Right at beginning of the evening rush but also at the time kid were getting out of school. Very, very slow go here. It took me 30 minutes to go just over a mile over the bridge to come toward main street in bethlehem. Now it is looking picturesque everything back to normal but we will have risk for icy conditions tonight, and current temperature right here on mobile weather watcher is about 24 degrees, when just a coat to go an inch of snow that is leading to slick conditions outside. Look at storm scan three you can see heaviest of the snow started to shift to the southe of the city still snow on the back edge and still snowing here in the Lehigh Valley but doesnt look all that impressive there on storm scan three but heavier band of snow are over portions of south jersey what happened was it moved off coast trending more snowy as we talk about throughout the day yesterday and then banding set up and in these steady band we have got pretty quick snow fall rates as much as half inch to an inch per hour piled up on the road out there. That is what they are seeing down shore and interior south jersey. Winter weather advisory for remainder of the evening, entire area in purple, one of the nights where if you dont to have leave your house you dont want to if you have to expect it will take double the time it usually takes to get, anywhere you need to go. Temperatures in the 20s, dropping in the teens, overnight that means anything wet will ice over especially be careful on bridges and overpasses, untreated surfaces here in bethlehem temperatures heading to the teens rapidly. Very picturesque out here for holiday fest as we are live at Christmas Village, still people out in their hats, gloves doing some shopping here we will talk about what to expect here in the beautiful Christmas City this time of the year but for now lets talk about what we will end up with on the ground and timing for rest of this evening, we will send to it meteorologist chelsea ingram. That snow is beginning to taper off from west toe, as you were showing everybody on storm scan three. Tonight as kate mentioned we have to watch for slick spots on the roadways, untreated surfaces, sidewalks, bridges and overpasses because those are more exposed to cold air. Overnight we will see those skies, clearing on out. So far we have seen snow totals from been about an inch in many location toss over 2 inches in newark, just under two and a half inches recently reported. Bensalem around 2 inches, ambler 2 inches. 1. 8 in norwood. Hammington 1. 1. It is still snowing in these locations as kate was showing you on storm scan three. Keep in mind, those numbers are only going to go up as we head into the next hour or so, but in the next one to two hours this is going to be really clearing out of here, very fast. But heres what it will leave behind. We are looking at a coat to go 1 inch, as a possibility from our, as we head outside, far north and western suburbs, and poconos, and generally, and, philadelphia and i95 north, new castle county, and, and and, atlantic city, and, deal with anywhere from, and, snow, and, moving out of here as we have been telling you main threat, and and, able, eventual, and, that is not going to be happening until tomorrow afternoon. Kate will talk about that in your full forecast, coming up in a bit, for now back to you. According to the calendar First Official day of the winter is six days away but it seems like winter, made an early debut. Eyewitness News Reporter cleve bryan is live in Pennsauken Camden county where some people admit they werent prepared for this, cleve. Tell me im skeptical this morning when i heard there was zero to 3 inches in the forecast, assumed, zero and now im standing here with snow in my loafers. You dont want to be unprepared for is driving. Lets take a live look at the roadways here on admiral wilson boulevard, people coming home from work. Road are slick. Snow is sticking to the road. You need to be careful driving tonight. Some people are saying let it snow, let it snow, let it snow others say make it stop, make it stop, make it stop. It is an unusually snowy december, and for some people another layer of powder is not on the christmas or hanukkah list. It is happening too soon, too quickly. It is ridiculous. I was not expecting snow. Reporter marcia brooks said her family just opened angry deacon in Spring Garden section of the philadelphia but they are already season pros at snow removal. We just shovel it all. It will melt. We can bring in the business. Reporter ready to salt and plow penndot loaded trucks this afternoon in south philadelphia. Across the river in Camden County the fleet was ready to role. We are ready to go. Our guys are ready to go, 24 hours, coffee brewing, head i to hit the road. Reporter some say third time is a charm and thinks third snowfall in a week for these crews this particular storm has had tricky timing because it coincide was rush hour. Road will be slippery, take your time, be cautious, just be smart, watch where you are going put your phones down and pretty much, the red will be pretty bad during rush hour. Reporter snow still coming down at a steady rate here in south jersey, just make sure you clean off snow from the top of your car. If you have not, havent started heading home you dont want that blowing on the people behind you to get in the way of their visibility. Live, im cleve bryan for cbs3 Eyewitness News. Cleve, thank you. We continue our snow coverage now with Natasha Brown who joins us live from outside the philadelphia zoo, and natasha, how are things shaping up there. Reporter well, certainly in the the best evening commute we can assure you of that we are here at lansdowne and girard avenue. It has been a crawl here on girard avenue tonight, traffic is moving at a glacial pace this evening, just to give you some idea just getting here to zoo here in West Philadelphia we are at 15th and Spring Garden there in the city, it takes about 10 minutes or so. It took us more than an hour just to get to this point tonight. You really to have pack your patients because in one is going anywhere, fast, and not this evening in the snowy conditions. So you are seeing traffic here , lansdale avenue take through zoo, clearly very quiet. No worries there. But where it is not quiet on the roadways tonight throughout the city. We have seen grid lock all around the area tonight. You really, just have to be careful out and about, and make sure you are watching, and, drivers, as well, and just be careful tonight. That is very latest from at north philadelphia, in a cash brown for cbs3 Eyewitness News. Natasha, thank you. You can track snow and forecast anytime at your fingertips just down load free cbs philly weather app on i tune and google play. Grand jury issues a report on hazing and Fraternity Culture at penn state university. It is in response to the alcohol fueled death of pledge timothy piazza. Center County District attorney stacy parks millions announced find to day, back in may, grand jury recommended criminal charges after a drug piazza fell and died inside Beta Theta Pi house. It criticized the fact that fraternities are not over seen the by the university but students through a fraternal counsel. What we learn, the self regulation was a joke and catastrophe. The grand jury frankly was appalled to the extent of the boldness of the haze ago this happened in that house. Since piazzas death penn state permanently banned fraternities, and the University Says it will not forget piazzas it continues efforts to change greek life culture. An investigation is underway after a sanitation worker was caught on camera appearing to steel someones package. Woman posted this Surveillance Video to facebook last night after her neighbor asked about a package he was expecting, and this happened on the 2100 block of oakdale street in connection continue on and shows that sanitation worker taking a package off someones stoop and throwing it in the garbage truck, but before it can be crushed the driver appears to remove it, the city says it ace wear have the incident and is investigating. Coming up on Eyewitness News looking forward some unique Christmas Gifts. The bethlehem shop have been here for 25 years and coming up ill tell you about it coming up, stay tune. Yes it may be snowing but we are talking baseball phillies making moves, within involving their oldest tenured player, still, we will show from dennys. Com. Or pumpkin pie with every 20 order you can eat it wherever you want, even if you are in someone elses house. Santa. Enter promo code, freepie, on your next order at dennys. Com its a like, a dagger . A worm a tiny sword . Bread. Breadstick . A matchstick a lamppost coin slot no . Uhhh. 10 seconds. A stick a Walking Stick eiffel tower, Mount Kilimanjaro ding time sorry, its a tandem bicycle. What . What . as long as sloths are slow, you can count on geico saving folks money. Fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. City a beautiful sight especially for last minute shopping ideas. The holiday mark, chris kind willmarket is celebrating 25 years this season. Vittoria woodill takes you on a tour. Reporter place where holiday memories can be snipped for free. That smells so good. And around every corner it is craft, carrollers. Look at how cute. And maybe a car or two. Bethlehem, you shouldnt have. And christmas. Bethlehem 11 years thinks your first time here. Yes. Off lot to see get out there chris kind will mart in bethlehem. It is modeled after traditional German Market and we started our own here 25 years ago. You have four different tents that people can go in and out of to get a feel for food, entertainment, and shopping and everything. What is great we have a Record Number of vendors, and 165 coming from 20 different states. Pigeon for artist nal goods will blow your mine the play artist yourself by putting your lungs to the test making your own blown glass ornament. Let the good times role. You can blow hard now. When i was in high school i tried playing saxophone. How did that go. Obviously not that well. Shes precious, shes fresh us super cute. There are endless ways to take homer Holiday Cheer here but you just cant go home without your classic mantle momento with saint nick. And on the naughty list. Yeah, im on the nice list. Yeah. Thanks, saint nick. Thank you, you better full. And. Bethlehem right now, and, holiday fest, and on the weather outside. How sit, kate. Guys, it is really cold out here but snow has all but tapered off, little quiet out here tonight, lot of people, staying here and i say dont stay in this is nice to come down to bethlehem. It is beautiful. The Christmas City really looking chris monthsy tonight. We are on the opposite side of the markets, that is on the south side. We are here on main street just off of the main strip behind sun inn and i want to bring in tim brooks, manager of the downtown bethlehem association. Tim what can people find if they brave this and come down here tonight. You can find many Christmas Gifts or holiday gifts, we have 25 vendors in wooden huts modeled after German Markets. And, you can find things for under the tree or anywhere else this holiday season. Fantastic. If people havent been here yet, i know you have been here many year, retired Bethlehem Police officer, why should people take trip up before christmas. Especially tonight with everything white with the snow that fell, it is just beautiful, great time, coming to visit our retail shops and excellent restaurants. It is a great place, great along main street and celebrating 80th anniversary of being named Christmas City and beautiful more van star, thanks very much, tim, appreciate it. Tim said come down to especially tonight bethlehem is in its glory tonight with the snow that has fallen and it has now tapered off but some parts still dealing, with this snow, which has caused a major travel headaches all across the region tonight. It was the war possible timing right at the timing of the schools letting out on a friday afternoon and snarling that evening commute, some school buses just now making it home with the kid safely, be safe on the road, you can see where snow is, good news it is wrapping up pretty quickly. We are seeing back edge of this move out of the city right now, heaviest snow down the shore, you can still see some embedded purple around medicine for, camden and gloucester county, but take a look at future weather. By 8 00 oclock thinks off the coast and we wont worry about it, any falling snow but then we have to worry about a re freeze. Skies clear overnight, it will be very, very cold and any wet spots or slushy spots on the roads are going to freeze over take a look at snowfall totals two and a half inches in brick township new london 2. 3 in coatsville, 2 inches in voorhees and phoenixville one and a half inches of snow. And one to 3 inches all across the area southeastern pennsylvania and down true new jersey and delaware, coating to an inch is what we have seen, in the Lehigh Valley. Winter weather advisories continue through this evening, and, snow continues to fall, and at 8 00 oclock see snow on the boardwalk falling now before rehoboth as we look live at neighborhood network. Temperatures around the area right now mobile weather watcher has been hovering right around 24 degrees and that is where it is in most of the area low to mid 20s our low tonight 23. So it will not fall that much further in the city, you will see teens in the suburbs. Tomorrow brisk and chill which some sun and 40 and then finally, a little bit road and , joy of sharing toy if he on monday at the cbs3 studios and in the 50s on tuesday, and then does bring a chance for rain, at lee were talking rain and not snow. We have now had three systems in the space of a week and i venture to say even though this did produce heaviest snow it produced biggest problems across the area with that commute but it is winding down now here we are live in bethlehem, see people starting to come out, braving things as snow stops falling. If you have in the been to the Christmas Village or downtown bethlehem you must get here sometime this Christmas Season it is beautiful especially from the fresh snow tonight, new back to you ukee and jessica in the studio. Thanks very much. As a reminder as part of our toy if he joy of sharing we welcome to you donate a toy to the child in need, we will be collecting toys all day long, monday, starting at 6 00 t cbs3 studios, we hope you can stop by, say hi and drop off a new toy we have a big truck coming, we will fill it up. Efforts to keep Health Insurance for thousands of pennsylvania children could be fruitless if congress does not act. Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf was at Childrens Hospital of philadelphia today, there he resigned the childrens Health Insurance program known as chip. However, federal funding for that program ran out in september after congress failed to reauthorize it. Governor wolf says he is willing to work with congress on the bill. I stand ready to help anybody in washington who wants to understand how we can get by tart san work to refund this really important piece of legislation. Governor says 180,000 children are currently enrolled in chip in pennsylvania, and 9 million children are enrolled in it across the country. Wont be long now until sports and leslie were talking baseball. Phillies making moves trying to ramp up that rebuild we will tell what you that will mean and sixers, tough task they are hoping to contain Russell Westbrook as they hoe oklahoma c maybe december and snowing but phillies are making some moves. Phillies helping us think about the spring. They announced the signing of the two relief tours day tommy hunter and pat neshec, and they traded their longer tenured player freddie galvis. He was with the padres to make room for jc crawford to take over. In return phillies will receive a Minor League Pitcher multiple reports say phillies have agreed to a multi year deal worth 50 milliondollar with free agent first base man Carlos Santana a switch hitter, very good defensive first base man and since 2011 season the former indian has averaged 24 home runs and 98 walks a season. However, phillies do have rhys hoskins which means he will likely move to left field. Meanwhile eagles held their final work out before they helped to insuring to take on the giants on sunday. They work out in the bubble at novacare complex for most of the week. Today they took it outside. Eagles playing for a playoff position and sunday will be their first game without carson wentz, to be out for rest of the season. Doug pederson doesnt want anybody to over do it. I want guys to go above and beyond what they have been doing, they dont to have do anything more than just their job and just their responsibility, and whatever their role is in the game plan and it goes for nick, you know , you know been a while since he has been out there playing. You dont want him to press. The sixers at Wells Fargo Center tonight hosting Russell Westbrook and oak said thunder Robert Covington is set to return after he miss aid few games with the bad back, joel embiid will be in the line up to face a thunder team that features westbrook, paul george and Carmelo Anthony but looking forward to the challenge. We definitely have a lot of talent on this team. We have a lot of talent. I think it will come down to our principals and, you know, our game plan and if we stick to it or not. That is a challenge. Yes. It is his birthday. Lets get it. 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They didnt arrive empty handed, players, went armed with holiday goodies for the kid, they played a round of bingo and showed off their arts and crafts skills, well done. Nicely done. Well, latest class of the Philadelphia Police academy is ready to hit streets, Temple University hosted their Graduation Ceremony to day this class, includes, 84 Philadelphia Police department recruits, Six Temple Police recruits and five septa police recruits, they completed eight months of Police Academy training, and yes, we also need congratulations. Indeed we do. As we get ready for the weekend dont forget we have our joy of sharing toy fest coming up on monday so if you are going to be around bring a new unwrapped toy, right here at 1555 hamilton street, we will have a party here. Coming in i looked at box necessary our lobby. Im sure you saw them as well. Boom, to the brim and we need more no doubt bit. We are bringing in a big truck on monday, come on by stop by we have fun outside, getting you here on tv nothing but hugs and love. Yes. 6 00 to 8 00 p. M. We have prework, powe works. Thanks for watching Eyewitness News at 6 00. We are back at 10 on our sister station cw philly and back here at 11 00. Up next cbs evening news , you stay safe out there outside. From new york here is jeff glor, take care we will see you tonight. Weve delivered for the weve delivered for the american people. Glor the republicans final tax cut plan. Its not a done deal until all the votes are done. Glor also tonight, the president takes aim at americas top Law Enforcement agency. Its a shame what happened to the f. B. I. Glor a pilotless military helicopter. Reporter this one could be the start of a revolution. Its flying itself. Glor hold the phone. Away from you. A new health warning. A wouldbe judge has the book thrown at him. Whz the last time i read the federal rules of evidence . 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