river rescue tonight at 11 the quick action by witnesses to save this driver. a growing danger out west. wild fires now devouring thousands of acres and forcing tens of thousands to leave everything behind. look out a holiday stunt turns into a close call. beach goers look on in horror. we start with a scued from the river. nbc10 cameras were there as police pulled this damaged car out of the. good evening i'm jim rosenfield. that car plunged right into the cold river tonight prompting nearby rowers to rush into save her. nbc10 brn hud is live where it happened in fair mount park. you spoke with a good samaritan who helped pull the woman to

safety. >> this group of rowers was in the right place at the right time. they saw headlights in the water. one dove in and open pd the door and saved this 61 year-old woman inside. >> reporter: with little light and a lot of rain. a crew fished this car out of the river. police said no one saw the 61 year-old woman drive into the water. but rowers were there to help save her. >> i heard some people yelling or screaming or something. nobody knows what that was or where it came from. >> reporter: shawn is the coach with the rowing association. he was in a motorized boat. and two row rs saw the car in the river. one of his rowers dove in to pull the woman out. >> he jumped backhe managed to find her arm. and pull her out. >> i got her offoat. and at that point she was not

speaking. >> reporter: paramedics arrived helping pull the driver out of the water. they gave the woman cpr and took her to the hospital. where she's in stable condition. >> we're tharngful for the rowers who went into the water and rescued this individual. >> reporter: philadelphia police detectives say the car backed into the water. the question, was this done on purpose? as for shawn, this experience was a first. >> i can guarantee nobody in our group has had to handle a c wat. >> while shawn hall says no one from the group experienced a situation like this before, a rower saved a driver in the river five years ago. also from their club. live in fair mount park. i'm brandon hudson. >> tracking soaker continued tonight with more rain pounding our region. here's a look at the first alert weather. rain soaked streets tonight in ce a live look down broad street.

let's bring in tammie souza. this is just the start of big changes this week. >> huge changes. we could see an arctic blast and the first flakes of snow. tonight we deal with the slippery roadways. we'll see some scattered showers moved to the east. from lantic city. and to kate may. we'll see the steady showers fr ford. that's where we'll see the heavy showers as they continue to the east. here's a broader picture of the entire system. you can still see some waves behind it. even some snow forming in the mountains. far to the east. down in parts of west virginia. even parts of maryland. and the lake effect snow machine has turned onto the north. across the great lakes. temperatures are not falling yet. right now wooe in the midand upper 50s. by this time tomorrow we're

talking 30s. we'll talk about the snow when i come back. police are looking for a driver who hit a 14 year-old girl in cob creek. and just kept going. the teen was in the krosds walk at 63rd and market. hit by a black 4 door lexus heading north. it happened around 6 tonight. the girl is in stable condition. a man is apologizing for taking a disabled girls walker and selling it for scrap money. donald kale and his friend were caught on this surveillance video taking the walker. from a front yard. the men went to the home and apologized to the family after seeing themselves on tv. kale says he thought the walker was trash. and never would have taken it. >> if we knew it was usable. we wouldn't have touched it. or nothing like that. period. we didn't mean to bother you people or nothing loik that. we're sorry. we're sorry.

>> the men are charged with theft. >> new at is 11 a murder mystery. a father dead after he went@back of his house hearing a noise. he was shot and killed. police try to figure out who pulled the trigger. >> people who live on the block say the neighbor was a good guy a family man. police say he simply was checking a noise in his backyard when he was shot. >> reporter: over night gunfire shook neighbors out of their beds. >> i heard two shots. two bullets go out of the gun. after that i heard someone running. >> reporter: police arrived on jackson street in the quiet neighborhood. they tried to save the life of 29 year-old shawn lock heart. a father to three young daughters. a bus driver and man of faith. >> i love him and respected him.

>> police say he was shot in the chest through his back door and never had a chance. >> i was really shocked. it's like it's no safety i guess. it's really dangerous. >> reporter: neighbors believe the shooter ran through the hopes to make a get away. police are locking for the gunman tonight. >> southern california is up in flames. this wild fire has scorched more than 50,000 acres kp thousands of structures remain at risk. in just 24 hours the thomas fire has swept across the county. nearly 30,000 residents were evacuated from the homes last night. authorities say a lack of rain over three months created the dry conditions. and the winds are fuelling the fire. at least 150 structures have been damaged or destroyed. everything.

it's all gone. everything. >> a lot of things continue to change with the extreme fire behavior. and the predicted winds that we have been experiencing. should be continuing. >> officials say peek wind are not expected to subside until thursday morning. new at 11. president trump is on the verge of making a major announcement that could inflame tensions in the middle east. expected to recognize jerusalem as israels capitol. move the state department already issued travel warnings for the west bank. >> president trump new travel ban is bringing new concerns tonight for local college students. the court is allowing the trump administration to enforce a ban on travel to the u.s. by resident oig countries. we spoke to a computer science student who is originally from

syria. he says his christmas travel plans to see his family in egypt will be put on hold. >> they want to see me. it's sad if they't two and a ha. if that's the option. >> this may not be the final ruling. there are two challenges to the ban winding system. former pennsylvania governor tom ridge is out of the hospital. recovering from a heart attack. ridge was in austin, texas for a conference when he was rushed to the hospital back on november 16. family spokesperson says he's making great progress. and feeling better. ridge served as the nations first homeland security secretary. he'll continue his recovery at a texas rehab facility. >> it's a question on the mind of a lot of parents tonight. what will happen now that plans for a nult million dollar middle school have been scrapped? we told you about the story last night. new school board members voted to put the brakes on the $89

million project. officials say although construction has been halted, something will eventually be built there. >> the medical examiner ruled the death of two temple university students as accidental drug over dose. james orlando over dosed in his home saturday. days earlier. michael over dosed inside a campus library. not clear what kind of drugs the men took. one professor tells us she sees substance abuse far too often. >> i absolutely see substance abuse disorder. every semester. i have had students get out of rehab and return back to school and then go back to using. and not out in my class. >> temperature university offers counselling and medical services to students. >> tonight the homeless man who gave his last $20 to a woman

whose car broke down is no longer home wills. he bought a house over the weekend. this all started when a marine vet walked a few blocks to get gas for a woman whose car broke done. she launched a go fund me. it raised $400,000. he's donating some of the money to a student who is helping another homeless veteran. >> next a pennsylvania state rep tells a lawmakers to keep his hands to himself. >> look. i'm a hetero sexual. i have a wife. i love my wife. i don't like men as you might. stop touching me. >> why democrats now want him to step down. >> also the surprise of a lifetime. a youth football team dreams come true. after a last minute selfless act. crash landing. a holiday stunt goes awry. while beach goers look on in horror. here comes the cold.

good-bye rain here comes the cold and some of the white stuff. i'll explain. come on back.

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this santa look alike was lacking a sleigh. when he made the hard landing in florida. he clipped t tree as he ca in. he was delivering volleyballs for a tournament. and ended up with a broken leg. pennsylvania democrats are calling for a republican state representative to resign. this is after his comments during a committee meeting. listen to what darl set after a democratic lawmakers trying to make a point about a bill put his hand on his forearm. >> i hear you. i understand. there'sd feelings. >> look, i'm hetero sexual. i have a wife. i love my wife. i don't like men. as you might. but don't stop touching me all

the time. keep your hand to yourself. if you want to touch somebody. you have people on your side of the aisle that like it. i don't. >> he was speaking representative brad ford. he laughed as you saw and said the meeting was officially off the rails. the democratic party is not laughing tonight. spokesperson says his comments are homo phobic and heulsign. the langest acting serving member of congress is calling it a career tonight. he told the detroit radio station this morning he is retiring. the 88 yoerld michigan congressman made the 'nounsment amidallegations of sexual harassment by former employees. he maintains the allegations aren't true and endorsed his own son to take his seat. >>laming the u.s. for russia's banishment from the 2017 winter olympics. the committee says the flag and

athletes are banned from the games. because of a massive doping operation. the country is being fined $15 million for offenses. putin says this is an american attempt to influence the election next year. >> eagles are still flying high atop the division. despite losing sunday in seattle. for mans it's more than a division title. it's super bowl or bust. we check the pulse of the fans and talks with former eagles ability the game this sunday. >> it's the first time i have ever seen carson show emotion like that on the sideline. >> the eagles might be 10-2. it's not to oo early to talk about a must win. a little air was let out this week after losing to the seattle sea hawks. >> i'm looking at the conference. i up loaded it. and i'm like we need a win. >> reporter: the fanatic,

listeners chimed in on the future of the beloved team. >> what happens in the eagles lose two in a row on the road? we caught up with former eagles line backer at the award dinner. >> they might have to put point some police officers on the. a few on the bridge. couple on the bridge. >> the only ramification that makes this a must win sfwl for the first im in a long time. callers are focussed on the super bowl and he field advantage throughout the play off. >> you need the fans in the muddle with us. and rooting against them in the other huddle. is better. >> former eagles head coach believes this years team is better than his 1980s eagles who wlost to the raiders in the super bowl. he's a fan. almost like everybody else. >> the eagles are m team. i feel just like any other

does. i just don't get as mad as t as the fans do. >> reporter: hopefully any anger will go away with another victory this sunday. >> teddy toys galore police st. officers held the toy drive and neighbors were asked to drop off a new unwrapped toy. this is a great out pouring of support from the community. >> we just really appreciate the show ofup the community. it's station was vandalized several weeks ago. tonight's drive doubled as a police officer appreciation event. turning now to the weather. rainy night. shopping here in the wer carefun the rain soaked parking lots here. getting back to the cars. with their pa tammie sow. more rain right now but the other focus is on the

>> the cold and maybe the first flakes. are you ready for it? we could see some this weekend. right now we're focussed on the rain. stretching from kate through atlantic city and ship bottom. that is continuing off to the east. we have steadier rain exiting mill ford. and so another hour or so. and this should be out of your area. the rest of the area just spotty showers as we continue over night. efb snow in the mountains to the west. and west virginia. and also maryland. so thiss ing to pull in a lot of cold air. the clearing behind where the cold is. and the lake effect snow that's turned on with the very wind. coming across the great lakes. here's what will happen it gets interesting around here. spotty showers with temperatures hanging in the upper 50s and low 60s. at this hour. 48 where we should be for the high. we're above that.

we'll see those clear out by the time you head out in the morning. we're hanging on at 3:00 in e the old comes in we'll start to dive and dive quickly. by noon we'll be in the 30s. afternoon with sunshine we'll bounce back to 40s. on thursday look at this. we'll be in the 40s. low 40s. so the coldplace. even with sun sheen. on friday we're not fwoing to make it out ouchter 30s. then, it gets interesting. model.this. the most trusted. still a ways away. it says it's cold enough and there's a storm coming up north we could see the first flakes all the way up into philadelphia. and maybe theow suburb. especially for all of you in south jersey and southern delaware. and that saturday morning. and there maybe more coming in saturday night. and into sunday. so how much you ask.

is this worth shoveling? not quite. the ground is still warm. some places may see up to an inch. that's going to be new jersey and delaware. the rest of the area could see flakes flying. we have two oreee see snow. say good-bye to theeratares. look at this pink color. this is lobe of cold air. it stays o of us through the 15th. that's ten days from now. in the 20s. it's going to be fierce out there. today wow, 64 the high. 57 allen town. 64 mill ville. right now we're still hanging onto the very warm temperatures. tonight your ten day on ten. check this out 45 tomorrow. temperatures will fall. 44 on thursday. 39 friday 39 saturday. could see snow friday night and saturday night. and then again next week as we get down to near freezing. >> next, going to the super

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marshall harris here. the eagles back to work tomorrow. in preparation for thema rams. but not in their usual nest. john clark is with the birds in southern california. >> it's not bad. really the time change. last night i went to bed around 8:30. used to it as you stay here. right now i don't think i'm use getting usedtime.

one thing he won't get used to is losing. >> we understand that what will happen that game. are as a team. we can't sit around and pout we have the rams up next. we knew what we have to do. we didn't hit the one goal. we have out with one. >> it is difficult to keep to a routine being out here all week in california. knows this teamill fight back on sunday. >> feeik respond. that pride that's there. and we need to get back to being who we feel like we are as a team. after watching tape we did things that were uncharacteristic. >> the bird had won nine straight. doing a lot of celebrating and dancing before they lost in seattle. there could be some intense practices this week. >> our guys have the ability to play with and have some fun on the field. but there's also a fine line between doing that and losing

focus. and maybe that's something we can improve on. >> the eagles start the practices wednesday at the angels stadium. of course the home of mike trout. hopefully they break out their home run celebrations again this week. >> all right. college hoops fourth ranked ville nova still undefeated. aft . that will do it for sports. we'll be right back.

got to get through the rainy night and get ready for the cold. >> we have one to the next to the next. it's pretty exciting. are you ready for it? we get through the rain tonight. temperatures plummet tomorrow. the arctic blast temperatures in the 30s most of the next ten days. a few 40s. and yes our first flakes of snow. especially southern jersey and delaware. could come friday night and saturday. and maybe all oft week. locate the puffy coats and the snow scrapers. just in case. >> and the hat and gloves. of course. that's our news at 11. thanks for watching. have a great night. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- kate mckinnon, patton oswalt, musical guest, wiz khalifa