cooks delivered meals to people battling life threatening illnesses, and outgoing mayor, mike nutter, was there alongside mayor-elect jim kenney, helping with much of the food preparation. >>> still ahead this morning, on "eyewitness news", it is "black friday". but there is a big shift in how people are buying this year. the details next in money watch. >> first, here is a look at what's on tonight, on cbs-3. good morning, everyone. >>> shoppers out last night shopping to get an early jump on the season. >> pro bowl receiver mega tron, calvin johnson ... lions win 45 to 146789 heart breaker for eagles fans there. >>> video surface of okafor getting into altercation outside bar, appears him shoving and striking man who reportedly heckled him after the celtics beat the sixers earlier in the evening. >> time now 4:50. it is time to get a check of business news, of covers, it is "black friday", the unofficial kick off to the holiday spending season. money watch's jill wagner joins us live, from new york, this morning, jill, are we seeing any trends this year? >> good morning, so far it i

currently lgbt affairs is temporary office first created by mayor mike nutter in 2008.t advocates for issues important to the lesbian, by guy, bisexual and transgender community. >> it is beginning to look and sound a lot like christmas around our area. ♪ >>> the moorestown mall kick off the holiday season in style tonight. santa began greeting all the kids who have been naughty and nice. parents say it was so warm outside chanta should have been wearing a hawaiian shirt instead of that red hot suit. >> we were kind of shock when santa claus came out. but it kind of puts everybody into the mood and christmas spirit started shopping already. >> too early. on top of that christmas in july. and that you got your pre sales and your -- by time christmas comes i'm all shopped out. >> believe it or not we're now just 50 days away from christm christmas. >> i'm not sure what station it was but i heard diana ross and the supremes sinking silent night. >> know way. >> sure did. >> it's hard to think about holiday shopping when the weather is this warm. >> we broke the 80-degree m

in a press conference today mayor mike nutter says there's no known threat but that people near the startnd finish lines will be screened and their belongings may be searched. tens of thousands of people are expected to congregate in the city for the event. >>> president obama took part in a conference call tonight with the governors of 34 states who are refusing to accept syrian refugees. "eyewitness news" went to allentown today home to one of the largest syrian populations in america. and we talked with the syrian arabic american charity situation a christian group that helps settle refugees in the states. >> definitely a concern. i mean i don't want to see what happened in france. we had heartbreak with the september 11th. and all -- we have to be very cautious. >> speaker of the house paul ryan is now working on legislation to prevent more syrian refugees from entering the us. >>> according to russian officials it was a homemade bomb that brought down the plane that crashed over egypt last month. russia security service says bomb residue was found at the crash site. air bus exploded

outgoing mayor mike nutter was there alongside mayor elect jim kenney helping with much of the food preparations in the true spirit of thanksgiving many people came together to surprise a deserving family. >> a bounty of food provided by a few of our fantastic local restaurants and it was all hand delivered by our own vittoria woodill. >> for janine marshall a single mother, raising three beautiful girls in the northeast, a meal has never meant so much. >> you're not just feeding my stomach. you're feeding my heart, my soul. you're helping me be a better mom. you're helping me be a better person and i can't be more thankful for that. >> reporter: like most single moms janine hasn't p has endured a lot these past couple of yea years. >> it was hard enough dealing with the stress of just being able to handle, you know, the household and the kids by myse myself. but then i lost my job. and it's when that happened to me that i just -- i lost it. >> reporter: losing her job never meant losing hope. she reached out to the salvation army for assistance all to keep a very special promise to her children

mayor mike nutter an event organizers officially kicked off race weekend at the pennsylvania conventionenter earlier. extra security will be in place along the course. upon the race course whichescend stretches from pennsylvania landing to manayunk. for more information on the race and road closures, check out cbsphilly.com. >>> new jersey governor chris christie kansas sells a campaign event in new hampshire after an incident on plane. christie was on united airlines flight from san francisco to boston this morning. while still on the ground passengers say the pilot turned the plane around and went back to the gate to remove a passenger from the flight for suspicious behavior. picture posted on twitter showings the governor waiting in the airport. we're told that flight was delayed for about four hours. >>> it was nearly two months ago prove move francis came to philadelphia. >> the visit by the pontiff touched many including a one-year-old girl with inn op per rap brain tumor. her parents calling what happened after the pope's visit nothing short of a miracle. here's "eyewitness news"

. >> outgoing mayor, mike nutter, you can see hit right there, helping out at manna headquarters. >> we all know about the turkey, the stuffs, it would not be thanksgiving without the desserts, right? "eyewitness news" reporter diana rocco joins just south philly at termini brothers bakery, some of those treats ends up in the news room, we would all be very grateful, diana. >> oh, that may just happen, erika. dessert is the most important part, especially for everybody here, termini brothers bakery one of the oldest and most loved. thanksgiving day traditions here in south philadelphia. the lines have been long, all morning long, but they move quick. they have been busy, filling orders, for months, this is one of their busiest days of the year, the bakers were in early this morning, and it wouldn't be south philly without canoli's, that's their most popular item today. and they are going fast. the bakers are filling those canoli's in the kitchen as we speak. the lines were so long at one point, they thread right around the counter and through the bakery. so everybody could see those

currently lgbt affairs is temporary office first created by mayor mike nutter in 2008. it advocates for issues important to the lesbian, by guy, bisexual and transgender community. >> it is beginning to look and sound a lot like christmas around our area. ♪ >>> the moorestown mall kick off the holiday season in style tonight. santa began greeting all the kids who have been naughty and nice. parents say it was so warm outside chanta should have been wearing a hawaiian shirt instead of that red hot suit. >> we were kind of shock when santa claus came out. but it kind of puts everybody into the mood and christmas spirit started shopping already. >> too early. on top of that christmas in july. and that you got your pre sales and your -- by time christmas comes i'm all shopped out. >> believe it or not we're now just 50 days away from christm christmas. >> i'm not sure what station it was but i heard diana ross and the supremes sinking silent night. >> know way. >> sure did. >> it's hard to think about holiday shopping when the weather is this warm. >> we broke the 80-degree

outgoing mayor mike nutter was there alongside mayor elect jim kenney helping with much of the food preparations spirit of thanksgiving many people came together to surprise a deserving family. >> a bounty of food provided by a few of our fantastic local restaurants and it was all hand delivered by our own vittoria woodill. >> for janine marshall a single mother, raising three beautiful girls in the northeast, a meal has never meant so much. >> you're not just feeding my stomach. you're feeding my heart, my soul. you're helping me be a better mom. you're helping me be a better person and i can't be more thankful for that. >> reporter: like most single moms janine hasn't p has endured a lot these past couple of yea years. >> it was hard enough dealing with the stress of just being able to handle, you know, the household and the kids by myse myself. but then i lost my job. and it's when that happened to me that i just -- i lost it. >> reporter: losing her job never meant losing hope. she reached out to the salvation army for assistance all to keep a very special promise to her children. >> mommy i

the mayor, michael nutter was here talking about what you mentioned mike and alex, just yesterday, ae risks that our men and women in uniform take every day when they place their lives on the line. commissioner charles ramsey is here, police commissioner and also the the new police commissioner in the next mayoral term is here as he will well, richard ross but we also want to talk with one of the families impacted here. i'm here with kim pawlowski, your husband john, officer john pawlowski died on duty a day before valentines day in 2009. what does it mean for you to be here with your family and your son, who you were pregnant with at the time. >> thinks a heart warming event for us. we look forward to it every year. it is a amaze to go see all of the otherwise, whose husbands they have lost in the line of duty. it shows that these police office are care and city of philadelphia care and our husband and other loved ones didn't die in vein. it just nice to see everybody around the holidays. >> almost like an extended family would i imagine. >> yes, exactly we always call our little fr

nutter was right on with that kind of a statement. >> i agree, for sure. >>> chris, what is doctor ben carson up to now what a change of heart, mike and an apology from the republican presidential candidate, doctor ben carson. he is now back ago way from his claim he saw american muslims celebrating, after the 9/11 attacks. carson backing up the the claim from fellow g.o.p. contender donald trum hospital says he saw news reports of muslims in new jersey cheering the attacks. now spokesmen says carson was instead recalling video of people in the middle east who were celebrating. the his campaign issued an apology and new polls show carson slipping to third place in iowa and in florida for the first time in months. trump still retains the the nationwide lead. speaking of the donald he is now defending himself after tweeting what many were calling an inaccurate graphic. graphic in question contains racially charged crime numbers from a non-existent agency and attributed the vast majority of the homicides to african americans. trump now says all it was was a retreat, it wasn't from me, it came out of other places. presidential candidate acknowledged the sour