first a quick tour of the penn lab and vice-president is part of the round table discussion, with doctors and researchers at penn's abramson cancer center. >> my family has been touched by cancer, some family members have survived, and some have not. >> our research is a at cutting edge and we're thrilled that the vice-president is here to see the work. >> reporter: these labs at penn are developing a number of cancer treatments, one of the most promising immuno therapy where a patient's cells are engineered to attack their cancer. >> we're beginning to see in some patients, treated with our first immuno therapy drugs that that is possible, for to us cure their cancer. >> reporter: but there was nothing to save the vice-president's son beau who died at 46 from brain cancer. instead of running for president joe biden says he wanted to leave the mission to cure cancer. >> it is a devastating disease. now we're fortunate that we have begun to see through research, and some new therapies, the the a ability to lower the impact of cancer in this country.

>> now, the vice-president is still upstairs, talking to doctors and researchers, he says he wants to speed up cancer research and accomplish in five years what would normally take ten years. coming up at 6:00 meet a patient whose life was saved by an experimental treatment, here at penn. for now i'm stephanie stahl, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> stephanie, thanks very much. taking a look at weather a reward of mild temperatures, punishment they our weather team is track ago lot of rain. the meteorologist lauren casey is in for kate and she's live on the sky deck with the first look the at your forecast. lauren. >> thanks very much. mild day, what a turnaround, remember wednesday when high temperatures didn't get out of the 20's. today feeling incredibly mile. we are still at 51 degrees in philadelphia. just a little breeze there south/southwest at 9 miles an hour, near 50 down the shore, 35 right now in the poconos but storm scan three is showing us our future as we head in the night, tonight. that precipitation shield will

continue to advance off to the north and ease and we will deal with rain heavy at times throughout the night tonight but we will talk about the timing when we will need that umbrella, also as we head in the weekend we will dry things out but a few flakes are possible into sunday. we will talk more about that and then another arctic blast, into monday, so take in these 50's while we have them, i'll let you know how much temperatures will struggle as we head into monday coming up in a few. >> lauren, see you then, thank you. we know traffic on the schuylkill expressway can be a nightmare enter a new proposal that will make driving on the shoulder okay at peak times. it has people talking. "eyewitness news" reporter walt hunter joins us on the expressway at city avenue to tell you more about a possible new lane of traffic, walt. >> reporter: well, ukee do the people crawling behind me here along the the expressway, the drivers, that opened shoulder lane looks like an oasis in the traffic desert, of course, you cannot drive on it the now. you'll get a ticket from the state police but in the future

penndot says they might just opened up those shoulders for driving as a way of easing, conn gets. facing seemingly endless jams on the schuylkill expressway, who among us, hasn't gaysed longly at the traffic free shoulders of the road, thinking if only it were legal to drive there. well, penndot now says that some day, that just might happen. >> one aspect of it being given very serious consideration, and an examination under this study is use of the shoulders. >> reporter: penndot study now underway aimed at easing traffic, between routes one and 202, could mean, shoulders expanded in to a third lane in both directions, for at least, part of the day. >> there is some serious concerns that would have to be looked at and addressed during engineering phase. >> reporter: but before anyone heads to the shoulders, penndot cautions that they will have to be expanded, from eight to 10 feet to 12 feet, a

huge challenge since the expressway is sandwiched between sheer rock cliffs and the river in many spots. >> is there many factors that will be involved in the engineering tea sign phase. >> reporter: but just like driving on the schuylkill, don't hold your breath until we get there. for now if i'm talk in traffic i will just longly look at that opened lane. >> that is right, it is in the for use at this present time. >> reporter: penndot says that the open shoulders are just part of the improvements that would include variable speed limits and high tech traffic monitoring, as to exactly when it might happen no one knows just yet the but coming up at 6:00 we do necessity just what drivers said when we told them about it. you'll hear from them coming up. live on the expressway, i'm walt hunter for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> i have never done it but yes i have thought of it. walt, thank you. patco is fixing its freedom carfare fair system after riders were overcharged

on wednesday's service disruption. hundreds packed the station while crews worked to remove a fallen tree near tracks. when patco opened up the turn style exits to relieve crowds, some riders did in the use their freedom card to tap out of the system. when they got back on the train thursday morning the system thought that they were fare evaders and charged them an extra fare. >> wilmington woman is run down by an out of control car as she sat in the chair inside her own home this happened around 7:30 this morning on colfax court. the seven three-year old victim was pinned under the car for a half an hour and suffered possible fractures to her ankles. the 60 year-old driver who is rick tim's neighbor was able to get out on their own but she was cited for reckless driving. the investigation is still ongoing. about 20 people are displaced after a large fire ripped through a section of the row homes in burlington city, new jersey. three people, including two children suffered minor injuries. authorities say that four hems were damaged after the fire

broke out around 5:30 this morning on the 300 block of st. mary's street, red cross is there on the scene and helping families, no word on what cause that had fire. a five two-year old woman was hurt during this roll over crash in northeast philadelphia. it happened just after 10:00 this morning on roosevelt boulevard at tyson avenue. the southbound inner lanes had to be closed as crews cleaned up the crash, which is also under investigation. ten people were arrested in connection to the large scale drug traffic going operation in trenton. the here's the suspects, they were rounded up on wednesday during an execution of search warrants in the trenton area. authorities say more than 1.3 million-dollar worth of drugs, mostly heroin was confiscated. citizen complaints helped kick off this two year investigation. >> i get complaints in my office on a daily basis, this is one that definitely the crew likes, thanks to the efforts of the detectives, and agents, who are part of this

and it is just blossomed. >> a double barrel shotgun and five luxury cars were also seized during the drug bustt. it is a case that has captain rated the nation, many are debating whether or not steven avery is guilt of murder after his case was widely viewed on the documentary series making a murderer. we saw major players on doctor phil. now "eyewitness news" reporter rahel solomon has more about this controversial case, from a local expert. more like hit documentary, making a murderer, the netflix series now making headlines, involves a wisconsin man steven avery as he is quick of raping and assaulting a woman. he spent 18 years in prison until another crime. the just years later he is accused of a brutal murder of another woman. do prosecutors have wrong guy again? many fascinated around the world seem to think so, jurors did not. >> there thinks kind of

horrendous crime, it is difficult for them to say okay, we will let it go. someone has to be punish. >> reporter: philadelphia defense attorney nino tenari that many captivated by the series, he found the state's case to be a problematic. very agency involve in the initial rape and assault investigation, played a large role in the murder investigation. >> the best way that incurred, and, without any kind of controversy, was to exclude the other counties, and they didn't do that. >> reporter: critics say the series left out incriminating evidence and in a interview with cbs doctor phil show, kenneth peterson maintained the inn telling grit of the investigation. >> he is exactly where he should belong and he should be there as long as he lives. >> but not everyone is as sure. >> it touches people because they do want fairness and just advertise and they want to make sure things are done right. >> reporter: many legal experts say despite all this

attention and uproar that has been created by the series, chances of steven avery getting a new trial are slim and would require newly discovered evidence, reporting from center city rahel solomon for cbs-3 "eyewitness news" good a lot of people talking about it, no doubt about that. in other news stocks plumeted on wall street on news oil prices dropped below $30 a barrel. u.s. industrial production dropped for third straight month and retail sales slipped in september. all this equals worst two week opening for a year ever. here's are the numbers, dow jones was down 390-point to close just under 16,000. the nasdaq dropped more than 126 points and s and p lost 41 points. search crews are standing waters off hawaii's coast for any signs of two marine helicopters and dozen crew you members on board. the 13-foot waves and cloudy conditions are complicate ago this search that began overnight. helicopters collided during a training exercise late last night. rescue teams, spotted a debris field and a empty life raft, but there was no immediate

word on any survivors. straight ahead on "eyewitness news" some of the power ball come forward. and true story for hours. that story is next. we're not smarter then the dea or the mexican intelligence. >> reporter: sean penn breaking down to cbs this morning charlie rose talking about his secret interview with mexican drug lord, el chapo, we will have more of that interview, and, whether penn is scared for his life. then why the centers for disease control could soon be issuing a travel warning for pregnant woman, what moms to be, need to know, about possible new guidelines. i'm pat gallen and philadelphia eagles have hired a new head coach and it is on the the back of this play card, we have a line up of faces and we will see if people inside chickie and pete's can figure it the out coming up.

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one person is blaine dead and five others patients are in the hospital after something went wrong during a drug trial. the company behind it all, has ties to new jersey.

medics, rushed six research volunteers to this hospital, in western france, after they became, violently ill, while taking part in the drug study. prosecutors have launched an investigation. >> the french health minister says that 90 people took part in the experimental testing that involved varying doses of an oral painkiller. the hospital says that one person is brain dead, and three others have damaged that may not be refersable. health officials say it is rare for people to get sick when testing new drugs because researchers usually start with the lower possible dose after extensive testing on animals. the botched drug tests happened at bio trail laboratory in the city of ren. the french company specializes in clinical studies. bio trial web site says it has 25 years of experience, with clinical trials, and french company also has offices in london, and newark, new jersey. so far there is no name for that particular drug, that was

being tested. also on the healthwatch tonight, the cdc is considering a travel warning for pregnant woman in certain region of the caribbean central and south america. the the concern is over mosquito born z eka virus. it can cause neurological disease in babies causing them to have abnormally small heads which can lead to death. there is no vaccine and in medicine to treat it, just yet. very disturbing video posted by video blogger that seemed to show firsthand danger of hoverboards. hoverboard seems to spontaneously buts, smoking, then catching fire, as the camera rolled and the guy jumps off the flaming board. bloger says he was testing out a new hoverboard and recording it when this all happen. he says, hoverboard didn't work so he kept trying until it exploded. amazon has stopped selling the hoverboard and some college campuses have have band them. a short time ago, a tennessee couple came forward to claim their share off the record breaking power ball jackpot. lottery officials, presented

john and lisa robinson with a check for 528.8 million-dollar. the couple only plays the the lottery when the jackpot gets big. it was big this time. john says he purchase the ticket from a way home from work just a few hours before the drawing. >> i have four people in my immediate family so i buy four separate tickets. that is just the way i do it. >> it was third one that was the one. >> yes. >> how about that, the couple says that they will choose the lump sum amount that would be 328 million-dollar. >> my tail would wag too. imagine thinking you won, believing that you have won. >> then you find out you didn't win. you are victim of the power ball prank. celebrations erupted inside a nursing home where a nurse thought the she won big $1.6 billion jackpot. her own son called her saying she won and texted a picture what she said was at winning

ticket. she got home from work later and he told her he was just chillin. you do in the do that to mom. >> no, that is bad. not a joke. >> no, not a joke. >> momma don't play that. >> no. >> that is so mean. >> coal for you next christmas. joke's on you, buddy. lauren has our forecast, mild day january standard. >> very mild day, so nice you need all of the players but you will as we head in the next couple days.layers but heading out and about tonight be sure to have that umbrella in hand as we will see rain starting to build in for second half of the evening and that rain could be heavier at times, even a rumble of thunder but it is still a little bit light outside, right now. taking a live look, at center city philadelphia, it is just coming to a close there. our sunset at 5:00 o'clock this evening. we have made it to the 5:00 o'clock mark and temperatures feeling good. 51 degrees right the now. our sunset time at 5:00 o'clock heading in to february, 20 minutes after

5:00 as we approach march 1st, close to 6:00 o'clock will be our sunset time. that is always nice. the also nice, high temperature today 53 degrees in philadelphia, that is 13 degrees above our average, we have topped to 54 in ac, 50 in trenton, not too bad for january day. we are still a the 51 in philadelphia. forty-nine in millville. still feeling mild in ac at 47 . this warmth compliments a southerly component of the wind flow so wind out of the south, driving that warm air in and we will keep it mild, even into the the day tomorrow on the back side of the rainfall that is now, starting to make an approach on storm scan 36789 we are pack in with the cloud cover. is there a leading edge of the precipitation starting to move in the del marva peninsula. we have three to four hours before that starts to build in closer to the city, so overnight tonight, rain is likely, heavier at times, even rumble of thunder down to 40 degrees. for tomorrow a few showers linger in the early morning hours otherwise gradual clearing throughout the day, breezy conditions and still up

to 49 degrees, 9 degrees above our average for tomorrow after this rain moves out. so tonight, timing in the city rain moves in after about 9:00 r plans by that if you'll need that rain slick error umbrella rain heavier at times and we could indeed hear a rumble of thunder but where as we look up toward poconos we will see more rain/snow mix. future weather showing thaws rain starting to build in very widespread in nature, packets of heavier rainfall overnight tonight continuing across the the area. there that is rain/snow mix up toward poconos which could briefly turn over to all snow heading in the early morning hours, best chance of the heavier rainfall will be along the shore overnight tonight and then by tomorrow morning that precipitation lifting out pretty quickly and cloud deck kind of slowly clearing out as we head in the second half of the day but as far as rainfall totals we will get a good soaking overnight tonight especially down the shore where we will see highest rainfall amounts, possibly an inch or upward toward lehigh valley and of course lowest amounts but still a quarter

maybe potentially a half inch of rainfall, so good dosing overnight tonight with that rain, building in and then as we head into sunday, 39 degrees high temperature, that is when we will get colder and evening snow shower, is possible, and inch a monday, another arctic blast. here we go on that roller coaster again 29 degrees the high temperature. those wind are whipping though so it will be very akin to what we felt this past wednesday which we did not enjoy so prepare for that on monday it is still chill any to tuesday and wednesday. >> good heads up. well, local college is offering free tuition, coming up, find out what you have to do to be eligible. also ahead. >> she says that she feels like 95, but i don't think she looks it, that new jersey woman is actually 102 years old and she still is teaching, just wait until you you hear her story. it looks like eagles have found their man going to the andy reid coaching tree, what

do fans think about doug pederson, find out when we come back. in sports.

eagles search for a new head coach appears to be over. doug pederson is the man. >> pat gallen hit the streets to get a pulse of eagles nation. >> once kansas city chiefs are eliminated doug pederson will be the the eagles next head coach but can you pick him out of the line up. >> are you sure. >> yes. >> positive. >> correct. >> i think it is this gentlemen. >> are you sure. >> yes. >> you are not sure? would you like a final answer. >> that is my answer. >> you are correct. >> i don't recognize him without his cap on, sit him. >> correct. >> no. no. >> i have no idea. >> i have no idea. >> you know. >> take a stab at it. >> let's just say this guy

right here. >> that is incorrect. >> pederson isn't well men and wasn't hottest coaching name available but would you pick him over chip kelly? over 1100 people responded on twitter and 51 percent would still rather have kelly rather than pederson. >> i would have to go doug, because i think the the atmosphere would be jovial but workable. it won't be a hostile work environment. >> right now i would rather have doug pederson then chip kelly. i have zero confidence that chip kelly would turn it around here. i felt he burn his bridges already. >> reporter: while doug pederson may not be a known commodity in the nfl or here in philadelphia, he will be charged with turning this franchise around the way his old boss, andy reid once did here in 1999. from south philadelphia, pat gallen for "eyewitness sports". andy came in on the down low, and he built something here. >> it can happen. >> coming up next half an hour wal-mart is closing hundreds of stores, plus this... >> a local college is offering

free tuition and it all comes down to an internship, we are live with the details. plus actor sean pen puts down what -- sits down with charlie rose about his secret interview with the mexican drug lord known as el chapo, we will have a preview for you. >> then tonight the at 6:00. >> it is ben franklin's 310 birthday and city celebrated probably a whole lot like he would have. i'm

in his own word actor sean penn sits down for one on one with cbs anchor charlie rose about his interview with mexican drug lord joachim el chapo guzman. "eyewitness news" continues at 5:30. good evening, i'm ukee washington. i'm jessica dean. penn's interview helped lead to guzman's recapture. it is an outcome that the actor says is far from the truth. kenneth craig has a preview of sunday's 60 minutes.

>> there is this myth about the vice that it we made. >> reporter: sean penn tells 60 minutes charlie rose that he does in the believe his october interview with joachim el chapo guzman led to the drug lord's capture last week. >> as far as you know you had nothing to do and your visit had nothing to do with his recapture? >> the mexican government, they were clearly very humiliated by the notion that someone found him before they did. well, nobody found him before they did. we are not smarter than dea offer mexican intelligence. we had a contact, upon which, we were able to facilitate an invitation. >> reporter: guzman escaped one of mexico's maximum security prisons last july, by crawling through a hole in the shower, and then in a mile long tunnel 30 feet underground. guzman is believed to be responsible for 34,000 deaths, officials say, his cartel is the number one supplier of

heroin, cocaine, and marijuana to the u.s. >> do you believe that the mexican government released this in part because they wanted to see you blamed and to put you at risk? >> yes, they wanted to encourage the the cartel to put you in their cross hairs. >> yes. >> are you fearful for your life. >> no. >> reporter: penn says focus on his meeting with guzman and his recapture means his article which was supposed to bring attention to the war on drugs has failed. kenneth craig, for cbs-3, "eyewitness news". you can watch charlie rose's full interview with sean penn on a special digs of 60 minutes, it airs this sunday at 8:00 here on cbs-3. >> while many question if it is worth taking on a mound of debt for a college diploma within local school wants to help students get two years of school for free. new jersey reporter cleve bryan is at rowan college with more on these ambitious plans,

cleve. >> reporter: ukee, one of the programs announced this week means two years of college for free, and work place experience, right through going with gloucester county with rowan college of gloucester county. another program will help get a degree from a four year degree, less than a cost of one semester of many colleges. >> we're pricing young people out of it. >> reporter: in the two years since gloucester county college partnered with rowan university to be rowan college at gloucester county, two word are already on frank keithing's mine, quality and afford built. >> now student are looking a at us that never looked at us before. >> reporter: this week rowan college announced two initiatives that might make the ask much more appealing, then a high priced university. three plus one program allows students to take three years of rowan college and one year at rowan university. >> this degree would be a bachelor's degree at approximately $28,000. >> reporter: that is $28,000 total not per year. second new program is

internship with gloucester county government, students picked their major, work in a related county agency and get free tuition for two years. that is a $10,000 savings. it comes with a pathway to a rowan university degree. >> they have got experience, good quality education, they have a bachelor degrees from a research university in southern new jersey. >> reporter: he hopes parents, students that may have previously written off county colleges take a look at these new opportunities. >> now at this price with this investment, the possibility of the return on that investment you would be foolish not to. >> reporter: three plus one program applies to rowan college in burlington and gloucester counties but not all majors are part of this program. you have to check on their web site to find out terms and conditions. reporting live from department for i'm cleve bryan, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> thank you you for that. twenty-three million-dollar sale of the former show boat casino in atlantic city is now a done deal. philadelphia developer bart blatstein bought the shuttered

casino from stockton university which planned to open a campus there blatstein has not reruled when plans to reopen up the show boat as a casino or something else. fresh off a heated debate ted cruz is hitting the the campaign trail again. texas senator is lead nothing some polls and crowd at his speeches have been growing as more republican voters are giving him a chance. correspondent weijia jiang reports. >> reporter: hundreds of ted cruz supporters showed up in columbia, south carolina to hear texas senator's pitch on why he should be the next president. >> very first to being knowledge on the first day of office is to rescind every sipping will illegal unconstitutional... >> reporter: cruise is threatening to knock donald trump out of the top spot in the polls. on thursday night's tacked the billion air businessman and hometown values during fox business network's debate. >> the values in new york city are socially liberal or pro abortion or pro gay marriage,

focused around money and the media. >> reporter: new york daily news responded with this front page head line, drop dead, ted, go back to canada referring to his birthplace. but cbs news political director john dickerson says cruz comments weren't meant for new yorkers. >> he is talking to evangelicals working in iowa. >> and evangelical christians in south carolina they make up 60 percent of registered voters in the state's primary. erin garrett calls herself a evangelical christian and cruz supporters. >> the people who agrees on every issue but to know that they have faith and they are committed to that. >> reporter: despite cruz appeal to christians he still trails trump in the polls here. weijia jiang, cbs news, columbia south carolina south caroline ace first in the south primary and third state to vote after iowa and new hampshire. since 1980, g.o.p. voters there have eventually --

chosen eventual republican nominee every time but once. for all news related to campaign 2016 you can count on cbs-3 "eyewitness news", when we're not here on tv, we are always on cbs philly.com. pope francis has embraced social media and today he met with the the leader from the tech world. at his private studio at the pontiff the pontiff met eric schmidt executive chairman of google. schmidt gifted the pope a book which had been signed by the author. pope francis wrote a dedication for 22 month-old baby daughter of a member of the google delegation. still to come on "eyewitness news", are you thinking of signing up for amazon prime? coming up we will tell you you why this weekend might be the one to do it. move over trex1 of the largest dinosaurs ever discovered has been just unveiled. find out where you can see it. and they are little, they are blue and they are pretty cute, new exhibit featuring tiny penguins, opens in our area today, lauren? >> after a mild day wet

weather moves in tonight we will let you know when you need to break out that umbrella in the full forecast coming up.

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retail giant wal-mart is closing 269 stores and more than half of them in the u.s. 10,000 american workers will ab affect by this move. most of the u.s. locations are the smaller wal-mart express stores, they were lawn inched 2011 and the test program, the company sites increasing competition including on line rival amazon.com. but wal-mart says in stores in our area will be closing. amazon is offering a discount for its prime membership this weekend. the subscription fee will drop from 99 to $73. the promotion starts tonight at midnight and runs through sunday, here's the catch only new customers can take advantage of that deal. ukee, you always say if you love what you do you never work a day in your life. >> true, true, so true.

lady you where to meet has been loving your job for years, i mean years. she's still teaching children how to cook and so. >> that will be a good one. >> reporter: at 102 agnes, is officially the oldest living, and working teacher in america. >> 102 is just a number. i feel like maybe 95. >> reporter: she certainly doesn't act her age, she's better known as grand any north plainfield, new jersey, spent most of her adult life as a stay at home mom. then at the ripe age of 80 started her career as a cooking, sewing teacher when the school found it self in need. granny's daughter recruited her she teachers here too. >> i saw how she took care of the family and you knew that she wanted to get out a little bit and it wasn't supposed to be this extensive. >> i love the children. they are lovable. >> thanks, granny. >> you are welcome. >> that is good. >> granny is a wonderful

teacher, and she knows lots of things that can help us, do better in life. >> happy birthday to you. >> reporter: student 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 a good life. >> thanks, granny. >> take care of yourself and be happy. >> you go granny. >> granny says she has in plans to retire, anytime soon. >> those kid will keep you young too. they clearly love her. >> isn't that the the truth. >> still to come an up close and personal look at the smallest penguins in the world, and they are right here in our area we have details

first ever space walk, people walk outside the

international space stationary placing a broken component, it was joined by nasa a astronaut and space walk lasted six and a half hours. it is another pretty cool picture from space, this is hurricane alex which reached hurricane strength yesterday morning, and has since weakened to a tropical storm. alex was a rare yan hurricane in the atlantic, area, and you said this was last one to form in the atlantic in january with 1938. >> that is correct. >> a while back. >> yes. >> just a little ways back down, hard to believe january, hurricane season and november 30th but that popped right up there and actually only fourth ever to occur in the last 165 years, for a hurricane to form in january. very rare system. it did impact the island overnight last night, impacting minimal damage. we will get a quick peak of that, alex is a tropical storm.

wind at 70 miles an hour. there it is, it is in the east central atlanta and zzores it moved over last night, about 800 miles west of the, country of portugal, and alex will continue, to progress off the north. the north at 40 miles an hour. we will continue to race up the atlantic. it could reenergize back into a hurricane as we head into saturday but then eventually moving off in the colder waters of the northern atlantic, and alex will dissipate but hard to believe, wow, a hurricane in january. but, neighborhood network, little closer to home giving us a live look at palmyra nature cove, in center city philadelphia a we have those cloud, in place, cloud deck has been increasing throughout the afternoon and in advance of the rain that will move in as we head in the second half of the evening. temperatures right now, very mild, 51 degrees in philadelphia. near 50 in millville. fifty-one in dover. and it is warmth compliments of the southerly component to the wind flow. wind out of the south driving that warm air in. wind speed in the too bad at five to 10 miles april hour,

just a light breeze. storm scan three showing us cloud for sure in place and this big area of precipitation is starting to move in d.c. and up i-95 corridor. the it will move to the the north/north east over next several hours and push itself in the delaware valley as we head in the second half of our evening. so for tonight rain especially after about 9:00 o'clock in the city, heavy a at times overnight tonight. even rumble of thunder possible down to 40 degrees. the bit breezy tonight. breezy through the day tomorrow. this system is a coastal low that will move up and we will see secondary cold front move through late day tomorrow. in advance of that cold front we will still be miles behind this range tomorrow. 49 degrees. once that cold front comes through late tom, that is when we see chill down. future weather showing thaws rain shield moving in the nine or 10:00 o'clock hour in the city. rain, widespread in nature heavy in areas. rain/snow mix in poconos. temperatures whoever right around freezing. as we head in the morning and

precipitation quickly lifts out, temperatures still very mild to start by january standard in the the 40's. as i mentioned in advance of the secondary cold front we will still climb up in the upper 40's tomorrow to near 50 , and then once that cold front drops through tomorrow evening, we start to clear skies out completely, that is when temperatures will start to take a dive down into the 30's but future rain amounts we will get healthy rainfall totals from this rain overnight tonight, generally about a half inch, i think in most places we will will see low amounts toward lehigh valley, and the highest amounts down the shore, we could pick up an inch or over an inch of rainfall from this rain tonight and then clearing out tomorrow, 49 degrees, still within that colder air builds in by sunday. 39 degrees. the passing snow shower possible as we head into sunday evening, and then on monday, arctic blast, arrive, we're down to 29 degrees, tie for our coldest high temperature of season so far.

windy conditions, will have it feeling in the teens all throughout the day on monday, burr good yeah, burr indeed. thanks, lauren appreciate it. north dakota family is celebrating christmas a few weeks late thanks to a transportation worker. dale sconvenient found a bag he thought was full of garbage on the side of the busy highway. it turns out it was filled with presents that had flown from the bed of the family's truck as they traveled for the the holidays. earlier this week, diana learned of the discovery while chatting with a friend. >> i said wait a minute, those were presents found on the highway. so she pulled up, to see on her face book and, she showed me and says that is my wrapping paper. >> it makes you feel good because you knew somebody would have a white christmas. >> we said we didn't care about the presents or her family being together. >> together the family opened up the rest of their presents, which was still wrapped, and undamaged. >> great. we're getting our first look at the largest dinosaur,

ever unearthed by man, the newly discovered 122-foot skeleton is now on display at new york's american museum of natural history. it dwarfs their blue whale model by 30 feet. in fact, so bigot doesn't even fit in the space so part of the 39-foot neck will now extend out of the entrance greeting visitors. i think it is 100 times bigger than me, scary. >> i saw it was glass and break the the room. >> one of the things we do know about dinosaurs is they grow extremely fast. >> i'll say. >> experts say dinosaur lived 100 million years ago. skeleton was found in argentina in 2012 and will know official name in a month. >> welcome to injure race i can park. >> that is big. new a arrival to the adventure aquarium is making big blue debut this weekend. >> take a look, little blue penguins came from australia to make camden their permanent home. >> this species is smallest kind of penguins, visitors can get up close and watch some move true and swim through

what ther with their friend, as part of the new little blue beach exhibit. >> it is really about, again, encouraging families to connect together, the little kid love it. we have seen kid last night in our annual transport event and chase the the bird back and forth along the window and that is exactly what i'm looking for. >> the a aquarium is only one of six facility in the united states that has this species of penguins. >> they are beautiful. still ahead on "eyewitness news" philly's own kevin hart goes for another ride along this weekend. >> i see all these muscle cars but i don't see no muscle. >> what he a says about the chemistry he has with his co-star, when we come right back.

after a health scare jackson has reschedule her tour. she will be in philadelphia at wells fargo center august 24th. the 49 year-old singer was forced to postpone her north american tour last month after she had an unexpect surgery. philly's own, louie john roberts is the drummer. philly a's own kevinaartist back on the big screen with more laughs. >> kevin frazier takes a look at new move that is can end star wars's reign on top of the box office. >> reporter: this week kevin hartery unites with ice cube to bring down bad guys and bond more in ride along two. michael bay brings real life events from libya to the big screen in 13 hours, the secret soldiers of benghazi. benghazi is under attack. we need immediate assistance. >> reporter: secret soldiers of benghazi tells previously unknown story of a man on the ground, in libya in 2012 that risked everything that did that they could to save the american lives.

while michael bay brings the action it is human part of the story that brought on the stars. >> these six heroes put their lives on the line, so to me, what connected me to the movie was, it is true definition of heroism to do the right thing at all cost even if that is the the most extreme. >> we are the only help that they have. >> you say that again, i will shoot you in the face. >> ride along two ice cube and kevin hart team up again to take down miami drug dealers, just before they become actual brothers in law. the the the dynamic duo you see on screen plays out in real life too. >> it is fun, you know, always hilarious, always spontaneous, you know, we have got great chemistry and, you know, we ain't best friend forever. >> that is not true good we are best friend for now. >> best friend good best friend while we are doing this promo. >> yes. we're best friends. >> so, you know, you cannot,

not have fun with this dude. >> hold on. >> for entertainment tonight i'm kevin frazier now back to you in the studio. >> kevin, thank you. when you want to know what is happening in hollywood watch entertainment tonight every week night at 7:00 right here on cbs-3. that is "eyewitness news" at 5:00. now at 6:00 easing traffic congestions. >> dare to dream being able to legally drive on the shoulders of the schuylkill expressway, without getting a ticket, in order to speed you where you are going, we will tell you how it all might work coming up. >> vice-president joe biden brings his campaign to cure cans tore philadelphia, visiting penn medicine's cancer center. we will take you inside the lab at penn where an experimental treatment is saving lives. lauren. after a mild winter day rain is on the way, i'm meteorologist lauren casey and i will let you know when that wet weather moves in on your forecast.

>> philadelphia's own ben franklin would have been 30 years old today. he had so many accomplishments except for one that he lived to regret. some lessons learned from a founding father, "eyewitness news" starts right now. turning two lanes into three, if you were ever tempt todd drive on a shoulder of a crowded highway, penndot's plan to ease backups may be a driver's dream come true. it could be answer to easing congestion on one of the philadelphia's area busiest highway. good evening, i'm ukee washington. i'm's jessica dean. we are hearing from drivers about the idea of opening up the shoulder on the schuylkill to traffic. officials are studying the potential move during times of peak use between route one, and 202. "eyewitness news" reporter walt hunter is live on the expressway with more on this, walt.

>> reporter: jessica, caught in traffic like the the expressway drivers, behind me here, who of us have not throughout of that opening lane, shoulder and maybe using it. if you do it now you'll get a ticket but in the future penndot says shoulders might be opened and we check out drivers on the expressway to see what they throughout about that idea. >> it is a pain in the neck, all the time to get there no matter what time of the day it is. >> reporter: we all hate schuylkill expressway jams but what if that tempting opened shoulder lane, where it is now illegal to drive, became a available, an oasis in the traffic desert. >> i think it would be great. >> if it works, well, it was consistently there, it is always a good thing. >> reporter: take heart suffering drivers, penndot is now studying permitting to us ride on the schuylkill expressway shoulders, between routes one and 202, for at least part of each day. >>