bobby hill. we'll be saying bobby hill's name for while. >> we are even though he wears the green jacket and i started with the red jack. we go at it back and forth. >> that's great to see. >> holidays mean shopping, decorating and of course baking. >> and there's one treat that takes the cake. but what does it take to build the best ginger bread house. our vittoria woo woodill gets ae from two experts who may be young put they know their sweets. >> plus while we're dealing with record warmth some areas of country are digging out from a powerful storm and it is causing travel headaches right before the holidays. kate? >> and that system will eventually head our way bringing the threat for not snow but rain and then temperatures head back to what they should feel like in december but how long does that little cool down last? i'll have your full "eyewitness weather" forecast coming up. >>> and a car drives right through a delaware home. fine out what police say the person behind the wheel was doing

bobby hill.e'll be saying bobby hill's name for while. >> we are even though he wears the green jacket and i started with the red jack. we go at it back and forth. >> that's great to see. >> holidays mean shopping, decorating and of course baking. >> and there's one treat that takes the cake. but what does it take to build the best ginger bread house. our vittoria woo woodill gets ae from two experts who may be young put they know their sweets. >> plus while we're dealing with record warmth some areas of country are digging out from a powerful storm and it is causing travel headaches right before the holidays. kate? >> and that system will eventually head our way bringing the threat for not snow but rain and then temperatures head back to what they should feel like in december but how long does that little cool down last? i'll have your full "eyewitness weather" forecast coming up. >>> and a car drives right through a delaware home. fine out what police say the person behind the wheel was doing r

you might remember him as the boy with the golden voice, bobby hill sang a solo for pope francis during visit to philadelphia in september. you remember that. we caught up with him last night to talk about being honored by "ebony" magazine. >> it's just such an honor and so humbling to be on a list with all of those great performers and people and it's just great. it makes me happy to know my voice can help other people and it's just -- i mean i don't feel like i'm doing that much but to know that it helps other people is a great feeling. >> how sweet. others who made the top 100 list, john legend, prince, lester holt, jay da picket smith. he will perform in january. >> 12 minutes before 5:00. it is a rainy morning. and the rain is going to be steady light rain for much of the day. you can see the low clouds as well as the rain over philadelphia. a live view from here at the nbc 10 studios, a dreary day. 47 degrees now in philadelphia with winds out of the northeast at 9 miles an hour. the temperatures will stay elevated, the rain will keep falling. i-95 in south philadelphia. free car

. >> ♪ >> reporter: kiss continuingtive beautiful voice of the bobby hill brought people to their feetnside of the kimmel center. you have taken this town by storm do you feel that. >> it is a little bit at times when people notice me, it is great. good to know i'm having that effect on people. >> ♪ >> reporter: the 14 year-old from the keystone state business choir grabbed the world a's attention first with the surprising spontaneous performance in front of the pope francis in september and tuesday night he was back in front of the crowd that was ready for him as conductor knew he could handle it. >> clearly a remarkable voice. i mean i think personally you will be interviewing him one day that extraordinary of april industry. >> reporter: choir was singing as part of the local who will kay program and as great as his solo performance was but it was when rest of the choir join him oh, holy night that the crowd had its strongest reaction. >> to be able to sing all together and have it work was great. >> reporter: just in time for the holidays hill released a single, it is his version o

really can get you in the holiday spirit. >> i take it this teacher, this principal, wouldn't let bobby hill >> so rif rudolph the red-nosed reindeer came to ps-169, she would have a problem. santa is a skeptical figure, i guess, but i associate him with christmas. >> and he is a publicly accepted figure in the public schools. >> is it just me or when kids sing, i think of horror movies? >> oh, no. >> every scary horror movie, there are like twins and they're singing. ♪ rain, rain, go away >> don't let him be a principal anywhere. >>> have you ever thought of the the star of darth vader. he's managed to twist his story line from good and evil to one of black and white. his story up next. we're always looking for ways to speed up your car insurance search. here's the latest. problem is, we haven't figured out how to reverse it. for now, just log on to compare.com... plug in some simple info and get up to 50 free quotes. choose the lowest and hit purchase. now...if you'll excuse me, i'm late for an important function. compare.com. saving humanity from high insurance rates. >>> star wars the fo

. >>> bobby hill singing this solo for pope francis back in september. he was back at it tonight. obby sang on tree lighting and on wednesday he'll fly to los angeles the named one of ebony magazine's power 100. he said he's excited for what's to come. >> it's such an honor and so humbling to be on a list with all those great performers and people and it's just great. just makes me happy to know that my voice can help other people. i don't feel like i'm doing that much. to know that it helps other people, it's a great feeling. >> he has more exciting performances coming up. he'll perform with the philadelphia orchestra in january. >>> tonight an update on leah still. her father tweeted today that tests now show no evidence of cancers in his 5-year-old daughter. leah spent the past 18 months battling cancer at children's hospital of philadelphia. doctors gave her only a 50/50 chance to survive. tonight she lives up to her hashtag leah strong. >>> in just a few hours a south jersey man will give the gift of life to a total stranger, and it all started with a misplaced ad on craigslis

. >> this is bobby hill. >> yes. >> he is singing, pep want to see him and give him a hug and then he hit it right. it will come on. >> he is taking time to warm up. >> there we go. >> it is okay. >> he asked to sing in the moment's notice in front of the pope. >> incredible. >> merry christmas, buddy. >> this is more appropriate. >> yes. >> film makers agree while also hoping the entire family sees it as a perfect holiday knock out. >> wow. >> did you punch me in the some of these experimentse're notmay not work.il. but a few might shape the future. like turning algae into biofuel... ...new technology for capturing co2 emissions... ...and cars twice as efficient as the average car today. ideas exxonmobil scientists are working on to make energy go further... ...no matter how many tries it takes. energy lives here. >>> it is cooling down and clearing up. >> cooling down. >> maybe shopping tomorrow, 07 . >> yes, okay. >> keep it real. >> that is "eyewitness news" for now we are signing off on television but we are always on line for you a at cbs philly.com. cbs this morning saturday is

. >>> when bobby hill sang for pope francis during the world meeting of families many said he had a voice of an angel. now the philadelphia sensation has released a song. >> ♪ >> that is bobby singing the hymn. we caught up with hill and he spoke about his new single. >> my web site the for free because i wanted to give a christmas present to all of the people hoff supported me and all of my followers, and just people that have made this all possible. >> that is wonderful. >> you can see photo bomb in the interview there. hill is only 14 and member of the keystone state boys choir as we like to tease, each other that other boy choir. >> that is my man and doing a great job. he is at the kimmel center tonight. >> a year after a high rise apartment is demolish, a brand new housing development opened its doors. "eyewitness news" in germantown where brand new queen lane homes were unveiled. they will replace departments that had been in community for years and haven for illegal, activity. for one new resident this holiday will be extra special. >> i was bubbling up with tears. i a had to say

bobby hill sang this incredible solo for pope francis in september.g his visit to philadelphia. now he is back at it last night. ♪ still silky smooth. bobby sang at the tree lighting and he is flying out to los angeles to be named one of "ebony" magazine's power 100. >> it's just such an honor and so humbling to be on a list with all of those great performers and people. it's great. it makes me happy to know that my voice can help other people and it's just, i mean i don't feel like i'm doing that much but to know it helps other people it's a great feeling. >> you're doing a lot, bobby. others who made the list, john legend, prince, lester holt, and hill has more performances coming up. with the philadelphia orchestra in january. amazing. happening today at the hospital, the university of pennsylvania, a man is giving the ultimate gift to a stranger. >> the gift of life. it started with craigslist. here's the story. glenn from berlin was looking for construction materials, then sees a post from a man looking for a kidney donor for his wife. his own wi

hey, local singing sensation bobby hill has released a song in just in time for the holiday season. >♪ >> his new single available for free, on his website. it is bobby w hill.come. of course remember this moving moment when he performed for pope francis, during the world meeting of families, shot him right to stardom. we'll be right back. >> looking for alternative to soda, healthier for you, right, but health reporter stephanie stahl tells us why it may not be as healthy as we first, that's today, at a . i'll be tuning, in i drink that every day. >> oh, oh. >>> also, oh, my gosh, hard to believe just ten days until christmas. don't forget about our "joy of sharing" toy fest. you can help spread holiday joy by picking up a new unwrapped toy, and brinking it to one of our drop off locations. we have list for you of those locations at cbsphilly.com/toyfest. those toys will be donated to the salvation army, the uso and the boys and girls club. that's "eyewitness news" at noon, i'm erika vol von tiehl. thanks for watching. >> "eyewitness news" continues at 5:00. always on line for you at

. >> philly's on bobby hill, another angelic voice. >> ♪ >> releasing new single oh, holy night, just for the holidays. you can download the holiday tune for free. all do you have do, go to bobby w hill.come. we of course have first glimpse of hill's talent during his unexpected performance for pope francis. >> newhart throb taking over the internet. did you see this guy yet? >> i love running in the rain and i'm also single. so -- >> just throwing it out there. the shirtless jog he's name eat and renroe. in case you want to look him up. since those comment from the chicago tv sunday he has been flooded with comment and friends requests. in a interview yesterday, he said he's amazed at all of the on line attention. >> i mean, really been crazy. i have about 900 friend requests right now. >> good for you. >> yes, like 3,000 something comments. >> oh, nice. >> all right. well, that's whapping when you take your shirt off like that i guess in chicago. he said he is looking for love, hence, hey, the i'm single comment. else not a chicago native, he's from colorado, so, you know, thicker b

. >>> do you remember this young man with the voice of the angel from the pope's visit, bobby hill, on another philadelphia stage, we are back in two minutes. >>> been i hill's angelic voice brought people to their feet at the kimmel center. >> ♪ >> hill performed oh, holy night, the 14 year-old grab the world's attention with that spontaneous performance in front of the pope francis in september. >> i think, personally, you will be interviewing him outside of the met one day, it is that extraordinary of an instrument. >> oh, holy night is available on line on the web site. the teen has had a great year. he was also named one of the ebony magazine 2015 power 100. >> cool. >> looking so sharp in his suit too,. >> that voice is just incredible. >> the wind yesterday, was no fun but today a nice mild day. >> really quiet. still a above average, but it is still ahead above the average. >> yes. >> so, weekend, i'll give you a pass to complain if you are not a fan but we will see temperatures drop off but this is just a gradual decline. in one swoop drop 30 degrees. >> exactly. >> but over p

. >> ♪ >> bobby hill's new single oh, holy night vale recall to r free, go to his website bobby w hilld t first got glimpse of the talent during his unexpected pearl form ands for pope francis, great to see he's doing well. we check in with katie. wacky december weather continues. >> indeed it does. we are finally going to get a dose of reality looking forward in this forecast, but for now it is exceptionally warm, once again, the eyewitness weather watcher network certainly report that. mid up ear's, pretty much the norm across most of the board here. gee to handful of these, take it full screen little more detail. from phil clear sky, just came in the last tenements, if there were any clouds they had a chance to scour out at 56 degrees, and saying he's got no fog what so much, certainly the fact that you have wind picking the passage every cold front came through, that's definitely hooking up in that regard. don also reports 56, in downingtown, nice clear sky where she is located and let's move on down little further south here, very mild, warm start to the day here, from andy, he's

the group performed at the first presbyterian church in germantown tonight. 14-year-old soprano bobby hill there his unexpected performance for pope francis turned him into a celebrity overnight. >> it's just been a whirlwind. i can't say i don't like it but, um, it's just been fun and meeting people and singing and performing. it's just been great. >> bobby says he loves singing. he is an amazing singer as you can see there. but when he gets older, he says he wants to try acting. we wish him the best. >>> you know we haven't seen much of ufc super star rhonda rousey dense her recent defeat. last night she kept a promise she made before that fight to an american service member. last night, rousey went to the marine corps ball with lance corporal jared hash cher. he asked her to the ball over facebook and she agreed back in september. now this was her first public appearance since her november 14th fight against holme. the two are a do for a rematch next year. >>> you know just 13 days now until christmas and santa doesn't always arrive on a sleigh. take a look how he rolled in today by boa

you just heard bobby hill sing.ou might remember he performed for pope francis when he visited philadelphia. grammy winner shirley cesar and a number of choirs also perfo performed some gospel favorites. >>> well, what began with 48 aspiring singers is now down to one. >> season four of "the voice" has crowned a champion. >> the winner of "the voice" is -- jordan smith! team adam! >> did you watch? jordan smith from team adam outlasted them all. the 22-year-old from whitley county, kentucky, is your new champion. nbc 10 viewer jimmy smith and a guest were there to take in those festivities. smith won our online contest to go to l.a. for the finale and said he almost missed out on his chance to see it live. >> i looked at the phone said i don't know who that is calling me, that number's not in my phone and almost didn't answer it. but i answered it and she says, james smith, you put in the entry for "the voice"? get ready to go to california. i couldn't believe it. >> good he answered. james is battling lung caption

. >> bobby hill performed for the pope.recognized by ebony magazine. >>> the central high school student is headed to la many to perform at the magazine's 70th anniversary gala tomorrow. other honorees will include john legends and viola davis. >> dog owners in new york city have a safer option for leaving their pups outside of business that is prohibit pets. they can use a device called dog parker rather than tying their dogs to a parking meter or bike rack. there it is. dog owners hold a membership card over a censor until the turns green and then the dog goes inside is safely locked and waits for the owner to return. about 50 people and their dogs are testing out dog parker. >> i think the dog might feel a little pinned in. >> it is very small. >> coming up in the next half hour of "action news" social media in controversy after a woman posts a picture of her dog with his mouth taped shut on facebook. >> something institute on the menu in new york city to alert diners about high salt content. >> ♪ it's the holidays. whic

. >> this is bobby hill, the name of the boy. >> yes he is singing. there. >> i said how old are you. >> he wanted you to hear this, that is bobby, right there, and i think i hit it right, he is going to come on. >> he is taking a lot of time coming up. >> he is okay. >> he sang on a moment's notice in front of the pope. >> inner i christmas. >> this is more appropriate. >> yes. >> this is perfect. >> film make's gree, while also hoping the entire family sees it a as a perfect, holiday knock out. >> wow. >> did you just punch me in the face. >> yes. >> well, up next see how gas station worker is making drivers laugh, we will be right >>> gas station attendant is brightening the the day of customers in style. daniel kendrick, from the snow man from the movie frozen, this christmas, and over the holiday season, he is also dressed as santa and a elf and not just during the the holidays he does this he is ready to greet customers all year round with the song and dance. >>> it looks like steve harvey is getting the the last laugh after that miss universe m

well, bobby hill sang this incredible solo for pope francis during his visit to philadelphia in septembernd he was right back at it last night. take a look. ♪ >>> bobby sang at the tree lighting and this morning he is flying out to los angeles to be named one of "ebony" magazine's power 100. >> it's such an honor and so humbling to be on a list with all of those great performers and people. it's great. it makes me happy to know that my voice can help other pep and it's just i didn't -- i mean i don't feel like i'm doing that much but to know it helps other people it's a great feeling. >> so incredibly humble along with that voice. others who made the list, john legend, prince, lester holt, jada pinkett smith. and there are more performances, with the philadelphia orchestra in january. >> the count is in. the john debella turkey drop, 9400 turkeys. the event is the largest one-day food drive in philadelphia. it featured john debella doing the live broadcasts while asking for donations. all of the turkeys go to families in need of a holiday meal. >> it's a moment a local mother will never f

lights sparkling, and spectacular ceremony planned with philadelphia's own bobby hill, and we will have slagers and of course, beautiful skaters, and mr. and mrs. claus will be there. >> and tell us about the fireworks. >> it is going to be ended with the traditional sugar fest lights that will be seen live on the air. >> and for us, the family-friendly component of the partnership. >> absolutely. you can ring in the new year at 6:00 and celebrate or ring it in with us at a midnight and stay over. there are so many great things to do and ice skating is a healthy way to get tout celebrate, and if you are are an independence blue cross blue shield cardholder, you can skate with a discount at the rink all season long. it is a great value. >> and now, all of of the fun things that we have in store here. don't miss the blue cross winterrink holiday tree lighting tomorrow from 6:00 to 99:00, an there is going to be a lot of family-friendly things to do. thank you, jodie, for coming in. >> yes, i look forward to seeing you on skates. >> yes, it will be fun. >>> and breaking news where skyforce

our program includes the keystone boys' choir featuring bobby hill. skaters from the skate club will take to the skating rink. and arresteden theater company creating ice skating ornaments, all a few feet from the largest outdoor rink in philadelphia. this morning we were given a mind the scenes look at what's new this year at winter fest. here's what we captured. open cottages, reminiscent of what you would find at a ski lodge. so grab your family and friends and come early for the tree lighting, or if you wish to reserve a spot, it's costing $50. >> decorated with a fireplace, there's also an infrared heater inside so it's super warm. we have lots of great pillows, wreaths, nice foliage around. and each one is actually individually decorated so they look a little bit different. >> reporter: now, franklin square's old city ice cream parlor has opened an additional shop with liquid chocolate and old fashioned milk shakes. there is also a life-size gingerbread bank equipped with an atm. we'll talk more about that at 11:30. don't forget to join us if yo

. >>> bobby hill stunned us all when he performed for the pope and now the local high school students been named one of ebony magazine's 2015 power 100. the central high school student is leaded to la many to perform at the magazine's 70th anniversary gala tomorrow. other honorees include penn alum john legend and how to get away with murder star viola davis. son, the holiday season's just like football season... you got your big games... ...cheese plates, turkey, appetizers. and regular games. get it all at a great price... ...and the holiday season is won. that's my boy! fill your cart with everything you need this season, all at one place. my giant. look around pennsylvania and it's not hard to spot winners. and with over 2 million winners of match 6, cash 5, and treasure hunt every single month, that's hardly a surprise. winners, winners everywhere! play today! >> top stories at 6:55. a barrage of bullets. the victim is in the hospital with at least two gun shot wounds. pennsylvania attorney general kathleen kane will announce today members of a team of special prosecutors. they

bobby hill is back to perform a christmas favorite with his choir. >> bobby hill, the keystone state and they both join us right now along with some of the finest young men and women in america. thanks so much for everyone for getting up so early. bobby, who has the last few months been like for you? >> it's been a whirlwind, just i've been recording in the studio, i released a new christmas song and i made it free. >> that's fantastic. >> so nice of you. >> your song in front of the pope was an accident, because you had the choir ready and they came to you and the producer said what? >> there's a set change we didn't expect, we don't want pope francis looking at stage crew. we need your choir to do something. i said how long, they said 60 seconds. you can't get a choir on stage in 0 seconds. i knew i had a choir of one and five minutes before it was confirmed, out he went. >> you wound up singing that song with no accompaniment. you had never done it before. had he told you ahead of time, would you have been a little freaked out? >> a little bit. it didn't really set in. i probably