>> let's talk about the big temperature change. 4:00 a.m. this morning, 59 degrees. almost a 30-degree temperature drop just within 12 hours. by 4:00 p.m., we were at freezing at philadelphia international airport. and temperature change across the region over the last 24 hours, those numbers have changed anywhere from the 20's to about 40 degrees colder all depending on where you live. it feels more like 8 degrees when you factor in that wind chill in allentown, feels more

like 10 in reading, feels like 15 in millville. we are in for some single digit wind chills as we head into the overnight hours tonight under mainly clear skies. low temperatures in the teens and actually a wind chill advisory issued for the poconos. i'll have more coming up in your full forecast. we'll talk about the chance for snow. i'll let you know when that arrives. natasha. >> chelsea thank you so much. [cheers and applause] well, do or die. the battle of the birds is under way as the eagles take on the falcons in their first playoff game. 68,000 fans right now packed into lincoln financial field for this all important game. "eyewitness news" reporter alycia nieves is live in south philadelphia with the latest. >> reporter: natasha, this parking lot area just outside lincoln financial field was just as packed just a few hours ago when eager eagles fans were out here excited and tailgating. now as you mentioned most of them have filed into the stadium. they are enjoying an pclose attg

firsthand what is a very close game. it's been years since eagles fans have been able to enjoy a season this long. >> e-a-g-l-e-s, eagles! >> reporter: a season that has them tailgating mid january for a playoff game. thousands of excited eagles fans packed the parking lots of lincoln financial field despite the cold. some eager to talk about the success this season. >> heaven. heaven. completely heaven. it's the best season that we've had since i've been in grade school. >> reporter: and many others making bold early predictions that this great season will continue. >> i think the eagles are going to win on 31 to 28. >> 21-17 eagles. >> 21-nothing eagles. >> i'm just highly upset carson wentz isn't playing today but i'm a die hard eagles fan so i think we can get the w today. >> reporter: there's a lot

at stake for eagles fans today. this game saul or is all or nothing. the outcome will be a step closer to the super bowl or game over. >> it's not going to end today. i was at the last super bowl in jacksonville. not going to end today. we're going to come home with a squeaker but we're going to come home with a win. >> reporter: and this battle of the birds every eagles fan that we spoke to predicted a win over the falcons. now, right now, there is plenty more game. i just heard another cheer from the fans back there, many of them hoping that in fact that prediction comes out true that they get a win over the falcons and their season continues. reporting live outside lincoln financial field, alycia nieves cbs3 "eyewitness news." >> all right, alycia thank you so much. now let's take a look at the score right now. eagles are trailing late in the first half 10 to six. still lots of game to be played out there. the battle of the birds means big business. eagles fans are flying high and eagles gear is flying off store shelves.

local restaurants are also getting in on this big business boom. let's get right out now to "eyewitness news" reporter chantee lans live at chickie and pete's in south philadelphia. business is booming out there. chantee. >> reporter: natasha it sure is. chickie and pete's is packed. all eyes are on the screen. they were just cheering after that last play. this only means one thing. big bucks for businesses. >> go eagles. >> go eagles. >> reporter: fans poured into the philadelphia eagles pro shop in cherry hill. >> decided to come in just so that we can get some more stuff for the game today. >> reporter: shoppers searched for he'll the littlest fans. business is booming saturday after the birds flew into the playoffs a first in four years. >> kind of really happy just to be in the playoffs. i didn't think we would get this far. >> reporter: show me some of the gear. where is the gear. >> show them the gear. >> reporter: what did we get? show me what you got. >> we got an eagles hat. >> reporter: yeah.

>> um, we also got -- i got one of these. >> reporter: cute. >> we got some eagles legos. >> reporter: legos. that's for you. >> and some people, like the nfl referee, carson wentz and swoop. >> reporter: 10-year-old katherine rakowski has faith. >> even though they had two losses i think they'll bring us a win today. >> e-a-g-l-e-s eagles. >> reporter: a playoff win means big business for bars and restaurants like chickie's and pete's. >> business is great. >> e-a-g-l-e-s, eagles. >> reporter: die hard fans have been partying since the doors opened at 11:00 a.m.: jt bailey from south jersey has been working the crowds for an hour. >> everybody taking a step for the party. >> ♪ >> reporter: and back out live here at chickie and pete's this is inside but outside there's still a line

out the doors. they stay open here until 2:00 a.m. the very latest live in south philadelphia, chantee lans, cbs3 "eyewitness news." >> all right, lots of fun out there. thank you so much chantee. the eagles received a visit from the bird it's named after. challenger the bald eagle made a very special appearance. he is the first bald eagle in history trained to free fly during the national anthem at nfl games. the crowd goes wild every time he sores and swoops into the linc. now, don bell will update us on the score coming up in sports in just a bit. don't forget you can also get the latest eagles info any time you would like on our web site cbsphilly.com. now in other news tonight fire officials in trenton are now calling a house fire that sent three people to the hospital a fatality. so far no further information has been released about this. the fire did break out about 2:30 this morning on the 200 block of cass street. it was under control in less than 45 minutes. the red cross is assisting at least four families that have

been displaced. no word on the extent of the injuries or how the blaze started. a man escaped with just minor injuries after his burlington county home explodes. this happened last night on cornell drive in delran. the explosion was so strong it blew out the first floor windows and also knocked down the home's back wall. officials say a gas leak is to blame. and dozens rally and they also march in philadelphia trying to save net neutrality today: the very vocal group protested at thomas paine plaza in center city. they are against the fcc's decision to end the obama era internet rules. these activists believe eliminating net neutrality would let internet service providers charge you more to access certain web sites and online content. democrats in congress are working nothing on legislation to overturn the fcc decision.

>> stay with us. still ahead on "eyewitness news" tonight a very frightening false alarm is sent to people across the state of hawaii today. a warning of a missile threat. >> we were kind of frantic. we got our shoes on. we were about to come downstairs when the lobby told us to stay indoors. >> what the state now says went wrong sending people into a panic. plus, another mudslide death is confirmed in southern california. the very latest from the community still hoping to find people missing some five days after the disaster. people aren't letting the weather keep them out of the water. who braved the waves in wildwood for their polar plunge. back in a moment. >> ♪

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>> ♪ >> welcome back everyone. panic in paradise. hawaii sends a terrifying false alarm about a ballistic missile heading for the state. for 38 minutes residents and tourists alike thought they were under attack. cbs news correspondent lora podesta has more on how this could have happened. >> reporter: taking for cover or shelter-in-place after receiving a false alarm that a ballistic missile was headed toward the island saturday morning. >> i was just sleeping. my friend just wake me up. he say, hey, let's go, there's a bomb coming in hawaii. i didn't think it was serious. >> reporter: jim jagger is a meteorologist from the cbs station in memphis on vacation in hawaii huddled with his family in a closet. >> so, we were trying to figure out the best thing to do and just using tornado

safety rules i know you go down to place where there's no window a small room and bunker down. >> reporter: 38 minutes after the warning went out, a second alert said it was a false alarm and no missile was incoming. messages flashed on highway signs telling drivers there was no danger. hawaii's governor said a human error caused this mistake. >> it was a procedure that occurred that the change of shift where they go through to make sure that the system is working and an employee pushed the wrong button. >> reporter: the chairman of the fcc tweeted the agency is launching a full investigation into the false emergency alert that was sent to residents of hawaii. this incident comes as tension remains high between the u.s. and north korea. north korean president kim jong un claims to have ballistic missiles capable of reaching hawaii and the continental u.s. lora podesta for cbs3 "eyewitness news." >> well, chelsea manning is running for senate in

maryland. you might recall the former army intelligence analyst spent several years in prison for leaking classified information. manning has filed to run as a democrat and is one of four candidates taking on senator ben cardin in the primary. the search continues for survivors in montecito california, five days new after heavy rain triggered a deadly mudslide. seven people are still missing and at least 18 have now been confirmed dead. though officials expect that number to rise even higher. much of the coastal community remains under evacuation orders while search rescue and recovery efforts are under way. >> we are trying to mobilize all of the resources at this moment to help the worker, the business owner, the homeowner, the renter, everyone that's been impacted right now. >> we have the army corps of engineers whose spur to come in and shore up all the infrastructure and build and assist local governments and clean up debris and also helping rebuild. >> well, fishes are working very quickly as the threat of

rain this coming friday could hamper efforts even more. and getting wet and cold all for a great cause. we are taking you along for the polar bear plunge in wildwood. cbs3 photojournalist matt mariano is that out there, also hundreds of other took a dip to raise money for the special olympics of new jersey. looks like everybody had a fun frigid time. i'm getting cold just looking at them. yikes. >> i know and that cold air moved in so quickly this morning. >> yeah. >> we were in the 30's in no time and i think it felt even colder, natasha, because we were spoiled yesterday with temperatures in the 60's and today's official high temperature actually 61 degrees. now that did happen just after midnight. you're like what. >> wait a minute. >> the numbers tumbled after that. a cold front moved through and in no time we dropped into the 30's and now down in rehoboth we've dropped into the 20's. here's a look at our live

neighborhood network. earlier this morning these boards were completely soaked from the rain we received yesterday and last night. most areas picked up anywhere from one to 2 inches of rain. and now we have that wind out of the north-northwest at 19 miles per hour so that's helped to dry off some of those boards. and look, we've got dry air across storm scan3. high pressure has moved on in. we're dealing with mostly clear skies here at home and we'll deal with clear skies even as we head into the overnight hours tonight. that storm system that brought us all of that rain has moved off to the north and east and the cold air filtered in right behind it. 29 degrees right now in philadelphia. it's 26 in wilmington. 29 in millville. down the shore temperatures in the 30's. it's 30 in atlantic city, 31 in wildwood. of course it feels much colder, though, with the wind. right now wind speeds coming out of the north and west anywhere from about 15 to even 20, 25 miles per hour, all depending on where you live and that is contributing to a

wind chill factor in the teens for most. right now feels more like 16 degrees in philadelphia and in wilmington. feels like 18 degrees in millville and allentown feeling like the single digits and in the poconos it's already feeling like 9 degrees below zero. heading into the overnight hours tonight, in the poconos it will feel as cold as five below zero to even 15 below zero from time to time. but wind chill advisory has been issued for carbon and monroe counties. goes into effect at 9 o'clock tonight lasting through 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. but you know what, it makes sense because we have entered the coldest time of the year on average. that actually began yesterday and lasts through the 25th of january with the average high right around 40 degrees but we are going to be completely below that for the next five days. 32 degrees on monday, 36 tuesday. we're back into the 20's on wednesday. then 33 degrees as we head into thursday. and that is all courtesy of a big drop in the jet stream. that has allowed us to pull in

that chillier air, big old dip but it's not going to last too long. you got to hang in there because by the upcoming weekend, so next weekend we are looking at another thaw heading our way. we just got to get through this week and with this cold air in place, we are tracking a clipper system heading into tuesday and wednesday and that could actually bring us a little bit of snow. generally talking about light accumulation. some of the higher amounts north and west but a dusting to one, 2-inches will be possible as this clipper system moves in. starting out the week we are dry and we are cold. here's your forecast for tonight. as we head into the overnight hours, we drop into the teens. but it will feel more like the single digits breezy clear and much colder. tomorrow a high temperature around 27 degrees. that chill has certainly returned. winter has returned with a vengeance. 32 degrees as we head into monday. we're at 36 on tuesday. again, some light snow will be possible and it could start as early as monday night. still working out the details with that.

couple flurries lingering around by wednesday morning. 33 on thursday and then, guys, i know you're going to like this. 40 on friday. 46 on saturday. so, just hang in there. we'll make it above average again. it will happen. >> it gets better. >> slowly but surely. thank you so much chelsea. appreciate that. i'm trying to keep track of the game. >> i know, on your phone while you're on air. speaking of getting better the birds have gotten as this game has gone on. fans waited four years for this day hosting their first playoff game since january 2014. they're at the half right now but we'll tell you exactly how this thing is going down. eagles trailing 10 to nine. jake elliott missed a extra point but nailed a 53-yarder at the end of the first quarter. nick foles, no touchdowns, no i-n-t's. falcons score 10 points off two eagles turnovers. we have reaction for you tonight. a pair of 19-year-olds are the center of attention.

number two overall pick nolan patrick and the flyers visiting top pick nicoh hesher in new jersey. the orange and black trying to hand the devils their sixth straight loss. patrick has two goals and six assists this season. nicoh is second in scoring for the devils with eight goals and 18 helpers. nolan is down playing the matchup. >> it's just another game. focus on winning. not like i'm going out there me versus him. expect a win and that's our main focus. >> switching gears number one villanova is smoldering hot. tonight's opponent is the exact opposite. the wildcats visiting saint john's who have five straight losses. tipoff at the guard 10 is at 8:00. fran dunphy and the temple owls hosting memphis and looking for back to back wins. second half we go. obie tying the game with the three. temple they only shot

34 percent from the floor but we have overtime. freshman nate pierre lewis ball. kid had 23 points and temple up by four but under 10 seconds left owls nursing a two-point lead, the pass, it is deflected and kareem bruton, jr. fading away. are you kidding me? the owls lose at the buzzer for the second time in 10 days 75-72 your final score. lasalle at duquesne. went into triple overtime. explorers down three under a minute left. dukes mike lewis for three it is money. he scored 11 of his 24 points in the third overtime and duquesne taking down lasalle 101-94 but of course everyone's focus here in philly is what's going on in south philadelphia once again. postgame stuff for you tonight after the patriots and titans. >> don thank you so much. we appreciate that. stay with us. still ahead on "eyewitness news" a granny with a hugeline

following makes an old fashioned wish. how her grandson helped her celebrate 101 years with mounds of mail. that

>> ♪ >> welcome back everyone. a washington state grandmother is celebrating her 101st birthday with piles of postage. here's what's happening. eileen wilkinson has an enormous online following thanks to her grandson but she told him what she really wanted for her birthday was mail so he organized a surprise to her at her local ups store where her mailbox was packed with we will wishes from around the world. >> why would people be interested in an old lady. >> how much money would you pay to listen to a 32nd video of great, great, great grandmother to see her

mannerisms and her laugh and smile and personality. it's priceless, right. >> in addition to regular video chats with her grandson's followers, grandma eileen has an instagram account and even hosts facebook live chats. boy, that is adorable. we'll be right back in a moment. i can take some lessons before we start, i just want to say if anyone still doesn't have fios, please stay out of the way so your lag doesn't get us all killed, ben. what's so good about fios anyway? uh. what's so great about a 100% fiber-optic network

that makes your gaming system actually work awesomely? hey. did you take out the trash? haha, garbage boy! dad, i already took out ben. it's not funny. gaming is best on a 100% fiber-optic network. so get fios. now, just $79.99 per month with a 2-year price guarantee with a 2-year agreement.

>> that's "eyewitness news" tonight. i'm natasha brown for don chelsea all of us here. thanks for joining us and

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