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showers outside, intermittent rain plus look at this heavy stuff across portions of tennessee, northern georgia even and this is all lifting to the north, and to the east and this ace long a advancing cold front which will hit our area during the day tomorrow. we have at least another round of steady rain to talk about through tomorrow. in the meantime light rain, drizzle a few scattered showers here looking at our local sweep on storm scan three what to expect through tonight and through overnight hours really just some showers around this evening but fog will be developing as well. in addition to the ponding we have got out there already road spray, fog, lowering visibility be safe on those road and light rain and mist through overnight hours and period of rain and areas of fog for your wednesday morning. good news it is mild out there, temperatures in the mid 50's out there, 55 in philadelphia, same temperature in millville and atlantic city and it does stay mild overnight and tomorrow. so no icing concerns and even though it is still december we are talking about rain and at least another 24 hours of it we will time that out further for you coming up with our
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full forecast and i'll tell you when nicer wet ther returns to the area it won't be long but we still got rain to get the through but for now, back to you. suppliers of the first responder equipment is facing serious charges in chester county. prosecutors say instead of selling equipment to police he sold them to the highest bidder on line. "eyewitness news" reporter walt hunter is in west chester right the now with more, walt. >> reporter: ukee, the district attorney here tells me that these items, rifle scopes, and other things were supposed to be only sold to police and first responders for their protection but instead suspect allegedly sold items and put them up to the highest bidder on e bay. that suspect surrendered this afternoon, and we were there as it all happens. do you have anything to say about the allegations, sir. >> reporter: suspect tom wetzel tried hard to hide his face from the reporter. can you tell us you why are hiding behind the umbrella, sir. but prosecutors say he could not conceal his crimes. suspect surrendering at the
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the chester county courthouse accuse odd stealing more than 2,001st responder items, from the business where he had worked, and then lifting those items on e bay pocketing more than $195,000 over eight years. >> he had been robbing the company, blind. >> reporter: district attorney tom hogan told me selling items like electronic rifle scopes intended sole willly for law enforcement to the highest bidder on e bay is a real concern. >> the defendant was putting public safety items like rifle scopes, out there, and we're always worried that those things could end up in the wrong hand. >> reporter: did you screen people you were selling these items too do you know who you sold these items too. >> reporter: fortunately the d a a says all stole up items traced so far did wind up in the hand of the responsible buyers. some of these rifle scopes are high end rifle scopes and they should really, be used only by law enforcement and folks with a very legitimate need for
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them. >> see them in court and you will hear our defense. >> reporter: his torn says beyond pleading not guilty, he will have no additional comment. the the us peck new free after ago loud to sign his own $25,000 bails, here. the the d.a. ace suspect was tripped up have after he was fired from his job for having pornography on his company computer. and when that computer was examined, the evidence was unearthed. live from the chester county courthouse, i'm walt hunter, for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". in other news philadelphia a police are searching for this man wanted for indecent assault on a woman as she walked through the septa station at 15th and market black friday. victim told police that the suspect followed her, touched her buttocks and then ran away. if you recognize the the man please give police a call. pennsylvania attorney general kathleen kane assembled a team of special prosecutors to investigate an exchange of the pornographic e-mails by state officials. "eyewitness news" reporter
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alexandria hoff joins us from the sat center with more on this, alex. >> reporter: it has been covering this story and hard not to sianni feel frustrated because at the core thinks a complicated political dispute and we to not want to be caught as pawnness this but it is unfolding it is a taxpayer issue. we have a responsibility to show up, and keep you informed. nsf thew that is not safe for work, exactly the kind of photos many we cannot show that were put on display inside the national constitution center. >> the the the e-mails depict women in compromising x rated pictures, and other pictures. >> reporter: more exam also by office of kathleen kane of what top state officials are a accuse of send to go each other on taxpayer time and dime. >> they are viewed on state, taxpayer owned computers, and sent over state servicer, government servicer, and during work hours. >> reporter: maryland's former
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attorney general doug was announced as independent special investigators into is what known as porn gate and now hate gate because of an abundance of racist images. >> the appointment of a special investigator is by definition not tax involved because she's saying you guys will be practicing law i'm doing my administrative function. >> reporter: opponents sigh release of e-mails as a distraction technique by kane as she faces charges including felony perjury but kane has held strong that efforts to remove her from office are being led by those involved in porn gate to keep her quiet. quiet, she was, once again, bypassing, photos to the present opting on a prewritten message. >> to the few who challenge it the including some members of my own staff i pose a simple three pronged question. are you a white male? are you or one of of your buddies in this e-mail network? or are you trying to get my job without the benefit the of having to run for it the? >> i asked what happens if
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kane is removed from office? well, this investigation go with her? well, he told me that he feels an impeachment process would be lengthy and unlikely, kane has been operating under a suspended law license for about a in now. reporting from the sat center alexandria hoff for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". new jersey state police have activated an amber alert for child reportedly abduct from new york city. police are looking for three-year old rebecca a, and shnse has black hair brown eyes stand 2 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 36-pound. she was allegedly taken by her 47 year-old, father. they were last seen crossing george washington bridge into new jersey in a, silver 2004 dodge caravan bearing new jersey license plate k24-ecs. chicago's mayor has fired the cities top cop, the resignation of the superintendent gary mccarthey comes after a week of protest about the handling of the the police shooting death of a black teenager.
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adrian diaz has very latest from chicago and we want to warn thaw some viewers may find some of the video graphic. >> reporter: chicago mayor rahm emmanuel held a late morning news conference to announce new changes in the cities police department. changes that start with the police superintendent, gary mccarthey. >> this morning i formally asked for his rest evenings. >> reporter: mccarthey's ouster follows community unrest over police shooting death of laquan mcdonald, the black teenager was shot 16 times by police officer jason van dyke in october of 2014. video of the shooting was released last week 13 months later. when van dyke was charged with first degree murder. emmanuel said mccarthey could no longer lead the the department effectively. >> now is time for fresh eyes and new leadership to confront challenges the department and our community and our it the i are facing. >> reporter: among other departmental changes the the mayor announce aid new police accountability, task force. chicago native and former
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massachusetts governor duvall patrick will serve as senior advisor, patrick once ran the department of justice early is rights division. >> no justice, no peace. >> reporter: outside emmanuel's office community leaders called for more interest oversight. >> the mayor, calling for a special task force is kind of like the fox watching the hen house. >> reporter: emmanuel said he takes responsibility for how the case was handled, and called his latest action, a work in progress. adrian diaz for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". rumors are swirling over who ll be the next chicago police superintendent, in an exclusive interview with "eyewitness news" philadelphia police commissioner charles ramsey says right now it is not him. >> gary is a good man and i hate to see him leave. i know things are a little difficult right now in chicago to say the the least but no, it is way too soon for anybody to speculate about anything. my plans are to retire, first of the year, and that hasn't
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changed. >> commissioner ramsey is a a chicago native and spent 26 years with the chicago police department. if your daily commute involves driving across the delaware river you can now save money. starting to day delaware river port authority is giving drivers an 18-dollar credit if you drive across any of the four bridges at least 18 times a month. the only catch is you need to have an e-z pass from new jersey. coming up tonight at 6:00 "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos will explain how process work and how you can sign up. on the healthwatch, dramatic unexpected developments with the transplant operation that was scheduled for today. >> it is a story we first brought you last week how transplant came together with the help of the craigs list. stephanie stahl is here to explain the update. >> craigs list is amazing. surgery scheduled today at the hospital of the university of pennsylvania was canceled, because of unforeseen medical issues. now that ad on craigs list that brought stranger together was titled looking for a brave person to donate a kidney.
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glenn colderbank of west berlin is donating one of his kidneys to a woman he never met and it all happened after reading her family's pleaness a misplaced advertisement. the craigs list ad titled looking for a brave person mistakenly ended up in the building materials section and caught the eye of glenn, a contractor. >> i knew, i knew i was a match, from the second i saw her. >> reporter: recipient is nina saria an ought the owe immune disease caused her kidneys to fail. she needed dialysis. >> i wanted to be able to see my child grow and i wanted to see him in the future. i didn't want to die. >> reporter: nina was on the transplant waiting list and when no donors were found her husband placed the ad on craigs list. glenn believed he was destine to see it because of jessica, his first wife, in 2004, she also suffered from kidney failure and went on dialysis, while raising her young son. eventually jessica received a
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kidney from a donor who had died but her body reject the organ. >> the years of dialysis and the transplants and more dialysis, that she really wasn't viable for another transplant. in 2011, she passed away. >> reporter: glenn calls jessica his angel and says that she led him to the saria family. >> i remember once when she was in the hospital said if i could be there instead of you, i would. she's probably laughing says here is your chance. >> there is no way, no word for me to express how thankful i am. >> reporter: wow, what a story. now statement from the hospital says that both patients are in good condition. we asked hup if and when the surgery would be rescheduled. we have not heard back. this is a story we will certainly continue to follow for you and bring you updates. >> what a story it is. >> thanks, stephanie appreciate it. coming up on "eyewitness news" tonight a family says an exploding whoever board destroyed their home.
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tonight they have a warning for others about the the popular battery powered skateboard that is likely on a lot of christmas lists. a hacker target a toy maker and company behind kid connect was hit by a data breach that includes photos and private conversation was children. this may look like the most complicated game of simon you have ever played but it really is a useful tool for diagnosing and treating concussions. i'm cleve bryan. we will tell you and take you inside a new center in south jersey dedicated specifically 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 on select vehicles. see your local ford dealer.
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louisiana family is claiming one of the gifts nearly detrade their house. this whoever board caused a a fire after i it was plugged in and charged. the clearly didn't just destroy the gift it damaged the house as well. jessica warren says she bought $300 board on line for her 12 year-old son and he said she noticed sparks flying out before it burst into flames. >> both wheels, it was like a fire work like you lit a fire work, i seen sparks just flying and bring could yell the the house is on fire the middle part of the board that was between your feet just puff, into flames. >> state fire marshall is investigating, meantime maker
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of the whoever board has not yet responded to the allegations. parents are concerned after a data breach targeting children, hackers stole information from toy maker v tech, as our jan carabao tells us hackers gain data from millions of cuss minister accounts. >> reporter: is what your favorite game to play on your tablet. >> reporter: jayden mcdonaldson had to pause to think about an answer but his mom sarah does not the hesitate to react. >> that is scary. >> reporter: after learning about the the latest had hack in the cyber world. this one targeting kid. >> they are already concerned about their information, in the first place. >> reporter: now parents who use v tech's learning lodge app store have another concern. the electronic toy maker's app store was hacked last week exposing the personal information of about 5 million customers, including hundreds of thousands of children. security expert troy hunt wants parent to be aware. >> what i'm trying to understand is probably everything that you have seen at v tech has been compromised. >> reporter: that includes name, home address, age and
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even your child's picture. >> there is certainly accountability on their behalf. they are interested in the data that they lost. it is that simple. question then becomes did they take sufficient measures from stopping it from being loss. >> reporter: hunt says the the answer to that question is simple. >> nothing. this is the problem. >> reporter: jan carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". first of december is covered with snow for millions who live in the midwest and northern plains. look at video from sue falls, south dakota where they are accustomed to serious winter weather. traffic had to take it slow, plow trucks out in force and some neighborhood got more than a foot on this first day of december. then it took a last night a wave have of snow barreled its way through twin cities, it blanketed streets at height of the rush hour and nearly 400 accidents were reported statewide. we know one person was kill in the weather, dozens were injured. kate joins with us our forecast. we have had rain, drizzle, fog, it is here. >> it is all part of the same system as you will see it is impacting areas from the
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central part of the country to the east coast. this storm has punch to it. the problem for our area or problem, but we don't have any cold air in place. it is so warm. second warmest november, ever. warm start to december. we are just talking about rain. after hearing about all that snow and accidents we can be thankful for that.t all that we will track more rain in the forecast tonight and then again tomorrow as well. this storm is taking its time getting out of here. tomorrow will end up like today with the steady rain during midda and early afternoon hours. lets look at what is happening. we will go out to storm scan three. there is that system. look at where center of low is. it has not moved much. it is over portions of iowa at the moment. you can see that swirl, indication where center of low pressure remains and snow continuing to fall from portions of northern minnesota around back edge of the storm and portions of nebraska down into kansas as well and over iowa. actual cold front you see this sweep of cloud here dry air working behind it. we have to wait for this line
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of cloud, front to push through before we get rain out and this batch here that we will be watching could drift in during the day tomorrow. little bit of the break in the a action here. rain came through today, now moving out, heavier rain waiting in the wings and we are looking at intermittent showers and drizzle through the rest of this evening and tonight. recapping rain amounts today in hockessin delaware .79. millville had three-quarters of an inch. at airport .61. mount holly .6. allentown at .5 46789 we can expect another half inch to an inch of rain before this system is finish for a total accumulation from last night to tomorrow night of one to 2 inches. future weather shows scattered showers on and off through this evening and tonight, it is not heavier rain we have ever seen but it will stay damp. road spray will be around, low visibility and that continues into tomorrow morning. heavier rain tomorrow is about 3:00 p.m., much like today, mid afternoon, moving through and does clear out, drying out with a few showers for tomorrow evening's rush and then finally those clouds
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clearing coast at 3:00 a.m. bringing sunshine back for our thursday. why so much rain? we are seeing this influx of gulf moisture as this storm approaches, look at water vapor anywhere you see blue is where moist air is and overtaking entire eastern half of the country. a lot of moisture in place. warm, sticky outside, it will stay that way throughout the day tomorrow. if you are out and about on the road here's what to expect. light rain, road spray out there and watch for patchy fog. that will continue into tomorrow morning. showers, fog, again a lot like today even when it is not raining steadily it feels damp and dreary out there. for tomorrow afternoon steadier rain for the early part of tomorrow evening's commute when three and 5:00 p.m. will be the worst of it tomorrow and then gradually tapering off late are tomorrow evening. so as far as overnight hours are concerned we have light rain and mist. we have that fog. 50 degrees. your wednesday's high a warm 59, but again period of rain steady in the midday hours. you're witness weather three day forecast we will cool the down but clear it out thursday
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pleas which sun returns, 50. friday 50 as wellment that may sound chilly but it is at or above average for first week of december. the beautiful end to the week with lots of sunshine which goodies news. we will tell but a few tree lightings i'll attend thursday and friday. the weekend looks great. i will that have forecast next half an hour. >> thanks very much. still ahead on "eyewitness news" tonight a walk the two wood lead to a rescue of the bald eagle and one epic selfie. see how two brothers freed an endangered bird, coming up. here we are at the center, we're talking about kobe bean bryant because he is playing his last professional game here. don bell along pat gallon. >> yes, they he is right there, we will talk about that man because he talk to us just a few moments ago.
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lakers future hall of famer and lear merion native kobe bryant is plane in his last game in philadelphia sports director don bell and pat gallon are joining us live. they are expecting a big crowd tonight. >> a massive crowd, so good to be with you guys here this afternoon and so good to be with this guy right here kobe bryant right behind us and he just addressed the media moments ago. the that was a pretty special moment as he makes his return to philadelphia and gets set to play his final professional game, here in philadelphia a, a against the 76ers. >> he talked about how much he enjoyed this city and how it made him grow as a player and person. it is tough to play here in this town. >> no doubt about it. we will show you video from earlier today, kobe bean coming back here. it is a little perspective. tickets here for sixers all season long you can get them for as low as eight bucks. tonight will be $56 a ticket, because it is a all because of this guy kobe bean, just a few
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moments ago, he talk about what philadelphia has meant to him, particularly the fans. >> thank you. you know, thank you for everything. it is such a beautiful thing. the just driving around last night, going into different places i used to play and just driving by there and seeing so many familiar faces. i think of how fast time went and a appreciate it and very thankful, you know, for everyone, those who support it, those who didn't, the entire journey. >> to be up there with your philadelphia basketball names, we have wilt, and moses and for your name to be included, how special is it. >> it is a huge honor. it is some of the best basketball players coming out of this city. you know, to be mentioned with them is a huge thing for me. >> now one of the things kobe
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talk about was his a attitude, he got that from here in philadelphia a. he said meat and potatoes, east coast basketball you play hard all the time, you dive on the floor you get that floor burn and he has done that for 19 seasons. >> someone who grew up in philadelphia and knows how you are supposed to play, it is interesting to go see him back here. he learn philly way. he has played that way the entire career. i grew up with allen iverson. i grew up in that era. it is so tough to root for this guy. now you see 20 years of the slate being painted, this guy was just incredible. >> it is special stuff. >> coming up at 6:00 we will talk to kobe. ed asked him about jahlil okafor the young phenom for sixers. he has had off the court issues. kobe bryant has add rise for big ja, alongside pat gallon i'm don bell. the toss it back to the studio. >> much love for kobe bean tonight but we need a win. much love kobe but we need a win. a new state of the art concussion care center right
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the here in our area. coming up we will take you inside. imagine spending hours putting up holiday lights only to have them stolen right off your lawn. real life grinch does just that, and it is captured on camera. from black friday, cyber monday to giving tuesday, a global day dedicated to giving back. but before you spread your holiday cheer make sure you give to the right group. consumer reporter jim donovan has important information. new at 6:00 o'clock this little boy owes his life to the goodwill of others, on this giving tuesday, his mother is showing her appreciation by returning the favor our stephanie stahl will have have their amazing story coming up.
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happies taking mystery out of diagnosing and treating concussions. "eyewitness news" continues now at 5:30. i'm jessica dean. aim ukee washington. athletes are not only people susceptible to concussion. new jersey reporter cleve bryan shows us the the new technology that is making a difference. >> this machinist one of the several new pieces of equipment at cape regional medical center, wednesday they will officially open south jersey's first concussion center. >> we will have a place to come and be properly evaluated, given the proper recommendations. >> reporter: experts say four to 5 million concussions are reported annually in the u.s., including one in five high school athletes. the sharp verizon cases can be scientific and easier to diagnosis them. if you have the right tools and training. >> god forbid you suffer a concussion and go to the er and have a cat scan or mri done. 99 percent of these they will not show concussion. >> reporter: sometimes they can be discovered through deficiencies in math and motor
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skills. other times it is your balance that this system measures. >> it makes it harder by challenging head and arm movement. >> reporter: center has computer software to evaluate brain function and possibly prevent reoccurrence of the concussion. >> ideally we would have every athlete in the county to be able to company come in, i have base line, so we know specifically so we can tell coaches, athletes, parents hey is there cognitive deficit here we need to take precaution. >> reporter: it is not just one or two tools, that make this a concussion center but team of professionals working together to diagnosis patient's problems and come up with a concussion treatment plan. cape regional team trains under one of the nfl leading experts on concussions, wednesday night, they will have an open house to demonstrate their new tools and expertise. in cape may courthouse, cleve bryan, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". how about that. >> more you can take mystery out of that, the diagnosis, as many as possible. >> will smith has his movie coming out on the sports side of it, coming out in three
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weeks a lot of talk about that. >> indeed. today marks 27th annual world aid day. the white house is marking the day with the large red ribbon outside the white house. world health organization established tonight 1988 to fight the the hiv/aid stigma. remembering those who lost battle against aid and to show support for those living with the disease. an amber alert we told bye missing new york city girl has been now cancel. police located three-year old rebecca valenzuela, she was allegedly abduct by her 47 year-old father, this afternoon. we're told he was just taken into custody and the child is safe. turning new to campaign 2016, donald trump is threatening to boycott next g.o.p. presidential debate unless he gets the paid millions of dollars to participate. on the democratic side, hillary clinton marks her first television interview since the paris attacks. >> hillary clinton laid out her vision to combat isis in an interview with cbs this morning anchor charlie rose.
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>> i think we have to have as our objective their tea feet and so what is it that you have to do to defeat them. i think you have to fight them in the air. you have to fight them on the ground and you have to fight them in cyberspace. >> reporter: but former secretary of state says fighting them on the ground means supporting other countries a as they battle ice is in syria. >> we're not putting american combat troops back in syria and iraq. we are not going to do that. >> under no circumstances you will not do that. >> at this point i cannot conceive of any circumstances. >> reporter: republican candidates are already criticizing clinton, jeb bush sent out a tweet saying hillary clinton limiting isis attack options shows she will continue obama containment. donald trump still lead the the g.o.p. field and has been a rating draw a draw he is using as leverage against cnn which host the the next debate. >> i won't do the the debate, unless they pay me five million-dollar, all of which money goes to the wounded
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warriors or go to vets. >> reporter: trump's lead is a shrink nothing iowa with ted cruz right on his heels. the texas senator says he won't a attack trump but mainly because he feels he doesn't need to. >> i don't believe donald trump will be our nominee or our president. >> reporter: cruz has been drawing big crowd during his tour this week. >> republican presidential candidates hit the debate stage again in two weeks. sixty years ago today rosa parks spark a movement by refusing to give up her seat on the bus. parks was a arrested in montgomery, alabama when she did not give up her seat for a white man december 11,955th. her defying spurred civil rights movement. parks died in october 2005, in 2013 a statue of the civil rights icon was unveiled at the u.s. capitol. there is a real life grinch on the prowl stealing christmas lights in virginia, and you guessed it, it is all caught on camera. take a look at the this video from port smith, virginia. suspect is seen here showing up at a man's home cut ago cross the lawn and then
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stealing the lights. the home owner says he just put lights out this weekend, getting in the holiday spirit. >> it just makes the neighborhood look better when everybody is decorating. the the the guy walk up to my sidewalk, cuts over across the the yard, and then bent down, grabs the the lights, follows the wires, find the plug and unplugs it and just walks off like he is supposed to be there. >> he already put another light out to replace one that was stolen. the the suspect remains at large. still to come on "eyewitness news", a selfie can go along with a incredible rescue. story of two brot hours came across a trapped bald eagle, more on the photo that is going viral. as you shop until you drop on black friday and cyber monday, you may want to now think about giving to a charity, it is giving tuesday but beware this consumer reporter jim donovan has advice on giving to the right
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well, it looks like apple he will phones are slimming down, there are rumors that apple's next iphone will be even skinnier then i phones 6s. apple is reportedly removing the phone's headphones jack and users will instead plug their head phone in the power port. head up for you. >> that is interesting. >> now time to check your philadelphia jobs market report. >> business analyst jill schlesinger is here with more. >> reporter: if you joined the horde of black friday or cyber money shoppers this year there may have been a small voice wondering is this safe? news of big name retailers being hacked, is more commonplace then ever before and that helps explain why demand for security analyst is exploding. job openings in this it field are expected to grow 37 percent by 2022. cyber security experts are a key part of almost any
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business from big box retailers to manufacturing and with the rise of cloud computing the number of companies looking to employ security am list will only increase, federal government and health care industry are also expected to bump up hiring. landing one of these jobs generally requires a ba in computer science, programming or related field. security analyst, generally earn more than workers in other computer-related rolls. here in philadelphia they make over $93,200. holiday shopping season heat up, here's hoping they will earn every penny. i'm jill schlesinger
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two brothers in canada saved a bald eagle as they capture the entire thing on camera. >> brothers were driving through the wood when they spotted the bird caught in the hunting trap. they took a selfie after freeing the bird and moment later released it back in the wild. bald eagles have grown more plentiful in north america and being removed from the u.s. list oven dangered species in 1987. >> until i saw that video. >> i know what you were going to say. >> that picture looked a
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little shocking. >> serious photogenic. >> but, how can you be that close. >> a raptor that close. >> the video, yes. >> you in a sayers, here's the video. >> we were not believers before, it the is legitimate. >> unbelievable. >> what a miserable day it has been in our area. >> it has. >> glummy, damp and we have another day much like this one on the way for tomorrow. but if we can get through the next 24 hours, without too much complaining, we have got a nice treat at the end of the forecast starting thursday, stretch of sunny weather and it may take us through the start of next week as temperatures rise once again. lets look outside we will take a peak is what happening with our rooftop camera. what a beautiful shot tonight looking toward center city philadelphia and sky line which is partially obscured by lower cloud, but not a bad shot, nonetheless, heavier rain pushed out and now just a few scattered showers, road are wet and there is fog, you can see low included outside.
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be safe outside on the road tonight. eyewitness weather watchers are on the watch and they have been tracking this storm bringing rain. temperatures in the 50's. lets check on rain amounts from our weather watchers a ande what they have been seeing. look at david dutch in clementon, new jersey. the his rain gauge 1.5 inches of rain. christopher deambrose use at point the five and .9 with walter. lets look at photos from our weather watchers. this is from walter. car splashing through that road spray. this will be something to watch out for tonight. it will get more is he rear when it is dark. the just happens to find spray interesting on my walk today, and taking this beautiful picture of the rain drops on the windows and windshield and all across the the region. this is what it looked like today. it will not be a around forever. lets look at storm scan three. we will track the rain. we are entering a lull in the pattern here. we have had heavy rain along a initial low that came through during the day-to-day. you cane that heavier rain
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shifting off southern new england and we are in the break. it is in the completely drying out the but a a few scattered showers here around our area and d.c. area as well. we will head back into portions of tennessee, try cities area, areas north of atlanta where we are seeing heavy rain. that is lifting slowly to the north and east. this storm is not the progressive, taking its time and we will see that rain get in our region through the day tomorrow. as we sweep, just a few light showers over chester county, montgomery county and burlington county as well. for now but this storm not done just yet. we are in the mid 50's in philadelphia, 55 in millville. fifty-two in trenton. this storm has a history of producing heavy snow in the mid western planes and temperatures just too warm for. that we will check with our live neighborhood network sites. many spots in the 50's, norristown and pennington. you can see rain amounts. liberty high school in bethlehem over three-quarters of an inch, glad stone .3 and half inch in norristown and pennington. the here's what to expecting forward.
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there is that initial low i just talk about taking first batch of rain in the southern new england tonight. we will see scattered showers through the the overnight hours but heavy rain lifts autopsy long the front and gets here in to tomorrow afternoon. one or two or 3:00 he clock heavier rain for us before it pushes out and clears out overnight tomorrow night into thursday morning. so look what to expect? in the next 24 hours period of rain on and off. heaviest tomorrow midday in the afternoon. expect an additional half inch to an inch of rain. ponding a slow travel still an issue for next 24 hours but here's some good news. c p.c. came out with their december outlook and look at this, entire eastern half of the country is expect to be much above average temperature wise through the month of december. we have seen that already. temperatures today first day of month above average and it looks to stay that way through the seven day forecast. we are looking at temperatures at or above normal through at least next tuesday. offer night-light rain, mist with fog. 50 degrees is our overnight low. wednesday, period of rain, mild at 59 degrees.
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the tonight was supposed to be big tree lighting, because of the weather, they have moved that rightfully so to thursday where it will be cooler but feeling more like the holidays. i will there been as well. stop by and say help, down there, 44 degrees, breezy, chilly when we light up that tree. your seven day forecast, temperatures in the the 50's for the entirety of the seven day and we should be in the 40's for the seven day, above average and sunny stretch starts thursday, continuing through the weekend as temperatures rise in the mid 50's to start next week. now back to you guys at the desk. kate, thanks. thanksgiving block party and cyber monday behind us, today is the day dedicated to giving back. >> it is known as giving tuesday and three on your side consumer reporter jim donovan has advice you can give wisely. >> reporter: good evening. giving tuesday is a 24 hour on line campaign that bee again three years ago dedicated to even encouraging people to make donations to charity and volunteer. you need to do your homework
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first. the as holyfield family searches for a christmas tree they say season for them is really about family and giving. >> we give to the united way. we will feel good about that. it is nice to to know thaw are given directly tour local community too. >> reporter: this year they chest to give in a different way paying for a college student to come back home for the holidays. >> the mom was numerous messages and how grateful will she was because she could not do it on her own. it was awesome. >> reporter: it was an easy choice and they knew where their money was going but do you? charities receive a third of yearly donations during the holidays but better business boro says don't just give to give do your research and watch for name similarity. >> they will dup new to believing you are giving to the cause you think you are but you are giving to a scam artist, someone trying to take your money. >> reporter: they say never feel pressure to give on the spot. >> charities should be willing to be opened, transparent and provide all of the information you need so you can make a
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sound donation. >> reporter: we have posted links on cbs philly.com, facebook and twitter so you can check out charities appealing for your donations. last year giving tuesday raised 45 million-dollar with more than 15,000 non-profit organizations, getting involved around u.s. this year that number has doubled to more than 30,000 organizations. so give. >> yes. >> check it the out ahead of time. >> now my mom was giving for years for this one charity. i said that doesn't sound right. sure enough it was a sound like. >> know how are giving too. >> thanks, sir. you can help spread who will take eye this year with our joy of sharing toy fest campaign is underway. buy a new unwrapped toy and bring it to one of our drop off locations, you can find a list at cbs philly.com/toy fest. we will collect toys at various events during the holiday season including the rittenhouse square holiday tree lighting that is coming up as kate mentioned. the it will be given to the salvation army, uso and boys
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and girls club. help make holidays right for children in need. can't wait to see how everybody turns out for. that i have a good feeling about that good i do too. still ahead, cbs hit she big bang theory is set to break new ground. >> entertainment tonight kevin frazier gives us a sneak peak behind the scenes when we come right back.
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big bang theory is set the to break new ground. hit show will air an episode which includes a love scene. >> entertainment tonight got first look behind the scenes with the et's kevin frazier and he joins us now from hollywood with more on that. >> reporter: ukee and jessica we were the on the set as shell den and amy finally did what all of the fans have been waiting for. >> what do you have in mine for tonight. >> it is amy's birthday and shell dennis taking their
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relationship to the next level. >> shell denden, i know that your present is for us to be intimate tonight. >> what was your reaction when you found out that the moment was finally happening. >> i was very surprised. >> me too. >> but then i read it, and it seemed absolutely the the right time. >> let me draw a quick contract off the internet. >> i was kind of nervous where i saw it was going, that it was going to feel icky but very tender. >> in what way. >> i'll tell you later. >> it was fun to act. it wasn't hard to act. >> or ickyy never thought it would be icky. >> she thinks you are icky. >> i didn't mean it. >> do you think of yourself as icky. >> by the the way, there is a
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bonus, tv legend that returns to the show in the upcoming episode, all on et tonight, ukee and jessica, back to you. kevin, thank you. episode is scheduled to air december 17th and you can guess big bang theory thursday at 8:00 on cbs 36789 you can catch kevin frasier and the gang week find at 7:00 p.m. that will do it for "eyewitness news" at 5:00. at 6:00 terrible tuesday weather-wise, rainy, glummy, make going its way for a wet night, kate? and unfortunately it will not be out of here anytime soon. you won't wake up to sunshine tomorrow. we have another day of rain in the forecast. coming up i'll tell you when heavier moves through and when it will move out. >> you are a super hero to mow mean a my son. >> reporter: showing their appreciation, a mother praises people forgiving her son the ultimate gift, of life. stephanie stahl shows us how she's returning the favor, also this.
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your commute could get cheaper. i'm greg argos here at ben franklin bridge with new information on the new e-z pass discounts and why all commuters are not excited. and, weather-wise just a miserable day across the region and this wet weather isn't going away. we are in it for at least, another day, another day of rain. lets give you a live look at storm scan three where you can see that system along line of green, heading in to our direction. we are in store for another nasty night, and another damp day. good evening, i'm ukee washington. i'm jessica dean. meteorologist kate bilo has your eye on the storm tonight, kate. >> this storm is not getting out of here anytime soon, as you said, green off to the south and west and that has our area, in its sights. the it is all along an advancing cold front. the the first area of rain pushed through this afternoon.
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you can see a break in the action over philadelphia, down toward d.c. and baltimore but more rain still to come as part of the much larger system that has been producing you can see circulation around that storm, cold front, extending out from the center of the low but we have a long way before this front pushes off eastern seaboard and we have been seeing a lot more rain, perhaps half inch to an inch of rain still to come. what to expect this evening and overnight? showers and fog this evening, watch out for slow downs on the road even though we don't have heavy rain falling at the moment is there road spray and patchy fog leading to low visibility. overnight continues, light rain, mist, drizzle and for your wednesday morning commute period of rain light in the morning and areas of fog but that is not the end of it. this could impact second half of your wednesday commute as well. the good news is we're not talking about any ice or snow. temperatures well above average in the mid 50's right now in philadelphia, approaching 60 tomorrow, once rain gets out of

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