extra fee. >> there may be an up charge. >> you never know. >> we have to get one of those >> agreed, he looks good but where is love for the morning we drink more coffee then they do at night. >> amen. >> speaking of needing a warm drink right now, it is, very, very cool outside, right now our temperatures are generally in the 20's or 30's at best and that is quite the change from yesterday at this same time, it is totally clear so storm scan as we get there first is very quiet but we have got a few high cloud trying to work their way through and it is just clear sky and that has allowed temperature to drop off, readily 20's and 30's at best and this goes in the just outlying terrain but in the urban corridor near the shore look at atlantic city but we are taking that observation inland at airport, we are still only at 25 degrees there it is cold beginning to the day and rahel back to you as well through north and western suburbs outside of philadelphia so mount holly hit for example 24 at this hour where our national weather service regional headquarters is located. taking a look at the region as a whole we have sunshine in the forecast but chill in the air. today marks winter solstice so quiet way to do so weather-wise but coming up we are expecting, a wintry chill that will settle in the days ahead and the possibility that come christmas and even as early as christmas eve when santa's making his flight there is a coastal system that we will track, very much a chance at this point and we will discuss possibilities of that a little later in the show, meisha. >> katie, thanks very much. we are look at the vine but you can see how many taillights and headlights we have, in this early morning. so 5:32 ande and westbound side jumping on the schuylkill and eastbound side we are heating up there as we speak right now. quick peak here looking good everyone still traveling around posted speed but because of how many vehicles are on the roadway it will get slow, moving into the 6:00 o'clock hour. we have construction 95 south between business route one and street road that left lane compromised and flashing lights, you can see those cones in the roadway take it easy, an area getting busy and whenever we see red we necessity we will get bum tore about bumper conditions because we have an overturn truck that happened 3:00 a.m. with injuries. pennsylvania route 541 lane is opened, i would definitely suggest using an alternate route 322 or route 30 is your best bet around there but whenever we see this we know that area is one you want to avoid. we want a water main break quick peak here we will talk more about this in the next 10 minutes, jim, back over to you >> thanks, meisha. we are continuing to follow breaking news out of as you veil use, two men in custody after driver and an suv deliberately plowed his vehicle in the crowd in melbourne. it happened near a busy cable car stop as people were christmas shopping. we are now being told that 14 victims have been taken to the hospital, and two of them are in critical condition. police say it is too early in their investigation to call this terrorism. philadelphia police tracked down a driver whom they say fled scene of the crash that killed an eight year-old boy in crescentville this happened at, whittaker avenue around 2:00 yesterday afternoon. police say that the child was with a 28 year-old driver when another vehicle hit their car. the striking driver allegedly got out of his car to check for damage, got back in and took off. police caught up with him. told officers he had a diabetic incident that caused the crash. little bye died at the hospital. twenty-eight year-old driver of the car he was driving in is in stable condition. meantime lawsuit has been filed begins parents of the cosmo dinardo one of the men charge this is bucks county killings of the four people in july. family of one of the dinardo's alleged victim mark sturgis file the suit. dinardo's parents did not safe guard their gun that was used in the murders of the sturgis, jimmy patrick, thomas meo and dean finocchiaro. he and his cousin sean kratz pleaded in the guilty to the murders. 5:35. if you missed deadline to send a holiday card don't where i there is a way. >> and tech giant apple makes a shocking admission. dianne king hall joins us from the insuring stock exchange, good morning, dianne. >> reporter: good morning. we will start with this wall green had a lackluster response to yesterday's passage of tax cut, dow jones fell 28, nasdaq, toyota saw jump in sales. auto maker sold over 10 million vehicles, up 2 percent from last year. numbers likely put toy yet a close to last year number one volkswagen in germany. apple confirms it slows down the performance of the older iphones to reduce power demand, the issue was brought up by performance of the i phone 6s and seven. company says that the issue stems from batteries which have problems supplying big bursts as they age. as we count down to the holiday travel there is a new report on airports across the country. insure my trip research ranks most instruments full airports atlanta heartsfield jackson claimed top spot with the most cancellations. that does not include this weeks power outages. chicago's o'hare and george bush international in houston came in second and third with cancellation. if you missed a deadline to send a holiday card send an ecard and you can send an e-mail but etiquette experts advice to make sure you have two lines, one to acknowledge person in your relationship with them and second to send a cheery personal message, jim and rahel. i'm sorry, i don't send out holiday card, i just don't have the time. >> i understand. at first i guess but i understand because i have missed the past couple years and i'm aiming to send out a late batch this year. >> what you have done before, rahel is say happy new year, yes, it is a picture card. >> those i like i got one from katie in the mail, bought full with her girls, i was happy with that but don't expect anything from me. >> this year difficult in the do one but do i like etiquette advice there when people send you a card and it is vague, and stock just like, yeah. >> why even bother. >> yes. >> thanks, we will check in with you tomorrow. >> all right. >> indeed. >> septa riders will be saying good bye to tokens as transit agency prepares to phase them out next month. cashier booths and vending machines will in longer sell tokens a the market frankford or broad street line stations the riders can still buy them at septa sales offices, regional rail stations and third party retailers, until further notice this thanks to the success have the reload able key card. just weeks before wrapping up his first full year in office president trump has his first major win. >> republican plan for tax reform has passed through without houses of congress. eyewitness nice reporter jan carabao with more on what the bill means for taxpayers, good morning, jan. >> reporter: good morning. g.o.p. leadership is convinced the popularity of this new tax bill will change once the american people start to see more money in their paychecks starting early next year but exactly how much this bill will impact you depends on a number of factors first animated tweet from president trump delivering what he calls , a christmas gift to the american people. then on to the white house and , surrounded by, republicans to celebrate passage of the g.o.p. tax reform bill, the first major legislative victory of the trump administration. >> it is fun when you win if you work hard and lose that is not acceptable. >> reporter: taxpayers are expect to see effects of this new bill in their february paychecks, most americans will pay a letter rate, top earners drop from 39.6 to 37 percent, but low income earners stayed at 10 percent. >> vast majority of the americans will see a tax cut, in the near term. >> reporter: cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger says big reason why is because the law nearly doubles the standard deductions. >> as a result there will be more people who are going to be able to claim that standard deduction. >> reporter: but returns can vary widely because of several factors like where you live and how many children you have h and r block say married couple with two children in san diego california making $150,000 a year will save almost $3,600. that is because that are tax bracket crops from 25 to 22 percent, they will take $24,000 standard deductions, since it is more than itemiz ing mortgage interest, charitable contributions and taxes. they will also take advantage of the child tax credit doubling from 1,000 to two you this dollars. but a single home owner in queens, insuring will only get hundred dollars more because the 15 you this dollars in state, local and property taxes he used to deduct is now capped at $10,000 under the new plan. while most americans will get money back many tax breaks will expire, experts say that millions of americans will then end up paying more in taxes then they do right now. democrats maintain that this bill overwhelmingly benefits the rich, the new law reduces corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent and cuts corporate rates are permanent. president could sign this bill at any point but white house says he may wait until start of the new year in order to delay automatic cuts to medicare and other popular programs. in the news center, jan carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news", back inside to you. if you unwrap new clothes christmas morning you may find you need more space in your closet. >> we will show you where to take your old clothes to help someone in need, katie. >> we are set for upcoming holiday weekend, lieutenant of travelers hitting the road here we will talk about what may unfold hitting the road here in the next few days and possibility of the holiday storm system, but first your cure auto insurance travel forecast. ♪ make the holidays a treat with kellogg's rice krispies. chloe kardashian confirmed she and christian thompson are expecting their first child. pregnancy has been rumored for months but they kept it hush hush to enjoy news with family and friends. congratulations to the happy couple. dream come true for lady gaga heading to las vegas for two year residency. she made the announcement saying it has been her life licensing dream to perform in las vegas. she will join a historical list of performers with regularly scheduled shows, gaga is set to take the stage in december 2018. she gives a good show. i was curious who else, elton john, brittany spears, carlos san tan, celine dion and jennifer lopez and i think maybe we should take a little trip out there. >> sound goods to me. >> you been to vegas. >> i'm not a big fan of vegas. >> three days there is enough. >> it ace lieutenant to look out for sure and you see casino it is right there. it is american a mile way. your perception of everything and size of the building is so thrown out. >> i'm going back in february. >> that sounds awesome. >> awesome, the weather, getting better. >> getting better at least we are looking good, it is just chilly. i feel like there is a trade off every day in this forecast even though we get warmer warmest day will feature rain. a lot of people will be traveling or waiting for loved won to arrive. here's a few spots that still has snow on the ground locally you have to go up in jack frost big boulder where it is a beautiful snow i scene this morning but as we allude todd before the break there is the possibility, of some of us getting in on a white christmas this year after all because there will be a storm system to track come christmas eve into christmas morning, which we will get to but lets check with our weather watcher , you know, that possibility enough to put you the in a christmas mood. phil chapline took some gorgeous shot. i was out there with the girls we went at 9:00 a.m. we did not see beautiful lights in the night sky. just a beautiful pretty picture he sent in. we are at 30 degrees up in lawrenceville, new jersey. peter's report with a couple included there certainly but a quiet beginning to the morning and then i want to zoom into cherry hill. we will go hyper local here because we have two watches that are just a couple blocks apart lynn and jenny and lynn reported 24 where jenny reported 27 in that one town a couple blocks can make a big difference, 3 degrees is substantial but all clear in her neighborhood. lets talk about white christmas and definition of it i am personally of the mine set even if there is a snowflakes flying you can qualify christmas as a white christmas with that but technically by national weather service definition it would equal an inch of snow on the ground on december 25th whether it fell that day or not. so what we event up with here possibility of the days ahead to see a coastal storm system. storm scan is totally quiet but let's jump to the holiday as early as sunday night into machine a new storm taking shape. where it goes is critical. stick with us. we could wake up, to a wintry mix on christmas morning. >> you know what i think people are hoping for snow on christmas day, thanks very much, katie. we are looking at still this water main break in center city just a head up, 18th and 19th street are closed between spruce street and walnut so use your alternate 16th or 20th, we had a disable on the schuylkill west pull off to the shoulder, that has now since been cleared but we have some construction crews on i-95 south between business route one and street road that left lane still compromised and this overturned truck that happened with injuries still out that. ac expressway eastbound one lane opened, still alternate 322 or route 30 will be your best bet. jim, back over to you. are you hoping santa will surprise with you clothing on christmas morning? if so have you given any thought to donating items you have to someone in need. clearing out items out of your closet can give you extra space and improve someone else s life as well, when i visited career wardrobe here in philadelphia. for people who never heard of career wardrobe what is mission here. >> we have unemployed individual act as professional clothing in confidence to be prepared for interviews or new work experiences. we have one on one appointments to find professional clothing that fits them well and makes them feel prepared and confident for an interview or a new job and it is not just providing clothing but making them feel respected, met evacuated, excited for their new job or interview. >> reporter: career wardrobe has sites in philadelphia as well as bucks, montgomery county, rose miller and success coast candace were dropping off donations at spring garden location. >> big parties what i do de clutter and encourage my clients what no longer serves them so where does that get. we have a house filled with stuff that overwhelms us where it could be, 50 pairs of shoes if you gave a pair of shoes to someone in need we have a step up into new opportunities. >> reporter: clothing donations range from gently used to new items donated from individual, department stores and local retailers. >> it might seem like it is just a suit to someone but so much more, it is that one thing that will give them that confidence and everything that they need to walk into an interview and go from this situation they have been in which might have been a cycle to then being on a path toward a successful career. >> reporter: even bargain hunters can benefit. >> client services site sight doubles as retail shop and anyone can come in and purchase resale items at a low cost. >> reporter: this is i great organization that is helping community. i was there i dropped off a few suits and ties. ukee washington made a donation as did our friend marilyn russell at wogl radio. i will powe more information at career wardrobe at cbs philly.com and facebook and twitter feed later today. well, christmas came early for children in burlington county new jersey last night thanks to the mount holly police department. >> police fire and rescue paraded through streets of the mount holly as operation saint nick got underway. annual toy drive collects gifts for local children in need. twelve families received toys, bikes, personally delivered to their hems by men and women in blue. santa and spider man tagged along for the ride. >> these guys and first responders, the man was here and came in with toys for my kid. >> law enforcement we like to show good side, we like to be out there, positive net with the community and this is within way to get into see people in different light then maybe they see us in a positive aspect. >> mount holly's local vfw will be donating holiday din tours each family. well, going out to buy a christmas tree is a holiday tradition for many. >> but for within family in california they have in the had to do it for three decade. they have used the same real tree for 34 years. >> what? >> yeah. >> here is their secret to keeping tree happy and healthy for so long. >> thirty-four years. >> older than some people around here. >> we will be right if you'd have told me three years ago... that we'd be downloading in seconds, what used to take... minutes. that guests would compliment our wifi. that we could video conference... and do it like that. (snaps) if you'd have told me that i could afford... a gig-speed. a gig-speed network. it's like 20 times faster than what most people have. i'd of said... i'd of said you're dreaming. dreaming! definitely dreaming. then again, dreaming is how i got this far. now more businesses in more places can afford to dream gig. comcast, building america's largest gig-speed network. welcome back everyone some christmas trees barely make it through month to the big day but one tree in orange county, california made to it christmas for decade. >> as we see it started up it could barely handle one string of lights. >> she and her husband joe bought traditional cut christmas trees the the first few years of their marriage. >> sad part when you disposed of the tree and it was just sad. >> reporter: in 1983 they decided to buy a living scotch pine. >> it didn't take much to decorate it. >> reporter: single string of lights and 10 ornament, some tlc. >> i make sure it is fed, watered and we trim it up. >> reporter: and pep talks. >> you walk out, go how are you doing, looking good. >> reporter: tiny true grew and grew and grew. >> it is kind of round now but we like it. >> reporter: now it can handle eight strings of lights and ornament. >> i want to say probably 50. i want to say about 75. i would like to say 122 ornament. >> there are items on the tree that are older then tree itself this ornament is from the 1940's and the star at very top is from the 1960's. >> part of your family. it is truly part of the family >> only tree my kid ever men. >> reporter: thirty-four year-old tree that is older than kid. >> phenomenal thing in general to have something that has been around so long through thick and thin report report tradition that joseph continued in his home. >> we would never be a fake tree family. >> i like the concept but that is an odd looking tree it looks like -- >> maybe it just needs love. >> thirty-four years have love , scotch pines live at lee 150 years. in the next hour of cbs-3 "eyewitness news" pat gallen ask your philadelphia eagles what they want for christmas and their answers are funny. meet baby emma a baby girl with the crazy store about how she got here and how she was conceived year after her mother was born, yeah, think about that for a moment. >> we will be right back. there was a big bang and lots of screaming. i could just see dust and we were told to get a way. >> breaking news in australia more than a dozen people injured many christmas shoppers when a car rams in the crowd of people in melbourne and police say this was a deliberate attack. here at home family dealing with tragedy before the holidays after eight year-old boy is killed in a hit/run where we're live with what the driver told police after they track him down. you can really feel chill in the eras winter officially begins today is there even a storm brewing in the holiday forecast. today is thursday december m jim donovan. i'm rahel solomon. katie and meisha are keeping an eye on things. i didn't realize today was the official start of winter. >> yes, metrologically speaking. >> yes, we would hope so, right. in the world of travel you guys it has been very busy. we have two water main breaks, overturn truck, hit and run, it has been a busy morning. >> sounds that way. very quiet. you will not have too much, that is really out of whack here today, all very typical, i expect lighter wind, i expect sunshine and temperatures where they should be, really. daytime high will

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