this modest request is going to potentially allow a very good family in laurel heights area to stay in san francisco. my wife and ana maria went to the laurel heights improvement association about this specific request. they were told that had they asked first they would fully support this assignment. so i find if very hard to believe that because their decision-making process was based upon who asked first really has a negative view about this project. thank you. >> thank you. is there additional public comment? okay. seeing none, dr requester you have a two-minute rebuttal. . >> thank you. i just submitted the 12 letters of opposition to the project including from the suzuki family, whose garden is right behind it and the louie family who is next to me. i'm on the executive committee and the laurel height as the association did not say it had anything to do who was there first, because they would have told me. i didn't get to mention that he wants to expand on the second floor and wants to deem the second floor non-conforming and bring a deck out to encroach into the year regard. tha

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hainesport mount laurel road a possible alternate.misery road a downed traffic signal here to avoid in williamstown at lake avenue. southbound side you can get by but watch out for emergency crews. brian and shirleen have a good weekend. >> you too, matt. thank you. >> meteorologist melissa magee accuweather 7-day forecast to find out just how good that weekend will be right after this. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> all right, we are joined by melissa magee who tells us that the week will be not that bad. >> not bad at all brian and shirleen if perhaps you need to do more shopping, brian. >> why do you always look at me. >> he did it yesterday. >> at least i did it. >> we're all very proud. like did you a big thing. we'll show you what's going on outside. the action cam was outside earlier today looking after city hall and the christmas tree there. we're definitely getting in the festive spirit and we definitely have seasonably cool air overhead for the rest of tonight. storm tracker 6 live double scan radar nice and quiet across much of the delaware

this former marine turns his mount laurel home into a workshop as part of the toys for tots program, and even after 25 years for him the cause never gets old. >> knowing are you helping little kids, know in my heart, these are the only toys they are going to get. >> adults shop in wilson's living room and can pick out several toys for each child or a bicycle. it's a god send for struggling family. >> i have two jobs and i lost them and i have to children, it's hard. >> what kind of difference does that make? >> to have presents, we weren't sure if we could afford to get them any. >> get hugs and cries and cards and people drop off cookies. >> the burlington toys for tots program is one of the most successful in the country, they expect to hand out 45,000 toys to children in the area. >> i haven't done any shopping yet, all we are doing it driving around and picking up toys. >> bill wilson says the toys for tots program is a labor of love and knowing that over 15,000 kids in the area will have a merry christmas make its all worthwhile. >> you get to see the people's faces that come sh

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trash haulers are back on the picket lines in laurel asking for better pay. they want to negotiate a better contract with howard and montgomery counties. public health officials are working with other companies. but this is delaying trash pickup. looking at a live picture from laurel maryland. they are only picking up garbage. recycling is being pushed back a week. if today is your trash day, be sure to have your bins out by 7:00 a.m. >>> three people were shot on galveston street near i-295 in southwest. it happened last night. someone was seen running away. they were wearing a red polo jacket and jeans. no word on the victims's conditions as of now. >>> this morning t a group will advocate for sensible gun laws here in the district. the rally is set to begin at 11:00 a.m. the group will be on the north side of the white house. and the rally will wrap up at 1:00 this afternoon. >>> today vincent gray will cut his last ribbon in d.c.'s shaw neighborhood as mayor. beginning at noon, gray will cut ribbons to celebrate 17 new businesses opening in the neighborho

there appears to be little evidence of cause lawyering among the laurels representing slaves. missouri freedom suits were not brought or advanced by abolitionist societies as they were in many northeastern states. advocating abolitionism in missouri was a crime after 1837. and even before advocacy was outlawed, abolitionism was extremely unpopular. you may recall that in 1836, lovejoy's printing press was burned out in missouri after which he moved across the river to alton where he was burned out again. among the lawyers who represented slaves in these suits, there's no direct evidence of anti-slavery sentiment at all. most continued to own slaves and as attorney edward bates said in representing lucy delany, he proudly stated, i am a slaveowner myself in court. and instead the lawyers who represented slaves most often seemed to be trial lawyers. just that. men who supported themselves by arguing cases on a number of issues and who were sometimes assigned by the judge before whom they practiced to represent a slave petitioner. so if these cases are to be considered civil righ

ocean city 49, perkasie 38 degrees, mount laurel checking in at 42.f you would like to be an eyewitness weather watcher, we would love you to join the team. it's very easy. just go to cbsphilly.com/watchers. in philadelphia some areas of fog obscuring our beautiful skyline late this evening but that will give way to some drying conditions during the day tomorrow. we have some rain moving in. it's moving across the city as we speak. some pockets of heavy rain along the i-95 corridor. you can see the lehigh valley and also in berks county including the city of reading, a little bit of pink in a few of those frames indicating potential for a few more icy spots but other than that drying conditions really moving in and you can see behind this not much precipitation. in the poconos a little bit of freezing drizzle before we see it warming up there as well. we have that winter weather advisory until 1:00 a.m. for icy spots in the poconos. that is the only advisory that continues. we have had some ice accumulation, though, over the course of the afternoon an

laurel, 42 degrees. in the area between mt. laurel and collingswood 42 there. with a few sprinkles.o the north and west a little bit cooler. 37 degrees rising in gilbertsville. eileen says it's raw with a few showers throughout the evening. the rain and very cold even though the temperatures are rising. one place i want to take you to well to the north as we head toward the poconos 32 degrees in saylorsburg and keith is saying a slight coating of snow and ice from earlier. keith eventually you will be seeing that rain as well. if you love the weather and you want to be featured in our newscast become an it witness weather watcher government to cbsphilly.com/watchers. areas of fog becoming an issue in some parts. in center city philadelphia our beautiful skyline is obscured with the fog. but it's worse as you head towarded millville less than half mile visibility. you can see on storm scan3 we have some rain heavy rain messing across the river into south jersey right now. some showers, some fog will linger into the over into the hours. the poconos will see a little bit more in the wa

in mount laurel, syma chowdhry for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> today we are celebrating the season in east passyunk, meteorologist kate bilo is live there for their annual tree lighting, hi, kate. >> hi yes, sir contact and chris. we're here in south philadelphia, and we just lit this and and these ladies just came up here, niomi and karen, best friend ten years old and you tell me, is what your favorite part. >> of course shall eating. they have lots of great food out here, they are handing out hot chocolate, cookies, delicacies, and they have if you guys are coming down here, stores are opened until 9:00 p.m. we are here with the cbs-3 mobil weather lab and you can see one of the nicest evening, so far, in rain out here, little chilly, 40 degrees at 7:00. we will drop to 38 by 8:00 and a few more clouds and 37 by 9:00p m. stores are opened until 9:00 they have food, they have jackson school rock band perform and we are here for a are special reason as well. every year we pair with the salvation army, these are toys that have been donated tonight, here at east passyunk christmas tree

my wife and ana maria went to the laurel heights improvement association about this specific request. they were told that had they asked first they would fully support this assignment. so i find if very hard to believe that because their decision-making process was based upon who asked first really has a negative view about this project. thank you. >> thank you. is there additional public comment? okay. seeing none, dr requester you have a two-minute rebuttal.

a family in laurel heights puddle jumping. a lot of fun there, right? >> loving the boots too. >> i know. this is so cute. >>> some people in healdsburg took advantage of the flooding and had fun. this is pretty cool. instead of just shopping at safeway they kayaked and tubed, even wake board with a car winch. the parking lot flooded. that's creative. the water got deep. word spread around town about the new makeshift lake. >> we came down earlier and it was really coming down so we ran home and changed and then got the kayak. why not? >> other people had the same idea. they fished out their summer lake gear battled to the store got the pets out, much of the floodwaters since receded. so the fun is over but that is pretty creative there, huh? >> and point reyes slammed with massive waves from the storm. one after another crashed on the shore. the surf report says waves coming in up to 20 feet high up north. further south in pacifica, similar swells. a little tamer, they came in about 10 feet tall. >>> the storm certainly affected all parts of the bay ar

there appears to be little evidence of cause lawyering among the laurels representing slaves.missouri freedom suits were not brought or advanced by abolitionist societies as they were in many northeastern states. advocating abolitionism in missouri was a crime after 1837. and even before advocacy was outlawed, abolitionism was extremely unpopular. you may recall that in 1836, lovejoy's printing press was burned out in missouri after which he moved across the river to alton where he was burned out again. among the lawyers who represented slaves in these suits, there's no direct evidence of anti-slavery sentiment at all. most continued to own slaves and as attorney edward bates said in representing lucy delany, he proudly stated, i am a slaveowner myself in court. and instead the lawyers who represented slaves most often seemed to be trial lawyers. just that. men who supported themselves by arguing cases on a number of issues and who were sometimes assigned by the judge before whom they practiced to represent a slave petitioner. so if these cases are to be considered civil right

told you last half hour about the flooding in mount laurel closing off union mill road, and to use 38 but now there is a crash on 38 to watch out for. and some flooding along route 9 and some along 30. we'll check it again coming up in the next half hour. >> it's a vest kind of day. >> keeps you warm. >> i'm invested on tuesday. an nfl star involved in a crash, details on the crash involving cam newton, coming up. >>> are you feeling pressure of the holiday season and stress and holiday cooking, ali gorman has tips to help you cope. >> and we'll check in with meteorologist, cecily tynan and much more when "action news" at 5:00 continues. >>> the senate report on torture by the cia is out, and its as disturbing as expected. it focuses on 20 specific cases saying that detainees were subject to waterboarding and sleep deprivation and more. they were done by contractors and not cia agents themselves and it says they gained little information from it all. there is more coming up on abc world news with david muir after "action news." oming up on abc >>> quarterback and nfl star cam newton i

trash haulers back to the picket lines in laurel. they are striking for better pay. they want unit disposal to negotiate a better contract with howard and montgomery counties. public works officials are working with other companies. but this is delaying trash pickup. in howard county they are only picking up garbage. recycling is being pushed back a week. no montgomery county, 12,000 families live along the strike zone. it is affecting bethesda aspen hill colesville silver spring. if today is your trash day, get your bins out by 7:00 a.m. you have 10 minutes 4 things you need to know. five people died in a ferry caught fire on its way from greece to italy. crews are still trying to rescue fewer than 100 people trapped on the burning ferry >> today a few for charles county sheriff's officer who died. the funeral is tomorrow. he decide in a car crash earlier this month. >>> d.c. mayor elect muriel bowser still ward 4 council member right now. she plans to meet with the police chief about recent violence including two deadly shootings in her district. >>> right now it i

laurel township for new jersey drivers. is this union mill road between briggs road and hartford road, the road is closed. and also we're seeing some flooding route 30 between delilah road and indiana avenue. one lane blocked there. >>> new information right now about yesterday's deadly plane crash in maryland. the national transportation safety board says stall warnings began about 20 seconds before the end of the flight. plane from durham, north carolina skrashed into to this house in gaithersburg, maryland. also today, police have tentatively identified two more of the six victims and tease are passengers on that plane. 52-year-old david hartman and 31-year-old, the two passengers as i said on that jet. >>> a mother originally from our area and two of her children in the house were also killed. this is a picture of 36-year-old mar margie gem dwgemmell and her tw. >>> christopher murray is charged with killing his wife connie. police say he strangled her in august after they had an argument. her husband confessed. at toda

laurel, maryland, 67 degrees, and how skies this about you in bethesda 69 gorgeous degrees. few spots at 70. that is what we are seeing in winchester, and artinsburg, 70 in culpeper and 67 at andrews. arctic ear is just to the north 32 in pittsburgh and indianapolis one degree on in minneapolis. that cold temperature is trying make its way in but i don't think it will be until late this afternoon or early evening. allows this air mass and low pressure developing along some ront will bring us interesting weather the next 24 hours. spotty out with a few showers this afternoon and evening as temperatures plummet sleet and freezing around in the northwestern part. i think it will be a cold rain but that means a wet morning commute. we will have to watch for a few spots in the northern and western suburbs trying out tuesday night. increasing cloudiness with a chance of shower late. temperatures in the upper 60's most spots. tonight if you are looking for something to do the vienna store. santa rivers at 6:15. and it willf shower get breezy later so keep that in mind. when we will

. >>> police in mount laurel continue to investigate the fatal accident on south church street. a man was struck and killed shortly before 5:30. he died at the scene. the driver remained at the scene. no word on the identity of the victim or whether any charges will be filed. >>> we have new information this morning on a home invasion at a bensalem bucks county apartment complex it ended with the intruder being shot by one of the residents. it happened at the franklin commons apartment homes around 8:30 p.m. bensalem police say the suspect broke into a sliding glass door and confronted by a woman inside the home. officers say he then started to touch himself inappropriately before stealing her dog and jumping off the balcony. that's when police say he broke into a first floor unit, a unit there shot the intruder twice. >> >> we have one bad guy with two bullets in him. the suspect is in critical condition, police believe burglary is the motive. >>> a police officer struck and killed an 10-year-old boy an investigation is underway. katherine scott is live at the scene in franklin

what you notice on the back edge here, there is a little bit of clearing going on, just east of the laurelds, allegheny's, so eventually we will get in on that, likely start to see some sunshine by later this morning, check in quickly with the eyewitness weather watchers, still on top of thing here, even on holiday. we appreciate that. temperatures generally from cross wicks, new jersey, into west chester, drexel hill, sailors burying, very milled at the onset, mid 50's, as cool up in the poconos, upper four's, but still too warm for anything but plane old rain. meanwhile as we take a look at future winds speeds, generally westerly component to the wind flow. not as harsh after winds. that said, also again still very mild. but in the that wind, as high as 20 miles per hour sustained winds speeds, and we could see higher gusts as say 40 miles per hour in spots. later on tonight, notice the wind starts to wayne little bit. but, it is still going to be turning colder at that point. so, this temperature of 53 degrees for your christmas forecast, isn't this the prettiest graphic, most festive t

laurel township. union mill road between briggs and harthartford, that portion closed. alternate is route 38. atlantic county, ted greenberg showed us some visuals there. there is flooding along route 30 between delilah and indiana avenue. one lane is blocked there because of flooding. taking a live look at 95 at cottman avenue, looking great. no delays on 95. and up in bucks county, route 413 and stump road, downed wires and downed pole. so be cautious. >>> and as the storm continues to change, get important weather updates delivered to your smartphone or tablet, a free download available on nbc10.com. >>> tonight the cia is under fire all because of 13 techniques used to interrogate prisoners after the 9/11 attacks. we take a closer look at a controversial report showing tactics that many are calling torture. >>> and arson investigation. police arrest two men after a pair of fires at delaware churches. out suspects were caught and what their motive may be. >>> and here is a live look at the radar. we're seeing mostly light rain across parts of the area, but overnight

right now to make sure your trash is picked up on time with trash haulers back on the picket line in laurel. >>> good morning, everyone and welcome to news 4 midday. i'm angie goff in for barbara harrison. >>> as of today, you have the option of going full speed any time on i-95 in virginia. the express lanes are now online but that trip could cost you. megan mcgrat is live in alexander to break down how it all works. this could be pretty confusing for some. >> reporter: well good morning, angie. the 95 express lanes have been open a couple of weeks but today is the fist day that they actually charged tolls. granted, a lot of people are still on vacation so traffic is light, but things went s. >> reporter: no real issues this morning but the real test is next weekn people return from vacation and hit the highway in full force. >> i think folks did their homework prior to get out on the road. they were familiar with their entry point and hopefully their exit point as well. traffic volumes at the flyover ramp are still very light. >> reporter: solo drivers and cars with only two people must n

. >>> in mount laurel, burlington county police are investigating a crash that left a pedestrian dead. this happened on south church street last night. police say a car hit a man who was in the northbound lanes. americancy crews try to resuscitate him -- emergency crews try to resuls at a -- resuls at a time him but to no avail. >>> we have a home invasion at a bucks county apartment complex. it happened on the 1,000 block of the burlington drive. the intruder climbed into a second floor apartment and gained entrance through a slider. he started to touch himself inappropriately and stole her dog and jumped off a balcony. he broke into a first floor unit and there he was confronterred by a resident with a 45 caliber gun and shot twice. the intruder is in critical condition and facing charges. authorities will review the shooting and make sure it was justified. >>> starting today the free library of philadelphia will offer free drop-in session was the gadget gurus. him them offer help to discover all the features of your new devices. a lot of new year's celebration this week. wednesday,

mount laurel, noon turnpike, southbound, approaching the exit, it's off to the side.bound taking out the right lane near styles avenue where south jersey motors is on the in order. le we'll keep our eye on those situations and oh, so many more as the morning continues. >> people were hurt as boiler exploded in pittsburgh. authorities say the owner was trying to light the boiler the customer and business owner were burned in the blast. >>> north korea is claiming that the u.s. government was behind the making behind the movie the interview. they promise more cyber attacks. the u.s. accuses north korea of being behind the cyber warfare and consider putting it back on its terrorism sponsor list. >> sony has been fighting to get the picture distributed. it will be distributed be, how it will be distributed, i don't think anybody knows, but it will be distributed. >> president obama called the hackings cyber vandalism. the u.s. asked china for help as it considers its response. >>> coming up at 5:00 a.m., a raging barn fire killed a number of horses in delaware. >> up next

. >>> all eyes are on a local woman how laurel is honoring a philadelphia mom who deserves these accolades but furnishes our bob kelly watching the roads. >>> good morning, i know we have instrument panel for when we fly in the hell captainer but now we have the dashboard for when we drive in the car, all right. we will go for a ride, southbound i-95 leaving northeast philadelphia, in problems or delays working your way through neighborhoods, holmesberg, mayfair, bridesberg, heading in to downtown, we will check rest of the roa ♪ ♪ ♪ with the name the philadelphia region has trusted for over 75 years, you have the compassion and security of blue cross. giving you the power to keep pace. independence blue cross. live fearless. >>> we are starting off with some clouds, it is kind of chilly out there but we will watch the rain coming in later today and big picture as we see radar, all that rain back toward the south and west right now along a front that will eventually make its way in our area high pressure up in maine still funneling in the dry weather, cold weather but as this storm system

the reporting from mount laurel, new jersey, i'm steve paterson for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> today a somber anniversary, ten years since an earl quake triggered a tsunami in the indian ocean killing 230,000 people. cbs news correspondent alfonso van marsh show us how countries in asia paying tribute to the lives lost that day. >> reporter: ten years after a massive tsunami killed nearly a quarter million people in asia, survivors in india mourning lost loved ones saying they still feared the water. whenever we see the ocean we are reminded of how it took away all of these people, says this woman. a powerful earthquake triggered the tsunami that sent crushing waves across the indian ocean. tsunami struck more than a dozen countries hitting indonesia coast the hardest and claiming lives of visitors from more than 38 nations on thailand's southern beaches. a decade later, in indonesia, still devastated by a 33 high wall of water has boon rebuilt. agencies say they are proud of the least coverry. >> we have always try to make sure that out of the devastation and destruction of an emerg

it is a 73 ramp to route 38, in mount laurel, maple shade, new jersey there. this morning. then our next camera looking good. schuylkill expressway a all that eagles crowd unhappily, headed home, already so no problems at all into or rather the the city on the schuylkill expressway. i-95 coming to the stadium area looking good this morning as we head southbound down towards philly international. we have an accident though on the northeast extension, this is northbound, tractor trailer involved here right the here near lehigh valley interchange. septa, no problems on the regional rails but they kick in a new timetable over the weekend so there is a new schedule in effect and that begins this morning. so make sure you grab a new timetable as you wait for what you think may be the late train. it the may not be late at all. the war minister line, paoli thorndale looking good. speedometer readings no glimpse at all, looking good coming out of the downingtown on the turnpike, same deal on the schuylkill in and out of the city we're in good shape. no problems up and down i-95 out

. >>> there is a philadelphia mom who gets a true honor, this is so cool, she earns the title of laurel women of worth, congratulations to her. >> it his 41:00. but first, looking live outside of penns landing, beautiful shot this morning but the weather is moving in and it could ruin your weekend plans, but before you set them in stone caitlin roth will let you know when that storm is heading our way and more importantly >>> coming up a at 4:45 a.m. on a friday and we had a nice dry sunny day yesterday, clouds increased later in the afternoon and we are awaiting our next chance of rain. these storms moving in like wrapped fire across the country this within bringing us rain. here we are still in the panhandle of texas, showers long a stationary front and slowly moving eastward and by the time they reach us they will bring a steady rain tonight and through most of the day on saturday. in the meantime high pressure anchored tore the north is bringing in cool, dry air but that will get push out by this incoming storm system. we will show it on our fox future cast starting off at 7:00 just

we have a crash in mount laurel, burlington county, the southbound lanes of the new jersey turnpike by exit 4 at route 73. the crash is off to the left shoulder, traffic is getting by with speeds in the mid 60s. that's not such a huge issue. this is a much bigger issue on the vine street expressway, eastbound side, multi-vehicle accidents emergency crews have arrived on the scene. when we looked at a shot last time around, no emergency crews were there. if you're coming into the city, i would stick with the river drives, take the river drives into the parkway and from there get to the eastbound side of the vine and head toward i-95. looking at a couple of house fire, there's one in franconia township, and firebombing that katherine has been telling us about in germantown at colter street. you can use church or penn or cheltenham avenue as alternates around that situation. tam i know you have more details on what's going on there. >> indeed we do, thank you, matt. it's our breaking news, a family escaped overnight firebombing at that house in germantown. let's go over to katherine scott

laurel animal hospital. >> it is sad that they had to live in those conditions. their put. >> the puppies had up a err respiratory infection, and a severe and very contagious case of make. >> they had so many scabs that they were, again, tearing themselves apart. >> the three were under weight, uncomfortable in their own skin, and full of fear. >> they were so frighten, and really didn't want to have any kind of human contact. >> the animals were kept in a isolation room, for a month. the three named lionel, walter, and normal and, are now expected to pack a full recovery. >> they have a lot still hair lost but their hair is coming in, and these guys in a few month you won't even know that they had this condition. >> now that they aren't in pain, the pup kiss focus on being puppies. >> they're much more comfortable, in fact, they're much more comfortable. >> all three will be in foster care by the end of this week, then, they'll be up for adoption, if would you like to learn more information, just log on to our website cbs philly. com. in mt. laurel, syma chowdhr

some were in between glenwood and laurel. and joining us now is jared diaz the public information officer for chp to describe the scene now. so i understand it's a mess. >> reporter: yeah, it is a bit of a big mess right now. we have a tree blocking the entire southbound lanes. and the tree knocked down a power line that's blocking all lanes northbound and southbound. it's unknown why the tree fell over at this point or how large the tree is. i haven't got any updates on that yet. but pg&e and caltrans got on scene at around 5:30 and are cleaning it up. we don't have an estimated time of opening it yet. i'll update you. for now traffic is turned around at summit and glenwood. the only other routes are 9 or 152 to 101. >> reporter: a lot of times these trees when they fall in the dark on a highway like this, drivers -- it can surprise them and they might even crash into it. any word of injuries? >> no, we haven't had any collisions related to this yet as far as i know. but that is a danger in situations like this on these wind

an accident in laurel springs camden county walnut at lake view accident. most of the majors looking good, but a handful of accidents in the suburbs. >> we begin with a developing story, police have canceled an amber alert for a missing five-year-old boy in upstate new york because the boy is dead. he located his body near albany. two armed men broke in and snatched the child. it is not clear who they are and if they had any connection with the child. the 19-year-old said she did not recognize the masked men. police are questioning his biologic parents. no one is offering a motive for the abduction. >>> police in australia are trying to figure out what happened inside a home where 8 children were found dead. the mother of seven of those children were severely wounded. the bodies were found in the home in the city of cairns in northern australia. the children who ranged in age 15 years to 18 months were stabbed. the mother had stab wounds to her chest. she is in stable with condition. it comes four days after the hostage situation in sydney that left three p

this is the moment when we are resting on our laurels, and we have done fantastically well, especiallyyear. we are now snug in the position where we have formed a strong professional team, which really oversees the daily operations. we have the time and space to consider long-term perspective strategies for the future. >> of a 30 million visitors who come to macau to roll the dice each year, more than 60% of visitors are from mainland china. hong kong is a one-hour ferry ride. >> what has been surprising is the swiftness with which chinese consumers are changing. in many ways, they are not the type of stereotype that we would have thought about the chinese consumer market, their patterns and behavior. this is a very fluid group of people. they are full of curiosity. their requirements continue to change over time. we can already see that happening during the past seven or eight years. >> pansy ho also runs a company that operates turbo jets, a high-speed ferry service between macau and hong kong, competing directly with adelson. last year, her ferries transported about 28,000 people a

but they cannot afford to counts on their laurels. who wind mund a little outside help. bring the packers. green bay is at home. aaron rodgers for richard rodgers no relation. roomers extends that nfl record without i 346789 t at home and that went on for two years and paingers going to win 26-21 they're 9 3. they go down atlanta and lose again. they never recover. matt ryan throws for two scores. arizona losses second straight 29-18. eagles, cardinals and packer all nine and three. tied for best record in conference and eagles dropping from second seed to three to two seeds get a first round bye. >> tuesday as they get ready for soupier bowl champs that's right seattle was here a week from tonight and eagles are in for big time battle. >> seahawks have not allowed a touch down in last two games. they've given up get this it only 6 total point. now, jeremy maclin and eagles among high scoring twheej they've been among the worse in bread zone. >> it's a lot of work. we have go get beter in the red zones. >> you look at this final four games here can you run the table here

mount laurel academy drive and police activity in maple shade is blocking 70. >> thank you sir. >>> still to come on "action news" tonight, a rare fund that once was in the hands of president lincoln is on the auction block in philadelphia. lisa thomas-laury has that story. and how would you like to win like a phillies pitcher, now is your chance if you have the cash, we have the picture you won't want to miss. >> plus, jeff skversky has more on the eagles as they get ready for the seahawks in sports. >>> and first a holiday greeting from a local troop serving overseas. >> hi this is pfc green and this is my wife, britney green we are in korea, and we want to wish my relatives happy holidays, high grandma and granddad, happy holidays, see you soon. dad,thank you mom for said this oftprotecting my future.you. thank you for being my hero and my dad. military families are uniquely thankful for many things, the legacy of usaa auto insurance could be one of them. if you're a current or former military member or their family, get an auto insurance quote and see why 92% of our members plan to st

the tree went down somewhere in between laurel and glenwood around 4:30 this morning.w what type of tree or how big it is, but it is blocking the southbound lanes. the other complication is that the tree took down some power lines. those power lines are now strewn across all lanes of highway 17. we don't have an estimated time of re-opening. we have heard that pg&e is on their way. but it is a mess out here and the santa cruz mountains it's dark and foggy a lot of drivers are quite honestly being surprised at this roadblock coming up out of nowhere so they are speeding through here. if you are heading into the area, if you have to go here, slow down. avoid the area. >> thank you. >>> it is 5:55. richmond's police chief raised eyebrows when he participated in a protest march. for the first time he explains his motivation. ,, ,, i love this new sirachi burger. it's siracha. sluracha? no. si-rah-chah. siriracha. no. watch how i say it. si-rah-cha. that's not helping. bam! that's jack's new spicy sriracha burger comin' in all hot and melty with jalapeños and bacon! but the

. >> police arrested 30-year-old diaz in mount laurel in the murder of a woman in gloucester township. >> she was beaten to death. johnson invited diaz and woman both homeless to stay with her after her home during the holidays officials say argument erupted over money. johnson was planning to ask diaz and money to move out. >> a contractor accused of one of the biggest home uld better frauds in jop was convicted of stealing 2 1/2 million dollars. she told the jury suci stole 100 nrous her money supposed to go to construction for a second home at the shore. >> that cost me another 400 tlous build a house and in total 1 million for 400. >> she was convicted and she now faces a term of 135 years behind bars. sentencing is scheduled for next week. kin diaz was wanted four a shooting in olz mere in september while executing a search warrant at his home in wilmington today they found 4,000 bags of heroin, diaz kharped with attempted murder. possession of firearm and drug possession. >> wrapped and philadelphia native beanie seigel remains in the hospital after being critically counseleded

. >> reporter: in laurel, maryland, they've been using cameras for 18 months.uty chief james brooks says complaints are also done and the public awareness of the cameras is key. >> we want them to know it's being recorded. transparency is what we're looking for there. >> they would have access to what is recorded and for how long. the pba is raising concerns the policy will saddle officers with, quote, technological and admit straightive tasks completely unrelated to their crime-fighting duties. jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. >>> sunday marks the anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor. they had their last official reunion. nearly 1,200 men were killed on the arizona when japanese planes launched a surprise attack on december 7th, 1941. the survivors say they will continue to meet after this year. >>> well, coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," more on the new lawsuit against comedian lawsuit against bill cosby accusing him of sexual abuse. >>> plus, we'll go to the supreme court where justices will hear the case of a ups worker who says sh

, distinct plans so we can see what the project is about and this is why the supreme court in the laurel heights case said in in sequa the neighborhood should have the total ity and whole view of what the project is about the question of logo lowering the doors 18 inches found a new life i'm sure as we get through the hearing new permits will emerge that's the that's the mod u.s. operandi of this project sponsor. we're asking the preservation of the neighborhood and asking for families to return to san francisco of course. you are looking at one individual who was raised in a flat and turned out to be a pretty good person . i think our supervisor was raised in a flat. i think that we ought to remember that there are other ways to live except in mansions. [applause]. >> >> thank you. now at this time our hearing under item 37 has been held and is closed now item 38 and 40 are in the hands of the board. supervisor farrell. >> thank you madam farrell. colleagues in terms of this -- we've been working on this for years an incredible amount of time over the years. since then new plans and app

purchased 280 acres east of laurel curve on highway 17 to build a wildlife tunnel. right now animals dart across the roadway to get from one open space to another. 13 mountain lions have been hit since 2007. it is also dangerous for deer and other animals. the trust will protect an area on the west side in 2016, and once that is done, cal trans will create a tunnel and new fencing so animals can cross under highway 17. >>> a merced county man has reason to celebrate this christmas after receiving a life saving kidney transplant. the two families have known each other for years. it is the second time one has given the other the gift of life. >> this time of year is filled with emotions for and tish ma lard. the joy of celebrating with family is mixed with sorrow because their 20-year-old son was killed during the holidays. >> he was going to school to be a firefighter and he was in an atv accident. it was 10 years ago this month. >> they decided to donate his organs because they knew that was his wish. months later tish received a letter through the transplant networ

purchased 280 acres east of laurel curve on highway 17 to build a wildlife tunnel.imals dart across the roadway to get from one open space to another. 13 mountain lions have been hit since 2007. it is also dangerous for deer and other animals. the trust will protect an area on the west side in 2016, and once that is done, cal trans will create a tunnel and new fencing so animals can cross under highway 17. >>> a merced county man has reason to celebrate this christmas after receiving a life saving kidney transplant. the two families have known each other for years. it is the second time one has given the other the gift of life. >> this time of year is filled with emotions for and tish ma lard. the joy of celebrating with family is mixed with sorrow because their 20-year-old son was killed during the holidays. >> he was going to school to be a firefighter and he was in an atv accident. it was 10 years ago this month. >> they decided to donate his organs because they knew that was his wish. months later tish received a letter through the transplant network that happen

laurel animal hospital. sad they have to live in those conditions.is not their put. >> pup his an upper respiratory infection, and a severe and very contagious case of mainge. >> had so many scabs that they were, again, tearing themselves apart. >> the three were under weight, un comfortable in their own skin, and full of fear. >> they were so frightened, and really didn't want to have any kind of human contact animals were kept in isolation room, the three are now expected to make a full recovery. >> they have a lot of hair lost, but hair coming in, and these guys, in a few months, you won't even know that they had this condition. >> now that they aren't in pain, the puppies can focus on being puppies. >> much more comfortable, in fact, thank you, they're much more comfortable. >> all three will be in foster care by the ends of this week. then, they'll be up for adoption. if you would like to learn more information, just log ton our website cbsphilly.com n mt. laurel, syma chowdhry, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> beautiful animals. >> cute pups. >> ho