plane. >> reporter: it forced a temporary lock down of the capitol visitor center and closed several local streets. now take a look at some eyewitness video just in of the aircraft and as it landed on the capitol lawn. witnesses say craft a approached capitol from the west flying low over the national mall, and the capitol reflecting pool across the street from the building. the it is barely, clear and statue of general hughes grant, we have just obtain a video, hughes made just before the flight, talking about his plans. >> i have carefully planned it so that nobody will get hurt including me, especially me i'm not suicidal and i'm not going to commit suicidal and i'm in the going to fly into any monument. >> investigators at hughes home in tampa, florida. he could face civil and criminal penalties. this is the second scare outside of the capitol in less than a week. suicide prompted a lock down saturday afternoon.

wow. new at 5:00 is there new information on two different hit and runs that happened here in philadelphia. in one of those instant tenth we have learn much more about the links a mother went to try to get her child out of harms way. "eyewitness news" reporter al-zawahiri sandra hopf is live at police headquarters with the very latest now, alex. >> reporter: good evening, in that first hit and run we do know a suspect made contact a with police but has not turned herself in just yet. that being said a family in kensington now hopes that the same amount of progress can extend to their case as well. the the only thing standing between two-year old david alycia and moving car, monday was his mom. according to witnesses 19 year-old josephine riveria tried to grab her toddler from the path of the car driving on masher street both were hit. the child remains in critical condition and the driver took off west on lehigh. >> the fact that you have both the mother and the child injured, you know, and mother attempting to protect the child it the is just heart

breaking. >> reporter: through a community spokesperson the family says they have been desperate for information on the driver of this white acura. >> any piece of information in matter how small it seems make a difference to us. >> reporter: witness offered this sketch of the one of two people who may have been in the car as it pulled away. meanwhile last night police were able to locate vehicle in monday's other hit and run, this one was on south 57th street, four year-old abdul wilson was hit and killed. after more than 24 hours that suspect's attorney contacted the police, the investigators are waiting to turn themselves in. >> just face the consequences of what you did. >> reporter: back in kensington the family hopes that this surrender will help propel a suspect to come forward in their case. so that the the physical and emotional healing can begin. obviously very brave young mother. now there is still a $10,000 reward for any information, that leads to an arrest. reporting live tonight i'm

alexandria hoff for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> thank you. former nfl star is now a quick killer. mass chew set jury found aaron hernandez guilty of first degree murder today. hernandez maintained his innocence throughout the lengthy trial. cbs news correspondent omar villafranca has the latest. >> guilty of murder in the the first degree. >> reporter: spectators gasped and aaron hernandez sat down when they a announced him guilty in the murder of the odin lloyd. they sobbed in the courtroom as did mother of the victim. judge sentenced hernandez to mandatory life in prison without parole. >> you are committed to the ncic cedar junction for a term of your natural life. >> reporter: lloyd's body was found shot to death in june of 2013 in an industrial area less than a mile from the football player's home. lloyd's girlfriend and hernandez fiance a are sisters. during closing arguments hernandez lawyer admitted his client was there when lloyd was killed but blame shooting

on two of the star athletes friend. >> the shocking truth committed by somebody he knew. >> reporter: jurors spoke after their verdict had said they are sure they did the right thing but were deeply affect by the trial. >> we will all remember it for the the the rest of our lives and it will be definitely a part of us and we never want to do it again. >> reporter: lloyd's mother spoke thanking prosecutors for fighting for her son. >> she was my strength. i love him dearly. >> reporter: hernandez was also convicted of weapons charges, he had a 40 million-dollar contract with the the patriots at the time of the lloyd's murder. the the team dropped him after he was charged. omar villafranca for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> hernandez faces double murder charges in another case in boston that happened a year before lloyd's death. two alarm fire in willow grove, viewer sent us this video this fire was reported just before 10:00 a.m. that broke out in the two story home that was placed under

control just after 10:30. one person was treated on the scene for smoke inhalation but no other injuries were reported. they are now investigating the cause. meantime chopper three over a brush and tire fire in bucks county, earlier today this is the area at forest grove road and stockton road in buckingham. fire fighters were able to get those flames under control quickly and we're told no one was injured. well, brush fires are a big concern in much of the area because we are under a red flag warning. meteorologist kathy orr is live outside on a sunny cbs-3 sky deck with her first check of the forecast, hi kathy. >> it that is time of the year we're talking about dry conditions a across the region and some wind, the the first ingredient for brush fires. take a look at this area we're talking about. red flag warning does extend through parts of the new jersey but mainly through philadelphia a and northern and western counties. we're talking about enhanced fire risk and that will continue right through the evening. these are factors that are

involve for this particular red flag warning. wind gusting to 25 miles an hour through the afternoon humidity a at 15 to 20 percent. that is very low. we're talking about warm temperatures and dry fuel, a lot of dry branches and brush that could ignite very quickly. we have dry conditions and a few cloud moving through. you can see it on storm scan three. temperatures are very mild. right now in philadelphia 70. lots of 60's across the the delaware valley. we are going to stay warm right through this evening. we will be cooling down in the seven day we had some showers to talk about but a week even warm up to remember. more on that coming up a little bit later in the broadcast, i'll see you then. >> thank you very much. philadelphia police department is asking for your help as they look for a missing 14 year-old girl tonight. franco torres was last seen on grandback street on monday. police say that the little girl did make to it school that morning at the school of the future at, 40th and girard

but she may be in the company of the man that she met in social media. police have one person in custody after a double stabbing at an apartment complex in lansdale. police were called to the oak wood garden apartments on east main street this morning. they found one women, 22-year old and 26 year-old both of them suffering from stab wound. police say their cousins, they are now recovering. the suspect in the stabbing was later taken in custody at land dale train station where he had hidden in the bathroom. authorities are investigating a crane accident in monroe township gloucester county. chopper three over mall georgia road around 12:00 and that crane veered off the road and then partially tipped over. the road was shut down so crews could upright the vehicle. the cause of the accident is under investigation. philadelphia a lawmakers are fighting back against an efforts in harrisburg to overturn cities recently passed paid sick leave law. that effort the comes at the

same time that hundreds are marching in philadelphia demanding an increase in the minimum wage. chopper three is live over that march over the jfk boulevard bridge near 30th street station at this hour. that is where we will find "eyewitness news" reporter todd quinones live with more todd. >> reporter: hey, chris, right now there is a power struggle going on here and many workers are caught in the middle. they are out here tonight they are protesting they want jobs paying $15 an hour and many of them are upset to learn that some of the states are trying to overturn the cities paid sick leave law. fighting for higher pay and more respect workers took to the streets of the center city to protest against low wage jobs this comes as pennsylvania state legislators are trying to roll role back cities paid sick leave law. >> if i need to take a day off because i don't feel well sit unfair to me that i work and pay taxes like everybody else. >> we just clearly don't understand it. >> reporter: councilman bill greenlee push for the the new

law and cities requiring companies with ten or more employees to provide one hour of paid sick leave for every 40 hours an employee works. >> it particularly affects lower income workers, service workers, people who need it the most. i don't think that is over stepping our bound to take care of our citizens. >> reporter: push back comes from the state senate which passed a bill that would overturn philadelphia's make sick leave law set to take effect next movement it was sponsored by the the republican senator of altoona and it received some support from democrats. he says city council over stepped it authority. >> there is a lot of different cities and how businesses operate and to make within law that address is that in one municipality just -- doesn't have any common sense behind it. >> reporter: well, the the bill will move over to the house and people in governor tom wolf's office say the governor supports philadelphia's paid sick leave law but they stopped short of saying if he plans on vetoing,

the the state bill. reporting live from 30th street, todd quinones for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> todd, thanks very much. chester county dentist and his wife are facing narcotics charges tonight. doctor chad greatzul a and his wife rebecca are from malvern. police alleged that the doctor prescribed drugs for his wife and members of his staff. police say that rebecca was using up to 500 hydrocodone pills each month. police also say that at times the suspect replaced drugs meant to sedate patients with saline solutions. still to come on cbs-3 "eyewitness news", parents and anyone who takes care of small children we have details of an extensive baby food recall. caught on camera a terrifying scene when a climbing frame holding more than a hundred spectators collapsed under their weight and results of this are deadly. plus a closer look at the

newly released video that shows a officer ramming a suspect with the car, why police say they a actually saved his life. a growing tax scam costing americans millions. we will tell you why the government is not doing more to stop it

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midnight to mail your tax form, or apply for an extension, that gives you an additional six months. this is the the first tax season that americans need to check a box on their returns indicate ago this they had health coverage throughout the last year. well, scam artists have called millions of americans this tax season posing as irs agents. >> that is why on this tax day congress is calling a attention to the problem with the hearing into what is called the largest i am person nation scam in irs history. cbs reporter craig boswell is on capitol hill. >> reporter: as millions of americans race to file taxes pressure is building on the irs and justice department to stop a a growing tax scam lawmakers say conn artists have contacted more than 400,000 people, and defrauded 3,000, taking 15 and a half million-dollar. the scam often begins with a threatening phone call. >> that has been a legal case which has to then kill. >> they are pretending to be

government officials working for the irs, a federal agency that frankly makes most americans apprehensive. >> i was the the perfect victim. >> reporter: he says that he was scared when a caller accusing him of tax fraud demanded immediate payment for backed taxes and threatened jail time. the north carolina pastor paid the scammer $16,000. >> my only reward for being public with my shame is to communicate to as many people as possible. >> reporter: lawmakers say the scam plays on fears and they want the department of justice to do more to shut it down. no one from the department testified at wednesday's hearing. >> it is refusal to testify before this committee is completely unacceptable. >> reporter: officials say that the irs never makes these types of calls and best way to avoid getting scammed toys hang up the phone. craig boswell for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". a government audit finds

bad policies on unreasonable work load and poor leadership for blame for miss management at philadelphia veterans affairs department. the report obtained by the associated press says these are the reasons for miss handling of the disability and pension claims. the va inspector general's 78 page record says the office mishandled mail, untimely responses, and manipulated dates to make old claims look new. we will have have much more tonight on "eyewitness news" at 6:00. still ahead on "eyewitness news" at 5:00 he just might be the the best boss ever, one ceo promising ceo's an salary of the at least $07,000. we will tell you how he plans to pull it off. a family goes from having one child to six and in just a matter of minutes, we will tell you why the the birth of quintuplets actually in made history here in the u.s. we will be right

you know what i did today. what did you do today. >> opened windows in the house and let the fresh air in. it was great. >> so nice. >> the sun, all of it, it really does feel and look like spring out there it does. then chris did the spring cleaning i bet. >> you just scrubbed. >> yes, that is next on the list. i promise. >> all right. got that okay. in weather-wise, we're talking about more opportunities to open up the windows and let

fresh air in and really help it make it feel like spring. we do have many observation from his our eyewitness weather watchers. you'll see them in the bottom of the screen. temperatures ranging from the 60's to the 70's today. looks can be deceiving because down the the shore temperatures are only in the 50's. 53 degrees in ocean city. we have an ocean water influence, but gradually the ocean will warm up and so will the land and we will be feeling like summer. that is for sure. lets go north. live neighborhood network takes to us kutztown and it is looking pretty late this afternoon. the temperature 65 degrees almost looks like a wyeth painting a picture perfect afternoon there we are looking at dry conditions right through tonight. we have showers to the the south but they are going to stay to the south and we will enjoy a really nice evening. philadelphia is still holding a at 70. sixty-nine in wilmington. sixty-six in dover. 67 degrees in reading. when you look to the the south you can see some cool air where we had showers in the

mid-atlantic but warmth through the the deep south, birmingham point south in the 70's and 80's today. that will be moving our way. some cloud creeping from the southwest, we have a storm system through raleigh-durham and charlotte that will be holding tight down to the south but we have rain chances later this week. not a chance tomorrow no issue there, are in for thursday a chance of the few showers on friday and then on saturday looking dry now. that is a change in the forecast. fair weather high pressure dominates, tomorrow but temperatures in the 60's. a very pleasant day. the same goes for friday, with the the 60's, we will warm low pressure, through mid-atlantic and bringing a few showers. not a lot of lot to create a nuisance. the then we will clean it all out for saturday, high pressure moves back in. it will be warm. it could be one of the warmest days of the year, as temperatures approach 75 degrees again. that will be the third time in a couple weeks. overnight look for mainly clear skies, cool. low of 44. during the day tomorrow highs

in the in mid 60's. it is all we should ask for this time of the year. looking a head to the day tomorrow we will start off at 50 degrees. by noon 62. afternoon looking good. sixty-five by 2:00 p.m. at 8:00 p.m. 67 degrees. we are milder friday with a few showers but saturday the the pick of this forecast, the the high of 75. kate has the forecast for second half of the weekend into next week next half an hour, we will be back w

a south philadelphia church is rallying hundreds of volunteers this weekend with the hopes of starting a revolution. it is not the kind of revolution that may 1st come to mind. reporter cherrie greg from kyw news radio explains. >> this is for you.

>> reporter: it is called a third revolution. >> to do something radically generous on a large scale that would be incredibly personal. >> reporter: brad leach is head pastor of city life church and his congregation raised $33,000 largest offering in their church history and they will spend it all on random acts of kindness over the the course of six days. >> just to let people know that they matter. >> reporter: it began monday when volunteers took over cafeteria at penn hospital paying for dinner of the doctor's and nurses and they gave taps on the back for those working to the graveyard shift. and it continue, on tuesday, with soup and supplies, to the homeless and love park. >> we appreciate that people appreciate us being out there. >> reporter: officers mcvee and cherry were two of the officers from the third district who got free tacos and cookies on wednesday. >> makes moral better to know that people appreciate us. >> reporter: at the same time students from this school in north philadelphia got arts

and craft times and cup cakes. >> volunteering. >> reporter: a big part of the week of service to make people feel good, and hopefully, to pay it forward. proving the point that everyone wants to make a difference. by affecting others with kindness hoping that it will spread. cherrie greg for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> smiles are great. that is enough right there. >> they are making a difference in, doubt about it. still to come in the next half an hour it is hard to watch a police officer in arizona puts an end to a man's alleged crime spree by running him down with his cruiser. a new reason snoring could keep you up at night health concern that involves brain function. new at 6:00 tonight the the count down is on for grand opening of atlantic city is new shopping attraction, we will tell you why city leaders are hoping to capi

i'm chris may. here are some of the top stories for you a injury any boston has found a former nfl player aaron hernandez, guilty of first degree murder in the death of odin

lloyd. hernandez will spend the rest of his life in prison. there is new information in the hit and run in southwest philadelphia josephine riveria has now been released from the hospital while her two-year old son david remains in critical condition. eyewitness say that she tried to grab the toddler from the path of the car that hit him on masher street on monday night. and, a florida man is under arrest, after a landing of the helicopter on the west lawn of the u.s. capitol today. the pilot has been identified as doug hughes, a mailman, who reportedly flew to d.c. to send a message to congress about campaign finance reform. kate? and it has been a perfect spring day out there today with temperatures in the 70's and lots of sunshine. we've got a decent repeat of that tomorrow but then a few showers work their way in the area on friday. we will talk about a saturday stunner make those weekend plans now as temperatures rise again but then a wet start to next week. the our string of nice monday may come to than's. i'll have the seven day in a few minutes. yes, sir contact? >> kate, thank you. a police officer puts an end to a man's crime spree by hitting him with his cruiser

and all of it was caught on dash cam video. as don champion report the officer behind the wheel has been cleared of any wrongdoing. >> reporter: police dash cam video is difficult to watch but police chief says that the action taken was necessary. >> that is not an easy decision right there. that is a tough, tough, tough decision. >> reporter: the newly released video shows an officer slamming his patrol car into an arm suspect before the encounter, investigators say 36 year-old mario valencia robbed a store, invaded a home stole a car, and then a gun an ammunition from a wal-mart. >> you don't want to do this. you don't want to do this. >> reporter: when an officer confronted him from a cruiser, valencia showed the gun and even fired off a round into the the air. moments later officer michael leastpeco slam his cruiser in and the officer has been cleared of any wrongdoing. >> you can sit back and monday

morning quarterback this until you are blue in the face. give him another 22nd and maybe, give him another ten or 152nd, oh my god we have a national tragedy on our hand. >> reporter: in a statement valencia's attorney called it excessive force. the it is disconcert to go watch the video she wrote because it appears no officer ordered him to stop, tropical the weapon to go to the ground. valencia was in the hospital for two days, and then taken to jail. don champion for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". valencia faces several felony charges including assault on a police officer. activist calling for criminal justice reform marching from staten island to washington d.c. came to philadelphia toy day. this is justin league nyc's march to justice. they hope to deliver proposed legislation aimed at ending racial injustice and police related deaths to lawmakers in washington. >> the bill that we want them to change, one toys stop the the policing and our law

enforcement, second one is to end racial profiling, third one is juvenile justice bill. >> reporter: march is scheduled to culminate april 21st with the rally on the national mall. we spoke to police commissioner charles ramsey about the issue and he says he supports the use of police body cameras. >> the impact i really hope it is it changes everybody's behavior. the people who we're encountering because they now know they are on film as well as an officer. >> you'll remember commissioner ramsey chaired president obama's task force on 21st century policing. bagpipes, played solemnly in boston today a as officials and victims of the the boston marathon bombing gathered to mark the two year anniversary of event that. nine year-old jane richard lost her leg and join officials to unfurl commemorative banners there jane lost her eight year-old brother martin a among three people killed in that attack. 260 others were injured. the surviving bomber dzhokhar

tsarnaev was just convicted of 30 counts during his federal trial and could now face the the death penalty. caught on tape this collapse, in chine, it happened on a climbing net when a crowd rushed on to it to get a better view of a performance during a flower festival. we are told at least two people were killed there and another 15 injured. it was a wire structure that is used for climbing but it could not withstand all that weight. in campaign 2016, hillary clinton is wrapping up her two day campaign swing in iowa. the democratic presidential candidate is taking a more intimate approach to win over voters this time around. cbs news correspondent mar liz hall reports from the trail in moore, iowa. >> reporter: hillary clinton sat down with small business owners during her second day of campaigning in iowa. >> i want to hear from people directly. >> reporter: democratic

presidential candidate visited a family owned fruit company 15 miles outside of des moines. clinton says she wanted to build the economy strengthen families and fix the political system. >> it is for me really about doing everything that i can to make sure that every child, not just my grandchild but every child has a chance to live up to her god given potential. >> reporter: earl are in the day clinton had coffee and a chat with local officials at a restaurant in marshalltown as part of the more personal approach this time around. clinton is hoping to fair bet inert way caucuses then she did in 2008 when she finish third among democrats. reaction so far is milk. >> she would be my choice i just think that she has what it takes to run this country. >> she's so ill advised and deceitful and dishonest, i just think it would be bad news. >> reporter: as clinton campaigns questions about her e-mail use continues to loom. new york times reports that lawmakers asked her in 2012 if

she used a private e-mail account as secretary of state. but never received an answer. marley hall for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". so far clinton is the only democrat in the race. on the republican side senator marco rubio of florida, senator rand paul of kentucky and senator ted cruz of texas have all officially entered the race. as hillary clinton campaign in iowa, here in pennsylvania police are looking for vandals who knock over her father's grave stone. scranton police say someone up ended hugh rod map's grave marker sometime after clinton declared her candidacy over the weekend. mr. rodham grew up in scranton and died in arkansas at age 82. deal is in the works for redevelopment of the gallery mall on philadelphia's market east. take a look at these renderings of what will be called the fashion outlets of philadelphia, at market east. the project will offer a combination of outlet retail, from luxury and more moderate

brands, to food and entertainment. the renovation is expected to take about two years. >> we're expecting that we will invest about $325 million of new money in the gallery. so, i think when you think about what it looks like today, forget it because it will look nothing like that when we're done. >> pennsylvania a real estate investment trust and the mays rich company are behind this effort. it needs approval from city council, src and philadelphia redevelopment authority. still to come here an important alert for any parent or care giver a nationwide baby food recall has been issued for jars that may contain pieces on have glass. and delivering history, coming up see the first set of female quintuplet ever born in the u.s. and if you lost your keys maybe in the sure where you left your phone, we will tell you why snoring may be to blame. is there a link between the sleep issue and memory loss.

kate? it has been a perfect spring day can this weather stick around? we have got some showers in the forecast but also a nice warm up, i'll tell you if it impacts the weekend coming up with the seve

it a appears that millennials are skipping out on credit card. new stud friday credit card.com has found that more than a third of americans between the age of 18 and 29 have have never owned one. a spokesmen for the web site said one reason could be because of a 2009 law that puts limits on credit card offers to college students. well beachnut is recalling almost 2,000-pound of baby food over safety concerns. the company is recalling its stage two classics sweet potato and chicken products because they could have small pieces of glass inside. they have a expiration date of december 2016. they say at least one baby has been injured so far, and they fear that the risk of other injuries is high. we have got much more information on this including product numbers affect on our web site at cbs philly.com.

a texas mother makes history by giving birth to five little girls. the babies delivered via c-section last week are first all female quintuplets born in the u.s. babies were received by iui and their parents danielle and adam rugby say pregnancy began were four embryos until one of them decided to split. >> i have five kids. i tell everybody i would have five kid if i could but in today's world they are so expensive. >> we seem like we were at the doctor's office doing tests and it is extremely stressful process. >> the babies will join their big sister blake, meaning they now have, six daughters. >> wow. >> their names olivia marie, i have a lane hazel grace, parker kate and riley page. >> so six little girls, that is a lot of women in one house. >> every baby is a blessing but they are more blessings then most. >> good luck to them.

coming up a link between snoring and memory loss, we will be right

it is a mild night across the area but we know nice wet they are time of the year often does come with a price. >> meteorologist justin drabick is live at fairmount park with the cbs-3 mobile weather lab to explain

justin? >> good evening, guess contact that is right, we just wait all winter long for days like today, temperatures up around 70 degrees, nice breeze dry, with a mobile weather lab tracking these excellent conditions but there is one problem to deal with, when we come out of the winter look at the the ground, there are dead leaves trees, brush, you can see that right here in fairmount park. that is a problem. when we get certain weather conditions like today, dry breezy, we have risk foreign hansed fire danger, red flag warnings are issued and that can be a problem. keep that in mind outside enjoying these nice conditions. we have had a fire today take it to chopper three and again, this is video over a brush fire this morning in buckingham, bucks county. when conditions are just right like today it can ignite a fire and that can quickly spread this fire burn brush rubbish and tires. fire fighters were able to get it under control quickly and in one injured but a warning to everyone to be extra careful when we're under a red

flag warning. so what is a red flag warning? we will go to the graphics. it is when certain weather conditions all come together to increase that fire danger. today we have it. they are issued with gusty wind over 25 miles an hour. we have had that today. relative humidity levels very low. air is just so dry and grass is able to dry out quickly. we have dry grass, and brush going on so these fires can easily spread. just watch out even if you are barbecuing a spark can ignite it or watch where you are slipping your butts. it is 68 degrees. it is warm. you want to be outside and start grilling. i saw people on the way here but that dew point temperatures which tells us how much in moisture is in the air. 20 degrees, that is low, typically when we get that humidity in the air these numbers get in the 50's 60's and 70's, just far from that. be careful with these dry conditions and more on that forecast and when we see wet weather again lets turn it back over to kate with the check of the forecast good evening. >> you can see the brush

looks very, very dry. i still have dry leaves in my yard. anything like that can ignite in these high fire risk conditions. thanks justin. lets check with our weather watchers reporting very nice temperatures. we have 70's across the map. moving over the river and into new jersey checking in withal san in cherry hill reporting 72 with sunshine. allison says a beautiful day is all you need to say about today. it has been gorgeous outside. seventy-four at ed connor's house in chesterfield, new jersey reporting sunshine, beautiful day and lawrence beautiful day again. lets get three for three. we will head over into pennsylvania and check in at 66 degrees and, in as he said beautiful day overall a nice dry day. spring gets better each day. it will just get better heading in the weekend, john. the lets look outside first and foremost we will start off with campbell's field camera looking live at ben franklin bridge from campbell's feel. you can see high cloud.

we have been in and out of the cloud all day long and you can see at whitefield elementary school in reading as we look at our live neighborhood network camera. same story. blue skies, few clouds out there. it is not a stunning blue sky all day long but it has been a beautiful day to be outside. reason for cloud cover is we have system off to the south. luckily for us high pressure right about here is suppressing this moisture from getting in. all of the rain is moving through carolinas and southern virginia. the we are getting northern edge of the cloud deck and that is how it will stay until will friday when our next little line of showers starts to come in. we have got a dry day to day. we have a dry day tomorrow. next chance for scattered showers comes on friday. temperatures wise we have responded to all of the sunshine, even through the cloud, sunnies strong at this time of the year. we are at 70. 69 degrees in wilmington. sixty-eight in allentown. sixty in mount pocono. as justin talk about we have a north wind and from the city on north and west is where it is strongest.

current wind sustained at ten to 15 miles an hour but those gusts exceeding 20 or 25 miles an hour through this evening. that is why for the the elevated fire risk. the heading through tonight and tomorrow we will see how that system stays to the south. here's high pressure. win likes to blow from high to low pressure. we have clockwise circulation so you can follow these streamlines and deduce where our win is coming from south east wind into tomorrow. that will keep the coast cooler and we will see sunshine inland and things should be nice. friday that front starts to move through here's 2:00 a.m. i want to jump to the closer view and see what will happen on friday, during the the day thursday, just a few cloud nice day. friday here's 2:00 a.m. showers break with the approach of the little weak cool front but not a wash out friday but not a sunny day either. cloud and showers throughout the day. here's 1:00 p.m. but by 5:00 we will see clearing. lets start with the three day forecast, 66 on thursday. sixty-seven on friday with

showers. look at saturday the center piece of the forecast here 75 degrees. temperatures surge lots of sunshine, this is warmest weekend day. i went to look back since last weeks end in september. get plans on the calendar if you don't have have them already. i said i'm bringing my beach chair to the t ball feel saturday afternoon. sunday 65. nice day. more clouds in the afternoon. rain arrives sunday night and will be with us throughout the day on monday so more reason to enjoy that weekend sunshine. chris and jessica back over to you. well, do you or someone you sleep beside snore. well, it may be a breathing problem that needs to be treated. >> it could do more than just affect your quality of sleep. health reporter stephanie stahl is here to tell us why this is. >> reporter: lots of people interested in this one. new study released an hour ago made be a wake up call for many have of you. researchers say that heavy snoring and sleep apnea could affect your memory, and thinking, at an earlier age.

researchers studied nearly 2500 people between the ages of 55 and 90 and they found those with breathing problems like snoring and sleep apnea were diagnosed with mild to cognitive impairment about ten years earlier then people who did not have sleep related breathing problems. experts say snoring may actually speed up a mental decline that is already happening. >> maybe accelerating, cognitive. we don't think it is specific for alzheimer's but it is an insult to the brain that might be accelerating early on set. >> reporter: loud and frequent snoring, choking or gasping or feeling tired during the the day time are all possible signs of signs of sleep april knee a sleep problems are common among elderly and affect 53 percent of men and 26 percent of women. the doctors say that the cpap device that people wear at night can be very helpful, for treating sleep april knee a that is a solution. >> if you are not getting

sleep that can a affect so many different things. >> stephanie, thanks. still ahead imagine getting a $20,000 raise overnight for doing the same job. well, one ceo takes a big pay cut to give all of his workers a big pay increase, we will tell you the reason why next.

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the owner of a credit card company in seattle is being called the best boss, in the world. he is raising the salary of his 120 employees, and cutting his own salary. he announced minimum salaries at his company would rise to $50,000 at his company in immediately and $70,000 within three years. the it is a hit on the company's bottom line so to

cushion the blow price is cutting his million-dollar salary to 70 grand. and he says that his goal, it is here is simple. >> the part of the solution in equality, in this country, and so if corporate america also wants to be part of that solution that would make me really happy. what matters to me is that the problem gets solved. >> his employees were obviously thrilled, one said he cried a little when he cried his mom. the the company itself is now pretty popular itself. it received 500 resumes yesterday alone. >> many more to come i'm sure. >> i believe so. today rita's italian ice named a new ceo hoist 12 years old. >> they are in good hand. thinks part of the month long ceo of the day program in support of the alexa's lemonade stand foundation. this is althea hutchinson, rita's ceo of the day addressing staff at a press conference. althea, a childhood cancer hero and survivor was diagnosed with a brain tumor at the age of one.

she visited some local stores today and learned about the big business of water ice. >> rita's is doing good things for alex lemonade stand and i get to be their kick off person ceo of the day, honorary member. >> today marks beginning of the rita's tenth annual paper lemon fundraiser, customers can buy a paper lemon to donate to alex lemonade stand foundation directly. today, the philadelphia a museum of art opened up a new section of their ink and gold art exhibit. the newly installed, exhibit are being seen for the first time in the u.s. the works are light sensitive. they can only be on display for a few weeks at a time. that exhibit will be opened until may tenth. that is "eyewitness news" at 5:00. now at 6:00 o'clock we've got some new information about the hit and run that left a mother injured and her two-year old son fighting for perfect life. tonight family's plea for the driver to come for.

plus hundreds of protesters marched through the the streets of philadelphia just as the afternoon commute got underway, we are live with their call for change kathy? after a beautiful day more april showers are on the way, before we warm it up, just in time for the weekend, we will take a look at where temperatures sore in the seven day. looking to go beyond gaming atlantic city turns to the great outdoors i'm cleve bryan, why the pro shop believes it can bring a big boost to the financially strapped city. now, at 6:00 o'clock the the heart breaking new details about the length at which one mother went to protect her child from an oncoming car. but that driver hit both of them, and kept going. tonight, the family makes a plea to the person, who was behind the wheel. good evening i'm chris may. i'm jessica dean. the this is one of two hit and runs in philadelphia, police

are investigating and tonight we have new information in both of them. "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff is live at police headquarters with the new details, alexandria? >> reporter: good evening. the police are in contact with the suspect in the hit and run death of a four year-old. that person hasn't turned themselves in yet but has given a kensington family hope that someone will come forward for them too. just one block from where josephine riveria and her two-year old son dave aid leash a were hit monday a family spokesperson pled for information on the driver of this white acura. >> any piece of information no matter how small it seems will make a difference to us. >> reporter: witnesses say riveria jumped in front of her toddler to try to grab him. both were hit by a car. that child is still in critical condition. >> just so tragic and hard to see a two-year old injured in such a significant way. >> reporter: young life was cut heart breakingly short in a separate hit and run that also happened monday. this one on south 57th street