two men standing outside. that is when they say one of those men pulled out a gun and pointed that to the officer. video shows people break nothing to stores there now. thinks happening just 2 miles from ferguson where another police shooting sparked weeks of protest across the country. and new this morning, three philadelphia police officers are hurt when their car collide in north philadelphia. "eyewitness news" at 22nd and montgomery, authorities say that the officers were responding to a report of shooting late last night when the two cruisers slammed into each other. one officer suffered a concussion but all three are expected to recover. also new this morning police are reviewing videos in hopes of identifying three men who pistol whipped, the shot and robbed a man in fernrock. the it happen just after 1:00 in the courtyard of the apartments at olney and ogontz. unidentified 44 year-old man was shot once in the abdomen and is in stable condition. suspects got away with $100

cash. hunt is on for the driver who struck and killed a with man in the northeast and then kept right ongoing. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao joins us at accident investigation division with the description of the vehicle police are looking for, jan, good morning. >> reporter: erika, good morning. the authorities have a good idea about the the vehicle they are searching for, police are still on the look out for a black tow truck with the missing headlight. it is evidence of a deadly hit and run in holmesberg a headlight smashed ripped from the black tow truck and left at the scene with the woman who was hit. linda alfonse was there as it unfolded right in front of her. >> i saw her walk up to the center line and then she was gone, and then her cell phone and purse hit my car. >> reporter: accident happened here in the 8100 block of state road in holmesberg around 5:15 tuesday evening. investigators say the three three-year old victim was in the in the crosswalk as she was hit and as tow truck,

eyewitnesses say the driver didn't even slow down. >> they hit so hard, they had to have known they hit something and have would have at least stopped but there were no brake lights. >> reporter: police are searching for truck and driver hoping surveillance video will better identify both. >> somebody strikes a human being and then intentionally, fleece the scene is involved in the hit and run and that is just horrific tragedy. >> reporter: it is a scene that other drivers on the state road that night won't soon forget and a reaction by a driver they say that they will never understand. >> by the time i realized it was a personally had stopped my car to see if i could help her. >> you knew you hit someone. you her, him whoever the drive was knew that they hit her and she could, you heard the i am pack. >> reporter: now police have not yet identified the three three-year old woman struck and killed yesterday, in holmesberg in the meantime, of course, search continues for the driver, the driver will

face vehicular homicide charges. the reporting live outside accident investigation division, jan carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". former president george hw bushies waking up in a houston hospital this morning. the 90 year-old went to the hospital last night after experiencing shortness of breath. family spokesmen says that the trip to the happies just a precaution and the forty-first president spent sometime in the same hospital last year, with bronchitis. it is 6:03. lets check that forecast, katie, not looking so great. >> not ideal if you have any travel plans because it is not too much window of opportunity to get those travel man's in without weather related issues. we have fog for now. we have rain out there as well and eventually wind and rain and then are storms is our primary story. sky cam three over ben franklin bridge may in the be quite as fogged in as it was yesterday but you know it certainly is net isable, we have low lying cloud cover and next up as we go to storm scan

three we have got some rain out there and it is taking up the region at this point. you just need to expect that the road will be damp, you might need windshield wipers at any point today. you can see slug of the moisture moving in here. coastal flood advisories have been posted. they started at 8:00 a.m. for delaware and jersey shore points here and they will last until 1:00 p.m. high tides on the ocean side comes at 8:30 and 9:30 this morning and anything we will find will be minor in terms of the roadway flooding, typical suspect area that we will fine flooding when it comes to steady heavy rain and pertaining to the high tides cycle. as we break down your forecast for christmas eve and local holiday yourself, it is worse with the fog, rain, some of which will be heavy and leaving behind a inch other more. and, it will be clearing out and it will be brightening up for some sunshine along the way, vittoria.

>> good morning, everyone, traveling as of right now, doing any holiday traveling on the vine street expressway it will be a squeeze. lets take a look. approaching the eastbound ramp to the schuylkill that ramp has been closed as a result of an overturn tractor trailer accident. now with the weather that we have today it always is of a concernes specially for me as a traffic reporter because even the slight rain can cause the most serious incidents. if you are traveling on the westbound side of the vine and trying to get to the eastbound side of 76 our best alternate is to continue on the westbound side of the schuylkill and flip around at girard. you you can do some maneuvering at university city but that would be the easiest way to get around things. as we continue, speed sensors still looking great for all of our majors with the exception of the vine street expressway in the only in pennsylvania but new jersey and delaware. we have an accident on the turnpike at fort washington.

be mindful of that. traveling the philadelphia international airport there are delays to be expect because of weather like we are dealing with today, but nothing awful. just a good idea to call ahead and be berth prepare, nicole. >> vittoria, thank you. round of violent storms from the south left behind this mess, tornado whipped across mississippi and louisiana causing a trail of destruction blamed on the at least four deaths. tara marginner has more on the damage. >> reporter: string of storms ripped through the the south, it comes in the this parish in louisiana were no match. in mississippi the governor declare a state of emergency in two southeastern counties. >> it is like a third world. every business the bypass here is gone, and sustained some kind of a damage. >> reporter: in columbia, mississippi a pastor and his pregnant wife got trapped in their pick up as tornado came barreling down the highway. >> it blew this tank over on

top of our vehicle will, and shaking our car and our truck, and it didn't burst the fuel and thankfully it could have been a lot worse. >> reporter: down trees, and power lines have forced authorities to shut down several highways. forecasters say another round of severe weather may be on the way. >> watching this area in particular in orange, chance for a couple more tornadoes, wind gusts and flash flooding. >> reporter: crews are scrambling to help survivor and assess damage even as they prepare for the next line of storms. tara marginner for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". and while we're not expecting those same conditions, here in our area, it is raining pretty hard right now. not good news for people trying to head out of the town for the holidays which ace lieutenant of you. you are looking live at philadelphia international airport and right now, they are only a few flight delays and cancellations on the board but as you can see the airport is pack, so if you are flying the friendly skies or picking

someone up today you can check flight status by calling 800-phl gator go to our web site at cbs philly.com. 6:08. philadelphia police need help fining a man missing since last week. take a look at this picture of dana brown. he was last seen at his home on wallace street in mantua last friday. we're told brown suffers from a medical condition and needs medication. if you see him give police a call. protests continuing in new york city despite mayor's plea to wait until after the funerals for assassinated officers rafael ramos and wenjian liu. hundreds shut down manhattan's shopping district protesting police violence a and racism in the justice system. demonstration bees again in the wake of the police involve deaths of michael brown and eric garner. well, lights, time square went dim for five minutes in honor of the murdered officers. six iconic buildings took part in the tribute in addition to

the tree at rocker feller certainty. new this morning a shooting in a crowded movie theater we will let you know what sparked that gunfire. plus could last weeks killing vee in montgomery county of within prevented. iteam digging up new details about the murder suspects. a change of heart from sony, controversial comedy the interview is coming to theaters after all where you can see it in our area. it is a soggy start to the holiday, katie is tracking rain when we do traffic and weather together on the three's, stay with us.

find options to fit your budget. nah, nah, insurance, nah, nah, nah, discount. my name's flo, you want to go out with me? no. uh-huh-huh! police say argument led to the gun fire inside midtown arts cinema. man and woman are in stable condition, the shooting set off panic as you can imagine.

people ran out of the building and some even lost their shoes. 6:12. freedom has prevailed that is what seth rogan says now that his controversial comedy the interview will be shown in some theaters, starting tomorrow. sony originally pulled that movie after getting terrorist threats from a hacker group. as danielle nottingham reports the she will now go on. >> they hate us because they ain't us. >> interview is back on. sony pictures, reversed course tuesday and is allowing select theaters to show the film beginning on christmas day. the seth rogan james franco comedy is about a plot to kill north korean leader, after a devastating hack's tack exposed secret internal document and embarrassed sony pulled film when hackers threatened terror attacks. fans artists and even the president were critical. >> i think they made a mistake. >> reporter: sony delivered another plot twist on tuesday, saying we are proud to make it

available to the public, and to have stood up to those who attempted to suppress free speech. the film will be shown in more than 200 theaters. on social meade yacht the film's stars called it a a victory and said quote that the people have spoken, freedom has prevailed. sony is working to get more platforms and more theaters to show the the the interview so it can reach the widest possible audience. >> i think it is really outpouring of people all over the u. is, and the world who want to support you know, freedom of creativity, freedom of expression. >> reporter: some theater owners say they will have extra security on hand to ensure the safety of movie goers. in los angeles, danielle nottingham for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". you may be having trouble finding the interview at your neighborhood theater. right now the penn cinema river front in wilmington is the only theater in our area that plans to show the the movie. we are told sony is working to

release that movie on demand. 6:13. lets get traffic and weather together, katie, good morning. >> this storm system is a big a affecting millions of people and i have to say considering what some neighbors have ours had to deal with this storm so far and what it still has yet to bring we are being dealt a glancing blow. severe weather devastating portions of the deep south with tornadoes rolling through killing several people and we will have a few more hours of the potential for severe weather here as you can see this squall line setting up. this is moisture that will be working its way through our area we won't have enough instability for severe weather necessarily but we will have a good shot to see thunderstorms embedded within the rain that will continue for us anytime here today. so lets take a look moving forward here future weather shows it well. there won't be too much of the break that i can guarantee you here, even by noon we are still dealing with pockets of the steady rain and toward evening although it may be scattered in nature no one is

necessarily in the clear, until tomorrow. notice we have got very heavy rain as well as likely thunder that will rumble through here with the actual cold front passage. wind is kicking in and santa will have to have rodolph's nose nice and shiny and bright and clean that you have i think here. we will look forward to tomorrow. opening up those first presents really bright and early. it won't be sobriety yet but we will start clearing things out, left over shower. we will clear out. for now though nothing clear. visibility are haphazard around the region. win is beginning to pick up. fog will start to lift as a result but we are stunning with rain. that lends to visibility anyway. 62 degrees. no hope for white christmas with temperatures down that low. by tomorrow temperatures still above normal but they will begin to take a hit, vittoria. good morning, everybody. part of the movement behind me is part of what we are dealing with on the vine street expressway is closure it seemed to be within police are holding traffic back on the

westbound side of the vine approaching the parkway because of the the westbound side of the vine the ramp to eastbound 76, we have an overturned tractor trailer situation. it does seem to be that police as well as emergency teams need some movement, some wiggle room to assess this accident and get it under control. what we are looking at here is accident scene itself is. on the westbound side of the vine approaching eastbound schuylkill traffic held back before the parkway it looks to be right around broad street to not enter this area we will keep you updated on than that but you will notice a backup. i would advise to you avoid the vine entirely on the westbound side. if you are moving beyond that incident your best alternate would be to take 76 westbound and then flip around to the eastbound side at girard avenue but as of right now just avoid the vine if you can, heading to the airport justin on i-95. speed sensors are getting slow on the schuylkill in part but generally speaking vine is our biggest delay, nicole. >> vittoria, thank you. we are following breaking

news from the st. louis suburbs this morning. there are reports of looting after a large crowd gathered in the town of berkley where police officer shot and killed a man who allegedly pointed a gun at officers. berkley is 2 miles from ferguson where police, that police shooting triggered nationwide protests. one philadelphia police officer has a concussion and two others being evaluated after this accident involving two police cars. it happened near between the second and montgomery in north philadelphia, while those officers were responding to a call. a live look at philadelphia international airport, today's inclement weather forced some delays, check your flight status at cbs philly.com. stay on top have of it. we will be right back.

let's hear it for your sixers now winners of two straight for the first time since last season. we have to celebrate when we can. sixers came back from 23-point down to go past miami heat on this drive by jeremy grant, spectacular come back who got 20 points from michael carter williams. innings isers win 91 -87 with only eight players available. sixers and trail blazers in portland friday night. the flyers have won three straight games on the road in last night, five different flyers lit the lamp and flyers beat wild in minnesota five-two. the the flyers are on a eight game road trip and they will play predators in nashville this saturday night.

eagles wrap up their season this sunday afternoon in north jersey playing the new york giants. even though eagles did the not make playoffs this season five bird will be flying to the pro bowl. connor barwin, darren sproles and jay on kelce, shady mccoy and jason peter will be there again. game is next month in arizona. >> that is something. >> we will take that. >> that is all we've got. >> all right. >> i'm happy now. >> 6:21 right now. >> president obama enjoying time from the white house we will show you how he is spending his vacation in hawaii. >> ahh, hawaii. well, here at home holiday tradition in south philadelphia rush is on to grab can knoll i's at termini brothers. we will check in with some people grabbing sweet treat and they are dedicated. >> in one makes it better. >> we will be right back.

just past 6:23. in honor of the holiday i know storm scan three is breaking out holiday colors for us. >> it absolutely is. not only do we have christmas tree green going for us but i have a feeling as day goes on as we see steady rain picking up here we will find some reds and other pretty colors that fire up here indicating heavier rain. we have got the slug of moisture on the way with very limited breaks in between, heavy rain comes through between round. the it is mild, mid to upper 40's the general gist have of what we are finding now. charlton is almost 70 degrees. very sharp contrast from warm to cooler air. but even when temperatures starts to drop by tomorrow and skies clear we will still be well above average by ten or 12 degrees and we will keep it that way through sunday. by monday we have more dose of reality. vittoria. >> thanks very much, katie. good morning. traveling vine street

expressway is not going to be easy today. this has nothing to do with the eastbound side of the vine but everything to do with the westbound side of the vine. anyone trying to get to 76 this will cause a problem. here's what has happened. very serious accident on the westbound side of the vine approaching the eastbound 76 off ramp. actually on the off ramp is where accident occurred involving an overturn tractor trailer. many teams are on the scene and what they have done is block the roadway so you cannot even get, further west on 76, that is really beyond the parkway. myself and my pre dueser mike we were doing some thinking of alternate for you, best idea right new within to exit at broad, or a avoid the vine if you can but exit at broad and flip around on the vine to 95 itself. also keep in mind media elwyn line has been suspended they are having overhead wire problems, nicole and erika. >> vittoria, thank you. santa is not the only one with treats in his bag in south philadelphia termini

brothers are bound to satisfy those sweet tooths this holiday season, live look inside the flagship store, doors just opened about 25 minutes ago at 6:00 and you can see they are pack. check out that line. >> wow. >> one customer told us the lines are long, yes but it is worth it. >> just think what they put into it and just the family aspect of it is just like made with have love literally. i'm not trying to be cliche but it is and that makes it so good. >> that is so nice. >> i love that. >> well, back here live inside termini workers are preparing dozens of those crowd favorite pastries with love, the can knoll i's, and any holiday party or gathering you bring those. >> big hit. >> yeah, instant hit. >> i love the guy in the punch o waiting in line. >> yes. >> he is a smart fellow. >> rain, sleet, snow. >> that is right. >> lets check out the first family, they are spending the

holiday inn hawaii. president obama went for a hike with his daughter here on the trail as reporters and photographers watched from a distance. the president also spent sometime at the gym on a had marine core base and played a run of golf with friend. we are now tracking his gym activity. >> he is hiking, and like 50 have of his closest friend. >> huge group of people there. >> yes, all behind you there. >> well, coming up in the next half an hour, we will have the latest on some breaking news a deadly police shooting near ferguson, missouri, jan? >> reporter: as philadelphia police are still searching for a hit and run driver they say killed a pedestrian in holmesberg yesterday i'm jan carabao straight ahead with that vehicle description. a family loses everything, that are home is destroyed by that fire, see the the huge outpouring of support now, from strangers. you you are looking live at philadelphia international airport you can see lines are

longer as we move throughout the morning lots of folks heading home perhaps, or to grandmother a's house they will go, with you check in on those flights, 800-phl gator web site cbs philly.com. vittoria and katie will return on the three's with traffic and weather together and we will be back ♪

♪ that's how it goes whenever it snows. ♪ ♪ the world is your snowball just for a song. ♪ ♪ get out and move it along. ♪ good morning, we are following some breaking news, right now, police kill an 18

year old man at a gas station in st. louis suburb near ferguson, missouri sparking new protests. police say the officer was doing a routine check at that gas station when they net ised two men standing outside. police say one of of those men pulled out a gun and pointed it at that officer and that is when the officer shot him. other person ran away. a crowd of about 100 protesters gathered outside that gas station all happening just 2 miles from ferguson where another police shooting spark weeks of protests across the country. new this morning, three officers are lucky to be alive after this head on crash in north philadelphia. it happened late last night on 22nd and montgomery avenues. police say officers were responding to a reported shooting when their cruiser collided at the the intersection. impact sent one car flying on the sidewalk and into a fence. >> this action could have been a lot worse, both of the police vehicles sustain serious damage. seat belts and air bags did

help the officers, to ensure that they didn't sustain anymore serious injuries. >> now the the crash left one officer with a concussion, two others were hospitalized with minor injuries. a woman is struck and killed in the northeast, just two days before christmas. police need your help finding a person behind the wheel. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao joins us from the accident investigation division with the very latest, jan, good morning. >> reporter: erika, good morning. police are still on the look out this morning for a black tow truck with a missing headlight. they believe this is the vehicle responsible for hit and run in holmesberg last evening and to make matters worse eyewitnesses say this driver didn't even slow down. take a look at this picture, a photo of the evidence found on the scene, police say that they are looking for a black tow truck with a headlight missing. police say this deadly hit and run happen at 5:15 on the 8100 block of state road in

holmesberg. this three three-year old woman was crossing the street but police say she was not in the crosswalk when she was hit. eyewitnesses there on the scene said the truck hit this would than man, kept going and didn't flash breaks, stun, they sprung into action in an attempt to save the the victim a's life. >> by the the time i realized there was a personally stopped my car just to see if i can help her. >> you knew you hit someone. whoever the driver was knew that they hit her and she could, you heard the i impact. >> reporter: police have not yet identified the three three-year old woman struck and killed in holmesberg, they will be looking for surveillance video in the area today in hopes that it can help direct them in the right way to find the driver and the tow truck, this driver will face a charge of vehicular homicide. reporting live outside accident investigation division, jan carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". 6:33. katie, how about that warm up.

>> it will be a significant one, very noticeable for sure and mildest day of our entire forecast but it is also the most stormy and wetest of the entire forecast and so many of you are heading out doing traveling or flying, here but for the big day tomorrow it looks as though rain is stuck at anytime. you can see a break on the back edge of this first round, the problem is, this isn't the first round or not final round i should say. we will continue to see sort of the waves of moisture moving through. you can see next one moving in virginia and that is next round that hits us. in the meantime you you are stuck with low ceilings right now in spots as well as of course damp roadways. just spray off vehicles is enough to have you force your hand and flick those wipers. even though it isn't technically raining it is a wet commute regardless. forty-eight outside whitefield elementary school and see the sheen off the roadways in the distance there. look at how warm it gets. limited sunshine.

you were ill not see much at all today. lower 60's expect here and wind swept rain in the shore points. with that said there are coastal flood advisories for delaware and jersey shore points here today from 8:00 a a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and just expectation of very minor street flooding out that way. some typical suspect area. we will see high tides on the ocean site coming between 8:30 and 9:30. we will see thunderstorms through here with the brunt of the front that moves through later on tonight but stormy for santa out there by tomorrow christmas day is upon us and so is beginning of the quiet the weather pattern, vittoria. >> good morning, everyone. katie is right when she was talking about even the little bit of the sprinkle we have that popped off the vehicle ahead of you could cause a mess for traffic. we are looking at this shot and it looks like a mess. notice that the lights that we're seeing is a lot of activity but that activity is picking up the sheen, wetness on the roadway which all has

to do with the accident we are dealing with the on the vine street expressway that has shut it the down, approaching schuylkill expressway. what you're looking at here is activity leading up on the westbound side of the vine to the eastbound ramp to the schuylkill expressway where they are dealing with an overturn tractor trailer situation. they have stopped traffic practically parkway so no one can continue further west on the vine street expressway. owe that means for you your best alternate right new within to exit at broad street and flip around to access vine to get to 95 or just avoid vine entirely. that would be a good idea as well. you could do maneuvering through university city, walnut street getting on a odd numbered street could do you well, but keep in mind traveling mass transit the media elwyn line suspendedded due to down wires. best alternate is to take 101 trolley, erika. some brighter news following tragedy in montgomery county, anthony flick, soul survivor of bradley stone's killing spree has been released from the

hospital. the 17 year-old suffered cutting wound during a predawn attacks on december 15th. authorities say that stone killed his ex-wife nicole and five members of the family. stone was found dead a day later in the wood aired use of pennsburg. newly released autopsy results conclude that stone committed suicide by overdosing on prescription drugs. now an exclusive i team investigation into that killing spree, investigative reporter charlotte huffman had been digging through court records. she reveals lack of oversight by the county that may have stopped last weeks killing. >> reporter: years before bradley stone went on a shooting rampage killing his ex-wife and five of her family members he legally purchased two handguns like these, a 9-millimeter and 40 caliber one used in last weeks killing spree but stone should not have had any guns in his possession, according to court records, obtain by the iteam he was on probation following a dui last year.

as part of his court ordered probation he signed this agreement saying he will not own use or possess any type of look alike firearm, lethal weapon, explosives or ammunition. the question becomes, why wasn't stone, stripped of his guns, as required by his probation. county law enforcement officers could have checked to see if any hand guns were transferred into his name but did they? we asked those questions to numerous county officials responsible for overseeing stone's probation, all of them decline to comment. >> researchers and director of penn's center on family violence doctor susan soreson say it is an honor system. >> having an honor system is naive. >> reporter: she points out unlike pennsylvania, a few states have procedures for getting a gun out of the hand of someone who already owns one but later becomes pro hinted from having one. >> some places have asked people to relinquish their weapons and provide evidence of that whether they have

given it, sold the gun, have it the in a pawn shop or something else. they are supposed to provide evidence of that to the court. >> reporter: judge williamberger, junior presided over county probation department released a statement saying stone did not have have a rorrer of violence and showed no violent tend eventcies in the program. >> in of us are predict to predict for a specific case but we do believe it is important to reduce the risk and that steps can be taken to reduce risk of have this happening. >> reporter: montgomery county district attorney's office released new information this evident, saying that they searched stone's house for guns, numerous times, but never found any, and while under state law, stone was allowed to have guns, we know that under the terms of his probation with the county, he was expressly prohibited from having them. for the i team i'm charlotte huffman for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". before you walk outside the door we will update top stories including latest on the breaking news out of

missouri. some dramatic video when a van burst in flames on the parkway, here's how rescuers saved a baby trapped inside. >> just awful. drivers brought you the to tears by police find out why that woman gave the officer a hug after getting pulled over. >> ♪ >> bring back the cannoli. just haunting us. is that andy out there. >> i'm's not sure. >> oh, yum. >> today take the umbrella leave the the canola. >> nice shot right there. >> there you go. >> well done. >> well played. >> looking live right now at termini brothers, line out the door and 5:00 a.m., fantastic cannolis, you you can see on the screen, smell vision. >> i will get my taste vision on. >> now wait i'm just going to eat it.

>> we will bebe right back.

let's toss it over to katie as i enjoy this delicious termini brothers cannoli. >> i see you. >> lets start off with a little christmas statistical information, shall we. it will be a very warm holiday for us for the standards. the last time it was this warm was in 2008 where we were up

to 60 degrees for the day time high but since then it has not gotten a above the mid 50's on christmas day itself. the record was back in 1964 when we hit almost 70 degrees. crazy stuff. so, again, because it ties warm for anything but plane old rain no white christmas but doesn't storm scan look pretty lit up in green. we're working with it here. it will cause you some delays. we have seen delays at the airport because of low ceilings and we will deal with round of round of wet weather moving through here because we have to get this whole thing through. essentially warm front lifted out to the north. we have a trailing cold front here. severe weather also fired up across the the deep south here through the the overnight and yesterday but this will set waves of moisture through our area before it is all said and done. we will end up with round of heavier rain that will end up packing up to about an inch plus worth of total accumulation around our region. we will check with our weather

watcher reporters here and rainfall reports that have come n a few tenth of an inch in most spots so far and moorestown, aj sent in just a tenth of an inch, as much as .2 for barbara lane in willow grove. we are starting the trend here. it will be here all day here today and into tonight, so expect to need a, the umbrella and b your patients. so many people are outside as it is and throw a forecast like that, it is in the good stuff. later tonight there will be a few thunderstorms coming late at night when santa a is making his round. rodolph is working extra hard. 50 degrees for nighttime low. your seven day forecast stays above average, until at least monday, that is when we will see temperatures back in the lower 40's. the close to where they should be. we have quieter weather on the horizon here especially for friday and saturday, vittoria. thanks very much, katie. good morning. big story, big traffic story, ongoing this morning has been in regards the two vine street expressway westbound on the

vine approaching eastbound 76 ramp. westbound vine is currently closed as a result of the overturn tractor trailer accident on that ramp. emergency teams are on the scene, traffic is stopped basically is stopped in the westbound side of the vine approaching area of the parkway and notice that they are directing traffic off at the parkway. i would advise however maybe good idea to exit at broad street because good alternate would be to exit at broad and then flip around on the vine to access i-95. you can take martin luther king drive, kelly drive, maneuver around this, continue throughout university city by taking walnut street if you can by after the fact when you do get on the parkway. there are a few ways to move around it but still it will cause problems. would i advice avoiding the vine entirely if i can, if you can. media elwyn line is suspended due to down wires. your best option toys take route 101 trolley. speed sensors high up in the area. not dealing with too much of the rush hour delay that is

good news but, don't forget, when you do have delays, out and about the on the roadways you can always get updated information about traffic backups with the new u drive app. down load that for iphone and android by going to cbs philly.com/your drive. breaking news right now from a st. louis suburb, crowds are gathered and there are reports of looting in the community of berkley, that is where a police officer shot and killed a man last night. that man allegedly pointed his gun at officers first. berkley is near ferguson where a black teenager was shot and killed by a white police officer in august. police are searching for driver involve in the deadly hit and run last night on state road at holmesberg. three three-year old woman was hit by a black tow truck, that truck has a damage headlight. a live look right now at philadelphia a international the airport, those lines just keep on growing. we will try to get out of town for the holidays. airport just tweeted that the

bad weather is delaying arriving flights with an average wait time of an hour. heading out to the airport for a morning flight check on the flight status before you head out. a minivan burst into flames on the garden state parkway with very precious car get strapped inside. the frightening scene unfolded monday morning near exit 74 in laci township ocean county. volunteer fire fighters pat o'donnell and eddie barker pulled over to help the mother a and her baby from that burning minivan. thankfully, in within was injured. a montgomery county community helps a police officer and his family after an arsonist sets their home on fire. a texas road house steak house in royersford held a fundraiser for him rick town hip police department ernie morris and his family. the staff and management donated 10 percent of the entire night's revenue to the morris family. >> it is amazing, you know, it is a blessing that came out of all this to be honest with you. >> the entire community has been so generous and the

support has been overwhelming. >> police arrested morris's next door neighbor pennsylvania state police say that donna krupp blamed detective for her son's incarceration on unrelated charges. 6:49. there is a lot coming up on cbs this morning. >> anthony mason joins us live with the preview. good morning, anthony, is it saturday do i have my days milk up. >> it is saturday all week. good morning nicole, hi erika. merry christmas. we will talk with consultant frank, about whether sony's decision to release interview at the the last minute was the right move. chip reid is in hawaii where president obama is on vacation. he will have president's reaction. plus john black-stones looks closer at legal fight that could force you tube to remove 20,000 songs. and kennedy center honorary sting tells charlie why he disbanded police at the height of the popularity and how his childhood inspired his new

musical, news is back in the morning, we will see new ten minutes. >> great line up. >> sounds good. thanks anthony. >> coming up we will check traffic and weather together if you are heading out of town today and tomorrow, do not miss it. >> but first lets see what is coming up tonight on cbs-3.

♪ >> what is christmas without a train set, a and our man, phil, rocking around the christmas tree on his little polar express right there. >> that is so cute. >> we have our final day of elf on the shelf. >> he really is, something else. such a cute that i little phil, casually riding the polar express. >> we want to see your elf selfie leave them on twitter, instagram, facebook, use the hash tag cbs-3 and elf selfie. tough to out due phil. men and with men in uniform never take a day off, they are always busy. volunteers at north american

aerospace defend are monitoring santa claus. they did this every year. this is cool. they are using social media and the web to show where saint nicky's delivering presents to everyone on his nice list. you have to be on the nice list. >> in naughty follow accounts. >> coal for you. >> we just checked and santa is in new seal land, right now, as we speak, he is already delivered over 300 million presents. >> oh. >> busy guy. >> cocoa break abe moving on. >> a few candicans is all he has time for. >> man on the move. >> he is got to bring an umbrella. >> by the time he gets here eye on the clock and we have an eye on the storm system here in the cbs-3 weather center where storm scan three as we go full screen is lit up like a christmas tree. we have lots of pretty colors but it all adds up to slow travel and no white christmas this year. this is one time of the year that everybody would wish for some, wintry weather, right but here's how it plays out. we are expecting steady rain

and this is pretty much all day to day so leslie we will pick up an inch of rain but it is way too warm for anything but rain. now the breeze will kick in as time progresses, windy, later on tonight and tomorrow and could be a few embedded thunderstorms as santa is passing overhead, vittoria. good morning, everyone. we are dealing with the close another of the vine street expressway westbound approaching area of the schuylkill because of the very serious accident on the ramp to eastbound 76, emergency teams have been out there for a while and delay that lies behind this incident is very serious. if you are traveling trying to get, toward that area towards the parkway using westbound side of the vine street expressway, it looks like this, it is in the good, best alternate would be exit at broad street and flip around on the vine to get to i-95. media line is still suspended because they are having overhead wire problems. erika and nicole. we have getting a look at secret santa at work. >> check out west virginia

state troopers enlisted by secret santa to pull over drivers and hand them hundred dollars bill. >> how great that. >> police say it is a great way to give back to the community. troopers say the secret santa program is funded by an anonymous donor sharing a hug there. >> so nice to see especially with everything happening in our country right now. >> yes. >> swing of emotions. >> yes. >> and then like well. >> yes, yes. >> exactly. >> well our coverage of the top stories, continues right now on the cw philly. we will have the latest on our breaking news as we said another police shooting just miles from ferguson missouri. >> also ahead we have latest on the who will take storm creating travel troubles across the country. and just in time for national eggnog drinking day, we will get to the bottom of a festive holiday drink, it is eggnog explains. >> all right, finally i have been wondering.

>> yes. >> wow. >> that says it a all. >> next up on cbs this morning, as katie has been talking about all morning weather is frightful, strong storms and tornadoes slamming south and that same weather system can cause big travel problems for folks as millions leave on this christmas eve. we are talking about sony surprise, company will spring the controversial film the interview on christmas day and a we will have new details. to continue follow your local news weather and traffic turn to the cw philly. "eyewitness news" will continue after this break.

good morning. it's christmas eve, wednesday, december, 24, 2014. welcome to "cbs this morning." deadly tornadoes touched down in the southeast destroying homes and knocking out power to thousands. that system is moving north meaning big headaches to christmas travelers across the u.s. former president george bush hospitalized overnight for shortness of breath. and "the interview" is on again. sony prepares a christmas day release for the controversial film. >> we begin this morning with a look at today's eye opener. your world in 90 seconds.