♪ >> from the cbs broadcast center in philadelphia, this is cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> impossible for me to think that i'm not going to see her ever again. >> tonight a grieving community comes together to remember a teenaged girl struck and killed by an suv while trying to catch her schoolbus. good evening, i'm chris may.

>> i'm jessica dean. >> the driver of the suv was a teenager himself and tonight some are voicing their concern over the safety of that intersection where this happened. 16-year-old mow net was crossing at bridge water road and bensalem boulevard in bensalem when she was hit. our natasha brown was there as people prayed and pleaded for more to be done. >> i know she's looking down on us right now. >> reporter: candles highlight the faces of grief stricken teenagers mourning the loss of a friend. >> it's impossible for me to think that i'm not going to see her ever again. s it's not fair. >> me being this young i'm only 14 i would have friends and i would like be losing some. like it's hard to cope with. >> a somber group of students from bensalem high school gathering in the shadows of the intersection where senior old sophomore mow net lost her life. police say she was en route to her waiting schoolbus at 6:40 a.m. before sunrise at the intersection of bensalem boulevard and bridge water road.

that's when investigators say the driver of this suv allegedly disregarded the stopped bus. >> a bronco suv vehicle was traveling westbound on bensalem boulevard. disregarded the schoolbus activation lights and the stop sign and proceeded through the intersection striking and dragging the child for some distance. >> she's gone. >> reporter: inconsolable friend and fellow classmate says the 16 year old vick tip stopped her by ge -- from getting hit ba car. >> she grabbed me a couple of week ago. i wasn't there for her today. >> calls for action from a community set up with speeding drivers and an intersection unguarded by crossing guards. >> in the morning if you come 7:00 o'clock it's jam packed and everybody is rushing to get out of here. >> investigators say the 18-year-old driver of the stri striking car also a bensalem area high school student did stop and is cooperating. classmates of the victim still reeling from the loss. >> the candles are still burning and the flowers are still

mounting here at this make shift memorial. meantime, the bensalem school superintendent tells us there has never been a history of crossing guards for high school students, but that is something they'll now be discussing with bensalem police much also now up at the da to decide what if any charges will be filed in this case. in bensalem, natasha brown, cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> federal investigators are now linking north korea to the hacking scandal at sony pictur pictures. that news comes just hours after sony pull the controversial film at the center of the fire storm. sony says the interview will not be released on christmas day. and that the company has no other maps for its release much the film features a couple of reporters oh and a mission to kill the leader of north korea and online threat believed to be from the hackers warned movie gators stay away from theaters and referred to the 9/11 terror attacks. >> i'd be laughing if it weren't kind of a sad day also for hollywood. in the history of zen 93 mathis

has never happened where a major studio has said we're not going to show a movie out of concern for the safety of the movie goers. >> we should be aware but not afraid. if we're afraid they've won. >> jim jong-un has denied any involvement in that cyber attack. >> the family avenue brigantine, new jersey woman who fell down an elevator shaft at fenway park is now suing the parent company of the red socks along with the elevator company. ton night we have exclusive new study yo from that investigati investigation. video shot by investigators shows the door of the fourth floor elevator at fenway park where it happened. in a new lawsuit the family of 22-year-old lizzie scotland claims the door swung open when she brushed against it causing her to fall two stories down an elevator shaft. according to the suit scotland was hospitalized for six weeks. suffering traumatic brain injuries. spinal injuries and facial fractures. an audio interview from this summer between the department of safety and an elevator operator

revealed nothing seemed out of order that day. >> had you been to the fourth floor during your shift? >> yes. >> and the doors oped normally? >> everything was working fine. >> the suit alleges scotland had casual contact with the door. but one witness told a different story. >> could see the elevator door was pushed in. you know what i mean? not opened out. not sideways but pushed in and what we saw before that were like people pushed up against it almost like goofing around playing. >> according to our sister station wbz in boston the official state report says scotland jumped up and hugged her father from behind and when she jumped off him, hit the elevator door with enough force to make it open. according to the suit scott lander's medical bills now exceed a quarter avenue million dollars, and while she's back home in brigantine, she requires continuous care and treatment. wbz also reports state inspectors concluded while that door was okay that day, it did have a long history of problems.

we reached out to scotland's family tonight but we did not hear back from them. we did hear from the red sox in a statement they said "we cooperated fully with the department's investigation of this tragic accident. but will not be commenting on it we've taken all necessary steps to ensure that the elevators in fenway park are safe ". our thoughts remain with miss scotland and her family and we hope for her continued progress with her recover he. >> tonight there's joy in havana and outrage in miami. president obama's move to restore diplomatic relations with cuba is drawing criticism and phrase in the kuhn ban-american community. it is a historic move no doubt. the deal negotiated in secret with the help of pope francis. the decision was capped by a conversation between president obama and the cuban president raul castro is. and the release of an american contractor alan gross today. gross had been imprisoned in cuba for the last five your. the president says that he wants to open an embassy in havana

ease travel restrictions and allow for more trade between the countries. >> i believe that we can do more to support the cuban people and promote our values through engagements. after all, these 50 years have shown that isolation has not work. it's time for new approach. >> still it will take an act of congress to completely end the embargo against cuba which has been in place since 1961. diplomas see that led to today's break through a closely held secret. the news came as a big surprise to many in our area whose roots in cuba run deep. cuban americans across philadelphia largely welcome the thaw in us cuban relations. chef per know of old city's cuba lib bra restaurant has familiar until cuba. he became emotional talking about its future. >> the island need it. you have to see the poverty that these people live through. everything that they suffer for. and with no reason whatsoever.

it wasn't their fault. not their doing. the castro's doing. >> for school reform commissioner whose parents were born in cuba the news was surprising but they worries about a continuing repressive regime on the island. >> still a place where people don't have freedom of expressi expression. where individuals don't have a true democracy. >> so will that change? dan freed heim a former drexel professor and state department official tells me the president is betting it will. >> this is still the most repressive regime in this hemisphere. one of the most repressive dictator ships in the world. he's just arguing that change is more likely to come through opening up and trading the. >> end benefits of a more open relationship he says will largely be realized in cuba. >> it will help alleviate some of the economic suffering in cuba because it's an economy that's really in dire straits. >> but he says the us also stands to benefit through

limited business investment and through tourism to the island. peggy gold of friendly planet travel says easing restrictions on visiting cuba will mea big business. >> i see this as an opportunity to make cuba accessible to many more people. >> a prominent cuban american new jersey senator robert men and in dez came out strongly against the president's move today. the democrat said by normal liesing relations before changes are made in cuba the president has rewarded quote brutal behavior. >> 18-year-old man will face charges in connection with the gun found inside samuel fels high school. a student took a cell phone photo of the gun inside the building and philadelphia police were on the scene minutes later. the school was locked down for several hours the gun was found in trash can. no one knows how the gun got past the school metal defectors. >> and delaware county doctors lawrence wean is now charged with operating a pill mill out of his baltimore pike office.

he's accused of writing prescriptions for cash. investigators say they built their case through undercover buys of painkillers and narcotics over the past three months. wean is also charged with insurance fraud. he's now being held on five hadn't dread thousand dollars bail. >> now to new information in the investigation into the cause of death of bradley stone. the man behind a killing spree in montgomery county. authorities believe stone took his own life in a wooded area near his home in pennsburg yesterday. prosecutors say stone had a deep stab wound in his leg but that did not kill him. toxicology tests are now pending. a machete an ax like object covered in blood were found near his body along with medicine bottles and an energy drink. some who knew him didn't know about his troubled past. >> i don't ever remember anybody having a problem with him at a all. >> when i saw him in 2011 he was drinking. he had a different prescriptions for anti-depressants.

>> authorities say stone killed his he can wife nicole and five members of her family on monday. a teenager survived the rampage. terrifying tush about lense forces an emergency landing take you inside the chaos on board this international flight that's straight ahead. >> plus, it is a chemical that is commonly found in chicken, and one you may not know about. our health reporter stephanie stahl with what you should know the neck time you go grocery shopping. >> kathy? >> it is quiet for now and we're tracking a couple storms. one to the weekend but that will go to the south. the next one comes on christmas eve. the possibilities of what to expect coming up. >> and the mummers major announce many. new year's day won't be their only big act in 2015. details when "eyewitness news" continues.

>> images are hard to forget. unmanned inn rocket exploded just second aft lift off.

we're getting a our first look at the launch pad charred remains and lingering damage there. they continue to remove damaged equipment to get that pad up and running for testing sometime next year. turbulence leads to an emergency landing in tock yo. cell phone video captured the chaos. american airlines flight 280 from sole south carolina to dallas fort warmth when it ran into turbulence so severe anything that wasn't nailed down went flying into the air. of the 255 people on board, 14 of them were injured and five passengers had to be hospitalized. >> prices at the pump are giving drivers something to celebrate this holiday season. newest mates find that us drivers could save as much as five hadn't dread $50 in the next year. that's according to the federal government. the average price for a gasoline nationwide is down 2.51 a gallon. gas and oil prices have both dropped steadily over the next sick months thanks to lower demand in europe and asia. the last time the prices at the pump were this low was back in

2004. let's take look at prices around our region. aaa tells us a gallon of regular is 2.74 in pennsylvania. over the bridge in new jersey it is two-point forty seven. and in delaware, drivers are paying 2.63. well the mummers are looking ahead to 2015. this your they'll be celebrating more than just the new year. they also plan to strut for mardi gras. >> we will be hosting a mummers parade on main street in manayunk this february. >> how about that? this parade will only feature string bands and it's not just for fun. it's a fundraiser designed to ensure that the philadelphia tradition continues for years to come. the parade in manayunk is set for sunday, february 22nd from 10:00 a.m. until noon. >> on the cbs3 health watch tonight, chicken is more popular than ever. good low fat protein. but even if you carefully read the labels for additives you could miss one chemical you might want to avoid.

health reporter instead of know stall explains. >> reporter: when it comes to chicken, michelle prefers hormone free antibiotic free organically raised birds. >> i'm feeding moo children and my husband this is my family so i want to feed them the the the healthiest options out there. >> reporter: did she check chlorine free? >> no, i didn't. >> reporter: most us poultry plunge freshly slaughtered birds into chilling baths. it can include chlorine. >> heavily diluted in water in order to kill pathogens that might be present like salmonel salmonella. >> a use bleach to clean my whites. my children's swim in chlorine. but ingesting it and eating it i feel a little bit apprehensive. >> trace amounts of chlorine are in many things including tap water and government regulators say the chlorine used to poultry processing is safe and effective but it's not allowed in western europe where color ren treated poultry is banned.

this french political ad shows american chickens bathing in pool water. the fear that chlorine causes cancer. so poultry in the us is also banned and while there's no evidence -- >> they are operate on a precautionary principals since there's controversy about using chlorine and other chemicals in poultry processing, they have decided to keep our poultry out. unfortunately this is a matter that political science haustrummed down science. >> the chickens are air chilled. they don't use chlorine here. quickly after slaughter the birds are hung on a 2-mile line that cools them to 32 degrees for a few hours. >> big deal with air chill is all about not adding water to the chicken and keeping natural juices in the chicken. >> owner scott second there are says it's one every the largest facilities providing all natural chickens with no add did you tiffs. >> i like the chicken there was in chlorine involved at all. >> all natural organic air chilled chicken sold mainly in

wegmans and whole foods is a usually a little more expensive. >> i would be willing to pay more money for it. >> there's nothing on the label to tell you that the chicken has been bathed in chlorine. but it will say air chilled which usually means they're no chlorine involved. i'm stephanie stahl cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> well philadelphia synagogue hopes that this ma nora made of balloons can break a world record. congregations of constructioned the ba loop menorah as part of a children's hanukkah celebration. hoe them their menorah beats the record for the tallest balloon me nor a the old record is 20 feet i press seive. >> wow! >> that is fun. weather wise, we are looking at some colder temperatures across the delaware valley. we have wind. we have cold and we're talking wind chills come tomorrow morning that will be driven down into the 20s. everywhere. take look some of these temperatures warmer temperatures 39 degrees.

we're looking at a temperature that's going to fall into the lower 30s ron in riverside saying not much wind with a partly cloudy sky. fair were there high pressure is building in. lou is reporting 34 degrees in norristown. the winds slackened off there as well. and near downingtown temperature of 35 degrees being reported by jeff in coatesville a light wind and roll tough humidity on the high side. he's reporting clear skies, getting colder, crisp, cold air. tis the season. if you would like to be featured in one of our newscasts, become an "eyewitness weather" watcher. we'll need you this win. we're expecting a busy one government to cbsphilly.co cbsphilly.com/watchers. >> in philadelphia, we have a partly cloudy sky with temperatures falling. right now still holding on to 40 degrees. but not for long. elsewhere in the poconos 31. 37 degrees in allentown. 38 in millville. and 36 degrees in lancaster but more cold to the west. state college 31. pittsburgh 29. cleveland the same. in some of our suburbs temperatures will fall into the

20s as well. when you add the winds during the overnight and early morning hours, to the cold this is what it will be feeling like. tomorrow morning at 7am. feel like 11 in the poconos. 23 in philadelphia. 22 in millville. 22 in wilmington and only 21 degrees in lancaster. so a morning chill that's going to stay pretty chilly during the day as well. high temperatures into the lower 40s with a wind it will feel like it's in the 30s but at least we have the sun. more sun, less wind will be the deal on friday as high pressure really builds into the region. and then a few more clouds move in on saturday. we're watching a developing storm out through our nation's heartland this will be moving eastward it will stay to the south of the delaware valley and that means a dry weekend. that's the good news. christmas eve watching another storm this one appears to move up from the tennessee valley and the great lakes. we stay east of the storm that is the warm side. so any snow that falls will be confined to central and western pennsylvania. and up through new york this is

the way it looks right now if aig changes for christmas eve and christmas day we'll let you know. overnight low temperatures will fall into the 30s. i mentioned the colder wind chills. during the day on thursday mostly sunny, brisk, still seeing winds gusting to 30, high temperatures in the 40s. and on the exclusive "eyewitness weather" seven day forecast you can see once the colder air moves in, it stays for friday, saturday and sunday. monday mostly cloudy, 46. tuesday 48. and look at christmas eve. that's wednesday. it's getting mild. but it's rain and it's wind with temperatures in the 50s that just doesn't seem right. be sure to wake up with "eyewitness news" in the morning. katie will track the weather and any new information that comes in. the team starts at 4:30 on cbs3 and then continues on the cw beginning at 7:00. >> yeah, 52 probably not a christmas eve snow then. >> probably not. >> we had our hopes. >> but there's always next year. there's always time. you never know. >> swing back. all right, kathy thanks. >> lesley here now. big big game coming up for the

birds. >> you hear must win, must win much this really is a must win game. the eagles need to win in washington to keep those play off hopes alive. they are going to be without a key player on defense much we'll have much more on him coming up in sports.

>> as eagles prepare for washington on saturday they will be without outside linebacker trent cole. cole had surgery to repair broken bone in his left hand. reportedly had a plate inserted in his hand. that was injured in sunday' loss against dallas. braydon graham will be taking his place and chip kelly seems okay with an expanded role for graham. >> brandon can set an edge. he can rush quarterback he's doing better job in pass coverage and we've been really happy with him. he's really dedicated himself. has really played better from a special teams standpoint and every phase we've had an opportunity to get him on the field he's done a really good job. >> nick foles back at practice

today as his broken collarbone continues to heal. he will not play on saturday. but he did throw a lot more during today's practice probably than he has in week. chip kell dollar not rule out foles returning at some point just not right now. >> he didn't throw at all yesterday. it was kind of a walk through. see him throw the ball around little bit today. the bone is not healed. the biggest thing i think nick can throw. i don't think you'll see anything different from him throwing. he can't have any contact because if he gets hit he can reinjure it. that's the biggest concern retama. >> ugh watch the eagles right here on cbs3. we have a full day of football action for you. first we have our toyota kick off special at 3:30. then at 4:00 o'clock we have the inform fl network pre-game show followed by eagles at washington at four confidential 30 followed by the chargers and 49ers all right here on cbs3. the phillies and pal teaming up to make christmas very special for more than 100 children at the ford pal center in south philadelphia. hundreds of toys waiting unthe christmas tree for everyone the toys donated by phillies fans at

toy drives hell last season. the phillies also donating a $10,000 check to the center as well. we'll be right back. ♪

>> network of volunteers gives homeless kids in north fill al merry christmas. >> catholic philadelphia out reach organized this party for about 250 homeless families. santa was there with bags and bags of toys. everyone loved it. the crowd was also serenaded by the singer tony washington. >> the philadelphia flyers are spreading some holiday cheer today several players delivered a truckload of new toys to the sal vague army's foster care center. fans donated these toys at the past two home games. so thanks to all the fans out there. it's all part of the flyers holiday toy drive and don't forget our joy of sharing campaign is now underway. all you have to do is buy a new unwrapped toy and drop it off here at the studios. this friday at 1555 hamilton street in philadelphia.

we'll be here all day. six a. m to 8:00 p.m. and for a list of other drop off locations just go to cbsphilly.com/joy. you can also call 215-977 high joys. >> we look forward to seeing you. we'll be right back.

>> thanks for watching "eyewitness news" at 11:00 o'clock. we're back in the morning at 4:30 with ukee washington and erika von tiehl. for lesley, kathy and all of us here at "eyewitness news" i'm chris may. >> i'm jessica dean. you can always find us at cbsphilly.com. up next is the late show with david letterman and tonight's guest is tom brokaw. have a good night. we'll see you tomorrow. have a good night. we'll see you tomorrow. ♪ >> announcer: the following is a paid presentation for the nutribullet brought to you by nutribullet llc. special tv offer. stay tuned to find out how you can get the nutribullet superfood nutrition extractor free! that's right. get the complete nutribullet system free! details just ahead. >> my muscle aches, my back aches really started to decrease significantly in one week. >> first night that i actually used the nutribullet, i actually slept really well. that was exciting. that was phenomenal. >> the bad cholesterol which was