new from overnight, the calm before the winter storm. our camera here in cape may captured light snow falling overnight. the real snow has yet to come. crews are getting ready, pre treating he's, for once the storm comes in. those overnight snow showers are moving out. again, our focus is on what's to come. let's get more about what's going to happen today an what's to come with meteorologist bill henley in the first alert forecast. bill. >> tracy, you mentioned that snow overnight is quickly moving

out. most of the areas saw snow flakes. snow is completely offshore. as for this weekend, saturday in particular, there it is. it's just getting started. it will affect us this weekend. fought today. temperatures not so bad, 29 degrees in philadelphia. this is more than warmer this year. people are in the middle 20s at this hour t. temperatures will climb. look at this, the clouds left over from the snow showers, they'll be clearing out. bright sunshine at 9:00. 30 and 35 at the noon time hour. completely dry today. that does change this weekend. a closer look at the storm coming our way when i'm back if ten minutes. >> we will start you a on the vine street expressway. this is right around 24th street. so no problems westbound or east bound and no backups right now. if you are headed to the schuylkill, you will be fine. a 13 minute trip.

no problems on the schuylkill into center city. a 15 minute drive time headed southbound to the schuylkill to five. we are watching out for closure restrictions out if center city because of that fire on tuesday. lo custer street between 22nd and 21st street. still blocked. >> jessica, thanks. on the road crews are pre treating the area. it's the first line of defense before that winter storm moves in. they are coating major roadways with bryan. officials tell nbc 10 they are preparing for heavy snowfall. they will start to salt the roads as soon as the snow starts falling. for mayor jim kenny, this will be his first major snowstorm at the helm. >> trying to put into place, every piece of equipment we have. get change ofen wheel we have. get plows on every vehicle that can carry a plow. >> the office of emergency management is urging the residents to sign up for ready

philadelphia to receive important updates, go to nbc10.com tore app to register for that. our team coverage continues along the jersey shore, where crews are getting busy getting ready. flood is a big threat to many coastal towns. matt delucia is on the phone headed to the shore. matt. >> tracy, we are pulling up in atlantic city right now. along the way of the atlantic city expressway, we saw wet roads, as we bought the to the shore points, you saw that dusting of snow that bill was talking about a few moments ago there was a light coating on the side streets on the atlantic city boardwalk as well. the big issue as we have been talking about, that coastal flooding. that could happen starting saturday morning into sunday. the national weather service alerting people of that when we is high tide, saturday morning,

saturday night and sun morning and also that loom coming if could cause issues if terms of the back phase and the ocean front. so people are preparing for that, possibly the worst flooding, since hurricane sandy. at the moment, the crews are gearing up to work around the clock. it's a storm around here. the commerce should also prepare for professional outages that could last several days. throughout the day, we saw people stocking up on grocery, doing this, normal store preparations. getting the shovels. getting the salt. at the moment, things seem very calm and peaceful for the moment. it looks nice down here. we will have a riev report. for now, though, i am live in atlantic city. matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >> as the winter storm approaches, you may rethink

weekend travel plans, especially if you are planning to fly. airlines are predicting delays and cancellations. american, zo southwest, jet blue have issued travel advisories for airports in the feast. some airlines have already waived their change fees. you can switch your flight free. there are some restrictions. it's best to check with your airline directly. first alert meteorologist bill henley returns with the winter storm forecast. make sewer you have all the tools from our first alert news team. it's a good idea to download it right now for part is phones and tabments. happening today the philadelphia parking authority will announce a new reward for information about a man shot walking his dog. the victim, marshall, worked for the ppa. atlantis say on december 16ing, a gunman pulled up in a van and shot marshall. his family tells a witness tells us that a witness overheard an argument between park and the gunman and it appears he did to

the know his killer. >> you need to know you really hurt our family. >> marshall's mother says he spent five years and had dreams of joining the mounted patrol. a 911 call comes through saying there is a plan to shoot police officers in philadelphia and fork in the name of isis. the nypd received the anonymous tip. the suspect turned himself into police yesterday and is being questioned by police. is far, they have fought saided if he'll face charges. this caps two weeks after philadelphia police officer jesse hartnett was shot in an ambush attack. an apartment fire that broke out if philadelphia, the cleanup continued. fire inspectors are trying to figure out what caused the fire. officials say parts of the

building will have to be demolished. they are working quickly to get that done before this weekend's wint were storm hits. now from our delaware bureau, today, governor jack markel will deliver his state of the state address. people will hear the plans involved for 2016. he is expected to discuss the state's economy, schools and government services. this will be markell's final state of the state address as he entiers his final year in the mansion. john king, jr., will speak at a teacher's town hall meeting at a school of the future on parkside avenue. king is on a four-state tour to highlight good work if schools and promote initiatives to help students succeed at all levels. ness a cold enough start. they're making snow, once again,

pots nature is going to lend a big helping hand in the poke no mountains this weekend. that's pretty good looking snowy scene from camelback. a live view there. the wind are still blowing. not as strong as it has been lately. a little bit of a breeze. temperatures are running warmer for this morning. with sunshine, dry conditions today, we'll see temperatures above freezing this afternoon. so today, a pretty good day, but we're tracking a major winter storm that is going to bring traffic to a halt over the weekend. the worst of it saturday. we will see heavy snow saturday into saturday fight. the morning, though, clear. and 17 degrees if mount pocono, just a few scattered clouds in northeast philadelphia. atlantic city has cloudy skies. this is what's left of a light snow that passed to the kout overnight. look at that full moon coming down. that bright moon is going to be setting first thing this

morning. we will get bright sunshine to replace it. satellite shows we are in the clear. clouds are pushing offstore. the storm that's headed our way for weekend is moving through the center u.s. it is centered over missouri. it will tap into the gulf moisture and start moving to the northeast. by tomorrow morning at 9:00 look at the snow falling if west virginia and into kentucky and ten it moves into our area friday evening. most of the day friday will be just fine. cloudy skies yes, by afternoon, but the first snowflakes friday evening. that's at 7:00. can you see light snow in the dover area. it quickly moves into philadelphia. heavy snow for most of the day on saturday, mixing with some rain in parts of delaware and south jersey that will limit snow totals there. but that limiting, not so likely for wilmington, philadelphia and trenton and for colder areas to the north and west. today dry, partly to mostly

sunny skies. for the pocono mountains, 23 this afternoon. 35 in allentown and reading. sunshine bright for trenton, mount holly and doylestown and thor sho. those clouds move out. middle 30s for cape may and atlantic city. 36 this afternoon for dover and above freezing from west chester to philadelphia and williams town with plenty of sunshine today. today is not the problem. the weekend yes. take a look at the expected snow amounts within i'm back in ten minutes. >> bill, see you then, thanks,. 10 after 4:00 about the time you head out the door. let's check with jessica boyington on what's happening in south jersey. >> a lot of construction projects start to pick up around 5:00 in the morning or. so so we do have one out if 2 five southbound the ramp to the 42 freeway northbound is closed this morning. >> that will be out there until 5:00 this morning.

definitely redirection if you are if that area. this is the worse pike around 2 five. can you see no problems whether on worse pike or 295 in either direction. this is the 42 freeway. northbound and into under from 55 to the walt whitman bridge. a five minute trip. tracy. deal or no deal. we are learning new details about the case against comedian bill cosby. next, hear what the montgomery county d.a. says about a one-time agreement designed to protect cosby from prosecution. many of us will be searching forparking spots. philadelphia police are using social media to lay down the parking laws. [coughing]

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>> it is 4:14. will henley returns in a few minutes with a closer look at the forecast. here's something to remember if you lose power during the winter storms, the comes in handy. nbc 10 and our parent company comcast will help you to plug in, power up your deseisss. we have a list of locations from you can do that. new information now, montgomery county prosecutors say bill cosby wants special treatment in the sex assault case against him. cosby wants the criminal case thrown out before having a preliminary hearing. last week they filed a motion to have the criminal case dismissed. it states that cosby can fought be prosecuted because that would violate an agreement with former d.a. t. current d.a. said

yesterday there was no valid agreement paid for cosby. there will be a hearing next month to determine if the case will move forward. he is expected to testify for the defense saying he made a deal to would persuade cosby to testify in the accuser's 2005 civil lawsuit. a woman accused of mowing down people in las vegas could face a sentence of more than a to you years in prison in convicted because of all the new charges she is facing. she was in court yesterday to hear the charges, which now include 30 counts of attempted murder. one person was killed if that december crash and more than three dozen others were hurt. she faces a total of 78 charges. she will be back in court nerkt month. michigan governor rick snyder releases e-mails to show what he knew and when he knew it. after angry protests over the handling of the water crisis, yesterday the governor released more than 200 pages of e-mails.

in one e-mail last september, severals after tests first reveal lead, the governor's top aid wrote him and said the water crisis was the city and county's responsibility but that the state should speak up to avoid quote the narrative that the state is ducking responsibility. >> are you worried and your future? >> yeah, i don't wantpy kids tore anger problems or mental problems or none of that. >> they requested for $28 million to help pay for testing in schools and water supplies. they have no idea when the water will be safe to use again. >> now to decision 2016. during a company stop if oklahoma, sarah palin said it was from military service. her son was arrested earlier this week for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend and

possessing a firearm while intoxicated. palin says it's related to her son's ptsd and seemed to point the finger at president obama. >> it starts from the top t. question, though, it comes from our own president where they have to look at him and wonder, do you know what we go through? do you know what we're trying to do to secure america? >> palin also said she relates with other families dealing with service members suffering from ptsd. today rowan university henry hoan will be remembered. the school may decide to change its name to rowan university. now with the approach of this weekend storms, people are remembering the repeated power

outages that resulted, which is why they're taking steps now to prepare. back in the winter of 2014, trees and lights were knockt down. this time residents are stocking up on firewood and food, making sure they have back-up plans if place. >> it's scary. because you don't know when your power is going to go back on. it's cold and especially if we get all this snow, it's not as easy to travel. >> some communities will open up emergency shelters if the power does go out and some township municipal buildings will house residents if feed. meteorologist bill henley has new information. bill. >> it is going to be improving conditions today after a little light snow tonight. but deteriorating conditions overnight. right now, it is completely clear as you see by the poon that is just setting. 29 degree, fought all that cold, not compared to where we have been lately.

northwest winds have settled down. we will stay dry all day long, see lots of sunshine, plenty of time to make preparations for saturday's storm. 26 in wilmington, 27 if trenton. with clouds everhead, the temperatures will be slow to cool down this morning. once they're out of here, we'll see sunshine, timing for plenty of sunshine today. tomorrow we two the other direction. we start off with sunshine, those clouds will be moving in with the storm as we head into the weekend. for today, mostly sunny an dry, temperatures range to 47 this afternoon. up to ten miles during the day today. it is saturday. will you see the worst of the storm. we have already issued a first alert for the coming storm, which will start friday evening and light snow. but through the day saturday, heavy snowfall expected and the temperature topping out at 32 degrees in philadelphia. some warmer readings in south

jersey will lead to some mixing there. it is steady also for an event for philadelphia and it will be ending first thing on sunday morning. just a few scattered light showers sunday morning. by then, we will be shoveling out, digging out, seeing the temperatures come back. 38 degrees sunday afternoon. nouch how much snow can you expect? 14 inches or more for portions of few castle county into salem county, portions of southern and central crest e chester county into delaware county. an easy ten-plus inches for philadelphia, northeast philadelphia. into the immediate suburbs if new jersey as well farther north of that, the amount of snow will taper off quickly. six plus for the lehigh valley. poke no mountains will see four inches or more. some of the higher elevations will see more than that. in delaware and south jersey. central and south jersey the snow amounts will be limited by the warmer air coming if and a

change over the rain. at the shore they have to worry about floods. they are expecting strong winds that put a lot of water onto the shore points. so moderate flooding is expected. some areas could see severe flooding over the weekend. >> we are continuing to get more information. what ffrgs are we waiting for? >> it will be refined as we get closer to the event. so we will have a better idea of the timing. it looks likely friday evening. light snow to begin with. ten it comes down to where that rain-snow line is going to fall. that will determine how much we wind up with. we will be defining the snow totals we are expecting over the next couple of days. >> okay. tanks, bill. now, let's get you caught up on the roads, this is about the time you head out the door. jessica. >> we have a lot of ongoing

construction in the early hours you can see no problems in here. we have construction on the ramp from 295 to the blackhorse pike. that will be out there another half hour or so. we'll update you if they do open that construction a little bit earlier than normal. here's the whitehorse pike. there is a traffic shift for bridge there. watch out for some lane restrictions. this is right around mcdade, southbound from the schuylkill to five. a 15 minute drive time. mass transit doing great so far. no problems or delays. >> jessica, thanks. once the snow starts to fall, parking spots could become scarce. you cannot have spots with cones or cares or anything. police released an an paimat an

video. you can save parking spots, again, can you find this video at hashtag no savesies. now to hoverboard safety. you could be breaking the law if philadelphia if are you not careful. hear what city leaders will discuss today and what will happen to you if you don't follow certain safety rules. next, a holly set of wheels. how you can be the proud new owner of one of the pope's fiats.

>> happen today in south philadelphia, dozens of kids will have new winter gear ahead of friday's storm because of

operation warm. philadelphia firefighters and local 22 will hand out 22 to coats to about 50 kids at elementary school. today some of the leading means in cancer research will come together at the college of physicians philadelphia to talk about a cure t. cancer precision medicine forum but the goal is the same. development of a treatment and a cure. there are more than 200 types of cancer and at never jefferson's cancer center, they recently made great strides in prostate cancer research to help extent a patient's lives. >> i think it's a convergence of everyone thinking along the same lines. each of us are at the centers. we need to discuss this more and put it at the national forefront. >> the forum is designed for patients and families and anyone who wants to learn about local advances in the fight to beat

cancer. . well, one of the fiats that carried pope francis is going on the auction block. the auction is opened to the public and will happen next friday at the philadelphia auto show. >> now your first alert weather. >> 28 degrees at 4:27. that's a live view from the market in cape may. just a dusting. it's now out of the picture. our attention turns to the weekend and the first major storm of the season. get your hour by hour forecast just ahead. >> not even executive privilege can get out of a slow traffic slowdown. next, hear how it can be a long night for the presidential motorcade.

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>> preparing for old pan winter's worst. cruise all along the coastline are removing sand and getting ready for the weekend's storms. nbc 10 followed along as trucks sprayed brine. call this the calm before the winter storms. temperatures warm into the 30s today. good morning, this is nbc 10 news today. today and tomorrow the day to get ready because the winter storm is coming, that's why we have issued a first alert for friday and saturday to warn you about the potentially dangerous condit o