nbc 10's keith jones reports tonight from atlantic city. >> reporter: atlantic city is broken. those aren't my words. city council admitted that tonight, but they do say they have a plan now and it involves tens of millions of dollars in cuts as well as layoffs. the reason being so they can avoid shutting doors of casinos just like this one, the trump plaza. winds of change in atlantic city. it's still the golden goose of the garden state, at least according to its mayor and city council. >> it's been a tough road and atlantic city has really had a bum rap. >> reporter: he says that image, one of shuttered casinos and deep debt is behind them. tonight council voted to endorse a drastic recovery plan one they'll soon be submitting to the states. >> atlantic city has been broken, so we are looking for some support from the state in certain aspects. at the same time people believe we should have our sovereignty. >> i'm not happy about that. >> reporter: though who loses their jobs remains the question. >> we want to see who's doing what where and make sure there's no duplication of

you'll see 2 inches on the ground in philadelphia 3 inches in trenton, but the atlantic city city area, 2 inches on top of what is already on the ground. we'll take a look at the seven-day forecast when i come back in ten. >> all right. 4:12. let's get a check of the roads again. nbc 10's jillian mele will take us across the area. >> you can see the snowy conditions we have. statewide bans in new jersey. majors are quiet as a result. route 37 in toms river still covered in snow but then we head south, this is route 9. you can clearly see the blacktop out there. a big difference in the conditions especially in portions of new jersey. for drivers near center city, philadelphia, this is what 76 is look like right at the vine. the vine is clear. we're not reporting any big accidents. it is pretty quiet out there. in lehigh valley thwart airport road and here along 95 you can see depending on where you're going or waking up, the conditions are vastly different. chris? >> we'll check in you within a few minutes. you can count on your weather app. you can get free downloads to your phone or t

let's go live on sky6 taking a look in atlantic city and atlantic city shaking a little bit and that'secause i should not say atlantic city shaking but sky6 shaibing a bit and that's because we have wind gusts 21 miles an hour in atlantic city now and that's including wind chills in the teens. temperatures dropping and philadelphia 27 down from high of 43. three above normal and felt cool were gust question winds. allentown 20. atlantic city airport 26. you factor in the winds out of north west and wind chill 15 pe atlantic city airport. 17 philadelphia. 9 allentown and trenton and poconos current wind chill three degrees. it's cold out there. the reason why high pressure this arctic high pressure is building down across a cold front that swept through today mostly dry few scattered showers here and there and flew thursdayyes that's height pressure will be here one day. we have aggressive pattern and symptoms are moving quickly as that colder air moves in tonight temperatures really tumbling. 18 the low in philadelphia, 13 trenton. millville 1 3. allentown 8 and reading and lancaster 9

but not lot of folk here in atlantic city but the mayor did tell us there are several conventions here in atlantic citye to keep the gaming halls open tomorrow through the storm if he can. they'll pay special attention to that here on the boardwalk to make access in and out. plausible. also worried about the back bay areas here where they'll get high tied around 1:00 or 2:00 o'clock this morning it may rise as much as 7 feet. they're asking folks in the back bay areas to move their cars to higher ground. if you haven't done that yet you should probably do it right now. you can go to the wave parking garage at fairmount and mississippi second floor and above and put your cars there. just to be safe. the mayor is also concerned if we get a heavy snow accumulation in the water is in early this morning that it may freeze and have trouble getting back out and that would leave some flooding on the roadways. we also took a trip to ventnor tonight and margate and longport. same thing along the back bay. the waves were choppy. wind whipped that kind of situation but no flooding on the streets at this point. oce

in atlantic city atlantic city electric says crews are prepared to restore outages. if your power does go out, nbc 10 teamed up with comcast. you can charge your devices at some comcast xfinity locations. search power up on the nbc 10 news app. comcast is the parent company of nbc 10 and tele-mundo 62. >> 4:18 and yes, we are less than a week away from super bowl xlix here on nbc 10. today, the new england patriots leave ahead of the approaching storm, bound for different weather in sunny, arizona. the seattle seahawks arrived yesterday and our team arrived. keith jones joins us live from phoenix for the super bowl xlix coverage. let's get the painful part out of the way, first. what is the weather like there in arizona? >> reporter: chris, a 55 degree morning so far. it's 2:00 a.m. expected to climb into the 70s. enough about that. we are at the epicenter of super bowl central in phoenix, arizona. i'm going to step out of the way. you can zoom in to the giant roman numerals. 1 million people are expected to be here. this is a football themed campus a 12-block prem te

we have two school delays to report to you tonight atlantic city atlantic city public schools and quakertownhristian school will open two showers late. >> we've got team three coverage for you our reporters have fanned out across the region tracking the current conditions but we'll begin with meteorologist kathy orr. she's in the wet center with updated forecast now. kathy? >> chris and jess we're talking about the clipper long gone. icy concerns with the refreeze overnight and also because of a little patch of snow. a patch of snow that will move eastward and could create some freezing drizzle overnight. take a look. we're looking at storm scan3. you can see right now nothing but a mostly cloudy sky out there. that's the good news. as far as our storm accumulation accumulations concerned the snowfall amounts highest in south jersey and delaware weather watchers are reporting 2.5-inches in clayton pemberton an inch. bellmawr half an inch and philadelphia a half an inch of snow but i weren't to draw your attention toward the pittsburgh area. this patch of snow and rain it's moving eastward. o

atlantic city. the press of atlantic city is reporting the deal. he paper says an affiliate of the devin based endeavor property group llc is buying the complex. the purchase price has not been disclosed. >>> governor christie says he wants tougher rules and safety requirements for gun dealers. state police first proposed the tighter restrictions last month after a series of thefts. governor christie supports them. some of the changes would require gun dealers to report stolen guns within 24 hours and to notify police if their security systems fail. just last month, christie said in an interview that new jersey's gun laws might be, quote, a little too strict. >>> one week and two few answers as to why a millville man was killed during a police car stop. tonight, friends, family loved ones gather, braving the cold in their quest for justice. we're live in bridgeton, next. >>> plus it's not the baseball steal you usually see. how a local guy is accused of getting away with more than $1,000 worth of pricey mitts. >>> the dangerous cold isn't over. i'm

atlantic city begins 2015 at a serious economic crossroads and today the city's mayor spoke about theure. ted greenberg is live in atlantic city. ted? >> reporter: jackie and keith, the city is hardly out of the woods in dealing with its financial crisis but the mayor believes the stars are finally aligning here for the first time in a very long time. you won't see this missing stretch of boardwalk in any tourism ads, but atlantic city mayor don guardian says 2015 is the year when work will begin to reconnect the rest of the resort's wooden way with historic gardner's base irn and a tucked away area also slated to undergo a massive expansion. >> this is going to be the answer in atlantic city to what baltimore has in the inner harbor. >> those are among the big non-casino projects that guardian touted to hundreds of business leaders today in his unofficial state of the city address. the resort must continue to drastically cut expenses to stabilize its finances but the mayor says after four casino closings in 2014, the healing is about to begin. >> things have really changed and it's o

several people who hope atlantic city can transform its image in the new year. >> reporter: as brave polar bear enthusiasts hit the frigid ocean surf mayor don guardian of atlantic cityas a promise. >> got a promise here it's going to be better than 2014. >> reporter: promising the city that saw its coldest and darkest time in 2014 will find its way to the surface financially with new life and new opportunity in 215. 2015. >> a water park certainly in our future, 67 groups have come in to talk about it. >> reporter: guardian says bass pro shops will also build a boat house into addition to the sportman's store grand opening and legislation to stabilize how much casinos and nongaming businesses pay in taxes could begin to take shape in the state house this month. guardian is hopeful carl icahn's investment will carry taj mahal through bankruptcy proceedings and spring and summer crowds will take over from there. surf shop owner, dean, took a gamble opening his store in late 2013 before the casinos crumbled. >> it was a bummer having the casinos close down because a lot of clientele would be walking down on the boardwalk. >> reporter: revel casino in limbo as glenn str

four of atlantic city's casinos closed last year putting 8,000 people out of work. in the wake of the crisis atlantic city to bring in more visitors by holding more sporting events. the resort has formed the atlantic city sports commission to help bring events to town. the city and state are trying to make the town less reliant on gambling revenue. >>> a jersey shore man will no longer face charges after he refused to hands over his video from a crash scene. andrew flinchbaugh was taking video when an officer demanded he hand over his camera. when he refused, the officer charged him with obstructing administration of law. the ocean city prosecutor told us the charge is in the process of being dismissed now. >>> new at 6:00 tonight we talked with teddy pendergrass's widow who vowed to keep the promise she made to the entertainer right before he died. >> you can see ted y at peace. >> reporter: pictures of joan and teddy on their wedding day. so many memories of the love she lost. >> my husband had an amazing smile. my husband loved to laugh. he never wanted from anyone to feel sorry for him. as a matter of

right now just cold outside. 20s and now teens in atlantic city. atlantic city, 19 degrees. the windchill is not an issue this morning. and with clear sky, we'll see a lot of sunshine. once it is up after 7:00 brilliant sunshine is going to warm us to near 40 degrees this afternoon. but we'll be keeping a close eye on the radar for what you see to the south. this rain is moving in to tennessee, kentucky and the carolinas. that's the nor'easter that's going to be here tonight. the clouds are increasing late this afternoon to 4:00 5:00 6:00, we'll see high clouds. by 8:00 cloudy skies. by 9:00 to 10:00, the snow will be fanning. first in delaware and parts of south jersey. salem county it will be a little bit before philadelphia. but by 10:00, the snow is coming down in the city and quickly spreading to the north and west. at 11:00 tonight, trenton will see the snow. but to the south we have warmer air that this nor'easter is going to drag in with it. so even though we'll start with snow it's going to changeover to rain first in delaware and south jersey. at 2:00 saturday morni

about to go out of business and when it does no one will officially be promoting atlantic city tourism. the atlantic city$30 million budget may be used to help atlantic city in other ways. >>> wall street gets back to business today after the mlk who dane futures point to a higher open. >>> super bowl tickets are cheaper than last year. seat geek says tickets are selling for more than $2,800 on average yesterday down 20 percent compared to the same day last year. >> the vatican announced new details about the pope's planned american visit in september. in addition to philadelphia pope francis will also visit new york city and washington, d.c. in new york the pope says he plans to speak at the united nations. in washington he will visit the white house and address congress. he will also canonize a 17th century missionary while in d.c. but the focal point of his trip remains right here in philadelphia presiding over the world meeting of families. >> 4:47 and we have more news you didn't see last night including how an nfl star came to the rescue of a driver in a crash right after he earned a trip to the su

philadelphia still seeing some light snow still south jersey seeing light snow even in atlantic city and atlantic cityave some fog and this is going to be continuing right through the evening hours. the snow showers will continue to move toward the north and east and be ending. let's take live look outside and show you what else is going on here through south jersey this is a live look at mullica hill in gloucester county. looks like a bit of a winter wonderland with a little bit of light snow falling but the snow is tapering off. let's take a look at what else we have going on here. we have that winter weather advisory that continues for most of receipt i don't know until 10:00 o'clock. i do think the national weather service will let this expire earlier because most of the snow will be out of h

atlantic city this is the heavy snow that will be coming down. same thing for atlantic citytretching into cape may. if you are waking up in these areas and have to get to work on tuesday, that will be tough, especially for traveling. tuesday by 6:00 p.m. our totals with our snowfall 15 to 20 inches a possibility for atlantic city stretching in beach haven, most of burlington county. 10 to 15 expected in ocean city parts of wildwood and cape may. further out west 6 to 8 inches because the system will intensify off the shore. so most of our locations that are closer to the shore here central new jersey that's where we'll see the bull's eye of the system. a closer look at the poconos, lehigh valley it will linger into your monday morning commute and your monday evening commute. by tuesday we are going to start to see the system clearing up. how much snowfall? it really takes a range. but you will notice again, the lesser amounts will be to the west here. so as we track to the east i'll show you 5 to 8 inches expected for parts of redding. 8 to 12 in pottstown. 12 to 15 in quake

we're here with the mayor of the great city of atlantic city don guardian mayor let me ask you here at the choose new jersey event you want people to choose atlantic city right? >>absolutely steve we're open we're ready for business we're changing things we're inviting people back so much more than just a gaming mecca. took us a little while to realize we're not the monopoly of gaming on the east coast anymore. we know we need to diversify what we offer in atlantic city beyond gaming and honestly beyond tourism as well. and we're doing everything we can to attract new businesses into the city let you know that we're working with you we can show you the properties we have some exciting ideas that are coming to fruition we think stockton by the end of the year will be announcing a full campus in atlantic city that'll grow to a university with several undergraduate and graduate colleges and that's just the type of educational program we need our local community college ust to finish the expansion that went to culinary arts looking at redoing one of our areas to become another boston or a baltimore in the harbor we're putting about 20 acres together right

. >> now to the jersey shore where the mayor of atlantic city says healing is about to begin. at today's unofficial state of the city address, atlantic city will have to drastically cut expenses but even with all of the casino closings he says several non-gaming projects are on the horizon and that includes richard stockton college which wants to open hotel and restaurants at the show boat casino. >> stockton will change atlantic city and it will become part of our span rick. >> guardian says the former atlantic club casino is set to reopen this summer as a hotel with a new entertainment venue. >> big time acts could soon have a new reason to perform in atlantic city. that new reason being extra cash. >> under legislation, performers like lady antebellum will get a tax break for coming to atlantic city and it will be for a-list entertainers who will play four shows a year. they pay no state income tax on any new jersey venue during that year. >> called today to change pennsylvania's medicaid program. state senator vincent hues was at philadelphia city hall. the healthy pennsylvania program. healthy pennsylvania was

jersey governor chris christie unveiled ambitious plan to bull atlantic city out of financial free fall. during today's third atlantic city summit the governor named corporate specialist ladin adds manager. christie avoid calling the move a state takeover but most observers agree that is just what it is. he says both men will work in partnership with atlantic city mayor own city council to chart the best course of action. >> reality we want to make it better. we've seen in the past when the that authority was exercised it turned out to be better eventually. >> we really need to cut it down to the details and find out what is really going on with the different pieces of the city. and then come up with a plan that makes sebs. >> now among the responsibilities of the emergency manager, preparing a plan within three months that will stabilize atlantic city finances through any legal means necessary. >> a week after a woman is hurt in a freak accident in center city she remains in serious condition tonight. erica good win was talk walking last thursday when 18-year-old rebecca kim fell from 8th floor of art institute dorm and

. >>> overnight caesar the other than of a hotel in atlantic city filed for bankruptcy reinstruct tushing. atlantic city mayor don guardian delivers his state of the city address at >>> an assailant is holding the gun to a head of the man the owner grabbed his gun as he turned around, the gunman fired a shot hitting the owner in the shoulder. the owner fired back. the robbers and accomplice fled and remain on the run. the owner said this is the first time he has been held up. he talked to dann cuellar. >>> did you have anytime to think? >> reporter: no, i not think. >> you just reacted. >> yeah, just recollected. >> reporter: never been through this before. >> no. >> reporter: and yet you moved so quickly. >> martinez's son was making cheese steaks in the back of the store and never heard a thing. >> a man is behind bars for planning an deadly inspired isis terror attack who wanted to wage jihad in the u.s. >> reporter: an accused jihadist in cincinnati ohio is behind bars this morning after allegedly plotting a homegrown terror attack, leaving friends and neighbors in shock. >> you would think cincinna

been working all this year on growing atlantic city way beyond just gaming and the project that we have or wow factors is to get people to come back to atlantic city. >> guardian's plan includes repurposeing empty dark casinos that went dark in 0 15. richard stockton college brought show boat for a second campus and that purchase will create jobs and build atlantic city's educated workforce. >>> an event was held at a casino that filed for chapter 11. ceasars made that declaration today. it affected several properties including ceasars and bally'ss in atlantic city and the company says the move will cut its accident by $10 billion. ceasars will split into two units kas even own property owner and property trust and none of the details or casinos will close as a result of the bankruptcy filing. >> visiting cuba is about to get easier. we'll tell you about travel regulations that go into effect in a few hours. >> and nfl linebacker facing charges josh mcnairy accused of raping a woman and what he says happened and what police say happened when they showed at his door. and two dead after police filled a not belgium. >> hoe hamad alley is back in the

snow showers to the north and west, flurries in allentown and much along the coastline in atlantic city and surf city you're getting a little bit of light snow and sleeting along the coast, we have rain in cape may all light, but watching it in those areas be careful as you head out. >> new this morning a gunman swarmed a dutch national broadcaster and demanded air time. the tv station recorded the gunman holding his pistol. all employees were ordered to evacuate always police stormed the building. no shots were fired and nobody was hurt. the gun was a fake and the man had no criminal record. >>> a second measels case has been confirmed in eastern nebraska. it's one of 14 states dealing with an outbreak. health officials say the latest case, the child was age appropriately vaccinated. 90 cases have been reported to the outbreak leaked to disneyland in california. many have not been vaccinated. doctors are refusing to see children whose parents will not get them vaccinated gains the diaz. >>> sixers take on the timber wolves at the wells fargo center tonight. they hope to build on their biggest win of

closings of four cas evens really tanked revenue coming into atlantic city last year the gaming enforcement division reported that the atlantic city casinos took in $2.4 billion that is down 48% from a high of $5.2 billion in 2006. officials say that the decline would have been worse with the $122 million in revenue provided by internet gambling last year. >>> they are making repairs to a busted march main in philadelphia this is just one of many busted mains over the past two days. live at 56th and cardinal is david henry. what is the latest on this. >> reporter: well, jim if it seems like deja vu it is we have been here before this water main back here ruptured on winfield avenue one year ago and here we are another rupture another year later it's that time of year. >> the winter season is our typical break season we see a high valium volume december through march. >> reporter: there are eight over the past 24 hours alone including this one the tran mission line running down winfield avenue ruptured on monday night and people downstream had low water pressure until the flow was shut off. this is what is looked like last january

we have rain off the coast and light snow showers along atlantic city and surf city. there could be an issue on roads including the garden state parkway and the ac expressway and 55. most of the rain roads are in good shape. i would be careful until this gets off the coast. there's another band of snow by harrisburg that could make it into reading and allentown this morning, but we're basically getting out from under this. be came because we had light snow falling overnight. as we look outside we have cloudy skies across the region. there's a little bit of a platform there well it's hard to explain. i stepped on something with wheels on the bottom you should not do that. at the airport we're a little bit chilly this morning but you can see the winds are light and not knocking the camera around as much. 34 degrees. not as cold as yesterday wints wints -- winds west southwest at 6 miles per hour. we might see a break in the clouds and sunshine. today will be a weired day temperatures wise. 32 at 8:00. better than yesterday. 36 degrees by 11:00. high of 38 early in the d

working very closely with the mayor of atlantic city just not going to happen. >> help us resolve this problem. help us get out of our job. help us help the citynd return it to regular order. >> reporter: atlantic city's mayor has been on the job just a single year and has gotten high mark for his efforts to turn the city around. don guardian was cautious in his reaction to the new power structure. >> we're going to work as cooperatively as we can and we have in the past to move us forward. but we don't know what the jurisdiction is right now other than they're going to be working with us. >> city council president frank gillian was less diplomatic. >> i fine it very opposing we would have outsiders come into the city and dictate the direction of the city without actually sitting down with some of the city's fathers and getting their input. >> reporter: sounds a little like a shotgun marriage with very high stakes. governor christie wants to provide relief to the folks in atlantic city who have seen their local tacks sky rocket without laying the tab on taxpayers throughout the rest of the garden state. no easy task. iain. >> bruce, thank you.

atlantic city casino crisis caesar's entertainment has filed for bankruptcy protection including getting rid of $10 billion in debt by splitting the company into two divisions. caesar's owns four casinos in atlantic city including showboat which closed and one casino in chester. >>> now, new numbers are highlighting the reason for the casino crisis in atlantic city. in aus jetaries casino revenue dropped by half. competition in nearby states ate up the resort city's profits and drove four casinos out of business last year. also in 2014 the casinos took in more than $2.5 billion. that's compared to their high point of $5.2 billion back in 2006. >>> well new jersey is again trying to legalize sports betting in the state through a different angle here. the state filed with an appeals court yesterday focusing on fantasy sports. new jersey is claiming that pro sports leagues profit from fantasy players betting on individual athletes. the pro leagues say the fantasy sports do not affect the outcomes of games. in november a federal judge rejected new jersey's revamped sports gambling law. >>> a warning from the state of pennsylvania. many towns and cities in our area are teetering on the edge of financial di

atlantic city, cape may. as we progress the model into the afternoon, by 3 p.m. we're talking about widespread light to moderate snowfall coming in. more of a wintry mix for millville and atlantic city. eventually we'll see most of that rain switching over even for atlantic city and cape may to snowfall by 5 p.m. this is right along the i-95 corridor, right as people are trying to head home from work. it's going to be a tricky situation trying to navigate the roads. by 7 p.m. wide spread snowfall stnz. this entire system will continue at least through 10 p.m. after midnight we see most of the moisture way but we could see wet roads tomorrow refreezing as you try to get to work as you head into your thursday morning. just be careful wednesday heading into wednesday morning. your snow forecast shows 1 to 2 inches for poconos. 2 to 3 possible for lehigh valley. 1 to 3 along the i-95 corridor. central parts of delaware 1 to 2 inches. south jersey, 2 to 3 inches. closer to the shore, anywhere from a coating to about 2 inches of snow expected as we head into tomorrow. as far as tomorrow is going to g we are going to see clouds increasing showers expected. our temperatures will drop down t

atlantic city. it's a bold move by governor chris christie. >> reporter: we've been telling you for months about various atlantic city rescue plans crafted by state lawmaker but today the governor said he can't wait any longer. >> you have all these people coming in to oversee them. >> on the streets of atlantic city today concerns that resort leaders have been stripped of their collective voice after governor christie's appointment of an emergency management team to help pull the struggling resort out of the financial crisis. >> we should have some say so. >> using an executive order that some elected leaders call a state takeover as emergency manager and a role over city government and his special council, kevin orr who recently helped the city of detroit. >> the state takeover and the city government and it would be better for us. >> we are digging out of an enormous hole. >> christie says he's giving the cash-strapped city tools to stabilize the finances and not marginalize the roles of resort leaders. we'll work as cooperatively as we can to move us forward. >> when i asked the city council president if he think

now we will go to atlantic city the atlantic city brigantine connection, southbound off the ramp to the ac expressway, we have an accident there. so that ramp is closed. again, plenty of icy spots this morning. cheltenham south john russell circle between williams way and massey way. a building is on fire there avoid the area take cheltenham avenue as your alternate. make sure to check your bus schedules today because of a few bus routes that were canceled already. route 27 and route 22 route l, as well all suspended a at this time. so before you go outside, lauren, and wait for that bus make sure it is running this morning. >> all right, sue, thank you so much. >>> we will check with penndot to see how they are preparing for the roads for safe driving this morning. >> so charlie metzger is joining us on the phone right now and charlie i heard the salt trucks in my township going through my residential neighborhood. so glad to see that they are being pro active here because we saw the deadly mess yesterday. >> yes, that is correct. we have had crews outside overnight. we have had over a

city, atlantic city, moving toward lee wes, rehoboth beach still looking at downpours right now. a little bit of a lull right now around the philadelphia area. but off to the north and west, there's still some moisture so we have some flurries and maybe a few more showers to get through during the overnight. but the main concern once again slippery roads watching for those temperatures to dip below freezing and tomorrow it's going to be dry but cold. look at that. high temperatures only around freezing but some milder temperatures in the offing when it that seven day forecast. you can see this highlighted area. we're looking at travel delays up and down the eastern seaboard right now. as much of the area is dealing with once again rain because temperatures are above freezing. so as we look at the clock, you can see most of the coverage is to the east of i-95. so south jersey, down the shore still looking at several more hours of that rainfall but all of this mess is out of here overnight when you wack up tomorrow morning you can see we're looking at sunshine but it's going to be deceptive because those temperatures are going to struggle to make the out of the upper 20s and low 30s pretty much area wide. we should stay pretty quite much of the week, however wednesday we'll be watching for some increasing clouds, perhaps a sprinkle or a flurry. once you move into southern sections of delaware or south jersey as our same system we're dealing with now tries to come back toward our are a. so as we look at the temperatures right now, you can see the high today during the afternoon was 37. the normal this time of year is 40. but off to the north and west looking at some colder air that's going to be moving in overnight and during the day tomorrow. keeping our temperatures still chilly. it's 32 in pittsburgh. we have 17 in chicago. and minneapolis only 2 degrees. as we zoom in little closer right now, it's upper 30s atlantic citynd mill val. we have 37 in wilmington. mid 30s in allentown. so once again we're not looking at that freeze concern. but look at future temperatures as we move overnight and tomorrow morning especially when you're watching sue. we're looking at temperatures pretty much below freezing area wide. upper 20s in atlantic city. by 7:00 o'clock. 26 in philadelphia. even 19 degrees in reading. so any puddles out there are going to refreeze. watch out on those sidewalks as well. so temperatures tonight eventually will dip into the 20s with the patchy ice. tomorrow we're looking at temperatures in the low 30s. we keep 30ings pretty much the remainder of the week for highs but look at the holiday weekend. 40s mid 40s a the that and looking pretty good on mlk day with temperatures topping out around 45 degrees. >> all right. i like that. thank you scott. >> howard eskin. >> yes that's right. there's a goal -- hockey game tonight. flyers have a new goaltender starting tonight with steve mason out f

just a couple minutes. >>> tonight a new push to promote atlantic city. >> the people that brought you do ac are taking their campaign to new york city to try to attract people to the struggling resort town. and atlantic city needs all the help it can get. today moody's investor services lowered ac's bond rating by six steps, a day after governor christie appointed an emergency management team to take over the city's finances. nbc10 jersey shore bureau reporter ted greenberg went to new york city to find out what's different about this sales pitch for ac. >> reporter: the spin here is all about the positive pushing a message that despite what you've heard, the odds are not stacked against ac. >> atlantic city's had so much negative publicity with the casino closing in the last year that it's done so much damage to our image, more than super storm sandy. >> reporter: this afternoon kicked off a three-day do ac marketing pitch to some 25,000 potential visitors at "the new york times" travel show highlighting what the resort currently has to offer and what's to come. >> we have a billion dollars of investment going on in the next 18 mon

this is atlantic city at columbus and arctic cities and you see no snow falling here right now but otherf the coastline are seeing snow right now. also karen just mentioned that there are some road closures in atlantic city because of coastal flood. even though it's not snowing that coastal storm could push up some of that water from the back bays so do be on the lookout for that if you're in atlantic city or elsewhere along the jersey shore. >> let's bring you into philadelphia taking a live look there in center city and you can see the streets are quiet right now. we do have a little bit of snow build up but you see the cab gabion it's looking pretty good but a reminder, public and archdiocesan schools are closed today and a number of other school districts also on a delay or closed. it's a good idea to keep an eye on the bottom of your screen or take a look at that list on 6abc.com. >>> let's go over to new jersey. that's where we find "action news" reporter chad prad today. he's -- pradelli. he's live in cherry hill. >> reporter: good morning. , see the wind is blowing but not a real

city. right now three cities are in the running, including philadelphia. a decision is expected in the coming weeks. >>> from our jersey shore burrow, making the pitch to save atlantic cityin the big apple. right now some of ac's biggest cheerleaders are trying to sell the seaside resort to thousands of potential visitors at the new york times travel show. atlantic city is one of 500 exhibitors at the three-day event. they are pushing what the resort has to offer as well as a number of improvement projects on the way. >> the loss of a casino or two is big, but, guess what it's not -- the sky's not falling. our nine gaming attractions are growing. >> this all comes just one day after governor chris christie appointed an emergency management team to try to turn atlantic city around. >>> the death toll from the flu now stands at 19 people in the state of delaware. across our area countless people are sick. there is still great debate about the flu shot. why experts say even if you've been sick, you should still get a shot. >>> sifting through the debris of this catastrophic new jersey apartment fire new information on what sparked it. but first, here's what's coming up toni

atlantic city. it will not happen. >> help us resolve this problem, help us do our job help us help the city and return it to regular order. >> reporter: atlantic city's mayor has been on the job a single year and gotten high marks for his effort to turn the city around. don guardian was cautious in his reaction to the new power structure. >> we're going to work as cooperatively as we can and as we have done in the past to move us forward but we don't know what the jurisdiction is right now, other than they are going to be working with us. >> reporter: council president frank gilliam was less diplomatic. >> i find it oppose ago this we will have outsiders coming in the city and dictate the the direction of the city without sitting down with the city fathers and getting their inn put. >> reporter: sound like a shotgun wednesdaying with high steaks. governor christie want to provide relief to folks in atlantic city hoy in this crisis has seen their local taxes sky rocket, without laying the tab, on taxpayers throughout the rest of the garden state. the in the news room i'm bruce gordon fox 29 news. >>> 4

snow tapering off as well as as we move in parts of south jersey you can see around egg harbor city, atlantic citytill looking at some of that moderate snow as you move down the ac expressway and then around the philadelphia area still looking at some pockets of that light snow as you move toward philadelphia moving north and west radnor, norristown into sections of montgomery and bucks county. temperatures once again, upper 20s low 30s across the board and as we time everything out 7:00 o'clock still looking at some of light snow but once we move beyond and in 10:00 o'clock, this system it's pretty much out of here across our area. but we are looking at about a bulls eye of two to three maybe even 4-inches of snow through sections of central delaware as well as southern new jersey. in particular around millville hammonton we've already seen over 2-inches of snow in those locations. so with that said let's talk about the potential for that nor'easter during the upcoming weekend. friday night into early saturday and continuing really throughout saturday afternoon and evening. we'll watch a pretty i

this is just a slight bit of rain and over by atlantic city and surf city the temperatures are stillopefully that stuff gets out of here fast and things dry out before temperatures do. as we take a look outside we've got the sky 6 view of i-95 and you can see that sky 6 is dry right now and the rain gone but you do have to be careful of those possible icy patches where things didn't have a chance to dry before they froze up. temperature right now in philadelphia, though is still above freezing, 35 degrees. now, i'd caution you that there could be some suburbs not far from philadelphia where the temperature did manage to dip down to the freezing mark or maybe even just some low lying areas where the cool air has pooled. you could still have some problems but that's a good number for us for now anyway. winds west-northwest at 10 miles per hour. it's a bit on the chilly side. we have winds dropping down out of the north even stronger than that in that cases. a 13 miles per hour wind in wilmington, 18 miles per hour wind in allentown and it feels like it's in the 20's so bundle up. satel

harrahs in atlantic city and harrahs philadelphia in chester will not be part of this reorgization. ceasars had already shut down atlantic city show boat casino last year. but ceasars says this bankruptcy will not mean closures. gambling conferences, shows and events will still go on. >>> in quite a coincidence atlantic city mayor dop guardian gave state of city address today inside the now bankrupt ceasars casino after lossing more than 8,000 jobs last year the city needs to focus on attracting professional con vehicles and re band branded sell of is more than just a gambling town. >> a former city slice ter and judge in the rank today to run for mayor of philadelphia. democrat nelson diaz announced candidacy at a restaurant in hunting park and served as city solicitor from 2001 to 2004 and was also first latino judge in pennsylvania history. he joins a crowded democratic field expected to grow larger that already includes lynn abraham, ken. it riho and anthony williams. >> still to come tonight a pope weighs in on attack in france and his words might surprise you. mean while another alleged terror plot in europe leads to dr

atlantic city making sure that the street are in good shape. it just seems like dealing with snow squals here and there and some minor dusting here and there but no major issues. so while atlantic citybsolutely prepared for this storm we are happy to say that we have been spared. sorry for kid might want to play. there is not much for a snowball but in terms of the safety thinks the the best scenario. chris and lauren. >> and the parents, who have to take a day off to deal with these snow days and kid home all day. >> light snow continuing to fall in other parts of the new jersey as well. >> mr. steve keeley is live new in mercer county for us, hi steve. >> reporter: i wish i could talk in lauer than a's another ease piece. i would have say throw this one at chris why don't we toss to jenny joyce with the led zeppelin song down by the see side, a whole album. >> 1975 release. >> reporter: i wish we could hear the curse ward in lauren's head right now out through her microphone as we continue these led zeppelin. >> he needs more, all he knows about is led zeppelin. >> reporter: i understand what you are saying but you know what, all you know is led zeppelin you know pretty good. jenn

that's the heaviest snowfall that is going to be coming down in atlantic city ocean city.re of a moderate snowfall pushing down into parts of cape may. this will not lift up 2348 we head into your late morning hours on tuesday built. the time the storm pulls away from us take a look at some of the storm totals. 15 to 20 inches expected for atlantic county and the southern parts of burlington county. 10 to 15 inches for millville, 6 to 8 in dover. if you're closer to sussex county, 3 to 6 inches. so it really depends on where you live. if you're closer to our western county, you're not going see as much snowfall. if you're closer to the coast where that storm is intensifying, that's when we're going to see our highest snowfall amounts. we take a close look at the)ken i-95 corridor by 7:00 a.m. dealing with wet and slick roads, snowy roads along the i-95 corridor at 7:00 a.m. this is going to continue on and off throughout your monday. alaska at first snow accumulations are light, 1 to 3 inches tomorrow as you're heading home. but overnight hours monday pushing into tuesday

to atlantic city in cape may where the snow is sticking. in fact, we look at ocean city new jersey this is sent in to us, the boards are getting covered down there and white on the sand as well and visibility is dropping to a half mile in atlantic city and 1.3 in wildwood and better to the north and east where trenton there are visibilities around 10 miles this is a small storm affecting the atlanticic, philadelphia over an hour delay right now with the air temperature of 29 but everywhere else in the major hubs, no delays and pretty nice weather, once you get out of philadelphia it's good no matter where you are going. we'll talk about the timing and the possibility of another storm for the weekend. >> i suppose are you going somewhere with palm trees. >> how about orlando. >> sounds nice. >> the system is moving quickly, commuters not so much. kenneth moton kenneth moton along the ben franklin parkway. >> at times light snowfall and others it picks up a little bit. we have accumulation right here on the grass on the ben franklin parkway but the sidewalks and streets ar

"eyewitness news" new jersey reporter cleve bryan is in atlantic city for us tonight with more, cleve? >> reporter: chris, atlantic city mayor don guardian made some space for this new emergency management team next to his office on the seventh floor. they arrived amid concerns about job cuts. they maintain streets keep neighborhoods safe, and educate young mind. public employees that all have a stake in atlantic city's future. >> we're very concerned about the loss of jobs. >> reporter: since governor christie announced last week that an emergency management team has control over atlantic city, public employees have been wondering about job security. teachers union contract cannot stop layoffs and there are several hundred staff members without tenure protection. >> we certainly don't want jobs cut and we don't want important programs cut because our children need to be the priority. >> reporter: school board president john devlin says he and the superintendent have a meeting with the state commissioner of education on thursday to get clarity on how decisions will be made. >> cuts across the board we possibly could lo

atlantic city. now, the press of atlantic city reports that a devon property group is buying this property. losed in january of last year. it is not able to reopen as a cass. no now what's not clear is what is it going reopen as or what was the final sale price. >>> we now know how the state of new jersey will use its final $500 million in federal recovery funds from superstorm sandy. now residents have been vocal about the pace of the recovery vendorring frustrations again at a public hearing just yesterday. the state now says they will give some help two years after that storm hit. >>> falling oil prices hit stocks hard again on wall street. right now it is looking as though stocks are pointing to a lower open. >>> hip hop mogul dr. dre and record producer jimmy ivan have being portrayed as double crossing scam artests. a form are partner in beat electronics accuses the duo of duping him before the sale of the trend dee headphones to apple which they sold for $3 billion to apple last year. >> the video that senate democratic leader harry reid released explaining why he missed the first day

was a successful businessman that collected atlantic city memorabilia on the side and now that hobby has become his life. >> to walk through the atlantic city art center is to walk through the 1930s the days of nuky johnson. >> they were able to maintain their own businesses, doctors, lawyers and preachers. >> many could afford the finer things in life like these family portraits commissioned by a bell man. >> back in the days the bell man of the hotel would hire his friends to work as bell man but he would get a percentage of their tips. >> his exhibit tells the story of sara spencer, she made millions on her apex hair care company. >> one of her warehouse hired 100 p.m. >> they had a thing called a breakfast show at the club harlem that started at 6:00 in the morning when all the either people from sammy davis junior to dean martin atlantic city was a 24 hour town that never slept. >> to share the history hunter brings his exhibits to schools and opens to students and scholars and tourists if you go to 6abc.com/art of aging you'll find more inspiring stories. >>> the "action news" news team is out working on news stories beginning at 4:00

atlantic city. the gates of the atlantic city racecourse will close for good next week. the hamilton township horse track once entertained the who's who of hollywood with frank sinatra and bob hope making it a regular hangout. here's a view of the track. it opened in 1946 but over the years horse racing began to struggle. the last day of business is on friday of next week. that leaves just three racetracks in the garden state. >>> you still have a chance. nobody hit the mega millions jackpot last night. that means the jackpot now stands at $246 million. the next drawing is tuesday, january 13th. your other chance to be a multimillion their is with tonight's powerball drawing for $162 million. wouldn't it be nice? >>> the time right now is ten minutes after 5:00. a final farewell five weeks in the making. how a community came together last night to remember shane montgomery. >>> new developments this morning in the recovery of the airasia plane. how the efforts today could lead to more answers about what led to the tragedy. >>> and bill cosby faces protesters as he wraps u

atlantic city. it's going to get worse by tomorrow morning it will feel like zero in atlantic city. as trenton. we're looking at 20 below feels like temperatures in the pocono mountains by saturday morning. in the afternoon it's going to feel like 15 by 5:00 o'clock in atlantic city and as well toward allentown. so as we talk about our next storm system, still off to the west dry conditions for your saturday. and then sunday the cloud cover starts to increase and we're watching out for some snow late sunday overnight into monday. there's going to be a sharp cut off between rain, sleet and snow and then all snow to the north and west. philadelphia will kind of be in between i do anticipate some mixing to on go with this event as we continue to watch the clock here. monday morning we are looking at some of that cold air continueing to rush in. so for tonight temperatures in the burbs around six. 11 in the city but once again below zero wind chills. tomorrow 26 degrees for the high temperature and then still watching the coast sunday into monday. right now it looks like philadelphia cou

atlantic city right now. the action cam right near the tanger outlets which closed at 6:00 p.m. last night. schools closed today in atlantic city. still seeing a little bit of snow there on the -- along the jersey shore. >>> now, it is much worse to the north. new york city could see more than a foot of snow. boston could see 2 feet. residents up there are being told just to flat out stay home and hunker down. >> and that's why their streets look so empty. mass transit is shut down in new york city and the roads again are off limits unless it's an emergency vehicle. >> abc's lana zak is live from new york's central park which is no whack in the park this morning. good morning, lana. >> reporter: here in new york the mayor promised that this could be an historic storm, though it may go down in history books more for the unprecedented response rather than how much snow actually fell. the city that never sleeps, today appears to be hibernating. empty streets bridges tunnels and commuter trains shut down. snow men out numbering people in madison square park. seven states now in a state of emergency. >> extreme snowfall. hurricane f

city and atlantic city continuing to push offshore for the rest of the overnight hours. wind are picking up open the backside. we'll show you the picture outside. sky6hd george is shot of ben franklin bridge on this sunday night. winds up to 28 miles an hour when you look at the gusts. partly cloudy and turning clear as we go throughout the rest of the overnight hours. hopefully you had a chance to enjoy the mild stretch on this second weekend or second weekend of 2015 that's what i'm trying to say. currently in philadelphia 353 dover and 50 trenton and well above average average this time of year is 40. we'll be below that as early as tomorrow. 47 allentown and 39 poconos and 52 along the coast in sea isle city. we look at the temperature changes. 11 degrees warmer in philadelphia than the same time yesterday and 5 quarmer in the poconos. as early as tomorrow with passenger of cold front we're gearing up for arctic cold blast for the week ahead. that cold front is moving on through as we speak. temperatures still along the 95 corridor holding on to the warmth. we're in the 50s back to the ohio valley and to northern plains temperatures current air temperatures are below zero in some spots. and that arctic blast of air will work its way east ward. future tracker 6 showing you as you wake up tomorrow morning 6:30 in the morning only in the lower 30s. upper 20s north and west of town and upper 30s in wildwood. as we go throughout the day tomorrow you find plenty of sunshine and north to northwesterly wind temperatures in the 30s and wind chills in the 20s. cold sets up shop as early as tomorrow. tracking a clipper system as early as tuesday. so on tuesday we're tracking arrival of snow showers

atlantic city. the at lantic city race course will close its track for good next week. back in the day, stars like frank sin aerks tra and bob hope were regulars there. it opened in 19d 46. 1946. but, over the years, horse races began to struggle and so did the track. >> speaking of struggle some people are really feeling the winter blues with this deep freeze, right? >> not everyone feels stuck inside. nbc 10's kooet jones found people hitting the very cold pavement tonight. >> let me show you something here behind me. the schuylkill river isn't moving. the top level, just frozen. so close to the dam, even. one other thing we found tonight, taking a look at kelly drive here, it's not stopping people from being active. from flowing and picturesque to frozen solid. the wissahickon creek is a sheet of ice. it's cold enough to freeze the schuylkill, but not intimidate runners. >> anything inspires me. i'm out here in this cold and it makes me want to keep going. >> reporter: pushing for mile 8, he's not phased by the cold. >> you're on a yun cycle? >> yes, yes, i am. >> yo

city. future tracker six has you covered at 8:00 in the morning. it is mostly cloudy. snow showers are popping up for areas in atlantic city, wildwood and south of delaware as well. we will take a look what we can expect throughout the day tomorrow, possible coating likely for areas in surf cityo the south. we are not expecting heavy accumulation this ace weak system but could slow you down and cause you slippery travel. keep that in mind mainly south and east of the city. back here at home morning rush in philadelphia, cloudy and cold. wind chills from five to 15 degrees. temperatures six, seven and 8:00 o'clock in the morning in the lower 20's. the here's the setup for us in the middle half of the workweek. we have an area have of low pressure south and east. mostly cloudy, high temperature only at the the freezing mark with snow showers mainly south. for thursday it is not as chilly in at 37 degrees. sunshine and clouds on the way as you tap into a return flow with those wind coming from the south and west. call from accu weather as we take a look for rest of tonight exclusive accu weather seven day forecast showing you a brush of snow to the the south. high temperature coming in at 32 degrees. on thursday sunshine and cloud, high of 37. breezy and bright on friday in at t

working very closely with the mayor of atlantic city just not going to happen. >> help us resolve this problem. help us get out of our job. help us help the citynd return it to regular order. >> reporter: atlantic city's mayor has been on the job just a single year and has gotten high marks for his efforts to turn the city around. don guardian was cautious in his reaction to the new power structure. >> we're going to work as cooperatively as we can as we have in the past to move us forward. but we don't know what the jurisdiction is right now other than they're going to be working with us. >> city council president frank gillian was less diplomatic. >> i fine the very opposing that we will basically have outsiders come into the city and dictate the direction of the city without actually sitting down with some of the city fathers and getting their input. >> sounds a little like a shotgun wedding with very high stakes. governor christie wants to provide some relief to folks in atlantic city who in this crisis have seen their local tacks sky rocket. without laying the tab on taxpayers throughout the rest of the garden state. in the newsroom, bruc