we find pat gallen joining us live, good morning, pat. >> reporter: good morning, guys. hope that you have got your shopping done. i know, jim, jim was lying whether he said he shopped everything friday. because i know, he was doing it back in june and july, getting it ready for christmas time. so i'm with you most of the people in that, i've got to do it now, starting right now. why not do it on cyber monday? here at the amazon fulfillment center. this is part of 8 miles, 8 miles, of conveyor belts, here, in middletown, delaware, it is 1.2 million square feet. it is 28 football fields worth of stuff. so, a lot of people shopping today. a lot of it in this area comes right through here. and one of the people who has benefitted from this, the thirds party sellers a lot of us buy from, jennifer mcmillan, owns jenny gym. >> hi, how are you? >> doing well. so talk to us about your third party selling company? >> we are jenny jen product line, and they make great gifts, also good to liven up your home or office. >> okay. so how did you get involved with amazon? because were y

. >> pat gallen joins us live with a check of the roads, good morning, pat. >> good morning, greg, jan. doing traffic here for meisha out at the franklin institute, they have amazing exhibit set up. and it begins today. we will tell you little bit more about that in just a couple every minute. it is jurassic world the exhibition. let's get you caught up on the local roadways, obviously it being "black friday", people will be out and about, very soon. so we start you off with a camera, 309 at route 202. right near the montgomery mall in north wales. still looking pretty good right now. but it is "black friday". we know this area right around the mall will heat up, as soon as shoppers make their way on to the roads. another look at a camera. this is route 42, the 42 freeway, right near creek road in new jersey, looking great this morning. no reports of any delays right now that can slow you down on this "black friday" morning. and finally, a map, there is a water main break out in norristown this morning. located at east main street, at gay street. road partially block here. use little c

pat gallen shows us the teen's passion, and how it is really taking him place. >> each day is a new, nor one local student, each day is a new opportunity to make, and solve, a puzzle. walker anderson is a master of puzzles. central bucks west sophomore actually builds them on his own and turned his interesting hobby into enough more, including, this trip to europe, to compete in the world puzzle championship, for the 15 year old, did very well. >> 200 people competed. >> how did you do? >> i ended up getting tent. >> out of everyone? >> high schoolers, colleges, everyone. >> yes, a 15 year old math went to europe finished tent in the world. his guidance counselor, salary, said he is a prodigy. >> he has been doing math at cb west since he was in elementary school, so he has pretty much exited our highest level ap math. so he's a pretty incredible kid, very intelligent, very mathematical, scientific and he makes puzzles. >> walker showed me some of his puzzles. i tried to keep up. >> show me. >> so this is a fillomino puzzle. every stage is connected, has a clue, tell me something abo

. >> in south philadelphia generations left cooking to cacia's bakery, our pat gallen is monitoring another great philadelphia trailings, did hi there, pat. >> you mean wearing the cbs-3 turkey hat is that great philly tradition. i just want to be sure, yeah, my mom was like i didn't send you to school to wear a turkey hat on television. here i am, standing outside, exactly, exactly, standing outside, a 600-degree oven getting ready for turkey festivities. because they to it here, you line up at 6:00 o'clock this is morning, they put your turkey in and it takes a has alloway. to talk more about it from cacia's bakery is my friend, danielle, hi, good morning. >> good morning. >> hair looking good. >> i got up extra early to to my show headache up. >> we got the first batch of turkies here, this is family first turkey. >> these are a couple employees and my turkey is here. >> which one is that. >> number one right here. >> little light, it looks light, i'm in the hure about that. you guys have been doing this a long, long time, it is fun. i know it is work but fun. >> it is definitely a lot o

>> pat gallen is live with a check on the roads, hey there, pat? >> reporter: good morning, guys. yes, filling in for meisha this morning here at the franklin institute, getting a look, first look, with cbs philly at jurassic world the exhibition, look at these little cutest. that's what you'll see when you come out to the franklin institute for jurassic world. take a look at the roadways as well, start it off with a camera shot of the blue route, at baltimore pike. this will take you to the springfield mall, not many cars out on the roadway now, but this stretch of road will definitely heat up on this "black friday" morning. to the next camera we go, this is the boulevard, moving in the southbound direction, headed toward the schuylkill expressway, looking great this morning. no reports of any delays that could slow you or hinder you as you driver around today, and we go to the maps. we do have one accident this morning in ridley township. than is involving an injury. so, more traffic coming up around 6:30, and around 45:00, we will be right back here for jurassic wormed, guys, b

pat gallen back to shows you how the eagles zero or at least one every them dropped the ball in their makes against the seahawks. >> their is one who had a worse day, technician in the wrong place at the wrong time. oh. stick around. what do we want our kids how to game a test... or test themselves in a game? how to master an exam... or examine a master? how to be robots... or build robots? the njea believes students deserve a well-rounded education- including arts, music, technology, and so much more. that's why we're working with parents and communities to reduce the emphasis on high stakes testing. because when you limit the tests, they can test the limits... of their potential. >> i'm sorry the eagles didn't win, but i will cash in on that bet. anyway, this goes without saying, the eagles have taught condition done the mistakes and penalties. i'm not the only one saying that of the quarterback carson wentz thinks the same thing, one of the most aggregious mistakes yesterday's game cost the birds a touchdown. birds down 13-seven, wentz, hits tight heads zach ertz, he's got blockers

"eyewitness news" reporter pat gallen is live at chop this morning to tell us more about it, hi, pat. >> good morning, guys, yes. with it being the holiday season, it is always nice to give back. yesterday, was cyber monday. everyone was out there buying their gift, getting ready for the holiday season. but here today is the perfect time to be able to give back to the children's hospital of philadelphia. to tell us little bit more about the 98.1, wogl love our kids radiothon, we have frank and val from breakfast club. good morning. >> good morning to you. thanks so much for coming. >> absolutely. so tell us a little bit about this place? >> we know so cool, today as you said, we had "black friday", super saturday, all of these. today is actually giving tuesday. which is a day to give to your favorite charity. i couldn't think of better charity to give to than the children's hospital of philadelphia. which is one of the top children's hospitalization in the country, and it is right here in our own backyard, today would be perfect day to do. that will. >> you guys have raised a lot of m

pat gallen live in south philadelphia with all of the action, right there, pat. >> patrick is this. >> reporter: good morning, guys, how are you. i'm wearing the turkey hat, and everyone is line up, getting ready to go, turkies are about to go inside as we speak so they are lining up, everything is numbered, and everything over here is where the tagging happens. my friend danielle here getting the tags ready, say good morning, guys. >> good morning. >> reporter: tan yell, how doing hard work. the this seems like a tough job. >> this is hard work i take all of the interviews since he is cooking. >> all right. >> reporter: you are tagging them getting them ready to go in what is next. >> my tad has a system where he basically lifts turkey. knows how much it weighs. he puts it where it has got to go. it is a system. it is a secret system. >> just by feel you know how much it weighs report he picks it up and he knows. >> pick it up, and how much did had just weigh. >> is that it. >> that does not seem like enough. >> you guys have been doing this a long time since 1953 you have been opene

pat gallen mr. pat gallen breakfast. >> a bet you lost. >> i know you'll deal with that graciously though. very chilly start to the day. we have continued to feel the gusts coming through here on the cbs-3 skydeck all morning long, everywhere else, we have the gusts that could easily still peak into the four's here today. now, when we look very bifoliate storm scan3, what you will notice here, there is even still little hint, couple of flurries flown through northern new jersey even in parts of northern new jersey, pick up deeing zero decent accumulation from the cold front the storm itself really that crawled through the area over the course of the weekend. winds continues to be the main running theme of our forecast, the chill, and this. today, again, gusts could still peak into the four's, tonight, probably still be peaking into the 30's, then tomorrow, i do think you'll still have gusts that peak in the 20's once again, so it is easing up as the hours progress. but it is a gradual easing, and ev

. >> i'm pat gallen, and just ahead, meet central bucks west student who has a puzzeling hobby. see if you can figure it out. >> and, mums the word. are you looking for something to do this weekend? see what makes this local floral display so spectacular. >>> and cold start today. justin back to tell us when we can expect warmer weather, that's next. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. that means incredibly fast 150 meg internet for the holidays. so in the 3.7 seconds it takes gary watson to beat the local sled jump record, fly, gary, fly. ...his friend can download 13 versions of the perfect song... ...his sister can live stream it... ...while his mom downloads how to set a dislocated shoulder. get 150 meg internet with equal upload and download speeds, tv and phone for this amazing price. cable can't offer speeds this fast at a price this good. only fios can. >> in doylestown, high school student sent turning heads, and boggling minds. "eyewitness news" reporter pat gallen tells us about the long journey he just returned from, and the one he hopes to take. >> each day

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our pat gallen found the ultimate train set right here in our area. >> reporter: if you are a model train enthusiast or just someone who sets their up for holiday season you must find schuylkill valley railroad club in phoenixville. jerry powell is a founding member of the club. they have been in the region for many years but they are gearing up for a great annual event. >> we moved into this basement in 1972, and, every year since 1975. >> reporter: that annual event runs this saturday, and sunday from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. and for three weekend in january. it celebrates all model railroading has to offer. >> i think it has to do with all of the disciplines involved in making something like this work. there is a lot of detail that people have to have in modeling, there has to be interest in actually operating trains the way railroad would run. >> it is a lot to learn down here. model railroading is one of the greatest hobbies that there is. there is bench work. electrical work. not only, electrical work for running the trains. >> reporter: when you visit, you'll see four different railroads

. >> we sent our own pat gallen to the amazon fulfillment center in delaware to see what it is like to handle the huge holiday rush. it is craziest shopping day of the year. the national the retail federation estimates that 122 million people will take part in cyber monday. in our area, if you are buying something through amazon, chances are it is going through amazon fulfillment center in middletown delaware and this place is massive. it is 1.2 million square feet of hugh hans working hand and hand with machines. that is about 28 football fields long. there is also 8 miles of conveyor belt inside just how many packages will come through middletown plant? general manager brian joins has staggering numbers. >> some numbers that you were telling me are absolutely staggering as far as how many packages you get the out in a day. >> sure, we will ship 700,000 packages today, probably twice a week as yesterday, four and a half million units this week and then it will continue to climb. week of 11 december we will have most which is 5.5 to 7 million packages. >> reporter: she has worked at am

it is something special. >> pat gallen, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> oh, king cole, 32 years old now, so old. cole hamels, and making a difference. still making a difference. >> that's right. thanks, buddy, appreciate t coming up in our next half hour, president-elect owns 69 properties here and around the globe. >> is it okay to have his children take over the family business? or will that and conflict of interest? what ethics experts are saying, that's coming up after the break. >> and she made headlines during the president a.m. campaign after contentious exchanges with then presidential candidate, donald trump. now, megan kelly opens up about trump, and also, alleged sexual harrassment by her fox news channel and much more, inside preview of her tell-all interview with doctor phil. whether we come back. what do we want our kids how to game a test... or test themselves in a game? how to master an exam... or examine a master? how to be robots... or build robots? the njea believes students deserve a well-rounded education- including arts, music, technology, and so much more. that's w

"eyewitness news" reporter pat gallen live inside amazon's distribution center in middletown delaware, miles and miles of gift to be processed right now, where your gift is, jim, i'm working ton. >> the big, big box. hey, pat, how is it looking? >> i see jim's gift moving and here somewhere. hopefully he has mine. here at the amazon fulfillment center in middletown, delaware, it is in a word massive. 1.2 million square feet of amazing necessary hadnecc goes on here adam son. so if you are buying today, your prime member like i am, and tend to spend way too much money from time to time, this is where it all comes through in the area. so much cool stuff going on, so much cool stuff, to tell us about it, allison, high. >> awesome deals to talk about on this table, we want to remind folks, too, watching right now, amazon.com/cyber monday, see new deals every five minutes, throughout the holiday season, so really proud of that. but on this table right here, just couple that we want to highlight. >> looking for something for my two year old neice, and elmo stands out to me. waist going on w

that's where we find "eyewitness news" reporter pat gallen this morning. hey, good morning, pat. >> reporter: good morning, guys, yes, very important day here at children's hospital of philadelphia for the 98.1wogl love our kids radiothon, already set up shop, they're already doing it, breakfast club here in the house, and the ryan seacrest studio, so far, frank, valerie, bill is here, the whole crew, in the house. and it is still very important. this is their 15th year doing this. and over those first 14 years, they've raised $7.5 million. so, you can help, call the phone bank or also go to the website wogl. com/radiothon. all of the money stays here locally, that's very important, because it helps families right here in this hospital. and one of those people who it has helped, my friend gary, over here. gary, you have a giants shirt on. so i go talk to you. >> that's okay. >> you're a giants fan, that's okay, we will still talk to you. your son 14 month old, been here two months. talk about what this has done specifically for your family. >> well, it has

. >> that's where our own pat gallen is live now, pat, are you helping out this morning? >> reporter: yes, jim, yes, i am your father. good morning, everyone, yes, we are here live, amazon fulfillment center in delaware getting ready for perhaps the biggest shopping day of the year. one of the cool items you can get today on amazon tonight finds out about all of the cool stuff you can get, from here, is allison flicker, amazon spokesperson, hi, allison. >> good morning, thank you so much for coming to middletown, delaware. really happy to have you. >> this is wild. this place is insane. >> i want to tell but that mask you were wearing, $56 today, all of our deals, new deals, every five minutes, today, cyber monday, through december 22, so we are really looking to make this shopping experience awesome for customers. but, most toys today, hasbro toys, 50%, good deal seaning for kids. i want to tell you a little bit about this. >> please do. >> pretty incredible place right here, kind of like to explain it, beautiful symphony of the human hands and really innovative technolo

joes prep in philadelphia, pat gallen for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> after some initial uncertainty overnight, early in trading stocks have rallied, following the election, dow jones rose nearly 257, the nasdaq was up 57, s and p rose almost 24 points. >>> u.n. secretary general congratulated donald trump on his historic win and praised hillary clinton as a powerful global symbol of female empowerment. >> the divisive campaign is recalling and reaffirming that unity and diversity of the united states is one of the country's greatest strengths. i encourage all americans to stay true to that spirit. i would also like to express my deep appreciation to to former secretary of state hillary clinton for a lifetime commitment to peace, advancement of women and the well-being of children. >> among the world leaders congratulating donald trump is russian president putin. he told russianness a televised statement that their government is now ready to restore diplomatic relations with the you had. israel and britain's prime minister both say they look forward to working with the new administra

. >> reporter: pat gallen, for "eyewitness news". >> and anna has two black eyes after getting whack in the face with a stick last week. so, not only are these players tough but they are ready to ball. after winning a-10 regular season title, the team is rang 20th in the nation and will head in the a-10 tournament on friday, in richmond, virginia. >> nice. >> very nice. >> how good is that. >> thanks, pat gallen, appreciate you, buddy. >> a rebater it, buddy. >>> coming up next, anxious foods becoming more popular. we will tell you what they are, and how they benefit your health in about 15 minutes. >>> a three day philadelphia police operation netted all of this i'm trang do and i'll tell you which community is feeling safer these days. >>> and more proof pennsylvania is an important battle found state, some high profile visits to our area today, hollywood a lister and candidate's daughter work to get out the votes and more big visits are planned. we have campaign coverage >>> guns, drugs, and cash, authorities show off their find, from a three day anti violence, in west philadelphi

. >>> i'm pat gallen just ahead we will meet a central bucks west student who has, a puzzling ability. we will see how he does. >>> and also ahead, a new look for an old philadelphia landmark. new details w ...one of mlife.ieces in my so when my asthma symptoms kept coming back on my long-term control medicine. i talked to my doctor and found a missing piece in my asthma treatment with breo. once-daily breo prevents asthma symptoms. breo is for adults with asthma not well controlled on a long-term asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. breo won't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems. breo opens up airways to help improve breathing for a full 24 hours. breo contains a type of medicine that increases the risk of death from asthma problems and may increase the risk of hospitalization in children and adolescents. breo is not for people whose asthma is well controlled on a long-term asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. once your asthma is well controlled, your doctor will decide if you can stop breo and prescribe a different asthma co

sports director don bell, pat gallen will be in the studio, i will be live from met life stadium along with the voice of the eagles merrill reese. so can bird win their fourth straight game in met life stadium? join us at 11:30 here on cbs-3. >>> another sellout crowd down at center to see lebron james and world champion cavilers taking on the sixers. sixers president brian colangelo hoping his team company win first game of the season. third quarter le brand james it did not work. lebron with the basket and foul. king james two rebound shy of the triple double. joel embiid top of the screen, big fellow with the bank shot. joel had 22 points, six boards. sixth are trailing by two. fourth quarter it is jahlil okafor's turn, turnaround jumper and sixers take the lead. gentleman league scoring 14 points. final play, sixers down a point. henderson drives to the basket, no foul call. so sixers lose a heart breaker 102-101 the final. >>> flyers in montreal for second time in less than two weeks. canadiens win first meeting of the the season. the flyers looking to extend their winning streak

gallen is live with preparations getting underway, pat, good morning. >> good morning, if is there food involved i've got to be here even if it means 4:33 in the morning on thanksgiving day. happy thanksgiving to everyone out there and you guys back as well. we're here at c ac ia so i had to talk to my man. >> first timer so tell me what it is all about. >> basically, it is the easier way to have your thanksgiving dinner. bring us your turkey, all ready to go in the oven and we put it in, and it comes out around 12:30. pick it up and you go home. the cant be any easier then that. >> my in-laws are from south philadelphia and they said this is awesome thaw are going there. they have never done it the but everybody here knows what you are all about. that is kind of cool. >> it is very famous, because, 50 years ago or more than than my grandfather decided to start doing this for the neighbors. it went from like ten, next year 15, people started to talk about it. cash a we cannot cook it for you. >> all right. >> take a look the at this bad boy. >> that goes pretty deep. >> yes. >> it gets

join me don bell pat gallen right here on cbs3. getting everyone ready. >> i know. i can't wait to hear the analysis. >> in depth. >> yeah. thank you. >> area kids stocking up on cold winter break. after the break who is picking >> ♪ >> welcome back everyone. in center city today a push to keep kids warm this winter. "eyewitness news" actually here at burlington coat factory on market street for the third annual operation cold war for kids coat drive. the alpha phi alpha fraternity heads up this fundraising effort and every child gets $50 to spend on winter gear in the store. now since 2014 they have provided almost $9,000 worth of clothing. we are actually back with tons of teddy bears as well and video you just have to see. look, lauren and lesley, you guys are so excited. >> whew. love or like? naughty or nice? calm or bright? but at bedtime... ...why settle for this? enter sleep number. don't miss the ultimate sleep number week, going on now. sleepiq technology tells you how you slept and what adjustments you can make. she likes the bed soft. he's more hardcor

pat gallen breaks it all down for us just ahead. >> plus, eagles fan who traveled around the worlds just to see yesterday's game. also this morning, something goes wrong during a fireworks show in florida. we'll tell you what caused this barge to catch fire. >>> and did you see the super moon? there it is, if you haven't, your best chance still to come. that's good news, we'll tell you exactly when. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> lots of people enjoying the bright moon. >> this is a live look from the art museum. beautiful. coming up we'll explain exactly what this super moon is. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> a fireworks display in orlando, florida did not go as planned during saturday night's prime festival. one fireworks exploded on the barge in lake eola. caused it to go up in flames. thankfully no one was hurt. >> well, if you haven't seen the supermoon yet. take a peak out your window. >> the treat hasn't been seen in decades as the moon gets up close and personal with us earth links. here's brook silva bragga. >> reporter: sky watchers across the globe look up, as earth zero earth's closest neighbor leaned a

. >> i enjoyed everything about that hit, thanks pat gallen for putting smiles on our faces. i would like to think i will put a smile on your face with a great forecast overall. it is no turkey hat, no awesome sweater but it is pretty good. lets take a look outside. he is wearing a sweet sweater, in case you missed it, you have to watch it from the 6:00 t again. lets take you out here to the poconos. we had a little hint of wet weather that rolled through this region last night, trying to find any cameras that will have some lights that are still on, this is blue mountain and first glance i thought you had a dusting of snow but they did not. we ended up here with damp wet's cross this region and at this point all this snow out on the slopes is strictly manmade. if you regardless there is a chill in the air here and up in the pocono mountain area as this latest disturbance pushes in there could be patchy areas where we have rain freezing on contact or at least drizzle. there could be slick spots out there, bottom line is use caution. we always tell you. lets get next to what i

there are some special secrets our pat gallen tried it, and our cbs-3 scrapple expert says it was delicious. >> did he say it was very good. >> he did. >> i could get behind like a sausage pie? >> okay. >> or perhaps a bacon pie. not a scrapple fan, though. >> i'm not a big fan of the sweet and savory. >> i do like that. just not scrap. >> i well, on that note, that's "eyewitness news" at noon, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. thanks for watching. >> eyewitness "eyewitness news" continues at 5:00. >> the young and the restless is next. this is an individual who mocked a disabled reporter... i don't know what i said, ahh... who attributed a reporter's questions to her menstrual cycle. trump: blood coming out of her...wherever. he is not a person who is equipped in temperament, judgment or character to lead our troops. donald trump has created a toxic atmosphere pitting one group against another. he's a mexican. claiming a person can't do the job because of their race is sort of like the textbook definition of a racist comment. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of thi

pat gallen live on campus with more on what's become the largest annual student-run special olympics event in the world. patrick? >> reporter: good morning, jim, jan. can you believe the energy that these kids have at 5:00 in the morning? i get up at 3:00 every morning. i'm like. gh. it is awful. but it is for a good cause, why wouldn't have you that sort of energy? we're here with the commit app, they get prepared for the special olympics event. couple of peak we need to talk to. good morning. >> good morning. >> so give us a little bit of backgrounds as far as the special olympics here at villanova? >> fall festival at villanova is the largest student run special olympics event in the world. we're expecting more than 5,000 volunteers, and over 1,100 special olympics athletes come into campus from around pennsylvania this weekend. >> that's pretty incredible. so, thousands of athletes, thousands of volunteers, all over the campus there is weekends. give us little run down what we will see if we come out smear. >> absolutely. competing in six different sports, also have athletes can

we join sports director don bell pat gallen merrill reese and myself. we'll be live at the linc at 11:30 right here on cbs3. >>> to college football penn state has been on a roll. the tenth ranked nittany lions have won five in a row going into today's game against indiana. penn '78 state way four-point lead. westbrook hauls in the 40-yard strike. indiana takes a 31 top 28 lead. barkley rushed for just 58 yards but scored his second touchdown in the fourth quarter right here and penn state regained the lead with that. less than a minute left indiana needs the touchdown to tie the game. lego sacked fumbled brown scooping it inrunning in for the 9-yard score. six in a row for penn state. 45-31 the final. >>> villanova playing james madison it was the final regular season home game for andy at a technological who is retiring after 32 years on the main line. former wildcat matt stayser honored. he's a member of the world champion series cubs. zach bednarsic with the keeper. natasha's alma mater came back and beat the wildcats 20's to >> ♪ >> welcome back.

. >> the nation's most deck ratted battleship serves as a museumment pat gallen is there live on the ship right now with a preview. going to have a great view. >> reporter: good morning, giles. >> this view is incredible, one of the nation's most historic battle shims, over 80087 feet long. it has been around the world and back and right now it is in camden where it has for a few decades across the river, i mean, that's beautiful. might be chilly. katie was talking about the brisk breeze. we're feeling it this morning. it is veterans day so we want everyone to come out here and celebrate veterans day. tell us little bit more about the things happening here, jack willard. good morning being jack. >> morning,. >> i so this ship is quite historic, i was right, over 887 feet long. give us history. >> that's correct. the battleship new jersey is our nation's most decorated battleship. she served in every war or conflict from world war ii, to the persian gulf war, just under three football fields long, if you actually put her upright she would be taller than liberty two, the skyscraper. bi

we join sports director don bell pat gallen merrill reese and myself. we'll be live at the linc at 11:30 right here on cbs3. >>> to college football penn state has been on a roll. the tenth ranked nittany lions have won five in a row going into today's game against indiana. penn '78 state way four-point lead. westbrook hauls in the 40-yard strike. indiana takes a 31 top 28 lead. barkley rushed for just 58 yards but scored his second touchdown in the fourth quarter right here and penn state regained the lead with that. less than a minute left indiana needs the touchdown to tie the game. lego sacked fumbled brown scooping it inrunning in for the 9-yard score. six in a row for penn state. 45-31 the final. >>> villanova playing james madison it was the final regular season home game for andy at a technological who is retiring after 32 years on the main line. former wildcat matt stayser honored. he's a member of the world champion series cubs. zach bednarsic with the keeper. natasha's alma mater came back and beat the wildcats 20's to seve love or like? naug

join me don bell pat gallen right here on cbs3. getting everyone ready. >> i know. i can't wait to hear the analysis. >> in depth. >> yeah. thank you. >> area kids stocking up on cold winter break. after the break who is picking it was a construction accident, with a piece of heavy equipment ♪ and it shot me up into the roof, and it just kept breaking me in half. broke my back, severed my spinal column oh and five ribs broken, so... ♪ my dining room was changed into a bedroom ♪ and the insurance company was giving me a hard time. ♪ pond lehocky helped put my life back together. ♪ >> ♪ >> welcome back everyone. in center city today a push to keep kids warm this winter. "eyewitness news" actually here at burlington coat factory on market street for the third annual operation cold war for kids coat drive. the alpha phi alpha fraternity heads up this fundraising effort and every child gets $50 to spend on winter gear in the store. now since 2014 they have provided almost $9,000 worth of clothing. we are actually back with tons of teddy bears as well and vide

"eyewitness news" reporter, pat gallen, is live there this morning, with the details. pat? >> reporter: good morning, guys. yep, we salute you, veterans of the united states military, and we do it on the battleship new jersey. of course, today above all, we should recognize the veterans of the military. so if you see one, shake their hands, give them a hug. if you are at in line at starbucks maybe buy them a coffee, do nice thing for a veteran. nights things happening here. beautiful ship. 888 feet long, of steel, than is retired captain walt urban. good morning, my friends. >> morning, pat. >> so you have interesting story, captain. because you were, are, retired navy, but before that you were something different? >> correct. i was initially commissioned through the lasalle college rotc program and began my military career in the u.s. army reserve. >> pretty rare, i would say? >> somewhat unique indeed. >> so 15 years army 15 more in the naffy? >> that's correct. >> i like, that i like a man who does it all, why not? so here on this boat today a lot of cool things happenin

our pat gallen is live at drexel university where members of the one fraternity is helping the home less have a holiday too, hi there, pat. >> good morning, jim and rahel. obviously today, tomorrow, it is a day forgiving thanks and giving back and for some of us giving back to our community. that is why we're here at drexel university at millennium tower getting red which big old turkies, a bunch of them here. why are they here? because these gentlemen, and ladies, also in the house are getting ready to help feed the home less here in philadelphia i'm here with aj. and others. good morning, how are you. >> to go well, doing well. >> you guys are from the feast kappa si, you have been doing this a long time, what is the meaning of this. >> and, great serving others. >> the reason we do this is to give back to the community. and, the tradition we have had since our fraternity was founded. >> reporter: what is it exactly thaw are doing. >> we're cooking about ten to 12 turkies, carrots, celery, stuffing, mashed potatoes and all that good stuff for the holidays for 100 homeless men and women

one of the family members explain to our pat gallen where the idea came from. >> we opened up in 1953 and a few years after that my grandfather and his brother lewis decided to make a little bit of extra money around holidays and they came up with this idea, typical south philadelphia row home has a small oven why not the bring your turkey here to have room for your other thanksgiving buddies. >> they do an amazing job, love visiting them in the morning show, every year after year. cacia's cooked more than 170 turkies by the way. great job. >>> grumpy cat is back, this time with her top ten pet peeves. the internet sensation made a blog post on pop culture.com, where she complained about trend like social media and selfie sticks. but one thing she might not be worrying about is money, a four year-old cat, the four year-old cat has been a brand ambassador for friskies cat foot for book and film deals. her owner, discussed the cat's popularity. >> she was one of the first few animals to go big on social media, and people really relate really to the grumpy face, add their emotion, whatev

pat gallen found the ultimate train set in our area. >> this will be perfect of the shot you just gave us with the snow. ready for the holiday season, as much as part of the holiday set up as the lights, garland, star on the tree, model train set that runs through the living room is a staple during this season, and i got an inside look at a group in phoenixville that takes it to the next level. >> if our model train entheusiast, or just someone who set theirs up for the holiday season, then you must find the schuylkill valley railroad club in phoenixville. jerry paul is a founding member of the club. they've been in the region for many years, but are gearing up for a great annual event. >> we moved in the base until the 1972. and we have had open houses every year since 1975. >> that annual event runs this saturday, and sunday, from one p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and again, for three weekends in january. and it is celebrate all that model railroading has to offer. >> i think it has to do with all of the disciplines involved in making something like this work. there is a lot of detail, that peop

our pat gallen recently found the ultimate train set right here in our area. >> if you're model train entheusiast, or just someone who sets theirs up for the holiday season, them you must find the schuylkill valley railroad clubs in phoenixville founding member of the club, been in the region for many years, but gearing up for great annual event. >> we moved in this base until the 1972. and we have had open houses every year since 1975. that annual event runs this saturday, sunday, one to 5:00 p.m. again for throw weekend in january. and it celebrates all that model railroading has to offer. >> i think it has to do with all of the disciplines that are involved in making something like this work. there is a lot of detail, people have to have in modeling, there has to be interest in actually operating trains, the way a railroad would run. it is a lot to learn down here. model railroading one of the greatest hobbies that there is. there is bench work, electric dall work, not only electric work for running the trains. >> when you visit you'll see four different railroads set on over 1,000

"eyewitness news" reporter pat gallen live on campus there where preparation also already underway. morning, pat. >> good morning, guys, we got here around 5:00 a.m. on the campus every villanova university. and and it is the energy from the student was outrageous. i get up around 3:00 in the morning, i've got no energy. so, stepping into the campus, and into the pavilion where we are right now, it just gives you that sense of energy. it is amazing, it tells you little bit more about what's going on here, this entire weekends with the special olympics, is gina reid, hello, gina. incredible event. thousands of volunteers. over a thousand people taking part in it. give us little backgrounds of this. >> this is our 28th annual fall fest here at villanova. this weekend we have over 1100 athletes, coming to compete. excited to welcome the athletes and their families here. so they'll be competing in six different sport. we've got long distance running, walking, power lifting, roller skating, soccer, volleyball, so they'll be coming from 39 different cutest, excited to have them here at vi

. >> pat gallen already has his dessert ready for thanksgiving or is it a happen tieser? >> we've got to figure that out. we will. right here. well, interesting concoction, and only one place makes this special kind of pie. have to go to nobody and city new jersey to find it. but if our fan after particular meat, then you will love it. >> in ocean sit, spin on local favorite. not apple. not pumpkin. it is scrapple pie. owner takes us through the unique treats. >> all right, walt, take me through the process of making a scrapple pie. >> we ned little pie dough, throw it around in some in flour, get it into the shape we need. handy dandy roller machine. >> that's speed. >> i little bit. >> we have this custom-made cutter. it looks custom-made. these are hard to find. we take that. >> you have done it a time or two? >> few thousand times. >> next step, scrapple. took a block of scrap em, chopped it up were one of our scrapers. take hands full. put it into our shell here. >> we toss it. can't tell you exactly how hot we bake it. got to have a few secrets here. >> sure. >> whe

join me, don bell, pat gallen at 11:30 right here on cbs-3. >>> sixers will play world champion cavilers this afternoon and tonight the flyers host the calgary flames. the that is all for sports. i'm leslie van arsdal. have a great the day. >>> by the waste sixers have a sweet the way of getting on you tout their game this afternoon, they dropped off, take a look this giant tastykake into our studios because it is, of course, tastykake day at the game today. sixers take on the cleveland cavilers at wells fargo center. tip off at 1:00. first 5,000 fans get a sixers tastykake beanie hat. in the meantime, i need a morning pick me up, so this one is for me, okay. >>> moving right along that is it for "eyewitness news" at 6:00. the here's what we have at 7:00. alarming information about how accidents happen shocking things drivers think they can getaway with behind the wheel, while in a parking lot. >>> and a dog, found in a trash bag how a good samaritan and pennsylvania spca helped save this animal's life. >>> we are finally get something much needed rain, so when exactly will we get it jus

. >> our pat gallen is live at the st. joes prep for reaction from students in the government class there, hi there, path the path. >> reporter: good morning, jim and rahel. here at st. joes prep getting the pulse of the young americans. these guys will be leaders in the business world and this politics in the next five to ten years or so. so we wanted to get the pulse as to what they are feeling, what they had felt throughout this election process, and so up, bright and early this morning, i know, we didn't get a lot of sleep and these guys did not either. lets start with connor, good morning. >> good morning. >> so what have you learned most about this election process. >> well, i have learned that traditionally you have had two parties, the democratic party has always been considered the party of emotion where as republican party has been considered the party of document and law n1 was happier going to bed last night knowing that trump won then i was but at certain times you to question his allegiance to the constitutio

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pat gallen has the story. >> wow. >> reporter: eagles are home, they always get a push from the fans. >> e-a-g-l-e-s eagles. >> reporter: and from their cheer squad, one of the most popular in the nfl is always front and center on game day and one member in particular is more than pompons and dance moves. meet dane, eagles cheerleader and philadelphia lawyer. dana's in her second year on the squad. when she's not on the field she's kicking butt in the courtroom. >> i start in court every day. i might go to a deposition in the afternoon, little bit of time in the office, communicating with clients and then, we practice three hours a night, two nights a week and those nights i stop home, feed my puppy, let him out and go right over to the link. >> reporter: dana, oldest member of the cheer squad, is one of the most successful off the field but she was originally unsure if she could make it work. >> i wanted to try out years ago and was nervous that i could not fit the cheer leading life into my work life and that people wouldn't take me as another justly if they know about it but i thin

dawn bell, pat gallen, the voice of the eagles, merrill reese and myself will all be live at the linc at 11:30, right here on cbs-3. >>> the flyers hosting the wild up the center, orange and black, third highest scoring team in the league. but, they give up the most goals in the nhl. >> michael norwood, goal in goal for the flyers, and before the fans even got comfortable in their seats, minnesota got on the scoreboard, 20 seconds into the game, and just like that, it is one-nothing wild. well, steve mason took over in the second period after michael left with a undisclosed injury. second period, the flyers down two to one, michael with the puck, pass toss michael delsato into the net. they're tide. third period, flyers on the power play. puck goes behind the net. wayne simmons with pass. he scores. now the flyers have the lead. final seconds of the game. wild on the attack. pass to eric stall, mason will rob him of the goal. flyers three game losing streak is over. three-two, the final. >> the sixers on the road playing the hawks, looking for their first back-to-back win since march

sports director don bell, pat gallen, the voice of the eagles, merrill reese and myself will all be live at the linc at 11:30, right here on cbs-3. >>> that's all for sports, i'm lesley van arsdall, go birds. >> go birds. up next on "eyewitness news", a trip through time, in dream drive. meisha is checking out fowl foliage. also, entertainment from another age. what life was like in the 19 hundreds. we're back in a moment. oh no, that looks gross whoa, twhat is that? try it. you gotta try it, it's terrible. i don't wanna try it if it's terrible. it's like mango chutney and burnt hair. no thank you, i have a very sensitive palate. just try it! guys, i think we should hurry up. if you taste something bad, you want someone else to try it. it's what you do. i can't get the taste out of my mouth! if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. it's what you do. shhh! dog, dog, dog. >>> end joe those fall leaves while you can. meisha johnson hits the road in this week's dream drive. >> i'm take ago detour to get a glimpse of history before headed to swenksvil

join me, don bell and pat gallen at 11:30 on cbs-3. >>> sixers will play world champion calf letters this afternoon and tonight, the flyers host calgary flames, that is all for sports i'm leslie van arsdal have a great take. >>> still to come this morning on "eyewitness news" a doggies found in the trash bag, story that could have ended in heart break but it has a much happier ending thanks to a caring citizen and pennsylvania spca. animal advocate carroll erickson has more when "eyewitness news" >>> testing. >>> today we will talk about the animals this week in philadelphia, from, really great kindness to some of the shelter animals at pennsylvania spca, to unspeakable, cruelty, and, we're going to show you ways to help the doggies alive. i want to head line that. >> yes. >> let's start with the good news. this is the great thanksgiving dinner, that the dogs at pennsylvania spca got courtesy of best friend pet care of willow grove. they deliver special meal all of the dogs love it. >> yes. >> they are nice one, roasted turkey green bean, carrots, rice, 125 dogs all waiting for their

. >> our own pat gallen caught up with the cole hamels. very cool family, always give back. he might be a texas ranger now, but cole hamels along with wife heidi continued to make their presence felt in our community. and they recently wrote another big check to prove it. >> all know no long area philadelphia philly cole hamels along with wife heidi continue to leave an impression on city he still calls home of the the hammell's foundation still very much a part of the fabric of the city of philadelphia, and they recently donated over $95,000 to wb saul high school here in the roxborough section of the sit. >> i just very happy for what we're able to now help provide to these students, and this school, because the school has done amazing job. and it is a lot different than i think what you expect in philadelphia. >> the grant that the hamels foundation provided saul high school will go toward repairs in the their greenhouse structure, happy to help whenever and whatever they can. >> notice we want to be part of the community, we want to give back it kids, that we want to be

. >> but you would be known as a field hockey town in pat gallen is here to tell us about a local program, on the rise, and how it is happening, good morning, patrick. >> do you watch a lot of field who canny no. >> you should start. >> okay. >> we pay attention, yeah, well, why we pay attention to the visible college sports like basketball and football we have awesome teams in some smaller sports. say, for instance, st. joes field hockey team which boosts an impressive players from our area, and around the world, and they are taking the team to new heights >> on hawk hill, st. joes field hockey team is flying high, the hawks finish regular season undefeated in their conference for the first time since 1995, and a major reese on for success is ana willits. sophomore is enjoying her time in the u.s. >> for a while, you know, my little hometown but then when i had the opportunity to playing here. >> it is experience and meet ago lot of new people all around the world. i could not turn it down. >> reporter: new seal land native lead international as well as local talents. hawks also represen

it doesn't opened until saturday but "eyewitness news" reporter pat gallen has a first look this morning. >> good morning, guys. they don't just let anyone inside the vault at academy of natural sciences because is there so much cool stuff in here. we have got this awesome room. check out details on this stuff. isn't that amazing. that is calamine so to tell us about will cool stuff in here and what you can see is doctor ted, good morning, doctor. >> good morning, pat good to see you let's open up one of the vaults here. >> come on in. >> what will we look at in here. >> there are 8,000 specimens here, minerals, fantastic stuff, beautiful material. we nose people see this kind have of thing. >> absolutely. >> it goes on and on and on. we love to show people that minerals are the natural product of the earth. >> sure. >> that they come in all shapes, all colors, and it is one of the things that i think goes as being, you know, when you get to the natural science museum that is what you want to sianni gets you excited and kid love minerals. >> this stuff is cool. >> this is quartz but it h

we'll get you ready for the battle of the birds, 11:30, sunday kickoff the sport director don bell, pat gallen, voice of the eagles, merrill reese and myself will all be live at the linc at 11:30, right here on cbs-3: flyers hosting the wild at the center orange and black are the third highest scoring team in the league but give up the most goals in the nhl. michael, the start in goal for the flyers. before before the fans even got comfortable in their seats, minute society got on scoreboard 202nd into the game. just like that, it is one-nothing wild. steve mason took over, after michael left with a undisclosed injury. michael with the puck, passes to mikhail delsato. goes off the skate into the goal. thirds period, flyers on the power play, puck goes behind the net. wayne simmons with pass to brady. he scores. now the flyers have the lead. final second of the game, wild on the attack. passer i can stall, mason will rob with a goal, flyers three game losing streak is over, three-two, the final. sixers on the road playing with the hawks first back-to-back win since march of 2015. okafor

. >> pal gallen joins us live with a check of the roads. hi, pat. >> reporter: good morning, greg and jan, hope you're doing well. out here at the franklin institute for jurassic worlds exhibition which we will tell but little later this morning, but it is "black friday", that's when people are going to be out and about. let's take a look at some of the local roadways, start with the camera first, this is a shot of route 101. commerce drive, near the exton square mall. still looking pretty good on "black friday", but we do expect this area to be filled a little later on as shoppers will be making their way on to the roads. our next camera look at the beautiful ben franklin bridge this morning, no delays from new jersey, headed into philadelphia, and most people are off this morning, but the shoppers will be headed into the city both sides are open and free flowing. and we will finish off with a map. we do still have downed pole blocking all lanes of traffic this morning, out in mays landing, new jersey. this is at route 40 westbound near la