attend next year holding a a vigil for the two year old. >> we have period where we are doing better and worse. >> reporter: john, runs that day care and spoke with the family this morning. he said they are trying to keep their spirits up and were happen bye this morning's break through. "eyewitness news" was first to show you car police say was used in the hit and run after its owners turn it in this morning. police say they had lent it to the 19 year-old suspect in the case and did not the notice damage to the front end when he returned it. >> we started to put one and one together and said this may than the the car. >> reporter: they brought the car to police this morning and told them who was driving it. it is progress david mother's josey is thankful for as she prepared funeral arrangements for her young son. >> she wants police to have made the case and be able to know there will be a prosecution going forward but that takes time. >> they have to make justice with this situation, you know, because it is not ferreter report we are expecting david's family to attend the vigil here outside their home on north master street.

that is also, where the accident occurred. meanwhile police are continuing their investigation, they say they know hot suspects is, in this case, thanks to those two witnesses who brought that car forward. and, they are still collecting evidence the right now so they can put forward a good arrest warrant that will hold up in court, and until they have that, in arrestness this case. we are following it through the the rest of this evening but you we are live from kensington matt rivers for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". we are still waiting for at rest of the driver involved in this deadly hit and run in southwest philadelphia. four year-old abdul wilson was killed on monday and those in the neighborhood are upset that the suspect female driver who fled has in the yet been charged. police indicate a lawyer claiming to represent her has been in day with the authorities. well, now to delaware county where a mother and her boyfriend are facing charges tonight the in the death of her two-year old son. thirty year-old, shanon matthews and her 31 year-old boyfriend, daniel braton are

accuse odd this crime. back in february they were called to the doctor's office in norwood on a report of the unresponsive toddler. that toddler was mason hunt who was later pronounced dead at a hospital. police say that the child was abuse by both matthews and her boyfriend. >> we believe both played a very active role in the horrific death of this young boy. >> matthews and grafton are behind bars tonight delaware county children and youth services was activery supervising mason and his brother, at the time of mason's death. well, construction worker fell some 80 feet to his death at a university city construction site today, according to fire dispatch that man fell around 8:00 this morning along the 2900 block of chestnut street. the the four two-year old worker was taken to presbyterian hospital in critical condition but died a short time later. it is unclear at this point what led to that man's fall.

after a rainy morning the the skies are beginning to clear now. we're not out of the woods just yet. stray showers are still a possibility this evening but things are looking up. meteorologist kathy orr is live on the die deck with the first forecast, kathy. >> temperatures made it in the 70's jessica with mostly cloudy skies and we are tracking a a few showers on storm scan three. take a look, they are few and far between but they are popping up. you can see on the eastern shore of maryland and new castle county delaware that is where we are seeing heavier rainfall but not much out there this evening. when we lose daytime heating we will not be seeing much of anything within the next couple of hours. now middletown delaware is seeing showers and all this moving south east from chesapeake city to 301 and heading towards 13. delaware city is seeing a few showers as well. otherwise we're talking about warm temperatures around the region. seventy-three in philadelphia wilmington. atlantic city airport at 37 degrees. watch what happens. our jet stream lifts well to the north, a huge ridge is

building saturday surge in temperature as a temperatures will be warming well up above normal levels. we are chasing 80 degrees in the seven day a fire threat will rise with dry conditions, and warm temperatures and look for a rainy day on monday, all these details with the seven day forecast, when i join you inside. >> chasing 80, sound fantastic, thanks very much. today flyers ended days perhaps even weeks of speculation firing the head coach craig berube. berube has been with the flyers for parts of the two seasons as head coach and he spent the past 18 seasons within the organization as both a player and a coach. lets go to our james pal inner live at chickie and pete's in south philadelphia with reaction from the fans, james. >> reporter: today ron hextall had to fire a long time friend, and former teammate in craig berube a difficult task, for the flyers general manager. >> it was hard, i mean my responsibility is to do what

is right for the organization. i felt like this was right but you've got the personal side. he is a good friend of mine. i have a lot of respect for craig. i admire him a lot. that made it tough. but in the end you have to do is what right for the organization report. >> when ron hextall wanted to come in and assess the situation sort of what chip kelly is coming in and make decisions based on seeing what this team is all about. now he will bring in new guys hopefully with a new direction and see if that works. >> reporter: every fan we spoke with at chickie and pete's agreed with hextall's move even some thinking speculation how berube handled the team off the ice perhaps the reason he is gone. >> from some of the things i have heard with, you know what he has done with mason and some of the defenseman you know when it comes to a concern, so if that was happening behind the scenes, then i think it was the right move for them.

>> hextall told me today there isn't even a short list in candidates for the potential head coaching job. he is evaluating the entire nhl and beyond in, south philadelphia at chickie and pete's james palmer for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". thanks very much. we will see what comes next there. that is word from chickie and pete's. the flyers fans reacting to the dismissal on social media today. lets look at the comments in a came in the cbs philly facebook page. richard says same old story, players under perform injuries occur, and the coach is gone. bo adds i love how flyers keep firing coaches and yet still no cup. says i'm not saying berube is the answer but this team stinks. dianne says another coach gone, maybe that is not the problem. what do you think. let us know. connect with us on facebook or on twitter at cbs philly and when you comment make sure you use that hash tag cbs-3 chat. new at 6:00 tonight we are

learning pope francis may expand the itinerary of his u.s. trip in september. in addition to philadelphia, washington and new york, today the vatican revealed francis is considering adding a trip to cuba. our pat ciarrocchi has the the details. >> reporter: francis, south american has rallied the world's catholics in rock star style. it is using his voice and now possibly his presence to influence a highly charged ge o political issue. cuban porn reverend ronnie thinks his presence in cuba will be a powerful new statement this pope is an amazing man of god. i'm all for the opening of the relationship. i think it is about time we had religious freedom and it business time of learning how to get along in the world. >> reporter: in december it was revealed francis and holy sea opened a door and helped iron out a deal that is reestablishing diplomatic relations between cuba and

u.s. and cuba. >> it noise supplies to me that he will say to this country, we need, and, and archbishop charles chaput. >> he seems to be very much energized by the large number of people who come to hear him, and and, and he is a impressive man. >> reporter: there is no cuba decision, just consideration. and new that the one time philadelphia only trip includes washington and new york, leveraging cuba could add political and spiritual drama saint john paul ii made a historic vice tonight 1998 and pope benedict in 2012. both asked that cuba be opened to the world. trenton bishop david o'connell offered this insight. the as his two predecessors before him pope francis's possible visit there will lift the spirits of the cuban people and renew their hope and longing for freedom to

practice their deeply held religious faith. the philadelphia church is hoping for a spiritual renewal, with francis's presence too. pat ciarrocchi, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". and we have got the latest on the pope's upcoming trip to philadelphia for the world meeting of families. you can find it at cbs philly.com just click on the papal visit tab. millions of dollars in scholarship money earn at students at one inner city school. still ahead we will have more on the remarkable accomplishment of these high school seniors and what they credit for their success kathy. we are watching a few sprinkles out there then skies clear and it will be feeling like summer after a really long winter. we deserve it. it is coming up with the seven take. plus a new bike sharing program business to roll role into philadelphia, we will tell you how it works and when you can start

police are searching for a driver they say hit a woman on purpose and left her seriously injured. this story is developing on the 4400 block of 17th street in philadelphia's logan neighborhood. "eyewitness news" reporter cleve bryan is at the scene new with the story cleve.

and, it is, definitely not an accident and it happened after a long standing feud, between two women, over a man. the here's what happened. there was a crowd out here according to police around 2:00 in the 4400 block of 17th street. one of the women arguing jumps in the the white suv runs up on to the sidewalk and runs over a 24 year-old woman. we understand her leg was severely injured. they believe it was severed off. as that happens family that lives in these row houses here come outside to see what is going on. pot left on the stove and a fire then ensues. "eyewitness news" came on the scene as fire fighters were still tend to go that fire. it created significant fire damage in one of the units, and looking by appearances, the unit right next to it, also sustain serious damage. we understand that the victim with the severed leg was brought to einstein hospital. we have in the been given an update on the condition. last we heard from the detective on the scene

critical condition. the here's what we know about the suspect. the the the suspect is somebody that the victim knows, police have an identity on this person, they know what she was driving, they know where she lives but we have not heard yet if they have made an arrest. reporting live, cleve bryan cbs-3 "eyewitness news". thanks, cleve for are the update there. we will go to camden for an inspiring story tonight students at a local high school are doing what one school official calls a miracle. >> all of the seniors will be attending college next year and many are getting paid for it. "eyewitness news" reporter steve paterson has the story. >> when i say he got 11. >> reporter: abraham whamo isn't talking about consecutive free throws. >> when i got two, he got three. >> reporter: or phone numbers from girls at the mall. >> he just gave up because i had had 25, he was like almost, i will not compete with you. >> reporter: he is talking about the number of college up is answer packets he has receive. you could cut down a small forest and still need more paper for abraham. >> fifty-one. >> reporter: fifty-one

colleges want them to learn their fight song and mess of them will pay for it, all 109 seniors the at camden's leap academy university charter are graduating this year. all graduating or going to college, many going to college are getting paid to learn. on this wall graduating class of 20 15a combine six million-dollar in scholarships money, right here, and you can see where that money is coming from. some kid put some of the schools they were accepted to on their picture and some cases there is barely any picture left. >> it is not normal for people in this community because the spectation was a shift from college. >> reporter: gloria santiago has over even the the charter's growth for 11 years. >> education today is a civil rights issue of the dead cade. >> reporter: she oversees 1300 minority children in arguablely one of the most segregated neglect places in the the country. she said all of the kid needed were higher expectations.

>> what i said here in camden was let me create a different model and that is what i did. >> reporter: students learn for nine hours a day, 200 days a year for more than 500 scholastic hours. many argue in a crisis facing public education in camden charters are pulling more money, students, resourcees from a already established system. students here argue that they needed a new system and they are hungry to prove it. in camden steve paterson for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> wow, kudos to all them, and everybody proud. also in camden a new type of kitchen opens up. >> it has a one goal and that is to help those in need. >> camden mayor dana redd, and other dignitaries were on hand to cut ribbon of the new location of cathedral kitchen to day. it is a non-profit that has served camden for nearly four decades. the the new location includes a fully operation at commercial kitchen, culinary school and new cafe. cathedral kitchen creates meals for at least eight nearby shelters and halfway

houses. "eyewitness news" in spring garden as philadelphia school district hosted third annual prom dress give away for students. new, gently used dress were all available to help students look their best for the big dance. if you are interested is there still time, the event continues through 7:30 tonight just go to the second floor auditorium, show your school id the at the the door. a new bike share program is coming to the city of philadelphia and it starts next thursday. already, about 70 bike stations have been set autopsy cross the city. a real time map that you can access on your smart phone will show you where bikes are available to pick up or where docks are available for bikes to be dropped off. you can purchase ride by the trip, four bucks for 30 minutes or you can sign up and get a inly pass for $15 our jim donovan was out riding these bikes and said they were fantastic. >> great weekend especially tomorrow to ride a bike and enjoy spring like weather.

>> just be outside is all you want to do just like this, soak up the sunshine, all of the that good vitamin d. weather watchers are saying we are looking good this afternoon, no issues, temperatures in the 07's across the board, still reporting a temperature of 74 degrees. the wind southwest at 5 miles an hour. i want to show you these great pictures that we got in. michael shows this beautiful picture of little egg harbor township in new jersey, water looking inviting, cooler down the shore tomorrow, however but this is my favorite. lynn sent in this picture. she says after a hard day's work, my boys enjoying the the weather on the deck in cherry hill. if you think that looks good wait until tomorrow. take a look outside where we are enjoying a gorgeous day in center city philadelphia, this is known as midtown village right here near jefferson university hospital, a little squad with everybody enjoying an afternoon lunch outside, why not, it was a gorgeous day.

storm scan three showing a few sprinkles here and there. right here through interior south jersey but one of the places i'm keeping an eye on is north of the middletown delaware in new castle county where we had heavier batches of rain through mount pleasant, 301 south, armstrong and really moving east here toward 13. if you live in this area and getting dark rain is coming, this is moving toward the south east abe it will continue. after we lose that day time heating in the next hour or so, everything should come to an end. temperatures pretty warm though. look at 71 in wilmington. seventy-three in philadelphia. zero seven in allentown. seventy-three in the airport in atlantic city. that is 9 miles inland. much different then jersey shore. shore temperatures influenced by ocean water which is cool. barnegat light 64. avalon 6o rehoboth beach still looking good with southerly wind, more land breeze there. temperatures 70 degrees. down the shore is weekend don't think it will be as warm as it will be at home sat the day 68 really nice, and

sunday, 59 degrees and, northeasterly wind, and, then, much cool much cooler, on sunday, so as we move along in the wake of the front and our sprinkles we will see i much better day tomorrow. temperatures well in the 70's, pushing 80 in philadelphia warmest since last october, but once again cooler down the shore, sunday temperatures in the 60's. it will be breezy. all eyes on this our next area of low pressure bringing period of rain on shore flow temperatures in the 60's, really not a great machine but hey at least we have the weekend. offer night the low temperature 56, during the day tomorrow high temperatures around 78, some locations making it to 80. here's the way the day will unfold. sixty at 8:00a in m. two at 75. 5:00 p.m. any promised weddings, et cetera, in problems, 77. 8:00 o'clock temperature 71 and that will increase the fire weather watch foreign hansed fire wrist ago cross the northern and western

suburbs. we are looking at dry conditions and warm conditions and that is pretty much what we're expecting, gusts to 25 miles an hour and dry fools will increase that risk so keep that in mine. look at your forecast looking at conditions that will be warm right through the weekend, in the beginning of the next week and then of course monday we will see the rain and then it stays mild, that is your seven day forecast, we will be back with leslie and

well, as we told you earlier in the newscast flyers looking for a new head coach craig berube was fired today after two seasons. he took over for peter laugh loath three games into last season and team made the playoffs this year they failed to make it pot toast season with a 33-31-18 record. flyers general machine ron hextall said he was still

evaluating berube's performance. by thursday night that decision had been made. this morning hextall fired his former teammate. >> just was not good enough when we don't get the most out of people, it is not accepted here. again, we all have fault in this. craig is the one who took the hit here but we all have fault. the players have have a certain amount of fault that lay was them. my focus has been whether craig was right guy or not, when i determine he was in the now we will purchase move to the next stage which is compiling a broad list. >> flyers will try to break a five game losing streak as they continue their series with the nationals in washington. ryan hour in the seventh hole for second night. shawn sullivan will be on the hill for the phillies. last night game got off to a terrible start for cole hamels and did not get much better from there. he gave up a lead off home run. phillies lost five-two. hamels is zero and two and given up seven home runs, in 18 innings. this is the moment cubs

fans and baseball fans have been wait fog are this afternoon in wrigley field in chicago. the day buy of super prospect craig bryant, and you will remember the day but maybe in the in a good way. he went zero for four and struck out three times. the cubs lost five

thanks for watching "eyewitness news" at 6:00. we are back at ten and on c. about s3 at 11:00. a number of security breaches change protocols in washington. and, a cop, and a convict trade places, when steve hartman goes on the road. here now from new york is scott pelley.

>> pelley: saddam hussein's right-hand-man, the notorious king of clubs is reported killed. also tonight, the secret service decides the best defense is a spiked fence. a honey of an accident. bees, millions of them, all over the highway. >> take a look at this on my shoald-- aye-aye! >> pelley: the and steve hartman on a different road. the road to redemption. >> reporter: are you grateful? >> oh, man very very. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: tonight, iraq is reporting that one of the most wanted terrorists in the world is dead. izzat ibrahim al douri was saddam hussein's number two, the king of clubs in the u.s. military's deck