one thing that's going to limit the amount of snow accumulating even though it will be falling, are the temperatures. right now we are 38 degrees in philadelphia, mid-30s north and west, also south jersey and delaware but when the snow moves in temperatures will not drop that much. we'll be around freezing and being around freezing with slushy snow which is a type of snow we expect that's going to cause it hard tear accumulate through the area. by 11:00 p.m. here it is, south jersey and delaware seeing the snow. then it will spread overnight, then for 8:00 tomorrow morning a little more organized for new jersey and delaware so that will be the area where we expect the most snow falling for the morning commute. but also snow potentially melting on the roadways. so again, temperatures right around the freezing mark. we'll talk more about this for the morning commute, what it means for the area, how much we may see and warmer temperatures in the forecast coming up. >> because of that snow schools could start late tomorrow. download the nbc 10 app and find out right away when your school

district makes that call in the morning. i obviously thought i was better, the voters disagreed. and so you know, i made a choice. some agree with that. some disagree with that choice. that's what political choices are all about. >> chris christie fights back on endorsing donald trump. hours earlier new jersey's largest news organization the "star ledger" called for the governor to resign. cydney long asked christie about how his facial expressions actually stole the spotlight from trump. >> it's all the talk. she joins us live. the governor answered questions for nearly two hours on this. >> reporter: that's right. and as you know the criticism of christie has been mounting, so it was a lighter moment of the afternoon when we asked him about those facial expressions. so, speaking of hostage, the front right corner of the state house today, to make sure he could answer my questions and dozens of others but he says

trump isn't holding him hostage on the trail. >> i wasn't being held hostage, no, i wasn't sitting up this thinking my god, what have i done. >> reporter: governor christie defended that blank stare tuesday night saying what did we want him to look like. >> this is part of the hysteria of the people who oppose my trump endorsement. they want to read anything into it that can be negative. that's fine. i understand that. i could care less. >> reporter: and says despite his differences with trump in the past. >> i believe that he's the best person to beat hillary clinton. >> if we republicans choose donald trump. >> on mitt romney's harsh criticism of trump. >> it will not change the extraordinary respect i have for governor romney, and it won't change the friendship that he and i have. we have a difference of opinion on the presidential race. >> christie says he's not the least bit surprised or worried.

>> i am not shocked that the "star ledger" -- >> more than a handful of editorials called for him to resign. >> as the readership declines they are trying to be relevant and the only way to do that is set themselves on fire. >> he's aware poll numbers are sinking and for spending time stumping for trump he says trump pays other than security detail. he has this message for new jerseyans watching his every move. >> if he picks up the phone and says i need your help some where and i have the time to do it i'm going to help him. >> reporter: christie told us there is no back room deal, he hasn't been given any promise by trump for a v.p. nod or any other cabinet position. his plan is to be here in new jersey for the remaining 22 months of his term, aside from a getaway next week with his wife of 30 years, to make sure she is his best running mate for 30 more. live in trenton, cydney long,

"nbc 10 news." while chris christie is supporting trump there is a new war of words between trump and mitt romney. the 2008 republican nominee came out swinging against a man who once supported his run for president. >> there's plenty of evidence that mr. trump is a con man, a fake. donald trump tells us he is very, very smart. i'm afraid that when it comes to foreign policy, he is very, very not smart. his bankruptcies have crushed small businesses. and the men and women who worked for them. he inherited his business, he didn't create it. >> romney said any of the other republican candidates would make a better nominee for president. but trump got the last word at a rally in maine today, recalled this moment four years ago when he says he threw his support and his money behind romney. >> i backed him, you can see how loyal he is. he was begging for my

endorsement. i could have said mitt, drop to your knee, he would have. he was begging. >> romney joined a growing list of republicans trying to stop trump before the winner take all contest in ohio, and florida on the 15th. romney gets to respond in an exclusive interview with matt lauer tomorrow morning on the "today" show at 7:00 on nbc 10. bernie sanders rallied for support today in lincoln, nebraska, his campaign is trying to pick up steam and delegates. after only winning four states on super tuesday. he has just over 400 delegates while hillary clinton has more than 1,000. nebraska holds its democratic caucus saturday. we have all of the information you need for decision 2016, you can find it all on the nbc 10 app. we have breaking news in west philadelphia. sky force 10 is live here over this abandoned home where a woman's body was found inside late this afternoon.

we know the body was decomposed. police are working to try to identify the woman. this home is at 53rd and jefferson streets. we're making calls right now to get more information on this decomposed body. found this afternoon in west philadelphia. wilmington police officer shot and killed a man in his wheelchair. tonight jeremy's family is suing the department. that shooting was caught on cell phone video back on september 23. police yelling at the 28-year-old man to put his hands up. then officers shot him. the police chief said the officers were called there for reports mcdole shot himself and blaev their actions were justified. in a lawsuit they say they didn't need to kill him and his race played a role in his death. >> there was no threat to them. there was no threat to anybody else. the only threat that day was to

jeremy mcdole. we know how it ended. >> delaware's attorney general is investigating, so is the wilmington police department and the department tells us they will not comment on the lawsuit until their own investigation is complete. philadelphia mayor jim kenney laid out his $4 billion budget, that's up about 2% from last year. some of the big issues in the budget, a 3 cent tax on soda, body cameras for police officers and how universal pre-k is the key to fighting crime. denise nakano daeshes into the mayor's first budget. >> reporter: mayor jim kenney a budget that is getting push back. >> some of you may already heard, big soda is not thrilled about that at all. >> reporter: the crowd loved the idea of a soda tax. it would fund universal pre-k, community schools and other programs. the mayor at one point stopping

his prepared speech to acknowledge the loud support. >> is that my mother up there? >> reporter: a newly formed coalition against the tax says not so fast. >> we're concerned about a loss of jobs for one thing. this is a tax which is going to be basically passed on to the distributors while we think are going to pass that on to the consumers. >> reporter: the mayor's budget is a wish list that relies on a 3 cent per ounce tax on sugary drinks expected to generate $95 million a year but it's been struck down twice before. now that the money is ear marked for specific programs may give it a fighting chance. >> i think that this soda tax is clearly designated for a very specific purpose. a purpose that has broad base support. more and more people are visiting the new jersey shore and elsewhere. tourism has been growing for six straight years.

today, the lieutenant governor spoke at a state tourism conference and said the industry generated nearly 43.5 billion. tourism leaders credit low gas prices but now the challenge is attracting canadian visitors. since summer the canadian dollar has weakened and that makes trips to the u.s. less appealing to those north of the border. >> we've been out since january working with our businesses to create incentives or discounts and meet them halfway. >> last year 52% of the garden state's tourism business came from areas that are not along the jersey shore. new at 6:00, a big step forward today for a project that will convert a run down building into upscale apartments in trenton. officials breaking ground for robling lofts, the apartment building will be built at the site of the 99-year-old former company factory.

>> a sous jersey man faces murder charges in the death of a gas station clerk. a burlington county grand jury indicted canty, he was taken into custody a month after the murder. detectives say he shot and killed a man during a robbery in november at the quick and go store. his friends told us that he was only working at the station a few weeks before he was killed. >> a west philadelphia man was found guilty of animal cruelty in the deaths of two dogs, the pit bull types were found in the yard. they died from hypothermia. thompson was sentenced to pay a fine and cannot own dogs for six months. >> next on "nbc 10 news" at 6:00, a family food fight. the battle over a lot of green lands in court. >> also a worse case scenario, a strike could derail commuters getting to work. the potential problem in the works. and snow moves in late tonight and your morning

commute. coming up who can expect it, how much snow will fall and really warm temperatures moving in.

possible strike looming new

jersey transit says riders should brace for some slow going. today transit officials announced their plan in case rail workers walk off the job next weekend. it has beefed up bus, ferry and light rail but that will only accommodate a maximum of 40,000 people. that's a third of the 105,000 customers who commute into new york every day by train. the path train system also is expected to extend the peak rail operations. march 13 is the first day rail workers can strike. cheese steaks and roast pork with broccoli sounds great. both favorites at tony luke's. >> there is a family night over the ingredients and lots of green at the landmark restaurant. deanna durante joins us live from tony luke's in south philly. what is this about? >> reporter: both sides say they want the issue resolved. both have lawyers. both sides say the other has wronged them and some fear the legal issues over ingredients

and royalties could shut down the place that was the beginning of the tony luke's brand. it's lunch time. and they are going fast. >> drive from jersey for it. >> reporter: customers don't know there is a food fight brewing between father and son and son. day-to-day operations are run by the man known as tony luke senior and son nick. tony jr. has been the face and runs franchise agreements. this week lawsuits each have filed against each other have gone public. >> we have to protect what's ours. >> reporter: both sides are talking about it. >> i just thought that i was starting a business for my kids to take over. because when we started this in '92, realizing i was 53 years old. so i just thought i'd coast,

retire, let them take it over. >> reporter: the issue in part around supplying the franchise. both worry about their loyal customers. tony jr. taking to twitter says he is saddened and worried about the customers. >> it's never good when family feud, you own a business together. it's unfortunate. i've been coming for a while. great food. >> reporter: many had no idea the place they get lunch is having family drama. >> that's family stuff. i don't get involved in that. >> reporter: some say they hope both sides work it out and the place they regard as an institution will continue to grow. >> that's very surprising. you think that families could get along. the best cheese steaks in philadelphia. >> reporter: i did spoke to tony jr. he says he is saddened that this has become public and he cares deeply for his family and his customers and this dispute has nothing to do with the quality of the food.

deanna durante, "nbc 10 news." tonight the pennsylvania convention center is filling up with every flower you can think of ahead of the flower show. today students showed us their exhibit which features plants grown in a system without soil. we'll get a peek at the flower show tomorrow before it opens to the public on saturday. well, you saw the clouds increase this afternoon and that's ahead of our next weather system which will be bringing us snow. overnight and early tomorrow. now it's going to be a little hard to accumulate across the area, but we do expect it to be falling for the morning commute for some of you. so, a messy morning commute tomorrow, mostly new jersey and delaware. now, aside from this week where it has felt more like winter next week we're looking at the 70s so we have something nice and warm to look ahead to. that's going to be by the middle of next week.

i'll show you that in the seven-day in a minute. right now in philadelphia 38 degrees, mostly cloudy skies, we are still above freezing. here's what's going to happen overnight. temperatures will be dropping to right around freezing. and starting through the overnight hours we'll be seeing the snow falling and by tomorrow morning it will be here for the morning commute for part of the area, but it's going to be the wet type of snow, that slushy snow. so still could be slippery on the roadways. right now we are dry, we have snow trying to form down to our south and off to our west. but the bulk of the moisture, what we're really watching, that's mostly off to the west still. so that will be moving in starting late tonight and areas south of philadelphia will start to see that snow first. so this is future weather and when i talk about the marginal temperatures that's right around freezing, not supportive of that accumulating snow when it's on the wet side. so that wet snow falling by 10:00 p.m. for south jersey and delaware, temperatures may be a couple degrees above freezing. then around freezing for the rest of the area overnight

tonight. kind of scattered overnight. then by 8:00 tomorrow morning as the system starts to move away, we'll be seeing more snow right along new jersey and delaware. that's where some of it could be even a little bit on the moderate side. now, temperatures at that time could still be a couple degrees above freezing and with the sun angle now and the wet snow, it's going to be hard to accumulate on paved surfaces. 10:00 a.m. temperatures in the mid 30s, and that snow still trying to fall but struggling to accumulate. then we clear out friday afternoon. and we'll be setting up for a drier weekend. so as far as the roads are concerned tomorrow, we have marginal temperatures, lighter snow melting, the heavier snow could be sticking. we don't expect much heavy snow but anything more moderate a better chance to stick. it will be slushy so slippery on the roads, the a.m. commute an issue with the snow falling so school delays possible in new jersey and delaware, mainly. the rest of the area may be just seeing light snow showers for the morning. we'll be watching any area of

heavier wet snow because that will be lowering visibility too which will be an issue with the driving for the morning commute. as far as the snow fall is concerned, we don't expect much. less than an inch through the lehigh valley. maybe 1 to 2 in new jersey and delaware and that could include parts of chester and lancaster counties. as far as a major storm is concerned, nowhere close to that. a nuisance for the morning commute. tonight light snow moving in. slick, 31 for the low, 25 north and west. tomorrow we'll be clearing out through the afternoon highs around 40. through the weekend we're going to be in the mid-40s, by sunday morning there is a chance we could see a few light showers, otherwise look at the warm-up next week action 72 by wednesday. hi, coming up, would sam bradford have preferred a longer contract? probably. but what does he think of his new coach? all that next.

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hi, i'm amy fadool. sam bradford officially signed his two-year contract today. will go forward as eagles starting quarterback in doug pederson's offense. here is a picture signing his deal. after that bradford addressed the media, and he talked about if he would have preferred a longer contract. >> i would have preferred 100 year deal if they wanted to give it to me. like i said it's one of those things i wanted to be back in philadelphia. it so happened that my agent felt like it was a great deal for both sides. i think the organization felt the same way and you know, i think as long as i continue to

play the way i know i can it shouldn't matter. >> bradford will learn a new offense under doug pederson. he never considered following his former coach out to san francisco and is looking forward to working with the new head man. >> my conversations with coach have been great. i think the fact he played the position was a huge bonus for me. i think being able to have conversations with someone who has been on the field and has seen it from the quarterback's perspective, i think that was huge. also the fact that the offense is similar to what we ran with shurmur when i was in st. louis, something that obviously is going to be new, a transition, it's going to take time but it is something that i am familiar with. >> moving to diamond, phillies with a split squad game. half the team faced the astros, a game they lost, the other half faced the yankees, that was a different story. this one was in tampa. darren rough at the plate.

out. deep to left. this one goes off the wall for the run. franco added a home run. phillies beat the yankees 13-4. flyers fighting for a playoff spot facing the oilers here. flyers see the rookie phenom mcdavis, the first time back in november brandon manning cross-checked mcdavid and broke his clavicle. now he is back. >> since he's come back he has been hot. for us i'm going to say it's about our own game. we're not here just to play against them. we are playing against the oilers. >> what happened was important but i'm 100% healthy, i feel good. i recovered from that. so a long time ago and definitely over it. >> highlights at 11. that will wrap it up for sports.

>> >> we have snow moving in so that's going to be late tonight

into tomorrow morning. breaking news tonight. clash of the titans. mitt romney releasing a blistering attack on donald trump, warning republicans to stop him. trump fires back and the gop braces for all-out war. a police officer smacking and kicking a 16-year-old, triggering outrage and a criminal investigation. soccer superstar brandi chastain, after her iconic victory celebration, why she said she's donating her brain to science. the price you pay for health care, a new way patients are finding to save big money, on average $1,000. we'll show you. and story time. but it's the kids doing the reading and some very good listeners loving every