from the cbs broadcast center in philadelphia, this is cbs3 "eyewitness news" good morning, updating our developing story right now. a 6-year-old child safely back with his parents after a scary situation overnight. that boy's stepfather left him asleep in the car to run into a 7-eleven at bridge and oxford. while the stepfather was inside, a man got into the running car and took off. the vehicle was recovered about two miles away with the child still asleep. he's ok. the search is now on for that suspect. police are working on getting a description. our jan carabeo will have a live report coming up in about 30 minutes. it's great to hear he's ok. and the car was running. you need the heater running. >> that's just scary.

poor little boy >> he's ok that's the good news >> but the weather you got to bundle up >> you really do. this is the coldest it's been since past march. >> that takes you back >> remember all those, wonderful -- that's really what it is. going to be a reminderer of how bad it had been this past winter since we got off to such a warm start. those days are long gone. take a look. this is something that the ski resorts are absolutely loving. they can finally make the snow and expect it will stay on the ground for awhile. up at jack frost and big boulder you're in carbon county, the slopes are new snow covered. a virtual winter wonderful land out there. all man made snow we're finding here. at least it's there. now they can actually open up and have more of those slopes open, which is great news. that said, you got to be careful when you walk out in cold like this. make sure you're adequately prepared. storm scan may be empty, high pressure may be in control, full sunshine on the way, but when

you look at the temperatures we're talking about when you factor in the wind most specifically, you're talking well below 0. in fact, the wind chill advisory posted until 9:00 this morning for carbon and monroe, when you're dealing with windchill values dropping as much as 20 below 0. through lehigh valley western chester upper bucks county and across philadelphia and the i95 corridor adjacent communities. at best you're going to feel like 0 degrees this morning. really cold start if you're lucky feels like it's in positive territory but you have to be pretty far southeast for that. here's where we actually stand on the thermometer, i'll call it the goose egg, in mount pocono. 0 degrees, 32 is freezing, you're well below freezing right now. 13 in philly and in atlantic city just 11. it's that wind. you know, it's not a strong wind but it's enough of a breeze and it's coming from a cold place, right out on the north and makes it feel that much colder. please bundle up adequately. grab sunglasses, you're going to

have full sunshine here today. meisha? >> sounds like the sun isn't going to make us feel any better. going to lift the spirits a little bit. at least if we want to deal with the cold, we want the sun. still dark outside. you can see the roadways behind you 422 tail lighs moving in the eastbound direction at trooper. you can see the headlights out there. you can see just a steady stream of headlights cominging towards the camera, showing us how many vehicles are on the roadway if the 5:00 hour. the vine moving westbound and eastbound just open, westbound been open about 20 minutes or so, eastbound just opening up now for those of you waiting to get on vine, all clear, looking good. accident in doylestown reports down wires around this area as well. route 202 north at swamp road, all lanes still blocked. around this area, you're going to have to use side streets or wait it out.

i'll let you know when it does open. we got construction aramingo is closed. york street to delaware avenue 9:00 to 3:00 p.m. today, president obama will unveil knew executive action to combat gun violence, include controversial plans focusing on so-called background check loop holes, here's more now from brian webb. >> reporter: president obama delivers remarks at the white house outlining plan he is tends to take to tackle gun violence without congressional approval. at the top, a measure including those who sell firearms on the internet or gun shows to be licensed and connect background checks. another would change a federal privacy rule to keep people with mental health restrictions from possessing guns >> this is not going to solve every violent crime in this country. it's not going to prevent every mass shooting. it will potentially safe lives.

>> reporter: the actions aren't sitting well with gun store owners like james hill in houston. he's saying the president is infringing on the second amendment >> hitler, all these great leaders at one time have taken guns away so they can start controlling the populus. that's what this is about. >> reporter: some gun safety advocates disagree. >> i don't think our founding fathers ever meant that should mean suspected terrorists can get their hand on guns. >> reporter: republicans in congress are threatening to take up the matter with the supreme court. the white house maintains the measures would withstand any legal challenge. brian webb for cbs3 "eyewitness news". sglifrjts authorities in delaware county are working to identify skeletal remains found at a park. they believe the remains belong to a woman missing since 2014. 25-year-old amanda was last seen leaving her direct ill hill home. the mother of two has a history

of addiction and believes she's no longer alive. over the weekend, hiker found those skeletal remains at ridley creek state park. her family is holding on to hope that amanda is still alive. >> that's all i have is hope and faith that she's coming home. i don't know what it would be to lose my baby. >> police asked amanda's family for her dental records. authorities say it will take some time to make a positive identification. a new jersey couple is behind bars this morning. police say they left their young children in the car while they gambled. this happened at parks casino saturday night. three children, age one, three and eight were found sitting in the back seat in the below freezing temperatures. their parents, ebony walker and garrett nelson are now facing multiple charges including reckless endangerment. >> spend the extra money and get a baby sitter. if you're a gambler, you made a hell of a gamble that day by gambling your children's lives.

in this particular case, thank god the children were not hurt. >> the children were left in that car more than an hour and a half. they responded by a passerby who then notified security. 5:37 right now. in your business news, the fight over fast food dollar men use and the day after a worldwide stock market scare, let's check with jill wagner at the new york stock exchange, hopefully better news today >> china stock market down slightly. markets in europe are rebounding. yesterday concern about china's economy sparked a massive sell-off here in the u.s. the dow down 467 pounds minutes after the open. it did recover ending with a loves 2 suffocate points. the nasdaq fell 104. it's the worst start to a year since the financial crisis in 2008. one area that's actually surging, gun stock. shares of smith and wesson jumped about six percent.

stern ruger up three percent. analysts expect more americans will be buying guns before president obama tightens gun laws. the fast food wars are heating up. burger king introducing a new five for $4 deal. bacon cheese berger re small fries, chocolate chip cookie which comes out to about 80 cents each. this comes after mcdonald dropped the dollar menu and introduced the mcpick menu. forget the fit bit or apple watch. san francisco company wants women put on a smart sports before a. the own before a is day beautying at the consumer electronic show measures things like heart rate. promises to help women take fitness to the next rochelle. it costs $150. >> in the for me. i'm ok knowing i've sweated. >> the smart phone tracks

everything anyway >> i'm with you 100 percent, have a good one. here's something we haven't seen in a long time. gas below $2 a gallon in pennsylvania. a gallon of regular goes for 198, that's about 50 cents cheaper than what we were paying this time last year, prices across philadelphia are a little bit more expensive, triple a says the average price is 2.18 a gallon. drivers in new jersey and delaware enjoyed prices below $2 a gallon the last two weeks, very nice here's neat gadgets from the consumer electronic show in las vegas. that's a tv screen you can roll up like a newspaper. we're not sure entirely why you have to do that. the 18 inch screen is one of the concept designs unveiled by lg. it's not clear if this will hit the market. a lot of manufacturers showing off what's possible also a refrigerator that looks likes a tablet or smart

phone. samsung's family has a two-foot touch screen and internet connected cameras so you can see what's inside without opening the door. you can check the contents of the grocery store, do we have eggs? milk? no price tag yet. although a model with a smaller screen sells for about $3600. what will they think of next? take one step outside, you will know winter is absolutely here. we'll let you know how you can get help paying your heating bills as these temperatures tumble. call it three times the fun for this family. those babies waking up at home for the first time today. we'll tell you what makes these triplets so rare. call it an has this way versus the paparazzi she fights back when photographed on the beach.thaway versus the paparazzi she fights back when photographed on the beach. we have the word on how the

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♪ i had an injury to my neck. it wasn't as serious injury it was a herniated disc. anything that could go wrong went wrong. i've been in the hospital twenty three times since. the bills started to pile up. i had nothing to give. we had nothing in the refrigerator. i would be dead and not sitting here right now if it wasn't for pond lehocky. welcome back, waking up to temperatures in the teens, feels like it's in the single digits. a lot of people cranked up the heat last night. that means gas and electric bills will get more expensive. jim donovan has advice if you're having problems paying your

heating bill. >> reporter: if you think you may not be able to pay your energy bills this winter. the low income home energy assistance program may be able to help. the federal program funds money to each of the 50 states. in pennsylvania, 206 million dollars has been allocated >> it's important to get your applications in now before money runs out. >> reporter: been armstrong says peco customers have received assistance totaling 6.8 million dollars so far >> it provides grants for up to $1,000 to help pay your heating bill or up to five hundred dollars to restore service or to help service from being terminated. >> reporter: grants are based on a number of factors like the type of fuel used and your county of resident. >> it's an income based program on the total number of people living in the household. >> reporter: in philadelphia family of four with an annual

income of $36,370 can qualify re to help. no income guideliness vary from state to state. in order to apply, you'll need your recent utility billsing copies of pay stubs and proof of how many people liver in your home. you can contact your utility company for more information and to apply. reporting for 3 on your side, i'm jim donovan. right now, 5:45. we're hoping this arctic blast goes away. because the heating bills get expensive. >> they do. at his is really the worst of it. we should start to see temperatures rebounding by tomorrow. you're going to have to deal with pretty cold air out there. especially this morning. even tonight, gets awfully cold. the good news, the wind will be tapering off. we checked in with the weather watcher network. they're reporting frigid air. not only teens in lot of spots but a couple of single digit values. one of them comes to us, from willow grove, where it's clear as a bell. modest breeze only four miles

per hour. any time even a light breeze blows, you're going to feel it and it will make you feel that much colder. let's take you to the south. 13 came in to us from greg. he's got also a nice clear sky out in marshal ton delaware and he had a really important comment to recall here, because it's a clear night sky, no frost on it windshield thankfully because of low humidity also you have breeze blowing so you have the opportunity for frost to settle of the windchill for him, five degrees, not feeling so high. let's take you to one more. let's go on up to 12. 12 degrees came in to us from peter. under a clear sky in lawrenceville. everyone is feeling that chill. that really is the story for us today. when we talk about the statistically speaking, we had that entire month of december above average. every single day was above average. we finally had our first below average day. since november 24th. just a below average day. we haven't seen one in 42 days.

it has been such a long time. it's finally feeling like winter now. as i mentioned today really is the worst of it. we're going to see the coldest day of the pack here. we were awfully cold yesterday but the coldest today and we starting to on a rebound. we got a good shot to hit 50 by the weekend. looking at that eyewitness seven-day forecast, coldest today, sunny through thursday, friday one of two separate rain storms comes along. we keep those temperatures a little bit milder for you. meisha? >> pack those gloves in your car, especially if it takes awhile to heat up. you're going to need those on it cold steering wheel this morning. this is look at the boulevard the headlights moving. this area is remaining steady as we kind of seen all morning long, the blue route northbound route 1 this is an area starting to heat up. blue route was looking good but it did get busy in the 6:00 area. the schuylkill tail lighs moving in the eastbound direction, this is city avenue area after you

come off the bed. the westbound is heating up and so-and-so is eastbound. still this accident in doylestown, reports of downed wires in this area, route 202 north at swamp road, all lanes block. use side streets to maneuver your way around. also flyers fans play the canadians at 7:30 p.m. construction aramingo is closed. erika back over to you. rare identical triplets born in houston last month, finally home from hospital. before they went home, the world got a chance to meet them. cbs news brian webb introduces you to these three little girls. >> reporter: meet addison, kinsley the harris triplets and their parent stephanie and brad. >> we're prepare you don't have the way out numbered now. >> reporter: the identical triplets will be waking up in their home near houston this

morning for the first time after spending a month in the hospital. mom says all three sisters are already in sing >> they sit there, make the same noises, they do the same thing. >> they have their own language. >> they talk to each other. >> reporter: doctors say identical triplets are a medical marvel. about one in a million. mom and dad were first told they were having twins then a week later at a second ultrasound doctors gave the couple a bigger shock >> when she said there was a third her arm went over her head and went back >> the babies weighed about three pound when they were born, brad and does he haveny say they have plenty of family to help care for girls along with a few techniques to tell them apart >> we got an let bracelets and we're going to color coordinate them, and hopefully they won't get mixed up. >> reporter: good things really do come in threes. bryan webb for cbs3 "eyewitness

news". >> my gosh. you have two, can you imagine three? >> you know that is always what i think a lot of people have said that to me. i got what? i can't imagine two. i can't imagine three. >> the technique to keep track of who's who. >> i've actually read all sorts of different ways. painting a toenail a different color is another good trick. >> it's not they won't know their names yet. >> you figure it out as you go. >> actress anne hathaway is pregnant, fighting back against the paparazzi, she posted this picture of herself in a bikini on instagram boundary proudly showing off her baby bump. she said the paparazzi taking pictures of her she decided to beat them to the punch. released her own what was the nature of picture first, and she jokingly added it was taken way filter too. 5:50 right now.

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the 29-year-old's body was pulled from arkansas's lake after his boat capsized in a winter storm the weekend after christmas. strictland and a friend were duck hunting, his friend was also found dead. authorities say the weather on that 38 mile long lake is unpredictible. a woman in new york has out smart add suspected kidnapper who took her hostage in her own car. police say he went after her while she was filling up her car at a gas station in pennsylvania. carolyn from our sister station, w cb s picks up the story from there. >> reporter: shows frantic moments a long island woman running to re her life. 23-year-old rachel stevenson fleeing from a man who stole her car with her in it. the master student at bing ton heading home for christmas stopped at this pennsylvania gas station wednesdaych as she pumped this man jumped in the driver's seat. she opened the passenger door to rescue her two cats, but he

wasn't waiting. >> he had put the car into drive and was speeding away. the door wasn't shut. it was slamming against my legs and my legs were still hanging out of the car >> he grabbed her hasn't and said i guess you're going with me >> rachel's father describes the two hours of terror to that followed. 18-year-old chambers hit her, announced he had a gun and was making a run for virginia. the social work student's training kicked in. >> you're not helping yourself. let me out. i'll buy you bus ticket anywhere you want to go. >> trying to keep the situation calm. i knew if if he got angry, then things would turn out worse for me. >> reporter: weaving through traffic. he didn't notice as rachel texted her boyfriend for help. she convinced kidnapper to let her take a call from her father

and calmly gave critical information, as gas ran low, rachel saw an opportunity to escape. >> she jumped out of the car, ran to a group of people. screaming frantically -- that she was being kidnapped. >> reporter: chambers took off but by tracking rachel's cell phone police caught up with him. stephen son's parents were reunited. >> i told her the day she got herself free, she's my hero >> also reports that stephen son is safely back at school with her beloved cats. her alleged attacker is facing kidnapping and robbery. police say he tried to car jack three other drivers before stephenson coming up after break, we'll have the latest on a young boy carjac

from the cbs broadcast center in philadelphia, this is cbs3 "eyewitness news" good morning. developing right now, police are searching for a car jacker who took off way child sleeping in the back seat. that young boy is safe and sound right now and reunited with his family. we're live with the latest developments. . also, it is a frigid start to your day, you'll need a lot of layers if you head out into this bitter cold and toes freezing temperatures overnight did make it tough for

firefighters battling a massive fire at a golf course, we're live on that scene. good morning, it is tuesday january 5th, i'm erika von tiehl. all i can say is at least we don't ice or slick roads to deal with >> yes, the roadways are looking pretty good because, loathes, erika, it is dry, it's so cold, what i get worried about is the jens for the starting. start those early and bring extra gloves in that car, takes awhile to heat up, katie, we know it's dangerous >> you just have to bundle up adequatelyly. that really is the bottom line on days like this. we got so used to, well, you probably got so used to hearing me ad nauseam talk about how you need to bundle up adequately. last winter, we're finally getting into some of that arctic chill that we had been devoid of frankly for months now at this point. let's go ahead and take a look how it's looking outside right now. this is one of your warmest spots in live neighborhood network 17 degrees. that's one of the warmest spots. notice you also have the