ighter who they say today had both a gun, and a grudge all this happened at lemott firehouse at pen rose avenue and graham lane in the elkins park section of cheltenham township. "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff is their life at the scene where a lot of people will alexandria are breathing a sigh of relief now. >> reporter: well, this has been a very trying day for this community some folks were told by police they had to stay inside their homes, others return home, afraid for their children who work, home at spring break but all of them are wanting answers tonight. chopper three was overhead before 11:30 a.m. as first hostage was released. alex robinson was watching on tr when she got a call. >> he said mom, he said tell them i'm okay. i said was that you? i said jamal who was hostage they were bringing up with their hand up. he aid that was me. >> reporter: jamal was one of

four fire fighters held captive by a gunman identified as former fire fighter paul jordan, in the basement of the lem theott fire station in cheltenham an ordeal that started an hour were and evened with helpful hi armed officers entered the firehouse. >> we received a call. did he fire one shot in the wall in the firehouse, of the le moth. >> no one was hurt and shortly after the suspect gave up without a fight. >> great guy. whole fire company. they are a great bunch of guys. they are all here, they are driven. they love the fire company. >> reporter: jordan was a veteran who up until three months ago work for salvation army. >> he was a fire fighter that was in dispute with the fire company up until yesterday. >> reporter: aaron greer got a front review to it all. >> are strange that this would happen in my neighborhood of all places, you know, not something i would expect again living here. >> reporter: community left feeling betrayed and confused as loved ones are relieved that their fire fighters

escaped danger. we do also now know that up -- that jordan did work for the philadelphia housing authority and has done so since january. he is currently in custody and awaiting a mental healthy valuation. reporting live from montgomery county tonight alexandria hoff for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". breaking news police in montgomery county investigating after discovering two people dead. that investigation taking place on the 1100 block of country lane in lower moreland and that is where "eyewitness news" reporter diana rocco joins with us breaking details, diana. >> reporter: jessica, just before 1:00 o'clock that discovery was made, bodies have two people were found inside this home on country lane. you can zoo a police car guarding the property here. the home cannot be seen from the road but police can be seen walking the property this afternoon, in chopper video shot by our chopper. friend and family tell us a well liked married couple

lived here. neighbors say they have been married for nearly 20 years. they lived here with three children. husband and wife are long time resident of lower more land. we do not know how the two people here died or who found them. we do not the know circumstances surrounding their deaths but the police investigation is well underway, police are working on that information and as soon as we get it, we will bring that to you again, two people found dead inside of a home here at 12:15 today on country lane. we are live, tonight i'm diana rocco for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". now you to that breaking news out of northeast philadelphia a car slammed in the nail salon killing a with man and injuring several others. cbs-3's pat ciarrocchi joins us live from the bustleton section of philadelphia with the very latest on this, pat. >> reporter: morning at the nail salon is not supposed to end like this one female customer is killed as an elderly drive mistakes the gas of her car for the the brakes

and plus right through the front of the salon charred of glass broken manicure care evidence of the terrible accident at cindy's nail in the 9800 block of bustleton avenue in the the north east. >> chaotic disaster. a couple of people, was on the floor. >> reporter: police say an eight two-year old driver attempting to park just outside salon's front door hit the accelerate the or by mistake. >> there are signs of accelerate inside the store which would be consistent with continually hitting the brake harder to stop the vehicle. >> reporter: tragically a customer said to be waiting for her daughter to pick her up was struck and then killed. police confirmed that the victim who died at the scene was wedged underneath that car. >> it is horrible. we are very friendly place for everyone here and i believe this is an accident. >> reporter: six people were inside when the the car came barreling through, three unhurt, two others suffered

injuries that police initially described as critical. the husband of one victim said his wife's injuries were minor. >> two people were in the car. neither one suffered any injuries. >> reporter: as you can see here contractors are boarding up the front of the salon, damage inside is said to be extensive. name of the victim who was killed that name has in the been released as of yet. police are calling to just a tragic accident. in northeast philadelphia, pat ciarrocchi cbs-3 "eyewitness news". all right pat thank you. when breaking news happens you can help us tell the story. follow us at cbs philly and tweet us photos or video use the hash tag cbs-3 breaking. fedex truck driver was killed in the deadly accident involving a total of three vehicles in berks county this morning. chopper three over grant township on i78. state police say driver of the disabled car got out and was walking on the highway and police say that caused two trail tours collide when one of them swerved to avoid him.

police have not identified that driver. taking a look at the the weather march came in like a lion and it turns out will go out the same way. wet and cold, some spots seeing snow, we have meteorologist kathy orr tracking first forecast. >> what a day in philadelphia temperatures in the upper 50's but look at the poconos yes it is snowing. we have a winter weather advisory for poconos and more snow accumulating, good skiing, good spring skiing at jack frost big boulder. we have rain moving across the region with the clipperment cold air through north scranton poconos, williamsport and punxsutawney and state college. this is where cold air will be focused in the higher elevations of the lehigh valley but we will stay in the rain for the duration. it end later on tonight. only place we have poor visibility you guessed it in the poconos only three of a mile there we will see worst of the weather in that advisory area, one to 3 inches of snow in the poconos where we want witt very cold air. the right now in philadelphia

54. the cold is coming. state college 32, scranton 33 degrees. all this is moving ease. looking to the south washington and richmond some 70's. we will see. that we will wait until the month of april. rest of tonight light rain, snow far to the north and west of the hilly terrain higher terrain in the lehigh valley and poconos. slick travel up north. precipitation end between 8:00 and 10:00 tonight. coming up we will say good bye to march. that is a good thing. say hello to april. we will have the forecast later on in the broadcast. >> kathy, thanks very much. we are learning more about the health of the former death row inmate mumia abu-jamal. his family held a news conference outside schuylkill medical center in pottsville today. "eyewitness news" reporter walt hunter has there record record quick police killer mumia abu-jamal was taken to schuylkill medical center from his prison cell on monday after he collapsed from diabetic shock. according to his wife, and brother who visited him this

morning. >> he is still very weak. >> it came a shock to us and came as a shock to him that he was as sick as he was. >> reporter: family members say that they were permitted only a half an hour with him in the intensive care unit under tight security. jamal originally sentenced to death for the murder of office are daniel faulkner in 1981 but now serving life, without parole. >> he was sitting up in the chair at the time and he was handcuffed to the jail. >> situation in which mumia was in yesterday morning was a near death experience. >> reporter: family members say his serious diabetic condition, should have been diagnosed and treated sooner. and, family members should have been kept informed. >> in within has mentioned to him or to us, that he was in the shape that he was in. >> reporter: hospital administrators and prison

officials both say that by law, they are not permitted to release any information about jamal's past or present medical condition. >> prison officials an ad ago this when an inmate presents to the medical department, with symptoms, he or she is appropriately and immediately sent to the hospital for care. meanwhile, family members and supporters say that they will remain here around the clock hoping for more answers. in pottsville, walt hunter cbs-3 "eyewitness news". septa police hope you can help them identify teenage suspect who knocked a 66 year-old man unconscious on a train platform this surveillance video was taken yesterday afternoon from 15th and market. police say a teenage boy hit victim youe victim in the brown coat right in the head. the blow left the 66 year-old man hospitalized with a broken jaw and facial injuries. >> this is one of those sad circumstances where verballal altercations turn into a

dispute dispute where one of the other should have walk away. this shouldn't have happened. >> septa police say the teen in the blue hoodie by the door delivered that devastating blow and they want anybody with information about what led up to that confrontation to come forward. news is developing tonight a clock is ticking on negotiation toss reach a nuclear deal with iran, diplomatic talks in quit land, deadline for now is 6:00 o'clock tonight. significant differences between iran u.s. iran, the the u.s. and five other world powers. the negotiations are aimed at stopping iran from developing a nuclear bomb. all in exchange for easing of international sanctions that have have crippled iran's economy. >> we have been very clear that if after a year of negotiate ago this iran is not in a position to make those serious commitment then we will be prepared to consider other alternatives but if necessary, if conversations continue to be productive, it is possible that the talks

could continue into tomorrow good congress is not happy with how negotiations are going. it is planning to push for new sanctions within two weeks iran does not approve the deal. still to come here on "eyewitness news" at 5:00 philadelphia mayor michael nutter responding to controversial ads set to appear on septa buses all around the area. suspect lead police on a wild ride in virginia. we have a dramatic end to go this high

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break being news parks supreme court has ruled against pennsylvania attorney general kathleen kane the just

advertisements saying that the montgomery county judge did act properly when's pointed a special prosecutor to look into grand jury leaks that were linked to kane's office. she challenge the appointment after grand jury recommend that had she be criminal willly charged in that case. recommendation is now in the hand of the montgomery county district attorney, risa vetri furhman. kane's lawyer says he is disappointed with the decision and hopes the d.a. does not indict. much more to come on that story. an accused bank robber is back behind bars after touching off a manhunt when he escaped from a virginia hospital overnight. forty-two year-old wossen assaye, was taken into custody in washington tc just before noon time. police say assaye carjacked two drivers after over powering an armed guard at a virginia hospital where he was receiving treatment. good news there no one was hurt. for a brief time police briefed they were following that escaped prisoner during this chase in northern

virginia it happened just after 8:00 a.m. police had to ram and spin out that silver truck near falls church. the driver was eventually taun into custody. there is no word on why he was running from police. you could begin seeing anti islamic advertisement on septa busies, beginning tomorrow. owe today leaders of all faiths came together to counter the had hate with love. kyw news radio community affairs reporter cherry greg has more. >> reporter: christians, jews and muslims of all races joined elect officials to show the world what philadelphia is all about. >> city founded on the fundamental principal of tolerance for all and acceptance of all. >> reporter: just days before easter and passover they are protesting ads by the american freedom key fence initiative ads that link adolph hitler to islam. >> i take this as a personal offense against me and my religion. >> reporter: the ad will run

on 84 buses and could show up anywhere across the city and you could start seeing them as early as tomorrow. instead of anger they offered prayer and togetherness. >> it is the opposite of islam to go berserk and cause destruction, violence and vandalism against septa. don't do that. >> reporter: despite its laws faith leaders commended septa for spending more than hundred thousand dollars in legal fees to fight ads and they are picking up the fight by launching a billboard campaigning called dare to understand. >> to promote mutual understanding, respect and tolerance. >> reporter: so when ads end love and respect will remain. >> we will have to tolerate this for 30 days but after the 30 days, you will a's never see this kind these kinds of ads again. >> in love park cherry greg for kyw news radio cbs-3 eyewitness nice. there is still much more a head on "eyewitness news" as most of us know traffic

troubles around philadelphia are an every day thing. >> coming up we will find out just how long philadelphia drivers sit in traffic jams every calendar year, leslie. phillies less than a week away from opening day and i sat down with club president pat gillick and he has one message for the fans. i'll have

all right. today we say so long march. >> so long. >> and we will go into april

and hopefully a little warmer and ease nal. >> we will even this month about four and a half degrees below normal. that is a huge margin. >> it is it is big deal when you are 1 degree below normal. we will look for milder days ahead and we will have have them in the forecast but first we have to get through rain and wet snow. outside in center city philadelphia it is all wet. we are talking about showers right through evening rush and we will be drying out. so that is the got news. take a look at the high for today because they were impressive. thirty's in the poconos topping off, at 40 in some spots, 40's through the lehigh valley and heading in to our northern and western suburbs and then the 50's through philadelphia, its suburbs and heading down through south jersey in the 60's through central and other than delaware. is there warmth to the south it is dying to come up but some areas of low pressure are just not letting it. to get into our region. look at our live neighborhood network at broadheadville of course, in the poconos.

still snow and snowing good at least 3 inches expect here. temperatures right at freezing. it is that sloppy wet snow not accumulating as much on the roadway but super sticking to the field there and also to the trees. wind east/south east at 2 miles an hour. in philadelphia we are at 54. cold are in allentown and poconos. reading 47 this clipper is bringing colder air but look a large chunk of the country is looking great. eighty-one in nashville. eighty-three little rock. this warmth extending up to the northern plains and it is midwest through great lakes, northeast and hedging in the del marva where we see cold air. we are last hold outs with this march deep freeze and then warm air will slowly work its way up eastern seaboard. this area of low pressure moves through tomorrow a cool high pressure comes back down. temperatures only in the 50's and it will be breezy. thursday we will get a wild win by afternoon gusting to 30 to 35 miles an hour but temperatures warm up.

a good sign. southerly wind kick in. we will be in the 60's topping off in the south and 70's and then period of rain for good friday temperatures in the 60's and another front in the balance as we head towards the weekend. will look like a decent weekend but typical spring weekend with some wind and cool temperatures. overnight rain will be ending early and then breezy cold low of 34. during the day tomorrow lots of sun, brisk and cool high of 52. then it gets warmer. thursday we are eag a warm wind, temperatures soaring to 64. friday 69. with rain and some wind, and of course, sunset we have pass over beginning, we will have period of rain, mild breezy with a temperature of 64 degrees. that is your three day forecast what about the rest of april. kate will have that next half an

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hard to believe but we are six days away from opening day and i sat down with new phillies president pat gillick, expectations very hoe this year for fightins and pat has one word for all of the fans out there: be patient. phillies president pat gillick has a licensing list of accomplishments, 2011 hall of fame inducte he constructed 2008 world champion phillies. the key to his success. >> i think i view myself as hiring the the right people to acquire the right players. >> reporter: his father played the game and he grew up surrounded by baseball, so of course, that is what he wanted to do right. >> i think when i got out of the school i wanted to be an fbi agent. my father after he retired from baseball he was a county

sheriff and i really wanted to be an fbi agent. >> reporter: gillick became team president when dave montgomery moved in the role of club chairman after an eight month battle with cancer. >> i will be here as long as they need me. david, he is back. he is our chairman. the main thing that his health is terrific and i think he is almost back to his old self. >> reporter: now he faces tough task of turning the team around and finding success again. >> it is hard to be patient. it is hard for the fans. it is hard for the media. it is hard foreign the management of the club. we want to get competitive as soon as possible but again if you are making a change, a bit of the transition to younger people it takes time for them to get their feet on the ground. sometimes people make quick adjustment and we might get procedure tell deduction then we anticipate. >> you never necessity good you never know, right. >> okay.

you have to be patient. we have heard this before. we have to be patient with the sixers and flyers. >> yes. >> it is a process, we know that. >> all right, thanks leslie. still to come here on "eyewitness news" darby boro police officer and role tear fire fighter are taken too soon and new his girl friend is charge in the murder. new tea tails from the press conference that just wrapped up in the last half an hour. we have the latest on the germanwings plane crash in the french alps could there been video during the

i'm chris may. we will continue to follow breaking news take a look at the scene from earlier today as a the swat team moved in the elkins park firehouse, a hostage was later seen leaving that firehouse at pen rose avenue and graham lane. police in the end say a disgruntled former fire fighter held a man under gunpoint and that gunman is now in custody. he has been identified as paul jordan. he was recently fired from his job as a fire fighter, and, we will have more details in a live report coming up at 6:00 o'clock. and one person, who was killed and three injured after a car slammed in the northeast philadelphia nail

salon today. the elderly driver of the car was in the hurt, the the accident happened along 9800 block of bustleton avenue. police are investigating deaths of two people in lower more land montgomery county, the the bodies were found in the 1100 block of country lane this afternoon. neighbors say a well like married couple lived in that home. kate? and thank you, chris. it a has been an interesting day, started with sun and included rolled in but sun tried to hang on throughout the afternoon allowing to us warm up. showers are pushing through but we have sunshine returning tomorrow and then on thursday, it will be a rainy but warm end to the week and we will have your easter weekend outlook coming up with the eyewitness weather seven day forecast in a couple minutes chris, back of to you. >> thanks very much. we are learning tonight there is rid ohio from inside the doom germanwings flight moments before it crashed one week ago today. couple european publications have copies of cell phone video recover from the

wreckage. french magazine paris match reports that the video was simply too chaotic to identify anyone in the picture but sound of screaming passengers were quote perfectly clear. in the boston marathon bombing trial today and computer expert testified for defense lawyers representing dzhokhar tsarnaev. testimony focused on the computer own by tsarnaev's older brother tamerlan. experts say search teams on the elder tsarnaev lap top included detonator, tabs myther and receive are ape fire works firing system. attorneys for dzhokhar tsarnaev are building a case to show his older brother orchestrated those bombings. new england patriots owner rap earth craft took the stand in the aaron hernandez murder trial. he played tightened for patriots. today kraft testified he spoke privately with hernandez soon after 2013 killing. kraft said hernandez told him he was innocent. kraft testified the entire conversation lasted about five

to zero minutes. survivors of the sexual assault in the military say that they are in longer waiting for their commanders or congress, to pull a dress the issue. several women with years of service to the country have join forces to file a lawsuit against the department of defense. craig boswell is in washington. >> reporter: jennifer smith says she was sexually assaulted serving in iraq. she said her attacker was not punish and she was harassed after reporting to it her commander. >> you have to go through the the root of the problem and root of the problem are the commanders. >> reporter: smith and three other military women have filed suit saying that the department repeatedly fails to terminate sexual harassers from the military and instead lets those biased and whose style persons control military judicial proceedings. >> we cannot expect the people that are so into that culture to police themselves. >> reporter: smith filed a complaint a about sexually whose style songs printed in unofficial air force song

books. >> i never realize that had they were and what effect they haddon me until something bad happened to me. i realized i could not go to the people, that i needed to go to because i just viewed these tapes. >> reporter: pentagon says there were 7,000 fewer sexual assault last year then 2012 and more women and men are coming forward but says more must be done. >> it is very disheart evening to go through something like this and get no justice but just hoping. >> reporter: hope for justice for her and others after years of military service. craig boswell for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". and tonight murder charges are pending a against girlfriend of slain darby boro police officer mark hudson. "eyewitness news" reporter steve paterson joins us live from the delaware county district attorney's office in media where a news conference just wrapped up, steve. >> reporter: as we speak 27 year-old tiana finch now

facing an arraignment on charges that she murdered her own boyfriend. we have learn more about this case police releasing affidavit in that press conference just moment ago. in this two very different versions from what finch says he told police number one, that it was an accident. number two that it was self-defense. but police say they have a third version of events. >> she acted on this particular take with a specific intent to kill. >> reporter: three days after a shooting death of 26 year-old darby boro police officer mark hudson his girl friend tiana finch was accused of pulling the trigger. delaware county district attorney jack whalen said finch tried to give police two bogus stories originally claiming that the shoots was an accident and that he feared during a domestic airing out. >> he flinches toward her and at that point in time when he flinches toward her, she then points the gun at him and fires the weapon.

>> reporter: police have ative rent story. saturday afternoon the the couple was arguing inside the hudson's glenn olden home and at some point during the argument police say flinch grabbed the service firearm. part-time officer was shot once in the chest, police say she shot to dill. >> when the facts come out there might be closer to an assassination then a murder. >> reporter: robert smith outlined a tumultuous domestic relationship between hudson and finch in august of last year, finch threatened her boyfriend with the knife. hudson filed an emergency protection for boost order but didn't follow-up with the courts. smith says that it is because he feared for what she would do in response. >> if convicted she faces life imprisonment. and finch and, and, murder charges, if convicted, he could face life in prison. that is latees from media i'm steve pather on for cbs-3 "eyewitness news".

widener university in chester is doing its part to raise awareness about sexual assault and domestic violence. tea back the night event is underway on campus, close line project hanging inside the university center is one of the center pieces of that campaign. each shirt is one survivor's testimony of their personal experience with violence. >> very perfect to spread the awareness of take back the night and stopping violence. people may face it. they don't really necessity what to do or what path to take to get out of the relationship or what advice to take. very important to spread awareness even on campus. >> reporter: founder of take back the night is expect to speak to students at 8:30 tonight. >> indiana's governor is calling for more legislation to quiet uproar over religious freedom bill he signed into law. republican mike pence said he is proud of the law but you that it has been mischaracterized. he is asking the state

legislature for another bill. >> i have come to the conclusion that it would be helpful to move legislation this week that makes it clear that this law does not give businesses the right to deny services to anyone. >> opponents say the law opens up the door to discrimination against gays and lesbian as. good evening everyone. a very, very busy traffic day in regard to rush hour traffic. we have an accident we need to address as well. southbound route 100 at pottstown pike we are looking at the clearing out of this accident right now at eagleville boulevard. you will net is tons of role in this area causing a north bound gaper delay. generally speaking traveling in and around this area give yourself more time. we will take you elsewhere yep, roosevelt boulevard jammed packed. traveling in the northbound direction you are delayed from the schuylkill down to broad street. southbound in the clear. but continuing southbound on the boulevard to the schuylkill where speed sensors drop, 16 is your average on 76 and it is in the only around

that usual pocket at boulevard and city avenue but traveling around vine street expressway and making your way out of the king of prussia and 476. twenty-two is your average on the the blue route, 16 on i-95 heavy delays making your way southbound from cottman down through the vine street expressway. north bound we are seeing heavy volume. twenty-six is what we are seeing on 476 right around 95. it is coming from i-95 in the northbound direction and making your way through area of media swarthmore. lot going on during this evening rush, but good news is in major delays for mass transit. unfortunately this kind of grid lock is part of the many area commuters. a new survey puts philadelphia near top of the america's worst cities for traffic. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch caught up with drivers with the frustrated reaction. >> reporter: we have all been there stuck on 76 or perhaps blocked on the bridges. no matter where you go it seems that you can count on getting there late.

>> ninety-five to the blue route it is getting worse and worth. >> reporter: like tuesday morning commute it was tied up snarled by tractor trailer and car collision at vine street expressway and 76. the mess blocking access into center city. >> seventy-six always backup whether it is construction, accidents, the weather we just cannot move in philadelphia. >> this driver feels vindicated by tom tom, they just rolled out annual am cyst from cities around the country and world. >> traffic around here is definitely ridiculous. >> reporter: for 2014 philly will find itself at number 20, that breaks down to 70 hours in traffic per year for drivers facing half an hour commutes. >> i think that is right on, definitely in the a good thing. it is bad for the environment, productivity, you know, people wasting time. >> reporter: that observation confirmed by tom tom researchers. productivity goes down.

people are exhausted from commuting. >> reporter: what are your best commute days? that within friday evening and monday morning. rest who have those days gets tricky. but relief is when we see more cars on the road is that it means more people are finding work and that the metro area is growing. university city, i'm justin finch for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". still to come on "eyewitness news" when was last time you thought burr hot water heater. it might be time to start thinking bit. jim donovan is on your side with the changes underway and how those changes could affect you, we will be rig

let's check the philadelphia jobs market report. >> cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger is here with more. >> reporter: employment abroad can help awe inquire valuable life experiences, when are a an to be grad looking for a unique first job or a more establish worker seeking a change of scenery there are several steps to take before making the move. first, do your research and narrow your search geographically. then plan a trip to familiarize yourself with the location. your expectations may differ from reality. the the application process may vary depending on the country. for example in china it normal

to place a photo of yourself on your resume. valuable research tool is in the for profit agency international jobs.org, it identifies international career positionness all sectors of the job market. you may be seeking a position far away there are other resources to consider reach out to companies closer to home like comcast, which is based here in philadelphia or look for professional organizations that may have offices overseas. landing a job abroad can take longer then it would here at home so be prepared for a lengthy process. i'm jill vest goer for

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new federal regulations for water heaters go in effect and they are design to make heaters much more efficient. >> while you will save money on energy cost you have to pay more up front. three on your side consumer reporter jim donovan has more. >> reporter: ever think much about your home water heater until something goes wrong. >> my roommate, my sister tried getting a bath and had no hot water. >> reporter: fit cannot be fix you have to get a new within pretty fast. >> can't go without hot the water. >> reporter: effective april 16th federal law requires all manufacturers to make most water heaters more efficient. larger the tank the the more

efficiency is required, the newer tanks are expected to cut utility bills by 25 to 50 percent depending on the technology used. but. >> the the tanks will get significantly larger and significantly more expensive. >> reporter: often boosting prices by hundred dollars or more. if you are replacing a water heat their holds less than 55 gallons the new one may be an inch or two larger and can be likely placed where older one was unless it was in a very tight spot such as a closet. if you are replacing a larger water heater you will need to do your homework as new units the may need more space. before making a perfect consult your plumber or contractor. now average water heater usually last between eight and ten years. nobody has to change what they currently have even though manufacturers are not allowed to make current models after april 16th cheaper water heaters can be sold until they run out. >> one of those things you don't think about until you

have to. >> you are in a bind. >> cold shower not good. >> nobody likes that. >> thanks, jim very much. speaking of cold showers, we have got a few of them coming down across the region today even some snow showers off to the north and west thanks to jim donovan for that lovely set the up there. our eyewitness weather watchers are showing a big difference between northern portions and southern parts as we head to the poconos we are seeing temperatures barely hitting 40 this is in coopersberg we have don harrington reporting 40 degrees with cloudy skies don says getting darker, rain seems near and then heading down to the south look at this report in southern delaware 64 degrees gary is down in milton reporting some sunshine and says blustery conditions but nice and warm. big difference depending where you are in the region. just a couple photos you can see claus, sunshine in newark delaware. sun tried to stick around in the afternoon hours and that

help things warm up for the city on south but now the rain is moving in. let look at within more spot the outside, this is down the shore where still a little bit of blue sky hanging on the horizon but rain is heading your way if you are down the shore. the it will get there very shortly. we have bonus sunshine i was calling it today, storm can in later then it was supposed to. there goes a sea gull. and it came in further are north. it took a while for showers to make their way down south. look at what is happening now. precipitation is filling in. fact that it is coming in later means threat for snow to get into our near north and western suburbs is diminishing as precipitation wind down later this evening cold air comes in behind it. may see a few snow flakes in allentown, bethlehem easton but rest of us just seeing rain through the evening and it will clear out here quickly. we do see steady rain right new through the city and down into south jersey. you can see yellow shading zooming in here in to new

castle will county delaware and filling in the west as wellment we will have another round of these showers before they get through. take a totally different path the from frank in holley, pennsylvania near scranton. you can see the deer with the caption oh, dear, deer watching from the roadside lots of snow on the ground there. luckily this missed us well to the north but you you can see temperature gradient. pretty crazy here. it is freezing in the poconos but 63 in the doverment we are in the middle at 54. there is a a 31-degree gradient across the region from mount pocono to dover. we have green to the south and blue to the north. completelitive rent day depending on which part of the area are in which is why it is fun to information cast weather here in philadelphia we have these micro climates from the mountains to the coastline and you can have days where everything is completely different just a few miles away. march in review 4.5 degrees below average. we had 12 inches in march. high temperature 68 degrees.

cold march. most of us glad to see it go. rain moves out high pressure build in we have a nice day with high pressure overhead on thursday, tomorrow nice as well but not quite as warm. overnight we are clearing things out, easter sunday looks good 55 degrees, partly sun is i nice and cool. nod a bad day all things considered for early april. your seven day forecast mildest specially thursday, warm and rainy friday but clear it the out for weekend and our easter weekend not looking too bad seasonal with highs in the 50's. chris and yes, sir contact back over to you. still ahead a special four hour mini series you'll see on cbs-3. >> tonight we will hear from the stars of the dove on this remarkable story based than true events. we will right back.

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tonight is a big night as we have a previewer of the two part series called dove coopers. >> the series which takes place in anxious israelis based on true events. >> who will tell a story of massata, you or rome, you you tell me, jew to jew. >> recounting events from the perspective of extraordinary woman, the series follows 900 jews forced out of their homes and settled in the fortress. our erika von tiehl spoke with the dove keepers stars diego and codey key pablo earlier today. >> now diego i heard you say you are a history buff. this is based on historical event. what does this mean to you to work on a project like this. >> i felt like a five-year old, erika. >> you were like a five-year old. >> yes. >> no, he was the the sweetest, he was the sweetest

thing. he was so excited all the time and i loved watching that. it was the best. >> i have been collecting stories to tell since i was five years old because i'm a huge fan of historical movies and i read these biographies as well. i design my weapons, i was like, you know very proud of that. >> very proud of that. >> and i was training with the stunt coordinators and, you know going on these drills because my first time doing a period piece ape sword, and stuff ape daggers. it was very intense but it was a blast good there you go, catch first part of the two part mini series the dove keepers happening tonight at 9:00 on cbs-3. >> join us, it should be great. >> that is "eyewitness news" at 5:00. at 6:00 chaos at a local sal a on when a car drives right through the the front door one person is dead and we will take you to the scene. startling attack is caught on camera as a map ip knock

out on a septa platform kathy. >> march going out like a lion. we have rain and snow to the north, it will get better for month of april we will show you with the seven day coming up. he is a year-older and wiser, a 100 year-old monsignor gives us advice on living a licensing life. "eyewitness news" at 6:00 starts right now. we begin at 6:00 with breaking news what was supposed to be a day of beauty end in tragedy when a driver rams a car, through a nail salon's front door. good evening i'm chris may. i'm jessica dean. one woman is dead and several others are injured, lets get to "eyewitness news" anchor pat ciarrocchi live on the scene, pat. >> reporter: jessica, this tuesday, manager became tragedy for a northeast philadelphia family. a female customer waiting for cindy's nails on bustleton avenue is killed as an elderly driver plows through the the

front door of this salon. looking through dark storefront you can see tanks of the blue sedan, around it remnant of the tragedy. just before noon, six people inside experienced the unthinkable. >> two senior citizens were coming to do some shopping. the operator was pulling up in the parking spot to try to stop apparently she hit gas instead of the brake. >> reporter: accelerating the eight two-year old driver plowed ahead within female customer believed to be waiting for her daughter to pick her up was struck and killed as that car came barreling through the plate glass window leaving broken trail of chairs, tables and about on the official nail polish. >> all i know is there was shaking and girls crying. it was a disaster chaotic yes. >> reporter: police confirmed that the woman killed was wedged underneath the the car. >> there are signs of accelerate inside store which is consistent with