president trump with an insult-filled tirade today. mayor jim kenney says his family didn't do a good job raising thanks for joining us. i am jim rosenfield. the mayor even suggested the president should get out of the country. let's bring in lauren mayk. this all started with a discussion of how the white house treats immigrants. >> reporter: the mayor has a history of criticizing president trump. there is a lot they don't agree on. on the topic of immigration things get emotionally charged. the mayor talks about his own family's irish heritage. today, though, he got personal about the president's family. >> this country used to be a country of compassion and empathy. it's now a country of anger and divisiveness. >> reporter: jim kenney with frustration and harsh words in comments that started with a script about immigration policies. >> now the reality is that the trump administration is telling nearly 60,000 nations, allowed

to live and work in the united states since the earthquake should just get out. he should get out, actually. >> reporter: and then things got personal about the president. >> there is just no compassion whatsoever in the white house. i am just beside myself with sadness because our president is a bully. our president is a punk. and he just doesn't get it. >> reporter: after the name-calling, the mayor also taking on president trump's family. >> i don't know where he was raised, but his family didn't do a good job raising that guy. tell you the truth. >> reporter: today's skewering the latest in a string of insults the mayor lobbed at president trump. telling me during the campaign -- >> the mayor is doing a terrible job. >> reporter: the mayor responded then by calling him a nufrink u pop. since then, sharp words from the mayor who says he is

disappointed. >> i just can't express any more deeply my disappointment with where our country is headed. and where we have been. it's only been a year of this nonsense and chaos. >> reporter: after the mayor's comments today i reached out to the white house to see if they have a response to what the mayor said today about the president and the administration. and we did not hear back. jim. >> lauren mayk. right now at 6:00, the mad dash to your thanksgiving destination. the roads are just packed tonight. one of the busiest travel nights of the year. so it's not unexpected. skyforce10 live over i-95 at girard avenue. planes and trains are full of holiday travelers. a live look at philadelphia international airport on the left and 30th street station on the right. both extra busy tonight. we'll bring you team travel coverage tonight starting with aundrea cline-thomas live in king of prussia. how is traffic looking behind you? it looks like it is moving

along. >> reporter: it is moving along right now, jim. i want to direct your attention to this map. it gives realtime traffic in the tri-state region. green is great. there is a lot of green on this map. orange means slow-downs. red, stop-and-goes. not so good in the philly region and baltimore. new york city, all red. it's terrible up there. whether driving for work -- >> from devin to robbinsville, new jersey. >> reporter: or hitting the roads for the holiday. >> w went from massachusetts to new jersey and we are going to secret to a smooth trip was heading out early. >> so far it's been pretty easy, yeah, yeah. pleasantly surprised. >> reporter: aaa estimates more than half a million people in the area will hit the road during this thanksgiving holiday. most will travel 50 miles or more. from last year. it's part ly attributed to a stronger economy.

by this afternoon traffic started slowing down. aaa identifying what it calls traffic hot spots across the region. including 70 east at montgomery drive. diane expected the worst and planned ahead. it worked. >> we were like shocked. that we're doing so well. >> reporter: what are you going to do with the extra time? >> cook. [ laughter ] i have a cooler packed and i am ready to go. >> reporter: aaa says that, if you haven't left yet, you might want to wait a little bit longer. right now is not the best time just because regular rush hour traffic is mixing with the holiday traffic. last year pendot reported more than 4500 crashes during the thanksgiving holiday weekend. 54 were fatalities. whenever you do hit the road, be sure to take it easy. reporting live from king of prussia, aundrea cline-thomas,

nbc10 news. >> i hope everyone stays safe, andrea. let's continue the coverage with nbc10's mitch blacher. he is up in skyforce10. how is it looking, mitch? >> reporter: we've seen traffic rapidly increase in the pace and volume. this isown 95, right around gerard avenue. you see the northbound traffic. that's the headlights. starting to pick up and move a bit. about five minutes ago it was not even going that fast. the southbound lanes going into the city still moving but a little bit of volume picking up as you get into center city. we'll leave you with this wish you a very happy city and thanksgiving, jim. >> same to you and every one else. the weather is not causing travel trouble tonight. breezy and a little colder than earlier today. as we look live at center city. very chilly for your thanksgiving. here is first alert meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz. glenn, we'll be feeling the temperature drop tomorrow

morning, right? >> oh, yeah, jim, we're feeling it right now. you'll feel it even more in a few hours. if you are headed outside, don't think about the 57 degrees we had early this afternoon. it won't feel anything like that as we go through the evening. we have clear skies across part of the area, but a lot of clouds also. those clouds not producing any precipitation. the rain that we had, way up in new england, moving into canada. there is no real weather threat over the next several days. but the temperature, yeah, that's going down. it's 46 degrees in philadelphia now. only 40 in pottstown. 30 in mount pocono. it really has dropped over the last few hours. it's going to continue to drop into the 30s. even in philadelphia over the next couple of hours. and then down near 30 by 7:00 a.m. a little bit of wind added to that, making it feel even colder. we'll see if it's going to warm

up anytime this weekend coming up. >> all right, glenn. a busy night at local grocery stores in the area. nbc10 at this acme in prices corner. found a lot of people still out there buying turkeys tonight. others are coming back for the little things they forgot. >> sweet potatoes. >> celery for the stuffing. >> whipped cream for the pumpkin pie. >> that's what i always forget, rolls. that's what i'm getting right now. >> i usually forget drinks. >> don't forget the drinks! some families will head out early tomorrow to pick up food from grocery stores like janssen's market in greenville, delaware. they do a nice catering business. fire up the oven and warm up the dinner. now on the nbc10 app, check out our list of what's open and closed for thanksgiving. use our live updating travel map to avoid the biggest backups when you come back from the holiday. this thanksgiving eve is a popular night for partying. a live look at center city where

bars are packed tonight. heads up. police are cracking down on drunk driving. aaa considers thanksgiving eve drinks giving. police across the region will be on the lookout for drunk drivers. in south jersey the police have added dui patrols throughout the holiday weekend and evesham is partnering with uber for its save lives ride-share. >> we advertised all over social media to try to know. use sober sam or call for an uber or taxi. it's so not worth the fine. ye more than 4500 crashes and 54 deaths during the thanksgiving holiday. pennsylvania's attorney general is demanding information from uber tonight after a massive data breach and then a coverup. er of drivers and ridersow aut impacted. he is demdi a response by mid-december.

uber acknowledged yesterdayt covered up a year-old hacking attack that stole personal 57 million tan 86-year-old woman iu of robbing a university city bank with a gun! emily coke lee faces charges tonight. demanded $400 from a teller. police arrested her and recovered the gun. the search and the investigation at the west chester nursing home that went up in flames continued today. crews were out inifting through of the damage. and yesterday they found human remains of two people. they believe two others are still unaccounted for. they'll work through the holiday t answers. a new survey finds two-thirds of americans support nfl players' rights to kneel during the anthem.a new quinnipiac poll fot

while voters oppose the actual kneeling 52% to 47%, seven in ten backed the players' rights. president trump has been vocal in his opposition to players kneeling. tweeting this out today. the nfl is nowhiinw ional anthem next season. that's almost as bad as kneeling. when will the highly paid commissioner finally get tough and smart. this issue is killing your league, he said. eagles safety malcolm jenkins offered this response today to the president's tweet. >> at a time when we are trying to figure out ways to brink the country back together, bring the fan base back together, he has continued to be a divisive voice. we'll have to continue to ignore. >> jenkins has been at the forefront of the players' movement to raise awareness about social inequality issues. up next, all new at 6:00. a hip-hop star feeding philadelphia families from behind bars. how rapper meek mill is hoping

turkeys will show he should not be in jail. total trust. eagles quarterback carson wentz tells us about the bond behind one of the league's best passing attacks. glenn. >> you'll wake up to a cold thanksgiving tomorrow. how about black friday. and the rest of the weekend. forecasts you'll want to hear if you're joining the crowds of shoppers.

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new at 6:00. rapper meek mill is hoping giving away turkeys will show he doesn't deserve to be in jail. he paid for a thanksgiving giveaway for local families today. nbc10's lauren mayk shows us how supporters hope it draws attention to his case. >> reporter: on north 52nd street the bus pulled up with a message. stand with meek mill. it's the truck behind it that drew crowds today. stocked with turkeys on the day before thanksgiving. >> meek mill. giving back to the community. >> reporter: the president and founder of unity in the community. he says he got a call from meek mill's team if and rock nation and partnered to give out the free turkeys in south philly. >> did he pay for the turkeys? >> he did. >> reporter: meek mill made a personal stop here in 2013 but this year the hip-hop artist is

behind bars. his case and his two to four-year sentence for violatio of probation sparking a campaign to free him. >> this is proof that meek mill does more better out here than he do in jail. >> have a good one. >> reporter: the turkey drive made multiple stops today. in south philly otis collins got one. >> i am taking it home. i have grandkids. me and wife and the grandkids. believe me, it will be well taken care of. >> reporter: in parkside, meek mill fan shaquanda white picked up a turkey. >> hopefully it will bring attention that he cares about his neighborhood. >> reporter: among those in the free meek mill sweatshirts his uncle touched by the support for his nephew. he says he is happy to be a part of the effort to give back. >> if you see this on tv, happy thanksgiving, meek.

he'll be home sooner than you think. today widener university students experienced firsthand the importance of giving. students in the hospitality management program prepared and served a feast today at the salvation army in chester. students raised the money to buy the food, plan the menu and prepared the meal. philadelphia's christmas village opens tomorrow. and tonight crews are putting finishing touches on thousands of twinkling lights, christmas decorations and the main stage. the outdoor holiday market is back at love park this year. it's open from thanksgiving to christmas eve. the tree is aglow at the philadelphia museum of art tonight. the museum lit its 7,000 pound white fir tree about 20 minutes ago. a beautiful sight. on pen's landing. almost time to start ice-skating. blue cross river rink opens up for the holiday season on black friday. right now at 6:00, people rushing in and out of town. skyforce10 flying live over 76

near the philadelphia zoo. doesn't look too bad out there right now. maybe people got an early start. and the weather is not causing th any travel problems. let's go to first alert meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz. we're in for a cold and dry thanksgiving. >> that's right. the flags behind me are an indication of the cold air coming in right now. that will set us up. by friday the ice will be really ice for a change. it's 46 in philadelphia now. way too warm for ice. it's 30 in mount pocono. it's dropped to 41 in allentown and coatesville with that northwest wind. and that continues to be the case as we look through some of the suburbs. chester, montgomery. bucks, delaware counties. it's already down to 42 in unionville. west bradford, chester springs and gilbertsville, 43.

43 in fort washington. 40 in bedminster and richboro. we still have wind on top of that too. it feels like 39 already in philadelphia. 32 in reading. it's going to be feeling like the 20s in a couple of hours up there. so quite a difference from what we saw this afternoon. or what we felt this afternoon. a lot of clouds around but those are fair-weather clouds. radar showing no precipitation. that's up in new england. that's what got much of new jersey and delaware and a little bit of philadelphia with some rain early this morning. here we are through the evening. and temperatures going down into the 20s. even by 11:00 in some areas. again, with some wind on top of that. by morning, more places in the 20s. only nlly. then we warm up. day. middle of th are barely above 4.

it won't take much wind to make it feel like it's in the 30s. then we are back down in the 30s. even 30 degrees in allentown. shortly after dinnertime tomorrow. then we start to level off. the atmosphere starts warming up. and so, by friday morning, it's not feeling nearly as cold as thursday morning. fridayfternoon we're getting into the 50s. in many parts of the area. so things are looking up temperature-wise as we head through the weekend. so the coldest day of the weekend is tomorrow. by 9:00 a.m. 35 in philly. 45 by 3:00. a lot of sunshine all day. not a whole lot of wind. black friday is a little bit warmer. just as sunny. nice looking couple of days here. for the eagles, it will kocool f again. the winds could be a factor,

potentially affecting the kicking and passing games if they get swift enough. sunday is the cooler day. it looks dry for the whole weekend. hi. i am amy fadool. trust the process may be the sixers' slogan. it's a key part of the eagles' success as well. we'll hear from carson wentz on that next. t comes to

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hi. i am amym nbc sports philadelphia. the eagles head into the game against the bears on an eight-game winning streak.

today carson wentz asked about the trust the players have in one another. >> trust is never just given right away. it has to be earned. i think we earned it throughout otas and going to north dakota this summer, getting the bond with some of the receivers. i don't think twice about who is in there. i know the t guys. >> in concussion proer a helmet to helmet hit on the first play of the game against the cowboys but he is improving. he was at practice today. doug pederson believes ellio ly game out. brown asked if embiid is worried he is putting a target on his back. >> it's t malicious. it's really playful. when you look at him and it, i don't think that. i don't think he is going to become some type of target becaus his ambitious tweets

or actions. i don't think that. >> so the college hardwood. villanova in the bahamas. jay wright even left his suit at home. wildcats upce pass to bridges i. 14-2 run. brunson also a part of the run. three of his game high 18. villanova wins 56-58 and face tennessee next. the flyers face the islanders a losing streak that' dr bottom of the meol division standings. >> on the defensive side we need to be sharper. little ta guy or chipping it out. line change, you know, whatever. it's all the little things that add up and make a difference in the game. >> we'll see if they can get it going tonight. that does it for sports.

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. well, they didn't say much about their thanksgiving meals right here, but that's probably a good thing. this is part of a facebook live video posted by the providence animal center and media. they made special meals for all the animals there. all these pets are up for adoption right now. beautiful night out there. skyforce10 flying live over center city. it is clear out there. no rain to mess with anybody's travel plans tonight. and tomorrow as well. if anybody is hitting the road in the morning. >> or shopping plans for friday. >> yeah. it's all good. >> in pretty good shape there. it's just kind of cold. it will get a little bit warmer by friday afternoon, up to 53. . sunday the winds come in and the temperature drops a bit for the eagles. chilly day on wednesday. and then we are right back up there. tuesday and wednesday, up near 60. >> wow! all right. that's our news at 6:00. thanks for watching. i am jim rosenfield. for glenn and all of us.

glad you were here. up next, "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. see you here again at 11:00. tonight, guilty plea. a former team doctor for usa gymnastics admits in court to sexually abusing several children as another olympic star comes forward to accuse him. the urgent search off japan. three american service members still missing after a u.s. navy plane plunges into the sea. the holiday rush is on. one of the busiest travel days of the year. but will severe weather impact your thanksgiving? al roker is here. daring dash. a north korean soldier makes a break for freedom under fire from his own comrades. his dramatic camera. nbc news exclusive. the pastor who lost 26 parishioners including his own daughter in that texas church massacre, speaking out.