stopping the strut. while the whether could silence this new year's tradition. off to the register. new video shows workers being attacked at a philadelphia restaurant. apple offers customers a deal after admitting it slowed down their phones. right now at 11:00, piling on the layers. it's another night of single digits. and people are covering up every way they can. >> fortunate ely, the wind isn't as strong tonight. you can see from this picture. a light breeze blowing right now. not making the airfield nearly as cold. good evening, i'm keith jones. >> and this dangerous cold will continue through tomorrow mo

morning's rush. >> yeah, jacqueline, it's going to be another brutally cold night and early morning. the wind is blowing at the tops of the buildings just fine, but at the bottom at the ground it's only about 5 miles an hur. that really has made a difference. some areas still have feels like temperatures in the single du digits. there is less wind overall tonight, and we'll show you that right now. first of all, the temperatures when you see millville much colder than the rest of the area, that's a clue that the wind has really died down. coatesville and perksy at 10 degrees, and feels like 9 in

philadelphia. it's variable depending on how strong the wind is. but the wind will not be all that strong tomorrow. 8:00 a.m. that's still bitter cold. by 10:00 a.m. less cold and even in the afternoon with the sun coming out, it's going to be another cold day. when you can't even feel like it's 20 degrees in the middle of a sunny afternoon, that's not too good. and it's going to get even colder starting on sunday. in between we've got some snow still in the forecast for saturday. i'll time that out for you coming up. >> all right, glen. the cold threatening a philadelphia new year's tradition. >> the mummers will decide in less than 48 hours whether to most pone their parade. drew, are they prepared to go? >> reporter: it's a mix. there's a lot of different opinions about this. the city says they're ready to go. they've got the gates up here

along broad street, but it is unclear if those mummers are going to be willing to strut on new year's day. smiles from the penn sport string band, but they were only outside here for about five minutes. the band captain hurried the members inside for a happy hour fund-raiser. he thinks postponing the parade is a good idea. >> we have a code blue right now where we're taking people off the street. and if that's still the situation comes new year's day, but put a bunch of people on street, i don't think that's a real good call. >> reporter: it's been more than a decade since the mummers called off a new year's parade and it's typically because of rain or snow. >> the city of philadelphia wants it to go, and as of this hour the parade is on. >> reporter: warming up the instruments took on a whole new meaning.

the string band bundled up as they rolled props into place. their bare fingers somehow moving on the stringers. >> i don't think the city is going to postpone it. >> reporter: the wand will come armed. >> i think if the weather looked better the follow week, i would think better of postponing. but the weather didn't look much better saturday. >> reporter: yeah, the back up plan is saturday following new year's day, but the city is moving forward. they've got the parking restricts out. we will see by saturday around midday if the mummers agree with them. i'm drew smith, nbc 10 news. fireworks are another new year's tradition in philadelphia, but this year the plan will be different. there will no fireworks shooting from the river because of concerns about ice.

we'll show you what could be going off in your neighborhood on new year's eve coming up. but first a developing story out of new york. 2 people are dead and another four in critical condition after an apartment building in bronx went up in flames tonight. a 1-year-old child is among the dead. located just a block away from the bronx zoo. the mayor bill de blasio called it the first fire tragedy in the city in a quarter century. nbc 10 has new information on how a man who was shot and kill bide police passed. tonight family members and witnesses have a lot of questions what what led up to the death of aaron. he joins us live from the scene event. >> reporter: we're live in east germantown. you can see whesome of the car

parts left behind. we've been talking to a whole bunch of witnesses. many did not want to go on camera, but they tell me they heard police yelling commands, also hearing that suspect say he was hurt. >> when he got out the car, he was hurt so he fell. >> reporter: dennis, sr. trying to make son of last night. his son with the same name shot to death by a philadelphia police officer in east germantown. surveillance video shows officers rushing to the scene. the officers say the 25-year-old initially drove away from plains clothes officers. they say the car he was driving was wanted in connection to a hospitalmism his wife tells nbc 10 she was at the hospital last night and claims doctors say he was shot more than once. >> why did you shoot this man in

his head? once he was unarmed, he was not dangerous. >> reporter: they say as he was driving away he knocked into other cars. photo show the damage with at least three vehicles caught in the mix. we're told the father of two then tried running away. >> after repeated commands he makes an assertive abrupt movement and an officer fires one shot, striking the male in the head. >> reporter: we're told he did not have a gun on him and is not believed to be connected to the homicide. investigators say one officer fired a single shot killing him. they say he was sitting on the sidewalk when he was shot. >> the last shot, tried to block it, went through his hand and through his head. >> reporter: his father tells me he was actually on his way over to his mother's house to bring his shoes before that traffic stop. there was a woman also in his car. she suffered minor injuries.

police say it's early on this investigation, so more information will most likely come out. for now live in east germantown, aaron baskerville, nbc 10 news. an emotional night in chester county. friends and classmates gather for a vigil in memory of a teenager shot and killed. he died because a little bit of weed and little bit of greed. ortiz cameron and other person planned on robbing some guys during a drug deal, but the 15-year-old ended up getting shot. >> violence is never the answer, especially this type of violence where someone ends up dead, when someone is killed so young. >> authorities are now looking for this car and whoever was inside it last night. caught on camera, two employeess assaulted during a robbery at a restaurant in port

richmond. it happened tuesday night near butler street. you can see the suspect tussle with someone behind the counter. police say he grabbed a female employee and threatened her with a gun. the suspect also struck a male employee in the head with a gun. >> we've never had a problem. this is where people want to have peace and quiet and talk and have good food. so we never had that problem. >> the suspect managed to steal an in disclosed amount of money. he still hasn't been caught. neither employees were seriously injured. an 11-year-old girl who died during an a sleepover passed away from natural causes. she later died at the hospital. police say the criminal investigation is closed. it's now up to the medical examiner to determine what led to the girl's death. a hope and a prayer, that's all home owners have right now as they rush to prepay their property taxes. the tax collectors have been

flooded with calls and lines just like this one of people in recent days. home owners want to prepay so they can deduct as much money as possible before the new tax law takes effect. >> we never saw so many people eager to pay tear taxes in lure miff. >> whether they can deduct it, that's the question, but we will collect it all. >> the irs just announced only property assessed by the end of the year qualifies and not all cities have that information just yet. so make sure you check with your local officials first. celebrating with a bang. why a new fireworks law could make your neighborhood a lot noisier on new year's eve. an apology from apple. the company says it's sorry for slowing down your iphone, and now customers could save some money, too. taking the plunge. the store behind this get away gone wrong. that's next.

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in a message posted on its website today apple says it would never do anything to shorten the life of a product. but it wept onto say rechargeable batteries become less effective as they age. nbc 10 will bring in the new year with another great fireworks show. but you might see and hear one much closer to home. because of a new law in pennsylvania is making it much easier for people to celebrate with a bang. >> fire crackers, bottle rockets, roman candles, mortars. >> they used to be illegal in langhorn, and now they're not. >> we've been getting multiple phone calls every day. all day long, is it true, is it true, is it true because it's been so many years. >> anthony has been seeing revenues skirocket. >> now the entire store is the pennsylvania aisle. >> the law was signed in october and carries a 12% tax which experts predict will bring in $9

million a year. but firefighters and the deputy commissioner are concerned about the risk. >> we see eye injuries, face injuries. >> have a bucket of water or a hose nearby, keep all fireworks away from children and don't mix them with alcohol, he urges. >> and it should be put into a bucket of water and in a metal container away from your house when done. >> anythingaria aerial, you nee have-on our own property or have written permission from another property and be 150 feet away from a structure. >> the laws are different from state to state. for instance in new jersey nonexplosive and nonaerial fireworks are allowed. in delaware all kinds of fireworks are completely off-limits. if you'd rather just stay home

and watch the fireworks, nbc 10 has you covered. we'll be broadcasting the new year's eve fireworks. you can watch the show live or the big finale at midnight. the new york police department is taking new steps to protect the estimated 2 million people expected to ring in the new year in the big apple. the nypd is making changes in light of recent attacks include agan attempted suicide bombing in an underground walkway in new york city earlier this month and a mass shooting in las vegas. detectives will also be stationed in the many hotels surrounding times square. as our deep freeze continues the fire department is warning residents of the dangers. the aftermath of a house fire. investigators say the owner used a salmonder heater to thaw his

frozen pipes now, this is what a salamander heater looks like. it's typically heated by kerosene. you may have seen one outside sporting events, but the lesson here is don't use them indoors. we are looking for safe ways to stay warm during this cold spell. >> and that'll be important for the new year. temperatures will get even colder. >> yeah, that's right. and an unusually cold spell in parts of the country. we've seen weather like this before but it generally lasts just a day or two. 22 the high today in philadelphia. the high in the poconos was only 8. you're down to 1 now. reading at 11 degrees. and this is what happens when the wind dies down. look at piny hollow at 8,

mullika hill, the farther you are away from civilization, the less concrete the temperatures go down. this area of snow continuing to break apart as the area in montana continues. that's a clipper system. it's going to be moving this way. these things have limited moisture. they move through fast and so there's limited potential. as you go into the morning it's cold. the temperatures, not feels like but at least there's not a whole lot of wind. and in the afternoon it goes up into the 20s again. but itnstead of low 20s, maybe mid-20s. you probably won't even much of a difference. here comes saturday, and that is snow. the darker the blue the heavier

the snow. this is not considered heavy, but it could be steady for many hours and look at these temperatures while snowing. that's a fluffy kind of snow. around a bit in whatever wind there is, and a little bit darker blues here in the latest computer models coast to the coast. the system could strengthen a little bit as it hits the coast. so there could be a bit more snow. and then we dry out, and then we get another arctic flash. how much snow, the latest computer models showing generally one to let's say two or a little bit more in an isolated spot. but that is over many hours. and because the roads are so cold even though we're not getting a lot of snow, untreated surfaces are going to get slippery. no doubt about it. saturday temperatures stay below the freezing mark and then it gets colder for sunday, sunday

night, monday. these are the high temperatures. that would be cold for low temperatures, and so here we are in the middle of the afternoon with the eagles game. barely to 20 degrees, feel like 9 or 10. and so that's pretty nasty. and then for new year's eve even worse because by midnight feeling like it's about 1 below 0 and well below 0 in the lee high valley. then we watch next week for any potential storms coming up the coast. more on that tomorrow. let's focus on the new year. we don't know when the eagles are going to play in that playoff game just yet. >> but we do know when you can buy tickets. prices range from $80 to $185. there's a four ticket limit. they'll play on either saturday

or sunday the 14th. and wrapping up their regular season at the links this sunday against the cowboys. we'll get you ready for the game starting sunday morning at 9:30 followed by the eagles game plan at 10:00. we'll be right bark. spread some cheer

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he's looking forward to sunday and playing even though the game doesn't mean anything. the fliers, how they almost climbed out of it next. fol

hi, i'm amy fadool from nbc sports philadelphia. and nick foles says he'spry pairing to start and play the whole game and saturday. the eagles have the number one seat and home field advantage already locked up. the way foles played against the raiders you can't really blame him for wanting to get back out there. just his second start since he played for carson wentz. looking for another opportunity to sharpen the game before the

playoffs begin. >> just having another preparation week, having another opportunity to go out there and play games especially here in front of our crowd. we're playing here. we're playing at the link in front of our fans. that's what we've worked for all season. we get to play against the dallas cowboys who i know have been part of the rivalry. i grew up in texas and i'm proud to be a philadelphia eagle. i'm looking forward to going and playing this game against one of our rivals. >> the flyers are where we'd all like to be today, in sunny south florida. flyers down 3-0 in the third. he puts it home, and flyers took it away down 3-1. tipped in by shah, father on

hand, and he approves. last chance for the flyers. can't get the shot for the puck to go past, flyers fall 3-2. this is recurring for a sixers fans, joel embiid, but he is playing tonight. t.j. mcconnell coming up with the steal. and he's going to feed the big man for the dunk. sixers lead 44-42 in the second quarter. embead of course with those 14 points. and that is your look at sports. back after this.

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okay, we've got a couple more blasts coming. one sunday into monday, and then another one next friday into saturday. don't forget that. some light snow on saturday, this saturday. and then we'll watch a coastal system late wednesday into thursday and see if it moves too far offshore or closer to the coast. that is what we'll be watching. >> that cold air has a grip and it's not letting go. >> thanks for watching. the tonight show is next. use ] ♪ >> 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 -- gary oldman, gigi hadid, darryl strawberry, musical guest macklemore