to see pope francis. >> reporter: the choir will start the new year traveling rome and hoping to finally meet pope francis face-to-faceter city philadelphia i'm diana rocco for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> what an experience for those children. >> can you you imagine. >> they are so articulate about it. >> they full appreciate the experience. >> very talented. >> mayor nutter honors a young philadelphia teen who achieved national greatness. "eyewitness news" at city hall where applause was well deserved for northwest raiders. the team composed of 24 young men from philadelphia's germantown section, when the pop warner national super bowl championship. they came back from a 19-point deficit to win midget division by a score of 34-19. >> that is pretty awesome. >> yeah, good for them. >>> switching gears, talking the the forecast, we all want to be out in our dresses, our finest but we will probably need a coat. >> and the shoes you can getaway with it but would i definitely say you will want to be indoors where it is more climate controlled and little bit warmer because we are starting to see more typical january chill

to grow more spiritually and see pope franc francis, and be in his hometown. >> the choir will start the new year traveling rome and hoping to finally meet pope francis face to faceenter city philadelphia, i'm diana rocco cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> so glad they'll experience with their parents and guardians. >> isn't that awesome. >> experience they'll never forget. no doubt about it. >> best of arthritic them. great new year. no doubt about that. >>> spas and beauty salons know how to pamper people. >> not always easy for men to find a place to cater to them. there's a new spot in old city. not only accomplishes that but makes you feel like you're stepping back in time. still ahead our have you that are ya woodill tells you why it's a cut above the rest. >> did you get a gift card you really don't want a major retailer will buy it from you. where you can make a trade to get what you want. >> a scare in the air. fine out what sent nearly two dozen passengers to the hospital when we come right back. ♪ (vo) some call it giving back. we call it share the love. during our share the love event, get a new subaru, and we'll donate $250 to those in need. bringing our tot

to grow more spiritually and see pope franc francis, and be in his hometown. >> the choir will start the new year traveling rome and hoping to finally meet pope francis face to faceter city philadelphia, i'm diana rocco cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> so glad they'll experience with their parents and guardians. >> isn't that awesome. >> experience they'll never forget. no doubt about it. >> best of arthritic them. great new year. no doubt about that. >>> spas and beauty salons know how to pamper people. >> not always easy for men to find a place to cater to them. there's a new spot in old city. not only accomplishes that but makes you feel like you're stepping back in time. still ahead our have you that are ya woodill tells you why it's a cut above the rest. >> did you get a gift card you really don't want a major retailer will buy it from you. where you can make a trade to get what you want. >> a scare in the air. fine out what sent nearly two dozen passengers to the hospital when we come right back. >> evacuations underway in illinois and missouri swollen rivers and streams are being pushed to heights not seen in a quarter century. some homes near st. louis are alre

reporter: choir will start the new year traveling to rome and hoping to finally meet pope francis face-to-faceenter city philadelphia i'm diana rocco for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> what a talented group. >> i love that. >> you can tell they appreciate it, yes. >> what an honor. >> right now 6:45. lets check with katie's forecast. >> we are hearing from weather watchers, this morning. >> indeed we are. we will check with the latest observations coming into us from the eyewitness weather watcher network, we have a slew of them, mostly in the the 40's, but i do want to zero in just around the philadelphia met the tro area just outside, we will start off in north philadelphia here, where 47 degrees came from jon. he is reporting a few clouds. this just came in over the course of the last hour really but he is in north philadelphia, where he is saying that the ground may be dry but air is still feeling damp. that really tells the story that we are transitioning at this point rain is gone, now we are seeing some cooler air, settle on in. lets go a little bit further outside here, 47 from david. he

we do expect this to be a face-to-face arraignment, francis. look bill cosby has been beloved here in philadelphia. hometown hero. somebody who has been very popular. somebody who often comes back to the city of philadelphia. he's been very involved in the temple university community. as a pride alumnus, you see him wearing the temple shirt. it was this time last year when he resigned from the board of trustees. he was not a fixture at this year's commencement. and it's been difficult for the community here at temple as well as other neighborhoods and other organizations inside philadelphia to really process this because this is somebody who has been revered and admired by so many. and we've heard the allegations over the past year. and now we have this criminal charge. >> certainly when it comes to this accuser, andrea constand who was an employee of temple university linked with bill cosby through the women's basketball team as well. wcau's rosemary connors, appreciate the update. >>> for more i want to dive in now with our panel, sema ayr, ci

face criminal charges. part of the problem with celebratory gunfire is that a bullet which goes up, must come anyone caught with fireworks in their neighborhood can face charges as well./// ((paula francis)) > if you plan to ring in the new year from the comfort of your own home... we hope you'll spend the night with our special broadcast! live coverage starts right here on 8 news now at 10 p-m. we'll have crews at red rock, downtown las vegas, and of course up and down the strip. our special broadcast will last midnight. be sure to use the hashtag "vegas n-y-e" whenever you post on social media... you might just see your posts right here on channel 8 during our broadcast./// ((paula francis)) > taking extra precautions. the steps new york is taking to make sure the times square party goes off without a hitch.. > and hoping they hold. the condition of levees in missouri.. as historic flooding washes away homes and bridges... crowding into new york's times square to see the ball drop.. nine hours from now. and security is ramped up to make sure everyone is protected. officials say there is no specific or credible threat, but close to 6- thousand officers will be in times square. snipers will be on rooftops

are the icons, the faces of the catholic church, in particular in the time they were elevated to sainthood. who is better than mother teresa to be the face of the church of pope francis francis always said he wants a poor church for the poor, especially, you need to consider the time when pope francis is going to elevate mother teresa to a saint. the jubilee of mercy has just started. it will last a year. she will probably be elevated to saint during this jubilee of mercy. who is more merciful in the eyes of catholics than mother teresa? >> claudio, thank you so much from your beautiful spot in rome. at the vatican. >>> mutual admiration society. donald trump returns the compliment of vladimir putin. two tough guys. take the zantac it challenge! pill works fast? zantac works in as little as 30 minutes. nexium can take 24 hours. when heartburn strikes, take zantac for faster relief than nexium or your money back. take the zantac it challenge. >>> you have said that hillary clinton does not have enough energy to be president, but you and she are about the same age. >> right. >> so -- >> i have a lot of energy. look, she doesn't have the strength or the stamina. >> her