and about. the coldest air of the season is upon us, however, there is good news ahead. that wind chill that made the wind so ice cold is getting out of here. hi everybody good evening i'm ukee washington. i'm jessica dean. a code blue is back in effect for camden county and that means it can be dangerously cold. we will get our first look at the forecast with meteorologist kate bilo live on the sky deck, kate. >> dangerous cold indeed ukee and guess contact when you talk about temperatures in the teens that can be dangerous for those who may not have a place to get warm through the overnight hours. got news is the wind not as biting as it was at this time last night and that means those nasty wind chills we felt feeling like sub zero for a time last night in philadelphia a that is not something we will have to contend with tonight. this is just straight winter cold. lets look at storm scan three. clear skies across the region, beautiful star lit sky outside tonight, no problems, on that front. we are not tracking rain, snow as of right the now. big story, of course, temperatures and they are dropping steadily.

million willville is down to 19 degrees, 30 in philadelphia. nineteen in mount pocono. twenty-nine in al-zawahiri even town. if you will remember we were at these numbers this time last night, wind chills were only in the teens. the right now wind chills not as bad. feels like 25 in philadelphia, certainly still cold and still dangerously cold if you are out too long and not properly bundled up but not quite as bad as it was and as it could be. that will be the theme of the forecast moving forward not as bad, we will warm up, i'll have details with the seven day when i join you inside. now back over to you. philadelphia fire fighters battled freezing temperatures while working to get control of the the fire in the cobbs creek golf club this he were called to the 7500 block of cardington road just after 11:00. that fire destroyed a clubhouse but spared two other buildings. in addition to the cold weather officials say water issues did not make it easier to fight the fire. >> this edge of the city so water pressure is not as great as it is in other parts of the city. upper darby, responded from

there and come off of their system and supplement us with extra the water and it work out very well. we kept it contained to that building. >> no one was hurt and causes still being looked into. emotional president obama wipes away tears as he outlines new executive order aimed at curbing gun violence. reactions to the plan has been swift from those on both side of the debate. "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos is live in glen mills with more tonight, greg. >> good evening, we spoke with the grandparent and sandy hook victim as well as a licensed, firearms, dealer here in the state of pennsylvania. both had very similar reactions to the president's executive actions on gun conn troll. >> he been my guardian angel. >> reporter: benjamin wheeler is one of the children killed during sandy hook massacre and not a day goes by his grandfather does not think of the first grader.

>> i talk to him every single day. wow. every day. today the the president shared that emotion as he called for a sense of urgency in fighting gun violence. >> every time i think about those kids, it gets me mad. by the way, it happened on the streets of chicago every day. >> reporter: the president signed the executive action that woman date background checks for anyone purchasing a firearm, including at gun shows and on line. >> interesting, it is a big change. the is there already laws out that says if you sell guns you need to be registered and you need to do background checks. the only thing i saw today was that we are including all gun owners. to me it is not a big deal. >> reporter: key carmen says is to enforce laws already on the books. >> safety check. >> reporter: licensed gun dealer jim benoit agrees.

>> the laws already exist. you know, you want to be careful here but to me it is just rhetoric. the hard core gun activists will say that you don't want to give them an inch because they will take a mile possibly. and that may be the the truth. but honestly, it is really not big of a deal. the gun laws exist. they are in place. let's enforce them. >> reporter: what is exactly law here in the state of pennsylvania? if you are looking to purchase a gun. we checked with that licensed firearms dealer. he says here in pennsylvania if you are purchasing a firearm you do to have go through that federal background check and that check is conduct by the the state police. we're live from chester county, greg argos for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". and stay tuned for much more, on the president's executive order on gun control. scott pelley will have very latest on the "cbs evening news" at 6:30 when we sign off. philadelphia's new police commissioner is weighing in on the the conversation about gun

control. commissioner richard ross was sworn in earlier today and he did not waste outlining his vision for the city. "eyewitness news" reporter walt hunter joins us from police headquarters with more on that, walt. >> reporter: ukee, ross has moved into his new office here moments after being sworn in he made two things very clear. he was deeply grateful and fully supported officers who risked their lives every day but the second thing and he warned there would be changes in policy that will be coming under this administration. >> i will discharge the duties of my office with fidelity. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> reporter: applause, hand shakes, and hugs, welcomed richard ross as philadelphia's 30th police commissioner. ross, a 26 year veteran who returned to his central high school alma matter to be sworn in, thanked the 6600 officers will now lead. >> it is because of your hard work and your dedication and your service that i'm able to stand here today.

>> reporter: but ross cautions that echoing the thoughts of mayor jim kenney in his inauguration speech on monday that changes are coming. >> there have been some things that have happened across this country that unless you are mind you would have to see that things got to get better. so we have to work on that. >> reporter: among ross's priorities changing the cities stop and frisk policies and reviving how immigrant arrests are handled. based on a executive order, signed by kenney declaring philadelphia a a sanctuary city. >> we're talking about improving relations between police and community, but our immigrant communities ara frayed to talk to an officer or being in their presence that they will wind up in the federal prison or deported. >> reporter: commissioner adding that he supports the president's new gun initiative, which he believes will help protect his officers, and those that they are charged with caring for. >> hopefully we can give some sense of reasonableness about

it but i think it is a small step in the right direction. >> reporter: very important in the group of of people welcoming ross today as the the new commissioner across the board support, police officers and people from communities all across the the city, it was a consensus, the kind of consensus that ross says, it definitely needed between police and community so that this department and city can move forward together. live from police headquarters i'm walt hunter, for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> thank you, walt. new a at 6:00 "eyewitness news" at the national constitution center in center city for swearing in of judge kevin dougherty. he have is one of the three democrats who won a pennsylvania supreme court seat in the november election. dougherty previously a philadelphia common pleas judge now extend to the highest court in the state. search is on for carjacker caught on tape stealing a vehicle with a six year-old sleeping in the the back seat. the boy's stepfather left him in the car to run in the 711th at bridge and oxford at 2:30

this morning. while the stepfather was inside the man got in the running car and took off. vehicle was recovered a mile away and little will boy was still asleep inside. he was quickly reunited with his parents. >> tears, lot of emotion but they were real happy. fortunately the the the vehicle was still running when the police found it because it is really cold out here good suspect now faces auto theft and kidnapping charges. well, after the eagles lost their chance at the playoffs one facebook users said they played like they were wearing t utus but pennsylvania ballet did not take that statement lightly. >> their reaction has now been shared more than 25,000 times. "eyewitness news" reporter rahel solomon has more from the ballet. >> reporter: dancers at pennsylvania ballet, are accustomed to applause for their performances, but lately they are also getting a lot of support for facebook posts. >> that is the one that did maybe push a couple have my

buttons, people that use or they played like they were in t utus derogatory comment. >> reporter: ballet's reaction to that comment has gone viral writing in part with all due respect to the eagles lets take a minute to look at what our women have done this month. they have no second strings to come in when they need a break. the ending with if the eagles had played like they were wearing t utus, we would all be looking forward to the playoffs. ouch. >> it is not easy. it is very athletic. every day. >> reporter: for folks who say ballet dancing isn't sports, people here in pennsylvania ballet the may say thaw are right. that is because it is like multiple sports. >> versatility of moves to the basketball players has, it is coordination of the hockey player, and timing of the baseball player. >> but why the the division among sports? some players like eagles running back ken beyond barner has been vocal bin corporating balance net their work out routine like in this interview with our leslie van arsdal.

>> ballet, yoga. >> reporter: originally the the poster said he didn't mean to offend but upon reflection maybe players don't even deserve to wear t utus but now that the season is over, answer is welcome sports lovers that trade that seat for a link for a warm one indoors with just as much athletism to enjoy and maybe even more. >> come see what all of our hard work that we do every day, just like the football players. >> reporter: if you had a's like to see these dancers in action their next performance is right here at miriam theater february 4th. reporting from south broad street rahel solomon for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> ballet is difficult. very difficult. >> it is. >> indeed. still to come on "eyewitness news" giving back to a local hospital who gave her the the gift of life. how children's hospital of philadelphia was rewarded by a former patient. do you have a ticket? jackpot has jumped again? how much a winning hit could earn you in the next power ball drawing, kate? and another frigid night

on the way as temperatures head to the teens but a gradual warming as we head through rest of the week and relief from the extreme chill on the way but we may need umbrellas by week even, i will your seven day forecast coming up, don. we're talking about game, not the game but practice. with kelly gone players are climbing in on his three-year regime. don't miss what one guy is saying about chip's practice routine, that player in sports.

lottery trend continues a at power ball sore toss 450 million-dollar, that makes it the the fourth largest power ball jackpot in the history, and a whole lot of people want a piece of it. no one struck gold in saturday's drawing causing officials to increase the the expected prize, the cash pay out, of more than 250 million-dollar, experts say, more and more people are coming out to play. the odds of winning the grand prize are now one in 300 million. so tonight's drawing is tomorrow. >> if you play, good luck. >> on the cbs-3 healthwatch how do you say thank you for saving someone's life. >> sometimes, word are not enough to day at children's hospital of philadelphia one family came back to give back. health reporter stephanie

stahl is here with that story. >> reporter: this is special. the doctors at chop save lives all the time but the experimental treatment for one little girl has changed the face of cancer treatment. she and her family were back to say thank you with a big dough nation. emily whitehead foundation donated $100,000 to chop's cancer center where ten year-old emily became first pied the yacht trick patient in the world to have an experimental immuno therapy treatment for a leukemia. >> overall you feel good. >> yeah. >> we were hoping for anything. this was her last chance, only thing we had left. >> reporter: emily relapsed twice when her parents decided to try experimental treatment in 2012. >> genetically engineering each patient's immune system so it can go back and kill their own cancer cells. this is brand new completely different, totally new way to treat cancer. >> reporter: doctor steve up says the therapy has been used to treat 80 children.

93 percent are in remission like emily. >> it started here, with you and emily what does this mean for you a as a doctor. >> just amazing to me personally to see her recover so quickly from her terrible disease and see how well she has done. >> she sleeps a lot. >> reporter: these days emily is folksed on her dog lucy and her school. >> technically in remission emily has in signs of leukemia. >> they tell us emily is writing history books because she was first child in the world to be free of leukemia. >> reporter: with this donation from money they raised whitehead's hope other children can shall safe. >> other than emily having success it is one of the most proud time of my life. >> reporter: treatment called c cell therapy is still experimental, and it is expect to be reviewed by the f.d.a. later this year. doctors are also hoping that it can be expanded some day to treat other cancers, you know, it was all started by emily. she is a little camera shy but boy is she a brave little

girl. >> bravo. >> so great to sees her thriving. >> yes, she is. >> thanks, stephanie. kate bilo joins us with our weather forecast, dry but very cold. >> very cold, and we necessity light wind, clear sky, that is just a recipe for cold, temperatures like to tank on knits like that and that is what we have temperatures really dropping now that the sun has gone down but there are some enjoying this cold weather. take a look at the poconos and snow is falling, manmade snow, someone using slopes. a lot have skiers, snow borders have been wait forgo this day, so warm, too warm to really make snow in the poconos. i'm sure ski resorts are loving this cold. they can make some snow. jack frost big bold inner carbon county enjoying what looks like a very wintry evening and here comes someone else down the slopes tonight looking good, guys. let take a quick peak at a time lapse video in the city. no snow but we have had brilliant blue skies all day long, great time lapse from

the palmyra cove nature park and what a beautiful sunset we have captured as well. look at the that shot, it looks like a picture painting with the sun just lurking behind the buildings at 4:40 this evening. the days are getting longer as well, you can see we have added daylight times so sunset is a a bit longer. we are starting to climb toward longer days. we have got winter to get through but temperatures will moderate a bit as we head toward weekend. high pressure in control nothing to see here, everything is clear, big story tonight is temperatures, been a very cold day but really this afternoon didn't actually feel as bad as yesterday afternoon. yesterday a afternoon we had temperatures tank go through the day, very strong wind, made it feel like the teens even in the evening, and now it is cold but at least things are quiet. wind are light, everything still out there we're at 30 in philadelphia a19 in millville. nineteen in mount pocono. twenty-nine in allentown. the here's what you will wake up to. not as bad in the poconos.

fifteen as well in philadelphia. nineteen in wilmington. and definitely morning to have extra layers, to have hat, gloves, scarves, whole 9-yard send those kid bundled up, make sure they are with the weight of the winter gear but in the afternoon. what to expect overnight frigid again but less wind, very cold wednesday morning but in the afternoon pretty seasonal, early janice supposed to feel like here in philadelphia a high pressure will start moving east and that bringing in the southwest wind tomorrow. still dry and clear throughout the day. this next system a approaches later thursday into friday but as jet stream lifts we will get temperatures maryland rating even more on a southeasterly wind and few showers with that system mainly friday night into saturday morning. overnight, very, very cold clear skies, 15 degrees, your wednesday, mostly sunny and in the as bad. 40 degrees is our daytime high. your seven day forecast shows a warming each day 40 on wednesday. forty-five on thursday. and friday, clouds increase but it is milder day at 48 degrees.

watch for showers friday night in some saturday morning. the saturday afternoon not too bad more cloud then sun but high near 50 degrees and another system on sunday will bring period of rain throughout the course of the day. doesn't look like a nice day but you won't be shoving that rain, 52 degrees and it is raining and cooler next week. >> okay, thanks. >> we will be right back.

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but since chip was canned players have been reflecting on his three years. lane johnson has been most vocal about chip's practice methods saying it was too hard, last night center jason kelce said on 94wi p essentially that lane doesn't know any better. >> i love lane johnson to death but he only played for one head coach. how does he know the way other teams practice his only mind set is what other guys say what other guys say they might come in and think they are working hard or maybe they are getting older. who knows. i can tell you this when we had andy reid, training camp was a lot harder then when we had chip kelly. >> true indeed. >> yesterday eagles linebacker connor barwin says change is inevitable after losing three straight. same is true for the flyers. tonight they will host montreal with the claude giroux, jay voracek and wayne simmonds. they will get out there. >> we have played together. we want to get our chemistry going. we have only played one series together. so i think that first will be important for to us attack and

just work and good things will happen. okay. don't laugh but sixers are the the hottest team in the city. yep. they have won three out of six. last night they beat minnesota a timber wolves and ish smith led the charge, 21 points and 11 assists. >> i thank god for situations they put me in and we're here, we're playing, good. we gave up the utah game. we gave up lakers game but that was a good team but we're constantly trying to get better. >> now they always say show must go on unless the lights go out. the pacers and heat last night, the a arena a lights go out and they don't come on for another 30 minutes. people are just hanging out, wondering what is going on. wow. so what do we do, do we shoot in the dark. >> just staying out there. >> old school shooting around and sun goes down and you hang

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