you'll need your umbrellas today because you might have to dust off those snow shovels. a big cooldown that could bring accumulating snow later this week. potentially historic votes for the president's education secretary happen in just an hour. the new changes twitter is rolling out to help keep its users safe. right now at 11:00, it's a warm and wet day throughout the area. if you're heading outside, be sure to take an umbrella. >> here's a live look at the radar showing where the rain is falling right now, but

conditions will improve as we go through the day. meteorologie >> rain moving throughout our morning hours is going to improve as we get into the afternoon and then more of a gray day, but also a day with temperatures that are considerably warmer than average. we're already at 45 degrees in philadelphia. we're seeing rain coming down in parts of philadelphia neighborhoods. in lehigh valley dropping to 35. a nice pick up once the rain moves out this afternoon. in delaware, almost to 50. new jersey at 40 right now. let's take a look at that with your radar. the greens and yellows are where the rain is passing through.

it's already moved out of berks county. they're going to talk about moving into parts of bucks and mercer county. take a closer look at these areas where you see the yellow. most of it is moving out of our viewing area continuing down into philly. we're at 45 right now, but there we go getting to the low 50. around 60 this afternoon. we're going to see the changeover from some rain to cloud conditions. winds today are not a big factor, but in the days to come we go from rain to cloudy conditions to much colder conditions to snow potential. now to breaking news. just minutes ago, philadelphia

police launched an investigation into the death of a woman found under a sleeping bag in kensington. the woman appears to be in her 30s, perhaps her 40s. she was found in a third-floor apartment on kensington avenue. we're working there story. stay with nbc 10 for the very latest as more details become available to us. meanwhile the senate is expected to vote in about an hour on president trump's controversial nominee for education secretary. >> democrats are fighting to stop the confirmation of betsy devos. this is live on the senate floor. we see tom carper. pamela osborne is following the fight. can democrats do this? >> in order for democrats to stop devos' approval, they have

to gain the support of one more republican lawmaker. democratic lawmakers have been making their case as to why they believe betsy devos is not the right person to serve as education secretary. only two republicans said they will vote no, which means the senate is split 50/50. devos has invested in private and charter schools. chris coons is among the democrats who have spoken out against the pick. he has received more than 450 phone calls from concerned citizens, a petition with 800 signatures, and 2200 letters from educators and communicators. senator coons called devos fundamentally disqualified for this position. >> the question for us is why

would any of us want support, vote for, a nominee to be secretary of education who has demonstrated lack of grasp of the basics of education. makes her obviously unqualified. the answer is i don't. we don't. we shouldn't. >> republicans say devos' dedication to children makes her a strong pick. the deciding vote will be cast by vice president mike pence who will favor for devos. the vote is scheduled to take place at noon. i'll continue to watch that feed. i'm pamela osborne, nbc 10 news. this morning only about 2/3 of cars are on the tracks. the line is operating with 100 of 144 cars. shuttle buses are being used to

help ease delays. passengers say things are running normally. septa leaders monday showed us pictures of the cracks. that prompted an inspection of all the cars in the market-frank fo market-frankford line. septa has no timetable for when all the cars will be back on the track. everyone is okay after this collision between a septa bus and a tractor-trailer. it happened around 8:15 this morning. there is damage to the front driver's side of the bus. jessica, tell us what you're seeing. >> we're watching the clearing of this. there's a fuel spill on route 33 near route 202.

the new jersey turnpike and connecter bridge still dealing with structural repairs there. we're starting to see things a little wet. moving through center city may be slower than normal. there's a crash out in miller province on surrey lane. this fire consumed three row homes around 1:00 this morning. the homeowner did get out safely, but he lost two dogs to this fire. the dogs alerted him to the danger with their barking. his neighbor describes how he got out safely. >> he said he seen the fire very bad. he get out on the window on the

roof. he scared. he looking for the doggy. >> flames shot from that first home and spread to the neighbors' on either side of this home. one of the houses was empty, but the other had a family with young kids in it. they made it out safely. another house fire on joy street in port richmond. crews put out flames in the rear of this house last night. people inside made it out okay. these are pictures of two pets rescued from the fire. animal rescue groups stepped up to care for the dog and the rabbit. a third fire being investigated this morning in kensington. they found a car there in flames. no one was inside. investigators are not yet saying if the three fires could be connected. take a look at this.

a taxicab spinning out of control on the streets of center city, philadelphia. police arrested the driver who they say attacked a woman and peeled off his clothes before stealing that cab. cell phone video shows the cab screeching around rittenhouse square yesterday. finally a good samaritan got the suspect to stop the cab. other people grabbed the keys and dragged the man out so police could cuff him. police spoke with the good samaritan and others at the scene. >> he had nothing on him but what god gave him. he was trying to fight me off and everything, so i had to punch him so i could get ahold of him. >> we hear him screaming i'm mentally ill. >> the woman is expected to be okay. the suspect is in the hospital. police are looking for more victims after they arrested a serial child abuser. william charles thomas worked as a handyman in the falls township

area. police found thousands of images of child pornography, souvenirs of his crimes against little girls, and notes of what he did to his victims. police believe he is responsible for attacks up to 40 years ago. thomas appeared in court via video this morning. his bail is set at $750,000. he is accused in six cases, but police believe more victims could come forward. governor tom wolf will deliver his annual budget address in about five minutes. the governor would still need to close a $3 billion budget gap. you can watch the governor's speech live on nbc 10's app. the gop-controlled senate committee yesterday sent a bill to the full senate banning

abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy except in cases of emergency. now to breaking news. this is at echo valley lane. one person was trapped inside. rescuers got that person out. we'll keep you posted on air and on our website. a student at the nazareth area intermediate school came down with whooping cough. more details on the breaking news we first brought you yesterday. a basketball legend, kobe bryant, said he will help to replace the items stolen from the trophy case of his alma

mater. somebody stole his framed jersey and sneakers and the state championship trophy. a look at a busy day in court as lawyers will argue for and against president trump's travel refugee ban. another big parade to celebrate the super bowl champion, new england patriots. we're tracking rain right now across parts of the region, but this is going to start moving out for your afternoon and then the focus all about the warmer temps and the snow moving forward. we'll take a look at all this coming up.

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president trump's travel ban goes before a federal appeals court today. he wants the course to reverse a judge's ruling that froze his temporary ban on travelers from seven mostly muslim countries. that judge put the ban on hold friday night after washington state and minnesota filed suit. meanwhile in the last hour, homeland security secretary john kelly took responsibility for the rollout of the travel ban. he says he should have delayed implementing it and advised congress. this is a live look at the hearing. this is kelly's first appearance before lawmakers. the president is tweeting about the court ruling on the travel ban. >> last night the president tweeted the threat from radical

islamic terrorism is very real. just look at what is happening in europe and the middle east. courts must act fast. then, i don't know putin. i have no deals in russia and the haters are going crazy. iran's supreme leader this morning responded. the ayatollah says he is grateful because trump has proved what he has said about the united states for years. the iranian people are, quote, not afraid of any threat. president trump sat down with county sheriffs from around the nation today. the president said he's committed to stopping the opioid epidemic. he told the sheriffs, it's time to stop drugs pouring in from

the mexico border. pennsylvania could soon punish sanctuary cities like philadelphia. yesterday a state senate committee voted to advance a bill that would cut off state grants to communities that don't comply with federal immigration authorities. >> announcer: now your first alert weather. we're taking a live look outside. you can see we have the clouds hanging overhead, the rain still coming down in areas. these were showers we were expecting to move through. they're going to continue for the next couple hours. then we're going to see more thinning of the rain. the focus shifts to the temperatures and to the snow potential for your thursday. here's the rain as we see it right now. it started to taper off in philadelphia and even in the suburbs. otherwise the bulk of the rain

is now over parts of burlington county and then mercer county to parts of central and northern new jersey. here's a closer look. in bucks county, we had a more steady rain falling. the focus has started to shift off to trenton. you see it moving along middletown into areas out of our viewing zone. again, this is not going to be anything to write home about in the afternoon. this will be a lighter rain and it will be much more scattered in nature. temperatures will start to pick up more in the afternoon. 46 in center city. society hill the same. officially at the airport we're at 45. fox chase is at 43. temperatures will make their way to upper 50s and some spots even

60s. westchester at 60 degrees. 55 for clipstown. allentown only making it to about 50. in new jersey, 58 for trenton. that's the same for ocean city, but some spots along the shore making it to 60. delaware, smyrna at 64 degrees. sunday, we were at 44. yesterday we hit 54 degrees. look at tomorrow. we get to the mid 60s before we take just this massive drop to 38. that's the highest we'll see in the afternoon for your thursday, dropping us to below average after being more than 20 degrees above average the day before, so this is a big change in the forecast. there's the rain moving out of our forecast by 2:00 in the

afternoon. i think in fact we're starting to see it already move out. we still have some clouds, but some peeks of sun are possible. into wednesday, we'll see a partly cloudy forecast. here we go. there's your thursday. 3:00 a.m. starting to pull in that snow potential. steady snow through the morning commute. the snow chance will last a little bit longer into your thursday. amazing 50s today. 60s tomorrow. feels like spring outside, but this morning our focus is also on summer. if your summer destination includes the jersey shore, we have some advice about when and where to rent. speaking of summer, it is not too early to train for the ride of your life. what you need to know about this year's tour du shore.

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registration is now open for a fantastic summer event that is celebrating 30 years of biking for children in need. mark o'connor is founder of the irish pub tour de shore. for those people who don't know what it is about, tell us about that. >> 65-mile bike ride. we leave at 20th and walnut in front of the irish pub and ride to atlantic city. >> tell me about what it raises money for. >> first and foremost, families of fallen first responders. we have police officers in classrooms in disadvantaged neighborhoods teaching programs to children in uniform, trying to change the perception that children have about police. >> but you have one rider who is

getting an early start. don lemy. >> she is celebrating her 55th birthday by riding from the top of florida to the bottom of florida. we have a lot of great riders and sponsors. another great resposponsor dona two motorcycles this year for us to raffle off. that's what gets us over that million-dollar mark like it did last year. >> is this for the hard core bike riders or if you're a casual rider, can you get out training now? >> absolutely yes. we'll pick you up. we'll move you forward. we have a big party at atlantic city at the end. what goes on the ride stays on the ride. if you get moved up ten miles, nobody talks about it. >> i'm sure you've seen people

who have said i don't know if i do this but they did it and now they keep coming back. >> wonderful stories like that, yes. >> thank you for all you do and what you have done for 30 years. the 30th annual irish pub tour de shore happening sunday july 30th. registration is now open. for more information, go to nbc10.com or check out the nbc 10 app. we're dealing with warm and wet weather across our area. here's a live look at the ben franklin parkway. we'll let you know when the rain will move out and we're tracking snow that could be moving our way. it may still be winter, but summer is on the way. coming up, i'll tell you how you can get ready and how you can save.

warm and wet weather across our area as we give you a live look at the first alert radar. the rain is expected to taper off later this afternoon. >> we're tracking a system that could bring snow later in the week. the poconos could see the heaviest snow out of this system. let's get you up to date with krystal cline. >> right now it's all about the rain. the rain is even starting to move out. this is really timing out as expected. what we'll see in the afternoon is lingering showering in the northern half of our viewing area. delaware and new jersey not getting a ton of rain until you get into central and northern

parts of new jersey. you see the lighter green there. as we track through parts of ocean and monmouth county and passing now out of mercer county as well. a little bit ago you see those spots of yellow. pemberton getting a steady rain that will be moving off to the northeast. we have the rain that's tracking through currently. temperatures are only going to support rain. most of us in the 40s. 43 mount holly. some spots are really warming up. 54, atlantic city. 57, melville. dover is at 47 degrees. a huge range in temperatures. as we go through the next several days, quite a few variations in conditions.

here's a look at the current wind speeds. winds are 10 to 15 miles per hour. as we see a big drop in temperatures, the winds pick up too. we'll talk about your changes wednesday into thursday coming up in a few minutes. dozens of cars were pulled off the tracks after cracks were found. shuttle buses have been available to ease delays. septa has no timetable. fire destroys three row homes in kensington. this fire started in one home on jasper. the homeowner did make it out safely, but he lost two of his dogs to this fire. the first then spread to two neighboring homes. no one was hurt. then less than a mile from that fire scene another house fire on joy street in port richmond. crews put out the flames in the rear of the house around 11:30

last night. people living inside did manage to get out safely. senate democrats are running out of time, but not talk in their fight to block president trump's controversial nominee for education secretary. >> the controversial vote for betsy devos is expected around noon today. here's a live look. democrats say she's unqualified, but it doesn't look like they have the votes to stop her. pam, this may all come down to a tiebreaking vote, which would be historic, right? >> that's right. two republicans and all the democrats in the senate have said they will not vote to approve devos, which means there's a 50/50 tie right now. if there is a tie, vice president mike pence will cast the deciding vote.

democrats have been holding the senate floor for more than 20 hours now in this last-ditch effort to derail betsy devos' nomination. as we get closer to that scheduled noon vote, delaware senator chris kuhns was among the democrats. his office has been flooded with calls from educators and community leaders and citizens who do not want devos approved. >> folks in my home state of delaware who have watched it every minute and followed it very closely have reached out to my office. now these numbers if i was from a state like california or texas might not seem surprising, but the idea that more than 3,000

delawareans have reached out to me is fairly striking. in my state that is a loud and clear message, so let me just as loud and clear in my reply. i hear you and i today will vote against betsy devos. >> republicans say the dedication devos has to children makes her a strong pick and time is running out. democrats have less than a half hour to get one more republican to vote no before vice president pence tips the scale in favor of a devos approval. reporting live, i'm pamela osborne. for the fifth time in the last 50 years, boston is throwing another parade for the super bowl champions. tens of thousands of patriots fans are lining the streets of beantown to support their team this morning.

championship parades are a sight in boston. pats won sunday night scoring 31 unanswered points to beat matt ryan and the atlantic falcons. it was the biggest super bowl comeback ever. a suicide bomber killed at least 20 people today near the supreme court building in kabul, afghanistan. most of the victims were court employees who were just leaving work for the day. for right now, no one has claimed responsibility for the attack. hillary clinton is making a declaration about women in her first statement since the inaugurati inauguration. >> despite all the challenges we face, i remain convinced that, yes, the future is female. >> that's the former democratic presidential nominee's video

message to the makers conference. clinton went on to say the world needs strong women to step up, speak out, and lead boldly. twitter says it is stepping up its driver against hateful and abusive tweets. they'll be stopped from opening new accounts. twitter says it will make it harder to see tweets with sensitive content, making them less visible in search results. the world's longest scheduled commercial air flight is in the air right now. it is expected to be in the air for 12.5 hours. air india has a flight from de i delhi to san francisco, but that night only takes 14.5 hours.

the all-important dos and don'ts when it comes to renting a house down the shore. >> this is another nice room. it has a nice deck. >> reporter: in the dead of winter, there's no better reason to head to the store than to do a little research. >> fourth of july week alone we have over 100 properties. >> reporter: if price is your problem, karen says try early june or late august, early september. those times are generally cheaper. the most popular and most expensive period would be the first two weeks of august. >> it depends on each family. >> reporter: make sure you have enough bedrooms and parking for the guests who are coming. don't wait. work with a reputable agency.

>> they're going to work with you. we don't want to see you lose your money and be unhappy. >> reporter: but someone else's misfortune can be a bonus for you. >> you can call in the middle of the summer on a thursday. did anything come up? a lot of times we can find you something last minute. >> it is a good idea to check out the property in person. a lot of times photos can be outdated or just not give you the right perspective. a lot can be done online. you can research, pay, and sign the contracts all from the comfort of your own home. penn hosts princeton for a college basketball showdown, but this is no ordinary game. fans will celebrate palestra's 90th anniversary. it boasts an intimate atmosphere

most college arenas don't have. how this is unlike any other is cirque du soleil show you've seen before. the rain is starting to move out. now we're focusing on warmer than average temps and the snow moving into our forecast by thursday. those details are coming up.

pennsylvania governor tom wolf is laying out his plan for the state budget right now. here's a live look at the governor giving his annual budget address. the plan is expected to cut down on government bureaucracy. let's listen. >> we came together to pass a historic liquor reform bill. i didn't do that. we did it. we came together to bring relief to suffering children by passing medical marijuana. something people in this building have been trying to do for a long time. since long before i got here. i didn't do that. we did it. today pennsylvania schools are beginning to recover from years of chronic underfunding. we have taken a new more aggressive, more effective approach to fighting back against the heroin and opioid epidemic ravaging our communities. and i'm proud to say there are 82,000 more pennsylvanians working now than just two years

ago. >> the plan will include $2 billion in cuts and savings without major tax hikes or cuts to schools and social services. you can watch the entire budget address on our nbc 10 app. well, as we celebrate black history month, we're recognizing people in our community really making a difference. and this morning we introduce you to chef keith lucas of the nonprofit mana. rosemary connors serves on mana's board. >> this is for our soup. we're making 120 gallons now. >> reporter: mangie i manging - the face behind manna serving meals to people battling

life-threatening illnesses. >> i feel like a food scientist putting meals together. these are for people who can't have the acid and potassium. >> reporter: they make a million years a year. keith had no idea when he first set foot in manna's kitchen he would be here almost two decades later. >> i fit the bill. i had the experience, you know, the good looks and the charm. >> reporter: at first it was just about the job. keith previously worked as a chef in hotels. never in the nonprofit world. >> this is what happens. >> reporter: keith's inspiration for crafting delicious and nutritious meals on a budget comes from watching his eight older siblings cook for his

younger sister and brother. >> it is his heart and soul. throughout the years, he has been such a mentor to so many people in our kitchen. he never says no. people love him. >> i hope people see this and become inspired to go work in a neighborhood, go help their community, and help each other. we're all god's children. >> reporter: words keith lucas lives by. reporting from center city, i'm rosemary connors. our celebration of black history month continues throughout the month of february. that's at 7:00 only on nbc 10. fans of the film "avatar" are in for a real treat. a ground breaking new production is coming here to our area. cirque du soleil makes its

premipr premiere next month at the wells fargo center. cirque du soleil productions are known throughout the world. >> it is based on "avatar". so to create the world of pandora, we have these projectors which project the whole landscape on our set. we have puppets, the creatures that inhabit pandora. >> we'll talk about the navi people in a second. you work the life-size puppets. tell me about that. >> this is the first time circumstancirque du soleil has employed a puppet team. there's over 16 puppets that we

use that are life-size puppets. some creatures you have seen from the movie like viper wolves and some new creatures that were approved by james cameron himself. >> those who are familiar with the movie remember the navi people have their own dialogue. you guys speak this dialogue? >> we learned navi as part of our training. you say "i see you" with that motion for the hand. it's like a handshake in navi. >> we have to show your tail as we come back live to the studio. stand up and show how it works.

>> everyone on stage wears a tail. >> i trip over mine less than i used to. that's good. >> you can catch the performances of cirque du soleil's toruk march 8th to march 12th. thank you very much for coming in and telling us about the show. >> thank you. let's start by taking a look at radar and satellite again. the rain that was starting to move off as expected by that noon to 1:00 p.m. hour. spotty showers in berks county near the lehigh valley. this is going to start to shift off to sea. we'll be left with a more damp day, but it is a damp and warm day. some of us are already in the

60s outside right now. we do still have some scattered showers activity in pennsylvania. a lot of this is starting to track more to the north. here are the temperatures i was talking about. so farther north parts of delaware upper 40s nearing 50. look if you go farther south where the warm air is sticking. 56 middletown. dover, 63 degrees. 61 in lincoln. dewy beach at 71 degrees. allowing our temperatures to seriously boost up for this afternoon. as we go through today, we'll see some spots in the 60s. by tomorrow, your wednesday, some of us may be near record breaking. here are the records you can see on the board. atlantic city at 69. areas like atlantic city probably not going to break a

record, but still making it to the low 60s. look at philadelphia in bright orange. in trenton we'll break a record at 63. the previous 62 degrees. it will continue through your wednesday. then things change and it gets much colder. there's the rain moving out. by 2:00, everything is out of our viewing area. maybe some peeks of sun and partly cloudy overnight. wednesday is looking mostly dry. a mix of clouds and sun will allow us to get into the 60s through 6:30 in the afternoon. then we get into the overnight. 3:00 a.m. your thursday. now we have that snow potential moving in because much colder air is going to force in from the north as a storm system moves just to our south giving us the moisture we need. so from 3:00 a.m. throughout

your entire morning commute, we have a chance of snow across our region. notice some models are stretching it throughout delaware and new jersey as well. even in the afternoon while the bulk of the snow should move out, some lingering snow showers are possible thursday afternoon, so we're looking at a big change from your wednesday to your thursday as things get much colder. today 63. tomorrow 65 for your wednesday. that is more than 20 degrees above average for this time of year. there's the change, though. 32 in the morning on thursday. 38 the best we do in the afternoon. we are windy, so the windchill going to be a big factor. we're talking some accumulating snow. 35 only for your friday. then we're right back up. 57 the temperature by your

sunday with a chance of rain. valentine's day at 47 degrees. we'll be right back. ♪ oh, it's a good day... ♪

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stories for you this afternoon. >> erin coleman joins us with more on what we can expect. >> governor tom wolf -- >> i knew he would appoint john king with whom i disagree. >> obviously, we have a little problem talking to erin, but we have a lot of things coming up. a plan for higher minimum wage to local municipalitiemuni. rebate run around who goes to battle for a local marine. trooper meets troopers. a mother comes face to face with state troopers who help deliver a baby at the barracks. >> remember, we are tracking

snow for thursday morning. >> that's right. >> stay tuned for details on that. thanks for watching. >> have a great day.

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