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>> new this morning, a deadly crash on the boulevard. police now investigate what caused that driver to loose control and hit a tree overnight. >> also new this morning, " eyewitness news" on the scene after fire that forced several people out of their home in camden county. the big holiday shopping weekends continues. today local businesses are trying to capture the attention every customers with small business saturday. >> today is saturday, november , i'm jan carabeo. let's start you off with the forecast. here's meteorologist, chelsey ingram, good saturday morning, chelsey, really turned out to be a lovely day yesterday.
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>> really d today will end up being even warmer, great day to do some shopping on small business saturday. let me take you to some current numbers across the region, as we are checking in on chilly note, at least to start the day. it is 37 degrees in philadelphia, actually in the 20's down in millville, at 27 degrees, down the shore we're right around 30. wildwood as well as atlantic city, and in delaware, in the low and mid 30's, and wilmington, it is 33 degrees, and in dover, right around 35. as far as our temperature change, we are warmer compared to just 24 hours ago, and, in fact, 6 degrees warm nerve philadelphia, than is going to be the going trends, as we head into the afternoon. we are dry right now on storm scan3, we're going to start out your saturday with sunshine, as i zoom out, notice we have frontal boundery located up winds up to the north and west over the great lakes. that's going to be passing through today. we'll see increasing clouds as a result. i do think, how much, most areas will ends up staying dry , we will have the risk for
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sprinkle mainly north of town. so chilly start, temperatures mid 40's, by 9:00, 51 around noontime, turning milder, and then, jan, as we head into the afternoon, talking about high temperatures nearing that 60 degrees mark this saturday. more coming up in your full forecast, back to you. >> incredible, thank you, chelsey. small merchants hoping to take a bite out of the big box stores today, small business saturday. and those shops around the corner are hoping to attract and keep new customers. "eyewitness news" reporter anita oh, live in rittenhouse square this morning, anita, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, jan , well, yesterday we showed you all of the bigger retailers at the king of prussia mall. but today asks all about small businesses and joining me now jill asher from the center city district, jill, thanks for being with us this morning what can shoppers expect here today? >> for us all about the experience in center city so everything from all of the local different retailers, about 76% of our tenant mix are local proprietors, so an
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opportunity to find that unique item that you are looking for, and then also have a great meal on the square park, you know, just incredible experience, and buzz in the holidays in center city. >> all decorated here on the square. looks beautiful. we want to show you some video also of other areas in the city east passyunk as well as south philadelphia. other areas also taking part in small business saturday. but here in rittenhouse square , what are the kind of deals people can expect and how does it help small businesses in. >> sure. so a lot of our retailers doing percent off, in-store hot chocolates, champagne, back to the experience, we had laurie, offering different discounts for everything that you spend. another great 130% off. we actually is local retailers err doing can drive, ben level shoes, rittenhouse, if you bring a can you get percentage off. so all of the different retail remembers doing kind of something different and unique to them partnering with restaurants and mystery gift
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cards, so, again, i think it is just coming down, and getting lost, and hopping into all of the different local retailers to experience what they have to offer. >> and how do the small boutiques, with a do they tell you about the experience, how it is for them on their ends? >> of course, small business saturday definitely huge. it is really important to them , after a big holiday-like "black friday," they definitely do things for " black friday," as well. but i think it is really important specially around the holidays to support local, and to, you know, really make sure that you're finds willing the unique gift you can't find anywhere else, so it is important. >> my important part, gooing the small boutiques, finding something that you can't finds at the bigger box retailers. >> so, but for now, live in rittenhouse square square, " eyewitness news," jan, back to you. >> small business saturday comes on the heals of "black friday," of course shoppers and merchants were very busy,
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"eyewitness news" reporter al, andrea hoff take a look at the "black friday" bargain hunters >> the crack of dawn, grab a deal shoppers, are special breed indeed. >> these are never stop shopping shirts. we do consider ourselves a little bit of shop aholics, but we look forward to this every single year. >> i i'm shop-a-holic. so this is easy for me. >> malls from king of prussia, to christianna, to cherry hill >> it is really crazy in here. and there is no parking. >> along with outdoor venues like the gloucester premium out litz hit with waves of eager bargain hunter. >> little bit after wait but that's okay. worth the wait for the discount. >> as "black friday" turned to evening, a different kind of shopper emerged. >> i don't like going to the malls. it is too crowded. >> for some finding those deals is more of a duty than a delight. in fact, this shopper sums up "black friday"? >> economic hype. >> economic hype. that's heavy stuff. in center city? hands were just as full for these weary but persistent shoppers who have been out
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since the morning rush. >> the night it is a lot less crowded than in the morning. a lot of people rush in the morning. >> my legs really hurt. i'm not used to walking this much. >> with all of the holiday music, and lights, you think gifts right away. but i asked a couple of people something. i completely relate with this, i asked them are you buying gifts for other people, or are you buying little something for yourself it turns out that "black friday" is a great opportunity to score some deals on home supplies, or home goods, and maybe even couple of gift for yourself. nothing wrong with. that will reporting in south philadelphia, alexandria hoff, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> and merchants are offering extended shopping hours to give you some more time to shop, we have a holiday shopping guide at cbsphilly.com. it includes store hours and gift ideas. >> new this morning, a car hits a tree along roosevelt boulevard killing one person. right now it is not clear what caused that crash. which happened right around 2:30 a.m. this morning on the
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boulevard at ben err street. a passenger died at the scene there, the driver is now in stable condition at aria-torresdale hospital. >> a fire has swept through a home in pennsauken, new jersey there is call came in just about 1:00 this morning, to this house on the 1100 block of cove road. the fire was placed under control in just about a half hour. everyone got out safely. the red cross is now taking care of seven displaced resident. investigators are trying to figure out what started a fire that damaged four homes in cape may county. an eyewitness captured this video a fire near 91 street and pleasure avenue in sea isle city. the call came in right around 5:30 friday morning. now the flames spread to three other homes before firefighters had it under control. two hours later, all of the homes were believed to be vacant at the time. and an investigation is also underway into this fire in delaware county. the fire destroyed a house on the 200 block of south penn street in clifton heights friday afternoon.
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there are no reports of any serious injuries. the red cross is helping that family with temporary housing. philadelphia firefighters are trying to find the cause of this row home fire in west oaklane. you can see the huge flames there shooting out of the roof of this house on the 1300 block every east price street. no one was hurt in this fire, but three people and four dogs are now without a home. >> well, philadelphia police are investigating the mystery surrounding a burned body found a top a septa train. septa police rushed to jefferson station in center city yesterday morning. after someone found the body on the roof of a regional rail line car. police say the body was on the rear portion of that train's roof near the power lines there. there is no word yet on the victim's identity. but authorities say he is a black man between the ages of 16 and 20. egypt has gun three days of mourning after the country 's deadliest ever mosque attack by islamic extremists. they opened fire and through
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grenades, and then blocked the victim's path every escape. kenneth greg has the latest. >> and an unknown number of gunmen converged on the mosque on friday. inside hundreds of worshippers were gathered for prayers. the massacre started with some kind of explosion, armed men then stormed the building and opened fire. as people tried to flee, they were shot by gunmen positioned outside the exits, arriving ambulances, also came under fire, the death toll soared past 200, before the killers escaped. >> they destroyed everything, except one man who made it out he said most of the people in the mosque had been killed. friday's bloodshed happened in egypt's north sinai region, in recent years, the area has been a battlegrounds between islamic militants and the egyptian government. there have been no claims of responsibility for friday attack, which targeted a mostly soupy mosque, suspicion fell to isis because the group considers that branch of islam
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to be blasphemies cents. in a televised address, egypt 's president vowed to after inning the attack, also declared three national days of mourning. in a tweet, president trump called the attack horrible and cowardly. the state department condemned it as an unconscionable act of evil. kenneth craig, cbs news. >> british police believe two men in a fight caused a panic in london. the scare happened in a shopping district, packed with people, looking for "black friday" deals. some shoppers were seen running, while others hid inside stores there. heavily armed police swarmed the area, going shop to shop. looking for reported gunmen, but there was no evidence of any gunfire. one eyewitness described the heck tim scene. >> i heard someone like boom, boom, three times, it seems like -- afterward everybody is screaming and just rushing inside a store and everyone just hiding somewhere.
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it is so terrible. >> now, one woman suffered a minor injury, while trying to get to a safe place. >> still to come right here on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" this saturday morning. sales stopped. the problem that forced the city to pull the plug on selling these rare collectables right at the last minute. >> also ahead: slimming down by picking
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>> back now on "eyewitness news," take a good look at the surveillance video there is man wanted for stealing a donation jar from porter beverage earlier this month. police say he swiped it after buying a beer at the register. if you recognize the man, call police. police hope you can help them identify a suspect who robbed a center city bank. take a look at these surveillance pictures. police say this man entered the wells fargo, on 20th and market friday afternoon. he handed the tell area demand note, and got away with a undisclosed amount of cash. authorities say anyone with information about this suspect , or robbery, can remain anonymous. well, a "black friday" disappointment for people hoping to get a piece of philadelphia history. hundreds of people lined up to buy these love park bricks. they're made with granite dug up during a park renovations, and include that love design from artist robert indianna's iconic sculpture. but just before they were
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supposed to go on sale, the parks and recreation department stopped the sale due to a copyright issue. we're told they hope to resolve the issue quickly and everyone who was in line will have a chance to buy one, so bit of disappointment there, chelsey, but you're not disappointing in the weather department today. >> that's what i was going to say, weather won't disappoint us as we head into the afternoon. temperatures will soar to near 06 degrees, we will have a cool down headed our way just in time for the second half of the weekends. let me start you off right now with a live look from across the river, beautiful view of the city, illuminated with all of the lights, it is going to be a rather nice start to the day, good amount of sunshine. but then we will see clouds on the increase, as we head into the afternoon. a chilly start though. temperatures right now are in the 20's, and the 30's, out there. it is 37 degrees, right now, in philadelphia. we're in the upper 20's in allentown, in the poconos, we're in the mid 30's, 33 in reading, 30 in lancaster, and delaware looking at low mid 30
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's out there. 30 degrees in wilmington, 35 in dover. we're also in the low and mid 30's down the shore, it is currently 30 degrees in atlantic city. we are warmer compared to just 24 hours ago. in fact, we're about 6 degrees warmer in philadelphia, that is going to be the going trend , as we head into the afternoon. look at these high temperatures. we're going to be near 60 in some locations, philadelphia, included, upper 50's, the forecast high right around 57, and wilmington, 58 for the high, later on this afternoon, 59 in millville, 58 atlantic city, and 59 degrees this afternoon in wildwood. we are dry for now on storm scan3. but let me show you what happens when i zoom out. we're going to see two things, quite a bit of cloud cover, and also, little bit of precipitation up near the great lakes. this is associated with a frontal boundary. that front will be passing on through, later today. so we will see clouds on the increase out ahead of the front, but at least temperatures are going to be mild. here is the cold front, see how it swings through, later
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today, moves on out. high pressure builds in, and in its wake for sunday, but with the high building in also going to be dealing with some breezy conditions, let me spell it out for you. mild today. nearing zero six. in fact, high temperatures across the region anywhere from five to 10 degrees above average for this time of year. a stray shower will be possible with the passage of the front, mainly to the north , and even on later tonight, we could see couple of flurries up in the poconos, then chilly, breezy, as we head into your sunday, and the wind is going to make it feel even colder out there. mild, with increasing clouds today. you can look for high temperature right around 57 degrees. heading into tonight, partly cloudy skies. then overnight low right around 41. if you're going to the eagles game tomorrow, well, here is a look at what you can expect. it is my recommendation you bundle up. temperatures will be in the 40 's, but with that breeze, it is going to feel more like the upper 30s, low 40's out there. so, keep that in mind, it is going to feel rather chilly. your eyewitness weather seven day forecast, 49 degrees for
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that hi, as we head into sunday, but then we're going to rebounds back up to around 60 degrees by wednesday. it is definitely going to be a mild ends to november. jan, sending it back to you. >> i would say so, thank you, chelsey. well, septa is getting in on the holiday spirit. their 27th annual santa express trains took passengers to and from dilworth park in center city on friday. helpers handed out holiday gift bags, and when everyone arrived so did santa and mrs. clause, they took laps around the ice running before asking children with a was on their christmas wish lists. philadelphia's largest outdoor ice skating rink open for the season, the blue crowd river rink reopened to the public yesterday. there will be a bunch of family friendly activities all weekend long, including an obstacle course, free face painting, and fun with leggos and claymation open seven days a week including holidays. well, if you're trying to lose weight and reach fitness
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goals, snapping a selfie could pay off. kenneth craig has a look at the new research and shows us how social media helped one woman shed a third of her body weight. >> gina lacotta is documenting her physical transformation for the world to see. snapping selfies, gym pictures , and posting before and after shots on instagram, as her followers cheer her on. >> at first i didn't really tell a lot of people in my personal life about it, just kind of strangers on the internet. >> this is my instagram account. >> she has lost 80 pounds over the last year and a half. and she credit much of her success to the social media support group. >> i just mostly wanted to hold myself accountable and just be sort of a member of this community, and just have that support, it kind of helps me think, well i should get this work out in, because then i'll have something post to instagram. >> recent study in the journal of inter-active marketing find virtual support communities, are, in fact, helpful. and that sharing successes and
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disappointments on line can be a key part of reaching weight loss goals. >> we were able to see all of their achievements, their milestones, their set-backs, over that year time period. and we saw that people really use this forum as a way to commit to these goals, and achieve them one by one. >> gina has more than 14,000 people keeping track of her progress. encouraging her to keep going, calling her incredible, and wishing her congratulations. her weight loss secret? just old-fashioned diet and exercise. >> how do you feel when you look at these before and after pictures? >> i feel proud. >> and her digital followers consider her an inspiration. kenneth craig, for cbs-3, " eyewitness news." whatever works, right? still ahead: we take you behind the scenes of what's new in theat
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>> back on "eyewitness news," health concerns are forcing moriah carry to delay the start of her christmas tour. she canceled the first three date of her upcoming all i want for christmas is you concert tour. the shows were schedule for november 27th, the 28th, and december 1st. now in a message posted on her website, she said doctors have ordered several extra days of rest before she can begin the holiday tour. the tour now begins december 2nd, at new york's theater. disunites picsar disney pick arrest latest movie cocoa is new in theatres this weekend. the movie debuted in mexico late last month and it quickly became the country's highest grossing film of all time. here is more from
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entertainment tonight nancy odel. >> hi everybody, i'm nancy odelment and this week disney picsar takes you on a musical adventure in the new animated movie cocoa. >> i know i'm not supposed to love music. >> no music. >> but migrate grand ma cocoa, was the greatest musician of all time. >> cocoa follows the story of aspiring young musician whose family has a ban on music. >> what are you doing here? >> just showing me his guitar. >> shame on up. >> for 12 year old anthony gonzales, landing the role of miguel was a dream come true. >> well, i just love playing music, i've been doing it since i was four, and i will continue doing it for the rest of my life. in the story miguel, he has to keep his passion for music a secret. >> miguel's adventure takes him to the land of the dead. >> what's going on? i'm just dreaming. ahh. >> when he searchings for his great great grandfather and musical idol voiced by
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benjamin brad. >> do you know that feeling like there is a song in the air and it is playing just for you? >> ♪ >> i actually look up to many, many singers. and now to add to that list, ben franklin gentleman minute brad, because he since so beautifully in the movie. >> listen, it was completely terrifying. i have always wanted to be a singer. but i recognize my limitations i'm honest with myself. but that's it. like where else am i going to be presented like an opportunity like this to fail on such a grand scale? >> my boy, meant to be a musician. >> for entertainment tonight, i'm nancy odel. now back to you. >> in our next half hour right here on cbs-3 "eyewitness news,. paying it forward. we'll have the story of a local lay away angel, and how that person is had made dreams come true in camden county. plus a high tech way for people who are glute
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expect. also ahead: a lay away angel. what inspired a new jersey man to pick up the tab for a dozen of orders, dozens in fact, at local toys "r" us. and mild weather to end the thanksgiving week. but it won't last. when we could see the thermometer drop once again. good morning, everyone, i'm jan carabeo, let's get right out to meteorologist, chelsey ingram, liver out there on the cbs-3 skydeck deck with eyewitness weather. chelsey, how does it feel? >> pretty chilly starting out this saturday morning. by the afternoon that will be totally different story, jan. let me take to you some current temperatures, across the region, as we are checking in with numbers in the 20's, 30's, and it is 29 degrees in allentown, 32 in reading. we have 30 in lancaster, in philadelphia we're at 37 degrees. we're also in the 30's in delaware. it is 33 degrees right now in wilmington, and also, right around 35 degrees in dover. we are warmer compared to just 24 hours ago. and we're also dry, at least
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for now. i want to take you now to a look at storm scan3. that shows those dry conditions. but as i zoom out, you will notice that we have a frontal boundary, located up to our north and west. and that is going to be bringing us the chance for some precipitation, mainly for areas north as we head into the afternoon, i think most areas from philadelphia down into south jersey, and delaware, well, things will be rather quiet throughout the day. just going to see some increasing clouds. so here is a look at what you can expect across the region, increasing clouds right here in philadelphia. high of 57. fifty-nine down the shore with mix every sunday and clouds, then sprinkle or shower possible up to our north mainly in the poconos with a high of 49 degrees, more coming up in your exclusive forecast. for now sending it back to you >> thank you. 5:30, between "black friday" and cyber monday, local merchants are hoping you'll drop in for a small business saturday. "eyewitness news" reporter anita oh, live in rittenhouse square this morning, where
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smaller stores are trying to make a very big impression. anita, good morning. >> good morning, jan, yes, today is all about those small retailers, and if you didn't know, nearly 80% of the stores here in center city are actually local proprietors, here hine me, where the farmers market will be set up later today. of course on saturday, that's what happens here. and joining me now, jill asher , with the center city district. we are going into some of the stores later this morning, but for now, jill, what can people expect here today? >> they can really expect a full holiday experience, everything from ice skating at dilworth park to local retailers offering sales, promotions, along with champagne, hot chocolate, so the full holiday experience, there is also free parking on saturday. and then throughout the holidays in center city, so definitely they can take advantage of that. and really just find those unique items that they can cross off their holiday shopping list. >> yes, and after "black friday," with all of the bigger retailers, what does a
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day like today mean for the small businesses here in the city? >> absolutely. so it is, again, all about the experience for them. they want, you know, shoppers to come in and finds the unique items, i think, really important. so they've crossed off some of their big items in the big box stores, now they can finds that really unique, unique thing they were looking for in some of the local proprietors. >> what are some of the retailers you would recommends walking around in this area, also park rittenhouse behind us, what would you rec people stop into in. >> my gosh. just about getting lost. there are so many different retailers they can finds. i personally love kimberly boutique, joan ship, boyds always a great one, south moon under, we're going to el laurie later. so you know it is really all about finding that unique retailer and there are so many different ones from women's boutiques, to men's suit stores, to we're right near born yesterday over here, it is a great toy store. so, you know, i personally love kind of just shopping around, window shopping, and
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then popping in and grabbing some hot chocolate, one of the restaurants. >> yes, i love that they're super super hyper local. and not just something that you can find in a mall or something like that. so that's very exciting. as jill mentioned, on every saturday from now until new years, on saturday days, free parking, freon-street meter parking, from 11:00 a.m. to midnight. >> yes. >> definitely going to shop center city. com. that's where you can find all of the deals, not only today but then throughout the holiday season and kind of where to shop n in center sit. >> i that's great. thank you so much, jill. so we will be going into some of the stores later on, but for now, liver in rittenhouse square, anita oh. >> should be nice day to get out there and do some shopping , thank you, anita. go to any mall in and around philadelphia, and you saw lot of shoppers on "black friday." retailers opened early and closed late for this post thanksgiving tradition. the national retail federation estimates 164 million americans are hitting the stores between thanksgiving
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and cyber monday. at the cherry hill mall, santa claus took lists from the young ones, while door busters lured the bargain hunters. >> the malls crazy packed. and yes, it is really crazy in here. and there is no parking. >> is it worth it though for the sales? >> yes, it is definitely worth it. >> yes, many malls, take a look at that, very long walk from the car and back. chopper three over christianna mall in new castle county, where finding parking space took a lot of patience, i'm sure similar look all around our region. not just the malls that are busy. more than 80 vendors have set up shop at christmas village in philadelphia's love park. "eyewitness news," caught up with people checking out what the authentic german market has to offer. it is open through christmas eve. >> a man played santa claus to many grateful shoppers in south jersey. you may recall this story it, first unfolded yesterday on " eyewitness news" this morning the man paid off more than $10,000 in lay away orders at a cherry hill toys "r" us.
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"eyewitness news" reporter, henry rosoff, has the story of the man who understands the true meaning of christmas. >> it has been pretty incredible to watch this unfold. people in the store say it is not uncommon for this time of year for someone to walk in, play secret santa and pay for few item. but for one person to pick up so many items, more than $10,000 worth, that's just unprecedented. >> thank you. >> there is a bit more buzz this "black friday," at the cherry hill toys "r" us. >> i'm so thankful. >> i'm just super excited. >> a man who goes by charlie k walks in, and tells our pat gallen live on tv he's paying off all the lay away orders. >> what made you want to do something like that? >> just, you know, trying to bring some happiness to people , that's really it, bring back to the community, that brought some happiness to me and my family. >> charlie ends up covering 62 orders, not everything, but still a whopping $10,780 worth >> we usually have secret
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santa's, but not to that volume. >> many like stephanie dawson hear about the interview and rush to the store to find out she is among the lung i recipients. for her, the gift represents seven presents worth $200 for the grandchildren. >> i want to say thank you very much. i appreciate it. and thank god for you. >> others like jessica key have no idea, she shows up planning to pay full price for this big box of toys she set aside for the kids. >> they come over, tell me someone actually paid the lay away. definitely early christmas, and i'm so thankful. i want to say thank you to the gentleman that came in and donated dollars, like the best feeling, thank you. >> and this secret santa gave back in another way, as well. he gave $2,000 to toys for tots by inviting everyone in the store while he was thereto pick out three items and then paying for those. in cherry hill, henry rosoff, cbs-3, "eyewitness news." >> it was a beautiful thing. well, the city of philadelphia kicks off the holiday season with a beautiful display at city hall. >> three, two, one.
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>> gorgeous. city officials flipped the switch turning on the lights in the city 52-foot tall holiday tree. it is a 50 year old fur decorated with led's and ornaments, the tree lighting celebration also included musical performances, and a gift and clothing drive for children in need. >> three, two, one. >> check that one out. the christmas tree is also twinkling in downtown collingswood. families there kick off the holiday season in a festive way. and a special visitor, made dramatic appearance, santa claus there, climbed down from the roof of the municipal building on the fire department's ladder truck. our own lauren casey was therefore all of the festivities. >> good to see santa claus hard at work already. well, still ahead on cbs-3 " eyewitness news" this saturday morning, many people are gluten sensitive, or just want to avoid it altogether for health reasons. well, now, new technology, helps you make sure your
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holiday feast are safe to eat. >> plus: feeding the sixers, drive for success. meet the man that puts food on the team's table. our pat gallen will have his fascinating story. >> and will you need do you need the most trusted battery this holiday? maybe not. maybe, you could trust the world would be just as happy without them. (screaming) or, you could just trust duracell. ♪ it's beginning to look a lot like christmas ♪
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>> welcome back, chelsey, a lot of people want to go shopping today. >> yes, looks great for small business saturday shopping. in fact, yesterday not a bad day either. little milder from thanksgiving. yesterday's high was 51 today will be even milder than that. some areas might even near 60 degrees. starting you out here with a live look at center city, got current temperature right around 37. there is really not much of a breeze out there at all. not talking a windchill or anything this morning. but it is still a chilly start out there. temperatures in the 20's, and 30's, across the delaware, and lehigh valley. thirty-one in millville. thirty-four in wildwood. we're at 30 down the shore in atlantic city. in delaware we have 30 degrees in wilmington, 35 in dover, we have 29 right now in the map in allentown, and then right around 36 degrees mount pocono here is a look at the temperature change, from just 24 hours ago. we're 6 degrees warm nerve philadelphia, about 9 degrees warmer in the poconos, and this is going to be the going trends, as we head throughout the day today. in fact, region-wide, we will
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be seeing high temperatures anywhere from about five to 10 r this time of year. but it is going to be chilly start. keep that in mind. maybe lawyers for today headed out shopping. mid 40's by 9:00. by the noon hour, 51. as we head into the afternoon, we are talking about high temperature at 57 degrees, right here in philadelphia, and we could see sprinkle, but mainly for areas north of philadelphia, even as far north as into the poconos. we are keeping an eye on things, though. up and down temperatures through the weekend, but then we will be finishing out the month of november on very mild note. by wednesday, we will be talking about 60 degrees for had a high temperature in the forecast. so here's the reason why we're going to be milder today. and then below average as we head into tomorrow. we are watching a frontal boundery located up to the north and west over the great lakes. that's going to be crossing the region today. out ahead of the front we've got flow out of the south and southwest. so milder temperatures. but behind that front, the flow is going to be coming out of the north and west. so that is why temperatures are going to take a dip as we led into sunday.
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here is the front passing on through, it is really not going to bring us much in the way of moisture corks have sprinkle or shower mainly north of town on up into the poconos, high pressure builds in for sunday, and guess what, things turn rather breezy as we head into tomorrow. so to spell it all out for you , mild today, stray shower or sprinkle north. and then chilly and breezy, as we head into part two of the weekend. for today, though, milder, see increasing clouds, as that frontal boundery makes an approach to the region, 57 for the high temp headed into the overnight hours tonight, deal with partly cloudy skies, and i think things will start to clear out fairly quickly specially headed into sunday morning. forty-one for that overnight low temperature. if you are headed out to the eagles game, just keep in mind , temperatures are going to be in the 40's, comb politely different from what we are dealing with out there today. and it will be breezy, that's going to make it feel even colder than what we see on the thermometer, as we head into sunday afternoon. that's all the way through the game from first quarter, to fourth quarter. your eyewitness weather
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forecast, the seven day forecast, 49 sunday. fifty-four monday. fifty-nine on tuesday. sixty with sunshine on wednesday. jan? >> nice way to end november. thank you, chelsey. retailers have high hopes for the holiday shopping season. 164 million americans are expected to shop on line or in stores this weekend. that's up from 154 million last year. michelle miller checks out the action. >> there was the usual frenzy. but in some places, "black friday" was relatively calm. >> this is a thousand times better. >> retailers are better organized and smarter about launching their holiday shopping season. >> that began with jump starting the traditional holiday experience. >> a day ahead of schedule. >> for how long have you been waiting in line for this? >> all night. >> you were here -- >> we got here almost 1:00 in the morning. >> longer lines in stores shows plenty of shoppers are eager. shireese jones is a national
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business correspondent for usa today. >> do you see the demise of " black friday" anywhere on the horizon? >> they've been talking about the death of "black friday" for about ten years. i don't think will go completely away. most sales, 80 to 90% still happen at brick and mortal front. so a while before "black friday" completely disappears. >> bargain hunters not only hitting the stores, they are letting their fingers do the shopping. at the close of thanksgiving night, shoppers had spent $2.87 billion on line. and 18% increase from the year before. >> about $1.4 trillion is going to be spent by consumers so retailers are prepared to clean up. they're rolling out the experiences and the events to get folks in store. and they're going to really try get their share of the bounty. >> and that was michelle miller reporting. so get this: a mit study found that people enjoy the
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inconvenience every "black friday" shopping, because they enjoy the thrill of beating out the competition and finding the best bargain. in health news now, for the millions of americans who are gluten free, this time of year can be challenging. there can be hidden gluten in all kind of dishes, but new device could help people avoid items that would make them sick. this einstein healthcare science center report, health reporter stephanie stahl has more on how this new technology can be helpful, as people enjoy those thanksgiving left-overs. >> many of the thanksgiving meal favorites can contain gluten including the stuffing, gravy, green bean cast roll and pie crust, for people like joeline, who have sill ac disease, it is a problem. >> i had severe anemia, and my red blood count was terrible. >> celiac autoimmune disease triggered by gluten found in wheat, barley and rye, commonly controlled through a strict diet. >> food was my social activity
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and since then, i eat as much as i can at home because that's my safe spot. >> but now this pocket size gluten detector is helping her to eat out more, and worry less. the device scans a soon of food placed in a disposable capsule. >> got a happy face. all right. >> a smile shows it is safe, a wheat icon means gluten was detected. but it is not 100% guarantee. while the tested sample may be safe it, doesn't mean the entire meal is gluten free. >> so they don't know thousand use the proper tools of asking questions, and communicating with restaurants, or reading lables, and then they feel like they can't actually make a choice without a device. >> she uses her detector at least two, four times a week. >> i don't go anywhere without my tester make sure that i'm safe. >> an added layer of security helping her cope with her condition. that will come in handy for holiday festivities. >> the device does not require fda approval. it cost about $300. and each single use capsule
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runs about $5. i'm stephanie stahl, cbs-3, " eyewitness news." >> still ahead on cbs-3 " eyewitness news" this saturday morning: it is part of the process. pat gallen introduces us to the chef who is fueling the sixers players with good nutrition so they can excel on the court. first sixers news ahead in sport. lesley van arsdall tells us why some -- tells us why they won't have ben simmons tonight we're back in a moment.
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>> the flyers in the middle after top stretch, they haven't won since november 9th they faced off against the islanded ers they lost wednesday in over time. to the game, the flyers had great second period, the game tied up at two, but then, here comes the goal. second of the season. that's going to make it three- two, flyers. then 192nd later the flyers will score again, sean, 13 of the season. flyers had four goals in the second period. >> then in the third, here come the islanders, andrew lad picking up his fifth goal of the season to tie at four and send this game into over time. then in ot, guess what, the islanders, nick, with the game winner. flyers lose their seventh in a row. five-four the final. >> four-two lead. don't care how do you it, but do you have find a way to get the win. yes. we play a good game. just couldn't finish.
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>> the sixers will be without ben simmons when they take on the magic tonight, the rookie has some swelling in his left elbow after injuring it wednesday. it will be the first game will miss this season. villanova facing off against northern iowa. eric, working down low, slam ming it in, he has ten points. then a little bit later, it is his teammate, brunson, doing what he's been doing so well this season. nails the three. he had 16. villanova wins 64-50, and wins the battle for atlanta's title >> st. joe's taking on harvard bryce eakin drains the three. puts the crimson up by seven. he had 21 points. then off the miss, here comes chris lewis. to put back three-down, harvard beat the hawks. >> the eagles receive some good news yesterday on the injury front. jake elliot cleared to exit concussion protocol. so the eagles regular season kicker will be in the line up when they go for their tenth win of the season against the bears sunday. doug pederson made the
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announcement yesterday. elliot injured on the opening kick off against the cowboys after missing attack he will. he then missed a kick, and then after he was checked out by the doctors did he not return to the game. yesterday, elliot talked about how he felt after his first concussion. >> it was great. obviously kind of scary situation, like i said, first time i've ever gone through something like, that so being able to recover pretty quick off the next couple of days after it happened was pretty good. >> that's all for sport, i'm leslie van arsdale dale, have a great day. >> check this out now. "black friday" shoppers got an early christmas gift from the philly phanatic. the iconic mascot welcomed fans into citizens bank park yesterday. where they were allowed to explore the field, eat donuts in the dugout, take photos with the fanatic. the event part of the philly's red friday. well, if you are a high level athlete, what you put in your body crucial. that's why the 76ers bringing their a game in the kitchen. our pat gallen went behind the
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scenes for the man responsible for feeding the process and has the chef's re mark recall story of how he got to philly. >> sixers executive chef, jay cho, responsible for with a goes into the bodies, of the world's most incredible athletes. after coming to the united states at age seven, cho quickly fell in love with the nba. but how he got the job with the sixers was through chance encounter at his old restaurant handwriting in rittenhouse square. >> as a joke i told one of our food runners, hey, tell jerry that i'm wearing a phoenix suns hat. he goes you know they work for the sixers. apparently he didn't believe it. he got up from his seat and said where is the kitchen, i want to meet the chef. >> they decided to hire the chef after a few conversations about his two loves: food and hoops. for cho, this new reality is figuring out what works for each of the players. >> it is hard to measure exactly how nutrition, i think , translates to performance on the court. there is definitely some sort of correlation where we're find that out together.
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which is real exciting. >> as the sixers continue to ascends in the standings, chef cho is looking for new innovative ways to expand their pallet in a healthy way. >> it is all about eating something. and then observing. like how did that make you feel? do you feel like you have more energy now? like did you enjoy eat that? so now are you at a better mental state? >> he showed me staple of the sixers kitchen that the players love. it is essentially a sushi burito called kinba. >> little vegetable medically here. got everything you need. we do this one like a little mini burito. >> cheers. >> cheers. >> so after eating that, do you think i can become an nba player. >> eating this will make you a nba player? >> yes. >> no. >> no? >> no. >> in camden, pat gallen for cbs-3 "eyewitness news." stick with your day job, pat. still ahead in our next hour, right here on cbs-3 " eyewitness news": frustration for shoppers on " black friday" the problems on line and in stores, that have
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>> new this morning: a deadly crash on the boulevard. now police are investigating what caused the driver to lose control and hit a tree overnight. >> also, new this morning, " eyewitness news" on the scene of fire that forced several people out of their home in camden county. >> plus: the big holiday shopping weekend continues. today local businesses are trying to capture the attention of customers with small business saturday. >> today is saturday, november , everyone, i'm jan carabeo. let's start you off with a forecast. here's meteorologist, chelsey ingram, with eyewitness weather. good saturday morning, chelsey it was great yesterday for november. >> it was great, great for shopping yesterday, and great once again for shopping, as we head into today. it is even going to be a little bit milder, if you can believe it, i want to start you out with a live look from across the river, from palmyra cove nature park there in new jersey. you can see, the skyline, lit up beautiful morning. dry morning. and we're going to stay dry,
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mainly, throughout the day. our temperatures are on the cool side of things, though, 37 degrees in philadelphia, and actually in the 20's in allentown. 27 degrees, there. even 20's down the shore in atlantic city. thirty in wildwood. it is 27 in millville. and in delaware we have temperatures checking in right around 33 degrees. and both wilmington as well as dover. we are warmer, compared to this time yesterday. in fact, 5 degrees warmer in philadelphia. 10 degrees warm nerve mount pocono. this is going to be the trend, as we head into the afternoon. yesterday's high temperature right around 51. we are going to be warmer than that. storm scan3, shows, that we are dry for now. but as i zoom out, you will see some green on the map and some white. that's cloud cover. slight rate fawn as a result at the end of day today. increasing in clouds, and outside the boundary it will be very mild. fifty-seven by the
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