system. zooming out, you cane still another push, wet weather as this area moves through, it is severe then are storm watch for ohio, as this line, moves through that area. so another wave, to be anticipated, overnight and early christmas morning. what we are dealing with now is worst of it, it is fog, still pockets of steady rain here and there but visability have been low. they are coming up with the break in the rain in the city but half mile in lancaster, 1.3 miles in reading and 1.3 miles in trenton. the dense fog, will continue through this evening, visibility at times, will be a half a mile or less, and slow down leave yourself plenty of time because fog comes up on you quickly, use those low beams, most of the fog will disperse after about 10:00 p.m. timing this out, not much more in the way of steady rain through tonight, we will see a few scattered showers but watch what happens overnight 2:00 a.m. right about the time santa may be due to arrive. we have another round of steady rain that will continue through 5:00 a.m. and by 7:00 a.m. that moves off the coast, 9:00 a.m. we will see sunshine. things looking better and you

can see visability will stay low throughout the evening hour and then gradually come up through the overnight into christmas morning. better news heading in the holiday weekend. i will that have in a bit but for now lets check out real time conditions on the roadways. we will send it out to meteorologist carol erickson live from the mobile weather lab in cherry hill, hi carol. >> well, you know, kate, i'm in the cherry hill mall right now. roads getting here were wet but not nearly as busy a as what we are find nothing these malls. now this mall, cherry hill mall, close is a at 6:00 o'clock tonight. we have seen people backing out of spaces and three cars trying to get in. obviously people have not done all of the shopping that they are supposed to be doing and have done by this point. let's turn down here and you can see where we're right outside macy's, rain has stopped which is a good thing for people trying to juggle packages and also bring some gifts into the car. but boy, we are looking at a crowded, here is people now, just heading in to the mall, this mall has less than an hour to go, before everybody

gets here, you know, the other spot that was really, really crowded, that was, the liquor store, the the liquor store, parking lot on the way here, it was, packed, so people, are doing all their holiday things getting ready to not go out tomorrow and this is what results, a traffic jam, christmas eve, with the last minute shoppers, but for the tonightly the rain for now, has tapered off, it is mild too. no jackets needed out here. we have a temperature of 65 degrees on the mobile weather lab. reporting live from the mobile weather lab, i'm carol erickson back to you in the studio. >> that is where all of the people are, thanks very much. "eyewitness news" reporter matt rivers is live at philadelphia international airport tonight. the rain and fog out there causing travel trouble up and down the east coast on this christmas eve, hi, matt. >> reporter: hi, jessica. travelers here enduring holiday headaches, as we call them around these parts this time of the year. right now the the average flight delay at philly international, stands at two

hours. i will show you this rifle board over my shoulder, you can see nearly every single one of those flights on that board is now delayed. those flights joined hundreds of others from throughout the day day that have been delayed as well as nearly 40 that have been canceled, out right. flight delays, cancellations, and crowds, seemingly annual holiday headaches. >> there is people that is just rude people out there that will push, shove you. there is people out there that is mean. >> reporter: thankfully though we saw little will of have that on wednesday at philly international, crowds were calm ape there was not a battle for that power outlet. >> as people get to the destination, airlines have planned fewer flights. >> reporter: mary flanerie works for the airport and says christmas eve can be a breeze compared to other more food-oriented holidays. >> thanksgiving and sunday of thanksgiving weekend is busiest travel day because it is a concentrated day. this holiday is more spread out. >> reporter: just because crowds were thin, doesn't mean

the rain didn't slow things up. delays affected nearly every flier we spoke to. >> we got there early, we were going to be seeing extra lines and then we get two hours delay. and we spent two hours waiting for the flight. >> reporter: in the end it is important to remember that the holiday headache usually fade in for something better. >> we were delayed and then delayed again, but, it is all worth it when we get home. >> reporter: these passengers behind me are lucky ones they have made it here already, officially at the airport they say with the weather conditions expected to worsen throughout the night tonight, delays that exist right now, could get even worse. could be a long night here at philadelphia international airport, for now we will send it back to you in the studio, jessica. >> wishing them speedy travel matt, thanks. if you are heading out tonight stay on top of the storm with the the cb. philly weather app, check live radar, weather alerts and share your storm pictures with us. down load it the now, on itunes and google play. right now police are searching for a truck driver who struck a woman in

northeast philadelphia and then took off this happened on the 8100 block of state road in holmesberg last night. and just a short time ago "eyewitness news" reporter charlotte huffman spoke to the family. >> just come forward and tell us, on a holiday like this do something for us. >> reporter: plea for help on christmas eve from a family, torn apart by the death of three three-year old teresa a p.o.zi. >> anyone saw anything, a license tag, anything, anymore of a description, please, please come forward. >> reporter: philadelphia police say the person responsible for the hit and run, faces vehicular homicide charges and was driving a late 80's or early 90's, dark colored pick up or tow truck, and it is missing this headlight. it is the only evidence, left at the scene along with pozi. she had just left current fromhold where she was visiting in prison.

she was right about here when she crossed the street, headed for the bus stop. >> i saw her like walk up to the center line, and then she was gone. and then her cell phone and purse hit my car. >> reporter: some drivers, stopped to help. >> it does give me some comfort to know that my daughter, did not die alone, and she would not be left on the side on the road like she was nothing. >> reporter: eyewitnesses told police the driver never even hit the brakes. >> these women or men, whoever were there cannot leave her alone. thank you. thank you for a person who knew, they clearly hit her. you are heartless. you are cruel. and god will make his way to you. whoever you are. >> reporter: charlotte huffman for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". investigators are continuing their search for the driver of that pick up, or

tow truck and they are asking anyone with any information to call 911. overnight crash in north philadelphia, send at least three police officers to the hospital, "eyewitness news" on between the second street in montgomery avenue, where we're told two cruisers collided at the intersection of the offices responded to a report of a nearby shooting. those officers went to the hospital to get checked out, one officer is being treated for a concussion. and an overturn dump truck shut down, the vine street expressway, for hours, today, and the driver of the truck was injured when it rolled over just before 5:00 a.m. on i676 near between the second street in center city. for hours, all westbound lanes were blocked between ben franklin parkway and schuylkill expressway eastbound. we're told that truck driver is in stable condition tonight. investigators ruled the fire that tore through an apartment complex, in claymont, delaware was accidental. at least six families were displaced when fire broke out sunday morning at valley run

apartment complex at butt arenet court. officials determined the fire was caused by a stove being used to heat a second floor apartment. three people suffered minor injuries in that fire and damage is estimated at $500,000. tonight the mayor of the st. louis suburb of berkley is calling for calm, this just hours after another deadly shooting, and police officer, police say that pulled the gun on the officer just miles from where michael brown died in august. correspondent, now has the story. >> reporter: surveillance video taken from a gas station, shows the moment before an officer shot and killed 18 year-old antonio martin. >> the individual, released a pistol, and it is arm straight out and pointed out across the hood of the police car and at that point the officer, produced his service weapon and fired, what we think at this point is three shots. >> reporter: police say the officer was investigating a

theft in berkley, missouri last night when he approached martin and his friend. shooting sparked violent protests. police say several officers were hurt. a woman who identified herself as martin's mother says her son was trying to get his life back together. >> he was trying to get him back in school and stuff. get back his job core. >> reporter: incident happened just 2 miles from ferguson where officer darren wilson fatally shot unarmed 18 year old michael brown back in august touching off protest was some turning violent. things got heated at a news conference when berkley's mayor tried to point out differences between this situation and ferguson. >> call it what it is, a police officer has killed another young black man. >> truly you don't believe that every person or every black that is killed is because of the white policeman? >> reporter: city and county are both investigating the shooting. in dallas omar villafranca for

cbs-3 "eyewitness news". islamic state fighters captured a jordan pilot participating in the u.s. led coalition fight begins that terror organization. isis released photos on social media of the pilot after coalition war plane went down in syria today. in a statement the u.s. says isis did not shoot down that plane as they initially claim. the statement did not site a cause for the crash. there are concerns tonight about that pilot's safety, isis militants beheaded three americans and several other hostages. more internet issues for north korea, a research company says a second web blackout occurred in the isolated state tuesday. this blackout lasted until this morning, north korea first lost all internet access from more than nine hours on monday. the incidents come following a sign's tack on sony pictures. the united states blames on north korea. sony originally pulled its movie the the interest right after getting terrorist threats from the cyber

attackers. now the company has changed its mine. that movie is now available on demand and will be in theaters tomorrow. the interview will run at the penn cinema river front in wilmington. that is the only local theater showing the film. the interview is about a plot to assassinate north korea's leader. many people in the south are spending this christmas eve cleaning up from storms that spawned deadly tornadoes. that is coming up on "eyewitness news". plus a new way to buy beer how pennsylvanians can have it delivered to their front door. syma? >> reporter: it is crunch time for last minute christmas shoppers, i'm syma chowdhry with that story coming up. and were you just too busy this year to send out christmas cards? three object your side jim donovan shows it is not too late to spread holiday cheer, stay with us.

carolers on the front steps of the first baptist church put many in the holiday spirit in center city today. they celebrated the birth of jesus christ with the special service and pledge to the homeless. thousands of pilgrims are filling the streets of the west bank town of bethlehem, that is all decked out in lights as it gives up to host traditional ceremonies. town is celebrated by christians as the birthplace of jesus, palestinian authorities have tighten

security around the church of the nativity. and just about an hour now most stores in our area will close. the question is, your shopping done? "eyewitness news" reporter syma chowdhry set out to find those frantically finding last minute gifts. >> reporter: it was day before christmas and all through the king of prussia mall, plenty of creatures were stirring, behind schedule they fall. >> i was running around, i was like ahh. >> reporter: gift were in shopping bags hung wye hand, items placed by care and chester's so grand. >> i went and got scarves, you know, famous scarves. >> reporter: all this shopping to bring a smile on a loved ones face, lots of visitors were attracted, to this one stop place. >> i think, end the season on the positive note. >> reporter: picking out a last minute item may be hard which is why many shoppers o pt for gift card. >> gift card from retailers and restaurants. that is the the number one gift of choice. >> reporter: for little will ones they have a different request. >> ho, ho, ho.

>> reporter: telling saint nick wish list is what is best. >> i asked him for clip on earrings. >> reporter: perfect last minute gift for a special lady has a little bling, giving a gift like this could make any man a king. >> that is going great. lots have guys going to come in and get last minute gifts for their ladies, so it is great to help them. >> reporter: don't forget very best part you need to wrap presents so it will be ready to tear apart. >> we will go like this, and really makes it festive. >> these are my elfs. i used them last year. >> reporter: once you are done shopping away, santa has this message to say. >> merry christmas to all and to all a good night. >> reporter: with santa claus at king of prussia mall, syma chowdhry for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". and, big movies are set to open up in theaters tomorrow, still ahead on "eyewitness news" we will take you behind the scenes of unbroken and into the woods. plus some brotherly love, at its finest, meet the teen who made it her mission to help give needy families a

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we are tracking santa on this christmas eve. we are full service at cbs-3. thinks the look an program u.s. military uses to make sure santa and his reindeer have a smooth ride for children every where. so don't worry, norad is using radar, satellites and jet fighters to track jolly saint nick. so, all is well, as he makes his way. kate, you will be tracking

santa as well using your great equipment, all your computers and also hopefully brought rain slicker. >> yes, he will need it when santa arrives here in philadelphia overnight we have another round of heavy rain to deal w we will track santa all night long. we are looking at improving conditions and then deteriorating conditions again unfortunately but santa flies through everything. not to worry, he will get here. lets look at what is happening outside right now. we are looking better. we can see tops of the buildings here in center city philadelphia we still have fog, laying to the ground out there. please be safe, as i mentioned we are not out of the woods with this storm just yet. look at storm scan three. we have kind of two waves to deal with, one moving through right now, that is moving out. still some rain to deal with, you can see one batch off to the west but it is this one, look at the squall line that developed over ohio. very warm conditions and thunderstorms that have developed a severe thunderstorm watch in effect for that part of the region. we may hear thunder in spots late overnight as that system

comes through, end of it at least. it is 63 at the airport. by the the way, the record is 64. fifty-eight in atlantic city. sixty-one in millville. sixty-four in dover. we are very close to that record of 64 degrees. that was set in 1990. if we get there before midnight and we may this could be a record breaker of have a christmas eve. doesn't feel like christmas eve outside unfortunately. we are down to half mile in lancaster. point will in trenton. the these are areas fairing worst as far as fog is concerned but we can see it cropping up anywhere. please be safe tonight. visability is better as we head out towards doylestown and pottstown. the let's check with our weather watcher, rainfall across the the area, mount gretna reporting 1.1 # inches. inch in chats worth, .8 in martin's creek said john hall and tim mitchell reporting .68 inches of rain in tuckerton. it has been a very wet christmas eve. that next batch will come will through at 2:00 a a.m. note that is continues until about five or 6:00 but by nine or 10:00 tomorrow morning, we will clear it out, we will get

sunshine back. it will be a windy christmas day but much nicer wet tore look forward to. so here is sanity, we are tracking big guy live right now, tracking him via radar and satellite. i was doing it with my kids earlier today. it started in australia and moved across asia, african, last seen in norway. next stop is denmark. we will see santa arrive overnight here in philadelphia remember you have to be sleeping, santa cannot visit. periods of rain, foggy, breezy, 49 degrees the the overnight low. rodolph coming in handy tonight. christmas day clearing skies, gusty wind, 53 will be the day time high. winds gusting to 35 miles an hour. here's you're witness weather seven day forecast including christmas holiday and you can see we have sunshine throughout the rest of the week, friday and saturday looking beautiful with less win. then it will cool down sunday with the shower late, mostly cloudy with showers monday and cold new years eve with highs only in the 30's. stay there we will be right back.

disappointing years comes to a close this weekend as eagles hit the road for their season finally. birds eliminated from the playoffs, giants have been eliminated for some time now, pride on the line at met life stadium. eagles can still reach ten wins which is a silver lining or more salt in the wound. here's shade which what they are hoping for. >> we are turning into pieces, and,. >> and, you know, it is just got to keep at it. >> did you think this was the the year. >> i really did. i said three weeks ago, we were nine and three, and then the games we did lose they

were all close games. >> sixers ended holiday on the high note they rallied from 23 down last night to beat miami in miami, brett brown, only eight players available but they have a great effort out of mcw and luke in the 91-87 win. sixers winners of back to back games on the road. and jay voracek, and, points what a year for him. the the flyers are off for christmas and they will play nashville, on saturday. all right. so, that is what we have, the flyers, and the sixers won. >> yeah. >> on that, that is good. >> thanks so much. >> and they are cleaning up from the south tonight, next up, tonight at 5:00 pot storms that tore a path of destruction hours before christmas. also on the way tonight little league storm mow in a davis, delivering holiday cheer to families in need. beer delivered tour front

door, pennsylvanians can order their favorite brew over the phone, but there is a catch. also new at 6:00 tonight local police come together for a family in need, what they do to brighten the spirit this holiday season.

i'm jessica dean with the day's top stories. police are on the hunt right new for a hit and run driver who killed a woman in

northeast philadelphia. police say that three three-year old teresa pozi was at state road and holmesberg near the correctional facility. tonight her family is pleading for the driver who hit her to come forward. the interview is in limited distribution, on line and in some theaters, following the sign's tack. it will open in ten cinema river front in wilmington tomorrow. that is the only local theater showing the film. christmas eve travelers flying out of town encountered headaches at the airport. this ugly wet weather has canceled or delayed many flights. the rain, fog and slick conditions are hampering travel also on the roadways, kate? jessica, it has been a miserable christmas eve if you are out and about, saved your shopping for today, maybe you have learned your lesson this time around because it was not fun to be outside on the road today. most of the heavy rain is moving away, for now you can see pushing off the coast here, for steady rain along shore points and we have

another batch lift nothing to portions of the lehigh valley in the poconos. we will get a break in the action so for rest of tonight as far as rain is concern until midnight doesn't look so bad but this storm has two segments. one moving through now and another batch have of rain over portions of ohio and that will come together and come up for us, later throughout the overnight hours, around two or three or 4:00 a.m. when most of us are snug in our beds with visions of sugar plums dance nothing our heads. but if you have to be out and about there will be rain, into early christmas morning and then better conditions for christmas day and up come weekend. we have nice wet tore tell but. we will have more with the seven day coming up. but lets look at conditions real time outside on the roadways with the the cbs-3 mobile weather lab and we will check with carol erickson coming up in a few minutes driving through new jersey but for now, jessica, back over to you. all right kate, thanks very much. this ugly wet, windy weather is causing some headaches for thousands of last minute travelers, trying to make it home for the holidays.

craig boswell shows us the troubled travel picture. >> reporter: millions of americans are hoping that the weather doesn't ruin their travel plans. >> it should be okay, it is not like snow arm am or something. >> reporter: from missouri to maine forecasters predict rain and some places fog and snow on one of the busiest travel days of the year. many travelers are taking flight delays in stride. >> i would like to not say stressful but it is stressful but we will go with the flow. we have lowered our expectations. >> reporter: nearly 6 million travelers are flying this holiday season, cancellations at reagan national have been light so far while chicago's o'hare has taken a bigger hit. >> you just to have make the best out of the bad situation. >> reporter: by wednesday afternoon 100 flights in and out of chicago's o'hare have been canceled but most americans are taking advantage of the low gas prices in five years and they are driving to their holiday destinations. >> wonderful that it is low. y'all need to lower it more. >> reporter: triple a says

90 million americans will celebrate the holiday season with the road trip and overall this is the highest travel volume since it started keeping records in 2001. craig boswell for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". parts of the mississippi are under a state of emergency after tornadoes killed four people and injured dozens more. marion and southern miss game the brunt of the storm. crews are still taking stock of the damage tonight. thousands of people will spend christmas eve without power, some, lost their home. police in columbia are stationed in major intersections as traffic lights were swept away or destroyed. former president george hw bushies spending christmas eve in a houston hospital. ninety year-old was admitted last night after experiencing shortness of breath. spokesperson says all is well and bush was hospitalized simply as a precaution, president obama and the first lady have sent their good wishes to the forty-first president and his family. the first family is spending christmas in hawaii.

today president obama went for a hike with his doubt's long a trail, as reporters and photographers watched from the distance. the president also spent sometime on the gym at a marine core base and played a round of golf with some friends. local community leaders along with philadelphia's star little league pitcher mone davis spread holiday cheer to families in need. davis put down her baseball glove to play one of santa's elfs today as part of the operation holiday help. those toys were delivered just in time for christmas to seven families in southwest and southwest philadelphia. as we celebrate the holidays, pennsylvania is adjusting its policy about, of all things, beer delivery. reporter steve towa of our sister station kyw news radio shows us what is on tap. >> reporter: while there is new new lah to allow for home delivery of beer, path liquor control board is clarifying regulations for previously established transporter for hire license. it means restaurants, taverns, delis, pizza, hoagie shops

that serve food and beer will transport up to the limit which works out to two, six packs. >> this is convenient. >> reporter: at the south philadelphia taproom owner john long acre, president of the philadelphia tavern owners association, says it is long overdue. >> it will allow 11,000 licenses statewide to be able to literally bring beer into your house. >> reporter: pennsylvania is known for having archaic liquor store. >> reporter: consumers do not pay drivers when beer is delivered because sales under pennsylvania state law must occur at retail establishment. that means you could use the phone, pay by credit card prior to the delivery. >> i like beer. i like being at home. pretty good combination. >> it limits it to the equivalent of two, six packs. >> i would have to come up with multiple personality. >> reporter: delivery drivers will be trained to seek proper id and will not serve to people, who cannot verify their age. wine and liquor are still not allowed for home delivery. steve towa for kyw news radio

for kyw "eyewitness news". big blockbuster are heading to theaters tomorrow, one of them unbroken. coming up we will take you behind the scenes and hear from director angelina jolie. plus did you happen to run out of time to send those christmas cards this year? jim donovan shows us how we still have time to spread that holiday cheer, kate. more rain on the way and we're still tracking pockets of dense fog, ill will's have your updated seven day forecast coming up.

and, that, you know, that he, that he shared this message, that he believes so strongly and he gave, all of his life, you know, was dedicated to trying to encourage others to see the strength that they have, inside of themselves. and to rise up against challenging. >> how did the the stars handle having angelina as a boss. >> great, great. >> good answer, good answer. >> yeah. >> i think on set best thing a director can do is create and build a family around the the actors so they feel the team and the support.

>> i wish, i wish, i wish, i wish. >> they are embedded in this musical, so many scenes, that people can recognize from their own lives because they are from fairy tails that are anxious, anxious, cautionary tail. >> ♪ stay a child while you can be a child. >> reporter: merrill streep parties scary but sensitive witch in the all-star cast including anna kendrick, chris pine, emily blount and johnny dep as the big bad wolf. >> good morning mr. wolf. >> reporter: don't expect the same old story and characters you are familiar with. >> in cinderella, it is just so kind, soft, and but, you know, my sort of window into her was she's pretty neurotic, so i can do neurotic. and i can do logical and over thinking and it was, you know,

daunting sing nothing that vocal range because cinderella a has some notes. >> ♪ >> reporter: for entertainment tonight i'm kevin frazier, now back to you in the studio. >> kevin, thank you. talking about princess, how you about frozen, just red hot this year. the associatedded press named disney hit entertainer of the year. film grossed over $1.2 billion its songs, continues to linger in the mind of kids and grown ups and the like. frozen beat out berks county's own taylor swift for that title. further proof of the popularity national the retail federation says frozen has beaten barbie as the number one most requested item on little girls holiday wish lists. how about that. we will be right back.

well, it is christmas eve, even if it feels more like easter time, because temperatures are well above average, in fact, we could be heading for a record, over the next couple of hours. the temperatures keep rising. the lets check with our weather watchers and see what they are feeling where they live on this christmas eve. we will start off at 63 degrees from ron russell in riverside, new jersey reporting some rain. he said feels like 65 degrees. crazy out there. you don't to have wear a coat

just a rain slicker will get you through during tonight. 58 degrees as we check with barbara lane in willow grove reporting light rain there as well. look at these temperatures normal is about 43 and even down in delaware we are seeing temperatures in the 60's right now. delores lee reporting 60 degrees. still rain there. no real rain right now just stopped, wow, it is warm out. that is the headline. it is warm, soggy and it is still a bit wet. it is foggy outside still as well. lets look at how you can sign up for weather watchers if you love weather and you want to be featured in our newscast sign up now at cbs philly.com/watchers. lets take a look outside and see how things are shaping up, we will take you to europe where we continue to track santa here is santa just crossed over into france, again, he was already in france and then made a brief stop in switzerland. next stop will be in niece, france, he delivered over 3 billion gift and not hit americas yet. we will track santa all night

long. i don't know if you can zoom this but i thought you say rodolph's red nose signing on santa's sleigh but good thing he has deployed his secret weapon reindeer. rodolph will help him cut through fog and groom we are seeing here in philadelphia tonight. so, things looking okay for santa as long as you have have rodolph at your helm but if you don't it is not the night to be outside. fog and mock. when we get warm air this time of the year it really just adds to the fog and low visability. one batch of rain is pushing out but another is still to come. a as we zoom in you can see a brief break from the steady rain, you do have to run outside for christmas eve party, dinner, any last minute shopping trips, you saved it until late if you are going out now. however watch for that fog. sixty-three at the airport. 1 degree off the record. fifty in reading. sixty-four down in dover. travel across the region lets take a look across the northeast we will check with carol in the mobile weather lab in a minute. couple showers around 10:00 o'clock. watch how this redevelops around 3:00 a.m. that could coincide with

santa's arrival. that doesn't look too great. we will need rain slickers overnight. rain continues until 6:00 in the morning and then clears, and clears quickly. we have sunshine through thursday, friday, and sunshine into saturday so your travel perhaps home from your holiday destination looking okay. this evening watch for areas of dense fog still periods of rain. heavier rain will come in the overnight hours. for your christmas day clearing and windy with gusts up to 35 miles per hour. and if you are traveling across the country lets take a look at some spots you may be interested in, noel, missouri at christmas day. north pole, 59. antler, north dakota at 23 degrees. donor, california, 24, that is donor path, it is cold up there in the mountains. overnight periods of rain, foggy and breezy, 49 degrees will be our overnight lose and for your christmas holiday 53, blustery but we will see the sun returns. the rain will stop eventually even though it seems like it has been raining for the past 48 hours. everything will clear out. we have a nice christmas day.

winds strong with the winds back off on friday and we will see kwanzaa candles there for friday as well. happy kwanzaa. saturday 54 with some sun staying mild and then on sunday 48 degrees, some sun, with a stray shower, temperatures heading back to seasonal as we get into next week. new years eve looks cold, heading to the fire works get the the warm clothes ready, highs only in the 30's for new years eve next wednesday. so lets check out conditions in real time on the roads, with meteorologist carol erickson live from the cbs-3 mobile weather lab in haddonfield, hi, carol. >> well, you know, things are improving out here. rain has stop. we have a lot of ponding on the road. we're in haddonfield on kings highway. we were just outside first baptist church christmas eve services at 11:00 o'clock tonight. right now they are having a candle light family service, nativity pageant but notice stores, shopping such a big deal at christmastime. notice here in haddonfield, everybody is home. your finding some traffic out here but people that i have seen walking to their cars and leaving and basically finding

where ever their next location is, that is certainly not a store, on one of these main streets but they are not using jackets. they are not using umbrellas and they are going i cannot believe we have weather like this. it is 65 degrees the temperature here in the mobile weather lab at this point. so lots going on but a low in the weather tape as you have mentioned, kate and we will fine this filling in and as we go through this evening, some more heavy rain can be expected but for now it is a-okay on the roads and at this point santa is loving the the forecast, for right now. we will check with you more and also we will check in with the extended forecast, that is coming up, reporting live from the weather lab, carol erickson for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". well, if you just ran out of time to get your christmas cards in the mail you are not alone. that happened to me. three on your side consumer reporter jim donovan was a among those who ran out of time. i feel your pain here. but you say there is still time, it is december 24th at

5:50. >> reporter: exactly there are ways to get around this, jessica. last thing i was thinking about on my vacation last week was writing out christmas cards on a cruise ship. with a few hours to go here's a few way to send out a greet nothing a non-traditional way. >> looking for traditional style holiday cards, sent in the non-traditional way, just wink is a web service, app that allows to you create digital greeting. pick a card style, include a message, add a photo or not, click to review and send your free creation to friend sees a e-mail, facebook or text message. >> cards on its way. >> reporter: on smile box.com you down load design software on your computer and then choose from hundreds of free holiday cards or pay a bit more for premium styles. card designs range from simple one photo message toes animated slide shows with music. whatever you choose your e-mail's card is sure to stand out from the paper competitors. finally you can create a custom card with martha a stewart's free craft studio app for ipad, up load a photo

and true martha fashion you can embellish it with virtual glitter, cut out, stamps and other decorations and share it via e-mail facebook or twitter. i put links to those sites on cbs philly.com/consumer and we will post them shortly to my facebook and twitter feeds as well. check your phone. >> yes, i did. i had a little something. >> i sent you a card. >> i will look at it, but i thought it was spam. >> i tell people not to check, you know, unusual links. >> you're following advice. >> facebook or e-mail and not a text message. >> it was suspicious but it was thought that counts. >> merry christmas to you. >> thank you and all of you out there in tv land. >> we will be right back, coming up though the true meaning of generosity. coming up in the special christmas eve addition of brotherly love a teenager who is helping parents who have fallen on hard times, by giving them a merry christmas.

it is christmas season port richmond girl collected presents for children in her neighborhood. those children have parents who have fallen on hard times, and as eyewitness news anchor ukee washington shows news this weeks story of brotherly love, neighbors pitched into help. >> teenager came up with the idea in 2009, now it is a yearly project. sarah swear owes her mother and aunt have big bags of presents to drop off at cheer's cafe in port richmond. bar is serving as ground zero for toy collection, filling up fast with games, trucks and even bikes. >> i love it. >> reporter: sixteen year old sarah, started collecting toys five years ago for her catholic confirmation project. the recession hit the neighborhood hard.

>> port richmond is a working-class neighborhood a lot of union guys, and then all of a sudden they are out of work. >> reporter: that year they collect toys and gift cards for nine families. >> after it was over and we delivered she said i would like to do this every year. >> it is crazy how much people need help, and i'm glad i can help them. >> reporter: she calls it project christmas angel, the owner of cheers cafe was happy to help sore toys. >> with everything going on in the world today if you can help, it is worth it. >> reporter: she's helping almost 40 families this year, it is not just toys either. >> we buy gift cards and every family gets a gift card. >> reporter: identities of the families are kept under wraps but sarah and her family, get to meet each one. >> it is just that christmas feeling that you get when you are helping somebody out. >> some people say they wouldn't have had christmas, and i can control that. >> reporter: local sports teams like phillies and flyers have donated items to raffle

all to pay for those gift cards. tell us your stories of brotherly roof the at cbs philly.com. a ukee washington cbs-3 "eyewitness news". that is "eyewitness news" at 5:00 now at 6:00 a messy christmas eve as we deal with the holiday storm, kate. >> that is right more rain coming in overnight, we're still dealing with patches of dense fog and it is warm outside, it feels like springtime, in the 60's i'll let you know how long that will last coming up at 6:00. ugly weather causing travel delays as people try to make it home for the holidays, we are live at the airport with more on the delays, there. and a family deals with the devastating loss, just before christmas as a loved one is killed in the hit and run. their plea to the driver who took her life. plus from the tree a a present, local police come together to help a family in need, where generosity of these officers was on full display this christmas eve.

and now at 6:00 the delaware valley is in the middle of an unusual christmas eve storm, drenching rain, and thick fog belong iting the the area and visibility at a minimum on the ben franklin bridge today. it is also a rainy, walk for anyone on independence mall. take a look now at storm scan 31 batch of rain is creeping away but there is more to come. good evening, i'm jessica dean. chris may is off tonight. we've got team three coverage of the holiday storm. meteorologist kate billow is tracking the system in the weather center. carol erickson on the road with the mobile weather lab and matt rivers is at philadelphia international where the delays are growing, let's start first, with kate. >> thanks, jessica. the rain is tapering off for now but we have more to come overnight. the problem now is the dense fog, limiting visability out there. but some folks are enjoying the warmth with temperatures in the 60's, it feels almost like springtime. you don't need heavy coat and

out and with on this christmas eve. lets look at is what happening outside, looking at storm scan three, as you can see heavier rainy roaded and push off shore, we have a few light showers moving through portions of berks county and back towards lancaster as well, rest of us dealing with some fog, mist and drizzle out there, heavier of the rain for first batch of rain, has moved on out. that goodies news. we will get in a break in the action right there but this next ban over portions of ohio that will redevelop over our area, during the overnight hours. the good news is that is after midnight, that is well into the overnight hours, most of the kids are already snug in their beds waiting for santa to arrive so that is not a huge deal and these thunderstorms over ohio will diminish moving towards us. we are not expecting much in the way of thunderstorm activity the but cannot rule out rump of thunder. temperatures have been so warm all day long. lets check in on rainfall numbers across our weather watcher network. bill layden reporting an inch of rain there. mount laurel robin, reports