today, it is thursday, january 15th good morning i'm ukee washington. i'm nicole brewer in for erika this morning. here are stories we are following. water gushes in the air after a water main break in northeast philadelphia. we will bring you up to date on the repair. police stopped by the home of the murder suspect's parents, find out why they were there. sting operation lead fed to the plot to blow up the u.s. capitol. how did they catch the suspects. >> those stories and much more coming up. lets tart with the forecast. it will be an okay seasonal yan day i guess let's find out. >> i suppose. >> yes. >> you know what we did come up a pretty quick hitting storm yesterday, a completely mixed bag here down in cape may they had a quick coating

to an inch of snow. we had a few cloud here in philadelphia. today is uniform for a change. everybody gets in on a exact same forecast. little different in terms of temperatures. we will have more moderation out the in the open ocean water. you can make out the the casino. skies will be clearing for us. that goes not just for atlantic city but every where else. even though we have a few cloud overhead for now it will as ukee said be another chilly day. we have more sunshine. that will not last forever. we have a new storm system. i will have details on that as well back to you. major water main break in northeast philadelphia sends water shooting hundreds of feet in the air. >> luckily in customers are affect. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao joins us at the scene where crews will return in a few hearst to try to find a shut off valve, jan good morning. >> that is right. >> reporter: we have seen our fair share of water main breaks over the past week. it that is time of the year

but nothing quite like the water main break we see here in northeast philadelphia a you can see that water shooting still over the the trees this main broke at 7:00 last night water crews worked hours to try to get a fix in place but could not. we will be back on the scene at 8:00 this morning this looked more like a geyser a at grant avenue and blue grass road the a the height of the break water was seen shooting 200 feet in the air. the philadelphia water department says 10-inch main is a fire service connection so no water service has been impacted to customers, in the the area. that is the good news. crews were working on the problem here for nearly five hours last night. one worker was injured and taken to the hospital however, in stable condition. now because the working conditions became unsafe at the scene crews had to stop for the night. you can tell they are running into some problems. >> concern wise, just getting as much as we can and making sure we're in the process to maintain water service for

other customers in case we have to turn other valves off to find the proper location for this valve. >> reporter: you can see chopper three was over the scene last night as well certainly a sight to see in northeast philadelphia fortunately, again no water customers have been impact by this main break a fire service line, of course, causing the the problem, however crews will be back on the scene at 8:00 this morning to try to fix the problem. no cause of the break has been determined just yet. reporting live from northeast philadelphia jan carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". it the that is time of the year, that is for sure, 4:33. lets check on that forecast. >> nicole, we will continue to find cold air in place right now but it is nothing that is all that atypical. this is january after all. it is winter. a lot of times we have issues with these pipes. storm scan three is quiet. yesterday we had outer band from the system to the north that brought in snow rain, sleet and mess across southern

most counties but everyone in the clear at this point. we're responding at the this point to lingering, cloud cover overhead. not really finding anything in the way of precipitation across the the north east, very modest lake enhanced moisture being pick up here down wind of lake erie a and ontario but that isn't producing much for typical belt area. what we're left with here is a quiet day. there will not be any big factor thaw notice about the day other than it is seasonal and chilly but it is january. 30 degrees is the current temperature here at philly international. we have 29 in ac. twenty-one millville. chilly start but not terribly windy. what you are getting on the thermometer is how it feels outside. twenty-six in doylestown. twenty-seven quakertown. the list goes on. you get the idea. more sunshine throughout the day. bright but cold. bundle up, have the sunglasses ready to go. plenty of sunshine to get through the rest of the day as well. we will hit 37 degrees. the here's just a head up down

the road here. we will wrap up on a chilly note but quiet overall. by sunday we are watching for a new coastal storm. so again we will have more details on that as the morning progresses but for now it is tranquil vittoria. >> very calm quiet, and on all of our majors and we are not dealing with any problems right now. a as we wait for rush hour let talk about the schuylkill expressway. seventy-six is moving exceptionally great around center city and western suburbs. basically the entire stretch. also as we zoom in toward new jersey the 42 freeway indicating no problems. north bounties your head lights taillights southbound but there is barely anyone out there and good indication we are moving just fine this morning and it is not only on the 42, this shot not too far from 295 but anywhere in new jersey anywhere in delaware and anywhere practically in pennsylvania. we have an incident to talk about in just a moment. let talk about the tacony palmyra bridge. they are anticipating an opening at 4:50.

we are 20 minutes less than that shy a at that point. the lets talk about ab accident at i-95 northbound at route 31. right and center lane block. there is an accident investigation as well. you will want to anticipate activity in that sicklerville. a a woman call 911 and came home and found a fire in her kitchen. she was able to get out safery but her dog died in that fire. red cross is working to help that home owner. ohio man is under arrest for allegedly plotting a terror attack on the u.s.

capitol. the court papers says christopher lee cornell plot todd attack the capitol with guns and pipe bombs. a foreman tipped authorities that cornell wanted to carry out an attack in the u.s. in support officeis. cornell says he saw members of the congress as enemies and planned to kill employees and officials in and around the state capitol. >> he was like a big kid, his big friend. >> fbi as cornell was taken into custody after buying two semiautomatic rifles and hundreds of rounds of ammunition in the sting operation. fbi says the public was never in any danger. the threat came hours after the delaware air national guard base in new castle county increased security. officials he tell us on monday and tuesday that several cars stopped to ask for directions at the base. some pulled in and then backup and left. the the suspicious activity was enough for army officials to tighten security.

officials stress they have no specific threat. there is surveillance video of the cars and officials say they are reviewing it. also a suspicious package forced an evacuation at joint base maguire dix lakehurst in south jersey. the package was found in the commissary exchange complex. the all clear was given after it was deemed the package was harmless. for very latest on the capitol plot and security situation at military bases in our area check out cbs philly.com. police continue to search for a burglary suspect who targetedded a southwest philadelphia church. surveillance camera captured the bandit on the move on the 1600 block of elmwood avenue. police say that man broke through a side window at straight gate church december 13th and then took a copper piping, and some plumbing tools. police tell us that the church is now under renovation. >> the church goodies for the the community renovating the church, bringing people together. we have people taking

advantage. >> police say the stolen copper is valued at more than $3,000. suspect is driving a dark suv. if you can identify him, please call police. another crime caught on cameras search is on for a suspect who stole a philadelphia police bike at 21 south 12th street in washington square. investigators say the officer responded to a call on the fourth floor that left his bike in the lobby last friday. the minutes later the the suspect entered that building. he walk off with the bike and attached police equipment. pretty brazen for sure. 4:39. much more to cover on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" a sex scandal forces a law maker out of office but now he has his old job. flyers rookie goalie was between the pipes last night fly guys and caps on the other side, we will be right back.

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well, there is a shake up at the secret service. four of the highest ranking executives have been told they must resign or retire, but may

actually seek reassignment in the department of home land security. a fifth has announced their retirement this follows security mishaps and reports questioning leadership within that agency. a virginia law maker who won a special election following his sex scandal conviction is back at work. delegate joseph morecy who is on work release was sworn in as legislative leaders discussed how to throw him out. morecy resigned and ran as an inn in the special election to reclaim that seat. all right. it is 4:43. close to it. we're almost there. >> almost there. >> we're almost to the weekend. >> yes. >> so, that is good stuff. >> yes, that is right good we don't to have wait for nicer weather. today is a nice, quiet day. a lot of times i talk about an x factor in the forecast, like it is quiet the but there is this. today is in the one of those days. >> no but's. >> we're getting nicer in the weekend. >> we're heading in the 40's. we have a nice warming trend

but we have a new coastal storm system which looks like the timing making its retreat in time formatter inn luther king day and of course, the day of service but that storm is no where to be found. it is still a couple days away here. let's discuss what we are finding on storm scan three. not much of anything that will affect us. here's the retreat of the system that brought the in the snow across our area yesterday making that full retreat at this point. it is some wet weather down across the deep south lower mississippi valley that will move to the south. meanwhile if you look closely you can see this little trail of cloud. this is beginnings of the next frontal boundary that will cross through. the it doesn't have a lot of moisture and will not have much moisture by the time it reaches us tomorrow. we are going to see a cold wind kick in. storm scan the at the local level we make tri-state sweep and in the one little flicker of ground clutter being pick

up. it is a tranquil start to the day here and stays that way throughout. let's jump to sunday. at this point it looks like there will definitely be a storm. the what does it do and is what the timing in those are questions that are yet to be ironed out. there is decent agreement on our models that there will be a coastal system primarily a rain pre dueser but as colder air wraps in on the back side late sunday night into monday morning we could see this end with a little bit of of snow. mainly a rain maker. there may be some snow north of the city. we will keep an eye on it for you. sunshine high of 37. lets look forward in the forecast, wind tomorrow but still decent day. saturday looks good sunday is the mild one but it is also when the storm makes it's a arrival. ukee, back over to you. in sports flyers take on vancouver canucks later tonight at the well in south philadelphia. canucks will come in looking to break a three game losing streak. the last night flyers started rookie rod zepp in gola begins

the capitols. the flyers defense struggling a bit and the caps score and that will do it. the orange and black shut out, one game after scoring seven goals against tampa. flyers lose this one to washington your final score was one to nothing. sixers also in action playing shorthanded in toronto. the the team without tony wroten or robert covington, rc3 against raptors. good night for michael carter williams having 29 points last night at air canada center. the the innings isers lost to toronto 32. but villanova star kyle lowery led the raptors. he had had 18-point and 12 assists. toronto wins 100-84. sixers back at it tomorrow night at the well against new orleans pelicans. how about college hoops, hanging out on north broad street former sixers coach and basketball hall of famer larry brown bringing smu mustangs to town. temple had a good lead up by

13 after after the the three ball by jesse morgan but owls led the lead getaway for second straight game villanova transfer marcus kennedy had a game high for 21 for smu and mustangs beat temple 60-55. temple at cincinnati. the number five wildcats against xavier and it was nova from the opening tip. enis had 17 for villanova wildcats hit a season high 15, three pointers to beat musketeers 88-75. neff a plays penn saturday night at the the palestra. other action lasalle lost today ton 61-50. st. joes once their first atlantic ten game of the season 66-55 over fordham. more sports in our next hour. still ahead on "eyewitness news" this morning, more trouble in the gaming industry. casino company's subsidiary files for bankruptcy. >> but first here's what is coming up tonight on cbs-3.

we have some breaking news this morning. a geyser of water is shooting out of the ground near grant avenue and blue grass road in northeast philadelphia we are told water main service connection and no customers are affect. that is good news here. water department employee was injured and at nazareth hospital right now. crews say they will be back out there at 8:00 this morning to finish that job. search is on for cause of the house fire in sicklerville camden county. fire started in the kitchen. no people were injured but a dog died in that fire. christopher cornell is under arrest this morning, cornell allegedly plotted to attack the u.s. capitol with guns and pipe bombs. cornell was arrested after a sting operation. >> your time is 4:49. >> lets check on business. >> money watch's jill wagner joins us live from the new york stock exchange.

we're hearing about a division of caesars entertainment filing for bankruptcy. what is this all about? >> yes, that is right, good morning, ukee and nicole. the caesars has lost money, and fighting with lenders over plans to cut its debt. caesars ceo says the casino hotels will remain open and continue to host meetings and event, employees will continue to receive pay, and benefits. ukee and nicole. >> word is business is booming for one woman who is a bridesmaid for hire, what is up. >> if you are planning a wedding and think your bride made are not cutting it, why not hire one. twenty-six year-old jen glance of new york says she's a bridesmaid for hire. she says she handles the dirty work like dress shopping, and dealing with family feuds and that way the the bride and wedding party can actually enjoy the the wedding. right now she's working with about 25 brides. ukee and nicole. >> wow. >> when she starts dancing on

tables at the reception i told you not to go there. >> we want a refund. >> thanks. >> who is she with. >> i don't know this lady. >> my goodness. >> coming up after a short break traffic and weather together we will do it on the thre

let's see what traffic is looking like hi, vittoria. >> good morning, everyone. you know traveling out and about we are not dealing with any major problems, so far. if you are traveling the majors it is quiet however we have a little activity disable vehicle on the westbound side of the schuylkill at 476. it does seem to be a officer is on the scene. the it is on the shoulder not blocking any lanes. bad news it is never going to happen and hopefully it is all okay there. moving to the bridges.

traveling ben franklin bridge we have in problems to and from new jersey or philadelphia betsy ross bridge is months well. if you are traveling tacony palmyra bridge right now they are reporting the bridge closed, all because of ani3 opening. the opening was scheduled four minutes ago so they are probably preparing for that opening right now. traveling 73 you cannot the at this point. as we move toward, 95 northbound if you are traveling at route 31, we have an accident here unfortunately we are still dealing with a few lane blockages as well and accident investigation so avoid that area if you can. seventy-three northbound in new jersey off ramp to 537 is block just due to down wires. katie, how are we looking weather-wise. >> not that much going on out here vittoria. at least initially. things are very quiet. that is how it will stay right through sat the day. sun take however, well, that is not just to go downhill but become a whole new ballgame for us. meanwhile january chillies certainly upon us here, how bit, high temperature

yesterday did verify as we expect at 32 degrees. that makes five days this month that we are at or below freezing for daytime high temperatures. now obviously janice a a typically cold month. in fact it is typically the coldest month of the winter a and whole year. but you usually eke out temperatures on average, into the the lower 40's around this time of the year so the the fact that we have been below that number for a number of days, it is a-typical but in the like we have never seen it before. how about last winter. still memories of that, right. storm scan three very quiet, a couple cloud still left over here but we are in the influence of high pressure weak zone but won't be completely clear, bright and sunny here but that sunshine in the meantime. as we go outside to the live neighborhood network temperatures in the 20's. it is a little warmer then this same time yesterday. we will look forward in the forecast with temperatures go on a ebb and flow roller coaster ride here from the weak cold front crossing through tomorrow, mildest day come sunday when our next

coastal storm takes shape, ukee, back to you. here are the stories our sister station kyw news radio 1060 will be following for you. teachers at pennsylvania school for the deaf vote today whether to unionize. does cancel have an achilles heel. and credit card companies are giving consumers free scores so they can track their credit. check in two three, four times a day, kyw news radio 1060 on your am dial, nicole. coming up next on "eyewitness news" an update on the breaking news a broken water main still gushing at this hour find out why crews had had to stop trying to fix it. and woman decide to take up residence in her local wal-mart, find out where it happened and how long she got away witt, we are back at the top of the hour.

breaking news right now a busted water main break creates a guys inner northeast philelphia, the water is reaching more than a hundred feet in the air. we are live on the scene with the very latest on the efforts to get that thing fixed. new development in the investigation in the kyle crosby the new jersey man accused of murdering his wife. find out why police were at the home of crosby's parents overnight. it is thursday january 15th, good morning, i'm ukee washington. i'm nicole brewer in for erika this morning. fbi foils an alleged plot to attack the the u.s. capitol. we will tell you how they did it and latest on the suspect this morning, katie. nicole, it is a very quiet day here in the weather department. it doesn't mean it will stay that way but we can even why i this break while we have it. a new coastal storm is down the road. we will tell you when to

expect it coming up vittoria. same story traffic wise we are not dealing with any major problems this look at the the roosevelt boulevard is quiet, calm but we are just waiting for rush to happen. we will have a full report coming up, ukee. thank you. we are following breaking news out of northeast philadelphia where water continues to gush out of the fire service connection line eight hours after it was reported. >> "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao is live with more when crews will return to shut off that valve, good morning. >> good morning. 8:00 o'clock this morning that is word from the philadelphia water department about when crews will be back on the scene to fix this water main break, of course, it is the the time of the year for water main breaks, however, we have not seen anything like this in quite sometime. this is a geyser. you can see that water in the distance there shooting over the trees still this morning this main broke at 7:00 last night water crews tried to fix it for hours but they could not get it fixed in