>> ♪ >> live from the cbs broadcast center in philadelphia, this is cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> right now at noon, the bitter cold freezes portions of the schuylkill river as temperatures fall. it is just the beginning of this bitter blast. if you haven't been outside yet, check out this live look at the fountain at logan square in center city. library cam shows it has completely frozen, proof that temperatures have dipped dangerously low. good afternoon, i'm jan

carabeo. jim and rahel are off today. this is just the start of the frigid forecast and this weekend we may even be able to see some snowflakes out there. meteorologist kate fehlinger is live in the weather center this noon monitoring what it could feel like for your new year's celebration, katie. >> it will be brutally cold right through that time frame, jan. we were feeling as cold as below zero in a lot of outlying suburbs to the north and west. it felt at the worst as cold as 20 below zero in the poconos. understandably that was a sewn that had a wind advisory which has gone out of effect but it hasn't gotten a lot better even since then. let me show you currently just the wind speeds. you know, this is the x factor. this is what you need to account for when you walk out the door. so i could show you the actual air temperatures but i'd rather show you the feels-like values because this is what you want to use as a gauge when you walk out the door. you know, it feels even still like it's 12 below zero on the

mount pocono right now, single digit territory everywhere else. that's what it feels like. that's what i'd rather have you go by as you are layering up to be outside today. but with that said, it is deceptively bright and sunny and gorgeous looking if you're in the comfort of a nice warm office or your living room looking out the window. the second you step outside you notice the chill. at best we hit the mid-20's. we're currently in the teens. it may be difficult to reach these highs today but regardless in the sunshine that wind continues to be very noticeable. and this isn't even the worst it's about to get. it looks jan as though we may have a record challenging new year holiday. >> starting off with a bang katie. thank you. a live look now from mayfair as crews battle frigid conditions there as they work to repair a busted water main at frankford and tyson avenues. a 12-inch main ruptured just before 7 o'clock this morning sending water into the busy intersection. the water department says the bitter cold likely played a

role in this break. and this was the scene earlier this morning assault salt was spread to melt the ice. service is expected to be back by early evening. even more snow is piling up in an already buried erie pennsylvania. the area is still under a snow emergency as well. local officials and residents there have been trying to dig out from more than 5 feet of snow that's fallen since christmas eve. plow drivers have been struggling to keep those roads clear but some residents say they're trying to make the best of it. >> we haven't had a winter like this since we were little kids and it just feels good to be playing out here again. we didn't have anything like this so it's nice to have a big winter. >> it really is, yes. >> it's fun. >> erie's airport is finally opened. forecasters say a fresh round of snow is coming tonight and it could bring another 10-inches. wow. new at noon, chopper3 over a rescue off the icy shores of

hawk island in delanco, burlington county. authorities say a man got stuck on the island around 7 o'clock this morning. he somehow twisted his ankle and was unable to move. rescue crews sent a boat to bring him back to dry land and get treatment for his injury. a two alarm fire burned overnight inside a former kensington church that homeless people use to seek shelter. as "eyewitness news" reporter chante lanz tells us firefighters battled not only flames but the bitter cold. >> it was sometime after 1 o'clock. yeah, blazing. >> reporter: crews battled the fire at ascencion of our lord parish a vacant church in kensington at east cornwall street and f street. >> oh, my god and i says i never seen nothing like that in my life. >> reporter: tina fitzgerald and neighbor richard newsom were among the many forced to evacuate. >> got kids, got to go to work

and i went outside and i said oh, my god, i'm in the cold and i'm older. i'm not no younger woman and my daughter has to go to work and it was really a mess. it was a real mess. >> reporter: neighbors say the church is a popular spot for the homeless to seek shelter. at least 19 of them were displaced. >> that's been going on for quite a bit and i was wondering why they let it get out of hand like this 'cause some communities they clean up but this they don't clean up around here. >> it's cold outside i know that for one -- what i mean and i know what they do when they go in there. they trying to get away from the cold. >> reporter: escaping the cold was something firefighters couldn't do. water quickly turned to ice and salt trucks were called in. >> about 13 degrees right now. it's brutal. we have guys over there covered in ice. >> reporter: no firefighters or any of the homeless were hurt. >> we thank god that it didn't happen that way. >> reporter: several fire marshals arrived on scene. they're inside the building trying to figure out where exactly the fire started and

how. in kensington, chante lanz, cbs3 "eyewitness news." >> and developing this noon sources tell "eyewitness news" that a 15-year-old has died following a shooting outside a dunkin donuts in phoenixville chester county. the shooting happened in a parking lot on nutt road around 7 o'clock last night. the ninth grader was rushed to phoenixville hospital where we're told he passed away. staff and students at phoenixville area high school are on winter break but school officials say the school will be opened today as a place for them to come together. a man involved in a chaotic police-involved shooting in germantown has died. this all started around 8:30 last night near north opal street and west nedro avenue. two plainclothes officers tried to pull over a car linked to last week's deadly shooting in kensington. now, during that traffic stop, police say the suspect ran over one of the officers and slammed into two parked cars. when he finally got out of the car police say he gestured as

if he was going to point something at the officers. that's when one of them opened fire. now, the officer who was run over is recovering and is expected to be okay. today an autopsy will be conducted to determine how an 11-year-old girl died after a sleepover in northeast philadelphia. police say the girl was sleeping over a neighbor's house just two doors down from her own home on the 9200 block of angus place tuesday night. now, the neighbor found that child unresponsive yesterday morning and called police. medics rushed her to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. officials say there is no indication of foul play. isis has claimed responsibility for a terror attack in afghanistan's capitol city. officials say suicide bombers set off a series of explosions outside of a cultural center before carrying out the rest of the attacks inside. at least 41 people died and dozens more were injured. correspondent ben lewis has the details. >> reporter: in the chaotic

moments after the attacks picked through the debris and searched for loved ones. at least three bombs were detonated at a cultural center in kabul targeting shiite muslims attending a conference. an afghan news agency in the same building was also hit. this witness says he was helping the wounded when more explosions rocked the area. among the dead, are women, children and students. the injured were taken to overwhelmed hospitals. this man heard a bang and says he felt his face burning as the room filled with smoke. the u.s. ambassador to afghanistan called the attack horrific while the country's president ashraf ghani said it was an unpardonable crime against humanity. ben lewis, cbs news. >> russian authorities are searching for a bombing suspect. an explosion went off in saint

petersburg supermarket last night. at least 13 people were hurt in that blast. authorities say the homemade bomb packed with metal shrapnel was hidden in a locker where customers can leave belongings. russian president vladimir putin called the attack an act of terror. no group has claimed responsibility for this incident. >> ♪ coming up right here on cbs3 "eyewitness news" this noon, change is coming for the miss america organization. who is being asked to choose the new leader. plus, could you be more than $300 million richer? the powerball jackpot rolls over once again. exactly how much is up for grabs in the next drawing? and a power outage stopped the fun at disneyland this week. how the outage impacted vacations for thousands of customers. things finally start to retur

>> column welcome back. former miss americas and state directors for the miss america organization may help select its new leadership. last week top pageant officials resigned after the huffington post reported that officials spoke badly about former miss americas through e-mail. now, the group wants former miss americas and state directors to recommend members for a search committee. that committee will determine who will fill the leadership roles. well, you may want to make a stop to buy a lottery ticket. the powerball jackpot has jumped to $384 million.

the jackpot surged after no winners came forward in wednesday night's drawing. a ticket worth $2 million was sold in georgia but don't feel too badly if you aren't the lucky one. the odds of winning the powerball drawing are just one in 292.2 million. the next powerball drawing is saturday night. the power is back on at disneyland in anaheim, california but it was an issue for thousands of people on wednesday when sections of the park went dark and rides just stopped moving. jamie lucas talked to some of the guests who had their trip cut short by the outage. >> reporter: the power failure made the fun at disneyland grind to a halt wednesday. >> there were a lot of crying children and unhappy guests. >> you can't get on rides, you can't buy things in stores. they had little reservations, they can't do it. they can't even get their computers up and running. >> the magic of disney fades a little bit when the power is out in half the part. >> reporter: about a dozen

rides were affected. some fans came in from oklahoma and georgia for rose bowl team events. >> we left the park because it was way too busy. >> reporter: in from texas, corolla says she and her friend did not have a care free time. >> we were on the ride when we found out that there was a power outage so we were just praying that it wouldn't hit us right when we were on the top of the ferris wheel. >> reporter: guests took to social media to vent their frustration. disneyland said it escorted guests off the affected attractions shortly after the outage. a park spokesperson told cbs news an issue with a transformer resulted in loss of power to tune town and fantasy land. we sincerely apologize for the inconvenience to all of our guests. >> just take it in stride. >> that's what i like about you guys. >> reporter: the taylors from melbourne australia paid bic bucks to troll the park with their four-year-old daughter grace. how much did you pay to go to the park. >> $1,600. >> reporter: to take a game

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we'll have some light snow move through on saturday which we'll have more detail on in my forecast after the break but also bitter cold as we wrap up this year and usher in a new one. i'll tell you exactly how cold it will be right after the break. >>

>> welcome back. if you're headed outside today better bundle up. this how people braved the frigid weather today at 16th and market streets in philadelphia. it's all about the layers as the temperature dipped below the freezing mark. now, remember, it only takes 30 minutes for frost bite to set in. if you don't have to be outside best to avoid the

chill. a live look at at our pocono camera. wind pushing that snow around perfect for those looking to strap on their skis. the die hards i guess. >> there are actually people out there, too. >> yeah. >> look. >> unreal. >> trudging up that hill there. >> well done. >> here's a look at the center city. well, it looks like it's going to be a frosty start to the new year katie we've seen the temperatures just dipping down and they're not coming back any time soon. >> yeah, that's the thing and it looks like we're going to spend a couple hundred hours below freezing by the time it is all said and done. yes, this is a long hall stretch for our area of some very, very cold air. the kind of cold that we've seen before certainly but when you got it in this kind of a stretch of time and also the time people are trying to get out, it's new year's, you might be going out for parties or the fireworks you really want to pay attention to this because this is going to be something that really has an impact on you. let's go to one of our live network cameras. it's a beautiful looking shot

but then you glance to the left-hand side of the screen you see just how cold it is. it's only 13 outside tulpehocken junior senior high school. the snow hasn't had a chance to melt away. with that wind it's not even a strong wind but it's enough that you'll absolutely notice it. at 17 miles per hour out of the north-northeast, that means it feels no better than single digits right now if not subzero in some outlying communities. storm scan is pretty quiet locally. it will stay that way. it's a batch of snow that's going to eventually creep our way. i don't expect it's going to do much other than bring in some clouds by tomorrow specifically and maybe the further north you go specific to poconos, really far north counties, maybe you see a stray flurry or a snow shower but very quickly if you're going to be traveling here today, these are your current conditions heading out to philadelphia international airport its sunny but frigid. you're only at 20 even spiteful sunshine. you should be taking off just fine out there and looking around a lot of other major hubs here in the u.s. things

are pretty good. san francisco, chicago, a-okay right now but quite the variety pack of thermometer readings, right? you're only at single digits in boston at logan and all the way up to 50, heck, even 59 degrees currently in l.a. and still only in the morning time frame there so they've still got some time to get into the 70's out there. but you're looking at good when it comes to flights. let's jump you all the way to tomorrow night. we've got that low disturbance i just showed you on storm scan. that will not have amounted to much by the time we hit tomorrow evening. it hits a barrier midway through, like the lower highlands area. it won't have a chance to do much in terms of precip but we stay cold. saturday is when a disturbance pushes through its a clipper system that helps to not only reinforce the cold but does bring in a light round of snow. this is about 10:00 a.m., so mid to late morning it could be getting under way but by the time this is all said and done, this is even the most

robust version of things in the scenario as far as the modeling i've looked at and even still you're talking maybe up to 3-inches. i would say you're primarily looking at a coating to an inch oar two max in any location. best chance to see the higher end of that total would be in the north and western suburbs. again, that will be through saturday but let's -- i'm going to step out of the way briefly and show you what we're talking about here when we talk about these conditions. we fell below freezing around 4:00 p.m. the day after christmas. we'll stay below freezing through at least the first couple of days of 2018 so if we hold off on that until the sixth of january here, you're effectively looking at over 250 hours, 261 to be exact is the currents forecast that we'll spend below freezing. brutal stuff. now, the wind chill advisory has been extended until 1 a.m. friday. it may feel no better than zero or 15 below in most

areas. ski forecast is looking quiet. we talked about that light snow on saturday but it will bring fresh powder to the slopes. look at how it will feel midnight 2018 at the stroke of 12, it will be 12 degrees. that's the current call anyway and a bitter breeze to make it feel subzero. take care in this chill. it is no joke and not one day even hits 30 let alone the freezing mark, jan. >> kind of a rough way to start off the new year. >> no kidding. we'll eventually rebound but it's going to take

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>> coming up tonight on "eyewitness news" at 6:00 protect your pets in the cold. tips from the experts about how to keep your four legged friends safe in this dangerous weather. eagle cam a-female eagle nesting in north fort myers florida caught on camera with her second hatch ling. check this out. it's the newest eaglet the southwest florida eagle cam was rolling as the baby pecked its way into the world. mom harriet laid both eggs back in november. harriet has been nesting in that area since 2006 becoming an instant internet sensation. >> very sweet. >> love it. >> any day we can fit that in. >> i know, so cute. >> that's "eyewitness news" at noon. i'm jan carabeo for katie and all of us here thanks for watching. >> "eyewitness news" continues at 5:00 and we are always online for you at cbsphilly.com. >> "the young and the restless" is next. have a great day. >> ♪

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