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"eyewitness news" is on the road this morning, in center city, i understand that just past the constitution center, cruising down the streets here. overnight snow leading to slick spots so be careful out there heading out to school and work. good morning, lets get over to katie and check on these early morning snow showers, good morning to you. >> good morning guys. it looks like mobil three was sipping right along and roads are fairing well at least in center city. lets check in with our
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eyewitness weather watcher network as we have fresh observations. we will take you around the region and get out liars. john jenkins a brand new eyewitness weather watcher, 29 degrees, with a temperature reading. he sent that in the last 15 minutes. a at the the moment overcast skies but you have a coating of snow and says it is are slick where he is right the now. meanwhile we go further south in new castle county. delores, 34 degrees. in the last three minutes just some clouds in her comment is the best, very cloudy, in precipitation and i'm not so sure if she meant yeah, or yeah, but either way, there isn't anything else out there 31 sent in for michael allwin. let me know if i'm saying it right which way is correct, buddy but he had a great picture sent in this morning. this looks like american flurries but beautiful view, further inland in central pennsylvania, north central pennsylvania there are winter
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weather advisories across the board. very cold start for us and still breezy but thankfully as we get to storm scan three next the brunt of this has started to fade away. we are still finding decent snow falling basically west of i81 at this point but we are going to see some additional rain or snow showers anytime here today but they are fizzling with time. the here's the thing we will go out to the live neighborhood network note that is sheen and vittoria will talk about this all morning. this end up being a nuisance to travel. this isn't a major system. granted you might need to wipe off windshield and get rid of that slush out there and you might need to give yourself extra time because it could be slick. around the region, down the shore we are expecting lower 40's here today, we don't crack freezing mark in the poconos that means anything you see in terms of precipitation will be snow showers but winter weather advisory there now and we are expecting a high of 39 degrees in philadelphia with still
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that lingering rain or snow shower chance, writ tore use. >> good morning, everyone. katie was just talking about that sheen on the roadway. we are driving through center city, we are not too far from cbs-3 approaching the studios but if you are traveling you will note that is sheen on the road for sure. it is in the only on the majors but it is driving throughout the neighborhoods. do not approach a traffic situation like this likely. it doesn't even seem like a situation but it is, if you go too quick you could risk a spin out and we do see here in the traffic department. thank to you live mobil three forgiving us that view here as we move to 309, taking a look at 309 near pennsylvania turnpike. note that is slush, snow and on some of the medians and ramps. be careful on the ramps whether we are going on and off very slick conditions on your commute. ninety-five traveling the southbound direction that within this direction here this shot at cottman avenue but we are not seeing too much rush hour, any rush hour just
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yet, speed sensors are high up except if you are traveling on the bridge we have speed restriction toss 35, so take it easy, erika. developing right now, authorities are expected to continue their search for missing college student shane montgomery, sometime today. we have learn police have now surveillance video that spotted shane just before he disappeared thanksgiving morning. "eyewitness news" reporter jane carabao joins us with more on the search effort, jane, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, today marks two weeks since west chester university student shane montgomery difficulties a appeared as you mentioned the search resumes for him today, crews will be searching the same area along schuylkill river that they searched yesterday and sources tell "eyewitness news" that investigators are working with new surveillance video at this business on main street that could help in the search marine units and investigators returned to search the schuylkill river and its banks yesterday, sources say that new video from may manayunk
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nail salon may provide new clues. video, which is not being made public, shows montgomery walking across the bridge spanning manayunk canal toward a parking lot next to the schuylkill river. unfortunately video does not show where he goes next. yesterday philadelphia police and fbi agents focused their search along the river but found nothing. the west chester university student difficulties a appeared thanksgiving morning after being last seen at kildares irish pub but with green ribbons and pictures in manayunk every have where, this community and this young man's family are holding on to hope. >> somewhere, somehow, it doesn't look good but we still pray, still hope. >> it is a mystery had has been going on too long. hopefully we come up with some answers for them and just keep prayers a and hope alive. >> reporter: coming up in our next half an hour we will hear from shane montgomery's mother and her message to police. reward for information in shane montgomery's case is up to $65,000.
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reporting live, jane carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". 5:36. in business news how mcdonald's is making ordering their fast food even faster. what is making stocks drop money watch's jill wagner joins us up in new york at the stock exchange good morning. >> reporter: good morning. stocks are taking a huge dive as price of oil continues to fall, it is now at a five-year low. dow jones lost 268 points yesterday, that is biggest within day drop since early october. the nasdaq fell 82 points, lower oil prices could be bad for stocks, they are great for airlines, so fuel cost, down airlines predicting record profits and finally they could be passing those savings on to travelers. international air transport association expects ticket price test drop 5 percent in 2015. the economy is improving but many americans just aren't getting the memo. new york times poll find only
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64 percent of americans still believe in the american dream that hard work can lead to wealth. now that number is less than at the height of the financial crisis in early 2009. mcdonald's is planning a menu make over, starting next month the hamburger giant is cutting eight items from the the menu so customers can quickly decide what they want. mcdonald's hasn't said which items will go they are promising the big mac is staying put. these changes come as mcdonald's has seen a major dip in sales. maybe they should take a cue from your favorite, erika, in and out. >> maybe they should. >> let me get fries with that. >> yes, thanks jill. right now 5:37. getting will be out of your home or carries bad enough but last thing you need is for someone to take advantage of you. in this weeks angie's list report angie shows us what we need to necessity when hiring
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a lock smith. >> reporter: caution is key when hiring a lock smith. >> don't wait for an emergency when it comes to find ago gi lock smith. you might be desperate and fall victim to a lock smith scam. people that haven't planned ahead often overlook extra charges, and also don't know the red flags. >> reporter: be weary of lock smith company that are not locally owned and operated. >> ask where their dispatch location is. if it is out of state, that is a problem. >> reporter: you should be able to get an estimator price range, or over the phone. >> when interviewing your lock smith make sure you understand any extra fees that might be associated with hiring them. for example do they charge extra for a late night visit, also do they charge by the lock or is it a flat fee. >> reporter: watch out for anyone who says they need to drill your lock, a that should be a last resort not the first. >> professional lock smith has tools that they need, they have the training, experience,
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they take pride in being able to get into your lock without doing damage. >> reporter: if the on-line price does not match phone estimate, don't let them dot work. also some states, including new jersey, require lock smiths to be licensed so ask for proof. for more information on hiring a lock smith visit cbs philly.com/angie's list. i'm jim donovan. 5:39. we have seen viral videos lately and new we will show you video that was biggest hit on line this year. >> which one is it. >> find out soon. plus a teenager burn alive how a message she shared with rescuers could lead to her killer. >> end of the road from david letterman we have word on when david is leaving the late show. we are keeping an eye on the roads where you might see some slick spots this morning, see how wet those roads are looking? we will check traffic and weather together on the three's, we will be right back.
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philadelphia police have surveillance video showing shane on a bridge over manayunk canal the nig he disappeared. twenty-one year-old college student has been missing since thanksgiving morning. early morning car crash is under investigation this morning. it happened near 58th and lebanon in overbrook. we're told a carjacking suspect is in custody and victim is a at the hospital in stable condition. flags are at half staff in memory of fallen philadelphia
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fire fighter joyce craig-lewis. services, begin tomorrow night in north philadelphia. philadelphia home owner catches a burglar break nothing to his home on camera while he was an hour away eating thanksgiving dinner. now sharing a story hoping to make an arrest. watch here as hooded thief enters on the 1200 block of rodman street in washington square west. he took jewelry and a dresser/organizer before leaving the way he came in by scaling a high patio wall. using an app linked to his alarm and surveillance system the home owner received an alert, that home owner spoke to "eyewitness news". >> rolled the video back and i saw the burglar in the house going up the stairs to the master bedroom. it was nerve wrenching. stomach just clenched up, even though we are an hour away, somebody is in the house, what will we do about it? how can we get police there as fast as we can good by the time police did get there the
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the thief was already gone. developing right now, california's bracing for one of the most powerful storms to hit at your use in years. storm scan three showing you right here look at all this right here the storm is dumping heavy rain and wind on the west coast right now. over in washington state, just north of there, two days of relentless rain has washed away homes on the pacific ocean. so far the ocean has already swallowed two homes and also people living nearby that had to be evacuated as well. you can see those homes destroyed right there one in the water. move over to seattle, another soggy scene here, neighborhoods just covered in water, and now they are expecting at least another inch of rain, there today. just a mess on the the west coast. we still that have nor'easter. lets check with katie for latest on that. >> it is just both companieses being affect by something very significant for west coast it is that impending storm and for us, it is this nor'easter
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that will in the leave because it the is cutting itself off, it is also in the roadblock situation off to the the north east, it cannot go anywhere. it is something you can blame on high pressure in the north east for this because nor'easter has in where to go, although, thankfully pattern is very slowly but surely turning in our favor. if you are in the a fan of the win and cold air which we have been dealt. we are continuing to see some additional rain or snow showers here today, more than filling in snow showers because it is cold enough across most of the board but notice that some clouds and a few little sprinkles here across portions of texas and missouri we have got basically very quiet weather for rest of the eastern two thirds of the united states and that is product of high pressure which will move n let the me take to you future weather. notice thaw will find heavier snow coming in as far south and east as north and central pennsylvania. we are still right on the edge, owe we will again see an additional snow or rain shower
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but should not accumulate much if anything out there. it will be okay you have to flip windshield wipers once or twice and we will have flurries in the evening. by tomorrow there is still some moisture but still very far removed from the delaware valley. i expect a dry day for everybody, finally and it will stay that way saturday, sunday, and even beyond that point. heading up to the poconos for a long ski weekend you pick a good one. we have seeing additional nature made snow showers to add fresh powder, left with flurries here on friday perhaps but on saturday bright sunshine and weekend is looking good for skiers. rest of today we will get to you 39 degrees in philadelphia with that snow or rain shower, left over flurry tonight, and then as we head forward in the forecast i promise is that break. we will see a nice stretch of unshine at least through monday, starting tomorrow, vittoria. >> thanks, katie good morning everyone. we are back in live mobile three to take you on the
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schuylkill expressway, traveling on 76 you will notice it is wide opened for you. we are not dealing with any major delays. look at those windshield wipers picking up slight precipitation and keep you well informed and well cautioned that if you are driving not only on the majors, even throughout the neighborhood it is slick as a result of the snow we have been experiencing and katie said could be experiencing today. traveling out and about be careful out there thanks to the live mobile three forgiving us that viewpoint. lets in move to the view of the ben franklin bridge, traveling into philadelphia a heading in towards new jersey no delays but we have speed restrictions of 35 miles an her because bridges are first to freeze. so traveling ben, walt, commodore barry take it easy at 35 miles an hour. every where else speed restrictions are non-existent we are still dealing with great speeds up in the 50's with no major delays on the schuylkill, blue route, i-95 looks good in delaware and new
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jersey as well. we are dealing with an accident on welsh road a close another point at waller drive. your best alternate toys take george road. thing about this is we have situations or backups like this thaw need to know about them. when on the road you can always, get updated fur about traffic backups with the new your drive app. dunn led that app by going to cbs philly.com and get it your drive for both iphone and android. police in mississippi are still working to solve murder of a teen found covered in burns near her flaming car. as andrew spencer reports young with man's cell phone could lead police to the killer. >> reporter: fire fighters that it it was another car fire but instead they found another young woman burned on most of her body. >> i have realized, it was just shocking. >> reporter: nineteen year-old jessica chambers was well men in the small town in northern mississippi, her sister said she always seemed happy and she was always making people
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laugh. >> we're just shocked or lost, confused, angry and hurt. we're devastating. >> reporter: someone set jessica chambers koran fire on a rural road in courtland, mississippi. some kind of accelerant was use whether it was gas, lighter fluid or something else they don't know. it is not clear whether it was poured on the car or directly on chambers. he died a short time later. >> i mean she was loved by everybody. i don't know who could, who would want to do this or why or nothing. >> reporter: surveillance video at a gas station shows chambers stopping to talk to someone not long before her death, investigators have reviewed this video and apparently spoken to the people she spoke to. the only leads appear to be something chambers was able to tell fire fighters before she died, prosecutors won't say what, and a call he received
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on a cell phone before she left her house, that phone, prosecutors say may be key to everything. >> i mean i have have so many questions, i want to know why. >> reporter: andrew spencer for "eyewitness news". our time is 5:49. >> before you walk out the door we will have another check of traffic and weather together on the three's. >> here's what is coming up tonight during evening prime time viewing right here on cbs-3.
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he a announced his retirement back in april, with more than 32 years on the shift, letterman is the longest tenured late night talk show host. comedy central steven colbert has been tapped as his replacement. don't get too sad, too fad you have plenty of time to enjoy dave. watch late night with david letterman right here on cbs-3. if you are awake i'll impressed if you are up at 11:35 at night. who will earn recognition in excellence and television and film. we will find out in a few hours when golden globes are revealed. >> kate beckingsale, and jeremy pevin will announce nominees and we will have them live, on the cw philly. hey a video is crown you tube's biggest hit of 2014. mutant giant spider dogs took the top spot, a polish film prankster posted the video. he dressed up, an otherwise cute dog in a costume with eight creepy spider legs.
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it scared up to more than 113 million views, since it was posted, in september. i had a's love to see the dog without the the costume, you know, rolling around, and that poor doing, so confused. >> get off of me. >> i don't understand. >> that is a good shot right there. >> 113 million views. >> that is too much. >> right now 55:53. we have some snow out there, katie. >> we do. we have a better part of the overnight featuring snow showers so you might walk out the door and find a blanket of slush on your windshield. you might need extra minor two to get rid of that and just keep in mind and vittoria will talk bit all morning if it is untreated or cold enough it might be slick out there. storm scan three is easing up for the morning, meanwhile we are still expecting another rain shower or snow shower as the day goes on but throughout the morning it will be little
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or no accumulation but just use caution for slick travel, vittoria. >> i feel like that caution should be at bottom of the screen in every report that i do because i am saying it every time that we do a report, you do want to be mindful of the slickness. we are looking live at live mobile three on the schuylkill expressway and it is picking up a sheen on the road. do not approach this situation likely. it is definitely slick. as we head down to the maps we have speed restrictions on our major bridges around philadelphia and stubborning area. ben, walt, what door barry so keep it here we will have more on the other
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of some very light snow out here on the sky deck but that is all that has been left behind, but that said if you go into say northwestern suburbs you might find a better coating or some slush, wipe away from your windshield but that is what we are dealing w more nuisance travel here today on storm scan three, things are quieted down from the last few hearst where we had a decent band of snow, coming in. as far as temperatures are concerned it is chilly outside, we will look at feels like value so feeling more like 20's, anytime the wind blows, that is the critical factor there. when we look at area wind speeds right about now we will talk right on cue picks up on the sky deck westerly component to the wind flow and it will be peeking as high as 15 or 20 miles an hurry to day. when we compare the values i just showed you you have to knock a good solid five to ten as many as 15 degrees off
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