A clicker. Local roadways, though, pretty clear. Oh,. Most importantly. Yes, dry start to the day. So today, good day for Holiday Travel. Not the same scenario headed into tomorrow. You guys, temperatures right now, on the chilly side of things, but not dealing with the winds. So, it is okay, right . 36 degrees, not bad, right . Thirtysix in wilmington, 32 millville, now in the lower 30 s down the shore, 31 degrees in wildwood. It is 32 in atlantic city. Today we will see the temperatures on the rise, 46 by noon, 52 by 3 00. The clouds are going to be dominating the forecast throughout the day today and across the region, looking at 54 degrees down the shore, not as cold, and then we could have couple of showers up in the poconos, in the form after wintery mix, too, couple of rain showers later on today, as temperatures rise to around 37 degrees. So, heres what you need to keep in mind if youre traveling for the holidays or if you know someone that is going to be traveling for the holidays, mainly dry today, you got the green light. Mild rainy saturday. Not the best travel weather. Sunday Christmas Eve looking just fine. Now, sunday night into monday morning we will be tracking another system, that could bring wintery mix to the area. Maybe even close snowflake on christmas morning. Ill have details coming up in your full forecast, pat, we send it over to you. Is it too much to ask for, you know, a whitt christmas around here . Because thats really what i am lookinger. Youre asking for a l but it might look beautiful headed into monday. Ill talk about that coming up we will take that, all right. So going to the really wide zoom. Santa will be traveling quite a bit on christmas morning. Heres some stats. Santa will travel 175 million miles at about 5. 6 million Miles Per Hour. Now i think the normal speed that you can go on the roadways, about six a Miles Per Hour well above the speed limit. I wouldnt go that, would you guys . You wouldnt travel that fast, would you, jim, rahel . Jim driving like 50 in a 55 , ive seen it. It is true. It is true, isnt it . All right, we move on to the vine street expressway, where we are having some issues this morning, and im having some issues with my clicker. Here is a widewide. It doesnt look that bad throughout the area in our normal travel spots where we have some issues, thats the boulevard headed towards the schuylkill expressway, not too bad, seeing mostly some pretty decent, and mays landing route 40 eastbound closed near old egg harbor road until about midnight. Youll want to use route 322 instead to get around it. More traffic if about ten minute, jim, rahel, over to you. Thank you, pat. We need to ask santa for a new clicker. Darn clicker. And chelsey, she said hers is not working. Maybe someone took the batteries out for toys . Well, you know how the saying goes, no place like home for the holidays. Triple a estimates more than 1. 2 million philadelphia area resident will travel 50 miles or more for the year end holidays corks set new record even though pat gallen little skip call. Trang do live at Philadelphia International airport. This morning, with a travel outlook. Good morning, trang. Well, good morning, rahel, jim. You cant tell it now, but earlier this morning, this airport was just absolutely packed, the security line, snaking through the terminal, take a look here though, tsa doing excellent job every get that line down, right now, guys, if you are traveling, later this morning, now is the time to get here, because this is the shortest that weve seen this security line this morning. And as you mentioned, triple a project this will be record year for Holiday Travel, with more than 107 Million People traveling to see family and friend for the holidays. Now again here in the in the philadelphia area more than 1. 2 Million People leaving town. Vast majority about 90 will be driving to their destinations cents, but train and air travel also up this year. Some 80,000 people will be flying out of our area, during the ends of the year Holiday Travel rush. Then we caught up with some flyers early this morning. Now, heres what they had to say about traveling for the holidays. It is crazy. If you have a flight, get here early. We prepare to get here three hours before our flight. So we new we were going to experience lines like this, so thats why we came early. Definitely good advice, because it is not going to look like this throughout the day. Another good tip, that the airport folks were telling me, was that they really are urging people to not wrap their gift before bringing them to the airport. Because tsa may have to inspect them, and take off that beautiful wrapping that you spent so much time on. So thats another tip. Also, i do want to say for the records, jim, rahel, dow not particularly need a White Christmas like patrick. Im totally fine if it doesnt snow. Trang, im with you, okay, were fine. Im flying out Christmas Day, i dont need any bad weather for flights. Thank you, trang. Eyewitness news has learned a second person has died from injuries sustained in last weeks fatal hitandrun accident in northeast philadelphia, we first told but this story on december 13. The 33 year old plan ejected and killed, and in a Early Morning crash, dis stant street and torresdale avenue in talcony. Also confirmed the driver of the car has turned herself in, facing charges in the now double fatal crash. Four men who police say returned to help a Family Member are hospitalized after they were shot during a fight in southwest philadelphia. This happened around 9 30 last night on the 6600 block every did your he will street. Police say that a woman was fighting with her boyfriends in the street and then called Family Members for help. When they arrived, a brawl broke out. The boyfriend then opened fire , shooting the four men, the victims were returned to the hospital where they are in critical condition. Police are searching for the shooter. Staying in southwest philadelphia, police are also on the hunt for a kill here they say fatally shot a man outside after store. This happened at 6 30 p. M. Last night 200 book block every woodland avenue. Police say the shooter shot the victim in the chest. Officers returned the victim to the hospital where he died. Police are trying it anything out a motive for the shooting. Shutting down popular horsedrawn carriage rides, orders filed yesterday explains legal agreement between the Philadelphia Carriage Company and the city of philadelphia. The company will seize operations cents january 1st, and theyll forfeit ownership of the horses to the city. City Officials Say some of the horses faced abuse, back in june they classified 13th street stables as inhumane. Looks romantic, but when you find out whats behind the scenes it is horrible. I didnt realize where they lived. And i was shocked. It is so horendous. Newark lawyer for the owner did not return a request for comment, but long time employee, kyle hoffman, told Eyewitness News, quote, we truely love these animals, the other horsedrawn Carriage Company will remain open, but Philadelphia Carriage Companys horses are now headed for a sanctuary. Government shutdown has been averted after lawmakers on capitol hill approved shortterm solution to government funding. As hena doba explains, the temporary solution leaves a lot of work to do in the new year. These are the last votes expected in the house for the day, the week, the month, and the year. cheers . Before fleeing dc for the holidays thursday, lawmakers and the house and Senate Approved a stopgap measure to funds the government for the next four weeks. Narrowly avert ago government shutdown. The bill serves as a shortterm extention to the Childrens Health insurance program, or chip, and provides funding for a veterans healthcare provision. It also sends 7. 4 billion to the department of defense, development came days after republicans cast their sweeping tax plan. Some lawmakers expressed concerns about the recent pason capitol hill. Ive seen people of good will of both parties try mightily and so far consistently fail to get us back to regular order, and to ends this process of moving crisis to crisis. The house also passed a separate 81 billiondollar Disaster Relief bill to help puerto rico and states like texas, florida, and california , recently impacted by hurricanes and wild fires. The senate, though, vote today delay the measure, until the new year. The Emergency Response is over but recovery and rebuilding effort go on. President trump is expected to sign both the funding bill and the new tax overhaul bill as soon as today. Hen a doba, cbs3, Eyewitness News. If you use pse g to heat your home you will probably be happy to hear. This your bill should be lower this winter. The Utility Companies says it will provide bill credit for january and february, typical customers should saved about 50 over the two month, company said it is passing along the savings because it is paying less for natural gas well, coming up a little later this morning, how the Wells Fargo Center trying to accommodate new mothers, it is a first for any professional sports arena in pennsylvania. Plus, iphone use remembers now trying to take a bite out of apple. The company now facing its first class action lawsuit, after confirming it does, in fact, slow down old iphones on purpose. Pat . I knew they were to up something. The iphone is so slow. You know what were to up on christmas night . The Philadelphia Eagles take on the oakland raiders, coming up next, we will talk to the one and only Merrill Reese. Hell get us ready for big match up. Christmas night, i cant wait. Thats coming up. Oh, we certainly do hope you have a holly jolly christmas. Oh, a little Michael Buble starting us off this morning. Youre flying away on christmas . And you will be working. You dont have to truck in. Well be back. Well keep on discussing this. And we will be right back. Santa claus is coming to town in just a few days, now new way to track jolly old saint nick. Yes, and on his little elves that have helped him create all of the toys, norad is checking santa tracker, and now alexa can see when old saint nick will be bringing the gift to your home. Chelsey, i know you said earlier, were you on the good list, the nice list, so . I am, yes. Santa told me, im on the good list. Jim and i are probably not. Hope youre as lucky as i am. Talk to for yourself, im always on the good list, i follow rules. I bet do. Today weather not too bad. In fact, good day for Holiday Travel. Temperatures as we start out this morning, are in the 30s, and were not dealing with much in the way of winds, so, doesnt feel as chilly that is did yesterday morning. Weve got dry scan on storm scan3, do have some clouds, clouds will really be the dominating factor throughout the day today. We will deal with mostly cloudy skies specially as we head into the afternoon. High temperature on very mild note. Right around 52 degrees, and with winds out of the south around five to ten. Tracking two systems throughout the holiday weekends. Here is system one, it will be bringing us some rain as we led into saturday, so saturday not the best travel day. We get brief break as we head into sunday Christmas Eve looking dry. And then have to mourn tore coastal area of low pressure headed into sunday night and monday, could get enough cold air seeping on in, and enough moisture kinds of spewing into the cold air, to tap into wintery mix, as we head into the we hours every monday morning, maybe even couple of wet snowflakes, as we start out christmas morning, and then it is all going to drown out, clear out by the afternoon, mainly quiet Christmas Eve. We will have to watch for potential for light morning snow, as we head into Christmas Day, so you got the green light today as far as Holiday Travel is concerned. Rain saturday, cooler sunday, then light morning, mix or snow shower, as we head into Christmas Day. Looking good for game day for the eagles as well. But it will be cold. Keep in mind, windchills are going to be in the 20s headed out to the gamement then big cooldown as we head into the middle of next week. Pat . Fingers crossed, i need the White Christmas. I guess i should go further north then, still time. Still time to get on the roadways, too, before the rush really hits. So far so good this is 95 southbound at girard avenue. There had been disable vehicle on that ramp, or on that off ramp. That has since been cleared. It is not causing any problems it wasnt then, not now. So good look at 95 youre jump willing out on the roadways at 6 15 this morning. This has been problem all morning, will continue to be, 22nd street ramp to the vine street expressway. There is a tractortrailer disable, blocking that ramp. So do you have use either Spring Garden or broad street entrance as well, wide look at the vine street expressway, not looking too bad on the vine itself. But again, that tractortrailer you can see the flashing lights there that of course major problem. Here is a look at the 42 freeway in new jersey, normally around 6 17 a. M. In the morning, bit of problem. Not so right now. And we will look at the wide, as well, because the wide is showing us that throughout the delaware vale, we are staying at posted speeds, lots of green out there, and thats what we want, also, i was going to say, santa claus, hes going to travel all over the world, 526 million kids under the age of 14, hell go 22 million kids per hour. Wait. Do you have to be under the age of 14 . Because i was specking well, i did the math. She wants that Meghan Markle dress. Real complicated. Rahel, doses not count, sorry, doesnt counted for you. Well, no gift for me, but gift for eagles fans, game on christmas. Yes, special guest . I do have a special guest, not santa claus, but it is close. Close. So on christmas night the eagles battle the raiders. We will hear all of the action , on 94wip. From the one and only Merrill Reese, who joins us this morning. Hello, merle. Hi, pat. So, merle, lets first discuss the eagles defense, which obviously struggled against the giants last week, eli manning through for 434 yards, they allowed 29 points, are you concerned . No, im not. I really am not concerned. Theyre a lot better than. That we know last couple of weeks, going back to seattle game, really havent played like they can play. But, i think against the raiders, they realize that there is time to turn it on. Theyre home. Undefeated at home. And this, pretty mediocre oakland off tens. Now, lets flip it over to the offensive side for the birds. And nick foles, who looked fantastic on sunday, he threw for four touchdowns against the giants. How confident are you in nick being able to get the eagles this deep into the playoffs . Well, im very confident in nick. Because nick is very confident he knows what he is doing out there. He uses his weapons well. And there are a lot of weapons and hes not somebody who goes out there and the eyes grow wide. Hes very experienced back up. When you look at nfl teams, really only as good as your back up quarterback, because it is not an unusual circumstance for a quarterback that goes down. Look, in this case, it is pretty tough. Because you lose the mvp of the league for the rest of the season. But fortunately you have a very, very good quarterback in whom you can depend. Merrill, ill put you on the spot. One Christmas Gift for you. What could it be . Win number 13. And with win number 13 comes Home Field Advantage throughout the playoffs. They would end up as the number one seed in the nfc. And you know what, pat, thats interesting . If you told me earlier in the year that the eagles will win 12 games, i would say listen, this is a good team, theyre going to win ten games, ten of six and have a shot it win the nfc east. Then if you told me they would win the nfc east and at this point have 12 wins, without jordan hicks, without darren sproles, without jason peters, i would say, you know, Chris Maragos is out, they lost their kicker, sturgis, it is impossible. And then you tell me they wouldnt have carson wentz, id say season over. But here we are on the cusp of locking down hold fields advantage throughout the playoffs and thats huge. The great Merrill Reese hear his crime mass night between the eagles and the raiders, thank up, merrill. Merry christmasses. And have a great holiday. There he is, the one and only, merrill reels, we look forward to having him on monday night. On the cusp of greatness. So close. So close. It is happening, it is happening. Well, sad news to report this morning, legendary sports cast or dick enberg died at the age of 82. Found dead inside of his san diego home, went to check offer him after he didnt show up on his flight to boston, earned his fame with ucla basketball went onto cover superbowl bowls, olympics, last year he retired after seven sears ons with the padres team. Up next, might be the ultimate teacher gift for the holidays. Write this one down for next year. Plus travels for the holidays can be stressful. These therapy dogs are comforting passengers in our region, finds out how long theyll be there when we come were keeping close eye on the allimportant holiday weekend, tracking two systems, the first every which will bring us some rain to the region as we led into saturday so, today lo