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. >> breaking news, 300 year old inf fully engulfed in flames, delaware county, new jersey, fire fight verse all they can handle as they battle the flames at the sergeant ville in. good morning i'm ukee washington. >> i'm erika von tiehl. also, following house collapse in camden, new jersey, we will tell you why the homeowner new something like this could happen. why they just couldn't do anything to stop it. kate? >> ukee, erika, starting off our monday morning with another winter weather advisory. this one not a big deal. it's been a string of rough mondays, but do you want to look outside today before you head out and watch for few slippery spots some light rain drizzle could cause some icing on area roadsment quickly show you the winter weather advisory, it is in effect for philadelphia, and
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many surrounding areas mainly north and west, including the lehigh valley and the poconos that goes until 9:00 a.m. again, for light freezing drizzle and the chance for little snow, especially up in the pocono region, so coming up i'll tell you bill more about what the winter weather advisory means better news for the rest of today. erika, back over to you. >> more on the break cents news now this morning out every hunterdon county, new jersey firefighters battling this huge four alarm fire at the sergeant in in delaware township. gave us these photos, thank you to the folks. crews are working on putting out the blaze, but icy conditions are slowing down progress, the build cents has been around since the 1700s. the restaurant opened more tan 100 years ago. so far no injuries have been reported. we do have a crew on the way and we'll bring you more information as soon as it becomes available. this morning family narrowly escapes just as their house comes crashing down. >> four people got out and now investigators are trying
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to determine just how this happened. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo joins us now near the scene in camden, good morning. >> reporter: erika ukee, good morning, fortunately, no one was injured here, and that is surprising when you take a look at what's left behind. whole front side of the billing here lies on the gown this morning. you can see all the way inside of the home, all of the belongings on the second floor of course this collapse has left this entire family displaced there. were four people inside this building, when it came crashing down including a little girl. >> this partial collapse happened here on the 400 block of lime street camden 11:30 friday night. fire and ems responded the family was able to escape un harm. we spoke to a man who lives here. he says his father, mother, sister, neice, all at home at the time when the wall came crashing down, they heard a whoosh, next thing you know they were looking at the street. he said the problem here goes back more than decade when there was fire next-door and
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the home had to be testimony old i shall, he said that demo weak end his home. he hand was trying to get help to get it fixed ever since but this family just doesn't have the resources. take a listen. >> it started buckling out. that's when we were trying to get the city to do what are what they k they gave a barricade, and gave my parents to the 26th to repair it, or demo t so $40,000 that we don't have, would have fixed it but the city if they would have just re faced it up, when they demoed the house it, would have been no problem. >> now the red cross is assisting this morning and police are still securing the scene. no official word yet on what has caused this collapse. even with all of this destruction, all of this damage left behind, miraculously, no injuries this morning. we will continue to follow this story. for now live in camden, jan
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carabeo, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> thank you for. that will also new this morning, philadelphia police hope surveillance video will lead them to two suspect wanted in a double shooting at west oaklane. police say they are looking for two men who opened fire on a car sitting at the intersection every stenton avenue and beechwood street overnight. two people inside that car drove themselves to einstein medical center where they are listed in stable condition. just past 4:33, and check in with kate with the forecast. >> good morning, let's take closer look at the winter weather advisory. it does encompass the city every philadelphia, montgomery bucks counties into the lehigh valley. here's y we have this little area of wet weather that's going to be moving on through during the remainder of the morning, here is a look at 6:00 a.m. you can see, light showers starting to push in from the north, and west, snow up in the pocono region. watch what happens to this ban of precipitation pretty muscle falls apart. 7:00 a.m. off to the north. by 9:00 or 10:00 a.m. it is gone. notice what happens at noon. clear skies all across the region, so it will turn out to
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be much nicer afternoon. stormstorm scan3 shows where it is, blob every moisture, pink shading here. temperatures specially north of the city are still below freezing, even though they are above freezing in philadelphia but the road surface is very cold. watch out for some icy spots to form, especially untreated surfaces bridges overpasses, just with this little bit of freezing drizzle moving through right now. again you can see it is mainly south of allentown watch for slick spots perhaps on 476 northeast extension of turnpike, there not going to be the biggest deal this winter but play it safe and any of the snow melt anything wet below freezing could refreeze today. notice how warm it gets through the course of the afternoon, at 9:00 a.m. 42 degrees clouds beginning to break. by noon we're looking at sunshine and clouds at 49 degrees. and then take a peak at 3:00 p.m., temperatures get into the 50's, it will be nice and mild, looking at sunshine, to finish out the day. now we see how the reds are shaping up. we'll check in with jessica.
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>> good morning katie. good morning everyone, outside on the schuylkill expressway really having no problems right around city avenue. and the westbound lanes headed into king of prussia. eastbound, doing just fine, as well, no problems on the ben franklin bridge, if you are headed in and out of the city all lanes open, so if you are headed into the city westbound, into new jersey, eastbound, all lanes are open and everything is moving along just fine. we do have few accidents to talk about though. overturned vehicle out in mt. laurel, new jersey, on hainesport-mt.mt. laurel road, between arc and foster town, and plymouth, and downed pole blocking one lane out in cheltenham on cheltenham avenue at new school street. back to you. >> jest, a thank you. autopsy is scheduled today for the missing delaware county teenager found dead near his home. cayman naib's body was found yesterday by creek on his parents property not far from newtown square. on friday cayman's parent rebecca and fared told "eyewitness news" that they believe their son panic after
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receiving a bad progress report from school and ran away. the greater philadelphia search and rescue team made the discovery. >> we want to help the family have closure. and that's what we consider our job. and this may not be the answer that they want, but at the do have an answer. >> cayman was a eighth grader at the shipley school in bryn mawr. counselors will be available for student this week. >> a north philadelphia church holds a mass in memory of officer robert wilson. yesterday at saint martin catholic church dozens of officers from the 22nd and 29th district sat in the back. parishioners gave them standing ovation, although officer wilson was not a member of the parish, the church honored him for his presence in the community is he served. >> patrolled our area, i mean, perhaps he drove past here going to game stop thursday afternoon, you know, but again being part of the 22nd district he was very familiar with the catholic church and school. >> officer wilson shot to death thursday afternoon
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during robbery attempt at video game store, there is no word yet on funeral plans. >> two suspect brother charged with the murder, 29 year old carlton hips remains hospitalized, 24 year old ramon williams arraigned saturday. >> happening today jury deliberations continue in the attempted murder trial of this man, eric torez. the 33 year old is accused of shooting and critically wounding philadelphia police officer, edward davies, in august of 2013. that shooting happened inside a feltonville corner store as davies and other officers were trying to arrest torez. defense attorneys argue that the shooting was accidental. a woman is in critical condition this morning as police in new castle county, delaware, try to piece together clues in a bizarre crime. a car was found in a ditch off route 13 in new castle yesterday morning. inside two shooting victims one of them dead. later, police found a second vehicle left less than mile from the scene and they believe it is all linked
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together. police want to talk to the owner of the vehicle but are not saying that person is a suspect. the victims are man and a woman from wilmington. their names have not yet been released. >> friends family, every missing south jersey mother after south jersey mother are making it clear she has not been forgotten. erika cript inch was last seen new new years over, living in mt. laurel with her husband, 28 year old kyle crosby and two children. police suspect crosby killed her. yesterday was her birthday, and at last night's vigil family friends, sang happy birthday and released balloons. >> we just got to keep praying because she is somewhere out there. and i believe that. and the lord is definitely going to bless us it, keeping her alive exactly we're keeping her alive in spirit. >> kyle crosby is behind bars on murder charges. police say he was driving her car when officers found him and willing a tried to run away.
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her body has not been found. >> be on the look-out for the pothole patrol in new jersey, after weeks of fluctuating frigid temperatures and constant plowing now comes the thawing. potholes opened up across the jersey state nj dot and repairs crews will be out filling the polls. be be mindful for of crews at work and allow some extra time. >> see them coming every time. >> 4:40, still a they had this morning, on "eyewitness news" historic march this weekend. commemorating the 50 year protest that sparked big changes in america. >> also, the famous dog is sled race is underway, the race already facing big challenges from the weather. >> and the weather in our area is f finally a bit warmer. we're due right? the temperatures will hit this week, make it feel like spring. but i think we're all wondering are they here to stay? kate has the answer for you. we'll be right back.
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there was the scene in selma, alabama thousands march to commemorate the bloody confrontation between police and protesters 50 years ago. the event known as bloody sunday helped bring the 196 a voting rights act. many came from all around the country to commemorate the landmark event. president obama and eric holder both attended events in the town this week end. >> madison wisconsin, police trying to prevent another situation like ferguson after a police officer kills an unarmed teenager. investigators say, tony robinson assaulted officer matt kenny. the officer then opened fire, killing the teen. robinson was unarmed. yesterday, protests and a vigil took place in madison wisconsin, police chief has been reaching out to the family and praying with robinson's grandmother. the famed dog sled race is underway, but this year it is more slush than mush. organizers were forced to make changes to the race, because of the lack of winter weather. the start was moved to fair backs, but even then, they had
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to ship in snow. and the new route has the mushers traveling on river ice for some 200 miles. the winner is expected to arrive in nome in about ten days. i'm sure the folks up in new england and boston are saying look, you can have some of our snow. >> i think i heard anchorage had less than 2 inches of snow in the last month and boston, getting so much. >> share the wealth, no kidding. >> kate in for kate think week. >> good to be here. i brought some nice weather me. >> yes, did you. >> need to have you more often. >> yesterday was beautiful. speaking about slush and mush, all of the snow melt all over the place causing few problems out there. but we do have the chance for little bit of ice this morning, as some light rain comes in mainely off tort no, melted snow, any puddles anything out there, could be freezing up in areas mainly north of the city where temperatures are slightly below freezing, otherwise talking about nice thawing this week, do have few chances for rain, and just that time of the year wherever little rain event does bring the
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chance for some snow on the fronor back edge, just because you do have enough cold air coming in at least the upper levels of the atmosphere even if you can't support it falling at the surface, storm scan3 shows where the band of light rain is, falling mainly north of the city, upper montgomery, bucks counties, lehigh valley, headed out early untreated surface this is can cause some icingment be safer out there. that's why we have the winter weather advisory in effect until 9:00 a.m. you can see the steadiest now falling again, your upper providence township over toward doylestown and right along 78. so in this area generally between the turnpike and 78, do you have some problems out there this morning. and then some better news comes for the rest of the day. high pressure is overhead for your afternoon hours and with sunshine temperatures will get into the low 50's, across the vast majority of the area, it will be very comfortable afternoon, tomorrow, mild, still, temperatures at least where they should be in the upper four's, but by late day some light rain showers start to come n we'll have rain tuesday night into wednesday morning before that system then pushes out to sea and
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wednesday, the sun could try to return in the afternoon but even more importantly it is mild, with highs generally climbing to the middle 50's. today, looks great clouds in the morning giving way to afternoon sun mild again at 53 degrees, and tonight mainly cloudy seasonable at 36. here is your eyewitness weather seven day forecast, which bridges little rain in for tuesday afternoon wednesday morning shower then nice and warm, friday looks great at 51, and then for thursday i should say friday night into saturday, another chance for rain. but in the temperatures in the 40's, and 50's, for that whole seven day forecast. ukee, over to you. >> thanks, kate. in sports, nfl free agency doesn't start until tomorrow. but there is plenty of activity for the eagles. there are several reports the eagles will sign former seattle cornerback byron maxwell, it's been rumored maxwell was the bird's top target this off season. he will reportedly get a five year deal with close to 25 million guaranteed. >> we're also hearing reports former 49ers running back frank gore will sign with the
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birds this week. the 31 year old out of miami rushed for 1100 yards last season, he is in north-south kind of bruising runner, his best game of the year against the eagles, he ran for 119 yards and caught 55-yard touchdown pass remember that? that hurt. and push lidar reports say jeremy mack slip no longer an eagle it looks like the free agent wide receive is her reuniting former eagles coach andy reid out in kansas city. maclin had career high 85 catches for over 1300 yards, and ten touchdowns last season. boy, the off season will be very, very busy. erika, back over to you. >> thanks, ukee. still ahead this morning on "eyewitness news" new details about the much anticipated apple watch. the latest business news next in your money watch report. first though, here's what's coming up tonight on cbs-3.
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county restaurant goes up in flames. sergeants ville inn dates back to the 1700s. we're told icy conditions made it very difficult for firefighters get the upper hand. there are no reports of injuries. the historic stone building has sustained considerable damage. so far there is no word on the cause that far fire. happening today president obama is announcing a effort to boost high tech training and hiring. the president says he is obtained commitment from more than 300 employers and 20 local government, to boost training and hiring of high technology workers. it is all an effort to drive up higher wage employment. president obama is expected to announce the program during a speech to the national league of cities this morning. your time is now 4:50. let's get a check on business. >> wendy gillette joins us now from the new york stock exchange wendy, tough day on wall street thereon friday. what happened? >> very tough. jobs report came out. it was positive for workers but investors did not like t the dow jones industrial fell 278 points. the s&p lost 29 points.
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and the nasdaq was down 55 points. investors are concerned that the federal reserve could hike rates, as early as june, sooner than they had originally expected. ukee erika? >> wendy finally getting information today about a new smart watch. what do you know? >> reporter: a.m. sell expected to unveil more details about its apple watch this morning. it is apple's first all new product line since the ipad almost five years ago the apple watch, smart watch will sell for $349. it made its own apps, works like mini ipod. apple watch pairs with iphone five or six. the smart watch is really haven't caught on. we'll have to see if apple officer something different and captures the attention of consumers. >> the iphone ipod, everything. >> they'll find a way that's for sure, thanks, talk to you. coming up after a short break traffic and weather together. we do it on the three, a we'll be right back.
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>> 4:53, let's get our traffic and weather together. >> good morning, yes, just coming up on 5:00 a.m. still doing pretty well outside over on 95 right around girard avenue, you can see, everything is just moving along just fine the southbound lanes no problem no problems headed northbound, as well. out in new jersey the 42 freeway, little bit of volume starting to gather in the northbound lanes but obviously everything still moving great. if you are headed to 295 or to philadelphia and the surround area bridges, no problems there. so far. southbound the same. incident in mt. laurel, overturned car hainesport-mt. laurel road between arc and foster town road. take union mill road or elbow lane to get on by the scene for the time being that far clean up. out in plymouth, on plymouth road also an accident near belviere road and a down pole taking out a lane out in cheltenham. cheltenham avenue at new school street. kate, back over to you. >> thank you jessica. well, it will be a much nicer day out thereby the afternoon the problem is this morning we do have the chance for a little bit every ice out on area roads and here areas why. take a look at storm scan
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three just little band of light precipitation mainly light rain showers moving by to the north. you can see the pink there. temperatures in some spots are still below freezing, that means specially bridges overpasses, those areas first to freeze, could be icy this morning. so if you are north of the city, mainly from the city, portions of new jersey, and right on up through the lehigh valley and the poconos, winter weather advisory for this little freezing rain event freezing drizzle event that only goes until 9:00 a.m. then big improvement. but notice if you are in reading, allentown temperatures are below freezing right now, even millville, atlantic city precipitation stays north of you, temperatures are marginal. anything could freeze on contact. quick look at your eyewitness weather three day forecast, take the clock off of course, we set that back this weekend but notice the warm up, rain tuesday, then wednesday 56 degrees. erika? >> all right, kate thanks. hey fire fighters california had to rescue this dog after he got himself in a pretty tight spot there. spike had been running around with some kids, but he got stuck between two storage compartments and elementary school p playground. firefighters used the jaws of
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life to move those containers about 6 inches, and we're told spike was able to walk out on his own hopefully, there you go there is spike, besides being just shaken up, we're told he's just fine, i'm guessing the tail wagging. >> that tail was wagging when he came out of there look at spike, look at that shot. >> and just having fun with the kids. >> but he's okay. everybody's okay. >> good to see that. are you still struggling with yesterday's time change? i know rough for us, too. >> little bit. >> coming up in the next hour, why today can be specially bad for your body. >> and we are also following breaking news as flames rip through a historic new jersey restaurant. >> and mirrage just survival story. how baby was finally coast cued after spending hours trapped in the wreckage after car crash. we're back at the top of the hour.
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>> flames ripping through a historic restaurant that stood for centuries. family narrowly escapes when their home comes crumbling down in camden. they expect that to happen, and they were still powerless to prevent that tragedy. >> it is monday march 9 good morning, i'm ukee washington. >> i'm erika von tiehl. also this morning don't be deceived by yesterday's taste of spring, there could still be slick spots when you head out the door this morning right, kate? >> that's right, erika. some spots still below freezing this morning and weaver little batch of rain moving through rain, on frozen surfaces, you agree that means, threat for little bit every ice. better news, for the rest of the day. i'll have your full forecast coming up. jessica? >> thanks, kate. yes, we had good news out on
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the ben franklin bridge. no problems getting in or out of the city. you can see all lanes completely open, headed westbound. no problems into jersey, and a few accidents to talk b all of the details coming up in just a bitment back to you. >> thank you jessica. updating breaking news, hunterdon county, new jersey, four alarm fire at the historic sergeants ville in in delaware township just placed under control. we're told no one was hurt in that fire. it began shortly before 2:00 this morning along rosemont ringo's road. and when these pictures from the hunterdon fire and ems you can see flames shooting through the roof of the inn. the building dates back to the 1700s, and currently being used as a restaurant. well, new this morning part of house in camden turns into rubble after the facade gives way. now, there is word that the family and the home got a warning that this could happen. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo joins us now at the scene to tell you more. jan? >> reporter: ukee, good morning it, really is a
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