It is a time for celebrating hanukkah, festival of lights, with boathouse row dressed in blue. Beautiful there. Merry christmas, happy hanukkah, everyone, today is sunday, december 25th, im rahel solomon. Lets get over to meteorologist, justin drabick, with the weather and the forecast, not looking like a white holiday, but not bad at all. Visiting friends, family today, ideal conditions. Sunshine, just pass the sunglasses around. Sunny . Sun glare, not bad at all this time of year. So if you like warm temperatures, you will love this forecast, as women. We will be running our high temperatures ten, 15 degrees above average, really over the next few days, locked into the mild pattern, and no signs every any cold arctic air coming at us, as we finish out the year. Temperature right now at the airport, 35 degrees. We drop, normally get coldest temperature right before sunrise, and nice color shaping up, you can see, cloudfree skies, light breeze out of the west, about to bring the windchill down to 30, not bad for late december. Actual air temperature, ranking anywhere from slightly below freezing, Atlantic City airport at 30, to the upper 30s, in allentown still. 32 degrees in mount pocono, 34 in trenton. We zoom into the suburbs, normally colder off in quakertown sitting at freezing at this hour, 29 in pottstown. Much quieter this morning compared to yesterday. We had showers, now just left with clear conditions, actual windchill values, low 20s in the pocono region, through the upper twos around reading and wilmington. Storm scan3, very quiet, across the region it, will stay like that throughout the next 24 hours. Tomorrow, though, we bring back little bit more clouds during the morning hours. Nice temperature breakdown, check it out. By 9 00 already up to 40 degrees, mid 40s, mid afternoon high temperatures being ranking upper 40s, main even close to 50, in some spots. Soy, around the region, just great Christmas Day, upper 40s, philadelphia, the shore, low fours in the poconos. Talk about some 50 agree temperatures upcoming week. I show you the seven day forecast in just a few minutes, rahel, back to you. Sounds good to me, justin, thank you many pope francis celebrating christmas warbles g for the worlds, spoke within the last hour, the leader of the Catholic Church wished peace for people scared by wars and those who lost loved ones to terrorism, and he says, it is showing fear and death in many cities, countries, during Christmas Eve mass at saint peter basilica, called on the full to not get caught up in the commercial agents of christmas, he said materialism has taken us hostage this christmas. And the fateful heading to christmas services, Bishop Charles champ ooh will lead mass at the cathedral basilica of saints peter and paul at the ben franklin parkway in philadelphia. Every year we hold our annual joy of sharing toyfest to help families in need during the holiday season. Eyewitness News Reporter anita oh, live in kensington with a family celebrating christmas this year, thanks to your generosity, good morning, are you account inch up yet . 7 04 . Yes, good morning, rahel, Merry Christmas to you. The kids have woken up, and the toy drive you mentioned raised over 6,000 toy donations through that dow drive. So this is one of the families that is benefitting from it, this is the taylor family. Good morning, everyone. Lost everything back in a house fire, in kensington, this is their grandmothers home, celebrating christmas altogether. Just woke to up open their presents. They each picked one they want to start opening. So theyll open them now. Now you wanted to open a Christmas Present. What were you hoping for . Lets see what you got this year. Some of them actually, actually all four every them got brand new bikes, thanks to their lovely grandmother over here, who surprised them with that. So thats excellent. And just as well, what did you want for christmas this year . laughing . Nothing in particular . Okay. Well, marcell, what did you want for christmas this year . I wanted a drone. A drone . Okay, lets see you what got. Do you want to try opening this one . Ya. Thats one that marcell picked out. Hell open his present now. Lets see if he got what he wanted, although there are tons every presents here as you guys can see. What did you get . What did you get . I got a car. Now, what did you want for christmas this year . My family. Awe. Look at that, guys, he just wanted his family. And thats real what i christmas is all b but look, you got a present here, and it is green matching his lovely christmas outfit. Lets see what you got this year. What do you think . Oh, i see some monster jam . Thats monster jam. What do you think about your present, is that what you wanted . I like cars. He likes cars and he lovers his family, obviously the sentimental one over here. One more. Lets see what you got. Do you want to open it . Oh is that what you wanted . Yes. How are you feeling . So the family will be starting breakfast here, in just a little bit. But again, we collected over 6,000 toys from that toy drive. This is one of the families that benefit from the it. So well be spending Christmas Morning with them. Oh, she got something she wanted . I guess. What do you think . Ya, i like it. What is it . Tell us what you got. I got an universal portable speaker. What kind of music are we listening to . Listening to some chris brown, some Christmas Music . What is your Favorite Song . Shes going to think about it and get back us to, again, we will be spending Christmas Morning here. So, for now live in kensington, anita oh, cbs3, Eyewitness News, back to you. Thats awesome. I spoke with little marcell and his family at the joy of sharing toyfest. Nice to see them having good Christmas Morning, good morning, anita. Absolutely. Hanukkah the jewish festival of lights is also underway. Among the many ways to celebrate it in philadelphia, Independence Mall fifth and market streets, has its very own public men or a franklin square, ushered in hanukkah with holiday games, crafts for the kids, hanukkah ends the night of january 1st. And take a look at this, boathouse row gives its own take on the phrase festival of lights, the way the houses are lit is supposed to resemble a men or a kelly drive coat in the blue and white lights until new years over. Very sad news this morning, new this morning, Russian Military plane with 92 people aboard has crashed into the black sea. The plane crash happened minute after take off from this airport in sochi. Russian defense minister said similar to this one, was caring the famous alexandra end certainly group to concert at the Russian Air Base in syria. Russian News Agency Says it is not likely anyone survived. And no holiday for those who protect and serve. Across america, police are increasing security after isis calls for a tax against churches. Wendy jill net new york city home to one of the countrys most iconic churches. Following the latest from or attack in berlin, the fbi, the department of homelands security, sent a bulletin, to Law Enforcement agencies nationwide, to warn of vigilance, against lone wolf attacks. One of the most significant threats based g this country today comes from people who are inspired by terrorist ideology, operate independent of terrorist. Learned the bulletin issued friday after isis called for a tax against searches in the u. S. During the holidays. Ice ice social media group, published the links listing names, addresses every thousands of churches. The linc also urged followers to attack other public places. St. Patricks cathedral in new york city, metal barricades are september. Police officers direct the large crowd. The citys Police Department says thats normal procedures, this time of the year. The nypd says no specific threats against any targets, such as st. Patrick he is, and the department is operating with its usual high vigilance. Mcdonalds from easton, pennsylvania, got particular nets august to attend Midnight Mass at the cathedral. Theyll be met by employees checking bags, and metal detectors. There isnt a safer place to be real any my view, so im not concerned at all. Pittsburgh resident michelle, is also not worried about the threat, as she snapped pictures, tours mid town with her family. Not that there is not that possibility, just not concerning myself with it. Bulletins Law Enforcement says historically, like the one naming churches, have never result the in a successful terror attack. Wendy gillette, cbs3, Eyewitness News. And there is much more to cover on cbs3, Eyewitness News, including what was that awful odor in and around philadelphia, and where did it come from exactly . Weve got the answers. No White Christmas in philly. But a place thats used to warmer weather is enjoying a little snow. We will tell you where that is. And it may not and White Christmas for us, but it is a bright one. Justin drabicks eyewitness weather just minutes away. As we go to break, more holiday music from the philadelphia boys choir and chorale. Be right back. Past no idea what caused this crash, and police are investigating at washington and broad. Also new this morning, Police Investigating armed rob rink at fastfood restaurant in port richmond. Police tell us the career was held up at gunpoint around 12 30, at the Texas Chicken and burger, thieves ran cash, ran away on foot. No one was hurt in this robbery. And Philadelphia Police are looking for clues. That will lead to arrest, in the Fatal Shooting in south philadelphia. Eightyone year old woman was killed in a Grocery Store she has owned for years. Across the street from the house she has lived in her entire life. Investigators say, a man walked into maries Grocery Store, at sixth and wharton saturday morning, shot marie several times. She died a short time later. Switching gears here, that unusual smell that made its way through part of philadelphia, and bucks county friday night, apparently came from across the delaware river. A lot of people talking about there is on social media. The odor, which smelled like rotten eggs, came from the pbs Energy Refinery in paulsboro. After brief loss of power, officials there, say the outage caused the odors to travel across the water into the city. The company has since apologized. And, it is a White Christmas for parts of Southern California. Heavy snowfall as the grapevine Mountain Path forced police to shut down interstate five. Looks like mess out there. 2 inches fell in some of the mine tan us regions, and ran cho state park, some snowball fights and snowmen. And justin, you know, i could assure you if we had snow, i would certainly be throwing snowballs your way. Of course, thats with a we need, we need a cbs3 snowball fight, it is on, it is on, weather team versus news team. Oh, we all know who will win that one. Oh, weather team, ya, i got the arms. And i know how to snap. Well, we have to work on there is first, we need some snow. Thats not happening any time soon. Mild, you saw snow out in Southern California, i checked the la region, frost advisory for la county outside center city. Temperatures Southern California getting down to the 30s, but for us, warm side this afternoon, thats typical. You get the colder temperatures to the west, warm up in the east, so next few days, above average. Sunrise happening right now, starting to seat sun break the horizon here, live look from middle township high school. 34 degrees, Cape May County at this hour, light wind out of the north, 4 Miles Per Hour, little cloud cover still hanging around the Lehigh Valley, decent amount of sunshine, mid 30s, interested in freezing in mount pocono, at the shore, overall pleasant temperatures, for late december. Upper 30s, ocean city, 34 degrees cape may. 38 degrees in Rehoboth Beach delaware a lot eastern half of the us quiet. All of the activity out to the west coast, some storminess, cold air. Midatlantic, northeast, few snow showers, warmfront across the central us. Will come by our region tomorrow. Bring some clouds, maybe shower, but helps to warm the temperatures up. Good storm though moving into the northern planes. Blizzard warnings still in effect in the northern planes, seeing windy and snowy conditions there. But for the east coast, for most part, quiet. Head toward tomorrow, again, still some cooler air initially early on monday, then the warmfront pushes through, late monday afternoon, should see rising temperatures by monday evening, couple of showers possible early tuesday, temperatures surge, maybe cloe to 606 degrees by tuesday afternoon, going to be warmest day for the up coming week. Nothing happening today. Mostly sunny skies, great travel conditions, visiting friends, family, around the region, no issues, then tonight, still in problems. Now tomorrow morning, we see clouds move in. Maybe couple of sprinkles. Could be some freezing drizzle. Lehigh valley poconos, not out of the question. Real white stuff. And then into the afternoon, stray shower with clouds as the warmfront passes, todays highs upper whos, close to 45, almost 10 degrees above average for this time of year, evening temperatures, tonight, generally in the 30s, need that coat. Then tomorrow morning waking up in the 30s, climbing to the 40s, getting close to 50, especially south of the city, by late afternoon, then temperatures continue to climb, as you head toward monday night. Forecast high today, great looking christmas, 48 degrees, sunshine, tonight, partly cloudy, in for the city, little colder in the suburbs, extended forecast weak system coming through this week, like i said tomorrow, warmfront, maybe shower or two, into Tuesday Morning tuesday hi, 56 degrees wednesday back to sunshine, little cooler, thursday another weak system comes by, maybe shower, upper 40s, and we cool back down to near average friday, into new years eve day. Looks like saturdays high, 42 degrees, saturday night Big Party Night at rahels house. Right. Oh, no. What, no . You know what, justin, my friend will be in town from colorado, but heres what im thinking. Party . Saturday night all of the women in their pretty dresses, thats not conducive to club attire. I hear ya. Can you work on that . Put in my Christmas Wish . Im on it. All right, justin, thank you. Time now 7 19. Lets see how traffic is moving with Amanda Mueller and the cbs traffic center. Good morning, amanda. Good news, good news for you, a lot of the earlier incident, now clear. Accident on the pa turnpike westbound between downingtown and morgantown, left lane block, there but we just see it is actually now cleared up n collegeville, one lane closure on route 422 westbound, route 29, that was due to accident that happened much earlier this morning, but i just received word, that that has actually now cleared up as well. Looking good all around. And mass transit, also looking pretty good right now. How much, septa, dart, patco, all operating on special Holiday Schedules so make sure to check with them before headed out today. Taking a look at broad street, building volume. Still traffic running for the most part as well as most of the majors. At the cbs3 traffic center. And and did a mueller, back to you. Thank you. Here is more of what you will see on Eyewitness News this morning. Police in south jersey town look for more than just a bad guys at christmas. How they got the all clear for santa. And a bittersweet holiday for part of the italian market, in our next half hour. We will will be right back. Dash cam footage is a major asset for both Law Enforcement and citizens. They catch crimes in progress. Evidence of crime, you know, we use them for everything. But, this time last year, an evesham township new jersey, a police dash cam, pick up something almost unbelievable. It is one of the most unusual things weve caught on a dash camera. While patrolling a rural road, santas slay was caught passing directly over an officers cruiser. Police say last years slay was filing very fast, extremely low altitude. They say, if you get a glimpse of your own this year, do not approach, for good reason. Back off. Let him do his job. The quicker he can get in and out, the faster everybody gets a present. Due to incredible 2015 siting, Evesham Police up their patrols this year in hopes of catching another glimpse. Eyes are off looking to see what they can see, hoping to catch something out there. Well, we have up a date, following our earlier interview it, seems the evesham township officer is able to turn on his body worn camera, just in time to capture santa passing again, clocking in this year, at 209 Miles Per Hour. And in a statement the Department Said that officers continue continued to respond to quote thousand approach low flying aircraft, suspicious noises on rooftops. At this hour, authorities suggest getting cookies out and kids into bed, so that santa can arrive without incident. In evesham township, alexandria hoff, cbs3,