>> new year, new toll increase takes effect today. live with what you need to know if you're traveling the pennsylvania turnpike. sad news about missing

allentown boy. community grieves after his body is found in a nearby river. and, still no powerball winners this morning. that means, the jackpot grows. what it stands at now, and the numbers in case you want a smaller prize. today is sunday, january 3rd, 2016. good morning, i'm rahel solomon. montgomery county is declaring code blue. start at 9:00 tonight. goes until 9:00 a.m. wednesday morning. now, code blue is declared when conditions pose threat of serious harm or death to individuals without shelter. very serious morning, talking about here, justin drabick here to tell us more about it, justin, good morning. >> good mornings real ill our first shot of true winter arctic air coming at us. you know, been a while, summer so warm, you know it had to happen at some point. yes, coming tonight, certainly monday and tuesday, the coldest air of the season so far. and now, high temperatures going to be running good 10 degrees above average.

it is cold this morning, but it is actually going to turn out to be nice afternoon. here we go, mid 20's in cold spots, a loft frost out there, reading, allentown at 24 degrees. twenty-seven wilmington. thirty-two dover, delaware. just outside the city, check out the suburbs, 23 in quakertown, mt. holly, checks in at 24 degrees. and like yesterday, winds pretty much calm out of the west to southwest. 5 miles per hour or less. so, the windchill values really aren't that bad. so this is what it does actually feel like. philadelphia 27 degrees, lower 20's, wilmington, and mid 20's down in millville. so you throw on the heavier coat. do have clear skies. a loft sunshine through the rest of today. temperatures respond pretty rapidly. so we're in the 20's right now. by 99:00 mid and upper 30s for most locations by noontime already mid four east, afternoon temperatures will be above average. forty-one where we should be but we make it to 47 today. forty-eight at the shore. thirty-five in the poconos, and then it is tomorrow, we start to bring in the colder air. talk about how cold it gets, how long it sticks around coming up in a few more

minutes. rahel, back to you. >> justin, thanks a lot. drivers who take the pennsylvania turnpike will pay more for the trip beginning today. our justin finch is live near the turnpike and the blue route with more on today's toll increase. good morning, justin. >> good morning, just in time for the new year, the pennsylvania turnpike commission has rolled out this toll hike, and everyone is paying more passenger cars with e-zpass set to save 35% compared to cash customers. e-zpass holders 1.09 toll rides to 1.16. cash payers now pay 1.80, up from 1.70 last year. the new rates will go right to work to help the turnpike commission cover operational costs, and pay some bills, which includes the state mandated payments to penndot for roadway and mass transit improvement. among them, the widening and rebuilding of the 550-mile system, that turned 75 in october. now, work is underway to expand part of the turnpike to

four lanes. speak to go our partners at "kyw news radio", turnpike spokesman tells drivers that they will also see other improvements. >> customers proceeding westbound end counter what we call new main line toll plaza. that will be the start and end of the turnpike ticket system, that's going to be call the neshaminy falls toll plaza, mile or so on the east side of the bensalem exit. we are also lifting the tolls at the delaware valley interchange, which connected the turnpike to route 13. >> toll hike again, now in place this morning, going up for e-zpass holders as well as cash pay. turnpike is also going to go past starting today at the delaware river bridge, if you do not have e-zpass, you can't expect toll by plate when you pass that area. live at the plymouth tolls, justin finch, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> justin, thanks a l new this morning, police are investigating a homicide in the kensington neighborhood of philadelphia. it happened around 4:00 this

morning, in the 2100 block of amber street. one man was shot and killed. no word yet on suspect. >> and, autopsy is set for tomorrow, for the five year old boy found in a canal in allentown. as our greg argos shows us, the boy with autism wandered away from new years eve party thursday night. >> then i showed them a light, so we can follow the light, began to heaven, you know, with the angels. >> dozens of the allentown commie at this gather at light that path for five year old jahlil investigate a bass at this time that. >> everyone knows the child in some way or another. >> his body recovered in the lehigh river. some 8 feet from it banks. >> this is a sad conclusion to the search. it is a sad day for our city. but, as always, the city pulled together. >> allentown police department chief says the five year old autistic boy wandered away from new years eve party around 10:30 thursday night wearing no shoes, no jacket, but caring his favorite red tablet.

hundreds of police searching in the air, on the ground, and in the water for the five year old. as volunteers came from all over pennsylvania, to assist. >> i came all the way from least port pa. >> george keller on the banks of the river saturday. when he spotted something shiny. >> i went in, up to about my chest, and it was a tablet. we pick it up. brought it up to the truck. called 9911. >> police then corded off the area. >> the allentown fire department dive team at that point in time recovered the body of five year old. >> ricardo gonzalez, like so many others in allentown who searched. >> everybody stopped what they were doing and went to search for the child. >> said he is glad the finally can begin the long and painful grieving process. chief of the allentown police department says this does appear to be a tragic accident. so his department is going to open up a full investigation into his death. as for the coroner, he tells us, autopsy scheduled 8:00 a.m. monday.

reporting here in allentown, greg argos, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". for many, the mummers parade was the fun filled and familiar philadelphia tradition. but mayor-elect jim kenney and parade organizers are condemning some of the performances, and this video, you can see, mummers painted their face brown to portray mexicans. there was also a group that some called trans phobic, as they mock transgender activist caitlin jenner. kenny tweeted quote our trans citizens do not de is her of this type of satire or insult. >> also, report of homophobe ya at this year's parade. >> this video caught one member of a mummers club yelling anti-gay slurs while marching. the leader of the mummer group that this man belonged to released a statement saying they quote condemned the hateful speech spoken by a person marching finnegan on new years day. the man you saw on the video

has been banned from the mummers club, will not be allowed to march with any other club and not considered a mummer any more. >> new jersey woman facing charges after she allegedly jumped into someone else's car, and hit several other vehicles, at atlantic city casino. showing the incident the moment the security pulled her out of the car. thirty-nine year old joanna costas was drunk early new years day at the tropicana hotel and casino. she allegedly entered an unoccupied vehicle, that was waiting in the vallet lane, to be parked, then hit the other cars while trying to drive away. she now faces several charges including dui. >> the powerball jackpot now stands at estimated $400 million. there are no jackpot winners in last night's drawing. but you still could have won a smaller prize, check your numbers. last night's numbers are: five, six, 15, 29, 42. powerball number is ten. at least one ticket in pennsylvania matched all five numbers and the power play. that lucky person gets

$2 million. >> next drawing for 400 million is on wednesday. zero six boys and girls from our area along with family members, are on new years trip to the vatican. will be performing for pope francis. diana rocco gives us a special preview. >> ♪ >> the angelic voices of the arch die sin boys and girls choir rises from the basilica, in preparation for their trip to the vatican. >> it is not very often that you know, if we get to travel internationally and for such a great honor to be working with the sistine chapel choir and their director. >> this will be another life changing event for them. still honored to sing for pope francis here in philadelphia, now get to do it again there is time visiting him. >> choir sang for the pope while he visited philadelphia in september and now they will again be performing for the holy father. this time, in rome with the sistine chapel choir and six other choirs. on january 6, at the festival of the epiphany.

>> just blessing, the choir, sinking in front of the cathedral when the pope came to visit us here, we're doing this to make people happy. that's what we want for people. >> first trip to rome, also, part of a spiritual journey. >> i'm so excited that he invite the our choir. really is an honor to go over there, sing for him. >> i get to glow more spiritually, see pope francis, and -- >> the choir will start the new year traveling rome and hoping to finally meet pope francis face-to-face, in center city philadelphia, diana rocco, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> coming up next, on "eyewitness news", a horrible case of animal abuse. a kitten dyed purple. how the cat is recovering coming up. water over its banks, now making history in parts of the country. millions face a rising threat, as midwest flooding moves south.

justin? >> well, signs every winter finally returning near the delaware vale, as first shot of arctic air of the season, the forecast, details, coming up when "eyewitness news"

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>> three people hurt, 50 homes damaged when house explode in the oklahoma city. fire investigators say the scene looked like a tornado, debris field spanning 200 yards, oklahoma natural gas crew was reportedly working on the home, man inside the home was thrown from his bed, but, did escape with minor burns. eight homes in the neighborhood were evacuated, and two other people were taken to the hospital with difficulty breathing.

>> record flooding leaves at least two dozen people dead. correspondent david begnaud reports the nightmare is far from over, for many across the midwest. >> the mississippi river is hitting record high levels in the state of missouri. but the giant flood wall that protect the city of cape girardo is holding. outside that wall, it is a much different story. in low-lying areas, the water cannot be stopped. >> as cape girardo ever seen 50 feet of water? >> no, this is the most we've ever seen. >> we took ride with public works director steven cook, and found vehicles nearly submerged. water street took on whole new meaning in this neighborhood where homes and businesses have succumb to the water. cape girardo devastated by the so-called great flood of 1993. afterward most people living in the flown prone area like the one behind me, decided to take a government buy out. those who stayed have now seen the water rise higher than it did in 93.

>> illinois governor bruce router says hundreds of homes in his state are un water. he is urging people in voluntary evacuation areas to not take any chances, and leave. flood in the water, very different than summer flood when it is 8 degrees outside. because hypothermia is a bigotries being, we got folks here waiting around the homes, in knee-deep water. >> flood water continues to recede in st. louis, and major roadways are roam again. but the high water is now headed south, and people in that area are getting ready. >> david begnaud, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". justin, dramatic video there. >> right. >> fortunately nothing like that here. but some cooler weather. >> cooler, yes. a lot of people are asking where's winter finally going to get here. i know the ski resorts are open for that. enjoyed nice warmer air, but we will be talking about some of the cooler air of the season arriving late tonight, certainly for monday and tuesday. check it out. just looks cold outside right

now. we have the clear skies, good visibility, with that cold dry air in place, 33 degrees, at the palmyra cove nature park in new jersey, light winds out of the south, 2 miles per hour, so again, you can see the skyline right there. a lot of sunshine in our forecast today. so today, probably the warmest out of the next several days with temperatures returning above average, upper 40's, so pleasant finish to the weekends, arctic blast arrives for monday, tuesday, talking highs good 10 degrees below average. overall dry stretch of weather. so if you like sunshine also will like this forecast, here are the numbers right now, city at 33 degrees, the airport, 27, wilmington, mid 20's, allentown and red being. now the colder air still well to the north and west, go into southern canada it find the arctic front. it is 25 in chicago, 20 in des moines. that cold air will be tracking eastward 12 to 24 hours. dry, nice and quiet storm scan3, great news to see if you have travel plans today, maybe friends, family, getting out of town, the skies, roadways, looks good across

the mid-atlantic and northeast, just snow showers coming off the lakes. that's the arctic front that we will be pushing so ward. out ahead of it today. so somewhat mild. the front comes through early tomorrow morning. colter air rushes in. for the daytime high, we should be low 40's, we will struggle to make it to the mid 30's, both monday and tuesday. so, dry today, mostly sunny conditions through the afternoon, here comes the front through tonight. should come through dry, few clouds, about it, back to sunshine for monday, just northerly wind overtake the region, brinking in colder air, high pressure which we've seen a lot over the past several weeks with the dry conditions, right on top of us for tuesday, just locks in the cold air for about one more day. so today, mid upper 40's, for the afternoon temperatures, not bad sunday at all, tonight it does get cold. so back to work and school monday morning, throw on the heavier coat. look at that, a lot of 20's, below freezing in all of the locations across the region, then for monday afternoon,

look at the temperature struggle to get back into the mid 30's, with the rush of cold air. factor in the win, wind values drop upper 20's, tomorrow morning in the teens to about 20 degrees. and that wind continues on monday, so windchill values through the day monday, teens, low 20's. so what's going to happen over the next ten days or so? let's check out the trend. so finally winter. we have this cold shot of air indicated in the blue here. moving into our region for the next few days, but short lived. kicks on out of here. by next weekend milder air moves in. not record warmth. but then we see another shot of colder air coming in. january 13th, the middle of next week. so now kind of in the pattern, wherever few days could get some hit of colder air. forty-seven for the high today. above average. tonight, cold, 28, partly cloudy skies. then the extended forecast, still a lot of sunshine through the rest of the week. mid 30's, monday, tuesday, tuesday morning, that's the coldest morning, 20 for the sit, teens in the suburbs, it will feel like single digits. next chance for rain, hold off

until late friday into saturday. rahel, back to you. >> justin, thanks a l right now 8:19. time to check on those roads. let's go over to ann evans at the cbs-3 traffic center. good morning, ann. >> good morning, rahel. it is busy travel day today. folks head home from the holidays, this is i-95, philadelphia international airport, southbound lanes coming toward us, i-95 there is stretch; busy today. if upheld dollars to the airport to drop someone off or picking someone up today, it will be a busy ride. but so far no major delays or problems. moving the traffic cam here to the ben franklin bridge mid-span, the ben franklin is in good shape. as well as the other area bridges. and if you are taking the ben franklin bridge to the atlantic city expressway westbound, we had accident right at the international airport there. but since cleared. and we're good to go. moving the traffic cam one more time, this is mid-county tolls of the pa turnpike, headed to the poconos, take advantage of the man-made snow up there, and the colder temperatures, you shouldn't have any delays so far on the pa turnpike or the northeast

extension. and that is the latest from the cbs-3 traffic center. i'm ann evans, rahel, back to you. >> thank you, ann. kit never san jose california is recovering after a horrible case of animal abuse. it had been dyed a rather strange color, as john ramos tells us, that wasn't the worse of the cat's problems. >> reporter: nine lives foundation health nerve redwood city cares foray buys dollars and neglected cats, like blue abandoned with a broken leg. but it is the latest patient here that has everyone seeing red. or in this case purple. >> we will never know what truely happened, because obviously he can't tell us. >> someone in san jose left this little eight week old kitten? box with rags and food scraps. nicknamed smurf, the little guy with the bright blue i shall purple from what they believe is a permanent fabric dye, but it is what they found after giving him a shave that is truely disturbing. >> you can see just little

wounds all over. >> the kitten is covered with bite marks. some fresh, others partially healed. doctors here think smurf may have been used as a living chew toy for someone's dog. >> there is something obviously something that goes wrong with some people that they would be willing to hurt a baby. >> but there are 400 cats here, all with a difficult story. most of them dumped or abandoned as babies, by people too irresponsible to get their pets spade or neutered. >> you get kind of callous to the idea that there are just a dime a dozen. >> and yet somehow they remain loyal to us. the staff hearsays despite all smurf has been through, all he want to do is curl up in someone's arms. >> once he realized that we were the good guys, and we were making him feel better, he just almost like he's forgotten what has happened to

him in the past. they're way more forgiving than human beings. >> which is lucky for us, because often we human beings have a lot more to be forgiven for. >> that was john ray most reporting, smurf will need few more weeks of care, before going up for adoption. we'll be right back.

>> appears miranda lambert, as ex-husband hubby shanks out with again stephano. here is a photo, shows lambert getting cozy with east, musician in nashville. >> lambert admits it has taken hear long time to get over her break up. they've been very public about

their row plans the last few months. double feature, two interviews with two very famous actresses and the running for oscar nominations. lee could you and talks with legendary comedian lilly tomlin, and jim axelrod has interview with kate wins less. here is a preview what you will see coming up little late he err on cbs this sunday morning. >> i was tease dollars for how i look. >> that's what the bullying was? >> yes, i was quite stocky as a child. >> now, 40, and one of her generations brightest stars, the pain is still fueled. >> i know that those naughty bullies still out there. and there i am, with a big gold statue in my hand. that's pretty great fist pumping moment. that's lovely message, you know, where are they? where are they? >> do you think you're naturally funny? >> kind of. not terribly funny. >> really? >> i think i'm somewhat fun.

>> i only sort of funny, what do you think your real talent is? >> not much. >> common. >> i guess, no, i mean, you're right, that's a good question. because if i'm not funny what is my talent? >> popularity of growing meditation, sunday morning, right here, cbs-3 at 9:00 a.m. and coming up in the next half hour, of "eyewitness news", make sure you have some extra cash, before you hit the roads. right, justin? >> rahel, that's right. same turnpike, new toll. i'm justin finch, coming up rough, why you pay more to drive the pennsylvania turnpike this year. >> outgoing police commissioner, charles ramsey, is stepping down soon. coming up next, his good-bye speech to the city. >> winter get do you have late start. but mother nature is sure making up for it. justin drabick has the frigid forecast coming up next.

>> today is sunday, january 3rd, 2016. good morning, i'm rahel solomon in for nicole brewer. justin dray brick out on the skydeck with eyewitness weather, justin, chilly work week forecast? >> that's right. it is cold outside right now, get used to it, it will be colder the next few days, winter weather lovers you will love this forecast coming up specially on monday and tuesday. now, here we are waking up sunshine right now, but temperatures cold, just agree above freezing at the airport, but, all the suburbs below freeze this hour. just outside the city 24, up in allentown, reading, 27 in wilmington, 29 in trenton. and, palmyra new jersey still at 30 degrees, 26 in doylestown, a lot of frost as well, you will be scraping this morning. winds pretty much calm to about 5 miles per hour out of

the weeing southwest. this winds direction actually key today. talking highs, fifth greeks, before the cool down late tonight into tomorrow. storm scan3 quiet. mostly sunny conditions throughout your sunday. so big travel day, this morning, cold, 20's, 30's, responds nicely to the sun, afternoon high of 47 for philadelphia, upper 40's at the shore, mid 30's in the poconos, then the coal air rushes in tonight. tomorrow forecast hi, 36 degrees. that makes it the coldest day since march 6th of 2015. so been a while. we will talk about how long it last when is i show you the seven day in a few minute, rahel, back to you. >> thanks a l and if you are hitting the road on the pennsylvania turnpike, you will be paying more beginning today. our justin finch is live. >> good morning, justin. >> rahel, good morning,

turnpike commission is ringing in the new year with new tolls, that will leave all drivers digging deeper, in to their wallets this new year. but, some relief though for passenger cars with e-zpass, set to save at much as 35% compared to cash customers. so, e-zpass holders now pay dollar 16, from dollar nine. cash payers now pay dollar 80 up from 170 last year. these toll hikes began back in 209 to cover the turnpike commission operational costs, new rates will go right to work we hear, to help the commission cover operational costs and pay some bills, which include state mandated payments to penndot for roadway, and mass transit i am profit, which also includes the widening and rebuilding of the 550-mile system, that turned 75 back in october. to about four lanes, the turnpike spokesman tells or partners at "kyw news radio", that the new year will also bring some other new

improvement. >> new main line toll plaza, the start and end of the turnpike ticket system that's going to be called the neshaminy falls toll plaza. and it is a mile or so. >> lifting tolls at the delaware valley interchange which connects the turnpike to route 13. >> so some changes of note this new year, perhaps see on the plaza, have signs that say new toll rates, starting january 3rd, which is today. going cash less at the delaware river bridge, so cash customers there will be told by your plate. as for how long the rates will continue to go up, we understanded, rahel, the next couple of decades, actually, so it is about 2044. the rates will rise between three and 6%.

>> before commissioner ramsey goes, egg saying thanks, commissioner tweeted out. >> this. thank you philly police officer and all philadelphians t has been a pleasure serving as commissioner. hashtag unforgettable. ramsey was retired when he took the philadelphia job in january of 2008. later this week, new commissioner richard rot will take over for commissioner ramsey. >> new mayor jim kenly take the oath of office tomorrow, at the academy of music. the city 99th march put poverty at the top of his priority list, along with improving relations with the african-american community, our jessica dean one-on-one interview with new mayor kenney tonight on "eyewitness news" at 11:00. >> vacation to hawaii is over for president owe bamm a first family visited the honolulu zoo. president, his daughters, sister and neices, strolled along on last day of their

vacation, when they stopped to look at the lemurs the president pick up a young girl so she could have a better view. president and first family on their way back to the white house as we speak. and, tomorrow, the president will give back to work beginning his final year in office with new action on gun control. the president want to expand backgrounds checks, in the executive order intending on issuing don't require approval from congress. as kris van cleave tells us, republican are voicing their disapproval. >> go gun control, prompted immediate push back from republican presidential candidate. >> well, i don't like it. >> speak to go john dickerson moderator of "face the nation". >> i have to take a look at t but i don't like changing anything. right now plenty of rules and regulation and should be looking at meant at health. should build like institutions for people that are sick of, have sicko's all over the place, that's the problem. >> senator marco rubio pledged to undo the obama reforms day

one. jeb bush posted this video criticizing president obama. >> why don't you focus more on keeping weapons out of the hands of islamic terrorists >> president obama considering executive order expanding definition whoever is a gun seller, to include people previously considered collectors, who sell more than a certain number of firearms in a year. that would increase the number of transaction cents requiring backgrounds checks. also, being considered, is requiring stepped up reporting and tracking of lost or stolen guns. the nra calls it nothing more than a political stunt, and will do nothing to increase public safety. >> executive something better than no action. >> john summers, from the brady campaign. >> can those types of action action result in less gun violence? all we're talking about is keeping guns out of the hands every dangerous people, the people that we all agree shouldn't have them. kris van cleave, cbs-3,

"eyewitness news". and donald trump is a guess today on cbs "face the nation", and joining us now with a preview, live in washington, is the moderator and cbs news political director john dickerson, john, good morning. >> sat down at his home in pal. beach, talked everything from his campaign becomes to spend $2 million a week in iowa on television ads, to how he thinks his challenges are doing, he said some interesting things about ted cruz and his immigration plans, and about what he would like to do in a contest, and how he behaves as a candidate, and then other things like would he spy on america's allies? as i said it is wide range willing. we will have two panels, one on 2016 and foreign policy, what threats challenges does america face, and then of course, our political panel, we will talk about donald trump the republican race and the democratic race, as well.

all right, lots to look forward to, thanks, john. >> and coming up next on "eyewitness news". new years mischief ends in gunfire. homeowner opens fire on a group of teens playing a prank, and we'll tell you why the shooter may not face charges. >> plus, gift cards are supposed to be a safe bet for holiday gift. but what if you got one you don't like? we'll tell you how to exchange it.

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>> left 14 people dead, 21 injured, set to reopen tomorrow. there will be tighter security at the inland regional center, 600 employees return to work, the center has been closed since december 2nd, when killer syed and his wife tashfeen malik started shooting rampage, both killed late near shoot-out with police. >> neighborhood prank gone wrong. teenager n hospital after he was shot during game of

dingdong ditch. marlie hall has the details. >> fourteen year opened shot while pulling a neighborhood prank. >> we've had some reports of some kids running around neighborhoods, ringing doorbells, running. >> at about 1:30 a.m. new years day, authorities got a call involving peyton and two friends. >> the homeowner felt they were trying to break-in, and so he fired shots at him. striking him twice. >> police say they found peyton on the shooters front porch struck in the arm and stomach. samantha perry is a neighbor. >> and just kids being kids right there. i don't think there should have been anything like that involved. >> police say peyton and his friends were unarmed, and did not try to break into the house. oklahoma stand your grounds law allows use of deadly force only if there is reasonable fear of imminent peril. >> that's where the district

attorney will have to decide whether the homeowner use deadly force in that situation. >> cole peyton freshman football player, wrestler, honor student. remains in the hospital in stable condition. marlie hall, for cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> this holiday season, if you got to gift card from a store you don't like you can exchange it for a reduced price, consumer reporter jim donovan on your side with how this new program works. plus, taking a bitter cold dip. where these brave souls were actually diving into an icy lake. >> plus, bright and brisk out there this morning, even colder air moving in for the start of the work week, justin back to tell us how cold it is going to get. we'll be right back.

>> did you get any gift yards this holiday season you weren't thrilled to receive? instead of just letting them collect dust, one bick box retail is her allowing you to trade them in. "3 on your side" consumer reporter jim donovan has information on how target is now offering awe trade. >> normally gift cards one of the safest bets when it comes to holiday present, but not always. target began taking in unwanted credit cards, giving them store credit in return. here is how it works. program is available at locations offering target mobile and trade in programs, electronics department. customer bring in unwanted gift cards, employee will give them an offer, based on the resale value of the card, and if a customer accepts the

offer, they'll get target gift card for that amount right on the spot. partners with kad pool, it buys gift cards, offers cash in return. customers can bring gift cards from more than 600 brands including old navy, cheese cake interesting at this, staples, pottery barn. bye here is the catch. as with on line gift card watching site, fees taking out the cards during exchange, so the full value of the original gift card won't ends up on the target gift card. a wal-mart card for example worth $100 will be worth eight a dollars in target store credit after an exchange. reporting for three on your side, i'm jim donovan. >> time to fight back, minnesota swimmers showing they have what it takes, and the town here, they apartly love to take the ice dive. water very coal, but no one complains. twentieth years, attract

entheusiastic divers from all over the world. >> gracie, i mean, go to try it. >> i wear my idiot hat every year just because. you are an idiot if you jump in every year. >> it is really cold. >> this year's benefit the wounded warrier project and some local agent sit, and just at this you know i was complaining earlier about the cooler weather. this is nothing compared to that? >> no, not at all. that's hard core, ocean temperatures weren't bad, upper 40's, ooh, you saw the ice cold water. that's tough. now, we are getting ready for our coldest air of the season, as we see our first true shot of arctic air coming at us for monday and tuesday. checking in with weather watch ers cold, most areas below freezing at some point. now that the sun's up, temperatures responding pretty nicely. still some cold spots though. here if philadelphia, it fills up to 33 degrees at this hour, check it out, nottingham, chester county, up to 38 degrees.

sanantoga, 26. chester field, ed, 30 degrees. and 33 in cherry hill. so we are making some progress. pretty good rebound coming up through the morning into the afternoon with the sunshine. southern delaware, live look at re heck it beach, people out on the board walk earlier, bring it up, there you go, 39 degrees in the sunshine. west southwest wind coming in at about 6 miles per hour, people jogging on the boardwalk, this hour, little cold, but again, should feel pretty good in the sunshine. so, trend, today above average, average high 41, make it up into the upper 40's, then take hit for monday, tuesday, dropping below average, finally, all month of december, we had above average temperatures, different story monday and tuesday, then we bring it back up to above average by the end of the week, again short lived cool down, for this week, but overall the trend is going to be brinking in colder air over the next couple of weeks. the days though, daylight time starting to get longer, notice the difference, sunset tonight

at 4:48 in the evening, by january 15th, sets at 5:00 by february 1st, 5:19 for the sunset, so now gaining almost one minute of daylight each day, seat difference as we reach the start of the winter season, now just gaining every day. art i can, lake effect snow showers breaking out, front sags southward tonight. should come through dry just bringing few clouds much of the east coast looks good, big travel day coming off the holiday. arctic air mass, building none for monday and tuesday temperatures high good five, 10 degrees below average, low and mid 30's, for the afternoon numbers. not much happening on the future weather model, plain stray flurry tonight with the front coming through the mountains, about it, elsewhere just sunshine, mixed with clouds, for your monday. now this is what it will feel like when you factor in the win. wind starts to kick up little bit tonight. values later, in the 20's over

most locations, tomorrow morning, monday, 7:00 a.m. look at that, a loft areas feeling like the mid and upper teens, especially just outside of the city, and then for monday, during the day, windchill values hold in the teens and 20's, let's check it out. temperature outlook for january 10th of the 16th, much of the eastern half of the united states, now below average. haven't seen this, expect cooler than average temperatures in the forecast, over the least middle of the month for delaware valley and northeast. the reason is the flip in the jet stream. will start to drop to the south little more often, pattern through mid january, every now and then, colder air, long set jet stays to the south, coal air, that was stuck over northern canada, able to move southward, so that's why we are talking about arctic air moving into the region for forecast. mostly sunny, breezy, well above average. then tonight start to get cold front coming in 28 for the

city colder in the suburbs, extended forecast, dry, a loft sunshine this week, mid 30's, for monday and tuesday for the high. it is tuesday morning, that's going to be the coldest morning, 20 for the city, teens in the suburbs, and it will feel like single digit with the wind, stays dry through the end of the week, late friday, saturday, next chance of rain. now do you love watching the weather you can be featured in newscast by becoming eyewitness weather watcher. you can sign up now at cbsphilly.com/watchers, rahel? 850, time to check on the roads, to ann evans at the traffic center. morning, ann. >> good morning, and the roadways are quite busy, i59 at the platt. and bottom of your screen that's traffic headed toward the airport. i # a and the platt, looking good, perhaps going home from long stay, a long stay with your family, we move the traffic cam to the schuylkill expressway. and this is the schuylkill right at spring garden street. spring garden to the top of your screen. we're seeing a loft volume this morning, on the

schuylkill expressway. and this is right near 30th street, and again, dropping someone off at 30th street station, you shouldn't encounter any delays yet. no construction to speak of on the schuylkill, no accident thankfully. moving the traffic cam one more time, to the 202 schuylkill interchange around king of prussia 202 looks fine, so does the schuylkill out here as well. taking mass transit on or close to schedule, note from septa customers will not be able to use the gallery access, customers who normally use this access can utilize the market frankford line service between eighth and 11 street. currently no change to the underground access. all of that construction going on there, that's the latest from the cbs-3 trafficker center. now, rahel, back to you. >> ann, thank you. dozens of fire cadet are taking player place among some of philadelphia's bravest. the city's 190 cadet class of firefighters met fire commissioner derrick soar, performing art sentiment 82

philadelphia fire cadets, one philadelphia prison fire cadet, and one township of upper dash fire cadet in the class. had this message for the new graduates. >> we know you will respond to the challenge because you have been trained in the finest fire department in the united state of america. >> don't ever stop dreaming. for you family members don't stop dreaming for them. your dream should become their dreams. that's how they become successful. >> in 2015, there were the fewest civilian fire-related injuries since records have been kept. >> the american cancer society is benefitting from great game of basketball this weekend. "eyewitness news" at cheltenham high in wynnecote montgomery county. it is the annual ladies panthers al loom my game. raise money for the cancer society, their nationwide coaches initiative. lady panthers have won two

pennsylvania state titles since 1993, to go with four district championships and 22 league titles. hang zero tour your hat for this story. ellen brennan known as the fastest female base jumper in the world. brennan dawned wing suit to base jump in the town of neshaminy france. suit allows brennan to control her, and to clinic close to the dram the i can rock bases. that's when you jump from fixed location, experts say even more dangerous than sky diving. we'll be right back.

>> eagles finish out the season against the giants. join us this morning, fosh the final cbs-3 sunday kickoff of the season. we begin at 11:30, don bell is live at the meadowlands, merrill reese will join him, myself, and leslie van arsdale, will hold down the fort here. again, 11:30 this morning here on cbs-3. that's it for sports. i'm pat gal end. have a great day. >> justin is back with another quick check on the forecast. >> you know, nice day today. probably the warmest out of the next five. >> that's saying a lot. >> right? how about this. talking about 30's for high temperatures coming at us heading back to reality, work and school tomorrow, so certainly throw on the heavier coat by the time you wake up. we will going for 47 at the hi, 36 monday, 34 tuesday, and then when you factor in the wind it, will feel like teens and 20's, through the afternoon, both days. it is tuesday morning, that's really going to be the code he is time period though, with low of 20 for the sit.

teens in the suburbs, will feel like single digits tuesday morning, dry, next chance of rain late friday into saturday. >> okay, justin, thanks a lot of the and that's cbs-3 "eyewitness news" for now. we may be signing off on tv but always on line at cbsphilly.com. sunday morning is next, have a great day. >> ♪

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