responsible for stabbing two people in center city this morning just blocks apart. a morning walk, for two men turned very dangerous, tuesday. both stabbed by another guy, police say is responsible for both crimes. >> don't quite know the motive. it does ant peer to be robbery. we have a disturb individual committing these acts. >> reporter: one minute before 5:30 this morning central detective say a 23 year-old man was walking here near 23rd street and walnut. when a man approached him and stabbed him in the hand and stomach he was rushed to hahnemann university hospital and then he is in stable condition. >> i think it is awful. i don't understand why there would be a stabbing especially in this area. >> reporter: with pieces of crime scene tape all that remains of the scene neighbors are concerned. >> did they will be him. >> no. >> just another whacko. >> reporter: minutes later another slash, this time near

arch and 23rd. police say the same man started cursing at the this next victim before cutting him in the face. >> it is definitely really scary living in this area. it is pretty well trafficked, pedestrian around here and cars. it is hard to imagine it could happen around here. up early and still dark out so you have have to be a aware of your surroundings. >> reporter: central detectives has released a description of the suspect. we're told he is an african-american male 6-foot two medium build and around in his late 20's. he was wearing a gray hoodie and dark vest at the time of the stabbings and was carrying a white bag. if you happened to know who he is, of course, call police. we are live from center sit the eye, i'm greg argos for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". also tonight a disturbing discovery in mt. airy. police are investigating after someone left raw meat wrapped in the muslim newspaper on the porch of the home on east montana street. investigators say a 25 year-old muslim man who lives

the at the homemade discovery around 8:00 this morning. this is the second offensive act toward muslims in the the city since terror attack in san bernardino. we will have the latest in a full report at "eyewitness news" at 6:00. a threat shut down schools in los angeles the the nation's second largest school district. officials say in light of the recent terror attack abroad and at home they are not taking any chances. some though are calling the decision an over reaction. cbs news reporter chris martinez has more from los angeles. >> we are closing all district campuses today due to a threat that has come. >> reporter: calls like this one went out to parents in los angeles this morning. the superintendent closed down the entire los angeles unified school district over a threatening e-mail since the school board member's last night. police say it targeted all schools in the system. >> it was implied threat was explosive device. specific threat was a attack with assault rifles and machine pistols. >> reporter: new york authorities say they have the

same e-mail but called it the hoax. los angeles officials are supporting the the superintendent's decision to close schools and took precaution based honoraries enter or attacks in san bernardino and overseas. >> our first job is to assure people are safe in the city. >> reporter: some students are more concerned about their exams then a potential threat. >> we have finals because i studied a lot for my final. >> reporter: the superintendent ordered authorities to inspect every school, by the end of the day. >> i want every school searched to make sure that it is safe. >> reporter: students who were already at school were supervised in an outside area until they were pick up. the shut down effects about 640,000 students, and more than 1,000 schools. the chris martinez, for cbs news, los angeles. that e-mail was routed through an ip address in germany but los angeles police suspect the the actual source is much closer, but they would not east lab break. yesterday's rain is gone,

replaced by sunshine, cooler temperatures and windy conditions. "eyewitness news" on north tenth street in philadelphia where a tree branch came down on that car. driver who was in the car at the time was taken to einstein medical center. here's another lot the at wind out there, you could see flags really moving around on the ben franklin parkway. meteorologist kate bilo is on the sky deck with the first forecast and has evidence that it has subsided at all, kate. >> it has not a at least as of now but you cannot see it but we have a holiday wreath on the sky deck. the that is casualty of the wind as well that is knocked over as i'm looking at it right now. wind did play a role making it feel will cooler then in recent days. the lets look despite the wind and chill in the air we broke another record today, and that was because of our overnight high. this high of 69 degrees today, occurred at 14:00 a.m., that was last set in both 2008 and 1971. it is misleading. the it will get down in the record books as a record breaking day but when we look

back you'll think it didn't feel all that warm outside and it wasn't this afternoon but it was warm overnight at least until the front came through. temperatures right now 56 at the airport. fifty-two in will allentown. fifty-six in millville. certainly feeling cooler then it has over past few days but temperatures still american 0 degrees above average out there even right now, the wind still gusty, in fact, gusts to 29 miles an hour at the airport, 30 miles an hour in trenton and 25-mile an hour win gustness wilmington. coming up we have got lots to talk b the first and foremost we have another rain chance in your forecast, could be heavy at times and tell you when that comes in and feels like december, but not for long, we could be tracking another chance for record highs, i'll tell you you when that could happen coming up with the full forecast when i join you inside, back over to you. philadelphia police identify the driver accused of mowing down one of their own last night and tonight they are getting thanks to neighbors who sprang into action to help that injured officer. "eyewitness news" reporter walt hunter is live at south

detectives with that story, walt. >> reporter: jessica as detectives here pressed the manhunt for suspect, neighbors, some with tears in their eyes told me about their desperate efforts to help the badly injured officer. >> my thing was get this man up off the street and get him some help and that was it. >> reporter: rachel smith and neighbors say badly injured officer, bleeding on the dark street moments after being run down by a suspect, the officer thrown through the the air, smashing into a park car. >> he was just laying there, like none was there to help him until neighbors came out to help him. >> we put pressure on his head so it would not keep bleeding. >> reporter: they cared for him with his hand, their word came from their hearts. >> are you all right? were you hurt help is coming. >> and, they came forward and they helped and i hope that it makes all of the difference.

>> reporter: police issued an arrest, for a man in south philadelphia wanted for allegedly running down the officer and they add with gratitude to neighbors that officer, despite serious head and leg injuries is expect to be released from the hospital in a few days. >> we greatly appreciate that and we will acknowledge those individuals that hit this officer. >> reporter: neighbors adding to the officer is watching they want him to know that they are thinking thinking of him and praying. >> and, you know, recover in due time. >> get better and go home. be home for christmas. >> reporter: police here want your help if you think you can identify and help catch the suspect. finally when i tried to compliment one of the neighbors with the action taken through one of the officers she smiled and looked at me and said what if it was a member of your family? we will have more at 6:00 live from south detectives division i'm walt hunter, cbs one "eyewitness news". >> so true walt, thanks very much. chopper three over police activity in bensalem bucks

county this morning. the federal agents were spotted 30900 block of tara drive removing items from a building. they appear to be taken some computers from that location but it is unclear why the the agents were there. please take a good look at this surveillance video, philadelphia police need public's help finding a suspect in the robbery in penny pack park. elderly homeowners reviewed their surveillance video which capture the suspect throwing rocks at windows and cutting screens. this happened december 4th on lexington avenue, suspect ran with notice the the surveillance camera. a judge tells jurors dead locked in the manslaughter trial of the baltimore officer william port tore keep deliberating. porter is one of six charged in the death of freddie gray. gray died in police custody last april setting off days of protest and riots. the city is bracing for a verdict and despite the outcome city officials a say multiple state, local agencies are standing by. >> this this is only about preparedness and readiness and it has nothing to do were being pro active going out and

doing anything right now. >> people of baltimore say they want justice. it means so much more than what happens within the four walls have of the courtroom but how this interact with the public safety in a bigger better way. >> reporter: police say they are in the out patrolling the street and will only be deployed if necessary. philadelphia is making it easier with people with criminal record to find a job in the city. >> it is the law of the land. >> mayor mike at nutter signed into law an undated version of the philadelphia's beyond the box bill. the employers are prevented to check off a box disclosing their criminal history. they plan to all city employers both public abe private. also background checks are now limited to seven years. philadelphia's outward bound program is joining forces with the national audubon society to create the the the discovery center. the the the new facility is slate todd open around the spring of 2017 at the site of the long abandoned fairmount park reservoir in strawberry

mansion. once complete the the location will include classrooms, public trails, exhibition space and much more. >> not only is it about bird but it is also about the experience that people want to have and connect with nair. >> the site also included a, 37-acre lake that was part of the century's central reservoir that attracts 130 species of bird. coming up on "eyewitness news" tonight, $120,000, up in flames. very expensive christmas tree outside a mall destroyed by fire just minutes. also crash tests, not forecaster but for packages. we showed you how fedex moved 2 million packages a day during the busy holiday season and today we will tell butt science of shipping. it may be warm here but different story in colorado, snowstorm is wreaking havoc on the road and causing airport delays big time, we will have a live report when we come back. eagles running bank kenjon barner has been a great surprise. i caught up with him to talk

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developers are scrapping plans to build an observation to you air long the camden waterfront, sky view tower was to be build next to adventure aquarium. five million-dollar project was announced in 2013 but developers say the concept did not successfully translate into an attainable project. a brand new start for more than 50 families in germantown. >> new housing units replacing a high rise tower were unveiled in the special ceremony today and the future of the community, is bright. with the queen lane apartment came down last september, things start todd look up, the 60 year-old high rise apartments had been an eye sore for the the germantown community for years, even becoming a haven for illegal activity. >> anybody looks at what has happening and i have to say this is a good thing and it will be a great thing, because i know we will get good neighbors, and this neighborhood will go up. >> reporter: today a more modern public housing option unveiled, the philadelphia housing authority, held a grand opening for the new queen lane apartment.

>> five, four, three, 21... >> wow. >> new units which are a mix of two story flats and walk up apartments will house low income families in the area. >> that was bubbling up with tears like i had to sustain myself because it was overwhelming. >> reporter: she had been living in the boarding home with her two children and this holiday will be extra special. >> we get to celebrate christmas in our brand new home. this is biggest gift i could get for christmas. >> pha will be making a historic marker on the site to remind people of the souls, that struggled, and were buried here. >> reporter: potter field located by the new apartments was established by quakers in the 18th century and holds bones of african americans and others who died in germantown until the early 1900's. the it will remain an open space, by the new units. >> the housing will quality standards matter. where people live, matters. >> reporter: the the rebuilding of the the queen lane units is part of the city

initiative to get rid of high rise housing. new homes has sparked development in the area that was nice to see today. >> absolutely. if you look outside spending time outside today it was in the quite as warm as yesterday but still very easy out there. >> not too bad, wind was rough at times when it came through and made it feel cooler out there but today was still a record breaker. >> wow. >> despite the fact that it felt chilly, kind of the misleading record but it does go down in the record books as a record warm day. we have been enjoying this nice streak of warmth, not so elsewhere, if you are longing for a little will bit of snow let's bring you some not here but in colorado, where reporter matt from our sister station in denver joins us live from colorado where it looks, cold, hi there, matt. >> we are looking at 14 degrees here in beautiful downtown frisco, the the snow started last night and it didn't let up until about an hour ago. you can see they have been shoveling, getting it the out of the sidewalks and the streets up here, all day and

they will keep working on that. another storm expected to bring us several more inches of snow here and throughout the state of colorado we have had all types of problems on our local roadways and highways, cars spinning out and semis jackknifed on the interest state. they have put in traction laws, listen to this, every car has to either have four-wheel drive, chains, or some other type of winter tires on in order to travel on the interstate here through the the mountains. so definitely a big snow maker here in colorado but for people who live here and come here to visit for the skiing, conditions really cannot be much better then this we are up in the ski area, a lot of borders and skiers taking in this fresh snow. send it back to you guys where it is warmer. >> thanks so much, matt. i like the the snow up to the knees there. 14 degrees in frisco, colorado that was matt from our sister kcnc. take a look behind me you can

see what matt has been dealing with.a look behind me you can the snow wrapping around in the denver area. very heavy at times. as he said conditions nasty for travelers. i nest there are some looking at that thinking oh, if only we can have have some snow and others thinking thank goodness we don't have any of that right now. while we don't have any lets zoom over to the northeast. a whole lot of snowing in our region. beautiful clear finish to the day and temperatures not too bad but winds made up for to it day. look at these wind gustness broomall at saint pius x school, saint pius the the tenth. that was wrong of us, of course, we were in phoenixville and played them all the time. new castle county a airport 34 . peak win gusts to day. 36 miles an hour in millville. 37 miles an hour in philadelphia. temperatures right now mid 50's in philadelphia. 56 degrees. fifty-five in trenton. fifty-two in allentown. forty-seven in mount pocono. fifty-five down in wildwood right now. temperatures, did break record today. even though we were only in the 50's and 60's this

afternoon we did hit 69 degrees just after midnight. same story for these record, new record in wilmington at 68. trenton broke a record at 67. allentown at 66. atlantic city 65. that did not break a record. mount pocono the high of 57 degrees. big cool down at midnight 69 degrees, right now, 56 degrees, making it 13 degrees, cooler then it was to start the day but still, it is a record breaker, that is four in a row and had does in the happen very often. cooling down as we head through the week, tomorrow sunny, cooler, we won't have five in a row as far as broken record are concerned. still well a a have above average. thursday, still in the 50's, gulf moisture works its way from the south and we are talking rain heavy at times in the afternoon. it gets out quickly though and friday, cool windy again high barely hitting 50's. the it will feel no better than the the 40's. cool down is brief, so on thursday out ahead of the next front it is nice and warm. heading in the weekend we will tap in our first real is shot

of cold air this season. it gets in here saturday. watch what happens on sunday, starts to lift in again warm air, returns to the area and we could be talking another round of record highs possibly by christmas week. we will get to that in a a minute. overnight mainly clear, breezy and colder a a at 43. your wednesday mostly sunny and cooler high of 56. you're witness weather three day forecast mid 50's, wednesday, thursday, different days though. thursday looks wet not a very nice day. friday, breezy and cool. we have what could be a chilly december weekend on the way but as i said chance for more record to be broken come christmastime. >> like santa will not beneathing the fur lined suit. >> and then there is always frisco. >> yes. >> always could be worse. >> snow up to your knees. >> no thanks. >> thanks, kada appreciate it. how healthy is carbonated water. >> it is a one and a half dollars bin and possible alternative to sugar drinks but there may be a serious

side effect. we will have it when we come back. his mom never wanted him to play football but now he is earning a living as a philadelphia eagles, interesting rise of kenjon barner, that story coming up

don joins us now with a lot at sports and one particular eagle. >> one guy in particular making an impact here. book on the 2015 philadelphia eagles is still to be written but there is an unlikely hero and chapter 12 where the bird beat patriots in new england. that character is kenjohn beyond barn shore chipped in with 46-yard of offense. our leslie van arsdal goes one on one with the second year running back. >> kenjon barner has given the eagles game a much needed jolt but he had trouble getting on the field. your mom did not want you playing football. >> absolutely not. i was too small, too little, didn't weigh enough and it didn't help that i was baby of the family. >> reporter: youngest of seven it took a neighbor to convince his mother to let him play, on

one condition. >> if he gets hurt he cannot play. >> reporter: when you first get hurt what happened. >> i didn't play in more. and then she said in. >> reporter: how did you get back in it again. >> i snuck and tried out in high school. i didn't tell my mom. told my dad. he said you have to tell your mom. i said i'm not telling you. i said mom, i'm on the football team. >> reporter: he then went to play in oregon under chip kelly where he thrived. he also discovered other interests. >> ballet, yoga, the greatest moment in my life. my only thing was i am not wearing tights. >> reporter: i will quiz you on ballet, first position. >> wow. >> no. >> reporter: second. >> that is easy. >> reporter: third. >> you just did it. >> reporter: fourth? >> yes. >> reporter: fifth. >> i don't know fifth. >> reporter: i don't know. >> i'm still stuck on third. >> reporter: yes, there is yoga and ballet, is there a

softer side to this tough nfl player for sure but make no mistake barner is a beast on the field even with his let's just say, interesting pregame ritual. >> up son salt and listening to country music. >> you have to do what you have to do. >> that is a whole lot of fun. that tree pose he has it down. >> strong, center. >> good balance. >> core strength. >> i remember willie gault and herschell walker did that back in the day. >> now kid are being hitched to the gate. >> good start. thanks, buddy. what donald trump says about his opponents ahead of the big debate. $120,000 gone in just five minutes how one of the largest most expensive christmas trees in the nation, gets destroyed by fire. and crash tests aren't just forecaster, ever wonder how your packages are delivered in one piece, a shimming company count on crash tests to protect your privacy. new at 6:00 a fight to protect the past why this

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the republican date for president are getting ready for that are final showdown of 2015. they will be debate nothing las vegas tonight. "eyewitness news" continues at 5:30. i'm ukee washington. aim he jessica dean. with donald trump trailing ted cruz in iowa tonight's debate could be pivotal. danielle nottingham has a preview. >> reporter: donald trump slammed his reprievals at a packed rally in last vegs less than 24 hearst before the last g.o.p. debate of the year. >> this country need to get away from political correctness, it is killing us. it is killing us. >> reporter: during tonight's debate the real estate mogul

will again be center stage with texas senator ted cruz and ben carson to his left and ride. trump is maintaining a solid lead in the most of the national polls but two of three recent polls show cruz beating trump in iowa less than two months before the caucuses. >> ted cruz and marco rubio has emerge as two most likely contenders. >> reporter: but this political scientists say, g.o.p. leaders see cruz as a threat. >> his conservative is so far outside political main stream it will cost the republican party just as dearly as a trum or carson nomination would. >> reporter: the event here in las vegas is first debate since trump called for a ban on muslims entering the u.s. following recent terror attack. >> standing on a debate stage next to trump and calling him out on this, that is what people look for in their leaders. we will see who has the courage to stand up. >> reporter: national security and terrorism are expect to be among the main debate topics. danielle nottingham for cbs

news, las vegas. washington post reports members of the g.o.p. establishment are considering ways to sidestep a possible trump nomination, trump and carson has hinted as a run as independents if that plan is true. iowa caucus, it happens february 1st. you have until midnight tonight to sign up for health insurance through the affordable care act and if you want to be covered by january 1st, current customers who elect not to make any changes will be automatically renewed. final deadline for new sign ups are customers making plan changes is january 31st. people remain uninsured after that risk fines when they file their 2016 taxes. the international space station gets three new residents. >> lift off, lift off of the new astronauts on their way to the international space station. >> russia's soy us capsule dock after blasting off this morning 36789 astronauts from the u.s., britain and russia will spend six months there,

trio joins american scott kelly and two other russian astronauts. christmas tree worth a staggering $120,000 goes up in flames in orange county, california. 96-foot tall tree was on display outside south coast plaza mall when it caught fire yesterday morning. it wases gone in five minutes. tree had been treated with a fire retardant but it clearly was not enough. investigators are now trying to figure out what sparked that fire. in one was hurt. shipping companies will deliver hundreds of millions of packages this holiday sees than with the help of science. cbs news weijia jiang got a tour of the fedex packaging lab in memphis, tennessee and she shows us how these boxes help protect your presents. >> reporter: at cardboard boxes to you and me, it is a pile of potential problems for fedex mechanical engineer david nelson. >> the impacts or drops, it could be vibration, there can be changes of temperature and

humidity. >> reporter: nelson has a college degree in packaging science and he uses to it make better boxes. it is almost like a crash test for cars but the dummies are the boxes. >> in many instances, yes. >> reporter: there is an experiment for almost every situation. >> packages may fall and london a corner. >> reporter: like this drop test to discover what happens to the box when it falls. compression test is done to see how much weight package can hold before it is crushed. and a vibration test to figure out how trips by air land and sea impact the package. the purpose of the test is to protect had is inside. >> i can stand on the end of the box and it vice secure. >> reporter: fedex engineers design new boxes for or line engineers to make sure electronics and shampoo arrive in one piece. >> aloft times you are analyzing interaction of the product with the package.

>> reporter: nelson says it is mourn a science. >> it is an art. >> reporter: that requires thinking outside the box. >> people are sending something that they put their heart and soul in, selecting for that person. >> reporter: especially this time of the year. weijia jiang for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". that is what you have to watch out for, you don't want anything arriving in pieces. >> and then after they leave there they get sent to the north pole to get inspected by herbie and elves. >> very busy. santa a isn't only one gearing up for his ride this season, triple a says more than 100 million people will be traveling for the holidays. that is nearly one-third of the nation's population. that is an all time high for holiday travel. starting december 23rd and ending january 3rd, travelers are expect to travel at least 50 miles. this is the seventh year in a row holiday travel has grown. joy of sharing is in full swing across the region, the salvation army hosted a annual christmas toy shop event at the the crown community center

in camden today. parents stopped by to choose the toys that they want to give their children this season. in addition to the toys each family received stocking stuffers, a gift card and a food donation. don't forget the when buying presents this this year don't forget about our joy of sharing toy fest. you can help spread holiday joy by picking up a new unwrapped toy and bringing it to one of our drop off locations, we have put a complete list of the locations at cbs philly.com/toy fest. new york city times square is getting ready for big new years eve party. >> two giant 7-foot tall numerals, one-six arrive on the flatbed truck today. they are part of the 2016 sign that will light up when ball drops on new years eve. right now just 16 days away from that. so, right around the corner. >> so long 2015. >> see you. >> um, um. still to come tonight carbonated water is a popular option for consumers looking for an alternative to soda and other sugar beverages but

health reporter stephanie stahl tells us why it may not be as healthy a as you first thought. here's the the new internet sensation shirtless jogger is speaking out about his new found fame and hundreds of new friend requests. kate. cooler but dry tomorrow and then everything changes as another system brings a threat for rain this week and beyond that the coldest air we have felt this month, i'll have details when we come right back. services recently asked patients to rate the quality of over 3.500 hospitals. fewer than 6% received 5 stars. among them was cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia. cancercenter.com slash eastern.

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well, some good news for uber and lyft drivers in salt, the city has become first in the country to let drivers unionized. city lawmakers cleared the way in a unanimous decision. the ate allows drivers to come together over issues like pay and working conditions.

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well, you have waited, and new we're hearing from the latest from the internet heart throb, the so-called, shirtless jogger. >> i love running in the rain

and i am also single, so i mean it is really been crazy. >> i have about 900 friend requests right now. 3,000 something comments. >> oh, nice. >> how about that, nice, yeah, wow. >> all right. >> shirtless jogger's name is named ethan and since those comments with the chicago tv station on sunday, he has been flooded with comments, and friend requests as he said. in an interview yesterday he said he is a amazed at all of the on line attention. >> he says he is looking for love. so, there you go. he is originally from colorado, not from chicago. that is you why can than shirtless in december and. >> you are right, yeah, wow, okay, yeah. >> okay, dude. >> yes. >> great. >> he is not in frisco where it is crazy cold that we saw earlier. >> no, it is really snowing

like cade any colorado. no snow in the northeast. you have to go up to extreme, northern and eastern canada to find any snow this year. it has been a december to remember and we are only halfway through the month. i did quick math and even every day for rest of the month was right at average which it won't be even if it were it would be top five warmest december. the the question is, will we get to that warmest december ever on the heels of the second warmest november ever in philadelphia a we have got a good shot when you look at temperatures for next week. lets a's not get ahead of ourselves. lets look at is what happening here and now. pretty comfortable evening. still blustery. wind dying down overnight. tomorrow not quite as windy as today. live look from sky scan three where it has been a beautiful day panning the area clear sky, lovely crescent moon if you take a peak, gorgeous night to be outside. i'm heading outside to the die deck in 15 minutes and check it out for myself. come back at 6:00 and see a

live view of the city behind me there lets check with the weather watchers and we will see what they are reporting. we have great pictures here. phil never difficulties a appoints here, this one might be one of my favorites. take a look at that photo the owe with the sunset reflect in the water there, it looks like a mirror image. that is an amazing. that will be my new desk top background. this one cool with the bird flying through that crescent moon, this is tonight, walter brill in delaware. he caught bird flying through tonight. what a gorgeous shot. our eyewitness weather watchers are great photographers. they do it all. beautiful shot from here, james on the high tied in ocean city. beautiful day despite the wind, temperatures have been mild all day long. now dropping in the 50's. we will hit daytime lows, and we will be back midnight tonight 567892 tonight this chestnut hill. fifty-three as we check with margot in buena vista township. fifty-three with the clear sky at the moment. look at is what happening on storm scan 3a whole lot of nothing. that system that came through our area yesterday brought

rain. that front is off shore but that storm spun up over the canadian maritime province, had snow in northern maine and it is snowing heavily across new brunswick and nova scotia at the moment. we are seeing wind around the the back edge of the system a and we have been feeling it all day to day. zooming back to the west here's our next weather maker. is there the storm earlier in colorado. that will lift up to the north. this will happen to this moisture. to you see this moisture in texas and gulf? it will be brought north and east as we head into thursday and that is our next shot of appreciable rain here in philadelphia a a i will show thaw in a moment. temperatures in the mid 50's. fifty-six in philadelphia 55 in trenton. fifty-four in wilmington with another record breaker today. take a look at this stretch, record, record, record, four days in a row, tomorrow not so much the record temperatures and highs still in the 50's. average high is 45 degrees. take a look at this calendar this number asterisk next to it, it will drop as your low, so far 59 but still dropping.

we will adjust that once we get that number but whole number of months, first half of december well above average. tomorrow and thursday will be as well. friday looks like it will be as well. saturday may be the lone below average day possibly all in long, still too early to talk about after christmas but it looks like christmas week a major warm up once again. future weather shows tomorrow a beautiful day but here's that next system gathering moisture from the gulf of mexico this rain lifting up eastern seaboard here thursday afternoon and will be heavy down the shore and portions of delaware thursday afternoon. wet second half of the commute thursday and then that clears out, behind it we will unleash leash colder air of the month upon our area, all it means that is temperatures will get close to average. we have cool go to get in here before we talk about cold but it will be a a seasonal december weekend head. mainly clear, breezy, colder, 43 degrees. your wednesday cooler, take witt a grain of salt. fifty-six. we should be in the the 40's. winter does begin on monday,

also shortest daylight of the year, nine hours of daylight, 11:48 is that winter solstice. it will not feel like winter. eyewitness weather seven day forecast, rain thursday, cool weather through weekend, saturday possibly the lone below average day. sun dale we rebound. machine we will start winter at 51 degrees. back near 60 tuesday. there is a a chance we will ab approaching record as we head toward christmas eve and christmas day. i'll tell but that coming up on "eyewitness news" at 6:00. on the cbs-3 healthwatch tonight seltzer and other carbonated waters are widely popular these days and half million-dollar business but they are good for you. health reporter stephanie stahl says that depends. >> reporter: carbonated water in the u.s. sales have doubled over the past five years. >> taste different, sparkling i guess. >> reporter: not all water is the the same, some can be fattening. >> best bet toys choose something without any type of sweetener. >> reporter: dietitions say sweeteners are found in tonic

and flavored sparkling the water, which can be bad for people who avoid sugar. i have a family of diabetics who still drink because i can't convince them just to drink water. >> reporter: while water like seltzer and club soda usually don't have calories they can still be bad for your diet. >> while they don't have calories or sugar they may affect our taste budd, our hunger later in the day. >> reporter: aside from nutritional concerns, experts the say carbonated waters can pose slight risk of water with irritable bowl syndrome because they can cause bloating but overall most bubbling the water is usually a healthier choice than sugar sodas. >> we're drinking too many calories and so finding these alternatives is great. >> reporter: some people think carbonated water prevents body from absorbing calcium which increasing risk of osteoporosis but experts say there is no evidence that carbonated water effects bone density.

i'm stephanie stahl, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". still ahead on "eyewitness news" for the first time in the star wars franchise women are at the information front. >> from carri fischer to gwenn christie our friend at the insider take a closer look at how women rule in the force awakens, that is next, we will be right back.

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here we go, we are three days from star wars, the force awakens. and, take down avatar as top grossing film of all time. >> that is right insider louie, was at last night ease world premiere and joins us from l.a. with more. >> what can i tell you, it was epic in every sense of the word. franchise making a push to draw more women in the movie going galaxy. let's go inside to female force awakens. hello welcome to your dream. >> am i in heaven. >> ♪ it is epic. >> the the impact it haddon me as a young female was how strong and independent princess lea was, i loved her. >> princess lea has in the left her house just yet. >> yes. >> your sister, was here about a half an hour ago and she

said, princess lea hasn't left the house yet. >> reporter: giving me a fashionably late ape mouthful there is something about carrie who was in rare form last night. >> princess lea is coming with a bikini. the it is really cold. >> would i love to see princess lea in a bikini. >> no you wouldn't, not anymore, you would be polite about it. >> reporter: i was in the center of the storm for ultimate mixers of old school/new school star wars characters. the theme of the next generation, diversity, and female empowerment. >> big wide galaxy and all kind of people in it and they should all be represented. >> reporter: disney has embargoed all reviews until tomorrow but i can tell you that the celebrity reaction last night was overwhelmingly positive, at the big premiere, big thumbs up, ukee and jessica, back to you in the studio. >> great expectations from a lot of people out there. the insider will have much more at 7:30 right here on cbs-3. >> that is "eyewitness news"

at 5:00. now at 6:00 just released video of the suspect wanted for two center city stabbings, we will have very latest on that investigation. >> my thing was get this man up off the street and get him some help. >> doing their part to help an injured officer how philadelphia residents spring into action after a police officer was hit the by a car, kate. >> and technically another record breaker today but it doesn't feel like it out here today, wind are still strong and temperatures are dropping, but we're still a have above average but we have more seasonal december weather in the forecast, we will have the full outlook at 6:00. construction underway to create additional housing at a institute in princeton but at what historical cost. i'm's cleve bryan, coming up an tote preserve land that historians say was part of the critical battle during the revolutionary war.

now at 6:00 o'clock a neighborhood responds. philadelphia residents, rush to the aid of an injured officer, after he was victim of a hit and run. tonight police know what that suspect is, and who that suspect is. good evening, i'm ukee washington. aim jessica dean. we are also hearing tonight the from the good samaritan who helped the injured police officer. "eyewitness news" reporter walt hunter is live with the latest on this investigation and this act of the brotherly love, walt. >> reporter: as manhunt moves forward here neighbors at least one with tears in her eyes told me how desperately they tried to help that injured officer, who suddenly they saw, right in the street in front of their homes. >> you don't think about, oh, who he is or you know that is somebody's son. that is somebody's brother. >> reporter: rachel smith says when she and fellow neighbors saw the the body of a philadelphia police officer sprawled on the street in front of their homes, they instantly thought of