philadelphia it started on the schuylkill expressway near university avenue around 9:30. then ended about a mile away on the vine street expressway near 22nd street. and that is where we will find "eyewitness news" reporter walt hunter live overlooking the scene and walt, what a big difference from a few hours ago. >> reporter: you can truly say that thanksgiving came, two days early for trooper patrick casey, casey, surviving a vicious gun battle on the lanes of the vine street expressway at 9:45 this morning with only a flesh wound, that gun battle ending with a school busing up in flames, and two suspects in custody, including a 17 year-old who is now charged as the shooter. flames and heavy smoke from a burning school bus, filled the lanes of the vine street expressway, spent shell casings, carpeting the highway, after police say a 17 year-old gunman, driving this car, opened fire, on a

pursuing pennsylvania state trooper. shooting him, before crashing into the bus, which then caught fire. >> i heard multiple gunshots and saw the officers guns drawn every where. >> reporter: fortunately police say 31 year-old state trooper patrick casey suffered only a flesh wound to his shoulder as the teenage suspect allegedly fired at him while he was still being behind the wheel. eye witt the necessary news viewer video showing the scene as one of two suspects, the the second a 19 year-old, were arrested, and neither hit by return fire from officers. >> state police got this guy or whoever it was to put the gun down and that must have gone on it seemed like a couple of minutes. >> reporter: as police examined weapons and other ballistics evidence at the scene investigators headed to a south philadelphia neighborhood nearby where the car was registered, hoping to learn more, about why a 17

year-old a allegedly tried to kill a state trooper. >> the suspect got out of his car, was firing, continually at trooper casey, at which time he was returning fire from his vehicle. >> reporter: police say suspect with three others in his car had originally been stopped a mile away on the schuylkill expressway for a vehicle violation, when he suddenly took off and began firing at the troopers. fortunately, police say the school bus driver who escaped major injury was the only one aboard and in of the bullets flying along the the busy congested lanes of the vine street, struck anyone else. >> luckily there were no kid on board that was my killinges concern, and i hear the state trooper is doing well so that is good news. >> reporter: state police say trooper casey with his mom, his dad, brother and fiance at his side now recovering hoping to go home tomorrow. meanwhile the search is on for

two additional suspects who are in the car at the time of the original car stop. much more on this developing story when we join you at 6:00 t expressway at 22nd i'm walt hunter for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> walt, thanks very much. after the trooper was shot he was rush to nearby hahnemann university hospital and that is where "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos is live with the latest on that trooper's condition, hi there, greg. >> reporter: good evening. we are told that trooper at hahnemann university hospital is in good condition tonight, in fact, officials say he ace a alert, aware, and even making jokes. after a short pursuit which ended in this crash and fire, trooper casey starts to take fire and when suspects got out of the car and troop are casey started to immediately return fire. >> reporter: pennsylvania state trooper patrick casey shot through shoulder and rushed here to hahnemann

university hospital. he was helping to backup two other troopser when the the driver sped off. he persued and that is when the shooting happened. throughout the morning and, both city and state family and friend visiting, trooper casey. was fortunately expected to make a full recovery. >> it is shoulder wound. he described it the as his lap. >> reporter: seven year veteran of the state police and can expect to be home in time for thanksgiving. >> more than likely tomorrow, but he will be under

observation until that time. >> reporter: as for that injury, his commander, trooper casey a's commander said they did not hit any bones or any organs. of course great news for trooper casey inn family and friend gathered here at hahnemann university hospital. we're live here at hahnemann university hospital i'm's greg argos for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> "eyewitness news" was there as trooper's damage cruiser was brought back to belmont barracks in wynfield. you can see windshield was writled with bullet holes. "eyewitness news" reporter steve paterson will have more in a live report at 5:30. stay with "eyewitness news" for continuing coverage of the the pennsylvania state trooper shot in the line of duty. you can get latest on television and at our web site at cbs philly.com. lets look at your weather now, bit cool for past few days but we are in for a holiday warm up. cbs-3 cameras on kelly drive where chillies in the air, as people getting their work out by land or water. hey, got to give him credit forgetting out there lets go live to kate bilo live on the

sky deck with a first look at your forecast, kate. >> reporter: they are braver then i am outside on the water on a day like day, very cold start to the morning and now that the sun has dropped temperatures are doing the same tonight. another cold night on the way but we are starting to slowly, creep upward, as we head toward the thanksgiving day holiday. let look at storm scan three, notable only because there is really nothing going on and that will be the case through at least friday night, that means for your thanksgiving holiday, black friday shopping, travel plans on wednesday, and everything is looking quiet. the story is the temperatures. you can see it is chilly but not as cold as this time yesterday when we were down in the 30's in many spots. right now 49 in philadelphia a. forty-four in allentown. forty-one in millville. that marks about an eight to 10-degree warm up from where we were yesterday and we're climbing upward just a little bit each day. so, coming up with your full forecast we will break it the all down, i'll tell but a cold night on the way and how low we will go tonight. travel plans for your wednesday, road rail or runway we will break that down and

see if the weather could impact it and toasty turkey day we will tell you how high it climbs in time for your thanksgiving day holiday and wet weather could impact second part of the thanksgiving weekend a as well. for now back inside to you. russian president vladamire putin is threatening consequence's begins turkey after it shot down a fighter jet. video shows jet crashing to the ground in syria. plane was flying near turkey's border where russia has been bombing isis target. two crew members were seen parachuting to the ground, one was reported dead. the fate of the other is not yet known. turkey claims russian jet violated its air space and was warned ten times to go back. in tunisia a, 12 people were killed when a explosion tore through a bus carrying presidential guards. the president was not on the guard in the capitol. he said the country is at war against terrorism. so far in one has claim responsibility for the attack. ramping up the fight against isis french president frances hollande visited the

white house pressing president obama to take more action. hollande is on a in mission get military help in the wake of the paris a attacks. >> reporter: president obama and french president frances hollande said they agree on the fight begins isis. >> it must be destroyed and we must do it together. >> reporter: white house visit with the president is the first stop for hollande who is looking for stepped up military role from the u.s. and other coalition countries. >> u.s. assistance has supported recent french strikes in syria and we will keep stepping up that coordination. >> reporter: meeting comes 11 days after terror a attacks hit paris prompting france to intensify air strikes against ice is in syria. hollande says u.s. and russia will need to help work together to fight the militant group but obama administration says russia must change its mission to focus solely on isis and not propping up syrian presidential assad. >> russia right now is a coalition of two, iran and

russia supporting assad. >> reporter: the obama administration has insisted its coalition countries that need to step up. hollande now heads to germany to look for support and russia way meeting with president putin to deliver the same urgent message. >> we must find a solution to this syrian crisis because we can see what the risks are otherwise. >> reporter: as this came as french prosecutor a announced suspect master mind of the terrorist attacks is believed to have been planning another attach to be carried out november 18th, or 19th. abdul hamid a booed was killed in the aftermath of the attacks. the state department, has issued a warning to travelers, just as, millions of americans, planned to be on the move for thanksgiving. cbs reporter brian web has more now from new york city. >> reporter: april tucker attended from new york to atlanta she expect heavy security, but not like this.

>> i'm surprised at the amount have of like solder types, i was like wow, this is really serious. >> reporter: thanksgiving travel is moving in full swing a day after the state department issued a worldwide travel alert. it tells americans to be extra vigilant to be aware the of the surrounding and to avoid crowded places, no matter where they travel. but many are coming here, to new york city, where police say avoiding crowds is simply not practical. >> we're here encourage to go come down join the crowd and be one of the 3 million who will have a great time on thanksgiving. >> reporter: even with the latest terror reports, air expecting highing huge holiday traffic. despite ratees travel warnings people don't need to change their plans. >> what this is not saying is that don't travel. we want americans to travel come particularly, overseas. >> reporter: travelers tell us that they are extra alert, while still determined to go on with their lives. >> little bit scary but i

trust that we have under control. >> reporter: with 47 million americans expect to travel, over the holiday, transportation officials say that security will be tighter both for air travel and on the ground. brian web for cbs news, lah guard use airport. passengers are urged to be patient when it comes to security lines which may be longer than normal. coming up at 6:00 we will check with alexandria hoff live a at philly international airport. coming up on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" tonight, wins without the gym, a high school basketball powerhouse uses an unusual form allegedly despite a major setback they don't have a a a gym to play in. a new tool that record their children's conversation for others to hear, a warping about this a and other toys that authorities say you should avoid this holiday season. new developments about genetically modified salmon that the f.d.a. says is safe to eat, tonight how major food retailers plan to make it difficult to buy it, that

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so now i'm not being perky, telling you that drivers that switch to progressive save an average of $548! whoo! i mean, whoo. basketball season begins for high school teams all across the the country. >> teams with the matt milk, civics and science charter school have tough hurdles to

overcome and its not because of lack of talent. here's jim axlerod. >> reporter: in the front hall of the philadelphia charter school it is all of the hardware required to prove kid here achieve excellence in more than just matt mix and science. veronica joineries found other of the first through 12th grade school and still top administrators. >> good afternoon, boys and girls. >> good afternoon, mrs. joyner and guest. >> reporter: this is an inner city school where something is going right. 100 percent graduation rate. and state championship basketball team in 2001. all of the more impressive when the the mighty, have a gym of their own. >> how do you get to a point where, and successl team. state champions, and you don't have your own gym. we have been using, facilities, for years, the y, the the salvation army, and it is moving anywhere we can move

and paying for it, to practice. >> reporter: their last home belonged to a vocational school that was sold last august. >> i do understand that it is your first time all together. >> reporter: so now, coach dann jackson and his players are playing out of luck. they are staring at a schedule where they may have to forfeit every home game. >> but the guys are taking it on themselves, to find neighborhoods, places where they will be able to play, neighborhood gym, rec center. >> anything is better than no gym. if we have a gym, cool. no heat, little light we will still practice. >> reporter: you just need a gym. >> yes. >> reporter: darren manning and others are two upper classmen on the team. they have been scouting out any court space that they can find anywhere in the city, for what they called, get togethers. >> so wait a minute, opening game is december 8th, a couple weeks from now. >> yes. >> reporter: you have had two, not even practices but get

togethers. >> yes. >> reporter: how does that work. >> it wasn't really good. the the floor conditions at the gym, like it was kind of messed up, the floor was dusty. >> reporter: veronica joyner has asked the philadelphia school district for help, only to be told that there is no school gym space, anywhere in the city, and the mighty elephant can share. the the city of philadelphia recently stepped up and provided the team a temporary court, a few days a week a at a local rec center that the joyner says is in a very unsafe, part of the city. >> i'm going to have to send a team over in the van, because i don't feel comfortable, walking in that area by themselves. >> reporter: do you think that there is some politics going on here because you are a charter school. >> i think so. i have thought that. because there is no other reason why the help should not be extended. >> reporter: but what would the school district care about you being a charter school. >> competition. we have 97 percent of our

students going to college and we have zero drop out rate and coming back to teach, we have eight teachers teaching here that graduated from the school. >> reporter: all of these trophies have been won by a team without a gym. >> yes. failure is not an option for our students. >> how about that. i know there has got to be an athlete, a celebrity, a team, a community organization that will come together. failure is not an option and something has got to be done. >> they have a gym out there for them. philadelphia school district did issue a statement saying multiple schools are sharing space and space is exhausted. >> reporter: they have reached out to local colleges but so far, no luck. we will definitely keep you updated on that. >> it is thanksgiving. things happening. you never know. >> yes, it does. >> that is right. >> indeed. >> kate joins us now with our forecast as we head in the holiday. >> speaking of thanksgiving we will be thankful for a beautiful forecast which is good news if you are

traveling, i know for my family when you put kids in the car and travel anywhere you want weather to be quiet and one less thing to worry b weather will cooperate thist holiday weekend, at least until the second half. coming up i'll tell you more about the second half of the weekend traveling home saturday or sunday i will tell you when is best time to go as there may be wet weather to contend with over the weekend but nothing through next several days and temperatures on the way up. lets look at outside right now we will go out first to the live neighborhood network camera looking towards city from the palmyra cove nature park in new jersey. it is dark out, of course, it is just getting, shorter and shorter and shorter as we head toward that winter solstice but it the is a clear night. few patchy cloud outside and expect moon lit skies through overnight hours. storm scan three similarly quiet, a few clouds moving in at the moment but that is it. we have got really clear conditions across the greater northeast and great lakes, everything is quiet here as we head through tonight the and next several days. the a as we zoom out across the the nation you can see only thing that we're worried

about heading to the west coast is there snow, rain from seattle down toward san francisco. this storm will exit mountains and could impact us by saturday, that is the day to watch, for some wet weather but it doesn't look like a huge deal as of now and mainly in the normal. temperatures right now on the cool side but not as cold as this time yesterday, 49 degrees in philadelphia. forty-four in will allentown. forty-five in trenton right now. forty-one in wildwood. the mount pocono at 35. mount pocono is quickly dropping in the 20's by this time yesterday and note thinks big bubble of green, that is indicative of where warmer air is, temperatures in the 60's and that is all lifting north and east ward through the next several days. we are starting to tame the chill, yesterday's high 43. today, 50, closer to normal and then we will keep climbing and then by friday we're talking mid 50's, well above average for this time of the year with high pressure in control, nothing get in here weather wise, and talk to you about rain, thunder, no snow, wednesday is quiet, thanksgiving thursday looking generally sunny a and dry. maybe a few cloud down the

shore but that front could impact us by the weekend. overnight tonight we are down to 35 degrees with the moon lit skies another chilly night. your wednesday, sunny, bright, milder temperatures 52 in the city but maybe traveling. the lets go around the nation ande what we are dealing with weather-wise. we are looking at sunshine all across the the northeast temperatures in the the 50's no problems there. in the south, things are similarly quiet. orlando lots of sunshine in the midwest and everything is quiet as well. we will take you to the western part of the nation in our next half an hour but that is where you could have some problems. your three day forecast again, warming up, 52 tomorrow, 60 on thanksgiving and 65 with sun and clouds for black friday. beautiful weather, through the the holiday but winter as we know is just around the corner and tonight at 11:00 me and rest of the the eyewitness weather team will try to break down what to expect as we head in the winter, we have been crunching numbers and tell you our latest predictions coming up at 11:00. >> no hints right new.

>> no hints. >> all right. >> thanks, kate. still ahead on yewitness news" at 5:00 shopping safety. >> it is count down to black friday, not only are stores getting ready but so are local police, i'm cleve bryan, coming up, some initiative to keep you safe this holiday season. philadelphia is about to hit the big screen again, creed is already getting oscar buzz and i'm sitting down with the stars one of whom got her inspiration from a famous philadelphia singer, that story coming up.

tonight at 11:00 black friday deals are just days away ready to start shopping yet. three on your side jim donovan did research in order to help you save time and money and he reveals his new black friday battle plan tonight at 11:00. major food retailers say they will not sell genetically modified salmon. >> gm o salmon from aqua advantage was approved by the f.d.a. last week. the because f.d.a. says it is safe to eat no special

labeling will be required when the product hit store shelves. target whole food, trader joe, cost co and kruger air monk the stores saying no, to the engineered fish. meanwhile food labels may soon be less misleading, lawmakers introduced legislation to create a standard label for front of the product with calorie and other nutritional information. it also calls for a clear definition of terms like natural, and healthy. coming up in the next half an hour we will continue to follow shooting of the pennsylvania state police trooper on the vine street expressway, steve? and suspected shooter involved in the heroin exchange with police is believed to be talking to police right now while his family looks on. i'm steve paterson. i'm going to tell but the manhunt that is happening as well. also tonight a new barbie that records your children's private conversations, that is just one of the several gifts authorities say you may want to avoid this christmas. health reporter stephanie stahl has a warning for parent

when we come back.

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"eyewitness news" continues a at 5:30 with the latest on the pennsylvania state trooper, shot in the line of duty. it all started with a traffic stop ts morning along the schuylkill expressway, that is when one suspect, sped away and allegedly caused this fiery crash involving a school bus. and this is video of the violent confrontation between a suspect and troopers, and stunned commuters, were left stuck on the the highway. here you can see suspects being taken into custody, eyewitness erika cabrera a shares cell phone video of the officers walking suspect down the expressway in handcuffs. wild scene unfolded as morning

rush comes to an even. >> one eyewitness got a bird eye view from a nearby apartment building. >> we were up in the sixth floor of the apartment tower over there and heard noise and we thought it was gunfire. we looked out window and sure enough there was an exchange of gunfire. we saw... >> reporter: how many shots. >> i'm guessing probably 30. cops came out of the second cruiser, opened up the trunk and that is where wrapped gunfire came from. >> amazingly in one else on the ground was hurt in the gunfire. there is good news to report about the injured trooper, 31 year-old patrick casey. suffered a gunshot wound to the shoulder but we are told he is talking in good spirits and should be in home in time for thanksgiving with his family. trooper casey is a member of the pennsylvania state police since 2009. police have two suspects in custody but two others are still at large. >> "eyewitness news" reporter steve paterson live outside state police belmont barracks in wynfield with the search for those suspects, steve.

>> reporter: ukee and jessica the 17 year-old, teenager accused of shooting a state trooper is in police custody here, being questioned, by police but just moment ago, we spoke to the 17 year-old father who says he doesn't know what happened and says his sonnies innocent but manhunt for those two other suspects, continues. at home base a head count. >> two people in custody, okay, the third and fourth, if you will, fled the scene, we have a positive id on number three, we were still working to identify number four. >> reporter: shortly after trooper patrick casey's shot up vehicle will was brought in for processing sergeant james, provided a midday update and state police barracks, troop k, there two suspects are in custody, including teenage suspect shooter. >> he is the shooter. he was only person in the fleeing vehicle and only person to be involved in the shooting. >> reporter: with their man police now continuing their

manhunt, for two secondary suspects, involved before shots were fired. one has been identified, the the other has not, but with their buddies facing a long night of interrogation police are confident. >> we have teams out searching, for at least the one who we have a positive id on. >> reporter: police are searching for two suspects who got away, one they know but one that they do not. they have a description of the fourth suspect they say he is a hispanic male, 5-foot six to 5-foot eight, 18 to 22 years old with a dark blue cast on his right arm. if you know anything you are asked to call police at 8004 pa tips. so reporting tonight from troop k, i'm steve paterson for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> all right, steve, thank you. stay with cbs-3 for very latest on the trooper shot the in the line of duty. when we are here on tv we are on line anytime at cbs

philly.com. there are new developments tonight the in the death of the paulsboro woman found bound and burned in massachusetts. a tip led police to ashley borgnor to bridge water, massachusetts earlier this month. her body was found burning next to railroad tracks. today an arrest warrant was issued for fernando owens of dorchester massachusetts. charges were filed against jewel yas squire and shanon squires for misleading authorities. the couple is currently in custody. at people get ready to shop until will they drop on black friday a south jersey town has seen an explosion in new stores. it is taking steps to cut off petty crime at the root. new jersey reporter cleve bryan is live at shops of cross keys in gloucester township with more on this, cleve. >> reporter: that last year gloucester township has attracted dozens of new retailers, but with this opportunity for new shopping experiences, comes opportunity for crime. in fact, shoplifting, nationally cost retailers

about $20 billion a year. gloucester township told bus steps they are taking to prevent that type of crime and to help some of the criminals. whether it is candles, and then suits at shops of the cross keys or discounts designer fashion at premium outlets gloucester township has seen a boom in shopping and the busiest time of the year is now. >> we anticipate a a lot of shoppers here and a lot of heavy traffic and a lot of shopping bags as we go into the holiday season. >> reporter: to make sure customers and stores are both safe gloucester township took unique step of assigning a detective specifically to retail patrol. he is working with the stores on security practices and making his presence known to prevent crime. he also has another role you might not expect, helping drug addicts get treatment. >> arrests alone will not be effective. we must deploy community policing practices and crime prevention action that is involve a inter intervention component that to helps those

steel who sustain their drug habit. >> reporter: rather than lock them autopsy inn move on they connect them with court a's advocate for drug abusers. >> i will contact them and try to get them into a treatment facility, deemed on what type of level of care they may need whether that be in patient, outpatient, detox or what have you. >> reporter: so far more than 100 criminals with addiction problems participated in the gloucester township drug intervention program and helping some of them avoid jail time. combined that with other shopping safety efforts, gloucester township has already seen almost a 30 percent decrease in shoplifting this year. >> if they deal with the the addiction itself, that is the the root cause of why they are seeing this. >> reporter: police say we all need to help reporting shoplift nothing other types of crime. reporting live, i'm cleve bryan, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> all right, you got it, thank you. on the healthwatch tonight holiday toy shopping season will move in high gear this thanksgiving weekend but some toys can be dangerous. >> health reporter stephanie

stahl is here with the safety alert issue this afternoon. >> this just came out toys are supposed to bring joy but some can cause injuries. we are talking about choking to toxic exposure and more. >> time for adventure, come on. >> reporter: but the adventure with this talking flashlight could harm a child's hearing, because it is so loud, a considered to go testing from the pennsylvania public interest research group. >> one in seven children have damage and we believe that could be in part, due to these loud toys. >> reporter: it is called trouble in toy land, a annual report that identifies potentially dangerous toys like this mini slinky that may contain unsafe levels of the severe allergic reactions. >> we found dangerous products, that can harm or poison a child. we found these toys every where. >> we really worried about small objects. >> reporter: doctor gary emmitt a a pediatrician at jefferson hospital say young children choke all the time on

small toys and parts this tube shows what a child could swallow like these slick noise making magnets. >> really egregious things is these look cute. i like them myself. they make a funny sound and they are very strong but you look at them, they fit in there. >> reporter: it can be dangerous. they say that if testing has led to the recall of 150 toys. while there are federal safety standard, many toys especially those that are made outside of the united states, often fail to meet them, or, are not properly labeled. we have a link to that complete report at cbs philly.com, click on health. campaign for commercial free childhood is out with its annual list of the toys to avoid, that includes, a hello barbie that talks with your child. and record what they are saying. wifi chip helps remember details like a favorite color. it is equipped with a thousand

scripted responses but won't answer inappropriate questions, we are told, however, the organization says quote prepare your daughter for a lifetime of survival lance. >> yeah. >> that talking thing might go a little far. >> yes, good bye barbie. >> just have regular barbies. >> yes, no talking barbie. >> thanks, stephanie. still to come on "eyewitness news" a warning for new parents, experts are calling for an all out ban on crib bumpers a after an increase in infant deaths. a avoiding turkey disasters and i'm not talking about the taste. what you need to know about dangerous turkey friars when we come right back, kate. temperatures climbing each day as we head toward the holiday but your travel plans heading home from thanksgiving could be impact by some wet weather, i'll have l

a warning for new parents tonight, new research shows just how dangerous crib bumpers can be. they are calling for a nationwide ban after a new study links them to a spike in infant deaths. the the findings in the journal of pediatrics show 23 crib bumper deaths reported, in the last seven years. time for a philadelphia jobs market report. >> cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger is here with more. >> it is story we hear again and again. hiring has i am profit and wages remain flat. new survey found several position was salary increases of up to five times the average. the job with the biggest increase a business systems analyst. here in the philadelphia area, these professionals pull in over $94,500 a year. and last year, they enjoyed a pays bump of 10 percent. you don't necessarily need a tech degree to land these jobs someone with a business or

liberal arts degree might gabe fit. business systems analyst determines how a company can best leverage technology tools, in order to boost efficiency, the role requires understanding the needs of the business and potential of its it department, and then helping the two groups communicate. you may also find these positions, advertised at data analyst, process analyst or simply a systems analyst. whatever the job title will you can expect openings in the field to grow as much as 25 percent by 2022. i'm jill schlesinger for cbs-3 "eyewitness news".

so now i'm not being perky, telling you that drivers that switch to progressive save an average of $548! whoo! i mean, whoo. "eyewitness news" at engine 50 where derrick sawyer went over do's and don't's. keep paper towels and other items way from the stove and keep those pot handles pointed inside to prevent spills and tip overs. fire commissioner also has decided caution when it comes to frying turkies. >> you want to make sure you have a safe, thanksgiving day holiday. at cross the nation not only in philadelphia a thanks giving holiday is day when we

have most fires. and if we want to make sure we do it in a safe manner because if you don't i have good holiday if you have a fire in your home. >> no doubt about that. fire commissioner says many fires are caused by simple in attention getting overly distract by guests or other activities taking place while the cooking is underway you have to be careful if you have a a lot of things going all at once. >> yes, that is right. right. it looks like we will have some nice weather. >> thanksgiving looks beautiful across the the northeast and warming up, and nice day to get outside, and high school football teams. >> all day long. >> yes, rivalry games, great weather for that. maybe you want to do some exercise thanksgiving morning to burn off those calories preemptively early thanksgiving morning, go for a jog, walk off the block. it will be a great morning for that. really good news. the lets look outside, our roof camera looks pretty nice this evening. a sky line unbeatable. philadelphia looking great. the center city clear as a

bell. we will see a nice moon out there tonight. there are some cloud, it will be clear as a bell through overnight hours and it will be a great night to be out and about as long as you bundle up. storm scan three is showing a few clouds, moving through at the moment. they will difficulties pay. we have got dry wet's cross north east and great lakes, nothing to worry about as far as travel plans. we will look at travel in a moment. we will look at the spots the last time that we didn't get to. temperatures right the now 44 in allentown. this time last night we were in the 30's. forty-nine in philadelphia a35 in mount pocono. warmer then yesterday, by about eight to 10 degrees, which is good news, we are on the way up but after a cold morning and temperatures, just slightly below average our high was 50. we have ourselves another blue square here after a month of red, we have been below average the past two days, but still 6.2 degrees above average on the month and we will get a few more red squares here added through the rest of the week as temperatures continue to surge through the holiday. out and about on your wednesday here's what to

expect through the thanksgiving day holiday. sunny and dry wednesday. thanksgiving day warming up. nice, no problems, green light on the road. for friday looks good if you fight crowd out there, get some deals on friday, it will be dry, just a few cloud in the sky. if you remembered last year at this time i was in the mobil weather lab heading up to the poconos where it was snowing. we had snow that brought snow to the area day before thanksgiving. it would be tomorrow at this time. it was a mess out there. this thanksgiving not so much. everything looking great. here western cities, flying a salt lake city watch out for slow downs there things are drying out, seattle, san francisco, los angeles is there an ice storm over central plains on thanksgiving day. that is something to watch if you have travel plans. we will talk about that coming up at 6:00 o'clock tonight. your thanksgiving forecast for thursday mostly sunny, nice and warm. 60 degrees, daytime high. normal high is 52. we are 8 degrees above average. with sunshine and light wind it will be a great thanksgiving day to get outside and again, maybe walk off the turkey dinner, great day to be out and b overnight

moon lit sky, 35 degrees is your overnight low. not as cold as last night but still wake up tomorrow morning to a brisk chill. bundle up. in the afternoon 52 and that is seasonal. that is where we should be. seasonal for wednesday and as we head into thursday we will get into unseasonal warmth. 60 degrees for your thanksgiving day. our turkey friend is loving it. black friday looks good at 65 about sunshine. saturday things change. that is day you want to worry about traveling home saturday morning a few showers that could create a couple slow downs, afternoon is windy, cooler, sunday 49, cool but sunny and we have another chance for showers, monday and warming up again as we head into next tuesday. we will send it back to you instead. seventeen people are getting america's highest civilian a award at the white house at this hour. >> president obama is presenting them with the presidential medal of freedom, winners include barbara industries an, steven speilberg and gloria estephan. two baseball hall of famers, legend willie mace and late

yogi berra some of the best americans right there. still a ahead on "eyewitness news" first rocky feature film since 2006 and it is already getting oscar buzz. >> yesterday, training in the ring. today i'll sit down with the stars of the creed to give you behind the scenes look and a preright when we come back.

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because of president obama's knew conference with the french president only half of the young and restless aired today, you can see full episode or recorded at 2:35 a.m. opens up tomorrow nationwide, and, philadelphia a is about to hit the big screen yet again. >> there hasn't been a rocky feature film since 2006 and there is a a major twist in the story line, a boxer named

creed is back but it is not apollo. >> i'm his son. >> reporter: he has boxing in his blood and he knows it as he looked to bring the rage of the troubled upbringing, part of the story line created by writer/director ryan crewing shore pitched the idea to stallone himself and sly knew right away. >> he is a man of pure internal passions. he came in, on fire. >> reporter: with the burning desire to tell another story, with balboa as focal point. >> i know what you were thinking. >> reporter: rocky end up training the younger creed while becoming father figure adonis never had lessons on film and life. >> is there so many children out there, that you know, don't have that structure, that family environment, i have friend that are like family. those are people that you lean on to get through obstacles that get you through hard times. >> reporter: which are in doubt featured in this film.

>> somebody help. >> two men, one total stranger, now trying to heel together. >> everything i got has moved on and i'm here. >> crying is be in around you, i'm here every day. i'm standing right in front of you. >> if i fight the the fight. >> reporter: joining battle is young lady on the local music scene, rocky had adrian back in the day, adonis find strength in bianca who is dealing with her own issues and a local sing shore reminded me of philly girl jill scott. >> i'm so happy, because she is someone i look to and figure out my voice, tone and luckily, philly has such a rich musical history that there were so many resources. >> reporter: a philly film with a philly feel based on the life and times of the philly film icon, and the man who helped him start it all, apollo creed. how proud are you of this. >> it is hard to say, ukee, we just finish it, but i'm extremely proud of, you know,

what they did, at this point, i had a chance to step back and look at it. i feel so connect to it. i feel like i'm's still working on it. >> i like what i see. >> appreciate that. >> every move that i make, every punch that i throw, it all compares to him. you are apollo creed's son so use the name. >> i believe a few late night screenings around the country tonight but opens up wide tomorrow. >> we have been waiting for this a long time. >> very good, i even eyed it. that is "eyewitness news" at 5:00. now at 6:00 search continues for two suspects in the shooting of a pennsylvania state trooper. as we showed you live here on cbs-3 it started with a pursuit that led to the fiery crash on the vine street expressway. >> guns were drawn, there were rifles every where. >> shocked eyewitnesses were there as this tense situation unfolded, we will hear from people who saw frightening scenes, play out, kate? and we started this morning at 33 degrees in

philadelphia, it was another below average day, but it is not going to stay that way, we are in for a holiday warm up that is coming up. i'll tell you how warm it will get for thanksgiving and black friday. you had busiest travel week has been hit with a security alert from the state department, i am will's alexandria hoff talking tight security here at philly international. a pennsylvania state trooper, shot in the line of duty, a traffic stop, turned violent. >> the suspect began firing from his car, at trooper casey. >> reporter: moving car in rush hour traffic, a bus thankfully empty, except for the driver, rear ended and burst into flames. bull it holes in the windshield, evidence of the terrifying shoot-out. tonight we know two suspects remain at large. good evening everyone i'm ukee

washington. i'm jessica dean. officers identified one of those suspects but they need help with the fourth. state police released this photo of the man they think is unidentified suspect. he is describe as a hispanic male between 5 feet six and 5 feet eight, 18 and 22 years old with facial hair. they also believe he has a blue or black cast on his right arm, and a left arm tattoo sleeve. if you have any information call the police. we have team three coverage tonight. the lets begin with "eyewitness news" reporter walt hunter overlooking the vine street expressway where this all unfolded, this morning, walt? >> reporter: well, ukee, in just an instant at 9:45 the traffic choked lanes of the vine street expressway turned into something resembling a battle field, state police shooting it out with the suspect, when it was over a trooper was wounded, two people why custody and school bus fortunately empty had burst into flames. you need only look