n 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 their driver, takes them

off course and out of the city. "eyewitness news" reporter walt hunter is live in upper darby where the bus finally came to a stop, walt? >> reporter: well, just some very frightening moments here at west chester pike and new street around 2:30 this afternoon, a school bus, full of little children all at the windows screaming for help. police say the driver was lost and when he got off the the busy was disoriented they had taken him to the hospital for testing. the here's how it all went down. take a look at this map. this is where the the bus was supposed to be going police say leaving the mastery school at mann in west philadelphia and stopping at various locationness west and southwest philadelphia. but instead, for reasons still not clear the driver police say got lost and wound up in upper dash a long west chester pike. now, take a look at this stretch of highway. to this is west chester pike near new street. this is where a female motorist heard children screaming, dialed 911 and

police found the bus. the children were all safe. no injuries. but the driver was disoriented and has been rush to the hospital. not sure what his condition is. police superintendent mike chitwood and a spokesperson for the school district filled in other details on this incident. >> he appeared to be very disoriented. he had no idea where he was. he didn't know what was happening about his being. they didn't know if he was high on some type of of medication, and or alcohol. >> this is the substitute bus driver for that route. so that added to i believe the the reason why he was lost budd he clearly, according to police, was disoriented and confused. students are safe. they are back at home now. we're trying to figure out what happened to the bus driver and yes got lost. >> reporter: now both police and school district are continuing their investigation into the the driver. the is too exactly what was going on in that bus.

we contacted all city transportation, and they operate that bus under contract for the philadelphia school district. the a spokesperson there said they have been aware of the incident but beyond that they have no additional comment. live from upper darby i'm walt hunter for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> thank you walt. ten special need students in burlington county were taken to the hospital this morning. this is after the bus they were riding in collided with two other vehicles. chopper three was on the scene along the 700 block of wood lane road. police say injuries weren't serious but as a precaution the students were taken to virtua hospital for evaluation. more than a dozen students and staff got sick today at paulsboro high school. they were overcome by fumes. paulsboro refinery which is nearby said a leak in the tank containing a like wednesday hydro carbon mixture cause that had smell. those who got sick were taken to the medical center in woodbury. we talk to the parent who got a frantic call from her

daughter. >> she said mom, emergency dismissing us and i need to you come pick me up. she called and let me know that the smell was worse then the other two days and kids are fainting in the classroom. >> reporter: students were sent home early for the the day. well, this is the aftermath of the huge apartment fire in northeast philadelphia that left many homeless and investigators now looking for a cause. crews spent the day tearing down the charred ruble of rita grace manor on academy road. the fire broke out yesterday and quickly spread leaving a hundred people homeless. now many are stepping up to help with donations and temporary assistance. >> people can come together to left people up to bring healing, to bring support to bring shelter and to bring life back to those who have have been displaced. so there is hope. >> nearby abraham lincoln high school is offering temporary shelter and lodging for those displaced. doors will be opened throughout the evening.

the deadly ewing gas explosion leads to the largest fine ever issued by the new jersey board of utility. pse&g and subcontractor henkels and mccoy must pay 1.6 million-dollar for safety violations that led to the explosion last march. investigators say workers digging at south fork development struck a gas line but never called 911 to report the leak. linda cerritelli was killed in that blast. a cold blustery day out there, certainly not feeling like spring. "eyewitness news" in south philadelphia this afternoon where the win was whipping. the meteorologist kathy offer or is outside on the sky deck where we could be soon dealing with snow kathy. >> it is hard to believe on this sunny day, guess contact it is windy, chilly but sunny and makes for a pretty picture perfect day. tomorrow less wind, more sub and then we're talking about snow. winter is just laughing at us? i don't know but spring will

move in on friday regardless. take a look at what we have out there right now. we're talking about temperatures well below average, 45 in philadelphia 41 in allentown, 42 in reading. the normal high this time of the year is 53 degrees. wind gusting to 28 miles an hour in philadelphia, that is an improvement, earlier gusting to at least 33. in the poconos and in trenton gusting to 30 miles an hour. new we are looking at a clear sky so no weather issues right now but you don't to have look that far to the southwest to see clouds to the tennessee valley and mid-atlantic and also some rain through st. louis, memphis and extending down through lou san a that is our next storm system moving our way and by friday we are talking about snow most places beginning as snow abe then accumulating a after. that as far as timing is concern the snow arrives during morning. it will be wet as temperatures climb through the the 30's. slippery roads and slow travel through the midday and then late in the day we are expect ago this to change over to

rain from south to north but how far north does that change over go. that is the the question and that will be the northern edge of the light's accumulation of snow. we will talk about how much snow to expect for friday coming up with that seven day forecast when i join you inside, but for now we will enjoy the last few minutes of the sunlight. >> sound great thanks kathy. police are asking for the public's help to solve a nearly month-old murder in philadelphia, take a look at this surveillance video. it is from a laundromat on south 53rd street. on february 19th suspect wearing a philadelphia water department jacket walk into that laundromat and opened fire shooting 25 year-old eric norman to death. anyone with any information is asked to contact police right away. group of philadelphia's black leaders gathered to announce the the dates of the special summit aimed at addressing political concerns of the black community. >> it is time to have a summit. it is time to it down and to

summarize what is happening in the past and also to mold out and give some direction for the the future. >> organizers say the goal of the summit toys create an agenda to pass along to the cities political candidates. the it will be held at dobbins high school on april 11th and 12th. now he lost his leg but not his will to live. still to come on "eyewitness news", this new jersey teen beat cancer. and now he is being honored for how his fight turn into an incredible campaign to raise awareness. believe it or not the these billboard could be soon coming to philadelphia, where they could be popping up and why some people are not happy bit, leslie. i'm leslie van arsdal in pittsburgh. this is it. everyone gets one last practice before the big game tomorrow night. i'll have more

go ahead put your feet up or act like mick jagger. new research shows it goodies for you. tonight on "eyewitness news" at 11:00 how these and other simple poses can change your body chemistry and your life. a montgomery county officer is wounded when a gun goes off inside after eye

police station. we will go right to "eyewitness news" reporter todd quinones tracking breaking details from plymouth township tonight, todd? >> reporter: jessica, we're told that around 4:00 this afternoon a conshohocken boro police detective was actually here inside the plymouth township police department processing a prisoner when that conshohocken police detective's gun accidentally discharged shooting him one time in the leg. i'm being told that sometimes the the conshohocken boro police department uses facilitate at plymouth township police department to process prisoners. that is where that conshohocken detective was doing here around 4:00 this afternoon when his gun accidentally discharged shooting him one time in the leg. that conshohocken boro police detective was taken to the einstein medical center in montgomery with non-life threatening injuries. the exact circumstances surrounding the shooting here this afternoon still are not clear, as soon as we get more information we will pass that to you. for now we are reporting live tonight from plymouth

township, todd quinones, cbs-3 "eyewitness news" good thank you very much. today was a day to honor a very special teenager in new jersey his name is arturo mattea a. >> at the age of satisfaction has done more and overcome more then those many times his age. mattea received the the president's volunteer surface war at holy cross high school in delaware, new jersey. he survived a tumor and leg amputation but he says surviving that ordeal motivated him to lead several campaigns to bring awareness to childhood cancer. >> right now there is only 4 percent of national funding going toward childhood cancer. so it is basically the awareness too, you know, grand more wishes and stuff like that, raise more money. >> reporter: mattia become nominee for national prudential spirit award given out in washington d.c. later this year. the philadelphia police department recognized its finest members this afternoon during a merit commendation

ceremony. this happened at the the fraternal order of police hero's ballroom in northeast philadelphia the ceremony honors office hours made outstanding arrests while performing highly intelligent and valuable act of police services. new at 6:00 big apple style billboard in philly. it could be happening soon. >> they will be 3-d and electronic but not everyone is buying into this buzz. "eyewitness news" reporter matt rivers shows us what they will look like and who is not happy about it. >> reporter: hand burst out of the ground near 12th and arch showing hd video. stand alone display grabs your attention outside the convention center and a 30-foot sign flash's above broad and locust. councilman mark wrote the bill that makes these reality this gives the city of philadelphia a great opportunity to showcase itself in the way in other

more than digital billboard only hurting the city's overall appeal. >> we don't want outdoor signage because it cheapens our city. >> reporter: one billboard that already exists is at seventh and market. we could see from it nine floors up in a condo four blocks away. that display and others, that could be built are lit between 6:00 a.m. and in midnight. while during the day the sign is not that bright critics a say at night they can be. and that than contact be districting both to drivers and to those who live nearby. councilman says that restrictions on brightness should alleviate those concerns and pave the way for something unique. >> i think it is a great

opportunity, once we see this, i think that more people would want tonight other cities. >> reporter: so are these pieces of public arthur just billboard. by another name. city council is set to debate that on thursday. matt rivers for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". interesting. how about a big weather billboard of a storm scan three. that might be an idea. we are looking at clear skies across the delaware valley. our storm system is getting closer and we are looking at cloud in the tennessee valley a and rain moving in through our nation's heart land and heading toward the midwest. it will be here before you know it. just a couple days away. our eyewitness weather watchers are reporting temperatures in the the 40s it is cool but sunny. 42 degrees reported in willow grove. right now bar metring pressure is steady. we will go to south jersey where temperature is 43 degrees. peter reporting not much going on but we have some sunshine out there still. before sunset and southeastern pennsylvania, another 42 degrees

temperature, paul is reporting in, a temperature of 42, pressure is falling, new london township and we are looking at conditions that are going to get even colder with clear skies overnight tonight, and we did have a pretty scene though, i want to show you ed reported in just a few moments ago saying a sliver of a cloud in the west but that is just bit. if you look really close you can see buds on the the trees of a sign of spring. take a look outside where we have mainly clear skies down the shore high sirus clouds in atlantic city but it will be a very pretty end to the day. same goes for tomorrow. then things begin to change as cloud roll in and precipitation. it will be cold though as wind diminish. you can see bind northwest right now and by 9:00 o'clock temperatures fall in the lower 30's. midnight we will go below freezing in philadelphia, 19 in the poconos. tomorrow morning with that northerly wind in philadelphia, 28, the same in wilmington and poconos just 16 degrees but the the wind will be light and that will make a big difference during the day tomorrow. forty's tomorrow.

feeling much more comfortable then they were today with plenty of sunshine, that high pressure slide off the coast of new england and allows our next storm to move n with cold air in place we will be seeing accumulating wet snow with temperatures in the the 30's, before that warm air moves into the region. now as far as travel is concerned for your friday the poconos mainly snow on the local routes. the police ab wear of that. to the north and west and also the lehigh valley slushy and slick travel. the city and suburbs, wet and slush which temperatures rise ago above freezing and in delaware and south jersey mainly wet with a quick hit of snow and then changing quickly over to rain t to 4 inches of snow expect friday and it will start during the morning hours, through reading and also allentown. the the poconos, four to have. you will have the bull's eye. it will be cold enough to have more of a powdery snow with temperatures in the 20's for you and higher accumulation. one to 2 inches of snow mainly accumulating on grassy surface toes start and less than a this much through south jersey and delaware where we do anticipate the the rain to take over fairly quickly.

overnight, it will be clear, and cold, but lot at wind. out of the northwest five to 10 miles an hour. overnight the low temperature sitting at 28. for your thursday sun and less win. so 45, will feel a little bit more like 50, and look at it that way. on the exclusive eyewitness weather seven day forecast, friday it is the last waning hours of winter, of course, spring begins during the late afternoon, dinner hour and then it will change over to rain especially in philadelphia, the high temperature friday is 39, the first full day of spring is saturday, it will feel like it and then turns colder again. i don't like march that much in terms of the temperatures good yes, kind of a tease a little bit. >> transition time. >> kathy thanks. we're still seeing problems outside on the blue route approaching broomall, in the northbound lanes. the tow truck still on the scene. what you cannot see besides this blocking off this right-hand shoulder there one lane getting by what cannot see is autopsy head is a

tractor trailer that is hit over in the right-hand side guardrail. the that is blocking off then tire stretch right here, on the northbound lanes. we are seeing a gaper delay on the southbound side thaw can see on the bottom beyond this camera. over on the ben franklin bridge we're seeing jams here, westbound into the city with all lanes completely jammed from the new jersey side, into the toll plaza all into philadelphia. no problems, heading in to new jersey. if you are heading home so far. jessica and natasha back over to you. we have some breaking news right now philadelphia police say they are questioning a person of interest in the shooting death of a man who was out walking his dog in overbrook. we are told the person being questioned is 14 years old. fifty-one year-old james stillman was shot to death last thursday on wood crest avenue. police say he was a victim of an attempted robbery. we will stay on top of this and bring you

ncaa tournament hits full stride tomorrow, villanova with the date to dance with lafayette. our leslie van arsdal is with the wildcats in pittsburgh where the east regional is set to if the underway. hi there, leslie. >> hi there beasley. villanova's been here before it is not new to them but for lafayette they have in the been here since 2,000. so this is new for the players. jay wright says that is a dangerous team. they need to be careful. it will be a close game. >> we know how dangerous their team can be how explosive they can be offensively. we're pretty close in trying to defend their offensive efficiency. >> villanova is 32-two, one seed for just second time in program history and fresh off their first big east

championship in 20 years. did i mention they have won their last 15 games. >> if we go out and play our game we know that not many teams can beat us but when we don't play that game we can be beat by anybody. we have to bring it against lafayette. >> i don't think anyone thinks we're unbeatable. it is march. anything can happen in march. >> reporter: lafayette comes in the tournament the as second best three pointing team in the country but their coach knows they will have to be at their best. >> they will be ready. they are exited to play this game. they have played in big arenas before. they know, they have an idea. they have never played in the ncaa. that will be a little bit different. >> well, lafayette is practicing inside consul center as we speak ahead of tomorrow's big game. beasley, back to you. happy birthday. >> thanks, leslie. we will prepare you for march madness tonight at 7:30 p.m. with our march to indianapolis, sports special right here on cbs-3. i'll host a panel of experts and leslie van arsdal will

join me from pittsburgh. get ready to watch good basketball. here's thursday schedule on cbs 36789 notre dame and northeastern at nine, then butler verse texas at 2:30. cincinnati takes on purdue at 7:30. at 9:30 undefeated kentucky verse the hampton pirates. wow. >> happy birth thehe day. >> happy birthday beasley. >> thank you, very much. very nice of you. when you get my age you don't get all that excited about it. >> we will be right back.

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