center emily sulky was a music industry major graduate wagoners in 2013. she died along with her mother, use von and 148 others in this crash of the germanwings airline flight from barcelona spain to dusseldorf germany on tuesday. the plane disintegrating on impact in the the remote section of the french alps. sulky's family who lived in virginia issued a statement reading in part, our entire family is deeply saddened by the losses yvonne and emily sulky who meant so much to so many. during her studies she was active as vice-president of the campus chapter, of the national services sorority gamma sigma sigma. drexel is deeply sad toned hear about the tragic loss of alumni em lie soul is beinge and her mother read a university e-mail. our thoughts and prayers are with her family and friend.

and, in another statement, the sorority that emily belonged to praised her for her giving service oriented spirit. that she always showed. we will have much more on this when we join you at 6:00 live from the drexel campus i'm walt hunter, for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> walt, thank you. french officials are ruling outer wrist many as a cause of the crash. investigators have started analyzing the plane's voice data a recorder hoping it will reveal why the the air bus slammed into the the mountains. cbs news correspondent tina krause has latest now from france. >> reporter: investigators have started analyzing the voice recordings from one of the plane's black boxes. they say it contains usable sound and voices but caution their findings are preliminary. >> we hope to have a first or rough idea, in a matter of days. >> reporter: authorities say they don't have the slightest explanation why the germanwings air bus lost

altitude and slammed in the french alps shredding into pieces. french president francois hollande says the casing of the plane's second black box has been found but not the flight data recorder itself. hollande, and the german chancellor and prime minister marion a rihoy made a joint appearance at the crash side to thank first responders andes from their condolences to the families of 150 victims. the crash site can only be reach from the air so emergency crews are staging here about 8 miles from where the plane went down. three of the victims are americans, including a u.s. contractor from virginia and her daughter. most passengers were from spain and germany including 16 students and two teachers from the the same high school, in the small germantown of halter. the school's principal says that nothing will be the way that it was at our school anymore. in france, tina krause for

cbs-3 "eyewitness news". and keep it right here on "eyewitness news" for continuing coverage. you can get latest on the investigation anytime at cbs philly.com. it has been gray, all day long with the round of showers rolling through from time to time, and more rain is on the way. meteorologist kathy orr is outside on the cbs-3 sky deck tracking the conditions, kathy. >> we have some 30's and 40's out here chris but there is a i chill in the air with the breeze and more showers to go around throughout the evening. then a big warm up. but as usual it comes at the a price. temperatures around the region right now though still well below normal. forty-five in philadelphia. thirty-nine in reading. forty-three in wilmington. average high is 56 degrees. so this month will continue to be a cold one. first forecast shows temperatures steady or slowly rising throughout the evening hours, staying in the 40's, with some areas of fog, and on storm scan three you can see bulk of the rain has moved through with breaks late. we do have a few more

lingering showers to go but they will be spotty this evening. so coming up we will talk about what is to come? we do have some rain coming up associated with some warmer air tomorrow, so a batch goes through in the morning some heavy downpours as well and then by the evening here comes that cold front, a line of showers and some embedded thunderstorms will be rolling through the delaware valley and philadelphia, right around that 8:00 o'clock hour. so coming up we will talk more about the one day warm up, how warm it actually gets, the storm risks coming tomorrow and when it will be turning colder again as fit could not get any colder around here. i'll see you later in the broadcast. >> thank you. former sportscaster don tollefson is sentenced to prison time for selling bogus sports packages in the name of charity. "eyewitness news" reporter matt rivers was in the courtroom when that eventens was handed down and he joins us live from the bucks county justice center in doylestown, matt. >> reporter: jessica tollefson received a sent isens of two to four years in state prison, followed by 15

years of probation. he was also ordered to repay nearly $165,000 in restitution. don tollefson was charged with defrauding nearly 200 people including charities. he sold them things like super bowl tickets and trips to eagles game but never delivered on any of it. wednesday prosecutors were pleased with the judge's ruling. >> get him incarcerated, even if it means he is making license plates for 50 sent an hour. >> reporter: several people made victim impact statements before the court wednesday using word like vial, despicable to describe tollefson's actions. one of those people was cindy mufet. >> it is not about the money but principal. as long as he can't do it to anybody else anymore then justice has been served. >> reporter: tollefson spoke on his own behalf and said he made poor decisions due to drugs and alcohol addiction and took responsibility for the crimes. also testifying a psychologist who said tollefson told him he

had been sexually abused by his mother, forced to sleep in her bed until he was 16. he said tollefson's mental problems could stem from that. judge could have handed down a far harsher eventens but chose not to. >> justice needs to be measured and balanced. >> reporter: one of group's tollefson scammed was brandly fox foundation a charity named for a fallen police officer. that officer's parent were not happy about the sentence. >> it is disappoint to go them and they don't feel that justice was served today. >> reporter: with good behavior and considering time already served in jail tollefson could get out of prison in as little as 14 months. we're live from doylestown bucks county, matt rivers for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> matt, thanks very much. officials are monitoring air quality following a three alarm fire in bethlehem. flames tore through a warehouse there and smoke could be seen for several miles. fire happened at 11 muck maulh

chuck road in bethlehem and noel mcclaren is live at the scene tonight, noel. >> reporter: one of the big concerns has been the the lingering smoke in the area, we did have some rain and we're starting to get more rain that has helped out with that problem but if you take a look at the size of this puddle behind me you can see fire fighters used plenty of what ther from their own hoses and if you take a look at top of the warehouse you might be able to see how parts of it are still smoldering. there is still a lot of damage control to be done around here. hours after crews income down most of the warehouse fire a plume of smoke lingered in north bethlehem and on moravian college's campus. >> whole room smelled of smoke. then i got a cough kind of thing. >> reporter: some students as well as 300 area homes lost power for six hours as fire fighters for the those flames. warehouse is own by a fabrication company that handles sheet metal and oils. officials say that is what caused smoldering conditions

through most of the the day. >> there was a lot of smoke that poured through the city of bethlehem and even into allentown because of the weather conditions and kept the smoke close to the ground. >> everything down by the the hill was just a straight wall of smoke. it smelled all the way through campus. >> reporter: emerge i management are continuing to test air quality throughout bethlehem to make sure levels remain safe. >> we're looking for oxygen level, we're looking for hydrogen soul filed, carbon machine oxide and gas, explosive gases. >> reporter: they are monitoring local creeks for chemicals. so far air and water quality levels remain at normal levels but you can see that crews are still on the scene and they say they will remain on the scene and throughout the surrounding areas throughout the evening to keep a close eye on conditions. we're in bethlehem noel mcclaren for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". so, again although smoke in the area may be

uncomfortable to some we're told air quality is considered safe. of course, we will have more on this ongoing investigation coming up at 6:00 but for now we are live in bethlehem noel mcclaren for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> thank you very much. a man turns himself into police following a deadly stab nothing olney. chopper three over the 5900 block of 19th street just before noon time today. police say a man was found dead there on the kitchen floor of a home suffering with stab wound to the front of his body. charges have yet to be filed against his alleged attacker. mayor michael nutter is creating a civil is yan oversight board to implement changes in the the wake of the justice department study of police involved shootings in philadelphia. nutter signed an a executive order at city hall today. that d o.j. report suggested that philadelphia police needed new training and use of of force and a deescalating situations. >> must get back to a hand on actively engage, on the

street, type of policing where officers know their community they know their residents where they know the dangers and challenges in those neighborhoods but also requires better training for our officers increased foot patrols and greater community engagement. >> the the mayor's move creates a 15 percent citizen board led by temple law school dean joe and epps. still to come on "eyewitness news" at 5:00 forget about changing a light bulb, how many elephants does it take he to keep a tractor trailer from overturning? some deputies found out? we will have the story coming up. warning for farmer atlantic city casino workers, not only will they lose their jobs but they could become target of scam artists jim donovan has a warning for those struggling to remain in their homes. eagles head coach chip kelly sits down with the media at nfl owners meeting, we will hear from the coach later on in sport

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public. >> sergeant bergdahl is charged under the uniform code of military justice with one count of article 85 decision with intent to hazardous duty and one count of article 99, misbehavior before the enemy good if found guilty of both charges, bergdahl could face a maximum of life in prison. first, they lost their jobs. now many casino workers are losing their unemployment benefits. could they now be targeted by scam artists. >> three on your side consumer reporter jim donovan has a warning for those workers struggling to remain in their homes. >> reporter: it has been six months since revel, show boat and trump plaza casinos shut their doors leaving many without jobs. according to the new jersey department of labor currently 2,040 casino workers are collecting unemployment benefits with 1530 of them who will exhaust those benefits by the end of march and another

200 in april. which posts problems for those who own homes. >> that will be an area hard hit by foreclosures and people starting to have difficulties paying their mortgage because of the loss of their unemployment. >> reporter: patty hassonnies with clarify the region's largest none in profit consumer credit counseling agency. she aid when benefits stop, laid off casino workers could be vulnerable to scams. >> there is a lot of firms that advertise, we can help you stay in your home. the costing thousands of dollars. if they are asking you for money up front to save your home, just call time out, go on the internet and look for a hud certified counseling agency, clarify is one and we can help you through that process, at no cost. >> reporter: now save your home scams are not new. the hundreds of bogus mortgage modification companies and sleazy law firms took advantage of the struggling homeowners at the height of the recession. you should never pay money up front to anyone to save your

home. i will post more information as well as contact information for clarify on cbs philly.com, as well as on my facebook and twitter feed. >> there is help. >> yes, but what happens when these unemployment benefits run out the sharks start circling and they start going after vulnerable people. >> good warning, thank you. septa's 15th street subway station will be getting a total make over soon. septa's design team handed out flyers with renderings of the the new look. twenty million-dollar project will bring a new finish, lighting better access for riders with disability and improvement on the tunnels between the broad street line. the construction is expect to begin in winter of 2016. >> very nice. imagine no more speeding tickets, that sound good right? still to come how a built in device in some new cars will automatically slow you down. then stopping strokes before they happen health reporter is on your side with new technology that could save thousands of lives. chip kelly on the hot seat

at owners meetings in phoenix. he talk about the earning issues surrounding the team, more from chip and his rise to power within the eagles organization ahead

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siblings arrival. the baby bold eagle hatched just as the sun came up this morning and thousands of people, including us here, we have been watching it, watched on live stream video set up by the pennsylvania gaming commission. officials say the eagles won't be ready to fly until later this summer. >> they are so cute. >> i didn't know eagleet was a technical term. >> there is an eagleet cheer. >> that is what we can call our children, who are eagles fans. >> yes. >> very good. >> we need a name for them. >> that is for sure. >> hit us up on twitter. >> really pretty. >> what is going on out there. >> momma eagle had rain falling on her. we will check it out on storm scan three. we have a few sprinkles as warmer air moves in. more showers. even a few rumbles of thunderstorm. first thunderstorms of the season a sign of the spring season. take a look where we have

cloudy skies across the region. this is view from campbell's field. we could see breaks in the cloud before sunset. that is the good news especially in the northern and western suburbs. live neighborhood network takes to us cape may courthouse where temperature is 42 degrees wind east/south east at 10 miles an hour. palmyra cove at nature center in new jersey, the temperature the same, 42 degrees. wind north/northeast and foggy day as well and we will take to you kutztown where at the middle school we are seeing temperatures that are cold in the 30's or light southeasterly wind and more clouds then anything else. the as we look ahead we are looking at a in of march that will stay well below average. this will be a month that will gladly say good bye to. temperatures offer 4 degrees below normal. when you have a month that is 1 degree below normal that is a big deal. 4 degrees is amazing. precipitation nearly 5 inches of precipitation and we are 2-inch's above normal. the that is significant.

highest temperature was on st. patrick's day 68 degrees. lowest temperature only 11 degrees. the right now 45 in philadelphia. thirty-nine in allentown. thirty-two in the poconos. milder air in pitberg rather right now at 69 degrees. richmond 60. washington d.c. is just 54 degrees. we are going to watch on storm scan three as we see one heavier band moving into new england. we have a break here. a few more showers or sprinkles through allentown reading and lancaster. that is about it through harrisburg we are seeing a few breaks in the overcast. we will watch this front approaching from the west tomorrow and drag out some mild moist air strong southeasterly wind 15 to 25 miles an hour. temperatures well in the 60's. some areas topping off in the 70's especially south and east and watch the rain. once the front moves through cooler air for friday but wye really bottom out with temperatures struggling to

make it in the 40's. the storm threat for tomorrow downpours, general thunderstorms with obviously lightening and moderate winds but as far as hail is concern a tornado ace low probability of that. rain amounts generally a quarter inch to a half inch and on our european model where we are capturing very well. overnight tonight low temperatures will be in the 40's and rising toward dawn. the highs tomorrow in the 60's. on the exclusive three day forecast you can see tomorrow is peak of the warmth and then gradually getting colder over the weekend. that is

you tell us what you want to pay and we help find options to fit your budget. nah, nah, insurance, nah, nah, nah, discount. my name's flo, you want to go out with me? no. uh-huh-huh! eagles coach chip kelly back on the hot seat at the

owners meetings explaining the latest changes in the eagles organization. here's the the coach on his rise to power, over howie roseman. >> we just tried to maximize everybody's strengths and howie does an unbelievable job on the cap side and financial side and we're just moving in the different direction in the personnel center. >> unaudible. >> i just think we are trying to reassess and we are just trying to find people to put in the right position. >> it is a hockey night in south philadelphia when flyers take on chicago, they will face their former teammate kimmo timonen for the first time. he played eight years here before the trade last month. he was asked to speculate on how flyers fans will react when he takes the ice. >> well... sorry.

>> i agree. he was respected here. >> absolutely. >> loved and respected here. >> we will be cheering for him in the news room. >> there we go. >> beasley, thanks very much. >> still to come in the next half an hour a bomb shell from boy band, one direction. >> and then video you have to see to believe where this bus got swallowed by a sink hole and then washed away by raging river. some plans to turn show boat casinos into college classrooms has hit a snag. we will tell you why a deal made more than a few decades ago might leave a college with a casino they cannot use. it is national medal of honor day we will take you to a special ceremony at valley forge national historical park and show you why today is more than just

a graduate of drexel university, emily s el ke and her mother were among three americans killed in the french plane disaster. investigators are analyzing the plane's voice data roared and hope it will reveal why that air bus crashed in the mountains. a bucks county judge sentenced former philadelphia sportscaster done tollefson to between two and four years in state prison plus 15 years of probation. in january aquaray convicted

tollefson of scaming 200 people out of money for bogus travel packages. it requires tollefson to pay his victims restitution. officials are monitoring air quality, following eye three alarm warehouse fire in bethlehem. no one was injured there the cause of the fire is under investigation. kate? good evening, to you chris. well started out sunny but then clouds and showers moved through, and showers will be widely scattered throughout the rest of tonight. we have a warm up but that warm up comes with a a bit of the price. it comes at the expense of sunshine really. cold air does come back quickly. sun will come back with it but also a chance to see some snow flakes, by sat the day with a big drop in temperatures. we will have that full seven day forecast in just a few minutes, jessica. >> kate, thank you. new at 5:30 the deal is in jeopardy. legal dispute is sinking stockton university's plan to create an island campus at the shuttered she boat casino. "eyewitness news" reporter cleve bryan is live in atlantic city with the details, cleve?

>> reporter: well, jessica show boat is one of four casinos to close last year, 8,000 people in atlantic city lost jobs and now their next door neighbor taj mahal is trying to smother one of the bright spots by invoking a 27 year-old agreement that could stop or fatally stop stockton from bringing a college campus to the boardwalk. >> i just want to ask them how much is enough. >> reporter: to some idea taj mahal trump entertainment the is trying to stop stockton university from building a college campus at former show boat ace paul. >> the the self-serving bottom feeders and the selfish casino interests, they have to remember why they're here. the purpose for the casinos here was the soul purpose was revitalize atlantic city. >> reporter: not only dit bring expectations for new jobs and business but double stockton's classroom space and provide housing. stockton officials say caesars entertainment made them aware

when they bought property in december there was an obscure 1988 covenant with trump entertainment restricting show boat property to the casino hotel. up until a couple weeks ago they thought the issue was resolved. >> actually the assurances are in the contract saying it was not an issue it would not be an issue. we're caught between what caesars said a they were able to do, and apparently not. >> reporter: trump entertainment it says in a statement wednesday that all parties knew the deal from the start, they are embroiled in the bankruptcy and don't think college students next door is good for business quote having kid under 21 who will attempt to gain entry to the casinos and engage in activities reserved for those only 21 and older would create numerous problems, we do not want. >> i don't see how a college next to any casinos will be bad for business. >> it doesn't have a vacant building sitting there the rather than a college campus. >> reporter: stock son says that every day that the show boat remains empty they are losing money. if they cannot resolve something within the the next two and a half to three weeks

they will try to find a buyer for the show boat. in atlantic city, cleve bryan cbs-3 "eyewitness news". an update to a story we brought you yesterday swedesboro woolwich school system's computer network is backup after an on line attack. hackers broke into the system disrupting standardized testing for students. four elementary schools were affect by that. the the attack wanted ransom and demand $5.00 bit coin a digital currency equivalent to 125 you this dollars. protesters greeted new jersey governor chris christie at his fundraiser at union league in philadelphia today. they blasted the governor for not supporting paid sick leave legislation in new jersey. philadelphia city council recently passed a paid sick leave bill. >> in new jersey there is about 1.2 millworkers who do the not have access to earned sick time earn compensated sick time. so if they get sick their child gets sick they run risk of losing their job, they run risk of not making end meet and all we're saying is

governor christie lead on this issue. >> reporter: governor christie argued paid sick leave legislation would kill job growth within the state. well now a terrifying police car crash that was caught on the the the officer's dash cam, this oklahoma police officer took the the exit ramp off of interstate 40, when his suv veered off the road and went completely out of control. the car was totaled but the the officer did survive after a witness broke out a window in order to save him. >> i wanted to get out, but i was afraid the first thing that was going to happen was the vehicle might catch on fire. >> well, suspect was never caught police blamed slick roads for that accident. well, take a look a the amazing video out of brazil. this is a bus being swallowed by a sink hole and pulled down by flood waters beneath the road. passengers were able to escape moments before it fell into that large hole. they filmed the incredible video of the bus as it popped out on the other side of the

road. thankfully in one was harmed. a big rig in louisiana need sod super sized help after it the gets stranded on the side of the road and in danger of tipping over. the truck's cargo elephants got out and actually help upright the trucks so it would not overturn on the soft shoulder of interstate 49. those elephants were being transported as part of the circus, and boy, was there help ever needed. local tow truck was called in and managed to pull that truck out of the predicament. and, at 5:36 we are outside on the vine street expressway where we're seeing jams in the westbound lanes heading in to the schuylkill expressway. in real problems if you are heading eastbound into i-95 speaking of i-95 right around cottman avenue starting to jam up through the work zone heading in the center city area north bound lanes are moving just fine. the currently we are dealing with ten minute delays on the market frankford line due to some earlier police activity

right around area. so ten minute delays there. give yourself extra time n olney there is an overturn vehicle will on third street and gaining avenue and there is police activity on the scene trying to clean up that scene for the time being. the outside on the pennsylvania turnpike in the westbound lanes is there an accident right past bensalem that is push over in the right-hand shoulder. the as for the rest of our majors we have 422 there 202 into oaks that is heavy so far. the westbound it will take you 19 minutes. twenty-one minutes on the schuylkill expressway from the vine in the blue route if you are heading westbound. currently no delays at philadelphia international airport. chris and jessica back over to you. jessica, thanks very much. consumer alert tonight coming up here three on your side with the ice cream recall. >> having trouble maintaining the speed limit? new technology can make sure you never get another ticket. a stroke prevention device, just approved by the the f.d.a. for some patients, our health reporter stephanie stahl is on your side with how it works, kate? more march madness in the the forecast we're talking

about highs near 70 tomorrow with the chance for thunderstorms and then 30's and 40's by the weekend with the chance for a few snow flakes big swings in the forecast, we are tracking that rain and warm up when we come

well some breaking news right now, philadelphia fire truck, has been involved in a crash, in olney. a chopper three is live over that scene at third and grange, you see the truck there, up on the sidewalk and then what appears to be an suv on its side. we do know that a female in this vehicle that is on its side was injured and taken to the hospital. we don't necessity how serious those injuries may be. we're told no fire fighters were hurt but exactly what happened here remains under investigation. chopper three is there and we will keep you posted on the air and on line at cbs philly.com. blue bell ice cream is adding to the list of products its recalling. company is recalling 3-ounce cups of vanilla chocolate and strawberry ice cream. this comes after tests detected listeria in the ice cream. blue bell says no illnesses have been reported in connection to the ice cream cups. cot recalled ten products

earlier this year after three people died from contaminated ice cream. a huge merger between some of the most well men food brand in our nation. two companies became one on wednesday, when heinz bought out kraft foods. the new company will be called the kraft heinz company. it will be the third largest food and beverage company in north america behind only pepsi co and nestle. the wall street journal reports that the merger deal is worth at least $40 billion. some new technology from ford could make speeding ticket a thing of the past. the auto maker's new smax model comes with what they call intelligence speed technology. a camera on the car will read speed limit signs and then slow the car down accordingly. drivers can override the system by pressing firmly on the accelerator but otherwise drive the speed limit. ford says technology will be available worldwide. we will be right back.

well, it has been mostly cloudy and a damp today another dreary day around the city. >> it appears our city has had a fair share of dreary days when you compare to other place's cross the country. meteorologist justin drabick is live in the cbs-3 mobil weather lab with the art

museum today justin. >> i can think of many dreary cities across the country but yes, it is cloudy, damp. we are waiting for a warm front to move through to brighten up our skies during the day tomorrow which will warm us up. the city sky line socked in with some clouds at this hour. i does have a dreary feel to it. you want to think philadelphia, as a dreary city but guess what, a meteorologist from alaska came up with the study and ranks philadelphia pretty high as far as dreary conditions. so lets go to the weather graphic and try to explain this. he came up with the dreary index. he took 73 cities of the population of 250,000 or more so these are large cities calculated annual presip number of wet dates and cloud cover for each of the cities and he came up with only 15 cities are as dreary or more than philadelphia. so again, that ranks philadelphia pretty high, on the dreary list. if you look at a national level you can see map of the

u.s., it is yes valley new england, pacific northwest. those are most dreary areas and would you think seattle sock in with fog and mist. least dreary will be mountain southwest where you do have the sunshine such as arizona and desert conditions where they have many days down there. i talk to people around philadelphia here and they don't think philadelphia is dreary at all. >> philly is not dreary. i mean during the summer philly is great, man. >> we don't get as much snow as boston get. we don't get as much rain or cold weather. >> no way, no way. today, yes. but from everything that we have known and seen, you know, no, it is great. >> reporter: can't argue with that. i met somebody from england and she laughed at idea philadelphia being a dreary city because she knows what dreariness is all about. here we are with the cbs-3 mobil weather lab 45 degrees, at this hour, and different story, we will get a warm front coming through here,

maybe some sunshine and we could make a run at 70 degrees with the chance of some rain. for more on that forecast we will send it back to the studio with kate with a check of that seven day. good evening. >> i wouldn't consider philadelphia a dreary sit the is i. even though it has been cold we have had bright, sunny days this month of march. unfortunately today was in the one of those days. tomorrow will not be either. here's the reason for warm up. we have a warm front. you can see where warm front is. cold front extend back into portions office central part of the country. right here in the middle of the cold front and warm front is what we call warm sector of the storm. when you get in the warm sector we have wind from the south and west. that is what we will be feeling tomorrow. southwest wind will help us warm things up until cold front comes through. when that cold front does come through unfortunately we will be right back to chilly below average conditions as we head toward weekend. the lets check with our eyewitness weather watchers reporting temperatures in the lower 40's right now which feels more like a february day then a march day. phil in philadelphia chest

tonight hill at 43 degrees. moving into new jersey we will check with doug and he is at 42 reporting some cloud in southampton as we head into the first state of delaware, still chilly down there greg mccoy in marshall ton reporting 43 degrees as well. it is a chilly dreary day for sure but it toss warm up tomorrow. lets go outside and start off down the shore. you can see cloud cover. low gray cloud hanging on in ocean city. the good news is steady precipitation has moved on out, take a look at storm scan three. you can see sprinkles moving through into the city right now. you may need to swipe those wipers a few times out and about tonight but steady rain has moved on out of here. we will have spotty showers throughout the rest of tonight and first half of tomorrow. right now 47 at the airport. forty-two in reading. forty-three in wilmington. look at this big wedge of warmth 76 in nashville. seventy-eight in birmingham. we have 80's across oklahoma and texas. we will tap into that warmth thomas we are in the warm

sector. the cold front is back to the west. as we head into tomorrow morning we will see showers here and there. not a total wash out. 6:00 p.m. not a lot of rain or sunshine either. we will see with the squall line along that frontal bound dry. 9:00 o'clock tomorrow night thunderstorms could rumble through. that the clears out. couple lingering showers and clouds early friday and watch what happens saturday a disturbance could bring us a few flurries or snow showers. a big difference. drop in temperature and change from rain to perhaps a few snow flakes. not a lot of rain. generally less than a inch locally higher amounts in any thunderstorm band. you can see how temperatures warm up, by 1:00 p.m. we have upper 60's and watch how the front comes through and slice necessary to that by later thursday night into friday morning we are back to the 40's and eventually the 30's. you're witness weather seven day forecast, 68 tomorrow. it will feel great. not a lot of time to enjoy it with the rain around.

notice drop, saturday down right cold. sunny for part of the day but watch for snow showers and flurries. sunday still chilly. it looks to warm up back to the 50's and a 60's early next week jessica, back over to you. breaking news a fraternity member speaks out and asked for forgiveness levi petit is one of the university of oklahoma sae fraternity video in the much publicized racist chant. the national sigma alpha epsilon closed ou chapter this month and he and another student were expelled, he spoke at a news conference just moments ago. >> although i don't deserve it, i want to ask for your forgiveness. there are no excuses for my behavior. i never thought of myself as a racist, i never consider it a possibility but the bottom line is that the word that were said in that chant were mean, hateful and racist. >> he also met with the chair

woman of the oklahoma legislative black caucus, black civic leaders and pass tors. on the cbs-3 healthwatch tonight a new you device called a watchman could be a game changer for tens of thousands of patients at risk of having a stroke because of an irregular heart rhythm. health reporter stephanie stahl has one of the first patients to receive this new therapy. >> reporter: eighty year-old margaret is minutes from getting a new device that will lower her risk of a stroke. >> i was advised it would be very good for me. >> i'm ready for whatever has to be done. >> reporter: she has atrial fibrillation which can throw her heart out of rhythm putting her at greater risk for stroke. her doctors recommended she try a new f.d.a. approved device called the watch men. surgeons implanted the device through a vein in the leg closing off an area of the heart where blood clots form. >> any cloths form there cannot travel to the brain and cause a stroke.

>> reporter: a fib patients usually have have to take blood thinners but that comes with problems like bleeding. >> with elderly patients at risk for falling they can hurt themselves particularly badly. >> reporter: research shows that the watchman is very effective so margaret can stop taking blood thinners which is a relief for her son. >> hopefully this is the last procedure she has to go through and she won't have to be on drugs anymore. >> reporter: doctors say recovery is fairly quick for mentally invasive surgery that takes about 45 minutes to put the watchman in place. patient was atrial fib are at five times greater risk for stroke and greater chance have of having a more serious stroke. the that is why this watchman is such an important development for many of them. >> great stuff. >> very impressive. >> thank you. sixth annual ronald mcdonald house phone bank was a big success. yesterday a great day here at cb. three viewers opened up their hearts and what will totes help a tremendous cause. the phones rang off the hook all day as many made donations to help sick children and their families.

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rumors were in deed just too good to be tree, chris may. >> it appears jay z and beyonce are not moving to philadelphia after all. >> i'm not giving up hope. >> you go ahead. >> internet did go wild yesterday with claims that the music superstar had purchased a penthouse in a center city high rise that is currently undercover trucks. the unit that they were reportedly interested in worth more than 17 million-dollar. but now, a realtor on the project says that the reports are simply in the true but again, dent give up hope. do you see that cell phone video there. >> boy bander is calling it quit zanye ising in a

different direction. now one direction is down to the four man group. he apologized to his fans saying he wants to relax, have some privacy like a normal 22-year old. one direction also released a statement wishing him well and vows to continue to make music. star of the mad men, john ham, has just completed a 30 day stint in rehab for alcohol abuse. tmz says the 44 year-old actor checked into a connecticut hospital at the end of last month. representatives for ham says he completed the program with the expert of his long time girlfriend. the news comes less than two weeks before mad men begins its final eight run episode. that will do it the for "eyewitness news" at 5:00. now at 6:00 tragedy hits home a drexel university graduate ace monk victims of the german air crash the in the french alps. we will tell you how she's being remembered by family and friends sell can i.

we will tell what you she said in the courtroom kathy. >> it is coming down good in center city philadelphia on the die deck we're talking about moderate rain and warmer air works its way in the delaware valley, more spotty showers this evening, before a significant warm up, and then some thunderstorms. we will time it out coming up. and a barbecue with a side of kindness we will tell you how a local restaurant is stepping up to honor a fallen police officer, "eyewitness news" at 6:00 starts right now. a young life cut too short, "eyewitness news" has learned that a drexel graduate ace monk three americans, on board a german air flight that crashed in southern france. em lie selke was traveling from spain to german which her mother when the plane went

down. good evening i'm chris may. >> i'm jessica dean. as investigators continue to comb through the ruble and rugged rugged mountains we are learning more about these on the doomed flight. and emily selke graduated with honors from 2013. "eyewitness news" reporter walt hunter is live at the university's campus where she's remembered tonight walt. >> reporter: selke attended classes at usual absenter on the drexel university campus and it was late this morning that word began spread ago this she, in fact, was a victim of that plane crash, a crash so very far away that suddenly caused a great deal of hurt and pain here on the campus where selke was known and well liked. inside the urban center on the drexel campus there were tears and hugs among those who knew, and taught emily selke as they learned that the the 2013 graduate long with her mom yvonne were among 150 victims tied in the