looking live from the cbs broadcast center, take a lot the at fog. dense fog advisory from earlier had has been canceled. the that is promising news. fog is mixing out. we still cannot see tops here in center city. low cloud, fog and roads are all wet. take another peak at storm scan three and a lot of moisture impacting the the eastern half of the country, he severe weather and tornado warnings happening in kentucky this evening. and as we head into storm scan three all this moisture still has yet to come through. still pockets of heavy rain in d.c. and baltimore. that is all lift nothing to our region. heavy rain in the southern cape may county, yellow and red, signify heavier rain, shore points, getting hit with very heavy downpours and all this is, has sights set on philadelphia through the next couple of hours. especially through six offer 7:00 that is when heavier rain moves through. still pockets of steadier showers around 8:00 p.m. and does dissipate tapering into a few showers what to peck tonight? heavy rain early for next two

to three hours and then showers, patchy fog late, in the overnight hours. temperatures are mile in the 60's right now. we expect to stay steady if not climb overnight, to our way to record shattering warmth for christmas eve tomorrow. we will have more in a few more minutes. jessica. to i days one of the busiest travel days of the year and for people in our area, the the weather did not help those trying to get home for the holidays. "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos is live at philadelphia international with more on the conditions there, greg. >> reporter: jessica, airport officials say this is the busiest travel day of the christmas season but even so it is not crowds that are causing much of an issue but rather the weather. take a look at the the departure board here, anything that does not stay on time is either canceled, or delayed the rainy foggy weather isn't keeping holiday spirit out of those traveling and working here at philadelphia international airport.

these baggage hand letters providing travelers with extra christmas cheer. >> has it been easy getting around. >> yes, the train, the train, take me right over here and it is very nice and smooth. >> yes. >> reporter: big smiles for he and his wife, heading to florida. >> yeah, everybody, everybody is nice. >> reporter: it also helps crowds not too big in the mid afternoon but that is likely to change. >> we expect it to start picking up again. >> reporter: airport spokesperson dianne says, travelers check with airlines for delays and cancellations. >> because of the rain, and the fog, earlier today, there are some weather issues. >> reporter: those issues stranded travelers bob and dianne. >> our flight was going to be delayed an hour and then we were changing, in phoenix and only had 20 minutes between flights so we had to get the next flight that had more time >> reporter: so he cracked open a book and waited like a pro. >> i'm a retired pilot so we

understand weather and planned delays, so, it is the way these things happen. >> you are calm, cool, collected. >> no way to be otherwise. >> reporter: and back here live, you can see the crowds are picking up here at this terminal here, if you have have heard it once you have heard it a thousand times, traveling anytime this weekend, of course, pack your patients, airport officials say if you are concerned about those delays, i have mentioned check with the airline before coming to the airport. we are live at philadelphia international airport i'm greg argos for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> thanks, greg. bring a book like bob did. chicago's o'hare airport is also busy with holiday travel tours day. lines were long but they moved at a steady pace. triple a reports flying is cheaper with fares 6 percent lower this holiday season. it was a similar scene at los angeles international airport, traffic moved along at a crawl as people made their way to the arrivals area. do you plan to get out of the town for the holidays?

check out cbs philly.com and there you will fine real time traffic information to make sure your ride is a smooth one. authorities are investigating a deadly shooting in montgomery county, investigators say two people were shot in the 1700 block of prospect avenue in abington. one of the victims was killed, and shooting happened just before 2:00 this afternoon and so far police have not announced any arrest. a new jersey grand jury has indicted the truck driver who crashed into a limo carrying tracie morgan. a attorneys for kevin roper tried unsuccessfully to have charges of vehicular homicide and assault by owner thrown out. he hadn't slept for 28 hours before that crash. it is something his lawyers dispute. the the crash on the new jersey turnpike last year severely injured morgan and killed, one of his friends. the the driver accused of intentionally crashing into crowds on the vegas strip was arraigned today in court. sunday le keisha holiday,

killed one woman and injuring dozens. and, among the the injuries were delaware valley university wrestlers and their coach, holloway has another court date for january 20th. police are searching for a suspect caught on camera stealing dozens of propane tanks, from two businessness northeast philadelphia. surveillance video shows the the suspect loading the tanks into a dark minivan. the theft happened on the 2300 block of church street, and the 4700 block of penny pack street yesterday and last week. forty-three propane tanks were stolen in all, police are concerned about what the thief may be doing with the tanks. two suspected car thieves are in critical condition after police say they have crashed a stolen suv head on to a septa a a trolleyment this happened at forty-ninth and grace ferry in southwest philadelphia around 10:00 o'clock this morning. at least 26 passengers on the route 36 trolley were treated for a variety of injuries, they are expect to be okay. investigators say suspects in the stolen suv tried to make a

turn and then crashed in the trolley. a homeless man has been arrested and charged with the murder of a prominent psychiatrist, in center city philadelphia a police sources a say 27 year-old emmanuel byes confessed to killing doctor howard baker, the seven five-year old's body was found than side rodeway inn on walnut street monday. police say he was name and had a belt tied around his neck. the investigators have not released the motive. this bucks county man is accused of molesting a girl who used to go to a day care center owned by his wife, and police think there could be more victims. falls township police say harry lawrence, the third, touched the girl more than a decade ago when she was nine or ten years old and went to the little joys day care center. detectives want any other possible victims, to give them a call. in harrisburg a vote to pass a long overdue pennsylvania budget was expected today but efforts to end the stalemate have collapsed again. the house republican leaders are still struggling to work out details on pension reform

and the tax package needed to pay for governor tom wolf's $30.8 billion spending plan. lawmakers say today's development came as a surprise. they are going home for christmas holiday. the pennsylvania budget is six months overdue. thanks to the generosity of "eyewitness news" viewers, just like you, our joy of sharing toy fest was a giant success. >> now the salvation army is getting those gifts the ready to make who will daze wishes come true for hundreds of families in need. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao has the the store friday wynfield heights. >> one for the girl. >> reporter: for thousands of parents like sheneille mcfarland thinks what christmas shopping looks like this year. she has a little girl and two young boys at home. >> yeah. >> reporter: today the salvation army is making not only their christmas wishes come true but also sheneille's dream of christmas morning with her kids. >> waking me up really early it seems like 5:00 and they say we go down and we go down and i open up the the gifts.

>> reporter: report the salvation army will gave way 20,000 toys to 8,000 families this holiday season. they say, thanks in part to 400 county to drives around the region. >> it is toy fest for the salvation army. >> reporter: including cbs-3's joy of sharing toy fest that wrapped up earlier this week. >> it is very heart warming when you see happy expressions when they see toys that they wanted to get that they wouldn't be able to afford. >> it means a lot because like i didn't have a good year and i hate to see the sad faces on the kids. >> reporter: help sheneille hopes she will the not need next year but comfort in knowing that the salvation army will be here if she does. >> it will get better. i i am praying on it. >> reporter: it is not just donation that is make this the the possibility it is dozens of volunteers who take parents through the selection so they can pick out toys and stocking stuffers. it is a team effort made possible by the salvation army and again ross people out

there like you who donated it. jan carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". that was a team effort. we are so proud to be part of it. isn't it great to see it all going to the kid that we were talking about before. >> and it is all about the children. of course, it is christmas. coming up on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" it is an elf emergency. >> hear why a new jersey girl called 911 in a panic over perfect elf on the shelf. >> a christmas tradition in philadelphia, we are taking behind the scenes at stocks bakery as they meet the demand for those pound cakes on christmas. plus... >> i got it on video. >> people pull off their phones when they see that fireball, streaking across the sky and then now we know what was behind that mysterious light show. and you know about distracted driving but what about distract walking. we will look at growing list of people getting hurt while walking with their cell phones, stay with us.

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after touching her elf on a shelf. >> she was very, very worried. according to the popular children's book the magic of christmas goes away the if the elf is touched. so, listen to her 911 call. >> 911 where is your emergency. 911, hello >> well, that was seven year-old isabella a of old bridge and her mother woke up to find her daughter shoe ago way a police officer who showed up a at her house. she threw a ball and knocked the l if to the floor. the officer calmed the little girl down and also got in touch with a little bit of the the error of her ways. >> she apologized, and she knows what happened she just didn't want any trouble.

>> i don't blame her. >> after the l if on the shelf ordeal she was so worried that santa a wouldn't show up, officers had to bring santa by to make her feel better. >> good for them. >> this is my favorite story of the the day. it really is. >> santa will be there. >> yes. >> well, this is a tasty christmas tradition, lines forming outside stocks bakery at port rich pond. >> i don't know, they come from all over, right. >> best in port richmond. we try to have our customers order ahead. we have quite a few. >> we limit it to four purchases per person over the counter. i would say it would be in the thousands. our orders for today are in the thousands. it is just outrageous. when we started this morning all of these rack where is fill this whole shelf was filled. it is love.

my grandfather who came up with the recipe. we follow the same rest pea. >> they are the best in the world. cape may, new jersey. >> cape may. >> yes. >> i'm looking for a christmas miracle of stocks. i think i will get coal in my stocking because i should have called and ordered it from stocks. when i get them i might half them and say stocks cut down. stocks cake under a tree. merry christmas. >> go on craigs list and black market to get stocks cake. they are gold babe, they are gold. >> necessity yes, they are. thank you to adam fox for put ago this story together for us. >> did he bring us any. i didn't see aniy didn't see any either. >> maybe he ate them. >> he probably did. >> he had good intentions. >> yes, exactly.

>> thanks, adam. the weather has been pretty ugly today to wait in behind for anything, the the bakery, maybe trying to get that last toy for christmas. i have one more gift. i will not find it anywhere. i'll spare you details. >> let's talk about the rain, because the the rain is continuing to move through this evening and it is still heavy in spots.ove through overnight it is going to be more scattered, and things start to get more quiet but we are tracking chance for showers tomorrow, a small are chance for showers but still a present chance for showers, on christmas day and then another round of wet wet they are weekend this time of the year it is hard to get air this mild and not couple witt rainfall. lets see what is going on outside. we will go down the shore. ocean city boardwalk you cannot see much but just take a lot the at fog, blanketing the the boardwalk. dense fog advisory for much of the day for shore points that has been lifted but patchy fog, remains. look at the day in cut town. here's time lapse showing fog, rain, low cloud, it is a

miserable day, barely see farm in the background there. it has been gray, glummy, and, just a a lot of traffic, people try to do last minute, whether it is christmas errand, picking up food, picking up last minute gifts or possiblely heading out of town and doing traveling. every place is pack. you've got rain and the glue on top of that. notice it will continue through the the rest of tonight, we have got a batch of rain just pulling from lancaster and berks county at the moment. heavy rain in the shore right now in portions of cape may and atlantic county and another round of rain over baltimore that has sights set on philadelphia while rain lightened up just a bit, expect more heavy rain still to come as we go through the rest of this evening. you can see tail end but it will be coming through in waves through the next several hours and severe wet's long this boundary, over portions of tennessee and kentucky right now, produced severe weather in mississippi as well. tornado watches in effect all across this area several tornado warnings. you can see that bow echo here on the radar indicating severe weather. not often you see moderate risk for severe weather.

we have potentially dangerous situation, watch issue for that area earlier. that is something you don't get much of certainly this very common this time of the year. weather pattern is completely unusual across the eastern half of the country. sixty-three in philadelphia temperatures rising. sixty-three millville. sixty-two atlantic city. the visability have improved. still patchy dense fog wilmington airport reporting half mile visibility at the moment. through the rest of tonight heavier rain starts to push out through the the next few hours. we have pockets of heavy shores all night long. tomorrow we will have cloud, maybe a few breaks of sun early but then note that is line of storms create severe weather to the west, coming through tomorrow midday for us and there could be a an isolated strong storm before we start to clear things out in time for santa's trip through the sky later christmas eve and christmas day. marginal risk for severe weather in south jersey, southeastern part of the pennsylvania, and into delaware, downpours, gusty wind and small hail with anyone have of those storms but report breaking warmth tomorrow.

seventy-four. breaks the record. christmas day i'm forecasting record breaking warmth and on sunday another record break eras we head back to the mid 60's. overnight rain tapering to showers, 61. for your thursday, clouds, shower, but record smashing warmth, 74 degrees for christmas eve, christmas day more sunshine and another record breaker at 69 degrees for the high. record is 68. you're witness weather three day forecast, two broken record out of the three day, saturday gets cooler, little damp with a few showers around in the 50's but as we said second half we will rebound back to the mid 60's for another record breaker. it is soggy, glummy, stormy but very, very warm. >> i know i had a coat on and i didn't need it. >> yes. >> yes. >> go figure. >> you have to. >> can't find them. >> do we know it is christmastime at all. it doesn't really feel like it outside. >> thanks, kate, appreciate it. are you doing your holiday

shopping on a reward credit card? i will let you know why you may want to think twice before you use that card. a real housewife is home just in time for the holidays with extra accessory, that would be an ankle bracelet. hear how therese guidice plans to spend the holidays. your favorite christmas gift of all time? a bike set of legos, a car. up next in sports we will puttying also to the test. hear what their answers are when we come right back.

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it comes right after christmas. >> yes. >> they have to find a way to focus. the let's talk about the philadelphia eagles before maserati and custom made threads your philadelphia eagles had a yearning for way more modest gifts from jolly saint nick. pat gallon takes a trip down memory lane and under the christmas tree in the suburbs. >> with temperatures in the 07es over the next few days it does not feel like christmas but that doesn't mean that the philadelphia eagles aren't feeling the spirit. today i got their take on the best christmas gift he have ever received. >> i got a turntable when i was younger, seven or eight. it was a three in one. >> air hockey, foosball. >> air hockey, the table tennis and pool. >> i wanted a power wheel growing up and i got one of those jeeps. that was -- >> i had one of those tooy just wanted my independent as a little kid. >> although they might be giant grown men they still

play plenty of games. >> i think i was in fifth grady got a nintendo 64, and that was probably what, 2002, maybe. it is still running to this day. i still got it. i play it a lot. we have logged many hours on that. >> reporter: some are music buffs like the rest of us. >> last year my brother got the me, a record breaker, i really liked that. i love music. so, it was cool, to have it in the house. >> reporter: but really it is all about giving. >> it is all about reactions. you can give a two-year old a stick and she will be happy as could be and six year-old when she gets the doll that she always wanted. thing for me is to see how happy they are. that is my favorite part about it. >> reporter: if they all sound wonderful but i think we know what the philadelphia eagles really want and that is a win over redskins on saturday to keep their playoff dreams alive. from the novacare complex, pat gallon, "eyewitness sports". all right, pat.

speaking of have that game one day after the eagles unwrap their gifts they will try to stop some coal in washington's stocking. the biggest game of the year as we have mentioned right here on cb. 36789 bird host redskins in the battle for nfc east, if the eagles lose they're limb nateed from playoff contention, join me, leslie van arsdal, pat gallon and merrill reese and others as we get you set for the game. our pregame show at 7:00 kick off at 8:25. by the the way we are watching that piece and they had power wheels. >> yes, power wheels, yeah. >> yes. >> you had to charge it, with the battery, is it ready, is it ready. >> yes. >> you had to pedal yourself when i was a kid. >> kid, kid these days. >> very strong legs. >> exactly. >> very good. >> don, thank you. coming up in the next half an hour on "eyewitness news", the family is in mourning just days before christmas. >> a driver's grieving husband is still searching for answers after that fiery crash that killed three people and now efforts are growing to make changes on the treacherous

stretch of the road. hillary clinton hit back at donald trump for his use of the vulgar word. i'm mark albert at the white house with the latest on the presidential race. a couple of real life grinches break in the family's home, steel all of their christmas gifts. local police step in and have save christmas for two, four year-old girls. i'm rahel solomon coming up their incredible act of generosity and all cau

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answers. it was a day one year-old jaden broke his arm and a day he lost his wife, a.m. onie along with two others when rented chevy camaro she was driving at a high speed crashed into a park tractor trailer, causing an explosion. >> we lost everything. everything. she was my best friend. we did a lot of stuff together. >> reporter: he met a.m. onie when she was three and married, even though separated they were close. >> there is not a day that went by that i hadn't talk to her. >> reporter: now with christmas near they are picking up pieces for jordan and jaden. >> i told them mommy is in heaven. >> reporter: the barton's hired chaka johnson hoist preparing a lawsuit he believes city ordinances make parking tractor trailers long this stretch of torresdale questionable. >> a a.m. onie has a reek will

accident and still with us and not, burned in a fiery grave. >> reporter: philadelphia a police have said that the tractor trailers were park, legally a along this stretch of torresdale avenue but the efforts to ban truck parking in this area are growing. >> days after the crash, although trucks are still park there, at least two have been ticketed. >> it will be hard, it will be rough to get through, but i have two kid, to be strong for. >> reporter: he is raising money for her funeral and their children's future. >> one more. report all right. >> reporter: he has questions but for now will hold on to his faith. >> ♪ cheri greg, for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". well, a somber service today in afghanistan honoring six american troops killed by a suicide bomber including a montgomery county native. service members paid tribute to the victims today, at

bagram airfield. six soldiers including peter taubb were killed monday, when a bomber on a motorbike blue himself up near the base. the remains of the troops are being flown back to dover today. and campaign 2016, donald trump is heading in to the christmas holiday weekend with a solid lead over his republican rivals. this is as he defend his use of a crude word when talking about hillary clinton. and trump's closest rival ted cruz is lashing out at a national newspaper. cbs news reporter mark albert has the latest from the the white house. >> reporter: washington post retracted this animated cartoon depicting ted cruz children as monkeys. the cartoon was based on cruz's political ad. which spotlighted the candidates two daughters. >> don't attack five years old girls. that has in place in politics. >> reporter: cruz campaign turned the incident into a fund raising event, asking supporters for instance extant emergency contributions, totaling one million-dollar, in 24 hours. >> cruz is enjoying a surge but a new cnn poll still shows

him at a distant second to donald trump. >> thinks turning more and more into a two man race between donald trump and me. >> reporter: meanwhile donald trump defended his use of the crude work to describe hillary clinton's loss to the democratic nomination to barack obama, in 2008. >> she was favored to win and she got bleep, she lost. >> reporter: trump went on twitter saying it is a work frequently used in politics to say beaten, badly. >> his bigotry, his bluster, his bullying have become his campaign. >> reporter: clinton's remarks to the des moines register echoed recent comments she made at a rally on tuesday. >> it is important to stand up to bullies where ever they are and why we shouldn't let anybody bully his way into the presidency. >> reporter: clinton's communication director tweet that had trump's comments are degrading to all women. mark albert for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". do you enjoying earning perks like airline miles?

points toward flee hotel rooms. even cash back from the credit card. >> i do. for many playing the the the reward game can lead to some big pay offs but there can also be a down side. lewis denniecola loves reward for his spending and he isn't just loyal to one card. >> i have about 15 to 17 different rewards credit cards right new. >> reporter: reward credit cards that earn him free flights, hotel stays, and experts say, now, more people who play the reward game are like lewis. >> it used to be earning reward was all about staying loyal to one airline or to one card. now it is about, applying for a card, to get that sign up bonus, and then spending enough, to reach the minimum threshold of spending, and then a few months later, finding another card and doing the same thing. >> reporter: minimum threshold that is can range from 250 to $4,000 in the first three months as a card holder in order to qualify for rewards. lewis says he only uses his cards for things he typically

purchased, but... >> is there definitely a pull when you have reward credit card to spend more. >> reporter: that pulleys something that can be a concern. >> for some people, signing up for a rewards credit card can serve as a enormously powerful trigger to start over shopping. >> reporter: although upside to reward cards can include cash back and travel, the key toys stay organized, and. >> you just have to make sure thaw are keeping an eye on things. thaw are not applying for too many card, too often because it can hurt your score. also that you are not over spending, to get those reward, because that can really get new trouble. >> reporter: by the way if you sign up for a card that charges high interests be sure to pay off the balance each month otherwise the financial benefits and rewards in having the card in the first place are pretty much wiped out. >> wow. >> sixteen or 17 card. >> i think he need to calm down with those cards. still to come on "eyewitness news" how a real

housewife plans to spend the holidays now that she's out have prison. >> big changes at chipotle, the restaurant's new recipe after a series of e-coli out breaks. also, will the force still be with star wars this weekend? the the latest record the force awakens is expect to break at the box office, over the next few days, kate? more rain, and pockets of dense fog through this evening leading to very messy travel conditions and then we're breaking record for the christmas holiday, i'll tell you how high those

some big changes a at chipotle after an e-coli out break at several restaurants. mexican food chain will start dipping onions in boiling water before chopping them to kill germs and raw chicken will be marinated in plastic bags. more than 50 people have gotten sick from the e-coli out break with most of the

illnesses in the pacific northwest. real housewives star teresa guidice is out of prison in time for christmas. photographers swarm outside her family's new jersey home as she arrived this morning. she and her husband, joe, pleaded guilty to bankruptcy fraud charges last year. he heads off to prison in march. for now the couple is enjoying their time together as a family. >> she's very happy to be here. she's very much looking forward to a nice, quiet, low key holiday with her family. >> she will remain on house arrest, until february the fifth. still to come on "eyewitness news", familiar sight on just about any city street. >> people walking down the road with their eyes glued to their cell phone. we will let you know about a growing number of injuries caused by distracted walking,

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on the healthwatch this afternoon you have heard of distracted driving. >> where now health reporter stephanie stahl tells bus the growing problems, of how cell phone use is causing distract, walking. it is a familiar sight on streets across america, people walking with their eyes on their phone instead of the road. the urban dictionary has a

word for it,. >> people would be on their phones and now, everybody that i see is on their phone. >> reporter: here's's jordan beency video chatting while crossing the street. >> i have seen it. i still do it. >> reporter: internet is full of videos of people on their phones having accidents. some can be more serious like this woman walking in to a fountain or this man accidentally falling on the the train tracks, no train was approaching at the time. >> distracted walking injuries are so common that the national safety council or nsc is including them in their annual injury report for the first time. the group says number of jump, from less than 500 in the year 2,000 to more than 2,000, in 2011. it is common for distracted pedestrians to fall on the sidewalk or even wonder into traffic. what they have found 52 percent of walking injuries, happened at home. >> when you think about the home environment, some of the most dangerous situations can

be on stairs, where people could have a really bad fall. >> reporter: debbie hersman from the the council said common injuries includes sprains and concussions. >> that was stephanie stahl reporting. some bucks county students work at the sweat for a good cause. "eyewitness news" at belmont hills elementary in bensalem. grade k through five spent their arts period jumping road to rope the jump-a-thon. it raised money for jack, a fellow student and cancer survivor. he lost his leg while battling cancer and money raised today will now go toward a new prosthetic, and other costs associated with his recovery. best of luck to him and some great classmates there. >> great job there. >> indeed. >> good day for indoor activities like this. >> we're not jumping up and down for the receiptor. >> no. >> it is not your fault. >> you bring sunshine to our day. >> i'm just messenger although nice daisy will take the accolade. but today not looking all that nice. certainly not a day to be outside, doing any christmas

shopping, doing any holiday traveling, anything like that. everything has been slow, and heavy rain through this evening, pockets of dense fog and we have it better than some folks in the south. coming up i'll show you a very dangerous tordo on the ground in mississippi. we will lot the radar on that. lets look at is what happening here. we will start off with our camera atop he hotel bethlehem where northampton county main street christmas city looking busy tonight. people doing that last minute shopping, maybe heading to one of the great little restaurants along that stretch there. i love that town. it is busy. it is wet. roads are wet. low clouds, fog it has been not a very nice day to look at. lets look at what our eyewitness weather watchers to have say this evening. we are seeing temperatures in the 60's and that is where we will stay all night long. temperatures steady or slowly rising overnight. ed connor in chesterfield, new jersey reporting some rain and ed sent us a couple photos from earlier today. he says rain almost all afternoon, a warm, wet, dull afternoon out there, showing a picture of the road, thank you to ed.

61 degrees as we check with phil in chestnut hill. phil says is it december 23rd or october 23rd? well, if you stepped outside and you had no sense of the calendar you would probably presume it is october 23rd. that is what it feels like out there the you don't need a heavy coat. you need umbrella chestnut hill a lot of traffic and it is slow going all across the the region. lets see if we have rainfall amounts from our eyewitness weather watchers here. we do. lou, has 1.1 inches of rain in newark, delaware delores lee over an inch as well. walt inner newark at almost an inch. buena vista township south jersey, margot is at .8. take a peak what is happening outside. we will go first to our live neighborhood network cameras from the palmyra cove nature park in new jersey, 61 degrees there we are showing low clouds and a glummy looking night over center city philadelphia pockets of heavy rain, continuing to move through the the area, so this batch will come through in the next couple of hours, probably the next hour or so. then there is a lull, which you can see right here and yet another round of steady

showers coming will through later this evening, we will not start to see everything dissipate until around midnight tonight, so there is that next day we have to watch. what you are watching here is a a strong boundary, cold front moving through portions of the mississippi valley. the as we zoom in very dangerous situation you can see this line of strong storms but storm over portions of the northwestern mississippi that we are focused in on it. it started to move to the north. it moved over holy springs, mississippi, rotation signature with this tornado like we have not seen in a long time. incredibly dangerous storm. there were some reports of debris, pulled as high as 7,000 feet into the atmosphere and certainly, you don't want to see a storm like this anytime of the year but two case, before christmas and imagine people living in this area is heart breaking. more as they become available n our region very warm, you can see where these storms getting warmth and moisture to work with at 64 degrees in philadelphia 63 in millville. fifty-nine in reading. record temperatures for your

thursday with the southeasterly flow. clear it out briefly for a nice warm christmas. temperatures a have above average christmas day as well. overnight the we are talking rain tapering to showers at 61. look at your christmas high 69, record warmth, we are breaking record by 1 degrees and your eagles forecast is chilly, damp, 51 degrees with a few showers. we will warm right through the weekend after christmas your seven day forecast from eyewitness weather shows another record breaker on sunday and cooler, next week 49 on monday. rain returns to the area as we head into tuesday. as we go into next week we will start to see more seasonal temperatures across the area. temperatures back to the 40's gannon monday. there couldizes specially in the poconos, tuesday morning we will have more on that, coming up as we head through next week but things do get more seasonable, little more winter-like. >> cold is coming. >> i'm still inning ising christmas carols. >> yes, thanks kate. a strange sight in the sky last night when mysterious light streak add cross the sky

over southwestern part of the country. people in three different states saw the the fireball. the u.s. strategic command said it wasn't anything dangerous just russian space debris reentering the at months fear. >> interesting. >> yes. >> still ahead on "eyewitness news", a move bye the financial crisis that is generating oscar buzz. >> american people served by big bang. >> ukee sits down with the director of the big short to talk about his

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you got your big games... ...and regular games. get it all at a great price... ...and the holiday season is won. everything in one place. my giant. after a blockbuster opening weekend star wars is expected to smash more word in the next few days. >> it is all on you you, the force. >> but experts think that the force a a awakens will earn between 150, and 180 million in the holiday weekend and that would break the record for the biggest second weekend ever. record currently belongs to injure race i can world, and the force wakens shattered record for biggest opening

weekend bringing in american 238 million-dollar. >> one of the film's competing with star wars this weekend is the big short and it tells story of some financial experts who correctly saw the the the housing bubble coming. >> ukee washington sat down with the director adam mckay to talk about the movie and his philadelphia roots. >> and cut. >> reporter: it is about the financial crisis and local product adam mckay is the brains behind it. >> the american people are not served by the big banks. >> it is unbelievable. >> this guy walks into my office and says. >> there is some stuff going down. >> reporter: almost like a horror film with smiles and a story behind it. >> that is a good description. we all remember 2008 collapse, it was really hard an a a lot of people. this is a story of have a group of guys who saw it come well before anybody else. >> people will lose their jobs. >> reporter: these are people bringing the story to the big screen, steve carol, brad

pitt, and christian bail, who plays 309 something neurologist who turns investor who saw a problem and wanted to do something bit. >> what is fun about it is you get to see these guys catch, the collapse, before anyone else, so the banks are all laughing at them and they are right. there is a lot have of fun to the story. is there intrigue. there is some information. it is definitely a ride. >> how could banks let this happened. >> fueled by stupidity. >> that is fraud. >> tell me difference between stupid and legal and i'll have my wife's brother arrested. >> everyone was on their a game and there were tons of other good actors in the movie. so everyone wanted to do their best. >> reporter: so did mckay, he comes out of the shadows of the comedy world and getting big time praise for his latest project and he is a philly guy. >> i went to temple university. i came out of the public school. it kind of shows that you can do it if you really want to do it. >> reporter: according to those in the know in the film industry, he's done it again, this time reliving a dark time in american financial history. >> we all know it will end

tragically but end in a way you don't quite expect. >> here we go, okay. the the big short is theaters now and rated a. christmas is two days away is there another holiday people are celebrating today. >> it is the the holiday made up by seinfeld. it celebrates a philadelphia a police department set up a festi vus pole and headquarters. it includes the tree of strength and entertaining airing of grievances. this is my father's favorite holiday. rand paul is in the holiday spirit airing his grievances with his fellow presidential candidates on twitter. he tweeted i think i speak for all of new jersey when i say governor christie, i don't care how much money you spend at met life. cowboys fans should stay out. >> you can get yourself into the the holiday spirit with our pegs, a very philly holiday, we will take you on a

tour of the most philly things to do this holiday season. here are some of the times you will be able to see it including 10:30 tomorrow night on our sister station the cw philly. on christmas day watch it just after midnight on cb is. three, at 12:30 p.m. on the cw and at 3:00 p.m. on cbs-3. is there more times you can catch full schedule on our web site at cbs philly.com. that is "eyewitness news" at 5:00. now at 6:00 a grinch will not steel the family's christmas. how philadelphia police jumped in to save christmas for twin girls and their parents, after a robbery left them with no presents. but a lot of cheer. and fire stole a community's church leaving them without a place to celebrate christmas services, how another organization stepped into give them a home for the holidays as they searched for a new permanent place of worship. kate? and it feels more like late october then late december. we have had rain, fog, and travel slow downs throughout the the day-to-day, coming up i'll tell you when heavy rain moves out and we will talk

about the the record that may fall through the christmas holiday weekend. and a hug for the holidays, local hospital workers give their patients a little love, "eyewitness news" at 6:00 starts right now. a daddies speechless a as christmas is saved for his little girl. it will come down the steps christmas morning to a ton of toys under the tree despite real life grinches had in mind. good evening, i'm jim donovan. ukee has the night off. i'm jessica dean. that family was devastated after robbers broke into their home and stole their christmas presents. philadelphia police came to the rescue though collecting money, buying toys, and then even a fast acting santa our rahel solomon has the the

story. >> we are helping santa claus out. >> reporter: the eye of the target right here in langhorne two, real life, santa helpers. >> we will go princess stuff, and frozen stuff. >> reporter: brooklyn fin and their dad officer, roger are meticulously shopping but not for themselves, but for another family who after a couple of grinches broke into their home early tuesday morning and were left with no christmas gifts. >> the whole house was completely destroyed, ransack. >> i walk over and explained the situation to the cops and without hesitation they all reached in their pocket. >> reporter: they reached deep. the just one day i'm he told district 15 officers raised more than a thousand dollars. officer bosack tells me he and his partner didn't get the idea until after they made it back to the police station, he said he was thinking of his own children waking up on christmas without gifts under the the tree, and that inspired him. >> i could not imagine my kids...