will be the bigger story from this is is tell but right now it is not that bad in center city. clouds are breaking up. a nice sun it is. but we're in a break now but could see more snow especially earl will i this evening. check out storm scan three in the splits. we had first round roll through north of the city earlier this afternoon. second round is coming through mountains of central pennsylvania right now out toward harrisburg. we have heavy snow showers. if this does hold this would come through at 7:00 or 8:00 and thinks our best shot to see flakes. at the the airport today not even a trace has reported. still officially goes down to no snow this season for philadelphia but areas north and west saw flakes. temperatures still above freezing, 43 in philadelphia 33 allentown. a as that second round of heavier snow showers rolls through this evening, if you get stuck in the heavier burst there called could be i a coating especially north and west of the city, northern bucks, montgomery county and lehigh valley. time through 9:00 o'clock best chance for a scattered snow showers in some spots.

little or no accumulation. that ground is warm. but wind will kick up. we are talking about wind gusting to 40 or 50 as wind advisory stays in effect until 5:00 a.m. tomorrow morning and ushering in cold air. we will break down that full forecast in a few minutes, ukee and jessica, back to you. let's check with "eyewitness news" reporter walt hunter live in allentown where there was a burst of snow earlier, walt. >> reporter: well, there is no doubt bit, this is a a hide and seek winter, when it comes to snow. blue skies, behind me now, but for a two hour period this have afternoon, a snow burst. we were right out there along with all of the local residents here. not even a snowfall, far too light to be gauged with a ruler was better measured in the like on a child's face, now seeing winter's flakes for the first time. >> are you glad to see those flakes falling. >> yes. >> reporter: along he high valley roads in allentown and along the lanes of the northeast extension, no travel has also, the roads, too warm

for any icing. >> wondering if you recognize this white stuff. >> yes, timely we got some snow. >> finally we still have the the snow. >> reporter: but still for those waiting to buy that first bag of salt, the light dusting, a bit of the wake up call. >> got to come sometime. >> with holiday lights long extinguished, many are still waiting for that first coat offering white to brighten these often gray days. >> it is finally here, i'm glad it is here. >> reporter: these flakes a reminder of what mother nature might well be planning for us, with lots of winter still ahead. >> you didn't think it was ever coming. >> exactly, you are right. >> reporter: were you hoping it was never going to come. >> exactly. >> reporter: so, as justin just reported, with his weather outlook, once again we got the mother nature's consolation prize, not snow, but a lot of bitter cold coming in at least over the next 24 hours. we will join you at 6:00 for more on the the snowy, mid afternoon here in allentown, for now live from the lehigh

valley, i'm walt hunter for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> we will see you then. follow snow flakes on radar or get your forecast anytime at your fixer tips, down load cbs philly weather app available on itunes and google will play. also tonight conquering cancer and the emotional journey of the nfl players who brought his little girl here to philadelphia hoping to save her life. >> health reporter stephanie stahl joins us with the update. >> reporter: quite and credible story, a story being shared on twitter, devon still, who played for bengals and texans say his daughter has been cured of cancer, at the children's hospital of philadelphia leah still was diagnosed with stage four cancer neuroblastoma at four years old two years ago. her dad former bengals tattle kevin still took a break from football to get the his daughter treatment at children's hospital of philadelphia. >> are you ready to get this dancer up out of you. >> reporter: this tweet from devon said she beat cancer, beyond thankful for all of the

support. another says last treatment, let's go. who needs to win the power ball when we are getting all this money from the tooth fairy, hashtag leah strong, she's missing her two front street. leah's story has captured many hearts. when she was able to attend a bengals game wearing a mask she was welcomed like a hero signs reading we are still strong, and bengals love leah. neuroblastoma ace the same cans their killed alex scott who started alex lemonade stand. her family came to chop for treatment since alex died there have been important research advances, immuno therapy is now being tested to treat neuroblastoma. it is not clear what kind of treatments leah has had but her dad has been on a mission to help other children. here donating play stations to pediatric patients at du pont in wilmington last year. now all of the information about leah and her case has come from her dad. chop has not made any comments and again, today a

spokesperson said that there would not be releasing any statement or anymore information about the the patient, and there is no statement that chop person said. so we will keep you posted with any updates but certainly excitement from leah's dad. >> certainly, i saw those tweet last night, just beautiful. >> wish them all of the best. >> stephanie, thanks. new developments in the case of the new jersey father accused of murdering his toddler's son. we now know how three-year old brendan creato died. "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt is outside the camden county courthouse with the the shocking details, david. >> reporter: they are shocking and so many people called this case bizarre since the the story broke october 13th. camden county prosecutor's office has not released many details at all about this case but tonight we are learning more. they say their case is stronging but they admit the the evidence is circumstantial. dj creato was quiet the as he walked in the courtroom in camden county but he did take a moment to look at family and friend. he is charged with killing his three-year old son brendan.

>> why would someone kill their own child, there must be a reason for someone to do something like that. >> reporter: brendan was found in the wood not even half mile from dj's haddon township home october 13th. the his autopsy and toxicology testing came back inconclusive, section chief christine shaw with the camden county prosecutor's office presented what she called a circumstantial case, for the first time the the public learned that little brendan was discovered partially submerged in water at the park. shaw also note that had brendan was in his pajamas and his feet were cleaned. she said he was placed there, and did not leave the the apartment on his own. >> the defendant also told police that brendan had never before left his apartment by himself. he never once left his mother's house by himself. he never once left his grandparents house by himself. >> reporter: shaw also told why the that dj creato began dating a seven year-old over the sum shore didn't like brendan. she claimed creato tried to

cat girlfriend, multiple times, in the hours leading up to him reporting little brendan missing. >> 911 is what your emergency. >> i just woke up and my three-year oldies missing you didn't hear or see anything or nothing like that. >> no, i just woke up and he wasn't in my apartment. i don't know what happened. i don't know where he is. the the door was lock. i guess he unlocked it and left. >> we love him very much and we supported him through all this may justice prevail. >> everyone should absolutely keep an opened mind here. remember that this is ab allegation and while it is a serious allegation it is important to remember that he is innocent until proven guilty. >> reporter: his autopsy was inconclusive authorities say it is possibly died from homicidal violence, i'll explain that coming up at 6:00. i'll also look at that relationship with that 17 year-old how that may have played into the case. he have is on a $750,000 bail tonight. reporting live from camden, david spunt for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> david, thank you we will

see you at 6:00. a fire rips through a chadds ford castle gutting the structure. crews responded to the scene on bullock road just before 2:00. the fire was placed under control two hours after it started. no injuries were reported, and the 12 bedroom mansion built in 1821 is currently listed for sale. no word on what caused that fire. police in wilmington are investigating a a fatal home invasion, chopper three over the scene on the 900 block of brown street. the officers discovered two people with gun the shot wound when they arrived to the home last night around 8:00 p.m. additional officers were notified when three other shooting victims a arrived at area hospitals. one of the victims has died. the investigation is ongoing. philadelphia inquirer, daily news and philly.com have changed hand, in a ground breaking deal. jerry lenfest who owns the publications is technically donating them to a non-profit. he has created a tax exempt organization known as the institute for journalism in new media. this institute will be allowed

to receive donation from his individuals, corporations and other entities, and according to len fest the change is to protect journalism. >> at the center of all this protecting journalism and protecting the ongoing subordinated to have journalism in the city and the region. >> to start off the new none monday profit lenfest is making a 20 million-dollar donation himself. philly.com says the move will immediately impact readers or subscribers. well, short time ago new jersey governor chris christie delivered his state of the state address in trenton. the republican presidential candidate spoke to a joint session of the legislature at the state house. governor christie highlighted the state's economic recovery. he also discussed one of the most proud achievements of his administration. >> we have helped thousands of people whose lives have been devastated by drugs to get the help that they need. instead of prosecuting a failed war on drugs a war begins our own citizens, we have classified drug addition

as the illness it truly is. >> protesters gathered outside the state house during the speech. they have accused the governor of being out of touch with the new jersey's working families. meanwhile president obama will deliver his final state of the union address to the american people tonight. white house officials say the speech before congress will strike an optimistic tone. we will have a full report on "eyewitness news" at 5:30. temple university is celebrating another national ranking, for second straight year u.s. news and world report ranks on line m.b.a. program at fox school of business the the first in the nation. the program began in 2009 with 20 students. it has since grown to 350 students. temple says students are attract to the flexibility and convenience the the on line m.b.a. offers. straight ahead on "eyewitness news" tonight a recall of children's cough syrup expected. >> this isn't just your regular purse snatching, caught on tape a thief steals a purse of the school

counselor hoist trying to steel someone's life, you're lie. >> you can win big money even if you don't win the $1.5 billion prize. consumer reporter jim done vast shows you the app that gets you paid. >> pennsylvania home featured in the silence of the lambs movie is up for sale, the problem is in one seems to want to buy it. we have that story coming up next.

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$4. i went and got my money. >> million-dollar people, come on, something wrong with them. >> thanks, jim. the lure of the chance at $1.5 billion is strong, strong enough that canadiens are traveling miles and miles and in some cases, hours and hours to buy power ball tickets. we will have that part of the store i coming up for you in the next half an hour. well, buffalo, new york is known for bitter cold, winter weather and we have video to prove it tonight. look at this car, it is completely frozen. the own are parked on the shores of lake another i, and heavy wind produced big waves which spilled over on to the shore coat ago this car in ice, no word on how the owner of the carries going to unfreeze it but take a look at that. i guess they will be out in the spring to try that start that babe up. >> you have to think about parking next to bodies of water. >> yes, is there a commercial in there somewhere. >> j.d. has our forecast and we are still watching for snow flakes. >> it will get cold tonight,

and, the the snow showers, it could be the first at the the airport. still nothing official just yet. the the next couple of flurries, maybe some sprinkles but maybe this evening, the the first look at snow flakes officially reported at, the philadelphia international airport but outside right now in center city, not this that bad. nice sunset, setting up, we're looking at ben franklin bridge and skies, breaking up, just a little bit but there is a round of heavier snow showers, still out to the west, we will have to see if this can hold and make it through delaware valley. check it out, we're in a break, we have had that round of snow showers earlier this afternoon coming through the the lehigh valley and parts of the northern bucks and montgomery county because we're in the east. we have sprinkles possible in chester county and northern delaware. temperatures still well above freezing at this hour in the low to mid 40's. flights heavier snow showers coming through the mountains. once they exit they will start to break up but if these can hold maybe get a brief dusting in some spots especially on the grassy surfaces mainly

north and west, berks, lehigh valley, up toward poconos and maybe northern chester and bucks and montgomery county. philadelphia could see a few flakes around seven or 8:00 o'clock. like i said officially so far today nothing reported at the airport. not even a trace, and zero so far for the season. as of right now we're in the tenth latest for our first measurable snow and i doubt we will see measurable snow this evening because maybe get a trace, that is bit but the latest we have ever seen our first snow was february 3rd, and that was in 1995. first measurable snow. so, it is not too out of the ordinary to be this late in the season. forty-three at the airport. forty-two wilmington. still mild ahead of the front. thirty-three in allentown. good news is those temperatures remain above freezing. that is that cold air state college pittsburgh down in the 20's at this hour. eighteen in cleveland. that will head our way. it is all compliments from the storm. we call it an alberta clipper because it originate in western canada near albert a they are fast moving systems. dough don't have have a lot of moisture with them. that is why we are not seeing

widespread snows across the delaware valley. a little moisture with it but it does bring in the cold air and that is what we will experience later tonight and tomorrow. here we go through 8:00 o'clock those snow showers do hold through even through center city, southern new jersey up towards lehigh valley, they will be scattered but by is 11:00 o'clock we will clear things out and skies are cloudy. we will keep it dry a lot of sun, cold, and thursday just some more cloud return with milder air. here's the wind. they will gust through the overnight the hours, 30 to maybe even 40 miles an hour. so windy conditions, continue, early on wednesday, and then it starts to relax for the afternoon. the wind chill values late tonight single digits to teens, tomorrow morning we are waking up could feel like nine or 10 degrees in philadelphia and hold in the teens throughout the day. here we go with the extended forecast, or tonight, snow shower early, clearing windy with a lose of 22. tomorrow still sunny, cold, 31 h temperature and here's that three day forecast it does get better if you don't like cold by thursday 43 degrees. up to near 50 on friday with

sunshine and we will talk about some rain for the weekend, later in the show. >> all right, see you in a little bit, thank you. do you have ring anxiety? coming up the problem that has people reaching for their phone unnecessarily. and newly released video shows mexican drug lord known as el chapo answering questions written by actor sean penn. rolling stone released the video this morning. we will have it on the other side, don. imported from paris how one philadelphia flyer made an unlikely trip from france to the nhl, story you don't want to miss coming up next in

♪ 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. don joins us with a lot one of the philadelphia flyers. >> it is, an international game, talking about hockey. great thing about pro sports if you are really good then scouts will find you. and, that is why pierre demar find himself wearing orange and black. our leslie van arsdal chats with the flyers forward over a cup of coffee in this addition of lunch with leslie.

>> only seven players from france made it to the nhl and pierre edward bellmawr is among them. not a popular sport when you grow up in paris. >> now that i realize, how odd it is, here, i think how difficult start this. why did we start that. >> so how do you start playing. >> i didn't like to run, so i knew i had to do skate. >> now he is here. >> just different world. >> growing up in paris, and just being there and come to a big city and the change wouldn't that be crazy. but i was eight years in sweden and then i come here, everything is different. the way the the cities are made, and how the people are at, the cars, the the roads. like in the beginning we had in cars.

where are you going? i'm going to that place. i call a cab. >> car issues aside it has been an amazing ride. >> i never thought about it. i never dreamed about it. i didn't go out. i am working hard for being here today and now i'm here whatever age i'm am here. >> i love that pierre says his biggest challenge for cabs couldn't find their way. join the club, bro. we're from here and we can't figure out why they can't find their way. >> and practicing your french. >> bilingual, look at you. >> wait a minute. >> left turn. >> my bad. >> thanks, don, appreciate it. coming up next new details about the meeting between sean penn and mexican drug lord el chapo, rolling stone released new video of el chapo

answering the actor's questions, plus this. school counselor's first, trying to help a student in the middle of a medical emergency. coming up why school officials say the door was unlocked and how parents are reacting. and new at 6:00 the biggest lottery jackpot ever has a lot of people throwing money in to office pools but what happens when lottery pool goes bad. how to protect your wings at 6:00. we wil

a brazen thief caught in the act, a man walked into a philadelphia charter school and then walks away when the counselor's, purse and worked to save a student's life. "eyewitness news" continues at 5:30. i'm ukee washington. hi i everyone i'm jessica

dean this happened at the charter school in hard owe gate. "eyewitness news", reporter rahel solomon joins us live from the school where closer look at that video and also, more on how parents are reacting to this, rahel. >> reporter: well, jessica and ukee, good evening. parents, school officials, police, all say that the video is disturbing. it appears to show a man walking in to the school. minutes later he walks out with a counselor's purse. all the while that counselor was desperately trying to help a student. >> it is sad. >> reporter: police say only thing worse as this man appearing to steel the baggies that the purse's owner was doing at that very moment. >> authorities say while this thief was helping himself the to the purse its owner a school counselor was helping a student, facing a medical emergency. >> there was one of the counselors there performing cpr on a student in need have of medical attention. and, assisted that student in the medical rescue that responded to the location. it was during that time that counselor sat her bag down to

return to find out it is missing. >> the teacher can go help the the kid without somebody stealing something there somebody else. >> reporter: it happened january 6th. add primea charter school officials say "eyewitness news" that the doors were left opened because there was a parent teacher organization. while they want parents to feel welcomed they may have to least think certain security measures. >> this is one of those times where individuals took advantage of an opportunity, but we have training, and make sure everybody understands the the environment. >> reporter: the school says they are relieved about is the camera which caught the theft from the entrance to the exit just minutes later leaving, of course with more than he walk in with, now maybe even more then he wanted, a lot of attention. and school officials, and police tell me they are looking into the possibility that this suspect, may be connect or at least, familiar with the school or neighborhood. so they are hoping that someone sees this video and

identifies the suspect, so they can make an arrest. the reporting live, rahel solomon for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> rahel, thank you for that. newly elect montgomery county d.a. is responding to a motion by bill cosby to have the criminal charges against him thrown out. cosby's accused of sexually assaulting a former temple university employee in the cheltenham township home, more than a decade ago. his lawyers argued that the criminal charge he now faces, violate a former d.a.'s pledge that he would never be charged over 2004 ebb counter. they accused new d.a. kevin steel of playing politics with a case to win an election. in a statement steel says we are not surprised by this filing, which has, no merit. my office does not try any case the in the court of public opinion, we try them in the the court of law. we will be filing a response to their motion, and we will let our legal response to their motion speak for itself. rolling stone magazine has released the full 17 minute video of the joachim guzman el chapo answering questions written by actor sean penn.

this is just hours after the the mexican government showed video of the violent raid that led to el chapo's arrest. actor sean penn's rolling stone interview with juan guzman reruled what it was like to be on the run. the pressure, well, for me it is normal pressure he said in spanish. i have had to be careful for a few years now in certain cities. later penn asked guzman about the the outlook for the drug business. will it disappear or grow. guzman answered quote, no it will not end because as time goes by, we have more people, and this will never end. but guzman six months of freedom ended last friday after this violent raid, carried out by mexican marines. five of guzman's men were killed in the shoot-out, and he managed to escape through intricate tunnels, and eventually led to his arrest in the stolen car.

guzman is being held in the same prison he escaped from in july. >> there is more than all of the eyes of the world put on him. >> reporter: u.s. authorities are working to get guzman extradited to face murder and drug traffic going charges in at least six states. e-mails to the associated press, penn dismissed criticism over his interview with guzman. officials say it could take month to extradite el chapo back to the u.s. president obama addresses congress and the nation tonight in his final state of the union address. speech comes as any cbs new york times poll shows americans are divided on the the president's record. 46 percent approve while 47 percent disapprove of his job performance. craig boswell is on capitol hill with a preview of the president's speech. >> reporter: president obama spent the afternoon working in the oval office ahead of his final state of the union address. he plans to layout challenges facing the challenge while

emphasizing what it that is bind things together. >> if we can get our politics right it turns out that we're not as divided, on the ideal spectrum as people make us out to be. >> reporter: the president is expect to skip the usual laundry list of policy proposals and focus on accomplishments including health care and nuclear deal with iran. >> while we're not expecting much new, is there one thing that we hope to hear from the president. that is, a comprehensive plan to defeat isis. >> reporter: president obama's speech is also about setting the tone for the the next administration, for doctor laura brown, a associate professor of george washington university, that means addressing a key audience. >> some ways i think the most important aspect of the the state of the union isn't going to be what the president says, it will be what the the candidate on the campaign trail say about the speech. >> reporter: there are also silent but powerful messages sent through selection of audience members sitting with the first lady, a lead laugh in the supreme court case that

legalized same sex marriage. not to be out done, house republicans have invited kim davis, kentucky county clerk who went to jail defying court order to issue marriage licenses to the same sex couples. craig boswell for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". pennsylvania senator bob casey and pat toomey will be at the state of the union address. a short time ago senator casey told me from the senate democratic recording studio, he expects the president to chart a course for the the future. >> i hope any president would not just focus on the next six months or the next year, and would focus on the next generation. the eye think the president's tried to to do that and done it successfully but he has to do it again tonight. >> i certainly hope that the president will reach out to both democrats, and republicans, on the major challenges that face our country. and, let's be clear, reaching an agreement is very difficult but it is not impossible. >> senator toomey also says from the senate conference studios country needs a new

agenda to help grow the economy. you can see the president's state of the union address right here on cbs-3, it is happening tonight at 9:00 o'clock. we're following breaking news right now. iran is holding ten u.s. navy sailors and their two small navy boats boats after they had mechanical problems and drifted in iran water. americans officials say they have received a assurances that they will be return safely, and promptly. pentagon spokesmen peter cook says that the boats boats were moving between kuwait and bahrain when u.s. lost contact with them. we will continue to follow this and bring you any new developments, jessica? still to come, power ball jackpot has reached $1.5 billion and even gained international attention as those who live outside the u.s. try to purchase tickets to get in the running. >> we will look from the canadian border. plus this. tumbling gas prices had makes for happier drivers in new jersey but are they more willing to raise gas tax to

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get out of the past. get fios. well, stock market was up but the cost of gas is actually dropping. >> the the prices are so low in new jersey some people might be willing to pay a little bit more at the pull top repair road. new jersey reporter cleve bryan has more. >> reporter: as gas prices keep plumetting, drivers are smiling. >> just happy to see it. just happy to see it. hopefully we can see it cheaper. >> reporter: according to gas buddy after staying flat most of last week average price in new jersey dropped another 4 cents this week to $1.79 a gallon. with many south jersey stations even lower. >> i'm not looking for 1.50 that would be nice. >> reporter: cheap gas equals better bottom line for

businesses that require lots of driving. >> every day we go from new york all the way back down to camden, new jersey. so, definitely plays a factor. >> i am a courier and this helps me a lot. >> reporter: part of the reason gas is so cheap in new jersey is the gas tax. at 14 and a half sent per gallon, second only to alaska as lowest gas tax in the country. some lawmakers suggested raising the gas tax to replenish the decimated transportation trust fund for road repairs. polls last year showed most new jersians oppose raising the tax but could lower gas prices change their mind. >> unaudible. >> just keep prices low. >> i don't mind that because like i said, commuting, my car, basically, wheel alignment, like every six months. >> i get a lot of driving in new jersey and the road really are horrific. >> reporter: at the state house democrats say, raising gas taxis inevitable but governor christie vowed not the to raise any taxes in new jersey, without a compromise

for deeper spending cuts. in trenton, cleve bryan, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". second to alaska. >> i didn't know that. >> that is new information to me. >> it is incredible how low the gas prices have gone. the the totals now, compared to a couple years ago. >> driving through new jersey the other day, it is a beautiful thing. coming up, justin tracking snow showers moving through parts of our area we will have a full forecast in just a few minutes, j.d.? >> no audio.

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>> look at cordin doing background vocals. >> i watched this on line, earlier and he has its all work out and ready to go. >> look at him in the car. >> yes. >> j.d. has your forecast. >> maybe bobbing in the car to keep warm. >> yes. >> we're talking about cold weather. snow shower threats coming through at eight or 9:00 maybe if the ago a coating in lehigh valley if these heavier bursts of snow can hold. other than that we will talk about windy and cold conditions heading in tomorrow. check it out outside right now where we had a decent sunset over a lot of locations from the city on southward. we have not seen pictures of any snow. more of clouds and nice sunset. we will check with our weather watchers as well and talk about what they are dealing with, really for the next couple of hours. temperatures, good news right now, we're above freezing. at least from the people reporting in this hour. let's check it out. gilbertsville one of the colder spots at 34 degrees. ed chesterfield at 40. thirty-eight in reading.

we're about to get snow showers probably in the next half an hour. i showed thaw on storm scan three. down in delaware, newark, walter at the 40. forty-one in williamstown. peter had a nice sunrise this evening as well. norristown 39 degrees. ocean city checks in at 45. couple upper 30's, eagles villain blue bell. wind are starting to kick up, and there are certainly gusts to near 40 miles an hour at times, overnight bringing in that colder air. the lets check it out on storm scan three and see what is happening. jumped the gun there. if you go back right the now in a break, over the philadelphia area. much of the delaware valley. there is that edge of heavier snow showers coming out across northwestern part of the berks county. get up toward, hamburg about to get some snow right there. that will extend in the lehigh valley as well as southern poconos. here in the city, maybe if this holds 7:00 or 8:00 o'clock could see flakes a across the region. we should 56.8 inches of snow in philadelphia, and zero this season. not even a trace. maybe we will get that later

this evening. big story will be the cold air that comes in tonight, our second shot of arctic air of this week, temperatures tomorrow, running a good five to 10 degrees below average and reason thinks clipper system bringing snow showers in here. reenforceing cold air. wind will kick up. temperatures tomorrow lower 30's. when you factor in the wind it will feel like single digits in the morning and teens in the afternoon. good news if you don't like the cold wait until thursday. starts to lift out, upper 30's to around 40 degrees. we will be well in the 40's on friday, nice mild day and heading in the weekend we will talk about some showers. so now we are starting to see snow showers breaking out far northwestern parts of the region through 8:00 o'clock. maybe left over snow showers around the city, part of the south jersey, lehigh valley, poconos. and then by 11 or 12:00 we are dry, clearing skies. tomorrow morning waking up should november problems, with clear conditions in the afternoon, lots of sunshine, thursday, some clouds start to return but that is just a sign of the milder air working its way back in the region. forecast for tonight maybe some snow showers early,

otherwise clearing skies, windy, low of around 22. it will feel like single digits in locations early tomorrow morning. even with the sunshine on wednesday, look at that, we will struggle to get to 31 degrees for the the actual air temperature. wind gusting to 30 miles an hour at times. of course we're heading in the holiday weekend. we will start off with some rain on saturday but monday, martin luther king day itself looks pretty g it is just cold. partly sunny skies and windy, and temperatures generally holding in the mid 30's. until then we're back to sunshine tomorrow, 31. back to 40 on sun, near 50 on friday. that will be the warmest day out of the next seven. watch out for showers for first half of the weekend on saturday. upper 40's. the and colder shot of air build back in on sunday. it is getting cold early next week, monday, tuesday highs in the low to mid 30's. back over to you. >> thanks very much. well, you probably experienced it before phantom vibrations syndrome. that is when we think your phonies ringing or vibrating but it is not.

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special instrument for legendary musician david bowie. "eyewitness news" at starts right now. the first flakes of the season, falling in parts of the area, and allentown, a first burst of snow appeared earlier today. a reminder that it is winter after all. >> now lets go outside on the roads with the cbs-3 mobile weather lab. it is heading east on the pennsylvania turnpike and lancaster county. you can see moisture coming down. snow right there on your screen. >> loaded and ready just in case, penndot trucks filled with salt and our road get a little slippery. >> taking a look now at live storm scan three, one round of snow showers came through the region earlier today and yep, another is on the way. this is the the latest in the season that we have ever had a our first flakes fall. good evening, i'm ukee washington. 's jessica dean. when do we expect round two.

meteorologist justin drabick begins our team coverage and he is live on the cbs-3 sky deck, justin. >> good evening, guess contact still nothing happening here, center city right now but you saw just off to the west lancaster county, parts of the berks county getting in on that second round of heavier snow showers. we will see if that hold as they purpose off to the east but best shot to see more snow showers will be up toward berks county, the lehigh valley and poconos f that line can hold through the city around seven or 8:00 o'clock we could be seeing flakes flying here in center city. this is not a big deal as temperatures still running well above freezing. forty-two at the the airport. mid 40's in south jersey. exception in the lehigh valley berks county if you get heavier snow burst it could be a coating on non-treated surfaces. the best shot to see these snow showers will be through 9:00 o'clock tonight. then we will get arctic cold front through here and that will kick wind up. wind advisory in effect until 5:00 tomorrow morning, overnight we are talking about wind gusting to 40 or even 50 miles an hour. that brings in