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and gnc are being accused tonight of not properly labeling their bottles of supplements. in the video from new york's attorney general office eric snyderman says that some of the supplements contained in of the herbs listed on the label or included ingredients that were not listed at all. >> mislabeled supplements taken by the public to preserve or maintain their health posts a significant danger to those with food allergies or for those who take medication. >> wal-mart says it is reaching out to suppliers, walgreens and gnc also pledged to cooperate with authorities target says it is investigating the matter. the the state of washington gets its first pot vending machines. they are popping up inside medical marijuana dispensariness seattle. proponents say customers will love convenience to get marijuana out of the machine you have to set up an account with the official id and an approved medical marijuana card. the the the machine does have
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little tiny taste of spring in the air today. it was sad when temperatures get to the upper 40's and everybody says it feels like springtime but compared to yesterday's cold today didn't feel so bad at all. our weather watchers are reporting nice temperatures in the the 40's right now. we are at 46 degrees thanks to jim in philadelphia reporting a clear sky, 46 not bad. forty-two is our normal this time of the year. we are above average all across the region. dimitri in burlington township, new jersey 42. beautiful spring-like day and days are longer now. we have notice that had over past couple of weeks that the days just seem to be brighter, little bit later, little indication that spring is on the way. tyler reporting mid 40's in bear delaware. balmy for what we are used to this time of the year. i did feel better than average. speaking of those longer days lets look outside and you can see still light in the sky here looking live from our cbs-3 studios out over center city philadelphia lots of light, cars on the road right now but weather really is in problems today for travelers on the road or on foot today
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you were enjoying a balmy temperature in comparison with the 20's we had yesterday. we are right back to the chill as we head back toward end of the week. here's storm scan three not showing anything in our neck of the woods but heading back to the west here's a clipper bringing in some snow and snarling the commute here in the cleveland area and erie area have of pennsylvania and mess of this is lifting north and east as we move through the evening hours. it will actually fall apart before it gets here. we are not expecting much beside a few snow showers overnight and into early tomorrow morning and they will stay north and west of us. right now 45 at the airport. still above average. still 33 in allentown. colder with more snow cover up here. 40 degrees in reading. forty-five in wilmington. forty-one right now you in millville. zooming out you can see cold that waits in the wings. only 18 in chicago behind that system. sixteen inial people a. look at difference between lexington as a front slices through the midwest. temperatures right the now
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more than 15 degrees warmer then they were this time yesterday. actually 16 degrees warmer then this time yesterday in philadelphia so, no complaints. get out if you can. take the dogs for a nice long walk because you may not want to get out by end of the week. the it will get much colder. the here's our future weather picture you can see that line of snow. watch what happens as it progresses eastwar. the heavier snow shuts off to the north and then we will see it break apart, throughout the overnight hours. a few snow showers surviving into early tomorrow morning in the north and western suburbs. a couple of flakes moving in the city tomorrow morning cannot rule out the a snow shower driving to work but this is not a major event for us and then we will clear it out and see sunshine by end of the day. temperatures drop. watch what happens by thursday afternoon, tomorrow afternoon feels like 20 degrees, at noon by 5:00 p.m. it feels like 11 and we will start friday morning with the feels like temperatures in the single digits. mount pocono double digits below zero what it will feel like on friday morning. let's talk about our next system and this starts off on sunday.
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it comes in as rain and changes over to snow, steady light to maryland rate snow and we are watching those temperatures, on the line again here in philadelphia and notice heavier snow with this is expected to stay to our north. this could be a steady light snow throughout the day on monday and it could pile up several inches for us and we will keep you posted on. that overnight tonight cloud increase with the snow shower in spots late mainly to the north and west. tomorrow those flurries a and stray snow showers north and west in the morning and clearing and cold high of 31 and temperatures drop like the the the rock in the afternoon as wind pick up wind gusting to 35 miles an hour tomorrow and frigid gannon friday, saturday in the as bad but mainly cloudy and rain and snow showers sunday with the chance of steady prolong light snow on monday keep an eye on the start have of next week. now back to you at the desk. >> thanks, kate. we have all seen them date stamps on basically everything at the grocery store but one advocacy group says those dates are confusing. >> and as a result three on your side consumer reporter jim donovan went to find many
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consumers are tossing out good food and money all because of them. >> reporter: for milk to meats, salad to cereals if it is in the grocery store it has a i dayton it. some say used by. others are marked sell by and some just have a date. but what do they mean. >> it is a good question. >> i don't want to eat something that is expired. >> reporter: the national resources defense council estimates nine out of ten americans are confuse by these dates the and as a result the average family of four throws away about $2,000 worth of still edible food every year. >> the dates are up to the manufacturers. there is no federal standard for food safety labeling for anything in the store except infant formula. >> reporter: many foods if stored properly cannulas long after labels say milk at least a week past printed date, eggs can still be good three to five weeks after we buy them and canned products last for up to five years. the grocery manufacturer's association says the dates indicate freshness but admits
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changes are needed. we are working to improve current code dating practices with the goal, creating a uniform global standard that will make it easier to interpret date labels. so until that happens use common sense. if it opened up, looks good doesn't look bad you will be bad. shelf life depend on how a product is stored. >> those dates you can see them. >> reporter: i never pay attention. >> i'm forever doing the smell test if it smells goody keep it. >> it goes a long way. >> yes. >> thanks, jim. still ahead on eyewitness news tonight why would a bald man need to know how to hair style. >> i can't do anything with my hair so i might as well do it for her. >> he is a a single dad with a two-year old daughter what he did to pull her hair in the pony tail. i need to learn this i
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>> well, inside a hair sal a on is not where former navy technician greg wickhearst ever pictured himself but when he struggled to put his daughter's hair in the pony tail, he knew he needed help so he signed up for a cosmetology class. >> just a fact and learning how you to do it taking time to learn how to do it. now it is very simple to do these styles. >> greg now proudly shows off his daughter's styles on his facebook page and he challenges more parents to break gender stereotypes, and he is my hero that is impressive. >> good for him, that is not easy thing for dad to do. >> not at all trust me. well sorority alumni came together to help kid get excited about reading and to improve their academic skills. >> "eyewitness news" at marry bet mack cloud elementary school on old york road in philadelphia philadelphia alumni chapter sorority has partnered with the school, for the reading programs, for the reading for the future program.
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today chapter donated books and a projector and the school held an assembly to celebrate. very good. that is "eyewitness news" at 5:00. now at 6:00 the the victim offer an attempted robbery shoots and kills his alleged attacker. brand new tea tails in a live report, straight ahead. following a deadly crash in new york septa officials speak out with what could be life saving advice for you, on safety at crossings. i'll have that story coming up. it is most comfortable evening in weeks, across the delaware valley but an arctic front will bring light snow and bitter chill back to the delaware valley plus a grammy sunday storm heading our way, details coming up with the seven day. and an investigation is underway tonight into the deadly cause of an apartment fire in norristown what one resident is concern about the safety of the building. we will begin at breaking
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news a portion of the the schuylkill expressway is now, closed, while crews try to remove an overturn tractor trailer. conlin still gets by but overall this is a mess. accident happened this afternoon in the westbound lanes, just past the the 202 exit in king of prussia. there were no injuries in the big rig crash but it is causing a big problem for the evening commute. the the road is expect to be closed for about 90 minutes tonight. we will bring you developments on this breaking story as we get them. also tonight, "eyewitness news" following a developing story out of upper darby an attempted robbery victim there shoots and kills his attacker. good evening, i'm chris may. i'm diana rocco in for jessica dean tonight. lets get straight to "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt live in upper darby with the very latest on this shooting, david. >> we have updated information. i just got off the phone with upper darby police and we are toll that the victim who
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actually shot and killed the the suspect is changing his story. first we were told there were two suspects, one that died other one got away. we were told there was nobody that got away. one died on the scene behind me here at cons creek park. a sunny day in cobbs creek park in upper darby quickly turned deadly when police say a 68 year-old man pulled out a gun he is licensed to carry, and killed an attempted robber. >> people getting fed up so we have to protect ourselves these days. >> reporter: catherine cooper live
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