this cold out break. coldest it will be here in philadelphia coldest it has been since last year at this time. the lets take a quick look outside on storm scan three and see what we are dealing w we have had a few snow showers rolling will through earlier today. the most of those are light but they did reduce visibility rapidly in portions of the area up through montgomery county earlier. these are associated with the arctic front that is moving through and that will just add another dimension to this cold. it was cold today but even colder tomorrow. right now we have one little snow shower over portions of south jersey. not a big deal but could reduce visibility traveling on 55 perhaps. see wind chill warnings and advisories for the entire northeast that does include us. we're all in the blue shade ago this goes from this evening until early tomorrow morning. as wind chills will be worse overnight in, to tomorrow a.m. the right now 21 degrees at the airport. eighteen in wilmington. five in allentown. look the at these numbers off to the west, zero in des moines and chicago right now and wind sustain over 20 miles an hour at the airport making

it feel that much more worse. for more on how wind chill will impact tonight, and tomorrow, we will head out to meteorologist justin drabick live from franklin square, hi justin. >> reporter: good evening, kate. normally this area is busy especially a a week ago when we were talking about the the new years eve festivity but today it is desserted. one of the days where you want to stay inside. check out the streets. not many people walking couple people walking their dog over past 15 minutes or so. we saw a meter reader coming bias well. that is a tough job today. here we go just cold. temperatures holding in the 20's and this wind continues. let talk about what to expect this evening as we go to our weather graphics. we will break it down hour by hour. here we go for your evening planner. we will take you to 7:00 o'clock tonight with the actual air temperature around 20 degrees. factor in the wind it will feel more like zero to below zero at times 9:00 o'clock clear the the skies out and more. actual air temperature 18 degrees with wind chills in the negative values and

11:00 o'clock it gets worse. actual air 15. wind chill down at minus eight at times. how about tomorrow morning? we will take you out to the entire delaware valley. look up at the poconos. it will feel like minus 15 to minus 20 tomorrow morning with that wind continuing to howell with our cold night tonight. lehigh valley minus ten to minus 15. here in the city negative five to negative ten tomorrow morning. even at the shore points in south jersey and delaware it the may feel like below zero at times. all right. lets air temperature's bring you back to the cbs-3 mobil weather lab tracking this coal. we have at 20.7 right now. these numbers dropping in the single digits tonight. i think tomorrow we might not even get above this temperature with a high of near 20 degrees. we will talk about that full forecast in a little bit later in the show. that is latest from franklin square, back to the studio with jessica. >> justin, thank you. stay on top of the winter weather by down loading the cbs philly weather app. get the latest forecast from our team of meteorologist and

down load it on free for google play and i tunes right now. cold weather may have caused this water main break in west philadelphia. this is south conestoga street, that break happened around 9:00 a.m. leaving 15 homes, one apartment building and a day care without water. crews are making repairs. they expect water to be restored before the end of the the day. if you own a home a lot can go wrong in this weather. what are the the three big things you need to watch out for? we have put our carol erickson on the case and she's live in medford with more carol. >> we're at a fireplace store where would you expect that the fireplaces are well taken care of but you know if you are a home opener a fireplace can be number one issues where you can have a real problem and it is just one issue when the cold start for homeowners. fires in the fireplace keep ed let z stoked and he returns the favor frequently tossing another log in the flames, in

his stove store in medford to get more heat and to increase fireplace safety. >> your best betties to burn a hot fire once a day to burn the sulk out on the daily basis. >> reporter: burning only seasoned wood, old cracked looking dry stuff with less than 20 percent moisture measured by meter lets reduce the black tary substance that comes from burning unseasoned wood at too low a temperature. >> the creosote that is built up that is not cleaned out of there properly can ignite and create a chimney fire. >> reporter: chimneys need a yearly inspection by a certified chimney sweep who should run into the person checking and cleaning your gutters, another has air. those pictures risk isaac is also can signal a rooftop gut their could head to the ground. >> ice is ice damming and that is from an ice building up on the eve of the roof and puts weight on the gutters and gutters will start to come away from the building. >> reporter: once those

outside gutters and downspouts are checked and you are back inside warming up by the the fire don't forget the that unusual bathroom in the coldest area of your house. >> an exterior wall, uninsulated crawl spaces anything with a bathroom above a job. >> reporter: joe she an from sheen an plumbing recommend wrapping pipes and trickling bathroom water in unheated spaces. the especially on certain winter days. >> just a cold alone is not going to be as damages as the cold wind. that is what you want to look for. >> reporter: and, this is one of the key things you want to remember to do and that is take the hose off of the outside faucets, turn the water off from the inside drain that pipe, out, and leave it off until spring. the plumber joe sheen an says that is where they see so many problems, come spring with the frozen pipes, with the outside spigots. so much to think about for the home owner. reporting live from medford carol erickson for cbs-3

"eyewitness news". >> great advice thanks very much. more now on the dangerous coal. it is harmful tour health. our health reporter stephanie stahl has dangers of frostbite and how best to protect yourself. >> reporter: valet car parkers at lankanol hospital may be high ing five but an outside job in this weather can be tough duty. >> it will get to you. >> reporter: allen says they take weather seriously here rotating rally with itness heated booths and making sure to dress the part. >> i have gloves, i have a parka here and i have another jacket the. >> reporter: under all that isothermal long johns and two pairs of thermal socks. >> it is frigid, cold. >> these conditions are very dangerous to our health. >> reporter: main line health internes david targan says skin can freeze if you are outside for a long time. >> some of the symptoms of frostbite could be numbness or tingling in the area and you want to watch for anything

that becomes white. >> reporter: frostbite factors to consider the the colder and more windy it is higher the danger. exposed skinnies most vulnerable and being wet will make frostbite happen faster. ears fingers and toes are most at risk and here's something that guards begins frostbite. >> heavy well nourished people have less of a risk than someone hoist malnourished. >> through go. you might want to stay away from having a drink or coffee to warm up. doctors say alcohol and caffeine increased the risk for frostbite. if you are going to be outside keep moving around, that will help you warm you up, and also decreases risk for frostbite. >> be careful out there. we solute people that are working but it is tough. >> for much more on how to stay safe during birthly cold weather we have compiled a cold weather survival guide for you. you can find it on line at cbs philly.com. in other news today, a tractor trailer hits an overpass in south jersey

losing its car combo and sending several people to the hospital. take a look at this new jersey state police photo of the aftermath of the crash. the it happened at 295 northbound today. the truck hitting the overpass at i-76. that tank fell from the trailer and then hit multiple cars but we're told in of the injuries was serious. developing right now authorities have identified, this three terrorist who opened fire at a newspaper office in paris. twelve people were killed in that attack. cbs news correspondent alfonso van marsh tells us france has raised its security alert to the highest level. >> french police are hunting for three gunman who opened fire inside a newspaper office in paris. witnesses say shooters the editorial meeting of charlie hebdo a weekly paper that caricatured the prophet mow ham it. one survivor say the the the

terrorist spoke french and claimed to be al qaeda members. home video shows masked gunman a appearing to execute a wounded police officer who responded to the attack. a heart time later police found the abandoned getaway vehicle. the paper has been targeted before in 2011, it was firebombed after an issues the prophet mohammad on the cover. french president frances a land called it a shocking terrorist attack and said several other plots have been borted in recent weeks n washington, president obama expressed condolence and pledged his support. >> we will stand with the people of the france, during this very difficult time. >> reporter: as night fell in paris a black arm band was placed on the republic statue and thousands packed a square near shootings to honor victims and defend free speech. alfonso van marsh for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". major development tonight in the search for missing air

asia flight 8501. divers and an unmanned under water vehicle will have now spotted a section of the plane's tail in the java sea. the voice and data a recorders are stored there. owe far 40 bodies have been recovered from the soon that plane went down december 28th with 162 lives on game. a third philadelphia a school principal face criminal charges in connection with the state probe into sheeting on standardized tests. marie davis o'rourke was principal at lock elementary school in west philadelphia. pennsylvania's attorney general, kathleen cain says the grand jury found that davis o'rourke while practical looking at the program, changed wrong answers to right ones and rewrite essay answers. a total of eight educators have been charged in that ongoing probe. still ahead on "eyewitness news" a bucks county home destroyed by fire the winter chill complicating the the fight to contain the flames. also the search is on for

a wrinkle free thief they called this guy the botox bandit, and he struck again we will tell you more. many appliances come with the yellow energy savings tag telling you how much it will cost an energy pro product each year. many say they are of wrong. jim donovan takes a closer look. former montgomery county blues castor is running to be d.a. once again and he tells me all about his decision in his first tv interview about the the announcement coming up.

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the winter chill and lack of water supply complicates fighting a fire in bucks county. fire fighters responded to a large, two story home on curly million in million road in new britain township late last night. everyone got out okay but the home is a total loss. fire fighters had had two problems here, a lack of hydrants in the area and below freezing temperatures. the causes now under investigation. and east lansdowne man is facing child porn charges thinks the suspect a 30 year-old edward curran, who is charged with 25 counts of sexual abuse of children and criminal use of a communications facility. cure ran has a preliminary hearing january 13th. another big announcement in the world of montgomery county politics. the risa vetri furhman's decision not to run for another tern as district attorney has opened the door for a familiar face to pursue his former job. as our walt a hunter first reported bruce castor will run

for d.a. again. now in his first television interview castor explains why he is throwing his hat in the ring. >> reporter: sign still sitting on bruce castor's desk provides the clearest clue. seven years after leaving his job as montgomery county district attorney, in the courthouse, and moving across the street to be a county commissioner, one day, he would try to return. this was the day. >> i notified everybody that i was going to run for d.a. again. >> reporter: castor who served as district attorney from 2,000 through 2008 announcing 24 hours after current d.a. risa furhman said she would not seek a third term that he will be running. >> there is no secret that i really loved that job when i held it. there were family reasons why i had to leave. there were political reasons. >> reporter: castor says while he enjoyed his two terms as montgomery county commissioner the the front page crime headlines much more defined what he loves to do.

>> catching crooks, locking them up and trying them in court. >> reporter: like the courthouse steps castor's effort to return to the d.a.'s office here could be a steep journey. he has got to get republican party backing and he could be facing first a assistant d.a. kevin steel who is already indicated that he is running as a democrat. democrats now the majority in the county. >> i believe that people will say oh yeah i remember that guy, did he a good job and vote for me regardless of what the party is. >> reporter: castor, hoping to be the once and future d.a. in montgomery county i'm walt hunter for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". still ahead on "eyewitness news" a lawsuit involving those popular beats headphones. also ahead long time tv wife of bill cosby is coming to his defense, we will tell what you felicia rashad now says about cosby's accusers. beasley. a couple big streaks broken for the flyers thursday is the midpoint of the the season and fly guys off to a good start in the

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old el paso says... start somewhere fresh people are tweeting their cold weather photos some braving wind chills as low as 18 degrees, in can inadequacies eighties even lower. so how are you dealing with the cold air what about your kids? your pets in we want to see your cold weather photos or

show us how you are keeping warm and we can share them. the tweet them, using the hash tag, cbs-3 or cbs-3 chat. we were just talking about this, it does feel like this is time that it has to be really coal. we are in january. we are in the thick of it now. >> yep, last year on this date january 7th it was 13 degrees with a record low of four. so 20 something does not sound too bad. >> no. >> wow. >> down right balmy outside. we are tracking cold temperatures still through tonight. it will get colder before it gets better tomorrow. it is the worst of it, but only good thing about tomorrow is that the wind are not quite as strong as they have been today. but that is the only good thing about tomorrow. it will get dangerously coldest specially in the morning. the lets get you started and take a look at a beautiful night. take a look the at sunset shots over ben franklin bridge looking live on skies cam three from campbell's field looking beautiful as sun goes down. take a look also down the shore where we can seaboard

walk covered in snow this will be here for a while. we don't expect temperatures to rise above freezing until midday friday. the snow, sticks around on the ocean city boardwalk. storm scan three shows flurries, snow shower moving through as that arctic front passes through the area those are winding down at the moment. we will not see much, if anything, in the way of snow falling from the sky here tonight. they will be blowing off tree branches. i don't know if you saw that today. it looked like a snow squall when that wind blew up and kick that soft snow around. right now 21 at the airport. hanging on the to the 20's in south jersey and delaware. sixteen in allentown. five in mount pocono. not even dark yet. seventeen in reading. fifteen in lancaster. do you think that is bad? it is one below in minneapolis. three below in international falls. heading up here, 17 below. it his below in opinion well, and take a look how it feels though h this tells the whole story. it feels like 20 below in international falls. twenty-two below in winnipeg. it feels like five in

philadelphia we are basically, subtracting 15 degrees off actual temperature to get what it feels like out there right now. we are under a wind chill advisory entire region this evening, through thursday morning, here's a look at how it will and, when we wake up, 15 below, to 20 below, lehigh valley will feel as cold as 15 below tomorrow morning. in the city, feeling like, minus five to ten. even down the shore it may feel sub zero at least for a time, so just not a great start to our thursday morning. now today we have had gusts up to 30 or 40 miles an hour tomorrow wind chills below zero, almost all day long, it does moderate a bit on friday but as you'll see we will hit a stumbling block. 8 degrees. record is two. does no look like a record but wind chill will be below zero overnight. single digit wind chills tomorrow, high of 20 degrees. it is still blustery. you're witness weather three day forecast frigid tomorrow. gets better on friday but don't get too excited. look at the this 24 degrees

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eagles adding another play, guard evan mathis will join the guard and will replace jerry evans. he will be unable to play due to injure. mathis joins jason peter jason kelce shady mccoy, darren sproles and connor barwin. flyers taking advantage of the home cooking yesterday begins the senators, they were riding a five game losing streak coming into the game, fly guys were down one but wayne simmonds took care of that on a power play. the game went to a shoot-out, where flyers lost a streak of

ten straight shoot-out losses. but then it is simmonds again breaking two big streaks the flyers win two-one. no rest for flyers right back on the ice today for practice in voorhees. claude giroux had practice off, but the big news steve mason left practice early with soreness and was scheduled for an mri this afternoon. they believe an injury occurred in last night's game. flyers focused on improving on last night. >> obviously we have to start gaining ground. we have half the season left to go and we have a lot of work to do. the guys in this dressing room we have done it before. we have all of the guys from last year we had a bad start and we came out hot at the end. i don't see why we can't do that again this year. >> they wanted a big time start to the second half and they do it. they have to keep it going. >> long way to go, beasley thanks very much. still to come feeling the freeze, the dangerously low temperatures and snow

threatening in the just us but millions of millions. we will look at conditions across the the country. plus, a new ordinance requires dog owners to bring their pets indoors during a code blue, i'm syma chowdhry with that story. you have heard of dining and ditching, within man is doing something similar with botox, he is now the botox bandit and we will tell you how he managed to get away with the paying for his procedure. then new at 6:00 o'clock a double delivery, we're not talking about twins but two sisters, giving birth just minutes apart at the same philadelphia a hospital. they shared their special day with "eyewitness news" at

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hill wegmans asked shop tours put their carts in the racks. we all know what can happen when wind gets hold of the cart that has been left sitting in the parking lot. and kate wind out there are just brutal today. >> they are, chris. we have had wind sustained at 20 miles an hour all day long with gusts over 30. take a look at our wind chills. winter is definitely here. wind chills in the teens tomorrow, sub zero wind chills at least to start the the day better on friday but saturday we're back to wind chills in the teens and even sunday wind chills only in the 20's. it is going to be blustery for foreseeable future. i will tell if you we have a warm up in the seven day forecast, coming up, jessica. we're not alone, cold temperatures and fierce wind are griming much of the country. cbs news correspondent hall son harmlen reports now from new york city. >> reporter: bitter cold and wild wind hit much of the u.s. on wednesday, with 38 states facing wind chill warnings and cold weather advisories. >> i understand that the season has got to change but do it have to be so brutal

sometime. >> how do you warm daddy's hand, like that. >> reporter: midwest has been hit the hardest fire fighters in illinois are dealing with fire and ice. in chicago, strong wind kicked up waves on michigan's snowy shores. schools in the always windy city were shut down as temperatures hovered at zero. schools are also closed in mancato, minnesota where residents woke up to a chill of negative ten. kids in north dakota bundled up for class. new yorkers are urge for preparing for temperatures in the single digits but that is not stopping anyone in their tracks. >> painful is the the word for it. >> that is definitely the the word for it. >> reporter: in new york's central park parkas are a common sight after last years polar vortex bundling up is a little bit like old the hat. what did you put on today. >> cashmere curt will neck, cashmere cart again, tights and pants. >> reporter: still cold. >> very. >> reporter: but the cold has come in like a lion and has plans to hang around. temperatures on the east coast and around the country won't

be heading north until the end of the week. in new york, allison harmelynn for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". cold is not just tough on people but it is also tough on pets. animal advocates wants to you bring your pets inside this winter. here's "eyewitness news" reporter syma chowdhry. >> reporter: when code blue is in effect animal advocates see red if they find dogs being left out in the extreme cold. a new sudden ordinance can have owners find up to $500 if their doggies outside during weather that is 20 degrees or colder. act philly handles the complaints and so far they have made 16 site visits. >> we want to make sure every owner ace wear of their obligation to protect their pets. >> please don't record me. >> reporter: owner of these dogs on the 2100 block of north 62nd street received a citation for not leaving proper shelter and water. >> keep your dogs inside. that is it. in this sub zero weather as i said, these animals can only

stand so much. >> reporter: the owner says he will keep the the dogs in the heated trail are. >> i bought a brand new heater. i got three huge comforter. >> reporter: city ordinance supersede state animal laws because pennsylvania allows folks to keep their dogs out 24 hours a day, regardless of the weather. >> that is where the laws need to be addressed in harrisburg. to strengthen these laws a little bit more so you don't have animals out the here. >> hopefully in the future the state will follow suit as well. >> reporter: councilman johnson push for this city ordinance. he is a animal lover and dog lover. >> it vice important we advocate for our pets and make sure that we have laws on the the books that will protect them. >> reporter: if you see a dog being kept outside in the extreme cold during a code blue you are asked to contact act philly. you can get their information on our web site at cbs philly.com. in hunting park syma chowdhry for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". philadelphia police are asking for the public's help to find two suspects who burglarized a home in point breeze. take a look at this

surveillance video from december 17th, 1 suspect got into the home on cross street by pushing in a window air conditioning. he then let in the other suspect through the front door. an alarm went off just moments later when both suspects fled and they didn't even take anything. police in gloucester township want to find this man, they say he stole eight baseball gloves from the sports outlet store in glendora. this happened november 29th and those gloves are valued at $1,400. bill cosby's former tv wife is coming to his defense. felicia rashad is quoted now assaying that sexual assault accusation as begins cosby are orchestrated. entertainment web site she business 411 report that they spoke with rashad at a movie lunch and they quote her assaying forget these women what you are seeing is a destruction of the legacy. she said someone is determine to keep bill cosby off tv and it has worked. police in san francisco are searching for a botox bandit, on the loose. authorities say that this man

in the surveillance video walked into a doctor's office, went through several treatments and then left. officials say this might not be his first time doing this. the makers of the botox sent out an e-mail warning doctors about the cosmetic crime spree. >> the description of probably the exact same person, tall muscular man, who wanted the exact same thing. so botox fillers and a laser treatment. >> these procedures weren't cheap. they added up to $5,000. doctors say these particular procedures are usually done once a year so they will be on the look out to see if the botox bandit, strikes again. and we're going to start things off we have think afternoon at 5:36. we go outside and check out the vine street expressway. you can see pretty much jammed in both directions. heading eastbound toward i-95 we are jammed solid in all lanes there, and all brake lights westbound heading toward the schuylkill

expressway or possibly 30th street station. over on the schuylkill expressway this is right around 202, so eastbound in the center city area moving along nicely so far. the westbound lanes there where you see those delays heading toward king of prussia area. we have an accident that just popped up in new jersey on 295 southbound approaching route 47, taking out the right-hand lane and rest of the majors are doing poorly on i-95 southbound from woodhaven road the two vine street expressway and that will take you 30 minutes in. 422 from 202 into oaks westbound still heavy trip there that will take you 20 minutes. we have delays for septa, trenton line up to 30 minute delays and west trenton line 20 minute delays, chris and jessica, back over to you. still to come on "eyewitness news", bright yellow labels that many rely on when picking out new alliances. they are supposed to help you decide which ones will save you the most energy and money. but what if some of those labels were wrong? three on your side jim donovan has a warning. also ahead meet the pig

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trending now vice-president joe biden taking some obvious pleasure performing his ceremonial duties. >> oh, man this is boring, boring boring, ain't this boring boring boring. this is boring come on. >> the the vice-president and administered the oath of office to ministers of the u.s. senate and reenacted for their families. the throughout the the day he joke, maybe messed up a couple

lines, took some selfies, talk on the phone, yesterday's ceremony went on for two hours and at one point the vice-president asked a tv crew if they wanted to be sworn in too. talk bay multi tasker look closely at this referee here, he is talking on his cell even if for 45 seconds in middle school basketball game in oak harbor washington. as ref chats away he still continues to referee the game. he doesn't seem to miss any important fouls but who is to say. guess that call was important. a little flyers fan has a merry christmas after all coalson fischer received a gift he was not too happen bye, a penguins jersey. this video was posed on you tube. flyers saw it and they quickly set things right. they had another package delivered to him and inside all sorts of flyers swag, tickets to the game and invitation from claude giroux into the locker room. >> very nice. this viral video everybody has been watching this in the news room today. you cannot look a was.

it makes you feel bet ber winter i guess. this tiny spotted piggies trying to walk on an icy sidewalk. we have all been here. finfy lives in washington, pennsylvania and finny's owner says pig spent hours cuddled up next to the heater after the slip and slide. he is trying. the worst is you know what that feels like when you think you have ground under you and you are stable and down you go. >> when you have four legs down there going you think you have a better deal but tough going for fin ny. well, if he thinks it is cold now just you wait, you little will pig a few hours from now the deep freeze will settle in. it will stick around and get a whole lot worse. >> meteorologist justin drabick is in the dangerous coal in the cbs-3 weather lab live at frank behind square, justin. >> good evening have the it is dangerously cold and it is wind that is the problem. we are getting wind to 30 miles an hour here in center city. we are at franklin square where over the holidays this

place was jumping. they had light show and holiday lights to look at. but now, pretty much quiet why not. good day to be inside. the guess what it the gets even colder, check out this graphic, tonight we're dropping down to single digits but tomorrow's high temperature, will be 20 degrees. we have in the been that cold, since january 24th of last year. so it has been a while. that will be the actual air temperature. but as cold as it the is going to get at least we don't have to clean up from a major snowstorm. as you do remember the blizzard of 96 in today is 19th anniversary of one of the most devastating storms to ever hit the northeastern you had. philadelphia was the hardest hit city, 30.7 inches fell. the that is the cities biggest snowfall ever from one storm. schools were closed for a week. yeah, i remember that. i was in ninth grade. i enjoyed the the time off there. look at the map there of what the storm did across mid-atlantic and north east. all of the major cities from

boston, new york down to washington d.c. over 2 feet of snow with those areas in red in parts of the maryland, virginia, west virginia, 30 inches of snow. all right. let's bring you back here to the cbs-3 mobil weather lab. the those wind gusting up. temperatures coming in 19 degrees. not a record cold but it is coal. the question is would you rather have it this cold or record snow. all i have to say is you cannot shovel cold. that is latest here from franklin square now back over to kate for a check of the forecast, good evening kate. >> good evening, justin. i remember that blizzard of 96 so well. i was out there with my yardstick taking measurements from my spread sheet. i never claimed in the to be a weather geek. lets check in with our weather watchers. temperatures in the teens all across the region. here's a 4-degree reading from lou, in norristown, and the comment here gusts to 25 miles an hour. wind is not doing us any favors here tonight. 17 degrees as we move over into new jersey from mark in chats worth. seventeen with a mainly clear

skies. we will check in one more, low, low number 15 degrees off to the west. there we go. the this is john owe done until downingtown, windy, 15 degrees, strong gusts temperatures falling rapidly. if you are interested in being a weather watcher, sign up now. go to cbs philly.com/watchers to join our team. lets take a look outside. one area loving the cold the poconos because they are making snow and it is not too tough to make snow in temperatures are this cold. jack frost big boulder seeing a few people out there on the slopes maybe riding the lift up. you will need to bundle up in the poconos. that is worst of it overnight and into tomorrow. storm scan three shows us a few snow squals that came through earlier and has since moved on out, maybe a few lingering flurries and that is bit. snow is certainly not the issue here. it is not the story. temperatures are the story and wind. sixteen in allentown 21 at the airport. eighteen in wilmington. here's what it feels like. miserable. five is real feels like temperature in philadelphia. feels like one below in

lancaster. feels like 1 degree in allentown. look at that mount pocono right now feeling like six below. but it could be worse. always worse, right now it is 21 here in philadelphia, four in buffalo. it is zero goose egg in chicago. minneapolis one below right the now. bismarck north dakota two. twenty-one comparatively in the so bad right. unfortunately temperatures will stay sub freezing for the future. here we go at 9:00 tomorrow morning we are in this 15-degree range down to ten that is bright pink shading. watch how that sticks around throughout the day. finally by friday afternoon we will see the cold erode just a little bit and that is our best chance to get above freezing. then watch what happens pink comes back in and saturday we're once again in that 20-degree range. so we are lock in the ice box so to speak, tonight tomorrow, friday a little bit of the thaw but as soon as we get back towards normal we will chill it out for saturday. overnight partly cloudy, windy and cold. we are down to 8 degrees. it does not look like a record.

record is two. we will gust to 40 are possible. wind chills below zero. it may feel as cold as ten belows in the city through overnight hours. for your thursday mostly sunny, windy, frigid. coldest period will be early thursday morning. the bus stop time. drive the kid to the bus stop keep that heater blasting until they can get on the bus or drive them to school tomorrow morning. wind chills single digits with that wind ten to 20 miles an hour. the here's you're witness weather seven day forecast, any thaw in sight. maybe a little one. saturday we are light back to the 20's but then starting sunday more cloud. we will be back to 34. normal high around 40. we will get close to that monday and tuesday. even into wednesday but notice more clouds monday and tuesday, chance for a few rain or snow showers. problem is overnight temperatures are below freezing. we may have to watch for some ice, sleet, freezing rain early next week. we will bring you more details as we get closer but things could get messy as temperatures begin to warm up. now back over to you at the the desk. appliances for sale at

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in anticipation of that day some local school children artwork member to both inspire and educate. it is this week's story of brotherly love. >> reporter: with pep in their step the lower school choir kicked off their take on

classic civil rights song. philadelphia predicts a record 135,000 volunteers, in 2015, participating in 1800 community service projects in honor of the slain civil rights leader. that would make it the biggest day of service in the nation. >> it is really about over a hundred thousand people embracing the legacy of doctor king and turning community concerns in citizen action. >> reporter: this year that citizen action focuses on the 50th anniversary of voting rights act. dozens of children from six schools unveiled the mural that they created after studying king's words and bloody history for fight for voting rights. >> the whole idea was to take the 1965 voting rights act and the speech that martin luther king did, give us the the ballot and have the students study that speech and come up with artwork. >> we came up with the idea to use avatars. >> reporter: lauren robinson of wood land school in stratford chester county said their drawings represent people of all races,

background and abilities to show how far voting rights have come. >> back then it wasn't necessarily just handed down to everybody. >> reporter: colorful mural will hang on the walls of girard college during mlk day of service, a visual reminder of what the day is all about. >> i think that we should just make peace instead of fighting. >> reporter: these children are proud to be a part of it. >> we remember, you know that people for the for this that we should respect this right and that it is, a blessing. >> reporter: that is "eyewitness news" at 5:00. >> now at 6:00 dangerous cold blankets the region. wind chills dipping down in the teens and it will get even colder kate? that is right chris and yes, sir contact we are colder in the sky deck. we have the hood up. wear as many layers as you can getaway with tonight and tomorrow morning. that will be the worst of it. i will tell you how cold it will get coming up at 6:00. plus a philadelphia charter school abruptly closing leaving parents demanding answers now "eyewitness news" talks to

staff members who say they are waiting for a month's worth of salary. plus... >> imagine having a bedroom that looks just like a firehouse, i'm cleve bryan, coming up with a local fire department that is trying to help a very sick little boy get his dream bedroom. right now at 6:00 the deep freeze, all around the region people are doing their best to stay warm tonight, but that is easier said than done. whipping wind just adding to this dangerous cold, making it feel more frigid then it already is. and some areas did see even more snow today this was the scene in norristown montgomery county where a snow squall, moved through quickly. it is going to get worse, before we see any kind of warm up. good evening i'm chris may. i'm jessica dean. delaware has declared a code purple and is opening shelters all across the state. we have live team three

coverage of the dangerous cold and we will start with meteorologist kate bilo tracking even colder temperatures kate? that is right, jessica and chris. if you thought today was cold you will in the like tomorrow and really overnight hours, that is going to be the the worst of it. temperatures dropping right now since the sun has gone down and it is only going to get colder and colder and the wind unfortunately will stay strong as well. lets look at is what happening on storm scan three. we have mentioned a snow squall went through are in is town earlier today. those snow squals have died down. the arctic front has passed through or moving through at the moment, still can see a really distinct line there of lake effect snow squals over western pennsylvania and into central pennsylvania. for us here in philadelphia everything is quiet for now. cannot rule out flurries here and there but that is all we will see as we go through the overnight hours. we are under a wind chill advisory. entire eastern half of the country is under a wind chill advisory that initial to effect later tonight and continues early tomorrow morning. an indication that we can see wind chills as