suspects fired 75 round when they stormed the the social services center yesterday. a search of their getaway suv and home turns you the up thousands of round of ammunitions, pipe bombs and bomb making materials. fourteen people are now confirmed dead, 21 are injured. we've also learned that former cape may county resident nicholas bellsinas was among those kill. danielle nottingham is in san bernardino for more on the investigation. >> reporter: ukee and jessica investigators are looking through cell phones, computers and thumb drives to try to peg down a motive and the fbi the is flying evidence back to washington d.c. today so it can be processed as quickly as possible. evidence markers and broken glass around the the shot out suv, where the san bernardino shooting suspect died wednesday in the gunfight with law enforcement. police say hours earlier 28 year-old syed rizwan farouk and his wife, 27 year-old

tashfeen malik, killed 14 people and injured almost two dozen others at a holiday party thrown by farouk's employer. >> nobody gets upsettings home and put together that elaborate scheme or plan to come back and do that. there was planning that went into are the. >> reporter: part of the plan including three pipe bombs tied the two remote control car. none of them exploded. police say couple was armed were four legally purchased guns. >> the suspects when they entered, fired somewhere between 65 and 75 rounds from their rifles, at the scene. >> reporter: later the couple fired dozens more round, during their fatal shoot-out with police. a investigator led investigators to a home in redland where they found a bigger arsenal. >> there were 12 pipe bombs, type devices found, there were another 2,000, 9-millimeter round, found at that house. >> reporter: authorities say that neither of the the suspects was on a u.s. terror watch list. this morning president obama

renewed his call for action. >> take basic steps that would make it harder, not impossible but harder for individual to get access to weapons. >> reporter: authorities will begin releasing the names of the victims, today. farouk was born in the u.s. to a pakistani family, and his wife was inside the united states, on a pakistani passport and what is known as a fiance visa. in san bernardino, california, danielle nottingham for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". the massacre began as an active shooter situation that took place in an office environment. law enforcement officials have plans to prepare for these types of attacks but experts say, that you should too. "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos joins us more to tell us about that, greg. >> reporter: experts say average american worker should train to know exactly what to do in the event of the active shooter at the work place. one piece of advice, if you are ever caught up in one of these, get up, and get out.

the video is terrifying. but this mass shooting in san bernardino, callus not uncommon. this year alone it marks the 355th shooting of four or more people at one time, in the united states. >> i'm not saying let's go from zero to a hundred but we have to now start thinking about what if, if, and when, if this should happen here, when this happens, what am i going to do. >> reporter: engage security owner and active shooter scenario trainer michael all says mentally preparing yourself for the worst what can save your life. >> strongest thing you have is your brain. >> reporter: most important tool you have are your 2 feet. >> god forbid that happens, your first thing should be what. >> get out. i mean, if you are look at the last shootings, look at the mass shootings, a lot of them have come in with automatic weapons and heavy arm or and things like that. only real chance you have is to get out. >> reporter: if that is not

possible, start looking for a safe place to hide. >> if you are choose to go hide then you want cover, you want concealment. >> turn behind something that will stop a bullet and then your whole motive toys get out though. >> reporter: last option, you cannot hide, you cannot get out, you fight. >> yes, you don't to have fight, you don't have to do anything you can and understand you are fighting for your life. you are safe, right in the head, stapler right in the head, to give you an opportunity to get out. >> reporter: experts say, that even if you are office your business doesn't offer formal training, you should still think about every month what exactly you could do, and where exactly would you go in the event of one of these situation that is would make it quicker, if it does happen to you. we're live, greg argos for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> as country comes to grips with the shooting new jersey lawmakers are taking up gone control legislation. we will have the full story from trenton coming up 59:30. then at 6:00 today's front

page of the new york daily news has a lot of people talking. the it makes a bold statement about gun control, and head line says god isn't fixing this. it features a series of tweet from his politicians asking for prayers for the victims. according to twitter this is the newspaper's most retweeted front page of the year, again, we will have much more on this coming up on "eyewitness news" at 6:00. stay with "eyewitness news" for continuing coverage of the new details emerging in the san bernardino mass shootings. when we are not on television find the very latest anytime at cbs philly.com. a shocking bomb plot involving fifth graders in north jersey. authorities say that these students, hope to attack a high school during a field trip. parents reacting to an alleged plot by five, fifth graders from school number 11 in clifton, new jersey. police say that the ten and 11 years old brought a device and planned on using it the to cause damage on a field trip to the high school. >> very disheartening. times have change. different lights now.

i guess we will have to cope with it. >> reporter: what is your thought about hurting other kids and thinking bombs it is upsetting. >> yes. >> reporter: device did not have explosive properties and wasn't dangerous to anyone but parents are angry that the school district didn't notify them. >> we got nothing, nothing, i found out on the news this morning and my mother in law calling me, nothing, no phone calls, no nothing. >> reporter: the the students, four boys and one girl, were caught by administrators, police say that the five, fifth graders even had written up plans on how the attack would go down at height school. >> they made a bad decision. >> whole fifth grade class knows the the kid. it is evident to the fifth grade hot kids are. >> they have good grades. they are good kid. they listen. they have not really gotten in trouble. >> the five students were detained but released in the custody of their parents. they have all been suspended. chopper three over a shooting in newark delaware a man was shot the in the parking lot of the the motel six on mackintosh plaza around

3:30 this afternoon. victim was taken to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries. it is unclear a at this point what sparked this shooting, and no arrests have been made. a philadelphia police officer is involved in the violent car crash, and as he laid injured in his cruiser a heroic group of bystanders comes to his rescue. the it all played out at intersection of the jasper and allegheny avenues in the cities kensington section. "eyewitness news" reporter walt hunter spoke with some of those who answered the call. >> reporter: sound of the police car slamming into this pole, jolted neighbors near jasper and allegheny. >> i have never seen anything like it, and car parts, it was just flying. >> reporter: what the video shows next, even more dramatic, those same neighbors racing to rescue the dazed, bleeding officer, still behind a wheel of this twisted car. >> we came out of the car because he said help, help, put me down, put me down and make sure nobody will get hurt but he made the call to 911.

>> reporter: eyewitness video showing good samaritans staying at injured officer's side, even as damaged wires sparked above them. >> we have seen them flames shoot-out of them holes right there. >> wow. we thought it would blow up. >> we all ran and got involved. we didn't care about nothing. >> reporter: police say this car, u turn, ramming into the officer's vehicle which then veered into the pole. >> the officer was responding to an assist call, and, there were lights, sirens, appropriate thely. >> reporter: so on this day a double dose of gratitude from philadelphia police, first that the officer and the civilian weren't seriously hurt and second, when that officer needed help, neighbors were right there to offer it. >> i always think that people out there in the communities, they are our eyes and ears and our helping hand. >> we help them and brought them out of the car. it wases beautiful, neighborhood came together. >> reporter: in kensington, walt hunter, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". city of philadelphia is

still on the hook for roughly eight million-dollar for pope francis september visit, totallal cost of the papal visit now stand at 17 million-dollar. today the the city has only billed world meeting of families for roughly 9 million. prior to the pope's visit mayor nutter stated world meeting organizers would pick up all costs but the marries singing a different tune today. >> pope francis is who he is and obviously the leader of the roman catholic church but at the same time he is also a head of state of a country and, you know, when president obama is here in philadelphia, we do not charge the federal government for the a additional cost that may go with his visit. >> the the mayor also defended city staff who stayed overnight in hotels during the weekend of the papal visit. he compared that to events like snowstorms where essential city staff need to be in the city in case of emergency. turning to weather after days of rain we are feeling cooler temperatures, this gusty wind. >> for more on the weather changes we will go to

meteorologist kate bilo live from rittenhouse square, kate, a big event about to take place there. >> a big event just about to start here at rittenhouse square, ukee and guess contact i found reindeer here all surrounding me. these are kids from st. peters school and they will be singing up on stage during the program. i can guess what you are singing but tell me, rodolph the red nosed reindeer. >> perfect. >> jingle bells. >> and this little light of mine. >> i can't wait to hear them sing. such a fun night out here. it feels a little like christmastime. how does it feel right now. >> a little chilly. >> it feels amazing. i agree. last year it was raining. lets look at the temperatures. we can see we're in the 40's. forty-eight in philadelphia 40's every where. cooler then past couple days and, then the wind we still have 15 plus miles an hour wind across the area with you we're not letting it dampen our holiday spirits. back here live i have reindeer here and i can maybe pass as part of the choir can i come up with you guys.

>> sure. >> maybe i won't sing but introduce these guys. we will kick off program and coming up we will show you the tree lighting live from ridden house square. back over to you guys. >> good times in center city. thanks, kate. >> looking very festive, with the head gear there. also ahead on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" at 5:00 there is a new kind of gift card on shelves this holiday season but you may want to think twice about buying them. consumer reporter jim donovan has a warning about cards with extra fees, plus this. officials say a new poll otto o'toole toll on the pennsylvania turnpike should make commute easier for tens of thousands of drivers. i'm rahel solomon and where this is all happening and unique way you have to pay. oscar pistorius found guilty of murder, new twist in the case that could send him back to jail. we will have details, we will be right back.

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track star oscar pistorius could be heading back to prison. south africa's supreme court of appeals said trial judge who convicted pistorius of manslaughter for killing his girl friend got it completely wrong. the pistorius says he shot and killed reeva steenkamp because he thought she was an intruder. according to the appeals court

it didn't matter whom he thought it was, it then changed his conviction to murder. >> the minimum sentence for murder under our law is 15 years. >> his tore just will not go back to prison until he has been resentensed and that can happen anytime between now and the new year. >> nasa is hoping weather holds out for enough for rock tote blast off carrying supplies to the international space station tonight. unmanned at last rocket the is scheduled to launch in 40 minutes from cape can nav val with 7400-pound of supplies. two of the last four ended in disaster. the nasa says without another delivery the six astronauts would run out of food in april. russian supply trip planned for later this month would buy more time, if successful. just in time for the holiday season wouldn't you know that there is a new kind of of gift card on store shelves as part of what some say is a new innovative way to invest. >> but is it a savvy deal? some experts say watch out, three on your side consumer reporter jim donovan joins us

to tell us all bit. >> because you don't spend these gift card in a retail store, instead, you own a piece of retailer, in the form of stock. in this wegmans fresh items on the shelf include coca cola and apple, not products but stock in the companies. being sold for the first time, as gift cards. the cards, rolled out in october, by stockpile a silicone valley start up and can be used to buy stock in 20 big names companies. this is stockpile's ceo. >> we are bringing wall street to america. people have have never been able to own a stock and get started as quickly as they can right here. >> there is really more steps to the process. >> reporter: new york financial writer greg brewer points out fees can be equivalent of up to 20 percent. the recipient must open up a brokerage account and cannery deem it for something other than stock, despite the gift givers intention. there is a 99 cents fee to sell the stock. >> as an investment i would

say that this is a pass for the vast majority of the people. >> reporter: but he would likely disagree. >> i think it is here to stay, because we're seeing growth. >> reporter: in fact, stockpile plans to add more retailers next year. >> reporter: now stock gift card are sold in denominations in 25, 50 or hundred dollars. person buying the gift card pays most of the fees on the top of the cost of the card. >> what kind of shoppers is buying them. >> reporter: according to stockpile, sows far most of their customers are those over the age of 30, buying for those under the the age of 30. >> okay. >> it is grand parents buying it for the grand kid, that is how i was interpreting tit. i'm starting a investment strategy. >> thank you, jim, appreciate it. rain is gone and temperatures have dropped a little bit, perfect for a christmas tree lighting. >> yes, it is. meteorologist kate bilo is live where the crowd is gathering, kate. >> is there a great crowd out there. we have the program going on, i just kicked it off. we have singers up on stage

doing a great job from the theater company. they are singing their songs, they are singing 12 days of christmas right now.ir songs, if we pan over you can see the the tree, it is looking bear at the moment. that is because, of course, we have not lit it up. that will happened at the 5:35 or so tonight. a bunch of songs. mummers are here. philly pops are here. it the will be a great evening to light up this tree and in beautiful rittenhouse square. lets take a look at the what we expect the temperature to be as we light the tree right around 45 degrees, and it will be breezy, chilly out here but a perfect night for holiday lights. you don't want to be too warm on this kind of a night. storm scan three shows nothing in our area. there is a system off to the north producing snow across upper new england and we had an inch of snow in the poconos and those snow showers came through and we are quiet in philadelphia temperatures across live neighborhood network we are looking at 41 in kenneth square, 43 in ardmore, bensalem and hainesport. much cooler. we were still in the upper 50's but it is much different

evening without the rain and the fog. peak wind gusts to day it is a windy day all across the region, many spots have wind over 30 miles an hour, look at dover, 37 miles an hour wind gusts to day but we are drying out, high pressure in control for your friday. wind not as strong. the high near 50. that is seasonal for this time of the year. the saturday with high pressure overhead it is perfect december day and sunday even better. we will warm up to 57 degrees with lots of sunshine. so overnight it will be chilly down to 36 degrees, clear skies, nice night to be out and about. for your friday again sunny, seasonal, perfect december weather, 50 degrees and not quite as windy as today and as we head in you're witness weather three day forecast, temperatures stay at or above average right into the weekend. friday 50, saturday, 52, sunny and nice, sunday is mild for this time of the year. 57 degrees. that is almost 10 degrees above average. so, coming back here live in rittenhouse square the the tree is about to be lit, it is getting underway, i have got a

lot of kid behind me who want to be on to tv. the anybody wants to talk to me what do you think are you ready to get up on stage and sing. >> yeah. >> what are you singing tonight this little love of mine and rodolph the red nosed reindeer. >> you ever been up on stage in front of this kind of a crowd. >> no. >> i was once down here at the three years ago. >> you are not nervous at all. >> not really. >> a little bit. >> a little bit. >> i like your eagles hat. >> thanks. >> these guys are from st. peters school. they are almost up getting ready to sing hear songs and as soon as they do we will light that tree. i cannot wait. mummers are here behind us. everything getting very festive here in rittenhouse square. we will be back but for right now i'm meteorologist kate bilo now back to you in the studio. >> i like that eagles cap too, old school eagle on there, i love it. >> thanks, kate. still ahead you have heard of the other white meat the but what about the other red meat. >> health reporter stephanie stahl says is what stampeding in in

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don is joining us now. >> big jah. >> but sixers lost to the knicks last night, jahlil okafor watched from the locker game. after second video of his boston brawl was released, the team hit him with a two game ban. today i talked to the morning team at wip radio and angelo cataldi, al morganty and rhea hughes to grade how sixers handled the situation. >> an f in my opinion this guy, people want to go oh, he was speeding. you were 19. it is all of these issues in a short amount of time, and they didn't do anything until the second video came out. if you are really concerned about this kid being the face

of your franchise the minute you hear first thing, gun to the head, you sit this kid down and say we have to get in order here. i don't like it was really public perception that prompted a reaction from them. >> al. >> well, only thing more immature with okafor is the sixers management by hiding under the desk. you want a grade? frankly you get thrown out of school for. that the league should be offend that had they don't comment. you cannot hide from this. it was really embarrassing the way that they handled it as an organization. >> angelo? >> well, i think it exposed, this whole thing has exposed people who even love sam hinkie, the general manager of the team, who doesn't feel it is important to show his face, in a major city like philadelphia, in a middle of a christ business his number one asset. it exposed him as an inn exit tenth general manager that he has been now going on three years. they are one and 19 for a reason. they have a bad gm.

>> al had the best phrase in that. he said hiding under the desk. >> i was waiting for sam to come out. >> yes, they played three games after the first video came out and we still had not heard from the general manager, which is very odd. very odd. it doesn't happen in other places in the the nba. >> not taken well. >> i appreciate it. coming up next half an hour a historic change to the u.s. military involving women in combat. then the easing traffic congestion in our area we will give you a tour of the new turnpike i-95 interchange project that will benefit tens of thousands of commuters. and ripping up the ocean city boardwalk, planning by planning, more on the demolition coming up. new at 6:00 a new treatment for var coast veins in the south jersey copies one of the first in our area to have the procedure done, our stephanie stahl shows you how it works and result when we come

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we have new details in the san bernardino massacre that killed 14 people and injured 11. we have learn that nicholas ballsinas was among those kill. investigators say two suspects fired as many as 75 round when they stormed social services center yesterday. a search of their getaway suv and home turned up thousands of round of ammunition, pipe bombs, and bomb making materials. the fbi is going through background of the married killers to determine a motive. >> it appears that he came back into the u.s., in july of 2014, as i said earlier. i do not know all of the countries he visited. we know did he go to pakistan at one point. we know she's here on a k1 visa under a pakistani

passport. >> fbi has not ruled out the the shooting as a possible terrorist act. british war planes are joining the the american led bombing campaign begins ice is in syria. >> royal air force jets took off from a base in cypress this morning. the britain's military says air strikes struck critical oil facilities in the eastern syria. that oil field is thought to be a major source of income for isis. pentagon has ordered every branch of the u.s. military to open up all combat jobs to women. in a news conference today defense secretary ash carter said there would be no exceptions as long as a qualified and meet the set standard. the the order will a allow women to serve in the military special forces like army rangers, air force para jumpers and other rolls previously opened only to men. >> even more importantly our military will be better able to harness the skills, perspective, talent wood man have to offer. >> carter gave the armed services 30 days to submit plans to make the historic change which opens up the

final 10 percent of rolls that exclude wood man. breaking news right now to tell but, chopper three live over philly international airport where police are investigating a bomb threat. officers a say a man called 911 about an hour ago saying there was a bomb in the terminal a baggage claim, and he didn't know that the british airways flights were taken off. now the call we're getting this information just in the call was traced to a pay phone, in the wait area so far no word, on if anything was found, we continue to get more information on this coming into our news room, we will pass it on as soon as we get more, jessica. major changes are coming to parts of the pennsylvania turnpike. beginning in january, drivers will see two new tolls in place, and some others and officials say ultimately it should make drive for 40,000 people easier. "eyewitness news" reporter ra hell solomon has details.

>> reporter: new year, new look for parts of the pennsylvania turnpike. starting early january, drivers will see two new tolling points and in place of others, one here just a across the the delaware river. >> so coming across the bridge a customer will pay that businessly as they do with e-z pass or they will be now toll cash will not be accepted coming across the bridge. >> reporter: the camera snaps a picture of your license plate and drivers receive their bill in the mail. officials say this type of tolling is a first for pennsylvania. one way will be $5 for e-z pass customers, $6.75 for non-e-z pass drivers. meantime, 5 miles west, neshaminy falls main line toll plaza will also open up in january. here e-z pass and cash are accepted. turnpike officials say money from the cashless tolling point will help pay for a link from the turnpike to i-95, that is scheduled to open in 2018. a project that they say realize is a long time coming.

>> the thing we keep hearing is long, long, long overdue are the word used to describe this project and we agree. >> reporter: something some drivers say they have been waiting for. >> i jus think it is just about time they got ready to do it instead of having to go off another exit i can just go on my way. >> reporter: pennsylvania turnpike officials stress because this type of toll is the the only one in pennsylvania, they are stressing met the wrist keep driving at normal speed through the the tolling points to avoid any accidents. reporting from bensalem, ra will hell solomon for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". ocean city new jersey famous boardwalk is getting a face lift these days. >> city is redoing a portion between sixth and eighth street and each year in the offeason about a block and a half of the boardwalk is replaced. the ocean city chamber of commerce say new pine board will last the the next 100 years without needing to be replace. update on the life saving kidney transplant arranged by craigs list that had to be canceled at the last minute.

doctors say that he has liver disease. doctors discovered his condition on tuesday the day the transplant was supposed to happen. colderbank made national headlines when he found a misplace craigs list ad posted by husband of the local woman with renal failure who needed a kidney. colderbank offered to help and was a match but his disease mean he is now ineligible to donate organs. as the the country comes to grips with the tragedy in san bernardino, new jersey lawmakers took up hot button issue of gun control today. >> "eyewitness news" reporter todd quinones is live in trenton with more on that story, todd. >> reporter: jessica, this is a significant reversal just this summer the assembly here passed this gun control legislation 74 to nothing but as things stan right now, it no longer has enough support to become law the gun control debate in america is heating up in the wake of the killings in california, president obama

is calling for common sense gun safety laws. >> everybody please stand for a moment of silence for the tragedy yesterday in california. >> reporter: coincidental timing the democratic controlled new jersey state assembly is fighting to override governor and presidential hopeful chris christie's veto over approved legislation, dealing with guns and mental illness. it went down party lines. >> to talk about california and say this is action, this isn't action for that situation. >> if one other person in the state of new jersey with a mental health crisis issues picks a gun and shoots an innocent person and they are found to have a mental health crisis, it is on all of us. >> reporter: the vote was suspended after falling short of the votes needed to override the republican governor's veto. the the bill would require potential gun buyers, seeking to respond to mental health record to first notify law enforcement of their petition before getting a gun permit approved. republicans argue is there a loop hole the size of the mack

truck. >> it calls for no notice to law enforcement. >> reporter: democrats contend that the bill could be straightened later and overriding the veto means making it law now. >> if you think that possibility exists and one life could be saved, is it not worth us standing by the vote we made in june. >> reporter: right now it appears that the democrats are three votes shy of the 54 votes needed to override the veto but party leadership said they will try again. reporting live from trenton, todd quinones, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> all right todd, thanks very much. coming up at 6:00 it is newspaper front page that is getting plenty of reaction. "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff headed out in philadelphia to hear from people about this controversial front page. still to come it is other red meat. there is a tasty healthy alternative that is explode

nothing popularity. health reporter stephanie stahl tells us why bisonnies popping up on more and more dinner plate. also seeing the beauty in ugly christmas sweaters, why the trending look is worth millions. also meteorologist kate bilo is live in rittenhouse square for the the annual tree lighting, she will is live with that and her forecast coming up. is giving you more.america's best-selling brand 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.

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finding your uber driver may have gotten easier, company is testing a new technology called spot, in seattle. it helps riders better find their drivers in crowded places or even at night. riders will choose a color in the app and then a light bar with that color will glow in

your driver's windshield. it spot succeed you could see your favorite color in an uber windshield near you. now time to check your philadelphia jobs market report. >> cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger is here with more. >> reporter: with the holiday season in full swing ads promoting the perfect gift are every where, in store windows, on tv and even on facebook. the it noise accident that advertisements are tough to avoid this time of the year. advertising managers have been working hard to design compelling campaigns, set to get them in front of the potential customers. this is a great career for people who are looking to exercise their creative side and be well paid for it. and managers in the philadelphia area can expect to earn, $167,700 a year. you'll typically need a college degree and of course, you won't start out as a manager. some experience is required first. in order to reach this level you'll need to demonstrate other important skills too. coming up with innovative ideas to sell a product or

company is a key part of the job. advertising managers receive budgets and must be able to analyze data, in order to determine, smart strategies for when, where, and how to best promote a brand. and, as more of these managers are needed to drive internet based campaigns, candidates with a strong grasp of digital media will have a leg up on the competition. i'm jill schlesinger for cbs-3

don't look now but ugly christmas sweaters has turned into big business. what began as an inside joke a few years ago has boomed in toia milt billion dollars industry. the sites like upbeat christmas sweater.com sell hideous a tire perfect for any party. the the owners of the site say that customers are looking for everything, from retro looks, to just simply, bizarre looks. a kind of like those. they look good. >> yes. >> rittenhouse square is looking brighter tonight. >> meteorologist kate bilo joins us live with the annual tree lighting there, hi there, kate. >> hi, jessica, hi ukee. we just lit the tree you may be able to tell that tree looks different then it did just a few moments ago and all of the trees are completely

lit up with the ornament, glow, it is beautiful, always beautiful in rittenhouse square. tonight more beautiful then most. the let me show you how we did it just a few moments ago. >> three, two, one, happy holidays. >> reporter: it was wonderful, santa came in by mummers, they had santa claus coming to town, we sang jingle bells, crowd were great and kid are taking their pictures with santa over across the street. such a fun night here in rittenhouse square. weather has been perfect. take a quick look at storm an three. we are in the seeing much of anything at all, skies are clear across the region. it is cool, breezy but wind have have died town as we zoom into our area only thing showing up some showers mainly north of the poconos, stray flurry there as well. temperatures on the cool side we're in the 40's right now. forty-eight in the city. forty-four allentown. forty-five in atlantic city you. the wind are still strong at 15 miles an hour in philadelphia. 17 miles an hour in reading at the the moment.

future weather, again, showing some improvement as we get through the the overnight hours. we are looking at temperatures dropping in the mid 30's, so it is chilly but clear, past couple of nights have not been quite so clear. we have been dealing with fog, rain for days. tonight the a star lit sky, a beautiful, chilly, perfect december evening, to light up rittenhouse square. your friday looking great as well, sunny, seasonal, 50 degrees is the day time high for your friday and planning to do christmas decorating this weekend, you have in excuse not to get outside and hang some lights on your house, 52 degrees on saturday. fifty-seven the high on sunday. both days, full of sunshine. the here's the eyewitness weather seven day forecast we are nice and warm through the weekend. near 60 degrees on sunday. machine we are at 54. cloud will increase a bit. then our next chance of rain comes on tuesday, 51 degrees on tuesday. the notice entire seven day once again in the 50's, normal highs in the upper 40's this time of the the year. we have yet era above average seven day and above average

start to december. now you may hear behind me beautiful sound, of a lovely brass group and that is of course provided by our friend the philly pops. joining me is director phil sales of the philly pops. big season for you guys. >> huge, bigger, better than ever back with the christmas spectacular which runs fifth through between the second. >> okay. >> but the opening event is the i'll be home christmas spectacular which is a solute to military and first responders where we give away 2,000 tickets to military all branches as well as philadelphia a police and philadelphia fire. it is a spectacle in other than it the is. >> that is fantastic. you said event is closed to the public. >> yes. >> this is for military and hear family. >> military and first responders. >> that is tomorrow night and then after that if people want to attend one of your shows through the the month of december what should they do. >> philly pops.org/christmas. >> i love it. they sound fantastic on the stage, the brass group is playing and, of course, we want to thank the the philly pops.

they have been a partner in our joy of sharing toy fest. lots of people brought toys down here tonight, so thanks for all of you who made some kid, holiday season just a little bit brighter. reporting live, meteorologist kate bilo, back to you ukee and jessica. >> thanks, kate, thank you both. on the cbs-3 healthwatch we have heard of the other white meat but what about the other red meat, one better for you. >> health reporter stephanie stahl has more on this. >> reporter: just in time for dinner, guys. restaurants around the country are serving up bison meat as a healthier alternative to beef and they say people are eating it up. and, in fact, there has been a big increase in demand for bison over the last few years. a juicy burger that doesn't leave you feeling guilty, bisonnies the the new other red meat. >> they love the flavor. they are always surprised by the flavor. bi sonnies not gamey at all, tend to be sweeter then beef and i think consumers enjoy that. >> reporter: yes. >> the flavor ace macing. >> reporter: according to the

usda, bisonnies lower in calories and fat and beef and higher in protein and iron. >> consumers are looking for healthier alternative, to become healthier. as long as there are these options i feel more and more americans will put their money where that are health is. >> reporter: unlike many meat products on the market bisonnies free range and grass fed and they are in the given growth hormones or antibiotics. >> today you can go in restaurants there is short ribs, fahitas made with bison, frank stake, brisket, even made from the shank. >> reporter: bisonnies more expensive, twice the the price, roughly $13 a pound. >> it is so much healthier that off sets the the price. >> reporter: a 3-ounce bi son patty has 152 calories, and 7 grams have of fat. that is less than a lean beef burger and less than a turkey burger. sales of bison meats has topped $240 million last year.

this is some popular stuff, i'm told. >> wow, tastes like chicken. >> reporter: i don't think so. i think it is more like beef. >> thanks, stephanie, appreciate it. still ahead cbs-3 is excited to be helping the boys and girls club give some kid a happy holiday. in this weeks story of brotherly love find out how boys and girls club helps children succeed through a story of a man who was once a kid right here in philadelphia, we will be right back. is giving you more.america's best-selling brand 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

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the the boys and girls club has been a safe place for kid to go after school. >> as part of the joy of sharing joy fess they want to give children a happy holiday with toys and it will happen with a lot of brotherly

love, from our viewers. >> as a teen patrick faulk hung out at camden county boys and girls club. >> place for safety and place to go after school, and hang out, meet some friends. >> give me five. >> reporter: patrick is a college graduate and manager at the club. more than 200 children a day age six to 18, come here to do homework, and play games, all in a safe place. twelve year-old lopez has been coming for three years. >> for little kid, like it is opening up imagination and all that stuff. kid have to be kid. >> reporter: some of the parents of these children work two or three jobs and not all can afford toys. >> some parents are okay. we have the financial means. many of them do not. >> reporter: still in the back room executive director bernadette shanahan is squirreling away toys for holiday party and many will come from the cbs-3 joy of

sharing toy fest. >> we are so excited to have the joy of sharing toys fest coming here to the boys and girls club. the it will really help the parents relief stress they might find themselves in. >> reporter: holiday party is a hi light on the year. club is collecting everything from hats, gloves, to toys for the smaller children and electronics and gift card for the older ones. >> they are little kid. they are like oh, my god, yes, you get toys. >> we just want them to feel joy, gratitude, and to know that someone, outside cares about them. >> reporter: yes, indeed. reminder our joy of sharing joy fest is underway. buy a new unwrapped toy and bring to it one of our drop off locations. you can find a complete of locations at the cbs philly.com/toy fest. toys will be given to the salvation army, uso and boys and girls club. here's another way to be part of the toy fest saturday 92.5wxtu 16th annual toy truck parade. these are all of the events

going on that day. the it is a new unwrapped toy for the the boys and girls club, you cannot beat that. >> that is "eyewitness news" at 5:00. now at 6:00 we are learning more about the shooter's responsible for san bernardino massacre but questions remain about why, they opened fire. we will have the latest for you. we are also learning that one of the victims had family in our area "eyewitness news" reporter diana rocco speaks with them about their tragic loss, also this. it is not every day that the new york daily news sells out here in philadelphia but that is the case, several newsstands around the city because of a controversial cover linking mass shootings with republican prayer. i'm alexandria hoff with the closer look coming up. and we are here at beautiful rittenhouse square on a chilly but perfect holiday night. we have just lit the tree here in rittenhouse square and we have more beautiful december weather on the way, i'll have your seven day forecast, "eyewitness news" at 6:00 starts right now.

now at 6:00 o'clock why did they do it? we now know the identities of the shooters in the san bernardino massacre. what we do not know is why they fired more than 70 round, killing 14 people. cbs news has just learned that syed rizwan farouk had been in contact with people with suspect links to terrorism both in the united states and overseas and he may have been radicalized. good evening, i'm ukee washington. i'm jessica dean. here's what we know right the now. the the fbi says it is too early to determine if it was a terrorist act, farouk and his wife return to the u.s. from her native pakistan 17 months ago. a search of their getaway suv and home turned up thousands of round of ammunition, pipe bombs and bomb making materials. fourteen people are confirmed dead, 21 are injured, and we have learned that a man who once lived in our area was among those killed, and we are learning more about that

victim tonight. he still has family in our area "eyewitness news" reporter diana rocco is live in delaware count which that part of the story, diana. >> reporter: we just spoke to the family of 59 year-old next ballsinas they are in shock and disbelief. they only found out this morning that he was one of the victims. they said they watched this all unfold on tv yesterday with no idea, just how close it would hit home. the tonight two sons are grieving the loss of their father. the five two-year old works for the health department in san bernardino, county his ex-wife, 26 and 24 year-old sons lived here in linwood. he has been estrange from them for a number of years until recently he had just reconnected with his older son. in 2001, nick moved to the l.a. area to take a job as a county health inspector but it wasn't until this morning his ex-wife and two boys learned that he was one of yesterday's 14 victims. here's what they had to say. >> people don'tea