a grandmother dies in a burning house, in delaware county, now investigators are trying to pinpoint exactly what sparked the flames. solemn, bagpipes for a fallen fire fighter, the first female from philadelphia to die in the line of duty. collogue from his across the country remember lieutenant joyce craig. president obama makes plans to visit the garden state, we will tell you when he is going and who he is go to see, we will explain.

today is sunday december 14th good morning, thanks for joining us, i'm nicole brewer, it is 7:01. let's toss it over to carol for more on the forecast. >> not a bad start to the day, we have clouds in some areas but day will be very quiet, people can get out do whatever you need to do on a sunday if you have to put holiday lights or done some of your shopping or just been outside to enjoy nature just yet this december, not a bad time to do it. we will take a look at ocean city there are a few clouds outside and they are not going to cut down much of the temperatures. temperatures are not very sun dependent anyway, we have readings in the 30's there right now, a few clouds in kutztown, 38 degrees, wind calmer then they were yesterday about 2 miles an hour at this point. we have a day that will be shaping up nicely. there are a few clouds and they are moving over the area, expect to find sun breaks and clouds are not so thick in most locations you cannot enjoy the the day. we have 40 degrees at the airport in philadelphia we have cracked out of the 30's

and we are heading in the 40's. thirty-seven in trenton. 36 degrees in wilmington. thirty-one in atlantic city. it has just dropped there and continues to be 31 degrees in the poconos. as we head to the north we have got 37 in quakertown. thirty-nine pottstown. willow grove is 34. in burlington county mount holly, 37. our temperatures by noon 44, by 3:00 p.m. in the mid to upper 40's and sky conditions, should be fine, there will be a few clouds around at times but hopefully we will get some sun breaks as well. quiet week i think for the most part and we will fill in the blank on the for the most part that is coming up, nicole. >> carol, thank you. new this morning philadelphia police are investigating a serious accident that sent two officers to the hospital. "eyewitness news" on the scene around 3:00 a.m. at frankford avenue at seller street where investigators say a pennsylvania patrol wagon was involve with the crash with another car. those officers are in stable condition this morning.

fire fighter rescued four people from a burning home in germantown, flames broke out around 1:00a mountain on the the first floor of the home on east colter street. fire fighters say several people were trapped on the roof when they a arrived on the scene there one person was taken to the hospital, investigators are working to determine what spark the flames. delaware county family is dealing with the loss of the loved one after a house fire. "eyewitness news" reporter syma chowdhry is live in lower chichester with more on how neighbors are stepping into help this family, same, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, nicole. not only neighbors stepping in but neighbor tried helping the family, he rescued several children that were stuck inside this home behind me but sadly their grand in mother did not make it out alive. other neighbors are helping the family pick up the pieces. this fire was captured on cell phone video, you could see flames shooting out of the house. >> it is a tragedy. >> reporter: fire started just a after 7:00 a.m. saturday on

the 100 block of fromfield avenue in lower chichester. self people were trapped inside the home including children. a mother and two of her kids were in the front yard frantic as their siblings their father and their grand in mother were still inside. >> i ran over my bear socks half dressed to try to get to the top step and i seen fire coming from the bottom steps coming up. i knew there were kids inside. >> reporter: nicholas wells lived next door and raced over to help. he heard those trapped inside and broke basement windows to get them out. with the children safe he helped pull their father through the the window. sadly the grandmother didn't make it out. neighbors have rallied together collecting donations to help the family. >> i feel sorry for the family, i was able to get over to the the family to get my condolences and tell them my thoughts and prayers are with them and their family as well.

>> reporter: father and several children were taken to the hospital. right now investigators are still trying to figure out what caused this fire. we are live from lower chichester syma chowdhry for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". syma, thank you. flags will be lowered to half staff at philadelphia mourns first female fire fighter kill in the line of duty. >> fire fighters line the streets to pay their final respects to lieutenant joyce craig. the 11 year fire veteran was killed trying to save a life in west oak lane tuesday morning. hundreds gathered to pay tribute and honor her services. >> when you lose one, it effects everyone, because we are family. >> she died a hero, it is a beautiful thing, to actually to have known joyce. >> philadelphia's mayor michael nutter posthumously promoted craig to lieutenant and ordered flags at half staff for the the next 30 days.

the philadelphia fire department also took to social media to remember lieutenant joyce craig, they tweeted this photo of crews battling the fire, they also included this caption quote we will continue to honor memory of lieutenant craig by doing what we do, protecting our community. they used hash tag dedication and services. well, tens of thousands of protesters angry over police killings of unarmed black men marched a across america to demand action. one of the largest demonstrations was in washington where thousands of people, joined the mothers of michael brown and trayvon martin for a march in the capitol. protesters want lawmakers to make reforms to the the justice system. washington d.c. police report that the protests was in fact, peaceful. estimated 25,000 people marched in new york city, and slowed traffic in manhattan but was also peaceful. nypd say protesters on the bridge assaulted two officers though when police tried to arrest a man who was attempting to toss a garbage

can. demonstrators outraged over grand jury decisions not to indict officers involved in the eric garner and michael brown cases. 7:07. still no sign of shane montgomery more than two weeks after his disappearance. on saturday, philadelphia police marine unit resumed their search on the schuylkill river. west chester university student vanished thanksgiving morning after leaving kildares pub on main treat in manayunk. surveillance video reportedly shows montgomery walking across the bridge over manayunk can ol and towards a parking lot near the river. police continue their search for a gunman after a shooting in north philadelphia, two men were arguing at north 17th and west york street. police say gunman shot the victim six times. victim a 49 year-old man was now in critical condition. a spending bill is on its way to president obama after passing the the senate, $1.1 trillion plan will fund government for nine months. the as wendy gilette reports the vote came late saturday night after a all day session.

>> the yes is 56, no are 40. >> reporter: senate passed $1.1 trillion spending bill saturday night that fund most of the federal government for nine months. it a assured there is no possibility of a governmental shut down this year. >> motion is adopted. >> reporter: house passed the bill thursday night and president obama has already indicated he will sign it. >> this by definition was a compromise bill. >> reporter: bill includes funding for the hederal government through september 15th, the end of the fiscal year. the loan exception is department of home land security which is only funded through february, bipartisan deal came despite efforts of texas republican ted cruz and two other republican senators. they wanted an amendment that with ban any government funds for president obama's executive order on immigration. >> tonight both democrats and republicans will have have the opportunity to show america whether they stand with the president who is defying the will of the voters or with the

millions of americans who want a safe and legal immigration system. >> junior senator from texas is wrong, wrong, wrong on several counts. >> reporter: democrats took advantage to a have prove a large number of obama administration nominees before republicans take control of the senate, next year. wendy gilette for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". 7:09. president obama will travel to new jersey tomorrow to honor our nation's heroes. he is scheduled to stop by lake hearst maguire. president obama will speak to members of the military thanking them for services and sacrifice. it is not a long visit, the president will be in our area for a few hours tomorrow afternoon. a former south jersey semmably woman is heading back to trenton this time as a state senator. cruz perez will serve the fifth legislative district. that seat was vacant when donald norcross was elected to congress last movement cruz perez will take the oath of office tomorrow afternoon.

she will hold that seat through next year. 7:09, still to come on "eyewitness news", new jersey lawmakers worry about paving roads and how to pay for them. it is a gas tax hike an option. we will find out. plus rain stops in california licensing enough for clean up job to begin. closer to home here the day is off to a bright start but what will it be like for eagles/cowboys game? carol has her eye on the forecast in just a few minutes. that it's given me time toabout all this walking i've been reflbiggest questions.e's like, if you could save hundreds on car insurance by making one simple call, why wouldn't you make that call? see, the only thing i can think of is that you can't get any... bars. ah, that's better.

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people all around the country will take a moment to remember 26 lives lost at sandy hook he will in meantry two years ago today. recovery there still continuing. thousands of resident in newtown went to a therapy program made a available to grant and donations. work is currently underway tt build a new sandy hook elementary school. town is also reviewing ideas for a permanent memorial honoring victims killed in that tragic shooting. hundreds of rescuers are digging through debris in central indonesia after torrential rain triggered a mud slide. they have pulled 18 bod fridays that debris, officials say that 90 people are still missing, friday's land slide swept more than 100 houses away. well, clean up continues after a monster storm in california, a mud slide, in camrill o springs 50 miles of los angeles has left 13 houses uninhabitable. utility crews restored power to nearly everyone who lost it in the big storm but some

roads including a stretch of the pacific coast high waste in ventura county remain closed. wow, really makes you thankful for the kind of weather we are having here, seasonal temperatures. >> we sometimes see houses buried in snow, remember how much snow they were picking up through minnesota earlier this year. to see that in muddies just unbelievable. >> it really is. >> one of the many reasons we should enjoy weather we will find today. it may not be ideal but it is a lot better than what a lot of people are getting. we have sunshine out there this morning. it looks absolutely gorgeous at the shore. just a fabulous sunrise. we will go well to the west though and we are not looking at quite a beautiful sunrise. a few more clouds, 38 degrees, wind out of the west at 3 miles an how but that is bucolic setting. i love looking at farmland. we have temperatures of 40 degrees in philadelphia everybody else in the 30's this morning including the poconos. we have the wind, and there is not a lot of wind but enough to knock these temperatures

back a little will bit so they feel slightly colder. yesterday was a pretty breezy day, wasn't the it. we will go back in the midwest and look at these temperatures. minneapolis, 46 degrees this in morning. their morning high or their morning low will be our afternoon high, and it is 53 in des moines. 50 degrees in st. louis. they are starting to pick up some of the influence of some of that coastal storm, from california, so, that warmer air is getting push inland and you can see far inland we have got these temperatures that are in the 40's and 50's through the center of the country. wide view, if you are traveling around today and i've got you all the way out to the hub of chicago if you are flying, in problems, and it looks fine as you in move to the south, move to the north, generally everything is great but look at this, this is still some of the circulation that we're seeing from that huge storm that we saw, we are still under the influence of a few clouds even though high pressure is starting to build in here. our temperatures will be in the 30's today, they will be in the 40's yesterday. they will be slightly high tore day and they may be a

degree or two higher tomorrow. the not a bad weather pattern expect for us as we get through next couple of days but by tuesday we do expect to find a few more clouds here and some chances of some showers. speaking of which, lets take a look at our computer mod that he will will time this out in the future. it is in the totally right at this point to start with just the clouds, they have farther back to the west but there are a few clouds around today. monday looks fine with some sunshine and we should be get something sun breaks as well today. then by tuesday, this computer model says that showers moving in courtesy of a front coming through the area, tuesday evening we may be finding a few of those as well and then might hang on to one or two even a as we get early in the morning on wednesday. otherwise lets not get too far a head of ourselves. we have a game this evening and temperature should be about 40 degrees with mostly cloudy to partly cloudy skies tonight. then by the time we will get to tuesday it is hanukkah, always so much going on in the month of december, 45 degrees, mostly cloudy, it looks like

tuesday at this point will be a day that again we could be featuring a couple of showers, and then winter starts the following week kes 21st, shortest daylight, as if it is not short enough already, and then we will start to see increasing amount of daylight after that which will be nice. we will 46 today in philadelphia, a windy 45 degrees at the shore, poconos 40 degrees. every location with just a few clouds and sun breaks as well coming up today so not bad. quiet weather pattern temperatures at or slightly above normal with those possible showers coming up on tuesday, 46, today we will drop down to 32 degrees, tonight we will be watching for temperatures that stay in the 40's for the most part over next couple of days. not a bad weather forecast by next saturday we are looking at maybe a little rain/snow but we will see whether that system materializees around here. nicole. >> all right carol, thank you. the time is 7:17. lets see how traffic is moving

meg no vel is in. >> not too much volume on your major roadways this morning. here we have ben franklin bridge looking good in and out of the city, if you are heading into philadelphia, that is your traffic on the right side of the screen, heading into new jersey coming down on the left side as you can see, not too much going on this morning over ben franklin bridge. moving on here this is platt bridge again looks good right now this will be a different situation as we get closer to game time today. no problems right now either direction on the platt bridge or on i-95 both directions, looking good this morning. finally we have the schuylkill express waste here we are at south street again, not a lot of volume this morning, so you are all clear on your major roadways. that is latest from the cbs-3 traffic center i'm meg noville, back to you. new jersey lawmakers are talking about raising tax tax to pay for new roads and bridges or fix new ones but quint pack university poll show 58 percent of residents oppose raising the gas tax.

lawmakers are trying to decide how to pay for the new infrastructure. democrats say raising taxes will be likely necessary. governor chris christie says all options are on the table. sending holiday photo cards has become another annual tradition of the holiday season easier then ever to tea sign print offer mail a personalized card all thanks to the abundance of on line stationary sites. c-net.com kara suboy reports on best for designing are family's annual correspondence in this tech minute. >> reporter: social stationary sites so hard to choose what distinguishes from the the other is variety design templates, print and paper quality and ease of use mint.com is a stylish site that offers wide range of gifts. time saving features that impresses me most is find it fast, up load photo you want to use in your card and feature will automatically put your picture in the template as you scroll through options so you can really see what it

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get to the vet. what should you do. >> welshing really there are emergencies you do have to go to the vet. there are many things pets can get into that you can try minor things at home, if they get into different foods they are in the used to or plants that might not be very toxic, like missle toe, people talk about, can cause mild gastrointestinal signs and you can try withholding food and water, going back to a bland diet, but if it is bad, pro fuse and not responding they will need to see their vet. >> also i think penn vet is opened. >> twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days. >> you get an emergency over christmas. you have been here because this is a dog we normally have on the table. dogs can eat tinsel and many other ornament or plants, wrong food, if i have us a run down what to watch out for that people fine in the housees now. >> starting with the christmas tree and ornament, tinsel or

strong popcorn, dogs and cats love them, they can be very serious cause, intestinal on truckses needing surgery, glass if they want to play with them or if they get income down, glass that they can ingest or get cuts from, electrical wires. >> now what about the missle toe, so many people hear about missle toe and they hear about poinsettias and they think they are more dangerous then they are. >> they can definitely cause usually mild gastrointestinal signs, watch for vomiting, diarrhea. >> and if you see that prolong then you take them, what is the worst thing, plant a pet might ingest. >> worst plant are lilies for cats, they are definitely fatal, and can cause a acute kidney failure that can be fatal. if you have a cat don't bring lilies in your house. >> for others you may see a distress or a little while but if it is prolong, in matter what or time of the day or the night. >> go to the vet.

>> come to the emergency room. >> there is also an app that you are involved with from the red cross, tell us about that and where that is. >> american red cross developed an app called pet first aid which has a learned section, has 25 common emergencies, has prepare section. >> pictures. >> yes. >> it had has toxic substances with plants, food and anything. >> it is called pet first aid by american red cross. >> ninety-nine sent but that is worth it and if your pet needs to go to the vet, on hopefully not the the holiday make sure you go because there are vets that are opened in. >> absolutely. >> doctor debbie mandell and your wonderful girl is here with us and we will see you next time. you are a big girl. >> she sure is. >> coming up in the next half an hour of cbs-3 "eyewitness news" neighbors helped rescue several children from a burning house in delaware county. but a grandmother dies in that fire, we will bring you up to

date coming up. also after two police killings, demonstrators across america marched for justice, we will have all of the day's news plus carol's wet eyewitness weather forecast when we return.

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thanks so much for joining us, i'm nicole brewer it is 7:30. lets will toss it over to carol for a check of the forecast. >> we have moved on from 12/13/14 and now we are 12/14/14. >> yes. >> right on schedule. >> yes. we've got decent weather coming up to day. there are clouds out there this morning as you will see i'm sure if you open your window and clouds at jack frost big boulder but still the snow remains and the temperatures just below the freezing mark there. we will move to the the shore, not as many clouds and look at that sun, it looks gorgeous in atlantic city at this point this morning and then we will head over to palmyra cove nature park with a view of philadelphia in the distance and you can see a few clouds, temperature of 38 degrees. winds west northwest at 4 miles an hour. not as windy today as it a has been which is good, even though poconos slightly breezy at 15 miles an hour and temperature at 31 degrees. in philadelphia 7 miles an hour wind, temperature of 40, that makes it feel like the 30's and then along the shoreline and just a little bit inland, we have

temperatures of 33 degrees at the atlantic city airport. our temperature 39 in allentown. thirty-two in millville as we will start to warm up. we will be warming up. storm scan three the wide view over the northeast, no problems, expect to find none today either, with temperatures by noon time of 44, by 3:00 p.m. 46 degrees, partly sunny and a little bit of the breeze. right now we've got clouds, sun breaks, this afternoon, and we will get a day that has some wet weather and had maybe another day and i'll show thaw on the eyewitness weather seven day forecast, nicole. >> all right carol, thank you. 's delaware county family mourns loss of the loved one of a house fire. syma chowdhry is live in lower chichester with more on how a neighbor helped rescue several kids from the burning home, syma? >> reporter: a neighbor helped save the families but unfortunately, one person was lost, in this fire. now inside where several children, their father, and their grandmother, we have

cell phone video of what the fire looked like this happened around 7:00a in m saturday on the 100 block of fromfield avenue in lower chichester. several people were trapped inside of the home, now a mother and two children were in the front yard but inside the house was other children, their father, and their grandmother. a neighbor helped rescue children and father from the burning home but their grandmother did not make it out a alive. they have talk with the man who sprang into action. >> i ran over my bear socks and got dressed half dressed tried to get to the top step and i seen fire coming from the bottom steps coming up and i knew there was kids inside. i heard father inside and basically me and him we broke out the bottom windows and we helped drag the three kids and i helped drag the father out of the house. >> reporter: that father and several children were taken to the hospital, and right now, investigators are still trying to figure out what exactly

caused this fire. we're live from lower chichester syma chowdhry cbs-3 "eyewitness news". such a tragedy, thank you. meanwhile cause of this fire in north philadelphia remains under investigation this morning. fire fighter suffered minor injuries, battling the flames, which broke out the in the row home in the 2700 block of westerly high avenue on saturday. the red cross is now assisting the six people who were displaced. a final tribute to a fallen fire fighter lieutenant joyce craig promoted posthumously was buried with full honors after a funeral in west oak lane. "eyewitness news" reporter steve paterson was there. >> reporter: full honors for a fallen hero. on this december saturday morning hundreds of people, family and friend, officials and dignitaries, fire fighters and first responders from across the country, came to honor one. eleven year philadelphia fire veteran 36 year-old joyce craig.

>> when you lose one, it effects everyone, because we are family. >> reporter: craig died doing what she believed in, battling a fire to save a life. >> she died a hero so it is a beautiful thing to have known joyce. >> reporter: she lost her life fighting flames in west oak lane early tuesday morning, leaving behind two children and a legacy of care, diligence. >> joyce was like family. >> reporter: her funeral services a somber highlight real for praises for a woman described as gentle, nurturing and tough as nails by people who knew her best. >> i was with joyce the first time that she got hurt on the job... and i was with her the last time. >> reporter: out of respect to the family's wishes we stayed outside and listen. her brothers and sisters tear in their eyes watched their commissioner, recall what happens a personal failure and a quiet blessing. >> i walk around with this black bandon my wrist for the pads seven years. you know what this says,

everyone goes home. to be honest with you, everyone does go home, and i will smith to you that joyce is home. >> reporter: in a final moment of try um, mayor michael nutter gave the fire fighter what she lived to achieve and died to obtain. >> joyce michelle craig is now posthumously promoted to the rang of lieutenant. >> reporter: now for weeks to come the mayor, declaring 30 days of mourning all across this city, including and maybe perhaps especially here at a place now lieutenant joyce craig called a home, a away from home, reporting from philadelphia, engine 64, i'm steve paterson for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". and new fire fighters union has establish a memorial fund for joyce craig's two children, you'll find more information on that on our web site at cbs philly.com. demonstrators keep pushing for an end to police killings,

from one part of america to the other, protesters demanding just advertise. andy rose picks up the story. >> reporter: thousands of protesters gathered in cities across the the nation saturday participating in the justice for all march, demonstrations are in response to grand jury decisions not to indict white police officers in the deaths of two black men, michael brown in ferguson, missouri and eric again inner new york city. >> they need to pay a attention to policing. they need to take care of our country. they need to protect us and ensure this. >> reporter: garner's mother agrees with the in message. >> this is just a great moment, this is a history making moment. >> yes. >> that is right, mom. >> you know, we need to stand like this at all times. >> reporter: in boston protesters led the march with the banner reading shut it down, and in washington the the demonstration was filled with familiar in messages.

i can't breathe, justice for all, black lives matter. former president bill clinton believes that the country needs to reestablish the relationship between police and the communities that they serve. >> the fundamental problem you have anywhere is when people think their lives and lives of their children don't matter that they are somehow dispose able. >> reporter: i'm andy rose reporting. >> it is 7:37 right now. as crews laid the foundation for what will be the tallest sky scraper in philadelphia a construction crews poured four hundred truckloads of concrete in the ground at 18th and arch in center city. this foundation, makes for the 59 story innovation and technology center which will attack the structural support to the bedrock of the foundation. the foundation by the way 10 feet thick. that ace a lot of concrete.

philadelphia a native is new national president and ceo of the ymca. kevin washington was honored at christian street ymca in south philadelphia. he is first african-american to hold that position . washington began his career as a christian street y in mca. we have a lot more to cover here on "eyewitness news" including a tragedy in china. a nursery school collapses and there are fatalities. also, the clean up continues in california, after several inches of rain flood homes and triggers mud slides. but is more rain on the way? and sunny, sunday ace head here in the philadelphia region but what about your eagles tailgate, eyewitness weather just a few minutes away,

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just some sad news here a building housing a nursery school has collapse had in china killing three children. authorities there say at least one other child was injured. police in china detained that person in charge of that school while they investigate the cause of that collapse. dallas county medical examiner's office says smoke inhalation killed three construction workers in a fire in the basement of a dallas sky scraper. federal officials say that the three were cleaning four water tanks in the basement of the 50 story thanksgiving tower on thursday. they were using a for to much cut rusted parts from a 30-foot deep tank when it caught fire. well, just about everyone who lost power from the storms that hit california, is back on line, and now comes hard

part building back what nature destroyed. bigad shaban shows us the damage. >> this here was a living room. >> yes. >> it is almost like quick sand. >> yeah. >> reporter: ron tried to sal rage what he could from his father's now mud covered home, one of ten totally buried when a rain soaked hill side gave way in their neighborhood. it was too dangerous a job for 86 year-old dad jim who can barely recognize his house. early friday morning he and his wife could feel their bed floating when mud and boulders crashed through their windows. at one point did you think you weren't going to be able to start getting out. >> window started cracking, door started going down and i said we're a goner. we're a goner. >> reporter: fire fighter nick clear i rel seven rescue he and his wife. >> they were just no way for them to get out. >> reporter: powerful stim also spurred a tornado in south los angeles.

>> it was crazy, crazy. it was crazy. >> reporter: he captured it on his cell phone. a as for his neighbor lynn allen. >> then i heard this boom. i run to the door. low and behold i look out and i see this tree. >> reporter: strong wind uprooted thousands of trees throughout california. this one in sacramento felon to travis pressly's car. >> it is a serious bummer but i'll go ahead and say just move on. >> reporter: back in cam rio, jim says his son had to dig through a foot of mud to find his wallet. were you able to salvage anything else. >> i don't know, we don't want to look at it. >> reporter: this is where wall of rocks came barreling through from the nearby hill side just above here. this is jim's roof. we're standing about 10 feet above his backyard and while the storm that caused a all this mess has since cleared out callus expect to get more wet weather on monday. bigad shaban for cbs news,

camrillo, california. what a sight out there. well, around here, our weather watchers are saying, they are finally relieved that these temperatures are warmer overnight. lets check out, this 42-degree temperature and michael says that in mount gretna, that a pleasant 42 and in wind this morning. that really, that, boy does that make it more comfortable. i think this is helen? yes, it is helen, helen davis. hello helen, how are you, thanks for weighing in this in morning. she says it is nice to see temperatures in the 40's this morning. is that ever the truth. they are not in the 40's every place. we have some temperatures in the 30's right now but it is a mild are morning. the lets take a look at a decent morning out there too especially at the the shore. the atlantic city looks great, look at that sun, reflecting, and then just kind of a nicely placed, cloud, and just to make everything more interesting there. it will be wind toy day though expect to find these winds

gusting to 30 miles an hour at the shore but looks great the there now. we are starting to see patches on have blue, we like this in kutztown, 38 degrees, and thinks a farm scene, obviously. our wind out of the west southwest at 4 miles an hour at the present time. we have temperatures and conditions that are in the bad, this morning. we do have them in the 40's in some locations, ie, philadelphia at 40 degrees at the airport. it is colder though. thirty-two down in millville. thirty-nine in wildwood. the just below freezing mark 31 degrees up in the poconos. storm scan three shows that we have some clouds. it is so hard to tell, it is like what? but if you look closely you will be able to see that a few clouds do come over every so often and that is how we know we do have that high overcast today. we will be finding for some, looking at least expect to go find some sun breaks because high pressure is around here, it ought to be sunny but we have this moisture kind of trapped in between and that is why we're finding the clouds out there this morning. temperatures should be getting to about 46 degrees as we move

through the afternoon today. our future weather in motion, we have a few clouds, sun breaks, we have clear skies at night, primarily, monday looks fine. tuesday we will start to watch the next weather maker come in here first warm front and we will get close to 50 degrees and then we will get a cold front coming through here. this computer model says by tuesday evening afternoon, late afternoon, we will start to pick up rain chances, subject to change, timing wise, of course but it looks like it will be rain chances. if you are well to the north ape west on tuesday morning, you may be finding even a patch of freezing drizzle will up there and i mean well to the north so maybe some lehigh valley points north on tuesday, if this holds, you could start with a little freezing precipitation but then changes over to all rain. by tuesday evening we're looking at rain showers, possibly throughout the area. and tonight, it looks great though. if you are going to the game or tailgating for the game, temperatures will be in the 40's and about 40 degrees at that 8:30 kick off for the

eagles/dallas game. our temperatures this afternoon, getting to around 46 degrees, slightly cooler with that breeze we expect, at the shore, 45 degrees and a lot cooler feeling because of the 30-mile an hour wind and then in the poconos about 40 degrees and partly sunny skies, expected in that location. generally it is going to be a quiet weather pattern coming up for now with the exception of tuesday with those showers and then the temperatures abnormal slightly above. we are finding our temperatures in the 40's as well today with wind north west between five and 10 miles an hour. tonight dropping down to 32 degrees. partly cloudy skies. temperatures right where they should this be time of the year. tomorrow we are looking at 47 degrees with some sunshine. tuesday we will cloud up at 48 degrees, chance of some showers, wednesday, 47. thursday, could be cooler, maybe even in the upper 30's, friday, 41 and then by saturday, we could be seeing some rain or some snow, or maybe none of the above, too early to talk about a system that may be copping here but just kind of a early heads up.

do you love watching the weather? well, you too can be featured by becoming an eyewitness weather watcher. sign up at cbs philly.com/watchers. nicole. >> carol, thanks. 7:48. lets check on roads and highways with meg noville, good morning meg. >> good morning, nicole. right here we have schuylkill expressway between vine expressway and girard avenue. we are looking good here, not too much volume on your major roadways, as you make your way this morning, heading westbound there on the right side of the screen, traffic is moving along just fine, also coming eastbound heading in towards the city, to problems on the the schuylkill expressway. mid county toll plaza looking good here, in delays to worry about, as you make your way on the the blue route 476, that is all clear both directions. pennsylvania turnpike running well and also heading to or from the poconos, northeast extension, looking good this morning. moving on, the platt bridge here, as we can see right now

i-95 and platt bridge everything looking good. not too much going on. keep in mind a different story later on in the day. that is latest from the cbs-3 traffic center i'm meg noville i back to you. 7:49. still to come on "eyewitness news", cowboys arrived for tonight's big game what will eagles need to do to keep first place to themselves in the nfc east? first though here's what is coming up tonight on cbs-3.

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are you ready for prime time football. the rematch between eagles and cowboys at the link, the winner will take first place in the nfc east? here are cowboys arriving, team help tell, both teams nine and 46789 dallas undefeated on the road, eagles took care of them thanksgiving 33 -ten. quarterback mark sanchez says birds need to clean up a a few things or the results will not be the same this time. >> i would like to be better in the red zone and, you know, i think if we put those couple things together and then continue to finish strong i think we will have a good outcome but it will take work this week. and the team we're playing this week will be better than thanksgiving. >> you do not want to miss sunday kick off at 11:30. join me and beasley reese with a panel of experts and cws3

special contributor lesean mccoy and we will get you ready for eagles cowboys right here on cbs-3. sixers came close to win, first at home, last night against memphis. fourth quarter, michael carter williams, drives, hits the jumper, mcw, 16 points, 11 boards, 11 assists, sixers with a 18-point lead in the fourth quarter and slipped away. final play of regulation, mike connolly's three pointer at the buzzer will tie it at 109 and a check out the the fans, they are stunned, can't believe it, in overtime, connolly does it again another three ball. he had a career high 36 points. memphis beats sixers 120-115. flyers took on carolina hurricanes, orange and black trying to win back to back games for first time since early november. first peak lose puck in front of the goal, contact tore use lights the lamp, his seventh on the season. flyers with the one to nothing lead. later bray didn't schenn pass toes wayne simmonds his shot

finds the the back of the net with his team leading 13th goal. two to nothing. now in the second, scott lawton scoring his first n hl goal. flyers beat canes, five-one. to college football villanova hosting san houston state in the fcs quarter finals. cats playing without their star quarterback john robert son who had a concussion. chris got the the start. and 7:20 left. feeds the ball. scores from the one. that will give villanova a 31-27 lead. thirty-four seconds left, villanova needs this 51-yard field goal. didn't happen. cats season comes to an end, san houston state led by former delaware head coach casey keeler, will advance to the semi finals, with a 34-31 victory. winner of the 2014 heisman memorial trophy is marcus mariot a, of the university of oregon. >> mariot a the the runaway winner, first on gone player to win the at ward. lasalle beats drexel

65-55. explorers were led by roberts with 15 points , damon lee scoring 19 points, for the dragons. north philadelphia as text against florida, quarterback, scoring, 75-yard fumble recovery to give them a seven-six lead at the half. not enough. they lost 24-seven. congratulations to them for a great season. >> in the midget final northwest raiders, champs, team from west oak lane beat new britain, connecticut 26-six to take home the championship. way to go guys. high school football class 4a state championship game between st. joes prep and rich land. prep holding on to one point lead, 1:58 left, check out dion dray swift, goes up the middle and he is gone, 47 yards for the the score, st. joes prep wins their second straight title 49-41, the final. that is all for sports, i'm leslie van arsdal, have a great date. well, lots of santa's were running around philadelphia, mark the 17th annual running

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this investigation. new this morning a nasty crash involving a philadelphia police wagon send two officers to the hospital we will update their condition. and a final farewell to fire lieutenant joyce craig. friend and family gathered for an emotional tribute. good morning to you today, it is sunday, december 14th, lets check that forecast with carol standing by. and it is slightly milder as you head to the north, we ha2