once the snow and the ice begin to melt. that's why we have issued a first alert tonight to prepare and protect you. >> let's get right to meteorologist tammie souza. she's breaking down the forecast hour by hour. >> we have so much to talk about. it's crazy. everything except a hurricane is going to come through here. we're going to have strong winds. maybe some tropical winds. this is what's going to happen. we have a first alert that goes into effect starting at 4:00 a.m. it's going to linger through noon on saturday. high winds are going to move in late tonight and tomorrow. 30 to 45-mile-per-hour wind gusts. periods of rain tomorrow with temperatures in the 60s. not heavy rain during the day. that will move in tomorrow night. we'll see the ice melt and we'll see a thaw taking place. what's left in the way of snow probably going to be gone. it will be ponding and puddling all around. be aware of that. tomorrow night we're going to seat thaw. we could see the ice jams on the rivers. heavy rain moves in. could see several inches of rain and localized flooding in some

spots. so heads up if you're near a flood prone area. then saturday morning, we're going to see some icing. we're gung to see up to 30 degrees falling in as little as two hours. that's going to happen. the icing in lehigh u valley on the roadways if you're headed to the holiday weekend, beware on saturday and into sunday. then the cold moves in. those temperatures are going to be down right brutal across the area. this explains it all. i'm going to the wide map to show you uh-oh and wow. right now a look at the 50s and 60s headed toward us. we're in the 50s now. and uh-oh, look at the minus 1 in business mark. that's headed our way early on saturday.

>> just download the free nbc 10 app. you can see the same tools as our meteorologists right in the palm of your hand. happening now in logan square, saying good-bye to a hero. hundreds are remembering a firefighter kill ed in the line of duty. he died after getting trapped inside a burning home last weekend. aaron is live in logan square where the's family and friends are honoring him tonight. >> the city and the region continues to mourn the loss of lieutenant matthew like he said. he died while fighting a fire. hundreds and hundreds of people are out here to pay their

respects and say good-bye. just check out the line over here at one point it wrapped around the entire church. people slb sharing memories and telling stories of the veteran. folks out here were standing in line at 3:00 just to pay their respects to the family. firefighters from all over the region are here. i can tell you that. by now we all know the story of what happened to lieutenant matthew. he was fighting a fire saturday morning on colorado street in north philadelphia the second floor of that home collapsed. he was trapped underneath the rubble and the debris. the fire commissioner says he was never left alone. they tried to save him and took about 30 minutes when they got him out. unfortunately he did not make it out alive. like i said, firefighters throughout the entire region are here. including from camden.

>> he's a hero. when you sign up for the job, hoero comes with it because there's a lot of sacrifice. many people aren't running into burning buildings. just that thought alone, it takes a lot of courage. >> a hero. those are the words being used throughout the afternoon and night. i can tell you the doors at the church will stay open until 9:00 tonight. you can expect and more folks to show up here throughout the next four hours. a on that fire. i can tell you that the atf was out at the scene today. also other investigators continue to sift through the rubble. it was a little difficult to get back inside that house. they do not have a cause for what started that fire. there are several investigations that are underway right now. we're live outside of the

basili basilica, nbc 10 news. now to a developing story. things are getting back to normal after several streets were closed down because of a house fire here. crews got control of the flames along clear view street about three hours ago. no one was hurt in this fire. unclear how it all started. to be the we learning about a tense 13-hour standoff that had a community paralyzed in fear. neighbors say it was a nightmare kept them on the edge of their beds. cydney long has been following every detail in the story. police say this suspect fired toward officers not once, but multiple times and they are still out there right now. >> reporter: they are still out here investigating. police detectives have been in and out of this town home collecting evidence throughout the day including i'm told a number of guns. take a look. i want you to take. it's missing the front door. that's because police armored

vehicle busted it down. police are interviewing a woman found inside, but not injured. this is neighbors spent the night hit iting the floor, duckg for cover. >> it was shear panic for residents of the development at 8:00 wednesday night. >> minutes after that, it was gunshots. so i was already nervous. >> i was standing on the porch and the kofs was like there's a guy with a gun. please go inside. you're not safe out hoar. >> police responded to a man inside this town home. he shot at an armored vehicle that forced the evacuation from their homes. all others stayed inside. >> we're standing by our dinner table and next thing you know, five shots go off and i said to my wife, listen, these are shots. >> the wife recorded not just the gunfire. but the fear they were feeling inside their homes. >> he just broke the windows and started shooting until the cops. >> for their safety, they

listened on what police negotiate. ers told the suspect over a bull horn. >> you're coming outside. >> we all had to make things worse. >> the chief says without their special ared vehicle, they would have taken cover behind trees. the bullets fired at police cut through steel. >> it's saved officer's lives today. it's well worth that. you can't put a price tag on that. >> on the decision for two school districts to shut down 14 schools for the day. >> bus and children were walking through where we had a gentleman firing at police officers. it was a dangerous condition we didn't want children or anyone exposed to the a that point in the neighborhood. >> we asked about his friend, the suspect before the news broke that he died. >> e he brought it on himself. i feel bad but then i don't at the same time. >> reporter: it's important to note that police say they never fired a single gunshot during

this 13-hour standoff. they have yet to share with us a motive or the man's identity. so at this point tonight, it is unclear what type of fatal injury he suffered. cydney long, nbc 10 news. prosecutors say a new jersey doctor accused in a murder for hire plot is now the target of a death threat. >> dr. james kaufman went before a judge for the first time today. prosecutors say the pair master minded the 2012 contract killing of april kauffman. lawyers claim they pulled off the crime to keep her from exposing an illegal drug distribution ring collennected his medical office. his lawyers say he's not guilty. >> the doctor has maintained his innocence for the past five years. he's assisted in acementing to give information. >> two others arrested on racketeering charges in connection with the case had court appearances today.

kaufman is being held in the hudson county jail for his own safety. rescuers continue to search for survivors in deadly mud slides in california. crews fear time is running out. the death toll now stands at 17. 700 rescuers are on the job trying to find survivors including eight people who have been missing for days now. officials say 100 houses have been flattened. authorities believe the clean up effort will take if not years. >> the amount of debris that made it up the canyon down to the bottom, still three feet. just massive stuff. >> officials say many people ignored the warnings to evacuate even after receiving cell phone alerts showing mud slides were eminent. the push is on. new jersey is putting its money where its is to gain the second headquarters. chris christie signed a bill authorizing billions of dollars

in tax incentives for amazon. they want a.m. son to choose newark for the new hq2. the eagles are on the road to victory. nbc 10 has your pass for all the fun. >> nick foles is the eagles quarterback going into the playoffs. but have you b ever wondered what is carson wentz up to? doug pederson sheds some light on that question, next. that's just the warm-up. wait until you see the traditional version of the eagles fight song. you don't want to miss it, next at 5:00.

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we are less than 48 hours from the showdown at the link. >> nbc sports philadelphia's danny pom mellow joins us. carson wentz still has a role in all this. >> that's right. he does. it's kind of painful to think about because it all seems so simple four weeks ago. the one-month anniversary of carson wentz tearing his acl. the birds went on to win two of the last three games. but playoff expectations have taken a hit.

he was out for the coin toss for the season finale. aloud ovation. nick foles and birds practicing in preparation for the game. here's doug pedersonen o role moving forward. >> he's still here in the morning. he's still talking to nick throughout the day. outside of the morning stuff, he's not in installation meetings. it's rare he even has been out to practice. but that's about it. i still want son to be a part of the process. he's a big reason why we're 13-3. and where we are today. >> overwhelming reason they are underdogs in this game is because carson wentz cannot

play. with the number 1 out of it, the run game will take on a much more significant roel. see why that means you should be on the j train. back to you. >> thank you so much. nbc 10 is your official eagles station. we have your complete coverage of the eagles playoff game against the falcons. kickoff at 4:35 at the link on saturday it will start at 9:30 in the morning. then at noon, nbc 10 has you covered until kickoff. don't miss interviews from the players and coaches after the game. don't look away or you're going to miss one of the best videos of the day. >> doing his part in the form of a war chant to drive the eagles to ri on saturday.

[ chanting ] >> never mind the j train. his cousin performed a traditional war chant today during an eagles rally sponsored by 97.5. it's a tradition performed before games to get teams pumped up. i'm feeling pumped up. we want to hear your version of the fight song for our fight song challenge. go to nbc10.com or the nbc 10 app and send us a video of your unique take on the eagles fight song. >> thissing a ticket to see the birds play isn't hard enough for one game next season, you'll need a passport. we'll explain the philly connection to where the team is

headed. everyone is talking about saturday's playoff game whether you're headed to the link, headed to a party. we have you covered with coverage on the weekend weather. >> meteorologist brittney shipp is live at the link with your eagles forecast. we're looking at a huge temperature drop as the birds take the field. >> reporter: that's right. a dramatic, big temperature drop. you can get away with a light jacket now at least through saturday morning. but as we go through the day on saturday, you need to make sure if you're planning to head outside if you're planning to head to the game, you need the heavy jacket. we're tracking up to a 30-degree temperature drop. we'll see. temperatures in a few locations in the 60s and drop down into the 30s. plus our wind speeds are going to stay strong. let's get you straight to the forecast so you know what to expect. here's a closer look. 42 degrees. we'll see wind speeds around 15 miles per hour. by kickoff, 31 degrees. so freezing temperatures expected by the time we kick

off. you see the wind gusts up to 25 miles per hour. it will feel like it's closer to 12 degrees with those strong wind speeds. here's a checklist as you gear up for the big game. mild tailgating temperatures. we do expect temperatures to feel like the teens by the time you head home from the the big game. meteorologist, brittney shipp. back to you in the studio. >> she has the light jacket on there now. >> you saw the big one she had with her. a couple things. i saw the dance. that was good. but i brought some luck with me. it doesn't get any luckier than the famous eagle in the nation. behind me is challenger. this is an american bald eagle that as a baby people took out of the nest. now it can never go back to the

wild. 15 years later, challenger tours the nation and brings good luck to everybody. veterans and everybody else. challenger is going to be circling the stadium during the game. so i think that's pretty lucky. you bring in the most famous eeg. let's go ahead and take a look out there on the field right now. things are quiet. e we don't have any rain or ice or thawing or wind. tuesday we're talking about snow on the field. when we move ahead, we're going to be looking at winter retu returning. right now it's 50 in al lentown. 49 in wildwood. 52 in wilmington. and you're at 55 in coatesville. we have a first alert in place starting tomorrow morning at 4:00. because everything you know is going to change. it's going to be warm with showers moving in tonight. lows in 52 in philadelphia. look at al lentown at 44. you'll just wish this was your temperature by saturday noontime.

48 at mount holly. 48 in stone harbor. now let's get to the nuts and bolts of what's going to happen. tomorrow winds will be out of the south. we'll make it into the 60s. you'll think we're in the middle of spring. this is going to feel like april or early may. lots of thaw iing going on. lots of ponding. we're going to see ice jamming. and then here comes a cold front. you see the shades of purple coming our way. that's 3:00 in the morning on saturday. everything changes. we have rain that's going to move in tomorrow and wash things away. as the cold front approaches and cuts the rain off, temperatures start to fall. it's 54 in voorhees. we go to kickoff and we're in the 20s and 30s with a really gusty wind. then the game is is over and we're only in the 20s lock at

how fast television going to drop. it feels like 12. it feels like the 50s in philadelphia. we feel like the 20s and then here we go. we're going to feel only like the low teens by. the time that the game ends. wind gusts will pick up tomorrow. they will be in the 30 to 40 mile per hour range. we could see 45-mile-per-hour wind gusts. things will be e blowing around a lot. nothing going on as far as rain. behind it we could get the freezing in lehigh valley and berks county. your timing, we roll it through. tomorrow morning scattered showers. not the heavy rain. we get into tomorrow night and early on saturday. we start to see the rain really pick up. especially very early before dawn on saturday. maybe some freezing and some ice in the valley. and then it's out of here.

but everything has changed. so you got to be prepared for everything. tomorrow going to see a high of 57. but. temperatures plummet in two hours in the morning. 29 on sunday. 29 on monday. snow returns on tuesday. >> a long list of changes to keep track of for sure. got to get that nbc 10 app. it's free to download. still ahead, a teacher is speaking out after being arrested at a school board meeting. why she says that she hopes this encounter will lead to a teachable moment. honoring his legacy just days before the dr. martin luther king jr. holiday. how students are keeping his memory alive through music.

honoring dr. king, the a celebration at the kimmel center. they leshed about the leader through music, dance and story telling. for a complete list of the events hag around town, happen on the 10 app and look for find it on 10. question for you. have you gotten your flu shot? doctors say you still have time. >> more people are getting sick

this flu season. doctors say it's not too late to get a flu shot. we'll have a warning for all of you procrastinators out there. that story is coming up. and get ready for weather whiplash from winter to spring-like temperatures and back. plus heavy rain. chief rolgs tammie souza has the forecast ahead.

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get ready for a round of wild weather. it's dry now, but a super soaker is coming. check out first alert radar on the screen. you can see the system moving closer and closer to our region. let's take a live look at 8th and market streets. cloudy and warmer today. that will change tonight as rain starts to move in. for now, great time to hit the ice. here's the scene at the river rink. two dozen people out there. >> from hitting the ice to hitting the slopes, a live look right now at camelback mountain in the poconos. you didn't need your heavy coats today. temperatures in the 50s. a few folks out and about only wearing light jackets. tammie souza joins us. it's time to get the rain gear ready. >> it's time to get the rain gear ready. maybe locate some of the winter gear again. all your heavy coats because over the next 36 hours we're going to do a 180 turn on the

weather. so right now, we have a first alert that's been issued for the entire area. all of us are under this first a alert. this is going to be for heavy rain, flooding, winds, and possibly some icing in the lehigh valley and berks county. this is for 4:00 tomorrow morning through noon on saturday. that's how quickly everything is going to change so drastically. we're going to see heavy. the heaviest moves in late in the day tomorrow, tomorrow night and early on saturday morning. we are going to see some isolated storms. we'll have gusty winds. we could see some flooding, thaw could create localized flooding. be aware of that. we're going to see ice clogged drains out there. 57 in philadelphia. 62 in atlantic city. right now we're still comfortable in the 50s across

the area with the 40s toward reading. here's the large storm system that's going to advance in our direction. we'll see the rain moving in tonight. it's not going to leave until early on saturday morning. and in its wake we're going to see extremely cold air. winter returns with a fury. we'll cover all that with the full forecast coming up. >> and it's a. widespread flu across the region, it's not too late to get a flu shot. aundrea cline-thomas joins us live from east falls. some people, not everyone, are are following doctors orders. >> reporter: you come to the pharmacy. the signs are prom innocently displayed. some people don't even have to pay for the flu shot. we hard to find people who are heeding these warnings. >> cough, nasal congestion, sore throat, achinesachiness. >> reporter: more and more children are e showing up at the office with classic symptoms of

the flu. >> should people be getting flu shots. >> they should definitely be getting the flu vaccine in addition to preventive measures like good hand washing. >> that goes for kids and adu s adults. some will not heed the warnings despite increases in the virus this year. >> do you get the flu shot? >> i don't. >> are you concerned about getting the flu and not having the flu shot? >> no. >> why? >> i don't get sick. i really don't get sick. >> reporter: fors the fact that the flu is going around has been headed to the nearest pharmacy. >> january everybody is getting sick. and people are just coming in. i had a couple yesterday and a couple today. >> reporter: there's enough vaccine to go around. we checked at pharmacies, urgent care and health centers across the region. only one location did not have flu shots available. >> in the state of pennsylvania there's been reported an

unvaccinated 4-year-old who died from the flu and most recently a 21-year-old patient who died of the flu. so it's not something to be taken lightly. >> reporter: that's right. not to be taken lightly. if you still want a flu shot, you need to hurry up because doctors say that it takes a few weeks before it becomes effective. reporting live, aundrea cline-thomas, nbc 10 news. there's an urgent need for blood donors in our area. the american red cross tells us blood donations are down because of a recent winter storm. shortages could put some people at risk. accident and burn victims all depend on blood transfusions. donated blood can be life-saving for people treating for leukemia, cancer and sickle disease. >> we need to collect 800 units of blood every single day. so it's really critical. that's 365 days a year whether it snows or not. >> you can schedule an appointment to donate on the red

cross app. or by calling and also stop by one of the blood drives in our area. for e details tap on the nbc 10 app. now here's a look at the stories making headlines county by county across the region. let's start in ocean county. the entire front of a toms river office building gave way when a crash smashed through it. an older driver was trying to park when the foot hit the gas. it happened wednesday night. the driver was not injured. in atlantic county, emergency crews rescued a dog from an icy pond and it was all caught on camera. check out this video on facebook. this is posted by police. firefighters and a cold water rescue unit saved the german shepard after he fell l into the water. he was not hurt during all this. >> that's a good thing. the local animal shelters getting national recognition. the gloucester county animal

shelter has been named an active partner with the animal society network. best friends is is a national organization that offers support to animal rescue groups. it will go a long way to decreasing the number of animals euthanized in the county. >> we'll have access to a large number of rescues. >> they were adopted through the gloucester county animal shelter. >> the countdown is on to the music festival. >> today we learned which bands will belining the event and includes two hip hop heavy weights. it's starting on june 14th. tickets go on sale tomorrow morning at 10:00.

new jersey's bon jovi is heading to our area for a few shows. on may 2nd the band will play at the center in allentown. the next night will be at the wells fargo center. tickets go ob sale a week from tomorrow. bon jovi recently named one of the rock and roll hall of fame inductees. still ahead, caught on came camera. >> bold burglars. dramatic video showing crooks ransacking a store only targeting one item. she was arrested after questioning a school leader's grade. speaking out for the first time, hear her side of what happened only on nbc 10.

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members of a family are are lucky to be alye after a dog alerted them to a fire that destroyed their home. >> i never thought i would be in anything like this. i lost everything. >> the house family says their dog is a hero. he kept on barking and shaking his cage once smoke start the filling up the place. investigators say they don't know how the fire started but it appears to be accidental. a louisiana teacher who was arrested at a school board meeting after questioning a raise for the superintendent is now speaking exclusively to nbc

news. >> she was thrown out of that meeting, slapped in and cuffs and arrested. the video went viral and national headlines. it happened after she spoke out against a $30,000 pay raise for the superintendent, but she and her fellow teachers have not seen a pay increase in nearly a decade. >> i'm hoping for teachers, people outside of education to have a voice. show up. you don't have to say anything. just show up. just do something. >> i don't support our people getting arrested. i do not. however, a person has to follow the rules. >> the superintendent says he and his family have received death threats since the incident and also says he stands by his decision to have har grave removed from the meeting. >>. youtube is taking action against the popular creator who posted a kroefrl video.

youtube said that logan paul's content will be removed from a premium google ad platform and will lose his role in a web series. he posted the video that showed a corpse hanging from a japanese forest known as a location for suicide attempts. it racked up more than 6 million views before it was taken. i want you to look at this it video of a group of cell phone thieves in florida. you can see them burst through the door and raid the store. >> the five men ransacked the store and made off with phones and cash. they tried to hit another store but were unsuccessful. police later arrested four of the suspects. the nbc 10 investigators dig into opioids and babies. >> the reason pennsylvania is starting down the path to prevention. get ready. we have wild weather on the way. i mean big changes. we're going to see everything from snow to ice to flooding to

warmth to cold to wind. i'll break it down, when i come back. plus murder mystery. a student killed, coming up at 6:00 police question one of his friends after finding something suspicious on their hand. ,000 deaths in america last year. we need to stand up and say enough. 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. when you ask for help, help is there for you.

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the nbc 10 investigators put the spotlight on infants born adiktsed to opioids weeks ago. pennsylvania is is taking action to prevent their condition from getting worse. mitch blacher joinsing us live in the breaking news center. >> our original investigation found that pennsylvania did not track where opioid addicted babies were born or how long it took to wean them off the drugs,

but that's now changing. governor wolf declaration of an opioid crisis in the commonwealth is going to help babies like the ones we profiled. we met new yoila, like so many dealing with addiction her mom had a legal prescription to fight pain. doctors needed more information about the newborn patients. all to prevent adibss. with no mechanism to get that information, we took questions to pennsylvania's acting health secretary. >> how do you solve a problem when you don't know how big it is? >> data like that is very important. whenever you can have more timely data, that's a benefit. but i think it's important not to underestimate the importance of the data that we do have. >> the data that the state does have is a year old, but now because the governor has declared the crisis a state emergency, infant opioid addiction has become a reportable health condition.

that means that it will be tracked in realtime. states like tennessee have kept track of the location and the number of opioid-addicted newborns for years. those states have started to see a drop in the number of newborns born addicted. i'm mitch blacher, nbc 10 news. >> nbc 10 is committed to covering the opioid crisis with our special series generation addicted. you can read our team's award-winning report iing right now on the nbc 10 app. let's get a check of the weather. the meltdown, as we like to call it, continues. temperatures are in the 50s today. here's a live look at the comcast technology center. the sky in the background, you see the clouds there. keep those umbrellas handy. rain is on the way tonight. perhaps related to the clouds. >> but first, we have to throw back to spring. highs in the 50s.

we're going to hit the 60s tomorrow. but again. some big changes coming. >> those clouds, it feels like spring. it feels like may. it's kind of a january thaw. don't get used to it. things are going to change. let's discuss what those clouds are going to do. this is what you need. i just made a quick checklist just to get you ready. you're going to need to clear away the ice is and snow from the gutters and the drains. anything that's piled up high. because despite the fact we're going to see rain and a thaw, you don't want to block any of those rains. we're going to see rain heavy and you don't want to get any ponding around your house. grab the umbrella. you'll need to have the rain boots and the trench coat and plan on ugly shoes for the next couple days. you'll need the winter coat come saturday and you'll need long undies by saturday afternoon and into sunday and even into

monday. so we're going to see another taste of winter headed our way. we're going to enjoy a little bit of spring and pring-like weather. 58 was the high. no snow or rain and the highest gust only 12 miles per hour. that's boosting overnight tonight. here's your neighborhood weather. let's check out where you're boing to be in philadelphia. tomorrow morning, you're going to be in the 50s, perhaps even low 60s. rain will be moving into the area. pennsylvania suburbs, upper 50s for you with some rain showers. 7:00 in the lehigh valley, you're going to be looking at the mid-50s and climbing from there. but all these numbers are going to go up another 5 to 10 degrees. the winds are also going to pick up. we're looking at gusts between 30 and 40 miles per hour with some higher gusts than that. maybe up to 45 miles per hour. they will drop off later tomorrow night. but be preair ed for windy

conditions. tree branches blowing around. i found a tree branch in my driveway today. just be prepared for some of that. doppler radar, nothing in our area other than clouds. did you see the green. that's the leading edge of a huge storm system bringing heavy snow across parts of the upper midwest. we're going to get waves of rain and some thunderstorms in here. you see the shades of pink become here moving through wisconsin and illinois. maybe a little bit of ice all of you in the lehigh valley and berks county. let's break it down hour by hour. we're going to watch temperatures hold steady or climb. by midnight we'll start to see scattered showers. the commute tomorrow morning, you're to be looking at scattered showers. temperatures already push iing e 60s across much of the area. by the afternoon, we get the first wave of heavy rain. look at this. mid-60s in. and we're looking at 61 in reading. 60 at mount holly. 59 in millville. that's midnight tomorrow night is and into saturday morning. scattered showers.

another push of heavier rain and behind that here comes the cold air. you can see already falling temperatures. 42 in al lentown. maybe a little icing taking place. lock at 11:00. down to the 30s. we drop nearly 30 degrees in two hours. for the eagles game, we're looking at only 30 degrees. the windchills are going to be very fierce. they are in the 50s and 60s for tonight and tomorrow. but look what happens. here they go. they fall quickly on saturday. it's only going to feel like the 20s and then the teens. so get ready. we call it weather whiplash. you're going to feel it. >> 30-degree drop in two hours. that goth my attention. >> we're enjoying the spring-like temperatures but just for a little bit. still ahead, let's talk about the eagles. the birds are flying high. >> they are going across the pond. all new at 5:00, a silly connection between the birds and the brits.

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the sixers tipped off this afternoon. they wound up losing. but that wasn't the only news to come from across the bond pond. today we learned the eagles will also play in london next season. >> all new at 5:00, we found the birds had some connections. >> it is official. the birds are taking flight playing the jaguars some time next season in london. the fans here are talking. >> london, we're the best traveling fan ways in the nfl. we have to go. it's a home game. >> good way to spread the sport across the pond give them a chance to see eagles football is all about. >> we already know some may have an affinity. this june 1994 cover of "people" magazine. princess dianna in an eagles jacket made especially for her. and the newest member of the royal family meghan markle grew up in pa.

there's a chance he would root for the birds as well. >> are you from london? >> yes. >> who is is this gentleman? >> it's harry. >> second is best, don't know about that. but we know the birds will bring it in britain with our very own brit. he's excited to be heading home. >> it's a great surprise. we're playing over there. it's not my focus. >> a lot of people didn't know na. nbc 10 is your official eagles station. we have your complete coverage of the playoff game against the

falcons. kickoff is at 4:35 on saturday. we're going to start at 9:30 in the morning. then at noon, nbc 10 has you covered until kickoff. plus don't miss interviews from the players, coaches and that's all after the game. >> the same londoners couldn't say some of the area. we're asking you to show off your support for the eagles. >> fans have been sending us videos of the fight song. even dogs. here's the latest installment. feel free to sing along. ♪ >> it's more than 100 that we have received from for our fight song challenge. with two days until kukoff, plenty of time to hear from you.

>> very good. >> nbc 10 news at 6:00 is next. >> all new at 6:00, a story that's breaking right now. foul language from the president. >> the word he used to refer to a group of nations today during a meeting with senators. then a tale of lies, drugs and ultimately murder. now we're learning a doctor accused in a murder for hire plot may have been a target himself. the city mourns the death of lieutenant matthew. hundreds and hundreds of people are showing up to a public viewing. we'll show you how they are remembering the 42-year-old. more wild weather is come ing. the spring-like temperatures are going to be moving out as rain moves in and is then a massive drop in temperatures. i'll have it all coming up at 6:00. we just moved in about four months ago,

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right now at 6:00, get ready for a weather whirlwind. today it's feeling like spring. some neighborhoods hit close to 60 degrees. but that's all changing. tomorrow the story is rain. we havished a first alert because of the threat of wet weather and the flooding it could cause. >> from saturday into sunday morning, we could feel a 40-degree difference. good evening, i'm jim rosenfield. >> and i'm jacqueline london. over the next 48 hours, we are running the weather gam et. count on us to keep us informed and be prepare d for the whiplah of weather we're going to experience. the first thing you're going to have to prepare for is rain. it's moving in right now. and we'll impact you all day tomorrow. >> meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz has more on the trouble this rain could cause. >> we have the combination of the melted snow that added moisture to the ground. we have rain falling and ice on the rivers that could create