orter matt rivers live outside wells fargo center where the a actual convention will be held, matt. >> reporter: chris and jessica, mess of the convention's activities will be held here at the wells fargo center, with that said the impact of the convention will not only felt here within city boundaries but across southeastern pennsylvania. >> the dnc will host its 2016 democratic national convention in the city of brotherly love, wonderful city of philadelphia. >> wow. >> reporter: thursday with the victory lap of sorts after what mayor nutter described as years of hard work. >> we're ready to make history again for 2016 democratic national convention. >> reporter: dnc officials called philly a thriving city and chose it over new york city and columbus, ohio, for three reasons. the easy access to hotels room in center city, tight security and the ability to raise money. mayor nutter says 70 to 80 million-dollar will have to be raise todd pay for this convention all through private donors.

officials say the expected economic boost from visitors is worth the work. >> they will shop here, they will dine here, they will sleep here. >> great day for the the city. it is also great for region. >> reporter: montgomery county commissioner josh shapiro is a democrat, part of the team that brought the convention here. he said influx of people and cash in philadelphia is good for the suburbs too. >> people will go to the king of prussia mall, they will walk around valley forge national park, they will walk main streets in skippack. >> reporter: economic is a side this matter is politically as well. democrats see a philly convention as a way to bolster their presidential candidate in a swing state. >> philadelphia city vote alone and region's vote is really significant if not determining who wins a state. >> we vote. we put the president in. so, i think with the next election we will be very important. >> reporter: the point of reference president obama only carried the state of pennsylvania by five points or so back in 2012, so in a democratic strong hold like philadelphia a, a potential

democratic presidential candidate need every vote they can get. by putting the dnc here in philadelphia dnc officials are hoping to secure those votes. we are hive in south philadelphia tonight matt rivers for "eyewitness news". >> matt, thank you. the city of philadelphia a over came stiff competition win the right to host this convention. the fail a beat out brooklyn, new york and columbus, ohio. the other two finalist for 2016. so why philadelphia? i spoke with debbie wasserman shut chair of the democratic national committee who answer that had questions and talks about the the philly locations the dnc will use next year. >> xfinity live will be a real focal point for us. we will be very involved at the convention center, i had a chance to go to constitution hall with governor rendell and take a look at the the place where our country was born as a backdrop in philadelphia a, being in the cradle of american democracy.

>> wasserman schultz added philly got top marks on the main cry tear, yeah logistics resources and security. mayor nutter says it will cost between 70 and 80 million-dollar to stage the convention but the pay out to the city could triple that e very. "eyewitness news" reporter walt hunter is live at the art museum with that part of the coverage tonight walt. >> reporter: chris, as you might expect the convention won't just bring delegates but it will bring dollars hundreds of millions of dollars into the city and it will bring jobs. even better news those jobs created by the convention expected to stay and multiply in the years going forward. >> we expect the economic impact with the democratic national convention somewhere between 170,000,225 250 million. >> reporter: long before the first delegate cast a vote in the wells fargo center experts say that you candy claire philadelphia the economic winner, thanks to the decision to hold the dnc here.

>> business gets business, and something like this is world stage and philadelphia will show beautifully because it is a magnificent city. >> reporter: one glowing economic indicator he expects more than 1100 hotel rooms in center city, 17,000 city wide and possibly 30 to 70,000 across the region will all be filled. >> three very important markets. the business people who were here for the convention, the delegates and their guests themselves and 15,000 media. >> reporter: more ill says the rnc in 2,000 brought in between 200, and $400 million. beyond that economic wind fall, long after the last candidate has departed the biggest gift is that jobs created by the convention will stay and multiply going forward. >> the economic impact isn't just for the days of the convention. the pay off is really down the

line. >> reporter: are while the convention price tag is expected to be 70 to $80 million, the mayor says all of that is expect to be raised privately so that in the end for the dnc the taxpayer will have have to pay little, if any, of the tab. live from center city, i'm walt hunter for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> thank you very much. philadelphians overall should benefit from the dnc but ones most affected by the convention are those who live around the wells fargo center. we spoke with residents in the area around the stadium complex and their response overwhelmingly was positive. >> as long as there is a adequate protection because we had the convention here before. as long as everything is like, i think positive for the neighborhood so it goodies. >> we spoke with a lot of people today and to a person they are not worried about the additional traffic they say that they deal with a lot of traffic all the time. it is hosted the republican convention in 2,000

now wells fargo center is getting it turn to host democratic convention. in the cbs-3 tr exclusive interview our noel mcclaren spoke with the screen manager of the wells fargo center on getting to the big event. >> would you say this is one of the biggest things that happened to the wells fargo center since you have been general manager. >> oh, absolutely. >> reporter: steps to hosting thousands of democrats into the wells fargo center are plentiful. in comparison with prepping for a sixers game or flyers game, what is it like to prepare for the national convention or national conventions. >> it will be a long preparation period. we will have out and out 15 months or so. >> reporter: in an exclusive tv interview with "eyewitness news" general manager matt holman says his team hit the ground running the second he got the news this morning. step one make sure you have extra staff on hand. >> probably double that for something like dnc. the magnitude of the event. there is so many different moving parts. >> reporter: he says they will have to work closely with the secret service and city to

orchestrate a seem less security team, transportation from earned ising sports complex parking areas will be a top priority. the wells fargo center is no stranger to hosting political conventions. if you remember back in 2,000 they hosted the republican national convention right from these very seats. but in 2016 they say they have upgrade to make improvements. >> we have a h dwi fi system now in the building with 400 access points. >> reporter: dnc will arrive just in time for the 20th anniversary like holman in were around during the rnc and getting a second chance is one that they say they will never forget. at the wells fargo center noel mcclaren for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". eye witt ines news will be following the development in the the months leading up to the 2016 democratic national convention. get the latest on tv and anytime on line at cbs philly.com. well, now to a sad developing story out of west

philadelphia tonight the community there is in grief when a two-year old is hit and killed by a septa trolley today this happened this afternoon at acorner of north 51st street and lancaster avenue. our pat ciarrocchi spoke with eyewitnesses at the scene to find out more. >> reporter: just beyond yellow police tape you could sianni hear the anguish. a two-year old girl had been struck by a septa trolley just before 1:00 along lancaster avenue at 51st. trolley passenger asia houston told us that the toddler ran out into the street. >> i ran over, her body was between both of the trolleys wheels. >> reporter: septa officials have learned that the girl was with a female guardian. >> i don't know how he got away from them but his body was just lifeless. >> reporter: when fire rescue

arrived bat tall beyond chief michael richie said they had to work quickly and carefully. >> they initiated a careful process which did not take licensing to get under there and see an evaluation of the toddler. >> reporter: it didn't take long for paramedics to declare this a recovery operation. septa transit chief thomas nestel called it horrible and sad. he described the trolley operator as extremely distraught. >> when you walk on the scene and it is silent with 50 men and women from police and fire, that is a sad story. >> reporter: investigators tell us they are looking at video from the trolley. they were talking to witnesses. the sad reality tonight is that a two-year old girl is dead in a tragic accident n west philadelphia, pat ciarrocchi cbs-3 "eyewitness news". new details tonight about that deadly crash that claimed the life of long time 60 minutes correspondent bob simon. we have now learned simon, a passenger in this lincoln town car was not wearing a seat

belt. reports show driver has been quick of two moving violations over past year and was cleared of nine sus is pensions for previous violations. but for many of us here in the cbs family tonight is about remembering his career and the incredible stories that he told from all around the world. >> he had been from the arctic circle to the an arctic circle will and every where in between and he saw the world and brought it home to all of us. >> simon's final story will air this sunday on 60 minutes. he is survived by his wife daughter and grandson. he was 73 years old. scott pelley a and "cbs evening news" will have more on the life and career of bob simon, a full report is coming up next at 6:30 right after "eyewitness news" what a life. winter is making a brutal come back tonight. meteorologist kathy orr is tracking dangerous cold, kathy. >> this is just the beginning tomorrow morning waking up in the poconos to wind chills 15 to 25 degrees below zero and

even in the northern and western suburbs wind chills will be dangerously cold as well. look at this, between ten and five below and that wind chill advisory continues until noon time tomorrow. this is the the beginning believe it or not it gets even colder, we will get you prepared with the seven day. also ahead here at 6:00 a move that effects thousands of workers a once controversial bill is now law in the city of philadelphia a. while the power ball ticket worth 564 million-dollar was not sold here we do still have a winner check your ticket because someone is one million-dollar richer, "eyewitness news" continues after this

paid sick leave becomes law in philadelphia after two vetoes mayor michael nut are sign the bill into law today. this bill provides an hour of paid sick leave for every 40 hours of work and ate police to business was at least ten employees. smaller businesses will allow job protection for workers to take five unpaid sick days this law will take effect in 90 days. well new at 6:00, someone in our area has a winning power ball lottery ticket worth one million-dollar, that ticket was sold at a store in glen mills, delaware county.

we dispatched our carol erickson to find out more. >> reporter: of all of the many numbers splashed across the front of the glen mills domestic and imported beverage only one counts, the one million-dollar ticket spit out by beer distributor's lottery machine. someone gets to live the high life. >> it is up because everybody in good spirits they know is there a new millionaire. >> reporter: who was that it came into buy beer and change their luck, missing a half billion only by power ball 19, day after this question has been canned, a million times. >> do you know who the person is. >> no, we don't know. >> reporter: big million-dollar winner has not bragged at the counter yet, a lot of loser ticket ended up in the nearby trash can of dash hopes and drink containers. >> just threw them out. >> she retrieved bad picks they stayed bad no 11, 13, 25 39, 54 there but jim's check of his ticket somewhat better result.

>> nice. >> the math at lottery player that sometimes doesn't add up. in lines and very quiet now because the next jackpot is only 40 million-dollar. who needs 40 million-dollar. apparently power ball loser greg doesn't. >> we just don't play unless it is hundreds of millions. >> reporter: but beer distributor for selling the million-dollar ticket their second one in two years. >> same deal where they hit five numbers. >> reporter: will net 50 ben franklin and they are curious if the winner is a regular or chance customer who turned $2 in/a million n glenn mills cbs "eyewitness news". in weather tonight we are looking at a quiet night across the delaware valley, if you are inside looking out. however it is getting cold and windy out there, with those arctic wind blowing on in. our ben franklin bridge is looking good beyond that, we will be seeing some clearing skies. across the delaware valley we're talking about cold, our eyewitness weather watchers

are saying yeah, we saw comfortable conditions earlier but now beginning to feel the impact of the change. eileen is reporting from gilbertsville and saying wind northwest at 4 miles an hour hold on to your hat hat because it is windy. pretty windy every where gusting to 30, 35 miles an hour by the time the night time hours a approach. william is reporting 34 degrees in levittown, pressure steady, wind northwest, frigid air is on our doorstep. high temperatures today, fairly impressive in, king of prussia, look at the this, head of our storm system jerry is report aring a high of 49. scott says before that arctic front made to it 41. in cherry hill lynn says 43 degrees and in philadelphia, carolyn reporting in a high temperature of 42 degrees. different story now take a look at storm scan three. we are looking at quiet conditions. poconos saw a few snow showers earlier. now they are all gone but it will be cold. you are under a wind chill warning overnight and through

tomorrow morning. you can see outside our studios looking nice in center city but if you are going out, bundle up, because it will get coal fast. the the cloud, in clearing are playing hide and go seek throughout the evening period but you cane as snow showers move through an explosion with the redevelopment off the coast bringing that snow as far south as carolinas right now we will escape with a few scattered snow showers. philadelphia 35. thirty-one in allentown. eighteen in the poconos. to the north and west already in the teens in state college. single digits in cleveland and buffalo but with the whipping wind it feels below zero already. buffalo 14 below. state college two below. that is what it feels like right now. pitberg feels like 6 degrees below zero and this is what the philadelphia area will be feeling come tomorrow morning. during the day tomorrow it will be cold arctic high pressure sits over us. then we will watch another clip are moving our way, this one really means business and could bring historic cold to the region. saturday it approaches between

3:00 and 6:00 p.m., swings through, bring snow showers but behind it the coldest air we have seen in two decade. lets talk about the the snow, chris may say wow hold on to your hat this is what it looks like saturday morning, just included but between 3:00 and 6:00 line of snow showers a squall of poor visibility going out with your valentine ab wear of that, light accumulation and then by 8:00 p.m. it clears the coast. as far as a coat to go a couple inches possible with this. it will not ab lieutenant of snow. it will be a quick hitter like a front and it is a front but arctic in nature and it will be out of here. the as far as wind chills dangerous chills sunday morning, five to 15 below, machine morning the core of the cold ten to 20 below zero with the wind chills and morning lows, will go for record. overnight we're talking about a low of 12, gusty wind, wind chills below zero friday morning, high temperature only 21. on the exclusive eye witt the necessary weather seven day forecast sat the day late snow showers, sunday frigid,

machine that morning low is three, the record is two, setback in 1888. that is that far. tuesday, wednesday and thursday temperatures up and town and could see accumulating snow on tuesday but first we have to get through the snow. >> first thing first. >> kathy thank you. and at 6:20 we are starting off in new jersey on the 42 freeway we are not having too many problems. north bound lanes moving just fine. we are seeing most of the volume coming on to walt whitman bridge heading southbound toward deptford area you can see brake lights traveling by here in the south wound lanes. over on i-95 right around cottman avenue a typical shot what we would see. headed southbound toward center city area you can see slowing there. we are used to that in the work zone there as well. otherwise out on i-95 we have a road hazard where there are potholes causing a bunch of flat tires around the area of i-95 northbound on the on ramp from broad. just use caution traveling on through there. out in bensalem boulevard, on

bensalem boulevard between roberts road and timber lane an accident there over in the shoulder and abington another accident susquehanna road at mill road. the just be careful. stay right

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he is one of the most decorated young pitchers in base able that makes cole hamels a asset today will as philadelphia is tempt to turn it around. you know his story. world series mvp, three time all-star, left hander with all of the right stuff. reports say many teams have explored a trade for cole were four real offers. i asked general manager ruben amaro junior about cole's funeral. >> we have assess add lot of different teams which teams and which players because there is three case and two-ways and four ways and as such where the combination can get to where you want to be.

clearly so far we have in the got there. >> switching to the eagles the calendar is out and on people think the team should have given more thought to mr. february, riley cooper, is their choice also known as black history month. cooper and his teammates moved past his use of the racial slur as a kenny chess any concert in 2013 caught on video. eagles pr person calls it an honest mistake. eagles said we do not oversee production of the annual team calendar and we do not provide any inn put about the players who are featured or where those pictures appear in the calendar. nfl licenses is a production of that calendar to the their party and we did not have a an opportunity to review the material. we will be right back.

tonight you have never soon and investigation like this see an under cover sting operation at a philadelphia hotel. i team investigative reporter charlotte huffman reveal how police are changing tactics to keep you safe, exclusive access inside a sting operation tonight on "eyewitness news" at 11:00. thanks for watching "eyewitness news" at 6:00 we are back at ten on w psg the the cw philly and we're back here on cbs-3 at 11:00. stay tuned for "cbs evening news" tonight gone but not forgotten they will look back at the incredible life of the the late bob simon. here now from new york is scott pelley.

>> pelley: tonight, thousands mourn three muslim student gunned down in north carolina, but was it a hate crime? more snow is headed to places that have too much already. bitter cold, too. and we'll remember bob simon a reporter's reporter, who turned words into sweet symphonies. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> reporter: and if you ever questioned that music is the universal language, watch this. ♪ ♪ ♪ a german-speaking teacher tutoring a french-speaking african how to sing an aria in italian. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. we're beginning with an ending and we're doing thi