for this house fire. as they did, their water turned to ice once it hit the ground. they had to put down salt to keep from slipping. a water main burst in may fair section. about 50 homes were left without water and the water department hopes to have everything fixed by tonight. it also says the break was likely caused by the frigid cold. today's bone chilling commute is longer than expected for some septa riders. service was suspend ed on the chestnut hill east line because of power problems. people have had no choice but to shiver it out while crews made repairs. the cold temperatures caused the power problems. a live look at eighth and market. be glad you're inside watching nbc 10 because the people there are wishing they were somewhere warmer. >> meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz has more on the first alert for this cold, which you predicted.

you told us about it in your first alert forecast. >> we have clear skies now. the wind is starting to diminish. that's going to allow the temperatures to drop sharply. and just a few hours, our first alert continues through 8:00 a.m. for the entire area in the poconos and lehigh valley. but we're likely to issue another first alert for sunday and monday. just want to give you a heads up because that's a holiday. and we'll have less winds during the night tonight. so we'll be more looking at the actual temperatures than the feels like temperatures. right now it's 21 degrees. that's as warm as it's gotten all day. hasn't gotten out of the teens in areas north and west. and it is just by the rer cold. we still have enough wind to make it feel like the single digits. it's not felt any better than this all day. we have been telling you about this that it was going to be

like this. it feels like 4:00 in pottstown. as we go through the night tonight, the feels like temperature by tomorrow will be about the same as it is right now. because of the wind dying down. another buiitter cold day. we have some brutal cold air in the extended forecast. we have some snow over part of the weekend. get into the timing on all that coming up. >> track the frigid temperatures and plan ahead for new yooers with our nbc 10 app. 20 minutes of nonstop news begins with the students at chester county high school mourning the death of a classmate. >> jason ortiz was shot and killed last night behind the

dunken do these are brand new sur photos from police of the gunman's getaway car. two men left the boy for dead behind the donut shop and drove away. >> jason ortiz cameron is a freshman and today the high school opened its doors to allow the friends to come together and grieve. police are looking for the shooter and any witnesses. he was 15 years old and a freshman at this high school. haefs funny guy who loved music.

>> he was with ortiz wednesday night when a drug deal turned deadly. >> jason anden an older friend were planning on robbing some guys during a drug deal behind the local dunkin' donuts. the district attorney says three or four guys pulled up in this car. one of them had dread locks after argue iing with the teen someone shot him and drove off. >> i called his mom to let her know it hurt. >> a day later ortiz friends and family are left shocked by the sudden loss. >> he was there and now he's gone. i was just talking to him. >> skyler had known the teen since middle school. she came with her sister to join other student in mourning. >> i just went numb. i don't believe it. but you have to accept it. >> the girls say they will remember the teen not because of how he died but what he liked to

do when he lived. >> he was a good rapper. that was his favorite thing to do. >> reporter: the district attorney says they have multiple investigative teams working on the case. they are encouraging anyone to come forward sooner rather than later and be treated as a witness. nbc 10 news. this just in. police say the 11-year-old girl who died during a scleepover yesterday pass ed away from natural causes. a neighbor found the girl unresponsive at a home along angus place in northeast philadelphia. the girl was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. police say the criminal investigation is closed and that it will be up to a medical examiner to try to determine what led to the girl's death. the deep freeze posed an extra challenge for philadelphia firefighters battling a fire in an abandoned church overnight. the flames broke out in our lord parish. the water used to fight the

flames quickly turned to ice. one firefighter suffered a minor injury. the vacant church has become a gathering place for the homeless. they were moved to another building. new details about a fire that burned last night. earlier this morning we learned a woman was found dead inside her apartment. the red cross is working with nearly three dozen other neighbors to report. there's a new warning from the irs that prepaying your property taxes might not help on your tax returns. some homeowners are rushing to prepay 2018 property taxes before a law signed by president trump's tax cut bill takes effect. but. the new warning from the irs says they are only deductible if the property taxes are both assessed and paid in 2014. it caps the local taxes you can deduct from your federal return at $10,000. that means if people pay more

than that in property taxes, you can benefit by paying more tax in 2017 when there's no limit on that deduction. but it puts people in new jersey at a disadvantage because they have the highest property taxes in the nation. lauren mayk found a line of people showing up to prepay at a tax office in camden county. a live report new on nbc 10 news at 5:00. some delaware supermarket workers will see an immediate benefit from this tax cut bill. a company that owns six shoprites is is handing out $150 bonuses. they will go to 1,000 workers. a number of large companies have announced lans to share part of their tax wind fal by giving one-time bonuses. 20 minutes of nonstop news continues with the second shooting involving police in just days. investigators say officers shot and killed a man last night after he drove off from a traffic stop.

new developments, a lot of lingers questions. >> not only was he not the suspect they were looking for, but police acknowledge today he was not armed at the time of the shooting. >> reporter: you could still see debris from damaged cars. last night nbc 10 was there as car sirens wailed following a vehicle stop, a series of crashes and a deadly shooting by police. this neighbor watch ed it all ed around 9:00 last night. >> i said, pop, and he shot him. >> reporter: today police spelled out their version of events. they say undercover officers stopped the driver of this 2013 honda because the car and the

license plates matched what witnesses saw at the scene of a murder here on atlantic street in port richmond last thursday. police tell us that the plain clothes officered approached the honda and sped off hitting one of the officers and slamming into parked cars. the car came to a rest about a block away. the driver jumped out. >> after repeated commands to show his hands, he makes an abrupt movement and officer fires one shot. >> reporter: that one bullet struck the man in the head and he died at einstein medical center. but he was not connected to the homicide here on atlantic street. the honda he was driving was registered in someone else's name. what's more, police did not find a. weapon either on the street or in the car and a man was not wanted for any serious crime. >> that this particular point he didn't have any outstanding

warrants or any felonious offenses. >> police say the department now wants a transparent and comprehensive investigation into all of this. it will be led by the district attorney's office. a female passenger was also in that honda not seriously injured and the undercover officer who was injured last night is expected to be okay. we're live in the breaking news center, george spencer, nbc 10 news. as we said before, this is the second police-involved shooting within days in philadelphia. on tuesday police shot a man after he rob bed a deli in west philadelphia. he led police on a chase before crashing near 49th and walnut. they opened fire after he refused to cooperate and reached for his waistband. police say they are still zirge isearching for a gun. new details in the investigation into the shooting in harrisburg. the gunman had no known links to terrorism. police killed the man last

friday after he shot at police at three locations in harrisburg. there were a number of gunshots fired near the capitol prosecutors say there's no evidence the gunman had any grudge against the police. >> we believe he acted alone. and we believe there's no further threat. >> friends and family told police he was depressed about money problems and lack of contact with his family. new development this afternoon in the senate election in alabama that captured the country's attention. a state board met today and officially certified doug jones the winner of the december 12th election. jones is the first democrat to win a senate seat since 1992. republicans holding a two-vote majority, his victory will have major consequences for president trump and his agenda. today's declaration came hours after roy moore filed a lawsuit

trying to stop alabama from certifying his opponent as the winner. moore faced allegations of sexual misconduct throughout the campaign. his attorney said there should be a fraud investigation, but election officials said they found no evidence of any fraud. a crime against humanity, that's what afghanistan's president is calling today's attack on a muslim cultural center in that country's capital. at least 41 people are dead, more than 80 others are wounded. suicide attackers stormed the cultural center and set off multiple bombs. scores of people gathered in the building to mark the an vers ri of the invasion in 1979. isis has claimed responsibility for the attack. delaware firefighters will soon be using a universal signal to help them work together more quickly if a colleague is in trouble. a new policy calls for all 61 county fire companies in delaware and seven dispatch centers to use the same may day

code. officials say that the new policy puts everyone on the same page when a fellow firefighter is in danger. a former philadelphia traffic court convicted of lying to the fbi has eyes on a new job. he was one of four judges convicted in a ticket-fix iing case. he served 20 minutes in prison for lying to investigators. he was released last year and now he's looking for a fresh start. >> even though i made mistakes, i'm not a mistake. just like me with all need a fresh start. >> he's run ining for the seat currently held by bob brady. eagles fans, mark your calend calendars and set your alarms. >> playoff tickets go on sale a week from today. january 4th at 10:00 a.m., tickets will be available online only. you can buy tickets from ticket

master. prices range from $80 to $185. there's a four-ticket limit. the eagles play against one of the nfc winning wild card teams on either saturday, january 13th or sunday, january 14th. the birds wrap up the regular season this sunday against the cowboys. our power hour of coverage starts at 9:30 a.m. on nbc 10. the official station of your philadelphia eagles. you know what that means. the celebration in new york city is expected to be one of the coldest on record. there will be unprecedented security in place. we have a live look at times square. more than 1 million people will flood here sunday night. all of them braving the by the. erly cold conditions to watch the iconic ball drop. this year police officers will be stationed at every hotel in the area. the decision came after

october's mass shooting in las vegas in which a gunman opened fire on a concert from a hotel room window and for the first time garages around times square will be closed. in the past people could leave the event and travel on roads otherwise closed to traffic. the mummers are gearing up for the new year's strut down broad street. they are getting in some practice. the mummers parade is considered the longest running traditional folk parade in the country. nbc 10's countdown continues over the next two and a half hours. we'll take you to times square as new york prepares for the ball drop. and explain why the cold weather could jeopardize that parade. later this hour, brandon hudson will have a live report from the biggest celebration in philadelphia. that is at the blue cross river rink. back to our first alert weather coverage of the frigid temperatures that just won't let

up across the area. >> many students are home. parents might be feeling cabin fever because of the cold. rosemary connors is live at a place where kids got a chance to burn off that energy and still stay warm today. . i'm glad you were able to stay warm. >> body heat here is certainly the name of the game. take a look. kids have been here all week long attending winter camp at legacy youth tennis. they are getting their practice in. they are staying busy, staying active and staying warm while they are off from school and parents are at work. with every serve and swing, the children make the most of their vacation from school. especially today when the winter weather would otherwise keep them cooped up. >> rather than being on the house, they can be warm inside here exercising. >> they are playing and staying

fit and playing for a lifetime. >> a year round sport thanks to the indoor facilities here at legacy youth tennis and education. >> it's cold in the early morning. we're training kids in the morning and adults. once the heaters get. going and the kids start playing, you warl up right away. >> reporter: it's an easy sell to kids. a police to run around while staying out of the bitter cold. >> put some sweat pants on and shorts in the car and changes and just go. >> reporter: as you can see, the kids have been dominating the indor courts here all day long. adults are certainly welcome to join. the courts stay open at legacy tennis until 8:00 this evening. reporting live, rosemary connors, nbc 10 news. >> those kids look good considering she had an indoor assignment with heaters.

>> people who have to work outside, just brutal conditions for anything like that. >> this is perhaps the worst of it this week and we're going to get another shot starting on sunday. 21 degrees in the afternoon with bright sunshine out there. this is philadelphia. not minneapolis. the average shy in the 40s. 19 in the suburbs. let's check out chester and bucks. it's down to 15 and that's close to the high for the day. 18 in chester heights.

hat fooed, all 18 degrees at this time of the day. you don't get to see that very often. as you go through the night, feeling like we're in the single l digits. as we go through the night tonight, it's not quite as awful as it was last night. but this is really nasty. it's below sow zero. then start to get a little bit less terrible. it feels like it's in the teens. it's not a big improvement from today, but it's a little bit. there's some clouds moving in tonight but that looks like it's

going to fall in part of the area. look at these temperatures. cape may up to 20. there's tomorrow afternoon. we're in the 20s. so just about where we are today. the temperatures don't go down a lot tomorrow night because the clouds are coming in. and then here comes the snow. and as we have been. saying for a week now, there's likely to be snow on saturday. the temperatures plenty low enough for anything to stick. in general we're talking about a coating to an inch, perhaps some places up to two. lesser amounts in southern

delaware and extreme south jersey. we're getting a shot of the a arctic air sunday into monday for the eagles and new year's eve and new year's day. then a chance of more significant snow by the middle of next week. nbc 10 is getting you ready for the biggest new year's eve celebration. >> why the by titter cold can b good thing for one of the greatest fireworks shows. looking for new leadership. former miss america contestant mocked in e-mails are get. ing the chance to shape the pageant's future. plus this. chaos on the front lines. the quick action from police officers that save three teen's lives. that's next. first here's a look at the closing bell on wall street. all three major indexes

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a look at a fiery crash and a rescue that has a pair of police officers being hailed as heroes this afternoon. first the crash. the car with two teens inside slams into a pole on tuesday. the car flips over and spins around be before catching fire with the teens trapped inside. two officers sprung into action. body cam footage shows the officers putting their lives on the line to free the two teens after pulling the one teen to safety the officers return. they say they knew they could have been hurt, but instinct told them what they had to do. former miss america contestants who are the subject

of an embarrassing internal e-mails will get to choose who leads the organization. a group of former win irs and state directors will help select new leaders in the leaked e e-mails pageant officials ridiculed the appearance, sbekt and sex lives of contestants and winners. the uproar led to the resignation of the executive director, president, chairman and other keyboard members. sometimes little girls have makeup kits made for children, but what is in that makeup? >> mother's investigation into what her daughter was wearing on her skin revealed shocking results. >> i ended up sitting on the ground just trying to wrap my head around how something like that could end up in our home. >> how the test of children's products led to a nationwide recall from a popular store. the worst is yet to come from this brutal cold.

look at the extended. frigid air for new year's day and the next chance for snow in your most accurate weather forecast. don't get scammed. police have a warning about a scheme in delaware. what you need to know so you don't get duped. that's next at 5:00. ,000 deaths in america last year.

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right now at 4:30, a sign of how bitterly cold it is outside. you see the leaf on the ice. that ice is the river. cold temperatures likely played a role in a water main burst causing a sink hole to open up on allison road. six homes don't have water. to a live look outside at the water front in camden, you'll need to keep loading up on the layers because the worst of the cold hasn't even arrived yet.

>> that's hard to imagine because when you step outside right now, it's hard to imagine it could be any colder than this. >> there aren't enough adjectives to describe any of it. we have issued a first alert for the frigid cold creating dangerous conditions. >> steven fisher found out how placed people from puerto rico are surviving the frigid winter so far. but let's continue our team coverage with glenn "hurricane" schwartz. i would not call it a chill. i would call it a deep freeze. >> if you stay outside too long and you're not protected particularly, it becomes dangerous. and especially over a long period of time. it's going to be freezing over with this extended period of cold weather. this is a picture in allentown. it will feel well below that sunday night through monday

night. this goes through 8:00 a.m. but likely to issue another one for sunday and monday. keep that in the back of your head because it will be just as bad if not worst than what we have seen currently. so the less wind tonight, that's what we'll see that the feels like temperatures will likely not go below zero. and in coatesville and enough wind out there to make it feel like single digits just about everywhere. 7 in trenton and philly. and it's going to stay like that for much of the night. you can see temperatures and the feels like staying pretty steady. clouds are coming in. and so by tomorrow morning, 8:00 a.m. it's not feeling quite as terrible as it is right now. but there is more by the.

er cold air on the way. there's also some snow for part of the weekend. i'll tell you which neighborhoods are likely to get the most, coming up. >> ep keeping warm is easier said than done. they came to the lehigh valley from the island with little to nothing and certainly no winter clothing. but a group is making sure everyone is dressed and ready for the elements. >> steven fisher is live u in bethlehem with more on project keep warm. >> i have a hat and jacket and many layers on, but still cold. that's just the truth. that's the reality of what we're going through in the northeast. that's why something like project keep warm exists. here at the emanuel ec church people can come in and grab hats and jackets. no questions asked. and it's all for free.

everything you see in here is all been donated. >> we see children still without a jacket or two. and we want to make sure that people are aware that these items are here for them. >> reporter: kevin with project keep warm say this is room has been packed. >> every week we see more folks coming through here. >> reporter: some of it has to do with the cold weather. but a lot of it has to do with puerto rico. >> most recently we have been seeing a lot of families from puerto rico. we're not used to having heavy clothing. so when they come here they are very shocked about the weather. and so they do need all these items. >> it's free for those in need. for those without a priceless feeling, the feeling of warmth. >> these were all donated. off the top these are all free.

now if you or somebody you know is in need, you can come down here to the emanuel ec church in bethlehem. they are open every monday and thursday from 10:00 to 1:30. steven fisher, nbc 10 news. >> taking a live look at the lehigh valley feeling some of the worst of the cold in our regi region. you can track the temperatures in your neighborhood with our nbc 10 app. download it for free to get the hour by hour forecast right on your smart phone. here's a look at some of the stories we're following county by county. in delaware county, one person is dead after police say he rear ended a septa bus earlier this morning. you can see how much damage there is to that car. police say the crash happened just before 1:00 a.m. on westchester pike. the bus driver was taken to the hospital but was not seriously hurt. authorities have seized more than a dozen animal trs a rescue farm. there are concerns those animals may be sick. the heaven on earth farm is in bethlehem. they took goats, cavs, pig, dogs

and cats. numerous visitors to the farm came down with the stomach bug. they linked the bug back to the farm. in atlantic county, don is leaving his office for the last time as mayor today. he lost his bid for a second term to frank gill yan jr. yesterdays he announced he will take the position of business administrator for the township of toms river. he says he will remain a resident of atlantic city and plans to commute to his new job. in bucks county, time is returning out to visit the shrine of st. catharine. it's closing for good this weekend. the last day for the public to visit is saturday. the sisters are selling the 44-acre property, which houses the shrine. st. catharine drexel remains will be moved to center city. a philadelphia native was canonized by pope john paul ii.

some families are ringing in the new year with a brand new baby. >> as many new parents do, they are dressing up their bundles of joy. next at 4:00, the reason these newborns are all decked out in puppy costumes for the holiday. a cold new year's eve is looming. how staff at the river rink plan to keep people warm while they have fun. dangerous cold, one home n homeowner got more than he expected while trying to thousand frozen pipes.

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make sure that the lives we've lost will not have been lost in vain. addiction is a disease. when you ask for help, help is there for you. if you try to celebrate new year's eve, but want to get the kids to bed early, there's a set of new year's eve on demand countdowns. that way parents can let their kids ring in the new year earlier than midnight with their favorite characters. the countdowns are available now on netflix. starbucks is debuting a new drink to ring in the new year. the black and white mocha has white and dark chocolate,

espresso, whipped cream and a stripe of chocolate shavings to look like a black tie. it is only available through the end of next week. a hospital in bangkok has dressed babies in puppy outfits ahead of the lunar new year. 12 animals make up the zodiac with each year having its own animal. 2018 is the year of the dog. it's celebrated in february. >> so cute. if you have new year's plans outdoors, why? be ready to bundle up with a lot of layers. >> justen don't do them. we are ringing in 2018 with some of the coldest weather yet this season. she's got a point. >> if you dress okay, it will be okay. a lot of people ep enjoy this. get ready for what's to come.

i'm tracking the second bitter blast headed our way in your most accurate weather forecast. change of pace, how shopping centers across the country are expected to change in 2018. and the local mall that is paving the way. we just moved in about four months ago,

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a concerned mom made a startling discovery aftermenting to know what was in her child's glitter makeup kit. she says a lab found asbestos in her daughter's makeup kit made by claires. she works for a rhode island law firm and was worried about the makeup so she decided to do some investigating. 17 other makeup products also tested positive for the cause cancer-causing chemical. her daughter asked a heartbreaking question. >> her response was am i going to die?

there's no right answer to that because i don't want to lie to her. >> claires pulled all the products nationwide. the company says it plans to investigate. the cold temperatures aren't for everyone. it's a perk for northern michigan wine makers apparently. wine makers picked their frozen grapes to make their seasonal ice wine. yesterday it was 13 degrees. apparently making the temperature just right. >> we do have that unique climate that allows us to make this most years. we take a risk by leaving the fruit on the vine, but when you get the deep freeze required, you can make this special dessert wine. >> interesting ice wine grapes are naturally sweeter because all of the water is frozen causing it to have a higher concentration of sugar. . i don't envy that guy's job right there. >> no. that looks brutal.

taking a live look from our camera, it is clear, it is cold. people trying to stay inside or if they have errands to run or go to work, making it as quick as possible. >> rushing back and forth. that's what i think. bundle up. >> if you're headed to the quick mart, don't lee the car running while you go inside. we have seen some bad results. but we have more of this coming. and maybe we'll start getting used to it a little bit by next week. and lock at those temperatures. those are more typical of minnesota than in the philadelphia area. 21 degrees, 19 in some of the suburbs. at the time of day you'd expect it to be the warmest. now in delaware, the area that is generally the warmest, we actually have some places in the

20s. marshalton at 21. farther to the south it's 22. duey beach, that's the warmest places on our map right now. we have clouds moving in. that will prevent the temperature from dropping even more dramatically tonight. this little area of snow is not going to be affecting us. but this area in montana is going to be racing this way. it's call ed a clipper system. has limited moisture. it does look like it's going to be affecting us on saturday. through the night tonight, notice temperatures holding steady. then the wind diminishing a little bit. it won't feel quite as cold tomorrow morning as it does right now. tomorrow afternoon, temperatures are still not going anywhere. but at least it won't be windy. tomorrow night, temperatures not changing much. on saturday, here comes the snow. there's 9:00 or 9:30. the snow is starting.

the dark er the blue color, the heavier the snow. we're not seeing any dark blues with this. it's not pulling in atlantic moisture. it's possible as the system gets to the coast, it could strengthen a little bit and get more snow in ocean county and in atlantic city than we do in the inland areas. you see temperatures down to 20s. it's definitely snow. it will be blowing around in the wind. we're talking about a coating to perhaps as much as a couple inches. that's on. temperatures is less brutal then. sunday and it is brutal. temperatures are just incredible. lehigh valley is not going to get to 20 degrees. and it's also going to be pretty windy. that includes the eagles game. so it will be feeling like about 9:00 when the eagles kick off here. it's worse than what we saw for

the monday night game. and for new year's eve, look at feels like temperatures. in philadelphia i'm going 1 below zero. 7 below in the lehigh valley at midnight. later next week, not quite as cold.

nbc 10 is is counting down until 20. we're getting you ready to ring in the new year with the biggest celebration here in philadelphia. brandon hudson is braving the cold at the river rink at pens landing. >> reporter: the only thing better than this view behind me is seeing it from the south jersey side. the river rink is one of the prime locations to watch the fireworks on new year's eve. but we got closer this morning

as the crew works on the show a day earlier because of the cold weather. thousands of fireworks, a lot of foil, wiring and about a dozen workers. all on one barge. pyrotechnics gave our cameras a behind t sa-the-scenes look at fireworks shows along the delaware river. >> sun is out. just not feeling the warmth. >> reporter: the crew is work earlier to avoid the threat of frostbite. the pockets of ice are reminder of how cold it is at the pier. >> it's cold enough. >> reporter: this crew came prepared. first they showed us a box of hand and foot warmers they plan to use. >> hopefully enough to keep them all warm. they say they last 12 hours so we'll put it to the test. >> reporter: new year's eve is expected to be the cold nest years. but it doesn't appear to be keeping crowds away. >> there's no better place to watch the fireworks than on the water. >> reporter: the new year's eve

parties will allow guests to watch the pyrotechnic shows on the river are almost sold out. >> in a unique venue, toasty warm, enjoyed the libations, champagne toasts. >> what you won't see this year are the fireworks that shoot on the river. they scrapped plans because of the possibility of sheets of ice floating in the water. >> if they are on top of ice, we don't want to take that chance. they won't prmpl as they should. >> sunday is going to be a busy day for that crew. they have the eagles and cowboys game sunday and then they will work for the twos out on the river. at 6:15 we'll show you how the river rink, staff plans to keep all spectators warm. i'm brandon hudson, nbc 10 news. >> we'll broadcast the fireworks live from the river rink. catch the show live at 6:00 p.m. and midnight here on nbc 10. we'll also be streaming the s w

shows live on the nbc 10 app. we are working on several stories for nbc 10 news at 5:00. >> dangerous cold. it's the story everyone is talking. all new at 5:00, we're live with how the blast is affecting the most vulnerable. it's a bitter blast. feels like below zero in some areas. i'm tracking the latest conditions and the first alert forecast for new year's eve. lines to pay up before the end of the year. why the new tax bill is behind it.

frigid forecast, temperatures taking a dive out there. all new at 5:00, live team coverage on this dangerous cold. tax scramble, the reason homeowners in new jersey are crowding the tax office before the new year and why everyone in our area cannot cash in. special delivery, caught on camera. everyone puts down their groceries and rushes to help when a woman gives birth in the supermarket. right now at 5:00, dangerous cold. we have issue d a first alert through tomorrow morning. the biting temperatures continue to grip our region. and much of the nation. there is no warm-up in sight. >> it's freezing. my face is cold.

i couldn't find one glove. >> some advice, load up on the layers. you'll need them for sure. you're looking live at the prom nad in cape may. it's even colder today than it was yesterday. check this it out. the cold cannot stop these skiers. a lot of them out there. maybe they are just getting used to it. heading to center city, a live look at the museum of art, the frigid winds are are just brew out there tonight. i'm jacqueline london. >> and i'm keith jones. look on the bottom right-hand corner of the screen. temperatures are hovering around 20 degrees right now. it feels like the single digits. we're covering every angle of this arctic air. rosemary connors will show how the frigid temperatures can be tough on the homeless. >> let's check in with meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz. he's tracking the latest conditions. >> don't have any really news because we