christie here in trenton. so no sign of him here today. just about every major media source, including cbs news, confirming governor christie is calling it quits. marry pat and i spoke tonight and we have decide that had we will go home to new jersey. >> reporter: it was primary governor chris christie could hope launch his presidential campaign in the upper echelon of republican candidates but instead the granite state flatten his hopes. his sixth place finish in the new hampshire primary was a huge disappointment. >> i'm not surprised. >> reporter: you are not the surprised, why. >> he was having a poor showing, in the caucus and then last night. >> reporter: once considered an up and coming star in the republican party for his tough politics for union christie enter the crowded 2016 field dominated by donald trump. one man christie cannot out bold or out brash. >> i don't think he should have ran. people in new jersey, he has been letting us down for years since he has been in office.

>> reporter: bad timing and unappealing image may not have been christie's only problems. the despite spending more time in you hampshire a monmouth university poll found his campaign rang fifth in phone call and door to door outreach. all of those with more contacts and voters fin ash head. now he returns home to new jersey where his long absence is well documented. >> i don't think we can disparage the governor for running for president. he had a good run. but there are a lot of problems back in our own state and i look forward to his return and rolling up our sleeves. >> reporter: i asked one top democrat here in trenton if christie will be a lame duck for his remaining time in governor? he laughed, christie that is in the his style. reporting live from trenton i'm cleve bryan, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> cleve bryan, thanks very much. republican carli fiorina is also suspending her campaign for president. she finished seventh yesterday, and fresh off of his commanding new hampshire primary win though donald trump is looking forward, to

the south carolina republican party this at day. senator bernie sanders beat rival hillary clinton by a wide margin in the democratic race. the next democratic contest is nevada caucus on saturday. be sure to stay with "eyewitness news" for continuing coverage of the campaign 2016, we will of course bring you results on tv and our web site the at cbs philly.com. health officials are looking in an out break of sickness at another sin us college. health officials say 100 students have come down with a stomach ailment, 22 of them have been treated at the hospital or urgent care centers. the school has temporarily closed the cafeteria and snack bars. our alexandria hoff is at the college in collegeville, working this story and she will have a full report for you at 5:30. so far authorities have not arrested former eagle lesean mccoy in connection with the nightclub brawl that left two off-duty philadelphia police officer injured but that could change and soon. sources close to the investigation believe charges are imminent.

"eyewitness news" reporter greg argos is at central detectives right new with new developments in the case, greg. >> reporter: ukee, those sources say, aggravated assault charges are likely. an award for mccoy's arrest could be issued as earl will i as tomorrow morning. this cell phone video could be used as evidence against lesean shady mccoy. apparently showing the former eagles running back and three of his friend in a weekend brawl, at recess lounge in olde city. according to multiple sources and police report obtained by cbs-3 "eyewitness news" the fight was over who owned a bottle of champagne. it also involved three off-duty philadelphia cops, also at the club. two of those officers were seriously injured, with multiple broken bones, and possible skull fractures. wednesday sources at central detectives say that they are investigation is complete, and that the district attorney's office now will make the decision about whether or not to charge the nfl star. meanwhile the mccoy has retain

high profile philadelphia attorney jack mcmahon will defend mccoy if charged with aggravated assault. now a spokesperson for district attorney's office says that charges are likely not going to come down tonight, once again, most likely tomorrow morning. we also spoke with mccoy's high profile attorney, he tells me neither the d.a. nor police have have reached out to him. we're live at central detective i'm greg argos for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> greg, thank you. we are bracing for an arctic blast, now that the snow has moved out. take a lot at scene in collinswood, new jersey this morning. everything was just, light coating of snow on it. the those heading to work had to take a few moments to clean off the car but not too bad. snow is gone but chill certainly remains. "eyewitness news" on kelly drive where there were plenty of people getting out, getting some exercise. meteorologist kate bilo live on the cbs-3 sky deck with more on the bitter cold ahead and kate, you should have gotten outside today it sound like. >> it is today that is not too

bad but wind making it feel colder then the temperature or thermometer indicates for you. the wind has pick up this evening and these are the wind of change bringing in cold canadian air right down in the north east. we have a 1/2 punch of arctic air heading our way as we head toward weekend. the lets look at is what happening right now we will go out to storm scan three and note that is front moving through great lakes. we have snow shower activity with it, cold air coming off the warmer waters there of the great lakes producing lake effect snow showers. the don't expect much to get in for us. the it will be a few flurries as it crisscrosses the area throughout the rest of tonight. is there another front back to the west. we will see line over portions of the midwest, the front is well back to the west and that secondary boundary will come through late friday night the in to saturday morning and that will reenforce the cold, it the is like opening the freezer door and opening the deep freezer door in the weekend. temperatures right the now 34 in philadelphia 32 in allentown. twenty-nine in lancaster. the basically any snow you see on the ground right now will still be here, as we head

through weekend because once we drop below freezing tonight we will not go back above freezing until monday afternoon. here's what it feels like right now with the wind gusting over 20 miles an hour. wind are sustained at the 15 right the now making it feel like middle 20's, lancaster only feeling like 17 and mount pocono feeling like 13. so heading through tonight just a few flakes moving through as that boundary continues to push through the area, not expecting anything in the way of accumulation here tonight but again we have got a secondary arctic front, front number one comes through tonight, front number two, little more than flurries, maybe snow shower friday night into sat the day morning. the saturday morning coldest air starts to spill in and wait until you feel sunday morning's temperatures and wind chills i'll have more on that coming up when i join you inside, for now back over to you. >> thanks, kate, see you shortly. there is new information about the the fast moving zika virus, country's leading medical experts warn it will likely spread to a significant number of cases in the you had. >> health reporter stephanie stahl here with an update on the situation in our area. >> reporter: that is right

most are expect to be mild. health officials from delaware said that the one case there was very mild in a woman who traveled to an area where zika virus is spreading. like officials in pennsylvania where there are two cases they say there is no public health threats. around the country there are now 66 confirmed cases. federal health officials testifying on capitol hill about the fast moving zika virus. >> we're working around the clock to find out as much as we can as quickly as we can. >> reporter: zika virus is spread by mosquitoes and now being called a public health crisis in central and south america and caribbean. biggest concern is to pregnant woman with federal health officials now saying there is mounting evidence the that the virus causes a birth defect called microcephaly which causes babies to be born with small heads. >> certainly in the winter we will see more travel from the u.s. to the caribbean and hence, more people potentially coming back with this virus. >> reporter: larry, an infectious disease doctor and chair of medicine at main line health says zika virus is only

a concern for pregnant woman who have traveled to or been in contact with people hoff been in affect communities overseas. but the science is evolving. >> our information in regard to this virus is changing almost daily. we don't really understand the full spectrum of this virus and particularly it's affect on pregnant with man or perhaps mode of transmission. >> reporter: tolls day pennsylvania senator bob casey called for emergency funding to combat the zika virus, president obama has already asked congress for $1.8 billion for zika. also new research released to day says that the the virus can cause eye and vision issues in babies. so there are a lot of developments about zika but right new there is really not an issue for most people in the united states. >> here, here. >> stephanie, thanks. pennsylvania attorney general kathleen kane survives a senate vote on whether to remove her from office. the measure failed to meet two thirds majority but another threat looms, house passed a

resolution that would create the next step in the possible impeachment process. the kane is awaiting trial on charges that he she leak secret grand jury information and then lied bit under oath. kane released this statement on the senate vote saying today is a good day for all those who shared my desire to restore confidence in our judges and prosecutors and inn telling grit to our system of justice. catholics around the world are marking the beginning of the lent today on this ash wednesday. many in our region celebrated mass in center city. "eyewitness news" at cathedral basilica of saints peter and paul, worshipers received ashes on their forehead marked in the sign of the cross reminding them to repent. for some coming into center city on this day is a special tradition. >> it was very spiritual, always a spiritual experience, it the is beautiful to come in the basilica. coming here is so peaceful. >> it was beautiful, i appreciate being able to be close enough to get to the basilica to get my ashes and

just a nice beginning to the lent season. >> during 40 days of lent many believers give up something like a favorite food or activity. pope francis started ash wednesday with his weekly audience at the vatican. the holy father also invited faithful to pray for his upcoming trip to mexico that starts on friday. there is mexican christians ready for the easter celebration and easter is on march 27th this year. coming up on "eyewitness news" tonight, kanye west creates yet another twitter storm, story on what he tweeted about actor bill cosby who is charge in an sexual assault case in montgomery county. love is not cheap, consumer reporter jim donovan is on your side with just how much americans will spend for valentines kay and that includes your loved ones were four legs too. see how how your spending compares. >> i'm here with the guy who has the most unique nickname in philadelphia. >> it is pretty sauce i. >> i will have that coming up.

passenger on a cruise ship that hit rought seas on the the weekend should be back in new jersey real soon. royal caribbean's anthem of the seas is scheduled to cap at cape liberty at 9:00 o'clock tonight. it was supposed to get there yesterday, and a storm churned up, 30-foot waves and toppled furniture on the ship as it sailed to florida, on sunday. the at least four passengers have reported minor injuries. you know, love is not cheap, but new survey find americans will spend a record $19.7 billion on valentines day gifts for loved ones this year. >> three on your side consumer reporter jim donovan is here and you looked at valentines day by the numbers. >> reporter: always do that, indeed. loved ones includes those were four legs too. with almost 20 percent of people planning to include pets in their spending. the national retail federation find shoppers will spend, on average, $146.84 on valentines day gifts this year, and that is up, $4 from last year. 50 percent plan to buy candy,

38.3 percent will arrange a special evening out, and 36.4 percent will order or pick up flowers, and 19.9 percent will purchase jewelry. this years survey find that more women say they will be buying gifts then men, on average, men will spend more than double. $133 verse 62 bucks for the ladies. with adults, 25 to 34, out spending other age groups, forking out an average of 136 bucks. now, around one in five will also include fluffy and fido in our valentines day gift giving, spending on average $26.24 on pedestrian gifts. that comes out to a whooping $681 million in spending nationwide. >> wow. >> reporter: if you spend $26 a pop on your pets what are you buying me for thanksgiving and valentines day. you love me don't you. >> we do. >> that is a nice, almost $60 gift if we combined our $26. >> yes, we have a heart.

we got you. my man. >> i'm a size medium. >> thanks, buddy. philadelphia mayor jim kenney got create turf raise money for the philadelphia school district. >> he went right to the boss. >> ♪ >> mayor kenney sold tickets for all 18 seats in the mayor's suite at the wells fargo center for bruce springsteen's concert friday night. tickets were $556 each and all of the money goes to the fail schools. he is selling seats for the upcoming adele and justin beiber concerts. >> very creative. >> weeknights at 11:00 you ask and nicole brewer answers your good question. >> unfortunately cold, flu season is well underway, so, sophia from marple township wants to know is it the true that you should starve a fever and feed a cold. we have all of the symptoms, cold, fever, is the old adage true. nicole gets that answer tonight the at 11:00. do you have a good question. log on to cbs philly.com/good

question. use the hashtag cbs-3 good question. >> speaking of the cold, look out, because it is coming. >> my goodness, wow. stop the presses. this is some of the worst cold we have felt since last february. i don't know if you remember last february, maybe we have talk it in the recess of our mind. we had several nights in the single digits, few nights dropped down to two. one night at two, one at three. we will be close to those numbers as we head in the weekend. if you remember last february. >> oh, yes. >> we have some indication of what we will be feeling here in philadelphia, this weekend. now cold is moving in right now but it is a 1/2 punch as we talk about at the top of the show. two front, reenforcing blast of cold air coming in on friday night and the weekend is down right dangerous. the lets take a look what is happening outside. right now we will go up to bethlehem and still see snow on the ground there but we are seeing grass peeking through and road looking okay, a few snow showers last night, certainly and this morning but it is a decent sunset out there this evening. even though wind are picking up. right now still around the

freezing mark but bethlehem and northwestern suburbs will get close to zero as we head into saturday night, sunday morning, that looks like the coldest, time frame, heading in to the weekend. storm scan three does show that first push of arctic air is moving in from the north and west, you can see lake effect snow showers lining up, it is almost due westerly wind, you can tell by what the that i snow shower is lining up over upstate new york and few coming off lake erie as well. we have a round of snow showers this morning, back to flurries off to the west intense fight and we woke up to a fresh coating after the snow on and off throughout the day on yesterday, just a recap, well caln township 7.4 inches before all is said and done. gilbertsville 6.56789 west chester 4.7. in new jersey lower amounts but mostly between a inch and 2 inches. in delaware greenville check in were 4 inches. new castle at three. we fell just shy of an inch in philadelphia, .9 inches total making our season total exactly 25 inches of snow.

the question is will we be add to go that? wind are gusting in some spots, areas reporting wind gusts over 20 miles an hour include millville, trenton and mount pocono. the those wind, wind of change, bringing that much colder air directly down from the deep freeze and here it comes. temperatures will be tumbling, tonight, we're down to the 20's and we down rewound much. tomorrow's highs in the 20's and then it gets even colder. friday not going to feel as cold as tomorrow because wind are not as strong but heading in to saturday is when real cold arrives. take a look at this piece of cold air in the polar region and watch what happens, it breaks off and then all that cold, drops to the south, saturday into sunday we will tap in the cold arctic air. here's what it feels like sunday morning in the poconos feeling like 20 below zero. the city and suburbs it will feel like ten to 15 below zero on sunday morning. overnight tonight we are down to 24 degrees. partly cloudy. flurry possible. you're witness weather three day forecast next two days are very cold, saturday is even colder, and feels like the

single digit, sunday, it will be even worse and i'll have more on that day and chance of rain and snow next week coming up with the seven day. >> i caught that sunday. >> yes. >> check on shall. a love story, seven decade. >> just in time for valentines day, meet a nine three-year old, world war one veteran who meets his wartime girlfriend after more than 07 years. they are unbelievable story is coming up, don. sixers guard nick stauskus is on fire, and that has nothing to do with basketball hear how the man they call stalk cuss is bringing a new flavor to philly, sports coming up next.

he's back, baby. >> yeah. >> there he is. >> you guys. >> there he is, in the flesh. >> welcome back. >> san francisco, exactly. >> hi my name is don. >> yes. >> what is going on. >> what is up. >> we're basically switching

gears we are going to football to basketball, guys. they say imitation is highest form of flattery, second highest, perhaps having a culinary delight named in your honor. leslie van arsdal sits down with two two-year old nick stauskus and his definition of lunch, with leslie. >> nick stauskus picked up his nickname sauce after a closed captioning mistake. during sacramento kings game instead of nick stays cuss it read that hitting the three. it happened to be with the sixers the team that he was trade todd in, july. >> i go on a says sauce castille owe, i'm so confused. then i said, we will go with that name. >> it just blew up. >> now he has his own hot sauce. >> i like the kind of hot sauce or food just give me a tingle on my tongue and that is what it is. it is more of a flavor then it is super spicy hot sauce. >> we will see how well, you know your peppers with the real hot sauce. this is testing your pepper

knowledge. >> which one is the least spicy to mess spicy. >> yes. >> i'm going to say, these are the least spicy. >> that is right. >> is that a jalapeno. >> you know your peppersy might say this is the most spicy here. >> no. >> is this the most spicy here. >> yes. >> what is that. >> what is this. >> hopinero. >> will this make me cry. >> all right, cheers. >> my gosh. >> it is pretty good. >> you are tougher than i am. >> oh, my goodness. >> my mouth is on fire for a while now. my mouth is on fire right now. >> don't worry, after a few minutes, and several bottles of water, nick was just fine.

>> i will not be eating more of them, i'll tell you that. >> how about that. >> how about leslie, do you want to try it. sure you do. >> he was sweating. >> he was sweating. >> by the way, if you want to get some of this good sauce castille owe, you can get that on amazon.com is where you can find sauce castillo. >> by the way my nail game was in the strong so i could not model it. >> yes. >> no mani for me. >> we will work on that. >> getting hot tonight begins sacramento. >> let's do it. >> all right, buddy, thanks very much. coming up next, insider gives us an exclusive look into the pinterest headquarters. >> nearly 100 students sickened at a local college find out what is behind the out break. a special love story just in time for valentines day, sweethearts from world war two reunite after 70 years. and then new at 6:00 o'clock high school the students say they have turned

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health officials are looking into an out break of sickness at another sin us college, stomach issues have affect 100 students. >> "eyewitness news" continues now at 5:30. hi everyone i'm jessica dean. i'm ukee washington. college is working with the montgomery county health department to pinpoint the source of the sickness. "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff has more from the campus in collegeville. >> reporter: all of the students impacted had one thing in common, they had eaten at campus dining hall before becoming sick but the medical director here at your sin another sinus college, he

just believe it was simply passed through close contact. >> majority of the students living on campus and they eat in the same places. >> reporter: ursinus college is home to 1600 students, and for past 24 hours, it has played host to a stomach ailment that has impact, around 100 students, at least 22 of them, seeking hospital treatments. >> it started coming more and more 2:00 o'clock, 3:00 o'clock, 4:00 o'clock. by the time i got the to the health center, the waiting room was full of students who had been afflict with this what appears to be a stomach virus. >> reporter: campus medical director says that the symptoms have been standards. nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, diarrhea. >> dehydration is biggest risk. that is worst that can happen. for most of these kid here who are young and healthy. >> reporter: the doctor feels thinks fast action of the virus or bacteria in close quarters. so the college has taken swift action. >> by the end of the day we are hoping both dining facilities will be cleaned, we

have also special attention in residential area and high traffic areas on campus for cleaning purposes as well. >> we have a great staff. i'm not super concern. our students are looking out for each other. my house is filled with a couple people struggling a bit but we will make it and pull through, we always do. >> reporter: medical director add that the first case he saw was around 1:00 p.m. yesterday. we saw that young woman this morning. she was already feeling better, leaving the campus hopeful that this will be short live. the reporting from ursinus college, alexandria half for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". a police involved shooting that left a man dead in chester is ruled justified. delaware county district attorney jack whaleen it says six officers fired at longerrer, after he pointed a loaded gun at him. officers were pursuing longer when he crashed his chevy blazer early monday morning. that confrontation led officers to fire between 50 and 100 round, killing longer, and wounding his passenger.

>> driver, salimar had indicated and passenger confirmed, that he was not going back to jail. he was not going to go back to jail under any circumstances, apparently. >> reporter: longer's passenger who was his cousin was hit in the foot and is not facing any charges. no officers were hurt. kanye west is igniting a fire storm of controversy over twitter, gang this time by weighing in on the bill cosby case. the rapper tweeted three word. bill cosby innocent, with multiple exclamation points. it got 44,000 likes, 38,000 retweets. some celebrities slammed him including sarah silverman. bill cosby is facing sexual assault charges in montgomery county. he has been accused of sexual assault by more than 50 women but cosby has maintained his innocence. today the city breaks ground on philadelphia's love park make over project. the landmark is redesigned with more green space, and a new fountain and new layout

for the welcome center. a new restaurant is part of the plan. iconic love statue by robert indian ace being moved to dilworth park during renovation so pictures will still be able to be taken. mayor jim kenney says the make over will make the destination more welcoming. >> i expect when this is over and through we will have a proud place to be, another civic space to be in where we all, all of us, from every zip code in the city can come and appreciate this space and be philadelphians together. >> reporter: mayor kenney made another announcement at the ground breaking and said officials every lifting ban on skating until the park closing february 15th. he urges skate tours use it until then. just in time for valentines day a special love story to tell you about a nine three-year old world war two veteran is finally reunited with his wartime girl friend. it is a reunion decade in the making and a love that span halfway around the world. it is love that is truly patient.

>> then nine three-year old thomas and 88 year-old joyce morris, could be the definition of true love. >> norwooden joyce embraced each other for the first time in more than 70 years on tuesday. the 21st met in london, shortly before d-day, when the war ended, he returned to the u.s., she moved to australia. the flame never died though. >> oh, he was so fast. he was a tricky fellow. >> reporter: somewhere between mailed love letters and a botched marriage proposal, norwood and joyce lost touch. then technology rekindled the flame. >> this is joyce. the two reconnect over skype late last year after one of joyce's sons, found norwood in an on line article, about about d-day. when word went public, hundreds of people, donated money to ensure that the couple reunited, in person.

>> most wonderful thing that could have happened to me. >> reporter: giggles in australia yesterday are any indication, that the couple will now enjoy a special valentines day, together. >> to find somebody who loves you, you and you love them, in the ladder years of your life it would rather be special goes wouldn't it. >> reporter: proof true love overcomes faith and time. >> very special. by the way joyce is now divorced and norwoodies a widower. norwide and his son will be in as you veil use for two weeks. no word if they have plans beyond that. >> i love the way they held each other and looked into each others eyes. >> after all that time. >> beautiful. still to come on "eyewitness news", a change to this years sports illustrated swimsuit issue. also this. >> ♪ >> let it go ♪ the the. >> now that we have you all singing, disney has in plans to to let it go, we will tell

you about their plans, in the works for frozen, beyond the big screen. and a skier who shoots a 360-degree video after a slope run and you will in the believe how he dit, kate. coldest air we have felt since last february moving back in the region as we head through tonight and tomorrow, we will feel temperatures plumet but real cold waits until the weekend. wait until you see wind chills we will wake up to sunday morning. i'll have latest details coming up when we come right back.

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congress that she sees warning signs ahead. yellis in concerned about sharp losses in the stock markets, a slow down in china's economy and rising borrowing costs. she says these concerns could force the fed to scale back the pace of future interest rate hikes. government rocket the carrying secret cargo lights up the night sky over california. >> three, two, one... and lift off. >> the delta four rocket successfully lifted off from the air force base in california overnight and into orbit. it was carrying classified equipment for national reconnaissance office which operates the spy sat the lights. check out this view from outer space, tim pete, astronaut, tweeted this time lapse video of the storm over north africa. it demonstrated dozens of lightening strike. he shot the video while on board the international space station. isn't that beautiful or what. >> really cool video. well, coming up our friend at the insider gives you an

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frozen could be the next broadway mega hit. disney has confirmed that blockbuster animated musical will hit broadway in the spring of 2018 after an out of town try out, no word on where. in the summer of 2017. the movie's oscar winning song writer is set to pen new songs of the stage version along with the film's familiar favorite. ryan reynolds had a new honor, actor has been named sexiest dad alive, by people magazine. reynolds became a dad in december, as he and his wife, blake lively, welcomed their daughter, jane. six years ago, they named him sexiest man alive. the 39 year-old tells people having a daughter was a dream come true for him. >> i have seen his new film coming out, looks good. >> a lot of buzz around that. one model redefining what it means to be a sports illustrated model. >> plus side model ashley graham is breaking barriers now that she's included in the issue. graham posted this picture from her photo shoot on

instagram. you might recognize graham from last years issue but she was only the in the ad. she will be first size four model in the magazine. in addition took a model she's a body activist and she calls her new gig a dream come true. this issue, by the way, hits news stand next week. well, a skier has upped the game when it comes to iphone photography. nicholas, was able to get a 360-degree video of the signature slow motion swirl shot. the swiss skier did this by tying his iphone to the string and twirling it around his head while flying down the scope. don't think it came easy, he says it took a nearly two years to perfect the move. good thing to do, because it is beautiful. >> that is mess more icing, yes, you get suck into looking at it. >> theme music behind that, yes, bond, james bond. >> it does. >> chasing the bad guys downtown. >> that is right. kate bilo has our forecast as we get ready for this cold

arctic blast. >> it is like i said before opening up the freezer tonight and going to the deep freeze for the weekend. it is a two phase blast of cold air like nothing we have felt since last february when we had again that really cold spell. roughly around the same time of the month, and normally we should be in the 40's this time of the year. we're talking about highs in the 20's and teens. that is not, normal winter cold for us here in philadelphia sure, it does happen but you have to plan for it. it could be dangerous to be out especially on saturday night when people may have valentines day plans in the city, go out for dinner, not the cold you want to be out for any length of time walking through the city, it will be just brutal especially saturday night into sunday morning. that is the core of it. let look at is what happening right now though to day, it is transition day. we had snow depart in the morning, band of snow showers intensified briefly early this morning, six to 8:00 a.m. over the city. dumped snow, low snow cover as we woke up this morning. that system did not want to get out of here from monday

night through this morning we had problems with that but now it is gone and in its wake probably worse, the cold. here's a quick look at center city we see breaks in the cloud cover there eyewitness weather watchers send us great snow photos and looking at what they are looking at. you can see a lot of snow, everything was a little sugar coat today. this is john he sent us this before picture from this morning. lets look at what john's street looks like right now, snow is pretty much gone and wind picked up. we have those big almost snowball looking things flying down off tree branches and hit your windshield and reduce visibility. that happened to me a few times today. is there jerry's dog wood tree in his front yard yearning for spring. today i was outside and i heard bird chirping. i said where ever you came from go back south. you don't want to be here this weekend. it is way too cold. snow balancing on the sign, an eighth of the inch and look at that coating the top of the sign. thanks to jerry for. that barbara just under 2 inches there and barbara, i believe. >> lets see where barbara is

located. i believe she's just across the river in new jersey if i'm getting that correct. walt inner newark, delaware at 32 degrees. birdsboro at 30 degrees. philadelphia, phil sitting at the freezing mark. lets look at is what going on outside right now if i'm correct, i think barn use is in willow grove. i have to double-check on. that let me know. leader ship academy camera thinks our time lapse today, live neighborhood network and you can see we had snow on the ground this morning. sun tried to come out in spurts this afternoon. it didn't win out but we had breaks in the cloud cover today and the wind picked up throughout the afternoon and evening hours and it is blustery outside right now. wind almost due westerly. you can see them moving over the great lakes producing some snow showers as they move in. temperatures are on their way down, 29 in lancaster. we are down to 34 degrees in philadelphia, 34 in atlantic city and 32 right in the freezing mark right now in allentown. what to expect moving forward into the weekend? this is core of the court. next two days are cold. these two are the worst. twenty-three on saturday.

saturday night into sunday morning, six and a high on sunday, only 19 degrees. it is a polar blast that secondary enforcing cold air comes in friday night into saturday, that is the core of the cold and temperatures, this weekend, running 20 to 25 . we should be in the low to mid 40's. we expect to be below freezing in philadelphia from tomorrow evening, all the way through machine afternoon. that is 115 hours below the freezing mark. overnight down to 24. partly cloud which a flurry around. tomorrow partly sunny, windy cold, high of just 29. you're witness weather seven day forecast takes a look at this cold blast. next day of cold, it gets cold. saturday into sunday with feels like temperatures in the single digits. then sub zero feels like saturday night into sunday. next week we do moderate but we have chance of snow monday and chance for rain on tuesday. we will iron out details with that storm and keep you posted. back to you guys. >> thanks very much.

100 million users globally flock to the web site pinterest to post and share photos to their own virtual vision board and now pinterest has opened up their doors to the insider. >> debbie joins us now from los angeles with more, hi debbie. >> reporter: hi ukee and jessica, pinning is a trend that has taken hollywood and world by storm. tonight our own kelce knight is taking you exclusively inside pinterest headquarters. ladies, i'm making all of your opinion opinioning dreams come true. this is every where we have pinterest offices. we have a few across the u.s. and then we have our five international offices. what is interesting is in all of the markets people need ideas, similar areas. >> right here what willie look like, what is my house going to look like. >> reporter: pinterest researchers and in house stylist laura brown takes us inside the $11 billion on line sensation. >> so break down how many pinners are there out there in the world and how many pins are pinned every day.

>> we have 50 billion pins, 50 billion ideas and cure rated by a hundred million global users. >> who are some of the celebrities and pinners. >> style wise, of course, there is olivia, and there is also lauren conrad, rachel doe is big on pinterest, i think kiki hadim and there has been ninth chris pratt. >> you have guy pinners as well. >> channing tatum loves pinterest. >> what does he pin. >> work outs. pictures of his wife looking amazing on the red carpet. recipes as well. >> for all of the guys at home that don't think you can speak pins,. >> i will be stuck on that site for hours. back to you in the studio. >> do you pin? >> in the really. >> for more on this story and what is happening in hollywood watch insider tonight at 7:30 right here on cbs-3. >> still ahead on "eyewitness news" a local fourth grader is holding a valentines day bake

sale but she's not keeping money. >> proceed get to something much sweeter and close to her heart, her story and find out how you can help in this weeks brotherly love, we will be right back.

in this weeks story of brotherly love a young girl in gloucester county want to help scientists fighting a rare form of cancer that cancer took her grandmother's life. on a day devoted to love she's holding a bake sale. erin, and her friend sophia lawman love baking. they are in charge of family and friend cracked eggs and whip up cake batter. >> it is just crazy in the kitchen. >> at first it was just for fun and then my mom started to get sick. so we did it for her. >> reporter: mom mom was laurie, a rare form of adrenal

cancer... so rare that the tomber went undiagnosis for ten years. >> like one in 1 million people get it. >> reporter: her mother julian explain the reality of rare diseases. >> i said to erin there has to be a way for people to do research in order for them to find prevention and cures. i tried to explain that to her. she's pretty smart. she said we should just raise money. >> reporter: what better way then a bake sale. erin and sophia went in the kitchen, they sold their creations at mom mom's church and raised $600. they gave money to the national organization for rare disorders. >> somebody told her, she was really happy. that was hospital yes, sir she had been since she was sick. >> reporter: mom mom passed in september. the bake sailed is helping them fund a research grant in the rare cans their took her life. if nord can get $33,500 the grant will be funded. so erin is holding another bake sale on valentines day. >> i want to have like triple what we had last time but our

goal for like money wise is 1200. >> reporter: a day of love, devoted to a woman, that they loved. >> she's still here in our hearts and we love her. >> reporter: bake sale is sunday february 14th at presbyterian church in washington township, gloucester county. it starts at noon if you can't make it, still donate to the fun. go to cbs philly.com/brotherly to find out how. >> what wonderful hearts they have. >> in doubt bit. >> that is "eyewitness news" at 5:00. now at 6:00 calling it quit, new jersey governor chris christie suspend his presidential campaign and we have reaction, from trenton, tonight. also one of the students sickened in montgomery county college, tonight, ursin us college is trying to figure out why and taking action on campus , kate. wind are picking up at some of the coldest air of the season, coldest air, we have felt since last february starts to make its way in philadelphia, worst of it waiting until the weekend, we will tell you how low we will go coming up at 6:00.

police are investigating after a sign in front of the south jersey church, church members say, that they are not surprised. i'm diana rocco with that story coming up. new jersey governor chris christie has ended his bid for the republican presidential nomination, after a disappointing finish in the new hampshire primary. christie finished sixth in the granite state. good evening, i'm ukee washington. i'm jessica dean. "eyewitness news" new jersey reporter cleve bryan is live in trenton with reaction to the governor's decision, cleve. >> reporter: ukee and jessica for governor christie it was all about new hampshire, he spent more time there then any other candidate, and with the poor results and in momentum going forward, he decided the only thing to do was pack it up and head home.

>> mary pat and i spoke tonight and we have decide that had we will go home to new jersey. >> reporter: a trip home governor chris christie prefer wasn't so soon. after finishing sixth in the republican new hampshire primary, christie canceled his trip to south carolina and return to the garden state to see if his deflated presidential campaign still had a pulse. it turns out, it didn't. confirming late this afternoon he is leaving the race. >> i mean people in new jersey, he has been letting us down for years. >> reporter: many wondered how christie's blunt tell it as it is persona would play to the national audience. it didn't matter much when out spoken businessman and tv personality donald trump entered the field. experts say the george washington bridge scandal scared donors and despite debate performances he never gained enough voter support. >> i'm not surprised. >> reporter: you are not surprised, why. >> he was having a poor showing in his caucus and then last night. >> reporter: christie returns to the state where democrats have made going over his head a habit by