buildings up in flames and families forced out of their homes. smoke pouring out as firefighters try to determine how the fire started. winter warm-ups. temperatures are soaring into the 70s this week of the and it's official. the pennsylvania native who has been capturing every one's attention on and off the ice at the olympic games has a new job. >> you can see the smoke billowing out. we needed to get out. >> the neighbors spend their sunday watching firefighters put out hot spots after an aggressive fire gets multiple buildings in old city. good evening. this is what the fire looked

like at about 3:00 this morning. smoke and flames coming out of the building near the corner of chestnut and third. not only did neighbors have to run out in the middle of the night but guests staying at the independence park hotel were also evacuated. tonight how neighbors and firefighters are still dealing with this long lasting and aggressive fire, lauren. >> reporter: to give you an idea of how intense this fire was, take a look. they are still putting water on this tonight. both down on the ground floor and up on those upper floors. that is 15 hours after this fire started. disrupting blocks of old city and dozens of lives. in old city, smoke pouring out of the building. the fire sending residents returning to the windows. >> you can see the smoke billowing out. then racing to the streets. >> we grabbed our wallets, our shoes, our dog and ran downstairs. we felt all the smoke going down

the stairs. >> reporter: they got out with their dog rocky. it seemed their building, the one with the yellow window trim was just getting affected by smoke. >> at first they said we could go back in the building that didn't affect us. >> reporter: but they saw firefighters shooting water into the broken windows of the building and smoke streamed out. the bottom floor where the fire started, at one point housed a diner and residents say has been closed a month. residents say that and nearby buildings displaced. some of them getting shelter in the war museum through the night. by midday, the scene still covering most of the block and more than 40 fire apparatus on scene for hot spots in a fire that had challenges for firefighters dealing with connected buildings. >> they found heavy fire from the first companies from the first and second floor. they had to pull out because the volume of fire was just tremendous, as you can see.

we tried to cut it off. and put the fire out. >> as the firefighters work, residents wait. >> we hope for the best but we're expecting the worst. >> reporter: no word on the cause of the fire and no word on just the extent of damage here. fire crews won't know that until they can get inside. and it is unclear when that will be. i can tell you the good news. no injuries here. but from firefighters or residents. however, there were a number of animals killed. both birds and cats. live in old city. "nbc 10 news." president trump will hold a listening session with high school students this week following the deadly school shooting in florida. a white house schedule says the president will host students and teachers wednesday and meet with state and local officials on school safety thurs. meanwhile people packed church near the seasonable of the school shooting in coral springs

it focused on the tragedy and how to heal. first respond dlenlts were recognized with a standing ovation and a long round of applause. the minister talked about the moment he found out a church member died in the shooting. >> at that point we got the word that one of our ninth grade ers wasn't among the kids who got away and wasn't in the hospital. and i was the furthest thing from a composed pastor you've ever seen. >> the church lit candles for each of the victims. funeral services were held for a teacher killed in the shooting. 35-year-old scott beagle opened his classroom door to students in a hallway who were running from the gunfire. he was shot while trying to lock the door, shielding his students behind him. students give him credit for saving their lives. an update to a story we

first told you about two fridays ago. contaminated water continues to be a problem for the residents of sussex counties. officials are urging them to use other sources of water. the national guard is handing out drinking water to residents daily. last week officials found contaminants to the public water system. nearly a dozen car windows were smashed this morning in juneiata park. we saw several cars with broken windows and glass in the streets some of the owners taped plastic bags on to the windows. police are in the initial stages of the investigation. what a difference a day makes before the eight inches of snow fell in allentown late yesterday. by this morning, a major melt and this is the start of a winter warm-up that will put us near 80 degrees this week. here's more on the first alert forecast. >> it's weather whip lash.

we had snow at this time yesterday and 48 hours from now we'll be in the 70s. tonight we're enjoying a nice winter evening. today was what you would typically experience in the month of february. the high was 46 degrees and the sunset at 5:41 in the evening. so it is something we're enjoy go the extra daylight. this is what you would expect during president's weekend. people are wearing winter jackets where it is chilly with temperatures in the 40s. look what is off to the southwest. that's some warmer air. and a rise in steps. we're up to 54. 72 on us the. 78 degrees on wednesday. we're challenging some of the warmest february weather we've ever had in philadelphia. i'll break that down and the complete ten-day forecast. coming up, not done yet. olympic favorite adam rippon is finishing competing in the olympics but he's not going anywhere. why you can expect to see him a

lot through the rest of the olympic games. plus, how far he became stuck and how they had to save him.

check out this plane that stopped traffic in california today. you're looking at a single engine cessna as it sat on the freeway. that's with 30 miles south of san jose. the faa said engine problems caused to it make an emergency landing. so far there are no reports of injuries. crews rescued a teenager stuck in a cave in lancaster county. the boy was exploring the wind caves. he fell between some rocks and then became stuck. it took rescue workers 30 minutes just to reach the cave. a team was trapped for several hours before he could be saved.

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chance to be a super hero, learn new activities and socialize. here's a live look at the cauldron in south korea. the time in the spotlight is not over. nbc has announce that had rippon will be an on air correspondent for the final week of the games. he has gotten the bronze. he also fared well in his individual event finishing in tenth place. rippon's teammates on team usa will compete in the ice dance short dance. the sheb sins are one of three u.s. teams competing and the brother and sister duo say they're looking forward to the opportunity that tonight represents. >> it has been a long journey in the making and we've enjoyed it.

some parts more than others. we're really looking forward to embracing and experiencing this. >> it gets underway for the halfpipe. maddie bowman is the favorite. the athletes will attempt to conquer a 14-story hill with an array of spins and flips before making a landing. and stay with us after the olympics. live from south korea. tonight keith introduces to us snow volleyball and tells us when we might be able to see it as a sport in the winter games. and don't miss a minute of the olympic action. stream it live through the nbc 10 app. turn to the weather. in just a week, yesterday, inches of heavy wet snow fell in most parts of the reason. and right now, it is all or mostly gone. he at a a look at that sunset. colorful out there.

and as temperatures crank up, we are talking shorts and t-shirt weather by tuesday. >> that's right. tuesday and wednesday will be your warm days. the rest of the week, a little bit of a different story. two days this week, we will be challenging those records. so the big headlines you need to know for the week ahead. we'll see some sunshine early tomorrow morning. the president's day ought to be out and about. the showers come in here in the afternoon. that's followed by the record warm temperatures. tuesday and wednesday afternoon. some of our warmest temperatures we've ever experienced coming on wednesday and then a dreary thursday. back cooler temperatures. so tuesday's highs, the records are in the upper 60s to lower 70s in many neighborhoods. the actual forecast, we'll break it for philadelphia, allentown, trenton, you should break the record. atlanta city, 64.

you will not break it on tuesday and or wednesday. the reason why that cool marine air will come in here. that should prevent record highs from happening along the shoreline. meanwhile, wednesday. 78 degrees in philadelphia. the warmest that we've ever witnessed in the month of february will be 79. so allentown and reading, you'll be breaking records on wednesday. the weather is out of alignment here. 44 right now in philadelphia frooflt in trenton. 38 in millville. we're not to the warm air yet so don't go walking out with shorts and a t-shirt. it will be chilly. we're looking at temperatures continuing to fall. the temperatures in the lower 30s. you definitely need the winter jacket to start your president's day morning. overnight lows, around freezing most spots. in the poconos, they're loving it. they're trying to savor every

last batch. tomorrow we start the warm-up. we're into the middle 50s. except for you in lehigh valley, we're looking at a rainy day. the reason is all the milder day coming in behind the chillier air, there's a transition process. we could have one round in the morning in delaware and then another round in the afternoon. that will be disrupting travel with some wet roads and some highways. so we'll be tracking that throughout the day and the milder air headed our way for tuesday and wednesday. the full ten-day forecast at the end of the show. let's turn it over to marshall. >> thanks. coming up, the phillies have a new look with gabe kapler at the helm and one player came with a look of his own. and the flyers and rangers get physical. you might have seen it here.

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the flyers down another goalie. michal neuvirth out with another lower body injury. the rangers scored three goals in the first. more than the just goals early on. the rangers scored three first period goals. so did the flyers. catches in for his sixth goal of the season. 4-3. now 4-4.

it remains hot. connect the first three-point games. in the third. a 13-game game. fires one 7-4. he will start for team lebron. meanwhile, position players aren't due to report to philly spring training but most are already there. including a new look. john clark has more. >> he answer his players to be bowl. >> you have a new look. >> asdrubal herrera comes to his fourth spring training with even more flare. >> i decided to change my look.

>> do you think it will catch on in philly? >> did you ever think about -- >> no no. >> i like the hair. i would shave it all. >> it looks amazing. >> in what ways? >> i think we were sitting around joking and laughing. i think he is physically presenting beautifully right now. >> odubel struggled but hit .323 in the second half. >> i am going to try. >> gabe cap her went to o'malley. he has high goals. >> he can be one of the best center fielders. he wants to be an all-star, a gold glove defender.

there's no limitations for him. the feeling is not low. >> same feeling odubel has for his team. >> we can shock a lot of people. i think we can surprise, our time already. >> the phillies have a very young and potentially great outfield. larry says much like the red sox. john clark, nbc sports philadelphia. >> all right. thank you. we'll be right back.

we've had a bit of a wacky weekend in weather. it was snowing yesterday and now it's clearing out. >> and guess what? no more snow for the month of february. let's look at what you need to know. president's day weekend, the last of it tomorrow. some sunshine and it quickly

gives way to clouds. if you want an early start and get back home. you'll want an umbrella with you and there could be some dense fog at night. here's your exclusive. 72 on tuesday. that's record warmth document note that if you live at the beach, it will not be that warm. thursday it is ragy. and by the time we get to next weekend, and then back to the sunshine by beyes. 72 and 78. call it what it is but it is a little wacky. stay with us here after the olympics.

tonight, the president opens a new front in the blame game over russia's interference in the election. mocking the investigation, saying they're laughing in moscow as we look at the russian accused of being at the center of the diss information campaign. new information about warning signs involving the suspect in the florida high school massacre we return to another school that went through this ordeal months ago. how students there are coping. the new hollywood block buster shattering records this weekend as we talk with one of the stars of "black panther", and the american skating sensation's brother and sister, taking the ice tonight hoping to dance their way to the podium in pyeongchang. ♪ this is nbc "nightly ne