advantage of a helpless person >> at 6:00 here's is what happening a neighborhood asking for justice after a senseless crime, a homeless man beaten to death, and tonight police say they are looking, for the group of teenagers responsible. good evening, i'm ukee washington. i'm jessica dean. tonight we are hearing from that victim's brother. "eyewitness news" reporter joe holden is live at police headquarters, joe, what can you tell us tonight. >> reporter: jessica and ukee, good evening, we know kevin cullen, man beaten was father judge yad wait, and, lasalle university. his family say he was a good guy down on his luck and eyewitnesses say sunday night that group of teens was heard running from the scene saying we got him. crime scene tape, the loan reminder on have what happened sunday at, this street. >> i don't want his story to be untold. >> reporter: until neighbors stepped up. they posted a modest memorial for kevin cullen.

>> they killed this man. i mean, you are bashing someone's head in the wall so hard that i can feel it in my bedroom, it is revenge. >> reporter: five teens, attacked cullen man neighbors and family had no permanent home. he often slept behind a local bar. >> i mean i didn't know it was kevin until i just found out. >> reporter: distraught over brutality those who knew kevin were shaken. >> and my dad, and my aunt always buy new sneakers and everything. i called my dad and i said it is kevin. he was just devastated. >> reporter: police took two people in for questioning and released them. >> still working on making identifications on everybody involved and bringing them in. >> reporter: break for detectives, one of the teens left something behind at the scene later found by a witness >> maybe this is one of their phones. next thing we know it starts ringing, instagram live, that was one of the guys phones. >> reporter: neighborhood is now sorting out disturbing details of a vicious beating.

>> sad to see what this neighborhood will go to. >> reporter: cullen's family described him as a man who got swept up in hard times. >> drifting in and out of our lives last 10 years. dad passed away 10 years ago. he really, kind of a downward slide since then. >> reporter: we are told that police did get that cell phone , they have it in their custody, again a significant slip by that group of teenagers. this could tie all of them together in this crime, again as you heard from captain john ryan they are still working to identify each teen who was caught on surveillance video. now this neighborhood will hold a vigil for kevin cullen, that would be tomorrow night at 6:00 o'clock in the spot where he died, late word from police they are not going to comment on whether this was a intentional robbery or these teens, and, intent to kill this man, community loved him, kevin cullen. for now that is latest live

outside philadelphia police headquarters i'm joe holden for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". chester county officials have released identities of the four people killed in the massive fire at a senior living community. delores and thomas parker, million yesterday gad i and teresa malloy were all residents of the barclay friends in west chester. they died in the november 16th fire. their remains were found in the ruble last week. investigators have not said what caused the blaze but four victims died of smoke inhalation, 27 other people were injured. philadelphia police are investigating a deadly crash involving a woman on the bike and trash truck. it happened around 7:30 on 11th and spruce street. the 24 year-old bicyclist was kill. police say trash truck driver stayed at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation. in delaware a car strikes a man near a popular holiday lights display, "eyewitness news" reporter henry rossoff is live in bear tonight where some are concerned about safety in that area, henry.

>> reporter: lights are not on yet tonight but looking behind me get a general sense how big this light display can be when all lit up, quite popular. what you have is a lot of pedestrians meeting, busy, fast cars on red lion road and that proved to be a deadly combination for one man. >> i just left work at 8:30. >> all i seen was a lot of red flashing lights. >> i seen the man on the side of the road laying on the side have the road and it looked like he was covered with the jacket. >> stuff like that. >> reporter: it happened friday night six two-year old man from massachusetts was hit by a honda civic crossing red lion road just up the block from this elaborate christmas lights display put up by home owner each year. he suck toppled to the injuries this weekend. >> they went to see christmas lights and didn't expect anybody to die, it shouldn't that be way. >> reporter: delaware state police are investigating the death as an accident one daniellea quinn was expecting. >> i thought this would happen a long time ago.

>> reporter: display draws hundreds of people and cars each night. >> it is dark there and people are busy looking at christmas lights, they are not looking at people on the road. >> reporter: plus pedestrians play a part in this potentially dangerous situation. >> people go all the way over to the top of hill, closer it gets to christmas. >> reporter: neighbor bill steel say community embraces display and neighbor who puts it up annually referring to him as santa claus. steel points out floodlights and signage added this year before the fatal accident. >> santa claus is a good man. he put these lights up to help , shine on people walking on the road. >> reporter: delaware state police tell me they are not adding any extra traffic control following what happened. they are however inviting pedestrian who come check out display to use reflective or bright clothing and advising people driving cars through the area to slow down after dark. live from bear, delaware, henry rossoff for cbs-3

"eyewitness news". an 18 year-old woman is fighting for her life and she and a 18 year-old man were hit in trevose bucks county by a pick up trum. it happened across street road near philmont avenue around 8:30 last night. police say driver described as a black man in his 30's, stopped to move both victims out of the road, before fleeing the scene. police are now looking for a two tone older model, ford f 150 similar to this one with a ladder rack and damage to the passenger side mirror and headlights. six former ridley hockey players have been charged with assault stemming from an attack during a march playoff game, these are five of those teens, brooke anderson, nathan dunning, ryan greek owe and thomas plots. the sixth player was a juvenile at the time. montgomery county judge said video shows a coordinate add tack against player from central bucks west at hatfield ice, two central bucks players were so badly hurt they could

not play, in the next game. >> today pennsylvania superior court denies meek mill's emergency request to be released from prison on bail. mill's attorney argued that the philadelphia judge who sentenced the rapper refusing to respond to their post sentencing motions. high court direct the judge to act on the motions without further delay. earlier mill was sentenced to two to four years in prison for violating probation on a decade as old gun and drug case. new at 6:00 a big ground breaking in fail today that symbolizes beginning of the year long process to transform a section of the ben franklin parkway. >> as reporter cherri gregg of kyw news radio explains it will be a memorial park. >> reporter: for 53 years this 18-foot bronze monument to 6 million jewish mortars stood loan on ben franklin parkway but no more. this corner of the parkway will be transformed into the philadelphia holocaust

memorial plaza, and enhancing north america's first memorial to the jewish holocaust. >> it will be a immersive place of contemplation, unique living classroom dedicated to the teaching and universal lessons of one of the history 's war crime. >> reporter: it will include interactive elements including a tree grove, remembrance wall with an eternal flame as well as a tree nurtured by children and as well as six pillars to symbolize the 6 million killed by the nazis in their collaborators. >> i think it is wonderful full, anything that my people. >> reporter: suzy was 16 in 1944 when she was sent to a concentration cam in auschwitz >> i have gone through the collection of every day, and every moment. >> reporter: she's part of the shrinking number of survivors left to tell the story of the holocaust but this memorial will be her voice. >> construction on this seven

million-dollar park is slated to begin next month, and goal, to unveil the completed memorial, this time next year. with recent acts of hate, like at mount carmel jewish cemetery they are reminders to survival irons like this that we can never forget. >> you have to remember in order to not make the same mistake again. >> reporter: on ben franklin parkway, cherri gregg for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". and still to come on "eyewitness news" tis season for decking the halls, tori. >> very philly christmas in fairmount park at historic homes, is there five of them to tour and we're going a little bit deeper in to the decorations at lemon hill. >> ♪ >> we are live in rittenhouse square where we have just lit up christmas tree festival brass is playing and they are still quite a crowd out here tonight, beautiful night, i'll tell you how long nice warm weather will last. horse on the loose where

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back on "eyewitness news" at 6:00 with video of a horse on the loose. horse made its way from the farm in chester springs to downtown phoenixville this afternoon. >> police officers from phoenixville and east pikeland township cornered the horse by colonial theater and it turns out that horse threw a 16 year-old girl off riding her and then, just, decided to go for it. >> horse's okay. >> everyone is okay. >> yes. >> all right. >> some of the philadelphia's historic houses are getting all dressed up for holiday season. >> vittoria woodill takes to us fairmount park for a look inside one of the cities

hidden treasures. >> it is a fun time in philadelphia. it is a beautiful time in our historic houses. >> reporter: very philly christmas at historic homes of fairmount park, a hidden community of history that may be yet to uncover. put this on your christmas list, to take a tour of what stood before, the sky scrapers , the timeless homes of our history's pennsylvania. >> nobody has history that philadelphia has, right. so to know that so much of that history took place in our park system, it is unique. lemon hill where we are standing is what started fairmount park. this was first acquisition that the city made, to begin fairmount park, right? from this house rest of fairmount park east and fairmount park grew. historic homes are a christmas gift to the city but they are a gift all year round for us as philadelphians. so, in here we will have a magic act, for children during

family day. >> reporter: you'll find surprising around every corner of every house, during their days of special events. >> we are infusing programming here, with a celebrating of philadelphia's food, music and neighbors and family all of the things that make philadelphia great. >> reporter: decor that decks every hall with a purpose, to preserve philadelphia's pride. >> of course we wanted to feature lemon. >> every roomies a little bit different but thinks old victoria spray in the front of the house that looks like it was pulled up for guest to come up and enjoy some eggnog. we're just one caretaker among the many steps of the way. this house will last forever for people of philadelphia. >> reporter: what is so cool is brian hoffman, the designer of the christmas decor around, he actually lived in that house for three years, a few years ago in his 20's. it is cool that he was the one that got to compliment the

character of house. >> very cool. >> being that he lived in it. >> he knows it so well. >> really cool. >> beautiful. >> that is great. >> our holiday fest is taking to us rittenhouse square tonight. >> three, two, one... >> you know that voice, kate bilo helping to flip the switch on the season about 45 minutes ago, there in rittenhouse square. >> she joins us right now from a very festive rittenhouse square, hi there kate. >> it looks beautiful here and not only that is a beautiful night to be out of rittenhouse square. last year it was so cold our fingers were freezing and everybody dispersed after tree was lit to go get their hot chocolate. not tonight everybody is listening to the beautiful sounds. they finished behind me philly pops festival brass and they are, of course, our partner and we are so thrilled they are here playing for this enthusiastic crowd on writ even hose square with the lit tree next to them.

fantastic night. let me tell you this we were collecting for toy if he, we had our bins. i got a text from our program director perry that said could you guys in the truck and you bring back toys, bin where is over fledge and we cannot get them all back to the station from one trip. what a great problem to have. thanks so much for generosity, thanks to the viewers. your donations will make this holiday season special for families in the area live look at the philly pops festival brass, right now, live on rittenhouse square, they sound fantastic. catch them on our hair in the morning as well. lets talk about the weather, of course, fantastic night outside, great night all across the region whether you are in the city, down the shore, beautiful down in rehoboth beach on our live neighborhood network, lights are on, people out walking boardwalk enjoying nice mild weather. take a look at storm scan three not a whole lot we have a front slicing through great lakes right now and that will wash out before it gets here and come through dry tomorrow.

tomorrow will be peak of the warmth and then knock it back in two phase this is weekend and weekend. right now 54 degrees. i don't need gloves, i don't need the coat i'm wearing, southeasterly wind warming things up and it will be beautiful all night long so we have santa over at td bank. we have entire square all lit up. come out, enjoy, sounds of the season at 8:00 p.m. still in the 50's. fifty at 10:00 o'clock. by midnight 49 and still comfortable even into early tomorrow morning. so what lies ahead? we have two front. one come through tomorrow dry and stronger front comes through thursday night into friday and then that can touch off a shower thursday night. back in the 60's tomorrow. seasonal for end of the week. showers possible only overnight thursday night and friday morning. really great weather on the way as we head toward weekend. through overnight hours comfortable 43 degrees. tomorrow, sunny, mild, beautiful day with temperatures in the 60's, feeling fantastic out there

for your wednesday, and you're witness weather seven day forecast again will cool things down in phases, but nothing cold. we have temperatures in the lower 50's thursday and friday , near 50 saturday and sunday and back to the mid 50 's early next week. even though it doesn't feel like the holiday season, you cannot be down here and not have the holiday spirit. it just feels amazing outside tonight and looks beautiful, another year in the books with lit up rittenhouse square holiday fess continues. now back to you in the studio. >> sure looks like it. >> great. >> thanks, kate. >> you mentioned it our 2017 joy of sharing toy fest campaign is underway, if you'd like to take part drop off a new toy at our cbs-3 studios at 1555 hamilton street or any of our partner locations. >> you can also visit cbs philly.com/toy if he for complete list of the drop off locations and details on our upcoming toy fest events. >> don bell joins us talk

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well, is there euphoria of the electric sliding eagles and the excitement of the up and coming sixers, but underneath those story lines is self defeating pain of the flyers. last night they blew a two goal lead, for the fourth time , in six games. this time betweens rival penguins. they led three-one. then four-three. they eventually who five-four in overtime. flyers host san jose tonight and they will try to avoid their ninth straight loss. >> we will get one of these.

we will finish one of these. that is really what not much more to be said we have to finish one of these. we're in position night after night. >> switching gears for second time this season eagles will face a super bowl winning quarterback and in case are wondering eli manning was first more on him in just a few moments. bird defense will try to contain russell wilson of the seven-four seahawks, one of the best dual threat quarterbacks in the league through air he has 23 touchdowns, eight picks. on the ground he has 400-yard in consecutive yard with the rushing touchdown. wilson is a tough cover. >> his ability to make and extend plays, you know, it is unbelievable. some plays on film where he is completely running backward, just create time and running away from guys. >> eagles/seahawks sunday night in seattle. two-nine giants benched eli manning in favor of the highly

suspect geno smith, manning has a streak of 210 consecutive games played and was given the option to start to keep it alive but he would have later been subbed out for smith. eli essentially said thanks, but no thanks, no, i'm good. sixers hosting wizard tomorrow and on opening night they blew a half time lead in washington. they are looking for pay back. sixers are also trying to move on after last night's loss to lebron and calves. james court 30 and snagged 13 board. sixers were three for 28 from three-point land and they who by 22. chalk it up to a learning experience. >> we all do this together, we win to go, we lose together. we will learn from this game and they are cleveland cavilers, former nba champs for a reason and we will learn from this. >> three for 28, shooting, i'm guessing they will not have a game that bad the rest of the

season. >> that is awful. >> get it over with it happens eagles lineman line johnson has fans for his play on the football field but today may have earned even more fans. >> donation he made and how it will help students in philadelphia

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philadelphia eagles helped the school district. >> "eyewitness news" in south philadelphia today. today is giving tuesday, and, eagles offensive tackle lane johnson was there to announce he is donating 100 percent of the proceed from his new clothing line, to the fund for the fail school district. >> i don't think people see how much effort is put in by teachers all across the country and what they do for young people. where i come from, i think it vice important, to embrace, and just to be able to give back it is just huge. >> lane johnson. >> earlier this month he said wow donate 65 percent of the proceed to the district but now he has upped that to the full 100 percent. >> nicely done big fella. thanks for watching "eyewitness news" at 6:00 we are back at 10 on our sister station cw philly and back here at 11:00. up next, "cbs evening news", from new york, here's anthony mason, take care family we will see you tonight blank

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