murder mystery. the worst fears confirmed for the parent of a local college student who disappeared on winter break. >> roadblock for wha about to be worse on area roads. >> bill cosby out on the town. when he says about his upcoming trial. up first tonight. filgt r fighting the flu. a fever chills. coughing. you can be the next one to get sick. the virus is spreading at a much faster rate than this time last year. good evening i'm jacqueline london. >> drew smith has brand new information about these flu concerns. >> what's the best thing we can do to protect yourselves? >> get a flu shot. it's not too late to do that.

stop the spread of this thing. if you're at work hit one of these as man times as possible. hand sanitizer. a sink. spend 20 seconds here scrubbing those hands. hospitalization has doubled in just a week. and doctors want you t stay healthy. >> reporter: a 21 year-old pennsylvania man was the picture of health. his death has stunned his family. >> organ failure. caused by the flu. >> took hold in him. he doied from complications a day after going to the hospital. >> try and know your body. don't let things go. when ever you have fever and you have it multiple days. just don't let it go. get it taken care of. >> reporter: he didn't get the flu shot this year. doctors are reminding others it's not too late. >> you shall get the flu shot. even if you have you should get it there are other strains floating around you can

get a second strain. >> they were out of flu vaccine and checked other stores there's some. but it's an hour away. >> reporter: the shot may be less effective this year. >> i get a shot every year. i was surprised to feel so sick. >> reporter: it may make the virus milder and keep you out of the hospital. >> stuffy head. runny nose. lot of coughing. low energy. >> in the cdc says it takes about two yeeks after the injection for that flu vaccine to work. move it up to the top of the priorly list. this flu season is not going away any time soon. >> nbc10 wants to help you stay healthy during this flu season. on the nbc10 app to help you this winter. >> we are finally warming ready for a big temperature shift depending on where you

live. lee high valley 40s. philadelphia 50s. we can put away the winter coats for a few days. >> just a few days. glenn schwartz is here tracking the warmer air. >> it's moving in. and you're not going to believe how warm it will get. by friday. remember last weekend, four degrees sunday morning? up to 33 monday 45 tuesday. we levelled off today as expected and tomorrow up to 53. by later in the day. and friday 65 degrees. some parts of our area could set record. before it starts getting cold again. right now it's not very cold for this time of night. this time of year. 40 in philadelphia. 30 in surrounding areas. as we warm up we have rain threats. combination of heavy rain. and snow cover. and ice on the river will create some flooding. this is first alert for the whole area.

this is for friday. afternoon. into saturday morning. for band of heavy rain possible thunderstorms. more on the timing of this heavy rain and the timing on a dramatic drop in temperature. that will effect the eagles game. that's coming up. >> all right. snow ice and rain later this week. that's a perfect recipe for potholes. drivers will up in the tire graveyard. we drove all around town and ended up in a hot spot for flats on kelly drive. live in east falls. >> say i already. like you said we are along kelly drive. known for potholes. it can only get worse. possibly later on this week. check out all of this stuff. tl going to be a major jump in this week. with all of the snow and ice seeping into the cracks of the road. there could be mor this week. >> reporter:

a pothole. it's considered the tire graveyard. in german town. there's a sea of busted up tires. and nick says many were destroyed by potholes. >> a cher came in said i have a flat. oh you hit a pothole. and they drove on it. >> reporter: with a drastic change in weather this week there's concern these wind busting craters will soon be everywhere. >> trying to dodge on the brake. and it doesn't work. then you have causing accidents. it's a mess. >> reporter: she's like many drivers who come across one of the holes in the street. she understands how dangerous and costly they can be. just yesterday the city of philadelphia sent out this warning on social media. directing you where to go for help. >> every time you on the street there's 99 potholes. i had to get ten tires in one month on this car.

>> reporter: his shop is has been slammed. he's ready for a flood of customers bho couldn't dodge the anowing potholes. >> it already began. we have been ready for it. bring it on. ready and you should be too. if you live in the city of philadelphia report the potholes. on their web site or the philly 311 app. it takes three business days to come out and fill that pothole. the death of a pen student is being investigated as a homicide. the body of blaze burnstein fts was found in a park oud of los angeles yesterday. he disappeared last week during his winter break visit to see his family in california. nvlgt tors say he went to the park with a friend to meet up with someone. but never came back. his parents held back tears as they talked about their son during an emotional news

conference. >> blaze was a brilliant, colorful man. who shined light on all the lives of people and kmounts that he touched. needless to say our family is devastated by the news. >> police still he died sglncht the the alleg contract killing of a radio host are expected in court tomorrow. tonight we're learning more about the man accuse of conspireing with doctor james coughman in the 2012 killing of his wife april. he found the gunman who carried out the murder pr hire. he was a past president of the kate may county chapter of the motorcycle gang. as for doctor coughman he denies any involvement in his wives shooting death. >> 300 people were stuck in the mud in california. after a mud slide trapped them in their homes. this is video. officials say impassable roads halted rescue operations. responders launched aerial rescues. death toll stands at 17. with another 17 people still

100 houses have been destroyed. another 300 damaged. officials say more than 500 crew members are engaged in the search and rescue effort. >> delaware now a man is recovering tonight after he was shot in the leg. the 67 yoorld victim told police he was walking when a man yelled at him and fired one shot. it hit him in the left calf. he was taken to the hospital and called a major step forward in the fight against the opioid epidemic. pennsylvania declared it a public health emergency. governor wolf signed the declaration today. it will cut down on burdens like paper work for provide rs trying to help patients. the fourth largest over dose rate in the country. >> i'm hopeful this will make a change. in some of the regulations that we're that make it difficult for us as providers to get poem this in tot. >> the declaration allow ems

workers to give out the antidote. and sets up a command center to address the epidemic. >> 21 people under arrest in the largest immigration crack down president trump took office. u.s. immigration agents raided dozens of 7 eleven stores across the country. this is a warning to other companies that have undocumented workers on the payroll. 711 says it tab takes immigration laws seriously and terminated with the stores involved. >> he made that declaration today at the white -out. the funding must be part of legislation aimed at fixing daca. the federal program protects hundreds of thousands of young people who were brought to the country illegally. a federal judge blocked the administration decision to end that program yesterday. next at 11. bill cosby out to dinner in

philadelphia. tonight he dishes about his upcoming retrial. the question why did they let me behind the dj booth? i'm keith jones. the places you node to be saturday to watch the bird if you can't get into the popcorn prarng. the reason a star athlete decided to get back at a teammate. heavy rain coming to the area. i'm tracking the storm expected to flood some area streets in my forecast.

bill cosby is opening up about hisg sexual assault trial. >> he was out tonight in old city. the comedian had dinner with friends after he stepped out he was asked about his upcoming trial. he had this short and simplse. >> how are you feeling about your upcoming trial? >> we're ready. >> cosby is accused of sexually assaulting former temple university employee. his first trial ended in a mistrial in june.

his >> burglars s way into a gas station booth and steals hundreds o of dollars it happened monday morning. on route 70. you can see they used a fire extinguisher to break in. police say they took about $220 before they ran diet coke of the most recognizable soft drinks. the company is changing things up. coca-cola says the diet brand is getting new packaging. slimmer cans and as you can see foir four newginger lime, spicy cherry blood orange and twisted mango. the change comes amidslumping sales. with the emergence of sparkling water and local ree energy drinks. they will be on shelves this month. >> first alert weather. >> meteorologist is back. we're looking forward to all

that snow melting. >> the problem is it will melt too fast. and we could be seeing some flooding problems as a result. you like the snow to melt nice and gradually. as temperatures go up. but what a cha in the weather. remember sunday morning it was 4 degrees with the dangerous cold. friday afternoon a predicted 65. that's 61 degrees jump. we'll pay for it with rain thunderstorms and some strong wind. today's high a little bit above average. 44 phi most places wer 40s. right now it hasn't really dropped that much. partly because of clouds and atmosphere is trying to warmf of that some of the coldest neighborhoods generally, not even down to freezing. 34 degrees. they're generally the coldest spot. the only place ats the freezing

mark. tomorrow, going to be a lot warmer. clouds around. but no rain during the day. 53 fair mont. 50 redding. that temperature will be reached late in the day. and some places it will take until evening because it will be warming up tomorrow night. 40s and 53. wild wood at 51. we have a first alert out. for heavy rain and potential flooding f area for friday afternoon. to saturday morning. we have periods of heavy rain. we have thunderstorms. we have snow on the ground. especially near the jersey shore and southern delaware. we have ice on the river. caus ice jams. you can get problems with that set up. these are the temperatures and the sky conditions. we have cloudy skies tomorrow. it doesn't warm up much early in the day. at night is when we really start to warm up. that's when the rain comes so here we are friday morning. it's already in the mid-50s. going well into the 60s by friday afternoon. with heavy

look how warm friday night. 60s at night. and then look at saturday morning. 62 to 45. we have cold air coming in. by the hour. it could drop ten degrees in an hour. it dries out in time for the eagles game. the problem is it gets cold. if you're tailgating early. it's warm. it's wet. don't dress for the game like that. because look what's happening. as we go to kek off 39ick off 39 degrees. and maybe feeling like the teens by the time you're headed home. >> all right eagles fans it's not too late to grab a ticket saturday afternoon's game. we found people selling them from 250 to $400 on all different sites. from facebook to stub hub. >> standing room only for about $180 after fees. it's the first time eagles have been in the play offs in four

years. you know the link will be fired up. if you don't score a ticket to the game restaurants are trying to lure bird fans with specials. we have the game day deals. >> for big game how about a big party. sports club features 28, 65 inch tvs. side by sid the tvs stretch from the bottom to the top of the famed rock can steps. and a dj booth. they will be rocking. amping things up. if that's not enough, confetti guns. >> we do bottomless mimosa from 11 to 4:00. and a full brunch menu. >> fun if you're up for it.ou have kids. >> obviously we want it to be family friendly. we'd look for a place that didn't have a lot of drunks in it. >> reporter: they might consider exfinty live. it boasts the biggest screen on the east coast. watch nbc10 pregame show.

we'll be right here with the perfect vantage point to watch eagles dominance. they expect 10 to 15,000 people to pass and her girlfriend. lotagles fans. a lot of. >> there's good food and come rod ri. unless you find that on your couch. >> stay home watch it with fa have food and have family over. >> no matter how you sing or play the eagles fight song. we want to hear it. >> 100 people have joined the challenge. so far videos have gone viral. grab your eagle chant on nbc10.com or tag us on social media. with the hash tag fly eagles

fly. >> teaming up with triple a and to help get fans ready for saturday's match up with the falcons. >> today the road to victory bus tour rolled through philadelphia and new jersey. fans can write messages on the side of the bus. tomorrow the bus will be in upper dar by. cherry hill. old city and the avenue of the arts. >> looks good. eagles and falcons ready to hit field. hear from players, next. >> what's the best prank you ever pulled? one athlete may take the cake. and popcorn. ♪ ♪ ♪ (radio playing in background) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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>> sounding good there. file this asne of the most corny pranks you'll see. milwaukee bucks rookie sterling brown was the victim of a pop corp. prank. his car full of popcorn after he forgot to put towels on the veteran players he didn't go hungry. while he cleaned out the mess. >> john clark would never puprank like that. >> no.the sixers did it one time. no butter. can't do that. to the interi would be wrong. t is nick foals more confident this week? one of his teammates thinks so. did falcons quarterback return to practice today. and rick flair is backing the falcons against the eagles. that has one bird upset who idolizes him.

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i'm john clark. good news from eagles practice.

bran dom gram practiced again. most of the eagles are healthy. ready for the falcons. nick foals had good practices this week. he's confident. he has struggled the last two games but says he needs to relax and play the game. this is good to hear. jeffrey thinks nick seems more confident this week. >> he's more relaxed and confident. real relaxed in the huddle. >> math mat ryan practice. after missing for personal reasons. >> that wrestling legend rick flair. at the practice. the nature boy tweeted eagles will lose next. the defensive end idolizes rick flair. i'm a fan.

but you know he's just betting on the wrong team. >> that's like a good wrestling pro moe. we'll bring you coverage saturday 9:30 a.m. at noon we'll take yo up to game time. stay with us after the game for interviews from the players and coaches. after a win. fliers have one all star captain named to the squad this afternoon. college hoops tonight. ville nova hosting tenth ranked. check out the give and go. monster ally oop slam. big game for booth. five of eight from three. career high 21 points. nova wins 24. much better defense. temple ends their five game losing streak. game winning shot from josh brown. the owls beat smu 66-64. that's their first home loss in two years. l.a. sal lost in over time.

hawks took the lead with five seconds left. livingston on three as time expires. the former sports caster son. hawks fall. sixers will play in london tomorrow. look at this. taking in the sights at tower bridge today. and good news markelle fultz in the picture. he could be in a game as soon as next week.

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i know you're just the messenger. thank you so much for the warm weather. >> it's going back down too. it's going up and down in

between we're getting a lot of rain. from thursday night into saturday morning. saturday the temperatures plunge during the day. by the time the eagles play it will be freezing cold. it will feel like the teens. frigid sunday and into monday. and tuesday. we could see some snow. next week is pretty chilly. this warm up that we're getting is just a temporary thing. >> i might stand out in the rain friday. because it's going to be 55. have a good night. >> see you tomorrow. [ 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 -- saoirse ronan. timothée chalamet. musical guests camila cabello.