right now at noon they are heading to washington d.c. a group of new jersey state troopers, on our way to our nation's capitol at this hour, they will be helping with the security as our fourthivity president is sworn into office good afternoon everyone i'm jim donovan. i'm rahel solomon. president-elect donald trump will take oath of office on friday and troopers will be helping to keep inauguration ceremony safe. "eyewitness news" reporter cleve bryan joins us live from the state police moorestown station with more, good afternoon, cleve. >> reporter: good afternoon,

rahel. it doesens of state troopers wearing their casual clothing as they got ready to take a three hour bus ride, down to washington d.c., to become part of history. with the profession and personal gear for four days, new jersey state troopers pack up for a special mission to washington tc but they will be helping to provide security at president-elect trump's inauguration. >> we don't have our specific assignment yet, we will be given that upon our arrival in d.c. >> reporter: at least 25 groups after replied to the national park service for permits, and security forces expect a record number of protest groups. experts redick more than a million people will be at nation's capitol and more than a third will be protesters. security forces will be about 30,000, strong, with more than 3,000 officers coming there police departments throughout the country. that includes, ocean city, somers point, atlantic it the i, hid will township and wildwood and new jersey state police. they will call upon crowd control operations like the

dnc and papal visits. >> they have the training, professionalism that they em low every day on the job. our troopers are well train and they will do a fantastic job of to go had they do professionally, and dealing with crowd of people. >> reporter: again those troopers don't know exactly what they will be doing, when they arrive in d.c. they will meet a liaison from the local police department, and some of the duties could include security along the presentation parade route and checkpoints, troopers will be working together as they make that trip. reporting live there moorestown i'm cleve bryan, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> thanks very much, cleve. a new cbs news poll shows donald trump will have record low approval ratings when he begins his presidency this friday. correspondent brooks silva-braga shows us less than a third of americans have a favorable view of the president-elect. >> thank you, everybody. >> reporter: president-elect donald trum april period at his first inauguration week event last night, addressing a

friendly crowd of foreign dignitaries in washington but his popularity among americans is at a record low, new cbs news poll shows mr. trump will assume the presidency with the lowest approval rating of any president since 1981, mr. trump is dismissing the lack of support, tweeting the same people that did the phony election polls and were so wrong are now doing approval rating polls. they are rigged just like before. anthony, director of the cbs news survey unit blames a partisan divide. do trump supporters have reason to believe they are under represented in this poll >> there are plenty of trump supporters, plenty of republicans in this poll as in most polls but difference is all of those republicans are strongly in support of what donald trump is doing and favorable of him his thumbs are way down a bit by democrats who are so firmly set against him. >> reporter: mr. trump will assume presidency with fewer of his cabinet nomineeness place then any president since

george hw bush in 1989. here is hearings are continuing on capitol hill, mr. trump says he is confident of their success. >> we have put together a team , i think, the likes of which has never been assembled present. >> reporter: mr. trump will honor his cabinet nominees at a dinner in washington tonight brooks silva-braga for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". be sure to stay with "eyewitness news" for complete coverage of the inauguration of the president donald trump. our jessica dean will be reporting live from washington d.c. tomorrow and friday. we will have complete coverage on line at cbs philly.com. meantime president obama is leaving the white house on a high note with american voters, new cbs news poll find 56 percent of people surveyed approved of the president's overall performance, that is second highest, actually highest since his reelection in 2012. 36 percent of those surveyed disapprove of the president's overall performance. later this afternoon president obama will hold his final news conference as command inner chief. president is expect to be asked about the record number

of commutations he has granted over the last eight years. white house says more are coming tomorrow. you will see president's final news conference live here on cbs this afternoon and we will have complete coverage later today on "eyewitness news" at 5:00. former president george hw bush is in a houston hospital this noon, suffering from a shortness of breath. the nine two-year old mr. bush has a form of parkinson's and uses a scooter for me built. spokesperson says he is doing well and expect to be released this a few days. his office announced earlier this month that the forty-first president and his wife of nearly 70 years barbara would not attend friday's inauguration because of his health. well, there is now a $7,000 reward for information on the suspects who brutally assaulted a local solder after the mummers parade. nineteen year-old private first class austin freeney suffered multiple injuries including a broken jaw, and his hotter ace several people attack her son in south philadelphia, and she says it started when someone make a

derogatory remark about his military service. >> i don't understand how this your own country you put down men and women that fight for you, to fight for your freedom >> we're outraged by it and we want to see this case brought to justice. >> if you have any information on the new years day assault, please call the police. private first class freeney is back at a fort bening, georgia where he continues to get medical care for his injuries. two elementary school students are recovering from a vicious attack in atlanta children were mauled by one pit bulls walking to a bus stop. demarco morgan has more on why the owner of the dogs are facing charges. >> this is where i found them at. >> you found them. >> i found him. >> reporter: she discovered body of her six year-old son logan shortly after he left the house for school on tuesday morning. >> we heard screaming the from the house. everybody came running. >> i saw the one child laying on the ground and then

everybody still trying to find the other kid. >> reporter: five-year old boy was found by neighbors badly injured and unresponsive. >> i ran to the baby and i said, i looked down at her to see what i could do for her and i looked and knew there was nothing i could do. >> reporter: sanders was rushed to an area hospital where she remains in critical condition. >> the doggies still chasing like everybody, there was nothing we could do because they just kept coming back. >> reporter: police quickly responded to the shooting and injuring one of the one dogs suspected in the the attack. >> some kid, ran back to the scene and tried to pull the dogs off the children that were injured. >> police arrested owner of the dog, cameron tucker charging him with two counts of reckless endangerment. two pit bull mixes are in the custody of animal control while investigators determine if a third dog was involved in the attack. demarco morgan, cbs news, new york. philadelphia has top spot on the national list but it isn't kind of thing we should

brag about, new is your ray says philadelphia area has more rodents then any other city in the country. a bloomberg analysis found one out of every five homes in the philadelphia area reported a rodent problem in the past year they say that means we have more rats and mice in 2016 then any other major u.s. city. experts say that construction may be playing a role. >> it stirs up the rodent population underground and they need somewhere to go and they go into our homes and fat it. >> now information hand gave homeowners tips to avoid unwanted visitors. he says taking garbage out regularly and ceiling cracks inside and outside of your house can keep the rodents from getting inn identify. the security guard who allegedly shot and killed a manager of the bar where they both work has thousand been charged with murder. police say 28 year-old edward morgan shot bar manager christopher johnson monday night have after an argument at sharon's little spot in east germantown. he remained at the scene and was questioned by police. johnson was alert and

conscious after the shooting but did die at einstein hospital. police need your help identifying 29 men in this surveillance video. they walk in the verizon store on third and south earlier this month and snatched a couple of cell phones right from the display. both went crashing to the ground as they made their escape and if you recognize the pair, give police a call. well, mild today and it will get even warmer. >> katie we're in for a nice day tomorrow too. >> we are. >> i'm calling it a gem this january as we are expecting not the just sunshine but warmth to go with it, that warmth though, it is running theme of this forecast, we will let you know how long these above average temperatures are scheduled to last us on the other side. well, katie weather conditions are going downhill in other parts of the country, after the break where dozens of people had to be rescued from

back on "eyewitness news" severe flooding caused by torrential rain has left parts of the texas under water, in houston loan authorities say they made more than 60 water rescues overnight and schools are also closed and officials are telling drivers to stay off of the roadways but area is not in the clear just yet. forecasters say parts of the state could see more severe weather today. this sort of looks like your average construction project, right, but this seven story, sinkhole in callus a giant sinkhole. the it opened up a week ago and continues to get wider each day. officials blame a broken drainage pipe that will cause the city two and a half million-dollar to fix. >> pricey. another sinkhole, near

atlanta, georgia, the hole swallowed this 55,000-pound truck. it drove down the road in the town of oak wood yesterday. the driver fortunately is okay , truck was carrying 1600 gallons of water which workers must pump out, before lifting the truck, out of that gaping hole. well, central italy is reeling from a series of strong earthquakes, three magnitude .5 earthquakes hit an area west of rome in the span of an hour. italian officials say it appears no one was killed but it was a difficult day for italy. this same area suffered catastrophic losses dooring a series of deadly earthquakes last year. seventeen catholic charities appeal is underway launched this morning by philadelphia archbishop charles chaput. >> this is the single largest annual fund raising event ever , in the church, and it is a success that is crucial, and so it is absolutely crucial to our ability to serve those who come to us, for help and that

number grows all the time. >> one of the organization's benefiting from the catholic charities appeal is homeless outreach for catholic social services, archdiocese hopes to raise 12.5 million-dollar during this years appeal. wrinkling brothers barnum and bailey circus may be closing down but fans are grabbing up tickets for the final shows. the greatest show of on earth is ending its 150 year run because of declining ticket sales and high costs but tickets for the final show this may at new saw coliseum on long island are sold out. some are showing up on the secondary market for $2,000 a pop. tickets are still available for the issuing is us final stop in philadelphia next month. it is video that had all of us talking yesterday. >> hure did do you remember that gigantic alligator just wondering through a florida nature preserve this instead of the being scared like you might remember jim donovan was , people are flocking there to see it. now there are worries that the gator may have to be put down, the new information up next, katie. well, rahel we are ever

closer to the upcoming weekend and right now it is becoming more focused what our expectation will be here. still above average looking ahead to saturday and sunday. saturday should stay dry, nicer of the two weekend days but storm system looms and it will bring rain as early as sunday evening lead nothing to hon but again it ace above average, lets keep that in our mind as we move forward, your full forecast on the other side.

well, the video we showed you yesterday of that massive alligator stralling around a florida nature preserve has

inspired apparently alligator fans. florida officials say crowd have people of shown up this lakeland florida's circle b bar hoping for a glimpse of the gator and one bolted off path looking for it. officials say they don't want to put down the alligator especially if someone is doing something they should not. public is asked to steer clear of the giant alligator. poor thing looks like he has got arthritis, moving awfully slow there but my grandmother had arthritis but if you need to move fast, she would. leave the poor alligator alone >> is what name, hunch back. >> he is just minding his business. >> can't we just leave him alone. >> if he eats you, oh, well. >> yeah, that is how it goes. >> dope i people. >> but it is true, he has been in his habitat, let him be. >> leave him alone. >> i can understand the draw because it is fascinate to go watch that video but, you know , watch the video.

>> safety of your home. >> bingo. >> exactly. >> hi, katie. >> let's switch gears. i have a lot of very warm weather to tell but here. we're expecting temperatures in the 50's in the next couple of days, the entire seven take is above average by a really good amount of degrees no less but we have several systems that will work through bringing with them additional rain. we can see all of them, on the the satellite and radar right now. but lets start off by talking about snow. nothing is heading our way, jim, i know you almost spit your coffee out on that one. >> okay, all right. >> deep breath, what we have even so far, this winter, it is kind of whimpy. so far we have had 5.2 inches for winter of 2016 to 2017 thus far. the seasonal average for the entire season is two 2.4 inches. we got a bulk of that if you will recall that late january snowstorm, that hit us last year. so, i'm not saying we have anything down the pipeline right now, that is obviously

coming our way with snow. there is nothing out there just yet but there is plenty of time. even though we have gotten off to a slow start and it does look like weather will stay mild to wrap up month of january, fear not there is very likely at some point going to be potential for snow down the road. looking at storm scan no snow. most of the sprinkles are off to the southwest, delaware, new jersey still getting hit with fine drizzle out there. this system toss this is want to let go. storm that brought in the rain obviously yesterday and intensifying as it departed. it is part of the reason moisture wraps around. here's next storm system that will be lift nothing with time , by friday, it moves in our region more in a second and then next one, pummeling western united states, again, that will also, cross the you had, head our way, for second half of the weekend. of course we have an inauguration coming up here on friday and just some interesting climate information, what i think is so interesting is that ronald reagan had not only coldest inauguration ceremony, but he had warmest one too. back in 1985, it was 7 degrees

with a wind chill of 20 below zero. tar cry there that. this year, but we are going to come close to warmest inauguration ever. now the temperature outlook from this point forward is much below average on the west coast, here it the is very likely to remain above average and there is just a reason that we continue to see pattern to support that. for now outside middletown ship high school we have gray skies. we have not seen too much sunshine but we should see a little bit of it before the day is all said and done. currently 44 with a modest breeze. the rest of the region we are looking mild, already as well, 46 at philly international and we are expecting to moderate up into the lower to mid 50's before it the is all said and done but might find a little bit of left over drizzle or little bit of fog but this is something tapering off and winding down with time. the partly cloudy skies tonight as high pressure finally takes the lead, doesn't last very long but it is here at least through tomorrow and early friday. tomorrow looks like a gem as we have been saying. would i say make an excuse to

get outside 54 with sun in january, not bad. but then late in the day on friday, maybe a little earlier in d.c. for inauguration that rain builds back in and another storm comes sunday night into hon, just rain right new though, not bad. >> i'll take it. >> ized coffee. >> every other day plan if you will. >> all right, katie, thank you speaking of coffee, listen to this who knew a cup of joe a day will keep a doctor away. new study says drinking one cup of coffee every day could be key to increasing your life span, according to researchers at stanford university. they found caffeine fights off ross zest that lead to cardiovascular disease. >> sign me up. >> we will be living forever, on our shift. >> that is right. >> one is good, two or three good for you. >> seven, eight, nine. well, coming up, a celebration for a special panda, you know we love our

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dropped from the temple, that have been found below water. really cool. well, it is very special day for the world's oldest panda in captivity. >> big birthday celebration, giant panda, basey is turning 37 years old, now zoo keepers marked the occasion with cake and other goodies, experts tell us that 37 years is a 100 years in a human. zoo officials say basey is in good health and vets keep an eye on her around the clock. my high school has cot, we were the prendie pandas and, everybody thinks pandas are so cute but we were tough, we were vicious, and they say that crown make them look cut er. >> vicious pandas. that wraps it up for "eyewitness news" at noon i'm jim donovan. i'm rahel solomon. for all of us here thanks for watching. >> "eyewitness news" continues at 5:00. we are always on line at cbs philly.com. >> young and restless is next. got it in

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