bitter cold and even ice in the ocean. we are tracking a system that could bring snow to partsov of r area this week. and we are counting down. this morning word of a meeting between north and south korea weeks before the 2018 winter olympics. people are bundled up as they head back to work or school from the holiday break. you have to keep yourself warm and take caref your car as we f

checking their cars this morning. not easy to get out of a warm car to pump gas. the bone chilling cold continues to impact our area. they will dismiss students because of an issue with heat at that school. glenn "hurricane" schwartz is tracking this bitter cold and a nor'easter that will impact us as well, glenn. >> yes. this is the area to be hardest hit. this is in cape may. accumulating know is quite likely there. we have the first alert out for all of our new jersey counties. this may be expanded farther to the west as we watch new computer information come in to possibly include northern

delaware. this is wednesday 9:00 p.m. to thursday at noon. not a long-lasting storm but generally 3 to 6 inches, possibly more at the shore. there will be gusty winds with this. we have dry can goonditions acr the area right now. this is an extremely strong jet stream will have had this. this will dive down and join this off of the florida coast to create a massive ocean storm. here we are tomorrow morning and things are pretty quiet. watch what happens by tomorrow afternoon. starting to get snow in north

carolina. the heaviest precipitation is offshore. the strongest winds will be offsho offshore. it is such massive storm that much of the area could be impacted by that. if we still have wind and it feels like 1 in coatsville. we'll talk more about the snowfall totals and colder air than this. first comes the cold then comes the water main breaks. crews are repairing breaks all over the area. people in a number of km communities lost water pressure. they say thousands of people may

have lower water pressure. they are warning peecople to lit their use of tap water because of sediment in tap water. not many people out exercising in this area. >> reporter: you can normally find people out along kelly drive. so far we have only seen two bicyclists riding by. these types of cold temperatures are causing challenges for people everywhere. that's a sound you don't want to wake up to. an 8 inch water main broke in front of his home. he has a flooded basement and flooded cadillac. >> i promoved one car out and t

other will not start. >> hot chocolate. >> she is dealing with this bout of cold better than most. >> i lived in montana seven years. i did you want get cold here like it does there cht l. turn the heat up a little bit. you know, extr extra blankets. >> we couldn't help but wonder if she was ready. >> how cloold does it have to b for you to whip out a coat? >> probably 0, so we are getting close. rfrmg >> reporter: there is paw prints

there. we know 125 homes were effected by that water main break. they hoping to get service rezor restored by early this evening. nbc 10 news. >> in camden county officials they say it likely caused a sprinkler system to burst. they move residents to another section last night. first responders did their best to make sure no one had to be evacuated outside of the building. you can download the nbc 10 app. it has forecasts for your neighborhood and sends weather alerts to your home. >> four people injured. in north philly one man shot her in the thigh. at last check that victim was in

critical condition. another shooting in north l philadelphia let one man riddled with bullets. police say the bullets hit the man multiple times. the woman was inside the apartment that was hit but she was not hurt. two people are in the hospital after a shooting in german town. a woman and man were hit just before 2:00. the suspects then sped away in a car. >> happening right now the teenaged is the in a family massacre over the holiday weekend is facing a new jersey judge. they say he shot and killed his participants, sister and a family friend. law open fofrsment officials.

we are learning more about the victim of the shooting death. her and her older brother escaped. the gun was registered to some one in the family. they also say no one outside the family could have seen this coming. >> we don't have any history of calls to that home. >> and then he just opened fire on them. i don't know why. >> neighbors say the young man had special needs. >> more than 20 elected officials are being sworn into office. larry has just taken the oath of office as philadelphia's attorney. he wants to keep fewer people

behind bars. he is also opposed to the death penalty. he replaces williams who we signed last summer and then was found guilty of bribery and other charms. will yaps was sentenced to five dpreer dpre years. she says one of her top priorities will be to look at mismanagement there. >> time time is now 11:09. time to check in with jessica boyington. >> yeah. it happened a few hours ago, an accident on 322. so route 322 is closed between

295. portions are getting a delay in back up. that is closed heading to the bridge where some of you may be in a sticky spot. slow right here because of slow movining maintenance vehicle. we are at a 27 minute drive time there where some of those vehicles are moving slowly. down to 30s for speeds. should be about 15 miles per hour like the southbound side. back to you. >> thank you. the eagles have two weeks to prepare for the nfl playoffs.

head coach doug peterson will talk to us this afternoon. there are reminders about what could have been with now injure reasonable doubt quarterback carson wentz. we are keeping hope alive. the eagles will play the first playoff game at 4:35 p.m. you can watch it right here on nbc 10. >> today is your first chance to start the new year off as a mul multi-millionaire. take a look. the drawing is tonight for $343 million. no one won last week's drawing. s a frmg no one waps saturd-- t

power ball drawing is tomorrow night. what trump is saying a it a meeting between north and south korea. . new year, new babies, the story of how these twins will have different birthdays in date of birth years. >> if you think it's cold now another blast of air is headed our way. i'll break down the timing of it all next.

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fire officials believe this fire started on the ground floor and spread into the 12 apartments above. more than 200 firefighters rushed to save lives. 16 people were rescued. >> the injuries are all non-life threatening. there are 22 people so far that have been displaced. >> crews will be looking for cha caused the fire after all of the hot spots are put out. 12 people were killed in this fire when a toddler ru plwas pl

with the stove. it was made worse when the mother escaped without closing the door. it turned the stairwell into a chimney. this arctic blast is impacting airports and public transportati transportation. blake reports now from chicago. >> this morning much of the country is kicking off the new year in a deep freeze. chicago waking up below zero for the fourth day there a row. >> it is freezing out here. >> i'm from florida. this is craziness. >> it has been relentless and widespread. >> officials urged people to stay home. texas which is ill prepared for this frigid weather is coated in

ice. this police officer outside dallas slipping on a highway has a car nearly slides into him. at least five people freezing to death across four states. polar plunges are a new year's day tradition. this came with a warning from organizers. a polar plunge had to be cancelled when they couldn't breakthrough the ice. some school kids did catch a lucky break today. dall at many schools the buses would not start because they have been

sitt sitting here for two weeks. an ocean storm will impact part of the area with some snow. we issued a first alert for areas most likely to see significant snow. this is northern delaware and maybe even some of the sur bubu. this is wednesday 9:00 p.m. to noon on thursday. in the alert area generally 3 to 6 inches as of now. it could change and more is possible at the shore. it has been so cold we'll be seeing that snow stick to untreated surfaces as well. 20 degrees in philadelphia. still a 13 miles per hour wind. it is still in the teens in many

of the sur roupdirounding areas. let's take a look at lehigh valley. we have places in the teens. reading is 19, fleetwood 18, allentown 17. white hall at 21. nazareth at 18, bethlehem at 17. it feels like 1 in lancaster, 4 in reading. we still have wind out there. for tomorrow this will be the warmest day of the week. some places could actually get to above the freezing mark. i have 34 after a low of 13.

wildwood and avalon at 34. decent amount of sunshine. nicest day of the week. we have moisture building off of florida combining with disturbances coming in from the west. here is the general picture. these white lines are intense. by wednesday flight the western edge of this is snow. normally a track that far out we wouldn't get anything. boston could end up with a couple of feet of snow plus blizzard conditions. it is really going to pound part of new england. as we go through the afternoon we have upper teens to low 20s.

temperatures not very pleasant. we don't drop down nearly as much. by tomorrow morning we have a few single digit numbers but not near zero. during the day it is dry and upper 20s to mid-30s. here comes the snow. that is wednesday night. you can see temperatures are a little marginal. we'll see that snow taper off. how much snow? this is probably in the middle of what our thinking is now. 1 to 3 inches in the philadelphia area. more on that coming up a little bit later. a new year, a fresh start. we'll tell you about an announcement on the today show.

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simply smarter shopping. we spotted a couple of people walking around the frozen lake. now on top of the cold we could see snow. let's get right to glenn "hurricane" schwartz who is tracking it all, glenn. >> yeah. it's going to depend on where you are. in some cases if you get any snow at all it will be a very tricky one with a very tight contrast across the area. we have bright blue skies across the area right now. a huge ocean storm developing in the next day or so. our first alert covering all of our new jersey counties.

it may be expanding westward are later on today depending what it shows this afternoon. this is until noon on thursday. generally 3 to 6 inchesov of sn. it would stick on untreated surfaces. the wind will pick up with perhaps record-breaking cold. down to the south a very strong jet stream here. we have a developing storm over the bahamas. it will be combined with this moving down from the middle of the country to create this massive coastal storm. it will generally track too far to the east. this is an unusually large

storm. that's why it may spread moisture farther to the west than a typical track this type of storm. so by wednesday night and into thursday morning a good bit of new jersey and southern delaware could be effected by that. more on the bitter temps behind this coming up. bitter cold is having consequences on our ageing infrastructure. crews are busy today fixing water main breaks. we are live along kelly drive. you are talking to people who say the cold isn't so bad, is that right? >> reporter: yeah. it is all about perspective. one woman lived in montana. this isn't even coat wearing weather. cold is causing problems for people throughout the area. >> i woke up at 3:00 a.m.

there was water rushing into my basement. >> reporter: his basement wuasnt the only thing ruined. his cadillac also took on water. >> my car wouldn't start at all. >> i don't like it as cold as it is right now. >> reporter: kaitlyn and her mom had the same idea as a lot of people. they were grabbing something hot to drink before they started the day. mom says she will break out a coat when temperatures hit zero. >> i lived in montana for seven years. >> reporter: it was cold enough to keep runners and bikers as we creep deeper into the coldest stretch to hit the region since 2004. you're taking a live look now at

the river which is frozen over. i mentioned that there respect too many people. we have seen more people walk along the side of the river to kind of get a photograph than we have seen people just even walking along kelly drive here this morning. i'm pamela osborne, nbc 10 news. >> they are trying to stay warm and stay inside. this arctic blast has been deadly. at least eight deaths across the country are being blamed. a woman found frozen to death in front of a detroit church. many people are hoping and praying for a little relief. the woman's car jumped the

curb and went into the water. a drive time rescued the woman. the diver's gear freeze while trying to get the car out of the water. >> you can track this bitter cold by downloading the nbc 10 app. the working vacation is over for president trump who is back there washington this morning. the president starts 2018 with an am bibitious agenda. they will discuss welfare reform, immigration like the border wall. tax reform could also be a topic of discussion. >> i think what we will see is a real push to make the tax cuts for individuals perm naanenperm. >> two more democrats will be

sworn in the senate tomorrow. minnesota senator will officially resign from his senate seat. he announced plans to resign after sexual misconduct allegations from more than a half dozen women. next we are just over a month from the start of the wipt winter olympics. yesterday -- kelly is reporting now. >> reporter: south korean president says he sees this as a possible breakthrough. they are proposing say date for talks with north korea next week on the truth village. the top ig is the olympic games.

how would north korea send its ice skating teams there for the olympics. would they march along south koreans. moon is a big pro poeponent. he has been trying to get them to sit down for talks. today he said any talks about future ties and relations would have to include the north's nuclear program all of this after he decliared the north to be a nuclear power saying it is not a threat but a reality. >> this morning president trump

tweeted sanctions are having an impal impact. rocket man wants to talk to south korea for the first time m perhaps it is good news. perhaps it is not. we'll see. athletes from around the world will be in pursuit of olympic gold. nearly 100 nations are expected to compete. they are all set to host the events. competition will kick off and run through february 25th. this is your home for the winter olympics. the demonstrations have brought six days of violence. matt bradley has the latest.

rfrmg >> reporter: protests have gotten more deadly in the last 24 hours. nine people have dined oved ove. no evidence of any continuing protests but we are keeping an eye out for that. there has also been the death of a police officer and three police officers were injured. this is a problem because it could invite another more harsh crack down. he is the supreme leader. it is for continues to protest against the iranian regime. it is no surprise he would say that. he has a final say in any political decision in iran. they are not the first time an

official has blamed foreign agents. no sign they have tried to start this but it's true that iran does have quite a few enemies in the region. we'll see if the circle and cycle sur rourounding them. back to you. long lines across the country. they say something knocked out its processing computers for about two hours. this is video from miami international airport. it meant they created a much slower process. you can see big back-ups there. passengers ran into lodge lines at jfk. customs and border patrol

officials respearen't sure what caused the outage. >> the safist year on record for aviation. he has been very strict and the good news is there were zero deaths reported last year. they had no accidents or deaths last year. by comparison there were 16 accidents in 2016. airline deaths have dropped drastically other the last 20 years. former miss america is taking over the reigns after an e-mail scandal. she was miss america 1989 has been named the organization's chairwoman. the derogatory and sexist e-mails were leaked to the huffington post. late last month three board members resigned.

>> a former miss american who grew up will give oversight. she is currently the head of the actors union. three hollywood heavyweights are part of a coalition called "times up". they are among hundreds of hollywood women joining the movement. it vowed for support for women in the entertainment business and beyond. times up will advocate for legislation against workplace harassment. iceland is now the first country in the world to legalize equal pay between men and women. a new law making it illegal to

pay men more than women went into effect. government and agencies will have to obtain government certification of equal pay policies. those that fail to provide that will face fines. ncaa football games is set. in the sugar bowl alabama dominated clemson. crimson tide rolled over the tigers 24-6. >> how about this game between georgia and oklahoma in the roads bowl? did you see this? tied at 48 a piece in double overtime. they will play alabama for the national title next monday. up next, looking for lulu. if you know a pient sized star.

>> a nor'easter will impact parts of our area starting tomorrow night. i'll let you know how brutal the next arctic blast is going to be. that's next. here's your receipt. have a nice day! thank you. ♪ ♪ start the car! start the car!

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carrie underwood tells us she is recovering significant surgery to her face.

she reported she needed 40 to 50 stitches after the facial injury. the country star said she is grateful the injuries were not worse and she also broke her wrist in that fall outside her national home. ♪ the beloved film waitress wowed the audience. she used baking to help her get out of a loveless marriage and find happiness. now it is heading to philadelphia. waitress, the search is on for lulu. here to tell us more is leslie patterson, director of km communications for performs arts. thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> so it is a powerful uplifting story.

you're giving a little girl a chance to be part of this too. >> we are both moms, right? >> yeah. can you imagine being able to say my daughter started in a broadway musical. that's what is happening. we are looking for lulu. she must be energetic, spunky that can hold her own. you to be able to be confident on stage. you a lot of actresses moving around. you'll have pies and menus flying and you'll be in front of an audience of almost 2,000 people. it has to be a very brave, smart four or five-year-old little girl who can follow directions and be able to say her lines and move on cue. >> and the spotlight is on you. >> exactly. a lot of moms and dads, we are

encouraging then, if you have that child that you call your little drama queen, all of us have had that. if you a drama queen, a budding actress who fits the height requirements we ask you to bring them down. find information on line. auditions are limited to the first 40 resprespondents. there is enough room for people to go online right now. >> go on and get that done. >> yes. if you have a child you think will be good for this. >> yes. you don't want to set them up to

fail. you need them to respond well and act under pressure. you know, the cast and directors will make sure they are ready for the show. it is really a great opportunity. they will pick two girls for this. they will participate in the performance. they come on at the very end of the show. although it's a small part it's a memorable part. lulu is jenna's daughter. she finds herself in this loveless marriage. her daughter is the one who helps bring her out. they make her feel better about herself. she is able to think through baking pies. >> folks will be rupinning to d that. the search for lulu happening at the innovation studio on south broad street. to sign up go to our web site,

nbc10.com or the nbc 10 app. find it on 10 and you can catch it february 13th through the 18th. we have a link on our web site. a california woman gave birth in 2017 and in 2018. flores's twins were born less than 20 minutes apart. her daughter came 16 minutes into 2018. the twins with respeeren't due another three weeks. brutal cold over the last couple of weeks and now we'll add snow to it. we have a first alert out for southern delaware. could be expanded towards the i-95 corridor. this goes from wednesday at 9:00 p.m. to noon on thursday.

generally 3 to 6 inches of snow. there is potential for a lot more especially at the shore depepdid depending on how close that storm comes to the coast. there will be a lot of wind with this thing as well. just enough wind to make it miserable. in philadelphia it is only 20 degrees and in the upper teens in many surrounding areas. this afternoon we'll see the wind diminish a little bit. we have that west wind at the shore. it is cold. even cape may only 22. stone harbor 21. look at the ocean temperature, 30 degrees. there are patches of ice even in the ocean. feels like 4 in reading, 1 in lancaster, 7 in dover. in philadelphia it is pretty

misserable. warmest day during the week is tomorrow. easton at 35. dover at 35 degrees. it's not going to last. we have a combination of moisture and strong jet stream off of florida and an area coming down in the middle of the country. it will come bibine to create a massive ocean storm. normally we would not get anything out of it. this afternoon we are only in the teens and low 20s. it is bitter cold this am afternoon. temperatures aren't dropping that much. we are down to 8 in reading and

potstown. by tomorrow afternoon we are getting up into the 20s and 30s in some spots. as the precipitation comes up it is all snow. the temperature drops as soon as the snow gets aly little bit heavier. it is just a question of how far to the rest significant snow goes. there will be a shart cutoff and it will be ip sinside our area. then thursday afternoon it is already tapering off and starting to move out. current computer models vary. it is more towards the shore and less towards the north and west. some snow in the philadelphia area and heavier snow farther to

the '. for thursday that the know down. following that it will be even colder that swrn we have seen t recently. we'll be right back.

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>> paul: what are you doing here? i thought you were at the party with sonny. >> will: yeah, all partied out. i just thought i'd go home and...clear my head. what about you? what are you up to? >> paul: oh, midnight fun run, and i am going to be late. >> will: listen, um... i'm so sorry you've beenurt, and i'm sorry that i'm a big part of the reason. >> paul: it's not your fault. it's no one's fault. it's just... i just miss sonny so much. >> ciara: what's the problem?