. plunging into the deep freeze, it's a bitterly cold night and only colder when windchills will fall to near zero. battling fire and ice, a frigid weather and added challenge for crews fighting a condo fire in delaware county. plus the dramatic rescue of one famil family. >> a baby girl in her mother's arm, days ago, she was mauled by a racoon. tonight, little journey is on the rowed to recovery. we begin with a bitter blast of cold weather. and it's going to be sticking around for awhile. good evening, i'm jessica dean. ukee washington has the night off. >> getting over to lauren casey tracking the cold temperature, plus the windchill that is will make it feel colder. >> all this ramped up on christmas day, the temperatures plunge the winds elevated. santa brought this to us, we don't want it.

we want to return it. temperatures, struggle the 33 degrees, normal 42, degrees below. temperatures sub freezing in philadelphia at 27 degrees. we're going to stay sub freezing for about the next 180 plus hours. 21 right now in allentown, we're at seven in mount pocono. 20's in atlantic city. then, of course, factoring in even a little bit of a breeze, and feels like 17 in philly. feeling like nine in allentown and feeling like three below at this hour in mount pocono. and yes, we will have this continuance stretch of sub freezing high temperatures as we head into the rest of the week, and the upcoming weekend, potentially into next year. and windchills near zero. as we head into tomorrow night. and early thursday morning. including in the city. and immediate suburbs and as we push towards new year's day, it could be the coldest in philadelphia over 40 year, and

i'll have the details on this extended cold coming up in the full eyewitness forecast in just a few those frigid weather conditions are creating extra hazards for crews fighting a fire. alexandria hoff is live in brook haven where firefighters rescued a family off a third floor balcony. >> reporter: the family of three had to be taken down a 35-foot ladder to safety. luckily no one who was inside that building was injured. >> my first thoughts were that goes everything. >> mike was on the phone when someone started banging on the door of his brook haven condo. >> i opened the door. asked what was going on. they said fire. so i got out. >> reporter: only then did he stand back and see the extent of devastation that had been unfolding around 6:00 p.m. crews

were called to the hill top condominium for a report of fire and his family trapped >> they were brought down a ladder 35-foot ground ladder from the third floor balcony. the family was taken, nobody was hurt. >> reporter: out of all 18 units in the building, officials say no people or pets were injured. but the frigid conditions made the situation that much harder to handle for victims and firefighters. >> the ground is freezing, the water is freezing. >> reporter: the fire was under control an hour and a half after it started. a day after christmas, all could seem lost for these residents. but mike marter el sees it differently >> i'm here and that's the good thing, it's still a merry christmas. >> reporter: several witnesses told me they saw a person get taken into custody by police following this fire. law enforcement would not confirm if for he is and the

cause of this fire is still under investigation. reporting live in delaware county. alexandria hoff cbs3 "eyewitness news." >> thank you. while most of us did not see a white christmas, erie, pennsylvania got 50 inches of snow in about 36 hours. that's the highest in pennsylvania two-day history. govern wolf called to assist in the aftermath. much of the country is dealing with winter weather and that's making travel difficult. >> reporter: residents spent the day diggings out from record snowfall. >> it's ridiculous. i keep pecking away at it. we'll get it cleared. >> you can't tell how bad it is. >> reporter: even by lake effects standards the scene was jaw dropping, the city was hit with over 50 inches of snow, which fell in only about 36 hours. >> a lot of snow keep coming.

limited visibility and hazard conditions backed up traffic on a portion of interstate 90. snow and ice led to this deadly accident on a highway in kansas city missouri, four people were killed. records low temperatures sent parts of the midwest into the deep freeze. minneapolis saw a low of negative two. in chicago, temperatures hovered around 0, not cold enough to keep shoppers from hitting the mall. >> we're from around here we're used to this. >> reporter: forecasters say the cold bath of air will slide east over the next few days where it will stick around until after the new year. cbs3 "eyewitness news." a police pursuit end with an officer shooting robbery suspect in west philadelphia. a suspect wanted for two robberies crash i do not another car at 49th and walnut. an officer shot the man in the chest after he allegedly tried to pull what appeared to be a

weapon from his waistband. the officer was not hurt. >> the officer had to protect himself and other people present, a gunpoint robbery and you do have a duty to protect yourself >> the officer involved has been placed on administrative duty pending the outcome of the investigation. at last check, that suspect remains in critical condition. shorts are investigating a deadly shooting in philadelphia's germantown neighborhood this afternoon on green street. an 18-year-old male was shot once in the stomach, twice in the neck. that victim was tropical storm nated to temple university hospital, where he was pronounced dead. police have not made any arrests. authorities say the man who killed his mother in bethlehem township last week leading to an eight-hour standoff was not legally permitted to own a gun. this was the scene on friday in the 1500 block of dennis street. authorities say 36-year-old justin kept heart fired more than 100 rounds at police who

initially showed up to investigate a woman body in the front yard. the woman was the suspect's mother. authorities say cap heart shot her 11 times using firearms that likely belonged to his father >> it's another example of an individual not able to legally possess a firearm but he had a number of them killing his mother and police officers and others that were at the scene that day >> authorities say it's a miracle no officers were hurt. it ended when the suspect was found dead from a self inflicted gunshot wound >> we're hearing from the mother of annin the infant attacked by a racoon in north philadelphia. the four month old named journey was released from hospital after being attacked last week inside an apartment on north 22 street. journey was rushed to the hospital where she received 65 stitches and multiple razor blade bee shots. her mother said the attack

happened a few days after shay moved in >> she was just laying on the floor, she's real strong, she just wanted to go to sleep >> according to philadelphia licenses and inspection, the owner of the home does not have a license to rent are the property. officials are now investigating, meantime journey and her family are staying had a local hotel as they look for a permanent place to stay. eagles fan got an extra christmas present when the birds beat the eagles. and they clenched the number one spot in the nfc. that wasn't the prettiest of victories. sports director don bell is here now with what the team is saying today. >> it was definitely a present for some fan, they're not exactly happy with the style point. >> how they got there >> nfc east champs, check. home fields advantage, check, they've accomplished all the regular season goals but there's a lot of work left to do. they beat the raid ders.

he through a touchdown and interception and tossed for 163 yards, with the team's playoff fate set. doug pederson the customary rest when the birds hosts the cowboys sunday >> i got to get in as many reps as he can and be smart about it. we have a lot of football left, our season really is just beginning quite honestly, but we'll make good decisions, talk to the coordinators about play time and all of that, and we'll have a good plan later in the week. >> reporter: pederson also added he would like to get nate sudfeld some playing time. some most of the season we've been keeping an eye on the odds of reaching the big game. here's how things look. in one predictive market, the eagles have a 19% chance of hoisting malcomb bar detrophy.

however in another, which factors in injuries those are kind of important, the chances slipped to 8%. as of now, the patriots hold the best odds in both of those markets with a 28% chance at once again winning it all. it's so annoying >> it's like year after year >> maybe something will changes that you years, we'll just see. don, thanks, see you nab. straight ahead. the rush is on for holiday gift returns. we had the local mall where it wasn't just about taking back those unwanted presents. what shoppers say is the real motivation the day after christmas >> it's the person who took this picture has a lot of people talking we'll tell you who captured this moment and why it has other photographers scratching their head. the newest edition to steel

pier opened today. why you don't have to wait for beach weather. it's all when "eyewitness news" continues.

♪ this is cbs3 "eyewitness news" with ukee washington, jessica dean, kate bilo, nicole brewer and don bell. philadelphia joins new york and san francisco in filing a federal lawsuit against the department of defense over gun background checks. lawsuit claims the pentagon famed to convict many who are not qualified. making sure it complies the obligation to submit the records. president trump said he's back to work and focused on an important agenda for 2018. video shows the president getting a round of golf in west palm beach florida, this morning, yesterday he spend christmas with his family at

mar-a-lago. the president said some of the issues he'd like to tackle include national security infrastructure and healthcare. an amateur is basking in the spotlight after beating out the pros for a much sought after royal photo. when they went to church they were scrambling to get a perfect shot of william, kate, harry and meghan together. she captured this remarkable shot on his iphone. it's now made the front page of nearly every newspaper in the u.k. >> we were trying to -- happy christmas. to be perfectly honest, we were a bit embarrassing. it was a lucky shot but captured the moment of really grateful. it's perfect. i love it >> word out now has an agent

plans to put any proceeds towards her daughter's education. for many in the delaware valley, the day after christmas meant a shopping marathon. people could be seen exchanging gifts and hunting for bargains, spending their gift cards as surveyed by the national retail frustration found 21% of consumers will use this year of gift cards as soon as possible, for shoppers at the cherry hill mall, strategy was key. >> i like to actually come to the mall and get in and out and i'm not bumping into people. taking off early, beating the crowd >> along with searching for great deals, some shoppers were still buying christmas presents, the national retail federation said 5% will continue to purchase presents beyond december 25th tomorrow marks kwanzaa. marks of a concern heritage and culture. the city of philadelphia is

celebrating by eliminating boathouse row. "eyewitness news" was there as officials and members of the kwanzaa cooperative took part in a traditional ceremony. queans kwanzaa. kwanzaa lights will be up until january 1st, about the house row featured blue and white lights during honda. lauren joins us and to go out and look at those lights. maybe a few lawyers. >> just a few or like a few and a few more and a few more and a few more. this is going to be the trend as we head really into the next week. temperatures have fallen sub freezing in philadelphia and they're going to stay there for at least the next seven days. this is going to be a long haul, hope you got a lot of books and

movies, because temperatures will stay chilly. let's check in with what's going on as we get a live look at center city, 27, northerly wind around 12 miles per hour, feeling more like 17 at this hour and temperatures are down right frigid, 22 in millville, 27 in atlantic city, we're at 18 in reading. we just have a little bit of a breeze checking in up around eight, nine, ten, miles per hour but still contributing to this pretty brutal feels like temperature, feeling like seven above in reading, feeling like teens in atlantic city, but it could be worse. 19 below feels like temperature right now minneapolis, 20 below in canada, we'll get a reenforcing shot of cold arctic air towards the owned of week, but we have a windchill advisory, runs until noon on thursday, with windchill

temperatures path of totalitily down to ten to 20 below zero. frost bite can kick in less than 30 minutes and feels like temperatures tomorrow are just going to be downright tripped. staying in the teens throughout the day across the 95 corridor. south jersey falling back into the single digits by tomorrow evening and check out this overnight low overnight feels leak temperature in the poconos as we look ahead towards thursday morning, 17 below feeling like near zero in allentown, feeling like five above in philadelphia, potentially feeling like three in trenton. arctic air will stay in command as we head into the next couple of days into the next be weekend as well. this polar air mass staying entrenched potentially into new year's day, where we could experience our coldest in 41 years since 1977. overnight mostly cloudy and frigid down to 19 and for wednesday, clouds to start then

turning sunny with the sunshine not going to help us out in the temperature department. a high at 28, a little bit breezy at times. stormscan 3 showing us generally quiet conditions. it is looking good if you're heading out late in or out of philadelphia international airport. mostly clear, 27, and quiet across the nation. no delays being robbered. chicago o' hare, jfk looking good, atlanta could see problems. rain and snow showers in the forecast. we could see problems at philadelphia international airport as we head to friday with scattered snow showers. we'll fast forward, future weather showing us scattered in nature, light in intensity but could pick up a dusting as we head towards the end of the week, a secondary snow chance in some models as we head into saturday. still in the 20's. by sunday, new year's eve, ringing in the new year around midnight sunday into monday, temperatures in the teens and a

high temperature at 25 degrees to start off 2018. i don't know if that's a good sign or bad sign. that's what it's going to be. >> it is what it is >> thank so much. don is back. doug pederson has a decision to make. a rocky game by nick foles has fans feeling a bit nervous. we'll hear from the eagles

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.

. the eagles were at their highest point about a month ago. right now, they're trying to get back to that plateau. the birds locked up home field advantage with a 19 to ten win over oakland last night. subpar perform the and the offense, only completed 19 passes for 163 yards, the

touchdown and a peck. now doug pederson has to decide if foles and the other starters need rest or more reps as they head into the playoffs. >> i can't look at it as a preseason game, we can't rest half the team. it's still full steam ahead. we got to get ready for the cowboys. >> the eagles got the job done against oakland. offense manage add measly 216 yards. that kind of performance probably won't be good enough to run in the playoffs. nick foles admits he needs to get better if this team wants to mistake a deep run >> it's not clean. those games are the ones where you really analyze the film harder because things didn't work out. what would i have done next time if i see this coverage then you can improve. if everything went perfect, it would be hard to improve. this is one where i'll be able to look and get a lot of

improvement out of it >> e agleseagles >>, hoping to spread holiday cheer with children and family at the philadelphia ronald mcdonald house. they signed autographs, that kid right there is a player. the sixers and flyers are both enjoying a couple days off. both teams returned to action thursday. the sixers play in portland and the flyers travel to florida to take on the panthers. 'tis the season for giving. if youed need proof, just ask knees workers an applebee's near tampa. they left a huge tip on a $256 bill. and waitress said salega asked the manager how many people were working at the management and

left enough money so they each could have $100. >> and they were excited about it. >> nice surprise >> thanks so much. up

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