the it is not that cold for this time of the year but compared with what we have been enjoying it is a a shock to the system. let look at storm scan three you can see rain we saw yesterday, well off the coast we're clearing things out. we have been doing that throughout the afternoon but as we zoom west you can see snow showers, holding together over portions of ohio, western pennsylvania, and especially up in the poconos, northeastern pennsylvania, places like that you may see a few scattered snow showers, overnight. the the bigger story is the the temperatures we're down to 45 degrees. thirty-eight in lancaster. forty in reading. when you factor in the wind it feels like the the 30's, or even the the 20's, right now feels like temperature in lancaster 29 degrees. the these are numbers we have not seen in quite sometime, on our temperature map and it is only going to get colder and windy as we start weekend. i will tell what you to expect for your saturday, you will want heavy winter coat the but on the flip side we have record warmth in the seven day forecast and we will have that for you coming up when i join you inside, back over to you.

track the return of the cold weather with all of our meteorologists, down load cbs-3 weather app available right now on itunes and google play. philadelphia jury delivers a mixed verdict in the trial of the catherine not the not, the woman accuse odd taking part in an attack on the gay couple in center city last year. "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria movies live outside the criminal justice center in center city with more on the decision, alex. >> reporter: good evening, catherine knott was found not guilty of the most serious charge against her which was a aggravated assault but she was found guilty of several misdemeanor. three people charged, he was only one not to take the plea deal. other two men who were also defendants they got community service and put on probation but i am will's told there is a a possibility knott could get jail time. catherine in the not kept any emotion to herself, as she exited the courthouse. the at the same time head juror opened up. >> they could have called police and they could have done something. they did nothing.

>> reporter: she's talking about a group of 15 or so, caught on camera in the the center city confrontation with the gay couple that took place in september of last year. not the not was the only of the three charged, not to take a plea deal. if knott was found guilty of recklessly endangering the couple, but not guilty of the two felony aggravated assault charges. >> the idea that she was an innocent bystander, in the eyes of the law is gone. >> reporter: prosecutors argued that knott and two mal friend were active in using homophobic slurs to stir violence. the the couple was injured, one of the men very seriously. anything the gay community should know burr community. >> yes, they should know what i have been saying since day one, this young woman is not homophobic. there isn't a fiber of her being that is homophobic. >> reporter: her lawyer urges that any hateful word used by not the not were not heartfelt. >> we all said things at times that we wish we could take back. >> reporter: neither victim

wanted to share their thoughts with you prosecutors say both are satisfied with the verdict. >> she is are people who didn't ask to be the the center of something that everybody was watching. they were just trying to go home. >> reporter: interesting part this trial was use of knott's own tweets out by the prosecution as a character witness begins her own self. we will explore that further coming up at 6:00. reporting live from center city, alexandria hoff, for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". former philadelphia sheriff john green has been indicted, on fraud, and conspiracy charges. the 68 year-old is accused of accepting gifts, hidden campaign donations a and other benefits while in office from jane david, a vendor facing charges. greenery sign from the sheriff's office in 2011 after 22 years on the job. he now faces up to 85 years behind bars, if convicted on all charges. upper darby police officer find himself on the wrong side of the law, "eyewitness news" was there when officer brad

rot turned himself into delaware county authorities this morning. the 15 year veteran is a accused of stealing and tampering with items from the upper darby police evidence the room. our rahel solomon will have much more on the will allegations against the the officer tonight on "eyewitness news" at 6:00. the the house has passed a massive spending bill that will fun the government through next september, the the the $1.14 trillion bill avoid a government shut down, the the house voted 316-113 and now it head to the senate, president obama says he will sign tonight to law. president obama also wrapped up business at the the white house before leaving for vacation. this year the isis inspired mass shooting in san bernardino was one of the major topics he discussed. correspondent craig boswell is at the white house with more. >> reporter: in his final scheduled press conference of the year president obama said he will be anything but a lame duck in his final year in office. >> in 2016 i will leave it all out on the field. >> reporter: he defended his

administration's strategy against isis saying terror group will be defeated. >> we will do so biopsies tell mathcally squeezing them, cutting off their supply lines, cutting off their financing, taking out their leadership, taking out their forces, taking out their infrastructure. >> reporter: even the president admits isis inspired lone wolf attacks like the one in san bernardino that killed 14 people are tougher to detect. >> we will to have recognize that no government is going to have capacity to read every single person's text or e-mails or social media. >> reporter: president obama tried to reassure anxious americans that intelligence agencies are on the job and there are no credible threats but he says americans will need to remain vigilant. the president says he is not giving up on closing the detainee facility the at guantanamo bay, something he calls a terrorist recruitment tool. he thinks that congress for passing a a trillion dollar spending bill to keep the government funded for 2016 and promised to work with

lawmakers on criminal justice reform. craig boswell for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". pharmaceutical executive widely criticized for hiking price office life saving drug has stepped down as ceo of the company. martin squirrely resigned from the pharmaceuticals company one day after being indicted in an unrelated fraud scheme. federal prosecutors alleged he lied and miss appropriated fund to keep his other companies afloat. he made headlines in september when he raised the price of the drug darrah a prim, 5,000 percent. it is a record breaker at the box offers. >> star wars force awakens has opened without of this world results. >> nothing heading our way. >> reporter: film set a box office record with a estimated 57 million-dollar from last night's showing is a loan. that figure at least surpasses thursday record of 43.5 million-dollar, that was set by harry potter and deathly hallows part two. star wars is on pace to break jurassic world's opening weekend record of the 208.8

million-dollar. new addition of the star wars saga a is getting rave reviews from critics and fans. some people went to theaters dressed as their favorite star wars character. new fans of star wars say they now see the the appeal of that galaxy, far, far away. >> finally get the hype. these are amazing. >> i'm 37. i remember all of this. it felt like i was taken back there tonight. >> star wars excitement is even spreading to the white house, storm troopers accompanied press secretary josh ernest in the briefing room today. r2d2 was there as well, the cast is visiting the white house as part of the special screening of the star wars, for military vets. they love the new you star wars, but is the force upsetting for children? there are violent scenes in this movie, so coming up later on "eyewitness news" we will have a parent's guide to the force awakens. well, you still after lot of shopping to do. >> oh, yeah. >> coming up where you can pull an all night tore get it all done. we have video that shows

just how quickly a christmas tree can burn, details on what you need to know to keep your family a safe this holiday, vittoria. every year i look the at your house and say this is the the most beautiful house in the world. it makes me drive by just to see your house. love payton. we are celebrating holiday lights live in medford and this house is making a huge impact on the community, you do not want to miss it. parent, don't try this with your children out there looking at holiday lights, we will see more of this wild ride that had some drivers doing a double take, stay with us.

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take a look at the this family van that cruises through a neighborhood with children riding on top of the vehicle. children were apparently looking at christmas lights, concerned residents called police but van was already gone when officers got there. at adults inside the vehicle could be charged with child endangerment, if they are located. wow. big turnout for an effort to help those struggling with hunger.

>> dozens of trucks lined up this afternoon to hall load and loads of food to citizens bank park. that is where philabundance collected 250,000-pound of non-perishable food items for families in need. this is all part of the toyota tundra food drive and organizers want public to understand the importance of this issue. >> i don't think that mess people really understand the dire situation of hunger in our area. there are one in seven people that face hunger in this country and in the philadelphia air eighth is much higher, it is one in four people that face hunger. >> one in four. >> very high number. local organizations, including cbs-3 partnered with philabundance for the event. well, it really is a colorful time of the year thanks to the holiday lights out there. >> vittoria woodill is in medford, burlington county with a family who has covered every inch of their house with cheers, for years, now, torey? >> reporter: that is right, every inch of this house, look

at this, as soon as you walk in the door, you wouldn't even look at the bushes and then up to the top of the roof. literally, thousands upon thousands of lights they are covering this house in medford, and this is all an accredited to one brave woman, who has been really special story and she's really made a special impact in the community as well. before when i did a little bit of the teaser here to this segment i read one of the leers that was actually written to her. it was because she puts so much effort every year to decorate this house, so take a look at her story. >> dear crazy house. thanks for decorating with all of your lights. >> craze i maybe. three three-year old amber mansfield and her 90 year-old grand moth are marge have been lighting medford for the last 13 years. >> every square inch of the house has a bulb, and then the whole yard is done. >> reporter: but this year it is a bitter sweet holiday

season for the the entire community. >> i'm so sorry and sad this will be the the last year. >> reporter: amber a substance abuse counselor with the air force is being transferred. >> a lot of uncertainty but it is exciting uncertainty to find out, you know, what part of the country i will be living in or even part of the world. >> reporter: those who come to marvel are witnessing the grand finally. >> last year. >> reporter: but lights bring more than just beauty, they often lift the the spirits of those who find christmas difficult. one woman came rushing to amber as she was decorating outside. >> she could barely contain her excitement, jumping up and down, talking about how happy the lights made her and how she had recently gone through a very difficult divorce and was feeling very sad and saw all of the lights and how much it lifted her spirit. those are the things that keep me going. >> reporter: letters and messages amber receives is a

reminder of what she does makes the world a whole lot brighter. >> every year i look at the house and say this is the most beautiful house in the world. >> reporter: i think for every person that drives by this house, they all feel thinks the most beautiful house in the world. it is all accredited to amber. can we have a round of applause for am ber. you have some of your family here, you have a lot of your neighbors and community that really a tribute the holidays and making them brighter to you. all of the work that you put into it, can you you break down the work that you put into this house. >> it is a lot of work. i started checking all the bulbs and everything in october. in november i start putting stuff on the house. i do most of this by myself but i do have help, my family, some of them are here, they get up on the roof with me and we put all of the lights on roof and if i'm in the at work, or sleeping, i'm outside, touring the moth of november putting lights up and

make it like 9:30, 10:00 o'clock at night some nights it looks amazing this year is more significant. the firstly, thank you so much for your services in the air force. why is the is this year so special. >> it is the final year. i found out i will be moving. i don't know where i'm going yet the but i will be relocating, somewhere in the u.s., so they will be no more lights unfortunately after this year. >> we all have lights in our hearts that you have created and memories you have created for your entire family and aunt marge, as well or grand mom marge. hi everyone, right. >> hi, i had to say hi. >> hi. >> she really has created so many memories for everyone and you do want to keep in mind as well if you want to create memories for some kids who need it, we are still doing our joy of sharing and all you have to does buy a new unwrapped toy and bring to it one of our four drop off locations. we have put a list on cbs philly.com and those toys will be given to salvation army,

uso and boys and girls club. we were talking before, it is amazing how something as simple as light can create such a difference. we will send it back to you guys. absolutely way to go, guy. >> beautiful. >> beautiful. >> beautiful indeed. >> whoever buys that house there should be a contract to keep it going, that is part of the tiehl. >> holiday special. i cross through neighborhoods and it comes water try, they say when we moved in. >> you have to keep it up. >> kate joins us with the forecast. the a at 10:15 i thought i was getting freezing rain, or hail but you say it was gruble. >> it would be a whole different kind of substance. they are actually little snow pellets or snowballs that look like sleep. but gruble when the the snow

or ice see creates around a snow flake and you see it when you get cold air. >> it has been so warm i was shock. >> yes. >> it is december. >> it is december. it looks like that packing material, we have pictures on twitter for folks that saw that this morning. cold air in the up are atmosphere came in, any showers that came through went through that cold layer abe we got the some grub ella cross the the area we have got the chance for more snow tonight, depending on where you are. lets look outside, we will take you to a time lapse video today in, kutztown and i think they got some there. i saw picture from bucks county, day started off gray, and then sun came out in the afternoon. cloud still trying to pop up. you see that with cold air aloft, get that warmer air at surface to rise when the sun comes out in the colder air and then creates cloud cover. notice snow showers marching east from the ohio valley into portions of west pennsylvania. in northeast, pa, the the pocono region, scranton wilkes barre you may pick up a snow shower or two overnight and tomorrow morning.

otherwise, we are feeling the chill. you saw victoria with her sparkling air muffs. 45 degrees in philadelphia 40 in reading. thirty-eight in lancaster. 43 degrees in millville. we were in the 50's at midnight and temperatures steadily dropping throughout the day. wind right now sustain, still over 15 miles an hour with gusts over 20. that wind is making it feel colder then thermometer indicates, feels like 20's and 30's. tomorrow's high 42 degrees. this will be the the first below average day we had since november 24th. it has been above average or at average since then and it will be the coldest high temperature since march 28th last spring. it hasn't been this cold in quite sometime and blustery with that west win. high pressure overhead on sunday in the the quite as bad and then on monday we will get warm sector of this advancing storm, but highs back in the 50's as we tap in the more south flow. heading through overnight hours, patchy cloud, cold, breezy at 32 degrees. the saturday's high 42, mostly sunny. look at that wind, 35 miles an

hour at times will make it 42 feel like a 32. you're witness weather three day forecast, 42 degrees saturday. look at sunday morning, 30 degrees. that will be our first sub freezing high this year, this cold season i should say in philadelphia. coming up beyond the three kay clouds invade next week but santa may need short sleeves santa suit this year because we are talking possible record highs for christmas eve. i'll tell you what the new numbers are coming up. >> you might have to go with the short suit. >> ber mute a and shorts. >> yes, good luck. >> you never know. >> thanks. well, there are all different ways to take in the holiday season. "eyewitness news" at comcast center earlier, while students were able to enjoy building's holiday spectacular display. students from the overbrook school from the blind got a narration of the show's visual elements. they toured comcast development lab a lot of fun for those kid.

what is quickest way to get off have of santa's naughty list. >> don't tell your parents you're jumping out of the airplane, as you do it while you skype them. that is coming up next, leslie. cardinals offense the the best eagles will face this season? tell tell us. plus a big scar in the stand, lebron james goes flying in the crowd and he crashes on to a top athlete's wife. those stories up next in sports.

australian man had a surprise with a simple skype call. >> take a look. >> unaudible. >> oh, no, the man called his parents just as he took the plunge, out of the plane, and his parents say it was all the way through the sky diving adventure. he landed fine. but look at mom's face. >> terrifying. >> they can't believe it. >> there he goes.

>> merry christmas. >> thanks, mom and dad here's a heart attack. >> leslie joins us now with sports, eagles/cardinals. we have to get to him. >> we have to get to him. he is playing very well. carson palmer and sam bradford have a lot in common, former heisman trophy winner, number one overall picks, both of them have torn their acl's twice. cardinals coming to the town with the link's number one offense. palmer under center averaging 417 yards a game, loved to throw the ball down field to wide out larry fitzgerald, malcolm floyd and john brown. is this the best offense the bird will face all season? >> i mean they are dealing with a couple of injuries at running back but i think this is the top team, that we play to date. and we're healthy too. so i think, it will be even. it is just all about who wants it more. >> we will have to get some turnovers. we have got a lot of turnovers last week but we have to step up in the turn over battle and that will help us win this

game this week. >> okay. there will be court side seats, great view but could be dangerous. lebron james dove and fans get a loose ball. he landed on the wife of pja champion golfer jason day. right there. she had to be taken off on a stretcher and taken to the hospital. she was released this morning. she suffered a concussion but lebron sent out this tweet after the incident. i hope you're doing okay, my apologies, i hope you guys come back to another game soon, love lj. >> lebron is 6-foot nine, maybe 280, 270. >> wow. >> you feel for her because she had to be rolled out on the stretcher in front of everybody. >> yes. >> at least she's okay. >> i hear you. >> so much for those golf lessons, you are not going to get them now. just like everybody wants to see some new star wars movie but is it appropriate

for your children to see. there are violent scenes in the film. coming up, parent's guide to the force awakens. mother teresa will be a saint what pope francis is doing to pave the way for her sainthood, you're watching "eyewitness news"

and new at 5:30 we have learned that mother teresa will be declared a saint next year. move comes after pope francis approved a miracle attributed to her, the second required, for sainthood. no official date has been set for the canonization. >> but it is widely believed it will take place first week of september to coincide with the 19th anniversary of mother teresa's death. mother teresa will be soon saint teresa after pope francis said she cured a worshiper's illness. it happened in 2008 after teresa's death when a brazil yan man with brain tumors was

suddenly tumor free. the vatican credited his life's pray tours mother therese, second of two required miracles recognized by the vatican. in 1998 a worshiper's stomach tumor vanish after praying to the catholic nun. visitors today expressed their admiration. >> she is always a good example to the world when you see a person that is suffering, it doesn't matter your religion, or where the person comes from that you have to try to help this person. >> reporter: for most of her career mother teresa cared for the sick and poor in india. the late pope john paul, ii, now also a saint, waved the usual five-year waiting period for the the beatification process, fast tracking teresa's path to sainthood. the ceremony is expected to take place at the vatican in september 2016. of course to be in the presence of the saint is a dream for many catholics and for some people in our area they had the privilege, and

they didn't even know it. we will have more on her 1995 visit to our area coming up at 6:00. bern i sanders campaign files a lawsuit begins the democratic national committee for access to the parties voter database. campaign was barred from the information, after a staffer took advantage of the software glitch, and, viewed voter data compiled by hillary clinton's campaign. that staffer has been since fired. dnc says it will up hold suspension until it can determine sander's campaign no longer has data a. donald trump is getting an endorsement from an unlikely source, russian president vladamire putin. putin called the republican presidential candidate bright and talented. trump told "fox news" he was honored by his statements. well, just in time for their christmas card, duke and duchess of cambridge release aid new family photo. prince william his wife kate

and two children prince george and princess charlotte, the royal family of four were all smiles for the holiday snap which was taken in the guard events of the kensington palace back in october. earlier in our newscast we told but how star wars, the force awakens is shattering, box office records. >> but is the force too upsetting for children? the insider's louie now joins us from los angeles with that, louie. >> reporter: ukee and jessica, this new saga celebrates diversity and female empowerment but it has death and violence. so what is a parent to do. our debbie a sat down with the panel of experts to discuss, here's the insider's guide to star wars the the force awakens. >> so, i take it that all of you liked it as much as i did. >> yes. >> the the force has awoke even, ladies. >> yes. >> big time. >> only thing that everyone who is an adult in america has in common is that we have all seen the star wars film and i think that is why we're all so excited for our kids to see

them. >> but can younger kids handle the force. our round table discusses, movie inside he's fandango, and child psychologist doctor cashmerei. >> this is a a little bit more violent but not too much but a little bit more. what do you think is an appropriate age to take our children to see this. >> the force awakens is pg13 and four through six were pg. i do think older elementary is, you know, the minimum age you need to consider for these films. >> we need a pilot. >> we've got one. >> you do need the kind of warn your kid that there is some violence,es specially in the beginning scene, there is this whole village that is taken out and it is a little bit scary. >> reporter: that being said the force is massive, 57 million-dollar, in the opening night, wow. ukee and jessica, back to you. >> wow, for sure. >> that is incredible, isn't it.

in theaters a family friendly film. >> alvin and chip monks are back with the road trip. >> fellow, is what up. hey man, sorry i'm late, you need a fourth, i love this game. >> the hits just keep on coming. >> reporter: alvin and chip monks the road trip. >> you still got a bruce. >> it will hurt in the morning. >> the chip monks are violent. >> yes. >> that will hurt . >> check it out, let us know when you see it santa came early to the children's hospital of philadelphia truck filled with hundreds of toys made its way to the hospital today. the toys were collected by holden's hero as the non-profit organization based out of marlton, new jersey and provides support, information and therapy tools for children with post traumatic brain injury. they got in the christmas spirit today. >> ♪

>> "eyewitness news" at mercy philadelphia hospital where they held a christmas pageant. employees dressed in costume and hospitals gos pull choir sang holiday songs. families also listen to the retelling of the the christmas story. well, one of this years hottest gifts, a tube of luxury lipsticks. >> that is coming up on "eyewitness news". plus call it a, miracle act this holiday accessory are helping woman facing baldness regrow their hair. see how battery operated baseball cap works. and don't let this happen to your christmas tree, tips you can take to keep your family safe this holiday, kate. temperatures may go below freezing for first time this season in philadelphia this weekend but don't get used to the cold, another major warm up is in the seven day forecast, we could be challenging and breaking record by christmas eve. i will have details coming up

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with christmas just a week away some people are staying up all night to get last minute shopping done. "eyewitness news" at kohl's in cherry hill where the the stories in the middle of the 170 hour shopping marathon, one shopper we spoke to is visiting from california. >> it is convenient for me because i'm on pacific time, so i'm awake anyway. so i get to come out with my mother and spend some quality time with her. >> welcome to the area recent poll shows a quarter of americans were done with their christmas shopping, the the lowest number in more than a decade. >> i'm in that number. wal-mart says it has last minute holiday shoppers covered, all wal-mart stores will be opened until 8:00 p.m. on christmas eve and for those who prefer to go on line you can place holiday order on wal-mart.com as late as december 22nd, for rush deliveries. holiday bargain shoppers, look no more, best buoys selling the new 16 gigabyte i

phone 6s for $1. this weekend. they are throwing in $200 gift card for customers who trade in a working i phone five. is what the catch. the buyers will to have sign a two year contract. >> here's a pricey way, to publishinger up that mixes, music with your make up. colin forward released a line of lipsticks that features hot line bling rapper drake, the color, burgundy hugh sold out within minutes. now it has no actual connection to the rapper but it is being sold for $200 on e bay. >> name thing, um. >> they like the association. >> w

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you've got a great opportunity to help us out on monday, bring your toy to our studios at 1555 hamilton street, just drop it off, you don't to have get out of your car or park. we will start taking toys at 6:00 a.m. and will be here until 8:00 p.m. you have the entire day to make holidays merry for kid out there. it is most wonderful time of the year but authorities want to make sure a small mishap won't ruin the holiday fun. >> local fire fighters team up with triple a to do a christmas tree safety demonstration. they are warning public to properly tie a tree to your car and to carefully monitor the the trees and its lights to avoid fires. >> the the most important fact, is order your tree every day. send yourself a reminder on your phone, calendar, that is most important safety thing we have to tell you today. >> is there an average of 210 home fires per year, that starts, with christmas trees. please be safe. >> don't let that happen. >> starting to feel more like the holiday season today. >> more appropriate in terms of the weather.

>> tonight is a great night to go ice skating in one of of the parks in the city, christmas village, hot chocolate, something like that, it feels like a christmas kind of night outside. >> next week we're going to the beach. >> get it done now. >> you will not have a whole lot of time to enjoy cold weather activities heading toward christmas holiday. we are talking potential record highs once again, highs near 70 on christmas eve and perhaps some warmth, lingering into the first half of christmas day as well before our front bring us back just a bit. lets look at outside. beautiful night. much nicer then last night, no rain, in fog, everything is cleared out but certainly feels a whole lot colder then last night by 15 degrees or so, temperatures in the upper 50's at this time yesterday, today mid 40's outside. definitely need coat, you don't need rain gear, but as he we said, hopefully you remember where we stash that winter coat. we have not needed it. you'll need it tonight and tomorrow as well. checking with our weather watchers and they are looking at temperatures only in the

lower 40's all across the map here, let's check in at the 43 g inner cherry hill. she had rain this morning, now has child, and it looks like it could be for the time being. everything is chilling out. you can see sun came out in time for sunset in mount laurel. beautiful photo from lynn. the let's head up to the north and west and back toward reading area, 42 degrees. davis in reading what does dave to have say 56789 miles an hour wind. dew .23.7 gearing up for the cold snap. short lived cold snap but it will be here throughout the weekend. forty-two at jason's house in middletown, delaware. forty-two with cloud. jason says wind make it feel colder then it was today. that will be the take away tomorrow as well. the wind tomorrow even stronger, then today. the lets take a quick look at storm scan three. not a whole lot to see. the showers that impacted the shore, even impacted around the city this morning. we had gruble which are soft snow pellets thanks to the cold air aloft. cold air is pushing in.

it is creating snow showers. we will zoom out on storm scan three, snow showers advancing from ohio to western pennsylvania. these should erode before they get to our area. north and west, poconos or even northeast pennsylvania, northern new jersey a couple of those snow showers could move through during the overnight hours. here's what it looks like a few cloud around and then notice a few scattered flurries and snow showers overnight and perhaps into the the early morning hours on saturday. they keep coming but mostly staying off to the north. it does look like it stays dry. dying to see a snow flake you may see one in the poconos tomorrow. 32 degrees in philadelphia will be your morning low. that is what you wake up to saturday. twenty-nine the morning low in reading. twenty-nine in wilmington. cool 25 tomorrow morning in mount pocono. the wind will be a big factor as we head through tonight and tomorrow. notice tomorrow at 8:00 wind gusting over 20 miles an hour, that continues all day, every day, 25 miles an hour wind at 2:00 p.m. by eight or 9:00 it is worse here at 36 miles an hour wind

at 9:00 saturday night in wilmington and wind do die down throughout the the day sunday and large part of why sunday will be more comfortable then tomorrow despite temperature only being 3 degrees high are. overnight tonight, 32 degrees. patchy cloud, cold, breezy, for your saturday mostly sunny, blustery and cold, that west wind could gust to 35 miles an hour at times. that will make 42 feel more like 32 for those vast majority of the day. is there our brief cold spell but watch temperatures rise as we head toward christmas holiday, big shot of warm air record high possible christmas eve and this continues through december 28th and warmth still clinging to the east coast, that means your white christmas forecast, looks like it is a close to zero as you can get across vast majority once again of the north east united states. it does warm up into next week, 60's by tuesday. is there your record warmth on christmas eve and breezy and mild, and still well above average. jessica, back over to you.

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there is nothing ugly about businesses cashing in on ugly christmas sweaters that are every where. our nicole brewer went shopping for a festive look. >> reporter: ugly sweaters are hotter then ever. >> all of a sudden you see it every where, you know, from the the mall, to target, to nordstroms. >> more repulsive, berth the buy. >> yes. >> a lot of flash, glitter, a lot of twinkling lights. >> extra pieces hanging off, you you know. >> yes. >> reporter: oh, but do i at a pop up shop inside king of prussia mall it was tough to choose, from an led fireplace sweater that really spark my interest to a seek win ginger bread jacket that sweetened my strut. when it comes to this tradition. >> you have to own it. you have ton committed fully. >> reporter: that kind of dedication has transformed out date add parallel into a multi million-dollar, visit, with retailers embracing the trend top to bottom. >> throw in the hat, put the

sweater on and you are good to go. >> reporter: at the ugly christmas sweater.com kiosk inside the mall, you'll find hats, pants, ugly sweaters inspired by star wars, seinfeld and sports teams. the the california based company says it is on track to sell five million-dollar worth of ugly stuff, convening with the growing list of retailers including macy's, jc penny and target. presidential candidates ted cruz, ben carson and hillary clinton are also in on the trend. >> they are cute. >> these are ugly. >> yes, ugly but cute. >> reporter: donna says that she is for any of the sweaters on display and not to than ugly sweater party. >> i think this is cute. i don't think theare that ugly at all. >> reporter: so things could get awkward. >> sometimes, somebody can look at it and to them it is really nice so you have to be careful you are making it ugly. >> reporter: bottom line you have to be careful because like the sweater, it could get

ugly. nicole brewer, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> man, it is a look. >> it is a look. >> i would wear that green sweater. >> save one for ukee. >> that is "eyewitness news" at 5:00. now at 6:00 an encounter with a real life saint, one man tells his story of meeting mother teresa years ago and how it change him and new she's officially name a saint. new and disturbing details about a pennsylvania teenager arrested and accused of trying to help isis. officials reveal just how his radicalization, escalated, kate? and, double up on those ugly christmas sweaters as we head in the weekend, the coldest air of the season is moving in right now as temperatures plunge, i'll tell you how cold it will be, and how quickly it will heat backup again coming up at 6:00. vittoria. we're live in medford where a beautiful house is decked out from top to bottom. that means that it is time for the holiday lights. >> that is right.

>> we're live, "eyewitness news" at 6:00 starts right now. here on earth an local man's life changed after coming fat toys fat with mother teresa will be cannon sized. good evening, i'm ukee washington. i'm jessica dean. mother teresa cared for sick and poor in india but she visited our area on her path to sainthood which was officially approved today. pope francis approved a second miracle saying a brazil yan man was cured of brain tumors, after loved ones prayed to mother theresa her first miracle a woman, who disappeared. two miracles must be proven to be nominated for canonization. to be close to the saint to be touched by a saint is something rare, something so special, that when it happens, it is something you never forget. >> mother teresa came in 1995.

as cleve bryan reports she made a lasting impression. >> i live like an animal in the sleep but i'm willing to die like an angel. >> reporter: her word soft and filled with holy inspiration mother teresa made summer of 951 parishioners will never forget at saint katherine drexel church in chester. frank pillegi was part of the mother teresa welcoming committee and got a few precious moments, with her. >> she beamed with happiness. she had humor too. she was a happy experience. it is an under statement. >> reporter: in 1995, mother teresa made several stops in the philadelphia region, drawing thousands at each parish visit. many still feel connect, and are excited about the news she will be canonized after the van contact a evented from her with a second miracle. >> although it is not a rubber stamp formality it was one of the easiest decisions pope francis has had. >> reporter: while more than two decade has passed since her chester