. a nor'easter slams the region bringing rain and in some cases snow to our area. here is a look at center city philadelphia and storm scan3, tracking the storm, as it churns up the coast. no matter where you live around the region there is storm will impact your morning commute.he region there is it is tuesday, december 9th, good morning, i'm ukee washington. >> i'm erika von tiehl. flood watches and winter storm warnings are already in effect in our area. we have live team coverage for this morning, want to start things off first with katie fehlinger in our weather center, katy? >> as you said, will end up a system affecting everybody in some way, shape or form. so we are going to see rain, some potential here for some sleet, some freezing rain, some snow, depending on location might even see accumulation out of it, but let's go ahead, take you right back outside. we at any time to start things offer by showing you the view

down the shore where we've already start today see the winds firing up out there. and you know what, picture is worth how many words? quite a few, in atlantic city. not only do you have the raindrops, sort of leading to this out of focus view on the camera lens, but that shaking going on at the camera, very clear indication that the winds is already beginning to howell down at the area shore point. now, taking it next to storm scan3, just showed you a second ago, we're essentially in the brunt you are dealing with significant rainfall, intensity, expecting few inches of rain to fall. by the time this is all said and donement obviously, also colder air on the no west back edge of this it, does look like this will be yet another system, that splits the delaware valley in two, essentially, so you need that real cold air, obviously, to see frozen precipitation.

now, where we've got winter storm warnings, you got to go pretty far north, up into carbon, monroe county ports northwest here, where you will likely find not just some snow, but potential sore some mixing with sleet and/or freezing rain, so the most slick travel will go to places like the i08 corridor, and by the time this is all said and done, may even be up to half foot of snow on the ground. meanwhile, winds is yet another concern. this is going to be a true to form nor'easter, combining in with it not just the heavy moisture, and the coastal component to the storm, but the fact it will really get the winds cranking, down toward the shore points, see the gusts peaking as high as 50 miles per hour through the day today. there are coastal flood warnings posted, for coastal new jersey and delaware, flooded watches, as go a little further inland, and again, you know, despite us calling this a nor'easter, maybe you just automatically think heavy snow. but his will ends up being more of major rain and wind event for us than anything, as we time things out for you here, later into the

afternoon, we may catch little bit after break. but the rain is going to be with us, this is a storm that's going to basically also be more of an unwanted house guest, for lack of better analogy here, because it will hang on for awhile. but the worse is happening basically right now. and, guys, we love to see your storm pictures, so you can post them to twitter, facebook, instagram, with the hashtag cbs-3 storm. could you see them right here on cbs-3. we would love to see what you're seeing out your window. >> talk to you in a little bit. coastal communities preparing to bear the brunt of this storm system. >> jan carabeo joins just atlantic city with what the conditions look like there, jan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, here we are on the north ends of the atlantic city boardwalk, we are already heavy rain and whipping wind, i'm trying my best to keep my back to the wind for as long as possible. i think this is the most dry i'll be all morning, of course, see here in atlantic city a lot of rough surf that

we're seeing, these folks are bracing for this storm, of corpse, as katie just mentioned, we are expecting 45 to 50 miles per hour wind gusts here, 3 inches of rain, folks are expecting some tidal flooding at high tide, that hit this area right around 9:00 this morning. the winds is really pounding us right now, and i'm sure you can see that on camera, and see the rain going right into the lens there. making our way to this live location, not treat either. our live truck was being blown around in the wind, there is already a lot of ponding, on the roadways here, both on the atlantic city expressway and on area roads as we are making our way down to the shore line. what we're experiencing all morning long, you can see the rough surf, high waves crashing into the shore line here in atlantic city. again, the rain coming across the screen, the wind just pushing it from side to side. much more from atlantic city all morning long, but for now, live along the north end of the boards walk, jan carabeo, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> thanks so much for. that will while the jersey

shore is worried about flooding, drivers in and around the philadelphia area are dealing with a lot of rain. >> "eyewitness news" meteorologist, justin drabek, joins us in the cbs-3 mobile weather lab on i95 in philadelphia, justin, what are you seeing out there? >> reporter: all right, good morning, erika. good news traffic pretty light obviously at this time. we are dealing with the wind driven rain. this is a check on i95, right now, headed toward the woodhaven road exit. again, not many cars outside right now, but we did pass an accident around the harbison exit going south on 95, so yes, this will be a problem certainly ponding on the roads. this is a good steady rain right now, you need the wiper blades running high, temperature holding right around 35 degrees, we are above freezing, so just looking at liquid precipitation here around philadelphia. we will continue to head north into bucks, montgomery county, certainly, they will be dealing with the heavy rain, as well. but again, traffic right now, looking pretty light. speeds down to about 50 miles per hour, a lot of road spray

to deal with this morning, and the rain will continue to pick up. yes, you will have to allow the extra drive time, get outside early, little bit if you can, and allow few extra minutes headed into work or where ever your destination is this morning. just take it easy out there, a loft rain to deal with this morning. so that's a check here, what's happening on i95 northbound, more updates coming back through the morning and for the rest of traffic, we send it back to the studio with jessica. >> good morning, that's great to see like an actual, what's actually going on inside your car driving down i-95. your cameras on i95, approaching the betsy ross bridge, we can see police activity, ambulances on the scene here, on the southbound lanes toward the betsy ross bridge, see most of that, delay or back up if there is any volume that begins to accumulate at this time. pushed over to the side as a vehicle has actually hit one of the guardrails there. now, over on the ben franklin bridge from the jersey side, so, from the toll plaza, no problems currently, because there is nothing really in much of the way of volume. but we can see everything shiny, slippery, headed westbound into the city now

over in the lehigh valley, getting report of icy conditions, on the northeast extension, 78, route 22, so we just want you to use caution in advance. now, the talcony palmyra bridge on stand by for opening, currently in the next few minutes, so in the meantime you want to take the betsy ross bridge to avoid any small residual delays there. out in montgomery count a accident, where a vehicle has actually hit a pole, washington lane, and redd rambler road. we know will be a busy busy morning. give yourselves couple of extra minute before you head out the door. montgomery county another crash egypt road, buck walter road. we will keep you updated for any delays at the airport. >> in other news this morning, breaking right now, police are are responding to fire on the 1600 block of middleton street in west oaklane. mobile three giving us live look at the scene right now. flames broke out shortly before 3:00 this morning in the basement after two story home. now that fire spread to the first and second floor. one person was treated for minor injuries. we do have a crew on the scene. more information as it comes into us. meanwhile the delaware

state fire marshall says these men, seen here, are behind bars in connection with three church arsons in felton. authorities arrested alex harrington, jr., and joseph scotchlak monday afternoon. bone suspect face several charges for the december arson that destroyed one church and damaged two other. investigators say that all three fires caused about $80,000 in damages. luckily no injuries were reported. >> a woman killed along with two of her young children after this private jet crashed into their maryland home has ties to our area. >> thirty-six year old marie gimbell is originally from brick township, new jersey, police say they found marie shielding her three year olan one month old inside the burning home. three people on board the jet also died. neighbors quickly returned to help after the crash. >> just engulfed, especially the one section, and then we got out, and then the lady was screaming there was people inside.

so we tried to get near the house, but there was no way. there was -- it was like a wall of heat. >> marie's daughter and husband were not home at the time of the crash. the ntsb has recovered the flight recorders and investigators are analyzing the data. >> police in philadelphia are looking for a suspected rapist this morning. police say a man assault add 23 year old woman last night in west philadelphia. it happened at 47th and chestnut street. the victim was hospitalized. police have not named any suspects. >> it is 4:09. much more ahead on "eyewitness news" this morning, straight ahead, a controversial report on the ci. 's interrogation techniques, set to be released today. find out why some claim the report will inspire world-wide outrage against the united state. >> plus, new concerns about the chemicals found in cans of soda and bottles of watt their some people drink every single day. >> ♪

>> we've got some rain coming down around the region, maybe little snow? some spots, some winds, katie has the details, justin looking at your traffic. we'll be right back. good morning, family.

senate intelligence committee will release it reports, the report supposed to describe what happened to detainees when the program launch back in 2002. some committee members claim the cia misled the government about the effectiveness of using methods like sleep deprivation, stress positions, and water boarding. while others argue the interrogation has provided critical intelligence. >> the royal couple will continue their visit in new

york today, paying their respects at the 9/11 memorial. prince william spent the day meeting with president obama in washington yesterday, before returning to new york for the nets-cavaliers game at the barclay center. there british royalty met with what you might call new york royalty, bling wing beyonce, jay-z, told even king, labron james. maybe they didn't call him that, though. >> no, i don't think so. >> the royal couple court side appearance coincided when few hundred demonstrators calling for change, outside the arena. >> the crowds took to the streets for another protest, protesting the eric garner grand jury decision, and the deaths of others at the hand of police before the game the group staged another so-called die-in. >> players at last night's games also showed solidarity with the protesters, cavaliers, labron jail, as well as the nets kevin garnett, others, wore t-shirts with the words i can't breathe

written on them during pre-game warm up. those were eric garner's last words before he died after being put a choke-hold restraint by a new york city police officer. >> we are on extra early to get you ready for this storm. >> definitely lot going on here details to get to you. let's take you out here, storm scan3, first and for most heavy rain falling across the better part of the area, delaware in a little bit after lull, doesn't mean you're done, obviously mixing taking place northwest of the city of philadelphia. so that's where you'll find some very slick travel out there this morning, >> this will be a storm, that really just meanders, and lingers, and doesn't let us be, because we're going to be

dealing with additional rain, wet snow showers even for the next two days, beyond today. here's your winds, nor'easter, northeast winds, then there you have it. it is basically a north-northeast wind right now, cranking as high as sustained winds of 21 miles per hour down toward dover. that will be he will be stick with us, because the winds can really shove the water on shore, you get numerous coastal flood advisories out there in sort of neon green, advisories, salem, new castle counties, but straight up flood warnings, for coastal flooding, up and down the rest of the delaware coast and new jersey. >> winter weather advisories in effect basically chester, up to bucks, then across the delaware river into new jersey, points northwest. you get winter storm warnings up through carbon, monroe, but winter weather advisories in effect basically through the rest of this morning, for all of the counties shaded in

purple t bridges us to our eyewitness weather snowfall map where you are generally looking at mix right from northwestern chester up to bucks. , the sleet issue, but you could even see as much as half foot of snow, as go into that highest terrain. but that's where you're see the sweet support of snow. mainly rain and wind event. that's why we've got that wording, on our tuesday forecast here, your eyewitness weather seven day outlook, looking forward in the forecast, not too much moving, but finally get little more sunshine for you hereby friday hash tash cbs-3 storm sigh them here on cbs-3, jess, good morning. >> see he can actually what was go going on here, see the back up in the southbound lanes headed toward the betsy ross bridge, others, multiple

police vehicles on the scene, all traffic completely stopped so they can push the car within the center lane, and actually hit the median there, so trying to push it into the shoulder and get everybody safe and into the shoulder expect small delays therefore the time being. >> city avenue, everything, not traffic in the way of volume here, so headed westbound, see the roadways pretty shiny, slick, still want you to take some extra time headed out the door today. we do know there is icy conditions, report that far out in the lehigh valley so we want you to use caution the northeast extension, 78, route 22 for the time being. in the middle of a opening, now, on the talcony palmyra bridge, your alternate take the betsy ross bridge, back to you. >> jess, thank you. still to come this morning on "eyewitness news", new jersey pizzeria accused of over charging its customers. finds out how they allegedly got away with it for so long and how the police finally caught on. >> plus, new information on a massive fire that engulfed an

unfinished apartment building in downtown los angeles. >> and we are keeping an eye on nor'easter that's rolling through the region this morning. here is a live look at ocean city, katie has the latest track whether we come back.

>> we have our eye on the storm, and that commute zero could impact you this morning. seeing rain in many areas. and conditions could get worse before they get better. this storm could bring snow to higher elevations, and there is a coastal flood warning in effect for the entire new jersey coast. katie has details for you coming up on the 3's. >> breaking news, at least one person has been injured in a fire, in west oaklane, the fire has been knock down. it broke out at a home on the 1600 block every middleton street. >> let's talk sports, eagles putting sunday lost behind them, focusing on dallas week. the birds are confident they could turn into better

performance against russell wilson and the sea headaches if they meet again. seattle team soundly beat the eagles sunday at lincoln financial field, but the team is ready to bounce back. birds are ready big time for sunday night prime time match up with those dallas cowboys. >> we just got done playing them, doubt they'll come out and give us some of the same stuff. >> without much success, probably have something dialed up. >> now looking forward, and the team has good resolve, and i expect them to be flying high when they get in here tomorrow and get ready to go, and there is no better thing to get their attention than playing the dallas cowboys home in front of the link. >> go get them, fellows. >> aaron rogers through for three touchdowns, two to receiver injured i nelson, packers held on to beat atlanta, 43 to 37 in in last night's game at lambeau fieldment packers won five straight, now the nfc seconds team with ten wins. the falcons still lead the nfc

south despite falling to five and eight. >> flyers wrap up five game road trip this columbus against the blue jackets, orange and black beat the kings la saturday, this he could win back-to-back road games for the first time this season. former phillies slugger dick allen falls one boat shy of the hall of fame. allen was one every ten players so-called golden era 1947 to 72 under consideration. >> had he was the american league mvp in 1972 with the white sox. he could get another shot at cooperstown, in three years. baseball hot stove heating one rumors swirling around ace cole hamels. there is word from the winter meetings in san diego that if leftie jon lester decides not to sign with the red sox, coal is boston's plan b, socks have the prospect, cole has final

say through his no-trade clause. >> move to seventh in the entire country. the wildcats beat lasalle and st. joe's by double digit last week. nova eight and zero so far this season they'll face illinois tonight up in new york at madison square garden. go cats. erika? , coming down herly at times across our area. >> i would say the brunt is happening right now. >> this is going to be stuck with us for couple every days, it will be essentially blocked from moving away. but the worse of it is happening, as we speak, with the brunt of the moisture, very evidently in through new jersey, right now, bright yellow colors, on storm scan, indicating l ream heavy rain, obviously got pink showing up here, so slick travel, is the big story, going into northern

new jersey, and good chunk every southeastern pennsylvania, in philadelphia, itself, this is mainly a heavy rain, and wind event, and even as you look at the rest of the eastern seaboard, even further inland, things pretty calm and collected. basically where it is at with the big weather story, storm slowly glides to the northeast, but then, there is a large dome of high pressure to the northeast of the storm. that's going to block it from moving out of here. that's why it sort of hangs out, and meanders for awhile, and we will still have additional showers every rain and even some wet snow through the next couple of days. currently though we do have flood watches in effect through the entire region shaded in the green here, and that does include obviously portions of delaware, philadelphia county, out even into chester, bucks, good sector of the delaware valley included here. >> also coastal flood warnings, and advisories posted, for all of coastal

delaware, new jersey, here are some your tide times. rehoboth, 9:20 a.m. when the high tide comes in. and it is generally within say that nine to 9:30 window, that you're going to see some of the highest tides come in. that's generally when you are going to see the worse of least of the potential for tidal flooding here >> freezing rain, sleet, snow may mix in. no matter the precipitation type, it will get dicey headed up north. winter weather advisories posted for chester, plonl gum are you, bucks county, point off to the east. so, you will see that early mixing potentially in coldest suburbs, will eventually turn over to rain, inned watches as we showed you, around philadelphia, delco counties and points east and south,

coastal flooding the big story as you head far enough southeast toward the immediate shore line, where the those winds can get real gusty. one more check for you here on the eyewitness weather seven day outlook. we will have lingering rain, snow showers, both tomorrow, probably thursday. what's this, sunshine yes, probably a little bit bye friday. few more days to go. >> thank you, kathy. good morning, coming up on 4:30, we head outside, take a look at the scene out on 95 near the betsy ross bridge, approaching the accident scene, see brake lights as they just actually reopened, allowing cars, vehicles, to move back through this area, as the accident, and police kind of split off now, one over into the left-hand lane, the other the right hands shoulder there due to an earlier accident, that ran into the median. so, we can see some slow going there, we can expect it until that accident completely cleaned up, out of the way. over out in new jersey, things moving smilely, southbound lanes looking okay. northbound toward 295 or

philadelphia and the surrounding area bridges looking great even though you can see, a lot of water, shooting up out of the air there, cars drive by, so we know things are sleepily -- slippery, and icy conditions out in the lehigh valley so we want you to use caution on the northeast extension, 78, and route 22. now, talcony palmyra bridge, stopped for opening, currently, so you use the betsy ross bridge to get out of there and avoid any delays. washington lane and red rainbow road off to the side. health watch this morning, new concerns about chemical found in some cans and bottles. >> also known as bpa, used to line cans, bottles, could make its way into your foods and drinks. study in the journal hypertension found bpa can increase blood pressure and raise the risk of cardiovascular disease. well, coming up in the next half hour of "eyewitness news" this morning, more live team coverage of the nor'easters moving through our region this morning. >> also, wild car chase, where this happened, and also what

police say the suspect did before trying to escape the officers. >> and, the price of gas just keeps falling. we'll let you know where it has dropped to now how low experts say prices could go. before the holiday season ends glad you're with

>> good morning, dealing with a nor'easter this morning, this is what it look like in northeast philly where the driving rain can significantly hamper the morning commute and walking, as well. me areas are dealing with flood watches, others have winter storm warnings. >> looks like so miserable out there right now. we have live team coverage for this morning, right over to meteorologist, katie fehlinger in our weather center we can expect soggy nay general, guys. this will be one of those storms splits the delaware valley in half. rain, gusty wind for a good chunk of our region but als