fire and ice. neighbors deal with two dangers forced them out into the bitter cold. the cost of the cold. the experts show us what to avoid in inside your home. as the deep freeze settles in. a pennsylvania city gets slammed with five feet of snow. and it still hasn't stopped. right now at 11 the escaping the flames the fire forced neighbors have their homes into the cold good evening i'm keith jones. in brook haven. fortunately everyone got out safely. brandon hudson is live on the scene. where are the neighbors tonight?

>> the families who lost their apartments are staying with relatives, friends and nearby community center. the apartment is about 60 yard behind us. we met a man who escaped his third floor apartment building minutes before it was destroyed. >> reporter: from the air in the ground. you can see flames shooting from an apartment building in brook haven. a fire tore through 18 apartments including jim. >> after the police got me out i saw flames coming up through the middle. top floor. >> reporter: he saved a painting. an art portfolio and pet bird. everything else is gone. >> my wallet is in there. my keys to the car is in there. everything i have. my life's worth. >> one group of firefighters saved a family of three trapped on the third floor. >> they were brought down a

ladder. 35 foot from the third floor. >> these two neighbors were feet away from the building. concerned the fire would spread. >> you could feel the heat. by the door. i hit the door and the smoke. we could smell the smoke. >> reporter: once the fire was out, firefighters combed through the smoky haze of the damaged parmtd. furniture and other belongings were thrown out. neighbors watched covered in blankets. crews also fought the elements. a salt truck was used on the icy sidewalk and parking lot. >> we saw the fire marshall taking pictures of the apartment. assistant fire chief can crew will return tomorrow to find out how the fire started and where it happened in the apartment building. live in brook haven burro. >> thank you. in the deep freeze could last up to ten days. let's talk to meteorologist

glenn schwartz. >> i think we may see even colder weather at the beginning of an ex week. than this week. and this week is going to be the coldest weather of the season. so far it's 27 in philadelphia. 21, 23 coats ville. 20 vine land. 22 trent. that's cold enough. look to the west. it's 16 pittsburg. one in chicago. this air is headed in our direction. look at the wind arrows. coming rigt at us. and up in the northern plays, bismarck is 19 below 0. that's the temperature. not the feels like. the feels like around here, 7 in redding and nine in allen town. that's plenty cold enough. we're getting a piece of the bismarck and canada chill. it is certainly going to be around for a while. we have 61 on saturday. remember that? we got spoiled here.

33 for the high today. tomorrow only 27. and then it gets even cold r for thursday. this is the way it will feel tomorrow. you get up in the morning feeling like the teens. middle of the afternoon with sunshine. in the teens. it's not going to feel any better tomorrow afternoon. than in the morning. lee high valley it will feel colder in the afternoon. than the morning. we'll see when the coldest is. how cold it's going to be and when we're expecting snow. >> if you're not careful the cold can really cost you. nbc10 shows us how to protect your home and your wallet. >> reporter: it's all about saving you money and keeping you warm. that could start right over here at your own house by going over to the out door water valve and doing a little maintenance. >> it's freezing. >> reporter: it's a frigid night where most are bundled up and concerned about finding a warm spot to get inside.

check the chimney. >> he's concerned about the weather. he worries about the affect on your house. >> for your outside spigot. remove the hose and leave it off. >> he stresses to shut off the water to the outside. but keep the valve open. if it's dripping you have an issue. >> is that a mistake people make? >> they don't turn it off all the way. >> how much money will that cost you. >> probably somewhere between 2 and $300. >> reporter: it's an easy way to save money during the cold stretch. he urges you to check for leaking faucets and toilets. >> how quickly can pipes freeze? >> in 30 minutes. >> wow. >> because especially for a toilet. with an outside speck. >> don't let money slip through your hands. and maybe this weather this

force some to take another look at their homes. >> never thought about it once. >> really? >> reporter: also another reminder check your heating system. kp and change your filters. that can save you money. as the deep freeze settles in you can keep track of the cold by down loading the free nbc10 app. it has forecast for the neighborhood and sends weather alerts to your phone. update on a house fire many south jersey that turned deadly. this home went up in flames around 4:00 today. neighbors rush to save a woman from the house after they saw smoke. she was taken to the hospital. later died. fire crews say the house was seriously damaged. they don't know what started the fire. it was an accident. in philadelphia police are trying to track down the person responsible for gunning don an

18 year-old. it happened in german town the victim was shot once in the stomach and died. twice in the neck. police found a weapon. so far no arrests. tonight a robbery suspect in critical condition after being chased and shot by police in west philadelphia. the chase ended after the suspec crashed into a parked car. at 49th and walnut. police opened foir after he refused to cooperate and reached for his waistband. waist. the police have to think you're going for something. i would have shot him too. >> the chase began after the suspect robbed a deli. we have new information tonight on what led up to a deadly stand off. the man who killed his mother and shot himself wasn't even supposed to have guns. the stand off lasted for hours on friday. it was over police found two rifles and a shotgun near his

body. investigators believe he got the weapons from his father. philadelphia is suing the department of defense. the lawsuit claims the military failed to report service members who are disqualified from owning guns. the city argues that allowed former air force member to buy a rifle and kill 26 people in inside a church in texas last month. kelly has been convicted of assaulting family members several years earlier. and shouldn't have been allowed to purchase a gun. the air force has admitted it failed to alert the fbi about kelly's criminal history. and found other examples too. pentagon says it will not comment on the lawsuit. a vandalism spree. has several center city businesses cleaning up tonight. police say someone used rocks from a nearby construction site to break the windows on nine stores. one person is in custody. a food bank was the victim

of a christmas grinch. someone stole a $60,000 truck in east allen township. it was missing this morning. the food truck uses to deliver food to pantries and shelters all around the region. fresh off their 13th wip of the season. the birds back at it tonight. helping to spread holiday cheer. visited the families at the ronald mcdonald house. players are joined by a team of bird cheer leaders. and played games with the kids. and their families who had to spend the holidays away from home. >> to see the kids and hang out with them. and see the smiles. >> it's nice to see them take time out of their busy schedule to do the little things and show the community. >> i have people in many i life that lifted my spirits. and to be here with the kids and be able to help them lift their

spirits. >> part of the eagles care community tuesday initiative. your official eagles station. the birds wrap up the regular season at the link this sunday against the cowboys. our pregame coverage starts at 9:30 a.m. coming up buried in snow. one pennsylvania city is seeing totals taller than people. and it's still coming down. plus is it tax time already? one question about the new law has their phones ringing off the hook. find out how it affects you. sdplnchts deadly consequences. what happened on a highway over pass that has four teenagers facing murder charges. michael: i'm thankful that

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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. my wish was a clubhouse, but we call it "the wish house." people visit national parks from all over the world. food tastes better when you don't have to cook it. he was just supposed to be my dog. i don't know why. (vo) we're proud that, on behalf of our owners, the subaru share the love event will have donated over one hundred fifteen million dollars in just ten years. get 0% financing for 63 months on select models. plus we'll donate $250 to charity. four teenagers in ohio are facing murder charges. police say they threw a sandbag over a highway over pass and

killed a passenger. >> that was the frantic 91 call that the driver made last week. the teens are charged with the murder of the 22 year-old father. he suffered head and neck injuries when the sandbag crashed through the windshield. >> every time i saw this young man he had a smile for me. he had a smile on his face. a gentle spirit. >> the teens were all between 13 and 14 years old. they were facing lesser charges before bird died. in other news president trump signed that tax bill into law last week. many are trying to figure out what it means for them. this is a slow time for tax collectors. now this the phones are ringing off the hook. is it worth preparing property

tax. people in high tax areas could take a big hit. >> it means something different for every person. a tax bill is supposed to simplify things and it hasn't. >> some local governments do not allow property taxes to be prepaid. check the rules in your area. tonight the shopping malls are still packed. just one day after christmas. this time it's because people are returning the unwanted gifts or using gift cards. we spent the day at cherry hill mall. talking with shoppers. they had reasons for why they went to the mall today. >> i didn't realize i had already purchased so many things. because i waited until the last minute. >> electronics. >> we are looking for bargains. for next year. >> the national retail federation says 13% of gifts this yore will end up back on

the shelf. >> you have two chances to give yourself a late christmas gift. the power ball and megamillions both have big jackpots up for grabs this week. megamillions was up to $277 million. if that doesn't work out the power ball is tomorrow. that jackpot is up to $337 million. in ear re, pennsylvania they hit the jackpot when it comes to snow. more than 63 inches of snow. has fallen in the city since yesterday. officials expect another four to 8 inches over night. >> i'm used to snow. i was born and raised here. not this much in one day. 30 hours, 53 inches. sp here it comes again. they said this storm isn't over until tomorrow afternoon. >> all i could do was laugh. you know. it's ridiculous. >> i'll settle for the power ball. over the snow. check out this photograph. of themselves covered in chest

deep snow. in an unplowed parking lot. the caption simply reads no parking. okay. back here at home. it is never too cold for a wiz wit. or without. even in the freezing cold. people lined up outside. for cheese steaks and fries. always a good time of course. hopefully they kept their hands warm. temperatures are dropping. meteorologist glenn schwartz is here now. >> today is going to turn out to be the warmest day of the week but of the rest of the year. maybe even into the first week of the new year. 33 for the high today. 36 in dover. it's down to 27. only 17 in redding. 19 in pots town.

let's check out the neighborhoods. up in the lee high valley and burkes county. 19. 18 in fleet wood. bethlehem and easten 20 degrees. they're going into the teens. this is the way it feels in philadelphia. feels like 17. feels like four in pittsburg. the air is coming straight from chicago. feels like 15 below 0. and in green bay it feels like 26 below zero. and up in canada we're not talking about the north pole here. that's almost 60 below 0. it covers much of canada. it's coming in to much of the country. we're getting a piece of it. it's getting way worse in the

midof the country. tomorrow morning feeling like eight now in town. middle of the day when it's supposed to be the warmest it's feeling like zempb seven. 12 in philadelphia. tomorrow night that's when it's really getting cold. into thursday morning. that is the coldest of the week. zero philly. four below in doil town. one below in west chester. two below in trenten. it is bitter cold. and it's going to stay bitter cold all day. thursday. feeling like eleven in the afternoon. let's see if we can do better friday morning. a little bit. we have some single digits. wilmington, all single digits. friday morning.

friday afternoon gets over 20. so the worst of the cold it's over. friday morning. then the moisture comes in. and that provides us with the chance for some snow. not so much friday afternoon. or night. but saturday and this is not a coastal storm. does not seem to have a lot of potential. to be something big. it's on the weekend. it would be on saturday. and so that's something we obviously need to follow closely. that would be the day. you could see nobody gets a 30 degrees over the weekend. look at the highs on sunday. a high of 18. in lee high valley. a high of 18. for the eagles game, we're getting into the low 20s. feeling like 12 in the middle of the game. that is incredibly cold. and look how long this lasts. there's the chance for snow on saturday. generally dry pattern for a

while. it gets even colder once that system comes through. sunday monday tuesday. tuesday is the coldest. high of 20. low of nine. that's in philadelphia. and a chance of snow late next week as we start to climb out of the deep freeze.

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pods. >> the wheel is fuelling high hopes for the end of the pord walk hit hard by three casino closures. the former trump taj mahal will reopen as the hard rock casino. >> a little doubt right now. going into the play offs. the big question is will nick folds play sp starters in the regular season fanl on sunday. carson wentz was back with the birds last night. we'll hear from nick on how his presence is helping. that's next.

every team we face from here on out has to come right through this stadium. and play you guys. congratulations. coaches, players everyone. it wasn't pretty. i don't care. bottom line you found a way to win the game. >> true. the eagles wrapped up the number within seed and home field flout the play offs. will the berds starters play in the season final against the cowboys? i think you want to see nick go into the play offs with confidence. he was one for eleven for just ten yards passing on third down last night. worst by an eagles quarterback here's doug pederson louisiana night and today. saying he's leaning toward seeing more of nick. >> i would expect nick to play. next week. i have to get him as many reps as welk. and get smart about it. talk to the coordinators about

play time and all that. we'll have a plan later in the week. >> you can look at it either way. i trust the coaches. i'll continue to improve and work. i trust whatever they say. i'm always ready fo go and play. we'll see what the coaches decide. >> remember the eagles have the best home record in the league. since doug period son took over. 13 and two at the link. only undefeated team at home in the league this year. taking notes he's into the game. he was back with the team on crutches. went out for the coin posz and celebrated after the game. listen to nick how much it means to have carson helping out. >> he's the captain of the team. he wears the c on his chest with pride. to go out there in front of everybody. the players love him. he pring brings an energy. to the fan base it brought excitement. i was able to see that, see him

in the locker room and everything. and like said he'll be around and i love it. he means so much to the team. and he's done such an amazing job of where we're at now. >> how about eagles defensive end chris long. a nice play here. the sack of derrick car. he runs off the field celebrating. the ball is alive. live ball. he apologized and blamed it on too much mountain dew. we're right back. 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.

to the weather story here. cold. and getting colder.

>> yes. and then we may have snow on saturday. it's not a real snowy pattern. it's not potential for a big storm. the way it looks. but it's going to be cold enough for snow. and thursday is the coldest this week. and it's going to feel like it's below 0 in parts of the area thursday morning. and not quite as cold friday and saturday. but bitter cold again sunday. through at least wednesday of next week. that includes new years eve. new years day. and also in the new york. it's going to be brutal too. >> thanks for watching. [ 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 -- kevin hart, hailee steinfeld, musical guests hailee steinfeld