scene, cheri greg is live with the details. and the democratic presidential candidates, get fired up, during their last debate of the year, and then a controversy within the the party takes center stage, i'm weijia jiang, with all of the highlights coming up. we are days from christmas and shoppers hit the mall, hoping to taking advantage of the bargains. the it is sunday, december 20th so glad you are with us, i'm nicole brewer, 7:00 o'clock right now. let's check out that forecast. justin standing by. >> first time below freezing. i'm surprised people wait the this long. that is old school. >> some people wait until chris pennsylvania mass eve. >> yes, i like to enjoy it for a as long as possie. >> i go prelit. >> justin, come on. >> but yah, it is cold this morning. we will warm things up, for

christmas eve, christmas day, it will not feel like the holidays because we have more record highs in the forecast but check it out 31 at the the airport. this is latest we have seen, below freezing temperatures this season during the fall, winter season, it is record, back in 74. twenty-six in allentown. twenty-nine in reading. it is cold, but good news is win is much lighter, and, we're dealing with more frost as well. there you go, coldest morning in philadelphia. 41 degrees. freezing temperature on record this late in the season. and this is what it feels like when you factor in the breeze. it is light, less than 10 miles an hour. it does feel like 18 in allentown. twenty-three in wilmington and philadelphia but not a bad afternoon is shaping up. we have a lot of sunshine. you can see storm scan three is nice and quiet, sunrise, coming up in 17 minutes. it will be a good sunrise. the skies getting light out there, right now. so forecast high, where it should be, 45 degrees for philadelphia, mid 40's at the the shore. upper 30's in the poconos and,

of course, big game tonight at the link, cardinals/eagles kick off at 8:30 it will be chilly. wind light out of the south five to ten. game time temperatures 38 degrees. we will talk about 70 degrees temperatures in the seven day forecast and show you when in a few minutes, nicole. >> new this morning, three people, were killed in a fiery crash, in the holmesberg section of northeast philadelphia cheri greg from our sister station kyw news radio 1060 its live at the the scene, cheri. >> reporter: good morning, nicole. three people dead and three vehicle fiery crash, that took place here and new police have lock down this section of torresdale avenue from rhawn street to ashburn as they deal with the mangled burned out aftermath of the tragic accident right here under the holmesberg bridge. police say it all happened around 3:00 a.m. this morning when a black chevy camaro, torresdale avenue, and, and a

second tractor trailer also caught fire, fire officials arrived on the scene, to the the three vehicles engulfed in flames. they contained the fire and found three people dead in the car. the the victims are all believed to be women, philadelphia police captain, anthony ginnaldi spoke with witt tonightes who say they saw the tragedy took place. >> we had an impact witness on the scene that said that they saw the the cam ross, north bound on torresdale avenue at a extremely high rate of the speed, coming up the hill here at torresdale street and got airborne and subsequently contacted the driver and lost control and struck the the park tractor trailer. >> reporter: no word on whether alcohol was involved, and we do not yet know the identity of the victims. the authorities, called in hazmat crews to the scene after herbicide leaked from one of the tractor trailers. i understand that this is just a precaution, and says penny pack creek and businesses and a school are nearby, nicole, again, this is a tragedy,

three lives are lost but it could have been a lot worse, under the the bridge here there are more tractor trailers park here. there is an electrical station, a school and homes nearby. so kudos to the fire department and police officials who contained this firely blaze earlier today. live from holmesberg, cheri greg for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". thanks for that update. meanwhile one man is in the hospital and one in custody after an overnight stab nothing southwest philadelphia. police say that a five three-year old man was stabbed in the chest with the kitchen knife. they say it happened on the 6,000 block of baltimore avenue just before 3:00 a.m. at last check that victim was in critical condition. now to campaign 2016, the final democratic presidential debate, of the year, was held in new hampshire last night. bernie saunders and hillary clinton moved past data breach scandal and candidates

discussed a wide range of topics. weijia jiang has more from manchester. >> reporter: bernie sanders quickly put date breach scandal behind him during the democratic presidential debate in new hampshire. the democratic national committee says that sanders staff improperly accessed valuable information compiled by hillary clinton's campaign. >> i want to apologize to my supporters. the this is not the type of campaign that we run. >> reporter: clinton accepted his apology, sanders claimed this is the second time that the dnc accidentally released private data. he said first incident was two months ago and his campaign immediately reported the problem. the with the san bernardino mass shooting still fresh on voters mind the the candidates don'ted national the security and fighting terrorism. >> the the first line of defense against radicalization is in the muslim american community. >> reporter: martin o'malley attacked sanders and clinton on their gun control record. >> secretary clinton changes

her position on this every election year it seems having one position in 2,000 and then campaigning against president obama and saying we don't need federal standard. >> reporter: candidates all agree on one subject, g.o.p. front runner donald trump. they slammed many of his ideas including a brazen plan to ban muslims from entering the u.s. >> he is becoming isis's best recruiter. >> somebody like a trump comes along and say i have all of the answers. the the answers is, that all of the mexicans are, they are criminals and rapist. >> reporter: first votes will be counted in iowa on february . weijia jiang, cbs the news, manchester, new hampshire. deal to help solve pennsylvania's six month long budget stalemate collapses in the the state house. republicans were expected to push through a pension reform bill, but in a surprise move, half of the g.o.p. lawmakers voted against that measure and squash it. the bill defeat caused many in harrisburg off guard including governor tom wolf. >> my understanding of the

deal was that the republicans were going to pass that and that was a surprise i think to a lot of us that it didn't pass. i think the republicans in the senate, the democrats in the senate and the democrats in the house and i get this and i think a lot of the republicans in the the house get this. we don't have a choice. we have got to balance this budget. >> the bill was expect to be the first step in ending the impasse, house leaders say next movies to work on passing a temporary budget to fund the government. an elderly man is struck and killed crossing the the street in philadelphia's somerton section. police say the seven three-year old man was crossing byberry road near proctor road around 6:30 last night when he was struck. he was transported to area torresdale where he later died of severe head injuries. >> here we are, six days before christmas and there is a family without a loved one. an elder member of their family 73 years old. this is a very tragic accident.

>> police say that the 20 year-old male driver stayed on the scene, there is in word if he will face any charges. well, funeral arrangements are made for a new jersey state trooper killed in a crash. trooper eli mccarson from gloucester county will be laid to rest object wednesday. a viewing will be held in the morning at the rowan university in glassboro followed by services at noon. troop are mccarson was responding to a domestic disturbance on thursday morning when his vehicle went off the roadway in salem county. the his car crashed into a utility pole. troop are mccarson graduated from the academy in february. he had just gotten married in september and was 30 years old. well, a community in knoxville tennessee is mourning a high school if the the ball player who died saving others. fifteen year-old daveon dobson was killed by a gunman who fired in the crowd multiple times. investigators say dobson jumped on top of three girls to shield them. family and friend are calling the the teen a hero for his actions. >> it goodies to know wow

protect others but it was sad because he had to give his life. >> he wanted to be a coach or to play foot the ball. >> investigators say the the shooting was gang related but targets were random. police after rested one person in connection with that shooting. well, shoppers are taking advantage of this final holiday weekend to get in some last minute holiday deals. this is the scene yesterday at cherry hill mall, plenty of bargains to be found on super saturday as it is cold. retail analyst say it is only second to black friday as busiest shopping day of the holiday season. vendors and shop owners say they all saw a bump in business yesterday and new good news, many sales will extend in to today and throughout the week. you have a couple days. of course if you want to know where to find those deals, don't forget to check out our shopping guide at cbs philly.com. great spot to find great gift ideas. experts say the number of people, traveling this holiday may reach a all time high. the heading out of town expect

to see tighter security at airport, train stations, even bus stations, but the the travelers say enhanced police presence offers comfort, andrea fuji has details. >> reporter: waited down with christmas gifts, holiday travelers are taking off. >> i'm going to las vegas. >> el paso, texas. >> number of people flying out, is expect to be up, nearly 8 percent from last year. travel experts say that it will be the the busiest u.s. airport during the holidays. many due to lower airfares this year. it is not just more travelers, is there also more security, lax says since the the paris attacks they have been on enhanced deployment, meaning more, uniform, motor and under cover officers. that comfort ari slawson who has been on alert since the recent shooting. >> you think about what will happen next and where will it be a andtories so many people at airports right now you just never know. it is pretty scary.

>> reporter: at a bustling union station, there is also stepped up security, and metro says travelers may notice more armed guards. jeremy says he will take traveling the holidays by train over driving any day. >> a lot he safer, too many accidents nowadays, people don't know how to drive. >> reporter: millions are expect to drive this holiday season this was our bumper to bumper commute during rush hour. the busiest travel days at lax are expected to be december 23rd and the 30th, so, margaret says that she's glad that she's getting out of town now. >> you should have a quality experience. >> good tip. 7:11. that was andrea fuji reporting. still to come on "eyewitness news" severe storms sweeping across the the country causing unusual winter weather, find out which city is breaking record for first snowfall of the season. >> plus a startling new stud bye car seat safety why some parents may need to make serious changes.

and heading out to do last minute holiday shopping you will want to bundle up, sunny and chilly, justin has your forecast after the break.

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first day of winter isn't until tomorrow but residents in buffalo are already seeing, signs of winter. he yeah, severe snowstorms rolled through the county in new york yesterday, dumping a foot have of snow and another three to six could fall today.

>> they will after lot of cleaning up to do before the holidays but marley hall has more on how the the winter weather is making round around the country. >> reporter: nearly 2 feet of lake elect snow blanketed upstate new york. in the constableville, 24 inches and counting. in buffalo, a city known for snow, the wait the for winter is over. the area hasn't seen measurable snowfall this late in the sees on for more than a hundred year. >> the national weather service says a foot of snow could fall there before the weekend is over. >> i cannot feel my toes. >> reporter: in washington state the snow took many by surprise, and including, the the state patrol. >> we just after lot the of snow on the road and we have to turn everybody around. we have a extended closure tonight. >> reporter: bad news for skiers stuck behind road closure trying to get to the slopes and calls for celebration for those who made it. >> it is really nice. fantastic. >> reporter: in florence, oregon landslide proved deadly, 70 year-old woman was

killed friday-a flood of dirt, trees and debris hit her home. >> unaudible. >> reporter: in nearby new port, landslide damaged several more homes, after a hill side gave way. fire chief robert murphy says that crews rushed to evacuate residents. >> this is one of the more significant winters we have had in new port that i can remember. >> reporter: marley hall for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". it seems like winter arrived late this year, late for many people and they finally got that snow in upstate new york and starting to look more like winter in the poke knows. thinks big boulder where they are firing up the snow guns right now, excellent snow making conditions right now with the cold, dry air mass in place. that is what you want. they are able to slow down decent snow this cold air does in the last and we are talking about more rain chances coming up for middle of the week. just a tough, start to the winter season for the ski resorts andinter does

officially arrive, tomorrow evening, or tomorrow night at 11:48 and this will be shortest amount of daylight for your machine just under nine hours, 20 minutes, sunrise at 7:19 and sets tomorrow evening at 4:39. here's our headlines still a chilly sunday, in the as windy, temperatures where they should be. showers return for middle of the week and then we have record warmth as we head toward christmas. again, so far this month every day has been above average, even yesterday, it felt cold, and we're still 2 degrees above average when you factor in the high and low. every day look at that 11.2 degrees above average. this easily the shot at being warmest december ever on record for philadelphia a27 in millville. twenty-nine in new castle delaware. it is cold overall reporting stations at this her. below freezing for first time this season in philadelphia. upper 20's at malvern. bridge boro is 29. similar conditions look at will allentown 26 degrees. the at least wind are calmer

this morning. storm scan three is quiet. good traveling conditions with mostly sunny skies this afternoon. that is the the it is up. in the a bad finish to the weekend. into tomorrow included return for the afternoon and at night, still will dry. here's our first storm system. the bulk stays well to the north and west. we will get showers in here tuesday and wednesday, wednesday is best shot to see wet weather, and depending where you are tuesday you'll run into a few showers and temperatures will warm up in the 60's. the what is happening throughout the rest of december? a lot of warmth over eastern half, heading our way toward christmas holiday, record highs likely probably for christmas eve even into christmas day potentially as well. brief cool down, maybe, for last week of december but still overall our temperatures average out, a would have average. here's christmas forecast, christmas eve, some sunshine, record warmth high of 07 degrees. christmas day cools down upper 50's but still well above average. today chilly 45 degrees in the

sunshine, wind calmer out of the the west at 10 miles an hour. tonight not as cold. few cloud around, overall 36 degrees. the those cloud are a sign of the warmer air heading our way. that is shown, in our seven day forecast, 56 for first day of winter on monday, up to 60 on tuesday, more cloud, a few showers around better chance for showers wednesday with the high of six 46789 we are the not going to see a whole lieutenant of sunshine, christmas eve, 70 degrees during the the day, christmas day cool down to the upper 50's. so no shot of the white christmas around here and you have to go to northern maine to see that. it is crazy. >> it is fun toy see that little santa a hat. >> i like that. >> it is coming in. >> that is right. >> totally. >> justin, thank you. lets check with ann evans at 7:19 to see how those road are shaping up, ann. >> good news that accident on i-95 southbound at columbus boulevard right here has cleared and we are doing fine on i-95. in the only at columbus boulevard through philadelphia

and suburbs. taking a look at another major highway the the schuylkill at spring garden, in center city philadelphia looking to the right at martin luther king drive and that is opened for business no delays or problems on the the schuylkill this morning, fine through philadelphia, and its suburbs. the to the mid county tolls of the pennsylvania turnpike you're heading up to the poconos perhaps to catch that snow they are make to go day in delays or problems on the the northeast extension or on the pennsylvania turnpike. mid county tolls are okay as well. that is latest from the traffic center, i am will's ann evans new nicole back to you. well, weather is perfect for layering up, for an ugly holiday sweater and maybe go for a run as some will folks did yesterday. hundreds turned out for the ugly sweater run in philadelphia's fairmount park. run benefits save the children an organization that protects kid from abuse in the united states, and around the world. >> helping kid survive and thrive by bringing and giving them a healthy start, an opportunity to learn and protect from harm.

>> 3-mile course features inflatable decorations and looks like everybody had a great time. in their ugly sweaters. keeping it warm. still ahead on "eyewitness news" exercise could help the mind as well as the body, we will explain. also could this implant be the the next big thing in fighting drug addictions? coming up next stephanie stahl shows us how it works. and if you are heading out the door to do maybe last minute holiday shopping, a little bit on the chilly side but a warm up is on the way, we will head to break and here's a beautiful shot inside our cbs-3 studios. i love those christmas trees in the the great hall. we will be right back.

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on the healthwatch a potential new weapon in the fight against growing epidemic of drug addiction which is now a problem in the communities every where. health reporter stephanie stahl has details on a new implant. >> we're good, yes. >> drew shaw talking with glory days playing football until he was injured and prescribed vicodin. >> when i graduated i was fully dependent on on opiates and it is cheaper to buy heroin. i grew up in gladwynn. i was sleeping on the streets of the fifth and cambria getting heroin. >> reporter: after years struggling with addiction drew is off drugs with the help of therapy and medications that he has to take three times a day. >> people look at it as a moral deficiency and i see it as a disease. >> reporter: tiny implant like this could make addiction treatment easier instead of taking daily medicine this lasts for six months. >> it can help improve

adherence to medication. >> reporter: doctor michael frost an addiction specialist in conshohocken test the implants for clinical trials which showed they work as well if not better than daily medications. >> now, there will be four rod and they will insert under the skin and inner aspect of the arm. >> this helps stabilize that brain chemistry and help take away the cravings. >> reporter: drew, a new dad wasn't in the trial but he likes the idea of the implants and not having to worry about taking medications, daily. that have become a life saver. >> it makes you feel normal when fully dependent, you know, just makes you feel normal. >> reporter: f.d.a. initially did not approve the implants because there wasn't enough information about the number, needed, and how they should be removed, and reimplanted after six months. the the new information, being now submitted and agency is expected to decide, again on the implant in february. i'm stephanie stahl for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". also, some new evidence that working out may help your

brain, researchers in italy say people who exercise have more brain flexibility which is a essential to learning and memory. a new study find most families taking a new born baby home from the hospital, made safety mistake when it comes to car seats. we searchers found 91 percent of families surveyed made at least one seriouserrer recording installation and use. study was printed in the journal of the pediatrics. 7:26. still to come on "eyewitness news" the star wars movie is breaking box office record, this weekend, and as imagined, pretty much everything star wars is selling off store shelves. find out which businesses are cashing in on the the craze. plus you are never too old to write to santa claus great grand mother in michigan gets her christmas wish. justin. all right. waking up to the coldest morning so far this season but don't get used to it we will talk about record highs for the holiday eyewitness weather forecast coming up.

today is sunday, december 20th, good morning, glad you are with us on this sunday morning i'm nicole

brewer. the justin is here to my left and talkg about the the forecast and i mentioned it was freezing when i was heading out of the house this morning. >> its not windy like yesterday. >> that will calm down. >> looking for warmer air wait a few more days because it is coming hard at you. we're talking about record highs, maybe even shorts, ask for a new pair of shorts this christmas to stay warm. temperatures, 31 degrees, we're below freezing for the first time this fall season. twenty-six in allentown. twenty-nine in reading. good cold dry air mass in place, they are blowing snow at ski resorts, that is good news, and it warms right backup with the threat of some rain. this morning finally below, 32 e this season and now this is the latest we have been below freezing in the the season on record. record go back to 1874, pretty impressive, we will show you how warm you have been for pass several weeks. wind less than 10 miles april hour. little bit of the wind chill

to tiehl with. it does feel like upper teens in the coldest spot in the lehigh valley, wilmington, philadelphia, feels like temperatures in dover delaware. quiet, mostly clear skies, had a good sunrise. that will struggle to warm temperatures up but we will get to where we should be this time of the the year, low to mid 40's, mostly sunny skies, upper 30's in the poconos. do you have tickets for the game tonight? throw that extra sweat shirt on, temperatures in the upper 30's by kick off at 8:30. at least wind will be pretty light out of the south at five to 10 miles an hour, no threat of precipitation. we will talk about this rain this week and 70-degree temperatures when i show you the seven day in a few minutes, back to you. new this morning, tragedy in northeast philadelphia, police are on the scene of the crash that killed three people in philadelphia's holmesburg section overnight. we will go live where cherry greg with our sister station kyw news radio 1060 is

gathering the latest details, cherry. >> police have had this section of the torresdale avenue on lock down for several hours from rhawn street to ashburn as they work to investigate this three vehicle accident that claimed three lives. the as you can see only mangled, burned out metal remains with the black chevy, camaro, they are totally crush, that is a car where three people died. police say all this happened around 3:00 a.m. this morning, witnesses say the chevy camaro came down torresdale avenue at the a high rate of speed and crashed into a parked tractor trailer, that tractor trailer caught fire, and fuel leaked, leading to a second tractor trail tore also catch fire, when fire officials arrived on the scene, all three vehicles were engulfed in flames, they have put the fire out and they found three people all believed to be women, dead in the vehicle, the the car there, philadelphia police captain anthony ginnaldi says second one leak a herbicide

and they have called in hazmat crews to the scene as a pre caution. >> as they were going through they saw the the powder that may have blown off down the gutter and they were containing that at the the bottom of the street down there. >> reporter: that was only donnas a precaution, as you can see, accident investigators are now on the scene. people are beginning to wake up, stop by, and ask questions as to what exactly happened here overnight. no word just yet on whether alcohol was involved in this tragedy, and no word yet on the identity of the three victims who lost their lives. live from holmesberg cherry greg for kyw naus radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". cheri, thanks for the update. switching gears, right now santa is spreading holiday cheer in north philadelphia,

and they hosted fifth annual holiday party for children and hear families. each child received gifts and pictures for santa they were able to get their faces painted, it was just one of the fun activities the at the that holiday party. cute little matching hats. an 84 year-old michigan woman writes a letter to santa claus and he respond in a very sweet way. >> i am 84 and lives alone, could it be possible if you bring me a chihuahua pet. >> ahh. ann upton didn't have a long christmas list as you can tell but good thing it landed in the hand of one postal work shore knew what to do and how to get it to santa the that worker found a foster pet agency a able to fill the back with the one gift she was looking for. so santa personally delivered the little fell will owe to upton, a gift that she says proves one very important thing.

>> somebody is sanity clause somewhere in the world. >> isn't that sweep. >> upton named the dog lady bug and said it warms her heart that christmas wishes, still come true. ahh, what a story. >> that is so sweet. got her chihuahua. well, thieves stealing holiday packages from porches are getting a sticky surprise. listen to this, residents in california are putting pet droppings, in boxes, and regifting them with a little karma and bubble will wrap. you had it coming. idea was inspired by las vegas man who was victim of porch pirates. he installed cameras outside and captured a young thief lunging toward package and swiping it in the knowing all of the while it was filled with poop, yep. >> so you cannot shake it and hear that there is anything inside. we have printed out labels that look like they are from the navy, lots of different

things to make sure we get legitimate labels. >> i love that they googled this. this is a high scale operation here and i guess at that point thieves would have preferred cole rather than a lump of whatever is inside that box. like i said they had it coming. well, new star wars movie this year is here and it is expect to break box office record. theaters aren't only ones cashing in. long list of businesses are trying to sell products with the the star wars name. vladamire dukeier explains. >> reporter: star wars means big business for everyone in this galaxy and beyond. earnings are expect to stretch far beyond the the box office. >> merchandising surrounding this film is unprecedented. i came across campbell's soup branded with star wars character, i came across a pottery born head that was selling for $4,000 that looked like the millennium falcon.

>> reporter: millions of star wars themes toys will end up under your tree this year but host of other companies are looking to take advantage of the star wars blitz including she designers and household brand like kraft. richard barry is global cheap office are for toys-r-us and they said they 40 year relationship with the franchise. >> star wars has been one of the most important best selling franchises in the store. >> reporter: it is not just well known chains getting in on the action. ample hills creamery in brooklyn, new york is churning out star wars ice cream this franchise, everything that is associated with this, does gang busters. the the first week of selling star wars we have sold, as many pints on line as we have sold, on line, in a year previously. >> reporter: family owned business decided on two flavors, the the life size. >> marshmallow. >> and the dark side. >> an espresso fudge browny. >> has george lucas sampled it. >> not yet, no. >> vladamire, dukeier, cbs

news, new york. >> the force awakens is shattering record at the box office. the the film has already broke 250 million-dollar worldwide and it is number one in 44 global markets. the it is on track to track jurassic world for biggest opening weekend in u.s. box office history. critics have loved jj abrams revival of the franchise the force a i can wassens which currently has a 95 percent rating on rotten domain owes.com. still to come on "eyewitness news" meisha gets behind the wheel again for a dream drive to haddonfield, see what makes this quaint south jersey town the perfect place to do a little holiday shopping. and we're off to a chilly start but it will warm up, justin has your weekday forecast up next.

welcome back. is there so much places to visit in the tri-state area, looking for holiday fun, and maybe some last minute shopping, meisha johnson took a trip to new jersey, for a dream drive. >> our route today going from center city philadelphia to the quaint shopping district of haddonfield. >> haddonfield has more than 200 shops, galleries and many of which are, a colonial style, which the town really work hard to preserve. it is kind of like you are traveling, back in time if you will wow, talk about a dream come true for a dream drive,

free parking, through christmas. >> my first stop, everything fits for a wise guy. >> my name is mitch, you are at the trading post and supplies, man cave meets general store. >> reporter: his after dad frank goresince the original riddler from batman looks on from the walls. you walk in, it has a smell of the man cave. cool thing, a really awesome cologne smell. >> you smell wood, cigars, leather, we carry billson from the seattle will, and detroit. >> i'm from minnesota. my eye went right to this, granola brand. >> well, this is crapo l.a. a delicious breakfast treat for you and your family, killer organic granola and everybody loves it. >> i have tried that before and it is so good. on our way to our next location we just had to find haddy the the dinosaur. haddy original skeleton was discovered in haddonfield in 1858 and he was named

hadsoreus foulkeai. >> and now to indulgence as in indulgence cup cakery, flavors from traditional vanilla and check late and browny sunday. here's teresa redknack. >> why the mini size. >> ate allows people to choose two or three of that are favorites as opposed to being stuck with one big one. >> i have an excuse to eat six or seven. >> absolutely, you feel like they were a mini. >> we started to do mini cheese cakes, cookies, and recently we started to do a cake line so all of our cup cake flavors we have transformed into cakes. >> is it hard to diet here, working here. >> unbelievable, yes. >> my name is danielle, this is saving with a twist and we are all about giving people a space to let loose, relax, come in for two hours and have a see art class. >> how are you doing this. >> yes. >> everyone is always very

nervous, and once you get done in the background you are loosening em this up. >> what makes this so much fun. >> i'm very type a personality, so it kind of helps me relax a little will bit and obviously not be so type a personality. >> painting with a twist lets customers bring their own drinks, including wine, it is a popular party spot. >> when a bachelor party comes in how fun is that. >> they think i will take off my clothes while i justin to paint. >> please don't do that. >> yes. >> yeah, to this is a family show you might want to stay clothed. that was meisha johnson reporting. you can spread holiday joy with our joy of sharing toy fest a big reminder for you just buy a new unwrapped toy and bring it to one of our drop off locations, we have put a list of the locations at cbs philly.com/toy fest. the toys will ultimately be given away to the salvation army, uso and boys and girls club. also, we want to let you know on monday we have a great opportunity for you. bring your toys by our studios

at 1555 hamilton street, drop them off so you do not need to get out of your car. we will make it quick, easy. we will be therehere 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. so you have all day to help make holidays better for kids in need. right now we will send it over to justin for more on the forecast and a chilly forecast. >> nicole you mention that had toy drive. she will be out there getting the presents from the car. personally she will be picking them up. >> yes. >> isn't it your day off too. you are coming in on your day off. >> shaking her head, all right, lets to talk about this weather, it is cold, we will check with our weather watchers a this is hour. look at that many areas below freezing, pretty much every where. the exception, lawrenceville, peter furron add 33. thirty-one at lynn's house. here in philadelphia, phil chapline is at 31 as well. we're in the mid 20's in the the south jersey, buena vista, township margot simons coming in at mid 20's. john in tabernacle at 26. there is coldest spot in

nottingham, pennsylvania, fran checks in at 24 degrees. still some rough wind chills this morning the at least we don't have the the gusty wind like yesterday morning. this is what it feels like, 19, in buena vista township. twenty-one even in ocean city at james house, and, along the the the coastline, 17 at fran. so we are talking about a warm upcoming up though for the next several days and approaching record highs, as we head toward christmas eve. the let's take you up to the poconos, if you have, or wish list, new snow board or ski, pair of skis, you may have to hold off a little bit to use them. they are trying. it is just lack of conditions, it is cold a drive right now. that is what you need to see good snow making conditions. unfortunately we will warm things up and more rain returns. so hopefully we will get ski season underway. the here's that warming trend, average high is 43 degrees. we will be close to that today, beach day does get warmer. peak of the warmth does get here for christmas eve day as we approach 70-degree. even for christmas day in the

next weekend we are talking about highs above average in the the 50's. so, storm scan three, nice and quiet, in mostly clear skies throughout the day-to-day. a lot of sunshine. clouds do return tonight. sign of the warmer air coming our way and rain chances return. no threat for precipitation today, high pressure in control. here comes the clouds here during the day monday. monies still dry this storm system is well to the north and west, bulk of the energy over the great lakes and you can see there is no cold air, you have to go into southern canada to find snow from that storm. heading in to tuesday we have a surgeon of moisture, the scattered showers around for tuesday afternoon, temperatures still up around 60. we will not see sun this week but still warm. here are rain chances, nothing on monday, 50 percent chance tuesday. wednesday is our best shot to see wet weather. christmas eve i will throw a 20 percent chance for a shower or two in the afternoon but most of the area does stay dry throughout the entire day. here's the setup, jet stream is back on the move, and it moves north and it is still to or north and west.

we will be on the warm side of the storm systems, however, it will pull in that gulf of mexico moisture but our highs, running well above average. almost 20 degrees above average, once again and record highs likely for christmas eve, possibly into christmas day as well, as that cold front is delayed a little bit. forecast high for thursday, christmas eve during the day 70 degrees, old record is 64, that was setback last year if you will remember. we did have a warm spell as well. and then christmas forecast for the day on friday, still mild at 58 degrees, with sunshine and clouds. today though, pretty much average for middle of december, 45 degrees for our high, lots of sunshine, wind lighter, tonight, 36 for the the low not as cold, a few included do return and here's that warming trend each day through the week, mid 50's on monday, winter officially arrives 11:48 at night. sixty on tuesday with showers. better chance for showers wednesday highs in the mid 60's. seventy on thursday. we will keep it in the mid to upper 50's for christmas day into the weekend. now, do you love watching

the weather? you can be feed tour in our newscast by becoming an eyewitness weather watcher, sign up by coming to cbs philly.com/watchers. >> justin, thanks. let's check on the road and highways with ann evans, good morning, ann. >> good morning, nicole. thinks the schuylkill at 30th street station. perhaps you are dropping someone off or going yourself to 30th street station getting ahead of time to your christmas destination. if that is what you are doing no delays at schuylkill at 30th street. we're in fine shape. no delays there amtrak either. no big delays, that is. we will move the traffic cam to i-95 at the the walt whitman bridge. walt whitman right smack until the million-dollar will of the screen, i-95 there on the bottom. no delays or problems there. walt whitman is in good shape as well. moving the traffic cam to the mid county tolls of the pennsylvania turnpike, in delays at the mid county tolls, if you are heading to the poconos, maybe look at that snow, they are making, today in, delays on the northeast extension, or the the pennsylvania turnpike. mass transit, honor close to schedule. i'm ann evans that is latest

from the the cbs-3 traffic center, now nicole, back to you. >> ann, thanks for the update. still to come on "eyewitness news", a full wrap up of college basketball, also, the the flyers try to do something in columbus they have not done, well, since 2005. win. yeah. you know that kind of thing. that is next in sports. the here's is what coming up tonight next on cbs-3.

flyers are playing very well likely and they are trying to up kite up with the the blue jackets. flyers trailing two-one. scott law ton picking up his fourth goal of the season. that will make it two-one. later flyers will try to tie it up and check it out big goal by jay voracek who has been struggle telling season. the that is huge. his third goal of the year. game goes into overtime and then shoot-out, last chance for the the flyers, unis cupsaleo making a save on brayden schenn. columbus wins three-two. this is his third game with the team. he will pick up his first nhl win. lots of college basketball yesterday we will start with villanova on the road taking on eighth ranked virginia. to the second half of the game villanova trailing, and, he drains the three pointer. he had a game high 23 points. that will cut virginia's lead to three.

but back come cavilers, next possession, london, drained three pointer, they will take 68-62 lead. then with just under two minutes left malcolm grogan showing some range, he had 20 points. but villanova will lose to virginia 86-75. illinois state visiting hawk hill first half, dion dray bembry from a distance drops one of four, three pointers on the day. the to the second half, bembry once again showing his dunking skills. sixteen points, nine rebound and seven assists. hawks win 79-65. another sin us visiting penn at the palestra and there is eric williams from the jumper here. he had nine points on the game. but he steps up for pen, hits one of his five, three pointers. penn wins 73-66. delaware state taking on temple, dell state looking for the first win of the season.

and he has 39 right there. watch, on this inbound pass. lowe with the steel and the slam. freshman with nine points, temple cruises, 78-63. penn state visiting drexel at the palestra. drexel moving ball very well end up in the hand of the tavan allen. he had 15. drexel ban loving it. but penn state's huge come back in this one they over came a 17-point deficit to beat drexel 63-57, the dragons are now one-eight on the season. well, eagles have a tough match up tonight when cardinals visit the link. card can clinch a playoff spot with the win or seahawks loss as eagles lose, it is okay but road gets tougher, they will have to then beat redskins and the giants to win the division. got news, eagles have picked up some momentum in the past couple of weeks. >> it is a great opportunity for our ballclub, i look at it

the that way. this is a team that pride themselves on being athletic and adverse on what they can do on the back even. they have some talented players. it will be a great match up for our group. we feel like we have the best group in the business. it will have to go to work this weekend. >> you cay do not want to miss toyota a sunday kick off at 11:30. join me and sport director don bell with a panel of experts, including the voice of the eagles merrill reese, we will get you ready for eagles/cardinals. that is all for sports i'm leslie van arsdal have a a great day and go bird. >> go bird. >> young musicians are raising money for a great cause this holiday season. >> ♪silent night >> wow, great voice there. youngsters joined forces with professional musicians at chestnut hill farmers market. all proceed go to the philadelphia chapter of the make a wish foundation. that is it for "eyewitness news" at 7:00. the here's what is coming up at 8:00.

tragedy for three people inside a car when it crashed into a tractor trailer, everyone inside that car was killed, we will be live with the latest on the police investigation. also ahead modern technology that makes getting a message, a massage rather not a message, even easier. stephanie stahl shows us how it works. coldest air of the season but it will in the last long, meteorologist justin drabick is back with the forecast including christmas when we come back.

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down some five hours after a fiery crash leaves three people dead. we're live on the scene with the very latest on the investigation. and, the the democratic presidential candidates, get fired up, during their last controversy within the party takes center stage. i'm weijia jiang in manchester new a hampshire with all of the highlights coming up. just five days to go before christmas and rush is on but is it last minute shoppers or the stores, benefiting from last minute shopping, we will have a look coming up next. good morning, so glad you are with us, it is sunday december 20th i'm nicole brewer. eu8 o'clock. let's send it over to justin for more on the forecast. pretty chilly. >> coldest morning we have had in philadelphia, first time below freezing, only one day though, we're warming it up, talking about record beginning, break out shorts for the the christmas holiday. i know people have mixed feelings about it the but what will you do. just like last year we set a record on christmas eve we had a high