today is saturday, march 7, goods morning thanks so much for joining us, i'm nicole brewer. it is 5:00 o'clock. let's sends it over to carol. we've had an eventful couple of days, carol. >> how over it are all of us? >> i hope we're getting to the end, though? >> how many week sends i stood here and complained and complained off camera about how terrible the weather is, and that sort of thing and there is always a storm coming. this weekend is quiet we're expecting dry wet they are week hardly know what to do with ourselves. 6 degrees, it is cold, up in the poconos right now in broad heads ville. see very cold temperature, 19 through center city philadelphia. we also have snow on the

ground, and just about every single location. we move on and what do we find? well we are going to be dealing with not much today. now, the poconos might find couple of flurries, and you can see they've little activity going on up there right now. otherwise, the rest of us looking for sunshine, maybe couple of clouds out there too, but much better day than we've seen over the last month or so. 14 degrees our temperature in philadelphia yes, it is cold out there, nine in trenton seven wilmington, seven millville. expect to find icy spots driving around, careful of that because we did get melting yesterday. and so, where it was frozen yesterday, might not be frozen today, but it is frozen in a whole new spot. our windchill right now, feels like 5 degrees outside. and in philadelphia and minus nine in allentown cold, cold start to the day. but, we do moderate. our temperatures this afternoon, will be getting some 10 degrees below where we should be this time of the year still above freezing, and that's an improvement for

us 38 degrees our temperature, and we deal with sunshine today. couple of clouds maybe later on this afternoon but still nice looking day. we have a warm upcoming. i can't wait to show that you that's on the seven day forecast, nick snow. >> can't wait to hear it. thank you. >> new this morning investigators are at the scene after deadly crash in hopewell township mercer county. this is the video just back from the scene there. the two cars collided overnight along route 31 in lambertville hopewell road. one person was killed. several other victims were flown to area hospitals we are working to get more details on those victims. officer robert wilson killed in the line of duty this week, and being remembered across our area for those who knew him as friend and neighbor. "eyewitness news" reporter diana rocco has more from the 22nd district. >> in remembrance of fallen police officer robert wilson, black bunting hangs at the 22nd district. outside wilson's home

neighbors cleared his stoop and left a small memorial to a brave officer and friend. >> just a shame. >> i'll just feel sorry for the family, that's all because he got little kids. >> wilson died protecting the people inside the game stop on 22nd and lehigh thursday, engaged in a fears gun battle. >> redefined what a hero is all about. i mean, one he stepped away from the counter, there were civilians there where i counted four behind the counter. he was taking rounds. i was actually being hit during the exchange of gunfire but he continued to fight continued to shoot. >> more than 50 rounds were fired, the fight caught on store surveillance video. officer wilson, a 30 year old father of two was in line buying a gift for his eight year olson just after 4:30, when police say brother 29 year old carlton hips and 24 year old ramon williams, walked in with semiautomatic weapons and announce add robbery. >> the officer was an

out-and-out hero and a warrier. he fought to the very, very end firing at both of them. >> the eight year veteran was shot in the head. his partner engaged the suspect shooting hips in the leg. >> he was one of our very, very best, no question about it and we're all in shock and we're all going to suffer this lost for a very, very long period of time. >> officer wilson's son turns nine on monday. he was at the game stop buying him a video game for doing well in school. both suspect are now charged with murder and attempted murder, one has given a full confession saying they thought the game stop would be quota easy target. in north philadelphia, i'm diana rocco cbs-3 "eyewitness news". now the cbs-3 i-team is digging deep near the story. our natasha brown has disturbing new detail about the criminal history of the suspects charged in the killing of officer wilson. twenty-four year old ramon williams and 29 year old carl

on hips could both face the death penalty. the two brother live together here on the 1200 block of north hollywood street in brewerytown, police executed search warrant of the home and recovered an ak-47. this isn't the first time the two have run into trouble with the law. >> ramon williams has two arrests, carlton hips has six arrests, and he got out of prison in i believe it was 200 the. >> the i-team found williams arrest record includes retail theft, hips record includes multiple convictions he pled guilty to robbery and firearms charges following a 2004 innings dent and was sentenced to ten years behind bars. hips only served the minimum five years before being released on parole in 2009. state probation and parole board documents obtained by the i-team showed hips received a positive recommendation from the department of corrections the board determined he was not a risk to the community and demonstrated motivation for success. >> natasha brown cbs-3 "eyewitness news".

now, as of thursday, carlton hips was still on county probation. he met with his probation officer tuesday who noted no problems. under county probation, hips was prohibited from possessing any firearms. all right, it is 5:06 right now. actor dan akeroid in town for the philadelphia flower show says he plans to donate to the memorial fund set up for officer wilson's family. >> encourage listeners to step up and kind of match the contribution that is are coming, and we talked to our corporate office in toronto make sure that happens next week. >> very, very generous of him. anyone wishing to make a donation can make a check to the robert wilson iii fund, police and fire credit union at 901 arch street, and the information is also on our website yes cbsphilly.com. >> address 2340 west lehigh avenue in philadelphia, that special mass begins at 10:00.

>> we are following breaking news out of montgomery county where fire fight remembers battling two alarm fire. at this hour, it is still not under control. "eyewitness news" reporter steve patterson liver at the scene on the 800 block of dekalb peak whitpain township. steve, what's the latest there? >> nicole, just arriving on scene here, whitpain, dekalb. show you back to the home there. see the second floor where wire fight remembers focused and that's where the fire broke out when they arrived this morning. flames and smoke on the second floor, the fire spreading through the walls and then shooting through the roof, and because of that, firefighters that were inside at the time had to quickly evacuate and hold a defensive posturing on scene that's where they're at right now trying to get knows flames taken care of on that second floor. the property, unoccupied. nobody in there at the time, because every how quickly this thing spread, firefighters are dealing with some minor injuries, this morning. one firefighter took a burn on

the hand, another one had a slip and fall, incident. so obviously the cold weather the ice as they continue to douse the flames is a issue. that's why it is taking so long for them to get this fire under control. they do have it contained. it is not spreading as far as we know. it's been contained to the second floor, as they continue to deal with those flames. we'll have update for you in the next half hour. for now live in whitpain, steve patterson cbs-3 "eyewitness news". back to you nicole. >> steve, thank you. new jersey senator robert menendez has said to be in the cross hairs of federal prosecutors. and informed sources say a long investigation of menendez and close friend will result in charges every corruption. "eyewitness news" anchor chris may has the latest. >> hours after a law enforcement official told cbs news the justice department is preparing to file criminal charges against senator men end owes he called a news conference to fight back. >> let me be very clear very

clear, i have always conducted myself appropriately and in accordance with the law. >> the democrat from union city has drawn scrutiny for his relationship with eye doctor solomon melgen. want to know if menendez used to advocate on behalf of the melgen business interest, and if so if if he did so for gift, including free flight to the dominican republic. during the news conference, he acknowledge add two year relationship, said they exchanged birthday, holiday and wedding gift, but nothing more. >> every action that i and my office have taken has been based on pursuing the best policies for the people of new jersey, and of this entire country. >> "eyewitness news" spoke about the senator's troubles with south jersey voters friday night. >> i have a pretty positive opinion of him in general. but certainly it is unfortunate if it turns out to be true. >> these allegations very well could be true, and i think that politicians need to be

more honest and for the right in their dealings with the public. >> menendez first went to the senate in 2006, were his seat to become vacant, republican governor chris christie would pick a replace: but the senator insists that won't happen. >> and i am not going anywhere. >> chris may cbs-3 "eyewitness news". now menendez is among the highest ranking hispanic members of congress. did he not answer questions during his news conference in newark. well, there is some concern over the job security of 50 fire fighters atlantic city. for the last four years ac has paid for those firefighters through a homeland security grant. well, late friday the firefighters union and city administration pushed through a deal to reply for that grant. but with the level of staffing below what that grant requires. now, earlier mayor don guardian told "eyewitness news" that continuing to use that mechanism doesn't make long-term economic sense. now, he agrees with state recommendations that atlantic city only needs about 180 firefighters, and right now

they have 236. >> it is the right size number, in our financial situation, we need to do what is right today. >> any possible layoffs would likely happen at the end of the year. >> we do have some brand new details about how injured harrison ford really is following his plane crash. coming up next on "eyewitness news", we'll hear from the doctor who was on scene right after that plane went down. >> also ahead the dress is back. but this time, for very powerful reasons. how this outfit is now the centerpiece after new psa. >> rebuilding ears and mending kids with, terry okita in los angeles, take you to the

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landing strip. >> oh, dude he is landing on the course. >> cbs news has learned that ford broke his ankle, and possibly his pelvis, when his vintage plane landed hard after it experienced engine failure and clipped a tree. >> spinal surgeon, one of the first to reach him. >> considering what had happened it, wasn't that -- it wasn't as bad as i thought it would be. >> federal investigators dismantled and removed the plane friday. it was taken to a hangar for further inspection. >> this aircraft is a fairly simple aircraft. it is a 1942 vintage aircraft. so there is not a lot of computers to it, and everything, so a lot of it is old school mechanical. we'll see what it is. we'll look at everything. >> ford recovering at nearby hospital and has yet to meet with investigators. >> there will be an attempt to talk with the pilot and because we definitely want to know what he no sir. >> a preliminary report could be released in a month. the full investigation will take about a year.

suzanne marquez cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> 5:16, let's sends it over to carol. good morning carol. >> so much after better weekend than what we've become accustomed to over the last, i don't know what, five, six weeks. we have a dry weekend, anticipated for just about everybody. looks fine on the bridge, the one thing do you want to make just pay real close attention to today the melting and the refreezing that we dealt with over night. so a lot of spots have refroze end. just be very, very careful out there. storm scan3, nothing going on in our area. notice the little snow shower that want to work its way in areas well north of us. but, that looks to be the total extent of it, it is cold enough for snow. but let's not. okay? 14 degrees in philadelphia, nine trenton, seven wilmington, seven in millville, ten in the poconos at this point then you bankrupt in the wind it, feels even colder, feels really cold this morning. minus nine is the windchill in

allentown, feels like 5 degrees in philadelphia, just 13 in wildwood. so obviously it is a morning when you're out you'll be in all of your layers, and make sure your pets are inside unless you're out with them, the whole time. we're looking at milder days coming in our direction however, so expect to find these temperatures getting into the upper 30's today we should be in the upper 40's, but you know what, after what we've seen this winter, we'll take the upper 30's. tomorrow we are in the 40's, probably not getting exactly where we're supposed to be, but still getting closer. and then on monday we're also in the 40's. so it looks like we've got nice streak every weather coming up here for us. and i hear absolutely no complaints about that. future weather, maybe few clouds, as we move on through the afternoon, starting to come in here. you notice that there were few snow showers to the north. do they do anything to the poconos. maybe you pick up snow shower. maybe not. and then as we go through tomorrow morning could there and snow shower around the poconos, maybe. otherwise, we've got few clouds building in hereby the time we get to monday.

but these temperatures will be warmer, and that's nice. we've got climbing temperatures on friday, 26 degrees saturday, today we will be in the 30's. and then in the four's, 40's, monday 40's on tuesday. but the 50's are on the way. not just your particular birthday candles but the temperature candles as well. here's our spring countdown. just take a look at this. one day until daylight saving time begins. thirteen days until spring begins. twenty-eight days until the average high temperature is 60 degrees. there is no guarantee we will see that. but, 28 days away. and 30 days until the phillies home opener. that is a spring countdown. we've got temperatures today 38 degrees philadelphia, shore, 38, the poconos 32 degrees, and after this winter, that looks good to us. if you are just visiting here, you would be surprise that that would look as good to us as it does. we've got clocks to change. so make no other plans for tonight. just race around, and change

clocks, watches, unless they do it on their own, 7:00 will be the sunset time tomorrow night. so you'll get plenty of daylight at the end of the day, the beginning of the day, it will be dark again early. we have temperatures today 38 degrees, winds out of the west, five to ten sunrise at 6:25 our sunsets tonight almost, 6:00. but again tomorrow night, it will be almost 7:00. 28 degrees for our temperature tonight, partly cloudy, skies and then looking at the next couple of days, we're in the 40's monday, and sunday, tuesday, 48 degrees, we could be dealing with couple of rain showers, maybe just to the south. but just couple of rain showers in the afternoon. wednesday, though, nicole, just pay attention there look, 53 degrees. >> that looks amazing. >> just for you. thursday friday, we: down little bit. still wednesday looks like a great day. not a bad week coming up. >> much better week than last week carol. thank you. it is 5:19. internet phenomenon social security used to shed some light on tough topic. it centers around what color

is this dress. this photo here. the salvation army, uk, tweeted this photo using it as a psa for domestic violence, now the caption reads: why is it so hard to see black and blue. some people found it to be a bit much. one professor says the timing is perfect. >> well, i thought it was brilliant actually to capitalize on what was already in existing social phenomenon of the gold white versus blue black dress that cash a that popularity, that sort of internet frenzy, to bring about attention to a really important less pleasant, less cheerful message. >> and by the way that picture has been re tweeted thousands of times. in the health watch now mcrocia rare deformity of the ear. as terry okita shows us, doctors in los angeles are

using a technique on young patients that requires just a single surgery and a pep talk from a famous patient. >> four year old air a bella cart is her all smiles, less than day after surgery to correct the microcia that affect both her ears. >> wanted to have the most normal life that she can possibly have. >> it is a deformity of the ear that occurs in roughly one in 10,000 births, and it is usually associated with no ear canal and poor hearing. >> surgeon john created a technique that shapes the patient's own tissue, with a specially made plastic ear. the surgery isn't just cosmetic it, improves their hearing, as well. >> probably 60% of the children we operate on, we work with autologies, who makes a canal. those children can have everything done in one surgery. >> this is the start of something really great. >> paul stanley knows the lonliness of growing up with this, and hopes town spire young patients with his story.

>> were you tees in the were you bullied. >> oh, relentlessly. and even when you're not being teased you're aware that people are staring. >> the non-profit group mending kids response toward aribella's surgery so they can get the operations their parent are unable to afford. now that she's had her procedure, she has set her sites on a pair of little mermaid earrings n los angeles, terry okita cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> what an amazing medical development. so sweet. little mermaid earrings. 5:22, an action thriller, and sequel, hit the box office this weekend. >> i'm kevin frazier, coming up a senior all-star cast continues their new lease on life in the second best exotic marry gold hotel. a robot gets friendly up

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following breaking news, firefighters fighting a fire on multiple fronts, one in a second floor but another one on the ground. we'll tell you how they are dealing with fire and ice this morning, that's next. and the fbi and volunteers join police in the search for 13 year old delaware county boy. coming up, hear from the teen's parents and the message they want to get out there. >> i'm marlie hall in selma alabama, where how a nine year old made her mark on the civil rights movement. her story coming up. >> all right, today is saturday march 7th, good morning to you, thanks so much for joining us, i'm nicole

brewer. it is 5:30, let's sends it over to carol. this is much quieter weekend than we've seen in a long time carol good news. >> you know how long i've been waiting for this. >> i know. >> for up, for me, for our lovely viewers. we need a quiet weekend. we've got a quiet weekend. it might not be as warm as you want, but not as cold as it has been either. it doesn't look bad out there this morning. but, look, in the delaware, right, right where the three is, and the cbsi, that's ice. we've so much ice in the delaware river but we will be finding it melt ago lot later on. seventeen, the temperature right now yes when those numbers get flipped boy that will be great. won't it? 71 degrees wouldn't that be absolutely delightful? we will be getting there not there, but on our way. storm scan3, nothing going on, i love to say that, nothing going on on storm scan3 of course always little something going on, so you look through binghampton, up-state pennsylvania, and there might and brief snow shower moving on through. otherwise for the rest of us

it is quiet out there cold, 14 in philadelphia, nine in trenton, seven wilmington, four in allentown, 21 degrees down in wildwood. and then the wind comes into the picture and windchill is five in philadelphia. minus nine in allentown feels like one down in dover. our temperatures today though, will be getting above freezing by 3:00 p.m., we will be finding temperatures in the upper three's close to the 40 degrees mark. sun, clouds, just looks like a very nice day coming up. and we have a warmer day than that even. couple of them on that seven day forecast i'll show that you just ahead. nick snow. >> carol thank you. more on breaking news, montgomery county, firefighters battling a two alarm fire. steve patterson is live in whitpain townment, where the fire fight remembers also battling the elements out there. cold out there. >> extremely cold out here. hampering effort on the second floor of this structure behind me. want to get your eyes on the scene right now. you can see constant steady

stream on the fire that's in the walls and the roof, for about an hour now. which means all of that water is trickling down through the structure and hitting the ground, which also means they have to be very careful with the posturing that they've been taking this morning. this fire broke out a few probably, hour and a half ago, this is whitpain, the 800 block of dekalb pike, firefighters get on scene the second floor is engulfed, there are flames, smoke fire, again, spreading through the walls, a and the roof. because of how bad those flames and how quickly they were moving, they were inside at the time, quickly to had to evacuate, take more of defensive posturing, since gone back inside the home, started removing some of the flammable materials, started hitting some of the hot spots. but the flames are still inside, as they continue to battle this fire. good news this morning the property was unoccupied. nobody inside at the time. but again firefighters dealing with the elements, and so there were few injuries to firefighters. they were very minor. but one firefighter suffered

bun to his hand, another one had a slip and fall incident. so again we've been seeing assaulting operation as they've been battling the fire, it is a battle of two front really fire and ice this morning, as they continue to get this under control. it is contained at the moment. but firefighters are taking every precaution as they move forward here. it is the latest from montgomery county, steve patterson, cbs-3, "eyewitness news", back to you nicole. >> steve thank you. new this morning firefighters bat al two alarm fire in new castle county, delaware, "eyewitness news" at the woods edge amounts of tear hill drive in edge more t took several hours for firefighters gain the upper hand there. now, at one point part of the roof collapsed collapsed. nobody was injured several residents are displaced. investigators remain on the scene after fire in south jersey. tearing through this rancher 600 block of hesston road in glassboro, broke out just before 8:30 friday night.

we spoke with a neighbor who called 911. >> lost for words at the moment. it is tragic. i desperately feel for the family. >> now, officials tell us a woman in her 80s and her daughter, were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation, but were not transported to the hospital. the cause of the fire is under investigation. well firefighters rushed to nursing home in montgomery county, chopper three overhead there. this is the again he had square nursing center on sumneytown pike, in lansdale. one wing of the build hadding to be evacuated. residents were relocated to another section of the complex, and at this time, there are no reports of injuries. hooping today, search teams will gather to look for missing teenage fresh newtown square, delaware county. hundreds of volunteers spent the day friday, searching for 13 year old cayman naib, last seen at his harrison drive home wednesday evening. "eyewitness news" spoke to his parents, they say he left the house after a school progress report arrived. it showed he had some failing

grades. >> we think he, you know, panicked, and decided to take off in the middle of the storm. >> we don't know whether he went to wayne, we don't know if he hopped a train to philly. we don't know if he got his directions mixed up and ended up in malvern. we don't know. >> cayman last seen wearing a gray jacket, black ski pants and hiking boots. "eyewitness news" has has also learned that the f.b.i. is now involved in that search and today his family is asking for volunteers to come to a command center at episcopal academy in newtown square between 10:00 and 3:00 today. let's hope they finds him. the search continues for 52 year old stanley lang. he shot 49 year old andrew chief to death during domestic dispute in montgomery couldn't. happened thursday night inside this home on sunday i brook avenue in chelten hand to up shun. he is 6 feet tall, muscular build, considered armed and dangerous. today marks ooh years since bloody sunday,

demonstration in selma alabama helped bring national attention to civil rights. thon date back in 1965 hundreds of demonstrators attempt topped march to montgomery when they encountered a wall of police on the he had monday pettis bridge. the televised images of the protesters being beaten horrified the nation, and helped spur the voting rights act, which president linden johnson signed just five months later. cbs news correspondent marlie hall went to the small southern town that became the turning point in the civil rights movement. >> from her view on martin luther king, jr.'s lap cheyenne web christberg could see beyond 1960 selma alabama, to world that's left black and white. >> i had made up in my mind that i was going to be a part of that movement. >> at nine years old christberg was the youngest of about 600 people who tried to march from selma to the state capitol in montgomery to demand voting rights. halfway across the bridge, state troopers moved in, with

batons and tear gas. nationally televised images sparked outrage around the country. then two weeks later dr. king led a successful march from montgomery, a five day journey on foot. >> why do you think selma has become such a symbol, so significant, in terms of the history of the civil rights movement? >> it not only gave african-americans the right to vote, but it started changing the nation. >> president linden johnson signed the voting rights act less than five months after the violence on the bridge. >> the picture of bloody sunday never left my heart or my mind. >> christburying saw her parents become registered voters, but today alabama is among more than 20 states that have adopted strict measures, that could block voters from casting their ballots, a wave of change that may be erode wag christberg fought for. in selma alabama marlie

hall cbs-3, "eyewitness news". 5:39 right now. a ceremonial swearing in at the pentagon for newly minted defense secretary ashton carter. the philadelphia native took the oath of office administered by supreme court justice elena kagan. now, carter has been on the job since last month after taking over for chuck hagel. he's already gone overseas, including a visit to troops in afghanistan. >> well, we've learned that this cold winter has not put the freeze on hiring. in fact, job growth is now the strongest it's been in more than a decade. the labor department says the us economy added 295,000 new jobs in february. it is the 12th straight month that the economy has gained more than 200,000 jobs. the unemployment rate fell from 5.7% to 5.5 percent. hiring improved in the manufacturing construction, retail, finance and healthcare sectors. but we're also learning the companies aren't always hiring for the long-term.

>> braving freezing temperatures, for chance to enter job market, that's heating up. >> i'm optimistic. i know companies are hiring. >> last month, employers added 295,000 jobs, more than a zero economists expected, but these new hires are not always permanent positions. something understands since being laid off in 2011, the web designer has only been able to secure a series of temporary jobs, working for five different companies in three years. >> i've gotten used to it, i've got to pay my rent. i don't have a a choice. >> a report from career builder says nearly 3 million americans are in temporary jobs and that number is expected to go up 13% by 2019. >> temporary the new norm. >> billy watkins district president, for the robert half staffing agency. >> employers have seen that this is a good way to augment fast when you need to make some adjustment, and actually

gives you a opportunity to determine whether someone will be a good fit. >> last temporary job ended recently, and now she's looking for a new one. >> it is trying to find the right situation. sometimes you fit in, sometimes you don't. >> she helps the right fit will lead to a permanent pokes. don champion, for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". well we've got big change in beer business here in pennsylvania, beer distributors will now be allowed to sell 12 packs. now, normally when you buy from a distributor, you have to buy a case or a keg. but lawyers for the liquor control board have changed that through an advisory opinion. distributors seem to support the measure overwhelmingly, saying it offers more convenience for consumers. kraft brewers, however, could be disadvantaged with fewer resources to manufacture and market themselves. >> well, still ahead on "eyewitness news", a cold start, but better news for the weather coming up next. carol has the details on a warm up, that's on the way. we'll be right back.

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glen mills. now, we're told somebody was riding this horse and they were not hurt. but crews had to work feverishly to get that animal out of the ditch. now, they eventually succeeded, and that horse pulled itself upright and onto all four's. in burlington, new jersey, a sinkhole brought firefighters out to the 500 block of columbus road, that forced family to evacuate that home. chopper three shows building officials assessing the safety of that house. there is no word on if that family will be displaced. >> well, much of friday was spent digging out from what was hopefully the last storm of this winter season. philadelphia street department deployed more than 220 crews to help clear path through city roadways. now, some parts of the city saw around 8 inches of snow, which really clog up some of the smaller and more narrow streets. logs -- plowing, salting where needed, trying to address every residential street in the city. >> now potholes are another problem, especially along city avenue, but right now crews

are focused on snow removal until the temperature increases. >> we had some sun yesterday carol, but it was still pretty cold. so none that far snow seemed to melt at all. >> a little built did that's the problem this morning nicole. anything that did manage to melt from our snowstorm has refroze end, and there are icy spots out, there so just really be careful on these roads, the ramps and the secondary streets, roads as well. center city philadelphia, looks pretty good as came in here this morning, but still we have pick up eight 9 inches every snow over a lot of the area, and it has not gone away in one day and certainly won't. we head out to ocean sit notice the boardwalk there. very few people, very little foot traffic, and nobody's been down with the plow. we expect mother nature to do some plowing just to get old-man-winter throughout to do it for her. storm scan3 clear around here. what? we don't have any precipitation? well okay. we look to the north.

there is a little something. but that's moving on through. there may be another flu think afternoon, through the poconos, but that's it, we're going to be staying dry here. we're going stay dry this entire weekend. we haven't been able to say that in i don't know how long. 14 degrees, still cold, though, 14 degrees in philadelphia, nine trenton four allentown, ten in the poconos, it is 7 degrees down in millville, seven in wilmington, zero in lancaster and then you factor in the wind, and it is several degrees, at least colder than that. so, just jacket on, pets in, and we will get through this one before we see the warm up. future weather looks pretty, pretty right on target, by this afternoon do we see couple every clouds? start to move into the area. but real now big deal. so just enjoy beautiful looking day with more melting coming. by the time we get to sunday still looks nice around here. and by the time we get to monday, still looks nice around here, tuesday maybe later in the day we pick up the chance of rain shower, but that should be the extent of

it. we do have miler days ahead temperatures will be in the 30's today, which is nothing really to write home about except after winter like we've seen with temperatures as low as they've been. we will be in the upper 30's today, into the middle 40's, both sunday and monday, getting all of my days mixed up with all of these different snowstorms and snow days, and that sort of thing. but monday we're in the 40's, how nice with some sunshine, that should also aid in some of this melting. i'm sure you've noticed the temperatures climbing, by friday well, yesterday was 26 degrees today we will be probably 38, tomorrow around the middle 40's, and then tuesday, could we be getting into the upper 40's? maybe. that does come with at least chance of picking up some rain around here. but we are counting this spring down, and here we go. one day until daylight saving time begins. thirteen days until spring begins. twenty-eight days until the average high temperature at least on paper is 60 degrees. and 30 days until the phillies home opener.

seems long way off. shore 38 poconos 32 degrees, maybe the chance of snow shower, and your clocks, one hour ahead we lose some sleep, but boy do we gain tai light. also gain darkness at the top half of the day. but, i guess we will have to handle that. 38 degrees, our temperature today, mostly sunny not as cold tonight 28 degrees, not as cold, and then the next couple every days we roll out a not bad seven day forecast. now, as long a the weather cooperates, and stays like it looks right now we've got temperatures in the middle 40's sunday, monday, tuesday upper 40's by wednesday. could that be the 50's, 53 degrees, with sun clouds, and little cool down after that. but still, at the normal levels in the upper four's look like not a bad week, nicole. >> not at all. liking the wednesday temperature. thanks carol. still to come, the sixers

battled jazz, cole hamels shows off his skills in front of more than just the phils in clearwater. rob ellis explains next in sports.

new orleans noel improved play of late has been the bright light the 13 and 48 season, last night the rookie big man and his mates welcomed the utah jazz, this is pre-game joe he will, watch the athleticism right here between the legs, throw down look for him next year. noel the steel isiah returns the favor right there with the pass, and noel the flush. he had ten-point, 11 rebounds, six steels, but the sixers trailed by nine after three.

big night for gordon hayward in transition, the nice finish right there. utah up ten then showing off the rains right here uses the screen very nicely, knocks down the long rain, finished game high 25. jazz beat the sixers 89 to 83. twenty-nine scout on hand in clearwater yesterday to watch the phillies host the yankees, not coincidentally, cole hamels making his grape neutral league debut raining 69 can't have it all i guess, but it beats this, for sure. ponchos in effect, cole hamels on the hill, first time this spring, looks sharp, two innings every work, he recorded two strikeouts, no walks, allowed one hit no runs on the day but the phillies lose to the yankees four-one, loan run copying on the paul homerun. strange flyers news, the organization and their goal tending coach jeff, part dollars company. time something curious, in that the team has 17 games remaining, reese had been with the club for the past six seasons. now, fresh off thursday's come from behind win over the

blues, club practiced in anticipation for today's crucial game against the bruins. flyers trail boston by four points for the final playoff spot in the east, here's the captain on the importance of this one. excite something be able to have that rush, you know, that you want to win so have to be ready. >> all right, most of house have played the game have had one of these moments. i've had many. this is rory mcelroy number one ranked laettner world championship, the shot goes into the drink. guess what else is headed to the drink? yes, his club finished two under for the day, eight back of leader jd homes. i'm rob ellis good day everybody. a swing and a miss, packed crowds in texas high steaks rate. check out the great american pig race. that's what they call t run

around 150-foot racetrack, and you can see, they do it pretty quickly. this is one of the main attractions by the way at houston's livestock show and rodeo. now, one young bystander said quote it looks like fun and if i was a pig i would have really like it. hey, different strokes for different folks. still to come, expired drugs do you really need to throw them away? coming up in the next half hour of "eyewitness news" over the counter and prescription drugs some you can still take, other you really should toss out. health reporter stephanie stahl gives you advice to help keep you from getting sick and also save you money. changes are on the way. carol returns to tell us when the miler air will move in. we'll be right back. we thought our cable internet was fast. but, our uploads are half the speed of our downloads so our internet

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disinfectant cleaner, mops and "wet floor" signs. how long does it take to reheat cod? we also have air fresheners. make on-budget happen. make cleaning up happen. staples. make more happen. y- flakes break out, fire fight versa tough time getting under control. live at the scene with the difficulties these firefighters experienced there. also ahead remembering a hero philadelphia police officer robert wilson iii killed in the line of duty. coming up how his memory and legacy are being honored. and, trouble for senator bob menendez, how the new jersey democrat is react to go a federal corruption probe. >> today is saturday, march 7th, good morning to you, thanks so much for joining us, i'm nicole brewer. it is just about 6:00. let's sends it to ever carol for more on the forecast, and looking already better this

weekend, than last. >> oh, it is. it is. and unlike so many weekends, if we're not having active bad weather, then we have to look out to the next week, and of corpse there will be bad weather. really not seeing that this time. finally, let's take a look, see what we've got going on at the present time. and we find some snow still on the gown, of course, out in reading, and you've got snow on the ground every place. that will was a pretty decent size snowfall. and we're going to be keeping that snow around for little bit. but the melting will commence needly. looking at storm scan3 nothing going on in our area, few little snow showers have worked their way up around interstate 81. that's up through the poconos. but, back that can be expected. the rest of us, we will be staying dry in our area. 12 degrees, right now in philadelphia, out at the airport, eight in trenton 8 degrees in wilmington, it is one, now in allentown 7 degrees in millville what a cold start to the day. minus ten is the windchill in allentown, minus four is the windchill in reading. it is four in philadelphia for

the windchill. and minus three down in wilmington. so this is a cold start to the day. again, but we are on moderating trend. by the time we hit noon almost at the freezing mark, by the time we hit 3:00 p.m. we are well past, 38 degrees, we could zoo a spot of 42 degrees, could start the melting. careful of icy spots we did get melting yesterday and refreeze is out there. future weather looks just terrific. maybe couple of clouds here and there now and again but that's a lot better than what we've been dealing with. we'll take a look at not so bad seven day forecast coming up. nick snow. >> carol, thank you. we do have more now on breaking news, firefighters still putting out hot spots after gaining the upper hand on a two alarm fire in montgomery county, "eyewitness news" reporter steve patterson live at the scene on dekalb pike in whitpain township. steve, what's the latest there? they have the u