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donuts off of route 222, across the pike, three other wreck cars, a multi car collision, that left two dead, and two separate cars outside dunkin' and nine others injured. by early afternoon the charges came down, against the truck driver. >> he is in custody. he is being charged with two counts of homicide by vehicle, nine counts of aggravated a assault, while driving. >> reporter: fifty year-old steven bernier is also facing charges of manslaughter, reckless driving and careless driving. bernier, whom authority say is a license truck driver for a recycling company lost control 6:30 this morning. >> the defendant started work this morning at 1:30 in the morning. must have been tired, causing him to dose off, when he woke up, he laid on the brakes.
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>> reporter: northern berks patrol officer robert woods junior was in the dunkin' donuts drive through where he heard crash and pulled around to find the aftermath. >> i came around the building and i saw two vehicles with the tractor trailer, i called tonight to our dispatch center, coordinated the response to the emergency units to the scene. >> reporter: officials say that quick call helped them get here quickly and a assess the scene and lead to charges against that tractor trailer driver. no names on the deceased just yet, we do know five victims were taken to reading hospital, and another four were taken to st. joseph's hospital. as for bernier he is a registered sex offender and will appear in court for arraignment later on this evening. we did reach out to the company for comment and they have in the gotten back just yet. we are live in berks county i'm justin finch for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> justin, thank you. breaking news right now chopper three live over a house on fire in kenneth square, chester county.
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the fire on north union street has reached two alarms. so far there are reports of one injury from smoke nal will lacing. we are told that the flames broke out at 4:00. we will follow this story a and bring you updates on line on cb. philly.com. fire fighters rescued five people from a car that ran off the road and plunged into a pond in delaware. this crash happened off of route one at southbound exit to the christiana mall. chopper three was over that scene as the car was pulled from the water, and police say there were five people inside, they were all hurt but all are expect to survive. the cause of the crash is under investigation. well, a person was killed last night in this fiery crash on the new jersey turnpike and it involved three tractor trailers. this is cell phone video taken by an eyewitness immediately after the crash. it happened around 9:00 in the northbound lanes just north of exit number eight, in cranberry township. state police are still investigating.
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bundling up against brutally cold temperatures, "eyewitness news" in haddonfield camden county, shoppers, in their full winter weather gear today and they are going to need it tonight as well. meteorologist kathy orr is live on the sky deck, with the first check of a frigid forecast, kathy. >> it is still very cold outside, and it doesn't take much wind to feel that wind chill, in the teens and 20's across the delaware valley. we are still looking at a clear sky but wind are still gusting to 20 miles an hour. on storm scan no issues with precipitation, just extremely cold, dry, air. winds out of the south right now at about five to 15 miles an hour and those wind will continue into the night time hours. right now it feels like 23 in wilmington. twenty in philadelphia 19 in allentown and trenton. in the poconos it feels like 13. for the rest of have this evening we're talking about temperatures in the lower 30's. the wind will continue out of the south becoming westerly ten to 15 miles an hour and wind chills in the 20's. with a gust of wind, comes
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across your face, boy it feels even colder then that. coming up, we will talk about a better day ahead, and then a brief cold blast, before warm, windy and wet weather, move into the delaware valley but at least it will be warm, that is a look at what we're this store for, i will be back with the forecast later in the broadcast. >> we have that going for us, kathy, tension very much. our bitter blast coverage continues with meteorologist justin drabick live with the cbs-3 mobil weather lab at the frankford transportation center, justin. >> good evening, chris. that is right we're in the middle of the arctic blast but good news is tonight the wind is not as bad but nonetheless here, frankford transportation center, it is a cold place to be. it is rough waiting for the bus tonight. see septa buses line up, people are dressed for the cold temperatures and hats and gloves. not the best time this evening with these chilly temperatures but guess what, it was much worse earlier this morning. >> our cameras were out in upper darby delaware county at
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the start of the morning commute, a bone chill wait for commuters and as cold is historic. today we tied record in philadelphia for coldest morning on this date, a frigid 20 degrees. imagine having to work in the cold all day like nancy benson a postal carrier. >> waking up in the morning and we're talking about record low temperatures you have to be out in. what do you wear? >> layer, layer, layer, yeah, you say it will be in the 30's, definitely long johns and sweater, another shirt, this, gloves. >> reporter: but if nancy a had to make a choice would she rather work in the heat wave or arctic blast. >> i like that question. below freezing. definitely don't like the heat. there is no where to go, in where to stop. >> reporter: we also caught up with dot workers on frankford avenue in philadelphia. keeping busy helps them stay warm but not an easy job on a day like today. these middle schoolers tell us they didn't dress warmly enough. >> i have to wear two pairs of gloves, my hands, if they get
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cold my whole body gets cold. >> reporter: so is what behind extreme cold? an unusually large drop or dip in the jet stream across much of the u.s. allowed arctic air to move southward. that big change in jet stream really brought cold air throughout the entire u.s. here we are with the mobile weather lab still checking in right around freezing and that temperature has been rock steady all day long. sunnies not able to help much. reporting live from frankford i'm meteorologist justin drabick for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> from evenings stream cold to extreme snow in buffalo, new york the snow is piling up, 6 feet so far, more snow expect there tonight. the ferocious lake effect storm has killed at least six people, three of them from heart attacks. 132-mile stretch of the new york throughway remains closed and many road crews have simply given up. >> plows can no longer plow the snow. there is so much snow it is like plowing a brick wall.
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>> reporter: rescue crews spent the day trying to get hundreds of people stranded in their cars, out. you can track the wintry weather here at home. we have compiled a winter weather survival guide on cbs philly.com. it is full of useful health advice and links to resource toes help you deal with the cold. happening right now, two big announcements from the race for mayor of philadelphia, a state senator and former district attorney are the latest to throw their hats in the ring. "eyewitness news" reporter david spun t is live on independent mall with the details now, david? >> reporter: chris, in 25 minutes democratic state senator anthony williams will take the stage here at independence visitors center. he will greet supporters. meanwhile his new opponent former philadelphia district attorney democrat lynn abraham took the stage across town. >> for those who want to protect the status quo because it is safe and comfortable, i'm not your candidate. >> reporter: she will, and first female of mayor of
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philadelphia but former d.a. lynn abraham told a crowd of a few hundred that she's confident that heel take the it is is highest office. >> these people want true leadership. they are hungry for it. they have asked me to come and help them lead this city and i want to come and do that. >> reporter: she made the announcement at ben franklin institute telling supporters that she wants to see more business in philadelphia she wants more police training. she hopes to bridge communications between the mayor's office and members of the city council. across town as abraham took the stage, former city solicitor ken trujillo met with donors during a private lunch on the top floor of the bmy building. >> i bring a bold vision for philadelphia, vision that will include taking back our schools, taking back public education and providing an environment where all philadelphians can thrive. >> reporter: he says his top issue of the campaign is education, standing with trujillo former governor ed rendell saying even though he held the lunch for him he is
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not officially endorsing him yet. >> he has been raising money all over the the country. i have a high regard for him. >> reporter: also in the race former nutter staffer kerry gillan although she didn't have any public events today. lynn abraham smiled and insisted ed rendell would be standing next to her come primary. i asked him about that comment? he kind of smiled and said he doesn't know who he is standing next to in a few months. we will be inside williams out and have a live report at 6:00. live from olde city, david spunt, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> thanks much. fire fighters return to the columbus farmer market in burlington county today to put out hot spots left behind from yesterday's big four alarm fire. today parts of the market are actually opened, areas that weren't damaged. but even if a shop escaped damage, business is still affect because of reduced food traffic there we are told that this is normally the market's busiest time of the year. coming up on cbs-3
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"eyewitness news" a beauty queen found dead just days before competing in miss worlds. a local business gets a surprise delivery and police want to know why 90-pound of marijuana was sent to that closing store, we're live. new fall out for bill cosby as a former super model makes more explosive allegations against the comedian. see the exclusive et interest right in a live report coming up. three on your side has a warning before you toss out an old smart phone just because you deleted information, that doesn't mean it is gone forever.
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a delaware county business got quite a surprise. >> they received a delivery of 100-pound of marijuana our pat ciarrocchi is live in upper darby township where police are trying to track down the sender, pat. >> reporter: well, this delivery came in two parts, it was 60 pounds of marijuana yesterday, 30 pounds of marijuana today, and actually mark to the attention of someone who was unknown to anyone at this address. you are looking at 90 pounds of high grade marijuana. >> so, somebody is missing a lot of marijuana. in the streets of our community. >> reporter: it was wednesday when upper darby police got a call from the manager at city blue on 69th street, about a suspicious delivery, from california. >> he opened the one package and as soon as he opened the
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package he saw marijuana, called police, police went in and retrieved 60 pounds of marijuana. >> reporter: mar juan ace sophisticated packaging so a drug sniffing dog could not detect the ship. then, 24 hours later, 30-pound more, delivered by fedex, to the same clothing store, from this same address in california. >> we are now conducting an investigation as to the point of origin and also the name on the delivery slip. there is such a person on that slip. we are trying to locate that person as i speak too. >> reporter: police tell us that the name on the packaging has no connection to the store nor the store manager who is cooperating fully with the police. the street value of the marijuana $300,000. now, police tell thaws they have seen this kind of thing before, as a sophisticated operation where an individual tries to smuggle marijuana a through a legitimate delivery
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service, and at this time of the year perhaps even trying to hide it among who will will day packages. reporting live from upper darby, pat ciarrocchi, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". and, we have some big jams outside on the vine street express waste this afternoon. you can see right here, pretty much identical roadways in both directions. westbound heading towards the schuylkill or possibly 30th street station, you can see all brake lights and a string of headlights eastbound towards i-95 with slow go there. police activity here on the schuylkill expressway at the boulevard, the westbound lanes though heading toward king of prussia area seem to be doing better than eastbound lanes. pretty much jammed from this point up into the south street and heading toward center city a area butler pike closed due to an earlier accident. is there down wires and poles all a across the roadways, so your alternate to get around this road closure take this road. over on the boulevard, another accident, pushed over in the right-hand side or excuse me on the outer drive there southbound at somerdale
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avenue. watch out for police activity trying to get that cleaned up. rest of the majors jam 95 northbound from the vine street expressway to woodhaven road a a 35 minute trip there and 30 minutes on 202 heading out bound from the schuylkill expressway into route 30, chris and jessica, back over to you. people magazine announced this years sexiest man alive, coming up see if you a agree with their choice. >> the fall out continued for bill cosby. tonight entertainment tonight will speak exclusively with the new accuser the former super model janice dickinson, a live report from hollywood is straight ahead. >> is what a dog to do when scared to walk through a doorway. trend to go day unusual way one
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breaking news right now secret surface rested suspicious man outside of the white house, as spokesmen says a man from iowa had a rifle and ammunition in the trunk of his car nearby. the 41 year-old walk up to a white house checkpoint and told secret service quote someone told me to come there. he now faces gun possession charges. well, kathy a has just stepped in from the sky deck and you are still shivering, just a little bit. >> still feeling the cold. >> it still feels just as cold as it did yesterday. wind chills were in the teens yesterday, afternoon, today they are in the 20's but when it that is cold it doesn't
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matter. >> what is a few degrees. >> until it is 50 degrees it will not feel right. it will get there. we will see some warmer temperatures. this cold will stick the entire winter. we will snap out of it and fairly quickly. we will go outside and show you a beautiful night. some of the most beautiful sunsets are in the winter when it is really cold but it is not winter just yet. looking live at skies cam three from camden across the bridge from center city philadelphia a live neighborhood network takes as you cross the delaware valley to show you high temperatures for today. normally we should be around 50 degrees this time of the year. look at lumberton the high of freezing. girard college in philadelphia, freezing. dover air force base, 34. and, at avon grove high school in west drove, pennsylvania the high of only 34 degrees. in fill at official high is 33. so temperatures struggling will, where normal low temperatures should be for this time of the year. actually cold for some nighttime lows. here's some of the temperatures that we have reached this morning. some morning lows.
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these are the coldest since last february, the poconos 11. allentown 15. reading a new record at 17. trenton 19. georgetown delaware a new roark at 19 and in philadelphia we tied record of 20 setback in 1936. 1936 was a very cold november. on storm scan three you can see clear skies, lake effect clouds, and those snow showers, still going on, in areas south of buffalo, new york. now across the delaware val i we are looking at 31 in philadelphia, 33 degrees in wilmington. twenty's to the north and west but feels much colder, of course, with that wind but consider this it could always be worse. pittsburgh not so bad right now but chicago, 27, cleveland 33, little better there and minneapolis, 23 degrees. we are seeing some cold air, still lingering, but milder conditions are on the way. future weather shows during the day tomorrow, we will see a bit of the break, that blue which is very cold air lifting north for thursday. another piece of that arctic air returns for friday, you can see the blue but that is
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temporary. by saturday warms about backup, cold air goes well to the north and that will be the start of something good around here. overnight low of 29, during the day tomorrow, 43 degrees. more comfortable. on the exclusive three day forecast, we have that one blip of cold air coming back on friday but then we're on our way up on saturday and and it looks like we will stay there getting warmer. that is it for 39 day forecast, kate will be back with the warmer news next half an hou fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. everybody knows that. well, did you know genies can be really literal?
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more fall out for comedian bill cosby, nbc is now dropping its sitcom deal with the philadelphia native and netflix has scratched plans to premiere cosby's new comedy special.
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>> all of this happened as a former super model now comes forward with explosive new allegations against cosby. et's kevin frazier sat down exclusively with janice dickinson and he joins us now live from hollywood with the preview of that interview, kevin. >> chris, janice dickinson's claims of sexual boost at the hand of bill cosby has led to a fiery response from the comedian's lawyer but dickinson refuses to back down and is fighting back. >> i have to speak up and you have to be able to go in and just be brave and do it for all of the women that can't come forward. >> i want to talk to you about the response from bill cosby a's lawyer today, saying quote janice dickinson's story of accusing bill cosby of rapist a lie. >> well, that is from his attorney, it is not a lie and i can back it up. >> how are you feeling today, because as a woman, if these things are true, and you were raped, and people are coming
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out questioning whether you're telling the truth, you feel like a victim twice. >> no. >> i want to you hold on for a second -- >> the the loss of innocence that i suffered and these women out there suffer is why i'm sitting here today. i don't care about what cosby or networks or anybody says, i am, you will hear me. >> we spoke to janice today, we spoke to era ledge victim and here's the thing, troubling pattern of behavior has been allege by all these ladies that is seemingly consistent. if these a accusations meanwhile are false i hope there cosby and his legal team mount a very vigorous defense. we will have much more tonight. >> story unfolding now, kevin, thanks very much. kevin and nancy's interview with janice dickinson on et tonight, tonight at 7:00 right here on cbs-3. still to come on "eyewitness news" at 5:00 a beauty queen found dead just days before she is set to
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i'm chris may, here are the top stories for you, a horrific scene in maiden creek township berks county. chain reaction crash there involving a tractor trailer killed two people and injured nine others. police say that the driver of the truck steven bernier, fell asleep and then slammed into a line of stopped cars. he is now facing criminal charges. upper darby township business gets quite the surprise, a special delivery of 90 pounds of high grade marijuana a. police are trying to track down the sender in california. and we continue to follow breaking news right now chopper three is over a burning home, in kenneth square, chester county. the fire is on north union street, it is now reached two alarms. so far there are reports of one injury at the scene. kate? thanks, chris.
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good evening, it has been a very, very cold day i don't need to tell you that but we have more coal on the way. slightly warmer tomorrow, still well below average but we will call it warmer in comparison with today and yesterday. cold air for friday takes us right back to the 30's and then we will warm up into next week but it will turn wet sunday into monday as warmer air comes in. we will have in more details coming up with the seven day forecast, yes, sir contact. >> kate, thanks very much. buried, in buffalo. this incredible time lapse video shows the wall of lake effect snow that blanketed parts of the western new york. 6 feet of snow is on the ground right now but as cbs news correspondent jericka duncan people in the buffalo a area not in the clear just yet. >> reporter: it is not unusual for western new york to get 100 inches of snow every winter but buffalo area could get that much by the time this deadly four day storm is over. >> this is a historic event, i believe when all is said and done this snowfall may break
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all sorts of records. >> we are calling it winter storm knife in regard to the knife that cut through heart of erie county. >> reporter: reek will buried in snow are making it difficult for crew toss plow roads. rescue teams spent the day trying to get to hundreds of people stranded in their vehicles. >> we have 18 snowmobiles that are respond to go e ms calls, are responding to stranded motorist. >> reporter: niagara university women's basketball team was talk on their bus for at least 24 hours. >> the kids were great. they hung in there, trying to cheer each other up. >> reporter: more lake effect storms are expect to blast this area overnight with up to 5 inches of snow falling, per hour. residents are being urged to stay off the roads and hunker down until this deadly weather finally clears out on friday. >> people are also being advised to be careful, where they go, several people suffered deadly heart attacks while shoveling. another man was found dead in
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his car, and under at least 12 feet of snow. jericka duncan for cbs news, in new york. buffalo bills are now offering snow shovelers $10 an hour plus a game ticket to help clear their stadium for sunday's game against the new york jets. new 59:30 new worries over future of atlantic city. casino workers are protesting the planned closure of the trump taj mahal. as "eyewitness news" new jersey reporter cleve bryan tells us casino workers may not be the the only ones who are losing their jobs, cleve. >> reporter: chris, right now there are supposed to be more than a thousand workers walking from the taj mahal here to the tropicana both properties under control of karl ican, what they are concerned about as these people assemble and rally with think afternoon is having a say in their future. what many people are worried about is as atlantic city is right sized in their economy they want to make hure they have a significant say in those changes. >> we want to save the
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standard for atlantic city. >> reporter: employees of the trump taj mahal even if it becomes fifth to close here it is not worth giving up the fight to keep benefits to please billion air investor karl eye can. >> we come to work for good benefits. that is what these jobs came to the city for the. >> reporter: it is not just casino workers worried about outside forces controlling their jobs. governor's advisory commission recommend eliminating more than 100 positions in the fire and police departments, and possibly regional icing the force under a county structure like camden. >> in order to reinvent the wheel it is not necessary and it probably will cause them or cost them more to do so. >> reporter: police union officials say reducing public safety staff seems counterproductive if the goal, to attract visitors to atlantic city. >> if people hear is there less police in atlantic city your first thought will be my god, it will be less safe. >> reporter: even mayor don guardian could have a new report to propose to under a emergency manager to oversee city in addition toll finance
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manager the that the state has already put in place. >> i cannot hire, fire, give a promotion. the eye cannot write a check. i cannot sign a contract without his approval. so i don't know how much more authority you want to give to create another position. >> reporter: also today ceo for trump entertainment sent a letter to workers saying in order for taj mahal will to stay opened they in must drop their appeal, to have their benefits reinstated, otherwise, plan will go forward to close in december. reporting live from atlantic city, cleve bryan, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> cleve, thank you. president obama will unveil his controversial plan for action on immigration tomorrow night, and then travel to las vegas to promote that plan. the president made the announcement in a video posted on facebook today. president obama is expect to issue an executive order that could shield up to 5 million immigrants who are in the u.s. illegal willly from deportation. he will address the nation on the immigration plan tomorrow night at 8:00. cbs will carry it live.
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israeli security forces remain on alert in jerusalem day after an attack killed three american rabbis. worshipers were back praying again in the synagogue where two palestinian men killed five people, including those three rabbis. the men burst into the synagogue during morning prayers armed with the gun and a meat cleaver. israeli police, later shot and killed those two. in east jer year palestinians put up posters of the two men hailing them as mortars. two men are under arrest in the deaths of a beauty queen from honduras and her sister. bodies of maria joseal versace rag owe and her sister were found in the wooded area in honduras. they had been missing for several days. she was crowned miss honduras in april and was expect to compete in the miss world pageant in london next month. one of the suspects in the killing is sister's boyfriend and he has reportedly confessed. well, a long standing lawsuit against the the nfl is in the hand of the judge in
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philadelphia. former players, and the league, reached a multi million-dollar settlement, over the long term effects of concussions. but u.s. district judge anita brody threw out the initial settlement saying that 765 million-dollar wasn't enough to cover the thousands of former players represented. today, she heard testimony and will deciding whether a new deal is fair for all of the plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit. a final ruling is expect sometime in the near future. well, a new non-profit is working to tackle blight in philadelphia's neighborhood. >> that effort is also helping ex-offenders and the environment. reporter cherry greg of our sister station kyw news radio has details from west oak lane. >> reporter: they tear homes apart to put their lives back together. >> beautiful feeling now i'm proud on have what i do. when i go home my kids ask me how is my day. i gotting on positive to tell them. >> reporter: father of three carlo payne work with philadelphia community core.
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they hire ex-offend tours rip apart abandoned homes. >> i'm gaining job skills. >> reporter: former disaster worker greg taner started a few months ago to help blighted neighborhoods provide job training all while preserving the environment. >> we are basically sitting on a forest of lumber. >> reporter: state managers tell me that 90 percent of these materials which include wood, doors, cabinets will be reused and sold, but much of that will go right back into the community. >> thirty-five years in that house, we have been robbed five times. >> reporter: but today she gets a new security door and windows. >> which should make a significant difference in the security in my own home. i'm thankful. >> reporter: for payne these old homes means he gets a new life. >> it is just beautiful. everybody is working on the same thing and they want a change in their life for the better. >> reporter: in west other lake, cherry greg for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". and, some problems outside on the schuylkill expressway,
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at city avenue westbound, you can see pretty big jams here heading westbound toward king of prussia area little will situation causing some small delays over on the left hand lane there everybody is moving along great so far. for boulevard to belmont is where most of that delay is. press i typical for afternoon. over on i-95 at cottman slow go in the southbound lanes here. we are losing out that part of the right-hand lane due to ongoing construction. still heading toward center city. we can see brake lights toward that area here. over to the northeast philadelphia in the northbound lanes moving a lock slowly there as well. butler pike closed at skippack pike due to an earlier accident. down wires there and down poles all over the roadways as police activity on the scene. they have alternate todd get around there for now. chris and jessica, back over to you. still to come, the new sexiest man alive is named by people magazine. are you getting rid of the old smart phone? three on your side has a warning. you won't believe what was found on dozens of devices
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that owners believe they had deleted. dog who realizes he can deal with his fears as long as he does it backward, his name is caseo and now an internet superstar, kate. we have had another very cold day for mid-november but changes are on the way this bitter blast won't be around forever, we are talking about a warm up and rain moving back in the forecast after this stretch of sun and cold, i'll have the seven
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it is holiday season approaching, montgomery county residents. county commissioners dropped off gifts for toys for tots warehouse in horsham today. the marine core, coordinate ago this collection. the organization, says that donations are actually down from last year when toys for tots donated 34,000 toys, to 11,000 children. trending now an unusual dog with an unusual fear, it is working his way around it in an unusual way. and now he he is a you tube hit. caseo is scared to walk through a door way but he backs his way in. that is how he gets n his owner says when they moved in the new home caseo refused to go into any of the upstairs bedrooms except fortes and he
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always went in backwards. >> come up with this little genius technique of to overcome this fear and it works for him and it is awesome. >> caseo's owners have a theory, they think he is scared from the transition from the hardwood to the carpet. >> all right. >> check this out if only we could this be happy about snow, and maybe some have of you are. i know kids that might want to roll role around in snow. a adorable panda frolicking in the snow in the toronto zoo. we would rather be indoors but not this guy. he is all about it. look at that. you know, we're kind of i think i have seen people do that, just roll down the hill. >> if we had panda's fur all over us maybe it would be easier to deal with. >> if we were just warm all the time we would be okay.
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thanksgiving is just a little over a week away now and we want to know what you are thankful for. send your photos via facebook or twitter with the hash tag cbs-3 and you might just see them right here on "eyewitness news". super hero is named people magazine's sexiest man alive. chris hemsworth claims this years title will. he first captured the hearts of many as marvel's thor but sorry, ladies, the 31 year-old australian is already spoken for and married to a actress elsa and father of three. what do you think about the choice for sexiest man
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alive in talk to us at facebook.com/cbs philly. even us a tweet using hash tag cbs-3. well in, weather it is another frigid day across the region. we have started off with record tying temperatures, 20 degrees this morning at the airport and now our weather watchers are mainly reporting 20's all across the region. lets start off here 26 degrees according to doug faith in schwenksville and he sent us a picture of sunset this evening. it looks beautiful. not a cloud in the sky but boy, was it coal. a as we head further inner new jersey we will check with john sandman, 27 in vints town. humidity 50 percent. no rain, that is good news for today because it would have fallen as snow and we have also got this from kevin wilson 33 degrees. he said exactly what a mid-january night should feel like. o h, wait it is november? unfortunately it is. if you'd like to be a weather watcher sign up now go to cbs philly.com/watchers. you know what being in november, with this ridiculous cold we can expect some big
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swings in the in mercury and that is what we will feel as we head into next week. temperatures actually go above average for a couple of days. take a look at storm scan three you can see some snow falling in areas that don't need the snow, just south of buffalo they could get another foot to 2 feet of snow in some spots there as we head through the the day tomorrow with another round, of lake effect, temperatures right now in our area 31 degrees at the airport 33. in wilmington. thirty-three in millville. colder north and west sitting at 26 in allentown and feels a whole lot colder, still feels like the teens in allentown, trenton and mount pocono, right now feeling like 22 at the the airport. you need to bundle up here this evening. unis i and chilly is the story moving for the, tomorrow, we will get in the 40's. we are more than 10 degrees below average. this speaks to how cold this week has been, tomorrow will probably feel like a summer day for most of us as we we are 10 degrees warmer than today. heading in to friday we will see sunshine but it is cooler and then at day the high moves away, we will start warming process and as this area of moisture creeps in by sunday temperatures will really
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moderate. what i want to show you here is this area south of buffalo. watch what happens overnight and how this band just stays put over southern towns right true the day tomorrow. doesn't get here but snow is still falling, can you imagine, another 2 feet of snow on top of what they got and then problem with that is they warm up just like we do as we head in the weekend and that could mean major flooding forks that whole region as all that snow begins to melt. future wind speeds. lot direction here as well as we get in the day tomorrow we have a southwest flow bringing slightly warmer temperatures at least back to the 40's but then a weak cool front tomorrow night and watch wind becoming more northwesterly heading in the day friday, wind pick up. there is that northwest flow. friday another little setback. we will take one step forward tomorrow back to the 40's and then we will get pushed back in the 30's by friday. overnight mainly clear still very cold. 29 degrees. for tomorrow mostly sunny not as cold as 43 for daytime high and you're witness weather seven day forecast for thursday 43 degrees with some sun but we will head back to
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the 30's on friday at 38. we will try to scramble backup saturday, sunny day, sunday looks night. clouds build in high of 56 and that won't feel bad at all and then sunday night into monday, rain arrives, monday warm but windy and rainy and we will cool it down again back to seasonal temperatures next tuesday and wednesday, we will send it back to you at the desk. well, before you toss out your old cell phone, cyber security firm has a warning just because you deleted your information, the the data may not be gone forever. >> three on your side consumer reporter jim donovan has more on what the company found when they bought dozens of old phones on line. >> reporter: increasingly holding your smart phonies like holding your life in your hand, leading phone recycler says 130 million devices are discarded every year and may still be loaded with personal information. >> if you delete things on your phone they are not necessarily gone forever. >> reporter: christian hicks and jason of digital company bought dozens of phones on line and found many had not
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been wipe. >> we recovered photos, california entries, e-mails, text messages, financial information, pass words. >> reporter: with the special computer they can pull update a even information that was deleted off of a discarded phone. newer devices iphone and latest android will they arely delete information but older models may in the which is why he'll never throw away a smart phone. >> i personally keep them in a safe place. i keep my old phones in a safe place. >> reporter: unlike these he bought on line full of date for anyone to find. just because touch screen is broken and even if cannot be used doesn't mean data is gone. follow all of the manufacturers directions, to completely erase data from your phone. >> may just want to hold on to them. >> lock them up in a safe. >> now you have credit cards, everything on there. >> yes. >> something to think about. >> yes. >> jim thanks. >> that is why jim sticks to the rotary phone. still ahead how you can help kids with cancer and it
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a philadelphia non-profit is in the running for a big gift that could help hundreds of family dealing with medical crisis. >> ukee washington has the story in this weeks brotherly love. >> this charity has distributed more than $6 million for thousands of families, we met two of them at st. christopher's hospital. kailly cologne had turned five when she was diagnosed with cancer of the kidneys. her mother, rayna suarez took time off work but bills do not take a break. >> how willie pay my car, car insurance. without my car insurance i wouldn't be able to get back and forth to work. >> that means we have no income coming in and they fall behind financially. >> reporter: real estate developers chris mcelwe founded michael's way in philadelphia the charity pays an average of $3,000 in non-medical bills for needy families facing cancer.
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>> it has helped 80 percent of our families. >> reporter: including the family of four year-old sander, who has leukemia my mortgage, help me with my car payments, they have helped me with some of the utility bills. if it wasn't for them, you know. >> reporter: chris was inspired by his late brother michael a carpet her died of cancer in 1983. >> enduring that time he was always helping others, and it was just his way and that is michael's way. >> i wouldn't know where we would be at right now. >> reporter: michael's way raises money through t-shirt sales, donations and fundraisers and is a finally for nascar charity contest, the most votes, wins. >> if we win, we will win hundred thousand dollars for our charity, $100,000 goes a long way to help some families. >> reporter: chris takes in salary and neither does anyone else at the charity so they can help as many as they can. the voting end december 4th f you want to vote for michael's
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way or donate to the cause, find out how at cbs philly.com. i'll see you in the morning. i'm ukee washington, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". that is "eyewitness news" 59:00. >> at 6:00 an out of control tractor trailer causes a deadly crash in berks county. two people are killed, the driver of the big rig is facing charges, we are live with more on the investigation. plus outrage following the vicious attack on a camden county social worker, why one group believes the stab ago this left lea coleman fight forgo her life could have been prevented, kathy? one more cold night across the delaware valley, and it will ease, we will see temperatures warming backup, going above normal for a change but a few bumps in between now in the weekend, we will talk about that with the exclusive eyewitness weather seven day forecast, coming up. if you got to go, here's the place to do it. we will tell you about a local landmark garnering national praise for its public
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bathrooms. "eyewitness news" at 6:00 starts right now. right now at 6:00 mangled metal is all that is left behind after a deadly nine vehicle pile up in berks county. investigators say driver of the tractor trailer caused it all after falling asleep at the wheel and just moments ago, officials identified two people were killed in this crash. good evening, i'm chris may. i'm jessica dean. tonight the driver of that truck faces serious charges. dead liz chain reaction crash happened on route 222, near route 73, in maiden creek township, berks county. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is there, justin. >> reporter: chris, berks county d.a. tells us surveillance video taken from this dunkin' donuts helped them fast track their investigation into this crash. they say in seconds, it was
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clear to see that tractor trailer driver is at fault in this crash. dunkin' donuts cameras meant to record drive through today captured evident in the deadly chain collision. >> the video really de picked this horrific accident and it showed that clearly there was nothing other than the tractor trail their was responsible. >> reporter: the wreck spread across 222 in maiden creek township involves nine other vehicles and this recycling tractor trailer. the truck driver, 50 year-old steven bernier now faces a list of charges including homicide, manslaughter, and reckless driving. police say he caused a wreck that ended up at this dunkin' donuts at least two cars leaving the the store why hit. two people died. nine others hurt. their injuries said to be non-life threatening. responding officer happened to be a witness overhearing the crash from

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