around the atlantic city area, between the atlantic city connector, between the stick city expressway and bighamton beautiful. the drive times and speed centers around the area are still okay. this is 422 around trooper road. eastbound towards the schuylkill expressway, a seven minute drive time at that point. 202 is still doing great. with all the roadways, dry speeds are up. 11 minutes northbound or southbound to the skull till expressway. >> tanks. 11 minutes past 5:00 right now a. local radio personality is punished after using a racial slur. ahead the consequences he is now facing after his on air controversy. >>> and the philadelphia police officer gets into a trash on the way to a game. find out both incidents next. >> we take a like look at the atlantic city boardwalk. 24 degrees in atlantic city right now. it is the calm. but coastal towns are on alert for flooding threats this weekend. >>> as this winter storm approaches our region, you probably want to rethink weekend travel plans you pay have. especially if you are planning to fly. airlines are predicting delays an cancell

it's a slush that is falling here at this moment here along the atlantic city boardwalk here by the old trump plaza, but on the board walk, you can see that the plows have been out here. they have the atlantic city workers making sure this thing is cleared for anybody who does decide to venture out on the board walk, and believe it or not, we have seen people walking out here from ka scasino to cas having a good time playing. this is perfect snowball making weather at the moment, but, again, the issue people are concerned about are the high tide. let's go ahead and show you maps of that. atlantic city high tide this morning will be at 6:43. wildwood crest will be just a little after that at 6:46. cape may coming in high tide at 7:17, and issue with high tide is because with the onshore flow of the winds, mostly have been seeing winds northeast, although in the past few minutes, winds are coming from the south right in my face here, but the issue is that the winds will keep some of that water in the back bays, and it just sort of piles up and floods those roadways in the island towns in

broomall it, two, over foot at the atlantic city airport into delaware. northern delaware was hit the hardest, 16.1 in new castle at the airport, hokessing coming in just over a foot. at 12.3. and again, philadelphia, just shy of 2 feet. coming in at 22.4, that's the fourth largest storm on record. dose al flood warning for all of new jersey and delaware, the coast, and up the delaware bay until noon. high tide running about now. temperatures teens, 20's, ice think morning, and that's going to be the trends really for the next couple of mornings because we will get slow melting today, and more refreezing coming in later tonight. and that's forecast, we will

and if you are taking the ben franklin bridge to the atlantic city expressway westbound, we had accident right at the international airport there. but since cleared. and we're good to go. moving the traffic cam one more time, this is mid-county tolls of the pa turnpike, headed to the poconos, take advantage of the man-made snow up there, and the colder temperatures, you shouldn't have any delays so far on the pa turnpike or the northeast extension. and that is the latest from the cbs-3 traffic center. i'm ann evans, rahel, back to you. >> thank you, ann. kit never san jose california is recovering after a horrible case of animal abuse. it had been dyed a rather strange color, as john ramos tells us, that wasn't the worse of the cat's problems. >> reporter: nine lives foundation health nerve redwood city cares foray buys dollars and neglected cats, like blue abandoned with a broken leg. but it is the latest patient here that has everyone seeing red. or in this case purple.

south and east, temperatures at 29 degrees in the atlantic city airport, 25 in millville, and so as weo throw throughout the day, breezy and cold, below freezing. around 40 degrees, and 41 is normal this time of yeerar, and top out at 43 later on this afternoon. back in the 30s for your saturday evening plans. more about the cold weather this weekend, and colder for the workweek. more on that coming up. >>> one week ago with the warm temperatures, it wouldn't have seemed so bad, a different feeling now, but that did not stop hundreds of diving head first into 2016. they number offed in yesterday, and atlantic city and ocean city had had people diving into the ocean. if of the events raised money for charities. one couple took the plunge after really taking the plunge, getting married the night before. >> for a great cause, we love to run, never done it before, so as a new married couple, great to try something new. >> this was the largest of four polar plunges at the shore to benefit causes like multiple sclerosis and breast cancer research and awareness. >>> special delivery that give

the shore. matt. >> tracy, we are pulling up in atlantic city right now. along the way of the atlantic city expressway, we saw wet roads, as we bought the to the shore points, you saw that dusting of snow that bill was talking about a few moments ago there was a light coating on the side streets on the atlantic city boardwalk as well. the big issue as we have been talking about, that coastal flooding. that could happen starting saturday morning into sunday. the national weather service alerting people of that when we is high tide, saturday morning, saturday night and sun morning and also that loom coming if could cause issues if terms of the back phase and the ocean front. so people are preparing for that, possibly the worst flooding, since hurricane sandy. at the moment, the crews are gearing up to work around the clock. it's a storm around here. the commerce should also prepare for professional outages that could last several days. throughout the day, we saw people stocking up on grocery, doing this, normal store preparations. getting the shovels. getting

we have a crew on the way to atlantic city. get you more pictures because clearly the flooding situation is getting worse and worse by the moment. >>> it will continue throughout the day. we have power outages to report to you this morning. mostly down the shore, atlantic city electric said there are 26,449 residents who don't have power between wildwood and brigantine. >>> it only takes a few vehicles to get into some accidents and we're seeing that right now. >> reporter: we have an accident in our camera shot 309 northbound at norristown road. this truck kind of spun out. we see a number of police officers here. they have a tow truck on the scene. they have the road blocked while they try to tow it out of here. i've been watching the shot for a few minutes. , the show is coming down so heavily will i will the truck is becoming covered in snow. you can see it against the trees. the snow is blowing around that's causing problems on the roads. we have police on the scene, penndot a tow truck. another guy on 309 southbound look h

we have had quite a few snowplows already putting some salt down on the atlantic city expressway, so always a good remind ter drivers at this point just give them room to work because you'll see them outside on the roads even though we are out of the snowstorm, so just be prepared, keeping in mind they will be out there and keep an eye on the forecast. we are live from ocean city, jan carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> peco is also on full alert, utility activating its resources hoping to avoid repeat off the record setting 2014 winter mess. at the height of the storm mourn 600,000 customers lost power. peco says there are things you can do to prepare for the storm. >> make sure you have bottled water, make sure you have new batteries in your flashlights. >> peco says you can also stay informed on any power problems by going to their web site at peco.com. >>> and stay with "eyewitness news" for latest developments as major winter storm heads our way. we will have the latest forecast on tv and web site at cbs philly.com. >>> right now 5:37. in business news this morning volvo is

down at the shore we have 28 degrees. in atlantic city which received a record snowfall this is definitely a coastal storm with a couple inches of accumulation there. wind chills, 17, two below zero, 17 is the the philadelphia wind chill. same in atlantic city. twelve in wilmington. we have these 21 miles an hour sustained wind but look at these wind gusts, 40 miles an hour winds in lancaster. forty is tropical storm force wind gust. so just watch out for that wind today. it will be windy all day. and 28 degrees is all we will get for a high. it will feel like teens and single digits all day long. that is a look the at your weather. bob kelly is on vacation this week, so double duty for us today on this holiday, and it doesn't look like there is much to tell, because we're looking right now at the schuylkill expressway at spring garden and there is one car, maybe two on the roads this morning. ben franklin bridge heading into the city all clear. barely any cars out there at all this morning. your travel times are just fine, 14, 15 minutes

the major snowstorm knocked out power for portions of new jersey, south jersey, atlantic city electric reports close to 16,000 customers without it in cape may county and several more many atlantic county. talking to transportation officials saying the roads are getting worse. listen, don't drive if you don't have to, and listen to us for live continued coverage all day long through 6:30 tonight. >> we want to update you on snow totals coming in and predictions. we have the storm, what's happening right now? >> intensifying. strong, gusty wind, and blizzard conditions for the area. strong gusty winds continue all day long. winds have already gusting at more than 40 miles per hour in philadelphia. slippery conditions and low visibility and coastal flooding, that's a threat right now because of the wind gusts at the shore that are even stronger than what we are seeing in philadelphia. look at northeast philadelphia, 44 miles per hour gusts. excuse me, georgetown at 48 miles per hour gusts, and louis, delaware has steady winds at 59 miles per hour, and winds gusting more than 70 miles per

there is snow on the ground if atlantic city. you see that on the left side of the screen there. >> that means some serious weather is coming our way. you can count on the first alert weather team to keep you covered. power companies are stepping up their tree trimming operations. ppl crews spent yesterday afternoon cutting doub branches. they tell us they're starting with areas most prone to power outages. >> they're thinking if terms of heavier ice and snow. it could be a risk in the case of a heavier storm. if your power happens to go out. report it. don't assume someone else has. >> if your power goes out. can you see a a list of locations to power up devices. this is a free service. 28 degrees outside. now to decision 2016. during a campaign stop, sarah palin appeared to blame her son's recent arrest on post-traumatic stress disorder. she paid the comments appearing with trump if tulsa. palin's son was arrested earlier this week for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend and possessing a firearm while intoxicated. she says it's

as we move up the coast, 8:00 cape may and then atlantic city around 7:26. ck bays are about an hour later. so potential of more bay flooding throughout the morning. today sunny and breezy, finally the sunshine is coming back. you will need the sunglasses because the sun will reflect right off the white snow. winds are dissipating throughout the afternoon. so 32 today, right at the freezing hark if not a degree above with sunshine, it will melt some of that snow. and then digits in the teens tonight. we'll see refreezing early on honest. we'll get warm once again monday and tuesday, 44, chance of showers on tuesday. looks like we could see a little snow in the pocono mountains, but warm everywhere else. but notice the temperatures are mild, so we'll see the potential for refreezing once again. 39 on wednesday, dry, sun and clouds. thursday we're looking at mostly sunny skies, cold, 37. and into the 40s on friday and saturday. we're looking at the poe owe for possibly another coastal storm this week he said, but it looks like it will track off the coastal. >>

the truck. live in atlantic city. c 10. >> appreciate it, the pictures, you see the slush out there, the flooding, just another reason, especially, near the shore points, to stay off the roads. you don't know what you'll come across. matt had no idea that was coming even though we waited to see what would happen with high tide. >> we check in with drooew smit in north wildwood. dangerous conditions as well, drew? >> reporter: and we are in ocean avenue in north wildwood. you see how the flooding is picking up here. that is the street. there you can see the water moving out in the streets. problem here is the wind. a lot of this moisture headed towards us is not the rain. we can't tell what the rain is anymore. it's the ocean. there is all sorts of waves starting to breach the sea dune here. sea started to see this happen a half hour ago, and it's got worse in the past ten minutes. if you want to look at how bad the wind is, you can just take a look at how the water from the ocean is moving directly horizontal. up here

since 2010 the state has been overseeing atlantic city's finances. council members vow to fight a more heavy-handed approach. >> we're committed to using every tool available to us to restructure the city's debtç a well as reengineer city services to be delivered at an affordable cost to the taxpayers. >> nobody has a right to come in here an take away our right to self-govern. >> reporter: now, the city does need help. this year it's projected to bring in nearly $14 billion less than it did six years ago. the mayor and city council expect to negotiate a solution with state leaders. the residents say they are making it clear that they are watching. of course we'll see what happens here. but for now, live in atlantic city, matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >>> next, a toy story still looking for an ending after a boy with autism ends up a victim of a crime. >>> plus, training in style. we'll give you a first look at the future facility for the sixers that will be the largest in the nba. >>> a texas family hopes police will catch the thieves who stole a toy

just across the bridge from atlantic city. now, atlantic city fire is also helping deal with those flames there. no word on how this started. but you have to give it up for these firefighters dealing with the conditions, the snow on top of it all, they've got their work cut out for them. our heart goes out to those people in those condos. >> so we will be paying close attention to that over the next few hours as we continue covering this very dangerous storm. >> yes, you can see the winds whipping through those flames, and that of course makes it so much more difficult to fight, and of course, spreads the fire so much more quickly than it normally would. so, hopefully everybody's outside of that condominium. we will keep our eye on this breaking news for you again happening in brigantine, new jersey it, oh, that's not a good situation there. >> meanwhile now going to go to break for few minutes. >> pat gratten live where the snow is piling up out there. pat? >> nicole, yes. i have my trusty shovel with me, about time i used thi

look at the teens for lancaster and reading. 14 right now in the pocono mountains and 27, atlantic cityit's 27 but with the wind factoring in, it feels like 16 in atlantic city. 9 degrees now in northeast philadelphia. cold and windy one. clouds are moving through now. they'll be moving out. we'll see sunshine. look at the numbers. 25 at 6:00. down to 23 at 9:00. anding in the 20s as we head into the afternoon. the wind will also be us west-northwesterly winds 19 miles an hour at lunchtime. with bright sunshine, we'll stay below freezing today. and then the very cold air will be moving into the area for tomorrow morning. i'll go through the forecast neighborhood by neighborhood when i'm back in ten minutes. jessica boyington is following your first alert traffic. jessie? >> right around depford route 42 freeway around 41. northbound lane is what we pay attention to, at least for the morning time, heading into possibly philadelphia or 295. we have that five-minute drive time. no problems there from 55 headed over to the walt whitman bridge. 56 miles an hour your average speed. watch out

very mild, especially in philadelphia and areas to the south and east. 46 in the city, but 50 already in millville. 46 in sea isle city and 51 in atlantic city, we have a lot of snow and doing a lot of melting, 36 in allentown un36 in reading, temperatures are rebounding after a cold start. you look at the teens at that point in the lehigh valley, so looking better there. we have a few showers coming our way and we'll see lots of clouds and a lot more melting going on with the high temperatures. we'll have a refreeze especially i-95 and north and west. and as you head out for your evening commute, an evening with lots of clouds and showers, and 46 by 5:00 p.m., and lots of clouds and 45 and more in the evening hours. 6:00 p.m. 43 and we'll talk about the warm-up and see how long it lasts in the accuweather forecast. >> thank you. >>> the crews are trying to clean up the estimated 42,000 gallons of heating oil that spill nood the schuylkill river. federal state and city agencies are using absorbant materials to evacuate the materials. the cause of the spill remains under investigation. >>> a federal judge told congressman, chaka fattah t

the table. nbc 10's matt delucia live in atlantic city. 'll hear from him about residents' concerns coming up in the next 30 minutes. >>> it's 6:04. governor chris christie's comments on the jersey shore flooding are stirring anger along the shore. he reiterated his view that storm damage from the blizzard does not compare to sandy. for some people in the wildwoods with be that is adding insult to injury. the mayor of the west wide wood says that community has between $5 million and $10 million in damage. some residents are outraged at the governor's comments. >> for him to ignore us and say that we didn't have any problems with water, because we did. >> when you didn't step foot here and see for yourself. >> christie did con firm he called to apologize to the mayor of north wildwood. he called him crazy during a town hall in new hampshire on monday. christie says he just got carried away. >>> congressman fattah's lawyers -- he will deal with his defense fund after the april election. the governor advised fattah to re-evaluate his prioritie

thirty-one the atlantic city airport. trenton 32 degrees. factor in the breeze. wind chill makes it feel like 22 in philadelphia 14 in lancaster. eighteen in wilmington. twenty-two in allentown. wind diminishing tonight but with the skies clearing, temperatures are going to be taking a nose dive. so tomorrow morning, lots of sunshine, and these are the the temperatures you'll wake up to. twenty-two in philadelphia. allentown 16. trenton 20. atlantic city 25. wilmington is 19 degrees. so tomorrow, a little bit on the cool side, temperatures running 2 degrees below today's high. 40 degrees. that is 1 degree below normal, so pretty close to where we should be for this time of the year and then, on sunday we have a perfect set up, for a classic heat pump. we have high pressure to the east low pressure to the northwest, that pulls up the wind out of the south. afternoon high up to 50 degrees. the both days this weekend will see good amount of sunshine and then that front will move through on monday. that could bring us scattered showers but bigger storm is on wednesda

the expressway. it come through center city already it will start to lighten up here in the city. now, changed back over to snow in atlanticed throughout date today. pretty quiet here in cape may county. but this will swing through over the next few hours. it's moving. it's pushing off to the south. focus on the back edge here. this will be moving through as well for the neck few hours much this is by 6:00 o'clock here. and we'll continue to slide it southeast through the area. tapering off about 8:00 o'clock in center city philadelphia. still very very heavy in south jersey. this will be moving through and giving another four to maybe 6-inches of snow as it swings through. it clears out from philadelphia at 10:00 o'clock tonight. then off the coast by midnight after 1:00 o'clock it's clear and by tomorrow morning look what you have. you have sunshine. digging out with bright sunshine and not a gusty wind like we had today. certainly not calm but colder wind here coming out of the northwest. visibilities have dropped in wilmington. it will be dropping in millville if it's down less than mile that indicates moderate to heav

and the windchill in atlantic city is 29 degrees. we are going to see mostly sunny skies throughout the day. future weather, sunshine today, and a mixture of sun and clouds and more sunshine than clouds. cold and breezy, temperatures around 47 degrees. feeling like the mid-40s with the breeze in place. clouds back to the west. the winds will lesson, and so the temperatures dropping back into the 20s, and even colder on monday. we will stay put in the 30s with the arctic blast, and so around the freezing mark on monday and tuesday, and then back into the 40s by wednesday, and even warmer as we head towards the end of the workweek. today's forecast across the region, highs 34 in mt. pocono, and just two degrees above freezing, and there's a high there, and 41 in allentown, and mostly sunny in doylestown, and 46 in northeast philadelphia, and 47 in mount holly. and 51 in cape may, and we will top out around 47 degrees in philadelphia. cold night tonight. that means a cold start to your monday at the bus stop. mostly clear and cold. light

north of the atlantic city expressway and trenton and northern portions of new jersey they are seeingood downpours. we'll zoom into western portions of burlington county, riverside, willingboro, route 130. the rain is lifting to the north at 30 miles per hour. we have ponding on roads and visibility has been reduced to less than two miles in parts of the area. if you live along the delaware river and the ocean front we have a coastal flood advisory, high tide on the oceanfront, 9:00 a.m. waves crashing on the beaches 5 to 7 feet. we are expecting tides to run higher than normal that's the coastal flood advisory, if you live in an area that tichicly floods or your car is parked on the road that floods, you may want to monitor your surrounding until the tide recedes. windy and warm, 65 degrees, winds out of the southwest at 20 to 30 miles per hour. it will start to clear out by afternoon. we're expecting a ton of cloud cover and leftover showers throughout the afternoon. 64 degrees by lunchtime. 65 by 2. we have temperatures plummet and we have the arctic cold. >>> if you're waking up,

a new hope for the now closed rebel casino in atlantic city. we'll tell what you the building owner has in store for the site. >> good morning everyone. first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington reporting for you. some camera views here around the lehigh valley, 78 around lehigh street. no problems, roads are dry, same for the white horse pike in south jersey. starting to see some flow out there. pick up on our majors in the next half hourks we'll have updates when i come back in the 6:00 hour. >> thanks. five minutes before 6 now. firefighters had to deal with the cold temperatures overnight as they battled this barn fire in montgomery county. a viewer sent us this video from the scene at cow patch road and kingfield drive in franconia township. no word on if anything was stored in the barn. no one was hurt. >> we have new surveillance video of what police say is a criminal installing a device on an atm designed to steal your bank account information. this is from beneficial savings bank in overbrook. the suspected thief put a skimmer on,

. >> reporter: are meanwhile resident of this apartment building feet from the beach in atlantic city are in the taking any chances and they are moving to higher ground. neighboring buildings were destroyed by super storm sandy. >> this time i'm terrified, it will happen so i'm out of here. >> reporter: despite the threats atlantic city's mayor says the city is ready for the storm and opened to visitors. >> when are living here, when are working here or whether you are coming to party, we will make sure thaw are safe, you have a good time. >> reporter: back out here live a block from the beach we're looking the atlantic avenue. road is covered in snow. winds are gusting. again, real concern here tomorrow morning with high tides between seven and 8:00, officials here expecting some flooding. now the high winds and the chance of flooding, has officials both in the atlantic city and ocean city, opening possibly, possibly opening emergency shelters. they say they will determine tomorrow whether they will be needed but once again it is a very nasty night out here, along the shore, we are l

so now we have to worry about the next high tide. so in atlantic city it's this evening at 7:09 that we expect the next high tide and then because kind of this cumulative he can because the water doesn't have a chance to recede very far because of these continued high winds blowing that water in, then tomorrow morning at 7:26 we'll have the same problem or maybe even worse because again like i said the next high tide and then the one after that and the water not having a chance to recede. here's your cape may high tide this evening at 7:43. you need to prepare for that as well as the sunday morning tied which will be at 8:00 o'clock, of course, that's tomorrow. here's a look at our current radar picture. we had that dry slot. we had a lull in the action for many of us. but now we are back in action. we had little bit of thundersnow to the north and west of us but because of this band that is segment up here with the darker horse here we'll probably see higher snowfall totals north and west of the city than what we had originally predicted otherwise the

according to the new jersey division of gaming enforcement, it is the largest atlantic city jackpot ine than three years. >> that is amazing someone winning that big. i didn't even know. >> reporter: good news like this is welcomed on the iconic atlantic city boardwalk which saw four casinos closed in 014. taj which threatened to close and had been mired in the labor dispute says that they are happy to have a winner. >> she was in the right place at the right time, a and she will have a very good, 2016, i can tell you that. >> reporter: so i looked over the numbers, it is rare to have a million-dollar jackpot in atlantic city, it only happens a couple times a year but they have three, $100,000 winner right here at the the taj since thanksgiving. so, i'm getting some pennies. reporting live, i'm cleve bryan, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> good luck, cleve, thanks. >>> authorities are trying to determine the cause of the fire at a mosque in atlantic city. "eyewitness news" in the 1200 block of atlantic avenue. when fire fight's arrived they found heavy flames at the this mosque. they saw a

mile in philadelphia. .8 in the atlantic city airport region and .8 in lancaster right now. mount pocono cleared out completely. 10-mile visibility so things are ending. it's just a slow process. on the roads tonight snow covered blowing and drifting will continue and here are a couple of our amounts. over 20-inches in most spots in our philadelphia list. new jersey we have 19-inches in pitman, 17 in mount holly. coastal flood warning continues. we enter another high tide cycle as we go into the 7 o'clock hour so we'll bring you updates on that as '43 our reporters down in the field. blowing and drifting snow continues through your sunday morning. again we're talking about temperatures dropping into the mid-20's overnight. tomorrow's high only 33 with that fresh snow pack. the seven-day forecast though does look a lot better. there is a threat for something by the and of next week. i think it's warming up but it may be just rain or a total miss. i think it's too soon to be talking about more wet stuff. >> thanks, kate. appreciate i it. >> reporter: we are on south street and

different story entirely when talking about the the weather in the last 24 hours. in atlantic cityll of the snow that came down there. they had 2.8 inches of snow according to officials the atlantic city international airport in egg harbor township but that whole region is really dealing with snow that came down, most people, expected it because of course, they watched the fox 29 weather authority and they knew to give themselves some extra time getting out and about, scraping off their cars, and everything, and trying to be careful as they even watched some of the sidewalk. speaking of sidewalks as we come back live here on market street, penns landing over i-95 you can see the ice and how slick it is. i will be careful to show you what is going on there you can see some crystals there very icy, very slick on sidewalks, walking up market street. i almost slipped a little bit going in the staying there. you have to give yourself time as you are walking but whether you are on the sidewalks or on the road, take your time, be very, very careful and don't drive fast. sue, lets check wi

the shore. let's talk about power outages thousand. atlantic city electric that the most. around 18,000 customers are still in the dark. most of them are in cape may county. delmarva power says about 100 outages remain. pse&g, peco and ppl reporting only minimal outages. >>> let's head now to philadelphia where you can see that road crews have made a lot of progress especially on the primaries. this is in south philadelphia near broad and washington. we check in now with mitch blacher, he's been driving around the city this morning. he joins us live from northern liberties. i have tried to drive through that after a major storm, it's really tough and tight in those narrow streets. >> reporter: it is. all over the city it can be tough and tight on many of these streets. as we've driven around, we wound up here in northern liberties as we're waiting for the news conference from the mayor kenney to update us on the status of the diggout. but there have been different conditions. some of the smaller streets as you said for example in south philadelphia have some work to do. ov

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 snow overnight. see what happened when the presidential motorcade ran into unexpected flakes. coughing disrupts everyone's life. that's why there's delsym. delsym's advanced time release formula helps silence coughs for a full 12 hours. all night... or all day. >> now nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bi

the city. famous for its boardwalk and casinos, the city now faces bankruptcy. the governor says atlantic city has too much debt and is too expensive to run for its tax base. the agreement with democratic leaders would give the state power over the city's finances for five years. the state would be allowed to restructure atlantic city's debt and cancel collective bargains agreements. >> the bottom line is atlantic city's finances are the greatest threat to their well- being and to eliminate the deficits we need to make tough choices. >> governor christie wants legislature to act on the proposal by the end of next month. >>> police in new york have released surveillance video of the suspect wanted in a subway slashing. the nypd says the man you see there wearing a dark jacket and red hoodie ran from the broadway lafayette station yesterday morning. he is accused of slashing a woman in the face on a "d" train. spoke to the 71-year-old victim. she said she didn't suspect any trouble before she was attacked. >> just pretended that fell and he fell on top of me and that's when he slashed my fa

the falling snow. mays landings same thing. atlantic city reporting light snow even though we are seeing the rain/snow line pushing inland. you saw the live shot down here, mixing could takes place. here's the tail end right here. it is all very light to begin with. here's the tail end knocking on richmond's door that will pull east over the next several hours. philadelphia may be seeing flurries in the next few hours. 32 in dover. sea isle, 33. atlantic city at the airport, 33. allentown, 36. the poconos 28 degrees, but you factor in the winds it feels a little bit colder at this hour. philadelphia, 32 with the windchill. 25 in millville, dover, winds picking up down there. wildwood, 26. trenton, 29. atlantic city at the airport, 25. some of the colder numbers are south of the city this afternoon as opposed north of the city, which is what usually takes place this time of the year. satellite and radar, there's the snow shield pushing off to the northeast. the arctic front is pushing through cleveland, once that front arrives that's the game

saturday where trees and wires could come down in southern delaware and cape may county along the atlantic city coastline of atlantic county. there's the coastal flood watch saturday into sunday, at times of high tide we're going for the possibility of severe flooding and beach erosion, especially at the shore where the winds are coming off the ocean. there's the storm right now, the area of low pressure defined by the comma shape and a band of snow is pushing into virginia. it will not be here until later on this eveniing but it's obviously on the way. we'll start out with sunshine before the clouds get thicker. the snow starts to pull in this evening. 23 degrees in philadelphia. 17 in allentown. 21 in millville. not a lot of wind on the bus stop or heading out the driveway, but you'll need to dress warmly with the temperatures in the 20s. temperatures climbing to 23, clouds increasing this evening. future tracker 6 plotting this. >> reporter: i hoped the storm would change its mind. unfortunately, no. happy friday along i-95 so far so dry looking. no overnight construction by cottman no south

the wind chill in millville 18 as well as dover and it feels like 17 in atlantic city. so for today enjoy it because we're planning on a quiet day. normal in terms of temperatures. chilly for, 41 degrees that's chilly but right on the money. 8:00 mostly sunny skies. by lunch time 37. by 4:00 partly sunny 40 degrees. near normal today. milder on sunday in the 50s and into the 60s during the work week. we'll talk more about that coming up. >>> happening now part of i-95 southbound in bucks county is closed. state police are investigating an accident in cornwall heights. because of the closure southbound traffic has to get off of 95 at street road and then get back on atwood haven road. we have a crew at the accident scene. as soon as we have new video and information we'll pass it along to you. >>> this morning a new castle man is on the run after police say he's their person of interest in a murder investigation. nbc 10 drew smith is live in new castle with more information about this person of interest than the victim in this case. >> reporter: good morning. police are s

atlantic city overnight. a dusting of snow, a taste of for what's to come. the bigger concern isn't what falls from the sky but what comes from the sea. wet roads on the atlantic city expressway causing little trouble for drivers bracing themselves for the next snowfall. there's a coastal flood potential for the south jersey and delaware shorelines and bays starting saturday morning through sunday morning. >> be prepared to be stuck inside for perhaps 24 to 48 hours. don't drive. >> for that worst-case scenario, shore area residents are being urged to sign up for the code red emergency notification system to get alerts about weather development. >> there's a little flooding, roads were salted but that's what we deal with at 6:30. >> reporter: atlantic city electric says they will work around the clock in case there are outages and on that note they are asking all residents to be prepared and get an emergency kit together in case. in atlantic city, matt deloouuc nbc 10 news. >>> once the snow starts to fall, parking spots could become scarce. you cannot save park

people all throughout the the area from hammington down through atlantic city started to call 911 a after the tremors. the at first there was concern that the movement was a result of the small earthquake. >> around is first30:00, quarter of two, i believe the first tremor if you want to call that it was felt out towards hammington, folsom and then for the the next 30 or 40 minutes, there were series of anywhere, people were saying booms, some people referred to them as tremors. >> we started to tell me about all these noises and how first thing she noticed was that i guess the pictures on the wall were shaking, and, then later she heard another noise and then she, was knocking on the door, nobody was there. >> reporter: what do you think it was. >> i thought it was an earthquake oring on. it was strange. really strange. >> reporter: you're looking at final video of f35c fighter jets. this is the reason behind that sonic boom. of course, for many folks living here in southern new jersey down the shore a lot of concern this afternoon, but fortunately no injury reported. just some shaking.

barrel today now trading at lowest level since 2003. >>> stockton university today completed the sale of atlantic city show boat casino to developer bart blatstein for 23 million-dollar. stockton will use the money to help build a residential campus on the site of the former atlantic city high school. >>> a tennessee couple won one-third off the record $1.6 billion power ball jackpot from wednesday night. >> i'm a little overwhelmed, excited. we knew it was the the right number but to hear them come out and say yes, this was the winner, because there has been, you know, it is a little overwhelming. >> i would say, john and lisa robinson were one of the three winners. the couple plans to return to work, and they will get 327 million-dollar. the other winning tickets were sold in chino hills, california and melbourne beach, florida. >>> back in this area a group of co-workers a at union park honda in wilmington ended up with a million winning ticket. eighteen service and parts employees will split the money. that is about 55,000 per person, 41,000 after taxes. >> it is wonderful full. you know, a lot of

happens on wednesday night. >>> it almost looked like bumper cars inside the parking garage inside the atlantic city hotel and casino, and we'll tell you what police are telling us about the driver. >>> a woman is facing dui charges after police say she repeatedly hit a number of parked cars in atlantic city. it was all caught on camera. a witness captured this video of the driver early new year's day at the tropicana hotel and casino. she got into an empty car that was in the valet lane and going to be parked. she hit four parked cars while trying to leave. tropicana security officers ended up detaining her and costas ended up going to the hospital and nobody else was hurt. >>> israel police remain on heightened alert as they continue to search for the gunman that killed two people at a car in tel aviv. police identified the shooter of a 31-year-old arab israeli. yesterday police raided his home and arrested his brother. his father spoke to the media and said his son is mentally unstable. >>> iran's supreme leader says saudi arabia will face divine revenge after the execution of the cleric. saudi a

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city en the tang any chances and they are moving to higher ground. neighboring buildings were stroyed by super storm ndy. >> this time i'm terrifiedt will pno m out here. reporter: despite the threats atlantic city's mar says the city a for e storm and opened to vitors. >> when are living here, when are working herer whether you areomingo party, we will make su thaw e f you have a good time. >> reporter: back out here live a block from the beach we're looking the atlantic avenue. road is covered in sw. windsre gusting. again, real concern here tomorrow morning wi high tides ten seven and 8:00, officials here expecting some flooding. nowhe highinds and the cncef flooding, has officials both in the atlantic city and ocean cy, opening possibly possibly opening emergency eers. they say they willetermine torrow eer they will be needed but once again is a very nasty night o here, alonghe shore, we are ve in mgate jeff cher co -- chirico ael six "action news". >>> we want to you join the action and se us videosf how youre pg, and so howou are enjoying the ntry wther. just use the hashtag six a abc action onocial d e-mail us at join the action at six abc.com. >>> coverage of the blizzard of 1 ntinu

city philadelphia. the snow is piling up and getting around by car and by foot is treacherous. >> and as we take a live look at the atlantic city expressway it is not just snow but down the shore there is another concern, coastal communities bracing for flooding, going to talk about, that as well. today is saturday, january 23rd, good morning to you, i'm nicole brewer. >> i'm jim donovan. this is a special eye on the storm coverage of our very first major winter storm. >> had to happen at some point, right? team of reporters stands out all across the region. >> some community concellations running at the bottom of your screen. first the latest on the conditions, kate knit weather center, justin on the skydeck. >> meisha keeping an eye out on the roads. let's start out with kate, good morning, first winter storm. >> you said it, nicole, yep, we in the thick of things as we speak, now is the time to just stay home. if you are watching us from the comfort of your couch, we hope that's where you are, please don't go out in this unless you absolutely have to. we are still finding relatively speak ago light fluffy snow. but as d

the intensity. but a different story just less than 24 hours ago in areas like atlantic city, with all that snow that came down, finally satisfying appetite for some winter action. they had 2.8 inches of snow according to the atlantic city international airport. officials there, hard for people to get around including one woman on crutches. >> we were just standing in the apple store and everybody is like it is snowing outside. i said oh, no what willie do with my crutches. see i'm already slipping. >> surprised, no. i didn't think it would snow at all this year bye it came, so, got to deal with it now. >> it is really bad and it is really slippery out here. i go like this a little bit and it is really bad. i almost fell like four times. >> ahh. >> reporter: digging out the name of the game yesterday as we come back live here though. the the roads still have a lot of ice patches, so you can see in the streetlights there on market street the road and the sidewalk very slick. be very, very careful, guys, back to you. >> almost 3 inches in some places down the shore. >> yes. >> in atlantic city. >> yeah

back here in our area, from our jersey bureau, the borrgata plans a big addition this year, the atlantic cityopening a $14 million nightclub. it's already atlantic city's most successful casino and plans to add the first new club in more than a decade. it debuts this spring. they want the new attraction to rival hot spots in new york, vegas, and miami. ♪ >> certainly a first forceful showing that wowed fans at the rose parade. star wars took part in the story parade, now in the 127th year. this is just one of dozens of floats and bands that made its way through pasadena, california yesterday. this year's grand marshal was documentary filmmaker, ken burns. floats were not the only thing grabs attention, a sky writer gave trump unwanted publicity with the message reading, america is great, trump is discussing. a spokeswoman for trump's campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment from nbc news. >>> this is a good one, a newborn girl gets the title of baby new year. this is madison, born at 12:01 yesterday. very sweet. she weighed in at eight pounds and 19.5 inches long. mom and

take a look at the atlantic city boardwalk. you sigh some of that light dusting. clearing out the snow, getting ready for that next round. will is a flood potential starting saturday morning through sun morning. the issue will be the high tides. a police chief access pads with piles of sand. along the back bay, public work crews tested flood pumps to make sure they are working properly. either way, shore resident have been getting ready with the essentials. the groceries, for now, though, it is a waiting game as the folks out here really are inside. please, somebody, come an join us out here. it's wonderful. >> fantastic. thank you, pan. fishes if deare taking steps for the possibility of significanted intoing. leaders say they are working on emergency plansch some of those areas are still recovering. >>> we have you covered when we get ready with the nbc 10 news app. the it right now for your smartphones an tablets. >>> 5 l. 37. 28 degrees. few information, montgomery county prosecutors say bill cosby wants special treatment in a sexual case against him. cosby wan

the middle and upper 30 at this hour. pottstown 42. 45 in wildwood. 47 in atlantic city. o the north as you get into mount pocono 35 degrees. again the winds a little busy that's why we have these wind chill values registering into the low 40s and even some upper 20s showing as you get well towards the north. so 50s today that is out of here as we get into tomorrow. cold front pushing across the region right now that's why we have the cloud cover earlier this afternoon. and more important cold front sitting out towards the west. this is producing tremendous cold air. you see all this pink? this is advertisement for wind chill values of 45 degrees below zero. this is the type of air mass that's headed our way and this probably will be the coldest air mass of the season. these are actual air temperatu temperatures right now. showing negative digits. 15 below zero as you get over north dakota and the northern plains and that is the type of air mass headed our way for this week. at the same time watching an area of low pressure along the gulf coast. this is not going to be a c

the garden state. a referendum that will be put up to voters. atlantic cityayor, don guardian, said that the added competition will hurt even more. and legislators in trenton are threatening a state stay your of atlantic city's finances. the city council president says the resort town just wants to keep governing itself. >> we are not going to be bullied, not going to be intimidated and want to work to a common goal of what is the best for atlantic city. >> there has been no vote yet on that measure, but another possibility being discussed is atlantic city possibly filing for bankruptcy. >>> still to come on "action news" tonight, a no-good very bad day on wall street. >>> and also video as american sailors are detained in the persian gulf at gun point. why a navy officer told iran he is taking the blame. >>> plus, breaking news regarding the mer murder of an american woman in italy. and the suspect taken in custody. >>> and 40's and 50's in the south, and talking about the rising number in the seven-day. >>> and why military service members and vets won't ne

the same story for the atlantic city area. high tide saturday morning 6:43, then the threat again at saturday evening and saturday morning when we could see major flooding. this morning it is quiet. you see the clouds they are starting to reach into the baltimore area, still no snow yet in d.c., but that will move in this afternoon in the d.c. area, by 11:00 this evening, one inch in philadelphia. it will start as a light snow but ramp up into tomorrow morning. this time tomorrow we could see more than a half a foot on the ground in philadelphia, wilmington and parts of south jersey. the snow is coming and it's going to leave behind more than a foot to a foot and a half of snow in wilmington, into pennsylvania and south jersey. and possibly more than a foot of snow in the philadelphia area as well. it will last through the day on saturday. there may be some brief breaks at times in the snowfall but the wind will hang in there. so you see a lot of blowing snow all day long saturday, finally tapering off early sunday morning, the

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the numbers off. he says spending in atlantic city is down. >> a hostile takeover atlantic city as well aska seen knows in north jersey are not something we can live with. >> it's too premature to say if the city will consider going to court to block the plan. in atlantic city, ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. >>> philadelphia's celebrating contributions of its korean-american community. ♪ >> the flag raising ceremony at city hall is part of philadelphia's third annual korean-american day festivities. january 13th marks anniversary of the first arrival to the united states. it happened in 1903 in honolulu. >>> philadelphia also celebrating the new year with a big boost in tourism. nbc 10 visited philadelphia's annual new year's hospitality breakfast. visit philadelphia says a record 40 million people visited the city in 2015. that's thanks to the world meeting of families and a visit from pope francis. officials are expecting another big turn outwhen the democratic national convention comes to town in the summer. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz. >>