things. the at least it is dry. >> yes, we have that going for us. >> whenever we see nice dry roadways that is silver lining always. happy wednesday, you guys. it is cold, we know that snow is coming. so anything for today. >> well, no, not watching for any snow to arrive here today but there will be a disturbance tonight that could trigger a couple flakes. we will discuss that. we just want to know, okay, what is going on this weekend. right now we are starting to build our confidence, folks. we will get out to the pacific satellite and i want to you focus on that streak of orange, green, building right now over rocky mountains. the that is piece of energy that will dive south, get cut off from the jet stream and that turns into a very sluggish system and one that will gather up moisture and eventually produce very substantial snow as well. it does look like we are going to be right in the cross hairs of that. so storm scan three locally, in problems. we are bying our time

essentially. there is a disturbance that is tracking east of the mississippi river and that will trigger by tonight, just a snow shower or flurry, not even everyone gets hit by. that let talk about this storm, friday to saturday, that is what we know for sure, major east coast snowstorm is set to develop at this point. would i say you can expect to it arrive during p.m. time frame on friday, and lingering, most of the saturday. some models trying to keep it around into sunday. that is how slow it may be. heavier snow with that licensing window of snow will be measure in feet. major coastal impact was this too. wind, flooding, erosion can take place. we will keep you posted. stick with us. in the meantime, it is still cold outside. it is not as harsh as it was, yesterday this same time but still measuring with feels like in wind child values in the single digits. still bundling up but it isn't as bad as yesterday. partly sunny skies, something

that we can bank on here once more today and just a stray snow shower or flurry at worst for tonight. much worse then it can come by week's even, meisha. >> skiers, snowmobilers, kid that want to play in the snow they are all going to unite. thanks so much, katie. good morning. happy wednesday. we have a disable vehicle here schuylkill eastbound pulled off to that right shoulder. the as you can see not causing any slow downs. this is a case on the schuylkill that it can as we progress in the the 5:00 o'clock hour and in the 6:00 if it doesn't clear out of our way. the here's the schuylkill past 202, taillights in the eastbound direction looking good, although we can see plenty of headlights, already even though it is still early and dark outside. quick peak in new jersey 42 freeway north bound as you take this to 295 we are looking good. this is exactly what we are looking at, everyone traveling at posted speed. we had an apartment fire a few blocks from rittenhouse square, 21st and locust is

compromised, 21st closed, avoid the area. crew are still working at the scene. also construction northeast extension north bound from the pa turnpike to lansdale that is all clear for those in and around that area which is great news, erika, back over to you. new this morning a house fire has killed a man in new castle county. fire fighters responded just after 10:30 last night to this home on the 2600 block of abington road, in dartmouth woods which is in tallyville. once fire fighters got inside they found that man's body. an investigation is underway into how that fire started. meanwhile fire investigators in philadelphia are expect to return to the scene of this center city fire, meisha mentioned moments ago. that fire was intense and scary for people barely escaped with the clothes on their backs. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao joins us at the that scene with the very latest information, jan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. still a lot of work left on the scene on locust street this morning. when we first arrived to the scene there were fire fighters

still out the here dousing the apartments with water as they monitor hot spots. now those have left. later today fire investigators will take on the task of figuring out what started the blaze, this is as two dozen residents are left wondering what is next flames and thick black smoke filled this rittenhouse square neighborhood tuesday night, chopper three over the 2100 block of locust street as the the fire grew from one alarm to four. >> it is pretty scary. you don't know which way wind will blow or spread. >> reporter: twenty-one apartment here and two neighboring homes were evacuated as fire fighters work for more than two hours to get flames under control. below freezing temperatures and a nasty wind chill made it a tough fight and even tougher. >> make sure members don't slip and fall on the ice but then if you don't keep water flowing your helps lines can freeze up too. >> reporter: red cross kept residents warm buy transforming trinity church into a shelter.

>> it is so cold and there is so many people and like dogs, babies, and it is just terrible. >> really sad that this has happened. i'm glad to hear everybody is out. >> reporter: no residents were hurt but two fire fighters did suffer minor injuries. they are expected to be okay. investigators believe fire started in the basement and worked its way up causing the the building to partially collapse. >> once it is safe we will have l and i come out to make sure building is safe. then we can get inside and determine what the origin and causes. >> reporter: in the meantime red cross is now helping seven families, with no place to stay. many of these residents have been left with nothing. you can see that the scene is clearing but for the time being locust street between 21st and 22nd is still closed. is there salt in the area as well. the streets department was out here earlier to try to make sure this ice didn't build up because of course it is a frigid morning but if you do come through this morning very early while this road is closed you want to plan for a

detour. we are live, jan carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". busy night for philadelphia fire fighters, two people recovering this morning after this row home fire. "eyewitness news" at 1600 block of westerly high avenue in north philadelphia last night. victim injuries are said to be minor. the cause of the fire is under investigation. still no decision on whether students will have the day off at allen locke elementary one day after bitter cold forced them to close. malfunction caused heat to go out in the west philadelphia school yesterday, students were dismissed early. district says missed class time will be made up throughout the year. new eagles head coach doug pederson gets to work today trying to turnaround a team that missed the playoffs for the the the last two seasons. sports director don bell spoke to pederson about the the traits he thinks will lead to success in philadelphia. >> i'd like to welcome back doug pederson and introduce him as the next head coach of the philadelphia eagles.

doug? >> reporter: doug pederson is last man standing, owner jeffery lurie said eagles had a list of 25 candidates, they have narrowed it down to ten and pederson ultimately got the call. >> i will tell you at the end of the search this was a easy call. >> reporter: just eight years ago pederson was coaching high cool will football will but he spent 19 years in the nfl as a player and coach which has prepared him for this moment. >> to the people that i have been surrounded with in my career, the don shulas, mike holmgren, andy reid, being a part of the championship organizations, green bay packers, kansas city chiefs and being part of the philadelphia eagles has prepared me for this opportunity. >> reporter: when chip kelly was fired lurie said he wanted a coach with emotional intelligence. pederson's personality and connection with players was a huge factor in whether he got this job. >> you have to be comfortable in your own skin in order to be able to reach out, be genuine with those you want to get high performance from, being accountable to them and

make them accountable to you. >> you have to listen to your players, you have to listen to your coaches, you have to listen to the fans. >> that was don bell reporting. now those fans don't feel too confident about peterson so far. according to the web poll, only 24 percent of fans say they are very optimistic pederson will succeed with the eagles. 40 percent are somewhat optimistic. 36 percent, not at all optimistic. write your opinion at cbs philly.com. 5:08. exactly one year from today a new president will take the the oath of office. today donald trump is getting help in campaign 2016 from a high profile republican. as done didn't champion reports the the endorsement comes less than two weeks before the critical iowa caucus. >> we're going to give them hell. >> reporter: donald trump is touting his biggest endorsement yet from former vice-presidential nominee sarah palin. >> he is perfectly positioned

to let you make america great again. are you ready for that, iowa? no more pussy footing around, our troops deserve the best. you deserve the the best. >> from day one i said if i ever do this i have to get her support. >> reporter: favorite of tea party conservative palin endorsement is seen as a major victory over ted cruz, the two are lock in the virtual dead heat in iowa. >> listen, i love sarah palin. sarah palin is fantastic. without her friendship and sporty wouldn't be in the the senate today. >> reporter: lacking in the polls, jeb bush spoke. >> i respect sarah palin. i don't think donald trump has the judgment or the ideas to keep us safe. >> reporter: on the democratic side, hillary clinton pick up key endorsement of the human rights campaign, the nation's largest lgbt rights group. rival bernie sanders had his own come back. >> we are only candidate on the democratic side not to have a super pac and i'm proud

of it. >> reporter: clinton still holds a strong lead over sanders nationally but recent polls show her beating her two to one in new hampshire. don champion for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". tragedy leaves another republican presidential hopeful doctor ben carson to suspend his campaign. a ran crash in iowa killed a volunteer and injured three others. police say driver hit a passerby on interstate 80, across median and was broadsided by pickup truck. the the driver and two others suffered minor injuries. >> i saw video sent in last night, he was just so energetic. the it was amazing what he was doing. >> doctor carson tweeted this photo of himself and campaign volunteer brayden joslin with the the message, rest in peace brayden joslin. our thoughts and prayers are with his family. a gun battle will is underway right now at a pakistani university after

militants launched an attack earlier this morning. we have new video right here, broadcast on pakistani television. the death toll is up to 19, with many more wounded. this is happened at the khan university about 20 miles outside of peshawar. authorities say the attackers are contained, and at least four of them are there. we will stay on top of it. still ahead, this morning jamie foxx is used to playing a hero in the movies but now call him a real life hero. >> i don't look at it as heroic, i just look at it, it is just something i had to do. >> talking about in the right place at the right time. see how the the anchor saved a man from the burning truck right outside of foxx's house. also look up when you head outside this morning we will tell but the the rare sight in the sky but there is a caveat you have to go outside before the sun comes up. we will tell you what you can see. >> ♪

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jamie foxx has played a villain on the big screen but now call him a real life super here's. oscar winner saved a map by pulling him out of the burning truck. the brittany hopper spoke with foxx about that dramatic rescue. >> reporter: emotional father walks down the driveway with actor jamie foxx after thanking foxx for saving his son's life. >> he was here when he needed to be here. he was here for my son. as far as i'm concern he saved his life. >> so you said you were able -- >> we pulled him out. we pulled him out. >> reporter: truck lost control, rolled several times and then burst into flames outside jamie foxx house monday night. it was foxx who helped pull the young man to safety. >> we saw the the fire, and it extend out of the cabin, pulled him out, and as we pulled him out, within five seconds later the truckings up.

>> reporter: foxx posted this instagram picture of him hugging the man's father writing god had his arms wrapped around all of us. it shows truck flipped over and completely charred as fire fighters put out rest of the flames. police say the driver was 30 year-old brett kyle. >> he didn't have to do anything like i said earlier, i think we all hoped that we could do something when the time is there but the the question is, do we? do we act. >> reporter: foxx is known for playing many rolls including hero in his blockbuster movies. yes, he still doesn't consider saving a man's life heroic. >> i don't look at it as heroic, i just look at it as you just had to do something. it all just worked out. >> reporter: police say the driver, suffered from some burns and was sent to the hospital, but, he was also, arrested for driving under the influence. for cbs news i'm brittany hospital inner west lake

village, california. now, some incredible video you have to see to believe. take a look at your screen if you can. dash cam shows moment pickup truck goes tumbling sending a passenger flying 65 feet into the air. this happened in brazil. authorities say that driver was under the influence at the time but miraculously that passenger is in stable condition. >> wow. willing to brave the cold you can see a very special site in the skies, you can see five planets all at once. this is first time in more than a decade that mercury, venous, saturn, mars and jupiter are visible at the same time. best time to see these planets is in about an hour or so before sunrise which is 6:15. astronomer our favorite guy too derrick pit from the franklin institutes will join us in the next hour so you know which planets we are looking at. we have a clear sky. katie is on the skies deck. is it clear enough to see those planets. >> i think so, we are bying

our time even though so many are looking ahead here to the winter storm. it is not here yet. we have a nice quiet beginning to the morning. frankly it is not as harsh. officially sunrise will be at 7:19 here in philadelphia. but i do want to show you another disturbance looming. now this looks worse then it will be for us. the bulk oven why i with this disturbance across western tennessee with heavy snow and ice there, that stays to our south. we are expect to go see a quick flurry, snow shower tonight, that is it. now, looking a lot more lackluster is what we will end up becoming a very significant storm. look up over idaho, montana, beginning of the signs of life here on the radar from what will eventually become a storm, for us. so lets walk you through. we have first disturbance out of here watch what happens. do you see things blossom in arkansas, louisiana and mississippi. that is beginning of the storm. it will get cut off from any low, grab lots of moisture and then it heads our way.

because we're on the cold side it looks like a heavy duty snow producer for us starting as early as p.m. time frame on friday and lingering through most of saturday. the lots of time to pile up some snow. for now, all is calm, all is clear, quiet, not as windy but it is cold. want example, 19 degrees at boardwalk plaza in rehoboth beach but we will get to you 35 degrees. granted 5 degrees below average but it has been colder in recent mornings. as we move forward in the forecast, mid up toker, 30's through weekend. timing is everything with this storm. it could ab lot worse but the second half of friday is when that snow is set to start and then it will linger through most of saturday before gradually tapering awe way or getting taken out to sea as we hit second half of the weekend but it looks like we will to have finally break out those snow shovels and i plan to hire someone, what but. >> i'm right there with you. there is no way i did years of

that and ill will's tell you what, it is a work out, that is good news but it is not fun. the blue route, taillight moving in the north bound direction at the schuylkill. this is north bound direction looking good as we can see plenty of taillights, and plenty of headlights moving in the southbound direction at the schuylkill as well. so for those in and around this area we are slowly starting to heat up. nothing to be concerned with. roadways are nice and try. the here's 422, this is past route 29, looking good here, as well, although i will say we will see this heat up probably within the next 30 minutes or so but for now we are looking good right there as well. disable vehicle has all been cleared, schuylkill eastbound past montgomery we are seeing flashing signs from old construction. is there some construction here disable vehicle has been taken care of. you are looking good there as well. we have construction on the ac expressway garden state parkway to route nine, right lane is block and this is going to be blocked until 5:00 n

that area. erika, back over to you. still ahead this morning talk about tipping the scales, the alarming number of restaurant meals loaded with way too many calories. also, hold the ketchup, sweet salt combination on frenchfries that is raising a few eyebrows, we will be right back.

on the healthwatch a new reason to watch what you eat when you eat at a restaurant. new survey find 92 percent of meals served in the u.s. restaurant are packed with too many calories. the the researchers tested food from 123 fast food and regular sit down restaurant they found that the american, chinese and italian restaurants served the most calorie loaded meals. new jersey smoking age will not change after governor chris christie refused to sign a bill that would have have boosted the states smoking age to 21. that means you can still buy tobacco products in new jersey as long as you are 19 years old. the law would have find retailers for selling

cigarettes, e cigarettes or other products to anyone younger than 21. the governor did not specifically say why he vetoed that bill. michigan's governor is promised to go release e-mails today relating to the water crisis in flynt. cbs news correspond omar villafranca reports, governor rick snyder address that had controversy last night. >> reporter: michigan governor rick snyder has apologized to flynt resident about their poisoned water. >> i'm sorry, and i will fix it. >> reporter: snyder said he will release all of his e-mails to the public on wednesday. >> you deserve accountability. >> reporter: flynt's water trouble started in april 2014 when the city left detroit water system and drew water from the flynt river to save money. the despite assurance is it was safe residents complained about the water's smell, taste and appearance. in september 2015, a group of doctors found dangerously high levels of lead in flynt children's blood. the the city switched back to detroit water in october but flynt pediatrician who first

sounded the alarm says the the damage is irreversible. >> there is no safe level of lead in the child, none. >> reporter: governor is asking lawmakers for nearly 30 million-dollar to he look place plumbing in schools, day cares and hospitals. he says that the state will pay for medical and behavioral treatment for affect children. also deploy additional national guard troops to distribute bottled water and filth tours every flynt resident. concerned parents were anxious to hear the governor's plan. >> something needs to be done. you poison a whole community full of kid you really affect their future. >> reporter: corrosive river water ruined flynt's water pipes. even today led particles flowed through the taps. omar villa franca for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". coming up next on "eyewitness news" why the coastguard is calling off search for 12 missing marines and including two from pennsylvania. also... >> push on the el tracks at the 40th street station a young woman, victimized by a

suspect now tells the story of those, frightening moments. you'll have her story coming coupe. also, reopening revel, plans are starting to come together to revitalize that shuttered casino, katie. a lot of you heard rumor and yes, it is true a large winter storm heading our way what impact does it have, how much snow are we talking about, we will give you details on what we're confident about with that storm on the other side, stick around. ♪ ♪

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one of the scariest things ever just because it was so random there was no reason behind it. >> talk about a frightening attack that woman survived getting pushed off a september platform by a complete stranger. now she's talking about that terrifying experience, hear why she was especially concerned after she was knock down. but first hey you'll be surprised if you see snow flakes later tonight but big major storm we are watching right now ace couple days away and i just getting more and more information bit this week, katie. cold start walking out the door. >> it is cold. road are looking good.