Through Mississippi Valley and mid south, tornado watch for florida and into mississippi, alabama and georgia. Heading to the north in our area Winter Weather advisory that starts this evening for our far north and western suburbs, it continues into here Tuesday Morning and includes berks county, Lehigh Valley and poconos. To me it looks like poconos will get worst of the Winter Weather with sleet changing over to ice, freezing rain and then just plane old rain in the overnight hours. Precipitation types it the depend on where you are, it does look like sleet and ice could occur. Not seeing a whole lot of snow tonight. We could see a few snow flakes but this is a sleet to freezing rain and rain event and then just plane rain from the Lehigh Valley down toward the shore and portions of delaware where were talk rain for us here in philadelphia coming up ill tell you about how much rain will fall and how much sleet and ice could occur in the northern most suburbs. For now, back over to you. Just showed parts of the florida, georgia anal bam a air bracing for Severe Weather tonight as the tornado clean up continues in the dallas area as we mentioned at the top of the the broadcast nine tornadoes touchdown there killing at least 11 people. Cbs reporter Omar Villafranca is in texas with the very latest, omar. Reporter good afternoon, ukee. Powerful ef3, tornado tore there neighborhood, ripping roof off this home and tearing down bricks from the side of the house. It also left thousands of people homeless. A shed floated down a flooded creek in missouri and first responds cross the south and midwest have been rescuing families caught in rising water. Authorities estimate at least 40 people have died in this winter storm, that stretches from oklahoma to florida. I see it. Right there. Reporter same storm is responsible for nine tornadoes that touched down over the weekend near dallas, texas. All we can do was run the to the closet and pray, i just cant get that sound out of my head. It does something to me. It was something that i needed. You dont take life for granted no more. Reporter this Elementary School took a direct hit. This was a day care. A family of six lived in this mobile home that was tossed in the air killing their two day old baby. 500 homes are damage or destroyed. I have no heat, in electricity. Reporter with so many people unable to live in their homes in the dallas area there have been some reports of looting. It was already a bad situation that others could take and come in the community hit by, total devastation and try to steel what little remaining things that we have left. Reporter these families have been fighting the rain as they try to salvage what they can but forecasters say they will have clear skies for the the rest of the week. Power crews are working none in stop to get the electricity back on but it could be weeks before all of this is cleaned up. In rowlet texas omarvilleafranca for cbs3 Eyewitness News. In western oak, ice covered roads, signs and power lines keeping utility crew is very busy. The in the texas panhandle drivers have been urged to stop all travel thanks to blowing and drifting snow. Amarillo saw white out conditions with wind gusts up to 50 miles an hour. The the roads a across the state of texas especially north of i10 remain in a peril less condition. Reporter state of emergency is also in effect in new mexico where blizzard conditions hit eastern part of the state, ross well received close to 16 inches of snow. You can track snow heading in our air contract with our team of meteorologists, just down load the cbs weather app available on itune and google play. As popularity of consumer grade drones sore to new heights so are high flying mishaps. Eyewitness News Reporter alexandria hoff is in center city with what you need to know to keep your investment safe and legal, alex. Reporter well, ukee, this is all New Territory for the f a aa, their way of trying to keep track of what is going on in the sky. Even though everybody wanted a drone for the Holiday Season. It doesnt necessarily mean everybody was ready for one. The is there nothing like unwrapping a new toy, only to bid farewell just moments later. Christmas morning alone provided hundreds of video up loads showing new drone owners become former drone owners as they sent their gift crashing moment after receiving them. You have to just laugh because it is a sad thing to see somebody especially if they have invested money in it. Reporter from long range disappointment to a tank will with the little sister. Propeller wont up her hair. Reporter holidays proved that for this hot ticket item is there more than meets the eye. You have kid walking by dragging her parents in all the way up to retirees looking for a new hobby. And everyone in between. Reporter liberty set i drones opened up two weeks ago. They are not only providing lessons to beginners but helping these beginners get legal. Drones weighing. 55 pounds and above must be registered with the faa by february 20th, yes, this applies to all. You want to register before flying and list your Registration Number on the drone itself. Reporter now that it is legal and investment dont skip the free flight, your drone may need calibration to keep it the steady and just like any other aircraft. Know what to do, where you will land if something does go wrong and if something does go wrong and you crash do not fly a damage drone. Reporter liberty citys next measure is providing possible insurance plans. All right. So is there serious side to all of this some drones much larger then ones you have seen here can be upward of 50pound. And to operate one commercially one has to be a pilot. Coming up at 6 00 we will talk to the pilot. Reporting live from center city, im alexandria have hoff for cbs3 Eyewitness News. We will see you then. Another popular gift this Holiday Season is proving to be dangerous, hoverboards are mostly gifted to children but they are sending adults to the hospital. Coming up a common mistake putting parents on their backs. In other News Philadelphia Police hope you can help them find two men who robbed a tioga Grocery Store that happened wednesday after 9 00 when two masked men barged in the Grocery Store on the 100 block of tioga a street. Men had handguns and forced customers to the the floor before escaping with cash and other items. No one was hurt if you recognize anything about those suspects please contact the police. Philadelphia police are also searching for two carjacking suspect that happened in the Early Morning on Christmas Eve. Two suspects beat up a man at a Convenient Store on kensington avenue and then stole his buick. Victim was taken to Episcopal Hospital, temple Episcopal Hospital where he was treated for his injuries. Historic bridge in pittsburgh is gone in just nine seconds. Look at the this video nine threeyear old bridge was demolished this morning, crowds gathered to watch history unfold as green field bridge was imploded. The bridge felon top of the main highway which is closed until new years day so crews can clean up the debris. Bridge is replaced by a new span scheduled to open by may of 2017. We are waiting tonight for governor wolfs latest move in the pennsylvania budget standoff, the governor has not said what he will do with the budget bill on his desk that could end the impasse now entering its seventh month. Signing bill would mean that money would once again flow to schools and social service agencies, however it contains a much smaller increase in state funding for public schools, then the governor had originally sought. New jersey ez pass holders can use any of their four Delaware River port authority, they have until midnight to sign up for a toll discount. It will give 18 credit to drivers who make 18 or more round trips per month over ben franklin, walt whitman, betsy ross or Commodore Barry bridges. The for more information on how to enroll go to cbs philly. Com. Well, an attorney for Phillies Ryan Howard threatens legal action against aljazeera over a report that that alleged howard used performance enhancing drugs, leslie van arsdal joins with us more on that. Pretty serious allegations. Documentary named other athletes including Payton Manning and Ryan Zimmerman and represent for all three of denied the report. Way back. Reporter according to aljazeera a report phillies bears base man ryan howard with several other professional athletes are accused of taking performance enhancing drugs. Howards attorney released this statement reading in part, it is in excusable and irresponsible aljazeera would provide a platform and broadcast out right lies about mr. Howard and mr. Zimmerman. The the the extraordinarily reckless claims made begins our clients in this report are completely false and rely on a source who has already recanted his claims. The source, is former pharmacist charlie sly, seen during the report on hidden camera video sly has since recanted his entire story. Issuing this statement on you tube. To be clear, i am recanting any such statements and there is no truth to any statement of mine. Reporter wip hose glenn macknow doesnt think is there much to it. It is a serious allegation but i watched part of the report where ryan howard is mentioned and to be honest, i dont know if there is anything there. Reporter phillies issued a statement defending howards character. Ryan has spent his whole career with the phillies and during that entire time has been an extremely well respected member of our team and an outstanding contributor to our community. We will fully cooperate with any investigation conduct by major league baseball. A a lot of holes in that story. Thanks, leslie keep us up to date. Basketball world is mourning loss of the one of the sports greatest show man, meadowlark lemon. He tied yesterday in scottsdale, arizona where he lived. Starting in 1954 the the Basketball Hall of fame played for globetrotters for a quarter century. Nicked name the crown prince of basketball, he was just 83. Coming up on Eyewitness News tonight, tragedy on Christmas Day for a tourist who fell some 60 feet off a cliff, the distraction that police say that may have led to his death. Also this. Are you looking for a new job or maybe just want to make extra cash . Why not drive for uber, im cleve bryan, coming up how company is trying to recruit thousands of new drivers in new jersey. Ugly holiday sweaters, the wrong toy and yet another boring tie maybe, before you head out to the store or post office to make those exchanges, you should note that return policies, vary dramatically depending on the retailer. Consumer reporter jim donovan has Important Information when we come back. We will be right back. Well, scary moments at a ski resort in canada after the chair lift stops working. People skiing and snow gaming had to get creative with how to get to the ground. This individual he ohio captures one who repelled down the wire and he landed safely. Sunshine ski resort says they are working honorary paring the lift which could take, several days. Well, wild fires in southern as you veil use has destroyed hundred homes and forced thousands toss evacuate. They were trying bier lightening strike. Fire fighters are working to contain the fire which is expect to burn for weeks during australias hot summer. A among those rescued in those fires was a koala bear, you can see rescue worker helping the koala a give him food there. Koala was reportedly unconscious and lying on the side of the road when he was found. He is doing okay right now were told. One of the holidays most popular toys is, being blamed for a fire, down the shore. The leno Va Fire Department in ocean county posted these pictures last night on facebook after a hoverboard caught fire. It reminded people you should never leave toys unattended while charging. There have been several reports of hoverboard fires this month. U. S. Consumer Products Safety Commission is investigating those fires but it has not issued any recalls just yet. Hoverboards were mainly gifts to children this christmas but some parents wanted to try them out. The the the results were not only comical but very painful as well. Cbs ben tracie has the story. Reporter it is the gift the that keeps on giving, especially for kid, enjoying seeing their parents hop on their hoverboards and find themselves cruising for a bruising. Hashtag hoverboard fails has now gone viral. Florida congressman Carlos Carbello showed his arm in the twinge tweeting hoverboard is for twins, my daughter got it, i ended up in the er. The just before christmas the the u. S. Consumer products a Safety Commission reported the number of injuries associated with hoverboards has spiked 35. That is expected to rise dramatically in the post holiday tally. And worry some safety experts. You have a product that doesnt have to meet the any safety requirements and it is finding its way in the u. S. Market. Reporter nathan furnace is board of the los angeles mall and showed me proper way to board the board. Try to stand straight up. Reporter i thought i got the hang of it quickly, welshing until i didnt. Furnaces cell phone called me hovering on the ground. And that may be the lesson of this Holiday Season, something that seems like childs play, is probably best left to actual children. Ben tracie for cbs the news. Did you get that on tape. On the pavement of a los angeles parking lot. Did you see that little girl, oh, to be young and flexible again. She was completely agile. Speaking of holiday injuries, kate bilo this was not a hoverboard injury this was potato slicing injury. A pol guys i have a bandaid on my gesturing hand. No stitches. I probably should have gotten stitches but did not. Im okay. Yes. But that is okay. We have weather to track. I cannot worry about injuries. We have a lot going on this evening and tonight because we have a massive storm that brought a tornado out break to texas, strong storms in the deep south. We have ice, snow and we have heavy rain. Best of those things probably the rain and that is what we will end up with here in philadelphia a as we head through overnight hours. Live look in bethlehem you can see cars the on the road there. This is our camera atop Hotel Bethlehem in northampton county. You can see mountains in the distance. This is one area that could end up with ice as we head through overnight hours. The it will start as sleet for you in the Lehigh Valley, changing over to ice and freezing rain as temperatures whoever near freezing mark on untreated surfaces and then changing over, overnight to just plane rain. Live across Neighborhood Network you can see temperatures are marginal in the 30s in doylestown. Forty in delran. Point Pleasant Beach at 43. Fort washington right now 39. Note quite cold enough for frozen precipitation in any of these spots and as our warm front lifts to the north these temperatures will gradually warm up overnight. Warm front draped here, cold front has Severe Weather and heavy rain witt. That will be lifting through after midnight and first part of the tomorrow and that will have the heavier rain for us. Anything we see here over next couple hours generally light, we have a few showers here around the the philadelphia area this could be sleet or ice pellets mix nothing up around Lehigh Valley, taking a while for the air column to really moisten up though. Some of this may not reach the ground just yet. Temperatures right now above freezing, every where except the the poconos. Fortythree in philadelphia. Forty in alzawahiri even town. Fortyone in reading. Thirty in mount pocono. What isappening is we have warmer air at the surface. There is a low level cold layer just above that and as rainfalls it could freeze briefly, that is why were concerned with sleet more so than snow. That cold layer is shallow at the moment. The heres a look at temperatures coupled with the precipitation. This is key here. 10 00 oclock tonight mount pocono at 27 degrees. Allentown still above freezing this will be sleet for you right the now, mount pocono a mix of sleet, maybe some snow and then overnight tonight, weve got freezing rain, and ice, 26 in mount pocono at 1 00 a. M. Thirtytwo allentown. Thirtyfive in reading. Well a above freezing to the south. So temperatures are the the key here. Overnight sleet and ice to rain in the Lehigh Valley a and poconos. Rain in philadelphia. Heavy rain jersey shore and delaware mainly tomorrow morning. That would be the worst of it. Is there our Winter Weather advisory areas far north and west of here and on the road in the poconos snow, sleet after 6 00 p. M. Watch for icy spots, you can see a tenth of an inch of Ice Accumulation in the mountains overnight. Tonight city period of rain, wintry mix far north and west, 40 degrees your overnight low. We have heavy morning rain tomorrow tapering to showers in the afternoon and the high, a mild 52 degrees, 62 degrees. Wednesday, some sun, chance of showers in the afternoon just rain for everyone this time around and then new years eve thursday is cooler, tempe