morning, good morning. >> you said it, you absolutely did. i actually have my winter jacket on this morning, and i was thinking i was going to be warm walking outside, but it was quite chilly. definitely starting to feel winter for sure. starting to feel a lot more like it should this time of year. but with that does also come the potential for our first rounds of wintery weather, precipitation wise, anyway. it actually comes from the very same storm system that unfortunately has been bringing so much damaging severe weather across the deep south. when we go first and for most to storm and three, to center the radar on the storm responsible for that it is still chugging away very not just expansive storm system but very, very well defined and organized and strong, as a result, and right around the dallas area where we've already seen numerous tornados reports. now they've got some snow starting to brew across that area. now, we are expecting to see this storm move through as well. the main storm center will bypass us through the great lakes region, but we get in on couple every fronts from t

looking at the temperature difference, it is chillier beginning. now little colder air to work with. most pronounced certainly as you head back toward the pittsburgh, state college, buffalo, little colder by comparison to this same time yesterday. but with that deficit comes temperatures like these, low 40's, low 30's, even, in the mount pocono area. and that's why we think you'll finally have a chance to see some snow and ice build in here, across specifically berks, lehigh, northampton counties, and points north of that, and west, into the pocono region. and then eventually it will all turn over to rain. but you will have to possible out awfully early tomorrow morning if you winds to find ice as snow, looks like it comes through the overnight, then warm air takes over. for now, temperatures are chim i. actually back to seasonable for a change, haven't seen that in a while, but stuck under cloud cover the better part of the day, eventually breeze kicks in later on, sign of things to come, as that very large storm system meisha starts to head our way. so tomorrow morning, might be quiet out there now, but

tomorrow morning will be an interesting one traffic wise, i think. >> sounds that way. okay, good advice, thanks, katie. good morning everyone, happy monday tonight as katie just pointed out roadways now looking good, nice and dry, so tomorrow maybe a different picture, but so far so good this morning. this is a look at northeast philly, 202 northbound, at the schuylkill, looking good here. just few early risers out there. we have of course start to see this change as woe push into the 5:00 hour, specially into the 6:00. right now the ben franklin bridge slows westbound new jersey also looking nice and quiet this morning, love that shot. all of the beautiful light out there, on the roadways again, nice and dry, as you can see, evidence by here the vine, which by the way is now open. dealing with that overnight construction between the broad and schuylkill, now open, both westbound and eastbound directions for those of that you maybe holding off just little bit. also, we have got this disable vehicle, us1 southbound at riding sun avenue. one lane blocked, reports also of some police activity there. so use your best discretion, media elwin line, overhead wire. so border from the inbound

platforms from 49th street and second ann from 9:05 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. make note that far. always be sure to check your schedules on line. erika, back to you. >> thank you, deadly tornados sweep through texas killing 11 people and injuring dozens more. hundreds of homes are now rubble this morning. officials say it could take residents months if not years to rebuild from this. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joins us now from our satellite center with the details. justin, good morning. >> erika, good morning, the shock has yet to wear off for thousands in the it will as area. where neighborhoods now lie in ruins, 11 are dead, dozens are hurt. storm trackers count as many as nine tornados having hit the dallas region with winds of at least 200 miles an hour. lightning flashes lit up glimpse of turning tornado, the damage easily seen after a twister touched down in cokeville texas. >> this home destroyed. >> it was pretty, pretty traumatic. we just came out to assess our own damage, and he's over there yelling for help.

>> we realize that he was running across the road, with his baby. >> debra lee king's neighbor begged her to take his two day old baby to the hospital. she did. her husband glenn tried bringing the wife from the damaged home. >> she was pinned in there between a wall and the door. >> she survived, her baby did not. in red oak texas, a tornado leveled a school, nearby the man road out the storm in a closet and heard the destruction outside. >> that sound, i just can't get that sound out of my head. >> across the dallas area, a range every damage from minor to major, eight dead are reported from the garland area, where the national weather service reports some ef4 tornado hit. now the recovery begins. justin schuller took what he could, his parents also grabbing a remains of their home. >> i stepped out because i heard the roaring. and that's when i saw it. >> many came to see what was left for this neighborhood, they found each other. >> compared to our neighbor's,

i mean, i think we've got pretty lucky. the house is still standing. the always are standing. just material stuff. >> this morning relief efforts are underway to feed and shelter victims. meantime, the disaster has been declared in four dallas county areas. likely the death toll will rise. erika, back over to you. >> justin finch for us, thank you f that damage was not bad enough, parts. texas panhandle will be dealing today after being out with getting hit by a blizzard. justin amarillo yesterday, there are more than 350 accidents as that storm caused white out conditions. major highway that runs through mexico is closed until at least this afternoon. we'll have a live report from texas about their weather woes coming up in the next half hour. >> now, northeast of texas, heavy rain in missouri forced governor jay nicks ton declare state of emergency. at least eight people are dead including six people whose cars were swept away by rising

waters. nixon urged caution in northern missouri where snow, freezing rain and increasing wind gusts are on the way. chicago mayor rom emanuel calling on the police department to review how it handles some calls for help after a double fatal police shooting. authority admit one of the shootings was an accident. the grieving friends and family of the victims say the officers have failed residents. cbs news correspondent don champion has the very latest. >> canned, flowers, teddy bear, where police opened fire over the weekend killing two people. >> latanya jones five a year old mother betty was one of the victims, investigators admit she was accidentally struck. >> she was innocent. she didn't do nothing. >> all she did was open the door. >> jones lived on the ground floor of the building where police responded to reports that 19 year old college

student, quinn tone john lagreer acting agitated and armed with a baseball bat. officers shot him several times, he died at the hospital. his mom said he was honor student but was mentally ill. >> i used to watch the news daily and i would grieve for other family members, now today i am grieving myself. >> bullet holes are marked on the building where the shooting happened. it comes as the department faces scrutiny as part of federal civil right investigation over police practices. family members are the people killed this weekend claim officers are too quick to open fire. >> the department says all of those involved are now assigned to administrative duties. don champion, cbs news. we hope to learn more today about marine found dead after vanishing from new jersey military base. twenty-eight year old sergeant

tristin clinic err was last seen december 20th a joint base mcguire lakehurst in burlington county. his body was found saturday. but the military is not saying anything about the circumstances of his death. >> we could learn more later on today, whether pennsylvania governor tom wolf will end the state's long budget battle. he could sign a budget approved by the legislature or veto either part of it or the whole thing. lawmakers passed a $30.3 billion spending bill without the increase in aid to public schools the governor wanted. state's government budget impasse has been going on now for six months. >> jerry sandusky getting retro payment from the state's pension system starting today. the state owes him $211,000 from when it illegally stopped hits retirement benefits. those payment stopped after the former penn state assistant coach was sentence dollars for child molestation. a court rules sandusky was not an university employee when the crimes happened. the first check will be mailed today, and sandusky's monthly payment of $4,900 will resume

in january. and attorney for phillies slugger ryan howard may take legal action after a report on al-jazeera alleges howard used performance enhancing drugs. documentary claims howard and other athletes obtained pvc including who are man growth hormone. his attorney claims it is come employly false and claim to go tal al-jazeera to court. also claimed patron manning had it shipped to his home in 2011 when he was with the colt. manning says none of the allegations are true. >> absolutely not, absolutely not, sick, discusting, makes me want to, you know, just -- can't say it on tv but makes me sick, makes me nauseous. there are no shortcuts in the nfl. i've done it the long way. i've -- it the hard way. to insinuate anything otherwise is a complete joke, defamation, really ticks me

off. >> main source of al-jazeera already re can't dollars inches statement he said he made the whole thing up to quote test the reporter. >> no in a response to al-jazeera story the phillies released this statement writing ryan has spent his whole career with the phillies and during that entire time has been in extremely well respected member of our team and outstanding contributor to our community. we willfully cooperate with any investigation conducted by major league baseball. >> "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo will have more on this story coming up in the next half hour. >> still ahead here on "eyewitness news", it has happened again. another whoever board burst into flames, this one was in new jersey. hear what the owner was doing when there hot holiday toy caught fire. >> also: he is the most, i mean, best ever. >> do not mess with that dog. how the heroic pet protected the delaware family when burglars tried to break-in their home. >> also, the deep south isn't the only area dealing with wild weather today.

we'll show you where people are trying to dry out from unprecedented flooding after weeks of heavy rain. >> ♪ >> after four record high temperatures in the last five days, back to reality today. feel more like went they are morning, so grab the heavy coat. part of the area might even see some freezing rain or snow later on tonight. katie is updating your forecast when we come right back.

delaware family has their dog to tank for quaker away possible burglars. "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos explains, the four legged hero named precious stopped the men when they broke into the house over the weekend. >> this two year old red knows pitbull may have stopped some grinches from ruining the holiday. >> two guys tried to break-in. >> but those two guys didn't pay close attention to this handwritten warning. >> they must have not seen be aware of the dog sign. >> so when the sister header the commotion downstairs around 10:00 sat diet my, she let precious out of her cage. >> they seen it was a big dog. and, you know, took off. >> new castle county police are looking for two suspect. but they were gone before police arrived. so detective tried getting fingerprints from the door. >> they're coming to do

damage. they're coming to damage. kicking the door in, with the hoe cents so close, you don't care, apparently you're in for a mission, and you'll get what you need to get and you'll get out. it is right after christmas. our toys and everything are still right there. >> that mission aborted, though, because of precious who protected the delaware home, and everything inside. >> i think that was the best thing for them. because they probably would have ended up with, you know, higher bills in the hospital than they would have made out of here. >> new castle county police say they don't have anyone in custody. the description of the two men who tried breaking in, very vague, as form family and the damage to their door and home, we're told it is about $1,000 to repair. reporting here in new castle county, delaware, greegree going, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". smart dog. three sit behind bars in florida after leading police on 20 hour high speed chase. the wreckless chase started on christmas eve spanning more

than 300 miles, authorities say at times the chase resemble james bond movie at one point the thieves even tried to ram the sheriff's boat before being taken into custody another mexico. >> un press depth dollars how british prime minister david cameron describes flood watt that's have inundated northern england. saturated the grounds and swollen rivers to record levels. hundreds of people have been evacuated from homes and apartment, and many flood warns remain in effect. now the upside, there have been in report of any serious injuries or deaths, but so much severe weather to talk about even across the ponds back here midwest, i mean, all over, seeing it. >> so true. really the main gist of all of the wet their we've been seeing comes from one storm system. yet, one storm system bringing snow, ice, severe weather, the whole mixed bag. actually i show you the different and the of advisories posted in a second here. across the united states, but for now, this is bad looking

storm system, such good organization, a lot of times with the good comes the bad. good organization can lead to more strength in a some system, actually power behind it. and there is very significant clash going on in the atmosphere, as well. now, looking specifically, did i want to show you, all of the different advisories posted because of. >> this ooh got tornado watches, warnings, you have got flood watches, warnings, our got winter, the whole gamut of winter storm watches and warnings, do extends out to our area, specific will the to the far northern most counties, we're going to get to that in a second. talking temperatures quickly, we should stay somewhat steady on the thermometer today, probably check few additional degrees, as the day goes on, but off to chillier start. cooler air in place will help us see better short further north specifically for ice and snow. off to the south, clash, 71 birmingham, behind that front though, little rock, it is 46. that's going to be just going head-to-head.

that's why you're seeing so much severe weather erupt out in the states right now, and at least in december, not tip i can lay lot, do you find them, but in texas we had the outbreak, you're only speaking finding five tornados for the entire month of deals. so, it is a big deal. the casino of stormy wet their they had been dealing with. let's look at future snow and the. if you want snow travel far north, that's the bottom line herement poconos, even if you see up to an inch, coating to inch worth of accumulation it, will get melted away quickly as it turns over to rain, because we're seeing this come in as warmfront. that said, if your travels take you out early tomorrow morning, talking early, snow, sleet, freezing rain, icy morning drive as a result, but it is going to turn over to rain, as soon as those temperatures climb. and they will throughout the course of the morning, so it will be slick, but it could be a lot worse. thankfully, everybody will see this turn over to rain, and it is a little bit easier to handle. that said, it is heavy rain through the morning drive tomorrow. temperatures in the meantime top off in the mid 50's

through wednesday, thursday, we will be ringing in the new year, meisha, on much more chilly and franklin seasonable note for a change. over you. >> for a change, absolutely. okay, good to know, tomorrow morning, that's going to be rainy. it will be slick. good news right now, we have dry roadways. but if you are just tuning in, see behind me, we have an accident out there, right back here, pulled all the way out to the shoulder. skewing ear near passyunk avenue near 28th street exit see the flashing lights police are on the scene trying to get this cleared up because of this is pulled off to the shoulder not blocking any lanes here, but what you will get is some gaper delay, already even though it is still early. look at the schuylkill approaching conshohocken curve looking good moving east here, already this morning, plenty of headlight out there, a lot of people moving in the eastbound direction, also, the westbound direction, as well. you are looking very busy this morning, on the schuylkill, and when we go to the vine, for those every you just maybe holding off, moving in the

westbound and eastbound directions, thee travelers moving in the westbound direction, looking good, eastbound, where we're starting to see most of the volume start to pick up. see that start to hopefully get out of airway and push willing into the 7:00 hour very busy. but after that, because the roadways are dry that will help us out this morning with our congestion levels after the 7:00. back to you. >> a lot of people unwrapped new hoffer boards for christmas, but now that hot holiday toy being blamed for fire down at the shore. villanova harbor fired company posted these pictures on facebook last night after a whoever board caught fire. they reminded people you should never leave the toys unattended while charging. >> already several lotter of whoever boards fire reports, consumer safety commission investigating those fires, but it has not issued any recalls yet. >> 5:20, do you have a cell phone? if show then you could be eligible for a refunds. you what need to do to get some money back if you were over charged. also: >> ♪

>> the philadelphia new years tradition, just few more days, and it will be the mummers parade. taking you behind the scenes as those mummers prepare to strut down broad street. we'll be right back.

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>> there will be dinosaurs cents, pal yen toll gist cents, some surprises. >> tom's president, while the sequins, big props and music embody the fun, family is the heart. >> fathers, sons, brothers, cousins, uncles. >> performed alongside his son tomorrow i, jr., for 15 years. they have one of 24 father-son teams who march in the band. >> remained the one thing that we have together that we can really share. and it made us become, you know being stronger not just father and son, but as friends. >> in addition to traditional groups, like the woodland string band here, the mummers is expanding it diversity ranks, with cultural and ethnic groups who will march for the very first time. >> an african-american drill team will be among the 10,000 men, women, children, who can march in this from aid, will attack tens every thousands of

spectators. >> it is another chance to make father-son and fun family memories. >> it is the big brotherhood. at the end of the day, we all want this tradition to thrive. we want it to grow. >> for another new year's day they won't forget n south philadelphia, cherri gregg, "kyw news radio" for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> and speaking of new years, preparations are also underway in new york city. workers installed 288 waterford crystals on the times square new years eve ball. hundreds of thousands of people are expected to gather to watch the ball drop at midnight. president obama getting ready for the new year by relaxing in hawaii. he made a road stop. president obama on the way back from the beach when he made the pit stop. shook hands with people gathered outside. when asked what he ordered the president replied, cherry and lime. tasty treat. >> coming up in the next half

hour of "eyewitness news", more star athletes are accused of doping. jan? >> erika, phillies first baseman is implicate nadal jazeer a report accusing him of using performance enhancing drugs. the philly first baseman is fighting back this morning, weaver his side of the story. >> jan, thanks. also looking at devestation right now, live picture in tornado, in texas. researchers are still searching through debris for any possible survivors. we'll get a live update from one of the hashed he is hit areas coming up next. katy? >> erika, unfortunately the very same storm system headed our way, not necessarily a severe weather threat, but rain and yes some wintery weather, finally in the forecast, we will tell how is at risk for it

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deadly tornados touchdown in texas killing 11 people and injuring more. officials believe that number could rise. the powerful twister ripped through home, reducing them to rubble. a disaster has been declared in four dallas area counties, and this morning, survivors are picking through what's left of their homes. assessing damage, look to go rebuild, live in texas with the latest, omar, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erika. we're her, and some of the