walt. >> reporter: well, jessica when police officers take the oath, they know that the moment can come at anytime. the moment when they could make a difference between life and death. for two heroic lower merion police officers that moment came this morning right at this penn valley wawa when they saved a woman's life. like most mornings as he helpedded out on patrol officer jeff sullivan's first stop was his local wawa for a cup of coffee but on this morning, sullivan and partner officer rob witt, would soon learn that things would be different. before they took their first sip, this day, they would save a life. >> soon discovered there was a young lady laying on the ground and she was in distress. at the time, she really wasn't showing signs of life. >> reporter: officer sullivan radioing for help, grabbed a portable defribillator from his car, his partner performing cpr.

>> as soon as chaka replied she began to show some improvement. >> you you caught up in the moment, your training kicks in, and you just do what you have to do, what any of us would have done. >> reporter: in a life saving twist, the officers who would normally be hitting the streets, earlier, actually were delayed at the station, taking a refresher course on the aed's and cpr, skills that they would use minutes later to save a life. >> it is always good to like sully says to do some good in the neighborhood like that. >> reporter: the officers from the wawa, followed the ambulance, to the hospital. there, looking into the eyes of the woman and her mother, they knew that the full meaning of the service that they had just performed. >> i followed up and i saw her mother. i got the a little emotional at first because at that moment it hit me that i might have made a difference in somebodyes life today and as a

police officer, i have been doing this for 21 years, you don't get too many moments like that. >> reporter: that was the moment. last we heard from the police officers the would the man was on her way to recovery and as for witt and sullivan i'm sure next time they stop here, just about anyone would be happy, to buy them a cup of coffee. live at the wawa in penn val any montgomery county, i'm walt hunter for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". it is no the just cold outside but dangerously cold. temperatures will plunge even further, meteorologist kate bilo is tracking the deep freeze from the cbs-3 weather center. kate, it will just get colder. >> it will get worse from here, jessica. if you need to get on it side, maybe head out to dinner for valentines day holiday, make a run to the grocery store, tonight is your best bet to do so if you don't want to face brutal wind and wind chills that will be starting really late tomorrow morning and continuing right through the day and into sunday. take a peak what is happening outside right now temperature

wise. twenty-four in philadelphia still very cold. wind not all that strong, right now. when wind pick up that is when worst of the cold will come in. temperatures, below these numbers tomorrow, feeling at least 20, maybe even 30 degrees colder then tonight will feel. storm scan three will show reason for. that we have a strong cold front moving in bringing in some snow showers and squalls, you can see that moving in northern delaware right along i-95, low visibility with these squals. they will be around all night tonight and into tomorrow morning as well. 4:00 a.m. we will see another isolated snow squall moving through as we saw yesterday, those can lead to reduced visibility and slick conditions on the road. once that squall moves out we have a wind advisory. wind gusting as high as 50 or 55 miles an hour in spots, making it feel like around zero all day. coming up we will have more on the bitter wind chills and storm next week, for now, back over to you. bitter coal is bringing another warning tonight, ice covered pond and lakes are very dangerous and they are not as thick as you might believe. fire fighters with the gladwynn fire company are

trained for ice rescues just in case they get a call for help. they provided this video from their training session and authorities are especially concerned about children, playing on the ice. >> sometimes kid will go out and play on them and unfortunately they will fall through. so our main goal, it is to tell people to stay off of ice, dangerous. that does not eliminate the fact that we have to train inn a be ready to make a rescue if we would have to in an ice situation. >> fire company has plenty of gear to keep fire fighters safe and warm while working in the icy conditions. "eyewitness news" on the scene of the icy mess at 63rd and haverford in west philadelphia. a water main break there led to lots of ice in the bitter cold. the water gush in the streets for about eight hours. roughly 75 residents including several businesses lost water services during repairs. new developments in the bill cosby sexual assault case, today his lawyer filed an appeal and are asking a again, for that case to be thrown out. the last week a montgomery county judge rule the case

could move forward. cosby's attorneys argued that there was an agreement between cosby and former d.a. bruce castor that he would never be charged over a 2004 encounter with accuser andrea conn stan. cosby was scheduled to be in court for a preliminary hearing march 8th. a park in the center of the the medford burlington county is renamed in honor of the man known as the black doctor of the pines. "eyewitness news", new jersey reporter, cleve bryan has more on the legacy of doctor james still. >> ginger, and the pepper mints. >> reporter: with less than three months formal education samuel still's great uncle james still became within of south jersey's prominent physicians and land overs of the 1800's. the his nickname the black doctor of the pines. >> the story in his book about how he would go on vacation, in long branch new jersey one time and when he came back a week later he had people lined up down the road here waiting to see him. >> reporter: stills family runs an education center at the historic site in medford, new jersey where the doctor

lived ape ran his practice. seeing how he made his remedies a tour brings black history to life. >> remedy he had, it is a cough syrup. >> reporter: while many people know about james stills brother william still who ran underground railroad with harriet tubman black doctor of the pines is much less publicize budd this spring medford township plans to rename a park in the center of the town for doctor still, including the sculpture from artist susan cleaner. doctor still's descendent will see more investment and more attraction toss his historic site. they would like to she his autobiography become a part of black history education. >> we want to read doctor still's book every year. >> reporter: catherine gates drizzle still's great, great granddaughter and retired schoolteacher. she says his story deserves a spot the in any stud bye black history. >> he was a man that believed in god and he was a map that was for everyone, just to help everyone, and i think this should be known throughout the world. >> reporter: if you'd like to learn more of the education

center church road has opened houses next two sat the days and visit medford historical society web site n medford township, cleve bryan, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". parx casino makes a generous donation to the local veteran's group. pennsylvania chapter of the hero's welcome accepted 2,000 boxes of playing card and dice that are destined for care packages for troops n april the group will take donations to new york city for the seventh annual support the troops day, and that is when all of the care packages will be assembled. on the cbs-3 healthwatch a different hero. a south jersey teenager who is grateful for the hospital to cared for him many years ago. >> health reporter stephanie stahl is here to tell us about a special event at cooper hospital today. >> reporter: wait until you see this one, talk about giving back. teenager you are about to meet has raised more than $2,000, over a decade, a penny at a time. it is a very special thank you. >> memories, right. >> reporter: eighteen year-old melvin shepherd in an honorary

doctor's coat is back at cooper university hospital, wheeling in a donation of pennies. >> he has been greeted back in the neonatal intensive care unit by many of the people who took care of him when he was born nine weeks premature weighing just 2-pound, 9-ounces. >> eighteen years later, he is driving a car now. i can't believe it. >> reporter: what a guy he is. eleven yearing on mel started a tradition to collect pennies to donate the to the hospital. they call it pennies for premes. >> i feel since they saved my life i should help other babies, that they have the same opportunity that i do right now. >> three or $400, but i told mel, it is always better to give then receive. >> reporter: giving going to help babies like this one who was born three and a half months premature. >> she weighs a little bit more than a pound. >> reporter: doctor gary stall, head of the neat owe natal unit says there has been a increase in the number of premature births. >> at 24 weeks every organ is

immature. the nature of long term issue is if they have bleeding inside of the brain. >> reporter: melvin's pennies paid for comfort items like this music player that also mimics mom's heartbeat. >> mel was a preme and here he is getting ready to go to college. it is rewarding for us. >> reporter: to see him turned into i grateful, giving grown up. >> it is just a very good feeling all things start small and then they grow. >> reporter: now mel graduates from high school this year and after college he hopes to be maybe a mechanical engineer, he says. and he is going to continue to collect pennies, for the the premes. what a guy he is. >> yes. >> doing big things. >> you think about it, it is probably so much hope for parents of premes when they say look at what this guy has done. it turned out great. >> stephanie, thank you. second grader from suburban counties has in the seen his dad in a year. >> that is until today. coming up solder surprise for his son, the heart warming

moment, happening in front of the entire class. also love is in the eras eight senior couples renew their wedding vows, early valentines celebration that is warming us up on this bitter cold day. we will have that, kate? it is bitterly cold today and yesterday, phase one of the cold out break but phase two coming in tonight along a arctic cold front. we have snow showers popping up. the worst of the cold hits this weekend. i will have details coming up, leslie. kate, big weekend coming up for the flyers and won't believe who is sticking up for to, allen iverson is one step closer to the ultimate honor, details coming up in sports.

weeknights at 11:00 you ask and nicole brewer answers your, good question. >> it is friday, and, it is lenghten season so tonight, sarah from jenkintown wants to necessity why don't catholics eat meat during friday during lent. nicole has an answer to this good question tonight at 11:00. coastguard is inspecting a cruise ship battered and damage at sea by a major winter storm. anthem of the sea returned wednesday night with 4500 passengers and 1600 crew have the. part of the ship's propulsion system had to be replaced. safety equipment must be replaced with some doors, and

windows. norad wants to resume testing of the the giant radar balloons. they were grounded after one broke free in maryland last october. they float add cross pennsylvania, and left a path the of destruction, you may remember, before crashing in monroe county. defense secretary carter supports getting the balloons back in flight and soon but funding from congress is needed. a school assembly today in burlington, new jersey was supposed to be about school safety. but as alexandria hoff reports, it ended upsetting the stage for a solder's welcome home. >> reporter: it ace friday, it is a half day and a special school assembly. for a second grader at bernice young elementary school, life probably doesn't seem like it can get any better. the not only do students get to wave flags but two will get to hold up signs and let everyone else give him clues as to what is on the front. it really doesn't get any better. but joseph adams, he doesn't know that just yet. >> i was in korea, japan,

japan to washington, washington state to washington d.c., and then finally to philadelphia. >> reporter: he said this isn't a story about a store assembly. >> i'm a little will nervous myself. i haven't seen him in a while. it has been a year. i'm curious to see how he will react. >> reporter: for past year army specialist joseph adams has been away from his family, which has been as hard for him as it has been for him. >> it is hardest and toward the end, it is still harder then the anticipation gets worse, and but i'm glad he is home. it is amazing. i just can't imagine. >> reporter: alexandria hoff for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> he looks a little stun, doesn't he, like what. >> he is looking at his classroom like what. >> that was good. >> they have a wonderful weekend all together.

just in time for valentines take senior couples say do i once again the 21 that they love. >> i renew my commitment. >> i renew my commitment to you. >> to you. >> "eyewitness news" at the spring hill assisted living community in cherry hill. eight married couples celebrated their enduring love with a vow renewal ceremony, officiated by cherry hill mayor chuck kahn. >> to be able to recognize all the years that they have spent together, very, very special. >> it is romantic, and sort of gives you another commitment, like it is still the same after 62 years. >> wow, well down. >> they say key to a long happy marriage is simple, never forget to smile. >> so true. >> well, it is cold but phillies are end ising warm thoughts. truck is packed and heading to clearwater florida. pitchers and catchers report to spring training next wednesday. the rest of the team arrives on february 23rd and equipment

will get there on sunday. so what is in that truck? list includes 10,000, 12-ounce plastic cups in the just for drinks but for sunflower seeds. of course, you have the bats, balances. there are 25 sets of golf clubs, and probably the most important item is philly fanatic hot dog launcher. got to keep fans down in spring training happy. you got to have it. >> i don't ever travel without the hot dog launcher. >> love is in the air, spring trach is in the air, that and that air is cold. >> that spring is not in the air. >> winter is in the the air. >> yes, it the is. >> chillies in the air. >> we have love in the air. if you stay inside, snug he will up this weekend that is your best bet. you don't want to be out on a week even like this. if you can help it. not only is it cold, miserable but it is also dangerous. heading into tomorrow night. when we have wind chills up toward 20 below zero, 30 below zero that can cause frostbite in a half an hour depending where you are. that than contact be dangerous. the don't bring the kids outside tomorrow if you can help it.

leave pets inside and hunker down if you can this weekend. lets look at is what happening right now. if you or you the tonight it is no the that bad. you can see haze. we have snow showers, pushing through center city philadelphia at the moment right down into northern delaware as well. in the really seeing those intense squals that we saw yesterday morning, a few spots could pick up one of those heavier squals during overnight hours. you can see that line of snow showers and squals moving in upstate new york and it looks like a summer thunderstorm line but that is snow and pretty heavy convective snow moving our way. it should fizzle overnight. we expect a few scattered snow showers not much more than a coating to an inch in any given location with these snow showers moving through but it is clipping city and low visibility. that will be our number one issue fining yourself traveling through these snow showers. temperatures across the live neighborhood network very coal. 20 degrees in penn square, ardmore and bensalem ape hainesport. it will get worse. wind will be picking up early tomorrow morning.

the wind not too bad out there tonight, overnight they do pick up by 5:00 a.m. we have wind over 30 miles an hour across the vast majority of the region and we don't get a break from these wind all day tomorrow. wind over 30 miles an hour, gusts right through tomorrow afternoon. there is some indication that we could see winds gust as high as 50 plus miles an hour in a few isolated locations. your wind chill sunday morning, this is worst of it, 25 to 35 below zero in mount pocono. the in the city and suburbs it will feel like ten to 15 below waking up sunday morning. we have a wind chill advisory for vast majority of the area early sunday morning. in the poconos it is a wind chill warning because 35 below on that wind chill can give you frostbite in 20 minutes. very cold sunday morning 5 degrees our forecast ted low. record is two, set on february y 1979. overnight again watch for scattered snow showers we are down to 18 degrees. let's fast forward into next week on monday, a chance for

snow, heavier late in the afternoon or evening, snow changes to rain monday night, tuesday, period of heavy rain and here's good news, 29 degrees until today light savings time, 36 days until the start of spring and 58 days now until that phillies home opener. so, spring is coming, some day, it is cold through weekend, watch for that snow to rain on tuesday and then it is quiet later next week. stay tuned we will be right ba

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flyers hot a win last night. >> the flyers have a big weekend coming uptaking on division rivals the devils and rangers. the last night they snapped their three game losing streak in buffalo five-one. rj um burger scoring his first goal in a year. they are four points out of the final wild card spot, and a big chance for them to pile

through the standings this weekend. >> it is a great opportunity. >> ale not worrying about the entire weekend. i think we have to pay attention to tomorrow and, you know, we will worry about the the next day, the next day. >> league will not suspend the flyers defenseman on this hit in the third period. he was tossed from the game, the sabres thought it was a dirty hit. daniels suffers a concussion on the play ape will miss tonight's game against montreal. sixers in the all-star break, back in action next friday, jahlil okafor will be playing tonight in the rising stars game. nerlens noel was supposed to play but he will miss that game with the sore knee. finalist for this years basketball hall of fame were announced, allen iverson made the cut. sixers number one draft pick in 1996, played ten seasons here, the teams second all time scorer, he won rookie of the year award in 97 and named league's mvp in 2001. it was an 11 time all-star, totally deserves to go in the hall, class of 2016 will be

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a happy birthday is in poured for former president lincoln was born 207 years ago on this date. the members of the philadelphia's union league observed the occasion with a parade from their broad street headquarters to independence hall. in 1861 lincoln appeared at that very spot for a flag raising ceremony that mark the entrance of the camden in the union. he returned to philadelphia in 1864 to tend a civil war fundraiser and his funeral procession came through olde city in route to his birthplace of springfield, illinois. how about that. thanks for watching "eyewitness news" at 6:00. we are back at ten on our sister station the cw philly and back here at 11:00. up next, "cbs evening news". tonight republican candidates gear up to face off in tomorrow night's debate on cbs. on this valentines day weekend steve hartman goes on the road

to find a monument to celebrate love. here now is s >> pelley: republicans fight for the christian right and prepare for our cbs debate. tempers flare between the democrats. >> madam secretary, that is a low blow. >> pelley: also tonight, a low blow of cold in much of america. the pope's pilgrimage to mexico. greyhound racing may be neither the end of its run. and steve hartman at a museum of love. >> i built it for other people to see, but it's for me, too. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: now, there are six. the winnowing of republican candidates continued today when dark horse jim gilmore headed for the barn. so a great deal is riding on