kathy: the new theatre seats 1200. tonight, students will perform in an orchestra concert tonight at 7:00. you, our viewers, have been asking for it. joyce: our annual season to celebrate holiday special is just one week away. this year, all new holiday performances. kids from wisconsin. ? joyce: we'll see the fabulous number they created just for our viewers, and why the kids from wisconsin are so rooted in wisconsin tradition. wisn 12's season to celebrate is the perfect way to get us all in the spirit. watch one week from tonight, at 7:00 p.m., only on wisn 12. kid, makes me think of the hot weather back them. joyce: and boy is it cold now. mark: we will focus on that positive. it is more enjoyable than what we will look at. it is tough when you have to talk about the extreme cold, more snow, and even the extreme version of cold. which we will get to in a moment. right now, it is 14 in it is worse in waukesha, nine degrees. five degrees in the dells. the wind is an issue. 37 mile-per-hour wind gusts and we have had

kathy: the president-elect will be in wisconsin on tuesday. donald trump will hold a rally at state fair park as part of his thank you tour. the rally starts at 7:00 p.m. you can register for tickets. we have the link posted on the 12 news app and wisn.com. patrick: one of trump's earliest backer w night. state senate majority leader scott fitzgerald also tells upfront host mike gousha, he'd be interested, if trump had a job for him. >> so if you were asked to serve in some capacity in a trump administration, you'd be open to that? >> i mean, it would have to be significant. it would have to be something that would be interesting and something that we could really be helpful on. patrick: sunday on upfront, how fitzgerald says trump won wisconsin, and what the message is for the state republican party. 9:00 here on wisn 12. ,kathy: new tonight at 10:00 am a local basketball players take a knee during the national anthem and colin kaepernick retweets it. the consequences those players will face if they repeat the move at their next game. and so

kathy: thanks. new at 6:00, police say this surveillance video helped catch the man wanted for robbing two popular milwaukee restaurants. this video shows the 55-year-old suspect walking into the jimmy demanding cash. police say he also tried to rob the real chili near cathedral square. 12 news has learned the suspect had just been released from jail for robbing that same real chili. a south milwaukee man is now charged in a police chase you saw live exclusively right here on wisn 12. investigators say patrick paasch robbed the north shore bank near 58th and forced home last month, speeding off with more police chased him through milwaukee, waukesha, and washington counties before arresting him at a gas station in hartford. according to the criminal complaint filed in waukesha county, "a radio transmission indicated a wisn 12 news helicopter had located the suspect vehicle in sight traveling in the pike lake area , heading towards a gas station." joyce: new tonight, a big change coming to the skylin

kathy: adam padilla is behind the photo. the popular meme creator owns a branding agency in new york city. he posted it on instagram last week. now, the toymaker is finally responding with a statement saying the product was not , endorsed, produced or approved by fisher price. patrick: new on wisn 12, the husband and wife behind the tv show "flip or flop" on hgtv are splitting up. announced their separation six months after police were called to their home. the couple says that incident was an unfortunate misunderstanding and that it prompted them to seek counseling and led to their separation. they do plan to continue their professional life together. right now, awards season is starting to take shape. kathy: nominations are out for the 74th annual golden globes. a romantic musical "la la land" picked up seven nominations, including best musical or comedy. the movie "moonlight" got six becoming an adult. and meryl streep picked up her 30th career globe nomination. she's in the best actress race for playing the character in

kathy: holiday music with a legal twist. ? kathy: that is the group no strings attached leading a holiday sing-a-long in the rotunda of the milwaukee county courthouse. this is their 41st year of performing. they dedicated today's performance to one of their founding members who is dealing with breast cancer. a nice day to spread holiday spirit. mark: inside is a good place to be. windchills around 25 below ?? ? show me that smile again ? >> tonight we remember beloved tv dad alan thicke. >> to my dying day if that'sson my epic death is he was the dad on "growing pains," thank the collapse including his last words to his son. >> he had carter take a picture of him as they were taking him out of there. >> "e.t.'s" exclusive with the man who called 911 and his friendsswho knew his best. >> now he's gone. >> with alan at home, at a wedding on set. >> my dad's helping me out right now. >> mostly i stay out of his waa. >> ben affleck reveals christmas plans with his family and matt damon. >> it should be a lot of fun.

kathy: lucky number 15. also new this year, a christmas tree made out of 150 beer kegs. -- lucky number 13. also new this year, a christmas tree made out of 150 beer kegs. stars are dealing with injuries. stephanie: yes, coming up what , clay matthews said happened to him during monday night's ? stephanie: after back-to-back primetime games on the road, packers head coach mike mccarthy gave his players a day off from practice. but they did speak to the media today, including quarterback aaron rodgers. 12 sports stephen watson reports from lambeau field. stephen: aaron rodgers has put an end to all this regressing talk. he currently ranks first i nfl in passing yards, passing touchdowns, and completions. with the texans coming to town, he says the packers are back in the right mental state. >> the ride back, on the plane, there is a lot more energy than a loss. we have had a rough stretch for a while, and i don't think we are out of the woods yet. we are one game better than we word last week, so it is still

kathy: any problems with any ballots? reporter: there were eight ballots th signatures, or addresses on the absentee ballot envelopes. there was one case where a woman from brown deer voted twice by the clerk nda investigated and found no criminal intent. so far, no discrepancies found in any of the precinct counts. joyce: back at it again tomorrow. that is milwaukee county. election workers in waukesha county have a long night ahead of them. they plan to work until midnight on this first day of the its ballots by machine. >> we are very, very confident that all of our pretesting will show that it is reading test ballots correctly, and that the ultimate outcome when we put it through will be totally accurate. joyce: the county clerk says she doesn't know how long each step of the recount will take, but says they have a timeline to finish by the december 12 deadline. they're counting ballots by hand in dane county. the county has set up two rooms where 40 people are counting ballots at any one time with observers looking o

kathy: thanks, mark. as the weather gets colder milwaukee homeless shelters are , filling to capacity and some folks are being turned away. but as wisn 12 news mike the county says there's no reason anyone should go without a helping hand. >> when the weather get's cold at bayview's tippecanoe presbyterian church, the church gets busy. >> this is where our guests sign in each night. >> the shelter has been open seven years, and they have taken people off the street when the weather has been 30 below, literarily saving already into this current cold snap they're running out of , space and are having to turn people away. they have a capacity of up to 25 guests and a few years back , larry hartmann was one of them. he's now a care taker here trying to help other get on their feet. ,>> you spend all your energy trying to stay warm. >> while the tippecanoe shelter is operating at capacity milwaukee county officials say , other help is available. 211 if they have an urgent need. there are people who can direct

hello, kathy, i was just telling your mother i'll help you! - fronk, that's wonderful of you, but you deserve a nicer vacation. why don't you take a trip, or go visit some of your family? - i have no place to take a trip to, no one to visit. - not anyone? - not anyone? - no, (speaks foreign language). i will start first thing (speaks foreign language) manana. is that okay? - all right, but we'll pay you. - oh, no, that would be like work. what are you trying to do, cheat me out of my vacation? (phone rings) telephone, it's father. - excuse me, fronk. these are busy days. we're having an insurance convention next weekend. - okay, see you manana; adios, (speaks foreign language). - (kathy offscreen) betty, did you know that fronk's all alone in the world, no family at all? isn't that awful? - (betty offscreen) gee, that's a shame. - (kathy offscreen) - oh, i feel so sorry for him. - (speaks foreign language), buenos dias. - fronk, how would you like to be adopted by our family? - (laughs) i pretty big size little baby for to adopt. i would not f

kathy: adventures? >> yes. kathy: someday he wants to play pro sports or become an astronaut. his friends and family see him as mediator and problem solver. >> what do you say to yourself when you look at a problem? >> i say i can fix this in my head. kathy: you can? that's fantastic. right now he would love to have a volunteer big brother to help find his footing in life and feel even more confident about reaching new heights. patrick: you can find out more about big brothers big sisters of metro milwaukee by calling 414-258-4778. we will soon learn who will be named time magazine's person of the year. toya: today, we we've learned who's in the running. the eleven finalists include democratic presidential nominee hillary clinton and president-elect donald trump. also the residents of flint, michigan, and the whistle-blowers who exposed the city's water contamination other people include russian president vladmir putin and the prime minister of india, singer beyonce, team usa gymnast simone biles, and facebook ceo mark zuckerberg also made the list. time will unveil the winner

kathy: thank you very much. patrick: the health of two quarterbacks could affect games this weekend. dan: could be. aaron rodgers is listed as questionable, but he is expected to play for the packers. however, this badgers quarterback is also listed as questionable, and his status is much more up in the air. the latest on the badgers and packers, next in big 12 sports. ? what i most excited for is this group of players, and this is their window of opportunity, and for them to do what they did to have the opportunity, to earn the opportunity to play tomorrow night, i am really proud of them. dan: paul chryst and his badgers arrived in indianapolis today, but we still don't know if wisconsin will have it's starting quarterback tomorrow against penn state. alex hornibrook is listed as questionable with the head injury that knocked him out of the mi if he can't go, it will be the bart houston show. the senior has actually statistically outplayed hornbrook this season, and says he's ready for whatever workload comes

kathy: thank you. if you haven't pulled those hats, gloves, and heavy coats out of the closet yet, do it now. winter has arrived and it's not fooling around. chief meteorologist mark baden is here. mark tonight will be the coldest , night of the season so far. mark: yes. we will have a lot of those coming up in the next week or so. yes, it is cold. tonight's lows in the teens, and that's not the only story. it will stay breezy. everybody in the single digits by 10:00 tonight. as that wind continues out of the west at 10-20 miles per hour and temperatures fall, some places fall below zero for the first time in over nine months in terms of wind chills, and is cold air is not going anywhere. snows, coming up in weatherwatch 12. thank you. joyce: thank you, mark. he's a career criminal who prosecutors say targeted women on their way to work in downtown milwaukee. as wisn 12 news' colleen henry reports new tonight, police say his latest crime spree started days after he got out of prison. >> seven years ago

kathy: you are a testament to being a tough kid with a sweet tooth. >> yeah. kathy: that helps. packers quarterback aaron rodgers' 12 days of christmas campaign a couple years ago. >> do you like the spotlight? >> it is worth it to raise awareness for childhood cancer and make a difference in other people's lives. kathy: after 2.5 years olivia , got good news and the go ahead to get an after school job she called on a familiar place. application. the 3 of us looked at each other and said she's hired. kathy: i could not help but get in the middle. one olivia told her story, she wanted to make sure the other kids in the suite trio -- sweet trejo dream team had a positive experience. >> she is the best chocolate tremor we have. kathy: olivia is on a mission to keep her mind off cancer. her job helps. >> we have fun here. kathy: with promising test results, she is in a good place. >> they took blood work to see if my counts are regular. the have been for the past couple of months. kathy: as she diligently trims away and quietly takes in her first christmas in remission. kathy mykleb

hey kathy, kathy! let's go some place and play whiffle ball. - whiffle ball, hey, that's heavy. - happy anniversary to all and to all a good night! - hey, i didn't know you were a whiffle baller. (laughter) - hey maudie, i'm going with, with walter, he needs me to take care of him. - arthur, you're not in such great shape yourself. - vivian, i am a medical doctor. i have an extremely high tolerance for alcohol. (laughter) - oh maude, don't worry. (laughter) ? (lyrics) why i am ? nobody knows ? (laughter) ? how dry i am ? - the whole neighborhood knows. - i always thought those people like music. - hey, i wonder what happened to kathy? - you lost her in a whiffle ball game. but her shoe is still amongst us. - hey arthur, where did you get that? - kathy let me try it on. but i forgot to try it off. (laughter) - i always said, "you were a spiffy dresser." - yeah. - i think this is it. is that an eight or a three? - that's a five. (laughter) - then this is it. - oh walter, i really love this bachelor pad y

that's where we find 12 news kathy mykleby. kathy: the thrill outweighed the chill, maybe. some serious canadian air. here is what it sound like when the train rolled in. that was the sound everybody was waiting to hear. thousands of people, all they wanted to see was those beautiful lights all over the train and hear that horn, and also some music and the arrival of a very special guest. kathy: what is your favorite part? >> the music. kathy: that is a train? >> it is a train. kathy: what is your favorite part about all this? >> santa. kathy: absolutely santa, number one thing. i think my lips are freezing as i'm standing out here and while were toast, but everybodha they got out of here awfully fast though, and perhaps it will come back next year. that is certainly the hope here in wauwatosa. i missed the 6:00 news, but got to see the train in person, so back to you guys. joyce: the cold air is here. kathy: if you're heading out, bundle up. lindsey: we have to remember to these are the things you need to think about. the last time we saw temperatures this cold was march 4

kathy: they closed up early at paulina's for a special night last week. they were getting ready for a jolly, old customer. it was inherited even before this place became an esthetic boutique. >> i was born and raised here. kathy: she wanted a tranquil spot to offer facials, tanning and massage. window. it looked perfect. >> little did she know while they can for years, the space she chose had been used to host santa's annual visit to the village. it seemed meant to be. >> i said i will do it. i wanted. i love santa. i'd love the magic of christmas whether it is religious or , family, just because of the magic it brings. kathy: now just days before christmas , and all through the shop preparations for a special visit , can get over the top stowed , away are the lotions for healthy skin care, in hopes they'll be ready when santa gets there. >> we have been here five years. you would think we have it down pat. we don't. kathy: a perk is involving her i have four children. i have 12 employees. i'm getting married soon. i'm very busy. i cannot volunteer. this

right, kathy?nd quincy. >> q is there. >> my gosh look at my buddy. >> listen, you kathy dance better than me. >> no. >> kathy is playing. she knows how to dance. >> i have to tell you this has been so much fun. i'll do this on local televisi television. >> oh wow! this is great. >> that better be there tomorrow on "the q" show. [ laughter ] >> we are here on ridge avenue for the tree lighting and of course we have food. we have paparazzi behind us but he been eating now and quincy, a little bit later on, they're going to be lighting the tree. we have adorable little tree behind us. >> i can't wait. >> danielle is doing face painting right here. watch out. and we'll light the tree at 6:30. we had performances, really positive performer out here the john grace productions on the stage right now. this is fun. >> it's been great. a whole block party. look at these cute faces. we have to talk about the weather. so now i want to you say, let's turn it inside to scott. >> let's turn it inside to sco scot

kathy orr tracking that polar vortex a storm which could cause problems for the weekend, kathy. >> its. exciting to see colder weather but not this kind of weather. that the winds will be whipping about 45 miles an hour and as lucy mentioned i have to protect everything because that cold air just takes warmth right away from your skin. if you look behind me you can see old city philadelphia a pleasant day and a decent evening with temperatures still in the upper 30s. the high today 43 degrees. winds out of the west at 9 miles an hour. they will turn gusty though late late tonight. temperatures not so bad along the i-95 corridor. central pa in the 20s. pittsburgh in the 20s. that colder air is going to be moving in late tonight. some clouds at 7:00 o'clock mostly cloudy by 9:00. by 11:00 o'clock clouds an few snow showers especially south and east of philadelphia. we have that arctic front moving through and late tonight we're going to see some snow developing near the baltimore washington area and push toward the northeast through dover, possibly into wilmington and into south jersey

good advice, kathy. thanks. >>> well just more than a week after a 14-year-old is murdered in mayfair, prosecutors say they have charged a person responsible. 19-year-old zamir price facing a list of charges right now including robbery and murder. police say he shot iain willsly last week while trying to rob him. price turn himself in to police yesterday afternoon. >>> delaware county us postal service trying to track down this guy they say he's arm and that he tried to rob a chester post office last month. investigators say it wasn't stamp oars envelopes he was looking for but cash. fox 29's dave kinchen is live outside that post office and dave, this incident has got locals taken by surprise. >> reporter: yeah, really. when they walk in and they see a sign that says that this had happened, a lot of them are asking why would you try to rob a post office? >> long time customers entering the post office on edgemont avenue in chester are surprised to see this. a wanted poster offering $25,000 for informati

kathy when you got together with wear several layers. kathy: that's right. we went on a hayride. instead of snow we hit the , swampy rain soaked field and had a great time. what you have to say, pay, for yourself? mackenzie is absolutely wild about animals. and in various w attention. it was so fun to watch her bubbly personality while we were at the cedarburg creek farm. mackenzie and her mom have quite a crew at home. >> i have one dog, one hamster and two cats. ,kathy: and here is some good news -- >> i am pretty excited. kathy: mackenzie is going to meet her volunteer big sister for the very first time very soon. she'll find out mackenzie is up for anything involving animals. think about being a zookeeper, and i've also been thinking about being an artist, but i don't know. kathy: as for a hayride after our waterlogged romp, it might take a little coaxing. but once we were back on the animal's turf mackenzie melted , once again. toya: you are like a pick whisperer. kathy: find out more about getting involved with big brothers big sisters of ozaukee county. you can call them a

kathy: olivia is a mission to her mind -- keep her mind off cancer. her job here helps. with promising tests results she is in a good place. >> they take blood to make sure it's regular. kathy: as she diligently trims away and quietly takes in her first christmas in remission. patrick: it seems like that job was the perfect fit too. adrienne: it lifts her spirits. patrick: exactly. the question a lot of us have right now is how much snow are we going to get? mark: i guess i have to answer this. patrick: the camera is on you. mark: snow is coming. you may have heard about that. are talking about. let's go over the timeline, than talk about the totals depending on where you live. snow begins not tonight, not tomorrow morning, not during the day, but tomorrow evening. you can still get out and do what you need to do outside. if you're going to the stores, you might want to do that earlier in the day. otherwise, you will still be all right, but it will get slippery the car ahead of you. make sure your headlights are on, and just slow it down. it is a fluffy snow to start wit

kathy orr is joining in on the fun. hey, kathy. >> what a beautiful night. we got the rain out of the way. we got the wind out of the way and it's just a gorgeous night in burlington county in moorestown, new jersey. at the sight of community house. this is the center of the community here in town. where children take swimming lessons in the basement. there's weddings here in the summer and the winter and of course we light the christmas tree every year here in moorestown. take look at the temperatures around the region. it's just going to be really nice night to be outside. it's 49 in philadelphia. 42 in pottstown. arthritic in the poconos. 45 degrees in millville and this evening it's going to stay pretty pleasant. your evening planner shows 7:00 o'clock temperature parly cloudy, 43. getting a little bit chilly at 9:00 o'clock, 41. but a calm wind will keep it from being too bitter by the 11:00 o'clock hour with a temperature of 40 degrees. back here live, of course, we are focusing on the season of giving and here is a great organization here in moorestow

we've got kathy orr tracking that and it just sounds nasty, kathy. >> remember the drill.0 degrees much the high today made it to 50 degrees. you can see temperatures around the area in the 40s in physical. pittsburgh 31. but here is the core of that cold air in the us inter falls eight below. minneapolis five. rapid city it is only 4 degrees. so that is the cold that's coming our way. that polar vortex near hudson bay will be just to the north of maine by thursday. too close for comfort because it will impact our weather like we haven't seen in at least 10 months. friday's high forecast to be 23 degrees. the last time it was that cold in philadelphia was valentine's day earlier this year. wind chills friday morning will range between eight in wildwood to 11 degrees below zero in the poconos. to two in philadelphia, five below in reading. allentown six below. this is friday morning. at the bus stop are on your way out the door. during the afternoon these numbers don't improve that much. we stay in the single numbers threw the afternoon with the wind and the cold and friday

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meteorologist kathy orr is here now with a changing forecast, kathy. >> that's right, a very unusual start, right? to the season of winter. when we're seeing temperatures that are mild well above average right now in ultimate doppler we have some clouds an few flurries in the poconos. a cold front will be moving through tomorrow. but not a lot of cold air associated with it right now in philadelphia 33. 27 in the poconos. 33 in trenton. 26 degrees in wrightstown but with cloud cover, temperatures aren't going to be falling all that much. here's a lock at your wake up weather. just down a few degrees. philadelphia waking up to 31. mount pocono 26. wilmington waking up to 29 degrees and not much wind so it should stay fairly comfortable. skies will be partly cloudy during the overnight, clouds for the morning, but then by the afternoon, the sunshine returns with some gusty winds. so coming up we'll talk more about the seven day forecast. how long those winds stay gusty in the forecast we're talking about more wet than white as we head toward christmas and of course we'll focus on your

meteorologist kathy orr is here with your first forecast at 11:00. all kinds of colors behind you, kathy. >> if you're a skier you got to love it. the snow is exactly where it's supposed to be, right? on ultimate doppler we're seeing the rain giving way to some light rain drizzle and mist. in the poconos the snow. pretty much tapering off to flurries but additional snow showers possible during the early morning hours with another wave of precipitation moving on in. we do have that winter wet advisory in effect effect for the poconos until 6am tomorrow morning. we'll keep an eye on that. local the but surely drying out. 31 in the poconos. 36 in allentown. 43 in philadelphia. in atlantic city 4747. wildwood 48 degrees. over the next couple of days trio of fronts. one after the other moving through the delaware valley reinforcing some cold air. so it will be a gradual cool down but once it hits, on friday and saturday, it is going to feel like winter. we will have a big drove digging in the jet stream arctic blast

>> let's get straight to meteorologist kathy orr. tis the season, kathy. >> it certainly is. and here it is. for the first time i'm seeing white popping up close to philadelphia movement of this not making it to the ground but we do have some flurries making it across northern parts of, let's see, delaware and also into chester county, new castle county, delaware county in pa. temperatures right now cold enough for snow in most of the area. philadelphia 36. wilmington 34. but in allentown it is 27 degrees. so we'll go hour by hour and see those snow showers developing mainly through delaware and south jersey and moving off the shore by about 3:00 a.m. so just a couple of hours of snow but it will be a burst of snow and that means there will be a very light accumulation especially through south jersey and delaware and then the possibility of a few squalls near the lehigh valley tomorrow afternoon with blustery winds. so especially through interior south jersey extending into central delaware a coating to an inch of snow overnight. so the roads could be slick come the morning h

i -- i do it, kathy! don't look at me like that. [ laughter ] >> well, you're a lot more famous than i am. you're a lot -- and they're waiting for you outside, you know that after the show they're going to be there. >> seth: look, let me tell you this, take your dog out around 30 rock and you'll find hundreds of my autographs to pick up. so, this is very exciting. you got a hollywood -- a star on the hollywood walk of fame. >> i did, yeah. >> seth: congratulations. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you. >> seth: but you -- you have actually been -- you've been outside mann's chinese theater as a kid. >> yeah. >> seth: very close to where the star ended up. is this true? >> yes, that's true. i was with my beloved aunt lee. i'd go to visit her in l.a. and it's -- i have a photo from 1956 when i was eight years old, right in front of grauman's. s look at you guys. [ audience aws ] >> i know. >> seth: so where were you -- >> my star is like 20 yards that way. >> seth: that's great. >> right in front of the sou

>> mushrooms. >> kathie lee would be right.or three of these and about twice much for the mini crab cakes. again, limit to one or two. >> okay. >> and ellie, thanks. move on. >> oh. >> okay. burning calories, at least! >> so our finalist, jared, has delicious devilled eggs. two of these or two bacon wrapped dates, for two of these, take it or leave it? which would you take? >> dates. >> eggs. >> i'll go with the meat for fun. >> you would be right. bait with a little bacon, half the calories. 80 for those and twice as much for the eggs. >> i do love devilled eggs, though. >> that was fun. >> thank very much, madeleine. >> wait. we have a prize. >> who was the winner? >> kathie lee. >> of course. >> landslide. >> you didn't have to point that out, jerry, but thank you. >> congratulations. >> what did you get? >> national hot dog day! >> all right. for more calorie-saving ideas through the holidays go to hoda and kathie lee.com. >>> and sharing a story of two >>> and sharing a story of two co-workers withes 3 ♪ >>> and sharing a

isn't thanks much kathy. before you head out the door check in with your fox 29 weather authority any time at all it's in the pal and of your hands if you just download the fox 29 weather authority app. >>> police arrest add new york man in connect to some anti donald trump graffiti spray painted on chestnut hill grocery store last month. evan brown charged with criminal mischief and related offenses. meanwhile assistant city solicitor duncan lloyd has been cleared in the case. the torn was seen in this surveillance video taking pictures of the graffiti. he's been put on leave from the city for two weeks. >>> looks like president-elect donald trump wants to settle businessman to represent america a broad. today he officially nominated exxon mobil ceo rex tillerson for secretary of state. tillerson has to first be confirmed by the senate and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle expressed some concern over the pick especially over tillerson's close ties to russ russia's president vladimir putin. meantime this p

kathy tells us which neighborhood will have dioecese roads and >>> live from center in philadelphia. this is fox 29 news at 10:00 >>> a system that has dumb inches of snow across the midwest is creeping our way. live look at blue mountain and the poconos mountains, we've seen flakes in lehigh county, road crews salting the roads, i'm lucy noland >> i'm iain page. the system could make for a slippery commute. teach crutch tracking this storm, brad sattin is in allentown where folks are bracing, let's begin with meteorologist kathy orr. >> we had one round of snow with a warm front now here comes the cold front. you can see the snow moving toward the lehigh valley and poconos. it's imminent. it will be there within the next hour two, two hours moving toward the northeast, we'll be seeing snow, sleet, freezing rain, and rain, but look at the real estate this covers from the midwest through new york. pennsylvania, new jersey, and new england. 15 states impacted by this winter storm. we do have that winter weather advisory through tomorrow morning for snow then sleet then freezing rain ch

fox 29 meteorologist kathy orr is here. kathy, we're not just talking about dusting in some places. notice how i still didn't say it. >> you didn't say it yet. snow, snow, snow. we have waves of rain moving through philadelphia. see that yellow and/or ranch really on either side of the i-95 corridor. pennsylvania, new jersey, and delaware impacted with heavy rain that's going to slow down the evening commute or if you're going out this evening, this is going to keep going for at least the next couple of hours. you're seeing the white through the poconos and also edging into the northern lehigh valley and the northern part of berks county but that is more of a wintry mix. main threat of snow will be in the poconos where we do have a winter weather advisory for two to 4-inches of snow especially in that higher terrain and this goes right through tomorrow morning. so of course mount pocono, even into the chestnut hill area of the poconos right through the northeast extension heading towards scran ton. if you have any travels that way within the next 12 to 24 hours, please be aware it w

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meteorologist kathy orr tracking all of this what you got, kathy. >> we have some cold that is coming. you've heard it and it it will be here early as tomorrow night into friday. right now it is dry in old city. a busy wednesday night with temperatures that are only in the 40s and some 30s. it is 46 in the city. 40 in pottstown and 35 degrees in the poconos. two to 4-inches of fresh snow from last night. temperatures will be falling through the 40s this evening. by 9:00 o'clock, 41. by 11:00 o'clock, 38 degrees with a partly cloudy sky. tomorrow will be a quiet but chilly day. and then the cold core of that arctic air will be dipping its way down into the great lakes and making it into our neck of the woods by friday. and once this arctic blast settles in, it's going to stick around for a little while. and then it will be cold enough for even a chance of snow. we'll talk more about that with your seven day forecast and break it down later in the broadcast. we'll see you then. >> kathy, thanks. >>> breaking now at 5:00, prosecutors have just charge add 19-year-old with deadly shooting

kathy orr is here to talk about what's on our radar tonight. >> a lot on our radar.urries passing by most of this not making it to the ground but a little bit of a front squeezing through and tomorrow we'll be seeing the sun again. right now in philadelphia, 40. albany, new york, 32. in pittsburgh it's 31. the cold air to the west chicago four. minneapolis only eight. international falls one. rapid city at 14. so that cold air is going to be moving our way. so the worst of it will be coming over the next 48 to 60 hours. when you look at the worst win it will be definitely thursday with gusts to 45 miles an hour. the worst of the cold without doubt friday morning when wind chills range from zero to 10 below the 10 below in the poconos. and the snow would be accumulating late friday night into early saturday morning. right now if we do see it it will be a light accumulation for many of us it will be the first flakes of the season. this is what's going to be happening on thursday. as the wind gusts increase, those feel like readings will be decreasing. so thursday morni

meteorologist kathy orr is here now. >> kathy, the official start of winter just hours away. >> um-hmm. >> feels like it. >> it's about 12 hours away at about 5:44 in the morning winter will be bursting in with sunny skies and cold temperatures. but it's not going to stay like that. that's what's different about the way winter will begin tomorrow. right now in old city philadelphia a little bit of a hustle and bustle busy just a couple days before the holiday weekend. right now it's pretty cold out there mount pocono 22. philadelphia 32. 25 in millville. 29 in atlantic city. and in dover it's 29 degrees. overnight tonight, here's a look the your overnight lows your morning lows. temperatures basically in the 20s for the most part. wildwood at 30. 21 in the poconos. 23 in pottstown. waking up to 25 in wilmington waking up to only 21 degrees in allentown and temperatures will be rising really quickly tomorrow. so temperatures climb over the next couple of days as winter gets underway. the holiday travel will be looking good in philadelphia. but going elsewhere could be troublesome. take

kathy orr live in moorestown tonight. >> kathy, you're very busy. big crowd. >> oh, my gosh. santa just appeared in the window, you guys. >> oh my goodness. right behind us santa is the in window! >> that doesn't happen every day. we are here at moorestown for the fourth annual tree lighting and we're having a great time. aren't we? >> yes! >> so we're going to light the christmas tree but first i want to ask some of the kids what are you thankful for? >> my family and friends. >> your family and friend. what are you thankful for? >> my family and my friends and my dog. >> and your dog. i'm thankful for my dog too. we got a guy over here. wait, hold on excuse me i have to fine this little guy. shaemus. >> today is shaemus' birthday. happy birthday. >> all right. >> how old are you? >> nine. >> nine and celebrating here at the tree lighting let's talk little bit about weather before santa comes out. temperatures are in the 40s right now across part of the region and this evening for our tree lighting chem temperatures following through the 40s. not much wind here we're really

thanks kathy.f you see postal work in your neighborhood with their hands full of packages don't be surprised it is their busiest day of the entire year. they are working hard to make sure all the holiday gifts you bought get to where they're going all time. >> we've all felt the stress of wondering and waiting in that package is going to arrive by christmas. fox 29's brad sattin followed one very busy postal worker around today and is live in north philadelphia. hey, brad. >> reporter: hey, dawn. yeah, they're al busy we're actually at the spring garden station of the post office here where they are still working in the building behind me. they dropped off delivered today about 4,000 packages that's double what they normally do as we mentioned earlier it's now three days before christmas, and still some people are coming here dropping off packages. save to say ricardo and his step daughter lydia are a bit behind schedule with christmas less than 72 hours away only now are they mailing off this gift

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