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investigationness to allegations of improper conduct by numerous c.b. west football team members, and the the failure of the coaching staff to presently supervise activities, i believe this swift and firm axis absolutely necessary. he continued, our inquiries determined that students new to the team were expect to participant in several initiations that were both humiliating and inappropriate. the the most personally invasive activity required a rookie to grab another player's private parts, while fully clothed. these initiations took place in front of the most team members. i want to be clear that these activities did not result in physical harm, but were not harmless. players who did not direct willly participate but witnessed and failed to report the activities, also violated the code of conduct. now final two games of the season were canceled, tomorrow night's game begins cb east,
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was to be their annual home coming event. this incident, comes in the wake of a season suspensions and arrest at sayreville war memorial, high school for locker room hazing and sexual assault, of four football players by their teammates. beasley, thank you much. well, there is breaking news right now police say two aircraft have collided in midair at fredrick municipal airport in fredrick, maryland, that is about 50 miles from the nation's capitol. about 150 miles from here in philadelphia. the details are still coming in right now but there are reports that a helicopter and a small plane collided, and our sister station in baltimore, wjz reports there are three people dead and two others are at a nearby hospital, we will have more information, on this accident, as it becomes a railable on "eyewitness news". we're also following a developing story this afternoon a possible case of ebola in new york city.
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a doctor who recently return from west africa is at bellevue hospital with possible symptoms, and meanwhile, amber vinson a dallas nurse infect with ebola has been declared virus free. relatives say she will be moved out of isolation. also the hospital where winson was infect said its revenue and patient rolls have plumeted, since the ebola out break. hospital and first responders around the area have been ramping up for any potential ebola cases a and today camden county had a speciale bowl training session with any equipment to guard begins the the deadly virus. health reporter stephanie stahl, shows us the new protocols. >> gloves are first line of tea fence a to guard begins ebola. paramedics and hazmat crews had a i havety briefing so they know what to do, if they are called to respond to a suspect case ofe bowl. we want to make sure that they are prepared and we want to make hure that the entire community knows that we are being very pro active and very aggressive in making sure that
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they know what to do. >> reporter: camden county freeholder board sponsored safety training session for first responders. doctors from cooper university hospital providing the latest medical guidance, from federal health officials. >> the information is constantly being updated as we learn more, as the cdc issues new guidelines. >> reporter: demonstrated ppe, personal protective equipment used for hazardous materials. this is what they wear during with the suspect ebola case. >> because of the severity of the disease we're going to as over boras we can to make absolutely sure that we protect our first responders and our health care workers. >> reporter: once all of the gear is on it is taped in place so there is no chance body fluids could penetrate. >> i think that there is not enough information out there. we have never dealt with this situation before in the united states. i think that there is on concern out there and reason to be afraid. >> reporter: 2950 camden county first responders participated in that special ebola training session today,
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where they also learn the best ways to safely put the equipment on and take it off. they are taking every precaution, very seriously. >> and that can be a break down when they are taking that off and on, very important good stephanie, thanks. also developing right now former philadelphia traffic court judge is facing corruption charges. this case, was brought by philadelphia's district attorney after the state's attorney general cast lean kane declined to pursue it. "eyewitness news" reporter walt hunter is live at police headquarters with more, walt. >> reporter: judge is thomas seen tynes and she surrendered with her attorney first thing this morning, on charges of corruption that were investigated by a philadelphia grand jury. it is way more than just a beautiful piece of jewelry this bracelet shown by district attorney seth williams is allegedly a bribe, accepted by former philadelphia traffic court president judge thomasseen tynes. >> it is a $2,000 tiffany
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charm bracelet. the the bracelet that judge testimony ynes for promising special access to a businessman who said that he was seeking an exclusive and very lucrative government contract. >> reporter: according to this grand jury present. , tynes actually toasted the gift giver having no idea he was a confidential informant recording video and audio. >> the businessman spelled out, what he wanted, and the judge promised to deliver. >> reporter: state attorney general's office originally investigated tynes and four state legislators who are not facing any charges. however, when kathleen kane took office she declined prosecution, the cases a said to be botched and dead on arrival, the district attorney replied, however that when he i am paneled a grand jury four months ago they found plenty of evidence with which to charge tynes. >> this investigation was not
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dead on arrival. it is definitely not over and most certainly moving ahead with a full head of steam. >> she's an inspiration to many people. it is her proudest day, best day, no, of course, not but not her last day i promise you that. >> reporter: now tynes was arraigned a short time ago and expect to sign her own bail and go free. kathleen kane's office decline comment. meanwhile four state legislators remained under investigation by the philadelphia grand jury, but again, as of right now no charges filed against any of them. live at police headquarters, walt hunter, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". a wet start the to the day. are clouds sticking around. that business to change. meteorologist kathy orr is live on the skies deck with what is in store next, kathy. >> we have paid our dues with the rain, and the win, and the clouds and now skies are trying to brighten, the sun not going to win out today, but it will tomorrow. take a look at storm scan three, strong storm system
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right now, just to the south of cape cod and nantucket island pulling down moisture from new england, new york, and a few renegade showers lingering through north jersey but it is clouds and wind. we will than dealing with for the rest of tonight. take a look at these peak wind gusts, philadelphia last hour gusting to 35 miles an hour, poconos in wilmington, 30 miles an hour winds, allentown, and atlantic city, 26 to 28 miles an hour. the those gusts will continue into the evening. temperatures just as cool as they were yesterday at this time with the clouds and the wind and the poconos a chilly 44, the normal high is 64, for this time of the year and will make it that warm tomorrow. this evening just expect some damp dreary windy weather, temperatures in the 50's and pretty much staying there right through the 11:00 o'clock hour. we will slowly be clearing it out. coming up with that seven day forecast we will talk more about the sun and a warming trend that we all deserved, get red of the fleece and get back maybe men to shorts.
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i'll see you later in the broadcast. >> i'll bet you, thank you very much. canada's parliament reconvenes after 24 hours after a deadly shooting rampage in the nation's capitol. we are learning more about the suspected gunman, and as chris van cleve reports from ottawa the parliament's ceremonial head of security is being hailed a hero. >> reporter: thunder us cheers erupted in the parliament for sergeant at arms who killed the gun man who opened fire inside the building on wednesday. >> this video, shows kevin victors with his gun drawn after taking down a suspect. prime minister steven harper thanked the police veteran and shook his hand. earlier officers on high alert true their weapon and arrested a man who got too close to the prime minister. harper was laying flowers at war memorial where gunman first opened fire killing 24 year-old nathan sirillo at point blank range. police released video shows suing peck getting out of his car with the gun and witnesses scattering before he he opened
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fire inside the parliament building. officials say a at least 30 shots were fired before the gun man was killed, law enforcement officials showed three two-year old michael zehaf bibeau, officials say he change his name after convert to go islam. he traveled to the united states at least four times including twice last year, when he crossed in minnesota by car. sources tell cbs news that the suspect had his passport revoke because he had been in contact with someone in syria. possibly somebody with links to isis. he also had a long rap sheet that included charges of assault, robbery and drug charges. >> the investigation is ongoing and will rapidly determined if bibeau received any support in the planning of his attack. >> reporter: bibeau's mother said she spoke to him last week for the first time in five years. she apologized saying she's crying for the victims not her son. chris van cleve, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". police are trying to figure out what cause add a driver to loose control on the pennsylvania turnpike in montgomery county overnight. that crash, killed an 18
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year-old and injured four others in the same car. police say, michael graham of norristown was killed and car he was riding in crashed in the tractor trailer. investigators say cars driver lost control, hit a guardrail the on the westbound lanes in white marsh and then spun into the path of that big rig. still to come on "eyewitness news" at 5:00 a new focus on perimeter fencing after a maryland man makes it on the white house lawn. we have new details about his criminal past. a apparent flyers fan armed and dangerous, wanted for robbery and carjacking that is caught on camera. looking for best seats, this fall's biggest events, three on your side jim donovan will help awe void ticket scams, when "eyewitness news" continues. there are 211 lawyers in congress. but not one electrician. so here's a bright idea. donald norcross. a union electrician for 30 years... in the state senate, he stood up for working families and he'll stand up for south jersey in congress.
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police in atlantic county are investigating a gruesome crime after a teacher found a cats and kittens burned to death. discovery was made outside an elementary school in pleasantville. "eyewitness news" reporter syma chowdhry has more. >> reporter: gruesome discovery may just feed away from elementary school in pleasantville, janitor found the charred remains of a cat and three kittens in the staff parking lot of washington avenue elementary school tuesday morning. >> feels very disturbing and that people would do such a thing. >> reporter: parking lot is located behind a vacant home, faculty members say they noticed foul odor for past week or so and assume it was coming from the dumpster. >> horrible smell, that those of us who park back here
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noticed. >> reporter: what they have discovered is horrifying, this is a picture of the remains of the animals, it is so graphic we had to blur it out. police believe cat and kittens were burned alive on the spot. last year, a i am lar incident involving another animal took place near the same area. >> it is, terrible, that somebody would have the mentality to do something like this to an innocent animal. >> reporter: pleasantville police chief jose ruiz is an animal lover and outrage by the incident. he wants to catch the person responsiblees specially if he or she is a child to prevent future violent crimes. >> what is going through that child's mind to do this and what could it lead to. >> reporter: school is now combing through surveillance video for past few weeks. police are also working with the atlantic county spca. >> it is just horrible. i think somebody will know that this had happened, but whether they will talk i don't know report report reward is
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offered for this case. if you have any fur call pleasantville police or atlantic county spca. both are on cbs philly.com. we will have much more coming up at 6:00. live from pleasantville, syma chowdhry for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". we are learning more about the the background of the latest, white house fence jumper. dominic of maryland was unarmed when he made it over the fence last night. he is now in custody facing federal charges. secret service used dogs to april prehen him. records show, he was also charged with unlawful entry at the white house complex in the late july. >> secret service got right was deployment of manpower, it was defense and dogs to prevent the fence jumper from getting too close to the white house and certainly not having to use lethal force good last month, 42 year-old army veteran omar gonzales made it into the white house, past guard and staircase leading to the first family's private
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residence before he was stop. secret service has since added temporary barriers at another layer of protection. still to come here tonight, new in flight safety video that some are calling epic. and then smoking idea or just pour taste, babies dressed as marijuana leaves for halloween and that is not
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well, at long last the rain did finally move out, for the most part this afternoon. what is going on now. >> the the wind. >> what about it. >> wow. >> bad hair day. >> yes. >> that is right. >> outside, like wow. well, that wind will persist, long after the rain is gone, so majority of the rain gone, perhaps a few spotty sprinkles this evening but the wind is going to persist. it will be an issue tonight and at least breezy tomorrow. take a look outside we will go to the poconos jack frost big boulder, little reflection on the camera, sun break go through the clouds in the poconos. we're at peak fall color there. if you want to get out, it is a great, looking weekend to do that. our live neighborhood network takes to us middletown ship high school, cape may, courthouse where temperatures only 52, northwest win, now at 9 miles an hour but look once again some breaks in the clouds, so many places will see sunshine and blue skies, before sunset. the silver lining. storm scan three we will continue to see that area have
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low pressure reach, well into the delaware valley, from well off the coast of cape cod, bringing in the clouds, bringing in a few sprinkles, but in between we have some clearing skies, that will be the trend as our storm moves away. doppler estimates from the storm are really impress any of ocean county near brick township and toms river where they pick up over 3 inches of rain there, inch or so in philadelphia. temperatures have really run the gamut this week, tuesday 70. yesterday, 58. today 57. that is our little bit of our mid week weather ruth and our temperatures are on the way up. we are on the up winning for rest of the week. right now in philadelphia 57. same in wilmington and dover, and 44, and, 53 degrees, and allentown, the wind, and, and allentown gusting, and gusting to 29 in philadelphia. twenty-six in the poconos. and, as well. so, storm progresses toward
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the north and the east, we will continue with these breezy conditions into friday, wind gusting to about 20, maybe even 25 miles an hour but nothing like today. high temperatures will respond to northwesterly wind and warm a little bit in the 60's. saturday another pleasant day with fair weather high pressure to our south and then little bit cooler for sunday once this front moves through it knocks temperatures down two to 3 degrees but still plenty of sunny skies. after that we will see very big warm up during next week. overnight gradually clearing, chilly. any kind of win with these cool temperatures will have a chilling effect even they we are not talking about wind chill just yet. for your friday sunny, still breezy, north westerly wind and looking at temperatures in the mid 60's. on the exclusive eyewitness weather three day forecast, saturday 68. sunday cooler. 64 degrees. breezy ape pleasant and no rain, in the for a while. we will look at that seven day forecast next half an hour with kate, in the meantime we will be bac
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first place in the afc west is up for grabs tonight in denver broncos take on the san diego chargers on thursday night football. game is critical for millions of people play fantasy football every week. cbs news special correspondent megan alexander joins us live from the mile high, city, hi megan. >> good evening to you, beasley. no one candy any popularity of the fantasy football. if you don't play, you know someone who does. and tonight's game between broncos and the chargers is a fantasy football delight. two of the nfl's marquis
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quarterbacks, payton manning and philip rivers take the field in denver tonight. broncos and chargers fans will be glued to every play. and so will many of the nation's 32 million fantasy football players. >> i'm watching because it makes me more interested in the nfl. >> reporter: fantasy players draft a team on line before the season and decide to play each week. >> as you ten to follow your different players and, be a general manager on your own, to keep the team together. >> reporter: jessica and a mike, are hook. >> it is objectes is i havely check our apps, like every five minutes. >> reporter: and it is big business. fantasy sports trade organization estimates web site app revenue is over $2 billion. depending on the league, players can win from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars. most of the fantasy players we spoke to expect manning and rivers to put up a ton of points tonight. so does nfl network analyst michael irving.
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>> two good teams playing good football, crashing and crashing. >> reporter: irving plays himself but time super bowl champion admits he scored more points while he was an all pro receiver. >> that is one thing i win. >> reporter: there should be plenty of happy fantasy players tonight but on the field only one team will take the top spot in their division. and going into the game tonight broncos are coming off a big win and, of course, payton manning breaking brett favre's rorrer. broncos seemed unstoppable but only home game that the broncos lost last year was to the san diego chargers. philip rivers and chargers are hungry for a repeat win tonight in denver. beasley, back to you. >> all right, thanks megan. kick off time 8:18. the pregame festivity begin at 7:30, right here on cbs-3. it looks like a great one. >> maybe best one so far. >> absolutely. >> explosive game tonight, looking forward to it, thanks,
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beasley. coming up a bizarre twist in the search for eric frein, man who police say killed a pennsylvania state trooper. hear from his look alike, who says he is been stopped more than 20 times by police. also how do you get a combat ship in the water, see dramatic unusual launch of the navy's new vessel, it is great. new at 6:00 message one mother hopes everyone will hear, how she's using her own lost in an effort to save lives this flu season. health reporter stephanie stahl shares h ryan costello went into politics. in 2001, doctor manan trivedi joined the marines. trivedi served as a battlefield surgeon in iraq.
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costello served himself by voting to raise his own pay. and while trivedi cared for patients in pennsylvania, costello gave millions in government contracts to his campaign contributors -even as he cut funding for child abuse prevention. in congress, only trivedi will do what's right for you. i'm manan trivedi, and i approve this message.
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i'm jessica dean, we are following breaking news at 5:30, remainder of the football season at central bucks west high school is canceled because of hazing allegations. all members of the varsity and junior varsity coaching staff have been suspended pending further investigation. a man is hospitalized in new york city with symptoms of ebola. cbs news has identified that patient as doctor craig spencer, he works for doctors without borders and recently return from west have africa. a former philadelphia traffic court judge is facing corruption charges, and authorities say thomasseen tynes accepted jewelry from ab undercover informant in exchange for promising special access to a businessman, kate?
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jessica, things are clearing out as we speak across the area, and will they clear out enough they will see partial solar eclipse in 15 minutes or so, we will have more coming up. also your weather headlines, sunny stretch and then big warm up next week tuesday and wednesday but we will talk about a big chill waiting in the wings just in time for halloween, all in a bit. for now chris back over to you. well, manhunt for the pennsylvania state -- at alleged pennsylvania state trooper killer eric frein has proved to bees specially difficult for one man in the poconos. he says he has been mistaken for frein at least 20 times. james fully of the area walks to work most days. since the search for frein began he has been stopped by law enforcement officers and questioned at least 20 times. at first he says he didn't mind but last week he says, law enforcement the went too far. >> silver unmark suv, pulls up, driver jumps out, pointing
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a rifle at my head, ordering me down to the ground, constantly demanding what my name is and knee buried in to my back. >> fully says he went to the hospital after that incident because he was in pain, and discovered he had bruised ribs. >> police in philadelphia need your help finding a suspect wanted for a carjacking and robbery. this happened at a shell gas station on the 6200 block of north broad street. police say suspect in the flyers jersey asked the driver of a white toyota corolla for a ride. police say driver and his passenger got out of the car when that suspect pulled out a handgun. search is on for two men who robbed a wine and spirit store in brewerytown. this happened, early this month in the 2500 block of west girard avenue. men armed with handguns demanded money from the registers and the safe, they took off with an undetermine amount of money. if you have any information, call the police. we're less than two weeks from election day and nation is watching hotly contested race in new jersey's third
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congressional district. "eyewitness news" new jersey reporter cleve bryan is live in bordentown where governor christie joined one of the candidates on the trail today, cleve. >> reporter: chris, historic diner is one of the places governor christie came to during his to successful campaigns and he wants to make sure republicans hole the third district but don't rule out democrats, they have been keeping it close. >> we're glad you are here. >> reporter: when reaching out to voters by phone or greeting lunch crowd in the busy tinier, republican tom mcarthur and democrat amy bellguard are sprinting down the final stretch of the campaign for third congressional district. joined by governor christie on saturday, mcarthur is trying to retain a seat republican party has held for 20 out of the last 22 years. >> steaks are high, our country is going in the wrong direction and we need people that can get us going in the right direction. >> reporter: mcarthur is a former executive and mayor in morris county who moved south to pursue the third district
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seat. bell guard is a lawyer raised in camden count hoy has been a burlington county freeholder for last few years. >> knowing issues that are important to the people here in the third district is what it is all about. that is real contrast between myself and my opponent tom mcarthur looking to come here and buy himself a eat in congress. >> reporter: in september stockton college poll showed them in the dead tie but monmouth university pole in october shows mcarthur with the ten-point lead. while they are different on the affordable care act and social issues both say that investing in the joint base maguire dixon lakehurst is a top priority. >> to me it is not about parties but about the people. >> i have real world experience creating jobs and i think that is a big difference. >> reporter: this midterm election is call the most expensive, in our country's history. we are live from bordentown, cleve bryan, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> cleve, thank you. dozens of volunteers converged on a block in north philadelphia today to rehab the homes of seven lose income
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homeowners. this is all part of the strategy to revitalize old neighborhood. reporter cherry greg of kyw news radio has details. >> reporter: today is johnny's lucky day. >> i felt like i hit the lottery and i never played. >> reporter: she lived on north marshall street for more than 40 years. >> it is all about family. it is all about community. it is all about togetherness. >> reporter: today johnny and six fellow homeowners will get new floors, a fresh coat of paint, and a end to leaking roofs. >> i'm just so blessed that i'm getting ready to cry. >> reporter: emotion comes thanks to rebuilding, together philadelphia, with spearheads a block by block rye revital policy that uses volunteers and donated materials to keep neighborhood, looking good and folks like john any their aging homes. >> we do this because of the need is enormous, families of four make less than $24,000 a
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year, and they just don't have resources to invest in their homes. rebuilding together philadelphia allows these families live in states and healthy homes. >> reporter: once today's repairs are complete it will represent more than 1300 volunteer hours and the impact in stabilizing this community is priceless. it will mean a family of community stays together. >> rebuilding together. >> reporter: in north philadelphia, cherry greg, kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". well, it is mural arts month in philadelphia, mayor michael nutter and other city officials dedicated a new mural today. "eyewitness news" was there at martin luther king rec center at 22nd and cecil b more, the mural called staircasees and mountain tops ascending beyond the dream depicts the critical role that doctor king played in the civil rights movement in in america. well, we're right in the heart of rush hour right now,
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we are seeing pretty typical delay so far, all over the place, we will start off at 95 at girard. we are seeing taillights slowing up a little will bit more out bound toward center city. otherwise out on 202 at 29, a typical jam here as he well, thinks a southbound jam heading from this point jammed at 29 all the way up towards 401. so far out in new jersey, route 41 closed in runnemede at black horse pike your alternate to get around there is just take evesham road and accident in bucks county trenton road atwood born road expect local detours around there majors slowing up quite a bit 422 westbound slow from 202 into oaks, about a 12 minute trip there and schuylkill expressway heading eastbound from the blue route in the vine street expressway about a 25 minute trip there currently no problems on september, new jersey transit or dart and currently no delays at philadelphia international airport. chris and yes, sir contact back to you. >> thanks very much. still ahead an inn flight safety video unlike any you have ever seen.
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we will show you most epic safety video ever made. babies dressed up as marijuana leaves, that is not the only halloween costume that is raising some eyebrows this year. whether it is a sporting event or fall concert three is on your side to help awe void ticket scams, kate. >> we are seeing clearing skies, across the area right now, breezy and chilly but sun returns tomorrow and looks like it will stick around for quite sometime, we will have the seven day
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well, if you are looking to buy a plane ticket you might want to wait until the weekend. new analysis from airlines reporting corporation, finds the best day to buy a particular is sunday, they say that fares then are then 50 to $100 cheapers and highest prices, they aro seen on monday and friday. well, now it is time to check your philadelphia job market report. >> "eyewitness news" jobs expert steven greenburg is here with more. >> reporter: effective networking will increase your chances of finding a new job. one of the biggest sources of new hires is from candidates who networked their way in to a company. anywhere from 20 to 80 percent
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of hires are said to be from networking. we know in pennsylvania there have have been 700,000 new hires reported in the past three months. locally for job seekers there is no shortage have of networking groups across the philadelphia area. organizations like philadelphia after work, hold organized networking events regularly. they are also organizations and networking events for specific industries. another way to network is by reaching out to the five most successful people they know and ask for advice not a job. be specific, when describing their skill set and career goals. provide a list of job titles and employers as examples of what they are looking for. make it easy for their network to help you. being specific is memorable, i'm steve greenburg for
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and macarthur opposes a woman's right to choose backed by a group that would outlaw abortion even for rape and incest. for us in the real world, aimee belgard. aimee will fight for equal pay and protect a woman's right to choose. aimee belgard's on our side. i'm aimee belgard and i approve this message.
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listen very carefully. >> that is air new seal happened's air safety video created with the help of the team behind the hobbit thrilling. it even includes a few appearancees from members of the cast and crew. yes, right there in the cockpit. >> more fun. >> you have to keep peoples attention. >> right, right, right. >> well, halloween, we know is just around the the corner and there are new costumes for kids, that are not going over very well, with some. it is a california company, selling this marijuana leaf costume. they have also come up with a design that looks like a cigarette. most parents, who see this say they are not big fans, the company that makes them say that they understand. >> we kind of necessity that on people are not going to be a hundred percent thrilled witt but it is halloween. >> well, another hot design right now is the ebola hazmat containment costume.
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well, at least a couple of those look warm which you may need and looking at long range forecast. i will show new a few minutes but it does look like it will get mighty chilly right around halloween and first weekend of november but in the meantime we have great wet tore look forward to. we can see clearing here looking the atlantic city, it has been a windy, chilly day but skies clearing, cloud starting to break. we will take you through time lapse, at greenwood school here in philadelphia, chilly 51 degrees. we had thick cloud cover and trees blowing in the wind and now, seeing a few breaks of blue sky outside. lets take a peak at storm can three which shows circulation around this nor'easter, massachusetts was hardest hit as far as rain and strong gusty wind up and down the coast. we had decent rain here in new jersey. you can see mess of the showers have started to fizzle and now clouds are breaking up across the area just in time for a partial solar eclipse which is happening right about now, clouds are looking too thick for us to see it, if you
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get a picture, send it to us here at eyewitness weather, don't look directly in the sun, solar eclipse never a good thing. you want to either use camera or solar eclipse, if you have one. peak wind gusts to day pottstown got to 30. doylestown 29. reading 29 miles an hour, just a blustery cold day with temperatures averaging about 10 degrees below average for this time of the year, feeling more like mid-november take, then late october day and it is still chilly right now. 57 degrees at the airport. we have pair of five's in reading, pair of four's, chill any mount pocono. not a great temperature. fifty-three atlantic city. fifty-five in wildwood. current winds are still strong northwesterly as had storm pull as way. 20 miles an hour sustain wind at the airport. 24 miles an hour in allentown and 14 miles an hour right now in reading. what to look forward to as we head in the day tomorrow we have a pressure gradient. we have high pressure building in low pressure moving out. anytime we have two different pressures close to one another
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creates this funnel effect. you will feel a stiff breeze again for tomorrow temperatures in the 60's, better day but blustery in, to saturday wind relax as high pressure gains a foot hold but we have another cool front sweeping through saturday night and sunday will be breezy again but more sunshine and highs where they should be in the mid 60's. what i want to show you is as we move in the long range watch the jet stream heading in to sunday. still on the chilly side and big ridge in the jet stream where you have big ridge and nice and warm. nice and mild, tuesday and wednesday next week, well above average. temperatures in the 70's. i want to keep your eye on this batch of arctic air and watch what it does as we head through next week. strong cold front into halloween friday and then saturday and sunday, not this weekend but next week even, down right cold and in fact, some information i know it is early some information say we may not make it out of the 40's either day. hopefully that modifies we will keep you posted but looks like some big swings in
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the temperature as we move through the next seven to ten day. gradual clearing, chilly, 47. tomorrow sunny, still breezy but seasonal at 66. you're witness weather seven day forecast, beautiful fall webbing end, saturday nice, sunday breezy but please an. machine looks good. take a look at that warm up, 70's on tuesday and wednesday and enjoy it while we have it before that big chill that lurks in the winds tries to make it in from the following week even. lets mention something really excited about launching soon our eyewitness weather watchers program. if you love watching weather and weather tweak like we are we'd love to have you on our team sign up at cbs philly.com/watchers. we will send it back over to you at the desk. are you planning to go to a concert maybe a big sporting event sometime soon? these days consumers have more options then ever forgetting their tickets. >> sure do but this are some ways we can get scammed. three on your side consumer reporter jim donovan has add rise for fans seeking the very best seats. the world series is in full
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research whether they are the real deal or those sellers are scammers. >> that is something in the pit of your stomach you are there, ready to go. >> it happens quite often people that don't buy tickets frequently. you have to use extra caution. those people that are more savvy know how to buy. >> great tools. >> they have great tools available. >> thanks, jim. still ahead on "eyewitness news" tonight an opera great returns to philadelphia. >> ♪ >> it is today's eye on the arts we will take a spiritual journal which kathleen battle. our pennsylvania pat ciarrocchi sits down with the legendary soprano superstar, next. in cases of rape,pposes aborin cases of incest,ions. and in cases where the mother's health is in danger. no woman should be forced to carry a pregnancy from a rape. mario scavello sponsored a bill to force women to have
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real housewives of new jersey star teresa gui dice has been ordered to serve her jail sentence for orange is the new black facility. they announced she he she will be assigned in danbury connecticut and must report there january 5th. she was sentenced to 15 months in prison after pleading guilty to bankruptcy fraud and conspiracy charges. her husband joe was sentenced to 41 months.
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the track list for hunger games is now out, singer, lord tweeted news saying people on this sound track are true heroes, you will be mind blown. artist his who contributed include, grace jones, kanye west and, of course, lordes. the album releases november 17th a few days before movie hits theaters november 21st. >> eye on the arts is sponsored by the arts in philadelphia. >> tomorrow night at kimmel center a true superstar of opera, kathleen battle headlines a concert honoring philadelphia's pivotal role in the under ground railroad. >> "eyewitness news" was given rare access to rehearsal an a opportunity to learn how kathleen battle shapes the music and how the the music shapes her. pat ciarrocchi has this eye on the arts. >> ♪ >> reporter: kathleen battle's high notes just seem to linger in the air. >> ♪ >> reporter: even in rehearsal for her evening of spirituals at the kimmel center friday
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night you can hear battle's heart in her work. >> there is not a spiritually ever heard that i didn't want to make my own. i may not of sung it but it lives within me. >> reporter: opera super star came to philadelphia early this week to meet with renoun jazz piano player cyrus chestnut, and, work with the philadelphia heritage carol. spiritual and readings write a narrative tracing african-american freedom. >> first song i sing is lord how come me here i wish i was never was born. that is a powerful statement to make, gripping spiritual. >> reporter: philadelphia is deeply tied to the underground railroad helping some 40,000 slaveshto find freedom. the spirituals tell the story. >> when you are in one spirit you inn happen that it space. if you string those together, yeah it could be heavy on your heart. >> reporter: at rehearsal battle was helping the correspondencal reach for spirited, it is an art.
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>> it is one thing to say, you know, just a play on your heart, but another thing to say little david play on your heart, hello david play on your heart. >> reporter: kathleen battle brings her voice and her spirit to the underground railroad evening of spirituals friday night. for tickets, go to the art in philly.org, pat ciarrocchi, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". what a voice. >> tremendous talent. >> wow. >> that is "eyewitness news" at 5:00. at 6:00 we've got breaking news allegations of hazing and now the day before home coming, a powerhouse high school football program will in the play for the rest of this season. plus this $2,000 tiffany necklace center of corruption charges against a former philadelphia judge, kathy? in weather we're talking about some breaks in the clouds but the winds persist so when will the sun return?
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we will take a look at that plus a warming trend in that seven day forecast. my decision not to vaccinate and i have to live with that. >> a mother's message she lost her teenage son to the flu and new she wants to make sure no other family has to endure that kind of loss. she shares that story tonight with our health reporter stephanie stahl on "eyewitness news" at 6:00. breaking news right now, game over. allegations of hazing, lead school officials at central bucks west high school, to cancel the rest of their football season. >> for a long time cb zest in doylestown was well known to have a powerful, football program. >> our sports director beasley easies live from the cbs-3 sat center with more breaking details, beasley. >> reporter: superintendent of schools david when the sell suspended cbw football season because of a hazing incident, that occurred, during team building activities in
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preseason. head coach brian henzel and the entire coaching staff has been suspended. hazing went unreported until october 14th. c.b. west is one of the more decorated, programs in the area, ledgendry head coach mike petin won four pennsylvania state titles in the 90's and his son mike petin junior played at c.b. west and is now the head coach of the cleveland browns. the school's superintendent sent a letter to the community, were in part our inquiry, determined that students new to the team were expect to participate in several initiations that were both humiliating and inappropriate. the most personally invasive activity required a rookie to grab another player's private parts while fully clothed. these initiations took place in front of most team members. i want to be clear that these activities did not result in physical arm, but were not harmless. players who did
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