ssica dean. meteorologist kathy orr is live on the skies deck tracking the timing and where most snow is expect to fall, kathy. >> right new we are seeing cold air filter in the delaware valley. moisture will move in during the early morning hours and this will have a high impact on our morning commute. look at storm scan three you can see the storm through the deep south. a area have of low pressure will move off the coast. heavier snow will be in the carolinas but this storm is creeping northward, toward the delaware valley. so we will watch it move towards us overnight and then the the snow will be in and out in a number of hours, just after the lunch hour snow will be ending. winter weather advisory posted for south jersey and central and southern delaware for highest accumulating snow but not limited to those areas. between 5:00 and 8:00 a.m. snow moves from the south to the the north. slow travel. eight to noon the steady snow along philadelphia, and its suburbs. and then afternoon we will see the skies clear out but it will be, quite brisk. coming up we will talk about how much snow will accumulate impact on the morning, and a

march thaw we could all look forward to. i will see you later in the broadcast with that information in the seven day. >> kathy, thanks very much. kathy will be here all night and then tomorrow morning our team will be tracking snow. join ukee, erika and katie for "eyewitness news" at 4:30 they will have the latest plus any delays, and school closings that might occur. developing now a man with ties in philadelphia is charged with trying to help the terror group isis. two other men are accused of being aspiring jihad is. matt rivers is live in the sat center with what we know tonight, matt. >> reporter: we know these three men are all from brooklyn and first drew the attention of law enforcement after expressing their support for isis on line last summer in an arrest affidavit which details how two of the three suspects in this case have a direct connection to philadelphia. we know their names are 24 year-old ab dual, 19 year-old and a 30 year-old, they were

all formal willly charged wednesday in federal court accused of providing material support to isis. they were as expiring jihad, trying to join isis in syria and if they could not make the trip officials a say they had other plans, they had planned to acquire weapons, hand guns machine guns and seek to attack police officers, as well as trying to kill president obama, again that all according to an arrest affidavit. two of these men were arrested in new york this morning, one of them at jfk airport, one in brooklyn. a a third man, was arrested in jacksonville, florida. that is where the philadelphia connection comes in. he had operated kiosks in malls a across the east coast including in chesapeake virginia savanna georgia , and here in philadelphia another one of those suspect worked for him in those cities including philadelphia, during the fall and winter, of last year. officials had talk about this lone wolf threat. we have heard them talk bit before. it would appear that this is the fruition of one of those

threats. now authorities did not reveal, which mall in philadelphia, housed the kiosks owned by them. we are working to try to figure that out. officials a they went on to say social media played an enormous role in this case allowing these suspects to get in contact with isis members. if convicted, these are serious charges, each defendant faces up to 15 years in prison. we're live from the sat center, math rivers, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> matt, thanks very much. "cbs evening news" with scott pelley will have more on this developing story coming up at 6:30 right here after "eyewitness news". well investigators now know the the cause of this gas explosion that blew a house to pieces in stafford township, new jersey. the blast was captured by police dash cam, camera early on tuesday morning. officials say now that the explosion was caused by a crack in a 2-inch gas main that runs under oak avenue. that gas then traveled into the basement of that home and then ignited thanks to an

opened flame in the utility room. an a engineer at drexel university tells "eyewitness news" that cold weather may have cause that had 34 year-old main to crack. >> dealing with the type of material that they were using to transport the gas from the street into the house, and the age, put those together and connect the the dots and i think you will find the cold weather caused some movement in the structure, put some stress on the pipe and the the leak occurred. >> two gas workers at the scene at the time of the blast remain in the hospital tonight, one is in critical condition, the the other is listed in stable condition. well, the story you saw first here on cbs-3 a three-year old new castle county girl is home safe with her mom after being abduct allegedly by her father. that toddler was reunited with her mother last night in massachusetts. the the two came home today. elinor trotta and her father were subject of the amber alert on monday after he

assaulted elinor's mother at her apartment and took the little girl. health were found safe tuesday less than 24 hours later. >> she's glad to be home and that is all she kept saying since i found her last night. since i was reunited with her she kept asking when are we going home when are you going home. >> little girl's father was arrested without incident and await extradition. new at 6:00 police are investigating a rash of robberies mostly at gunpoint on the drexel and pen campuses. "eyewitness news" reporter diana rocco is live in university city with more on this diana. >> reporter: well, jessica one of the very first robberies happened here on south 38th street in this rash of police talking about victim was walk ago loan after dark when he, or she was approached from behind. tonight it has kid on campus on high alert and police increasing their patrols. >> six robberies are, five at gunpoint on college campuses,

has drexel and university of public safety warning students to be on a alert. >> sigh officers on the corner every day and that makes me feel better. >> i have walked girls home from campus or studying. >> reporter: surveillance video capture latest robbery over a week ago. three men followed a 20 year-old female drexel student in her apartment on the 3100 block of hamilton street. they held her up at gunpoint and madefoff with $200 her bag and cell phone. police are looking for these men at 6 feet tall in their 20's. >> i was surprised i guess, and it just made me more aware of walking around philadelphia, because i'm 25, and a lot of them are graduate students. i'm a graduate student here. >> reporter: robberies began first week of february and now student said three men hit them in the back of the head with the handgun taking his wallet and bike, that happened on the 3600 block of hamilton. similar descriptions have led

police to believe that the men may be responsible for another incident a day later a at forty-first and pine. a grad student was approached from behind and forced to empty her pockets at gunpoint just before midnight. later on penn's campus on south 38th street another woman was robbed with a knife. >> it is more scar toy walk around. >> reporter: while students say they are mindful it will not keep them from their daily routine. >> i try to have people with me most of the time. new jersey officials revealed the cause of death, through the the wife of cooper health systems president, and ceo john sheraton. the joyce cher done died from a stab wound to her chest. she and her husband were found unresponsive dire during a fire at their home in september. that fire was ruled arson. the the cause of her husband's death remains unknown. well, authorities take down a local drug ring with ties to columbia, more than 30 people are behind bars, and drugs were worth thousands of

dollars are off the streets. the as our walt hunter reports a tip from the family of the family of the addict has helped crack that case. >> some accused drug dealers cursed. >> do you have anything to say to the charges, your is. >> no. >> some said nothing at all. >> do you have any comment on the allegations. >> reporter: but prosecutors say what helped lead to these 32 suspects being nabbed their meth heroin coke, guns and cash being confiscated was just one phone call to the district attorney by a man desperate to help his sister who is ravaged by meth addiction. >> the call to me was just a last ditch random hope that something could happen. >> reporter: at arrest here prompted largely by just one phone call, from the family, are a clear sign prosecutors say, that more and more drug victims families are turning their agony into action, fighting drug dealing and addiction. >> i still think there is that mind set that it will not

happen to me because i live in the certain place or i do this for my children. >> reporter: maggie, who has no connection to the montgomery county investigation, spoke out in this video that she helped powe dues entitled heroin kills sharing her daughter's seven year battle with the drug. >> i'm a mother of a heroin addict, i hate that sound it is death how will we pay for a funeral. >> reporter: through efforts like her video and providing effort to law enforcement, she hopes more victim families will join her fight. >> somebody has to help them and, if you know somebody that is doing it, tell somebody. >> reporter: a fight, to free communities, from deadly drugs, and those accused of selling them. in norristown walt hunter, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". well, parents and students in berks county are on alert after several attempted abductions. take a look at this composite sketch of the suspect made after an attempt adduction in

spring township. authorities say there have been six attempts since last month. the the latest was today in reading but the student there is safe. if you recognize the man you see in that sketch you are asked to call police. a healthwatch investigation receives an overwhelming response today from "eyewitness news" viewers. >> our stephanie stahl uncovers a danger associated with routine medical visits. the risk you probably haven't heard about until right now, kathy. a fast moving storm is moving our way and by tomorrow morning we are talking about accumulating snow, we will talk about where the heaviest a accumulation will be and when it moves out coming up. also ahead tonight sir paul mccartney is coming to the area, we will tell you about a major music festival he is set to head line, beasley. michael carter williams makes his milwaukee bucks debut tonight against his former team the 76ers. carter williams talks about facing off with his old coach and teammate, as ahead in sports.

we have a follow-up on a story we told you last night. dangers link to flu shots. we know vaccine save lives but if a shot isn't given the right way it can leave you with debilitating shoulder and arm pain.

>> health reporter stephanie stahl has a update to this story. >> we have heard from lots of people calling writing about our story on shoulder injuries following flu shots. this is very rare but most of the time flu shots are safe and effective and leave just a little soreness but there can be mistakes on how the shot is given. >> that is as far as i go. >> reporter: he has nerve damage in his shoulder. >> excruciating pain non-stop pounding, aching pain. >> reporter: debbie route owe needed surgery to fix scar tissue in her shoulder. they both say their flu shots caused serious shoulder injuries. >> it can be quite a significant problem. >> reporter: doctor robert duncan says it is not common but flu shots that are given too high in the arm can cause problems. >> it was actually given to me, right here, up here, yeah. >> reporter: shoulder injuries really just started to be recognized. >> reporter: philadelphia attorney paul brazil is talking about the national vaccine industry compensation program which pays people injured by certain

vaccinations. it is usually when 20, and $150,000 which comes from vaccine makers not the taxpayers. debbie was awarded $108,000. >> who thinks they will get a flu shot and have surgery, due to that. >> reporter: while any injection can cause damage brazil says most cases involve flu shots given at retail pharmacies. journal of the american familiar cyst association published an article last year outlining danger a and given pharmacist tips on procedure proper including the ideal spot for injection. raul's case is still pending. >> this has affect every single as peck of my life not to be able to dot things i was able to do because of the simple flu shot. it is horrible. horrible. >> reporter: on facebook the the net says the same thing happened to her. she says just to get awareness out is there huge as the person who gave me the shot will never know they administered it incorrectly. >> health care workers who give any type of shot are supposed to have training but the rules on how much, and

what that includes, vary from state to state. we have got a lot of reaction, object this story we have been telling you about. we have updated the information on cbs philly.com we will keep you posted on twitter and facebook. >> well, we have put our full trust and confident in those health care provide tours do this the right way. >> all right stephanie interesting stuff, thanks very much. ground break go to day for renovations on singer square park in philadelphia a mayor nutter and other dignitaries on hand for that ceremony. the renovations will cost around $500,000, they will include concrete replacement planting a garden and new gaming tables. new at 6:00 o'clock tonight great paul ccartney will be in dover, delaware head lining fire fly music festival in june. organizers confirm the participation of the mccartney today. the the announce. was something of the surprise as mccartney had been rumored head liner but was absent from the official line up that was released just a few weeks ago. he is not all, you can see king's of leon and killers

among many others performing at the festival. well, we are forecasting our last snow of the the month of february. notice i didn't say of winter. eyewitness weather watchers are talking about temperatures that are much improved over the past couple of days, 37 degrees in south jersey this being reported by david he lives in clementon. skies are partly cloudy there. to the south and the to the east we're talking about an advisory for snow greg woods will ifs there and it it is 37 degrees but he a says it was a beautiful sunny dau but we know sunnies coming up toker township and that it is, it is 31 degrees right now being reported by mar gay in buena vista township and she knows snow is coming her way as well n delaware you'll see light snow in wilmington. temperature 36. lisa reporting a a very light wind. one place we are not seeing anything in the way of snow is poconos. unfortunately thinks where we want to keep the season going. jack frost big boulder still

busy on this evening. we're receiving some snow borders and some skiers enjoying a wednesday night on the slopes. that storm scan three you can see snow moving our way. this storm originally was going to move more east ward and now computer models are moving it more toward north and ease. you can see that orientation shifting with the the snow through northern parts of the mississippi,al bam, and even georgia. they are loving it. twitter is lighting up with everyone making snow men and one man lounging outside in his shorts in the snow. so with 6 inches in huntsville just to the north of atlanta. all this moving toward mid-atlantic. we are on the northern fringe of the snow. allentown it is 29. thirty-five in philadelphia to the south you can see cold air through birmingham, atlanta, nashville, heading toward raleigh-durham. once again we will be seeing light snow with this. winter warnings and advisories from little rock all the way up into south jersey. so that is a huge stretch of real estate. this area of low pressure is a very fast moving system by

early tomorrow morning during the rush we will see it move up from the south and out of here after the lunch hour. maybe a little bit of sunshine before sunset and then, clearing skies. future weather, really, picks up on this for the morning hours. we will start the the clock at midnight 19, during the day tomorrow highs only in the 20's this ace light fluffy snow a and in the afternoon expecting mostly cloudy skies. on the seven day forecast it stays cold for friday and saturday, and then sunday march begins and it is the march thaw, with a chance of

rain or wet snow shower at night and then look at what happens, monday, tuesday and wednesday, it is likely like a switch temperatures back in the 40's. that is pretty seasonal. >> we need to flip that switch earlier but we wait on mother nature. kathy, thank you very much. we're having a decent commute so far at 6:20 but stop and go on the schuylkill expressway around conshohocken curve. westbound lanes doing better you can see brake lights there heading eastbound into the center city area speaking of heading in center city you can see on the ben franklin bridge having moving nicely so far. all lanes are open. that is a good thing. headed westbound in the city in problems in problems heading in to new jersey so far. over in hatfield right in montgomery county we have an accident though on broad street near route 309 and in springfield, new jersey route 206, is there an accident there right at julius town road. now, on route nine on eastbound at route 130 north

bound due to the monday afternoon tanker fire on and off ramps are closed take route 73 or admiral wilson boulevard to get by that, for the time being. we will be

former 76er michael carter williams makes his milwaukee bucks debut tonight in front of his new home crowd, his old team closing out a three game road trip in a season and a half in philadelphia. mcw averaged 16 points per game and seven assists he went from a face of the franchise to facing off against his former teammates tonight. >> it was tough, you know, it was tough to really get a rhythm and, you know really learn your teammates, you

know, what i did, you know, get to learn the guys and, you know, we were playing pretty well. we weren't playing too bad, you know it the is tough to leave my old teammate. i love them all. i wish the best for all of them and most success and, you know, like i said, it is time for everybody to move on and, not looking back. >> down in clear the water cliff lee threw live batting practice this was first time he faced hitters since last july when he reinjured his elbow. he felt fine after the session, fightins hepp relief ken giles will built off his excellent rookie season. he had 1.18 era with 64 strike outs and 45 innings at work. jonathan papelbon gave him some good advice. >> don't be afraid of anybody. just be who you are, don't change anything you are. that is base thing to do. he will not change for everybody, anybody why should we change for anybody.

>> papelbon, leadership. >> yes, high on giles. >> beasley, jim: standardized testing has gone from a nuisance to a concern to a crisis. michael: we have this finite amount of time, and yet we're spending so much of it on this unproven standardized test when we really should be using that time in a better way focusing individually on our students. dave: education is supposed to be

about our students, and it's becoming about a test. ros: what is our end goal in education? to be masters of a test?

how can a flickering lightlied to a electrician bill. >> this would have never happened. >> i'm jim donovan tonight families angry that their elderly parents paid sky-high prices and the problems weren't fixed. where is the company owner? i go searching for answers? a three on your side mystery, tonight at 11:00. good stuff. thanks for watching "eyewitness news" at 6:00 we are back at ten on the cw philly and back here on cbs-3 at # 1:00. "cbs evening news" has your news next. they will have more on the winter wow is a cross the country and thousand authorities tracked down those three americans who planned to join isis. here now from new york with the "cbs evening news" is scott pelley.

>> pelley: tonight bumper-to-bumper storms, chain-reaction collisions. three americans are busted for allegedly planning to join isis and attack the u.s. cbs news finds thousands of veterans' pleas for help go unanswered at the v.a. >> why would you suddenly after all these years send a letter to a dead man? >> pelley: and the search for long-forgotten history leads to an eyewitness. >> he just impressed me as a man of great passion. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: well, the hits just keep coming. with storm after storm this scene in maine today was all too