you can see bucks, montgomery counties those pockets of yell will owe there, and that indicates where the heaviest rain is coming town. we are seeing steadier downpours moving this to lancaster county and steady rain right now right long i-95 in new castle county delaware. the here's what we are looking at, very quickly pushing right over 76, turnpike right down through schuylkill and this could slow things town possibly eventually i-95 thort within the next half an hour or so. this will slow town evening commute. if news, temperatures in the 40's and that is where we will stay through overnight hours. forty-five in philadelphia, 37 in allentown. forty-three this trenton. hunt poke though one spot that could see ice out there tonight as temperatures hold, below freezing spot. we do expect rain overnight and possibly shower into tomorrow morning but then better news at least briefly, sun ill return, temperatures will warm up but as we said more chance of rain in the seven take. we will have that coming up. jessica. >> kate, thanks. we are three days from

inauguration day and new poll is out on president-elect donald trump's job performance during the transition, the cnn honorc poll shows 52 percent disapprove of the president-elect performance while only 40 percent approve. also tonight, according to a you this jen forward poll 40 percent said they fear they will be worse off under president-elect trump, 19 percent say they will be better off. meanwhile, shore members of the congress plan to skip mr. trump's inauguration. >> president-elect donald trump's inauguration is three days away and shaping up ton one of the most controversial in recent memory. so far more than five house democrats pledged to boycott mr. trump's speech, after his attacks on icon civil rights leader and georgia congress hand john lewis, who cast taught on the legitimacy of mr. trump's presidency. mr. trump advisor kelly ann conway detended the president-elect. >> by seeing walking wounded, right. everybody is always gunning for us and we are supposed to look the other way.

>> reporter: congressman lewis chose not to react the to the president-elect word while celebrating the heart inn luther king holiday. >> as doctor martin luther king, junior said, hate is too heavy a burden to bear. >> reporter: nearly a million people are expect to attend the swearing in, and hundreds of organizations, plan to protest. >> all of the controversy and all of the skepticism that continues from the campaign, in a typically american way, we will vanish in that moment of power transferring from partisan to partisan. >> reporter: russian president putin accused outing obama administration of attempting to under mine mr. trump's presidency. he says that those who spread fake allegations are quote, worse than prostitutes, putin was referring to a unverified claims against mr. trump touring a past visit to moscow today democratic pennsylvania congress hand mike do ile became latest to join the

growing ranks of lawmakers boycotting trump's inauguration. the you had marine band continues to rehearse for the that you go racial, it is only musical unit participate in all three sections of the inauguration, and the swearing in ceremonies, inaugural parade and inaugural ball. the you had marine bandies america's oldest, continuously active professional musical organization. police departments from south jersey are preparing to head to washington. they will be on duty for the inauguration. "eyewitness news" reporter cleve bryan is in ocean city more on their assignment, cleve. >> reporter: ukee, not the to say that officers at the shore don't have work to do but this is slowest time of the year, and so, dozens of them are putting their public safety knowledge to use, down in washington d.c. >> pretty exciting something new for all of us. >> reporter: last day before leaving for the experience of a lifetime as members of the somers point police department prior to deploy to washington

d.c. for president-elect trump 's inauguration. >> thinks our first time going , so we don't know what to expect down there. there is a lot of police office's cross the country going, and it the is, it is tight security, and they are very well organized. >> reporter: somers point, wildwood and middletown ship are all sending officers to an inauguration for the first time. joining the atlantic city and ocean city which have done this before. >> we have had a good relationship with met the tro police department, for the last three inaugurations, and we're lucky enough to be asked to come help out with this years. >> reporter: while thinks off season at the shore officers will draw upon their screenses handling big summer crowd as they helped security checkpoints in the nation as capitol and along the presidential parade route. >> what they have told us so far is you know, just to be vigilant, be aware, things could happen and that, you know, it is, hot thely contested election. >> reporter: while officers say that they are mentally prepared to engage in passionate protesters you cannot help but wonder how their families feel about the

the four day trip. >> my wife's exited to take part in something like this and it is just, you know, part of the job. >> everything is exciting, it is an honor to go down there and honor to partake in such a large event that only happens every four years. as we have south jersey that will be represented well. >> reporter: ukee, here's head count of the officers heading to washington d.c. 20 from atlantic city, 13 from ocean city, seven somers point, six wildwood, five middletown ship and undisclosed number of state troopers are heading down there all of this, federally funded. reporting live, i'm cleve bryan, cbs-3 "eyewitness news" russian president putin is accusing the obama administration of trying to under mine president-elect trump. at a news conference putin described papers on trump detailing a past visit as part of the efforts bio bam an ad perfection to spread false allegations. jessica mentioned putin says those who spread allegations are quote worse then

prostitute as cord to go putin china is telling president-elect trump that one china principal saying taiwan is not negotiable. taiwan and main line china are part of the inning will china and that any country wishing to have diplomatic relations with mainland china house abstain from having diplomatic relation was taiwan. last month, president trump broke with, talking with talking taiwan president on the phone some say china cut all, official contact with june to punish their independent leaning president. president-elect trump's cabinet picks are facing more scrutiny as confirmation hearing continue. ryan zenke is president-elect 's choice for interior secretary. >> i'm an unapologetic admirer of teddy roosevelt and believe he had a right when he placed under federal protection millions of other acres in federal land and set aside much of it as our national forest. >> senators are also,

questioning betsy devos, the president-elect choice for education secretary. cbs-3 "eyewitness news" is place to be for complete coverage of the inauguration of president trump, we will have live reports from washington d.c. on thursday, and friday. a former apprentice contestant is suing president-elect trump for defamation. gloria alreadies representing the former reality show contestant who accused the president-elect of inappropriate sexual advances. >> everyone has to take responsibility for their action and whether the person is president-elect, president of the united states, or anyone else. >> her lawsuit seeks compensatory and punitive damages. president obama made a surprise appearance in the white house briefing room today catching josh ernest off guard. >> mr. obama stepped right to the podium to praise his spokesmen. >> if you are president of the

united states and you find out that this is the guy who has been voted the most popular press secretary ever by the white house press core, that may make you a little nervous thinking well, maybe the guy has got a bid to solicit toward the rest but the fact is that he was worthy of that admiration. >> the president will hold his final press conference as commander in chief tomorrow, first tamly will head to palm springs, california, after the inauguration. well, delaware welcomes democrat john carney as state 's fourth -- seventh fourth governor. >> i john charles carney do proudly swear. >> governor carney took oath of office on the steps of the legislative hall in the state capitol of dover. he asked for cooperation, among lawmakers in his that you go rally with address to tackle the state's biggest challenges.

>> we all necessity that it won't be easy, that there will be tough decisions, and that there will be times when we disagree, but working heart and working together we will find a path forward and we will be better than we were before. >> governor carney previously served two terms as delaware's lieutenant governor, bethenny hall long will serve in that position. a deadly bar shooting is under investigation in philadelphia's east germantown neighborhood, that happened just before 11:00 last night at sharon's little spot on boy ar street. police say a bar security guard told officers he shot the bar's manager after the men argued. the 44 year-old victim died a short time later at einstein medical center. so far no charges have been filed against the at alleged shooter. the controversy over, sitting on the walls in a popular center city park, it is over, almost as quickly as it started. the last week philadelphia's department of parks and recreation put up these no sitting signs, in rittenhouse square. the mayor, openly chrisized

the you this park rule which led to those signs coming down so today group of park visitors who initially planned to host a wall sit in, protest decided to have a victory celebration instead. >> these are land mark spaces but with that said we want to see all of our parks, rec centers get the attention that we're seeing here today for rittenhouse square. >> city put signs up last thursday in an attempt to protect a one million-dollar renovation to the park's railings. pennsylvania is loosening rules on selling beer, a new law went into effect today that allows beer distributors to sell single beers, 32-ounce bottles and six packs. old law restrict sales todays es and kegs, and most recently 12 packs. the new law also lets bars start to sell alcohol at 9:00 on sunday mornings without also having to serve food. our natasha brown will have more on the changes tonight the on "eyewitness news" at 6:00. well, coming up tonight 59:00 nothing can stop a mother's love.

>> she was told that it is an emergency but we're sorry, we cannot let you go. >> her daughter was slowly dying and in need of the kidney transplant, but she was far away and caught in government red tape, how a hero stepped into reunite a mother and daughter and save a life. a golden girl is birthday girl we will talk about the five things we love about actress and comedian betty white. technology meets nature, there has been a resurgence of the old hobby more and more people are bird watching, we will show you how technology is luring people, even young people,

technology is luring a new generation of fans, to an old hobby: bird watching, it is seeing a resurgence. as three on your side jim donovan shows us smart phone apps are giving it new popularity, especially among young people. >> the mockingbird. >> reporter: fourteen year-old desi seabirth can identified dozen of bird species, some just by listening.

>> i'm hearing and acorn wood pecker right now. >> reporter: jesse's fascination with bird began after building a bird feeder for cubs scout project. >> filled it up with seed and put tonight my backyard and then they started coming. >> reporter: he discovered he is not alone. >> we have a young birders club, we have about 20 kids, from age about six to 18. >> reporter: bird watching new commonly called birding is one of the fastest growing hobbies among young people in the u.s. , thanks in large part to technology. >> we're hearing a call, play it on our phone and say is this the bird we just heard. >> reporter: smart phone apps make it easier to record and share bird sightings and identifitive rent species in the wild by sight or sound. as hobby has gone high tech, more young people have come on board. >> you know, when i was a kid and birding i never met anyone else my age. now we see lots of kid out there birding with their parents or even by themselves. >> this is kind of like a video game, you look for something new and then try to

find things and it is, kind of like a game. i think that exciting the mind of young people. >> reporter: it is excitement amateur audubon say that is only growing as young fans flock to join them. now apps like audubon bird guide, ibird and bird snap are free but there are others that you have to pay for, including bird song id, which allows to you record a bird singing and then can help identifying it. reporting for three on your side, i'm jim donovan. >> that is good to see. deadly winter storm that has already crippled parts of the central u.s. with isis also spawning tornadoes thousand. one storm near houston texas sent patio furniture flying about 50 miles away, another tornado hit. one family took cover in a bathtub as debris smashed through the windows of their home. >> it sounded like a freight train, when i was on top and then all of a sudden i think our house is gone. >> icy mess in iowa caused this truck to slide into a frozen lake, two men were told inside were okay. this kansas frozen tree

branches came crashing to the ground, clean up could take, weeks. look at that. >> isis scary, stuff. meteorologist kate bilo is joining us now, and it is way too warm here for ice. >> except, in the poconos that is one spot dealing with ice. we are in the 40's. we will stay that way overnight. temperatures on their way up tomorrow. we don't have a ton of sun over the next five to seven days but good news is, well, ten to 15 degrees aboveeven average in january you take what you can get. it will be very warm. any precipitation we see in the seven day is just in the form of the rain, and which is not something we see often in mid to late january, which is traditionally one of the coldest times of the the year. the here's a look outside right now we will start off this bethlehem where, it is damp, soggy evening out there, everything is slow going, roads are wet, glistening, it is above freezing in bethlehem so not expecting much in the way of ice there but the further north you head overly high valley, especially, bridges, overpasses and untreated surfaces things like

that but it is up into the pocono region we will see temperatures hovering around that freezing mark and any rain that comes down could get slick. things are months well there on main street in bethlehem. storm scan three is showing rain moving through. it it is intensifying as we speak. we have got pockets of steadier rain moving through the city, northeast, up into bucks, montgomery counties. another batch of steady rain over lancaster county quickly moving into chester county and this could impact the turnpike here pretty quickly. i-95, new jersey turnpike, starting to see that rain, moving in, and then the steady rain right now along the border of the bucks, montgomery counties so this will slow you down on the pennsylvania turnpike a little further to the the north and on the northeast extension, as well, as you head up toward lehigh valley. little bit of the mess out there tonight, luckily we are not talking about much ice unless we're in the pocono region, monroe county in a freezing rain advisory until 10:00 o'clock. pocono pines, bangor, all these spot seeing threat for freezing rain and drizzle

through the remainder of tonight. temperatures will be rising overnight so that is good news we will see steady downpours near the shore but by 6:00 o'clock, possibly still some pockets of heavier rain around seven or eight or 9:00 o'clock this philadelphia we may see steady showers even at 10:00 o'clock, tonight and they will stick around overnight. overnight the light rain, drizzle, patchy fog, not the best night to be outside on area road, tomorrow is south of the stray shower especially off to the north and then in the afternoon we will see just an awful lot of sun being able to break through the cloud. it is mile. mainly dry day but it is mostly cloudy. thursday looks a whole lot better when we will clear things out in the morning and then by noon lots of sunshine and temperatures still above average. so what to expect this evening patchy rain, drizzle areas of fog, temperatures in the 40's and then slow travel, boy, it has been a wet january so far, monthly total 1.38 inches and look at all of those rain drops, we may be adding more as we go into the weekend. we will see how warm it is, all of the cold locked up to the north and it gets even milder, as we head toward the weekend, i'll show thaw coming up next half an hour with the

seven day but for tonight, again watch for the fog, drizzle, 41 degrees the overnight low, tomorrow, morning showers, and then mostly cloudy. fifty-three the high for your wednesday, and then thursday, nicest day of the week, 54 degrees, lots of sunshine, normal highs around 40, thursday, it is going go to feel like a taste of syringe and then 50's on try with some rain arriving in the afternoon we will take a look at inauguration forecast as well, i necessity you are heading there. >> we are keeping an eye on. that we will be outside for a lot of it. >> we will look at that next half an hour. >> thanks, kate. add years to your life, one item you might want to add to your grocery list that doctors say could help you live longer, that is coming up and crazy video alert this is micro piggies in the so micro we are on esther the wonder pig the next half an hour. >> oh, my. marching to the beat of their own drum a new work out you have to see, and hear, to believe it. sports coming up

well, that is the plan for one california based company, exactly where in pennsylvania they want to bring their marijuana business, and that is coming up tonight on "eyewitness news" at 6:00. don bell joins us now and we're talking about a new work out. >> yes, i am. i have never seen this before. >> that sound different. >> it is different. maybe i'm in the in the loop. >> step my game up. john boneham, quest love, world famous drummers, what if you could rock out just like them while getting in shape. well, center city dance, fitness studio believes you can, pat gallen gives it the a shot. >> it is january, so we're always looking for you this fun ways to get in shape and at philly dance fitness they have it, it is called pound. >> here we go, go. here we go. >> it is a drumming inspired work out so you do your drum sticks, lots of lower body,

core, strength. >> it has got cardio but more strength focused and you're basically rocking out. >> reporter: it is a high even tensity work out that hits everything. >> lift, lift, lift. >> one, one, 22. >> layla olson is instructor and says it is a full body burn but don't realize. >> way we use the sticks to distract us from the strength helps us get through more reps and get deeper into squats, lunges and to me it feels like a full body work out. >> reporter: she was not joking it focuses a the core and legs but so busy banging the sticks that you barely even notice. >> once you stop focusing on keeping with the beat and figure out patterns it the gets inn tense. >> ♪

pat gallen, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> he was working it. >> his forearms will be so tight, so sore tomorrow. >> can i air drum in that class. >> yeah, right. >> check that out. >> nice try. >> that is a great work out. great work out. thanks, buddy, a rebater it. coming up next, she desperately needed a kidney and turn to craigs list. after that failed the new jersey woman had one option left but government would not let her mom come to america. twists and turns that saved the daughter's life. new details emerge about the case of the wife of orlando nightclub shooter omar mateen, how investigators say she helped mateen

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saved my life. >> reporter: her quest to good it a kidney failed but this south jersey moth der not give up and now she's received the life saving transplant that she so desperately needed. she ended up receiving the kidney from her mother. news continues at 5:30 i'm ukee washington. >> she had to get over a major hurdle first because her mother lives in another country. health reporter stephanie stahl is joining us with how a united states senator made this happen. >> reporter: this story is crazy. >> a lot of details. but amazing. we first told but this new jersey patient, a little bit over a year ago a transplant that came together through craigs list, was stopped at the very last minute. well, then her mom turned out to be a perfect match but the

operation only happened, after an international drama. >> finally, we won together. >> reporter: it was a long fight to save nina serio's life with a kidney transplant that finally happened last month. >> i want to thank everyone being involved in this case. >> reporter: donated kidney came from nina's mother who lived in the republic of georgia. when state department refused to let her in the you had, senator senator menendez turned to the department of the home land security seeking humanitarian parole. >> it is considered an extraordinary measure, it is just not the way the system should work. >> reporter: back in december 2015, nina a u.s. citizen was scheduled to get a kidney from glenn, a stranger, who saw an ad on craigs list that had been placed by nina's desperate husband. >> i knew, i knew i was a match from the second is i saw her. >> reporter: glenn's first wife also had received a kidney transplant but then tied. >> and in 2011, she passed a

way. i'm sorry. >> reporter: at last minute a medical complication prevented the transplant with glenn, that is when nina's mom became the only hope. >> it has been very difficult for us. but, we kept fighting. >> reporter: nina's mom, who is a nurse, was only temporarily allowed in the united states for the transplant. >> i want to thank high grand mom for saving my mom, now we have swim and we can have snowball fights. >> reporter: eight year-old nicholas said his whom no longer needed dialysis for auto immune disease that destroyed the 34 year-old's kidneys. >> it makes me happy to see that these people cared about my health. >> reporter: nina and her mom are both doing well recovering from the transplant, and the state department, by the way refused to let her mom in this country fearful she would stay because of the family connections but mom says she is headed back to eastern europe in just a few days. nina, by the way says she's thinking of becoming a dialysis nurse.

>> how about that. >> with everything that she has been through this. >> what a story, thanks, stephanie. also on the healthwatch new research published this is scientific journal plus one, shows eating hot chile peppers , could help you live longer. researchers in vermont analyzed data from 16,000 americans and they found the risk of death trooped 13 percent for people who ate chilly peppers compared to those who did not. well, more research is needed to figure out why those specific peppers could prerent death. the widow of orland he nightclub shooter omar mateen is behind bars in california. noor salman is accused of helping her husband in the months leading up to the massacre. today woman face aid why over new federal charges and now a relative has come forward proclaiming her innocence. noor salman appeared before a federal judge in oakland, california, the 30 year-old widow of the orlando nightclub gunman is charged with obstruction of justice and aiding and a betting omar mateen who killed 49 people

before dying in a shoot-out with police last june. law enforcement officials long suspect salman played a role in the worst mass shooting in u.s. history. they say she bought ammunition with her husband and they believe she drove him as he cased the pulse nightclub prior to the shooting. she was arrested monday near san francisco. >> innocent, simple person she would in the hurt a fly. >> reporter: will salman's uncle will was in the court and said media reports distorted exchange she had with her husband two hours into the massacre. >> she text him. he didn't respond. don't you see news. she don't know. he said i love you, baby. that is all she knows. >> reporter: salman has been interviewed multiple times and taking a polygraph test. the sources say she was with her husband during a surveillance trip to disney world which investigators believe may have also been a potential target. salman's uncle says mateen was physically and mentally abusive. >> he was an abuser.

he was an abuser and controlling person. >> reporter: prosecutors say they plan to try the case in orlando. nor salman is to back in the court tomorrow to discuss her transfer to florida to face those charges and appointment have of an attorney. a florida judge has denied bail for suspected fort lauderdale airport shooter esteban santiago. the 26 year-old was in federal court this morning for a bail hearing. santiago was accused on have fatally shooting five people earlier this month including two people with ties to our area. while they were all inside airport's bag aiming claim area six others were wounded, santiago will be back in court for an arraignment january 30th, he has yet to enter a plea. turkish authorities say they are certain they have arrested man who killed 39 people, touring a new years eve nightclub shooting in istanbul, we have learned that man is yous beck stan national trained in afghanistan, and police say man was captured alive during a raid on a home outside city and confessed to the crime. isis has claimed responsibility for that attack

american college student ace monk the dead, in a nightclub shooting in mexico, another american is among wounded. investigators are still searching for gunman in this case who opened fire yesterday , at a music festival in the caribbean resort of the playa delcarmen. police say violence stemmed from a personal commute with the security guard not terrorism. five people were killed more than a dozen wounded. under water search for mel malaysia airlines flight 370 is over. three-year hunt for plane in the indian ocean has been officially suspended. country's paying for the expensive search, australia, malaysia and chine after shown no ninth continuing the search boeing 777 vanished during a flight from kuala lumpur to beijing in march 2014. still to come on "eyewitness news" tonight bucking national trend what wal-mart is planning that sets it apart there most retailers, that is coming up after a short break. when her owner bought her, she was just 4-pound.

the she's supposed to be a micro pig. not so much. how this swine glue to more than 650-pound, kate. every day is a step closer to the weekend and week ebb does still look above average, temperature wise we will see temperatures hovering around 50's but more clouds then sun expect both saturday and sunday. i do think there will be peaks of sun here and there we have chance for showers and best chance would be late in the day sunday, sunday afternoon and sunday evening, we will keep you posted but you won't need heavy coat, may just need umbrella at times this

well, wal-mart is going on a hiring spree next month. >> the company says it will add 10,000 new retail jobs, nationwide, wal-mart says it will build 59 new stores and expand some existing wal-mart and sales club locations.

sam's club. it is part or the $6.8 billion capital investment in the u.s. president-elect donald trump's first boyhood home in queens, new york is going on the auction block again tonight. >> five bedroom brick stucco house was originally up for auction in october but cancelled. the property was sold in december to an anonymous buyer for 1.4 million-dollar. mr. trump lived in the house until the age of four. a russian company has mint ed a sterling silver coin to commemorate president-elect trump's inauguration. it the features mr. trump's face and slogan in trump we trust. company's president says that the limited addition of the 45 coins were designed to express their hope for an era of i am loved/u.s. russian relations. well, actress betty white turns 95. >> coming up, the top five reasons, why just about everyone loves

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was new and roof was reportedly covered in snow and that caused to it collapse. more incredible video to show you of a pig that is as big as a polar bear. esther the wonder pig lives in ontario and she's a wonder considering when she was born she weighed 4-pound. now she's 650-pound. esther's weight gain is due to for her fondness for food she will eat anything but veg toys her favorite ice cream and cake. >> esther like a variety. >> that doggies checking esther out. >> a little colorful creativity a minnesota man used files and food coloring to build a castle. >> mark williams filled containers with water and leaves them outside in the freezing temperatures. he then uses them as bricks. he has been doing this for five years. the first year he build an igloo. >> that is cool. >> it is cool. >> clever idea. >> too warm here. >> we would just have a bunch of colored water there, liquid

it the looks like we will stay above freezing really overnight for next couple of nights, not the a lot of cold in our forecast. the this is a january to remember because we have not had any cold weather outside. we have some rain in the forecast, but we get nice warm air we have to contend with the rain. it is give and take. temperatures averaging ten to 15 degrees above normal starting tomorrow right through seven day but we have a few chances of wet weather as well. the lets get into it. we will go outside and say it is foggy, gloom any center city. the cant see tops of the buildings there. we have low cloud, patchy fog, steady rain moving through as well, it has been light on and off all day long not much rain but we are seeing some steady downpours, picking up as the moisture moves in from the the west. so watch out, waiting for someone to come home it might take them longer tonight then on a regular night, certainly slow downs on the road. eyewitness heather watchers also reporting a glummy day we are at 43, checking with william in levittown.

report something rain to .38 degrees, moisture up to those temperatures outside. seeing almost a fully saturated atmosphere. barbara lane 42, reporting lane as well. we will head down in delaware and still in the lower 40's and that is where we will stay overnight. we don't to have worry about any icing which is good news for us, at least in philadelphia and surrounding suburbs. forty-two in marshallton delaware. greg mccoy says period of various rain intensity throughout the day, temperatures in the lower 40's and a light win. that wind for most of the the day has been off the water, and that is what is keeping us cool that east wind, come in off the ocean, ocean water temperatures in the lower 40's we will not get much warmer then that on these wind, gary merckin in sewell, new jersey at 44. he said gray all day rain off and on dew point as the 41. gray, dreary, glummy day and it will stay gray tomorrow as well. the lets go outside and take to you one of our live neighborhood network spots, a time lapse, i'll set this into motion in broadheadville, one

spot up toward poconos where we did have a treeing rain advisory, we can still see left over snow on the ground, temperatures, all day to day, hovering near that treeing mark. thirty-four right now, you can see buses were going, they didn't cancel school or anything like that because of the ice threat but as we head through tonight and temperatures drop there will be chance for a few icy spots in the poconos region. rest of us just seeing rain. storm scan three shows us those steady downpours starting to move on through they are coming from west to east heaviest right now over chester county you can see yellow shading moving very quickly toward delaware county in the chester area right along i-95 here, this will not slow you down. may move over airport as well which will drive up our rainfall totals for the day. as far as up to today is concerned we have got 1.38 inches of rain this month , nine out of the last 17 days have had measurable rain. it has been a soggy january, more rain to come. scattered showers, possibly a stray shower tomorrow morning

as well and good news is tomorrow afternoon is dry but not the a lot of sunshine out there for your wednesday. thursday, much nicer, more sunshine, thursday looks like the thighses day of the week hand down and then friday starts off nice, 8:00 a.m. we have sunshine from the city right down toward d.c. but notice by 11:00 o'clock or noon light rain starts to push in and that will get through our area by friday evening. the rain chances, scattered showers tonight, friday evening light rain, couple showers, doesn't look like a major event. next big storm one late sunday night into monday with period of steady rain to start next week. the as far as tonight is concerned pockets of drizzle, watch for some fog, 41 degrees your overnight low. tomorrow morning showers and then mostly cloudy but well above average at 53 degrees. for inauguration on friday mostly cloudy not too bad 48 degrees, showers likely, and they may hold off until the afternoon but we will keep a close eye on that one for anyone heading down toward d.c. thursday 54, nice day, friday, sun in the morning and then

late the day rain, weekend looks generally dry, mild but not a lot of sunshine we will see more cloud then sun both saturday and sunday. ukee and jessica back to you. michelle obama has something to celebrate as she spend her final days in the white house. >> first lady is 53 years old today, in word on how family will celebrate but president is showing the world how proud he is of his wife tweeting that the girl from the south side who took on a role he didn't ask for and made it her own happy birthday michelle, i love you. another birthday to take comedian betty white turns 95. >> louie agear joins us from los angeles with more on the golden girl. >> that is right ukee and guess contact to mark betty's milestone birth take we are breaking down five reasons why we just love the comedy legend >> it is like life is a giant wean i roast and i'm the biggest. >> reporter: her golden moments. >> how would you feel if they did remake golden girls. >> would i want to do it.

>> reporter: you you are almost blanch instead of rose. >> then rose came up and i loved her. >> reporter: comedy her forte which brings us to number two betty's sense of humor. >> you never wanted to reharry >> no, fool around, sure. >> reporter: quick, feisty but nearly 18 year marriage to late husband and pass word housal than that brings to us number three. >> betty's love story. >> all of a sudden you find the right one and it headaches everything fall into place. >> reporter: but alan wasn't only one to steel betty's heart. >> i hear you have a crush on a certain somebody. >> oh, i do, i do. >> reporter: number four on our list long time love and devotion to animal rights. >> you appreciate what individual animals have ton for individual people. >> reporter: and at number five, betty's simply age defying. >> everybody has been so wonderfully kind to me for all

of these hundreds of years. i love you. >> reporter: we will have so much more tonight on the insider, ukee and jessica back to you in the studio. >> you can get your hollywood news tonight and every week night at 7:30 watch insider right the here on cbs-3. >> i remember watching her on pass word and hatch game as a child. still the best. still ahead another famous figure is celebrating a birthday today. it is ben franklin's 311th, birthday so we head out to the franklin institute to find out super hero facts about our founding

well, today is ben franklin's birthday, the perfect day, to reflect on his

legacy. >> vittoria woodill went to the building that bears his name, the franklin institute. >> reporter: if you asked a child if they know any super heroes they will give you an answer. >> batman. >> do you know who spider man is. >> yes. >> do you know who ben franklin is. >> no. >> reporter: well to day marks ben franklin's 311th birthday, and while many of us know ben franklin to be a founding father and a inventor could we give him a 18th century super hero is this i mean did he put the pow in power. >> super hero. >> reporter: derek pits of the franklin instituted said there is no doubt bit. people would be surprised to think ben franklin was a super hero, don't you think, they would be surprised because they think of him as a states hand and maybe inventor sort of thing but they don't know about all of the other, things that ben franklin's life, almost like a secret life in the way.

>> reporter: secret life with so many super charged invention that is changed our world. like fighting fires. >> well, fighting fires. ben franklin pulled together the first volunteer fire company's anywhere in the columnist here in america. oh, ben franklin was big on this one. back in those days people didn't know how much it would cost for someone to go from one part of the colony to another part of the colony. so franklin created a device that he put on the back wheel of the carriage we call it odometer today. >> lightening rod and he even created hughes i can. >> he created a musical industry called the glass harmonica. >> well, only fitting then, that we should still have the first one. >> do you think so. >> happy birthday dear ben franklin, happy birthday to you ♪ and, everybody. >> yes. >> just kidding. so, would you deem ben franklin a super hero?

among so many other inventions here is another one he put on his resume. he created the flexible catheter, because his brother had kidney stones and he wanted to make the ross zest more comfortable. so he is really ton a lot of good for hugh hand, guys. >> there is no question about that. >> i credit franklin for these bifocals too. >> you are seeing. >> well, that i wish he had an invention to make a little bit better. >> that is "eyewitness news" at 5:00. now at 6:00 philadelphia district attorney seth williams slapped with a fine, the record amount he has been ordered to pay, and why. kate? and rain picking up in intensity touring the evening rush we will tell you how long steady rain will last, we will track showers on storm scan three and the big warm up in our future. also, the proposal that could bring pots to the poconos and how west coast company is behind the land, and then this. up until now you were only able to get cases and kegs at

beer distributors throughout the state but there is a new law that goes into effect today. i'm natasha brown and we will tell you all about it, coming up. good evening everyone, it is 6:00 o'clock here's is what happening. district attorney of philadelphia ordered to pay up seth williams slapped with a record setting fine by the board of ethics. the penalty stems from dozens of gifts given to the district attorney over a five-year period. good evening, i'm ukee washington. i'm jessica dean. "eyewitness news" reporter joe holden is live in center city with more details on the penalty, joe. >> reporter: well, jessica, ukee ethics board said it negotiated with seth williams and his attorney to reached that $62,000 penalty, they say , it is a financial hit, they are confident that it send a strong message. >> it is just a scale have of this is significant. >> reporter: philadelphia ethics board on tuesday leveled a significant and sizable fine, against district

attorney seth williams. williams was said to have cooperated in reaching the settlement, with the ethics board. it comes with a $62,000 fine, for failing to disclose on financial interests statements , five sources of income, and 89 gifts according to the paperwork. shayne creamer is executive director of the board. >> this is the largest, penalty that the board has ever assessed against an individual. it is the largest fine anyone has ever been required to pay. >> reporter: williams was also find $2,840 for additional gifts given by defense attorneys quoting the board who had a financial interest that the the district attorney was able to substantially affect through official action at the time that they gave the gifts. seth williams first found himself on the city watch dog 's radar in the summer when he disclosed five years worth of those gifts. a spokesmen at the time said they were from close family friend. the gifts included