for consumer watch, i'm karen kafa? >> in the wake of yesterday's rain it turned out to be a pleasant christmas day all across the region with a lot of sunshine but also lot of wind. lets check in with our weather watchers. they are still reporting their stats even on christmas day. phil, in philadelphia, chestnut hill reporting 49 degrees at the moment with just a few clouds in the sky. sun i today and tomorrow. he is talking about 1909 christmas blizzard with the high's accumulation ever 21 inches for christmas in philadelphia thanks for that history lesson there, phil. we can count on our weather watchers for throwing in interesting facts. we have spike reporting 50 degrees in board up town. he has a picture showing us a beautiful sunset tonight. blue skies out there looking fantastic. as we head into one more area we will head down toward ken he it square part of the region where gary, in avondale is checking in with 48 degrees and mainly clear sky, looking fine there lets check with one more weather watcher we have

in washington, i'm karen kafa. >> that's really cool. >> history look. >> yes, and i think one of myed at churches across the region to celebrate the centerpiece of christmas, the birth of jesus christ. archbishop chaput presided over midnight mass at the cathedral of saint peter and paul. if you ins dollars the service, still time, another christmas day mass is scheduled for 10:00 and another for noon. now, let's get a check on the christmas day forecast. katie, doesn't feel like it. >> certainly does not. feeling a lot more like spring, for sure, even last night we hit the mid six 60s, well after the sun went down. snow has been a very little bit of oddball type of forecast for us in the last few days, given the season that we're in of course, but there you have it. mother nature can do what she want on her own free will. storm scan3, worse of the wet weather continues to make its full retreat. at this point unless you are down near the area shore points, just inland, you really are done at this point with the wet weather see the back edge of the clouds, see the slice of sunshine,

in washington, i'm karen kafa. >> now before go on line or hit the malls, we will show you some highen that are very hot items that year. that's coming in our next half hour. diana? >> before shoppers look at the great deals on line, many were looking for bargains at real stores. center city philadelphia was bustling with shoppers eager to check names off their holiday lists, there were deals, if were you willing to brave the crowds. >> i like to see what i am buying. i like like little old generation. >> i don't do on line. i don't trust credit cards on line. i would rather do everything through the store and cash it out. >> well, there are plenty of deals for everyone before you hit the malls visit cbsphilly.com. click on top spots. we've post add list of the holiday hours. >> time now 8:15. let's take a look at the roads and let's get your weather. hi, kate. >> i diane, a yes, actually real pleasant start to the day for you out here. we start things off with beautiful view from our beach patrol headquarters shot in margate. and really very just light waves lapping up on the shore

in washington i'm karen kafa. >> it is so true because middle will of the july no one is thinking i will nothing. >> do you like it. >> i can't get into it. >> give me a beer name good do you ladies like it. >> do i like it. >> okay. we are sandwich by eggnog lovers. >> well, weather outside is frightful here too today guys although the wintry variety it is certainly strictly just rain and more spring-like quality. some rain we do have is locally heavy leaving us at least an inch of rain in the wake by tomorrow morning. skies are clearing, on christmas morning. >> torey? >> we will wait for vine to clear out all because of a disable. well now an overturn dump truck turned into disabled that has been closing vine for quite sometime. if you are heading in this area avoid the vine westbound at all cost because it is not good. >> good advice, vittoria thank you. thanks for watching "eyewitness news" at cw philly. more local news weather and traffic we are always on cbs philly.com. >> check out talk fill a at noon on cbs-3. we will be right back with one more check of your traffic and weather

i'm karen kafa. >> good tips good yes, indeed. >> coming up next check on phil the cbs-3 morning elfmischievous sometimes. i walk in the green room and check him out, qued will go on a picture of my co-worker, ukee, in the cool. >> not cool at all. >> he drew a mustache over your mustache. >> he darken it up for me. >> that dude, that is all right, i still love him. yeah, right. we want to see what your elf is up to pose your elf selfie to twitter facebook or instagram using hash tag cbs-3 and hash tag elf selfie. >>> still ahead, everyone needs a lit local help from time to time. >> es specially when we get stuck like this tortoise. see how he goes back right there wait until you see what his buddy does to help him out. >> do we have time to show it. >> in the right new we have to wait when we come back. >>> ♪ >> i'll come running, and i'll be with. >> see you again. >> thank you very much. >> as always, always good to have a friend and it is especially true for tortoise in taiwan. >> this video was posted on you tube. one of the tortoise end up on his back and unable to flip over h

. >> for consumer watch i'm karen kafa. >> so you babysitting?e home at the end of the night is a standard. >> when did you start babysitting? >> twelve, took the red cross course, took baby cpr everything. >> did you get paid handsomely well? >> averaged $4 an hour. >> there you go, for 12 year old. >> twelve years old, number of years ago. it was great. i loved babysitting. it was the best. kids go to bed you eat the family food and watch their movies. >> you did, did you? >> look at you. >> it is a babysitting secret. >> really? >> where did all of the dorito's go? >> that's great. >> told the odds of mom dad and baby having the same birthday about 48 million. >> and we would like tonight deuce you to a family that beat the odds. dad, and wife, unusual they had the same birthday. now six and a half pound mckenna, mace december 27th a very busy date in the hawk house hole. mckenna was a great birthday gift. >> as you get older you don't celebrate your birthdays no more. then to have her common our birthday, that's like the greatest gift we coul