was driving this car police say that monday afternoon shortly before 5:00, he was driving south on sproles road near sunnyhill lane in villanova a the it is when this tree suddenly unrouted, landing directly on top of his car. mothersill in route to pick up one of his two children died at the hospital. >> gentlemen was just driving home, and the the tree comes down on the road without warning, you know and essentially it cost him his life. >> reporter: lieutenant andy block says the weather was a factor. >> contributing factor here was the win. we were experiencing wind in the area of 20 to 25 miles an hour with gusts up to 40. >> car crossed over median striking an on coming vehicle in, one else was hurt. most of the tree ended up in risers yard, destroying his fence and scarring his three small children. >> very are sobering experience to say the least, you know, you think about what if, what could have happened, and then when we learn the the outcome of the car accident last night, to think about the the person's family and what

they are going through today i just feel lucky. >> reporter: coming up at 6:00 much more from the man we introduced you you to, that tree falling in his yard. he watched as police cut the victim out of his car. we are asking more about who is legal willly responsible when a tree falls from a residential property on to that state road, landing on top of the car, for now reporting from radnor police headquarters i'm steve paterson for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". right now we are dealing with dangerously cold temperatures, all a across the region. "eyewitness news" at the 30th street station in philadelphia where layers were all a of the rage today long with gloves scarves, hats, just about anything thaw could throw on there. making matters even worse a chilly wind is blowing and more proof of just how cold it is out there. and, they are seeing meteorologist kathy orr all bundled up with more on this dangerous cold. the kathy? >> right now natasha a we still are feeling that breeze, and it is a cold breeze but

the good news is the the days are getting longer and sunnies still out, that is a a plus. temperatures will be taking a break from that biting cold tomorrow but then, two chances of snow, will be moving our way. take a look at the numbers. morning low in philadelphia down to 20, right now it feels like 20 with the wind and allentown it feels like 12, and poconos it feels like four and reading it feels like 19, the with the wind. we are going to be seeing conditions slowly improving over the next 24 hours. on storm scan three you can see some snow that is associated with that weak system that is through chicago, moving through the midwest, the the good news is this is going to be staying to our north, so that the poconos could see a dusting and northern and lehigh valley. rest of us will be staying dry tomorrow. our weather will be all about the wind over the next 24 hours, lot the wind they lighten up tonight by 11:00 p.m. and they turn southerly. that will warm us many tomorrow morning out of the

south, millville at 16. 21 miles an hour sustain wind in wildwood. during the day tomorrow that southeasterly wind will make it feel very good as temperatures break the the 40-degree mark. look at what happens on thursday northwesterly wind return and it will get cold again, so we will get one day of a break and that wrapped warm up comes tomorrow and then thursday's clipper brings light snow and then all eyes are on the weekend for another potential storm, to bring the chance of snow, you may need to shovel, more on that coming up later in the broadcast when kate and i join you inside. >> all right kathy thanks very much. is there developing news tonight, jordan is vowing revenge after confirming the execution of the jordanian military pilot captured by the terror group isis. that video was posted by isis showing that pilot being burned alive, inside of a cage. the pilot was captured in december after his plane crashed, during a u.s. led bombing run against isis target in syria.

president obama denounced this murder tore day. >> the redouble the vigilance and determination on the the part of a global coalition to make sure that they are degraded and ultimately defeated. >> last week jordan's government says it was willing to release an iraqi militant, to isis but they first needed proof that their pilot was alive. the skepticism may have been warranted, today state television reported the pilot was actually killed a month ago. well, the national debate on vaccinations is intensifying in the wake of the measles out break, there are now, 102 cases in 14 states. during a house hearing on capitol hill a officials explained why the disease is spreading. >> important to remember that there are about 20 million measles cases around the world, each year, and so measles is literally a plane ride away. when it gets into communities like the you had now in certain pockets where a lot

of people are not i am nice had it has a chance on spread. >> most of the measles cases have been linked to several dozen people who were exposed to the measles at disney land in california. now measles out break is still focused on the west coast, but there are two unrelated cases, locally and today the pennsylvania medical society, is reminding everyone about the dangers of not being vaccinated. health reporter stephanie stahl has an update. >> reporter: with measles fears spreading some pediatricians are refusing to see children who have not been immunized. >> we didn't want to be spreading measles in our waiting room. >> reporter: measles out break is still on the west coast but there is a confirmed case in a pennsylvania cumberland county and one in new castle county delaware. neither is related to california. >> irresponsible for parents not to have their children immunized. >> reporter: one hundred people recently contracted measles have in the been vaccinated while most schools require children to be i am newsed there are exceptions. cdc numbers show that pennsylvania has an 87 percent

kindergarten vaccination rate which ranks in the bottom five in the nation. some feel vaccine is dangerous. >> there is no association that has been demonstrated, in the medical literature in the large studies that shows an association, certainly between autism a and any vaccines. that has been largely discounted. >> reporter: doctor steve own aronoff a chair of pediatrics at temple says mmr vaccine has been proven to be safe and effective. he said politicians like new jersey governor christie has caused unfortunate confusion by first saying parents should have a choice which was filled by a clarification from his office saying children should be vaccinated. >> i usually don't go to politicians for my medical advice. >> national average of children in kindergarten who have received the mmr vaccine is just under 95 percent. that is rate in new jersey, delaware's number is up at 96 percent. experts say part of the reason that pennsylvania's number is so much lower is the large

amish population which generally does not the belief in vaccinations. one example lancaster county which has a big amish population only 77 percent vaccination rates there. they are at risk for this measles out break. >> certainly some eye opening numbers there, stephanie, thanks very much. >> thank you. well, philadelphia police meantime are looking for a gunman who critically injured a man in southwest philadelphia. the the 22-year old victim was shot near 65th and pascal last night. authorities say victim drove himself to the police station for help and an officer drove him to the hospital and that is where he remains in critical condition. in montgomery county tonight authorities are releasing surveillance video hoping to find a suspect in the bomb threat. police are hoping someone recognized this man they say that he used a pay phone to call in a a bomb threat to the courthouse in norristown last week. the courthouse had to be evacuated but in the end no explosives were found. well, an alert for parents tonight in berks county but

authorities released this composite sketch of the man that they say attempted to lure children in the area. authorities say suspect is link to three attempted lurings in reading, burne township and wyomissing if you recognize that mandy pick in that sketch you are asked to call the the authorities. well mandatory paid sick levies now one step closer to becoming the law in philadelphia. today a city council gave unanimous a approval to the plan. "eyewitness news" reporter todd quinones is live at city hall with all of the details todd. >> reporter: natasha, under this bill most people work here in the city will no longer to have tea side between calling in sick and getting paid but not everyone is thrilled bit. when an employee is sick he or she should be a able to stay home and still get paid. that is the idea behind bill greenly's bill. >> all they have to does provide five paydays for work tore take care of their health or the the health of their family. i don't think that is too much to ask for any business.

>> reporter: bill would apply to business was ten or more employees, formula is for every 40 hours worked that employee gets one hour of sick pay but restaurant and a hospitality industry is seeking changes in the the bill for when workers call out. >> we have members that say give us two hours notice before you call out so we can cover the the shifts, we're just asking for clarification. >> reporter: president of the greater northeast chamber of commerce thinks the bill puts businesses in the city at a disadvantage similar paid sick leave bills have in the past, surround ising its suburbs. >> entrepreneurs get to have that opportunity to grow this bill in its present grow will not do that. >> reporter: after vetoing the bill in 2011 mayor michael nutter's office signalled time for paid sick leave has come in part because of an improved economy. >> many, including the mayor and members of this council, did not believe the time had come to ask more of businesses still reeling from recession while enduring a slow recovery >> reporter: now with the the

mayor fully on board this bill will likely be passed when presented in front of the entire city council in about two weeks and coming up tonight at 6:00 i'll tell but a restaurant worker we talk to and get his reaction to the bill. reporting live from city hall, todd quinones for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> thanks very much, todd. >> we want to know what you think about paid sick leave connect with us on facebook and twitter. use the hash tag cbs-3 chat and join the on-line conversation. there are reports tonight that lance armstrong has been involved in the hit and run accident. we will show you pictures coming up. plus... >> didn't want to get sick again because i was sick the first time and it ruin the whole vacation. >> an ill fated cruise, two years in a row a south jersey woman glad to be back on dry land after noro virus strikes her last two cruises. and daughter of the whitney houston bobby cristina, had has been moved to another hospital tonight. we will get a live report from hollywood on is what being

call a bleak situation. if your smart phonies acting up in the frigid weather? consumer reporter jim donovan is on your side with easy ways to keep it functioning properly in the freezing temperatures, that is ne

well, police reports show that the disgraced cyclist lance armstrong hit two parked cars, following a night of partying in aspen back in december. and then let his long time girlfriend take the blame. these are photos from police in aspen. armstrong's girl friend told police that she was driving his car home because he had

quote a little bit too much to drink. armstrong, and his girl friend left the scene, before police arrived, they ended up citing him, with failing to report an accident, and speeding. so, have you had it with winter just yet? i can only speak for myself. yeah. the cold weather is far from over and if you noticed that your mobile phonies behaving differently in the frigid temperatures you are not alone. >> three on your side consumer reporter jim donovan with advice to keep things fixing. >> reporter: if this guy's forecast is right. >> a shadow i see, you can start to twitter hash tag six more weeks of winter. >> then spread is still farrah off. a lot of us use our smart phones on the the go, outdoors, and in the cold weather. we may encounter difficulties when temperatures drop. first protect your smart phone from the cold. don't leave it the in the parked car for an extended

period of time for example. some smart phone users will notice exposure to cold, drains the phone's battery faster than usual or battery a appear to have plenty of juice but then your screen goes dim or black. if your phone shuts down due to the cold don't try to restart it right away. allow a phone sometime to warm up again before you try to power up and use it again, to avoid battery damage. touch screen will also be more sensitive in the cold, which doesn't match well with wearing winter gloves. you may want to consider a still list or touch screen gloves if you need to do work that requires precision on a smart phone or tablet. be mindful those smart phone screens can also be more susceptible to scratches in cold weather especially if they are already cracked. coming up tonight on "eyewitness news" at 11:00 they track your banking history, how many insurance claims, your rental record and even how often you return things to stores. >> i want to know what these people are saying about us.

>> reporter: now most everyone has her of credit reports but three on your side takes a look at other reports secret reports why people are monitoring and what you should know and be concerned about tonight at 11:00. >> a lot of information, that seems like you want to keep personal. >> yes. >> knowing that for a long time. >> see you at 11:00. still to come on "eyewitness news", we will tell you how selfies may have led to a deadly plane crash, a beauty pageant run arer up, that won't be giving title of miss congeniality. see her freak out on stage a. >> that is outrageous. hall of famer, herb mcgee is just one win away from joining a very exclusive coaching club, hourlies he van arsdal will have more later on in

well, we have got to layer up today. >> yesy cannot get enough layers. >> burr, it is cold. >> yes yes. >> and, the the cold right. >> what a combination. >> good news is temperatures will bottom out overnight and slowly rise, and, southerly wind and that southerly wind is our friend because tomorrow will be very comfortable as temperatures, break the 40-degree mark. >> wow. >> it will feel like spring break around here. take a look at this beautiful sunsets in philadelphia within the next five minutes in the poconos it is beautiful late afternoon skiing at jack frost big boulder, looking good lights are on, sunnies setting. look at philadelphia we're on the new jersey side in campbell a's field looking

across the delaware and it is a very pretty end to the day in philadelphia down the shore, this is my favorite, we get some of the most beautiful sunsets in the wintertime with those career skies, and atlantic city looking great this evening. on storm scan three it is clear for now but not for long. the cloud will be moving in from the west and we can see them already through erie and through pittsburgh and some snow in chicago. that will ride to our north but in the poconos you will see light snow, during the early morning hours. the right now in the city we are looking at a temperature or 29 degrees. not so bad. poconos at 18. wind coming from the south. those temperatures, in the middle part of the country through mid-atlantic down to the south in the 40's, those will be rising our way and by tomorrow we will be very close. that is what we are seeing today in raleigh-durham. future weather shows clouds rolling in during overnight the hours. you can see snow showers at 6:00 a.m. to the northern part of the lehigh valley and

poconos coat to go an inch in the mountains. it is gone by 9:00 a.m. we will see skies clearing out nicely with southerly wind and we will warm up quickly. so high pressure will be our friend tomorrow with that sunshine and temperatures in the 40's, then we will watch another clipper, we will keep saying this is winter of the clipper they are relentless but doesn't bring a lot of moisture, light snow shower, thursday morning and then we will watch this secondary low develop, but the the good news is, this development is too late for us, it swings well off the coast of nova scotia and we will just feel the chill by friday. very cold air reenforced behind it. it will be mostly sunny on friday with high temperatures only in the 20's. so lets talk about that clipper. the thursday morning, very light snow. the these are all of our computer models that we are looking at. you can see gfs saying a tenth here, .8 on a european model. coat to go an inch thursday morning at best with this next clipper. not a lot of moisture there overnight the low temperature 23 degrees clouds, will be building temperatures slowly

riding toward dawn. wednesday look for cloud giving way to sun, southwest wind, kick nothing warming us up to 45. on the exclusive eyewitness weather three take forecast it will be mild for wednesday cold, light snow early thursday and frigid for friday with a high temperature of 25. next half an hour, kate talks more about the weekend storm and what that could bring for now we will take a short break and we will be right back

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comes here after sources tell me her father believes that she's making positive stride, in fact they say that she opened and closed her eyes which the the family looks at the as a small step for. >> my take from this is that bobby cristina has hit a plateau that typically the average person does in the pull out of but under the care of emery university ape physicians there and their hopes are they can work a miracle. >> all of the secrecy surrounding this tragedy has led to rumors of an investigation. >> there were reports of a second search at bobby cristina's home but roswell police deny it. in a statement to entertainment tonight they say quote we did not go out to the house a second time and we are not providing further information on this rescue case. >> so what happened, inside her house? man who called 911, maxwell lomass has been recently sprung from jail on drug possession charges. she was face down in the

bathtub, days shy before the third anniversary of her mother's death. >> i just don't necessity how it happened but it has happened. it is hardest thing i'll ever have to encounter in my life. >> so much more news on this story, on et and we're talk bail celebrity grief counselor who tells us why it was no accident that bobby cristina was found in the bathtub just like her mother. chris and natasha back to you. >> such a sad case kevin, do we know anything more about the family, have they spoken out at this point about her condition or said anything. >> i will tell you this her aunt pat houston was briefly hospitalized because she was suffering mental and physical exhaustion. it has taken a toll on the family. we are keeping in touch with them constantly. >> we know you are kevin, thanks very much. we will look for latest tonight on entertainment tonight at 7:00. you can see that prom every week night at 7:00 on cbs-3.

stay with us coming up in the next half an hour talk about bad luck. >> cape may county couple said they will never go on another cruz after sickness ruin a second vacation i'm cleve bryan, coming up how make up trip was just as bad as the original disaster. also what looks like a case of the distract flying a plane crash leaves two dead and police believe it is because they were taken selfies. a 16 year-old guitar player from montgomery county is in long's less for grammy week and her first l.a. gig is on a very big stage. our pat ciarrocchi has her story new tonight at 6:00.

i'm chris may here are the day's top stories. police identified a driver who was killed when a tree crashed out of the car he was driving in radnor yesterday. narcyst mothersill died on sproles road. no one else this was hurt. mandatory paid sick levies a step closer to becoming law in philadelphia a. today a city council committee gave unanimous approval to the plan that would apply to business was more than ten employees. for every 40 hours work the employee would get one hour of sick pay.

>> kate? thanks, chris. good evening everyone. the lets talk about our weather headlines. we have up and down temperatures this week. the it was cold today but much milder tomorrow. we are tracking two chances, for some snow in the forecast one on thursday, and another one, as we head through the the weekend and we have another cold blast to tell but once we get through to today, another one waits in the wings. i'll tell you when in the seven day forecast, natasha. >> kate, thanks very much. new at 5:30 complications cleaning up the big snow in new england. temperatures have plumeted turning slush into solid ice in the city of boston is running out of room new when it comes to snow removal. cbs reporter chris van cleve has more. >> reporter: boston is digging out from two record setting storms in seven days. >> we received over 40.1 inches of snow, we're broken the old record. >> reporter: most main road are plowed but some side streets have a long way to go. crystal walls spent two hours

digging out her car. >> this is a tiny car, so i need a lot of snow out of the way before i can drive over stuff. >> reporter: big front leaders like this are all over the city of boston scooping up snow, and it end up in a place like this. this is known as a snow farm basically a parking lot before the storm, now it is home to feet and feet and feet of snow. bennie rios has been working almost around the clock. >> it has been crazy. i have been here since 4:00 this morning just back and forth, back and forth. >> reporter: about a million new england patriots fans will put snow removal on hold after one day delay the city is throwing a parade to honor the super bowl champs. weather is expect to be milder for a celebration but another 6 inches of snow could fall on thursday. the chris van cleve for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". new to a vacation nightmare, south jersey couple gets stuck on the cruise ship with noro virus out break not once but twice.

"eyewitness news" new jersey reporter cleve bryan has their unbelievable story. >> i was one and done. >> reporter: ed and his wife bash yard trying to destress after a cruise that was their second dose of disaster. >> i didn't want to waste that money. i wanted to use that voucher up. >> reporter: couple had a $400 room credit with royal caribbean after a trip was cut short because of are ino virus. january 24th they started their trip aboard the ship but they too got a letter saying some passengers on the last sailing had stomach illnesses. >> i looked at my friend and said we are not going to that cruise and this boat will turn around early. they all laughed. >> reporter: you were right. >> to the t. >> reporter: soon rooms throughout the ship had quarantine stickers and happy cruz are made way for clean up crews. >> we didn't want to get sick again because i was sick the first time and ruin the whole vacation. >> men running around in

hazmat suits and chemical sprayers. >> reporter: with more than 200 sick passengers and crew, ship return a day early to baltimore on monday. royal caribbean a apologized for the shortened trip. will you ever go on a cruise again. >> i will never go on a royal caribbean cruise again and i don't know if i will cruise again. >> reporter: royal caribbean send them a letter saying they will receive a voucher good toward purchase of another cruise the next 12 months. they can't wait to get that voucher they have big plans to use it to start a campfire. in ocean view cape may county cleve bryan, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". well federal investigators say selfies likely played a role from the deadly plane crash near denver. two people were killed when their single engine plane went down while doing nighttime take offs and landing last year. ntsb says the pilot and passengers were taken selfies with their cell phones at the time. investigators say they were also using the camera's flash function at night.

aviation experts say that can become distracting and especially dangerous at low altitudes. well philadelphia police charged one woman and they are looking for another after a double shooting in nicetown. police have charge three three-year old leseanda anderson with attempted murder and related offenses. investigators say the shooting on the 2600 block of roberts avenue happened after an argument, in a laundromat. twenty-nine women shot were taken to the hospital in stable condition. and a driver loses control, slamming into a house in southwest philadelphia. chopper three over this scene this morning, at seventh second and yocome street. there is no word on any injuries, the the cause of this crash is also unknown. well, the long time if philadelphia university basketball coach, herb mcgee, is about to join a very exclusive club. >> he is one win away from 1,000 in his career and it could happen tonight. leslie van arsdal join us now from campus with the big story, leslie? >> reporter: well, you know, it has only been one other

coach ever to do this. he just did it last week. so 1,000 wins is a very very big deal, but the the herb mcgee he says it is just another game. >> i never really cared about being first and stuff like that. i just cared about the next game. >> reporter: herb mcgee is a philadelphia university lifer seven three-year eld hall of famer set the school scoring record at philadelphia university and then never left taking a job at the school after graduating asiana cysttent and becoming head coach in 1967. after all of this time, he still remembers, his first win. >> trenton state, which is now college of new jersey. i might even be able to guess the the score but i might be off a bit. >> reporter: so now on the verge of win number 1,000 you would think he would be a little excited. >> i questions it will mean something when the season is over or maybe when tomorrow comes if we happen to win the game but right now, i'm not even thinking bit. >> reporter: duke's coach k became the first ncaa coach to reach that 1,000 milestone

last week. >> i think if coach k was around he would tell you the same thing. it is hard to win games especially when you have the reputation of being a good basketball program where everybody gears their game toward you. >> reporter: he was drafted by celtics. several d1 schools wanted him to coach there he was offered an assistant coaching spot the in the nba but he stayed here. the reason why: family. >> i have a wonderful wife two great kid and two great grand kid. i travel with women only. i have five women anytime we go on vacation, they are with me, that is what means the the most to me. they will be very proud of their grandfather and their husband and their father after tonight. >> reporter: i think they are already very proud of him. after so many years and so many games there could not be one game that stand out above the rest but he says, there absolutely is and coming up at 6:00 he will tell us all bit. leslie van arsdal for "eyewitness sports".

good evening everyone, a traveling throughout tonight's rush hour it is going to be busy. i tweeted a photo of a lot of roadways in the red and somebody tweeted back that is depressing and it is. traveling on the vine street expressway you will be delay anywhere you cut it. westbound from broad street to the schuylkill, eastbound entire length from 76 down to i9 56789 once you get to 95 and 76 it is slow there too. looking at schuylkill expressway not too far from the vine more so around spring garden and eastbound traffic is slow approaching the point of the the vine street expressway and then continue, your way out toward university westbound you are basically sluggish from center city all the way throughout your western suburbs even as you tap that area of king of prussia eight is your speed sensor on the roosevelt boulevard, because there is so much delay of the schuylkill. northbound side is backed up severely from 76 down through broad street. is 15 your average on i-95. in and out of the construction zones we are jam. we are seeing delays on pennsylvania turnpike 422, 42

freeway, 295 in new jersey so lot going on n wilmington newark line in delaware they are on a delay, they are having power issues. be careful of. that new jersey transit cross honoring septa in regard to philadelphia, traveling you are doing just fine, now back to the desk. >> vittoria, thanks very much. do you think your commute is bad? coming up, how about watching 21 miles to get to work. 21 miles, but luckies changing for one man who hasn't been able to afford a car. his story has gone viral. also caught on camera a jilted beauty queen's dramatic freak out on stage why she says that she stole the winner's crown ride off her head kate. and we are tracking a couple chances for snow in the seven day forecast, as well as a blast of cold, similar if not colder then what we felt today, we will have all of the details coming up in the eyewitness weather seven day in a few minute

well, it is new time to check your philadelphia jobs market report. >> cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger with more. >> reporter: professionals in the social services industry often describe their careers less as a job, and more as a calling, through which they

can positively impact someone's life. the field encompasses from counseling social work and psychology. many of these professions require advanced degrees but before you commit a large amount of time and money pursuing a doctorate or a masters, there are other options. the bureau of labor statistics says that employment for social and human service a assistance is project to grow by 22 percent through 2022 much faster then average for all occupations. the these assistants work under the supervision of social workers and psychologist providing support to families, elderly and others in need. to search for a job in these related field in philadelphia start by checking out job postings at top hospitals, including jefferson university hospital, at hospitals dot jefferson dot edu. also visit path career link web site for additional employment opportunities. i'm jill schlesinger for

half century after release of the pulitzer prize winning novel to kill a mockingbird a second novel from the author harper lee will be published in july. it will be called go set a watchman, she actually wrote it before to kill a

mockingbird but it ace prequel to the story. character scout is featured as an adult woman lee says that she didn't know it still existed until it was recently discovered by a friend. well, you know we're halfway through winter, spring begins next month can't get here soon enough for a lot of us though we still to have make it through february which is most snowy month of the year. our meteorologist justin drabick is outside with the cbs-3 mobile weather lab at belmont plateau in fairmount park justin. >> good evening, chris. not a whole lot of snow to talk about this year but snow lovers don't give up yet, we are moving into that time of the year where we have had big snowstorms in february. here we are, belmont plateau and you can see, it is bear ground but february does average out as most snowy month. so it is possible if history repeats itself you may sled down heat thinks before the month is done. one of the most snowy februaries ever was five years ago you may remember this back

in 2010, we had monster storms, first major storm dumped over 2 feet on february 5th and 6th, ridley park delaware county pick up 30 inches of snow in just a few days late are we got hit again, another 15.8 inches felon february 5th and, 9th and 10th. so there we go two big storms in just one week. you may not ever see that happen again and again people had to cross country ski around the city as well. it wasn't just that year. check out these stats. other big storms we had in month of february. 2010 storm that was 18.5 inches. 1983 february 11th and 12th 21-point 367-89-2003 february 16th and 17th, 18.7. february 9th and 10, 15.8 but notice those dates. first half of the month. it is the next two weeks. average out 8.8 inches of snow in february. last year, we had two 2.4 in february. and most snowy february ever,

51.5 inches. only 5-point inches of snow so far this year. we are half where we should be on average. coal tonight. 26.8 degrees with the cbs-3 mobil weather lab. the good news is the wind has died down. we're tracking a little bit of the warm up but don't war that i winter weather fans there is more arctic air in the forecast. for a check of the seven day lets go back in the studio with katie. >> thanks, justin. some of those numbers are crazy over 50 inches of snow on february 2010 and brings back memories and maybe not the best ones. lets look at our eyewitness weather watchers what they are reporting this evening. very cold conditions across the map. we will start off at 26 degrees. the northwest of the city my friend kyle his minutes hatboro. 26 degrees kyle is reporting with a mainly clear skies. when full sun the temperatures are low. make sure you to bundle up when going out. great advice from our weather watcher kyle. let led town here, 28 degrees. gar is in landenberg reporting a clear sky there and 28. feels colder.

good fifer in the fireplace weather. that it is, indeed. one more observation, lets head into new jersey and head up toward chesterfield area where ed connor checks in at 27 degrees, skies are clear. we had sun but he says with the sun going down any remaining ice and water is refreezing so exercise caution. that is another round of great advice. weather watchers always helping us out with eyes the ground. the lets look outside and see how things are shaping up, a beautiful sunset in ocean city. looking nice right now, almost could fool yourself it is a july evening around 9:20 p.m. unfortunately too cold for that but no problems out there. storm scan three is clear in our area, as well as you can see in problems right now. few clouds rolling in. we will see cloud increase overnight as we await a arrival of the system off to the north that eventually will bring a few snow showers to areas north of here and then clipper late tomorrow night into the day on thursday. temperatures are still on the cold side, just 29 at the a airport. twenty-nine in wilmington. eighteen in mount pocono.

25 degrees in trenton. twenty-eight in wildwood. below average certainly today. watch what happens, cloud roll in overnight and relevant i morning hours but this next round of snow showers stays off to the north and maybe snow shower in the poconos tomorrow morning and then by tomorrow midday we will see cloud clear and we should see sunshine tomorrow afternoon and end up being a nice looking day and comfortable day, temperature wise as well, much better than today. here comes our light snow with this clipper early thursday morning. not a whole lot witt. we will take a look at future snow amounts we are talking about less than a trace for most of us maybe over an inch in the poconos and that is bit. behind that storm watch what happens to the cold air. it lifts north for tomorrow and friday behind that storm another blast of frigid air in place as highs only make it in the mid 20's. look ahead to sunday and machine this is very early but what i want to you know thinks is another storm that goes north of us, pink indicates where heavier snow will fall in our area we are expecting to it start as rain and change over to snow still a lot to

change but this looks hike more of a new york new england storm then a philadelphia a one. overnight tonight, cloud build, temperatures start to rise. we will bottom out at 23 early. cloud early sunshine tomorrow. milder. 45 degrees. that will feel like springtime compared with today. thursday 34 with that light snow in the morning. frigid on friday and dry to start weekend but rain, snow chance come in sunday and could continue into monday as well. we will send it back to you at the desk. well trending right now detroit man whose weekday commute involves walking 21 miles may get the help that he need. fifty-six year-old james robert son takes the bus part of the way to the factory where he works in nearby rochester hills but still wind up trekking 7 miles there and about 14 miles home. robert son says he does not mind commute as he puts it, if someone wants to get something they have to get through something. >> i can't imagine not working. i didn't want to end up end

up doing nothing, you know, did you know how long it took me to find this job? >> well, robert son's story caught at tension of local college student evan leady and he started a go fund me campaign to get him a car. so far, it has raised more than a $130,000. very nice car with that. >> fantastic. >> also trend to go day, beauty queen drama in brazil, things didn't end well at miss pageant. runner up snatched the crown right off winner's head threw it to the ground and stormed off the stage. the runner up says winner had bought her victory and that she didn't deserve the title. >> wow. >> well, listen, we know who is not going to be miss congenial any that condition test. my goodness. well, still ahead on "eyewitness news" stay with us, when you think of boats you think of warm weather. doesn't that sound lovely that sound wonderful.

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worlds. you can go fast you can take the the family out you can do some fishing or just throw an anchor out and watch fire works on the fourth of july. these could hold 15 people report report boat show runs through sunday. in atlantic city i'm paul curtz for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". thanks very much. that is "eyewitness news" at 5:00. now at 6:00 a local man is kill in a freak accident. it appears that gusty wind blew a true right on top of his car while driving. kathy? wind will be subsiding as we take a break from the biting cold but then two chances of snow in the seven day we will look at that coming up. also restaurant worker tells his story of struggle he was sick but had to go to work. this is as mandatory sick levies new a step closer to becoming law in philadelphia. lego lovers this exhibit is for you, we will take you inside of an art gallery created with more than a million of these little

bricks. "eyewitness news" at 6:00 starts right now. we now know the man who was killed in a freak accident yesterday, it is a tree that crashed down on his car heading to pick up a child from school. good evening i'm chris may. i'm natasha brown guess case off. driver had no time at all to react, strong wind were blowing when the the tree felon sproles road in radnor. "eyewitness news" reporter steve paterson talked with an eyewitness who watched as fire fighters tried to save the man's life. >> there was a loud crash, you know people say a train, you know, train crash. >> reporter: when this tree came crashing into david riser's yard he thought the worst was over. >> it was a pretty grizzly scene. >> reporter: until he saw that was under it. >> the car was on fire and they were working on the car.

obviously trying to get somebody you the. brought in the jaws of life. opened the top of the car like a tin can and put somebody in an ambulance. >> reporter: tuesday police identified 54 year-old n a rcyst mother sill as the man. police say monday afternoon shortly before 5:00 i was driving south on sproles road near sunny hill lane in villanova it is when this tree suddenly uprooted landing directly on top of his car and into riser's yard. mothersill on his way to pick up one of his two children died in the hospital. >> just a tragic case, and it is gut run muching. >> reporter: cbs-3 "eyewitness news" spoke to a number of attorneys and insurance professionals asking if anyone bears the brunt of legal responsibility. the response, unless there were written complaints against the home owner from where the the tree fell, it is generally not considered negligence. we check with the township, no complaints. lieutenant andy block says weather was a factor. >> we were experiencing wind in the