number keep the heaters 3' away from anything that would burn.ce heaters in high traffic areas or doorways and number five there's there. >> do not overload the surge protector. do not piggy back the surge protector. as you can see this surge protector is plugged into this one. do not run extension cords from surge protectors. >> if you've got enough cables that you don't know what's going to what you need to start unplugging stuff. >>> by the way i stopped using mine after seeing the first story because i was unfortunately plugging it into my surge protector and i realize that's probably not a good idea. >> there's been a lot of fires here in the last couple of weeks. many of us won't get above freezing until maybe monday. >>> wow. so this is when things are going to start to happen. pipes will start to burst and there's water mains and that sort of thing. and space heaters please be. i've got one running at home. always there. live look outside. 25 right now. dew points 1 below 0. are you kidding me. humidity below 30%. indoor humidity is about

. >>> a gofundme launched by a college student has raised more than $50,000 for space heaters and coats for students in school there. baltimore city officials were failing to address the heating problems in their schools. >>> and we heard from a lot of you that space heaters are hard to find these days so we did some work for you. we made two stops to fragers hardware. >> yeah there's going to be a lot of pipes busted and the radiator heaters that will keep your room warm enough. >> i went to home depot. they were out. i stopped by to get lucky and i did get lucky. >> call before you make that trip out to your local hardware stop and remember never leave your space heater next to anything combustible or plugged into a power strip. >>> temperatures this low are just no joke. below 0 wind chills can cause frostbite and hypothermia within 30 minutes. stay indoors if you c for an extended period of time here's things you should do. take frequent breaks and a warm place and then signs of hypothermia are on the screen. shivering hands. confusion, memory loss and slurred speech. finally if you

people across our area are looking for a space heater. and delia gonesal found out what stores have them. >> hey everyone we're working for you today. and we're headed down the road to search for a very hot commodity nowadays. our first stop took us all the way out to putillmook. >> here they are. a decent amount. they do have them here and on sale. we're told that they're going fast and it's hard to find. >> i went to home depot they were out. we live close by. i stopped by and i did get lucky. >> oil heaters versus of room. >> is one safer than the other? >> the vernado is the safest. the vernado is not going to get hot. >> next stop we skipped all the way across town. and fraegers on capitol hill where it's slim pickings today. heaters flew off the shelves yesterday and customers still coming in to heat homes or keep their pipes warm during this arctic blast. >> we're getting another at least 200 heaters at least tomorrow sometime, late tomorrow. >> but if you want to avoid traveling all over town call your local hardware shop first. >

this heater here at this home was held together by duct tape. and we finally, you know, got everything out of the house and we're ready to get the new heater brought in and installed with duct work, gas piping and everything that's necessary. >> reporter: all right, david, they actually just got the new heater. it's coming in on a dolly right now. they're going to install that in the next 30 minutes. in the next half hour we're going to chat with anne getting the new heater installed. for now, randy gyllenhaal, back to you guys. >>> thank you, randy. forced out into the cold, a gas leak in philadelphia led to evacuations along hobart street earlier this morning. first responders and a septa bus helped keep the evacuated residents warm while pgw found the leak. everyone is now back inside their homes. >>> talk about a rude awakening, more than 100 families in montgomery county were without power on this bitter cold morning when a car crashed into a power pole. it happened at the intersections of routes 309 and 202 in montgomery township around 1:

and in the wintertime, a built in heater is designed to warm that air. today. >> so that's blowing right on his wall here. this wall is cold. >> yup, this is where his clothes would be. >> reporter: this is nothing. the second and third floor you're going to feel like you're outside with no sun. resident council president beatrice johnson says neighbors try everything to block out the cold blast from the hallway. still, their water barely heats up so they take chances using their ovens. >> and these are the names and all the apartments. >> nobody wants to hear it. >> reporter: felicia madison says management brought her a couple new heaters just a few days ago. >> they really -- i had the oven on and the oven almost caught on fire. >> reporter: they call us desperate for solution for everybody. >> this is the only thing we had left to do. we've been begging and crying to everybody for heat. >> reporter: didn't her back from the philadelphia housing authority saying a crew went out this afternoon and they found the extreme cold was preventing the heaters

. >> if you're using space heaters, it should be a space heater that is new listed with ul which is underwriter laboratories that has a thermostat. if it tips or anything, it will turn off. >> reporter: a really good one. >> yes. for the safety features. >> reporter: what about kerosene heaters? >> so kerosene heaters, a lot of people use it where when the kerosene runs out, you should never refill it inside. take it outside your home on let it cool down. put the kerosene in and bring it back and light it back up. >> reporter: what else should we know? >> every year you should be cleaning out your furnace. >> reporter: you've seen fires start with furnaces that were dirty or not serviced properly. >> that's correct. a lot of times we're able to get in and put them out quickly. if there's too much debris around it, you should keep things 3 feet away from the furnace. your fireplaces, make sure it's clean and serviced and inspected. when you get rid of ashes, use a metal bucket. take the ashes, put them in there. take them outside the home. keep debris and stuff away from it because they will smo

we got our heaters going.t soup coming later and hot chocolate. >> i go to school at south carolina, so i'm very out of my element right now. >> i got the sweats. i got thermals and i got an extra pair of sweats. two pairs of socks. you have to have at many layer as possible. you still got to have your food and drinks. >> reporter: did you think twice about coming to today's game >> not at all >> tell me why you wouldn't. >> it's my kid's first time. >> reporter: almost every tailgate tent there was a heat source of some sort >> we're doing breakfast sandwich first >> i thought i found the best spot for tailgating under this tent by this warm heater until i looked down at my jacket and saw that my winter coat was melted. >> that was our queue to back away from the heater. and then we came across this. and invitation to warm up in a uxury rv that happens to belong to our fox 29 friends and legal contribute tore fred ttc >> i staying in here where it's wonderful. >> reporter: we had to learn more about this make

hoses back to the heater core. which sits behind the engine. q: the car heater. what would you do without it on a sub freezing day? chances are, though, you aren't using it right. >> heat the car. there are many misconceptions about heating the car on bone chilling days. >> heating to the max won't help. you are just pushing cold air through the vehicle. >> whether it's 70 or 90 the air heats at the same speed. turn off the air recirculation feature. >> until you have warm air, all it is doing is pushing the cold air around. wait until the air is warm. >> windows start to fog, turn on the a.c. button. even though it's cold as heck. the a.c. removes the moisture from the warm air. it won't cool the car down. >> don't forget about the passengers in the back. >> you may feel toasty warm. they need the fan to blow the air to the back. >> the biggest misconception at all. >> most of the warm vehicles warm up right away. you don't need to idle the car. it's illegal in certain circumstances to leave it idle. but now to bi

. >> we are completely sold out of heaters and auto heating cakes for pipes and installation everybody is wiping out off the shelves. >> and the plows and salt spreaders are ready and local officials admit there are questions they will not be able to answer after they see what the storm will bring. >> we are talking about closing the school and we have gone over various scenarios this morning. and where we are right now. and we'll know more later. >> and that is not to say that ventnor is not preparing for the worse. >> and we were there when officials deployed their own city owns rescue transport vehicles. >> we transport people from the snow wherever they have to go and help out the city. hopefully we don't get much snow but you never know. >> so once again a blizzard warning being posted for much of the jersey shore along way coastal flood advisory. reporting live from margate, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you walter. >>> elsewhere in knowledge, it's all hands on deck at the salt yard in cherry hill. crews make last min repairs to plow trucks and this yard houses 1500 tons of s

. >> i probably have to replace my washer and drier, i don't know, my heater has damage.ll of my stuff in my basement is wet. so who knows. >> reporter: this backyard look like an ice skating ring, and check out this driveway, several in need of major repai repairs. tom garris fears his cadillac is a goner. >> this one was sitting too far low in the water build up pretty quick and the mud came up. >> reporter: water department crews working all day long in bitter cold conditions trying to restore service. 125 homes losing water service. a handful with no heat. >> i may go and stay in a hotel tonight. stay warm. >> reporter: certainly not the way this neighborhood expected to ring in the new year. >> i can't shower. i'll all filthy with muffled you can see i got mud all over me. so i don't know what we're going to do. >> reporter: the good news, 8-foot long piece of pipe arriving on scene several hours ago. service now restored. residents able to take hot shower or bath on a very cold winter night. dawn timmeney, fox 29 news. >>> that has got to feel good. >>> happening ri

if you use a portable heater, be careful where you place it. >> keep the portable space heater three feet from anything, including curtains, furniture, and even people. >> make sure you have working smoke alarms in every level of your home and check the batteries in those. get a fire extinguisher and make sure your family practices an escape plan in case of a fire. >>> a quarter past 4:00. an update on the travel mess at new york city's jfk airport, including new video of the water pipe that broke and flooded a baggage claim area. the brown water began pouring from the ceiling above this desk on sunday. then the ceiling collapsed. brown water gushed out into the terminal area. a worker had been sitting at the desk only moments before the collapse. officials say they're investigating the break. >>> water flooded the baggage claim area, and passengers say they've still not received information about when they'll get their luggage back. the leak forced the terminal to be partially evacuated. compounding days of problems and delays tied to last week's blizzard. >>> and horses that once b

these products will help with the snow, if you look for a space heater to help with the cold to follow. you may be out of luck. >> it's like green bay here lately. >> now snow is on the way so ice melting products are selling fast at the lowes at south columbus boulevard. >> was looking for something that was friendly to pets. i didn't see something that specifically said that but it said environmentally safe so that is what i got. >> owner shoppers were concerned about the impact on the environment and pets. >> it can go into the ground water and it made me think about that. >> the manage talked about rock salt to chloride. >> i wouldn't suggest the rock salt it doesn't melt at lower temperatures and can destroy the concrete or surfaces you have. >> rock salt is nasty on pets and leaves your pavement all white. >> and the calcium chloride melts at a lower temperature and ice melt. >> other items are in stock like shovels and and space heaters are done. . we are running low and we have enough hopefully for the storm. >> and people are coming by to buy the space heaters say they couldn'

hope they've got the heaters on.:14 and yes, you're not seeing things, it is just 13 degrees. >> you know, the trash itself does create heat. >> it does insulate. >> you want to be surrounded by trash, is that what you're saying. >> if that's all you got, karen. >> true. [laughter] >> that's a good point. it's all relative, isn't it? this is 202, we're live here in king of prussia. this is 202 by the schuylkill. we are clear. we are dry. we see traffic moving okay. good shot of the road conditions. no problems there. yes, it's cold but no other weather issues. we're dry today. we're going to see lots of sunshine. it's a new year. we've got new construction here in delaware county. it starts tonight. lasts until about my birthday, mid march in case you were wondering. this is 252. thank you, matt. i expect a gift. between reese avenue and mary jane lane and that starts tonight, lasts through about mid march. over here in springfield township, new construction here as well. bridge replacement here beginning today. this

my heater has damage. all of my stuff in my base system wet. so who knows? >> reporter: take a look at these driveways several taking a real beating and are no longer usable. tom garris says his cadillac won't start. and fears it's a goner. >> this one was sitting too far low in the water built up pretty quick and the mud came up. >> reporter: water department crews on scene all day long working in brutally cold conditions trying keep warm and remain the main. 125 homes losing water service. a handful have no heat. >> i may go and stay in a hoe toll to tonight. stay warm. >> reporter: obviously, not the way this neighborhood was hoping to start the new year. >> i can't shower. i'm all filthy with mud. you can see i got mud all over me. so i don't know what we're going to do. >> reporter: certainly not fu fun. water department crews are still here on the scene. you can see the fire in the background as they try to stay warm. and get service up and running their hoping to have the water on shortly. the water department tells me that they are dealing with all k

. >> we are completely sold out of heaters and pipe installation. and everything is just kind of wiping out off the shelves. >> and the mayor of margate says whatever comes they will be ready. first we need our crews in at midnight and the trucks are all plowed up and ready to go. salt is ready. and we'll see what happens after that. >> and so once again the blizzard warning now in effect being posted for much of the jersey shore along with a coastal flood advisory. >> thank you. of course as we just saw the coast is expected to bear the brunt of the storm and they are not taking chances elsewhere either. >> we are preparing for the worst and hoping for the best. so it's all hands on deck currently right now. >> and here is what that looks like here crews in camden county the salt yard in lyndonwald was making last minute repairs to salt trucks and loading them up to pretreat roads. this houses 1500 tons of salt and expecting 500 additional tons today. they are ready for whatever comes their way. >>> the philadelphia streets department updated their

. >> how about the beater with the heater, yes.he is. >> the beater with the heater. >> come on in, jerry. look at this, the ge eter with the heater. >> here we go. >> wow. >> wow, wow. how are you doing. >> this little thing that you guys did belter than the three stooges. >> is that good or bad. >> it was great, i loved it, like three stooges i was watching, ladies and gentlemen this is most incredible event in my life to be here in south philadelphia where these three guys and chicky and pete with his crab fries, the guy made a fortune with crab fries. you got to be a pete. i got to make a prediction. >> okay. >> what do you think they will win by. >> i will say by 12 points. >> i will go 12 points. >> i will go one touchdown. >> okay. >> can you give us a score though, low or high score. >> we will be low. i will let you know when i see the second half. >> that is cheating. >> i really do believe they will win by a touchdown. >> touchdown. >> and then we will go out and celebrate. >> how about a week from tomorrow we will celeb

older buildings heaters. he's a teacher and tired of these kids having to deal with freezing temperatures. he posted this video to draw attention to the problem. >> i'm very, very, very, vcold. super cold. >> you had frost bite yesterday >> he posted this video and others followed with their own videos. thermometer readings in the 30's inside, today, governor hogan responded >> i'm outraged at the failures in baltimore city. this is something obviously we've been trying to address at the board of public works and the bipartisan way. they're one of the few jurisdictions in the state that hasn't addressed these problems. in spite of the fact that i believe they may be the most highly funded school s america. >> maybin launched a gofundme page. we need help in our public schools, just search aaron m maybin. he's asking people to donate coats, gloves, scarfs, anything to keep the kids warm. as you heard the governor, local politicians are blaming the state. state is blaming local politicians. just needs to be fix

if you have to use a portable heater, be careful where you put it. >> weep the portable sweet highser three feet from anything -- keep the portable space heater three feet from anything, curtains, people. >> get a fire extinguisher, and make sure your family practices an escape plan in case of a fire. >>> 5:15. former republican presidential nominee mitt romney got treatment for prostate cancer last summer. two sources close to romney confirmed the report to nbc news. romney's treatment involved surgery in california. the sources said doctors gave him a good prognosis. romney ran for the white house in 2012. and political analysts say he'll consider running for the seat of retiring utah senator orrin hatch. >>> 5:15. icy spots, i got a treat from donna who says the valley is covered in ice. we've been talking about the majors, pretty much okay. the side streets are dicey. >> there are places that are treacherous. jessica boyington, looking ini 309? >> yeah. the majors will be okay. that's the best bet when heading out. try to avoid the back roads. you'll see more of the slippery spots

again, the reason for the stand still, this time >>> snow shoveling, scrapers, we are selling, space heaters. we have been going crazy. >> now at 6:00, stacking up ahead of the storm people and road crew is a cross the delaware veil are gearing up for first snow of 2018. >> storm scan three shows just what we are up against, watches and advisory have been issued. new jersey shore especially could see blizzard-like conditions when snow starts to fall. good evening i'm ukee washington. >>> i'm jessica dean. all eyes are on the timing of this tomorrow which could very well make it a treacherous morning commute. some schools are already making decision about tomorrow , and all philadelphia archdiocese, high schools and elementary schools will be closed tomorrow, and, other schools have issued some delays. you can see all that information right now at bottom of the screen. >> we are on the storm watch tonight with live team three coverage. lets begin with meteorologist kate bilo. when do you expect to it start falling. the first area that will see flakes fall will be southern delaware. that could

right here where we actually had the fire department on hand as water and electrical wires and water heaters did not mix. >> reporter: in boston, rare thunder snow. the storm surge cutting a path right through the heart of the city. >> definitely isn't normal. >> i've never seen this before. >> reporter: high water leading to rescues along historic streets. >> the city's well prepared to handle the snow and a blizzard. the tidal surge is just a little different. >> reporter: it's potentially the highest storm surge in 40 years for boston harbor, levels not seen since the catastrophic blizzard of 1978. tonight, massachusetts' governor urging people to stay home. back in sciutate, that's where linda vegan will be. >> hi tide's now passed. >> yes. >> what's the concern now? >> the next high tide, 1:30 in the morning. >> reporter: it will be dark then. you won't see what's coming. >> all you hear are the waves splashing against the house. >> reporter: her and so many others planning for a sleepless night. the wind continues to blow snow here along massachusetts' coast. and on the back end of thi

things like that and that would be i big help for people. >> depending on the age or condition of your heater it candy tear rate working hard to keep your homework. service technicians recommend regular maintenance to prevent problems down the road. >>> with box necessary hand dozens of people employed by district attorney's office were shown the door today. newly sworn in district attorney larry contracts inner began the new year with the clean slate and plan to reform the office. "eyewitness news" reporter, alexandria hoff has very latest from the district attorney's office in center city, alex. >> reporter: ukee source at d.a.'s office told me that a mass dismissal of employees was something that they had feared since election night they were not quite sure when that day would come. with stacks of cardboard boxes , dozens of philadelphia assistant district attorneys and other employees were turned out into the cold, those who exited told "eyewitness news" that they had been collectively dismissed. after decade of service, one now former ada found it too emotional to talk. >> i have been pr

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if the heaters are working harder and when they don't need to, then there is potential for the heaterso go out. >> they don't have a lot of -- near dallas police dash cam video shows a car sliding on ice narrowly missing an officer responding to an accident. >> i was coming trying not to fall and trying to stay away from the traffic that was in the lane to my right but unfortunately ended up falling but fortunately far enough away from that vehicle. >> that was officer jonathan kramer. he says he didn't give the guy a ticket. the driver apologizeed and wanted to send him on his way to handle many other wrecks taking place due to icy conditions. julie, back to you. >> julie: everybody, please drive safely and slowly. thank you so much. >> jon: a fox news alert and take a look at your 401k today. right now the dow is in new record territory. its previous high close 24,837. we're 40 points above that right now on the dow. the s&p 500 and nasdaq also hitting all-time high. good growth prospect for business in this country. things are looking good on wall street right now. >> the president

had to go and check the heater down stairs. hmmm.t's not running. >> reporter: bill and his family returned from florida new year's day. they have been heating their horsham home by wood burning fireplace and an electric radiator. that's the hot water? >> it is. >> reporter: it's cold. >> when the boiler goes down, no hot water, base board heat, thought the house. take a part and give a tuneup. >> reporter: age, wear and tear and weather can force an hvac to break down. >> working twice or three times as hard when you have a 50-degree temperature swing. >> reporter: and with mother nature tightening her grip on the delaware valley, companies will be working overtime. now, he says his calls for service have more than tripled. and with the weather expected to be like this for the rest of the week, he and other companies will be very busy. live in horsham, christie ileto. >> thank you. and then there's the matter of your car. action news reporter dan cuellar is live along the expressway. dan, there are a whole lot of car batteries sayin

. >>> a philadelphia legend joins us in studio this morning were the gator with the heater. he talks about his new show and entertaining fans for more than 60 years. >> announcer: nbc 10 news starts now. >> right now at 11 could clock two days and counting. kickoff can't come soon enough when the eagles take on the minnesota vikings in the nfc championship game sunday night at the link. home field advantage has its perks and nbc 10 wants to make sure you're there every step of the way for the eagles road to victory. i'm rosemary connors and we are covering all the angles to get you ready for the big matchup. this is the live look at the lincoln financial field in south philadelphia. today crews will be preparing the field and the stands and within the hour the team is expected to be here for practice. with so many people headed to the stadium, philadelphia police are stepping up security and accept ta is making it easier to travel. we're live in center city with everything you need to know. fill us in, randy. >> reporter: rosemary, police are preparing for a big party here i

we -- heaters to tenants. we have tried getting more information, but they've not responded. >>> in montgomery county, about 100 residents of a nursing home who had to evacuate are waking up in temporary locations. a burst pipe yesterday forced residents out of the fairview nursing and rehab center in springfield township. the burst happened near an electrical room. crews had to cut power to the building. no one was hurt. sfafrs moved the residents to temporary locations in the area -- staffers moved the residents to temporary locations in the area. >>> and water came rushing out of this millville restaurant, down the steps, into the streets. a broken pipe caused this. neighbors say the water was flowing like niagara falls before it started to freeze. >>> a live look at philly international. a big change from yesterday. only 20 flights leaving from or bound for the airport are delayed now. 20 flights canceled, down from 236 delays and cancelation that's stretched into last night due to the icy weather. count o

when the weather gets cold like this, make sure your chimney is clean and inspected, and keep space heaters at least 3 feet away from anything flammable. wild video of the moments a transformer caught fire in montgomery county. take a look -- it was captured on one family's dash camera!! they were driving along centerway road in gaithersburg when those transformers blew -- sending fireballs flying!! a few hundred people lost power -- but luckily, nobody was hurt. the cause of all this... still unknown tickets to last night's sugar bowl game were not cheap. and one alabama fan paid even more than others. after arriving at the superdome for the pregame tailgate-- her r-v caught fire! no one was hurt but the vehicle was destroyed. despite the fire-- that woman still attended the game. and she is probably happy that she stayed. alabama fans went home very happy after watching their team dominate the clemson tigers in the sugar bowl last night. the crimson tide jumped ahead in the first quarter with strong plays on offense. and defensively they smothered the defending national champions, who wer

they have fixed it, going back o problem delaware countycontinuig heaters, and in a apparent is the issueey had told the kids aren't allowed tot student and parents say it is real cold in some of the rooms at the beve school. conditions frigid in the days leading up to the a, eighth grader said she actually stayed home yesterday after officials refuse their coo stay so some kids told to take off their hoot east, if they discipline center, with your get like a detention. >> nobody want that to happen. district acknowledged you know what some of the classrooms really are a lot colder than others because they do have malfunctioning heaters. they say, that student are allowed to wear their coat in the building, it happened yesterday, and if you need to today, you can, certainly. >> 5:09. we are following this developing story, comes out of west philadelphia, police investigating a housing authority vehicle in a accident, over on woodland, just after 11:00. looks pretty bad right there. we still need to get the conditions of the people involved. we do know they were taken over to penn presbyte

as she can for the elderly. >> getting cold, it will snow, people are buying up their heaters, and they come out and do whatever we have to do for our people. >> reporter: another hot item pipe insulation to fight freezing temperatures, a problem that mike knows all too well. >> building i work in, the pipe just burst, cold weather, so i was insulating them because we just had them repaired. >> reporter: other fast moving merchandise, salt. this is nice silver lining for you guys. >> yes, yes, it has been a good season so far. last year started late this year we are starting early. >> reporter: this storm is expected to impact your morning commute philadelphia streets is asking to you do three things: take it slow, give yourself extra time and don't drive up close to other vehicles. that is very latest live from philadelphia, chantee lens for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> thanks, chantee. >>> kate will be back with her latest forecast for you, also, be sure to wake up with us first thing tomorrow our team will be closely monitoring snow and bitter blast, we will be on a half an hour early

. >> how about heaters, because it gets cold?>> then, that -- there -- you know, that's where we -- >> that's the thing. well, he can use the temporary five gallon ones that he can just fill. unless we're going to be here all night. >> anything that's portable. how do you want to phrase it? >> i don't know. >> just think about enforcement, please. >> mr. teague, you look eager to jump up here. >> joe, you, too. you guys can come together. >> i don't want to speak any more than i have to, but just wanted to say that in your discussions, which things about wanting to prohibit or permit when it comes to open flames or cooking facilities is just what are you trying to prevent? is it light, which the fire pit would create a light source? is it danger from fire and cooking? is it gathering around cooking and serving food? and if it's more of that, you maybe want to be more comprehensive in just no cooking facilities, be it in that area or not. just whatever you're trying to prevent that would kind of help guide what you prohibit. >> so

come here once a week in the fall for cans of twenty five heaters and you know use it for drinking purposes i've seen some parts happening here and this is before day zero so i can imagine people get quite upset when there's no will to day zero is when the city will run out of usable tap water keep towns to vote is closed down is currently at thirty percent capacity if it drops below thirteen point five percent city authorities will turn off the faucet in all households we would only then supply water to critical. places such as hospitals and was obviously also to what we've identified as pod sites places where people can come and collect water and there would be about two hundred of those scattered suitably around the greatest city water sources guarded by the military it's the worst case scenario for cape town and as each day passes without rain that reality inches closer experts predict day zero will arrive at the end of april. sports news now one hundred and minds restart their burden as they get season with a high scoring shootout person ever proved themselves more than capable of hold

never leave space heaters unattended. by 10:00 tonight, 4 degrees below zero in gaithersburg. 12 degrees below in fredericksburg and six below in la plata and by 9:00, we are below zero and by 1:00, one degree below zero in fredericksburg and this system, we are throwing in the towel. 17 by 11:00 and full sun and by saturday, still cold. 32 if we are lucky on sunday and it will feel nice with rain possible and morning clouds on tuesday. a little january thought and 50 next wednesday and 55 next thursday with maybe a shower. >> we were talking about kirk cousins? >> no. but they are speaking to some fans to answer questions. before that, we will break z2l2xz z16fz y2l2xy y16fy >>> now, wusa9 sports with darren haynes brought to you by xfinity. >> kirk cousins is supposed to shed light on his future with the skins. i'm begging you all things redskins. you were mia on media day. step up here and let me stand through the pain. ♪ [singing] kirk cousins, we don't want you to leave! don't go! >> cousins, i know the season didn't

the explosion originated in his ba thi i was the gas line leading to the water heater.t and mushroomed up the stairs blew the back door out the backyard, took out the back of the house, front windows on the lower level. >> he was thrown from the couch. when he was able to focus and look around -- >> i looked down through the floor and there was a fire. i was trying to find a way out. there was smoke and debris. i was saying oh god i'm trying to find a way out. >> he found a way out he climbed out through the window blown out. he has insurance but given the extent of the damage, he's not will do, but happy >> do you feel lucky? i don't know if you are a re if i hadn wouldn't be here talking to you. >> he's a lucky man. the only injury he sustained was a minor cut to one of his toes. b "action news." >> much more to come on "action news," forget the morning coffee, this is one way to wake up. we take you to a on the jersey shore. >> if a rubber makes bath time more fun,000. >> m a windchill issued for the poconos. temperatures in many locations the single digits. in somee

. >> we have this big container and also in people's homes they have a hot water heater. >> absolutelyif you clean your hot water heater out regularly you can use that for showering, drinking and bathing as well >> what other things do people need to have aren't their home. >> it is important to have extra every day items buy a couple extra cans of can food that you can eat without any preparation. >> here is a giant can of green giant canned corn. and this, a manual can opener, your electric can opener will not be working not only to have one but to know where to find it in your kitchen. >> yes. >> so in addition to canned goods, we are going to have fresh food and you have to preserve that and i know that we have an ice chest. >> having an ice chest on hand is really important because your refrigerator will not be working right away. it is important to have somebody else that can store cold foods so something that you might be able to take with you if you have to leave your home. >> and here, this is my very own personal emergency supply box for my house. >> i hope that you have an a

like a hot water heater? it's around here somewhere. nope. nope. what is this thing? sir, have you looked in the basement? huh. oh, yeah. no wonder. it was hidden behind all of my free weights. if you're not an expert, peco can help. we have lots of ways to help you save energy and money. peco. the future is on. >>> e-a-g-l-e-s. thank god that is over. please get back to work. >>> they went all out. poking fun at the vikings fan among them. we are looking for renditions with the most people, the most creativity or the most unique instruments. up load your submission now on the free nbc 10 app. danny pom mel nine days ago. discussing the timetable for next season. what he is doing to help the birds in the super bowl. that is next. >> announcer: this is sports desk brought to you by and xfinity. >> reporter: we all imagined carson wentz was the guy leading the way. wentz was seen today at eagles practice minus the crutches. spoke to the media for the first time. and here is the revelation. his knee injury was worse than reported. he tore his acl and lcl. >> i think agai

. >> it's like a personal heater, a camera shaking in the wind. over 30 miles per hour so you know you've got blowing snow in places, too. people moving okay here, you see the snow and the ice on woodhaven road coming in from bensalem feasterville and somerton. we have an accident in camden county, route 130 just cleared. 13 in philadelphia. ten in allentown, 13 in millville. it's the windchills that are the story. feels like 4 below in philadelphia and trenton. 9 below in allentown and reading. 8 below in wilmington, 6 below in millville. cape may zero windchill. as we go through the day, here the temperatures they are bad enough, 17 degrees. windchills below zero. spring training is in about five weeks, we'll be back with more coverage.

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police say the blast came from the basement near the water heater. we're told the homeowner got out safely with just a few scratches. psg & e crews responded after reports of gas odor but crews could not detect any gas-related problems. >>> also in burlington county police are investigating a deadly shooting from yesterday. it happened at this apartment complex on m street in edgewater park township. police say they took a person of interest into custody. authorities have not filed charges. they've also not released details on the victim. >>> this morning we're learning a friend of a murdered student from the university of pennsylvania is under arrest and charged in the killing. just yesterday police near los angeles arrested 20-year-old samuel woodward on suspicion of murder. he's accused of killing 19-year-old sophomore blaze bernstein, who was home from penn vheitg hi i stigator buried in a shallow grave park house. authorities say woodward was the last person to see bernstein alive. >> we don't know the location of the murder specifically. we do

like a hot water heater? it's around here somewhere. nope. nope. what is this thing? sir, have you looked in the basement? huh. oh, yeah. no wonder. it was hidden behind all of my free weights. if you're not an expert, peco can help. we have lots of ways to help you save energy and money. peco. the future is on. . >>> the headline today, rain. periods of light to steadier rain is what we're expecting. nothing too major. but we have a flood watch in place. you can see this is through areas like northampton county and farther north and to the east. this includes easton and up into lehigh. these areas under a flood watch not because of the massive amount of rain but because along the delaware river and where ice is still setting. you can see with the rain and the mild temperatures in place, some of the ice jams occur. not that it's occurring yet, but be prepared. >>> let's look at the lehigh valley. this is one of the areas where it will be first. through noontime i believe. it's 45 right now. a dip in the morning hours, slight pickup in the afternoon. we could see a pee

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>> investigators told mooney the explosion likely started with a gas line that leads to the water heaterthe basement. for now he's staying with friends until he figures out what to do with his home of 50 years. >> a huge panic gripped hawaii this morning for about 40 minutes. residents and visitors received a telegram saying a ballistic missile was headed their way, this was not a drill and everyone should take shelter immediately. >> we were on the 36th floor of our hotel, and we didn't know what to do. >> we were 20 minutes off the beach. we didn't know what to do but paddle in. >> officials now say there was never a threat. a worker at the emergency manager's office hit the wrong button. many people wonder why it took 38 minutes to alert everyone that it was a false alarm. we have more on the story in the next half hour. >> much more to come on "action news" including the forecast. a look at sky 6 live at temple university, the center city skyline lit up in eagle green. how cool is that? melissa magee has the full accuweather forecast when "action news" comes right back. ♪ ♪ -hey! -♪

i got a heater for my chicken coupe. we have in idea. but is there a fire, incident pictures right there and they saved all chickens. >> i understand they set garage for 350 for about an hour. >> nobody got hurt, right. >> no. >> no, they are fine. >> also fine is a dog, a female dueling that fell through ice at newtown creek. they went out there, poor little creatures out there and they managed to get out there. >> we have seen a lot of these lately. they are rest king these lives for the dogs and i saw deer being rescued over weekend. >> they did a great job. look at how cute. owner wants her back. it is a member of the family. help lived there in audubon. she was reunited with the family. >> they saw fantastic audubon fire works last night, yeah. >>> plenty of action on the grid iron as they called it y do we call it grid iron. >> because it looks like grid iron. >> big game today, two big, big games, five bowl games but the two big won, the college playoff which i love. we will talk emerge restored. fortified. replenished. emerge eve

remember, if it's really cold, people have to go shopping and go to home depot and buy space heaters.depot says they are sold out of space heaters a lot of people are buying firewood might think they will stream but if they are in stores shopping that will hurt some of the streaming numbers as well. that's the story here in orlando. the big companies will be able to weather the smaller companies, maybe not 65 million visitors to orlando every year about about $65 billion in revenue for this week alone. back to you in the sunny warm studios here on the new york stock exchange. >> don't even, chemi we'll get you when you come back up believable. for people in the south and you know, this the ice problems, black ice is a real issue. >> it is. >> so when it does get cold, there's danger to be had. >> yeah. remember what happened in atlanta, what was that last year i mean, that was troublesome that does just look like a little rain though in florida which i think they are used to. >> problem with white ice in the south. not like that. >> you had to do it, triggered, automatically. >> as we

a water heater is to blame for a water at jeffrey's grill yesterday. the fire department says a water heater caught fire and that caused the sprinkler system to go off. no one was hurt. the restaurant suffered minor damage. >>> the metoo movement against sexual harassment has spurred another movement called timesup. this initiative helps women in blue collar industries to set up a legal defense fund. jennifer aniston has contributed to the fund. there is a call for women to wear black at the golden globe al awards as a sign of solidarity. >>> the former fox news anchor will now chair the miss america oh. she won the crown in 1989 and will be the first former pageant winner to lead the organization. the former ceo resigned after e- mails were leaked showing them disparaging past winners. she received a settlement from fox news in 2016 after accusing roger ailes of sexual harassment. >>> 49ers coach shanahan and lynch will hold a news conference today. they finished the season with a record of 6-10. we expect the news conference to focus on the draft and

i know they have outdoor heaters, folks, but it's no match for the cold, so definitely sit indoors.mly. tons of sunshine out there, so really a beautiful day to look outside. temperatures right now 13 degrees in the district, 8 degrees in gaithersburg, 14 in leesburg. all morning i've been showing the feels-like temperatures. what does it feel like now? still feeling below zero up in montgomery county, folks, single digits in the district down towards manassas, bumping up a little bit in leesburg. we've got calmer winds today, so the windchill will not be as much of a factor as it was yesterday. your sunday outlook, headed to church, layer up. brunch, like i said, indoors, running the errands, calmer winds, so the sting will be out. and if you're going to get the car washed because it has all of the salt on it, wait until tuesday. check this out. monday we have -- identify kind of zoom through here, but around noon, we're looking for a chance for mixed precip. in fact, we could see freezing rain the farther north and west we're looking more like just rain down into southern maryland

. >> do these little heaters do take another three months to finish the repairs to his home. we forget that harvey and all those hurricanes have left behind a trail of destruction still. >> yeah, and you know what, i hate to say it's going to get even colder next friday and saturday and that's when pipes have problems. >>> yeah. let's start with a live look outside. it's pretty cold right now. good news no wind chills to talk about. we're looking at a dew point of 0. which means relative humidity outside. 35 inside about 5%, 6% right now. that's why your hands are cracking. bus stop temps 6 to 24. coastal storms just too far east for a big snow. sort of have an unwritten rule it just cannot snow very long here in the metro area. becaus going to provide us with a northwest wind. flurries or light snow midnight thursday through noon still possible but primarily into southern maryland and across the bay. so here's the european model. all the accumulating snow is south of town. into southern maryland. but here's the latest front of the american model gfs. now it's pushed everythi

give space heaters at least 3 feet of clearance and turn them off when you go to bed. 10:00 tonight, it feel like walking the dog? 4 degrees below zero. by early morning, it feels like 12 below zero in gaithersburg, five below in fredericksburg and doesn't get a lot better. by 9:00, 10 degrees below in gaithersburg and 2 degrees below in fredericksburg. by hagerstown, three above downtown and 8 degrees in hagerstown. temperatures start out in the low teens and don't move much. 19 by 1:00 and with full sun, that's what it looks like. still cold and we may or may not make it above freezing. rain may develop and morning clouds on tuesday and back into the 40s. our january thought, 50 on wednesday and 55 with a shower next thursday. >> wusa9 sports brought to you by xfinity. >>> basketball has a tough test against michigan state. this weekend will honor the championship team. diane roberts found a member of the team and the career will blow your mind. >> reporter: we d on maryland basketball, honoring the 1958 championship team on sunday. they arranged for us to talk to jerry barraclough

. >> the school district did acknowledge that some classrooms are csede of malfunctioning heaters and say students are allowed to weay felt it was necessary. >>> well two women found dead in our area just hours in northeas. the other wawa parking lot in new ctl while police say there are no science of foul play could the schratwieser is livete to that over on the parkway with details tonight. da delaware state police and philadelphia police are awaitingh of these women just hours apart. they're also trying to determine if thesere may have played a role in their deaths. well below freezing tuesday, delaware state police made a tragic at this wawa on dupont highway in new 49-year-old woman dead insie her suv>> state police say the n was unconscious inside a ford ore 7:30. as customers came and went gassing up their grabbing hot coffee, paramedic tried unsuccessfully police do not know how long she was here. >> we need to make care of i think that's probably the reason why. >> reporter: police say there was no foulthey wouldn't be sure cause of death until the medical examiner rules. col

the fact that we have a bauer boiboiler or heater was a conce.ured the water had frozen. >> this mother of two noticed something was wrong around 10:30 this morning. she says calls to plumbers were fruitless saying it would be days because of high demand. calls to the water department weren't much help either. a representative told us they have been inundated with calls like this but pipes are the homeowner's responsibility and there is not much they can do. >> crews responded to the emergency facility where pipes burst in the sprinkler system. while residented were evacuated to another area, they did not have to leave the premises. >> it's cold out. pipes crack. winter floods down. >> the philadelphia water department has a list of tips on how to prevent your pipes from freezing or what to do if you think your pipes are processen. find that information online. trish hartman channel6 "action news." jim? >> thank you, trish. residents of an apartment complex in northeast philadelphia are struggling since their building has been without power all d