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jess? >> having relatively great drive out on the ben franklin bridge, we go full right there, and show you no problems headed into the city, out of the city, all lanes are open definately good thing. pothole repairs few accidents, i'll cover all of those in just a second, back to you. >> house fire in northeast philadelphia sends a firefighter and another person to the hospital. >> justin finch live at the scene in the millbrook section of the sit. good morning justin. >> diane, a erika good morning, we just learned a short time ago that both of those patient firefighter and that man from the home that burned down here, were taken to area torresdale hospital, the firefighter with heat ex has ton injuries, one person with smoke inhalation, as you can see home behind us now total lost, 3500 block of brook dear road here in northeast philadelphia, as you can see from top to bottom. that house is now gutted.
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we are told just before 1:30, several calls came into 911 about this fire here. and the homes on either side were with smoke and water damage, told at this time the red cross assisting the family in the center home there. two children, two adult inside, we spoke to neighbor who says that he awoke positive people banking on his door to get in off to safety. take a listen. >> our neighbor here banking on the doors and something out back bee got our kids, we got out of the house as soon as we do. >> that neighbor tells you at this point his entire family is accounted for except for their pet. looking for their pet at this time. again, major smoke and fire damage to the center home here the cause of the fire, still not known at this time. there were two injuries,
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firefighter, as well as one person, who was we are told, in the bottom level of this home in the garage area, they were both taken to area torresdale hospital. both expected to be okay, but scare from neighbors on the block, family living in that center home there, they are now staying with neighbors until they are @ loud back inside. look at the home. tune see what they can spare from inside. live in northeast philadelphia justin finch: "eyewitness news". >> now, new this morning, a neighbor dispute leads to shooting in upper darby. this happened in the 2200 block of harwood avenue. police tell "eyewitness news" the victim went to his neighbor's house, knocked on the door, and then was shot. the home own here allegedly pulled the trigger was taken into custody after a brief stand-off with police. >> almost 5:33 right now, we want to get traffic and weather together. going to feel pretty spring like today. >> not bad out there today. actually have the wind that's slackening up for you certainly some sunshine, bit more than what we experienced
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yesterday. >> storm scan3 pretty calm, collected right now again that winds is easing up nicely, you can still see little hint of the wind driven cloud cover but overall, with the win slackening with time, you will ends up with bit more sunshine and also end one just quiet weather, so as we take you out to live look here in the neighborhood network palmyra cove nature park overlooking the center scape you have 35 degrees, tranquil conditions, nice light breeze out of the west at 3 miles per hour, notice it is still a tad breezier, by comparison up in the mount pocono area. >> it will be something that i think, again, also eases up even up in that high terrain. the other thing chilly start to the day guys. you have to bundle up yet again, as you would as if it were a winter day but we do expect to reach the upper 50's here, both at the shore point and in philadelphia, itself. it is milder by comparison to
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yesterday, a will the less windy by comparison to yesterday. and we do expect to see bit more sunshine than what we saw yesterday, so, if we had to take two, compare them, i would say today is the nicer of the two days. we look up to the poconos temperatures also have a chance to rebound into the upper 50s not bad stuff. so nice weather coming our way, problem is it won't last forever, so do you have to keep that in mine. eventually the chill will return but it is march so for now, enjoy it while you have got it. over to you. >> definitely enjoy it while you have got t it might be coming very soon, so definitely good thing. good morning everybody 5:34, going outside to show you actually some video that we have of accident scene currently active out in southwest philadelphia. baltimore avenue at 57th street, so you can see several things going on, vehicle into a pole. overturned around in the area, as well. you want to take christian street to get on by that for the time being. see a lot of tow trucks on the scene, police activity there as well, and few vehicles
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involved. out in southwest philadelphia, baltimore avenue at 57th, you want to take christian to get on by. no problems east or westbound. out on 59 right around cottman avenue headed southbound into the center city avenue. no problems there, as well. over to you. >> right now 5:35, in business news this morning the hottest spot for vacation this is year. >> it looks like a bounce back day for the markets. money watch's jill wagner joins us live from the new york torque stock exchange good morning jill. >> the dow and s&p open today in negative territory for the year after a scary friday the 13th for stocks. the dow lost nearly 146 points, the nasdaq fell 21. dead offer alive, according to 60 minutes. the government's master lit is -- list is dead, fatally
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flawed cost taxpayers billions of dollars. many living americans are added to the list, which means that the irs isn't collecting taxes on them. and then thousands of people who did pass away, they don't get on the list, and that costs billions in fraudulent payment. some good news for anyone trouble remembering all of their on line passwords. yahoo wants to you forget them. the company launched new service called on demand past worst. it will text a short password to your phone and you can use that when you log on to your yahoo account. if you are dreaming of warm weather, you are definitely not alone. triple a looked at hotel boxing and found that the hottest travel destination this is spring are literally hot. three of the top ten including orlando at number one, and then sunny beach destinations in california and south carolina are also popular. san francisco and new york, also made that top ten list,
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beaches do sound great to me right now. >> oh, i love a beach right now. doesn't matter which one i'll take anyoneing. >> act. imagine, jill. secretary of state, john kerry, continues negotiations in switzerland with iranian official over the country's nuclear program. as susan macinnis reports this morning, the meetings come after 47 republicans sent a letter to iranian leaders warning them against securing possible deal with president obama. >> with a critical deadline for a framework agreement just two weeks away, secretary of state, john kerry is back at the negotiating table with his iranian counterpart, to hammer out a deal to restrict and monitor iran's nuclear program for at least ten years. would ease some of the crippling sanctions imposed on the country. >> if it is peaceful, let's get it done. and my hope is that in the next days, that will be possible.
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>> it is the first time the two men are meeting since 47 republicans sent a controversial letter to iran's leaders lags week. >> deal might not last beyond obama's term in office. >> this was calculated directly to interfere with these negotiation. >> freshman senator tom cotton who authored the letter defended the move and threatened to ratchet up sanction if know deal is reached. >> if they block this week, call their bluff. the congress stands ready to impose much more severe sanctions. >> urged lawmakers not tonight fear with negotiations after two senators introduced legislation suggesting congress review any deal struck with iran before it is implemented. administration officials say any action the president makes on iran would be an executive agreement meaning congress does not have the right to make any changes to it. susan macinnis, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". a five breaks out moscow's most visited attractions, happened in the
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bell tower of moscow's nova convent. the tower is under restoration right now and has scaffolding surrounding t the best scaffolding caught fire and the tower itself did not significant any significant dank. it dates back to the late 16 hundreds. >> time 5:39. quick thinking neighbor helps three month old baby survive after the child is trapped under an s.u.v. you can see the baby's stroller stuck under a tire in the driveway of a houston home. police say woman was loading the items into the suv when one of the three children inside accidentally put it in gear. neighbor crawled under the car to rescue the baby. the baby escaped with only a few cuts. >> incredible. the baby is okay, wow. still ahead this morning updating our top stories including the latest on breaking news overnight fire that hurt two people, including a fire fighter.
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>> winter to forget if you live in boston. seemingly non-stop snowfall has earned a spot in the record books. and definitely no snow in our forecast, thank goodness. we're checking traffic and weather together on the 3's before you hit the road for ooh monday morning. oh, it will feel down right spring like. just how warm will it get? katie will tell you coming up on the 3's. we'll be right b here's to the explorers. those diagnosed with cancer who didn't settle for just one opinion on their diagnosis or recommended treatment plan they explored their options. and discovered a new level of empowerment. at cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia, that's what we do-empower our patients with a comprehensive second opinion. and because time is of the essence, we do it a single one day. explore your options with a one-day second opinion. learn more at cancercenter.com/eastern.
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>> update g breaking news, two feel are injured when fire breaks out in northeast philadelphia. >> a fire fight ocean resident being treated for smoke inhalation. call came in around 130 on brookview road in the millbrook section. there is no word right now on a cause. lawyers for wealthy accentric robert durst say the 71 year old will face first degree murder charges in los angeles in the killing of writer susan burr man in 2,000. at the time authorities were getting ready to question her in the disappearance of durst's wife. >> this afternoon the philadelphia federation of teachers will formally endorse democratic former city councilman, jim kenny for mayor. primary set more may 19th. >> well, philadelphia had a line of green for this year's saint patrick day parade. >> hosed 245th parade to celebrate irish heritage yesterday. the second oldest parade in
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the country. dancers, singers musicians made it festive date for people irish and those who just wish they were. members of the "eyewitness news" team had some fun yesterday, oh, check it out jim donovan, nicole brewer, despite the winds and the chill. >> great time, great time. couldn't be better. >> i like the dancers the music. >> i think it is good, having a good time, a lot of people, everybody having good time. yes, i'm leaking it. i love being my family. >> start nine clock tomorrow morning here on cbs-3, you can also watch it on line at cbsphilly.com. little windy yesterday. >> everyone was irish though, everyone's irish for the parade. >> 543, and it is official. boston breaks the snowfall record last night official merge yourment of 108.6 inches, breaks the previous record of
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107.9 inches. >> this makes it the snowiest season since 1872. as for us, we only got about 23 inches so far this season, and katie i'm just fine with that. >> who is not, i would like to know, and that's basically right on par with where we shouldn't end up being usually fall within the 20, 30-inch range anyway. so, that's right where we should be, and this morning getting in some comment from the eyewitness weather watcher network, basically, echoing the same, quieter outside. handful of observations here, right now generally finding temperatures within the range of freezing, or even just slightly below it, in fact, we take you out to one here, 28 degrees sent in from mark, out in chadsford where we've got again just 28 degrees, so chilly start out in the pine land area, where you have got the ease of dropping off readily on the thermometer. 34 degrees was sent in within the last 20 minutes from broomall pa there is came in from bill. he sent in comment as well, just some clouds for him. little cold they are morning
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certainly, supposed to be a nice afternoonment one more taking you south into delaware, 30 degrees sent in from john, and he's in glasco, where there also is just handful of clothes overhead. now i want to show you nice wide zoom on storm scan here get idea what's coming our way, because right now just high pressure, you can see the combination at least of this little streak every moisture, that is front al boundery will slowly drop no our area, and bring with it really not much more than just quick rain shower or two. so lighting up the radar couple of spots in festive saint patrick's day green tomorrow, but not wash out. if you wanted to get away without umbrella i think you can do it. >> today probably the nicer who of the days of the day and tomorrow. even though we hit the same temperature because there is cold front crossing through and then the winds kicks in, temperatures have chance to take another hit ahead to wednesday, thursday, friday shall ease up into the upcoming weaken. >> bottom line enjoy what you
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have got while you have got t should be pretty nice day. >> thanks, good morning everybody, 5:45. starting things offer right now, actually video that was taken of a currently active scene, out in southwest philadelphia, on baltimore and 57th. see vehicle has crashed into a pole, they are actually is another vehicle involved here, as well, earlier, was overturned has since been flipped over. you can see a lot of crew on the scene trying to get that under control. >> so again in southwest philadelphia baltimore avenue at 57th street. take christian to get on by that clean up. out on 95, right around girard avenue, everything is moving along just fine, if you are headed southbound into the city currently no problems. >> house fire, brook ville road near chalfont drive. be prepared to watch out for some fire activity in the scenement some pothole repairs until 6:00 a.m. so about another 15, 20 minute or so, be cleaning this area up on 422 westbound near sanatoga. that's blocking out the right-hand lane. erika, back over to you.
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>> thank you, three more american aid workers are coming back to the u.s. today after possibly being expose today ebola in sierra leone. all three had contact with a co-work here was diagnosed with the disease earlier this month. so far none of them have shown any symptoms. they'll be monitored for three weeks. more and more americans are turning to home security systems for protection. but, it is not as simple as installing a few cameras oral larges. in this week's angie's list, report, jim donovan shows you what you should know before you have one installed. >> installing wireless alarm systems, has become increasingly affordable. but one key question should be: who is on the other end of the alarm? >> home alarm system, the monitoring is the most important. you can install alarm that will just make sound in your house if somebody trips it. but the real value of alarm system is it being tide to the police and the fire in case after emergency. >> when you meet with a home
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security installer find out what company they use for their alarm monitoring. make sure it is ul certified or has a five star diamond rating from the central station alarm association. you will pay a separate monthly fee for this. which varies, depending on how sophisticated your system is. once you're satisfied with that, it is time to decide on the equipment you'll need. >> we always recommend multiple layers of protection, you know, perhaps perimeter security, with cameras or motion lights, then, the next level would be window censors that detect if a glass breakage window opening door censors, then another layer may be inch sterio motion censors, or interior doors weaver multiple layers of coverage. >> once the equipment sin stalled, make sure you understand exactly how to use it to keep from setting it off accidentally. >> because you don't want to have false alarms on your alarm system, because if it is connected to the police and the fire department, you might
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actually get charged for them to visit in a case after false alarm. >> log on to cbsphilly.com/angie's list for more information. i'm jim donovan. >> right now 5:49. and, you want to get your week off to maybe a sweet start? we'll let you know where you can pick up free ice cream today, free ice cream. who doesn't like that. >> sound good to mementt subdued celebration, the unusual way of basketball coach gets hurt. celebrating a huge win. it is monday morning and we're coming right back. stay with us.
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>> if you are already go thinking about your sugar fix today, we have fantastic news for you. not onlys it going to feel like spring this afternoon, i think high of 58 degrees, why not enjoy the great weather with a sweet treat for free? dairy queen's giving away free five-ounce vanilla soft cones all day long, all day long, you want it in the morning you want it in the evening free cones. ice cream chain celebrating 75th anniversary, will except donations if you like today for the children's miracle network hospital. so, swing by, get your free cone, make little donation while you're at it, and perfect day for it. will finally feel like spring today. >> i think so. real good excuse for that for sure. we see couple of clouds along the way as well, but lighter wind milder air compared to yesterday, overall just nicer day by comparison. and storm storm scan3 totally inactive right now just like we like t as we take a look what the rest of the day has in store erika was right hit the nailon the head, 58 degrees our anticipated high. average 53, so you see the
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map, actually over achieving for a change here, looks nice, meanwhile we look ahead to tomorrow and we also anticipate daytime high of 58 degrees. but it does come along with a possibility of a rain shower, or two because there is a cold front that's going to be dropping in slowly. so, you will have to watch for. that will not going to be wash out after day but it will be just enough green to add to the festivities of the saint patrick's day holiday. so again i think you can get away without umbrella if you don't want to cart it along jess, over to you. >> good mornings everybody 5:53 outside on the schuylkill expressway, where it looks like our camera actually froze here. but you can see no real volume. there it goes. no real volume here, right around spring garden, if you are headed eastbound or westbound. over on 95, right around cottman avenue, starting starting to gather volume around the southbound lanes work zone, into center city, still moving nicely out in southwest philadelphia, we do have accident several vehicles, involved there around baltimore avenue, at 57th street. you want to take christian to get on by. another crash out in
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charleston route 29 southbound between pickering damn road and peaks pike road. charlestown road your alternate to get on by there. out in lower providence, another crashsh south park avenue at ashwood lane. stay there cbs-3 "eyewitness news", will be rig
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>> welcome back, march madness is here. ncaa men's basketball tournament one of the most exciting competitions in sports. >> sometimes, just making the tournament is cause for utter jubilation. when georgia state won the sunbelt conference championship game, to gain their spot, coach embraces his son rj and the coach tore his achilles. he had to re-join the celebration on crutches. georgia state plays bail or in the first round. >> got to be careful celebrating. >> coming up in the next hour of cbs-3 "eyewitness news" live with an update on
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breaking news this morning. a fire fight is her injured while battling a row home fire, in northeast philadelphia. >> also, you wouldn't see one every these on bay watch. look at. that will see how drones are helping lifeguards save swimmers in trouble. more on that when we come right back.
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♪ ♪ the goodness of nature in your
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bowl. 5 unique whole grains... ...with just enough sweetness. ...multi grain cheerios. we're following breaking news, this morning, a firefighter is hurt while battling flames in a northeast philadelphia home. >> another person was also taken to the hospital. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is live at the scene in millbrook for us this morning, good morning. >> reporter: the firefighter with injuries, that person, that man taken with smoke inhalation injuries, both
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expected to be okay. we're also now here on the scene, neighboring living on either side of this burned out home, 3500 block of brookview may need housing assistance, at least just for today. let's show you that house as it stands now completely gutted by those flames. black, windows completely charred, see firefighters inside soaking all of those hot spots, that may be lurking still inside. that's major reason why the neighbors living on either side will need housing assistance, smoke and water damage set to be great in both of their homes this morning. video from earlier there is fire broke out we are told just after 1:30 or so, this morning. lots of flames, coming out the back that far home there at 3571 brookview road. neighbors quickly saw the flames nearby, and sprung into action. alerting neighbors as quickly ' they could. >> my wife heard some noise coming from out back. and she jumped up and look out. she thought that

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