matt rivers is tracking road conditions and meteorologist justin drabick and kate bilo are watching this system very closely. we'll start tonight with kate. she's life in west chester with the cbs3 mobile weather lab where i can see the snow falling around you kate. >> reporter: absolutely, natasha. it really didn't take long for the snow to start piling up here in west chester. it started just about an hour ago. you can hear the clock tower chiming behind me coming down steadily but i want to show you the good news. the roads right now a lot of people coming home from their big game parties or from the bar bars and pubs around here. you can see the roads are just wet. temperatures just slightly above freezing now. notice how the cars are covered. here witness cbs3 mobile weather lab it's just above freezing the temperature an hour ago about 34.6 a significant drop in temperature as the snow has come in. if you follow me over here to the sidewalk this was completely cleared about 10:00 o'clock. now as you can see we've got a fresh coating of snow and that light fluffy snow coming down ri

so in just few minutes meteorologist kate bilo will take to the ice with emergency responders.n a case like this, they have to act fast. anyone had falls through ice has just minutes to survive. tonight we'll show you crucial tips you need to know if it ever happens to you. kate bilo's special reports minutes away here on "eyewitness news". >>> we are hearing exclusively tonight from a south jersey mother mourning her son and now takeing action. 10-year-old matthew mccloskey was hit and killed by a franklin township police officer responding to call for help. matthew's mother is planning to file lawsuit against the township and tonight she broke her silence speaking with only "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt. >> just his hugs and his kisses and just always telling me he loved me. >> reporter: 10-year-old matthew mccloskey mother michelle will never get over her son's death. he was hit and killed by a franklin township police officer three days after christmas on delsea drive around din are in time. mccloskey and two friends were crossing the street when he was hit. >> i m

for that we turn it over to meteorologist kate bilo live in swedesboro, new jersey. hi kate. >> reporter: hi, kathy. as you can we know we've dell so many times this year with snow rain loon heff vo wet snowflakes that tend to melt on contact. we have the opposite situation here tonight. the number one factor in this storm is the cold. take look at our temperature here on the cbs3 mobile weather lab. sitting at 14.4 degrees and kind of a range you look for had you're looking for the best snow growth. looking for a range of minus 12 to minus 18 that's where you get the light fluffy snow that's exactly what we're seeing in swedes borough tonight. we'll zoom in as the bands of snow begin to develop over delaware, new jersey and steady band into southeastern pennsylvania as well. we're right on kings highway in swedesboro at the mommy and we're looking at these relatively high snow ratios on normal storm we talk about a 10 to one snow ratio. basically saying for each inch of water you have in the atmosphere you can get 10-inches of snow tom night we're looking at a lighte

. >>> and, in our next half an hour at 5:30 kate bilo braves the frozen waters of the delaware today for a ride with the coastguard. see her trip on the coastguard cutter capstand as it breaks ice along the delaware, that is coming up at 5:30. >>> frozen pipes are a real threat in this weather, and some who have homes down the shore are learning that lesson, the hard way. "eyewitness news", new jersey reporter cleve bryan is live in vent are in with more cleve. >> reporter: extremely low wind chills at the shore are contributing to the the situations, like this, it is the second home that has burst pipes underneath and thinks also happening at some empty homes, some of them empty since sandy just here in ventnor they have had 80 calls for burst pipes. the the stream of water flowing in the dorset avenue was coming from under alex's house, culprit a burst pipe. >> there is no way. >> reporter: he rushed down from bucks county after getting a call from hib neighbor. he had some heat on but not enough to encounter sub zero wind chills. >> i kept it between 58 and 60. keeping the inside

you cane scale of my giant finger there but you can see more photos on my twitter feet at kate bilo.w jersey. those snow flakes, take certain conditions to form. you need a deep layer of cold in the atmosphere and those snow flakes like to pile up. we have got that fluffy heavy snow through the overnight hours. take a look we have cleared out one spotty want to draw your attention to poor boston this is past six hours. the note thinks snow has been sitting over boston, all day long. it doesn't want to move out. the it is a mess owe scale feature. still snowing, south of boston as if you needed anymore snow. lets take a look we have a running total. we are in the double digits. 10.2 after yesterday's storm here in philadelphia and boston 96 inches of snow, this year and more on the way, likely this weekend. lets talk about our first chance of snow in the forecast here and that comes tomorrow evening as another arctic cold front starts to push n6 or seven we will see these snow showers pushing through could be locally heavier squals especially in the overnight hours and behind this whe

. >>> i'm meteorologist kate bilo wait to be rescued. i'll show you dangers crew put themselves in, all through the ice. >>> and shoppers on alert, pickpockets at wegmans and other south jersey businesses, the suspect, has been charged hundreds of dollars on the victim's credit cards. the what you need to look out for when we come back. trading-in or selling your car, truck or suv? webuyanycar.com takes the hassle out of selling in just 3 easy steps. one, get your free online valuation. two, drive to your local car buying center. and three, walk out with your check in as little as 30 minutes. buying used cars is all we do... all makes and models... no dealership pressure. we'll even settle your loan or lease. so don't wait. get your free online valuation now at webuyanycar.com >>> avenue as temperatures plunge you might assume icy pond are frozen solid and safe but don't be fueled, as meteorologist kate bilo found out when she joined a local fire department for ice rescue training, ice that looks solid can be a death trap. >> ten minutes

our kate bilo got the a chance to ride with the coastguard crew as they made their way from philadelphia to trenton and back. for the past few weeks it has made the six hour round trip nearly every day in an effort to make the delaware river passable for merchant ships. >>> dangerous cold has cars, frozen solid and business at triple will a red hot. our team coverage continues now with carol erickson live from center city with the cbs-3 mobile weather lab carol. >> well, last thing you want after a long day at work to come out and find your car and find it is not starting. find that same problem anyplace, including at home we're with the weather lap right now and we have a temperature of 15 degrees this week, record setting cold, and record setting numbers for the triple a mid-atlantic. they saw thousands of drivers in the delaware rally whose car would not start and half of those thousands of calls because of dead path wrist. what is under that black cover, the battery, the key, to starting your car, will it be go, or no. >> no crank, or you have a slow cranking or sometimes you just ha

and fiber so my wife won't give me any more flack ♪ ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ ♪ ♪ i'm kate bilo lake this they need to act fast anyone who falls through the ice only has minutes. >> we want rescuers to feel what it is like to be a victim. see how it is done and how you can save yourself if you fall through the ice tonight on "eyewitness news" at 11:00. >>> the school district of philadelphia is looking to hire 400 new teachers for next year. the starting salaries just over $45,000. increases with experience. they are making the application process, easier, you can access it on line and we have also set up a lincoln our web site at cbs philly.com. >>> new jersey governor chris christie in the meantime is in the middle of a three day tour of london. that is the governor arriving at ten downing street to meet with british prime minister david cameron. governor christie is officially on a trade mission but some political observers say he is brushing up on his foreign policy skills for a possible presidential run in 2016. the governor a big sports fan, may have been a across the pond

. >>> our own meteorologist kate bilo recently took part in an ice rescue simulation in washington township. she put herself into a frigid pond in a special suit to learn more about these exact rescues. so what should you do if you were to fall through? first put your arms and hands out on the ice shelf and then kick as hard as you can. make sure you keep your head out of the water as much as possible and try to stay calm. if you can avoid frantic mommies, that will help you retain more body heat. once you get yourself on to the ice, they say to roll away from the hole and towards shore and to spread out your weight, don't stand up on the ice. kate's and tire story is remarkable. it's on cbsly.com. we've include add link from today's ice rescue story. >> good tips. lower american building tenants complained the heaters aren't keeping them warm enough. they want the situation fixed on westmont avenue. justin said since friday the heat has all but stopped working. tenants say their managers are telling them the heater is working and simply too cold. our steve patterson tried to get answers fr

. >> i'm eyewitness weather meteorologist kate bilo on the ice with emergency responders. in a case like this, they need to act fast. anyone who falls through the ice has only minutes. >> we want the rest cue ers to feel what it is like to be a victim. >> put your arms through. >> see how it is done, how you can save yourself if you fall through the ice. tonight on "eyewitness news" homecoming? it's awesome. but with the citizens bank education refinance loan it gets even better. you know those people who pay a little extra and get all the legroom in coach? that could be you, if you refinance your student loans. i can refinance, even with 4 loans from undergrad? yes, you could replace your current student loans with one new loan at a lower rate and save money on interest. sounds easy! it is easy! just call citizens bank at 1-866-999-0254 or visit lightenyourloan.com. our customers who refinance save an average of $145 a month- more than $1,700 a year! so treat yourself to something from that in-flight magazine! but why stop there? you can save up for a new car, a wedding o

. >>> in the meantime here's kate bilo, kate? >> thanks, chris. snow is starting to move in off to the south and it is snowing and sticking to the road down around d.c. air were moving into baltimore as well and just south of the delaware border seeing band of snow pushing n you can see nothing for us just yet. air is very dry. it will take a while before the snow reaches the ground. once it does we can expect steady snow right through overnight hours. heavier snow and highest amounts may be over central virginia as this storm cuts by to the south but there is plenty of cold air. we will get light fluffy snow that piles up quickly and we will be seeing that during the overnight hours tonight. coming up we will have more on the timing when heavier snow arrives, when it moves out and, of course, how much you'll see in your neighborhood. dangerous cold is breaking record meteorologist justin drabick is live along the schuylkill river with the cbs-3 mobile weather lab to show us just how cold it got. >> good evening, kate a lot of people say it is feb

meteorologist kate bilo with a bone chilling lesson in survival on the ice. >>> also ahead a warningockets, targeting customers at wegmans and other businessness south jersey. >>> and mild right new but some winter weather is ahead for parts of the our area. carol has details ahead skippy!! yippee!! fun fun fun! shiny! you never listen! what? is someone talking? skippy!! yippee!! look a ride! (vo) made with the funnest peanuts ever! skippy. yippee!! >>> new this morning a violent home invasion robbery police are on the look out for three people broke down the door of the home in the north east. >>> a frightening day at a mall in pittsburgh, gunfire erupts and send shoppers running for cover. >>> and former olympian bruce jenner is involve in the car crash what authorities are saying about the accident that left another driver dead. >>> good morning to you it is sunday february 8th thanks so much for joining us, i'm nicole brewer at 8:00 o'clock. lets check with that forecast with carol. it will be miler once again. yesterday i was loving it. sun was up. pretty nice. >> you'll love it