a tractor-trailer goes up in flames creating gridlock for drivers on a popular road. salute their service. the delaware valley pays triblts to men and women who serve your country. a dance with dad. the emotional homecoming just in time for veterans day. right now at 6:00, a bitter blast of cold air. we are live at the italian market. and tonight as you're heading out it's going to feel like winter for a second straight night. good evening on this chilly saturday. i'm denise nakano. we set regard temperatures today, but is there a warm up on the way? we have first alert team coverage tonight. steve, how long will the cold be with us? >> well, the good news with all

of this, not very long. we still have a little bit more time to go with the record cold. it's subsiding. we're starting to look at chilly conditions. but these are the morning lows you can see out there. 22 at the northeast airport. we did set record lows in allentown, reading, wilmington, atlantic city but not in philadelphia. this it typical what you would see for january 5th. not for what you would see in the middle of november. so we will start to rebound. average high is 58 degrees. right now it's 38 degrees in philadelphia. we have the clouds rolling in. you saw that milky sky this afternoon. and that will keep a lid on temperatures on later on tonight. we won't see those really numbing numbers, but it's still going to be a cold night. the record cold is out of here. we don't have to worry anymore about that. but you still need the hats, the

gloves tonight. temperatures will drop down into the 20s, but the winds will be lighter. temperatures will return to the 40s tomorrow and next week we'll talk about that warm up. but someone not experiencing the warm up right now is andrea cline-thomas. what are people experiencing out there on this cold saturday? >> reporter: for me, i learned my lesson yesterday trying to find my gloves. based on your forecast, all of us are going to have to keep those around for just a few more days. it's that time of year to put on a coat and grab that heavy scarf before heading outside. it seems like fall came and went quickly. now winter weather begins to set in. >> layers, i learned that real early. at the links, players, coaches and fans did just that as they enjoyed the annual unity soccer

tournament. >> we're going to see what they can do today. >> reporter: it was game time as two field hockey teams squared off. their parents were bundled up on the side lines. back at the link, demeetry now lives in north east philly. he had a cold one as he manned the grill. that was all he needed to stay warm. >> there's no secret to stay warm. it's in your blood. >> reporter: maybe it's in his blood, certainly not in mine. you know, this weather is still manageable, but it is still riskry for vulnerable wap llgzs. last night they the city issued a cold blue. they told us they picked up about at least 50 people to take them to shelters. now, that cold blue will end tomorrow. >> andrea, thanks. and before you go outside you can track the temperatures and

forecast for your neighborhood anytime if you have the nbc 10 app. you can get the most accurate information by tapping the app. and route 202 is expected to stay closed for another 4 to 6 hours between westtown road. you can see plumes of thick, black smoke. here you can actually see the ball of flames that used to be the truck. the crash happened around 12:30. two people were taken to the hospital. hazmat crews were also called to the scene to cleanup a fuel spill. if you drive around this area, make sure you're checking the nbc 10 app for first alert traffic updates. a philadelphia man upset over his tv and internet not working triggered a call to police overnight. now, police responded to the home on south 29th street. after diffusing the situation

two women in the home screamed the man had a knife. police say three officers went back inside and repeatedly told the man to trop the weapon. police say the man lunged at an officer with the knife and police shot him once in the chest. he's in the hospital tonight. home of the free because of it brave. tonight we remember and honor those in the armed forces. nbc 10 drew smith shows us veterans day tribute in pennsylvania, new jersey and delaware. >> reporter: a brisk morning on the delaware river did not stop the crowd of people honoring veterans on the deck of the battleship new jersey. a new medal presentation onboard one of the ships. across the river, a celebration of 30 years at the philadelphia vietnam veterans memorial. >> this memorial shows that we have not forgotten them and we will never forget them. >> reporter: veterans laying

wreaths to remember those in uniform past and present. and in west philadelphia, a civil war reenactors made sure the graves in the cemetery had markers. >> i want to thank councilman jones. >> reporter: the st. james rotc presented flagpoles. >> it means a lot to me to have this here and to have this ceremony. >> reporter: this plaque bears the names of 42 veterans from the neighborhood who had fought in world war i. veterans say it's important to remember. >> we're the ones who put our lives on the line. >> reporter: and they hope a day like this can teach us something. >> maybe bring us back together, get us closer together. vice president mike pence

later leaves the tomb. every year a wreath is laid at the tomb and a bugler plays -- well, president trump told reporters onboard air force one today that president vladimir putin once again denied any interference with the 2016 election and he believes him. the two leaders didn't have a formal meeting, but they did talk while they were in vietnam for an economic summit. they did say in a joint statement they're determined to defeat isis in syria. roy moore made his first appearance today since sexual misconduct allegations were made against mim. a report by "the washington post" said moore made a sexual encounter with a 14-year-old girl back in 1979 and had pursued other teenage girls. >> i had not provided alcoholic beverages, beer or anything else to a minor.

i have not been guilty of sexual misconduct with anyone. these allegations came only 4 squaf weeks before the general election on december 12th. why now? >> moore is running to fill the seat previously held by jeff sessions. still ahead, a careful surprise. a special moment as we honor veterans day. also ahead, a good deed. tonight what a homeless man found and didn't keep for himself.

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u.s. army officer surprised his daughter jasmine after she led the prayer to starts the evening. this happened at the father daughter dance at archbishop carol high school. he's not seen his daughter in six months. this was one of two operation legacy projects taking place this weekend in pennsylvania. operation legacy gives veterans, families of the fallen and civilians the chance to lead and serve others in the community. the neighborhood kpleen up was just half of today's project. they also put together care packages for troops. now, this comes in the wake of i.c.e. raids in philadelphia and a push from the federal government to eliminate sanctuary cities. the resistance zones are an idea

by the organization. the group says it wants to arm our neighbors with knowledge. tonight history is made on "saturday night live." a preview is next. also ahead, running like rocky. hear from athletes who brave chilly conditions. and i'm tracking a warm up. the january like chill today will be just a memory when temperatures rebound by 20 degrees. that and my exclusive forecast coming up

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. a kind gesture is going viral thanks to social media. >> oh, my gosh, thank you so much. >> connecticut real estate agent roberta hosky dropped a $10,000 check. she didn't even know she dropped it. in fact she thought it was safe inside her car, and then she got a phone call from someone who found it. and when she met the good

samaritan she learned he was homeless. he recorded the meeting on facebook live. >> i said why did you do this, why did you give me this check back, because there's so many people who would have never given me this check. and he said he believes in god and god told him to. >> she wrote the man a very nice check that brought the man to tears. a bitter cold start to the day didn't prevent thousands of people from taking a swing at the rocky run at the art museum steps. we talked to the runners who braised our record breaking temperatures. >> reporter: thousands of runners, many doing their best sylvester stallone, kicked off their rucky run just after dawn. and had to keep moving to stay warm. >> layers upon layers. we doubled up on anything. >> great, love it.

>> reporter: not too cold? >> i'm from wisconsin. this is like a day at the beach. >> reporter: at least it wasn't this cold from rocky vi, stallone sprinting up the snow up the art museum steps. but today was a wake up call after a relatively mild fall. really feels like it took a while to get to this point. the last couple of weeks with warm weather, some green still on a lot of the trees from november. but last night thanks to the cold, more and more starting to fall down. a cleanup after waking up to leaves on the sidewalk. >> they came down, you know, at one time. we had summer, half fall and then a few days of cold and then back to what is supposed to be -- >> reporter: cold enough that everybody today was having lunch inside except for this little guy munching on an entire slice of pizza up in the branches as the leaves fall all around it.

in spring garden, randy gyllenhaal, nbc 10 news. >> the squirrel had the right idea. all you need is hot chocolate, right? >> you need that extra layer. i know a lot of people were worried yesterday, we were out, and they were asking is this a sign of our winter? >> we're hoping for a warm up soon? >> yeah. so a warm up is on the way. let's take a look outside now. you're not feeling that warm up just yet. it's still cold. but we're not going to see the teens we saw last night, and we certainly won't see the record low. so that is certainly one signal we're moving in a different direction. you'll really start to feel the rebound here as we head into the up coming workweek. that's because temperatures will spike back into the 50s and the average high this time of year is 58 decrease. so we'll be getting much closer to that. here's your temperature trend.

chilly today, 40, and monday back to work, back to school with 50 degrees and then we're into the lower and middle 50s by next week. it was just a quick shot of air, but one certainly noticeable. that chill still hanging around. 38 in philadelphia, 30 in the suburbs, 36 in lee high valley. you see that overcast sky that came in this afternoon. and i think those clouds will probably be hanging in here through the day tomorrow. 33 in west bradford township. 29 in fort washington, 32 right now in bertha an, and 32 in doylestown. so temperatures already subfreezing in parts of our area. where do we go tonight? well, we're not going to drop as low due to the cloud cover. about 31 in philadelphia. in the suburbs, coats, gloves all the winter works will need to be in gear here for tonight. and for the lee high valley arao you'll dip down to the mid-o20s.

waking up tomorrow in delaware you'll be around 31 degrees. and upper 20s to lower 30s along the jersey shore. you see these wind arrows are starting to funnel in from the east and southeast and eventually out of the south. and that will help draw up the warmer air into our workweek. maybe some milky sunshine. and temperatures tomorrow about 10 degrees warmer than where they were today. and we could even see a stray shower here tomorrow night into early monday morning maybe mixed with a wet snowflake or two, but the latest computer models are pushing that further to the north. again, not dealing with the record lows for overnight tonight. and here are your highs for tomorrow. upper 40s in philadelphia. lee high valley mid to upper 40s as well.

delaware and south jersey you may hit 50 tomorrow. so again we're turning the corner and getting rid of that real cold. the clouds will return here for the day tomorrow, and that certainly is a sign of the warmer air headed our way. so those clouds not necessarily a bad thing. 48 degrees here for tomorrow. 50 by the time we get into the monday. 52 degrees on tuesday. let's look at that warm up continuing right through the workweek here. friday we're looking at a few showers. >> thanks, steve. well, it's been on the air for more than 40 years, but "saturday night live" will mark a first for the show tonight. tiffany haddish will become the first black comedian to host the show. >> my actual goal was to be a cast member. >> haddish actually tried out for the show four years ago and

did not make the cut. since then she starred in nbc's the "car michael" show and the girls trip. she also stirred in the video dream light. >> sooner or later beyonce will be one of my friends. >> check out haddish tonight at 11:30 right here on nbc 10. taylor swift will be the guest tonight. >> we're going to hear joel's trash talking coming up. penn state barclay leaping over rutgers tonight but has somebody leapfrogged over him for the heisman? that is next.

time to check in now with

jose for a look at what's coming up for nightly news. >> ahead for us tonight, what head alabama candidate roy moore today with allegations of misconduct. and the comments about russian interference about the u.s. presidential election. and also new details about the gunman who killed 26 people at a church in texas. and a unique program that helps wounded warriors regain their confidence using the power of wind and water. all ahead on nightly news. >> thanks, jose. we'll see you in a few minutes, and now it's time for sports. >> good seeing you. hey, i'm john clark from nbc sports philadelphia wearing the red, white and blue to honor our veterans today. how about penn state's sayquan

barclay. for the last three weeks he's really been held in check. 35 unanswered points. later in the second quarter mcsworly hooking up, a. say what? sayquan leaps over a defender. he plays later. barclay finishes the job. two touch downs. penn state wins 35-6. they are now 8 and 2. >> i'm happy with it. we've got some young guys some experience, played hard. those things we got to get better at, there's no doubt about it. but we got to win it home in front of our fans. >> how about after the game.

trace sworl proposes to his girlfriend. she said yes. so somebody is getting a ring at penn state this year. >> 77 yards, his longest run of his career. career high 189 rushing yards. quakers win 21-6. lusoy opening at home against peters. showing some good fall movement. that is the proposal. lusoy never trails in this one. let's take a final score and, she said yes. golden state warriors, the sixers have lost eight straight. steph curry says they're animals. these guys are coming in and

draymond likes to talk, too. so here's a little trash talking from joel from tonight. >> telling him i was going to kick his [ bleep ]. so i can't wait to play against him. >> that's going to be fun tonight. kevin durant will return tonight for the warriors, and he has a lot of praise for ben simmons. >> simmons his age and just knowing how to play, i see him taking some pull up jump shots. which obviously his shooting is not something people know him for, but he's confident taking jump shots, point pass, rebound. he's second in the league with the fifth. show that has to be from the addition, bringing him on, bringing him out.

>> high praise. the marlins have started trade talks. and they have talked with several teams including the phillies. things are expected to heat up next week at the winter meeting. they have a home series. nolan patrick will miss his eight straight game with a head injury. i'm john clark, back to you denise. >> and that's nbc 10 news for now. we'll see you back here tonight at 11:00. nbc nightly news is next. and for news and weather updates anytime head to nbc10.com.

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