to an emergency. and there are a number every unanswered questions all about this crash. we're live with new details about the moments leading up to this deadly accident. >> good morning everyone, also, don't get used to the warmer winter weather because the cold returns this week. definitely need that heavy jacket. we understanded. let's check in with traffic and weather together. here's kate. >> absolutely true ukee, but his is dose of reality for us. we have frankly been kind of spoiled with the warmth we've seen as of late. yes, that may be starting to go away for us, but i can at least promise you a pretty nice trade off. some much quieter weather for us as we look forward in the forecast. we'll have more details on that in a cup he of minutes. jess, over to you. >> good morning everybody. live tv, good morning 5:30, we go out check how how things are doing for both of the major roadways, been pretty early. we start things off on 95, at girard. everything moving great. you can see the southbound lanes, all of the southbound lanes doing okay.

girard, that's okay. headed toward the center city area, everything just looking fine. as we head out onto 42, the 42 freeway there everything looking great. northbound lanes headed towards the city. erika, back over to you. >> thank you jessica right now 5:31, an autopsy is scheduled for later today in the death after ten year old south jersey boy. >> he was hit and killed by a police cruiser last night while he controls dollars the street. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo at the scene in franklin township to tell you more about this investigation. jan? >> reporter: ukee, erika, a lot of questions still remain, as you mention, that autopsy on this turn year old victim will be conducted today and the investigation continues into exactly what happened here on sunday night. if you take a look at the video, you can see the accident scene as police work for hours last night to collect evidence. this deadly accident happened just after 7:00 p.m. here on delsea drive near paul street in franklin township. police say a ten year old boy

and two of his friends were heading to a slumber party at the time. one of his friends had made it across the street safely. but, as the ten year olds start today cross, police say he was struck by a franklin township police cruiser and died. police say the officer was responding to a call when the accident happened, and was the only officer in the cruiser that officer was taken to the hospital for evaluation, and no other children were hurt, but details are still limited. >> the gloucester county prosecutor's office currently conducting the investigation into a fatal motor vehicle accident that occurred earlier this evening at franklin township. the victim was a ten year olds boy, and the driver of the vehicle was a franklin township police officer. and the matter is currently under investigation, we are will release more details as we receive them, and we would like to offer our deepest condolances to the family of that child. >> and again no other children were hurt. franklin township meantime has released this statement that reads in part: first and for

most our thoughts and prayers go out to the mock clause ski family that tragically lost their son. while this is very difficult for the the young boy's family also very difficult for that police officer involved. it is our under standing that the officer was responding to an urgent call when this accident happened, and we support the officer who was involved in this. he is very shaken up. again, a full investigation is now underway. still many questions are around about if the officer's lights and siren were on, and also about that emergency call. he was responding to this investigation is being headed by the gloucester county prosecutor's offers. we're reporting live from franklin township, jan carabeo, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". jan, thank you. developing right now, two oily slicks and floating objects responded this morning in the java sea during the search for air asia flight 8501. but officials say it is too early to know if either is connected to the missing plane. the flight vanished yesterday on its way from indonesia to sing a poor.

relatives are holding out hope that a crisis center set up at the airport. >> (announcement). >> very, very difficult time. >> indonesian authorities say the plane crashed, likely crashed, now likely at the bottom of the sea. just past 5:33, we want our traffic and weather together. checking in with kate. >> i good morning happy monday to you whether you are lucky enough to be scoring extra day off here today or have to head back to work it, will ends up being pretty quiet week for you. all things considered, trade off that we have to talk about could be a lot worse. so we take you out there. big trade off that we were talking about, it is all temperature related. so much colder week coming up. but a lot closer to average today, and frankly actually going to evening out about 5 degrees in addition to what we would normally finds on a daytime high for this particular day of the year.

soap, back to the 40's by comparison to the 50's from the last weekends, then 30's for couple of days as we obviously kick off brand new year, a little chillier than average, but we are again looking at some very quiet weather. now it may not appear that way on storm scan3 right? it looks as though you have some moisture starting to seep into virginia, eventually head our way. no, it is actually going to steer clear of us. i do think kent, sussex county cumberland, cape may count ills, do you have chance to maybe see an additional shower as the morning progresses here. but that is going to be a system that essentially just drops to the south and should not mess with us too much. we are really going have clouds left over from it. forty-one the current temperature at the airport, 36 allentown, list goes on, into the 30's, throughout lying suburb north of the city. as the day progresses expecting slightly above average day. just not as high on the thermometer as it has been through the course of the weekends. wasn't it nice? hope you enjoyed t expect some sunshine along the way despite the passage and now retreat of the frontal boundery. meantime the weather will stay

quiet all week long, makes my job a little easier, hopefully will make your week a little easier, too, jess, over to you. >> good morning, everybody just after 5:30, roadways relatively quiet so far. we check out how things are doing out on 95, right around girard. you can see starting not the route 42 freeway, this is 95 at girard, i promise southbound lanes there where the headlights are headed towards the center city area. everything moving great. northbound lanes moving fine there, as well. but, otherwise now we head on over into new jersey, 42 freeway here, so northbound lanes, still moving along great, so headed toward 295 the surround area bridges, you have no problem doing so so far. we do have some construction out on 422. and the east and westbound lanes, that is between stowe and route 100. that will be one lane in either direction until early january. out in west chester pike, car fire just popped up near five points road. use some caution when traveling on through that area. septa, dart, new jersey transit, all running on time, with no delays currently no delays at the philadelphia

international airport. and the rest of our majors everything still looking just okay, as there is not much volume on the roadways, erika ukee? >> jess, thanks so much. our time now 5:37. let's check our business report. >> jill wagner joins us from the new york stork stock exchange, goods morning, what's happening? >> good morning, ukee, erika. investors start another short holiday week in record territory. s&p and dow opened at record highs, dow jumped to another 23 points on friday, nasdaq also up, finishing about 33 points higher. it has been a prime holiday season, for amazon. the on line retailer says 10 million new customers signed up for its free shipping program. amazon prime in just the past few weeks. amazon says it shipped to customers 185 countries, and that 60% of customers use a mobile device to order. china has stepped up its censorship of google. the count have i blocking google's e-mail is her scries

g malcomb pleatly shutting down loopholes that had let users access the service with third party apps. china also blocked facebook and twitter. and it, could be time to dig up those old vinyl records from the garage. music is going retro. sales of vinyl records are up about 40% this year. industry insiders say younger people specially indy rock fans are buying vinyl. ukee, err display. >> i've got a 45 somewhere of edwin star anwar ♪ ♪ what is it good for. >> absolutely nothing. >> right. >> we have to dig those out of the attic ukee. >> indeed. speaking of which the war in afghanistan is over at least for us led coalition forces. ceremony kobul yesterday marked the ends of america's longest war after 13 years. president obama released a statement honoring the 2200 americans who died and thanking those who served. the us military will continue to have limited presence in afghanistan, providing training and support for the

afghan military. a bucks county girl who battled a rare disorder spawn change in pennsylvania has passed away. twenty-three month old hanna died yesterday morning. the bristol township toddler said from a rare degenerative order. friends and family joined hanna's parents last night for a candlelight vigil in her honor. >> nobody's that lucky to have that many people love them. she changed the world and we're so bless today have everybody here for us, it is something you can't go through alone. >> the more purposes we found for her life it gave her and us more reason why she was here, and why she was going to leave this earth earlier than we were. >> pennsylvania governor tom corbett signed a bill named in hand a's honor back in october raring hospitals to screen newborn's for crab a and five other diseases. >> our time coming up on 5:40. a lot of people say they can't

live without their smart phones, now learning how those phones are changining your brain. >> also, after all of the hype and controversy, the results are in for the interview. we have the word on how much monday that i movie made after a very unusual release. >> and it is almost time to start strutting. we have a sneak peak at some of the performances for this year's mummers parade. oh them golden slippers are back. so are we. in just a bit.

two police officers hurt by flying debris after garage fire in philadelphia's frankford section. both officers should be okay. also, gloucester county officials are investigating after a franklin township police cruiser struck and killed a ten year old boy. police say that officer was responding to an urgent call last night. the boy was walking to a friend's house for a sleep over when that cruiser hit him. and developing right now search teams looking for a missing air asia plane have seen two oil slicks, and object floating in the ocean. but too early right now to know whether they're from flight 8501, that vanished while flying from indonesia to singapore. on your health watch this morning, researchers finds using a smart phone is doing more than giving your thumbs a good work out. also changing your brain. that is according to scientists at the university of zurich. they found that smart phone users had more electrical activity in their brains when their thumbs and other fingertips were touched.

that's compared to regular cell phone users. and, kids who learn how to play a musical instrument may have easier time paying attention and focusing. researchers at the university of vermont analyzed brain scans of children between the ages of six and 18. they found differences in the brains every those who performed music especially in the areas that control coordination memory, attention, and organization. all the more reason to pick up an instrument. good morning checking in with weather watcher network starting things off around the region as a whole generally speaking, a loft have you been reporting mid 30's, on the thermometer over the last hour. few spots where it is a little bit colder, little milder, but we take you into a couple of these, take closer look. charles has yet to up load his profile picture. that's all right we'll show your temperature anyway. up load your profile pick when you get a chance, buddy. 33 degrees in the last 43 minutes, pretty modest win but coming out of the northwest, so any time the breeze blows today it, will make it feel little cooler and

it certainly is in bath, pa. here 37 degrees, modest breeze for him as well, in nottingham. still finding clouds where he's located but that is going to gradually thing not just with time today but also with time through the course of the week. we check in on one more here, mark sent in in the last half hour 38 degrees, and necessary chattsword, new jersey where there is also quite a bit of cloud cover to report at this point. and here's y going next to storm scan3 what you fine here is a lot of moisture pent up across basically right over virginia and north carolina area of low pressure that's actually beginning to develop along the tail ends of the frontal boundery that just sips through our area here. so the whole thing will be drifting south with time. but coy still finds some spots maybe through kent, zest ex county, cape may county, atlantic picking up maybe residual shower as the day progress action. because high pressure will generally win this battle, actually going to clear out pretty nice lie here.

will be some clouds along the way, but the whole week right through friday, we don't expect any wet weather. say for what's left over here today, so as skies clear and the colder dome of high pressure nudges in, what that will do is knock our temperatures back. but it is a trade off. we'll take it. it could be a lot worse, not tracking any major storms. by sunday however chance for some showers. they would be rain showers at this point. jess over to you. >> thank you katie. unfortunately, not really cool to wear sweat pants out on now years eve. 5:45 going outside on the schuylkill expressway, around the conshohocken curve westbound everything looking great. no problems on the eastbound lanes, as well. but over on the ben franklin bridge, all lanes open, fortunately there is from the philly side so headed westbound into the city currently no problems, no problems headed on in to new jersey, from philadelphia, as well. now, out in west chester, the west chester pike near five points, car fire, use some caution when traveling on by.

422 westbound from 202 into oaks about seven minute trip. blue route from 95 into the schuylkill expressway, northbound, little clear there. still, that's about 18 minute trip and 12 minutes on 202 in you're headed northbound. no real problems, guys. but don't forget, when on the road, get updated information about traffic backups with the new your drive app. you can download the app for iphone and android devices go going to cbsphilly.com/your drive. ukee? >> jess, thank you. frustrated video game fans finally able to play on the sony play station network again after hackers attacked the system. sony says the on line gaming service is back up and running after four straight days of problems. a group of hackers claimed responsibility, for the attack, that started on christmas day. the fbi continues their investigation. ♪ ♪ the word is money. sony pictures cashed in on the interview after much controversy surrounding the film's release. >> the come bye about assassination attempt on north korea leader earned almost $3 million in theatres over

four days, but it brought in much more on line. the interview made $15 million streaming on different platforms making it the number one on line performer for sony. now "the interview" couldn't compete with the hob it. came out on top for the second weekend in row. the hob it earned $41.4 million, unbroken debuted at second, into the woods, night at the museum, secret of the tomb and annie rounds out the top five. well, authorities believe but new years is just three days away. we have sneak peak of what is in store for the 2015 mummers parade. >> ♪ ♪ >> the fralinger string bands took the rehearsal outside moving to the beat in the ikea parking lot in south philly. you can hear the music now but you can't see those costumes until the big day. as if the new year is in the enough cause for celebration they're also commemorating 100

years of participation in the mummers parade. >> wonderful. >> and, don't forget to join cbs-3 a little before the parade on new years eve. we'll broadcast live from penn's landing to bring you the spectacular fireworks show, at the stroke of midnight. you can be a part of our special by sending us your new years wishes. just go to cbsphilly.com. or tweet with the hashtag cbs-3, nye. >> with the new year coming up, get ready for the return of the winter chill. as temperatures tumble this week. >> such a nice mild weekends we had. >> i know it. >> three is on or side with important advice before you fire up your fireplace to stay warm. first, what's coming up tonight on cbs-3.

gathering around the fireplace more often, but important to take precautions first. jim donovan looks at some things you night to know before you cozy up in front of yours. >> reporter: before you light any fires, be sure your fireplace is in good working order. >> if you live in a brand new house, and don't really use your fireplace you may not need a yearly inspection. but, if you live in a older home, they are very important. because you might finds that your foundation has settled which can pull the liner away, and it can start to separate. be sure it is in good condition each year. >> if a specialist inspect your chimney and uncovers a problem, don't just take their word. ask forever to i can proof. >> when talking with urine inspector, be sure that they're using the pictures in a way that you can actually see things that identify your house, in particular. unfortunately, the most common

scam that we hear about is when a chimney inspector uses pictures from another house. so you want to be sure the pictures that you're looking at are your house and the damage to your chimney. >> experts say another mistake homeowners make is failing to use firewood that's season and dry. >> also, the wood needs to be split. the bark on a tree actually holds moisture in. so once the wood is split and stacked, and then it needs to dry for six months to a year and be covered. >> don't forget your gas fireplace needs to be maintained, too. >> if you're burning real wood in your fireplace, and you have problem, the house may smoke up and you know you have problem. if you're burning gas upside the fireplace and you have a problem you might not know it because it is carbon monoxide and it is deadly. >> offering low rate to clean and inspect your chimney you should probably pass and research your own chimney expert. for more information, from angie on hiring a chimney expert visit cbsphilly.com/angie's list. i'm jim donovan.

>> not a lot of need for the fireplace this weekend katie very mild. >> no kidding. but something to be cozying up to in the next couple of days. colder air starts to move in take over the pattern here. we start things offer by taking outside to storm scan3 the last three hour loop, generally featuring clouds. obviously some activity, shades evergreen showing up here too across kent, sus he can, into cumberland, cape may counties, so really just those southern say four, five count that's could still see residual shower through the mid-morning. now, we got the countdown on, in a matter of days and hours and seconds really, as we kick start 2015. and a quick check on your new years eve forecast at the stroke of midnight we expect temperatures at best in the 20's, but skies should be clear, for those fireworks. looks good. but chilly. jess, over to you. >> thanks, katie. good morning everybody we go outside, check out some volume. starting to accumulate little bit here on 95, around bridge street. the southbound lanes where you can see most of the it

starting to accumulate. northbound lanes moving fine. still really no problems in either direction. over on 309 around the pa turnpike southbound and northbound no problems there as well. out in west goshen car fire, use caution when traveling through, police activity on the scene there trying to get that cleaned up. and out of the way. that's tacking out west chester pike near five points road. currently the rest of the majors doing okay. 422 westbound, no problems on the blue route northbound, currently no problems on 202 if you're headed northbound route 30 into the schuylkill expressway. about 13 minute trip there. stay there. cbs-3 "eyewitness news" will be right back.

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leaping into action, trying to catch a real bat that had gotten loose in the stadium. >> flying bat, not baseball bat. check it out here. all played out last night at nbad-league game in fort wayne, end ann a that got dubbed the mad ant, managed to get ahold of it, with help from the arena worker. there go. but that critter wiggled free,

took off again. eventually the officials gave up and just started the game. hopefully stayed out of their hair. >> that's what happens, things like that in the d league, things happen. and the game played on. >> bat aren't a big concern for the sixers these days. flying bat. still ahead this morning on "eyewitness news", we have the latest on the tragic accident after police car hits and kills a young boy. >> also, a lot of what if's for the eagles, now that they're home for the post-season. paul jolovitz from sports radio 94wip is here, with a look at what the birds need to fix in the off-season. >> and staying ahead of the tech trends, we show you the gadgets you'll be talking about in 2015. we'll be right back.

>> grief at the site after tragedy, ten year olds boy struck and killed by a police cruiser, as he crossed the street. witnesses say that boy was walk to go a friend's house for a sleep-over. now the police office here struck that child he was also taken to the hospital after the crash. >> thank you for joining us, everyone, it happened last night along delsea drive that's where "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo is standing by with more on this investigation. jan, good morning. >> ukee, erika good morning a lot of questions remain, were the police officers areas lights and sirens on at the time of the accident? what was the emergency call he was headed to? meantime, a autopsy on the ten year old victim will be conducted today as this investigation continues. as word spread, that a ten year old child had been killed crossing the street here in franklin township, family and friends came to the scene looking for answers.