>> now at 11:00, this photo sparked outrage. tonight an apology from the philadelphia paramedic who posted it on instagram. what the fire department is saying now. good evening, i'm jessica dean. >> i'm chris may. it is a shocking picture. two men pointing guns at the head of a man whose dressed as a

police officer. "eyewitness news" reporter todd quinones is live from spring garden tonight where fire department officials apologized today. todd? >> reporter: right now, chris, at this point it's not clear if this paramedic will face any kind of disciplinary action. but it is clear the fire commissioner is not happy about it. he contends the paramedic crossed the line. the picture posted to the paramedic's instagram account shows a white man posing as police officer while two black men have guns pointed at him. >> the post then states, our real enemy needs to stop pointing guns at each other and at the ones that legally killing innocents. that has people upset win the philadelphia police department and thursday night's fire commissioner derek saw we are says he personally apologized to police commissioner charles ramsay and the head of the fop john mcnesby. >> i thought it was disgusting. i thought it was disgusting. i think that we have great wor working relationship with the police in our city and we want to keep that and a lot of our

members have family members that are police officers also so it wasn't -- it was in poor taste. >> reporter: march medic work here at medic 23 in west philadelphia which show happens to share a building with the 19th police district. outrage over the posting reached city hall with michael nutter releasing a statement saying in the strongest possible terms, i condemn the behavior of a par med deck in the philadelphia fire department who used social media to post a reprehensible message and photo that targeted police officers particularly at a time of emotional volatility and citizen protests in our nation in the wake of tragedies in ferguson and new york city. the still picture posted is taken from music video called hands up by two brooklyn rappers. voicing their frustrations over the recent deaths of my michael brown and eric garner. joe shullly also issued a statement in support of police. saying "not only do we work together in the streets but i count many police officers as good friends as well as family".

that paramedic has since deleted that post on instagram and he also apologized on facebook saying that he deeply apologizes and that he did not mean to hurt his brothers in blue. reporting live tonight from spring garden, todd quinones cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> all right, todd, thanks. a knife wielding suspect got more than he bargained for trying to hold up a cvs in camden county. he ran into the wrong customers. off duty police officer and his son. it all happen at the cvs on black horse pike in runnemede. natasha brown picks up the story from there. >> reporter: when sergeant dan murray and his 18-year-old son darted into the cvs at ninth avenue and the black horse pike in runnemede on monday evening, it was to pick up a few personal items. little did the off duty know he would come up close and personal with a robbery suspect trying to make a get away. >> when i was at the counter checking out and getting ready to walk out the door, i observed a mail walking up the aisle with a mask on like halfway up his

face. >> reporter: suspect had just robbed a pharmacist at the back of the store at knife point toting at least $11,000 worth of oxycontin and percocet towards the skit. >> there was another customer runnemede chasing hill asking me to stop him. >> reporter: surveillance video captured the scuffle that came next. sergeant murray in plane clothes his son tackling the robber before he made it out the door. >> i started wrestling with him. my son jumped in and helped me and we detain the subject until the uniformed police officers arrived. >> he went just to being like a cop you can tell he knew exactly what he was doing. it was really something else, you know. he's saying i'm the hero. i'm proud of him. >> for sergeant murray it's what he's professionally trained to do on or off duty. his son's motive for helping to foil this robbery is much more personal. >> i wasn't even thinking about him stealing. i was thinking about him trying to harm my dad. to be honest with you.

i'm glad i stopped him from stealing but the main thing was to try to help my dad if we're always working. keeping our eyes open and when we have to get involved, we will. >> reporter: another brave customer inside the store also helped to take down the suss spec. now, 27-year-old matthew donahoe is facing robbery, aggravated assault and other related char charges. he's being held on $100,000 ba bail. in runnemede, new jersey, natasha brown cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> also, in runnemede tonight a man facing charges he's accused of stealing from the runnemede youth athletic association. police say john g. lew is a the treasurer of that organization stole more than $10,000. the alleged thefts began in august. >> reported sex tape leads police to a bucks county middle school. "eyewitness news" at franklin d. roosevelt middle school in bristol township. police say that a video showing students engaged in sex act circulated there. it was reportedly found on several students cell phones by

faculty members during a school concert. >> i think it's disgusting. i don't even know what to say about it. >> my daughter is 12. so it's a tough conversation to have any anything what they're going through. >> eyewitness toll police confiscated some cell phones. it's unclear if any students have been disciplined. we do know that no criminal charges have been filed. there's new information from the philadelphia police tonight. they've identified an 18-year-old student accused of bringing a gun into fels high school. juan, is charged with reckless endangerment and other crimes night. officials placed that northeast philadelphia school on lock down after the weapon was found in a trash can. officials want to know how that gun got past school metal detectors. >> we're looking at a cold start at the morning. meteorologist kathy orr is live outside on the cbs3 sky deck with what we can expect when we wake up. kathy? we still have a cold breeds out her, jessica. waiting for these winds to relax and skies to clear.

once that happens overnight, those temperatures will plunge on more. oh and storm scan3 you can see break in the clouds but still seeing a good deal of cloud cover over the region as i mentioned that will break. and those temperatures will get down in the 30s even the 20s in some spots. it's 38 in philadelphia. 29 in the poconos. 37 in allentown and even wilmington 36 degrees and falling in millville. come tomorrow morning, temperatures will be rising through the 30s. above freezing at 7:00 a.m. and look at that sunshine. i do expect tomorrow to be the first sunny day of the month of december. that's quite a feat. it's been a cloudy month. temperature at 11am up to 39 degrees. that's it with afternoon highs in the 40s. it will get even colder over the weekend take a look when showers return to the forecast and a christmas eve storm most unusu unusual. we'll take lock at christmas day if you're traveling or staying at home. that's the very latest from the sky deck. i'll see you later in the broadcast with that seven day. >> see you then, kathy. thank you torch night there's hope a new era of diplomacy

between u.s. and cuba could see a new jersey cop killer returned to prison. joanne, shot and killed a state trooper on the turnpike back in 1973. she was sent to prison in 1977 but she escaped two years later. then in 1984, she resurfaced in cuba where she was granted asylum. now new jersey authorities are urging the obama administration to bring her to justice. >> enormous amount of clarity to this case. it's not that we're seeking anybody for prosecution. it's not we're seeking a suspe suspect. we're seeking somebody who has committed the crime was convicted of that crime and was sentenced. >> the second trooper was wounded in that shooting. $2 million reward is out there for information that leads to her arrest. a pair of thieves caught and camera stealing a package from a home in rhawnhurst. this video shows a black car driving by just as that package

is delivered on tuscan street back on december 1st. after the delivery lee truck pulls away the car comes back, a man hops out, walks up to the porch and takes the package. if you know who that person is, you're asked to call philadelphia police. >> also, caught on camera, a man decides he doesn't want to pay his fair but getting away with it proved little harder than he expected. septa police chief tweeted this surveillance video. it shows that man struggling to buy pass the turn style at the broad street line's race 59 station. the chief says after all of that, he decided not to get on the train and police are still looking for him tonight. the taj mahal kasee casino n atlantic city will romaine open and not shut down on saturday. billionaire investor carl icon is providing an additional $20 million in financing to keep the casino operating as bankruptcy proceedings play out. this announcement came after a deal to save the taj mahal fella par. that would of cep the cass soon

know open permanently and restored hell and pension benefits to union work considers. >> the made when we left the room she said everything is g they toll us everything is good. don't know. >> there's just nobody in there. it's just kind of sad in there. >> icon plans to take control of the taj mahal if he can get substantial tax breaks. bills that would have helped icon stalled in the new jersey legislation this afternoon. >> sony pictures is removing billboards for the interview. after it cancel the release of that controversial film. cbs news has learned us officials do believe north korea was behind a massive cyber attack against the movie studi studios. this james franco, seth rogen film centers around an assassination plot targeting the leader of north korea. meantime threats of attacks on theaters showing the film led to major theater chains to drop the movie. >> the boston marathon bombing suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev is back in court today for his

final pretrial hearing and during that hearing woman had to be escorted out of the courtroom after she shouted words of encouragement to tsarnaev. the young man along with his older brother who was killed during a manhunt are blamed for the bombings that killed three and injured hundreds more. jury selection is set for january 5th. >> dealing with an outbreak of infectious diseases. next, one large part of our area is not getting a good grade for being prepared. governor chris christie fires back after being under fire for showing his support for the cowboys. hear what the new jersey governor plans to do this sund sunday. >> and all deck out for the holidays. we'll tell you why this decorated home is so special for one local family. >> also tonight. >> it's the season for buying presents. but have you found yourself buying and spending more than you'd like unable to say no? >> i want jeans. i want sweaters. i want new shoes.

>> i'm health reporter stephanie stahl. the science to saving you money

>> new at 11:00 montgomery county military family is getting a special holiday gift. >> a team of volunteers placed christmas decorations on the home of the evans family today. "eyewitness news" at the 300 block of prince fred kick street in king of prussia. christmas decors decorated family program is behind the effort to honor william evans who suffered a traumatic brain injury while fighting overseas. >> a little overwhelming, i guess. it's definitely a surprise. i'm thankful for the company that is were involved in making it happen. >> evans served in the army for 14 years. well new jersey governor chris christie takes to talk radio defending his public show of support for the dallas cowboys. >> cowboys come back and you're high fiving jerry jones and his family. >> yeah. >> governor, i was going nuts.

i wanted to take my vote back. >> listen, angelo, i've been on your program. we talk about the fact i was a cowboys fan. what did you thing i was going to do, sit there likes a shrinks. this is my team. this is the team i root for. >> governor christie tells wip he has no regrets about rooting again eagles in sunday's game at the linc. he said he'll be back in cowboys owner jerry jones box for dall dallas' next game. >> by the way our beasley reece was on the show. he suggest the governor mitt not sit right next to jones the next time. >> a new report suggests new jersey is among the states least prepared for outbreaks of infectious diseases. only west virginia scored worse in the study but to be fair most states didn't fair very well. the robert wood johnson foundation gives new jersey a passing grade for public health funding, preparing for emerging threats and having toddlers

vaccinated against hepatitis b. the areas the state falls short include getting adults and kids vaccinated the flu and planning for crime change. >> the automaker ford is recalling another 450 thus san vehicles over faulty air bag. air bags are made by takata corporation of japan. they can reportedly explode with too much force sending shrapnel into drivers and passengers. the takata air bags have been linked so far to five deaths and multiple injuries. now this latest recall include 2,005 to 2008 forward for mustang models. also, some 2005 and 2006 ford gt's. we have full details on that recall. you can find it at cbsphilly.c cbsphilly.com. >> big day on wall street. blue chips stock the dow saw their biggest one day surge in three years. the dow closed at 17,778.

the second consecutive triple digit gain for the dow since the fed's reassurance it's in no interest to raise interest rat rates. s&p 500 and the nasdaq were sharply higher. >> are you buying and spending too much this holiday season? maybe you're unable to say no. tonight in the health watch, brain imaging shows why. health reporter stephanie stahl has more on the science of saving your money. >> reporter: tis the season for shopping and some make sure to treat themselves. >> i want jeans. i want sweaters. i want new shoes. >> reporter: but when lea press buys what she wants instead of what she needs, like many of us, she says she spends too much. >> i can't seem to be okay with the things that i have and constantlconstantly purchase nes to feel better. >> reporter: experts say it's a common problem. now with the help of researchers lena is about to find out what's motivating her spending.

>> by measuring brain activity we're able to cut through all this noise in the background in your brain and find out what you really care about. >> reporter: paul sack is a professor of neuro economics. he studies the psychology of the economic decision making process. as lena look at images of various products, zach is scanning her brain measuring the activity. >> so tell me why this book is so important to you. >> lena's brain scan spikes whenever she talks about her boyfriend and buying things for him. >> so the objects are really about the person. >> when people make emotional connections they tend to buy and spend more. >> so the kinds of ads we found are the most effective around the holidays are ads that use social influence focus the family and focus on how happy you'll be when you buy some product. >> it's the kind of marking that helps people sometimes justify overspending. >> if the price is high it's painful to think of giving up $5,000 for this beautiful necklace for my wife. but i'm balancing how much

she'll like it and by reflect how much she'll like me. >> shoppers should be aware of emotional spending and two things that can help control it. never shop alone and try to think about something for at least 24 hours before actually buying it. i'm stephanie stahl cbs3 oy witness news. >> our weather watchers are telling us skies are clearing and in some locations and temperatures are cold. this is just the beginning of a cold weekend across the region. getting back to more winter like conditions. in perkasie chuck is saying 34 degrees. the pressure is rising. that means the skies will be clearing. high pressure builds in. to the north and west of philadelphia, in coatesville not much wind being reported by jeff but a temperature of 34 degrees. moonlit skies he's saying clear and cold. cold conditions in many locations even in the pock notice. let's take look up toward jack frost big builder well show you what's going on. lots of snow making in these

very chilly testimony cher. you can see almost looks like a little bit of dust there. a little bit of fog. that's the snow gun going. so good conditions with cold temperatures this weekend in the poconos. right now in philadelphia it's 38. 29 in the poconos. in the 20s you can make that packed powder. allentown 37. 37 in wildwood and 36 degrees right now in trenton. to the north and west, state college at 30. 28 that pittsburgh our temperatures are going to go down into the 30s and 20s overnight tonight. fair weather high pressure builds in from the great lakes for your friday. i do expect tomorrow to be the first sunny day of the entire month. enjoy the day. it will be mostly sunny. temperatures in the 40s friday. even into saturday. storm system that we watched earlier in the week is going to move offshore well to our south. so it will not impact saturday or the football game. yeah, we'll take you to the south in washington and also maryland area. eagles thaiing on the redskins. you can see saturday kickoff at 4:30. the sun will be setting soon thereafter.

the temperature 38 degrees for the birds. with just a few clouds. sunday stays pretty pleasant at home temperatures in the 40s. then a few showers move in by monday. tuesday we're watching a christmas week storm you can see two areas of low pressure trying to come to together over new england we stay on the warm side of these storms. this area of low pressure this coastal low is inland. as long as it stays ornithes track it means rain, it means wind, maybe a few rumbles of thunder this is christmas eve and then the storms move toward the northeast. you can see the places we have snow in central and western pennsylvania through new york and new england. it will be dry in philadelphia for christmas day. as a matter of fact it will be dry along that whole i-95 corridor boston, new york, philadelphia, washington, temperatures in the 40s. but look at inland albany, new york. extra and ton, pennsylvania, pittsburgh, cleveland temperatures in the 30s with wet snow on christmas. overnight, it will be cool. the low temperature their. friday mostly sunny. the high 42. which is seasonal. on the exclusive eyewitness wet

seven day forecast it turns cold and stays cold for the weekend. of course, winter begins on sunday. it will feel like it. showers late monday. a few lingering tuesday but it gets mild. wednesday we'll have the rain and wind but it's 54 degrees for christmas eve. turning colder christmas day on thursday the high 41 degrees. >> all right. a little rainy on christmas eve but we'll see. >> wear a poncho. >> we'll be fine. umbrella. >> water skis. >> there you go. >> beasley is here now with hockey action in south phil. >> we had the panthers in south philadelphia and it's the last home game before an eight game road trip. highlights coming up

>> flyers hosting the florida panthers tonight in south philadelphia. looking to rebound from that tuesday night loss to the lightning after tonight's game flyers oh and road trip for eight straight. first pier panthers on the board first. former flyer scotty upshaw with the goal beating steve mason.

florida goes up one to nothing. back comely flyers in the second. vorachek with a goal ties things up at a a goal a piece. after scoreless third and overtime. we go to shoot out after one goal leads the sixth shooter bolden scores the last chance for the flyers in this man sean and he's denied. panthers win it two-one. >> no practice for the birds today. they prepare for a matchup in maryland. eagles visit the washington redskins for saturday showdown. mathematically it's not a must win but it is as close as it gets. they hope to overtake the cowboys and win the inform fc east. all right. the redskins are three and 11 looking to play play off spoiler shady mccoy knows the situation. >> we need wins and they're a team they're just try to finish the season out and i've been there. i know that type of roll. you what. to play hard but, i mean, you probably got your flight

schedule where you going. >> right here on cbs3 tune into our toyota kickoff special at 3:30. then the nfl network pre-game show at 4:00. followed by the eagles and redskins kickoff at 4:30. then it's chargers and 9'ers 8:30 all here on cbs3. also, with the eagles on cbs3 saturday, you can catch the days college basketball college on our sister station cw philly. ohio state and north carolina at 1:00 and ucla and kentucky at 3:30. >> temple owls hit the hardwood in delaware tonight taking on the winless fighting blue hens and it was all owls. temple topped the hens 82-62. the hens fall to zero-eight. temple improves to seven and four. we'll be right back.

>> special day in west philadelphia as some children receive a visit from santa. >> these kids love seeing father

christmas as he swung into the wynnefield police athletic league center. he was joined by eagles mascot swoop and eagles rookie taylor heart. a very special holiday visit for all those kids. we hope they enjoyed it. >> we invite to you experience the joy of sharing. join us tomorrow for our joy of sharing campaign. we'll be collecting new unwrapped toys live here at the cbs3 studios starring at 6am bright and early. you can drop toys off here at studios at 1555 hamilton street in philadelphia and we'll be here all day from sick am to 8:00 p.m. to take those toys. for list of other drop off locations around the area go to cbsphilly.com/joy or call 215 215-977-joys. >> if that not enough to get you in the spirit of season you can also join us for a long wood christmas. tomorrow night at 7:30 here on cbs3, jessica and i will be at longwood gardens for the long wood christmas special.

from the lights to the food to the music it is an a an amazing holiday tra dig you don't want to miss. tomorrow night at 7:30. we'll be right back. ♪