choice today, that's pretty much it, right? >> just too warm, even those my large big storm system to work with it just didn't provide enough cold air. watching the cold front cross through, temperatures take a lit, but still stays well above average. just the way the pattern is this time around, storm scan3, we start, there eventually put things in motion here. see where the worse every any left over wet weather is currently being found. and that's generally across southern most new jersey even across the bay here, into portions of sussex county, delaware, kent, as well. but, there is a very discontinuing back edge to. >> this back toward harrisburg, see the clouds rolling through in the last few hours? that's what we need to cross through, and then we can say, all right, cold front's out of here, then we start to see the temperatures dropping off too. which they have. i mean, actually started off much milder than this, earlier this morning, in fact, last night, after the sun had long since gone down, we hit our daytime high of 64 degrees. it did in fact make it a daily recovered, at least tide for

the daily records christmas eve yesterday morning, little unheard of. blustery conditions meanwhile expected here today. already hit that daytime high guys. thermometer read that will gladly decline with time. skies will also clear with time. and as we jump ahead here to your upcoming weekend, tomorrow looks beautiful. expect to see temperatures rebounds right away back to the mid 50's saturday with full sunshine and pretty light wind and high pressure in place, sunday marks arrival and passage of next cold front. it will take until monday before the cooler air catches up to us, but that's why you start to seymour clouds and some showers picking up here, on sunday afternoon specially. erika, nicole, back to you. >> kate, thank you. it is christmas day, and people from around the world are ringing in the holidays in some very special ways. >> "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo joins us, from one of them, she is live at the cathedral of saint peter and paul in certain city where christmas day mass has just gun. good morning. >> good morning, nicole, erika. and merry christmas, that's right, folks continue to stream in here at the basilica of saint peter and paul here in center city this morning,

for that 8:00 christmas mass, but really, there has been a lot of activity overnight here, as women, as you well know. big tradition, all across the worlds for catholics to attends that midnight mass, and that certainly was the case here in center city earlier today. >> ♪ >> from the music, to the message, the basilica of saints peter and paul in center city philadelphia is filled with the christmas spirit. and, packing the pews, philadelphians looking forward not to what's under the christmas tree, but who is around it. and just moved back to the area. so i'm glad i can be with my family this evening, and the holiday season. >> nice to relax with family and friends. >> of course family is always the theme on this holiday, but specially so when archbishop charles chaput's message this year with the worlds meeting of families just around the corner and papal visit on the horizon, family will remain the folk just 2015. >> we went to a jest ooh i can

college, big friends and fans, went to holly cross, in massachusetts. so, we just think that the jesuits are crazy and fun. >> and we love the jesuit pope. pretty pumped he'll be here. >> something to be excited about. not only for these devoted but for the entire city of brotherly love. >> i think it would, you know, will definitely boost the moral, you know, just for to be able to see the pope in person. >> i think he's been, you know, a great breath of fresh air. >> of course there is will be the first time pope francis visits the united state. the archdioces is already started planning, trying to figure out how to buy and store more than a million mass booklet, also trying to figure out where to put and how to transport more than a million visitors to the city of brotherly love. in the meantime here christmas day mass again has started at 8:00 and other services will be held at 10:00 and at noon. reporting live in center city, jan carabeo, "eyewitness news" on cbs news.

>> ♪ >> speaking of the month i have, thousands of people listen to pope francis as he delivered his christmas message from the balcony, saint peters basilica. pope delivered row lidge us persecution, and called for peace in times of conflict. during last night's christmas eve mass, the pontiff urged the world's catholics to remember that god's message of peace is quote stronger than darkness, and corruption. members of britain's royal family attended christmas services at sander ham church. hundreds waited for glimpse of queen elizabeth and prince film. prince william and pregnant wife kate were there, but the toddler son prince george did not go. prince charles and his wife camilla did not attend we're told because of back injury she suffered earlier this month. >> unfortunately, not all of the news this christmas is joyful. philadelphia officials are investigating what caused part after two home, two-family home, to collapse in olney. it happened on the 100 block of roosevelt boulevard. police say five adult, were inside at the time.

two people went to the hospital. "eyewitness news", spoke with a woman who says she lives inside. >> i would just hang on the side, i heard allowed boom. that's it. and then i just look out the window and we came down. i came down and that's when we couldn't come back to the house. >> they helped them finds a place to stay. >> deadly hit-and-run in northeast philadelphia. investigators say theresa pozzi hit by truck tuesday night, see tried to cross state road in holmesburg. her family has this message for the person who hit the 33 year old and the person who helped her. >> these women were men, who ever -- these women or men, who ever they were, were meant to be there not to leave her alone. thank you for the person who knew they clearly hit her, you are heartless, you are cruel, and god will make his way to you who ever.

>> investigators are reviewing surveillance video for leads on that truck. late 80s or early 90s, dark colored pick up or tow truck. they say it is also miss ago headlight. >> police say a 89 year old man is in stable condition this morning, after an s.u.v. crashed through the lobby of a nursing home. it happened yesterday afternoon, at the nursing home in hokessing, delaware. investigators say, the man was pinned between a wall and the suv. three other suffered minor injuries. authorities are still investigating, but say alcohol did not play a role in the crash. >> and happening today, the annual re-enactment of washington crossing of the delaware. it is at washington crossing state park on route 32 in bucks county. and festivities begin at noon, with the crossing at 1:00. this re-enactment commemorates washington's daring crossing on christmas night. 1776, the turning point in the american revolution. all right, 8:06 right now. and it is president obama as

you have never seen him before. >> we'll show you the picture that has everyone talking. >> plus this: >> now showing, i'm don champion in new york city, coming up after the all of the controversy and threats. we'll show you where you can see the movie the interview. >> and, a live look right now at center city from our cbs-3 and "cw philly" studios. started out kind of sog think morning, katie has your christmas forecast, will the rain get out of here. first though enjoy this holiday performance. >> ♪

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>> we're here in korea we would love to wish my par fent dover, delaware, happy holidays. love you guys. see you soon! >> new in morning, actor set rogan makes surprise appearance at la movie theater screening of the asks interview asks thanked the theater and fans foray tends that showing. of course the most talk about movie this holiday season, getting a second chance on the big screen. >> the controversial film "the interview" as planned against hack attack, and don champion tells you where you can catch the movie. >> you want us to assassinate the leader of the north korea. >> yes. >> what? >> across the country, these remembers playing the film "the interview". >> i saw it in the theater and wanted to see it. >> originally shelved the seth rogan film and james franco

when larger theater chains said they would not throw it because of terror threats, hackers tied to north korea in a stunning reversal the company released the film as planned today. saying it shows to stand to up those who tried to suppress free speech. president obama, who criticized sony's original decision, praised the move from hawaii. >> i plan to -- >> cinema village here at new york city just one every hundreds every these that's agreed show "the interview" sony also made the film available on line. >> this group sat down to watch the film in the news room of our cbs station in san francisco. reaction was mixed. >> north korea should lighten up. they should have watched the movie before they did all the of the nasties that they did. >> after watching it i can can see sort of why sony didn't want it released. >> they hate us because they ain't us. >> people who would rather watch it at local can do so on variety every video platforms including google play, youtube

videos, and xbox video for a fee. don champion, "eyewitness news" on the "cw philly". >> the pen cinema riverfront in wilmington the only local theater showing that my. 8:16. let's get traffic and weather together. >> good morning, we start things off by taking you out to one of the field cameras which is showing definitely the change in the pattern here. what you see off in the distance is that sliver of sunshine. and the cloud deck that's starting to retreat. so we're facing west here over the ben franklin bridge, again in camden on this side of the river. facing out toward the west, where the back edge of the front has yet to completely cross. so, there is some change on the horizon here, very literally speaking, and as gee on out next to another area camera, it is at least dried out at this point, outside beach patrol headquarters, still very damp looking, dreary for sure, and also little choppy out with the surf here. but, our system is making it full retreat. as we look at storm scan3, see that very evidently. there may still be few lingering showers down near

the shore points, and even just inland, from the area shore points here in new jersey. but we are going to start to see things clear out nicely. as the day progresses we ends up with some sunshine. go ahead, spread some holiday cheer here across the us. looking at some of the christmas theme towns, where we ends up on the thermometer, kentucky, pair of four's, expected hi, rudolph ohio, 39, rudolph the red nose reindeer had his work cut out for him last night, am i right? evergreen, north carolina, 58 degrees there. and we expect nothing better than the 20's, through the don err area as well up into antler, north dakota back to the here and now, look where we stands temperature wise, not bad, guys. still in the up 50's at this point from philly down to wilmington and dover. millville also checking in at 53 degreesment knowledge pocono the coolest spot of the pack. but still, 39 degrees, is too warm for any rain even if it were still to come through to come down as anything but rain. meanwhile, going through the day, this temperature is

obviously already been hit. we will see the thermometer readings drop as time goes on, then even into tomorrow, saturday, not drop on the thermometer, rather right back up into above average territory with sunshine friday and saturday really nice days. guys, back over to you. >> mistake in a lab may have caused a possible new case of ebola here in the u.s. this time, a cdc lab tech nick being monitored after possibly being exposed to the virus. officials say the person may have come into contact with the live virus, while working in secure lap in atlanta the worker isn't showing any symptoms, but will be monitored for 21 days. 8:18. christmas at the capitol. we'll have a look inside white house for a holiday tradition. >> first, what's coming up tonight on the "cw philly".

>> a plane crash. >> out of 11 men aboard the plane, 3 survived. >> 47 days at sea. >> 47 days at sea. early in the morning you are cold, then brutal the rest of the day. >> that was just the beginning. >> he said that is what they do to all prisoners. >> louis, the real life hero of unbroken in his own words. >> just some kind of a miracle.

>> on "the 700 club"

>> rule one, if you are the president, what a good sport! >> the white house released photo of president obama breaking the rule wearing a tiara there. i love. >> this girl scout troop from tulsa, oklahoma attends dollars the annual white house science fair in may. the white house photographer held it as a gift, and released it on christmas eve. i think that's sweet. >> oh, my goodness. >> if you have daughters, he plays right along. >> such a good sport. and look at those little girls, something they'll remember forever. >> i hope to get a cope of this picture, too, can you imagine show-and-tell that day? look what i got the president to do. >> yep. >> right now, 8:21, and while the first house, first family rather enjoys their hawaiian holiday at the white house, the hauls are decked.

>> tradition action at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. >> twenty-six christmas trees, a 300-pound gingerbread house, and sunny and bo booth, even though the obama's aren't home for the holidays, the white house is fully deck out. >> holidays, chance to show what our country have greatful for this holiday season. >> it seems like a tradition that's been around forever. but, a holiday theme chosen by the first lady, like this year's winter wonder lands; a relatively recent phenomenon. >> actual christmas theme tradition didn't really start until mrs. kennedy in 1961 that was when the nutcracker sweet. >> if kennedy chose it because every young caroline studies, would re advice width chesney 1996. white house historical association curator leslie jones says themes reflect the interests and passions of the first family.

barbara bush drew upon her needlepoint hobby for 1991. laura bush highlighted literacy, and throughout michelle obama decor, focus on military families. despite the number of verse tours, the white house hoses throughout the season, get the opportunity to see the more public displays of decor, first families, do still have a chance to keep some traditions to themselves. >> there are quarters within the house that are private, and family usually has their own tree there, with their own ornament on it, the types of things were hand i crafted by the children of the household, that sort of thing, much beloved. >> white house historical chief william, says the first known christmas tree wasn't until 1889. rye questions of benjamin harrison for children and grandchildren, five years later grover cleveland's family had the first white house tree with electric lights. and one first family had to sneak a tree past their commander in chief. >> of course roosevelt didn't really agree or enjoy the idea

of having christmas trees in the house because he was such an after i had conservationist, but did bundle under to his children's wishes and actually they did have a tree a few years while in the white house. >> children have always added something to christmas at the white house. both private celebrations, and public events, the spirit of the season the same as any address. in washington, i'm karen kafa. >> that's really cool. >> history look. >> yes, and i think one of my

>> christians quartered at churches across the region to celebrate the centerpiece of christmas, the birth of jesus christ. archbishop chaput presided over midnight mass at the cathedral of saint peter and paul. if you ins dollars the service, still time, another christmas day mass is scheduled for 10:00 and another for noon. now, let's get a check on the christmas day forecast. katie, doesn't feel like it. >> certainly does not. feeling a lot more like spring, for sure, even last night we hit the mid six 60s, well after the sun went down. snow has been a very little bit of oddball type of forecast for us in the last few days, given the season that we're in of course, but there you have it. mother nature can do what she want on her own free will. storm scan3, worse of the wet

weather continues to make its full retreat. at this point unless you are down near the area shore points, just inland, you really are done at this point with the wet weather see the back edge of the clouds, see the slice of sunshine, just little hint of blue skies off in the distance here, so skies beginning now to brighten up for us, right on cue, really, but that wind is going to also be pretty noticeable for you here. already hit our day tie how many of about 53 degrees, even warmer than that through the overnight, but more of just the gist of where our temperatures would fall for the early morning hours. >> back down to the 30's, cool and certainly breezy, still, but the worse of the win happens through the day. >> tomorrow, saturday, georgous conditions return. mid 50's, low 50's, whatever it is all well above average for us yet again. do get dose of temperature reality finally by monday, as another cold front crosses through sunday, will touch off few showers we think, then by monday temperatures start to respond to the cold front passage, nicole, back to you.

>> kate, thanks, next update at 8:55, up neck on cls this morning, comedy duo key and peel. more local news and weather, on the "cw philly". merry christmas, everybody. i saw a commercial that said you can save $500 by switching to progressive. that was me, mom. [ laugh ] i thought you said, "that was me, mom." [ laughter ]

well today christians all around the world are celebrating the birth of geez us. >> worshippers gathering for christmas services at churches across the region. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo joins us at the cathedral basilica, jan, good

morning. >> erika, nicole, good morning, merry christmas, that's right, the christmas mass at 8:00 now well underway, there is also mass at 10:00 and noon today. and you know what? it has been busy overnight here, as well, because tradition for many catholics all around the worlds is the midnight mass. certainly, held true here, in center city early this morning. take a look at the video, the pews were pack here, overnight, for that midnight mass. many people we spoke with are looking forward to spending time with family this christmas. and, family was a main topic of archbishop charles chaput midnight mass. usually this holiday, but specially so this year as philadelphia prepares for the world meeting of families set for september 2015. along with that historic visit by pope francis with papal mass on the parkway. now the archdioces is already kicking the planning into high gear, tackling issues from buying and storing millions of mass booklet, to housing and transportation for more tan a million visitors. it seems this christmas philadelphians couldn't be more excited.

>> we went to a jesuit college, big, big pope francis fans, went to holly cross in massachusetts, so we think the jesuits are crazy and fun, yeah, we love the jesuit pope. we're pretty pumped he'll be here. >> now, again there is will be the first us visit for pope francis, in the meantime, christmas mass of course underway here at 8:00 at the basilica of saint peter and paul, so also will be mass at ten and noon today. reporting live, jan carabeo, "eyewitness news" on the "cw" fill. >> i jan, thank you. >> rain earlier this morning, and sticking around, katy? >> pretty much moving out at this point. we can expect to seymour sunshine now, that is essentially over. what we're dealing with here, of course, is the cold front that brought through some pretty steady rain, not just in the last few hours, but also as we sat between systems yesterday full day's worth of rain across our area, let's start thing off, by taking you outside here to beautiful wintery scene, up at jack frost and big boulder, now,

certainly, all of this snow comes courtesy of the man-made machines up in carbon county ski slopes. obviously did not have enough cold air to pro cues any snow this time around for our area, but looking forward in this forecast here, we go next to storm scan3 back edge to the clouds, still cloudy out, there but back edge to it eventually will seymour and more sunshine. all of the weather completely moves out. ooh degrees the current temperature at the airport, 39 mount pocono, mid low 50's southern new jersey as well as in through the suburbs of philly and 55 -- 45 in doylestown. basically already hit the temperatures. we hit the daytime high very early in the morning. and as this day progresses, these temperatures, and what we're currently finding out, there they'll justin their decline essentially, so cooler conditions building with time here. the other thing you got to keep in mind, it will be very blustery this christmas day, beautiful weather comes right back into place though as high pressure takes the lead for friday, saturday. we will talk more about that

later in the so. you also have to know this. that down the road, some colder air does eventually move back in. so, we stay spoiled with the warmth for little bit longer, but it is eventually going to come to an end. guys, back to you. >> katie, thank youment technology and social media mixing with a christmas tree, operate with hash tags. >> pretty cool. melanie roy from sister station "kyw news radio" shows you how the twitter tree works. >> a team every inter-active designers and social media specialists at oxford communications have created twitter controlled christmas tree and holiday display. >> now, overall idea about gamefication. so imagine one to be red, one wants the tree green. so war back and forth with social media to determine what color the tree will be. >> all operated through tweets and hash tags. >> eight chapels, eight plugs, which houses microcomputer watch we have is that connected to the internet, and it is also connected to twitter. >> the tree even has it own

twitter account. >> what we want to do create fun account that people would want to interact with, have conversations back and forth with as if it was a friend of theirs. >> so if people write a hashtag, to twitter, in this case use the example comfort, so hashtag comfort, the tree collect the information, and then influence the switch, and turns the lights to red. >> it is on display at oxford communications office, throughout the holiday season. >> you can tweet hashtag brilliant to turn the tree on or and scrooge and tweet hashtag figure i put to go turn it off. in lambertville, melanie roy, kyy news radio "eyewitness news". >> that hashtag makes me laugh. >> figure i pudding if you want to be a scrooge. >> way too warm of course to have a white christmas here, but we had wonderful chance to make our own winter wonder lands this holiday. >> right. >> ♪

>> look at the hats, aren't they great? >> too fun. >> i matching coats, love it. >> where is katy? doing the forecast, i guess? >> that's what you get for doing your job. the rest of us singing and dancing. >> decorating the tree, the house. >> and other doing actual work. >> big thank to you jib jab for providing this. always love these. >> i had to polish up that nose. >> we appreciate it, it's christmas, so your welcome. >> we'll be right back. >> first, sound of the season with the philadelphia boys choir choir and chorale. >> ♪

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feel like a little jump hey, right there at the end. we're loving the holiday music. all right, let's move onto things out here, storm scan3, still tracking little wet weather here as we move forward. and we are seeing the back edge of our frontal boundery moving on through, as well. here is the back edge of the clouds. that's what you need to cross through complily, see it lines up, on the tail end of the loop. once the cloud cover clears, you get sunshine, done with this. now, thing is, still going to have some lingering winds out there, as well, and you will also start to see the temperatures dropping off maybe in your car thermometer if you are take ago driver down the turnpike to go visit your grandmother, something like, that but looking at the temperature variance across the board, front hasn't completely cleared up and down the eastern seaboard where we are still stuck into the low and mid 50's, off to the west we've got you in the 30's here through columbus, little rodge, that's where the cold front has absolutely since cleared, do have more sunshine on tap for you too. one example of that, tells the story really well out in the live neighborhood network. you have got the puddles

indicating very telling what's rolled through, temperatures still mild, wind still relatively lied. but we also are starting to see skies brighten up little bit of sunlight off over-the-hill side there if you haven't yet seen the sunlight you will, as the day progresses, merry christmas, temperatures hit 536789 don't expect we'll clip much more, rather, we continue to decline on the thermometer all day today, slowly but surely, and the blustery conditions are the other story here, with wind gust that is could actually still peak, even as high as 40 miles per hour in the wake of the front. it is a potent front, but actually going to see turn around on the thermometer just as quickly as that storm rolls through. so, right into friday, saturday, sunday, right back to the 50's, once again, sunday's the next shot to see a shower, will come courtesy of yet another front, which obviously does knock temperatures back, so getting dose of reality here, looking ahead to next week, guys, back over to you. >> katie, thank you. three time cancer survivor and design fresh california gets chance of lifetime.

>> her husband, tom, wrote the president, for three years, trying to get approval. now, it is hard work paid off, because patty received a special invitation from the white house, just before thanksgiving. >> christmas volunteer, i looked at him and i went did you this? >> she lives her whole life for her family and her friends, and other people. and she has always done that. and that's really one of the reasons i did this. >> that's so, so sweet. >> for almost two week, the interior designer decorated the state dining room at the white house, where she met first lady michelle obama, and left her signature for thousands of visitors to see. that's so nice. what a sweet husband, too. >> i was just thinking that. knowing that would be so special for her. >> yes, really nice. >> can only imagine, the joy

that came? >> as an interior designer. >> to have that opportunity. that's pretty cool. >> now, enjoy this holiday performance. >> ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

judge down you can, it is summertime. >> midnight mass celebrated in sydney, traditional christmas activities, and one popular christmas activity you don't see much around here, hitting the beach. santa, snowmen, warm, sun. >> we can't complain, we close. in the 60s. >> popular spot of course for the holiday sun worshipper. one last check on the forecast, pretty warm, relatively speaking. >> absolutely. we ended up 22 degrees, above average, was yesterday's high, so we can't complain if you're a fan of the warmth. but it is going to turn cooler, the frontal boundary out of here, starting to see sunlight. 50 degrees by tomorrow, still above average, sun will continue to shine. >> thank you, katie, reminds

us join us this afternoon for longwood christmas, one of the area's mother beautiful sites. see it right from the warmth of your own home, today, at 12:05 on our sister station cbs-3. >> a and we want to thank you for watching "eyewitness news" on the "cw philly". more local news weather and traffic. we're always on at cbs philly .com. before we go a special thanks to all of the great people here at cbs-3 and the "cw philly" many of them behind the scene. have a very merry christmas. merry christmas. >> ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

>> from the cbs broadcast center in philadelphia. this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news". good morning, i'm erika von tiehl. one of the area's favorite annual event takes place in just a few hours in bucks county. it is the annual re-enactment of washington crossing the delaware, costume reenactors will listen to the inspiring words from george washington, then, relive the daring and dangerous crossing from christmas night 1776. the fest i have tis begin at noon at washington crossing state park, in bucks county. and katie it, sounds like they'll do pretty well with the forecast, don't have to wear too heff a coat. >> definitely still very mild for the standards. it will be windy, into the afternoon, but that's really the one and only weather-related factor we'll have to deal with at that point. sunglasses wouldn't be worse idea either. after some very dreary weather, seeing the back edge

now, of our wet weather, and the cold front, making it full retreat. and look how it is brightening up. so, so nice to see this on christmas morning. 42 degrees currently outside pleasant valley, broads heads ville, starting to see a lot of blue sky off in the distance here, we take you through the forecast, already hit the daytime high of 53. temperatures will gladly decline. will stay windy, as well. with gusts that could peak as high as 40 miles per hour. breezy colder tonight, good excuse to break out your christmas sweater if maybe you open one up for the holiday this morning, meanwhile, the course of the next few days, more sunshine in this forecast, looks lovely tomorrow, saturday, still above average on the thermometer, come sunday, it does appear like we'll have few showers in the forecast, especially to the second half of the day, then by monday colder air will finally catch up to us, and we're back into seasonable territory highs at best into the low or mid 40's, even wednesday, in you years eve, looking little on the chillier side, right now, we are calling for at least some sunshine, and temperatures that are into the 30's.

erika, back to you. >> katie, thank you, that's eyewitness fuse for now. join us for talk philly at noon on cbs-3. i'm erika von tiehl. hope you have a very merry christmas! you tell us what you want to pay and we help find options to fit your budget. nah, nah, insurance, nah, nah, nah, discount. my name's flo, you want to go out with me? no. uh-huh-huh!

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