good morning, happy friday ladies? yes, good morning, tgif. roadways looking pretty good. just dealing with disable vehicle, stuff on mass transit i want to tell you about, as well. big news, the rain may shall pushing in this weekend, what's in store for thus morning? >> thankfully nothing in terms every any precipitation. thankfully looking at pretty quiet drive i would say, at least when it comes to how the weather will impact you. not dealing with a heck of a lot of sun glare, and also not dealing with any precipitation. so kind of the best of both worlds here. not the brightest start to the day. much like we've seen in recent mornings, you've had gorgeous sunrise, and also chill in the air. but now that's all starting, the tides turning on us, so to speak, we start to see more cloud cover building in, sign every things to come. looking at storm scan3, at the localized zoom, do you still have across the region dry conditions. but when we throw the satelite coverage over top of this, starting to see some of the clouds building in, and, again, it is just a sign of what's yet to come. eventually, we do start to see the wet weather building in. in the form of just showers, but primarily not until tonight. so for now, looking good,

40 degrees at this airport, it is cool outside, and dow advise that you wear the winter jacket. but, it is not too terribly harsh, definitely not that breezy out right now, nice calm forecast for us at least initially, 26 in mount pocono, so definitely chilly, a n there is a certain chill in the air, as go in toward central pennsylvania, scranton, specially in albany. check it out. 14 degrees currently up that way. we eventually start to see chill settle in. but that doesn't happen until this storm gets out of here. that's going to take a while, couple days actually, until that point, what you can expect, is rebound on the thermometer. don't get too used to it, but nice rebound today, tomorrow, sunday, along with it, though, does come wet weather, especially, this weekend, meisha, a as you mention. so for now, all is calm, all is quiet, but waiting on the rain. i'm going to time that for everybody a bit later in the show. >> thanks so much, katie. good morning to you and good morning to all of you at home if you are just waking up with us. good morning, so happy you're here this friday. keeping our eye on disable

vehicle pulled all the way off to the shoulder, ramps to the blue route, northbound, not causing too many slow downs. saw the truck go right by with ease, continue to see that as long as the volumes are nice and slow, but if it doesn't get out of our way we could see hiccups. southbound direction looking good, steady flow of headlight right now, fairly typical what we see in the 5:00 hour. mass transit, manayunk, norristown, spear g delays to up 15 minute because every signal issues, chestnut hill west, running new schedule monday. market frankford line starting new construction project, starting monday, so four bus detours right now, read the detours, three, five, seven, detour eight p.m. to 4:00 a.m. starting monday will run all the way through january 31. so this will affect some of you. police activity, 16th street, told that to avoid, cheltenham, took any creek parkway, one lane blocked there, this morning, nicole, back over to you.

>> thank you. we do have more on the philadelphia police officer shot overnight in what the commissioner is calling attempted execution. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch live for us at penn presbyterian medical center where the officer now in surgery, justin. good morning. >> reporter: nicole, good morning. commissioner richard ross says it is amazing this officer even survived, he was in his cruiser being shot at point blank range, still manage today react, fire back, call for help, and also, hit that suspect. we do have police radio just moments after the officer was hit. >> i'm shot. i'm bleeding heavily. >> police say there is no doubt that this was an ambush. they say that this took place about 11:40 thursday night at the corner every south 60 and spieth streets. officer jesse heartnet in his cruiser approaching that intersection when the shooter began walking toward him with a 9-millimeter gun we are told and continued to shoot right into the cruiser window in all

firing some 13 shots hitting heartnet three times in his left arm. officer heartnet did return fire. the suspect, 30 year old man, did try running away, but heartnet hit him at least three times, that suspect caught by officers around the corner near 60th and delancey street. the weapon was also recovered, there as well. officer heart innocence net was brought here to pen presbyterian, and the mayor and commissioner were here overnight comforting heart innocence hit's girlfriend and his father. >> we're just happy he's life. and there are too many guns, too many guns on our street, and i think our national government needs to do something about that, this is dangerous, dangerous job, and everybody who takes it knows that. but when you see something like this, and i guess it is even more scary when you think about the time, very serious reminder would for anyone to have to deal with each and every day. >> we heard mayor kenney calling on washington to takings on guns and commissioner ross reminding us

all of the risks that comes with taking on the badge. as for officer heart net, he's 33 years old, a 18th district officer with five years on the force, and also, too, essay wake, coherent at this time, though he may have some broken bones, as well as possible nerve damage, as a result of this shooting. but as we've all heard tonight, very lucky to be alive this morning. nicole, back over to you. >> justin, thank goodness for that. we'll get back in touch with you. >> starting today, more septa police officers will be wearing body cameras like the one you see here in this video, transit agency is making the cameras part of every officer's standard issued equipment when on patrol. some officers started wearing the cameras during a pilot program in july of 2014. >> well, two men await sentencing in connection with a center city building collapse. prosecutors want demolition contractor griffin campbell to serve 25 to 50 years in prison. he was convicted every involuntary manslaughter and other charges. excavator operator sean benschop pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter.

in 20134 story brick wall collapsed onto thrift store, killing six people, and injuring a dozen other. a domestic dispute may have led man to jump to his death after causing traffic chaos on the roosevelt boulevard. police say the 29 year old driver was traveling northbound, in the southbound lanes during yesterday's evening rush. he side-swiped two cars, and hit another car head-on near the ridge avenue off ramp. now, after the crash, police say the driver jumped the overpass suffering injuries that later led to his death. three others suffered non-life threatening injuries. >> well, two iraqi refugees are arrested following a multi state terror probe at cbs news correspondent brian web reports one of the accuse from the sacramento, the other from houston. >> court documents reveal the 23 year old sacramento suspect communicated over social media with an unnamed individual living in texas back in 2013. in one exchange, the two allegedly discussed training and fighting overseas.

the texas person identified as individual i write: i need to learn from your weapon expertise. the sacramento suspect responds: if you arrive and i am still there, ill train you. a criminal complaint unsealed thursday accuses the sacramento man of traveling to syria from the us and back again after fighting alongside a terror organization then lying to investigators about it. authority say the iraqi citizen originally came to the u.s. as a refugee in 2012. >> this was an individual who was committed to going back home and probably, as an iraqi, to fight what he perceives as corrupt and regime. >> law enforcement officials accuse the houston suspect of providing material support to isis. the 24 year old texas man entered the us as iraqi refugee in 200 -9d and was granted permanent resident stat just 2011.

the charges have reignited a debate on the campaign trail over admitting syrian refugees into the us. >> we should not be allowing isis terrorists to come back to america with us passports and wage jihad to attempt to murder innocent men and women in this country. >> both suspect are scheduled to appear in federal court today. in new york, brian web, for cbs-3, "eyewitness news". it is 5:08 right now. special delivery for two new jersey state troopers. hear what was going through their minds when they delivered a baby on the side of the road. plus this: >> for someone, or who ever, to do this to this parish, there is no words to describe. >> an unholy crime. vandals break into a church in broad daylight. now the pastor has a message for the crooks. >> and the way it is described is that we're trying to training away everybody's guns. >> president obama tries to set the record straight about his gun control plan, and he's

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>> police are is her clinic for vandals to describing the a church. saint laurence church in lindenwald, smashed half dozen stained glass windows, with prayer candles, several knocked to the floor. many in the church praying for who ever is responsible. >> i just wish we had a chance to maybe help them out in anyway we could, talk with them, or see what's going on, see what's bothering them, because obviously they're angry, in pain, something. so we feel badly for them. >> now, police did manage to lift set of fingerprints from the scene that will be sent to the lab for analysis. police in south jersey are hoping surveillance video will lead them to two suspect connect today robbery spree. take a look. investigators think the same suspect behind three convenience store robberies in december. two of those robberies were in blackwood, one in washington township. now, in all of the robberies,

suspects were wearing masks, and used large kitchen knife. so far no one has been hurt. >> days after taking executive action on reducing gun violence, president obama south to pour into the nra. happened at george mason university in a televised town hall meeting. karen kapa has the story from fairfax virginia. >> the way it is described is that we're trying to take away everybody's guns. >> in his first town hall event in 2016 the president debated second amendment and the gun violence gripping the nation. he stood in front of supporters, critics, and some familiar faces including gabby gifford, former representative who was shot five years ago, and her husband retired astronaut mark telae. >> gabby and i are both gun owners. we take gun ownership very seriously. >> the president says he never owned a gun, and has little experience with firearms. but, says, his stance on guns helped manufacturers. >> i've been now president for own seven years, and gun sales don't seem to have suffered

during that time. >> if anything actually -- >> they've gone up. i've been very good for gunman ooh fact tourer. >> he said his policies makes sense, but have been overly politicize dollars. >> our position is consistently mischaracterized. >> his current position expanding backgrounds checks for gun byars, narrowing the so-called gun show loopholes that leave most private sellers exempt from keeping formal sales records. not everyone agrees. >> the thing is that the laws that we create stopt stop these horrific things from happening. >> pole found majority of the public support the measures that president obama outlined earlier this week, but less than half of americans believe they would actually limit gun violence. in fairfax, virginia, karen kafa. >> well, there is a push to raise the age for tobacco sales in new jersey, the cents aim bridge set to vote on the bill monday. state assembly committee has cleared the measure raising the age to buy all tobacco products in 19 to 21, that includes e-cigarette.

supporters say it will prevent bad habit, save millions, in healthcare costs. some say it also old enough to make their own decisions. >> i mean, i guess it is good for people to not start, because it is hard to stop once you start. but, i do think it little weird that you can, you know, 21 just seems old to me. >> it is an addictive drug, and it is a system that's delivering nicotine to these people. >> now, if governor chris christie signs that bill, new jersey would join hawaii as the only states where would you have to be 21 to buy tobacco products. >> well, el el nino storms bring pounding surf to the northern california coastline, 15 to 20-foot high waves came crashing down there. some people who wanted to see the power of the waves up close got what they wish for. and at the same mavericks surf break on the coast, organizers tweeted while the waves were impressive, not large enough to issue a call for the famed big wave riding contest. can you imagine? >> no. >> i just can't wrap my mind around what it would be like

to surf that kind of wave. >> i guess exhilarating would be the word for it. >> ya. >> but down right terrifying for someone like me. i'm not into that. i'll watch from the dry land, thanks. >> i'm right there with you, katie. not going to have dry land around here very much longer? >> actually get doused, as we head into sunday. i'll track that for you, but we talk about this el nino as having impact on the west coast, not a heck of a lot going on, but storm reaching us here this weekend came from the west coast, and there is actually another system that's headed their way in california. certainly much needed rain, but it is like feast or famine for those guys, you get either nothing at all, years every drought, or so much pounding rain that it leads to what they've found out there into the -- also the extense i have flooding going on, there un fortunately more of the same coming alongment storm system we were just talking about, eventually affecting us, for now, clouds building in. very calm, quiet outside, some clouds. but eventually these showers

start to build in, and once they do get here, we are casino every just looking at dreary weekend because of it, so, here's how it all shakes out. start things off at high noon today. still nothing to see here folks. other than some cloudsment probably couple of sunny breaks along the way too. now future weather starting to pick up. may have bit more widespread coverage. see how we do. notice, little shades of pink that show up it, will likely be just cold enough in the mountain us terrain only for some icing, so there is went i weather advisory goes into effect from monroe county specifically tonight as far as our viewing area is concerned. little drizzle here and, there shower here and there, some clouds, kind of foggy tomorrow. not the prettiest day but not a wash out. you want heavy rain. you got to go to overnight saturday into sunday, some of the real heavy rain comes in. it comes through generally in pocket initially but a dousing, maybe as you're headed out to sunday brunch or church services, so you might need the heavier rain gear for that. in the meantime, things should begin to dry out for us. but what you notice, is that it is just rain. where the heck is the snow?

normally by this point of the year, we would have 4.8 inches every snow to report here in philadelphia. nothing, not even trace thus far this season. and certainly, with the temperatures as they are, it is just too warm for anything but plane old rain this time. so no shovels this time around, guys, but meisha, notice, as we head into monday, temperatures bottom out on us. >> katie, that's crazy when you stay like that. no snow, where is it? i didn't even think about it, if you can believe it, i didn't think about it, but you have rain still. good morning, no rain this morning, no snow of course this morning either obviously. construction the vine now open. what you are seeing right here is the ramp from the schuylkill to the vine, this being the vine, all clear. this is great news for some of you waiting for the eastbound and the westbound lanes to open. that is all looking good. and, if i can get my producer to pull up this thing on the bottom so i can get that vine, this illustration, sitting there right now, now i need my little eraser to get that o for those every how that need

mass transit, updates for you in the world every mass transit. all touch base on that. also, disable vehicle, disable vehicle on the schuylkill eastbound, the ramp to the blue route northbound, not causing too many slow downs for a lot of you right now. but just know, that it is certainly could if we don't get that cleared out of the way. mass transit update coming up in about 15 minute. nicole, back over to you. >> meisha, thanks. check this out. magnificant snowy owl caught on traffic camera in montreal last sunday. there goes. it is the symbol of quebec, tweeted out by quebec's minister. the wingspan on this character, almost 5 feet. so pretty big here. snowy owl is one of the few owls who hunt in daylight, usually lives in the arctic. but, quite a site to see. >> well, live time of memories going up for sale today after local landmark shutdown. we'll let you know how you can get your hand on a piece every history. plus this. >> my lovely mom offered to give me the greatest gift i could ever have in my life.

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keep going. keep going. keep going. good. there we go. >> wow. two state troopers helped deliver a baby on the garden state parkway in union county. the expecting mother and her husband were headed to the hospital of course when they realized they weren't going to make t so they pulled over, they called 911, the troopers quickly arrived, and they delivered that baby, in five minute. >> the father was first worried, and at that point, you know, we're seeing a baby, and with a look, it is a girl, you know? >> oh, what a story. we're told that mom and daughter are both doing well this morning. well, here is another remarkable birth story for you. this time a texas mother gave her daughter the gift of life for a second time. cbs news correspondent omar villafranca report on the true labor of love. >> say hi to the world. >> meet baby kelce. she is here, because of her

grandmother. kelly suffered three miscarriages, then, her mother offered to be her surrogate. >> we talked about it, and was tested, and the miracle happened. >> fifty-four year old tracey thompson gave birth to her own grand child. >> my lovely mom offered to give me the greatest gift i could ever have in my life. >> thompson says, being pregnant with her granddaughter was not so easy. >> the second try messier was great. the first and the third were really tests. >> during delivery, doctors performed an emergency cesarean section after the baby's heart rate dropped. >> whether you look at the big picture, extreme miracle. >> mom, daughter and granddaughter now share an even stronger bond. and they're women with fer tiff at this challenge, not to give up. >> you have friends. and there are many women who are too long do it, and you can have your biological child still. >> doctors say celts ' is healthy, weighing 6 pounds and

11 ounces, omar villafranca, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> wow, that's something you don't hear every day. >> well, go grandma. and i mean honestly it, could be little risky, as well. >> anyone that want to be a surrogate, right, you would want it to be your own mother. so win, win, beautiful story. >> oh, i love it. >> pretty cool. >> so cute. >> meisha, thanks. coming up in the next half hour of "eyewitness news", we continue to follow breaking developing news, we should say, after police officer ambush overnight. live update on his condition for you. also, it is the hottest ticket in town. powerball fever is spreading. now the jackpot is growing to record heights. tomorrow night's big drawing, katie, you are laughing at me. >> it is a friends, that's how you know it is a big deal, you're right, nicole. and i have the fever myself here. i'll be headed out to purchase my ticket here, too, but wet weather coming our way this weekend, guys, we've got large storm system to track, will it

bring snow or ice this time? i'm have the answer for you coming up. >> katie, thanks so much. and, we're also going to be checking on your friday morning commute. meisha is keeping her eye on the roads this friday morning. stay with us.

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>> face-to-face with would be assassin. philadelphia police officer shot during overnight ambush. but that wounded officer still managed to fire back. we'll get an update on that officer's condition coming up. definitely following that story all morning long for you. meanwhile, we do want to talk about traffic and weather together this morning. >> so happy it is not affecting our commuters this morning. not that we ever want the rain, but nice when it doesn't hit our roadways. >> so, so true. >> luckily the time willing work out that way. if you had outdoor plans this weekend, you know, it is not looking like a wash out tomorrow, but it will be the the wettest time frame of our forecast. sunday morning specially looks