philadelphia. by 7:00 it tapers off in the city. by 9:00 it might still see snow falling in cape may, but not in philadelphia. just cold and cloudy. and we'll be waiting for the afternoon sunshine. first alert meteorologist brittney shippis is taking a look at the snow out there. >>> if you are watching the central and southern parts of delaware along cape may county we'll look at the snow forecast heading throughout the rest of your tuesday morning. snowfall totals between five to nine inches for rehoboth beach. parts of sussex county picking up 4.5 inches of snow already. and if you're closer to millville, closer to seven inches is expected with this system. and you will notice as we get closer to philadelphia and some of the suburb locations, the snowfall totals go down. that's because we expect the heaviest amounts of snow to be closer to the shore and parts of south jersey. so two to four inches in the suburbs, doylestown west chester, trenton and mount holly. closer to the lehigh valley, one to three inches of snow. and the poc

the democratic national convention is coming to philadelphia the city beat out brooklyn new york and columbus ohio, to host the event in 2016. here is how they made the announcement. a facebook video of debbie washerman shultz slapping a philadelphia magnet on the refrigeratorer. she is expected to have a meeting with governor tom wolf and ed rendell. lets go to john rawlins and reaction from city hall. >> reporter: hi sara, i'm standing outside of room 21 is that is where the conference call will happen in the last few minutes. the news came in and hit like a ton of bricks it was a pleasant ton of bricks there was an announcement on facebook no dog and pony show there. this is going on for two years they courted the dnc and brought leaders into philadelphia as early as a few weeks ago, the mayor, governor rendell and congressman bob brady sold the idea of the historic elements of philadelphia and that appealed to the dnc so on july 25th 2016 the convention will open here as we say this is a democratic town and today here in city hall, many many pleased democrats. >> just kind of sitt

i look forward to making history again in philadelphia. well, city has worked for more than a year to bring the convention to philadelphia. we're joined live now by one of the people who worked to bring it here josh shapiro. he's on the planning committee for philadelphia's dnc bid. congratulations and, again, tell me how this feels. >> thanks vai. it feels great. it is a great day for philadelphia. great day for our region. and it shows that when we work together, great things can happen for us. >> josh who gets the credit for in your opinion -- who gets the credit for the convention coming here? >> vai, victory has got a thousand fathers and mothers. a handful of us met around a conference table at the union league in a meeting coordinated by congressman bob brady who you heard from on the phone, nearly two years ago. as we went forward, more and more people joined our efforts. republicans, democrats, people from the city people from out in the suburbs, where i'm from in montgomery county, donors everybody stepped up and made our bid strong. so a l

today. >> this is just a fantastic moment incredible moment up for the city of philadelphia, we have the world meeting of families and subsequent announcement that pope francis is coming and now this, history making. >> people are clearing understanding that the city of philadelphia can put on big events, like the pope coming here and we are the place to be and it's going to be awesome. >> i think philadelphia has a lot to offer, we did the republican convention and things went well and as a democratic city, the party saw how important it was to put in a city that delivers votes. >> absolutely. >> meantime pennsylvania governor tom wolf, responded to the announcement saying it's tremendous news for the commonwealth of pennsylvania philadelphia will host the democratic convention to generate hundreds of thousands of dollars in economic activist in the state. we look forward to working with local leaders to make sure philadelphia will shine in the national spotlight. david henry is talking to people in the city and joins us live once again from rittenhouse square. hey david. >

. >> that was the way that philadelphia city officials got the news this morning from the chair of the democratic national committee, the democrats and the glare of the worldwide spotlight are coming to philadelphia. thursday night the big story on "action news" tonight is a huge win for philadelphia selected to host the democratic national convention over the cities of columbus, ohio, and new york. the convention will begin on july 25 and, 2016 at the wells fargo center it will be philadelphia's second political convention in 16 years the republicans nominated george bush in 2,000. the first democratic national convention since 1948. they nominated harry truman to a full-term. we have a team standing by to cover all the first day angles of this story. john is live at city hall, john we thought the announcement would come this week and for the city it was the right announcement. >> smiles all around in city hall today jim. think about it for a minute there are millions and millions of dollars raised and spent, and it could have happened in brooklyn or columbus with you it's happening h

but if you're in atlantic city for example or surf city or burlington county, you still have a ways to go before this ends. philadelphia heaviest snow even in center city is probably winding down and beginning to taper to lesser snow over the next 15 to 30 minutes. as we take a look outside we have cloudy skies overhead still have some decent amount of snow falling over the ben franklin bridge and the visibility there still not great especially as you try and take a look at the bridge from our camera placed atop society hill towers. and looks like i-95 still moving kind of slow but traffic is getting along. 14 degrees right now in philadelphia. it's a cold one out there. the winds are light but strong enough to give us single digit wind chills so do bundle up if you're heading out into all of this. again, the snow arrived gradually through the evening hours last night. the heaviest stuff after about 11:00 or midnight and now it does appear to be getting past us. the bulk of the actual storm well to our south. and as we take a look at future tracker 6, it does appear as though we're going to continue to see improvement

america runs on dunkin'. >>> i'm jesse gary live in center city philadelphia. waits for you as you head out on your morning commute. lots of moisture lots of spray. areas of pooling water. watch your spacing and watch your speed. take it slow. live in center city this morning, jesse gary nbc 10 news. >> reporter: i'm matt delucia live in storm force 10. we are going to show you a live look right now. this is 476 northeast extension here. we are heading south now toward philadelphia. there's more traffic on the road right now. the roads are wet. big improvement from when there was snow and slush on the road. we are seeing rain out here. if you are heading out the door definitely leave extra time to get where you are going. live in storm force 10 i'm matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >>> good morning, as we approach 7:00 a mass transit delay on the paoli/thorndale because of switch problems. quaukertown and lehigh valley. stick to route 309 as the best bet if you need to get around it. some portions of the the area are seeing rain you need to watch out and reduce your s

had collected over the years if you recognize the suspect you are asked to call philadelphia police. >>> former democrat city councilman jim kenny made it official today, throwing his a hat in the race for philadelphia mayor. kenny made at announcement a at mayor's reception room in philadelphia a city hall. resee lane last week in preparation for the month. >> he need to have his own vision. we will go to harrisburg and ask for money and we will go to and beg for money and do what we need to do to get what is due to us but there is no super man in harrisburg fly into solve our problems there noise super man from washington coming into solve our problems. your problems are what they are and we have to get our arms around them and deal with them. >> on the democratic side kenny joins philadelphia d.a. lynn abraham, state senator anthony williams and former judge nelson diaz as those hoffa announced. doug oliver a former spokesmen for mayor nutter is expected to a announce his candidacy on saturday. >>> still ahead here on "eyewitness news" a mild day to day but you do not want to get used to it. our temperatu

normal volume building on 95 southbound from woodhaven to center city philadelphia.and we're 100 southbound from route 113 to route 30 that takes you five minutes. no big delays or pockets of volume, eastbound from 340 to route 113, that's a five-minute trip. i expect that to rise in the next 30 minutes. and seven times for 202 northbound from route 29 to 76. >>> thank you, jillian. organizers of this year's firefly festival is announcing the lineup. they named the grammy winning rock band kings of leon as co-headliners. the killers will also headline the event. snoop dogg will be there with some other groups. the festival is june 18th. >>> i want to point out the beautiful skyline behind us. yesterday we had all the snow and look at the sun coming up reflecting on the building. just beautiful. >>> listen to this you have just been accepted to your first choice college and are through the roof and excited. >> until you get a second e-mail that has you in tears. we'll explain what that is about coming up next. >>> and breathing a sigh of relief. will rutgers universit

people were clearly understanding that the city of philadelphia can put on big events. >> i think it is great for the city of brotherly love and great for the people of the city of philadelphia. >> one official we spoke to said celebrations will continue only through the rest of the day today come tomorrow morning the planning for this convention really starts in full. the impact of this convention will, of course, be enormous in philadelphia but what about philadelphia's surrounding suburbs. coming up at 6:00 we will look at what all this means both for the the suburbs and for national politics. and in south philadelphia, matt rivers, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> we will look forward to that matt thanks very much. >>> philadelphia is no stranger to hosting big political events. the city hosted the g.o.p. convention back in 2,000. >>> well, mayor nutter, mentionedded that philadelphia had promised the democrats a safe convention, the the police department, and it law enforcement partners plan to deliver, what is one of the largest security effort in the cities history. "eyewitness new

chamber hopes for continued reductions in the city wage tax will offset some of the increased business costs that they are seeing. we're live outside philadelphia city hall this morning, jesse gary. >>> 6:34. we're learning more about the criminal history of the man accused of attacking a woman at a center city septa station. police gave us this picture of officers arresting reginald green. they've arrested him at least ten other times including charges for indecent exposure and shoplifting. this time he's charged with attempted rape, robbery and assault. now, investigators say the surveillance video from the jefferson septa station at tenth & market was the key to catching him. he's accused of sexual assaulting and attacking a woman at the station on monday. >>> and happening today in delaware wilmington will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the new market street village apartments. dozens of new units will be housed in three historic buildings. the local developer in charge of this project says the time is right to introduce these homes to the booming market street corridor. >>> new jersey governor chris christie is headed to chicago. many

philadelphia after monthies of lobing the city won its bid to host the democratic convention. politicians cheered today's announcement. >> they are thrilled but they will tell you that philadelphia was the obvious choice all along. doug shimell is live in center city with more on the exciting announcement today. doug? >> it almost seems as if philadelphia has a long-running inferiority complex to new york so officials say it was kind of nice to win a head-to-head competition. it was a day you could high five your sometimes rivals because the democratic national convention was coming because of the basics. >> security logistics, fund-raising fund-raising. all of the rest was really kind of drama and the chatter and the noise that's out there. >> the democratic national committee looked at columbus ohio, and brooklyn new york but picked philadelphia for the 2016 convention. >> the role of philadelphia in shaping the nation's history is unmatched and also unmatched is the proposal that the philadelphia team put together. >> reporter: philadelphia having hosted the republican conve

city. philadelphia is predominantly democratic, carrying the city since 1992. it comes to conventions in philadelphia, it is republicans hold the edge. >> mr. chairman i accept the nomination. >> the most recent, back in 2000, george w.bush accepted the nomination. >> the first formal national convention was held in philadelphia. republicans came back in 1872. 1900 and 1948. the democrats held their national convention in 18948. >> my duty as president i am therefore calling this congress back into session on the 26th of july. >> convention hall was the center of the political universe in 1948. hear k.truman won re-election. philadelphia was the logical choice since center city was the center point of the boston to richmond co-axle cable that was carrying the convention for the united states. >> you can find the latest on 6abc.com. >>> when the democrats come to philadelphia, the republicans will head to cleveland ohio, site of the 2016 national convention. "action news" will be there for the live events. >>> pope francis will be in town in september of this ye

if you are waking up in center city philadelphia, the roads are wet. north, especially to bucks county, slushy conditions there. this is a live look at route 1 at pennsylvania avenue. the highways have been treated. don't let it fool you. still expect slippery conditions. slow down reduce your speed this morning. for drivers in the lehigh valley, 78 as opposed to 22. we are dealing with an accident on 22 eastbound. we have an accident on the northbound side of the northeast extension. tracy? >> thanks. 5:41 right now. what everybody is talking about this monday after the super bowl. >> show me what it looks like to fight like a girl. >> they made us laugh, they made us cry. in some cases, they made us mad. the commercials standing out this morning and read your comments, coming up. >> reporter: i'm jesse gary live in center city. the weather conditions will not make you smile this morning. a lot of rain and water on roadways as you head out. we'll have a condition update for you after this break. ♪ good morning, usher! hey! did you know bees communicat

just heartbreaking there. >>> well it is a huge win today for philadelphia. the city has just landed the 2016 democratic national convention edging out brooklyn new york and columbus ohio. we're a key part of the political landscape. finding the nation's next president. fox 29's bruce gordon live in our newsroom tonight with more on the big announcement. bruce. >> reporter: today's news means philadelphia does indeed get center stage all to itself on the last week of july 2016. the economic impact of democratic national convention could approach $200 million for the city and region but if the convention comes off without a hitch, the public relations benefits are priceless. >> i'm thrilled to announce that the dnc will host its 2016 democratic national convention in the city of brotherly love, the wonderful city of philadelphia. >> whoo! >> reporter: noontime call from dnnc chair debbie wasserman schultz had mayor nutter and his sales team grinning from ear to ear. >> that is one hell of a way to start a morning. >> reporter: back drops like the will be tee bell and i

madam chair and all the folks involved, we are honored, the city of philadelphia, the city of brotherly love and sisterly affection, we are honored to be the host city for 2016. as i mentioned the other day having last hosted the democrats in 1948, we have been prepared and excited for some time for this opportunity. philadelphia is the largest city in america with an african-american mayor. we will and the chair has insisted, we will have an economically inclusive convention in the city of philadelphia. every opportunity, to include the incredible diversity of our city and our nation, we will look for those opportunities in the economics of what happens in the democratic national convention. we were also becoming to one of the diverse cities and united states of america by race, by age, by sexual preference, and every other measure philadelphia truly is a microcosm of the united states of america. you know our history, but let me just mention it. located on the eastern seaboard of the time, the second largest city in the greatest empire philadelphia was a safe port in a contentious pol

there is problems throughout the whole city of philadelphia. there is not a quick fix. >> reporter: what questions do you want answered at the meeting? >> what happened to the child? are they going to take any measures to make sure it doesn't happen again, things like that. >> reporter: both parents told us they're not leaving the meeting, which has been going on for about two hours now, until they get their questions answered. we also learned that the dhs is investigating along with the police. the school district tells us right now the 13-year-old who allegedly brought the drugs here to school has not been disciplined. that matter is still under review. live from southwest philadelphia monique braxton, nbc 10 news. >>> and state police in delaware are looking into a tractor trailer crash that shut down i-495 in wilmington for hours early this morning. you're looking at the wreckage of a tractor trailer that crashed on i-495 in wilmington. police say the truck driver was alert and talking when medics took him to the hospital. investigators say

starting things off in center city philadelphia. majors are looking good. this is a live look at the vine street expressway very quiet out near 95. later in the morning we can see volume westbound, especially as drivers head out to 76 but for now not reporting any accidents on the vine. 95 is clear along with the blue route. in the suburbs, route 100 southbound from route 30 is look. route 340 to route 113 is also clear. chris? >>> going door to door that's what a gas company is doing in the jer zoo shore before it can get the all clear from the house explosion that happened yesterday still being investigated. matt delucia is live for us this morning in ocean county. matt, how many holes are involved in this process this morning? >> reporter: chris, we are talking roughly 300 homes. the first hurdle is getting the gas main restored but now the task of getting each home's gas line restored is what is going on out here this morning. here's the video that people have been talking about. the police dash camera recording the house here on oak avenue exploding, n

and now the city of philadelphia has given him a new legend. they are looking for dedication to their communities. and members of the nbc 10 families both past and present were there to cheer him on to say thank you for all you do. >> there's always a tricky balance to express enough gratitude and to be gracious. at the same time, saying enough already, let's move on. so -- >> we're celebrating today and yesterday. now we'll move on. >> enough already. but thank you. you're watching "nbc 10 news." "nbc 10 news today" at 6:00 a.m. starts right now.záj! >>> we are live on the scene with the latest details. >> and we are tracking the snow showers that looks like a lot there. and cold temperatures. the snow will leave the cold temperatures and they will hang around. it's just about 6:00 a.m. good morning this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm vai sikahema. the question is when it's going to leave. we'll go to meteorologist bill henley with the answers. bill? >>> we are going to see the snow out of there this afternoon. as we'll see

we are hive in south philadelphia tonight matt rivers for "eyewitness news". >> matt, thank you. >>> the city of philadelphia a over came stiff competition win the right to host this convention. the fail a beat out brooklyn, new york and columbus, ohio. the other two finalist for 2016. >>> so why philadelphia? i spoke with debbie wasserman shut chair of the democratic national committee who answer that had questions and talks about the the philly locations the dnc will use next year. >> xfinity live will be a real focal point for us. we will be very involved at the convention center, i had a chance to go to constitution hall with governor rendell and take a look at the the place where our country was born as a backdrop in philadelphia a, being in the cradle of american democracy. >> wasserman schultz added philly got top marks on the main cry tear, yeah logistics resources and security. >>> mayor nutter says it will cost between 70 and 80 million-dollar to stage the convention but the pay out to the city could triple that e very. "eyewitness news" reporter walt hunter is live at the art museu

the drivers head into center city, philadelphia. both directions of 76 are pretty quiet. in fact the drive time eastbound from the p.a. turnpike to the vine is 22 minutes. 13 minutes on 95 southbound from woodhaven to the vine. if you are traveling the blue route this morning, northbound from 95 to 76 will take you 16 minutes. the average speed there, 62 miles an hour. tracy? >>> if you have a pothole plaguing your morning commute, one local town wants to hear from you. the resources they are shelling out to make your drive to work smoother. >>> and the new rollout on fighting ebola. the new plan being rolled out today by the president. >>> new from overnight, the united states and britain closed their embassies in yemen. the state department confirmed they evacuated embassy staffers and britain also has withdrawn their staff. they made the move because of ongoing political stability and uncertain security. rebels have seized control of the capital. >>> and speaking from the white house today, president obama is expected to announce the pullout of troops by the end of apr

organizers are reminding everyone about what is good about philadelphia the city of brotherly love. and i love philly rally will be held on valentine's day as well. >>> and a major initiative in philadelphia will help people learn to read through cooking. >> such a cool program. today walmart is pitching in $25,000 to the free library of philadelphia's culinary literacy center. officials from the chain will present a check this afternoon. every week the library teaches students and adults how to read and write recipes, change ingredients and measurements and cook with different fruits and vegetables. >> so culinary literacy, as we have been given a really unique opportunity to define that so it doesn't exist as a term so we have been combining literacy with cooking. >> teaching on so many levels. the check presentation will happen today at culinary literacy center in philadelphia's spring garden economy. >>> and the culinary literacy program just started last june and is already teaching hundreds of kids and adults how to read through cooking, through learning recipes. >> and adding

philadelphia and new jersey on the heels of two close call accidents here, and investigative reporter wendy saltman has more on that. >> critics warn setting this highly flammable and explosive material through our city is really risky. it has been to blame for this explosion that killed 27 people in quebec and there were two other massive chemical fires here in the u.s. two derailments in philadelphia in the last 12 months. we are asking whether we are prepared. >>> and ducis rodgers with philadelphia's herb magee going for his 1,000 win tonight, and that and more when "action news" continues. tiberius lauderwink can appreciate a simple name. that's why he likes pick 2 from the pennsylvania lottery, the simplest numbers game yet. they've given all your favorite numbers games new, simpler names. play pick 2. easy to play. simple to say. yolanda indrosonovich can appreciate a simple name. that's why she likes pick 5 from the pennsylvania lottery, they've given all your favorite numbers games new, simpler names. and for something really simple, play the all-new pick 2. easy to play. simple to say. >>> well, more trouble for lance armstrong. he has been cited by police for allegedly letting his girlfrie

in the city of philadelphia we will be there during tomorrow morning. that wind chill advisory for poconos for wind chills between five a and 15, below zero. and elsewhere in the the lehigh valley below zero, zero to five below philadelphia zero to five along the i-95 corridor even in south jersey and delaware, five to 10 degrees. feels like reading tomorrow morning. by the afternoon temperatures in the 20's, wind chills, of course in the teens during the afternoon. we will catch a break saturday with high pressure to the south, temperatures rebound in the 40's. real nice day to get outside, go for a run, maybe take the the dog out for a walk. here comes another blast of cold late saturday into sunday. we are watching low pressure giving south rain and then wintry mix and then some snow by monday. but our exuder models are saying light snow, possibly a couple inches in philadelphia. our storm system lifting north and these computer models with the heavier snow through northeastern pennsylvania into interior parts have of new england. we will continue to

headed around center city philadelphia throughout your western suburbs still looking great. ninety-five, you have the same story, generally speaking all of the speed censors at this time are still high up into the 50's, not dealing with any major problems, if you are traveling in pa, jersey, however, if you are traveling in delaware county, right really at the delaware state line, 202, southbound, closed, as a result after accident, between baltimore pike and marshall road. best alternate is route 100 that's creek road. traveling amtrak, they're running on modified schedule because of the freezing temperatures. erika? >> vittoria, thank you. we have breaking news right now from north philadelphia. a man has been found shot to death in his mercedes at 27th and filbert. police say he was shot several times. a "eyewitness news" crew is gathering more information at the scene live report for you coming up at 5:00. >> a fire in philadelphia's kensington neighborhood has critically burned a man police say the man accidentally set himself on fire while doing drugs on the 3100 block

live from center city philadelphia, i'm meteorologist kathy orr. we'll zen it back to you in the studio. >> just some incredible numbers kathy. thank you so much. >>> the cold is more than just dangerous. it can be deadly. there have been eight deaths reported in the area over the past few weeks. five in moment county, two in lehigh county and one in berks county. officials say it is important to check on those who are most vulnerable during extreme cold weather like this. tonight todd quinones spends the evening with crews trying to keep people warm at home. todd? >> reporter: jessica tonight there are sections of the schuylkill river here that are completely frozen. it's an example of not only how cold it is tonight but these past couple of days. when it gets this cold people to unexpectedly lose heat. it's a ritual that is being repeated and now sped up over and over oil tanks going empty. >> deliveryman kevin thomas says the inside temperatures of homes can drop to 35 degrees in just hours. subfreezing temperatures outside mean people are using

city. cheering from the crowd of supporters as philadelphia city council approved the bill today by a 14-2e. it mainly affects workers in the service industry like waiters, cooks, day care providers, home health aides and security guards. similar efforts were vetoed twice since 2011 and the new law applies to businesses with ten or more workers. >> i mean everybody gets sick. you've got mothers taking care of their children single mothers whose children get sick sometimes and they deserve an earned paid sick day and sometimes when you miss one or two days for those of us living check by check and living under the poverty line. >> philadelphia joins the ranks of other large cities such as new york city and wish wash d.c. along with eight cities in new jersey. live in the digital operation center, i'm denise nakano nbc 10 news. >>> three, two, one. our ground is broken. congratulations, everyone. thank you. >> nbc 10 was there when wilmington city leaders were at the ground breaking of the street village. they will transform into 76 apartments as part of a greater effort to reenergize market

here's a live look here at center city philadelphia. no decisions yet from the philadelphia school district. they said they would make that call around 4:15. we haven't heard from them yet on whether the schools are going to open on a delay in philadelphia. we do know that dozens of other schools across the area have already decided to open on a delay or close entirely. schools in southern new jersey and central and southern delaware. you can get the full list on the nbc 10 app. also watching the impact to the airport, we have more than 100 flights canceled into and out of philadelphia international airport at this time. >>> and we have live first alert team coverage in pennsylvania new jersey and delaware. checking on the conditions and the roads in your neighborhoods, stormforce 10 is out to check on the changes conditions to give us a realtime really good look at what is happening outside. this is a live look from the ben franklin bridge. we know there are speed restrictions on the bridges and other places. we'll check in with jillia

this is a live look in center city, philadelphia. the vine street expressway, we are seeing pockets of volume westbound as drivers head out to 76. but as you can see, it's not looking too bad at this point. normal volume on a lot of the majors around the city of philadelphia including 95 76 and 422. >>> temperatures are dropping this morning. it's in the teens in the pocano mountains, which saw some snow showers earlier. now the clouds are starting to break and you'll see more and more sunshine in the mountains. the clouds are in place in the city over boat house row where the wind is just starting to pick up. you can see an icy scene in front of boat house row. that's a live view from the melon bank building. as the shore clouds are in place with temperatures dropping, it looks to be icing up on beach avenue. that's one of the issues this morning, ice forming as temperatures drop and the roads that did not completely dry after saturday's storm. and look at this some snow showers now over lancaster, chester and into montgomery county

deadly attack and one local neighborhood is covered in ice what caused this mess along a city street in philadelphia? but the big story is the coldest weather we have felt in decade. the city of trenton hit a record oh of zero. and the entire region is in a deep freeze chopper 6 hd giving us a birds eye view of the frozen schuylkill river oil reporter eva pilgram is outside on the bitter cold with how folks are coping but first lets get the latest from melissa magee, in for david murphy at the big board. >> hi rick, it was a cold start to our friday and record cold in elections, the record was 1 set in 1979, today coming in with a record low of 2 degrees, trenton coming in at 0, 2 degrees as well in dover so making some new records this morning in those locations. this is what you felt when you stepped outdoors this morning. 35 degrees below zero. and along the coast in lakehurst it felt like 18 degrees below zero and not much recovery. 26 miles per hour in wilmington and 27 miles per hour gusts in beach haven current windchills are still below zero, 3 degree below in philadelphia 7 below in trenton

in the city of brotherly love and sisterly affection. the selection of philadelphiao host our convention is the culmination of a long process. all three finalists cities put in strong bids but philadelphia stood out. based on our security, logistics and research criteria. i'm sure our delegates and attendees will have a fantastic experience that will launch us into the general campaign united and excited. with the rich history, philadelphia offers an ideal stage. it was there that our founding fathers had the courage to declare independence by observing adherence to self evident truths. the belief that all men and women are created equal is embedded in the fundamental values of the democratic party. we are the party of inclusion and expanded opportunities to -- we are fighting to ensure that all americans have their fair shot and a chance to get ahead. why am i a democrat? i know what being a democrat means to me. i know that every person here has their own reasons as well. over the coming months, we need to distill our collective stories into one narrative so that t

atlantic city zero. philadelphia one. wilmington five. trenton seven. we will tie or go below those numbers in the morning. coming up we will talk more about the cold and a weekend storm, it is taking shape, we have more information, and we will share that with you later in the broadcast when i join you inside. >>> and, in our next half an hour at 5:30 kate bilo braves the frozen waters of the delaware today for a ride with the coastguard. see her trip on the coastguard cutter capstand as it breaks ice along the delaware, that is coming up at 5:30. >>> frozen pipes are a real threat in this weather, and some who have homes down the shore are learning that lesson, the hard way. "eyewitness news", new jersey reporter cleve bryan is live in vent are in with more cleve. >> reporter: extremely low wind chills at the shore are contributing to the the situations, like this, it is the second home that has burst pipes underneath and thinks also happening at some empty homes, some of them empty since sandy just here in ventnor they have had 80 calls for burst pip

city. matt o'donnell anchors inside story this morning followed by "action news" at noon. >>> philadelphia probably know is predominantly democratic. democrats have carried pennsylvania in every presidential election since 17992. >> but whether it comes to hosting national political venses in the city -- conventions in the city, the republicans hold the edge. >> mr. chairman, delegates and fell citizens i proudly accept your nomination. >> back in 2000 at the republican convention president george w.bush accepted the nomination. >> the republicans came back to philadelphia in 1872, 1900, 1940 earn 1948. the the democrats met in philly 1948. >> my duty as president requires that i use every means within my power to get the laws the people need on matters of such importance and urgency i am therefore call this congress back into session on the 26th of july. [cheers and applause]. >> convention hall was the center of the political universe in 1948, harry s.truman won re-election. philadelphia was the logical choice since it was the center points of the cable that was the main carrier of live

a live look at center city, philadelphia. bill henley the temperatures get even colder tomorrow. we'll keep you posted on all of it, have the numbers for you, what you need to know coming up in just a minute. >>> the city of philadelphia wants this so-called ice palace in west philadelphia torn down. we've been talking about that. we're just waiting for them to say when it's going to happen. the building is covered in ice following a fire monday morning that we showed you as breaking news. the city says it's in imminent danger. yesterday the owner had a fence put up to secure the area and says he will demolish the building. we're still waiting to find out the cause of that fire. >>> 5:15 now. happening today, a teacher accused of having sex with one of her students will head to court in chester county. sara o'neill faces formal arraignment on child corruption charges. she's 35 years old. her alleged victim was 16. o'neill lost her job as an english teacher at church farms school. police say she had sex with the student numerous times in 2014 both on and off campus. police say scho

thirty-three in philadelphia, 32 in millville, 32 degrees in trenton, wilmington you go north of the citytemperatures that are at or above below the freezing mark, and in some cases above the freezing mark like northeast philly at 35 degrees. but still so close. now, notice this. our winter weather alerts. we have in the philadelphia area, we continue with that winter storm warning and areas south of that, atlantic county, cumberland county, kent county, that's where there is freezing rain advisory until 9:00 this morning. those temperatures down there are right around the freezing mark the rain is coming down, and you're going to be slipping and sliding. temperatures, i hope, get to 40 degrees today. we will be finding some clouds, and i love to see couple every sunday breaks to help do little melting out there before we plunge right back into the deep freeze, starting tomorrow. so we'll talk about all of that coming up. nicole? >> carol, thank you. hey, it was scenes like this throughout the day in delaware valley. in wilmington, several cars got stuck going up the delaware avenue ramp,

city in our suburbs wind chills as cold as 15 below. but that's just the beginning. during the day tomorrow, in philadelphia we'll see a wind chill of 10 below to start. that's even in the city at the bus stop. by noon it will feel like four. by three it will feel like 10 and by 6:00 p.m. it will feel like 12. now, this is the first wave of arctic cold. we'll be greeted with snow showers for valentine's day and then that will usher in the dangerous wind chills and the record cold we will be feeling over this holiday weekend. unfortunately, it will only get worse around the delaware valley. i'll be back with those numbers when i join you inside. >> kathy see in you a minute. keep your tv here on cbs3. you can wake up with "eyewitness news" in the morning. meteorologist katie fehlinger will track tomorrow's weather starting at 4:30 right here on cbs3. >>> breaking news details in a mysterious case of a missing boater. for months police have wondered weather andrew bit dell was dead or alive. tonight they got their answer. todd quinones has the new information. >> reporter: in a bizarre case of now you see me,

philadelphia. zero in reading. atlantic city, 2 degrees right now. we'll see sunshine from the city to the outlying areas throughout the day today. we'll look at windchills as low as 20 degrees below zero for coatsville. it is 15 below in mount holly and similar situations for millville millville. it's going to be cold all throughout the morning. the hour-by-hour feels like temperatures, 8 degrees below zero at 10:00 this morning in philadelphia. by lunchtime we'll see 1 below for a windchill in the city. that will climb to 1 below zero with the stronger winds forecasted for cape may. it will be a frigid day today. record low temperatures this morning, teens for highs this afternoon with the wind gusting to 30 miles an hour to start with this morning. and on track for tomorrow, clouds and then snow developing in the afternoon, but saturday evening when we get bored, it will show up to the entire area. we'll have an update coming up. >>> and we'll check in with jillian now for an update on this accident. >> berlin near route 30 and randolph avenue tha

let's take a walk, find out what we've got through center city philadelphia.the clouds r they're just taking off the top, i don't know, 40 stories maybe? so we're looking at very gloomy start to the day. you can see some snow down below, and what you can't see is what the most treacherous part of this is. and that's the black ice. >> some case not even black ice, regular ice see it out there you know looking down that doing a dorothy hammell on that one, but not as graceful. that's little pan around the city. it looks gloomy and it is that same gray sky temperatures unfortunately so close to the freeze egg mark, grounds cold for so long, that just because it goes above freezing does not mean our problems ending with the icing. under foot. so some rain through south jersey. and notice that couple of spots, are you still picking up some freezing rain? it is entirely possible. thirty-three down in millville. thirty-four in philadelphia. thirty-two in trenton. thirty-three in wilmington. at this point, above the freezing mark north and west, precipitation has stop

live outside philadelphia city hall jesse gary nbc 10 news. >>> new from overnight, the fire marshal is looking for the cause of a house fire in northeast philadelphia. it broke out around 1:00 this morning on princeton avenue at montour street. in spite of initial reports of people being trapped inside firefighters found no one in the home. >>> following today's morning commute, patco will begin work to update electronic signals and communications on the south side of the ben franklin bridge. riders will face service gaps according to patco of up to 26 minutes this afternoon and all day tomorrow. for a link to patco's revised train schedule you can use our nbc 10 app or go to nbc10.com. implgts today prosecutors will call more witnesses in the misconduct trial of a gloucester county police officer. washington township officer joseph di bonaventura. the officer claims moriarty was driving drunk. the case was thrown out, though amid claims the officer falsified reports. moriarty believes he was targeted by political opponents. >>> 5:06 now. and we're learning more about the criminal hi

city for the 2016 democratic national convention. debbie wasserman schultz wrote an editorial in "the philadelphia inquirer" talking about the year's longrocess of choosing the city. she also wrote, quote, philadelphia stood out with respect to our essential security logistics and resource search criteria. and i'm thrilled that the next president will be nominated in the cradle of american democracy. and one decision restaurant owners have to decide is whether to serve people during normal hours or just host special groups. restaurant owners have to determine if money made from private parties will outpace business as usual. economists say normal hours do have their perks as some restaurants could see a 30% jump in sales during the dnc. >>> well, in less than three months, 40,000 runners will take off down broad street in philadelphia and nbc 10 will be there with them every step of the way. we're proud to announce nbc 10 and telemundo 62 are the television sponsors of the blue cross broad street run. this is the first time in the 36-year history of the race it will be broadcast live from start to finish. the ten-mile blue cross run wil

taking a live look at center city philadelphia.oing to be warmer today than it was yesterday and warmer is all relative when you've got temperatures sometimes that are dipping to 0 degrees. tomorrow is going get cold again so i guess enjoy today. >>> philadelphia police are searching for this woman. she is suspected in carrying out a shooting at a laundromat in the city's tioga-nicetown neighborhood. detectives say a confrontation sparked the gunfire back on february seconds outside the business on the 2600 block of roberts avenue. two women were wounded when the shooter blocked the victims with her car and opened fire. >>> crews spent two hours pulling a snowplow out of a sinkhole in north jersey yesterday. the road buckled because of a water main break below. the driver was able to climb out on his own. the hole measured 20 by 15 feet. >> happening today, christians across the world observe ash wednesday. archbishop charles chaput will preside over the noon service at the cathedral basilica of saints' peter and paul. >>> a group

and the city dealt with protests during the event and philadelphia police officers were out keeping the peace and we'll have more on the security plan for this year's convention coming up on "action news" at 6:00. the city is proud that the city's public transportation system was one factor in nabbing the convention this is video of how they handled big events in the past. it's more than just a look at existing trains and trolleys and subway cars, they will modify the existing system to meet the needs of visiting delegates and visitors, and give them a personal service as well. >> we'll have septa volunteers on the street helping people getting to and fro where they need to go and directing them to restaurants and i think that impressed them. >> what is next for the process of planning septa says first things first they need to plan for the pope's visit before anything else. and it broke on facebook this morning. make sure you get news that impacts you go to 6abc.com/"action news" and check the like button. >> a teenage driver accused of hitting and killing a student while she was just

take you outside right now here in center city philadelphia. we're looking at the ben franklin bridge. just partly to mostly cloudy skies. tonight we'll keep it dry. that will be the trend into your sunday and really the story right now is those temperatures. compared to this time yesterday we're five to 17 degrees warmer. so that's that warmer air mass that is moving in. it sticks around for one more day. 35 at the airport. 30 in millville. 36 at the shore in wildwood but there is some colder air across new england. 26 in albany that's an arctic air mass that will eventually move southward in time. and it's arctic front that comes through our region later tomorrow into monday. that's will be our next weather maker just some clouds streaming into the area right in you all the snow still across upstate new york. we'll keep things dry through much of the day on sunday. here comes the front moves southward through the day sunday sunday. sunday night. mostly cloudy skies. temperatures at or above average tomorrow in the mid to upper 40s. the front

they also it -- they said the role in shaping philadelphia history was unmatched and the comprehensive plan that the city put together. the new york times headline, talking about this news and the as to her was published yesterday. i quote with convention, philadelphia scores rare win over new york. let me read one more thing here. love is a rare win in the heated rivalry that most philadelphians feel passionate about. and many new yorkers ignore. >> it's like the eagles dallas cowboys back in the 70s. we hated dallas. we were like the gnat on the tail of the elephant. it is like we have more vested than new york does. but it feels great. >> new yorkers came to philadelphia and loved us so much they stayed around led by our former mayor and governor, red rendell who was who a big part of making this happen. >> look at all the things that will happen. no one would call me a liberal. i'm a philadelphian before i am a politician or have partisan affinity. this coming to the city will be wonderful. after the pope, but i meant to offer my free immigration services for those conservatives who want to file for

take a look even in the city of philadelphia the temperatures still sitting at the 30 degrees. we will fall off slowly tonight. temperatures staying steady or slowly rising, with the influence of southerly wind. that is good news. our air will be coming from the south, raleigh-durham 38. charleston south carolina sitting at 44. this will be our weather for thomas we get in the 40's. we will watch this front to the north slowly sag toward northeastern, pennsylvania. during the day on saturday we're in the 40's. mix of cloud and sun. that is comfortable. then by sunday instead of the front coming all the way down in philadelphia, it gets stuck just to the north of the poconos, so we will stay under the influence of high pressure. that means southerly wind get stronger, our suburbs will see 40's to the north but some 50's in philadelphia and areas to the south.

philadelphia should, too. >> across the river, jersey has a great parade. we've got a great city. why don't we get a parade? why can't we put one on? >> and if you'd like to put it on your calendar now, the veteran's day parade is scheduled to happen in philadelphia on november 11th. >>> happening today, a sign that spring isn't too far away in spite of how it feels outside. phillies tickets go on sale. this is the first day of single-game ticket sales for the team. and today also pitchers and catchers will have their first workout of spring training as we take a jealous look at the conditions there. in sunny florida. they reported to camp yesterday. position players get to camp next week. >>> and of course we will stay on top of the phils as they get ready for their season in clearwater. you can get real updates any time with the nbc 10 app. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> a blustery start this morning. gusty winds will be with us through the day. this is just getting started. this is the cold air that's pushing into the area that's going

at the moment no word on a cause. >> no injuries in center city philadelphia either where concrete sign from a century old building crashed at the sidewalk overnight. this is the former floshine building 1500 block of chestnut street. city investigators will check out the scene this morning. >>> a huge announcement for the city of philadelphia. the democratic party will hold its national convention here in the summer of 2016. philadelphia hosed the republican national convention back in the year 2,000. >> texas woman speaking out after video of her head but the ago wal-mart employee over the weekend went viral. >> this was shot at the houston area store jessica al booth, said the employee harassed her husband the day before the fight then said something to her when she returned the next day to do some shopping. >> her curtain was open this far, she mumbled under her breath, i turned around and said something back. and she got out of her cubical and chased me to the entrance. >> says the woman also said something kerr owing tore bye her mother. she is banned from the wal-mart for life, a