prepare for plunging temperatures. bill cosby is in back in court. they are trying to keep 13 of his accusers from testifying. in hot pursuit, the local police department that has quite a sense of humor after they try to corral some donkeys that lead them on a slow speed chase. and right now at 11:00 temperatures will be warming up as we take a live look. dangerous cold is on if wthe wa. >> let's check in with glenn "hurricane" schwartz. >> we have been issuing these alerts the first couple of days

ago. this is for the entire area. everybody will be effected by this. it is generally 5:00 a.m. thursday to noon on friday. we are going to have windchills or feels like temperatures down close to zero. wind will be gusting to near 40 miles per hour on thursday. so the arctic air on its way in. you will definitely feel it when you wake up in the morning. you're going to feel it all the way through friday. now, the worst of this looks like it is going to come later on thursday into thursday night when it could be feeling like around zero or below zero. this is pretty cold. 5 degrees feels like temperatures. by friday afternoon we are seeing a bit of improvements. today though we are getting up into the low 40s. dry weather through the evening hours. as you can see, temperatures not reaching 40 during the day

today. these are mild temperatures compared to what we will be seeing over the next couple of days. we'll get into that hour by hour and talk about the weekend snow coming audiotape little bit later. >> all right. we'll see you then. bill cosby is back in court in his sex assault case. >> outbursts by lawyers and cosby himself. we are live at the montgomery county courthouse. you have new details about what happened there this morning. fill us in. >> reporter: there's a short break but prosecutors just finished describing the assault of 13 victims. they are trying to show him -- cosby's defense is expected to fight for a second day to keep that testimony away from a jury. bill cosby walking without a cane and flashing a smile. >> good morning.

>> reporter: he greeted reporters. the continuation of yesterday's hearing is of critical importance in his upcoming trial. he will again hear arguments from the prosecution about why the testimony of more than a dozen cosby accusers is relevant to andrea's case against the actor. the prosecution says the 13 witnesses will establish a pattern. that pattern deemed that he would meet younger women, befrind thb befriend them, isolate them, drug them and assault them. this morning she explains why what happened today matters at trial and why his legal team is fighting to keep that testimony away from jurors. >> a possible defense is he was mistaken as to whether she consented or not.

the prosecution is alleged they would tough they were also given drugs or alcohol or both by mr. cosby and then there was sexual activity and they didn't consent. >> reporter: and the defense is expected to argue they were actually just beginning their defense before they took that break here at this courthouse. they were saying these claims are incredibly old, that there is incomplete information, dates, times, other times that are missing that that is why this can't possibly go to a jury. this is the last day of the pretrial hearing. the judge says they will be here as long as it takes to sort through all of these arguments. i'm pamela osborne, nbc 10 news. sentencing underway for another ally. yesterday fattah -- businessman

robert brand was sentenced to two and a half years. karen nicholas was sentenced to two years in prison. on monday fattah was sentenced to ten years in prison. he is due to report to prison next month. police searching for a gunman in what they are calling an execution style deadly shooting. officers found a man lag on adams avenue with several gunshot wounds. authorities say it was just inches away. trying to figure out what lead to a deadly crash. a driver slammed into another vehicle and then hit a tree early this morning. the driver was taken to the hospital where he died. this morning new details about a story we brought you about an nbc 10 exclusive. a police chase and crash could

help police in multiple high-end carjackings. it started in white marsh township and went to springfield before coming to an end in philadelphia. now, nbc 10 was there as a police chase came to a screeching halt in philadelphia. they say it may be linked to a theft rink involving high-end cars. since november 1st at least five land rovers and audis have disappeared. in philadelphia police trying to stop a gunman before he strikes again. investigators say he already struck twice over this last weekend first at the deli on rose hill street and at the mini market. here is a look at surveillance showing the gunman pushing past customers and shooting a 63-year-old clerk in the leg. this one was at the double deli.

long-time customers say they are in shock. >> he was a very friendly guy, a very nice guy. >> he is a wonderful person. anchts real live grinch is ton loose. a man stealing christmas decorations. he took several wreaths and an outdoor fire pit. they later found them behind a near by parking garage. we are seeing video of a police pursuit. >> yes. they say after a slow chase they were finally able to corral a group of escaped donkeys. seriously, police got a call about four con keys behinddonke. in a statement with police they

say the donkeys were stubborn refusing to give up their names and addresses. the donkeys were returned to their enclosure unharmed. rate hike on the horizon, a look at what it could mean for the stock market and for your money. ♪ plus, remember, a tv legend, a look back at a life who played one of the '80s most beloved tv dads, actor alan thicke. we are preparing for the coldest air of the season and i'm tracking snow, the timing of it all next.

one of tv's most beloved dad's has died. alan thicke was best known for his role on growing pains. he made an appearance on this is us. he suffered a heart attack while playing in los angeles. they say his conditions seemed to be improving. >> he even said hey, kid ddo, g a picture of me. he gave thumbs up, hey, i'm doing good.

so it's so sad. we just can't believe it. >> thicke is survived by his wife and three sons including robin thicke who called his father the greatest man he ever met. alan thicke was 69 years old. opinions are pouring in. tracie potts has the latest. >> reporter: lower energy prices in texas president-elect trump made it official rick perry is his nominee for secretary of energy. trump talked about his choice for secretary of state. >> we are actually friend wily h many of the leaders. >> reporter: his close relationship with putin is already being skrut fliezed.

>> it is very alarming and it should have eliminated him frankly. >> reporter: lawmakers want to know if his tie to russia are an asset or liability. >> we'll have to drill down to understand his relationship with mr. putin. >> i don't hold it against someone they have relationships that can, in fact, in many cases, establish a level of trust. >> reporter: here is what he said last year about putin. >> i have a very close relationship with him. i don't agree with everything he is doing. >> reporter: they are evalua evaluating. those haergs set to get underway in early january. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. today chris coons will be one to invite to the national prayer breakfast. he says he will keep

conversations focused. it is held on the first thursday of february. he will extend the invitation. every president since eisenhower has spoken at the national prayer breakfast. temple university is introducing the newest head football coach. this is temple president richard who is the process of introducing jeff collins. this is a cool president here. collins is replacing matt rual. he is left for temple just days after leaving the team. collin is a defensive coordinator. it will be his first head coaching game. the 45-year-old worked at mississippi state.

and ongoing temple coach also has a history with collins. again years later at western carolina he announced he is bringing four assistant coaches with him. he will play on december 27th. head coach will lead in that game. happening now the dow jones is hovering around a new milestone of 20,000. a live look. right now the dow is down. i waiting the federal reserve announcement later today. they will announce it is raising interest rates for the first time this year. they expect it to rise by a quarter percent following gains. it could effect car loans. they are expected to release if

forecast at 2:00 this archlt we' -- arch afternoon. a ten-year-old boy dead and another recovering after being bury fld a snow bank. the boys were playing in a snow mound. they are trying to figure out if a tunnel the boys were playing in collapsed on them or if a snowplow dumped snow on them. the boy said he heard loud machinery. one was pronounced dead a short time dead at the hospital. we are in for frigid temperatures this week. parts of michigan are already getting a taste of the cold and the snow. that guy was all bundled up for a run. more snow and cold temperatures are expected there today.

we are getting a piece of that arctic air and very little, if any, of that snow at least far coup for a couple of days. we have cold for the whole area, generally from 5:00 a.m. thursday to noon on friday. it's going to get a little bit more tollerable by friday afternoon. gusts near 40 miles per hour tomorrow, pushing windchills down near zero. it is 40 degrees now with lots of sunshine in philadelphia struggling to get to 40 and much of the rest of the area 42. we still have parts of the city of philadelphia not quite to 40 degrees. dora are 39. chestnut hill 38. it is barely 40 in kensington. those numbers are going to seem mild once the next two days are

here. we have nothing on the radar close by and really not even that far to the west. there is a lot of clouds here. this is a weak weather system that will be racing through the area as we go through the night tonight. watch this. as we go through the afternoon temperatures are generally in the 30s. here comes this small area of snow. officially temperatures above freezing. that's later this evening. it is mostly in delaware and south jersey. it races towards the jersey shore. some up to the philadelphia area. that's 2:00 in the morning. so it's gone well before the morning rush tomorrow. there could be a couple of hours of snow especially delaware and south jersey in the middle of the night. look at these temperatures. tomorrow afternoon generally in the teens. tomorrow night in the teens. remember, we have wind on top of

that. by friday afternoon we are back into the mid-20s and there's less wind. that helps us out a little bit. the feels like temperatures, which are tollerable now, watch what happens. by tomorrow morning it is really plunging. it is down in single digits. it stays in the single digits during the day tomorrow and into tomorrow night and into friday morning. it doesn't really move much. that's big one in westchester. we have a system moving in over the weekend. saturday morning is the teens. later friday night into saturday morning snow, most likely accumulating snow. in philly we should see snow too. we may change over to an icy wintery mix for a brief period of time. it's changing the rain. saturday afternoon it's not going to be snowing. it's not going to be snowing

sunday morning either. windy and colder sunday afternoon. that precipitation could potentially change back to snow later in the day. here it comes from the west as we go into friday and friday night. so there we go, 7:30. it's still not here and there's that snow coming in right around midnight and will get into the rest of timing for the weekend for the rest of the ten day a little bit later. >> all right. thank you very much. still ahead, buzz is back. >> buzz aldrin talks exclusively about why he had to be evacuated from the south pole and how he is feeling now.

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>> thank you. >> good luck. >> thanks. all right. thanks. if you think it's cold now just way. dangerous cold is headed our way. here is a live look at the blue cross river rink. we are tracking a bitter arctic blast as well as some snow for part of the weekend. your neighborhood forecast is next. plus back in court, we are learning new details about what's happening on day two for entertainer bill cosby. a live update is just ahead. scalpel. i have no idea what i'm doing. i'm just a tv doctor. i never went to college. (scream) i don't do blood. but now, thanks to cigna, i can do more than just look the part. is that a foot? we are the tv doctors of america. and we're partnering with cigna to help save lives. by getting you to a real doctor for an annual check-up. so go, know, and take control of your health.

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a chilly morning. look at that, making snow. >> the temperatures are nothing like we are about to see. dangerous cold is on the way. >> nbc 10 glenn "hurricane" schwartz is here with our

forecast. hey, glenn. >> yeah. we are getting closer and closer to when the arctic air is going to hit us. we issued that through the entire area. everybody will be seeing at least a piece of this arctic air. to noon on friday that's the core of the coldest air when windchills feel like temperatures will be near zero. it is gusty during the day on thursday. it will be windy when you start off the day. it is 40 at philadelphia now. we go back to the west. it feels like it's 2 below in chicago. 19 below in minneapolis. look at the wind arrows. which way is it coming? it is coming in our general direction. the feels like temps starting tomorrow morning are well down in the single digits. by tomorrow night near or below zero. friday morning is extremely low. friday afternoon things are

getting a little more tollerable temperature wise. today temperatures getting into the 40s into parts of the area at least. it's not going to cool down a lot during the evening hours and so it's just first thing tomorrow morning when the winds are really going to pick up and you're going to start feeling this. these temperatures are going to be a thing of the past. we are also talking about some snow threats for the weekend coming up in a little bit. > >> all right. we'll see you then. here a live look where jeff collins there at the podium was named the owls new head coach officially. he replaces rhule. he left baylor for temple last week. bill cosby is back in court in his sex assault case.

>> nbc 10 pamela osborne is live in norristown with more on what happened this morning. >> reporter: we are on a short break right now. the defense began the arguments before the break started. they are arguing that testimony should not be allowed since victims aren't specific on days and places. they will now try to argue that if that testimony is allowed cosby will not get a fair trial. bill cosby walking without a cane and flashing a smile. >> good morning. >> greeted reporters and when asked how he is doing today said this -- judge steven oneil will hear about why testimony is relevant to andrea's case against the actor. they say the 13 witnesses will

blash pattern that backs up her story. according to the d.a. that pattern being that he would meet younger women, befriend themselves, isolate them and drug them and assault them. she explains why what happens today matters at trial and why the legal team is fighting sohearted to keep that testimony away from jurors. >> a possible defense is he was mistaken as to whether she consented or not. >> reporter: court is expected to resume in a few minutes. this is the final day of the pretrial hearing. because of that the judge said they will go as long as needed.

my colleague is inside of the courtroom right now. she will be monitoring how long it plays out. we'll have an update later this afternoon. i'm pamela osborne, nbc 10 news. >> she has been tweeting about updates as well. a cease fire deal in the city of aleppo is collapsing today. the ceasefire was planned to evacuate rebels and tens of thousands of civilians to get them out of the way. both sides are blaming the other for the downfall. fighter jets have resumed deadly bombing raids over the city and it's not clear whether they are syrian or russian. buzz aldrin is recovering after he was evacuated from the south pole.

>> he talked about his historic trip and the loss of his friend, john glenn. >> one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. >> buzz aldrin and neil armstrong become instant icons as the first humans to step foot on the moon. >> we feel this is a symbol of the curiosity of all mankind to explore the unknown. >> now aldrin is still try to go satisfy his own curiosity. the 86-year-old attempting to cross an item off of his bucket list, venturing to the south pole. a health scare would force him to be evacuated. >> what happened? >> i got out of breath. that's nothing new. it's a little more concentrated.

it's cold, a lot of heavy stuff and not much air to breathe out there. >> at an elevation of 9,000 feet he begins showing signs of altitude sickness. he is evacuated and taken to a hospital in new zealand where he spends a week rekofrg from congestion in his lungs. >> were you worried at all? >> turning back is about as difficult as pressing on. you press on. you have an objective especially when they tell me i just set a record, the oldest guy to the south pole. see, now it was worth it. >> really? >> yeah. >> aldrin learned of the passing of his fellow astronaut, john glenn, calling him a world space icon. they first met in 1953 serving

as fighter pilots during the korean war. >> you lost a dear friend and we lost a hero. >> typical all-american giechuy. i admired that guy so much even though he was a marine. he knew how ho fly that airplane. i'll tell you that. well, "the voice" is now over. we have a winner. spoiler alert. >> sun dance head. >> how about that? sun dance head took home the title which now the top song. he was on team blake. team blake's fifth win on the show. i sort of had my money on team adam. good for him. this week's wednesday east child say great young man that

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charges against a city councilman. edward mitchell was arrested for allegedly receiving kickbacks on secret recording devices and security systems that were installed throughout the municipal building. we'll learn more in a news conference planned for 12:30. we'll have more on our nbc 10 app. >> i have been searching for ways to heal myself. i found that kindness is the best way. >> last week the "today" show kicked off the share kindness

campaign. she reached out to teenager suffering from trauma and talked about the importance of being kind. the share kindness campaign is underway now. the goal is to inspire a million acts of kindness across america. we have the president and cofounder of an organization she started with her daughter. they join us live from the share kindness experience in new york city. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> your daughter recently opened up. we saw video about going through drama in her life and how sharing kindness has helped her. what do you want everyone to know? >> i want everyone to know that kindness can be very healing. it is actually proven. we work with a lot of researchers and dr. david

hamilton talks about kindness. it could make one feel like they are making a difference in the world. it could reduce many of your emotions. it actually has a positive effect on the giver as well as the receiver. it has had tremendous benefit. >> we are all talking about the campaign launched more than a half million acts of kindness. has anything struck you about the efforts to far of what happened so far? >> what struck me is the amount of people that are coming through. these are people that they are shopping. they are having fun. they are seeing shows. you know, many of them said to me it really made them take a pause in their day, step back, think about and reflect upon, you know, what life means, what the holidays mean by doing an active kindness. that's what our experience is

which mya will talk about in a while. >> yechlt you want people to know they is can spread kindness any where. how do they teach their children to share? >> that's a great question. we first want people to come up is new jersey turnpike and join us. it there open every day from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the southwest corner. you can decorate a bag for kids food baskets. you can send a letter to a veteran. we partnered and they provided us with 20,000 cards to spread holiday cheer. it is a really unbelievable tangible space. i think as a mom of two young children showing them really goes a long way. the opportunity to bring my kids to have them engage in activities with me. there aren't a ton of age

appropriate things that an 18 month old and four-year-old can do. i am excited to invite ma'ams to join us. >> thank you so much. thanks for what you're doing. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >> thank you. as we have been telling you, the "today" show is in the middle and goal is to inspire 1 million acts of kindness. we wanted to get involved. follow #sharekindness and do something nice or let us know about a kind person that you know. you can also use #on -- the hash tag on instagram and twitter. well, we have a first alert issued a couple of days ago. 5:00 a.m. thursday to noon on friday, that's going to be the core of the coldest air, when it will feel like it's close to

zero. tomorrow will be the windiest part with gusts to 40 miles per hour. it's 40 degrees right now. a little shy of 40 in other parts of the area. it is sunny. we have a land breeze at the shore today. temperatures are fairly uniform. stone harbor 41. ocean city 41. the wind direction will be critical as we go into the early part of the weekend. we have some moisture down to the south but still not quite enough for precipitation. that's what we are watching for tonight. there could be a little bit of light snow moving across chesapeake bay and maybe even grazing the philadelphia area towards midnight. it's gone in a couple of hours. by tomorrow morning's rush it's nowhere around. it could be a little coating on

the ground by the time you get up tomorrow morning. and then the wind and temperatures take oefrmt tts not feeling so bad this afternoon or by midnight but look how much that drops, 28-9 between midnight and 6:00 a.m. it stays in the single digits through thursday night and into friday morning. so that's when we are going to be seeing the worst of this. as we go into friday all of a sudden will be this area of snow developing and racing to the east. this is not a trivial system. this does have the potential for snow accumulation. this area a mix and maybe even icing. there is heavy presip, heavy

rain, heavy snow at 7:00 a.m. that snow line will be critical. the temperatures will be going up after that. so we have the snow saturday morning, eventually changing to rain by saturday afternoon. it's mild saturday afternoon through sunday morning. so we want to make sure that you know what's going ochbn. there will be tremendous changes through the weekend. high temperature friday, saturday and sunday. a lot more coming up later today. well, it was a crushing finish to sunday's match up against washington redskins. they fell to 5 and 8. david is here with us. let's first talk about the play that everybody has talked abiliabout throughout the week.

>> how is he? >> she in concussion protocol. were you surprised the guy didn't get kicked out of the game? >> no. i wasn't surprised. apparently he won't be suspended. i thought it was a vicious early hit. deserves a penalty but he didn't call a fair dacatch. >> you're supposed to get a -- >> i agree. i just think the kid was -- i think it was a nasty physical awful hit. i think he was contrite in his apology afterward. >> okay. he is a back up to the back up. he plays right tackle. the play before that, he

apparently had gotten hurt and the coaches didn't know anything about it. >> you're worried about calling your next play. play clock is winding down. game clock is winding down. on that play he was supposed to get some help. he didn't get some help. i don't know what the eagles would have done. they would have called him off of the bench to go in and play andrews. he would have gone over to right tackle. it was a disappointing way to lose what i thought was a great football game. >> and he said had he known he would have slid the protection towards him. >> yes. all right. it became comical. they are looking for somebody who could deep snap the football. did anybody do it in high school? >> i see john come off the field. he tried to do a couple of

snaps. wasn't able to get the snaps. takes off his wrist guards, practices a couple of snaps. it costs the eagles a chance at the field goal and then burton came tauf bench. i have never seen it. >> you see that right there. >> that's his snap and ball didn't even spiral. he throws it back there. >> and there's burton working on the sideline. jones goes up the ladder here to get the ball a nice job delaying his approach. there is a bit of depth here. things happen incredibly quickly in the course of a game. in this instance those things, the missed field goal opportunity, that cost the eagles another chance. >> all right. remember, nbc 10 is your home for the philadelphia eagles. it's the battle of the birds. the eagles take on -- thank you

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