with a 2-year price guarantee with a 2-year agreement. right now at 11. deadly mystery. breakthrough in a fatal hit and run. now it's an international man hunt. seeing green. the play offs are paying off for the eagles and local business owners. we begin tonight with a double first alert. umbrellas out on rain soaked night in the area. after the rain comes the cold. good evening i'm jacqueline london. here's a look at the weather array dar. we track the rain that's been cong down all day. here's a live look at center city. temperatures in the 60s.

we're talking 30s by tomorrow morning. a look at i 76 at city oov avenue. besides rain. fog will be an issue for drivers. tammie souza joins us with the forecast. >> it's going to be a busy night out there. if you are out and about driving you'll be wearing a lightweight jacket. you'll be comfortable but dealing with ponding on the roadway. localized flooding. low lying areas you'll find the fog. we have a first alert through tomorrow night. and continue to sew rain tonight. period of heavy rain and isolated thunder storms out there. along with that fog. we have seen anywhere from one to two inches of rain across the area. probably another half inch of rain. the arctic blast moves in tomorrow. temperatures drop as much as 30 degrees. in two hours. it will be fierce. so whatever you wore today you'll need to put it away and pull ot the winter gear.

and we're tracking a snowstorm for the middle of next year. believe it or not. a little bit of everything. we have a couple of heavier showers out here g the jersey store. let's start in the le high valley. from redding to allen town. all the way down it west chester. scattered showers. let's go into philadelphia. no rain right now. that's good news to keep things dry at the stadium. heavy rain along the jersey shore from atlantic city to ship bottom. and a few showers here in the southern portion of delaware. we will go hour be i hour in your neighborhood. to let you know how fast the temperature will drop and when the rain will end. >> count on the nbc10 weather taechl and the app. to get you ready this weekend. tap the app for instant updates and alerts. tonight, the eagles get ready to soar.

back into playoffs. after four long years, this is the moment birds fans have been waiting for. and only nbc10 will bring you the battle of the birds. >> all eyes move to the link. where the eagles road to the super bowl begins. >> are you ready? we're hours away from the first eagles play off game in four years. the city is flying high with excitement. drew smith is live. which will be packed with hundreds of eagles faithful. the party already started tonight. >> the party has been going on for hours. you can see they're still down here. nobody is stopping. you can feel the excitement. fans are ready for play off

football. >> reporter: this is how philadelphia gets hyped up for a playoff game. >> i came straight from work to party. >> the final stop on the road to victory bus tour. for the friday play off party. lots of give aways here. the best present would be an eagles win tomorrow. >> can't wait for the bird to tar down the falcons tomorrow. fly eagles fly. >> let's get the offense going. >> reporter: outside the eagles proshop. he pulled out supplies he'll have for the game. he's known as coach doug pederson look alike. >> that's what everybody tells me. i'll get geared up for tomorrow. >> other people are getting creative with their dress. she's keeping her holiday decorations in honor of st. nick foals who gets the start tomorrow. >> st. nick.

it will bring us touch downs. after christmas present. >> speaking of presents the eagles are giving a present to local businesses. a very busy saturday. coming up we'll tell you more about that. nbc10 is your official eagles station and the only place to watch the battle of the birds. kick off tomorrow 4:35. we'll have coverage all day long. it starts at 9:30 a.m. with inside the eagles. we pick back up at 12 noon. straight until kick off. stay with us after the game for interviews from the players and coaches. to this now a friend of a murdered university of pennsylvania student is under arrest tonight. charged in his killing. 20 year-old samuel wood ward arrested in california on suspicion of murder. police say he killed 19 year-old pen sophomore blaze bernstein.

home visiting family over winter break. his body was found buried in a shallow grave in a park. he was the last one to see him alive. >> we don't know the location of the murder. specifically. we know that where we discovered the remains. and we know mr. wood ward self-admittedly put himself at the location. >> investigators are still working to determine a motive for the murder. tonight a hit and run crash confession. a driver admits he was racing before hitting and killing a man in bucks county. he's not behind bars. now police are trying to get him back from over seas. brandon hudson has the story. >> it was a tragedy just days before christmas. prosecutors say sifter was behind wheel december 10 when his car hit and killed williams. riding his bike.

he was racing another car on route 13. he took off in his benz and drove the damaged vehicle to a garage. two days later he boarded a plane. >> it's not fair. it's not fair. they can fwo to another country. and not have to pay the price. >> williams neighbor last saw him a week before the death. >> he was a good neighbor. it's a shame what happened. they leave him lay there on the ground. >> reporter: investigators found the damaged mercedes at a home. sifter told a man who lives there he hit a deer. days after flying, prosecutors say he called the police and admitted his involvement in the crash. saying he has been racing at speeds exceeding 70 miles per hour. he left the scene because he was scared. >> it's an extradition issue. >> they're working with the prosecutors office and the feds to bring sifter back. the turkish born american

citizen does have motivation to return. >> he has a young child in the united states. it's unfornt the situation for not only the deceased family and also his family. >> the district attorney office says that sifter has attorneys in turkey. as well as here in the united states. the rain added to the mournful mood outside in center city today. that's where family, friend and first responders gather to pay final respects to a fallen hero. the sound of bag pipes mixed with rain drops creating a somber sound track for the funeral of fire lieutenant. the 42 year-old died last saturday after he ran into a burning home. trying to save a life. >> mat didn't go home saturday. for his family and friend there is no sol is and no words.

there's only the knowledge that he every day of his life was a hero. he lived, ate, slept and breathed this job. >> his sacrifice was honored with a promotion to captain. a shooting in burling ton county around 4:00. in edge water park township. they have a person of interest in custody. no charges have been filed. tonight president trump is denying he made crude comments about african and haitian immigrants during a meelting with senators. today the president responded on twitter. insisting he never said anything derogatory. other than haiti is obviously a very poor and troubled country. end quote. despite the presidents denial, illinois senator who was in the meeting insisted the president did indeed use the term.

>> the most disheartening thing to me is my belief that that was the first time words that hateful had been spoken in the oval office of the white house. i cannot imagine a moment where the president sunk to those depths. >> the president called some african countries s holes during that meeting. >> doctors say the commander in chief is in excellent health. this is video of mr. trump leaving today's physical. in a statement. the physical went quote exceptionally well. and he'll give more information during a briefing on tuesday. monday is doctor martin luther king jr. day. to celebrate the legacy of the late civil rights leader. eastern state penitentiary will

celebrate the legacy of doctor king with three days of free programs. this prison will offer special readings of kings 1963 landmark letter from pirm birmingham jail. starting tomorrow. next. grounded. a fire rips through part of a new jersey airport causing evacuation. and chaos in one of the terminals. a prime donation. amazon ceo giving up tens of millions to young immigrants. the personal reason behind his gift. play off pay off. the eagles aren't the only one seeing green because of the march into the post season. the weather whiplash is kicking into high gear. we'll go from the big thaw to the deep freeze. within the next 12 hours. i'll break it down for your neighborhood.

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a column of flames spewed. the concourse had to be evacuated. all flights had to be rerouted. no one was hurt. still no word on what started that fire. amazon ceo and his wife are donating $33 million to young, undocumented immigrants who have daca status. that donation is help them pay for college. his father came to the u.s. from cuba says the donation will help fund 1,000 tuition bills. >> we have a first alert traffic warning for you. a stretch of 21st street will be closed through 6:00 monday morning. 21st will be closed between arch and market street for bridge demolition on a project to rehab three bridges. eagles play off football is good for business. the city is bursting with good

energy tonight. and from restaurants to shops and hotels, the eagles have made it a big weekend. drew smith is live again. with more on this. >> exfinty live probably has the best location for fans coming to the game. we're steps away from the lik link. other businesses are embracing the team this weekend and ready to rise to the play off football occasion. >> reporter: the co-owner had his gear on today behind the bar. gloating a bit about where he'll be during game day. >> i will not be here to help them. i'll be at the game. >> the people he's wishing luck are coworkers. back in the kitchen ready to pump out pie for tailgating. dame time take out. and hopefully post dinner victory. >> we get swamped with to goes and dine in. it's great. great for the community. >> the pretzel factory is

getting creative with football offerings. >> the staff loves the eagles. >> play off football so good for business they won't even close the dor on falcons fans. they just don't get the hometown discount. >> the falcons it will be more expensive. >> the longer they're in the post season the better. >> hopefully people will have a few drinks and celebrate the victory. >> for the record everybody we spoke to tonight with the exception of one falcons fan has agreed that the eagles are going to win tomorrow. we shall see the game time is really only a matter of hours away now. >> all right. and here's a live look at the home of the birds the link is ready to rock tomorrow afternoon. but it will be a freezing eagles nest. chief meteorologist joins us live with more on the big chill and the changes that will make

our head spin. >> it is such a whiplash. we have been calling it that all week. it is. you rarely see temperatures falls like this. we made it to 64. in philadelphia today. that's about 24 degrees above average. this is a gift from mother nature. we have fog out there. all the warm air. above the cooler water. on the river. we had a mystical looking day. right now it's 62 degrees. 62 degrees. in january. in the middle of the nilgt in philadelphia. you saw people out and about in short sleeves. won't be the case tomorrow. 96% humidity. we have wind out of the south. here is the taste of what we'll go through. we have the 62 that looks great. 60 at 2:00 a.m. 59 at 4:00 a.m. and then it goes straight down. in fact we're actually going to be in to the 20s. this forecast model is just a little bit optimistic. it will get quite cold. rain all day today.

we have had almost an inch and a half in philadelphia. three quarters in redding. mount holly a half inch. not as much on the jersey shore. half inch in dover. the rain is continuing out there tonight. bands of heavy showers come in. we have seen severe weather to the south. across virginia and maryland. and the carolinas. none of that reached into our neighborhood. we're not expecting it. we could have a clap of thunder here and there. so up in burkes county moving into the pennsylvania suburb. a few lingering showers. from atlantic city to ship bottom. clearing out. to toms river. again we'll see the passing showers. the big peckture shows there's a big batch of rain yet to move through the area. look at the snow. going all day long in ohio. that is moving our way.

we won't get the snow but the pink we could see freezing rain. here's the system off to the south and east. it will lift across the area. hour by hour. through what's going to happen. watch the numbers. we have the wind coming in southeast. that's a nice mild wind. and we have the rain across the area. heavier rain will move in about 2:00 in the morning. we have south wind. look at the shades of pink. headed towards the mountains. the cold front is starting to come through. by the time we get 5:30 a.m. 4 is philadelphia. they could see freezing rain. maybe a sleet mess up in burkes county. for all of you up there please approximate careful on the roads in the morning. 9:30 in the morning we're into the 20s. winds coming in out of the north and west. game is on right there. 27 degrees. we tumble over night. we'll wake up at 21. sunday morning only about 14

degrees. and philadelphia. the future feels like 15. tomorrow morning. game time 16. and here is our official game forecast for you. 29 degrees at kick off. 28 halftime. 25 for the fourth quarter. it will be raw and feel like ten to 20 degrees. northwest winds ten to 17 miles per hour. i'll have the ten day at ten. coming up.

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lock at that face. challenger the eagle is excited for tomorrow's game. today he stopped by the studio. tomorrow the worlds most famous

bald eagle will be flying high during the singing of the national anthem. if a soaring eagle doesn't get you pumped for the game. how about creative renditions of the eagles fight song? >> the kids from grace park elementary bursting with eagles spirit. we have received hundreds of videos from viewers showing us how they bleed eagles green. now we want to see yours spin on the eagles fight song. go at it alone or with a group. record your performance and send it to us. you can tag us on social media. danny hopefully they're going to be flying high tomorrow. >> viewer participation always a good choice. the battle of the bird almost here. the link is empty right now.

but it will be rocking like grandma's favorite chair tomorrow. we'll hear about the match up next in sports.

danny pommells with you. almost game day.

we're hours away from kick off between the eagles and falcons. birds understand the malg tud of this game and ready to embrace an opportunity they haven't had in four years. >> i'll give it everything i have. they'll give it everything they have. for me. and that's the beautiful thing about a team. it doesn't matter how pretty it is you want to get the w. >> these opportunities don't come very aufb often. we have a special team. we have to take advantage of this. >> everybody knows what's at stake. you lose you'll be on the couch. we don't want to be on the couch. play station has dust on it. so everybody will come with it on saturday. saturday it's all about that. >> all right the biggest question surrounding the eagles this week. has been nick foals. which nick will show up. with that in mind it's easy to ferg the falcons defense is good. with more on that here's john clark. >> the falcons maybe the

toughest defense the eagles have faced all year. with the way they're playing. take a look at this. over the last six games they're giving up an average of 16 points a game. only 13 points to the rams. the highest scoring offense in the league. a week earlier they gave up ten points to the panthers. 14 points to the number two seed minnesota. and 17 points to the saints. they are battle tested, heading into philadelphia. >> they are extremely fast. they are comfortable in their skin. good corners outside. and some guys that can rush the pass on the inside. another full challenge for us. >> something you work on all year for. back in ota and you work so hard to extend opportunities to keep playing the game that you love. here's the first one in front of me. i want to leave it all out there. >> with how good the corner backs are this maybe a game for nelson in the slot or the eagles

tight end. >> thanks. that's your look at sports. we'll be right back.

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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. huge changes on the way. right now you step outside it's beautiful. >> it is. i have a lightweight jacket. my pretty shoes. tomorrow, totally different day. let's run you through it. look at the screen look at the 60s. they are gorgeous. look what happens by 9 tomorrow morning. into the upper 20s. let's roll through to game time. upper 20s. how about after the game when we're celebrating only 20.

and teens sunday morning. ten day on ten. it doesn't get better. plummeting temperatures torp. tomorrow night be ware of ice. we could see freezing rain in the morning. the rain ends for us. look at temperatures. ice will form everywhere over the week. we do not warm up. we could see snow next week. >> we're really going to get hit with a lot in a few days. >> all the eagles fans wearing the big puffy jackets. >> that is nbc10 news at 11. i'm jacqueline london. thank you for watching. good night and go eagles. [ 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 -- james spader, camila cabello,