug marrone is not being considered for the job, according to comcast sportsnet's ruben frank. he was the bills head coach for two years, spent last year with the jaguars. gase has a whole week of interviews set up, and by the way, no sean mcdermott on the list, no interview has been scheduled with the former eagles defensive coordinator just yet. the giants are trying to set up an interview with gase after tom coughlin stepped down. a lot to digest. more at 6:00. coming up we'll hear from bears quarterback jay cutler about the influence on adam gase on him. see you then. >> thank you very much. let's talk more about sports and the real olympics. never too late to chase your dreams. a 93-year-old man hopes to head to rio this year. >> first he'll have to qualify for the 2016 u.s. olympic table tennis team, and for many retirees a walk in the park is

enough to get the blood pumping, but not for this man. he plays table tennis every day, but now the athlete has his eyes set on a world championship. and while he will likely be the oldest athlete at the trials, looks good for 93, he says it is a sport that keeps him young. >> table tennis contributes to living longer we have to have better nutrition, better outlook on life, people never have a grudge or anything like that, i think that all goes along with the package. love everybody. >> amazing. check his birth certificate. he heads to greensboro, north carolina, next month for a tryout. well, we have another cold night setting up for the area. some spots in the single digits by tomorrow morning. coming up i'll show you who can expect the coldest temperatures and a warmup before the week's over. that's straight ahead.

this is nbc 10 news. >> the search is on for a family who police say stole someone's cell phone at a north jersey restaurant. it was all caught on video right here. investigators say sunday night the victim inadvertently dropped his phone before being seated at the restaurant. watch, though, as police say a mother and father gesture for their young son to grab the phone off the floor before walking out. staying in the garden state now, more than 30,000 graduating seniors leave new jersey every year to study elsewhere. it's a brain drain. the group choose new jersey wants to stop. the group now is launching a unique scholarship and internship program called smart students choose new jersey. the winner will be the highest

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february for the last time there was this much cash up for grabs in a powerball drawing. well, good news for those of us who struggle to keep our tweets to that 140 character limit. cnbc is reporting that twitter is thinking about allowing longer tweets up to 10,000 characters, and it could happen in the next couple of months. according to reports, your twitter timeline would look the same, but you'd have to click to expand the longer tweets. if you're a tech geek, listen up. the annual consumer electronics show opens tomorrow in las vegas and we have a sneak peek tonight. a few gadgets already on display, including a wiggly bendable contraption that wraps around your wrist, straightened out for selfies, so sheena parveen, say good-bye to the selfie stick you have, at least i know you have it. these laser bands and brushes can tree hair loss and promote hair growth, which is a couple

of the hundreds of gadgets sure to turn heads. the show runs tomorrow through saturday. now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist sheena parveen. >> well, temperatures tonight dropping to single digits for some spots. most areas will be in the teens again by tomorrow morning, so these numbers will be hitting around sunrise. bundle the kids up at the bus stop, it's going to be cold, make sure you have your gloves with you if you want to walk around in the morning, definitely want your hat or anything to keep your head and neck warm. before the end of the week we have a gradual warmup coming. you will notice this tomorrow afternoon, so today we were around freezing for a high temperature for most of the area, tomorrow will be around 40 degrees, so quite a bit warmer and that continues into the weekend. with the weekend warmup, we have rain coming so it's going to be too warm for anything but rain at this point. 28 degrees is the temperature in allentown. 30 reading, 28 in pottstown. it's 31 now in philadelphia, but most of south jersey and

delaware has already cooled down into the mid 20s. and it will be colder as we go overnight tonight. the average high 40 degrees, take a look at what our temperature trend is doing. yesterday we got to 33 for a high. today only 32. tomorrow right around 40, so seasonably cold tomorrow afternoon. not as cold as today, and by thursday low 40s and that warmup keeps going until the weekend, where we should be about the low 50s saturday and sunday. nice and dry right now, we stay that way overnight. low temperatures, one more cold night with areas single digits north and west. that's what we expect. philadelphia area, much of south jersey and delaware in the teens overnight. here's what's happening, big area of high pressure is going to keep us dry into tomorrow. the flow around this high is pulling down that cold air from canada. this is why we are so cold right now. by tomorrow afternoon, though, then thursday, we see this high shift offshore, wind starts to shift a little bit, so we get the milder air coming in, then

we go into friday and the weekend and our next round of rain approaches. with the warmup and temperatures we have some rain on the way. for tonight, going to be cold, 8 degrees for allentown, 9 quakertown, 13 norristown, 12 degrees for trenton and doylestown. 14 chester and westchester, 14 in glassboro, 13 degrees for mount holly and much of south jersey and delaware will be in the teens. vineland is one exception where you see temperatures drop in vineland and millville into single digits quickly, so we expect that to be a colder spot. tomorrow, though, sunny day, not as cold, but high temperatures still around 40 degrees, which is seasonable for this time of the year. tomorrow we're seasonably cold, thursday we stay dry and sunny, temperatures in the low 40s for thursday. friday will be in the mid 40s. that's going to come with late rain friday night, extending into the weekend. over the weekend, saturday and sunday will be milder around 50

degrees, but it's going to come with rain. then we go into next week and next week we are starting around 40 degrees again. so again the average high is 40 degrees, we'll be around most of the rest of this week, very quick warmup in the forecast, not extremely warm, but then we drop right back down to normal next week, so i would say it's going to keep feeling like winter for a little while longer. breaking news now just into nbc 10, sky force 10 live over the scene of a crash, where we've learned a pedestrian has been hit by a car. this is on edgemont avenue in new castle county. we're still waiting for more information on the victim's injuries, but we'll keep you posted on any new developments. lester holt joins us now with a look what's coming up on "nbc nightly news." >> good to see you, lester. >> hey, keith and denise. reaction to president obama's order on gun control and the moment that drove him to tears.

we sit down for an exclusive interview about the influence of evangelicals in the race for president. and the story of a popular brain training app being reigned in by the feds for claims. all that tonight on "nbc nightly news" at 6:30. >> see you in about 40 minutes from now. december was so warm, flowers started to rebloom. >> that can be a problem when it's time for the flowers to bloom again in the spring. we'll explain next on nbc 10 news at 5:00. then coming up on nbc 10 news at 6:00, a local university wants a second chance at having students study at the beach.

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this is nbc 10 news. >> the warmer than normal start to the winter was a welcome sight for most people in the northeast. >> but people who live in one north jersey town are wondering what that mean it is to cherry blossom tree bloom next spring. nbc's brian thompson with the story. >> reporter: a cold winter sun shines down on now dead cherry blossoms. record high temperatures had hundreds of trees in the branch brook park acting as though spring had sprung. >> 60, 65, 70 degrees in december. >> reporter: there are some 4,000 cherry trees here, the largest collection in the

nation, many juveniles, however, planted in the past few years. in full bloom outshining washington's title basin, drawing tourists from around the world, and many locals walking dogs, anxious for the spring display. >> everybody comes here to take pictures for their wedding, you know. it's just nice. it's comforting. >> brings a sense of prettiness to so much ugliness in the world. >> reporter: that prettiness now just premature wilted blossoms, and while there have been early march blooms before, never has this park seen hundreds of blooms before winter weather set in. the county arborist says the trees will survive and maybe even blossom again this spring if nature cooperates. >> i'm worried about it. very concerned. very concerned. >> reporter: assuming the weather stays cold, that's no safe assumption these days, there are still plenty of dormant trees in this park to

ensure a very colorful cherry blossom festival come april. in newark, brian thompson, nbc 10 news. nbc 10 news at 6:00 is next. >> here are jim rosenfield and jacqueline london. >> coming up next at 6:00, a cartoon that police officers find insulting. all new at 6:00, tonight the controversy in delaware over a picture of a baby and an officer. sheena? and our winter weather is going to stick around for one more night, at least those single digit temperatures, but a warmup for the rest of the week. that first alert forecast next. also, a trouble with the law, a philadelphia police officer finds himself in handcuffs and it is not the first time. that's next on nbc 10 news at 6:00.

a rare sight, president obama wiping away tear after tear with murdered children on his mind. >> every time i think about those kids it gets me mad. plus, new at 6:00, cartoon controversy. a local police department says now is not the time to poke fun at officers. good evening, i'm jacqueline london. >> and i'm jim rosenfield, but we begin tonight with one more night of a cold winter blast. you'll want to bundle up and

wear the extra layers, but some people can take it, temperatures in the teens didn't stop these folks from getting their morning exercise on the ventnor boardwalk. sheena parveen is joining us now. >> sheena, how cold is it going to get tonight? >> tonight is going to be similar to last night, many areas in the teens, some spots in the single digits. right now, though, we are quickly seeing these numbers drop down. with the clear skies and calm wind, these temperatures will continue to drop off quickly through the overnight hours. right now in pottstown it's 24 degrees, millville has already dropped from the mid 20s about 30 minutes ago to 19 degrees right now. 30 still in philadelphia, 26 in trenton and northeast philly, 25 dover, wildwood, 19 degrees up in the poconos and these numbers will keep getting colder. we'll be bottoming out through most of the area in the teens. philadelphia around 17 degrees for most of delaware, new jersey, middle teens, millville could get to 6 degrees, but areas north and west, these will be the coldest temperatures

through the lehigh valley, upper montgomery county, bucks counties, 8 degrees bethlehem, 8 in pottstown, possibly 7 in quakertown, so it is going to be another cold night. bundle up tomorrow morning, bundle the kids up at the bus stop, too, tomorrow. aside from this, our afternoon temperatures will be warmer than today and the warmup keeps going through the weekend. i'll show you those numbers coming up. >> all right, sheena, you saw the numbers as the temperatures remain well below freezing. camden county's code blue emergency stretches into a second night. >> police officers went door to door to check on the disabled and elderly residents. nbc 10's south jersey bureau reporter cydney long is live tonight. >> reporter: jacqueline, that's right, and the code blue now stretching into its second night, also stretches well beyond camden city limits to include all municipalities in camden county. the goal to prevent the loss of life of people who simply do not have the means to keep warm.