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>> reporter: well, jessica and chris, police tell us they have not been able to find these imposter delivery men anywhere in the area but neighbors tell us that they hope that getting the the word out will at least keep them safe. when she her the door bell ring around 7:00 this morning her first reaction was that of frustration. she thought her older daughter had missed her school bus. >> i was angry that she's coming bank, missed the bus, i just opened up the door, and then this terrible thing happened. >> reporter: when she opened up her door she said two masked men were starring back at her n an exclusive interview with "eyewitness news" she said they were dressed as fedex delivery men carrying packages but she wasn't expecting a delivery. >> they had ski masks over their face and most of them they were in black. they didn't show any identification. >> reporter: she dismissed the mystery men. she said they tried to force open her lock storm door. >> tried to get inside. and he came inside. i was shaken up because i didn't expect that.
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>> reporter: she called 911 and she watch as they left her home and walked out of her bala cynwyd neighborhood there was no delivery truck in sight. police say they canvassed the area and conduct an neighborhood check. the their investigation is ongoing. fedex told "eyewitness news" they are cooperating with police. spokesperson warned neighbors to quote always look for official fedex id badge, all of our drivers are required to wear our company id when delivering packages. look on their up are armed or a landyard on their belt. when that advice she said she won't open the door when she's home alone until the investigation is complete. police tell us there haven't been a real fedex delivery, to her home since back in december. we're live at lower merion township police department, noel mcclaren for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> noel, thank you. developing at 6:00 o'clock the president's plan to fight isis is heading to capitol hill. just a couple of hours ago
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president obama asked congress to authorize military force against the terrorist group. >> this is a difficult mission and it will remain dip set for some time. ice ill is on the defensive and ice ill is going to lose. >> the the plan called for a three-year military operation and will limit deployment of ground troops. congress will vote on the resolution. a top counter terrorism expert say 20,000 foreign fighters have joined the ranks of ice is from 90 different countries. "cbs evening news" with scott pelley will have much more on this developing story coming up a at 6:30 right here after "eyewitness news" at 6:00. well, new tonight police in medford are looking for two suspects in the bold home invasion. these are sketch that he is police released a short time ago. >> they enter a home, a attacked a 64 year-old man, a and then duct taped him to the chair. the victim was taken to the
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hospital for treatment. those suspects stole money and victim's car. we know that these two bicycles were left at the scene. if you know anything about them or the the suspects involved you are asked to call police in medford. well, tonight some relief for septa riders, man accused in a brutal attack on a woman in the center city station is off the streets. "eyewitness news" investigative reporter walt hunter has more. >> reporter: record obtained by cbs-3 show reginald green walk free from prison only a very short time before he is accused of viciously attacking a 17 year-old woman along a darkened isolated stretch of track, beyond the pratt form at jefferson station monday afternoon. >> she suffered some pretty severe injuries to her face to her eye and mouth and other bodily injuries and the individual offenders attempted to sexually assault our victim. >> reporter: police say green met at alleged victim half an hour earlier blocks away and
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she willingly accompanied him into the station down an elevator near the far end of the platform and in the restrict area where at salt happened. investigators declined to say what the the pair were doing when the attack happened and emphasizing. >> not a spontaneous attack, this was not precipitated a after some period of time that the two individual were together. >> reporter: while the attack happened in this isolated a area well beyond the platform the at jefferson station septa camera picked up video of the suspect and septa police officers a say they almost in immediately recognized him as someone that they had dealt with as before. >> records obtained reveal green had been stopped or cited 28 times by officers over past five years. the the suspect was released from prison three days before the the attack where he had been held for violating probation after a prior conviction. >> he has got 11 prior arrests, including an indecent
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assault. >> reporter: as victim recovers from her ordeal here police say they are now trying to determine if green has attack anyone else. at jefferson station walt hunter cbs-3 "eyewitness news". well little league organizers crown a new u.s. champion. today the the chicago team that eliminated philadelphia's taney dragons from the world series was stripped of its title. it was forced to make u.s. title for using players from outside its boundary. chicago loss in the lidle league world series final. pressure to field great teams and win is never higher but they say chicago went too far. >> it is absolutely a a fine line. on parents just go way over board and or just go have fun and go play. >> the values and the morals get put aside for the competition. >> the u.s. title has been
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awarded to the runner up las vegas. if you are dreaming big tonight you are not alone. power ball fever is growing and so is the jackpot. it now stand at a remark 5800 million-dollar. that is right half billion dollar jackpot. pat ciarrocchi has her ticket, she spent date with others lining up to strike it rich, pat, hopefully you are feeling luck there i in wynnewood. >> reporter: well, i think a a lot of people are feeling lucky. that lottery fever that is gotten so intense that even casual players are coming in here, to this a plus mini mart in wynnewood with cash and numbers in hands. they are dreaming big, because the the jackpot is a giant sized one. oh, please and make it a winner. >> i'd like to see a big green win but would i like to be part of the group. >> reporter: jackpot for power ball has grown to 500 million-dollar, that makes for 337 million-dollar lump sum cash pay out.
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allen zahners of a ardmore has a system, he calls it a bit superstitious. >> basically we pool up, we find as many numbers that we can a agree on together. we use different system like sleeping patterns, dreams birthdays. >> at this wynnewood a plus mini mart mohammad fey he had had been here since before dawn. he said group buying is big. >> people buying $200, $300, hundred dollars and mostly it is groups report report dreams of what you would do with so much money are personal, philanthropic and philosophical with that much money you can do change and good. if you don't do a little bit change of someone's life every day what are you doing. >> reporter: he certainly has an idea there. statewide ticket have been selling at 4500 a minute so
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the deadline we picked the ticket will be pick at 11:00 o'clock tonight. as they say here, if you play, good luck, we hope the stars are in alignment tonight for you. the reporting live, pat ciarrocchi cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> absolutely pat thanks very much. are you playing? do you have a strategy? what would you do if you hit the 500 million-dollar jackpot. that is the the converse assayings happening right now on the cbs philly facebook page, also at twitter cbs philly we want to hear from you. big dreams out there. use the hash tag cbs-3 chat. pennsylvania governor tom wolf was in our area proposing a new tax on natural gas drilling that he says would help fund education. governor toured caln elementary in thorndale chester county as a kick off to schools that teach tour. his plan calls for 5 percent severance tax on natural gas drilling companies and he says that tax could generate as much as 1 billion a year in revenues for the state and
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specifically public schools. governor wolf chose to speak one on one with "eyewitness news" following that a a announcement 59:00 o'clock we brought you his thoughts on the challenges of food funding. the governor weighs in on alcohol sales in the commonwealth and his priorities moving forward. we need a good education system. we need good road. we need good bridges. we need all those things. we have to pay for those things. >> reporter: we sat down with governor ol inside thorndale's caln elementary school surround by very educators he campaigned hard to win last fall with promises oven hansed school funding. >> do you feel pressure to deliver for that particular group? they were key to your election in a lot of ways. >> i'm a free agent. i will do what is best for pennsylvania. i support investment in education in the because somebody gave me a campaign contribute. >> he admits winning that funding will require compromise with republicans.
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one potential a area of agreement he says is changing the states antiquated rules on alcohol. the governor favors expanded sunday sales adding state stores to supermarkets and allowing direct shipments from out of state. >> those are kind of things we can do to make the system more convenient for consumers. that is what that is all about. i agree with a a a lot of people that we need to improve that. i don't agree with privatization as a means to that end. >> reporter: he expressed high end his party will rally and the city of brotherly love in 2016. >> philadelphia is finalist for democratic national convention, do you have any insight into the process and where it stand right the now. >> my insight of course is that philadelphia is the natural, the natural location for democratic national convention. i'm trying, along with a bunch of or people, are trying to convince the dnc that is true f justice prevails philadelphia will be the site of the national convention in 2016. well, the governor also weighed in on a proposal to raise the the state's minimum
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wage. he said a $10.10 an hour minimum wage is a must, and insist it will create more jobs, raise productivity and lead to increased profits for businesses. >> new information from the new governor chris thanks. health officialness camden county of a warning for resident and pet owners, this is after multiple racoons tested positive for rabies. still ahead what you need to look out for to keep your family safe. we are tracking brutal cold and also on snow showers our clipper, moving toward the delaware valley could see some localized snow squals as well, we will talk more about that coming up. ruben amaro junior has task of rebuilding the phillies back to the glory days an exclusive one on one with the general manager and what is his plans for ryan howard? he will tell you coming up in sports.
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tonight at 11:00 it is an "eyewitness news" exclusive, rare look inside security at philadelphia international airport. >> how safe should passengers field as a result of having this system. >> very safe, state of the art equipment. >> grenades, explosive device training kit and other potentially dangerous items hidden inside bags bound for belly of the plane.
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tonight we will show you sophisticated security system that is used to keep us all safe, in my special report are at 11:00 o'clock. well, new at 6:00 health official from his camden county confirmed to "eyewitness news" that a second racoon has been found with rabies. >> officials say dog killed a racoon in the yard last tuesday at haddon township. second was killed by family dog in camden on february 1st. "eyewitness news" new jersey reporter cleve bryan has more on the racoon problem. >> haddon township is notorious. >> people in haddon up to ship in the surprised to learn of the rabid racoon in their neighborhood. >> we have had tons of issues in the past year. >> couple times i took them and had animal control and they took them away. >> reporter: camden county health officials sent out a public notice saying february 3rd a dog killed a racoon that tested positive for rabies. that is not all. tuesday after afternoon they sent out another notice this one about a rabid racoon on february 1st in south camden.
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officials say this doesn't mean there is an out break but they want people to be careful with their pets. >> you may not realize it or that the animal was infect and you may even with an animal that becomes rabid which can be life threatening not only to him but children adult, anyone else around. >> reporter: you may see racoon pop out of the storm drain as they report here in haddon up to ship but normally they come out at night and there are simple signs to fell if the racoon may have rabies. if you see a racoon wondering around looking disoriented like the one in this video call animal control immediately. >> me and my wife would be upset and dogs and raccoons you don't want to see that happen. >> reporter: health officials a say best line of defense is keeping up with the rabies vaccinations n haddon township i'm cleve bryan cbs-3 "eyewitness news". well, get ready for it this cold that is coming is unlike anything we have seen this whole season. >> unbelievable. >> it is unbelievable deeper deeper we dig, the colder, and
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a colder it gets. it will be colder then we are looking at right now. we are not just talking about an arctic out break but we're talking about cold we have in the seen in a really long time. let get right to it. we will show you really nice conditions at jack frost big boulder. temperatures in the 20's. pretty comfortable looking through our skies cam three elsewhere in the delaware valley pretty sunset to talk about earlier right now in at atlantic city, it is looking nice with mainly clear sky. in weather issues out there. temperatures mainly in the upper 30's to around 40 degrees today, but the the arctic blast is coming. not one but two major out breaks that will reenforce the the cold. our eyewitness weather watchers are showing us temperatures that are pretty pleasant this time of the evening and year. right now in the trenton area, temperatures are in the 309's. we have 36 degrees near trenton, on the pennsylvania side and you can see some varying conditions depending on where the the weather watcher is.
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yardley temperature is 36 degrees. reported by john. riverside area ron russell reporting in 33 degrees and temperatures across the region generally in the 30's today, david is reporting in jamison 27. collinswood 31. phil in philadelphia 34. in mays landing alex reporting in at 27 degrees. storm scan three we are seeing a few included from the west but they are basically high cloud a associated with our next chance of precipitation. an arctic front and with it you see some is light snow showers. we will be on the light side as far as any snow is concern with the heavier amounts going up through new york and heading toward new england but behind this with this arctic air we can see snow squals tomorrow afternoon that would be few, far between but if you get to stuck in one you had a's have to slow it down. to to in philadelphia 35. twenty-eight in allentown. 26 degrees in the poconos. 32 degrees right the now through reading. you can see cold coming winnipeg two below, bismarck
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is only eight, 13 in minneapolis but wind makes it feel like below zero and this is what will be moving our way over the next two to three days. once cold get here it will stick around. so one clip are moves flaw with snow showers tomorrow but behind it, the real cold story. friday morning wind chills between ten and 20 below in the poconos. below zero in the lehigh valley below zero in the philadelphia area only place wind chills will be above zero is down the shore in southern delaware. that is friday morning in the wake of clipper number one. then another chance of snow for your valentines, after that bottom falls out. we are talking about potential for record cold on sunday, highs in the teens wind gusting to 45. wind chills below zero all day and that cold continues into monday where we will be challenging record cold for sure. overnight low temperature 23, during the day tomorrow, high of 40 degrees with scattered snow showers, wind begin to gust in the afternoon and then gets very cold for friday.
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high 21. wind chills in the single numbers. saturday some light snow showers but then sunday gusts to 50,000 east of philadelphia brutally cold, monday we're talking about record cold and then slowly tuesday and wednesday warming up. we're talking about temperatures below freezing, for over 60 hours. >> you have to be really careful. >> silly, isn't it. >> me either. >> duck and cover. >> yes. >> all you can do. >> that is all you can do. >> yes. >> thanks, kathy. at 6:20. we're outside 422 just past trooper road in the westbound lanes where we have an accident, police activity on the scene. good thing it is pushed over in the shoulder earlier today. we have pretty much blocked off for left-hand lane and left hand shoulder. you can see everybody squeezing by in one lane. big delay right behind that as well. over on the vine street expressway pretty many same store own both side.
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westbound toward schuylkill expressway or 30th street station you can see brake lights there eastbound lanes toward i-95 looking the same. an accident in pottstown at oak and charlotte with fire police directing traffic around the incident. another accident right in montgomery county on north line street at rosewood drive. stay there we will be right back with
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don't take amitiza, if you have a bowel blockage or severe diarrhea. tell your doctor, if your nausea or diarrhea, becomes severe, or if you experience chest tightness or shortness of breath. the most common side effects are nausea diarrhea, and headache. woman: amitiza helped me find relief from my chronic constipation. ask your doctor if amitiza is right for you. pitchers and catchers on thursday in clearwater, normally an exciting date on the sports calendar, this year not so much. the team facing a rebuilding program run in part by ruben amaro, junior listening to offers for teams biggest names. ryan howard is a star stuck in limbo. ruben addressed ryan's situation.
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>> he is a professional. he is being paid by the philadelphia phillies. he is knowing the personality and who he is, he will bus his t his tall and get ready to be prepared. i know he has work hard trying to put himself in a position to perform for the phillies, or fit is perhaps for another club. >> the flyers continuing their road trip friday night in columbus against blue jackets last night, they lost in overtime to montreal two to one. orange and black stand eight points out of the finally off spot. sixth rang villanova wildcats are on the road tonight against providence. dunkin' donuts center is not a easy place to play. jay wright's team are five -five there. wildcats will play five out of seven games on the road. >> right now we have had a lot of home games. we are not getting over excited where we're rang because we have a tough schedule a head of us but at the end that is what you are at the end of the regular season. >> and another legendary basketball coach has died,
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jerry tarkanian of u.n. lv fame joins dean smith who passed last week. tark's teams made four final four's and won national championship in 1990. he clashed with the ncaa for that are rules enforcement policies, college basketball's governing bodied had to pay out 2.5 million-dollar settlement to the coach. jerry tarkanian was 84 years old. we will be
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thanks for watching we're back at ten and back here on cbs-3 at 11:00. >> stay tune for the "cbs evening news". will u.s. ground troops battle isis, late rest washington as president, asked congress to back him in the war against the terror group. here now from new york is scott pelley.
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>> pelley: tonight the commander in chief asks for help against america's new enemy. >> isil is going to lose. >> pelley: big changes on the small screen. "daily" and "nightly." >> bri! why? ( laughter ) >> pelley: and puppy love. a cop a war vet and the canine at the center of a love captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. triangle. >> pelley: good evening. this week, kayla mueller became the face of america's war against isis. and late today, with her death fresh in everyone's mind president obama asked congress to become his full partner in the war against terrorists who are now responsible for the deaths of four a

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