this is cbs3 eye witness news. the gender getting away or anything. she wanted to prove the point. she continually did that. tonight family, friends and the grateful city remember the first woman firefighter killed in the line of duty in philadelphia. she made the ultimate sacrifice to help others.

good evening to you, i'm jessica dean. chris may has the night off. chris craig lewis was a eleven year old veteran of the department. she was also a mother who lives behind two children. her friends and family remember her live. david is live in wood cast. craig lewis didn't just work here. this was her home away from home. engine 64 in lawn crest. tonight you can see the black bunting that is over the firehouse door and that means one thing, friends and colleagues inside are morning. flowers mark the spot where philadelphia firefighter joist craig lewis often started each day on the job. the mood inside engine 64 somber asacol ocean, friends and even complete strangers stood in the driveway to pay their respects. >> i've worked with her for the last three years and she loved being on the job.

lieutenant lenny hutch instance was one of about 50 who prayed for lewis' family. he tells eye witness news he was proud to call her a friend and colleague. she continually was owl standing and doing everything she could to make sure somebody was saved or property was saved and we miss her. hutch instance said he was in shock when he found out his friend died. she was fighting a fire on this home on west oak lane early tuesday morning. fire officials say lewis was one of the first on scene to try and control the fire to the basement. i witnesses news has learned at some point the commander on scene told them to leave the building, but lou is never made it out. we conducted cpr on the scene and enroute to the hospital. tragedy like this is just shocking and very, very painful. as fire officials investigate the first line of duty death of

a female firefighter in the city, the people who saw her every day say they would do anything to change what happened. she wouldn't let gender get in the way of anything. she wanted to prove a point and she continually did that. > that bunting went up several hoursing a. it will be up for the next several days. they promise a full investigation to find out exactly what end that. we were told miss craig lou is has two children, a 16 year old and a 6 month old daughter. we are live in lawn crest tonight. david spun, cbs three eye witness news. > we still have our eye on a big storm tonight this as the jersey shore begins to dry out from flooding reign. strong winds are still wing up the waves in slant and along the coast tonight. tidal flooding turned roads into rivers. emergency crews were on standby all day to rescue any stranded

driver. right now in the poconos, this is some snow falling. thinks a life picture from skycam3. meteorologist kathy orr is tracking what's in the area. what's next for us. >> we're looking at the cold, the wind will persist and a chance of snow across the delaware valley even tomorrow. winter weather advisory is in effect until 6:00 tomorrow morning. we're talking about snow, even some icing. as the storm pulse away, the cold air is being pulled down and that is changing the icy mix over to snow especially in the poconos. where we do see the snow we will be seeing it pretty wet across the region. as you can see there's not a lot of moisture left from the system. the scene at 20 miles an hour right now. it will be a cold start to the day tomorrow. temperatures in the 40s throughout the philadelphia area. cold enough for snow in the poconos, the temperatures falling overnight. here's a look at what he woo expect tomorrow morning. wind chills mainly in the 20ss

with the wing winds learning. we are looking at the chance of that wind continuing for at least the next couple of days as our storm slowly pulse away. some rain and wet snow showers even in philadelphia and also believe it or not we have not had a sunny day yet. the first sunny day is in the 7-day forecast forecast l coming up later in the broadcast. > new tonight, a violent armed robbery in bucks county and it is all caught on camera. police say the suspects were armed with a knife and a pipe and they a the lieutenant of damage. this happened at the bensalem plaza shopping center on street road. i witness reporter todd quinones is shows you the video. smashing out window cases and stealing silver and gold chains. the other could be seen a store employee was also tied up. they were armed with a long pipe. and this large knife they left behind and police collected it as evidence. the owner of coins, stamps, sports cards asked us not to

show his phase. scared and just shocked that it's really happening and it's for reel. like i said i thought i was some kind of a joke until it was serious. the thieves tried to cover up his phase, but one of them failed big time. you could see a closeup of one of the suspects after he pushed back his hood making him clearly identifiable to anyone who knows who he is. both men appeared to be middle aged. at the very tail end of the robbery a customer actually walked into the store here. he, too, was pushed and had his wrists tied together. all of it happening in broad daylight just before three in the afternoon. he was able to get out of that as they made their way out of the store and i hollered to him to cut the straps and to hit the holdup button. the robbery happened inside the bensalem shopping center on the 2100 block of street road. the two men ran away and made off with about $5,000 in gold

and silver coins. bensalem police are asking anyone who recognize he the men to call them immediately. in bensalem, todd combine crohn's. > the reward for information in the disturbance of westchester student shane montgomery is now up to $6,000. the new money came from private donations, the 21 year old was last seen leaving kill days public wednesday morning. the fbi is assisting philadelphia police in the investigation. > richard blunt pleaded not guilty in delaware county court today. he is accused of shooting and killing his case worker theresa hunt and raising his psychiatrist at mercy wellness center back in july. psychiatrist lee silverman returned fire in his office and wounded plots. one of the bullets graced the suspect's head. us military installations and embassies are on high alert

after the release of the so-called torture report. the cia remains they operated within the law at the time carry what. it states what's beyond what was legally allowable. calling territory methods brought and and ineffective. they allegedly lied about the effectiveness of the program in order to keep it goes. the release of this 500 page summary cannot remove that stain, but it can and does say to our people and the world that america is big enough to admit when it's wrong and confident enough to learn from its mistakes. this particular release, in my judgment serves no purpose whatsoever other than to endanger americans around the world. > republican senator john mccain was tortured in vietnam. he says he knows from personal

experience the abuse of prisoners will do more bad than good. > prince william and is expect pant wife didn't let the rain stop them from attending the 9/11 memorial. they left a note in sorrowful memory of those died. they signed it william and catherine. > they took a guided to your of the museum taking time to study the exhibits and read about the victims of the terror attacks. tonight the comedies led in the last stop of the us tour. it was a black tie scholarship for their al ma mature. he wore a tucks. she. that reception was held at the metropolitan museum of art. that place holds a special place in their heart. that's where they first met. > a man knows what he wants to get his wife for christmas, but he also knows it would be a

miracle. holding out hope for a life saving gift for the love of his life. in 46 years of marriage, sheila phillips says her husband has already given her so much. but she never thought he would help give her the gift of life. i think it's amazing that in the midst of his grief he finds a way to make somebody else more important and works harder for them than himself. she's still my rock. > mike has no kidneys, cancer forced doctors to remove both of them as well as his prostate. he expense hours in dialysis every week, but in between he works hard to make sure his wife now in renal failure never has to endure the same fate. he says all he wants for his wife is a kidney. to find a matches ' created this website. she comes first.

i've been handle what i've been handling for four years. i dread the day that she goes on dialysis. > in just three weeks the site already has almost 5,000 hits. the couple even heard from a few interested coalers. as the couple points out here on their website they're working with hahnemann hospital to make sure the cost of the surgery, hospital stay and even travel plans are completely 3r50e for the don'ta. if i had a kidney to give her, i'd do it in a heartbeat. phillips hopes to have a donor by the holidays. if you get a bad hand you play it and you do the best you can with it. that's my approach to any kind of challenge. in warminster, cbs3, eyewitness needs. > up next, donating diamonds. tonight a woman leaves behind her wedding rings, along with her note all in memory of her husband. he's on the receiving end of this incredible gift. > amazon has a new offer to

customers. see how you can haggle your way to a bargain. kathy. >> looking at some rain, some snow and also some wind. this storm isn't done just yet. we'll talk about what to expect tomorrow as far as snow is concerned. coming up with the 7-day forecast. and sun isn't the only thing damaging your skin. next the skin products that protect against damage from

> some new jersey legislationors have a new plan to save atlantic city. it still volumes casinos, but on a smaller scale. it is less than the new construction requirement and it allows key cuisine 's to be established in existing billing. they hope to attract buyers in a costly less expensive operation. that bill will be debated thursday. the salvation army finds a very

valuable surprise in one of its red pharmacokinetic also. a lady placed a wedding ring and a diamond rink in a kettle. ' did it to honor her late husband she says who remains anonymous. she did attach a note to help explain the gift. it is worth 8,000 $150. let's make a deal. amazon.com ruled out a new option to help some customers safe more. it's called safe more. it's only available for collectible and art. they can haggle with sellers and some experts think it's a good way to increase sales. instead of having a yes/no choice they can offer something that's in the middle and then the seller doesn't have to necessarily lose the sale. what they can do is they can have a second chance. right now you can make an offer on more than 150,000 items on amazon and the company hopes to expand the features to other categories by next year.

if you're looking to safe your skin, sunday isn't the only thing that can cause damage. pollution can cause a big problem, too. health reporter stephanie stahl has more on a growing number of products, an extra layer of protection from pollution. air pollution is not only bad for your lungs, dirty air hurts your skin, too. i'm walking by a bus and then all of a sudden there's just this thick black smoke just wassing into my face. i'm like my peers. it can accelerate the aging process by breaking down collagen and increasing free radicals. they are addressing the problem with a growing number of products. they hope to reduce free radicals. others claim to contain top tool anthony oxidants that remove

pollution par particular lants. amy derrick recommends a cleansing"to reduce the amount of pollution left on your skin overnight. if air pollution does get into your skin, they are try. dr. elizabeth tandy who consults for cosmetic companies says the science of protecting the skin from air pollution is in the early stages. much more research is needed to find out what is happening with not only ozone pollution, we've really only seen the beginning of this pros. air pollution can only cause other skin problems like acne, eczema and redness from allergic reactions. i'm stephanie stahl, i witness three. the ronald mcdonald house is officially decked out in holiday lights. they held the home lighting event on the 3900 block of

chestnut street. they are impressed by the thousands of of lights on display and each light represents a donation received in support of a family's state at the ronald mcdonald house. it is the season of the sparkle. we want to see your pictures. you can e-mail your photos to holiday lights at cbs3.com. the clouds are keeping temperatures from falling too fast across the delaware valley. the eyewitness weather watches are telling us we have flurry, we have even have some moonlight. kathy is reporting from wenonah. it's 38-degrees with some flurries out there. it's cold and breezy. look at this picture that she sent in. on high loads and see how of says i found the moon. at least you did did find the moon. to the north we go where the temperature is 38-degrees. chief chuck press letter is

reporting a few snow showers in perc ski and a temperature of 38-degrees. over to our northern and western suburbs let's find a cooler temperature. 41-degrees right now. jeff is reporting in coastal some windy conditions and he wants to show us our holiday lights. i was cold too night, but not too cold to get out and decorate the house. you can be featured in one of our newscasts and become an eye in the field. go to watchers. > we have air cold enough to change rain over to snow at jack bolder. this is the view from skycam3. closed for the night. temperatures are right around freezing. so any snow that does fall will be of that wet, sloppy variety. right now in philadelphia, the temperature still 43 with a cloud cover. 41 in mill industry, 43 in the poconos and reading. the north and west really not that cold. in state college 39-degrees, pittsburgh 38-degrees and

cleveland 36. as our storm does pull away, those north westerly winds will change that rain over to wet snow. we could see a little bit especially in the lehigh valleys. the poconos seeing the most. allentown perhaps up to an inch on the grassy surfaces and even in philadelphia during the day tomorrow up to a tent of an inch. it would be our first measurable snow. it wouldn't stick to the ground. it would stick to the grass in the cold air makes it this far south. we are looking at conditions that would improve over the next couple of days, but this storm is so slow to move. even into thursday, it's not really until friday that we dry it out and this area of high pressure finally builds back in and then we'll have a chance of a sunny day. the wind gusting to at least 30 miles an hour in the philadelphia area. strong wind gusts wednesday night and even during the day

thursday and into thursday afternoon. winds gusting between 25 and at least 30 miles an hour. overnight tonight winding conditions. and on the exclusive eye witness 7-day forecast. you see the improvement beginning on friday. i think the first sunny day has a good bet on sunday for the eagles. also a sunny day on monday and tuesday. a nice trend beginning once we get into the weekend. it will be nice to see a little sunday. > also looking forward to a big game this weekend. >> huge game, the eagles getting ready for the cowboys. what do they expect to see on sunday? > the five-game road trip could they come

> flares wrapping up the five-game road trip against the blue jackets and columbus hospital to win two straight games on the road all season.

second period tied up at 1. columbus whacks the pick. final minute we have the flyers on the attack, shoots, reflected, no goal. they review the play. that goal counts, the game is now tied. then in over time steve mason just cannot make the safe against columbus. they go onto beat the flyers 3 to #. it's dallas week which is always a big thing here, but when the eagles and cowboys are plage for first place in the division you can't ask for much more. the eagles are playing round two. dallas will come well rested into the link. ten days off. fresh on their mind that thanksgiving 33 to 10 smack down. they are expecting a different cowboys team come sunday. obviously i'd rather they come

prepared. they know what's at stake here and we do as well. obviously what we did to them on thanksgiving is still in the back of their minds. we're going to prepare for a battle and we don't expect anything else. the carolina panthers newton remains in the hospital tonight after he was injured in a two-car crash in charlotte. his truck collided with a are can over turned. police say he suffered two fractures to his lower back. the cause of that crash still under investigation. sixes with the night off. tomorrow they are in atlanta taking on the hawks. they've won two out of three games. villanova taking on illinois, the jb classic at madison square garden. daniel scoring right there. he had 12 points for villanova. dillon led. they both illinois 73 to 59 and moved to nine and 0 for the season. st. joe's against loyola. scoring 21 points, st. joe's move to five and four on the

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> getting by with a little help from your friends. that's exactly what's going on on one college campus. therapy dogs are helping college students relieve their stress on the eave of final exams. st. joseph's university in philadelphia where students love spending sometime with those dogs. they tell us relaxed and ready to hit the books after interacting with them today. good luck on the exam. we'll be right back

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