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in philadelphia this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> right now at 11:00 o'clock, a fiery crash in an "eyewitness news" exclusive a driver describes how his car crashed into a home and set off raging blaze. >> watching weather. snow, sleet and rain all headed our way. we're tracking this and what it means for your day tomorrow. >> and stepping down. decades old allegations of sexual assault finally lead bill cosby to stay away from his beloved temple university and that is where we begin tonight. good evening, i'm chris may. i'm jessica dean. >> bill cosby was so committed to his alma mater that he became a fixture there. routinely speaking at graduation ceremonies. but tonight all of that has changed. "eyewitness news" reporter todd quinones is live at temple university with reaction to his resignation from the board of trustees. todd? >> reporter: jessica, the wage of the mounting fire storm apparently was just too much as
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it has collapsed an iconic philadelphia connection. he was face of temple university. cosby' advertise here run deep speaking at graduations motiva motivating future generations. >> a lot of people look up to him. so does he have a great impact on the students. >> reporter: cosbys legendary relationship with temple came to an abrupt end. new claims. now more than dozen women claiming to have been drugged and/or sexually assaulted by cosby over the past several decades. the 77-year-old philadelphia nay tough resigned from the board of trustees of temple university writing in a statement... >> reporter: cosby has never faced criminal charges and he has denied all the allegations but the most further complicate how students we talk to feel about the scandal and cosby himself. >> when everything was coming
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out i was that's not true it can't be but then seeing him resign from temple and everything now i'm just like, oh, is this true? >> understandable he had to resign from temple, um, you know, bring all the attention to what this university. >> according to temple's website cos we was a member of the board of trustees for academics and served on the board for 32 years for its part temple leased a statement saying --, >> reporter: a change.org petition drew more than a thousand signatures urging temple to cut ties with cosby. the petition was created last week by cary potter mccormick. we talk her monday night after he resigned. >> i'm happy he isn't going to have a continuing relationship with temple. >> reporter: which is bee was on the board of trustees here since 1982. reporting live tonight from temple university todd quinones cbs-3 eyewitness news. >> todd, thank you.
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just last week the university of massachusetts cut ties with cosby had was the co chair of its fundraising campaign. cosby received maste masters and doctoral degrees from u mass and was a major donor in the past. >> breaking news at 11:00 o'clock. camden county police are searching for this missing boy tonight. 10-year-old nazir william. he is from camden's parkside neighborhood. he went missing today from his home on ormond street. he was last seen wearing a blue uniform sweater, tan pants and black sneakers he was also carrying a blue and green book bag. if you have any information on his whereabouts tonight, you're asked to contact employees. the clouds and showers are moving out. rain, snow, and sleet are taking their place. meteorologist kathy orr is tracking the all outside on the cbs-3 sky deck. kathy? >> chris, you know what today is. today is the start of the meteorological winter. today's high temperature 65. so it didn't feel like the but
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by tomorrow it will. take a look at storm scan3. the temperatures are falling and we are seeing a little bit of i would say wet snowflakes or flurries mixing in there especially through the lehigh valley otherwise just main al few sprinkles to the north and west of the city and to the south and to the east. not a lot of precip tag out there just yet. cold front is moving through. it will move northward through the region again tomorrow. when the temperatures are cold and that is why we'll see a wintry mix before change over to rain. right now in philadelphia, 43. 38 in allentown. 39 in reading and only 30 degrees in the poconos. to the south and east it is warmer but look at the cold that is coming. columbus 29. st. louis 28. so a lot of cold air that will move toward the delaware valley. we'll watch this area of low pressure move back northward as warm front tomorrow bringing that precipitation before a change over to some warmer raindrops. here's a look were to expect. tomorrow some snow and sleet in the poconos. snow to rain in the lehigh valley anding treatment northern
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and western suburbs and mainly rain through philadelphia the i-95 corridor to the south and toward the east. so tomorrow morning when you wake up a little bit of precipitation expected. but i do think as the day gets going, we will see more in the way of that wintry mix to the north and west. and some rain through philadelphia south and east. we'll time that out for you coming up with the seven day forecast when i joan you inside. >> kathy, we'll see you then. thank you. and you can stay a step ahead of the weather when you download the commodore barry philly weather app for your phone or tablet it's a good time to do it. you can find it on i tunes and google play. >> developing news right now. two people are being treated at local hospitals after this house fire in west philadelphia. crews battled the blaze tonight on media street. senior old was taken to chop with smoke inn hame laying. a second vick testimony was transported but in unknown condition. also developing now, police on the scene of a hit-and-run also in west philadelphia. we've learned a mail victim is
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in critical condition with head and up term injuries and police are looking for the driver of a volvo stationwagon who fled the scene. >> we are hearing exclusively tonight from the man who accidentally drove his car into his own townhome in delaware. that crash triggered big fire and did a lot of damage. the driver was cited late tonight but told our david spunt it was the result of a simple mistake. >> reporter: crews have been out here since 1:00 o'clock this afternoon. they're not going anywhere any time toon soon. it is a very active scene out here. people lost their and tire homes in just minutes. i spoke to one man who says 30 years of memories were gone just like that. the video tells a terrifying story. and now the man who says he accidentally started it all told "eyewitness news" he's sorry about what happened and he's lucky that be a live. >> we lost everything. it's all gone. >> reporter: the man still had ashes on his hands as he told us
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he intended that back the car up to go shopping. but instead he drove forward. >> the car hit the gas, gas meter and exploded report roar the fire quickly spread next door. that's where brian archie's family lives. >> hopefully we're able to salvage some of the stuff in the house but that's a lot of tough gone. >> reporter: crews were still cleaning up late into the evening. police say another neighbor suffered minor spoke inhalation and will be okay. >> we live here more than their years. all good memories. >> reporter: says losing everything he owns is painful enough. but to know others lost their homes hurts him even more. >> it's very sad but luckily nobody is injured. everybody is safe. me and my wife and all the neighbors. >> reporter: the delaware state fire marshal estimates the damage to be at about $300,000. the red cross putting up people in hotels. the fire is being ruled as accidental.
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reporting from new castle county, delaware, david spunt cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> from the streets of ferguson to the streets of philadelphia, demonstrators angered by the shooting death of michael brown were back out in force today. the weekend resignation of the police officer who shot brown darren wilson not affecting their plans. emery main angry that a grand jury declined to indict wilson in the shooting which set off racially charged violence in missouri. this is a birds eye view of protesters in new york city. >> well the unrest in ferguson has the attention of the white house. today the president gathered prominent figures from the civil rights and law enforcement communities to talk about solutions. two prominent philadelphians were there and one was tapped to co chair a presidential task force that carries big responsibility. >> it's really quite an honor to be selected as chair of the task force i accept it.
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>> police commission are in charles ramsay undertake wagon could be the biggest challenge of a 46 year career in law enforcement. figuring out had you to reduce crime while building trust between the public and police. >> places where police are needed the most is usually where you have the highest am of tension and we've got to find a with to break through that. >> reporter: ramsay was hand picked for the job by president obama who at the white house on monday promised it would be no ordinary task force. >> the president of the united states is deeply invested in making sure that this it is different. >> outside the woot house philadelphia michael nutter says the task force is charged with answering increasingly urgent question. >> why are people of color at times afraid of their law enforcement in that are own community? >> one recommendation to help ease distrust in the community police officers wearing body cameras. something commissioner ramsay's department will soon start testing. >> i think it's the future. it's what we ought to be doing to accurately capture the events that are unfolding that the
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officer is confronted with. >> reporter: and the president proposing federal money to supplement local police officers and cameras. commissioner ramsay will be live on "eyewitness news" tomorrow morning at 6:30 to discuss both ferguson and this task force. so join ukee washington and diana rocco for that and much more. they start at 4:30. >> the supreme court is considering a first amendment case centering around a pennsylvania's man facebook post. the man was convicted of posting violent threats towards to be his ex-wife, a school and an fbi agent much his lawyer says he was just venting his anger arguing the page was mark as entertainment. his ex-wife testified she feared for her life to the point she obtained a police protection order. the court' decision is expected thaexpectedin june. >> videographer behind bars accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars from brides and grooms. and police fear there could be other victims.
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bensalem police say that 31 your old michael dolbol the third took 40,000 for video and lighting services and delivered partial service or no service at all. the owner of dolbow video product is being held on 70 thus san dollars bail. >> it's beginning oh lock like christmas across the region. >> "eyewitness news" at rittenhouse square for the lighting of the christmas tree there. it is glowing beautifully tonight and those who gathered for lighting also enjoyed great holiday music and santa claus made an appearance. >> three, two, one, merry christmas! >> and in beautiful historic moorestown, new jersey, the christmas tree is all a glow tonight. it was very festive scene earlier today on this first day of december. a great crowd on hand there and our kathy orr was there to help turn on the lights. >> well if you put on a light show for the holidays we would
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love to see pictures of your display. you can send them to us through social media. just use the #cbs-3 holiday lights. or you can go to to cbsphilly.com and share them with us there. >> speaking of kathy she's track something wintry weather that is moving in right now. kathy? >> that's right. the warmth is gone, chris. we're tracking rain and a little bit of wintry mix on storm sca scan3. some will be seeing snow. we'll time it out and show you how much to expect depending on where you live coming up. >> also, tonight, we're learning new details about the night student shane montgomery disappeared. >> and hacking hollywood. sony pictures is compromised. some unreleased movies are stolen. wait until you hear who might be to blame. >> and parents beware. some toys on your holiday shopping list could be too dangerous for children. we'll have that warning for you when "eyewitness news" returns. ♪
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leads. in the meantime, new details are emerging about montgomery's disappearance early thanksgiving morning. the frantic search for him continues, "eyewitness news" learned tonight the reward in this case could grow. police searched from the sky late into the afternoon on day five of the search for shane montgomery who disappeared early thanksgiving morning after last being seen at a manayunk bar. >> what we really need is someone to give us a tip so that we can start heading in the direction that will lead to us shaken. >> reporter: in roxborough shane's aunt maryann organized by 100 volunteers to post fresh pictures of shane. management at kildare's irish pub clarified details from the night the college student disappeared. >> shane's family and friends have stated shane was not inn tock indicated when he left the restaurant. our investigation is consistent with those statements. >> it was originally reported
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shane stumbled into a dj booth and was he is cored out of the bar. >> he was respect full and polite young man. >> kildare's added $10,000 to the reward fund for information that shaken' disappearance much later on monday the family who owns the grohl grill in bryn mawr posted another $5,000. finding shane is a community effort. >> the search will enter its sick many day on tuesday. >> that search effort has a big social media presence. a lot of volunteers organizing through facebook and twitter. >> well today is world aids day. a day in which the world unites in the fight against hiv/aids. to draw attention to the cause giant red ribbon is now hanging above the steps of the white house. this year's theme focus partner achieve and aids free generati generation. some 35 million people around the world continue to live with hiv aids. fbi is investigating the hacking
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of sony pictures and north korea is one of the main suspects. over the thanksgiving weekend hackers calling themselves guardians of piece leaked five unreleased sony movies to file sharing web sites. north korea had vowed to row tal 88 for new movie starring seth rogen and james franco in which their characters are recruit to as cn8 the north korean leader kim jong-un. >> cyber monday about to come to close. many headed online to make holiday gift purchases and get bargain. shoppers are expected to spend about two-point sick billion dollars online this cyber monday ton handle the demand retail giant amazon added 15,000 robots to 10 facilities nationwide. each of them can carry 750 pounds. shoppers are changing the way they do their cyber monday shopping. almost 80% of sales come from
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traditional desk top computers but tablets now account for 11-point 5% of sales. smart phones about 10%. >> on the health watch night, every three minutes a child is treated in an emergency room for a toy related injury, and those numbers are growing. if you care for i don't a young child experts say you should avoid small toys that might pose a choking hazard as children grow it's ride on toys like scooters, wagons, tricycles and motorized cars that account for the most visits to the emergency room. >> injuries typically result from a fall, cuts to the face or to the head. sometimes fractures, and more rarely a traumatic brain injury. when parents purchase toys, they need to read the warning labels and the information on the packages to make sure that that toy is appropriate for their child based on their child's a age. >> of course children should always be supervised and always wear helmets. one interesting note about this
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study bicycles were not includ included. it is a dam and dreary night across the delaware valley. the first of december and this is the meteorological start of the winter season. didn't feel like it earlier today but feeling more locate it now. take look at these temperatures around the region. doug says 41 degrees winds at about 10 miles an hour. feeling a little raw out there. tonya says in philadelphia 40 degrees. but dry for now. we'll see how long that lasts. it is 38 degrees in the north and west of philadelphia. eileen is reporting in no wind in gilbertsville but she says a dreary night. i can agree with that one. rain amounts not that impressive today. as you can see, just a couple 10 ands of an. throughout most locations if not lower. more avenue now answer is than anything else. if you would like to be an "eyewitness weather" watcher, we would love you to join the team. i think it's going to be a very busy meteorological winter government to cbsphilly.co cbsphilly.com/watchers to sign up.
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>> on storm scan3 we have some showers moving throughout side our studios and even across the river at campbell if he not much going on right now. just cloudy skies. we're catching a break from the rain but it's not that far away. you can see it to the north and west of philadelphia. and actually some colder air working its way in through the lehigh valley but still mainly rain there. on the wider scope we have a cold front moving through and associated with this obviously colder air to the north and west and that is where we do expect a little bit of a wintry mix before a change over to rain during the day tomorrow. let's start with the temperatures. the poconos it's 30. allentown 38. readinreading 39 and philadelph. temperatures to the south and east warm as well. we'll warm up to 43 degrees tomorrow. we'll watch this front return as a warm front but we'll have cold air in place. so this warm air rides up and over that cold air at the surface so a little bit of a mick to start then it changes over to rain. wednesday, drying out temperatures in the 50s. cold again thursday.
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but at least we see the sun. this will be the driest day of the work week. here's a look at future weather early tomorrow morning clouds, perhaps few sprinkles or flurries. we'll see a little impulse here and you can see some rain moving in through dover, millville, possibly mixing in with wet snow and then the radar raully phils in over the course of the day. some wintry mix through the poconos and lehigh valley for philadelphia we see mainly rain. some levee rain toward the evening and warmer air is made it into the poconos by tomorrow night and it's long gone by early wednesday morning. as far as snow is concerned, perhaps a grassy coating through the lehigh valley and poconos just about it. overnight tonight looking at temperatures falling into the mid 30s with a few showers in philadelphia. during the day tomorrow chilly rain. a mixed rain to the north. on the exclusive "eyewitness weather" seven day forecast. wednesday 52. thursday dry. friday, saturday even sunday still a chance of showers. but at least it's seasonal. monday 52 degrees. drying out a bit with some
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sunshine. so seasonal is 50. any time you get a few degrees above 50 consider it a bonus. >> bonus day. kathy, thanks. >> beasley here now with sports and hoops going on down in south filly. >> they had chance to break the losing streak. entered the game zero and 16 setting all kinds of records. the inform b. record is zero-18. >> a dramatic conclusion coming up in s
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flexor injury. this is marco driving baseline slamminslamming over henry sims. spurs had a 15-point lead. michael carter williams with another strong performance 24 points 11 boards. 90 seconds left henry sims makes a reverse layup. down five. could this be the first win of the season? nope. leonard drove baseline scored, fouled, led the spurs with 26 points. sixers fall to zero-17109-103 the final. nba record zero and 18. >> the eagles offense will have a tough test sunday. the see hawk have the number one ranked defense in the nfl led by richard sherman who chip kelly compared to mel blunt the money from the pacific northwest allowed 18 points per game. >> it will be the best secondary we play. top corner in the league in richard sherman. 23 picks since 2011. eight more than any other player
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in the league and there's a reason for. that he's a smart player. intelligent player. he's big much he's physical. got great ball skill. >> they've got player at every single pig on the defensive side of the ball. there's reason they won the super bowl last year and held the last two teams they played to three points. >> after the sea hawk they'll face dallas, washington and the giants. ing see the washington game right here on cbs-3 december the 20th. kick off time at 4:30. the flyers start three game california swing tomorrow night in san had he say orange and black loser of eight of the last nine. >> college hoops villanova wildcats climbing up the polls. moved up to number 10 in the country. yesterday they crushed delaware 78-47. next up for the cats a city series game against lasalle on wednesday. and mo'ne davis is back on the cover of sports illustrated. today she was named sports kid of the year. she led the taney dragons of course to little league world series becoming the first girl to pitch her team to a little league victory.
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>> thanks for watching "eyewitness news" at 11:00. we're back in the morning at 4:30 with ukee washington and diana rocco and commissioner ramsay will be on with them don't miss that. for bosely, kathy and everyone here i'm chris may. >> i'm jessica dean. the late show is next with david letterman and jim carrey.
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