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 it wasn't so much

homophobia but he believes he was target of political motivation. as for representative matt bradford he tells me he is still stunned. that right there is the moment , that cast cloud over state capitol. >> representative matt bradford placing his hand on representative darryl metcalf 's arm, pittsburgh area republican took montgomery county democrat to task, calling it battery. >> i'm heterosexual. i have a wife. i love my wife. i don't like men as you might but stop touching me. >> reporter: exchange immediately raised questions, why did metcalf respond this way. >> i said i don't like to be touched by that by another man and some on his side might like it, he should go touch them and in the me. he likes to touch me. he kept touching me. >> reporter: last night in a phone interview metcalf doubled down on what he says has been repeat touching. bradford calls it anti gay venom. >> homosexual crowd thinks

they can flaunt their sexuality routinely throughout the course of the day. >> since he brings this up would you care to dress your sexual orientation. >> it is kind of weird, i'm very, i made my own choice, i'm straight, i have four kid, i'm married very happenedly. >> reporter: bradford is a fill guy. met calf says he has received information that the touching may be politically motivate todd get him to boil over on camera. again, we pressed metcalf on what exactly he meant. >> there is the suggestion that he is doing this out of potential gratification. >> no, that wasn't suggested at all. >> reporter: you just said that men in his party might be into this. >> i don't like, i said i don't like being touched by another man. >> reporter: as you can imagine this is talk of harrisburg, some lawmakers calling item bar race. , others chalking it up to a punch line. but others i have spoken to say sadly look at what we have accomplished. in harrisburg, joe holden,

cbs-3 "eyewitness news". controversial decision by president trump reg nicing jerusalem as israel's capitol. president reversed decade of u.s. policy and says starting a multi year process of moving american embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. the president remains committed to a two state solution, for mid east peace and asked region show restraint in the wake of his decision today we call for calm for moderation and for the voices of toll rance. to prevail over purveyors of hate. our children should inherit our love, in the our conflicts >> there will be much more on controversial decision tonight on the "cbs evening news" with jeff glor, that is at 6:30 right here after "eyewitness news". several gun scares forced the lock down of four philadelphia schools today. the first happened around 9:45 at mccall event miry school in

society hill. police arrested a student who allegedly brought a loaded gun inside that school. no one was hurt, school officials say classes resumed after police determined that there was no further threat. >> it is very concerning, and completely unacceptable, anytime a weapon is brought to school. but it is also important for us to get into the root cause of why the troubled young person might do something like this. >> school sent letters home with students today to let parents know what happened. also police responded to a call for shots fired near harambe charter school in west philadelphia charter school overbrook high school and rec center in the area were all placed on lock down as a precaution. police say they have in the found any shooting victims. and a student in custody, a student rather is in custody for prompting a lock down at george washington high school in northeast philadelphia we are told it stemmed from an image of the student posing with two guns that circulated

on soaks media police say picture was in the taken inside of the school. stolen uniform turns up on the back of the thief. take a look at surveillance video of someone stealing items from the lot of the brideberg business. police say that the suspect took a lawn mower and barbecue gorilla monk other things from fast way llc on east thompson street. that suspect was said ton wearing a uniform that was stolen, out of the philadelphia parking authority employee's car, in brideberg, three weeks ago. police are now investigating. suspect is in custody tonight for robbery and assault of the blind man in upper darby last month. police say they have arrested 25 year-old marvin harper, that attack happened on november 26th, on glendale road, police say the seven five-year old victim, visually impaired was tackled from behind and suspect made off with the man's money and phone in broad daylight. victim suffered a broken hip and leg. as cold temperatures settle in we are tracking some chances for snow.

that is right, meteorologist kate bilo is outside on the cbs-3 sky deck. what is the latest on that. >> it that is time of the year where we get enough cold air and anytime we can pick up chance for precipitation it may come in the form of snow. we have a couple chances to see it over next couple days, lets take a peak at storm scan three, first showing you some cloud cover outside right now, showers, rain showers, down across portions of virginia, carolinas, lake effect snow showers across northwestern, pennsylvania and new york state and then locally we are blanketed in cloud cover but it is a chilly night, tell you why i broke out gloves for 6:00 o'clock hour because it is glove worthy weather tonight. forty-three in philadelphia right now. thirty-four in allentown. thirty-seven in reading. it feels more like 30's in philadelphia. that is because of the win. it is not strong but brisk enough you need to bundle up tonight. the wind are 13 miles an hour in the city. seven in allentown. 5-mile an hour pleas in atlantic city and wildwood.

just enough of the breeze to make it feel cold. tonight it is dry, tomorrow same story, but in the next couple days we will see chance to see some snow. southeast friday night especially there is a system working up the coast, that may stay off shore and could get close enough to brush the coast and fit moves further inland possibly some snow showers in the city late friday night into saturday morning. then on sunday, passing snow showers as upper level low swings through, not a huge deal sunday but flurries and snow showers, possible. definitely cold enough air this weekend that we could see the white stuff. as we head into next week we will tell but a new chance to see a few flakes and yet another blast of cold air, lurking in the seven day forecast, guess kaine a nicole back to you. eagles are spending the week in california, but it is not a vacation. >> it is all business forbidder and we are winging it out west as team prepares for sunday she down with the

rams. sports director don bellies in anaheim where team is holding practices this week. >> reporter: eagles holding their first practice at anaheim stadium and football here in this facility is nothing new. the big a as it is called is fourth oldest stadium in baseball, it has been here since 1966. l.a. rams played here from 1980 to 1994. the infield has been replaced so eagles could practice. transition from south philadelphia to southern california has been an easy one. >> it has been seem less, you know, gracious obviously for ache also for allowing to us practice there and our grounds crew has done an a nation job when you see to it day with put something sod down in the infield and just a great job. it has been seem less, the transition has been really good, offices are great, players are really adjusting well and it feels like novacare. >> it has not been a seem less kind of day for l.a. rams. today they cancelled their 90

minute practice because of poor air quality. by now you may have heard about the raging wild fires in the southern california area, and they practice just 60 miles up the road. with the eagles in anaheim i'm don belfor cbs-3 "eyewitness news". we will check back with don as he wings it out west in sports in 15 minutes. serving our country shouldn't mean not being able to enjoy a holiday meal. >> an organization in south jersey is making sure military families stay well fed federal especially this time of the year. "eyewitness news" reporter cleve bryan shows us how little help goes a long way. >> reporter: this supply line in new jersey's largest military basis handing out items we are gathering month. food for the holidays. it is annual operation home front holiday meals for military event. >> idea to provide crucial family support to our military and veterans family. >> reporter: since 2008 operation home front provided more than 75,000 military families with groceries and

gift card for the holidays, at joint base maguire 250 active duty, reserve, national guard families are receiving a full days worth of food. >> it is awesome not to have to worry that we have everything that we need for the holiday. >> reporter: many families here are far from home, shannon, from tennessee and her husband works c17 cargo planes. she said this hall is enough to share. >> make dinner for us, as well as air men who are in the dorms and other families who are going to stay here don't have family here. >> reporter: in addition to groceries dozens receive gift card to cracker barrel where they can get almost a home cook meal without doing any of the cooking. >> i enjoy going to cracker barrel so to have cracker barrel give us give card it means a lot. >> reporter: operation home front doesn't just help at christmastime but they assist military families and veterans with financial and medical need year round and we have information on how you can help on cbs philly.com. at joint base i'm cleve bryan

cbs-3 "eyewitness news". still to come on "eyewitness news" a business that is all in the family. >> shh, she's sleeping. i'm cherri gregg and tell but a mother/daughter team and a unique business designed to comfort moms and many others. and these pups they are certainly not roughing it, dones of doggie bed donated to local departments, the reason they can have big benefits for the k-9 officers, that is coming

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daughter are together running a unique business, bringing comfort to score the women. >> as cherri gregg from kyw news radio explains their realistic creations definitely make you do a double take. >> ♪ >> reporter: there is nothing like a sleeping baby from their fine hair, to eye lashes , and their chubby little articles. >> just like i love babies. it is so nice. >> reporter: she and her 15 year-old daughter aerial runs aerial's nursery out of their southwest philadelphia homes. they transform premade dog parts into realistic looking babies of all sizes. >> two arms, two legs, and you are just painting, manipulate it to make it look realistic. >> reporter: process takes weeks, and it includes 100 layers of paint. >> certainly there is layers of paint, i will put red blush on for blood flow.

>> reporter: duo then stuffs the dolls to make them look, smell, free like actual infants. >> she has a real heartbeat and she feels like a real heavy baby. >> yep. >> they sell dolls on line for $300 and up, and, and, and photos, and viral. >> you have gotten in trouble because these babies look so real, right. >> sure, calm down. this is a doll. not a real baby. >> reporter: but for many these babies are more than dolls. >> people that have issues, facility issues, people who babies have passed, it brings a sense of comfort to them. >> reporter: and ease, peace, now for each dollar qualification's nursery sells they will give one to someone with dementia, their goal, open up a doll store to bring joy of a child to many more. cherri gregg for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness

news". wow, very lifelike. incredible. cbs-3 is very proud to sponsor another year of the joy of sharing toy if he campaign. >> cheerleaders at wilmington university helped us collect donations to day. meteorologist chelsea ingram was there and she spoke to the men's soccer coach, about the gift of giving. >> great tradition that the university has, all of our campuses across from maryland, new jersey, and delaware have been able to donate to this cause and is able to give some families that are less fortunate the opportunity to really enjoy the magic of christmas. >> through go, we invite to you take part in the joy of sharing campaign bring new un wrapped toy to our studios at 1555 hamilton streets, these toys will be donated to kid in need all across the region. >> visit cbs philly.com/toy if he for a complete list office toy drop off locations and details on upcoming toy if he events across the area. kate joins us which a look at the forecast. >> it is cold outside.

>> yesy was out there like oh, okay. we are doing this. it is december, all right. >> here we go. >> it started. it will get worse before it gets better, we have got colder air on the way for end of the week and weekend. even a few chances to see snow doesn't look like much. we are not talking about big storms here but we have in the seen much in the way of flower thinks year and it will be nice to see that first flurry as long as it does not impact the road. lets look outside, take you up to bethlehem where halls are deck. you can see christmas lights along main street there northampton county, christmas city gearing up for some, fun weekends of christmas shopping , festivities, up there, a lot of traffic outside tonight see more van star on the mountain if you look in the distance. beautiful shot there from sky scan 36789 storm scan three showing cloud cover across the area skies were sunny earlier and then included moved in. that is making it feel that much more colder outside this afternoon and evening, and temperatures dropping steadily tonight as cold air from the northwest continues to

permeate, much of the eastern half of the country. cold air made it all the way dunn to the gulf coast and you can see with the cold air moving over the warmer waters on have the great lakes we have lake effect snow, in michigan state, into new york, and portions oven northwestern , pennsylvania earlier today. temperatures have plumeted in the pennsylvania 24 hours, look at these departures, 22 degrees colder then this time last night in trenton, 22 . fourteen in the city then it was at this time yesterday. here's what lies ahead, this is our in house model we are looking at right now. we will start off with tomorrow which is dry, lots of sunshine. watch this one takes friday's system out to sea. here's noonan friday. decent sunshine. cloud do increase. notice moisture in the saturday morning really staying off shore but that is not the only possibility. do i want to call your attention to this upper low saturday into sunday swinging through with snow showers. here's another model, and watch how it gets closer friday into saturday with a little snow or rain friday

night into saturday morning especially along the coast. that is still a possibility, chilly air is in place, snow or mix lightly south ore, it could stay off shore but few snow showers could move further inland. it depends on the track of the moisture and how far it goes along the coast. we will keep you posted on. that down the shore by end of the week or weekend plan on at lee a chance to see a rain/ snow mix at very least. army navy, sun will be peeking out but cold with temperatures in the lower 40's. you're witness weather seven day forecast, just does not get any better, guys, sunday 39 with the chance of snow shower. monday chilly. but by middle of the next week reenforcing blast of cold air next wednesday. >> it feels like the holidays. >> sure does. >> yeah. >> check back with don, wing ing it out west with the eagles, don. >> by the way guys zero chance of snow showers here in southern california, i'm in the saying, just saying. we are coming to you live from the big a, angles stadium

where eagles are on the practice field right now, when we come back we will hear from carson wentz, different coach, same carson. we will be right

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birthed are working hard out west and so is sports director don bell. >> yes, he traveled to kalas team prepare for the rams and he joins us live from anaheim. he does look casual, cool out there. >> yes. >> very relaxed. i wouldn't say cool because it is actually quite warm, it business 80 degrees i might say. guys someone hoist always cool is carson wentz, on sunday marquis match up, he was number two overall selection in 2016, jared golf, quarterback of the rams was number one overall. they are friends. they share an agent. carson's excited about that match up. we will have more on that story at 11:00. meanwhile right now as we

speak bird are on the field for practice. yes, this is angels stadium. it has been here since 1966. it is fourth oldest major league stadium in baseball. you look to the right you see dug out, left it is a dug out. different scene here in southern california forbidder but carson it makes no difference to him. >> it hasn't really affected me too much. i have been consistent with the same approach as far as watching film and get strag studying in and everything. it is more convenient out here , it is just downstairs of the hotel, you know, get a little extra studying in. i haven't let it distract me at all. >> all right. more on carson tonight at 11:00. meanwhile sixers have the night off tonight but tomorrow they will hook up with the, not the l.a. rams but the l.a. lakers. of course, last time they matched up well, joel embiid had that he i can game career high 46 points, once again

lakers in philadelphia tomorrow night. meanwhile, the fly guys, looking to bounce back, can they make it two in a row? that would be nice, tonight they hook up with edmond ton, flyers, fly guys, finally snapped that 10 game losing streak on monday begins calgary. puck will drop in edmond ton at 9:30. don't forget, this saturday, one of the best events in all of sports, one of the greatest rivalries, the army/navy game, you can catch it right here on cbs-3. once again army/navy right here on cbs 36789 meanwhile here in southern california one other note for you i mentioned it earlier in the show, l.a. rams had to cancel their practice today because of the wild fires going on here in southern california so they could not have their 90 minute situation or practice i should say, i wand shore thaw will affect the game on sunday that is store friday angels stadium, i'm don belfor cbs-3 "eyewitness sports". >> don, thanks you.

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>> it is time to officially recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel. >> glor: an historic shift for the u.s., include planning to move the embassy. >> from tel aviv to jerusalem. >> glor: security is tightened for americans around the world. >> he is strengthening the force s as no one has done before. >> glor: also tonight, winds will increase as california wildfires threaten more homes. >> it's burning through the garage door, even the roof of the home. there is nothing firefighters can do. >> glor: senator al franken schedules an announcement as democrats in the senate tell him -- >> enough is enough. >> glor: dr. jon lapook on a new study link birth control pills to a higher risk of breast cancer.