>> good morning, jim, rahel. yes, being called ugly win that really exposed the team's weaknesses, namely, the defense, but nick foles proved to be a more than competent philly forecaster on wentz. >> e-a-g-l-e-s, eagles. >> eagles fans were all smiles , after the birds over came an early 13-point deficit to evening out 34-29 win against the giants. it was supposed to be an easy game against a struggling team but it turned out to be anything but. >> my heart was racing. my heart was racing. >> the game was great. nail biter to the end. >> all eyes on number nine, quarterback nick foles taking over for injured carson wentz. foles rose to the challenge under immense amount of pressure throwing four touchdowns passes, no interceptions. >> i was down foles. did he a good job. yes, he did an awesome job. >> as well as foles played, they say the defense left a lot to be desired. >> he played good. the defense has to tighten it up. >> so we'll be here at wip sports radio all morning long, have some expert analysis, in a

>> good morning, rahel, jim. that's right, no more pappa and pappa john's, the founder of the chain, john, will step down as ceo weeks after eucrite cited nfl about his handling of the national and then protest. he appears on the pizza boxes will stay on as chairman of the board, steve richie will replace him as ceo january 1st , you will recall in november, he blamed slowing sales at pappa john's on the anthem protest. he later walk back from his comments and apologized. rahel, jim. >> a lot of folks from our area head up to the big apple to see the tree in rockefeller plaza, if they're looking for a rest room, i guess they don't have to hunt that far this season? >> no, they don't. charmine wants people visiting the city to enjoy the go, that's how they're tagging it, while on the go, in times square. the free temporary rest rooms in mid town are open through christmas eve, they feature more than two dozen playful songs that officials, company officials say will take you to another place through emerse i have s

jim, rahel? >> i have a eight year old suv i'm happen which it, i don't have a car payment. >> but it is a luxury suv, jim >> no car payment. >> that says me, not having to pay a bill every month. >> i hear that. that's the sleep at night factor. >> exactly. >> diane, don't let him have you thinking he's driving like some honda. he is driving luxury suv. trust me. >> but it is eight years old. >> i'm not, hey, you know, i exactly, i'm not having no car payment, that's good money moves right there, or those are good money moves right there. >> okay, thank you, diane. >> well, in other news this morning, fires continue to scorch thousands of acres in california but officials there already thinking about the aftermath. >> john loyer ends explains, the governor now asking the white house for help with disaster relief. >> it seems like it is the beginning of the ends of the thomas fire in california. >> continuing to decrease the staffing on the fire but maintain the appropriate presence. >> officials

good morning, pat. >> good morning jim rahel. mail are going out this holiday season, and of course we know that christmas is just a week away, santa is really good at what he does, but, he needs a little bit of help this holiday season, so that's why we're at the us postal service here in cherry hill this is ray good morning, my friends. >> good morning pat. >> so ray works for the usps. ray what are we seeing happen behind just this building? >> the same kind of activity that is taking place in post offices all across the country you have early morning crew coming in getting all of the packages all of the mail, for delivery today the next couple of days, you know, being a week away from christmas there is will be our heaviest mailing week, probably deliver more than 3 billion pieces of mail this week and an office like this generally they might do about 5,000 packages a day how much during the mailing season that number goes up to about ten to 12,000 packages a day. >> now what's the process like as soon as you put that piece o

>> well, good morning, rahel, jim. as we all know, lot of good, bad and ugly since the first round playoff bye, but again the defense suffered, nick foles really shined. >> e-a-g-l-e-s, eagles! >> eagles fans were all smiles after the birds over came an early 13-point deficit. to evening out 34-29 win against the giants. it was supposed to be an easy game against a struggling team but it turned out to be anything but. >> my heart was racing. my heart was racing. >> the game was great. nail biter right to the end. >> all eyes on number nine, quarterback nick foles, taking over for injured carson wentz. foles rose to the challenge under immense amount of pressure. throwing four hutch down passes and no interceptions. >> i was down foles, honestly, was down foles. he did a good job, yes, i think they did an awesome job. >> as well as foles played, fans say the defense left a lot to be desired. >> he played good. the defense has cents to tighten it up. >> so we will be here at wip sports radio all morning. we're going to h

good morning, trang. >> reporter: good morning, jim , rahel. yes, decorating here in south philly almost a competitive sport. you can't see that better than south 13th street. while most stands back and admire the decorations, others go ahead and help themselves to them. it seems the grinch has favorite tarring net south philly. josephine michetti's house 1100 block of fitzgerald street. >> how many times has this happened to you? >> three. >> three times? >> for three of the past five years, people have swiped deng ration cents outside of michetti ' home, and each time surveillance cameras caught them in the act. >> in that corner, i have a tree, a white tree here, white tree here. >> around 5:00 a.m. on december 9th, philadelphia police say man served as a look out, while the other grabbed the two large black christmas trees and other decorations but wasn't done yet. hands full he manages to carry off two small white trees, trimmed in zebra print. in 2013 video shows two people removing decorations from michetti's home helped police make arre

jim, rahel? >> speaking of shopping, wendy , i understand today may be a good day for on line shopping? >> yes. today is free shipping day. it is when many retailers wave shipping fees on all orders, big or small, and guarantee delivery by christmas eve. this is the tenth anniversary of the shopping holiday. hundreds of retailers are participating, including macy's, target and old navy. are you guys done with your holiday shopping yet? still got little more to go? or a lot? or all? >> this is always -- i'm completely fin shall, nothing left to go. rahel, how about you? >> wendy, i haven't started. don't judge me, wendy. i knew this day was coming. so i'm getting a sense of your personalities right now. >> oh, yes. >> she always gets it done in time. it is just last minute. >> yes, you can't escape without answering. have you finish your shopping? >> i did, i did. but only because i was off work for a week. >> oh, okay. >> so i'm lucky girl. >> i'll get to it. >> we'll check in with you in the nex

. >> 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

jim, rahel?> there is a santa. >> christmas came little early thank you, pat for a look at newspaper headlines. >> in the mercury proposal to locate sober living facility on north charlotte street in pottstown. will come before the zoning board next week. zoning ordinance allows group homes by special exception. the property would house eight residents with no staff. >>> delaware county, bit of history made recently as the delaware delaware county community college graduated 67 student. now, among them, ten women, most to have graduated at one time, from the academy. >> well, in the trentonian, see at hell grunge, philadelphia has a thriving indy rock scene, but can trenton become a mecca, rahel, for punk music? joseph and griffin recently launched pork chop express booking, they hope to nurture music scene in the capitol city by booking national acts at several city venues. >> that's quite the creative name there. and that's a look at some of the newspaper headlines from around the delaware vall

rahel, jim?eople traveling for the oil days and paying for checked baggage, i understand those bag fees are pulling in big numbers for the airlines. how much are we talking about? >> that's right. flyers ponied uproared $1.2 billion in baggage fees between july and september. department of transportation says that's up roughly 10% from the same time of year ago it marks the six quarter in a row where air carriers have rake in more than a boulevard in those fees. airlines also pocketed another 720 million, from other fees, like concellations and reservation changes. during that period. so add that up, nearly $2 billion in fees. they are making a lot every monday i off of extra fees. >> i used to work for express in the 19 80s, we charged $3 to check a bag and people complains. hum. now, 25 to 50? >> complaining about is that? my gosh, i would welcome that. >> exactly, times are changing , thanks, diane. well, get ready for another blast of arctic air. >> katie, it was already cold. now talking abo

jim rahel?thank you ment now for a look at newspaper headlines from across our region. >> from the trentonian, two weapons and state police uniforms taken from un mark car, stolen over the weekend. investigators recovered the yesterday morning in north brunswick, believe the uniforms may have, and weapons may have been used in one armed robbery in middlesex county earlier in the day. >> and the reading eagle virtual autopsies now a reality in schuylkill county. the coroner office able to use computer program to measure organs technology in some cases could save time and money. >> from the intelligencer may make it harder for school district to collect debts related to unpaid school lunches. causing school district hundreds even thousands of dollars each year. the council rook school district was $14,000 in the red at the end of the last school year because of unpaid school lunches. >> that's a look at some of the newspaper headlines from around the delaware valley. >> well this next story will b

thank you jim and rahel.i'm trying. >> thank you. >> on the heels of ad app pedestrian admitting to slowing down olderrism phones to manage battery wear the tech giant is hit with lawsuit. >> it alleges that apple purposely slows down i phones when newer models come out and that information is not disclosed to customers. apple on the other hand revealed that they do slow down older models but not to push sales but to manage unexpected shut downs. except ticks not buying it. >> of course, businesses want to get as much revenue as they can. so they'll do thing like that to force people to upgrade. >> worry looking at this apple's newest creation an i fraud on the consumer and it's something that be trace the trust of people who love their products. >> aft older battery struggle to keep up withism phone 6s. company released an update and offered limited battery replacement. that's the update that slowed the phones down. a lot more to come particular that one. >> i don't believe them either. i like that i fraud i

good morning, kenneth. >> reporter: well, jim, rahel, good morning to you. this is just one of the more than 400 structures that have been brought to the ground here in ventura county there is behind me, single-family home reduced to nothing but rubble, really all that's left , the shell of this mini-van. hundreds of thoroughbred horses ran for their lives as the southern california wild fires spread even further south. this new blaze dubbed the lilac fire, is the northern san diego county. volunteers trying to help save them, say several of the horses were killed, several others badly injured. >> i had caught a couple up on the hill there that had been burned. >> the lilac fire about 45 miles north of san diego, grew to six square miles, in just a few hours. further north, the biggest of the blazes around venture a has grown to nearly 200 square miles. that fire has accounted for the bulk of the at least 500 buildings destroyed so far. officials say even though the hurricane force winds that were predicted for thursday didn't quite materialize, erotic santa

it is wednesday december 6th good morning i'm jim donovan. >>> aim rahel solomon. plus quick action to save a life on the schuylkill. but first a check of the forecast with katie and road with meisha. >> good morning. >> happy hump day. so, i am expecting you had a great time. >> i slept. >> you missed us. >> yes, yes, i did. >> we're looking outside just lots of construction no accidents so will it be rainy at all today. >> we are still watching frontal boundary make its exit so it may still be damp but not anticipating any rain at this point. things are clearing out nicely and would i say no long later then 6:00 a.m. that mess through del marva peninsula that will be clearing the coast. so, just give it a few more hours brit is completely out and with time these included should thin out as well for sunshine. looking a little bit more of a localized zoom it is a couple count that is may still need windshield wipers here. salem, cumberland, especially atlantic, cumberland, cape may and down through, sussex in delaware you do still have a widespread batch of very li

good morning, trang. >> reporter: good morning, rahel, jim.injury. so, here at dilworth park, group therapy here, a panel err that we made up forecaster on, get well carson banner. ruby hearsays get well carson, eagles forever, and so people are just starting to wake up, take a look at the video of early folks, and getting ready for well wishes. and carson responding to overwhelming well wishes that's received. actually posted video to his social media accounts on monday evening. just thanking fans, friends, for all of the support that he's received in the wake of this very difficult news. take a listen. >> phonecalls, text messages, emails, the tweets, everything , from everybody out there. just means the worlds to me, so humbling to know how many people are praying for me, letting me up. >> and so i'm adding my chicken scratch. we hope you guys, will, too, we'll be here throughout rush hour, pretty easy to find us, we hope you'll join just sending our well wishes to carson wentz, for now, i send it back to you guys in the studio. >> get back

rahel, jim? >> so diane, i was curious, i look up the top ten list, report that you are referring, to i only watched one of the top ten, so clearly i'm not watching the right things. everybody else is onto something. >> i was surprised like okay, what are people -- i'm so not in the loop on what people are watching. >> apparently probably because we're a little older. >> i'm banking on the crown right now. >> and it works. >> the crown. >> and at warning, how about that? >> thanks, diane. >> the crowd did make -- the crown did register. >> i started bing watching season two, when did it come out, sunday? yes. >> all right, thank you, diane >> all right, thank you. >> the former revel casino in atlantic city may be changing hands again, wall street ratings firm says colorado company is buying the old casino for $200 million. the report by moody says the resort will reopen in may under the ownership of ac ocean walk llc. says it report based on talks with the buyers, but who brought the oval revel

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

>> good morning, rahel, jim.has a strong start in its first day on futures trading, first bit coin kicked offer last night, contract opened at $15,460, we're late for this one, guys, by this morning, it surged past 17,000, launch of future trading gives bit coin the potential to win more widespread usage. meantime stocks jump on friday , do you rallied 117-point, nasdaq gained 27. >> i remember when it was just a dollar. >> diane? >> i remember when it was so cheap. >> remember? >> still, i just don't trust that thing. >> welshing everybody else -- >> oh, well,. >> same! >> jim, aim he with you. >> so now i understand new survey millennials aren't saving enough for rival. i think i know why, but what's the reason? >> all right, the primary reason dealing with what seems to be the most pressing issue, paying off student loans. >> new it. >> financial start up, that's what you were thinking, i thought were you thinking maybe they were being lazy. >> no, no, no. >> the survey found that fewer than a third of millenn

. >>> 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

. >>> 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

jim, rahel? >> all right, kenneth craig live for just washington this morning, kenneth, thank you ment. >>> in local news, philadelphia police are looking for shooter they say shot and killed a man inside his strawberry mansion home. >> officers rushed to the home on the 6,000 block of west oxford street, just after 8:30 last night. there they found the 27 year old victim shot multiple times in the home's basement, authorities tell us, they heard the gunshots. >> family members were upstairs on the first floor when they heard gunshots coming from the basement. when they went downstairs to check on their family member, that is when they found him, bleeding from the chest and torso, and he was completely unresponsive. >> officials returned the victim to the hospital where he died at last check, no arrests. >> well, imagine decorating your home for the holidays, only to have a pair of thieves steel your set up? >> "eyewitness news" reporter trang do live in south philly where this happened to this w

. >>> it is thursday, december 14th good morning i'm jim donovan. >>> i'm rahel solomon. more on a cow in the moment but first lets get snowy weather with katie and meisha. >> something about that cow that poor thing. >> you can not adopt a car. >> trust me, if i could would i go rescue it. we are looking outside right new, brace yourself we have speed restrictionness play, lieutenant of places, it starts with the new jersey turnpike, 495 in delaware we will talk about that plus we have accidents and spin outs as well. >> i'm not shock at that by all. these light snow events come through they are bigger deals for your commute then the big blizzard storms because i think, you sort of get a little cocky about them sometimes. think you can getaway with going just as fast. you cannot do that. system is still making its passage. it is a clipper. i love that jim used a technical term. it is moving swiftly. it doesn't after lieutenant of moisture to would work they denned no to but they are bringing in additional snow showers as early morning progresses this could lead to some p

jim, rahel? >> kenneth craig in ventura county california, thank you, kenneth. >> back here at home, " eyewitness news" in bristol bucks county, squad broke down a door ending a barricade situation. happened last night near ponds and durham streets. they found nicholas and woman inside the home, both taken into custody, we're told she was being south by us marshals on parole violations, and investigators believe he's also a person of interest in monday's dead lit hit-and-run in croyden. >> two people are in critical condition this morning, following double shooting in kensington. "eyewitness news" on the 3200 block of d street last night. that's where police say a 25 year old man, and 31 year old woman, both shot. they believe the violence is related to murder on the same street on wednesday. >> well the small town in mexico, mourning the dead of two student this morning, killed yesterday, when gunman opened fire at their school. authorities have identified the gunman as a student, but did not re

jim, rahel? >> this is you have to for fans to see, injured quarterback carson wentz struck told walk down the stairs as the eagles return to philadelphia. you can see wentz, wearing black knee braze, to help stabilize his left knee. birds victory clinched the division, but with it a hefty price. front covering this morning, daily wins, the win cost an arm and a leg, literally. all hoping for the best but bracing for the worse. >> despite the loss of the franchise quarterback, the eagle still soared in l.a. pat gallen here with more, of course. >> yes, just bittersweet victory, and tough hard fought win for the eagles so your philadelphia eagles are nfc east champs, which is certainly something to celebrate. however, a massive win against one of the best teens in the f fc bake potentially season altering lost, as it feared carson wentz tore his acl. here is the play that may have ended his season. wentz diving into the end zone , crushed by two rams players, adding insult to injury, the touchdown

jim, rahel, joe, rahel, back to you. >> no worries, trang, it is very early. harsh wonders from fans, also some very interesting fashion choices cents. >> indeed. wondering how they can play that out. >> trang, thanks. new this morning, authorities have one person in custody after a fire in north philadelphia. it happened about 2:30 in the 2200 block of north eighth street. firefighters quickly gained the upper hands, now investigators tell "eyewitness news" the fire was part of a domestic dispute. and someone now in custodiment nobody was injured there. >> all right, joe, thank you. this morning, peco still working to restore power to customers after high winds toppled trees, snapped power lines, leaving thousands to celebrate christmas in the dark. >> this was the scene, power lines cradling falling trees, most significant winds damage seen in bucks, montgomery, chester counties. at the height, peco estimates that more than 7,000 people were without power. this morning, that number now down to about 450. >> high winds are being blamed for a fire inside the d

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

good morning, alycia. >> reporter: good morning jim and rahel.ithin the past hour or so we did speak to a man saw the man and woman ran from this fatal hit and run crash. man and woman police are looking for right now. you can tell how intense this crash was wye the scene here. it sent a car from the roadway through a fence and ultimately in the front yard of the home. fatal hit and run crash happened at corner of the torresdale avenue and disston streets in the tacony section of the philadelphia. it happened just before 2:00 a.m. that involved two cars, both toyota, both remained on the scene but dark gray as police describe as a striking vehicle. it has driver and female passenger out of the car and somehow in the intense crash they managed to runaway. the ready to yet a remained on the scene. it had three people injured including one man who was seriously and as you have mentioned ultimately fatally injured. police say he was eject from the back seat, thrown about 30 n died an hour after he was transported to aid nearby hospital. it is unclear

it is wednesday, december 13th i'm jim donovan. >>> aim rahel solomon. all that plus one law that prevents philadelphians from having a real christmas tree in their home. we will get to that in a moment but first katie has a check of the bone chilling forecast and meisha's check of the road. >> good morning, guys, happy hump day. we have one accident and down tree but i just hope you are heaters are working because my goodness walking outside the door what a shift. >> really cold outside. it will stay that way for next couple days. worries happening right now. we will get to the wind chills in a second. it is quiet in terms of storm scan. we are not seeing anything flying across the radar at all , throughout the day, later tonight, cold in place there is a disturbance that comes through and that will touch off light snow which we will get to we will let you know who has best opportunity to see accumulation but for now lets talk about the cold. this is your temperature change, it is not represented, wind chill not representing air temperature but how far

. >> reporter: oh, yeah, jim and rahel this is an ever changing situation. i-95 north remains closed but i will take you here because southbound just minutes ago just opened up. you can see traffic is beginning to flow, through this work site, after being detoured for hours, because of a construction issue. now look at the situation, still a ton out here, two rains as well as the sign that crews were removing, remains on the highway but traffic is flowing southbound now but here's video from overnight, penndot spokesmen tells us crews were working on the sign when a crane malfunctioned. crews because again directing drivers to turnaround on the grass median. second crane was brought into finish, moving to the port frames for that sign and that work is still going on right now, we did speak to one woman who ended up in the backup, take listen. >> got off work at 1:00 a.m. was driving home i-95 northbound. i ran into the traffic and everything else. we're stuck at a stand still for over an hour. they leaped us around and had us go back southbound and jump off

good morning, wendy. >> reporter: good morning, jim , rahel. stocks rallied to new highs yesterday here on wall street. a mid confidence that republicans will get their tax plan passed this week. the dow was up 5,000 points, this year, the first time that's ever happened. the index roared toward the 25,000 mark yesterday. the closed little shy of the milestone, gaining 140-point. the nasdaq was up 58 points, and traded above the 7,000 mark for the very first time. >>> candy maker hershey and campbell soup both announced savory deals: cher she is buying a.m. apply few snack brands for $1.2 billion. amplify foods include skinny pop popcorn, and potato chips. campbell acquiring snyder inning for 5 billion in cash, adding cape cod potato chips, snyder pretzels and pop secret popcorn for its portfolio. >> in the coming years, auto make letter electrify vehicles across its entire line up by 2025 it says every model in the fleet will have an electric model or option by then foeman thursday the busiest days for holiday drivers. more than 97 million ame

. >>> 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

. >> it is thursday, december 7th good morning i'm jim donovan. >>> i'm rahel solomon. kate inn and meisha keeping an eye on things on a very busy morning. >> i got to say this is a busier morning i have seen because not only accidents we saw that are still out there, yes, overturned box truck we have a more serious accident on the northeast extension as well and whole host of other activity starting to happen. >> yes. >> at least weather is not an issue, sun glare eventually becomes a concern but not right now, still very dark outside but that will change over next hour or so. in the meantime there is still cloud cover left over here across south and eastern most counties. that will thin. you can see it happening. you will end up with sunshine brisk day much more seasonal day, with temperatures in the upper 40's and i would say winds gusting to 25 miles an hour as day progresses. 38 degrees yours current value note those win bars moving in straight out of the west in most case is here, so it is not necessarily the coldest wind but enough to notice it. it is enough to k

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

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 will sort of l

>> reporter: my goodness, rahel, jim, this is terminal d baggage claim. you can see that there are some eagles fans the eagles gre, pretty much the entire flight i'm told was full of eagles fans. what they're telling me this was really bittersweet i've got, who was on this red eye. come here, vince.tell me about . >> it was a great game. it was everything that was up , younow, the defense pulled through. nicky came in, did what he hado. little concerned about carson wentz's injury,op serious, but e just going to have to, you know, deal with it and like we've been dealing with injuries all season here and there. yono >> what was the feeling in the stadium when you guys realized that carson wentz hurt? >> it was just everybody, you know, excited at first, then saw him walkover his face, and o the guys there is isn't good. you know, i was hoping something maybe like a rib, then when they said a knee, i that was pretty tough there. everybody was kind of more concerned about his injury at that point. you know? at first, you know, we were all excited and we saw

jim, rahel, back to you. >> meisha, still ahead on " eyewitness news" this morning , starbucks is out with a new drink. >> and while many stores are closing, one retailer is opening up 900 new stores across the us. details ahead in our money watch report. >> welcome back, trying to keep up with shopping demands, discount chain says it plans to open 900 new stores in 2018 , the company says, by the end of 2018, more than three and four people will live within 5 miles after dollar general. even selling fresh food and produce at some locations. >> diane king hall joins us live from the new york took stock exchanges, good morning. so, a lot of my friends are talking about there is the digital currency bit coin continues its roller coaster ride. what's the story now? >> right? it has just been wild ride for bit coin. it was down more than 12% early trading today. dropping below the 15,000-dollar level, bit coins surge above $19,000 yesterday. and keep in mind, future trading for bit coin begins next week. so just really been, i mean, has been sky-rocketing higher, dropped down, but, you kn

powe office says december 9th 19th is last day to send first-class mail for arrival by the 25th, jim and rahel. >> just send them your love, dianne you don't to have worry about shipping, just sending you all of my love and positivity i'm all done with my shopping, check that off the list. >> jim, you are amazing, i have to finish today. literally they are saying dianne finish today. >> some of us like me haven't even started. >> thanks, we will check with you tomorrow. >> confession, i haven't either, i'm starting to day is my plan. >> we're so much like, thank you. >>> pennsylvania state house republicans after proved legislation that would limit abortions to the first 20 weeks of pregnancy but governor tom wolf will veto the bill. current limit is 24 weeks. it keeps exceptions such as when a mother's life is at risk or it could result in serious injuries but makes no exceptions for rape, insist or fetal abnormalities. >>> historic nomination from new jersey governor elect phil murphy. he elected, a bergen county prosecutor to be the next attorney general. if confirmed graywall would be the

. >> hey, good morning, jim, rahel. healthcare companies and banks led it slide yesterday here on wall street. the dow lost 76 points, nasdaq down 19. >> and it is a new era in hollywood. now that disney is buying parts of 21st century fox. disney will be better positioned to compete with streaming services, like netflix, amazon, and apple. many analysts expect more consolidation like this deal in the future, as weaker companies get gobbled up by stronger ones. the deal still needs federal approval to go through disney would have 40% of the market share. >> holiday spending is stronger than last year. according to a payment technology company. first data says overall spending excluding gas roast 6 % from november 1st through monday. last year for the same period, spending was 3.7%. cooler weather, higher consumer confidence, and low unemployment, turns spending. e commerce sales growth continue to out pace brick and mortar growth at 10.5% compared with 3.9% of stores. and instant stant messenger a. m signs off the endin

. >> today is friday, december 15, good morning, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. right to katie with a check on your friday forecast, katie, good morning, i feel like we've already had so much snow , winter chill has been around, now talking about as if it hasn't been enough, now talking about even more, katie >> indeed we are. actually will end up being total flip from where you ended up with the heaviest totals over the span of the last 24 hours, now to up southern counties where you had the heaviest snow in the pocono, lehigh area, now from philadelphia county on south and east. so for now, storm scan is quiet. basically empty, devoid of much more than just couple of clouds that are still out there. there isn't a lot to track with this next storm, just yet , because it hasn't quite blossom on the radar, but give it time, it will. it will really show it hands over the mid-atlantic. we do get in on the, as well. now the temperatures, as they currently stands, are as such, they're cold, we don't thankfully have too much in the way of winds speeds right now to make

. >>> 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

rahel and i made the cut. >> you may remember this. >> jim? are we okay, buddy? >> uh-huh. >> well, rahel and i tried our hands at the one chip challenge back in november. we tried to eat extremely spicy tortilla chip made with the carolina pepper, the hottest pepper in the world. >> jim, i don't think we went viral because we ate the chip. i think we went viral because of what happened after. >> i think it is because we had very different reaction. >> that guy. >> ya, ya. >> that guy right there. >> i survived. >> check your eyewitness weather seven day forecast,, we will be getting much colder as we head into next week. christmas day, high of 39 degrees. >> all right, chelsey, thank you. >> that's "eyewitness news" at noon, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon for chelsey and all of us here, thanks for watching. >> and "eyewitness news" continues at 5:00. we're always on line at "the young and the restless"... >> jill: home for the holidays! >> victoria: obviously paul and christine are making this number one priority. >> nikki: you and i both know that victor

>> reporter: good morning, rahel and jim. fortunate fortunately he is expect to be okay after being treated at temple university hospital. meanwhile charges are pending against a driver who hit him, and ultimately, caused the crash that killed that eight year-old boy. cell phone video shows horrifying aftermath of hit and run that killed an eight year-old boy on yesterday. >> unaudible. >> that is awful. >> the crash happened around 1:40 in the afternoon on whittaker avenue. the boy was riding in a older model honda with a 28 year-old driver who was trying to make a left turn off of whittaker. that is when another car which witnesses described as speeding and weaving in and out of traffic, slammed into the passenger side of the honda. >> it was the same accident in the same spot with the truck and bmw and at the light there was another one, it was like two accidents. now that is the third in the pennsylvania month. >> reporter: witnesses say the 34 year-old driver got out, checked out damage to his car and then hit a park car

. >>> today is december 28th, good morning carabao jim and rahel are both off. lets check forecast with katie and traffic with pat in for meisha, good morning. >> here's a traffic you, get in the car turn onat and don't getut for eight hours just stay in there. >> my gosh it is so brutally cold outside. that image of the franklin fountain bless my mind i'm not shock by it at a but it is pretty impressive, i guess is the word. look at these temperatures. this is the value you want to go buy. it is brutal outside like single digits, almost every where but sub zero in wilmington for example more like 14 below zero near mount pocono. thlly cold conditions obviously and do you need to make sure you bundle up adequately as you door. wind chill advisory several hours until noon time. you've got to account for th it is not terribly strong wind but enough that you have toabsolutely net is it. so tha it m you could feel, in as cold as 20 below zero. storm scan quiet for now and it will stay that way for yet another day, in the sunshine but we're not breaking out of the 20

. >>> it is wednesday, december 6th i'm jim donovan. >>> i'm rahel solomon. katie and meisha keeping an eye on things. good morning. welcome back. >> we are looking outside, everything is looking really good, damp roadways, we have been talking about that will slow you down as we are seeing volume increase. only one accident moving out of our way. >> it is going to be the rain making its exit, pleas will dry things out, with time we are in the middle of transition and because we are in the middle of transition temperature is really warm. standard, anyway. keeping in mind breeze is net isable you will need to walk out with the heavy coat. we are not talking balmy like florida but definitely milder then what is average, and when you look at storm scan there is still some cloud cover but wet weather is making its exit so this transition continues. here are current temperatures, um-hmm, in the lower 50's in wildwood, atlantic city. certainly turning cold inner mount pocono for example but even at the airport normal high is 48. we have dropped off since then we ha

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 morning, everyone, merry christmas, i'm jim donovan. raheltie 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 effect u

>>> good morning i'm rahel solomon. >>> 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

good afternoon, i'm rahel solomon. >> i'm jim donovan. crews are trying to fix the problem.hante. >> 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 pu

. >>> 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

my mouth is on fire. >> jim and rahel tried their one chip challenge they each had to eat extremely spicyaper 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 live, here in yardley, a lot of people out tonight but question is will weather hold up for tomorrow and coupled we see a white christmas. i'll have the latest on that forecast, coming up. >>> a