the not much is going on. we have a front moving through kicking up wind this evening. we have talk about this yesterday, wind would really accelerate in the late afternoon and evening hours. they have pick up, you can see lake effect snow over great lakes as that colder air, begins to move in, and you can already see those colder temperatures beginning to permeate, north and west, we're seeing 33 in mount pocono. forty-three in allentown. forty-three in reading. barely hanging on to the the 50's in at atlantic city, millville, dover and very long time before we see temperatures in the 50's again , as the major changes head our way. wind are strong as well, sustain wind between 15 and 20 w with gusts as high as 25 to 30 , and it is only going to get worse before it gets better. we have talk about temperatures starting to tumble tonight, and then we're track a weak system bringing threat for some light snow, and it may impact one of your commutes, coming up i'll tell you when that will fall and how much, we can expect to see when we wake up one morning this week. for now back inside to you. >> kate, thank you.

stay on top of the pop air lung and two chances of snow in the forecast by down loading the free cbs philly weather app available on i tunes and google play. it the is first day of phl prek, locally funded prek initiative. 2,000 tuition free seats have been created thanks to the the cities you this drink tax. "eyewitness news" was at the northeast where students were getting ready for their first day of school. philadelphia's chief education officer, was also there as well. meantime, some say that they are experiencing, sticker shock, thanks to that new tax. our joe holden is live in center city with more on that part of the story, joe. >> reporter: jessica, sticker shock is very clear when you hit the stores. city rebehind us intent of this law was to tax the distributors, of sugary drinks , however, we have found that is being passed on to the customer, and in some instances, the costs, related to this tax, it is higher then

the soda itself. >> it makes he want to cry. >> reporter: she was about to bite bullet shelling out 50 cents more for these soft trainings but fine rent. >> this says 51 cents each. >> reporter: 1.50 total in cost because of philadelphia's sugary drink tax. >> i love it. i love it. so, i cannot afford it. >> reporter: there was more confusion in aisle 13. >> it ties high. >> reporter: allison scott king balked the at sharp increase, and city is using added revenue to fund prek and improvements to parks and libraries. >> i would have me some pepsi soda. >> reporter: but not today. on day four of the tax, the city has imposed on sugar drinks distributors there is widespread finger pointing on exactly who should end up picking up the tab. maurice waxman is it the is revenue commissioner. >> a little bit of the confusion we're eag even though the law does not require this, some retailers are opt go to pass along some or all of the cost of the tax.

>> reporter: we have found that mostly all cases this new tax on distributors was being passed on to the cuss her. anthony campisi represents the american beverage association locally. >> everybody testifies before city council that this tax would be passed on. >> reporter: campisi defended beverage industry passing on tax saying profit margins are too small and taxis too high. the city says it hopes that businesses are not passing on that added cost and that they are doing so transparently. for jeff brown, own other have this shop rite location, he says he thinks the industry will reshape how it packages products. >> universally everybody likes the idea of prek, but when they look at their register receipt and saw that they spent, you know, ten dollars in tax, that they didn't before, they are very upset. >> reporter: and, in the meantime, the beverage industry on appeal in commonwealth court working to overturn this sugar drink tack reporting live from center city, joe holden for cbs-3 "eyewitness news".

in other news bensalem police say a tip from an alert "eyewitness news" viewer led them to a hit and run driver who seriously injured a bicyclist on new years day. only "eyewitness news" was there when the alleged driver, james hatcher, turned himself into police this morning. the authorities say he was behind the wheel of the red chevy pickup truck in this surveillance video, that struck, 56 year-old lenny gulen. greg argos spoke to the victim 's family. he will have a live report on 6:00 o'clock. jeremiah monell appeared before a cumberland county judge for his first court appearance. three two-year old ace accused of killing his estranged wife, tara oshay watson last month and then going on the run. police arrested him in folsom delaware county on monday after a two week manhunt. he faces murder and weapons offences. two septa trolleys collide in west philadelphia earlier today end ising, dozens of passengers to the hospital. chopper three over the scene as medics tended to the injured there. that crash, happened on 38th and lancaster just before 1:00 .

we're told, 46 riders went to the hospital, none of the injuries are life threatening. and, one passenger described the impact while it ising inside of one of those trolleys. >> just sitting there and next thing i know, bam. i had no hat on, no glasses. it hit he this is back of the neck. >> trolley services in that area was diverted for a couple hours while authorities cleared the accident, and the cause remains under investigation. a long island railroad commuter train crashes in new york leaving more than 100 people injured there. eyewitnesses say it just did not stop, and kept going. the train hit a bumping block at the end of the track in atlantic terminal in brooklyn during the morning rush, and ntsb investigators are now on the scene. more than 100 people were injured after a long island railroad commuter train, jumped the tracks this morning as it pulled into a station in brooklyn. the fdny says none of the injuries is life threatening.

tracie brown, was on the train >> i don't know what happened, all i know is that it is a big like, like a big noise. >> it was total chaos. there the was smoke in the train. we were just sitting there in shock. >> reporter: video and photos from social media show shattered glass, and broken seats inside one of the train cars. the fdny says that the front two cars suffered the most damage. the train crashed through a barrier and a small room at the end of the track. >> a rail actually pierced the bottom of the train. >> it the is fortunate we didn't have more severe injuries. >> reporter: accident happened the atlantic terminal in downtown brooklyn. it is a very busy terminal will where thousands of commuters transfer to subways every day. ambulances, took 11 passengers to hospitals, some with minor injuries, had to wait for a ride. >> the most significant injuries are possible broken leg. >> reporter: officials say about 600 passengers were on the train and that most were not injured.

investigators also say that many passengers were standing, as they prepared to get off of the train, the cause remains under investigation. also investigators continue their search for the cause of last night's fire at a greenhouse in lehigh county. eyewitness viewer sent thus video after a huge blaze broke out 80:00 last night. it took fire fighters more than eight hours to contain the flames at the dan shantz farm and greenhouse on spinners town road in the milford township. chopper three over what is left of the greenhouse, after that fire, as you can see, crews were still on the scene today, as smoke continues to bilo from beneath the debris. there are no reports of any injuries. renovations are on the way , for the delaware memorial bridge. the delaware river bay authority has adopted its the 017 capital improvement program and it will budget 460 million-dollar for renovations through 2021. now some of that money is going to the the bridge, over the next five years, crews will perform several projects on the span, including

installing a dehumidifier system to extend the life span of cables on the bridge. suspender ropes and connection brackets, that were found to show corrosion, will also be replaced. camden county is experiencing, a huge boost in economic development, to the tune of more than three and a half billion dollars. "eyewitness news" at the camden county regional chamber of commerce lunch today. county officials highlighted redevelopment projects that will bring new jobs to that area. we're told camden it the i is benefiting the most from the surge in new investment. less than two weeks tens of thousands of people from across the philadelphia region will take part in the annual martin luther king day of service. >> cherri gregg from our sister station kyw news radio was at girard college where details of this years big service event were revealed. >> ♪ >> reporter: it the began with a call to action, and one for unity from the next generation

. >> ♪ >> reporter: organizers are now announcing the theme for this year's king day of service which is educational justice, children from several area schools, expressed their visual interpretation and a new mural inspired by a zero seven year-old quote by doctor king which says intelligence is not enough, intelligence plus character, that is the goal, of true education. >> that character education, we would have no manners, no one would be willing to work together and no one would be accepting of each other. >> reporter: found are todd bern stein says this years day of service toys cloud divide through action following one of the most divisive elections in a generation. >> doctor king's legacy, speaks to bringing people, of all background, together, and to turn concerns into citizen action. >> reporter: this place, where doctor king once stood 52 years ago will be the center of it all. just 12 days once again this campus will be transformed into king day of service, headquarters, boosting more than 100 projects and 5,000

volunteers. >> like in years past, day of service will break record with 145,000 volunteers, participating in 1800 service projects across the region. >> the king holiday is a call to action but as a springboard , on that day to make an ongoing commitment, to be involved in the community. >> not just a day on but lifetime of action, at girard college, cherri gregg, for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". action inn teed. coming up on "eyewitness news", frightening site caught on cameras how this little boy got the down from a ski lift and what he was wearing that experts say, put him in danger you have probably seen commercials for my pillow, huge hit, but better business bureau just lowered its rating from a plus to f. find out why. if your new years resolution toys lose weight, find out if those diet drinks will help or hinder your

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well, captured on camera a young boy dangles from a ski lift at a utah resort. >> hang in there, budd. >> the man filming the ordeal watched helplessly from the chair in front of the boy. now, just a single strap from the child's backpack, kept him hanging in the air until ski patrol made it to the scene. boy stayed calm and kicked his skis off right away. >> they grabbed a very long latter and brought it up to the lifts and leaned it up against the chair lift. one individual climbed up. i was amazed he was able to hang up there as long as he did. >> young fellow made it to the ground safely but he was not first child to get stuck, just two weeks before this incident , another child had a backpack get caught, causing the young skier today will from the lift. resort say they tell patrons all the time in the the to wear backpacks on the lift before they get on. you may have seen ads on tv including here on cbs-3 for minnesota based my pillow.

it turns out that the better business bureau not a fan of the company's advertising. three on your side jim donovan explains why the bbb lowered the company's rating from a a plus to an f. >> reporter: you have likely seen ads for my pillow. >> my pillow absolutely free. >> reporter: well, they sold 25 million pillows, the better business bureau this week rated them with an f. >> the problem happened when my pillow started to advertise buy one get one free and didn't stop. so it became a continuous offer. >> reporter: that violates the bbb's code of advertising, that says, that the free offer should be temporary. otherwise, consumers may view it as a continuous combination offer, no part of which is free. michael lendel the inventor and ceo of my pill i expressed disappoint the. in the f raiding. >> i can see a b, or a c.

>> reporter: they approached my pillow in august about the violation. >> they wanted it off by january 1st, wanted to us change it up. so, we missed the date. we like to change it up but this was so successful we ran it longer then we would normally run. >> reporter: now my pillow's b bb accreditation has been revoke. >> there is two reasons that this is important, one, the consumer need to know what they are saving and number two , businesses need to be protected as well. >> reporter: two for one pillow special still exists and being advertised on my pillow's web site. it is important to point out b bb says f rating isn't regarding a product issue, it is an issue with advertising. reporting for three on your side, i'm jim donovan. head foresee see world this santiago. >> theme park is saying good bye to one tradition and welcoming another. as park orca show comes to an end on sunday they have announced plans for a new roller coaster called the

electric eel. park officials a new roller coaster will give riders the opportunity, to feel what it is like to move like an eel, as they propel, more than 60 miles an hour along nearly 900 feet of twisted track. okay. the coaster is expected today buy in a new section of the park, next year. >> what it feels like to be an eel. >> you know what. >> i can't say i have ever thought about that. >> no, i have have not. >> but it is expanding my mind >> now you have a shot at it. >> park pass for me. >> it is not a log flum, kate. >> okay. >> we have got some snow moving in here. >> we do have some snow. we have not seen much so far this year but as we wake up friday morning we wake up to a pretty coating of snow on the ground. >> all right. >> it is not enough to be a huge problem. there could be slick spots in the morning commute the but enough to give everything that nice clean look, and glaze to it.ugh to give everything that >> i can work with that. >> if you are out early friday morning something to watch out for. slick spots this has set up.

it will start late thursday night, and get in here, and almost be out of here by the latter part of the friday morning commute. we will look at how it is timing out here in a second. starting off with a look outside we will take you down the shore, and you can see lights are on but one thing to note, both in this shot and neighborhood network shotty will show new a minis about a month ago, even a couple weeks ago these cameras at the this time of the night were still too dark to show, at this time of the night. now we are seeing just a little bit more light in the sky, just barely, but it is an indication that the days are slowly, slowly, getting a bit longer, the shore looking a whole lot less foggy then it did last night. middletown ship high school in cape may courthouse, again, still a little lingering light in the sky as we look in the water. 46 degrees there right now, above average, and wind are pretty strong, out of the northwest at 10 miles an hour. storm scan three shows clear conditions, all across the region. this problems right now. we have lake effect snow showers. these are mainly coming in on a due west wind so these should stay north of us moving

along path/new york state border here tonight but what we have to watch out for is this system out over portions of the rockies. one little piece of this, right here is going to break off and really go a ross the country here as we get into tomorrow. that is going to get here on thursday night into friday. another piece of this will head toward the gulf of mexico and join forces with the developing system that one will head off the coast this weekend, as of right now, it looks like a miss for us, possibly brushing coast on saturday but could be a snow event for portions of the south east. win gusts are pretty strong. i got blown away outside on the sky deck. 28 miles an hour in philadelphia gusting to about 30 in the poconos. we're going from thrilling to chilling. temperatures got the in the 50 's in many spots. tomorrow, almost a full 20 degrees drop in temperatures, and mount pocono , from 40 to only 29 degrees. but, everyone wants to know about the snow. the let's time it out. tomorrow cloud roll n dry day. it is tomorrow night at 11:00 o'clock with the first snow flakes of snow, could begin to move in the region.

we will see this overnight. it looks like steady of the the snow will be friday night, and or thursday night into friday morning at 2:00 a.m. friday morning. continuing through about 4:00 a.m. and then notice by six or 7:00 this is starting to wind down. with you that being said it is cold enough there could ab accumulation and some slick spots on the road. we are looking at a yen coat to go 2 inches, for everyone, and that is 2 inches, some spots may pick up a light dusting. it just depend where snow intensifies briefly. slick spots for the morning drive, temperatures hovering near that treeing mark on friday morning. and overnight mainly clear, breezy, 27 degrees. tomorrow colder but seasonal. again, it is tomorrow night into early friday morning we will see that light coating of snow, and possibly up to an inch or two, and a lot of that could melt by friday afternoon as temperatures do get above freezing, but it the looks, colder, still, for the weekend , high only 30 on saturday. we may have an extended stretch of sub freezing temperatures. >> thrilling to chilling. >> yes. >> here we go.

>> kate, thanks very much. still ahead on "eyewitness news" do diet drinks help you stay on your diet? we have new information. it is awe new technology, brush that talks to you. it says it can help your hair, that is coming up, pat. for the eagles their path to success hinges on this hand right here, yes, of course, it is carson wentz but according to the gm it will also be determined by a philosophical change, hear what howie roseman intend to do next in

late today macy's announced dozens of closures and impact will be felt in our area we will show you which local stores will shut down, and when. the new information, coming up tonight at 6:00 o'clock. pat gallen joins us now, and the eagles. >> yes. >> kind of, you. >> past the season. we have to talk about what just happened. >> what happened and what is to come maybe. >> perhaps. >> really getting deep on you.

>> go deep, okay. >> band-aid, high scars, they cover blemishes and hold together is what broken. band-aid yield mediocrity and that is not something howie roseman is interested in. gm said they are tired of dipping in the free agent pole and holding the franchise together with temporary fixes. roseman believes only way to be a legality may have contender is to win in the draft. long term solutions, will drive the eagles success. like a lot of folks, he sees topic from a year ago carson wentz as the start of that process. >> he was notified he was starting quarterback eight days before the start of the season. his competitive fire, his intangible skill set, his physical skill set, we could not be more excited about the things that he brings to the table and see what he will do with a full off season, you know, and opportunity to grow here in year two. >> flyers need a win tonight, they have not had won since december 21st and they will take on new york rangers in south philadelphia at national tv puck drop of 8:00 p.m.

today at wells fargo center flyers alumni along with olympic veterans took part in the fundraiser with children from the local power wheelchair floor hockey program. it is part of their hockey helping kid program which has raised more than 1.2 million-dollar for local children's charities, since its inception. >> that is great. >> wonderful. >> very cool. >> yes, band-aid speech was deep. >> i have plenty more. >> thanks, pat, appreciate it. coming up next half an hour battle over affordable care act is back on, the president head to capitol hill to try to change the mind of republicans, and they say it should be repealed and replaced. the senate fires the first shot, a full report, next. also using nasa technology to protect patients from a dangerous and sometimes deadly condition, that story in less than ten minutes. stay with

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president obama's final battle, he helped to capitol hill, in a rare appearance hoping to save his land mark health care law. "eyewitness news" continues at 5:30, good evening, i'm ukee washington. i'm jessica dean. affordable care act is at center of the first fight in the the new congress. cbs news correspondent weijia jiang reports on republicans and democrats holding dueling strategy sessions. >> reporter: president obama's left a meeting with congressional democrats, wednesday morning. they are scrambling to save his signature legislation, the affordable care act. >> look out for the american people. >> reporter: president advised lawmakers to share success stories and to keep up the fight against republicans determined to repeal and replace the health care law. new senate minority leader says consequences could be grim. >> we're here today to warn the american people that the republican plan to cut medicare, medicaid, repeal the aca will make america sick

again. >> reporter: vice-president elect mike pence led his own strategy session with republicans, on capitol hill. >> obama carries failing. all of the promises of obama care have been shown to be false, and broken promises. >> reporter: senators quickly passed a measure to put repeal of obama care on the fast track but coming up with replacement legislation could take months, or years. republicans say that the 20 million americans already enrolled will have help during the process. >> we have plenty of ideas to replace it and you'll see as the weeks and months unfold what we're talking about replacing it with. >> reporter: cbs news poll shows one in ten americans think obama carries working well and only 8 percent of democrats believe it should remain unchanged. the g.o.p. has the votes and the support of president-elect donald trump for a complete overhaul. weijia jiang for cbs-3 "eyewitness news".

fifteen days until inauguration day and a group of marijuana legal says advocates say they plan to hand out thousands of joints, near the national mall before the ceremony. at four minutes and 20 seconds into mr. trump's inauguration speech, the ad ohio dates will light up. group wants to send a message that the federal government should legalize marijuana. keep it right here on "eyewitness news" for continuing coverage of the trump inauguration, you can get latest anytime at cbs philly.com. the president of turkey got on the air waves today to talk about new years eve nightclub massacre that claimed 39 lives. the president says that the country must stand tall in the face of terror, but did not give an update on the manhunt or the suspect. we now know that the name of the suspect abu mohammad, or seen, selfie video of the man was released yesterday. turkish government has extended their state of emergency allowing police to carry out additional raid. convicted charleston church shooter dylann roofies

acting as his own attorney during penalty phase face of his murder trial in south carolina roof was found guilty of 33 hate crimes, for for the 2015 killings of nine black parishioners. that same jury will deciding whether to sentence roof to life, in prison, or death. the daughters of the one of the victims say she will accept whatever verdict the jury decides. >> i want him to find, and know had he did was wrong. >> roof did not ask to be spared the death penalty touring his brief opening statements. he previously said he will not call any witnesses or present any evidence. however, dozens of witnesses will take the stand for the prosecution. adam pack man jones of the cincinnati bengals was released from jail earlier today confident that the charge as begins him would be dropped. >> obviously if you read into it, none of this makes sense, for touching a guy, like this, i got arrested.

so we will see how it goes, and more than eager that this will be dismissed pretty soon. >> jones is charged with assault, disorderly conduct and obstructing official business. following an incident outside of a cincinnati hotel monday night. the nfl says they will be reviewing the incident, under its personal conduct policy. prison officials say convicted mass murderer charles manson is alive but they are not releasing any other details on his condition . the los angeles times reports that manson was moved from prison, to a hospital, and is seriously ill the eight two-year old is serving nine life sentences for 1969 manson family colt murders. bed sores are common danger for elderly and people with limited movement. complications from them kill 60,000 people every year. health reporter stephanie stahl is in the einstein health care science center with a revolutionary new way to treat them.

>> reporter: science of outer space, helped create a new wireless device that could take the guesswork out of detecting bed sores. she became paralyzed 36 years ago after a fall, since then she suffered from bed sores four times, ironically, it took a year in bed each time to recover. >> it is like a self imposed incarceration, everything in your body is screaming to get up, out of bed but you have to make yourself stay there. >> reporter: researchers in europe say this new device called subepidermal moisture or sun scanner can detect bed sores also known as pressure ulcers up to ten days earlier, to visual inspections. >> literally up until today only way to assess for a pressure ulcer is by teching visually doing a visual assessment the under good light and by touching the patient. >> reporter: wound care specialist henie oconnwo is testing the scanner in the you had. it is made with nasa technology that detects

earthquakes below surface of mars. it read the amount of moisture under the skin surface which is an early sign of an injury. >> so you are always living in fear something is going on under there that you cannot sianni you never know it until it is too late. >> reporter: testing results continue to be positive the company behind the device believes that it could receive , f.d.a. clearance, this year. i'm stephanie stahl, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". and in other health news, diet drinks. >> are they really good for your diet in the what experts to have say about it, up next, plus this... thousands of products are debuting in the consumer electronics show this week and we have a sneak peak at some of the most cutting edge, wear able technology, i'm courtney heelly in new york with that story coming up. we're keeping an eye on a pretty frigid weekend that is heading our way as temperatures plumet once again not the coldest air we have ever felt but after temperatures got in the 50's, it will really file cold outside, only near 20 degrees

for high in the poconos. in the city and down the shore temperatures not much better then 30 degrees as chance for light snow at the coast on saturday and sunshine sunday but win picks up and bigger wind chills are around.

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>> many are on display at consumer electronics show in las vegas and courtney keeley gives us a look. >> reporter: last year craze over fit bits and similar devices had americans counting steps by the millions. this year, you can count your heart rate, and, well, every breath you take. it's this is just about steps anymore. >> so far beyond that. >> reporter: robin, the president of the living in a digital time says fitness trackers are now built into everything, from clothing, to ear budd. these headphones in the only count your vitals but also how many reps you do. this sensor on a tennis racket can track your swing. >> it is counting how many times and velocity, top spin. >> reporter: result can be seen on a short phone app. for swimmers a new waterproof wearable from speedo counts your laps and tracks your speed. >> on your ear it sits, not inn. >> reporter: then there are ear phones that don't go this your ear. >> with conducts technology

many vibrations travel through your cheekbones through inner ear. >> reporter: similar technology is also built. >> see new a couple minutes. >> reporter: into this short bike helmet. >> your ears are opened to the environment for a safe ride. >> reporter: and then serious socks talk to you telling to you adjust your pace, one of of several trackers that double as a personal coach. >> so you are getting a lot of feedback not just on how far you have run, but what was your pace? what was it. >> reporter: whatever exercise you choose, you can track just about every move you headache. courtney keeley for cbs news, new york. also at the consumers electronics show technology upgrade for every day items. here's one example a $200 hair brush, it doesn't just even tank will but keeps you posted how you are getting job done. laurel makes short hair brush that includes microphone and other sensors that listen to your follicles. >> okay. >> listen tour follicles. >> that is what they say. >> device can tell fur hair is

wet, dry or how aggressively you are brushing. it will send your information via wifi or blue tooth to a mobile app. what do you need to know. >> what are your follicles saying. the listen tour follicles. well, very strange photograph sparks a social media holy war of sorts. >> users are split over whether this is an angel or a dehon, picture was posted by richard christensen that shows a shadowy figure there in the hid will. the picture has been shared more than 80,000 times. wow, okay. >> i don't know back story on that like where was he, or is that just, you know, it looks like a bug, in his camera, flew right on the camera and that is why it looks so big. >> then again, look at the one on the right. take it off, take it off? freaking you out. >> yes, it is. >> very much so. >> look at the that. >> yes. >> lets look closer at

electronics over here and is what come our way. >> we have fancy gadgetry to tell you what you need to know is coming. we will get a little bit of snow. on folks say keep it away. others are saying we have been waiting for a little bit of snow. the it is winter. we have had .3 inches so far this winter. we're due. this one may give us another inch or two. not a big deal. the it will come through overnight, tomorrow night into friday morning. we may wake up friday morning with fresh coating of snow, make sure you get up early to brush off the car try morning. lets look outside right thousand, we will start off where there is some snow, this is up in the morning necessary , of course, snow board class going on and got a little life out there. he is all right. bounced backup. here comes the next kid. live watching these classes, every night learning how to do tricks on the rails and everything, up at jack frost big boulder and they have certainly a decent amount of snow on the ground there, right now, and possibly a little bit more on the way. although does not the look like poconos will be the big winner, accumulation wise with this system. lets take a peak what weather

watchers are looking at tonight. they have quiet conditions out there, many of them have like weather today, temperatures got in the 60's. normal highs in the lower 40's we were almost 15 degrees, above average, and, you can see win pick up. ed connor this chesterfield at 46 degrees with the clear skies. 48 degrees as we head down glassboro john carroll in mullica, 48 there. clear sky and 49 degrees as we head just west of philadelphia here jim in media at 49. these temperatures well above average when you keep in mind we should be around 40 for daytime highs. we're seeing these numbers after sundown, joseph craney in or land at 46 with a clear sky but arctic blast soon to arrive with some snow. what a beautiful day it was, james sending us this great shot of sunset, to the south of ocean city, tonight. beautiful, beautiful day, but colder air is coming and it is coming as we speak. here's a live look outside start off in rehoboth beach, delaware, folks are outside

walking on the boardwalk enjoying last few hearst of above average temperatures before the cold comes in and rehoboth beach and down the shore those are spots that have two chances of a little light snow through the even of the week and start of the weekend. further inland we have just one shot. storm scan three is showing clear skies right now, there is lake effect snow over portions of new york state, a few snow showers this northwestern pennsylvania if you otherwise, not much to see here. we're talking about a drastic drop. we will go from today's 54 degrees at 3:00 p.m., tomorrow at 3:00 p.m. no better than 37 degrees, almost a 20-degree drop in temperature. now that being said tomorrow is 37 at 3:00 p.m. is close to where we should be for this time of the year but lets talk about two potential snow makers, at least for the shore here's first one this is a chance for all of us come in at 11:00 o'clock tomorrow night. the it will continue through overnight hours and into early friday morning, split is, briefly intensifying and then also, eventually starting to ramp up a little bit for shore

moving off coast friday at the 5:00ah. that then clears out quickly. sun returning friday afternoon and then watch this close call , system tries to brush coast on saturday afternoon, and may bring another chance for light snow at the shore. rest of us will not see anything from that saturday storm. we are looking at an inch, to 2 inches of snow, this is all day try or i should say alternate thursday night into friday morning with some lingering snow through the day try, on the ground, at least not much will melt because it will stay cold. it will get colder, as we head in the weekend. look at this cold canadian air blasting in, for saturday, and sunday. overnight mainly clear, breezy and colder. 27 degrees. tomorrow partly sunny, colder, not that far off the average but real cold comes in this weekend. it will get kick off by that try morning snow, we will clear it out friday afternoon and then dry, saturday, sunday , and monday but we're sub freezing all three taste with overnight lows in the teens and then return to warmer weather and threat for rain, next week.

ukee and jessica, back to you good thanks, kate. mariah carry has given her first interview since her new years eve performance. she says that she was mortified. >> carey stumbled through as prerecorded vocal track laid in the background. her team claims dick clark productions failed to dress technicality advertise before the show began. carey tells entertainment weekly late dick clark would not let an artist go through an artist like that. production say any inn sue ways that they are to blame for the fiasco is absurd. a local hand featured on tonight's episode of under cover boss, steve is a franchise co-owner at painting with a twist this royersford, montgomery county. >> he is clearly frustrated because of the under cover boss's lack of energy. >> hi, welcome. >> how are you. >> i'm losing my energy trying to bring her energy up. she's sucking life out of he. >> ren may maloney co founder of the painting with a twist she was looking for steve's

perspective on how her company can improve and this under cover boss is in for some surprises. tune into find out what steve says is most frustrating part of the job, catch under cover boss tonight at 8:00 right here on cbs-3. still ahead on "eyewitness news" at five, she's 100 years old and busy seven days a week >> i enjoy it. >> you can say she's still clicking, why this tonighter is getting so many, thank yous , including one from the president and first lady. >> that is coming up next. in brotherly

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woman is passing time by creating and sending some cozy comfort to strangers. >> and she's one hup years young. her gift of warmth has helped thousands of people and now, she has a thank you from the president. >> at age 100, peachy, has earned retirement. >> one, two. >> reporter: if she would take it. her daughter louise says she's not slowing down. >> she's dedicated to doing this. this is seven days a week, from 1:11 to 4:30 every day. >> this is knitting scarves. >> i enjoy to do this. >> reporter: for peachy whose given name is catherine working with needles has always been a pastime ever since she immigrated to the u.s. from italy in 1936. for decade she and her husband ran a catering business. he died seven years ago. her son joe said that knitting help keep her busy. >> there was a void there. they had so many years together. >> we all started having tons

and tons of scarves, and it was like okay, what will we do with all these scarves. that is when we decided it would be nice to donate them report report over the last seven years family and friend distributed them to home less shelters, women's shelters and schools who needed warmth for the needy. >> i enjoyed to give them away to all of the people that need them. >> i will say several thousand we had bags of scarves that were, probably 4-foot tall, filled with scarves. >> reporter: peachy the sent five scarves to the first tam ly and got a signed photograph, a birthday card, and a letter on white house stationary. >> dear catherine it means a lot that you thought of us and i'm please todd join your family and friend in wishing you a happy, 100th birthday. for a century you have been a part of the great american story. >> very, very poignant, touching letter. >> reporter: as long as there is yarn near by, peachy the has a job to do.

and joe, president obama stays in washington d.c. or moves back home to chicago, peachy scarves will come in handy. tell us your story of brotherly love at cbs philly .com/brotherly. peachy. way to go, nicely done. that is "eyewitness news" at 5:00. now at 6:00 a beloved member of the bensalem community seriously injured in the hit and run and tonight police believe they have the driver in custody, and now victim's family is speaking out. dozens injured when two trolleys collide in philadelphia. we will hear from a rider on board at the time of the crash also this... 2016 mark closure of another casino in atlantic city and a state take over but coming up find out why the mayor says these are just growing pains for a city in the middle of a make over. and after a mild day to day, the cold air is coming in and as wind has picked up and we are talking about a polar plunge. temperatures drastically dropping as we head toward weekend and we are tracking chance for accumulating snow. we will tell you which commute

could be impact, "eyewitness news" at 6:00 starts right now . and here's is what happening, police in bucks county say this is the driver that struck a man this bensalem on new years day. tonight, as he faces charges the victim's family is speaking only to "eyewitness news". tonight that victim a beloved member of the community there remains in serious condition. good evening, everyone. i'm ukee washington. i'm jessica dean. "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos is live in bensalem with how police tracked down the suspect and also an exclusive interview with the victim's family, greg? >> reporter: that is exactly right, jessica, difficult speak with both of the victim 's parents and they tell me tonight they are so very glad that the driver of that pick up has been arrested. now this afternoon i also spoke with bensalem police and detectives here at the police department, and they are crediting cbs-3 "eyewitness news" viewers for helping them track down