good morning, so glad you are with us. i'm nicole brewer. erika has the day off. get ready for some rain today this one could affect both of your commutes. lauren is in for kate think morning. meisha is cheg road. good morning to you ladies. >> good morning. as you can see right behind me but we have an accident and car fire outside on the roadways. i will get to in a a moment. i know roadways are nice and dry. >> nice, dry and temperatures feeling mild, but plus side. minus side we will be dealing with some rain that will be moving in for second half of the morning but our commute should be dry for most of us and temperature right now probably don't need a winter coat, jacket for sure. 48 degrees your current temperature in philadelphia. 49 degrees in the lehigh valley, little will chillier in millville a a at 44. storm scan three is showing us included deck firmly in place and note that is large area of precipitation racing off to the north and east and that activity will be building in the delaware valley as we head in the second half of the

morning. what to expect for your thursday? pretty soggy one, period of rain, fairly steady a as we head into midday and we could see period of the heavy rainfall into midday and early afternoon hours. rainfall totals as we head into the early evening about a half to three-quarters of an inch and we could pick up an inch in some areas locally so it will be quite the soaker for our thursday and then much chillier on the back side of this system for tomorrow and the upcoming weekend, i will have have more details on that in your full forecast in just a couple minutes. >> sound good, thanks, lauren. good morning. if you are just waking up with us, take a look at this car fire, 95 northbound by the airport pulled all the way off to the shoulder but completely engulfed in flames. we have been watching this for pass few minutes or so, crews just showing up. you can see another vehicle with their flashers on. all of the drivers driving by northbound are moving out of the way not wanting to get too close. probably a good idea. not to mention you will get

gaper delays, if this doesn't get cleaned out. the this is i-95 northbound by the airport pulled off to the shoulder but yikes, i mean that vehicle is completely engulfed. fire crews not yet on the scene. we might be seeing some, pulling upright now as i say which we are, which is great news to get that contain. not only for this vehicle and everyone around it the but drivers on i-95 moving in the north bound direction. the not a good seen. we will update tonight a little bit. delaware county i-95 north at 452 as we progress that looking good down here as you are a few miles away but just to give you a picture of. that nicole, over to you. it is a devastating loss, a church in wilmington is destroyed just days before christmas. thinks drone video sent from an "eyewitness news" viewer. you can see intense flames that broke out just before 7:00 last night. from chopper three overhead you can see damage at fire at the baptist church on van did

he ever avenue you in north pine street reached two a alarms before it was placed under control. it is chopper video right there fire fighter did suffer minor injuries from this fire. this caught the attention of some investigators because the same church had a basement fire just two weeks ago. police are investigating the the suspicious death of the infant at a day care center this happened in the 3500 block have of germantown avenue in north philadelphia. natasha brown has the latest on the investigation. >> they are not telling us nothing. staff is in the telling us now. they don't know nothing what is going on. >> reporter: concerned parents were met with more questions than answers as they arrived at sisters day care. frenzied parents rush to the child care center in the 3500 block of germantown avenue after hearing that a zero month-old baby girl was found unresponsive. tasha harris has two children here. >> they have been here since birth. i had good relationship with them. my sonnies now four and my

daughter is two. i'm actually shock. >> reporter: police say 109 month-old girl arrived at the center around noon to find staff performing cpr on the baby. he immediately drove the the child to nearby temple hospital where she was pronounced dead 45 minutes later. parents hugging their children even more tight thely on the heels of such a loss. >> they took spectacular care of my child so i don't know what happened. i'm not afraid to leave my son in their care at all. >> reporter: according to state records sisters child care center has had more than 40 violations in the past two years. in hunting park, natasha a brown, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". a pickup truck smashes into a berks county home and ruptures a gas line in the process. this happened on north reading avenue in colebrookdale township around 6:00. police say the driver was not, seriously hurt but the the truck crashed in the living room of the home injuring someone inside. crews shut gas services off to the home before pulling the the vehicle out. the cause of the crash is under investigation.

well, happening today a philadelphia jury is set to resume deliberation this is morning in the trial of catherine knott, the the 25 year-old woman from bucks county is accused of taking part in an attack on the gay couple in center city last year. knott testified that she never punched or verballally abused the men. two of the co-defendants kevin harrigan and philip williams pleaded guilty and were sentenced to probation. protesters hit the streets in baltimore avenues of a mistrial in the death of freddie gray. the judge is expected to meet with attorneys from both sides today to determine a possible retrial. jurors deliberated for nearly 17 hours over three days before they told that judge they could not determine whether officer william porter was responsible for gray's death. porter was one of six officers charged. gray died in police custody last april. >> no justice. >> no peace. >> the prosecution did not do their job good enough.

>> officer porter could face as a.m. as 25 years in prison if convicted, don champion will have a a live report on this story live from baltimore in about a half an hour. happening right now, rise and shine to day is the day that the force awakens. the the long awaited sequel to the original star wars thrilling hits theaters this weekend and hard core fans have been lining up for days to get a a peak but in bucks county, "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao found one group getting ready in a real special way. i love this, this is really hard core. >> reporter: nicole, good morning. the the anticipation has been building, all week, star wars, the force awakens officially opened in amc theaters throughout the country at 7:00 . it may look quiet at this theater in bensalem this morning but there are 350 people inside one of the theaters there watching all six star wars movies, a marathon in preparation of the seventh installment of this

epic franchise. >> best thing is to spend 22 hours in the theater. >> reporter: it is clear the force is strong with this one. >> this is obi, belt. >> reporter: come one, come all with costume and memorabilia. delaware valley star wars fans unite today at amc theater in bensalem. >> to me the the story has all come together and great seeing it the carry through to the next generation here. >> reporter: thinks one of the 40 amc theaters across the country showing all six previously released star wars films in order starting with episode one the phantom menace. >> this is a wonderful opportunity for me to reconnect with the full series. >> i'm 20. i have never seen the the original films on the big screen, this is my first opportunity to do that. >> reporter: party started here at bucks county at 1:00 a.m. marathon day of movie viewing for these folks in the run up to the highly anticipated seventh installment star wars the the force awakens. >> it is part of our culture so having a brand new one come

out, a new like addition that we have been waiting so long for it is very exciting. >> when you are a fan you will go through and do anything you can do. the fact that you get to see the movie on the big screen and they were the store that is they were, it is justin treeing. >> reporter: folks inside theater right now are officially on episode two, that one wraps up just before 6:00 this morning. they will get the a 15 minute break and then episode three starts 6:15. then they will go all the way until 7:00 with star wars, force awakens, officially opening up nationwide. we are reporting live from bensalem, jan carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> that is dedication, thank you. meanwhile star wars fans will be dressed up for tonight's premiere but if you are not careful you might get banned from seeing the movie. amc, regal and other say you are a allowed to come in costume but cannot wear mask or face paint. all weapons are also banned so

leave your light sabers and blasters at home. 5:08. are you worried about finding time to finish your christmas shopping? we will let you know to avoid crowd by shopping around the the clock. plus... >> reporter: you probably have that are doughnuts and chicken and now owners of this famous philly restaurant opening up a new business in the the new year with a very compassionate cause. >> i hate to say i told you so but i told you so. >> reporter: teen who used headlines to avoid jail time for a deadly drunk driving crash is a wanted man why there is an arrest warrant out for him. ♪ >> drake's hit song has inspired all kind of parities but now you have to hear president obama's take on hot line bling, i'm excited for this one, stick around.

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compassionate cause. >> unaudible. >> reporter: fried chicken is half of what federal doughnut is known for. the other half, well, it is in their name. >> any questions. >> reporter: co-owner tom endman hopes popular food restaurant is known for something more. >> radical hospitality. >> reporter: that radical hospitality will come in the form of new restaurant replacing samsung kabob house and turning tonight to the the looser's soup company. >> my partner steve cook came up with all this chicken left over, these chicken parts, and we should make chicken stock. >> reporter: at the lend of the year, every cent of profit will be donated to the broad street ministry. >> we serve folks experience deep poverty, they are folks experiencing hunger and home lessness. >> reporter: carrie kitchen santiago is ministry's chief operating officer and said she expects 50 to hundred you this dollars to be donated each year once the the restaurant

is up and running. >> really excited about it. >> reporter: so is ministry's main chef steven, so much so he even tattooed the future restaurant's loge on on his arm. >> it means a lot to us. we work here every day, with the vulnerable people of philadelphia. >> reporter: those who simply just eat here could be indirectly feeding those vulnerable as well. >> we're giving people the ability to make a tangible difference just like doing something they are already doing. >> reporter: so when can you have a meal here at rooster soup company. the owner hopes to have it up and running by summer of 2016. reporting from center city, greg argos for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> good food, good cause and something fried is involved. >> yes. >> win/win. >> but even better for that. not sobriety in the forecast today. >> not so great. a little will bit of the soaker today. you will need that umbrella heading out but morning commute should be good to go. the that is good news. we will not have to contend with that on our thursday

morning. everyone is groggy toward the even of the week, you want that to be nice, smooth, and it will be as we take a live look at center city, dry conditions, on sky cam three, but that image will change as we head into midday with the rain coming down but temperatures right now, down to about 48 degrees in philadelphia. you're at 50 degrees in the lehigh valley, shore points still up in the the lower 50's 567891 degrees in atlantic city. zooming in taking a closer look temperatures consistent to mid to upper 40's. 46 degrees in doylestown. chillier in mount holly down to 42 degrees right now but storm can three is showing us cloud in place. few showers working in the del marva peninsula and much more precipitation up wind with us with this wide swath of precipitation and heavier pockets of rain. a all of that will continue to move its way north east and move in the delaware valley as we head through the day-to-day. so mid to late morning that rain will start to move in. heavier at times especially through midday and early

afternoon hours, high temperature though, not too bad, 59 degrees, well above average for us. the tonight, rain ending early but it could stick with us for early part of the evening commute but overnight tonight, mostly cloudy, cool breeze, 46 l see a big cool down on the back side of this rain but future weather is showing us the trend for today and it is soggy. rain moving in scattered in nature by 9:00 o'clock hour, widespread with the heavier pockets of rain into midday. 1:00 o'clock hour rain coming in heavy at times for philadelphia and shore point and as we head into the the evening, still dealing with some rain south and east of philadelphia. by second half of the evening hours most of that rain has moved out but rain heavier at times is in the forecast. philadelphia, down the the shore, poconos, we will be dealing with that rain as well so meisha people should prepare for a soggy day to day, and potentially a soggy commute. >> yes, it sure sound like it. normally i don't wish for rain but it will help these guys right now. thinks where we have a car

fire pulled off to the shoulder. they are containing the fire. a all of the flames in that vehicle have been put out. these travelers again moving in the northbound direction on i-95 towards the airport area these officers here and the the fire trucks there, they have just put that fire out, all they they are still kind of this thick overlying smoke. now it will not cause too many visability issues and still very dark but you will want to be aware of that progressing through this area not completely pulled out of way. not only sit pulled off the shoulder but now we have fire crews and police crews block ago this far right lane. you will have some gaper delays in and around this area so just make note of that for those in this area semi truck, we will get this out of the way for you. semi truck is pulled off at mid county. he is hanging out there not causing too many slow downs but for those in and around this area just know he is there, not causing too many slow downs but it could. couple issues on the roadway, and i will have another update

in 15 minutes. nicole, over to you. an arrest warrant is issued for texas teen who used affluencea defense in the fatal car crash. two years ago ethan couch was convicted of the killing four people in the dui crash. he was given ten years probation after his lawyer argued that the 16 year-old suffered from affluencea and didn't understand the the consequences given because he was growing up rich. now recently video surfaced on social media that could prove a probation violation and now investigators believe he is on the run. >> it is not clear on its face that the video in and of itself is a violation of the probation. >> skipping a mandatory probation appointment is also a violation of couch's probation, now at the time of the deadly crash, couch's blood alcohol level was three times legal limit for an adult and there were traces of have valium in his system. check out this daring rescue, a deputy, jumps in the

moving truck on a nebraska highway to end a pursuit. cruiser dash cam captured the moment here, you can see him running and jumping on to that moving truck. the eventually getting it to come to a stop on the shoulder. the driver was having a diabetic up so the. the officer and truck driver are okay right new but wow, that was pretty amazing to watch. we have seen basket the ball fans hit some pretty crazy half court shots but this one might be wildest you have ever seen. check this out. this is a minnesota mom shooting the ball, granny style, yes as she makes it. it looks like an air ball but it bounces in the in the basket. that was worth more than just bragging rights for that particular woman, she's winning half off of her tuition at her daughter's school. here's what is amazing, she shot that ball, granny style with her eyes closed. not bad, right? bounce, and then it is in.

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eagles will still try to keep their playoff hopes alive on sunday when they host arizona a cardinals. one player you don't hear too much about is punter donnie jones, even though he is having a pretty good season so far. "eyewitness sports" reporter pat gallon hit the practice field with jones to learn how to punt like a pro. one of the unsung heroes of this years eagles team has been punter donnie jones. the the 12 year vet has been impressive pinning the opposition deep in their own end time and again.

>> does a great job getting a lot of hang time too. coverage to get down there, limited a lot of the returns that they can to. >> reporter: jones ace monk leaders in net yard per punt and burying the the opponent inside their own 20. >> i feel really good, you know, obviously the way i have been kicking the the ball. >> reporter: what goes into jones into being one of the best punters in the game. >> it starts in the off season, putting in time, working out, training, and then getting with jon and codey and new with caleb. >> do you want to show me different ways that you punt the ball. i'm terrible at it. >> we will start with the normal field punt. you want it more, slightly down. bring your right foot up. that is where it will hit. >> that is in the bad. >> that is in the good though. >> if i did that i went be any good: i think mechanics are good.

you just have to put more leg into it. >> while not gaining recognition of the other stars on the eagles teams get, generals is simply doing his job better than most in the nfl this season and helping eagles defense long the way. he also helped me with my punting. time to ice down. i'm pat gallon for "eyewitness sports". >> time to ice down. >> wow. >> it is in the bad. >> i thought he did great. i culled probably take him on maybe but he did a great job. >> would i love to see you in action. >> joking pat, i could not do that. >> i smell a challenge. >> in other sports news, meisha, some philadelphia flyers are playing santa claus a few days before christmas. this is really cute. players delivered a truck full of toys yesterday to the salvation army in conshohocken. those toys were collected from fans in the game last week as part of the joy of sharing toy fest. the toys will go to children in need for the holidays. just a big reminder here

can still help out by donating a new unwrapped toy at a drop off location across the region. we will put list of locations together at cbs philly.com/toy fest. join thus monday for our joy of sharing toy drop off, bring your toy by our studios at 1555 hamilton street and you do not even need to get out of your car. we will start taking your choice at 6:00 in the morning and it will be here through 8:00 p.m. at night. you have all day to help make the holidays very merry for children in need. an off beat who will take tradition has gone main stream, did you know tomorrow is national ugly sweater day, yeah. outrageous apparel has become a multi million-dollar businesses specially around the holidays. whether you are pulling out one from the depths of your closet or perhaps some one else's or shopping for perfect sweater just remember, nothing is too tacky. >> you really to have own it. you cannot just wear it but you have to own it.

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