right now at 11 a storm is brewing. mother nature bringing its worst to our area. i. more than half a foot of snow could hit part of the region. it's the first half of a 1, 2, punch. >> it's freezing out here. i'm cold. >> that will bring the coldest and more damngerous air yet. tonight nbc10 is getting you prepared for the most brutal stretch of winter so far. >> i got snow pants and insulated boots and everything. >> good evening. >> if you thought it was cold

today you haven't seen the worst of it. colder conditions and now snow. >> take a look at the storm developing off the east coast. the system could bring more than six inches of snow to the area. >> here's a live look. the jersey shore could see the worst of the storm. >> this is a live look at center city. the entire area could be seeing snow from this storm. nbc10 has team coverage from all angles to keep you prepared as this wornt storm heads our way. we begin with first alert chief meteorologist tammie souza. you're timing this out for us. >> we're watching the track. a 50 mile difference either way in the track of the storm means a lot of shoveling or a little. so the first alert is for the jersey shore. south jersey. delaware. philadelphia and pennsylvania sb you shalls. for the snow. it's headed in tomorrow night through at least the first half of thursday. the first alert is for 9:00 tomorrow night. through noon on thursday. we could see snow before and after the time period. that's just the time period

right now that we're focussed on. we'll be adjusting it. it's a rapidly evolving situation. it is for the snow. there will be 20 to 40 mrp winds along with this on thursday. a lot of blowing snow. this is mainly the morning commute. the ground is frozen. even an inch is going to be a mess. following that dangerous cold arrives once again. coldest we have seen so far. let's look. tomorrow night that storm system is making its way in to southern delaware. south jersey and the jersey shore. by the time the morning commute starts we'll be in the thin band of snow making its wau through the area. when i come back we'll talk about the totals for your neighborhood. and also talk about how cold it will get at the end of the week. >> now to the impact live here at i 95. rite now the cold isn't just impacting people it's taking a big toll on thousands of cars in the area. >> the autoshops are getting extra business.

the temperatures are killing car batteries and flattening tires. how to make sure your ride keeps going in the weather. >> think about this. locally in the area triple a received 2,500 calls by 9:00. there are things you can do to make sure you can avoid that situation. check your tires. especially the air pressure. pop the hood right here. make sure first and foremost two fluids are levelled off the antifreeze and oil. kp check the battery. it's the sound of the season. mechanics busy at work. so kenny brought his ride here to the triple a center in south philly. >> i don't want to get standed. you get stuck. >> reporter: since christmas triple a received 15,000 calls from the philadelphia 5 county area.

41% of the calls are for dead battery. they recommend boost ere packs like this one at target. we found one the size of a cell phone. you guessed it, the cold. mechanic does the math. >> at 32 degrees it takes 35% of the battery life away. at 0 degrees it's about 60% of the battery life away. >> it's not just battery. your tires should never be under inflated. >> there's a plaque card on the inside of the car. tells you the recommended air prash. and that's what we set the tires to. >> lastly. pack an emergency kit. with thousands of calls for dead batteries it could take a while for help to arrive. >> food, water. warmth. and a shovel. >> last part is really important. triple a actually offers a courtesy battery check for members of an important rule for your battery is older than three years. it likely needs to be replaced.

also think about this. warming up the cars that's a thing of the past. the engine is actually meant to warm up as you drive. >> all good tips. all right. meantime people at the jersey shore will bracing if the worst. part of the ocean is already frozen over. in ocean city a full stockpile of salt and crews are at the ready. many at the shore are more concerned about high winds than snow. >> with a nor'easter it's like a winter hurricane. and tie day tidal flooding. >> turn up the heat from prevent pipes from freezing and bursting. >> this cold makes the difficult task of fighting fires even

harder. the fire started just before 5:00 on the roof of the showroom. the chief tells us the water from the hoses mixed with the freezing temperatures created a dangerous situation. >> we're hampered by the ice. public works came out and put rock saltd down. and fire was put under control in two hours. >> no one was hurt. investigators are working to figure out what sparked the fire. >> a will the of stress on everyone's home heating systems. routine maintenance is the first step to prevent issues. check air filters. fuel levels sp making sure thermostat batteries are good to go. >> cold weather also means bigger heating bills. workers say they helped about 90 families get money to help pay heating bills.

most who qualify for food stamps or income assistance qualify for energy assistance. >> here it's a big issue. people come already with a. very sad. >> try to get the extra help to make sure you have heat during the cold months. >> how much money you make and the number of people in your home will determine the amount of financial assistance you can get. one time benefits range from 200 to $1,000. we'll be with you every step of the way through the cold and snow. make sure you have the app for the instant updates and alerts. we have breaking news tonight from new york. three firefighters were hurt battling this fire in a brooklyn brown stone. you can see the flames just shooting from the window of the three story building. everyone has been evacuated. no one living inside was hurt. last week 12 people were killed when a fire burned through an apartment building in the bronx.

u.s. officials said north korea has begun planning its next missile launch. president trump took to twitter for a warning. he tweeted. meanwhile. south korea is offering to sit down for high level talks with north korea. the last time they met was december 2015. the goal would be finds ways to corporate on the winter olympics. today's offer came a day after north korea leader said he's willing to send a delegation. in delaware county a mother is heartbroken after heifer 18 year-old son is shot and killed. just days before christmas. police are looking for the four suspects. some who look like they could be kids.

they were captured on surveillance video moments after the killing. nbc10 denise nakano has the story. >> just a half block where he was shot in the back after picking up food. where his house is up the block. his mother heard the shots and found him here on the ground. >> by the time i got there, i got to where he was. he was gone. >> reporter: she faces a grim reality every time she steps out. the place where she saw her son take his last breath. >> it was me and him on the street. you know. me and him at birth and me and him at death. >> her youngest son gunned down. steps from their home. >> he walked away from them. he was coming up the street. i heard the gunshot. >> police say his late night food run for the family december 23rd ended with a 18 year-old high school senior shot in the back. his dreams cut short. >> hepted to go to college. after this. he was going to lincoln.

he wanted to become an fbi agent. he played basketball. a, b student. >> these fourteens are wanted for the murder. this is video of them inside the restaurant where he went in to pick up food minutes later. >> devastating. i'm heartbroken and gun violence needs to stop. >> reporter: just a month earlier he posted on social media. when i die what would my heaven look like. i hope a will the hof candy. maybe her son knew something she didn't. >> now i miss him. for the rest of my life. >> police received a number of leads and believe the suspects are the kids from the neighborhood. eric williams was delaware county first murder victim of 2017. one year later his murder remains unsolved. tonight family and friends gather near the scene of the

crime in chester to remember the 24 year-old victim and call for his killer to be caught. williams was found shot to death in his car. just a block from his home. a $10,000 reward is offered in the case. new at 11 a tractor trailer crash is causing big problems. commissioners pike and shut down at route 40. police say the big rig collided with two pickup trucks before 7:00 tonight. two people were air lifted to the hospital. with serious injuries. another person was also injured but is expected to be okay. you were looking at the newest chief of police in bucks county. for steve gray. he will take over at chief of the police department. gray takes over for glen coffin who retired over the summer after 35 years on the force. right now you could be a

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spread the warmth to those who need it most. >> in the middle of the freezing

cold the so called uber queen is turning off her app. and helping people get to shelter for free. nbc10 brandon hudson has her story. >> on a cold night in doil town. she goes for a drive. she's an uber driver. >> they call me the uber queen. >> reporter: tonight. she let us tag along. >> i'm open to requests. >> reporter: on nights when you taent feel your face or fingers. she goes the extra mile in between uber rides. she offers to give the homeless rides to shelters or motel. >> i will go and search for the people. >> reporter: she does it free of charge. >> i feel like i have extra compassion. and you wouldn't believe the amount of homeless people there will. >> reporter: between january 2015 and 2016 homelessness in bucks county rose 9%. the housing group says the

average age of a homeless person is nine years old. >> it's very cold. you can imagine what it's like for someone who has no roof over their head. >> it started when she was giving away her uber tips to homeless. she realized she could do more. she used a car to drive them around. >> it's a great out let. >> reporter: since last year. she's helped countless people and formed frnd ships. she shared photographs. a man she met outside a walmart. she drove him to get a haircut. and able to get him a spot at a nursing home skbl it's the best feeling in the world. new at 11 spotfy is getting hit tonight with a lawsuit for more than $1 billion. filed that suit saying spotfy is streaming millions of unlicensed songs in what's called a massive

copyright infringement. some of the songs belong to big acts. the publisher wants $150,000 in damages for each song that it represents. spotfy is not commenting. >> frozen over. take a look at what's happening. those are icicles cascading from over passes. and this is happening before the colder air comes in. >> the delaware is also frozen over tonight. people were bundled up in the frigid temperatures. nbc10 first alert chief meteorologist is joining us no talk about the incoming storm. >> it will be a fast moving storm. and intensify quickly. focus on the first alert for the winter storm. for tomorrow night. and at least the first half of thursday. we'll see snow and blowing snow.

some areas could sew significant snow. the heaviest will be east of i 95. south jersey. jersey shore and the far southern portion of delaware. we'll see the heaviest totals at this point. based on the current track of the storm. thursday morning the commute could be messy. even an inch of snow on the groez frozen ground will make for a mess. 20 to 40 miles per hour winds. and we get dangerous cold coming in. again. thursday night into friday. saturday and early on sunday. right now eight in pittsburg. 19 philadelphia. balmy compared to the end of the week. 12 allen town. 15 wilmington. so we bump up a bit today. 24 the official high. in philadelphia. much nicer than the last couple days. tonight eight in allen town. and eleven in trenten. clear skies. you can see we don't have any

weather at all to report. no precipitation. just a few high thin clouds across the region. what we're watching is way down here in the gulf. that's what's happening. very cold air has been pulled very far south. here's how it's all going to unfold. look at the cold air that's streaming in. winter storm warnings. that keeld air will be pulled south into florida. wrapping around this storm system. which is coming out of the bahamas. by the time we get into tomorrow night we have bands of heavy snow from norfolk. approaching southern da and dc. look at this. this is a thin band. if this storm system -- hurricane force winds expected across the open atlantic. if this tracks closer to the shore we get heavy snow.

further to the east we get much less snow. it pulls away the heaviest snow expected in new england. we'll get the arctic brother and sister behind it. hour by hour. we'll be waking up again tomorrow morning in the low teens. 26 tomorrow. here it comes. it starts as rain. that's where it's freezing. that's early thursday morning. just after midnight. with e get all snow just in time for the commute. places like the le high valley might not see anything. it's out by thursday. eight friday morning. into the teens on friday. how much snow? maybe nothing in redding. maybe an inch in le high valley. two to four in parts of south jersey. one to three philadelphia. four to eight along the jersey shore. i'll have the ten day on ten coming up. >> carson wentz defends a social media post about his dog.

>> the quarterback caught flak over pictures on twitter. his response. next.

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doug pederson said nick foals is his quarterback. back up will get no rep during the play off. doug said this morning he wants video of nicks play off start against the saints from four years ago. he played well. also two years under chip kelly. he played well.

he wants to incorporate the quick throws and the tempo. he was asked if nick really struggles would he consider bringing in nate. >> it's hard to say. right now. and until i'm in the situation. it's a one game season. and it's it's hard to be in desperation mode. if you're in that mode, who knows. i do know this it's not about one guy. >> guess who's hall of fame finalist for a second straight year. brian docken. and to. a finalist for a third straight year. fliers and penguins great roifl ri. weird tonight with both teams out of the play offs. fliers fans with a loud eagles chant for doug pederson. in the house. crosby trying to dial in on the wi-fi. tough night. take a look at the shot.

tipped. goes off the post and is it going in? so close. look at the play by tom here. and score. he can't believe it. fliers lose 5-1. sixers joel embiid may not play tomorrow night with a sprained hand. and this is the sixers number one over all pick. markelle on the court today. he's get closer. he has advanced to the final stage of the plan to get him he took shots today. they will be working him in to practice. we're right back.

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all eyes on the weather. >> it will be a busy couple days. 31 tomorrow. tomorrow night the big symptom -- storm up the coast. depending on the track. that will be mainly thursday morning. through about midday thursday. then the temperatures plummet. the coldest air yet rushes in for friday and saturday. just get ready for it. we finally saw monday and tuesday. >> look at the lows over the weekend. >> it's rude. >> stay warm, everybody. good night. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- kate mckinnon, patton oswalt, musical guest, wiz khalifa