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>> frustrating day for sean mccoy, lesean mccoy. breaking down the big win for the birds and take a look at their playoffs hopes, too. first, it will be tough to see when headed out this morning on the road, very foggy start to your morning. and it could slow down your monday morning commute. already some accidents to talk b and i know both of your driving, i know your fog lights on, still barely could see? >> and i was on the vine, yes, very rough, like you point out, erika, already couple of accidents this morning because every those visibility issues. >> absolutely, so the best advise we have for you, expect that you will get slowed down by this and take it easy. >> we've got hours to kill before this is really going to
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be wiped clean. eventually the atmosphere will help scour itself out. once the sun comes up, always typically very helpful. very odd, though, to see this casino after pattern, at this time of the year, much more of, say, a late fall type of issue or early fall. take you out here, just live look from the center city studios. you can't make out, barely in the parking lot, typically can see the center city skyline in the distance, no, it is just not happening. we go next to sky or storm scan3, and that, too, at this point, is empty, devoid of any casino every rain. but you're definitely dealing with rain eventually. so initially, the fog. later the rain. another camera i want to show you if you didn't have the headline up here never know what you are looking at. typically in the foreground at least see the delaware river. normally in the distance, there is a skyline. does this tell the story or what? so i really need to you keep that in the back of your head. you will get slowed down.
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do you need to have the low beams. do you need to leave the extra space between vehicles, again, already had accidents because of these very, very poor visibilities out there. your near zero. barely see your hand if front of your face near the i80 interchange. not ideal either up and down all of i-95, and certainly through the suburbs, it is looking pretty rough too. so the bottom line is it is very widespread. please be careful, okay? we walk you forwards in the forecast here, still looking at real warm day. such wacky forecast, because we start with fog. we heat up to the upper 60s, eventually there is rain, we have got everything thrown at you here, except wintery weather. meisha, over to you. >> oh, you know, we can't complain about the 60s but i tell you what those visibility issues will pose a problem not only for our morning commuters katie said even rain could move in even pose problems for our morning commuters. big problem spot, fatal accident, tinicum township, delaware county, just past the airport. ninety-five southbound before route 420, looking at live shot here of the crews trying to get in pulled out of your
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way. i can let you know even right now just waking up with us two, right lanes are still blocked in the area. so it will cause you some slow downs. blue route southbound at mid-county see just the haze, the fog, in front of those lights, and that's going to be in front of your headlights and tail light. so give yourself couple of extra minutes leaving home jumping on the roadways also to the car in front of you. when you put on your brakes just be aware of what's around you. sometimes the people behind you can't quite see that. now, we do have accident involving injuries. pa turnpike eastbound past downingtown, it is pulled all the way off to the shoulder. but because it is involving injuries, you are going have those flashing light out there. that's going to cause you some slow downs. not only because of that, but also because of the gaper delay. then this is where we have an accident cleared, new jersey, route 55 southbound at route 40 again. that's all clear. looking good there. now, because of the visibility, we have speed restrictions on some of the bridges. 35 miles per hour, that's what you are down to. walt whitman bridge, benjamin franklin bridge, betsy ross bridge, so just keep that in mind. also septa regional rails running new schedule so check these out on line airport line no weekday service to
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warminster and west trenton line, erika, over to you. >> thank you, 5:33, eagles fans waking one big old smiles on their faces. yes, don't look now but the birds on winning streak and beating the buffalos bills at home. yesterday hey the big story the return of lesean shady mccoy back out joining us now a lot of ' meisha down at the linc because they were tried and tide again. it was all over the place. when shady mccoy returns to philadelphia, emotions will -- mccoy made it known he wad bye on the wanted to beat his old team in front of former teammates, apparent from the week leading into the game, making things miserable for chip kelly with high on his to do list. but the eagles defense would get the last laugh. shady said he wouldn't shake chip's hand, but he did embrace owner jeffrey lurie prior to kick off. and he was fired up and ready for big showing, which he would provide in the first half. but not the second. which is the reason for that reaction right there. so how do we ends one shady
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throwing his helmet? well, let's start it off in the second quarter, sam bradford, had himself nice afternoon. he connects on default. this one, to nelson agholor in stride. 53-yard score. that will was the first of agholor's career t gave the eagles a 14 to seven lead. to the fourth quarter, this guy is all over the map. that's fletcher cox, an absolute beast again on sunday, he smacks shady for a 10-yard lost. mccoy, late in the fourth, this ends up being a game winner. stir jest, 30-yard field goal, ed reynolds would steel it with big interception on the bills final drive. eagles win 23-20, they are six and seven, and still in first place. cox said they stuck together and it has paid off. >> we still believe everyone in this lockerroom, all. coaches, training staff, everybody. we believe in them. we know they have our back.
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>> after the game, bills coach rex ryan had high praise, saying, quote, i was laughing when i saw him being compared to jerome brown. but i'm not laughing now. so cox and company were able to hold down the for the, make life miserable for mccoy in the second half, which made huge difference. and coming up in the next hour, we go through some of the major story lines of this game, gave away big game ball, look ahead to the remainders of the eagles schedule, tell you how they can get into the playoffs, because they are still hanging on here. >> sorry, shady. what are you going to do? thanks so much. >> well, after two straight wins, a lot of eagles fans getting more optimist being, liking chip kelly again. the birds, fans talking about maybe trip to the playoffs. >> i think they go deep. i'm hoping. i'm hoping. i'm hoping. >> hopefully they'll win the division. i think the division will be won by someone who has losing record. >> i thought it was great game. you snow absolutely. chip kelly,'s genius.
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>> now he is a genius, couple of weeks ago, dif rhett words, flight how do you feel about the birds, optimist he can as those fans? can they play playoff push with three games left in the sees ton? connected with us, use the #cbs3, your comment is right here on the air. 5:37. time for check on your business news, hearing that boeing ends up unveiling newest airliner, and are you shipping your presents today? if so, get in line. money watch's hena daniels joins us from the new york stock exchange, those stories and much more. good morning. >> good morning, erika. today is expected to be the busiest mailing and shipping day for all holiday packages, letters, and cards. the us postal service says it will almost be the most hectic on line services 7 million customers predict today visit the site. >> the federal reserve is expected to raise its near zero interest rates for the first time in nine years this week. experts predict the fed will boost the rate to quarter percent then increase it over
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the next few years to just more than 3%. the hike means more interest for save evers, but bo or -- bore err ers would pay more. new mass airplane, airline letter fill 11 more people in coach. supposed to burn 20% less fuel than the previous line. boeing also boasts about its new engines, more area owe de name being wings, the 737 will make its first first test flight early next year. southwest airlines is expected to get the first delivery in 2017. the us and cube have struck deal to re-establish direct mail service for the first time in more than half century. technical and safety aspect are currently under discussion. pilot program to test the service is in the works. erika? >> all right, hena daniels for us up in new york, thanks so much. happening today, president obama plans to visit the pentagon to review the military strategy to fight terrorism. white house press secretary, josh ernest, says don't expect
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any major policy shift. in his weekly address, the president once again promised that the united states is stepping up the campaign to destroy isis. >> donald trump continues to take aim at ted cruz. polls show the texas senator is surging in the key caucus state of iowa. and don champion reports, cruz also gaining ground on trump's nationally. >> the gloves have finally come off in the battle between donald trump and his new top rival, ted cruz. >> i don't think he is qualified to be president. >> hours after referring to cruise as maniac on fox news, trump took to twitter west g his disappointment in the texas senator for questioning his judgement and remarks cruz made at a private fundraiser. >> crews jokingly responded by posting a video of the song maniac, from the 80s hit movie, flash dance. the jabs commas polls show cruz ahead of the biliary in the key state of iowa. the des moines register bloomberg politics pole in iowa shows cruz ten points
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ahead, and unprecedented 21-point surge since the pole was last taken in october. >> he's doing the ground work. he's making the connections. he's working the constituents that mat area lot in iowa. >> cruz has become a target for marco rubio who is in third place in most national polls. >> he talks tough on some of these issues, for example, he'll carpet bomb isis. but the only budget he's ever voted for if in his time in the senate is budget tote cut defense spending. >> wall street journal pole finds democrat hillary clinton would trounce both cruz antrum nap general election match up, but would lose to rubio. don champion, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". new jersey governor chris christie will join eight other candidates for tomorrow's prime time presidential debate. christie had been dropped from the main stage line up in the last debate due to low pole ratings. but, he clears cnn thresh hole for this one. right now, 5:40. coming up updating your top
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stories this morning including the latest on deadly crash on i-95. also, scared straight. the bold way a local hospital is trying to prevent teenagers from becoming the victims of gun violence. >> and the wait is almost over for eager star wars fans. see how they're passing the time while waiting for the move toy hit theatres later this week. >> ♪ >> taylor switched just turned 26 yesterday, happy birthday, but the one giving a gift to her fans. see how you can relive her hugely popular concert tour when we come back. good morning.
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>> and, eagles still have a shot at the playoffs after their win over the buffalo bills. it was lesean mccoy's first time back in philadelphia after the trade. he was not too happy about that lost. you can see right here, see that he threw his helmet after the game. did he not shake chip kelly's hand. he did hug owner jeff lurie, though. the eagles remain tide for first in the nfc east. >> right now, it is 545:67:89 we want to check i witn katie. one of the big stories seems to be the fog out there. >> the thing is that's not the only wet their will impact your morning or evening drive for that matter because actually pee-wee see two separate things take place, first the fog, little break by midday, then rain starts to move in meantime it is mile. a lot of strange things going on with this forecast, but that's just been how it has been for our area. our eyewitness weather watch remembers reporting a loft fog out there, actually showing awe picture or two here, that was sent in to us, ed connor always great to send in the pictures in the morning, we appreciate. that will and i knew he would be good for foggy shot this
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morning. he's out near chesterfield, and he is saying this is out in the neighborhood, i'm assuming he is walking his dog, just my guest. meanwhile foggy neighborhoods here, from chestnut hill section, from phil chaplain. still warm morning, reporting 55, mid or low 40's in bath, pa, and clementon, new jersey, middletown where jays son reporting and the list goes on. soap, really warm air combined with very light winds and lot of moisture to work with, and that's what's helping this fog to form so readily. and we have certainly seen our fair share of it, be very locally dense, that's something do you have keep in mind here guys. it will slow you down. it just will, no matter where your travels take you, going to be running into the poor viabilities, storm system responsible for it, this area of low pressure, storm center will actually get swept off to the northeast, cold front that trails, that's what krause cents over area later today. so, we essentially see a line of rain moving in. but we are going to be dealing
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with that i would say probably from evening rush in toward about midnight. then it starts to clear out. meantime still on pace to have a well above average day here. every day thus far in the month of this december 2015 has still been substantially above average. we did end up with a record breaking weekend by the way. actually we approach records today at 67 degrees, unheard of. then finally cool it down. we flirt with 60, as opposed to 70, come tomorrow. meisha, a over to you. >> good morning, everyone, happy monday to you. yes, it will be beautiful in terms of temperatures, up there, at around 67, like katie said. right now dealing with such dense fog, that it certainly is causing some problems for you, driving in and around specially this area, live shot from fatal accident in tinicum township. delaware county, just past the airport, 95 south, before route four, to and i can let you know what you are seeing right now vehicle that flipped ton its roof. two vehicles collide intoed each other pushing one onto its roof. you get the picture there, what's happening right now, crust are out there trying to get it cleaned out of the way.
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all lanes because of the clean up that is happening right now are temporarily blocked. all of them. so, if you can avoid this area right now, you certainly want to do so. i'll have alternate in ben tint map, 422, at troop ever, also see the dense fog, that haze covering that camera screen. headlights tail light very difficult to see. so even if you hit your brakes, someone behind you might not see you. so just be well aware of your surroundings, and give yourself couple every extra minutes to the car in front of you. accident in telford, another more serious one, south allentown, the road closed, before brand police and fire are on scene. this one, so again, from allentown the road now closed right now, use alternate such as county line road. and i'm going have another update of accident coming up in another 15 minute, erika. over to you. >> some philadelphia student rent getting a lesson in life in that different casino of classroom at temple university hospital. as jericka duncan reports it is a program designed to teach them about the harsh reality
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of gun violence. >> welcome everybody. >> the hospital where 16 year old lamont adams died in 2004. >> by the time you get here, the odds have been stacked against you. >> has been turned into a school of hard knocks. >> when he came in, he wasn't breathing at all. >> throughout the year, hundreds of philadelphia student visit the trauma unit at temple university hospital for the cradle to graves program. >> so we will tell the story of young man named lamont adams. >> they learn about adams, his life from birth, to death. doctor amy goldberg, outreach coordinator, scott charles, have been re-enacting the night adams died for nearly ten years. >> lamont will have a bullet wound right there. he will have a bullet wounds right there. >> charles uses dozens of red stick tears mark where the bullets hit adam. >> and another here. >> i'm not trying to politicize this issue for them, i'm ' simply saying this is more likely to kill in you philadelphia than anything
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else when you're young. and i want them to take ownership of this. >> we were both real concerned that the student didn't really seem to know the true ramifications of what bullet injuries and gunshot wounds can cause. >> if the things that i'm showing you are too troublesome for you, talk to me. >> the student watch a video, showing graphic pictures of more gunshot victims. some student can't bear to look. >> sometimes i go in the bathroom, i close the door, i get down on my knees and i cry. >> the pain adams' grandmother describes hit home for 16 year old rochelley sanchez. >> i can't imagine my mom crying because something happened to me or to one of my family members. >> fifteen year old jordan first went to the program in may. >> i was hanging in the streets with the wrong people, doing the wrong thing, and the program really opened my eyes not to go down this road and people getting killed for
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nothing, and ain't no names to them bullet. >> that was jericka duncan reporting. more than 10,000 student have gone through the kade toll graves program at temple university hospital. organizers say of those 10,000 student, fewer than dozen have returned back to the hospital's trauma center with a gunshot wound. >> 5:51 right now. tragedy in california, five people are dead and another critically injured in this fire in fresno. fire crews pulled the victims out after boarded up home which neighbors say had been abandoned for years. one neighbor reportedly told police he heard people screaming for help and pounding on windows. fire officials say the victims may have died from smoke inhalation. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >> well, holiday sales came to screaching halt at j.c. penney department store in south dakota driver lost control crashing into that store on saturday. that store was filled with shoppers at the time. a woman, who was standing at the register, credit her boyfriends for saving her life. >> all the sudden i heard a
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crashing nights, and then next thing i know buck had his arm around me. he was telling me to get out of the way. and he put his body around mine, and kind of pushed me over to the left. and that's when i thought you know i look and i saw the car coming. >> i started pushing people backward. and when it all settled down, there was a car within like a handshake from me, okay. >> quick thinking on buck's part there. fortunately no one was hurt. it is unclear if any charges will be filed against that teen driver. >> we'll be right back.
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>> good morning, at this hour the fog is creating dangerous driving conditions. connect interest time in for your morning commute. katie and meisha have you covered. >> new this morning, one teen dead. another is fighting for his life after slots are fired. we're live with the latest on
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the investigation. eagles beat the bills and sent frustrated shady back to buffalo. today is monday, december 14th, i'm erika von tiehl. we check in with katie and prior a. i know you both ran into the fog coming in. and giving yourself extra time? >> yes, absolutely, visibility definitely an issue this morning, and i can tell you we've seen string every accidents on the roadways because of t katie, were you saying this would last throughout the entire morning commute? >> easily yes. we do have dense fog advisory region wide, lasts us right up until 10:00 a.m. i'm out on the skydeck, six stories up, you can't even see the center city skyline, but i'm guessing where i can actually make out the headlights, it might be about quarter of a mile, third of a mile, so it is very, very low-lying cloud cover, and very thick. what do you have kind in mind here, flying down the highway, not going to be good news if you can't see

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