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temperatures willmeanme, penndos spent the day on friday getting the roads ready. any snow thatoe slick travel conditions. >> today is morng, everyone, i'm jan carabeo. let's get right overogis t chelm with the eyewitness weather forecast, good saturday morning, chelsey. iue silr lining is that at least people aren't going to work, it is a weekends, but there is holiday avf holiday travel. that's problematic today. people are on the roads, not thhere, because every snowflake that falls today, is going to stick hat's going to make for some very ntippery travel conditions. tomorrow, that's my recommendation. let me take you right now, storm super system moving on through, already starting to getts city. you can see that white blanket of snow making it the delaware valley, and it will continue to push on to the east, as we h morning hours, and even into the early afternoon, before

really out. for that reason, we have winter weather advisory in place for all of here, in purpl, that does include philadelphia , as well as chester, montgomery counties and into south jersey, remaining in effect we will seew moving through this morning. as i told you, watch for those l below freezing. it looks like winter now, and it feels liklee anywhere from coating to about 2 inches every snow, right here, iutheasd then a lingering flurry around into the latter part of the afternoon and evening before we completely clear out tonight. i'll have more coming up in jan, back to you. >> all right, helpings i, thank you very much. let's go over to amanda mueller in the cbs-3 traffic there? >> despite the snow, we are looking at live right now, su the, so far. but that could be due to typically low volume at this

time of the look at 30 eastbound, pretty shot there, this is just past business realo far. the rest of the majors looking 76, 202, and of course 30 and the turnpike, belumeicks up throughout the morning as well as the snow. changing now to philly. at 95 at dry there. front street, of course, if you are looking ahead to new years, we've gotres including routes two through 125, broad street between washington avenue and detoured from the mummers parade. of course that could change as we said, but if you need to be ahead of time in case we get around that. check septa website for cbs-3 traffic center. >> thank you.a mueller, new this morning, a fire has damaged a hou northeast philadelphia. firefighters rush to a two story rising sun avenues, just after 2:00 this morning. one person is n

aria-torresdale hospital. there is no word on how serious those injuries started. well back to the weather. first the chill, now the is reao take on any challenge for mother nature. "eyewitness news" cha ntee-lans along the parkway where she i awaiting snowflakes this morning, good morning. >> good morning, jan, it is out here. well the state has about 300 trucks on theoa they're geared up and ready. with another day of temperatures, light snow now on the way, and locals are bracing for excited for every pt about snow, except for shoveling it. piled high for the winter season, penndot crews are>>hatey , given colds temperatures, we expect to stick to the roadway right away. and foeason, we have 182 state trucks readyo well as more than 90 contractor

trucks. >> ai-ytarted while additional crews are ready to deploy0 and 7:00 a.m. saturday. >> i like to sit and w >> this philadelphia resident originally from wisconsin says an extreme standards would be a breeze back home. >> the school was closed moret o negative 40, then it was because of snow on ground. >> negative 40. yikes. we don't have that kinofo out oe careful, and very cautious, because the roads arey slick. that's the very latest live in center city, clantee-lans. >> i guess i shoul dealing with negative 40 after all? you in aboutok on the 30 minutes. >> and very soon, we will know if the cold for philadelphia's mummers parade. city officials will meet with. now, some string bands say

extremestruments will cold. there is also concern for the safety of p spectators. regardless, some fans wouldn't to see the par day like always. >> back in the days when we were younger, we went out in our hats, our boots, no matter what. >> nif indeed postponed, it will tentatively take placeweek >> philadelphia police are fine tuning their security plans for the mummers parade d celebrations this year, there will be more uniform dficers stationed in and around the city. barricades will street. now, there are no credible threats to the city right now, petter to be safer than sorry. unter terrorism unit, and other officers that spend every day plann inevents being looking at what happened practices, so we're always prepared. we can't look at one every

oingthese to happen here >> and for the first time, philadelphia pol use drone to patrol the skies over the mummers paradeestitors are w combing through what's left of a new york city apartment bu through it, thursday night, killing 12 people. this tragedy is they' decades. and as laura reports, a young boymed r starting the deadly fire. e still trying to locate loved ones, after thursday night's devastating fire in the bronx. eunice read is looking for her >> i'm a person who believes in staying positive. so i'm going to say to myself that the ones in the hospital who hasn't been , another four are in critical condition. >> a combi people, and burns. >> this woman lost her sister, daughters. >> oh, my god, two

babies. they're in a kitchen on the first floor of the building. among the to bear , it could have been prevented. the fire commissioner sai was pg with stove burners and accidentally ignited thehis motr children, and ran, but left the door>> the stairway acted la chimney. it took the fire so quickly upstaithlittle time to react, ty couldn't get back down the stairs, few of them perished. >> the red cross affected by this fire. others are staying with friends, or >> laura, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". meantime, back here at home, investigators are trying to find out what west philadelphia. two firefighters suffered minor injuries, alarm fire. this all happened friday morning, onhe street.

and, an investigation is underway, into whatthis burlinge fire. that injured a firefighter and a family ofhr destroyed this home on the 600 block of now all of those injuries are minor, but officials say for--od in the fire, and another is still missing. 2017 with more homicide than the city has seen sin thursday,e have been killed in the city of philadelphia this 13% increar this time last year. and the highest since 331 killings were recorded back i 2012. >> people, down slightly, shot , ut the number of people who died as a result of the shootings eculiar.reased. normally the number every rises and falls the same way.aie opioid crisis has contributed to theinillings.

well, the clock is ticking if you want to pre-pay your property next year. some homeowners are rush to go take advantage of a federal back, when president trump's new tax law goes into effect on reporter, david spunt, explains. >> busy friday inside the haddonfield tax collector's offers. one by one,e in, and pay their property taxes cents for next e. >> this is the first time yi >> robert is hoping that paying in advance will save him in the real down side losing interest for few months , but why >> the tax overhaul signed into law by the president last week puts a the amount of stated local taxes people can deduct from their bills. >> what a lot of folks are trying to do, they're trying to pre-payor next year

with the hope that they'll get bigger deduction onretu, if thee there is not a cap on the 2017ql remain. >> a lot of professionals are the details. >> just this week, the irs put out statement that a pre- paymenipat o real property taxes that have not been assessed prior deductin 2017. but inr, terry henry, says his office is allowing people to pay for entire 2018 calendar year. >> it has been hundreds of people coming in, actually, not only pay the first two quarters, what we actually have build. township in pennsylvania, delaware, or new jersey, on pre. in haddonfield, david spunt, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> get. >> this. there are no winning tickets in lastig drawing. so the estimated jackpot for tuesday's drawing is now

$343 million. if you did play last night, let's see if you matched any of the winning they're four, ten, 18, 28, 62 and the mega ball number isd yor chance of becoming a multi-millionaire tonight. the powerball jac to $384 million. good luck. >>nd next, the story of best friends torn apart over a wiin says she deserves half the prize. and a live loo at plymouth meeting high atop place one amounts. we're getting ready for snow places also already seeing it fall. chelsey ingram, will be back with how much atyou n your hou. >> also ahead: snowy conditions led to this serious crash. we're back after the

>> forty car pile up on michigan highway. >> this chain reaction cther car spun out of control in near zero visibility. us31, northwest of grand rapids. that highway for nearly three hours , amazi suffered minor injuries. >> well, this week's bitter as brutal. mother nature is also proving look at this.tiful, as well.

soap bubble freezing in low temperatures inol that is incredible, look at that time go. wow, the woman whomixed soap wid crystal like appeae, syrup helped keep the bubble from bursting. incredible video, i love. that will a lot of these sciene experiments, throwing the boiling water into the air tsay, shows, science is super cool. and we will be dealing with a lot ofas know continues to move across the region, also, talking about these veryhere. our weather watch verse been checking in, breitbart and w with some very cold numbers. a lot ngn with temps in the teens. take a look at this. john isays 16 in his backyards, ed in chesterfield, new jersey, right around hill at 18. phil in philadelphia, also, avi e, pennsylvania says it is 18 degrees, as well in his

kenneth in willingboro around 12. thirteen for johnknack will, c8 ,l tab -- in pennsylvaniaboaralk plaza in re, actually saw someone out here walking the board eli you can see the snow is falling. we have a fresh coat willing ofthe board, in rehoboth. looking at storm s system, i mean, it will be in and out of here in no tim already starting to push east, making its way into the delaware valley. getting report snowfl, into philadelphia, now, and also, dealing with snow across portions eveinto south jersey. and this is going to continue into the morning also into the latter part of the afternoon, we reason, in effect until 6:00 p.m. this evening. so that includes all of the pur,

philadelphia, delaware county, as well as portions every thentchester county into south jersey. this is until 6:00 thisre is sot on the future weather. that snow continues to push on in, asof the morning, we will se vale of snow over the delaware e start to see things taper off. tller off in the form every snow showers, and then some lingering flurries will be possibl the evening hours tonight, before we completely clear out later blustery, cold, just in time for new years eve. so here is this quick moving clr system. steady morning light snow. that will taper offer weould hae spotty snow shower later on this evening, or even possibly nsaturry. anywhere one to 3 inches, can be expected, i think, right in phad about coating to 2 inches, but some spots certainly see

future snow amounts, just one pick of the model, certainly in line w philadelphia, again, anywhere from coating to 2 inches, and that is your bester models certainly in line with that way of thinking, as well. models, the northern american model just under i so, just enoh , to cause some extremely slick road single flake that falls will stick to the road surface because temperatur 20 degrees in philadelphia. 19 degrees in wilmington. 18 degrees in millville. 18 degreesits right around 21 ds down the shore in wildwood t feels even cold nerve spots when you factor in it. but just enough to make it feel like single digits in ph like winter at this point in time. we make it to high tempe 27 degh the light snow and it will be down r vead into tomorrow, a lot of you probably attending the birds game. keep in mind, it will be singlt

windchills, pretty much the forget about the actual air temperature. because it is just going to feel so thease as we head into new years eve, the stroke of midnight i 12 deg, windchills will actually be below zero. maev as cold as five below zero. and it is not going to feel muchrummers day parade, as well, coldest parade in 100 as we head into the noon hour. i mean, this will just be so 26 degrees by tuesday. cold and breezy. not as harsh by wednesday. we actually make i 30's. i can't believe i'm looking forward to that, but i am. twenty-eight on thursy. dow to s we head into next friday, jan? >> thirty's will feel lik >> yes. >> thanks, chelsey. 6:20 now. arkansas woman is forlar friende does not hand over her half of0.

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tradition. probably good idea with possible record breaking cold. i'm jan carabeo, let's get right over to meteorologist, chels eys weather center with the forecast, good morning, kelly. no stormorning to you at home scan3, show you the latest look at radar. and, thatno making its way into the delaware valley. already pushing into pennsylvans every philadelphia, as well, seeing the snow coming dere, at. winter weather advisory, in effect for all of the areas that you see in the that includes philadelphia down into portions every south , montgomery county also chester county. this remains in effect this eve. it is 19 degrees right now in philadelphia. 21 degrees in that snow is sticking. as it comes down, because temperatures cold. and moving throughout the day today, from the shore, to the poconos, we will expect t acros,

tapering off later on this afternoon. ass let's talk airportfirs snow problems at philadelphia international airport -- no problems at philadelphia international airport, there could be some later this morning, i am keeping a close eye on tshe country if you are going to be traveling to or from the destination for the new yearu ag locally, watch for the slick roads today. not giving you the green light . because that's going to make for treacherous travel, as n light as we led into new years eve as well as new years day, jan, back tooukou. 6:32 time to check the roads, we gorueller in the cbs-3 traffic center. hi, amanda, snow falling oullg t there, but not quite in the city the same way as the snow is certainly coming down, now. not surprisingly, actually, not tnyt will could be due to typically low volume that we normally see at this time of the morning. at0

at 100. nothing really to report. the rest of your majors good, 96 , 202, and of course 30 and the earlier, the snow not reaching all of the philadelphia the same way. this is live lookgirard. looking, not seeing that much accumulation, but if you are headed out for new years ahead, still some question about the mummer parade, buttsce , broad street betweenhall willw for the parade, of course that could change, if you need to be in the ato get around and of course check septa website for details. in the cbs-3 traffic center. i am amezega and did a mueller , back to you. >> penndot has the salt snow moo the philadelphia area. "eyewitness news" sean tee on the parkway with a log, jan, the snow is falling as you can see, not starting to stick yet, cute are out treatingheyou guys.

straight to some video. "eyewitness news" cameras were rollin icing the roads, now, additional crews are expected to dy 40 and 7:00 this morning, salt mounds are still piled high for the winter seaso penndot rep, who be down the type and we expect tong deployed. stick to the roadway right away. for that reason weate trucks, ry for this event. as well as morecoractor trucks. >> and if you don't don't. but if you do, just be extra careful and cautious, because the roads are slick, as far as us out here, we will justin to enjoy the latest live with cbs-3 "eyewitness news," chanteelans. >> it iso work. thanks. >> the bitter blast is forcing s

to delay their traditional new years day margate has pushed its chilly swim back to january 7brigantins until january 13th. canceled their plunges schedule for monday, because the water temperature only expected to be inhe monday's pls still on, in atlantic city, at least for now. >> in other news today, it is crunch time if you want to pre -pr next year. yesterday the haddonfield tax collector's office in newple trying to do just that. some homeowners are trying to deduction, that will be scaled back when president trump new eect next year. it puts a $10,000 limit on the am o taxes, people can deduct from >> what a lot of folks are trying to do, trying to pre pay taxes for nextea bigger deduction on their 2017

return, ifhethere is not a cap 7 >> some count are excepting in -person payments the before thew year. >> new york city fire a three year old boy playing with a kitchen stove burner acntthat killed 12 people in the bronx this week. the fire in complex is considered the city 's deadliest fire in decades, and victim's ages range from one to 63 years old now, four othe critical condition, fire officials say the toddler's mother grabbed herhi s the flames, but, she made a pen.ake, when she left the stairway acted like a chimney. little time to react.uickly they don't get back down thhosea few of them perished. ity records, the apartment building has a number of opentia

defective smoke detector on the first floor where that depaw investigating whether that played any role in this tragedy. a false call to police in wichita, kansas, ends in the and man. police believe it is a case of n arrested in los angeles, in connection to thisexpl ce.ns frd this body cam video of an officer shooting aafter receiviw think was a false report. >> we believe this incident is of swatting. which is the act of deceiving emergency services and to send r person's address. >> the deceased man is 28 year old a police say a prankster called 911 claiming he lived in the at >> the caller sailed he was arm and holding hostages and

made threats? >> this is >> finch's mother stunned by her son's death. >> police shot and killed him, r his waistband. >> i'm not letting go >> finch was unarmed. roxanna, cbs-3, "eyewitns news". more than three month after hurricane maria more than 1.5 million people are still without p power company spokesperson had pledged to have power back to cr 15th. tire islands will have power by may. condemning an attack on cop particular christians in egypt d responsibility for the attack, in which a gunman opened firornh service. a police officer is among the

eighopishop, who is lead that service, says if the church doors had not been locked, died. in other news today. president trump played another holiday vacation. this time, he invited some members of the m his private heh club. mola lenghi has more on that and anothin the west >> i actually got a birdie. >> the president had more to say toes reporter, who interviewed him at his golf club thursday. during therepeatedly denied thes any collusion between his cncilgn and russia. robert mueller's investigation into russian meddling is bad for the it kes the country look very bad. and it put the country in a sai,

and when asked about mueller himself, the president said: i think that be fair. mueller's investigation has led to charges against a presids associate, and guilty pleas from two of them including advisor michael flynn. general flynn's firing was the first ofwe wing staffers. and more appear to be coming. cb staff john kelly plans to find a senior level political te to oversee bill step yan, current white house political director. >> this level abnormal, it actually is setting a >> 34% of president trump's senior staff has turned over in his first at 6%, obama, at 9, and reagan was thetrump with 17. mola lenghi, for cbs-3, " eyewitness news." well times square has crystal ball of course, one local city isent route. we will tell you about the new

tradition officials hoping to start when they nerve 2018. >> and 2017 is about to come it a close. and as n year, new you. when the clock strikes years resolutions. coming up: the most popular goals people themselves, this upcoming year , and who is more likely to k t resolutions. >> also ahead: could pingpong help peo disease? how some patient say the game is alleviating and, a live look at jack frost big boulder in the poconos.idding. that's not the poconos. that's center city philadia skyscrapers for the poconos. chelsey ingram will have more on the snow and the n forecast," eyewitness news" continues. we will be right back.

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overlosted films of 2017. >> we will have some opinions on that,your eye opener, the did music in our saturday session cg , saturday. looks good, guys, have a very hsere at cbs-3. >> you too, thank you. >> see you at 70.s heads up. we have extra special reason for you to indulge thisational . december 30th, has been celebrated the past 20 years. so the people who came up with the eourage you to celebrate by of course eating variety everyso recommends bingn kevin bacon m please, and they y watch any movie with the word bacon in its title. another recommendation is giving and receiving gifts of and chelsey, might be good day to frelinghuysen up soe. >> good day not to travel, even though a lot of you probably are traveli f holiday,n

hole off, maybe do that the better situation, snow across the region, sticking to the roadways at se of the weather watcher ws sticking toand the the roads. we have numbers being reported he the majority of our weather watchers, i'll show you it phil in philadelphia says it is 17 degrees where he lives, jen any cherryn chesterfield right around 14, we're in the upper teens for lynn in ch dolores in newark, and lawrenceville, peter says 18 in his in eagleville 18. see the list goes on and on, on and on,ting temperatures in the teens. let me take you to the live neighborhood network now. a look at boardwalk plaza rehoboth the snow has stopped for now. but we have fresh on the board, on the stand, seeing couple of people ur this morning, bearing the cold well.also, the snow,

storm scan3, snow moving intoito push eastward, bringing locations, and some accumulating snowfall, as well yaking it way into philadelphia. and into south jersey, dealing with some light snowfall, that's going to be the case throughout the day today. went winter weather advisory now in effect through. this evening. at as delaware county, portions every montgomery, chester county, then sth jersey. these winter weather advisory, again, in effect through this en on our future weather model. notice, as we head into start to wine down, right along the i-95 corridor. we will showers, later on this afternoon. and then we could have lingering snow shower or evenin, before everything clears on out of here, we turn, st in timw

years eve. quick moving clipper system bringing us steady light aping off by the afternoon, leaving behind spotty snow s stheast pennsylvania, generally, around coating to about 2 inches every snow can be expected just one particular model, but certainly in of thin. ldinches even here in philadelphia, and see other computer models really in the oeven the most robust, just under 2 inches at 1.9. everything will signifi,s acss , 19 wilmington, 18 reading, 17 allentown, checking inre in the poconos. not whole lot of win but just enough at times to maker. not only feeling like winter, but also, looking like winter today. with a high tempeally, making io

about 27 degrees, with light snow, tapering off, this afternoon. >> very coal one headed into new year i t eagles game, oh, temperatures in the upper teens, to rig forgt about those numbers. because it will feel like the singleit in theforecast temperature but forget about that number, too, becausewi fee. >> perhaps celebrate new years . and that's the same case for the mummers parade. >> the coldest for , coldness 100 years, seven day forasesday, 19 monday. thirty-two wednesday, jan, finally make it to freezing, are you excited about

>> oh, ya. >> who knew i would be excited about 32 degrees, but i'll take it at thanks, hems i. >> 6:52 now. as we get ready to 2017, many pe looking forward to 2018 and perh new years resolutions are popular way to start the new nir reports, what people want to change all depend on who you ask. >> when the clocks strikes midnight, many will resolve to do or be >> financial things. surprising. >> something less shocking, resolutions around health an wce top five running into 2018.

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