welshing you are not a win they are morning but the good news is you get another shot, and this time power ball jackpot jumps to the largest in u.s. history, we are live a at lottery fever still going strong this morning. and a community reacts to a high school basketball coach suspended after video appears to show him knocking down a referee. and a unwanted guest storms on stage to interest rupp an acceptance speech. scary there. it the is thursday, january 7th, good morning, so glad you are with us, i'm nicole brewer. we are getting your day started with check on weather and traffic. we have meisha and lauren standing by, good morning,

ladies. >> happy thursday. we are over hump heading toward weekend and within of the things we are seeing it is nicer, roadways dry, things are looking good. but what is in store in terms of the the weather. >> we are improving after that very cold, arctic start to the week, with that air in place. it the is retreating. the south wind taking over and warm us up. milder day for our thursday but still chilly to start off. 31 degrees. that south wind at 3 miles an hour. no wind chill impact right now. temperatures are chilly to the north and west, we are down to 15 degrees in a allentown. seventeen in reading. milder toward the the coast. temperatures in the the upper 20's, 28 degrees in at atlantic city. storm scan three is quiet. we are seeing lower cloud build from the south and we will have a a mix of sunshine and clouds throughout the day-to-day, that is what to expect milder temperatures up to 41 degrees lie bunch time. our high yesterday only 40 degrees by the the

afternoon. 43 degrees with that mix of sun and included. we will warm up even further as we head in the weekend talking about maybe approaching 60 degrees and i'll have details coming up. that is such good news. our roadways are nice and dry. things are looking good in the traffic department. this is our first live look at the roadways and looking nice and quiet. the this is cottman around 95 southbound as we typically see this is an area that heat up for us. the right the now we are looking nice and quiet. that is good thing about waking up early and getting out on those roadways early. forty-two freeway north bound at creek road looking nice and quiet. this is typically what we see in the 4:00 o'clock hour. progress in the the 5:00 o'clock hour we will see this change but 42 freeway in new jersey looking really good. for those waiting and wondering about the vine it is still closed both west and eastbound those knowing overnight construction has been on the roadway for quite

sometime. it is still closed. i will let you know when that lifts, westbound sooner then less bound right around 5:00 a.m. we have a water main break in norristown this morning. nicole, back over to you. the dream is still alive. power ball lottery jackpot has rolled over to an estimated 675 million-dollar, the largest, by the way in u.s. history. in one hit the the jackpot last tonight but in case you won smaller price get your ticket ready. two, 11, 47, 62, 63, and power ball number is 17. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is live in mayfair with more on the the power ball fever is building for saturday, justin, good morning. report report no winners last night but that gives us a chance to win again. history making jackpot is at stake. 675 million-dollar, those numbers, drawn just last night. forty-seven, two, 63, 62, 11, and that mower ball, is 17

with the multiplier of three. now, that would have won you, 500 million-dollar, but no one won. so 675 million-dollar, is up for grabs, the largest lottery prize in u.s. history. a 413 million-dollar lump sum. now the the last win her won power ball prize was back in november and perhaps they were able to buy a fancy car or two or more or splurge on the million-dollar real estate up for grabs in rittenhouse square. jewelry could be your thing if you win, square cuts and square footage are not only indulgence experts say but they can a all still be investments. we caught up with power ball player this morning who are ready to win on saturday, we asked them whether they would do if they won the money. >> real question is what would i not do with that kind of money, you know, i would travel, i would try to help my family out, that kind of stuff. i think general wishes and dreams. >> i wouldn't to have work for the the rest of my life.

buy my wife a big mansion. after i kick the the bucket the she can enjoy with husband number two. >> reporter: a score for husband number two right there. the odd are a against you when you play a lottery with this many odds, one is a ratio with a odds of hundreds of millions against you. the as for those office poles, science says they don't work to increase your chances have of winning so you might be better off going solo, nicole, back over to you. well that woman sound like a lucky lady to have that guy, husband number one. justin, thank you. we have an update the to a story "eyewitness news" reported yesterday a a viral video sidelines a coach at neshaminy high school. jerry divine appears to head butt a referee in this video with less than 40 seconds left in tuesday night's game against pennsbury high school. it knocked that referee to the floor. divine is on administrative heave from his coaching and his teaching jobs. there is a lot of debate

though about what happened. >> i was very disappointing as teaching professionals we are held to a higher standard. we're responsible for teaching children, and help respond in difficult situations. >> loves the kids, dedicated, committed. >> police are investigating the incident. they have not filed any charges. bill cosby's january 14th court appearance on the sex assault charge in montgomery county has been postpone. comedian's attorney says a new date has not yet been set. meantime, los angeles county prosecutors declined to file criminal charges against cosby in connection to will allegations that he sexually a abused two teenagers in 1965 and 2008. prosecutors cited time limits and a lack of evidence. well, financial trading in china is suspended for the second time this week after shanghai composite lost more than 7 percent and that is making u.s. investors very nervous. dow jones had another big decline yesterday losing 252

points to close at under 17,000. nasdaq was down 55 and s and p lost 26 at closing. we will have more on the markets in a live report from the new york stock exchange coming up in 15 minutes. well, the the white house as well as nuclear experts are skeptical of north korea's claims to have to tested a nuclear bomb. they say a blast of have that type would have produce aid far more powerful outcome then wednesday's magnitude 5.1 quake. still the international community is vowing to punish the state with additional sanctions. if confirmed, this would be north korea's fourth nuclear test. one year after becoming a terrorist target a special digs of the french satyrical weekly charlie hebdo is on sale. it features a gun flying over shoulder and blood on the clothing and it is said to represent a god. a plaque now marks the paris offices of the french newspaper which had caricature of the pro fit mohammed.

mass gunman stormed the building killing 12 people there including the the editor. now an "eyewitness news" exclusive, a daughter is speaking to "eyewitness news" about a frightening attack on her mother in tacony. that seven five-year old woman was shot in the the face and robbed while walking home with her groceries on new years eve. a a man in his late 20's driving a silver car followed that victim in the alley on ehrdick street. >> he wanted her hand back and she said no. he put the gun in her face and asked her if she wanted to be shot. of course, she said no and he shot her anyway. >> wow. >> despite all of the pain, victim a says she cannot the wait to get back to volunteering at forest elementary school in mayfair. detectives are working to track down the gun man. police are saying a recent rash of thefts of one of the most popular holiday gifts, hoverboards, take a look at this video. two armed men threatened two teenage boys outside a recreation center at 57th and haverford. suspect stole a hoverboard and iphone six ape other items

from the victims this all happened december 18th. and another hoverboard is stole men francisville, three men on bikes punched a 16 year-old boy and push him off his hoverboard this happened on the 700 block of north 19th street on december 27th. if you have any information, you are urged to contact the police. meantime at the least 20 universities are banning or restricting hoverboard on their campuses, one of them kane university in new jersey, is banning the board from its campus in union and ocean counties. they fear the popular gift can cause fires or injured students after a number of incident have been report add cross the the country. well, stage crasher interrupts the peoples choice award. >> mothly crew... >> unaudible. >> you ain't going to pull no steve harvey up in here. >> no sir, steve. >> he looks more like a kanye west here. >> it happened as host of the talk were accepting their

award for favorite tv hosting team. the stage crasher gave shout out to kevin gates before sharon osborne kicked him off the stage. all right, sharon. 4:40. bad news for nation's largest department store macy's is cutting jobs and closing stores including one right here in our area why the the company is blaming weather for economic troubles. flyers make a shocking trade we will have those stories in sports. we are back in two minutes.

back now, a disappointing holiday sales is forcing macy's to cut 5,000 jobs, and close 36 stores. macy's store in ardmore suburban square is on the closure list. the item ployed 74 people. final clearance sales will begin on monday and store will close sometime in the spring. macy a's say warm winter weather and lower spending by international tourist has hurt sales. well, check your fridge,

wegmans is recalling more than a thousand pound of marinated chicken, it is all because of the scheduling mistake at a plant in rochester, new york. chicken was not inspected by u.s. department have of agriculture. recalled products are stamped with the code e ft or p7567. all are vacuum sealed or in one a and 3-pound ago ages. the it includes italian, brown sugar barbecue and garlic and fennell. we will have more information on cbs philly.com. right now let's talk about this weather. it sound like a winter warm up, which i can get into. >> a winter warm up after a brutal start of the week. >> that was a shock to the system. >> we had zero wind chills monday night. temperatures will be warming up thanks to the the south wind today and we will warm things up in the upcoming weekend. right now it is chilly with temperatures in the 30's but check that out for january, our calendar temperatures, cold, start to this week. our coldest day of the season

so far on tuesday. our high temperature only 32 degrees. we're getting back to these red squares as we head in the upcoming weekend with above average, well above average high temperatures especially by sunday but for right the now still need that winter coat. 31 degrees in philadelphia especially in the lehigh valley. temperatures in the middle teens. not too bad in millville. 29 degrees. we're at 27 in wilmington. temperature change over the the last 24 hours showing us what is in store, milder temperatures, we have increased temperatures about 21 degrees in the last 24 hours in millville, we're up about 16 in wildwood and up nearly 10 degrees in philadelphia a. right new we are turning to low level moisture building in the the way of low cloud and we will see patchy, low cloud, moving through on and off throughout the day-to-day but no precipitation, so you can leave that umbrella will a behind. you don't need to it day stepping in sun and clouds and milder high temperatures, 44 degrees.

the wind will be light so no wind chill impact to today or conversely tonight. 31 degrees. the partly cloudy conditions. sunset at 4:52. it is starting to get later and later. in your seven day forecast we are up to 47 degrees for your friday. check out the the upcoming weekend, extremely mild temperature, 50 on saturday but cloudy, damp, rain likely a saturday night that will continue into sunday but hey sunday's high temperature 58 degrees. >> all right, lauren, thanks. in sports eagles have a second meeting scheduled for this weekend with bears offensive coordinator adam gase, of course, their search for a new coach but there is a snag. cbs

making a a strong push for him. bird interviewed a few other candidates including pat shurmur who coached the teams last game after chip kelly was fire. flyers pulled the trigger on a trade sending vincent lacavalier and luke schenn to los angeles kings, and the the flyers will pay part of both contracts there and lacavalier has not played since november. flyers get a presents peck and jordan wheel. elton brand joined the sixers a at practice yesterday. brand played four seasons with the sixers and the 36 year-old is back to provide veteran leadership. brand has played 16 seasons in the the nba but without a basketball this year until he took a call from the sixers. >> you know, i'm honored and thankful to be an nba player especially for so long to have that longevity. now being out here again, it is like ill a's make the best of it. i'm having a ball, i'm doing everything. this is unexpected. >> there you go, baseball hall of fame class of 2016 includes a local product, norristown native mike piazza is heading to cooper town. he was a two time all-star. ken griffey junior was select with the record 99 percent of the vote there popular guy. the inductions will be this summer. well, still ahead this

morning on eye witt the necessary news we will have photos of prince george heading off tokers inry school, can you believe it. no power ball winner, that is good news for some of us but a lucky slot machine player gets the three million-dollar rich inner atlantic city. we will have their story coming up next but first a look at what is coming up tonight on cbs-3.

looking a at this morning's headlines no winning ticket in looks night's power ball drawing so your retirement plan still has to wait until saturday. jackpot is now worth about 675 million-dollar, the largest jackpot of any lottery game in u.s. history. the head basketball coach at neshaminy high school is on administrative leave from coaching and teaching. this is video on line appears to show coach jerry divine head butting a referee. this happened at tuesday night's game against pennsbury high school with about 40 seconds left in that game.

there will be no charges against bill cosby in california, prosecutors in los angeles county of decided not to charge him with sexually abusing two teenagers in 1965 and 2008. they site time limits and lack of evidence. well, no surprise here ticket sales for star wars, the the force a awakens are out of this world. it is now the highest grossing film in north american history. according to disney ticket sales will pass 760.5 million-dollar previously set by avatar. film opens in china this week and could surpass 2 billion mark in total sales. 4:50. time for a check on business news. jill wagner joins us live from the new york stock exchange. good morning, jill. we are hearing we are could be in for another bumpy ride on wall street and everyone is looking to china, what is going on there. >> reporter: yeah, china's stock market halted trading for second time in three days, this time stocks plunge at 7 percent after half an hour.

triggers and automatic circuit breaker stopped the trading and big concern is china's economy, second largest in the world is slowing down. nicole. >> interesting. we're also talking about oil prices and that is causing some concern. >> reporter: well, that is right oil prices have fallen to a 12 year low, analyst think that the the new tension we're seeing between saudi a a rain use and iran makes it less likely opec will reach a deal to curb oil output so globallal over supply sent prices lower with less demand and that all goes back to china when china's economy slow downs the the country uses less oil. the good news this could mean low gas prices will be here for a while, silver lining. >> focusing on the positive. all right, jill, thanks. we will check back with you. right now a luck would i man strikes it rich winning a three million-dollar slot jackpot in atlantic city. she was playing a wheel of fortune slot game at taj mahal on saturday.

the 50 year-old woman place add a $4 bet in the wheel of fortune penny slot machine connect to the same type of machine in other casinos. she won a grand total of $3,084,920. >> that is a a amazing someone wins something that big. i didn't even necessity it goes that high. >> neither did i. new jersey division of gaming enforcement it says jackpot is the largest one in atlantic city a in more than three years. congratulations to her. we will take a a short break and we will be right

in the chilly start 31 degrees but not so bad considering our high on tuesday was only 32 degrees. we're 28 down the shore. win speeds are light. the not too much wind chill impact. we're still low in the teens in the poconos but conditions on storm scan three, we are picking up on some false returns not worried about precipitation, seeing low cloud building in especially a across southern new jersey and we will see a mix of sun and

clouds in most areas today, philadelphia milder though, 44 n the shore, up to 45 and a mild winter day in the poconos featuring more sunshine 40 degrees and we will get milder a a as we head in the upcoming weekend talking about approaching near 60 degrees, and we will have details coming up in a bit. awesome what a difference 10 degrees can make, waking up, warmer, our roads are nice, dry, great news for us, we can take the cold but we want to make sure that roadways are nice and dry as well. for those coming from new jersey, looking good moving in the westbound direction, nice and quiet, lit up by beautiful lights as it is a star. look at how dark it is, at 452, looking good, nice and quiet, and take this all the way north bound in the airport, it is everything that is nice and quiet still this morning. construction on the vine street expressway overnight construction has lifted

westbound, eastbound looking good nice and opened at this point. nicole, back to you. well, royal watchers check this out prince george is a off to prek, can you believe it. kensington palace released two pictures of prince william and kate's oldest child. prince george was photographed by his mom in front of the mural outside the nursery school in norfolk a hundred miles from london. 's peers to be very happy to be helped go to school. he is just so darn cute but i cannot believe he is off to prek. pretty soon my little guy. the it makes me sad. coming up next on "eyewitness news" we are live with the record jackpot for the next power ball, plus are you waking up sleepy? well, you are not the only one. surprising number of people who are not getting a good night sleep. this doughnut may be too rich for your taste, you can eat it but i comes with a jaw dropping price tag, we will explain when we come back at the top of the hour.

did you check your power ball ticket yet? if you didn't win any money you are not the the only one no one took home the big prize and now is there a record breaking jackpot we will tell you how much it will go for. plus a high school basketball coach benched after his confrontation with the referee, we will have the the latest fall out as the team returns to the the court, without him. and more trouble this morning for bill cosby this time congress is getting involved in the comedian's high profile case. and today is thursday january 7th good morning i'm nicole brewer. erika has the day off but it is another chilly start to the morning but at least we're hearing about a warm up. the that is good news. lauren is outside and more than ace keeping an eye out on the roads, hi there ladies. >> did i hear that right?

did i not win the power ball? i was almost sure i did. >> all right. well, next time, we will pool it together and maybe increase our odds. every single time. good morning, everyone roadways are looking g nice and dry. no major problems. we have a water main break. lauren, you are outside. i know it is still cold out but feeling warmer then it was earlier this week. >> yes, for sure, we will hit the the jackpot with milder eras we head in the upcoming weekend but we will to have contend with some rain but boy, a cold start, to our workweek, the wind chills especially on monday, monday night were brutal. this morning no wind chill factor. the nice calm wind. 31 degrees. still need jacket but temperatures feeling much more mild across southern new jersey and down the the shore, 30 degrees in a atlantic city. still chilly in the the lehigh valley. temperatures in the teens to start off on this thursday morning. storm scan three is quiet, lower clouds creeping in ss