e. 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 low as 20 below

zero especially in the poconos. right now it is only 3 degrees. we have dropped down in the teens here in philadelphia. nineteen right now. eighteen in atlantic city and 21 degrees in wildwood. again, it is feeling worse thanks to the very strong wind. wind are sustained in the 15 to 20 miles per hour range still with gusts over 30 miles per hour. so, late tonight early tomorrow morning, that is when you will want to stay inside as much as possible, wear as many layers as possible and keep those kids and pets out of the cold if you can. the lets look at how things are shaping up outside and meteorologist justin drabick is in franklin square braving the cold, hi justin have you seen a lot of folks out there tonight. >> not many people out here, kate. few people walking their dog and dressed like eskimos, why not, good place to be inside where temperatures are in the teens now and we're still getting wind gusting to near 30 miles an hour in the city. franklin square just desserted, right now normally it is a happening place this time of the night with everyone coming home from

work. but not a lot of, we did have sunshine today but sun didn't help things much. if you have any sidewalks heading out overnight, still ice patches and snow on the untreated surfaces. with temperatures, again in the teens and single digits tonight, even tomorrow, we will have 20 sub shine will in the do much. lets break down is what happening for rest of tonight and go to the weather graphics. actual air temperature over the the next hour or so, hovering around 19 to 20 but that is not the story. wind chill value will be down around zero at times at 7:00. by 9:00 o'clock we are talking about wind chills below zero with an actual air temperature of 18 degrees. partly cloudy skies will continue at 11:00. air temperature 15 with temperatures with the wind approaching minus ten. how doing it feel like tomorrow morning? look at this, poconos 15 to 20 below zero in the lehigh valley, ten to 15 below zero in the suburbs and men delaware and coastal new jersey. it will feel like below zero at times. cbs-3 mobile weather lab we have mobile weather station at

roof 18.9 degrees. we will be happen if i we hit that tomorrow. for that seven day forecast and how long that will last we will have more in a few more minutes, chris, back over to you. >> our thanks to you and kate as well,e new a bit. in cold weather like this the risk of fire is greater and so too is the risk for carbon monoxide. for more on that we will continue our team coverage with "eyewitness news" reporter pennsylvania matt rivers live in washington township matt? >> reporter: chris, fire fighters across our area including here in washington township say that when the cold weather gets as cold as it is right now that amount of calls increase. when it thinks cold most likely they are in the thinking about a risk of fire except for these guys, of course, in fact, it is just about all they think about. >> more people are aware of the different things that they might do that might cause a fire more likely they will do to prevent a fire. >> reporter: washington township fire chief john hoffman says when temperatures drop the risk for fire goes up, because people will look

for different ways to take warm. >> they are using wood stove or a fireplace or some type of a space heater. >> reporter: all of which are fine when used safely but they pose a risk of fire. another potential dangerous spot where you cook. >> people spend more time indoors so kitchen is like a real dangerous place. >> reporter: fire fighters dan, took us inside a specialty trailer designed to show risk of fire and how quickly it can spread. for example let's say you leave your oven on to heat your home. one of the things you try to do is possibly spread it out and if that happens, it is really in the going to take a long period of time for to it spread rapidly up into the cabinet area. >> reporter: some of thinks deironed to scare you but rather to remind you, in the winter, fire risk goes up. you're awareness should too. >> reporter: another piece of advice, from fire fighters create an escape plan. if there happens to be a fire

in your house you should know thousand get out safely. live from washington township matt rivers, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". you have to be especially careful about potential for frostbite in this dangerous cold. skin can start to freeze if you are outside. the colder and more wind, the higher the danger. exposed skinnies most vulnerable and wet will make that frostbite happen even faster. >> some symptoms of frostbite could be, numbness or tingling in the areas and you want to watch for anything that because comes white. >> doctors also say alcohol and caffeine increase risk for frostbite. for more on how to stay safe during this bitter blast we have compiled a cold weather survival guide and you can find it on our web site at cbs philly.com. well, developing right now france's deadliest terror attack in half century. a masked gunman stormed offices of the satyrical newspaper in par that is caricatured the prophet

mohammad. gunman killed 12 people including the paper's editor before escaping in the car late's bandon. video captured bye-bye standers show that the terrorist executing a wounded police officer who had responded to the a attack. we spoke with a french philadelphia flyer earlier about the violence. >> i woke up this morning the with the news and it is just crazy to be something for real. >> french police are reportedly identified 39 suspects, one official says that they have been linked to a terrorist network out of yemen. "cbs evening news" with scott pelley will have much more on the paris terror today, that is coming up at 6:30 right here after "eyewitness news" at 6:00. they are still looking for answers, workers at the walter d palmer charter school ventured out in the bitter cold to hope to find out why they have in the been paid. the school suddenly closed late last month. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is live in northern liberties with more

justin. >> reporter: yes, an e-mail went out earlier telling staffers they would not be paid for the in of december. today should have been their payday but workers say their pay, benefits are now up in the air and they came out here this afternoon in this cold as a last resort for answers. nobody has given us any clue. >> answers as to why these 80 former staff of the now closed walter pal inner leadership learning charter have in the been paid. he stood in the cold hoping to hear something from front office staffers inside. ashley work for seven years in the school's community outreach office. he said workers were never paid for the the month of december. >> i have been here seven years and they have never wavered on a paycheck. >> reporter: in october letters went out with the word pay dates were changing. by last in month another letter saying workers wishing to cash their checks could only do so at one td bank branch. >> i was scared about being embarrassed at td bank that this check was not going to be

good. >> reporter: before the rally a group of former palmer employees came together, commiserating about being stretched thin over the holidays and belt tightening or perhaps worse to come. >> my kid didn't have the christmas that we normally have. it was a struggle trying to explain to them what was going on and the reasons why. >> folks are facing mortgage foreclosures, folks are forced to have to move out of their homes that they were rent nothing, folks have car notes, folks have children that they have to provide for. >> reporter: we did reach out to staffers here at pal inner and we got no response partly because their phones are disconnect. that makes it tough. staffers say to get their unemployment verified because there is no one there to pick up the phone or answer it. they also tell us their benefits have already been canceled for their health and we did reach out to doctor palmer for comment. he said he will do whatever it takes to get his staffers paid. we are live from northern liberties, justin finch for

cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> justin, thanks very much. former philadelphia school principal lowell a marie davis o'rourke is latest to, face criminal charges in connection to cheating on standardized tests. she was the principal at lock elementary school in west philadelphia now pennsylvania attorney general cat line kane says a grand jury had has found that davis o'rourke directed students to change wrong answers to right ones and to rewrite essay answers. a total of eight educators have been charged in that ongoing probe. as "eyewitness news" first reported a familiar face in montgomery county is looking to return to his former job as top prosecutor. today bruce castor announced he will run for district attorney. that news comes a day after risa vetri furhman announced she would not seek a third term in november. castor, a republican served as d.a. from 2,000 through 2008 and is currently a county commissioner. >> i love being a lawyer. i really enjoyed being

commissioner. but when i look back i realized what i professionally got the most satisfaction from was catching crooks, locking them up and trying to see them in court. >> if castor captures the republican nomination he will most likely face kevin steel who is running as a democrat. well, a couple of sisters have quite the story to tell their kids some day. >> that is because they both gave birth on the same day just minutes apart pennsylvania. still a ahead at 6:00 we will talk about their surprise delivery. also making a dream come true a burlington fire department is calling on volunteers throughout the area to fulfill a little boy's wish kate? we had a few snow showers earlier but not snow making headlines tonight but it is cold dangerous cold overnight and into tomorrow. i'll tell if you is there any relief from the cold on the way in the seven day forecast, beasley. flyers nearing midpoint of the season and in need of the strong second half, good start yesterday with the shoot-out victory but the goalie

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ton van has discovered some of the company's most loyal users are up in arms. we will tell you why tonight at 11:00. two sisters now share even more family history after having their babies just 15 minutes apart. >> sisters stephanie and yelly each had a baby girl this morning at the hospital of the university of pennsylvania. the first baby was born at 8:15 the second just 15 minutes later. one sister went into labor the other sister went with her to the hospital and then she too wound up, ready to go. >> actually she was the one that was going to have the baby first. then she ended up giving birth first, then her. >> well, little margaret and marlet are both healthy, happy and as you can see quite adorable. >> yes they are. >> congratulations. new at 6:00 a dream come true for a young boy bat egg cancer. fire fighters in burlington county are working to give him his dream bedroom.

"eyewitness news" new jersey reporter cleve bryan has details from willingboro. >> unaudible. >> reporter: john marendole a is an expert on fire fighting, the equipment the uniform and more importantly being brave. >> super brave. >> reporter: john's battle for his life against a glee home a a rare illness that required removing a tumor from his brain last year that was half the size of his head. >> we're treading in the dark. the doctors really don't have any kind of an expectation that they can give us. they had told us three to nine months. that was 18 months ago. >> reporter: when you are a kid who dreams of being a fire fight are only thing cooler than having a roomful of model fire trucks is to have a fire truck bed in a room that looks just like a firehouse and that is what the evesham township fire department is trying to do for john. >> it will have brick steam on the wall, it will have a slide as opposed to a pole. >> reporter: fire department

has taken john under their wings for more than a year and will build room not just for fun but you to help meet future medical need. they are partnering with the corn are kingdom project a fun days that specializes in building dream rooms for children facing extreme health challenges. >> we are doing everything we can to make sure this boy is taken care of. >> reporter: department is hoping to build by march but they hope to raise $10,000. >> i'm expecting more miracles from god. fact that he is doing so well is a miracle. >> reporter: question now is who wants to be part of the next miracle. i'm cleve bryan cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> you can help beyond by donating money to the evesham township fire department. we have their contact information on our web site at cbs philly.com. well, as we all know the big story today is the cold. temperatures took a tum tomorrow day. i felt it yesterday as well but with the wind to take it has felt coldest it has in quite sometime. take a look at what our weather watchers are reporting. thinks why we love having your

reports from the weather watchers because it takes us in the neighborhoods. as we are holding on to the 20's in some spots near the city, right now 15 heading just up toward norristown, is a 15th degrees there. tracie fox reporting in. mainly partly cloudy skies and wind up to 17 miles an her from the north/northwest right now. in new jersey we are seeing teens as well. here's 17 degrees from bill herlock in maple shade and partly cloudy skies there he puts it concisely cold with eight exclamations points. that is all you need to say. one last weather watcher, we will head to the north and west. eileen mur any gilbertsville reporting 15 degrees, and dangerously cold. that is exactly what we're dealing with here overnight and into tomorrow. if you love weather and like to help us out be part of the team you can be featured in our newscast by becoming a eyewitness weather watcher. sign up at cbs-3.com,/watchers. here's what it looks like outside. you cannot tell from this picture how cold it is. we are not seeing any snowfall or anything like that tonight the but it is bitter cold and

dark across the region. they lend themselves to colder nights the because sunsets early. sun goes down. temps start to drop. we have a licensing night to get through before we warm up the next day. take a look at storm scan three. we have a few flurries a and snow squals earlier. the those have died down. real story here is temperatures, dropping steadily. we are in the teens in philadelphia. nineteen right now 206789 in dover. fourteen in reading. two in mount pocono. core of the cold still back over the northern plains, we have sub zero temperatures in the minneapolis, sue city, as well. what does it feel like? we have talk about wind 15 to 20 miles an hour. it feels like four at the airport in philadelphia but feels like 20 below for our friend to the north and west. it can be worse but feeling like single digits in philadelphia and our surrounding suburbs right now as temperatures begin their dissent and coldest part of the cold snap will be overnight tonight. so, again as we head through overnight hours into tomorrow morning wind chills below zero highs tomorrow struggle to hit the 209-degree mark. that is coldest day since we

were at 19 last january 24th. on friday gets better. temperatures in the 30's but friday blustery wind around this system kicking up and that means it will in the feel better than 20's. the little improvement but that is it. midnight here's how it feels like minus nine in philadelphia look at that feels like temperature at midnight. twenty-five below. 7:00 a.m. still feels sub zero across the region. coldest part will be overnight in the middle on have the night tonight when wind are still strongest. by tomorrow afternoon it feels in better than 11. on friday it is better but with the wind still feeling no better than the 20's. so we're talking about extreme cold. we will not get above freezing until friday at noon that is sub freezing temperatures. partly cloudy windy cold at 8 degrees. for your thursday again 20 but feels no better than single digits. we may not hit 20. you're witness weather seven day forecast, boy is it cold. we have 0 degrees for your thursday. thirty-four on friday with

flurries. back to the 20's saturday and then things get bet ter next week but problem necessary next week is we are looking at rain and snow showers and with temperatures in the the 30's we may talk about freezing rain ice some sleet on snow and then just rain so it could get messy if it does not get warmer. >> something to look out for, thanks very much. we have a couple school district in delaware opening tup hours late tomorrow. red click consolidated, brandywine cristina school district are all operating on a delayed schedule due to inclement weather so keep that in mind. some kid are pretty happen bye that i'm sure. 6:20. good afternoon everybody. we are heading outside and check out vine street expressway which is still dealing with some delays, on both sides here. to the westbound lanes heading toward the schuylkill expressway we will see some problems there backup on the eastbound lanes heading toward i-95 as well. as we head out into new jersey we are seeing a typical delay for afternoon commute here, heading home, southbound toward ac expressway.

we do have a disable vehicle on lincoln drive north bound at johnson street another accident here, i-95 southbound at new hope just around yardley that is taking out the right hand shoulder. stay right there cbs-3 "eyewitness news" will be right back.

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sixers back at the court on the wells fargo certainty tonight hosting milwaukee bucks. they are 18-18 this season while sixers pick up their fifth win of the season and their first home win monday against cleveland. a team missing both lebron james and irving. the but win is a win. flyers ending two streaks

last night thanks to wayne simmonds, first they ended their five game losing streak and they ended a string of ten consecutive games without a shoot-out win. they won the game two-one in the shoot-out against the senators. flyers back at practice but with some bad news, goalie steve mason had to leave practice to get an mri. his jurist believed to have happened in last nights game. as for the win captain claude giroux said they need to keep the momentum going. >> yeah, it is a big win for us. we have been struggling getting some wins. i think we have been playing the the right way playing as a team, and the results are not there obviously but we're confident in our game and for us to get that win last night we played as a team and mason played great for us. we have confidence out of this and we have to just keep playing. evan mathis will join the five eagles already on the pro bowl roster. he was add todd day in place of local product jerry evans who has an injury.

also more news secondary coach todd light will not be back he accepted a job at vanderbilt. it is official, florida state quarterback and former heisman winner jameis wins exton is turning pro. he issued a statement this morning. the winston has had trouble off the field throughout his college career but a dynamic player. he should be a topic in the draft. we will be right back.

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york. breaking news. the french identify the terror suspects. the hunt is on for three men who attacked the offices of a french magazine that lampoon radical is lams. fire and ice, mark strassmann and jamie yuccas on the battle to stay warm on the coldest night of the new year. dr. jon lapook with a potential breakthrough against the scourge of drug-resistant infections. and jim axelrod on cartoonists around the world taking on the terrorists with pen and ink. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelle