>> reporter: 's manual is late is in the series of unexpected visitors at trump tower. earlier mr. trump met with former vice-president al gore and today the president-elect confirmed during a phone interview with nbc's today show that former rival mitt romney is still in the running for secretary of state. >> i have spoken to him a lot, we have come a long way together, we had tremendous, difficulties together, and now i think we have come a long way. >> reporter: mr. trump has made several other choices, cbs news has learned scott pruit will be named head of the environmental protection agency, he for the epa rules while oklahoma's attorney general. retired marine core general john kelly will be nominee for department of the home land security, and, iowa's long serving governor kerry brandstat will be the next ambassador to china spokesmen for china's foreign minister say they welcome the news of his possible ambassadorship calling him, an old friend of the country.

inauguration day a roaches next month, the senate is honoring outing vice-president, joe biden. mr. biden presided over the senate floor during a bipartisan trip boot to him on capitol hill. he represented delaware for 36 years in the the senate, and as vice-president, he is present of the senate. on monday mr. biden stoked speculation that he may run for president in 2020. he clarified his remarks on the the late show with stephen colbert on cbs-3 last night. >> i'm a great respecter of fate. i don't plan on running again but to say you know what will happen in four careers, i just think it is, it is not rational. i -- >> that is the sound of the door creaking open is what that is. >> well look, i cannot see the circumstance in which i would run but what i've learn a long, long time ago, steven, it is to never say never. you just don't know what will happen. >> the vice-president also says in four years he will be 77, and in better shan than

president-elect trump. we're learning more about the other driver who died in the head on crash, that killed a new jersey state trooper. sixty-one year-old doctor lloyd rutly of elmer was pronounced dead at the scene of monday night's crash on route 55 in millville. police say his car crossed a grassy median and then crashed into trooper frank i williams as he responded to a eradic driver complaint. today our cleve bryan learned exclusive new details about doctor rudly a practicing psychiatrist. >> he has no living relatives at all. so every holiday we'd have him here. he was like a family member, without being blood family. he never touched liquor in his life or any kind of drugs, except his insulin. >> reporter: our cleve bryan will have more of that exclusive interview and the latest on the crash investigation that is coming up in a live report on "eyewitness news" at 6:00. traffic is back to normal now after a new jersey transit train hit a koran camden's river line, that accident took

place this morning near federal street and river avenue, causing delays, causing the morning rush hour. the train hit the driver's side door and it caused extensive damage to the car, and a toast truck was able to remove car from the track, in one was injured. camden county officials have have launched a new program designed to save critical time in emergency situations, residents can now sign up for the smart 911 system. it is a free service that allows users to create a profile that provides vital information to dispatchers, and first responders, during an emergency. users can link their cell phones to the the profile, which can include addresses and photos, to let's mergecy crews know where to go and who they are looking for. well, yesterday's rain has moved on but now get ready for temperatures, to tumble. meteorologist kate bilo joins us on the skies deck with the closer look at what is ahead, kate. >> reporter: definitely feeling chilly out here this evening, it is not too bad, pretty seasonal but we have got cold air waiting in the wings, coldest air of the

season so far, and it is heading our way by the weekend. here is a look outside taking a look at storm scan three showing a few clouds. we have breaks in the cloud cover this afternoon, system from last night has moved out to sea but you can just see a few snow showers moving through the midwest and that is our next cold front it doesn't have moisture with it, not going to see anything in the way of precipitation but what we will feel is drop in temperature, behind this front. the lets start off with local temperatures right now at 46 in philadelphia. forty-four in trenton. 43 degrees in reading. these numbers are seasonal for this time of the year, early december right where we should be. look at is what not too seasonal, head back to the midwest, it is 24 in chicago right now, 25 degrees in des moines, 20 in minneapolis, and all that cold, it is progressing eastward. may not get quite as cold as in the midwest but we will tap, into some of that arctic air that will start moving in tomorrow and definitely will be felt friday into the weekend. coming up i'll tell you when those cold temperatures

advance closer to us and talk about the chance for rain and snow showers in the forecast and when temperatures head back to normal all coming up when i join you inside. for now back to you. >> a lot to talk about, thanks. today jurors began hearing evidence in the trial accused charleston church shooter dylann roof, the 22-year old white man is charged with killing nine black people at a historic church in charleston, south carolina. cbs news correspondent marlee hall was in the courtroom. >> reporter: family members of the victims of the charleston church shooting arrived at the courthouse wednesday morning where the murder trial of the alleged shooter, got underway. 22-year old dylann roofies accused of killing nine black parishioners during bible study at historic emmanuel ame church in 2015, authorities say that he told them he did it because he wanted to start a race war, during opening statements, a federal prosecutor, said that roof was a man with a cold, hate tool heart. felicia sanders was first to take the stand. she survived the shooting but

her 26 year-old son tykwanzaa did not. she cried as she cried watching taking him take his last breath as he tried to protect her and others. roof's lawyer told jury he is not disputing that his client committed the crimes. he said he might in the call any witnesses during this part of the trial. if convicted, roof faces the death penalty, and his attorney tried to hint at reasons why his client shouldn't be put to death buzz prosecutors objected saying he should save those comments for the penalty phase face of the trial. roof has said he wants to represent himself during that part of the proceedings. marlee hall for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". fire officials say that there are no more victims to be found in the burned out warehouse in oakland, california. authorities are now shifting their attention to what caused that massive fire. oakland mayor libby shay told the media that the building was being used illegally not intended for residential use

special agent with the bureau of alcohol, tobacco firearms and explosives said people on the second floor did not know about the fire on the first floor, until it was well developed, and flames were blocking the stairways. two juveniles have have been charged with aggravated arson for starting the wild fires that killed 14 people. it began in the chimney top area of the great smokey mountains national park november 23rd. it quickly spread to the gatlinburg area causing damage to more than 1700 buildings and, and injuring many others. and a plane goes down near the capitol of pakistan, but officials say, none of the 48 passengers or crew survived the crash. photographs show a grim scene in the mountains of the a bad bad. pakistani authorities say twin propeller aircraft crashed moment after the pilot reported engine failure. planes's black box recordes was found in the wreckage and investigators will see if it

will shed exactly on what happened. thousands of residents in indonesia are left homeless following a deadly earthquake that struck just before dawn. 6.5 quake killed nearly 100 people and, killed 600 more. search teams are looking for survivors trap in the ruble. at least four people have been pulled out alive thus far. downpours and blackouts have hampered the search efforts. well, students at the friends school in haverford are learning a important lesson on global citizenship. >> they collected school supplies for children in europe which has now led to a blossoming friendship across the atlantic ocean. cherri gregg from our sister station kyw news radio has this story. >> reporter: they are third and fourth graders at friends school in haverford. the eight, nine, ten years olds love reading, art and are filled with curiosity. >> these are kids, ages five to 15. they are some of the 11 million refugees, forced from their home, in syria.

>> they are really establishing a level of connection, and compassion that is frankly quite pretty emotional, to see that. >> reporter: amanda leave on son runs needs list a web site that links american donors to european refugee camps based on need. she put a call out and her son leo's class helped raise hundred pound of school supplies to send overseas. then they established his connection with the kid that they helped in the refugee camp, based in greece. students asked about their skype pals dreams. >> my dream is to go to america. >> reporter: their favorite things to do. >> we like bicycles and they like sports like we do. >> reporter: they looked at their art. >> they were really good at it. >> reporter: to show their syrian friend that someone cares. >> they are human, we're human and every human should have equal rights to go to different countries. >> reporter: transforming an internet connection, into a life long lesson.

>> bye. >> bye. >> bye. >> reporter: in haverford, cherri gregg for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> is that what it is all about right there or what. coming up on "eyewitness news" tonight remembering pearl harbor 75 years later and that same date two days later saw the launch of the u.s.s. new jersey, the big j, we will take you to the emotional ceremony aboard the battleship in camden today, also this. if we can get children, people, perhaps to work and have fun, and improving their health isn't that a win/win. >> pat gallen shows us how a local university is mixing video games with health care, find out why it is so important for people with disabilities. my husband loves to shop. if you look deep in there santa claus lives deep inside him. >> how one man and his wife are putting their christmas spirit to work changing the lives of four families this holiday season. it is a true story of holiday season. it is a true story of brotherly did you know slow internet

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well, it the might be a little chilly here but some parts of the country are dealing with a major arctic blast, and it the is very cold there, winter isn't arrived yet ape this is what people are dealing with in north dakota. the snow fell hard and fast, created white out conditions as you can see there but weather clearly caught drivers off guard, not every day you see a tow truck, towing another tow truck that one got stuck in the snow. >> that hurts. >> yes. >> dazzling display is on the way next weekend and we are not talking about christmas lights. to see this display you have to look up, way up. meteorologist justin drabick has that story, from the einstein health care science center. >> reporter: double dose for stargazers is coming not one but two stellar events, get to see super moon and shooting stars at the same time. gift from outer space this

holiday season, next week the meteor shower will arrive along with the december super moon, two bright objects that can be seen with the naked eye. >> the geminid meteors are intensely colored. if you are lucky and see bright streak across the keith that is a meteor. >> reporter: here's how, geminid meteor shower begins sunday night but will be far more active early wednesday morning. same time we will see super moon. meteors will be in all parts of the skies but for the best view trying looking away from the moon, also, find a dark location, and this is an active meteor shower with up to 120 meteors per hour. you may think meteors are the size of the large rock, but, in fact, they are tiny. >> they are only about the size of sand grains like what we see here. just about the size of sand grains. but because the entering of the earth's atmosphere so fast, they create a very, very bright streak, as they heat the air around them as they plunge in the earth's atmosphere.

>> reporter: if you are really lucky you can get a peak at jupiter that will rise in the east around the same time the geminid's peak wednesday morning and visible until dawn. from the einstein health care science center i'm meteorologist justin drabick. >> how about that. >> new pictures of saturn have been captured by nasa's spacecraft, pictures seen here are of saturn's rings through four different lens filters. each filter is sensitive to different wave lengths of light showing clouds, hazees from varying altitudes. spacecraft is on a mission to study saturn's system and will continue to transmit atmospheric dad the a through september. >> that is amazing but i'm still amazed by sand grains. >> wow. >> fascinating stuff. >> wow, wow. kate joins us now with the forecast this winter blast is coming our way. >> yes, talking about blasting in the atmosphere but we will have a blast of arctic air invading midwest and on its way towards us. it is not coldest air we have ever felt but coldest air we have felt this season. >> it is all relative. >> yes.lt this season. >> it will be the first time where you walk outside and

think i might need to put another layer on, maybe another pair of gloves or scarves, just as warm as you think you are dressed maybe add one more component this weekend because again this is coldest air we have felt since last winter and it is on its way here. lets look outside right now, we will start off with a look in bethlehem where christmas city is decked out a little bit there you can see northampton county we have christmas lights on the trees, lots of traffic, up and down main street, this is looking live from the hotel bethlehem, and we had a little bit of frozen precipitation in the portions of the least high valley last night. nothing tonight. everything is quiet around there whiz is good news and it should stay dry and quiet for next several days as well. good news there. look at the time lapse. we will start off in broadheadsville with snow on the ground they did get snow last night the buzz watch what happens during the day. temperatures rise far enough above freezing that once the sun tries to peak out in the afternoon, we will start to see this snow, very gradually, melt away, and then we're left with green grass by the end of the day a lot of that snow in the lower elevations,

broadheadsville got an inch or so and that already melted and we're back to a clean slate for another chance for snow showers in the poconos this weekend. storm scan three is clear for now, everything is looking okay, our next front doesn't have much moisture at all with it, kind of draped right here back through midwest, producing light snow in southern illinois, and into missouri. that will come through tomorrow morning for us, and like we said, it will come through generally dry. only indication that it is here for most of us will be cloud cover in the morning. so temperatures right now pretty seasonal 46 in the city. forty in millville. 44 degrees in trenton. thirty-five in mount pocono. taking you through tomorrow, you can see we will start off the day with some clouds, and then we will start to clear it out but a big drop is coming, tomorrow, temperatures will go slightly below normal and then friday and saturday, that is when the real cold will be felt, and you'll start to feel that transition tomorrow. so clear skies for the first part of tonight, here's that front coming through, not much with it. just some cloud tomorrow morning. those clouds thin out quickly and then most of the daze will be sunny but wind will pick up

tomorrow afternoon, and wind about ten to 15 miles an hour for your thursday and then ten to 20 miles an hour on friday, friday wind could gust as high as 0 miles an hour and that will make it feel much, much colder then thermometer indicates, in fact, by friday morning, it will be feeling like the teens in many locations, at 7:00 a.m. and friday afternoon feeling sub freezing, all day lock, with the wind, temperatures around 40 degrees but not feeling much better then 30, all day. overnight partly cloudy, chilly, 34 degrees, for yourself thursday clouds giving way to sun, brisk, chilly at 45. friday very cold, 40 degrees, but even though saturday is colder then friday, friday will probably feel colder then saturday and that is because it is more windy and feel, sub freezing all day friday and then cold start to the weekend, i'll tell you when maybe we will head back to normal with the seven day next half an hour. >> that will wake you up. >> that would too. a story in texas has two new employees in lowes.

>> one has four legs, subject two, meet clay and air force veteran and his service dog charlotte. the duo have been working side by side at lowes and lucy took up after serving in the military. he was searching for a job that would how his side kick to tag along. >> absolutely, we have service dogs at work ought all through lowes. >> we were interviewing people for his position. he was an applicant. he showed up at his interview. he had charlotte with him. >> as you can see charlotte has her own vest, lowes management works around their schedule so charlotte can get a good break and duo is winning over the internet, their story has gone viral. >> hey charlotte, where can i get nails. >> yeah, right. >> she will show you 57 years ago today a date whiz will live in infamy. we will hear from survivors of the attack on pearl harbor, as they returned for what is being called the last reunion. the leslie?

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special steps, this woman thought that she would never take. all made possible by a local hospital. new at 6:00 tonight reason this bucks county woman will walk the road to recovery, and who she has to thank for it, it is coming up tonight on "eyewitness news" at 6:00. leslie joins us now with sports and some high school teams trying to end the year with the w. >> exactly right. >> it all comes down to this st. joes prep and archbishop wood have won five state championships in the last five years between them. then there is, imhotep charter a school barely a decade old

and looking to win back to back state crowns. we have caught up with the three coaches that talk to them. >> charter is one win away from 4a state championship 13 and zero apartmenters have been on the tear under their new head coach mark schmidt. >> it is always, been the cherry on sunday kind of a thing. it is last game of the year. it is always a goal for every high school team to make it to that point. we're fortunate enough to do it this year. we're fortunate enough this year. >> reporter: archbishop wood held a pep rally for their team playing in the 5a championship game. one victory away from its fourth state crown in six seasons. >> excited about the opportunity, and to get back to the state championship and seniors are excited to finish their high school career playing for a state championship. >> reporter: st. joes prep the best in the east will take on best in the west pittsburgh central cat lake the in the 6a championship game. they met for state title in 203 where prep won, 35-ten. >> right now i think everybody is really focused on trying to

to everything that they can to prepare themselves to play the best possible game they cannon saturday. but obviously, anytime that you have a chance to play in a game of this magnitude, you know, the excitement will be palpable. >> congratulations just to get to this point. >> yes, big deal. >> for sure. >> a lot of work. >> thanks, leslie. coming up next, no worries, be happy. >> it turns out there is something to that saying. imagine that. being happy can change your life. find out how after the break, pat. i'm pat gallen here at drexel university in the replay lab learning all about the enable games, it is helping people with certain disorder move around, and function better.

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do you tend to look on the the bright side? do you see that glass half full, instead of empty? answers to those questions could determine just how long you'll live. the news continues now 59:30. good evening i'm jessica keen. i'm ukee washington. new research looked at people with a optimistic outlook on life. cbs-3 health reporter stephanie stahl is here with what that means for your health. >> you said it before, don't worry, be happy, new research says that kind of attitude can actually save your life. this is a large scale study that find having a positive outlook, really can help you, live longer. >> think i'm more of a glass half full person. i tried to look at the bright side of life. >> reporter: that optimistic outlook on life may help you live longer according to the new research. >> when compared most optimistic to least optimistic people reduced risk of dying from cancer, stroke, infection, stroke, heart disease and lung disease as well. >> reporter: derrick kim and researchers from harvard looked at data on 07,000 women

over eight years. most optimistic women had 30 percent lower risk of dying. >> it seems to have most effect on cardiovascular outcome and smallest effect on cancer outcomes. >> reporter: researchers say taking steps to boost optimism might lead to healthy behaviors and better coping skills. >> you think about your different domains of life whether it is your personal relationship with your spouse, your career, and your friend ships and each of of these dough hains you think of the best possible outcome. >> reporter: researchers say to up crease optimism write down three things you are grateful for each night and make a list of the kind things you have done for others. now while this study only looked at women, researchers say that the findings would also, apply to men. so being positive, pays off this is big way. >> indeed it does. >> gratitude can lead to something special. >> no doubt bit. >> thanks, stephanie. americans are remembering a day of infamy as president franklin roosevelt determined it. seven five-year ago the

japanese attack pearl harbor. surprise attack killed 2400 americans, injured more than 1200 and forced the u.s. into world war two. nearly half were killed on the u.s.s. arizona. in less than two hours the japanese took majority of the u.s. pacific fleet, out of action. today, thousands came to pearl harbor to pays their respects during a special ceremony at pearl harbor memorial in hawaii. ninety-four year-old donald stratton was there to mark the anniversary. he is one of the five known remaining survivors of the u.s.s. arizona. japanese also attack the u.s.s. utah, were 400 survivors. nine three-year old gilbert myers is one of only six, still living today. >> did you make it off the ship. >> i swam, as you can see, i was sleeping down in the star burt and torpedo hit the port. >> you were asleep. >> yes, i had big watch, i stayed up all night. >> japan's prime minister will visit pearl harbor with president obama later this

month. it will be the first visit by a japanese leader. local veterans are gathering on the battleship new jersey, to mark pearl harbor's anniversary. the battleship's role in u.s. history. "eyewitness news" reporter anita oh is live in camden tonight and anita you talk to those who served on the u.s.s. new jersey. >> reporter: that is right, jessica, you are looking at 45,000 tons of metal and a big, beautiful as u.s.s. new jersey is, it is also most decorated battleship in the history of the you had navy. so pretty cool that it is right here on the camden waterfront. it was launched officially a year after that attack on pearl harbor and they say many who served on this ship and later gathered to remember that date 75 years ago that forever change our country. >> ♪ >> reporter: as american flag waves over the water, it reminds those who soluted their common cause, the pursuit of liberty, justice and of a nation inn divisive.

>> freedom is never free. somebody has to die to defend that freedom. that is the message hopefully america is learning and will never forget. >> reporter: seventy-five years after hundreds of japanese fighter planes attack the u.s. naval base at pearl harbor these men have not forgotten. >> those poor people out there the a pearl harbor, they didn't have a chance and i'm sorry. >> you think about the tragedy, and the fact that we were so unprepared, for war at the time, didn't see it coming. >> reporter: the attack led america in to world war two and tragedy became a lesson. >> pearl harbor united america like nothing has ever done before and for the first time ever we became one nation. >> reporter: but just like these soldiers devotion to their country another unwavering part of the later wars was u.s.s. new jersey. >> when i saw my name on the bulletin board for u.s.s. new jersey, i thought oh, boy, that is one of the biggest ships in the world. >> reporter: ninety-one

year-old russell collins work in the number one engine room and slept on the second deck of this ship in 1943. >> it was a great honor to still be alive to be here. >> reporter: so as the flag waves over the water, they also remembered this. >> the united states, we are the greatest. >> reporter: russell collins still volunteers on this ship, twice a week, the u.s.s. new jersey has her 19 battle stars and served in multiple wars including in cover least, vietnam and lebanon. live from camden, anita oh for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> thank you. national non-profit is spreading holiday cheer for military families in our area. >> cbs-3 photo journalist allen wheeler takes you inside the campaign to give our truth and their families holiday meals at joint base maguire dixon lakehurst. >> hello, have a good holiday. >> it was awesome. this is so great. >> we have 300 bags, we nose for sure that we have 275

registered, so we like to take care of our community. >> stuffing, mashed potatoes, apple juice, green beans, the basics for a holiday meal, the breakfast and dessert are all in the sack. >> you know, it is cold, everybody wants a warm meal. >> ♪ oh, what fun it is to ride in the one horse open sleigh ♪ >> we see them line up to minutes and then, it is just amazing. >> it is amazing. it is wonderful. it was a god send. >> with christmas, times are very tough, and it is just wonderful knowing that there is somebody out there to help us, when we need it. >> merry christmas. >> merry christmas. thank you for your service. >> thank you. >> they let us know that not only community cares but it also helps with financially make some good meals for the kid. >> merry christmas. >> melted my heart. >> first time seeing santa so it is wonderful. >> it makes me feel closer to

home, california, over 2,000 miles away. the just having that smile would you get at home makes me feel like that hug that i always want from home. >> oh, yeah. >> you earned it. >> it is a tradition for many children to go visit santa claus with their wish list. >> if they cannot get to santa, you know sanity, he will get to them. we will show you wonderful reactions of some special children, to meet cyber santa. not all of the santa's elves are as jolly as their boss, we will let you know what one mall santa said that made a little will boy feel awful, kate? it is time to look ahead to the weekend and it will be a cold weekend, arctic air invasion, and snow showers, possible, especially in the poconos. you can see temperatures barely getting to the freezing mark. in the city cold saturday at 39. forty-two on sunday with the late night snow showers and down the shore, highs only in the 40's with more sun, on saturday. make sure you bundle

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santa's hard at work at north pole getting presents ready for good boys and girls. >> he took sometime from his busy schedule today to make his special appearance. >> i was going over naughty and nice list and i see that you have been on the good list. >> good job. the children at shriner's hospital in north philadelphia received a virtual visit from old saint nick, kids were able to interact directly with santa and let them know what he might be wanting for christmas. it was all made possible through dimension data technology company. >> so exciting to he see the kid and to have that opportunity to interface with sanity, bringing north pole to north fill. >> today's virtual visit with santa also brought joy to children in hospitals in chicago, and atlanta, and los

angeles. >> santa's up on the technology, making smiles. >> i love how they can talk back and forth to each other. you have to tell them what you want for christmas. >> that is right, eye to eye. >> so how can you get your photo the owe with the royal family this holiday season? we will have that for you af

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visitors to madam toso's wax museum are seeing a more casual side to the royal family. the royal's popular like necessaries are addressed with the festive holiday season. you you can see the queen there. sweater with her bee love dog. look at that christmas sweater. will and kate getting in on the the action as well. britain, sweaters are called jumpers and sometimes worn at christmastime to raise awareness for got cause. when palace her it would be a fundraiser for save the children they gave them the royal nod. >> how about that. >> um-hmm. video games used in the health care industry not something you normally would think but it is true and it is happening in our own backyard. in west philadelphia, a team of video game programers has joined forces with the health sciences to take the next step, pat gallen reports. >> reporter: drexel university is known for being at the forefront of health care and

technology in our region. it is here in the drexel replay lab that a collaborative effortes taking place with the college of nursing and health. they are working on video games that are helping individuals with disabilities, get in motion, while tracking their performance remote thely. >> there you are. >> reporter: drexel professors doctor paul and maggie o'neill teamed up for the challenge through enable games a drexel spin off project. >> you just have to have move your hand and feet as quick as you can and try to get the object. >> maggie o'neill over from the college of the nursing and health care professionals came to me a few years ago inquiring about the use of active video games or games controlled by your body for physical therapy. current commercial games were not meeting her needs. >> i said can you make this commercial game do this and this and this and this? so, it will be more sensitive, flexible and specific to my needs and therapy goals. >> reporter: well, they have succeeded, individual with cerebral palsy and other debilitating movement

disorders can out ice these games, they go them progress. in addition drexel's invention is helping doctors and nurses gather information that was previously impossible to obtain in real time. physical therapist doctor carroll whamsly is a consultant working with drexel and has never seen filling in like enable games. >> this is absolutely unique, fabulous what they have been able to design, so if someone has problems with their trunk, park i been son's and they are stuck forward and it is affecting their balance, they can learn to be upright. we want them to engage in all areas, you know, from your bedside to the clinic, to the home. >> check with your feet too, kick high enough. >> reporter: i'll rip my pants. >> what you will see us doggies tracing the path, that that hand moved throughout the play station sort are the enable games.com is offering a life changing program that promises to be game changing in the health care community. >> when you have a kid that can sit playing the game for 20 minutes at a time where they normally can't do to

that, that is really what hits home with this. >> reporter: for the two inventors this project is three years in the making. the one person at drexel called it stealth health and it is something that they believe can help improve health while making game challenging and fun. it certainly goes in line with the enable motto which is enabling everyone to participate. i'm pat gallen for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". how great is that. >> awesome. >> indeed. >> kate joins us on the forecast with this hump day. >> yes. >> here we go. >> it is indeed. >> that is right. >> weather is pretty cecil nal. it is a press i typical early december day out there today. we had some sun finally break through the clouds. >> i saw a little bit. >> the temperature is not all that bad, it is where it should be for this time of the year but it is all going to change. much colder air moves in we're talking about temperatures about 10 degrees below normal as we head in the weekend, and it will feel even colder then that, when we factor in the wind chill. we have to talk about the wind chills this time of the year. lets start off with a look

outside right now and skies clear pretty nicely, mother nature put on a light show and that beautiful sunset out there this evening. finally saw the sun returning in the afternoon, fight to go come back after that dreary, drizzly morning, we had across most of the area, but now everything is quiet, no problems on the roads, and temperatures will be dropping, sub freezing in many spots overnight. bottom out in the mid 30's here in philadelphia checking in with our eyewitness weather watchers as we do at this time every day and they are reporting chilly but seasonably cold temperatures. we are looking at lower 40's and 30's for most of the area talk with bill layden first and foremost in cardington at 39. clear skies tonight. it will be cold in the morning. and it sure will. cloud will move in the morning but they probably won't move in quickly enough to inhibit temperatures from dropping steadily throughout the overnight hours. expect to wake up in some spots in the suburbs in the the 20's. forty-one in middletown delaware as we check with jason. further are north we will go, let's peak in at phil's house in north whales at 42 degrees

with the clear sky and just a few photos from our eyewitness weather watchers, peter sent this in beautiful sunset shot. you can see colors returning to the skies once the sun began to set after that sun finally emerged and lynn also sending the shot of this sun, setting, beautiful, she said sun appeared late today, but better late then never and great shot from lynn. thanks as always to our weather watchers. looking at storm scan three does show a few clouds, they are thin, which ispy not a big deal for now but clouds will move back in tomorrow morning as we await the arrival of the next cold front. now this front will come through generally dry, you can barely even see it here on storm scan three. it is draped back across the midwest and into portions of the northern plains and the cold air is lock up behind it for now. sochi, minneapolis, temperatures right now in those spots only in the 20's, and that cold air is heading our way. i don't think we will get quite that cold but we will sees overnight lows in the 20's this weekend but we will be tapping in this big arctic air, air mass that is centered over portions of central and

western canada but all starting to draw southward and progressively made inn roads through the next several days. so for tomorrow you can see we will start to see that cold air. this is freezing line, you can see it starts to invade by friday reaching portions of the carolinas, florida, georgia. saturday we will see that pink, very cold air move down in the philadelphia area and then sunday morning, looks like the coldest yet, temperatures only in the mid 20's and many spots in the teens, especially as you head up toward poconos. in the weekend we are talking about temperatures 10 degrees below average. that is significant because average highs in the mid to upper 40's this time of the year. we are talking about highs in the 30's in some spots. wind 15 to 20 miles an hour. morning wind chills in the teens. afternoon wind chills in the 20's. this will continue, your temperature outlook from the climate prediction center keeps the outlook below average, right through december 19th, and in the northeast and mid-atlantic region. overnight 34. partly cloudy and chilly. for your thursday cloud in the morning and then afternoon

sun, 45 which is pretty seasonable but the wind will make it feel closer to 39 or 40 and friday's high of 40 will feel no better than 30 thanks to a strong gusty win. coldest day saturday at 39. sunday cloudy and cold at 42. watch for a chance for rain or snow shower sunday night the in to monday, monday we are back to 48, another blast of cold air looks to arrive by middle of the next week. look at next wednesday, guys, high only 36. >> back to you. >> thanks, kate. a lot of children look forward to visiting santa during the holidays but one little north carolina boy says his experience left him upset. >> anthony may essays he was fat shamed by santa. this picture shows anthony's cousin justin sitting on santa's lap moments before anthony sat down with him. when it was anthony's turn he asked for a ipod touch and a drone for christmas. but that is when the family says santa became rude. >> when i got down, he said, just layoff hamburgers and

frenchfries and that disrespected me and i feel awful. >> santa apologized to the family later but anthony's mom said she would like to see him fired a lot of folks, thinking that, wow, wow, wow. that time of the year many try to give back to our community. >> for one couple you might call them santa's elves, how they are opening up their hearts and wallets, to make holiday dreams come true for local

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well, we want to go ahead and say thank you because so many of you, the viewers are donate to go our joy of sharing toy fess. some of those toys you are dropping off are heading to

the salvation army. >> one montgomery county couple has adopted four salvation army families, that is 21 people age five months to adult. that is a whole lot of brotherly love. >> this family has. >> almost all little guys. >> little kid. >> reporter: peter gardener of merion station doesn't have a beard but don't let that fool you. >> my husband loves to shop. he is deep inside of him santa claus lives inside of him. >> since 2013 peter and his wife patty gardener have have adopted families from the salvation army and they fulfill their wish list. >> they want operation. i played with operation, i'm in youngster. >> remote controlled things are really popular. we have gotten a bunch of those. we have gotten three of the tablets for the teenagers. >> reporter: gifts will be dropped off here at the salvation army. >> for someone to adopt four families they would need to

have the wherewithal to do that but i think so much more important then that is the fact that they see the need. >> reporter: parents and guardians often ask for things other families take for granted. >> a couple of moms need cookware. >> reporter: basics of every day life. >> maybe, you know, what i picture in my mind this is a family that had to bring together a a living someplace. >> these are families in some distress. they wouldn't be seeking the salvation army's help if they didn't really need it. >> reporter: these piles are just the start of their shopping for 21 individuals, but you don't to have buy as much as they do, to be a santa. >> if you can just help one family, that is a big step in the right direction. >> thank you, both. thank you, thank you. our annual toy of sharing toy fess is going on right now. toys will be donated to the boys and girls club, salvation

army and u.s. o. help make the holidays a little brighter for some children. bring a new unwrapped toy to one of our drop off locations and we have put a list of all of the locations at cbs philly.com/toy fess. and that is "eyewitness news" at 5:00. now at 6:00 new details tonight about the other driver, involved in the crash that claimed the life of a new jersey state trooper. a close friend of that driver, speaks only to "eyewitness news". and, he was nearly killed in the line of duty, today officer jesse hartnett speaks to "eyewitness news" about a special honor and reason he says, life is good, nearly a year after the ambush. it hit me very hard. i had to get involved. if i wanted to go anywhere he had to use a wheelchair. >> reporter: now this bucks county woman is back on her feet and on the road to least coverry. our stephanie stahl shows us why she never thought it would be possible and the gift that made it a reality, kate? and it is turning colder by the day, as arctic air

invades the area just in time for the weekend. we're talking the coldest air of the season. coming up i'll tell you which day is the cold, which days will the wind make it feel sub freezing and whether we will rebound back to normal, "eyewitness news" at 6:00 starts right now. ♪ here's is what happening at 6:00 the crash that took the life of new jersey state trooper frankie williams, but tonight, a close friend of the other driver killed is speaking only to "eyewitness news" about the man that she's known her entire life. doctor lloyd rudly was driving the other vehicle involved in the deadly head on crash. hello everyone i'm ukee washington. i'm jessica dean. tonight as investigation into that crash continues "eyewitness news" reporter cleve bryan, spoke with a close friend of rud liz and cleve is live now in elmer, new jersey with more, cleve. >> reporter: jessica, doctor rudly practiced variety liz in several offices but this one