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we're following developments from a bank robbery in broad daylight, the search is on for the thieves, whose brazen crime, was captured on surveillance camera. and today it is sunday october 12th good morning i'm todd quinones. meteorologist carol erickson is on the cb is s3 sky deck with the eyewitness weather. good morning, carol a lot better morning this morning then it was yesterday morning when we were dealing with the rain. that was one of the worst looking saturdays we have had in a long time but today we will make it up for it. we have sunshine. the it is beautiful out here this morning. we will look at storm scan three and notice any clouds out there are starting to leave. we will be left with the sunny day, there is in precipitation in our forecast and that is a a big change from yesterday when it was just so dreary all
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day long but that story has changed. we have a frost advisory though that goes until 8:00 this morning up in the poconos for temperatures of course are cooler in that area. right now, it is 32, now just dropped to 31 in the poconos, and, excuse me. thirty-six in allentown. forty-seven in the philadelphia area. it is much warmer then by the time we get to the i-95 corridor and points south of that. our weather getting to 64. yesterday we stopped at 67. sunny and really pretty day coming up for to us day. a as we look at our future weather, um, no reason to really stop it the by the time we get to 9:00 eagles will be playing and then there will be a few cloud down through, southern delaware. we have a week that if you like warmer temperatures you'll like this forecast. we will spell it all out in the seven day forecast, coming up, todd? new this morning police
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are investigating two shootings in philadelphia a, and investigators tell us that a 42 year-old man was shot twice, once in the right thigh and left calf, and it happened after midnight in west philadelphia a, in the 4100 block of west minister avenue. the unidentified man is in stable condition this morning. also, new this morning a shooting is under investigation in the west oak lane neighborhood police arrived to the scene of the shots fired, in the 2,000 block of medderi avenue at 2:00 a an. no word if anyone was injury in the shooting. police are offering a reward for capture of two brazen bank robbers, have the thieves held up a td bank in radnor township. "eyewitness news" reporter matt rivers a has details on the up investigation. >> reporter: the td bank on lancaster avenue opened for business, at 8:30 saturday morning. just a half an hour after it did, security camera captured this. >> two males entered the
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store, brandishing one what we believe to be a 9-millimeter handgun. >> reporter: they were there to rob the bank. video clearly show one pointing the gun at the tellers. he demanded they hand over money in their drawers. this shows an employee cooperating, hand in the air. the then demanded more can. then it was over as suspects tried to cover up their tracks. >> they flee down a local street. >> reporter: police do he have reason to be hopeful pair will be caught. they say distinct charge kiss tics will help showing photos of the shoes they are wearing and likely someone saw them before they committed their crime. >> they were in the area have of casing the bangor watching the bank, and we were like any residents, or travelers through the the area to please call us. >> reporter: as this custom marry with most bank robberies officials did not release exactly how much money was
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taken in this crime. one figure they did throw out there, however, $7,500, that is the standing reward for any information that leads to an arrest and a conviction of these two suspects. we're in radnor township, matt rivers, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". fire fighters battled a major building fire in westville, gloucester county. "eyewitness news" at edge the water avenue and deadline drive, heavy flames were moving out of the two story mars graphics services building when fire fighters arrived. authorities say that the building is vacant, the cause of that fire is under investigation. and it took new jersey state police less than 24 hours, to track down the suspect in the murder and woodbine, cape may county. investigators say this man xavier guys goer of dennisville shot and killed, damon during an argument thursday night. he is charge with murder and relatedded offenses and is being held in cape may county jail.
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delaware state police are searching for this man, 47 year-old john fulton, they say he is a homeless sex offender who failed to register his home less status as required by law. if you have any information on his whereabouts you are urged to contact police immediately. and it is a scary wake up call for a woman in the point breeze neighborhood. woman tells police that she heard someone open up her hall closets, so she investigated and found two masked men one with the gun, she told police she was forced into her bedroom as men ransack the house asking her where to find money and drugs. they left with the black bag, police there are still investigating. and breaking news a health care worker at texas presbyterian hospital has tested positive for ebola, that is same hospital where thomas eric duncan was treated before he died last wednesday. meantime travelers from several west african nations are now facing tougher screening to help prevent the spread of ebola a u.s. cost
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toms and health care officials are taking the temperatures of passengers arriving at new york's jfk and four other airports. the disease has now killed, more than 4,000 people, according to the world health organizations, and there are now more than 8,000 confirmed probable, and or suspect cases of ebola a. cbs news correspondent don champion has the the the latest. >> reporter: passengers arriving from liberia, sierra leon and, through new york's kennedy airport will face more scrutiny at landing. >> expanded measures provides us a layer of protection to the already established protocols to minimize the risk of another case of ebola a here in the united states. >> reporter: they are now, required to have their temperatures taken with no touch thermometers and will also have to answer questions from the centers for disease control. if a travelers had has a fever or has had contact with an ebola patient they will be taken aside. >> then our on site quarantine officer will respond, in
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person and do a detailed interview of that individual, make a risk assessment, take a additional action as necessary. >> reporter: cdc says a 150 people a day enter the u.s. from west a african countries where ebola is spreading, nearly all flying into jfk and four other airports where enhanced screenings will be down. travelers give it milk reviews. >> is there always people that could develop symptoms later and they are not going to have the the fever in the plane. >> i feel pretty comfortable, that we've's been through other out breaks and that we will be able to get through this one as well. >> reporter: officials say passengers who have fevers or symptoms will be quarantined at a local hospital n new york, don champion for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". fill will a groups are joining the worldwide effort to help ebola victims in west africa. enan tabernacle baptist church is hosting heart for liberia services today in germantown this weekend. "eyewitness news" reporter steve paterson has the
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details. >> this is the stuff of the church. >> often, we want to cover the other stuff. >> reporter: this is church. >> we will gather together to worship. but today, and be the church, this is the day where we are doing church. >> reporter: e nan on a mission dozens of people taking actions. >> someone can do something about this. >> reporter: senior pastor allen waller says saturday game plan is simple, find a need, collect supplies, get it shipped in 48 hours and become a direct agent in the fight beginse bowl a they will even up with more than 200 boxes. >> everything you see on the news is try but it is a thousand times worth. >> reporter: it is a action that directly impacts church member margaret crawford from liberia. >> i have family there and we're just trying to get a visa to allow them to come to the united states for a few months. >> reporter: saturday's mission is direct aid through community action.
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saturday's surmon is community action through faith. >> don't tell god how big ebola is, tell ebola how big god is. >> reporter: in north philadelphia a, steve paterson for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". it is isis fight's peer closer to ever then seizing another town. fighters now say isis controls half of that town after over running the headquarters of the kurdish security forces. u.s. war planes launched ten new strikes in syria and iraq late thursday and early friday, the strikes which are aim at rolling back gains made by the terror group appear to have done little to blunt their onslaught which began last month. an elaborate plan all for nothing, coming up next, what a couple would be store robbers did after it closed and why they left empty handed. and it is just in time for halloween, more on this spooky image captured of the sun. no umbrellas needed to day but what about the workweek?
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carol returns with your eyewitness weather forecast, coming
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frein was seen in bear township area on tuesday, and in light of this the township has decided to postpone, its 50th annual halloween parade and trick or treating. police are concerned that frein could use the opportunity to blend in with trick or treaters and make his escape. nearly two dozen people are hurt when an haunted hey ride overturn, it happened late last night at guns let haunted night ride in maine, authorities say that 23 people were injured when a jeep pulling a flatbed trailer missed a turn, struck a tree and jackknifed. two passengers were hurt bad enough that medical hell cooperator were brought into rescue them. >> there were a lot of people laying around so i don't know how they got off of the ride, if it was, you know what i mean, we really don't know, we have to talk to people. >> that accident remains under investigation, at this hour. and a bizarre, tragic accident at a halloween attraction in idaho. a teen performing as a zombie
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was struck and killed by a bus and guests thought it was all part of the show. eyewitnesses say the teen was running towards the bus when he stumbled and fell forward. he landed in front of the bus and tires and was run over. corn maz thee where that teen work will be closed throughout the weekend. and last week there was the blood moon, then came this, nasa captured this spooky image of the sun, on october 8th, as the the same day that the moon cast a glow over the earth. photo was made up of thousands of pictures taken that day, space agency says that the bright spots are markers of an intense, complex set of magnetic fields hovering in the sun's atmosphere. well, we are off to a chilly dry start this morning. >> why do they make everything so difficult, it is the man on the moon and he just showed up finally on our picture. >> i see. >> well, we are off, todd, to a much better start today. it was just not good yesterday
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and so many event were going on. i hope people were able to get out and support them even in that rain and that became that light mist as we moved in the afternoon but it is gone. we are looking at much better weather out here this morning. it is cool though, look at these temperatures. forty-seven in philadelphia. forty-two in trenton. forty-seven in wilmington. we have 31 in the poconos. so below freezing temperatures are on the map, much cooler to the north and west then it is to the south, in fact, so cool to the north and west that frost advisory started at 4:00 o'clock this morning and runs until 8:00 o'clock this morning. the this is for the the growing season up there. but when he we see a frost advisory you know it is cold and bring those pets in along with your plants. our storm scan three, take a look at this, all of the rain we saw out there yesterday, gone. we have a few remaining clouds. they are light, they are moving. they are heading in the right direction. they are heading out in the ocean and that is it. so we're looking for to temperatures that will be getting very, very warm on sunday. we will be find to go day,
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temperatures probably, not quite as high as the 70's, we will find them into the 70's by the time we get to monday, however, though so temperatures will definitely be warming up. our future weather, lets put this into motion and you can see a few clouds, by tonight 9:00 o'clock we do see the clouds moving in the your area and a you may encounter fog. i don't want to forget to tell thaw. if you are driving around expect with all of the precipitation we saw yesterday there is still that moisture in the air hanging close to the ground. now by tomorrow morning, at 11:00 o'clock this computer model says we could be dealing with some showers, some clouds every place, tomorrow, and by 2:00 p.m. still a few scattered light the showers around here and then we will pick those showers up, throughout the afternoon, late afternoon, should be drying out. now a lot of the models are saying we will not find any showers on tuesday, this one, says that we have been but many others say we have not and then by wednesday, thursday we have a better chance so watch the the jet stream and watch that cut off area that little dip well to
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the south, and that is going to be that wednesday, thursday, timetable and while the temperatures are warm around here that is an area of disturbed weather that could be bringing us a couple of showers by the time we get to that wednesday/thursday time period. in bermuda three to 5 inches of rain out of fey, a tropical storm, likely to stay a tropical storm and not the a hurricane but still it is a windy, not such a great start the two day in bermuda we have temperatures in philadelphia at 64 degrees. sun returning. shore 65. cool, nice day up in the poconos at 58 degrees this morning. 64 degrees with winds out of the north and east at five to 10 miles an hour today, sunsetting at 6:26. temperatures tonight dropping to about 50 degrees and slightly cooler in the outlying area. noticing temperatures though, they are mild this week. we have got 68 degrees tomorrow, with a chance of some showers, tuesday, may remain dry and close to 80 degrees. by wednesday, 77, and then thursday 71 degrees.
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friday and saturday at this point look nice. so it is a comfortable temperature wise, week coming up and a beautiful day to day, todd. all right carol, thank you. two crooks went through trouble to steel from a familiar willly dollar store this week, so much trouble that the crime is hard to believe and good for police it is all caught on camera. drew has the story you'll have to see to believe it. >> they thought they had a great plan but it didn't really work out for them. >> reporter: it was an elaborate plan hatched by two men pretending to be customers. they don't appear to know each other n this video from the family dollar store in the north freeway but police say that is part of the plot. >> eventually, he crawls under the shelf and his buddy comes by and restocks the shelf. >> reporter: watch as one of the men began to remove boxes containing garbage bags with employees still inside the store. then goes on to the shelf and second suspect carrying a shopping basket puts the
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boxes back covering up his partner in crime. >> i didn't want to alarm the employees. >> reporter: sergeant haney says man who restocked the shelf bought paper plates and candy and left, and culprit lying and waiting on the shelf, stayed hidden for nearly two hours as employees, closed the store. >> pretty big sacrifice on his part. >> reporter: after lights went out it ways time to make a who have but it was short lived because he instantly tripped the motion sensor on the security alarm, got spook and bolted out back door empty handed. >> it is mind boggling why they went through all that and didn't grab something on the way out. >> reporter: regulars at the north houston store. >> that is crazy. oh, my god. >> reporter: they are glad to hear that the criminals got nothing. >> i would put nothing past criminals nowadays, nothing. i know that if you have have it, they will get it the. >> reporter: police say this is proof that out smarting the system isn't as easy as it may seen.
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>> it is comical and it is funny, it is one i'll remember for a while, ill will's guarantee you. >> that was drew reporting. police believe the the two men were using walkie-talkies back and forth and right now they are still on the loose. a taylor swift gets some exciting news, the award she's getting and how she's making history, coming up next. plus more trouble for amanda bynes the the bizarre bear that landed her in a treatment sent they are weekend. girl's letter goes viral coming up why this 12 year-old is calling out a major sporting goods store over their cata
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troubled actress amanda by nes checked into a treatment center in los angeles. the news comes just hours after binds went on a twitter rant accusing her father of sexually, verbally and physically abusing her as a child. tweets were soon deleted. tmz reports that the actress has been placed on a psychiatric hold. and taylor swift is billboards magazine 2014 woman of the year. she has been on the billboard 160 times and snagged seven times, and reportedly best selling digital music artist of all time. this is taylor swift's second billboard woman of the year award. she's first to receive that object or, twice. a 12 year-old girl from arizona calls out dick's sporting goods protesting what she says is a lack of girls in its catalogues. the basketball player wrote a
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passionate letter that her father tweeted and now it is making rounds on twit her this weekend. tram my has the story. >> i am writing about the matter that there are no girls in the catalogue. i think that girls should be treated equal willly as boys. >> reporter: mckenna peterson is reading a letter she sent to dick's sporting goods. >> there are in girls in the catalogue. sorry, is there a girl in the catalogue on page six sitting in the stands. >> reporter: as a basketball player and fan, lack of women sends the wrong message. >> we're not the scene as good enough to be on the floor on the court, playing. >> reporter: girls like mckenna look up to succeed full women and days of omission should be long gone. >> we get to run for government, we get to vote, we get to drive, we're able to leave the house without a man being right behind us. we get to go out in the world and make changes. >> reporter: and change may be coming. her father, 12 news sports
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news journalist chris peter somebody tweeted out her letter and it was retweeted 2,000 times and got at tension from dick's sporting goods. mckenna got a call with the woman from the company. >> she will work on it next time, there will be more girls in the catalogue. >> reporter: women says she will keep in touch with mckenna and most importantly the 12 year-old just made some big waves for all young women. >> girls should keep in their mind i can do anything, i can be a famous basketball player, i can be a a star reporter, i can do anything. >> that was tram my reporting. mckenna a also e mailed dick's sporting goods a hard copy of have that letter and they hope they keep it to remind them have have their female clientele. coming up next on "eyewitness news" this morning, safety concerns and another arrest in the high school hazing scandal. what the community is doing today to show their support for the victim. also ahead, a flight attendant accused of disrespecting an army ranger
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and too day, it is sunday
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october 12th, good morning, i'm todd quinones. the meteorologist carol erickson is on the cbs-3 sky deck with eyewitness weather, carol. >> much better day out here today todd then it was yesterday, we got rid of the rain, finally and we are left with sunshine and it will be a beautiful start to the day. the finish will also look nice. i think we had better half of the weekend, weather-wise, going on today. temperatures are cool though as a result of these clear skies, they have been allowed to drop, and we have in bethlehem. we will start from the bottom of this speaking from the the bottom up, 36 degrees, it is 43 in broomall. dover 47. pennington is just 40 degrees this morning. forty-six through center city philadelphia storm scan three notice no green other than base map. no precipitation. beach clouds that will be moving on through and they are not a lot of them will but they will be gone. forty-seven in philadelphia at the the airport but look to the north. allentown 36. and, the temperature, in the poconos this morning, is
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31 degrees and that is one of the reasons, in fact, main reasons we have a frost advisory out there. it started at 4:00 a.m. and runs until 8:00 o'clock this morning and it is a cold start to the day in a number of locations. our finish will be milder then yesterday, yesterday our high only got to 57 degrees, we have had that rain, we kept clouds all day long, it was just a terrible looking day and today, completely different, much more comfortable and the temperatures become much more comfortable as well in the eyewitness weather seven day forecast which i will show you coming up. let's run the clock on the future weather and all we see are a couple of clouds by the time we hit 9:00 o'clock tonight. what do they mean? we will check that out with the eyewitness weather seven day forecast, todd? >> all right, carol thank you. developing right now police are offering a reward for capture of two brazen bank robbers, thieves held up a td bank in radnor township. it happened at around 9:00 yesterday morning at the branch located on the 200 block of east lancaster avenue and investigators say that the
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robbers pointed guns at tellers and demanded some cash. >> placed all of the staff in the rear of the store, in the safe area, and then flee down a local street. >> reporter: officials did not release exactly how much money was stolen, police though are offering a $7,500 reward, for any information, leading to the capture of those suspects. k-mart shoppers bad news is the the latest company to confirm a data a breach, k-mart says an undisclosed number of credit card numbers were stolen during a month long data breach of its payment system. k-mart does not believe any names or social security numbers were obtained by the hackers. this data theft at k-mart is just the very latest in the string of breaches a at big retailers including target, michaels and home depot as well. seven football players face sexual assault charges over alleged hazing rituals at a new jersey high school. six students from sayreville war memorial were taken into
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custody friday, seventh student turned himself in yesterday. the entire football season has been canceled and now parent are seeking lawyers. cbs news correspondent jericka duncan has the the story. >> reporter: friday police charged seven students with crimes ranging from aggravated sexual assault to aggravated criminal sexual contact. prosecutors say that the alleged hazing incidents happened four separate times last month, and each case, one or more of the students charged allegedly held a victims begins their will while the others touched victims in the the sexual manner. earlier this week school board votedded to end the season until the investigation is complete, governor chris christie expressed his concern about the the allegations before the students were charged. >> the idea that kind of conduct could be permitted, fit is true, is absolutely unacceptable. >> reporter: but football hazing controversy has divided a community, that takes pride in the program that has won three straight titles in the
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last four years. john davids doesn't think the district should have ended the rest of the season. >> if you punish somebody, punish individuals, not all of the kids. >> reporter: this father feels differently. he has two daughters in the school district. >> we have to protect our kids. that is what we pay our taxes for in this town. we have to watch over our kids. >> reporter: assemblyman john wisnieski represent sayreville and understands outrage on both sides. >> i understand the and their both parents have but let's make sure that the anger is properly direct. it should be, direct at the students who caused this. it should be directed at the the coaching staff that allowed this to happen. >> reporter: prosecutors say the teens charged will be appearing before a family court judge but no hearing has been scheduled. sunday night hundreds of people from the area, plan to attend a vigil in support of the hazing victims. jericka duncan for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". take a a look at this, a search is on for a prankster who threw a smoke bomb in the restaurant in new york
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city. eyewitnesses say suspect dropped out, from under a metal subway great, along the sidewalk, and threw the canister into a cluster of outdoor tables. smoke sent diners scrambling for fresh air, no one was seriously injured. more than a thousand people rallied in missouri for another day of protests over police shootings. marchers gathered in downtown st. louis, winding their way through the the streets that were soon to be crowded with baseball fans that were attending the national league championship series. organizers are calling this ferguson october, and planning four days of protests over the august 9th death of 18 year-old michael brown, who was black and unarmed. they are also demonstrating for 18 year-old von derrick myers, shot and killed this past wednesday night. the his parents say he was unarmed when he was gun down by an off-duty police officer.
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u.s. airways is trying to track down a u.s. arm a i special forces solder after passengers said a flight attendant refused to hang up his jacket. albert marley was on board a flight from portland to charlotte when he asked a flight attendant if he could hang up a uniform jacket to keep from it getting wrinkled. according to passengers in a harsh tone the flight attendant told the solder that the service is a railable only to first class passengers and refused to let other passengers who volunteered switch seats with him. >> she got belligerent with him. i offered to change seats with him. this man has had many deployments, marks on both sleeve he didn't deserve what he got. >> passengers are rallying around the army ranger saying he deserves an apology, company officials say they are investigating this complaint. search is over for a little dog, stolen during a
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burglary in july. it is now back with its owner. chichi and owner nia corea were reunited on the 1500 block of broad street. "eyewitness news" in north philadelphia a barber shop employee purchased a dog from a student and contacted corea, after hearing about her stolen dog. chichi was taken from her home on west girard street during a burglary and corea is happy to have her dog back. >> it was tough, like i said, i didn't know what to do and i had had to lay low because i didn't know if the people that had her were man enough to hurt her so i didn't know if she was being taken care of. >> things like that, but i just kept faith, i knew would i get the her back. >> chichi was not harmed by the the burglars and they are still on the loose. and on saturday dog lovers, turned out for the the eighth annual, paws, mutt strut. "eyewitness news" at the navy yard there. paws is philadelphia's largest no kill shelter, the event raises money and awareness for
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paws efforts to save philadelphia's homeless, abandoned and unwanted animals. organizations in south philadelphia team up for a tote drive to help residents stay warm this winter. "eyewitness news" at the 20th and second and tasker where volunteers collected coats and uniforms. items will be distributed to children in the community. those who contributedded received free ticket to the universal soul circus and a 76ers game. a celebration in philadelphia to mark and important milestone, it is 50th anniversary of philadelphia's sister cities relationship with florence, italy. a special ceremony was held at the the italian market. mayor nutter joined the the deputy mayor of florence, to renew the sister cities agreement. and, calling on chocolate lovers the academy of natural sciences is the place to be, chocolate, the exhibition is now opened at drexel university, the exhibit traces the origin of check late as a unique tropical rain forest
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plan to the sweet treat that we enjoy today. check late the exhibition runs through january the 24th. and a different kind of exhibit at the audubon butterfly garden, new orleans, being on display. and, and, visitors are flocking to try delicacies, including few of the cricket and wax worms to dip in cascading check late. there is a coffee made with bug legs and meal worms and fudge with crickets and marsh in mellows. you cannot leave without trying the cricket. well, to each his own, i guess. it seems like summer just ended but halloween is right around the corner. parents are stocking up on candy and kids are getting anxious to dress up as their favorite characters. but is your child's costume safe? as three on your side consumer reporter jim donovan explains,
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checking a label may not be enough. >> trick or treat. >> reporter: it was halloween 2,000 zeo smith was dressed as a princess but when her costume came too close to the candle. >> i remember looking down and seeing fire all around me, flames. >> flames to ball have of fire was so fast, by the time i got to her she was engulfed. >> reporter: costume she was wearing was recalled but she lives with the physical and emotional scars of what happened that night. >> i'm just hoping that maybe we could help other people, not have to learn the lesson the we we did. >> reporter: while halloween costumes must meet flammability standards that does not mean they won't burn, watch as underwriters laboratory sent several costumes on fire using candles and lighters. this princess costume ignited right away, in 42 seconds the the whole dress was engulfed in flames. the package had a big warning the on the front saying choking hazard but the words keep away from fire were small and on the back.
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this army uniform packaging said it was flame retardant but still lit up and burned quickly. well, consumer products safety commission recommend parents look for costumes that say fire resistant that doesn't mean fireproof. in addition to and and materials is made of be be sure to choose well fitting costumes that are not too big and biloy and keep them away from any opened flames. reporting for three on your side, i'm jim donovan. well, imagine 200 floods a year, new jersey shore could experience just that, coming up next, the urgent warning about sea levels on the rise. and we're drying out for saturday's rain but there is more ahead in the seven day forecast, carol tell us all about it the when "eyewitness news" contin
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>> you you know, some people may find it the great, were you up late last night so we're glad you are up early with us this morning too, todd. yesterday as you know we saw rain and the clouds, today, we will see sunshine. temperatures will be getting maybe five to 7 degrees warmer then they were yesterday but the whole day will feel, completely different. thinks your classic, crisp, fall day on tap for us here. we have had some chilly temperatures out there though, looking at the poconos at 31. allentown 36. reading 38 degrees. it is in the 40's, 47 degrees at the the airport in philadelphia, 45 in in millville. still a very will cool, start to the day, and there is that frost advisory in effect for the growing season, to the north, and that is up in the poconos where we're finding that frost advisory until 8:00 p.m. this morning. if your plants are in, your pets are in. we are looking at storm scan three right now, notice a few clouds, looking very closely and they are nothing much to pay attention to they will be moving out and we will be left with a really nice day.
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the visibility just because of the rain that we saw yesterday, we have some fog around, and reading has reduced visability 1.7 miles of visibility this morning, allentown and poconos just 3 miles and may encounter these farm fields where we will find moisture and the plants, also add to go that, thaw will be find something low level fog this morning. our weekend's better half is here. high pressure is here as well, temperatures today will be getting into the 60's so it looks really really nice and then we will be getting very close to the 70's as we move on to monday, and then by tuesday we could be at 80 degrees. now, our future weather, put this into motion, nothing really to talk about tonight, 10:00 o'clock, the eagles game is on, we're looking at a few clouds to the south but it will be dry, by the time we get to first thing tomorrow, do we see at noon time, a shower, as this computer model says it is possible. it says another one still may be around by 3:00 o'clock in the afternoon on monday. and then as we go towards
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monday night, they have become very light, and one or two computer models thinks there could be something on tuesday, perhaps, but i think mostly what you'll notice on tuesday is how warm it is around here. we will find these temperatures, again, close to 80 degrees, and tuesday afternoon, off to the west will there be a shower, that is possible and then we will just keep it unsettled and that is because of the big dip in the jet stream, the the cooler air is center there as a cut off low and that could be triggering those showers by the time we get to thursday around here but notice we're in the yellows and that means that our temperatures will be mild, at the end of the week. the the cool nights though, boy, they are really changing these leaves especially to the north to the poconos and we have a high change, right now, moderate change, through the lehigh valley and a low change around here. if you are driving around, or walking around, 64 for philadelphia today, shore 65, sunny and breezy in the poconos, 58 degrees, it is beautiful in every location, and it seems like especially beautiful after a day like
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yesterday. 50 degrees mostly cloudy to, partly cloudy to mostly cloud a weeze go through tonight and then on monday we are looking at temperatures that will be getting to 68 degrees, with clouds, and a shower around, tomorrow is columbus day, a lot of people have the daze off. by tuesday, almost 80 degrees, and wednesday, 77, and do we get a shower do we get a thunderstorm by thursday 71 and as we cool out the the rest of the week but keeps it the very, very nice out there. you know, there is a new study, there are always new studies but here is another one and it is producing a dire scenario for eastern seaboard, in the the future, and that could be courtesy just because of some changing temperature profiles. and a study by a non-profit advocacy group says the rising tides will be leading to increased flooding. 12:11 p.m. right on schedule high noon and high tides in the atlantic city. but more than sea water and shells are washing up in this one encroaching tides a just
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released study by union of concerned scientistness many glossy pages, it predicts a tripling in the number of high tides flood in the year in atlantic city from 30 now, to 90, and then to 240 floods a year, in 30 years. >> if i had a home at the shore i would be concerned bit. >> reporter: jim everwine knows the ocean, the retired national weather service speaker and current absecon emergency manager agrees the ocean is getting taller. pass rise mapped up on the on paper. that is sea level. >> that is amount of sea level rise. >> reporter: he is not so convinced about the study's look the at the future. >> people putting out they predictions are not sure what will happen. >> reporter: no one argues with the fact of the past that in atlantic city tidal flooding has increased five times since the 07's and it is now rising three times the global rate. two reasons for this: see level rise, up 15 inches in a hundred years. and sin sin king barrier island. they hope people can and will build up.
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in the just living units the but roads too. >> every time the tides are high, we have floods. >> we have time on our side. >> reporter: expert everwine agrees with the high tides study to use that time to make changes in how and where we live along the the coast. and, those recommendations of course, include flood proofing, homes, neighborhoods, infrastructure and a reducing or restricting, development, in areas where you might be, finding some of this increased flooding and the study, of course, will be getting a tremendous amount of attention. i'm sure everybody is at the shore saying, um, because also one-third of the u.s. population lives in coastal counties, so a lot have people will be paying very close attention to this one. todd? indeed they will be, carol, thank you. time to check the roads and highways lets go out to ann evans in the cbs-3 traffic center, good morning, abe. >> good morning, todd. we are looking at the pretty bridge this morning looking at the lights there this is philadelphia side. we have that construction heading this to philadelphia,
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two right lanes are closed due to construction. so far no delay though. since we're in the general area the bridge looks good, if you are taking bridge to the white horse pike, route 30, we have an accident eastbound at somerdale road in somerdale and right lane is block and we have a down pole and wires, as well. also, around the area arch street is off to the right of the screen and that is closed between second street and fourth street to the olde city festival. that is latest from the cbs-3 traffic center i'm ann evans now todd, back to you. all right, ann thank you. still to come on "eyewitness news" the giants are in town for their showdown with the eagles, leslie van arsdal has a preview ahead in sports. we will be right back
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that's the healing power of vaseline. eagles time fame before the bye taking on bitter rivals from up the new jersey turnpike giants in prime time and birds looking to stay on top of the division. here are the giant arriving the at the team hotel, they are on a roll winning last
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three games by an average of 35 points. they trailed birds by a game in the division, lots of bad blood between both teams, so you can expect this team to be very physical. >> they're on a roll, we're on a roll, two division teams that got history and they know each other well. >> just a game. >> anytime you face a division team it is always an important game, and they are playing good football. they are winning games, winning in different ways. always talented. they have good players. we have to play our best football. >> we will get you ready for nfc east battle at 11:30 this morning, joining beasley reese, me and 94 wip morning she to set the stage for the big game tonight. beasley reese will chat with cbs-3 contributor shady mccoy. orange and black still looking for their first win of the season. while flyers wore their alternate uniform the the same ones as in the winter classic, claude giroux passes, to have
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the one to nothing lead. second period flyers on the power play, wayne simmonds, incomes down the the rebound off vinny lacavalier his second goal of the game. three to knock flyers. then in the third, it just fell apart. montreal taking advantage, they scored three goals in seven minutes and 352nd to tie the game, and so we will get to the shoot-out. in that shoot-out ray emery, cannot make the save. flyers fall to zero and three for third straight year, four-three the final. college football home coming weekend for temple taking on tells, second quarter owls line up for a field goal, nope, just to connor riley who takes it for the score. a math the math rule is pump. pj lawson drops back, takes a hit, throws it, to fitzpatrick for the 30-yard score and temple takes the lead for g walker throws a screen pass to thomas, gets a block, and then, he is gone. temple moves to four-one for the first time in four years, 35-24 is the final. penn state visiting
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michigan, playing the first prime time big ten game in the big house and nittany lions are coming off a bye week, wolverines need a win, zero and two in conference play for the first time since 1967. penn state trailing by a point christian hackenberg drops back and find hamilton making a a nice catch right there. nittany lions take the lead. late in the game, penn state the down by three hackenberg sacked on third down, wolverines would score a safety and beat penn state, 18-13. sixth ranked villanova hosting rhode island, wildcats kevin taking the hand off and he is gone, 31-yard run and it is 23 to nothing in the second quarter. john robert son with another four touchdown afternoon, right here, he will connect with gary underwood that is a 16-yard school. villanova wins easily 44-21 for their fifth straight victory. they have scored 40 or more points in five consecutive games which is a school record. to soccer abe a must win for union facing columbus at p
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pl park. they had a two goal lead with 15 minutes left to play and unthinkable happens. columbus scored three goals in ten minutes. they have the the game winner right there the crew ends the union's playoff hopes with that three-two win. that is all for sports i'm leslie van arsdal have a great the day. and that is it for "eyewitness news" at 6:00 here's what we are working on for seven. this runner will be taking part in the major marathon today, wait until you hear his inspirational story. and, also ahead, 110-mile an hour wind whipping up a furious sea, we will tell you where thinks bearing down. we have no storms here. our carol says we are in for a nice day. our forecast and more when we
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and we will begin with some breaking news, health care worker in texas tested positive fore bowl a it is the same hospital where country's first ebola victim was treated and then later died. we have learn more about this new case. and also, our other top story to day is developing at this hour, a brazen bank robbery on the main line, the search is on for these thieves who pointed a gun at the teller. and today it is sunday october 12th, good morning, i'm todd quinones. meteorologist carol erickson is on the the cbs-3 sky deck with eyewitness weather, carol. >> it is beautiful out here. yes, it is chilly, you will need a coat if you are out but
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sky conditions could not be any better and day is shaping up to be absolutely perfect. unlike yesterday when it was a double d, it was dreary and damp all day yesterday. we've got fabulous conditions today. lets take a look and see what we have right now. we've got temperatures in the 30's. 39 degrees in pennington, dover is 47, broomall is 43. but bethlehem is 37 degrees. so we're bookending those numbers with those temperatures in the 30's and we're definitely finding them to the north as well. storm scan three, if you see a included out, it is just an absolutely really, nice looking cloud, it is, interesting, they are placed against powder blue sky and it is a gorgeous start to the the day. 47 degrees in philadelphia, 43 in trenton, 46 in wilmington. 35 degrees up in allentown, it is now you 32 in the poconos and that is 1 degree warmer then it was last time i check with you. thirty-eight in the reading area, so these temperatures are definitely c

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