a case of terrorism, that is how fbi is treating the ambush of the philadelphia police officer. now we expect to learn new information today about that investigation. we will let you know about several big meetings happening today and the the latest on how the injured officer is doing. >> we are talk about the the forecast. cold morning in the poconos. check it out they are busy

making snow skiers and snow borders happen bye that but you might be able to leave that heavy jacket in the closet. we're talking 50's tomorrow this morning i was clinging to my coat. it is so cold. >> running to the doors, yes. >> very, very true. >> but worst of the wind has tapered off but it is still cold. we're in the window right now when it is typically coldest all year long so the fact that we will see a normal day. >> yeah, we will take it. >> exactly what you would expect. >> the wind has begun to taper off very nicely for you. with that said we did see a little bit of snow from the clipper that ushered in that wind we had to deal with but however at this point of the season we have a half foot to report, of actual measurable snow. thus far all we have seen is a trace. now that said lets go next to storm scan three. as far as what it looks like there is some snow showers moving through, right. just a weak little impulse of

energy much having a very difficult time verifying at ground level much of it is lake enhanced. it is probably happening too far north and west of us to show up here but regardless this will get out of here before it is out of here and temperatures will rebun to press i typical levels all things considered. we are rebounding back to 40 degrees. we will hold steady at that value through better part of the afternoon with some sun, with some cloud. we will call it partly sunny and split difference there later tonight not looking that bad. but we will jump you to martin luther king day and day of serve that is goes on. the if you are partaking in some of those volunteer opportunities, maybe outdoors, you will have have to bun will up because we will go back in the deep freeze, it looks like, for monday, 30 degrees at best by that point. quick check of the area headlines we expect things in the the to be as harsh today, even milder tomorrow but there is a storm brewing for the weekend. we will talk about that coming up. >> affect some sat the day

plans. >> thanks for. that good morning. happy thursday to you. taking a look outside things have looked really good. far cry from yesterday. here's the schuylkill eastbound, looking good here. both east and westbound and city after new looking g westbound particularly coming up roosevelt boulevard looking nice, moving in the westbound direction at the schuylkill. volume all clear, all opened west and eastbound looking good. still looking relatively white as we move towards our 6:00 o'clock hour. vine for those waiting on that looking great. i-95 taillights moving in the north bound direction, this is right around airport as we have a stop here not causing too many problems moving in the southbound direction. there is not enough traffic to do so. accident roosevelt boulevard southbound, at red lion road, there could be lane blockages there and in that mass transit construction, media elwyn line. because on have that two lines, these two lines media elwyn and chestnut hill east are running special schedules this weekend and next week even, nicole, back over to you.

a week after a gunman ambushes a philadelphia police officer is there a community meeting. >> today fbi director will be in town after announce ago this shooting is under investigation as a possible act of terror. "eyewitness news" report are jan carabao joins us with the very latest on that, good morning. >> reporter: a number of high profile meetings happening today, erika and nicole, good morning. you mentioned. fbi director will be in town later this morning. happening before that here at the police headquarters a big meeting between u.s. senator bob casey as well as police commissioner richard ross who will be discussing the police investigation. take a look at the video, cross town even earlier then that another meeting u.s. senator patrick toomey will be providing an update about the fbi's investigation this all comes after the fbi confirmed it is investigating the the ambush of philadelphia police officer jesse hartnett as a terrorist attack. within week ago now hartnett was severely injured after police say edward archer ambush him and shot him on the

streets of the west philadelphia archer allegedly confessed to shooting the officer in the name of islam. authorities are investigating a tip that archer is part of the larger group operate nothing that area who may pose a threat to other philadelphia officers. fbi director james comby will be in town later this afternoon to meet with a number of local officials. he had this to say recently about that ambush investigation. >> we are investigating that as a terrorist attack and trying to understand as we do in all of these cases what were the the motivations and often it is a tangled web we have to undo, what are the motivations, who directed or inspired the individual, if anyone and who else might have been involved. that is the the work that we do. that is the work we are doing right new in that case. >> reporter: so we are expecting more information on this investigation, later today, also happening tonight a number of local lawmakers are holding an emergency community meeting in the neighborhood where officer hartnett was shot and they

will discuss a number of issues including safety and security measures in that neighborhood as well as mental health issues, that meeting starts at 6:00 o'clock at bryant school on cedar avenue. as far as officer hartnett goes he has a long road to recovery and a number of surgeries. we did check with his father yesterday and he is taking it within day at a time. we will keep you up to date but for now we are live outside police headquarters, jan carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> still thinking about officer hartnett ape his day today recovery. jan, thank you. stay with "eyewitness news" as we stay up to date with the officer's condition and the case against the gun man. follow us on air and on line at cbs philly.com. new this morning two police officers are in stable condition following a violent crash in north philadelphia. it happened, late last night, at b and west moreland streets. police say that the officers in the unmarked car were responding to a report of the shooting at the time of the crash. the the driver in the other car jumped out and then tried

to runaway. he didn't get very far only about four blocks. the that is when other officers caught up to him. police say the 20 year-old man was under the influence of alcohol and had a suspended driver's license. 5:37. in business news, how some companies plan to celebrate valentines day. talking about valentines day already. international events are impacting the asian markets. we know that much. money watch's jill wagner joins us from the the insuring stock exchange with much more on that. jill, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. most asian markets fell this morning after reports of explosions and gunfire in jakarta. they also followed wall street's lead and unfortunately still in trouble here. the the 2016 sell off, continues. dow jones fell 365 points on wednesday, nasdaq dropped 160, it is new what is called correction territory which is a a drop of 10 percent from recent highs. just like last week plunging oil prices and concerns about china's economy sparking the

sell off. despite wall street wows americans are feeling good about the job market, nearly half of those surveyed say they will be looking for a new job according to glass door. they predict some trend, saying benefits and job perks matter more then ever and equal pay for men and women will take center stage. companies are hoping valentines day brings in the green, hostes is rolling out five new treats like i heart you cakes which are heart shaped chocolate cakes, star bucks is whipping up frappuccinos and m and m adding a new flavor, strawberry short cake. >> whatever happened to a dozen roses, erika and nicole. >> give me flowers not the candy. >> there we go. >> what is wrong with both. >> why in the. >> step it up. >> thanks, jill. switching gears new bucks county district attorney recommend a fine and harassment citation for neshaminy high school's basketball coach. this decision stems from this video allegedly showing coach

jerry divine head butting a referee during the game. referee was not hurt but d.a. david heckler said divine broke the rules and should be punished. >> for a coach to indulge himself really by stepping outside of the rules in that fashion is simply a betrayal of the trust he has as a coach good divine, who returned to his teaching job earlier this week could also face jail time, he remains on suspension from his head coaching job. rand paul is asking g.o.p. leaders to include him in tonight's prime time debate. he did not qualify for the the debate on the fox business network because recent polls in iowa and new hampshire don't have him in the top five candidates. new poll from the des moines registers and bloomberg politics has paul in the fifth place in iowa with the expert of 5 percent of likely caucus goers. well, she has done it again this always happens it seems, first lady michelle obama wore to her final state of the union dress, it sold out in minutes. >> owe fabulous.

>> mrs. obama wore cecil rodriguez mar gold dress. it was stunning. i had to look twice at this. dress was on sale at neiman marcus marked down to $628. >> is that it, nicole. >> but it is from, down from 2095. >> yes. >> talk about high end designer here. another dress she wore following her husband's election in 2012, sold out, to release it the following year. woman necessary how to sell a dress. >> yes. >> she looks fantastic. >> yes. >> and there was a note mar gold color, do not call it orange, carol or other colors. >> yes. >> not dandy line, mar goal. >> there may be bigger problems in the world but... >> she looked great. >> more than two weeks since eagles fired chip kelly and they still don't have a new coach. >> now it looks like one of the candidates to replace him is off the market. also when temperature drop that heating bill starts to climb. >> um-hmm. >> three on your side with easy ways to keep those

utility bills under control this winter. really special night at the flyers game, just look at those little skates, see how the team made young fans dream come true we will be right back.

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these 60 plus weekend with so nice. >> off to a warmer start to the winter but we were back to reality this week with colder weather and first snow flakes this season. >> it is a shock to the

system. that means heating bills will get through the roof. three on your side consumer reporter jim donovan has easy advice to keep heating costs under control. >> reporter: according to government energy forecast the majority of the country can expect to spend less to heat our homes this winter. many heat with natural gas, those homeowners can expect to save 10 percent over last year, oil customers will shell out about 25 percent less, propane customers should feel at least a 15 percent savings in the north east, and if your home is heated primarily with electricity, you'll see around a 3 percent savings. but that doesn't mean you cannot save more by taking some simple steps. >> easily insulating where you do not have enough insulation, caulking around windows or weather stripping around doors where you see the daylight coming through. >> reporter: ben armstrong says adjusting your thermostat even slightly can have have a significant impact on your bill. >> comfortable temperatures may be 66 degrees during the day, 60 or even lower during night to ensure you are not the using more heat, during the night when you are

sleeping. >> reporter: be sure furniture and blind are not blocking your heat registers and something else you may want to consider. >> insulated curtains are a great way when you close them to keep the cold air out at night. >> reporter: another way to avoid sticker shock see if your utility company offers a budget plan and, if so, sign up, your bills will be arranged out so when there are spikes in usage like right now or in the summer during a heat wave you won't feel the pinch as much. i have posted more fun on cbs philly.com. reporting for three on your side, i'm jim donovan. the heat has been cranking in my house. >> absolutely, katie, what do you think. >> it will be another cold day but not a very typical january day. yesterday was well below average for everybody but now we are rebounding here today. although we have some issues that we have got to discuss as the day goes on here. we will start off by checking with our eyewitness weather watcher network a lot of teens reported in the poconos near mountains where we will fine coldest values this morning. we will zero in on these.

we will start off at 3 degrees, checking in from bill layden. he has more clouds then anything in cardington. we have a cold start. you need to give yourself sometime to let your car warm up first. further inland it is 22 degrees coming from fran. he has seen a lot of cloud out there. no snow. you didn't win lottery but he was picked as a cbs-3 weather watchers this morning. hashtag, winning, love it. so one more we will take you out, and further north, 24 degrees in kop, a lot of clouds from jerry where he is in king of prussia 24 degrees at this hour. now, when you look at storm scan three it the looks like we have got activity to report. granted, we do. this is not going to impact you this morning. this is a shortwave of energy with some lake enhancement

coming down wind of lake erie and ontario, more substance to the snow flakes flying there but you might see a few snow showers, flying out there, traveling from the area highways. this is not a major problem. this is more of a side note. we expect to see sunshine sipping out of here before you know it. moisture beginning to blossom down across the gulf of mexico. area low pressure pushing inland and as it does so these two pieces will join up as one. we will see low pressure develop from this batch of moisture in the gulf. when it does that is when we will look ahead to the next storm system. quick check of the tropics. we have a subtropical storm system, guys, it is january, and a storm named alex in the opened waters of the atlantic. no threat to land here in the united states but it is fascinate ago this we have got this. this is only fourth time ever we have had a january tropical storm to report. looking forward in the forecast, rain arriving tomorrow night, but it will warm up nicely in the meantime. meisha. >> all right, katie, thank you so much for that. >> happy thursday to you, we have a disable truck as you can see, schuylkill westbound at montgomery but doesn't look like it will hold you up too

much. look at that screen though. it is starting to get busier. we have been pushing toward 6:00 o'clock hour. i-95 south is airport, two vehicles, and we know cold weather can do that to our vehicles as well. two vehicles with flat tires you will see those flashing lights but not having too much slow downs. accident in new jersey woodbury broad street at walnut street. the roosevelt boulevard southbound outer drive at red lion road, in the world of mass transit for those taking this transportation, construction media elwyn line. these two lines, media and chestnut running special schedules this weekend, and also next weekend make note of that. construction new jersey route 30 westbound before warwick road, right lane blocked until 6:00 a.m., ladies, over to you. well, one of the candidates to replace eagles coach chip kelly has been snatched up by his old team. giant offensive coordinator ben mcadoo has been hired to take over for tom coughlin who stepped down after the season.

eagles interviewed mcadoo and coughlin for the the possible eagles head coaching job and four other people as well. mcadoo and giants quarterback eli manning have a good relationship and word is giants acted fast after they heard the bird were interested. that is always how it goes. >> in kidding. flyers beat bruins last night three -two for their fourth straight win. >> we love this. way to go, guys. >> flyers did american just win the the hockey game. our natasha brown shows they made dreams come true for some very special children. >> reporter: this isn't just any night at the flyers game, it is a night where dreams are coming true for some very special guests. >> we're high fiveing on ice. >> this is high five crew part of the group of 14 kids with the the make a wish foundation, they get to high five the the players as they helped out on the ice. for eight year-old guillen i, it is one night where her life threatening illness does not take center stage. >> her condition is where she

was born with half a heart and they had to do three open heart surgeries by the time she was two and a half. >> i high five the players. >> reporter: how are you feeling about that. >> very excited. >> reporter: what will you do when you get out there. >> high five. >> reporter: do it again, high five, we have to practice. >> good job, sweety. >> reporter: it is finally their job to shine. >> we have watched warm up and kid in the penalty box, we have kid sitting in the radio and tv boot, we have kids in the very special wish suites. >> reporter: we are here in one of the three wish suites hosting make a wish children and their families. this is just one part of the vip experience they are getting at the flyers game. despite who wins or loses the hockey games flyers are making sure the real winners on this night are some very special kids. >> words cannot describe it, to see them interacting, doing this, to see them having fun doing things that normally they would never be able to do, it is phenomenal.

>> reporter: natasha brown for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". what a greatest scape for those families, not having to think about disease, hospitals, family but just having a fun night out. >> and the flyers game. >> and they won. >> i know good great night all the way around. >> check this out a tremendous play in college basketball last night. two seconds left. they i am bound the ball with the full court pass tossing it off the backboard. they got the rebound and tied the game at the buzzer. the rock port went on to win by zero in overtime. they got a little momentum after that buzzer beater. >> i know. >> that kind of time on the clock. >> well done. >> good game. >> still ahead this morning a strange sight on a connecticut beach. >> we will show you mystery creature that washed a shore. what is

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new jersey. maybe that belongs to you. >> hey. >> exactly. >> i agree. there are also one million-dollar winners in new jersey and pennsylvania. >> very nice. >> again, a nice little prize for you. check your tickets before you toss them because you might be a winner. well, a california businessman helped stop a suspect who was trying to get away from police. >> police stopped that suspect a couple blocks away for a traffic violation when he took off running right into tom bowden's auto shop. that is when he jumped into action to help take down that suspect. >> all i saw was officers chasing what appeared to be a bad guy and there was in way this guy was going to get the away. >> good guy. >> bow is a former councilman and survivor of the 1978 jones town massacre. his instinct to stop that suspect came from his life experiences. >> you just don't think, you just act. >> he jumped in to action for hure. mystery creature wash's shore in connecticut.

>> people are wondering what it is. they are called it a mantalk mystery after a similar creature washed a shore in new york. there it is, they posted it on facebook where speculation started to spread what it was. somebody said a small bear, perhaps a cat or a badger. >> i don't know what it is. people all over facebook are finding all kind of ideas, funny things that it might be but who knows. >> hopefully not too many funny things. >> poor creature. >> officials say they know what it is, they determined it was a mammal most likely a skunk. the creature has already been removed. >> that is kind of post i hide, i just don't like to see that. coming up next we have video this just in of cars vandalized overnight. some people are waking up to in one local neighborhood, smashed windshield, horrible. >> are you trying to lose weight and be healthier, it can be stuck to stick to one diet or work out plan but doctor jen is stopping by to make it a little bit easier for you, stay with us, we will be right ♪

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in california that sold one of three, that file, he sold one of three winning tickets. he is getting a million-dollar for the the store. >> good for him good we are live coming up. >> switching gears two philadelphia police officers injured when another driver crashed into a patrol car, find out what happens when that driver tried to escape. we have been following breaking news from indonesia where several coordinated terror attacks end in explosions and a gunfight. two of the places targeted a police station and star bucks. >> very disturbing it is thursday january 14th good morning to you i'm nicole brewer. i'm erika von tiehl. lets check with katie and meisha with the temperatures and also roads and that wind seems to have died down a little bit. >> yes. >> good morning. >> good morning. certainly much nicer for morning commuters, today looks much different then dit yesterday at this same time. katie, it sound like things are looking better. >> it is a quieter beginning to the day. we have activity to report on storm scan three which we will discuss, and is there a