westbound looking good. also watching 95, and moving through delaware. for the most part, doing well here. 11 minutes on the northbound side from 295 to 495. speeds into the 60s. amtrak, septa, new jersey transit, and patco on time. >> 4:00 a.m. now developing, the power is back on at the world's busiest airport in atlanta. the outage lasted for hours. the power outage yesterday canceled more than 1,100 outgoing flights and delayed at least 250 others. the problem caused a domino effect. air traffic controllers across the country held or diverted planes bound for atlanta. the blackout stranded thousands and raised concerns about the cause. >> i personally thought it was a really big -- i don't know, terrorist attack or something crazy because the power was out, and phones stopped working. >> atlanta's mayor said he cannot rule out terror now, but power company officials say it was an underground fire that caused extensive damage to the

electrical system. right now the impact of the power outage is being felt at philly international. matt delucia joins us there with what's going on. matt? >> reporter: we are also seeing some cancelations for today from philadelphia to atlanta. the majority of them being the earlier flights. behind me, you see a lot of the other flights are still getting ready to take off here to other destinations. it really is only atlanta that is being affected here. delta says most of the sclcance flights are for the early morning. upwards of 300 flights in and out with delta being the largest carrier. the airline is particularly feeling the effects of the power outage. delta is hoping to get back to a normal schedule this afternoon. if you are connecting or flying to atlanta from philadelphia, this airport here simply says you should keep checking with your airline for the status of your flight. we talked with travelers who have been stuck here overnight. of course, we are in the busy holiday travel season.

and people here just want to get out and get where they need to go on time. live at philly international, matt delucia, nbc10 news. new this morning, police are looking for a woman who stabbed a man in the back in west philadelphia overnight. the man is in stable condition. 4:02. 39 degrees. four touchdown passes from nick foles. >> that's right. the eagles needed every one to beat the giants and lock up a first-round bye for the playoffs. >> foles did the job yesterday in taking over as quarterback for the injured carson wentz. he found a different receiver for each of his scoring tosses. the special teams blocked two kicks and a punt. the defense bent but did not break when it counted at the end. the birds won it 34-29. here is foles' head coach and center on how he did in his first start this season. >> i thought he handled himself

extremely well. a lot of poise. took shots today, it bounced up, did a nice job. >> everybody had full confidence. kudos to nick. i thought he played great today. put all of us in good situations. made big plays. that was awesome to see. >> you'll hear from foles in our next half hour. philadelphia eagles fans sweated out the top victory at xfinity live in south philadelphia. the faithful tell us they are believers after seeing nick foles lead the team to comeback wins two weeks in a row. >> nick foles proved something tonight. i'm excited about nick. a close game like that, nick pulls it out. all the way, nick. >> coming through. he was on point. i like it. i'm with him. let's get to the playoffs. >> let's do it. before the game, carson wentz, tweeted, "can't thank these guys enough. nick foles and backup. it's tough not being there with my guys. so much confidence in my man nick to lead this team today.

go and get it, bro, and good luck to the rest of my brothers." >> next before the playoffs, the birds back home one week before -- yes, christmas night, hosting the raiders. then afternoon at the linc against, who else, the dallas cowboys. and eagles safety malcolm jenkins met with roger goodell yesterday. they worked together to donate $100 million to social justice organizations. jenkins demonstrated during national anthems in 2016 and earlier this year. a vietnam ran for -- a victim ran for his life but couldn't outrun two bullets that hit him. the shooting happened on caster avenue in port richmond. one hit the victim in the shoulder. the other grazed his head. police raced him to the hospital. he's recovering and is expected to be okay. also new from south jersey, three men stormed a small

grocery store in camden and stole cash and merchandize. this is surveillance images. they are from inside elizabeth's grocery on north street last thursday. police just released it which is why we're telling you about it now. at least one of the men had a weapon. investigators hope the video will generate a lead to help crack the case. governor tom wolf called for pennsylvania senator leach to resign immediately following a "philadelphia enquirer" and "daily news" investigation. it included 11 people who allege inappropriate sexual behavior toward co-workers by the legislator. the report says that leach inappropriately touched female staffers, and that he promoted an office culture that objectified women. golf wolf said the disturbing behavior is absolutely unacceptable. here's part of the senator leach's response, "it is true that sometimes i touch people when i talk to them, a clasped forearm, pat on the back, but

nothing inappropriate or sexual. i now know that some people subjectively find such touching unpleasant. that said, the two alleged incidents described did not happen, and i never in any way intentionally or unintentionally touched them inappropriately. it did not happen." nbc10 has not rare fewed accounts of what happened -- verified what happened. leach has been in office for 15 years. the final numbers are in for new jersey's extended bear hunt that ended saturday. officials say hunters -- got less than 407 bears, less than the 636 last year. this year days were added to the season. phil murphy will end the hunt temporarily so other methods can be investigated. bowling helped brighten the holidays for a group affected by a fire. supporter of the post office cafe hosted the fundraiser last

night. the fire destroyed the restaurant earlier this month. all the proceeds will go toward helping the employees there. there's also a gofundme page set up to help those employees. organizers want to raise $5,000, and nay -- and they are nearly halfway there. in north philadelphia, one charity event lives up to its nickname. >> look at the center for operation brotherly love. 1,700 children were invited to the carnival that provides coats presents and family fun. volunteers from wawa, the philadelphia athletic league, and project home helped out. almost 4:10. chilly, but comfortable. we've had worse. >> yeah. we've had a lot chillier. let's find out what's to come. i think it will be a warmup. bill? yeah. we have had much worse. temperatures across the board are above freezing. and we will see them warm during the day. that said, overhead now, skies

are cloudy. and we've seen a few sprinkles, though most of the area will stay dry. starting with gray skies. during the day, the clouds will break for some sunshine. a combination of clouds and sunshine this afternoon. and then a few more thinning of the clouds for this evening, turning partly cloudy, staying dry through this evening. the temperatures right now, 30s. above freezing for the lehigh valley, the suburbs, delaware at 39 degrees. 39 in philadelphia. in south jersey, the temperatures are trying to cool down. with clouds overhead, having a tough time doing that. 38 degrees now at turnertsville. 35 -- turnersville. 35 in swedesboro. to the north, 35 in hopewell township. lumberton and pemberton at 37. you'll need the jacket, but not the big, heavy coat that we had to deal with last week. temperatures will climb into the middle 40s to upper 40s this afternoon. if we get a little more break in the clouds, it will go a bit higher. not terribly windy.

enough of a breeze to make it feel like the low 40s this afternoon. right now we're watching clouds move through the area. we've even seen a few sprinkles showing up on radar. most of these are not reaching the ground. you see snowflakes, they're not reaching the ground either. there's a chance you'll see a snowflake or raindrop, but it shouldn't be an issue. not with the temperatures nicely above freezing. and with skies set to clear. it's going to be a slow clearing. you see at 9:00 this evening, the hour-by-hour forecast. lots of clouds around, temperatures in the 30s toward the shore. along the coastline, in the 40s. then it warms into the very low 40s at lunchtime for philadelphia, wilmington, and northeast philadelphia. this afternoon, temperatures at 3:00, still climbing, 47 in wilmington. still chillier neighborhoods north and west. they will peak in the 40s this afternoon, too. the trend, look at tomorrow, 57 degrees. close to the 60-degree mark. a one-day warmup.

temperatures cool down on wednesday. thursday, colder. another warmup is coming as we head into the weekend. i'll look at the weekend forecast, not too early for that either -- >> no. >> on a monday -- >> no. >> when i'm back in ten minutes. >> never too early, especially heading into the holidays. 4:10. if this is about the time you leave the house, we'll update you on the roads. >> jessica boyington, sometimes we have overnight construction affecting things, what's it looking like? >> right. right now the vine street expressway and schuylkill expressway are clear and open. you see getting through center city now isn't a problem. westbound here toward the schuylkill, you'll get there fine. eastbound toward 95, no problems there either. i remember the schuylkill expressway is completely open without the construction that typically closes it up until 5:00. 21 minutes for the drive times for westbound and eastbound on the p.a. turnpike, route 1 to valley forge. the right and center lanes closed at mile marker 15, bensalem. that might slow you up. watching the 42 freeway after route 41.

near creek road. this is the northbound side here. not a lot of traffic heading that direction now. so far, so good on the jersey roads, too. back to you. >> thanks. confessing to the crime. new details about the man accused of beating and robbing a woman. >> blood curdling screams, phone hung up. >> what the victim's fiance says about the attack, and how investigators caught the suspect. screening the subway. the device that could help stop terrorist attacks and why one senator says time is of the essence. honoring her memory. kids battling illnesses getting a special delivery today. how it's a tribute to a little girl who lost her fight with cancer. michael: i'm thankful that

i'm alive and have a second chance. james: i'm thankful for the help and the opportunity that i received. darlene: i'm thankful to be able to help people in crisis. vanessa: i'm thankful that addiction is treatable, and that help is available. christie: new jersey is experiencing a heroin epidemic fueled by opioid painkillers. but if you or someone you love is struggling with addiction, i want you to know: we are here for you. this holiday season, choose help. call 844 reach nj or visit reachnj.gov.

a leading u.s. senator is calling on the government to put new screening devices that detect suicide bombers into use across the country sooner rather than later. >> democratic leader chuck schumer of new york wants the tsa to speed up testing of the technology. the devices look like small tv cameras on tripods. they scan for metallic and nonmetallic objects on a person's body, triggering an ala alarm if it's detected. chuck schumer is hoping new york is next and soon. >> it has to be all hands on deck. tsa, i think, has shown too lax an attitude. >> the tsa says the devices are not ready yet for a national rollout. a terror suspect in new york city injured himself on a subway platform last week when he set off a crude pipe bomb strapped to his chest. firefighters in wilmington want to change a delaware state law so they can start carrying a lifesaving drug. the firefighters are trained to

give narcan to people when they overdose on heroin. right now the law says they can't have the antidote on them. firefighters in philadelphia and other communities in the region are allowed to carry the antidote. residents in delaware county gathered last night to support families dealing with drug addiction in havertown. friends and loved ones encouraged those still fighting. 4:15. motorcycles will roar, and helicopters will fly all to help a local family pay tribute to their daughter who lost her battle with cancer. flagsta ♪ they called her sassey massey. she and her family came one a toy drive before she died to bring thousands of toys to children in local empti-- local hospitals. volunteers collected nearly

25,000 toys for kids at children's hospital of philadelphia and the hospital for children in wilmington. more than 100 police, local units, hrkelicopters, and k-9 units will come together at ridley township high school for a pep rally. then the group will split up to escort toys to the children. camden county police officers became santa's helpers yesterday. officers helped load up trucks full of toys for kids in the community. once the presents were passed, santa and the elves delivered toys to kids all over the city. officers, their families, and local businesses donated the toys. 4:16. a cloudy start. we should warm up nicely today. >> and even better tomorrow. let's check in with first alert meteorologist bill henley for details.

normally a warmup into the efforts, but today closer to normal. no 20s, that would be a typical december day. clouds over penn's landing, dry. i think most neighborhoods will stay dry. the temperatures with clouds overhead sbrnt abhaven't been a come down much. a couple of spots chillier. bedminster, 34. 36, though, in st. david's and gladwyne. starting off on the mild side. we'll see temperatures about the same, clouds lingering. exton, quakertown, allentown. the clouds will break for sunshine in wilmington and atlantic city, 41 at the 8:00 hour. those low 30s and middle 30s will warm nicely into the 40s this afternoon of clouds thinning out. right now, sprinkles and a few raindrops being picked up in the

cloud clouds. you see it in berks county, likely not reaching the ground. we should stay dry for the day. nothing coming our way until the end of the week when there's a chance we will see rain showers moving into the area. looks like they'll be out of here for christmas eve. a planner for today, the temperatures will climb to 40 in philadelphia. that's by 10:00 this morning. 46 degrees at 2:00. the suburbs will see the clouds thin out. warming into the middle 40s by 2:00 this afternoon. the lehigh valley. cloudy to start with. 33 degrees at 6:00. by 10:00, upper 30s. 40s early this afternoon. delaware, completely dry. sunshine and the 40 at 10:00. sunshine at 2:00 this afternoon, as well. in new jersey, the clouds will be thinning for sunshine. 46 degrees your 2:00 temperature. just a little bit warmer at the shore at that hour at 48 degrees. the weekend, different story. we'll see rain coming through on

saturday for philadelphia, the suburbs, and lehigh valley. getting close to 60, but gray and damp for most of the day on saturday. on sunday, we'll see showers thin out. some breaks of sunshine, and temperatures cooler, back into the 40s for philadelphia, the suburbs, the lehigh valley, low 50s for new jersey, the shore, and delaware. look at christmas day and beyond with the ten day on 10 in the next half hour. 4:19. we'll check the boulevard if you're heading out this morning. >> yeah. jessica boyington, what are you seeing? >> watching at 17th, so far, so good. pretty empty roads now. here is southbound, what would be moving toward the schuylkill expressway. not seeing a big problem there. watching a crash here at bristol pike. difficult to get through the intersection. you'll be directed around for now while they get that straightened out. good news, we're not closed.

we're not having the construction around center city, 30th street station. a 12-minute trip eastbound from the blue route to the vine street expressway. speeds also into the 60s. back to you. the nbc10 morning show is once again taking the show on the road in week on. wednesday, we're headed to the wawa at east broad street in bethlehem. come by, shay. we'll be there -- say hi. we'll be there from 4:00 to 9:00 a.m. we'll be serving free coffee. did i mention free? we love to meet you and love to shine a spotlight to that community. president trump speaks out about the russia investigation. why he says he does not plan on firing the special counsel, and the new fight over emails. up for sale. the allegations causing an nfl owner to sell his team, and the stars already offering to buy it. and procrastinators unite. new at 5:00 a.m., have no fear if you still sisthave gifts to .

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more than 104,000 people in los angeles will wake up this morning away from their own homes, forced to evacuate as the thomas fire has grown to the third large nest california state history. yesterday cal fire said they have the massive fire nearly halfway contained. two people have died as a result. among them the firefighter who was honored in this procession yesterday. he was part of a strike team in an active area of the thomas fire. new this morning, the owner of the carolina panthers is putting the team up for sale after allegations of sexual misconduct. >> jerry richardson posted this letter announcing his decision.

he's waiting until after the current season to sell the team. this comes amid allegations that richardson used a racial slur against an african-american employee and sexually harassed female workers. the panthers started an internal investigation and welcomed the nfl to get involved. rapper and music producer sean diddy combs is interest friday buying the team. he posted on twitter, "there are no majority african-american nfl owners. let's make history." and two-time nba mvp steph curry tweeted, "i want in." the temperatures weren't the only things dropping the past week. so did the gas prices. aaa says the prices in pennsylvania, new jersey, and delaware all dropped since last sunday. you can expect the price drops to continue. as supply goes up, demand goes down. the price around philadelphia, $2.67. in delaware, the average is $2.31. the new "star wars" movie is proving to be a box office force to be reckoned with.

♪ >> "the last jedi" rang up $220 million during its opening weekend. that is the second-best opening ever for a movie in north ameri america. first place goes to the 2015 "star wars" film "the force awakens." the animated family flick "ferdinand" debuted in second place at the box office this weekend. third place went to the animated fantasy film "cocoa." 4:25. domino effect. the lights are back on, but the problems continue after a massive power outage at atlanta national airport. how it's impacting travel for passengers at philly international a week before christmas. 39 degrees at 4:25. clouds overhead. we've been watching for a few sprinkles. nothing more than that in a couple of neighborhoods. there are changes ahead for today and tomorrow especially. the neighborhood forecast ahead. first, jessica boyington is

watching first alert traffic. good morning. good morning, bill. watching new jersey right now. route 73 near 295. you see not seeing any problems there so far. we're -- jersey roads look good. we'll check in with pennsylvania, and we have an accident to talk about when i come back.

travel nightmare. power returns to atlanta's airport after an outage cancels more than 1,000 flight. the impact at philadelphia national airport this morning. beaten and robbed. overnight, investigators track down the man they say brutally attacked a woman. showing strength. the eagles soar to victory despite losing carson wentz to injury.

what friends and fans are saying about the new starting quarterback. 4:28. good morning, this is "nbc10 news today" first look at 4. i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm two katy zach-- i'm katy. let's get to meteorologist bill henley with the most accurate neighborhood weather forecast. temperatures above freezing, we'll take it. >> yeah. not bad. part of it, the reason we're milder, clouds over the entire area. and there have been some very light showers. a few sprinkles and snowflakes over berks county. most of the area will be dry. fortunately it is above freezing. slipping and suppliesing shouldn't be happen -- slipping and and sliding shouldn't be happening. 39 in philadelphia. the suburbs, lehigh valley, temperatures in the middle 30s. clouds to start with. sunshine will break through the clouds starting it the warming process. for delaware, 37 at 6:00. cooler, but by 9:00, back up to 38. not a huge warmup but more

sunshine as the day goes on. temperatures will climb to the 40s tharis afternoon. partly sunny for philadelphia. into the middle 40s for suburbs. up to 46 for new jersey, and delaware up to 47. the shore gets closer to the 50-degree mark today. i'm break the forecasts down hour by hour so you can plan your day when i'm back in ten minutes. first, jessica boyington has your first alert traffic. cameras from the germantown onramp zoomed in on the mid county tolls. a few maybe you would say disabled tractor-trailers. this happens frequently where people pull over. something to watch. for the most part, no problems. an intersection at bristol will be deoratoried. two vehicles -- detoured. two vehicles involved. not sure how long it will be there. prepare to be detoured for a bit. eight-minute drive time on 422. eastbound on the schuylkill,