nd camden county and gloucester as we speak. as we zoom in this is all coming in with an arctic air mass, with a front that is passing through it is not going to last long but if you live in gloucester, even mount laurel, edge water park, you may be seeing some of this snow. it will be reducing visibility as a pass through. this is what to expect. brief burst of snow, in the city it the just produced a coat bug enough to make things slick as we fall below freezing in the evening. it will reduce visibility temporarily and drift ago cross the roadways with these strong gusty wind. so please be aware of that driving this evening. wind gusting to 25 in the city. we have gust ted to 36 though. dover gusting to 30. wilmington gusting to 31 as an arctic front moves through. this is what we expect temperatures falling in the 20's by 9:00 p.m. you can see 27 wind chill at 11. the at 11:00 o'clock at night we have a temperature of 21 degrees, moon lit skies but wind chill only at four. these wind are going to get even worse over the next

several hours into tomorrow morning. for more on that i will send to it cherry hill and my collogue carol erickson. you have to let us know when snow arrives there, carol. >> you know, we're really thinks the warmest part of our forecast coming up and i want to tell you it will be brutally cold. right now mobile weather lab in cherry hill we have 34 degrees. that does not factor in wind. you can see the wind. you can see tree branches moving and you can notice power lines. that is one of the things people are of coercing to be watching any of those tree limbs that can potentially come down on a power line. you don't need that with temperatures as cold as they will be. so lets take a look. we have a wind advisory until 6:00 o'clock tomorrow morning and wind will be out of the northwest, 20, 30 miles an hour. they could gust as high as 50 miles an hour, obviously in your neighborhood, secure any lose objects, tree limbs can potentially come down and they get enough wind gusts on them and power outages are possible especially near

power lines when we see a tree coming down. as far as these temperatures they will be cold overnight depending on where you are you will be finding these wind chill readings from the poconos, all the way through the shore getting well below, zero. so through the the philadelphia area, i think you can expect from zero to minus five yes, zero to minus five, will be the wind chill through the the philadelphia area it is going to be absolutely no night for anybody man or beast to be outside and we will keep these wind cranking right the through tomorrow morning, and then just a brutally cold day as we go through the day, tomorrow. so winter has a variety of forms. this is the wind/cold part of it and we saw snow squall here in the cherry hill a couple minutes ago same way kathy d she will be back with more on the forecast and what we can expect on sunday. from cherry hill carol erickson cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> fun afternoon carol, thanks very much. stay a step ahead of the

weather by down loading the cbs philly weather app. the it the a has latest forecast from our entire team of meteorologists right there in your hand. you can down load the app now freon both itunes and google play. we're also following breaking news a car crashes in to a house in cherry hill this house is near cherry hill high school east. we will will go to "eyewitness news" reporter todd quinones live at the scene todd. >> jessica, is there a gaping hole inside of this home right where the the car went into it. take a look over my shoulder here i'm's told that the driver may have been an elderly driver who might have panicked and stepped on the gas instead of hitting the the brake. there were people here inside the home at the time but fortunately no one was inside that front room when it car crashed into it at 3:30 this afternoon. this house that we're at right now is off crescent road directly across the street from the cherry hill east high school. the the driver was taken to the hospital but i'm told that was mainly for precautionary

reason. efforts in the meantime are being made to temporarily try and sure up this house with the family who lives here, will have to find alternative housing, until a more permanent fix can be made here. the that is story reporting live right now from cherry hill, new jersey, todd quinones for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". todd, thanks very much. there is more breaking news right now a day after he announce that he had is resigning from office, pennsylvania state treasurer, rob mccord, now admits he committed a crime by threatening campaign donors if they did not contribute to his campaign for governor last year. he apologized, in a videotaped statement just released by his lawyer. >> i stepped over the the line by trying to take advantage of the that two potential contributors hoped to continue to do business with the commonwealth. by developing talking points to remind them that i could make things difficult for them, i essentially said that the potential contributor should not risk making an energy of the state treasurer.

clearly that was wrong. i was wrong. >> according to his legal team rob mccord will plead guilty to certain federal charges. just moments ago we received this statement from governor tom wolf of pennsylvania, it the read in part this type of behavior lead to the erosion of the public's trust. it is simply unacceptable. governor says i stand firm in my examine to restore the the public's trust in their government. i will act as quickly as possible to present a nominee to the senate of the highest caliber and capability. developing right now it is a high profile case police in delaware are investigating an attempted carjacking. >> this involves home land security investigation special agent. it happened inside a parking garage at 11th and orange, in wilmington. "eyewitness news" reporter steve paterson is live now with the details steve. >> reporter: chris, jessica, that all happened here downtown wilmington. this multi, level municipal parking garage, that you see

right behind me. it happened here in broad daylight. the one of the things that the suspect may not have been counting on is identity of his target, yet people that park here remain here. >> lots of federal agents park in here. >> reporter: while authorities say there is never a right target for a carjacking friday they made it clear that someone pick the wrong one. >> yes, bad luck for him but even worse for the victim it should president happen to anybody. >> reporter: victim an armed immigration and customs enforcement home land security investigation, special agent. the ice agent parking at government vehicle in this garage at tatnol street it is when crook attempts the carjacking, federal investigators release had this statement saying quote, in the course of the attempted carjacking the agent discharged one round from an agency issued firearm. the carjacker fled and was arrested by wilmington police, ice is working with local authorities in their investigation into this incident.

wilmington police confirmed to cbs-3 "eyewitness news", they do have a suspect. no charges yet. >> it troubles me, that is something that you know, not violent egregious happens, you know, and downtown. >> reporter: paul brown works downtown, and, parking here for 15 years. >> would i just hope that the authorities clamp down and do everything that they can to not only resolve this situation, but, what frequency in the future. >> that was steve paterson for us. the victim of an attack on the septa trolley under goes surgery at children's hospital of philadelphia take a look the at this picture her name is shea. she suffered a broken nose and black eye in an attack on septa trolley last week. that attack was recorded on cell phone video and suspect 40 year-old damon oliver turn himself into police wednesday. victim's mother says she's encouraged by the support that she has received. >> she has a lot of support, this incident has really allowed her an opportunity to

see the people who are really in her care and who support her and love her and outreach of support from everyone, around the community, and outside of the city. >> damon oliver who has been sus pinnedded from his job with the philadelphia department of parks and recreation with the attempt to dismiss. underground fire and high levels of carbon monoxide forced evacuation of several apartments overnight. peco crews spent the day fixing problem on main street, near swede street, officials say that the fire caused by underground electrical equipment elevated the levels. and, they went door to door checking the levels, they discovered an unrelated gas leak. six people had to leave two apartments as they were ventilated. well, field of potential 2016 republican presidential candidates shrunk by one today, the party's 2012 nominee mitt romney says he will not make another run for the white house. former massachusetts governor

ended the suspense about a bid during a call to supporters and staff today. governor romney says wheel he believes he could win he felt that another candidate may be better able to defeat the democratic nominee. reaction to the news is mixed today. >> we want someone new, fresh, big bold ideas, outside of washington. >> as a democrat i'm disappointed because i looked forward to running against mitt romney but there does than the seem to be any shortage of candidates on the republican side? governor romney tonight is scheduled to have dinner with the possible 2016 candidate that is the new jersey governor, chris christie. we want to hear from you are you surprised about mitt romney deciding not to run and for president on facebook twitter and cbs c.com. with vice-president joe biden. biden spoke to house, the house democratic caucus at the sheraton society hill today,

just a day after president obama spoke to the same group. now the theme of this years issues conference, is grow america's economy, grow american paychecks. >> with middle chas does well, you all know it, the wealthy do very well. this is not about anti accumulation of wealth. >> the the vice-president urged democrats to be opened to compromise with republicans in order to get things done. coming up on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" a rap music mogul a arrested in a hit and run accident. the accident that led to murder charges. >> you could see a punching bag. >> it started as a routine sales call but it likely saved the life of one woman, we will tell what you a tell marketer heard on the other end of the phone line that made her take action. aim jim donovan, three on your side with places you can get your taxes done for free and a credit you need to apply for otherwise you'll leave money on the table

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it is that time of the year, some of us love is, moist of us hate it, i guess it all depend on when are getting money back from the government or whether you owe to the irs is. we're talking of course about tax time. >> the last of the w2's are in the mail so you can start tackling the returns soon but as three on your side consumer reporter jim donovan tells us free help for some is already

available. >> reporter: in the past sandy has paid $300 each year to prepare his tax return h this year he is getting it done for free. >> at first i was shock, because i asked like if they had e free like you are free. they said yesterday rorrer report tax help is being offered for campaign for working families, 20 sites are currently up and running in the philadelphia and surrounding counties. ten more will open next week in south jersey in partnership with the united way. the tax returns are being prepared free of charge by irs certified volunteers. they will be sure that the earned income tax credit will be applied. intended to help low to moderate income working individual, and couples, particularly those with children, the tax credit is available to single individual making less than $14,590 or families who earned less than $52,427. the maximum credit is $6,143

but large number of people do not apply for it. >> of course there is 40,000 people in the city of philadelphia are eligible and minimum of 20 percent, are leaving money on the table. >> reporter: the free tax preparation services are not available everybody like earned income tax credit it is income based. families making less than $53,000 are eligible to get taxes done for free as are singles with income under 20,000. i will post links to find a location near you on cbs philly.com and on my facebook and twitter feed. >> yes. >> earned income tax credit why would you not apply if you are eligible. >> give it the to me. >> well, don't do that. >> well, preparations wise to go there $300 to free,. >> exactly. >> sandy is saving money. >> yep, good weekend. a new wing bowl record coming up, just wait until you hear how many the winner ate. >> were you there this morning. >> no, i was than the. >> i know you weren't there.

>> there is also new evidence that this is a bad year for the flu, our health reporter stephanie stahl is on your side with some pretty startling numbers tonight. plus she has got new research and what it says about the effectiveness of tamiflu. >> seattle star richard sherman and his girlfriend are expecting a baby his coach talks about the possibility have losing one of his best players. another victory for flyers, three in a row fo

wing bowl is a philadelphia tradition you have to see to it believe it. twenty-nine competitors shared the table at the center of the wells fargo center in south philadelphia for the wing bowl 23, the brainchild of our sister station 94 wip. in the end patrick burtleti set a new record, 444 wings. >> wow. >> champ was asked what do you want to do know. >> eat a lot of water gator aid and i need a nap. >> i'm here to people watch. >> these are some crazy crazy, individual. a little rowdy. probably needed a cocktail before i showed up but that is okay. >> just a little rowdy. >> 6:00 o'clock the in the morning. >> all of the wing stuff on his face. >> winner walks away with a a ring, harley davidson, and a $10,000 cash. somebody on twitter said they could not imagine eating

444 wings in six months and they do tonight 30 minutes. unbelievable. incredible. >> stomach ache just thinking about it. >> it is a lot of fun. >> we saw the snow squall and quiet at least in center city. >> but not every where. we had a burst of snow on the cbs-3 sky deck. it was wild. take a look outside as we captured it on video. the it was whipping around, and it looked like a snow squall, wind whipping around to 36 miles an hour. snow is falling in a burst. arctic air moves in. it was quick it was in it was out and now we have some sunshine before sunset. you can see sun going town in the distance which is a wild, wild, late afternoon. it is moving toward the south and the east. nothing going on though as we look at the the north in the poconos just some skiing and snow boarding and they will be in for some snow, big snow, by the end of the weekend. take a look at storm scan three. here's our squall moving through. you can see it vigorously

moving south and east, through montgomery county, through parts of philadelphia county now that is heading in to south jersey. if you see a brief snow burst just know it is not going to last that long. our attention will be drawn though to the southwest you can see through albuquerque denver seeing some snow, and this is our next storm that will be moving in sunday and of course, into monday. look at these watches. these are winter storm watches, starting off in des moines, moving through the the midwest, minneapolis, state college and pittsburgh and right now we have a winter storm watch in effect for lancaster county and all begins sunday and continues into monday for potential heavy snow. during the overnight hours, temperatures will be plunging. the right now in the so bad 34 in philadelphia. eighteen in the poconos and reading, it is 29 degrees. the to the north and west, much colder state college at 19 buffalo at the 15, pittsburgh at 15, so we will be seeing that colder air moving in. the it is a look what it will feel like.

we will wind gusting 40 to 50 miles an hour with the wind chill advisory a and look at what it will be feeling like by later tonight. 9:00 p.m. it will fell like eight in philadelphia eight in millville. thirteen below in the poconos. by 7:00 a.m. tomorrow zero. philadelphia millville atlantic city. two below in trenton. five below in allentown. in the the poconos with a ski weekend, 20 below tomorrow morning. by the afternoon some improvement but only in the teens in the city and suburbs. then by 7:00 p.m. once again mainly in the teens or single numbers in the poconos. then, of course, we will be watching this storm, area of low pressure spreading snow through great lakes and midwest and then in our region by late sunday afternoon into sunday evening. over running situation with a warm air to the south, trying to ride up and over that colder air. we will be seeing some snow and some areas an icy mix and some rain. the big question is where is that dividing line between the changeover and the the snow. whoever is to the north of that wintry mix line is going

to be seeing heavier snow and we think that would be through lehigh valley extending from lancaster, reading, allentown northward through philadelphia and suburbs, three to 6 inches of snow possible. philadelphia right the line between one and three and three to six. wilmington one to three. south jersey one to three. to the south a coat to go an inch as we expect through millville, dover, wildwood, a big miss there and some rain. overnight the low temperature ten but it will feel like below zero. tomorrow the the high 25 with wind gusting to 40. on the exclusive eyewitness weather three day forecast sunday snow moves in, monday the snow will end and of course, groundhog day how appropriate. kate will have more on the winter blast next half an hour but for now we will take a

basketball night in south philadelphia tonight. the timber wolves visit the sixers, the the sixers looking to make two in a row and they have a good chance considering minnesota has one less win then they do. in the home coming for former sixers thaddeus young.

his first game back in philadelphia since that off season trade. flyers continue their winning ways against, wayne simmonds and he continues his great season picking up a goal here to give flyers a two-one lead. then a goal from an unlikely source, nick schultz, the defenseman picks up a goal his first in 125 games. flyers pick up their third win in a row, lots of work to get in the playoffs but they are heading in the right direction. five -two the final. seattle star richard sherman, and his girlfriend ashley moss are expecting their first child any day now. what if the boy comes super bowl sunday. coach pete carol talked about that possibility. >> whatever our players have a, you know, a personal or family issue that comes up it is always about family first and they have to decide is what best for them and i support that. however he goes with that, if he is faced with that decision, we will support him, and we will see how that goes. i wish him luck, and i can't wait to see little petey.

>> little petey. >> there you go. >> big choice for him. >> yes. >> i'm sure the baby will wait. >> he might want to wait himself. >> when your daddies richard sherman. >> yes. >> all right beasley, thanks very much. still to come in the next half an hour rap mogul su ge knight is arrested on suspicion of murder, follows a deadly hit and run in which his friend was killed, we will have the the latest. it is a common complaint calls from telemarketers but one women can credit that call with saving her life. that story is coming up. new at 6:00 the new ride sharing service is ready to take off in philadelphia, lift launches in about a half an hour, it is not necessarily getting a warm welcome, and we will have more at 6:00.

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a driver loses control of a car and hits a house, in cherry hill we're told a driver was trying to hit the brakes but applied the accelerator. that driver has been, taken to the the hospital, and only as a precaution, no one in the home was injured. and investigation to special agent. it happened inside a

wilmington parking garage. a suspect is in custody. the region is under a wind advisory, "eyewitness news" in a blustery haddonfield camden county. the wind helping to usual inner cooler temperatures, and we're keeping an eye on the potential for weekend snow, as well. kate? that is right, chris. we have a few snow squals moving through the the area, that arctic front coming through you can see where squals are at the the moment. they are like summer thunderstorm except snow they pop up in unstable atmosphere and you can see steady snow into portions of the main line area abington area and into the city a cherry hill crossing over in cherry hill. brief burst of snow but strong wind blowing snow around and limiting visibility in area like mount laurel, ram many wood seeing snow squals at the moment. if you are going out, just watch out slow down, they can come up quickly. they will dissipate as sun goes down. we will talk about strong wind bitter cold and accumulating snow through the

seven day forecast, jessica. kate thanks. rap mogul su ge knight is behind bars tonight charged with murder. eyewitnesses claim he ran over two men following an argument and fled the scene. danielle nottingham has the latest in this investigation. >> reporter: suge knight surrendered to authorities to los angeles overnight. death row record founder was arrested on suspicion of murder after investigators say knight ran over two men in compton and fled the scene. >> can you say anything about the allegations against him? >> reporter: detective say knight began arguing with two men on film set in compton before the fight moved to the parking lot of this nearby burger joint. >> i noticed that they were turning around and then walk toward his car. >> reporter: witnesses say knight rammed his red pick up into the the men and drove over them twice before speeding off. knight's friend actor terry carter was killed a second man was injury. >> they appeared to have gang ties or at least an associate with gangs in this area.

>> reporter: homicide detectives questioned knight here at this station in west hollywood. knight's attorney says his client was just trying to escape a attackers. knight has a long history with violence. he pleaded not guilty to a robbery charge in november. and he was shot six times at an l.a. nightclub in august. knight is being held on two million-dollar bail for thursday fatal hit and run. danielle noting had ham for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". knight is credited with launching careers of doctor dre, snoop dog and tupac shaker. he was driving the car that he was shot and killed in 1996. a call to sell a product, it turns into a life saving call. >> how are you to day. >> unaudible. >> workers at a call center in vegas were alarmed by what they heard on that call. they quickly phoned authorities near that woman's home in oregon.

>> as far as i was concerned, the people in that room we were the only life line, even though we were states and states away we wanted to get this young lady some help. >> deputies responded to the scene and they arrested this man warren rook, the women's ex-boyfriend. she said her phone was in her back pocket and she didn't even realize that she had picked up the call. new at the 5:30 part-time officers. "eyewitness news" new jersey officer cleve bryan tells us how police democrats are using a different type of office tore save money. >> reporter: court security duty is first step in what eric, hopes will be a long police career. >> it is a great opportunity to get my foot in the door and learn to be a full-time police officer. >> reporter: he is a a class two officer step below a full-time sworn officer. they are one of several police departments using class two officers which have work in beach towns during the summer.

>> they don't supplant regular officer but supplement them in the fact that they can take these limited duties off the happened of the regular officers who are permanently, now curving the public on the street. >> reporter: cape may county police department which serves departments through new jersey has a 40 percent increase in demand for class two officers. they save towns money and typical starting pay around $15 an hour and in benefits. hamilton township laid off 13 full-time officers in 2011 and increased their rolls. they have five class two's and do prisoner transport and court security. >> it is not full-time five day a week job. part time officer and is there a savings. >> serious concerns about class two officers. >> reporter: mainland president, ray says class two expansion hinders full-time hires, and class two's don't have legal protection provided by union. >> potential is there for them to be abused because they will do whatever it is that is asked of them, to obtain a full-time position. >> reporter: experts see the trend of hiring part-time police as only continuing to

grow. and new jersey law allows for up to 25 percent of the police force, to be class two officers. in egg harbor township i'm cleve bryan cbs-3 "eyewitness news". former massachusetts governor mitt romney made it official and said he will in the run a third time for the white house. in a phone call to supporters and staff, the 2012 republican nominee, said that he was convinced he could win the nomination again but that it would have been a hard fight. romney says it is best to give other leaders in the party the opportunity to be the next nominee. joining us now from washington is john dickerson the political director for cbs news and he will be on face the the nation this sunday. john, it is not surprising that mitt romney is not going to run again but he has kept us guessing for a few weeks now. why do you think he did it that way, what was the benefit to him. >> reporter: in the end romney definitely still thought he would make the best president among the field. he thought he could beat likely democratic nominee hillary clinton but in the end hurdles were just too high for

him. biggest one was the slog ahead of him, this would have been his third race and he wouldn't have gotten any leg up. he would have had a tougher field then the one he faced the last time and there would have been attacks and to drag himself through that again just seemed to leery to try one more time. >> john dickerson from cbs news. he will be on face the nation as part of the round table this sunday morning at 10:30 right here on cbs-3. and, at 5:37, we are going outside to the schuylkill expressway where things are almost at a stand still here right around city avenue. every once in a while you can see small bursts of snow in this camera and slippery roadways as well but not moving along in the westbound lanes towards the the king of prussia area so quickly. over on the ben franklin bridge, all lanes are completely opened. we have reduced speeds to 35 miles an hour but it is not really affecting anyone because they cannot the go anywhere because you can see westbound in the city a complete stand still from the

toll plaza in new jersey, up into the city. currently heading in to new jersey just doing a little bit better a digsly 35 miles an hurry duesed speeds on the betsy ross bridge as well. but out in delaware there is a chemical spill in new castle on 295 northbound at the delaware memorial bridge, two lanes are block there and an accident in schuylkill township on route 23 paulings road and lafayette circle. expect delays around the area as well n fairmount park mlk drive and green lane drive is there an accident there as well. with the rest of the travel times 95 not the too who had from 92 into 495 southbound a 18 minute trip and 422, as we would expect from 202 into oaks westbound about a 19 minute trip for you. pretty heavy. chris and jessica back over to you. move over elsa is there a new disney princess about to invade your child's hard. we will introduce to you elena. a record breaking flu season health reporter stephanie stahl is on your side with the numbers and movies, that are about tamiflu.

and trend to go day, why this puppy just can't contain his excitement katie in. if your pup loves the snow, he may have a few reasons to jump up and down as we head in the weekend especially north of the city. that is the area the with the best chance for significant snowfall and that would be overnight sunday night into monday morning but we have got snow falling outside right now with the latest on storm scan three and looking ahead to the weekend

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a tennis loving pup take a look at this golden retriever. he loves tennis so much he cannot sit still. he is so into it. his owner says the dog watches the as you veil yan open all day, and look at how excited he is. the video has now gone viral. this weeks blizzard made a winter wonderland for this seal. workers at new england aquarium caught the seal having a big time in the snow. seals furies one of the thickest in the world so don't worry, he was very much,

comfortable and at home there in that snow. trend to go day a new disney princess, disney describes elena, as a 16 year-old inspired by diverse latin cultures and foulke lure. elena will debut on disney junior so fee at first cartoon next year and will star in her own series in 2016. so get ready for elena. >> i know right the now it is all frozen. >> she is coming to my house i know that. that disney princess line up gets stronger and stronger. now, i'll tell you earlier when that snow squall came through philadelphia all of us meteorologists looked like that seal, we were frolicking jumping up and down and bouncing around so exited to see snow moving through. it is limiting visibility on the roadway. you can see what we are dealing with right now. outside, if you are a dog meteorologist or kid or playing in the flakes that is great but driving in it this could slow you down. you you can see it is right over the sit irv philadelphia,

just starting to move a little bit further to the east over ben franklin bridge into portions of new jersey. that is a area seeing steady snow at the moment and we do expect this to continue on and off through the next couple of hours now that the sunnies down we expect to it move on out quickly. let check with our weather watchers eyewitness weather watchers reporting chilly conditions and very strong gusty wind. i want to start with the wind and see what we are dog w we will pull up a list hear from our weather watchers and seeing numbers up over 30 miles an hour in cinnaminson, new jersey. kevin reporting wind of 31 miles an hour in burnville allen matthews at 31 miles an hour. helen, reporting 25 miles an hour. jason in middletown, delaware, at 24 miles an her right now. just a couple temperatures temps in the 20's right now heading up north and west, checking with ela davis a the 28 degrees in centre square. she's reporting a snow squall moving through there a little while ago. if you'd like to be a weather watcher we would love to have you. we had a bunch in the building last night.

great the to really put faces to all of the names and pictures we deal with on a daily basis. if you want to join our team it is cbs philly.com/watchers. one more look moving through and you can see it over ben franklin bridge. notice how visibility dropped as that squall moves through. in the a good spot to be right now out on area roadways just take it slow, coming up quickly, again, once sun goes down much like thunderstorms in the the summertime these squals lose their strength and they will fall apart. low visibility there. you can see where squals are on storm scan three. darker purple shading where heavier snow is falling. the moorestown area, and again, zooming in right around 676 where we have got some slow downs at the the moment. big wide zoom over to the southwestern united states where there is rain falling right now but this is our storm that will move across the the nation and impact our area, by sunday night into monday morning. let's get through the near term first. it the is cold, and it is windy. thirty-four right now at the airport. thirty in allentown.

thirty-four in millville. we are under a wind advisory until 6:00 o'clock tomorrow morning. that is the area shaded in this lovely brown tone here gusts to 50 miles an hour as we go through the overnight hours and that is certainly strong enough to income down tree branches, perhaps knock down power lines and if you leave the trash cans out by the side of the road too long they could be blowing down the street. so bring everything in. future wind gusts again up around 40 miles an her throughout the rest of tonight and then finally starting to slow down, as we get in the day tomorrow. now lets talk about our next storm. this comes in later on sunday evening. you can see winter storm watches have been issues and a wide swat across the the nation. notice how they oriented west to east and that is track this storm will take. it is not a nor'easter. different storm then any we have dealt w it will sip through starting sunday evening, heavier snow will be overnight sunday night and monday morning and once again we have to watch that rain/snow line. it looks like best chance of six plus inches in the dark blue, north of philadelphia right through lehigh valley and poconos. we are right on the line between some heavy accumulation is here in the city and light's

accumulations, thanks to a mix with rain and sleet, so blustery and frigid overnight. 10 degrees for your saturday. sunny and bright, but it is windy and frigid. 25 degrees. it will feel like the teens or single digits all day long. our eyewitness weather seven day forecast, cold saturday. sunday dry for most of the day but after sundown light snow gets in and heavier of the snow sunday night into monday morning, mixing with sleet. look at tuesday, morning low of 3 degrees a and a high of just 22. we will send it back to you in the desk. on the cbs-3 healthwatch tonight this flu season has been dangerous for the elderly, according to an update from the center for disease control today. there is also new research on the effectiveness of tamiflu. our health reporter stephanie stahl takes a look at both. >> reporter: flu-related hospitalizations of the elderly are highest ever since the government started tracking numbers nine years ago. accord together ckc roughly 86,000 people over the age of 65 have been hospitalized

because of the flu. much of the problem is blamed on the vaccine, not being a good match to the flu strain that is circulating this year. the doctors are encouraged to prescribe anti viral tamiflu to high risk patients. new research says it helps, it covers nine stud that is involved more than 4300 adults. >> your illness is going to be about a day shorter but even more important we found that there was significant reductions and complications following influenza. >> reporter: this family had a rough bout with the flu. >> severe headaches, pains and a high fever. within the next day or so my wife and i started to come down with similar on set of the flu. >> reporter: doctors prescribed tamiflu but they say next year they will make sure to get their flu vaccines. health officials say flu continues to be widespread in this season and it could last longer then usual. latest numbers from pennsylvania, show that the state now has almost 36,000 cases of influenza, 1600 in

just montgomery county, and those are from people who have been tested. the real numbers are probably a lot lot higher. the doctors want to remine everybody with tamiflu it is most effective when you take it a as soon as symptoms develop so don't wait. >> don't wait. >> get on it. >> yes. still ahead on "eyewitness news" looking for a new car? the philadelphia auto show rolls into town this weekend. >> we will give you a p puffs knows winter is hard on your face. the start of sneeze season.

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annual philadelphia auto show is gearing up at pennsylvania convention center, and it opens to the public tomorrow. >> "eyewitness news" reporter nick coal brewer takes us for test drive. >> reporter: for main stream vehicles the the 114th philadelphia ought the owe show is the wheel deal. >> this show influences $2.5 billion in vehicle sales. that is why it is important to the manufacturer, the dealers most importantly to the consumer. >> reporter: with 700,000 square feet of exhibit space car lovers will cover plenty of ground at the pennsylvania convention center where you'll find brand new models, preproduction vehicles and concept cars. many in your price range and some well beyond it. this lamborghini for starters will runny half

million-dollar. if you like to flex your muscle the corvette z06 might be the the car for you, i'm no expert but it goes zero to 60 in under three seconds. >> it is a dream with all of the beautiful cars, expensive ones fast ones, muscle cars but then figure out which vehicle will fit your daily need. that is mess important. >> reporter: this year the show is cruel willly interactive. at camp jeep take a test drive via that indoor off road driving experience, cross the room this domestic verse imports after taking an a display from local car club members. >> it allows to you walk among the enthusiast and allows to you really see what cars how they've involved through the years. we have cars, in the 50's, and all the way up. >> philadelphia a show is 114 years in the making and part of the fabric of the community of philadelphia and i'm sure we will see how that love shows here at garage man hall. >> reporter: place for gear head to get their fix and consumers, to find their next. nicole brewer, cbs-3 "eyewitness news".

very fun to look at all of those. philly an automatic owe show will run january 31st through february 8th and we have more information on our web site at cbs philly.com click on talk philly. >> that is it for "eyewitness news" at 5:00. at 6:00 a wintry scene across the region, heavy snow showers moving through this afternoon. now, meteorologist kathy orr keeps an eye on whipping wind and bigger storm to come kathy. >> chris, these whipping wind begun on the sky deck we are gusting to 30, 35 miles an hour already in center city philadelphia the snow continues, and the the snow squall moving through with a arctic blast this is the beginning of the wild weather weekend, more on that super bowl sunday storm as well, coming up. developing right now, significant damage is done when a car crashes through a front of the home in cherry hill. we have new details we have just learn about this accident. plus desperate for answers, it has been one month since the disappearance of erika crippen, the plea her family is making tonight.

and another ride sharing service, debuts in philadelphia lift launches in the city, but it is in the getting green light from everyone. "eyewitness news" at 6:00 starts right now. a bitter blast brings us a fast moving, dose of snow. this is the scene from campbell's field in camden late this afternoon. you can see center city philadelphia is consumed by heavy snow showers. it was another wintry scene in montgomery county, paul sent in this eyewitness cam video from oaks, wind falling there and it looks like a snow globe. tonight there is also concerns, about the wind wind chills could be dipping below zero by the morning. good morning to you i'm jessica dean. aim chris may. that is very coal. we are kicking off a very wintry weekend and cbs-3 storm team has angles covered for

you. we have team coverage with meteorologist kathy orr and carol erickson. we will begin with kathy out on the sky deck tracking those tumbling temperatures kathy. >> we have some snow flurries out here big flakes at times with the wind, whipping. the big story is going to be the wind overnight tonight and tomorrow, and then, get ready for super bowl sunday snowstorm that will go right into the day on monday. the first lets look at storm scan three. we have an arctic front moving through creating enough lift to create snow showers. a little bit of the burst of snow, filled montgomery county going through parts of the delaware county, upper darby through south philadelphia and extending into south jersey and gloucester, mount laurel, cinnaminson, even burlington, seeing some of this snow. we saw it moving through philadelphia, and we are seeing it moving into south jersey right now. a brief burst of snow in the city, created about a coating. remember visibility will be reduced so