washington. i'm natasha brown in nor jessica tonight. "eyewitness news" reporter anita oh joins us from st. christopher's hospital where that little girl is currently being treated, anita. >> reporter: that is right, scary thing to happen just before the holidays, animal control officer have set a trap for that racoon to prevent this from happening again but doctors told that family it could take at lee a year for this baby to fully recover. now parents want the person they call their land lord to be held responsible. >> it is ridiculous because my daughter could have who her life. >> reporter: journey black is on a long road to recovery after racoon attack her inside this home in the 2100 block of north 22nd street wednesday night. >> when i finally got to her she was laying on the floor, it dragged her off bed across the room and she was like real bleeding and crying. >> reporter: been near days since ashley rodgers said she moved in this home with her daughter and six year-old son jordan. other tenants rent rooms here,

so no one inside would come to the door or speak on camera. the cities licenses and inspections department tells me that the home owner who purchased the property in may does not have a rental license and that he is renting rooms he is doing so immediately. >> everybody need to leave. >> reporter: rodgers contacted her landlord after the first racoon setting earlier in the evening, something neighbors say is common with trash in the area it is terrible around here with these racoon, yes. >> reporter: when home owner arrive, to help remove. >> he chased him out. >> reporter: after ate tacked the baby the landlord rush them to the hospital, the family says it intend to pursue legal action. >> it is his responsibility. >> reporter: i reached that landlord by phone earlier today and he initially hung up and then called me back a little while later to tell me that everything had been resolved and he to contact his lawyer if he had more questions but wow not provide me with that attorney's name or contact information. meantime that baby does remain

here at st. christopher's hospital after a surgery here earlier this afternoon. we're live from north philadelphia, anita oh for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> thanks, neat a. philadelphia police arrested driver who fled the scene of the crash that killed an eight year-old boy in crescentville. michael finf is charged with homicide by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter and other charges as well. police say finn was speeding when he struck vehicle the child was riling in. it happened at whittaker street yesterday afternoon. finn told officer he had a diabetic incident and that caused the crash. crews are working to fix a water man inn break in rittenhouse square neighborhood. it is second break in just a matter of hours, 18 two-year old main sprung a leak last night and then again this morning near 18th and locust. the break sent flood waters into the nearby curtis institute of music. "eyewitness news" cameras here captured workers removing water soak pianos from the building earlier this afternoon. the cost of the damage is

still being determined. >> twenty pianos down here, three organs, harp, accord, some equipment, real opportunity to come down and do a full exploration of the rooms because they are still standing water. >> at lee 240 units an apartment build ago cross the street, and park restaurant as well are being impacted, the city hopes to have water services restored in the next few hours or so. well, as we can winds down we are keeping an eye on the possibility of christmas day snow. meteorologist kate bilo is outside on the sky deck tracking chances of a white christmas, kate. >> ukee, chances to see a few flakes seem to be increasing, as we head toward christmas holiday. official definition of the white christmas means 1 inch on the ground on christmas day that potential looks a little less likely but we will keep you posted on the chances to see some white stuff christmas morning. lets take a peak is what happening right now, temperatures are on their way up. any precipitation friday into saturday will come in the form

of rain. see that line of snow over great lakes along a warm front and as that lifts to the north it will allow warmer air from the southwest to begin invading by tomorrow. right now, it feels comfortable. there is not a lot of win. our 30's don't feel as harsh as they could. thirty-nine in the city. thirty-seven in wilmington. sitting right at freezing in millville and allentown. temperatures are on their way up briefly we will be near 60 degrees on saturday but looks like it will be a rainy near 60 degrees, colder on sunday on christmas eve and colder air gets in here monday into tuesday for christmas day and that is our chance to pick up snow. talking about tomorrow we will start the day with sunshine and patchy cloud, late tomorrow night around 10 or 11:00 that a few showers coming n coming up i'll time out rest of the rain for saturday, holiday travel forecast and talk more about the potential for more snow, back to you. >> thanks, kate. it took hours for crews to remove a box truck that smashed in the rail line overpass in radnor, delaware county this morning.

chopper three over 300 block of king of prussia road, no injuries were reported. traffic had to be detoured while crews worked to clear that scene. we are told crash did not impact rail services. charges are expect to be filed after dover police seized merchandise from two stores inside dover mall, officers say they removed hundreds of counterfeit jersey s, shirts and other sports memorabilia items from sports fever and christmas treasures. police say it was a significant seizure and important one considering the time of the year. >> people will make argument it is a victimless crime but we have people shelling out money for authentic merchandise this time have the year to give gifts to his loved won, sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, fathers, and in fact, it is not, it is not quality merchandise or safe merchandise and you are not getting what you think you are paying for. >> reporter: salvatore argos is facing 11 counts of

trademark counterfeiting. city of philadelphia is taking custody of horses used for carriage ride that it says , faced in humane, boarding conditions. they belonged to the fill carriage company which is getting out of business after december 31st. city sought an injunction to gain control of the horses, the horses will live out their years at a sanctuary after first of the year. former vice-president joe biden shares his message of hope at a book signing in delaware, he signed copies of promise me dad at concord mall in wilmington today, book about his late son beau biden and his battle with brain cans orer. we talked to a couple who spoke to the former vice-president. >> i just asked advice on new father hood and, you know, he said that he used to come home and nice little moment we had with him. >> biden says he is not ruling out a run for president in 2020.

new graduates from the police academy are hitting streets in south jersey. today camden county police academy graduated its largest class ever. "eyewitness news" at camden count college in blackwood for the ceremony, the 111 new officers will serve 17 law enforcement agencies in camden , atlantic, burlington, salem counties. new jersey attorney general chris perino was among law enforcement officials offering congratulations. cherry hill police department says it will be on the look out on the day after christmas for out of control kid in the cherry hill mall. police say nationally there has been a up tic in parents dropping off their children at malls unsupervised the day after christmas, police say they will in the tolerate juveniles at the mall acting in a disruptive manner. >> we want people to come to a town like cherry hill to go eat, go to the shopping centers, have a good time with their families, not to deal with rowdy juveniles un supervised. >> police chief says kid acting inappropriately will be taken to the police station

for their parents to pick up. those engaging in criminal behavior will be arrested and prosecuted. still to come on "eyewitness news" tonight christmas spirit on display in south jersey, things are certainly merry, bright in pitman, next up, the holiday tradition that has been going on for decade. special surprise from the sixers reason they written varietying more than a dozen kid into the locker room, cleve? while everyone wait force christmas and eagles try to clinch home field with the raiders there is another football game that we get to watch, temple owls go for bowling tonight as they take on florida international we will preview the game ahead in

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well, generations have traveled far and wide to feast their eyes on the holiday tradition in south jersey. >> this is the haggard family 's christmas display in pitman grove, gloucester county, they have been decorating their home for more than three decade and there is lots of work that goes into this. family has incorporated all kinds of animated characters into their display in addition to lights and nativity scenes. visitors can also meet santa and mrs. clause. >> this is a setting and really live for the kid. we stay opened until 8:30 during the week, and then, 9:30 on the weekends. >> there is very nice. the neighbors opened up and get on the fun by decorating their houses as well. lets take a live look here right now at this incredible display, on fourth and north avenue in pitman grove. the entire neighborhood is all a glow for christmas holiday, it looks like a great place to

take family to get in the holiday spirit, have hot chocolate, little stralling. >> beautiful. >> yes, it is. >> just hanging out. >> yeah. >> philadelphia 76ers, took time out to give back to the community. >> justin udo from kyw news radio sixers teamed up with an organization that works with at risk youth and today some of the kid got a special treat >> we are hoping to sign everybody here. >> reporter: thirteen year-old khalil devereaux is one of the 16 kid from the methodist home for children who signed a one year contract with the 76ers. >> i feel good. >> reporter: during holiday hoopla kid got personalized jersey, pair of shoes, and then... , a chance to play basketball on the floor of the wells fargo center. kid got a chance to meet actual 76ers. >> great. >> tell me why you feel great. >> i really, am happy to be

here. it is a real court. >> reporter: officials with the 76ers say winning on the court is not their only concern. they want to make sure that these kid and all around philadelphia are in position to win at life. >> the joy that they bring us it is really the treat in this project, and this plan of giving back to the community, every day of the year. >> reporter: 76ers guard, tim, says that he hopes that is a day he hopes will have a licensing lasting positive impact on the kid. >> i just take this as an example and give away in their own life. >> reporter: for khalil it is a day he will in the soon forget. the kid get to cap off their day with the sixers by watching team take on the toronto raptors. >> go sixers. >> reporter: justin udo for k cbs-3 "eyewitness news". how cool is that. >> markelle fultz was there, that is fantastic. >> all year "eyewitness news" brings you stories of brotherly love people make

diving since in their community. >> tomorrow night 7:30 jessica dean and i will look back at the wonderful people we have met this year. these are ordinary people doing extraordinary inspirational things and a lot of them are inspiring others, to do good as well. >> you can tune in at 7:30 tomorrow night for best of brotherly love right here on cbs-3. catch an encore broadcast at 10:30 on our sister station the cw philly. the gift giving, holiday season, it is here. >> yes. >> the weather. >> it is up and down but we might get some flakes on christmas day. >> we might. christmas movies where kid wake up christmas morning, it is snowing, it is snowing, that is what we're hoping for, we don't want a mess on christmas day. >> so true. >> but a few flakes coming picturesquely to the ground. we have a couple systems to watch we will break it down right now. we will take you outside speaking of christmas the christmas city bethlehem. we were there last week on friday for our holiday fest celebration looking nice out

there tonight. people doing some last minute christmas shopping there along main street hotel bethlehem, grab your dinner at tavern there, maybe grabbing artisan chocolates or things from the book shop such a great town to shop in and looks busy out there tonight. storm scan three showing no problems outside for the moment. we have a warm front across great lakes that snow you see there that is staying off the two north and west for now and that will stay off to the northwest. here's warm front actual cold front not visible but that is heading our way in time for saturday. now, behind it is an arctic cold front coming through christmas day into tuesday and knock down temperatures into next week but we may get enough collision between cold air and moisture along the coast christmas morning to produce a light wintry mix. overnight tonight partly cloudy chilly night 30 degrees but tomorrow milder. we will see some sunshine for part of the day cloud and breaks of the sun high of 51 and pretty nice friday, travel looks good for tomorrow but as

we head into saturday we will pick up threat for rain. cloud increase through the day tomorrow gathering cloud through the afternoon but by 11:00 o'clock tomorrow night a few showers north and west and mainly north and west overnight but then you can see more rain moving through saturday morning at 10:00 a.m. the steady yes, sir rainfall we will see in the city that keeps coming around 1:00 and still some light showers into our saturday evening. then we have got to watch a secondary low. what will happies cold front pushes through clears area saturday night and then sunday christmas eve i should say looks relatively quiet but for christmas day this new storm forms along the coast and could throw just enough moisture back in the advancing code air to produce this light wintry mix here early christmas morning, it is not a lot and could mix with rain here in portions of new jersey and delaware but that could a quick hit of light snow or wintry mix early christmas morning. warm with rain tomorrow night into saturday, mainly quiet christmas eve your best travel day and some snow is possible on christmas day.

our two main long range models , gps and european model have less than half inch of snow in philadelphia so it is not a lot even if we get any but we could see flakesness morning possibly inch or two in the poconos that could be spot that could see most snow if any accumulates. 40 degrees for your christmas day talking about travel we have got holiday travel and every newscast as we head in the newscast, a spotty shower tomorrow night. tomorrow is a good travel day, saturday could see slow downs, sunday generally dry, chilly and then mess which light snow falling in the spots on christmas morning. afternoon heading somewhere else for christmas dinner looks fine but you can see temperatures running gamut in the lower 50's tomorrow near 60's saturday and then seasonal sunday christmas eve and christmas day next week it gets very cold by thursday highs only in the 20's. but tomorrow looks nice just in time for holiday fest head living to yardley in beautiful bucks county. i will be live to celebrate

season from shady brooke farm for a peak at their annual holiday lights show right here tomorrow at 5:00 o'clock. i think it will be a pretty nice evening, last week i was standing out in the snow. this week i'm expecting 50's. i will take it. >> yes. >> okay, thanks, kate, appreciate it. >> cleve bryan is here with sports highlights. >> eagles take on the raiders on christmas they have to stop the man they call beast mode and sixers will be hitting court without one of their stars but what about another? we will have starting line up and

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i love to be here seeing you face-to-face instead of out there on the field, yes, it is safe to say. >> talking about the football field right now. >> eagles, of course, got to get ready to see that wig game on christmas day. as we wait for them to take on the raiders monday night one

man they have to deal business marshawn lynch the man we know as beast mode. he returned to the season after taking one year break and so far this season has been up and down racking up 700-yard, and seven rushing touchdown but most of that production has happened in the last six weeks. with the eagles coming off sub par performance their defense with the giants last week, they will look to bottle up the beast. >> one on one type of back, you know, he is known to break tackles and, they blow whistle and he is still not on the ground. it is one of those things we understand we have to one, wrap him up and get population to the football because he is that, he is known for that and why he is a special back. >> brett brown will try to get his team back on track at wells fargo center tonight as sixers host toronto raptors. sixers loss three straight games. sixers will be without jj reddick their sharp shooter as he sits with the right hamstring tightness, however,

joel embiid is consider probable for the game after sitting out with back issues. robert covington says if somebody is out of the line up , it is an opportunity for somebody else. >> you know, next guy got to step up. we got guys that can make play s but these guys to have go out and make it an opportunity. guys have to go out there and get a chance to tonight to really show them, and, you know, go out and you have to play. big night for temple tonight their women's basketball team will face off with dawn staley and deeven if ing champion south carolina staley a philadelphia native has her team playing well ranked fourth with the 10-one record. owls meanwhile has started season pretty well eight-three also temple football has a game tonight in the bowl action, as they take on florida international in the bad boys mowers gasparilla bowl. the owls finished up six-six to take on very good florida international team, and coach geoff collins gave us his

scouting report for the game. >> very fast. they are very well coached. they have got speed all over the field. they play hard. the quarterback makes good decisions, they have receivers that can get the ball and a ton of speed on defense. >> speaking of speed try saying gasparilla five times fast. >> you say the bad boys mowers what is it. >> bad boys more. >> i looked them up. hade to look up gasparilla. they make like the cream of the cream of lawn mowers. >> associated with a bowl game , they must be big. >> thanks, cleve. >> good to see you. >> "cbs evening news" is just a few minutes away. >> jeff glor joins with us a look ahead, jeff. >> hi ukee and in a cash a we will have more on the hidden explosive scanners as holiday travel picks up. major garrett breaks down today's u.n. vote on jerusalem kid and police working in cons court make their community a better place just ahead on the "cbs evening news".

but first eat, drink be merry a holiday celebration in delaware county. >> annual tradition that was bringing holiday cheer to senior, up

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here on cbs-3. and annual tradition brings holiday cheer to seniors in chester delaware county. >> they were treated to a holiday lunch at senior center on heys street this afternoon. menu consisted of soul food favorites like stuffed hence, mack and cheese, corn bread, yummy, meal was prepared by several volunteers, including chester mayor thaddeus kirkland and pennsylvania state representative brian kirkland, the senior community center has taken part in the event for more than 20 years now. >> beautiful. >> very nice. >> thanks so much for joining us here at 6:00 tonight "eyewitness news" returns at 10 on the cw fill and we are back here at 11:00 on cbs-3. >> up next "cbs evening news". tonight vice-president pence makes an unannounced trip to afghanistan, margaret brennan, traveling with him has new details, on his journey. from new york here's jeff glor take care family we will see you tonight.

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