the job has got to get done. >> broad and south street where it was a walk in the is city. there's no relief in sight. just across bridge, brutal winds, dangerous cold here as well. make sure you're wrapped up. stay warm outside. we have team coverage tonight on the deep freeze. we're tracking conditions across the delaware valley to keep you prepared. >> let's begin with chief meteorologist tammie souza. what's the latest timing? >> it looks like it's going to be tomorrow evening probably after the rush. it will continue overnight and will affect the morning rush. let's go over the first alert. it's for the jersey shore. left out at this point is the lehigh valley. if this tracks further west, we can slide you in. these are the areas that will be hardest hit. this is about 9:00 tomorrow night through noon on thursday. the snow will start earlierd:7o

delaware and will wind down later than this along the jersey shore. that's the time frame you have to be aware of. this is for snow and blowing snow. thursday morning's commute could be a nightmare for some. so you're going to want to monitor this over the next 24 hours. after this is gone, we get the coldest air yet. where's the storm? watch the time line. it's going to build in. this huge coastal storm because look at the lines as they wind up. this tightens and intensifies on the backside of it. that's where we have the cold air and the snow coming in. there's a definite cut offline between who gets the snow and who doesn't get the snow. it rolls out of here by the time that we're done with thursday. here comes the arctic blast for your friday and saturday. now as far as the totals,en don't shake your head when i say zero to 1 here and maybe 4 to 8 or 10 along the jersey shore. we could see places with 10

inches. south jersey from o 2 to 4. i think philadelphia is in that range. we get into the valley and you're looking all the 0 to 1. it could be a large range. we were just talking about this. blizzard of 58. there was a huge range in snow. >> zero to 10 is big. it was 50 inches in chester county. so yes, it's not the uncertainty of the forecast. it's the variety of weather that you can get within our area. that's what makes the forecast so challenging. the cold part of it is not so challenging. it is a sure thing. and you can see the last couple days, a high of only 20 when the average high is 41. we're at 24 today for the official high.

all the way up to 31 degrees. that's the warmest day of the week. right now, still not feeling warm. not much warmer elsewhere. we have enough wind to make it feel like single digits. allentown only 5. 8 in reading. 9 in trenton. so it's another cold night tomorrow the feels like temperature actually gets not only into double digits but into the 20s. that will feel a whole lot more comfortable. you can see by 3:00 in the afternoon we're in the mid- to upper 20s. in the morning first thing it's feeling like it's in the teens. but as we have been saying, it's going to get even worse starting thursday night and through sunday morning. the coldest stretch of air. the most dangerous stretch of air this season. more on those numbers coming up.

this cold weather can put a dent in your heating bill leaving many struggling to find ways to pay for it. >> miguel shows us the options available if you need help heating your home. >> it's been a busy winter here. this is one of the many community organizations helping people apply to the home energy assistance program. for people that are counting every dollar, these high heat costs this could make all the difference. >> they were looking for help. she doesn't speak english. neither does her husband. but with the cold temperatures bringing their heating bill up, they needed help applying to energy assistance programs. >> she works for a local nonprofit and says they have

helped about 90 families get money towards their bills. >> here it's a big issue. people come already with problems. >> the issue isn't limited to philly but neither is the assistance program. camden county is taking applications. >> i do it right away. the money will run out. try to get the extra help to make sure you do have heat during the cold months. >> most who qualify qualify for energy assistance. how much you make and how many people are in your house will determine how much money you get. >> they received $200 towards their bill this year. money that it really helped them out. >> reporter: if you're wondering if you qualify for the program, we will have more links with more information available on our website. reporting in it north philadelphia, nbc 10 news.

the bitter cold is creating water main problems across the area. right now crews are making re r repairs after a main burst this morning. it slowed water pressure for thousands of people in ten different communities. officials are warning people to limit their use of tap water because the sed isment and brown water. hundreds of students in bucks county were sent home because of a heating issue. bristol bo row dismissed at 11:15 this morning. classes will resume tomorrow. you can get updates on the cold weather even if we're not on the air you can track when the snow will move in. even down to your street. just download the nbc 10 app. we have new details in a deadly shooting of four people in new jersey at the hands of a 16-year-old boy. that boy is facing murder charges after he gunned down his parents, sister and a family friend. today the prosecutor announced d

that each of the victims was shot multiple times at close ran range. the weapon used in the killings was a registered semiautomatic rifle. new details about a south jersey school that's been closed for months because of mold. white hall elementary school is back open. students and staff returned to their classrooms today for the first time since october. they have spent the last several months attending classes at williams town middle school. we don't know when another school will reopen. that school has also been closed. a new year and a new day in philadelphia government. >> the district attorney took office today. that group included rebecca ryan heart. she's service the first female controller. she'll have an office but serves as a watchdog in charge of watching your tax dollars. the crowd erupted when larry was sworn in. he doubled down on his promise to create a culture of change on the city. >> a movement was sworn in

today. a movement. a movement for criminal justice reform that has swept philadelphia. >> mitch blacher will have much more on the major decisions he's fa facing. we'll have that at 6:00. if you can work, you will work. that of the message from state lawmakers today as they introduced a plan to reform pennsylvania's welfare system. it's part of a 20-bill package. republican supporters say it will help break the cycle of poverty and help families improve their quality of life. while also tackling what they call a waste of tax dollars. >> a safety net is there for those who need it while restoring the dignity of work. that will help pennsylvania realize their potential. >> the bill would require able-bodied adults with no dependence to work and establish limits to how long people can

stay on certain benefit programs. long-time senator orrin hatch announced he will not run for another term. >> for me, that time is soon approaching. >> the 83-year-old posted a video online saying he made the decision after much prayer and discussion with family. this could clear the way for former nominee mitt romney. two democrats have also expressed interest in running for his seat. in other news, al franken officially resigned today. it's been. nearly a month since the senator announced he would leave office amid-several allegations of misconduct. the lieutenant governor will rehim. she will be sworn in tomorrow. switching gears, we are preparing for the playoffs. >> eagles head coach doug pederson talked about his confidence in nick foles.

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president trump and congress have a lot to check off on thinker list this year. we break down the challenges the president will face in 2018. >> for washington the 2018 to-do list is starting off like the end of 2017. most pressing, avoid a government shutdown, again. they have less than three week s to pass a budget. also on the list, fund children's health insurance, approve natural disaster relief, and stabilize obamacare marketplaces. republicans hoping to use the momentum of the new tax law to jump start the new year. >> it starts where we left off. >> among republicans, an infrastructure overhaul. for democrats fixing daca, the law protecting undocumented immigrants brought here as children. but a compromise could prove difficult. >> daca has several issues.

>> plenty of tweets on everything from the russia investigation to airline security. and major news on capitol hill. this announcement from a top republican senator. >> after much prayer and discussion with family and friends, i have decided to retire at the end of this term. >> senator orrin hatch, the longest serving gop senator announcing he will leave his office when the term expires this year. one of the top stories on social media. yao tube star logan paul is apologizing. he upload ed a video showing a body hanging from a tree in a japanese forest known for suicide. >> i should have never posted the video. i should have put the cameras do down.

stopped recording what we were going through. i am sorry. >> he removed the video after he was blasted online. he tweeted to his 4 million followers saying i'm often reminded of how big of a reach i truly have and with great power comes great responsibility. for the first time in my life i'm regretful to say i handled d that power incorrectly. it won't happen again. paul says he was only trying to raise awareness on suicide prevention. experts say showing a suicide attempt can actually increase the likelihood someone may attempt suicide. hear stories from people affect by suicide and learn the simples you can do. >> let's get a check on your

frigid first alert forecast. we have our eyes on a new winter storm headed toward delaware and the jersey shore. >> very good and accurate. >> you like that? >> you're looking live at the river rink. temperatures in the 20s right now. you can see there's still quite a few folks out there. it feels like it's in the teens. here's the view in allentown. this arctic blast is going to be sticking around for awhile. >> let's bring in tammie souza. this is why neighborhood weather is so important. we should see significant snow in some neighborhoods. >> some neighborhoods could get clobbered and ohs may see flurries. this is the type of system that gets cut off from a lot to absolutely nothing. let's launch in and talk about the cold. we're dealing with the cold today. this morning you woke up to 12

in philadelphia. 1 in mount pocono. 10 in atlantic city. 13 for mount holly. you woke up at 11:00 in dover. right now we are sitting at 23 in philadelphia. 22 in wilmington. mount holly at 22. pottstown at 17. we're going to edge upward tomorrow making it into the upper 0s and maybe even just below freezing at 31 degrees. so this is is your neighborhood weather for tomorrow when you wake up. you'll wake up to 14 in philadelphia with clear skies. suburbs at 11 degrees. you'll wake up to 9 in the lehigh valley. you'll wake up to 14 in delaware. 13 in new jersey. 19 along the jersey shore. now we get to the snow. we have issued a first alert that's in effect for tomorrow night from 9:00 tomorrow night through midday on thursday. that's because we're watching a big coastal storm.

it's way down here. it's taking shape in the gulf. so cold and powerful that there's snow in the bayou. when's the last time you saw snow over the gulf of mexico. that's how crazy this whole thing is. so we're going to be watching as it comes up the coastline. let's look at the timing. this storm system tomorrow in the afternoon and evening is going to build quickly and intensify very quickly. here it is. it's shore. if it tracks a little bit further to the west, we're going to get heavy snow across the area. a little further to the east, it will be the jersey shore and philadelphia may only see flurries. it's going to be tracking northward. its like the heaviest snow and the most incredible winds from this are going to be in new england and headed up towards parts of canada. look how tightly wound this has

become. as the pressure drops in the center, there's a definite cutoff of snow. you watch it as it passes us. it's out of here by thursday evening. behind it here comes the arctic blast. even colder than what we saw the last couple days. let's go hour by hour and look at your neighborhood. we are going to be sitting at 23. we're going to drop into the teens overnight tonight. it's going to be another cold night. clear skies. but not as cold as last night. tomorrow e we make it to the mid- to upper 20s. here comes the system. along the jersey shore after midnight, it looks like the entire area for thursday morning commute. it kind of sticks around and backs on to us early thursday afternoon before it launches out of here. i want to look at the numbers.

2 or 3 inches along the jersey shore. now we go to 3 inches in philadelphia. nothing up there in reading. you may get 8 or more inches along the jersey shore. this is our first alert forecast for you at this point. it could be zero to one in reading. flurries up there. we head through the suburbs. northern montgomery county, 1 to inches. we could see a little bit more in buck. s county in philadelphia. 2 to 4 there. and also the western portion of south jersey as we head into northern delaware. we get into south jersey and the jersey shore. 4 to 8. and we could see 10 plus inches in places like toms river. we'll talk more about this coming up a little later on. but guys, this is something to kind of think about. that snow shovel, where did you

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students in erie had an extended holiday brink as the city deals with a record amount of snow. they cancelled classes to give crews more time to clear the roads and side streets. more than seven feet of snow has fallen in're tomorrow. some perspective right there. video you have to see. a close call for a texas police officer. watch as he narrowly avoids being hit by a passing car. >> they were standing in front of a traffic accident in fort worth. the icy conditions were so bad another car almost hit him. he tried to get out of the way but slipped and pull z hi hand out of the way just in time. >> lucky right there.

an indiana woman is lucky to be alive. her car jumped a curb and landed on a frozen pond. within seconds her car broke through the ice and sank about 12 feet. this is video of a dive team pulling her out. the water was so cold. the gear froze shortly after that. in south dakota being in the heart of winter often means getting on the ice. we don't mean hockey. they go ice fishing from december through february. south dakota lakes are packed with people hoping to score perch and wall eye. they also need to be sure the ice is thick enough to support the weight. >> with the temperatures we have been experiencing, we're adding two to three inches of ice per day. the thickness is is 14 inches of ice. >> kind of cool. one experts says there's no such thing as safe ice.

4 inches is the standard depth for someone to safely walk on ice. 6 inches for an atv. >> just in case you were wondering. the bitter blast we are seeing about to get worse. >> hate to break it to you. tammie souza is is tracking snow. >> we're watching this coastal storm. it's going to be a good one. somebody is going to get a lot of snow out of this. come on back. we'll go neighborhood by neighborhood for your first alert forecast. in hot command, technicians are out in full force making repairs to heaters in the frigid cold. the thing its you can do to help keep yours in working order. coming up at 6:00, quarterback. how carson wentz is is defending himself about a tweet

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. we are tracking a snowstorm that will impact our area tomorrow night. take a look at our futurecast radar. you can see the storm is going to impact people all the way from new jersey to new england. thanks forest temperatures we have seen all season long. we have team coverage of the brutal conditions from the sticker shock you could feel on your heat iing bills to the are that should prepare for the next snowfall. let's get to meteorologist tammie souza. >> we're going to talk about the snow first. we have a first alert out that's

that first batch of cold air. still going to be relatively cold. it's not as dangerously as cold as it was the last couple days. it's a coastal storm that's still developing. snow and blowing snow. it is just how close it tracks to the coastline that will determine how much snow you see in your neighborhood. it will be wednesday night starting at 9:00 night is when the first alert goes into effect. e we could see snow prior to that. this is going to affect your thursday morning commute. we're going to see snow-packed roads and dangerous cold return after that on friday and saturday. here's a look at the storm as it comes through. look at your morning commute on thursday. we're look iing at snow across e area into the afternoon. it starts to pull away. the evening commute could have snow-packed roads. then the fiercely cold arctic blast heads into the area. how much snow, this is our first alert forecast totals. we will adjust them tomorrow as

we approach the storm. it looks like the lehigh valley is is 0 to 1 inches. you'll get the least. down across the western portion of south jersey and the northern portion of delaware. pockets could see 10 inches of snow. we'll talk more of this with the full forecast coming up in a few minutes. now we have to deal with the cold. here's glenn "hurricane" schwartz. we're going to get to glenn "hurricane" schwartz in a little bit. it's one thing to dash out of your car in the frigid temperatures, it's an entirely different story if you have to work outside. we saw crews working at the 30th street station. e we wanted to know how to stay on the cold. >> i stop at 8:00 this morning. you work and grab the tool and

get to work. you'll warm up. >> i got about four t-shirts, sweatshirt, cover alls, face mask, whatever. just trying to keep warm. >> are you able to do it? >> no. >> the weather isn't. expecting to get much warmer. so hang in there. at the shore, people braved the cold for a picture near the ocean. the wind was whipping this afternoon. but it wasn't cold enough for one guy who had his metal detector out there on the beach. temperatures continue to drop. >> we are tracking the coldest weather we have seen. now it's your turn. >> are you sure you want to hear what i have to say? >> no. >> we get cold spells. we have had cold spells before, by they don't last this long.

we normally warm up and then a front comes through and we get cold again. this is day after day after day that's what makes this so unusual. 28 for the high saturday. sunday monday, only 20. remember we have winds on top of it. feeling like we're zero or a little below zero. today's high is 24. tomorrow we may actually get up to the freezing point in part of the area. it's 23 right now. but it's 18 in coatesville. and not exactly a warm evening. and still enough wind to make it feel like single digits in reading and allentown. but wind diminishing means the feels like is actually a little bit above 10 finally in philadelphia. and that's what's going to happen tonight. so even as the temperature goes down, the feels like temperature won't change very much.

and virtually no wind. so it feels like staying at the temperature. but just to give you an idea by friday morning, right here, 6:00 a.m., minus 11. that's what's coming our way. >> thank you so much. we are always keeping you updated on the weather conditions on the nbc 10 app. it's important now more than ever. download it to track the cold temperatures and the as it moves into our area tomorrow. that machine outside hasn't stopped running since wednesday of last week. i'm expecting my electric bill to be up there. >> aren't we all. this long stretch of bitter cold is take iing a toll on heating systems. steven fisher talked with the pros about what you can do to prevent a problem. >> with this kind of cold, heating problems have been on the rise. some problems are more serious than others. that's why teches have been

called out nonstop. we went to the experts for advice. busy doesn't even begin to describe it. paperwork and repair calls have been coming in since mid-december. >> we have so many no heat calls. >> we have been running nonstop for two weeks. >> we caught up with the service manager inside a church where he was fixing a leak. >> the most prevalent would be no heat calls. whether it be gas, furnace, heat pump. >> his technician team are all out making repairs. over in beth hem, we followed roger who is responding to a first time homeowner who couldn't get his home above 63 degrees. >> when it was in the 30s, it handle d it. then it seemed like once it dropped to the teens, justen couldn't do it. >> the technician says to avoid issues, keep up on regular maintenance ask check your air

filters. they can't predict how much higher customers' bills will be. >> that machine hasn't stopped running since last week. i'm expecting my electric bill to be up there. >> but if you're running yours as much as joe, expect a spike. >> especially the extreme cold that we have been having. they should expect a higher bill. >> reporter: temperatures are supposed to hover around 0 degrees later this week. they have technicians that are working around the clock. steven fisher, nbc 10 news. a look now at some of the stories making headlines county by county across the region. in chester county, a day of haling in a high school. students return to campus for the first time since the murder of a freshman over holiday break. jason ortiz was shot and killed outside a dunk b donuts on december 27th. extra counsellors will be available all week to help students cope. so far police have not arrested

anyone this this case. tonight they will get a new police chief. he will be sworn in at 7:30. he's taking over for the previous chief who retired after 34 years on the force. nbc 10 inside a courthouse for the induction ceremony. democrats will serve four-year terms. they were the first to win a county wide election in delaware county. >> the sheriff was also sworn in to serve his new post. today is is the last day for older adults and people with disabilities to take part in philadelphia's property tax rent rebate program. it allows people to get money back or rent paid in 2016.

to qualify you must be 65 years of age or older. people with disabilities must be at least 18. for homeowners your annual incomen can't be more than $35,000. for renters it's $15,000. next at 5:00, getting personal. >> carrie underwood opens up about the facial injuries she suffered after taking a fall. and barroom brawl. the search for the men who attacked a local. today was one of those dream days. >> opening up. hoda kotb gets candid about her new role is make iing history.

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members of her fan club she had y to her face that requir 40 to 50 st again. now to some exciting news for our nbc family. >> hoda kotb officially took over the anchor chair. take a listen. >> it's 2018 and we are kicking off the year right. hoda is the co-anchor of "today." let's give her a round of applause. >> savannah and hoda are the first female anchor team to ever lead the historic show. they talked about what it means for the future of broadcasting. >> also want the to ask whao you think when young kids are watching. they will look up is and see two women. we chills. it will be normal. like now it's just a thing. it's not like, wow, look at those two. it's like, oh,, those others and two more. it may be the beginning of something. but making something normal that probably should have been normal

a long time ago. >> congratulations to them. tom brokaw tweeted, historic and so deserved. one more step in what i believe will be the hallmark of the 21st century. women have full parody. >> congratulations, hoda. looking forward to you lighting up my morning in a brand new way. and a fan of the "today" showing congrats. i thought i could help you out with a little edit to your twitter profile. it says she's the co-anchor of the fourth hour. you can catch her at 7:00 here on nbc 10. that's so >> great chemistry with the two of them. >> kind of like us. >> exactly like us. next at 5:00, we're p preparing for the playoffs. the eagles are too. doug pederson talking about nick foles. what he considers pulling his qb.

hear from him, next. we have a first alert for snow. a big winter storm is headed our way. how much snow will you get. i'll break down the totals, coming up. plus some parents ied. health care could be ripped away from thousands of children across pennsylvania as soon as this month. who could step in so taif them. that's new at 6:00.

the birds first playoff game is less than two weeks away. the question faced today is about the quarterback. >> fans want to know. how confident do you think the head coach is in nick foles? >> pretty confident. doug pederson said nick foles is

his quarterback. nick will get all of the rest in practice. they will get no rest. but doug did leave it open that nate could possibly play if nick really struggled in the game. inform thf has struggled the last two games. he's thrown two interceptions and the eagles have not looked good offensively with him there the last two games. but doug pederson reiterated that nick is the guy. he asked if he struggled would you consider putting nate zud felt in. >> it's hard to say right now until i'm in that situation. it's a one-game season. and it's hard to be in desperation mode, but if you're in that mode, who knows. i do know this. it's not about one guy. >> coming up in sports, we're going to hear from doug on some of the things he's looking at to help nick. he's going into nick's past and that means some chip kelly

offense. we'll tell you all about it at 6:20. >> thank you so much. nbc 10 is is your official home of the philadelphia eagles. this saturday we'll give you a look back at the with head coach doug pederson. catch the best plays of the year and exclusive interviews with the players this saturday here on nbc 10. let's turn now to your weather. we are twracking snow and brutally cold weather. some folks turn to a trash can fire to try to keep warm earlier this afternoon. >> a live look at cape may. particularly the delaware and the jersey shore. >> let's bring in tammie souza with the changes that are coming. we have to get mentally prepared. >> it's significant if they have winter weather warnings in tallahassee, florida.

16 in rochester. 23 in philadelphia. 18 in boston. this is a huge improvement over where we were this time yesterday. and the day before. 16 in coatesville. 22 in wilmington. if you're in vineland, you're at 20 degrees. 22 in wildwood. a northwest wind. 13 in philadelphia. 13 in dover. 19 for stone harbor. after that things don't get a whole lot warmer. tomorrow upper 20s, maybe even a few low 30s. by that i mean 31. we're not expecting to see the freezing mark. then on thursday, mid-20s and look at this. on friday we're going to be lucky to make it into the

mid-teens for a high that day. windchills that could be as cold as minus 20. now let's get to the good stuff. the snow. you know where the snow blower is? nothing on the radar now. a few clouds drifting in across the region. we look to the gulf. they have snow in the bayou of louisiana. that's how far south this cold hair has been. watch what happens hour by hour. we're going to roll this through. the wide picture here comes the big area of low pressure preponderance it's going to intensify as it passes us. it depends on how close it gets to the coast. that will tell us how much snow we get. the back edge is a sharp cut off. this is known as a meteorological bomb. it intensifies. the low gets more low. this is going to be near thursday morning. behind it the cold eest air com

rushing in. tomorrow morning in the low teens across much of the area. allentown about 5 degreeses. tomorrow we're in the mid-20s. perhaps a few upper 30s around the area. here comes the snow. thursday morning, 1:00 a.m., just after midnight. then it moves across the whole area just in time for the commute. leaving out parts of chester county. that's where we could see maybe just dusting or a flurry. it's here at 1:30 in the afternoon. then watch these numbers thaw. you're waking up in single digits and only making it it into the teens on your friday. here are the numbers we think are going to be true. the first alert forecast we'll adjust them when we adjust the track. zero to 1 inch in reading. parts of south jersey and 10

inches plus once you get into the toms river area. it's going to be a big difference. tomorrow, 31. 28 on thursday. 1 on friday. 15 on saturday. we finally get above freezing with the mix of rain and snow next monday and tuesday. >> all new at 5:00, heading to pyeongchang. >> the olympians from our area that will represent team usa in the hockey rink. the jersey shore already frozen. now they are bracing for the snow that tammie souza has been telling you about. we're live with the rush to get ready, come lg up at 6:00. the only way this problem is going to be solved is if we raise our voices. choose help over helplessness, hope over hopelessness. make sure that the lives we've lost will not have been lost in vain. addiction is a disease.

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>> 36 days and counting until the 2018en winter games. we're learning more about locals ept aring the u.s. we'll be lacing up skates for the men's ice hockey team. they will get their chance at the players from the game. these guys just found out too. congrats it to them. nbc 10 is only place to watch the winter olympics. i'll be there bring iing you li coverage of our local athletes when the games kick off next month. nbc 10 news at 6:00 is next. >> here are jim rosenfield and jacqueline london. we're working on several new stories you haven't seen yet. >> thousands of children in trouble here in pennsylvania. why they could lose health care as soon as this month and who could save them. plus carson wentz and his dog are in the spotlight tonight. why the eagles' quarterback feels forced to defend his love

of hunting. i'm tracking the winter storm out here. it's going to be a large one. it could bring us snow tomorrow night into thursday. timing out what to expect in your neighborhood in my most accurate first alert forecast.

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thursday. that on top of bone chilling cold. 2018 coming in with a frozen vengeance. >> we have issued a first alert starting tomorrow night as we brace for the first snow of the new year. our first alert weather map s w shows the sl churning at the east coast. we're expecting the snow to start falling late tomorrow night into thursday morning. >> that could create big trouble for your ride to work. if you're traveling anywhere thursday morning, this a live look at the ben franklin bridge and i-95 in south philadelphia. >> the worst of the storm could be coming straight for the jersey shore. they are looking live at the ma ree ya na where people are preparing to get slammed. live coverage tonight. let's look at the timing of the snow. >> we're safe through the afternoon rush tomorrow.

that is a sure bet. but eventually we'll be seeing some snow. that's why we have the first alert. jersey shore, delaware, philadelphia, pa suburbs, much of our area except for the lehigh valley. from 9:00 p.m. tomorrow to thursday at noon, snow and blowing snow. we're concerned about the thursday morning commute. and the dangerous cold after the storm. not expecting to get the worst of the thing but it doesn't take a whole lot and we didn't even have a rush hour. and the roads were a mess. . they were cold. look at this. by tomorrow afternoon, it's snowy in georgia. it's just developing. it's tracking far enough