a double doze of winter. get ready for much colder temperatures and then snow. >> sticker shock. the new soda tax has people complaining and confused. facing justice after weeks on the run. the accused killer shows his face in court for the first time. >> announcer: nbc 10 news starts now. right now at 5:00. winter makes a comeback after a day in the 50s. much colder weather is heading our way. nbc 10 in burlington county where the wind has been blowing throughout the day. now we're tracking snow, well.

this is a live look at i-95 where crews are started pretreating the roads. >> the first alert weather team is making sure you're ready for the double-doze of weather. >> the cold air is starting to come in. we've seen the west winds gust up to 30 miles an hour during the afternoon. we were up to 54 -- degrees. we're down to 49 now. allen town is down to 43 degrees. why is the temperature dropping? this is where the air is coming from. it's 17 degrees in chicago right now. 3 in minneapolis. in the middle of the afternoon! and 1 below zero in bismarck, north dakota. middle of the afternoon temperature not windchill. the arctic air is hiding straights in our direction. it gets movdified a little bit. we won't get near zero, but the arctic air, once it's here, it will last through the weekend

and into monday. that's about as long as it's going to last. to give you an idea of what is going to happen in the next few hours. in philadelphia the temperature dropping to 35 degrees by 10:00 and feeling like 25. feeling 20 degrees colder just a few hours from now than it is now. that's how fast things are changing. we also have the potential snow to deal with a. >> we have the cold temperatures and as glenn pointed out, they stick around through the entire weekend. any presip that moves through it falls in the form of snow. we're taking the wide view of radar and satellite. we can show snow that is very well to the west. it's quickly heading our direction as we move through tomorrow. this is the future model for thursday night snow potential. take a look where we highlighted. we put it in motion and starts skirting across the country very quickly.

now we're at about your lunch hour tomorrow afternoon. look how close the snow already is. now creeping near parts of pennsylvania. and then as we go throughout the rest of the day and the early evening hours, not seeing the snow yet. this is 8:00 p.m. there it is. not far off. we continue to put it in motion. now it's moved over us right around 11:00 at night. it's going to continue spreading across overnight into the early a.m. hours. now we're hitting about 5:00 a.m. early hours. if you have an early commute, you'll notice the snow falling. it will continue to move through even lingering throughout some of those morning hours. we'll get to more detail on exactly when the snow moves out and the second round potential for your saturday is coming up. >> thank you. download the nbc 10 weather app to get the latest updates on the winter weather. get alerts for your neighborhood forecast sent to your phone. all new at 5:00. people across philadelphia are dealing with sticker shock. >> a new soda tax has us paying more at the counter.

customers say the changes are too confusing. >> you took a closer look at the numbers here. >> reporter: we'ring that many businesses like this shop rite are passing along the tax increase to consumers. adding nothing more but it depends on the business owner with how much you'll be paying. angela dunbar watches and waits for her final total. trying to keep within budget and a sugary tax is not helping. the tax and her grocery bill in uncharted territory. to make up for it, she returns some items while keeping others. it's a back and forth being played out in stores across philadelphia with a 1.5 cent per ounce soda tax that took eskts sunday on new year's day. >> you have to be shop smart and think smart. it's not getting any cheaper. >> reporter: the tax on distributors are getting passed down to consumers. no surprise.

by how much depends on the business. the president of brown's super stores, which owns 11 shop rites said the cost is -- >> exactly 1.5 cents. we're not marking it up. >> reporter: you can see the soda tax amount under the original price and as a separate line on shop rite receipts. at old nelson on 20th and chestnut, the price increase break down is clearly posted for customers. a 20 ounce mountain due that was $1.19 as seen in this photo taken before the soda tax took effect will cost 30 cents more at $1.49. in old city, we found the owners at liberty chicken charged 25 cents more for a 20 cents soda but more than 50 cents for the 24 ounce. now due to customer feedback, shop rite will be changing the way it labels prices to include the total price not just the original price and the tax

increase. live from huntington park nbc 10 news. supporters say the new tax is a small price to pay because of where the money is going. we're degreeiigging deeper. what percentage of the tax is helping children get pre-k for free. following another tax increase that was supposed to race raise money for philadelphia school. the higher cigarette tax went into effect in 2014. at the time, the city projected it would raise $60 million. a new audit said it will only raise $50 million this year. we reached out to city leaders for comment. they told us a state law gau guarantees they get $58 million from the tax no matter what. facing an accused killer. jeremiah monell is charged with murdering his estranged wife in cumberland county. family members had a lot to say

about his fate. >> reporter: indeed. some family members cried. they prayed in the courtroom today. the man they once considered family they now hope never sees the light of day. >> i want him to get buried underneath that jail. >> reporter: facing 30 years to life in prison if convicted of murdering tara oh shea watson two years ago. he said he knows what he's accused of via closed-circuit tv. >> he hurt her for too long. >> reporter: investigators say monell stabbed his wife inside their township home in front of their 12-year-old son. the 4-year-old daughter was asleep. there was a state police search. his truck found abandoned and days of quiet before captured alive on monday across county lines.

>> we're happy he's caught. we're happy that he's in custody. >> reporter: tara's loved ones angry and heart broken that her children lose both parents. >> they're without their mother and father, but their support system is great. >> reporter: they shared with us the last photo taken of tara before her death. they want other victims of abuse to be protected under new jersey law. >> she went to the judge plenty of times to get herself and the kids out of the state. she wasn't leaving the kids behind. >> reporter: tara's cousin said even so he has faith in our justice system and prays it works for his family. >> if you believe in the higher above, which i do, she gets to watch from but doesn't get to be in the picture with them. she doesn't get to be with her kids while they get married. she doesn't get those pri privileges. why should he? >> reporter: jeremiah is being held without bail.

he'll be back in here court on monday morning for a formal detention hearing to determine how dangerous he is. his threat to the community, and risk of flight. for now live in cumberland county tonight. nbc 10 news. investigators are trying to figure out what caused two septa troll i ares to collide in west philadelphia. more than 40 people were hurt in this afternoon's crash along lancaster avenir 38th street. all the injuries were minor. both route 10 trolleys were heading west when the one rear ended the other. septa said the trolleys should have been running 10 minutes apart. duelling sides taking on health care this afternoon. president obama and vice president-elect mike pence are on capitol hill for dual meetings on the matter. what is at stake the future of the affordable care act. republicans are vowing to repeal it. meanwhile, the president is trying to rally democrats to fake their fight -- take their

fight for obamacare to the people. >> republican plans to cut health care wouldn't make america great again. it would make america sick again. >> we want to make sure that there's an orderly transition to the rug is not pulled out from under the families currently struggling under obamacare. >> the debate goes on in washington, the same discussions are happening here at home. coming up all new on nbc 10 news at 6:00. local patients who have obamacare tell us about their hopes and fears for a new health care law. in the lehigh valley a two-car crash in allentown killed a 47-year-old woman and a 7-year-old girl. nbc 10 was on the scene at south 4th around 11:00 last night. the crash damaged both cars. two other children were badly hurt. not clear, though, who was at fault and if anyone is facing charges. a up tonight on a hit and run in bucks county we told you about on monday. the search is over for driver involved. a bicyclist was hit on new

year's day between bristol pike and state road. police fount the truck and issued a warrant for james hasher. he turned himself into police today. the charter school debate is haegt up in new jersey. groups opposing the governor's plan protested today. they gathered outside the courthouse in trenton to have their voices heard. they said governor christie's charter school policies are harmful to public school students across the state and the governor's plan diverts money and attention from the public school systems. >> we are not fostering across america a separate and unequal school system by which all children are not treated fairly and equally. >> the state responded to the protest saying the governor's plan had one goal in mind. of making sure that all students in the state get the education they deserve.

>> serena williams going down for one of the best tennis players of all time. a girl from delaware can say she beat her. the story 5:00. fire at the farm. why these flames could cost them big business into easter.

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have. fake a look at the scene moments after a train derailed in new york city at the height of the morning's rush hour. >> authorities say the long island railroad train hit a bumping block at the end track. the train went up and over the track. more than a hundred people were hurt inside atlantic terminal in brooklyn. the most serious injury was a broken leg. the terminal where it happened is beneath a shopping mall in downtown brooklyn and across the street from the bar clay's center. the lehigh valley farm is smoldering this afternoon after a massive fire burned across the property. >> growers are cleaning up and salvaging any plant in this case can -- plants they can ahead of the busy spring season. >> reporter: typically during the winter lull, farm hands and growers will be harvesting bulbs getting lilies and tulips ready for the easter rush.

instead the folks are cleaning up from a devastating fire. >> it was like a raging inferno. >> more than the worst inside a planting and shipping warehouse. >> in there were millions, probably, of bulbs for easter that were growing. so those are all gone. >> reporter: nobody was injured and they recently cleaned out the entire stock of christmas flowers. they have three other farms to pick up the slack. >> fast on track to recover. we're looking heat back into the greenhouses to mitigate the loss of any other plants. we have an amazing team of people that pull together and work together. >> i'm looking for flowers. >> reporter: the farm's popular retail shop in allentown is still open. loyal customers say they want to see the farm rebuilt.

>> it's terrible for the greenhouse, obviously, but, you know, we're all here to help them rebuild and hopefully they'll get back to where they were before. >> it does hurt. we know that we're going to be better than we were before. and we know that god is going to see us through. >> reporter: in zionsville, nbc 10 news. today we know why former attorney general kathleen kane is appealing her conviction. kane's attorney filed a motion yesterday that challenges the use of a special prosecutor to investigate the leak of grand jury material. kane was sentenced to 10 to 23 months? ja -- in jail in august. she's out of prison during her appeal process. just as expected, today was a mild day out there. we saw the sunshine. temperatures moved up to the mid 50s in some areas. now we're on the down swing of the temperatures. still pretty nice out there. 48 in delaware.

50 in south jersey, and 50 degrees now at the jersey shore. so across the board temperatures can't complain about them. just remember these. they're not going to be coming up again any time soon. here is a look at where we are in your philadelphia neighborhoods. almost all of us are in the upper 40s. we're at 48 going to drop off overnight and into tomorrow morning. tomorrow moshlg morning with winds lingering like we've seen today. maybe a little lighter but breezy and the colder air moving in. it will feel like 18 in philadelphia. dover feeling like 21 degrees. and atlantic city at 17. so tomorrow morning, if you have not been grabbing the big jacket the last few days, grab it by tomorrow. here is the hour-by-hour forecast. all about the cooldown and then the potential, which it seems like it's going to be a big

change, but in the next 24 hours, we're going from mild conditions to colder and snow chances. here is a look. hour-by-hour by 7:30 temperatures even cooler. 4:30 and temperatures in the mid 30s. that's the best we can do. we didn't even talk 30s today. never saw them on the board. now we'll be peaking with those temperatures in the afternoon. the clouds building in throughout the day. into the night the snow moves in. it will push in quickly from the west. you see clipping parts and chester county by 10:30 in the evening and spreads across the map very quickly overnight. the overnight a.m. hours we'll see the bulk of the snow move think. it's not heavy snow. it's going to be light snow that moves by. it will hit most of our neighborhoods here. temperatures all below freezing. you see it spread across the map around 3:30 and 4:00 a.m. that continues to move off by 5:00 a.m. but lingering near the shore here. it from 5:00 to 7:00 a quick

passing, as well. throughout the morning commute, snow flakes falling. some on the roadways out there. of course, treated surfaces going to be better to drive on throughout your friday morning commute. but then that's going to move out. temperatures really not going to climb much. so we get into friday afternoon, and just like tomorrow still only seeing low mid 30s for high temperatures. the cold air goes nowhere even into your weekend. as a result that have passing system through your overnight thursday and friday morning. not looking at high accumulations. 1 to 2 inches. that's about it for accumulation for that thursday night/friday system. even as we go into the rest of your friday. you see it moves out and we dry out. that's a brief dry out for some zones. by saturday notice the difference in icons. for areas like philadelphia the suburbs in the lehigh valley not likely to see snow but the jersey shore and delaware and south jersey we may see more snow move through and possibly

spots of heavier snow moving through. by saturday we will completely dry out and see more sunshine. notice those temperatures. three days here. friday, saturday, sunday your entire weekend some spots will not ever even make it to 32 degrees. that lasts into monday, as well. we'll get your 10-day at 10 and talk about the saturday potential for snowfall in the next half hour. donald trump is opening up an even wider riff with the intelligence community less than 24 hours before he's scheduled to meet with them. it started last night when donald trump sent out a tweet accusing intelligence officials of delaying a briefing about russian hacking into friday. the intelligence community firing back saying that briefing was always scheduled for friday. coming up tonight on nightly news. why one top intelligence official is calling trump's tweets, quote, disturbing. you can see kristen welker's full report on nightly news with lester holt immediately following nbc 10 news at 6:00.

rex tillerson is expected to have confirmation hearing next week. today chris koontz got a chance to talk to tillerson. tillerson officially stepped away from exxonmobil to avoid conflict before the confirmation hearing today. tillerson will collect a $180 million severance package. he spent his career with exxonmobil. he was planning to retire in march. put down the pack. one local city wants you to wait longer before you can buy cigarettes. that's ahead at 5:00. plus, this 16-year-old is already thinking about a career to help others. but, first, she needs a forever family. we'll meet this week's wednesday's child next. with the xfinity tv app, anything with a screen is a tv. stream 130 live channels. plus 40,000 on demand tv shows and movies,

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this weekend's wednesday's child is a compassionate teen hoping to be a nurse someday. >> she's hoping to find a forever family to support her and help her achieve her goals. we are introduced to anisa. >> 16-year-old anisa want to be a nurse. we brought her to our lady of lord school of nursing in camden, new jersey. we got a private tour by the dean. >> i decided i wanted to go to nurtsing school. i like helping people. when i started to do volunteer work and stuff, i kind of like this. a nurse would be terrific. >> reporter: this teen is a dream come true. her passion is helping the elderly. she loves music, cooking, and cleaning. and she's serious about her studies. >> i just somebody who is honestly going to be there for me and, you know, support me rather than make me feel like they're just going to leave.

very active, fun, they encourage me to do things. >> reporter: does anisa have an ideal forever family? >> no. maybe a sibling. i love exotic pets. >> reporter: pets or no pets. this young lady is ready to be loved. >> what i think she would bring to a family is commitment. the vulnerability to be able to be nurtured fop allow love in. that's an important asset when you're building a family. >> reporter: anisa is this week's wednesday's child. >> and if you would like to make anisa's dream come true or any dream of any's child. go to nbc 10.com and search wednesday's child. you can call the national adoption center 1-866-do-adopt. money versus public safety. >> why the state is calling for

big cuts to the city's police department. plus, in his own word. what the charleston church shooter told jurors. coming up at 6:00. the fight to keep frying. a decades old chicken restaurant could be shut down. the sign of bigger changes coming to wilmington, delaware.

right now at 5:00. windy today. much colder tomorrow. taking a live look high above center city, philadelphia. you can see the flag whipping there in the wind. now earlier in the day, c 10 was at cooper river park in pennsauken. people and their dogs were enjoying the mild weather. >> tomorrow we'll get a winter wake up call. >> we have the chilly neighborhood forecast now. >> we knew that we could not keep having temperature in the 50s in the afternoon. and today is the last time that i we get to see those for awhile. enjoy the numbers while you can. they'll start dropping quickly overnight. 49 in philadelphia currently. 46 in new jersey. just a little cooler in the lehigh valley and delaware at 48 degrees. also, clear to mostly clear. you can tell from the live cameras.

it's not going to be sticking around for much longer, either. we see changes as we move through the next 24 to 48 hours. we're windy out there. the winds anywhere from 15 to 25 miles per hour. gusts a tad higher. the winds will continue overnight into tomorrow. as a result, temperatures not only are getting much colder, but then they'll feel even colder than that because of the wind. we have the feels like or windchill conditions to talk about. here is the look at your feels like temperatures at 6:30 tomorrow morning. this is a chilly morning commute. feeling like upper 20s to right around low 20s for pretty much your entire region. even colder if you go farther to the north. then we put it in motion. the feels like temperatures only getting into the mid upper 20s by the afternoon. actual temperatures only in the 30s for your thursday. here is the next 48 hours. almost 20 degrees colder through your thursday afternoon compared to where we are right now. by thursday night, snow starts moving in from the west. by friday early morning, that'll

start moving out west to east. as we get into friday afternoon, dry but still very cold. we'll talk more about those changing conditions coming up. here are some of the other stories we're working on at 5:00. a south jersey father accused of killing his estranged wife and leading police on a two-week manhunt was in court today. j jeremiah monell was accused of stabbing tara o-shea watson. two trolleys collided in west philadelphia. more than 40 people were hurt in the crash near lancaster avenue. the trolleys were going the same direction. no word on why they were so close. the battle over health care is heating up in washington. both president obama and vice president-elect mike pence are on capitol hill today. mr. obama met with democrats at

the capital. they're discussing how to combat the republican effort to do away with the affordable care act. vice president-elect mike pence spoke with republican lawmakers about dismantle ling obamacare. atlantic city struggled. and today the mayor looked toward the future even as the city worries about painful spending cuts live ahead. we are live with ted at the jersey shore bureau. >> reporter: resiliency theme was an unofficial state of the city today. the speech coming a couple of months after a state take over of the city. some are fearful about how it could impact public safety. >> reporter: a day after dover market in atlantic city was robbed, the clerk is nervous. >> it's scary. too scary, you know.

>> a recent rash of hold ups targeting local convenience stores has merchants working in fear. the possibility of fewer cops on the street makes them even more worried. >> that's not right. we need more security. more safety. >> there has been a lot of pain as we make the transition. >> reporter: in his unofficial state of the city address to local business leaders the mayor said dwech2017 will be a challe year. >> we have to work with the state. >> reporter: sfoling the state's take over of the financialing struggling resort in november. concerns are looming about potential cuts being imposed on the police and fire departments. >> >> reporter: in recent talks police union leaders say state officials proposed cutting overall manpower, salaries, and exing shifts from 10 hours to 12. ? >> they go above and beyond we

feel is necessary and practical. >> reporter: he talked about a number of positive projects that lie ahead for the resort. those who live and work here hope public safety isn't sacrificed for cost savings. >> it's a hard economy but they have to keep safety first. >> reporter: i reached out to the state department of community affairs about the proposed cutbacks, the police union told us about what a spokeswoman said the agency has no comment. in our jersey shore bureau in atlantic city tonight. ted greenberg. philadelphia police want to know who shot and killed a man inside his apartment on erdrick street in holmes berg. the victim's girlfriend came home and found him dead in a bedroom around 10:00 last night. investigators say a separate bedroom appears to have been ransacked. there were no signs of a break in. >> a family-oriented neighborhood. to somebody got murdered. it was devastating. i couldn't sleep at all. >> it's quiet.

it's all old people and children. >> investigators found surveillance cameras in the neighborhood. they're reviewing the tape to see if they can spot a car coming or going. weather played a role in the school bus accident in northeast philadelphia this morning. was in northeast philadelphia. this was the scene at academy around the 8:00 a.m. an suv hit the side of the bus carrying students from first philly charter school. no one was seriously hurt. the suv's driver said the bus pulled out in front of him. happening tonight parents in the upper perkiomen school distinct it includes raising taxes more than 8% to pay for a new building. renovating the existing building would cost more, they say.

camden county freeholder director is excited about the level of economic development happening in camden county. today he revealed that more than $3.5 billion in private equity is being invested in the county. nine miles of camden is filled with construction projects and unemployment is down 5% since 2012. small businesses in new jersey now have more help from the state. a bill signed today opens up assistance to get tax credits and the state will help the businesses bid on public projects and government contracts. it's not clear how much the program could cost the state. a veteran new jersey lawmak lawmaker is ending his political career. jim whelan will not seek re-election this year. he served three terms as mayor of atlantic city. he won a state assembly seat in 2005. he said he had a great run in

politics butted now is the right time to leave. your so day may cost more, but these children are benefitting. coming up at 5:00. how a new tax is paying for their preschool. plus, she beat the. hear from the delaware woman who took down serena williams.

charleston church shooter dylann roof made his opening statement today at the start of his sentencing trial. he said, quote, there's nothing wrong with me psychologically. roof is acting as his own lawyer. he faces the death penalty for killing nine black church members in twi members in 2015. some of the family members took the stand. little league baseball coaches will be subject to background checks before they volunteer. little league international announced the regulation today. leagues are required to conduct checks of the nation-wide

section offender programs. harassment, stalking, and terrorist irk threats. next at 5:00. why a philadelphia woman faces all those charges because of the lottery. and right now it's one below in bismarck, north dakota. they don't even have a color to show how cool it is there. we'll talk about the drop in temperatures, how long it lasts, and the potential for snow in some of your neighborhoods. coming up on nbc 10 news at 6:00. macy's is shutting down dozens of stores. find out if one near your house is closing its doors.

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marine experts along the jersey shore are getting their first look at an unusual find. it's called a it's the planesville whale. this type of whale spends most of his life at extreme depths. because of that they're hard to observe. charges have been filed against a woman who made threats

against pennsylvania lottery headquarters. wanda shields is facing 53 charges. shields made dozens of obscene and violent calls over the past eight months after she failed to win the jackpot. a warning from police in south jersey. they want residents in atlantic county to take a good look at this guy. norfield police say he's a scam artist who poses as an appliance repairman. he uses sal shore appliance repair and my repairs in atlantic city. police say he's taking advantage of several residents. he was recently arrested for theft, fraud, and forgery. police want people to avoid doing any business with him. teens in trenton may have to wait until they're 21 to buy a pack of cigarettes. tomorrow city council will consider raising the minimum age to buy cigarettes, e cigarettes, cigars, and other tobacco products. right now the age limit is 19 in trenton. yep.

a lot of buzzing today inside tyler state park. crews taking down old trees throughout the park. many of the trees were damaged by a pesky beetle by the name of the emerald ash. it's not clear how long it will take. parts of tyler state park will be closed while the work is being done. the pennsylvania farm show in the pennsylvania farm show in harrisburg. organizers say it's the largest show of its kind in the nation with more than 10,000 exhibits and 6,000 animals that runs saturday through the 14th. for most female tennis players beating serena williams is a win they'll remember for the rest of their lives. madison beat williams in three of the quarter finals in new see land. her court side strategy that has everybody talking. >> she's hitting it nice. maybe, like --

>> yeah. then she won't realize how bad i am. >> did you catch that? >> williams blamed the loss on her own errors. >> come on. it was madison. she was great. she played well. starting tomorrow something that is not so great the winter temperatures are coming back. let's get to first alert meteorologist with your neighborhood forecast. it's going to get cold. >> oh, yeah. it's going to get real cold as we move through tonight and into tomorrow. in fact, as you step out the door for work, you'll notice a huge difference. enjoy these numbers while you can. maybe walk the dog a little longer today as you get home this evening. temperatures now 49 degrees. also, looking at the upper 40s for robinsville. and low 40s in princeton. unfortunately tomorrow we won't even get to the 40s for forecast high temperatures. that's how cold of air is moving in behind that front. the front has since passed us

and so we're already seeing it filter in. we're clear, otherwise. no clouds anymore to track. the clouds will build back in by tomorrow. here is a look at your neighborhoods for tomorrow. winds will start to die down as we go through the day. still a little breezy into the morning. and temperature wise just up to the 30s. 35 degrees in fair month. into your suburbs 34 degrees. lehigh valley mostly lower 30s. allentown about 33 degrees. new jersey now 34. the jersey shore area at 37 degrees, as well. and about 38 for avalon. the highest we go 39 degrees. we're talking temperatures that are in some spots about 20 degrees colder than what we saw today. huge difference you're going to notice the entire. as we go into the night, another difference. we talk snow potential. here is your hour hour. we saw the clouds moving in, as

i mentioned on the last graphic. the clouds throughout the daytime and your evening. we're at 10:30 in the evening. there's the white and purple stuff showing up. snow starting to creep in. this is a system right now is near parts of colorado and nebraska. it's going to move all the way here by tomorrow night. it starts to get into chester county and delaware. it pushes across the board through the early a.m. hours of friday. so good news is the bulk of it will move by when most of us are hopefully asleep. bad news you'll notice it for the morning commute for friday. we see the snow is continuing at 4:00 a.m. if you have the early start to your day. it will linger into the morning hours. there we are at 7:30 a.m. spots of snow possible. especially going through the shore points. but by 7:30 to 88:00 it moves off. it will take the clouds with it. later in the day friday could be a nice day if it weren't for the fact stay in those 30s. again, friday, as well. that cold air it holds tight to our region for thursday, friday, saturday, sunday, and your

monday. and on top of that, we have a second system we have to track for your saturday. now it looks like it's going to be an offshore track. but it's something we have to watch closely. here is why. the system, by your early saturday morning, it's sitting off the coast of the parts of the carolinas here. we'll track it near the clip of the coast there. bringing a bulk of precipitation out to sea. it's starting to creep close to us. the tract is off to sea, look how close it is to us by lunchtime on saturday. so as we get into saturday afternoon an evening, if this system wobbles just a little farther north, that means the sn snow gets farther north. we're calling for snow for jersey shore. for most of us it looks like saturday be a miss. meet the women of the house. democratic leader nancy pelosi welcomed democratic women members of the house to capitol hill today.

the event highlighted the historic swearing in of 65 house democratic women to the 115th congress. it includes delaware congresswoman lisa blunt rochester becoming the first african-american woman to represent congress. michelle obama is making her final visit into the nation's first lady to the tont show. it will be her third appearance overall. her first appearance in 2014. a few months after that she did the evolution of mom dances with jimmy. what will we see tonight? don't miss the "tonight show" starring jimmy fall lon. >> it's going to be good. >> it always is. a new soda tax in philadelphia has some people feeling sticker shock. >> supporters say it's a small price to pay because of where the money is going.

next at 5:00 looking at what percentage of the tax is helping children get pre-k for free. coming up next on nbc 10 news at 6:00. get ready to wait for the championship. the eagles vp speaks for the first time about the season. why it could take longer to contend than fans hoped. by peggy lee playing ] [ goat bleat ] [ crow caws, music continues ]

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welcome back. lester hold joins us now. >> a look at what is coming up on nbc nightly news. >> hey. for us tonight republicans met their plan to repeal obamacare. can it be done easily? what will reit. we'll look at what both sides are saying. why donald trump has taken another shot at the cia and what the fallout could be of the riff. plus, a look at girling birth after the age of 50. of course, janet jackson making big news today and it's a growing trend. we'll see you back here tonight. back to you. >> everybody talking about janet. thanks. we'll see you at 6:30. at top of the hour we showed you how the soda tax lead to sticker shock in philadelphia. pre-k will be free for nearly 2,000 kids. >> they're not the only ones benefitting. nbc 10 explains. >> reporter: a new teacher is

hired to accommodate a new influx of students. >> for kids that don't have the opportunities. it makes you feel good. >> reporter: all the students here are now attending pre-k for free as a result enrollment is up from 44 to nearly 60. administrators hope the expansion continues. >> we're actually bringing in four new teachers, have already started. we have two starting very soon. we are -- we bought new furniture. we're able to buy brand new stuff all of our kids. >> reporter: shoppers may be reeling from sticker shock after five years, 65% of the money generated from the tax will go toward pre-k expansion. >> when you feel hungry -- >> reporter: in experiences, it means nearly 2,000 prekindergartens in philadelphia this year may be better prepared for kindergarten and beyond. it means teacher, brijt foley, has a better job that may comes with more competitive pay in the near future. >> i'm full-time lead teacher in

a room. it's a big change but a good change. >> reporter: casa del carmen looks forward to breaking even financially. nbc 10 news at 6:00. first, the then the snow. you'll wake up to much colder weather tomorrow ahead of a bitter weekend. i'm tracking that plus two snow chances coming up in the first alert neighborhood forecast. new at 6:00. chicken fight. a wilmington chicken restaurant that has been a staple for 25 years is being pushed out. how it could be a sign of bigger things coming to the delaware city. also, the battle over obamacare on capitol hill today. why some people say they're hopeful. others fearful over possible changes to the president's health care law.

here comes snow. a one-two punch of winter weather is heading this way. a blast of cold sends temperatures fre falling. the president and president-elect are facing off over obamacare with your insurance coverage hanging in the balance. plus, chicken fight. all new at 6:00. a decades old fried chicken restaurant struggles to keep cooking. the big changes coming to their

wilmington neighborhood. right now it's 6:00. brace for the freeze after temperatures in the 50s today. we're plummeting 30 degrees by tomorrow. >> wind is making it feel cold out there now. you can see in the flags in center city. >> after the cold get ready for. you're looking live at i-95 in wilmington as delldot crews are preparing the roads. we could get snow tomorrow night and again for the weekend. good evening. >> i'm jim rosenfield. >> we are bringing you live first alert team coverage. we are tracking snow. let's begin with the cold. chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is breaking it down. >> everybody is going to get this cold. there's just no doubt about it. we've been telling you about it for more than a week, and it's already just starting to come in. it's 47 in philadelphia. we were 54 degrees a couple of