until the nbc network rounded up his percentage, both hillary clinton and bernie sanders called on the network to include o'malley in the debate. o'malley will be here in columbia tomorrow for a pre-debate town hall. discussion on equal opportunity and justice at benedict's college beginning at noon. another busy day at the statehouse. >> that's right, lawmakers focus on education and infrastructure agenda. governor nikki haley is focusing on finance. governor haley unveiling her executive budget in 2016, 2017. abc columbia's jennifer ready is following that story and will have more for you tonight on your news at 6:00. inside the statehouse this afternoon, bipartisan group fighting for a 5% cost of living raise for state employees. >> that's right. the number of state employees on the payroll has gone down and employees have only received a pay increase two of the last seven years. and now, lawmakers are hoping to reverse that trend. >> the state employees are the backbone of state services and state government to the people of south carolina. they cannot be forgotten as we go forward

but nbc network wants to own and operate its own station, moving programming to wneu tv, a new hampshire station that currently broadcasts telemundo. for those who watch with an antenna, they will be watching on a new channel that may not have the same amount of coverage. >> we have to make sure that the "today" show and jimmy fallon and football continues to be on free, over the year television on every television. randy: whdh owner ed ansin says he' ll fight nbc in court. the switch over would take place in january, 2017. headlines. massachusetts, if passed, could hike the price of eggs. a controversial animal welfare question will appear on the november ballot. it' s backed by a coalition of humane groups, and would mandate that all eggs sold in massachusetts come from cage-free hens. the eggs could cost anywhere from 12 cents more per dozen to 80 cents more. united airlines is slapped with a fine over its treatment of passengers with disabilities. the government fined the airline $2.7 million for violating rules aimed at protecting those passengers. united reported a significant incr

nigel: coming up, the republican party is cutting ties with the nbc network for their next national debate. we will tell you more about that move. gabrielle: plus, two major stars have announced they are boycotting this year's academy awards ceremony. >> we could not be more excited. nigel: a groundbreaking day brings governor nikki haley to the upstate. more on the major investment bringing hundreds of jobs. john: a live shot looking down clemson boulevard, bright sunshine but uns cold. 38 degrees, but at least we have little wind to speak of. i wi talk about the fast-moving storm system next. gabrielle: thank you, john. now, here's a look at your winning midday numbers in the south carolina education pick three, 1, 2, 1. 1, 3.in your commitment 2016 coverage nigel: in your commitment 2016 coverage the republican national , committee has announced it's cut ties with nbc news for the super tuesday debate. instead, the rnc will partner with cnn. this comes after the committee suspended its partnership with by cnbc back in october. the party was critical of how the debate in boulder, colorad

nbc networks wants to own and operate its own station, moving programming to wneu tv, and new hampshire station. whdh owner ed going to fight nbc in court on this. ge is expected to make a decision within the next few weeks on permanently moving its worldwide headquarters out of connecticut. newscenter 5 has learned to cities and final contention -- are boston and new york. if boston were the toys, ge the seaport district. a ballot question in the controversial animal welfare question will appear on the november ballot. it would mandate that all eggs sold in massachusetts come from cage free hens. the eggs could cost anywhere from $.12 more per dozen to $.80 more per dozen. no one wants to ditch the snacks completely. emily: but there are some options that could help you keep the resolutions. how about a hard-boiled egg with some sirota -- sr iracha? or watermelon with a little balsamic vinegar? the watermelon keeps you full, the white vinegar -- while the vinegar helps with digestion. and cottage cheese with a little cinnamon. randy: a tv host with an emily: the likeliness that could l

nbc network is pulling the plug on its affiliation with whdh, channel 7. whdh has been the home of nbc programming in boston for more than 20 years. but nbc wants to own and operate its own station, moving programming to wneu tv, a new hampshire station that currently broadcasts telemundo. whdh owner ed ansin says he' ll fighting nbc in court. the switch over would take place in january of 2017. you may want to slim down in the new year, but no one wants to ditch snacks completely. emily: there are some options that can help you keep those resolutions. try a hard-boiled egg with some sriracha sauce. low calorie, low fat, and the spicy drizzle can help burn off another option -- watermelon with a little balsamic vinegar. that high water content in the melon keeps you full, while the vinegar helps with digestion. and finally, try cottage cheese with a little cinnamon. the calcium works to metabolize fat, while the kick of spice can fat. i think those sound good. not like cardboard. randy: they are not bad ideas. a tv host with an unfortunate doppleganger. emi

bernie sanders, and martin o'malley will be on the stage in charleston, south carolina, for the nbc network says o'malley has qualified for the debate, despite his low poll numbers. he has been averaging 4 point 6 percent in iowa and candidates needed at least 5 percent to be on stage. and new this midday.... republican presidential candidate jeb bush has a new endorsement and it's from an old competitor- we're talking about south carolina senator lindsey graham. he dropped out of the race for the president last month. the republican's endorsement could play a huge role for bush in south carolina. it's one of the first primary states, and graham's heavily supported there. there's only two weeks before the iowa caucuses, and donald trump is feeling even more confident about his chances to win the republican nomination. in last night's heated g-o-p debate trump and his closest competitor senator ted cruz, dominated much of the discussion. abc's bazi kanani is in washington with more on the debate and reaction. ====take pkg=== donald trump back on the trail today... claiming victory add in her

team won the skills challenge, the all-star game puck was dropped tay on nbc sports network. before that start he got some smack talk from his own teammate. yesterday goalie tweeted a life alert picture. just picked up something for you on the three on three. he's 36. he might want to pick up one of those himself. guess who is laughing now. the 44-year-old scored. he joined the e ptain on the score sheet. yaeger had such an impact on the young players especially alexander barkov. >> he helps me a lot. i try to follow him on the gym, i have noticed it helps me a lot. >> you can see the full interview tonight at 11:30 on sports final. >>> move over to the nfl, the ame is only a week away. teams are on their way. the denver broncos were sent off by hundreds of fans. paytoneyton manning looking for his second title in what many think may be his final game. >>> the carolina panthers got a big send off from their fans in charlotte. fans are confident that their am can bring home the first trophy next sunday. cam newton will be playing in his first big game. hopefully not in those p

that nbc network was removed from that debate because of the way they treated the candidates during theate. you stepped up and filled in that spot, which you're happy about because you'll get the highest ratings of any debate which is a 20 to 25 million viewership -- >> we love to host any debate we can get. >> of course you will. >> after the "national review" came out, did you put any pressure on the rnc to drop "the national review"? >> we're just one participant in the debate. i'm glad the rnc reached out and said, if you can't treat people fairly, how can you be on the debate staining? you have a biased leadership, in the union attacking donald trump and you can't have an unbiased entity on the stage endorsing other people and being unfair. i'm glad the rnc stepped in and did that. >> great to see you, corey. a lot of work ahead of you in des moines. we'll see you there. great to see you. >> thank you. >> thank you so much. >>> now, coming up for us, the rnc disinviting "the national review" after their takedown piece from taking part in a major debate ahead of super tuesday. rnc s

network affiliations. on february 29 wral will become an nbc affiliate. we look forward to bringing you the today show the nbc nightly news with lester holt the vice the tonight show starring jimmy fallon the olympics and much more. you will still be able to watch wral news and all of our local programming in the same place right here on wral. vice president and general manager steve hammel says the station is changing network affiliations because nbc is clearly the best fit for wral t.v. for years to come. this is a long term agreement. >>> 25 years ago the united states sent troops to the persian gulf. coming up we tell you about the governor's plan to honor them and where the money is coming from. >>> and contractors in the triangle are a yard or two along the way. to great lengths to save her yard. >>> we've stilgot rain showing up out there. that will be the case for a little bit longer but very good news for at least part of the up coming weekend. when it >>> a solemn annual tradition in raleigh to mark the birthday of dr. martin luther king jr. it'

reporter: many workers have been told to stay at home on friday, the country's second biggest metro network, nbcill close on friday for the entire weekend. and in the air thousands of flights have been canceled. >> for the safety of our customers and to really try to ease travel as much as possible, and prevent people from sitting in the airport all day tomorrow, we wanted to go ahead and cancel those flights for tomorrow. >> reporter: it's estimated 50 million people are in the path of the storm. the next 48 hours could be rough and challenging, and then everyone has to dig themselves out. allen schauffler, al jazeera, washington. >>> more to come for you on al jazeera this half hour. we'll be looking at why the kenyan government is under pressure to reveal the true number of soldiers killed in the al-shabab attack. >>> and we'll tell you who is making the news and who is bidding to win this year's sundance film festival. ♪ >> i'm russell beard in the sea of cortez mexico to explore the future of fish farming >> and i'm gelerah darabi in kapama park south africa where a specialist team of conse

after a 30-year partnership the station is changing the network affiliations. become an nbc affiliate. they look forward to bringing you the today show, the nbc nightly news with lester holt the voice of the tonight show starring jimmy fallons, the olympics, and a whole lot more. you'll still be able to watch wral news and all the local programming on wral and here on fox 50. wral's vice president and general manager steve hamels says the station is changing network affiliation because nbc is clearly the best fit for wral tv for years to come. this is a long-term agreement. >>> a lot of people on social media are confused, concerned about this move. and i tell them this is a good thing for wral. it's a good partnership. we've enjoyed our time with cbs, but we're moving on and it's exciting. >> it is. nbc brings a lot to the table here and it's all the same people. things just look a little different. >> she's not going anywhere, i'm not going anywhere. we'll all be here. sorry. [ laughter ] >> okay. a warehouse manager from tennessee is now a millionaire. winner plans to spe

see live cameras from nbc 10 skycam network. sign up for weather alerts and notifications about school closings and delays. >>> we continue to follow breaking news, we first brought you 20 minutes of nonstop news at 4:00. philadelphia police department put on alert today after someone threatened to shoot officers in philly. tonight, a possible suspect is in custody in new york, after threatening nypd officers as well. nbc 10's lauren mayk live in northeast philadelphia with this. this threat, of course, comes weeks after that officer was ambushed and shot here in philly. >> that's right. two weeks tomorrow. and this latest threat showing some coordination between agencies with new york, telling philadelphia, and now also federal authorities, the fbi joining in this investigation. i spoke with the philadelphia police commissioner here who tells me howevofficers have to mindful of the climate they're in. philadelphia officers already on alert today had another reason. >> nypd received an anonymous threat basic will i indicating th

our live cameras from our nbc 10 skycam network. can you also sign up for weather alerts and notifications about school closings and delays. >>> 4:36. 28 degrees in philadelphia. a civil rights organization will host a town hall meeting to talk about new jersey's proposed takeover of atlantic city. that meeting will be at the all war memorial building at 5:00 t. national action south jersey chapter is asking about the future of atlantic city now that governor chris christie vetoed a wrestling package. it gives lawmakers more leverage. city council will meet next week to consider a bankruptcy filing. today the archbishop will be in washington, d.c. to kick off the march for life. they will celebrate with about 3,000 people at the basilica national shrine of the immaculate conception. this year marks the 41st anniversary of roe versus wade. >>> it is one of the most picturesque places for sports. but downhill fun took a dangerous turn. hear about this wild ride that ended up putting countless people at risk. >>> parts of our area saw

reporter: many workers have been told to stay at home on friday, the country's second biggest metro network, nbcill close on friday for the entire weekend. and in the air thousands of flights have been canceled. >> for the safety of our customers and to really try to ease travel as much as possible, and prevent people from sitting in the airport all day tomorrow, we wanted to go ahead and cancel those flights for tomorrow. >> reporter: it's estimated 50 million people are in the path of the storm. the next 48 hours could be rough and challenging, and then everyone has to dig themselves out. allen schauffler, al jazeera, washington. >>> more to come for you on al jazeera this half hour. we'll be looking at why the kenyan government is under pressure to reveal the true number of soldiers killed in the al-shabab attack. >>> and we'll tell you who is making the news and who is bidding to win this year's sundance film festival. ♪ some kind of rapport. in fact, as mr. rouhani was traveling to the airport to flow rt to flow ♪ >>> welcome back. you are watching al jazeera. a recap of the top stories. a

sunday the main event, the all-star game, beginning at 4:30 on nbc sports network. >>> we turn to baseballpring training is less than three weeks away, this is the first spring training post cole hamels after being traded to the rangers last season. he made a return saturday hosting a pitching clinic. to benefit the foundation. he is splitting time between here and texas. cole was asked about the process his former team was going through and whether it will work. >> it always does, there's nothing better to play in front of these fans. i know they have to go through a couple hard years. but they'll be back out sellout after sellout for years, those guys are going to reap the benefit and the organization is going to do very well with that. >> st. joe's and rhode island locking it up. good for the hawks in this match-up. bembre with the feed and the kid can jump. finishes with two hands. hawks beat rhode island 64-55. st. joe's now 18-3 on the season. >>> australian women's open final, angelique kerber never even played in a grand slam finale, yesterday she beats the world's best player for

forecast for your neighborhood, hour by hour, live radar and access to our live cameras and our nbc 10 skycam network. >>> seven minutes after 5:00. temperatures in the low 20s, 23 in philadelphia. we are tracking a major winter storm. won't be here during the day, it starts moving in this evening. blizzard conditions during the day on saturday. that's heaven snow or blowing snow, limited visibility because of the strong gusty winds, 35 miles an hour or more. that's saturday. at the shore, and the delaware beaches, and central and southern delaware major coastal flooding concerns thanks to strong onshore winds. 17, dry, cold for allentown, northeast philadelphia, 22 and 18 currently in atlantic city. there's one of the problems, the full moon combine that with the strong winds at the shore, high tides are going to be problematic for the entire coastline. 8-mile-an-hour winds now. very little wind at the shore. look at that. 3 miles an hour in wildwood. that changes significantly by tomorrow. the strong onshore winds we could see gusts of 60 miles an hour. at time of high tide plus the full moon, the

sunday the main event, the all-star game, beginning at 4:30 on nbc sports network. >>> we turn to baseball spring training is less than three weeks away, this is the first spring training post cole hamels after being traded to the rangers last season. he made a return saturday hosting a pitching clinic. to benefit the foundation. he is splitting time between here and texas. cole was asked about the process his former team was going through and whether it will work. >> it always does, there's nothing better to play in front of these fans. i know they have to go through a couple hard years. but they'll be back out sellout after sellout for years, those guys are going to reap the benefit and the organization is going to do very well with that. >> st. joe's and rhode island locking it up. good for the hawks in this match-up. bembre with the feed and the kid can jump. finishes with two hands. hawks beat rhode island 64-55. st. joe's now 18-3 on the season. >>> australian women's open final, angelique kerber never even played in a grand slam finale, yesterday she beats the world's best player fo

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nbc saying it will not renew its network affiliation with our station. as 7's dan hausle reports, the plan sets up a potential storm boston area. >> tomorrow, 8:00, 7:00 central, "laura" new year. >> dan: some of your favorite nbc programs may be disappearing from your tv screens now that the network has announced plans to end its affiliate relationship with whdh-tv at the end of this year. station owner ed ansin says he's fightsing to keep that from happening. >> we intend to contest nbc's plans. >> dan: ansin says nbc's planned tv divorce could violate an agreement comcast made with the fcc when the cable giant bought nbc five years ago. comcast promised to make sure people could continue to get nbc programming free, over the air, without beings forked to buy cable. nbc tells whdh its programs will air on a signal broadcast from wneu tv in merrimack, new hampshire, but as this map based on fcc information shows, that signal doesn't reach half the city of boston and millions of viewers. >> they have the right to buy a station, change affiliations, that's

we also have access to cameras from our nbc 10 skycam network. you can see those on our app. you can also get sign up for weather alerts and notifications about school closings and delays. >> it's 4:36, 22 degrees in philadelphia. there will be plenty of snow to shovel once this storm is out of here. and that means lots of heavy lifting. there are some simple warning signs to look for to keep you safe. plus, snow technology. how some of the greatest engineering minds are working to make dealing with winter easier. bill. >> it's a dry start and a quiet morning. the winds are light at the shore. a live view of cape may from the marquis de lafayette hotel. but we're watching out for major flooding at the shore come tomorrow. a closer look at that with your hour by hour futurecast just ahead. ♪ over 3 million people have silky smooth feet that you can't help but touch. the new amope foot file with diamond crystals and extra coarse roller head removes callouses effortlessly. feel it yourself! amope pedi perfect. >>> 4:39. clouds are going to be moving in this morning. it is dry fo

it is just going to be cbs network programming will be moving over to wncn which is currently the nbc affiliate. they are swapping channels essentially. >> the prime time, morning news, evening news and some sports. >> one thing that we are excited about in the newsroom is the olympics. we'll have the olympics under the nbc mantle. do any of us get to go to the olympics? >> you tell me. i don't. the olympics is probably the biggest jewel in nbc's crown. they have an agreement to carry the summer and winter olympics to 2032. that is a long time. and we are very excited about it because we think that wral's involvement in local agent -- athletes as well as the events in in market. we know thousand cover big events. this is a really big one. and what role we that, we're still trying to sort through. but it will -- viewers in the raleigh market will know the olympics are coming and will enjoy them right here on wral, i promise. >> and -- this is actually the biggest impact the change has had on us. in the newsroom, the question is how do we southbound to this? it really was not a whole lo

nbc says the new network will be available over the air, but there are questions about how far the signal will reach. >> we have to make sure the today show and jimmy fallon and football free, over the air television, not just on the station, but on every station area -- every station. kelley: to be clear, your abc programming will continue to air on wcvb channel 5, as it has since 1972. jc: what you should be putting on your dinner plate. ed: what you need more of them what you should skip. but let' s check the conditions at the ski resorts now. incredibly long hours. median family income today -- $4,000 less than it was in 1999. p the bottom line of this economy is that it is rigged. p what this campaign is about is to demand that we create r an economy that works for all of us r rather than a handful of billionaires. if you work 40 hours a week in america, you should not live in poverty. i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. jc: commitment 2016 and republican presidential candidate donald trump is a very hot ticket in burlington. the theater only has 1400 seats for the event.

tonight republican presidential candidates took each other on in the fox business network debate. nbc's steve handlesmen was there and has more. they came to debate just 2 weeks before the first vote, in iowa. sot/ sen. ted cruz "the next commander in chief is standing on this stage" ted cruz had the lead in iowa polls 'til donald trump pushed questions about whether cruz, born in canada, is eligible to be president. cruz launched a counterattack sot/ sen. ted cruz "i would note that the birther theories that donald has been relying on, some of the more extreme ones insist, that you must not only be born on us soil but have 2 parents born on us soil. but under that theory not only would i be disqualified. disqualified" sot/ donald trump "if you become the nominee who the hell knows if you can be president." nats full moderator caputo: why sot/ donald trump "cause he's doing a little bit better" cruz fired back at the new york times for reporting he did not properly disclose financing his 2012 senate campaign in part with a loan his wife got from her employer, goldman sacks based on wall

tomorrow, 8 -- it will be the. >> reporter: some of your favorite nbc programs may be disappearing from your tv screens, now that the networks has announced plans to end its relationship with whdhtv at the end of the year. >> >> the station owner is fighting to keep that from happening? we intend to contest the plans. >> reporter: nbc's planned tv divorce could fight a decision that was made earlier. comcast promised to make sure people could continue to get nbc programming free over the air without being forced to buy cable. nbc tells whdh its programs bracketing from wneu in merrimack, new hampshire, but as this map shows, that signal doesn't reach half the city of boston and millions of viewers farther south. whdh's signal reaches all the viewers. >> they have the right to a station, changes affiliation, that is their privilege. they don't have a right to violate the agreement between come kat, nbc and the affiliates. >> an the government. >> and the government this. is clearly not in the public interest. they will have half of the coverage area as channel 7. they will reach less than half of the population. >> reporter:

forecast, hour by hour live radar, blogs from glenn "hurricane" schwartz, live cameras from our nbc 10 sky cam network. you can also sign up for weather alerts and notifications about school closings and delays. >>> we want to know what's happening in your neighborhood when the storm hits, send your pictures and videos to nbc 10. do it right from your smartphone. just open the nbc 10 app, look for see it. share it. be sure to include your name and where the photo is taken. we only want you to take pictures if you can remain safe while doing it. >>> this is a live look from news force 10 on interstate 95 in new castle, delaware, with the potential of power outages with all the heavy snow. tonight comcast opened up its wifi network to anyone, even if you're not a customer. now that will last through the storm. there are hot spots across philadelphia, new jersey, and delds. comcast is the parent company of nbc 10. >> glenn, really just at the start of this, right? >> yeah, parts of delaware have one to two inches, same in cape may and other parts of the area, berks and lehigh, you're going to get a big s

nbc is saying it will not renew its network affiliation with our station and dan hausle reports this sets up a potential storm for tv viewers in the boston area. >>... the last time... >> reporter: some of your favorite nbc programs may be disappearing from the tv screens now that the network announced plans to end its affiliate relationship with whdh tv at the end of the year. station owner says he's happening. plans. >> reporter: ansin says the planned tv vors could violate an agreement that comcast made when they bought nbc for years ago. comcast promised to make sure people could continue to get nbc programs, free, over the air cable and nbc tells us its programs will air on a signal product cast from wneu in merrimack, new hampshire but if this map based on the fcc shows it doesn't reach half of the city of boston and millions farther south. whdh's sig that will reaches all those viewers. >> they have a right to the station, adon't have a right to violate an agreement win comcast, and nbc and a nilliates and the government. this is not in the public interest, and they will not ha

sanders, and martin o'malley will be on the stage in charleston, south carolina, for the nbc news-youtube debate. the network says o'malley has qualififd for the debate, despite his low poll numbers. he has been averaging 4 point 6 percent in iowa and candidates needed at least 5 percent to be on stage. the gloves are off. with less than 3 eks until the iowa caucuses, g- o-p presidential candidates are going above and beyond to sway voters. in last night's g-o-p debate, the candidates turned their attention#to hillary clinton. the top 7 candidates took the mama stage, with chris christie, jeb bush, and marco rubio all claiming clinton would not make a good president. and ted cruz - took swings at eacacother. trump is claiming cruz is not eligible for the presidency because cruz was born in canada. " "if for some reason he beats the rest of the field... see they don't like that... see they don't like that he beats the rest of the field because they like me." : "but why now, why are you raising this issue now?" presidential candidate: "because now he's doing a little bit better." " besides those personal attac

the champions matching program is something citizens along with nbc 10, telemundo and the philadelphia media networkve been doing since 2002. we've awarded almost $8 million in philadelphia to organizes like yours that are making a difference in our community. so on behalf of citizens bank, on behalf of our president dan fitzpatrick, i'd like to present this check to wendy for $35,000 of unrestricted funds. [ cheers and applause ] this also comes with support, executive counselling from citizens bank along with media exposure from our great partners in philadelphia media network and nbc 10 and telemundo. so thank you, congratulationss the, work you is so important and we're happy to be here to celebrate. >> reporter: philadelphia media buckman is here. >> we're thrilled to be partnering with nbc 10 and citizens bank to give you this money and i want to be reading about all of you in our sunday business section in a couple of years when you become ceos and executive vps and go on with your careers. the work you do is so important. we know what it means to you and your families and communities and it'

us excited about a huge weekend for the nhl, the all-star game and you can find it on our sister network nbc sn. good morning. >> talk about the incredible careers you both have had. you have to have amazing moments and memories. what was the best for you? >> too many to think about one i always remember my first nhl goal was on my mom's birthday. i always remember. >> if you live in the new york area june of 1994 is a time that will live in history for all the right reasons. that game seven, 28 saves. what do you remember about that time? >> of all the cups i won new york was my finest moment. mark as six, i have one. it's a great hockey town, great sports town. memories of the all-star game in '94 here in new york. we had so much going on. it was 10 below 0. that whole year was magical and unbelievable teammates. >> this year what do you expect of the competition? >> i am looking forward to it. i was doing something for one of the networks ten days ago in edmonton. the town is so excited about the i know they will put on a good show. the format i think everybody is anticipating. a lot of t

an internal memo for nbc employees for the network to launch its own station in january. wh dh ownership said they have a legal team to challenge the network's plan. channel 7 owner ed anson has senator ed markey. markey's office confirmed he has taken a look at the potential impact to viewers in massachusetts. >>> 4:17. head out to the roads. bright green in our traffic flow maps. as you head out the door nothing will slow you down; however, don't slam on that gas right away because we are keeping an eye out for some spots of black ice, and shiri will have more on exactly where that is. the expressway moving along, speed limit ride. pike wide open from framingham through newton and into bright through newton and into brighton. from 106 to 128. 28 minutes from 49 to the leverett connector. 9 minutes on the expressway president braintree split to the pike. fox25 weather meteorologist shiri spear joining us now. that black ice you were predicting closer to the cape. >> anywhere along the coastline is possible if we get a drizzle. we will have to watch and see if it forms. t

latest forecast from karen and bill, hour by hour, live radar, and watch live cameras from the nbc 10 sky cam network. let's head to delaware where tim furlong is on route 13, and, tim, karen told us the strongest gusts are in delaware. describe what it's like being in stormforce. >> reporter: windy. that's it. you can feel you get pulled across. there's a lot of things going on here. i'm getting texts who said they can't work on secondary roads yet because the primary roads, the drifts are blowing back on to the road immediately after they plow them. they can't get on there. what we see at the front of stormforce 10 here as ray and i head northbound route 13, coming into the town's end area. this is the road. hard to see under the lights there, but look at the snow coming right at us, and we might have been driving through the field. feels like we're in a field. you can't see the lanes. you can see where tracks have been from other vehicles, only four-wheel drive vehicles, not a lot of sedans out here. we saw a bunch in dover and a few people stuck in snow banks. we don't have that now. that's a goo

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nbc is announcing it will pull its affiliation with channel 7. the network will launch a new station nbc boston on january 1 nbc boston on january 1, 2017. it will go over the air on channel 60 which is currently telemundo. whdh has been in and -- nbc affiliate for 20 years. whdh is taking it to court. >>> gronk speak plans -- dear fellow citizen, i know what it' s like to buy a house. i know how it feels to be stressed about money. because i' m not just a fellow dad, fellow mom, fellow saver, m a fellow citizen. her best. just like you. elizabeth trackler samantha parke robert kennedy jared duemling >>> one of these nights we will be able to say this was a great night for the celtics. >> i think we thought they'd be better than they are. >> it's a funk they are in right now. let's start with those celtics in chicago tonight. brad stevens flew to indiana to be with one of his former butler players who is battling cancer. assistant jay guernica filled in. of the gate. the celtics were up by 6 after one and they jumped out to a 10 point lead in the second quar

nbc saying it will not renew network affiliation with our station and dan hausle reports storm for tv viewers in the boston area. >> it will be the last time. some of your favorite nbc programs may be disappearing from your tv screens is now that network announce plan to end relationship with whdh tv at the end of this year. station owner said he's fighting to keep that from happening. >>> we intend to contest nbc's plans. nbc's plan tv divorce could violate an agreement comcast made with the fcc when the cable giant bought nbc five years ago. comcast promised to make sure people could continue to get nbc programming free over the air without being forced to buy cable. nbc told whdh they will air on signal broadcast from wneu. if this map that doesn't reach millions of viewers further south. whdh reaches all viewers. >>> they have right to change affiliation. that's their privilege. they don't have the right to violate the agreement between come cost nbc and the affiliate. >>> and the government. this is clearly not in the public interest. it will have half of the coverage area as cha

forecasts, live radar, blogs, you can sign up for text alerts and see live pictures from our nbc 10 sky cam network all at your fingertips and it's free on the nbc 10 news app. >>> so some fun -- some people have fun dealing with the frigid weather. >> might be fun people, too, never know. >> could be both. i think they might be fun, look at this. >> so cold their pants are frozen solid, literally. next the trend catching on in one town. >>> plus, a puppy pursuit. it's a scene out of 101 dalmatians. see the car chase unlike any we've seen before. >>> plus, the new iphone problem that could leave you stranded with an unexpected dead battery. that's when nbc 10 news at 4:00 continues. >>> here's a police chase with a twist. officers in los angeles spin that driver out only to end up in a four legged pursuit. look at that. several dogs in the car make a run for it and down the highway they go. officers were eventually able to round them up. animal control is caring for six dogs now and the suspect is in custody. >>> these frigid temperatures have created a new lawn decoration craze in minneapolis. >>

see live cameras from nbc 10 skycam network. sign up for weather alerts or school closing and delays. >>> breaking news in montgomery county. skyforce 10 over the scene of a house fire that continues to burn on welsh road. house fully engulfed, flames shooting from the rooftop and windows. one emergency responder was taken to the hospital to be checked out. stay with nbc 10 as we continue to follow the fire. we will bring you updates as we get them. >>> first look at center city apartment building engulfed in flames yesterday. on the scene near locust and 22nd street. building covered in ice. cleanup efforts under way to get the building buckled up before the storm. rosemary connors joins us live with the latest from the scene. >>> just weeks after an officer ambushed and shot in his cruiser, we've learned of another threat against philadelphia police. nbc 10 investigators digging into the suspect and his motive. >>> this here, the pope made it famous. you could own that fiat he used during his visit to philadelphia. we'll expla

and martin o'malley will be on the stage in charleston, south carolina, for the nbc news-youtube debate. today, the network announced o'malley has qualified for the debate, despite his low poll numbers. the u-s is looking into a caused two navy boats to drift into iranian waterearlier this week. the secretary of defense says the navy is working to find out exactly what we can begin to wave goodbye to weather as arctic air is in sight. there is a slight chance for a mix overnight with some light snow on friday as colder air r gins to move south. saturday features falling temperatures with e winds increasing from the north. as an arctic front moves through late saturday light snow is possible. wind chills will drop to dangerous levels between -25 to -35 later on saturday and sunday so take precautions good night! tonight: chance of mix late low: 25-31 winds: sw 5-15tomorrow: chance of snow, windy high: 27-33 winds: nw 15-30tomorrow niniht: flurries, windy low: 6-12 winds: nw 15-25saturday: chance of snow late high: 9 - low: 9 sunday: sunny, very cold high: -1 - low: -9 monday: sunny, still cold high: 9 - low

nbc is saying it will not renew its network affiliation with our station. as dan hausle reports, the plans set up a potential storm for tv viewers here in the boston area. >> tomorrow, the new year. >> reporter: some of your favorite nbc programs may be now that the network has announced plans to ends its relationship with whdh.com-tv at the end of this year. the station owner said he is fighting to keep that from happening. >> we intend con test nbc's plans. >> reporter: the tv divorce could violate an agreement comcast made with the fcc when the cable giant bought nbc five years ago. comcast promised to make sure people could continue to get nbc programming free over the air without being forced to buy cable. nbc tells whdh that the programs will air on a signal broadcast from wneu tv in merrimack, new hampshire. as this map shows that, signal doesn't reach half the city of boston. and millions of viewers farther south. whdh's signal reaches all those viewers. >> they have a right to buy a station, change the that is their privilege. they don't have a righ

get your news, because you are not going to get it from -- forget fox -- but even abc and nbc, the big networksu're just not going to get it. these are the pieces of news that we have to keep alive so that students today will know that it is not simply a question of, what is your exercise regimen? that is one of the pieces. the other i want to bring up, the issue for me of what i could call personalism, that i get distracted by numbers and statistics, how big is a pipeline, how many feet, how many millimeters. i'm just not a mathematician. isbut if my friend says this a really bad thing, and i want you to learn about it, and i want you to come and stand with me, i'll do that. and i had the good fortune recently to be offered that kind father roy, who is the man who started the school of the americas watch. thewe happened to be at same house one day. tomorrowby the way, i'm going to the embassy, because they're doing terrible there.to women they've imprisoned women who had withrriages, charging them aggravated homicide and sending them to jail for 40 years. withyou come and protest me? randygod,

the video alleges to be from a mexican authority body cam and air order a mexican broadcast network. nbc news has yet to verify it. "rolling stone" revealed over the weekend that actor sean penn secretly interviewed guzman months before his arrest for the magazine. guzman also answered questions on video. >> mexican authorities say el chapo's contact with the actor may have helped track the fugitive down. we are outside the prison where guzman is now being held. i'm joined by retired general barry mckafcaffrey. what do we know about whether they were tracking sohn penn's phone or in any way perhaps unwittingly he helped track them down? >> reporter: there are mixed reports about that. there is a recent report out from one of the stations here in mexico and we are able to see photographs of sean penn landing in mexico getting ready for that trip. we know the mexican authorities were aware of them. we had unconfirmed reports of that earlier. sean penn even says in the article that he believed that was the case but that he was going through with it anyway. many people find it remarkable tha

hillary clinton, bernie sanders, and stage in charleston, south carolina, for the nbc news-youtububdebate. the network says o'malley has qualified for the debate, despite his low poll numbers. he has been averaging 4 point 6 percent in iowa and candidates needed at least 5 percent to be on stage. the gloves are off. with less than 3 weeks until the iowa caucuses, g- o-p presidential candidates are going above and beyond to sway voters. in last night's g-o-p debate, the candidatete turned their attention to hillary clinton. the top 7 candidates took the main stage, with chris christie, jeb bush, and marco rubio all claiming clinton would not make a good president. but the top two - donana trump and ted cruz - took swings at each other. trump is claiming cruz is not eligible for the presidency because cruz was born in canada. " "if for some reason he beats the rest of the field... see they don't like that... see they don't like that he beats the rest of the field because they like me." : "but why now, why are you presidential candidate: "because now he's doing a little bit better." " besides those perso

boston nbc announcing it will pull its affiliation with whdh channel 7. the network will on january 1st of 2017. the new nbc station will air over the air on channel 60 which is currently tell miewnd yoi. this means nbc programming will -- telemundo. this meanings nbc -- means nbc programming will no longer air there. sun beam television says that this matter will be taken to court. >>> still to come, we know what we like but what should we eat. >> the government is out with their guidelines that offer up a few surprises. dr. mallika marshall breaks it down. >> and we are following breaking news. 4 people critically injured in an explosion at a chemical plant in north andover. we have a team of reporters working the story right now. we will bring you new rin the middle of a time when senior povertyt is increasing. republicans and some democratsp came up with a brilliant idea for cutting cost-of-living adjustments for social security. we said, "it will be over our dead bodies if you cut social security." as president, i will do everything i can to extend the solvency

chairman sent a letter to nbc officials suspending the partnership. meanwhile spanish language networkmain as a partner in the debate. >> lauren: there's a report this morning that pentagon may demote retired general pertraeus. ash carter will consider to overrule the recommendation to maintain his rank. do demotion was because he gave classified information to biographer, turned mistress. the demotion would result in hundreds of thousands dollars in fines to former cia director. >> nicole: more oil into the global market that's already oversupplied. iranian government has called on the industry to open caps on production. the agency saying the market is expect today struggle to absorb this excess supply as iran could add about 300,000 barrels a day by the end of the first quarter. secretary john kerry providing more details about the prisoners swap with tehran. u.s. pardon or dropped charges against seven iranians. >> many of those people had been in prison, we had enforce it had law and convicted them and done what we needed to do to enforce the sanctions but several of them a good n

also see live cameras from our nbc 10 sky cam network, sign up for weather alerts and school closings and delays. we'll be right back. >>> you're watching nbc 10 first alert winter weather coverage. >> philadelphia mayor jim kenney is about to give an update on the city's plan for this winter storm. let's listen in live now. >> the most thorough and accurate information to our citizens, so today we have the mayor and heads of the operating departments here to brief you. we will do our best to provide you with the most accurate information regarding our plans, which we've been working on all week with the mayor and with the leaders of the departments, and we'll likely have another press briefing some time tomorrow. so to get us started off with our report, i'm going to call on samantha phillips, who is the director of the office of emergency management, who will talk about the status of our coordinating efforts and how we will move those efforts forward over the next couple days. sam? >> good afternoon, thank you. again, i'm sam phillips, director of emergency management for the city.

forecast hour by hour, live radar, blogs from our meteorologists, access to live cameras in our nbc 10 sky cam network, weather alerts, as well as notifications about school closures and delays. our continuing coverage continues next with how to handle your car in the snow. >> what you should and should not do if you have to get your car out this weekend straight ahead. >>> plus, the travel impact has already begun. we're going to tell you which airline is cancelling flights and what others are saying if you have a flight booked. >>> and later, the problem the nbc 10 investigators uncovered at the camden county police department that's wasting taxpayer money. >>> you're watching nbc 10 first alert winter weather coverage. >> and the nbc 10 first alert radar tracking a winter storm that could bring ten-plus inches of snow to much of the area, which means you're probably going to want to stay around the house this weekend and not hit the road, but if you absolutely have to take the car out, here's what you need to do to keep it safe and also keep it running. we have good tips for you here. never attempt

blogs from first alert chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz, live cameras from our nbc 10 sky cam network. you can also sign up for weather alerts and notifications about school closings and delays. >>> a british judge has published a report on the 2006 deaths of former russian agents saying president vladimir putin probably approved of a plan by the russian security service to kill him with poison. bill neely reports from london. >> reporter: alexander solved his own murder. he told police that two men had poisoned his tea. today a judge accused the russian state of ordering the head and accused russia's president. >> the fsb operation to kill mr. litvinenko was probably approved by the head of the fsb and also by president putin. litvinenko was a former russian supply with explosive allegations about putin's links to the russian mafia. he switch sides to work for british intelligence and made enemies. the report says two russians, dimitri kovtun and andre l lugovoi were set to kill him. they met it will it will vin ng co-at this hotel and poured him tea which he drank. it contained polo

sanders, and martin o'malley will be on the stage in charlessn, south carolina, for the nbc news-youtube debate. the network says o'malley has qualified for the debate, despite his low poll numbers. he has been averaging 4 point 6 percent in iowa and candidates needed at least 5 percent to be on stage. the gloves are off. with less than 3 weeks until the iowa caucuses, g- o-p presidential candidates are going above and beyond to sway voters. in last night's g-o-p debate, the candidates turned their attention to hillary clinton. main stage, with chris christie, jeb bush, and marco rubio all claiming clinton would not make a good president. but the top two - donald trump and ted cruz - took swings at each other. trump is claiming cruz is not eligible for the presidency because cruz was born in canada. " "if for some reason he beats the rest of the field... see they don't like that... see they don't like that he beats the rest of the field because they like me." : "but why now, why are you raising this issue now?" presidential candidate: "because now he's doing a little bit better." " besides those personal at