> i'm jessica dean. our first snow of the year, won't amount to much but as they say timing is everything. meteorologist kathy orr is tracking the the snow live on the cbs-3 sky deck, kathy. >> that is the problem jessica, the timing of this we have a winter weather advisory in effect. not for the amount of snow but, the timing of the snow for morning commute. you know during rush hour an inch or two of snow can cause big headaches. on storm scan three you have showed us there is the snow, it doesn't look like a lot but we have watches and warnings posted across the u.s. for this. it is an alberta clipper originate nothing alberta canada it moves so fast. winter weather advisory go into effect for southeastern pennsylvania, south jersey and the entire state of delaware. when we're talking about an advisory we have a light accumulation of snow. temperatures in the the 20's and 30's out to the north and west, look at these numbers ten in cleveland. three in chicago. that cold is coming. that is why it is a light fluffy snow. our computer models showing between half inch and almost 2 inches of snow and right the

now we are looking at one to 2 inches of snow at best. that is usually what a clipper brings i light snow accumulation in time for the morning commute and expect some visibility, and coming up we will talk about the bitter cold and well below zero. and that seven day forecast. it is pretreating road all daze, trying to get ahead of that storm. penndot says it has plenty of storm salt on hand and a a whole lot of manpower. >> penndot will have 182 state trucks, ready to move out in the highway, when the snow begins falling tuesday morning. we also expect to use some contractors trucks for their storm, bringing our compliment to over 200 winter trucks. >> dell dot also says that it will have crews hitting the road early tomorrow morning. you can stay one step ahead of the forecast with the cbs philly weather app free

and a railable on google play and itunes. send us your snow pictures on twitter. just use hash tag cbs-3 snow. eric frein returned to court today and he was ordered held for trial at a priest limb nature i hearing. those in the courtroom in pike county got a look at some chilling surveillance video of the accused state trooper killer. "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt it was there. >> reporter: corporal brian dickson's widow left the the pike county courthouse with her husband's former collogues by her side. just minutes later, her husband's alleged killer eric frein, left in shackles. >> he expected exactly what he heard. so, i don't think i awe any change in his demeanor. >> reporter: frein's attorney michael weinstein is his goal, to keep the client alive and avoid the death penalty. he admits it won't be easy. the prosecutors brought forward ten witnesses most of them state police officers recounting where they were when dickson and trooper alex

douglass were shot outside of the state police barracks. >> you see the support that exists within the the state police. many of the corporal dickson and trooper douglass co-workers and family members and so forth were all here. >> reporter: for six hours frein was stoic, he watched as prosecutors presented surveillance video, showing trooper douglass pulling himself across the floor after he was shot. video also shows, troopers pulled corporal dickson's body back in the building. the at one point prosecutors presented a letter found on frein's lap top, weeks after the the shooting. the in the letter he apologized to his parents for his views about society, mentioning the word revolution. trooper dug has was not in court today we're told he was home resting and recovering with family and friend. michael winestein eric frein's attorney, says he may ask for a change of venue. next step in the process is an arraignment and it is told that it will happen sometime by the end of the month. reporting from in milford david spun t for cbs-3

"eyewitness news". just released numbers show philadelphia police are winning battle against crime virtually all violent crime has dropped substantially. "eyewitness news" reporter walt hunter broke down numbers and live tonight at police headquarters walt? >> reporter: virtually all of the crime data accumulated by officials here indicate that 2014 was a safe year on the streets of philadelphia. violent crime down way down, and the mayor at a press conference finding that that discovery was something to cheer about. >> philadelphia police department and all members of our first responders deserve a huge round of applause. >> reporter: mayor michael nutter thanked residents as well as police for working together, to cut philadelphia crime in 2014. >> preliminary year in totals for all part crimes are the lowest since 1971. >> reporter: specifically, 248 murders remain the lowest total since 1967 up by one

over last year. 1047 shootings reflecting a overall drop of 7 percent in all violent crime categories. >> we made progress in 2014. i think that is what it shows. >> reporter: police commissioner charles ramsey revealed police involved shootings dropped despite hundreds of a attacks on officers by suspects, carrying thousands of illegal weapons. police involved shootings down 33 percent, fatal shootings by 64 percent, as officers were assaulted 673 times. more than 3200 guns seized. >> it is a question of numbers and fewer people being victimized which is always a positive thing. >> my concern is that even with the numbers down to the lowest level, in many year, there is too many deaths. >> reporter: this community crime fighter says while the crime statistics are encouraging, for crime weary

neighbors they provide let will conservation. >> they don't feel anymore safe in their community then they did two or three or four or five years ago. they are shootings, which the the mayor talked business happening every day. >> reporter: so far in the first five days of the new year, four people have been murdered in the city of philadelphia. highlighting the observations of the mayor, the the police commissioner and community leaders, that so much more needs to be done. live at police headquarters i'm walt hunter cbs-3 "eyewitness news". walt, thank you. a break in the homicide investigation in cobbs creek philadelphia police have now charged alonzo dilli guard with murder. it is believed that he and two others robbed and then shot limo driver miguel rodriguez ramierez. another of the men is being questioned, and a third remains on the loose. the victim was found in the front seat of his car, investigators tell us his fiance was also inside when it all happened. >> one of the males pulled out

a gun and pointed it at his fiance and stated to the driver give me everything or i will kill her. as a gunman exited the vehicle, he shot him one time in the head, and killing him instantly. >> reporter: investigators say victims fiance was not physically harmed. also tonight philadelphia a police are looking for a gunman who opened fire at a toys-r-us, in port richmond, it is believed he was there to rob the the store, but when workers would not unlock the doors he fired a shot through the front window. man eventually ran off before police arrived no one was hurt. two people are rushed to the hospital when a home in mantua goes um in flames. their conditions are not being released tonight. fire fighters responded to this row home on the 800 block of north brooklyn street just after 11:00 this morning. they had it under control in ten minutes later but still significant damage was reported and american red cross was called into assist a family of four with food, clothing family from the

cold. developing right new on the cbs-3 healthwatch the already brutal will flu season hasútaken a turn for the worst according to a new update issued by centers for disease control and prevention. >> health reporter stephanie stahl has more flu information. >> it is ramping up, guys. influenza is widespread in 43 states, including all three in our area. that is according to new numbers from the cdc today and with all of the traveling and togetherness over the holidays many doctors are expecting a spike now that people are back to work and school. hospital emergency rooms are filling up with people worried that they have the flu. >> it is concerning because a lot of these patients are coming in and they have been vaccinated. >> reporter: delaware is hard hit, there are 632 confirmed cases, this time last year there were just 70. pennsylvania has over 10,000 people with the flu so far and 16 deaths, new jersey doesn't track flu numbers. flu epidemic is blame in part on this years vaccines, it may

be only 30 percent effective but the main stream influenza that is circulating now h3n2 is not i good match to the vaccine. >> in the average year we will see effectiveness of the vaccine at 50 to 70 percent. so it might be lower this year but even fit is lower it may provide some protection especially important in people at high risk. >> reporter: the virus tend to cause more severe illness in very young children and elderly. flu related hospitalizations for elderly are more than double what they were this time last year. doctors say anyone at high risk for flu complications should get anti viral medications like tamiflu. >> in general it cuts a day off symptoms. >> today's report from the cdc covering the week of christmas we are expecting updated numbers from delaware and pennsylvania tomorrow. there are probably a lot more sick people out there, not everyone with the flu has lab testing or even goes to the doctor but they say if you think you might have a flu do

everyone a flavor and stay home. it is very contagious and spreads easily through the air, i'll keep people posted on this new flu information we will get on twitter and facebook. >> yes. >> nobody likes the flu season, for sure. >> steph, thank you very much. former philadelphia sportscaster is looking forward to telling his side of the story. >> don tollefson is accused of scaming hundreds of people, coming up next what happened in court. also lots of reaction to this scene from yesterday, that is of course, new jersey governor chris christie in the bright sweater giving the hug to the cowboys owner jerry jones. the governor responding to some harsh criticism. kathy? weather wise we're talking about snow, first widespread snow on the entire season. of course, first of the new year. it doesn't look like much but timing is key. we will talk about that coming up, hi beasley. flyers hit midpoint of the season on thursday, ten points out of the playoff race coach will tell what you they need

to do for a strong second half push, that is coming up later in sports.

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take a good look at your screen. philadelphia police are hoping this surveillance video can track down two suspects. they attack two other men walk ago long 12th street in washington square last month.

one of the victims was knocked unconscious and had to be taken to the hospital. if you think you can help identify these attackers cat police. former philadelphia sportscaster don tollefson rejects a last minute deal triggering the start of the fraud and theft trial in bucks county. the deal included a two to 20 year sentence with a treatment program that would have reduced his time in jail. he is accused of stealing $340,000 intended for sports trips benefiting charity. all but two alternate jurors were chosen to day. tollefson doesn't regret his deis to withdraw his guilty plea last month. >> there is no bad guys in this case. >> the the facts are the facts what this really is a story of how you reach for the stars and fell to the earth. i just looking forward to the opportunity, as mr. goldman says to tell my side of the story the the trial will begin with jury selection is completed tomorrow and tollefson is a recovering drug and alcohol addict spent most of last year under house

arrest in treatment programs in north philadelphia. future of the former site of the revel casino remains up in the air tonight. federal judge approved the sale, to the one year last years option for 59 million-dollar. flat developer, glenn straub bid 95.4 million then but now says he only wants to pay 87 million-dollar. he is seeking a court order to block this decision. a canadian firm initially won for 110 million-dollar but that deal fell through. well, once again, new jersey governor chris christie has local sports fans fired up. yesterday he was back inside texas at dallas cowboys game. of course, celebrating their win with owner jerry jones, in the owners box. naturally that does not sit well with fans of the philadelphia eagles. earlier today on sports talk radio in new york, the governor talked about awkward hugs and how he felt about jones leaving him hanging on a high five.

>> difficult to describe the level of intensity in the jones box during these games, so no, believe me, sitting in jerry jones box how do i feel di is hissed. >> we asked around and found that jerry jones did cover cost of the trip for the governor and the taxpayer money is not being used. throughout the day this has been a topic of discussion on social media, fran didn't seem too happy bit saying he can stay out there we don't want him to come back. and, as for kim she says it is absolutely ridiculous that he can't support and enjoy his team, regardless of which team it is. well, connect with us, let us know what you think about the governor, the cowboys, connect with us on facebook and twitter and make sure you use the hash tag cbs-3 chat. the deli on durham road in buckingham bucks county thought it was a prank when they were told a winning lottery ticket had been

purchased at their store. somebody out there bought a pennsylvania lotly cash five ticket there for sat take drawing worth $450,000. that person has yet to come forward, so here are the winning numbers again, 16, 17, 527, and 35. the the store has been packed, ever sincetthe the news broke but people hoping that good luck may be will rub off on them. the snow is first big story of the weather. the cold will be the second. we will get a 1/2 punch blustery with the coldest air we have seen since last winter. lets take a look at our eyewitness weather watchers and temperatures they are coming up with this afternoon. we have 28 degrees in philadelphia phil says blustery for sure windy and cold. wind chill down to 20. little further north it is also 28 degrees, in doylestown irwin light wind right now, but... what this about the snow tomorrow? well irwin, we will get to

that. we will talk about the snow in a minute. very beautiful pictures taken by jason in the middletown delaware. a very pretty sunset some times we get the most beautiful sunsets on these cold winter nights. if would you like to be part of it, you can join the eyewitness weather watcher team. we will need you. i think it will be a busy winter. sign up now. go to cbs philly.com/watchers. on storm scan three we are seeing the the snow it is, coming this way. jack frost big boulder they are making the snow, sky cam three, looking at those snow guns going 24/7 with all of this cold air. here is our alberta clipper moving fairly quickly. that is why we call it a clipper. we have warnings, advisories stretching from sue falls, all the way to philadelphia. associated with this fast moving storm. it is going to cover a lot of territory in a very short amount of time. now take a look at it right now approaching chicago by the overnight, through the the midwest, tomorrow morning making it here right in time for the morning rush. terrible timing a associated

with this. we have got snow a arriving between the west between 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. it will stick because of the cold temperatures only being in the 20's. between 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. steady snow, up to 2 inches. after ten toward the noon hours scattered snow showers. it will be a quick hitter, not a lot of snow. mostly we will dust witt a broom off the front steps. right the now we are looking at one to 2 inches of snow expect. philadelphia one to two. closer to 2 inches in wilmington. reading 1.6. inch and a half in dover. light's accumulations as you head down the shore. not a big event but at least our first event of the new year and our first widespread snow of the entire season. so the first parties the snow. second parties the cold. we will get very cold during the week. it will also be very windy. here's the wind chills. today in the 30's. tomorrow in the 20's. wednesday in the teens. by thursday wind chills will be around zero or below zero at times and friday we will be

seeing improvement. that is good news. temperatures averaging between 15 and 20 degrees below normal for wednesday and for thursday. get ready for. that overnight tonight low temperature getting down to 19 degrees, during the day tomorrow. twenty-nine. on the exclusive seven day forecast, after we get through the snow, mainly tomorrow morning it gets brutally cold and it stays windy, on until saturday, and then things improve. >> get ready for it. >> yep, no choice, get ready. >> thanks, catty thanks, kathy >> good evening, everyone. we have major delays if you are traveling the 42 freeway commuting from the northbound direction will be a little bit of the struggle, coming from 55 because 55 northbound is also a affected by this delay here. traveling on the 42 northbound at 295 it is a sewer great has fallen there. so they are working on it. they are anticipating to open up the rest of the lanes, two right lanes getting bite rye now, around 8:00.

we are dealing with big old delays there. this is i-95 around cottman avenue. if you are traveling southbound you are still slow out of the north east through the vine. traveling northbound very heavy from penns landing out through girard avenue. all and all give yourself some more time but stay with us for cbs-3 "eyewitness news"

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orange and black, black and blue, five straight losses at midpoint of the ease on approaching on thursday. they practiced today with ottawa in town tomorrow night. at 7:00. the team ten points out of the playoff spot, craig beruby told us what needs fixing for a strong second half. >> we played some really good hockey at times and lost games. instead of finding ways to win hockey games we are finding ways to lose them a lot of times. that is why our records where it is at. >> flyers captain claude giroux is day to day with the left leg laceration cut by a

skate in friday's game with carolina and not expect to play tomorrow against the ottawa. >> the kind of player he is, we don't want to see anybody go down like that. but, you know, he was very for the nate. he should be okay long term. >> sixers host cleveland tonight but lebron james and cary irving will not play. michael carter williams will be back in the line up for brett brown. he missed saturday's game with the clippers with a solder injuries. phillies pick up a man for five spot in the rotation, he is 36 year-old, aaron harang, one year five million-dollar contract, he was 12 abe 12 last season for atlanta he is a hard worker posting 200 innings last season for fourth time in his career. lions fans roaring mad about this play in playoff game with the cowboys. it looked like pass interference to me. nfl head of officials, dean

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getty ready for first snow of on 2015. >> people ease our way in, light snow up to 2 inches. it will happen tuesday morning, moving in during morning commute, some slick spots, slow travel, and the snow will taper after 10:00 a.m. but staying very cold. >> you guys will keep your eyes on it. >> thanks for watching "eyewitness news" at 6:00 we are back at ten on the cw philly. we are back here on cbs-3 at 11:00. stay tuned for "cbs evening news". we will look at what happened on wall street with fowling stocks, plus the miraculous survival story of a seven year-old girl, who was in the plane crash that killed four of her family members. the police officer who helped save her speaks out.

scott pelley reports tonight from new york. >> pelley: tonight, slipping on oil. the stock market slides as the price of crude falls to the lowest level in nearly six years. elaine quijano has the numbers and the story behind it. also dropping, the mercury. dean reynolds on the first big cold wave of the year. sole survivor. adriana diaz reports this girl may hold the key to the mystery of a plane crash that killed four members of her family. >> [inaudible]. >> and airasia flight 8501 -- vicente arena confronts the man who sent jackson to prison for 30 years. >> we were innocent. we were about to be sent to prison for something we didn't do. >> this is the "cbs evening