bernstein was found in a park outside of los angeles. went missing during winter break. went to the park with a friend while walked in alone while friend waited in the car. but bernstein didn't come back. during an emotional press conference, he broke into tears while he talked about his son. >> he was a charismatic man that shined lives in communities he touched. needless tsay our family is devastated by the news. >> police still haven't said how bernstein died but an autopsy is scheduled for today. blaze's father says he was planning on studying psychology at penn and then later medicine. live at the breaking news center nbc 10 news. fever, cough, running noses, if you don't have it, flu is coming that's spreading across our area and only worse.

widespread in pennsylvania and delaware, that means there are outbreaks across half the state. in pennsylvania, 1 deat8 deaths including on child, and in death of an unvaccinated 4-year-old. but not everyone who is sick right now has the flu. nbc 10 durante tells you how to tell the difference beten a common cold and flu and what could happen if you wait too long to find out. >> thanks for coming in for the exam. >> reporter: it's a sure sign the case of the flu has gotten worse. >> start to have problems breathing or heart rate is real really fast, then we get nervous and want to see you. >> reporter: emergency rooms are getting busy. >> on par with last year but feel the worst is yet to come. >> reporter: flu season is off to unhealthy start. three to five hundred cases and

numbers are only expected to climb. >> if you start to have cold symptoms with coughing and chest pain, we think you might have pneumonia. >> reporter: health problems with the elderly, they need to see the doctors right away. how do you know it's setting in? >> people come in feeling like run over a truck. >> reporter: fever and chills, it's worth a call to the doctor. treatment to east the symptoms but first days you become sick. no matter when you make that appointment doctors say once you have the flu, there is no cure, but prevention. >> step one get your flu shot. step two if you g the classic symptoms and hits you all of a sudden, call your doctor, go to your doctor. don't go to the mall. stay away from people until you are fever free. >> not remembeeverr not i'll

inist is the flu. and if you do go to a doctor or hospital, grab one of these on the way in. it will keep yourself healthy. you won't pass your germs to other people. also doctors say at this time of year it is okay to not shake anyone's hands. they do say you should wash your hands frequently to eliminate the germs. nbc 10 news, duranty. >> all great tips. turning now to first alert forecast. warmer weather then we have seen in a while. live look at broad street from campus center. nbc 10 meteorology glen hurricane schwartz is tracking this for us. you have 60s in one forecast, right? >> yeah, and that's the same week we started with team nur temperatures in the single digits. what a jump. high on sunday was only 19. then 33 monday. 45 tuesday. 44 today. so kind of leveled off, as

expected. then we'll jump into the 50s tomorrow. and then 60s on friday. and pretty close to that saturday at least in the morning. down to 40 philadelphia now. 35 atlantic city. so the temperatures are not going to be dropping very much during the night tonight. and that is the sign that the atmosphere is warming up and we'll see the results of that tomorrow. but we'll also pay for that in the form of some rain and maybe even flood threats. talk more about it first alert for potential flooding coming up. >> see you soon. a statewide emergency. says he wants to respond to the opioid crisis as he would a natural disaster. now more on what that means. >> jim, this is the first time they used disaster emergency to deal with public health problem, problem so big in the state that

nine states are putting demand center. cut down the red tape so patients can get in faster. statewide opioid emergency issued by governor tom wolf. >> this disease continues to ravage our friends and families. >> reporter: to fight the opioid epidemic. 4,600 people died from overdoses in pennsylvania in 2016. including friends and family of people we spoke with in kensington. >> she's my sister and she died out here. >> it's not just people under the bridge, people coming from other counties and states. >> both have survived their own. >> i did heroin and after i overdosed three times i quit. >> the hope is it will get people in faster and first responders not only administer

but give out the reversal medication. and also cuts down on paperwork which serves 10,000 people each year will ultimately make a difference. >> this will make a change in some of the regulations that make it difficult for us as providers for people to get into treatment. >> increasing access to treatment, another step to save more lives. >> that's really what we have to do. these are people's mom's, dad's, brothers, sisters. >> the declaration lasts 90 days and nully formed command center will track progress. denise connor, nbc 10 news. >> federal judge has ordered trump administration to revive part of the program that protects young people who were growth to this country illegally. last year the administration decided to end daca and it allows young people brought to the people illegally to stay if they attend school or have a job.

the judge called the president's decision arbitrary and capricious. the white house resprondonded t outrageous. it's all about the american dream. >> we talk about this dream that america usually gives you but now it's a dream that's shattered. >> president trump has said he wants to come up with a solution to daca, but any talk of immigration reform must include a border wall. >> philadelphia wants to become the first no kill still for animals in the state. that means healthy and treatable cats and dogs will not be euthanized. today the city announced a new coalition made up more than a dozen organizations and together they are helping struggling families from giving up their pets. also increasing awareness of adoption and fostering. >> we are getting there. we are close. i can't put a time line on it but other cities have done it and other big cities have done it, and if they can, we can too.

>> a spet smart grant is helping fund the initiative p. out west tonight right now rescue workers are racing against the clock searching for about two dozen people still missing in these mudslides. 15 people have died in southern california and about 100 homes were destroyed. many ripped from their foundations. officials say they new the mudslides were a possibility but many of the 7,000 people asked to evacuate refused to leave. lester holt will have much more on the deadly mudslides on nbc nightly news right after this newscast. nbc 10 is your official station of the philadelphia eagles and in three days they will face off against the falcons first playoff game in four years. if you want to be at the game tickets will not be cheap. playoff tickets sold out in one minute. and if you want tickets now, you'll have to head to places like stub hub where standing room tickets are going for $159.

and compared to the other playoff games this weekend, says on average the eagles falcons game is the most expensive at $299 per ticket. of course you can always save money and watch the game right here on television, and only place to see it nbc 10. kick off at the linc is saturday 4:35 but we'll be bringing you pregame coverage starting 9:30 a.m. and back at noon and take you back to game time. and stay with us for exclusive interviews with the players and coaches. newspaper at 6 closer look tonight new details about one of the men charged in the murder for hire of a local radio host and why it's being called the oj case all over again. preparing for the worst, local first responders brave the ice to be ready for a rescue. tonight they have a message for any one thinking about doing the same. glen. >> yeah, we have the big winter warm-up on the way with

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killing of a radio host is expected in court tomorrow. twisted tale that involves drugs and murder. tonight learningut the man conspiring with popular doctor to murder his wife. jersey shore ted greenberg has the details all new at 6:00. playing in a local band, ferdinand hardly stayed in the shadows. but prosecutors have painted a dark picture of the 61-year-old. he's charged with murder along with dr. james kaufman in the 2012 killing of kaufman's wife april. >> this is oj symptimpson all o again. >> alleged murder for hire plot and leaders of large illegal opioid distribution ring through the doctors practice.

authorities say april kaufman threatened to divorce her husband and expose the drug operation. now deceased gunman found who did the killing. retired new jersey superior court judge. >> this is a big, big situation that goes way beyond the unfortunate murder of miss kaufman to find out it's part of a larger alleged drug ring was a little bit surprising to me. >> drop the gun. >> kaufman has been jailed on weapons and obstruction charges since he allegedly showed a gun when authorities showed up. they say he is past president of the chapter of the pagans, he also owned a guitar building and repair company. no one answered the door at his upper township home today. we don't know if he has an

attorney. six others arrested yesterday and kaufman are also charged with rack a tiering t accused of having dr. kaufman murdered as well. kaufman has denied any involvement in his murder they say kaufman was moved to a different facility but unclear where. i'm ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. to this warning now, stay off frozen lakes and rivers. that message tonight from philadelphia police marine unit. today crews practiced pulling each other out of the freezing water to prepare for people falling through the ice. as our cameras were rolling we heard the crack as starting to melt to be more dangerous to be out there. l. well, the road to victory runs through philadelphia for

the eagles. nbc 10 teamed up with triple-a to help fans ready for the falcons. today the victory bus toured through the area, double decker wrapped in eagles colors, and fans can write messages on the bus. you can catch it on 69th terminal at 6:00 p.m., cherry gardens state park, senate and market, and the avenue of the arts. fly eagles, fly, on the road to victory. >> there he is, schwartz leading the chant here on nbc 10 this afternoon. a lot of spirit here. now it's your turn. we want to hear your spin on the eagles fight song. so graiends family and church group, pets, whatever it is. send your rendition through nbc

10.com or tagging on media with the hashtag fly eagles fly. and now for an encore, here's glen hurricane schwartz. >> it's probably going to be facebook page or something. >> yeah, we want to see more of it. great cheerleader out there for the eagles. >> i'm excited. >> got your tie on and everything. >> i go back to franklin field as a teenager selling coke's just to get in to the stadium. i mean -- >> you are not old enough for that, are you? >> yeah, minus 4 back then. >> here's the forecast. >> how is it looking? >> tricky forecast for the game. because the weather will change dramatically during the day. early in the day upper 50s to near 60. if you are tailgating around 1:00 looks like the rain will be over with. still kind of mild. then the temperatures go down during the game. so starts off low 40s. wind gusts to 25-mile-per-hour. by the end of the game we are in the 30s.

feeling like 20s. and maybe by the time you get home it's feeling like in the teens. so don't dress for the morning. dress for what it's going to be later. because we see some big changes around here. remember on sunday, it was 4 degrees. and i'm predicting 65 for friday afternoon. less than a week. 61 degree difference. rain, thunderstorms to pay for that. today's high, into the 40s. that number is obviously not right. and right now we are sing temperatures dropping very little. still 40 in philadelphia. 39 in wilmington. we have clouds in here. but the atmosphere is also warming up. so we will not see them drop very much. 38 in greenville. 38 in odessa. father to the sou farther in the south.

louis at 36 degrees. clouds coming in from the west. way ahead of any kind of precipitation. so we don't have any real threat of rain tonight or during the day tomorrow. a lot of clouds. temperature 53. fairmont 51. so it's a little warmer than today. but not as warm as it will be on friday. and you see dry conditions throughout the area except for southern delaware. then we get the more serious rain. that's where the first alert comes in. entire area. and 4:00 friday to 10:00 a.m. on saturday. and we are talking about heavy rain. we have snow cover in parts of the area. we have ice in parts of the area. and all of that just makes any kind of flooding worse. so here's the timing. thursday night it comes in, it's raining friday morning, it's raining friday afternoon, but really warm, remember it's in the 60s. there is friday night. look at that, winter is coming

back. that's snow. saturday 6:00 a.m. it could be near 60 in parts of the area and snowing. and just in time for the eagles game we have the rain move out. and the amounts of rain, we have seen one to one and a half inches before. but it's the snow cover, real warmth and ice thatdds to the threat for flooding. >> and i'm john clark coming up why the eagles feel they have big home team advantage? all coming up. sorry. i can't make it.

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about it. >> hard time. >> pro wrestling legend nelson, tweeting eagles will lose next. idolizes rick flare and he's derespondent that his hero is rooting against his team. >> did you see he was rooting for the atlantic falcons? >> are you surprised though? >> well, no, he's been wit t i guess for a minute now. but i was very disappointed. >> will you continue to it be a rick flare fan? >> yeah, you know, yeah. i'm a rick flare fan. but you know what i mean, he just betting on the wrong team. >> the flyers only have one all-star, captain named to the squad this afternoon. look at the 6ers play in london.

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beautiful evening at the ice rink. look at the temperatures. 40s that feels down right balmy. >> and tomorrow at this time probably low 50s. and friday on 60s but pouring rain. first alert for potential for flooding then friday night is warm and wet. saturday morning is warm and wet. then the temperatures fall during the day on saturday. so dries out by the eagles game then another cold front.

>> little wet for some of the tailgaters though. >> if they go early. >> that's our news at 6. >> thanks for watching. i'm jim rosfield. we'll see you next at 11:00. desperate search for the missing in california. dramatic new rescues in the mud slide disasters. and oprah giving a firsthand tour of the damage. president trump changing his tune on being interviewed by robert mueller after previously saying he was 100% willing, what he's saying now. the flu emergency and hospitals running out of i.v. bags, handing out gatorade instead. tonight a father's warning. >> don't let it go. get it taken care of. >> his message after losing his son. the teacher handcuffed and forcibly removed from a school board meeting after asking the superintendent about salaries. she's telling her story only to nbc news.