>> from the cbs broadcast center in philadelphia. this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news ". good morning, everyone, i'm jim donovan, rahel, meisha and katie off. matt will be along in a moment with your forecast, but first here here's what you need to start your day. today's christmas, december 25th. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> archbishop charles chaput leads midnight mass at the cathedral basilica of saint peter and paul. pope francis makes a plea for refugees while celebrating midnight mass at the vatican. >> they have to leave their people, their homes, and their lands. >> he drew a parallel between immigrants and the holy family >> this is the time that these kids have been waiting for. we finally let them open their

gifts. >> all things are possible with god. whether it is operation santa claus, or surviving a car accident. >> a christmas miracle for four nuns who survived a violent car crash. >> they called me up. they sent me text. they said what's going to happen with operation santa claus. i said it is cents still going to happen, i'm not sure how. they said we'll make it happen >> former students step in to make sure their yearly toy drive and delivery took place. >> you're wondering where santa is? >> volunteers track santa and his reindeer. >> i was going to get the bring of santa and christmas around the world. >> and those volunteers were busy all night long taking calls from curious children, they aptly updated his on saint's journey around the world. the tracking service by the way is run by the us and canadian military. >> so matt, i was tongue twisted, i go on vacation 12:26 and 56 seconds today, so

you'll be interesting the weather for me? >> yes, new york, you're going southeast asia. don't know if i could forecast for halfway around the worlds. >> i hope so, please. >> i'll try my best, but, santa of course was out last night, delivering all of the gifts across the entire country and across the entire world, and depending where were you, maybe had little bit of problem with some of his travel, but looks like it should be quiet day. now, there is a little bit of precipitation out there. take a look, live from atop hotel bethlehem up in the lehigh valley where not too much is happening right now. looks like it is currently free of any falling precipitation. but along the grass there, do you see some white stuff. that's little bit of snow that did fall early this morning. and for the most part right now on storm scan3, there is not too much falling out there currently. but we could still see maybe here early a couple of snowflakes from philly and south it, does look like it should be warm enough any precipitation will likely full as rain, chester county maybe little wet snow mixing with some light rain for the time being. wind speeds right now are

light. they're about five, 10 miles an hour, starting to see them get little higher there, millville at 15 miles an hour, going to be gusty afternoon, and with wind gusts maybe as high in the area as 50 miles an hour, we do have wind advisory that went into effect at 5:00 this morning, lasts until 6:00 this evening, so if you are driving around today, if you're out and about, do be prepared for the windy and cold werth, temperatures today , peaking right around 37 degree breaking through the clouds cover. jim, i know that you are traveling, i don't think you'll have any issues at the airport tomorrow. but again, folks across the area today, could maybe feel slick spots out on the road specially here this morning. >> thank you, appreciate t well, it is christmas day of course, millions of people celebrating the holiday with family, friends, so is the first family, president spending first christmas as commander in chief at florida at the winter white house, here is john loyer ends. >> christmas celebrations cents are underway. around the world. from the little town of bethlehem ... to the vatican

where pope francis held midnight mass. the christmas spirit is also alive and well in the united state. and in addition to attending mass, president and mrs. cents trump spent part of sunday tracking santa on norad and talking to kids about what they hope to find underneath the christmas tree. >> what would you like more than anything else? >> what? buildings blocks? that's what i always like, too now they make them even better >> he sent season greetings to service members deployed abroad. >> i just wanted to wish everybody a very, merry christmas, we say christmas again very proudly. very, very merry christmas, you're going to have a great year. >> some says the tax bill the president just signed was cents alum of of coal for millions of americans. >> should we have focused on the needs of the middle class? we should v but the bulk of

the benefits in this legislation go to large profitable corporations cents and to millionaires and billionaires. >> even some of the bill's pro poe ends seem luke warm about its impact. >> a lot of good policy in the tax bill. we'll see if that translates into any political support. but i will tell this will be a tough year 2018 for my party just based on history. >> but supporters see the bill as the christmas present that will keep on giving. >> we're encouraged of the fact that this is going to give the american economy the jolt of energy it needs to give people the opportunity they deserve. >> john loyer ends, cbs-3, " eyewitness news." in queen elizabeth the second will be looking back on past 12 months during britain 's annual christmas day broadcast, the queen is set to praise so-called powerful identities of those who shown in tragic times. she'll reflect on the attacks during the ariana grande concert in manchester and the attack near the london bridge. well, you have some other news to tell but this christmas

morning, person recovering after being hit by a car in montgomery county. >> this happened around 4:30 yesterday afternoon, germantown pike and virginia avenue in plymouth meeting. police say the vehicle that struck the victim did stay at the scene, the vick tell was flown to jefferson hospital. >> well, this is a man police say is responsible for a quadruple shooting on the 6600 block of did your he will street in southwest philadelphia on thursday. he is identified as 21 year old jaybeer kennedy, accused of killing one, sending three other to the hospital. they say he should be considered armed and dangerous , and anyone with information on jabir kennedy's whereabouts asked to call police. >> guatemala will become the first country to follow the united states lead and move israeli embassy from tel-aviv to jerusalem. made the announcement yesterday. move comes after glad mat a, the us and seven other countries voted no on thursday , in a un vote to condemn president trump's recognition of jerusalem, as israel's capitol. >> meantime, north korea

lashing out over the latest round of un sanctions calling the strict measures, quote, an act of war. the country's foreign minister warned yesterday, that the us and other nations that support the sanctions will pay a heavy price. the un security council unanimously approved the tough new sanctions on friday. they were in response to north korea latest lunch balistic missile said to be capable of reaching anywhere in the u.s. mainland. >> well, united nations cents a.m. bass cents door nicky haley announced massive cut in the un bloated budget. in a news release sunday haley said the us negotiated a spending cut of more than $285 million. she calls the move historic, says it keeps the un accountable. new budget goes cents into effect for the 2018-2019 fiscal year. >> well, the new york city bomber is accused of trying to radicalize his fellow inmate. prosecutors say rahami has been distributing propaganda and publications issued by terrorist organizations,

alleged materials include speeches, lectures bio sama bin layered end, along with books on jihad ideology and bomb making. he was cents convicted in the 2016 bombing in new york chelsey neighborhood, 30 people there were hurt. >> deadly bus crash in the philippines has cents left 20 people dead and nine others injured. investigators say a bus collided with a van caring pilgrims to a christmas mass. all of the fatalities aboard the van that was caring 29 people, one person on the bus, sustained minor injuries. a christmas eve ski trip turned into a czar i situation for 150 skiers at french ski resort, this is cell phone video of the incident at the french alps. the gondola system malfunctioned everyone to become trapped in the chairlift. rescue operations cents lasted for about two hours there. helicopter crews finally rescued the skiers, fortunately, no one was hurt. >> well, the world's longest glass bridge has officially opened in china. thousands of people flocked to

the tourist site yesterday in northern china the bridge 1600 e than 700 feet in the air. some folks had a hard time making it across, but the bridge is strong, it is cents made to handle up to 3,000 people at a time. >> well, up next: trouble for one of the real housewives of new york. we will tell how was arrested. also ahead, a warning about certain gift cards, how crooks are stealing the money off of them. and check this out. we will show you more of this christmas penguin parade. that's when we come back. stay with us.

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>> welcome back everyone, i have to tell you the new star wars movie is out of this world, literally the last jed iowas the movie night pick every choice for the crew on board the international spay station, astronaut mark tweet add picture of the crew enjoying the movie from their bunji cord chairs, with their drink bags in hand. star wars the the last jedi is currently out in theatres. >> and arriving in theatres today, 13 time oscar winner, daniel lewis' final movie. pant tomorrow thread about love and fax in 19 50's london , lou it place british woman fashion design. crick i, and the film focuses on the kind of deep human connection that is harder to find in the age of technology. >> and, oh, oh, trouble for one of the stars of the real

house wires of new york city. fifty-two year old lou ann was arrested in palm beach floured early sunday morning according to jail records she was book on charges including battery of an officer and disorderly intoxication. oh, she was released on her own recognin sans, due back in court. >> who would have expected some crazy news coming out after real housewives star? >> i can't believe. this surprises cents me. >> doesn't surprise me, but will the weather and surprise? >> , no usually, around christmas time, it is cold, you know? >> this isn't bad. hey, i would have like to see little dusting just to kind of - >> you had to go little further north. you had to go up to the lehigh valley, poconos, then you could get your dusting of snow , maybe more than that in a few spots. unfortunately, just misty rain for us here in philly but it will get cool. it will feel like wintertime for sure. as we go through pretty much this entire week, so if you are lucky enough to be off, this week, after christmas into new years, you'll be

feeling the wintertime chill. this is outside right now our roof cam. live look from "skycam 3", not too much going on in the city currently maybe little mist, look for slick spots on the road mourn couldn't country county, poconos, for frozen precipitation, but again right now here in philly outside, not too much going on. eyewitness weather watchers i think couple of folks slept in this morning r or maybe already unwrapping some gifts out there took alike what's going on, crate pictures, lynn sent this one in. has wonderful look of the nativity scene over at bishop use that is last night over in new jersey, also cents had the great picture of the under the tree, at this point, still sleeping under there. and then we take a look at phil's house, he has the all log going here early on on christmas morning, nice fire, looks like it will be great morning to open up the gifts,

so have merry christmas, and all of the weather watchers merry christmas, happy holidays, happy new year, as women. unfortunately we don't have any graphic, having little little problem, storm scan3 showing little bit that far precipitation, out there, we do have for the most part most of it wrapping up across the metro area. i-95, for most of the morning, has cents been the kind of split area where we will see temperatures warming up to the south that we see all rain, as you head further north, that's where we start to see frozen precipitation, but again, looks like for the most part it is starting to wrap up. north of the city with temperatures that are down below the freezing mark, do be prepared for slick spots. early part of the work week here, what could be maybe week off for some folks, low moves away, we go with cleary skies on tuesday and wednesday, so if you are traveling, tuesday and wednesday, not too much to worry about. as we get then into the second k specially friday and into saturday, that is where we could look for next chance for

snow. highs are only going to be inned 20's throughout the entire week. 37 degrees, for our high temperature today. we will go to 33 degrees, then on tuesday, as we get into wednesday, and thursday, check out there it is, highs only in the 20's, and then here comes our next system it, starts to roll in on friday, we go with the snow chance there, maybe in the afternoon hours on friday, high of 27. and then we stay in the 20's into this coming weekends, snow shower chances again on saturday. and then sunday is new years eve t looks like it will be a cold way to ring in the new year, at least at this point, temperatures again only about 28 degrees, looks like it should be dry for this coming weekend, though, then again, looks like for the most part travel conditions today, tomorrow, and all the way through the week are looking pretty good. >> we want to hear it, thank you, matt. secret isn't an in pit ton township pennsylvania want to be sure some folks there had a merry christmas, anonymous santa stopped by a k-mart store to pay for toys on stranger's lay away bills. the person paid more than a thousand dollars for the items , the season for giving,

but this particular act of kindness, stood out for those shopping at the k-mart. >> it was a bless to go have this paid off this time of year christmas. the time of giving. it was a perfect time. i appreciate. that will somebody did that, who ever was out there, i thank you. >> k-mart says the anonymous shopper doesn't have any children, and specifically asked to pay off bills that had toys on them. >> well, welcome back, and we hope all of your friend are under the tree, plenty of shoppers were still out on christmas eve picking up last minute gift. "eyewitness news" was at the cherry hill mall last night, lot of people still buying presents, retail expert say 6% of all consumers were expected to finish their holiday shopping yesterday. last minute shoppers were still in high spirits. >> most of time i'm getting good deals. so it is a win-win situation. >> we are not stressed. we have having fun, right, eating, relaxing, stood there waiting for saint a having great time. >> and talk about really last minute, the national retail federation says 5% of people are still buying gift, even

after christmas day. >> well, retail expert estimate that about 60% of shoppers bought gift cards for the holidays, if you received one, cbs news correspondent laura has a warning for you. >> gift cards are one of the most popular present during the holidays. but, criminals have figured out how to use the cards before you do. >> actually a gift for my sister. >> last year alex stevenson told us how $200 best buy gift card she received came up with a zero balance when she tried to use it. >> it was rejecting the cards. and he didn't understand why. >> the scam has been around for years. criminals copy numbers off gift cards on public displays. they scratch offer the panel on the back to get the security code, then put them back on the rack. once the card is bought and activated, they drain the balance. they even use zebra stick that's cover up scratch off security panels so buyers don't realize the cards have been tampered with. >> crews also get numbers through security breaches, and by hacking into stores, gift card data bases cents.

but there are ways to protect yourself. >> make sure it has good packaging so that you can't see the account number without opening the packaging. >> jeff from consumer reports says stores are taking steps to protect the cards. like using more secure packaging and place l them behind the counter. though he recommends purchases them on line directly from the retailer. if you do receive a card that's been drained? >> go back it the retailer, say i want your money back. >> when alex contacted best buy they gave her new $200 card. laura, for cbs 3, "eyewitness news." >> and k9 in new jersey gets quite the surprise. pup caught santa visiting his home in monmouth county overnight. take a look at the surveillance note oath, posted these photos on facebook, hunter was caught begging saint for his cookies. but hunter must have been good-bye boy, because the camera spotted santa giving the puppa gift, as well. these penguins definately met

your heart. check out their santa outfit. this is for our 5:00 a.m. producer vince, he lovers his penguins, they strutted their stuff in a theme park in china yesterday. they waddled around in red cloaks, while spreading holiday cheer. visitors gathered around to interact, five children even picked to meet the penguins, and wish them a merry christmas. >> well, we will be right back , but as we head to the break, please enjoy this holiday performance from the mt. sinai joseph academy choir merry christmas. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪

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>> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> well, christmas classic therefore the beach boys, now, can you imagine seeing this in 837 santa's went surfing for a good cause, in central florida this is at coco beach yesterday. organizers say the surf santa's raised $35,000. the money went to two local non-profits, one helps people fighting cancer. the group was also trying to break the guiness worlds record for the most surfers on one wave. but, unfortunately, the waves were little bit too small. >> well, don't worry if the surf santa isn't your style. check out this santa and his

rain reindeer, water skiing in virginia, spectators watched the annual water skiing santa show in alexandria yesterday. grinch even made appearance and tried to steel santa's show, but he wasn't the only special guest, brought to you some snow flying and high flying elves joined in on the fun, as well. >> well, a christmas tradition continues this year, in mexico it involves making art using radishes, the night of the radishes takes place in southern mexico, every december 23rd. the vegetable vendors create elaborate displays made almost entirely out of radishes, the custom now in its 120th year, one american tourist was blown away by what she was seeing. >> who ever thought of it, i think has incredible, fantastic vision. >> in toward attract customers they would decorate, could only use wood or natural fine tears hold their sculptures together. coming up in the next hour of

cbs-3 "eyewitness news," remember the toy you donated to the toyfest in maybe it is under the christmasses tree in the house we're about to show you. and the message that pope francis delivered that compares first christmas to today's headlines. plus, the gift of hope. a mother who risk her life to save her unborn child. we're back at the top of the hour.

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this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news" this morning. >> christmas celebrate cents starting in philadelphia. gathering for midnight mass to mark the reason for the season >> president trump celebrating first christmas in office. i'm roxanna in new york with a look at how he and other people around the worlds are marking the holiday. >> and the winds every change, storm scan3 shows snow moving through part of the region, but it is not the snow do you have wore burks once you step out the door. >> well, it is christmas morning, monday, december 25th , good morning, everyone, i'm jim donovan, rahel, katie and meisha are off. matt here keeping an eye on things this morning, i'm tongue tied this morning, i think people should do drinking game at home, every time i stumble, little eggnog, toasted by the time breakfast me