storm scan three where you can see rain. out to the west and left of the screen in state college starting to see by the. a change over to snow there, as this storm extend 2,000 miles from new york all the way to texas and you can see real estate impacted by this and snow moving right through tennessee valley through midwest and heading our way. that is leading edge of the colder air. the visibility reduced this afternoon to only .3 of a mile lancaster .8 in reading and half mile in millville and trenton. so beware of the fog touring evening. we have a winter weather advisory for lehigh valley and poconos for less's accumulations because storm will be to the south of us. a warning for philadelphia and suburbs in pennsylvania, new jersey and the state of delaware. watch what happens? rain throughout the evening stepping out but it is after midnight we will see change over. by midnight lehigh valley reading poconos, we will see snow and then by 2:00 a.m., in philadelphia and 7:00 a.m. we will see the the snow every where. it moves out the in the

afternoon period. my collogue kate bilo has much more what is to come and you can see current temperatures on the mild side but they will turn cold very quickly overnight, once that front moves through and that colder air settles in. kate has more on the timing of the storm, inside, hi, kate. >> hi kathy yeah another look at these temperatures and it is raining and raining heavily and certainly warm enough for rain, we will sit at 42 at the airport. forty-two in wilmington, mid 40's in wildwood ape dover. temperatures do play a role in how quickly that rain will be able to change over to snow, as the the cold air filters in but let me take you back to the west and cold air is moving into portions of ohio, moving into indiana in the 20's in chicago and st. louis. that is cold that will press in as our storm arrives during the overnight hours. lets start off with our storm time line when now and 1:00 a a.m. in the city we're talking about period of rain and areas of fog between 1:00 a.m. and 3:00 a.m. when we expect that rain to change over in the city. it will happen sooner in the

north and western suburbs between 113:67:89p m and 1:00 p.m. temperatures will drop. a at the outset of the snow temperatures at the surface may still above freezing. the the snow may melt at first on contact abe then eventually start to pile up especially fit comes down heavier. between 3:00 a.m. and noon is when we can expect the steady accumulating snow between noon and 3:00 p.m. snow will taper north to south as storm starts to move, off shore. coming up we will let you know exactly how much snow will fall in your neighborhood and also, if there is any little chance of spring perhaps in the forecast, as well. jessica, back to you. >> and little chance we will take it, thanks very much. this has been a tough winter for penndot and other road crews and the hits just keep on coming. "eyewitness news" reporter matt rivers continues our team coverage now live from norristown matt. >> reporter: jessica, crew is here at penndot are gearing up for yet another fight this winter. they have been out and about on roads, either salting and or plowing, 23 times, since

january 3rd a a loan. refilling the salt barn in norristown wednesday, one of the 400 or so trucks penndot will have on the roads starting tonight, and lasting until it is all over if we get up to eight or 9 inches it will take a while to clean this all up. >> reporter: salting begins when snow does and plows will come down when there is an inch of snow on the road. no brining this time, roads could not be pretreated wednesday because of the rain. >> rain will take the fall right off the pavement and basically, it is a waste of time, fuel and materials. >> reporter: for penndot thinks a all just another day's work an mission that scene 149,000 tons of salt put down so far this season. the drivers it is yet another storm that always seemed to happen during rush hour pass the aspirin for latest winter headache. >> how has this winter been. >> it has been lovely. >> reporter: very positive look at it. >> i say that with sarcasm. >> fit ties bad i plan on staying home, kind of of staying put.

>> reporter: but spring is just a few weeks away. you are ready for winter to be over. >> yes absolutely. >> spring, fall and summer, those are the beautiful seasons. >> reporter: even if some are not convinced we're not quite done with winter yet. >> i wish i could say yes but i don't think so. i have a feeling that it is like never ending. >> reporter: let's hope she's not correct about her assumptions. penndot set a record last year by spreading 172,000 tons of salt across our area. this year as i mentioned in that story we're at 150 and counting, that is good for second all time and we are not done yet. live from norristown matt rivers for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". our weather team has you covered, stay with us, throughout tonight and join us early tomorrow morning at the height of the storm. we will be on the air at 4:00 a.m., and this storm means some schools will be delays or enclosed. tune into find out status of your school. check on line anytime at cbs

philly.com. when not near a tv check forecast at your fingertips. down load cbs philly weather app right now free and available on itunes and google play. suspended chester county priest accused of possess goes child pornography has lost his fight to stay out of jail and now father mark haines is facing allegations of sexual assault. "eyewitness news" reporter walt hunter is live at federal building with shocking details tonight, walt. >> reporter: well, chris, wearing green prison garb he showed absolutely no reaction, said not a word in courtroom 3b here as he was ordered to stay behind bars to await trial. meanwhile prosecutors told the judge, and cbs-3, they are really concerned there could be more victims, perhaps going back as far as two decades. the prosecutor, hoping to keep father mark haines a suspended priest, behind bars to await his trial in federal court told the judge, he is a

predator. >> he used the internet, he posed as a 15 year-old and duped young girls into performing sex acts for him. >> reporter: since he was first arrested on internet sex charges at rectory of saint simon and jude parish last october, three women have now come forward saying that the priest assaulted them, when they were in their teens back in the early to mid 90's. one claiming that she was victimized in the confessional. >> after father haines heard her confession he told her that to be absolved of her sons she would have to perform the the same sex acts on him. >> reporter: following a 30 minute hearing the judge ordered the suspended priest held behind bars. >> we respectfully disagree with the judge's decision but obviously we will to have live witt. >> reporter: prosecutors point out that haines a arrest here last october came more than two decades after the three women claim they were

attacked raising concerns that there could be more victims. >> he abused his position as a trusted priest. i mean he was an absolute predator. >> reporter: if you think you may have been victimized or might nose something about a victim the fbi is asking thaw contact their new town square office, and coming up at 6:00 reaction from victim groups, a nationally known victims attorney and catholic archdiocese. we will see you at 6:00 live from the u.s. courthouse i'm walt hunter for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". justice department released its report detailing racial bias within the ferguson missouri police department. adrian a diaz reports from ferguson. >> reporter: justice department is demanding change, after finding racial bias within the ferguson missouri police department. >> ferguson police officers routinely violate the fourth amendment in stopping people without reasonable suspicion. arresting them, without probable cause and using

unreasonable force against them. >> reporter: justice department also announced there was not enough evidence to support federal civil rights charges against former ferguson police officer darren wilson for shooting death of 18 year-old michael brown. the federal report did find that the department routinely violated the civil rights of its citizens. the it found that while 67 percent of ferguson's population is black in recent years they accounted for 85 percent of people ferguson police pulled over and 93 percent of people arrested. many in the community say the the report highlights what they have known for a long time. now they wonder how long it will be before things really change. wesley bell says growing up in the area he was stopped by police self times. >> it shows that there is a disconnect or distrust particularly with law enforcement and tookly younger people. >> reporter: federal officials will work with the ferguson and coming weeks to reach an agreement for reform. in ferguson, adrian a diaz for

cbs-3 "eyewitness news". lets talk sports now. it is a trade to has sent shock waves throughout the delaware valley and entire nfl, lesean mccoy reportedly being traded to the buffalo bills. >> eagles fans reacting in a big way today to this big move. leslie van arsdal has more. what can you tell us. >> reporter: after the initial shock that the eagles are reportedly playing their best player everyone took a breath and most fans seem to trust chip kelly they are just hoping he knows what he is doing. sports talk radio still a buzz over multiple reports that the eagles all time leading rusher is headed to buffalo. >> his jersey packed away. >> are you saying wear it next year when buffalo comes to town. >> reporter: while nothing will be official until tuesday, fans are okay with the deal. we have a survey that says 65 percent of the people are all for it. again, people trust chip kelly and that is fine. it is not like desean jackson

they get kiko alonzo great rookie coming off a injury. if you get something in return and it is cheaper that is way in the world now. >> reporter: some eagles fans in the the so happy. >> i'm not comfortable. i don't understand we have one of the best running backs in the league consistent over the last five seasons and we get a linebacker out of it. >> reporter: even young are fans critical of the trade. >> i don't think it is a good trade. i love a shady. i got his jersey. i just don't think it is smart but i can see where he is going with it. i don't know hopefully they can find a better running back to help them out but i don't think it is a good trade. >> nicky's not the sure of the trade. >> we did reach out to lesean mccoy who was a special contributor and we got big no comment. >> okay. >> always tough when you have a players jersey and gets traded so we are sorry for nick but this is a big deal

with the eagles right now and there could be more to come. >> probably so leslie, thanks. a lot of people talking about lesean mccoy on social media. we'd love to know what you think. connect with us on facebook and twitter just use that hash tag cbs-3 chat. still to come on "eyewitness news" frightening moments for more than 200 people when a jet liner makes a rough landing, passengers caught using those emergency slides. also a ahead would you a allow your child to walk around all by themselves? some call this free range parenting, but others think it is nothing short of neglect. we will tell you why two parents are under investigation for this. chaos during a meeting at jersey shore what led one council in man to storm out and even resign his post. we will be right back.

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philadelphia's mayor michael nutter will propose a 9 percent property tax increase during his budget address tomorrow, that is what our sister station kyw news radio had has learned. revenue from the increase would be used to provide the school district with an extra 100 in million-dollar in funding, of course, city council would have to approve that tax hike. well, current minimum wage in the commonwealth of pennsylvania is $7.25 an hours. the the governor has expressed a desire to increase that to $10.10 an hour but workers in philadelphia want more. >> "eyewitness news" reporter todd quinones a attended a city council hearing where people for and against minimum wage expressed their opinions. >> reporter: promising their fight has already begun workers pack council chambers wednesday pushing for city to increase their minute number

wage to $15 a an hour. rafael curtis says he has been passing around fast food jobs for three years barely make ago above minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. >> don't ask me all the time daddy, can we go to chucky cheese, and i have to humble myself and look at my daughter a ace face and say no, i can't take you. not that i don't want to or you don't deserve it i just can't afford it. >> reporter: business owners tell will me paying workers $15 an hour in this sit would i force cut backs on employees and hours. rose owns pop culture vulture on south street. she's looking to hire. >> i think 15 is a little too much. seven is kind of low. i think if they made it like ten, that would be a fair wage. people need to eat. >> reporter: there are questions city council has legal authority to establish a minimum wage. >> the hearing to raise minimum wage to $15 an hour was work of councilman kenyatta johnson. >> we should make sure we are helping raise people out of poverty by making sure that

they have a minimum wage of $15 an hour. >> reporter: idea is still in the early stages and won't go in front of the council for some time n center city, todd quinones cbs-3 "eyewitness news". much more ahead on "eyewitness news" at 5c free lunches, work out breaks and extra days off. three on your side has what more and more companies are doing to keep their workers happy and boost their bottom line. from bungy jump tops bottle rockets hundreds of student from across the area put their science skills to the test and we will take you

eye on the storm coverage now, we have all been looking up a and that rain that has been falling, most of the day it is going to soon turn to snow. >> live eye on the storm coverage continues now with meteorologist kathy orr and justin drabick. we will start first with kathy. >> jessica we're tracking rain and visibility you can see on the jersey side looking across the bridge visibility is poor, in many locations tonight, and that will continue into the early evening, and cold air moves in and storm scan three, i want to see the the rain moving across the region across the line from west to east, and thinks all changing over to snow as cold air works its way in. you can see in state college temperatures still above freezing but some snow showing up on the radar.

you can see massiveness of this storm with all of these states impact by either watches, advisories or warnings and when you look at this chunk of real estate it is incredible. pinkies warning area but we are talking about 2000 miles between new york texas along texas/mexico board their we are seeing these warnings and advisories. the in the pink you can see winter storm warnings through philadelphia, also south jersey into delaware. we're talking about significant snow accumulating overnight and during the morning hours tomorrow. right now along i-95 corridor we have no problems. allentown still rain. poconos 36 degrees and rain showers. but to the west we have colder air working its way in. pitberg mixing with snow. we will track this area of low pressure that is storm as it moves closer and by tomorrow morning you can see along i-95 corridor we have heavy snow and as storm moves off shore that snow lingers through, south jersey and delaware and that is where we think those higher accumulations will

occur. now as far as the timing, the changeover in the poconos between 9:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. and in philadelphia between 1:00 a a.m. and 3:00 a.m., we will change over to snow. south jersey and southern delaware between 3:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m., during morning commute it will be falling steady and hard. through lehigh valley and reading berks county two to 4 inches. more toward 4-inch rain there four to six through philadelphia and i-95 corridor and through south jersey and central parts of delaware is where we have best chance of seeing higher amounts. 7 inches and 8 inches. as we head toward shore and wildwood, four to six and at cape may .2 to 4 where we see more mixing with sleet and rain during the day tomorrow. overnight rain changes to snow after midnight, low temperature 26. during the the day tomorrow early snow tapering off. high temperature near 30. it starts off as a soupy wet snow and thomas temperatures get colder in the morning it is more dry fluffy snow.

for tomorrow snow end in the afternoon friday 27. by saturday, much better at 38 degrees. our meteorologist justin drabick is live from the cbs-3 mobile weather lab. he's checking conditions on i-95 south in delaware and justin, i know you will will's he talk about the wild card with this storm. >> bit of the tough forecast and it always is in the month of march a lot of things that will go wrong. either way you can get less or more. key thing right now is rain we're dealing with right now this evening. thinks i-95 south into the 470 split, 476 split coming up shortly but again i think we will to have worry about these wet roads, because it will take sometime to cool things down to get snow accumulating. the throughout the evening it is plane rain but as we are dropping visibility. but lets talk about these wild card what can affect the upcoming snowfall forecast for this storm? timing of the change over fit happens earlier from rain to snow, then you'll get more

snow. if it is later then rain it will be cut down those accumulations. to we get sleet? that is key. the with the receipt road it is hard to get that snow to accumulate but if sleet falls and it cools down surface quicker so that snow can bond to the sleet. that will be a huge part of the forecast as we get that change over. location of the stalled front where moisture ride along it. fit is further away and we will see less moisture. we are dealing with the strong march sunshine. even though during the day we have snow falling a lot of this can melt because black to be absorbs that sun. the and early in the morning we are dealing with the wet snow and takes time to accumulate but later in the day it the will be more dry. back here live with the mobile weather lab steady rain here just take it easy on the evening and eventually we will head through that snow change over to the overnight hours. that is latest from the cbs-3 mobile weather

. young scientists gathered today. >> all of the excitement taking place at science experiment at newman university in delaware county. reporter steve towa of our sister station kyw news radio was there. >> reporter: focus of 1,206th and 12th graders in the five county philadelphia region was projects science technology, engineering or mathematics or stem disciplines. newman communications professor margaret stewart says each school based club was a a allowed to bring 15 students. >> it gives young students the opportunity to really build their confidence, in a healthy, competitive way. >> reporter: again it valley high school laney busherman and natalie hit the mark in the air competition. >> goal, to launch a pink upon ball a unknown distance thaw

don't know until you get here and get it as close to the target as possible. >> reporter: haverford students' list bet forseth and evans brought their a game to the bolt will rocket competition. >> our aim was when it launched, it would go in the air and it will tilt sideways and fall continue like a leaf. >> reporter: if they seek scientific careers they will remember this science olympiad because teamwork is a required skill. emphasis here has been act i have, hand on participation. winners get a place in state competitions whose winners will go on to a national tournament. steve towa kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". very smart. >> i love those stem kids. >> yes. >> now if one could figure out how to make the snow stop. >> yes. >> there you go. >> pay them all money. >> yes. >> still to come, in the neck half an hour there is council chaos down the shore. it is caught on camera. an argument that led one council member to storm out

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i'm jessica dean with some of the day's top stories, suspended chester county priest mark haines will stay behind bars to await trial in federal court. since he was first arrested on child porn charges last october, three women have come forward to say haines assaulted them in the 90's. our sister station kyw news radio has learned that mayor nutter will propose a 9 percent property tax increase during his budget address tomorrow. rather than and philadelphia schools and extra funning. we have an eye on the storm, we're tracking a a significant snowfall heading this way. penndot crews are getting ready, kate? jessica, this is part two of the storm that started

yesterday evening with that sleet and ice around rush hour and now we have different rush hour problems and heavy rainy ruperted and dealing with low visibility. this will change over to snow, west of here you can see heavy snow in cincinnati and portions of kentucky and that change over will happen for us overnight. lets start with visibility, down to half mile in reading, millville, dover. lancaster a third of the mile. zero visibility in wildwood. we have rain hitting cold snow pack and warm air coming on top of that as well and that is changing it over into dense fog. be safe out there watch snow begins between 10:00 p.m. and midnight in the far north and west suburbs and one and 3:00 a.m. in philadelphia it will be snowing heavily a at that time and continue to push south. second wave of snow later in the morning will impact areas further south and east of philadelphia, for more on that timing we will send it over to meteorologist kathy orr. hi kathy. >> good afternoon kate. it will be a wet slushy snow

in the early morning hours and as temperatures get colder in the the 20's we are talking about some bigger problems, with a light fluffy snow on top of that. take a look at what we expect as far as timing is concerned on this particular storm. between now and 1:00 a.m., we will talk about period of rain areas of dense fog and as temperatures fall during early morning hours. but between 3-d a.m. and noon that is thrust of the accumulating snow. heavy during morning commute. between noon and 3:00 p.m. the storm will be tapering off and snow tapers from north to south. high's accumulation making your way closer to the storm through interior south jersey four to six along i-95, corridor allentown and poconos, less's accumulation moving to the north. the that is very latest from the weather center. more updates in the next half an hour. >> thanks to you and kate as well. >> road crewness delaware are gearing up for all this. just a short time ago we heard from delldot. >> we would encourage drivers to be all careful, keep a good

space from other vehicles give our drivers plenty of room and, you know stay away from the plow trains, stay away from the truck spreading equipment. >> dell dot officials also say that this weather has been really tough on their equipment but despite work of the mechanics doing a great job keeping it up and running. stay about "eyewitness news" throughout this evening and early in the morning at the height of the storm, we will be on early for you tomorrow starting at 4:00 a.m. city council meeting descend into chaos in south jersey. when it was all over cape may demoted its police chief and lost a councilman. "eyewitness news", new jersey reporter cleve bryan takes us inside that meeting. >> it was a shocker. >> reporter: cape may city council took a turn tuesday night when members demoted robert sheen an. jerry, a retired fire chief in town got so upset he resigned on the spot. >> witch hunt and crucify that man, i will not do it.

if i have to remove myself from this council that is what i will do. i resign effective immediately from this council. thank you. >> reporter: council voted three-two not to keep sheen an as chief. officials said before the vote there was closed door discussion about sheen an being involved in the ongoing police department investigation. reached by phone he said council made a knee jerk decision without getting all of the facts. >> they tarnish him, defamed him, they put a black mark on his career. i have known chief sheen an a a long time and i could no longer sit there. >> reporter: now captain sheenan a is top official in the cape may police department. he does not face any criminal investigation and would not give details but he did say he is doing a good job. >> everybody knows him and everybody respects him, for the dedication he has for the city. >> reporter: councilman shane meyer voted in favor of sheenan. beatrice, voted against

sheenan even though she said she respects him. >> based on the information i know and that everyone else may not the know. >> reporter: he could become chief once again after the investigation is finished but new jersey chief's association is already challenging his demotion. as for enterwise in regrets leaving council and won't rule out running for mayor next year n cape may i'm cleve bryan, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". testimony gets underway in the boston marathon bombing trial and it begins with the startling admission from the defense. the attorney for dzhokhar tsarnaev told jurors that his client admits to playing a role in the bombings but he claims that tsarnaev was influenced by his older brother tamerlan. tamerlan later died in the shoot-out with boston police. the defense in the case has one clear goal. >> it is not a question of whether he will be proven guilt or found not guilty, they are looking to avoid the death penalty. >> three people died, more than 260 were injured when two

bombs went off near boston marathon finish line in 2013. tsarnaev is charge with the shooting death of an mit police office their followed bombings by several taste. group of airline passengers lucky to be alive after their plane skidded off the runway, turkish airlines plane was trying to land in dense fog in nepaul, 224 passengers and crew on game used emergency slide to get off that plane. in one was seriously where you had in all this turkish spokesperson would only say there was a quote small technical problem related to the incident. another case challenging the affordable care act went before the u.s. supreme court today. at issue whether people who live in states that don't run their own health care exchanges are eligible for federal subsidy toss pay for their health insurance. the plaintiff's lawyer argued that those who buy insurance from the federal exchange are not entitled to subsidies. >> justice keying an and i had

a candid exchange. i'm sure at the end of it i persuaded it but would i remind you there is nine just advertise zest. >> reporter: government argues that congress intended for people in all 50 states to be eligible no matter who runs the exchanges. the court is expect to issue a ruling in late june. a at 5:38. we are dealing with the rainy drive so far but on 422 we are dealing with emergency pothole repair. you can see a pothole in front. we are looting out that right-hand lane everyone forced in to two lanes in the westbound lanes of 422 approaching trooper which is a trouble spot at this time. you can see two lanes getting by there. over on the vine street expressway dealing with major jams here around 24th street. heading westbound toward schuylkill eastbound toward i-95 completely jammed end to even. we will go to delaware where there is an accident on the left lane on i-95 southbound past mlk boulevard and fourth street. use precaution traveling

there. traffic lights are malfunctioning in olney on the roosevelt boulevard at front. all of the traffic from front street is being diverted currently out on to the the the boulevard. we are dealing with after port delays, rifle delays of hour and 45 minutes and all departures from new york to new jersey about 30 minutes away. check with your airline to see if you are affected by that. for tomorrow's thursday morning, snowstorm, the patco speed line is bringing a modified schedule, amtrak and passes on new jersey transit. chris and jessica back to you. still to come here on "eyewitness news" employee perks are making a come back like never before wait until you here new ways companies are trying to keep their workers happy. >> how did a weasel manage to get on back of the wood pecker and go for a ride. everybody wants the answer to this. more on this image that has gone viral, right. >> i love that. >> we are tracking significant snow heading our way, we have an eye on the storm, latest on how much will fall, where it will fall and when it

will get out of here and hopefully usual inner a taste of spring. i will have that with the seve

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maryland mom and dad in hot water tonight. a child protective services there sent danielle and sascha mace think letter citing them with unsubstantiated child neglect. the family was investigated for allowing their ten and six year-old toss walk around their neighborhood unattended. they say that they practice is what called, free range parenting. >> they disagree with what we are doing and by their definition it is neglect. we have gone out with them. we have taught them how to cross the street. we have observed them. it is in the like we drop them off in the middle of the jungle and said fend for yourself, kid. the couple says they don't plan on changing their parenting style, and that they will appeal that ruling. trending now it is the photo of the day, a weasel riding the back of the wood pecker. look at that. this picture was taken in east london. photographer said he heard a squawking noise and just happened to catch this shot. is this really feasible?

well bird expert jamie weighs in. >> it is a tricky one isn't it but we thought it is very like and said that the head of the weasel could fit through a wedding ring. >> well, in that case. >> that is tiny. >> well, photo went viral and we have seen it a million times and led to the flurry of photo shop picks. you saw weeze he he will wearing the cape animal deck out in the dress, llamas, all of the internet coming together for wood pecker ape weasel photo. so she's saying the weasel can fit through a wedding ring. >> they are that small and tiny and light. >> did you see how you his armies just like holding on. >> talk on there. >> whether it is real or not if it give us files of the weeze well a cape, it is all worth it. >> we will be right bac

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that doesn't mean late march can't have any snow but let's hope this is last of it. 43 degrees says one of our weather watcher. we will check with kevin wilson in havertown. reporting 43 degrees. rain has stop. we are essentially in the calm before the the storm. i like that it is capitalized that is where we are right now. 45 degrees as we check with david dutch in clementon, new jersey. nice and warm there with rain falling, and still in the 40's heading down near wilmington delaware. we have 41 degrees south of wilmington, zooming in a bit here and our weather watcher 41 says shandor a mild evening but it is still raining in the first state. he says foggy with light rain, what a mess, waiting for round three. be safe. round three is on its way. the let look at what is happening right now outside. look at the fog, i mentioned this earlier but we have snow on the ground. the that snow is melting as rain hits it but warm air and rain falling on that cold ground and the snow that is causing fog to have did, ben

franklin bridge looks shrouded abe. and snow covered road it is just a road all through the week. lets look at storm scan three showing heavier of the rain is, it is moderate rainfall, you can see heavier band right there, heavier moving into lancaster county at the moment but we are dealing with rain however, higher elevations west of the state college that rain is change to go snow and look at this it is heavy right now. we are seeing that change over from rain to snow and it is completely thumping even snow or rain here over northern kentucky as that change over happens. we will see a quick change over and heavy snow rates when that change over happens. there is a lot of moisture riding up this front as it moves through much of the mid south and in mississippi river valley and eventually getting in here, overnight tonight. so lets look at what we can expect as we move ahead, in time, we will be looking at winter storm warnings in effect starting tonight continuing into tomorrow

evening. that is shaded in pink. the most of the area is a warning, watch for lehigh valley and poconos. warning for significant accumulation of snow. what to expect for your thursday. heavy snowes specially through first half of the day midnight to noon will be focus of this storm. slippery surfaces reduced visibility, slow travel, play it safe. watch how snow breaks out starting between 11:00 and midnight in northern and western suburbs. 2:00 a.m. change over in philadelphia a eventually that mix line heading down in our southern most suburbs. 8:00 a.m. we will see second wave potentially heavier snow of the entire storm in southern most zones and that does continue right into the late afternoon hours before pushing, off shore. so how much are we talking two to 4 inches, from the north and western suburbs but heaviest south of philadelphia, six to eight in southern delaware and into central and southern new jersey. four to six for philadelphia and surrounding suburbs. overnight, rain changing to snow after midnight 26 degrees, for your thursday heavy snow it does taper in

the afternoon. there are a few limiting factors we will talk about at 6:00. we have to watch for sleet transition, how long that last and we will see how the target sets up. all of us dealing with the disruptive snowstorm throughout the day thursday. near record coal. we may break a record friday morning. record is 106789 our morning low eight. good news is we head toward spring and next week looking at a couple of 50-degree days. we will send it back to you in the desk. more and more companies are taking steps to keep their employees happy with perks that were unheard of just a a few years ago. >> as three on your side consumer reporter jim donovan found out in some offices is there a person on staff paid to keep up with the extras and keep them coming. >> reporter: free lunch, work out breaks and gym memberships, even real cam also brought in for hump day. they are part of the perks amy thomas is responsible for organizing and keeping her co-workers happy. >> happy employees make productive employees. >> reporter: this employee's

favorite perk getting his car detailed while he works. >> it is tough to get out and do things extra outside of work so to be able to get it done here while we're busy and in the leave the the actual office is a benefit and helps out a lot. >> reporter: traditional office manager job is evolving now. merging a bet of the concierge position in with other office duties. the result, what several companies now call head of work place. >> they take this very seriously now a case in many companies. they get a dedicated person or a team of people in a bigger company whose only responsibility toys think about and managing the work place. >> reporter: e va with the university of pennsylvania's wharton school says a point person for perks is especially common in tech companies where demand for challenge is high and hours are long. >> they make the work place pleasant, it makes employees more willing to stay longer. >> reporter: so how much impact do quick perks have on productivity? he said research shows short

term a lot, long term not so much. i don't mind ping-pong table but i would not want a cammal here they spit. >> but frozen yogurt. >> okay. >> the occasional tray of cookies would be nice but that is unbelievable perk. >> yes. >> see you at 11:00. still ahead on "eyewitness news" a man spreading a love of learning here in philadelphia a. >> coming up in this weeks story of brotherly love a safe place for children to play read and learn and it all started with the mother's wish. i will sit down with her son and find out what he hopes to achieve for children in strawberry mansion.

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with all of you! just visit progressive.com today. but right now, it's choosing time. ooh! we have a winner. all: what? [chuckles] he's supposed to pick one of us. this is a joke, right? that was the whole point of us being here. years ago a strawberry mansion woman told her grown zone that he and other men needed to do something to improve the community. >> and he d "eyewitness news" reporter ukee washington talk to a man spreading brotherly love from a place close to his heart. it is another boisterous afternoon inside the learning center on dauphin street.

every weekday these doors opened to neighborhood children, teens and adults. >> first, we have to do our homework and play on the computer or we just make jokes,. >> amazing,. >> reporter: kevin started the, sent they are memory of her mother, the building used to be her bar. her picture hangs outside with these word a place where people meet communicate and educate. >> that event isens, those words, what does that mean to your soul. >> a place people can come collaborate. when you leave here, you want to leave something positive. you want to leave legacy of health and others. >> reporter: it runs thanks to grants from the city, corporation donations and a lot of volunteers like 16 year-old josh hunter who runs social media and helps students with their assignments. >> i think a computer is a big help center, you know something to get turned in. they get to do it. >> reporter: non-profit provides donated snacks on thursday, students from drexel

and penn helped tudor the children four times a week. >> i was a little bit of a bubble at mize school and branching out is important. >> reporter: he bought the lot next door to expand the center. kev, you have been called a community hero. do you sees yourself as such. >> no, i don't. i see myself as a concerned man in the community wanting to make change. >> reporter: the center is opened up on at day as well for adult computer classes. mr. katz takes no salary from the learning center he created. to find out how to help out go to cbs philly.com and search brotherly love. i'm ukee washington for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". that is where change starts. >> that will do it for "eyewitness news" 59:00. >> now at 6:00 stocking up on salt and snow gear all across the region we are gearing up for another winter storm. kathy? winter storm warnings go in effect late tonight for rain changing over to heavy snow, high impact for morning commute, up to 8 inches, we

will show you who will see high's accumulations, coming up. plus new allegations, surface against a local priest awaiting trial on child porn charges investigative reporter walt hunter with new information on that case. at least one life saved and nobody goes through the pain that we have gone through. two mothers made it their mission to keep their son's memory alive. we are tell you how they are turning tragedy in who hopeful giving on "eyewitness news" at 6:00. we will begin tonight with our eye on the storm it has been a rainy day in the region but rain will soon turn to snow. we will be swooping our umbrellas for shovels, winter just does not want to leave us just yet. good evening, thanks for being with us, i'm chris may. i'm jessica dean. we have live team three coverage as we get ready for this winter storm. we will begin with meteorologist kathy orr tracking the timing of the

snow and just how much we're expect to get, kathy. >> right now we have steady rain on the skies deck, and soon that will be changing over to snow from the north to the south. so get ready for a tough morning across the entire region. now storm scan three we are looking at rain heavier at times you can see pockets of yellow heavier rain from the west and also seeing some cold air working its way in through central and western pa and then some snow beginning to mix in state college and already in pitberg but we have a long way to go, with this winter's storm. visibility reduced to half mile in reading lancaster zero, another owe in wildwood, .3 of a mile in wilmington and in dover. we will continue to see poor visibility until that colder air moves in. winter storm warning in effect. advisory for lehigh valley and poconos where we anticipate lower accumulations of snow. it shows rain this evening. by midnight lehigh valley and poconos will be seeing snow.