people who want their children to see something like this. >> reporter: some felt uneasy as arguments erupted and protesters drowned out the children caroling on stage. >> all of these young folks down here they come out and put on a good show and they drawn them out with the sirens. why don't they go protest somewhere else. >> reporter: for some two hours tensions simmered at city hall. one man was arrested for jumping a police barricade and officers scrambled to stop reported efforts to derail the tree lighting ceremony. the tree was being, unplug, and, so forth so we just had to make sure we could reconnect everything to get it going. >> reporter: ceremony capped off hours of demonstrations launched after a new york city grand jury's call to not charge an officer in the death of eric garner. last month's deis by a in missouri grand jury to not indict darren wilson in the shooting death of unarmed teen mike brown. >> we see people of color being killed on a daily basis and, the cops that kill them are getting off. >> reporter: in tribute demonstrators stage a die in at 30th street station lying silently on the ground before a rush hour march to city hall where protesters left their mark on decorations. now despite all of the images you saw there we are told that the demonstration where is largely peaceful except for crowds did try to block ramp to i-76 last night. however, in the end they are saying that more protests will be planned, in the sure when but they are coming. we are live from city hall, this morning i am a just continue finch for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". grand jury decides not to indict a white police officer in the choke hold death of eric garner a black man. case similar to that in ferguson has ignited protest over race and police use of force. coming up in a few minutes we will have a live report from new york on the protest there. nicole. ukee, at least 15 people are waking up somewhere other than home this morning after a large fire, breaks out in the west philadelphia apartment building. fire fighters responded to the scene at 53rd and montgomery last night around 7:30. chopper three shows fire fighters trying to get the upper hand on the flames from the roof. one of the displaced residents spoke with "eyewitness news", on "eyewitness news" but did in the want to show her face. >> when i looked out the window he told me that the house next door was burning down and to get out. so i just grabbed the stuff that was in my reach and i ran out of the back door. >> it took two hours for fire fighters to get control of the flames, luckily no injuries were reported and investigators are now working to find out what spark the blaze. all right. now time for traffic and weather together on the three's. let's toss it the over to katie today will be a brighter day. it is a chilly day, however and we can expect to need sunglasses and heavy coats as a result but no umbrellas for a change. leave it in the closet for a day and a half here. storm scan three showing is what up, not too much, still a few clouds out there, certainly, a thin veil of them, so, temperatures, are taking more of a hit in recent mornings a the least since yesterday where it was still chilly. it was still technically miler. outside to the live neighborhood network at pleasant valley at broad headsville here, 32 degrees and very modest win generally. it is out of the west at this point. you will notice that the temperatures even at a lot of the locations regional, are flirting with that freezing mark. so thankfully there isn't any wet weather on the map because it might be a totally different commute for you out there otherwise expect sunshine as the day progresses. we will call it partly to mostly sunny. but with that said it is a completely dry day, for you, 45 degrees, is our expected high later on and then by tomorrow, our next system ace approaching, so enjoy this break while we have the chance. vittoria, over to you. thanks, very much katie. good morning, everyone. we are still dealing with the closure of the 76 eastbound ramp to 202 north bound. this we're thinking of an appropriate alternate because this might take a little will bit of maneuvering to get around but as of right now it looks like they may... are they allowing folks to get by, okay. this could be an improvement. it is tough to see in the shot here because they have to upright that overturn tractor trailer that was carrying newspapers. but it does seem to me that traffic is get buying. we will double-check this but as of right new no signs of rush hour on the schuylkill to add insult to injure in that area if you are traveling on the ben franklin bridge, no major delays in either direction heading westbound into philadelphia, eastbound into new jersey, things are a great. speed sensors indicating pretty good traffic overall. we are seeing a slight drop on the southbound side of i-95 around girard avenue. we are traveling however in new jersey on the turnpike southbound beyond exit two, 322, we have an accident situation there, nicole. >> well, justice department plans to launch its own civil rights investigation in the choke hold death of eric garner. inquiry was announced after a grand jury decided against charging the officer. cbs news correspondent don champion is live, in new york, where a memorial for garner is growing, don. >> reporter: good morning, nicole that grand injury difficult look in the case for two months and in the end panel did not find any probable cause that a crime took place. while there is anger and outrage over the decision, protests here of been passionate, but peaceful. demonstrators gathered around new york city almost immediately after it was announced that a insuring grand jury did not indict a police officer, in the death of eric garner. dozens were arrested disrupting traffic on busy roads and treets. >> we saw the video where they choked that man to death report report people in chicago, st. louis and chicago marched in solidarity. nypd office are daniel pantleo was caught on garner putting again are in the choke held for resisting arrest after he was stopped for illegally selling cigarettes. video of the deadly encounter went vei rat. a medical examiner later ruled garner's death a homicide. a memorial grow is here, where garner died in the video where he can be heard saying i cannot breathe as officers tried taking him into custody. choke holds are banned under nypd policy. in a statement officer pantleo expressed remorse over garner's death saying quote my family and i include him and his family in our prayers and i hope that they will accept my personal condolences for their loss. garner's family is anger. >> there is nothing that him, or his prayers or anybody else will make me feel different. in, i don't accept his apology. >> reporter: bill deblasio urgees protesters to remain peaceful saying that is the only way to bring about real change. now, even though that grand jury did clear the officer involve in the incident he still does face an internal ny pd investigation, also, nicole, the justice department has announced its own independent probe as well. now back to you good don, thanks very much. it has new been more than one week since missing west chester university student shane montgomery was last seen. friend gathered on campus for the first time since his a disappearance to hold a candle light vigil last night. twenty-one year-old vanish after leaving a manayunk bar early on thanksgiving morning. fell he students are new back to class after the holiday but they say it is dip, different, without shane there. >> just the fact that he is gone is making atmosphere different. >> how weird it is just knowing that he is missing, and everything here is still going on. aim trying to wrap my head around that. >> reward for information about his disappearance now stand at $31,000. anyone with any information is asked to call the fbi or northwest detectives. and happening today there will be demonstrations at fast food restaurants calling for higher wages for workers and right to form unions. this is a live picture of the mcdonald's at broad and allegheny, other protests will take place in several cities across the country including wilmington. community members are providing what they call an alternative breakfast menu later for anyone boycotting mcdonald's on strike today. well, right now nasa is preparing the nation's new spacecraft for humans. or rice an launches from cape canaveral florida in an hour for the first test flight ever. nasa hopes it will be the first step towards human exploration of the solar system possibly leading to i a trip to mars. the test flight will in the carry a crew you so they can see everything works out without worrying about a loss of life. >> we have not had this feeling in a while, since the end of the shuttle program, launching an american spacecraft from american soil and beginning something new you. >> after soaring to orbit of 3600 miles above earth the castle will descend through temperatures nearing 4,000 degrees before splashing down off the coast of san diego. orion is expect to be ready in 2030. and coming up we will talk with derek pits, chief astronomer at frank license institute about today's launch. very exciting day. >> yes. >> t minus 55 minutes or so. >> check it out good count down is on. our time is 6:10. more with men step forward and accuse bill cosby of sexual abuse. >> i believe that mr. cosby drug me and sexually assaulted me that night. >> his behavior was that of a predator. >> allegations go back decades but the tears are still fresh and new three women who are speaking out begins the the comedian are also making a one million-dollar demand. also ahead, site that send chill down your spine, school bus engulfed in flames but every student on board got off safely thank goodness and new we are hearing from that heroic bus driver next. in sports, the guys in blue you there the sixers, they win. i said it, they win. but game got off to a historically bad start wait until you see what happens after tip off but they win. >> christmas came early, ukee. >> we will be right back good morning. let's check on that forecast, katie. >> it is a tranquil one here for a change, nicole. we have high pressure in place which means we will have more sunshine. this makes it look more cloudy. we will see some very pleasant weather unfold here today in a system responsible for those several days worth of wet weather issues has long since departed. eventually on other system will be moving in but that won't take place until the earliest tomorrow night. we will get a little break here expect sunshine, chilly, but a lot brighter with a high of 45. tonight we will drop down to 33 under the the clouds and easenablely cold, very close to where we should be. over next several days we are seeing mildest day come saturday but i have to say that is worst day to information cast for outdoor plans. it looks like a general wash out with periods of rain anytime during the day that system will retreat early on sunday and that means we will brighten up in time for the eagles game, vittoria, over to you. we are going to take a look now at an accident that we have been dealing with on the cue kill expressway. if you are traveling 76, eastbound approaching 202 north bound ramp you will notice in just a second, that we are still eag intermittent close another with this ramp due to an overturn tractor trailer. what we are looking at even in the last hit that i had done was that it seemed to that they were allowing some movement to move through the ramps here. if you are traveling on 76 eastbound at 202 you will run into this activity. the thing about the schuylkill expressway in this area if you are used to exiting at this point with intermittent closures the best thing to do is to justin in the ease bun direction of the the schuylkill, top off at gulph mills and switch around and continue west and yum seven on 202 north bound that way. it gets tricky but we will continue to keep you updated on than that for sure. as we continue, we will he take a look at elsewhere at i-95 not too far from the philadelphia international airport. nothing major in either direction but we are seeing a slight delay on the southbound side of i-95 at girard. that will only continue to build, nicole. a los angeles attorney representing three more bill cosby accusers demand that the the comedian create a million-dollar fund for his alleged victims. gloria alred wants retired judges to deciding whether their claims has merit or not. two of the women claim cosby drugs and assaulted them years ago. third woman's allegation was detailed in the 2005 lawsuit that settled out of court. >> when i opened my eyes, i could not move and say anything. >> i woke up in the back of my car, alone, my clothes were a mess, my bra was undone, he approached me from behind, and a reached over my shoulder and grabbed my right breast. >> cosby's lawyer, blasted the wave of new accusation as begins the 77 year-old as ridiculous. updating our breaking news, suspicious fire in lower pottsgrove montgomery county target home of the limerick police detective. there were no injuries but investigation is underway. and developing right now, a construction worker truck by a car and killed this morning on route 422 near route 100. now we are waiting to hear if police will file charges against that driver. protesters, disrupt city hall tree lighting, over grand jury decisionness missouri and new york. police say they made one arrest. we will be right b back. well a reason why a lot of philadelphia to atlantic city is because it's so close, it's like a quick getaway. the ocean is a big draw. you can come and get some exercise, get some ice cream. love to come to the casinos, get some good food, put your feet in the water, and of course fishing. i love to fish off the pier. i'm a great fisherman. flounder, sea bass, striped bass, you name it, i'll eat it. and you can, like i say, be home within an hour. done it many times. flyers out west in anaheim and scrapple many in front of the duck ducks net and wayne simmonds scores with just two seconds to play. it was his second goal of the game, but, after a scoreless overtime the ducks beat the flyers in the hoot out five-four the final. the flyers play deeven ifing stanley cup champion l.a. kings saturday afternoon on the west coast. sixers have avoided a place in history by avoiding their 18th street loss to start the season. sixers on the break and young kj mcdaniels in the right place on the right time on the follow-up for the slam. innings isers with the lead on the t wolves, michael carter williams just missed a triple double, 20 points, nine rebounds and nine a assists. good team game last night. sixers win their first, final 85-77 over minnesota. sixers got things off to a weird start last night when they went toward the wrong basket. both teams lined up wrong at opening tip. officials realized it after a foul call, 162nd in the game. that is when they got a mulligan, do over they blew off those 16 seconds and started over, game tied once again sixers win. next record sixers are trying to avoid worst nba season over that record happened back in the 72 on 73 season. sixers squad went nine and 73. also started one and 17. since we're talking about 72-73 how about a throw back thursday that is my sporting a fly coat hanging in the gym freshman year at dover high school. >> look at you. >> back then get a gallon of gas for 55 events, stamp for 8 cents, bought a movie ticket for 1.75. average price of the new car just than $4,000. >> big question. >> yes. >> how much for that fly coat. >> you know what, i think i still have that coat. >> top dollar. >> ninth grade. >> wow. >> go. >> looking good, ukee good go sixers. we will be right back. here's your traffic and weather together, k fell. >> ukee, it will be a brighter day but chilly day for our area but it is a break from the rain for a change. we are starting off here as we go out to the temperature map for chilly temperature levels here with basically all of us here right around freezing mark only a few exceptions like in wildwood where we are flirting with 40 already but perhaps your traveling will take you to the mountainous terrain here. if you plan a ski weekend it doesn't look like saturday will offer much of an opportunity at this point but we will stay dry today and through tomorrow. around the rest the of the region we will expect same forecast by saturday, soaking rain moving in. vittoria. >> thanks very much, katie. we are taking a live look at chopper three over the scene of the schuylkill expressway overturn tractor trailer. overturn tractor trailer carrying newspapers. it overturn on 76 eastbound the ramp, to route 202 north bound heading towards king of prussia, as you will note thinks live we are seeing you work on this accident scene. it does seem to me that they are just waiting for them to upright this tractor trailer. it still looks like it is on the side. police are allowing folks to get by but right now, it is closed. your best alternate toys continue east on the cue kill to gulph mills and jump on 76 westbound and turn it around, nicole. >> vittoria, thank you. to heart stopping video from australia, watch as a toddler falls on the train track there. girl's grandfather was distract at ticket machine at the time when they are stroller rides away and drops on to the track there. new fortunately no trains were coming and several people hopped down to rescue that little girl, thank goodness. >> hit the tracks as well. >> awful. >> another close call to tell but in florida when a school bus with dozens of students on board burst into flames, it happened on the way to school just outside orlando. bus driver is being hailed a hero because she was able to get all of the students to safety while these flames were shooting out of that bus. >> honestly i didn't do anything that any other what i would hope teacher or bus driver, wouldn't do, themselves, you know, we go to work every daze and we're there to educate and protect and that is what we do. >> the driver thinks a mechanical problem possibly wiring, sparked that fire, another bus eventually came, and took the students to school. that was something. >> scary sight right there. >> for sure. >> how would you like free star bucks, for life. >> i'm listening. >> hello. >> and zero winners will be chosen in the u.s., three in canada and another in the uk. lucky few will get a ten carol gold car with their name engraved on it. good for one free food item and beverage every day for the next 30 years. star bucks is on you for 30 years. to enter make a purchase with the star bucks gift card or through mobile app and enter sweepstakes code from your receipt into the company web site. i'll have to do that. >> i know 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as we get more information into our news room. no justice, no peace. >> protesters filled the courtyard in city hall demanding justice over grand jury decisionness missouri and new york that failed to indict police officers in the deaths of two unarmed men and it happen as families gathered for cities annual tree lighting ceremony this morning. >> that is where we will find "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch with more, justin? >> reporter: good morning, nicole, yeah. this all began around 4:00 o'clock yesterday afternoon, hours of peaceful protest that is began, at 30th street station and came to a close here at city hall. those protester crashing that tree lighting ceremony. the lets get you right to the video. you should be looking at the city hall courtyard where tree went up. families gathered there, protesters there too. they were caroling and chanting no justice, no peace. the those crowds did come in protest of the decision to bring juriness new york city yesterday afternoon. grand injury any new york announce there had will be no charges in the case of eric garner who died at the hands of the police officer and this comes after last month's grand jury decision out of missouri where officer darren wilson was not charge in the death of mike brown. now in honor of both of those men, there was a die in, protesters lying down at 30th street station for about four minutes there and making their way here to city hall where carolers here weren't so happy to see them. lets take a listen. >> who could do something like that. they are ruining it for the rest of the neighborhood and rest of the people who want their children to see something like this. >> it is a travesty obvious advertise what happened and we will to have take to the streets and make a change. >> reporter: upon closer inspection on some decorations back through can see that protesters support for brown and garner, on those decorations back there as well. we can tell you more protests are plan here in the future, just not sure when, despite all of this, police are saying that the protests were largely peaceful. we are live at city hall, this morning i'm justin finch for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> again, as justin mentioned a new york grand jury decline to file charges against the officer in the eric garner choke hold case. that decision prompted protest there is and all across the country. >> in justice, in peace. >> police a arrested about 30 people in last night's demonstrationness insuring, mostly for obstructing traffic. garner, the four three-year old father of six died in july following an altercation with police that was caught on amateur video. pantleo and other officers were trying to arrest garner for selling loose untaxed cigarettes. you can see him a apparently use the choke hold to take him down. four three-year old died an hour later and medical examiner later ruled his death a homicide. the officer release add a statement expressing his condolences but garner's widow refused to up is it. >> the time for remorse would have been when my husband was yelling to breathe, that would have been the time for him to show some type of a remorse. >> nypd bans choke holds and department is conducting its own investigation. just past 6:33. lets check on the forecast. >> forecast is very quiet for a change. we can expect to see some clouds and chilly day to unfold here but we can bank on more sunshine and that has beening on that has been absent as ovulate, right? we have not needed sunglasses at all. it is still chilly. storm scan three is empty for the first time in a long time. it feels like anyway. but we can expect high pressure now taking the lead, more sunshine today, still some clouds as i mentioned but it is a brighter day i buy comparison. 35 degrees at the airport. we have a pair of three's in millville and allentown. you are generally right around freezing within a few degrees, across the board here, and again, in wet weather is in sight. so obviously it will be a different story if we had something to track on storm scan but we don't and it is just chilly and tranquil for you out there today. expecting probably mess sunshine further off to the north here. 35 degrees in the poconos. you can expect to see around the shore towns and in the city more like the in mid 40's. we're close to seasonal but just shy of it. so again, we will take the trade off and victory and the forecast here, vittoria, where we can but we will get some sunshine and it stays that way for a little bit of time here. >> definitely a better story then it was yesterday. >> sure is. >> now traffic wise, i don't know, because we now have a vehicle fire that we need to attend to in montgomery county and we are still dealing with the overturn tractor trailer on the schuylkill. lets start first with live chopper three over the scene of that overturn tractor trailer on the eastbound side of 76 ramp to 202 northbound. you will notice overturn tractor trailer here, teams are on the scene to upright it. this has been out there for close to over two hours, and we have been dealing with this and ramp is closed. if you are traveling on the eastbound side of the schuylkill and you had planned to exit, 202 north bound, well, bet thing you can do is continue on 76 and then get off at gulph mills and then reenter the schuylkill westbound. things get tricky, because this is a very tricky situation. we will keep you updated on this but lets go over to montgomery county traveling in upper dublin township. notice penndot has zoom in but big reason why we're eag so much activity is because of this right here a vehicle fire on the northbound side of 309, just passed susquehanna road. emergency teams on the scene, traffic at a stand still, it is stopped and we will update you on this for sure, now lets head back to the desk. developing right now, "eyewitness news" that is learned that a 60 year-old construction worker was killed overnight after he was struck on route 422 westbound. it happened last night around 11:00. officials say that the construction supervisor identified as lee boyar was putting down cones on the road when he was hit. we're told the driver did stop and stay at that scene, so far, in charges. 6:36 right now. it may be hard to believe but holiday gatherings may be a good time for families to begin dreaded but necessary money talk. >> we are joined by cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger, up in new york, hi jill, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. >> everyone agrees it is perfect to have frank conversations about money but they disagree about the timing so is what your advice. >> reporter: first of all i don't think in the middle of of your holiday meal you say mom, dad how much money will you inherit? but lets start there. according to the survey by fidelity investments parents are ready to wait years in retirement before talking to money but adult children want those conversation toss happen well before their parents call it quits or experience health issues. my recommendation have that money conversation when it is timely. that is why i think now is a good time, year even, it is often a period when we will look back and review how we have done financially an opportunity for you to ask your parents about their cd rates or portfolio performance. you can offer to review their situation with an impartial financial professional like a cfp or cpa. good news in the survey once you have these conversations its brings much greater peace of mind for both parent and the children. >> but still it might be awkward to have that conversation, right? do you have any suggestions, how to maybe delicately approach it. >> reporter: i think that is the issue. you need to balance being a responsible adult child without prying. way to do that is to frame the issue in a way that talks burr own worries rather than dieting your parents for being disorganize messes. lets try this, i just want to make sure i carry out your wishes, isn't that better than how could you not have drafted a will. so remember, you can only do what you can do. if your parents are shut down, they don't want to talk about their money, just don't fight it, they may not be willing to talk to bay but they know that the door is open. for more on how to talk to your parents about money you can go to jill on money i.com. it is hard but super necessary. >> that it is, that it is, thanks very much. good stuff. it is nasa's next giant leap into space travel. that orion, deep space capsule set to launch in the next half an hour. this is a i critical test flight and we are talk to the chief astronomer as to why there is so much hype for this launch. plus a letter written by our nation's 16th president, rare glimpse in the life of abraham lincoln before he even took office n his own words and his own handwriting. that is coming up next. on behalf of all of us, that is the crew in the news room. >> yes. >> our writer, stan, nice wave there. is what up. folks you see behind the scenes. we can't do we do without them. >> is that vince hiding behind his computer screen. >> i think it is. we have that is in lens on the camera. there is vinny, that is him, waving back there. >> what is up family thanks for what you do. thanks for watching. we will be right back. we are coming up on 6:43. here's traffic and weather together. katie. >> we will start off with eyewitness weather watcher network, tracie, a new foulke to our group here please update your profile picture. we will give you a pass. i'm told she has a great picture. 32 degrees. the temperature that she's reporting in the last 20 or 25 minutes or so. a as sun starts to pop up a beautiful view here. this coming in, again, up in norristown area we will take you back out and show you within more here. lets go up north to 28 degrees sent from eileen murray and just a couple clouds in gilbertsville and she says you'll wake up as soon as you step outside. it is colder even then it was yesterday at this same time by at least a few you degrees in most spots. lets take you out wide to storm scan three next where we will continue to track retreat now thankfully of the disturbance messing with us for a few days. or than lingering cloud cover here we are looking at a nice bright day, by comparison, and, a break in the activity. lets jump you all the way out to sunday here. eagles back in town down at the link and it looks like if we have any wet weather out there it will be very early in the day. we're talking probably generally by the time sun coming up wet weather is retreating out of philadelphia 44 by kick off. chillier by comparison. it will be brightening up at that point and a cool breeze kicks in. looking forward in our forecast for the next several days, well, mildest spot obviously stands out but you stands out like a sore thumb because this looks like a rainy day if you have yet to decorate your house, maybe on the outside for holidays you might want to wait until sunday planning to do it this weekend because that rain will be with us pretty much anytime and it looks like it could douse us at times too. if you guys love weather we want to you join our team of eyewitness weather watcher. sign upright now. you can see your own name on the screen, cbs philly.com/watcher is the the place to go, vittoria. we have a lot going on in the traffic word. lets start first in montgomery county where we are dealing with a very serious vehicle fire, if you are traveling in upper dublin township on the north bound side of 309, which is completely closed a as you make your way just north of susquehanna road. you will notice emergency teams still on the scene, fire in the process of being extinguish in the put out just yet, so this just occurred i would say really 40 minutes ago really. maybe a little bit less than. that but we are dealing with the closure which is backing up north bound side of 309 causing a big old problem for anyone traveling around the pennsylvania turnpike. we will continue to keep you updated on this as we continue, let's move now and take a look at our speed sensors which are dropping during this rush are, 13 is your average 95 southbound. traveling westbound we are at 22. eastbound 76 ramp to 202 is still closed, as a result of an overturn tractor trailer, so definitely try to maneuver around that, staying on the eastbound side of the schuylkill exiting at gulph mills or you can jump on westbound 76 ape exit at mall boulevard that will put you on 202 quickly as well, ukee. we're following breaking news this morning. investigators say a fire at a home of the police detectives in lower pottsgrove, montgomery county is suspicious. the detective who works in limerick township was away on vacation. developing story to tell but right new we could learn today if charges will be filed in the deadly accident on route 422 in chester county. road crew member was hit and killed near route 100 earlier this morning. it is 6:46. and this morning nasa is preparing to test a new space vehicle shortly after 7:00 a.m. they will launch orion spacecraft on the test flight. >> the centers will be watching including the franklin institute right here in philadelphia inn our man derek pits is chief astronomer there and he joins to us tell us more about this perfect launch. good morning, derek. >> reporter: good morning, ukee and nicole. >> tell us about the orion spacecraft and what nasa is hoping to achieve with this unmanned mission. >> the orion spacecraft is nasa's most recent capsule design and development that will be used going forward into the future to carry humans from the surface of the earth up to lower orbit or lower space actually and it will be capsule used to transfer them possibly to other spacecraft that will go on to the moon and eventually go on to mars. nasa is hoping that everything works well with this so that they can continue to move forward in the development of the capsule. >> derek, we know it is design for deep space travel so how will it pave way for this future space travel you speak of. >> since nasa has not had a spacecraft like this to carry astronauts into deep space for the last 30 or 40 years they have to begin development of systems that will make a safe and relatively simple thing to do. so, this capsule representing their first development, of that kind of technology of the structure and everything else that we will need for astronauts to make these deep space trips. when you look at this capsule you will see it can only hold four to six astronauts so they need additional systems that will allow astronauts to have more room to maneuver around in space, and live in an environment that is comfortable much more like international space station is right now especially for these licensing trips. it is three or four days to get to the moon and to get to mars it is at least six months. they need real habitats they can work in. is there anything special happening at the franklin institute today to mark this? >> throughout the day today, ukee, what we will do is we will have demonstration that is will help us explain to the wrist forces specially the school children that come how rocket propulsion works. we will be launching what are called antacid tablet rockets and these are very simple ones you can easily build at home. we will be using 2-liter soda bottles as launch bottles at franklin hall but all throughout the day we will launch these rockets teaching kids how to do this. >> i love that. >> derek is a a an as tron more and educator yourself how important do you think it is have to have these opportunities where people can learn about space and even in the future of explore racial. >> well, this is a really important topic, nicole because space technology involves so many of the stem sciences, sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics and so inspirational for kids, it gives them a way to dream about being able to do the absolute biggest thick they can and space technology itself drags all other technology gis up with it. when we create these technology to go out to the moon and mars it pulls ought of the technology of the planet with it and these technology in turn, help make quality of life here on earth better all the time. it is a very, very pursuit that we use, that we do this. >> very exciting time, derek, i owe you a bag of popcorn. we went to see inter stellar. i got your back. thanks for joining us my friend. >> don't forget my soda either. >> yes, sir. >> you writing this down. >> thanks, derek. 6:50. we have a lot coming up on cbs this morning. >> nora o'donnell joins with us your preview. >> good morning ukee and nicole a head thousands protested a grand jury decision not to indict a new york police officers involve in the choke hold death of eric garner. garner's family will join news studio 57. chip read is at kennedy spenter where the owe ryan space capsule will launch. we will talk about how this is a wig step toward sending astronauts to mars. only on cbs this morning, shoe you designer christian will take us around his paris studio and reveal the story behind those iconic red souls. news is back in the morning. we will see new ten minutes. a lot of news today. >> thanks very much. >> all right, talk to you soon. >> take care, guys. philadelphia documents dealer has a important historical letter for sale. >> old letter offers some new insights into one of america's most beloved presidents. our carol erickson shows us honest abe lincoln was a real politics. >> displayed in the union league room containing more lincoln hits than a coin purse a rare old letter from old abe himself offered for sale for a lieutenant of coin. >> $40,000. >> steven rob a document dealer smiles because he knows this letter is a hot commodity in the historical market. lincoln's letter to friend walter written in january have of 1849 shows that the freshman congress main and future president was in political novice. lincoln let walter davis know wow try to get him an administration job. >> what was surprising to me in the letter was person got fired in order to effect this was his own law partner's father. >> reporter: simple political will fall out because behind lincoln's face and early brilliant mine for politics. >> rewarding krone is, politics is about that. >> reporter: to do that lincoln wrote to walter davis who helped him get a patent. it is the distribution of the office that urn fall in my hand you should have something. not just something but a lincoln under lined something and further letter instructioned to keep quiet about the political maneuvering. >> it will perhaps be better for both you and me for to you say nothing about this. as in, keep your mouth shut. >> there has been worst advice, this letter behind lock and glass offered for a firm 40,000 washingtons, became available when an unnamed library discovered it in a drawer and decided it had sale value. the lincoln might not agree. >> he would think it was an awful lot of money to pay for his autograph. >> a glimpse that politics no matter when where or who is always politics. in philadelphia, carol erickson for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". great story. we will be right back but first here's what is coming up tonight on cbs-3. get set for the season... with extra savings when you shop late friday and early saturday at kohl's. plus, visit kohl's dot com for a friends & family pass, and take an extra 25% off when you spend $100 or more! you'll earn kohl's cash too. find your yes. kohl's. bring it k-fell. >> we have a decent day unfolding out here. expect to see some sun, and a couple of clouds and a chilly, so it will stay dry. we will give it a dry. >> and traffic straight, i'm giving you a c minus. traveling in montgomery county, 309 northbound we are dealing with the remnant of the vehicle fire, one lane has been reopened at susquehanna. if you are traveling elsewhere like the walt whitman bridge another accident, popping up, if you are heading in the eastbound direction, we're still dealing with the closure of that schuylkill ramp at 202 northbound, nicole. >> all right, thank you. welshing only three weeks left until christmas can you believe it in it flies this time of the year. elf on the shelf busy popping up on homes, in homes, or maybe on them all around the area. of course, we have on great pictures of the elf selfies. look at where phil, cbs-3 elf showed up this morning. >> bang. >> he is just chilling on the studio camera trying to distract me. >> he got you off the desk. succeeded. we will see what your elf is up to. >> post to it twitter, facebook or instagram using hash tag cbs-3 and elf selfie and we may show it on tv. >> i like saying that. >> yes. >> well, lets see up next christian, we will visit hospital where they make the hughes for the world's most fashionable women. >> we are keeping it live and local on the cw philly. stay with us. hope you can join us again. have a good day. good morning. it is thursday, december 4th, 2014. welcome to "cbs this morning." fury and frustration. new york city after grand jury declined to indict an officer in the choke hold death of eric garner. his widow and mother are here. the critical launch is just minutes away. plus, fake soldiers. the disturbing trend that has real men and women of t military saying enough is enough. but we begin this morning with a look at today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds.

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