still ahead, we're going to check in with eyewitness sports director beasley reece and lesley van arsdaleor a full preview of tonight's big matchup, they're both live at lincoln financial field. that's coming up in just a bit. >>> turning to our weather now and we're ending the weekend a lot like it all start fundamental. a cloudy chilly day all around the region. we'll be seeing more sunshine for the start of the week at least. meteorologist justin drabick is live on the cbs3 sky deck with a first look at that forecast. can can't wait for the sun again, justin. >> that's right, natasha. a lot of people looking forward to some sunshine. i think we start to see a little bit certainly tomorrow. that's going to help bring milder temperatures back to the region. today with the clouds we're a few degrees above average. mid 40's is where we should be. actually made it up to 47 for the official high in philadelphia and wilmington. didn't have that sun outside. setting up to see a chilly night. we're 46 at the airport, lower 40's down into south jersey. temperatures pretty much uniform all throug

i'm lesley van by switching to progressive.me, mom. [ laugh ] i thought you said, "that was me, mom." [ laughter ] >> got a story you would like us to investigate? e-mail your ideas to i-team at scenes three com. >> thank you for watching "eyewitness news" on the cw philly this christmas for kate lesley and all of us here, i'm jessica dean. have a good night. we'll see you at 11::on our sister

for indicate lee, lesley, i'm natasha brown. for indicate lee, lesley, i'm natasha brown. you at 11:00 what are you doing? i'm sitting over here today. why? i don't know. i never sit here. it's a new perspective. whatever. ok, enough. could you just come sit over here?

. >>> lesley van arsdale has a >> welcome back. a u.s.irways flight from tel aviv to philadelphia was diverted to rome after passengers and flight attendance on board started feeling sick. an unusual odor was reported. the plane made an unscheduled landing. three flight attendants and passengers were checked by medics but are said to be okay. all passengers have been rebooked and the plane is currently being checked. >>> actor mark wahlberg is asking massachusetts to wipe out his decades olds assault conviction. back in 1988 wahlberg severely beat two men while trying to steal alcohol. the attack left one of the men blind in one eye. wahlberg says the pardon would be formal recognition that someone can receive public redemption if he devotes himself to a life of good works. no word on when governor duval patrick will make a decision. >>> dozens turned out for an open casting call for the new rocky spinoff movie. potential background players showed off their skills at south philadelphia high school today. the film is called creed and it st

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and when i said iron and manganese, lesley, i was talking about the majority of them. instances of other readings, as well. >> stahl: well, i'm citing your own monitoring statistics, which do say that there have been hazardous chemicals that have entered the groundwater or surface water at all 14 plants, by your own admission. >> good: and what we have recommended, and will be moving forward with, and the state has recommended, is further assessments so that appropriate steps can be taken. >> stahl: ( laughs ) >> good: so, lesley, i think... >> stahl: further assessments! >> good: i know, i think it's important to understand this, and i... >> stahl: but even you have to throw your head back and say, "further assessments?!" but these results go back years. and to say we need to study more, you know, is a very frustrating thing to have to hear, and i'm not even a citizen of north carolina. >> good: we have very openly and transparently disclosed these results to work with the regulators to determine whether it really represents a risk. >> stahl: does duke's coal ash toda

lesley hig >> welcome back.now know darren wilson was not given a severance package when he resigned from the ferguson police department. wilson's lawyer says this decision was made when the 28-year-old learned there had been credible threats against his brother's and sisters in blue after the grand jury decide the not to indict wilson in the shooting death of michael brown. the mayor says all ties between wilson and the department have now been severed. >>> well, a couple accused of hiding a 13-year-old boy behind a false wall for four long years appeared in court today. the judge denied bail. the boy is the man's son. police say he came to georgia to visit his dad in 2010 and his father refused to return him. the teen was rescued yesterday after he used a cell phone to send his mother a text message. the boy is now home finally with his mother. >>> and former jersey shore star nicole snooki polizzi officially ties the knot. snooki married boyfriend gianni lavelle about 15 miles west of new york city. 17 grooms

lesley van arsdale, eyewitness sports. >> all right, if the cowboys win the eagles are done for the season. if they lose to the colts tomorrow the birds would have one slim chance at the post season. birds hope the giants, hope redskins beat the cowboys in the last game of the season. i'll have more and more highlights flatted sports. >> allall right, beas we'll see you soon, chat more about this. >>> also this evening dozens take over our area's largest mall to voice their outrage on this very busy shopping weekend before christmas. they staged a die in calling for an end of police brutality in the wake of grand jury decisions in ferguson missouri and new york city. matt rivers has details from king of prussia mall. >> reporter: crowds and christmas music drummed out by protesters at the king of prussia mall. some shoppers approved while others shook their heads. >> hands up don't shoot. >> reporter: at the protesters chanting black lives matter saturday afternoon. we shot awful it off our cell phones and the crowds moved from spot to spot. the first die in lasted four and a half minutes,

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lesley van arsdale sat down with cbs3 contributor lesean mccoy who talked about the hype going into theame. >> it's big time. the stakes are high. this game is so important to both teams. and it's sunday night. everybody will be home watching us play and big time players always make big time plays in big games and that's always been a big motto that i've followed. we'll see this weekend. >> you can catch lesley's entire interview with shady this sunday on our sister station cbs3 during the toyota sunday kickoff show at 11:30. >>> elsewhere in the league cardinals are taking on the rams on thursday night football. arizona still trying to hold onto first place in the nfc west. right now the cardinals are up six to three. >>> to the phillies now, they picked up two players in the rule v draft today. that's the draft for players left off the 40 man roster of other teams. they got oudbel farrell from the rangers. might see some outfield play. they also got lefty pitcher enediol river from the pirates. but still no confirmation on the big trade everyone is talking about jimmy rollins to the d

i'm natasha brown for lesley, justin all of us here, thank you so much for joining us.ays on cbsphilly.com. 60 minutes is up next. we're back at 10 o'clock on the cw philly, back here at 11:00 on cbs3. have a great evening. >> ♪ captioning funded by cbs and ford >> we released between 30,000 and 39,000 tons of ash into the river. >> stahl: wow. >> we moved immediately to repair the pipe and also began cleaning the river. >> stahl: that's the c.e.o. of the biggest utility company in the country, duke energy, talking about a huge spill of coal ash into the dan river. these canyons and ridges are what was left after a drainage pipe collapsed and a storage basin emptied. now, duke's problem is what to do with 100 million tons of old coal ash stored at sites all over north carolina. >> imagine reclassifying cancer. >> gupta: and what's it going to mean? >> well, it's going to mean that you have a better shot at having a better outcome and having a quality of life and actually

. >> and we have a big game to look forward to lesley. >> huge game.les getting ready for the cowboys. what do they expect from dallas on sunday? >>> and the flyers wrapping up their five game road trip k >>> and the flyers wrapping up their five game road trip k they what's possible today? wi-fi access in more places then ever before. all your favorites in the cloud and on every device. a home you control with the touch of a finger. news and entertainment that informs and delights in ways you never thought possible. comcast bringing media and technology together for you. >> the flyers wrapping up their five game road trip tonight against the blue jackets in columbus hoping to win two straight games on the road for the first time all season. second period game tied at one. columbus wax at it. scotty hartnell will beat steve mason and blue jackets take the lead. jake voracek shoots, brayden schenn deflects it past sergei columbus beats the flyers three-two. >>> winner takes sole possession of first place in the nfc east. eagles at practice inside the bu

lesley, a few months ago you told us you didn't think jed bush had the fire in the belly he needed to be president. have you changed your mind? >> i think that jed bush clarified that he does have the fire, he's excited. this is not a small task. mounting a national presidential campaign is a mammoth job requiring significant resources and time, and significant energy. not only to motivate yourself, family, base, donors, and it's not something to be taken lightly. this is the first step. what noah bushnegovernor bush will s what the support level is like, will voters be excited. can he establish him. moving forward - that's a money gain. >> it's a mammoth endeavour. we are two years from the election. clearly he felt he needed to make an announce. >> is it a move to stop the draft mitt campaign, and secure the money talked about, to get the g.o.p. donors lining up behind him? >> you make a good point. he would be getting money from the same people. the bush organization is one of the things that is appealing to people who are large donors to political campaigns on the g.o.p. side. yes

. >> lesley here now.ig big game coming up for the birds. >> you hear must win, must win much this really is a must win game. the eagles need to win in washington to keep those play off hopes alive. they are going to be without a key player on defense much we'll have much more on him coming up in sports. >> as eagles prepare for washington on saturday they will be without outside linebacker trent cole. cole had surgery to repair broken bone in his left hand. reportedly had a plate inserted in his hand. that was injured in sunday' loss against dallas. braydon graham will be taking his place and chip kelly seems okay with an expanded role for graham. >> brandon can set an edge. he can rush quarterback he's doing better job in pass coverage and we've been really happy with him. he's really dedicated himself. has really played better from a special teams standpoint and every phase we've had an opportunity to get him on the field he's done a really good job. >> nick foles back at practice today as his broken co

we'll see this weekend. >> you can catch lesley's entire interview with shady mccoy this sunday heren cbs3 during the toyota sunday kickoff. show time is at 11:00 their. elsewhere in the league cardinals are taking on the rams on thursday night football. arizona still trig to hold on to first place in the nfc west right now the cardinals are up 12 to six in the final minutes of the game. finally tonight, still no confirmation on the big trade everyone is talking about jimmy rollins to the dodgers. reports say the phillies could get two pitching prospects in return including right hander zach elf lynn from the san diego padres farm system. for now, we'll have to wait and see. more news when we come back. >> talk about throw back thursday. a piece of apple history goes on the auction block and apple one computer was auctioned off at chris's in new york city today fetching $300,000. that computer made in 1976 is the first product from apple it was part of a line of computers assembled in steve jobs garage in california. >>> many apple's first models were sold out of the bike shop turned

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we love you all so much. >> the mother of michael brown, juniors sister, lesley mcspadden .hey, washington. thank you. wow. people.ea of if they don't see this and make a change, then i don't know what we got to do. garner,other of eric ms. quinn carr. >> good afternoon, everyone. it is just so overwhelming to see all of you have come to stand with us today. i mean, look at the masses. , all the races, all religions. this is just a great moment. this is a history-making moment. and you know we need to stand like this at all times. know, they may not be here in body, but they are here with us in each and every one of you. you brought them here today, ok? and i thank you. i thankhe so much -- you so much. because without you, we would have [indiscernible] we just love you all so much. said, wereverend al will come here as many times as it takes. we will come here over and over and over again. but the next time we come, we don't want to come, you know, when we come, we want to come for celebration, not an assassination. rice, whoher of tamir has come from cleveland just yesterd

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it's really to mentor them, to help them fulfill their dreams. >> lesley really introduced me to how i can be a triathlete. >> she learned what my weaknesses were, what my strengths were, and how we can adapt them to just be a better all-around triathlete. >> and i do believe in marginal gains. that's a huge part of how i train, so every little thing counts. wearing my tights every night to bed counts. every little positive increment you can get to make your body feel better is essential. >> it takes five seconds to throw on recovery tights or recovery socks and head to work. nobody knows i have them on, but all day, i'm getting that recovery process going. >> i get into compression as soon as i can. so it's been very essential for me. >> that's an easy recovery. they'll do whatever it takes to get that little bit of an edge. >> team braveheart is not necessarily about winning races or getting on the podium. it's been about excellence and the way that they live their lives. the day of the race or an intense training, i put my tommie copper gear on and assume a fierce character. it's

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. >> reporter: lesley and her husband feared their dog had cancer. >> he's the one we made our wish for> oh, my gosh, i remember that wish! >> reporter: in the evening breeze the wishes dangle and spin. it makes you think something special is going on here. >> i get hope. i get inspiration. and i get love. >> reporter: inspiration, hope, love. more than most of us would ever wish for. but if we did, makes you wonder. harry smith, nbc news, san francisco. >>> that's our broadcast on this monday night as we begin what we're wishing will be a joyous week for all of you. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we, of course, hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. goodnight. >>> new details about a key conversation via text between a former 49ers player and the woman accusing him of sexual assault. thank you for joining us. i'm peggy bunker. >> i'm jessica aguirre. critical new details about the sexual assault case against ray mcdonald's. the accusations have cost the defensive lineman his job, and if proven could send him to prison for years. new court documents out

. >> for lesley, kathy and all of us here, i'm chris may. >> i'm jessica dean. have a good night.ll see you at 11:00 on cbs3. >> ♪

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for justin lesley, all of us here, i'm natasha brown. see awtd 11:00 actually a little later over on cbs3 after csi tonight. have a good night. >> ♪ find options to fit your budget. nah, nah, insurance, nah, nah, nah, discount. my name's flo, you want to go out with me? no. uh-huh-huh! it's gorgeit's a great way to get ino christmas. >> soaring through the air lighting over the rails. lighting up fountains. >> just beautiful. >> you can see and hear the sights and sounds of the season. the magnificent trees it even smells like christmas. it's a symphony more the senses and escape from the every day. it's a long wood christmas. >> happy holidays. i'm jessica dean. >> i'm chris may. >> we're at longwood gardens in kennett square, pennsylvania much eighths very popular place this time of year and for many families out there it's a tradition. >> it's a great tradition inde indeed. people of all ages can enjoy longwood gardens whether it's inside this amazing 4-acre conservatory or outside among half

for lesley katie all of us here thank you so much for joining us.rly join our morning team starting at 6:00 a.m. we're also on line cbsphilly.com. blue bloods is up next, everybody. have a great night. >> ♪ i'm dropping the boys over at henry and frank's around 6:00, right. and then cabbing it to the hotel. what do you mean you're cabbing it, babe? you going to cab it all the way from bay ridge? i'll have both our suitcases. babe, but it's from bay ridge all the way into the city. that's a very expensive cab ride, honey. the whole d is free of charge, danny. no, the room, the food and the show are free of charge. but you've got your incidentals, honey, and they add up. you really want your wife schlepping two suitcases on the subway? weeken no. i want my wife to be relaxed-- all weekend long. so we can make sweet, sweet love. now that's more like it. love you. love you more. love you m now thdon't forget this. it's supposed to shower. babe, there's not a cloud in the sky. trust your wife. thermos. it's on the roof. ost.all right.

sports director beasley reece and lesley van arsdale will lead our coverage plus we'll hear from cbs3 contributor lesean mccoy about the contest. >>> flyers off tonight. tomorrow afternoon they host the carolina hurricanes. vinnie lecavalier missed practice with a lower body is injury. last night the orange and black opened four game home stand. ray emery stopped 17 of the 18 shots on score: class 3ap double i archbishop wood taking on central valley out of pittsburgh. mcclinton had a huge night for the vikings. he ran for 232 yards four touchdowns leading the vikings , final 33-14 over central valley. he's headed to villanova. should be a real big find. >> what do they say about big players and big games ♪ with the card most accepted in the philadelphia region, you have the power to do more. independence blue cross. live fearless. a remote that lives more wi-fi in more places. a movie library you can take wherever you go. internet speeds that have gotten faster 13 times in 12 years. the innovators and inventors at comcast labs are creating more possibilities for more people every day

. >> lesley stahl was the first woman to moderate "face the nation."ell have been the single toughest questioner of all of us. >> you didn't really answer the question. well why? >> in a hundred different ways still get the same answer. >> schieffer: it was the event that no one thought could ever happen. an attack on the homeland. >> that you don't know what you've gotten yourself in to. >> 9/11 would lead to two of the longest wars in our history afghanistan and iraq. "face the nation" has never more primed than during campaign. >> the newest of the democratic candidates for president. governor, thank you. >> speaking of flexible. governor romney is pretty flexible guy in his poe glick are those real bodies do you think? have you ever seen newt gingrich without his shirt. >> whatever the president says is news. >> any president in my position try to use patronage or -- had just about as much luck as the wax cat trying to go across hot places. >> schieffer: i want to get back to foreign policy but also want to ask you about what happened on tuesday. i

when we get you ready for eagles foot paul for the final time on toyota sunday kickoff join beasley lesleyst of thousands to get you ready for eagles and giants tomorrow morning at 11:30 on cbs3. >>> we'll be right b >> we continue to follow breaking international news tonight. an air asia passenger jet with 162 people on board is reported missing after take off from indonesia on its way to singapore. ground control says they lost contact flying over the java sea. airline officials say search and rescue operations are currently underway. we'll continue to follow this breaking story as more information trickles into our newsroom. also you can follow us for any updates throughout the night into the morning at cbsphilly.com. back >> don't forget to join cbs3 on new year's eve. we'll be broadcasting live at penn's landing and will bring you the spectacular firework show at stroke of midnight. you can a part of our special by sending us your new year's wishes go to cbsphilly.com or use the hash tag cbs3 nye. that's going to do it for us tonight. i'm nat had brown. for rob justin all of us thank

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. >> reporter: lesley and her husband feared their dog kobe had cancer. >> he's the one we made our wishe. >> oh, i i remember! >> reporter: in the evening breeze the wishes dangle and spin. it makes you think something special is going on here. >> i get hope. i get inspiration, and i get love. >> reporter: inspiration, hope, love, more than most of us would ever wish for. but if we did, it makes you wonder. harry smith, nbc news, san francisco. >> what a beautiful scene there. >>> celebrating birthdays on this christmas day, singer annie lennox turns 60 today. academy award winning actress sissy spacek is 65. and jimmy buffett is 68. hopefully he's having a cheeseburger in paradise. i'm ayman mohyeldin. thanks for watching "early today." have a terrific holiday, everyone. >>> a fire, and not the first time the firefighters have been at this house. >>> and a look at the people giving of themselves to make the holiday special for thousands of the bay's special. let's take a live look at look feller center in new york, all lit up as the crowd is ready to come out and celebrate this nationa

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i'm lesley van arsdall for "eyewitness sports". >> waiting in line to see the donkey barber.ve it or not it's a big business. we'll show you ♪ >> no matter where you go in the world, christmas is all about traditions and that goes for these guys, too. about 30 swimmers in germano braced the chilly water of berlin -- in berlin to celebrate christmas. they call themselves the berlin seals. this water was estimated to be 41 degrees and they're just hanging out there. the swimmers carry on the tradition on new year's day as well. >>> no christmas nativity is complete without a donkey. the ancient animal still roam the street of egypt today and believe it or not there are people in cairo who groom donkeys and other animals for living. customers come from miles around to one grooming shop which is now three generations old. the own are in says many days the line stretches down the block. in case you're wondering one grooming session will run

for lesley, kate and everyone here i'm jessica dean. you can always find us at cbsphilly.com.xt is christmas at the cathedral. before we go very special thanks to all the great people here at cbs3. there are many of them are a lot of them behind the scenes. have a good night and a merry christmas. ♪ cbs and the catholic community foundation for eastern south dakota present: the 17th annual "christmas at the cathedral" from the cathedral of st. joseph in sioux falls, south dakota. featuring tenor, scott piper, soprano marni raab, actor phil kappen and the christmas at the cathedral orchestra and choir under the direction of dan goeller. good evening and merry christmas! i'm bishop paul swain. on behalf of the 120,000 catholics in eastern south dakota, welcome to "christmas at the cathedral" our annual celebration of music and prayer from the cathedral of st. joseph in sioux falls. the theme for this year's program is "holy family," as we recall that night when love came down at christmas in the person of jesus christ.

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lesley stahl read this on her vacation and wrote me a nice letter. she said she found it engrossing, creative, and funny. i said, "i'll take all three." ( laughing ) >> hinojosa: but you're all about grassroots and every citizen can change, and... >> yeah. >> hinojosa: so isn't this kind of saying, "wait a second. so we can't depend on the grassroots. now we have to depend on these ultra, ultra, ultra rich who may have their own baggage," but they're the ones who are going to actually make our country better, or our world better? >> yeah, i selected them because they're enlightened, in advanced stage, had a different perspective on life, and had a lot... were willing to put billions of dollars into mobilizing the grassroots. so it's the top down, bottom up. justice requires money. it requires money for lawyers, for organizers in the communities. it requires money for transportation. it requires money to constantly reach people directly. and people don't understand. the abolition of slavery movement? a lot of it was funded by proper bostonians in the

lesley clark. >> i have a number as well. >> i wanted to see if you had anything from the government?sabotaging a deal. >> when the clinton administration -- they sort of have this provocative act committee at the time. being that okay. >> i wanted to see what your knowledge was? did you have any role in the talks? did you ask about him? how is he doing? given the opposition from some republicans in congress, are you going to constantly get into models? [laughter] >> you are taking up a lot of time. with respect to sabotage, my understanding of the history is the plane being shot down. not the cuban government purposely trying to undermine the administration. it was a tragic circumstance that ended up collapsing. i have not seen a historical record that suggests they shop the plane down specifically to undermine the government. it is not precedent did for the president of the united states and the president of cuba to make an announcement at the same time that they are moving towards normalizing relations. there has not been anything like this in the past. that does not mean that over