now new jersey's matt mcandrew is home to thank his fans. >> nbc 10's keith jones is at xfinity live,ns us from south philadelphia with more on the huge performance from matt tonight. >> reporter: i joined you an hour ago. there weren't this many people here. now there's a ton of people out here. another example of how fun this is here. look at the signs people are holding up. come on, people, get up, you're live on television. matt mcandrew signs all over the place. this one as a matter of fact a handdrawn note says #team hottie." let me take a look at the stage. that's where he's going to go in an hour, 15 minutes' time. he is a top five contender in "the voice." he's a local favorite to win it. in fact, he grew up in ocean county, graduated from the university of the arts in philadelphia. need another reason to come out here at 6:30? i spoke to his teachers from lbi. they're sitting in front tonight at a table. they're fired up. they can vouch for his talent. >> he went through our elementary system on long beach island and southern reena regio high school. >> reporter: you're a te

matt mcandrew, we are so proud of you.s area will be crazy for you. >> hope so. >> when you win, you will come back and do our show again. >> absolutely. absolutely. >> wish you the best. >> thank you. appreciate it. >>> as we head into the rest of the afternoon, we will see a mix of sun and clouds. we dried out today. we will see another round of rain as early as tomorrow evening. cold temperatures, weekend rain and windy on sunday. our temperatures are dropping sunday. it will feel colder with the wind speeds. a live look outside. it's a nice day, although on the cold side. 41 degrees for philadelphia. wind speeds out of the west at eight miles per hour. freezing in the poconos, slow to warm up today. temperatures in pottstown at 40. 41 in millville. 39 in dover. 42 currently in wilmington. radar shows we are seeing clouds moving in from the west. the wind speeds will shift out of the northwest of the that will bring colder air in. expect temperatures to drop down into the 40s. then a system comes out of the midwest by f

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but the finale begins eers vyin for the title including matt mcandrew. mark barger has a preview for us. >> reporter: hearing his name called to "the voice"ful that ily was a huge relief. the texas native has been a solid performer for weeks. but he takes nothing for granted. >> did it really well on itunes, but always a slight chance something might go wrong. >> reporter: the only sinker who is not a member of team adam. damien lawson didn't know he'd made the finale until early wednesday morning. he had to beat out nine other singers. >> i feel incredible. and i'm super tired. ♪ >> reporter: fellow teamed adam and other finalists are all graduating to original songs. >> it's kind of like our first step into the real world of what music will be like after you you get out of the whole voice bubble. >> reporter: matt mcandrew realizes that bubble will burst tuesday for all but one of tfof finalists. but he says working with a screen has been an education regardless. >> he knows how to keep it light and fun, but number one thing with adam, it's all about t

. >> that's 24-year-old matt mcandrew. he played four songs for people who came out live. he graduated from the university of the arts in philadelphia and he is one of five remaining contestants on "the voice." he's not giving plan to survive the semi finals.no carr an all-time high, but you may be surprised to hear how much your vote cost in this election. >>> relief for troubled homeowners. what the government is doing to ensure millions of borrowers can can afford their mortgage payments. >>> first, as we're giving you a look this morning at holiday events taking shape across the region. two more events happening the first in trenton and the second in ardmore. >>> 4:125. more help is on the way for homeowners. people whose mortgages were changed to keep from being foreclosed on could receive loans from the government next year. those payments would impact 1 million borrowers. they received reduced mortgage rates through the affordable home modification program when the recession hit. >>> we are adding up the record costs this morning in this year's race for pennsylvania

that's matt mcandrew.he chose u2's i still haven't found what i'm looking for for his second song tonight. he recently stopped by nbc 10 studios and viewers got to see it on the voice. viewers get to see if matt takes the next step tomorrow. the final three contestants will be revealed at 8:00 p.m. on "the voice." >> now, your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist sheena parveene. >> we have a first alert weather night through wednesday because there is a developing nor'easter which is slowly moving to wards the area. it will be slow-moving once it gets here. flooding in the forecast, heavy rain and most of the high wind will be at the shore, too. kind of a messy commute tomorrow morning x no matter where you are. here's live look at the ray car. daryl. only a wintry mix as it moves in. rain moving into south jersey and delaware. we'll take a closer look at that in just a second. here are the advisories, watches and warnings that we have out. a coastal flood warning and we do expect flooding there,

matt mcandrew and he and the other three remaining contestants gave their final performances. graduated from the university of the arts right here in philadelphia. you can see if matt wins it or if one of the other three do tonight on the results show, 9:00 p.m. right here on nbc 10. ♪ >>> singing of a different type here. grace baptist church in philadelphia's germantown section hosted a sing-in led by the philadelphia orchestra. including everything from the first noel to "jingle bells." >>> a new trend is hitting american high schools. next, the drug that is making its rounds with teenagers now. >>> and the -- the debate over whether to pierce your pooch or tattoo your tabby. the state is taking a stance on how much owners can decorate their dogs. >>> and the jab that new jersey governor chris christie said he got from the president over his televised love for the dallas cowboys. >>> new jersey governor chris christie is no to criticism. christie, of course, spent yesterday afternoon with president obama and other officials at joint base mcgwire where the president was salu

a few minutes away from a big homecoming concert, barnegat light native and "voice" contestant matt mcandrew taking the stage for a free concert at 6:30. nbc 10's keith jones serving as master of ceremony. here's a taste of the local star's vocal chops. ♪ that's matt performing on "the voice." myself among the five semifinalists on the hit nbc show. and we asked matt ten questions you probably haven't seen him answer before. you can check out his answers right now on nbc10.com. >>> and don't forget to tune into "the voice" to see clips from matt's philadelphia performance. it will air monday night at 8:00 right here on nbc 10. >>> hey, i'm danny pommells from comcast sportssnnet. the thanksgiving is a week old. we'll hear from the eagles and seahawks after the break. my one word to describe ac would be laid back. relaxing getaway fun unique beautiful serenity shenanigans refreshing shopping surprising happy place you know what i mean? i want to say friendly. exhilarating adventure the boardwalk #nosleep it's a great weekend. there is so much to do here. it's so great to have it so close. it'

he beat out philadelphia favorite matt mcandrew for the title, and that includes a record deal and a $100,000 prize. boyd will be joining the guys on the "today" show a little later this morning to talk about his big win, and then "the voice" will return for its new season on february 23rd. christina aguilera coming back for that one. >>> well, who could forget the ice bucket challenge? it's one of the most googled subjects of the year. what are the others? can we get a grumpy cat in there? i don't know. we'll find out. we'll run down the top five for you, coming up. >>> and frontier adds flights to florida. the latest option for anyone who wants to escape winter for warmer weather. >>> the search engine google says it knows what they're looking for and has the data to prove it. google released the top trending worldwide searches for the year. number five on the list, the ice bucket challenge. remember that? number four was malaysia airlines, followed by searches for ebola and world cup. and the number one search, the late comedian robin williams. >>> it is 5:57 and time to look now

. ♪ >> matt mcandrew says the time he spent on "the voice" has already passed his expectations. >> coming you know, i was like working at a grocery store and teaching music to kids and now i feel like i'm getting a chance to realize my dream. so it's just wild. >> and that might mean more pressure tonight. but chris jameson says he'll approach this performance just like his earlier ones. >> i tell myself, go out and have fun, sing a song, it's supposed to be simple. go on stage and sing a song. that's it, and you're done. >> but the winner of "the voice" will just be getting started. nbc news. >> a lot of confetti. >> for sure. well, still to come, we investigate. >> actually just wasting time and sitting there and waiting, that all is costing money. >> if you've ever traveled over the holidays, you know it can be a season of delays, cancellations, missed connections. why you're more likely to experience those travel headaches at one bay area airport, you know which one we mean than any other in the nation. >>> winter weather, holiday travel, delays, cancellation headaches. in fact, groun

. >> reporter: passions also ran high for matt mcandrew.ed the show with a classic. ♪ somewhere over the rainbow >> could have been technically better, but i got caught up in the emotion of it and hopefully people felt that. >> reporter: a justin timberlake hit rounded out the night. he came away feeling positive about his showing. >> tonight with the original song went super well, everything worked out perfectly. regardless of what happens, i feel so good about tonight. >> reporter: one of the four finalists will feel even better later tonight, when he's crowned "the voice." mark barger, nbc news. >>> well, still to come, crime at sea. how often does it really happen? >> they found his hat on deck and he was never found on the ship and he was assumed overboard. >> we'll investigate and give you a full picture of just how safe you really are on a cruise ship. >>> right now at 11:30, we investigate. you may finally get the full picture of just how safe you are on a cruise ship. new federal legislation is one step closer to requiring cruise l

the 33-year-old from texas beat out philadelphia's matt mcandrew for "the voice" season seven title. >> i screamed like a girl, i did. >> reporter: the victory comes a little more than a year after boyd nearly quit the music business because his career wasn't paying the bills. >> it's a validation that all that hard work i've put in up to this point is -- was not in vain. ♪ >> reporter: the runner-up takes consolation that his original song "wasted love" hit number one on the itunes chart earlier in the day. >> just because i didn't win doesn't mean i didn't set myself up for amazing things after the show, which is what i'm so excited about. >> reporter: it's a sentiment echoed by the third place finisher chris jamison. he took the stage last night with pop sensation jesse j. >> music is the path i'll be on for the rest of my life. >> reporter: damian lawson finished fourth but took inspiration from his duet partner jennifer hudson. she fell short of winning "american idol" a decade ago. >> i still have a career after this, and i'm ready to start working. >> reporter: on a finale fil

matt mcandrew grew up here.he voice" will break open his career. >> the amount i've been able to do because of the show has been incredible. i just remember being like a kid in my room playing music. it's just crazy. >> mcandrew is part of team adam. don't miss the live finale of "the voice," beginning at 9:00 tonight, right here on nbc 10. >>> chances of becoming a millionaire in new jersey and pennsylvania are about to get slimmer. officials are suspend the monopoly millionaire's club game. the $5 ticket game launched in 23 states in october but citing poor ticket sales, the final drawing is set for december 26th. there's a top prize of $25 million. it's played in new jersey and pennsylvania. >>> talk about unsportsman-like conduct. >> this was a huge rut. >> soccer fields used by kids now scarred after someone tore them up with their tires. >> just like an attack on your quality of life. >> i'm ted greenberg. how the fields were vandalized just weeks after they were renovated. >> a puppy dog napped. a thief c

>> reporter: joining chris jamison, matt mcandrew and craig wayne boyd as the final four heading intontestants battle for the title on stage, the backstage competition between their superstar coaches is heating up. team adam is represented by three artists. ♪ everybody's my best friend >> reporter: team blake goes into the finals with just one. >> if adam manages not to win "the voice," it will be the most epic fail. not just on "the voice" but on network television. how do you mess that up? ♪ somewhere sfwlr determi >> reporter: determined to mess it up, adam spent the weekend working with his contestants. >> little more urgent. >> reporter: hoping to catch up with blake's three championship wins. adam currently has two. >> i think if any one of my three wins, team adam will be happy. i know that. these guys love each other. honestly, i'll be mad at blake, because i don't like him. >> reporter: like it or not, blake is going all out for win number four. ♪ i know she's bound to be tired ♪ ♪ living it up in the city >> reporter: the two-day finale will be packed with superstar performa

. >> chris jamieson, matt mcandrew and damien on team adam.arrell williams is without an artist going into tonight's semi finals, but that could all change when one of the eliminated contestants from this season's top 12 is voted back in to compete for the title in next week's final. ♪ something out there i can't resist ♪ >> where would you knone of the named "the voice." ♪ you made it >> you can kaucatch "the voice" tonight and tomorrow here on nbc. we're enjoying the appetizers, cheese flag. >> holiday party you can do at home without a caterer. >> bring these out for 9:00. don't you think? >> we should. irish cheddar, awesome and delicious. >> look who's here. >> come on in. >> we're man handling cheese. >> you read it and i got to act it out. it was really fun. >> what do you think of this? >>> good morning. i'm rosemary connors. bill? >> cold everywhere where, rosemary. right it's in the teens. mount poke noekser 16 degrees. still making snow but mother nature is going to help out with the nor'easter coming. 29 degrees right now in philad