mallory hoff at st. patricks cathedral with the coverage. mallory. >> reporter: the cardinal did he welcomed two refugee families but said he would not stand. take a look at the video from midnight mass here overnight. he welcomed siblings from el salvador, the brothers 17 and of retribution. he also welcomed a muslim family, a mother, father, and coast. cardinal dolan discussed the pope's visit to st. patricks which was three months ago parishioners explained that midnight mass at st. pats is something to experience. >> it's magnificent, the music is great and dolan is terrific. >> i was born in brooklyn, and we never have been before. >> first time. >> it was very special. i've been coming every year with my brother. it was great. as a catholic it's been very special for me. >> reporter: there you heard from people who have been coming year after year, and those here for the first time. throughout the day. live from st. pats, mallory hoff channel 7 eyewitness news. from st. pats we go everywhere else around the world. pope francis deliveri

alexandria hoff for cbs news "eyewitness news". >>> if everything goes as planned a spacecraft pack with 7,000-pound of science experiment and supplies will blast off tonight for the international the space station. the last cargo run in october of last year ended in a fireball when that rocket the exploded 15 seconds after lift off. investigators blamed failure of one of two refurbished engines that powered that rocket. as long as it gets off the ground cargo spacecraft is to arrive at the space station on sunday. >>> well, before you do any more holiday shopping you have to hear this, how stores are encouraging you to open up your wallet. >>> plus it was instantly something i felt happy about. >> would you be happy if you ordered a cake from the store and got this? well, woman who bought it was. we will have have the sweet story behind the cake that is going viral. ...one of many pieces in my life. so when my asthma symptoms kept coming back on my long-term control medicine, i talked to my doctor and found a missing piece in my asthma treatment. once-daily breo prevents asthma symptoms

"eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff live for us at the linc this morning, with more on today's display of american pride. we love army navy weekend here in philly, alex, good morning. >> oh, who doesn't love this, nicole. good morning, they call it the field of friendly strive. but you agree? football is only part of one of the most spirited rivalries in sport history. cadets, midshipmen, went back and forth in series of relays and competitions that stretched throughout the city. first army navy game, 86 of the games held here in philadelphia, many see it as one of the city's most patriotic events, that says a lot in philly. gala last night the official kick off to game day, likely met with heightened security following the shooting in san bernardino. but security is perhaps the least we can all comply with given what these young patriots will provide just their military future. >> every day precaution that you have got to take. the field is no different than they have to do it in other part of the country. and this is an event that can draw a lot of attention. >> while games o

i do disagree with hoff on one point. he argued that if it's necessary to defeat iceland syria in order to prevent further attacks such as the recent one in paris and even if isil was in serious which attacks could still occur. isil exists in many other places besides syria even if isil were eliminated everywhere other eliminated everywhere other javascript sense of the fighters could could launch such attacks. these concerns of course do not mean that if you can isil serious not worthwhile goal but we must be realistic about what will result from a parent i find hoff's strategy for the u.s. and syria to be quite sensible and this explains why it won't be lamented. [laughter] seriously russia and iran are not the only actors in syria for comment defeat of isil is not the highest priority. indeed while almost every actor supports the school is not the highest priority for any of them. i think for turkey keeping the kurds down is more important than defeating isil. for saudi arabia and the gulf states iran's presence in syr

. >> amex andrea hoff joins just holmesburg, resident expressing bern this dangerous stretch of road. alex, good afternoon. >> now learning not the first time someone's been injured or killed near the holmesburg bridge but the bridge itself often parked near or under it smacker debate. >> pictures, candles, somber representation of a fiery crash early sunday morning, that killed three women police say happened 3:00 a.m. near the home berg bridge, when a chevy camaro containing all three came barreling down torresdale avenue near rhawn street, it was traveling so fast, investigators say, it temporarily became airborne, before hitting into a park tractor-trailer. >> all three women died as a result. two so far have been identified, 25 year old emini hill, and board knows of philadelphia. >> gia, i knew, from my friends little sister. and. >> i just want today just pray, pray for the family. >> fetch dress stretch of roadway, made worse by the illegal parking job by the tractor-trailers, keith says, his brother was killed 13 years ago after hitting into a tractor-trailer parked illegally

here's mallory hoff. >> reporter: young children became the victims of two shootings over the weekend. a 5-year-old is being treated at university hospital after being struck in the lower leg. this after shots were fired near morris avenue and springfield avenue before 9 sunday night. a man was struck in the arm in the same incident. in jersey city on bergen avenue, an 18-month old boy is recovering after being shot in the bullet was removed and today he was seen leaving jersey medical center. he's expected to be okay. >> he was bleeding on his face and on his body. >> reporter: the toddler was in a parked car with his dad when gunfire erupted saturday afternoon. a bullet struck their car shattering the window and hit the toddler in the cheek. police say they do not believe the car was the intended target. >> i'm scared to stay in my bedroom. i want to go to your room. she's scared >> reporter: jersey city's mayor weighed in on the situation. >> very tragic situation and thankfully the little boy is okay. gun violence is a national epidemic. it's not unique to jersey city. >> reporter

"eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff will continue this conversation. no doubt cool temperatures out there. i see you still have your little hat on. >> reporter: i do have my hat on. i cannot scratch my head about this weather right now because it is occupied. i have my ugly sweater run, it is in commemoration of the event kicking off at 8:00 a.m. in fair mount park. this is ana you'll event, fifth annual, it is actually nationwide. it comes just in time because that sweater weather is finally here if it might not be staying that long but organizers were out here this morning, shivering as they were setting up. the team that runs this event is actually from colorado where they tell me they have been dealing with some unseasonably warm weather there as well. that makes sense. according to the association have retail environment, sale of winter coats has been down 2.8 percent this year at department stores nationwide. even more so for high end brands. while many are expected to take advantage of the extended store hours that will be starting up today, ret

mallory hoff outside st. patrick's cathedral in midtown where worshipers in our area celebrated mass at midnight and of course there will be another >> bill, there certainly will be. parishioners telling us that overnight just a really beautiful experience here at st. pats. some come back year after year because they say this is something they look forward to all yearlong. cardinal dolan welcomed refugees to this service but did not identify them. both families have received help from catholic charities. he welcomed siblings from el salvador, the brothers 17 and 19 fled terror and the threat of retribution. he also welcomed a muslim family, a mother, a father, their three children from ivory coast. >> i think you would unite with me as we celebrate this night when jesus was born away from home into a family that would soon flee as refugees for safety from an oppressive king into egypt, i think you would join me in welcoming those two families. ] applause ] the pope's visit here took place exactly three months

. >>> a little boy brought spirit of the santa a to the homeless in love park today, as alexandria hoff shows us he and his family were inspired by a man they barely even know. >> reporter: christmas morning feels very different for a person waking up on concrete. >> a couple young teenagers, there is a lot of people here we help. >> i'm trying to hang in there. >> reporter: julie wallace has not received a christmas present from anyone since my son died. >> my son had been died for 14 years. >> reporter: she didn't expect that streak to be broken. especially not by a ten year-old. >> unaudible. >> reporter: he was waiting for a bus with his mom when he met a home less veteran only known as mr. rick. >> mr. rick encouraged him, and he went and talked to his sisters and they decided to give up their christmas jt to help the the homeless. >> reporter: with his family mark helped save money, asked santa to pass his house by and instead bought presents for the the homeless. >> my two decided to do this this christmas for y'all. >> reporter: not knowing that they will be able to find anyone

eyewitness news reporter valerie hoff is in union square. mallory? >> sandra, goes people went holiday shopping in short sleeves today. a lot of folks we have spoken with say it doesn't feel right for this time of year but they are not complaining. the weather outside is -- >> springtime. >> amazing. >> in union square, people were in shorts, t-shirts and flip- flops. then i buy my first coat. >> one man said a -- >> feels like spring. spring has sprung early. >> reporter: when it's this nice, who needs to get away. >> sneakers, shorts, t-shirt underneath. in the middle of december, this is wonderful. what a beautiful time of the year. i don't have to go to florida now. >> reporter: they want to enjoy as much time outside as possible. live in union square, mallory hoff, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thanks. >>> now to new details about a police shooting in california. los angeles county sheriff's deputies responding to reports of shots fired in linwood. armature video shows them shooting at man after he fell to the ground. we are not going to show yo

eyewitness news reporter mallory hoff live at the scene with an update for us. good morning to you mallory. >> reporter: ken, good morning. that's right, unfortunately those problems probably will stretch through the weekend. 1st avenue shut down between 62nd street and 64th street. again, that is expected to be take a look at this video. the closure will stay in place as crews work to secure the brick facade of a 30-story building. this morning dozens of people can't go home. last night the building's department ordered evacuations at a five-story building on east 63rd street. that building is right across the street from the building where bricks came crashing down on monday night. now inspectors are worried another section of that building's facade could potentially collapse. that could damage the buildings across the street. >> we had two and a half hours to evacuate our building. it's been crazy. >> hope that they fix this as soon as possible. >> reporter: the traffic problems will continue this weekend. the closure has led to traffic jams and problems for

alexandria hoff, back to you. >> allonges, thanks, i love the part where i saw the little kids clapping, applauding in the crowd. just too cute. thanks. >> all right, switching gears right now, brooklyn family is the latest to call for restrictions on this season's hottest gifts, the hoverboard, hearing a lot about this, because ten year old eel yays johnson's christmas gift exploded and burned right before his family's eyes. now the family put the fire out, and called the fire department of course. but flames are already charred the floor. investigators say the fire started where the batteries are inside the hoverboard. new york fire commissioner says the department is looking at the safety of the devices along with other authorities across the country. >> all right, still ahead on "eyewitness news", there is a million dollar powerball, and the win is her right here in our area. get your tickets ready, because we'll have the numbers coming up. how about a million dollars forecast? how does that sound, katie? >> yes, if you're paying for it, that's cool with me. actually looking ahead,

that's where mallory hoff is live for us now with more details on this. hi, mallory. >> reporter: rob, disturbing it the family lived on this 17th floor of this apartment building. now police camped outside, trying to figure out what led to this gruesome crime. take a look at the video from the scene last night. evidence suggests that the 53- year-old shot and killed his wife and daughter before investigators believe that 49- year-old melissa stasko and the daughter were killed with a .45 caliber weapon. police got a call from a man who were concerned that the sister and family had not arrived for the planned visit on christmas day. he couldn't reach them on cells so police did a welfare check on the apartment. what they found was devastating. they believe the shots were fired on the evening of the 22nd or the morning of the 23rd. a towel may have been used in front of the weapon and music may have been playing. neighbors didn't hear the shots. inside the apartment, unopened >> all three of them are or were within the bed in the couple's bedroom. it is de

"eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff was inside the courtroom for the verdict. >> reporter: after three days of deliberations, jury found catherine knott to be guilty, of recklessly endangering a gay couple and conspiracy tied to the the simple assault of one of the men during a violent center city encounter in september of 2014. the 25 year-old was found not guilty of a felony aggravated a assault charge but could still face jail time. >> i think in her mind she had no idea why she was there, because she saw nothing wrong with what she did. >> reporter: prosecutors argued that knott and two male friend were active in using homophobic slurs to stir violence. although surveillance video was a large pennsylvania part of the case so was not not's twitter history. >> sickening to watch her trying to explain. >> reporter: some contained profanities but prosecutors thought this one posted long before the crime helps prove that knott didn't agree with homosexual, it was shown to injurers, miss spelling and all. >> you see on it the screen and list go to her trying to explain hashtag gay,

and hoff makes it all pay off. coyotes would ll in this one. 94-54 the final. 3 wild and rangers tangling in a little nhl action! with in the 1st minute minnesota gets call for the penalty and keith yandle makes the glove save... we are scoreless in the first period.mid way through the 1st, thomas vanek (w) gets the puck from behind the goal and passes to mikko koivu (w) [mee-koe koyoyvoo] for the short backcknded shot to score.... score: 1-0 wild.. then marco scandella (w) gets the puck on the righ side and shoots the quick slap shot and the puck bounces off of antti raanta's (r) helmet he gets shaken up and leaves the game... let's go to the second period.10 seconds left in the power play mikael granlund (w) passes to nino niederreiter (w) [nee-noh nee-der-rite-er] whos standing next to the goal, niederreiter turns around and shoots but the puck bounces off of henrik lundqvist (r) ) glove and and matt dumba (w0 bats the puck in out of mid air... that makes it 2-0....wild take this one 5-2. 3 the women's ncaa voll

alexandria hoff has that story. >> reporter: maybe it is the logo or the location, or maybe the people, because there is just something familiar about the very best. >> nostalgia with pictures and things around. >> reporter: this eatery has been a pottstown stapel since 1921 earning title with steaks, hamburgers but mainly. >> the hot dog, absolutely. >> hot dog, that is it the for me. >> the hot dog. >> they are famous for their hot dogs. >> reporter: it is a glimpse into a by gone era that will soon be gone itself. >> it is a bad day for pottstown. >> reporter: you see after 94 years, very best is closing up for good on saturday. bill krause has been coming here weekly for as long as he can remember. >> a lot of people will miss it. >> reporter: originally located up the block very best moved here to high street the in the mid 70's and ever since then they have been serving up that true taste of americana inside a white bread bun. we were told that the everything is everything, so that is what we have, we have a dog, we have chile, we have some cheese, on there too. maybe some mustar

"eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff joins us live from the gloucester premium outlets. alex, are people still shopping. >> reporter: i don't know if they should be still shopping because these doors are supposed to close-up at 6:00 o'clock. that starting right now. chestnuts roasting on a open -- nope, jack frost, nipping at your -- um-hmm. >> love it, love it. it doesn't to have snow for a while yet, believe me. >> reporter: this very balmy, christmas eve has things feeling backward at the gloucester premium outlets ape perhaps busier and more festive for it. >> i think our shoppers are enjoying it and drawing more crowds out. >> reporter: crowds were dark through you to cash in on lt minute deals, some sported santa hats and short sleeves. >> i didn't grab my coat, i didn't grab anything just out and about hoping the rain stops and then just put the cap on just to be, festive. >> it feels like we're having a good time and just trying to look out for mom and make sure she has a good christmas. >> reporter: in this case you should look away, some of the most steep sales

"eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff has a list of f a aa guidelines for the occasional hobby, all the way up to the pros, alex? >> reporter: that is right, ukee, we are here inside liberty drones. they are the new most specific drone distributor in our area right now. one of the only. they are brand new just opened up but two weeks ago and say if you stop in they will even help you get legal. >> there you go. >> reporter: you unwrapped that drone for the holidays and now fancy yourself a pilot. >> we have altitude, we have speed. >> reporter: while paul is an actual pilot and a engineer he is owner of the sky philly, first company in the the state to earn legal status by the faa to operate drones commercially. >> construction, inspections, that is another major market for us, quarries and mining, we did 3-d imaging. >> reporter: by february 20th anyone who owns a unmanned aircraft including those flying for fun must register with the faa and follow these guidelines. you have to fly below 400 feet, keep the the aircraft in line of sight, remain clear of the aircraft, and don't

reporting from philadelphia international airport, i'm alexandria hoff. cbs3 "eyewitness news". >>> the record breaking continues for "star wars" "the force awakens" what an awesome movie. i saw it recently with more than -- that's just my opinion more than 153 million this weekend. "star wars" reachedly the billion dollar mark globally the fastest any film has to get end there, beating out jurassic world. me second place, the daddy home with nearly 39 million, and third joy with more than 17 million, sisters comes in fourth, 14 million, fifth place, alvin and the chip munks holding strong at almost 13 million dollars. now, less than a week until the annual mummers' parade in groups all over the city are putting the finishing touches. kyw news cherri gregg spent some time in south philly today with one of the city's old string bands. >> reporter: after months of preparation, the woodland string band is making final prep to take new year's day by storm. larger than life dawn soars and costumes. you bet jurassic is going to be good >> there will be dinosaur

hand map university hoff where he got a heart transplant hosted a send off celebration for him today. he is sponsored by new jersey sharing network foundation and gift of life donor program, to represent organ donors and those hoff received donations. and he says that it is important to pay it forward. >> we're paying it forward every day, how can we not? how dare we not? we know what it is like because when i was waiting and people would come and say i a had mine two days ago, i kid you not, gave me such confidence that everything would be okay. we have the cure, we just don't have the donors. that is all, it is that simple. >> the the 13th donate life rose parade float represents more than 120 million registered organ, eye, tissue donors all across the u.s. >>> group of new jersey middle schoolers has very special teach tours day. >> science lesson of the day was hockey. philadelphia flyers hosted a science of hockey lesson at their facility in voorhees. more than 200 students from cinnaminson middle will school turnout. student learned how a puck's temperatures changes how it rebou

"eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff spoke to people about the divisive front page. >> reporter: inside a local paper beneath layers of mass shooting coverage we foundry mains have the the black friday, blow out deals but it was the out of town, new york daily news, that took the conversation to their cover, calling out republicans specifically, the idea, that tweets about praying for shooting victims are quote, meaningless platt dude without a push for gun control. owner of this and other news stand in center city tell me they sold out of this addition of the insuring daily news in under 30 minutes this morning. but first, the god isn't fixing this addition was popular but not necessarily, agreed on. >> my attitude is isn't god's fault. >> pray course work. everybody doesn't believe in that. and it will not make it better but make it worse. >> the idea that somehow if we're praying, we're not doing anything else useful, it is absurd. >> reporter: but still he feels that u.s. gun laws do need tightening. three weeks ago terrorist attack her country's capitol using similar weapon

alexandria hoff. >> local skate club is feeling the holiday spirit.adelphia land skaters made a stop at cbs-3 yesterday. the group of 25 skaters brought along some gifts to donate to the "joy of sharing" toy fest, which benefits kids in need. skate usually skate until october, but made exception with the nice weather we had yesterday. >> and, you still have time doing to donate a toy to help celebrate, drop off new unwrapped toy at one of the drop off locations you don't have to roller blade to get here. finds list every all of the locations at cbsphilly.com/toyfells. >> this could be the cutest thing you see all days, appears a baby polar bear is a loft work. >> check him out. cameras captured this five week old polar bear catching some z's at the crumb but sigh in ohio. you can hear her lull purr as she tosses and turns, sleeping beauty was born last month, to a roar a, one of three adult polar bears living at the zoo. second cub delivered did not survive but this one little sleeping beauty, my gosh, the polar bear cam just too cute, love it. >> com

in philadelphia, alexandria hoff for cbs-3 eyewitness naus. >> every day is a bonus day i love that. >> our weather is phenomenal. >> it the is, part of that is jet stream is so far north. that is where we will find the storms tracking too. we have several, very well defined systems here, one right across the canadian border trailing frontal boundary through dakota and snow with that. another unfortunately striking the pack northwest and then we had a front rolling through here as well. but it is generally just high pressure that influences our weather right up through weekend now that we have a first front moving out. it is more like october or heck even april really depending how you you look at it for typical daytime highs. that said record challenging, if not tying or breaking warmth coming our way for mid december. the how that translates in the thermometer, wait until you see the seven day. your conditioning off forecast, in eagles game day on sunday nothing like that snow bowl a couple years ago, same week that we saw that take place back in 203 but 64 degrees is our connect o

reporting from philadelphia international airport, i'm alexandria hoff. cbs3 "eyewitness news". >>> the record breaking continues for "star wars" "the force awakens" what an awesome movie. i saw it recently with more than -- that's just my opinion more than 153 million this weekend. "star wars" reachedly the billion dollar mark globally the fastest any film has to get end there, beating out jurassic world. me second place, the daddy home with nearly 39 million, and third joy with more than 17 million, sisters comes in fourth, 14 million, fifth place, alvin and the chip munks holding strong at almost 13 million dollars. now, less than a week until the annual mummers' parade in groups all over the city are putting the finishing touches. kyw news cherri gregg spent some time in south philly today with one of the city's old string bands. >> reporter: after months of preparation, the woodland string band is making final prep to take new year's day by storm. larger than life dawn soars and costumes. you bet jurassic is going to be good >> there will be dinosaur

i don't know if you will see hoff.hat was a different play. >> but hoff gets laid out on that ertz play that was just beautiful. is there your throw. there is the man you have been waiting for all year. look at that throw. >> big daddy, i told chris the the funny parties when you see, shady mccoy and then they would show kiko alonzo on the bench. >> well, kiko hasn't exactly worked out but nerlens necessity ellis playing great for the eagles. >> very good. >> tell us about an event real quick. >> that will be new years eve, down at upstairs at the lobster loft. after the the show you can party with the band, great night out, whole things starts at 8:00. go to big daddy graham to get your ticket. we will see you new you years eve. >> next up, 19 receptions, great game. >>> holiday season is in full swing and a trip of the lifetime for a special group of kids, that story christmas next. >>> just 11 days until christmas 53 degrees, a foggy morning, we will have much more with sue serio in a minute. a group of kids took a

we do have mallory hoff on the scene of that. our street cleaning rules are in effect. plus it's a gridlock alert day. it's 6:32. now to that breaking news in the bronx, a fast moving fire under control at this hour, but not before making a big impact on one neighborhood. here's the situation we have right now. nine people got hurt including six firefighters. 89 people have been displaced, and nine homes are either damaged or destroyed. eyewitness news reporter rob nelson live at the scene, he's been there all morning in the tremont section with the latest. rob, what do we know? >> reporter: this fire began shortly before midnight and quickly shot up to 6 alarms. 89 people have been displaced as firefighters behind me continue to put out those stubborn hot spots early on this friday morning. take a look at the video from overnight. it shows the intense flames that literally swallowed this section of row homes along valentine avenue in the tremont section. it took about three hours for 200 firefighters to get this blaze under control. already done. nine homes in all have

i do disagree with hoff on one point.he argued that if it's necessary to defeat iceland syria in order to prevent further attacks such as the recent one in paris and even if isil was in serious which attacks could still occur. isil exists in many other places besides syria even if isil were eliminated everywhere other eliminated everywhere other javascript sense of the fighters could could launch such attacks. these concerns of course do not mean that if you can isil serious not worthwhile goal but we must be realistic about what will result from a parent i find hoff's strategy for the u.s. and syria to be quite sensible and this explains why it won't be lamented. [laughter] seriously russia and iran are not the only actors in syria for comment defeat of isil is not the highest priority. indeed while almost every actor supports the school is not the highest priority for any of them. i think for turkey keeping the kurds down is more important than defeating isil. for saudi arabia and the gulf states iran's presence in syri

"eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff is in center city with what you need to know to keep your investment safe and legal, alex. >> reporter: well, ukee, this is all new territory for the f a aa, their way of trying to keep track of what is going on in the sky. even though everybody wanted a drone for the holiday season. it doesn't necessarily mean everybody was ready for one. the is there nothing like unwrapping a new toy, only to bid farewell just moments later. christmas morning alone provided hundreds of video up loads showing new drone owners become former drone owners as they sent their gift crashing moment after receiving them. >> you have to just laugh because it is a sad thing to see somebody especially if they have invested money in it. >> reporter: from long range disappointment to a tank will with the little sister. >> propeller won't up her hair. >> reporter: holidays proved that for this hot ticket item is there more than meets the eye. >> you have kid walking by dragging her parents in all the way up to retirees looking for a new hobby. and everyone in between. >>

i'm alexandria hoff for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> all right. another heads up for you this one for sprint and verizon customers you could have some money coming your way but only if you act fast. the customers have until thursday to claim refund for unauthorized third party messages, things like text or horoscopes, or scores, that often get buried in monthly bills. the the activity is known as cramming, both wireless carriers agreed to pay 158 million-dollar to settle claims with the government, anyone who paid for unauthorized text since july of 2010 is eligible so verizon and sprint both have on line claim forms if that includes you. >>> well, speaking of smart phones new year promises to bring exciting developments the to the tech world from virtual reality to smart phones that charge wirelessly, so as soon as you enter your house. c net.com lexi reports on the technology trend to expect in 2016. >> in 2016 virtual reality will really go to your head. expect facebook owned ocular thrift and h cv to immerse neuvirth you'll worlds. microsoft a

live in suffolk county, mallory hoff, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> a home health aide is accused of assaulting a renowned architect. his aide grabbed him and twisted his arm on december 13th. his arm was bruised and bleeding after the attack. he's known for the jfk library and the java center here. this person was apparently released without bail after being arrested on a charge of felony assault. >>> the driver is charged with road rage on the queensboro bridge. him when his suv hit a van on the bridge. the damage was minor and he pulled one of the guns on the driver before he took off. >>> a flight to newark airport diverted because of a cracked windshield and it is now due to arrive in just a couple of hours. the united flight was headed from scotland to newark when the crew reported the crack. the boeing 757 landed in canada and everyone got on a new plane. the flight is scheduled to land at newark at 7:43 tonight. >>> and the texas teen known for using the affluenza defense will spend time in a mexican jail while his mother is back in the u.s. she's charged with hindering the a

eyewitness news reporter malory hoff has the story from new rochel. >> reporter: the driver of an suv appears to be parking and the man is knocked to the ground. family says the man in the video is jeff weaner, a new rochelle resident in his 70s. >> he stopped in there to purchase a lottery ticket. >> reporter: he has a deep cut on his leg and ankle broken in three places. >> you've spoken with his cousin's wife. >> yes. >> how is he doing tonight? >> he's extremely shaken up. he's in a lot of pain, waiting to undergo surgery and has been transferred to mount sinai in manhattan. he's scheduled to undergo surgery in the morning. it's a very hard time for him and his family in light of the holidays. >> reporter: the woman driving the suv was 88 years old. she was initially trapped inside but was not hurt. >> it's frightening. >> reporter: gary philips can be seen in the video. he was next to weaner when he was hit. >> he knocked me back. >> reporter: philips was fine and came to his aid. >> he said he was hurting so i just complained about his leg. >> reporter: police are looking into t

right now out to mallory hoff. she had the difficult task of talking to people about the warmth in union square. >> reporter: we have seen shortsleeve t-shirts, crop tops and sandals. we are not seeing earmuffs, wig winter jackets. just not needed now. tis the season. people are going to enjoy the weather for as long as they can. when we asked how it feels, the answer was not fright full. the weather outside is -- >> amazing. >> springtime. i am enjoying it. i will take my citi bike and take a ride. come out and enjoy the outside. everyone is eating outside, walking outside. it's great. who would have thought? >> reporter: really incredible. folks plan to enjoy every moment of this and then some. live in union square, mallory hoff. >> thank you very much. >>> in other news, amateur video of a police shooting in california is sparking questions about use of force. >> this video shows los angeles county sheriff's deputies firing at a man on a street in the community of lindewood yesterday. they continued firing even

mallory hoff, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> british fighter jets have carried out a second round of air strikes on isis targets in syria. the british defense ministry released this video of hitting oil fields should group. they've been hitting them in syria as well. after getting approval from parliament earlier this week. >>> authorities in camaroon say the nearly 1,000 hostages freed from militant extremists are being reunited with their families. camaroon's defense minister says that 900 people were rescued from a boko haram strong hold near the nigerian border last week. it's unclear if the 200 girls taken from their school last year are among those freed. authorities say troops killed about 100 boko haram fighters and took another 100 prisoner in the joint military operation. >>> the disputed crimea up electric pile ons in ukraine leaving them without power. >>> president and foreign ministers from countries around the world are in paris tonight as they work out the final points in a blueprint drafted to fight climate change. the draft was completed this morning just before the

our mallory hoff was there. >> thousands attended christmas morning mass at st. patrick's cathedral, cardinal timothy dolan quoted a holiday favorite. >> it's a wonderful life. i think of that legendary christmas movie with jimmy stewart, and i say to you it's a wonderful life. >> visitors took in the christmas moment. >> the cathedral is breathtaking. >> it's magnificent. >> it is so beautiful. >> a police presence surrounded the cathedral as people of all ages made their way inside. for some christmas mass at st. pats is an old tradition, for others a new one. >> me my girlfriend woke up really early like 5:00 in the morning to get down here, and you know we're just really glad that we got to see it. it was great. >> hours earlier more than 2,000 people attended midnight mass. cardinal timothy dolan welcomed refugees to the service but did not identify them. he welcomed siblings from el salvador and a muslim family from ivory coast. >> i think you would unite with me as we celebrate this night when jesus was born away from home into a family that would soon fle

"eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff is the at the art the museum with more on how authorities are insuring, safety, good evening, happy new years, alex. >> reporter: good evening, happy new year. biggest threat tonight, of course, could be those people drinking and then get behind the wheel. police say they will be diligent in that regard and consequences are just not worth it but there is another threat and that has to do velocity, gravity and ignorance. like anything else philadelphians take pride in their new years tradition. >> mummers, a lot of us like to beat pots, pans, banging on pots and pans. >> reporter: joe's tradition where is replace by tragedy on december 31st, 1998, he was just 11 years old walking with his dad in south philadelphia. >> some irresponsible person fired a handgun in the sky, bullet came down and struck joe in the skull. >> reporter: now, 27, he has been through over 50 surgeries all to to a stray celebration bullet, that he says could have come from as far as camden. it is a reckless crime but when it comes to targeted a a attacks, security acros

"eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff joins us live from the gloucester premium outlets. are people still shopping. >> reporter: i don't know if theyul

country of 1.35 billion an they would say the the luck was all their n chester county, alexandria hoffcbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> very special story, very special honor, no doubt about that. >> absolutely. >> we thank you. we thank you. >>> in other news tonight, two women are charged with arson in connection with an alleged kidnapping attempt in gloucester county. prosecutors say lynnnet maguire and denise coil cause aid fire at this home in lafayette court in washington township last night. maguire's three-year old daughter lives there with her grandparents and three siblings. they were all able to get out but the home was destroyed, maguire and they could face arson, burglary and kidnapping charges. >>> newark man has been arrested and charged winvation of privacy. employees at a delaware iron hill brewery spotted steven sackett not once but twice inside their women's bass root last month. he hid in the stalls and unscrewed lights to darken the room. he faces a criminal trespassing charge. >>> also police in south philadelphia a, are looking for a suspect responsible for multiple bu

reporting live, i'm alexandria hoff, now back to you. >>> any excuse to go shopping, alex, i'm in.. >>> well, a lot of fedex customers are complaining today about deliver that is didn't a arrive in time for christmas. last minute shipments and severe weather in some parts of the country delayed those packages but fedex employees went above and beyond to make sure some gifts arrived on time. here's cbs news correspondent demarco morgan. >> reporter: employees for shipping giant fedex found themselves in overtime, playing santa in the air and by ground. joann baron is a grateful customer. >> e lacing. i'm a annoyed for my husband who i asked to go running back to the apartment to get the package. >> reporter: fedex predict a railroaded breaking who will take season for pick ups and drop off, 317 million between black friday and christmas eve a 12 percent jump from last year. but they didn't predict mother nature's unexpect delivery of more than a dozen deadly tornadoes across the the south, including tennessee where the the company is headquartered. with airports shut down and roads

the as "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff shows us he and his family written expired by a man they barely even know. >> reporter: christmas morning feels very different for a person waking up on concrete. >> a couple young teenagers, there is a a lot of people we help. >> i'm just trying to hang in there. >> reporter: julie wallace has not received a christmas present from anyone since her son died. >> my son has died for 14 years. the. >> reporter: she didn't expect that streak to be broken and especially in the by a ten year-old. >> it is freezing cold. >> reporter: curt warner was waiting for a bus with his mom when he met a homeless veteran only known as mr. rick. >> mr. rick encouraged him and he went and talked to his sisters and they decided to give up their christmas to help the home less. >> reporter: so with his family mark helped save money, asked santa to pass outside and instead bought presents for the homeless. >> my children, decided to do this, this christmas for y'all. >> reporter: not knowing that they would be able to find anyone to give the gifts too the re

alexandria hoff.news". >>> congrats, guys. >>> little boys letter to santa finally gets an answer more than 70 years later. builders in england found letter from then six year old david heylove now 78. the letter was in the chimney after home being renovated. he asked santa for few things he needed like chalk, and slippers, and any toys he had to spare. twenty-four year old lewis shaw found that letter. >> it puts perspective on how things have changed since then, you know what i mean? out of my mind to see how greedy kids are, and take things for granted, you know? >> how greedy kids, are okay. shoppers handed presents to him, along with letter, said the gesture was lovely, but he's being smart, waiting until christmas morning to open his gift. lovely gesture. we'll be right back. why let someone else have all the fun? the sometimes haphazard, never boring fun. the why can't it smell like this all the time fun. the learning the virtue of sharing fun. why let someone else have all the fun? that's no f

"eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff headed out in philadelphia to hear from people about this controversial front page. >>> still to come it is other red meat. there is a tasty healthy alternative that is explode nothing popularity. health reporter stephanie stahl tells us why bisonnies popping up on more and more dinner plate. >>> also seeing the beauty in ugly christmas sweaters, why the trending look is worth millions. >>> also meteorologist kate bilo is live in rittenhouse square for the the annual tree lighting, she will is live with that and her forecast coming up. is giving you more.america's best-selling brand the ford holiday sales event... with 0% financing for 60 months on 2015 f-150 and focus and 2016 fusion and escape. plus 1,000 dollars holiday bonus cash on 2015 focus and 2016 fusion and escape. it's the best gift ever. now during the ford holiday sales event get 0% financing for 60 months plus 1,000 dollars holiday bonus cash on select vehicles. see your local ford dealer. >>> finding your uber driver may have gotten easier, company is testing a new technology

we sent our alexandria hoff to find out. she joins us live from south philadelphia at lincoln financial field alex? >> reporter: well, ukee i feel like this is running into an accident, you don't know if it is warm, surprisingly nice, or awkward and kind of loud. it was that second scenario played out when lesean mccoy made his way to philadelphia this weekend. it wasn't a terrible performance by lesean mccoy he broke off a few long runs but just had 74-yard begins his former eagles teammate who took down buffalo bills 23-20. >> for the the fan base i believe they feel a little will trepidation staying on the train, because of some of the highs and lows of the season. important game but it was running back's post game antics that has riled philadelphia fans. walking off the field early snubbing all handshakes, and then mid tantrum tossing of the the helmet. >> they weren't used to seeing someone as a professional act lying a spoiled child. >> it has been immature and not respectful to the city. you treated you well for six y

i'm alexandria hoff for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> all right, good advice. well, there is no wrong time to go shopping, right? "eyewitness news" at dilworth park holiday markets, new this season the market is showcasing the work of local artist, crafters and designers. and, and, to get done there and check it out. >>> storms, and, and holiday packages, and, make tonight time for christmas. fedex employees, worked through the holidays to avoid disappointing customers but there were still lots of gifts missing under the tree. cbs the news correspondent marley hall has more on what some are calling a fedex fail. >> reporter: for this customer fedex was a daylight and he was more than a dollar short. >> it is december 26th, and this package just showed up. it looks pretty nice, doesn't it? yeah. good work, fedex. thanks. >> reporter: others took to social media, where hashtag fedex fail is trending. one person wrote, so much for the the guarantied two day delivery. i want my money back. while some came to the carriers defense. they cannot control the weather and

. >> alexandria hoff with their story from the cobbs creek golf course: >> reporter: leaf blower, not snow blower, grooming the cobbs creek golf club in philadelphia. >> here we go. >> reporter: unusually warm weather has allowed a season that typically wraps up in early november to push on through mid-december. >> everything is just a bonus right now. >> there are few who understanded that concept better than the course's most notorious bunch. >> come here pretty much every morning, 15, 20 gays, hang out in the clubhouse, drink coffee and yell at each other. >> it is mcdonald's, man, where have you been? >> going to get this one here, and we will be all right. >> lou, 96 years old, slightly higher than the temperatures are set to break. >> i love it. i love it. i'm strictly a summer boy, though. >> lou, veteran who took up golf at four; averages about with 130 rounds a season. he is hoping to squeeze all he can out of this one. >> my lands get very cold, but i can't beat this december wetter. >> compared with last year, 2015 has done wonders for courses all around the region, cobbs c

reporting from the sat center alexandria hoff for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> new jersey state police have activated an amber alert for child reportedly abduct from new york city. police are looking for three-year old rebecca a, and shnse has black hair brown eyes stand 2 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 36-pound. she was allegedly taken by her 47 year-old, father. they were last seen crossing george washington bridge into new jersey in a, silver 2004 dodge caravan bearing new jersey license plate k24-ecs. >>> chicago's mayor has fired the cities top cop, the resignation of the superintendent gary mccarthey comes after a week of protest about the handling of the the police shooting death of a black teenager. adrian diaz has very latest from chicago and we want to warn thaw some viewers may find some of the video graphic. >> reporter: chicago mayor rahm emmanuel held a late morning news conference to announce new changes in the cities police department. changes that start with the police superintendent, gary mccarthey. >> this morning i formally asked for his rest evenings. >> reporter: m

hoff. and we saw a man fall to the floor, and we just looked and we saw three men dressed in all black, military-- military attire with vests on, holding assault rifles, and they-- they opened up the doors to building 3. and one of them opened up the door to building 3. he starts to shoot-- you know, shoot all over into the room. have conferences in or trainings or just, you know, some odd events. we're social workers. we help consumers-- we help people with disabilities just to live better lives and for inclusion, and we advocate for them. we're not doing anything controversial. we're not-- we're helping the community. i don't know why someone would >>> this is wbz news and we continue to follow the breaking news from california as we come in the air with you tonight. a mass shooting in san bernardino with 14 people dead and at least 14 wounded. >> the scene is still very active at this hour. lee say that it is likely -- police say that it is likely that three suspects opened fire on a soc

reporting from lansdowne,al sand that hoff, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> i love it. thanks, alex. i have a buddy named ralph, hoist 81. we did a story, we have to get those guys together have a great time. >>> golfers on the links. >> you can identify. >> yes, indeed. >> it doesn't feel like the holidays. the kate bilo is on the sky deck. pro shop phones will be ringing off the hook to make t times. >> i was doing math in my head. nine two-year old record we are trying to beat in my sunday forecast. he was four years old last time it was 65 degrees on december 13th. i'm not sure he remembers that day but you may remember this weekend. temperatures on their way up. it will feel like springtime and winter isn't even here yet. we have skip the whole season all together. for some that is sad for others they are loving the warm weather knowing that the cold will get here. take a look at how warm right now, we will go out to the current temperatures, 55 degrees in philadelphia. even right now we are almost 10 degrees above average, for average high it is 47 this time of the year. fifty-

need >> to do so he's hoping his guys are as good as catching response sores as passes, alexandria hoff "eyewitness news" >> it was also just a beautiful day today, the philadelphia land skaters rollerbladed across the city and made a special stop at cbs3, the group of 25 skaerts brought along gifts to donate to our joy of sharing with benefits children in need in his holiday season. only skates until october, but they were able to make an exception today with a nice weather. >> today we gathered a group together, we all got toys and we came out to skate to your studios dropped them into the bins for the joy of sharing campaign. >> appreciate that. the group started at the art museum, skated about two hours or so. this is the 17th year the philadelphia land 68ers have donated toys for the just now joy of sharing campaign. you can help spread holiday cheer, buy a new unwrapped toy, you can find a list of drop-off locations on cbsphilly.com toy fest, donated to the salvation, army us o >>> more than 400 love birds puckered up attempting to break the record for the most couples missing und

we have sent "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff to a popular retailer where shopping activity it was apparently far from over. >> reporter: holiday shopping has collided with holiday swapping. >> when you look at the line for exchanges you might as well get something the else. >> reporter: consumer reports say 40 percent of americans will try to exchange a gift this season. the stores opened up early to accommodate. >> my daughter bought me a few things that, i think we need to make an adjustment on. >> reporter: whether it is size like in his case or just a lack of satisfaction, experts say, that making returns, has been made more difficult due to stores trying to send off waves of fraud and theft. experts say shoplifters often try to return stolen items for cash and that is why receipts becoming increasingly necessary. >> 85 percent of retailers now require a identification for example if you don't have a receipt. >> reporter: consumer reports editor todd marks say if you don't have one make sure the item is in the original box and unopened. prepare for potential restocking