But he began the question answer session with a thank you to all of the journalist who covered him over the years. President obama spoke to reporters in a pack White House Briefing room, his 39th and last news conference, as commander in chief. It doesnt work if we dont have a well informed citizenry and you are the conduit to which they receive the information about what is taking lays in the house. Reporter president explained his decision to cut short sentence of chelsea hang , the Transgender Army intelligence analyst, who leaked classified documents will be released from prison in may. I feel very comfortable that justice has been served and that a message has still been sent. Thank you, everybody. Reporter there are questions about how media will operate with president elect trump takes over on try, and questions, if the new administration will move reporters out of their base in the west wing. I want to do some writing. I want to be quiet and not hear myself talk so darn much. I want to spend precious time with my girls. Reporter saying good bye to the media president obama promised in the to be a stranger. He will work closely with the Trump Administration to he help the country move forward. At my core i think we will be okay. Reporter president obama is leaving the white house with his highest Approval Ratings instant is he was re elect in 2012, new cbs news poll find 62 percent of those survey approve of his overall performance, that is the third highest rate ago monk president s since 1981, when cbs news began polling. The both bill clinton and Ronald Reagan had a rolfe ratings of 68 percent when they left office. As you might expect assessment of the president is part of it , 59 percent of republicans view mr. Obama unfavorably. Now lets talk about the outing first Lady Michelle obama, 66 percent have a favorable opinion of her, turns out that 53 percent of a favorable opinion of vicepresident joe biden. Now lets look at the president elect, donald trump, when you look at that cbs news poll shows he has a 32 percent favorable rate ago monk those surveyed. That is the lowest, since 1981 , and a majority of americans say that they are somewhat confident in how mr. Trump will handle the economy, isis and u. S. Trade policies. Fewer though are confident about his decision on Foreign Policy and illegal immigration now margin of error for this poll is plus or minus three points. President elect trump will take oath of office on friday and many Law Enforcement officers from our area will be there helping to keep the ceremony, and inaugural parade safe. Our cleve bryan caught up with some of the officers in moorestown before they left, for the nations capitol. Reporter with the personal and professional gear for four days, new jersey state troopers pack up for a special mission to washington d. C. They will be helping provide security at president elect trumps inauguration. We have no specific assignment yet we will be given that upon our arrival in d. C. Reporter at least 25 groups have applied to the National Park service for permits as Security Forces expect a Record Number of protest groups. Experts predict more than a Million People will be in the nations capitol and more than a third will be protesters. Security forces will be about 30,000 strong, with more than 3,000 officers coming from Police Departments throughout the country. That includes ocean city, somers point, Atlantic City, middletown ship and wildwood and new jersey state police. The they will call upon recent crowd control operations like the dnc and papal visit. They have training, professionalism that they em low every day on the job, our troopers are well train and they do a fantastic job of doing what they do professionally, dealing with crowds of people. Reporter when troops live they will meet a liaison from the local Police Department who will give them their assignment that could include security along president ial parade route and security checkpoints for visitors coming in the city. Troopers will Stay Together as a unit. In moorestown im cleve bryan, cbs3 Eyewitness News. A horse troop there vicepresident elect mike pence home troop is saddling up for inauguration parade. Members of the Silver Academy horse troop in indiana loaded animals in trailers for long drive to washington d. C. Troop has appeared in more president ial inaugural parade then any other public or private high school. Stay with Eyewitness News for complete coverage of the inauguration of the president donald trump, jessica will be reporting live from washington d. C. Tomorrow and friday. We will also extensive coverage on line at cbs philly to the come. Warm weather trend continues, it has been a mild january so far in our winter warm up, will hit a high tomorrow, meteorologist kate bilo live on the skies deck with more on what we can expect, kate. It feels good out here right now for midjanuary and i just put my phone away because i had to take a picture of the sunset, sky is neon bright pink to the west if we get a chance to check it out, otherwise we will post it on facebook and twitter page the picture i took which never looks as good as it it does in person but we try. Lets look at storm scan three a lot of cloud cover out there today. Not a lot of sun. I did see a few breaks of blue sky here and there but not as much as we would have like to have seen. We have got fog out of here quickly and on storm scan three not much weatherwise to look at right now. Pretty quiet as High Pressure builds in through our thursday temperatures right now feeling good like we said for this time of the user normal high temperatures about 40. We got to around 10 degrees above that and still sitting at 47 in the city, 49 wilmington, 48 this dover, millville and 45 in Atlantic City and will keep going up from here. Lets look at our temperature line graph here warming trend you can see that average line about 40 degrees where we were on sunday but now were hitting a peak, to take, tomorrow, friday and weekend temperatures averaging ten to 15 degrees above the normal will. Coming up with the seven take forecast days to look forward to is tomorrow, day to look out for, monday, ill tell you why when we join you inside. Back over to you. Chopper one over north american and West Cumberland streets in kensington where female suspect was was taken in custody by police. The Authorities Say suspect stole an ambulance, from outside of the Dialysis Center at episcopal Medical Center this afternoon. The ambulance has been recovered, no patients were aboard that ambulance when it was taken and no one was injured. Security guard accused of fatally shooting the manager of the bar where they both work have been now charged with murder. Police say 28 yearold Edward Morgan shot Christopher Johnson monday night after a argument at sharons little will spot this East Germantown he stayed at the scene and was questioned by police. Johnson tied at einstein Medical Center. Police need your help identifying two men you see in this video, they walk in the Verizon Store on third and south earlier this month, they grabbed a couple of cell phones right from the display, both went crashing to the ground though as they made their escape. If you recognize that pair give police a call. Philadelphia superstar musician who worked alongside michael jackson, roots and so many more is battling a another just health issue. Hoping toably awareness to those suffering, and cherri gregg from our sister station kyw news radio shows us how the community is rallying behind the one and the only Jeff Brad Shaw. Reporter you may not always see Jeff Brad Shaw but you can hear him, vocal sound of his trombone is unmistakable. I love playing the trombone , you know, my son said, there is nobody better. Reporter one of the architects of philadelphias n eo soul revolution brad shaw toured the world for more than two decades but ended up here, late last year. What went through your mind when a doctor diagnosed you with a disease that you could not even pronounce. Am i going to die. Reporter doctors diagnosed brad shaw with diverticulitis, disease caused by his poor diet while on tour, and left abscesses in his bowls that forced him from his stage. It was most painful thing i have ever experienced in my life. Reporter with no health hell insurance and new brad shaw 50pound lighter and still doing better he need surgery to fully heel. What do you think got you through this, this was a tough time in your life. High faith and loyalty in jesus christ. Reporter good friend like jill scott who started this go fund me page and many others who will perform at a sold out concert friday to help get practiced shaw back on stage. Im blessed to have these friend. Reporter brad shaw is hoping others will learn from his pain and healing. Everybody at some point in their life and career will need help. Reporter when he gets back on the stage they will not only hear his horn but his message as well. Cherri gregg for kyw news radio for cbs3 Eyewitness News. Wishing him well see you soon my friend. Coming up on Eyewitness News mans best friend goes above and beyond, what this dog did that saved his family s life, the story 59 30. It looks like a construction site but this is a giant sinkhole, what caused it and just how deep this crater actually is. It has been about a month since the death of singer George Michael and new we are hearing from his childhood best friend, he talks about michaels demons and questions he wants answered a georgia man is facing charges tonight after his two unleashed pit bulls mixes mauled two children on their way to the school bus. This is the suspect cameron tucker, police say his dogs attacked two children in at the plant, fiveyear old siray sanders was found unresponsive by neighbors and is hospitalized, six yearold logan brots is also in the hospital. His hotter discovered him on the ground. We heard screaming from the house, and everybody came around, and i saw the one child, laying on the ground, and everybody still trying to find the other kids. Atlanta police shoot and injured one of the two dogs involved in the attack, both are now in the custody of animal control, Authorities Say it is possible a third dog may have been also involved. Authorities want the courts to deny bond for suspect in the shooting of an Orlando Police officer. Fortyone yearold Markeith Lloyd was taken in custody yesterday after a manhunt that lasted more than a week. He is accused of killing lieutenant Deborah Clayton outside a walmart last week. He is also accused of killing his exgirlfriend. Authorities find a rhode island woman whom police say fled with her daughters more than 30 years ago after a custody spet. Elaine gates is now facing charges. Police track her and her daughters kelly and kimberly in houston after an anonymous tip. Today she pleaded not guilty to one count of abduction, and gates vanished from the town of warwick in 1958 after discovering her husband was having an affair. He also admitted to hitting her during an argument. Children were ten months and three years old at the time. We left for an excellent reason, believe me. It looks like these children have been following me for 33 years does restore hope to those other parents looking for their long term hissing children. The childrens father says he wants to see his children. Seven stories deep and counting sinkhole caused by flooding rain in callus getting bigger by the minute. It first opened up a week ago. Officials say it broken Drainage Pipe could not keep up with the rain. It will cost the sit irv grass valley two and a half milliondollar to fix that problem. Crews are frantically working to dig out area and try to stabilize it. Another sinkhole to show you this one in atlanta, georgia it swallowed up a 55,000pound truck as it drove down the road, in the oakwood section yesterday. The driver is okay, truck was carrying 1600 gallons of water which workers must then pump out before lifting the truck out of the hole. Terrifying moment for passenger and driver on a commuter bus in houston, texas the bus stalled out in flood waters but Good Samaritan quickly jumped in to action. He walked through the water and helped the driver as she climbed out the window. He then went back to the bus to help a passenger climb out. Several other vehicles stalled out this those rising the waters. A lot of rain there. Kate bilo is joining us now and unseasonably mild out there. It is, even though it is cloudy it still feels good outside. Temperatures well above average. They will only get warmer through the next few days. As we have been saying all week tomorrow is nicest day of the week. Tomorrow is center piece of this platter of nice heather we have got going on. Tomorrow is day to get the outside, full day of sunshine, it has been glummy all week long temperatures not too bad but tomorrow with the sun it should be warmest day we have had in a lit while. Heres what we have going on we will go out to the shore where cloud are in place and it will stay cloudy through much of tonight and that should help temperatures drop too far either when we have a cloudy night, that keeps temperatures just warmer during overnight hours. Overcast, but dry, that is story for tonight and quick look to the north and west, opposite part of our region near poconos, thinks at Pleasant Valley school in broadheadsville with overcast skies, lights are on but brief and nice looking sunset but clouds are thinning out. You can see how cloud are diminishing there northwest to south east here it this, clouds eventually breaking up overnight and we will see more sunshine tomorrow. Quiet High Pressure building in but as we zoom out to the National Cruise i do want to show you next system this thing right here over deep south, Lower Mississippi valley. This is lifting this and wont get here touring day friday, friday a half and half kind of a day. I will show you what i mean in a moment. Temperatures in the mid 40s in some sots but at 43 in allentown. Most of tonight is try, if there is a syringe will it is spotty. Tomorrow Morning Cloud thin out, and think youll wake up to some sun, and then through the afternoon we have lots of sunshine cloud hey hang on the to the thort, poconos could see more cloud cover then we will in the city and 5 00 oclock again no problems , sunny, dry, beautiful and stays clear into friday morning. Wake up friday morning sunshine once again a great day but if you know what is good for you grab umbrella before you leave the house because by friday evening when you leave work heres is what coming in. This big wall of rain hitting d. C. In time for inauguration on friday and gets here by 3 00. Completely different afternoon we will start with some sun, afternoon wet, that will continue through evening commute and no stranger to the wet weather so far this month, monthly total 1. 74 inches. The look at these taste with precipitation. We had six day stretch to start the month. We had rain yesterday, rain today, nothing, outside tomorrow, and it looks like rain will return. We will put another rain drop on the 20th, try a wet p. M. Drive, sunday our next rain chance, rain returns by evening and monday and tuesday of next week looking wet. Up and down, try day, wet the take, try day, wet take temperature wise we are staying steady a above average overnight the mainly cloudy not too cold, 37 is your low. Lots of sun feels like hid how much out there, and my weather got so excited word went right off the screen there, feeling like well above average and temperatures will be warming up as we go through next couple days as well. Fiftyfour the high tomorrow not the low and back to 49 on try. Saturday 55 degrees with the mix of clouds and sun. It will be a great stretch into next week, 50s, almost every day and it lasts until the end of the seven day ill have that coming up. Give me some, right there. All right. Blow it up. Still ahead on Eyewitness News google will soon help you park. And some doctors are prescribing food, instead of the medications. Health reporter Stephanie Stahl, explains how some food can help fight health issues, don. Phillies are swinging for fences in the classroom up next a reward for diving in the books, we will be right governor Chris Christie taking a shot at eagles nation coming up on Eyewitness News at 6 00 the harsh words he had and the response from birds fans, in the garden state. I love that story. Oh, boy, doing that story at 6 00. A lot of fun. Anytime we talk about the fightins, the community, sometimes athletes need push to reach their potential. Kid are no different. Thanks to the phillies, youngsters had taken their game to a new level. You know when fanatic shows up , it is a big deal. Phillies bringing out big guy to advise his students at george cherswood school. Students at the school were top readers in the phillies fanatic about reading ram, first base man tommy joseph took part in the vice. It means a lot to give back to the schools and help them out and show them and help