into the house. >> reporter: strike ago this three-year old in his upper thigh police say he was driven to children's hospital in someone's car. >> the thief is gone. >> reporter: how does that make you feel. >> that makes me sad. >> reporter: helen says her daughter called her from the er, says her son in law william pew was shot and that he drove them both to penn hospital, not the mall as they had planned. she says that pew and her daughter planned to do last minute christmas shopping their day taking a complete different turn. he is expected to recover, as is that three-year eld boy but police have no the yet given description oz have that shooter they are looking for. we are live from grays ferry i'm justin finch for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> justin, thank you. police departments are told to be on alert in the wake of the murders of two officers in brooklyn. cbs news correspondent marley hall reports from new york, where tension is building between the nypd and city's

mayor. >> reporter: new york city mayor bill deblasio and police commissioner william brat honoraries ted homes of the the two officers killed saturday afternoon. >> any organizations that were planning, events or gathering that are about politics and protests, that could be for another day. >> reporter: that request comes as the mayor tries to mend fences after a difficult weekend. officers turned their backs when the mayor entered the hospital where officers rafael ramos and wenjian liu were taken, many rank and file believe deblasio have been more supportive of protesters than nypd, commissioner brat on addressed the a action on the on day show. >> i don't think it was appropriate in that setting. but it is reflective of the anger of some of them. >> reporter: here on the block, dozens keep stopping by to pay their respects and leave flowers and candles. star came with a sign that said that she march against police brutality, but that she is also strongly opposed to

brutality begins police. >> the greatest revolutionaries have told us time and time again that violence is not going to change something. the it is going to get more violence. >> reporter: members of the reverend al sharpton's the national action network laid a wreath and said a prayer n brooklyn, new york, marley hall for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". meanwhile calls for justice in milwaukee where authorities announced they will not charge a former police officer in the death of a mentally ill black man. the district attorney says christopher manny was acting in self-defense when he shot dan trell hamilton last april. hamilton was shot 14 times after investigators say he got a hold of the baton and used it against him. >> i know that the vast majority of individuals who works for the milwaukee police department are hard working public servants. >> we must wait to see this play out. we must show them that in justice, it does exist. >> although no charges will be

filed, officer manny was fired from the force last october, because the chief said he instigated that fight. the deaths of the two police officers in new york, is eliciting strong emotion from his law enforcement around the country and live at 5:00 tonight "eyewitness news" reporter steve paterson is in south philadelphia where police are working to deeper their relationship with those that they served, steve. >> reporter: tonight i spoke to the philadelphia police lieutenant who admits after new york he is a little bit scared for his guys on the street but he says the right reaction is to not turn their backs a against the the community, it is to embrace them, check this out. police say the crisis, as protesting continues, some of the rhetoric has gotten worse. police across the country now want high alert after two officers in new york ambushed and killed. >> we're just in a very, very volatile environment right now. >> reporter: philadelphia police commissioner charles ramsey admit to go cbs this

morning that the street are tense. >> i think everyone needs to sit down and talk to one another. >> reporter: we found a police station in philadelphia taking that advice. >> have you guys had any interaction with the police prior to this. >> reporter: this lieutenant and officers of the south street mini station organized a toy drive for families in the women begins abuse network. they were hoping to collect maybe 200 toys. >> realistically we're almost at a thousand gifts. >> reporter: too much to wrap by themselves so the lieutenant thought it would be a good idea to invite high schoolers and grads from newman goretti high. >> where police officers are working one on one with high school students trying to bridge gap between police and community and let them know that we're working it all out. >> reporter: these kids who see so much anger on the street started to put face toes badges. >> this just goes to show that police officers are still good people, that they are in this field because they want to protect people. >> reporter: the lieutenant says there is a war out there but it is in the on the

streets but it is in hearts and in mind and he believes that is real policing. >> just a lot more than putting handcuffs on someone. it is about empowering the people around them. >> reporter: by the way, thousands of gifts that are now behind me in this station you see back there, they are set to benefit more than 150 families in the city of philadelphia alone and newman goretti the school that the kids were from donate $3.00 gifts. live from south philadelphia, i'm steve paterson for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> steve, thank you. the the superintendent of the upper darby police department sends a letter to his officers in the wake of the deaths of michael brown and eric garner and now weekend murders of the officers in new york city. the it reads in part police take nothing for granted when answering calls we classify as routine, nothing, is routine, remember the the overwhelming in members of our community support us, and they are a law abiding citizens. michael chitwood says officer safety is a priority and they should avoid confrontation.

>> these more ons, these idiots that advocate killing cops, number one, it is a crime and number two it does have an impact on people who may be deranged or have some type of hatred for the the police. >> the the mission statement of the upper darby police department posted outside the superintendent's office reads in part we will commit to provide high quality services with honor, and integrity. get ready for some wet conditions. rain is heading our way just in time for the holiday. meteorologist kate bilo is live on the sky deck with the first forecast tonight, kate. >> reporter: jessica, i felt a first few little rain drops coming down on the sky deck. not much rain. generally light rain through tonight and tomorrow just a few showers. the christmas eve is main course when storm will bring steady rain and strong gusty wind as well. lets look at storm can three, light rain, notice pink off to the west, freezing rain mainly west of here but could see freezing rain up in the

poconos region later tonight you can see heavier rain over midwest that is what gets here on christmas eve. there is our freezing rain advisory for carbon and monroe. hazardous travel possible. mount pocono, tanners villain jim thorpe and ice could develop through the overnight hours as this system starts to move in. in the advisory just pocono region with that light ice accumulation. temperatures will will stay well a above freezing throughout the overnight hours and temperatures are heading to spring like levels heading toward christmas holiday but that does not exempt us from seeing rain. ale have your full forecast in a few minutes. back to you. joe cocker is dead at the age of 70 with a battle with lung cancer. cocker's career spans 50 years. the blues rock singer were hits as you are so beautiful and up where we belong. that due it topped billboard

chart in 1928 and won cocker a grammy and an oscar. red cross is now assisting two frankford families affected by fire just days before christmas. fire fighters battled the flames atop a three story home on the 4700 block of tacony street. chopper three overhead just afternoon time as crews worked to get that fire under control. the cause was not immediately known. there has been no reports of any injuries. a school bus overturns in bucks county sending two adults to the hospital. chopper three over swamp and dark hallow road in furlicensing just were 3:00 this afternoon. there were no students on board that bus, in other vehicles and, were involved and extent of the adults injury has in the been released. twenty-five days and still no sign of missing college student shane montgomery but a new lead could indicate that authorities are getting closer. dive teams were back in the schuylkill river in manayunk one day after they found montgomery's keys along the bank. montgomery's parents were also on the scene thanking authorities for their

continued efforts. montgomery was last seen on surveillance video from thanksgiving morning walking towards the the river. a delaware day care worker is a a arrested after a car gets towed away with two young children inside new at 5:30. north korea is dealing with major internet ought ages right now is the the u.s. responsible. we have the latest in the sony hacking scandal coming up. santa claus is one busy guy this time of the year but did you know he is also a hero? he saved a life, all caught on tape, we will show you more. holiday hazards is your home all deck out for the the season? beware, beautiful displays can be hazardous to kids and pets. three is on your side with important safety reminders. we

with days before christmas most homes will be deck out for the the holidays just in time for the family and friend to pay a visit. all those decorations, look great, they can pose some hazards. jim donovan has advice to keep you safe. >> reporter: most wonderful time of the year can also bring its share of hazards, during their two months surrounding the holiday season the consumer products safety commission estimates 13,000 americans head to emergency rooms for treatment have of injuries related to holiday decorations. cpsc warns that the two staples of the season, candles and christmas trees can pose fire risks. >> we never want to see unattended candles or candles too close to a tree or any decorations or, of course, a

tree too close to any radiator or heat source. >> reporter: as a tree gets deeper in the season it is important to keep it properly the watered. you gave indoor and outdoor lights a glance before putting them up for the season but as weeks go on it is worth checking them periodically. >> make sure there is no exposed wires, any of the sockets are no improperly. naig looks fun bye the lights just throw them out and get a new set. >> reporter: parents should make an extra effort to keep small children from small ornament they could potentially swallow and glass ornament that can shatter and cause cuts. alsoing on else to consider chemical preservatives are often used on christmas trees to keep them fresh longer but chemicals can leach down in the water bowl at bottom of the tree. keep that bowl covered. if you have a dog won't lap it up and probably get sick. >> we don't need any sick dogs for christmas. >> reporter: sick dogs, cut children, burned down house. >> none of these things good are. >> no, follow those instructions. good evening, everyone.

unfortunately we have a few accidents to talk about on top of rush hour volume itself. lets start first traveling on the roosevelt boulevard northbound approaching fox you will notice an accident compromising the right-hand lane. traffic is squeezing on by. you are already slow between 76 and broad street so that really is adding insult to injure. it is an active scene from those police lights we saw there moving our way into new jersey on the 42 freeway north bound approaching 295 another accident situation. you will notice traffic is moving by and it is on the shoulder but folks will slow down just because to take a look over toward the right. so give yourself some more time. it looks like you will need to give yourself more time on a lot of our majors. nineteen on the schuylkill expressway, high volume throughout your western suburbs and definitely around vine street expressway and on the vine itself. twenty-six is your average on the blue route. fourteen on i-95. traveling through construction zones is your biggest squeeze, jessica. >> thanks very much. electronic devices are on

a lot of christmas wish list this is year but health reporter star knee stall says if you like to read you may want to stay with the ordinary books. she will explain in the next half an hour. terrifying end to an nfl football game when several fans are struck by lightening. we will

lightening strikes outside the the tam pennsylvania bay buccaneers/green bay packers game injuring 12 people. it struck a car in the parking

lot of raymond james stadium in tampa sunday have afternoon. seven people were hospitalized as a precaution. eyewitnesses said they knew it was bad the second they heard such a loud boom. >> flash bang that fast you know what i mean, it just took you to your knees. it scared you. you looked around to see got hit. you knew it was close. >> officials say this could have been a lot worse, no one was directly hit. kate bilo is here now and we've got a little rain heading our way. >> i'm looking at it behind you, massive rain coming our way. >> big storm will impact entire eastern half of the country and that means not the best news for travelers out there but better than snow for travelers. the lets look at how evening is looking, speaking of snow but look at the poconos region and jack frost big boulder, they have snow on the the slopes but it will get nice and warm over next few days. snow machines will be working overtime, they do have have that freezing rain advisory as i mentioned earlier in the poconos tonight as that light rain moves in it could freeze

on surfaces in the highest, he will racials. a beautiful wintry scene there in carbon county this evening. lets look at storm scan three. rain is moving in. notice it is mostly light and few pockets of steady rain moving across maryland, pennsylvania border. see pink off to the west, that is freezing rain, temperatures are cold enough there to support that and will be in the poconos for rest of the region it is warm enough that we are talking rain, not ice, for tonight. here's our next storm you can see how massive, showers out ahead of that will reach up, tomorrow but the steady of the rain will come in on christmas day. so big picture across the nation here's the storm impacting travelers with some snow across the great lakes region but just rain and actually spring-like temperature for us a as storm moves through. right now 42 at the airport. forty-three in wilmington. thirty-nine in trenton. thirty-seven in allentown. chilly but it will warm up as this system approaches. warm front lifts through tomorrow, a and there is light rain out there overnight. couple showers moving into portions of new england into tomorrow morning. the most of tomorrow looks

cloudy and drizzly but heavier of the rain moves in early christmas morning at 6:00a in m. on and off, we will have pockets of rain up and down easterne board and 5:00 p.m. we are dealing with rain. it may start to dry out just clouds out there as we head through overnight hours for santa's sleigh flake here heading in to christmas morning. just some clouds, better than rain outside. still a few showers possible early christmas morning. we will clear it out, we will get sunshine back by late morning but it will turn windy on christmas day. rainfall forecast looking across models mostly agree between half inch and inch of rain. not the worst we have ever had. timing isn't great. the hits on christmas eve. rain heavy, half inch to an inch of rain, clearing and windy on christmas day and wind could gust to 35 miles an hour. overnight tonight cloudy skies with light rain around. 38 degrees is our overnight low. for your tuesday, mostly cloudy, a could of showers here and there not a bad day to get a jump on the travel plans probably better tomorrow then it will be on wednesday, high tomorrow near 50. notice how mild it is, you're

witness weather three day forecast toss encompass christmas and 62 on christmas eve. the that is ridiculous. we could be in the the lower 40's, 20 degrees above normal for your wednesday, rain, win, not the best day to be outside but you don't need heavy duty parkas there. on thursday, 55 degrees for yourself christmas holiday, clearing out, windy as well as wind gusting to 35 miles an hour. but christmas spirit is in fully affect all across the region. we have been tracking these holiday lights all month long and now we will take a look at another spot, and we will head out to just continue drabick, justin is live with the cbs-3 mobile weather lab on mcgreevey street in tacony. it looks like you have a lot of people behind you there, justin, good evening. >> good evening, kate. this is a good light display this is brotherly love in northeast philadelphia we are in the 4200 broke mcgreevey street. we are enjoying some good night, milder temperatures, a few rain drops starting to fall but check out this light

display. it is the whole block here fully lit up. we have the full led displays going on as well. that is huge. a lot of traffic going through a as well. and checking out, cool site and, and, and get this set up and doing it for many years. coming up in a bit, we will talk about that that and who is in charge and how to get this ton every year. joy of sharing, as well, donate gifts for local area kids. we will talk about that as well, we will talk about the wind and joined here by marisa she will be meteorologist today and first of all is what happening right now outside. >> it is a little bit cold, and standing out here. >> little cold. >> how about the temperatures what we got, four 2.4 degrees. >> not bad. >> we will talk more in a bit the but that is very latest here from tacony, mcgreevey

street, say good bye, we have to go, we will be back later on in the show. stay with us, more news after this.

well, eagles are done, here's my biggest disappointment, eagles defensive coaches let world class receivers in single coverage with devastating consequences. dez bryant and desean jackson padded their stats. they could have adjusted their philosophy and offered fletcher help. other options may have taken away from run defense or exposed other weaknesses but other defenders would have a chance to make a play. eagles allowed those teams to beat them with their favorite

targets. i say take that guy out and force the ball elsewhere. >> it is get run muchs, not only did we lose in the playoff game or we lost in this fashion they are both gut wrenching situations. we are disappointed, frustrated but we still to have play one more football game. we will not just say hey, new york, let's not worry about it. they have won their last three straight. we will be ready to play. we will be ready to play on sunday. >> chip says he will go with his starter, try to win the giants game with the number one unit and we will see nick foles next year. >> all right. well, not the ending we were hoping for good this is not good, and they are disappointed, players did appointed, everybody disappointed, it is just bad. >> beasley, thanks. north korea threatens the the united states and it plans to release the interest right interestly. we have new developments coming up in our next half an hour. plus a tree that tweets, see how one area in our community celebrates the holiday with a new twist on

social media. coming up tonight at 6:00 they have spent their lives fostering dozens of children some were difficult medical needs. find out why this local couple decided to focus on themselves for a while and how they lost almost 200-pound together. that is coming up tonight the

i'm jessica dean. here are the top stories.

the gun man goes on a rampage, spraying bull nets to a home in philadelphia a three-year old child ace among two victims hospitalized tonight. dive teams continue to search the schuylkill river one day after finding the keys of missing college student, shane montgomery. he was last seen on surveillance video walking towards the river on thanksgiving day morning. fire fighters had their hands full battling flames at this house fire in frankford , no injuries were reported, but the red cross was called out to assist two families, kate? and jessica, we are heading towards a big travel day, of course, heading in the christmas holiday, we have problems as rain moves on through and it will be a stretch of mild air so we're talking rain and not snow. i'll have your latest outlook and look the a the christmas day forecast, as well, coming up, jessica. >> kate, thank you. police departments nationwide are told to be on alert in the wake of the murders of two officers in new york. new york mayor bill deblasio has been facing increasing scrutiny from the city's police department over his handling of several

protestness recent weeks. today he spoke to the media calling for a temporary halt to the demonstrations, so the fallen officers can be properly honored. >> i think it is time for everyone to put aside political debates, put aside protests, put aside all of the things that we will talk about in due time. >> investigators are now trying to determine if the gun man ismaaiyl brinsley had actually taken part in recent protests. former sportscaster don tollefson speaks out as he prepares to defend himself on charges that he cheated charities out of more than $340,000. two months after pleading guilty he helpedded to court on what would have been his sentencing day last week and withdrew his plea saying he had new information that proves his innocence. he is looking for a lawyer to take his case pro buono since his request for a public defender was denied. >> i believe that i'm innocent. i believe as i said in open

court this should have remained in civil court because i believe i did not have any criminal intent. >> tollefson called himself, an alcoholic and a drug addict with a habit that expand 45 years. today he a says with his 438th day clean and sober living under house arrest in philadelphia he plans to make rose dogs by selling sports and memorabilia. the his trial is set january 25th. one person dead and several others hospitalized after two fires break out in delaware within just miles of each other. the first, jed morning, at an apartment complex in claymont. the second, last night in wilmington. "eyewitness news" reporter jane carabao spoke to residents who lost everything to the flames. >> reporter: up in flames, eyewitness cell phone video captures moment where fire bursts through the roof of an apartment building in wilmington, delaware and sent dozens running for their lives. >> it was horrible. people had to get out quickly.

and in the fire it spread very quickly. >> reporter: lar abates was at the apartments on butternut court as fire fighters for the the flames, offering her home as a place for neighbors to get out of the cold. >> it was just neighbors in need getting out here and hooking people up with their families. >> reporter: fire started here at 9:00 o'clock sunday night and as the sun rose the the destruction became apparent. twelve people displaced, three taken to the hospital with minor injuries. but earlier on sunday another fire in new castle county this one just miles away in claymont. >> we definitely are behind the eight ball before we got on the location. >> reporter: it was a mass fog fire that left one dead and nearly 40 people displaced and all just days before christmas. >> i am looking from here, my apartment was burning, everything is burning, my terrace, came down. it was really tough. >> reporter: investigators are still trying to determine the the cause of both of the fires. they estimate that the damage will exceed one million-dollar.

reporting from wilmington, jan carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". a delaware day care worker is facing charges. police say 40 year-old tanya robinson left two children in the suv while she went shopping in newark. while she was shopping that suv got repossessed and towed away. tow truck driver discovered the the two children, age one and five in the car in that tow yard. he said suv was full of stuff and could not see the children when he towed it away. robinson has been arraigned and is free, on bail. new developments in the sony hacking have the reports say north korea's internet service has gone dark and not working and the the causes unclear. as cbs news reporter craig boswell tells us, north cover reace threatening to strike back at the u.s. >> reporter: north cover reace issuing new threats against the u.s. saying our toughest counter action will be boldly taken against the white the house, the pentagon, and the whole u.s. main land. the the toe tall tear yan

regime is angered over reckless rumors that it is behind the sony pictures hack. president obama said north korea is responsible and called it cyber vandalism. >> we take it very another justly. we will respond proportionately as i said. >> reporter: monday north korea experienced a major internet outage but the causes not immediately clear. the obama administration says only part of the response may be visible, it is considering placing north korea back on the list of state sponsor of terror and more sanctions. >> he is trying to deter north korea. >> reporter: jonathan pol lack a senior fellow at brookings institution says north korea's threat is over the top. >> it may make them feel better, if you will, to be able to say this is what we will do to you but it is in a way, it is an empty threat. >> reporter: the the state department suggested that north korea work on a different response. >> admit their culpability and compensate sony for at tax. >> reporter: sony pictures says it is still exploring options for distributing the

interview, the film that sparked the controversy including a possible on line release. at the the white house, craig boswell for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". chosen counter between drones and manned aircraft prompt officials to unveil a safety campaign. officials say people who buy drones have no idea that they are interfering with larger aircraft. with small drones on many christmas list this year they have set up a web site with everything that you need to know before you power up that drone. you can find a lincoln our web site at cbs philly.com. with his murder trial expected to begin next month former nfl star aaron hernandez was back in court this morning. hernandez pleaded not guilty to killing oden lloyd in june 2013. lloyd's family members were also at today's hearing which focused on the details involving the the jury selection process. defense attorneys were concerned that the potential jurors may have heard about a separate case he is allegedly connected to in which two men were killed in 2012.

good evening, everyone, unfortunately we have rush hour and now, residual delays from earlier accident, and even a few accidents that we still have on the roadways. you will need to pack your patient this is evening. traveling firstly on the 42 freeway, 42 northbound approaching 295 we have an accident situation, and it does seem to be that police are still on the scene. good news it is on the shoulder. bad news it is causing a touch of the gaper delay so if that is where you are headed give yourself more time. the southbound on the 42 freeway we will find lingering rush hour traffic as we go up and over the bridge. moving to the schuylkill expressway we have an earlier disable vehicle on the eastbound side on the schuylkill around girard. it seems to me it is cleared out of the way. that is good news and that left hain has been reopened but however aspen dot is swinging this camera around notice that the delay is still out there if you are traveling on 76, it is bad news bears, throughout your western suburbs, all the way down into delays on the vine and schuylkill and 27 on the blue

route and in delays on mass transit, and, mass transit is on time. vittoria, thanks. santa is a hero, still to come watch as santa saves a man with the house on fire. plus are you feeling sleep toy day. you could blame it on your e reader tablet or lap top? health reporter stephanie stahl explains why a ordinary book could be your best bet, justin. we have a whole neighborhood ready for christmas, check out this holiday lights display, in tacony, a neighborhood, right here in tacony and we will talk about how this neighborhood gets it all done when "eyewitness news"

think you are busy getting ready for the holiday, well, people at ups might have you beat. today is their bus why is day of the year. get this drivers will, deliver more than 34 million packages before today is over. it is the highest number of deliveries on a single day in the company's history. it is double the number of deliveries made on a normal day. ups spent 500 million-dollar to prepare for the holidays and hired 95,000 seasonal work tours help keep up with that demand.

trend to go day a florida golfer, may have made history as oldest person to hit a hole orr do a hole in one. pga says ten three-year old gus adrian scored the hole in one, in czar so the a it is probably a record. the the previous record was set by a ten two-year old woman in 2007. he looks forward to making another one soon. congratulations to him. and there is, no such thing as air mail in space so when a than astronaut needed a wrench, nasa came to the rescue. they designed the wrench here on earth, sent expects via e-mail and astronauts on the international space station used that by using a 3-d printer. from start to finish that took less than a week. christmas comes early for an australian man rescued by santa claus. fire fighters dressed in red passing out canned toy children when he and his collogues noticed a house on fire nearby. that santa helped drag the

unconscious man from the smoke filled home, saved his life by performing cpr and what has to be the best christmas present that man has ever received. how about that.

christmas is coming early for thousands of local children to take workers with septa gathered and sorted toys

at their headquarters in center city. they will now be distributed by bus, to eight local organizations. everything from dolls, to bikes, games, you name it, it was there. this is now the 34th year of septa's cruelty drive. some of the best holiday displays out there happen when the whole neighborhood gets in on the fun and that is the the case in the tacony section of philadelphia, meteorologist justin drabick is live with the cbs-3 mobile weather lab at greevey street with tonight's holiday lights, hi justin. >> good evening, guess contact whole neighborhood getting involved on this one. this is true brotherly love here in the 4200 block of gr o evey, say hi to everyone here getting involved every year on this awesome, holiday lights display. check it the out, all of the houses on this block fully let up, with led, energy saving, good stuff, and i'm joined by the man right here, mark stabler, you started it all.

tell us about what goes on here every year. >> about 17 years ago we started, with just my house and house next door and each year we get bigger. we're working on plans for next year to make it bigger, we will do some homemade decorations next year. >> you do this all yourself, right. >> i do all of the ladder and roof work. >> i saw your kit, you have light bulb, kits and doing everything. >> keep them going after the squirrels bite bulbs we can replace them and make them work again. >> friday you had a big event here tell us about that. >> we had salvation army out here with the brazoban. we raised a little money, for four or five boxes of toys, that is awesome good good stuff here, well done john. i'm looking forward to next year. we have santa here as well. are you ready for big night. >> of course, as long as the the spring don't make my reindeer sick. >> i was go to say you have to bring out boat, and not just the sleigh, we're talking about a lot of rain.

>> he is a sport, he will be ready. >> i'll work on. that let talk about our weather what about a white christmas. that is not a chance existent. the last time we had a white christmas was in 2009 when 8 inches was on the ground. there has to be 1 inch on the ground snow at 7:00 a.m. if you go back to 1950 we only had seven, white christmas is here in philadelphia dot the math. it is only about 11 percent. lets bring you back here live. you can see awesome light display 4200 block of g reevey street. cbs-3 mobile lab checks in at four 2.4 degrees and we have rain right now. we are out of time. we have to go, guys. cy about to everyone. cool place. check it out, whenever you can. for the the rest of the forecast we will send it back over to kate. >> thanks, justin we will keep prance inner our thoughts. hopefully he makes it on wednesday night. thanks to justin, santa and everyone in tacony. lets check with weather watchers across the rest of the region. you can see temperatures

around 40-degree. we will start off here at 42 degrees and as we check with phil in philadelphia, 42 and he has a comment for us, mostly cloudy here, rain to the west, it won't be a a white christmas this year. that is what justin just told us. he is right about that. it will be a wet christmas eve. aj moorestown reporting 41 degrees right now and mostly cloudy conditions. most of the rain has not started to fall but we will keep checking with our weather watcher. if you love the weather you can be featured in our newscast at cbs philly.com/watchers. still a lot of rain extending from the northern plains all the way to the eastern seaboard, light rain moving in our area at moment but you can see pink, freezing rain, impacting poconos later tonight. main center of the storm is way back over northern plains in the upper midwest. that is rain that will get here on christmas eve. four to at the the airport. forty in reading. forty-two mount pocono. temperatures near freezing in poconos. the freezing rain is possible tonight. but, christmas the average high this time of the year is

43. we will get to 45 today. the pretty seasonal day. fifty tomorrow. sixty's on christmas eve. almost 20 degrees above average feeling like spring and 50's on christmas day. we will keep it the right around 50 for friday as well. temperatures well above average all week long. the lets take a look at that christmas weather. rain is moving through, wednesday, even into christmas morning but most of the the day thursday it does clear out. owe that goodies news. if you are traveling your christmas day forecast windy conditions. scranton, buffalo, pittsburgh but look at these temperatures, in mid 50's in philadelphia and washington. 58 degrees in new york city. so you don't to have worry too much about the rain on thursday. you don't to have worry about heavy coats either. we will give you yellow light for travel on tuesday, showers around, worst of the travel day will be christmas eve wednesday with heavy rain and thursday, christmas day clearing and still a bit windy. or overnight hours, cloudy skies, light rain at 38 degrees. the showers tomorrow with the temperature right around 50, not too bad for this time of the year and rest of the eyewitness weather seven day forecast does keep it mild. sixty-two on christmas eve.

fifty-five christmas day. gusty wind. we're nice friday, saturday, colder sunday but that is just back to normal for this time of the year, jessica, back over to you. on the cbs-3 healthwatch, many of us spend hours in front of our electronic devices in the evening hours and now a new study finds that could be the the reason you are not getting enough sleep. health reporter stephanie stahl a has more on this new research. >> reporter: bill belly spend hours on electronic devices especially in the evening. >> i'll go start looking at my ipad whether i'm surfing the internet or reading a book. >> reporter: new research shows using light emitting electronic devices in the evening hours before bed could be keeping you awake longer. researchers had 12 patients read books on a ipad for four hours before bed for five nights and then group read paper books. >> exposures from these devices shifts our rhythm toss a later hour, suppressing

release of the sleep promoting harmone melatonin and makes it more difficult for to us fall asleep. >> reporter: while study looks at i pads researchers measured other e readers lap tops and cell phones which emit blue light. >> one of the major concerns is sleep deficiency is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease, metabolic disease like obesity and diabetes. >> reporter: bill says it makes him wonder about his use of devices. >> i'm not a good sleeper. it is hard to tell if it is just the ipad. >> reporter: research are found people exposed to e readers were more sleepy next morning and less alert after getting even eight hours of sleep. researchers say melatonin suppression caused by these devices has been linked also to an increased risk of breast and prostate cancer. old fashion books at night, might be the better choice. >> maybe switch over at night. >> exactly. >> turn it off, thanks very much. we've got some breaking news now chopper three live

over lakeland and foster avenue where a ten year-old boy has been hit by a vehicle. we know driver did stop at the scene. the boy was taken to st. mary a's in critical condition. we can update you. get latest at cbs philly.com. coming up a christmas tree that tweets, plus a chance to shine in the spot light, how ballet and local elementary school is leading to some big news for young dancers.

light controlled by twitter users, different hash tags do different things. hash tag comfort turns on the red light, and hash tag joy turns on green lights. the company says it designed display with the intention to help charity. diddid you ever dream of becoming a balance reen, thanks to the pennsylvania ballet, those dreams were coming true for some local elementary school students. recently i got a behind the scenes look at the dance chance program and many pack it is having on young dancers.

>> ♪ balance oath lesson is part of the normal tuesday for first graders at ethel allen prom ace contacted my in philadelphia it is first dance for most of these young students. >> dance champs. i think it says it all right there. they are getting a chance to experience a classical art form and i think, it is good and really neat. >> reporter: so dot students. >> i get to use different things and i love to move in different ways. >> reporter: dancers who excel in the pennsylvania ballet tans chance has a opportunity to go to the next level. and each year ballerinas starting with lessons at school and new they are performing in the nut cracker at the academy of music. >> it is actually really pretty but hard work too. >> reporter: they are learning more than just chorography. >> it is important that the kids be comfortable when that curtain goes up and they remember what they are doing to handle income front of 2,000 people.

>> reporter: they are learning patients too. >> this way. >> reporter: even teaching me a few moves before heading back into class. who knows, the evolution could continue, from the school gym to a rehearsal space to a career in dance. >> you think you will be a dancer for a long time. >> i think so. >> dance chance is offered at prom ace contacted my and foulke arts charter school. also the pennsylvania ballet a's production of the nut cracker runs until will now to december 31st. that is going to do it for "eyewitness news" at 5:00, developing now at 6:00 an argument leads to gunfire and a little will boy, shocked. >> place presidency of people, not to call 911, after you have heard six shots outside your door, where are the morals. >> her son in law was shot as well as the three-year old by a man who opened fire on the street and then into a home. we are live with the very

latest. governor christie is college student like a night before finals. plus you thought your life was busy, this couple has fostered more than 100 children, some with difficult medical needs, and yet, they found time to launch a 200-pound together. find out how they are changing their lives, for their children's sake, kate? and jessica, we have some light rain falling out here on the cbs-3 sky deck, you want hood, umbrella and don't want it to leave your side for next few days, we are tracking a rainy but mild christmas holiday, i'll have the forecast tonight at 6:00. developing right now, and shots fired in grays ferry sending two people, and chris may is off tonight. but, police say straight violence started with the case of mistaken identity this

happened just afternoon time on the 1,000 block of south new kirk street in the city's, grays ferry neighborhood. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is live with the very latest on this still developing story, justin? >> reporter: gentlemen, jessica, two victims tonight, three-year old, boy and father of three in his 40's next-door neighbors both shot by a man that somehow got away. in fact, back on the block tonight, one city leader says it is a reminder for all neighborhoods to take a firm stance against gun violence. worried sick helen waited for word that her son in law william pew was okay. she now knows he should be but hours before pew was shot in his tie in front of the home on the 1300 block of south new kirk by an unknown male shooter who let off at least six shots. perhaps a case of mistaken identity say police but that is not all. >> this defendant goes to the next house, 1335, and he opens the door and fires right now it