brand new k the and dodge charger, why this means so much for one officer here it is 6:00 very busy night at philadelphia city hall, people out and about as they get ready for the holiday weekend. hi, good evening i'm ukee washington. i'm natasha brown in for jessica dean tonight. pretty mild day but will it stick around. >> um-hmm. >> we hope so. >> lets check with the expert meteorologist kate bilo live in yardley and has a close eye on the holiday weekend forecast, hi there, kate. >> it is a beautiful night to be out here at shady brooke farm. if you have never been here make the trip and come check it out because not only is it an awesome, farm, store, not only do they have fire pits, food but you can stay in your car put your christmas carols on and drove through a 2-mile trek of amazing christmas

lights. we will show you more coming up. question, is this nice weather ing to go last until the holiday weekend? are these rumors of the white chris mass we have been talking about for days pan out lets start with the near term. temperatures wise it feels good outside right now. we need light jacket, coat maybe some gloves but not too bad for a december night. couple days before christmas we're sitting at 48 degrees still in philadelphia 42 allentown. forty-four in reading. temperatures on our mobile weather watcher right around 46 degrees, here in yardley. storm scan three showing you the cloud in place, notice rain is not far off, green just starting to spread over west virginia, heading for maryland and that rain will get here overnight but it will bring warmer air witt. we will go from warm to wintry over the holiday weekend, period of rain all day tomorrow, not the best day to be out and about. christmas eve daylight hours look dry but light snow arrives overnight christmas eve, right around the same time santa may be making haze rifle and then flakes of snow

early christmas morning to sunshine and windy conditions. coming up we will time out that chance for christmas snow and tell you how much could fall. remember definition have the white christmas is an inch on the ground. we will see if any spots could reach that number coming up, back over to you guys. >> see new a bit, thanks very much. weather is cooperating in our region tonight for many who are traveling for the holidays. >> and there air lot of folks out there doing that our greg argos is live at 30th street station with how this travel rush is going at this hour, greg. >> reporter: guys, good evening, hour by hour here at 30th street station we have noticed more and more people plenty of folks taking their luggage going in catching the train very similar situation at philadelphia international airport packed there as loved ones go home for holidays. no matter what way you get home this is what makes traveling stress worth every second the excitement of seeing your loved won after a long time away. >> it has been a journey, you

know good to have him home, i'm proud of him and everything he is doing, your country. >> mom seen there with son, grandparents hugging their toddler grand kid. >> we always look forward to seek them coming running down the terminal. >> reporter: all common at terminal at philadelphia international airport where the holiday security shuffle well is underway. it has been operating smoothly roadways though less crowded, our camera didn't catch too many backups on i-95. same with the 30th industry station, busy but manageable everyone rushing past one another hoping not to miss that train. >> when i was younger i didn't mind driving but now it is nice to get on the train. >> i like to watch people. then if you have your smart phone and you can just have something to do. >> reporter: driving wasn't a option for laura taylor she's taking the train arriving well past two tomorrow morning.

>> 2:20. >> reporter: in the morning. >> in the morning. >> reporter: but then she will be home, tired but surrounded by family and friends. >> i love uniqueness of the south. i love the food that you get there. just little things that are unique. >> reporter: earlier you saw roadways not too bad there on i-95 but they are getting busier minute by minute here in center city, plenty of traffic on the roadways right now. triple a says this holiday season this christmas season 107.3 million people will travel and mess of those folks will travel by car. i'm live at 30th street station, greg argos for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> greg, thanks very much. 2017 holiday shopping season is winding down, "eyewitness news" was at gloucester premium outlets in blackwood, new jersey this afternoon. last minute shopping rush was starting to pick up and we spoke with some folks about what broad them to the mall in the days leading up to christmas and some were just starting to cross gifts off their list while others were

finishing up. >> mainly last minute shopping , you know i'm one of those people that leaves everything for last minute. >> i'm adding on to what i already purchased. i got a lot of loved ones. just trying to make the holidays special, you know, make everybody's day pretty good. >> forbes predicts brick and mortar stores will see their busiest days of the season this weekend. for a complete list of the stores and their hours head over to cbs philly.com and check out our 2017 holiday mall hours page and find christmas, new years eve closing time. well, meantime police standoff moving in the fifth hour in bethlehem township northampton county, authorities say suspect is barricaded inside of a home on the 1500 block of dennis street, officers were first call to this location about 1:30 for reports of the shots fired, no officers have been injured, police are asking residents now in that area to shelter in place. "eyewitness news" on the

scene of the fire in philadelphia's port richmond neighborhood, the flames broke out in the row home one cambria street, we're told woman jumped from the window to try to escape the flames, three children were able to escape the fire by themselves, all four were taken to the hospital, no word yet on the cause of the blaze. some concerned parents in delaware are demanding answers police are investigating an alleged sexual assault involving students at redding middle school in middletown new castle county. "eyewitness news" reporter chante lens tell you what parents and the district are now saying. >> as a parent, it is really scary. >> reporter: word spread to most parents in the school district after learning a student at lewis redding middle school was allegedly sexually assaulted inside the building. school officials kept tight-lipped on compactly what happened and when. delaware state police only confirming that they are investigating the sexual assault and that they are in the early stage of the

investigation, and only, minors were involved. >> the kid these days, it is sad, really sad how are these days they have in respect for each other or adults, and obviously no respect for kid these days. >> reporter: school officials say they were notified of the incident on tuesday. they since sent an e-mail to parents reading in part at the request of the delaware state police the school and district have agreed to reframe from releasing any further information at this time, other than to express our deep concern for all involved, some parents want more answers. >> it would be nice to know what happened, because everybody wants to know is what going on. i understand the privacy and not telling anybody, but it would have been nice to know. >> reporter: school officials say they planned to tell parents more on the incident after the investigation is complete. chante lens for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". an alleged gunman is on the run after police say he

shot four of his estrange girlfriend's family members killing one of them. shooting happened on the 6600 block of dorell street in southwest philadelphia last night. investigators say four victim confronted the suspect after he allegedly assaulted their female relative earlier in the evening. one victim a 23 year-old man died at the hospital this morning. the three other victims are stable tonight. president trump is in florida tonight, for the christmas holiday after signing the republican tax bill into law, earlier today. >> jobs are produced through companies and corporations and you see that happening, corporations are literally going wild over this. i think even beyond my expectations so far beyond my expectations. >> the president decided to sign the bill into law today instead of at a formal ceremony in several weeks, to keep his promise of tax cuts by christmas. stay tuned for "cbs evening news" for jeff glor for very latest on the tax reform bill tonight at 6:30 right here after "eyewitness

news". still to come on "eyewitness news" tonight, toys taken, surveillance camera capture the suspect who allegedly stole hundreds of dollars worth of gifts in north wildwood, but the reason that this story has a happy ending. a unique bond between k-9 officer and his police puppy the donation that made it possible and why their special partnership is so personal for this south jersey officer. well, temple owls are down south can they pick up the win against bulldogs, and check out these outfits? eagles filled with christmas spirit before their big game we will tell you what else they had in store for rook toy day coming up later in sports.

happy ending in cape may county after donated toys were swiped from the north wildwood acme. >> officers today said they recovered $600 worth of gifts

taken on monday. detectives found them in north cape may and arrested the suspects six five-year old eileen berk, police say that berk was caught on surveillance cameras after allegedly stealing the items, from the lunch with lynch foundation christmas toy drive ,. it has been a special partnership for south jersey k-9 officers. >> not just because his police pup, cruiser were donated as "eyewitness news" reporter anita oh shows you is there a even more personal meaning to this unique bond. >> as a woodbury city police officer will sheen an understands value of partnership. now with the cities new and only k-9 handler in years he has a partner of a different kind. a dog, named eva. >> stay. >> reporter: over the summer she appears the atlantic county's k-9 county, ranked as a top recruit, win made more impressive when he was grappling win credible loss.

>> went through chemo, radiation, different medical trials and nothing seemed to work. >> reporter: his nephew easton winters passed away in july after battling a tumor on his spine. >> he just loved being around police. that is what he wanted to do. >> reporter: so came a special donation a new police puppy who at the suggestion of the academy director would bear the boy's name. >> getting the dog and naming it easton helped my family in the grieving process. >> reporter: easton was just eight months old but one day expect to enter to become a police k-9. that is not only gift the department received this holiday season. >> we were looking for a small monetary donation and they said how about a car. >> reporter: performance dodge donated a k-9 police car which includes special features like an alarm that sounds if the temperature inside gets too hot. >> you see is there a need for help and you want to be involved if you can. >> reporter: for sheenan a constant reminder of his littlees partner who in a special way will always be by his side. >> it is like now he can live

his, his own life new as a police officer just in the form of the with the. >> reporter: in gloucester county anita oh for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> that is wonderful. >> so sweet, yes. >> you know wounded u.s. veteran was able to put a ring the love of his life, in a special way today. >> yes. >> "eyewitness news" captured a surprising engagement this afternoon at philadelphia art museum. engagement ring was donate by a local jeweler through a partnership with liberty u.s. o. veteran says his proposal could not have been more perfect. >> it went like i plan, i didn't follow, i didn't stam error do anything stupid and she said yes. >> yes, she did. >> my best friend. >> yes. >> wonderful. wonderful. bride to be is a paralegal. they met overseas in kuwait and started dating when the veteran came back from his service. congratulations. >> very sweet. new tonight making holiday

a bit brighter for under served kid in west philadelphia. >> "eyewitness news" at west park apartments for a special holiday celebration. children there received donated gifts and had a lot of fun at the party, organized by the congregation of transform church philadelphia. that is wonderful. balance that cookie, go ahead, balance it right in the mouth. all year long people bring you stories of brotherly love, people making a difference in the commute. tonight at 7:30 jessica and lie back at some of the wonderful people featured this year. these are ordinary people doing extraordinary inspirational things and a lot of them are inspiring others, tune in tonight at 7:30 for the best of brotherly love right here on cbs-3. and if you miss that had catch an encore at 10:30 on our sister station the cw philly. people doing some great things around our region. love it. we are three days from christmas and tonight our holiday fest is taking to us bucks county. >> meteorologist kate bilo is

at shady brooke farms in yardley where there is still sometime to celebrate the season. that is the place to be, kate. >> it is, you guys, holiday spirit is in fully affect here , and it is a perfectly crisp, cold, winter night, it is officially winter now. it is getting colder. i keep adding clothes as i go. first jacket. now gloves are out. temperatures drop, great night lets start off with weather and we will bring you what you can find heading here for the weekend. we will take a look what is going on. we have rain heading our way. we are looking at temperatures only in the 40's. not all that cold. it does feel chilly. forty in kutztown right now. forty-two milford. forty in sinking spring and 46 in cape may courthouse. as we move in the weekend holiday weekend temperatures start on the mild side. forty-eight in philadelphia temperatures actually rising in mount pocono right now 34 there, good news. close to freezing when that rain comes in. here it comes. storm scan three is showing

just a couple of sprinkles, starting to move up toward baltimore, it will start slow ly overnight and all of the greenback over kentucky and tennessee. that is heading our way. by the way this is not same system bringing us snow on christmas. this is different bringing rain tonight and tomorrow. light showers develop late tonight, 44 degrees is our overnight low. heading in to saturday period of rain very mild, breezy. 57 degrees will be the day time high so what to expect? period of rain all day tomorrow. steady in the morning. thunder is even possible and there could be ponding on the road, as well. as we move through the next couple of hours that is when we will see rain creep toward us, again, heaviest in the morning there at 8:00 a.m. break before the cold front comes through in the evening, at 5:00 p.m. clearing out by 9:00 o'clock and then we will move forward in the upcoming christmas holiday and there you go midnight christmas eve and christmas morning a light

behind of snow or wintry mix, possibly rain showers south and east and couple flakes perhaps early monday before we clear things out. how much snow are we talking ? doesn't look like a lot but could abby light dusting half inch in philadelphia, half inch in wilmington, definition have the white christmas is over an inch on the ground, north and western suburbs have the best chance to see that, snow showers in the morning, sunny, windy christmas, 37 degrees will be the day time high. you're witness weather seven day forecast gets much colder behind that christmas storm temperatures only in the 30's tuesday and wednesday and then only in the 20's, on thursday and friday. so back here live in yardley bucks county at beautiful shady brooke farm a family own farm, owner dave fleming, fourth generation owner. take a look at video we shot showing you an amazing light show. just under 2 miles of gorgeous lights that you can drive through sit in the car with your family, sing christmas

carols drink hot chocolate while you see these amazing stories as you drive through over three nil lights or go on a hey ride as well and be pulled by a tractor through beautiful lights. then you have to come back out here out front they have got christmas music going, they have fire pits going. they have a full bar. they have a local business, best darn kettle corn here and kid are loving it. are you guys having fun? >> yeah. >> they love it. it is great. this is place to be tonight. they come tomorrow. they are opened all the way through january 7th. you can come after christmas if you cannot get here before. holiday fest in fully affect tonight and talking christmas snow what can be better then that live, i'm meteorologist kate bilo for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". back to you. >> in the holiday spirit now. >> great mood, thanks. lets enjoy it. that nfl schedule came out, raid are looked at it and said man we have to travel on christmas. >> christmas, it could be snowing.

>> that will give us an edge. >> yesy think so, eagles i think are feeling good. we will show you how they are loosening up before that big christmas game. temple trying to buns back in the deep south can they pick up the win? answer in sports.

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eagles have a big game. temple traveling to georgia playing a rare afternoon game, and owls really struggling on this one but albeit a bright spot in the first half nailing the three pointer. and that is his second three-point over the game. trying to keep temple in it but georgia was up by 19 at half, temple would be better in the second half but could not cut in the lead. owls lose this 184-66. they drop to seven-four. obi with team high 27 points.

next up houston tomorrow. and the number one team in the nation, that is pretty good villanova will be taking on hofstra in long island. wildcats 11-o, hofstra seven- four. eagles will be hosting oakland raiders at lincoln financial field christmas night. team having a little fun ahead of the game. today some of the rookies walk around in holiday onesy, with santa, and others had the slogan i'm snow awesome. of course, there were christmas songs. the things that rookies to have do to pay their dues plus christmas cheer around the locker room. >> we already did it for rookies, yes. so, it is cool. >> it is all that was. we give them a lot of boos earlier. >> we will break down game on chevy sunday kick off sunday morning at 11:30 right here on cbs-3. >> new employees here. >> we should do that to them

here. >> for the rookies. >> yes. >> cbs onesy. >> would i like to see that. >> i don't think so. >> we have some hockey tonight >> flyers and sabres tonight. >> thanks, leslie. when we come backhanding out food for holidays. where students were loading up these boxes to be given out just in time for

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and help make tomorrow possible. this morning in montgomery county. >> "eyewitness news" at hatboro horsham high school

where they were loaded in cars and suv by members of the student council. meals are handed out to 50 families throughout the district in need of support this year. it is all part of the feed a friend program in an effort to make holidays a lot brighter for others in that community. very nice. everybody in the holiday spirit. >> let's do it. thanks so much for watching us here at 6:00 on "eyewitness news". "eyewitness news" returns at 10 on the cw philly and back here at 11:00. tune in for our special the best of brotherly love at 7:30. up next, "cbs evening news", tonight, the nation learns a philadelphia eagles defensive end chris long and yes chose to give his entire salary this year to charity. from new york here's jeff glor take care family we will see you tonight.

.>> glor: a christmas attack foiled. the f.b.i. says an ex-marine planned to target san francisco. also tonight, for the first time, secret service agents drill at the white house for a possible attack. as millions head out for the holidays, some were forced to evacuate the airport. an n.f.l. star do naits a year's salary to help educate kids. >> it's what you do in your community and walkin' the walk. >> glor: remembering the consistency and class of dick enberg. >> oh, my! >> glor: and... his songs, her hands. steve hartman with a musical treasure preserved. >> i realized there was a part of him that wasn't going to fade away.