if you live in the lehigh valley, brace yourself for a snowy commute. a lye look at camelback mountain where a fresh coating of powder is headed that way. >> in philadelphia we're looking at rain and sleet. chief meteorologist tammie souza is here to time this all out for us. it sounds like it's going to be really messy tomorrow morning. >> it's going to be a mess tomorrow morning. unless you live in southern delaware or the jersey shore, you have to be prepared for anything. here's our first alert. mainly for the snow and ice, when i say ice i mean freezing rain. we're looking at the suburbs into the lehigh valley. 4:00 tomorrow morning through 3:00 tomorrow afternoon. 2 to 4 inches of snow, sleet and ice could fall there pu off to the norts and west, we could see more than 6 inches of floodplain plain old snow. we'll see the snow-covered roads for all of you in this area. let's bring it home to philadelphia. from 4:00 tomorrow morning through 10:00 tomorrow morning,

we're going to be looking at snow changing to sleet. and a quick coating is going to be possible. this will create icy roads and walkways. we have the radar showing nothing in the radar. clouds have moved in. it's still making their way out of the plains in our direction. so let's walk you through tomorrow morning. watch what happens. and this pink line is the freezing rain and sleet. that's crossing philadelphia and northern parts of south jersey. along that i-95 corridor, by 7:00 in the morning, just good

old snow is going to be across portions of the suburbs all the way up into the lehigh valley. when i come back in a few minutes, i'll walk you through the rest of your day and we're going to be talking about the weekend ahead. but before we get there, glenn "hurricane" schwartz will be up to tell you all about the parade day forecast. >> thank you. and we are learning more about that parade to celebrate the super bowl champs. the eagles this thursday begins at 11:00 a.m. thursday at broad and path son. the parade will go north on broad. the route then goes right on 16 street and left on to the ben franklin parkway up to the art museum. and that is where we find miguel martinez-valle. >> that's right. that's going to start at 1:00 p.m.

a little bit up, you can see crews of people working. they are going to be working nonstop until thursday to make sure they are preparing. there are breechers and part of the road is is closed off. they have been a long time coming. the city of philadelphia is g getting ready for a celebration decades in the making. >> for millions of fans, this was the game, the season and the team we have always dreamed of. >> reporter: they are expecting those millions of fans on thursday. >> we're going to try to get over here as close as we can. but we're definitely going to be in this area. this is the only place to be. >> reporter: the eagles super bowl victory parade starts at 11:00 on broad and goes north ending at the art museum. then at 1:00, a ceremony on the museum steps. the city promises surprises, fans say they wouldn't miss it for the world. >> it felt like they were going to win. i just knew they would win.

>> we were thinking it was going to be today. then wednesday, now thursday. we're going to head home and come back on thursday. >> this is history in the make. we'll start here. i'm happy for everyone and all the true fans. >> reporter: you can see it's full of eagles fans that have been coming here to take pictures and here in front of the art museum. it's going to be packed on thursday. they are expecting millions of people. you have new details on how

septa is making adjustments to help passengers get there. >> reporter: septa is going to be pushing its system to its capacity. today the clear message was that people need to be patient and that septa does limits. septa is trying to manage expectations. >> we want the people to understand our limitations. we are working to carry every single person we possibly can. >> reporter: septa leadership says they can move 500,000 people into and then out of the of the city thursday. that's twice the normal capacity. >> if we have about a 2 million people at the parade, that means we can carry about 1 in 4. >> regional rail train its will run in the morning and out of it starting around 1:30. septa's highest capacity line is the market frankfurt and broad streets are free on thursday. septa is only selling 50,000

passes for the regional rail service so it can control how many people are on the platform. it's a lesson learned when thousands were trying to se celebrate the world series win. >> people were in the track area. and thousands of people showed up. many of themmen couldn't travel in. >> i'll be home. >> it's a difficult situation to do this. but honestly, to balance all the needs, this is the best plan we could put together. >> they will have 37 stations open in all. they are asking that folks get rides because parking will be limited. mitch blacher, nbc 10 news. >> talk about the people who work in center city and are

planning to go to work. how are they supposed to get there thursday? >> reporter: good question. that was addressed during the news conference earlier this morning by septa. they expect to displace tens of thousands of regular riders and they had to make a choice about whether or not they were going to accommodate the super bowl parade or whether or not they were going to go on their regular sklk. so those folks will have to find amounttiv amount alternatives. the bus, they have rescheduled and rerouted about 27 detours for their bus service. >> plan ahead. mitch blacher, thank you. more on that story at 5:30. school ace cross the area plan to close so students and teachers can attend the parade thursday. philadelphia public and parochial schools will all be. closed this thursday.

temple and direction rexel are class. >> how is the forecast looking were so important. meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is here with what to expect. people could be out there for hours. and then the time it's going to take transportation and getting to the trains and buss. >> and going to be cold. even by february standards it's going to be cold on thursday. they would have had the parade tomorrow, but the wind is going to be so bad tomorrow. you can't do that. but on thursday, starting off at 30 degrees at 4:00 in the morning. a windchill of 22. by ak a.m., the windchill is 19. then it goes down to 17. down to 16 by 10:00. that's pretty cold. especially hour after hour after hour outside. by 11:00 a.m., 29 degrees feeling like 22. 1:00, 31. feeling like 26.

if you're getting hit u by the sun, it will make you feel a whole lot better. there's a lot of shade in center city. it will be just the same as if it was overcast there. got to dress in layers and be prepared. >> you can tap the nbc 10 app for your hour by hour parade forecast. here's something you could see at the eagles parade. check this out. coca-cola is getting set to release the world champion collection can featuring the eagles. the can will be delivered across the region on. the 12-ounce cans will be manufactured at liberty coca-cola in new jersey. and remember you can watch the entire parade of champions live here on your official eagles station. count on our complete day-long coverage starting at 10:00 thursday morning. all eyes on wall street today. the dau closed up more than 500

points recooping nearly half of the 100 point plunge it took yesterday. it wasn't easy getting there. it took several major turns during the day opening down more than 500 points. so are your investments safe? george spencer answers that question, that's coming up tonight at 6:00. and ahead at 5:00, we have lift off. >> the same launch pad that sent the first men to the moon saw a successful spacex launch today. what lift off could mean for the future of science. spending your tax dollars. new at 5:00, the new budget changes pennsylvania's governor wants to mange. make. and eagles fever. the parts of america that are jumping on the eagles bandwagon cash in hand.

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spend iing your tax dollars. tom wolf laid out a bubble proposal. >> george spencer is here to break it all down for us. >> just hours after his address the governor's budget proposal is already getting some pushback from republican lawmakers. let's take a look at exactly what's included in the governor's plan. spending would increase by $1

billion. up about 3% to $33 billion for the fiscal year. the additional money would go to public schools, skills training, pension obligations, prisons and social services. but all of that spending is based on his most controversial proposal, a new marcellus shale natural gas tax. >> by joining every other gas-producing state bypassing a tax, we could bring billions of dollars in. ask these oil and gas producers to pay their fair share and we can build a brighter future for pennsylvania. >> now just minutes after the governor was done speaking, the republican lawers held a news conference of their own. to give their take on the proposal. >> any time you're proposing a billion dollar increase in spending, there's a lot of questionable components to that that we think will lead to future tax increases in the

future. that starts later this month. live in the breaking news center, i'm george spencer, nbc 10 news. major construction project on the northeast extension is set to begin this month. it will cover a -mile stretch of the turnpike between exit 31 and exit 44. crews will be building sound barriers, retention walls and storm water basins. the work includes replacing four main line bridges. the project is is expected to be. completed by the end of 2020. turning now to your weather. we have issued a first alert for tomorrow morning. a weather system is moving into our region that could bring snow, sleet and freezing rain. what you get all depends on where you live. location, location, location. a live look at allentown. we're tracking the chances of a morning snowfall. >> meteorologist tammie souza is

joining us with the forecast. it's going to be a messy morning for a lot of folks. that's why we do neighborhoods. let's take a look outside. this is your. temperature trend for tonight. today we made it to the 30s. still felt chilly. we're starting to clear the clouds out. look where the temperatures are going to head. they are going to head below freezing overnight. that's not good. anybody that is going to start tomorrow morning below freezing could see some of this. some ice and some snow. freezing rain is a big possibility for a short while tomorrow morning. tomorrow these are the temperatures that we'll get to. not until later in the afternoon. we start quite cold and get the wintery mix in and then we see the rain move in. places like the jersey shore and delaware, you'll get to the 50s quickly and see rain. south jersey is going to start off cooler. you'll get to the 40s.

you'll see a mix and philadelphia the same. so tomorrow we will climb above freezing, but it's not going to be later in the day. doppler radar, nothing going on here. we have some clouds drifting in. and you see a little lake-effect snow taking place across parts of central pennsylvania. the big storm system is in two parts out of the northern plains. we see the warm and moist part coming out of the gulf and the southern plains and look at all of the winter storm warnings and watches streaming deep south all the way up into new england. and that is the entire state of pennsylvania that is covered. so let's break these down for you. anywhere from 4 to 8 inches of snow and ice up here in the poconos tomorrow. that's going tos ek tend towards williams port and scranton. a coating to 4 inches of snow and ice, that's everywhere you see the purple. that's northern delaware, philadelphia, pennsylvania

suburbs, lehigh valley. the heaviest amount of snow that we are going to expect in the suburbs is going to be the far northern pennsylvania suburb where is you could see several inches of snow. we see a dusting of snow and then maybe some sleet and maybe a quick coating of freezing rain. so this is what we're going to be concerned with. this is the area we're watching. in the afternoon, we're going to see rain moving across almost the entire area. let's break it down. the winds out of the north keeping us chilly. 4:30 in the morning, starting to see rain moving toward dover. wilmington will see some snow. philadelphia by k. this pink line along the i-95 corridor is going to be the freezing rain and sleet. then by 9:00, we see this lifting north ward. temperatures warm up. we're still looking at a mix and some freezing rain in the lehigh valley. snow for the polk noes. it could be heavy at times across the entire area. look at the 50s. the rain is out of here tomorrow night. plenty of time for the parade. temperatures crash on thursday. we out. but at least we're not going to

be wet and the winds turn out of the north and west. so how much snow? anywhere from 6 inches on in the poconos maybe 2 to 4 inches in the lehigh valley. philadelphia, no, just a coiting. a trace of snow. but again, it's going to come down and make for slippery roadways. this is the ice. the greatest chance of ice, lehigh valley, we could see a .2 of sleet or freezing rain. everybody is going to see ab inch or more of rain unless you're in southern delaware or the jersey shore. so for tomorrow, 43. that's an afternoon high in philadelphia. we'll see 50s south and east of us. 30s north and west of us. the roads will be slippery. we could see a thunderstorm in the evening. now we'll see 34 on the parade day, which you can watch here on nbc 10 if you don't want to battle the elements. 41 on friday. 50s for the weekend. cool down to 44 on monday. skipping ahead, next wednesday, valentine's day. may need an umbrella and the

ugly shoes. >> thank you. ahead at 5:00, using an over the counter drug for a dangerous purpose. >> the changes the fda is scrambling to make to stop people from get. ing high. first, honoring an athlete who just made history. we're going to show you nick foles new cover on "sports illustrated." and don't miss nbc 10 presents black history month living the legacy. we'll take you on a journey of black history with connections to the local community. that's here on nbc 10.

people are celebrating the super bowl. the philadelphia eagles, nbc 10 is your official eagles station. you have bye-bye sharing your pictures using #wewantit and they are still coming in. this is a woman who is head to toe in her eagles gear. she has one of the brand new eagles t-shirts. love to see that. also stores are getting in on this. this is a store front in center city. you can see they have the whole fight song there on their window. and some folks are doing some home made stuff. they are making their own t-shirts. philadelphia eagles t-shirts.

this is actually one of the good ones too. this is from rob, one of our producers. and this is a store where there are no more women's t-shirts. no more super bowl champ t-shirts. they are out. here's another one. over the bridge. and this last one, you can see the first army surgeon general predicting a massive bird flu epidemic. very creative there. reporting to philadelphia thursday. we want to see how you're celebrating. use #wewonit. >> i saw patriots shirts 50% off. they maybe just giving them away now for free if anyone would want one. to this now. nick foles made the cover of the newest "sports illustrated," but the quarterback isn't throwing a pass in the cover shot. he's catching one. >> the magazine shows the shot

of the historic trick play where foles caught a pass in the end zone. now known as the philly special. the magazine hits stands on thursday. and take a look at all that green. it's a map that illustrates orders for super bowl championship can gear immediately after the game. the company fanatics says the eagles will end up selling more merchandise than any other super bowl champion. 65% more than the patriots did for the same period last year. wow, look at that. >> the eagles late night television tour continues tonight. alshon jeffrey, chris long, nelson agholor are all scheduled to be guests on "the tonight show" right after nbc 10 news at 11:00. that's one you don't want to miss. the birds aren't. stopping there either. malcolm jens kikins is a guest t

meyers. getting to center city for the victory parade. >> cydney long has time-saving information new at 5:00. a lot of people have questions about what to do. >> reporter: nonstop service into center city, why your ride to the eagles parade could look a little different than the way you'll be coming home. we'll explain, next. we have issued a first alert for a wintery mix. the weather that will impact your morning commute to center city and beyond. and all new at 6:00, feasting on new england, again. how local businesses celebrating the eagles super bowl win thanks to a supersized bag.

we are tracking a wintery mix to impact your morning commute. a live look at the first alert radar shows that weather system that's inching closer and closer by the minute. thank you for staying with us on nbc 10 news at. i'm erin coleman. >> and i'm jacqueline london. here's a live look at i-95 southbound. >> you are tracking this system that's come canning. >> we do have the firgs alert out at 4:00 tomorrow morning. this is the upper reaches into

the lehigh valley and poconos. you'll be looking at 4:00 tomorrow morning through 3:00 tomorrow afternoon. you'll see 2 to 4 inches of snow. you'll have slippery roads and walkways. you'll see more than a half a foot of snow falling there. for philadelphia, the lower pennsylvania suburbs and the northern portion of delaware will be from 4:00 tomorrow morning through 10:00 tomorrow morning. you'll see freezing rain and that means icy roads and walkways. it's going to be treacherous. we had clouds all day. it is a one-two portion to the storm system. it's coming out of the plains and all the moisture and the energy coming out of the southern plains. they are going to come together and bring us quite aen wintery mix. for tomorrow morning, it will be right around the freezing mark you'll see the snow starting in philadelphia. changing over to sleet and freezing rain. 29 in the suburbs. 26 in lehigh valley.

and here you may see sleet and freezing rain starting in the central portions of delaware. with just rain along the jersey shore. we'll break it down for your neighborhood when i come back in a minutes. >> coming out in full force for the super bowl champions. this thursday millions of eagles fans will line philadelphia streets to cheer on the history-making team. people will pour into philly from across the region putting a strain on public transportation. all new at 5:00, cydney long looks at how they are getting ready. >> i can tell you they are set to streamline operations so they will have fewer stations open,

but all of this to offer straight shot or nonstop direct rides right into the eagles excitement and center city action. can't wait to celebrate the dramatic super bowl victory? get your ticket now. tom bought his seat. it's a moment in history he won't miss. >> i was around from the 1960 championship team. i was 12 years old. and i have waited a long time. >> they plan to operate five stations on thursday in south jersey, wood crest, and broadway. >> i think it would be good. because then you're you've got a straight run. they don't have to worry about stopping. >> between 6:00 a.m. and 1:22. the train will be nonstop westbound to 9th and 10th. then eltty trains will dead head back to pick up more riders. once the celebration wraps, they

switch gears to eastbound service from 1:20 to 8:00 p.m. you can exit where you like. the fairs are the same as. they saw fans opening doors while the train was moving and jumping on to the tracks isly prohibited. >> people become focused ob the danger out there and so it takes it away from being able to make as many announcements and handle things. stay on the train. >> the passenger volume will swell thursday to four times the normal rush hour capacity. >> we're expecting up to 80,000 that we'll be able to carry. more people are going to show up than we'll be able to handle. >> know your options. they are offering charters. you can bund. l up and walk across the franklin bridge. children under 4 years old are fr

free. there will be no bicycles allowed on the train. you have to purchase your ticket at the station where you'll depart. we're live, cydney long, nbc 10 news. thank you. >> schools across the area will close thursday so students and teachers can attend the parade. they include public and parochial schools and upper darby, oakland and kollingswood. temple and drexel will also be closed. if you're look iing for a ride, starr bus charter tours has you covered. the bus company is offering rides to and from the parade for u.s. under $40. buss will arrive by 9:00 a.m. and leave at 4:00 from the national constitution center. a list of pickup locations and information can be found on the nbc 10 app. people heading to the parade will really want o to layer up. >> so important. meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is joining us with your

parade day forecast. we're going to be closer to 32 for much of the day. as you're getting ready to go in the morning, 29 feeling like 19. we're the starting to warm up. feeling like the teens. by the time the parade starts, feeling like 22 degrees going up to 34 degrees in the afternoon. a bit of a windchill. if you're anywhere near center city, those buildings block this beautiful sunshine. making it feel even cooler. you'll you don't get the effects of those nice sunshine. at least it's going to be dry. as that parade approaches, tap the nbc 10 app for your hour by hour forecast on the go. and remember you can watch the

entire parade of champions live right here on your official eagles station. count on our complete coverage at 10:00 thursday morning. . developing right now, we're on the brink of another government shutdown in washington, d.c. the house is considering a funding plan that would fund the government for another six weeks until march 23rd. but. democrats are upset it does not include anything on immigration, especially with a daca set to expire on march 5th. today president trump sent a direct challenge to democrats. make a deal on immigration or suffer the koconsequences. >> if we don't change it, let's have a shutdown. it's worth it for our country i'd love to see a shutdown if we don't get this taken care of. >> i have been on student council that planned farther than three to four weeks out. it's time the government starts doing that too.

>> it has to be approved by the senate before thursday night. community health clinics around america have a lot at stake in this budget. $3.6 billion for community health centers that serve 27 million americans maybe part of the spending plan. in our region, thousands of kids from infants to 17-year-olds rely on these centers for medical care. in delaware it's more than 13,000 kids. in new jersey, it's more than 159,000 kids. in california clinics are already brace iing for drastic cuts. >> that funding is really the only way those clinics can keep the doors open. >> we're much more than just a doctors office. we are really the core of the community. >> republicans and democrats support rethuing funding for community clinics, but insiders say it's being used as a bargaining chip to work out differences over spending and immigration.

here's a look now at some of the stories making headlines across the region. in new castle county, governor john carney is taking steps to help young people in abusive relationships. carney signed a proclamation recognizing february as teen dating violence awareness month. >> to be aware of healthy relationships, we need to be aware of the potential violence that's out there. physical, emotional and even online bullying. >> governor carney made the same proclamation last year. chester county is dealing with the record number of child abuse reports. in the last four years, the number of cases has gone from 400 to close to 2,000. the district attorney's office says it has added staff and doubled the number of prosecutors and detectives to handle the influx of reports. carrying people to mars. today's spacex launch could lead us to the future. how the lift off is innovating

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flu season is in full swing. the number of flu-related illnesses continues to rise in the region. health officials reported 650 flu cases last week alone with one reported death bringing the total to four.

officials from the pennsylvania department of health reported 26 flu-related deaths last week. that brings the season total to 91 flu deaths in pa. one person died from the flu in new jersey last week. there's a push to stop a new form of drug abuse. ab over the counter drug that was taken in large doses can have the same effect as an yoipd. it's a common drug sold under a lot of brand names. doctors say some people are taking up to 100 pill ls of the drug. that can cause deadly heart problems. somers are considering limiting the number of pills in a package. >> they talked about putting these in blister packs. so maybe it would be a little more difficult to open up a blister packet opposed to an entire bottle. >> the doctor says the next step would be to take them off the shelf and put them behind the counter. next at 5:00, the sky is the

limit. >> what this spacex rocket carries into orbit and how it's innovating science. we have a first alert out there for tomorrow morning's weather for most of the area. in fact, even into the afternoon if you're in the lehigh valley. this huge storm system is going to come together right over the top of using us snow, ice, sleet and rain. i'm going to go right into your neighborhood, really close up, to show you what you can expect. and business boom. how shots along the route are looking to cash in on this week's supersized super bowl secelebration. that's ahead at 6:00.

years of test delays and setbacks paid off this afternoon

with the successful launch of spacex's rocket. >> nbc explains what the rocket is carrying into orbit and why. >> 3, 2, 1. >> falcon heavy blasting off the launch pad. 5 million pounds of thrust sending it soaring after wind shear caused multiple delays. >> it takes awhile to respond. the rocket may have a structural bending that could be dangerous. >> a stereo playing space oddity on repeat. it's an operation rev lose thagsing space travel and capturing the imagination of new generation. >> that's pretty cool. >> from here the falcon heavy's future will carry satellites into orbit more cheaply and serving as a building block for

future rockets that can carry people to the moon or even mars. for now, celebrating a successful launch, a mission accomplished. let's turn to your weather. the winter storm that's moving in our direction expect iing a slippery morning commute. this is a live look at the art museum. there's a chance of freezing rain. >> farther to the north in al lentown, we're tracking snow. meteorologist tammie souza joining us now with your forecast. parade not wednesday because of this weather. >> exactly. i think they looked at this and said there's no possible way people will be sliding off the steps. there's going to be car crashes and accumulating snow, heavy rain, maybe even thunderstorms. we're going to have it all tomorrow. so let's start right off with our doppler radar. a great place to start to what's going on. nothing going on here. right now. erg is quiet. we have clouds this morning.

may even see the upper 30s. now we're going to get more clouds into the area. you can see them drifting into the western portion of the state. the northern portion up in nebraska and kansas. that's where the cold air and we have the snow. the southern portion of it, they have thunderstorms and a lot of moisture and a lot of gulf moisture. so here's what's going to happen. we're going to scoot ahead to tomorrow morning. by tomorrow morning, the two areas of the storm system really come together. we're going to start off sort of right along the edge of the warm and cold sector. you can see the snow moving through harrisburg. you get to cape may, we're going to start off with probably rain. but this is the neighborhood by neighborhood. we're going to walk you through this. let's fwo through new jersey. the new jersey shore, at 6:00, you have rain. you're going to be looking at snow. you could be looking at a sleet or a freezing rain. we'll forward this ahead. it's gone by 11:00. it's coming back. here comes rain.

even thunderstorms. you can see a line of thunderstorms about 6:00 tomorrow evening. it's out of here by 10:30 tomorrow evening. let's scoot over to delaware and see if you have a good idea of what's going on. this is perhaps a mix of freezing rain. rain to the south. and then we see it all gone by 9:00. we think you're in the clear. it's going to come back as rain. and some periods of heavy rain. it's out of here by 9:30 and 10:00 tomorrow night. philadelphia, marion, we're going to bustleton, avenuington, we have snow and transitioning to freezing rain or sleet. all rain by 10:00. then a little bit of a break and more rain comes in. crossing the area and that's not out of here until about 8:30,

9:00 at night. finally, let's head up into the pennsylvania suburbs and the lehigh valley. the northern suburbs in lehigh valley. 7:00 can, you've got snow. that snow could pile up. then you see a little bit of freezing rain coming in. that's going to be with you at noon. then maybe some rain mixing in with it. then the rain starts to head out by tomorrow evening. 8:30 you're already in the clear. by the time it's all said and done, perhaps more than 6 inches of snow and ice in the poconos. 4 inches in al lentown. more of a slip and slide. much of the area could pick up more than an inch of rain. the neighborhoods tomorrow in the afternoon, when you get above freezing, 43 in philadelphia. 39 in the suburbs. 36 in the lehigh valley. 48 for the south jersey. 52 on the jersey shore and 53 in delaware. here's your tep-day if for the parade, 34. a totally different day. dry, cold, breezy. 41 on friday.

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welcome back. lester holt joinings now. he has a look at what's coming up on "nbc nightly news." >> i get tired when you give me my schedule like that. good to see both of you. there's a lot of drama and excitement at cape canaveral. a rocket launch like one we have never seen before. where it's going and what it means for the future of space travel. also preparing for the wost. we're with security forces training to protect the olympic games. we'll show you what they did today. but for now, back to you in philly. >> thank you, lester. vice president mike pence just made his first stop before friday's winter olympic opening ceremony. the vp arrived in japan ob his asia trip. he's meeting with the prime

minister and u.s. service percent mel nel. >> team usa received an official welcome during the flag raising ceremony. athletes looked on as the flag was raised next the olympic flag. the olympian arrived a few days ago. >> always emotional to have the american flag go up and hear the anthem. when you see it raised, it's really special. >> they launched a performance and joined in. on the ceremony. >> athletes will be competing in 102 different events. steve jones takes us on a tour of olympiapark. >> for these winter games, there are two locations you need to know. the first one is right here. the olympiapark. i want to e show you the risers

first. we're going to take you behind the south americans. the "today" show set is there. i can't show it to you yet. big e secret. the hockey center right here. they are going to take on ru russia. and then if you look behind me right here. that's called the oval. there's the ice arena. and the blue building is the curling center. the second location. highlighted by 35,000 olympic stadium. and the olympic torch where the opening ceremony will take place this friday. that's the tip of the iceburg. you can watch it here including

our live reports and coverage of more than a dozen local olympians. reporting in south korea, keith jones, nbc 10 news. >> it's so cool to see him there. a celebration fit for champions. as the city of philadelphia prepares to roll out the green carpet for the super bowl champs. preparing all the fans out there from the routes to the commute. we have every angle covered. also a special delivery. a store owner keeps a supersized super bowl bet. how it has one local community feasting tonight. we have a first alert for a messy mix. i'm tracking a system that could make for a tricky commute tomorrow morning. i'll break down what you can expect in your neighborhood in my first alert forecast.

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you're looking at a storm system moving our way bringing snow, sleet and freezing rain to areas across our region. good evening, i'm jacqueline london. what you see from the storm and when will depend on where you live. the poconos and the lehigh valley will see the most snow from the storm system. here's a live look at camelback mountain ski resort. here in philadelphia, expect a mix of freezing rain and sleet. and because of the timing, that could make for a very slick commute to work and school in the morning. first alert meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is here to break down the timing of that storm and what to expect in your neighborhood. >> we have been pretty fortunate with the timing and the worst of the weather not occurring during the rush hour. but we have seen differences here and this storm is going to be different. the worst of the storm is going to be right during the morning rush. that's why we have a first alert out for the