that was part of a plan to make jackpots grow faster and bigger and with $700 million up for grabs saturday, that plan appears to be working. powerball officials expect the figure to grow larger by this weekend with a record number of people buying tickets. i looked at the highest jackpot in the world, happened in 2012 in spain, $941 million. >> come on. >> come on is right. where's that person right now? >> we'd like to know. this is the kind of thing where people who don't normally play, they are playing now. >> our whole newsroom is getting in on it. you getting in on it? >> yes. i was excited because i didn't get a chance to play yesterday, everyone is going to have an opportunity to buy a ticket. i think the lines are going to be massive. >> a billion after saturday if nobody wins, unbelievable. >> thanks so much. let's turn to the weather now, some horses in blue bell didn't seem to mind today's milder temperatures at all.

nice scene there. let's head outside along the schuylkill. there it is, noticeably warmer out there today. the arctic air, it is gone, a warmup now under way. >> glenn "hurricane" schwartz has a first look at the forecast. couple weeks ago you would have never called this a warmup, but now we are after what we've been dealing with. >> yeah, this would be considered a cold spell if this were december, but it is a bit milder, despite the clouds that have been with us all day. there's virtually no wind out there to create any kind of wind chills. 44 degrees in philadelphia, we have been up to 45, which is above the average of 40, and it's gotten above 40 just about everywhere except for the poconos, mount pocono at 38 degrees. nothing on the radar, despite all of those clouds, and the clouds will continue during the night tonight, but once again on the future cast, you don't see any kind of precipitation. that will also help keep the temperatures up during the night, keeps it up at night and down during the day, and you can see the clouds through the night

very little wind and temperatures kind of mild for this time of the year. gets even warmer as we head toward the weekend, but it also gets pretty wet, and i'll tell you when the heaviest rain is going to occur in the seven day in a few minutes. 20 minutes of nonstop news continues with new surveillance video that could reach a robber who shot a grandmother in the face on new year's eve as she walked home from the grocery store. police say this is the car involved in the case. nbc 10's lauren mayk is live with the new clue that could find the woman's attacker. lauren? >> reporter: yeah, jacqueline, they pieced together video from different locations to get these pictures. take a close look at them and remember them wherever you go, because police here in philadelphia want you to be on the lookout for the man who shot a 75-year-old grandmother and could have killed her. on that day as her mom walked home with groceries, she says there must have been an angel somewhere.

>> she was shot in the face. >> reporter: she survived. >> went right through. >> reporter: maybe because she was screaming, mouth open, but the muzzle of that gun was so close it left a mark. >> he was right up against her cheek. >> reporter: on the last day of the year she became one of philadelphia's last shooting victims of 2015, a list we found totalled 1,243. now police are hoping this video will help them catch the shooter. >> front grill is bent up a bit where the nissan emblem is. >> reporter: the guy in the light-colored car got away with her cell phone, $400 from the paycheck she just cashed and a purse after a struggle with the strong woman. >> heinous, take a lady 75 years old, fighting for her pocketbook and shoot her in the face. i don't think you could say anything more heinous than that. >> reporter: well, the woman who was shot is expected to be okay. this is how much of a survivor she is, her daughter says she works at an elementary school

and she was worried about not making it to work and ruining her perfect attendance record. live in philadelphia, i'm lauren mayk, nbc 10 news. >> all right, lauren. we have this just in, stocks closed out, another rough day on wall street, the dow jones industrial average plunging about 400 points during trading today. live look here at the big board and you can see it didn't get much better. dow closing the day down 392 points. the losses leave the dow down 5% so far for this year, on track for its worst four-day start for a year on record. the problems began in china, where for the second time this week emergency circuit breakers triggered a shutdown in chinese stock markets because of a more than 7% drop within the first hour of trading. an emergency meeting was held to suspend the circuit breakers effective tomorrow, so what moves should you make with your money? if it's in the stock market, we're going to ask a cnbc analyst coming up at 4:45.

developing, another nude photo scandal and the students are getting younger and younger. this time middle schoolers at school reported classmates were showing nude cell phone pictures of another student and now police are trying to figure out how this started. george spencer is live in coatesville. george, this is not new. apparently this investigation started a while ago. >> reporter: yeah, jacqueline. local police had been investigating one of the middle schoolers involved in this case based on an earlier tip. up until yesterday, though, nothing had happened at the school, but when it did, this case grew to a whole new level. based in this charter school known for its rigorous academics and extracurriculars, but today administrators are responding to our region's latest nude photo sharing incident, this one involving middle schoolers. >> we take these very seriously,

children under our care. >> reporter: collegiu m's ceo says the parent came to the school with a relationship issue with their child. it was investigators who uncovered the allegations that two students were showing off nude cell phone pictures of other students while they were at school. collegium is using it as a teachable moment. >> educating our parents, providing them the resources to begin the conversation with their child and we re-enforce that back at school. >> reporter: over the summer nbc 10 told you about a separate incident at collegium after she was caught in an intimate encounter with a student off campus. they notified parents about the sexting scandal as quickly as

they could and are encouraging students to speak up. this case began as a local police case but was handed off to state police just today based on the home address of one of the students involved, investigators here say they are really just beginning their work. reporting live in chester county, george spencer, nbc 10 news. police are looking for the vandals that smashed their way through a catholic church. investigators say they broke several stained glass windows yesterday morning, also knocked over the church's pascal can dal, papal flag, and cross on the altar. the damage cost the church thousands of dollars. the parish priest has a forgiving message for whoever did this. >> however you're hurting, whatever led you to do this, whatever anger you have, whatever you're going through in your life, it would be wonderful if you wanted to come back here,

not do more damage, but to be helped. >> reporter: coming up on nbc 10 at 5:00, you're going to hear what the archdiocese of camden is changing at this church in the aftermath of this costly crime. sky force 10 over a mess for drivers in mercer county. interstate 95 north was closed for more than two hours after this truck overturned in lawrence township. just look at the mess. the truck was hauling scrap metal when it toppled around 9:30 this morning. that metal ended up all over the interstate, as you can see. the driver walked away with minor injuries. police are hoping new video can help them catch what they say are a pair of package thieves in south philadelphia. in this video you see this girl walk up to a door back on january 2nd, officers say it appears she can't pick up the package because it was too heavy, so she brings a man to grab the box. it's not clear what was in the package, but if you recognize either person, call philadelphia police. police in south jersey

looking for a trio of robbers who robbed at least three convenience stores within a month's time. the robbers holding up a 7-eleven in blackwood on december 2nd and again two weeks later. yesterday we showed you the video of the most recent robbery at the knickknack store in washington township last wednesday. police believe the crimes are connected because the suspects all wore masks and used a large kitchen knife as their weapon. suspects got away with cash in all three crimes. people in berks county have a powerful crime fighting tool at their fingertips. a new smartphone app today was unveiled to help people report crime tips or suspicious activity to police. the app connects the user to an emergency official and creates an anonymous two-way conversation. the technology works hand in hand with the tips 411 texting system. the app is a free download. today new jersey state lawmakers are dealing with crucial issues that could shape atlantic city's future. public hearings were held today

in both the state senate and assembly on two competing plans for building north jersey casinos. before voters decide whether to change the state constitution, which restricts gambling to atlantic city, lawmakers have to agree on a single plan to put on the ballot. ted greenberg will break down the debate coming up at 5:00. more high school seniors in camden will receive their diploma this year. camden school's superintendent joined recent graduates and current students to celebrate the district's graduation rate today. 64% of camden high school seniors will graduate this spring, up from 49% just three years ago. camden school alums have some advise to college-bound students about how to stay on the right path. >> seems one thing after another, coming after me, coming after me, so i just had to basically build up myself and know that i want this, there's nothing else i can do for my life except be successful, so that's what i continue to do.

that's how i am today. >> reporte >> the superintendent says he's very proud of the district's progress but recognizes they have a lot of work to do. philadelphia's battling for federal funds that could help its overcrowded jails. the city has submitted a proposal to the mcarthur foundation. that organization has a five-year $75 million initiative. it's aimed at cutting the population behind bars. if the city's proposal is succe successful, philadelphia could receive at least $4 million, more than 7,800 men and women sit in philadelphia's overcrowded jails, which only are meant to hold 6,500 people. from our delaware bureau, some neighbors in delaware are trying to keep a homeless shelter from opening. the emanuel shelter borrows space in this building for a wintertime homeless shelter. for the group, they'd like it to be a year round facility. they are hoping to buy the building and convert it into a shelter, but some neighbors say

a shelter does not belong so close to home and families with children. a county board will make the decision, they'll have to give the organization a variance to allow them to use the space for a shelter. a new steeple now sits atop a philadelphia church after strong winds destroyed the old one last winter, and here it is being delivered to the burholme baptist church, workers supervising the installation as giant cranes lifted it on to the church's roof. just to be safe, the dunkin' donuts next door was evacuated while the steeple was put into place. you may recall parishioners were inside the church last february when its steeple collapsed during the middle of services. strong winds damaged the steeple structure. no one was hurt during the collapse. philadelphia is gearing up for an historic celebration to honor dr. martin luther king jr. later this month. nbc 10 was at the

african-american museum in philadelphia where plans were announced for a new four-day event memorializing dr. king. it is a joint effort between the museum and citizens bank. the four days will feature workshops and a speaker series and there will be a special emphasis on family-friendly activities for kids. >> we're especially committed to sharing lessons with our children, thus the celebration of the martin luther king holiday has always been a highlight of our educational calendar. >> the museum's mlk weekend celebration will run from january 15th through the 18th, which is the national celebration of mlk day. france is investigating a new case of terrorism this afternoon. think about the timing, exactly a year since islamic extremists opened fire at the office of the satirical newspaper "charlie hebdo." france's president marked the anniversary at today's ceremony. an accomplice of the two gunmen

later killed a policewoman, then stormed a kosher supermarket and murdered four hostages. the violence claunlaunched a bl year in the french capital. shortly after today's ceremony, members at a police station shot and killed a man armed with a knife. police say he was wearing a fake explosives vest and also carrying paper with an isis flag on it. they believe he was the only person involved here. prosecutors are investigating this as a terrorism case. there is relief in upstate new york following the rescue of 17 salt miners who were stuck hundreds of feet below the ground. the crane lifted the last two miners above the surface this morning. they were trapped in an elevator 900 feet underground after the elevator malfunctioned. this is the deepest salt mine in the country and was no easy rescue. it took about ten hours to complete. >> that's when we all look at each other and say, this was a win.

>> all 17 miners are fine. investigators are still trying to figure out what caused the elevator to malfunction. here's a reason to maybe throw out leftover christmas cookies and candy. the new dietary guidelines suggest americans limit the amount of added sugar in their diet to 10% of their daily calories, about 12 teaspoons for a 2,000 calorie diet, also advise people to cut back on salt, saturated fat, and include other forms of protein in their diet like nuts and sea foods. mild start to the winter is changing how and when people are getting sick this season. >> it has a lot of people wondering whether or not it is the flu that's making their family sick and just how to treat it. nbc 10 south jersey bureau reporter cydney long got some answers from a local doctor. >> reporter: 'tis the season, winter is finally here and so is what seems to be long lasting, pesky, down for the count colds. >> most cases we are seeing

right now is common cold, some allergies. >> reporter: this doctor has been treating a lot of respiratory illness. we asked why the symptoms so many are feeling are lasting so long and is it the flu or not? >> there is flu-like illnesses that we are seeing right now, mimic the flu, but not exactly be flu. >> reporter: he says it's not uncommon for runny nose, fever, cough, and congestion to be persistent for as long as two weeks. why are the first couple of days so important, especially if it is the flu? >> beyond three days the risks are, first of all, treatment is not that effective. >> reporter: with a mild start to winter, unlike snow last year that can blanket grass and mold producing allergens, he said it's possible the weather means lingering allergies. >> definitely could be a factor and play significant roles in what kind of illnesses we are seeing right now. >> reporter: health providers in

south jersey have been lucky, but they haven't come close to seeing the volume of flu patients compared to this time last year, but also says we're not out of the woods. the traditional flu hits the hardest in february and can stretch all the way until may. the best advice, call your doctor before you go, it may only require rest, fluids, and chicken soup. whether or not this season's flu vaccine is proving to be effective -- >> that's going to be hard to predict. >> reporter: time will tell. cydney long, nbc 10 news. now your nbc 10 first alert weather with chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz. >> well, for many it was a welcome break from the recent run of cold temperatures today. perfect opportunity to load the kids up in the stroller like these folks did along the camden waterfront. even though it was cloudy all day, no rain or snow anywhere in the area. the warming trend continues, and

temperatures got into the 40s today, above average, going to climb some more. we do have rain in the weekend, not going to be a washout. we'll pinpoint the timing of that for you in a bit, and the next arctic blast is coming next week, warming up for a while, but not going to stay that way. cloudy skies, seen it all day, 45 degrees, no wind. six degrees warmer than this time yesterday, and we got up to 40 on wednesday, after 32 tuesday. 45 degrees today, 48 tomorrow, 54 saturday. we could hit 60 on sunday. right now it is in the 40s, generally mid 40s across the area, 39 in lancaster, 38 in mount pocono. the only exception is warm spots millville and atlantic city, you can see most places are five to ten degrees warmer than they were this time yesterday, despite the cloudy skies, just about every reporting station reporting overcast conditions, but nobody is reporting any kind of precipitations, so there's

nothing on the radar, despite all of those clouds out there. back to the west is a different story. there's plenty of moisture up the mississippi river valley, areas that do not need anymore rain. there's been plenty of it. let's see what happens here as we go through the night tonight. lots of clouds with the future cast, but no rain or snow. here comes tomorrow. tomorrow is pretty cloudy, too. little bit warmer, few showers tomorrow night, looks too warm for snow, even in the poconos. then saturday, cloudy again with just a chance of a couple showers until we get to later saturday night. after 8:00, 9:00, here comes the rain. and for sunday morning, that's when it's most likely, not only to be raining, but to get some of this heavier rain moving through. but you can see it moves through and during the afternoon, we may see dry conditions, windy

conditions, and unseasonably warm conditions. how much rain? some of the computer models showing not much through saturday afternoon. it's saturday night, into sunday morning where we get a half inch to an inch in some parts of the area. for tonight, cloudy, not as cold as the last few nights. 34 for the low in philadelphia, 24 north and west. not nearly as cold as it's been. then during the day tomorrow, cloudy day again. generally dry until after dinner tomorrow. 8:00, 9:00 tomorrow with temperatures getting into the upper 40s, which is well above the average of 40 degrees. then it goes up from there. another day with a lot of clouds, saturday, but the best chance of any showers there, saturday night, especially late saturday night and into sunday morning. that's when the heaviest rain would be. might get some sunshine sunday afternoon, push us up to 60 degrees. but then look at that arctic blast coming in on monday and another blast coming in on

wednesday with a chance of some flurries. all right, did you see this? a stage crasher interrupting an awards show on live television last night. check it out. >> what? next we finish playing this clip and show how these ladies got him away from that mike. plus the robbers that used a smashing technique to get into a store right here, but it's what happened next that slowed down their operations. and later, the changes the irs could cost everyone more to file their taxes when nbc 10 news at 4:00 continues.

sky force 10 live over breaking news in philadelphia, impacting the evening commute. take a look at this, the southbound lanes of roosevelt boulevard are shut down right now because of a crash. several cars are involved here. we are working to learn just how many people are injured from

this crash. again, the southbound lanes of roosevelt boulevard are shut down, so avoid that area. you can see right there from sky force 10 just that huge backup and how far traffic is stalled. nbc 10 continuing to monitor the traffic situation, we'll keep you updates from east falls. in the meantime, take a look at this smash and grab burglary out of texas. the five thieves have the smash part down. it's the grab part they had trouble with. five guys go for the safe. just a little too heavy. they fumble around for a few minutes, then they take off without it. police later found the stolen truck, but no sign of the men. well, the awards season is under way. >> and no show is complete without some sort of awkward hiccup. >> my name is -- yes, sir. >> you ain't going to pull no steve harvey up in here. >> poor steve harvey.

>> what's he have to do with it? >> that man grabbed the mike last night, but the hosts of "the talk" promptly booted him away. nbc scored big with "the voice," jimmy fallon right there won the award for favorite late night talk show host, no surprise. >> everybody's talking about that guy who grabbed the mike now. >> right, no problem going up there. the recent arctic blast is allowing local ski resorts to finally open. >> doug shimell live in camelback, where skiers are hitting the mountain for the first time today. doug? >> reporter: you know, opening the trails in early january, i guess is better than opening them in early february as warm as this winter's been. the story coming up. >> finally, but will the weather cooperate with the snow making? i'm tracking a weekend warmup that could impact the conditions in the poconos this weekend. that's straight ahead in my first alert forecast.

it is finally cold enough for ski resorts to cover their hills with snow and stay open for business. >> looks more normal now for this time of year and now they are hoping for a long rest of the snowy winter. doug shimell live at camelback mountain resort where the runs are open for the first time today. doug, snow behind you finally. >> reporter: the marketing folks here were convinced that there was a lot of pent-up demand for skiing, and they weren't kidding. a giant ski team went by, said

they've had no place to practice all winter, now they do. >> up until now, this winter has not looked like the way it's supposed to look. >> reporter: it was almost to the point of having to find another winter hobby. >> been so warm, i was starting to lose the mental edge for the ski season. >> depressing, gets you anxious, gets you excited. it just makes you want to come out sooner, quicker, and do more stuff. >> reporter: but the celebration was on at camelback resort after finally enough cold to make snow and open. >> winter always gets here, always does, and we're just really happy to kind of kick off our season with such a gorgeous day. >> students have more time to practice. >> reporter: snowboard instructors could finally instruct. >> i was praying for snow all the time. 24/7 until it happened finally. >> reporter: it's not the real stuff, but this winter reality is in the eye of the skier.

>> me and my friends kept trying to go, but none of the resorts were open because it was hard to make snow. i thought we were going to have to go to canada to get snowboarding in. >> reporter: for this family, the christmas ski trip came, just two weeks late. >> i jumped up and down, i don't know. >> reporter: went a little nuts? >> yeah. >> never gave up on winter. i'm a winter baby. >> reporter: camelback is convinced that they should be able to make up a lot of the revenue they've lost because of the warm winter so far. more on that coming up in a little bit. live in camelback mountain resort, doug shimell, nbc 10. almost all the resorts are open for the winter, jack frost/big boulder opened, spring mountain and shawnee opened yesterday, blue mountain. makes me want to get out on the

slopes. >> you do ski, pretty good, aren't you? >> been a while, so i'm rusty. also looking ahead to a warmup. that doesn't help. >> glenn "hurricane" schwartz has a look at what this means for the pocono region and skiers like jim. >> yeah, this is going to be a little blip in the improved weather for skiers as we head towards the weekend. good conditions now, had it all week, the temperature is above freezing, but it's okay. could be above freezing, 38 degrees is not a problem. it goes down below freezing and they can make more snow. no natural snow up there for the live radar, but here's the forecast. friday is going to be the best day to go skiing. over the weekend, things are going to be going downhill, so to speak. we've got some patchy light rain or showers possible on saturday. if temperatures go above freezing. saturday night and sunday, that's where you've got the problem. saturday night, into sunday morning, some heavy rain and then temperatures sunday afternoon going well up into the

40s. that's going to mess things up a lot, but next week we get two arctic blasts, and by the following weekend we may even see some natural snow up in the poconos. i'll have all of that with the rest of my seven day in just a few minutes. taking you back here because of the mess it is creating at rush hour. sky force 10 live over this breaking news in philadelphia's east falls. you can see this crash and also the backup this crash has caused. we can tell you the southbound lanes of roosevelt boulevard near ridge avenue are shut down right now because of that accident. several cars are involved and this new information we have right now, three people are hurt. we don't yet know how seriously. again, the southbound lanes of roosevelt boulevard shut down. avoid this area. look at the backup it's causing. we'll bring you updates as we get them.

to california now where a teacher's aide is facing charges after a video surfaces that appears to show her smacking a special needs student. police say she hit a 9 year old while two other people restrained the boy. this was at a school near san jose. they've charged her with child abuse now and the school has suspended several other employees. what began as an amber alert in oregon and mother facing dui charges. she tells police someone stole her car with her baby in it yesterday, but officers say she actually crashed the car, then she say she walked to buy more wine and was so drunk she forgot where she left her wrecked car and infant son. the boy was fine when officers found him. a jersey shore contractor's accused of scamming superstorm sandy victims. he was arrested yesterday, he allegedly failed to complete work on a couple's seaside heights house. the couple told investigators

they gave them $22,000 to lift and renovate their home. he allegedly spent $4,500 on the job before abandoning the project. car car carlevale was not registered with the state as a contractor. the airline adding ten new nonstop flights at budget rates. plus, the high-tech change that could mean you'll get less of your tax refund back. and are you wasting time at the gym? next, the new study about weight loss that could convince you to put off working out or eating that until next month.

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anything that could go wrong went wrong. i've been in the hospital twenty three times since. the bills started to pile up. i had nothing to give. we had nothing in the refrigerator. i would be dead and not sitting here right now if it wasn't for pond lehocky. frontier airlines is adding ten new destinations this spring. texas, cleveland, kansas city, missouri, milwaukee, nashville, new orleans, st. augustine, florida, and indianapolis. a lot of stops there.

frontier has been remaking itself as an ultra low cost airline with low fares, but the airline charges extra for most other things. high-tech future, but it could cost taxpayers more money. the national taxpayer advocate reports the irs has invested millions of dollars in a plan to move more of its work online, including plans to adopt online taxpayer accounts. but the group reported to congress that the irs could be creating a pay to play system where only people who can afford professional help will receive help filing their taxes. the irs is defending its plan. death rates from cancer are dropping. the american cancer society revealing today nearly 2 million fewer people have died from the disease since it peaked in the early 1990s. breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer deaths saw the biggest drop.

experts say advancements in prevention, detection, and treatment are responsible for the drop in deaths. if your new year's resolution is to lose weight, you may want to wait until next month to start. >> okay. >> don't tell me twice. british researchers found january may not be the best time to start a diet. their study showed animals and humans have an evolutionary urge to maintain body fat in the winter months when natural food sources are scarce. and because modern foods are full of sugar and flavor, the temptation to eat is stronger than our resolutions. i'll wait until february. >> okay. a third straight day of losses in the stock market has many people really worried about their money. >> coming up next, if this is the sign of a global problem and what investors should do if they are ready to pull their money and cut their losses. and a warmup is still under way. i'm tracking temperatures getting into the 50s and maybe even 60 degrees for the weekend. that next on my first alert forecast.

a rush hour crash with injuries in east falls. updating you now on this breaking news with sky force 10 overhead giving you an aerial perspective of this crash and the backup it's causing. this area is roosevelt boulevard near ridge avenue. we're talking about the southbound lanes affected. several cars involved. we know three people are hurt. we don't know how seriously, but we do know medics are on scene right now as you can see, treating the injured. again, the southbound lanes of roosevelt boulevard shut down. avoid the area if you can. nbc 10 staying on top of this and will bring you updates as we get them. another troubling day on wall street, as we mentioned earlier, the dow dropping about 400 points during trading thanks to spreading fears about the health of china's economy. shares of china's main stock

market fell so fast that trading had to be suspended there. for more on the impact of today's events, let's check in with mary thompson, who's live at cnbc headquarters. how much is tied to technical rules china put in place and how much is it a signal of broader concerns about the global economy? >> i'm going to give you an answer you may not like, it's probably a combination of both. let's take a look at what happened today. what we have is chinese circuit breakers into into effect 28 minutes into the trading session in china. as you mentioned, stocks were halted for the second day this week. then, of course, the chinese government said we're going to abandon these circuit breakers. there's a sense the chinese government doesn't have a grip on what's happening, that raises concerns. then add to the fact that the decline in the market suggests slowing growth in china anyways and they are concerned the slower growth will be exported to the rest of the world. really it's a combination of

both and it's landed here in the u.s., which as i've been telling other people, keep in mind the u.s. is probably the strongest economy among the major developed economies, but there are concerns the weakness we're seeing in china could land on the shores on the u.s. and that led to concerns today. >> yeah, some chaotic reaction to china to the situation there. so what do we say to people who might be ready to pull their money out of the market and be done with the stock market altogether? do they sit tight or do they do that? >> well, i tell you, i'm a reporter, so i always tell people call your financial adviser, because they are the expert. that being said, conventional wisdom is always take a look at your portfolio and remember the first thing you should consider is what's your time frame. if you have a long-term time frame, is it wise to sell now, or are you better holding on? because this is a four-day period. a month from now the markets could be turned around. you have to look at it

considering your time frame. if you've invested for 20 years if you look at the history as any kind of a guide, not that that's a guarantee, you would be ahead of the game if you sat tight. consider your time frame, consider how much risk you're willing to take, keep in mind it's a 5% decline in the dow over a couple of days, doesn't mean we are going down 20 or 30%, at least not now, but a financial adviser would look as to what your risk appetite is and the length of time you're committed to having the investments, then make a move whether or not you're uncomfortable or not. >> we appreciate the long view on that, mary thompson, thanks so much. now your nbc 10 first alert weather with chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz. >> well, it's been a pretty cloudy day everywhere except over the poconos. it is crystal clear and been that way all day. the warming trend continues throughout the area. we are going to be seeing some weekend rain, but not a total

washout, and the next arctic blast coming early next week, then another after that. so we're about to get into actual winter. we have no wind out there to speak of, haven't had it all day. 44 degrees, cloudy skies, five degrees warmer than this time yesterday and the temperature has been going up since tuesday. 45 today, 48 degrees tomorrow, and then into the 50s over the weekend. and near 60 degrees by sunday, but then that's it, it goes back down after that. 38 mount pocono, 31 in quakertown and blue bell. 43 in coatesville, 42 in mount holly, 45 in trenton. all these numbers are a little bit above average for this time of the year. despite all the clouds. we don't have any showers. we had a couple returns offshore here, we'll keep an eye on that, but most of the moisture is back to the west, down the

mississippi river, and that is moving in this direction. it's going to take a while to get here. we have the clouds around right now, going to have clouds around tonight, clouds around tomorrow, but still without any rain until later tomorrow evening. there you go. and even too warm for snow in the poconos. then on saturday again it's cloudy, but not much in the way of any rain. most of saturday is dry. and even early saturday evening, but later on saturday night, 8:00, 9:00, then into sunday morning, rain, some of it on the heavier side sunday morning. we're talking about between let's say 7:00 and 11:00, and then the drier air starts to come in, so sunday afternoon is looking better than sunday morning. cloudy, not as cold tonight, 34 for the low in philadelphia. 24 tomorrow. another cloudy day, generally dry until nighttime showers and

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. there is a bridge battle heating up in bucks county that has neighbors begging for someone to step in. >> problem lies in the middle of

a small wooden foot bridge. nbc 10's deanna durante explains why no one will take action. >> we love that bridge. saw it was closed today, we weren't aware it was closed. we don't know why. doesn't look like it's falling apart. >> reporter: what residents haven't seen is why this small bridge is shut down. planks are missing. >> two boards are missing that are 2x6s, simple thing to fix by the township. you've got a borough, two sides. all it would take is one person to go in with a drill or nail. >> reporter: simple enough, right? wrong. >> i didn't buy the bridge, i bought the property. let's get that straight. >> reporter: you bought the property. >> like everybody, i don't own this bridge, neither do i. i own the property that the bridge runs on. >> reporter: meet the bridge owner, or at least one of them. >> reporter: why not nail a board in where the board came out? >> because it's not in code.

>> reporter: this part of the bridge sits on his property and he says he's not fixing it, because if he does, he's to bring the whole thing up to code, and this side of the bridge sits on a vacant piece of property. there's an owner, but no one's found him yet. making folks wonder -- >> why don't they just fix it and don't tell anybody? >> reporter: then those people could be liable for any and all other repairs for the bridge, news these folks say is silly, but according to the township, it's the law. residents don't like it, but officials say they have no room to complain. technically all the people crossing on the bridge are trespassing? >> technically, yes. >> reporter: which is why these barricades are going to stay in place, at least on this side. >> if i do own it, i should have the right to tear it down. >> reporter: in newtown, deanna durante, nbc 10 news. nbc 10 news at 5:00 is next. >> here's keith jones. >> all new at 5:00, can the a.c. casinos take yet another hit? why leaders in their own state

could make it more difficult to compete. plus, parishioners in south jersey wonder why someone would do so much damage to their church and are wondering if these precious items can be replaced. that's next on nbc 10 news at 5:00.

right now at 5:00, shattered glass and broken hearts after someone went on a destructive rampage inside this church. plus, new surveillance video

shows the moments right before this 75-year-old woman was shot and robbed while walking down the street. now her daughter is calling on the, quote, cowardly shooter, to take responsibility. first, who needs millions when you could win a billion instead? experts think that's how high the next powerball jackpot could get, and now our hopes are even higher, too. nbc 10 news at 5:00 starts right now. good evening, i'm keith jones. it hasn't reached a billion dollars yet, but the powerball jackpot has gone up twice since last night's drawing. now stands at $700 million. that's already the largest jackpot in american history. nbc 10's randy gyllenhaal joins us live in center city. randy, the next drawing isn't until saturday, but people are jumping at the chance to win this giant jackpot. >> yeah, that jackpot is only possible if enough people go before saturday to buy tickets or if it