drawing in lots of moisture and there is a lot of moisture and warm in the gulf for to it draw from and starting to lift north. big precipitation shield on the north and western side of the storm as this lifts north in the colder air in place, this will eventually change to snow. track of the storm will take it the right to the eastern seaboard, ocean water temperatures off the eastern seaboard warm right now and that will give the storm even more energy as it deepens and strengthen, as we get in the weekend. that will throw in a lot of snow, and energy back in our region this weekend. blizzard watch as we mentioned has been issued this includes southeastern pennsylvania, lower montgomery and bucks county, philadelphia a, delaware, eastern chester county, northern two counties of delaware and much of the interior south jersey as well. winter storm watch and winter storm warning posted to the further north and south. we have a blizzard warning in effect for the d.c., baltimore area where you see shaded in red. a all will of these winter weather warnings blanketing the mid-atlantic region from virginia back through

kentucky. blizzard watch for us, also a coastal flood watch, that is because as this storm comes up the coast it is a classic nor'easter northeast wind piling what the's long the coast and in the mouth of the delaware bay. we will deal with major to moderate coastal flooding through all shore communities and anyone that lays on the bay side as well. also the delaware beaches. this is friday night into sunday morning. high tied the at day morning. also sunday morning looks like sunday morning high tied may be the ones of the greatest impact but by could experience major to moderate flooding. again without further ado our snow map has not change, since we issued it first last night. we did edge this 12 to 16 down just a little bit, something we will really have to keep an eye on is the cut off to our northern suburbs. if we get a band to develop and it wings back to the north, these areas could over perform but there could be a sharp cut off if the storm exits further to the south. we do expect two to 16 inches in the greater philadelphia area wilmington delaware down through much of the new castle

county, six to 12 in interior south jersey, three to 6 inches down the shore. on the back edge, and band moves through these areas could over perform a bit the but we will watch some warm air, i mentioned those warm ocean water temperatures that warm air mix nothing and it could change over to rain and sleet for a time and that could limit those snow totals down the shore. coming up we will have potential wild card with this system, what we're expecting as far as when storm moves out of here and many more details coming up in just a few minutes. for now ukee back to you. governor tom wolf declared a state of emergency for pennsylvania. he spoke earlier. >> i urged all resident to heed all warnings and alerts from emergency management officials and law enforcement officials. your safety, the the the safety of all pennsylvanians is my top priority and the top priority of everybody here. >> by the way locally philadelphia mayor jim kenney will speak very shortly. marries scheduled to hit the podium around 5:15 and will update everyone on local

preparations for the storm. >> supplies are in big demand for the weekend and anita oh is live in cherry hill where customers are stocking up, hi there, anita. >> reporter: hi there, jessica. it does not seem like anyone here is turning a cold shoulder to this blizzard watch. since we arrived here earlier this morning activity has in the slowed down at all, at district mall in cherry local hill a as people tried to pick up everything they need before that major snowstorm is expect to hit tomorrow not much calm in cherry hill. >> i'm ready. >> reporter: before major winter storm headed our way this weekend. >> everybody panics. >> seem lessened less flurry of people spent the day grabbing what they say are storm survival essentials. >> milk, meat, breakfast foods. >> i have a sleeping bag in my truck. i have something that make a little fire if i have to. >> salt to melt the ice with and all of the snow.

>> reporter: after a warm start to winter others are. >> more excited. it will be fun. we didn't get a lot of snow last year. >> reporter: heather paoli check off everything on hurleys but could not forget the things that might turn the snowy weekend into an adventure for her kid. >> snow is no fun if you don't have a sled. >> reporter: fortunately heather did buy two of the last sleds from this dick's sporting goods. the at this home depot they sold out of rock salt earlier this morning. as you can imagine a lot of demand as people buckle up for those upcoming blizzard conditions. for now live from cherry hill, i'm anita oh for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> thanks very much. chopper three over philadelphia international airport, american airlines has begun canceling flights for tomorrow. american will not operate, any flights on saturday and airline planes to get planes out of here so they are not stuck in the weather. american ace allowing customers whose travel plans are impacted by the storm to rebook without penalty. if you live in the city,

you probably seen people saving their parking spots with the lawn chair or traffic cone. this is not allowed per city law. if you see someone doing it police want to you call them and report the location. they are using hashtag, no safes. concern is growing for what this could mean for shore communities. "eyewitness news" continues with alexandria hoff in sea isle city, right now, alex. >> reporter: ukee, snowfall is not the top concern, down here, instead high wind and high water, with some business owners fearing that high tides will not max out until the end of the weekend. >> where there should be shrimp, clams, lobsters and muscles there is just ice and it is overwhelming sense of caution. >> if you have something, 12 inches, why not lift it 30 inches. >> reporter: even if mike, owner of mike's sea food in sea isle wanted to stock a display he could not. fishing boats a along the coast are tied down to wait out severe weather this was here, 34 inches high during

sandy. i don't expect any kind of water like that but still you have to be prepared. >> we're going to be more interested in flooding, and, we're going to be interested in the tides. >> reporter: we caught up with sea isle's mayor lenny, as he finished talking storm preparation was state officialness trenton. >> we will be moving some of our vehicles off shore just as a safety precaution. >> reporter: they are lessens that sandy taught as businesses and home owner now scope out higher ground for equipment, valuables and perhaps themselves. >> it the took us six no, sir replace dock damage done by sandy. so we just don't need anymore damage like that. that was a tremendous loss for us. >> reporter: yes, it is bringing back some pretty painful memories. now residents are asked to be taken this very seriously but it is deceptively beautiful right now. anyone with cars park in what may abe flood zone you are asked to move them. reporting live from sea isle city, i am will's sal contract hoff, for cbs-3 "eyewitness

news". project home is upping its outreach to the home less in advance of the winter storm. >> reporter cherri gregg of our sister station kyw news radio took a ride with one of the street teams. they are trying to convince the most vulnerable to seek shelter. >> reporter: meet sam sanity teeing -- santiago, he is hunting for people to help. santiago has spent two decades as a outreach response work are for project home. >> i know everybody's name. >> reporter: with snow and cold blue weather predict he is searching under highways and hidden spaces to let people know folks living on the street know even with tarps and blankets the this weekend could be deadly. >> if they passed out somewhere, there is a good chance they could freeze. >> reporter: but convincing folks to come in isn't easy. part of the problem is shelters can be dangerous and sunday's shooting at station house in north philadelphia is making it even tougher to get folks off of the street. >> do you need anything. >> no.

>> reporter: last year project home found nearly 400 people, living on the streets of philadelphia, so they are deploying extra teams over the next few days to convince the most stubborn to come inside. >> mostly to be able to get all of those folks in the cafe, shelter to make sure there is nobody sleeping out on the street. >> reporter: but for santiago, it is personal. he lost his father and son adam to addiction. >> that is what motivates me to keep, you know, helping folks and trying to get him in. >> reporter: he will will stay on the hunt and hopefully safe a life. in center city cherri gregg for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". if you see someone living on the street that needs help you can contact project home. you can find more information on our web site at cbs philly.com. major winter storm could cripple the washington d.c. area. >> hundreds of salt trucks and snowplows are getting ready for a potential blizzard, up to 20 inches is forecasted to blanket the the d.c. metro a area. just an inch of snow paralyzed the nation's capitol wednesday

night leading to hundreds of accidents. mayor murial bowser is already getting ahead of this next storm. >> unless you absolutely have to be outside tomorrow afternoon, residents and commuters should get home as early as possible, on friday. >> washington d.c., maryland and virginia have all declared a state of emergency. we have team coverage, throughout the next 90 minutes, for you, coming up a 59:30, greg argos shows us how delaware is preparing. they'll first state in our area to see that snow. coming up at 6:00 walt hunter shows us how first responders is getting ready for what is a very busy weekend. to stay with "eyewitness news" for continuing coverage of the major winter storm. updated forecast is available at cbs philly.com around the clock. find maps of the project snow totals. once again we are waiting for philadelphia's mayor jim kenney to give us an update the on snow preparations and when that happens we will before he it the to you live. also ahead a zoo worker in callus rush to the hospital after falling into a gorilla

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but georgia already had a winter weather advisory and her phone, popped up like a a while ago. it is on the move. >> it the is on the move and so many people will be impact by this storm from the deep south, all the way up through mid-atlantic, possibly even new england as well very, very sharp cut off to the north. areas like new york city, boston, rhode island right on the fringe of this storm. very tough forecast call there. for us it is more straightforward for philadelphia i think we have i good shot at getting a lot of snow with this system,e have i generally around a foot, that forecast has not changed. that is what we issued to begin with and we're sticking by it. nothing has change as far as the city. we have to watch that northern edge and watch mixing down the shore. those areas may be a battle ground as far as just how much snowfalls.

i want to stress it doesn't matter how much snowfalls, we are going to see blizzard conditions as we head into saturday. i will have more on that coming up. we will toss it the back to you. we have the the mayor with his press conference. >> he is heading out to the the podium right now. i don't know if we can take a live shot. there is mayor jim kenney. this is his first official snow storm as mayor of the philadelphia a. he is being introduced right now. so let's listen in right now as they prior to address the area. >> you know, what is interesting, i interviewed mayor kenney just before he took office and he he told me that he was thinking about this. this was on his mind as he got ready to do this. so this has been on his mind. he knew something like this would happen. he said this would be good exercise to see how everybody will work together. >> he is at the podium. >> good afternoon, everyone.

i'm mike debernardinis managing director of the city of philadelphia i want to thank you a all for this press briefing. we called this briefing due to the magnitude of the storm and the forecast, as well as the mayor's interest and the leadership of the various operating departments in providing the the most thorough and accurate information to our citizens. so today, we have the mayor and the heads of the operating department that report into the managing director's office here, to brief you. we will do our best to provide you with the most accurate and up to date information regarding, our plans, which we have been working on all week, with the mayor and with the leaders of the departments and we will likely have another press briefing sometime tomorrow. so to get us started off, with

our report, i'm going to call on samantha phillips who is the director of the office of emergency management who will talk about the the status of our coordinating efforts and how we will move those efforts forward over the next couple of days, sam? >> good afternoon, thank you i'm sam phillips director of emergency management for the the city. just to start off with the the the forecast, the national weather service has been great about sharing information with us and that is the official forecast that we use for our decision making. we are in the blizzard watch, that begins friday evening and extend through sunday morning. we're forecasted for the the the most probable snowfall a accumulation of 12 to 18 inches. certainly there could ab normallies there the upper range could be closer to 20 and then, of course, the the lower is a single digit and inches.

with this storm there is going to be high winds. so we're really focused on the powe to tension for power outages, and down trees. we're doing some close coordination with our utility partners and also our, and, and i just want to go through, we have not, made any decisions, for the current forecast from the national weather service. and we are leaning toward a snow emergency declaration but again, we're not making that decision until tomorrow. we want to have the best forecast to inform our decision making process. we will likely activate cities emergency activation center tomorrow evening. that activation will begin as a partial activation with core transportation and public safety agencies, and then expand to a full activation on saturday morning. the the snowfall overnight should be relatively manageable and then the height

of the storm we will kick in saturday morning. before i hand it over to deputy managing director claire tollsonny want to make one distinguishing note. today governor wolf declared a state of emergency for the commonwealth of pennsylvania. that is completely different from the city of philadelphia's snow emergency. a as a reminder our snow emergency only pertains to parking on snow emergency routes. the governor's state of emergency is several because it can free up resources if we need support from our commonwealth partners but there is no connection to city of philadelphia a operations. thanks. >> good afternoon. the streets department in collaboration with the the other agencies in the city and outside the city, began its snow treatment operations yesterday evening at 7:00 p.m. with a brining operation. for this snow that is expected to begin tomorrow, we will have a full deployment of

approximately 400 plows and over 600 personnel who will be plowing and salting our city streets. we are asking our citizens to join in our efforts by assisting with shoveling, shoveling to the sidewalks, getting a clearing or 3 feet on the sidewalks including curb cuts and to discourage them from putting snow back into the the streets, once they had been cleared. we're working in collaboration with the parking authority and tomorrow we will have a start which is $5 lot parking, by the parking authority. a additionally working with the septa for our regional transportation, they could be expectations of delays on buses or trains, and customers should check septa a dot organize, septa.org to determine the status of the trains and buses and get latest update. we are doing our best to maintain our route system throughout the the entire system to minimize impacts.

the as well as our airport, check there as well as to determine if there are any delays or cancellations for flights as a result of the snow that may be coming to us. i will now turn over to commissioner donald carton from the streets department. >> good evening. i would like to talk to individuals that have thursday trash collection, which will be pick up friday because of mlk holiday. we ask individuals to please leave your trash at the curb, friday collection will still be scheduled and pick up as it is planned. for those who normally have friday collection, we will not be collecting trash on saturday, we ask individuals who normally have friday trash collection to hold it until next friday, again, if your trash collection day is normally thursday, we will work this friday, and we will collecting thursday's trash this friday. for trash and recycling.

for anyone who has trash and recycling collection normally scheduled for friday and scheduled to be picked up this saturday we have asked residents to please hold it until next friday. i will know turn this over to our honorable mayor james kenney. >> thank you very much. >> i want to thank agencies for their hard work, in preparing all this i want to make sure we recognize and think about our city workers who will be out there in the frigid cold for a long period of time doing what need to be done to get city back and keep ourselves safe and get city back in order. they are out there time and time again, sometimes you lose, we lose sight of the fact that they are out there, somebody is out there driving those plow is a and doing what they need to do. i want to thank them for their work and give them thoughts during the the course of the next couple days. i want to ask philadelphians to be safe and look out for each other. try to help your neighbors, clear the steps, check on our seniors and people perfect shut in.

just work together as neighbors and as citizens together to make sure we are safe and we get out of this as soon as possible and get back to normal as soon as possible. citizens should contact project home, their outreach hot line is (215)232-1984 if they see a home less person in need of assist taps during the storm. operator will ask for a description and approximate location for the person, and please provide as much detail as possible. obviously, everyone has to take care of each other but homeless people are particularly vulnerable in the course of these kind of events. the police keep your eyes opened and your phones ready and make that call and get those folks off the street because they are in severe danger if they stay out there. city also requires, excuse me, talk owners bring their pets indoors. in the event of extreme cold, ignoring this could result in a fine of up to $500 and if you see a dog or other pet outside call ac thect philly

at (267)385-3800. this is the first in a number of press updates we will have between now and the end of the storm and during the the clean up. i always want to thank everybody for their hard work. there are folks up here i have been mayor for 17 daisy think. this is my first snowstorm as mayor. i have lived in the city for a long time, 57 years. i have seen a lot of snowstorms, lived through a lot have of snowstorms. back in 96 was worst i can remember as a philadelphian. but all these folks have extreme experience in dealing with these issues and we will get through this, together as a city and be happy to answer any questions that you have. >> question audience. meteorology and predicting is a science, is there art and luck to it too. mother nature isn't exactly on time for lots of things. winds shift and other things happen and we will see what happens. we're preparing for worst that

we think will happen, at this particular time. again i would love for all this to be wrong and the sun comes out on saturday and it is 65. but that is probably not going to happen. so lets prepare for the worst, hope for best and be prepared for whatever comes. >> yes. >> question from the audience. philadelphia a, i know. >> question from the audience. >> would you like to say anything about it. >> i have dug out a number of cars in my day, my own and neighbors and it is frustrating when you clear a space and you think that space is yours, it isn't. i would suggest and request that people think and be rational and realistic and considerate of each other, that the space that you have dug out does not belong to you, and we have had people, in danger, fights, all kind of things. let's just be thoughtful to

each other and try to help each other. living in south philadelphia for a long time, you try to shovel your neighbors pavement, you shovel older folks on the blocks pavement. when the storm is over and you get out to the super market, knock on the older person's door, shut ins door and see if they need anything from the store. just be considerate. this will pass. spring is coming. we will have to get through this together but just be thoughtful. i think police are doing right thing in telling people this is not the their space and they should not try to save it. >> question from the a audience. >> yes. >> that mayor general kenney who has been in office for 17 days. his first major snowstorm this will be a big one as mayor of the city of philadelphia a he hads a team of behind him that has been there a long time who are ready to deal with this. they are saying there is a decide tomorrow about snow emergency for the city.

that is different from the commonwealth of pennsylvania. this will only pertain to the city and that will start affecting parking and routes, keep that in mind. >> city is ready but they need public's help getting through this when it comes to trash, just staying safe is bottom line. >> he also said they are watching out for pets, bring your pets in or else you will be fine. we have been through this before, we will get through it together. once again our coverage continues after a short break. coming up next we are bracing for a possible blizzard. >> snowplows are out, the the salties ready, i am will's greg argos in newark delaware with how dell dot is preparing for this weekend's storm. also some gas stations are seeing long lines as drivers want to fill up before the big storm. and new tonight at 6:00 back on the stage this local actor nearly lost his life in the hit and run accident. now, only six months later he is back doing what he loves and talking to "eyewitness news" about his amazing

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we are under blizzard watch as a major winter storm, moves closer to our region. heavy snow is expect, all across our area preparations are underway. "eyewitness news" continues a at 5:30. i'm ukee washington. i'm jessica dean. what can we expect and when? meteorologist kate bilo is in the the weather center with more on that, kate. >> thanks, we are taking a look at this storm as it develops and strengthens, and pull moisture in here over portions of the south east and it is lifting northward and by tomorrow at this time it will be very, very close to us, and we will look at those start times in a moment. once again blizzard watch has been issued for our entire area, that starts friday evening, continues right through sunday morning. keep in mind a blizzard is function of the wind and visibility. it has nothing to do with how much snowfalls, and it can happen with falling snow or just blowing snow, wind of 35 plus miles an hour and visibility under a quarter mile, sustained for three plus hours. so a blizzard watch probably soon to be a blizzard warning

means over three hours during the day saturday we will have wind, over 35 miles an hour sustained and visability under a quarter mile. the that means treacherous driving conditions, all day saturday on the roads, white out conditions expected, don't want to be out in this if you can help it. start times with this system between six and 9:00 p.m. in delaware and southern delaware. and in the city ape suburbs between 7:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. edging toward later side around 9:00 or so when we can see first flakes falling, sometimes these storms sneak in early. we will left you a window there we will get commute out of the way and that is good news, ten to 1:00 a.m. in the far northwestern suburbs and lehigh valley. wind will gust to 50 or 60 miles an hour down the shore and further inland. even in the city wind could goodies to 40 miles an hour. that snow will be blowing around and that is why a blizzard watch has been issued. overnight tonight, it is mainly clear, cold, quiet at 23 degrees. your friday increasing cloud, snow comes in after night fall, and after evening commute, and your three day forecast shows that major

winter storm, it is through friday night, and all day saturday, this may not move out until today break on sunday, and it will clear out as blustery day, milder at 37 degrees. those temperatures air above freezing as we head into next week so things should melt rapidly. coming up i'll have much more on the system and give you a look at snow map to pinpoint how much snow you could get. back to you. as you mentioned southern part of the viewing area could see heavier snow totals out of this storm. >> "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos is live in new castle county delaware where they are getting ready, greg. >> reporter: last year was with so much winter weather dell dot officials had trouble keeping up their salt supply. but this year with the warm start to our winter season with this storm at least you can see that is not going to be a problem. the plouts are ready, the the salties stocked and the brine delivered. dell dot is prepared for this potentially massive winter

storm. >> the department has been tracking this over last several days and our efforts actually started as early as last wednesday. >> reporter: dell weber says a mild start to the winter season said, road salties a at capacity, more than 43,000 tons, equivalent in weight of 22,000 cars. >> we have ample supplies of salt for this event. >> reporter: crews are already trying to get a head start on mother nature. >> we have been pretreating our roads in new castle county and a actually statewide over past couple days and now it is just waiting for the event to happen. >> reporter: many delaware shoppers not waiting one bit. have you been buying their milk and bread. >> yes, stocking up. >> reporter: are you ready. >> i'm ready. >> reporter: plenty of people leaving this acme storm with the essentials. >> bread, eggs, good stuff. >> reporter: ready for whatever is heading our way. >> if it is just dusting just make sure you you are prepared. >> reporter: of course many delaware drivers are wondering where those snowplows will be, welshing dell dot releasing a

new future. down load it to your cell phone and track where snowplows have been and when they will get to your road. we are live here in new castle county delaware, i'm greg argos for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". quite a sight there, thanks very much. pennsylvania officials shared advice this after afternoon about the the storm. >> make sure you call the the utility companies if there is some type of outage, whether it is electric, whether it is telephone, we want you to call them. we do not want people to call 911. those lines are needed for emergencies. this may than an emergency to you but more protocol unless the utility companies know if there is an outage in your area many times people just assume that the utilities know that and that is not the case. >> while supplies are in demand ahead of the storm. >> "eyewitness news" at igoldberg army/navy store on chestnut street. snow boots were a hot item with coats, scarves, hats, gloves, of course. employees say it was a big day

for thermal underwear and storm prep is all about layering. >> we have everything that you need, starting with your base wear of thermal underwear. we have base wear of socks, gloves, and helmet liners because when you start shoveling your snow you will perspire and it absorbs moisture and keeps you warm and dry. that is the most important thing. >> they say sales were down in november, december because of the, of course, unusually warm weather. it is a perfect storm and gas stations, the impending storm and cheap gas are fueling long lines. we have found people filling up their vehicles on west chester pike in havertown delaware county. some people were also getting fuel will for their snowblowers. >> i'm here just to make sure i have gas for the upcoming storm. >> better now then when it is snowing. i don't want to run out of gas, when trying to get somewhere and everything is closed. better to get it now while nice weather. instead of the blizzard. >> reporter: that is very true. gallon will of regular gas is selling for $1.97 at that gas

station. the last time we saw a foot of snow you might be asking yourself, well, that would be exactly two years ago. >> january 21st, 2014, lets show you the scene in cherry hill, new jersey a as snow piled up that day. snow fell all over the area reaching about 13 and a half inches. enough to make travel a big mess as you can see here in cheltenham. it looked like it will be a similar situation this weekend. now when winter weather hits, help us tell the story. share your snow photos on facebook, twitter instagram with the hashtag cbs-3 snow. you could see your photos right here on "eyewitness news". in other news british judge says poisoning death of the former russian spy is work of the vladamire putin. that is as a result of the 326 page report that was released today. alexandria, left the kgb and fled to england in the year 2,000. well, six years later he died of radiation poisoning after meeting with two russian comrades for tea. british authorities say those

men spiked his drink, although kremlin denied any involvement. senate arms services committee held a hearing for president obama's nominee to be secretary of the army. if confirmed, eric fanning will be the most openly gay secretariry of the branch of the u.s. military. fanning told lawmakers his highest priority is more than 1 million active guard and reserve soldiers. >> specifically, making sure that her ready which means insuring they are resilient, fully trained and properly equipped. >> well, fan ago weights confirmation army under secretary and former pennsylvania congressman patrick murphy is serving as acting army secretary. pope francis is changing catholic church law to make the holy week ritual of feet washing a clearer sign of universal services. holy thursday ritual calls for pope to wash feet of 12 men symbolizing 12 apostles. frances raised eyebrows when he wash feet of men and women, christian and muslims. it makes no mention of the any

gender or religious affiliation. still to come on "eyewitness news" a special bond between twins and it has gone viral. babies who were 11 weeks premature reach out and hold hand for the first time, don. speaking of first st. joes prep has been around for 165 years and recently the prep did something for the first time in school history, don't miss story about progress and perseverance, later in sports. we will continue to have our eye on the major winter storm that will pummel the the area coming up we will have latest details and tell if you there are any wild card at play with this system what to expect timing wise and what to expect where you live, stay tune, we will have that coming up when we come right back.

a los angeles zoo keeper had a rough tart to his day.

>> he did, he broke his leg after falling 15 feet the in the zoo's gorilla pit. crews had to put him on a stretcher and then pull him out using two ladders. the zoo director says the employee lost his balance while landscaping but thankfully the gorillas were not around they were in the nearby enclosure where they sleep during the night. a pennsylvania couple that just moved to florida, woke up to find an 8-foot long crocodile, in their swimming pool. now this is not a rare sight in the florida keys. the crock was just floating around, hanging out in the shallow land there wild life official where is on the scene and they removed the animal, no problem. >> wow. >> today, philadelphia city council introduced new safety legislation regarding popular hoverboards. children under age 12 must wear helmet, knee pads, elbow pads and wrist pads. parents can get a $25 fine this their children do not comply. amazon is offering full refund to anyone who bought a hoverboard, according to the chairman of the consumer products safety commission. allison removed several brands

from the web site amid increased reports of the vehicles catching fire. those things, one story after another. >> that one yesterday with the man with the head injury good that is so true. coming up kate has your updated winter storm forecast, don't miss this. we will have all of the latest details whe

premature twins holding hand this video has now gone viral, this is christian and christiana, they were born 11 weeks premature and 2-pound, each. well, they were snuggling on their dad's chest, they reached out to hold hand, you can see right there dad says it felt like christian was telling his sister, i've got you. >> i've got your back. >> i could watch that all evening isn't that great. kate bilo joins us live. >> i have tears in my eyes. >> isn't that beautiful. >> yes. >> lets talk about this storm because not a whole lot has change, that is good news. come back inside and made big changes to the forecast. we are looking at a foot of snow here in philadelphia a we have blizzard watch which is a new piece we didn't have yesterday. we were talking about the chance for white out conditions yesterday ape now national weather surface grease, a blizzard watch has been issued for the area. that should be a blizzard warning eventually.

ren a blizzard is a function of the wind and visibility. it doesn't matter how much snow is on the ground. even ground blizzard where wind blows up existing snow and causes blizzard conditions but it does mean treacherous traveling conditions on the roads through the the day saturday. we will take a peak what is going on and take you to roof campaign everything all lit up in the city. dry day to day no problems, little bit on the cold side and calm before the storm out there always a good day if you wanted to go buy your four loafs of bread but that is silly. you don't need that much bread for a one day snow storm but a a lot of people did a lot of shelves are empty. today was a good day to do it. tomorrow you should be fine as well until tomorrow night when storm gets in here. lets check with our weather watchers. they are looking at temperatures in the 30's. the lets look at where high temperatures got today. most spots got to the mid 30's, blue bell, 37 degrees at jerry's house. eileen at 35. howell in collinswood at 35. so again, temperatures in the mid to upper 30's all across the region. thanks as always to our

weather watchers for climbing in. they will send pictures of road not looking quite so much like that, but making more snow cover as we head in the weekend but walter sent thus photo of the brining already happening. crews get out and prepare for this major winter storm. the here's what is going on weather-wise, i have pulled up row rebeach camera because blanketed with snow last night. they will get snow in southern delaware. now you can still see a few piles of the snow but it has moved on out, it is only 30 degrees the at the moment and more snow to come as well as some rain in rehoboth with this system as well. storm scan three shows where it is, down across deep south, you can see moisture being drawn in, from the gulf of mexico, look at that rain shield over portions of mississippi,al bam, very heavy rain at the moment and this is all lifting north and east and has us in its sights as we get in the weekend. here's tomorrow at 9:00 p.m., precipitation shield getting into philadelphia 9:00 is a good estimate the for when

first flakes fly in the city. we will be earlier to the south and notice, this is all snow. but keep an eye on the mix line as it does start to migrate inland as we get into saturday. heavier snow is first half of the day saturday 8:00 a.m. we saw heavy snow. you can see dark purple around the city and still coming down at 4:00 p.m. mix line moves inland. there may be a little will triangle shape here, dryer air could work its way in the center of the storm, that could be something to watch for as well. then on the back edge later saturday evening another round of heavy snow and as the band sets up a as our storm moves away a lot oven why i this and snow just keeps coming, piling up quickly throughout the day saturday. looking at these wind these are sustain wind, saturday afternoon sustain wind over 20 or 30 miles an hour, gusts possibly over 40 in the city, over 50 down the shore and that will lead to some major problems. we could have power problems with this storm. forty to 60 miles an hour gusts from the city toward the shore. heavy wet snow that could

stick to power lines and trees. the outages will be likely across the region but most likely will be down the the shore where wind will be strongest. so lets look at what to expect again as we head into our snow maps. thinks our snowfall accumulation totals. twelve to 16-inch's long i-95 corridor where heavier snow should fall. that area is not dealing with the sharp northern cut off. we are not dealing with the threat for mixing. this could slide down further south fit stays all snow here in interior south jersey. heavier snow back toward baltimore and d.c. and watch that northern cut off, north and western suburbs if you get the a good band maybe higher, fit cuts off to the north it may be lower. those are a a areas to watch. those are wild card so to speak. we will talk about those at 6:00 o'clock. overnight mainly clear, cold and quiet. 23 degrees. for your friday snow a arrives at night, most of the day is dry and then snow all day saturday, and worst of it midnight to midnight, clearing it out sunday and snow should melt quickly and back to the 40's next week. ukee and jessica, back to you.

all right. don bell joining with us a little sports news. >> yeah, we're talking about a story of opportunity right here. educating men of competence, conscious, and compassion, since 1851. this that is slogan for st. joes prep in philadelphia the prep has been around a long time as you just heard but recently they made history in a major way. pat gallen has more. >> on wednesday the buffalo bills challenged the standard and hired catherine smith to be their quality control special teams coach. she became first full-time female coach in the nfl history. back in september st. joes prep broke down a barrier at their all boys academy by hiring kelly voss to run the ski team she became first full-time female coach in the 16 five-year history of st. joes prep. >> when were you hired here did you look at it as breaking down any barriers of any sort. >> no. i come from a long line of woman who do a little bit more

obscure things. it is just something i never even thought of. >> i have to the gone better this year. so i had a few great times. she's doing a great job. >> she knows the the the sport. she knows is what going on. she's a great coach. gender isn't a factor at all. >> reporter: athletics run in her family. kelly's brother nicky's offensive lineman for new york jets and holy is an weight lift shore competed in the 2012 games in london. >> we are a very competitive family. everything that we did was a competition and still is. my uncle swam at ohio state. my mom was first one to receive a scholarship from her high school swimming. >> reporter: kelly isn't worried about breaking down doors because she has important lessons to teach. >> i said the guys can be a little bit tire. they have gotten a solid work out. i want them to feel better then they did the last. every single day they are building on something. >> reporter: is there something else. >> we need to be able to beat lasalle. >> reporter: i'm pat gallen for "eyewitness sports". >> rivalry is alive. >> how would you like to grow up in that family by the way.

>> i'm telling you. >> probably even at checkers. >> absolutely. >> everything is a competition. >> good stuff, buddy, thank you. still ahead you hear winter storm and milk, eggs and bread all fly off the self. >> all ingredients for french toast. coming up a local chef known for best french toast in the city is sharing his recipe. we will be right back.

the mention of snow and is there always that mad dash to load up on milk, bread, and eggs. people flock to the grocery stores for the essentials, of course, in case they are stranded at home and for some that means that trio of items. that is always what goes first. so, what do you make with all those ingredients. >> you have to have french toast. john mcdevitt from kyw news radio went in search of the great recipe. >> reporter: orange cafe, head cheveron silverberg whips up french toast that will make your mouth water using several types of day old bread and mix nothing a cuss tar. >> it is really nice to have a butter, and something. >> reporter: it taste more like bread pudding than eggs battered toast. >> it is fantastic, bread pudding, it is delicious. >> reporter: you have your eggs, butter, your milk, all ingredients to make french toast. so it is up to you to make it taste this good. the owner christie fox says you don't to have stick to a traditional recipe when making

the comfort food. get creative. >> there is banana bread out there, is there a chocolate peanut butter, out there, there is fruit, raspberry beers out there. >> i overheard you guys talking about some special things to add to french toes batter, some beer recommendations, i think that is not a bad idea. >> reporter: john mcdevitt for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> um, um, um. >> i'm starving. >> beats popping it up in the toaster and going old school. wow. >> it looks great. >> that is "eyewitness news" 59:00. >> now at 6:00 we have an eye on the storm, kate. >> indeed we do our major winter storm is brewing in the the south east. it will start heading up the companies tonight and tomorrow. we will have latest details, timing of the storm and how much snow to expect, where you live, that is all coming up at 6:00. the brine trucks are out a as our area prepares for the worst from pennsylvania, to new jersey to delaware, how officials are gearing up.

>> reporter: first responders preparing for the storm so that they are ready to answer your calls for help, we will have the the story, from chester and montgomery counties coming up. also, back on his feet inn back on the stage, it is not quite an encore but it is the return to the theater, and it sure feels good for this local actor. we will sit back with his a amazing recovery from a hit and run accident. it is 6:00 o'clock. we have an eye on the storm. salt trucks loaded, preparations underway. our region is bracing for a major winter storm. the essentials are going quickly. bags of salt, bread, milk, you name i had, people are preparing to deal with this winter weather. now a live look at storm can three you can see the system forming to our south. just rain right now but it is barreling in our area. the it will be changing over. tonight a state of emergency has been declared by pennsylvania governor tom wolf as we prepare for a

significant snowfall. good evening, i'm ukee washington. i'm jessica dean. new jersey and delaware are also ready for whatever mother nature brings. we have team three coverage for you tonight and we will begin with meteorologist kate bilo, who has her eye on the storm. >> the storm is over the south east, guys and it is rapidly gaining strength and gaining moisture. you can just start to see here over portions of arkansas icing indicated a as this storm moves into colder air. we don't have a ton of fresh arctic air, but there is enough cold to changes specially this northern edge of the the precipitation into snow and heavy snow as it lifts through portions of the mid-atlantic and mid south and gets here in the north east as we get toward end of the week. it does still look like bull's eye for heavier snow will be on the ac and baltimore and those areas are under a blizzard warning tonight. here in philadelphia a though, we're under a blizzard watch. this will, should eventually change in the a blizzard warning by the day tomorrow. it continues right throu