gunfire rings out when a would be rob are target the wrong by an off-duty police officer out walking his dog. good morning i'm ukee washington. i'm erika von tiehl. the resident of two houses teetering on the edge in florence have evacuated their homes we will tell you what is being done to fix that problem. and chaos caught on camera a group of students get in the fight at a subway station what police know about the the people involved, katie. ukee today will be a much cooler day, we are expecting to see more of the dose of march then anything as temperatures struggle to break out of the 50's. would you believe it? we will see freeze watches and warnings take effect by tonight. we will talk about that. all is calm and tranquil. we have a hint of the breeze, that will continue to be a

running theme for us a as we take you outside to sky cam three, ben franklin bridge. tranquil with the quiet the sky. barely a cloud out there the at this point, but chillies back. we're talking about a lot temperatures this morning. we are following breaking news, an off-duty police officer is forced todd open fire when confront by a robber. >> "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao joins us with the latest information. this suspect got more than he bargain for thinking he had chosen an easy victim to rob. instead he targeted an off-duty philadelphia police officer who still had his gun. the this is where it all unfolded overnight in overbrook. this off-duty officer had just come home from work after 11:30 last night. walk his dog in the 5800 block of malvern avenue. the that is when the a assailant approached him from behind with the gun. investigators say officer awe

that weapon so he pulled his own gun and fired eight times. that suspect took cover behind a car and ran away. the officer was not hurt and unclear if the suspect was hit. police notified hospitals and investigators have used k-9 unit and thermal image go to try to track the the the suspect down. >> we have an active search for the gun man at this time. we will continue to expand our search. we are looking for this male. we have a vague description of him. he had a hoodie pulled down over his face. >> now this off-duty philadelphia a police officer is a a five-year receipt ran in this tenth. spent two years in upper darby. this latest incident comes a little more than a month after that father in overbrook who was just out walking his dog was shot and killed during a botched a attempted robbery then. anyone with any information in this case should call police. we're reporting live, jan carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness

news". also, strong storms leave a path of damage throughout the region here. they have moved in fast up rooting trees causing branches to fall and downing power lines. on west olive treat in westville, new jersey that giant tree toppled on to a roof forcing a home owner to evacuate until that home is deemed safe. >> wind were picking up and i was on the porch. i have been worried for a while. it has a hole in the center of it. it was in bad shape. that is when the tree was just stopped. it was scary. >> tumbling trees were seen all around the garden state. glassboro, this tree toppled over on to power lines and that block the home owner in the drive way. in pennsauken another street closed due to a tree leaning on the power lines up rooted right from the ground. katie, we're hoping for milder conditions today what do you think. >> milder in terms of what we'll overhead but not milder when it comes to the thermometer readings.

storm scan three has emptied out and we will see it that stay that way. i could see us picking up a quick isolate sprinkle mainly further inland. that is not a concern down the the shore. here's a look at the difference storm reports that came in. they are all wind reports, we did not to my knowledge see any hail report coming in here. i'll keep checking on that. we have then are storm wyndam age that looks like the house with the tree blown over here and then the win icon as well here. we will go into a handfull have of these and see what we ended up with. the at the airport we were quite impressive. there was a 71 miles an hour gust reported at philly international at 2:55 yesterday afternoon. there was some wind damage as a result of the same line of storms across the river here over in westville. the tree uprootedded on to a house. one of many different win report that came in. so let's switch gears, sort of

wipe the slate clean and turn to a new set of problems. by tonight the a set of freeze watches and warnings take effect. they do not include philadelphia or delaware for that matter. in the outlining suburbs freeze warnings in the purple and pretty blue but it does mean that you want to cover up those sensitive spring plant for sure. our temperatures are off to a coal start at 39 in allentown after all and colder in the poconos. we are expect to go get you in the mid 50's today. solid ten or 11 degrees below the the seasonal average. with the wind blowing it may not even feel any better than the 40's, this afternoon. i suggest a heavier coat. not the worst idea, vittoria. traveling out and bit is very serene and quiet. there are no delays to talk b we have construction that may set you back but for the the most part it is a breeze. looking at i-95 around cottman avenue. you will notice barely anyone out there southbound being your taillights and northbound these few headlights.

if you are traveling in either direction would i say around girard avenue, cottman things will narrow as a result of construction but we're not dealing with any major delays. on the westbound side of the vine street expressway, they have been going back and forth with lane closures for the the bridge construction that they have planned to be working on for these next couple months. traveling on the westbound side right now, will notice lane blockages maneuvering from the schuylkill to broad street or reverse. foulke are still getting by but one lane and it is a bit of the squeeze. it will reopen up at 5:00. you still have sometime. best thing to do maneuver in and around center city maybe take callowhill and parkway as they work on this construction but no problems, beautiful ride out there erika. homeowners of two houses on the edge of the giant sink hole in florence, new jersey evacuated this morning. the lynn and chris odell says erosion started two years ago

behind their home that sits right along the delaware river. the erosion got much worse this week. rain exposed a pipe gushing water down the face of the embankment. >> the hill side is not stable. that the water obviously is continuing to come out of the space and at some point in time there could be could be additional failure. >> we have put a lot of love and effort in this house. >> we're both still standing here by the great overgoes. we have not gone over and finding us at the the the bottom of the cliff or anything like that. >> county cap the pipe that was leaking water but in one has found a remedy for that problem just yet. happening today lawyers for parents of the michael brown plan to file a civil lawsuit against the the city of percentage son. brown's shooting death the by officer darren wilson led to protest in the st. louis suburb, that were renewed when a again jury declined to charge wilson. wilson resign in have november. more outrage over the death of the man who died

while in police custody in baltimore. protesters are demanding justice for freddie gray who died of spinal injuries when he was handcuffed and put in the back of the police van april 12th. while the justice department conducts an investigation six officers have been suspended. the the senate is planning to hold hearings on use of police body cameras. self proclaim philly ten are scheduled to go on trial. last month police arrested them after a town hall meeting in lawn chris turn into a mala. they protested decision by district attorney, seth williams, not to file charges against two officers that fatally shot brandon tait brown last september. they face 90 days in jail. a federal judge in philadelphia has approved a settlement to resolve concussion claims by thousands of retired nfl players. that deal could cost the league $1 billion. the settlement will help the 6,000, retirees who are expect to suffer dimension a average pay out for per player,

$190,000 but those pay outs could reach between one and 5 million for players diagnosed in their 30's and 40's with early on set dementia or those who died. i think there is a lot of players out there right now that need help and need assistance, you know and that helps their families also. so i think this is a very good settlement for the the nfl alumni. >> this is a good settlement according to cbs-3 sports director beasley reese a former player and plaintiff in this lawsuit. however, 200 nfl retiree have have have reject the the settlement and they plan to sue the league individually. it is more than a year away but philadelphia is already preparing for 2016 democratic national convention. today newman university center for community leadership development and entrepreneur ship will host a panel on the convention. the panel list will focus on preparation, logistics security, and resources for dnc. the the group will talk about the the impact on local

businesses. still ahead this morning chaos caught on camera, a brawl in the philadelphia subway station what police know about the the people involved in this fight. also residents in one camden county community are fighting back about a proposed project in their neighborhood, find out why they are so against the the new plan. we saw some damaging wind yesterday but now you forecast shifts to some cooler temperatures katie tells us just how cold it will get. she will let you know when we

septa police are looking for students involve in the brawl at a subway stop. surveillance captured the kay joost on the spring garden platform on the broad street line tuesday. multiple groups of teens can be seen there kicking and fighting and punching and fellow subway riders just look on. one of the attackers even falls on the subway tracks at one point only to quickly get

backup. police believe those students a ten ben franklin high school. well, plans for a drug rehab center in the camden county community are not getting a welcome reception from neighbors. >> it would be next to haddonfield high school that the bank croft school moving to mount laurel in 2017. more than 400 people pack the high school auditorium to hear about the the plans by recovery president isers of america. the location though worries many neighbors. >> i think it is too close to the high school and elementary school. i have a problem with the opportunity that residents could come and get as they choose from what i hear. >> let us face the reality that it is here and not be against something because our eyes are closed, to what the issues are in the town. >> developers will smith an official rezoning petition in the coming weeks. we will have the forecast in one second but forget those april showers how about april snow n western pennsylvania,

yesterday, oh, a lot of snow seems to be falling down there. this was in uniontown south of pittsburgh. while we may in the the see snow we have cooler temperatures moving in. already 43 degrees. big difference from earlier this week. >> we will not rebound that much. it will be a little dose of march for us. we are talking about the allegheny, highest terrain. >> no snow for us. >> it is not without question when you get enough question they can see lake enhancement out of that. you know, it can happen but yes, we don't to have worry about snow flakes here. chillies in the air. i think we will have coal enough air that the the national weather service certainly thinks so. they have put freeze watches and warnings preemptively in effect here and in the lehigh valley, it is a warning. the these temperatures are bottoming outlooking a head to tonight and tomorrow night and then we have the wind that continues to crank up. that is where snow is coming from. the it is still flying out there. it is not real heavy snow but

that lake enhancement with wind driven moisture that comes in off of the great lakes. that is where that comes from and that is why we are still finding it out there but none of this will survive crossing over the central pa mountains. we do not have have to worry about it. i can see us picking up a quick rain sprinkle later today. that is not necessarily completely out of the card either for us but with that said we're still trying to get rid of this same system. now we have seen last of what the front have had up their sleeves, two cold front and warm front out of the storm but it continues to funnel in the chill but it is starting to pivot with time. that is something we have got going for us. in its wake the chill settles in. here's what we're talking about. we should call it the freeze forecast because more than anything we will in the see frost forming because win is too strong but into tomorrow morning and into saturday morning temperatures easily bottom out below the 40-degree mark. we should bottom out in a lot

of spots. a lot of you have put out spring flowers and plant them. take care of them. this chill can easily just destroy that hard work you put in gardening. make sure you are ready. fifty-five is the peck high. in the meantime we will drop it to 36 tonight with those freeze watches and warnings, and looking forward in the forecast. but, there is in the one day in the next seven that is even seasonal. but only still in the 60's for majority ukee, back to you. phillies will play afternoon baseball justin mcgowan gets start when phillies play 1:05 in south philadelphia. last night phillies made three errors, two in a crucial eighth inning down two-one it looks look a force out to end threat but chase utley drop the throw and have been is safe. it doesn't end there center fielder herrera cannot find a fly ball and three runs will come across. five of the six runs were unearned. phillies lose this one last night your final score was

six-one. erika, back to you. at 94 a south philadelphia man will defy odds during this weekend's penn relays at franklin feel. george scotties an amazing athlete, one of the the fastest men in the world in his age group. "eyewitness news" was with scott in warminster as he trained for hundred meter dash. ninety-four year old start running at age 88. his career took off a year later. >> in 2010, we did both the the senior games and keystone games and i wound up with 15 gold medals and two silver. >> this is how scott stays in shape. he plays basketball with the kid. he likes dancing we're toll. the another fun fact scott work as a technician here at kyw-tv for 40 years. >> how about that, two hand shot still falling. >> god bless him. >> he only start running at 88. >> never too late to start something new good front of the rim, in it is good.

nice job. >> still ahead this morning don't feel comfortable leaving packages at your doorstep? now amazon is testing off a new drop off location. >> but first here's what is coming up tonight on cbs-3. it's a money maker. i mean, i just feel like our children are paying the price for these high stakes tests and their teachers are stressed out about it. so, teachers aren't benefiting. they're not getting information from these tests that are helpful for teaching. kids aren't benefiting because they

don't even know what they got right or wrong. they just know that they feel really bad about it. parents aren't benefitting because i don't get any more information about my child. so the only people that could possibly be benefitting from this are corporations who are making the tests and selling the tests.

we have breaking news right now, police are searching forearmed man who tried to rob an off-duty police officer around midnight near 60th and malvern in overbrook. up investigators say the the off-duty officer saw the man had a gun and pulled out his own gun firing eight times. it is in the clear if that would be robber was hit. homeowners evacuated their homes teetering on the edge of the huge sink hole. township ordered evacuations after reports from engineers. they say homes backyards eroded over recent years. authorities are investigating a brawl at the spring garden subway stop on

septa's broad street line. it took place as trains moved in and out and other people waited for trains too. those teenagers may be from nearby ben franklin high school, the school district is helping with this investigation. we have talk about it yesterday but google is now making their new wireless services official. >> money watch's jill wagner joins us from the the new york stock exchange and there is a new service to tell us about good morning. >> reporter: good morning. google announced project which is a wireless cell serve that is cost $20 a month. google will tap into wifi hot spots and piggy back on sprint and t mobile's network. it cost $20 a month. you pay more for extra gigabytes but you get money back if you don't use them. only catch is right now it is only available in motorola next us six but 20 bucks a month is a good deal. >> great deal. >> amazon is testing a new location to deliver packages,

what is up. >> reporter: how about the trunk of your car. now retailer is teaming up with dhl and audi and start a small test run in germany next month. person delivering package will have a digital authorization to open up the trunk of your car and then lock the car backup when they are done, ukee and erika. >> creative idea. see fit takes off. >> reporter: you have to clean your trunk though. >> that is right. um-hmm. move my clubs, that is right. coming up traffic and weather together on the three's, we will be r

let's get traffic and weather together, good morning, vittoria. >> good morning everyone. traffic right now is a breeze no matter where you are traveling whether it is maybe throughout your western suburbs, whether it is downtown philadelphia, jersey, delaware really fantastic out there. the westbound side of the vine street expressway we had earlier construction.

it is wide open for you you. as you make your way between 95 and schuylkill. they have been intermittently closing lanes each day east and westbound but right now on that westbound side we are looking good. so tomorrow it will be eastbound we will have same closures. forty-two freeway not indicating any signs of the rush hour. northbound headlights moving very well. we have an unfortunate accident at 21st and somerset a vehicle has gone in the brick fence right outside of a church on the pavement there. so just be careful in that area. in delays for mass transit. katie, how are we looking weather-wise. >> we are looking okay but we are expecting to end up with the chill in the air and that will settle in a couple days. we have 10 degrees below average but this is such a crystal clear shot outside palmyra cove nature park that you can make out colors at liberty place on the top of the the sky scrapers. you cannot always do that. definitely a nice clear beginning day for us but win will kickback in and we will see a couple of cloud rolling through at times.

storm scan, hey, that is empty. for anybody heading out to penn relays or taking your own jog down along the banks of the schuylkill this is okay running weather. mid 50's for you expecting some sunshine. i could see a spotty sprinkle will later today through western and northern most suburbs but temperatures will ease up a little will bit looking ahead to the weekend. the sun will shine on saturday but cannot rule out showers by saturday night which we will talk about coming up, erika back to you. coming up in the next hour of "eyewitness news" we are following breaking news after an off-duty police officer is targeted by a robber while outside walking his dog. new way to get around town on two wheels starting to day. we will show you how cities highly anticipate bike share program works hey, jim. good morning ukee, rise and sun as deciding day here at cbs-3 it is claim your cash day. coming up is your name on my list.

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just a frightening night for an off-duty police officer out walking his dog a would be robber picks the wrong target and they end up exchanging gunfire. we are live with the search for a man tried to rob him. also fast and furious trees are toppled have after some powerful storms blew through the area. we will take a look at that huge mess left behind. after this storm morning chill, it will feel more like march instead of april. katie will let you know when warmer weather returns when we do traffic and weather together on the three's. bring that heavier coat. good morning i'm ukee washington. i'm erika von tiehl.

we are following breaking news off-duty philadelphia police officer exchanges gunfire with the suspect who tried to rob him. suspect remains at large this morning. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao joins us from police headquarters to bring everybody up to date, jan. >> reporter: ukee and erika this latest incident comes a little more than a month have after an overbrook father who was walking his dog was shot and killed during an attempted robbery but this time, the the the target turnout to be as you mentioned an off-duty police officer who still had his gun. signs of gunfire in overbrook overnight after police say a man intent on robbing someone got more than he bargained for. >> it would appear that the assailant took him for a rick tim, i think he was pretty much surprised when he found out he would rob a police officer and it still has a weapon on them. >> reporter: the philadelphia police officer had just come home around 11:30 wednesday night and then