. so, let take another look at storm scan three, the the cold front is all the way back, and moving into illinois, the warm front is rain you can see, lifting in the great lakes and producing, severe weather in western pennsylvania tonight. as we await the the arrival, still chill which an east wind 42 degrees at philadelphia international airport, 41 in atlantic city, but look at the warmth that awaits. we will feel a lit of the warmth coming in. 79 degrees in nashville. future weather shows a couple showers moving through here overnight with the warm front

tomorrow midday we may see a few breaks of sun but right here between 4:00 and 8:00. you can see that line moving through tomorrow evening for your friday night, and start weekend with the bang and by that i mean a bang of thunder and threat for heavy rain and damaging wind. we will have more on the timing and what we can expect in the weekend. back to you in the studio. we have breaking news just in the news room officials in south carolina have released the dash cam video of the moments, just before police involved shooting that left an unarmed black man, dead. this is officer michael slager, you see him in this video talking with walter scott, driver of the car, and then video captures scott taking off on foot slager then follows. you have probably seen video that shows slager shooting scott later on but this does not show the scuffle that led to that shooting. we will have more throughout the the night. investigators say they plan to look in the prior

excessive force claim against officer slag their was ultimately dismissed. >> north charleston resident mario givens claims slager used a taser on him in 203 without reason. he filed a complaint but the officer was cleared of wrongdoing following an internal investigation. civil rights leaders in north charleston say police force need to be more accountable to the community. >> we have to not just get video but to get them convicted. there has to be consequences for behavior of these officers. >> now officer slager grew up here in the delaware val any south jersey. our cleve bryan spoke with one of the former class mates and joins us from their old high school in medicine forward burlington county, cleve. >> michael slager was a 2001 graduate from lenape regional high school. i spoke to one of his classmates who only had positive things to say and school where he spent his formative years. >> it is crazy that it is that far away but yet so close to home. >> reporter: christie is having a hard time believing

miningal slager that she graduated with from lenape high school, same man who shot an unarmed man in the back. >> i was shock by the whole situation, knowing him from will school i haven't talk to him in years but just knowing him in class together, was really, a nice boy. >> reporter: slager was quiet, not involved in many activities. >> i just wanted to see what other pages he was on. >> reporter: accusations of racism and aggression do not fit the memories of slager and the environment. >> lenamies a good school ape still is a good school. i could never imagine that. >> reporter: former neighbor to slager ed thomas find it hard to make a connection between slager's alleged actions and his upbringing. >> grew up in a nice house with nice people. >> reporter: slager's have moved but they were good neighbors and michael slager a polite kid. >> like you know somebody and you just can't believe that it happen. it is a shame.

no response so we reached out to the lenape district. they are on break on line, there is lots of discussion along the alumni from lenape high school. live, cleve bryan, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". well, two teenage boys from delaware remain in critical condition after their family was exposed to the pesticide on vacation in the virgin island. >> uj justice department is investigating whether terminix used that pesticide illegally to fume gade that condo below their. asal zapped contract hoff discovered that very pesticide is being stored and used in mass quantity, right here in our area. in 2004 osha cited terminix commercial in pennsauken after a group of employees were hospitalized, after removing a tarp from cocoa beans from treated with the bromide, the same chemical pesticide that officials say made the edmond

family critically ill in the u.s. virgin island. >> this chemical is highly toxic and has a neurotoxic chemical. >> reporter: it is illegal for residential use. jay feldman heads up the group, beyond pesticides, he says bromide has been banned since 2005 but... >> in the u.s. we use these exemptions because law provides for exemptions, they are called critical use exceptions. >> reporter: as of march of this year usda records show 167 facilities where bromide is being used to treat produce, 31 of the top users are in the delaware valley including the the tioga marine terminal. according to date, 40 percent of all chile produce that comes in the you had does so through philadelphia and 90 percent of the bromide used is used to treat those grapes. that is because grapes are a especially vulnerable to pest and diseases that if untreated

could devastate domestic crops. >> we have in this country a huge chemical dependent system of agriculture. >> reporter: while edmond story hit headlines another within right here at home, another one did not. >> we had five or six of these guys. >> reporter: several years ago philadelphia based martin law represented a group of dock workers. they say that are clients were caught down wind of the bromide foundation site near marcus hook. >> the results are drastic, and completely disable some of the people that we represented. >> reporter: one of the men he says lost his teeth. as recovery continues for the edmonds family one member told "eyewitness news", they hope that their story makes others aware of the dangers of the the bromide. according to the usda the level used on produce is not harmful for human consumption but there are those who are concerned about what the fumegation process might do to the ozone layer. reporting from the delaware river, alexandria hoff for cbs-3 "eyewitness news".

following 2004 incident a spokesperson for termi nx said they enrolled in a intensive retraining program. in a statement, they say quote, we always strive to follow proper procedures and follow safety measures in everything that we do. a chester county bus driver ace rested for leaving a child on the bus for nearly six hours. authorities tell us that 66 year-old ivor roseland pick up a seven year-old girl to take her to will school. she was the only passenger on that van but he never dropped her off. investigators say that roseland drove right past the school and park at the the kraft bus lot. when that girl failed to show up for school they called her mother. she told them her daughter had gotten on that van. >> luckily for us she was fine but if this had been a month ago, given the weather, she would have frozen to death. if this would have been a month from now, given the weather, she could have died from heat exposure. so we were this close to a

tragedy happening. >> the the school bus company issued a statement saying with regards to the student left on the bus the the matter is under investigation and we are working closely with the kenneth area school district and local authorities. roseland was fired from that bus company. well, calling her a flight risk, a federal judge denied bail to home grown terror suspects keonna thomas. that is the the philadelphia mother arrested last week and accused of trying to join the terror group isis. "eyewitness news" reporter todd quinones was in court today, and has the latest. >> reporter: prosecutors argue keonna thomas has to face 15 years behind bars and that is plenty of motivation for her to try to flee. >> get out of my way. >> move, move move. >> reporter: keonna a thomas grandmother and her mother, as well as family friend said little to reporters as they hurried out of federal court. >> she's a good woman. >> reporter: inside the 30 year-old said nothing during

her pretrial hearing prosecutors claimed that thomas is a flight risk and posed danger to the community if she was released on bond saying she haddon line communication was known islamic militants and sent out a number of disturbing tweets. >> the complaint does layout a number of communications allegedly made by in miss thomas desiring to join isis. >> reporter: assistant u.s. attorney jennifer williams says a close associate for thomas called for operations here in the u.s. >> after miss thomas arrest posted on twitter a statement indicate ago this no prison door would be able to stand against the force of and then put on there icons of a truck and a explosion. >> reporter: this exclusive video shows april 3rd arrest of the 30 year-old at her home in the 800 block of north tenth street. the north philadelphia mother is accused of knowingly to attempting to provide material support and resources to the terror group isis. her court appointed attorneys argued that the prosecution's case won't hold up. >> if there is an indictment that is return by the government keonna a thomas

will be plead willing not guilty. >> reporter: neighbors say unemployment 30 years old lives in this home with her mother and two daughters age seven and nine. judge ruled that thomas does pose a flight risk and danger to the community and so, she will remain in prison through her trial. reporting from the federal courthouse, todd quinones cbs-3 "eyewitness news". the the lights are out the atlantic city's former revel casino. the power was cut off this afternoon by ac r energy partners, they are soul source of utility service for revel. building's new owner glenn straub and ac r were not able to reach for payments, straub assumed as new land lor, in the meantime straub says he will hook up portable generator trucks. well, new jersey governor chris christie considers a presidential run his approval rating sink to a new low. rutgers eagleton poll out find 54 percent of new jersey's registered voters disapprove of job christie is doing while

41 percent approve. some a they feel new jersey is on the wrong track at this point, more than any point in his tenure. pennsylvania governor tom wolf comes to philadelphia discussing education funding. >> "eyewitness news" at kensington health science's contacted my the latest stop on what the governor called his schools that teach tour. he wants again spokes about the need to invest in public education. i wanted to make it affordable for all of pennsylvania to make an investment. >> governor wolf went on to say that an investment in education now saves the commonwealth money down the the road. supporters of public transportation rallied at city hall today organizers from the group stand up for transportation, say that the current federal transportation bill expires at the end of may and that philadelphia's transit systems would be in jeopardy without that money. business and labor leaders say a long term bill is crucial.

>> obama administration, and we have to get this done. we support public transportation across the country. and public events were held a across the kent troy day. roman catholic high school hosted a summit on safe driving, students in that chapter of students against destructive decisions hosted the event. they held activities that simulated, dangerous, driving situations, new this group has been work ago begins a national competition to make fellow teenagers aware of the dangers of distract driving. local law maker says that philadelphia is the the most inclusive, big city in the nation. >> straight ahead for "eyewitness news" find out the steps he is taking to span the lgbt community kate. >> we have one more night of cloudy, cold conditions before showers and storms start to make their way in we have an eye on a storm that could bring the threat for severe weather in our area tomorrow,

i'll have details coming up, leslie. eagles preseason opponent are all set and phils and red sox in south philadelphia, phillies looking for win number two on the season but everyone is still talking about closer jonathan papelbon had to say following the game last n okay buddy what's your favorite kind of cheerios? honey nut. but... chocolate is my other favorite... but apple cinnamon is my favorite too... and fruity... oh yeah, and frosted! okay, but...what's you're most favorite

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philadelphia is a lesbian, gay, trand gender friendly city. recent states up is as indiana and a arkansas passed religious freedom laws which critics say invite discrimination based on sexual orientation. >> councilman mark and other city officials want everyone to know we welcome diversity here. "eyewitness news" reporter matt rivers has the story. >> reporter: rainbow show of support thursday at city hall as each city council member held up a flag in solidarity with lgbt rights. moments later this open letter was released from councilman it ace dress todd people in states like arkansas and indiana where religious freedom laws were rewritten after a protest that is would have allowed discrimination based on sexual preference. >> it is new to change your philosophies knowing that all people are accepted. >> reporter: the letter signed by all council members and the marries an invite to those unhappy with those laws. he writes in part if you are looking to relocate yourself

your family, your business, your industry philadelphia belongs at the top of your list. >> this is a another just issue understanding that people should be treated equally, and that we're here with them. >> reporter: he end the letter saying quote bonus our nationally ranked restaurants and retail shopping won't deny them service because of difference in opinion. advocates expect that letter to be well received by its intended audience in large part because philadelphia has a strong reputation for inclusiveness amid the national lgbt community. >> we have the most stringent lgbt non-discrimination law in the nation, stronger than san francisco, stronger than new york stronger than los angeles. >> reporter: segal says he knows many people who moved to philadelphia specifically for its inclusiveness and knows a few businesses too. >> the the last year more lgbt national organizations picked philadelphia to come, and have their national conventions. >> reporter: in effect he says he hopes his letter will only multiply matt rivers, for

cbs-3 "eyewitness news". it is time to talk weather now. we have an eye on the storm tonight, bringing severe thunderstorms to the area. >> lets check with kate bilo for latest check of the system. how is it looking. >> it is quiet here in philadelphia, it is still cold temperatures well below average. you can see thick cloud cover for the past two days it feels like a long time since we have seen the sun, all thanks to the east wind keeping things chilly damp and very gray but it is quiet at least for now. take a look at storm scan three, things are lighting off to the west, center of the storm is right about here snow on the back edge now over portions of nebraska, iowa, cold front is right here with strong storms. thinks a warm front starting to lift north moving through our area tonight and will produce threat for couple showers overnight. as we look at these severe thunder storm watches a across southern ohio and western pennsylvania and look at how this area of thunderstorms has

bowed outward. when you see that bow echo that is an indication that storms are producing win gusts and severe thunderstorm warnings around pittsburgh and as we move to the west we have tornado watch ape also severe then are storm warnings in effect. tornado watch up here on interstate 80 and illinois. very active night and that weather is heading our direction for tomorrow. temperatures are still cool for us, lower 40's and feels colder. it feels like 35 at the airport. feels like 26 in mount pocono. feels like winter has return. big changes ahead, warm front hits north and then we will get a little sliver of warm moist air tomorrow afternoon but it will ramp those temperatures in the mid 70's before the the cold front comes through with gusty thunderstorms. it depend how much sun we get warmer we get more sun, more unstable the atmosphere will be. that destable says will provide fuel for severe storms. if we don't get sun, we don't warm up and storms are less intense.

the saturday a cool breeze from the northwest but sun which highs in the 60's. sunday looks great, less wind high pressure overhead and highs in the 60's. in the bad at all for sunday. let's break down tomorrow, we will wake up and still will need jackets, showers patchy fog, visability will be low across the a year tomorrow morning. midday when we will get that surge of warmth. we can get to the mid 70's quickly. temperatures will surge out ahead of the cold front bringing scattered gusty afternoon then are storms. lets look at future visability. waking up tomorrow morning visibility near zero poconos down the shore a mile and a half in philadelphia. fog across the region. be safe as you head out tomorrow. fog starts to lift. we will get sun around noon and that provides the the fuel, and the instability for then are storms to pop in the a afternoon and evening. overnight tonight, cloudy chilly, dam one patchy fog, very similar to today's forecast and yesterday's forecast. 43 degrees. for your friday big warm up. watch for gusty then are storms generally around four

to 8:00 p.m. when we are watching for some storms. it will be warmest and driest around 2:00 p.m. eyewitness weather seven day forecast, beautiful weekend machine looks nice as well and morning showers tuesday and then 70's and sun mid

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phillies and red sox wrapping up tonight at citizens bank park david buchanan getting his first start of the season. the last night phillies picking up their first win of the season, jeff francoeur, who hit a three run home run for phillies. he spent most of last season with the el paso in triple a but he is thrilled to be back and making a difference. >> it is nice it has been a lot of hard work, you know, last year, i was telling a couple y'all it feels good to be backup here and getting these opportunities. you don't want to miss them when you get an opportunity.

it is a lot of fun. >> jonathan papelbon came in and got a four out save. he he had has 107 saves, six away from being the team leader. he toll the boston globe before the game he doesn't feel like a philly and been a tough adjustment playing for fightins. after the game he did try to clarify his comments. >> i'm from baton rouge louisiana. that is where i feel like i'm from. that is where my roots are. so you asked me, what runs deep in you in the red sox still run deep in me. it is where i'm from, it is who i became as a pitcher. that will always stick with me no matter what. >> okay. >> eagles preseason opponents are out, first colts, ravens, packers and then the jets. the specific dates has not been

let's get one last look the at the forecast before we go kate. >> lets look at our seven day because tomorrow will be an active day, starts off cloudy foggy, chilly and then jump to 57 in the afternoon and watch for late day severe thunderstorms, but then we can end clears out beautiful weekend for any plans anybody might have. >> loving these 70's we have seen in the seven day. >> great. >> what a change from a month ago. >> thank you. >> sure. >> thanks for watching "eyewitness news" at 6:00 "eyewitness news" returns at ten on w psg the cw philly and we will be back chris will be back and kate with you a at cbs-3 at 11. >> great to be with you erika as always. up next, "cbs evening news" scott pelley reports tonight from new york.

>> pelley: what happened in the moments before the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man by a white south carolina cop? we have the just-released video. also tonight while the t.s.a. is screening folks inside the terminal, others are easily breaching security outside. shedding light on dark net, an alternate internet where predators stalk children. and the surrender at appomattox, wornappomattox,150 years ago today. >> what's at stake is the future of this country. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: for days, we have been seeing how it ended. today, we findly got to see how it began. the encounter between a white police officer in north charleston, south carolina, and