the weather. we both have, warmth, exceptional warmth as well as wet weather to track for you out there. at the moment we are not finding a ton of wet weather, but we can see that moisture beginning to build right up i-95. we will put things into motion. see progression in the last few hours. if you have a few you rain drops out there it is primarily just very light, fine, rain or mist. but there is obviously some heavier rain working its way in just south right now of washington d.c. and that is all courtesy of the leading edge of the much larger system. we have been discussing severe weather down to the deep south mid mississippi valley, and ended up with very heavy hitting and strong thunderstorms that left behind tornado reports but we don't necessarily spector made owe activity but rather a heavy gusty strong thunderstorms is possible for us as we watch this frontal boundary make its passage. so for now, it has such warm air in place we are flirting

with 70 at philly international in trenton, dover is at 69. sixty-eight in ac. even mount pocono is at 60 degrees. it is so warm right now that warmth will help get things going in the atmosphere. if we see any sunshine at all that will help it more so. regardless is there a strong clash in the air mass and when this front crosses through there could be a stronger thunderstorm witt. we are at the a record. we have done that part. we do expect to top off at 74, that will just smash last years record. we set it a year ago, and, and, down the shore up in the mountainous terrain as well and anybody can expect to see a shower or a heavy thunderstorm, at some point today. >> good to know good checking traffic, we have an overturned vehicle on the schuylkill eastbound past montgomery drive blocking right lane as you can see, crews on the scene and working to get this cleaned up we will let you know as soup as that happens. a live look at i-95 southbound at girard avenue where we have a disable vehicle moved to the shoulder

but still causing curiosity in and around that area we have an accident here in pipersville bucks county meeting house road at stump road. police are on the scene and as always we will update you, as soon as possible. and tornadoes ripped through midwest and south a ahead of the christmas travel rush. seven people dead across mississippi, and arkansas, and many others are injured, and, and, and, in homes and southern missouri, strong hail caused dangerous driving conditions. eyewitnesses say storms took them by surprise. >> snapped off a pine tree by my truck and i just put my seat belt on and glad i survived this. >> tornado watches and warnings were issued in ten states and four tornadoes touching down in mississippi. forecasters say the threat will deminute attorney day and focus is on those record high temperatures expect on the east coast. meanwhile in our region rain has put a damper on

holiday travel plans, it was a messy commute on i-95 last night. lanes were backed up, and, they were trying to get through, and last minute shopping. if you go and rain held up, long lines, and flight delays some drivers say they have found more than a half an hour of traffic. >> rain a lot, real heavy, visibility, it has been bad, traffic, accidents, trucks turned over on the side of the road, everybody just waits until the last minute to do everything just like myself. >> reporter: rain doesn't help. >> and the the rain doesn't help. >> okay. if you are flying you want to give yourself extra time for increased security, tsa screeners cannot the force anyone to go through body scanners, before the the change, passengers could choose a full bad i pat down instead of the scanner. the doors have officially open at termini brothers in south philadelphia. it has become a christmas eve tradition for many families to stop by and get their holiday deserts. "eyewitness news" reporter

justin finch is live with the story a and plenty of cannolis, you are eating well this morning. >> reporter: i haven't had one yet but trust me i will have have one or maybe more than that. doors are opened here. people are streaming in. they are all smiling. after all we all know what they are after a lot have of sweet treats in here ready for the taking. let's show you pastry tables here. they are all kind of things if you like something sweet you will find something here thaw like. cup cakes, cookies and, of course, cannolis and i hear registers are going off here. cannoli boxes are being fill with one, two, three boxes packed full of cannolis. let me ask you are these all for you. >> family, friend but majority of them, 35 of them will be for me. >> i guess, this is in the your first time coming here. >> in, it is not. >> no. >> and, and and, right there.

>> reporter: some might say why would you wake up that early on christmas eve, to and in line to buy cannolis. >> when you want something good to eat you will spend the time to come out and enjoy something to start a tradition. so, why are you here? >> i'm here hoping someone like you might sneak me a cannoli for free. >> you're welcomed to help yourself. >> reporter: i might take you up on that. >> how many, did you come out here, with a budget, or you let your wallet fly. >> it is christmastime, let's help people here working hard and spend what we have to spend. >> can i really have a cannoli. >> are you serious. >> yes, not a problem. >> not a problem. >> thank you so much. >> this is excellent.

>> thank you so much. >> nicole, rahel, thank you very much. >> there are more coming. >> many to go. >> yes, you have to wait in line like everybody else. you just can't cut in line. >> you just remember your friend back here in the studio. >> that is right. >> yes, of course. >> of course. >> justin? >> and, last minute shoppers have just one day left before christmas. >> yes, there are stores, that are opened already to find that perfect gift. check out kohl's here, right now, the store has been opened, non-stop since december 17th and offer night shoppers were there with very little time to spare. they were after some bargains and in some cases, holiday fun. >> i mean, they go out and people get stuff done and we're excited for christmas, and getting last minute presents. >> i'm surprised how many people are out this late.

>> long lines. >> kohl's stays opened until 6:00 o'clock tonight. still more time. >> planning on getting last minute shopping done later today you can get shopping tips and chris mass mall hours on our web site. your holiday guide is a at cbs philly.com. is there also other news to tell but this morning. still ahead how a wilmington congregation plans to celebrate the holidays, after their church burned down last week. also ahead fire overnight leaves at least one family homeless, we will have details. and then stocking their homes, their presents are wrapped but you what do you to if you don't like a gift you receive? take it back. we're talking to cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger about the best and worse return policies. >> ♪ a very festive scene in suburban square in ardmore, pennsylvania, certainly it looks like the holidays.

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desert. it was compiled by lunas orbiter. speaking of space there will be a rare christmas full moon tonight and now we will turn to katie, katie, maybe we will see santa flying across the sky. we are tracking, and, in russia, and, forgive me, but he is on the move. he is, right new in fully affect doing his thing. we will continue to track santa throughout the day here, as we give you a sense of where he is. with that said we are tracking some, weather of our own back here at home, merry christmas, folks, christmas eve record to beat are as such. i'll tell you this, we have already shattered one in philadelphia, we will continue to warm things up from here. we will send this railroaded last year at 64. we will expect to reach mid 70's later today and in order to tie the record in a lot of

these spots we have to hit mid 60's and we have already done that. so, storm scan three, yeah, still activity to track, we are tracking leading edge of this point of the cold front here, this front should be getting out of here in time for santa to be working over our neck of the wood. this is the same front that brought, numerous severe weather reports across the mid mississippi valley and deep south yesterday, and even in the northern tear of that riverbed but it is, also potentially bringing us a strong thunderstorm before it is all said and done. we did want to walk you through future weather. you will a's find it comes through semi scattered in fashion but there will be localized pockets that come through with more power to them. help heavier rainfall, gusty wind potential, you have to keep that in mind fur plans are to travel today, maybe you waited to go visit family that could be an issue. probably a few breaks too and then we will wrap it up with a thin band, before things do clear out later on tonight, we expect in the southern tear of the region you might have

patchy fog left over. here's you go we have a new record in allentown and trenton, list goes on. 69 degrees at philly international and that warmth continues to get shoved in basically from the south but look at how much colder by comparison. so obvious where that cold front set itself up. we have 60's in nashville to 30's in st. louis. that is clash you need in order to help create severe weather. that is essentially where it is coming from. taking a look forward in this forecast we have got ups and downs but not one day is even average let alone below average and we can expect to see again some records get broken here over the next four days, three of those days are expect to be record breaking days. so another 70 in the outlook by sunday but today is winner winner, chicken dinner if you will, the warmest of the pack here. >> maybe a bathing suit by the time he hits our area. >> really. >> i was thinking that full moon on christmas, i saw something on facebook that said at this family and

alcohol, wasn't crazy enough and then we have full moon. >> yes, exactly. >> it is all nice. >> let's turn on some traffic news for a moment where we have an overturned vehicle on the schuylkill eastbound past montgomery drive blocking right lane. crews are still on the scene and are working to get this cleaned up. we will let you know when that happens. also this is a live look at i-95 southbound at girard where we have a disabled vehicle that has been moved to the shoulder. tow truck is on the scene, as it should, clear out in a few minutes. we have an accident in pipersville bucks county, meeting house road at stump road, police are on the scene and, of course, we will update you when this clears. we will be right back. >> but first a performance from mount st. joseph academy in flourtown singing white christmas. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪

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fire erupted on addison street shortly before 3:30. all resident made it out safely. causes under investigation. police are investigating a deadly shooting in east mt. airy, investigators say man in his 30's was shot in the stomach sitting inside his car this happened in the 400 block of vernon road around 11:00 last night. man then drove two blocks and crashed in two parked vehicles. he was rush to the hospital where he died from his injuries. police are investigating a deadly shooting in abington, montgomery county. sources tell "eyewitness news" an argument got out of control when a man pulled out a gun a and shot and killed seven three-year old richard duncan on his front porch. this happened on the 1700 block of prospect avenue. investigators say that gunman was later cornered where he pulled out a gun and shot himself. >> the the only thing i thought he would commit suicide, but he had gunshots, but that wasn't it.

>> the alleged gunman is in custody and fighting for his life. uncertainty looms large for the congregation of the delaware church that burned to the ground last week. >> flames devoured new jerusalem missionary baptist church in wilmington last wednesday. congregation has found a new temporary home at a nearby ymca where christmas services will take place. church leaders vowing to rebuild and cause of the fire is still under investigation. 6:22. with christmas came early for fans of the beatles. >> still ahead where you can hear fab four, and also this.: >> ♪ >> surprise during lunch, area woman whose performance is going viral, katie. >> and rahel, we're dealing with some warmth here in the delaware valley but also some wet weather issues as well, track our latest on the, series of frontal boundaries so break it down and tell you how warm it will get couple

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well, if you have already made it out the door you know our winter warm up, continues. it is down right balmy out there as we lah at christmas decorationness ardmore, suburban square, katie is joining us with the forecast but later we will track santa to see exactly where he is. >> indeed, we are, yeah. >> this warmth has been the big story for us. >> unbelievable. >> for not just last couple days but last few months, really. >> really. >> it has been so warm. really this has taken cake for a lot of people because it is around the holiday and when you expect it or you hope it would be chillier. it is not happening this time. >> certainly not a white christmas. >> absolutely not. take a look at these temperatures we will end up with record warmth. we already have set a record here today. we have been in the upper 60's. we were at 70. we do expect to add a few more

degrees to the daytime high but when we get 74 that didn't just break the railroaded that shatters it. tomorrow will be closer gap but we will have another record breaking day on our hand for christmas, itself. now, with that said we have to turn to some wet weather issues as well. we are tracking a cold front bringing in light rain basically across new castle county across delaware bay in salem county a as well. this is leading edge of the cold front that will eventually we think bring a strong thunderstorm to the area. we will sit on the edge of a very small risk for severe weather. i don't want to you get too concern. marginal is at lowest risk on the totem pole but you could end up with thunderstorms but that could produce gusty wind or heavy downpours. that is something you have to keep in mind. we will keep a close watch on that radar for you and update you as necessary. current wind speed, definitely breezy, we have 20 miles an hour sustained wind after after all in dover but more than anything i want to you

look at direction of those arrows. the it is all from the south and that is why it is so warm outside, that southerly component to the wind fall helping to shove warm air our way and we expect to top off at 74 degrees today. limited sunshine, even if you see a few peaks don't get too used to it today, we will have have it again a shower and thunderstorm that could be locally strong to dodge as the day goes on. nicole, back to you. checking traffic right now this is schuylkill expressway past montgomery drive where we had an earlier overturn vehicle blocking right lane that has been since cleared out. nothing to worry about here. a live look at the vine street expressway, after the schuylkill expressway here, we have two separate accidents involving a total of four vehicles so you will be reduced to one lane with crews on their way to that scene. we have police presence there that earlier accident in pipersville bucks county has just cleared so that is good news here. no major delays in and around this area.

right now pennsylvania's budget battle could end if governor tom wolf signs a budget bill. he has not yet a announced his decision. the senate passed a bill that cleared the house two weeks ago. last ditch effort to end stalemate before christmas. the bill does not include pension reform or a tax increase, governor wolf wanted to help boost school aid. ugly holiday sweaters, wrong toy maybe boring tie but no wonder people will return at least one who will take gift. >> bad gifts out there but we are joined by cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger live in new york. >> yes, there are some bad gifts, we have to admit, sometimes. >> my grandmother was famous for really bad gifts and my moth wore just say smile, kiss her and then lets get back to the store. what you need to know is that return policies, these days, they vary dramatically depending on the retailer. so before you head out you may want to do research, all

right, i dit for you, go banking ranked return policies from 31 major retailers. they say best one offers generous return windows, they accept returns without receipts and they have this extra bonus, providing satisfaction guaranties. according to the survey top retailers, nordstrom, ll bean and on line amazon and ebay. >> okay, jill but what about the the worst. >> okay. sorry to say this but if you get a gift from that store forever 21 or your kid gets one of those you will be stuck with it forever according to the survey. the teen retailer only allows 21 days for returns, purchases can only be exchange for other item or refunded in store credit which is a a total loser move there. you really want that credit in the form of the original payment. barnes and noble the window for return for this brick and

mortar retailer, the shortest on the survey list, you you have just 14 days if you have have something from barnes and noble, k-mart allows 30 days and k-mart you better have that receipt because you will not get anything. the here's the good news, maybe you wait too long and then you get a a nice regifting item for next year. >> i hate that, some stores they will just send you you a check in the mail and it is like you have to wait. i don't like that either. i want my money back now. >> sometimes you have to do what you have to do. >> regifting is always an option. jill, thanks, good information. santa came early for dozens of children in germantown. >> former nfl player and tell am alumni raheem brook organized a toy drive. more than 07 kid who did in the open any gifts were surprised with toys. brook says he remembers struggling while growing up in philadelphia and now he just wants to give back to his community. >> i went through the same

thing, when i was young, i didn't get that many gifts. i know how it feels when you are struggling and you cannot get stuff for your kids, so i try to give back as much as possible. >> great story there. it was put together by brook's foundation which helps inner city children. >> love to see that. >> local young people are getting help with their christmas shopping. >> they can thank our men and women in blue. "eyewitness news" at heroes and helpers event held at port richmond target. between the fourth district officers took kid through the the store to buy holiday gifts for their families. program builds relationships between public safety officials and young people in philadelphia's neighborhood. well, folks are already lining up for holiday dessert at termini brothers in bakery in south philadelphia. good cannolis, a christmas eve tradition for many families. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is live with the story. i assume you probably had one too many cannolis. >> reporter: well, i just had,

if you must know, i only had one so far in my hand. i have another. it has been torture holding it a and not being a able to taste it, it is the difference maker, the traditional rick are cota here. what is in that bag, sir. >> cream cake for my wife's birth the day. >> reporter: will that box last the the ride home. >> yes. >> she wanted cream cake, got a cake. >> happy new year. >> okay. >> how many years have you been coming here. >> my father came here when vince's father was alive, i remember vince's father working here and i took over after my father retired and now i'm coming in here, god, i cannot tell you how many years. >> merry christmas.

i will let you go home with your purchases. they all look great in that bag here. rahel, nicole as you can see here a lot of activity, this lady selecting pastries for another customer here. merry christmas. >> it is a zoo in here. i will tell you this, i have been told that toward the end of the morning i might be able to have a pastry of my choosing. so i have decided i will let you guys go home with this one and i will choose the rest. >> how generous. >> half of a cannoli, come on. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> we will take it. >> thanks, just continue. it is the the busy season at stocks bakery on lehigh avenue in north philadelphia. stocks has been part of the philadelphia community for generations and the place has fans far and wide. stock's was packed as long time customers, snatched up

their trademark pound cake for the holiday season and those pound cakes we can tell you are awesome. i have tasted them. it goodies stuff. this may very well be a dvr alert, we will show you viral video just ahead that will make you smile and includes members of the "eyewitness news" family. here's a hint, real throw back. and then you'll never necessity where you'll find, saint nick meet an airport santa bringing joy to travelers across the country. >> ♪ >> ahh, i just love, love this song, our writer tameika moore requested it this morning. whenever your favorite holiday tune is we hope you hear to it day and we hope you have a very merry christmas eve and christmas holiday. we will be here with you getting you through the holidays but for now we will take a short break.

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a philadelphia police officer is saving christmas for a family victimized by real life grinches. >> they were devastated after robbers broke into their tacony home and stole their christmas presents on tuesday. their story touched philadelphia police officer walter bosack, he collect $1,000 from fell officers and then went shopping to replace

his family's christmas gift. >> i could not imagine my kids ... waking up with nothing. i could not let it happen. none of my brothers and sisters will let it happen. >> officer bosack and his fellow officers made delivery just in time for christmas. what was so cold about this, his children were so excited to go christmas shopping but not for themselves they were shopping and i thought that was just so special. >> it gives you chills. >> true christmas spirit. >> yes, you can feel his heart and nice to see, isn't it. >> katie. >> totally agree, guys. the it doesn't feel like a typical christmas, nothing cool about this forecast at all. we see ebb and flow moving with the thermometer readings we have an active pattern but we will see serious cold if we look at average territory in the days ahead. i want to check with our

weather watchers if we have a sampling over i-95 corridor we will go throughout lying suburbs and start off even though it is not a suburb it is further are north and removed from the bulk of onvations. the we are reporting 67 degrees, just cloud right now and definitely very warm where she's located. this is one of the coolest spots on the bunch, most remote terrain. rick is reporting 59 degrees. that is above the average. a at this point he has nothing more than clouds. he is referencing, a lovely oh, christmas tree with oh, christmas eve, christmas eve how lovely is the weather. i'm finding a lot of people digging this forecast. six was temperature sent in from jason in middletown, delaware. i wanted to point his out because he is reporting some rain and that is a a sign of things to come for the rest of us as day goes on. when we have messy weather moving in as he remind us accounts make sure you you slow down as you travel. despite the snowy scene here this is our forecast.

we will not see anything in the way of snowy scene at all come christmas day. forecast ted high is 69 degrees and that should break the record for us, record to beat is 68 from 1964. but i do have to turn our attention and focus here to weather. we have been tracking severe weather for last 24 hours from this frontal boundary. you can still see very nasty thunderstorms in a line down through the deep south. we too could see a locally strong gusty or thunderstorm but look at the storm damage left in its wake. we have dozens of storm reports that came in with this and zero in on a couple of choice ones with the tornadic activity overral bam, mississippi, several confirmed deaths with this nasty weather, out in springfield, tornado debris signature was, confirmed, that happened overnight, no less, and people were sleeping when they came in. within last evening, further off to the west, near memphis, rather, a house was severely

damaged. unfortunately as we are coming up on the holiday we are still dealing with these very spring or fall severe weather like patterns here and we too could end up with a locally strong or gusty thunderstorm before it crosses. still in the 70es a. that is bright spot of this outlook, we will keep these temperatures, upper 60's, tomorrow but notice, another front lifting in, that will likely bring us some showers or steady rain by saturday night, or i should say friday night and then damp on saturday, cooler because of the blanket and cloud cover we will rebound backup to 70 before another front crosses. the it is like every single day brings us a different front of some kind but there is no real cold arctic or polar air that is coming in. so every day of the seven day, including coldest day of the bunch is above average. forty-nine. that is six above average here but a along the way despite that record breaking warmth we will have to track potential for some wet weather and, of course with the big eagles game on saturday we may be

stuck with some clouds, damp out there, nicole but not looking bad if you are heading down to the link that night. >> katie, thanks. we want to check traffic. here's a live look at the vine street expressway, schuylkill expressway, earlier we had two separate accidents here involving a total have of four vehicles. we were reduced to one lane but that has since been cleared so good news traffic moving nicely. we have a new accident to report this morning in ambler, this is morris road at betsy lane, one lane is block here and police are on the scene. in and around that same area we have a second accident, in abington, at old york road and adams avenue we will let you know when those two incidents have been cleared. right now tens of millions are applying for their holiday destination. >> yes, and portland airport santa checked in, santa ray runs a winery, when he is not spreading christmas cheer to kid in the u.s. and philippines what did santa bring you. >> a card and a necklace.

>> how did you get through security with all this. >> they check it all through the bag and then i take my belt off just like everybody. >> santa certainly looks the part. the as for typical delays even santa's ride was pushed back an hour to give him an opportunity to walk through the the airport and spread holiday cheer. >> even santa has to go through security lanes. >> and delays too. it is 6:49. there is still a lot more coming up on cbs this morning. >> anthony mason joins us live from new york with the preview. did we fast forward ahead, is it saturday morning. >> i'm confused too. i'm confuse by this heat wave because i feel like i'm in my amie what is going on. >> merry christmas to you guys. coming up we're in mississippi with the damage left behind after a string of deadly tornadoes. plus we will talk with the new york times political correspondent about the new threat donald trump is directing at hillary clinton. now you don't to have buy beatles music to show your love for the group, how adding band to site could be a

tipping point for the industry. news is back in the morning. see new ten minutes, merry christmas eve. >> merry christmas evey bet you are excited about the beatles streaming i feel like that is right up your alley. >> i think i a lot of people will be. >> we will be right back. >> we will leave with you more sound of the season from the philadelphia a boys choir, and cover willal. >> ♪ >> ♪ ♪ sleigh bells ring ♪ are you listening ♪ in the lane ♪ snow is glistening ♪ a beautiful sight ♪ we're happy tonight ♪ walking in a winter wonderland ♪ ♪ gone away, is the bluebird ♪ here to stay, is a new bird ♪ ♪ he sings a love song ♪ while we stroll along ♪ walking in a winter

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let's get a last check of the crazy weather pattern. >> crazy weather, and santa is spotted. >> really. >> yeah, let's go ahead he was

last seen in new seal land and on his way to christ church, new seal land. we are tracking him from longitude line to longitude line and we will track him the whole way. >> wow. >> wow. >> christ church halfway around the world at this point. he will be here sooner, then later. >> way to go. >> exactly. >> he was just in russia. >> he is moving fast. >> he has billions of kid to see. >> but storm scan three at this point looks like wet weather we are currently tracking locally will be out of here in time and it will be balmy for big guy too come tonight, warmth and wet weather that is the story. this wet weather should be scattered but take it easy, could come up traveling out there on heavy downpours, gusty wind, thunderstorms embedded as we are waiting this passage of the cold front but so warm, guys, record smashing warmth 74 for the high. >> wow, katie, very, very important question here do you think this weather will throw

off santa will we confuse him. i'm going back to the north pole. >> he can handle anything mother nature throws at him. >> he might need to rethink a tire he wears by the time he gets here. >> maybe the beard too. >> yes. >> okay. >> all right. welshing holidays, of course are all about spending time with family and friend. >> for as you that includes members of our "eyewitness news" family. >> in honor of the holidays and with this being throw back thursday we will go back 25 years to share this gem with you. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪

>> ♪ >> ♪ >> if you didn't already love ukee washington that seals the tiehl. sweetest thing we have ever seen. >> it just melts your hard. >> so, so sweet. that is ukee with "eyewitness news" and kyw the news radio back in 1990 he looks exactly the same. >> he does. >> i put it there in the clip bill rosswell who tells us this was a impromptu gathering organized by legendary anchor trudy haynes, and many familiar facees there in clip there. >> that is pat ciarrocchi, jerry penicola there, we hope you enjoyed that clip as much as we did. so nice to see legend. >> yes. >> these are co-workers of ours but also legend in the field. >> ukee, of course such a great man but apparently a great singer as well. >> cbs this morning is next, up next more on the wild wet they are christmas eve. how it is affecting travel across the country and latest on the storms to the south.

>> we will see you bright and >> we will see you bright and early tomorrow at 4:30 have a captioning funded by cbs good morning. it's thursday, december 24th, 2011. welcome to "cbs this morning." tornadoes rip homes from the ground as deadly storms sweep across the country. >> and wild weather causes thousands of airport delays with more headaches today for holiday travelers. plus, the christmas gift from the beatles. why you now can add songs from the fab four to your screaming playlist. we begin this morning with a look at today's "eye opener." your world in 90 seconds. tornado! >> i lived here all my life and seen nothing like this in december. >> deadly storms sweep across the south. >> we are watching more stormy