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but as that clears away the sun will return and a we will warm up nicely. we will have juicy details come up, vittoria. >> i love that. i'm hanging on for those juicy details. traffic wise it is a breeze outside, this is schuylkill expressway, was the schuylkill right around stretch of 202 but very light pleasant right now. things will change when that sun comes up. we will have a full report in a few moments, ukee. well, developing right now philadelphia police make significant progress in the investigation of the two hit and runs. >> they say they fun one of the vehicles and spoke to a lawyer for a person of interest. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao joins us from southwest philadelphia where one of those hit and runs claimed a young life jan good morning. >> reporter: erika and ukee, good morning. a couple of big developments here in this southwest philadelphia deadly hit and run case. as you mentioned the vehicle will that dark colored suv wanted in connection with this case has been located, and we
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are told by sources that an attorney for a person of interest in this case is now speaking with police as well. the momentoes for a little boy struck and killed just feet away from this memorial in southwest philadelphia a. this morning outrage from a community demanding that the feast mail driver responsible comes for. >> he is my boy. he didn't get to live life. >> she has in conscious or feeling. that was a baby. >> reporter: terrible accident, caught on camera as four year old abdul wilson ran into 57th street and hit the by a tark colored suv monday evening. the sources now tell "eyewitness news" that the vehicle has been recovered. an a attorney for person of interest if this case is speaking with police and that the driver could turn herself in later today. police continue to search for the driver of this vehicle wanted for kensington hit and run on monday. police say the driver struck josephine riveria and her son david crossing masher street, the the 19 year-old mother is recovering but her two-year
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old is still fighting for her life. >> y'all need to turn yourself in. the it is not a good thing. y'all need to turn y'all self in. >> reporter: now this is the description of the vehicle in the keeps kensington hit and run a new model ago a aura or infinity, white in color and likely has front end damage. anyone with information should call police, but big developments in this southwest philadelphia deadly hit and run case. the sources tell "eyewitness news" that dark colored suv has been located and sources say closer to the female driver turning herself in possibly later today. we will continue to update you on developments but now live in southwest philadelphia, jan carabao for eyewitness news. we have some breaking news to get to right now. one man is under arrest and a another is in the hospital after an overnight fire at this ogontz home. police tell "eyewitness news" they have arrested a man suspect of start ago this fire in the 1600 block of west nedrow avenue. a man in his 50's is in
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critical condition while doctors treat him for smoke inhalation. is there a $10,000 rewart to catch a serial robber terrorizing banks in our area let's show you man police are looking for. reshawn mitchell is wanted for four bank robberies in philadelphia and delaware county including three in just the the last week. if you have seen mitchell please give philadelphia a police or fbi a call. our time 5:03. lets get traffic ape weather together on the three's. here's katie. >> we can expect to see a nice day. we have another classic spring days where it starts off cool where you are requiring a jacket and then later in the day you will want to shed that extra layer. it is just so pleasant outside. we will hear bird singing here on the cbs-3 sky deck across the the street in one the of the the trees over the philadelphia community college here. really nice to hear. that we are starting to see budd bloom. i have been loving seeing some of the spring blossoms you have been sending into us on twitter and through the
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eyewitness weather watcher network if you are already a member. storm scan three clearing it the out. we have a thin veil of cloud cover but that will thin out with time. we have 50 degrees in both trenton and philadelphia a generally in the 40's every where else. remember as skies clear that uv index start to climb easily. we are shooting for seven on the index today, in the necessarily mess extreme condition with that sun angle will but remember just because it is cool they are time of the year by comparison to the heat of summer it doesn't mean that it will protect you from the sun. sun block allergies medications also required if that is something you need. around the region sunnies the the story nice day and a great excuse to, maybe grill out, i hear party a at ukee's place, vittoria, are you in. >> i didn't get the invite. >> well, you are invited. >> it is serious she calling me you listes. >> thanks for letting me know no i'll be there. travel out and bit is just
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as pleasant. i love have that one graphic where it says abundant sunshine. oh, man that feels so good. we have great traffic news to go with it. right now if you are traveling on all of our majors it is a breeze, it is a very nice ride. definitely a a happy traffic story to report this morning. this is schuylkill right around 202 it is 5:05. very early. we still look so good. when the sun comes up, rush will come n we will take in this good news. i-95 around cottman avenue. watch for that north bound construction, but all and all we are great with no delays. fast food workers in philadelphia are planning to walk off job to rally for higher wages and the right to unionize. organizers say today's rally will be their biggest ever with other under paid workers joining them across the country. students from drexel penn temple and other colleges are also expect to take part. that rally comes on tax
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day, if you haven't filed your taxes we have until midnight tonight to get your returns in or ask for an extension. if you are planning to run to the post office after work tonight to mail those taxes the post office at chose nut and 30th is only one in philadelphia opened past 7:00 tonight. important to note that. coming up we will tell but free byes to take advantage of on this tax day, ukee. new jersey governor chris christie still an undeclare presidential candidate hold his first town hall meet to go day in new hampshire. yesterday he called for an overhaul of social security. >> washington refuses to acknowledge that we have a crisis on our hand. we need to force them to acknowledge this crisis and to take steps toward fixing it. >> governor christie want to raise the the retirement age to 69. he is also proposing reducing social security benefits for retirees earning more than 80,000 will dollars a year and eliminate them for those with an an a you'll income of
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$200,000 or more. hillary clinton continues her presidential campaign in iowa. today she has a business round table, in norwalk. as susan mcginnes reports some of clinton's potential republican rivals are also meeting voters. >> reporter: hillary clinton ended her first day on the campaign trail at a steak house outside cedar rapid iowa and is there always time for more pictures. clinton is crossing iowa in a van she nickname scooby a journey the former first lady will end with her back at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. she spent the day in small towns meeting with small groups of voters. the kind of of retail politics critical to success in iowa and new hampshire and part of her campaign to be seen as a champion of every day americans. >> i could not walk away from what i see as challenges that we face. >> reporter: among challenges strengthening families, building the economy of tomorrow fixing a dysfunction
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willal political system and protecting the country from threats at home and abroad. >> i'm here in iowa to begin a conversation about how we do that. >> reporter: right now clinton is the the only announced democratic candidate. quite a different story on the g.o.p. side. three republicans have launched bid owe far, florida senator marco rubio jumped in the race on monday and spent tuesday working on his day job in the senate. new jersey governor chris christie ace monk handfull of other candidates still considering a bid for the white house. he will spend another day in the new hampshire today talking to voters. the susan mcginnes for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". more trouble for florida eye doctor charged in the corruption case of the new jersey senator robert menendez. salmon melgen is charge with medicare fraud as well. prosecutors say he scam the government out of 190 million-dollar. melgen is also accused of giving gifts and campaign donations to senator menendez
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in exchange for political favors. menendez has pleaded not guilty and he is not connect to the the new charges against medical again. three is on your side with the big recall on baby food that just came in the news room beach nut is recalling 2,000-pound of stage two classic sweet potato and chicken products. that is because they could have small pieces of glass in them. the jars have an expiration date of december 2016. so far at least one baby has gotten hurt and safety officials say risk of other injuries is high so just a head up, we will tell but that throughout the morning. it is eye somber day in boston as city marks the second observance of the boston marathon bombings. we will show you subdued way they planned to remember the the tragedy today. searching for answers the sons of the prominent new jersey couple found dead in their home offer a huge rewar to try to find out what really happened to their parents. also whipping wind blind
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today marks two years since the boston marathon bombings. describing it the as a day of kindness, and generosity, one boston hotel is collecting running shoes. this pile of shoes at downtown hyatt has been growing all week long. after the the marathon they will be donated to a local homeless shelter. >> it just ties in beautifully with the mayor's initiative with the marathon. the it all comes together. and of course, the items that
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they need this is item that they requested and wanted. >> a moment of silence will be observed at 2:49 p.m. the exact moment that the first of two bombs exploded near the finish line two years ago today. new this morning mistress of the former clippers owner donald sterling owes millions of dollars to sterling's wife. why said, v steviano has to pay shelley sterling three million-dollar because donald sterling spent the couple's money when he showered her with gifts. donald sterling was banned for life from the nba after steviano recorded him making racist comments. 5:13. lets get traffic and weather together with katie. >> high pressure is regaining control so that means we will see more sunshine, and also see, temperatures warming up nicely into very comfortable territory. for me my favorite weather is that low humidity plenty of sun and lower mid 70's a.
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that is essentially what we will find out there lets start off by getting you out to storm scan three which is devoid of wet weather over our area granted we have a thin veil of cloud cover high up in the atmosphere. in worries on visibility problems this morning. high pressure will rule here. more of a northerly component to the wind flow and scours out the cloud with time and we are seeing that happen along i80 corridor. hint of the wider zoom retreat of any wet weather at this point. that will stay to the south of us. isn't that a envelope idea. we will have just a quiet pattern overall. there will be wet weather that comes along but we are in the tracking major storms through the weekend. the that is good news. in the meantime we expect high pressure to keep us in the the sun with the high of 7o tomorrow partly sunny overall but we will see sun and it does stay dry with highs in the mid 60's a. we will see next disturbance moving on in and what that will do is help us just have a scattered variety of showers.
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we will keep you in the 60's there. today is nightes of next few. seventy, sunshine 44 degrees with a couple cloud tonight and lightening win and then we will look forward in the forecast 66 with sunshine as well tomorrow. friday is that day we will see a couple showers, scattered in nature. looking a head to the weekend in the bad saturday, overall decent with some sun and highs in the low to mid 70's vittoria. >> thanks, katie. good morning. traffic and weather going hand a hand right now because as pleasant as our day is looking right now traffic is looking just as pleasant. the lets take a look. traveling on 476 right around ridge pike you'll notice southbound and north bound commute nothing major delays north bound taillights southbound headlights here heading to and from the mid county toll plaza, i-95 really 476 is great. it is not only pennsylvania majors in the the clear but it is pennsylvania, numbering, traveling on the the 42 freeway in, delays in either direction north or southbound and even in delaware speed
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sensors are nice and high with average in the 50's and great all over. we have construction on the eastbound side of the pennsylvania turnpike at downingtown so be mindful of the guys and girls there and our bridges are in the clear, everything running normally even at the airport and mass transit, erika. a developing story right new police have located the black suv that struck and killed a four year-old boy monday in southwest philadelphia. four year-old abdul wilson was hit on south 57th street. a person of interest in that hit and run could turn herself into police later today. police have an arson suspect in custody after this house fire on nedrow avenue in ogontz. one fire victim is in critical condition. manhunt is underway for a philadelphia man wanted for at least four bank robberies in philadelphia and delaware counties. police say reshawn mitchell hit three of those banks in the past week. our time 5:16. do you think you have a good boss? they have nothing on a ceo of
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one company. we will tell but a huge pay cut he is taking so he can give his workers a raise. dramatic dash cam video when a police office are slams his car in the man. see the moments that led up to this crash and why police say that violent collision actually saved his life. we will be right back.
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it is april 15th. it is tax deadline day for all of you procrastinators. do you feel broke after filing your taxes? you can ease some of that pain with some free bye is today. some whole food stores are giving away a free 12-ounce cup of coffee. at will california for tea awe can get free chips and queso as lodge as you say taxes smaxes. the ease your stress with a free massage from hydro massage. if you are willing to sing on stage at hard rock cafe they will give you a free burger between 5:00 and 7:00 tonight.
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in the a bad ukee. >> really good what will you sing. >> get that karaoke on, i'll do it. >> free burger it is worth it. >> time to check your philadelphia jobs market report with cbs news business acknowledge analyst jill schlesinger. college acceptance season has begun and with almost 37 percent of the adults between ages of 25 and 34 in pennsylvania, with a bachelor degree or higher landing a a job can get very competitive. there is some areas you should focus on if you you are looking for a job now or in the future. the national association of colleges and employers surveyed its members for what they seek in new hires. the number one quality leadership. nearly 78 per september of employers who participated listed leadership as within of the most important quality. if you want more leadership experience consider taking a course in leadership management or administration and equally important
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attribute is the ability to function as part of the team. courses in communications and business, or participating on a sports team or an editorial board can show employers that you can work with others. another important skill is written communication, more than 73 percent of those surveyed ranked written communication high on the new hi list of visability. relevant work experience is preferred by almost three-quarters of respondents i'm jill schlesinger for cbs-3 "eyewitness news".
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together and quite an improvement. >> big time we are seeing cloud thin out chillier start by comparison to yesterday but we didn't have a chance to rebound because of the cloud and the rain. today, with more sun, we will end up with some really nice weather later on this afternoon. lets get out quickly to storm scan three which is continuing to empty out devoid of any rain and any of these clouds will quickly retreat. this will be a great grilling day, guys warm with sunshine 70 degrees the expected high. the who is firing up the grill? it is chef ukee. he made us turkey burgers the other day. i'm thinking sausage sandwich with peppers and onions. not only your weather forecast but your menu planner. we want to give everything here at "eyewitness news". we are looking forward to the forecast. the that looks so good doesn't it. come tomorrow partly sunny skies, still looking good. by friday a couple showers start to move in. party at ukee's apparently. >> right the now it sound like my trail mix at my desk.
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good morning, everyone. it is not awful at all, it is so nice. looking at the the schuylkill expressway not too far from south street notice traveling in either direction is fantastic. there are no delays on the schuylkill in, delays just yet on i-95. this is i-95 at cottman. we are traveling southbound which would be your taillights there we are not seeing that morning rush just yet. still early for that. speed sensors indicating again all that good news. just in the green every where. your average being in the 50's. fifty-five on i-95. same on the schuylkill, 63 on 295 in new jersey. watch out for construction in croyden on street road westbound between i-95 and route one, other than that, mass transit is running well and in delays at the airport. ladies, only thing i make reservations hello. phillies take on the mets tonight the in new york, again, jerome williams gets the the start for the the fightins. the last night chase utley got phillies off to a good start. the chase hit two home runs
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off mets pitching last night, nicely done but mets got it all back and then some. lucas duda scored three runs in the second inning. phillies lose their third straight six-five your final score. flyers general manager ron hextall holds his annual after the sees on press conference this afternoon and he is likely to talk about head coach craig beruby. the chief has a year left on his deal. he took over for pete are laviolette three games in the the 203/14 season and led flyers to the playoff birth this year fly guys didn't make it hexy could discuss other ways the teams could improve stay tune for that. tonight sixers play their last game of the season if the sixers beat heat at the well tonight they will finish with the same record as last season. the sixers have lost, nine straight trying to end that tonight and then look forward to that nba lottery, back to you. coming up next we are following new developments in
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the deadly hit and run crash jan. a couple have of big development in southwest philadelphia, one the striking vehicle in this deadly hit and run case, sources say has been located, what about the driver? we have full story straight ahead. jan, thanks. we are hearing from the good smart tan found a disable man in the wood. find out what led to that life saving discovery. vittoria and katie return with traffic and weather together on the three's, will it be sunny wednesday for you? katie has the answer we will be right back.
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the suv in that surveillance video and we're hearing that the driver is ready to surround tore day. our jan carabao is live with the latest clues in that case and another hit and run. good morning everyone. also pushing last call back a little later, new effort to keep some pennsylvania bars opened, even longer. that is coming up. but first lets check traffic and weather together with vittoria, good morning. >> all is quiet this morning. i don't think that weather will have an impact on at least next couple of hours here but once sun comes up, sun glare is an issue, although it is a small price to pay for nice day coming our way. we have good news coming up. for sure i'll pay it. good morning everyone. right now, traffic and weather going hand a hand. we have pleasant things ahead of us weather-wise but also a pleasant situation on the road. taking a quick look outside traveling on i-95 around vine street expressway southbound coming toward you no delays just yet. rush hour not here but
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