the pa suburbs, chester, bucks, montgomery counties, parts of delaware county. this is friday from 4:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and this is for snow, causing poor visibility, accumulating on untreated roads in these areas. points south, i think it's mostly going to be melting on the roads. 68 here. got up to 70 in dover a few minutes ago. the temperature is going to be plunging overnight. by 7:00 a.m., it's feeling like 30. after 68 right now, and it's going to keep getting colder. nothing on the radar close by. this is not a big storm that's headed here. it's a quick hitter, it has a limited amount of moisture. so it doesn't have the potential to produce a big snowstorm. but the timing is not exactly great. here is 3:00 a.m., it's already starting in the lehigh valley.

5:30, it's getting into the philadelphia area. 8:30 it's coming into delaware and even perhaps toward the shore. some of those places could start as rain and change to snow and then it really starts to taper off as we get toward the noon hour, with a few flurries coming after that. we'll talk more about the snow amounts and your neighbor and a bitter cold weekend and an even more potential threat next week for snow. coming up a little bit later. >> big changes, glenn. be prepared for tomorrow's snow and the cold temperatures coming with the nbc 10 app a. download it now to get severe weather alerts on your smartphone. a rude awakening. >> right now police in south jersey are searching for the driver who slammed his car into a house nearly injuring a elderly couple. cydney long spoke with their son

who naturally wants the man caught. >> you can still see the damage? >> reporter: that's right. let me tell you, police believe the car was traveling about 75 miles per hour. coming from that direction, he blew out several stop signs in this area, he goes airborne ask takes out the fence before taking out a huge chunk of the home. we got photos of what it looked like on impact. it's hard to imagine how the driver of this car got out, unscathed enough to take off running into the woods from police. >> honestly looking at the windshield, he's got to be hurting. turn yourself in. get your help. take your punishment. >> reporter: william nunez has a person that smashed into his parents' home after 1:30 morning. they were sound asleep on the opposite side of the house. >> could have killed my parents, could have killed the neighborhood. >> reporter: why the pursuit? >> the officer noticed an erratic drive. >> reporter: the police chief

says the driver hit speeds of 70 to 80 when police turned on their sirens. a gouge shows where the sedan bottomed out. there were four passengers inside. police are working with dash cam video to make an arrest. >> the detectives are working on that, getting dna evidence and possibly anything else to positively identify the driver. his passengers were injured. >> you did yourself more hurt by running. what did it get you? trying to hunt you down, should have just shopped, got the tick and be on your way. >> reporter: and penn's grove police tell me the driver will face a host of criminal and traffic violations to include eluding police, assault by aut & and speeding. anyone who has information on the driver, police want to hear from you. the damage to this home could force this family out at least temporarily. i'll explain why when we see you

coming up at 5:30. for now i'm cydney long nbc 10 news. to this now, a small home made plane crashed in a wooded area as it tried to land at trenton. sky force 10 was over the scene offer sharon road. the 79-year-old pilot had cuts on his face but was otherwise okay. it appears the pilot suddenly lost control, causing the crash. jury selection is underway in pike county in the capital murder trial of eric freen, accused of ambushing and killing a pennsylvania state trooper in 2014. the jury selection is happening in chester county because of the media attention the case received in pike county. that's where the murder and manhunt happened. erin coleman is live in our breaking news center with details about what happened in the courtroom. the beginning of a long process today? >> absolutely. more than 100 people were summoned to the courthouse today as lawyers began selecting a

jury to hear theicate. this is video of the van he was riding in as he arrived at the courthouse this morning. he was not wearing handcuffs inside the courtroom. out of the 100 jurors questioned today, more than 2/3 admitted they had heard about the case before today. more than a third said they would not be able to impose the death penalty. investigators say he ambushed two officers outside their barracks, corporal brian dixon died. he was just getting off of work that day. trooper alex douglas had just arrived and was injured in the shooting. afterwards, there was an intense manhunt through rugged terrain that lasted 48 days. u.s. marshals caught up to him about 30 miles from where the shooting take place. jury selection is suggested to take about one to two weeks. the trial should last about a month. erin coleman, nbc 10 news.

president trump and vice president mike pence are going on the road to bring the message about their healthcare bills straight to the american people. >> here's what's next, the bill must pass two more committees. once that happens it will make it to the full house. speaker ryan says he hopes the bill will be finished by easter break. nbc 10's lauren mayk is joining us to explain why republicans are still on the fence. >> in the house republicans can lose 19 votes and still pass this. but in the senate, the margin is much smaller. for some one big issue is they don't know how much the plan is going to cost yet. for others it's whether the plan will cause constituents to lose coverage. signs pleading for obamacare to stay and the new healthcare plan to go away. but in washington, that plan is moving forward. passing two committees, including the one ways and means. now speaker paul ryan selling

the plan as a way for republicans to keep their promise. >> this is the closest we will ever get to repealing and replacing obamacare. the time is here, the time is now. this is the moment and this is the closest this will ever happen. >> he acknowledged even some in his own party aren't happy with the plan but urged patience for what he called a three pronged process designed to get through the house and the senate. >> there's a lot of stuff we would love to put in the bill, but, unfortunately, the senate rules don't allow us to do that. and that's where you see a lot of confusion and frustration. >> republicans are deal ing with opposition from two forces in their party. conservatives who feel it doesn't go far enough and moderates worried about what it does do. >> this issue, to me, is about the people who are going to be impacted. >> congressman charlie dent on "morning joe" today, raising concerns about how the plan will impact those on medicaid and those buying insurance.

>> will there be enough money provided to help those people get -- buy insurance? they're already getting subsidized and that is an enormous concern i have. >> here's where our local folks stand. it was voted to move forward. he doesn't think it's perfect but gives consumers the ability to purchase insurance that fits their needs. another local congressman costello, he cast a committee vote to move this forward. he said in a statement he's looking forward to the process to make improvements to the legislation to go about fixing the healthcare system. jacqueline? >> all right. today, president trump met with small bank ceos at the white house today. he called community banks the backbone of small business in america. the president told the group he wants regulatory changes to make it easier for them to lend money. insuring small businesses have easier access to capital. the trump family is continuing a holiday tradition

at the white house next month. we'll explain ahead at 4:45. the founder of wikileaks says his group will work with technology companies to help defend them against the cia's hacking tools. julian assange acknowledged that companies had asked for more details about the cia cyber espionage tool kit, wikileaks purportedly revealed the methods in a massive leak published earlier this week. it showed the cia can use smart tv and smartphones to spy on people. the cia has declined to comment on the authenticity of the leak. we have new details about tuesday's fire at this substation. all customers have power once again. the fire in nicetown, tioga knocked out power to 36,000 customers. investigators working to find out how it started. police say an assault at valley forge military academy appears to be a case of bullying. three 16 and 17-year-old students attached another student to an electrical conduit upside down.

then beat him with some kind of sports stick. the victim had minor injuries, the three teenagers are charged with assault. a 711 clerk thought this woman was joke wing last night. demanding that he open the register. then police say the woman whipped out a knife, again yelling at the clerk to open the register. when the clerk told her he didn't speak english, she ran off. in the market for real estate? today is your day. a mass auction is happening in new jersey as we speak. this was the scene in atlantic city today, 200 residential and commercial properties are up from grabs. the properties stretch outside to include galloway and egg harbor townships as well as pleasantville. >> the knights of columbus building. condos, beach front properties, it's going to be a fun auction. the price range runs to

north of $2 million. another auction is set for next month. the owner of the rebel casino will not be allowed to buy the showboat. an appeals court rejected the case, who said he should be allowed to buy the property. stockton canceled the deal because it says strob wasn't serious. strob sold to another developer instead. and to breaking news from the eagles. in the past five minutes the team announced it signed alshawn jeffrey to a one year contract. >> today, a fan favorite, though, left the nest. the team cut defensive in connor barwin today. the pro bowler has spent the last four seasons with the birds. at the start of the off season, the 30-year-old even said he would take a pay cut to stay in philly. that's how much he loves it here. that did not happen. the move frees up nearly $8 million in salary cap room

for the eagles to sign other players. now, in addition, barwin was admired for his work in the community. he helped build playgrounds throughout the city and took part in other projects in the area that the team says will have a lasting impact. barwin took to social media this morning to say thank you. he posted this message on instagram. it reads, thank you philadelphia from the bottom of my heart for welcoming me and for being the amazing city you are. >> he'll be missed. nurses in delaware county memorial hospital going back to work tomorrow. the nurses walked off the job on sunday, they were striking over staffing issues. the hospital and nurse's union haven't reached an agreement. the nurses are going back to work. the hospital has said it staffs nurses at the national average. survivor and experts in human trafficking gathered in our area today to discuss how to put an end to commercial sexual exploitation. it was part of a two day symposi symposium. police, prosecutors and communities in the united states

are experiencing a transformation in the way they view this kind of exploitation. america's infrastructure is close to failing, at least that's the assessment of the american society of civil engineers which gaves t the nat a d plus. president trump has promised a one trillion dollars investment. but the engineering group is recommending congress invest $206 billion more each year to raise the grade. former pennsylvania governor ed rendell was part of the discussion today. in order to get americans to be willing to invest in the projects, they need to understand the cost of doing nothing. >> you've got to tell them, if you can reduce congestion by building a bridge that's got two lanes, making it a four lane bridge and cut a half hour each way on your trip in. that's five hours a week of your time. >> no category received an a grade. the highest grade b went to

rails. back to our ever changing weather now. the temperature drop over the next couple of days, as farmers in delaware are really concerned about their fragile fruits. nbc 10 delaware bureau reporter tim furlong is joining us to explain the crop concerns. tim? >> reporter: yeah, these warm winter days are a treat. not if you're an east coast peach farmer. take a look here at the buds here. these peach trees should be asleep. you see how pink they are. they're a month ahead of schedule. if we get temperatures in the teens the buds could be killed and you get one shot at peaches a year. last year they lost 60%. the farm has diversified their crops. they have tarps on strawberries. and you can't cover all the peach trees. they're hoping mother nature goes easy on them. >> we know that miracles happen

and we're going to take it a day at a time. we have five or six weeks to worry. if you did that for five or six weeks you'd go crazy. >> reporter: if you're a betting man, these buds are they going to be peaches we're going to eat? >> i sure hope so. >> reporter: i like peaches, i hope so too. this farm sells to big chains. if lots of farmers have problems with buds, it could mean we'll pay more at the store. kent county, tim furlong. the national parks service is now predicting a later blooming pee blooming period for this year's cherry blossom season. now they're pushing it back to the 19th and the 22nd. that's the period now. below average temperatures forecasted for this weekend, may be the reason for the delay. and that makes sense. because it's going to be back to

wi winter. >> it's so beautiful. >> it would be a perfect day to see the cherry blossoms. >> yeah, and saturday and sunday and monday and tuesday and wednesday may not be. it's certainly not going to be anything like this for quite a while. we're plunging into winter and staying there for a while. 68 degrees. windy out of the west. in the 60s across most of the rest of the area too. delaware at 68. now, we're going to go zooming in to an area that i've got a first alert out for snow tomorrow morning. here we are. in the 60s. reading, 63. allentown, 61. nazareth, easton, 61. bethlehem. 63 degrees. and it's going to be snowing and accumulating tomorrow morning. look at the wind gusts up to 37 miles per hour in philadelphia.

35 in atlantic city. once again here's the first alert areas. lehigh valley, berks county, pa suburbs, chester, montgomery, bucks counties. other areas will see snow, but these are the areas most likely to see more accumulation. lower temperatures that would cause it to stick on untreated roads. friday 4:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. after 9:00 a.m. there still may be snow up there. but the temperatures are going to go up a little and that sun will help melt any snow that's hitting the roads. so it gets kind of complicated tomorrow morning. you've got to be prepared for this. you can see the area of some rain and snow to our west. not a big storm. but take a look at the temperatures. by 3:30 in the morning, it's down to 33 in allentown, 41 at philadelphia, and here comes the snow. so it starts as snow. it's all snow.

from the pennsylvania turnpike northward. by 6:00 a.m., 35 and snowing in philadelphia. all right. finally melting on the roads. this is probably melting on the roads, too. allentown may be starting to see some untreated surfaces getting a little bit. but the temperature is not really plunging while the snow is falling. and then when the snow stops, it may go up a couple degrees. so it's going to look a lot worse than it's going to be on the roads. you didn't even see snow in cape may and atlantic city. look at the temperatures, way above freezing, the roads are warm from what we've seen the last few days. in the afternoon we may have snowshowers, snow flurries. look at the temperatures, upper 30s. melting as it happens. the wind starts picking up in the afternoon. then the cold air starts coming in for tomorrow night. take a look at this. tomorrow night, by 6:30 it's feeling like 17 in potts town. and by friday evening, feeling

like 5 in potts town. it's 67 degrees right now. by 10:00 tomorrow night it's going to feel 62 degrees colder. i'm not making it up. those are 24 actuthe actual num. and in some cases the feels like temperature actually down near zero. as we go through the weekend. here is saturday morning and again it's bitter cold out there. the whole weekend like that. amounts of snow, generally less than an inch. and that will be on grassy surfaces and most of it melting further to the south. one to two, grassy surfaces through philadelphia and lower bu bucks. new castle county, ranging up to three to five inches reading and allentown. i'll break this down for you neighborhood by neighborhood coming up a little bit later. the weekend overall, these are

the high temperatures, only 27 degrees in the lehigh valley on saturday. it's going to be windy, too. we've got wind gusts over 40 miles per hour. it's a very, very cold weekend. especially the way we've been spoiled over the last few days. my favorite phrase of yours there in your forecast. i'm not making it up. of course you're not because he's the most accurate. our morning team will be getting can you prepared for the snow before you head out the door tomorrow. wake up with nbc 10 news today, starting at 4:00 a.m. for your most accurate weather forecast and traffic updates. here's a story for you, the warmer winter weather we've had this year is creating concerns about too many kittens. >> ahead, how the unexpected arrivals are bringing problems for animal shelters and your pets. card confusion, a man's attempt to protect his personal information ends up costing him so he called nbc 10 responds. a lesson we can all learn about prepaid debit cards. very close call for the driver of this suv after several

pipes slipped from the back of a tractor trailer and smashed right into his windshield. look at that. always a fear of mine. that story and the other best videos of the day you have to see. next at 4:00. i need to close my jaw on that one. here's a look at the closing bell on wall street where stocks closed mostly flat today.

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stop what you're doing, take a look. the best video we're seeing today. >> the windy weather wasn't just an issue for us. look at the middle of your screen here as a tree comes crashing down on to this busy road in rochester, new york, yesterday. roads are still closed today, in fact, crews are still cleaning up utility poles chrrisscrossin the streets. wind gusts hit 80 miles per hour. check this out 40 miles west, winds derailed a csx train. that's from the wind.

wow. more wind trouble in ohio watch the truck on the left side of your screen. wind flipped the tractor trailer on its side yesterday. the 60 miles per hour too much for the empty trailer. fortunately no one was hurt. crazy. >> this is one of those videos that gives you chills looking at it. police say the driver of the suv is injured but expected to be okay after a crash sent metal sheets through that front windshield. the crash happened just this morning in phoenix. so prepaid debit cards can be convenient to use for yourself or give as a gift. >> one viewer became concerned when he was asked for personal information, so he called nbc 10 responds, harry hairston. >> what's happening? straight ahead on nbc 10 we'll tell you why he was asked for the information and see how we got back his money once he decide today cancel the card. mother nature is packing a

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we could've never dreamed up this room without bassett. right now at 4:00, terrible timing. nbc 10 first alert weather tracking snow that could impact the morning rush. tomorrow, will be a shock to the system after today's gorgeous weather. step out there and experience it. these people took advantage of the sun and hit the beach in atlantic city. the winds have been picking up today before the colder air moves in. a live look at philadelphia international airport where the winds are shaking our camera at times. check with your airline in case there are any delays because of the wind. if you've put away the hats and the heavy coats, take them out again. you're going to need them.

>> we should keep them set by the door. big changes are coming in a matter of hours. nbc 10 first alert chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz has the late st timing >> some people will need snow shovels. the traffic, this is i-95 south headed towards delaware. it's not going to look like that tomorrow morning. you may have trouble seeing some of that highway because of the snow reducing the visibility. we've issued a first alert for the snowy morning rush. mainly for the rely valley, berks county and the pa suburbs, chester bucks, montgomery counties because those areas will get more snow and there's a better chance of anything sticking and causing driving problems, friday 4:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. visibility will be lower in those areas. probably. and accumulating on untreated roads, at least at times. especially in the higher elevations. we got a long way to go to get

there. 68 degrees in philadelphia. 69 in dover. 68 in atlantic city. a year ago at this time it was 82 and here we are talking about temperatures going way down into the teens and feels like temperatures going down to near zero. this is by tomorrow night and saturday morning. it's going to feel like 30 by tomorrow morning. again, compare to the near 70 that we're seeing now. here's the hour by hour. we'll see the snow come in, it looks like it's going to be all snow. lehigh valley and many of the areas north of the pennsylvania turnpike. it could start off as rain in philadelphia, and change to snow. but a lot of that melting on the roads caubecause the roads have been so warm. we'll talk more about the timing of this coming up. we could see school delays for parts of the area tomorrow morning.

check in with the nbc 10 app on your phone. you have to have it by now. if you don't, download it right away to find out if your school's affected. we have breaking news right now from overseas. in germany, several people hurt after an ax attack at a train station in deu station. we do not know how serious the injuries are. once again, an ax attack at the train station in germany. now to nbc 10 responds, a viewer buys a preloaded debit card. when he asks for personal information he wants his money back. >> he tried to get a refund and didn't get it. >> you know, you would think, what could a problem be with the card? folks, check this out. this viewer says he loves shopping and buying for others. but instead of carrying cash, he would rather use prepaid cards.

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the canoe house will house the philadelphia police marine unit. beautiful structure there taking a live look at boat house row. the last of a mild run of days we've had, glenn? >> yeah, this is pretty amazing what's going to be happening here in the next 24-30 hours. and just imagine you got on a plane and you're flying to canada. you get aoff the plane. 68 in philadelphia. it's in the 60s just about everywhere, except for perhaps the poconos. and the wind, this is a sustained wind, 23 in philadelphia, atlantic city, 21 in wilmington. coatesville, the wind will be diminishing tonight and picking up again tomorrow. starting to get into pennsylvania now. you can see it's obviously not

any kind of big storm. we're not expecting major amounts or even having the potential for major amounts of snow. but it's a nuisance at the wrong time of day. 4:00 a.m., starting to snow in the poconos, berks county, upper bucks, montgomery, chester county. the temperature still above freezing and the roads are warm when it starts. now, as the snow gets heavier, the darker blue indicates heavier snow. the temperature's going down somewhat and especially grassy surfaces, starts to see some accumulation. in philadelphia, we're still above freezing. even at 8:30, mount holly, wilmington, millville, dover, atlantic city, tom's river all getting snow but the temperature's above freezing. and the roads are warm from our warm spell. so most of this is melting on

the roads, it will accumulate further to the north, untreated surfaces, as we go through the day temperatures start going up. anything that was on the roads it's going to melt even if it's still snowing in the afternoon. that's one of the typical march snows this is not typical of march. tomorrow evening, it's feeling like the teens. friday night, it's feeling like it's close to zero. remember, it's close to 70 right now. that's a 60 plus degree drop. all right. the amounts of snow, again, this is the grassy surfaces. less than an inch. if that. further to the south. that includes cape may county, atlantic county toward long beach island. one to two inches, trenton, east winds windsor, ben salem.

philadelphia, chester, woolwich. two to four inches, norris town, hatfield, warrington, and three to five inches potts town up to allentown and reading. those areas have the greatest amount of snow and the best chance, especially higher elevations of sticking on untreated surfaces and causing problems. here's the weekend forecast. it's not a weekend forecast for february. it's a weekend forecast as we head toward the middle of march. those are high temperatures and that's without the wind. so the 27 for the high in the lehigh valley is probably going to feel close to zero by saturday night and also saturday morning. >> what is the likelihood the system could change before getting to us? >> yeah, well i don't think it has much chance of being a real big one.

it could potentially weaken a little bit. and with the warmer temperatures, a lot of this could be melting. but i also want to mention that there's a greater potential storm coming next tuesday. that one could affect much of the area. and it will be cold ahead of that. so what snow would fall, would stick. >> you'll be keeping an eye on that for us, glenn. thanks. this mild winter so many of us have enjoyed could cause problems with your pets. >> local animal shelters are deal ing with a troubling trend. ted greenberg has the story. >> reporter: a half dozen kittens a day old and arriving unusually early. >> we have our first set of kittens in in february. >> staffers at the animal shelter in vineland dealing with an especially high number of litters. the result they believe of felines getting frisky ahead of schedule.

thanks to our warm winter. >> they're mating more and more as opposed to waiting another month or two for the actual kitten season to start. >> the numbers this year, that's what's alarming. >> there are other problems, cases of potentially deadly parvo virus popping up earlier than normal. and cats and dogs already coming in infested with fleas. >> it's been an easy winter for them. very important that pet owners get their cats and dogs vaccinations up to date. >> reporter: the biggest concern here is running out of room. the shelter has worked hard to reduce the number of animals it puts to sleep. but staffers fear a huge surge of kittens could make this year very challenging. >> if it's starting sooner, we're going to be overrun with the population of cats. >> reporter: underscoring the need, they say for pets to be spayed or neutered. >> it's the most important thing there is. >> reporter: ted greenbuerg nbc 10 news.

>> very cute. >> yes, they are. >> we're working on several stories at 5:00. >> the big story tonight, of course, the weather after a day in the 60s, winter is about to make a report. >> glenn is tracking snow, it doesn't seem possible, glenn? >> yeah, that is true. the temperatures are going to plunge. and that's going to pave the way for snow to make its way into the region. i'll have the timing and what to expect in your neighborhood, plus another shot of snow next week. and a huge weight lifted. the woman cut her size in half thanks to a discovery local doctors made inside of her. the story all new at 5:00.

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fragile fruit, why there's suddenly concern from local farmers about some produce that could end up in your kitchen. the love of bird, the eagles part waywis with a fan favorite. why his work off the field won't soon be forgotten in philadelphia. this woman lost half her weight after doctors discovered something inside her. nbc news at 5:00, starts right now. all right. get set for some snow. you see the approaching system on first alert radar? won't bring much but could affect tomorrow morning's commute >> it is hard to believe we're waiting for flakes when the temperatures topped out in the 60s today. many places upper 60s.

these workers were sporting short sleeve. >> tonight temperatures are tumble. the change will allow for the snow to fall in the overnight hours, you're looking at a live look at camel back mountain where wintry weather is welcome news. from 60s to snow in a matter of hours. al glenn, this is really going to happen. >> yeah, but the fact that we've been in the 60s is going to help tomorrow morning. because the roads are warm and so that gives us a better chance of any snow melting. we have beautiful conditions out there now. it's been a windy day, but it certainly has been a warm one. we have a first alert issued for lehigh valley, berks county, pa suburb ps chester for tomorrow morning's rush. 4:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. these are the areas most likely to see the accumulating snow and some untreated surfaces if it comes down hard enough. especially higher elevations