mid—morning in allentown, pennsylvania.flowing smoothly over this bridge built in the 1920s but underneath it's not ageing gracefully. this bridge was built in 1929, almost 90 years old, this is an open arch the ridge. engineers tasked with checking the strength are worried. this is the worst case, the joint area. that's where the most erosion happens. this bridge, like many of america's roads, ports and airports are starved of funds. lack of funding is a problem in the sense that there is so a problem in the sense that there is so much money so you have to decide which bridges go first. money isn't the only problem when it comes to building the country's roads, bridges and pipes even. under barack 0bama, the republican—controlled congress was opposed to spending on infrastructure projects. when they will they change that position now they hold the white house? —— will they. their man made a point of mentioning infrastructure in his election night victory speech. we're going to rebuild our infrastructure, which will become,

our north america business correspondent michelle fleury reports from allentown, pennsylvania. in pennsylvania. traffic is flowing smoothly over this bridge built in the 1920s but underneath it is not ageing gracefully. this bridge was built in 1929, almost 90 yea rs bridge was built in 1929, almost 90 years old, it is an open spend all arch bridge. engineers tasked with checking the strength are worried. you can see the worst place is near thejoint area, so you can see the worst place is near the joint area, so that is where the most corrosion happens. this bridge, like many of america's roads, ports and airports, are starved of funds. lack of funding is a problem in the sense that there is so much money, so sense that there is so much money, so you have to decide what comes first. money isn't the only problem when it comes to building the country's roads, bridges and pipes. under president 0bama the republican—controlled congress was opposed to spending on infrastructure projects. will they change that position now that they hold the white house? their man made a point of men

a bunch of houses right there in allentown pennsylvania. they are up in flames. fire crews are working hard to try and get the fires out but it has spread. homes are all connected. we will keep watc let you know if anything changes but that is pretty much all we have right now. it does not look good.>> in final weeks on the job president obama is not going to press the issue of legalizing marijuana. cylinders talk and write about smoking pot as a kid as a young person this is one topic the president can't wait to stop talking about. >> he recently told rolling stone magazine he is in favor of better regulation. but as kevin tells us even that has its challenges. this of president obama has described increasingly convoluted marijuana laws. telling rolling stone magazine ?for the justice department on the dea to be enforcing a patchwork of lost or something that is legal in one state could get you a 20 year prison sentence in another. while commonwealth sure for calling for legalization the president's concerns have been heightened by state of new state laws legali

: monday, delta banned this donald trump supporter for life after his ramp on a flight to allentown, pennsylvania last week. the airline apologized saying the customer should not be allowed to continue on the flight. although disruptive passengers can face possible criminal charges and fines, some aviation experts say the punishment should be even tougher. >> if severely for disrupting a flight there would be a lot less of it. >> now in this case, the woman was taken to a hospital for evaluation. they did not elaborate on charges or why she used the exit like she does. as for other passengers, they had to use a k-9 to clear the plane before they were allowed to get off at the gate. >> that is the overnight news for this thursday, for some the morning news and cbs news this morning. from the broadcast news center in new york city, i'm don dahler. >> mason: deadly disasters in the deep south. >> we took off running. the wind picked us up and threw us. >> mason: tornadoes and wildfires destroy hundreds of buildings and force thousands to flee. also tonight, a charlotte police officer is cleared in t

joan and her husband were told they had to choices one was it allentown pennsylvania or rapid city's south dakota. in because originally from that part of that world they chose rapid city so off they went to rapid city with extremely little money in their pockets with uh grand ambition than maybe the family finances would be on better footing. so wet that point women were not allowed to work in mcdonald's that was from the brothers not just ray kroc but wives were expected to help their husbands so when they saw the construction and started to order because the food came locally it was not brought in on a truck because ray was committed to keeping of food local one. so now she is working behind the scenes probably doing important things at the time but clearly had a sense for business. >> very shrewd and not afraid. >> how do they cross paths glaxo take as to the point where ray kroc was married three times so there was another wife and i am scheerer so tell me how they diverge again. >> at that moment in time they were very committed and then to build a huge company and they were ke

: monday, delta banned this donald trump supporter for life after his ramp on a flight to allentown, pennsylvania last week. the airline apologized saying the customer should not be allowed to continue on the flight. although disruptive passengers can face possible criminal charges and fines, some aviation experts say the punishment should be even tougher. >> if severely for disrupting a flight captioning funded by cbs captioning funded by cbs >>> it's thursday, december 1st, 2016. this is the "cbs morning news." >>> just happened to fast. probably two or three seconds, it was gone. >> deadly tornadoes rip through the south, unleashing destruction across four states, while communities in tennessee are still reeling from devastating wildfires. >>> the election is over, but the president-elect is hitting the road again. mr. trump launches a thank you tour. >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you.

reporter: monday delta banned this donald trump supporter for life after his ramp on a flight to allentown, pennsylvaniathe airline apologized saying the customer should not be allowed to continue on the flight. although disruptive passengers can face possible criminal charges and fines, some aviation experts say the punishment should be even tougher. >> if you punished somebody severely for disrupting a flight there would be a lot less of it. >> now in this case, the woman was taken to a hospital for evaluation. they did not elaborate on charges or why she used the exit like she does. as for other passengers they had to use a k-9 to clear the plane before they were allowed to get off at the gate. >> that is the overnight news for this thursday, for some the news continues for others check back with us later for the morning news and cbs news this captioning funded by cbs captioning funded by cbs >>> it's thursday, december 1st, 2016. this is the "cbs morning news." >>> just happened to fast. probably two or three seconds, it was gone. >> deadly tornadoes rip through the south, unleashing destruction acr

a fire destroys a row of homes in allentown pennsylvania... firefighters say six homes were burned...fortunately no one was injured.... some incredible vide of those flames. no word on what started the fire the obama administration has announced they support women registering for the military draft. in a statement national security council spokesman ned price says the move represents congress would have to alert the current law in order for women to be mandated to sign up for the draft. president-elect donald trump is turning to a marine veteran to be his secretary of defense. retired marine general james mattis has spent -44- years in the marine core. donald trump/ (r) president-elect: "we are going to appoint "mad dog" mattis (crowd erupts) as our secretary of defense." "they say he's the closest thing to general george patton that we have and time." trump made the announcement.... at the start of his campaign-style.... "thank you" rally in cincinnati, ohio last night. the president-elect looked more like a candidate as he thanked thousands

one was in allentown, pennsylvania and the other was in rapid city, south dakota. since while he was from that part of the world they chose rapid city, south dakota. so off shown and rally and they have doubted that with extremely little money in their pocket and grand ambition that if they were able to the openness that donald, then maybe their family finances at family finances to be on a better footing themselves think that's exactly what they did. join at that point was not allowed to work in the donalds. that was an edict from the mcdonald's brothers. not just ray. so when they got to rapid city oversaw the construction of a set of golden arches on main street and started ordering all of the food came locally. it was all sourced locally. it wasn't hauled in on a chart because faith is very committed to keeping the food local and the standards of that meant to be cap death. life in south dakota where jonah is working behind the scenes and is doing a lot of really important things at the time a lot of women did that and maybe didn't get all the credit for it. sh

they had two choices where to go if they wanted to open their own franchise, and one was in allentown, pennsylvania and the would was in rapid city, south dakota, and because raleigh was from that part of the world they chose rapid city, south dakota. so, off joan and raleigh and their younge daughter moved to rapid city with extremely little money in their pockets and grand am missions if they opened this mcdonald's, then maybe their family finances would be on better footing themselves. and that's did. so joan at that point women were not allowed to work in mcdonald's. that was part of an edict from the mcdonald brothers, not just ray. but what wives were expected to help their husbands so jones, oversaw the construction of the set over golden arches on main street and started ordering the 'stache because the food all came locally, all sourced locally. wasn't hauled in on a truck because ray was very committed to keeping the food local and the standards that meant that could be kept up. >> host: so life in south dakota now, where joan is working hind the scenes and probably do at lot really impor

two choices of where to good if they wanted to open their own frap chits, and one was in allentown, pennsylvania, and the other was in rapid city, south dakota. and because raleigh was originally from that part of the world, they chose rapid city, south dakota. so, off joan and rollie and their young daughter moved to rapid ski with extremely little money in their pockets pockets t grand ambitions if they were able to hope this mcdonald's, member they're financially finances would be on better footing themselves and that exactly what they did. so joan at that point women were night loued to work in mcdonald's, that was part of the edict from the mcdonald's brothers. not just ray. but wifes were expected to help their husbands and so open, when they god to rapid city, oversaw the construction of the set of golden arches on main street and started ordering the stock because all the food came local low. all sourced locally. it wasn't hauled in on a truck because ray was very committed to keeping the food local and the standards that could be kept up. so. >> host: sew heed licenses in south dakota w

you can hear me, donald banned this trump supporter for life for his rant on a flight from allentown to pennsylvania last week. the airline apologized saying the customer should not have been allowed to continue on the flight. >> reporter: although disruptive passengers can face fines and punishment, some aviation experts say the punishment should be tougher. >> if you punish somebody severely for disrupting a flight >> reporter: now in this most recent case, the woman was taken to a psychiatric hospital for evaluation. police say she is not going to face any criminal charges and have not discussed why she used the exit the way she did. as for the other 98 passengers on board they had to wait for officers with a k-9 to come onto the plane and clear the aircraft before they were allowed to get off at the gate. >> that is the overnight news for this thursday. others, check back with the morning news and cbs this captioning funded by cbs >>> it's thursday, december 1st, 2016. this is the "cbs morning news." >>> just happened to fast. probably two or three seconds, it was >> deadly tornadoes rip through

scan is not showing a lot of that but a burst of snow moving down in the direction of allentown and bethlehem, pennsylvania. up north an area to watch. if you get caught in a snow squall it could put down a quick half inch of snow than could get roads going south in a hurry. if you see that be careful. wide view on satellite shows a fair amount of sunshine and now clouds mixing in and as we go through the afternoon it looks like a clouds and sun mix. 24 degrees the temperatures are steadily dropping since before down when we were in the upper 30s. and 21 in reading and the colder air coming in from the west where you see the lower numbers and the windchill of course, is big time. 7 is what is feels like if philadelphia and 8 in wilmington and just 2 degrees on your windchill chart in reading. another reason to bundle up and because of the strong winds, gusts up over 30 in philadelphia and close to 40 in the city and a 44 miles per hour gust now in wilmington. future tracker 6 shows you where temperatures are going the rest of the way up to 6, and down we'll probably be in the upper teen by dinner time and

pennsylvania. up to the north its begun to change over in in allentown.e careful of the roads where the stuff has fallen earlier.

still snow in central pennsylvania. 33 in allentown. 36 in trenton. already down to 33. that is an indication of low winds because we do get the temperature to drop quickly. the wind diminishing when we go through the evening. new year's, dry conditions. not much wind. a little above average temperatures. >> new year's eve means a big night on the waterfront here in philadelphia. big crowds will gather here in the shot for 2017. nbc 10 looked at one of the barges where the fireworks will shoot off. we saw the people loading the shells, the whole thing is computerized. each shell will be set off by a laptop. it is a double dose, first at 6:00 and the second at 12:00. that is how it looked last year. the show's producer told us that they are using special fireworks and going to the water to light up the river. there are even bigger shells this year meaning much bigger fireworks. the free show does not come easy. >> the preparation you don't believe. two shows that will last 23 minutes for both shows, there is probably 700 man hours here. >> some of the fireworks will shoot

there is the pennsylvania turnpike stretching through norristown, south of reading. snowing in quakertown, allentown and milford. even there you will start to switch over from snow to freezing rain in the next half-hour, 45 minutes or so. temperatures are cold, now, again i know it's kind of deceiving, you're thinking we're so far below freezing why is it raining? the reason for that, again, you get a couple of thousand feet aloft, a couple of thousand feet up, temperatures are below freezing. once the snowflakes falls it hits the milder air and freezing on contact 22 with the colder ground. warrington 30 degrees. gandys beach, 32. glassboro, 30. woodbine, 32 degrees. future tracker 6 as we set it in motion, 9:00 a.m. it's rain in the city of philadelphia. actually the whole i-95 corridor switching over to rain. icing north and west, snowing in the poconos, by 11:00 a.m., everybody is probably just a cold, plain rain. some of it will come down pretty steadily across south jersey. by 1:30 we catch a lull in the action and the fog starts settling in later this evening. some of the fog will be rather d

we still see a little bit more as we head into northern pennsylvania, and upstate new york around allentownlight rain falling around philadelphia, it is all about temperature and what is happening where that temperature is at or below treeing at the surface, so, there we are up around edison, new jersey that part of the turnpike, you may see snow but for south jersey it is all rain and at jersey shore the heaviest rain still falling in cape may, i, moving through pretty quickly. it is 36 degrees in lancaster above freezing. thirty-four in reading. down south in woodbine it the is 40 degrees. we have wrightstown at 37. again, above freezing. we're still stuck in freezing at perkasie. valley forge 37. thirty-four in allentown. it may not be a slick road on the surface but may see snow on the grass, this morning. everything is out of here by 7:00 it looks like and then we have sunshine for rest of the the day. but don't rest on your laurels because we have more rain moving through in the afternoon probably three o'cloce will get rain and that lasts through the night time hours but it is gone f

pennsylvania. up to the north its begun to change over in in allentown. be careful of the roads where the stuff has fallen earlier. lower elevations should be okay with wet roads. the higher elevations you'll see slushiness. the steadier rain down the shore is off the coast, it's just light rain in south jersey. to the west it's still cloudy, you see breaks in the clouds. we'll transition into a fair amount of the sunshine later in the morning and afternoon. 39 in wilmington. 38 in trenton. still holding numbers officially above the freezing mark which is good for metropolitan road surfaces, keep in mind there could areas in between these numbers with the temperatures have sunk lower and slushiness up north. 44 degrees in cape may. as we take a look at the day, 42 degrees by 7:00 a.m. there might be lingering rain there. 10:00, 44, noon, 49. see how the sun is coming back, 3:00 p.m., we'll see a high of 53 degrees before zipping down to the mid 40s by 7:00 a.m. much colder air coming in by the end of the week, details ahead. >> reporter: we're live in upp

allentown. someone are accident discarded g material. >> a recall is coming due to a fire hazard. >>> pennsylvania ski resorts are looking forward to thehilly temperatures. one is planning to open. we'll have that when "action news" continues. >> reporter: live look from the owl's nest at temple university, the center city skyline, looking good this morning, quiet, a lot of people yet to get up, not us, we're wide a wake. i brought in reinforcements to help with the traffic report. >> they need a new football coach at temple. >> reporter: that was shocking news in temple, he will be missed. how is the vine looking? meanwhile, the vine street expressway eastbound side blocked off with overnight construction, overnight work in bucks county northbound on 413. right lane out of commission, overnight work between lehigh valley and the quakertown has cleared. they are working on the southbound off ramp to quakertown. they are working on the ramp there, as well. the work continues on the other ramps. meanwhile, on the turnpike past downingtown right lane construction you're getting at theme a lot of roadwork so far this morning. tam. >> ski r

pennsylvania. that will move in our direction. 28 degrees in philadelphia. 23 in allentown. 24 in reading. 26 in lancasterin millville. 33 in cape may. the windchill making it feel like 19. the winds are not super strong, buth

allentown. philadelphia, 39. millville, 35. areas south of the pennsylvania turnpike, it's all rain, north of there you could see a wintry mix or snow. accumulations will be light and mainly on grassy surfaces. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 49 degrees for monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, all look wet, there's the cold blast alicia was talking about, friday's high of 36 will only feel like the mid 20s. alicia? >> thank you, of course remember you can get the seven day accuweather forecast and check storm tracker 6 live at any time at 6abc.com/weather. we'll be right back. >> philadelphia chamber music society is ringing in the holiday season with a spiritual sounds of a [ choir singing ] songs about the nativity. karen rogers has 6abc loves the arts. >> reporter: the crossing is an internal renown choir based in philadelphia. they are known for a sound called angelic and something of a miracle. >> the chamber music society is excited to present the crossing on our series. >> reporter: the philadelphia group was formed in 2005 with an ensem

allentown gets out of the snow and into rain, 9:00, 10:00 in the morning. that's all you got to wait. but the mountains back here, central and western pennsylvania, i wouldn't be traveling across that until saturday afternoon either because they're going to clear out later than we do. saturday afternoon could even by dry, then comes more rain on sunday, potentially heavier rain, but those temperatures are like about 60, at 6:00 a.m. sunday in december, 61 in mt. holly and in millville. as that area comes in, the temperatures start to plunge, it's back to 45 degrees, by 11:00 a.m., how much snow, not a whole lot, about an inch in the philadelphia area, a little bit of icing, one to two, much of chester, montgomery, bucks county, a little bit of icing too. 2 to 4 inches upper bucks. that could cause some significant problems for a brief period of time and 3 to 6 in the poconos. look at these wild temperature swings, so tomorrow night, we're 25, by 11:00 a.m. saturday, it's 28, by 11:00 p.m., it's 62, 62 by 5:00 a.m. sunday, then the temperature starts to plunge again. that is wild. we do not often get changes like this from 27 to 62, in a two-day

pennsylvania. we'll be getting some of the clouds especially in the suburbs and berks county. those clouds are from allentownorthward. that's at 9:30 in the morning. philadelphia, a trend will be mostly cloudy, but we'll keep on going. we'll get sunshine for tomorrow too. the warming trend, it happens right on through christmas day. while we are in the teens and 20s this morning look at christmas morning, above freezing for each part of ouraire. 35 in lehigh. 37 in philadelphia and 40 degrees a the shore. by 10:00 into the 40s. by 3:00 this the afternoon. many neighborhoods will see 50s. and the warming trend continues beyond sunday christmas day. but it really gets going today. 44 degrees. we're still minutes away from winter, beginning the winter solstice at 5:44. less than half an hour away. 47 for tomorrow. 30 degrees for the low temperature in the low 30s on thursday. we're back in the low 30s on friday, but look at the warming trend right on through hanukkah. in the evening it should be dry. we should see showers during the day on saturday. christmas day, dry, 52 degrees. into the middle 50s for monday

allentown and reading and trenton. if you're in the poconos heading there look out a windchill of 9 degrees in the pennsylvania mountain. better in wilmington and millville. as we go through the rest of the afternoon, evening and in toward the overnight hours you can see how the numbers dip we'll get up to 35 for the high today, some spots cooler than that. pretty quickly you're in the 20s around 10:00 p.m. we expect an overnight low in philadelphia, 22 degrees. it will be cold overnight. future tracker 6 showing you the temperature by the time you get up early tomorrow morning, low 20s in philadelphia. upper teens in places like allentown and lancaster. get reading for another cold start. rick tomorrow afternoon it will be chilly, better numbers in the seven day. we'll check out the possibility of precipitation, a couple of points here and there through the seven-day forecast. of course that all important weekend call, a big weekend it is. >> it's a big weekend. >> reporter: all right, thank you we'll see you back inside. as the winter weather approaches check storm tracker 6 live, 6abc.com/weather. >>> it is cold her

allentown and redding 30. poconos 19. cape may 43. all of that changes overnight. here's the front, satellite 6 showing the front moving into pennsylvania, sweeping through overnight. it causes the potential for a burst of snow. we are not talking about a lot, midnight to 4:00 in the morning, half inch to an inch of rain along i-95 south jersey and delaware. the problem is with plunging temperatures, moisture on the road could ice over quickly, a flash freeze so be careful driving to work or school in the morning, could be icy especially southeast of philadelphia. then we have winds picking up through the day. in the morning, windchill 10-degrees, by the afternoon, down to 7. the winds diminish saturday. windchill dropping to four. windchill below zero friday morning and in the afternoon, cold but the winds ease, windchill 20-degrees. if are the weekend, high pressure, arctic high to the south. it's not a good location if you want a lot of snow. if you want to see the high pressure near quebec, pulling the winds out of the north. the winds out of the south then a two-part storm. the first is a warm front bringing snow late tomorrow nigh

allentown 36. cape may, 46 and wilmington, 40-degrees. satellite 6 along with action radar showing the weak system pulling through right now, central pennsylvania. once the front is off the coast, tomorrow we see a decent december day. not crazy cold. don't get used to it. 8:33 and through the day, a good amount of sunshine, increasing clouds late in the day, highs slightly cooler than today. not frigid yet. 42-degrees. then that cold front moves through tomorrow night around midnight bringing snow showers but the main impact the temperatures 20-degrees below normal, 24-degrees and winds sustained 15 to 25 miles per hour, gusts near 40 miles per hour. the windchill thursday, stuck in the single digits. it's cold when you wake up. it's cold when you go home. temperatures feel eight degrees in philadelphia with wind gusts near 40 miles per hour and suburbs, close to zero. brutal. tomorrow, a quiet day, 42-degrees. thursday, wind and snow flurries, 24-degrees, windchill close to zero. friday, cold again close to 27-degrees but the winds ease and that opens the door for the next storm system late friday night changing to ice and rain, 42-degrees. t

that's pushing up toward the pennsylvania border, it will continue to push north and into philadelphia, the northern suburbs will change over to rain, eventually. in allentown and northern berks it will be longer, you may be looking at the snow through 9:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m. before a changeover. up in time poconos it stays as snow, perhaps a little sleet. there's a winter weather advisory in jim thorpe and mount pocono and pottstown, those are the areas where roads could be extra slippery in the morning hours and in the afternoon. temperatures have bumped up above freezing in philadelphia. 28 in allentown, though, 32 in reading. these the spots where it will take longer to see the changeover. 31 in millville that number is on its way up. noon, 45 degrees, raining, the rain tapering off by 2:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. you're drying out, still cloudy, and we're looking at a high of 46 degrees at 3:00 p.m. before we slide to 43 by 5:00 p.m., and 40 by 7:00 p.m. i'll have the arrival and departure of the rain/snow event on future tracker 6. >> reporter: speaking of brakes we're on them this morning. because of an accident in maple shade burlington county. action cam is o

pennsylvania. that will move in our direction. 28 degrees in philadelphia. 23 in allentown. 24 in reading. 26 in lancaster. 25 in trenton. 28 in millville. 33 in cape may. the windchill making it feel like 19. the winds are not super strong, but they are running in the low teens that's giving you the windchills that obviously add to the idea of grabbing the coat and extra gear on the way out the door. keep it handy, 27 degrees by 7:00 a.m. 31 noon, 3:00 p.m., that's the high, 35 degrees. feeling like the upper 20s by 3:00 p.m. with the moderate breeze. 5:00 p.m. we're back down to freezing and 7:00 a.m. below freezing. karen, in a couple of days we'll see more moderate air come back into play, i'll tell you how high the temperatures are going coming up. >> reporter: let's hit the roads you'll want to warm up the car before you head out. we are dry we don't have any weather problems affecting the roads, though, this is i-95 at the ben franklin bridge, southbound traffic heading toward center city maybe a touch of volume, but light so far this morning. southbound approaching route 1, a disabled vehicle on t

allentown at 39. you can see some snow in the higher elevations in maryland and central pennsylvania, rain down across the i-95 area between baltimore and washington. the latest pictures, some of this not reaching the ground. it is a solid area of rain down to the south. so here is the hour by hour futurecast. we go to 2:00 this afternoon. the rain should be starting fairly light getting more substantial in delaware and cape may county. down by baltimore it starts to move up. it is near bucks county. patchy areas of moderate rain and a little bit of snow. that's up in the mountains. that's where we expect snow and accumulation. more about when this rain will be moving out in a few minutes. >> all right. thank you. >>> three men robbing a philadelphia tire shop. they broke in last month. one of the suspects hit an employee in the head and stole money from his pockets. the others ransacked the office before making off with cash and a laptop. >>> police hoping this video will help catch a purse snatcher. you can see him stalking his victim. he sparked next to the victim and went into her car to grab her

pennsylvania. looking pretty dry right now. very isolated stuff on the radar. there's easton, clouds overhead, but it's dry. showers are in allentownand to the south, a little warmer. you might see a rain drop or snowflake. absolutely nothing big. and it's not going to last long. it's going to be moving out along with the cloud which is means we'll see more and more sunshine. 36 degrees right now. temperatures actually come up this morning. 36 degrees, a five-mile-per-hour wind. a little bit of a southwesterly wind. hoping to boost the temperatures by 8:00. a sprinkle is possible in philadelphia. but dry for the rest of the day with plenty of sunshine. 46 degrees by lunchtime. near 50 degrees at 2:00. suburbs, those clouds are around this morning. they won't last. sunshine takes over, 44 degrees by noon time. this afternoon, nothing but sunshine. and a little bit more wind than yesterday. that wind up to 14 miles an hour, 2:00 to 4:00. a little bit of a breeze going to make it feel chillier. fortunately, we'll see sunshine take over in the lehigh valley. 34 now. the clouds linger this morning. breaking out into bright sunshine this

pennsylvania border in lancaster county. we're looking at that progression of snow changing to rain up to the north in the next several hours. allentown, will be dealing with the snow for 3, 4, 5 hours before the changeover to rain this morning. if you see the snow at the early on set of this, slow it down, just like nydia and tam were saying. we look at the current temperature profile, 28 degrees in allentown. setting the table for light snow up there. same thing in reading, perhaps. the temperature here will rise above freezing before too much longer, for now you're sitting the table for a bit of snow. 33 in wilmington. 33 currently in philadelphia. 38 this dover, the milder air in the south in the process of surging to the north. still 31 in millville which is typically cooler spot. here comes the snow and the rain, you are looking at the potential of some snow in northern bucks and montgomery, we saw the brining activities going on, allentown, reading, probably rain in philadelphia. by 10:00 and 11:00 you see the rain line pushing past allentown. up in the poconos it will stay snow longer. looks like this wraps up after 2:00 p.m.,

pennsylvania and new jersey. those showers moving through. here's a look at temperatures. this is why i am saying it is just rain. areas like allentown, reading, upper 30s. millville, 41 degrees. it is a fairly mild start. the only area we may see issues is if you have travel plans and going through the poconos. the poconos sit on the cusp of freezing conditions. we will track it the rest of the day for this saturday in a few minutes. >> see you shortly. thanks, krystal. >>> breaking news out of ben sail salem. 15 people are hurt after a crash on noift, went off the highway, into the woods. medics took 15 people to the hospital. some injuries said to be serious. officials say they're not life threatening. a crew is on the way to the scene, we will get an update from the crew later this morning. >>> tonight is christmas eve and beginning of hanukkah which means shoppers will be spending today looking for last minute gifts. this is what it looked like at malls all over the area. people shoulder to shoulder. it will look a lot like that today. nbc10 was at cherry hill. folks tried their best to get in and out quickly. ran into a family

half inch to an inch reading, allentown, quakertown. 1 to 3 for the poconos and just a few flakes west of philadelphia. this is the pennsylvaniaike area. you've picked up a dusting in western chester county and southern lang county that's probably it -- lancaster county, that's probably about it. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, dusting or sprinkles, 36 degrees. if you're heading to the eagles game bundle up. overnight tonight, rain developing after midnight. temperatures rising from 32 degrees in the lehigh valley. 35 from center city all the way up to 49 for tomorrow. it's a much milder day, and the rest of the seven-day forecast, shows once the system is out of here, tuesday is quiet, partly sunny, 47 degrees. wednesday, clouds, a couple of snow showers are possible that's the arctic front. look what happens thursday and friday, high temperatures both days, 29 degrees windchills in the teens and saturday becoming cloudy and high of 38 degrees. saturday night there's more mess on the ran way with rain and snow all that mixture. >> a south jersey community is preserving a large piece of its history and heritage i

allentown. it will be a cold one. by 5:00 p.m. friday when we are the warmest of the days, it will be in the mid-to low 20s. pennsylvania and lehigh valley on friday. temperatures in the upper 30s. it could bring part of the area a wintry mix. we'll be right back. scalpel. i have no idea what i'm doing. i'm just a tv doctor. i never went to college. (scream) i don't do blood. but now, thanks to cigna, i can do more than just look the part. is that a foot? we are the tv doctors of america. and we're partnering with cigna to help save lives. by getting you to a real doctor for an annual check-up. so go, know, and take control of your health. doctor poses. cigntogether, all the way. >>> star power in town tonight. i heart radio and jingle balls on the red carpet. ellie goulding was at the wells fargo center. also alicia cara and lucas graham. >> hundreds of kids were in the holiday spirit. at the center for richmond, children lined up to meet santa and give out a gift to children at the party. look at that. sports it next. my guest list just tripled. my cookie exchange is super competitive. mine too. i want to go really bi

pennsylvania turnpike. an icy mix for pottstown, boyertown and green lane, snowing in quakertown and allentown and the poconos, temperatures are way down. 24 degrees in slatington. 22 in quakertown. saint davids. 27. center city up to 30 degrees, all locations are below freezing. the freezing mark is 32. gandys beach, 32. cinnaminson, 27. the villas, 37 you'll top out in the 50s and hammonton, 29 degrees. the timeline looks like we are switching things over from snow to an icy mix now. eventually going over to rain by mid morning. during the afternoon hours we catch a break or a lull in the action that's when the dense fog settles in. look at sunday, we get ahead of an approaching cold front, temperatures in the 60s in the morning and crashes into the 30s and 40s in the afternoon. i'll be back with the snowfall totals and the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast in just a few minutes. >> we look forward to it. >>> holiday decorations look more festive with the snow falling as you see there. action cam was in camden county this morning, as the snow was covering haddon avenue. but it's not going to last. bo

pennsylvania tracking the moisture across the midwest in the ohio valley, working its way eastward during the predawn hours. 34 in philadelphia. 32 in trenton, 30, below the freezing mark in allentowne poconos. it's cold. temperatures are close to the freezing mark north and west, you have snow on the onset and temperatures quickly rising during the overnight hours which is why the snow changes to rain. northern lancaster to burkes lehigh and the poconos, mostly rain event for jersey and delaware. looking at the system tomorrow let you know when the moisture moves out and the arctic invasion coming up in the forecast. >> melissa, thank you. now to bob brooks in allentown to see how the people are coping with the weather there. hi, bob. >> hi, sarah. it did snow earlier. it's cold enough. you can hear the crunch there. they laid down salt here so the ice didn't build up as the storm system makes its way here tonight. some of the massive winter storm system crossing the country officially made its way here. a thin layer of snow covered allentown. earlier we covered the snow fall which has people taking precaution tonight. >> seatbeltsen o, driving slow, watching the side and everythi

allentown, lehigh valley, bucks county. a lot of us with better conditions. the early a.m. hours, which we had expected, we did see some rain/snow mix throughout your pennsylvania suburbs. you might notice some leftover on your cars, a few flakes. for the most part,the rain should have melted that off. west broadway township, 36. now at 33. some spots are very close to freezing still. for the most part, areas like fort washingtonton at 38. gladwin, 38. temperatures are on the good side of things. we wanted the warm air to move in as quick as possible before the roads got too busy out there. that is what we have seen. even through our delaware neighborhood, that's what we have seen. harmony hills, wilmington, upper 30s. farther south, same deal. allen deal, 44. lincoln, the same. temperatures in the 40s means most temperatures this morning are already warmer than the high temperatures we have seen for the last three days. i am so happy about this. if you like the cold blast, it will return. as expected, we said by about 6:00 a.m., everything should turn to rain. check it out. already, we are starting to see the pink move off to the north of our viewing area. the

pennsylvania teen accused of killing his mother and brother. that story coming up at 5:00 a.m. >>> report of a gun in a middle school locker, that's next. >> a female middle school student in allentown is under arrest for taking a loaded handgun to school. the girl had the firearm in her locker at south mountain school yesterday. as soon as reported to staff, safety procedures were implemented. >>> ocean county has armed high schools with narcan. yesterday the school nurses and drug counselors leopard how to administer the antidote. last year there were 118 overdose deaths in ocean county. it's up to 180 this year. >> still on "action news," a landlord is facing felony charges for trespass. it is what's caught on camera doing in a couple's bedroom that has the tenants so upset. >>> a school district has stirred up controversy after initially banning santa claus from the classroom, more on that when we come right back. ♪ happy holidays from crayola. so when do i start? um, shouldn't it be "spokes-crayon?" can somebody turn on the a/c? i'm melting here. ♪air marker spraayer!!! chemistry, baby! so i just hold this part and spraaaaaay... i'm okay. the holidays just got more surprising.

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allentown, bethlehem, as well. one to three inches north of there, that includes the poconos, a couple of flakes around the pennsylvaniake. 36 degrees today, cloudy and cold flurries around the immediate philadelphia area. millville, 38. trenton, 35. overnight tonight tonight, the rain develops, 35 in philadelphia. 37 in cape may. temperatures rising there, as well. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 49 degrees morning rain for tomorrow, milder afternoon. maybe a sliver of sunshine before sunset. tuesday, partly sunny, 47 degrees. wednesday the real mccoy, as they say, the polar compress -- express arrives, temperatures fall thursday afternoon, 29 windchills in the teens. >> there's a warmup coming the week after that. >> reporter: it's going to be warm for christmas, actually. i wasn't happy about that. >> i like that. >> 7:47 time for social corner, a look at popular videos making the rounds online. a cop is spending his time to the beat for a good cause. ♪ >> almost as good as chris sowers, a tennessee police officer going viral for cutting a rug helping to raise money for the salvation army. he posted th