is an eight out of 10 and colder this morning then it was yesterday, bus stop budd which his mardi gras mask and winter coat gloves on because it is cold out there. we will show you, how cold it is, and 28 degrees, in philadelphia, but it feels like 18, so it feels like 10 degrees colder then it actually is, and this time of the year that makes a big difference. it to feels like 17 in wilmington. wind chill of 15 in allentown getting started this morning so here's is your fat tuesday forecast and it looks like a good one for mardi gras 2015, 42 degrees and plenty of sunshine. seven day forecast and milder temperatures are coming up, bob kelly. >> you know how much i love that haegele's they have the old they wrap boxes with the string when the string comes out of the ceiling and they rap that box six times one way and spin it six times other way no way that will burst until you get it home and cut it home with the scissors. let's roll, grab your fast in the and lets go. we are down to one lane here in the tunnel in the 30th street station. they are clearing out, and that is the scene he

it is the 13th. 2018. >> it is mardi gras. >> it is, mardi gras, and tomorrow is ash wednesday.he 14th. dent let sunshine fool you bus stop buddy has his winter coat and gloves on and mardi gras hat and sixers won last night. but wind chills are in the teens and 20's, here is an example. 27 degrees, feels like 18, here in philadelphia. and wind chills are in the teens in wilmington in, wildwood, atlantic city and lancaster, pennsylvania even colder of course up in the mountains. so forecast is for a seasonal day? what does that mean? it means it will feel the way it is supposed to feel february 13th a high of 42 degrees. that is your forecast for fat tuesday, bob kelly your ash wednesday forecast and beyond coming up. >> 7:32, we have an accident on 30 bypass, third one here this morning, eastbound 30 bypass right here near route 282 waiting for the police who saw the officer go opposite way and flip around. he will to have come up through the delay but we have wick sun glare right around this hour eastbound on the bypass. backed up 95 southbound at girard, cottman into girard b

but mardi gras actually means fat tuesday, mardy is the french word for tuesday, and gras is the french word for fat. and we all instead to do lots of fat eating today, this is what it is all about. and having lots and lots of fun, because tomorrow begins lent and that's when everybody tightens it up, and the party eases up. i wouldn't say it ends but this party is going to go on all year long. because it is the 300th anniversary of the founding of new orleans. so the love for our friends in san francisco, we would love for our friends in san francisco to come out and visit new orleans and be a part of that celebration. >> i have never been to new orleans on mardi gras and i wanted to know, you know, when you get there, does the partying start basically early in the morning and continue all day? and also i see some kids in this video. is this event kid-friendly or better to leave the kids at home and is it an adult event? >> no, it is absolutely a family-friendly celebration. here on st. charles avenue, these are all family groups. i mean these are people with their babies, with the gre

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but i somewhat recently learned that there is a huge mardi gras festival in alabama. we went down there to see what it takes to put these festivities together. it is a lot of pressure. and a lot of crazy deadlines. something i think probably a lot of you deal with, as well. >> it's show time. >> it is so show time. >> everyone here is feeling the pressure because they know if we don't make a deadline. what is that going to mean? we lose a contract? >> there is always a deadline, nothing but a deadline. >> they are used to high-pressure deadlines. >> i'm working seven days a week, 10, 12 hours a day. trying to get some sleep. it's a good time to lose weight. >> steve is the owner of the mirth company. he builds these huge mardi gras floats in mobile, alabama. >> when you're under the gun, you cut all the extraneous stuff out and get to the heart of the matter. that works the best sometimes. >> and barrett greer is owned by ron. he was responsible for 31 grand balls like this one set to kick off in just a few hours. >> i have a dress rehearsal in two hours. then the eve

it means mardi gras. >> it means go crazy because you'll be on lockdown for 40 days? it is great pastry, with raisins, cinnamon, icing, and then your three colors of purple, green, and gold, and of course you have the baby. >> yes. >> it is on the outside in this case, it is no longer porcelain, because you'll chip a tooth if you don't see it, but if you get the babe at this means you're king for a day or queen but you also get to throw the next party. >> i love it. >> yes. >> not stopping. what's this right here? >> this is to new orleans what a hockey is to philadelphia. it has got salami, mort adel a, sharp provalone, cap cola and the famous olive salad. >> got to have that. >> yes. >> another big bowl over here? >> gator gumbo. >> yes. >> our most popular gumbo. >> you fetch a gator couple of times. is it ledge it gator or chick then you're calling gator. >> it is ledge it gator. >> where do you get it? >> crescent city meets in louisianna. >> how does it come? >> comes in sausage links, and we go to the airport and pick it up. >> do they get if from golf courses

pretty much, the mardi gras parade there.gathered to watch festivities in the french quarter, big event included floats, street performances and plenty of music, the holiday tops off the carnival season in new orleans. >>> feast your eyes on the philadelphia tradition fastnachts are a popular creation by haegele's bakery in mayfair. they have been turning out these special doughnuts in celebration of the fat tuesday you can only get hand made treats once a year, before, length on season begins. fastnacht is a side there are great spots to find cajun cuisine here in philadelphia one of the places is inside the reading terminal market where tori woodill is tonight, tori. >> that is also place where to ri woodill is trying to catch her breath because she is eating so much today, wow, i mean today fat tuesday is the day before lent where you get in all that good stuff before you give something up. if you want great cajun food this is spot you have to come through cajun cafe where they always have something great on the menu. earl

something. >> wonderful8] story. >> thanks stephan >>> we are in delaware county celebrating mardi grasatmosphere in media where residents took part in the mardi gras party there was new orleans theme food with a masquerade dance and you have to have your beads on mardi gras. >> oh, yeah. >> look at that smile that is great. >> i like it. >> lauren joins us again with those temperatures swings. >> wild temperatures swings, season of transition and right now we're watching precipitation rolling in the area but otherwise focusing on that warm up on the way but right now lets get you over to a live look at northampton county pennsylvania under cover of darkness. we have a beautiful sunny day seasonal but cloud have rolled in and they are trying to make a little bit of drizzlal cross the area but getting a live look at center city philadel temperatures right now 38 degrees, we were seasonally chill toy day south winds at 8 miles per hour, that southerly win will warm us up as we head in the day tomorrow but right now feeling chilly feeling like 32 degrees factoring in the bit have the breez

. >> he sure s more highlights lights from the mummers mardi gras parade.d the parade was able to go on as scheduled, sort after messy weekends. >> you say it, that raw feel, even though technically we ended up with above average weekends, yes, actually above average it, just felt so chilly, with the clouds, and the rain, and the drearyness, finally getting over the hum of that. of course time to head back to work and school, but coming and that's a good thing, eventually we see the clouds thin out for some sunshine as the day goes on, so progression, you know, you can't expect once the sun officially rise it is will be breitbart and sunny. just not how this will roll. what we are going to find still residual fog issues this morning, especially true for the southern mouse count ills, but clouds everywhere right now in part, though, that's helping to keep the temperature mild, in the mid 40's, upper 40's depending where you are at this hour. it doesn't feel all that bad. yet again i hear the little birds singing across the street how that philadelphia commun

rex is celebrating the tricentennial of 21 floats honoring the era. >>> the mardi gras party train is making a stop in san francisco. tonight from 6:00 to 10:00 carnival san francisco is hosting fat tuesday celebrations at 21 different venues. the reason carnival san francisco is going so big this year is because it's celebrating its 40th anniversary. go to abc7news.com for the complete list of venues and ticket information. most celebrations are free and, very important, for those 21 and over, i wonder why, so grab your costumes, masks and beads and get ready to party. >> i have a lot of beads. >> you do? >> yes. >> we have a mask. we're all set for the party. >> let the good times roll. that's the case here on the santa cruz beach. have a great day. at the marine mammal center, the environment is everything. we want to do our very best for each and every animal, and we want to operate a sustainable facility. and pg&e has been a partner helping us to achieve that. we've helped the marine mammal center go solar, install electric vehicle charging stations, and become more energy effici

them on hundreds of floats to toss the mardi gras beads.eason of sacrifice, also known as lent. >> and another traditional aspect of mardi gras, fashnaughts, our pat gallen has cents spent tuesday morning learning the craft of donut making from the expert. >> pat is at the one and only haegele bakery in mayfair with more on donut dayment hello, patrick. >> reporter: good morning, guys, it is cents fat tuesday. and i'm looking to add couple of pounds today. so i'm in the perfect place, haegele bakery, the whole crew is back here working hard this morning. getting the fashnaughts ready. we've seen a line out the door all morning long. they're rolling the dough out. i'm learning so much about baking. because i'm not much of a baker. i can cook little bit but not a baker. leopard here, heist been here since birth. along, long time, right. >> yes. >> eight a years. >> i was born upstairs here. >> born upstairs. so he's done this quite a bit. richard, what's ahr favorite part of the day? >> right here. >> yes? >> working on the dough right here.

. >> happy mardi gras. ♪ >> hope: okay, turn down the brightness, mom. hurting to look at you. >> brooke: [ giggles ] i have had this smile on my face since i became mrs. ridge forrester. >> hope: it was such a beautiful wedding. i'm so happy for you. >> brooke: thanks, honey. so, how was steffy? >> hope: uh, disappointed that liam didn't show. >> brooke: yeah, ridge and me, too. >> hope: about that... i don't know what to do, mom. i don't know what to think. i felt like i had to be there for her at the wedding. i mean, she was hurting. but, i mean, she slept with her father-in-law. i mean, bill, your ex-husband. >> brooke: [ sighs ] i know.

cancer and jason kelce doing mummers for a shut through manayunk we'll take you toen annual mardi gras parade. michelle owe bama is getting personal. she has a memoir in the works and we'll tell you when you pass apass >> we're back on eyewitness news police in the united kingdom are calling this a major incident four them critical condition after explosion in english city of lester that let the building in flames and fire officials say is the pulleding is believed to have collapsed app now search and rescue operation. they also said there's no indication the incident is terrorist rerelated. >> several united states am lights thrown their support behind a deition of international olympic commit toe to withhold russia ban from the ceremonies. it came as several russian athletes tested positive for doping on the game. u.s. freestyle skier david lie says cheating is cheating an should not be rewarded and alana myers taylor agreed saying recent revolutions have shaken the slate of clean athletes. >> and young athletes gather philadelphia independent for the largest gymnastics meet in the n

as the city celebrates mardi gras, yesterday marked the day before mardi gras.rades filled with dozens of floats last night. singer harry connick jr. was on top one of the floats to kick things off, and michael key was on another float throwing beads to the crowd. >>> a creature is invading california, and guilty verdicts for rogue cops. "the baltimore sun" reports two police officers in were found guilty of racketeering, conspiracy, and robbery in one of the bifgest police corruption scandals in its history. detectives daniel hersel and marcus taylor face up to 60 years in prison. they were part of the gun trace task force. four former detectives who pleaded guilty testified that members broke into homes, stole cash, resold drugs, and lied under oath. >>> "the new york times" says accusations against former presidential staff secretary rob porter have renewed attention on white house security clearances. porter resigned last week after his two former wives said he physically and emotionally abused them. he had access to classified material but never received a

underneath the beautiful mardi gras colors, a sweet cinnamon swirl. bakers have been getting the king cakes ready for fat tuesday. a lot of love goes into making these. you can only get them once a year. if you know anything about a king cake, you know it's a new orleans tradition. how did the king cake end up here in jersey? >> my husband and i took over from his parents this business about three years ago. when they opened up back in the '80s, like 1-800, numbers were popular, there was a bakery in new orleans running an ad for cakes one digit different than my parents' bakery. we tracked down the restaurant in louisiana, got the recipe and we've been making them ever since. >> reporter: what a neat story. how nice of that bakery to share that recipe because of families all the way here on the east coast to make their fat tuesday a part of their tradition. they open at 6:00 on tuesday morning. there's a tiny plastic baby somewhere on one of those cakes. we'll tell you what it means if you find one coming up at 6:15, reporting live in woodbury, pamel

i can't wait to experience my first mardi gras. waiting for that crew celebrating their 50th anniversary this year, what a party this places. it is awesome. if you have a bit down to new orleans for mardi gras, you haven't lived. in the meantime, the party is just starting in d.c. we are one hour away from the federal government shutdown. maybe we need to send this as a rock star people, three to rand to rand paul and held out for shannon bream is up next. i wish he was down herennnnnnnne of the floats with me. good night from

i think a lot of people have mardi gras on the brain. >> understandably so.ook -- >> oh, yes, they do. >> hopefully pat will bring several dozen, because when i get to the news room, all gone , every single year. >> let's look at storm scan, you guys mentioned it sunshine expected here today. and very seasonable, we've got the chill really settling in, but it is mid february. nothing atypical about that. you are going to see sunny skies with that nice clear sky

9067 is new in terms of mardi gras tradition.>> absolutely.you a secret. i got the baby from the king cake and i still have it after 15 years. >> that is someone who truly remembers her new orleans time. three years in moscow. great having you in dc thanks for coming down. appreciate you being with us. appreciate you being with us at home. "fox news sunday" starts right now. >>chris: talk about possible white house a shakeup after a domestic abuse scandal. while the president has no go. we will discuss what the deal means for the nation's debt, stock market and coming debate over the dreamers with white house the director, mick mulvaney was being talked about as a possible replacement for chief of staff. then, the deficit hawks in congress feel betrayed by a republican president and congressional leaders. >> a country cannot go on spending money like this forever. >> this is the second-largest discretionary increase seco

. >> it is also mardi gras day. >> it is fat tuesday: that would be ash wednesday >> also valentines day. >> everything is all put together. >> it has all come together, sue in one big 2018. >> and then holiday weekend right on the heels of that. >> easter. >> presidents day. >> easter. >> st. patrick's day before that. >> my goodness we have to keep up. don't worry we will keep it straight. we have eight out of 10 today. we are back to seasonal temperatures. colder start then yesterday. make sure you have winter coat , gloves on just like buddy celebrating the sixers win last night and with his mardi gras mask on as well. so for us right now it is 28 degrees but factor in the wind at 10 miles an hour so it feels like 19 out there, a lot colder, then it was yesterday at this same time so dress for 19, and sunrise time 6:56 and those days are getting a lot longer, and we have 17 degrees for our wind chill in pottstown. sixteen in allentown, feels like five in mount pocono and 19 in wildwood, no problems with fog out there this morning so lets get to that fat tuesday, forecast, and it

. >> oh, burn. >> and a fairly full nola mardi gras.ng inauguration photos. >> we can partedy at both for mardi gras. that's fine. this one is in florida where a couple decided to paint their house with the starry night. >> that's a look. >> vincent van go's famous painting. well, the town is not happy about it. >> no? why? >> and actually fined them saying they were in violation of town laws. they're fining them now $100 a day. so far the couple owes $800,000 in fines. they're not backing down. >> you wonder how long it must have taken to put that up.? >> the couple had had an outside wall that was painted to resemble starry ni they determined that to be graffiti. >> there's a mix up we think, at the employment office. he receiving checks for michael rider. unemployment checks, that is. however, his dog's name, the german shepherd whose name is rider. apparently they somehow threw in michael's name with the dog's name. however, it looks like now the unemployment office got word of what's going on. >> it is a racket. this was my favorit

happy mardi gras, everybody. tomorrow is ash wednesday and valentine's day. what to buy your wife, i don't know. a look at live doppler 7. you can see it's pretty quiet. let's jump right into a gorgeous look from sutro tower. inland to the coast, we'll have sunshine and lighter breezes by noon. 57 to 59. check out 4:00. 59 to 62. all the sunshine you can handle and even comfortable at 7:00. 49. some low to mid-50s around the bay and inland. over to sue and see what she's watching. >>> focusing in on 680 and walnut creek this hour. looking good southbound with the taillights heading to highway 24 and no brake lights here yet. if your travels take you through concord and pleasant hill on to highway 24 you're looking at an eight-minute drive. checking in on our overall traffic map over the pass from tracy into dublin. otherwise it's green and good. we do have an accident on the peninsula 280 near magdalena, it's not blocking lanes. >>> a high school teacher is accusing male students of sexually harassing her, everything from physical touching to obscene letters

. >>> mardi gras. lombardi gras. >> reporter: that's what happened when you celebrate philly style. >> it was a good time had by all. >> reporter: this is what it looks like after a crowd of more than 1 million people descend upon the parkway for ultimately a citywide party. trash was scattered everyone where from empty bottles, backpack, coolers and blankets and tons of alcohol. it was the city's first super bowl celebration. >> it was quite the party. >> it was wonderful, we enjoyed it. >> reporter: the cleanup began after the crowds disturbed, the city dispatched an army of workers task with the overnight cleanup. this morning there's a lot of work to do. >> we had a great time. >> everybody was nice to each other. it was great. >> it was better than my marriage, i love my kids, but this is better than my kids being born. >> what? >> go birds! >> reporter: no word when this will be cleaned up, i think it's only right that we keep the last gentleman in our thoughts and prayers, no telling what will h

. >>> today is mardi gras, a celebration otherwise known as fat tuesday, the last day before lent. here at home, it was all about the king cakes at the summit cakery and cafe in woodbury, new jersey. the shop sells about a hundred of the round and colorful pas y pastries every fat tuesday. >> each king came comes with a mardi gras beads and a baby jesus inside of it. and whoever the lucky person is whose slice of king cake has that, they're blessed with good luck for the year to come, but also responsible for buying the king cake next year. >> many people in our area also lined up for traditional fausnats today. >> making me hungry. >>> the hats were on today in old city, as everyone's bundled up as they made their way around the area around fifth and market. let's take a live look down the shore from our camera in avalon. cape may county. this is really not much of a beach day down the shore, but temperatures aren't too cold. mild weather will continue and then some of this, right? >> you know what, we're going to look like -- we're on a luge run. it's going to be crazy. tomorrow

i can't wait to experience my first mardi gras.that crew celebrating their 50th anniversary this year, what a party this places. it is awesome. if you have a bit down to new orleans for mardi gras, you haven't lived. in the meantime, the party is just starting in d.c. we are one hour away from the federal government shutdown. maybe we need to send this as a rock star people, three to rand to rand paul and held out for shannon bream is up next. i wish he was down here on one of the floats with me. good night from new orleans. ♪ >> shannon: hello and welcome to "fox news @ night." i'm shannon bream in washington. it will soon be official. when the clock strikes midnight, we will be under a partial government shutdown for the second time this year. congressional leaders spent the day scrambling to beat the clock and get their record-breaking spending deal through but the objection of one senator delaying the votes of bringing the senate to a standstill. chief congressional correspondent life on capitol hill to tell us what is going on

bus stop budd which his mardi gras mask ready to celebrate today.ind chills in the 20's and 30 's, that is a colder start, in the teens and 20's, visibility in the a problem this morning. 29 degrees, feels like 19, thanks to those, northerly winds at 12 miles an hour and look at our sunrise time it is pre7:00 o'clock now, so days are actually getting so much longer. this is good. so, yeah, teens, in lancaster, pottstown, trenton for the wind chill, feels like 20 in wilmington, and 21 in atlantic city. so for today we are looking at , a day where we're celebrating, seasonal high temperature of 42 degrees, and , we will give you that seven day forecast coming up, 101.1 more fm is our radio partner so before you get in the car and tune them in listen to bob kelly, how is it going, this morning. >> 4:31. off to a good start roads are drying out. we have red light bulbs screwed in here ready to go for valentines day we have pyramid club, liberty one, liberty two we have even figured to get psfs sign turned to red and that is all thanks to our eagles when

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> up next the mummers are ready to strutmad by a guest getting ready to celebrate all things mardi grasis is what you will see at mummers mardi gras parade in manayunk. 16 string bands performing and eagles center jason kelce is expected to be there. you remember he wore the mummer's costume during the victory parade. >> iconic. >> definitely so. >> watching the weekend closely as it creeps ever nearer and it looks like it is a soggy weekend. good news, temperatures are on their way up. we have a few spotty showers saturday and heavier rain in the forecast comes on sunday and after a chilly end to workweek. temperatures will rebound back to above average in the 60s temperatures will rebound back to above average in the 60s both days this weekend coming up next it's the late show with stephen colbert followed by the late late show with james colbert. for kate, don, everybody here i'm ukee washington. >> i'm jessica dean we're always on at cbsphilly.com. >> have a good night family, always on at cbsphilly.com. >> have a good night family, sleep - [voiceover] the following is a paid advert

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happy mardi gras, everybody. tomorrow is ash wednesday and valentine's day. what to buy your wife, i don't know. a look at live doppler 7. you can see it's pretty quiet. let's jump right into a gorgeous look from sutro tower. inland to the coast, we'll have sunshine and lighter breezes by noon. 57 to 59. check out 4:00. 59 to 62. all the sunshine you can handle and even comfortable at 7:00. 49. some low to mid-50s around the bay and inland. over to sue and see what she's watching. >>> focusing in on 680 and walnut creek this hour. looking good southbound with the

ready to strut in manayunk and may be joined by guest getting ready to celebrate all things mardi grasis is what you will see at mummers mardi gras parade in manayunk. 16 string bands performing and eagles center jason kelce is expected to be there. you remember he wore the mummer's costume during the victory parade. >> iconic. >> definitely so. >> watching the weekend closely as it creeps ever nearer and it looks like it is a soggy weekend. good news, temperatures are on their way up. we have a few spotty showers saturday and heavier rain in the forecast comes on sunday and after a chilly end to workweek. temperatures will rebound back to above average in the 60s both days this wee it's just my eczema again, can'. but it's fine. yeah, it's fine. you ok? eczema. it's fine. hey! hi! aren't you hot? eczema again? it's fine. i saw something the other day. eczema exposed. your eczema could be something called atopic dermatitis, which can be caused by inflammation under your skin. maybe you should ask your doctor? go to eczemaexposed.com to learn more. coming up next it's the late show with

. >>> now the annual mummers mardi gras parade made its way down soggy main street in manayunk and verypecial guest mummer was there tooting his own horn i might add. "eyewitness news" reporter alicia nieves is live in manayunk tonight eagles center jason kelce was strutting his stuff just a short time ago. i'm sure he had his classic costume on, right, alicia? >> reporter: it sure did. eagles center came here on main street wearing that suit and also playing the saxophone with the avalon string band. i mean he just add to do what was already a great time happening here. a great time despite the wet and soggy weather. ♪ >> reporter: some of the best string bands in the region strutted their stuff at the fifth annual philadelphia mummers mardi gras parade in manayunk. >> ♪ >> reporter: this parade is part fundraise sr. for the philadelphia string band association but also -- ♪ >> reporter: part dance party. ♪ >> reporter: one even i couldn't resist. ♪ >> reporter: but this year it was also part, well, another eagles celebration. >> everybody is stressed in eagles. everybody is doing the

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the annual mummers mardi gras parade a fundraiser for the association. >> still ahead on "eyewitness news" this morning, we will tell you which former first lady has penned a deeply personal memoir. >> and tongue and cheek apology, fast-food chain runs out of chicken, yes, we will be right back. i had this chest cold, but my medicine kept wearing off. (coughs) ah! i missed you! then i discovered mucinex. one pill lasts 12 hours, and i'm good. why take 4-hour medicine? one mucinex lasts 12 hours. let's end this. judge festival of families for business news. >> diane king hall from the new york stock exchange, good morning, diane. so things moving forwards, what's the latest? >> good morning, rahel, jim. that's right. the company moving forward, that japanese auto maker planning to launch easy ride, vehicle service, marched fifth , the company will begin tests initially, routes between nissan headquarters, and the nearby shopping center keep in mind, rivals including general motors, volkswagon, toyota already have vehicle programs in the works, rahel, jim? >> well, diane, i understands

hundreds lined manayunk's main street for mummers mardi gras parade and this year marching with the avalon string band... >> ♪ >> reporter: philadelphia eagles jason kelce. >> i'm just happy, excited to play saxophone and march with these guys in the avalon string band. >> reporter: kelce ace is a card carrying dues paying member and now wearing that famous suit the group gave him for eagles parade. >> they were kind enough to lend me one of their suits for super bowl parade so least i can do is march with these guys and enjoying their parade >> reporter: kelce's connection to the ban his hairdresser husband is a member. >> she has been a fantastic opportunity for avalon string band and fantastic opportunity for the string band association, and, the city of philadelphia. >> we have got a great couple pictures here with him and, everyone is just so excited. >> reporter: kelce might have boosted attendance but this parade in its fifth year is becoming a new city tradition, all 16 mummers string bands march in the event, and the parade brings out loyal fans, and new ones too. >> we love mumme

earlier revellers gathered to watch mardi gras parade in the french quarter. big event included colorful floats, they look great, holiday topped off the carnivale season. >>> all right. lauren casey joins us now with a look at the forecast, valentines day is on the horizon, tomorrow. >> yes, a big day, hopefully everyone has their affairs in order, for tomorrow, yes. but it is a nice day in the daytime hours. we will watch for showers moving in during evening and overnight period but conditions are quiet as we look live at center city philadelphia we have some clouds hanging around after a sunny, seasonal tuesday. 35 degrees our current temperature. wind speeds are light, out of the south and southerly wind will bring in warmth as we head into our day but today was perfectly average, 43 degrees our high temperature today, hit average on the head and same case with our low temperature as well, 27 degrees and temperatures right now hanging around that freezing mark at most of our reporting sites, 33 in allentown. thirty-four in wilmington. thirty-four in atlanti

. >> good morning, today is mardi gras, fat tuesday, february 13th, i'm jim donovan >> i'm rahel solomon. >> good morning, i'm glad you said it was tuesday, because all morning i was thinking it was wednesday. yes. let's just keep it real, jim. looking outside, actually everything looking okay, just lots of construction out there so we'll have to maneuver through that. >> dry weather at least for the guys and gals in the hard hats out there, but all clear overhead, that allows the temperatures to drop off very readily. yesterday, and for the last two days, before that, all we had was rain and clouds to report. now we're finley clearing out for a nice breitbart sunny day but, you know, you always tends to see a trade off as we always talk about. that's certainly going to come in the form of some much colder air. look at the temperature difference in the also 24 hours, it is substantial. with us this same time yesterday. you recall we were still in the mid to up ear's, even in the 60s through the span of last or the night before i should say. so it is quite colder outside and your back to

heavy rains swamp the south, but doesn't dampen the mardi gras fun. and two americans make downhill nistory-- striking silver and gold at the olympics. >> i'm still having a really hard time believing it. this is the "cbs weekend news." >> morgan: good evening, i'm demarco morgan. ahey were sightseeing over the grand canyon in a helicopter saturday evening just before sunset when something went etrribly wrong. the helicopter crashed and burned in a steep ravine about erree miles from grand canyon west airport. at least three people are dead, four others are seriously injured. high winds and rugged terrain complicated the rescue efforts. mireya villarreal is near the scene. e> reporter: moments after the crash, witnesses rushed to help. ted fujimoto, a wedding photographer, that happened to be shooting nearby, captured video of the helicopter on fire. the accident happened 73 miles east of las vegas in a remote area known as grand canyon west. as it was pretty bad. it's amazing how they survived. these two ladies, you know, are lucky to be alive. >> re

saying about his debut later in >>> manayunk is preparing to celebrate all things, mummers, and mardi gras style. >> ♪ >> ahh, yeah, get your strut on. mummers string band performers in their full costumes gave us a taste of what fans will see as fifth annual mummers mardi gras parade this sunday along main street in manayunk, 16 mummer string bands are set to perform. >> we have been fortunate enough through this effort to raise $75,000 for the philadelphia mummers string band association, we're trying this year to get over that hundred thousand dollars mark, so, as you attend the parade, please drop some money in those buckets. all that money 100 percent goes right to the string band association. it is the bucket. >> the golden slippers. love it. parade runs from 1:00 to o'clock sunday afternoon. >>> well, it is fashion week in philadelphia and tonight we want to introduce to you a local designer making waves after her work appeared in the super bowl commercial. >> natasha brownies live in center city with her story, natasha. >> reporter: good evening to you both. philly fashion week did

the soggy weekend could bring big trouble for the mummer's mardi gras. >>> nbc 10 news starts now. >> good evening. we will take you live to the olympic park and show you all the local athletes competing tonight. that's in just two minutes. >>> first, brace yourself for a soaking wet weekend. rain is set to crash your plans. now it is misty, drizzly and chilly. from philadelphia to the lehigh valley and down to the jersey shore. you are looking at center city, allentown, ocean city and south philadelphia. tonight is just the beginning. the heaviest rain will move in saturday night and into sunday. let's bring in tami souza. >> it's an umbrella alert. make indoor plans. there are few breaks in the clouds and in the rain. we will cover a little bit of that coming up. we don't have rain, a misty, drizzly night out there. you can see clouds in place and scattered showers moving through central pennsylvania. i will walk you through hour by hour. temperatures in the 40s. the winds have turned to the south. that's key to us warming up. if we are going to be soggy, we might as well be mild. b

tens of thousands of people are taking part in parades and other festivities to mark mardi gras.sday is the end of the two-week on carnival season which bring some $840 million into the new orleans economy. this year's events are taking on a special meaning with new orleans also celebrating a 300 anniversary.>> it is my first mardi gras and i am loving it. >> the big easy is not the only place in party mode. other cities are offering up their carnival celebrations. in rio de janeiro, thousands of people parade around dressed in elaborate costumes. and in northern italy, contestants take part in a battle of the oranges. >>> still to come, more help for homeowners who lost everything in the north bay firestorm.>> reporter: unincorporated sonoma county has taken a huge hit. >>> we are tracking some cool overnight low temperatures and some changes in the forecast. we will not be as warm and we will talk about what you can expect for the rest of the week. >>> today unincorporated sonoma county extended a he chant to all of the homeowners who lost everything in the northbay firestone.

mardi gras — also known as shrove or fat tuesday — is the beginning of lent.rtuguese man has a been accused of carrying one kilogram of cocaine infake of carrying one kilogram of cocaine in fake buttocks. 5000 individual doses could have been made from it. it is that time of year when thoughts turned to love and romance as people celebrate valentine's day but not everyone has that certain special someone in our lives. in the philippines, if you're for companionship, there is an unusual place you can now go. the philippine animal welfare society, the appropriately titled paws, is offering people the chance to enjoy a doggy date. # and they call it puppy love #. for a small donation, you can spend some quality time with one of the 17 canine casanovas at the shelter in the villa. they want to promote pet adoption and love for animals, something some of these animals have had precious little of. even among stray dogs and stray animals with anger issues, with enough love and care, they can be rehabilitated into loving homes. that certainly seems to be the case for

in one incident two were killed outside a gas station and two shootings reported near the mardi gras parade route. now, police have now released surveillance images showing one of the suspects. >>> the so-called chelsea bomber has been sentenced to life in prison. ahmad rahimi set off a pressure cooker bomb on a sidewalk in new york city's chelsea neighborhood back in 2016. 30 people were injured in the attack. a second bomb nearby did not explode. prosecutors say rahimi has shown no remorse and has been even trying to radicalize other inmates in prison. >>> a soldier at ft. bragg, north carolina, has been arrested in connection with the brutal abduction and sexual assault of a girl in texas five years ago. police say dna from levy goss is a match and made the identification after he was investigated in a separate case. they say he attacked the 16-year-old with an ax then dragged her from the side of a road near a school. she escaped by pretending to be dead. goss lived near the crime scene before enlisting in the army. >>> democrats have flipped another state legislative seat. marga

earlier revellers gathered to watch mardi gras parade in the french quarter. big event included colorful floats, they look great, holiday topped off the carnivale season. >>> all right. lauren casey joins us now with a look at the forecast, valentines day is on the horizon, tomorrow. >> yes, a big day, hopefully everyone has their affairs in order, for tomorrow, yes. but it is a nice day in the daytime hours. we will watch for showers moving in during evening and overnight period but conditions are quiet as we look live at center city philadelphia we have some clouds hanging around after a sunny, seasonal tuesday. 35 degrees our current temperature. wind speeds are light, out of the south and southerly wind will bring in warmth as we head into our day but today was perfectly average, 43 degrees our high temperature today, hit average on the head and same case with our low temperature as well, 27 degrees and temperatures right now hanging around that freezing mark at most of our reporting sites, 33 in allentown. thirty-four in wilmington. thirty-four in atlanti

. >>> jason kelce back in his mummers custom for a mar gras tradition. last time you saw him in this outfit he was making his iain paigic speech. he joined the string band who lent him the costume. kelce played the saxophone as they strutted down main street for the fifth annual mar gras parade. >>> weather did not impact the unofficial kickoff to st. patrick's day festivities. irish bands and food and drink and dancing, the st. patrick's day association fop hero's hall. and kathy and bob kelly had so much fun, st. patrick blessed those responding to the call of the needy, the grand marshall is deservedly sister mary skullian. meanwhile we have exciting news about a dream vacation you can win in our bob kelly explain. >> it's bob kelly who wants to go to ireland, we're give away a trip all this week, all you have to do is watch good day and wait for the word of day and once you have the word, you enter it on our website -- remember, there will be a new word each and every day. >> fantastic, that trip is courtesy of aer lingus and the philadelphia travel

.>>> it is fat tuesday, perhaps more commonly known as mardi gras, and the big party is underway in newe world marking the occasion in their own unique ways. >> reporter: new orleans is the nation's party central today with tens of thousands of people expected to take part in parades and other festivities to mark mardi gras. that tuesday is the end of the two-week on carnival season with bring some $840 million into the city. this year's event is taking on a special meaning with new orleans also celebrating their 300th anniversary. >> it is my first mardi gras, and i am loving it!>> reporter: but the big easy is not the only place to have a big party. cities all around the world are known for their carnival parties including rio were thousands parade dressed in elaborate costumes. some mark the occasion in more unique ways including this northern italian town which marks the battle of the oranges. it is a tradition leading back to the middle ages were people dress in a medium a costume and throw fruits at each other.>> i had a scratch, it is like saying i was there and i did my part. >>

for mummers mardi gras parade.ransit, elm street and norristown transportation center they will be, busing due to construction. live from the cbs-3 traffic center i'm cheryl golden, now jan, back to you >>> by public health experts. health reporter stephanie, stall has more. >>> retired, police officer john, keeps his weapons and ammunition under lock and key, a national survey from johns-hopkins bloomberg school of public health say he is in the minority. >> 54 percent have gun owners do not store all of their guns , locked away, in a secure manner. >> reporter: survey defines safe storage as a lock gun safe cabinet or case, the studies co author daniel webster said self-defense is one reason why many owners do not follow safe storage protocol. >> they want to be able to easily access a loaded gun that they could fire rather quickly. >> reporter: but research shows gun ownership actually elevates risk of homicide in the home and increasing the suicide risk. >> in the current context we are also concerned about tee

with new orleans also celebrating its 300th anniversary. >> my first mardi gras. loving it whoo!> trance tans to come out of the carnival with a little scratch. nothing serious but a scratch is like a trophy. it says i was there and i did my part. >> around the world people marked the occasion in unique ways including this town of italy hosts a battle of the oranges tradition dating back to the middle ages. these folks dress up in medieval costumes you see what they're doing, throw fruit at each other. here at home people are marking the day before ash wednesday as well. this morning jenn fred stopped by haagly's bakery in mayfair people lined up to get their hands ionophose naughts doughnuts traditionally eaten before lent begins. >> can we see a for naught. we want to know what they look like. >> that's a powdered one. we make a cinnamon sugar. that's taken off. probably three to one cinnamon sugar now. >> three to one. >> three to one the diehards still want the way the traditional. >> i'm german. why do not have any of these here at station. >> bring them on over. they look d

so happy mardi gras, everybody. new orleans, 63 degrees. rain showers there.ns in preparation for this. mobile, gulfport, galveston and pensacola, florida, 71 degrees. more local news and sweatt next. >>> "good morning america" is brought to you by ford. going further so you can. ford. going further so you can. letsz get up and get going thnkts is abc 7 mornings. >> good morning i'm jessica castro from abc 7 mornings. let's check in with meteorologist mike nicco for the forecast. >> we'll start with the golden gate bridge. glorious sunshine. the breezes will relax compared to the last two days. 61 to 65 degrees. my accuweather seven-day forecast. a dry front tomorrow and a cold front sunday and monday in between. we may reach 70 friday and saturday. >> on the tracks with ace train number 7 mechanical issues out of stock ton. about 15 minutes behind and ace train number three running late and an earlier accident southbound 880, blocking a lane of traffic stacked up to 880. >> live with robin answering your questions next on "gma" and we will have another "abc 7