>> now at 11:00 o'clock, ice dangers. plunging temperatures mean the row i don't know in a depth freeze. our streets are iceed over and so is this building. right now it is in danger of collapsing. good evening, i'm chris may. i'm jessica dean. an alert tonight for your morning commute. the very low temperatures could turn local roads into ice rinks and in one neighborhood the ice is posing an even bigger threat. "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt joins us now live from an

icy manayunk with more. david? >> reporter: jessica chris very icy. i spoke to penndot official. he says crews are spraying calcium chloride and the major roads to help melt that ice and those temperatures but speaking of ice, this is the problem. the side streets in manayunk and other places in our viewing area and it's only going to get worse as the temperatures drop. as darkness hit the city, the temperatures quickly dropped. well below freezing. leaving roads looking like this. zach was on his way to long island tonight and he told "eyewitness news" the ice and speeding cars worried him the most. >> i'm going stick to the main roads. 76 476,ism 95 and hope don't hit much traffic. several areas around philadelphia. manayunk to be the bug geoff problem spot with icy hills and slippery streets. >> when i was coming in down here i actually slid a little bit. making the turn to go down to park. >> i drive really slow.

not even just on the roads on the sidewalks too. there's black ice. just need to be careful walking report roar ice concerns aren't just on the roads. more formed on this medical building now known as the ice castle in west philadelphia. after firefighters sprayed thousands of gallons of water early monday morning. now l andism says the building is dangerous and could collapse. neighbors told us tonight, they are very worried. >> concerned for the neighborhood and the citizens and the businesses. >> you see the ice down there i know the weight of that ice eventually will take that building down. >> reporter: as temperatures drop you can expect to see more ice on that building. the l andism commissioner said he's already asked the owner of the building to safely declare that building and knock it down. if that does not happen says that the city will have to knock it down. meanwhile we reach out on the owner but didn't hear back tonight. reportingreporting live in manayunk david spun, cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> let's do to meteorologist kathy orr who has more on just

how low these temperatures will go. kathy. >> jess, already in the 20's going down not teens the skies are clear. there's no wind so these temperatures are going to fall really fast overnight. take lock at the numbers right now. they are cold. philadelphia 20. allentown sitting at eight. poconos the it is zero but come tomorrow morning these numbers will be even colder. teens throughout the delaware valley. 14 in the poconos. 16 in philadelphia. 18 degrees in millville. so as david mentioned with these subfreezing temperatures going down into the teens we're talking about icy areas everything is going to refreeze overnight tonight. on storm scan3 we're in the clear right now but we have snow showers over through the midwest. it doesn't look like anything just yet. but this is an arctic front and it means more snow showers for tomorrow. we'll talk about that plus record cold again and a weekend storm that we have an eye on. i'll have update on that with the seven day forecast when i join you inside. >> see in you bit, kathy.

thank you we'll monitor conditions overnight and keep you up to date on potential danger spots as you head out in the morning. "eyewitness news" team will have weather and traffic reports starting at 4:30 a.m. right here on cbs3. dramatic ice rescue is caught on camera in middletown new jersey today. first responders in protective gear successfully pulled a 14 year old girl to safety from the icy waters of sandy hack became the girl's mother and her sister who were also stranded on the ice were led to safe tow. authorities say that the 14 year old had walked out on to a pipe that extends into the water and she fell in. all three were taken to the hospital for val weighing. our own meteorologist kate bilo recently took part in an ice rescue simulation in washington township. she put herself into a frigid pond in a special suit to learn more about these exact rescues. so what should you do if you were to fall through? first

put your arms and hands out on the ice shelf and then kick as hard as you can. make sure you keep your head out of the water as much as possible and try to stay calm. if you can avoid frantic mommies, that will help you retain more body heat. once you get yourself on to the ice, they say to roll away from the hole and towards shore and to spread out your weight, don't stand up on the ice. kate's and tire story is remarkable. it's on cbsly.com. we've include add link from today's ice rescue story. >> good tips. lower american building tenants complained the heaters aren't keeping them warm enough. they want the situation fixed on westmont avenue. justin said since friday the heat has all but stopped working. tenants say their managers are telling them the heater is working and simply too cold. our steve patterson tried to get answers from a woman identified by tenants we spokes to a building manager. >> we've had complaints from

people in your building. people say they're without heat. is this true? >> it's not verified. >> but we've seen people's thermostats and they oop appear to be not functioning or telling the truth. what's happening? >> well, you wouldn't block my way i'd go look. >> "eyewitness news" watched. she did not go look. a lower merion housing officer tells eyewitness news the township is looking into that situation. the township code for code weather is keeping units above 68 degrees. and a tip from an it witness news viewer led us to this story story. we'll couldn't looking into it and following up. eagles safe tow nate allen is vowing to clear his name after being accused of what he himself calls a disgusting act. a teenaged girl told police that she saw allen performing allude act in his car at a stop light in fort myers, florida last night. al license was pulled over and detained in a holding cell by police for almost five hours. tonight in an interview that

you'll see only on cbs3, allen says he had nothing to do with this. >> you work your whole live to be a good person and make a good name for yourself and for your family and with a simple phone call and a false accusation everything can be torn down like that. these girls -- girl, girls could have ruined my life tonight. they could have ruined -- for no reason. >> allen has not been charged with crime. police do continue to investigate. we will hear more from nate allen coming up in sports. new at 11:00 o'clock tonight police say that a teenager could have died at underaged drinking party. >> and they say the woman accused of hosting the party is an element row schoolteacher. "eyewitness news" reporter diana rocco has new information from middlesex county, new jersey. >> reporter: this is monmouth junction home where police say 5084 old tracy harring let her sons and their friends party last friday night.

she was arrest the after a 15 year old boy was zen to the hospital. there was no answer to the home tuesday night. police responded will a frantic mother called 911. she couldn't get a hold of her son who was at harding's home. harding told the woman the boy was sleeping but the mother later found her senior old unresponsive and suggest from alcohol poisoning in the basement. police say the teens were drinking vodka and beer under harding's supervision. >> she faces up to five years in jail. she was actually arguing with the other mother. there was a verbal confrontation at a point in time how this could happen. >> reporter: harding is a first grade teacher at lincoln elementary school. district put out a statement saying "upon learning of the arrest the employee was immediately suspended pending further investigation". >> i can't judge her but it's and unfortunate situation. >> it's not clear how many teenagers were at the home on friday night but neighbors tell "eyewitness news" harding has a

15 an 17-year-old son. she's been charged with second degree endanger many and released oh and 25 hun doctor dollars bail. in south brunswick diana rocco cbs throw "eyewitness news". >> the disgraced former pa treasurer rob mc cord faces 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to extortion charge today. he left the courthouse in harrisburg after entering that plea and he now awaits sentencing. the 55-year-old was serving his second term as treasurer when he resigned last m prosecutors say he tried to extort campaign donations during a run for governor. he threatened to use his position as treasurer to retaliate against those who did not make contributions. >> tanker carts are still burning tonight more than 24 hours after a train derailment in west virginia that create add huge fire ball. the train carrying three pill i don't know gallons of crude oil from north dakota derailed in the town of mount carbon and its way to virginia. 20 tanker cars caught fire. hundreds had to evacuate the

area. 911 calls sounded the alarm. that accident involved upgraded tanker cars which are designed to be more puncture proof. >> well on a mission to mars developing news tonight science fiction may become reality for a new jersey woman. she is just been chosen to go on a one-way trip to the red planet planet. >> then -- i'm so concerned about getting sick. >> are you a germaphobe worried about hand shaking or pumping gas? >> i'm health reporter stephanie stahl with the great germ debate debate. what's silly and what's sensible to keep you cold and flu free neck. >> in weather we're talking about an arctic front that will bring some snow but then record cold. not once but twice. it's a cold record repeat. we'll have the numbers coming up up. >> and some finally time for this pink pill to get approved as the new female viagra. we've got new details and we're

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developing tonight a new jersey woman is shrek to do make a one-way trip to mars. non-profit from the netherlands called mars one has found its final 100 candidates for a trip to the red planet. they were selected from more than 200,000 applicants. mars one says it hopes to launch to the red planet every two years beginning in 2024 as it works to start a colon knee there and we've been following this story for more than year now. tonight we learned cassandra more fee of middlesex county new jersey made the cut and she talk to us via skype. >> i've always wanting that to mars. it's a whole other planet. whole other world to explore, to just experience and it's really interesting what we can possibly do with it.

it's kind of a blank slate for the human race. >> last may we introduced to two people from our area who applied to go to mars. theresa of downingtown and charles swanson of princeton but neither of them made to this next round but chris this is really interesting stuff. these could be the first humans to riff on mars. >> it's got to take a certain type of personality to be willing to take on this adventure. >> right. that's what she said. all three of them said we're ready to do it. this sounds exciting to us. >> good luck with cassandra. we'll be keeping up with her indeed. >> it is the defense's turn in the trial of forma recent accused of of kill american sniper chris kyle and his friend. eddie ray routh is mounting mounting an insanity defense much defense call his mother to the stand. she told the court that her son was suicidal and had been treated for post trauma stress in 2011. the trial has drawn intense

interest. >> philadelphia native ashton carter is now getting to work as the nation's new secretary of defense. vice-president joe biden administered the oath of office to carter in the white house today. carter replaces chuck hagel. as the president' fourth defense second in six years he faces the task of steering the military as the united states battles isis. >> i am honored to row join the men and women of the defense depth in what is the highest calling which is the defense of our country. >> ashton carter met with the president in the oval office following his swearing in. he was a former penn gone official and attended abington hoy school. well the state of oregon is on a collision course with parents who refuse to vaccinate their children against the measles. parents in that state who don't want their child to be vaccinate vaccinated must claim a non hiv medical exemption by tomorrow. lawmakers are considering

legislation that would eliminate the exemptions and require the vaccinations. the current measles outbreak is a of of particular concern to oregon it has the highest rate of unvac nayed children of any state in the country. the maker of the so-called female have i gag is once again seeking fda approval. sprout pharmaceuticals claims that bill boosts sex drive in pre menopausal women. fda has twice reject the drug. it's pro voided new information detailing the pill's safety and effect toughness. if approved this pill would be the first drug for women suffering from hypo active sexual desire disorder or hsdd. are you a germaphobe or live by the 52nd rule? no one wants to get sick, but what makes sense and what doesn't? tonight hell reporter stephanie stahl talk to the experts and gets truth in the great germ debate. they're everywhere. invisible bacteria and viruses on everything from phones and

doorknobs to purses and keyboards. >> it's very scary because i'm so concerned about getting sick. i can't afford to get sick report roar the name of the game is avoiding germs germs. think about all the hand sanitize sr. that's around germaphobe washington hard not to get sick. some people hold their breath when someone else sneezes. does that help. >> absolutely. >> bruce mc cloud is a doctor of emergency medicine. >> i think it's kind of sensible. when someone else sneezes tiny droplets of germs fly into the air. >> just trying tore douse the am of virus that gets into your upper res purchase tower system because that's how you get infected. report roar at the gas station many germ februaries watch their hands after filling up which is a good idea. >> they've actually done cultures and it turns out the pump in that you use in your gas is worse than toilet seat. >> reporter: okay. do you put down the toilet seat lid before you flush? >> yes. we do that. i do that particularly in my house. the kids know to do that. >> when you flush it billows up. >> yes. there are tiny droplets we can't see that can land elsewhere in

your bathroom. >> if you put the seat down it pro vents it from coming up. >> speaking of bathrooms in a public restroom is it better to use paper towels or a drier? paper towels because experts say your hands might not be totally clean after washing. paper can help get rid of remaining germs and with dryers -- >> what happens that water that's on your hands that has the bacteria on it? it gets blown all over the place. >> some say the fear of germs can get blown out of proportion. >> we worry and focus too much about germ. >> dr. herb curbing an infectious disease specialist at temple health. he thinks it's even okay to eat food that's fallen on the floor. the 52nd rule says it's okay as long it's picked up quickly. >> bacteria are not going to multiply so fast in five seconds on the floor they'll contaminate whatever you've dropped. it's just not possible. >> are you worried about germs? >> not really. >> it build up your immunity. >> then there's hand shaking. another germ february no no. >> we do this. no hand shake. >> no hand shaking. >> really.

>> we're very germ ma foe bic familiarly. >> a hand shake is fine as long as you keep your hands away from your face and wash them later. >> when you wash your hands use soap and what warm water for the least 20 seconds and experts say you don't have to use antibacterial soap. regular will do just fine. i'm stephanie stahl cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> listen, five seconds isn't going to hurt you. >> listen i'm so glad the 52nd rule is legit. let me tell you hand sanitizer. we live off that around here. >> we do. you got to be car full not to over clean. >> overdo it. remark it. >> you don't want to be too clone. >> things outside maybe it will just freeze with everything else else. >> freeze the germs. >> we'll freeze everything. hopefully not get sick either. we're talking about temperatures going well below freezing so cold sometimes salt doesn't even work on area roads. we're talking about the teens. take a look outside where it is cold skies are clear. now, we're sitting from the vantage point of campbell's

field looking across the bridge at center city philadelphia, and it is a starlit night. that's the good news. on storm scan3 we have a few clouds kind of pushing our way moving on shore. right now philadelphia sandwiched in between keeping it clear for now. but we have a front coming our way and this front means business. temperature wise, we're talking cold across the delaware valley. high temperatures were in the 20s. but our "eyewitness weather" watchers look at this, 20s some teens, and some single digit temperatures. right now eileen is roaring in a temperature of four in gilbertsville. not much wind. most roads are clear and dry but it look like black ice out there. use caution. that is great advice because temperatures are so cold. 17 degrees right now to the north and west of the city in media. jim is reporting a cold temperature and right about here 20 degrees being roared in philadelphia john says in philly there's not much wind. it is cold and getting colder. now, as temperatures continue to

fall, we are also going to be seeing some icy conditions come tomorrow morning. and then we'll be talking about wind chills after tomorrow night night. right now the city it's 20. in the poconos it's zero. to the north and west we're looking at the core of the cold air returning arctic air minneapolis at one. international falls the temperature is 11 below. add some whipping winds behind an arctic front it feels like 31 below in the international falls. in minneapolis it feels like 19 below. milwaukee it feels like four below. so all of this is coming our way and you can thank this another arctic front that will be moving our way. now it's after about the 5:00 o'clock hour that it sweeps through and we'll see a few scattered snow showers. enough to get the road damp again and create icy conditions for the evening commute. please be aware of that coming home from work tomorrow night. behind it, strong winds that will drive wind chills below zero for your thursday morning. and then we'll be seeing that cold air building in because by friday worry talking about

record cold again. not just friday morning, but also saturday morning. so it's a record repeat. friday morning the forecast low is 0o the record is one is the back in the '70's and then on saturday we're forecasting a morning low of five. the record of six was set back in 1968. so you have to go way back to see this kind of cold. overnight it will be partly cloudy. lows in the teens. watch for black ice. anything that was out there that was liquid obviously refreezing big time overnight and during the day tomorrow, high temperatures near 30. so it will be a nice day. with parly sunny skies not much wind. the snow showers arriving late in the day. and they'll be hanging in there right through the evening commute. on the exclusive "eyewitness weather" seven day forecast, you can see temperatures that are very cold. thursday wind chills below zero. most of the day. then friday you have that record cold. saturday the record cold and then saturday afternoon a chance of light snow moving in with our neck system. temperatures rise sunday changing that over to rain.

a little icing in between. and then cold again next week. the normal high is 44. so sunday is only shot. anywhere even close. >> my gosh kathy thanks isn't we tack about it earlier in the broadcast. and eagle finds himself in the middle of a pretty bad situation. >> nate allen is trying to clear his names after accusations of lewd behavior. we'll hear from nate hear his side of the story. the flyer continue their play off march hosting columbus trying to advance their point streak to 10 strai

>> the flyers trying to advance their point streak to 10 great games. columbus in town standing in the way. who are we go. second period flyers down two to nothing. wayne simmonds redirects michael's shot into the net for 22nd goal of the season. final minute of the second he didn't ned any help on this one he scored to make it two all going into the third. the flyers turned the puck over in their own zone and columbus

did make them pay. matt calvert scored his second goal of the game to make the three-two. later more problems. ray emery made the safe, but brandon dubin ski knock in the rebound and the flyers nine game point streak dime close. five-two was the final. they got break on, you know, from a fan shot in the slot. went to their guy. he put it in. one to nothing. i thought that put us behind the eight ball. we didn't really -- we didn't really recover from that goal on the fir period. >> as we told you earlier eagles safety nate allen trying to clear his name after accusations of lewd behavior near his home in flor. teenaged girl called employees after seeing what she believed to be nate committing the offense while at a stop light. allen was held at the fort myers police department for almost five hours denying the. >> the truth will be seen. hopefully i mean i know there might be people out there that

think i've actually done this or questioning it. you know, i guess that's going to happen. but i just -- that's what keeps me -- that's what's going to keep mow awake at night. the fact that there's even a thought in people's minds that i would do something this disgusting and repulsive. >> nate was drafted in the second round by the eagles in 2010. he's been a good citizen here in philadelphia. he says he was on the phone on the road in question and hopes those phone records and traffic cameras will clear his name. more news whe

what a scene it is in new orleans tonight. mardi gras celebrations in full swing on bourbon street. the annual event draws tens of thousands possibly hundreds of thousands of revelers to the big easy and a good time is had a by all. >> yes. best in show announced at the west minster kennel club dog show in new york tonight.

>> a lot of people with eyes on think. beagle name miss p from canada walk away with the top honor. miss p is four years old and is a grand niece of u inform o the first beagle to within guest in show back in to 008. congratulations, miss p. we'll be right back. ♪