>> sorry, katie. >> yeah, it the is nice and warm, not to rub it in or anything, katie. i know from a couple hours ago it it was freezing. >> yes, is it still. >> absolutely. these temperatures are hovering in the teens or 20's right the now, guys, so when you factor in the wind you should have heard the squeal i made when wind blew right before we came on here. anytime wind blows it does make it feel that much colder. the it will chill you to the bone if you are not prepared for it. that is where we come in. we will get you ready to head out the door. i grab extra winter weather accessories. you probably want a pair of sunglasses too even though sunnies not up, it will shine through a couple cloud here today. good storm scan first and foremost not much happening at local level. one zoom shows you lake enhanced very light snow showers, falling, into the lower highland, allegheny and some of that may actually survive crossing over our area. you might see a flurry here and there nothing terrible.

just add to the wintry atmosphere. you will not see it stick or accumulate. twenty-three at the airport. in the teens in a couple spots here but knock a solid ten off anytime that wind blows here today that is how it will feel. probably no better than ten to 15 to 20 degrees depending where you live. around the philadelphia area at the shore flirting with or hitting 309-degree mark. we do think you are stuck in the 20's in the the city. in the poconos more like 18 degrees and blustery. do you think that is bad? just wait, we will look to sunday morning. the we are on pace to flirt a little bit, flirtation going on here on valentines day with record low temperatures. so very cold air waiting in the wings, meisha and we are just getting started to day. >> we certainly are, all right, we know that wind chill. it will make or break any temperature. it is cold out there. start those cars, prematurely. i would. i didn't and i paid for it. ninety-five south at the airport looking good. a lot of headlights hitting

the roadway. ninety-five is a roadway would i keep my eye on every single will day and starting to heat up. schuylkill is another one, schuylkill at city avenue plenty of headlights and then just beyond those trees we are seeing it move in the eastbound direction. but good news is we are still traveling at posted speed anywhere that i look. this is where we have an accident, i want to call your attention to the confirmed fatal accident at route 13, bristol pike at otter street all lanes are still block here. you will have have to use an alternate i would suggest state road to new rodgers road that is your best bet but make note it is there for anyone in and around this area. you will be affect. another accident pottstown route 100 at route 422 and a car fire at, huntington valley welsh road at high road, erika, back to you. developing right now a philadelphia cabdriver survives a vicious attack. police say that he is okay this morning because he knew what to do and what not to do. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joins us at jefferson university hospital

where that cabby drove himself to the er, justin, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that cabdriver is bandaged up and home. his cabbies also gone too. it is now crime scene evidence, and the south detectives division is now on the case as they tried to track down a man accused of slashing and robbing this cabdriver over night. >> i thank god, you know, thank god that everything is fine. >> reporter: holding up his hand, jazzwant mann shows off his bandaged covering two cuts he suffered in a fight for his life overnight, one that he won. >> he put the knife on my neck, we were struggling with each other. >> reporter: back seat battle bee again with the fare pick up at fourth and south street but would it change from fourth and catherine to fourth and green. >> when i get to fourth and catherine. >> and he had a gun and give me money.

>> reporter: driver in his 50's didn't have his cell even if to call 911, so he says he he pounded, grabbing the knife and that is how he got sliced. the suspect got away with $70. >> he is very lucky to only be stabbed in the hand, where he could have been stabbed or cut in his neck or his throat. >> reporter: mann drove himself to jefferson er trauma center where alert staffers called in police. this morning police are soluting his bravery with a side of caution. >> it the is not worth fighting for $70, or any amount of money, if someone has a knife which is a deadly weapon or a gun or any weapon, if they announce a robbery, the best thing to do is to give up your positions. >> and police say, that advice, extend to go cabdrivers and rest of us as well, it is goes give up what these guys want and then to be safe. police are looking for, he is described by the driver as a white male about 25 years old, clean shave even and last seen

wearing a blue hooded sweat shirt. got news police say is there are several surveillance cameras inside that area that may have a shot of this suspect, also too, a city crime camera, is nearby and this comes after a cabdriver was shot over the weekend, in the point breeze section, police are looking for at least two suspects in that case. erika, back over to you. thank you so much for that justin. the driver of the car faces dui charges. police say he drove right in the door for the fillmore concert venue at frankford and east allen street the in fishtown overnight. the driver was taken to the hospital, no word right new on his injuries. the impact knocked the door down otherwise, no major damage to the fillmore. a storm battered cruise ship is new back at port in new jersey and as you you can imaginary leaped passengers just could not get off that ship fast enough. cbs news correspondent don champion joins us live from bayonne, new jersey with stories of that night mayor at sea. your heart goes out to those

people, good morning, don. >> reporter: good morning, erika. people are returning home with memories but noted ones they were expecting. when the boat dock back here last night, many passengers told me they are shaken by their experience. after a nightmare at sea passengers of the anthem of the seas cruise ship are back on solid ground sharing tails of the dream caribbean vacation gone wrong. >> the wind was coming through doors. i thought it was going to break the glass. we didn't think we were going to make it we slept on the sofa. >> reporter: 200,000-ton liner set sale for bohamas last weekend but got caught in the major winter storm in the atlantic. the vessel was battered by 30-foot waves and hurricane force winds. >> i was on deck e and i could sea water in the balcony. >> reporter: dennis was on the cruise with his family and they spent hours on will be down in their rooms while the ship's captain navigated out of the storm. >> my sisters and my brother were distraught. my mom was okay.

they opened up the mini bar so that was good for her. >> reporter: royal caribbean officials are reviewing the company's storm avoidance policies to ensure an incident like this never happens again. >> it should never happen. we have got to do better. we cannot ask guests coming to us for a dream vacation to experience those kind of conditions. some the rattled passengers say they are done. >> i will in the hold it against them but i will just never cruise again. >> reporter: coastguard will inspect the ship before it head out on the next voyage next week end. we are told about 3,000 passengers, did spend the night on the boat but they are expected to leave over the course of the day. they are not going home empty handed. they did get full refund and also certificate for half of of another cruise, tough decision there, erika. >> we will see how they take them up on that offer. don champion in bayonne, new jersey.

a strike is looming for new jersey transit rail workers. the union officials say the workers have authorized a strike, if necessary. the workers are upset over the agency's proposed health premium increase. conductors union says increase would negate proposed wage increases. deadline is march 13th. new jersey transit the's last strike was in 1983. students at ursinus college in collegeville are advised to proper practice hygiene. at least 100 students fell ill will from a stomach virus. the school voluntarily closed its cafeteria and spent all day yesterday cleaning high traffic areas on campus. >> it was mostly vomiting and some people had diarrhea, some people were like coughing. one person did have have to go to the the hospital and she got treated but my other friend were okay. they had to just get some rest. >> reporter: school's dining halls will remain closed to take, wegmans and wawa will be on campus this morning providing meals for students. well, we have shaded

mccoy's first public comments since an olde city nightclub brawl over the weekend. here it is. >> unaudible. >> one more time man, a pol guys, one more time. >> in video from sean brace philly influencer.com, former eagle said he made a mistake. mccoy and three other men made charges in the fight that injured two off-duty philadelphia police officers. one office are suffered broken ribs, broken nose and other injuries. the other officer has a possible skull fracture. teenage suspect in the shooting of a pennsylvania state trooper had preliminary hearing today. giovanni coto is charged with shooting patrick casey last november. it happened during a brief chase in center city philadelphia that ended in a fairy crash on the vine street expressway. coto is 17 but is charged as an adult. trooper casey suffered a shoulder wound. the standoff at a national

wild life refuge in oregon may end peacefully later today. the four remaining occupiers are promised to go surrender to authorities this morning. standoff has been going on for 40 days. meanwhile father of the leader of the occupiers has been arrested. authorities say that bundy was book in the lock up at the county jail in oregon. 6:10. the presidential race is changing two candidates drop out as the democrats prior to face off in another debate. also ahead bernie sanders stops by late show with stephen colbert to address some issues including donald trump. he even tried some bowled peanuts and see more of the interview ahead. spring training starts next week can't come soon enough. >> but there is in baseball at fenway but look at that, snow borders have taken over the ballpark. find out what is going on coming up next.

your car will feel cold as ice, warm it up, thank yourself for your drive to work and school. katie has your forecast, meisha has an eye on the road when we come right back, good

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kind of like this look. i'm calling it the "name your price tool" phase. whatever. the phillies and mess of their ball clubs, report to the spring training next week so they won't be using ballparks for a while. so powers that be in boston decided to use fenway parkas a snow boarding venue. that is a a 14 story, ski and snow gaming ramp, three times the size of fenway green monster. the big air fenway event, competition features olympic medalist and has a $150,000, grand prize. what a great eye tea.

>> i love it. >> yeah, we talk about repurposing something that is a good idea. i would be on the side line watching, because i couldn't not really do is just hop down the bunny trail with a lot of practice. we have decent skiing weather. you will need to bundle up hitting the slopes in the next couple of days, let alone doing anything else that requires you to head outside. storm scan three showing lake enhanced snow flakes flying out across portions of central pennsylvania i don't be shocked to see a flurry here at home but nothing that will stick or accumulate. just adding to the wintry atmosphere. high pressure is on our side. cold air reenforcement are on the the way. adequately headlines here with polar plunge, 20's today, 20's tomorrow, generally upper 20's both days and then we will see that next cold front coming along, the storm system, and messes with us off the coastline. that next front comes along for a snow shower friday night into saturday morning.

wind chill values we're talking all day are near zero. single digits at best is how it feels on the saturday. then we will in the break out the in the teens on sunday. we will come close we think, in fact to at least flirting with an early morning low record on sunday. we will see how we do but regardless it will be cold, temperatures aside, look at how bad it will feel though on sunday morning. that is when it will be the most brutal time frame. i know, valentines day here in philadelphia it feels more like anywhere from 15 to 10 degrees below zero. so no where enclose to freezing, is how it feels for the next four days, worst of which happens on sunday, despite the sun and then we are likely tracking a new storm monday night into tuesday, meisha. >> we have to get the through this weekend, all right, our sights are set on wednesday of next week. that within so nice. ninety-five south at girard heating up here. take a look, some areas right now you are in long are

traveling at posted speeds. it is only 6:15 in the morning. that it is early. happy thursday to you. in center city vine westbound at 24th lets look at what that is looking like. looking great. anywhere i look at these cameras they are looking like this. still traveling at posted speed. great news. just starting to hit roadways right now. new jersey 42 freeway north bound at creek road looking good, although, look at how busy it looks right here. you will in longer be traveling at posted speeds by the time we hit seven. no doubt about. that fatal accident at the bristol will route the 13 bristol pike, all lanes are still blocked in abe around this area use an alternate state road, new rodgers road, and more updates the in a bit but first we will take a quick break stay where you are, cbs-3 "eyewitness news" will be right back.

back on "eyewitness news" new jersey governor chris christie is back in trenton after dropping out of the presidential race. cbs news reports christie made the decision after concluding did he not have the financial support to continue his campaign. now, hearst before christie ended his bid carli fiorina ended hers. former hewlett packard ceo finished seventh in new hampshire just behind christie and this leaves six republicans in the the presidential race. after two democrats it is another debate tonight. birn sanders and hillary clinton will face off in

milwaukee. pbs and cnn will air it. kim hutchinson report both are seeking support from african-american voters. >> reporter: democratic presidential candidates hillary clinton and bernie sanders will battle it out thursday night in milwaukee at pbs democratic debate. despite her new hampshire primary loss clinton picked up a key endorsement webs. >> members of the congressional black caulk as you cross many different generations members in the 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's have collectively concluded that hillary clinton is right person with the job. >> reporter: sanders met with al sharpton, they talk for 20 minutes but sharpton did not extend an endorsement. recent nbc wall street american pole said sanders was only 17 percent a among african americans in south carolina, compared to 74 percent support for clinton. political analyst michael nutter explain. >> because relationships are so long standing. they are so deep. they are real. they are real people who can

testify to the nature of these relationships. >> political analyst van jones says sanders numbers with african americans could improve. >> i think he will grow in the black community but where we are right now he is not made those strong connections yesterday. philosophically, yes, historically yes but practically not yet. >> reporter: kim hutchinson for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". new before leaving for the debate sanders made a stop in new york. fresh from his victory in new new york he appeared on late show with stephen colbert seen right the here on cbs-3. sanders was critical of the donald trump's message to voters especially when it comes to dealing with ethnic groups. >> i think what they have done is responded to trump's false message which suggest if we keep muslims out of this country or if we keep scapegoating latinos or mexicans, our country becomes better. i think that is a false solution. >> colbert ended up by sharing

bowled peanut popular in the host native south carolina palmetto state is home of the democratic primary on february . both colbert and sanders, down the nuts with a bottle of cold beer. >> still ahead this morning. how important is your family's medical history. doctor jen will join to us let you know what kind of questions you should be asking right new. also this picture of the dog bandon in a shelter right before christmas went viral, looks so sad, alone. this went viral on facebook wearing his christmas it sweater still, but now he is finally getting his happy ending, this really is a terrific story. you want to hear this one. if you had one word for today, frigid. >> you could use word like vicious, brutal, so many. it will get much colder though with time so this is the least of our worries folks but regardless the temperatures are tumbling we will tell you how low we will go coming u

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back on "eyewitness news" win credible news from taiwan, that little while talk being carried by a rescuer just pulled out of the ruble, four days, after that 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck. now at least 44 people were killed and rescuers believed 100 people are still trapped inside that debris. well, new to a different kind of dog rescue this one in miami. you have seen this picture of bobby, a shelter during wearing his christmas sweater. but left unadopted. as photo spread so did

interest in the adopting the one year other mix. by yesterday people were lining up, to take him home. shelter volunteered, the one who gave bobby his sweater ended up adopting him. >> i was lucky. >> he will have a sister, and bulldogs as sister. he will be the boy of the house. >> great to hear that. >> shelter hopes this publicity will leave other people to want to adopt. of course there are many pets in our area hoping to find a forever home. coming up next on "eyewitness news", some troubling health news at a local college, jan. >> stand by. a stomach illness, sickens at least 100 students, 22 of them having to go to the hospital and now dining halls are are here at another sin us college are closed to day, i'm january yan carabao, coming up what this university is doing to help its students, jan, thanks. also exciting news for harry potter fans, everyone's favorite wizard is returning

for another round of magic, we are thrilled, meisha. >> sound like fun, we are heating up on the roadways both in terms of the volume and accident activity i'll update you coming up but first we will take a quick break so stay where your, c

good thursday morning, to you, beautiful sunrise. at least is there a positive note we can start w the bad news you need to get your coat, hat, scarves, gloves, everything. the sunrise may be pretty but an arctic blast is ushering in coldest weather we have pelt in a year. we know it is funny we felt this way before but it is after temperatures we have had it is so chilly out there. >> absolutely and it is just

the beginning. it will get colder. >> wait until you hear about sunday. >> we have got reenforcement here that will come along and sending temperatures on a downward spiral. for now it is quiet here on storm scan. i want to focus on this little guy, right here in the center of the radar. we have a tiny little pocket of very light snow rolling through, it is moving at about 30 miles an hour, and between phoenixville, norristown area, just north of the main line but if you run into snow flakes, that is why perhaps this leaves a very, very minor dusting as it rolls through. mess of us, however here in the entire region you will see this, a sunrise, that is coming underway and rest of the day featuring that sun as well. 16 degrees is best we can muster up here at kutztown area middle school. the west northwest breeze at the 10 miles an hour. relatively modest breeze but it is definitely noticeable. out of the west northwest as we speak and it is persistent

throughout the take turning more north westerly with time here. it is a colder wind because it is come from the colder place,ergo, cold enough anyway with temperatures in the 20's but that wind makes it feel that much colder. i have not easily knocked 10 degrees off for feels like value anytime that wind blows and it will be persistent throughout the rest of the day, although, i can reportly most of us will see some sunshine, today. >> and that is the silver lining, i will take this sun any day even with the wind chill, good morning, everyone, happy thursday. roadways, well, they are heating up. but we have seen a strict of accidents all morning long. good indication that it could be slick out there and just leave early you will need to do so even though roadways are looking more try today then they were yesterday certainly, still very cold out there. what you are seeing i-95 south by cottman we are watching this looking at girard in the too long ago looking busy. some areas of i-95 you are in longer traveling at posted speed and we are seeing brake lights coming around that s

curve letting you know you are traveling slow. even though it is 6:30. schuylkill eastbound at city after new looking good but a lot of vehicles slowing you down. just beyond those streets in the westbound direction it is same thing there coming off the roosevelt boulevard. either way on the schuylkill right around city avenue it is heating up. it is looking very bus think morning. the beautiful, kind of snowy, winter shot here 422 past oaks but it is slow, in longer traveling at posted speed in that area as well. we will back out of the way so you can soak this in that snow letting you know how cold it is, nothing will melt. i want to call your attention to the very serious accident here fatal accident in bristol route 13 bristol pike at otter street all lanes still blocked use an alternate state road, new rodgers road, erika, back over to you. classes are in session at ursinus college today but many students might the not show up. a nasty illness is going around campus causing at least 100 students to get sick. "eyewitness news" reporter jan

carabao joining us from that campus with more on the what the school is doing to curb the out break. jan, good morning. >> good morning. the dining halls are closed to day so the health department can get in here and do an investigation. crews have to clean these areas from top to bottom. in the meantime students still have to eat. so starting at 7:30 right behind me here at the a athletic center on campus, wawa and wegmans will be feeding students breakfast. the rest of the campus is still opened and class will go on as scheduled. >> thank you to myself. >> reporter: campus here at ursinus college unusually empty after out break of stomach illness, made hundred student sick. >> one person had to go to the hospital and she just got treated today. but my other friends, they were okay, just had to get some rest. >> reporter: dozens showed up at the hospital and urgent care, the first student was taken to the emergency room at 2:00 a.m. wednesday.

>> it started coming in more an more, two three, four, by the time we got to the health center, the waiting room was full of students that had been afflicted with what appears to be a stomach virus. >> reporter: the college is now voluntarily shut down its dining halls to make way for an investigation by montgomery county health department. crews are also cleaning and sanitizing everything inside. >> we have also spent special attention in residential areas and high traffic areas on campus for cleaning purposes as well. >> reporter: at this time it is unclear if the cause of the out break is food born or transmitted by person to person contact but the systems are the same, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. >> more people are in the rooms and not the in common areas. they are definitely keeping to themselves more, washing their hand, staying away from everything. >> reporter: again, because the dining halls are closed right now breakfast will be served here at the athletic center at 7:30 this morning. a number of businesses will be

coming together to help at lunch as well. that served in the same location. at is 11:30 today. the college says it could be up to a week before the health department can cause a determine a cause for the out break. we are live from collegeville, jan carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> thanks very much for that. meanwhile "eyewitness news" has learned that a student at lehigh university has one of the two confirmed cases of the zika virus in pennsylvania. a memo from the university says that the student got the virus after traveling abroad. that student has recovered. health officialness delaware say that the one case there is mild and woman got it the when she traveled to an area where the virus is spreading, the the zika virus is spread from mosquitoes and if contracted by pregnant woman it can cause severe birth defects. >> 6:36. here's a zonering volume tines day, money magazine found 07 percent of couples fight about finances. that is more than household

chores, togetherness or even sex. cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger joins us how you and your honey can talk about money, perhaps not on valentines day, though, jill, good morning. >> reporter: absolutely in the on valentines day you are right. >> so where she we start. >> a lot of couples have these money conversations while they are having this heated argument. that is a big mistake. here's what you want to do, set aside specific times and a very nice quiet place so you can talk and reduce emotions by setting some ground rules. no judgments, judge opened dialogue. share your financial information like any outstanding debt or maybe there is a secret bangor investment account floating around, just tell your mate about it. make sure you are bet on the same page when it comes to financial priorities like retirement, college planning or cash flow management. >> when it comes to financial management response is it okay to have one person in charge, split that up, and split that up.

>> i think it is totally okay. you want to work toward each partner's strength. i love spread sheets and apps and track money, sure, let her do that day today bill paying. a a lot of people asked me about whether or not to maintain separate accounts? you know what it is totally up to you but you have to talk bit. now one of you will be managing all of the investment, you just want to share the objective and risk in the portfolio with your mate, conduct quarterly meetings to review your progress. no burying your head in the sand because sharing information and responsibility can be empowering. it will help uninvolved spouse understand what he or she would face if you were no longer able to act as family's chief financial officer. for more on love and money, we have to you say sex at 6:30 everyone, join me on jill on money to the come. >> i love thaw said empowering. that is what came to mine. when you understand it, it is empowering. >> absolutely. >> jill, thanks very much for

your time, take care. harry potter fans a new book is coming out for another round of magic. the eighth installment will come out this summer. it is in the a traditional book though. it the is a hard cover version of the script book for the play harry potter and cursed child. the play co written by jk rowling opens up july 30th in london. that book will be available the day after, on harry pot are's birthday. i'm sure it will fly off the shelves. value of those swag bag gifts given out at oscar nominees has hit an all time high. you might in the want to hear about this. there is about 200 you this dollars, in gifts that includes a ten day first class trip to israel, and they also get, unlimited audi car rentals, and a rampire breast lift procedure, i don't know what that is, a new hollywood must have, and a toilet paper, set to be the most suiting, absorbent available. all right. this years academy award air on february 28th.

200 grand. >> all right. >> still ahead a spectacular view of the lightening storm from space. so neat. doctor jen is in studio walking over to talk about the importance of your family's medical history. the information that you need from your loved ones and why it is so important. and how much do you plan to be spending on your valentine? coming up a look at how much men are expect to spend verse women, don't miss that. bundle up, good day, with all of the snow they have out there. it will be a freezing thursday for you and it is just going to get colder. katie has your forecast and meisha's watching the road when we come right back.

here's video from out are space showing lightening, from a storm down here on planet earth. so cool to see that. that is i time lapse tweeted by european space agency

astronaut tim peake from aboard the international the space station. wow. the bird eye view of the storm in north africa that generated dozen of lightening strikes. >> wow. >> incredible. >> another thing perspective to get autopsy above to see lightening strikes down below. >> so, so true. >> just freezing temperatures. >> things are quiet all things considered when it comes to precipitation in the next couple of days. with that said i want to start off with storm scan three for a reason. maybe tough to see at this wider zoom but we have a tiny pocket of very light snow coming in say between norristown, phoenixville, collegeville, kop we are seeing that snow fall right now but it is a pocket sipping through. you can see this lake enhancement. our wind is primarily west to northwest right now so it is allowing those lake enhanced snow showers to drift far enough east and survive, so to a point that they are net isable here as well. now lets switch things over and talk about the fact that

it is turning so cold outside and our weather watcher network picking up on that for sure. and none of the watchers in this list at least have reported any snow but david is in norristown at 20 degrees right the now. we will go elsewhere, dawn in downingtown, 18, lower 20's for andy, phil, peter, ed, and atglenn where ed is as well. 17 degrees. pretty much everyone is at most in the lower 20's right now. you will in the find much better than that a lot of teens out here, so very cold beginning to the day here. i have to tell you it will only get worse from here. the here's what happens, we have the cold air invasion coming in from the depths of the arctic. hudson bay on south, anytime you get purple showing up, you will know real cold to deal with. fact that we begin to run out of colors, we are stuck with white, that is really frigid. some of that will try to have move its way south toward philadelphia a, in the days ahead and as a result of that, reenforcement coming in on

friday night into saturday, most specifically it will turn a lot colder on the thermometer. here's how we see it happening, looking forward in the eyewitness weather seven day forecast, at best 20's today and tomorrow. still in the 20's but lower 20's on at day. watch for that morning snow shower and sunday valentines day, i guess timing is good because it is excuse to cuddle up here but 19 at best and in the morning, meisha it might not even feel like zero, that is how cold it will be. >> absolutely, you have that wind chill it the will be freezing. what are we talking about how cold it is in the studio. starting to seep up here. it is cold. ninety-five south, shaky camera shot the but you can see how many vehicles here. looking at cottman and girard and other areas on interstate 95 looking in the southbound direction, moments ago, how slow it is there, no longer traveling at posted speed there schuylkill eastbound at conshohocken curve looking slow here as well. we are seeing brake lights go off in the delaware county moving in the north bound direction of 452 up to the airport. we have an accident at

pottstown route 100, by route 422, make note of that. this is your fatal crash, this is one i want to you really take net of because all lanes are block, here. route three bristol pike at otter street use alternate state road to new rodgers road. that is your best bet. for my hockey fans, flyers play the buffalo sabres tonight, at 7:00 p.m. i will have an update on septa in a little bit. back over to you. valentines day is sunday but love was already in the air at myers recreation center in southwest philadelphia for the seniors cupid ball last night. everyone dining, dancing having a great the time looking great in their red too love the bow tie. the event was organize by councilman kenyatta johnson and foundation for a better society. it turns out love is not cheap, a new survey find americans will shell out a record $19.7 billion on valentines day gives this year. three on your side consumer reporter jim donovan looks at the valentines day spending for all of your loved ones.

>> reporter: national retail federation find shoppers will spent on average $146.84 on valentines day gifts this year. 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 while 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. reporting for three on your side i'm jim donovan. struggling through frigid temperatures this will valentines day weekend but chestnut hill they have a great idea, who you about valentines on ice.

world famous ice sculptor peter and his team are preparing for a frozen theme display for germantown avenue this weekend. they will be specialize sculptures and bonfire. not sure how you that works and other activities. they say it is fun and organizers say that children will love it. >> it is pretty magical when you see them, watching the ice dropping ape watching peter and john do their works with blocks of ice and to create elsa and o l.a. f. >> we take water and we turn to it ice and then we turn tonight to art. >> other sculptures including baby animals and reproduction and philly's famous love statue. how appropriate for valentines day. right now 6:49. time to see is what coming up on cbs this morning. charlie rose joins us from new york. he has that preview for us, charlie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erika. we are on the campaign trail in south carolina ahead of the saturday's g.o.p. debate here

on cbs. plus we will talk to cosmopolitan editor and chief joanna kohl's and she will tell us why hillary clinton is having trouble getting the female vote. only on cbs this morning inside tsa's new academy to i am have prove airport security. and this is michelle million are joining lionel richie at the piano, a look back at his incredible career and his take on adele's hit song that shares a similar line with one of his greatest hits. that and more, in ten minutes. >> that song takes you back. thanks so much. medical form asked for your family history but just how important is that history tour overall health. common health conditions to chronic disease your family health history really can help your doctor decode possible risk factors. and family physician doctor jennifer cuddle has more on the questions you should be

asking and a common one you see on every form. why sit the so important that family history. >> it is tremendously important. all of those long lost relatives you lost track of i want to you fine them. uncles and grand moms and grand pops and cousins. i need to know what conditions they had because often, that tells me a lot about your health. and also helps me to know what screening and tests to do find those relatives. >> okay. is there any age that is more important when you are young are, older, what do you think. >> truth be told it mathers from birth to death family history. there is not one specific age that is more important but certainly certain conditions do apply more. i want to know that family history when you are 18 or 88. >> where do you start? this is quite a task tracking down relatives and asking personal health questions. >> i don't want people to go on a manhunt. you don't have to go on a manhunt but important to have an idea. a few things you you can do. first of all, ask some questions, a lot of people, i see families actually they

don't understand the value of talking and maybe just don't. maybe they think family history or personal medical history is private. it shouldn't be. you have to share. that talk to your family members about what is going on. ask questions and then record this information. that is one of the biggest things when you get to your doctor you have not forgotten what grand mom and grand pop told you. make sure you record it. and then sharing it with your drizzle so important. >> what steps, what questions should you be asking individually to get information useful to your doctor. >> let me tell you something that i care about. i care about everything. but this is heart health month. we have been talking about with man's health. if you have a family member that died at 35 of a heart attack. that is important. heart disease, cholesterol, strokes, things like. that i care about genetic disease. i care about cancer history. we talk about mammograms and colonoscopy, somebody has breast cancer, colon cancer, i have to know that. auto immune disease or sometimes people forget, all conditions are important but

those are some of the in particular that i find as a physician it is super helpful i know if someone has had those conditions before you. >> tough talk but relatives passed away, also knowing what caused that, right. >> absolutely, it comes do writing down information a lot of people say, how do you want me to write it down. i say if you just tear off a piece of paper and write this down keep it in your purse or wallet, that is one of the best ways to go. >> never hurts. >> tracking people down. >> through go. >> thanks very much. >> thank you. >> we will be right back.

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philadelphia police are looking for the man who robbed and attack a cabdriver. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joining us from jefferson university hospital and that cabby drove himself there for treatment. glad to hear he is okay justin, good morning. >> reporter: police say that cabdriver pick up that fare at midnight at fourth and south street and seconds later they were fighting over a knife will. lets go to video of that driver showing us the hand where he was stabbed twice. he will be okay. driver says that suspect held a knife to his throat and at fourth and catherine streets. the the two for the, leaving that cabdriver stabbed twice in the hand and that suspect

running off with $70. the driver then drove here to jefferson hospital where staff call the sixth district police and they responded quickly. police are looking for a white male, and about 25 years old, last seen wearing a blue hooded sweat shirt and running in the area there are cameras in the area and police think they may have this guy on tape. erika, back over to you. >> justin finch, thank you. right new one last check of the freezing temperatures right now. >> yes, very cold outside and it will get colder and colder. i do want to take you out to a view on storm scan three where we are tracking one very isolated little pocket of very light snow, rolling basically through kop area, phoenixville, haverford, northern philadelphia you might see a few flakes out there otherwise cold is the story, meisha. >> it is frigid, all right. new we are turning your attention to video. it doesn't look like we have it up so i will will show you wide, 20's on the schuykill, not too bad, i will say all things considering. fifty on the vine there.

fifty-four on i-95 southbound. i can tell you it is slower than that. forty-two moving in the northbound direction is also slow. all right. so switching gears now, coming up tomorrow, i'm back on the road for my segment called dream drive. just a few minutes from philadelphia is a place you can call helicopter heaven. it is where you can see real life choppers up close and climb board and get inside the cockpit. i will get a brief lesson in helicopter flying, lets take a look. >> helicopter pilot has three major controls, the collective and the off pedals. >> um-hmm. >> find out how to take a tour like this, yourself, come with me testimony morning on dream drives right here on cbs three sound so easy. it is not that complicated thing. >> he was saying, half of the vernacular. >> cannot wait for that tomorrow. >> next up on cbs this morning inside new tsa training academy where student get training on safety and security measures. reminder to join us bright and early a at 4:30 a.m. right

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