♪ right now at 11:00 o'clock, kobe bryant back in philly. one day after he announced he is retiring the nba super star returns home and heads straight to his favorite cheesesteak sh shop. a stolen peace of presidential history is found. where tourists in pennsylvania discovered a bust of abraham lincoln. ♪ the sounds and sights of the season unon full display. don't have to drive so far to

feel like you stepped in to winter wonderland and we'll take through. good evening, i'm ukee washington. >> i'm jessica dean. those stories are straight ahead but first tonight rain is moving into the region and it's going to be sticking around the next couple of days. >> meteorologist kate bilo has more of what's happening right now. it's getting a little messy out there. scattered showers light to moderate rain across portions of the area tonight. gotten off to slow start here tonight but as you can see it's picking up intensity a bit. darker green shading off to our west. off the coast as well but this is going to continue to move in through the overnight hours and a batch of steadier rain on the way early tomorrow morning. as you said, this is not going anywhere any time soon. we can expect this to last not only through the day tomorrow, but into wednesday as well. you can see steady rain here along the turnpike over chester county. some scattered light showers around the philadelphia metro area but again this does continue to intensify as a stronger storm pushes in by wednesday. temperatures right now luckily we're well above freezing even

mount pocono at 34. that means we're only talking rain not snow or i with this system. 49 in millville. what to expect moving forward. well, we've got steady showers tonight but heavier rain on the way. i'll tell you how much. we'll time out that heaviest rainfall coming up ukee. >> kate, see in you a bit thank i was day after nounsing his retirement kobe bryant is back in philly and he makes a stop at one of his favorite spots tonight. >> the legend and philadelphia native is back on his original home turn as the sixers get ready to take on the lakers. todd quinones is live in ardmore where it all started for kobe. todd? >> reporter: yes, indeed jessica. why not? of course, the kobe bryant farewell tour will kick off right where his career beg began. kobe bryant received a rock star welcome. >> feels good to be back. >> brian hit up one of his favorite stories larry's steaks next to st. joe's campus. caused a bit of a stir. >> there's always rumors that go around kobe is here.

everyone is emergency around i actually walked in and i saw the cameras and he was actually he here. >> reporter: bryant and lakers teammates arrived at the ritz carlton in center city for tuesday night's game against the sixers it will be the first time the stomper lower merion super star will play since announcing his retirement from the nba on sunday. >> that's the joy and the pride come from because you watch that person grow up. you watched him progress in life. you know what i'm saying. >> real man jeff dock wilson along with owners spoke highly of bryant. >> his experience is one of the best people i ever make in my life. >> in the early goes the scene was subdued and fans were surprised to see bryant. >> just walk in here and you've the bathroom and everything. >> there's kobe bryant. >> there's kobe bryant. he just walk up and popped up. >> once word spread dozens of fans mostly students surrounde d the steak shop and later his suv just to get a glimpse of his leaving out the back door. >> yes. i'm very excited.

as of right now, no word on where kobe bryant might be eating breakfast tomorrow morning. but after all, it is game day so perhaps the super star might be all business. reporting live tonight from lower merion, todd quinones cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> welcome home kobe bean bryant. todd, thank you. a local high school swimming sensation is getting national recognition tonight. he's gracing the cover of sports illustrated kids. >> take look at 6-foot 8-inch reece whitley penn charter high school sophomore. he's just 15 years old. is from lafayette hill he was named sports kid of the year by sports illustrated kids and tied olympic gold med list michael fell in that a swimming can he tips he talk with our pat gallen about his start in swimming. >> i was seven going on eight. summer camp. i failed my deep water test, and i got -- started getting lessons that summer. >> the rest is history. >> witness system expected to compete at the us olympic trials in june. reece is getting some big name

recognition after the honor first lady michelle obama tweeted to reece today, congrats reece on becoming si kids sports kid of the year. we are so proud of you! this is the second year in row a local product earn the si kids of the year. last year it was mo'ne davis. following her his historic performance in the little league world series. it was a first tonight for philadelphia mayor elect jim kenney he hell his first town hall meeting ad at central high school. "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt is live at city hall with more about the issues on the minds of those attended and also what the mayor elect had to say tonight. david? >> reporter: jessica, a lot of issues on the table mayor elect kenny will move into his new office behind me at city hall in a little more than a month. tonight he wanted to hear from the people and he heard a lot of different opinions. when mayor elect kenney took the stage in front of more than 300 at central high school, the crowd paid close attention to what the future of philadelphia might look like. >> there's a lot of smart people out there and up here who are

going to help us move the city for. >> reporter: kenney talk about growing up in the city he'll soon run. he was leck to do city council in 1991. and served until early 2015 when he dropped out to run for mayor. one after another audience members begged kenney to help with failing schools. >> it is horrific that our children have to go through this and this day and age. please help our children. >> schools can be and will be the center of the universe when it comes to delivery of services. >> reporter: people in the crowd seemed to like his candida approach to meeting with his constituents. >> he's a guy who can hammer down and gethe job done. the question is how much of everybody's request is he going to get done. >> hit a brick wall in dealing with senior citizens services for the city and i wanted to see if i could put that bug in his ear tonight. >> reporter: kenney talked about crime and talked about his mission to lower the statistics. he praised his incoming police commissioner richard ross of the after the town hall meeting we caught up with the mayor-leck.

>> it would be nice to be mayo mayor-elect forever but that won't be the case so come january i'm sure there will be times people aren't as happy with me our with our administration as they are tonight. >> reporter: mayor elect kenney will hold four more town meeting. he'll become philadelphia's 99th mayor january 4th, 2016. reporting live at city hall tonight david spunt cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> david, thank you. new tonight a fire in philadelphia's olney neighborhood sends three people including two firefighters to the hospital. chopper three over the scene on well lynns avenue. the fire broke out in a garage there. we're told all the injuries are non-life threatening. and the cause of that fire is now under investigation. a gruesome double murder and suicide rocks a quiet montgomery county community. police found three adults dead in a home on the one had undread block of diamond street in hatfield last night. two others in the home including a four-year-old child were unharmed. the shooter is identified as 48-year-old paul marshall. neighbors say the victims were

marshall' girlfriend hernia son much police say the shooting appears to be the results of domestic dispute. chicago police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of 17-year-old la quon mcdonald is free on bail tonight. officer jason van dyke allegedly shot and killed mcdonald firing 16 times in october of 2014. he was charged with first degree murder last week with a bond set at $1.5 million. city documents reveal van dyke had 17 civilian complaints on his record including three for using excessive force. local planned parenthood clinics increasing security in the wake avenue dead al tax at a clinic in colorado spring. this comes as robert lewis dear the man accused of of killing three people at a colorado springs plan parenthood appeared in court. the ceo of southern new jersey plan parenthood says patients should not worry about their safety during office visits. >> just make it a more

comfortable and save environment for our patients. we did ramp and our security today. most until an effort to allay that anxiety. the anxiety for our patients not because we necessarily felt the need. >> she and her team are meeting to determine just how long that increased security will last. president obama says the private sector must help combat climb change. speaking in paris the president said scientists, private investors and workers will large the determine if goals set to curb global warming are met. us and other nation have pledged $250 million to help vulnerable cun countries adapt to rising seas of climate change. the president paid his respects to the victims of the terror attacks. he laid arose outside the theater where many of the victims were killed earlier this month. >> new tonight a stole license bust of abraham lincoln found in a pennsylvania cemetery near gettysburg. this bust was found in some burbs. it appears to be in good shape.

it was stolen outside from the hall of president's and first lady's museum. museum is near where lincoln deliver the gettysburg address. >> we don't know if somebody wanted it for their collection or just being pranksters or what the deal is. >> police are investigating invt area is not under video surveillance. new mural honoring the pope's visit to philadelphia is set to break a record. more than 2700 people including pope francis helped create the artwork unveiled at the future home of saint maliki school in south philly. it encompasses over 4,000 square feet could receive the guiness world record to most contributions to painting by numbers. >> the holiday shopping season is in full swing and another cyber monday is almost in the books. >> millions were expected to shop online today. how much business was done. >> still ahead we'll take a look at the early numbers see how one of the biggest online shopping sites get all of those holiday

orders ready right here in our area. >> vittoria. it's beginning to look a lot like christmas. sound like christmas as well here at longwood gardens we have all of the dazzling details you don't want to miss it. kate? >> and rain has already begun to fall across the area. you can see a lot of green and it's not just where vittoria is on the christmas trees. no, we've got the umbrellas handy for tomorrow morning as rain continues to move in. but another system moving through on wednesday. i'll tell you how long the rain stays in our forecast. and delaware valley's own pink takes on global mission. how the award winning singer is helping children across the world. >> coming up after "eyewitness news" it's the late show with stephen company bert. he welcomes aziz ansari, shouldn't today rhymes, bruce campbell and lucy lawless.

>> cyber monday is about to wrap up. experts believe it will be the big best online shopping day. 120 million americans shopped from work and home spending billions. 16% of holiday spending this year will be done online. record traffic hit some web sites hard some were running slow. target and pay pal simply crash. both are back online tonight. and business as you can imagine was brisk at amazon.com today. "eyewitness news" at one of amazon's fulfill many centers in robbinsville, mercer county. 14 miles of von cares belts and today they were full of gifts all on the move. last year amazon received 43 million orders on cyber monday. that's the number they're expecting to eclipse this year. >> sign of the season on display today right here in our cbs3 studios. >> ♪

>> the philly pops festival brass helped to kick off our joy of sharing toy fest. we will be collecting toys for under privileged children to benefitly sal vague army, u.s.o. and boys and girls club. you can help spread holiday joy this year. buy a new unwrapped toy and bring it to one our drop off locations. you can find a list of locations at cbsphilly.com/toyfest. i can just listen to that all ght. >> all night i know. >> spirit of holiday season has begun in the brandywine vally. >> there is no better place to feel the joy of the holidays than at longwood gardens in kennett square chester county. our vittoria, is inside the conservatory celebrating the sounds of the seasons. tori, it is beautiful in there. gorgeous and loverly and really you guys i feel so tranquil and peaceful. looking at that, if that doesn't make you think of the beauty of the holidays, i don't know what else. here at longwood gardens they are pulling out all the stops to make sure that you really have a dazzling and memorable

experience. including not only are you surrounded by gorgeous trees and flowers and plants exquisitedly decorated you also have the sounds of the season playing as a back drop. take a listen. ♪ >> reporter: elegant energy, amidst lovely, lush, longwood gardens. all season long smells and sounds will sway you into the holidays. with festive flourishes and daily musical performances like the philadelphia bronze. >> ♪ >> reporter: a group of white gloved ringers started in 2008 out of bryn mawr. that came to dazzle the crowd with delightful dings of delicate gold bells. while 16,000 seasonal plants like poinsettias are in bloom eloquently decorated trees

sparkle with fountain inspired glass ornaments in 4-acre conservatory. ♪ >> reporter: like this gorgeous fern reaching 22 feet tall. it's an impressive arrangement at a long wood christmas. sure to give you a spectacular sensory overload and leave the whole family with a bunch of memories. that's right. if you're looking that create some memorable memories for your family also and your friends long wood garr sense is the place to be. this is pay from is a evans the communication manager for longwood gardens. thank you so much for having me. >> it's great you have to. welcome to long wood. >> my first time here. you have amazing things that are set up for family also and friends who like to enjoy over the holidays. >> coming to long wood at christmas is really favorite tradition for so many families in the delaware valley. from our half a million lights outdoors to the 4 acres of indoor gardens in our conservatory, it's a wonderful time for everyone in the family

to enjoy here at long wood. >> that's right. it's really wild to think we are right now just in the conservatory and there's in here i think alone 16,000 plants? >> yeah. 16,000 plants including thousands of point societ poinsm myarial las and more. it's a great environment to unwind and get in the holiday spirit. >> absolutely. such a pleasant experience just perusing the ground. it's really a mazing. do you have some tips for text folks that want to come and enjoy the experience at longwood gardens. >> yes. because we are so popular during the holiday season buy your tickets before you arrive to ensure you can come when and at the time that they. go online to longwood gardens.org to get tickets. >> wonderful. great advice and really all of the crew and employees here at longwood gardens have put on such a spectacular array of everything. only bayou's. it's lovely. >> thank you tori. >> thank you very much. thank you. for more information if you want to visit longwood gardens we have set up a link on cbsphilly.com. jessica, ukee, i think me and

patricia are just going to take a nice cheer null strollilled with holiday spirits. >> enjoy yourselves. >> leave you guys in the studio. >> you enjoy yourself, tori. >> have a great time. >> thank you very much. >> wonderful out there. >> i hear bell choirs and temptations singing silent nig night. >> it's that time of year. >> certainly s the weather is certainly playing a role in all of that as well. >> yeah, it is. luckily they have indoor attractions as well if your visit is tomorrow or wednesday the conservatory all of that the weather is not going to be so great for outdoor activities the next couple of days. >> rain has arrived and now that's here, we'll be dealing with it right through wednesday night. this is kind of a long duration system. it's all part of the same system but it's two boundaries which i'll show you coming up here on corm scan three. once we get out of here good stuff to look forward in the second half of the seven day. let's take look outside right now. you can see things looking soggy damp down the shore. ferris wheel is all lit up. i don't think anybody is on it this evening but sure nice to

look at ocean city in cape may county. certainly if this were a friday night in july, there would be hoards of people on theoards but pretty quiet outside tonight. if you'll take a walk on the boardwalk if you live down the shore definitely have the rain gear to the next couple of days. let's take look at the big picture here. storm scan3 again you can see pretty poe 10 storm system. the center of the storm right about here and it's stirring a lot of moisture up into portions of minnesota and wisconsin where we've got heavy snow and heavy rain. a sweep of dry air coming around the back edge that storm. that's the dry air that will sweep in here by thursday knocking the temperature down. in the meantime one boundary lifting in our area today. here's the front. once that cold front comes through that will be end of the storm. it doesn't come through until late in the day on wednesday. temperatures on their way up which is good news because we do not need temps near freezing. 45 in blue bell. 50 in point pleasant beach and in wayne 41 degrees. here's your november calendar. a is he of red four days below average one of those day what

today. 5.6 degrees above average and take look at thi. 2,152nd warmest november on record. 53.2 degrees. a very warm november december starrinstarring off on mild nots well. we get into the day tomorrow we've got showers moving through. said dee showers around 5:00 a.m. little break in the action and then another batch of heavier rain comes in around noon. that's in and out quickly and tomorrow afternoon may not be all that bad. just clouds and wet roads but on wednesday, another round. you can see steady rain around late morning mid afternoon hours and then a line of showers maybe even a rumble of thunder as cold front comes through and that doesn't cross the area until eight or nine on wednesday nig night. so for the next 48 hours steady light rain tonight. rain on and off through the day tomorrow. the heaviest will be imbedded within that front on wednesday. the rain could get steady at times tomorrow as well. one to 2-inches maybe some

locally higher amounts depending on the heaviest bands that set up especially with the front moving through went. again this lasts for 48 hours tonight. right through wednesday night. showers around. some steady rain for your tuesday. not as cold. 54 degrees today was only 46. so a mild start to december. wednesday we've got rain, thursday cooler and breezy but then take peek at that first weekend of december. 50s near 60 on sunday. nothing but sunshine. so make some plans for the weekend once we get through the rain we'll be sitting pretty for quite sometime. >> looks good. >> yup. >> thanks, kate. >> sure. don a here with a look at what's coming in sports. >> i'm looking at that forecast. too bad the eagles will be in new england. how the head coach of the eagles tackled those college rumors head on. kobe

>> january 16, 2013 that's the day that charles edward kelly and the physical eagles got hitched chip has been true in the good times but now comes the bad. three straight losses in pathetic fashion the head coach says he'll love and honor the midnight dream for all the days of his life. okay. maybe he didn't say that. maybe not quiet. but he is saying that he will stay put. report from football scoop.com usc officials met with kell until philly over the holiday week em. chip says don't believe everything you read. >> so many things that are written and said now a days that it's ridiculous. a lot of times we just chuckle and laugh to be honest with you. you know, i had a meeting in philadelphia with usc on friday. i was in new hampshire. i never met with them. it's crazy but it's really kind of sad that everybody is c just write whatever they want or say whatever they want and everybody take it as the truth. >> man was in new hampshire. get off his back. next up for kelly and the eagles

at the 10-one patriots last night they lost for the first time this season. they also saw rob grant could you ski leave with a knee injury. he's one of the best tight ends in the league. he reportedly has no tears. however, his status for sunday is unknown. kobe was trending on twitter this weekend that means his name was mentioned thousands thousands of times. but the numbers that matter the most 17 time all star, five time nba champ, one time league mvp and of course the number 37. as in years old. as in it's time to call it quits. kobe arriving in philadelphia tonight. lakers will play the sixers tomorrow in south philly. bryant announced that he will be retiring after this his 19th season. he played high school ball lower merion and jump to the nba in 1996. his coach knew he was a fierce competitor even back then. >> i saw that absolute distaste of losing right away. never wanted to lose a sprint. never wanted to lose a foul shooting contest. never wanted to lose a game of

checkers. pool. anything. and i -- i have to think a lot of it is just kind of god given. >> in case you missed florida and florida state over the weekend ball goes out of the end zone bite quarterback and look who makes the catch. someone in a totally different uniform. that would be the policeman. and he's getting all kinds of shouts out from the -- from the fans right there. they love it. go ahead. did he not spike the ball. i know we were wondering. but he made a clean catch. we'll be right back. this holiday, ford america's best-selling brand is giving you more. the ford holiday sales event... with 0% financing for 60 months on 2015 f-150 and focus and 2016 fusion and escape. plus 1,000 dollars holiday bonus cash on 2015 focus and 2016 fusion and escape. it's the best gift ever. now during the ford holiday sales event get 0% financing for 60 months plus 1,000 dollars holiday bonus cash

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>> grammy award winning sink and bucks county's own pink joins a cause close to her march. >> she's now an ambassador to unicef. it hopes to inspire children to live more active and healthier lives by using an activity tracking bracelet and app. pink whose real name is alicia moore says as a mother she wants to u her global platform to

help end global malnutrition. good luck to her. we'll be right

that's going to do it for us. our morning team is back tomorrow from 4:30 to 7:00 a.m. for kate, don, our entire crew.

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