was a deliberate attack. here at home family dealing with tragedy before the holidays after eight year-old boy is killed in a hit/run where we're live with what the driver told police after they track him down. you can really feel chill in the eras winter officially begins today is there even a storm brewing in the holiday forecast. today is thursday december m jim donovan. i'm rahel solomon. katie and meisha are keeping an eye on things. i didn't realize today was the official start of winter. >> yes, metrologically speaking. >> yes, we would hope so, right. in the world of travel you guys it has been very busy. we have two water main breaks, overturn truck, hit and run, it has been a busy morning. >> sounds that way. very quiet. you will not have too much, that is really out of whack here today, all very typical, i expect lighter wind, i expect sunshine and temperatures where they should be, really. daytime high will only hit mid

40's but for winter to officially begin that is where you should be. storm scan empty, while your winds are coming out of the north/northwest there is not much strong wind to go with that. that is the flow of the wind but doesn't mean it is windy per se. thirty-one at the airport, that is if you want to call it mild, mildest spot of the bunch but we are below freezing there. it is cold but again, minus wind today you don't to have worry bit feeling too terribly harsh and we expect sunshine now it is first day of winter according to the astronomical calendar, the winter solstice taking place at 11:28 this morning but it also marks shortest day of the year, in terms of the daylight amount anyway. nine hours and 20 minutes is all you get but at lee weak see sunshine through the day, 44 degrees is daytime high. that is where we should be. but with time we will warm up, tracking a couple systems and probably even some wintry

weather for christmas. we will get to that. >> when i lived in sweden i saw this much sunlight. we would see two hours of sunlight. >> needed to load up on your medical tone inn. >> you sure do. >> one or the other. >> thanks very much. looking outside right now this is video of the water main break in center city. eighteenth and 19th street are closed between spruce and walnut streets inn we were talking about this yesterday. we are talking about it again today. eighteenth and 19th street closed between spruce and walnut so you will to have use an alternate around this 16th or 20th is going to be your best bet. that did his in the lah good. we will switch gears and talk about another water main break , head up, erie avenue if that is your neck of the wood. ninety-five south at cottman around that s curve in center city we are looking good there quick peak at 42, 42 freeway

northbound at creek road, approaching 295 you can see how busy it looks right now. still traveling around at posted speed but now that we are cracking in the 6:00 o'clock hour we won't be for too much longer. give yourself a couple extra minutes and overturned truck is still out there on the ac expressway. we will talk about this in the next 10 minutes, jan, back over to you. thanks, meisha. we are following breaking news this morning in as you veil use police are trying to figure out why a driver plowed his vehicle in the crowd of people in melbourne. >> two men in custody and hanna doba reports police are calling this a deliberate act. >> reporter: police blanketed a major intersection in the city moments after they say driver of this white suv intentionally, plowed into pedestrians there. >> at this stage we believe it is a deliberate act. >> reporter: this showed one of more than a dozen people hurt being treated by paramedics, many were christmas shopping in the cities central business district on thursday afternoon when the incident occurred.

>> there was a big bang and lots of screaming. i could see dust rising, and we were told to get away and stay in the station. >> reporter: authorities have arrested two men traveling in the suv that ultimately stopped after crashing into a cable car stop. >> we do not know the motivation and still early stages of the investigation. >> reporter: onlookers say driver ran a red light and showed no signs of slowing down. >> unaudible. >> shaking panicking so she could not talk. >> reporter: police are urging people to avoid the scene as the investigation unfolds. hanna doba for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". locally fail police catch a driver who they say fled from the scene of the deadly crash that hurt another driver and killed a little boy. >> "eyewitness news" reporter frank does live at temple university hospital with an update on the surviving boy's condition, trang do? >> reporter: rahel and jim, he

is expected to be okay after being treated here at temple university hospital, tragedy hoe his eight year-old passenger did not survive. in the meantime charges are pend ago begins that driver. cell phone video shows horrifying aftermath of a hit/ run, that killed an eight year-old boy on wednesday. >> unaudible. >> that is awful. >> this crash happened around 1:40 in the afternoon on whittaker avenue. the boy was riding in an older model honda with a 28 year-old driver trying to make a left turn off of whittaker that is when another car which witnesses described as speeding and weaving in and out of traffic, slammed into the passenger side of the honda. >> it was the same accident in the same spot with the truck and bmw and at the light there was another one, in the pennsylvania month there was two. that is third in the pennsylvania month. >> reporter: witnesses told police that the 34 year-old

driver got out, checked damage to his car and hit a park car in his rush to get away. officers later found his car at frontnac and venango, driver then went to aria torresdale hospital to be checked out. >> just horrible. people got to start knowing what they are doing they have to start paying attention to the road especially driving down no matter in the opened, long road we still got to go with the speed limit. >> driver told police he had some kind of a quote diabetic episode that does not explain why he drove off, for now we are live outside temple university hospital i'm trang do for cbs-3 "eyewitness news" , jim and rahel back to you. would be robber end up getting shot in philadelphia just after midnight on the 2200 block of stenton avenue in west oak lane. the intended victim opened fire when a man approached and announced a robbery. he was shot in the wrist and was taken to the hospital in stable condition. police are on the look out for two men trying to abduct two children walking to school

this happened yesterday morning in the lawncrest section of the philadelphia. police say men tried to lure the children into a green minivan as they walk along devereaux avenue. the children ran to cornell elementary and school officials called police. >> one of the people that were in that van were in fact outside of the van, lot looked like he was opening up the hitch going through back part of the van. as children walk by him he made a comment or gesture to get into the car but he said something to the effect of come here, they did the right thing, smart thing, they ran. >> really smart kid there. police say within of the suspects was wearing a green jacket, other all black clothing. nation's capitol now much talk about tax bill business to become much talk about tax law. congress vote add long party lines and passed republican tax reform bill, the bill includes a cut in the corporate tax rate from 35 to 21 percent. it doubles current standard deduction for individual and families and doubles the child

tax credit. >> we are making america great again, you haven't heard that have you. >> i guess if one were a billion air like president trump or a wealthy campaign contributor you do have a whole lot to celebrate. >> now while president could sign the bill at any point now white house says he may wait until start of the new year in order to delay ought you can cuts to medicare and other popular programs. still ahead this morning olympic gold medalist mikayla man roney said they tried to silence her sexual abuse story fire fighters aren't only won using modern technology during thomas fire see how homeowners are keeping a close eye on their house from his miles away. this is a crazy story we want to you meet baby emma she was conceived year after her mother was born, yep, you heard me correctly we will explain how this happened

coming up next. >> ♪ today is actually official beginning to winter but there have been times when it really felt we had that cold stretch, warm again, now cold again and katie is talking about a couple days where it will be milder again, so yeah, stick around for three minutes and she will explain when we come right back.

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welcome back everyone and hello winter. >> yeah, winter solstice officially kicks off at 11:28 this morning and as john lawrence reports some areas are already seeing snow. >> ready or not here comes winter. >> we're excited about snow. >> 2017/18 winter season officially starts thursday but some states, including oregon already have some snow. >> bought full, we got up there just started dumping powder on us and great day of skiing. >> reporter: lake tahoe region in callus welcoming winter with wide open arms. >> definitely need snow, ready for snow. >> we are seeing more traffic, a lot of people rolling into town, people excited for this upcoming storm hopefully we will get a nice amount of snow in the mountains. >> reporter: north dakota got an early start with the white stuff, slick road caused two semis to crash sending one person to the hospital. in monday tan a truck driver lost control on a icy

interstate, drove through guardrail and landed in a residential area. there were no serious injuries in that one. forecasters say more than half foot of snow could be seen in northern new england, northern great lakes, and the northern plains before the end of the week. frigid temperatures are expect in parts of the south next week. this blast of winter weather comes during what is project to be busiest holiday travel season ever. triple a predicts 107 million people are heading somewhere between now and the end of the year. but in the everyone is willing to take on icy conditions. >> i don't even drive with chains if they put a chain law i will pull over until they lift it. >> reporter: john lawrence, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". when i walk out it felt different then it did yesterday. >> i necessity. >> how technically how much different it was, it just felt chillier. >> definitely is. we don't have as much wind, rahel but temperature dropped from 10 to more than 20 degrees since this same time yesterday.

people think of the solstice as having a symbolic meaning, spiritual meaning or certainly indication of the winter, weather, but it is more so about the earth's tilt toward or away from the sun. december 21st when that winter solstice takes place the sunnies at 23.5 degrees south so very far removed from the son's rays and that is why we have a le sun angle as well, and then, months progress and we come up when we are closest allowing for more daylight throughout the day and what is making those days feel so much longer because we have just more light to work with. but that aside, if the cold is there you can get snow, absolutely, we do have a cold in place but we don't have any storm system coming through let alone light system to bring any snow about but with time we will see more wet weather return to the forecast , but for now it is all good, quiet, seasonal beginning to the winter season 44 expected highlight wind flow later tonight we will drop down to 33.

included will be building but still dry and tomorrow marks warm front passage so temperatures go on another swing we will flirt with 60 by saturday, as earlies late in the day, and into saturday especially rain just rain will move through and then we will take a break on sunday but that night as santa's making his flight into christmas morning that is where question marks come in there is possibility guys we will sea coastal system develop and that could, keyword, could bring in a wintry mix as we wake up christmas morning, meisha. >> that might be really pretty , all right, katie, thanks very much. what are we looking at? video of the water minute break happening right now in center city. eighteenth, 19th street are closed between spruce and walnut why your alternate take a look at this 16th and 20th are your best bet and by the way we were talking about this yesterday and then got it remedy and talking about it again today. active water main break 18th and 19th closed between spruce , walnut alternate again

16th or 20th will be your best bet and then we are looking outside, here live look here at where we have a disable vehicle hard to see cdition shon even, you can see flashing lights and see how slow moving it is around this area. give yourself some extra time there plus this overturn truck that happened earlier this is with injuries it is still you the there. ac expressway eastbound past route 541 lane opened use your alternate route 322 or route 30 is your best bet, jim, back over to you. new technology is giving wild fire evacuees piece of mind, smart surveillance allows fire fighters to communicate with homeowners from miles away. protecting your house, everything good, your house is doing fine. >> home owners with smart surveillance cameras could tell when fire fighters were on their property thanks to motion detection sensors fuller family installed ring cameras during the summer and gave them a sense of calm during the fire storm.

>> we had in idea what was happening, fire had come down, and so fast, and all of a sudden we ghehe yard and we were able to talk the two firemen. >> thomas december 4th and is not expect to be fully contain until first week of january. olympia mikayla man roney is suing u.s.a. gymnastics after she was paid for being quiet about being sexually abused. man roney claimed doctor larry nast ara boosted her as a member of the gymnastic team and 2012 team. lawyer for gold and silver medalist said she was paid 1.25 million-dollar and compelled to sign non-disclose aura agreement. he called it an attempt to silence a a sexual abuse. >> she was told that if she spoke up would it jeopardize his criminal prosecution. she and her family were told as were the other athletes, were told that they must be

quiet. >> earlier this month nassar was sentenced to six use years in prison or child pornography charges after pleading guilty to 10 counts of criminal sexual conducts. they are called snow babies, embryos lingering in icy suspension, potential human lives waiting to be born >> now a baby born in tennessee could be a record break are for length of time between donation and delivery. erin burn it introduces us to baby emma. >> reporter: best gift this christmas isn't under the tree for tina and benjamin gibson they are holding her in her arms. their new baby girl emma. >> seriously we will just wake up and look at her and can you believe it she's ours. >> reporter: something so surreal for this young couple who is facing infertility for several years. >> i never thought i would be able to you know have a pregnant i and to have a baby like oh, my gosh, such a miracle,. and, traditional adoption, but decided to try frozen embryo transfer, with the hopes of becoming parents they

national embryo donation center in knoxville. in the knowing the embryo being chosen was frozen for more than two decade. meaning tina just 26 years old was carrying embryo conceived just one and a half years after her own birth. >> this embryo was been when it was supposed to have been we could have been best friend s like we could have been friends and we just thought that was so funny that is the going joke. it is just so crazy. >> reporter: for all these years at national embryo donation center carroll summer the lab director say record setting embryo results in the successful birth has proven technology and advancements over the years has work. >> would i say i have seen miracle happen every day report report transferring 120 to 150 embryos aid year this one was the oldest, but gibson 's say they don't think for one second it ways all coincidence. >> it just plaintiffs it is such a god thing such a mare california, you know, i think she was chosen for us, i don't

think we chose her she was chosen for us. >> they believe this process was all part have the plan leading to the perfect embryo now their daughter. >> just a pure blessing from the lor straight from god. >> yes. >> christmas miracle. >> cute family. >> when asked whether they would try again with the remaining two embryos tina is sure in the year she will be ready to try for another baby. >> fascinating what science can do you know, helping woman >> happy family. >> yeah. >> good for them. up next billion air who actually tweeted out his even if number. >> oh, curious. apple add nights what we have suspect all along, company slows down older i phones we knew it, right but question is why? well get to the bottom have it coming

our holiday weekend will be split we expect a mild saturday but a day that does bring with it wet weather, just rain showers though and

that goes for the entire region. come sunday we will catch a break between systems during the day but there is a possibility that on sunday night into christmas day we will track a new storm, guys. now for a look at newspaper headlines. >> news journal 8300 delaware children are in jeopardy of losing their health insurance january 31st if congress does in the reauthorize money for children's health insurance program. funding for chip has been in limb he since its federal fund ran out september 30th. the intelligencer valley forge casino resort is being sold to vegas company for 280 million-dollar. floyd gaming corporation owns 24 properties in the west and midwest, valley forge will be the first in pennsylvania. times herald kid in upper providence elementary school received a surprise visit as part of the schools all-star scene, sixers superstar jell embiid joined team made amir johnson, team mascot franklin and seven havers dance team

for an afternoon assembly. that is the look at newspaper headlines around the delaware valley. here's a question have you seen him, tweeted public league when he meant to send it as a direct message. >> i have no. >> no. >> and last week. >> if you have, don't feel bad he is in good company this ise lon musk very same thing on tuesday, he was trying to get in touch with another business executive in a private message but posted it as public, his 16.7 million twitter followers quickly had access to his even if number. what would you telle lon musk if you had access to him. >> some of his ideas are far-fetched. >> a little space i. >> yes. >> global disaster skyrocketed this past year u.s. was hit hardest we will lot numbers. plus an update on breaking news driver plus in the crowd of people in australia hear from an eyewitness, jan. tax overhaul approved and now new plan awaits the

president's signature, coming up what is delaying president trump from signing it into law and when could you start seeing more money in your paycheck, meisha. we are looking outside and it is a busy morning we have two water main breaks disable vehicle overturn truck and changes to mass transit. we will have those updates coming up. coming up. stay right where you are, (upbeat music) - hi, i'm joan lunden. in recent years, there has been a troubling trend when it comes to diabetes in children. more and more of our kids are being diagnosed with diabetes, both type 1 and type 2, which historically develops later in life. what's more, type 2 diabetes can be prevented, or at least delayed, with exercise and a healthier diet. but what should you do if your child is diagnosed with diabetes? here to help us is dr. ann albright, director of the cdc's division of diabetes translation,

and serena gordon, the mother of a child with diabetes. are the symptoms the same or are they different for type 1 and type 2 diabetes? - the symptoms for both forms of diabetes are the same. your child may be up in the night having to urinate a lot, they may lose a lot of weight quickly, and they certainly may be experiencing a lot of thirst. the situation though is that oftentimes these symptoms either are not present in type 2 diabetes, or in both type 1 and type 2, they can be ignored. - did you see a lot of these symptoms? - i did see a lot of those symptoms, particularly the thirst, the lethargy, the needing to go to the bathroom, and a dramatic weight loss. - what immediate changes had to be made? - we had to take a crash course in learning to live with insulin-dependent diabetes. we had to learn how to give shots. we had to learn how to measure insulin. we had to learn how to count carbohydrates. we had to learn how everything affects your blood sugar because everything affects your blood sugar.

- so, what do you tell parents about how you manage day-to-day as a family? - the first thing i tell them is that it will get easier. it's very overwhelming at first. it's a lot to learn. so, it will get easier. - but your daughter's now 22, and she's learned to live with this and manage it, right? - she's in college. she's doing well. - it does take effort to live with diabetes, but that effort is worth it, and you can live a very full and happy life. - alright, thank you both. to learn more about managing diabetes and preventing type 2 diabetes in kids, visit cdc.gov/diabetestv. we'll see you next time. i'm joan lunden. - [announcer] sponsored by nacdd, with support from the centers for disease control and prevention. visit cdc.gov/diabetestv.

it is 6:30. here's what you need to know to start your day in the morning minute today december 21st, 2017. >> there was a big bang and lots of screaming. >> a car rams into pedestrians on an australia sidewalk leaving more than a dozen people hurt. >> at this stage we believe it was a deliberate act.

>> we were talking about this yesterday and we're talking about it again today. >> this is video of a water main break in center city from 18th and 19th street are closed. >> philadelphia police track down a driver whom they say fled scene of the crash that injured a man and killed an eight year-old boy in crescentville. >> driver told police he experienced some kind of a diabetic up sewed. >> g.o.p. leadership is convinced popularity of the new tax bill will save once the american people start seeing more money in their paychecks. >> if you are wondering fur older model iphonies running slower than usual you are not imaging things. >> apple confirms it, it celeste down performance of older interestphones to reduce power demand. we have been saying this

for years, those phones are so frustrating, we will explain more on apple's explanation coming up. >> lets send it outside to katie fehlinger on today's, the first day of winter forecast. >> yeah, all and all it looks like a typical winter day here guys with the wind easing up nicely there is definitely a chill in the air. much colder by comparison to this same time yesterday but we do not have that wind but we're expecting sunshine even though it is a short amount that we will get in here today with the solstice. you will see sunshine throughout that window. let me show you is what happening on storm scan three not much, veil of cloud working itself through. here is that temperature change, colder in the city, 17 n comparison to this same time yesterday and more harsh as we go into dover, atlantic city where remember we were in the 50's in many spots, at this same time yesterday, that is just not the case anymore. now we are held back to the 20 's or maybe just below freezing at best, look at

atlantic city at airport we are at 25 degrees. that requires a heavy coat. we will need sun glass west sunshine but it is, chilly one , only 44 for daytime high and only in the 30's up in the mountains we will need to grab winter jacket for sure but coming up eventually precipitation does return to the forecast and i will let you know from the travel speaker techtive how that impacts your holiday commute. >> good to know, thanks very much. we are still tracking this water main break, happening in center city. eighteenth and 19th streets are closed between spruce street and walnut street. we were talking about this yesterday, they got up around here and now we are talking about it again today. we will use alternates 16th or 20th is your best bet, again 18th and 19th street are closed right now in center city. that does in the lah good. we have another one out there, cow path road at your neck of the wood just making your, making you aware. we are showing a lot of green

around here but your alternates, side streets an inside road around that area as well. we had a disable vehicle here cool shot schuylkill westbound at conn show who can then disable has been moved out but you can see how many are out there we're still talking about this overturn truck with injuries, head up ac expressway eastbound pennsylvania route 541 lane opened but i still advice to use your alternate, 322 or route 30 is probably going to be your best bet and earlier we were looking at bumper to bumper conditions here so tensions around this area have eased up a bit, new back over to you. we have an update on break ing news, out of australia one of two men in custody for ramming a vehicle in the crowd in melbourne is an australian citizen and has a history of drug and mental health issues. bbc is reporting another man had not believed he is connect to the incident. well, incident happened near busy cable car stop as people were christmas shopping

, 14 victims have been taken to the hospital, two are in critical condition, including a preschool age boy with head injuries, meanwhile witnesses are new describing what they saw and then heard. >> only thing i think that slowed it down was more pedestrians hit and just pandemonium and you can see screaming and people bouncing off the car. it was awful. >> there was a big bang and lots of screaming. >> i could just see dust rising and we were told to get away and stay in the station. >> police say there is no evidence that this incident is linked to terrorism but they continue to investigate a motive. we have some more breaking news from our area fire fighters battled a blaze in philadelphia's kingsessing section. flames broke out inside 54th and springfield avenue around 5:00, crew as arrived and placed fire under control after 5:30. medics rush three victims to the hospital in stable

condition, no word what spark the fire. president trump, congressional republicans and big corporations are celebrating the passage of the g.o.p. tax bill. >> handful of u.s. co said they will give bonus's and pay increases. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao is here to break it all down, jim. >> republicans have said that tax savings for corporation would trickle down to employees, and not only that though g.o.p. leadership is convinced that the popularity of this new tax bill will increase once the american people start seeing more money in their paychecks, starting early next year but exactly how much this bill will impact you depends on a number of factors. first animated tweet from president trump, delivering what he calls, a christmas gift to the american people. then, on to the white house, surrounded by republicans, to celebrate passage of the g.o.p. tax reform bill the first major legislative victory of the trump administration. >> it is always a lot of fun when you win.

if you work hard and lose that is not acceptable. >> reporter: taxpayers are expect to see effects of the you this bill in their february paychecks, most americans will pay a lower rate, top earners dropped from 39.6 to 37 percent, and below income earner stay at 10 percent. >> vast majority of the americans will see, a tax cut, in the near term. >> reporter: cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger says a big reason why is because the law nearly doubled the standard deductions. >> as a result there will be more people that will be able to claim that standard deduction. >> reporter: returns can vary widely because of several factors like where you live and how many children you have h and r block says married couple with two children in san diego california making 150 you this dollars a year will save $3,600 because their tax bracket drops from 25 to 22 percent, they will also take $24,000 standard deductions since it is more than itemizing mortgage

interest, charitable contributions and taxes. they will also take advantage have the child tax credit doubling from 1,000 to two you this dollars. but single home owner in queens, new york will only get $100 more because the 15 you this dollars in state, local, and property taxes he used to deduct has new been capped at 10 you this dollars under the new plan. while most americans will get money back many tax break will expire, experts say millions of americans will then end up paying more in taxes then they do right now. now democrats maintain bill overwhelmingly benefits the rich, and new law reduces corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent and that is permanent, the president could sign bill at any pint but what it house says he may wait until start of the new year in order to delay automatic cuts to medicare and other popular programs. live from the news center, jan carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". christmas is only four days away which means time running out to get shopping

done. >> if you are not done yet there are last minute ideas that won't blow your budget. cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger joins us from insuring with good ideas good morning, jill. >> reporter: for folks on a limited budget what is the best approach here. >> well, research does show that experience based gifts not expensive won create lasting happiness. so you have got friend was young kid your gift to them offer to baby-sit. that allows parents to get out for date night and take kid and do something fun but cheap go to the zoo, museum, concert , sporting event. then you might want to consider time spent with your old are parents maybe sure a meal but do it without your spouse or your kid. it is nice to get some alone time. for your partner maybe send kid to the grandparents or friends, you don't have kid it is okay just return to one of your favorite dinner spots. >> that sounds fun. >> jill, i love a good book, any suggestions there. >> well if you are looking for

some interesting reads with a financial theme, this holiday season would i check out a first class catastrophe the road to black to one day worse day in wall street history. diana enrique tells great story of the 1987 stock market crash and lessens that were never learned. you have googled something or use an index fund for your investments you have interact ed with one of the most important inventions of the world according to tim hartford his book is called 50 invention that is shaped modern economy. really cool, far reaching consequences, for the globe. for tech fans check out the four: the hidden dna after amazon, apple, facebook and google and he explores how these four massive co have infiltrated our lives so completely that they are impossible to avoid. for more suggestions and to listen to my interviews with these great authors go to jill on money.com. all right, jill, thank you time is ticking. >> um-hmm. >> still ahead this morning on "eyewitness news" life after

irma. this is what the florida keys looked like after irma heat in september, i guess we will not see. that oh, split is. but what dogs it look like right now? we will show you how residents will be spending the holidays. plus major shocker apple admitting it does slow down older iphones and new we are learning why, pat. >> apple, ah. christmas is almost here so what do the fail eagles like this time of the year. we discuss gift giving, tree, holiday music, their shocking answers coming up. >> wow, i bit wham is on their list. we will find out. i highly anticipate this story , patrick. well we are looking ahead to the christmas forecast that may decide to put a little pepper mint twist in in there when we are probably looking at a coastal storm in time for the holidays. we will walk you through the scenario but first your cure auto insurance traffic forecast.

mii'm alive and have a second chance. james: i'm thankful for the help and the opportunity that i received. darlene: i'm thankful to be able to help people in crisis.

vanessa: i'm thankful that addiction is treatable, and that help is available. christie: new jersey is experiencing a heroin epidemic fueled by opioid painkillers. but if you or someone you love is struggling with addiction, i want you to know: we are here for you. this holiday season, choose help. call 844 reach nj or visit reachnj.gov.

welcome back as your older model iphone running slowly. it is intentionally. >> apple is admit to go slowing down phones so company does have a good reason, because of battery problems they say, older batteries can cause iphones to shut down without warning so prevent that the company has created software that manages batteries as they age, apple says iphone xe, i phone six, 6 s and iphone seven are all

impacted and yours is an i phone two but aim not sure. >> it is like a brick. people look at me young people say why do you have that phone it is so little. >> i don't know. >> it is a company phone. >> we're in the sure how yours is running. >> i had my very first i ifeanyi believe it was an i phone two i use as my alarm now so it sits by my night stand. >> still working but slowly but now i know why. >> yes. >> frustrating. >> put them on the naughty list. >> seriously. >> lets look at eyewitness weather watchers we have temperatures in the 20's, pretty close to where they should be but difference from recent mornings. we were well in the upper 40's if not 50's in handful of spots. lets look at one or two in delaware where 26 from jason this morning. he has an all clear sky, winter is definitely here, it is feeling, in feeling and

astronomical sense too. we had pretty pictures coming from just lots of christmas decorations, around the region but i love this one. this came from lou, if you look very closely you will see orion in the center with clear sky, a few of stars this morning. pretty stuff. lets switch gears and talk about travel. across the u.s. there is not a lot. snow across up of michigan, we have back in the inner mountain west. there are winter weather advisories and storm watches in these area. fog continues to be a problem this time from dallas new orleans or mississippi. mess of the state is in the advisory. we have winter wet are advisory in the far northern counties in pain new england too. fires a concern for traveling out toward southern california holiday travel locally it looks like biggest issue come saturday when rain is working

its way through, busy travel day and there is potential, for coastal storm into christmas morning that could bring a wintry mix. track is everything, meisha but cold air will absolutely be building in at that point. >> it sure will. all right. thanks very much. we are still looking at this water main break in center city. head up just waking up 18th and 19th street are closed between spruce street and walnut street so he will have to use alternate, 16th or 20th is your best bet. we were talking about this yesterday, and new we are talk about it again today. so no fun to wake up to but we will to have use those alternates. then just a quick peak look at how busy 95 south at betsy ross, pushing in the southbound direction, give yourself extra time in longer traveling at posted speed and in certain part either. overturn truck looking at this guy all morning long as well ac expressway eastbound past route 541 lane opened but you

will to have your alternate route 322 or route 30 is your best bet, rahel and jim, back over to you. as we approach christmas it is fun to know when others prefer to get a gift what do you get a professional athlete pat gallen spoke with the philadelphia eagles and got pointing ideas. >> would you guys consider yourself good gift givers. >> yes. >> i think so. sometimes on a good day. >> that means no. >> you know it, i know it, we all get gifts we don't like, maybe grand mom gave thaw terrible sweater when you were a kid you wouldn't wear or your wife got thaw cologne that burns the nostthrill and that includes presents, music and more. >> what would you rather get for christmas socks or underwear. >> underwear. >> yeah, why? >> because i would the rear walk around barefoot then without any underwear. >> oh. >> i would pick socks.

>> why? >> i really like these nice hard wool socks, yeah, they are really good. >> underwear. >> why? >> i don't know, i barely wear socks anyway. >> cheap cologne or ugly sweater. >> ugly sweater for sure. >> i like cheap cologne because i'm particular about my sweater game. >> you smell bad no matter what you wear, it stinks. would i rather smell good then look bad. >> i like some you can get at cvs. >> stetson was first thing. >> i like cool water, dab it off, really nice. >> would you rather have a light up nose like rodolph or walk around with ears. >> light up nose because ill have a flashlight in the dark. >> really good sense of smell. >> i guess would i go with ears and grow my hair out long and cover them up. >> real christmas tree.

>> real christmas tree all the way but in the when you live in the condo with a two-year old boy. eat needles and pull tree over >> real tree. >> i don't have a real tree right now because we don't own the house we're in. someone to clean up the stuff. >> aim not trying to carry it. >> if you had to listen to one christmas song for rest of your lifewh would it be. >> mariah carey,on of those songs on the album is great. >> what is the song. >> all i want for christmas is you. >> would i put either nat king cole or sinatra, that is a cop out. all i want for christmas is my two front teeth, two front teeth. i know that one. >> not quite, but thanks, guys for being good sportsbo that. >> fascinating. >> yes. >> very interesting.

>> yes. >> there is a lot coming up on cbs this morning. >> nora o'donnell and gayle king joins us from insuring with the preview. good morning. >> we will talk to lee gallagher about the new tax bill how president trump a first legislative victory will impact americans. plus apple admitting what many people believe they make your iphones sloweroler and then purpose. >> we will talk to editor chief nick thompson about. that he has a warning on smart toys too. >> kennedy center honorary gloria estephan singer opens up but her struggles and success with husband a meal ohio and whether she recommend working with her significant other. she has been a partner a long time. >> been married for 39 years. and all this plus the eye opener in 902nd. >> sound like an interesting interview, we will be watching , thanks, guys. global disaster, sky rocket nothing 2017 to the tune of $306 billion.

>> according to global reinsure firm, harvey, armored , maria pushed total far beyond $188 billion posted in 2016. those three storms could cost $93 billion in insured losses. >> speaking of hurricane irma been more than three months since armored devastated florida keys and islands are struggling to recover. 1200 homes were destroyed in the disaster. many people living in the devastated neighborhood have lost their jobs, because so many of the hotels and restaurants where think worked are still rebuilding. it is official, kardashian clan is growing. >> chloe kardashian confirmed that she and nba boyfriend christian testimony son are expecting their first child together. couple's pregnancy had been rumored for months. they kept it hush, so they could enjoy news with family and friend. eva longer a is expecting her first child at 42, former desperate housewives star conference she's four months along with the baby boy, they

have been on baby watch since she and her husband wed in may . >> very happy for her. mother monasteries heading to las vegas, lady gaga announced she will have a two year residency in the entertainment city. she will join historical list of performers, achieved regularly scheduled shows there. star says the achievement is a life long dream come true, gaga will kick off her run in december 2018. >> we will be right back with three to go.

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well, here's three to go. >> more than dozen people are hurt after an suv plowed in the crowd of people in melbourne, australia, two people in custody, officers say this was a deliberate act. u.n. general assembly is condemning president trump's decision to move u.s. embassy in israel and jerusalem. trump administration says any country that votes in favor could face retaliation from the u.s. and 111 police recruit will graduate from the camden county college police academy. >> lets get a last check of weather and traffic. >> nice day here in the delaware val which sunshine, light wind but seasonally cool , currently at 30 outside junior/senior high school with a shadow of the tree line in the foreground temperatures

rebounding we expect to see rain early to late tomorrow, saturday maybe a new storm in time for christmas, meisha. >> thanks very much. we have a vehicle fire in new jersey route 55 southbound at route 563 and also that overturn truck is still out there head up, i will tweet that information out later. >> all year "eyewitness news" brings you stories of brotherly love people making a difference in the community. >> tomorrow night at 7:30 on cbs-3 ukee washington and jessica dean are looking back at wonderful people we have met. these are ordinary people doing inspirational things and a lot of them inspiring others to pitch in as well. >> tune in tomorrow night at 7:30 for the best of brotherly love right here on cbs-3 and catch an encore broadcast at 10:30 p.m. on our sister station cw philly. >> looking forward to it. >> cbs this morning is coming up next. >> remember to join us each weekday morning here on cbs-3 starting dark and earl a 49:30 .

captioning funded by cbs good morning. it's thursday, december 21st, 2017. welcome to "cbs this morning." republicans celebrate passing historic tax reform as americans try to figure out what the changes mean for their paychecks. we'll look at the political fallout and how people across every income bracket will be affected. a car rams into a crowd of pedestrians overnight in australia, injuring 19. we have a report from melbourne where police are looking for a motive. apple admits to what many of its customers have suspected. why the tech giant says it deliberately slows down older iphones. hey, remember the two brothers in a small louisiana