new this morning terrifying moments for a mother and child during a home invasion robbery how one of the suspects foiled his own crime. bill cosby charged with sexual assault coming up his attorney speaks out about the criminal charges and a legal experts weighs in on the the one piece of evidence, that could be key to the prosecutor's case. and getting ready to ring in 2016, extra security will be on hand in times square for tonight's new years eve celebration. today is thursday, december 31st, new years eve, of course i'm nicole brewer. i'm rahel solomon, erika von will tiehl is off. we will get started with a check of weather. katie, a lot of people will be out tonight.

>> absolutely and it is looking good. it does appear to be very quiet weather here in the delaware valley, colder but quiet. we have that going on for us and brighter days ahead. we have been stuck in the cloud for so many days lately and we are finally expect to go brighten up and that looks like a pattern that will stick with us too, which is nice to see too. lets look at our field camera here as we go to a field from campbell's field across the the river overlooking center city and ben franklin bridge. we have once again had some reports of poor wrist built, that is confined to far northwest philadelphia, and interior suburbs toward the far land countries or westbound on the pennsylvania turnpike you might run in the few patches of it the but storm scan is nice and quiet. we had wet weather rolling through that had been since been swept away. we are left, thankfully with clearing skies and much nicer weather, albeit chillier moving forward. up in allentown we have got

poor visibility at this observation sight half mile at best and around the the region with these temperatures still off to a mild tart but this is beginning of the cooling trend, that is going to get underway for our area. sometimes we have to take the the trade off with mother nature. even though we brighten up with more sunshine it will be cooler over the the course of the next few days especially in poconos where at best we are talking 39 degrees today but even though we are starting off with fog up that way even up in the mountains we can expect to see sunshine, finally today, nicole, back to you. in traffic news here's i-76, at montgomery drive, overturn vehicle will was affecting eastbound lanes in this area a few hours ago but has since been cleared. i-95 here in the the area of girard avenue, no problem to report here and traffic is moving nicely as you can tell. tacony palmyra bridge is back down and opened to traffic, following a bridge opening, and vine street expressway is all clear, in directions overnight construction on the vine will continue after the new year.

well this morning police have one man in custody and they are looking for another in a home invasion in north philadelphia. >> officers caught one suspect after he a arrived at the hospital with a gunshot injury. woman was home with her children when two men burst in the unlock door asking for money. this happened after 11:00 p.m. it happened in the 2500 block of bank croft street. investigators tell us when children age three and seven started crying one fired a shot shooting himself. >> purpose trait the or shot himself in the leg told his partner in crime let's go i just shot myself and he limped out of the house. well, philadelphia police are investigating a deadly overnight shooting in north philadelphia a it happened shortly before 12:30 a.m. near intersection of the 25th the and clear feel. police say victim was riding a bike when he he was shot. he was rushed to temple hospital where he later died. police are looking for a van that was seen leaving the area at the time of the shooting.

bill cosby is out on bail after being booked on a sexual assault charge. >> dozens of women accused him of taking advantage of him sexually but this is first time the philadelphia a native has been charged with the crime. "eyewitness news" reporter just continue finch is live at montgomery county courthouse in norristown, justin, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, and cosby's legal team is vowing a vigorous defense for the the entertainer as prosecutors insist that there is just cause to move ahead with this case and investigation even though it is now near 12 years old. now the the extra day with support his kane and legal team bill cosby age 78 walk in the the arraignment yesterday in elkins park, there, before a judge, he heard charges leveled begins him second degree aggravated assault. bail was set at one million-dollar, cosby posted 10 percent and is free, on bail this morning. hours before montgomery county prosecutors, a announced the charges, just before the 12

year statute of limitations was set to expire. in 2004, then temple university employee, andrea constand told authorities that cosby drugged her and made sexual answers on her in his cheltenham home. she said they were friends. matter was settled in civil court and former d.a. bruce castor did not pursue criminal charges. the recently amid allegations of several dozen accusers documents from that civil suit were unsealed helping launch this current criminal investigation. >> the prosecutor's job toys follow the evidence the, where ever it takes us, and sometimes that means whenever it comes to light. when u.s. federal judge edward robrano unsealed legal filings that contained references to the civil deposition and we learned about allegations from other victims under similar circumstances, reopening this case was not a question. >> allegations concerning other woman have nothing to do with the facts of this

specific case. this case, involves a woman and a man who had a consensual adult relationship over time. >> reporter: in court cosby was ordered to turn over his passport and had no contact with constand. the montco d.a.'s office has reason to believe there are other possible accusers in our area and they are asking them to come forward. the cosby is due back in court january 14th. rahel and nicole, back to you. justin, thank you. certainly more to come there. bill cosby has many ties to our area including one to temple university. cosby met former temple employee andrea constand, the woman he a allegedly a assaulted, through her work at the university. the it is also where comedian attended college. "eyewitness news" spoke to one student who said the a announcement is important. >> the fact that someone who is so well known associated with temple and is being held accountable for his actions, in a is a a good thing because it is not something that is

seen. >> cosby sat on the board of the the trustees at temple universities but did resign amid growing controversy over sexual assault allegations. attorney gloria alred who represents some of the women accuse of cosby of sexual assault is talking about criminal charge against him. >> i'm very happy that this day has finally come. mr. cosby deserves a fair trial but so does andrea constand and the people of the state of pennsylvania. >> she went on to praise woman hoff stepped forward and spoken out against cosby. stay with us, as we continue to follow the criminal charge begins bill cosby. we will have updates here on tv and also on line at cbs philly.com. well, this morning we are hearing from chip kelly who was fired, tuesday from his job as eagles head coach. kelly released this message on nfl.com last night saying i'm grateful for jeffery lauer toia how me to coach his philadelphia eagles for the past three season. i deeply regret we did in the the bring the city and fans

the championship that they deserve. of course, kelly was released after almost three seasons as coach. he had back to back ten win seasons before this years six-nine record and made playoff ones. team owner jeffery laurie made his decision to fire chip. >> i have to carefully look over everything and this was really a three-year evaluation of where we're heading, is what trajectory, is what progress or lack thereof and what did you anticipate for the foreseeable future and that is why the decision was made. >> laurie says he is willing to hire another coach out of college like chip was or former nfl coach or coordinator. former eagles quarterback donovan mcnabb weighed in with his reasoning. >> college mentality, man. college coaches just don't farewell in the nfl because they are used to 17, 18, 19 year-old kid who will run through a wall for you. >> offensive coordinator pat shurmur will coach the team in

the last game of the season sunday in north jersey against the the giants. we will hear from the players on chip's firing coming up at five. security will be at its highest level tonight as nearly 1 million people gather in times square to watch the traditional ball drop. final preps took place wednesday night, an estimated 6,000 police officers will be watching over the late night revellers, many of them with long guns, radiation detectors and bomb sniffing dogs. they will be using enhanced security cameras, police will screen each person with hand held detectors as they enter through one of 14 access points. meantime in belgium officials canceled all new years midnight celebrationness brussels a amid terror threat. police say they disrupted terrorist plots that would have targeted new years celebration toss ring in the the new year. officials in the the country of turkey also took similar precautions and canceled events there amid discovery of terror plots. philadelphia is ready to welcome the the new year. fire works will light up the the delaware on new years eve.

sugar house casino has fire works at 6:00 and then again at midnight. the the 6:00 p.m. show will be set to sound track from the star wars series in celebration of the force awakens. there are several family friendly options to ring in the new year in south jersey. in haddonfield kings highway will be filled with food and performers. if you are interested in something more steamy, oasis indoor water park offers fun with the dj spinning the tunes. for an early night head to the adventure aquarium where you can celebrate with the kid and get them to bed in time to toast grown ups. and also the mummers parade on new years day, one of my favorites. last night we got a sneak peak at the preparations. >> ♪ >> "eyewitness news" at the convention center for mummers fest, the the fancy brigade gave us a preview of the the routine for this years festivities.

attendees of the mummers fest watched performances and learned about the history of this age old philadelphia tradition. >> it the is such a tradition. people will strut on, mummers style. coming up on "eyewitness news" a scare in the air, that is next. and where severe turbulence caused a flight to be diverted ape sent several people to the hospital. >> ♪ >> it is the opportunity of a lifetime for young local group, how they will be ringing in the new year singing for the pope, we will have their story coming up.

scare in the era board a plane, air canada their plane, in route from shanghai, toronto into toronto and had to land in calgary. twenty-one passengers, were injured. some were taken off the plane on stretchers.

injuries are described as non-life threatening. well, evacuations are underway in illinois and missouri where swollen rivers and streams are being pushed to heights not seen in a quarter century. some homes, near st. louis are already under water and situation could get much worse before it improves. the flooding is blamed for at least 20 deaths over the past few days, emergency crews have been busy trying to reach those stranded and cars in the home. right now time is 4:45 and on this new years eve. >> yeah we're hoping it stays dry for people out and about. >> looking good. >> finally. >> not only is it looking dry but finally left looking brighter for a change. it has been so glummy and dreary. >> yes, for a really long time. we have had so many different front, so much fog, rain and just cloud, more than anything. so now we can guarantee that things will brighten up for one thing but turn more cooler. the little will more dose of reality in the the forecast. for now it is very quiet. we have dense fog across our

north and western most suburbs traveling far outside philadelphia, there was a dense fog advisory that has been allowed to expire but see how there is a hint of haze over the very tops of the sky scrapers here over center city. there is still some included cover out there obviously but this is going to be spinning with time. sky scan three is all clear and certainly looking brighter and brighter as morning progresses and once comes up you will be able to see for a change. storm scan three you can tell just the retreat of the clouds, starting to become the scene here. any wet weather we did experience overnight that has since retreated as has the the the system that brought it with it and we will be clearing out with high pressure regaining control and taking place, of just, front after front after front. it is also almost as if we had one every single day there were i a couple days where there wasn't a front crossing through but late thely we had a system moving through with every single day. it is getting quiet era cross the midsection the of the united states and here as

well. so no impending storm systems, nothing but high pressure regaining the lead. it means we will have quiet fair weather. certainly cooler weather to go witt. lower 50's generally from philadelphia on south east it is colder farther northwest but even colder as we head further to the northwest, a sign of things to come, guys, cooler air eventually headed our way as we move forward in the forecast. it gets started as early a as tonight. if you are heading down to penns landing checking out fire works expect to see temperatures at best by midnight at 40 degrees. modest breeze, we will feel close to what the thermometer reads and then again a chill in the air, check out monday guys, we will struggle to even hit 40 degrees, by then, rahel, back to you. we have had to know that cold weather was coming back at some point, right. >> i know. young choir from the philadelphia region is heading to the vatican to sing for pope francis. >> ♪

>> archdiocese children's choir will sing at st. peters basilica for festival of the epiphany january 6th. sixty boys and girls and more than 40 family members are making that trip. >> it is just a blessing and such a great thing to go through with this choir sing nothing front of the cathedral when the pope visited us here and visiting him there. it is a real honor. >> they will be old friend by now. choir sang for the pope during his trip to philadelphia in september. and, still ahead on "eyewitness news" this morning get out your power ball tickets, some good news about last night's drawing. but first here's what is coming up tonight on cbs-3. we will be right back.

well, no one was lucky

enough to win the the entire, power ball jackpot, but there was one ticket sold in pennsylvania. worth one million-dollar. now it matched five numbers but not the power ball. here are winning numbers. twelve, 36, 38, 54, 61 and the power ball was 22. saturday night's drawing is worth 334 million-dollar. chump change, nicole. >> i know, right. what we would do with that money we would put in our two weeks. >> so much shopping. >> 4:50. time for a check of business news. >> money watch's wendy gilette joins us live from the cbs broadcast center in new york. good morning. first open raise helping to boost a stock, which one is that. >> reporter: nicole and rahel, it is weight watchers. oprah winfrey's new tv commercial has given company a's stock price another boost. commercial began airing yesterday, shares jumped 19 percent, weight watchers stock has more than tripled since october when winfrey

bought a 10 percent stake in the company. and wendy, we're hearing about these new, around the world trips, which sound amazing but don't come cheap. >> reporter: no, not at all, luxury travel company, abercrombie and kent is offering a new month long trip in may that brings you from the tropics to the arctic on a private jet with 50 fully reclining first class seats. journey begins in columbia and french polynesia and moves to mongolia and green land. company will offer a private jet trip to remote destinations in the amazon and another one to cuba and south america but they will cost you you. they range in price from 99 to 135 you this dollars a person. nicole and rahel, now you know what to do if you win that jackpot. >> that is what i will do, we will take a trip around the world. >> yes. >> i'll join you. >> i bet you well. >> wendy, thanks. we will see new a bit. coming up after the break we will get another check of weather and traffic.

>> stay with us, we will be right back.

good morning, everyone we are expect to go see much brighter, days ahead, here as we usher in the new year and wrap up the old one today. so for now you storm scan three is actually emptying out nicely devoid of wet weather at this point but you cane retreat of the final little patches of green on the radar but things are clearing out as we speak and that bodes very well for not just new years eve festivities going on but certainly for first few days of the new year. here's what we're expecting it shouldn't be terribly cold tonight but it will be chilly enough to require a few extra layers. a heavier coat is not worst idea if you are checking out fire works at penns landing, down to 40 degrees by stroke of midnight and officially expect to go bottom out in the lower to mid 30's but this is a much cooler, and quieter stretch coming our way, more

and more sunshine then anything for the next six days beyond today and we're expecting seasonal weather. rahel, back to you. break out winter coat and sunglasses. we will update you on traffic for a moment, a look at burlington bristol bridge which is scheduled to open around 5:15. we will let you know when that reopened to traffic. moving to route 422 near route 29 and collegeville headlights are moving in the eastbound direction. we have to tell but one accident, at the intersection of the lynn field road and north lewis road near entrance ramp to the eastbound side of route 422. finally here's a look at the current speeds on the majors, no major incidents to report a at this time. now lets get a check of the stories our sister station kyw news radio 1060 is following. state delegations have their hotel assignments for the democratic national convention. also, drug abuse is a major problem here in the you had, physicians the at temple are taking steps to help with that

issue. and efforts to fight alzheimer's are changing on the national front prompting local organizations to choose side, in new jersey, there is a i split, going forward. check in two, three, four times a day on kyw news radio 1060. coming up next on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" we are live with the a a look what is next in the legal case against bill cosby. plus a philadelphia new years tradition, we will show you how mummers are getting ready for their big strut, down broad street. and more hoverboard havoc, $600 goes up in flames when that board catches fire. the that is not the only one for the the new hoverboard owner. we're back at the top of the hour.

it is a fall from grace from the man known as america's dad, philadelphia native bill cosby now charged with sexually assaulting a woman in montgomery county. we are live,. >> frightening night the for a family when armed gunman storm in the house with children upstairs. they are okay but one of the intruders apparently isn't. how he ended up shooting himself during the chaos. it is almost time to say good bye to 2015 and ring in 2016. katie will let you know he if you need a heavy jacket when you head out tonight. today is thursday, december 31st, new years eve i'm nicole brewer. >> i'm rahel solomon. erika is even eyeing this day

off. >> lucky her. >> overnight rain has moved out so how does the last day of 2015 look? meteorologist katie fehlinger is here with the holiday forecast, good morning, katie. >> it is not looking bad at all. we expect to see brighter conditions out there today, even though sunnies not up just yet but skies are starting to clear, and it looks like they will stay nice and clear as we head into tonight, we have got fire works going on lots of festivities for the new years eve, well, for new years eve as well as new years day and it will stay quiet. the telltale signs of the damp boardwalk around here in our live neighborhood, we have had wet weather moving through last night overnight and we can expect just clearing skies beyond this point, 52 is current temperature down in rehoboth and even along some of the shore points in new jersey you you are still checking into at least upper 40's but storm scan is quiet for now on the radar, we will throw over this satellite picture in a loop and you can see retreat of the wet weather that is now since moved on out. hereou