and an electrical fire led to a dangerous gas leak in norris town. this is happening right along east main street in norris town. nbc 10's jesse gary is live for us. what do you know at this point? >> reporter: that leak is affecting the businesses. fire department has vented three businesses on main street. 36, 40 and 48. they're waiting for crews to come. the leak is actually underground. and it was discovered by that lamp post all the way to the lef lamp post. a fire at the base of that lamp post. the fire department responded and determined that there's underground equipment that caught fire. and that's producing dangerous levels of carbon monoxide. how dangerous? well, the fire chief tells me someone was inside one of these buildings, they were at a great risk of dying within minutes. so they opened all the doors, brought in those large fans and ventilated the building to drop the level of carbon monoxide and now waiting for crews to come and start digging into the street and trying to get to the root of the problem. we'll have another update in

>>> now, breaking news a gas leak in a busy norris town business district. we're live on the scene as crews work to air out the deadly gas. out of several buildings and repair the leak. >> and new this morning, a local doctor busted for the alleged illegal side business he was running out of his office. >>> plus a big cold blast is coming. a few snow flurries could greet you this morning, but temperatures will plummet later today. good morning, it is friday this is "nbc 10 news today." >> it's a little tricky as you step out the door. you'll think it's warmer than it was yesterday morning because it is. >> right. >> but boy, that's going to change. bill henley with our first alert forecast. bill, good morning. >> good morning, chris. it is going to be warmer this morning for your morning than it will be this afternoon. cold air it's going to be moving into the area. but right now, it's cold enough for some light snow in the pocono mountains. you can see it at camelback. a few showers in south jersey where showers are moving across south jersey, as rain drops

you can see the radar showing it's completely town for norris town, philadelphia and trenton. but just to the southwest, the snow is moving into the radar. it shows snow in central and southern delaware but it has yet to reach the ground because that humidity is so low. eventually it will this moisture keeps coming moving in. it is a fast moving clipper. in fact over the last 12 hours, it made a lot of progress into the area and it is going to continue. so, 6:00 this morning, some of the western suburbs will see the first light snowfall. 25 degrees in philadelphia. by the time it moves in 7:00. the first snowflakes in philadelphia. delaware will see some light snow while much of new jersey is still waiting for snow. by 9:00 this morning, we'll see light, accumulating snow and only light snow this morning and mainly during the morning hours after starting between 6:00 and 7:00 in the western suburbs, it should taper off early this afternoon. how much to expect? a look at the future weather and then when i come back in ten. >>> about 20 minutes until 5:00. again, the snow will s

nbc 10's randy gyllenhaal is live in norris town for penn d.o.t. is planning ahead for this major snowstorm. >> reporter: i just got an update within the last hour. they told me they'll have 400 of these trucks plows, salt trucks brining starting tonight as the snow begins to fall. as they're getting ready, so are many of you, starting your snowstorm check list. in grocery store parking lots just hours before snowfall. >> got chips. >> reporter: families are stocking up on the must-haves. >> milk. chocolate chip cookies. chicken. my kids are hoping. they're hoping to be off tomorrow and tuesday and wednesday. >> reporter: at penn d.o.t. headquarters road crews are gearing up for a wicked morning rush hour both monday and tuesday. they say tuesday is the bigger concern. warning drivers that, if the snow gets real heavy, falling at a couple inches an hour there is only so much that plows and salt can do. >> i hate it. i absolutely hate it. i would like one big nice storm. that's it. >> reporter: i think you're getting it. >> i think so too. can't wai

the ski club held its 35th annual ski freeze in norris town.ouls hop on water skis and try to not end up in the water. the event raised about $2,500. the money will go to camp rainbow in montgomery county. >>> what's your new year's resolution? we'll take a look at the top changes people want to make in 2015 and have tips to help you achieve your goals. ♪ ♪ ♪ i ♪ ♪ know i can't deny... ♪ ♪ that i got a new feeling ♪ ♪ deep inside... ♪ ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] with five perfectly sweetened whole grains... you can't help but see the good. >>> like u a lot of americans you made new year's resolutions, tried to do something new or give up something. but will you keep your resolution? according to a new poll, the top goal for 2015 is losing weight. that's followed by exercising more and being a better person. that same poll found that 40% of people did not. keep their new year's resolutions last year. many of those promises were broken because people wanted to make big changes quickly. >> it just didn't happen that way. we set ourselves up and so of

the ski club held its 35th annual ski freeze in norris town.e souls hop on water skis and try to not end up in the water. the event raised about $2,500. the money will go to camp rainbow in montgomery county. >>> 4:53 this morning. bad news from bono. why the rocker says his career might be over. >>> plus get rid of the aches, chills coughs and sneezes. a breakdown of the best kinds of medicine you should use to treat different cold and flu symptoms. >>> new this morning long time rocker bono says he may never rock again. the u2 front man released a message overnight thatwhwg has to do with a bike accident back in november. he says his arm was so badly broken a bone came through his skin and tore his leather jacket. he says now he's not able to move around very well and may never play the guitar again. all his public appearances are cancelled for the first half of the year. >>> now to the flu outbreak in our area. the cdc says flu levels are on the rise in the pennsylvania suburbs. most of the cases are in montgomery and lehigh counties. they a

published reports indicate that a state grand jury in norris town has recommended criminal charges against kane for allegedly leaking secret grand jury information to a newspaper. davis tells us that if the case ultimately goes to court, there's only one outcome. >> she is innocent of illegal leaks. >> she could face perjury and contempt charges. >> it is possible she could face those charges. it is not possible, in my opinion, that she would be guilty of those charges because she told the truth to the grand jury. >> montgomery county district attorney could decide if she will file those criminal charges. >>> new jersey governor chris christie is headed to green bay for today's playoff game between the packers and the cowboys. this time his office says, he's going to pay his own way. recently, cowboys owner jerry jones gave christie tickets and the two celebrated in jones's private box. some new jersey lawmakers have been calling the relationship and the tickets and the games a violation of ethics. by the way a christie spokesperson says that the governor will be once again wearing that or

published reports indicate that a state grand jury in norris town has recommended criminal charges against kane for allegedly leaking secret grand jury information to a newspaper. davis tells nbc 10 that if the case ultimately goes to court, there's only one outcome. >> she is innocent of illegal leaks. >> she could face perjury and contempt charges. >> it is possible she could face those charges. it is not possible in my opinion, that she would be guilty of those charges because she told the truth to the grand jury. >> kathleen kane is a democrat. the montgomery county district attorney could decide to file those criminal charges. >>> today the packers and cowboys will be meeting in the playoffs, and new jersey governor chris christie will be there. but this time his office says he's going to pay his own way. recently cowboys owner jerry jones gave christie tickets and the two celebrated in jones's private box, as you see right here. some new jersey lawmakers called the relationship and the gift of the tickets a violation of ethics. at the game today, by the way, the governor is expected

brilliant sunshine for norris town, mount holly into the low 30s up to 32 degrees over atlantic city.and dover a little bit warmer. just above freezing by a couple degrees. and that's the case for philadelphia glassboro and voorhees just above freezing this afternoon. but the cold is back tonight. turns colder this weekend. the seven day when i'm back in ten. >> 6:40. following breaking news right now. sky force over the scene of interstate 295, an accident involving you can see what looks to be a jackknifed tractor-trailer there. >> this is the mores ris town mount laurel exit about exit 40. to jillian mele with more on this. >> good morning. this is 295 southbound near exit 40, route 38 something i've been monitoring much of the morning for now. as you can see the left lane is blocked there as we've been reporting on 295 southbound. two lanes of traffic are getting by and we are seeing a slowdown in that area. looks like that tractor trailer jackknifed off the highway itself which is the best case accident fair yo for drivers who are trying to get out there and make their morning co

norris and she's gone into hiding. the friends assume that she's around town somewhere using an assumed name. >> what a life she has to that. >> we've heard here today growing concerns about the president's counterterrorism policies and whether they work. >> in a situation where the president is not just that he's failing to undertake action if necessary to secure the nation. he's making us much less secure. >> sharp criticism from liz cheney and also from some senators, lindsey graham on capitol hill as the white house stops short of killing the paris terror attack islamic terrorism. reaction from john mccain coming up next. >> are the small scale but deadly attacks in places like canada and australia and now paris, france is it the new norm for western countries like our own? >> i'm really sad first, angry, really angry as well. the terrorists can't win this fight. it's absolutely not possible. chnology that flexes in 8 directions for the perfect shave at any angle. go to philips.com/new to save up to $40. innovation and you. philips norelco. you pay your auto insurance premium every month on the dot. you're like th