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and the even colder were r to follow >> it's hard to believe all week we've spent sub freeze, high temperature 25 degrees. we started off at 13 this morning, our normal high temperature 41 degrees. nowhere near that and no time soon, are we going to be feeling 40's of temperatures in the teens, 19 in philly, 15 in trenton be 14 degrees in allentown, it's 2 in mount pocono. feels like temperatures we have a little bit of a light wind be windchill temperatures not too impactful but the feels like temperatures drop down low feeling like 12 in millville. stormscan 3 showing us quiet conditions, clouds starting to increase, we do have snow making its way into portions of western penses in association with a clipper system that will be impacting us as we head into the day tomorrow, so clipper systems know to be fast moving, they won't have a done of moisture but will give us a quick hit of accumulating snowfall likely

steady snow overticking the area boy about 8:00, 9:00 in the morning, maybe earlier some models indicate, steady in nature and then that steady snow starting to wrap up by about 2:00 in the afternoon, we still could see lingers snow showers as we head into the second half of the afternoon. and early evening hours that, of course, will yield poor driving conditions. especially during a duration when the snow is falling, we'll talk about a how a snowfall to expect as far as accumulations and potentially our coldest new year's day in 100 years. and i'll have all details coming up on your full "eyewitness news" in a few. >> we will see soon. penndot says it's ready for the snow. salt trucks standing by and roads have been brined. alexandria hoff is live tonight on a frigid ben franklin parkway. >> reporter: let me tell you something if i could be wearing a ski mask right now, i would be. but i'm not quite sure how well that could go over. even given this cold, as you mentioned road crews have been

working since yesterday, to prepare the roads for what is expected tomorrow. >> it's winter. >> ok? summer is gone. and it's over >> it doesn't take a sub freezing stretch of cold to know that but it may be a good idea to let it sink in >> i talk about it all time, what are we doing. >> reporter: on top of freezing temperature, locals are bracing for light saturday snow >> i'm excited for all every part about snow except shovel >> is it your job >> yes. >> reporter: penndot crews were on the job. >> we have in the sky given the cold temperatures we expect to stick to the roadway right away. for that reason we have 182 state trucks ready to deploy as well as more than 90 contractor trucks anti-icing started while additional crews ready to deploy between 4:00 and 7:00 a.m. saturday >> i will not go out in it any

more. >> reporter: to put this bruce springsteen end in perspective, this physical resident is originally from wisconsin. >> we just came back yesterday and saw the degree difference actually wasn't all that much. >> reporter: he said an extreme winter by our standards would be a breeze back home >> the school closed because it got to negative 40 than it was because of snow on the ground. >> negative 40, i can't handle that because i can barrel handle this, keep in mind these low temperatures combined with wet and freezing roadways can provide for dangerous conditions. if you do have to be out, make sure you take extra precautions. >> the cold coulds for the post moment of the mummers' parade. officials will make a decision tomorrow. some string bands say the instruments will freeze up in the extreme cold and the safety of performers and spectators is a concern, parade fans we talked

with want to see the parade on new year's day like always >> when we were younger we went out in our fur coats, hats, boots, no matter what >> if it's postponed it will tentatively takes place next saturday. philadelphia police made slight changes to the security plan for the parade and new year of eve celebrations. there will be more uniformed and plainclothes in and around the city. the arcades along broad street. the police department said they'd rather be safe than sorry >> we have officers counter terrorism units. looking at what happens elsewhere. looks at best practices. so we're always prepared. we can't look at 1 of these events anywhere and say it's not going to happen here >> for the first time ever police will use a drone to patrol the skies over the mummers' parade route on new

year's day. officials say a three-year-old boy was playing with a kitchen stove burner accidently started a fire that killed 12 in the bronx. it's considered new york city's deadliest fire in decades. four others remain in the hospital in critical condition, fire officials say the toddler's mother grabbed her children and ran out when she saw the flames but made a fateful mistake when she left the door open >> we acted like a chimney. it took the fire so quickly upstairs that people had very little time to react. they couldn't get back down the stairs, those that tried a few of them perished. >> according to city records, the apartment building has a number of open safety violations including a defective smoke detector. the fire department is investigating whether it played

aa role. chopper 3 over the 4900 block of chestnut street, crews were called to the scene around 11:30 this morning. authorities say one of the two firefighters taken to the hospital suffered minor injuries. there's no word on what sparked t fire. officials in burlington county are investigating what sparked a house fire that injured four people including a firefighter. the two alarm fire destroyed this home on the 600 block of union avenue in delanco. we're told a family of three and the injured firefighter were taken to a local hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. officials say four pets died in the fire. and one is missing. philadelphia will finish 2017 with more homicides than the city has had since 2012. as of yesterday, 314 people have been killed in philadelphia in 2017. that's a 13% increase over this time last year and the highest number since 331 killings were

recorded back in 2012 it's down slightly 4 and a half % but the number of people that have died as a result of shootings has increased. that's peculiar. normally the number rises and falls the same way. he said the opioid crisis has contributed to the increase in killings. the clock is ticking. if you want to prepay your property taxes for next 84, the haddonfield tax collector's office in new jersey was packed with people looking to do just that. some homeowners were trying to take advantage of a federal deduction that will be scaled back when president trump's new tax law goes into effect next year. that law puts a $10,000 limit on the amount of state and local taxes people can deduct. >> what a lot of folks are trying to do is prepay taxes next year with the hope that they will get a bitter cold deduction on their 2017 return. if they itemize since there is not a cap on the 2017 tax >> some towns are accepting in

person payment through tomorrow president trump invited members of the coast guard to play golf today. he thanked them for their efforts in the aftermath of hurricane harvey >> saved 16,000 people. >> the president was also interviewed by the new york times and during the interview he repeatedly denied there was any collusion between his campaign and russia. 2017 is about to come to a close and as they say, new year, new you. >> and when the clock strikes midnight, many will make those new year's resolutions, straight ahead at 11:00, the most popular goals people are setting for themselves this upcoming year and who ask more likely to keep the resolution. time square has a crystal ball. one local city is going a different route. we'll tell you about the new tradition officials are hoping to start when they usher in 2018. the final three cheers of 2017 isn't just about one

person, how the people were highlighting this week when above and beyond this holiday season. and a live look now at jack frost big boulder in the poconos. we'll have more on the snow expected tomorrow on your new year's eve forecast when "eyewitness news" continues.

. as we get ready to say good-bye to 2017 a lot of people are looking forward to 2018 and setting new goals >> new years resolutions are a popular way but what people want to change depends oh on who you ask. >> when the clock strikes midnight, many will resolve to do or be better >> i try to be a better person

>> more out going >> less pro ras nation >> financial and career >> while being a better person tops the list of american resolutions. a new poll reveals this year it dropped 4% >> that's sad >> that's surprising. >> something that's likely less shock, resolutions around health and fitness, which round out the top five heading into 2018. >> of course it will be to lose weight, people always want to make themselves it's healthier. living the work or working to live. the number of americans hoping to find a better job doubles since last year according to the survey >> the way the prices are going up. people need more money, and need better jobs to support those jobs. >> spend half your life at your body job, might as well be happy >> the trick is to keep the resolution >> the first week and a half >> about a month >> men claimed to keep

resolutions more often than women, 75% compared to 62. >> doesn't surprise me. >> better at everything >> maybe because men have more time. women are just much busier. >> we have too much going on. >> that's it. we're just so busy. being awesome >> well, so true. >> hammonton new jersey, long known as the blue berry capitol of the world, the blue berry drop will take place as part inaugural new year's eve bash. >> we'll be giving away free party hats, noise makers and sparklers to the first 300 guests: as i said we'll have entertainment going all and i long until midnight when we drop a giant blue berry and ring in the new year together. the blue berry will take place the blue berry drop will take place in front of town hall

which will be open to guests as a warming station. on this last friday night in december, so many children and adults across our area feel a little more joy thanks to the generators of others this holiday season, seems leak every night over the past few week, we told you about another person or organization in the region doing what they could to bring holiday cheer they don't those in need. and tonight, we give three cheerses to all of you. who reached out with love, and kindness, and in turn made our community brighter. ♪ in a season of giving, the delaware valley joyfully stepped up and gave big. >> i know how it feels to not have. it's bad when you need and you don't want to ask nobody and so this is for everybody. >> we sought is, audia bring the north pole to north

philadelphia. >> i got over 500 toys to give away >> in center city, he continued his merry christmas from anonymous campaign, giving out greeting cards to the homeless was anywhere from 20 to $100 tucked inside. >> i give them out to people thinking they're going to have a little bit of christmas joy otherwise they wouldn't >> here at cbs3, you, our viewers, joined us to provide close to 6,000 toys for children through our partners of the salvation army, the uso and boys and girls club of camden county >> slipper, body wash, and lotion and body things. >> those are just three examples of the dozens of stories we profiled after person to foster the holiday spirit and fill our communities with love. it's important to appreciate

acts of kindness like these, so tonight, we give three cheers to all of you out there. who shared the love and the joy. >> it has been so fun telling those steer, yes, it's a toy and it's what's that meaning it means i thought of you and you matter and we're all in this together >> thanks so everybody and happy holidays as we go into 2018. >> yes. ycolder than we'd like. the weather, not as joyful. we'll turn it around and bring things down. we've been dealing with this cold all week long, temperatures sub freezing. and looks like the next seven days we might not make it back. temperatures struggled in the middle 20's, we're in the teens as we get a live look at the frozen tundra. we're getting a break from the

breeze, northwesterly winds around three miles per hour, we don't have a windchill right now, something to celebrate. two above in mount pocono, and this cold arctic air plunged so far south it's 41 atypically cold in atlanta, 34 in birmingham, 30 in charleston, the cold air plunged into the portions of florida, we're getting a break from that breeze, wind speeds right now, calm to light, so we like that but unfortunately we have several blustery days in the coming forecast, and not getting a break from the breeze in the upper midwest, in portions of canada check this out. windchill temperatures to near 50 below. at those levels frost bite sets in in matter of minutes. we'll be dealing with sub freeze windchills and you'll have to bundle up appropriating, fireworks at around midnight on new year's eve bringing in the

new year, temperature 13 but with the breeds out of the northwest. windchill temperature around 2 below in center city's for the new year's day we could have the second coldest on record, our coldest every 16 degrees in 1918, forecast who, 18, coldest in 100 year, and it's so rare, we only had 12 in philadelphia since the temperatures have been sub 30 let alone sub 20, it's going to be extremely cold and that's an overall trend, increasing clouds 18 degrees and we'll start snow in the forecast, light in intensity 28 degrees, but could make for treacherous travel conditions right around midday. stormscan 3 showing us quiet for now, increasing clouds here's our area of snowfall. starting to expand a little bit as it continues to move eastbound in association with had clipper system. timing looks like the city snow will start to spread out across

much of the area by about 8:00. this particular model bringing in a little earlier could arrive as late as 8:00, 9:00 in the morning, and we'll see the steady snow falling around 10:00, 11:00, early afternoon snow coming down is starting to taper off in berks county and tapering for everyone, the steady know 2:00 p.m. and we still could see scattered snow showers on the back side much more spotty in nature as we head into the late afternoon and early evening hours before we wrap everything up by mid evening. future snowfall totals one particular model looking good, models pretty good agreement right now sticking about one be two, three inches potentially. it will be easy to get away. because it will be that furnishier nature. it's not going to be the heavy thick snow. travel for tonight, very cold, staying dry tomorrow, could be impassable and philadelphia international airport could see delays and

agreement on sundaying cold and breezy with a mix of sun and clouds but it will be another cold one for birds game, lesley on sunday. have to bundle up once again, and as we head into new year's day. 18 degrees, as we head even into next friday the closest chance we'll get to freezing is on wednesday with a high of 31 >> you directed that lesley. >> sorry, lesley >> loading up on the hand warmer, the cold weather has an effect on eagles practice. we'll tell you how and the flyers looking to end the road trip with a win against the top team in the league and one eagles gets a

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>> if ever my number is called, i just want to go out and do my best, but, you know what? this game got a lot of moving parts. focus on your job. >> and a former president barack obama, chris long he tweeted chris long gave his paychecks from the first six game of the nfl scholarships in chartsville. he decided to give away an entire season's salary. that's a story from 2017. he was him embered by the shout-out. >> it was an honor. somebody who i respect and somebody who i think handled and clash, and so it's cool. sixers have the night off back in act tomorrow against the nothing gets, joel embiid will not play, he is not cleared to

playing back to back games yet. tomorrow, jay wright going for his 400th win at villanova number one ranked wildcats, you can see that right here on cbs3. >> up next, too cold for the polar bear plunge? shore towns are changing their

. this week's bitter blast is forcing new jersey officials to cancel a chilly tradition in two cities, polar plunges in ocean she and ventnor have been called off while the plunge in margate rescheduled for january 7th. brigantine has been pushed to the 13th. get this the plunge in atlantic city still on. officials where the event has been cancelled said they feel it will be too cold on new year's day, monday's high supposed to be around 20's water temperature will likely be in the mid 40's >> they're going for it in

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