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e discovered crippen's remains under branches along a rural road in sykesville maryland and wrapped in the blanket. >> she was bound with electric aal wire around her neck around her hands and around her feet. >> reporter: crippen has been missing from mount laurel for two and a half months n mid-january police charged her husband kyle crosby with murder. the the couple had a three month-old daughter together and crippen had a seven year old daughter from a previous relationship. >> it is a heinous crime. we have a married couple who for whatever reason it end like this and it happens all too often in our society today. >> reporter: investigators found crippen by following digital bread crumbs on kyle crosby a's digital gps device what did she really do for to you take that girl's life. the mother of your child. i never expect it of him. the that is all. i just hope you get what you deserve. >> reporter: this week police charged kyle crosby's mother
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with helping him to conceal the the murder but they say that she played no role in helping finder contact crippen's body. there is an autopsy scheduled in maryland and then the family can get erika back so they can give her a proper burial n lindenwald i'm cleve bryan, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> cleve, thank you. also breaking you right now an accidental shooting at a police station in montgomery county. we are told a police officer in plymouth township accidentally discharged his weapon and shot himself in the leg. he has been transported to einstein medical center and we will follow this story, and bring you very latest on "eyewitness news" at 6:00. chopper three over paulsboro high school where more than a dozen students and staff got sick today. they were overcome by fumes. the paulsboro refinery which is nearby says a leak in a tank containing partially refined oil caused the odor. they now believe things are under control. the those who got sick were taken to the medical center in woodbury. we did talk to the parent who
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got a frantic call from her daughter. >> she said mom, they're mergecy dismissing us and i need to you pick us up. she called and let me know that the smell was worse than the the other two days and kid are fainting in the classroom. >> reporter: high school closed early due to the incident. also scary moments for special need students on their way in to school today chopper three over the scene on 700 block of wood lane road. bus transporting the student was involved in an accident with two other vehicles. police say the injuries were not the serious but students were taken to nearby virtua hospital, just as a precaution. also the the the search for a cause, continues, into this four alarm apartment fire in northeast philadelphia. the the blaze left about a hundred people homeless, it happened yesterday, on the 9100 block of a contacted in my road. "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff is live at the scene with more details on how victims are trying to piece their lives back
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together. >> reporter: good evening, this time yesterday flames were rising up out of this building behind me. as you can see a portion was already taken down sometime this afternoon taking with it the memories of so many families defeated by fire and water, the the walls of the rita grace apartment building were pulled down. >> it has been four years of memories, just down the drain. >> reporter: fueled by heavy wind the four alarm fire raged out of control in the 9100 block of a a academy road for about four hours. hot spots continuing throughout the morning. >> i'm just trying to maintain. >> reporter: kevin osborne walked a away with his life and not anything more. >> reporter: were you scared last night. >> i was more disappointed. i knew i was going to lose everything just from the looks of it. >> reporter: by dawn from chopper three it was clear that he was right. accord together red cross osborne is one of 60 who has taken shelter at the nearby
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lincoln high school gym. >> a nurse was stationed and teach are have been there helping out as well. >> i could not find them. >> reporter: martha vasquez spotted fire coming up through baseboard while she and her family were visiting an elderly relative. >> when you lose everything how do you feel? he is in shock. >> reporter: just as the shock continues, so must life for the nearly 100 who are now without the a home. luck will there were no serious injuries reported. causes under investigation. fire marshall is still here on the scene right now. coming up tonight the at 6:00 we will show you how community is planning to give back. report living from northeast philadelphia i'm alexandria hoff cbs-3 "eyewitness news". what a difference a day makes. yesterday's warm temperatures long gone and winter just does not want to give up. we are tracking the possibility of snow on the first day of spring. meteorologist kathy orr is live on the cbs-3 sky deck
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with more. so many people shaking their head. >> i am too, jessica i put away my gloves. i refuse to take them back out. we are looking at yes, possibility of snow, we have been talking bit the throughout the week but more of the details are coming into focus. first lets look at the temperatures that are running some 25 degrees, colder this afternoon then they were yesterday at this time. in philadelphia it is 45. average high is 53 for this time of the year. right now inial own town and trenton temperatures in the lower 40's but it is wind that is making it feel so much colder gusting to 30 in fail and reading. the gusting to 31 in lancaster and 32 miles an hour in millville, 36 in at atlantic city. on storm scan three we are not seeing anything but sunshine but our storm is brewing over the lone star state of texas and lou san, moving through missouri and that moisture which will be tapping the the golf of mexico that will be moving our way. area of low pressure that redevelops off the the coast and brings in a swab of snow
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and it will be moving in for us on friday morning. it will move in mostly as wet snow between about 7:00 and 9:00 a.m. midday slippery road and slow travel a a lot of this accumulating on the grass surfaces to start. friday afternoon it will be changing over to rain from south to north and we expect that change over to make it into philadelphia coming up we have that snow map ready and we will have that for you, during the the newscast a little bit later on when i join you inside tweaking a few minor details. >> all right, thank you very much kathy. well, new details in today's tunisia museum attack the the death toll has listen to 22. developing also now the search for possible accomplices in an attack in tunisia. wednesday morning gunman opened fire on tourist and museum employees. the the drama all unfolded live on tunisia tv as police and security teams helped people run for cover. some social media postings showed museum guests huddled
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against wall. police were eventually able to storm the the museum killing two gunman. a new jersey veteran meantime accused of trying to join isis appeared in new york's federal court today. former a air force mechanic tyrod pugh pleaded not guilty to terrorism charges. court documents said he flew from cairo egypt to is tan bull turkey. his plan was to cross into syria to fight with isis but officialness turkey became suspicious and sent him back to egypt where he was deported to the united states. >> what you have seen here is greater international cooperation. no doubt around the the threat of foreign fighters flowing into the syrian conflict but also potentially flowing back into western countries. >> pugh is from neptune monmouth county. he was train to repair airplane engines and weapons systems. tomorrow is the battle of the pennsylvania and the ncaa tournament in pitberg.
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number one seed villanova taking on 16th seed lafayette from easton. the both teams had their final practice today. our leslie van arsdal was there. >> everyone out here getting in that one last practice before the big game tomorrow. the wildcats are 32-two. they are a one seed. they have just won the big east for the first time in 20 years. so yes, they are a confident group and coach jay wright knows expectations are very high. >> we have all learned through the years of this tournament that anything can happen. i just think we're the kind of team we could beat anybody. we really could. >> reporter: players too know what is at stake. >> we just know how hard it is to get to that position and get to that level of play and nerd to do that we have to stay as humble as possible and continue to do what we have been doing throughout the season. >> reporter: sixteenth seed lafayette practiced this morning at duquesne university before heading of to the consul center. the coach knows that nova will be tough. >> we have to hope a little
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bit that they are off. this is a terrific team. not many people saw villanova and nobody in the new year. we have to make shots. at the end of the day we have to get shots and hopefully some of the shots can drop. >> reporter: this is also a tough game because two coaches are such good friend, they are very close. i will have more with fran and jay coming up at 6:00 o'clock. reporting from pittsburgh leslie van arsdal for "eyewitness sports". >> leslie, thank you. here is the bracket of is what on tap for tonight? as villanova prepares for action is there a play in game happening also in this east bracket. that would be boys i state verse dayton happening right here or yes and they will play in there. and also coming up in the south bracket tonight north florida and robert morris squaring off for a chance to advance. some things happening. it is getting going. do you have your bracket the filled out yet? well, you better get on it. win a $5,000 gift card in the the cbs bracket challenge just
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go to cbs philly.com/sports and sign up there. good luck. sports director beasley easies getting you ready for our special march to indianapolis. beasley has a panel of experts breaking down the brackets and leslie will continue her reports from pittsburgh. that is happening tonight at 7:30 right here on cbs-3. well, coming up on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" a gunman dressed in the water department jacket storms the local laundromat and opens fire, killing a man, we have got new developments in the search for this suspect. plus what could be the the first new treatment for alzheimer's in a decade health reporter stephanie stahl tells us about a drug that could help millions of sufferers. cameras in rental cars, invasion of privacy or helpful tools. one company has started installing them and many drivers are not at all happen bye this. that story and much more coming up.
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well the investigation continues, into disturbing content discovered on a penn state fraternity secret facebook page that could lead to criminal charges for some of the members. kappa delta row chapter has been suspend ed for a year these are photocopies of the posts. they featured images of women who appear to be passed out or in compromising poses. police say members included alumni and that the group also shared photos of the drug
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deals and hazing. there are new developments tonight surrounding the racist video by members of the sigma alpha epsilon fraternity the at the the university of oklahoma. the sae fraternity says it will require all members nationwide to undergo diversity training. the executive director of the fraternity today said he was disgusted by the video which surfaced last week. >> today i want to apologize on behalf of our fraternity for the pain the situation has caused. the word were offensive and harmful and now we must begin the task of seeking for giveness and taking steps to ensure that this never happens again. >> the the head of the sae also says the fraternity will establish a confidential hot line to gather reports of inappropriate behavior. the fraternity disbanded the university of oklahoma a chapter and the school expelled two students who took part.
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well, now on cbs-3 healthwatch, about 5 million americans have alzheimer's disease. the there is no cure and treatments are limited. researchers are testing a drug that could be the first new treatment for debilitating brain disease in the decade. health reporter stephanie stahl explains how it works. >> weekend in massachusetts. >> reporter: eighty year-old judy hirsch can remember 30 years of family vacations but at times struggles to remember in the moment. >> we will go to the movie. she will be in to the movie. she will watch what is on screen, laugh at a comedy grab my hand if something thrilling happening. you like the movie yep. what was it about? i don't remember. >> reporter: judy was diagnosed with always highamers in 2012. she's part of the clinical trial testing a new trial that can slow the progression of the disease. the drug is designed to protect begins the the loss of nerve cells in the brain. >> we're actually hoping it will prevent decline and prevent disease from
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progressing and prevent clinical changes that happen. >> reporter: study plans to enroll 450 people with mild to moderate alzheimer's disease, at about 50 hospitals across the country. judy says that the study gives her hope. >> because i have children, i have grandchildren, i have great grandchildren and would i like to live a while. >> reporter: well in our area new alzheimer's drug will be tested at the university of pennsylvania and abington hospital. there have been no new treatments for alzheimer's in the past ten years. even though about $566 million was spent on alzheimer's research last year alone. so this new drug as it pans out could be a big development for millions of families. >> encouraging news. >> absolutely. stephanie, thank you. stay with us coming up why studding a broad in college can increase your chances of landing a job after you graduate. also death threats against one of the kendis, we will have the latest on this investigation. that rental car you are
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>> i had to dig out my scarves. my gloves they're big. they are my daughters when she was three. >> yeah, me too. >> yeah, well, one of the last hooray. >> yes. >> winter does in the want to let go. >> spring snow good part about it, anytime it snows in march it melts like that. that is got news about this forecast. other than that spring will begin on friday. you'll be seeing the the the temperatures crawling against your screen or at the bottom of the screen. our eyewitness weather watchers getting their observations as temperatures are only in the 40's. well below normal will this time of the year. take a look outside where it is a pretty day at big boulder lake. this is a place where we are going to be seeing a good deal of accumulating snow on friday. extending the the ski season into spring skiing. there is nothing wrong with that. lets take you down the shore where we are not expecting much in the way of snow, mainly rain wet snow, possibly as spring begins on friday. that is just about it. it was sure windy though still is wind a cross the region but no, sir like it was
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earlier today. look the at these peak win gusts in the poconos gusting to 43 miles an hour. wilmington gusting to 33. same in allentown. the atlantic city gusting to 33 as well as in philadelphia wind will be diminishing, that is good news and skies will stay clear. you can see on storm scan three no clouds. we have cold airing ago cross the great lakes cranking up that lake effect snow in places like syracuse rochester and even in buffalo. for us we will keep it clear and cold. our next storm system moving through central part of the country and this moisture will be shifting east over the the next couple of days. it will get here fairly quickly. high pressure will control our weather tomorrow. that means light wind and temperatures similar today in the 40's. tomorrow will feel much more comfortable because of the lack of wind. then as the the high slides east, it will allow this area of low pressure to move in. we will see mild air to the the south cold air is lock in place. that means snow to start pretty much every where. two to 4 inches of snow expect
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in the lehigh valley, reading berks county with higher accumulations through allentown and to the north. in the poconos is there a chance we could see four to 6 inches a along the higher terrain. for philadelphia, slushy inch or two with those grass surfaces and less than a inch coating to an inch through south jersey and delaware. as far as timing between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. friday it will be moving n between 9:00 a.m. and two, steady wet snow. then changing to rain between 2:00 and 7:00 from south to north and just be careful we will have slick spots out there. i am impaneling ladder part of the commute. and overnight will be clear. wind diminish. low of 28. tomorrow high of 45. it is a quiet the day for last day of winter. of course as spring begins on friday we will see rain snow saturday looking much better with partly sunny skies, the the high temperature going for 50 degrees. that is a look at the the three day forecast, we will see you with the rest of the spring holds next half an
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h er tz rental car company is putting cam was in the car and some customers are not happy bit. >> company says right new device dose the not function but privacy advocates are asking why they are introducing this technology. correspondent vincente arenas has more. >> reporter: gps technology has become an essential tool for millions of drivers. some devices even allow to you make a direct voice connection. >> this is on star. >> reporter: with emergency services. now at hertz they are adding a a camera to the navigation system. rich broom is with the corporation. broom says the cameras in the currently operational but they are toying with the idea of
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making it part of the never lost system which has video conference capability. what would something like that be used for. >> we will see real life applications from video conference is a as people have gotten used to applications like skype and face time but we have not made the decision whether to go forward. but it made sense of us to install the hardware now in this generation rather than discover a year from now that hey video conferences is something that people want. >> reporter: the cameras are in one of every eight of their half million vehicles which experts say could be invading the privacy of unsuspect drivers. >> technology is changing so fast that the laws just cannot keep up. >> reporter: jay stanley senior policy analyst at aclu says federal laws prohibit companies from recording audio but none address the use of video. >> there is this little glass lens 4 feet away from you staring in the the face it will make you self-conscious. >> there is no power from this unit in the camera. imagine your camera without a battery. it won't work. the there is no software that
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will enable that camera to function. >> reporter: hertz says customers uncomfortable with the system will be given an option to choose a different car. vincent arenas, south florida. a man fires a gun inside a local laundry tonight. tonight new developments in the search for suspect as new video is released. frightening scene caught on cameras see what happens which a home boiler build up pressure and explodes. coming up at 6:00 philly could be looking like new york. we will tell your where they may soon be a reality and why not everyone is happy abo
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authorities recovered the bod irv erika crib men maryland. young mother from mount laurel was last seen alive december 30th. crippen's husband kyle crosby has been charged with the murder. chopper three over paulsboro high school where a dozens have of students and staff were overcome by fumes today. paulsboro refinery which is nearby said a leak in the tank containing partially refine oil caused the odor. they believe they are under control. investigators are looking for cause of the four alarm apartment fire in northeast philadelphia a fire injured five people and left about a hundred others, homeless. kathy. good news is that those wind diminished tonight, one more quiet day before snow
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moves in last ours of win the year spring begins late friday afternoon. it will be a chilly weekend. the wait until you see these temperatures. march shaping up to be a cold month. i will be back with the seven day later in the broadcast. >> thank you. philadelphia police asking for the public's help to solve a nearly month-old murder. take a look at this surveillance video from a laundromat on south 53rd street on february 19th. a suspect wearing a philadelphia water department jacket, walks in and then opens fire. shooting 25 year-old erika moreland to death. >> this was a straight up execution. the decedent walks n there is other patrons inside the laundromat. shooter walks in. he just unloads on him. >> reporter: police say they are working with the water department to determine if the suspect works or worked there at some point or if it is just someone who had a water department jacket.
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meantime parents, owing child support payments were arrested in an early morning raid in montgomery county. sheriff's office says eight people were taken in custody. authorities say worst offender was a parent who owes about $48,000 in backed child support. police arrested a gunman accused of a shooting rampage in mesa, arizona one person was kill, five others were wounded at several locations setting off an intense manhunt. the the rampage included a shooting at a a motel, a carjacking, and a home invasion. no word on the the motive for these shootings. secret service is conn kicking more tests on a letter sent to the white house that tested positive for the the poison cyanide. right now as are trying to track down the the person who sent the white house threat cbs news correspondent craig boswell has the the latest. >> reporter: a third test is expected to determine whether a letter sent to the white house contains cyanide. biological test on the letter were in the letter but
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chemical screening test came back with a positive reading for cyanide a lethal tax thane attacks the heart and nervous system. it was screened at the an off site facility miles from here. the contents of the letter are being described as a milky substance found inside a container. further tests are underway but for now the the secret service is not commenting on the criminal investigation. the the white house has not said if the letter was addressed to president obama. craig boswell for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". japanese police are investigating phone calls threatening to kill u.s. ambassador caroline kennedy. calls to the u.s. embassy in tokyo targeted kennedy anal fred, and those death threats came hours before an official state visit to japan by first lady michelle obama. sources say the caller spoke english, tokyo police declined to comment on the threat. u.s. state department is also investigating.
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and 5:33. we are outside on the blue route where there is some problems there in the northbound lanes. this is approaching broomall. the the camera is a little bit past the incident but you can see a toast truck in the scene right on the shoulder. the just up ahead of this incident there is a tractor trail their is off the road in the guardrail blocking off that right-hand shoulder and part of the right-hand lane. you can see one lane gets by there southbound lanes crawling with the gaper delay on the opposite side as well. on the the schuylkill expressway we're used to this pretty much in the westbound lanes here slow go heading in to the king of prussia area no problems, on the eastbound side just a typical after afternoon delay, out on the new jersey turnpike, southbound, is there an accident pushed over in the shoulder. right after 195, and out in montgomery county a disable vehicle in royersford north township line road at hefner road. for the the rest of the travel times everything is slow, that is what we are used to. fifty-nine from woodhaven road from the vine street expressway in the woodhaven road that will take you 31 minutes.
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northbound a pretty heavy trip. fifteen minutes very heavy as well on 422 to 202 into oaks if you are heading westbound. september, new jersey transit and patco speed line are all running on time with no you are the fur delays. can currently no delays at the the philadelphia international airport. jessica and natasha, back over to you. jessica, thank you. a warning before you start tonight's dinner. coming up what you need to know about a mack and cheese recall. and then an nfl star from our area shares a major milestone in his daughter's fight begins cancer. we will have his heart warming post on ocean media. plus benefits of studding a broad, three on your side with how it is giving students an edge in the job hunt, next. we have one quiet day before snow returns to the forecast, is this winter's last gasp? well, spring will begin. we will look at the that forecast coming up as "eyewitness new
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he decided the other party. for polls showed netanyahu trailing. political observers say win is bad news for the the obama administration. netanyahu is actively are trying to important teed owe any american deal with iran, on its nuclear weapons program. meanwhile student discussed israel's election at girard college in philadelphia today's special guests, was the deputy consul general of israel to the mid-atlantic region. he pointed out diversity of israel and how several different political groups make up the government. students also had the opportunity, to discuss international the diplomacy, and civic engagement. >> the the message that i want to send to the students today is it is important to go out and vote. it doesn't matter what you believe, it doesn't matter if you are from right left just go vote and express your opinion. you can change the the way you live your life. >> reporter: 27 percent of israelis voted in the latest election. nanny cam catches the
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exact moment when a water boiler explodes, inside of the home of a washington state family. >> wow. >> that boiler blast right into a nearby children's playroom. the frightened homeowners first spotted the devastation while viewing that nanny cam from work. one of them counting her blessings, instead of the damages. >> but, it is sad i need to focus on the positive which is hey, the house is cracked in half totally fine. we can fix that. >> miraculously, no one was injured. prince charles and his wife camilla arrived in the u.s. last night for a four day stay. correspondent ryan nobles tells us how the royal couple spent their day in the nation's capitol. >> reporter: it is not every day that you get a chance to shake hand with the future king. but that is exactly what happened wednesday in washington d.c. prince charles and his wife camilla, the duchess of cornwall spent a busy day in
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washington taking in the sights like the martin luther king junior memorial with civil rights leader jesse jackson. while visit was light jackson says it symbolizes the efforts of both countries to confront syria just global problems. >> we can invite people to take a walk and symbolize peace. i'm glad he came today. >> from the king memorial royals crossed the river to visit george washington's a home on the mount vernon accompanied by terry mcauliffe and his wife dorothy. it was then off to the national archives and then, a document that originated in england and serves as foundation for the american constitution and bill of rights. the 29 split in the afternoon camilla paid a visit to the national shakespeare company and charles took part in an event on the reduction of plastic waste. part of his efforts to promote protecting the environment around the world. the prince will meet with president obama later this week as part of his visit to the united states.
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in washington ryan nobles cbs-3 "eyewitness news". and nfl star from wilmington shares a major milestone in his daughter's fight against cancer. former penn state football player devon still posted this picture on instagram saying that moment when you get the best news you have ever received, and don't know what to do so you just flex. that news is he is talking about is that doctors don't see any signs of cancer in stills four year-old daughter lee a. doctors at chop have been treating her for a rare type of cancer and they are still waiting on mri and bone biopsy result this week abe make sure that the cancer is gone but doctors are optimistic that little lea will have a clean bill of health. great news. in weather we are talking about some cold temperatures, it is more about the wind then anything else our eyewitness weather watchers are sharing temperatures mainly in the 40's, the wind, mixing up the different layers of the
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atmosphere you can see temperatures fairly uniform from north to south. it is 43 degrees right now in the philadelphia area steve reporting in bensalem the wind sustained at 20 miles an hour making it feel much colder then the temperature even though we do have the sunshine. the lets take you out the to the suburbs with the temperatures only 42 degrees. lou reporting in a sustain wind north at 19 miles an hour, so another cold one there. but some signs of spring from our eyewitness weather watchers. i like this picture from eileen murray. she's saying if you look close you can see a few flowers peeking out from underneath the mulch. that is a sign of spring. and well it is in the so much, from walter you can see here in newark delaware the win is blowing this fountain over with the gusts, the good news is this wind will subside. take a look outside where we have some sunshine, high cloud, streaming in. ben franklin bridge looking good with that backdrop of some blue skies still left but it has been certainly a cold month. if you look at the month as a
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whole you'll see that we are below average to date, nearly 3 degrees below average. first week of march was very promising with temperatures below normal to start buy a lot but then getting warmer. you can see so below average the first eight days and then well above normal after that for about eight dates. but here we go again to day 5 degrees below average and it looks like at least for the next seven days we will are going to be staying below normal. i'm hoping by the end of the month tides turn and we will see more red, more warmth moving in and i think that is how it will go head nothing to april. the right now in philadelphia 45. forty-two in allentown. poconos 31 degrees. in our suburbs quakertown at 39. forty-two in willow grove. in doylestown and pottstown temperatures sitting in the the lower 40's. high pressure will keep it cold and diminish those wind overnight and during the the day tomorrow. it will be more comfortable. high slides off the coast it will a allow the area of low
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pressure to bring moisture off the tap of mexico. we have a lot of moisture but that high kept that cold air in place and you can see how quickly the warm air will be moving in and change that snow over to rain. you can see friday morning the snow moves in during the morning hour, and mainly snow some rain, through south jersey and delaware, stays mainly rain there we will accumulate during the day with wet slushy snow and warm air pushes northward and changes snow over to rain late in the afternoon and during the evening. the on the roads friday wet snow and rain, steady throughout the the day wet, slushy temperatures right go through the 30's. slick spots. it will be slow. especially for second half of the morning commute and the evening commute. just remember to use caution, and, give yourself extra time two. to 4 inches of snow in the lehigh valley. in the poconos we are talking about four to 6 inches in these higher elevations. it will be cold enough to have a light fluffy snow there for skiers. one to 2 inches in philadelphia along i-95 corridor and less than a inch through south jersey and
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delaware. so overnight tonight temperatures are cold but the good news is the wind does diminish. during the day on thursday, sunny, less wind so more comfort. high temperature of 45. that is still 8 degrees below average. the on the exclusive eyewitness weather seven day forecast, the last hours of the winter season will be where wee this snow on friday, spring officially moves in at about 6:00, 6:30 and then we will be seeing that precipitation mainly change to go rain. right on cute. saturday the first full day of spring will be much better. >> yeah. >> 50 degrees. >> sunday 46. and then colder after. that monday and tuesday staying below average wednesday getting back towards normal with a high of 50. >> i had to let out a little cheer there. >> yes. >> for decade study abroad programs have allowed college student to explore the world while completing their studies. >> but as three on your side jim donovan find spending time abroad can give students an edge in the job hunt after
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graduation. >> reporter: when calvin shoe won a scholarship to fund a year broad in germany during college he was excited about the educational opportunities but that international experience also helped land him his job as a project manager. >> get good way to mention you stud aid broad and work broad was a great way to connect with different employers basically express how dealt with challenges, how you dealt with different people. >> reporter: in one survey 54 percent of u.s. employers respond that had they actively seek or attribute volume to international study experience when recruiting. >> employers are looking for graduates who are ready to succeed in the global work force and global skills such as being able to work on multi national teams or being able to speak another language. >> reporter: the experience could do more than get your foot the in the door but in may contribute to long term success. >> as companies look at their feature employment need they will seek out individuals that
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they can grow to potentially be some of their senior leaders and as part of that they need in their leadership tool kit global experience. >> reporter: cost is one of the biggest obstacle toss studying or interning abroad but there are scholarships programs available. calvin paid through a state department funned scholarship. i have posted links for more information on cbs philly.com and will post them on my facebook and twitter feed. >> it is a wonderful experience to go live in another place that is different. >> sign me up i'll go right the now. >> me too, can you get the me a scholarship. >> i'll work on that. >> appreciate it. still ahead on "eyewitness news" help for hundreds of children who age out of foster care. >> in today's brotherly love how a local coffee shop owner is giving them a chance that they deserve. that is coming up
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well, every year, hundreds of foster children in pennsylvania reach the age of 18 and mess of them have to leave foster care and then even if for themselves in today's brotherly love a local cafe owner want to help them with jobs counseling and coffee. >> reporter: kareem harris who goes by remi has been on the job three weeks and already impressing the bosses. >> i want to say i love it. >> reporter: remi was in foster care for years but lost access to the department of human services help when he was 18. he was too old. now he is 22 and working at this have cafe. >> we are offer employment jobs and life care training. >> reporter: lisa nicholas started this unusual coffee house as she was inspired by a teenage refugee from zimbabwe that she met in south africa.
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>> he was receiving in support in south africa. he aged out of eligibility for support services. >> reporter: he todd return to zimbabwe n honor of her friend's struggle lisa nickname her cafe after her favorite animals the the monkey and the elephant. non-profit employs former foster youth. remi is one of five earning $9 an hour plus tips. they get several months of career coaching and interview practice. >> i kind of go about applying my skills and do a resume, et cetera. >> reporter: karen andrew is one of the supervisor. >> they are learning professionalism, job skills. >> reporter: remi hopes to run his own restaurant one day, when the eight month program end in the coffee shop, lisa says he has a family there. >> we will do good things. come back if you need help or if you want to celebrate or be amen for to any of our current youth. >> reporter: new life energized by coffee. lisa nicholas works in the cafe full-time and takes no salary. she hopes the brisk business
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donations and grants the monkey and elephant can hire more youth and bread to more cities. you can find out more at cbs philly.com. that is "eyewitness news" at 5:00. now at 6:00 a tragic discovery, the the body of erika crippen is found in maryland and tonight we're learning what officers used to crack the the case. >> and a school scare, we now know the chemical that caused the odor that i can even students and teacher in gloucester county. >> kathy? on a beautiful sunny day, it is hard to think about snow but yes, it is in the the forecast and spring begins, i'll show you how much we will expect coming up with that seven day forecast. plus a display debate. this futuristic billboard could be a sign of things to come in philadelphia when and where they could be popping up and why some people air begins them.
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what did she really do for to you take that girls's life the mother of your child. >> strong word for erika crippen a's alleged killer after her family hears the heart breaking news that her body was found in maryland. the the news comes three months after crippen disappeared. good evening i'm natasha brown. i'm jessica dean. the chris may is off tonight. that body was found in sykesville about 140 miles from where crippen was last even in cherry hill, new jersey. "eyewitness news", new jersey reporter cleve bryan is in mount laurel with more on today's heart breaking developments. >> my soul just left my body and i'm a body sit in the room listening. >> reporter: family of the 26 year-old erika crippen feel sickened but relieved learning her body was recovered tuesday. >> only thing good from it is we have erika back. >> reporter: yes. >> we have got closure. we know where she is. >> reporter: police discover crippen's remains under a pile of branches along a rural road in maryland.
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she was wrapped in the blanket. >> she was found with electrical wire around her neck, around her hand and around her feet. >> reporter: crippen had has been missing for two and a half months n mid-january police charge her husband kyle crosby with murder. the couple had a three in old caughter together and crippen had a seven month-old daughter from a previous relationship. >> it is a heinous crime. we have a married couple that for whatever reason end like this and it happens all too often in our society today. >> reporter: investigators found crippen by following digital bread crumbs on his digital device f you can hear this erika's family has a message what did she do to take that girls life the the mother of your child. i never expect this of you. that is all. i just hope you get what you deserve. >> reporter: cleve bryan cbs-3 "eyewitness news". well, it is an "eyewitness news" exclusive. a terrifying bus ride for philadelphia school students when
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