breaking right now, two children are dead and at least three other members are injured after flames destroyed a home in montgomery county. >> bitter cold descended on the area. temperatures feel like they are in the teens. ben just ahead, when we can kpp to see light snow. two people involved in a multi-car crash ran away from the scene before officers arrived. right now at 11:00 two children dead and three others hurt after a fire destroyed a

home. good morning. i'm erin coleman. they get the fire we are live thrs got here. we are told that a number of neighbors actually called 911 to report this large home completely consumed by fire. inside a family of five including three young children. firefighters found two young boys found dead and three others found alive. fire tightefighters battled the. neighbors say it took almost an hour to put this thing out. this neighborhood is grieving together. >> i woke to shouting outside

which is very unusual for our quiet neighborhood. so once i saw some flashing lights i came outside to see what was happening and saw the flames shooting up off the house. >> please pray for this family especially around the holidays but any time of year there is a horrible sttragedy. >> reporter: firefighters continue to deal with hot spots. state police remain on the scene. the cause of the fire is under investigation. eyou can see the know machines are up and running. meteorologist krystal klei is here with your most accurate forecast. >> we are getting the winter

weather that some people are itching for and others maybe it isn't so welcomed. this has improved a bit since this morning over most areas. look here, still feeling like 1 below outside. the numbers are lower than the temperatures it is because of the arrows on the board. winds are gust y out there. the cold blast of air and wind makes it feel like it is much colder than it is. i can attest to that earlier walking outside. we are under a first alert through the entire area through the rest of today. through the afternoon feels like temperatures will remain in the 10 to 20 degree range with gusts around 30 to 40 miles per hour

chb in even into the afternoon. there is no rain or snow aclosz t -- across the area. as we go into tonight we are watching a system that will clip to the north. it will move through our tail end. coming up in a few minutes we'll track it out and show you when the snow may move through. >> you'll want to limit the time you spend outside. we are live in center city. bundled up. >> reporter: completely bundled up. bone chilling cold. if you come to christmas village and you realize you don't have on as many layers as you need to there are plenty of places that can fix that. you fleece lined gloves,

different things you can add onto warm upment. some vendors said they are trying to walk around and keep moving and they also have heaters in their booths. really going to need more of that today. crank up the heat today. shoppers are coming through. they are all bundled up here. there is a school group here today. it is a code blue not just in the city but in our area. it means folks should not spend an extepided period of time. they were all trying to encourage folks to zboo shelters. the real rule of them shls it dpes cold very very quickly.

>> good advice. keep the nbc 10 app with you. you can have weather alerts sent right to your phone. philadelphia police are searching for a man and woman in a deadly hit an run. -- hit-and-run. police say a car hit another car there sending that vehicle flying onto a porch. one person was thrown out of t vehicle and died. a woman was driving and m jer le left said w tall bay down. i asked her if she bud all right. she looked con feud-- confused. >> so far no arrests.

to new york now the man charged in this week's terror attack on the new york city subway system will have his first hearing in the hospital where he is in the custody. he is recovering. he faces federal terrorism chan chan charges. while searching the apartment investigators find metal pipes, wires and other bomb making materials. president trump firing off tweets about the stunning los. he tweeted the on i endorsd is bauds i said soo moore will not be fiebl win the general election. the win for jones is the first democratic in a quarter century

there alabama. some say it proves that party loyalty is anything but certain in the age of trump. the president endorsed roy moore despite sexual misconduct allegations. >> i have always believed that the people of alabama have more in common than to divide us. >> it is still not over. we still have to go by the rules. >> there is no possibility of a mandatory recount now that more of the outstanding votes have been recounted. jones dominated in college towns and moore dominated in majority white small towns and rural areas. we are getting reaction from w lawmake lawmakers.

watch for that today at 4:00. >> minnesota's governor smith will fill his seat until next election. happening right now the philadelphia police department is honoring close to five dozen officers for excellence, valor, bravery. eleven of those officers will receive the valor award for extraordinary acts of courage. sergeant wilson was shot and killed during a robbery at a game stop store in north philly. time to check on the roads with jessica boyington. >> yeah. we are watching the roads. this is right around gerard

avenue. a slow moving vehicle. twhas causing delays there. speeds in the 30s moving a bit better with the maintenance vehicle up there. there is a crash on lancaster avenue. watch for police activity there. here is route 73. the toll plaza is just up here. we are just in the process of cleaning up. you back to you. >> thanks for that. next, why acn assignment about drug addiction mised tsed mark. >> firefighters had to leave a note to the family whose house

caught fire. why everyone with a tree, candled and christmas lights needs to know to protect their famili families. temperatures feeling like the teens out there as we speak. that bitter cold konlcontinues the rest of the day. we'll talk ability wheout when s through coming up.

>> new castle county school district is apologizing.

sixth graders were told to make up a story about a drug addict and then draw their mug shots. some parents say it wasn't the right message to send about drug addiction. some say the assignment missed the mark. he said it was supposed to show addiction can happen to anyone. . now wild fires that continue to march towards santa barbara. it spread from ventura to santa barbara. california's fifth largest fire has consumed more than 230,000 acres and hundreds of homes. it is only 25% contained. the chief says they are making progress. >> we have firefighters in place at all of the homes. it is bringing the fire down to where we can access it and start putting direct fire line in that area.

>> officials say winds are expected to pick up and could cause flare ups. now to a story getting a lot of attention. a fire fighter apologized trying to save a california family's home. this is what they came home to on friday. the ceiling above their bedroom collapsed leaving huge chunks of dry wall on their if your honor dh -- furniture. san diego firefighter left an apology note. >> we started to go through the house and we found that note. i kept it. i keep it in my wallet now. the firefighter said sorry about the deal and ceiling. had to get in there to save the home. >> i didn't write the note for specific recognition.

i didn't expect this at all. i wrote it because i wanted someone to understand why we caused the damage we did even though their home was still standing. >> the couple plans to reach out to the them saved their home and thank them with a note of their own. there are some things you need to consider when it comes to safety. we spoke to experts who say a third of fires in homes are caused by unattended candles. they say you should provide a foot clearance space above candles and make sure to blow them out before leaving a room. firefighters say you should also be kascautious about how many springsov of lights you put on your tree especially if it is dried out. >> always look for the man packtupac --

manufacturer's recommendations. >> they say always keep your tree properly watered. it will also help lower the risk. all right. let's talk about the wind gusts out there. they are going to continue through the rest of our daytime hours too. gusts at 36 in philadelphia and 35 in wilmington. it is also at 33 in millville. gusts to 40 miles per hour. this is the big factor and it's feeling so bitterly cold outside. when you cold air it doesn't feel good. if there's no wind it doesn't fool you the way that it does. that's why we show you the windchill temperatures because that's the actual impact outside. you're feeling like 15 right now. a little better off at society

hill. over towards new jersey neighborhoods, washington township at 14 and lumberton the same, 17 degrees for that feels like a little better off as well as pemberton here. it is giving you the actual temperature the winds start die down. overnight the feels like temps will be closer to the act choul temperatu -- actual temperatures. that's about as bad as it gets. tomorrow morning better off than

we experienced this morning when we were in the single digits. a nice wide view here. no snow on that side. you can see it spinning around. this will go on over the region. in the overnight hours of our thursday we are looking at a few flakes falling. watch it roll through here. this is through 3:30 this afternoon. we stick with the clouds and sunday mixture. now we are at 9:00 at night. there you go. it gives the dip through the i-95 corridor. don't be surprised if you have a

little cotting ton car -- coating on the car when you things dry out by your thursday afternoon. we are looking at an inch through the suburbs. 1 to 2 inches at best. nasa says one of the best meteor showers of the year will peak tonight and the boast viewing time is between 7:30 tonight and dawn tomorrow. even with clear skies you'll want to get as far away from city lights as possible. you'll see the highest concentration between midnight and 4:00 ac.m. many came from collaborating with hundreds of people. eydiscussions, the brainstorm ideas. hear how you can add yours.

>> how a secret santa surprised hundreds of shoppers with a generous gift.

welcome back. it is nam the founding father, his ideas lead to be postal service, the first lending library and it goes on and on and on. he did not do it all alone. many of those came from collaborative sessions with community leaders and locals. now franklin inspired discussion circles are meeting again some 286 years later. joining me is michael. thanks for being here. >> thank you. very proud to be here. >> talk to me about the circles, how do they work?

>> it was founded by a group of guys who decided they met together and they talked. they talked about the issues of the day. they talked about who was doing well in business. it bame a really important source of ideas. what happened is over time they desi decided to form a library together. what they are in an recreate and bring people together using the 13 virtues as a way of leading a better life. it's not a group about franklin so much it's about talking about contemporary issues. >> this is history reinventing itself. he held these for some 40 >> it ran for 40 it became a source of a lot of ideas they most associate with, like the fire department. it became a place where people who cared about the life of the

city could come up with ideas, work it through and figure out ways to make them work. and someone sent me the newspaper article and said we should get in on this. i thought this is perfect for us. the idea started with the people who started the library company. it is bringing the idea back home to us and opening the z >> thanks so much for being here. >> it is tomorrow night from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the library company of philadelphia. the event is free and there rig now on nbc10.com and of course on the nbc 10 app. to continue to follow breaking news out of montgomery county next we'll take you back to the scene of a fire that killed two children this

morning. >> also, think gift cards are too impersonal? target has the answer, a new option for holiday shoppers.

right now a house fire in montgomery county has two children and injured other members of the same family. randy is live with moreinformat ran randy. >> reporter: yeah, firefighters dealing with conditions but it was a discovery they made that made this extremely tough. firefighters found the bodies of two young boys up on the second floor who did not make it out of the burning home. authorities also say a young girl as well as two adults were

found alive outside of the home. they were taken to a local hospital. it was happen at a house. the family of five is well flknn to the community. neighbors watched flames reach above the top of the family's house. this morning the community is coming together to grieve. >> the house seemed like it was engulfed. when i saw that i have been praying ever since and praying the family is all right. >> reporter: the three surviving family members include the young girl and two adults that are currently recovering. firefighters remain on scene. fire investigators spent the last hour digging through debris. they even sent a drone into the sky. state police investigators also here on scene. the cause remains under investigation.

nbc 10 news. if you have spent even a minute outside you know it is bitterly cold. in fact it feels like we are only in the teens. as we look live right now a beautiful shot there but it is cold. some parts of our area could also see snow before the day is out. krystal klei has your most accurate forecast. we knew it was coming but still a shock. >> yeah. you can mentally prepare but it is rough out there. this is the main factor into why. we have got cold air that's seasonally colder than it should be this time of year. it is these winds that are cuts when you step out the door. gusts between 30 and 40 miles per hour. coatsville 36 miles per hour gusts. 33 in mill vville. the gust is 40 miles per hour. the view we saw from cape may 33

miles per hour gusts. the strong wind making it feel about 10 to 15 degrees colder than it is across the entire region. it is 11 degrees is the feels like temp in potstown. millville you feel like 14. philly at 14 and trenton the same. it is feeling very very cold. as we have been telling you for the last few days it does not last the few days. take a look at radar and satellite here. you don't have any rain, snow, anything like that. scattered clouds and good bit of sunshine. if we pull out wider this will roll right along to the north of us. a chance of a few flakes. we'll have more coming up in a few minutes. >> we'll see you then.

checking out our headlines philadelphia police searching for a woman and man involved in a deadly hit-and-run. the driver of the other car ran off with the male passenger. >> the man charged in a new york city subway system is expect today have a bedside hearing today. he remains in the hospital with burns. he faces federal terrorism charges. doug jones wins a stunning victory in alabama. he beat republican roy moore who refuses to concede. it is a big blow to trump's agenda. >> new york senator is recalling her call for president trump to

resign. she spoke out on the today show. she said the president should resign following numerous accusatio accusatio accusationsov of sexual misconduct. today she called the president a bully. >> and i think president trump is wrong. he is a bully and he has been attacking different people across this country since he has been president. and since the womens march. women have stood up, fought hard, spoken out about their believes and they have not stopped. >> the white house called it politically motivated and says no nfrinvestigation is needed. tomorrow marks the fifth anniversary of the tragedy. 20 children and six of their educators were killed.

today mothers in charge and sever governme several government officials will gather to remember other victims of gun violence. >> pennsylvania's governor promised to veto a bill that would tell when a woman could have an abortion. philadelphia police say a robbery suspect shot and killed a man along a west kensington street. they found the man lying face down suffer ugh a gunshot wound to the back of the head. no arrests have been made. >> police are taking a look at surveillance video from near by homes as they search for two men responsible for a home nfrg investigation. they say the suspect both

wearing ski masks tied up the person inside. nothing was taken from the home. video surfaced a few months ago of friends dragging a spark behind their bolt. the vid -- boat. they charged the men with animal cruelty. it comes after a four month long investigation. part of the video shows the men laughing as they watched the shark suffer. they face fines and possible jail time. a woman we vooreceived a th that instructed her to maybe a payment via bitcoin. the fbi says it likely originated from overseas and may have been sent to many people hoping one complied. the woman brought her e-mail to

police. >> it is very disturbing and chilling to receive this type of e-mail. >> it is a crazy world. people are trying to make a buck any way they can. >> law enforcement officials says if you get a similar e-mail don't make a payment and contact police or the fbi. . the season of giving is being felt by hundredsover peop of pe. nbc 10 spoke with a few customers who now don't have to pay anything for their items. >> i am grateful. they blessed a lot of people. >> it is awesome. if you have that kind of money to give these days it is just a blessing. >> as you can imagine it was especially needed for many people. cumberland county is the poorest

county in new jersey. right here in philadelphia next the star of the color purple joins me live to talk about performances happening through this weekend in our area. you felt it as you stepped outside, the cold blast right on top of us. temperatures this cold and a system moving through we are tracking a few flakes, i'll let you know where coming up. hey, man. oh! nice man cave! nacho? [ train whistle blows ] what?!

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♪ >> that's just a sample of one of the powerful songs you'll hear from the color purple. they were currently playing through this coming sunday. joining me now to talk about it is adrianna hicks. talk at the experience of bringing it to life on stage. >> it has been the most amazing experience for me. it is new for me.

i have been so so excite and thankful for that. it is literally all of the feelings in a good way. >> color purple best known in the book and movie form. what can audiences expect the stage play? >> i always say you can expect a sense of revival. it is often to see audience members lives change. it is really fun. from when you found out you would be playing the main character here what did you think? >> i thought what? [ laughter ] i screamed because my agent was there when he told me. i ran across the room and had an embarrassing but thrilling experience with that. >> what are people saying so

far? >> their lives are being cla changed. it is really a blessing. it is really wonderful. >> the color purple runs through this sunday. there are daytime and nighttime shows. tickets are still available. you can get more on nbc10.com and of course on the nbc 10 app. thanks for joining us today. good luck. >> thank you. >> all right. we'll begin with a live view outside. it's really not a bad picture. we have a mix of dloclouds and . do not plan for that. temperatures are still bitterly cold. they will be the rest of the day. still some spots in the lehigh valley white hall at 18 and

allentown feeling like 14 outside. we have a strong wind gust around 30 to 40 miles per hour mixing in with an arctic blast of air. it has slumped a bit south. it has been able to pool over us. we are feeling that cold cold air. delaware feeling like 18 degrees. feeling like low 20s in areas like felton. the wind swipes along the coastline feeling very cold. this is at 4:00 in the afternoon. still feeling 15 to 20 degrees throughout the region. it won't get better as we go throughout the rest of the day. temperatures kind of plateaued.

you won't get much of a warm up. it will start feeling warmer by tonight. 19 degrees in philadelphia. not on will temperatures pick up a little bit but we'll have winds dying off entirely. bliel it will be cold it will be more expected around 20 to 30 degrees for the feels like conditions. again, your first alert throughout today but ending by tomorrow. radar and satellite, any presip will follow snow. you a snow system that is set up to the northwest. it will move along to the north. it will move through quickly and bring us potential of some snow. 3:30 p.m. and no problems today. mix of clouds and sun and that's about it.

we go into tonight and notice the first will be the western north and west neighborhoods. chester county with a few flakes falling tonight. now this model gives a stretch all the way out to the jersey shore. this is going to be the debate. certainly going to see a few flakes falling. midnight this is not a lot of snow. 5:00 a.m. falling in burkes and the lehigh. so what are we talking? le dr lehigh valley less than half an inch. a coating is the likely numbers we will see. this is not a major system but a little something for us. we are looking at conditions

mostly in the 30s. by sunday evening we could see a few rain drops falling around the area. we'll talk about the ten day on 10 coming up. 16-year-old selina studying everything. we have this week's wednesday's child. >> it has been here for 15 years. the owner runs -- this is the perfect place to bring selina who naturally loves to dance. >> i like to dance. i like to seat. i like to watch movies. i like to do track.

>> are you flexible with your time? like a gymnast? >> yes. >> do you stretch a lot? >> i used to be a dhecheerleade. >> she dreams of going yale or harvard one day. >> she is a wonderful girl and a beautiful smile. she is in high school now. she really enjoys it. she is a plmember of two differt clubs after school. one she works in community service. she gets to help out in the chunty. she would love to be in a home where there are sin lichks. >> this girl has all of the right moves. for now she is just a normal teenager who loves to show me

pictures of her older brothers with whom she has a great relationship. >> selina is a very enjoyable girl to be with. she loves playing on her phone. she really loves being part of the clubs after school. she loves to dance and just being out doing fun things outside the home is what she loves to do the best. >> selina is this week's wednesday's child. >> go to nbc10.com and search wednesday's child and you can also call the national adoption center at 1-866-do-adopt. >> south korea is making sure it is ready for the worst when the olympics come to town next year. they blew up cars and evacuated mock athletes and shot down a drone. some 5,000 armed forces and personnel will be deployed at

the winter game. they warned north korea could resort to siattacks to try to spoil the games. >> the international ohhlympic economy -- the total athletes stands at more than 30. it comes on the same day they gave its blessing for the country's at leehletes to you can see it right hire. olympic coverage begins on february 8th. one year after rio hosted the homeless number has tripled. many came to work during the

2014 world cup and then lost those jobs. we'll be right back.

putting the personal touch back into gift cards. it all starts online. target unvailed a new feature.

it is too busy to shop for and mail gifts themselves. the feature called gifts now lets you browse and pick an item. the recipient can be used to accept the gift or clang the size. they can also use the money you spent to buy something else entirely. . >> hi. hope you feel better. >> oh, my gosh. you can send your message through our nbc 10 app. >> all right. two boys are dead. we just found out they were the 11-year-old and four-year-old sons of montgomery county sheriffs deputy. he is being treated for burns at lehigh valley hospital.

they were both released from the hospital. firefighters remain on the scene dealing with hot spots. the cause of the fire remains under investigation. we'll have the late e on that coming up. it is 31 for the temperature. it will feel like the teens to at best 20. just a coating at best to wake up to thursday morning. we stay in the 30s through saturday. there's a little warm up. we stay dry until sunday evening. >> thanks for watching. for krystal klei and allover o here have a great day. we'll see you back here at 4:00.

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