>> 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 making major

initiatives ballot referendum but assembly majority leader, read said despite absentee governor he doesn't think christie can ride out his term as a lame duck. >> i don't think so. you can never call the governor a lame duck. i expect him to roll roll up his sleeves, there is a lot of good things he can do. >> reporter: right around 5:20 this afternoon christie making it official on facebook, saying quote, and so today i leave the race without an ounce of regret. i'm so proud of the campaign we ran, the people that ran witt me and all those who gave their support and confidence along the way. reporting live from trenton i'm cleve bryan, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". cleve, thank you. stay with "eyewitness news" for continuing coverage of the campaign 2016, we will bring you latest on television and, on our web site at cbs philly.com. health officials are looking into an out break of

sickness at ursinus college. stomach issues have affect hundred students there 20 students have sought treatment at hospital or urgent care centers. the school voluntarily closed cafeteria and snack back but the source of the sickness remains unclear. >> by the end of the day we're hoping that at least both of the dining facilities will be cleaned, we have also, spent some special attention in residential areas and high traffic area on campus for cleaning purposes as well. >> the campus medical director first saw evidence of the sickness yesterday, and says that it is likely the result of the fast action of the virus, and in close quarters. we now, know that, one of the two. >> and, at lehigh university. and memo sent from the, and, got the virus after traveling abroad. they say the student has recovered. health officials in delaware say the one case there is mild, and would the man the got it when she was traveling to an area where the virus is

spreading. new doctors say that the science behind the virus continues to evolve. >> we are hoping to understand the full spectrum of this virus, in particular, it's affect on pregnant woman or perhaps even the mode of transmission. >> reporter: zika virus is spread by mosquitoes and it is being called a public health crisis in central and south america and caribbean. biggest concern is to pregnant woman. turning to weather, the snow is gone but now the arctic blast. we will be dealing with some very frigid temperatures. meteorologist kate bilo is on the the sky deck, kate. >> reporter: you can feel the difference outside. right now colder air begins to move in on a westerly wind, wind picking up making it feel like the much better than teens and 20's right now and over weekend it will feel like single digits if not sub zero. lets look at the radar. we will show you a loop, a line of snow showers that intensify briefly right there and then moved out. that system did not want to let go of our area but it has moved out completely now.

as you can see there is a front moving through great lakes bringing flurries and lake effect snow showers, nothing more than a few flakes outside tonight at the cold air coming n bigger story is the drop in temperature, 33 right now in philadelphia, 30 degrees in reading, just 28 in lancaster. wind about 15 to 20 miles an hour, making it feel like in better than lower 20's. right now feeling like 16 in lancaster. thank you to that new fresh snow cover they got a lot of snow from that last system. our first front comes through overnight tonight with a few flurries but secondary front this one right here, that swings through friday night into saturday morning, that is the one that is keeping the coldest air locked up behind it, once the flood gates open saturday morning we are in for a brutally cold, and weekend, from late saturday into sunday it may feel sub zero. we will have more wind chills and just how cold it gets this weekend when i join you inside. for now back over to you. new developments in the assault investigation

involving former eagle lesean mccoy. sources close to the investigation believe charges are imminent. cell even if video could be used as evidence against mccoy. authorities say that it shows him and three of his friends in a weekend brawl at the recess lounge in olde city. two off-duty philadelphia police officers were injured. the district attorney's office is deciding whether or not charge the former eagles running back no arrests have been made. in new jersey, police make an arrest after determining an apartment fire was an act of arson. investigators say artist bryant set the fire at chestnut lane apartments yesterday morning. he is charged with aggravated arson and other crimes. the bryant is being held on $100,000 bail. and now new at 6:00 a black lives matter banner disappears from outside a cherry hill church. as "eyewitness news" reporter diana rocco tells you the church is disappointed but hoping attention will promote discussion. >> reporter: from the pulpit to these pews at unit

universalis t church in cherry hill sunday morning is your mondays turn to national issues. >> our church has had conversation about racial just advertise and how we could be part of the helping make a better world, frankly. one way to do that is for our mostly white congregation to affirm the black lives matter and should math inner our community. >> reporter: reverend christian schmidt wears a black lives matter button as do many in his 300 member congregation. >> we are saying black lives need to matter as much as anyone elses. >> reporter: tuesday morning a black lives manner banner promoting the upcoming community discussion went missing. >> sadly i was not surprised. i was kind of expecting something like this at some point. >> i'm saddened that i even had to anticipate that it was probably going to happen. >> reporter: someone stole the banner sometime overnight. the church called police but disappointed church members like joe green, says that only highlights the problem. >> i would love to know why and i would like to talk to them about why they dit.

>> bottom of our sign, it says black lives matter and it says join discussion here. that is what we want is a discussion. >> reporter: cherry hill police department is now investigating and while church says they with like to see their sign returned at the very least they are hoping to turn this negative into a positive and bring people out for their discussion. in cherry hill i'm diana rocco for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". pennsylvania attorney general kathleen kane survives a senate attempt to remove her from office. the measure failed to meet a two thirds majority but a another legal threat looms. the house passed a resolution that would create a next step in the possible impeachment process. kane ace waiting trial on charge that he is she leak grand jury information and lied bit under oath. attorney general released a statement on today's senate vote that read in part today is a good day for all of those who share my desire to restore confidence in our judges and prosecutors and integrity to our system of justice. and still to come on "eyewitness news", coping with

the serious condition. students say this special high school in camden county is helping turn their lives around. our stephanie stahl explains how it works and the benefits. mayor jim kenney overseas the streets of philadelphia, so make some sense he was selling tickets to see the man who wrote those lyrics. how profits will help the city, kate. cold air is moving in, wind are picking up and over next four days the coldest stretch of winter will be a upon us, i'll tell you when coldest air moves in and when we can expect to go back to normal for snow and rain in the seven day as well coming up in weather, don. sixers play the kings in less than an hour but their sights could be set on next week. we have latest trade rumors and deadline quickly a etch proper necessary sports.

on the healthwatch a unique kind of school in new jersey, that is designed specifically to help students with anxiety disorder. >> health reporter stephanie stahl is here to explain just how it works. >> reporter: making a big difference in lives. for students with mental

health issues school can be a nightmare, every day is a struggle and it causes an alarming amount of absenteeism. well, is there an alternative. >> you are making better decisions when you breathe. >> yes. >> reporter: seventeen year-old eva headu is learning how to cope with anxiety and depression with mindfulness therapy during her school day. traditional high school got so stressful that she didn't want to live anymore. >> girl drama, and all that stuff, it was just a lot for me. it was in the a very good place. >> reporter: four months ago she came to transition is a contacted my only program in south jersey geared to help students with anxiety disorder. >> we think having a small program, a lot of therapy, helps them start to open up and really, be excited about learning. >> reporter: transitions turned simon michaels life around. he is on the dean's list at muhlenburg college but high school was a struggle. >> it was upsetting to me and my parents.

they sometimes felt like they lost control. i thought i might not graduate from high school. >> reporter: sean spent a year at transitions learning to manage his anxiety and social awkwardness. he was able to go back to high school ape graduate after 12th grade. >> he got an award of peoples choice award in 11th grade. >> instead of giving me schooling, it gave me social interactions that i needed. >> reporter: at transitions there are small classes, lots of individual help and therapy. is there even regular yoga all to give students mindfulness skills to better manage anxiety. >> kid have problems, i'm still normal. i'm doing much better here. it is a great place. i love it here. it is amazing. >> reporter: she was really terrific. school district pays tuition for students with anxiety disorder who can't cope in traditional classrooms so students have to be referred. average length of stay at transitions is about a year as name implies, the program helps students transition through their emotional issues so they can get back to more

traditional classrooms. the kids i met there were really relieved to have that kind of an option for them. >> interesting, great thing. >> making a huge difference. stephanie, thanks very much. catholics around the world are marking the beginning of the lent today on ash wednesday. >> many celebrated mass, in center city. "eyewitness news" at cathedral basilica of saints peter and paul. worshipers received ashes on their forehead 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 a very spiritual, always a spiritual experience, beautiful to come in the basilica. i have been coming here since high school. >> it was beautiful. i appreciate being able to be close enough to get to the basilica, to get my ashes and it is just a nice beginning to the lent season. >> forty days of lent is ready for christians to get ready for the easter season which is march 27th. philadelphia mayor jim kenney got creative to raise money for philadelphia school advertise trick.

>> he went right to the boss. >> ♪ >> mayor kenney sold ticket for all 18 seats in the mayor's suite at the wells fargo center for bruce springsteen's concert friday night. these tickets, $556 each, and all of the money will go to philadelphia schools. he is also selling seats to the upcoming adele and just continue beiber concerts. weeknights the at the 11:00 you asked and nicole brewer answers your good question. >> all this flu season is well underway. so, to see sophia wants to know sit true you should starve a fever and feed a cold. nicole has the answer to that question tonight at 11:00. >> i have asked that question a lot. >> yes. >> we will get the answer tonight. >> indeed. >> new normally, did you say we were supposed to be in the 40's around this time. >> mid 40's by the weekend. we're talking about highs in the teens. so that is about, yeah, that is a big drop, 5-degree below average. when you step out the there on sunday it will be miserable.

in other way to place it. the not only miserable but dangerous cold. >> february is seeping in. >> february is a volatile month for us, even though normal highs in the 40's, february is a month of ups and down. we have big temperature swings. we get averages from. that is where it does look like by late next week into next weekend we may go way back above average but before we get to the good stuff we have to get through the worst cold of the season so far. that starts tonight. let look at is what happening right now. take you to the poconos where skiers are liking the cold, ski slopes, they can make as much snow as they need with these temperatures but up in the poconos that is one spot that could get very close to zero or sub zero on the actual temperatures on saturday night. with wind chill values near minus 25. twenty-five below zero possible, on the wind chill in the poconos this weekend. take a look at the snow board and classic, one guy about to hit the grind, lets the see him do a trick before we keep going.

perfect. give him a perfect 106789 lets look at storm scan three, in the a whole lot happening here, a few snow showers as that cold air moves over comparatively warm are range water here and you can see them lining up due westerly win producing snow shower activity over portions of upstate new york at the moment. here in philadelphia not much beyond a few flurries tonight as that front comes through but real story is the cold. twenty-eight in lancaster. thirty-three in philadelphia. thirty-one allentown. you cannot complain too much because it has been a mild winter. we have had a few days in january below average, few very cold days in january but they were few and far between. we had three days spaced out between each other. this stretch will be the longest prolong stretch of below average temperatures since last february when we had brutal cold here. wind starting to bring that cold in, wind of change, we are at 4 miles an hour in the city, 15 miles an hour wind down in wilmington. tumbling temperatures is story today, a few flurries tonight, tomorrow is a windy day, and north west wind, gusts as high

as 25 or 30 miles an hour that will make our highs only in the upper 20's, feel more like the upper teens. now friday may in the feel as harsh as tomorrow because the wind do die down a little bit but another front reenforcing shot of cold air will blast through friday night into saturday morning and that is when real cold hits and the wind really pick up on saturday. than they we are in the 20's it feels like single digits. the here's that piece of cold air in the polar region. tilt the globe. this is today. watch this piece of cold as it sinks southward and heads in the weekend. we will get cold to drop down over northeastern united states. by middle of next week we may see that back off but we're talking about air directly from the arctic region, heading south in the north east. here's what it will feel like sunday morning. this is worst part of the cold stretch. in the poconos it fels like 20 to 25 degrees below zero. lehigh valley 15 to 20 degrees below zero. here in philly at will feel like ten to 15 degrees below

zero thanks to the wind early sunday morning. southern delaware and coastal new jersey feeling like five to zero below zero. we're talking about sub zero wind chills from saturday afternoon, right through late sunday morning. better part of the 24 hours, sub zero wind chills in the city of philadelphia. that is unusual cold for us and it is dangerous cold, please keep tonight mind if you have any plans for weekend, saturday night, big night to go out, valentines weekend but maybe better night to stay in and snug he will up with your sweetheart, stay inside, add a few extra blankets, light a fire. you don't want to be outside in this very long. the sunday's high only 19. morning low is six. next week we will moderate back to the 40's but we have chance for snow on monday, light snow and chance for rain and or snow on tuesday, as well. >> serious cold. >> burr. >> busy pattern. >> very serious. >> thanks, kate. >> "cbs evening news" in a few minutes. >> scott pelley joins with us a look ahead, scott. >> hi ukee and jessica. here's the "cbs evening news"

tonight. after his land slide victory in new hampshire, we will talk with bernie sanders about the next big battle: south carolina. plus what donald trump's triumph last night means for the rest of the g.o.p. pack. and cbs news investigation, looking into home medical tests, that claimed they can detect cancer, before there are symptoms. we will have those stories just ahead on the "cbs evening news".

don bell, he is back from san francisco and super bowl, glad to have you back. >> welcome back my man. >> good to be back. >> shifting gears. >> you are automatically pivoting, new season. now time to talk about hoops. see that cross over. it wasn't very good but

whatever. if you don't have answer, it is always no, for sixers, at atlanta hawks about a couple point guard. keith pompaei is reporting that the team is interested in jeff key and dennis schroder, nba trade deadline is next thursday. now lets talk about on the court, sixers hosting sacramento kings tonight. looking to bounce back against their overtime loss to the clippers on monday. jj reddick tying the game at will 88. then sixth are with a chance too win it, jahlil okafor 18 footer, in good. sixers take control as most veteran teams will do and sixers lose, by six. a huge match up on the the road tonight for st. joes hawks. they will take on one of the best teams in the a-10, when they face 18-five george washington, highlights tonight at 11:00. now the flyers are off tonight, after disappointing four-one whose to the ducks. they are officially in a slump. three straight losses. up next a very winnable game

against buffalo sabres. the that is tomorrow night. flyers general manager ron hextall talk about the losing streak and he wasn't very happen bye last night. >> they are all bad losses there, is no such thing as not a bad loss and some are worse than others. i think weekend we had, as you acknowledge, we had good efforts, good performance and quite honestly deserved a better fate. last night, was not good. that is not acceptable. >> definitely biting his tongue there. phillies new gm matt klentak trading with the angels. they have acquired taylor, in exchange for cash or player to be name later. maybe klentak necessary something we don't. in 101 games last season feather son hit 162 for most important thing we are talking baseball, again, spring training, next week, history, pitchers, catchers. as kate bilo is telling bus temperatures in the the 20's,

teens. >> next week. >> pitchers and catchers. >> spring training starts, it is coming. >> yes. >> yes, indeed. >> we will be right back. apparently, people think i'm too perky. so now i'm not being perky, telling you that drivers that switch to progressive save an average of $548! whoo! i mean, whoo.

thanks for watching "eyewitness news" at 6:00 we are back at 10:00 o'clock on our sister station wpsg the cw philly and we're back here on cbs-3 at 11:00. up next, is the cws evening nice. tonight scott pelley goes one on one with birn sanders. what he thinks about his new ham sure victory abe what he thinks about south carolina see you family tonight.

>> thank you! >> pelley: one taste of victory, and trump is hooked. >> will you win south carolina. >> oh, i'm going to win south carolina. >> pelley: also fresh from his new hampshire win, sanders takes us to his brooklyn roots. what hardship formed the character you have now? a cbs news investigation, dubious medical tests unapproved by the f.d.a. and at 93, he found love online, the love he lost seven decades ago. >> and i said, "i'll see you soon, "and away i went, and i never saw her again. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: new hampshire shook up the presidential race with huge wins by