greg? >> reporter: jessica, good evening, we're learning so much more about this investigation here at police headquarters, but you're also taking a live look on your screen right there at a growing memorial there, in south philadelphia, near the scene where marie buck, 18 years old was shot. police say the man who is responsible for her murder shooting her 11 times in the chest is arrested and charged with murder. now this is 31 year old maurice green. police say career criminal, with at least 15 prior charges to his name. mostly drug-related. on christmas morning, investigators say, he walked into marie's grocery, on sixth street and tighten, in south philadelphia, and without even speaking to marie buck, the 81 year old owner, he shot her 11 times in the chest. homicide detective say the suspect was angry at her grandson, believing the grandson had stole answer piece of jewelry worth between five and $10,000. investigators say that is when green went in the store seeking -- thinking the

grandson was work that morning, when he only found buck there, he opened fire. >> one of the more horrific murders that i've dealt with in nine years, you have 81 year old grandmother, defenseless, who is beloved by the community, and to be killed in this manner is just horrific. it is very sad. but we are very happen that i we were able to put this to a close in a very short time period. >> now, police say, the grandson was supposed to be working christmas eve morning. in fact, marie buck, victim here, called him that morning, even woke him up. police say, though, never was able to get to work and minute later his grandmother was shot those 11 times. investigators also tell us, that grandson is cooperating with the investigation, he's not facing any charges, as of right now. meanwhile, marie buck's family is gathering in south philadelphia tonight, 7:00 is her wake. tom herr funeral. much more on this developing story tonight at 6:00. but for now, live here at

police headquarters, i'm greg argos, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> all right, greg, thanks so much. >> we've learned a man walk nag wooded area in virginia found a missing south jersey woman and her great granddaughter. the two were rescued yesterday in virginia, they left mays landing christmas eve, bound for north carolina. "eyewitness news" new jersey reporter cleve bryan is live in mays landing tonight with more. cleve? >> reporter: the briley family still in virginia at this hour, 71 year old barbara, in stable condition, after this long and dangerous ordeal. >> jump up and down. >> excitement and relief in a mays landing neighborhood at the news 71 year old barbara briley and her five year old great grand daughter found alive after disappearing for almost four days, on christmas road trip to see family in north carolina. >> we were all worried because, you know, they live right next-door to us. so we were hoping that they were okay and we're glad that

they are okay. >> here's how the situation unfolded. christmas eve the briley's left new jersey around 5:40 p.m. they stopped at a gas station about 30 miles north of richmond, virginia. surveillance shows barbara asking for help at the gps on her phone. around 8:00 p.m., family last heard from briley saying she was stuck in traffic. after that, all calls went to voice mail. 1:30 christmas morning her phone ping, 45 miles south of richmond. monday through wednesday, multi agency search along i am states 95 and 85. around 5:00 p.m. wednesday, a man reported finding the briley's and their suv off the road on private property in royal continue witty county, virginia. >> he took a path that goes further back in the woods quite a ways, and that's when he came across the vehicle, miss briley and la myra outside the vehicle, probably 50 yards from the vehicle at a tree. >> no word from authorities on why they believe briley got so lost. she was flown to a local hospital for treatment, and they say la myra was fine.

>> there was some apple juice boxes, some apples, some other items, appear they had been eating and drinking several things during the time period. >> simply scared, the car stuck in the woods or something, right? yes, scary thought. >> six year old can't wait to see her friends and next-door neighbor, la myra. >> what do you think now that she's found and she's safe? >> i'm happy. >> reporter: earlier today the briley family released statement on facebook thanking everyone for all of their support over the past few days and said finally our prayers have been answered. in mays landing, cleve bryan, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> all right, cleve, thanks so much. >> police arrest a woman in the death after mt. airy man who was found dead in a overturned suv tuesday. martina westcott faces murder and gun charges, she was arguing with her ex-boyfriends, while he was driving his ford expedition. when medics arrived they found bruce with a gunshot wounds to his head.

witnesses say westcott got out of the car and fled across the walnut lane bridge in germantown. >> philadelphia police need your help finding this man. he's wanted for trying to rob a food market in felt end ville on christmas. you can see the would be thief push a worker out of the way inside the jv food market. when he couldn't get any money, he ran away. but if you recognize him, call police. after a damp and dreary day out there, things are finally starting to clear out. up in the poconos, they added few more inches of snow, on top of the packed ski resorts. here, no shovels needed, a bumm a to get all of that rain watch can we expect for the rest of the night? meteorologist, kate bile a, live at cooper river park in pennsauken with more on. that will kate? >> hi, jessica. after very gloomy day, we had a beautiful sunset here at cooper river park. you can check it out on my facebook page, and we are here at winter fest, the rink is

open. it is driment come out, check it out if you're anywhere nearby. are you guys having fun? >> yeah! >> awesome. coming up we'll talk to some of these kids, watch them skate. first let's talk about the weather. i want to show you what's going on right now. we will take you out to storm scan p three, any rain or snow that impacted the area earlier has moved out. notice few sprinkles, even few snow showers over central pennsylvania, can't rule out one of those getting in, most every us are quiet. toby hanna check being in with 5 inches of snow from this, lake harmony, four and a half, lee hillary clinton on it, inches, allentown, 1 inch, gilbertsville at .3. now temperatures dropping. you definitely need the hat, headband, scarf, you see, i have my full winter compliment on, 30's already in allentown, reading, lancaster, still 44 in philadelphia. with the winds at about ten to 15 miles an hour it, does feel a little colder than that. and it will be a cold blustery night, and cold friday, as well. perfect weather for winter event, like winter fest here at cooper river park.

back with your full forecast, and a look into the new years weekend. >> kate and her entheusiastic friends, thank you so much. >> law enforcement in philadelphia are warning residents not to fire guns in the air to ring in the new year or risk being arrested and charged. "eyewitness news" at police headquarters where district attorney seth williams, police commissioner richard ross, a man injured as a child. on new years eve in 1998, a stray bullet hit the then 11 year old joe in the head as he walked in south philadelphia. >> hasn't been able to walk, throw a football with my neighbor in the front yard, because every brain surgery i always warn mobility. >> the person who fired the jot who injured him has never been shot. >> if you're youth to celebrate saturday night, you can leave the karat home and

drive for free. offering free train rides for the new year. you can catch a free train ride 8:00 p.m. saturday until 4:00 p.m. sunday. if you are still trying to make plans for saturday night, head over to our website. we have a lot of ideas to ring in 2017. including some family friendly events, it is all that for you, on cbsphilly.com. president-elect donald trump is touting promises by two companies to add 8,000 jobs in the u.s. the president-elect says sprint is bringing back 5,000 jobs, and one web, new company; creating 3,000 jobs. both companies have ties to the japanese ceo of soft bank, who previously agreed inch vest $50 billion bring back 50,000 jobs to the u.s. as a result, some say the jobs announced yesterday are old news. an editor. >> every president does this, like to take responsible for jobs, but trump has this image

as a wheeler-dealer, guy who gets things done, knows how to negotiate. >> the founder of one web greg weiler told cbs in a phonecall that the 3,000 job referenced by trump are part of that 50,000 promised from soft bank. president obama has taken action against russia for hacking us computers and interfering with the presidential election. mr. obama has imposed sanctions and kicked russian diplomats out of the s: cbs news correspondent craig boswell has the latest. >> reporter: the obama administration issued new sanctions against russian intelligence officials believed to be behind cyber attacks aimed at interfering with the presidential election, four individuals, five russian agencies, including the main intelligence service known as the gru, received sanctions. us intelligence officials believe they carried out the cyber attack in a attempt to help president-elect donald trump, and they did so on president vladmeere putin's orders. the state department also

kicked out 35 russian diplomate from its embasy washington and and consolate in san francisco. any sanctions the owe bad an administration imposes can be done away with with stroke after pen as soon as president-elect trump takes offers, skeptical of us intelligence claims the russians were behind the attack. during a visit with boxing promotor don king last night, the president-elect spoke on the issue. >> i think we ought to get on, i think the compute verse complicated lives very greatly, olds ancient computer has made where nobody knows exactly what's going on. >> even if president trump repeals the sanctions, congress can takings on its own. >> you can expect if the congress will investigate the russian involvement in our elections and i predict there will be partisan sanctions come that will hit russia hard, particularly putin, as an individual. >> president obama says he will provide a report to congress about russian attempts to interfere in the election in the coming days.

craig boswell, for cbs-3, "eyewitness news". still to come on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" at 52:00 icons gone in two days. first, carrie fisher, then her mother, debbie reynolds, just a day later. can you really die after broken heart? we'll talk to cardiologists about whether the cliche is true. >> tell this type of story to somebody, naturally will not believe it. >> he certainly couldn't believe it when he was charged with drunk driving. what police found in his system and why those charges were just dropped. >> then chances are, your owed some money. and you probably don't even realize it. "3 on your side"'s jim donovan explains where that money is coming from, and how you can co

>> a cam call da has dropped charges against a man accused of dui even though drug test came back only positive for caffeine. pulled back in august, arresting officer was suspicious, because of his irradic and wreckless driving, and his behavior during field sobriety tests, the da believes the drug test wasn't able to capture everything. >> we wish that it could test for more drugs, absolutely, because then we would know what was in his system. the attention from the press, or the media, or the social media, would never dictate what we do in a case. >> when you told this type of story to somebody, they naturally are not going to

believe it. >> his lawyer said they're relieved the case was dropped for lack of sufficient evidence. concerns about crash safety force honda to pull nearly 650,000 odyssey mini vans off the road in the u.s. the the company says the second season 2011 to 2016 models may not lock in the event after crash. parts positive fix that problem will not be available to car owners until the spring. so far no injuries have been reported. >> the manufacturer of t a/k/a ta airbags could plead guilty to criminal misconduct. could be on the hook for up to billion dollars over its handling every exploding airbags in millions of cars. those airbags were linked to 11 deaths, and 184 injuries in the u.s. alone. the recall is the largest automotive safety recall in american history. >> have you ever purchased a product that you ended up regretting buying? companies accused of

inconviencing, misleading or injuring their customers can face a class action lawsuit. but "3 on your side" jim donovan reports, many consumers don't even know they're owed money. >> it is easy to see why carol mason doesn't like her deck. >> we have this brown we bought, and turning black. >> con soon seeing green under the terms after class action. she may be entitled to $400. >> i think consumers would be very priced to learn just how many class action lawsuits they were a party to. >> consumer advocate says hundreds of suits are filed each year. if you purchased a product, odds are, you've been entitled to some class action cash. but it is estimate that less than 10% of eligible consumers claim their share of these settlements. so consumer action created data base to help consumers collect. ever buy johnson & johnson baby products, or seventh generation cleaning products? you may be eligible for ten to 30 bucks, due to alleged misleading claims.

proof of purchase often isn't necessary. even for some of the larger amounts, it is not necessarily very high burden of proof. >> current pay outs range from 50 cents for anyone who bought starbucks breakfast sandwich last summer to thousands of dollars for those compromised by the 2014 home depo data breach. >> consumers will never get rich off a class action. >> legal analyst melissa kane points out it is the lawyers who take home the biggest cut. >> the bigger benefits to consumers is just the threat of these massive lawsuits, keeps the companies honest? left over funds are distributed to consumer organizations, like ride out, so he would prefer you get your cut. >> you want to get the word out. >> that's because every settlement does have a deadline to file a claim. check to see if you may be end tight told class action settlement money visit cbsphilly.com. follow me on facebook or twitter. i posted a link there. for "3 on your side" i'm jim donovan. >> taking a look at the weather now, really turning into beautiful winter evening, meteorologist, kate bilo is live at the winter fest ice

skating rink in cooper river park, just to take it all in outside. kate? >> and jessica, i tell you what, we've had a little bit of everything weather wise this week. we had 50 degrees on monday. 60s on tuesday. then it got whole lot colder, then we had the rain today, and now it has turned out to be a crisp, cold, but perfect winter night to come out here to the cooper river rink and do some ice skating. that's exactly what the kids are doing here tonight, they're having great time. guys, you having fun? is it little cold out here tonight? what do you think? ya, ya. so you're bundle up. you got the coat on. you got the gloves on. my friend from bellmawr. danny, having up? >> yes. >> your favorite trick to do? can you do triple axle? >> i like to do spins. >> all right. >> you guys got to show us some of your spins. do you spin moves also? >> no. i just like skating. >> like to glide around, enjoy it. how about spiderman here? having fun? >> yes. >> are these hockey gloves? what are these? >> hockey gloves. >> are you a hockey player. >> yes. >> fantastic. so they're practicing hockey,

going out, there doing their tricks, and actually i can't be out on the ice this year, of course, because of the baby on the way. but we brought our photographer mike, who has a go pro strapped to his chest. and he's outside on the ice, he's been out there for about an hour. i think we have plenty of footage. there he is in the corner. i think he's really enjoying himself doing his swan moves out there. and there he went down. oh, mike, perfect timing. let's take quick look what's happening weather wise, we take you out to see storm scan. actually, first quick look outside at beautiful sunset. now the clouds are moving out as we look live toward the city from palmyra cove. 40 degrees there. storm scan3 shows the system came through this morning, has cleared on out. now, we just have couple of showers in, possibly a snow shower moving in overnight. but, really, the storm, now up over new england, that's where the snow and rain is, it is clearing out as well. temperatures though dropping in the wake of this system, reinforcing blast of cold air. future weather showing the chance for couple of snow showers, as we head through your friday. not going to be huge deal.

few flurries. but if you are in the lehigh valley or in the poconos, there is always a chance for one of those heavier snow squawls that could reduce visibility quickly. winds picking up tonight. we can feel it out here right now, gusts to 25 tonight. tomorrow winds could gust to 35 miles an hour. that's trash can down the street kind of weather. still bit breezy on your new yeast eve saturday. over night we drop to 29 degrees, cold, blustery, partly cloudy, tomorrow, cold and windy, as well. watch for few flurries, or stray snow shower. highs do not make it past the 30's, but your three day forecast, looking pretty good for the new years weekend. temperatures back to normal saturday. we ring in the new year at midnight with temperatures in the 30's, and new years day, pretty nice note, at 48 degrees. coming up next half hour, i'll tell but some rain into early next week. but we are back here live at winter fest, the lights are on, the music is going, they've got tent where you can get food, get drinks, rent skate. and actually professional ice show here every night through the weekend. coming up we'll give you sneak

peak of that, make sure to stay tuned. for now we send it back inside to you. >> i like all of the moves out there, kate, thanks so much. >> the toys were on nearly every child's wish list this holiday season. but now the makers of hatch ands mals, what the toy is saying to children while it drifts off to sleep. plus will donald trump be the first twitter president, the tweet nerve chief also setting the tone on foreign policy and 140 characters or less. don? >> way more than 140 characters needed to chat about the eagles. how would you grade carson wentz, and doug pederson? up next we take a look back at 2016 season. sports coming

>> philadelphia tough on tobacco, new at 6:00 tonight, the city announces new regulations, we'll tell when you they go into effect and who they aim to protect. don bell joins us now, you know, don it was the ends of the year, about to turn the calendar to 2017.

people, they look back on the year -- >> the new years resolutions, all of those times you were supposed to go work out, all of the coffee you were supposed to avoid. >> ya, ya. >> all the games sproles today win. yes, that's what we will talk about right now. too bad the nfl season more than three games long, un defeat in the september, and it came crashing down by november. with the season ending sunday, i went over to sports radio 94wip to chat, about the eagles top two rookies, quarterback carson wentz, and head coach doug pederson. >> guys, let's get reflective. so carson, he's obviously the starter all year long, we didn't expect that to happen. did it exceed your expectations? >> did for me. certainly when you consider the fact that we didn't even think he was going to play, up until a week before the opener, and then mostly going to start all 16 games, play as well as he played, ya. look back on the season, there are some highs, a loft lows.

but the one thing you can kind of hang your hat on looking into the future, you have a quarterback. >> final grade. what do you think? >> b plus. i mean, it started out so unbelievable, those first four games, you think it can't be true. well, it can't be true. nobody can play that well as a rookie. hits some low spots. but i think in the last few games he's learned how to extends plays, i think real leadership. i give him b plus. >> what about the head coach, doug pederson on the way up or are you a little concerned moving forward? >> to me, too many curious game decisions, i thought there were things during the course of the games, i kind of likes to a point, but to a point. i think he has a lot to learn moving forward next year, but seems like the player like him. seems like the player play for him. in terms of game management issues week to week, i think the jersey still out. >> some improving to do. so we'll see how they do sunday against the dallas cowboys, of course get ready for the off season. >> that's right. we were saying you just start fresh. >> start fresh. >> right.

all right, don, thank you. coming up in the next half hour, dying of a broken heart. that's what family members say after debbie reynolds sudden death, one day after her daughter, carrie fisher died. we'll take a look at the science behind broken heart syndrome, who is more likely to suffer from it. plus, preventing an even bigger tragedy in berlin. how technology helps out more people from being killed in the rec

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>> live from the cbs broadcast center in philadelphia. this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> tribute begin to pour in for debbie reynolds, died yesterday at the age of 84, just one day after the death of her daughter, actress and author, carrie fisher. reynolds suffered a stroke at the home of her son and was returned to an la hospital the news continues now at 5:30, high everyone, i'm jessica

dean. ukee washington is off tonight. many people stop by -- stopped by reynolds' star on the starve fame, some even left flowers and notes. reynolds was among the last living movie stars for the golden age of hollywood. her career sands five decades. her son, todd, was with her in her final moments. >> the last thing she said to me was she really missed her daughter, and really wanted to be with her, and literally, 30 minute later, she was -- she had the stroke and that's exactly what she did. >> during her career, reynolds was nominated for more than a dozen awards, including golden globes, emmies, and an oscar. >> her death led to the question on a lot of people's minds today, can you die of a broken heart? it is the topic of our einstein healthcare network science center story. >> we already know there is evidence, long-term stress can

be devastating to a person's health, that's according to einstein medical center chief of cardiology, vincent m. >> strong or long-term stress can lead to chronic disease progress, this can be heart disease, cancer. >> but sudden stress can be dangerous, as well. debbie reynolds reportedly died after stroke. her death just one day after losing a beloved daughter has people talking about broken heart syndrome. her son, todd fisher, told the e on line that his mother was under an lot of emotion and stress from the loss of her daughter, and it is pretty much what triggered this event. >> there is a medical term for broken heart syndrome. stress cardiomyopathy. after a sudden emotional event, the body is flooded with stress hormones, like adrenyline. so in a extremely stressful specially sudden stressful state, there is a large amount of release of these hormones, and there is a possible toxicity that they can pose to the heart muscle, rendering it weak. >> the stress brought on by

grief or anxiety can lead to sudden intense chest pain. the symptoms can mimic a heart attack, and lead to heart file your. stress cardiomyopathy much more common in women than men, especially women over the age of 50. >> patients often present very ill, and again, very suddenly, and often require a lot of support to get them through the syndrome. >> stress cardiomyopathy is usually not fatal, doctors say, most patients make full recovery. although some do succumb to broken heart. reynolds had a had been in poor health for months. before the ball drops in times square on new years eve, the nypd is rolling out enhanced security measures to make sure everyone is safe, and that includes deploying over 700 uniform and undercover officers. dump trucks filled with sand are also being placed at strategic locations around times square. authority say while there are no direct terror threats against the city, they'll be prepared. >> as we formulate dollars this year's plan, we paid

close attention to world events, and we learned from those events. in this year, due to the terrorist attacks, in nice, france, and in berlin, germany, we've enhanced our security measures. >> about 2 million people are expected to celebrate new years eve in times square. president-elect trump is add his estate in florida today working on his inaugural address. presidential historian, douglas brinkly, says the president-elect is writing the inaugural address himself and that it will be short but impact full. the president-elect will officially take the oath of office january 20th, but he's already the nation's tweeter in chief. cbs news reporter january crawford tells us, the billionaire has been using social media to express his opinion of the current president's policy. >> really great people. >> from his florida estate, donald trump, 140 clark err proclamation cents, re verb rate in capitols around the world. a flurry of tweets have

promised changes to middle east policy when he takes office in january. promming this response from secretary every state, john kerr. >> i i think it is having some impact obviously on allies, questioning what's going on. but they have their on policies. you know, they're not going to be swayed, and intimidated by a tweet. >> this has caused a lot of friction. >> reporter: wall street journal white house reporter carol lee said trump has done away with the notion that the sitting president should be the one speaking on behalf of the nation, not the president-elect. >> it is another instance in which donald trump is rewriting the rules and breaking with tradition. >> reporter: suggested he will expand the us nuclear arsenal. made over taiwan, angering officials on chinese mainlands. >> i want to tell you what has been done in the last few days -- >> like fdr did through radio. >> i have several announcements to make. >> jfk with television. >> donald trump tweets can

dominate a news cycle. >> i have a method of fighting back. >> aids say trump will continue to tweet when he moves into the white house. >> i think that his use of social media is going to be something that's never been seen before. he has this direct pipeline to the american people. >> the tweeter in chief new followers will likely include hostile government and foreign spies. >> intelligence agencies all over the world, just through social media, they love social media. it is great way to get insight. >> on wednesday mr. trump turned his twitter account on president obama, accusing him of setting up roadblocks, in the closing days of his administration, officials even tried to ensure his policies can be easily reversed when he leaves office. jan crawford, cbs news, washington. german authorities believe an automatic breaking system may have saved lives during the terror attack in berlin. german media outlets reported the truck used during the

berlin christmas market attack december 19th assaulted after nearly 90 yards, because of that system. the truck sent impact and applied those brakes automatically. the automatic breaks are required under your peer and union regulations. still to to come tonight, hatchamals. more than just gibberish. the company wants to you believe. what some parents say the toy is teaching their children about foul language. >> and the hidden figure dominating the box office are the unsung heroes of nasa. what this new film is teaching america about history. lauren? >> it is thursday. we're looking ahead to new years weekends, and temperatures are going to be on the chilly side, especially for saturday. generally in the low four's, along the i95 corridor, but a lot of sunshine in store down the shore as well enjoying sunshine to kick off the

weekend. we have chance of passing sprinkle, as we head saturday night, into early sunday, along the i59 corridor, channels of passing snow shower in some of the north and western suburbs, keep that in mind if you're out celebrating head into sunday. temperatures rebounds little bit about five to 10 degrees warmer, across the region. we will be right back.

>> the hatching toy sensation, so many children had to have for the holidays, maybe teaching them bad words. some parents claim hatchimals swear in their sleep. it showed the inter-active toys use wag appears to be

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>> 2016 will be a year to remember, donald trump's election was one of the biggest stories of the year, but it wasn't the only one that dominated headlines across the country. cbs news correspondent jamie yuccas takes a look back at the stories we'll remember from 2016. >> worse mass shooting in us history took place in june at the pulled night club in orlando, florida, loan gunman, who swore allegiance in a 911 call, killed 49 people, injured 53 others, inside the gay night club before he was killed by police. >> in december a fire in a oakland california warehouse killed 36 people. the building was being used as an artist resident, and the blaze started during a dance party there.

2016, was also marked by more high profile police shootings of black men, and the community responds. july 5th, alton sterling killed as police wrestled him to the ground. the next day, castile was shot and killed by an officer during a traffic stop. catille's girlfriend recorded the immediate aftermath live on facebook. >> you shot four bullets into him, sir. >> both incident sparked protest. one of those protests in dallas on july 8th, ended with the ambush killings of five police officers. the gunman was killed by a bomb attached to a police operated robot. two cases from 2015 ended without conviction. charges were dropped in the freddie gray case, after three trials and three not guilty verdicts. >> clearly this trial -- >> in december, a jury dead-locked in the trial of former charleston police officer, michael slager, who fatally shot walter scott as he ran from a traffic stop.

>> another jury convicted dillan root of killing nine african-americans during bible study inside charleston historic emanuel african church. self described white supremicist could be set to death. wild fires burn hundreds of homes and thousands of acres every woodland in lower lake in california. >> california man was arrested on suspicion of starting the lower lake fire and others. he was charged with 17 counts of arson. flooding was a major problem in parts of west virginia. 10 inches every rain in 12 hours, caused widespread flashflooding. twenty-three people were killed. and in august, almost 2 feet of rain fell on parts of louisianna, causing record flooding, and 13 deaths. a gorilla at the cincinnati zoo was fatally shot to protect a young boy who wandered into a habitat. gorilla seen dragging the boy through pool of water before zoo workers responded. after weeks of protests, and

sometimes violent clashes with police, supporters of the standing rock sue tribe celebrated army course position to reroute the dakota access oil pipeline. labron james led the cleveland cavaliers to first nba title. and after 108 years, the chicago cubs are world series champions. jamie yuccas, cbs news. parts of canada have seen so much ice locals are lacing up their skates to get around this week. this is not an ice rink, that's just a road there. see, we weren't kidding. street in ontario, canada. of course ice not all fun and games. freezing rain in the area created quarter of an inch of ice on main roads, this made it very dangerous to travel on. meteorologist, kate bilo, live at the winter fest ice skating rink in cooper river park, where ice is exactly as it should be, in a rink. >> we're not ice skating down

the road, thank goodness, although seems most people in canada probably have an extra pair every skate on hand, that works out well. we're here live at cooper river park in camden county at the winter fest ice rink, cbs-3 proud sponsor of this event. and i want to bring in bill, one of the camden county freeholders. you guys organized this event. how great is it to have this year in camden county every year? >> absolutely great. we've done this for the last, two, three years, each year the crowd grows, grows, grows. you can see behind us, number of young folks, and some older folks, kids of all ages here. it is affordable family fun that we put on throughout the winter months, it will be extended through valentine's day actually for families that would like to come out and see and take part in all of this. >> that's fantastic. not just the ice rink, you also have a tent, food, whole 9 yards here? >> skating shows consideration have birthday package, if your birthdays are around the months of winter, also great restaurant right down the road, cooper house, to grab great dinner, and enjoy a nice night out here on the cooper river. >> great. so perfect for families,

perfect for date nights, perfect for the whole thing. you have some extended hours for winter break? opening at 3:00 annex tends until what time at night? >> this weekend we will be -- weekends are until 10:00. throughout the rest of the week, until the ends of this, they'll be open until 9:00 p.m. >> fantastic. so you still have time to come out tonight if you want to come out tonight. of course the new years weekend right around the corner, and looks like the weather will be pretty awesome for people to come out here. let's take a look at the weather, thanks so much bill for being here. we start off with a look at storm scan3, showing, our system, that brought the rain and snow today. it is moving on out of here. look at boston getting hit hard with rain and snow right now. not for us. temperature wise, we're seeing those temps drop behind the storm. doesn't look too bad right now, at 44 in philadelphia. but it feels a lot different because of the wind picking up. as we widen out, across the region, you can see temperatures are falling to the north and west. seeing 34 in state college, 34 in buffalo. thirty-six in pittsburgh.

tomorrow, we barely will be able to get above the 30's, in fact, i think we stayed about 39 degrees it, will feel about 10 degrees colder than that with the wind. saturday, back to normal for new years eve, mostly sunny, chilly, temperatures in the 40's, not too bad. then we head into your sunday, new years day, weak cool front will cross the region, won't bring whole lot of cold air. maybe sprinkle saturday night, highs upper who's, on new years day. overnight it is partly cloudy, cold, and blustery. 29 degrees, feeling little colder than that. and friday, the high, 39 degrees. expected to feel more like 29 degrees. we've got snow shower possible, even brief snow squawl in a few spots that could limit the visibility out on the roads, please be safe if you're traveling. new year, running in 2017. midnight saturday night into sunday morning, stray sprinkle is possible, but i think most of lust get away with dry conditions, if you are headed out for the fireworks, definately bundle up. not as cold as it could be. not as cold as it has been in previous years. pretty quiet weekends, between

two not so quiet weeks. rain early next week. notice temperatures spike on tuesday. to near 06 degrees. but before you break out the shorts and flip flops, you'll need the umbrella instead. rain likely, clouds wednesday, then will turn noticeably colder, by the ends of next week. let's bring you back here live, to winter fest. the rink really looking fantastic, here in pennsauken, we're at cooper river park, great park on the water. you can see we've got the kids loving being on camera, few kids out there, doing their spins. and we've also got some professional skaters on the ice right now. they're doing some backgrounds skating for us now, but coming up at 6:00 we'll show you number that they'll perform, in their actual ice show. that's at 7:00 tonight. and it is going on for the next several night. we bring you details on that, not just the rink, actually entertainment involved. more on that coming up at of. for now back over to you. >> see you then, kate, thanks so much. on this sixth night of hanukkah, taste with tori

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remain unanswered. also, philadelphia getting tough on tobacco, new at 6:00 the city announces new regulation, when they go into effect, and who they aim to protect. kate? >> we are live at cooper river park in pennsauken, where the rink is if full effect, and turned out to be pretty beautiful night. there are some cuddles around in the wake of this morning's rain, but now we're clearing out, cooling down, and the wind is picking up. i'll tell but a cold start to the new years weekend. it is all right now on "eyewitness news" at 6:00. live from the cbs broadcast center in philadelphia. this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> one of the more horrific murders i've dealt with in nine years, 81 year old grandmother, defenseless, who is beloved by the community, and to be killed in this manner, is just horrific. >> but now police say they have their man. arrest made in the christmas eve killing of a 81 year old

woman, and a south philadelphia grocery store. officers say, marie buck's grandson may be the reason she was gun down. good evening, i'm jessica dean. ukee washington is off tonight. >> a live look now at the baldy funeral home in south philadelphia where family and friends are gathering for a viewing for marie buck. we go live to "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos, who is at police headquarters, where officers announce those charges and developments today. >> jest, a right now, police say the shooter is behind bars, 31 maurice green charged with murder, i should say, for shooting 81 year old marie buck, some 11 times in the chest. investigators tell me tonight, this all may have stemmed over the alleged theft, get this, of a piece of jewelry. >> marie bun owns the grocer, and within second, christmas eve m