i'm ukee washington. guess case off tonight. meteorologist kate bilo is the in the weather center with more on what we can expect from the weather system that has caused so much trouble, kate. >> this will bring first taste of winter to portions of our area during overnight and relevant i morning hours especially for philadelphia they we are just talking heavy rain. the rain is moving through deep south right now, into tennessee, and ice and snow to the north of that. a as we zoom in, almost will be dealing witfirst and foremost a warm front that is draped right about here at the moment and starting to push through. as that warm air moves in that will diminish chances for icing here in the philadelphia area. northern most suburbs may not be so lucky. just light rain showers, maybe ice pellets mixed in here throughout the rest of the afternoon and this evening but overnight tonight, and into tomorrow morning that things really getting youly. this storm as you said has been wreaking havoc across most of the nation. right now we've got everything on the board, from winter weather warnings up across the upper midwest, flood alerts

through mississippi valley and mid south, tornado watch for florida and into mississippi, alabama and georgia. heading to the north in our area winter weather advisory that starts this evening for our far north and western suburbs, it continues into here tuesday morning and includes berks county, lehigh valley and poconos. to me it looks like poconos will get worst of the winter weather with sleet changing over to ice, freezing rain and then just plane old rain in the overnight hours. precipitation types it the depend on where you are, it does look like sleet and ice could occur. not seeing a whole lot of snow tonight. we could see a few snow flakes but this is a sleet to freezing rain and rain event and then just plane rain from the lehigh valley down toward the shore and portions of delaware where we're talk rain for us here in philadelphia coming up i'll tell you about how much rain will fall and how much sleet and ice could occur in the northern most suburbs. for now, back over to you. just showed parts of the florida, georgia anal bam a air bracing for severe weather tonight as the tornado clean

up continues in the dallas area as we mentioned at the top of the the broadcast nine tornadoes touchdown there killing at least 11 people. cbs reporter omar villafranca is in texas with the very latest, omar. >> reporter: good afternoon, ukee. powerful ef3, tornado tore there neighborhood, ripping roof off this home and tearing down bricks from the side of the house. it also left thousands of people homeless. a shed floated down a flooded creek in missouri and first respond's cross the south and midwest have been rescuing families caught in rising water. >> authorities estimate at least 40 people have died in this winter storm, that stretches from oklahoma to florida. >> i see it. right there. >> reporter: same storm is responsible for nine tornadoes that touched down over the weekend near dallas, texas. >> all we can do was run the to the closet and pray, i just can't get that sound out of my head. it does something to me.

it was something that i needed. you don't take life for granted no more. >> reporter: this elementary school took a direct hit. this was a day care. a family of six lived in this mobile home that was tossed in the air killing their two day old baby. 500 homes are damage or destroyed. >> i have no heat, in electricity. >> reporter: with so many people unable to live in their homes in the dallas area there have been some reports of looting. >> it was already a bad situation that others could take and come in the community hit by, total devastation and try to steel what little remaining things that we have left. >> reporter: these families have been fighting the rain as they try to salvage what they can but forecasters say they will have clear skies for the the rest of the week. power crews are working none in stop to get the electricity back on but it could be weeks before all of this is cleaned up. in rowlet texas omarvilleafranca for cbs-3 "eyewitness news".

in western oak, ice covered roads, signs and power lines keeping utility crew is very busy. the in the texas panhandle drivers have been urged to stop all travel thanks to blowing and drifting snow. amarillo saw white out conditions with wind gusts up to 50 miles an hour. >> the the roads a across the state of texas especially north of i10 remain in a peril less condition. >> reporter: state of emergency is also in effect in new mexico where blizzard conditions hit eastern part of the state, ross well received close to 16 inches of snow. you can track snow heading in our air contract with our team of meteorologists, just down load the cbs weather app available on itune and google play. as popularity of consumer grade drones sore to new heights so are high flying mishaps. "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff is in center city with what you need to know to keep your investment safe and legal, alex. >> reporter: well, ukee, this is all new territory for the f a aa, their way of trying to

keep track of what is going on in the sky. even though everybody wanted a drone for the holiday season. it doesn't necessarily mean everybody was ready for one. the is there nothing like unwrapping a new toy, only to bid farewell just moments later. christmas morning alone provided hundreds of video up loads showing new drone owners become former drone owners as they sent their gift crashing moment after receiving them. >> you have to just laugh because it is a sad thing to see somebody especially if they have invested money in it. >> reporter: from long range disappointment to a tank will with the little sister. >> propeller won't up her hair. >> reporter: holidays proved that for this hot ticket item is there more than meets the eye. >> you have kid walking by dragging her parents in all the way up to retirees looking for a new hobby. and everyone in between. >> reporter: liberty set i drones opened up two weeks ago. they are not only providing

lessons to beginners but helping these beginners get legal. drones weighing .55 pounds and above must be registered with the faa by february 20th, yes, this applies to all. >> you want to register before flying and list your registration number on the drone itself. >> reporter: now that it is legal and investment don't skip the free flight, your drone may need calibration to keep it the steady and just like any other aircraft. >> know what to do, where you will land if something does go wrong and if something does go wrong and you crash do not fly a damage drone. >> reporter: liberty city's next measure is providing possible insurance plans. all right. so is there serious side to all of this some drones much larger then ones you have seen here can be upward of 50-pound. and to operate one commercially one has to be a pilot. coming up at 6:00 we will talk to the pilot. reporting live from center city, i'm alexandria have hoff for cbs-3 "eyewitness news".

>> we will see you then. another popular gift this holiday season is proving to be dangerous, hoverboards are mostly gifted to children but they are sending adults to the hospital. coming up a common mistake putting parents on their backs. in other news philadelphia police hope you can help them find two men who robbed a tioga grocery store that happened wednesday after 9:00 when two masked men barged in the grocery store on the 100 block of tioga a street. men had handguns and forced customers to the the floor before escaping with cash and other items. no one was hurt if you recognize anything about those suspects please contact the police. philadelphia police are also searching for two carjacking suspect that happened in the early morning on christmas eve. two suspects beat up a man at a convenient store on kensington avenue and then stole his buick. victim was taken to episcopal hospital, temple episcopal hospital where he was treated for his injuries. historic bridge in pittsburgh is gone in just nine seconds. look at the this video nine

three-year old bridge was demolished this morning, crowds gathered to watch history unfold as green field bridge was imploded. the bridge felon top of the main highway which is closed until new years day so crews can clean up the debris. bridge is replaced by a new span scheduled to open by may of 2017. we are waiting tonight for governor wolf's latest move in the pennsylvania budget standoff, the governor has not said what he will do with the budget bill on his desk that could end the impasse now entering its seventh month. signing bill would mean that money would once again flow to schools and social service agencies, however it contains a much smaller increase in state funding for public schools, then the governor had originally sought. new jersey e-z pass holders can use any of their four delaware river port authority, they have until midnight to sign up for a toll discount. it will give $18 credit to drivers who make 18 or more round trips per month over ben franklin, walt whitman, betsy ross or commodore barry bridges. the for more information on how to enroll go to cbs

philly.com. well, an attorney for phillies ryan howard threatens legal action against aljazeera over a report that that alleged howard used performance enhancing drugs, leslie van arsdal joins with us more on that. >> pretty serious allegations. documentary named other athletes including payton manning and ryan zimmerman and represent for all three of denied the report. >> way back. >> reporter: according to aljazeera a report phillies bears base man ryan howard with several other professional athletes are accused of taking performance enhancing drugs. howard's attorney released this statement reading in part, it is in excusable and irresponsible aljazeera would provide a platform and broadcast out right lies about mr. howard and mr. zimmerman. the the the extraordinarily reckless claims made begins our clients in this report are completely false and rely on a source who has already recanted his claims. the source, is former pharmacist charlie sly, seen during the report on hidden

camera video >> sly has since recanted his entire story. issuing this statement on you tube. >> to be clear, i am recanting any such statements and there is no truth to any statement of mine. >> reporter: wip hose glenn macknow doesn't think is there much to it. >> it is a serious allegation but i watched part of the report where ryan howard is mentioned and to be honest, i don't know if there is anything there. >> reporter: phillies issued a statement defending howard's character. ryan has spent his whole career with the phillies and during that entire time has been an extremely well respected member of our team and an outstanding contributor to our community. we will fully cooperate with any investigation conduct by major league baseball. a a lot of holes in that story. thanks, leslie keep us up to date.

basketball world is mourning loss of the one of the sport's greatest show man, meadowlark lemon. he tied yesterday in scottsdale, arizona where he lived. starting in 1954 the the basketball hall of fame played for globetrotters for a quarter century. nicked name the crown prince of basketball, he was just 83. coming up on "eyewitness news" tonight, tragedy on christmas day for a tourist who fell some 60 feet off a cliff, the distraction that police say that may have led to his death. also this... >> are you looking for a new job or maybe just want to make extra cash? why not drive for uber, i'm cleve bryan, coming up how company is trying to recruit thousands of new drivers in new jersey. ugly holiday sweaters, the wrong toy and yet another boring tie maybe, before you head out to the store or post office to make those exchanges, you should note that return policies, vary dramatically depending on the retailer. consumer reporter jim donovan

has important information when we come back. we will be right back.

well, scary moments at a ski resort in canada after the chair lift stops working. people skiing and snow gaming had to get creative with how

to get to the ground. this individual he ohio captures one who repelled down the wire and he landed safely. sunshine ski resort says they are working honorary paring the lift which could take, several days. well, wild fires in southern as you veil use has destroyed hundred homes and forced thousands toss evacuate. they were trying bier lightening strike. fire fighters are working to contain the fire which is expect to burn for weeks during australia's hot summer. a among those rescued in those fires was a koala bear, you can see rescue worker helping the koala a give him food there. koala was reportedly unconscious and lying on the side of the road when he was found. he is doing okay right now we're told. one of the holidays most popular toys is, being blamed for a fire, down the shore. the leno va fire department in ocean county posted these pictures last night on facebook after a hoverboard caught fire. it reminded people you should never leave toys unattended while charging.

there have been several reports of hoverboard fires this month. u.s. consumer products safety commission is investigating those fires but it has not issued any recalls just yet. hoverboards were mainly gifts to children this christmas but some parents wanted to try them out. the the the results were not only comical but very painful as well. cbs ben tracie has the story. >> reporter: it is the gift the that keeps on giving, especially for kid, enjoying seeing their parents hop on their hoverboards and find themselves cruising for a bruising. >> hashtag hoverboard fails has now gone viral. florida congressman carlos carbello showed his arm in the twinge tweeting hoverboard is for twins, my daughter got it, i ended up in the er. the just before christmas the the u.s. consumer products a safety commission reported the number of injuries associated with hoverboards has spiked 35 .

that is expected to rise dramatically in the post holiday tally. and worry some safety experts. >> you have a product that doesn't have to meet the any safety requirements and it is finding its way in the u.s. market. >> reporter: nathan furnace is board of the los angeles mall and showed me proper way to board the board. >> try to stand straight up. >> reporter: i thought i got the hang of it quickly, welshing until i didn't. furnace's cell phone called me hovering on the ground. and that may be the lesson of this holiday season, something that seems like child's play, is probably best left to actual children. ben tracie for cbs the news. >> did you get that on tape. >> on the pavement of a los angeles parking lot. did you see that little girl, oh, to be young and flexible again. >> she was completely agile. >> speaking of holiday injuries, kate bilo this was not a hoverboard injury this was potato slicing injury. a pol guys i have a band-aid on my gesturing hand.

>> no stitches. >> i probably should have gotten stitches but did not. i'm okay. >> yes. >> but that is okay. we have weather to track. i cannot worry about injuries. we have a lot going on this evening and tonight because we have a massive storm that brought a tornado out break to texas, strong storms in the deep south. we have ice, snow and we have heavy rain. best of those things probably the rain and that is what we will end up with here in philadelphia a as we head through overnight hours. live look in bethlehem you can see cars the on the road there. this is our camera atop hotel bethlehem in northampton county. you can see mountains in the distance. this is one area that could end up with ice as we head through overnight hours. the it will start as sleet for you in the lehigh valley, changing over to ice and freezing rain as temperatures whoever near freezing mark on untreated surfaces and then changing over, overnight to just plane rain. live across neighborhood network you can see temperatures are marginal in the 30's in doylestown. forty in delran. point pleasant beach at 43.

fort washington right now 39. note quite cold enough for frozen precipitation in any of these spots and as our warm front lifts to the north these temperatures will gradually warm up overnight. warm front draped here, cold front has severe weather and heavy rain witt. that will be lifting through after midnight and first part of the tomorrow and that will have the heavier rain for us. anything we see here over next couple hours generally light, we have a few showers here around the the philadelphia area this could be sleet or ice pellets mix nothing up around lehigh valley, taking a while for the air column to really moisten up though. some of this may not reach the ground just yet. temperatures right now above freezing, every where except the the poconos. forty-three in philadelphia. forty in al-zawahiri even town. forty-one in reading. thirty in mount pocono. what isappening is we have warmer air at the surface. there is a low level cold layer just above that and as rainfalls it could freeze briefly, that is why we're concerned with sleet more so than snow. that cold layer is shallow at the moment. the here's a look at temperatures coupled with the

precipitation. this is key here. 10:00 o'clock tonight mount pocono at 27 degrees. allentown still above freezing this will be sleet for you right the now, mount pocono a mix of sleet, maybe some snow and then overnight tonight, we've got freezing rain, and ice, 26 in mount pocono at 1:00 a.m. thirty-two allentown. thirty-five in reading. well a above freezing to the south. so temperatures are the the key here. overnight sleet and ice to rain in the lehigh valley a and poconos. rain in philadelphia. heavy rain jersey shore and delaware mainly tomorrow morning. that would be the worst of it. is there our winter weather advisory areas far north and west of here and on the road in the poconos snow, sleet after 6:00 p.m. watch for icy spots, you can see a tenth of an inch of ice accumulation in the mountains overnight. tonight city period of rain, wintry mix far north and west, 40 degrees your overnight low. we have heavy morning rain tomorrow tapering to showers in the afternoon and the high, a mild 52 degrees, 62 degrees. wednesday, some sun, chance of showers in the afternoon just rain for everyone this time around and then new years eve thursday is cooler, temperatures in the mid 50's,

not too bad, maybe a shower here or there i'll tell but a colder start to 2016, we have got temperatures only in the 40's as we head through new years day and to the the first week end of the new year. the just like that we will flip the switch and winter will arrive to begin january but how long does it the last. >> we know it is coming. >> drop the ball flip the switch and cool down those temperatures. >> thanks, kate we will see new a little bit a appreciate it. tonight freeze ago way cancer, how new therapy could give hope from patients suffering from the deadly form of the disease. not craze bye the gifts you got the for the holidays. know this not all return policies are equal. consumer reporter jim donovan is on your side with what you need to know before you go back to the store for that refund. the that is next.

did you have a holiday gift that is not a perfect fit? if so please pay close attention to those return policies otherwise as jim donovan tells you, you can get

stuck witt. >> correct, that is right, indeed mr. washington, indeed. national retail federation says about 15 percent of holiday gifts are returned, so it is in the just over at the malls just yet but it is now time for the holiday return dash. you'll want to read fine print on gift receipt before heading to the store. be a aware certain items have been carrying a restocking fee such as tv a's and other electronics and be mindful like some things like video games and movies cannot be returned once opened. target, toys-r-us and wal-mart has a 90 day return policy with some exceptions. the most electronics and computers must be returned within 15 to 30 days depending on the product. usually that return count down starts december 26th. and at best buy, almost every purchase made throughout november and december, can be returned through january 15th, with the the exception of items purchased with a third party contract like mobile phones or satellite services. kohl's and macy's november return deadline. the items shipped by

amazon.com between in first and december 31st may be returned until january 31st. now the the web site go banking rates.com ranked the return policies for several dozen stores. northstrom and ll bean were found to be the the best, while forever 21 was ranked the worst. that is because teen retailer only a allows 21 days for returns and purchases can be only exchanged for other items or refunded in store credits. >> have you ever taken anything back. >> reporter: once like a book or something like that. i would kind of regift a few things but they have monograms and stuff like that. >> you cannot do that. >> other than that i'm happy. >> i regifted about 25 years ago and that was last time. >> that person will call us later on to take. >> i know, because they know. >> thanks, jim, appreciate it. coming up next on "eyewitness news" a new partnership between uber and naacp. how together they plan to recruit thousands of drivers in new jersey. we're live. new reason to put down smart phone tourist takes a deadly fall right off of a

cliff on christmas day. a apparently distracted by a electronic device. new at 6:00 tracking your trash that is what police say thieves could be doing in one delaware county community, warning you really need to know about.

ride sharing company uber is connecting with the new jersey naacp, together, they are hoping to recruit, thousands of, new drivers from under served communities. "eyewitness news" continues now at 5:30. good evening, i'm ukee washington. the new partnership seeks to drive out poverty in low income area through flexible earning opportunities. "eyewitness news", new jersey reporter, cleve bryan has more now from hamilton township, cleve. >> reporter: ukee, this afternoon i met an uber driver from atlantic city hoy says he makes money picking up people, shoppers at hamilton mall area. he loves the the flexibility

and uber wants to sign up thousands more just like him. for atlantic city hair stylist eugene lemar, meant looking for a new way to support his family. he didn't to have look any further then his car, his phone and a app called uber. >> advertising, on facebook, so i said let me just try like sign up and see how it would go. >> reporter: he signed up, passed background check and vehicle inspection and then was on his way. >> i had to get used to driving, knowing where to go. after that i started picking it up and started more hours and then, really, good for me. >> reporter: how lucrative in one night, $500. >> reporter: and as much a as $2,000 in a week. lemar is kind of success story that both uber and naacp would like to repeat. they have teamed up to try recruiting 3,000 new jersey drivers this year with an emphasis on urban and low income area. >> will not take care of all of the urban irons but we are

trying to work on to help with job creation. >> reporter: cumberland county improvement authority director jim watson says not only is uber initiative a chance for more jobs but low cost way for people to get around vineland, millville and bridgeton. >> we think it will provide more opportunity for transportation, make it affordable transportation as well, and the the key is consistent transportation. >> reporter: soon are wants to use the naacp grass roots network to try to draw interest. lemar, whose afternoon often including picking up shoppers from the hamilton mall says driving for uber had has helped him so why not others. >> spending more time with my kids, all right. it also helped me because i'm trying to open up a salon. so with the extra money, i save, i can open up my own salon. >> reporter: uber and naacp are still trying to work out details. they don't have times, locations but they say over the next six months they will have recruitment, and awareness events. reporting live, i'm cleve bryan, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> more success stories to come, cleve, thank you.

chicago police are considering changes to how they respond in the crisis after another police involved shooting this one left two people dead. chicago's interim police chief announced a review of the department's crisis intervention training protocols, the news comes two days after a police involved shooting left two civilians dead, officers fatally shot nine year-old quintonio mcgreer sat the day while responding to a domestic disturbance call. the his mother a says her son suffered from mental illness but should not have been killed. >> i would watch the the news daily and i would grief for other mothers, family members a and today i'm grieving myself. >> reporter: five five-year old betty jones who lived downstairs, was also shot the in what police are calling an accident. >> unaudible. >> they shot him. >> reporter: chicago pd is focus of the the federal civil rights investigation into the the death of 17 year-old laquan mcdonald, he was shot 16 times in 2014 while walking away from police.

dash cam video of the shooting was released just last month, jason van dyke, a white police officer, was indicted for murder. police have not revealed race of the responding officers in this latest case but families of the deceased want answers. >> when is the the mayor going go to step up? when will he step up? because we cannot get in help with the police. >> reporter: chicago police say all of those involved with saturday's shooting have been assigned administrative duties. chicago's mayor democratic rahm emmanuel has cut short his holiday vacation in the wake of the deadly shootings and is returning to chicago from cuba. a man plunge to his death from a cliff in san diego has been identified. authorities say three three-year old josh that be burrwell was visiting the the area from indiana on friday. eyewitnesses toll authorities that the man was distract by an electronic device before he slipped and fell some 40 feet on to the rocks. several bystanders ran to help. >> they found a way to get down the the cliff, put themselves in jeopardy, very

difficult trail to get down there, and this particular location and they administered cpr to the person. >> on facebook burrwell's mother a said her son died while trying to take pictures. she add that he leaves behind a son. iraqi military forces are gaining ground in fighting isis, iraqi soldiers battling isis has recaptured the city of ramadi seizing the main government complex there. while iraqi soldiers did the the fighting, u.s. supplied the weapons, training and air strikes. american officials called this a symbolic, strategic victory but pockets of ice is insurgent zest remains in other parts of the city. trump effect is sending more rip also long the campaign trail. donald trump used sunday talk shows to focus on hillary clinton brushing aside his g.o.p. rivals. cbs news correspondent major garrett hads more now from washington. >> i'm winning, i'm beating everybody. in my opinion, beating hillary, is easier then beating these people. >> reporter: by that trump means other republicans. he still hasn't won one

contest but trump is already plotting a general election run a against hillary clinton. >> i'll tell what you you have another four years of hillary and that kind of mentality and thinking we're in the going to have a country left. >> reporter: after enduring chris is many of sexism from clinton's camp trump threatened to revive debate over bill clinton's impeachment and revisit our sex scandals. on twitter trump used hillary's own words to describe husband bill alleged quote he has demonstrated a pen chant for sexism adding without a whip of irony so inappropriate. trump said bill's past is fair game. >> it is fair game because his presidency was really considered to be very troubled to put it mildly because of all of the things that she's talking to me about. >> reporter: clinton has not responded to trump's broadside but her democratic rival bernie sanders a accused on trump of toying with frustrated voters offering anger, vulgarity and bad

policy. >> what trump has done successfully i would say is take that anger, take that anxiety about terrorism, and say to a lot of people in this country the reason for our problems is because of mexicans, and he says, they are all criminals and rapist. >> sanders also said that trump favors lowering peoples wages on twitter, donald trump called that a lie. still to come on "eyewitness news" a new possible treatment for deadly form of cancer. how doctors are trying to freeze the tumors. and, hollywood's holiday hang over we will get an inside look at how some of the stars spent christmas and not all of it is good, katie. heavy rain, sleet, ice through overnight and early morning hours. i'll have latest details. we will track colder start to 2016 when we come right

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well, a gift for the holidays at the gas pump, triple a says national average is now, $1.99 a gallon. drivers can find gas at under $2 a gala at 70 percent of united states gas stations. global drop of oil is causing prices to drop. americans have saved $100 billion on gas this year compared to last year. here in our area a gallon of regular is averaging $2.18. in new jersey it is $1.85. in delaware it is $1.93. record breaking continues for star wars, the force a awakens. >> the force is on to you. >> with more than 163 million-dollar this weekend, star wars reached the 1 billion-dollar mark globally fastest any film has got even there beating jurassic world n second will ferrell, mark wahlberg comedy daddy a's home. and in third with joy with 17 million. and, in fourth, sisters.

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loss of loved one is tough to endure so today philadelphia eagles joined with volunteers to help those who find themselves in that difficult position. photo journalist tommy gardener gives you a look at what took place. >> supports children lost a parent. >> this is special way for dan toy remember the great times, that he and his mother had shared together. >> the kid, also shared dad's love for astronomy he was in the the club and kid remember. >> and dad's scope at stars at different constellations. >> very fund memories of the board games, video games. >> they would have game night often ape mom would play the winner. they bone joy yummy snacks like chips ahoy and potato chips.

>> it puts everything in perspective especially around the the holidays you want to give back. i hope we can bring who will will day cheer to some of these kid in the meantime. >> games, cookies. this paper decorated up real nice. more presentation. >> these kids are really awesome and glad we are able to help them out, and carry on their favorite traditions. >> the children will be thrilled that the eagles came out to help prepare these packages. >> beautiful. many thanks to the eagles for making that happen and tommy g or photo journal. kate joins us with our forecast. i saw midsection of the country that big comma shape that is what we always look out for. >> interesting because we see that on the scale which is large scale which is what we are seeing now and what we are

looking at mess owe scale when we see a thunderstorm that bow echo. that comma shape is very evident, on the weather map. >> sure. >> looking at large scale and small scale. tonight this is a large scale storm and it is impacting the not only us here in philadelphia a as we go through tonight but it has been impacting every where from the upper midwest, crippling snow and ice there to the tornado you the break to the deep south. for us it is heavy rain. the we are getting best of it a as far as impacts are concerned. lets look outside right now you can see this evening in the looking too bad in center city. pretty quiet. couple showers trying to come through earlier this afternoon. a a few showers here and there, maybe even a few ice pellets, i heard from weather watcher peter up near princeton that gobble was coming down. you could see ice, pellets or snow pellets but temperatures really just too mild to support a ole lot of frozen precipitation anywhere near center city philadelphia speaking of our eyewitness weather watchers let's check in on the map.

temperatures in the lower 40's. too warm for snow, too warm for sleet in most locations but could start out as a little bit of. that here's peter at 43 in lawrenceville, new jersey. got that colder, lower level air mass. if the rainfalls it could pass through that cold level before hitting the surface. that is why sleet especially north ape west cannot be ruled out here. jimmies in media, 43. mostly cloudy. we are at 40 moving up and check with jerry aubrey. jeromy blue bell. you can see rain here. i don't necessity whether he is seeing sleet pellets or not but wouldn't rule it out. further south you will not see anything frozen at all. want hunter in landingberg at 41 and partly cloudy at the moment. take a peak what the storm looks like. there is that big comma shape we were talking about. it has snow on the top edge of it. the notice pink in between right around chicago right now. that is a lot of ice, sleet, freezing rain and further south notice tail end of that comma trails all the way down to the gulf coast and here's where we have severe weather

moving toward atlanta, metro at the moment. tornado watches had has been in effect in southern alabama and florida all day long. for us can't rule out thunder especially tomorrow down the shore but really this is heavy rain as we get into your tuesday. starting overnight but heavier rain during early morning hours tomorrow. strong gusty wind as well will will accompany this storm but by afternoon that front clears the companies. the it is of the here quickly. there will be a second wave that moves up along that trailing boundary on wednesday, most of this stays to the south but can't rule out shower, here wednesday afternoon. otherwise cloud and temperatures in the 50's, a and then on thursday, cloud will give way to sun for final day of 2015, can't believe it, 50's once again, should be a dry start to the new year. good news for new years eve plans as we head toward end of the week. but first we have to get through this major storm. it does have good amount of rain. here's what we expect by 10:00 e especially in portions of the southern and central delaware into south jersey as well. we could see an inch, inch a and a half here in

philadelphia these numbers look on the high side i'm thinking three-quarters of an inch to an inch in philadelphia up to 2 inches down the the shore. net is once this changes over to plane rain it could be we have any allentown and mount pocono as well. first they have to get through ice. doesn't look widespread especially in the lehigh valley. this will be limited to higher elevations, untreated surfaces, excuse me, bridges, overpasses, things like that but up in the poconos, start out as sleet, snow and then changes over to .15 of an inch. over tenth of an inch of ice in the poconos and that could lay on the sidewalk and roadways and could lead to hazardous travel conditions up in that area. so sleet, ice changing over to rain tomorrow morning in the poconos, and quicker change over to the northwestern suburbs and lehigh valley. and, heavy rain in the suburbs, and city. same story for delaware and south jersey. overnight period of rain, wintry mix, 40 degrees will be your low. tomorrow heavy rain in the morning, showers, milder conditions in the afternoon at

62. eyewitness weather seven day forecast does keep it mile right through even of the month and end of the year and will easily be warmest december ever here in philadelphia a but january starting off on a much colder night highs in the lower 40's through the weekend, ukee, back over to you. well, there are not many treatment options for people hoff mesothelioma a rare deadly form of cancer. now doctors at mayo clinic are trying something new they are freezing the tumor before taking it out. cbs correspondent marley hall introduces you to the woman in the first patient enrolled in the study. >> there is a message inside that they have written. >> reporter: her family made her a love chain filled with inspirational message for each day that she undergoes treatment for mesothelioma. >> this one says feels better. >> reporter: the the 68 year-old grandmother was diagnosed with the very rare, very deadly form of cancer last summer. doctors a a at the mayo clinic asked her to be the first patient in their trial using

cry owe therapy to freeze part of the tumor. >> my initial thoughts were, um, this might be a little will risky. >> reporter: doctors sprayed liquid nitrogen to freeze the the tumor. two weeks later surgeons removed it. goal to trigger her immune system to fight any remaining cancer cells. >> this is early phase where we are looking at what is this doing to the body, how is this stim outing the up moon response. >> reporter: doctor as cry owe therapy may preserve lung leading to an easier recovery. >> it is also less toxic and requires less a aggressive surgery, afterward. >> reporter: mary won't know for a while if the cry owe therapy worked but in the meantime she's overwhelmed by the the support from her family and friends. >> why should they be, you know, sending all this love to me. there is a a lot of people that after lot of problems. >> reporter: she hopes being part of the trial will not only help her, but will help

others with the same problem. marley hall for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". mesothelioma is almost always caused by ex-speaks our to asbestos and she suspects she was exposed decades ago while workers were taking asbestos out of the ceiling. still ahead on "eyewitness news" tonight a inside look at how some celebrities spent christmas, the the good, and bad. when we come back.

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you could win a thousand dollars a day for life. well, from the kardashian to even duggers, the christmas spirit was in fully affect in hollywood but not everyone had a happy holiday. the insider now joins us from l.a. with more on that hi there debbie. >> we are all feeling hollywood's holiday hang over. tonight, we will go inside the stars who had a good christmas, bad christmas.

>> chris, her christmas eve party is over the top. >> it was a good christmas for kardashians who shared glimpses of their day's long celebrations on social media. >> merry christmas everyone. >> merry christmas. >> our inside era at huffing ton post caitlin becker breaks it down. >> whole incredible party is at the the kardashian jenner home, and it is first time, that we have got tone see kim kardashian west since she gave birth to her son saint. >> reporter: it was a good christmas for teresa guidice. >> she spent christmas eve, and she posed for this picture with her amazing family 60. >> reporter: there would be no such home coming for josh douger who had a bad christmas inside his faith based rehab for sex addiction. the his wife anna still a appears to be profiting from tlc, after the network canceled 19 kids and counting due to josh's secret life, she appeared on last night's finally of jill and jessica.

>> we have been doing the the past couple months. jeff lar son's one and a half year-old daughter river rose had a moment try bad christmas. >> kelly clarkson posted this incredible photo of a happy santa with a terrified, and upset, baby river rose. >> reporter: hang in there, kelly, i feel your pain. having your kid cry on santa's lap is a right of passage. back to you, ukee. >> debbie, thanks very much. for more on what is going on in hollywood, tune into the insider tonight at 7:30 right here on cbs-3. that will do it for "eyewitness news" at 5:00. now at 6:00 our first taste of wintry weather is on the the way. quiet for now but not for long, kate. >> that is right, ukee, we have everything from heavy rain, then tore sleet, ice, freezing rain and even some snow flakes all across the region tonight into tomorrow. i'll break it the down coming up at 6:00. one man's trash is another man's treasure, i'm greg argos in up are darby with why

police say you should be careful about what you are throwing away. also tonight a popular holiday gift, but before lift off we have the drone do's ain't don't's. and, we will begin at 6:00 e storm, all is quiet right now but things will be changing, rather soon. take a look at storm scan three. the the system stretching a across most of the country is heading our way and it will make for some messy conditions. good evening everyone i'm's ukee washington. guess case a off tonight. we have team three coverage tonight of what is expect to be our first taste of winter. our diana rocco is in allentown where they are expecting the worst from the system but lets start with meteorologist kate bilo in the weather center, kate. >> you said it, our far north and western suburbs will get the worst of the system.

we are just expecting heavy rain. further south a few rumbles of thunder. this is is a a massive storm system encompassing much of the eastern half of the country wreaking havoc since the weekend and now pushing our direction. you can see purple, that is snow, heavy snow across wisconsin into michigan. we have got ice, freezing rain in chicago and southern michigan. then heavy rain, severe weather extend ago long the cold front down into portions of atlanta at the moment. they are dealing with nasty travel conditions right there as well. so major travel delays across the nation. here in philadelphia a it is almost our turn. we have got warm front draped across the region right now, light showers, maybe some sleet, ice off in the far northern suburbs but it is this heavy rain that will come true during tomorrow morning overnight into the morning hours and that will be the worst of it. here it is, heavier rain and we have got a little bit of having on the board here. winter warnings in the upper midwest, flood alerts through mid south, tornado watch in the florida panhandle. nt