lauren. >> thanks, ukee. it is frigid out here, bone chilling, just out here for couple minutes and feel your skin starting to tingle because of this piercing cold, and check out these wind chill values overnight last night and early this morning. felt like 25 below in mount pocono, and nine below in reading. seven below in atlantic city. we will drop do five below for wind chills in philadelphia and five below in dover. feels like right now five above in philadelphia, feels like four in atlantic city and five below in the poconos, air temperatures, right now in the teens. we are sitting at 18 degrees, 17 in atlantic city. we have 28 degrees in reading. overnight tonight yeah, more cold in store feeling like zero to five below so not feeling quite as awful but still cold. bundle up from head to toe. as we head into mid week watching a powerful storm system nor'easter that will move its way off the coast, models are different on the

track but will bring us a chance of snowfall wednesday night into thursday. we will talk about those chances. this isn't even the coldest, of the air, even colder air is arriving, as we head into friday, and i will let you know what to expect in your full forecast in a few. >> come on in, see new a bit. bitter cold weather put today's mummer parade almost there philadelphia but show went on as planned were performedders and spectators, taking the harsh conditions in stride. "eyewitness news" report's leash a nieves is a path convention center where part two of the festivities is taking center stage, alycia. >> reporter: those in the fancy brigade are getting ready to perform here inside the convention center. i will get out in the limb and say this is the best part of the day. i will tell you why. it is warmest part of the day. i'm still wearing my hat, jacket still that you go out from hanging out on the parade route with so many parade go ers. it was an awesome experience but it was in fact a, bone chillingly cold experience.

>> happy new year, everybody. >> reporter: nearly 120 year tradition held every new years day in philadelphia. >> happy new year, from the delaware valley, from your mummers. >> reporter: 2018 mummers parade. >> it is pretty g i'm having fun. >> happy new year. >> reporter: thousands of men, women and children all dressed up and performing, while just as many fans stood sidelined, long the broad street route to much was. >> we have been here since 8:00 this morning. >> reporter: this year true fans had to wave bitter cold to see the show. >> it is freezing. >> we love it. >> reporter: so cold that groups were pack passing out hand warmer if you wear warmer , dress appropriate and having fun weather was not that bad. >> we have a lot of layers on, and a lot have layers. we have warmers, and everything, and, the crowd is

awesome. >> reporter: and while you saw there one group, or many people were worried about staying warm during the parade one group in particular had added worry of staying warm but trying to keep their instruments warm. we're talking about the string band people worried about their instruments freezing up. coming up at 6:00 we will show you how they faired during this mummers parade. reporting live from the warm convention center, alycia nieves for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". we will see you then. fire fighters had to bolt huge flames and frigid conditions earlier today at this lehigh county manufacturing plant. fire crews responded to le farming north american cement manufacturing just after 3:30 this morning. fire broke out in some trailers in the back of the plant than main street in white hall. flames engulfed several trailers but there are in reports of injuries. two families were ties to the philadelphia area were killed while on vacation when their plane crashed in the mountains off of costa rica yesterday. one of the victims was a university of pennsylvania student.

eyewitness nice reporter david spunt is following the tragedy from our satellite center tonight, david what do you know. >> reporter: very sad start, many who knew william steinberg and his family finding bout this terrible tragedy. will was a member of the u penn's class of 2021 and students are react to go this sad news. u penn freshman will steinberg and his family were killed, after a single engine plane they were on crashed into the costa rican mountains shortly after take off sunday afternoon. bruce and irene steinberg long with their sons will, matthew and zachary, all died along with five other americans and two costa rican pilots. will was getting ready to spend his second semester on u penn's campus. he was originally from scars dale, new york. >> so devastating because they are great people, and the kid are great and i feel like, i feel like they are the family that lou to to emulate. >> reporter: officials say charter flight was on its way from the resort beach town to the capitol of san jose,

saturday afternoon when it crashed, costa rico aviation official say the plane operatedded by nature air recently passed a safety inspection, and members of the class of 2021, released a statement to "eyewitness news" quote, we are very shocked and saddened, to hear about the death of william steinberg and his family. we still cannot believe that they died so unexpectly. many of us knew will's very closely, and he was such a wonderful person who blessed penn with his amazing smile, every day. together we mourn the death of a friend, a peer and promising scholar who would have went on to change the world. will, we will miss seeing you walk down locust walk, you will forever be in our hearts, may your soul forever rest in peace. mitchell white, his wife, his wife leslie i should say and children hanna and ari were also killed. wise family was originally from montgomery county, most recently they were living in the tampa area the cause of the crash, ukee is still under

investigation. david spunt for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> okay, david, thank you. a 16 year-old boy is facing murder charges for deadly new years eve shoot moving people including his own parents in monmouth county , new jersey. it happened just before midnight in the home on wall street, in long branch. the teenager is accused of killing his mother, father, sister and elderly family friend lived in the family's home. authorities say officers responded after someone inside the home called 911. >> we are investigating this and we are confident it is a domestic incident that completely isolated. >> reporter: investigators say suspect was taken into custody without incident. the teen's grandfather and brother who were also inside of the home at the time of the shooting, escaped unharmed. well, regular season is over and now the eagles can focus on what really matters: winning a championship. team facing some tough questions after yesterday's loss to the cowboys, and as

they helped in the post season sports director don bell joins with us how the team is getting ready, it is all on now. >> it looks like they need to improve a little bit. >> just a little bit. >> gentlemen, we don't know who but we do know when. on saturday, january 13th, the eagles will hoe a playoff game that gives them nearly two weeks time prove an owe even if that has been on the decline. yesterday the bird who to the cowboys six to nothing, the first team owe even if was a wreck, torey smith third down drop set the tone early on. nick foles was four for 11 and with 39-yard and one pick, he only played in the first quarter, over last two games they are a combined three for 25 on third down. the performance leaves a lot of questions, but doug pederson is still, a believer. >> it is having confidence in our owe even if. it is not one person or one guy. is there enough to go around it is tough in this situation where you know you are kind of maybe only going to get a quarter or a couple series and

you are coming out, but you still have a lot of confidence in the guys. >> so remember when they had that bye week, before the cowboys game, in the regular season, early on, and they used that for some r and r, rest and relaxation this time around, ukee, it is time to put the pad on and it is time to practice, and get some hitting, some hard work as they prepare for that first playoff game. >> if torey mate that catch. >> it might have change the whole direction of the game for first team. >> see you in a bit. eagles enter the playoffs as top team in the nfc but odd are not in their favor especially after yesterday's performance. according to a sports book in las vegas the eagles have 15 to one odd to bring home the tight this will year but those aren't even the best odd in the nfc. minnesota, new orleans and the l.a. rams are all considered better favorites, then the bird to win it all. but despite all of this "eyewitness news" reporter joe holden found many eagles fans are trying to keep hope a live

>> reporter: coach doug pederson says he has no concerns eagles fans though. >> not good, not good. >> not good. >> no good. >> reporter: yesterday's meaningless, six to nothing loss to the cowboys reveals some cracks. >> they need to get together. >> reporter: playoff bound with the stars align for home field advantage, and more, can the eagles convert and cash in on their good luck. >> right now we are 13-three, first run bye, home field advantage, we cannot just, put in, nick foles. >> reporter: who will bird tangle with first? you are saying you want to play cam new noon. >> yes, he is a bleep, bleep. >> next few weeks will define months of success and times. >> looking way in the future. >> our son is in there and ready to pop. he will be a lefty, playing quarterback. e-a-g-l-e-s eagles.

>> some some within tell thaw this city of grin and heart nissan 11th hour wrinkle just to keep us grounded. >> we're in philadelphia. this is what happens, we keep our heart in the game and then we will see what happens. >> reporter: debate will go on and on, nothing is for certain we do know deck is stacked in the eagles favor, and they will play, right here, outside the linc joe holden for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". no place like home, for latest on the eagles playoff push including information about how you can get tickets, to the eagles first playoff game on january 13th, go to cbs philly.com/eagles. well, coming up on "eyewitness news" a new year and new changes for your money , the new rules you'll need to know b. also, boardwalk smoking bans, the shore towns where it is now against the law to light up on the boardwalk. >> can't feel anything, i cannot feel toes, legs, nothing. >> talk about a painful plunge , why some brave swimmers took a dip in the frigid ocean, down the shore

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new year brings some new changes for your wallet, in new jersey, the minimum wage justin creased to 8.60 cents per hour an increase of 16 cents from last year. minimum wage is expected to climb even higher after governor elect bill murphy's sworn in later this movement state's sales tax dropped slightly to 6.62 percent today new year means some shore communities cracking down on smoking. it its illegal to light up on the boardwalk in wildwood and north wildwood. most cities padded smoking ban last year and asked people to refrain from smoking before the law took effect. city leaders decided to outlaw smoking because they say the boardwalk is susceptible to fires and there are also concerns about the effects of secondhand smoke. well, tomorrow is inauguration day for city of philadelphia's next district attorney. larry krasner will take oath of office in the morning at kimmel center in center city. the demies a long time civil rights attorney and he succeed former d.a. seth williams who

resigned in june after pleading guilty to a corruption charge and serving a five-year prison sentence. as of this morning recreational mar juan ace now legal in california. cbs news correspondent danielle nottingham explains what customers now can, can and cannot get in the golden state a ribbon cutting ceremony kick off historic day at a dispensary in oakland where hundreds of people lined up up to buy recreational pot at 6:00 a.m. harbor side is one of the first shops in california to get the new city and state permits. henry wycowsky was the first customer. >> been a long time coming. >> reporter: california joined seven other states and the district of columbia where recreational marijuana is legal. massachusetts is set to begin sales in july. the callus the largest market in the nation, and that has many, many others watching closely. >> it will send a message to

other states that legal says, regulation and taxation of mar juan ace the correct public policy decision and that it works. >> reporter: buyers have to be at lee 21 years old and can only purchase up to an ounce of recreational marijuana. other restrictions include limiting the level of thc in each package of edibles, recreational pot cost more than medical marijuana because of a higher tax. users say they want to end the stigma surrounding pot use. >> i'm employed, functioning adult and i also smoke weed and i don't think is there anything wrong with that. >> reporter: with the additional recreational sales the pot industry in callus expect to generate at lee a billion dollars in tax revenue annually, danielle nottingham for cbs news, los angeles. lauren casey joins us now and old man winter has his grip on us and he is squeezing >> yes, he is, he has been in a very bad mood, very cranky. today's high temperature

unbelievably frigid cold too start to 2018. we have clear skies conditions that helped us get so cold during the overnight period, and we do have crystal clear skies right now giving us a good view of the almost, full, moon on our spring garden camera. and we have seen the moon right now 98 percent full. it will be officially full, tomorrow but today, yes, that cold air, it is tough to be outside for more than a few minutes but i know everyone mummers were out this morning. people reveling, with the new year, and 20 degrees was our high temperature. we will start off at 6 degrees this morning, and that was just 2 degrees shy of our record low temperature of four , setback in the 1800's, and morning low this morning, this is just air temperature getting down to 4b low in mount pocono, langhorne one below, reading zero this morning. in in mays landing and 1 degree in chats forward. trying to check in on our neighborhood network. it is frozen but looks cold and feels coal in reading.

temperature is 16 degrees. wind west southwest at 9 miles an hour. add to go that wind chill component. temperatures right now we are in the single digits in the poconos. sixteen in allentown. eighteen in trenton. check out how far south this cold arctic air has penetrated all the way down in florida peninsula, jacksonville it is 37 degrees right now. you know they are in the used to. that we have a wind chill warning and advice rid in effect for large portion of the country, all the way down in the gulf coast and portions of the florida peninsula as we head throughout the overnight period. wind speed right now we still have a bit of the breeze, maintained up around nine or 12 or 15 miles an hour. we will keep up that around 10 e overnight per. future feels like temperature as we wake up tomorrow morning , this isn't motivating , to head back to work after the long holiday weekend it will feel like near zero in philadelphia, one below in allentown and feeling like near zero in millville. one below in atlantic city. as we head throughout the day-to-day high temperatures

will climb in the 20's but wind chill temperatures will not make it out of the teens and it is not cold enough. we will get a reenforcing shot of arctic air, as we head into friday, and it will get even colder, our forecast high temperature for friday, 16 degrees, the coldest ever on that date, 14 degrees, setback in 1904. this cold air is going to move in on the back side of the nor'easter. i know, just more great news, this is just one particular model right now, the models are differing on the exact track. you know how important that is as far as snowfall potential for who or how much but we have a snow chance starting wednesday night, continuing into thursday, winds really starting to whip on thursday but stay tuned to this evolving forecast as far as forecast totals. we will see higher amounts or best chance of snowfall east of i-95 as we head into mid week but overnight tonight, mostly clear, bitterly cold. down to 11. mostly sunny and cold tomorrow , 26 degrees. we make a run at freezing mark

on wednesday, and then if we don't make it there, we are not going to get a would have freezing as we head all the way into the upper coming weekend, with cold temperatures, in the teens, on friday and saturday. >> as always we check on the elderly especially these living alone, children, pets. >> dangerous cold. >> wheat get through this. come on, y'all, here we go. >> thanks, lauren. did you ever eat sour crowd ice cream? were a pennsylvania chef whipped up unique fiasco. several dangerous, mishaps as people rang in the new year is a new years resolution to lose weight but don't want to give up wine, we will take a look at so-called skinny wines to see if the calorie savings are worth the compromise. don? a wardrobe malfunction for 60,000, how eagles punter donnie jones had to, strip on the field. sports coming up next.

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braving the cold, coming up on "eyewitness news" at 6:00 pounding the pavement with one person on their mind, the special run in chester county and how it honors the past while helping others with their future. that is tonight, at 6:00 o'clock. don bell joins us now with sports and you know when schedule came out, when it first came out i'm thinking bird/cowboys game that would be it. >> yes, exactly. >> it was the worst. that game was awful, wasn't it >> it was rough, a little rough. >> it was tough to watch. the cowboys and eagles have been playing against each other since 196o yesterday was first time both teams were scoreless at the half. the game was a stinker. both teams combined for 15 punts, donnie generals had seven, and made, everyone laugh when he took the field wearing his sweat pants over his uniform. he didn't know he was rocking

gear until the long snapper toll him on the field. funny moment during a boring game. >> corry graham looked at me and started laughing out there you have to refocus. i just wanted to get a good punt off. but, schwartz was the first guy, you know, embarrassing. >> well, coach, at lee you hit a good punt though. >> he has been doing it for 14 years. switching gears one area high school player refused to let a accident derail his name mason houser of marlton, new jersey meeting with flyers today, after practice he recently who his right eye in the hunting accident but has already returned to playing hockey. >> i played, i think, three varsity games for high school, and mostly jv and i played in the tournament for my club team, so, yeah, it is just trying to keep playing and just keep getting better.

>> they say hockey players are tough. >> how about that. >> how about that. >> great to see. >> i remember referee looking at donnie, going to look at him like are you for sure. >> yes. >> that was wild that was wild >> coming up, in our next half an hour new word that are ban ned for new year, tori. >> you could complain about the cold or you can grab your sled and have a ball, coming up, a little story on how the fearless are having, big fun. also, new life for old i phones when you can get a discounted battery from apple, and how much the replacement will cost you, coming

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working with a bassett designer was really easy. just kind of ties in very well. we love it! all bundled up and braving the cold freezing temperatures can't keep people hitting the wissohickon trail today. this is coldest new years day in more than a century and we have not hit rock bottom yet. our team coverage begins at 5:30.

vittoria woodill shows us how people are having fun in the deep freeze but first lets get to meteorologist lauren casey with more on the frigid, dangerous forecast, lauren. >> yeah, temperature in philadelphia has in the been above the freezing mark, since last monday afternoon. so one week ago, and then we had breeze overnight last night with a culmination of the coldest air we have felt this season. mount pocono felt like 25 below at one point overnight last night feeling like nine below in reading. seven below in atlantic city. five below our low wind chill temperature overnight in philadelphia temperatures are nearing those levels once again in someplaces, feeling like five above in philadelphia. feeling like eight in reading. feeling like 4 degrees in atlantic city. dealing with the cold arctic air mass that has engulfed a huge portion of the country and hey could be worse, 14 below as far as wind chill in minneapolis, feeling like 23 below in winnipeg, canada as

we head hour by hour, those temperatures will go on down with these clear sky conditions and maintain a little bit of the breeze as well. wind chill values will be down around zero to five below heading in the late overnight period, temperatures falling to 16 in the city, by midnight and then 12 degrees by early tomorrow morning by 5:00 a.m. just when you thought this was worse no we have colder air in store and we will let you know when to expect that in your full eyewitness forecast coming up in a few. >> lauren, see you in a little bit. this weather isn't everyone's cup of tea but our vittoria woodill is in, montgomery county where residents braved the cold for frigid fun, right, tori. >> ukee, my assignment today was tor we want you to find the fun in the frigid temperatures. it was lake one, who was outside. but, we have found an incredibly great place for fun , winter wonderland in

abington and we have found a few residents having a ball, in temperatures, that were absolutely freezing. is it possible to have fun in the freezing cold? it is, just, meet max. when it is absolutely frigid, you may feel like there is absolutely, no way, that these temperatures, could be fun. >> but if you watched six year-old max, take on the hills of roychester park in abington, your sniffles and shim he is. >> okay, all right. >> i either jump or do this. >> reporter: see yes just can't help but go down, and come up, all smiles. >> could you in the wait to come outside today. >> i could not wait. >> why, it is freezing. >> because i like skiing. >> reporter: he just learned how to snow board this last year. >> and before you got here i

was falling a little bit. >> reporter: but this year he is determined to tackle the cold, even fit takes him out. and mom approves. >> anything that gets him outside and moving is fun. >> wow. >> reporter: max is my little bit of sunshine today. it is absolutely freezing out i cannot say that enough. feels like temperature is just feels like everyone should be inside, but max was having a ball. it was like wow, those simple pleasures of just being a kid, getting outside even if you can barely move, and then taking on those snowy hills and we have found, what is like a hidden secret in abington, and i lived in the northeast my whole life, not far from here, and never even knew that this place existed. this is roychester park, and we're going to talk more in the 6:00 o'clock hour about what you see behind me. that is a frozen pond. and let's just say, you have

the luxury of living on this block, i am, very jealous, one that i wasn't friends with you and two that i didn't live here. ukee, wait until 6:00 o'clock when you get to see what we will unveil behind us. it is kind of obvious but seriously the fact that there is a frozen pond a skating rink and ice hockey ribk that is crazy. if i were a kid, were you a kid would you not not be out there right now until the night, seriously, begging not to come back in the house. >> but age, cures everything, right now i'm thinking, oh, my >> doesn't it though. >> i know. >> trust me, it is freezing out here. >> it is. >> be careful, see you at 6:00 >> my joint. >> don't tell me about joints, don't start, thanks, tori. pope francis celebrated his first mass of the new year at st. peters basilica in vatican city. pope new years day message offered word of advice to mankind. he asked had them that people forget life's useless baggage and focus on building a more

peaceful welcoming world for refugees and migrants. pope francis also urged faithful to discover what really matters to them in 2018 president trump is turning his focus to a new set of challenges including tackling foreign policy problems around the globe. right now the president is returning home to washington, after celebrating the new year in style at his resort in palm beach, florida. weijia jiang reports now from the white house. >> reporter: president trump rang in the new year with a lavish party at a mar logo resort in. great year, fantastic 2018 >> reporter: 2018 may be new but there are some old problems that remain challenging for the white house. >> north korea dick tane or kim jong u.n. addressed his country new years day and announced he had ace nuclear button on his desk after completing work on his nuclear arsenal: president trump was not not committal when asked to respond. >> we will see.

we will see. >> reporter: the president is also, spending new years day keeping an eye on domestic unrest, in iran. >> at lee 12 people have been killed in the on going demonstration as cross the country. state tv is report ago this armed protesters tried to take over police stations and military bases. the protest began thursday, over corruption, and economic issues, that has since spread. the government has responded by blocking social media sites and cracking down with force. president trump tweeted that the u.s. is watching closely for human rights violations. weijia jiang for cbs news, the white house. and still to come on "eyewitness news" enjoy your wine, without as many calories we will show you if the so-called skinny wines are really worth it. also, taking a plunge, the dangerously cold conditions, for swimmers ringing in the new year by taking a dip in the frigid atlantic ocean. and getting fit in 2018, the big benefits you can get

from working out, with others. lauren? looking ahead toward upcoming weekend, frigid weather will stick around a real only shot at getting to the freezing mark will be on wednesday, if we don't do that , temperatures will be sub freezing, well sub freezing heading in the upcoming weekend with high temperatures to start the weekend likely only in the teens, maybe some 20's by sunday, pretty quiet with sunshine on both days. (hard exhalation) honey?

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phrasing lake superior state university wants banned from the english language, this year. some of the other word on the tongue and cheek list include, nothing burger, fake news, dish as in dishing the latest rumor on someone and president trump's now infamous, title c covfefe. pork and sour krout is said to bring good luck all year long. instead of having it for dish who but dessert. irving in harrisburg put a sweet spin, they whipped up an ice cream just in time for the new year. shop's owner explains how they came up with a unique creation >> put the vinegar and dairy, and it gives ate a butter milk taste to it. we put some of the sour krout pieces throughout. so you still get that sweet, salty, creamy, with that little bit of bitterness. i don't know, people are surprise when they tried it customers apparently could in the resist the new flavor, shop owner says ice cream was

such a hit, it sold out, now aim more black eyed peas at the start of the new year kind of guy. let me know when that ice cream hits the market. then again, maybe not. up next, multiple fire works, fiasco toss ring in the new year, that and in america last year.ths we need to stand up and say enough. the only way this problem is going to be solved is if we raise our voices. choose help over helplessness,

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well, a frightening moments during the new years celebration in australia when a fire works barge went up in flames. >> wow. >> some as you heard thought huge explosion was part of the show but onlookers soon began running from the viewing area two operators jumped in the what the torres scape the blast. neither was seriously hurt. fire works experts are speculating it was caused by fire works that exploded too early. this christmas tree fire didn't stop new years celebrationness russia. despite flames the music

played on as people kept celebration going. no one was hurt. fire works display is being blamed, for starting, those flames. and another new years day tradition down the shore is in the history books, dozens of people braved freezing cold ocean for polar bear plunge in atlantic city. water temperature at the time o frigid dip was about 32 degrees, "eyewitness news" photo journalist allen wheeler shows you the sights and sound s. >> it will wake you up real quick. >> hi, how are you. fun time. >> wow, wow. >> i'm ready. i'm ready. i'm warmer then i thought i would be. >> numb your body initial shock and then heat up and then towel off, change real fast. i got my dry clothes in there. >> three, two, one.

>> you don't feel anything. you don't feel toes, legs, nothing. >> that was good. >> real good. >> probably the worst. >> i cannot feel my skin. >> how is that tan working out >> good. >> put it on the boardwalk, brought it out here, sandbags in there to hold it down, i got all my stuff, love it. forty-nine dollars, it ain't bad. >> unbelievable. unbelievable. it is cold. >> on purpose or an accident. >> an accident, but maybe work out all right. >> how did that feel. >> not very good. >> cold, and then numb. >> it what feels worse, this year then most other years i think. >> good day, 2018 will be a good year. >> nice job, allen, bringing it home. bringing it home. >> i like how he is sitting thereafter ward. i might jump in i'm running from the beach like forget that today's polar bear plunge

in ocean city and vent are in were cancelled because of the weather. margate and brigantine postponed their plunges until later this movement difficult that in 2004 with our friend ness sea isle city. i'm still shivering. >> you think bit. >> i know. >> god bless them. god bless them but yeah, dangerous conditions, frigid conditions. >> frigid conditions, we have been sub freezing now for over a week, in philadelphia, one of the longest stretch necessary history. we are embarking on and temperatures in the poconos not stopping people to get out jack frost big boulder, people out there, taking to the slopes, doing a little skiing, a little snow boarding. i guess it is not so bad if you are completely covered in head to toe and the puffy ski pants and puffy ski coats, but temperatures, yeah, they have been brutal for now a week. we have been in this arctic air mass, and it will be sticking around as we head into the rest of the week and we will get even colder as we head toward the week's end,

but for right now it is cold enough for everyone. third coldest new years day on record in philadelphia, our weather watchers send nothing some photos to show the chill, or not chill right now, because these they have a great spot right by the fire, chilling out. they know where to go. this is from phil in philadelphia he said the dogs are enjoying the warmth, i know my dogs i try to like do you want to come outside. they are like no, they just sit there they don't wanting to. that is how we want to feel. you need to bundle up. beautiful shot from wayne. he said nice, but cold, and the sun's is 10,000 degrees but thermometer is, it is 18 degrees but a beautiful shot of the dust being there from wayne. we appreciate. that and this is my favorite of the day, mary, sending in the chickens, with the sweaters on, she says you know it is cold when the chickens don't want to come out of their coupe but nice little chicken. sweater has chicken on the chicken sweater, you got to like. that temperatures right now they are frigid, and snowfall,

we were running above average so far this season. all this and cold weather, snowy weather definitely feeling like winter. eight perth 6 inches of snow in philadelphia. that puts us at about 5 inches , above average, to date, and we might be adding to this total as we head in the upcoming week. storm scan three showing us quiet conditions right now, couple flurries in central pennsylvania. otherwise just a couple passing cloud but keeping our eye on this nor'easter, the nor'easter will happen, it is just how close will the track comes, to the delaware valley. what potential impact will it have. at this point snow is looking likely, heavy at times, long the new jersey coastline as we head wednesday night into thursday, we will see windy conditions, all across the area, due to the strong nature of this system but models right now are differing, on the exact track, which is showing us just one particular model, some giving us, significant snowfall totals, other models giving us, no

snowfall totals for philadelphia and surrounding suburbs but at this point this is looking like a likely snow event for the jersey shore as we head wednesday night into thursday. temperatures right now, suffer from our new years day only 19 our any allentown. nine in mount pocono. 21 degrees behind the temperature in atlantic city. we have fallen back in the teens in the area 17 in ac. eighteen in wilmington. we are five above in mount pocono. cold air is entrenched, all across the northeast, mid-atlantic, even the south and florida peninsula, seeing temperatures in the 30's, right now and we have, another , yes, another arctic blast and we will try to make it to freezing by mid week get relief, not as harsh but re enforcing shot of cold air, with this big trough that digs in, and allows that cold air to spill in across the northeast once again and we will have easy even colder temperatures then what we are feeling right now. mostly clear cold, down to 11 degrees for our tuesday,

mostly sunny and cold, trying to look up a few more word, for the word cold, wind chill temperatures down around zero and five below overnight tonight and 31 degrees in our quote unquote warmest day, ukee and watching out for that nor'easter on thursday. temperatures back in the teens friday and saturday. >> okay, lauren, thank you. in the healthwatch millions of people that made resolution toss get in shape this year. where do you start in cbs news correspondent laura podesta shows us why you may want to try working out in a group. >> reporter: elizabeth kelly's a student of the university of parks she said that this exercise class helps relief her stress. >> school, work, applications and whatever else that is going on just to be in the moment and let your body take over, for an hour just listen to whatever the instructors telling me what to do. >> reporter: now a new study fines working out in groups can have bigger benefits compared to exercise ago loan. >> those who participated in group exercise had 12 to 26

percent improvement, in mental, physical, emotional quality of life. >> reporter: study public in the journal of the american osteopathic association followed 70 medical students for three months. participants could work out in a group, by themselves or not at all. researchers found only those exercise nothing a group reported emotional and physical improvement. >> the real power of group exercise is in connection. it is an opportunity for people to connect with each other, and connect with their bodies in a positive way. >> reporter: the finding are this one half an hour exercise class at the university of pennsylvania. the students believe in the benefits. >> i walk out of the class happy, every single time. even if it killed me. >> reporter: she says that is a feeling she has never achieved working out in the gym by herself. laura podesta for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". so should you switch to skinny wine, to go long with

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a fun free tradition returns for new years day. kimmel center opens its door

for 13th son secondtive year as a place for people to warm up and enjoy panoramic view of the mummers parade. the event offered activities for children and live entertainment was there as well, the celebration ran from 10:00 this morning until 5:00 and was sponsored biopsying in a. ♪ >> a pair of local marching bands are starting 2018 across the pond. today more than 100 students from middletown high school in delaware and lehigh university , performed at the london new years day parade they were among 20 high school bands from the united states that were invited to perform. congratulations. well, force continues to be very strong, with the new star wars film, so strong it took straight to the top of the box office in 2017. according to new numbers star wars, the last jedi brought in 517 million-dollar, in the u.s. last year. that is about 13 million more

than then disney's remake of beauty and the beast which held the top spot. film also hit $1 billion, worldwide, yesterday. that will do it for "eyewitness news" at 5:00, now at 6:00 the new year did not bring with it any warmer weather, 2018, begins with this bitter blast, still gripping the region, and not getting any better. lauren? just when you thought it could not get any colder, it is going to i will let you know when high temperatures will be well down in the teens and eyeing an nor'easter mid week that could bring as you accumulating snowfall. that is coming up in your snow forecast. >> ♪ the cold could not stop traditions that is uniquely philadelphia, new years day means strutting down, broad street, and, how did the instruments, and spectators hold up in this years mummers parade. also, vittoria woodill went looking for fun and found some frigid family ties, the reasons they could not wait to skate, and why this cold

weather is no concern at all 6:00 o'clock straight up. this weather is certainly no walk in the park. "eyewitness news" in rittenhouse square where a new year, brought the same, bitter cold. good evening, i'm ukee washington. jessica's off tonight this winter weather will be here for a while as well. meteorologist lauren casey know all about that and she's on our sky deck right now with a lot current temperatures, lauren. >> thanks, ukee, i have been out here for three minutes now and i'm getting pretty miserable. it is, just so cold, and we know that is just as soon as you step outside just appear ing cold, new years day now the third coldest, on the record in philadelphia, dating back to the 1800's. check out our low temperatures this morning, 4b low, in mount pocono. langhorne, one below.