doug pederson will be the team's next headcoach. see what the experts are saying. good morning, it's friday, january 15th, i'm erica von tiehl. >> katie and meisha keeping eyes on things. >> we do have an accident. you can see the flashing lights thely. this will be a good driving day because it's friday and dry roadways, and katie sounds like the weather will be good. not bad, we are tracking a storm system. but exclusively a rain producing storm system for our area, you won't be breaking out the shovelss any time soon. we get most of the day in without a hitch. starting off on storm scan a handful of clouds but it will be awhile for wet weather, if presip to show for the first time in a couple of days across northeastern u.s. there's moisture building across alabama into georgia, that is is sign of things to come. the a couple states away's needs time to build north and by the

time it does. you're talking tonight. so we're going to likely get through the regular a.m. and p.m. without a hitch before any wet weather starts. looking at the four trusted computer model, it it doesn't appear it's going to be as potent an i vent -- meian, strictly rainfall, no snow, ice to worry about. for now, it is chilly, temperatures rebound nicely in the 20's, 30's, generally through the suburbs you're into the 20's this morning, but with very light wind, which is nice to hear. however, as the clouds do start to build, you're going to lose that sunshine obviously but what happens as you get that blanket of cloud cover setting stage for warmth to at the surface and eventually when the rain does get here, that means that's all it is. you're not going to have to worry about really cold air. rain we can handle.

it comes with good typing. >> rain, certainly we can handle. it does make for a messy commute sometimes, but i'd rather have that than sfoefl. today we have an accident 202 north round off rap's to the schuylkill. the ramp was close for a period of time. now you're starting to see traffic scoot by. you're dealing with the flashing lights, but as you can see by the headlights, they're not much volume yet. take a look at the blue route at mid county toll plaza looking great, nice and quiet on this friday. many of you jumped on the roadways early were you the many staying in bed. either way, i can see, next in horsham and easton road. one lane blocked. another accident in hunting park 5th street is closed on hunting park. i would suggest using luzerne, there's an investigation involving a pedestrian, that is going to cause for slow downs for shore.

route 70 westbound past haddonfield road, the right lane is blocked. vice president joe biden comes to philadelphia today to begin his moon shot mission to find a cure for cancer. >> a disease that claimed his son's life. >> jan carabeo is live where the vice president will be part of a round table discussion. jan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, you mentioned vice president scribe is call this his moon shot, that's because he's calling this initiative at the nation's mission to the moon some 55 years ago. he says that call to action inspired science, invasion. this call to action should do the say that. that this generation moon shot should be curing cancer. take a look at the video. happening here today at the university of pennsylvania, vice president joe biden will take a stop here and explain this new national initiative to end cancer. it is obviously a personal mission for him. he alive his son, beau to brain cancer last may. biden says the goal of this

initiative is simple. he wants to double the rate of progressful he wants to make a decade's worth advances in five years. now, to do that, biden says he plans on increasing resources both private and public to fight cancer. he plans on bringing the cancer fighters together to better share information. he says that all of this will get done how to funding incentives better coordination with cancer centers and that starts here today at the abramson cancer center at the university of pennsylvania. >> we're going to recognize this time when we look back as when things changed. when we changed our expectations for treating cancer from treating to curing it. >> reporter: now, the vice president released this statement ahead of his visit to philadelphia writing in part i know we can help solid fi a genuine global commitment to end cancer as we know it today and inspire a new generation of

scientists to pursue new discoveries and the balance of human endeavor. the vice president is scheduled to be here at the university of pennsylvania right around 3:00 this afternoon. he's going to take a tour of the school of medicine as well as the cancer center and then again take part in that round table discussing. of course, cbs3 will be here to cover it all. for now, live in university city at the university of pennsylvania, jan carabeo, cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> that's an exciting day for philadelphia. great cause, jan, thanks. new video, just in philadelphia police officer investigate a hit's run from in hunting park. "eyewitness news" on the scene now at fifth and hunting park, where police found a critically injured man lying in the street after 3:30 this morning. they also found pieces of a vehicle nearby. investigators for you checking surveillance video for clues a possible case of arson under investigation in north philadelphialy police were called to a vehicle fire involving two minivans along the 3100 block of 6th street

overnight. may have started in the jen area. no one was injured. keep it between us. ok? the eagles have a new headcoach. they just can't say it yet. it's kansas chief's doug pederson. lesley van arsdale has more on why the birds are being so quiet. >> the eagles cannot officially hire doug pederson until the chiefs are knocked out of the playoffs. right now, it appears to be the worst kept secret. pederson was andy reid's for the purposeer quarterback and current offensive coordinator. >> it was a great opportunity i thought for him to visit with a great organization. so i think it was an honor for him to have that opportunity. >> as a former quarterback for the birds, pederson was a mentor to donovan mcnabb who says he was suppliesed. >> i didn't see this happening or becoming a reality because of the lack of experience that doug obviously does have on his resume. >> jeremiah who also played with

pederson likes to hire but doesn't like the choice. >> he's the number one guy on my list, i think andy reid sold jeffery lurie because andy's record speak for him when he was here in philly. >> reporter: the philadelphia daily news broke the story of pederson hire but he's not sure how he feels about it. >> he's never been a headcoach in the nfl. even his offensive coordinator in kansas city. he doesn't call the place. >> reporter: lesley van arsdale eyewitness sports eagles fans offering their opinion on the new headcoach and not everybody is happy. >> i'm still mad we let andy reid go and he's doing incredible over there. i guess i'd have to say if he was coming under that wink wouldn't be a terrible decision. >> not a good choice as a headcoach. >> why is that. >> i'd rather have seen super bowl winning tom coughlin

instead of an offensive coordinator. >> tom coughlin was also in the running, but withdrew his name last minute leaving the eagles to choose pederson's stay with "eyewitness news" for the latest developments as soon as pederson official is we'll let you know philadelphia police officer was on mind of neighbors attending a community meeting in cobbs creek's more than 200 people were had the bryant school where talk centered around shooting jesse hartnett. edward char confessed saying he shot in the name of isis. many muslims say the accused gunmen does not represent their belief. >> islam represents peace and the actions of one person shouldn't be concerned the actions of all of us fbi director james comey says the shooting is under investigation as an act terror but has no indication that part

of a larger cell. republican are back on the campaign trail one day after squaring off. >> seven of the candidates took on each other during the prime time event. done champion has more on the winners and losers. >> reporter: one of donald trump's strongest political came when he defended his home town, his clash with ted cruz was one of the most talked about moments of last night's debate. >> everyone understands that the values in new york city are socially liberal, pro abortion or pro gay march re marriage. >> when the world trade center came down, i saw shoulding that no place on earth could have handled more beautifully, more humanlyly than new york. >> had this heart felt response from trump and you don't get a lot from trump. >> i'm glad we're focusing on the important topics of the evening. >> cruz is running neck and neck with trump that iowa. he scored major points with going toe to toe with the

billionaire candidate. >> ted cruz has a loyal following. when you go after cruz in a personal way and you damage someone who they still think would make a fine nominee, then trump is really. >> reporter: the debate also produced fireworks between marco rubio and chris christy. >> unfortunately chris christy has end endorsed many ideas barrack obama reports. >> two years ago he child a conservative reformer that new jersey needed before he was running against me. >> the guy is on that stage foo reason, everyone wrote him off seven months ago as a guy under siege and now he's gotten a little bit a pulls in new hampshire. it's going to be hard for one to take votes from other. >> other candidates like jeb bush and ben carson struggled to gain the spotlight. the republican contenders have one more debate before the iowa caulk, don champion cbs3 "eyewitness news" 5:10 right now.

frightening day on the job for a bus driver. >> do you hate getting stuck in traffic? i think all of us do. >> we'll let you know about the plan that could ease some backups on the highway. we'll take it. >> i feel like maybe 95. >> she feels 95. sure doesn't look it. that new jersey woman is actually 102's she is still teaching. find out how she became the oldest teacher in the country and why she's still working. ♪ ♪ it's almost the weekend. looking live in our control room. i can't see everyone in dark. i see the producer give us away jeremy, is that you joe? who is, mike? that's mike.

am i missing anyone? to the right of jeremy, who is that? come on jeremy. it's a who's who? it's friday morning. >> we're all here. >> we all have to work.

welcome back, a bus driver in cleveland fights off a knife wielding passenger.

imagine this, surveillance video captured the entire incident on december 23rd. authorities say 22-year-old jar red henderson tried to get on to the bus with an expired tick. when he got into an argument we the driver he pulled out a knife. the driver held henderson down while yelling for passengers to call police. >> disturbing. let's get the latest on the weekend forecast. rain involved, katie, unfortunately. >> nice this morning. >> absolutely. looks as though the rain's timing is on our side. we're going to get through, i would say the morning and p.m. drive with no problems, weather related problems. obviously don't need the umbrella yet. we're in a nice long window of dry weather opportunity and it's going to be a mild afternoon. as you said all courtesy of a warm front. you can see how the moisture blossom down across the pan handle of florida, alabama, georgia, that's headed our way and bringing with it nice wild weather. there's a separate system a

little difficult to detect but it's out there across the northern planes, that is a second piece of energy crossing into northern new england and that's were? you are snow chances are going to be. for us, this is a rain maker, guy, even though we're in the midst of january, it's going to be too warm for anything but plain old rain. let's take a look at future rain amounts. we're just getting under way with this thing by 8:00, 9:00 p.m. it's going to be mainly a dry day and tonight the rain comes in. at this point, our projected rain amounts aren't that impressive, granted it will be a soggy night but by 8:00 map tomorrow, 9:00, it's starting to zip out. we're stuck with it overnight. nice and calming to sleep through. we expect things to start drying out through the course of the weekend. the timing really is on our side. temperatures, as they stand right now, currently at the freezing mark at philadelphia international airport or into the mid 20's, even mount pocono checks in at 33.

what's up with that? turning nice and mild all things considered when it comes to perception sake and certainly the standards of january. again, you got nice mild air to the south. currently 51 in charleston south carolina. after all, that's what's coming our way. your school day you can imagine isn't too bad. we give you a noise aminus. simply because we start to see these clouds building but by the title kids are leaving, it's 52. that's not shall be with, not shorts and t-shirts, but milder. normal high is 40. we look forward in this forecast, notice what happens early next we can, martin luther king day of service if you got outdoor volunteer activities you're going to be participating me, highly advise the heavy coat, the scarf, the hat, gloves, not only will be colder but will be blustery and meisha that's gusting to feel that much worse when you factor it in. >> we know that about windchill by now. thank you, katie, for that. the if news is. 50's today. that's worth. that is going to feel great. take a look outside.

the vine looking good right now, moving both westbound and eastbound directions, eastbound you can see plenty of headlights out there. that's side i keep my eye on. but overall westbound, eastbound, open, no overnight construction, looking good, great for those of you waiting to see if and when that will open. no problems today. this is where we do have an accident. northbound the off-ramp to the schuylkill. the ramp was closed for a little bit of time. for those of you you can see the flashing lights is where the ramp is. one lane is getting by. almost looks worse than it probably is. hopefully this gets cleared out of your way soon. this area can be busy in the morning, if it doesn't. 42 freeway north creek road in new jersey, looking great. traveling northbound all the way to 295. just pretend 295 is way up there northbound looking good. whole stretch for those of you traveling from jersey looking pretty darn good this morning, overall your morning commute looking good. erika back over to you.

thank you on the schuylkill at rush hour, really any hour, doesn't have to be rush hour. can just be a might impair. >> got penndot considering changes. kyw news radio is live for us, good morning mike, i'm interested in this. i think a lot are. >> it's you are driving inbound on the schuylkill expressway and there's heavy traffic you put on your right turn signal and speed up you would get a ticket for doing to today. maybe some day if the future, penndot will allow using the shoulder during peak times creating that third lane of traffic between route 202 and the roosevelt boulevard. that, of course, would require some changes, including widening the shoulders and adjusting overhead signs and ramps. drivers would welcome anything that penndot can do to improve the flow of traffic is what is notoriously one of the most congested stretches of road in the country. there's no time table.

it was one of the topics at discussion at a conference yesterday sponsored by the philadelphia business journal. >> i'm so glad this is being discussed. >> finally so long, why for the widen the schuylkill. >> there's a concern of course what would happen if there's an emergency, if there's an accident. you don't have that extra lane. >> that's a good point. mike, whatever makes our travel less of a headache on the schuylkill, we'll take it. >> still ahead, christmas comes a little late for one family. >> they just got their presents this week thanks to a truck driver paying close attention. also he blew the bigist kick of his career ending his team season but to football player is now

all heard that phrase with age comes wisdom.

>> she's 102 and the oldest teacher in america. the ageless wonder still has plenty of lessons to teach the children. at 102, agnes is officially the oldest living and working teacher in america. >> i feel like maybe 95. >> she certainly doesn't act her age. better known as grantny in north plain field spent most of her adult life as a stay-at-home mom. at the ripe age of 80 started her career as cooking and sewing teacher. grantny's daughter row crueted her. she teaches here too. >> i saw how she took care of the family, and i knew that she wanted to get out a little bit. it wasn't supposed to be this extensive. >> do you love teaching. >> i love it. the children, they are lovable. >> thanks, grantny. >> you're welcome.

>> that's good. >> grantny is a wonderful teacher and she knows lots of things that can help us do better in life. >> i learned how tony is a wondr and she knows lots of things that can help us do better in life. >> i learned how to cook delicious foods with her. >> happy birthday to you. >> the students and staff held a huge birthday celebration for granny, who shared her secret to a long life. >> i just think you have to take care of yourself and be happy. i had a good life. a good life. >> and you're still having a good life. >> right. it's a good life. >> i going to have granny too. . >> how can you not? she's so sweet and those kids. the way they spoke about her, she's a wonderful teacher. >> that's a life well lived. >> absolutely. agnes says she doesn't have

plans to retire any time soon either. a north dakota family is celebrating christmas a few weeks late. he found a bag he thought was garbage on the side of a busy highway. turns out it was filled with presents that had flown from the bed of a family's truck as they traveled for the holidays. earlier this week, diana learned of the discovery while chatting with a friend. >> wait a minute. those presents found on the highway. and so she pulled up the feed on her facebook. she showed it to me. that's my wrapping paper. >> makes you feel good. you know somebody was going to have a late christmas. >> we told her we didn't care about the presents, we cared about our family being together. >> together, the family opened the rest of their presents, which were still wrap and undamaged. >> terrific. that's amazing. made it's way back. it was just meant to be. >> coming up in the next half

hour, we have more rack at the eagles new headcoach. >> plus waiting for the winners to come forward. what we know about the ticket. split the largest lottery jackpot ever and where small prizes were sold in our area. >> we're looking ahead they don't not only a nice little warm up, temperatures crashing down lots to discuss in this forecast and we'll do that. >> i like the warm-up. also meisha your friday morning it's not about hugging trees. it's not about being wasteful either. ♪

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from the cbs broadcast center in philadelphia, this is cbs3 "eyewitness news" a police officer ambushed on the job leads to an emergency meeting in the neighborhood where he was nearly killed. local muslims say after the shooting suspect told police he was acting in the name of islam. >> get ready for a nice little weekend of warmup. looking outside right now, live picture. nice day. >> but it does come with a catch. >> focus on today and 52 degrees. nice way to start your weekend. >> exactly for january. >> that's the thing. 12 full degrees above average. i say we take it and enjoy it. comes with the price of a