well some rain coming to an a end this morning after christmas and cooler temperatures to talk about. the justin is ahead with your forecast. meantime last night's rain didn't stop christmas night traditions we will head out through the city to see what people were doing after unwrapping presents. local kid make this who will take one to remember for families in need. hear about more about their generation donations coming up. the it is saturday, december 26th, day after christmas, good morning, i'm nicole brewer. it is 5:00 o'clock. the let's talk more about the forecast and it sound like the rain is pushing out. >> it is looking better this morning then yesterday evening, that is great news. people making those returns at the malls today. >> yes. >> it will be busy. we are talking about cooler conditions but still in the 50's.

that is not bad for day after christmas. >> no, feels good. >> we can still take this cool down. really next few days temperatures will be well a above average and tomorrow a approaching record highs. the let's talk about today. live look at storm scan three. just some cloud, steady rain has diminish. we may run into a spotty shower through the morning and afternoon but both days should stay dry, gray overcast day and that so far so good as far as fog goes. a a lot of fog has dissipated. they dropped the fog advisory so visibility looking better this morning as the wind is starting to kick up. temperatures right the now in the upper 50's. thinks our daytime high temperature right the now, we will drop a few degrees pushing through the morning and in the afternoon. the reason is that northerly wind bringing in the colder air. fifty in quakertown. fifty in doylestown. there is that breeze out of the north/north east at 16 miles ab hour in philadelphia, nine in allentown and we will push in that cooler air mass today. highs holding in the mid 50's over most locations, fill at the shore, cloud, spotty

shower better chance for showers in the poconos with highs in the mid 40's. big game tonight heading out to the link. the clouds and a punch o there could be a shower or two in spots. nothing heavy. it is cool. 50 degrees for game time temperature at 85:00 with clouds and wind light at five to 10 miles an hour. talking about more report warmth for second half of the weekend in a few more minutes. nicole, back to you. rain on christmas didn't stop people in our area from celebrating their traditions or creating new ones. "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt caught up with some of them. >> reporter: despite nasty wet weather streets of chinatown very busy and, including the restaurant, including sick cora on race street. >> how else can you feel. >> reporter: christmas in chinatown turnout to be a hit. maybe weather, maybe the food. finding a empty table was tough. >> it is very, very busy. so we have a hot of customers coming in because a lot of the

holiday opened today but we have great food. >> reporter: some start aid new christmas tradition. >> we have a tradition of a regular meal but we said let's go for chinese this year. my brother in all wanted to do it, i wanted to do it. my mom wasn't so happy about it the but now she's happy. >> reporter: in society hill they saw a steady flow, another popular christmas tradition. >> i always love christmas. >> i just wanted to get out of the house and do something kind of different so we decided to meet a friend here later and see a movie. >> reporter: perfect night. >> yes. >> nice night walk over here. rain is nice. >> reporter: rain stopped at 9:30 with you no matter what mother nature brought on christmas people made the best of the situation. reporting from society hill, david spunt for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> holiday spirit. christmas was a day for charity and services. the "eyewitness news" in west philadelphia where chosen 300 ministries served up holiday meals and gifts to under

served families. last night it was all about providing a special christmas to local kids. >> a lot of children in this community that woke up this morning, didn't have a christmas tree, didn't have toys underneath the tree but tonight they can come to a place called chosen 300 and be able to sit down, have an outstanding turkey meal but also be give back so we can put smiles on their face that they really deserve. >> that is good stuff right there. >> each year chosen 300 ministries distributes more than 150,000 meals, to the homeless of the philadelphia in pottstown. well, little boy brought spirit of the santa to the homeless in love park this christmas. the as "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff shows us he and his family written expired by a man they barely even know. >> reporter: christmas morning feels very different for a person waking up on concrete. >> a couple young teenagers, there is a a lot of people we help. >> i'm just trying to hang in there. >> reporter: julie wallace has not received a christmas present from anyone since her

son died. >> my son has died for 14 years. the. >> reporter: she didn't expect that streak to be broken and especially in the by a ten year-old. >> it is freezing cold. >> reporter: curt warner was waiting for a bus with his mom when he met a homeless veteran only known as mr. rick. >> mr. rick encouraged him and he went and talked to his sisters and they decided to give up their christmas to help the home less. >> reporter: so with his family mark helped save money, asked santa to pass outside and instead bought presents for the homeless. >> my children, decided to do this, this christmas for y'all. >> reporter: not knowing that they would be able to find anyone to give the gifts too the response they got at love park was overwhelming, to say the least. >> merry christmas, thank you. >> so, you know, i love my kids, and we will do everything possible to help out. >> reporter: feeling was shared as other groups joined to provide extra food and blankets but for mark it all comes down to mr. rick whose

military service makes him think of his own brother. >> i think mr. rick was like an angel sent down here to show him make everybody aware that these people do need help. >> reporter: people like joy. >> i lost my son that was only one that was getting christmas gifts, so i don't get none. i'm happy. >> reporter: we tried looking for mr. rick out here but there was no sign of him. what we do know is whoever he is he made a big impact on the little boy and thus, the community. even though the kids thought that their gifts were all given away out here we're told that santa did end up hiding some back at home. reporting from center city this christmas, alexandria hoff for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> that one makes you feel good. meanwhile neighborhood center in camden opened its doors so families can get a hot meal there. volunteers with the temple emmanuel synagogue prepared a christmas feast with the trimmings and that joy of spirit flowed outside. kymere williams and his friend

put together snacks and sandwiches for anyone who stopped by. donations are pouring in the red cross for families in tornado ravaged mississippi. the the christmas spirit was full display at holy springs. it was packed with boxes of clothing, shoes, toys, all for families who lost everything in the violent storms. the the the red cross says the response was so great the they had to turn some donation as way. the out break of tornadoes earlier this week killed at least 14 people. as mark straussman reports, survivors cleaned up the wreckage and gave thanks just to be alive. >> it is so what had. it is bad. >> reporter: sonya williams came home to no signs of christmas joy. >> this this is where i used to live and it is gone. >> reporter: wilkins home ace monk hundreds destroyed by the includes to ter of deadly tornadoes. the the youngest victim, seven year-old nick race palmroy was trapped in a car with his mother and sister. the the wind ripped him out of the vehicle.

among the six who died in tennessee three were found in the car submerged in the river. this aerial view of ashland mississippi showed devastation of the most powerful storm. it reportedly stayed on the ground for at least 145 miles packing wind of up to 160 miles an hour. barbara williamsson was inside her clarksdale home when it shredded around perfect. >> i don't know how i'm he alive. chris in mass miracle. >> reporter: at the red cross emergency center in holy springs the christmas spirit was on full display. donated toys for children who lost their presents in the storm. le vern pick up new gifts for her nieces and nephews. >> the smile on their face, this makes me happy. >> reporter: hard rain most of the day kept many families from salvaging what they could. forecast brightens up saturday but sunday could be stormy again. mark straussman, cbs news, holy springs, mississippi.

5:08. back here at home eagles need a win to take alive in the race for the the playoffs. nfc east leader washington is in town and if they win, they win the division and bird are grounded for the the the season. the game also marks the return of the former eagles pro bowl receiver, desean jackson. like we said the eagles game is on cbs-3. we will get you ready for that game with our pregame show at 7:00. don't miss it, kick off at 8:25 again right here on cbs-3. go bird. they have to do this. now that the presents are opened some will be headed back to the store. today is another busy shopping day for people, making holiday returns. now, research shows that 40 percent of the americans, try to return or exchange christmas gifts the so if you have a gift receipt you are good to go, of course but more stores say they are getting ripped off by thieves who try to return stolen items for cash. the don't be surprised if they ask for your id. keep in mind some places will only give you store credit and might even charge a restocking fee. well, stores and shopping centers are opened early for

rush of returns, big sales are being offered as well, you can find a list of mall hours on our web site at cbs philly.com. i don't know how folks can already think about shopping. it was christmas yesterday. we already did that. still ahead on "eyewitness news" cooler temperatures today but we're not done with the record breaking weather just yet. justin drabick has the the forecast up next. no snow around here but we will tell you where it was a white christmas in an unusual part of the country to see snow there. if you received a gadget of some kind for christmas this year something to keep in mind before you begin to use that device. the we will be right back in a couple minutes, stay with us.

back on "eyewitness news", that new tech toy you got or maybe you are planning to check it out today. jim donovan tells us about some things to keep in mind when you open up that new shiny gift. >> reporter: if santa placed tech presents under your tree there are things to consider. were using the internet on a new smart phones, tablet or a lap top go to the settings tab. if kid will use the gift there may be additional options. >> you might want to look through parental controls in the settings and you can enable any restrictions and you can feel confidentable giving that to your son or daughter. >> reporter: also check for latest software update and anti virus protection but if that gift isn't a perfect fit, don't worry. >> one, make sure you have the receipt. if you don't have the the receipt at least figure out what store you got it from and don't go taking it out of the

box if you are not going to use it the because that is generally a no, no when it comes to the returns the next day. >> reporter: reporting for three on your side i'm jim donovan. a christmas surprise for las vegas. mother nature gave the sin city the first christmas snow day in seven years. forecasters say white stuff started to come down around midnight. of course, snow is rare in las vegas but not uncommon in the mountains. it seems like mother nature god is got it twisted. >> out west and here. >> yeah, that means warm in the east and cooling it down today but we're talking about 50's. >> it still feels nice. we will take it. >> once again 70 degrees. >> we just want the rain to push out, hot, humid and 70 degrees but we may see sunshine tomorrow but today kind of of overcast day. live look outside, all that if you go we had in the overnight dissipating. there was a dense fog advisory up earlier, they have continued that so that is great news. if you are traveling today

maybe doing those gift returns at area malls, no problems. road are drying out. run it through, thinks how it is looking today just some low clouds this morning. we have a cooler day to day compared to the past several. we have had highs in the 60's and 07's. but tomorrow, still record warmth returning to the forecast and we're talking about more rain chances over the next several days. we will break that down in the minute in the seven day forecast. these are temperatures that are highs for today. mid to upper 50's in south jersey, right now. the atlantic city, millville. sixty in harrington, delaware. fifty-nine in the capitol city in dover and right around philadelphia a similar number, lower 50's in the outer suburbs. fifty-seven at the airport 567891 cooler in malvern, and then, ward the north and west. that is where we will run into that cooler air. forty-two mount pocono. fifty-one in allentown. we will drop throughout your morning. temperatures may fall a few degrees in the afternoon so generally leveling off in the low to mid 50's depending

where you are. storm scan three is looking better, we have steady rain gone, heavier rain the two south and west of philadelphia, yesterday evening, and even if you didn't see thunderstorms once again you may run into a couple showers moving in the morning and afternoon, overall conditions are much better. we are drying out a little bit. cold front moved through, northerly wind will keep us cool and dam top day, temperatures in the low to mid 50's and then this warm front moves back northward tomorrow so it is a progressive weather pattern over the the next several days. it brings in that warmth out of the southwest. we will make a run at 70 degrees once again if you see can see some sunshine. then a cold front will come through sunday night cooling us once again back down in the 40's on monday, highs in the upper 40's. the breezy, cooler. here's our next storm that returns later monday night the in tuesday with more rain even a chance for freezing rain, up in the poconos. so here's the setup for today, just cloud around, stray shower, tuesday in the morning in the afternoon. tonight for the game, is there a rain chance but not a huge chance. you may dodge a shower or two.

steady rain coming in late saturday night and then sunday mixture of sunshine and cloud. the more cloud to the north. here is that next front. another round of showers coming in here late sun take evening. and here we go, temperature wise today, generally in the low to mid 50's for the afternoon temperatures, game time tonight at eight or 9:00 we are looking the at lower 50's around philadelphia and then for tomorrow look on the that warmth pumping in at 07 degrees even up to the lehigh valley, 60's in the pong know. cloudy, cooler chance for that shower of 56 in the afternoon high temperature. tonight, patchy fog cloud, a shower or two especially overnight 49 for the low temperature and then tomorrow warming it the right backup. that is where you shatter the old record of 64 with a high of 70. monday we're back to 49 with clouds and sun. good steady rain on tuesday, with temperatures into the mid 50's. a as we head into wednesday, and thursday, holding in the lower 50's with more showers on thursday. nicole, back to you. we will take a short break

right here. stay with us. i'm kevin frazier, coming up will smith is a real life doctor discovering a terrible secret in concussion. jennifer lawrence and bradley cooper team

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the holiday. marks posted these photos saying in the post december 23rd, 2015 the the mag sieve daisy, gave me the honor of becoming will my wife. the two apparently got hitched in aspen, colorado. the the couple had been dating for about a year after starring together in the video for the singer's 204 single beautiful good bye. the beautiful couple. one of the biggest weekend of the year for the movies. kevin frazier from entertainment tonight has more on what is new in theaters for you. >> reporter: this week jennifer lawrence and bradley cooper team up for true life story of an incredible woman in joy and will smith portrays the real life doctor who discovered a devastating problem in the nfl with concussion. >> i found a disease that in one has ever seen. >> reporter: will smith plays a nigerian doctor who discovered dangers of the the repetitive head trauma in football players and researching the role with the the real doctor, he shared a powerful experience while observing an actual autopsy.

>> the complete dismantling of the human body, and, the way bennet does it which was great for me in seeing the character , it is a spiritual journey, you know, the threshold guardian for this soul between this world and the next world. so the way that he performed an autopsy is this beautiful and par docks combination of science and spirituality. so, in watching it, it is really painfully poetic. >> they continue to deny my work. men continue to die. tell the truth. tell the truth. >> reporter: jennifer lawrence stars in joy who build her own business empire on qvc, helped by bradley cooper, jennifer is

struggling from success, despite doubt from her family. >> you could marry a a doctor, lawyer, nice man instead of this i don't know what you call this guy. >> are you seriously talking about this right now. >> i think it is incredibly inspiring. it is the american dream. she didn't have a leg up, she had a legs cut off. if you have a dream, idea, if you are smart enough, if you work hard enough, you can make it happen and it is incredibly inspiring. >> i have to do things myself once and for all. >> reporter: for entertainment tonight i'm kevin frazier now back to you in the studio. i love jennifer lawrence. for the latest news from hollywood watch entertainment tonight on every week night the at 7:00 right here on cbs-3. it looks like steve harvey is getting last laugh after his miss universe mishap. he jokingly, tweeted this picture saying merry easter, y'all. that comes a few days after he accidentally crowned the wrong beauty queen at miss universe

pageant. it is safe to say that people are starting to laugh with steve harvey instead of at him but pretty big mistake. christmas is over but another big shopping day is ahead, one of the busiest of the year in fact because people will be making all of those returns and looking for bargains. we will have advice for those shoppers straight ahead. a special delivery on christmas how some people make the holidays sweeter for first respond hers who couldn't spend the day home with hear families but first a special holiday performance from the philadelphia boys choir and carol. ♪it's the most wonderful time of the year♪

♪with the kids jingle belling and everyone telling you "be of good cheer"♪ ♪it's the most wonderful time of the year♪ ♪it's the hap -happiest season of all♪ ♪with those holiday greetings and gay happy meetings♪ ♪when friends come to call ♪it's the hap - happiest season of all♪ ♪there'll be parties for hosting♪ ♪marshmallows for toasting ♪and caroling out in the snow ♪there'll be scary ghost stories♪ ♪and tales of the glories of christmases long, long ago♪ ♪it's the most wonderful time of the year♪

♪there'll be much mistltoeing ♪and hearts will be glowing ♪when love ones are near ♪it's the most wonderful time of the year♪ ♪it's the most wonderful time of the year♪ ♪with the kids jingle belling and everyone telling you "be of good cheer"♪ ♪it's the most wonderful time of the year♪ ♪there'll be parties for hosting♪ ♪marshmallows for toasting ♪and caroling out in the snow ♪there'll be scary ghost stories♪ ♪and tales of the glories of christmases long, long ago♪ ♪it's the most wonderful time

of the year♪ ♪there'll be much mistltoeing ♪and hearts will be glowing ♪when love ones are near ♪it's the most wonderful time of the year♪

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finding a perfect holiday gift is hard but learning an unwanted gift it is even more difficult. i'm kennel craig with what you need to know, coming up. also ahead, a lot of frustration with fedex, after some packages didn't arrive in time. annual christmas traditions take place. reinact. of the delaware among them. it is saturday december 26th. i'm nicole brewer. it is 5:30. we will send it out to justin on the sky deck. is it mild, humid. >> it is mild.

humidity is gone but it has a spring feel. bird are chirping. it is not, december 26th, but still i'm in the wearing a coat. you know the deal i'm a real man. but it is not terribly cold. tomorrow we are talking about more record warmth. good news, heavy rain from south jersey, delaware that has ended. storm scan three is looking g overcast conditions throughout the region. we might run into a scattered shower at any point depending where you are. for most part steady rain chances are low today. the visibility in good shape. we have had fog past few days as well but wind is starting to kick up and mixing up the air. that fog dissipates. there are the temperatures in the mid to upper 50's right now. we have had north wind that will start to push in cooler air. the basically our high temperature, they are occurring right now, temperatures may fall a few degrees this afternoon. sustained wind of ten to 5 miles an hour. the it keeps it cooler then what we have been. this morning cloud, cooler temperatures in the 50's.

clouds continue and and shower. we may drop in the 40's in the coldest spots north and west of the city. big game tonight, heading out to the link have the puncho ready. we have a passing shower. game time a at 50 degrees at kick off at 8:25. talk about that regard warm tomorrow with the seven day forecast in a few minutes. >> quote of the day, you know the deal, i'm a real man. the justin drabick, thanks. if you think holiday shopping is over, think again. the stores and shopping centers are opened again this morning for rush of returns. cbs news correspondent kenneth craig has advice to help the return process go smooth thely. >> reporter: when celeste worthington goes holiday shopping she tries to find gifts the her family won't want to return but she always has a backup plan. >> i ask for the gift receipt the but i put it in the box with the gift. >> reporter: that is a smart idea according to consume are reports. group estimates 40 percent of americans try to return, or exchange a gift that they do not like but experts say that

doing that is becoming more difficult without a receipt, because of fraud. increasing number of merchants are reporting that they have been victimized by shoplifters then try to return are stolen items for cash. >> 85 percent of retailers now require identification for example if you don't have a receipt. >> reporter: consumer reports editor todd marks says if you don't have a receipt and you're trying to get a refund keep the gift in the unopened original package. he said be prepared for possible restocking fees and store credit only. >> it can be frustrating. >> reporter: many retailers a allow shop tours return a holiday gift until the end of january. gerald foreman told us his plan this season is a avoiding that possibility all together. >> i found best thing to do is to give money. >> reporter: kenneth craig for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". and, if you are willing to break brave the crowds and sales you can find mall hours on our web site at cbs philly.com. a lot of fedex customers

are complaining today about deliveries that didn't arrive in time for christmas. the last minute ship. and severe weather in some parts of the country delayed some packages but some fedex employees went above and beyond to make sure that some gifts arrived on time. cbs news correspondent demarco morgan reports. >> reporter: employees for shipping giant fedex found themselves in overtime playing santa in the air and by ground, joann baron is a grateful customer. >> e lacing. i asked my husband to go running back to the apartment to go get the the package. >> reporter: fedex predicted a record breaking who will will day season for pick ups and drop offs, 317 million shipments between black friday and christmas eve a 12 percent jump from last year. but they didn't predict mother nature's unexpect delivery of the more than a dozen deadly tornadoes across the the south including tennessee where the company is headquarters. with airports shut down and

roadblocked, the the company that pride is it self with on time delivery had to work fast to get distribution offices back opened and trucks rolling. fedex released a statement saying quote employees have volunteered to work these christmas day shifts for the benefit of our customers. postal workers also got in the act, colleen turner pitched in with his co workers in san jose. >> when everybody is expecting a gift and they don't get it and we knock on the door and then they get their gift. >> reporter: fedex said their hearts go out to victims of the storms in the south east and that they are working directly with the state to deliver aid to those affect area. demarco morgan for cbs news, new york. crowd gathered for annual reinact. of the washington crossing the delaware. "eyewitness news" at washington crossing state park in bucks county. back in 176, general george washington and his troops crossed the delaware to titusville, negligent a against fauxness trenton.

though turned the tides of the revolutionary war. >> during the the time when washington crossed here, they had a march, and when we're dressed all pretty nicely in our outfits, they were in tatters. >> not at all like it was. today was a beautiful day. it was about 65 or so, and so, you know, 40 degrees more than it it was back then. >> just imagine. reinact. the has served as a holiday tradition since 1947. well, president barack obama and first lady michelle obama said season's greetings to the american people. weekly presidential a address focused on jesus's love and compassion for those on society's margins. >> that is the spirit that bind us together, not the just this christmas but as americans, of all faiths, it is what the holidays are all about. coming together, as one american family to celebrate our blessings, and the values that we hold dear. during this season... >> the the president and first had lady, thanked the troops

sacrifice every day. pope francis prayed for peace in his christmas message from the vatican and offered word of hope and denounced terrorism including nova tax in paris. in keeping up with his message of mercy francis praised both individual and countries that have taken in refugees fleeing from torn countries. in england now hundreds of well wishers waited outside church on christmas day hoping to catch a glimpse of the royal family. the queen, prince charles and his wife camilla left church first followed by prince harry, prince william and duchess of the cambridge. young parents left two-year old george and four month-old charlotte at home with their nanny but what a sightings there. area first responders got a sweet surprise on christmas. congregations of this synagogue of philadelphia, delivered more than 500 cook toys local police and fire departments. member debbie hirsch says the the cookies are a way to say thank you. >> the fact that our policeman and firemen put themselves in the line of fire every day,

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mcdonald's is experimenting with a limited roll out of macaroni and cheese. yes. popular comfort food popped up this summer on many of the 18 cleveland, ohio restaurants. mcdonald's spokesperson says that they are always looking for new ways to offer relevant taste toss customers. mack and cheese entree is sold as part of the happy meals for kid and as a separate item but only through february but then mcdonald's will evaluate customer feedback. and starting in january mcdonald's is launching its mcpick two menu, this is what they call it. customers can choose two menu items for $2 that includes baked chicken zapped witch, double cheese burgers and mozerella a sticks. promotion comes as it tries to

compete with wendy a's and burger king who offer value menus. now i want fast food, thanks. there are a lot of business stories making headlines in 2015 from the u.s. getting its first interest rate hike in a decade to sign's tax shaping up the corporate world. cbs's jill wagner takes a look back. >> reporter: faulty air bags caused recall of the 20 million vehicles in the u.s. a alone. at least eight people have been killed worldwide. nearly 100 injured from the a air bags, springing shrapnel. >> it is ter fire. i thought i would bleed out. >> reporter: volkswagen admitted using special software in 11 vehicles to cheat on tests. the the ceo apologized but the scandal led to a steep drop in volkswagen sales. >> people make sure that something like this will never happens again. >> reporter: cyber attacks shook up the the corporate world, hackers, broke into anthem health insurers which runs blue cross blue shield

plans. the as many as 80 million customer record were exposed. three suspects were charged in the giant hacking scheme that targeted at least a dozen corporations. >> the data breaches of these firms were breathtaking in scope, and in size. >> reporter: insuring stock exchange said that it was not a a sign's tack that halted trading over the summer but a technical glitch shut down the the exchange for nearly four hours. the shut down was followed by a melt down. the stock market had some of its sharpes declines in history when instability in foreign economies, spooked wall street. >> i have never seen the dow jones down a thousand points in one move. >> reporter: by the end of the year the dow jones is nearly where it started. unemployment edged down 5 percent and more robust job market led the federal reserve to raise interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade. oil prices plunge, and that gave consumers a break at the pump where gas prices flipped to around $2 a gallon. apple launched its smart

watch. >> the the most advanced time piece ever created. >> reporter: in a pair of mega mergers drug makers pfizer anal again announced plans to join forces and dow chemical agreed to merge with du pont creating the second biggest chemical company in the world. chipotle's stock took a tumble, they scrambled to contain an e-coli out break and noro virus that sickened over a hundred students in boston. facebook ceo mark zuckerberg and his wife priscilla chan welcomed a baby girl and they promised to donate a bulk of their fortune to charity a holiday gift to remember. jill wagner for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". i think this is a holiday forecast we will always remember. >> yes, really. >> it is almost humid yesterday. >> it it was. >> it definitely was humid with temperatures again in the upper 60's. we will tie record for christmas day coming in at 68 degrees, much cool tore day but still warm for this time

of the year and we are right back at it tomorrow one more day with record temperatures. so check it the out. we will go to christmas eve where we had a high of 71 degrees, that scattered the old record. tied of 68, that was the the record in 1964. no record today but tomorrow, forecast high of 70. breaking the old record of 64, setback in 1949. check it out, every day this month in it or range box here indicate warmer than average temperatures. it was incredible. you averaged out the numbers and it ended up being 32 degrees above normal for christmas day. look at that over 13 degrees above average for moth of december this will be the warmest kes ever on record for philadelphia still mild this morning, look at delaware, 59 to 60 in kent county, dover, a harrington. mid 50's millville and atlantic city. the not a bad start. gray overcast, gloomy today but fog has dissipated. visibility good this morning. traveling this morning hitting the shopping malls early to do those returns, it looks g the

just throw the light jacket on with temperatures in the 50's. cooler north and west. that cold air trying to come down from the north 567891 allentown 567892 in reading. there is that wind speed out of the north 20 north east today bringing in the push of will cooler air for one day and then watch what happened to the wind arrows here. they will switch direction tomorrow out of the south the west and sustained at 15 miles an hour, that is what brings us more warmth again as we make a run at 70. and then monday, it is what you are surrounding again to the north and we will cool it down again. it is that time of the year, fast moving weather systems, temperatures all over the the place. here we go today on storm scan three it looks good this morning. just a few clouds around and maybe a few breaks of sun this morning in the afternoon, overall a dry day to day, high pressure over us, maybe a passing shower. here comes a warm front most of the steady rain with that warm front is well to the north, perhaps the poconos get some showers in here sunday. we may see some sun and that is warming it up around 70. there is cold front that comes through for monday, we will cool it back down, still cloud

around and then a large storm system that we will be tracking from the great lakes on tuesday, bringing some good rain to the region and maybe some freezing rain to the far north and lehigh valley and poconos, early on tuesday morning. rain chances today, throw in the the 40 percent chance of the packing shower, 30 percent chance on sunday, monday dry as well and then tuesday, good bet to see some wet weather. let's break it down to day not a lot of shower activity going up, better chance north and west, tonight passing shower for the football game, a round of steady rain over not hours 2:00 a.m. sunday. sunday morning sunrise we are dry and we should see sun from the city on south and east during the the day on sunday and then more shower chances return sunday night that next front. temperatures again holding in the 50's, even dropping in the 40's in some spots the by the afternoon with the push of colder and a then tonight we are in the lower 50's in the most locations. look at the temperature tomorrow 70 degrees for most location as way from the water. so for today mainly a dry day

passing shower possible, 56 for the the high. the tonight 49 degrees, fog, maybe a shower or two but then, record warmth for your sunday with a high of 70 degrees into monday and we're back to 49. he we haven't seen 40's in a while with cloud and better chance for steady rain here on tuesday in the the 50's. the looks like as we finish off the another, new years eve a shower or two, spots new years day with highs in the mid 40's. >> okay. >> no true cold air just yet. >> go figure. >> you have done well so far so keep it going. justin, thanks. dialing the wrong phone number is a pretty common mistake. people can make it. imagine dialing a rog number from dialing from outer space. >> doesn't happen every day. >> kit happen to astronaut tim peak. he dialed a woman's phone number from the international space station. when she answered he said hello is this planet earth. well, she hung up. well, i probably would too if i heard that. >> yes. >> when she learned what happened, she will be pretty

surprised, you know, not every day you get a call from the international space station. it wasn't a prank just an accident. >> sound cool. >> hello, is this earth. sometimes i wonder. >> yes. wonder how had even if call went through. 5:49. washington comes to down today, huge game, huge. coming up next we will hear from our old pal desean jackson and he what he thinks of the match up next up in sports. but first a special performance from the choir at mount saint joe he have academy. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪

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it is truly a miracle philadelphia eagles remain in contention but such is life in the nfc east. it the is week 16, eagles are six and eight and they need two more wins to get in the post season starting with a victory over washington tonight. they will also be desean jackson's second trip back to philadelphia since chip kelly let him walk. he will face a mystery as byron maxwell is questionable to play because of a shoulder injury. that means eric rowe will likely be the man guarding d jack. bennie logan is also questionable, meaning beau allen would get the start at defensive tackle but desean doesn't care who is on the other side, it is just another game, he says. >> just another game, you know, i have thought bit, highly anticipated but i will not make it more than what it

is. we have a game to do, to go in and that is all that matters regardless of what team it is and name on the jersey, we don't really care about that. we just have a game to go n must win for us. >> bird host washington in a battle for first place, don bell, leslie van arsdal and myself will get you ready for all of the action at 7:00 o'clock this evening with a saturday addition of kick off on cbs-3. the game will top at 8:25. christmas day means opening gifts, relaxing with the family and tons of nba action all day long. the let's start with the cavilers and warriors, fan of the front row, lebron is a big cry baby, a huge weiner, but look at her, but wait, he looks, never mind, look, love you, lebron, you are the best, that is yes is the best right here, he goes for the slam, and will get clef land within six right there calves down three, and step curry just too much, he does it from there. warriors win 89-83, they are

28-one on the season. next up pelicans and heat would go to overtime but with the heat up one, it is chris bosh with the running hook, tough shot, miami would win in the overtime 94-88. bulls/thunder, derek row splitting the defense, but pau gasol cleans it up, chicago a win are 105 --96 over oklahoma sit. that is it for sports i'm pat gallon, have a great day. here's what we have coming the at 6:00, rush for returns, crowd will pack the malls to take back those gifts the that maybe looking for bargains we are live with what you need to know before you head out shopping. also ahead a christmas reunion for a local man and his best friend, a scare, sent sarge the the dog to the er, good news is the the story has a happy ending and one every pet owner need to see. clearing up, and a cooling down justin is back with your the saturday forecast up next.

that gift he received for christmas, not quite right, and coming up how things return and regifting, unwanted gift. also how local kid make a generous donation how they made it a holiday to remember for families in need.

what to do after unwrapping all of those presents? we will head out to the city to see christmas night traditions. today is saturday december r christmas, good morning to you i'm nicole brewer. it is 6:00 o'clock. i'm nicole brewer. we will check with the forecast and check on the forecast. it seems like it is cooling down a little bit but still nice. >> we're talking about a big cool down but today, but 50. >> crazy. >> yeah, coming off a high of 68 on christmas take that tied the record. little bittle cooler today, humidity is gone but we will be talking about more record warmth, if you are want ago this warm temperature again it looks like tomorrow, we are running at a high of 70 degrees just shattering a new record. good news this morning is heavy rain we had last night in south jersey, delaware, it is coming to an end or has ended. maybe a passing shower. the. it just depend. the it is scattered, overcast glummy day. big difference is the temperature. visibility is good at 10 miles every where so that fog has dissipated and wind has kick