moving the american embassy from tel aviv to the holy city good evening i'm jessica dean. i'm nicole brewer in for ukee washington, excuse me. in the white house diplomatic reception room president trump reversed 70 years of u.s. policy. move earning praise from israel and condemnation from palestinian. >> we cannot solve our problems by making the same failed assumptions and repeating same failed strateg ies of past. this is a long overdue step to advance the peace process, and to work toward a lasting agreement. israelis a sovereign nation with the right like every other sovereign nation, to determine its own capitol. acknowledging this as a fact, is a necessary condition for achieving peace. >> reporter: the president went on to say he supports a two state solution, to conflict between israelis and

palestinians. israel claims all of jerusalem as its capitol while palestinian claims cities eastern sector as a capitol of the future independent state, the rival claims, lie at the heart of the decade long israeli palestinian conflict. there are also deep religious implications here. for christians they believe jesus spent much of his life in jerusalem, and it is where he was cruz need and believed to be resurrect. jerusalem has also been the site of the western wall one of the most holiest sites for jews. it is home on the mosque one of the most sacred sites for muslims. >> reaction has been swift, in turkey, protesters hit the streets, in istanbul and our natasha brown spoke with some locally to get their insights on that, natasha. >> reporter: we can tell you president's announcement is causing mixed reaction here locally as well work some fearing, violence, while others, hope it opens up much needed dialogue about israel and the middlee.

>> jake or binder is a jewish american who lives in jerusalem for more than seven years. he now holding an position as executive director of council on american islamic relations. fighting for civil rights. he believes the president's formal acknowledgment of jerusalem as capitol of israel may stall ongoing peace process and bring more volatility to the region. >> final status of jerusalem should be negotiated, you don't make unilateral moves on such a important crucial issue >> reporter: critics of the announcement like binder whose office adjoining this historic church in center city philadelphia believe president 's recognition of jerusalem isolates the eye nighted states on one of the world's most sensitive diplomatic issues. aaron, european unions are biggest critics. why non-jewish, non-muslim americans should have an interest some believe it could unleash a wave of violence not just in the middlee but around the world. >> stability based on peace and justice, is necessary to

protect the world from terrorism. >> what we want is a peaceful state some place where people can interact with their faith and their history, and acknowledge that it is part of our lives. >> reporter: niomi adler with the jewish federation of philadelphia is striking a different tone on the heels of the trump announcement hoping it opens up much needed tiling on about israel, middlee here in the u.s. >> we also believe it is our right to tell people how to feel about the state of israel it is complicated. instead what i would like us to be able to do is engage in dialogue use today's announce ment to learn more, learn more about what has already law and learn more about why people one concerned , or happy either way >> reporter: president trump signed national security waiver allowing administration to keep the u.s. embassy in tel aviv for six months, process of moving the embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem could ultimately take, several years. so lots of reaction, still coming in about this. >> no question, great point,

dialogue and maybe if you don't know more, to ask for more. "eyewitness news" is wing ing it out west with the eagles. >> we are live in kalas bird prior to take on l.a. rams. biggest match up of the season so far as the team tries to clinch the nfc east. >> right now eagles quarterback carson wentz is holding a news conference in anaheim. let's go ahead and listen in. >> i feel a great connection with the coaching staff, with the sit, blue collar work ethic, everything bit. i fell in love witt. it ended up work out for both of us. >> unaudible. >> news, he is back home, i think. he is hunting it up all over the place out there but we stay in touch. i shot him a couple text. >> unaudible. >> say that again. >> unaudible. >> he is a game changer. donald can really mess up some things offensively. if you are not aware, of where he is at, game plan a little

bit for him but at the same time we have a ton of confidence in the five guys up front. we have ton of confidence they will get the job done and we will limit what he want do and how he can effect the game but he is a heck of the player and you just have to be aware at times. >> that is carson wentz right there quarterback of the philadelphia eagles. "eyewitness sports" anchor don bell, he is also there, we will check with don live from anaheim, in just a few minutes >> very exciting. it is feeling like winter out there, cold air settles in across the region tonight. >> that brings witt several chances, of snow. >> um-hmm. >> meteorologist kate bilo breaking it down for us from the sky deck, kate. >> it feels so different out here today, tonight then it did last night. i'm wishing i brought gloves out as well because new that the sun has gone down temperatures are plumetting and plumetting very, very quickly. cold air settling in. while we don't have chances for heavy snow or major storms we will have a few chance toss see a few snowflakes as we

head in the weekend. lets look at storm scan three cloud have over taken area after sunshine for much of the day, that is causing a chilly wind to pick up as well. cloud, moving in, as they stream from the south and west and that is where our moisture will be heading in from over the next couple of days, we will watch system streaming along the coast on friday. we will talk about that in a moment. all across the area cloud blanketing the region, temperatures right now on the cold side, 43 in philadelphia. in the 30's in lancaster, reading and allentown. many spots will go below freezing tonight and it will get colder from here on out. chilly breeze, i can feel it on the sky deck, about 9 miles an hour from the west in the city, 10 miles an hour in allentown and 8 miles an hour in lancaster. we will talk bay few snow chances in the weekend, first snow showers late in the day friday mainly to the south and e and snow chance saturday. some snow showers make it further inland we will talk about that potential and another chance to see a few

passing snow showers, on sunday, i'll tell you just how cold weekend will be as well when i join you inside. back to you. >> we will see new a bit. philadelphia schools were placed on lock down for several incidents involving gun scares. first lock down happen 9:45 at mccall elementary school in society hill. police arrested a student who allegedly brought a loaded gun inside that school. in one was hurt. also, today police responded to a call for shots fired near hard rahm bay charter school in west philadelphia the charter school overbrook high school and rec center in the area were all placed on lock down as a precaution. police have not found any shooting victims. and a student is in custody for prompting a lock down at george washington high school in northeast philadelphia we're told this stemmed from an image of that student holding two guns that circulating on social media. police say the picture was not taken inside the school. discovery of hateful vandalism rocks a philadelphia school community, this all happened at al fitzpatrick

elementary school, in the chalfont neighborhood. "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos is live near that school with what officials and parents are saying tonight, greg. >> reporter: nicole this all began around 9:15 this morning where, staff at this school entering the school they noticed a graffiti and they called philadelphia police department, by 3:15 this afternoon, all students left the school with a note, to their parents. >> dear parent/guardian this letter is continue on form you of an incident that happened at aloysius fitzpatrick school on december 6th, 2017. >> reporter: that incident offensive graffiti found around 9:00 in the morning on the rear door of this northeast philadelphia school, the message, gone, in its place, this handwritten, wet paint sign. >> i heard somebody spray painted on the doors. >> reporter: school district called philadelphia police, northeast detectives are investigating. >> it was determined that there was no threat to students. >> reporter: and domestic was

not being released, a spokesperson for philadelphia school district says that in part, quote, racism or hate speech of any kind is completely unacceptable and will not be tolerated in any school. parents picking up their children and grandchildren dismayed over the news. >> everybody's head in the sand anymore. no respect for anybody. >> reporter: school officials immediately told everyone about what happened. >> usually get good responses. >> parent's say they will too using this incident and learning tool with their kid. >> we always have conversations with them all the time, you know, being good in school, treat everybody with respect and everybody else should than, just treated just as well. >> reporter: african americans, jewish people have red blood, italian people have red blood, everybody has red blood, so we're all family. >> once again philadelphia detectives are investigating,

the school district says it does ant peer that this message was targeting anyone specifically at this school. we are live from the chalfont section of the philadelphia, i'm greg argos for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". all right, greg, thank you dire situation continues town fold in southern california, as fire fighters struggled to fight win whipped wild fires. tens of thousands of people have been forced to evacuate the fires burning through more than 83,000 acres, and counting. weather conditions are making it tough for fire fighters and officials say it is likely to get worse. aerial assault on california wild fire began when it was still dark and will continue all day, as long as the wins don't get too bad. latest fire to erupt is in the city of los angeles. it shut down 405 freeway this morning and already burning homes in bellaire. >> our plan is to try to stop this fire before it becomes something bigger. >> reporter: in some neighborhood people are using garden hoses to hold back the flames. intense battle is exhaust

continuing fire fighters. wind driven flames scorched at least 200 homes since monday, most of them in ventura county where largest fire is burning out of control. clint garment watched his parent's home burn to the ground. >> how long have you been living there. >> twenty plus years, all grown up, grand kid have all spent many years there. >> reporter: margot edison left while she could but in the without her animals. >> the wind, continue with the santa ana very quickly and come west. it has done that before. it moves so fast you barely have time to get out. >> reporter: fire fighters are still expecting high winds and low humidity but crews are hoping to start making progress. the biggest of the three major fires in ventura county has burned an area nearly twice the size of san francisco. still to come meteorologist kate bilo will let us know whether the wild fires could affect eagles who are out there getting ready to face off against los angeles rams, this sunday. >> um-hmm. >> hopefully they will not ab

expected because as we know we are so excited for this eagles road trip. we sent don bell out there to be with the team. >> if they are not having fun they are in the wrong business i'm don bell with the eagles in anaheim what they are saying about their nine-three match up with the rams. and for the gamers in your life we have inside information on the best games and systems thaw might want to add to your holiday, shopping list find out which item you may want to look for right now tough to track down. beginning bread house party at an area restaurant. sweet workshop with the sweet er clip, tori shows news 20 minutes. we will be right

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in sunday, january 28th at 7:30 p.m. video games and consoles will be among hot gifts this season, deciding which won to get can be tricky. >> jim donovan looks at the topics from the video game experts at the game spot. >> holiday items is x box. >> reporter: game spot's ben howard says new x box device is great for serious gamer. >> it is $499 and really designed for those gamers who want absolute best in terms of the graphic. >> reporter: looking for family fun, consider the nintendo switch. >> you can take it on the go, play it on the plane, train in the car but take it home, you dock it next tour television into a sliding dock and you are playing it like a home console. nintendo's other big device is super nintendo classic. this is a miniature replica of the classic nintendo console you might have played in the 1990's. >> reporter: you might have a hard time getting one.

>> this is one of the very hottest toys this holiday season, and, you know, nintendo promised there will be more coming into stock so you might have to be patient. >> reporter: when it comes to family video games, howard said super mario odyssey is big winner. >> this taps into that nostalgia that classic feel on the nintendo switch and you can play it with a child, i play witt my seven year-old. it has that fun, classic mario game play. >> reporter: another topic? star wars battle front two. >> action game, set across all of the star wars eras, so you play characters like solo, dark vader, yoda and fly those star wars spaceships that take place in those classic epic battles. >> final suggestion is madden nfl 18, which added, long shot mode this year. >> it is a story mode where you get to step in the shoes of the nfl hopeful go from high school football all the way through the draft and play for your favorite team.

>> reporter: his top suggestions for mature gamers are assassins creed origins and call of duty world war two reporting for three on your side, i'm jim donovan. all right. now we know. >> good to know. >> absolutely. >> yes. >> i'm sure you do. >> kate? >> obviously getting colder here. >> yes. >> luckily. >> you are tracking all around the country. >> including california because we have the eagles out there, practicing and playing and it is a very dangerous situation unfolding over much of the southern california with these fires and the threat is not over just yet. lets take a look i want to take to you storm scan three briefly and show you smoke plume, north of the los angeles up toward ventura county and it looks like included cover blowing off the coast there. that is smoke bloom from a very large devastating fire, generally north of the where eagles are right now but here's general process, that is creating, the spread of these fires, santa ana winds yield wrapped fire growth when high pressure centered over

west really these winds speed up moving around eastern flange, speed up through canyons and valleys here and then those winds can spread fire rapidly. right now again largest fire is north of los angeles, here's what we have, rams practice in thousand oaks. they had to scale back their practice because of the smoke. eagles are practicing in anaheim, south of the main fire which is good news. if things stay as they are the practice likely will not be impact. the problem is that santa ana winds will return, kick up again tonight and tomorrow extreme fire weather danger tomorrow with the strong santa ana winds, expect to back off in the weekend. additional fire ignites that flow, santa ana wind could cause it to spread and could potentially impact practice or , of course, game this weekend in los angeles if there is an inland fire. that is something we will to have watch. as it stands right now likely staying far enough north not to impact practice for the game but we will keep you posted. just a catastrophic situation for much of the southern

california. locally quiet night, on the live neighborhood network. we have a few cloud moving in here this evening and as we widen out you can see how cold it is to the nor, with lake effect snow, setting up over great lakes, portions of new york state as well, no snow for us just yet but look at this temperature tea part tour in the pennsylvania 24 hours we have dropped 15 to 20 degrees, across the region and it will be even colder heading in to tonight. last night we had cloud, rain around, tonight temperatures drop pretty rapidly into the 30's we will go overnight even in the city in many spots in the suburbs will go below freezing. tomorrow dry day cloud we are seeing tonight off the coast and tomorrow we will see sunshine northwest flow, lake effect snow stays away, we will see sun through the day but next thing to watch a system on friday this particular model has it off coast but if it gets that close enough to the coast friday night into saturday morning it could bring snow showers possibly even light accumulations down the shore. overnight patchy cloud, cold

breeze, 35 is your low, tomorrow is a chilly day but still mostly sunny, 48 not a bad day out there, fast forward to the army navy game on saturday, chilly for that. temperatures in the lower 40's with a brisk wind from the north and west. as we head into your seven day forecast chance to see a few snow showers south ande friday and saturday morning. another chance for snow showers and flurries on sunday and still cold as we head into next week. we have been waiting, everyone said where is the cold. >> found it. >> there you go. >> yep. >> thanks, kate. >> still ahead on "eyewitness news" zapping away chronic pain new way to get rid of the debilitating aches and pains. >> did you figure out what the mystery oreo flavor? is we will tell you in the next half an

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sports director don bell, he is in california and joins us now from anaheim, hi there, don. >> hi, guys. this is a really unusual situation. eagles here in 20 minutes getting set to practice here at angels stadium. this is home of the new jersey native and multiple time mvp mike trout but for next few days it is home of the philadelphia eagles. this is the fourth oldest major league baseball stadium but rams used to play here back in the day. it is configured for football and these guys are ready to get after it. should let you know they are not worried about focus being an issue. they are coming off that 14-point loss to the seattle seahawks but they believe, having a loss like that can be a good thing. they want to have some fun out here but they also want to focus. here's the head coach. >> guys need to have fun at practice. you don't want to make it so they are not but at the same time when they are in the drill, when they are executing a play or a defense, special

teams they need to be focused and paying attention to their assignments and it is business as usual. listen, i want them to fly around, have fun out there just like you said, and is there a fine line between how far you can go but we still got to get our work done and stay focused. >> reporter: talk about folk us might be a little bit of issue for l.a. rams. we have breaking news, today they had to cancel their 90 minute practice because of the wild fires here just 60 miles up the road in ventura county. l.a. rams willing way mild walk through while eagles are able to get in a full practice here in anaheim. that is store friday angels stadium, i'm don belfor cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> nice, sunny, bright out there. i'm noticing that as well. >> yes, thank you. coming up next half an hour a plot to kill a world leader stopped in its tracks. plus going after what they call the weinstein sexual enterprise, six women file a

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harvey weinstein is hit with a new lawsuit. >> new at 5:30 a half dozen women sued weinstein and his partner today calling them the weinstein sexual enterprise. the accusers claim that the enterprise worked to lure woman in meet to discuss projects with weinstein only to be victimize by the movie mogul. trying to cover up years of misconduct amount to civil racketeering. women are urging others to join in the class action, no comment from weinstein. just a short time ago top senate democrat chuck schumer called for minnesota senator a

l frank tone resign. we're expect to go hear from franken himself tomorrow. he will make an announcement after a wave of democratic collogues call for him to resign amid sexual misconduct allegations. all of this is happening after an eighth accuser came forward this afternoon. she said that franken groped her at a party in 2009. pennsylvania senator bob casey 's among those speaking out and tweeted i agree with my collogues hoff stepped forward today and called on senator franken to resign. we just can't believe woman when it is convenient. meantime time magazine names silence breakers as its 2017 person of the year. the honoraries are voices who helped make #me too movement go viral in the wake of the harvey weinstein scandal. there is women and men hoff publicly shared their experiences as alleged victims of sexual harassment and assault: >> original list was about 80 or 90 people and went down

from there. what was important to us was to represent people who represented not only the harvey weinstein accusers but also women from all over from different industries. >> and if you look closely at that cover the woman on the right is face is not seen is said to represent would the man hoff yet to come forward. police in britain say they have broken up a plot to assassinate prime minister teresa may. name more zachary rock man is facing terrorism charges. prosecutors say his plan may have been involved planting a bomb near her office and then continuing the attack with a knife and suicide vest made of explosives. he and another terror suspect were arrested last week. the second man is only facing charges for allegedly trying to join isis. new high tech help for millions of people who live with chronic pain. scientists have created a small spinal nerve stimulator that is now f.d.a. approved. health reporter stephanie stahl has details in the

einstein health care science center. >> reporter: report he had a passion for riding dirt bikes and then minor leg surgery sidelined denver mother of two with crippling pain. traditional treatments didn't work and because of her own family history of addiction connie refused prescription painkillers. >> the pain's constant, it is shooting, it is every type of pain thaw could imagine. >> reporter: so unbearable that she considered amputating her leg, then connie learned about a spinal stimulator that kills pain. she decided on surgery to implant device in her back. she is sedated but a wake. >> i can feel that. >> reporter: giving real time feedback so stimulators wires can be placed in the right spot on her spine. >> that is perfect. >> reporter: spinal nerve stimulators use electrical pulse toes block pain signal to the brain. they have been used for decade but previous models were bulky

and needed frequent charging this summer f.d.a. approved smallest implantable device, about the size of the pacemaker. in the recovery room connie feels continuing untiling her leg. >> i can feel it. i can feel it. >> majority of the patients report 50 percent reduction in pain. >> reporter: two weeks after surgery connie's pain has dropped from a level nine to a two. >> prescription medication, although it does help people, that is not the only answer. if that is not something you want to do seek out other options. >> reporter: there are some risks like infections linked to the implant, doctors say spinal cord stimulators won't work for all kinds of pain, they are best for people with back and leg issues, hoff tried and failed with other kinds of treatments. you know what, connie said it is important to have alternative like that device, drug free alternative for pain control. really important. >> some options, thanks, stephanie. taking steps to keep

senior drivers safe, older driver safety awareness week triple a demonstrated enhancements to be made. things like steering wheel covers, seat cushions and blind spot mirrors can reduce a senior driver's crash risk and extend his or her time behind the wheel. one of the most tasty ways to decorate for the holidays is, making a ginger bread house. >> it seems like it can be involved, in a lot of pieces but not for our vittoria woodill who went to work with the experts. >> reporter: simply sweet and showered in sugar ginger bread houses will cover tablecloths of davio's italian steak house in the ginger bread workshop happening this sunday. it is a day filled with candy, creativity where classically trained pastry chefs like tom beck and robert bennet of classic cake will be on hand to lend a hand with finishing touches and they are exited to see what you come up with. >> you will get some that want to put m and m's in perfect rows, you will want some jackson pollack, you know.

>> reporter: they have only one rule. >> it has to be 100 percent edible. >> reporter: if it could not get any sweeter all who come are encouraged to bring un wrapped toys for girls and boys of the children's hospital of philadelphia. >> they are learning how to give back right away at the beginning of their lives. it brings joy to my heart, bobby loves it. he comes every year he builds these beautiful homes. >> reporter: laying foundation. >> yes. >> yes. >> reporter: for holiday spirit. oh, now that is a lot better. there we go. love. i think my fiance will love this. he may have been my inspiration. and giving. thank you for your guidance. thanks for doing something to help so many. it will be a very merry christmas. vittoria woodill for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> it looks so festive. >> one time we didn't see tori eating something. >> she wanted to.

>> there at the end she tried to sneak it in. >> did you try that mystery oreo? get your guests ready we will tell what you flavor it is up next. happiness you see on children's faces is playing is magical and we want to spread that through our joy of sharing toy if he. we will introduce to you children who can benefit if you can lend a helping hand, kate? well, all eyes are on the weekend and it will feel like a winter weekend with highs near 40 both saturday and sunday, and sunday may not even make it to the 40-degree mark, it will be blustery but we will see chances for snow both days saturday morning especially south ande of philadelphia and chance for flurry or snow shower just about anywhere with cold air moving in on sunday, get those winter coats ready.

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love. >> every weekday boys and girls club of camden county is a safe spot after school for 130 children from all walks of life. eight year-old jayden lou wants to be a pilot one day or as he puts it. >> i want to drive the airplane. >> reporter: jayden came here a few years ago from vietnam, he gets help with homework at boys and girls club. his 10 year-old cousin allen does as well. >> they held me with -- helped me with math. >> once mathis done, it is play time including arcade games. >> progressed tremendously. >> reporter: latoyia spencer says alan was a shy child especially considering the language barrier but here he blossomed so did jayden. >> when he came here it was head nod and head shakes. even though there was a barrier he was, just like any other kid.

>> reporter: here they are learning to be great citizens, for the third year in a row, cbs-3 is collecting toys for a club wide christmas party what does it mean to you and families and especially the children. >> so, can i tell you whenever i get that phone call i do a happy dance in my office. >> reporter: do you. >> i do. as you can see we have just a few toys. >> just a few. >> this is fabulous. >> incredible. >> santa claus know about all this. >> we sent an e-mail but he has not responded. >> they need even more, so everyone of their 130 children will get a christmas gift, and the children are excited. >> party is fun. >> for the adults too. donate to our 2017 joy of sharing toy fest, drop off a new unwrapped toy at our cbs-3 studios at 1555 hamilton street or at any of our partner locations. for our other locations visit cbs philly.com/toy fest.

we have a complete list of drop off locations and upcoming events. i'm ukee washington for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> that is ukee just showed us there are many places to drop off the gifts for our toy if he campaign. >> meteorologist chelsea in gram, she's live in one of the places, where the donations coming in, she's in wilmington. >> hi guys, guess what i'm here with the six time national champion wildcats cheerleaders can you start us off with a little cheer. >> cheering. >> we have been out here this afternoon and evening collecting toys for cbs-3 joy of sharing toy fest and here with me i have coach nick poppanicholas the mens soccer coach here warmth does it mean to be involved with the joy of sharing toy fest. >> it is hum blink to be part of the tradition here with the university, that we have

established over the years here with the toy fest. it is a great honor actually. >> why do people take part in this. >> you know, the university has had a lot of, lot of communications and connections with the community, and to be able to give back to the community and give them an opportunity to have people that are a little less fortunate to have something special during the christmastime, it is, it is a great honor. >> if people cannot make it here tonight to bring a toy who else can they contribute to the campaign. >> so, you can text the word joy to 41444 and to make your monetary donations to the drive. >> and last year they had about a thousand dollars in monetary donations, almost 150 toys this year we are hoping to have so much more, cheerleaders, again doing a great job, thanks very much. so come on down drop off a toy or you can texture donation again we are hoping for more this year. now back to you.

>> certainly is a wonderful cause, chelsea, thanks very much. we have got meteorologist kate bilo here now to talk about the weather and when you were talking yesterday with the gradual dissent into cold. >> yes. >> certainly in that part right now. >> we can brace ourselves. >> we're on the first step and we will just keep going down the stairs. it will get colder each day. today didn't feel to bad with the sun out but once cloud came in it all changed. it felt chill think afternoon once cloud increased and the breeze picked up, and tomorrow we will be brisk and chilly again but weekend that is when cold air will settle in. lets take a peak what is going on outside. we will go to ocean city where you can seaboard walk is quiet tonight. everything is, it looks like it is all boarded up for the most part but ferris wheel is going on and still some people out there, shopping, grabbing something to eat, enjoying a chilly night but nice walk on the boardwalk. now shore one spot that dot have an increased chance to see snow, as we head toward

weekend. so if you are heading down to ocean city walking on the boards there may be a few snowy spots to look forward to friday into saturday. we will talk about that in a moment. checking with our eyewitness weather watchers you can see we have got temperatures in the 30's across the map. remember yesterday some spots were in the 60's at this time, 20-degree drop in temperatures in many location as cross weather watcher map. phil in chester is at 38. he sent us photos showing us, trees moving through. very holiday scene here. lets see there we go, holiday railroad at morris arboretum and that is where we are headed, of course this week for holiday if he on friday. it is a great spot in the city 38 degrees as we check would your friend jeff moore in hatfield. profile picture sideways there , throwing us for a loop, but 41 degrees with our friend carri his minutes mount laurel , 41 degrees, temperatures just kept dropping today and they are just going to keep dropping, as we head in the weekend.

lets take a peak on our neighborhood network. we will get through time lapse today. this is over city looking live from palmyra and notice the cloud increase in the afternoon. more sunshine in the morning this starts at 11:00 a.m. and cloud increasing as the day wore on. not much sunset visible out there tonight thanks to the increase in cloud cover. you can see briefly, gusting to 35 miles an hour. storm scan three showing cloud that moved on in, blanketing the region. still clear in the poconos, as we head from the city on south , we have cloud cover out there right now as we widen out you can see cloud streaming n what we will watch for later this week is a system track ago long this same boundary, brushing the coast with the chance for a little bit of snow or rain or a mixture of the two. temperatures right now on the cold side and again, continuing to drop, it is 43 degrees in the city. thirty-eight in allentown. thirty-eight in reading. just freezing in mount pocono, and then we will widen out and see cold has permeated all the way through the south, it is

only 39 in atlanta. teens in minneapolis, bismarck and wrapped city. even colder air is on the way, mild air moves off the coast, we will reenforce cold, look at this drop as that cold air starts to move in over weekend and that is when we will feel cold reenforced. friday night or saturday here's system along the coast, it may brush coast enough to bring light snow rain or mixture of the two overnight friday night into saturday morning most likely south ande of the city but cannot rule it out inland either. any spot from i-95 toward shore points could see a little snow or snow showers early saturday morning. sunday 39 degrees with the chance of flurries or snow showers and still cold next week. wednesday we will reenforce the chill high of only 35. jessica and nicole, back to you. >> kate, thanks very much. the list of the most tweet ed about shows of 2017 is out, you know is what at the top? we will tell you next. who doesn't love the rock, right? he has been honored for superstar status but he has

great advice for all of us hear what the rock has to say up nex

actor mark hamill has a warning for star wars fans, waiting to see luke skywalker back on the big screen. hamill says star wars last jedi is not a particularly happy story to tell for sky walker but hamill says that is just his part and that the film is pack with action, adventure, suspense and humor. last jedi hits theaters on

december 15th. and more hollywood news now the rock celebrating a pretty big achievement. also most talked about tv shows and student all dressed up for christmas thanks to twitter, here's bex from today 's 96.5 with the hot minute. >> can you smell what the rockies cooking? how about a star on hollywood 's walk of fame? gain the rock johnson is being honored in the motion picture category for his status as a global box office powerhouse. actor took moment to share his gratitude on social media. >> i once heard it is more important to be nice. so be nice, work hard. >> reporter: wise word from the rock who will receive his star on december 13th. since we're in december it is time to be noon dated with our favorite even of the yearlieses including the most talked about tv shows of the year. twitter compiled their data and in third is our favorite reality show, cbs's big brother. just renewed for a third

season, stranger things took a second spot and in at number one to no surprise most tweet ed show of 2017, it is none other than game of thrones. that is the power of the internet. it gets everyone talking. something that chelsea hall definitely under estimated. chelsea, a junior at university of alabama, shares this post saying that if she received 1,000 retweets she would wear a christmas tree costume for the rest of the semester. well, she received more than 24,000 and committing to her end of the deal as she walks through the quad, posing with big awl the school's mascot and stopping to snap pictures with her fans. she's on day three. i say she probably wants christmas, more than buddy the elf. that is your hot minute i'm be x from today's 96.5. >> she's in the spirit. >> she's committed now. >> that is "eyewitness news" at 5:00. >> now at 6:00. a pennsylvania legislator insists he is not homophobic

despite statements he made on camera yesterday. i'm joe holden. we spoke to both lawmakers at the center of unwanted touch seen around the country. from south philadelphia to southern california, the transition is easier then you think, i'm don bell with the team in anaheim what they are saying about their transition to social. >> it is so appreciated. they always come through and provide. it is great knowing they are always thinking about us. >> annual operation aim at helping members of the military in our area. the reason it is just in time for the holidays, kate? beginning to feel a lot like christmas as cold air, from the north and west dives into the area and with the cold in place, we're tracking a couple chances to see snowflakes in your seven day forecast, i'll break it down, "eyewitness news" at 6:00 starts right now.

i'm heterosexual. i have a wife. i love my wife. i don't like men as you might but stop touching me. >> a physical gesture between two pennsylvania politicians that led to a tirade, and tonight republican representative darryl met calf is on camera, explaining his explanation about his boss. >> i have used a microphone in the past to tell him to knock it off. >> his reaction. >> he is a smart alex. >> i don't think he takes too much too seriously. >> that so-called smart alex said he meant nothing by the touch. good evening, i'm jessica dean i'm nicole brewer in for ukee washington this story we first brought you last night at 11:00 and tonight there are calls for him to resign. >> even the governor has join the chorus, "eyewitness news", reporter joe holden track down both side in person in harrisburg. >> darryl metcalf has revised his comments to a degree saying