. >> reporter: exactly, jim and renee. they've about had it with this winter. the fact of the matter is this storm is going to gather strength from oklahoma to the carolinas. then it is going to barrel up the east coast from washington into new england. boston still reeling from the storm over the weekend that delivered more than a foot of snow. crews today working to clear the train tracks get public transit restored in anticipation of this incoming storm. now, the snow they are going to receive in just a few days that's going to be about 3 to 4 inches of snow, that will be on top of the 7 1/2 feet this area has seen since january. now, meanwhile, other states who have had it comparatively easy winter, when you look at what boston's experienced, they are also preparing for this incoming band of winter weather. that includes salting the roads and setting up barricades and doing things like getting all of the snow removal equipment together, prepared to go to battle against this winter which won't give up. in boston sara dolloff, "nbc10 news." >> sure won't give

. >> reporter: they certainly are, jim and renee. we've been seeing a surge of people in the last hour or so. folks coming in here to buy those powerball tickets. they just checked the lottery computer for me. at this 7-eleven alone, they've sold nearly 2,000 tickets so far today. that's a 200% to 400% increase over normal powerball sales. we stopped by three stores in cape may county that have big lottery winners including a pair of huge mega millions jackpots. they've been busy because a lot of folks are hoping some of that previous luck will rub off on them with this $500 million prize. these tickets are selling fast all over new jersey. last check, officials told me powerball were averaging 3700 a minute state wide a considerable jump from just over an hour ago. many people dreaming about what they would do with all that money. of course, the chance of winning, extremely slim. odds 1 in 175 million. i'm still a believer. i have my tickets and my fingers are crossed. >> forget about the other people. >> think positive, ted. >> rep

. >> reporter: jim and renee, we just heard from penndot. they say so far this year they've used 88,000 tons of salt and they plan to be using salt again tomorrow. they say it will both be a salting and plowing event. crews were here tonight. they were breaking up clumps of salt that were inside the trucks and reloading those trucks. they'll be out all night tonight. penndot crews at norristown yard say they've never seen this salts loaded in trucks were frozen. his mom doesn't like the snow and shooelt she's not feeling great about the cold weather. with many parents and kids with the day off, they found refuge inside heat indoor play areas. >> they're trying to embrace the cold weather and count down the days until spring. >> reporter: road crews are looking forward to spring as well. despite the holiday, they're working, checking out plows and loading up salt and planning for yet another all-nighter. penndot says close to 400 trucks will be on the roads and crews off for the holiday got only half the day off in plymouth township. crews ar

. >> jim and renee, that doctor is inside the egg harbor township police station three hours after he turned himself in on charges connected to nearly two dozen alleged victims and one of those charges is more serious than what he previously faced. dr. joffrey moore, people are coming forward, more women are coming forward. what do you say about that. >> he said nothing as he walked in into the police department this afternoon to be booked on a boat load of additional charges. >> you just keep hearing the same thing. it's the same m.o. >> have you ever molested your patients? >> no. >> after we brought you there exclusive video of police arresting joffrey at his medical practice in december on criminal sexual contact charges connected to three female patients, detectives tell us many others came forward to say the neurologist also touched nem inappropriate lit during exams. >> i received over 40 calls from people. they're all different ages all different races. >> why would more people be coming forward to make these allegations? >> today police filed charges linked to 22 additional w

now, the good news jim and renee, temperatures back into the 70s by saturday. all will be well.acket will be off. and i'll be feeling pretty good about being down here in clearwater as opposed to back in philadelphia. live in clearwater for nbc10, marshall harris comcast sportsnet. >> thank you. when the players start arriving at camp "nbc10 news" will bring you the hottest headlines from florida. get the latest any time right at your fingertips with the "nbc10 news" app. >>> of course that cold in florida is directly related to the cold we have. that pattern is so extreme, the cold air goes all the way down to florida. we're tracking snow showers coming into our area this evening followed by another round of potential record cold. and then a storm affecting us over the weekend. we've got a lot of ice on the rivers out there. it's been a very very cold month so far. that's going to continue. 30 degrees at the moment. feels like it is 20. there's a lot of snow on the map overall. it's not especially well organized. but as we zoom in a little more and more here's washington. you c

>> reporter: it certainly did, jim and renee. people in about 40 homes in this neighborhood had to be evacuated. most have been allowed to return, but not all of them. folks here really could not believe what they were seeing and feeling. one woman told us it looked like something out of a movie. >> i thought it was somebody banking on my door. i heard boom boom boom again. >> reporter: their houses shook. then they saw the raging flames and thick clouds of smoke darkening their pennsauken neighborhood. >> it was all black. it was all black. it looked like the sky was, like falling, you know. >> reporter: marissa lives on windham road where the smoke plumes started pouring after this tanker truck full of gasoline flipped over and exploded around 11 a.m. on the route 90 ramp to route 130. >> they just told us we had to get out, so we left. >> reporter: residents rushed away from the area with their pets and whatever else they could quickly grab when authorities evacuated nearby homes as a precaution. >> i have allergies and kids h

>> yes, that's right, real estate anyway and-- renee and jim. first alert weather saturday into sunday. dangerous cold combined with very high winds. it will feel anywhere from minus 20 to minus 30 degrees in the higher elevations. come sunday this will be coming along with winds near 60 miles an hour. these are potentially damaging wind gusts. take a look at future feels like temperatures. saturday night into sunday morning. again, we could be feeling like anywhere from minus 15 to minus 20 degrees to possibly near minus 30 degrees. up in the poconos, those dangerous winds will be coming along with it. we'll start the week first of all with snow. that's what we were talking about originally the snow moving in to start the weekend. the dangerous cold here to end the weekend. so, coming up i'll show you how much snow you can expect where you live and also closer look at the timeline on the dangerous cold that will stick around even into next week. that's straight ahead. >>> sky force 10 over a water main break in south philadelphia. we're trying

. >> renee and jim, center city will be without a doubt the center of attention, but the spillover effectn we're talking about retail restaurants and hotels it will stretch all of the way from valley forge down into wilmington, delaware and clear across the bridge into south jersey. we're talking about cam ben and cherry hill. >> it's the people that work hard that need that little break. >> and the delaware valley is about to get its biggest break with the creation of hundreds if not thousands of jobs from infrastructure, the clean up and repair of roads to the service industry with hotels and restaurants that will soon begin the process of hiring and training staff in time for not just the dnc. >> this is so exciting and it's absolutely wonderful and the timing could not have been better. >> the timing from a preparedness standpoint carmen rodriguez says is impeccable. ten months after pope francis will visit philadelphia for the world meeting of families. >> we're going to be hiring. we're going to be hiring and i know the small businesses will need to increase staffing. >> for the mar

>> reporter: well renee and jim, school district spokesman told me that the kids seemed to be fine. that the principal described them as acting normally when they left the school to be taken here to be checked out as a precaution. the district spokesman said two of the students are in sixth grade. one is a fourth grader and the other is in third grade. i tried to get details from children's hospital but a spokeswoman said the hospital can only provide information on patients if we had their names and parent's consent. in this case the names of the children cannot be released. school district officials said the kids seem to be fine. they say it is their policy to have kids evaluated at a hospital any time they possibly come in contact with a controlled dangerous substance. ted greenberg nbc news. >>> 20 minutes of nonstop news continues now with a bitter blast of cold weather. temperatures plummeted throughout the day. it's only getting worse tonight. >> strong winds have fuelled the cold conditions. our live sky cam network showing the flag whipping around on top of buildings this t

. >> yes, renee and jim. we're talking about extreme cold with winds gusting near 60 miles an hour. this is going to be mostly saturday night into monday. we are talking about dangerous cold and wind. possibly damaging winds. so, the windchills that feels like temperature when you factor in the wind along with the cold could feel up to 30 degrees below zero. especially if you get closer to the poconos. 60-mile-an-hour wind gusts are also expected on sunday. and again those are damaging winds. so, just remember that as we end out the weekend. future feels like temperature here as we go from saturday night into sunday morning, watch these numbers drop off. it was feeling like middle teens. close to poconos, 30 degrees. it is going to be very cold into the weekend. we're watching this area of snow. this moves in as we go into saturday morning, tomorrow morning through parts of the area. coming up i'll show you a closer timeline to look at this and also how much snow you can expect. >>> the approaching cold is so serious, it calls for serious action. >> that's right. otherwise there cou

>> yes, that's right, real estate anyway and-- renee and jim. first alert weather saturday into sunday. dangerous cold combined with very high winds. it will feel anywhere from minus 20 to minus 30 degrees in the higher elevations. come sunday this will be coming along with winds near 60 miles an hour. these are potentially damaging wind gusts. take a look at future feels like temperatures. saturday night into sunday morning. again, we could be feeling like anywhere from minus 15 to

. >> reporter: renee and jim, it will.ersey transit wasn't able to share with me just how much more commuters will shell out, that is until they finalize their budget and that will happen in the summer. so the good news any fare hike won't happen until at least july 1st, but if it's anywhere close to what commuters paid in the last time there was a hike it will be hundreds of dollars or more each year. >> that's not good. >> on a fixed income tony oliveras of camden county says he doesn't have much more to spend on new jersey transit. he relies on busses pretty much daily to get to the doctor pharmacy or run errands. the transit company says it will consider a hike in fares to make up for what governor christie isn't accounting for. instead, new jersey transit which provided more than 271 million trips last year by train, bus and light rail a 1.8% jump over 2013 ridership will now receive less money. new jersey transit tells nbc 10 quote, we are developing options for the governor's consideration to help us close a budget

. >> rowan's parents, jim and renee, english professors at the university of illinois say even as a young they don't have a girl t-shirt. i don't think it diminished her enjoyment of the characters but it made her feel like she couldn't participate in the way she wanted to. >> that didn't stop her inquiring mind. >> why doesn't wonder woman every catch super man? these are good questions. >> and recently rowan decided to take the questions to d.c. comics and d.c. comics responded, tweeting thanks rowan, we agree and wee working hard to create more super hero fun for girls. >> when they tweeted back at you and said they had more female super heroes in the works, what went through your mind? >> i was like oh, my gosh! i can't believe this. >> i don't want to make people think they respond and it's over. i want people to keep trying to make this happen. it's really important to me. >> as a token of their dwimt, commitment they sent over a sketch of their latest super hero. >> they made you into your own super hero. >> rowan, that is awesome. >> this is some of the best art we. this is unbeli

we have renee norris from urban wealth management, quincy krosby krosby, jim o'sullivan sitting in my chair at the new york stock exchange. john manly from wells fargo funds management and kenny polcari from o'neill securities. i'm start with you, kenny p. why is the market up? is this all about janet yellen's testimony? >> the market is up but it is about janet yellen. it's about the fact she's now clarified clarified, rates aren't going up in june. even though the market kind of sensed it it's a little bit of this relief rally. there's not a lot of volume not necessarily people just piling in, and we seem to be hitting some resistance on the s&p at 2115. we would expect that to happen and allow the market to back and fill as it prepares for the next move. >> jim is it possible the market is getting this guessing wrong. janet yellen not necessarily opening the door to moving later but perhaps to moving sooner? where are you in terms of the first rate hike? >> i'm a little surprised. i didn't hear her say they weren't going to go in june. what i heard today, the biggest difference in