dean. "eyewitness news" reporter walt hunter is live in conshohocken where he got an up close look at that damage today, walt? >> reporter: well, jessica, when you look at this, trees and shrubbery outside, ice coated and destroyed, it looks like there has been an all day blizzard or ice storm n fact, this was just one, 6-inch water main breaking a at 7:00 this morning and the damage that you see outside the headquarters of the dan lepoor construction company here is only the beginning. what we saw inside is truly amazing. it was a water geyser, not the groundhog, that gave business owner greg le poor his first warning. suddenly this winter had just gotten a whole lot longer and tougher. >> it created a geyser, like old faithful. >> reporter: ice immediately coated and destroyed shrubbery outside headquarters of dan lepoor and sons construction company but it was about to get much worse. >> it flew up, and over, on

top of the roof, flooding the roof like a tup. >> reporter: tons of water from just this one broken six net inch main, now cascaded on to the roof. >> the water just found its way in to the the building. >> reporter: taking us inside, le poor and fellow employees showed how they use plastic garbage bags and anything else they could find to cover electronic devices, as well as blueprints and other crucial documents. >> the second floor, all the way down to the first floor. >> little bit of the catastrophe but walls are buckling in my office where the water came from the roof. >> reporter: as repairs began, le poor and his fellow workers, took an unwanted break from constructing new buildings, to salvage what they could of their own. this is a sudden soggy knock out punch from winter. >> this is when these mains break i guess but this is just incredible, incredibly cold. >> reporter: taking another look live at this icy scene, at the lepoor construction

company. no one will ever know exactly how much water came pouring out of just that one, 6-inch pipe, and they will be adding up the damage here for quite a while to come. live from conshohocken, montgomery county, i'm walt hunter, for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> walt, thank you. happening right now a tree in danger of falling on the track is forcing patco to suspend services between the haddonfield and wood crest stations. chopper three is over the scene as crews worked quickly to take that tree down. we will go live to chopper three over the haddonfield station, you can see just a few people out there waiting for services to resume tonight. new jersey transit is also providing bus services between the the two stations, a lot of people out in the cold this evening, hopefully that gets fixed real soon. we will continue to monitor this situation and bring you very latest as we get it. speaking of another frigid night, keeping us in a deep freeze. meteorologist justin drabick is in for kate tonight and he is live on the cbs-3 sky deck

where you are feeling the chill tonight, justin. >> that is right, we are dealing with that arctic air for one more night and then will lift out tomorrow and wind gusting right now in center city. they will relax through the overnight hours. when you wake up tomorrow morning it won't feel as bad as this morning but look at our high temperatures today. could even get to freezing, anywhere across the region. twenty-nine that is tonight philadelphia coldest day of the season so far for sure. mid 20's right now at the airport. twenty-two in allentown. still suburbs are dropping into the lower 20's. we have a wind speed of ten to 15. it is coming down. that is good news, wind chills still in the lower teens in a lot of spots but those wind should begin to relax over the next couple of hours. by the time you wake up tomorrow morning in the so bad. few clouds rolling on through tonight, passing snow shower in the poconos and that is it. coming up we will talk about less wind in our forecast, milder temperatures but some rain for the weekend. those details in a few more minutes, back over to you. >> justin, thank you. here we go less than five

hours now to go until the drawing of the $1.5 billion power ball jackpot, biggest ever, and many folks across the region are scrambling to get their hand on a ticket. "eyewitness news" reporter diana rocco is in camden where those tickets on this cold night are, a very hot item indeed, diana? >> reporter: well, scrambling is certainly right, ukee. talk about this money has sparked interesting conversations today. the the registers have been running, overtime, here at delmonty's in camden where everybody wants to get in on this one and a half billion dollars jackpot. one and a half billion dollars is at stake and power ball madness has everyone in the tri-state, running to buy a ticket, or ten, before the the 10:00 p.m. cut off wednesday night, in new jersey, many are flock to go lucky spots like yogi's in blackwood. a lot of people winning in this store and i just happen to be going by and said i got to stop here. >> of course, i'm already luck

which this my last name. i have one ticket, and i never play, so i did the the power ball, i think it is the power play. >> reporter: a across the the river as of this afternoon the pennsylvania lottery has sold more than 155 million in power ball tickets since this historic jackpot run began in november, and with a 900 million-dollar lump sum chances of a pay out are astronomical but a chance is still a chance. >> everyone has the same odds. >> i don't feel lucky but i will just play, there is a chance, i'll take it. >> reporter: she still has plans for the money but she has in plans on actually winning. >> i hope i win it tonight. i will pay off my house, take care of may have grandchildren. >> i hope i win. i hope i'm the winner. >> so far, thousandsness new jersey have won millions on this roll, prizes of up to 1 million but no big winner a at delmonty's in camden the the registers have been going all day long, more choosing quick pick but others say they

will stick with her lucky seven. >> i just played all seven of my kid's birthday, second day i played but i mixed them all around. >> so at one point today ticket were selling, so fast, they were selling at $18,000 per minute in areas across the the tri-state. we had to get in on this too. we got our ticket, and i hope you and jessica both have yours. i know you will be showing up for work tomorrow, should you win, the tickets. >> yes. >> beautiful employees good diana, thank you, good luck. fbi confirms it is now investigating the ambush shooting of philadelphia police officer jesse hartnett as a terrorist attack. >> in trying to understand as we do in all of these cases what were the motivations and often, it is a tangled web we have to untank will. what are the the motivations? who directed or inspired an individual, if anyone, and who else might have been involved. that is work we do.

that is work we are doing right now in that case. >> suspect edward archer allegedly confessed to shooting officer hartnett in the name of islam. authorities are also investigating a tip that archer is part of the larger group of radicals who may pose a threat to officers. meantime students and faculty at bonner prendie high school in drexel hill are offering their support to officer hartnett. they have been holding a prayer service twice a day sips he was shot last week. he graduated from that school in 20 on 11 and remains on the hearts and mind of friend and strangers alike. >> some disappointment or frustration that it happened, something like that would happen so close to home, and someone that had walked the same grounds that they walked every day. >> sources say officer hartnett has to undergo two additional surgeries, his family says they are just taking it day by day. officer hartnett's police district received a special visit today. mayor jim kenney stopping by 18th district in west

philadelphia, during morning roll call. he thanked office are for their brave support, and services, and we're told he plans to visit other districts as well. classes canceled through friday at a philadelphia elementary school where a worker was injured from a boiler explosion. it happened around 12:30 at edmond elementary in mt. airy. school officials say the 61 year-old victim was working on the boiler when it exploded. school was evacuated and parents alerted to pick up their children. >> it sounded like an earthquake and it was scary because i thought there was a fire. my teacher said there was only smoke, the heater. >> no students or other school staff were hurt in the explosion but the cause of the blast remains under investigation. crews are still working to tap a sewage line break in mount laurel. overflow has been diverted on the ground to a township owned solar farm but we are told some did spill in the pennsauken creek. the new jersey department of environmental protects is monitoring the impact of that. the the utility says that

there are no water quality issues but asked residents to reduce their water usage while they continue they are work. investigation continues in the the row home fire that left two children dead this was the scene last night on the 400 block of north monroe street in wilmington. when fire fighters got there, a mother was found outside the the home was burned and a two-year old was handed over by a good samaritan unharmed. however when crews performed a search and rescue a three-year old and three month-old were found, neither one survived. >> they found any loss of life devastating. loss of life of children is even more so. anytime you hear a child trapped you step on that gas harder. you try to get there faster. >> you go a little deeper and hard other then a fully involved fire. these fire fighters did that good seven children and two adults lived in the home. authorities say there were no working smoke detectors. the high school basketball coach caught on camera

allegedly head butting a referee during a game will to have pay a fine. jerry divine will be charged with a summary offense of harassment the a count to go bucks county district attorney david heckler. the that incident happened a game divine coached for neshaminy high school. the referee was not injured but the d.a. says divine broke the rules and should be punished. >> for a coach continue on dull knowledge himself really by stepping outside of the rules in that fashion is simply a betrayal of the trust he has as a coach. >> divine returned to his teaching position yesterday, but remains on suspension from his head coaching job. and still to come tonight on "eyewitness news", power ball on the brains and all that dreaming have of becoming an overnight billion air may have a negative effect, health reporter stephanie stahl will explain. among guests at president obama's final state of the union address some people from our area we will hear from one of them and how she got the

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big honor for a local woman after she was selected to attend last night's state of the union. he was soluted by pennsylvania congressman michael fitzpatrick at his address for the president's address. she's president of the travis manion foundation. she wishes the the president had focused more on veterans issues in last night's address. >> you know, lot that is going on. the entire time he was president, we have been at war, and he is not touched on any issues surrounding our returning veterans and, you know what we need to do, to take care of them. so, i was hoping to hear more about that. >> the the foundation strives to empower veterans and families in memory of marine travis manion. well, we have been talking about power ball fever, a lot,

this week. >> yes, we have. experts say there is a real health consideration, with the the big jack pot pot, when it comes to your brain. health reporter stephanie stahl is here to explain. a lot of people go is what the deal here. >> i am not going to win but i think i can. and we have got the winning ticket we all think we have the winning ticket. >> sure. >> many of us are dreaming about that, $1.5 billion jackpot but the chances of winning are very slim. our brains are juggling the reality of probable laws with the the fantasy of instant rich arees. i think it can get kind of complicated. >> our brains are not wired to think about probability. >> reporter: and maybe for good reason. the odd of winning tonight's jackpot are about one in 292 million. >> i have a better chance have of being struck by lightening. >> reporter: that is not stopping many people from dreaming. >> i will pay my house off, buy my daughter a house, for perfect and her kid. >> reporter: if we know we're not likely to win why are so

many people still playing. >> we understand that chances are not that good but we can dilute ourself and say as good a chance as everybody. >> why not me. >> reporter: experts say is there a part of the brain where fantasy is almost as good as reality. hormones are released when we think about what we could do with all that money and that can actually make us feel better. >> yes. >> reporter: but for those who spend too much income on lottery tickets it could be a sign of the gambling problem. >> low level gambling if you are taking in a couple bucks but also talk to people who are spending $10,200 a week and they think this is how they will make their living. that the is a problem. >> reporter: got to keep that part under control. that feels good brain chemical dope a mean that gets ramps up with lottery dreams can actually motivate people to buy extra tickets. so experts say, people, dream big, but it is important not to over spend or spend more than you can afford. >> a lot of dopamine overload

today. >> yes, buy, buy, buy, buy. you have to be reasonable. >> so much fun to dream. what will you do with the money. >> yes. so what are your numbers? >> i'm not telling. >> i'm just here with everybody. i will share with everybody. >> we will see you tomorrow, stephanie. today is korea american day in philadelphia flag raising ceremony was hell outside city hall to commemorate when the first korean is a arrived in america. david oh and other officials took part in the the program which was celebrated for its third time, in the city. nicely done. the let's check our forecast now and justin drabick joins us now on the set and yd, we're talking about those cold temperatures. >> yes, it is almost a wind though. at least wind is gone. >> yes. >> it is still cold. >> tomorrow will feel better. it is january. coldest time of the the year. we will get back to average tomorrow. even pushing near 50 on friday. don't get used to it, we will

show you the seven day and bringing back cold air next week. outside we have had sunset this evening. sunset at 4:58. the it stays lighter, longer. hopefully you have been noticing that. if you are a fan of the daylight you had are loving this time period, each day a minute longer and live look at ben franklin bridge, no problems, wind are much better especially when driving over those bridges tonight compared to last night. the pretty nasty with wind gusting to 40 or 50. nothing like this that tonight. coldest time of the year we're tonight right now. we have started that yesterday, on average, our average high is 40 degrees. our time of the year is that 25. we will go back above average on friday but we will be locked into an overall cold weather pattern for next week or so. cold period extend to the 25th. it is not the the most snowy time of the year though. that is actually february. that is where we average most snow for the the winter season. twenty-six is the the actual high temperature. the feels colder with the win. to 22 allentown. twelve mount pocono. still stubborn arctic air north and west, state college

at 12. eighteen in scranton. it will lift out tonight and tomorrow. few cloud rolling through tonight as a weak system maybe bringing a snow shower through overnight hours in the poconos g news for ski resorts. the that is it. for us partly cloudy skies, sustained wind, down around 15 e the overnight. 11:00 o'clock projected wind less than 10 miles an hour. more comfortable heading out through the overnight. still cold but air temperatures in the 20's, tomorrow's wind, about ten or 15 miles an hour, out of the southwest, and southerly wind on friday, brings back that mild air, and i will show thaw in the seven day forecast. the here's the setup. a couple snow showers over the the great lakes, poconos overnight, the high pressure remains in control for tomorrow, a and then most of friday, so that keeps us dry. we will have some cloud around not total sunshine. friday warmest day ahead of the system. we will get south wind. this system will bring in some rain in here late friday night, after overnight hours into saturday morning. by saturday afternoon we will dry out. move the temperatures tomorrow morning waking up at 7:00 a.m.

these are actual air temperatures. they kind of level off from where we are right now. we will make it into the the lower 40's in the warmest spots on thursday and then friday, maybe up to 46, 48, maybe 50, if we can get enough sunshine. less windy overnight tonight, partly cloudy 23. tomorrow right where we should be, 40 degrees. the extended forecast. we will get couple milder day upper 40's on friday and saturday. morning rain, saturday, sunday, it is colder, maybe some snow showers late in the day and that just brings in some colder air next week. monday, tuesday, wednesday, highs in the low to mid 30's. >> um-hmm. >> winter is here. >> yes. >> got to roll role witt. thanks, buddy. >> we will be right back.

don joins with us a look at what happened today in the world of sports. >> we're talking about the philadelphia eagles, are you surprised. >> i'm shocked. >> shocked. >> this just in. >> what? >> how can that be. >> eagles got a head start and still arrived late.

birds fired chip kelly before the season could end so they could jump start their head coaching search but somehow they missed their chance to interview hugh jackson. jackson had accepted an offer to coach the cleveland browns and, according to mike silver of the nfl network, eagles put a call into jackson but it was way too late. the birds interviewed six candidates and reports say they could make an announcement in the next 48 hours. now, in 1985, average cost of a movie theater ticket was $2.75. that year andy tally became the head coach of the villanova a football. so much has change in the last 30 years and tally has been able to see it all including a national championship on the main line in 2009. today, tally announced he will be retiring at the end of the 2016 season. he is the only coach they have had since the program revival. long time assistant coach mark

furrante will take over. >> it was plan out three years ago. it was sort of like retirement planning, who wants to retire. i didn't really want to retire but i wanted mark to have a chance to be the head coach here and it was the right time. >> philadelphia native danny garcia in the gym today getting ready for his january 23rd fight in los angeles. undefeated garcia will be taking on robert deghost for vacant wbc wealther wait title. garcia is currently ranked number two in his weight class. going forward every single will game will be huge for us. those are the word of flyers forward jay voracek. tonight fly guys host bruins and look for a fourth straight win, their four points behind boston in the wild card standings. guys, last night, pen/s hurricanes, within of the craziest goals you will ever see. the chris versteeg, in one knows where the puck is but it finally comes down and goes off the the back of marc-andre

fury who is the goalie and it goes in. >> what. >> that is crazy. >> hopefully flyers will get some of that luck, tonight when they take on the boston bruins. >> where is the puck. >> when they say follow bouncing puck they don't mess around. >> everybody is confused. you just look at the guy and say that is right, i did it. >> that is how we roll. >> we will be

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pelley, we will see you tonight. >> pelley: get rich quick dreams. americans spend a fortune for a ticket to easy street. but it's a rough ride on wall street as investors dump more stocks and prices plunge. >> we've got no running water. >> pelley: detroit teachers call in sick again to protest the conditions of their schools. >> these are our children. they deserve better. >> pelley: and jet fuel's down, profits are up, so why can't air travelers get a break? captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: we're going to begin tonight with the spreading epidemic of lottery fever. americans have been buying tickets at a rate of $00