it is impossible for me to think that i will never see her again . >> a community in mourning, comes together to remember a teenager killed while trying to catch her school bus: good morning, it is thursday, december 18th i'm ukee washington. i'm erika von tiehl. but first lets check on traffic and weather together with katie and vittoria. good morning. >> good morning. vittoria, sun glare will be something you start talking about here pretty soon because we will be dealing with quite a bit of it. we have a thin veil of cloud cover in a couple choice locations, we will start off by looking at storm scan three you will see that here but overall a very quiet picture for us and we did have the passage of the duo of front in the last few days and coal front has cleared out.

wind is changeable for us here as we were going on the air at kutztown middle school it read at 12 miles an hour able now down to three. 32 degrees is the current temperature and cloud cover, and sunlight over the horizon. now, we are looking for the knows part between ten and 15 miles an hour win speeds and, we are only warming backup in the low to mid 40's. it might the in the feel any better than 30's. bottom line is winter chillies back but it is dry, vittoria. >> now, that dryness on the roadway is a good sign that you will have a regular rush hour today and not a wet, wild rush hour like we have even in the past couple days before us, but traveling out and about it is still snow, find rush hour. traveling on i-95, be mine full of north bound volume out of area have of 476 this morning, as we commute toward

320. give yourself more time there, generally in the same area as you will find that bulk delay. traveling on the 42 freeway you'll fine delays approaching creek road, that is this area here heading down towards 295 and even 42 freeway. nine is your average on the cue kill expressway, approaching the the area of the boulevard towards gladwynn. is 15 your average 95 southbound out of the northeast down through the vine. no delays for mass transit, ukee. grief counselors are on hand at bensalem high school after a student was killed by an suv. >> sixteen year-old minette zeka was crossing at bridge water road at bensalem boulevard yesterday morning when the vehicle struck her. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao joins us from bucks county with the details, good morning, jan. >> reporter: erika and ukee, good morning. line of school buses pulled in and out of the bensalem high school this morning very slowly, cautiously, grief counselors will be on hand today to talk about with any students in need. in the meantime school district officials are talking

about school bus safety issues and looking for more ways to better protect students of the future. so last night family and friends and classmates came out for a vigil to remember the victim, 16 year-old sophomore here at bensalem high school. she was hit and killed, by an suv, who officials say went around a stop schooled bus with the flashing lights on and a stop arm out. that investigation is continuing today. we will know that the driver of that vehicle was also a teenager, an 18 year-old at a local technical high school. of course, vigils are held and

school district officials are speaking about other issues and ways they can better protect students, at this point there are no crossing guards, for high school students, at any intersection, and that is one of the things they will be looking at, later on today and grief counselors will be available for any students in need. reporting live from bensalem, jane carabao for "eyewitness news" at cw philly. >> thank you, jan. authorities are not sure what exactly killed bradley stone, man accused of a killing spree in montgomery county. but they suspect that he took his own life. stone's body was found, tuesday in a wooded area near his home in pennsburg. prosecutors say stone had a deep stab wound in his leg but that it did not kill him. a machete an axe were found near his bod which medicine bottles and a energy drink. results from toxicology tests could take weeks. on who knew stone did not know about his troubled past. >> i don't ever remember anybody having a problem with him. >> when i awe him in 2001, he

was drinking, different prescriptions for antidepressants. >> authorities say stone killed his ex-wife, nicole, abe five members of her family on monday. a teenager survived the rampage. gun scare inside samuel fels high school prompts a will be down and lands a 18 year-old student behind bars. another student showed an administrator a cell phone picture of the weapon inside the building yesterday. after sweeping the building, for hours, police found the gun in a trash can. the school does have metal detectors but it is unclear how the gun got past them. doctor lawrence wean, covered his face as he was led out of the delaware county courthouse in handcuffs. prosecutors say wean ran a pill mill out of his practice in media and wrote prescriptions for cash. he was also charged with insurance fraud. authorities say that wean's arrest followed a three month undercover investigation, he is now in county prison unable to post $500,000 bail. happening today, security

will be tight around the federal courthouse in boston where marathon bombing suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev is scheduled for an appearance. it is his final pretrial conference before jury selection begins next month. tsarnaev has pled not guilty to 30 federal charges related to the april 2013 bombings. the attack killed three people and injured more than 260 others. 7:06 right now. sony pictures has canceled upcoming release of the controversial comedy the interview amid growing security concerns. the the movie studio was target of the data breach that the federal government has connected to north korea. "eyewitness news" reporter nicole brewer joins us now from the satellite center with the latest on the hacking scandal fall out, nicole, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. not only has they pulled off is what called one of the most destructive sign's tack in u.s. history but it had has threatened american movie getters and that caused somebody toy pull a plug on the comedy that at this point

has very few people laughing. it is the buzz worthy film, theater goers will never see after sony pictures canceled its christmas day release of the interview, a controversial comedy starring james franco and seth rogan which centers around a assassination from it of the leader of the nor cover re. a major stud studio never were not show a have movie out of the concern for movie goers. >> reporter: concern after the federal government linked threats of real tones i group of state sponsored hackers inside of north korea in a message tuesday, the group, which calls itself the the guardians of piece warn that the world will be full of fear, remember the 11th of september, 2001. sony says it made the decision to pull the film with quote, paramount interests in the safety of employees and theater goers. this is after major theater chains refused to screen it. >> i understand it is for the safety of the people. >> whenever you are forced to do something out of fear it is an unfortunate situation.

>> reporter: sony says it has no plans for movie which was project to make 30 million-dollar in the opening weekend, a decision steven galloway with the hollywood reporter ace he understands. >> we have horrible situations in theaters, for instance, dark knight in aurora. the movie business cannot risk any other violent situation in the theater. >> reporter: u.s. government hasn't publicly blamed north korea but we are told that could change, a statement we're told is in the works. live from the satellite center, nicole brewer, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". it won't happen overnight but u.s. and cuba will take diplomatic steps to improve relations. it was capped by a conversation between president obama and cuban president raul castro and the release of american contractor alan gross who was imprisoned in cuba for five years. president obama wants to open up an embassy in had van, ease travel restrictions and allow for more business between the two countries but not everyone

agrees. >> i'm convinced that through a policy oven gauge. we can more effectively stand up for our values and help the cuban people help themselves as they move in the 21st century. >> it is a victory for the oppressive cuban government but a serious setback for the repressed cuban people. >> only congress can completely even the embargo against cuba that has been in place since 1961. cuban americans in our area were surprised by the news, many welcome the policy shift hoping it will lead to positive changes in cuba farrah jimenes is a school reform commissioner whose parents were born there. she worries an oppressive regime could continue on the the island. >> it is still a police where people don't have freedom of expression where individuals don't have a true democracy process where people are restrict in how much they can earn because the cuban government determines what their salary is. >> a new jersey senator bob menendez, whose parents came

from cuba, spoke out against the president's decision saying his actions vindicate the the brutal behavior of the cuban government. new jersey state police hope that improved relation was cuba will bring a convicted killer back to the u.s. joann, goes by an alias and she's listed as one of the fbi's most wanted terrorist after killing a new jersey state trooper back in 1973. she escaped from prison and was granted asylum in cuba is there a two million-dollar reward for her arrest. your time is 7:10. new york becomes second state to ban, why governor cuomo says this was the most emotionally charged issue he has ever addressed. >> chaos breaks out in the streets of ohio and it was all because of sneakers. >> the mumps out break in the national hockey league what hockey players are doing to stop spreading the contagious disease we we come right back.

>> ♪ >> hey, you need sunglasses, don't forget when you get out the door it is chilly but we are seeing sun again. sunshine out there this morning. looking live, i believe it is down the the shore. >> pretty shot. >> um-hmm. >> yes. >> we will be right back.

take a look the at this surveillance video. you can see a man tried to get over the the turn style at the race/vine station on broad

street subway after several attempts he made it over the the turn style but get this, we're told he left the station without even getting on the train. philadelphia police arrested this man leonard monroe in connection with two firebombs in germantown as they investigate a third. authority say he is responsible for setting two fires on east colter street in the last two months. he was out there facing several charges including aggravated assault and arson. new york governor andrew cuomo is taking a stand begins fraking, an issue that has been debated for years he announced a statewide ban on the process. some argue it is bad for the environment using water, sand, chemicals to extract natural gas from deep underground but others say it limit economic opportunities. governor cuomo says it was one of the hardest decisions he has had to make. >> this has been a probably

the most emotion charged issue that i have have ever experienced. >> pennsylvania is among dozens of states that still allows fraking, the shall gas formation which is one of the largest in the world, stretches across the state. 7:15. lets get traffic and weather together, good morning. >> good morning. we will start off with a live neighborhood network where we will see the sun just barely popping its head over the the horizon they are and we are starting off with nice clear skies here. middletown ship high school and cape may courthouse no low lying cloud cover. 33 degrees with just enough of the breeze to make it feel more like it is in the 20's this morning. lets talk about what is the longer term pattern has in store because we have quiet weather coming up. don't worry about this system here across central united states, it is two piece that he is will split and fist with the time, that is not our concern. but you can see signs have life out here accredits california once again.

that will be the the next system that we had our eye on for the the weekend to potentially bring us rain and snow by sunday, right. the lets go all the waste to saturday morning. here it is. moving across alabama and mississippi. what happens as we put it in motion it will not be able to curve up the coastline here to bring us much. we are expect something clouds, right into sunday and otherwise any precipitation will be confined from the virginia, on south in the carolina and beyond that point. let's go to early next week a lot of travel taking place here leading up to christmas, right? it looks like christmas eve the midwest may have a potent storm on its hand and it may affect us in the form of a potent frontal boundary rolling through bring right now, it looks to bring us some steady heavy rain, gusty win, maybe some snow on the back side of it but especially further inland you go cold air will be in place. there may be some snow to deal with across central and western pennsylvania, but it would appear as though that

storm starts to pull away, generally for christmas day. so, that is the general information. it is still far out but because we have a big travel week coming up here we wanted to give you as much notice as possible that it is something we have an eye on, something that will be watching and a certainly something that will be changing with time. stick with us on that one. we do at least at this point expect to see fresh round of rain as early as monday and into next week again, and it could be a relatively large storm that might mess up with santa. >> what? >> might not. >> things will be evolving. we have to get rodolph up in here. >> his nest goes through rain, snow, everything. >> he may have something to battle down the road. >> has been warned. >> we trusted rudy. phil, don't even go there. >> our elf, don't get him involved in this. >> just an idea. >> just a thought. >> either way, we'll what phil can do. we will see what we can do navigating your commute right now you will notice your rush

hour commute is in full blown swing. traveling on the eastbound side of the 30 bypass you will notice some very heavy volume out of the area of 340. traveling really every where else that you would usually fine traffic like 422 in this shot approaching the stretch of the oaks, you'll find it here as well a approaching oaks down toward 202. now if you move to the map notice speed sensors are dropping. seven is your average on the schuylkill expressway, your biggest delay will be westbound approaching the area of the boulevard out toward gladwynn. but both sides are slow there. sixteen is what you are traveling on i-95, northeast down to the vine. big old delay there. let's jump to the pennsylvania turnpike, westbound on the pennsylvania turnpike at mid county we have a very serious accident causing a 5-mile delay and growing. anyone trying to make their way to the blue route, northeast extension, conshohocken, bad news there. the westbound on the pennsylvania turnpike at bensalem we have an accident no delays for mass transit, ukee. vittoria, thank you. developing right now christmas

celebration in southern california turns deadly after police say a woman drove into a crowd leaving church. one person was killed and a dozen more were injured including at least one child. investigators say the the driver ran a red light hit several pedestrians and kept going until she hit another car. she has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. scary moments outside a texas television station, after a gunman shoots a meteorologist. police say patrick crawford was walking out of kcn-tv when someone approached. according to authorities two men exchange word before shots were fired. investigators have a person of interest in custody but have not identified him as the gun man. crawford remains in stable condition this morning. police in toledo, ohio say they have had to use pepper spray to help control a large crowd. investigators say hundreds lined up for tickets to buy the new air jordan shoes but they say things quickly got out of control, and, briefly

shut down the the event after making several arrests but tickets were eventually, handed out later. a stunning admission now actor steven collins confessed to sexual abuse have of minors. in a statement to people magazine the seventh heaven star admitted to sexually abusing three under age girls. collins says that the incident happened between 1973 and 1994. the 67 year-old actor a pol guyed and said that he a has been in treatment. allegations first surfaced when his ex-wife released, a recording of a confidential therapy obsession. up next in the healthwatch a link between air pollution and autism. also a local woman seriously hurt after falling down an elevator shaft at fenway park. we are seeing exclusive new video as we will learn more about what may have cause that had dangerous accident. but first here's what is coming up tonight on the cw philly we will be right back.

anhere's a look at today's headlines on the cw philly. grief counselors on hand at bensalem high school after 16 year-old minette zeka was struck and killed by a car while trying to catch a school bus. >> mostly positive reaction from his cunanan americans after the president's announcement that the u.s. will take steps to improve relations with the caribbean

nation. this all comes after the negotiated release of american contractor, alan gross. federal investigators say north korea is behind a sign's tack against sony pictures entertainment. film company announced it is canceling the christmas day release of the have movie the interview, after receiving threats, from the hackers. on the healthwatch this morning a new study links air pollution and autism. >> harvard researchers say air pollution may put pregnane women at risk for having a child with autism. they found woman in area with high pollution during their third trimester face double the risk have of having a child with autism. >> people are living longer. the medical journal lancet reports that the average life expectancy world wide has listen from 46, in 1990 to 59 in 2013. researchers say lower rates of cardiovascular disease are contribute to go this increase. a mumps out break is

spreading. more than a dozen players and referees have contracted the disease. buffalo sabres vaccinated all of that are players yesterday as a precaution. disease is characterized by fever, body aches and swelling of the glands. it is clearing up in one to two weeks. i saw a picture of sidney cosby just a few days ago, and he looked like a chimp monk. >> is this in the npl. no question. >> the the whole time. >> we will be back in 302nd or so.

hi, good morning i'm ukee washington. let's start with katie and kick it off with that forecast. >> it is not looking that bad, and we do have some sunshine here, on the delaware valley, underway, if you want to head to your east facing window and check that out. we have a wind that will make it feel chillier. then the thermometer reads. it is a 1/2 punch here. storm scan three is quiet, we expect to see some sun. we have some clouds but generally mostly sunny day, brisk and colder, thinks just a dose of reality mid december 43, very typical. we will drop down to 31 tonight. just keep in mind that you will want to drop five to 10 degrees off and shave that off mentally when you walk outside the door because wind makes it feel colder. try weather right through

weekend. by monday next shot for wet weather, vittoria. >> good morning. we have rush hour sprinkles all over the map. lets start first with i-95 if you are commuting in the southbound direction you are delayed from the north east and down to the vine street expressway. north bound i-95, not awful around that area but in delaware county you will find delays around 320. fourteen is your average on the schuylkill both sides jammed, traveling within your western suburbs and watch out for an accident westbound on the pennsylvania turnpike at mid county, ukee. >> next update 7:55. up next on cbs this morning, have after a nine year run steven colbert records his final comedy central show tonight. we are on the cw philly and you can find us on these

good morning, thanks for joining us, in the news bensalem high school student is struck and killed by an suv while trying to catch a school bus. >> minette zeka was crossing at bridge water road in bensalem boulevard yesterday morning when she was hit.

"eyewitness news" reporter jane carabao joins us from outside that school where district officials are rethinking their bus safety. good morning, jan. >> good morning, erika and ukee, good morning. they have moved out of here this morning and they did so slowly and cautiously school district will be reconvening, and, coming together and more and better ways, to detect this in the future. sudden loss of friend, classmate, a 16 year-old is nothing these bensalem high school students ever imagine they have to deal with. >> i will in the see her ever again. it is just not ferreter report but wednesday night in candle light dozens came to remember sophomore minette zeka in the shadow of the intersection where she died. it is very depressing, everybody just looks so sad. >> zeka was killed crossing busy bensalem boulevard near bridge water road, and police

say her bus was stopped on the road with flashing lights on, and, arm out, when suv ran through signals, drove past bus and hit the 16 year-old. >> a bronco suv vehicle was traveling west bun on bensalem boulevard, disregarded the school bus, and activation lights and stopped sign, and preceded through intersection striking and dragging the child for some distance. >> reporter: the driver also a teenager is identified as an 18 year-old student who attend a technical high school in bensalem. scenario has left students grief stricken with you none as much as danielle, who says that zeka saved her life at that very same bus stop once before. >> she grabbed me a couple weeks before, and, and, i was front for her today. >> reporter: crossing guards, but,. >> the morning, it is jammed packed and everybody is rushing to get out of here.

>> reporter: the driver of that striking vehicle did stop on the scene and is cooperating with police, at this point, in charges have been filed. that will be up to the district attorney. reporting live from bensalem, yan carabao for "eyewitness news" at cw philly. two philadelphia police officers are recovering after getting in the crash in oxford circle. from chopper three you can see two cars coming together after they collided at intersection of bustleton and harbison avenues. we are told officers had their lights and sirens on in the unmark car while heading toward a robbery. that is when other car hit the people in both cars suffered minor injuries. coming up at 7:33, lets get traffic and weather together. >> very tranquil start today, ukee, we are seeing any included cover thin out. we expect to see more sunshine as the day goes on and you are certainly seeing very nice views this morning. down along the shore point where we have a great blue sky. 1lone man walking down the

beach. what you don't necessarily see on the camera is the win, kicking in. it is in the a really strong win. enough that you net is it. storm scan three is empty as you might imagine. we can zoom it out and satellite coverage overtop. there is still a few clouds, but we he expect a dry day. we are done with the system that brought in the front over last two days. looking at feels like values. we are in the mid 30's range right now, you have to, income off five to 10 degrees off, and feels like value, whatever that wind blows because it is coming from the northwest and just enough that it is making it feel cold are. the that is story here. even though we hit mid 40's which is typical for standards. it feels colder than that. we can do worse than this. not a bad day. just chilly outside. >> thanks so much, katie. as katie was mentioning sunshine you will notice sun glare in some areas, mindful of that. ninety-five, taking a look here at your commute from the north east down to the vine

street expressway, and, heaviest pockets are going to be traveling around girard avenue, around this area here and cottman because of the construction zones, they will get us every single day. moving over ben franklin bridge it is not awful but you are slow trying to make your way in philadelphia mid span and down towards eighth and vine heading into new jersey, no problem and rest of the bridges look great. speed sensors is 15 your average on the schuylkill, 14 on i-95, traveling from the 20's from the blue route and long line of of red on the pennsylvania turnpike associated with the accident on the westbound side of the pennsylvania turnpike at mid county. earlier i reported a 5-mile delay. that is growing beyond six and seven. give yourself more time. in delays for mass transit, ukee. happening today a tiehl is in the works to save trump taj mahal casino from closing with just days to spare. new york post reports billion air investor karl icon reached a deal with the workers union to keep the casino opened. the union is expected to finalize that a agreement sometime today.

the taj would have been the fifth atlantic city casino to close this year if it shut down as planned on the saturday. your time 7:35. lets check business news. >> money watch's jill wagner joins us from the new york stock exchange. what a difference a day make. dow jones had a best day of the year after a couple down days. what are investors watching. >> good morning, ukee and erika. we can thank janet yellin for that one. federal reserve said it will be quote patient when deciding, when to raise interest rates. yellin says it will happen sometime next year but the fed is not convinced the economy is strong enough yet to raise rates. we will watch that closely. >> and jill, lots of folks watching the calendar just a week from christmas and we hear there is a popular gift for all of the people like to wait until the final hour, if you will. >> reporter: it looks like last minute shoppers will be stacking up on star bucks, coffee giant expects set a record for star bucks card

purchases on december 24th. the last year on christmas eve star bucks, sold more than 2 million gift cards, and that is 1500 a minute if you are counting. ukee and erika, they do make great gifts. >> i will say. >> that is incredible. >> a lot of money. >> for more money tips and information from money watch.com just head to our web site at cbs philly.com. now an "eyewitness news" exclusive, a woman from brigantine, new jersey falls down an elevator shaft at fenway park. now her family is suing the parent company of the red sox and the elevator company. our yes, sir contact dean shows us new video from the investigation you'll only see right here. video shot by investigators show door of the fourth floor elevator at fenway park where it happen. new lawsuit family of 22-year old lizzy scotland claims it the swung opened when she brushed against it causing her to fall two stories down a shaft.

according to the suit scotland was hospitalized for six weeks, suffering traumatic brain injuries, spinal injuries, and facial fractures. audio interview between the department of safety and elevator operator said nothing was out of order that day. >> have you you been to the fourth floor during your shift. >> and doors operated normally. >> everything is working fine. >> suit alleged scotland had casual contact with the door, but one witness told a different story. >> did you see, the elevator door was pushed in, and, sideways. inbound, and, what we saw before that were people pushed up against it almost like goofing around playing. >> according to sister station wbz in boston the official state record says scotland jumped up and hugged her father from behind and when she jumped off hit the elevator door with the enough force to make it opened. according to the suit scotland's medical bills now exceed a quarter million, and while she is back home in

brigantine she requires, continuous care and treatment. wbz also reports state inspector concluded while the door was okay, that day it did have have a long history of problems. we reached out to scotland's family but did not hear back from them. we did hear from the red sox though, they said we cooperated fully with the department's investigation of the tragic accident, and we will not be commenting on it. we have taken all necessary steps to assure that the elevators in even if waste park are safe, and our thoughts remain with miss scottland and her family and we hope for continuing progress with her recovery. jessica dean for "eyewitness news" at cw philly. your time is now 7:38. corruption investigation involving penndot leads to ten arrests, and multiple felony, fraud charges. "eyewitness news" reporter matt rivers tells us the arrest are part of the larger investigation that stretches, beyond philadelphia. >> these defendants are accused of being involved in a

massive overtime scam. >> a scam that cost taxpayers 1.2 million-dollar according to chief deputy attorney general eric olson, nine of the ten defendants were arraigned wednesday morning. here's how the crime breaks down at the the top, penndot managers, alexander marron on the left and william rosety on the right underneath them, eight different penndot highway inspectors. those inspectors would put in for overtime they did not work, marron and rosety would a approve it and get paid by each inspector. >> it sound worse than what it is. >> reporter: brian collins is the the attorney for christopher, he says his client is innocent. >> i think what you'll find out when this case resolves itself is that mr. louch acted honorably. >> reporter: or contractors who worked for outside companies, prosecutors are not sure if those companies will be charged. >> they profited immensely from this. that i can say a is part of our ongoing investigation.

we are no where close to being done. >> reporter: wednesday's arraignments are just a part of what the attorney general's office calls an act a i have, wide ranging investigation into penndot's sixth district. officials say they have uncovered five million-dollar worth of fraud so far and the chief deputy attorney general put it every time one doors opened, it leads to two more. matt rivers, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". pennsylvania governor tom corbett has only four weeks left on the job. and now he is thinking about life outside governor's mansion. corbett a says he might work on a republican date's presidential campaign but he has not settled on a candidate. he is also opened to teaching or accepting a seat on the corporate board. corporate leaves office yan 20th after losing the election to tom wolf. new jersey governor chris christie plans to use the holidays to talk about his family, with his family about possibly running for president. christie is waiting for his oldest children to come home from college before making a

decision. governor is expect to sign his political feature, earlier next year. mummers will strut twice in the new year. >> they will be flapping their feathers for mardi gras too. >> we will be hosting a mummers parade on main street in manayunk this february. >> the parade will only feature string band and it is not just fun but it is a fundraiser, designed to ensure that the philadelphia tradition keeps going strong for years to come. this parade is set for sunday, february between the second from 10:00 until noon. always a good time with the mummers, in matter what time of the year. >> we need more than just new years. >> that is great. still ahead end of the road for when one of tv's most original comic characters. a quick refresher on holiday etiquette, who to tip, how much, and also, is it cool to regift? we will answer your etiquette questions when we come right back.

this must be from the younger more disney friendly miley cyrus. i don't see her doing wrecking ball. >> remodeling in our great hall so we can put trees up. >> they look beautiful. >> yes. >> our trees needed more space. >> yes. >> we will be right back. and for many, it's a struggle to keep your a1c down. so imagine, what if there was a new class of medicine that works differently to lower blood sugar? imagine, loving your numbers. introducing once-daily invokana®. it's the first of a new kind of prescription medicine that's used along with diet and exercise to lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. invokana® is a once-daily pill that works around the clock to help lower a1c. here's how: the kidneys allow sugar to be absorbed

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traffic and weather together, katie. >> yes, ukee we will start off with the eyewitness weather watcher network and go to the picture of the beautiful sunrise here. you can see blue skies here and smack dab in the middle crescent moon sent in from tim mitchell and his report features temperatures over last hour in the mid 30's, with full sunshine. that is generally what we have been finding here. mid 30's is pretty much the story across the a area this morning. we will go to fire marshall joey, another 34-degree temperature. he is in somerdale. we can expect again a little cloud cover along the way but a quiet day. wind is 1x factor. we will go out to storm can three a and show you what is going on here. we have dealt with front last few days, what is lefties well out of the north. there is amen acing looking system across central united states. you do not have to worry about it. that system will break apart and fizzle with time.

it is not making a a beeline as it may appear to mean whale we are still looking for a storm system to potentially impact mid-atlantic this weekend but it will pass us by off to the south and it will also pass over the washington d.c. area as the target as well. so with that said if you are heading down i-95 corridor where that redskins/eagles game it is looking like just included cover out there. it will be chill which temperatures in the lower 40's. that is generally scenario for us. right through the weekend but we expect to see certainly that wind play a factor here today. 43 degrees. it will in the feel like that. at best mid 30's anytime that wind blows factor that in and bundle up. vittoria, over to you. >> good morning everyone. if you are traveling out and about good idea to pack your sunglasses when you jump on the roadways because we have some sun glare today. if you are traveling on the schuylkill be mindful of heavy delays, specifically heading eastbound out of your western

suburbs down into downtown philadelphia, you are jammed, bearcally anyone moving there think you you are okay on the westbound side this shot around montgomery drive but you are not. never let schuylkill expressway fool you. traveling westbound approaching the area of the city avenue and gladwynn that is another delay. moving on to i-95 not far from the blue route traveling southbound we have delays approaching area of the blue and northbound lingering traffic out of the area of delaware and heading toward 476, not that entire stretch but it is spotty delays that whole way. eleven on the the schuylkill. twelve on i-95. and big delays on the westbound side of the pennsylvania turnpike throughout montgomery county, ukee. critical game for eagles if they want to keep their playoff hopes alive and they will do it without one of their key players on defense, yesterday, trent cole you may have heard to have surgery to have a plate inserted in his happened. he broke it last sunday. expect to see more playing time for mr. brandon graham. >> brandon can set an edge,

rush a quarterback, he is doing a better job in pass coverage. we have been happy with him. he has dedicated himself. i think he a has really played better from a special teams standpoint and in every phase we have had an opportunity to get bg on the field, he has done a really good job. >> full day of football action this saturday on our sister station cbs-3. leading up to a huge game that begins with the toyota kick off special at 3:30, nfl network pregame show at 4:00, followed by washington, philly, 4:30 from land over maryland. stick around for bonus coverage, late game chargers take on the 49ers, playoffs right around the corner, we have got to get there. flyers get back to work tonight at the well hosting the florida panthers. fly guys are going through a rough stretch right new losing their last five have of ten games. puck will drive at 7:00. players from the team spent their day off spreading holiday cheer.

nicely done. they delivered a truckload of new toys to the salvation army foster care center in philadelphia a toys were donated by fans and collected at recent home games. thank you to all. >> and santa claus is getting a head start on his special delivery, jolly saint nick a arrived at cooper university hospital in the helicopter yesterday, to deliver gifts to sick children. he spent time talking with young parents. you pennsylvania may ask why a helicopter and not his sleigh, because santa's reindeer they have to rest up they have a big night. >> kids didn't mind how he got there as long as he got there, nicely done.c3 >> a all that matters. >> our joy of sharing campaign is now underway, just buy a new unwrapped toy and drop it off here at the studios, for tomorrow, just 1555 hamilton street in philadelphia from 6:00 to 8:00. we will take it off your hand. for a list of other locations go to cbs philly/story or call 215-977-joys.

>> it is the season to be generous and holiday tipping is on every everybody's mine who to tip and how much. >> you have to think about that. do you have to bring something to the host if you are invited to the party, all of these questions. karen answers all of your holiday etiquette questions. >> reporter: tis season for visiting, gifting and tipping and the confusion that can come witt. we have asked pamela of the protocol school of washington some pressing holiday etiquette questions, starting with whether you really need to bring something to a holiday gathering. >> we want to show appreciation. when we go to a home we want to take a small gift. it doesn't have to be a expensive gift but something that has meaning and that the host or hostes would appreciate. >> reporter: small ornament or gift like a cutting board air dish go beyond the usual bottled wine. regifting is now very common but do it carefully. >> i think one thing you need to be careful of, looking to

make sure whether it is personalized or there is not little card inserted somewhere that says to you from frustrates with love. >> reporter: holiday tipping is customary for these who provide services throughout the year. proper tip for a baby-sitter is average pay for within day or night plus a small gift from the children. hairdresser or barber the cost of one obsession newspaper carrier, ten to $20. postal carriers can't accept cash but consider a small gift worth than $20. but these are just guidelines. >> i think you need to look at how long is this service provider been working for you. have they done special things. >> reporter: thank you notes are still proper things to do, handwritten to show appreciation at a very busy time of the year. i'm karen kafa. >> good tips good yes, indeed. >> coming up next check on phil the cbs-3 morning elf but he can mischievous sometimes. i walk in the green room and check him out, qued will go on a picture of my co-worker,

ukee, in the cool. >> not cool at all. >> he drew a mustache over your mustache. >> he darken it up for me. >> that dude, that is all right, i still love him. yeah, right. we want to see what your elf is up to pose your elf selfie to twitter facebook or instagram using hash tag cbs-3 and hash tag elf selfie. still ahead, everyone needs a lit local help from time to time. >> es specially when we get stuck like this tortoise. see how he goes back right there wait until you see what his buddy does to help him out. >> do we have time to show it. >> in the right new we have to wait when we come back.

♪ >> i'll come running, and i'll be with. >> see you again. >> thank you very much. >> as always, always good to have a friend and it is especially true for tortoise in taiwan. >> this video was posted on you tube. one of the tortoise end up on his back and unable to flip over himself. his buddy comes over, race necessary to action and we had to cut this out and flips him back on

good morning, i'm erika von tiehl. i want to head over to katie because we want to grab sunglasses, right. >> and i say heavier coat. we might be tug ago this coat more tightly today because we are, a, seeing colder air moving in. we are back to reality on the thermometer but you have got to factor in the north west breeze. you can see m of the clouds. it tells us that wind coming from the northwest generally speaking and it is in the super strong wind but enough to notice it. that is all we need. as we go outside here in broad headsville things are quiet. just some clouds. you will see sunshine across the board here today and temperatures up top, generally low to mid 40's for next few days. quieter weekend expected at this point, vittoria.

good morning, everyone. we have rush hour, that is for sure, if you are traveling on the ben franklin bridge expect minor volume making your way in philadelphia approaching mid span down toward eighth and vine. construction on the eastbound side taking out right-hand lane but you're used to that by now. you are also used to the schuylkill looking like this 2 miles an hour there, 11 on i-95 in and out of the northeast. nineteen on 476. if you are traveling pennsylvania turnpike westbound mid county an accident is causing a 6-mile backup, erika. thanks, variety tore y next update 8:25. next up this morning, three cuban intelligence officers flocked for american cia insider, mike morel explains. insider, mike morel explains. your local weather traffic and in a race, it's about getting to the finish line. insider, mike morel explains. your local weather traffic and in life, it's how you get there that matters most. like when i found out i had a blood clot in my leg.

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zeka was crossing at bridge water road in bensalem boulevard when she was hit. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao joins us at that school where school officials are now reviewing their bus safety, jan, good morning. >> reporter: erika and ukee, good morning. school district officials will come together today to discuss school bus safety issues and what, if anything, can be done to better protect students in the future. at this point there are in crossing guards for high school students but many students and parents alike say much more needs to be done especially in light of yesterday's deadly accident. the in the meantime family and friends in this entire school district are all morning loss of the 16 year-old student, last night dozens came out to a candle light vigil for minette zeka a sophomore at bensalem high school. she was killed wednesday morning crossing the intersection of bensalem boulevard, near bridge water road. police say her bus was stopped in the road when its flashing lights on and stop arm out when an suv ran through the