right now at 11:00, murdered over jewelry. tonight hundreds remembering 81-year-old store owner. police say she was killed over an expensive chain. punishing russia, the u.s. strikes back after election hacking. we're asking the experts what happens next. plus, hail falling at the jersey shore, a burst of ice rolls through tonight. nbc 10 news starts now. right now at 11:00, hundreds say good-bye to an 81-year-old woman gunned down on christmas eve. friends and family braved the cold outside a south philadelphia funeral home to remember marie buck. good evening. i'm jacqueline london. tonight's viewing came hours

after they said they arrested the killer maurice green. >> this line showed how loved marie buck was in south philadelphia. people waited to get inside the funeral home and say their good-byes to the 81-year-old store owner killed on christmas eve. >> it's like a bad dream. >> al buck is marie's brother-in-law. just moments earlier al said he learned about the arrest in marie's shooting death while watching nbc 10. >> i feel relieved and glad they got him. i'm all torn up with her. it's a hell of a way to die. >> philadelphia police gave us our first look at the suspect, maurice green. homicide detectives say green walked into marie's grocery on 6th and titan sheets and shot marie 11 times. >> her grandson was supposed to be working that morning.

>> police told us green claims marie's grandson stole his necklace worth $5,000 to $10,000. this isn't green's first brush with the law. a docket search shows he's been arrested 17 times since 2005. the 31-year-old has faced at least 13 drug charges. although marie's family has closure, it's still bittersweet. >> she was the kingpin of everything. my brother, he doesn't even want to live. yesterday was the first time i got him to laugh a little. >> brother-in-law al buck says marie's husband plans to close to grocery store. right now at 11:00, dozens of russian diplomats are packing their bags as president obama punishes russia for its cyber attack against the u.s. now the kremlin is promising to respond. and president-elect trump is weighing in. drew smith is following developments live. >> this is notable. the strongest response to state

directed hacking ever in this country. this will also impact the incoming administration. president-elect trump saying he will meet with intelligence leaders on this next week. president obama is striking back at russia's top intelligence agencies and leaders close to vladimir putin. >> we've been clear all along. there will be consequences. >> the hacking pay back extends to 35 russian diplomats in the u.s., expelled, told to get out in 72 hours. plus, two russian government compounds on the east coast will close friday. in a statement, president obama said, all americans should be alarmed by russia's actions. the president-elect took a different tone. trump's statement reading in part, it's time for our country to move onto bigger and better things. >> the sanctions are like pulling the pin on the grenade and then handing it to the next administration saying, now you deal with it because you know the russians are going to respond in kind. >> one of the accused election hackers is already wanted for

crimes in pennsylvania. officials say he stole millions from banks and took people's personal information hostage. also revealed today, allegations russia harassed u.s. diplomats. >> we've seen verbal and physical harassment. we've seen them try and revoke their credentials. >> trump could roll back these presidential orders but top republicans are backing the sanctions. expect cyber security to remain a top issue for the next administration. >> espionage against the united states is at a higher level today than it has been since the end of the cold war. and in fact, it's not just the russians. >> president obama said there will be more action on this. but we won't know about it publicly. likely a covert strike against russia. >> this tweet was one of the first diplomatic reactions to the u.s. sanctions against

russia. the official account from the russian embassy in london tweeted this image of a duck with the word lame over it. it said, quote, everybody including american people will be glad to see the last of this hapless obama administration. a country wide cease fire is finally in place in syria after russian president vladimir putin ordered the military to scale down its presence there. the cease fire went into effect at midnight. the opposition is also ready to begin peace talks after russia, turkey and iran said they were ready to broker a deal to settle the six-year war. the free syrian army promised to keep their fingers on the trigger in the event the deal falls short of expectations. a car salesman is accused of cheating russian citizens out of high end cars. investigators say he used his car dealership in new jersey to ste

steal nearly $2 million from people overseas. the victims wired him large amounts of money for used cars that were never shipped or had already been sold. he's charged with wire fraud. new england is getting hammered by the same system that brought some lighter snow to our area this morning. this is video showing that snow coming down at a resort in new hampshire this evening. luckily we are not dealing with that, but hail did hit the jersey shore this evening. a viewer sent us this picture of hail covering his lawn. nbc 10 first alert chief meteorologist jeff schwartz explains what happens there tonight. >> this really came out of nowhere. this is doppler radar at 6:30 this evening. you can see one tiny little shower in new jersey. a half hour later, a half hour, we had this big storm

developing. and then it moved right down toward atlantic city. by 8:00, right on top of atlantic city down to margate, producing some hail there. several different places right along the path of that storm had the hail reports. now we're left with just some snow flurries in central pennsylvania. things are quiet over wise. it's cold, it's windy. it's still above freezing, though. it will take several hours to get below freezing. that means we're going to be seeing some freezing. but we're not seeing any wind gusts. they would be showing up here. the west winds are in. it's going to increase as we go through the day tomorrow, temperatures struggling to get up to 40 degrees even though we're starting off in the mid 30s. in some places, not even getting to 40 degrees. we'll see when the wind is going to die down, when it's going to warm up and when we're going to

get some real significant rain coming up. a 5-year-old atlantic county girl and her great grandmother are recovering in the hospital after they got lost on the christmas trip to visit family. 71-year-old barbara reilly and the 5-year-old got lost on the way from mays landing to visit relatives in north carolina. they were found yesterday in virginia. >> she was scared but she's a tough girl. she's very bright, smart. she stayed with her grandmother. >> both barbara and the 5-year-old are listed in stable condition. in a post on facebook the family said their prayers have been answered. a fly that can cause destruction for fruit crops is found in a port in camden customs, officials discovered

the medicterranean fruit fly larva earlier this month. they also found one live fly. the so-called med fly is one of the world's most destructive agricultural pests. a follow-up tonight, a group of florida high school students stra stranded at the airport last night have reached their final destination. these pictures were taken of the marching band after they landed in rome italy. american airlines got the kid on a plane early this morning out of new york. they also may try to extend that trip. up next, what are you doing for new year's? if you're still making plans, we have your covered. the best way to ring in the new year, coming up. ♪ and nothing says new year's day in philly like the mummer's

parade.

they lost everything in a christmas' eve fire, but the spirit of the season has inspired others to give a chester county family the christmas they lost. a mother and her two sons were with relatives when they learned the fire had destroyed the house. firefighters say some of the community wanted to help, so they offered the fire house as a donation dropoff. they say they never expected the out pouring of support. >> just overwhelming to see all the community support. we almost couldn't even keep up with it. there were so many people wanting to give. >> firefighters received so many donations, they filled an entire ambulance with them. less than two days until the ball drops in new york city's

times square. and security is already at a fever pitch. a record 7,000 uniformed and undercover police including hundreds of heavily armed counter terrorism officers are ready to go. dozens of 20-ton sanitation trucks are already in place to block intersections to prevent a vehicle attack. in southern california volunteers are busy decorating floats for the tournament of roses parade. this was the scene near the rose bowl stadium in pasadena. the 128th tournament of roses parade will be held monday, january 2nd. this year it's penn state versus usc and can be seen right here on nbc 10. ♪ new year's in philadelphia goes hand in hand with the mummer's. they were putting the final touches on their routine as they get ready to strut down broad

street on new year's day. before the mummer's start marching it will be time to ring in the new year. we are about 48 hours away from the start of 2017. if you're still making plans, we've got you covered. patco is offering free rides. you'll be able to take the south jersey rail service at no cost. regional rail is offering special late night service. if you'd rather take uber, brace yourself for surge pricing. uber expects to give 15 million rides this new year's eve. that's three times more than last year. if you still haven't figured out what to do for new year's eve, nbc 10's bran sdon hudson has y covered. you're at the blue cross river

rink. >> reporter: we're at the river rink. you can see people ice skating behind me. there's a lot of other activities you can do. of course, everyone wants to see those fireworks. that will be going ontiveros o delaware river just on the other side of the ice rink. we wanted to also know what can you do for new year's eve for just $200? on south broad street in center city we asked people if they had $200 how would they spend new year's eve night in philly. >> i would need a little bit more than $200 because i would probably do like a coursed dinner. >> an extra perk filled package. >> we went to the visit philly office to get an idea of how to get the best bank for 200 bucks. >> tourism has gone up for the last six years in a row. >> reporter: their website features a list of what's

happening saturday night. first we looked at restaurants in three of the most popular areas. on average you're looking to spend at least $95 to eat a fixed course meal with drinks on the waterfront. that still leaves enough money to enjoy one of these activities with pricing ranging from $25-80, some of which offer an open bar for a few hours. then there's the ride home. >> for a taxi, you should expect to pay about $20. >> reporter: if you stay in the city overnight you'll need more money and need to act fast. hotels are already sold out. >> there are definitely a good number of rooms still in the center city in the mid 200 to mid $300 ranges. >> reporter: some of those dinner prices you saw are just averages. some of those dinner packages are a bit on the higher ends so it may take up more of your $200. as for the fireworks there will

be two shows, one at 6:00 and one at midnight. >> more on those fireworks, if you can't make it to the new year's eve fireworks in person, you can watch them live at 6:00 right here on nbc 10. then stay with us for round two at midnight when the second fireworks show happens from su g sugar house casino. how cold will it get and will it be wet outside? the details in the first alert neighborhood forecast. >> i think the temperatures new year's eve are going to be right around where they are right now. perhaps a touch bo average for this time of the year and it does look like it's going to be dry. it's dry right now and it's starting to cool down in parts of the area. we're most concerned about the lehigh valley and burkes county. it's 36 in redding.

in allentown, 35. in bath, bethlehem and in easton. the temperatures may just go below freezing by morning. this is what it looked like at 5:00 a.m. snow moving in right on schedule and rain down to the south, some of it on the heavier side. we had a brief period. it wasn't all day. not a big storm. now it's gone. that weird thing in south jersey, that was strange, what happened there this evening with the hail. we have a few snow flurries in the mountains, some could come over and hit the lehigh valley and poconos during the day. the feels like temperatures are going to be going down into the 20s as the wind increases during the day tomorrow. the temperature is not going up much. the wind is. so it's actually going to feel colder in the afternoon than it feels right now. and tomorrow night is going to be a cold feeling night, feeling

like the teens in parts of the area and into saturday morning, feeling like the teens in parts of the area. so the start of the weekend is going to be the coldest part. now, as we go through the weekend, we're going to find a little bit milder on saturday and lesds wind. and milder on sunday too. it's basically dry except for the snow flurries in the lehigh valley. new year's eve looking pretty good. it's going to be cold. it's supposed to be cold. 44 at 6:00. 36 at midnight. not a whole lot of wind. like i said, it's dry there. it's dry for the mummers. not much wind. and that also means of course that the eagles game is going to be dry. temperatures in the 40s. a little bit above average. the wind not a factor either. so we do have a nice weekend.

the arctic air that's hitting tomorrow is going to ease up a little bit. and then mild air comes in with the rain early next week. and then we really get hit later in the week with the arctic air. we'll be right back.

♪ another light shines brightly on a menorah tonight. dozens came out to mark the sixth night of hanukkah in the town square. the event included traditional jewish music and a reading of the hanukkah story to kids. dozens came together in west philadelphia to celebrate the 50th year of kwanza. the event included a market and

music. each of the seven days of the holiday is dedicated to a certain principle. it runs until sunday. up next, sports. all about that important matchup this weekend, danny. >> the eagles trying to close out the season on a high note against the cowboys. they welcomed a special guest to practice today. we'll give you those details. and the sixers other big men took over. this one is from

channel islands national park. coronado. saguaro. you'll see there's one that's an eagle. my number one goal is getting more funds out to parks because some animals and plants are only found in one place in the world, and that's in some national parks. i find that's a great cause, and i want to support it. (avo) the subaru share the love event has donated over four million dollars to help the national parks. get a new subaru, and we'll donate two hundred and fifty dollars more.

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this is sports desk brought to you by xfinity. the sixers and utah tonight. henderson also out with a hip injury. sixers fans in utah unhappy about not seeing mb.

strong first half, though, for the other sixers big man. strong drive to the cup, finishing with the left hand. third quarter sergio rodriguez to noel for the flush. 14 points lead up to four after three. but the jazz start the fourth quart we aer with a 21-2 run. sixers fall 100-83. to the eagles now, looking to win back to back games. the birds haven't beaten the cowboys since 2011. although it appears they won't see much of the cowboys starters, it's still important to end the season with a positive. >> the first thing right now is to finish strong. we want to go out here sunday, compete at a high level, compete for every play and every opportunity. >> if we can just get a win, put a dent, and hit the playoffs,

that would be a good thing. but i don't know if they're going to play their starters. nobody really knows. but if they do, i want them to go full tilt. >> temple's head coach, collins hired earlier this month after matt rule left for the job at baylor. flyers back on the ice tomorrow when they visit the sharks in the san jose. the orange and black coming off a 6-3 loss last night. the blues scored four goals in the third period to seal the win. >> sometimes you need that in your practice to translate to game. this morning we did. i think it's good for our team. >> coming off the break, we got to get back to our -- you know, get back to kind of the foundation of what we are and get back to individual and

collective kpcompetitiveness. >> we'll be right back. about bassett.

you really can custom make your furniture exactly how you want. it's all about customization. the possibilities are endless. six houses on boat house row are now aglow for hanukkah. dozens watched the houses go up in lights right at 6:00 p.m. the jewish holiday extends for two additional nights. such a pretty sight there. >> and we've got a pretty nice weekend for all sorts of things that we've got outdoors. it's cool, but then come on,

it's the end of december. it's supposed to be cold. we have strong winds tomorrow. a gradual warmup over the weekend, then some rainy weather monday and tuesday. colder rain on monday. then later next week, it's getting real cold and we're getting into a pattern that is more favorable for snow. so those of you who have been missing some snow, we've got an excellent chance by next weekend. either way, it's going to be much colder than this weekend is going to be. it will be an interesting week. >> oh boy. this weekend looks pretty good, though. an important one. thanks. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- nicole kidman, michael shannon, musicagu