>> warrant officer vega has to return to texas tomorrow but tonight got to spend more time with his daughters after interview they went to see movie and the three say they plan on staying with each other every minute until the salute very last minute that he has to go. reporting live from the sat center alicia navy stress cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> very sweet. thank you so much alicia.

leaders meantime in one camden county town honored u.s. service members on this veterans day by opening a brand new park. "eyewitness news" at belmar's veterans memorial park dedication ceremony. the park runs along timber creek includes two water features, benches and a ga scene would public space was funded by county grant and private donations it's dedicated to the memory of all bellmawr residents who served our country. now in washington president pence led a somber observance of veterans day. the vice-president laid a wreath on the tomb of the unknown soldier this morning at arlington national cemetery. later he spoke at a cemetery about the trump administration sports of veterans and thanked the men and women for their service. >> we're grateful for your service. we're grateful for your sacrifice, and i'll make i was promise. just as you fought for us, we will always fight for you.

>> pence went ton say the white house is working on providing veterans with better access to medical care especially urgent mental health care services. he also urged all americans to stop and thank a veteran today. one person is dead, several are injured after a fiery tractor trailer crash on route 2 sorry two in chester county. take at a look at eyewitness video here of that scene earli earlier. the crash happened just after 12:30 this afternoon in the northbound lanes near south matlack street in west goshen. police say the tract trailer collided with at least one car. then overturned and burst into flames. as you can see from this traffic camera footage tonight, all lanes of route 202 still remain closed even at this hour between high street and west town road. as police continue to investigate. now a man who allegedly lunched at an officer with a knife remains in critical condition tonight after he was shot by police. the shooting happened while

police were responding to an alleged domestic dispute this morning at a home on the 1200 block of south 29th street in grays ferry. the 57-year-old man was allegedly threatening a woman with 95. and then lunched at an officer. authorities say the officer fired one shot striking the man in the chest. another shooting overnight leaves a 38-year-old man dead in west philly. this happen shortly after 2:00 a.m. on the 5200 block of lancaster avenue. police found the victim in the driver's seat of a vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds. he was he pro mounted dead a short time later at penn presbyterian hospital. no arrests so far police are continuing the investigation into this case. a second suspect meantime accused of in brutal attack of a university of pennsylvania graduate student has turned self in to police. authorities say this video shows the suspects inside a convenience store sunday night after the assault. 18-year-old due want dantzler and 20-year-old lance ryan are

facing charges now after allegedly beating up the 26-year-old man and robbing him. it happened on the 400 block of south 43rd street. police say the victim did suffer a fractured skull. republican senate candidate roy moore pushing back allegations he sexuallies salted an underaged girl decades ago. former alabama judge is also resecting mounting pressure now that he backed back out of the race in alabama. moore spoke at a veterans day event where he vehemently denied that he ever made sexual advances toward a 14-year-old girl. >> these attacks involve a minor and they're completely false and untrue. >> they're very hurtful to me personally. >> moore was favored to win the senate seat that's veig veigh bd by jeff sessions. washington post story a queuings moore of sexual misconduct has led to mounting pressure from win his own party for him to drop out of the race. stay with us everyone. still ahead on "eyewitness news"

a wynnefield man is celebrated for the life he led. >> andy not only took care of this triangle he did all throughout wine felled. >> how this vet reason's live impacted his community as community still reeling from his loss on this veterans day. >> 40 miles on foot, 200 pounds of bag watch why this man is carrying a cross while trekking that distance. plus coming up later, history comes to life with the ships that carried christopher

>> welcome back everyone. every year on november11th, we honor those who have served in the u.s. armed forces and this vet reasons day is the first without one win feel man who served his country and his local community up until the very day he died. "eyewitness news" reporter cleve bryan shows us the impact this philly vet had right here at home. >> reporter: hoisting old glory with an extra sense of pride annual tradition on veterans day. but this is the first time a flag has flown on proper flagpole above the wynnefield soldier's monument. philadelphia councilman curtis jones helped them get it. >> they paid a price for our freedom. >> reporter: there's one man whose done more than mos brutus veteran who served two

tours in iraq took it from the there. >> andy not only took this -- took care of this triangle he did all throughout wynnefield. >> reporter: andy planted grass, pruned trees and at his own expense sad add add cement walkway to the monument. >> i said, andy, why you doing that? well, mike, so if a veteran who disable wanted to roll up in a whole chair, you know, this is why i did that of the. >> reporter: for all this work andy won't get to see the monument's latest touch. this past june at the age of 40, andy brutus died of a fare form of colon cancer. >> there's void, and we miss h him. we wish he was here. >> reporter: this veteran today's' day the residents association gave his mom gladys flowers and when the fire department rang a bell for the 42 vets on the monument they added a ring for andy. (bell tolls). >> reporter: counsel mal jones pointed out today we may not know it but we walk monday veterans every day. we may not notice their contributions like andy brutus trimming the trees throughout

wynnefield but there's reason for that. vet reasons making their communities better not looking for recognition. >> it's bittersweet to know he's done this because he never really made a big deal out of a lot things when he finds out things after the fact like wow, he really made a difference. >> reporter: if you visit the monument look at the names of those who died. the flag for which they fought and lansdowne at andy's walkway to remember those vet who's never stopped serving. in win feel, cleve bryan, cbs3 "eyewitness news". well, the scene of a deadly church shooting in texas has been turned into a memorial. first baptist church in sutherland springs will open its doors to the public tomorrow a week after the attack. officials say visitors will be able to see a memorial that pays tribute to all of the victims. the church says the memorial was put up by volunteers as part of a healing process for that community. the sunday service will be hell at a community center right next door. now as the first funerals for

victim of the church massacre begins today, one man who lives a few towns away has taken on very special mission. miguel is carrying a 150-pound cross to the site of the deadly attack. he's walking the whole way about 40 miles on foot from a nearby town. his shoulders bruised, his feet hurt. he says but he keeps going in honor of the victims. >> my stars they represent my brothers and sisters that we have loft. >> all along the way people have offed him food, water and lots of encouragement. he says he wants people in sutherland springs to know they do not grieve alone. now back here at home thousand of runners and walkers channeled their inner stallion this morning all for the rocky balboa run in philadelphia. "eyewitness news" reporter anita oh was there to watch people run like the champ beginning of course at the famed rocky steps.

>> reporter: frigid temperatures saturday morning did not stop thousands of people from hitting the streets of philadelphia for a good cause. >> usually great time of year. it's a little on the cold side today. >> it's the annual rocky balboa run, 5k, 10k or both known as the italian stallion challenge and some came dressed for the occasion. >> this is bull wip kell. the rocky run based on the cartoon rocky and bullwinkle. we messed up the rocky part. >> reporter: if they weren't in costume they were bundled you. >> i have insulated layer and then fleece lined leggings on the top a tank top, another insulatinsulated layer, anothere lined top and then thing when i'll probably throw away. >> reporter: army officer matthew of new jersey had a different approach. >> are you not cold. >> i'm a little cold. >> reporter: standing out in shorts and a tank top. why did you decide to wear this get up? >> i'm trying to hit turn turns. >> reporter: the benefits the

special olympics of philadelphia. reporting along the ben franklin parkway, anita oh, cbs3 "eyewitness news". all right. frigid morning for run, lauren. >> yes. >> it were let progressively warmer this week. >> little bit by. not dramatic warmup. but yeah things have been unseasonably warm october 2nd warmest on record. warm start to november this morning uh-uh. >> brutal. >> brutal. >> little. little taste of winter this morning with record low temperatures in fact so cold the fountain at logan square was shrowded in ice. you can see, yes, the statues there there's ice on that. zoom in it's on my twitter page at lauren. >> you can zoom into it and see the ice but so cool. people were stopping like me and taking pictures such a neat scene. all thanks to this cold we had today. a record cold start across much of the delaware valley. and maybe all this cold is having you think about, yes, our first snowfall.

it's upon us. and on average we see our first snow a tenth of an inch or more in philadelphia on december 10th so it's looming. it's out there. earliest ever fir snowfall october 10th, that's little too early that was back in 1979. but, yes, things are quiet right now as we get live look at center city philadelphia. but definitely cold we're 1 degree above that freezing mark. 33 degrees southeasterly winds just 5 miles an hour. but pushing down that feels like temperature now down to 29 degrees. as we get live look at rehoboth beach. yeah, no one out strolling the boards because it's a little cold for that. you need all the layers if you're out bound tonight. temperatures have fallen back into the 20s most of our reporting sights. we're at 22 degrees in mount pocono. 26 in allentown. 28 degrees in atlantic city. 29 in wilmington went still have a lot more cooling to go. we do have this cold air mass in place all across the northeast and mid atlantic. no one escaping this taste of winter. 33 in the big apple. 29 in richmond.

34 degrees right now in d.c. and overnight tonight, temperatures in the city falling back to 30 degrees. 20s elsewhere partly cloudy. at least we'll have that calm to light win not too much of a wind chill impact. storm scan3 showing us quiet conditions right now high level cloud cover moving in dense at times. we will have to dodge a few clouds if you want to check out that rocket launch taking off from the nasa flight facility in wallops island. it was scheduled for this morning but they had an aircraft flying into the restricted air spas so they cancel the launch right before. launch time reset for 7:14 tomorrow morning. you can potentially see the rocket's names as it lifts off towards the international space station and smoke trail the visibility zone all this orange shaded area that will be within about one to three minutes after that launch time but there will be some clouds around early tomorrow morning. but still you might want to check it out for a cool view there. but as we head into tomorrow, 4. so it's better than 40 but we should be up at 58 degrees as far as averages are concern.

mostly cloudy with some late day sun peeking out certainly another unseasonably cool day. same could be said for monday a high temperature only at 50 degrees. scattered morning showers especially in the city south jersey and down the shore. we'll see gradual clearing for the second half of the day. temperatures rebound to more seasonal levels as we head into wednesday and thursday. with some nice sunshine in store but altogether pretty cool week but not too too brutal. >> oh, boy. anything was better than last night. >> yes. >> we'll see a rocket now. >> oh wait. >> leslie is never going to see it. >> don't worry about it. >> forget it. >> some day. at least she cease what's happening on the if the ball field. >> i do. >> that's important. >> penn state looking to get back on track. the phillies may be going after one of the best sluggers in all the of baseball. the sixers taking on the champs.

i'm excited about the process leslie. >> we are excited about the

process. big big tonight. game three of the sixers west coast road trip took them to the bay area to take on the defending champion warriors. before the game golden state head coach steve kerr said ben simmons is a bulldozer and plays the game like lebron and magic. high prays for a guy that's played just 11 games. second quarter sixers up by two. simmons with the steel drive past durant for the dunk. ben with 13 points. sixers trailing by one at half. third quarter, warriors pull away. clay thompson hits the three. golden state led by seven. clay scoring 23 points. later on we have kevin durant drives past robert covington and slams home two of his game high 29 points. warriors up by 11. still in the third, steph curry left open big mistake, and of course, makes them pay. look at brett brown's reaction. not happy. sixers lose by 21. the flyers starring home at home series tonight down at the center against the wild.

brian elliot got the start in goal for the orange and black. no score in the second. on the power play marcus skates in elliot making the safe right there to keep the game scorele scoreless. then in the third, matthew goes off the board jason sucker throws the buck into the crease and into the goal. the wild will take the lead with that. flyers could not get the puck past devon. 32 safes. and the wild will take the first game of the series one to nothing the final. to college football, homecoming at penn state today against rutgers. nittany lions need a boost after losing last two games by four points and their chances of playing for national championship now gone. last time rutgers beat penn state almost three decades ago. second quarter penn state down six to nothing. trace mcsorely taking over decides to do it all by himself. runs in from 20 yards and seven-six penn state. then with over a minute to go in the half mcsorely looking and finds hamilton for the 22-yard touchdown pass.

the nittany lions go into the half with a 14-six lead. we fast forward into the fourth quarter. mcsorely going to the air again. this time he finds mike for the 16-yard touchdown on the day. mcsorely was responsible for 258 total yards and broke penn state's record for all-time touchdowns he now has 68. penn state with a convincing 35-sick win. the eagles had a kicker problem when caleb sturgess went down in week one. enter jake elliot since he took over he's made 17 of 20 field goal and franchise record 61 game winner against the giants. sturgess is eligible to come off the disable list this week. eagles said there's no reason to make a change the decision on what to do about sturgis looms. rumor mill meeting for marlins slugger jianne carlos san ton. he hit 59 homeruns this season now the marlins have new owners looking to slash payroll. four teams said to be in the hunt to trade for him. phillies are reported one o those teams.

red sox said to be the favorite to land him. trade talks and rumors could heat up this week when baseball holds its general managers meeting next week. stay tuned to that. >> thank you very much, leslie. stay with us still ahead on "eyewitness news" hit row comes to life for people of all ages in one arkansas town. >> i home school my three youngest children and we've been studying about -- the discover of america about columbus' voyages. >> the nina and pinta are helping tell the tale of christopher columbus

♪ welcome back everyone. it's been more than 500 years since christopher columbus took hey voyage across the atlantic but history it's coming to live thanks to these replica ships the nina and pinta stopped in forth smith arkansas to let families come on bore. the ships travel 11 months out

of the year making stops at cities all over the eastern part of the country. >> basically we're floating museums. these two are considered to be the world's most exact rep my cass of car have a roll. i feel like calmness. >> the ships will be docked in fort smith until november 19t november 19th. the next stop include oklahoma and mississippi. we'll be right back.

welcome back everyone. group of sweet therapy llamas are spreading the love in the pacific northwesterly. here we do. row hoe, smokey, charlie, napolean, bennie, andre, juan pee err the whole family visitinvisiting in yous homevisd schools. in addition to assisting the elderly group of llamas specifically enjoys spenting time with kids who have special needs. so cute. >> i love that. >> that's so cute. i'm in a good mood jut looking at them. check out the erie incredible sight off the shore. millions of jelly fish noting here the surface and by the beach. there were so many of them boats docked nearby actually look like they were encased in ice. right now scientists aren't sure

what attracted them in such large numbers but that is interesting. >> eww good like llamas. not jelly fish. >> dramatic turn. >> they look cool, right. >> they look cool from a far. >> that's white news tonight. we do appreciate you being with us as always. i'm natasha brown, for leslie, lauren, all of us here. thanks for joining us. we'll see you tomorrow. take care. ♪ stay committed to your goals, stay true to yourself. make sure that what you do -- you want to do it, nobody else. it's not another person's dream but it's your dream. >> byron allen, coming to you from entertainmentstudios.com and this is "the american athlete".

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then i started. that is when i decided i wanted to play football. prior to that, basketball, baseball. ones in love with it. as far as playing it. i liked to watch it on tv, watched the game. mocked what the players did on the football field. i can translate that from television to doing it without -- mentally without doing it on the football field. once i step onto the field, i want to be able to do that. >> has success changed you? >> i wouldn't think so. it has made me smarter, i would think, and wiser, but in terms of changing me, it is going to be difficult because i stand for a lot of different things. being successful, there can be pluses and minuses. there have been a lot of both in doing the things i do. there's been a lot of, you know, jealousy, envy, a lot of broken hearts and i guess what