what investigators have just learned from the data recorder >>> today is tuesday, december , i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. we continue to follow the latest developments in the deadly a.m. amtrak train derailment in washington state overnight. federal investigators say the train speed willing it crashed correspondent kenneth craig joins us live now from dupont washington to bring us to up date. good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning to you, still, a very active and massive scene out hire this morning, than is where it all happened. take a look down the interstate here. you can see that mangled mess of a train that we now know was going 50 miles an hour faster than it should have been. >> federal investigators trying to determine what caused the train derailment in washington state, that killed at least three, say, they've recovered the event data recorder from the rear of the train. the national transportation safety board says information so far indicate speed may have played a role. >> preliminary indications are that the train was traveling at 80 miles per hour in a 30- mil

good morning, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. katie and meisha are both off. let's get a look at weather can with chelsey ingram, and checking at that time with pat gallen. >> how about you guys? >> yes, absolutely, the last day of work for a lot of peoplement dry outside right now, let me show you live look at the city courtesy of palmyra cove nature park in new jersey, see, some cloudy skies out there, the city lights kind of showing off on those clouds, seeing little bit of a glare out there. but overall, looking good, we're dry this morning, 35 degrees right now in philadelphia, 32 in wilmington , we're in the 20's in millville, atlantic city, chilly start to the day there. 26 degrees, and in millville. here is the thing, don't have much in the way of winds. not dealing with the windchill like we were yesterday morning so, that is making it feel at least a little better out there, right? as we head throughout the day today, 9:00, 37 degrees, in the mid 40's, by the noon hour , not as cold as yesterday , actually going to be mild afternoon, clouds are going

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. >>> good morning, i'm jim donovan.of 2fiat his used by pope francis during his visit to philadelphia in 2015, well it is being auctioned off. right now high bid is just under $40,000, money will go to the catholic charities appeal bidding end at 2:00. you can check out auction on cbs philly.com. >>> lets check with katie for a look at the forecast. >> forecast all and all was very very quiet. we have been very mild thus far this morning with 50's but upper 40's especially around a whole. now cool air catching up off to the south we have a system working its way through carolinas that will not mess with us but has brought in cloud cover so youl experience that throughout the day. we have a little brisk win notice also coming out of the northwest, little bit of the chilly breeze too and with that said we are getting close tore a dose of reality both today and tomorrow especially as we usher in season of winter with the solstice but we will rebound all over again in the weekend here with some rain on thesaturday and then

good afternoon, and merry christmas, aim jim donovan, rahel solomon has the day off. we didn't get a white christmas but still steels very cold out there, and the temperature about to take another big dive this week. meteorologist, matt peterson here with the chilly conditions out there right now , good afternoon, matt. >> good afternoon, everyone, it is a windy windy christmas like we were just saying, and it will only get worse before it gets better unfortunately across the delaware valley for our monday afternoon, before that arctic chill moves in really starting in the middle of the weaning all the way through this coming weekend. storm scan3, right now, as we get into the lunchtime hour, very quai wecht if comes to precipitation across the delaware valley, seeing some light snowfall across central pennsylvania some could reach maybe northeastern pa maybe areas of the poconos could get few nor flurries through the day, over tall will most likely be dry for pretty much everywhere in the viewing area temperatures for us right now, they've been hovering in the mid to

. >> i'm jim donovan. crews are trying to fix the problem. ante. >> reporter: jim and rahel at least 260 apartment units are without water at this hour. crews you can see them working behind me, they are trying to fix that main. this is rittenhouse square near 18th and locust the main broke around 10:00 a.m. this is the second water main break in this area. the first one happened just yesterday about 12 feet weigh from where they're working right now. now the main was already scheduled for a full replacement in the coming year we learned. city officials say the age of the main could be a factor of it breaking but they say water main breaks are typical this time of year. >> we're in our winter season. we do see an increase in water main breaks this time of year. when the water temperature drops below a certain point we do see water mains break more frequently. there could be contributing factors not just the age of the main something related to the water temperature possibly. >> reporter: that's a new pipe right there that they're hoping to put

. >>> it is thursday, december 21st, good morning, everyone i'm jim donovan. >>> not to be confused with 31st i'm rahel solomon. katie and meisha are keeping an eye out. you had to watch at 4:30 to get that joke. >> yes, either one. we are looking outside and in the world of travel it has been fairly busy. we have an overturn truck hit and run that cleared and now we have active water main break in center city. that is all coming up. >> cold shower for lot of people it sounds like. >> we will find out weather-wise it is completely quiet weather. it is the winter solstice today and we will officially usher in winter season with sunshine and, pretty temperature readings as well but here's the very tranquil view of storm scan pretty clear, couple high cloud but no huge deal and then not much wind, either. that is helpful. since you have seen a substantial deficit since this same time yesterday, temperature dropped from 11 to 26 degrees, in the 24 hour, time frame, so, as that translates to the thermometer you are back to is what average. thirty-two is at the airport. wind is nice and light.

. >>> today is wednesday december 13th, good morning i'm jim donovan. >>> i'm rahel solomon. it is dangerously cold. lets look at the temperatures. how long is this sticking around. >> really, war chillies happening right now as we speak. just cold out there. we will get feels like values in the second but predominant ly a issue with the wind that makes it feel so harsh but we have much colder air in place, in the wake of the front that crossed through storm scan is clear and will stay that way, not the case later tonight, we will talk about that later in the show. wind speed are noticeable but not windy would say that will cause damage that could send trash can flying. i saw debris, just leave, such , a flew out of the garbage can here in center city on my drive n expect you may run into that but no major problems when it comes to the wind, it just makes it feel so much harsher, single digits at best in most spots and even worse then that if you are waking up in the mountains this morning. now a look ahead shows more sunshine then anything throughout rest of the day but stil

good morning, everyone, merry christmas, i'm jim donovan.el, katie and meisha have the morning off. matt peterson is here with your christmas morning forecast. morning, buddy, it is you and me. >> we're doing it. >> holding down the for the. we can do it, only couple of more hours. >> little rail i this morning, when i left, but what's the rest of the morning look like? >> looks like the precipitation will move out. morning travel could be a little dicey, lots of folks hitting the roads, it is cents christmas day, but once we get to the afternoon hours things really start to calm down, they dry out, it should be pretty good later this afternoon. if you're up in the lehigh valley and the poconos this morning, you're actually probably seeing maybe little bit of wet snow coming down probably little bit on the grassy surfaces cents means the roadways could be wet and slick this morning, temperatures have dipped below freezing in many places cents through the lehigh valley and the poconos, because that far we do have winter weather advisory in ef

train derailment we will tell you about the next step in brandon bostian's case good morning i'm jim donovan. >>> i'm rahel solomon. katie and meisha are getting us out the door. meisha, there has been a busy morning. >> is there one thing we do not want to hear i-95 being shut down. it gets busiest the quickest. that is what we are dealing w we will have updates coming up >> that sounds like rough stuff. weather should not pose a major issue today, maybe sun glare later this morning but all and all quiet day, hint of the breeze. let me get you out there and sip through this so meisha can get to that important information. there is not much to take away from the current conditions, that would have any major impact weather-wise but outside palmyra cove nature park there is a quiet view over in center city, deck of cloud cover across the southern half of the area but not a sign of anything yet to come. this is a quiet day with temperatures leveling off. look at how warm it is. we are currently at 49 degrees at the airport. that is going to end up being our official daytime high for the day. we

. >>> it is wednesday december 6th, good morning, i'm jim donovan. >>> i'm rahel solomon. katie and meisha keeping an eye on things, getting us out the door. >> jim, welcome back. >> yes, i missed you so much. >> i'm sure did you. we are looking outside right now we do have one accident out there, dry roadways, for now and lots of construction. will it stay that way. >> it is primarily dry. we have showers making their exit through southern new jersey and southern delaware but just watch for that. we have storm scan three to show you is what left, on the southeast corner of the area and it is still light but still out there i also think you will encounter damp roads from the rain that has fallen if it is not falling from the sky as we speak we will contend with what is left from last night in the form of damp road but even the leaves get matted dunn as wind picked up last night. there could be still slick travel. i would add vei you take it easy because of that but rain still falling. give it another hour in this corner of our area and then should clear out. there is still

. >> i'm jim donovan. when will the arctic blast blow in. katie fehlinger live on the skydeck, hey, kate. >> i thankfully not just yet. really doesn't feel like you said all that bad. there is a chill in the air, make no mistake, do want to walk out the door with the heavier winter code for sure. but this is the best it will be, really for the next five days. as there is a frontal boundery actually crossing through even as we speak. so that's where the clouds have come f the bulk of the moisture is for the most part pretty far removed from our area. well off to the north. but you can see, how those mix bag taking place here, you have to be pretty far north and west to find any snow, primarily facing passing rain shower here locally, and that is pretty much it. so, perhaps, you see couple of raindrops along the windshield as you travel around lunchtime here today. but for the most part this is all out of here, later this evening skies are clearing, wind picking up, the cold air is funneling in. this is what it currently feels like again, we c

i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. meisha, katie and all of us here thanks for watching. >> "eyewitness news" continues at 5:00. >> we're always online at cbsphilly.com. >> stay warm, everyone. the rest and the restless is coming -- the young and the restless is coming up next. ♪ >> previously on "the young and the restless"... >> nick: this park is gonna get stolen out from under us. >> nikki: this has to stop. >> chelsea: seems like you've hit a dead end. maybe it's time to back off. >> nikki: no, no. it's just time to find another way to stop victor. >> lily: thought you would have taken a break from dating after everything that happened with zack. >> abby: it's complicated. >> lily: i mean, in spite of everything, i really miss cane. >> hilary: she'll come around. just give her some time. >> cane: i'm just afraid that it's over and, uh, she doesn't know how to tell me that the divorce is still on. >> j.t.: i vow to honor you and to love you for the rest of my life. >> victoria: i don't want to miss one moment of be

. >>> good afternoon i'm jim donovan. >>> i'm rahel solomon. we are waiting for the storm to arrive. >> meteorologist katie fehlinger is tracking the storm as it moves this way she's live on the sky deck, so when will the snow arrive. >> just a matter of hours for some spots, guys because further south you reside sooner of course this will move in because the storm is coming from the south and west and it will throw moisture back on shore into tomorrow. that is why it is looking more and more likely that the further inland you are even here across the delaware valley as a whole you are prone to see at least something out of this storm. i am glad we are seeing penndot crews and all of the other dot crews get out there with the salt, because it is mainly the untreated surfaces that are likely to see accumulation here. so that messes with your travels, if it is not treated. taking a look at to middle school in the live neighborhood network. keeping any kind of warmth from building but we have enough cold air to support some snow heading in to tomo

. >>> good morning, everyone, i'm jim donovan, rahel, meisha and katie off. matt will be along in a moment with your forecast, but first here here's what you need to start your day. today's christmas, december 25th. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> archbishop charles chaput leads midnight mass at the cathedral basilica of saint peter and paul. pope francis makes a plea for refugees while celebrating midnight mass at the vatican. >> they have to leave their people, their homes, and their lands. >> he drew a parallel between immigrants and the holy family >> this is the time that these kids have been waiting for. we finally let them open their gifts. >> all things are possible with god. whether it is operation santa claus, or surviving a car accident. >> a christmas miracle for four nuns who survived a violent car crash. >> they called me up. they sent me text. they said what's going to happen with operation santa claus. i said it is cents still going to happen, i'm not sure how. they said we'll make it happen >> former students step in to make sure their yearly toy drive and deli

. >>> aim jim donovan. katie and meisha will be along in just a moment but first here's what you need to necessity in our morning minute to day, thursday december 7th. >>> thinks where we have that overturn box truck so ramp from woodhaven road, on to i-95 south is closed. >>> massive wild fire in southern california and they are exploding. >> high wind could make for the war day yet. >> search on for gunman who left two teenagers injured. >> that 17 year-old was shot twice and investigators later learned that another teenager grazed by a bullet. >>> i'm scared. >> mother left shaken after a terrifying road rage confrontation. >> she said he hit her in the head and then got in his car and bolted. >> so what do you do when you go out to the store. >> that is so wrong. >> stephen, you check the handle, and then you lock and you walk away, why would you knock, because then the person has to answer while... >> today's morning minis sponsored by penn medicine son 's a bran bram son cancer center the number one c

good afternoon, aim jim donovan. >>> i'm rahel solomon. am track train 501 was making a run a loss a faster route when it left tracks south of seattle. chris martinez live with what investigators are saying today >> crews lifted train cars stabilizing the scene of the derailment. national transportation safety board, says that the train, event data recorder, indicated that the amtrak train was traveling, 50 miles over the speed limit, when it jumped the track. the. >> yes question is why was the train traveling 80 miles an hour in a 30-mile an hour zone the answer to that question is it is too early to tell. >> reporter: train was making its first run on the faster new route from sat toll port land. but when the train entered a curve over the interstate, one of the engines and 12 cars, derailed. slamming into cars, and trucks , below. >> amtrak 501 emergency, we are on the ground. >> is everybody okay? >> aim still figuring that out we have cars every where, here and down on the highway. >> authorities say that the train was carrying, 80 p

. >> goods morning, i'm jim donovan. i'm rahel solomon. keith i and meisha keeping an eye on things. i thought it already moved? >> i know you were talking about tomorrow will be worse. good news for our commute headed out the dorra loft construction, no accidents so far so good. is there any rain any too many soon? >> i detective this will have major impact on the roadway, because it comes through around philly so light, so spotty. i didn't bring my umbrella, so if you don't want to take yours -- >> i know. >> rebel with a cause. let's take a look outside. jim, you stinker. >> here's a look, the front that's coming through, it is actually a larger system, but the bulk of the energy far to the north. look at all of the snow falling. i mean, most of us see vermont , new york, new hampshire, engulfed in snow. we also have seeing snow i08 on north, but you will find modest accumulation in those areas, poconos specially could stand to see maybe one, 2 inches every snow before the day is said and done, some apparently coming down. see right on

. >>> i'm jim donovan. katie and meisha will be along in a moment but here's what you need to know to start your day on this wednesday, december 6th. >>> bullets fly inside a corner store full of customers >> a 22-year old man is fighting for his life after being shot in the chest. >>> a dramatic rescue from the schuylkill river. >> we are told that the driver is in stable condition. >> we're thankful to the row hours went in the water rescued this individual. >> wild fires are still burning out of control in southern california forcing more than 150,000 evacuations. >>> students in the west philadelphia high school a very unique size. >> don't forget the juan ornament. >> and, where are you from. >> my name is jack from morris county my wife renee. >> we live in paris. >> you guys are about to win the biggest pry of the night. >>> today's morning minute sponsored by penn abram some cancer center in the region. >>> yes, imagine thaw win a trip the two place where you live. >> wawa. >> if you live in philade

i'm jim donovan. >>> aim he rahel solomon. lets get a check of the forecast with katie and forecast with with kate i. >> yes. >> we're looking outside we have two crashes out there we have a hit and run crash and so already in the world of travel. getting busy. quiet over here. >> yeah. >> but as you said it is off to a chilly start. it is first day of winter. we expect that. we are catching sunshine today storm scan view is very quiet and will stay that way through the day with sunshine as well, and there is a chill in the air to go with this too. currently storm scan nice and quiet and will stay that way through the day. if you will recall this same time yesterday we were not only well in the 40's but there were a number of places in the lower 50's, this same hour, so you're 24 hour temperature departure is substantial. it is way colder. luckily not too breezy outside but it is still chill i. you will to have bundle up adequately. many are sitting in the 20's right now and we have a few hours before that sunrisees, but we wi

. >> i'm joe coal never for jim donovan. katie and pat will be along in just a moment. but first what you need to know to start your day in the morning minute. today is tuesday, december 26. >> that was a crazy game, man. >> all the way to the end. the eagles pull off a win over the raiders in south philly. >> fumble, running in, derrick barnett. for the touchdown. >> they now have home field advantage throughout the playoffs. >> we put on the candle. >> christmas in the dark. powerful winds knock down trees and power lines. >> dramatic video shows flames destroying homes in delaware, the fire burns late into the night. >>> once i realize we were going off the runway, i was like oh, oh! >> plane flies on runway at boston logan international airport. >> did a fantastic job, everyone applauding him at the end. >> all the sudden ten got really really bad. >> people in erie, and elsewhere, treated to a white christmas. >> i'm originally from south alabama. i can't get used to it. >> today's morning minute ... >> true white christmas for some, and heavy snow created white-ou

. >> i'm jim donovan, katie and meisha are off today. chelsey and pat will be along in just an employment. first, what you need to start your day in the morning minute today is friday, december 22. >> heading home for the holidays. it is already a very busy place here at the philadelphia international airport. >> security line, you guys, just keeps ongoing. >> tourist also have fewer options, if they want to take a carriage ride around the city. one company is forced to give up its horses. >>> when you find out what's behind the scenes, it is horrible. >> crisis averted. >> these are the last votes expected to house for the day, the week, the month, and the year. >> congress approves it temporary spending bill to keep the government running into the new year. >> it seems like it is the beginning of the ends of the thomas fire in california. >> we are truely fortunate to be standing here and thankful to be moving into the holiday seasonable bracing each other. >> well, the world can't stop talking about prince harry and fiancee meghan mar

first, fears that the caller may have torn a ligament in his left knee, on ly, good afternoon, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon van. much more on the update, eagles fans awaiting the update how much time wentz will miss. injured in the third quarter as he tried to run for touchdown, was hit hard by two rams defenders, and the play called back for foles. during a touchdown throw to alshon jeffrey, but limp into the lockerroom, missed the the re err of the game, and the plane arriving early this morning, he struggles down the stems of the plane. we'll bring you the press conference live whether it begins. >> meantime, update to the other top story, learning, new information about a man accused every trying to launch a terror attack pipe bomb exploded meg oliver has the latest developments. >> grainy surveillance individual show shows the moment a bomb went off at the busy pedestrian walkway, near times square during the height of new york city rush hour. suspect identified as 27 year old alu taken into custody with non-life threaten inning injuries and burns, three other people also suffere

it is wednesday december 20th good morning i'm jim donovan. >>> aim rahel solomon. lets check the forecast with katie and road with meisha, guys. >> good morning. thanks so much. there is no rest for weary. when we get back it will be busy. that is what we're seeing i95 part of i-95 is shut down a huge stretch and one stretch we would not want closed so we will have more details in a little bit. >> at least weather will cooperate. it will stay that way. dose of reality as you mentioned we are back to where we should be on the thermometer with daytime highs , we're off to, well, i don't want to call it a warm start but milder start but we are not going to rebound too far from the current levels on the thermometer. for now storm scan is quiet, we have a veil have cloud cover in the southern half of the region but this will be a day that features some sun but look at these temperatures we're already well above, what is the seasonal high for this day of the year. forty-nine in philadelphia. fifty's in trenton, atlantic city, dover at 53 degrees. it is just not a harsh s

i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. meteorologist katie fehlinger is tracking cold and our chances for snow. hi, katie. >> blew my mine seeing that video that people were walking around without coats it's so chilly outside right now. need feel that much worse when you factor in that wind. let's go right on out to what's happening on the radar. frankly not heck of a lot on the radar what i show you more than anything the reason for though the fact that the clouds are starting to lift out. we finally have that sun returning. that will allow to us moderate back up to more seasonal upper 40s for daytime high. this is just a snap chat of the current satellite. starting to see that sun filter in or out completely but keep in mind, looks are deceiving on days like this. the kids are out playing in the sunshine here at whitfield elementary school but i've seen this camera shaking quiet bit in the wind flow. it's 39 degrees there in west lawn pa next door to reading. it does feel a lot colder when you factor in this win. our cur

. >> well it, monday, december 11, morning, everyone , i'm jim donovan, and i'm wearing the suit. >> and i'm rahel solomon. front page of the daily news says it all, the eagles win cost arm and a leg. could be season ending knee injury. but first a check on the forecast with katie. freezing weekend, more of the same? >> welshing i mean, not thankfully as cold as it is going to get today. you know, eventually these temperatures are going to absolutely plummet, and we will be lucky to even hit 30 degrees by the time we hit the middle part of the week which we'll get to. but this is will get you out the doorment could be little tricky shall specially out south jersey, no major additional accumulations, here but what you are finds something at least some flurries, and potential for some slick travel. current temperature readings generally low to mid 30's, down to the 20's in mount pocono, cold start, feeling like we're starting to get used to this here. trust me folks nothing compared to what's on the way which again we will get to. so this morning, yes, few flurries are out there. if it

. >>> it is thursday, december 7th i'm jim donovan. >>> i'm rahel solomon. katie and meisha keeping an eye on things, but katie, not so busy but meisha, it vice busy. >> for the most part dry roadways as far as we can see in the camera shots. an accident earlier this morning leaving a driver in critical condition. we have an overturn box truck as rahel pointed out and whole hoe of other things including overnight construction that is slowing us down this morning. it is a busy morning. >> yes, i can promise it is dry now and it will stay that way all day. it is brisk and cold but weather should not have any kind of major impact, say for sun glare later on this morning but next few hours i wouldn't bank on the weather playing any kind of major role here but we are starting off on a chilly note this shot outside boardwalk plaza in rehoboth where clearly board are now dry, definitely brisk, in the just here but every where, i she you this for one thing because there are lights and we can see the view but also, because, this is actually one spot in the neighborho

good morning, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. let's get a check on today's forecast with katie. sounds like forecast we may like. >> i think so. we'll see more and more sunshine as the day goes on, will do harm levels flirtation with 60 degrees. >> are you kidding me? >> i'm all in. when you have the stretch of the coal like we in recent days here, i think it is nice lick break, like you said. little sprinkle here and, there through the western counties, not really big deal, i don't think you'll have any major problems with this, this will be fizzling, clearing out as the day goes on for more and more sunshine. >> off to milder start. currently 43 at the airport, 45 in palmyra. and out in quakertown, a measley 37. so, yes, there is still a chill in the air. but not as harsh of a chill. no where near as harsh as you would formally find. look at the highs, yes, above average in a big way here. fifty-eight is the call for philly today. with increasing amounts every sunday shine, it looks like a very nice day all-in-all. so, if you d

jim donovan did. >> i did. >> i didn't.s still talking about the earth shaking experience when a quake rattled the delaware valley t could be felt as far away as d c. we'll hear more from folks about what they experienced. >> take a close look at this man, police need your help in tracking down, we'll tell you what they say he was caught on camera doing near a mosque in upper darby. >> and, your friday forecast. we're ending the week on pretty high note here. katie says changing are coming >> today is friday, december 1st. where did november go? >> good morning, i'm jim donovan. >> my gosh, is it really? >> i'm natasha brown. for rahel, katie, meisha, keeping an eye on things this morning. >> always great to see you natasha brown. >> downtown natasha brown. >> i'm still wide awake at this hour. >> that's the thing right when we were walking in the building, i said, that the tasha, how are you feeling? >> oh, on two hours sleep. >> never mind. >> looking outside right now, the roadways are looking okay, damp roadways might s

. >>> i'm jim donovan. katie and meisha will be along in just a moment but first here's what you need know to start your day in today's morning minute, wednesday, december 13th. >>> bundle up for a bitter blast. w it is so cold, feels like single digits. >>> a deadly hit and run in tacony. >> police are looking for a man and woman who somehow managed to run from the scene of this fatal hit and run crash. >>> for the first time in 25 years alabama voters elect a democrat to the senate. >> they overpowered me. >> this philadelphia woman asked us not to identify her because she's afraid, two men who posed as utility workers and robbed her will strike again. >> she said that she lost more than thousands of dollars she said she lost faith in hugh mant. >> i'm not james corden, i am harry styles. i have some great news just half an hour ago james and his wife jill had a beautiful baby girl. >> today's morning minis sponsored by penn medicine's abramson cancer center number one cancer center in the region. >> majo

conditioner. >>> you tube channel has new funny and they point out best news bloopers of the 2017. >> our jim donovant. >> jim. >> um-hmm. >> are we okay, buddy. >> um-hmm. my mouth is on fire. >> jim and rahel tried their one chip challenge they each had to eat extremely spicy chips made with a carolina reaper pepper which is hottest pepper in the world a hell handled the chip well but jim 's reaction was priceless. >> rahel made mention that her family background is ethiopian so she was raised on spices, yes. >> jim's like dying. >> rahel is like is that all you got, jim pounding the desk , stump his feet and teary eye. >> he said wait, look at him. >> please drink the milk. >> are these tears. >> milk expressed it but i could not do it for a certain amount of time. >> they made the list. >> congratulations. well deserved for that. >> that will do it for "eyewitness news" at 5:00. >>> now at 6:00 holiday weekend it is nearly here people out and about this friday but how will weather be holding up next few days or so , kate. >> well, as you said really nice night here at shady brooke farm we are liv

today is tuesday, december 12th, good morning, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. all of that plus how philadelphia is celebrating the start of hanukkah tonight. first a check of the roads with meisha and the weather can katie. >> good morning, nice to sleep in for a day, but i have to say looking outside pretty boring, just lots of construction, yes, so far so good. >> nice when it is boring for us. >> it usually is a good sign. >> we do have system coming in here, how much, you know, even though it won't be bringing lot of precipitation, bridges precipitation, and very likely , little of it this morning. in fact, already finding up across northeastern pennsylvania in the form of snow where it is, in fact, cold enough to support. that will but nuts right on the tail end of the loop, little green that shows up, right on the southern edge of all of this. that is primarily what you'll see over the city of philadelphia at any point south. look at this, your temperatures actually little warmer substantially warm nerve fact depending where you are, 10 degrees milder by

. >> i'm jim donovan. first, here's what you need to know to start your day in the morning minute. today is tuesday, december 12. >> i will come back stronger than ever. >> a promise to eagles nation. >> carson wentz out for the season with a torn acl. >> well, michael vick went down, nick foles won like eight games. there is still hope. >> argument sparks gunfire at a gas station in logan. >> his injuries are so severe police have already notified the homicide unit. >> this was an attempted terrorist attack. >> city authorities are trying to piece together what led an immigrant from bangledesh to detonate a pipe bomb in the city's busiest subway station. >> it is a race that's divided the republican party. voters in alabama, head to the polls today to choose a new senator. >> do you want to hear something funny? >> what? >> john stewart and i were offered those goals. >> (laughter). >> today's morning minute. sponsored by pen medicine's abramson cancer center. the number one cancer center in the region. >> little competition there i guess. >> one man's -- katie, we send it out to

. >> i'm jim donovan, meisha has the morning off. came i will be along in a moment. first what you need to know to start your day in the morning minute. today is tuesday, december 19th. >> emergency. we're on the ground. >> a who are i have i can scene in washington state. >> is everybody okay? >> i'm still figure that out. >> a train slides off the tracks, and it. onto carson a highway below. >> some local officials had recently voiced concerns. >> we had had a -- >> a may a copa from the ceo of georgia power. after power outage strands thousands of airline passengers. >> for that we apologize. >> and i had a white tree here and a white tree here. >> a grin every in south philly. a woman has her christmas decorations stolen, for the third straight year. >> no more outside, no. >> a brawl in the florida mall a child in a stroller caught right in the middle. >> new unwrapped toys, that would make their way to the salvation army headquarters ers to get back, stacked, sorted, sent to children in need. >> today's morning minute is sponsored by pedestrian medicine abe ran

. >> well, today is friday, december 15th, tgif everyone, good morning, i'm jim donovan. >> alleluhia, and i'm rahel solomon. let's get a check of the roads with meisha and the forecast with katie. >> i ditto that, tgif, look outside and our commute actually looking real nice, far cry from what we saw yesterday. hopefully that's all kind of moving past us little bit. >> the system that came through long gone, so i think the morning drive will be the easy one, pm drive that may get little dicey. we will be talking about, that and the s word, snow, very possible that you see little modest accumulation out out of >> this this just to get you out the door right now is how it currently stands. very, very quiet start to the day. winds is very calm. you have just little bit of cloud cover overhead. it is chilly, i'll give you that, actual air temperatures, in the teens, in many of the outlying suburbs, even trenton is at 19 degrees right now, down toward the beaches and the area shore points. you're also held back into the 20's at this hour, so it is cold. but again, you don't have to factor

today is friday, december 22, good morning, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. katie and meisha are off. chelsey and pat are keeping an eye on things this morning. taking care of us, getting us out the door. >> roadways looking pretty clear so far this morning. that will will change when rush hour hits, but the weather not affecting anything either. >> a nice travel day, if you are traveling for the holidays today. won't be able to say the same thing of course as we head into tomorrow, unfortunately, but let let me take to you some temperatures across the region, starting out your day not as cold as we were yesterday. not dealing with the winds either. that's making for a better start to your friday, 35 degrees, in philadelphia. thirty in millville. still, chilly out there, right so 27 degrees in atlantic city , we're at 25 degrees in wildwood. and then in delaware, looking at 33 degrees in wilmington, it is right around 29 degrees in dover. winds speeds as i told you really not too bad. right around 5 miles per hour out of the east in philadelphia, but calm, in

. >>> good morning, i'm jim donovan.resh cut christmas tree this year make sure your year permits them having them inside your home in, philadelphia is there an ordinance believe it or not that prohibits real trees in houses or apartments with more than two units because they could pose a fire has air. residents could be find up to $300 although l and i say it is rarely enforced. let's send it over to katie for the>> tay vase cold one. we have been looking ahead to this day as coldest day of the next several but this is a slow rebound when it comes to the seven day. looking at feels like values we are in the war of the cold and wind chill right now, feels more like single digits, it is not worse in the mountains but day progresses we will hit 31. just don't expect wind chill to break out of the teens, for most of the day. wenow tomorrow in the city and then as days progress we will break out of the 30's until at lee this weekend, meisha. >> bundle up. >> katie, thanks very much. we are looking outside we have an accident

. >>> good morning i'm jim donovan. kensington corner store, police say gunman fired seven shots in the store at amber and bellmore street around 8:00 last night. a 22-year old clerk was hurt by flying glass and bullets narrowly missed an 11 year-old girl. detectives are checking store security video. >>> lets turn to katie for a look at the forecast. >> today we will end up with a day that brightens up with time but still cloudy and damp depending where you are looking closely out on the boardwalk plaza in rehoboth you will note that is there are some left over puddles but wet weather has itself moved out. looking at storm scan at this water zoom well defined back edge to the cloud deck too so that as well will make its retreat, end up with skies clearing with sunshine, in the meantime they we have long since hit our daytime high after midnight we had 59 degrees, so that will be daytime high for record books but what we end up with this afternoon is much more seasonable as cloud break for sunshine we will hit 48. tomor

. >>> good morning everyone i'm jim donovan. harbor naval base was bomb by japanese planes. it is i day that will live in infamy. today's camden battleship new jersey will honor those who on december 7th, 1941. this is video of last years ceremony. 2500 service members were killed in the bombing of pearl harbor. >>> lets turn to katie for a look at the forecast. >> jim, it is a chilly day but nothing too atypical and talk about sun glare look at this shot outside pleasant valley middle and high school. it is blind to go look at camera shot imagine trying to drive through this. expect that will be an issue pretty much every where traveling east bound. next couple days we have a few things coming through, tomorrow night is there a frontal boundary or system by passion us to the southe, snow near shore and few flakes on sunday, meisha. >>> katie, thanks very much. we are still looking at that overturn tractor trailer ramp from woodhaven road on to 95 south, clean up is still underway here, ramp is still closed access 95 from academ

that does it for us. >>> good morning, i'm jim donovan.ly morning chase ness olde city. little before 7:00 the cow named stormy was carrolled in a parking garage near fourth and arch, several hours earlier stormy escaped from her live nativity scene and wound up on southbound i-95 near callowhill. he was not injured. police say she was back at the nativity scene at lee for now. >>> lets turn to katie for a lot the forecast. >> turf wand fur there is a third escape though, i mean, i don't feel like she wants to be in the nativity this year. okay. lets take a look what is happening on storm scan. thankfully winter weather advisory has been now expired, no one has left in that, the storm or actually just call it a clipper system that has now made its exist and we are left with a bright, blue skies over center city and many other places too. thirty-four is your current temperature at the airport. it is still cold but this is not mid where near as harsh as yesterday has been. interesting what just one day perspective can mean, however, wind is

trusted since 1901. >> merry christmas, i'm jim donovan, rahel, katie and meisha are off.christmas morning in philadelphia. >> archbishop charles chaput leads midnight mass. >> at the vatican, pope francis leads midnight mass. >> we have the seal family bands right here, they're going to treat us to some of the live music using some of the gift they receive. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> christmas day clash shall eagles host the riders in prime time. >> i think it is important that they spend time with their families, christmas morning. >> had i known, were you going to wear the sweater, i would have worn one, as well. >> i feel over dressed. >> had fireplace going here,. >> next year? >> i'm taking next year off. this is a one and done deal for me. >> the number one. >> pat look like he stepped out of christmas card on to the desk, matt, good day to have the sweater handy i guess >> you'll need the sweater. it will be chilly and windy out there for most of the afternoon, what we like to call blustery, not often we get to use that term, so blustery afternoon with us across philly now here

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jim donovan down to the parking lot where the toys are starting to come in. things overrakes hell. here is the truck. we will be here until 8:00 today trying to build this truck up, with toys, from all over our area. people have been dropping by the past few weeks dropping toys off. and major, good morning. >> good morning jim how are you today? >> doing well. nice crisp morning but not that bad to drop off toys. >> actually it will be beautiful day today for people to come by, hoping that a lot of people come by. actually believing that the city of philadelphia comes through fantastic on this toyfest day. >> and up this is really important for your organization, why? >> absolutely, important for our organization, they're probably about 10,000 children this year that will be serving with toys, just provide christmas, and families, that otherwise wouldn't be able to look forward to purchase christmas gifts without maybe skipping a rent payment or utility payment. so we're just out here, to attempt to do the most good for those in the most needed. >> all about "

reporting for three on your side, i'm jim donovan. >>> a woodbury city police officer has a new policeer battling a tumor on his spine, over the summer officer sheenan the atlantic county k-9 academy ranked him top recruit so the director suggested the new police puppy be named in honor of the little boy who for the so hard >> almost like now he can live his extra, his own life now as a police officer but just in the form of the k-9. >> easton will one day enter the police academy to be a k-9 officer. >>> well this holiday season local students are letting veterans know that they care. more than 350 stockings are already ready to go at is i's funeral home in washington township new jersey. local elementary school students spent all week stuffing stockings as part of the stock goings for soldiers program and today all have these gifts will be donated to the veterans home in vineland. >>> camden county police officers are working with young community members to help those in need, they spent the afternoon, giving care package toss homeless residents this was at cathedral kitchen on the 1

that's "eyewitness news" at noon i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon.tie an you will of us who are thank you for watching. >> eyewitness continues at 5:00. >> and we're always online at >> previously on "the young and the restless"... >> nikki: it was me! i embezzled the money from your father. >> victor: i can make all this go away if you come back to this house and our marriage. >> hilary: i'm sorry that lily's having a hard time coping. i know she'll come around. just give her some time. >> abby: you're gonna follow through with the divorce? >> lily: i think i have to. >> traci: i vote jack stays. >> phyllis: i, too. >> lauren: i vote that jack stays. >> abby: no confidence. >> billy: no confidence. >> ashley: no confidence. >> jack: i knew he would come through. >> traci: kyle? >> jack: no confidence. >> gloria: you've been voted out, jack. >> phyllis: don't do it. >> billy: don't do what, make our house all festive for our first legitimate christmas together? >> phyllis: [ laughs ] yeah. no. that's not what you're doing. i know you're wondering how

." >> good morning i'm jim donovan, cbs-3, holiday fest, heads to bethlehem this evening, this is liveity including the famous star on south mountain. our kate bilo and vittoria woodill will be live from bethlehem tonight on " eyewitness news" beginning at 5:00. now we send it over to katie for a look at today's forecast >> actually, very light snow, working it way through to add to the christmas spirit, add to the wintery feel out there. but you're going to see the heaviest of the snow from the next disturbance come in across the southeast half of the area. winter weather advisory going into effect 1:00 p.m. for coating up to 2 inches of snow in the city then to the south and east, maybe as many as 3 inches locally possibly, see little more at the general window as well, one to 3 inches in the heaviest hit area high hits 32 degrees however today so cold day nice rebounds coming our way by tuesday up to 50 degrees. >> welcome back. still looking busy out there so take a look, schuylkill eastbound montgomery drive bumper to bumper conditions moving in the eastbound direction, and kind o

i'm jim donovan. good morning. >>> good morning. it's friday, december 8th, 2017.ator john thune is here in studio 57 to talk about the g o'p tax plan. we'll talk about how it's tilted toward the rich and corporations. >>> plus pioneering. cadet sim moat askew. meet the first black woman who's ahead of the corps of cadets. it's all here. but first your "eye opener" at night. u it looks like as firefighters fight to beat back the flames. >> it's been snowing steadily overnight. some of this region has reported 15 inches. >> all oas to the canadian border. we're talking over a 2,000-mile swath. >> you can see palestinians have lit some tires on fire behind me. they are throwing rocks toward israeli forces. >> forces tell us franks had asked his aides whether they would ever be able to serve as pregnancy surrogates. >> president trump's attending the opening of the civil rights museum is triggering protests. >> amazon is creating a shopping profile for your cat. yeah. all you have to do is go to amazon and write i am single. >>> i'm gayle king with norah o'donnell and

. >> good morning, i'm jim donovan, some of you spent the early morning finishing up some last minute others enjoyed the sound every music at midnight mass in philadelphia. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> those beautiful sounds were coming from the cathedral basilica choir, the saint peter and paul celebrated birth every jesus christ with midnight mass, after bishop charles chaput led the celebration, filled with if midnight was too early for to you take part, another mass scheduled for 8:00 a.m. this morning. let's check on the weather matt peterson. >> good morning, jim, everyone , waking to up a coating of fresh snow, up in the lehigh valley in the poconos, our neighborhood network up in burn ville, and you can see some of the of the new white snow there on the grass, it wasn't an overly powerful system that came through here this morning, that gave us that little bit of snow, but we do still have the chance for slick roadways because of the snow, little wet out, there so winter weather advisory still in effect until 9:00 a.m. this morning for the lehigh valley and the poconos, storm scan3 shows not

. >>> today is wednesday december 20th good morning i'm jim donovan. >>> i'm rahel solomon. katie and meisha getting us out the door. >> good morning, good to be back here i won't get too close. >> yes, you have a cold. >> as i get colder. >> breathing on me with the germs. >> looking outside we have a huge closure on i-95, that like rahel said has in the totally been cleared but certainly making headway so we will have more coming up, and we are looking quiet over here as well. >> weather is very tranquil, mild at on set, little breezy too but day all and all is looking very quiet and we are currently at 43 degrees outside whitefield elementary school. wind flow out of the west but i will note that is stiff breeze as we go to the north and west and it is also more of a north westerly wind flow for most of us. looking at storm scan three all quiet say for cloudy build ing from a system to the south but that will stay to the south so we will see sunshine through the day and at the moment temperatures are off to a mild start. thirty-two i'll give thaw not mild but for standard

>> good morning, i'm jim donovan. >> my gosh, is it really? >> i'm natasha brown. for rahel, katie, meisha, keeping an eye on things this morning. >> always great to see you natasha brown. >> downtown natasha brown. >> i'm still wide awake at this hour. >> that's the thing right when we were walking in the building, i said, that the tasha, how are you feeling? >> oh, on two hours sleep. >> never mind. >> looking outside right now, the roadways are looking okay, damp roadways might slow you down ever so slightly. what we're seeing few accidents starting to upon up there. we'll see what happens. >> lucky long gone, though. not going to have to deal with that at all here today. and sun glare, probably, comes the main issue, when the sun does rise say the next hour or so. but, until it does, it really is very, very quiet out there. and we're going to stay that way throughout the entire day here in the sunshine for yet another day. and above average, for yet another day. so, our normal high on this day actually 50. i expect that you'll going to exceed that by 5 degrees,