not enough that you absolutely have to take the umbrella, but, i personally would have it ready to go. it is one of those it is your call. care about how your hair looks, what it boiles down to, meanwhile looking at the area temperature change, you are flirting with almost 20 degrees milder conditions than it was this same time yesterday at trenton. so very mild beginning by comparison. and how that translates to the thermometer readings, mid 50's from philly to ac, even mid 40's, up at mount pocono. looking forward this this forecast, guys, look at the warmth. 74 degrees, since up the he can pegs takes for christmas eve. so only getting miler and mild fresh here, meisha, a if you thought this was warm, what we have right now, just wait, girlfriend. just wait. >> oh, i just can't. i just can't wait i'm so excited. thanks, katie. good morning everyone, happy tuesday to you. things looking nice and dry. great news for a lot of you waking up with us, we know at could possibly change, right now things looking pretty good. seeing a loft busy necessary right here, a loft flashing lights, justice able vehicle, 95, moving in the northbound direction, approaching cottman, but i can let you know it is looking busy, then just beyond that, moving in the southbound direction, where we are certainly getting busy, volume level going through the roof at this point already. and it is just 6:00 a.m. right now. the schuylkill, headlights, moving in the eastbound direction, at the boulevard, looking good. but the schuylkill is another area that we know, starting to heat up right now. burlington bristol bridge, opening any minute. this is scheduled to open up at 5:50. we know opening any minute. hard to see what's going on, so dark out, there but make note of that. serious accident in aspen involving injuries, route 452 closed both directions at old pennell road. use alternate. such as 352, erika, back over to you. >> meisha, a thank you. philadelphia police are investigating the death after man found in a center city hotel. sources tell "eyewitness news", he was a well known doctor. our justin finch joins us now at police headquarters with the latest on this investigation. justin, good morning. >> erika, good morning, police have reason to pursue this doctor's death as a murder investigation. and this morning, they say, they are looking for a killer. >> it is surprising in this neighborhood for sure. >> surprising that police are looking into a man's murder monday morning, at the rodeway inn in center sit. >> i lady at the front desk acted like she didn't know anything. then the police just said they were investigating a crime, where they said it was safe. >> sources tell us the victim age 75 was found dead in a fifth floor hotel room with something wrapped tightly around his neck perhaps a belt or a clot. >> at first he is thought to have died of what's called auto erotic affix ace, secretary act where they cut off their own air supply. transitioned into murder investigation, with robbery as a possible motive. >> i knew the news cameras, of the rodeway inn, it wasn't going to be for something good. >> but deceased was not named on scene but we learned's psychiatrist with a office short walk from the innith stands on the 1200 block of walnut. now, police have not yet named that doctor at this time. no word on arrests or suspect either at this time. and an autopsy will determine that doctor's cause of death. erika, back over to you. >> justin be finch in center city, thank you very much. west philadelphia man out walking his dog was shot and killed monday night. this happened just before 7:30, the 300 block of horton street in the city's carol park section. police say that man described as in his 20's, was shot once in the head. >> when the neighbors saw him, laying on the sidewalk, he still was holding the lean in his hand, and the dog was attached. so, although he was unconscious and laying on the sidewalk, he was still holding ton his dog leash. so he obviously was walking his dog when he was shot. >> the victim was taken to pen presbyterian medical where he was later pronounced dead. police have no suspect or motive at this time. a texas grand jury has declined to indict anyone over the death of sandra bland. an autopsy determined the 28 year old hung herself in a jail cell in july. she was arrested three days before, for allegedly assaulting a officer during a traffic stop. the special prosecutor handling this case says the grand jurily reconvene in january, and take up all remaining issues. meanwhile, new trial date for a baltimore police officer charged in connection with freddie gray's death. william porter will be retried next june. his first trial ended with a hung jury and mistrial last week. gray died while ride nag police van. his death set off protests across the country. >> the woman who allegedly plowed her car into a crowd in las vegas is on suicide watch. meantime, investigators are looking into background in a attempt to uncover a motive. chris martinez picks up the story. >> the las vegas strip is open and back to normal, after a night of chaos. police say surveillance video show 24 year old lakeisha holloway with a three year old in her car, plowing into crowds on the sidewalk. >> video confirms that we believe it to be an intentional act. i do not believe it to be an act of terrorism. >> emergency crews scramble to treat victims, 32 year old jessica val end ease a from arizona died in the crash, dozens more were injured. >> we are going to start off by filing one count of murder with the use every deadly weapon. >> witnesses say the darr was going as fast as 30 to 40 miles per hour, when it first plowed into pedestrians on this sidewalk. they say it later slammed into another crowd, just down the street. >> it look like she wasn't even trying to stop the car. she had both of her hand on the wheel, was looking straightforward. >> she accelerated again, just kept mowing everyone down. >> holloway sped away from the scene, before parking at another hotel to alert a vallet. >> and advice that she had ran over some individuals on las vegas boulevard, and requested the vallet park tow call 911. >> police say the woman had recently moved to the area from oregon, and was living in her car. officers are still investigating a possible motive. in las vegas, chris martinez, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". bill cosby has filed a defemation suit against super model, beverly johnson. the philadelphia born comedian is accuse willing g her of fabricating claims he drugged and tried to sexually assault her in the 1980s. cosby's lawsuit says johnson joined other women making accusations against him, to revive heroin career and help sell copies of her memoir. >> still ahead on "eyewitness news" this morning, it is just as bad as drunk driving. but most people don't realize it. and it is even worse for shift workers. we'll take a look at the dangers of dousing driving. >> also, do you still need to get that christmas tree? we'll tell you where you can get one for free coming up. >> ♪ >> i'm dreaming after white christmas ♪ >> oh, live look right now at center city. people out west will certainly enjoy a white christmas, but keep on dreaming if you want one around here. we are shattering warm temperature records in the east, while the west gets pounded by winter weather. story on that coming up after the this break. >> ♪ wheall i can think abouthit, is getting relief. only nicorette mini has a patented fast-dissolving formula. it starts to relieve sudden cravings fast. i never know when i'll need relief. that's why i only choose nicorette mini. whfight back fastts tums smoothies starts dissolving the instant it touches your tongue and neutralizes stomach acid at the source tum, tum, tum, tum smoothies! only from tums >> more on wild weather across the country. >> parts of the east are experiencing weather extremes. >> a lot of snow, still, what we have right now. >> overnight in washington state heavy snow piled up, in the mountains. while it set the mood for the holiday, in some places, conditions were so hazardous, interstate 90 was shut down for hours. >> we're stuck, but at least the girls are taking advantage of it. >> fears of avalanch also forced the crews to suspend their search for month tee, the 43 year old disappeared over the weekend, while skiing. >> we're just taking everything real slow. checking conditions every 30 minuter. digging snow pits. making sure the snow is still stable for us to be out there. >> in oregon, heavy winds toppled treason to homes while relentless rain forced resident in parts of portland to evacuate once again. >> just three days before christmas, winter is feeling more like fall in the northeast. here in new york city temperatures continue to rise. >> on wednesday, some of the warm here in the great lakes, the ohio valley, where we expect the highest concentration of record highs. we head into christmas eve, northeast, down to the mid-atlantic, boston near 70. new york city near 70, 70s down in washington, d.c. >> some cities on pace for their warmest december ever. don champion, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". feels like freaky friday forecast, right? you expect more, but getting the other? >> oh, yes, kind of like offices, like the opposite day, more like the opposite month. >> right? >> because it is so above average lately. but yes, a lot of the snow falling out in the packed northwest is actually going to probably even shutdown some of the passes out that way. weigh what we are looking at, one of the brand new hd cameras, "skycam 3", up in my old stomping grounds, lehigh valley, bethlehem, pa, beautiful shot. damp overlook the the for ground, main street, and more avenue jane college off in the distance. can't quite see it but do have beautiful christmas star, out that way, so, so prep think time of year. just love it. storm scan3, we've got the snow falling as we said way out west. don't expect it here. we simply have too much warmth. but we dough have enough of a clash that it has led to squawl lines off shore from florida, and leading further north, primarily light rain for our area. which is going to be with us, jen lip, through the first half of today. jet stream pattern critical here. you have got some of the colderir singing in, that is where the snow can actually come from, especially through the highest terrain, but we won't get any of. that will jet stream remains too far to the north. that blocks off any hint every polar vortex for one thing, but any of the cold, pulses every air, gets stuck up north, in the arctic circle where frankly i'm fine with, that many of you are, too, some people want it chillier, but will keep us in the warmth no matter your prefer renz. meanwhile temperatures 50, from i95 on southeast, in the 70s right now, the sun's not even up down in charleston, on december 22, when does that happen? we expect to break or challenge records here, thursday obviously the one that stands right out to you, christmas eve, 74 degrees see unsettled weather the next due ace, as well. all rain, too warm for anything but rain. >> sitting outside thursday for lunch, no jacket, just incredible. >> yes. >> think how warm 74 is, no jacket. >> shorts, t-shirts maybe? >> i know we're a broken records, right now, but no one can believe it. >> minds blown. i don't think i've ever experienced a winter ever above zero. this will be a new anew one for me. good morning, waking up with us, roadways looking good. still looking dry. overnight construction project have no lift, moved out of the way. serious accident cleared. i'll get to that in a moment. looking at the boulevard moving in the southbound direction, looking good. but you can see, that we are starting to get busy out there moving in the southbound direction specially the boulevard. couple other places, touch base on those in just a minute. as you push southbound on the boulevard, then get on to the schuylkill, westbound, at city avenue, that's when you are also getting little busy there. city avenue moving, or schuylkill at city avenue moving in both directions eastbound and westbound starting to heat up as well. this is where we had disable vehicle, 95 north, approaching cottman. ninety-five north, not looking to get the heaviest volume. it is southbound moving in the southbound direction, certainly, starting to heat up on 95, and as we push into this 6:00 hour, just going to get busier and busier and busier tuesday typically do. give yourself couple every extra minutes. ben franklin bridge moving in the westbound direction from jersey dent involving injuries i'm hearing reports it has been all cleared. another update in a bit. erika, over to you. >> retail experts estimate that approximately 700,000 drones will be given at gifts this holiday season. but, what many don't realize is they need to be registered with the federal aviation 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"eyewitness news" on the 800 block of east passyunk avenue, earlier this morning. the man making the generous offer just asks that you not leave those trees lying on the sidewalk, bring them into your home. so thoughtful. >> hey, speaking of of giving, our "joy of sharing" toyfest was huge success all thanks to you. our generous viewers. cbs philly partnered with the salvation army, so, and the boys and girls club to collect toys for kids in our region. >> this time lapse video shows the salvation army truck filling up with the goodies throughout the day yesterday. one viewer took the bus to our studios to take part. >> there is children all over the worm, they need help and everything, and i have 28 great grand, and i have five great great grand, and i thought, if i can do it for my church, i can do it for all of the kids. >> those toys will be sorted and give tone deserving families in time for christmas. thank to you all who took part. >> coming up this morning, more controversial comments from donald trump. this time he gets vulgar when talking about hillary clinton. >> also, drowsy driving is a growing danger on our roads, and there is a specific group of people who are more likely to fall asleep behind the wheel. we'll tell you who. >> katie we know you are track that rain and record warmth. how are we looking today? 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>> shooting for mid 70s on thursday. >> christmas eve? >> let's take a look and see how warm we are specking these temperatures to be. for one thing just look at the average high. average high temperature is only 43. now, we actually hit that on sunday but we will heat up from here, even though not hot outside, substantially warmer than average, and we expect to at least challenge if not actually have couple of new records, in the books for us, as the week goes on. storm scan3, very light rain, not heavy rain, enough to cause some nuisance travel for you traveling west on the turnpike, that casino every thing, but not dealing with this all day thankfully. just leading edge of cold front, which frankly isn't going to live up to it name. does nothing to cool us down, but bridges in unsettled weather for now. temperatures they stand up and down i95, from the 50's all the way southeast toward wildwood. 54ac. fifty-two even in the pinelands, mostly because we still got so much cloud cover overhead, limits the amount of cooling that can go on. after the mild start, we end one mild finish, low 60s through the afternoon, but will be light rain, i would say, generally winding down, probably, around just shortly after lunchtime, 3:00 p.m., if anything left, really spotty. and it should be getting out of here. looking at the air headlines, very quickly for you, we expect to track the showers as we said for the next couple of hours, but really the next new days also feature wet weather. record setting temperatures, the expectation as we said, leading forward in this forecast. so certainly, a lot to discuss here in the weather department. but in terms of the rain, meisha, a how is it impacting the roads? anything at all? roads looking real good right now, right now is the key word. chopper three over accident, northbound at whitaker avenue, outer drive. one vehicle is involved. you can see flipped to the side. report of downed pole in and around this area as well. good news, no lanes are blocked. it is just this accident. and we have all of the flashing lights, the crews there trying to get this cleared out of your way. what you will probably have, because of this, gaper delay, passing by, you see car flipped on it side. there is no doubt about it, you are going to tap your brakes, and as much as we don't like this and slow everything down to just make note of this, again, live chopper three over an accident northbound boulevard at whitaker avenue a vehicle slipped all the way on to the side. of course i always want to say i hope everyone is okay, right around in that area. ninety-five south at cottman, certainly, heating up, as you come around the s curve trying to make your way into center city, make note it is getting very busy on 95. we can always expect that right around 630. blue route, southbound direction, baltimore pike looking busy moving in the southbound and also the northbound directions right now on the blue route. mass transit, no service, because of track problems, make note of that, and always check your schedules on line for sure, especially, if you are traveling in and around this area. erika, back over to you. >> good advice, meisha, a thank you. three members of the colwyn borough fire company waking up behind bars, charged with stealing funds from their own firehouse. >> they turned themselves in last night, prosecutors say, that they along with fire chief gary bryce stole more than $50,000. they allege the three wrote themselves checks made cash withdrawals. >> we do believe we have sufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt, each and every element of the charges that we've lodged today. >> recently released findings of three year audit. almost $90,000 was miss managed. town hall meetings in new hampshire are paying off for chris christie in his race for the white house. cbs news battleground tracker pole shows the new jersey support has doubled to 11% in just the past month. during a town meeting, christie responded to voters question about how he could convince voters he is as not quote shady. >> what makes me shady? because i'm from new jersey? (laughing). >> well, hell, i can't change that. >> hard for me to answer that because i don't think i'm shady, flight. >> christie also says he won't change just to get vote. you. >> , no christie has one fewer economy tore, lindsey graham ended his presidential campaign. the south carolina senator made the announcement in a video. he says he remains focused on bolstering our national security, gram had trouble after entering the contest in june. donald trump wants him hill to apologize about comment she made about him in last saturday debate. trump used some strong language which we found unsuitable for air. >> donald trump got a bill vulgar in attack on hillary clinton. he said everything associated with her has been losses. >> even race to obama, she was going to beat obama. i don't know who would be worse? i don't know. how does it get worse? but she was going to beat, she was favored to win, and she got (beep) she lost, she lost. >> trump's comments in grab rapids michigan comes as he demands apology for claims she made at saturday democratic debate. >> he is becoming isis best recruiter. they are going to people showing videos of donald trump insulting islam and muslims in order to recruit more radical jihad is cents. >> trump tweeted demanding apology said she made up the story ' re up on the criticism monday night. >> she is terrible. donald trump is on video, and isis is using him on the video to recruit. and it turned out to be a lie, she is a liar. >> later said they did not have specific video of isis using clips of trump but instead point today social media comments from isis supporters. will shy apologize? hell know according to clinton spokesman who said monday quote hillary clinton will not be apologize to go donald trump for correctly pointing out his hateful rhetoric only helps isis recruit more terrorists. andrew spencer, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". meanwhile, former first daughter chelsea clinton is using social media to share word of a blessed event. she tweeted this picture of her daughter writing, quote, next summer charlotte will be a sister feeling very blessed and grateful this holiday season. both hill and hillary clinton tweeted they're excited about their second grand child. >> 6:36. as you prepare for few days off this holiday season, you just might use that time to simplify your financial life for the year ahead. cbs news business analyst jill schlessinger joins us in new york with ways to do. that will pretty tall order considering it is the holiday. let's make it easy. where should we start? >> i swear this is going to be painless. we start with those brand new mobile phones, or tablets, you're just going to be download g some new apps. you know, while you get your pandora, your spotify, and your game, now you do an expense tracker. soy it can be mint, a worn, need a bridge, i don't care what it is, put something on the device it help you track your expenses. by the way, you don't have to start tracking your expenses until after the new year. i'm giving awe week off. isn't that fantastic? next thing to do prepare for tax season. here is the only thing you need to do with. that will pull last year's returns, and start a file, that says, 2015 taxes. how hard is that? >> jill, keeping it very easy watch else do we have to do? >> we know the federal reserve raised interest rates last week, but, savers really didn't see any help, because the big banks kept rate real low. so the next thing to do is spend literally ten minutes, go on line, and try to earn more money on your cash. go to deposit accounts. com. compare checking, cd's, that's it, very easy to do. next step. ready? ought mate your retirement. it is so easy. go to the website for your plan, say make this auto re balance every quarter, or maybe twice a year so your allocation stays in check. while on line, last thing, i swear, change your password. this is one of those things where we keep telling you to do it, nobody does it, no more one, two, three, had or your birthday, use password generator if you need it. >> wait, one, two, three, four, is not a good password, jill? >> not any more. >> happy holidays, jill. well, chipotle just can't seem to catch a break. cdy investigating five new cases of e-coli linked to the mexican chain restaurant. five people in kansas, north dakota roam -- oklahoma had a have all fallen ill. rare type of e kellie. chipotle recently revamped its safety practices after 50th people bail after eating at their restaurants in nine states. >> fda reversing 32 year ban, will now allow gay men to donate blood but with restrictions. gay and by sexual men must on stain from sex with another man for one year before being permitted to donate blood. all blood donations are screened for hiv the virus that causes aids. >> still ahead, did you know it is the first day of winter. although enjoyed, the colon snow will eventually arrive. doctor rob's here to sort fact from fiction, how to stay healthy during the winter. also this: >> it is the sound of the season. >> this high school group is going straight from wilmington to washington, dc, for a: 6789 their story straight ahead. >> ♪ >> looking live at love park in center city, 55 degrees outside right now, can you believe it? katie has more on the warm up for your christmas eve, and also the rain that's hitting us today. we'll be right back. >> ♪ what...before the sugarcane.f was discovered... all our favorite sugary foods would be our favorite truvia-y foods. truvia. life with less sugar is just as sweet. >> our forecast, a wet one. >> looks damp out there today. couple of different front, one today, one tomorrow, one the next day. three straight days of wet werth. but warming trend to go along with that despite the fronts coming in. eyewitness weather watcher network, we have temperatures that are predominantly in the 50's right now. sun's not even up obvious lip, so remissive warm start to the day. dow want to take you around the region, show you couple of these up close. ed connor from chesterfield, reporting just clouds, but sent us cute picture, toyed show it to you, very festive obviously, nice flag, with the snow man, but his caption cracked me up, won't be making any of these. yes, no snow in the forecast, folks, really just going to be a very mild casino of damp cull elf days we're look at here. temperatures are in the 50's, one more, 49 degrees coming into us from alex, pretty much coolest spots of the pack. still flirting with 50. in mays landing just clouds, it doesn't mean you're not finding wet weather out there if you head bit further inland did i see report from ed heat on at glenn in one of the western suburbs, steadier rain, light rain falling, from the leading edge of the frontal boundery. so no thunderstorms with. >> this certainly no ice or snow. strictly light rain event. out of it. and it will be with us generally into the first half of the afternoon and then it dries out. walking you through future weather 6:00 a.m., starting to over spread the area. this is guidance, not gospel, but where there is indication another little pocket move over the city around 9:00 a.m. another fresh pocket right around lunch however, and then it basically clears out. wednesday, how much, more on the way, generally, it looks like it will be the second half of the day, indications are we might see something as late morning, and then more of the same these pockets of steady rain coming in off and on throughout the rest of the day. the warmth is the other huge headline. check out christmas eve. 74 degrees, to just shatter the record, last set actually just this past year. but we expect to break the record by at least 10 degrees. meisha? >> no snowmen, no snow angels, this year, thanks, katie. good morning, everyone, so what you are looking at right now, live chopper three, of an accident northbound boulevard at whitaker avenue. the outer drive, you can see one vehicle involved, flipped all the way onto it side. you have flashing lights around here, crews are here trying to get this cleaned up. also report after downed tree not blocking any lanes, but you will certainly get the slow downs because of some gaper delay in and around this area. but, most importantly, i just hope everyone is okay, in and around this area. just make note of that. moving on, let's show live shot outside. ninety-five south past cottman, very, very busy here, you are no longer traveling at posted speeds, oh, no, you have dropped now, so just make note of that, those of how have to take 95 southbound, take yourself a couple of extra minute for sure. that's a heads up. also another accident backing out of the way here so you can try get a look at this, this is in again he had, 202 southbound, at sumneytown pike. that right lane is compromised, these vehicles right now pulling up and stopping that's because they're at a stop light. but just know that the right lane like i said is compromised and you also have some people out on foot, very hard to see, dark outside. so be very careful, in and around this area. erika, back over to you. >> meisha, thank you. >> it is an exciting day for some local high school student. the gospel choir from wilmington's cab calloway school of the arts going to the white house today for special holiday performance. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo has more on the students exciting journey. -- journey. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> there is just enough time to squeeze in one last practice. here at cab calloway school of the arts. the gospel choir about to make its way from wilmington to the white house. >> i am so excited, really nervous, i haven't been able to sleep, and shaking right now. >> it will be the performance of their young carreers, cabs gospel choir chosen to provide holiday music for white house tours this tuesday. >> to have them represent our school at the national level, just speaks volumes to the caliber of the program that we offer here. >> student practice about an hour a day. they'll sing right next-door to the white house christmas tree. >> i can't wait. they can't wait. >> cabs gospel choir, the brain storm. >> i started singing in churr of when i was two. >> the second trip to dc in a week for him. just performed at vice president joe biden's christmas party on sunday. now, it is his classmates turn. >> who gets to sing at the white house? like that's crazy. >> i think it will just be the experience after lifetime. >> for two hours, they'll all, this group's favorite song, one of the many songs they'll be singing at the white house, not only showcases their love for gospel music, but was also one of the first songs they ever performed. >> it happens every time, i go calm. >> not time for nerves now. show time, tuesday, at 3:00. in wilmington, jan carabeo, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> incredible voided -- incredible voices. time to join nora o'donnell. >> good morning, we're in northern california tracking heavy rain and snow could impact nearly 25 million people. plus, the record breaking warmth in the east, only on cbs this morning, we will take you inside a.m. some fulfillment center where it can now deliver a christmas present in a hour. and two and a half billion dollars lottery making thousands of ticket holders rich this morning. the news is back in the morning, we'll see you guys in just about ten minutes. >> nora, thanks so much. see you then. >> nora mentioned this, hey, mild weather means slow start to the flu season on the east coast, but doctors say still be prepared. flu season could get kick start with the holidays as we spend more time in close contact with friends and family. the pennsylvania physician general went over some preventive measures such as getting vaccinated. >> but it doesn't mean that the flu isn't here, so we want people to remain concerned, to remain vigilant, and we want people to get their flu vaccine. >> doctors say now is the time to get the flu shot, take two weeks for protection, and expect to go see more cases in january. we of course already got our flu shot,. >> even though it may not like it yet, winter has officially arrived, winner woes like the flu could be right behind. >> so, can chicken soup really soot the cold and does that wool hat help you out that much going outside? mom always says put the hat on, right? >> i love this idea, weaver all of these winter myths that we want to debunk, so some signs. >> first one, going outside with wet hair will cause cold. i'll say fact, i make a point not to do that. >> i say fiction. >> guess who wins? >> kate. >> i going outside with wet hair, so if it is freezing outside you might be more prone to hypothermia or having frozen hair, but it won't cause any colds colds are caused by virus. >> okay. >> your hair might freeze, crack off, that won't be so good. >> okay. >> so dry your hair before go out. >> thanks, doctor rob. >> okay, next one up. katy? >> chicken soup can help soot the cold? fact or fiction. >> i say yes. >> you both are stars. >> you know what? you know why? doctor mom was right. so chicken soup has vitamins, minerals, antioxidant, and you know what? it can decrease the mucus production, has anti-inflammatory effect. you'll feet better might soot the colds and might disappear quicker. >> tastes good, too. >> specially on cold day. >> that's the main thing, i like it. okay, it is winter, know to put the sunscreen, do you still need the sunscreen in the winter i say yes, i put it on every day. >> you guys are stars, ding, ding, ding. >> so, when katie sends us snow not only is it sunny out, sun from the top, but then reflect back from the snow. so we get double exposure rays. we need sun block during the went tear. >> possibly worse during the winter. >> that's good point. it is almost like being on the beach where you have double reflection, you're right, guess what, you made good point. really tough on our eyes, so we have to make sure we protect our eyes with good sunglasses that block the tall violet rays, you get the reflection. >> even if it is not too hot outside. yes, it is not dependent on temperature. >> absolutely. >> katie challenges us medically, whatever she says, we have to adjust to it. >> clarify, i don't -- >> not her choice. >> next up? >> fact or fiction, you can treat a cold with anti by the sticks. >> i go fiction. >> me too. >> you both are right. so many time people say i have a cold, call in antibiotic. no, no. colds are caused by more than 200 different viruses so your body fights it, best thing for colds is rest, good nutrition, time. antibiotics are only for bacterial infections. >> doctor growing up hey, take the meld case, it will take seven days if not a week. >> all right, so this, dow this, coughing into your elbow like here as opposed to coughing out good way to prevent spreading germs. i'm going to say fact. >> you guys are acing this test. let me tell you. >> i got the first one wrong. >> all right, well, we will get to t you know i don't know who measured it, as soon as you cough, generals come out around 200 miles per hour, i don't know how they measured it, but become airborne can go up to 6 feet. say you cough into your hand, virus, five to ten minutes, shake one's hand, touch their eyes, knows, throat, they can get it, or cough into a phone can last 16, 24 hours the virus, best thing into your elbow or tissue, to prevent the spread, prevent it from becoming airborne. >> good advice, happy holidays, thanks, we'll be right back. ghirardelli squares a rpeppermint tradition.tive that only comes once a year. unwrap them before they disappear. ♪ (vo) some call it giving back. we call it share the love. during our share the love event, get a new subaru, and we'll donate $250 to those in need. bringing our total donations to over sixty-five million dollars. and bringing love where it's needed most. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. my k-cup® filter is back. now you can make anything, even a piece of home. the single serve-make-all-your-favorites exactly-how-you-like-it machine. keurig hot. your favorites. your way. want to update a story we're following for you, vehicles into the death of a man found in a center city hotel. sources tell "eyewitness news" he was well known doctor. our justin finch joins us at police headquarters with the latest information, justin? >> erika, good morning, police say this man is 57 years old, he was found late monday morning, at the rodeway inn on walnut st. they say he had a clot or a belt wrapped tightly around his neck, leading to believe perhaps he was engaged in a sex act at the time of his death. now, later police called homicide detective launched murder investigation, the victim is said to be a psychiatrist, keeps an offers nearby on walnut st. no cause of death has yet been released, also, no word on suspects or arrest made at this time. erika, back over to you. >> all right, justin, thank you. >> right now we want a quick check on traffic and weather together. records little wet out there, little rain to talk about? >> little rain the next couple of days, all rain, no ice, no snow, just too warm. looking very quickly at some of the temperatures, forecasted highs for christmas eve, yes, would you think it is a typo, right? seventy-four, scattered showers, probably rumble every thunder, christmas day, while mild, looks partly sunny and looking good. >> sure does. good morning, everyone, the schuylkill westbound at city avenue heating up right now. we also have an accident, in new jersey, overturned vehicle, near mansfield. 295 north before route 206. pulled all the way off to the cheryl, but can certainly cause some slow downs for those every you in and around that area. >> meisha, thank you. before we go we want to share something very special for you. holiday homecoming. army specialist, josh spicer, surprised his family last night at the flyers game. the levittown native flew in early monday morning after serving in hawaii for nearly two creeks of the his family had no idea that he was the prize for in game trivia quiz. specialist spicer now home, with his mom, dad, sisters. on behalf of everyone here at cbs-3 thank you for your service and welcome home. what a great surprise. doing the quiz, one of the prizes, right? >> and your family member. >> totally. >> love the moments like. >> this so special. >> so beautiful. >> love that. >> best holiday could you ask for, right? >> yes, complete, absolutely. oh, next on cbs this morning, amazon claims it can deliver your order in just an hour. and they're taking you inside one of the company's centers. as we go to break, gorgeous liver picture from city hall christmas only three days away. you never know from the weather. hope you have a very happy holiday. . >> good morning. it is tuesday, december 22nd, 2015. heavy snow and rain drench the mid-west. millions others enjoy record warmth. what is causing this crazy weather. donald trump takes on hillary clinton the lewd language on the campaign trail we never heard before. >> amazon gifts to procrastinators. we begin with a look at today's eye opener. your world in 90 seconds. >> there's a lot of snow. >> oh my gosh, people out here don't know what they're doing, man. >> a