lawn. >> today is trash day. >> reporter: a white car and the blue suv came speeding through. the suv jumped the curb and hit their 83-year-old neighbor. >> i was like asleep. i heard a big thump. >> reporter: james haste says his neighboren wasn't moving. >> i thought he was dead. i freaked out. >> saw a guy lying down on the pavement. >> reporter: they found the person they believe was drive ing the blue suv but they have little information about that white car also involved. >> the suv was driven by a male that we have here. we're questioning him now. >> reporter: the victim is expected to survive. if you have any information about the other white car involved in the accident, police want to hear from you. reporting live, steven fisher, nbc 10 news.

now to more breaking news that impacts every american. >> within the past 90 minutes the house passed the biggest reshaping of the tax code in three decades. the senate is expected to follow with its vote tonight. the sweeping $1.5 trillion package would touch every taxpayer and every corner of the economy. it provides steep tax cuts for businesses and the wealthy. and more modest tax cuts for middle and low-income families. here's a look at some of the potential winners and losers under this plan. on the winning side, corporations and tax preparers. losers include high tax, high income states like new jersey. obamacare customers and older and americans who are more poor. the president tweeted stocks and the economy have a long way to go after the tax cut bill is totally understood and appreciated in scope and size. immediate expensing will have a big impact. biggest tax cuts and reform ever passed. enjoy and create many beautiful

jobs. our coverage of the story continues with jgeorge spencer. >> i know you have been looking into what this means for tax payers, but doing some numbers crunching for us. >> reporter: no matter where you fall, your taxes will change one way or the other. in high tax areas like the city of philadelphia, one deciding factor may be whether or not you own your home. >> the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. >> reporter: with the bang of the gavel this afternoon, the republicans sweeping overhaul of the tax code is a step closer to reality. on the ground here in south philly, julia rose says that reality frightens her. shem the tax changes will hit governmepeople hard eer. >> some of the first programs that usually go are social programs and i really rely on

those to live. >> there's small changes every year, year after year. . this will be a major change. >> reporter: kevin is a philly-based cpa who envisions a ripple effect of impacts. the plan lowers tax rates for each tax bracket and it doubles the standard deduction used by more than two-thirds of filers. that should be a net positive for taxpayers with uncomplicated finances. >> definitely the young family or college grad. >> reporter: but the biggest change in this high tax city, a $10,000 limit on the deduction of state, local and property taxes. up to this point, philly homeowners had been able to deduct all of the tax money that they paid to harrisburg and city hall. leaving them with a smaller amount. but not anymore. a change that may mayen renting a more attractive option for

some and may shift the city's real estate market. >> we don't know for sure yet. >> reporter: it is is worth noting philadelphia has the highest poverty rate among the nation's biggest cities. 25% and many of those people rely on government assistance so the potential for revenue shortfalls buzz of these tax cuts will be especially relevant to this city moving forward. we're live in south philadelphia, george spencer, nbc 10 news. >> a lot of information there. our coverage of the story continues on nbc 10 news at 5:00. one of the states most affected is new jersey. reporter ted greenberg will show us just how the garden. state will shake out in all of this. that's coming up at 5:00. turning now to our first alert weather, no jackets necessary. a warm december day here in philadelphia. where a lot of people had just hoodies or long sleeves on and that was enough for them.

also a nice day to lace up the skates. a live look at the blue cross river rink. a sunny and clear day at penns landing. if skating isn't for you, maybe it's time to hit the slopes. this is the view from the poconos. a couple people out there today. first alert meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz has a first look at the forecast. >> a mild r night tonight. >> yes, it's going to be a very mild night for this time of the year. we have had sunshine, much of the afternoon. after some clouds this morning, despite the clouds, temperature really shot up. there's a live view in wilmington. and it is unseasonably mild. 57 degrees in philadelphia. 58 in northeast philly. even allentown at 56. mount pocono at 46 degrees. skiers would like some cool er air and it's going to be coming

in here. today up to 58 degrees. tomorrow a pretty significant drop. high of 46. then it another drop going into thursday. high of only 42. below average, but that's only one day's worth before we start warming up again. friday, back up to 50 degrees. and saturday gets even warmer than that. quite a bit warmer as you see a little later. the temperature tonight, not dropping very much. we have mostly clear skies across the area. we'll go down into the 30s in many of the suburbs and lehigh valley. but that's not too cold for this time of the year. and we're starting off the day tomorrow in a fairly mild side for this time of the year. but things are going to be changing. we have frigid air that's going to be coming in from much of next week. we'll tell you just when it arrives. it could affect the christmas holiday too. the details and timing on that in just a few minutes.

it will be a smoother ride home for drivers who use the pennsylvania turnpike. a stretch of the highway is back open after a chain reaction crash shut it down during the morning rush. three tractor trailers and a car collided on the westbound side around 5:45. that crash sent two people to the hospital. learning more this afternoon about the dead ly amtrak derailment in washington state. investigators are looking into whether the engineer was distracted by the presence of an employee in training in the locomotive. we also know the train was going three times the speed limit when it plunged off the overpass and killed three people. keith jones is live in the breaking news center with the latest on the investigation. i know we're learning more about the victims. >> we have learned two of the victims are members of the rail passengers association. it's an edadvocacy group for trn passengers. crews lifted one of the train cars that crashed on to the interstate south of seattle. this is time olympics video.

the damaged cars were loaded on to flat bed trucks and driven away. a total of 13 of those train cars jumped the tracks. the speed limit on that curve where the accident took place is 30 miles per hour but investigators say the train's data recorder showed it was traveling 80 miles per hour. a couple who survived the crash said they are grateful they survived. >> a lot of tossing and squeezing and kind of got dark. i found myself on the floor. >> it's a blessing. try to live day-to-day. >> the couple are both recovering at home. investigators are planning to look at the cameras and another black box that could help with their work. live in the breaking news center, keith jones, nbc 10 news. this afternoon a burks county woman is in trouble after

she stabbed her roommate over candy. trace mitchell is facing aggravated assault after she stabbed her roommate and injured her leg. she was arguing with her while holding a knife. they started fighting and fell to the floor. that's when she was stab issbede in the leg. a shooting happened on objectixford street last night. family members were upstair when is they heard gunshots. they found the man blooeding on a couch in the basement. they don't know who was down there when he was shot. attorneys of the mayor of allentown want to hear secret recordings that show he was innocent. he's accused of accepting more than $150,000 in campaign contributions in exchange for a city business. the trial is scheduled to begin next month with jury selection in philadelphia. arizona senator john mccain says he's now feeling a lot better and looks forward to

coming back to washington after the holidays. the 81-year-old republican senator is battling brain cancer and went home to arizona for physical therapy and rehab at the mayo clinic there. he will miss the tax bill vote. he took to twitter to thank everyone for their support. the fbi is now part of the investigation into what caused a fire that knocked out power to the world's busiest airport in atlanta. there's no sign of anything connected to terrorism. the fire took out the airport's main power supply and backup electricity for 11 hours on sunday. operations are returning to normal today. half a dozen flights in or out of atlanta were cancelled. delta would reimburse travelers who needed to stay in hotels on sunday. going to southern california, firefighters say the potentially historic wildfire raging right now is almost half way contained. good weather conditions are helping them make some progress. officials say before that it fire is fully contained, it will

be the largest in the state's history. they expect to have it all under control by early january. this afternoon a moose lodge goes up in flames down at the shore. fire crews rushed the scene at the lodge in lower township. firefighters had the fire under control in minutes after it broke out after midnight. no one was hurt and officials say the fire is not suspicious. bicyclists in philadelphia are calling on the city to make their safety a priority. they formed this human chain to protect this bike lane on 13th street in center city this morning. that's the same area where a rider was hit by a truck friday morning. another rider was killed a few weeks ago in the same area. there are painted bike lanes, but they want city leaders toods more. students had to be moved to a different building after a water main broke inside their west philadelphia school. students were moved to parkway west high school for the rest of the day. it will be back open tomorrow.

a north hampton brewery is hopping into action to support a pennsylvania state. trooper who was shot in the line of duty. two rivers brewery released a new beer today in honor of corporal seth kelly. it's $6 a beer, $1 will go to the family to help with his recovery. kelly was shot after a traffic stop november 7th. he was released from the hospital earlier this month. the man accused of shooting him is in jail charged with attempted homicide. >> it takes a lot of courage. to get out this and do that job, we're honoring him to help pay for expenses for his injuries and to help him and his family out this time of year. >> if you're interested in supporting the cause, there's still time. the fundraiser runs from 5:00 until 8:00 tonight. shoppers in delaware got a tasty surprise courtesy of the

state police. they held a community cafe event at the californka belcalifornia store. >> troopers stayed for a few hours and met with neighbors. kids got to ask questions about the work troopers do. adults brought up safety issues they have in neighborhoods. spread iing the holiday che in cam ben. the sheriffs department canine unit got a donation right under the christmas tree. it will go towards equipment they need. and rudolf made a surprise visit today. santa's lead helped spread holiday cheer at the police department's holiday party. the kids did some arts and crafts and did some dancing too. they got the moves. women working to transform their lives got help transforming their look. three ladies got free makeovers

thanks to the salon in center city and career wardrobe. >> never been fussed over before like this. it's kind of exciting. >> i think it will give them confidence and techniques on how to prepare themselves for work. >> the salon is is also holding a month-long donation drive to raise money for career wardrobe, which trains people transitioning to employment and independence. turning a local bridge into a colorful work of art. the b street bridge is now all sorts of colors thanks to this latest art project. the project was created after the city did that massive clean up effort nearby. you only have one day left to bid on a piece of history. >> it's one of the fiats that's for sale. the pontiff used the fiat when he visited for the world meeting

of families in 2015. the pope gifted the car and another just like it to the arch diocese of philadelphia and he challenged everyone to help others. so the arch diocese saw a unique b opportunity. >> it's supported charitable ministries in the arch diocese that care for the homeless or the hungry. they support schools with special education. >> the online auction ends tomorrow afternoon and at last check the highest bid is just under $40,000. >> i can kind of see glen driving around in that. >> he would look good in that. >> i think so. other than the drop top. >> absolutely. ride in a convertible around here today. you might not be able to do that after today. it's going to be warm on saturday, but youen won't do it

because it will be raining. it's 57 degrees. the average high is 44. so pretty warm. southwest wind helping to do that along with the sunshine. we're well into the 50s across pretty much the entire area. the jersey shore, we have a southwest wind, so it's barely 50 with the wind off delaware bay. cape may point at 51. some of the warm spots there. the ocean temperature in the mid-40s. a few clouds this morning. especially north philadelphia. and there's quite a bit of moisture down to the south. this is all going to arrive to the skpooes iteast and it's goi us to the south. so tomorrow we have sunshine across the entire area. but much cooler weather. nothing approaching 60 degrees like today. 43 in robinsville. 49 in longport. the only place that has a chance

of getting to 50 degrees. so over the next few days, the temperature is going down. upper 50s today. mid-40s tomorrow. low 40s thursday. then we start coming back on friday. we continue this dry weather pretty much for another few days. there's a possibility friday morning of a little bit of patchy light rain in the lehigh valleys. that's why we do neighborhood weather. some neighborhoods have a better chance of seeing some precipitation than others. we're able to show it to you with this type of system that we have. and at the jersey shore, you can see temperatures down farther and then going back up as we go into friday. but of course, it's the weekend. christmas holiday weekend. and big changes are coming in the weather pattern. we have an arctic front that's approaching. we have strong southwest winds coming in on saturday.

that could push the temperature to 60 or even above in parts of the area. but we have rain. that's a pretty wet front. on the other side of that front is winter. not just some snow, but there's some brutal, brutal arctic air behind that front. so this is going to be critical. there's saturday. now as we go to sunday morning, that front pretty much passes through. so we're going to be quite a bit cooler on sunday. not quite into the arctic air, but we may end up drying out on sunday. so sunday is quite a bit different than saturday. and then the front doesn't go too far. it may actually stall a little bit and some moisture behind it gives a chance at least of some snow. especially some light er snow ad

up to the north and west. there's christmas morning here. so at least we're in the ballpark. we got a chance. here's the forecast for saturday, sunday and monday. quite a difference from one day to the next. 60 degrees, warm and wet on saturday. temperatures drop sharply for sunday. pretty cloudy, most likely dry, just a slight chance of any kind of shower. and then much colder on christmas day. that's a high of 37 with a chance of a little light snow. it could start off the day with a little bit of light rain changing to light snow. then the frigid air comes in. so the real bitter cold comes in starting on tuesday. that's tuesday and into wednesday. and by thursday, we have a chance of some snow again.

santa dropping down in style today at new castle county. he took the helicopter to visit the kids at john g. leech school in new castle. he delivered gifts to the students there. they have severe cognitive and physical disabilities. nice to see him doing that. speaking of the holidays, doctors call this christmas tree syndrome. >> the health warning about the festive fur inside your home. plus mall brawl, the holiday shopping crunch turns chaotic. it's who is caught in the middle that's attracting so much attention. >> dial 911. >> not on his watch. the boy who called 911 and refused to let the grinch steal christmas. special delivery, straight ahead the money showing up in hundreds of mailboxes and a note that's coming along with the cash. first here's a look at the closing bell on wall street. a a two-day winning streak came to an end today.

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still scrambling for a last mf minute gift. don't count on apples air pods. best buy, walmart and at&t are sold out of the headphones until the new year. it's a repeat of what happened last year. apple didn't have enough supply to go around. this year it's likely more an issue of demand than technical issues. if you're still looking for the perfect gift, we want to help you out. log on to nbc10.com or open the app for our holiday gift guide. hundreds of people around washington, d.c. are discovering a surprise in their mailbox. it's a package with a $10 bill. a note encourages receivers to spend it on a random act of kindness. the idea belonged to the woman

with a charitable foundation called giving tree. >> kindness is is more than just money. it's more than just what you do in the community. you can smile at someone and say hi and put your head up instead of looking at your phone. that could change that person's day or that person's life. >> another piece to this. inside the package is a stamped postcard. recipients can write the name of a friend and peak give iing tre will send another $10 to that person. paying it forward. so important r all yearlong, but people think about it more this time of year. eagles fans are thinking about something. they have sights set on the super bowl. football's greatest prize goes up for grabs on february 4th. it turns out you could be paid to be at the big game. and winter's return. may feel milder today, but the arctic temperatures are going to be making a comeback. details in my first alert forecast. also this credit card

bandit. police say he struck a number of times. now he's setting sights on hospitals. his most recent victim, all new at 5:00. 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.

we are uncovering new information about a deadly crash that's had investigators working for 24 hours now. today we learned three people in that suv were killed and also that police were chasing the car before it crashed. the suv crashed into a pole and caught fire in burlington county. this happened yesterday afternoon. nbc 10's cydney long is working on the story for us. you have been trying to sort out what happened here. what were you able to find out? >> reporter: we have been asking a number of questions to state police. we still don't know the names,

ages or relationship of those three victims killed upon impact when that suv hit this utility pole around lunchtime yesterday. but we do know they shouldn't have been in that vehicle in the first place. it's been 28 hours since the suspects wrapped the vehicle around this pole. crews worked to replace the pole and restore electricity to a nearby school. police gave up little information. we don't know the victims' identities. >> it's sad when people lose their lives. >> reporter: people in this rural town are talking and want some answers. >> i still don't know who the people were that stole the car. >> reporter: state police confirm the suv was stolen from the popular route 206, rough i 8 miles from what wr they crashed causing it to burst into flames. we know the suspects traveled north, but what's unclear is where they were is intercepted by state police and how fast

they were going. only they followed the suv for a short time and didn't categorize it as a chase or pursuit with lights and sirens. >> police do take alluding very seriously. >> reporter: the driver lost control before slamming into the power pole. >> you should have just pulled over and responded to the officers. >> reporter: now state police are asking anyone who may have witnessed this crash here around noon yesterday to please contact them. a few minutes ago a woman contacted me claiming she is the cousin of one of the victims. she has a will the of questions about how this unfolded, but clearly if they took the car without permission, they simply should have pulled over. we'll share more on what she shared with me when e we see you at 5:30. we're live, cydney long, nbc 10

news. now to our first alert weather. a perfect playground day. the kids were out in franklin square. the little ones were taking advantage of a warm december day. a good time to hit the outdoor venders and by this christmas gift. right above the bustling christmas village in center city. i still have to make it down there. haven't been there yet. >> i went to the one in city hall, but obviously it's back. nice to see that. >> got to get over there. meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is here now with a first look at the forecast. >> milder out there. >> yeah and this is a good evening to go out and do any kind of shopping around any part of the area. because it is nice and comfortable. and in the pocono mountains, it's a little too warm for them. but they will cool down over the next couple days. then they are going to warm up over the weekend and get some rain. not going to be happy with that.

but very happy about next week. a very nice pattern for skiers. wilmington, delaware, we have had a fair amount of sunshine today. and we continue to see that and that will be the case throughout the afternoon and into the nighttime hours. we're going to be seeing comfortable conditions across the area. and across the rest of the region, we will be seeing temperatures that are going down but not a whole lot below where they are now. 57 degrees in philadelphia. 56 in allentown, reading and lancast lancaster. the temperatures are going to be going down over the next few days. 58 degrees for the high so far today. 46 tomorrow. 42 on thursday. then we start going back up near 50 degrees on friday. then even warmer on saturday. but that's when the rain comes. through the night tonight, still

above average temperatures for this time of the night at this time of the year. 41 for a low. that's close to the average high for this time of the year. we'll get colder tomorrow, but nothing too brutal. that's coming next week. that's just getting organized up into central canada. it's going to be pouring into the middle of the country and they are just going to get horrendous cold. we're going to get a piece of that. i'll tell you when and how cold it's going to get and how it's going to affect your christmas holiday coming up. here's a look at the other stories we're following. camden county the preschoolers got to meet the man of the month. kids at pine point had one-on-one time with santa this morning. he brought a lot of gifts with him. 20 construction companies partnered with the camden class of 1979 to collect and donate the toys. new castle county a first hand look at the dangers of drunk driving.

trauma doctors hosted a holiday event and showed people just how dangerous it is to get behind the wheel if you have been drinking. nearly 800 people died last december in drunk driving crashes around the country. special honors for a dog rescued from a puppy mill. today she got to be an honorary fire dog for a day at the fire department. the foster team started the v for victoria campaign to raise awareness for puppy mill dogs. doctors are out with a health warning this holiday season. it's the season for sniffles and coughing, but it could turn out your christmas tree is to blame for those symptoms. >> also caught up in the middle of a a chaotic scene at the mall. the wild clip capturing all kinds of attention this afternoon. protecting your privacy is, the latest facial recognition feature facebook is rolling out to stop unwanted victors from surfacing online.

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. a small child gets caught up in a fight. seat boy in the stroller. watch as his mother swings him around so she can kick the woman as she walks away. as the woman comes after her, she leaves the child to get away. there he is in the corner. that child was not hurt. toys r us is weighing the option of closing at least 100 stores. this news comes after the company filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in september. bloomberg reports they are considering closing stores in the face of weak holiday sales, down about 15% from last year. the center piece of your christmas spirit could be make ing you sick. expert says a third of people suffer from christmas tree syndrome. it's apparently a real thing when mold naturally grows on your tree. it can trigger a lot of symptoms like itchy nose, watery eyes, chest pains and coughing. the symptoms get worse when you

turn on the heat. warmer air causes mold to grow faster. how the grinch stole christmas is is a holiday classic. >> but one 5-year-old was so determined to make sure the story didn't play out in real life he called 911 for backup. >> what are you going to do if he tries to steal your christmas? >> officers showed up to his house to assure the boy his christmas would be perfectly safe. they got ahold of the grinch and het the boy do the honors. >> lock him in. >> there you go. once he thought the grinch had enough time to think about his actions, he walked in the cell for one-on-one conversation. looks like they ended as friends. e he says one day he wants to be a police officer. keep that grinch in line. >> exactly. good work. it's one of my favorite holiday movies.

the help wanted signs are up at the site of the super bowl. >> eagles hoping to cash their ticket to the big game. but you have an opportunity to attend and get paid for it. the super bowl offer, straight ahead. plus get ready to shiver. it's coming. the arctic cold is coming back and the chances to see a few flakes on christmas day. your forecast is next. sheriffs deputies, the courthouse scuffle that has a local attorney seeking damages.

here's a live look at lincoln financial field. it won't sit quiet for long. the eagles are set to finally return home to play in front of the home fans. it's the eagles versus the raiders. christmas night in south philadelphia, nbc o is getting

you set for kickoff on sunday. super bowl is a little more than six weeks away. the host city of minneapolis is scrambling to hire enough people to work the event. a group of philadelphia flyers young guns ditched helmets for santa hats to deliver toys to kids. nbc 10 at the salvation army in winfield heights for today's delivery. the toys were collected during the fliers recent home stand. santa spreading even more holiday cheer in northern liberty. he came down to visit the kids today at franky's world. a nonprofit that helps children with special health care needs.

they have handed out a lot of presents. >> let's check on the forecast. >> we have some winds coming straight from the north pole next week. it's not arctic air at all. any part of the area. and we're in the 50s throughout. warm spot is 58 degrees in bustleton in the northeast part of the city. nobody is going to be close to that tomorrow. may not see anybody getting to 50 degrees. we have seen a fair amount of sunshine during the day today. certainly no rain close by. there's plenty of rain down south.

and normally a system like this would be coming up here, but this is not a normal pattern. it's going to make a right tush and see some clouds during the day tomorrow. you can see kind of a mix of sun and clouds. a fair amount of 46. easton and allentown at 42. reading barely get up to 40 degrees. 49 in longport. there are a couple spots that could get close to 50. then it's cooler on thursday. warm back up on friday. dry all three days with one exception. friday morning and parts of the area we'll keep an eye on that. and elsewhere it is dry. we got lots of sunshine on thursday. that's going to be the coldest day of the week today. the warmest day of the week. now as we go into the christmas

weekend, winter will be returning. not so much on friday or saturday. here's a southwest wind ahead of the arctic front. so it's warm, but it's also going to be wet. especially in the poconos. skiers won't like the rain. then saturday night we may get some heavy rain as the front moves through. that it could lead to a drier day on sunday. cooler and then the front may stall allowing some moisture to ride up. so with less than a week away and at least a chance of some snow in parts of the area on christmas morning. 60 degrees on saturday. that's not very christmassy. it gets colder each day as we go through the holiday. and then it will get colder than that on tuesday as the core of

this frigid air starts moving in. tuesday and wednesday of next week and then we have a chance of seeing some snow as you'll see in a minute. so we could see some showers friday night, but especially on saturday it's wet. 60 degrees, that's warm. cooler on christmas eve. cold on christmas day with a chance, just a chance of some snow. now it's going to get really cold tuesday, wednesday and into thursday. that sets us up so any moisture that comes in later in the week would likely be snow. so that would be the time period where we would have a better chance of some disruptive type of snow when you're talking about starting off in the teens before a storm comes in. so again, towards the end of next week. you are running out of time if you want to get the packages and cards to where they are

going in time for christmas. the pressure is on. >> tim furlong is in the middle of the madness. >> reporter: if you haven't mailed christmas cards or gifts, you're almost too late. but coming up, i'll have a work around for you. some very, busy post office. also new at 5:00, two south jersey supermarkets robbed by a band of three suspects. where they struck and the effort to stop another hold up.

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that holiday post office rush is kicking into high gear. no surprise about this. every year at this time we with this. clock ticking for those procrastinatorsing to get their cards going. >> e we always know it's december 25th and still we wait.

>> some of us do. does tim furlong wait? he's so organized, i doubt it. he's live at the post office for us. >> i total wait. christmas snuck up on me. today i came to this post office to mail my own cards. a lot of people doing that thing now. the longer you wait, the less likely gifts and cards will get where they are going by christmas or your procrastination is going to cost you a whole lot more. >> on this day each year, i love it and i spread it. >> she comes to work knowing she's going to be busting it all day long. >> we work it. >> this week the postal service will deliver 200 million packages and 3 billion pieces of mail. that includes gift cards for tom's grand kids.

if you haven't mailed by the end of today, you might want to pay extra for express service. this lady very patient with the long lines here. the postal workers are doing their best too. they keep reminding themselves at least it's not tax dead line day. >> the lines are the same. people tend to be a little happier when it's mass. tax day is a whole other ball game. >> reporter: back live here. the line goes actually out the door now. if mailing locally, you might be okay tomorrow morning. but after that a all bets are off unless you want to pay extra. they let me in the back of the post office and gave me the priority mail. i think i can mail whatever i want for any price. >> what you have in your hand is very valuable. you know how much people would pay for that? >> when you control the mail, you control information. newman said that on "seinfeld."

i'm going to open up my own line here. >> that's federal property. just a reminder there and you're on live television. >> he's about to auction that off on e bay. nbc 10 news at 5:00. here are keith jones and erin coleman. >> we have breaking news about the tax bill. why the house may have to do a revote. >> new at 5:00, the one thing many of you can do before the end of the year that will benefit you under the new plan. plus a credit card thief strikes again. he's moved from office park to hospital. the large part of our region that he's targeting. and a huge warm-up on the way followed by cold air that could be in time for a white christmas. i'll explain how it affecting your neighborhood, coming up. and killed while doing yardwork. police are searching for the driver who struck an 8-year-old man and never stopped to help him.

that breaking news at 5:00. the house will have to vote on the tax bill again because of a procedural problem. thanks for joining us. i'm erin coleman. >> and i'm keith jones. the house voted to pass tax overhaul to affect every single person watching us right now. under the $1.5 trillion plan, most americans will receive a tax cut, but for most in the middle class, it's only temporary unlike the corporate tax cut, which will not expire.

tonight president trump and the republicans are secelebrating while democrats say the real winners are the wealthy. >> it's cruel and it's coldhearted. it steals from the hard earned paychecks of low and middle income families and lines the pockets of millionaires, billionaires and wealthy corporations. >> this is a good day for america. this is a good day for workers. this is a great day for growth. we're very excited about this moment. >> now the senate will vote tonight. the house will revote tomorrow. after that it will head to the president's desk for his cigture. the tax plan could get people in new jersey and other. >> the payments that are due. >> michael stanley taking a close look at the property tax statement and considering prepaying half of his 2018 tax now. >> probably just about like