with these breaking details now, diana. >> chris and jessica police were called here just after 3:00 when an employee working inside this recycling plant found a fetus on a conveyor belt here. police were called immediately, waste is brought into this facility literally from all over camden county to be recycled. according to the camden county, prosecutor's office hoist now investigating, the fetus was found deceased on a conveyor belt. investigators were not able to determine the gender of the fetus, the cause and manner of death are till not known however, an autopsy is planned for friday. that is very latest, i'm diana rocco for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". diana, thank you. new at 6:00 a rabies warning in south jersey, the burlington county health department says a fox captured in mount laurel tested positive for that disease. officials now have, several more warnings for residents

around the area where that dangerous animal was found. >> they have captured the fox near bury point way in the lakes development in mount laurel township. that is where we will fine "eyewitness news" reporter cleve bryan tonight with more, cleve. >> reporter: chris and jessica the the lakes condo complex is a a very busy place for people to live and yet you wouldn't expect that they had several fox biting is here including one with rabies. fox's and coyoties are secretive in any kind have bush they can make their den and these can be dangerous animals. >> i looked at it and said my god that is a fox. >> reporter: maryann gets chills thinking about her dog peanut being attack after she had a run in with the fox two days ago. >> i was walking the dogs and i saw a red fox directly across the street, and it was just standing there looking at me. >> reporter: just last week her neighbor snatch these pictures as animal control captured another fox on the same block. thursday health officials announced it had rabies. >> that is extremely alarming

because everyone here has a dog. >> experts the say in the only are fox sightings so are coyoties in the last few weeks and even just wednesday a coyote was spot in the riverside park in manhattan. >> when they are having their babies they are showing up. >> reporter: charles garyty is animal control officers for seven townships in burlington county. >> they are making dens every where. we have one a hundred foot from a house. >> reporter: he says despite reports of the coyoties biting two people in bergen county attacks or humans are rare. bigger concern is pets. >> they are definitely carrying rabies, you know, mess of the domestic animals are vaccinated. but it is high threat level right now. >> it is kind of scary for my dogs. >> both of my dogs are due for rabies shots. they will be getting them this week. >> reporter: he tells me that leaving lights on at night out identify is one good way to deter coyoties and fox. don't leave any food outside. some people like to feed stray

cats. that is a big no, it attracts animals. if you see one around you should than loud, try to scare it off, unless it is rabid and getaway, call 911. we are live in mount laurel, cleve bryan cbs-3 "eyewitness news". five people had to be hospitalized with breathing problems after a bleach-like odor spread through a community in lower providence. fifty homes were evacuated from wood land avenue and to ridge pike and clear field avenue to troop are road just after 9:00 this morning. the had hazmat crews located source of that smell and air tank company called er joseph. workers there were apparently refurbishing a tank of chlorine gas. >> they were in the process of working on it and they opened it up and released but they didn't know there was product in it. >> anything environmental is a war which kid and stuff what they are consuming or what they are living in. >> reporter: hazmat responded they sealed container and ventilate that had building.

they tested sewer lines in the the area make sure they were all clear. around noon time the evacuation order was lifted. >> reporter: winter peers to be making quite a come back. temperatures continue to tumble across the area and part of the region is under a freeze warning. meteorologist kathy orr is live on the the skies deck to track how cold it will get tonight. >> it will be so cold, jessica, it seems like a bad joke doesn't it? but it is true. we will see near record cold, owe cold those beautiful flowering trees could be in jeopardy. take a look at the area we are talking about. we have a freeze warning in effect to the northern and western suburbs of philadelphia, and a freeze watch elsewhere. it means that we are looking at temperatures that will be at or below freezing in that purple area freeze possible in the blue area, we will keep an eye on temperatures there. low temperatures, tonight and even tomorrow night, between 27 and 32 so protect any of those sensitive plants if you can and of course, vegetation. tomorrow morning waking up to

36 in philadelphia, 34 in trenton. thirty-three in reading and allentown. twenty-seven in the poconos. that doesn't even add in the wind. coming up we will talk about the records to beat wind chill factor and when we will get out of the cold. will we just jump in to um iser. we will take a look at that with the seven day forecast. >> the kathy, thank you. a cbs-3 i team exclusive tonight. we are hearing from the philadelphia police office their prevented what could have been a real tragedy when heroin turned up at an elementary school. moth are on have the child who took those drugs to school with the second is suspect have been now charge. walt hunter is live with the exclusive information on this scary incident, walt. >> reporter: jessica, that mother is awaiting arraignment at special victims unit but wendy mcgreedy who works for dare unit spend her career teaching children about drugs and other dangers and most perfectly, getting them to trust police to come forward when there is something they

need to tell them. on tuesday a student did just that, bringing a heroin packet to officer saying they found it in the school and by doing that he just may well have saved many of his classmates from becoming sickened. for 19 years officer wendy told me she has work for operation, dare in philadelphia's school, dedicating her career to helping young children learn to protect themselves from danger, including recognizing and reporting illegal drugs. tuesday morning inn identify of the cramp school she suddenly learn her effort had paid off. >> and he is saying to me, officer, i know this is something dangerous. i'm bringing it to you. i'm letting you know. >> reporter: she said a young student whom she instruct months before, found a heroin packet, one of 15 allegedly brought in by a first grader, and that student came to her immediately. >> he repeatedly said this is the right thing to do.

i know this officer wendy. this is right thing to to. he tend up and handed it to me. >> reporter: the first grader told them he brought from it his home where he found it under a kitchen table. after research of that home, police say, they have arrested le tore use faulk a friend of the family after they found 112 packets of heroin in her car outside. she told me that 95 students were lunching in the cafeteria when those heroin packets appeared. had the student not come to her immediately she says, many more could have been exposed to the deadly drug. >> we would have had children that would have probably been confronted with severe overdoses or possibly you know severe medical consequences. >> reporter: now the officer said that she tries to teach a lot of important lessons to the students, that she's involve with every day but she says in lessons more important than teaching them to trust

and to confide in police. she says that this young student learned that lesson fortunately are well. live from the special victims unit i'm walt hunter, for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". thank you walt. philadelphia the the mother suspected of trying to join isis was formally indicted on terrorism charges today. only "eyewitness news" has this video of the april 3rd arrest of keonna a thomas. prosecutors say thomas was ready to join, fight, and martyr herself on behalf of ice is. defense attorney representing thomas previously said that he would plead not guilty if indicted. president obama apologized to day for a u.s. drone strike that killed two hostages, including one american. that is right it happened in january on the pakistan/afghanistan border. it did kill two members al qaeda u.s. hostage has been identified as doctor warren weinstein. he was an aid worker from maryland who was captured in pakistan in 2011. >> i profoundly regret what

happened on behalf of the you had government, i offer our deepest apologies. >> reporter: also kill was giovanni le porto an italian hostage who was held since 2012. the president says u.s. did not know hostages were being held at that compound. the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley will have much more on this story you can see that right after "eyewitness news" at 6:00. in radnor township police are searching for a burglary suspect confronted by a home owner last friday. take a look at video of the suspect whom police say fled on the norristown high speed line and, police say that home owner opened up her front door on howthorn road and was confronted inside with one of her suitcases. it had been filled with money, jewels, and electronics. the suspect then ran off from the scene. >> we asked the community to give it's a assistance identifying this male, at this point in time, we don't have a specific identity of that

subject. >> tonight radnor township is offering a $2,500 reward for at rest and, conviction of that suspect. a community is getting ready to debut a moving tribute to a the mother and her three children. >> still ahead at 6:00 we will show you how, a corner associated with tragedy is being transformed in a place of healing. plus paper or plastic either way why one city leader thinks you should be paying a fee for all hopping bags, kathy. overnight tonight we are talking about near record cold and returning to wind chills, i thought we were done with that. not so fast. we will have those numbers coming up hi beasley. >> phillies avoided a shut out, that is only positive spin on the game, walks hit bats man and phillies offense with the least runs produced in baseball. i'll

new at 6:00 o'clock tonight, healing after tragedy. >> a community is coming together to remember a mother and three of her children who were killed while selling food for her church. >> reporter cherry greg from our sister station kyw news radio talk with the victim's family in north philadelphia. >> this is just like an erie

feeling, something that is missing. >> reporter: when roshell williams and flowren barker think of this corner at germantown and allegheny avenues the first thing that comes to mind is tragedy. >> it is verye motional when you go down there. >> reporter: it is emotional because, this is place where their friend, sister, keisha williams and her 15 ten and seven year-old children were run over when a pair of carjackers lost control of their stolen suv. >> the the kid died instantly but keisha held on for two weeks. >> reporter: keisha williams died never knowing the fate of her children and cornelius crawford and jonathan rosa a were accused of carjacking, sexual assault and massacre of a family. >> they didn't just take their life but they affect a lot of people. >> reporter: hundreds mourned and then folks like sonya blount who volunteered alongside victims key era, joost he have and terence at a

neighborhood garden went to work to make sure they are never forgotten. >> i just want life hearing and peace. >> reporter: this weekend friend and family of keisha williams and her children will gather here for a celebration thanks to a community driven effort, that this once corner of death, will be transformed into a place of loving memories. mural arts is still putting the finishing touches on this fenced mural written with word of hope and smiling faces of the victims who died here. images that could give hope and bring the community and this family, together again. >> you lost a sister but gain a friend, you know. >> reporter: in north philadelphia, cherry greg for kyw news radio for kyw three "eyewitness news". philadelphia city councilman wants a fee on disposable shopping bags, in order to help reduce litter on our streets. under the bill proposed by councilman mark, shoppers would be charged 5 cents each time that they used a disposable bag. he argues that the taxis a

compromise between retailers who may in the like the idea and environmentalist who are pushing for a plastic bag ban. 3 cents of that tax he says, would go to the store owner and two to the city. >> come from people that get to regular retail store. they don't need a bag. they just throw that bag right out on the street and add to the city blight. we believe this is a great opportunity to start process of delittering the city. >> if approved nickel bag tax would be applied to both paper and plastic. what do you think of the proposed fee for shopping bags? connect with us on the cbs philly facebook page or on twitter at cbs philly and use that hash tag cbs-3 chat. well, some of the most brilliant mind in science technology, and business are being honored in philadelphia tonight. >> "eyewitness news" at franklin institute award in center city. honoraries will be presented with the benjamin franklin ward for vast contributions. two university of pennsylvania

professor air monk tonight's ten honoraries. >> science and technology are every where. it is important for us to recognize what science and technology means the the people who are making everything from cell phones to health care technology a available to us and that is why it is so important to get it out in the public in large. >> bob schieffer moderator of the cbs face the nation will host tonight's ceremony which will be a wonderful event. we got to go last year. it is amazing to see what these mind are doing to further all of their different ventures. >> they are amazing. let's hope those well dressed people haven't put their overcoats away just yet because they will need them. the good news is we will be dry outside right now we have a few instant extra built sprinkles when we lose the warmth, what we have of it, of the day. we will be eag that pretty much dying down. those wind diminishing as well. take a look outside, even though it is cloudy and glummy center city still

looks pretty over the bridge, sky line, lag good tonight. we will see some sunshine returning tomorrow but gusty wind and the the cold will be the the big story. take a look at storm scan three. we have a few instant extra built showers passing through. we have had wind out of the northwest still gusty but these once again will diminish as we get rid of the impact during the evening hours. things will be more quiet but those temperatures will fall fast as air is very dry. a along the i-95 corridor temperatures in the 40's. milder to the south and east. cold to the north and west. poconos 36. thirty-six in state college. the pitberg snow yesterday still cold at 41 degrees today. upper level low pressure system keeps cold coming and windy. wind gusting to 30 miles an hour tomorrow. day much like today. we are hoping for more sunshine. then by saturday, the low is further away. it is slow to leave. temperatures in the 60's. still a chill in the air. we will watch this low pressure moving off the the

atlantic and could bring showers through south jersey and delaware afternoon hours on sunday. we will keep an eye on that. this persistent low will keep it cool, until further notice at least through weekend. we need this to move for temperatures to rise. it is pretty warm in the deep south but it will take at least four or five days to get back to normal around here. the cold is concern these are record lows for tomorrow morning in atlantic city, 26. allentown 29. same in trenton. those record lows in wilmington and philadelphia in the 30's. we will be near record lows and could break a few of these come tomorrow morning. it the is cold and the wind. now tomorrow morning it will feel like it is in the 20's in many locations. it will feel like 14 in the poconos. twenty-six in philadelphia. twenty-six in millville. twenty-four in trenton. it will be quite cold again saturday morning early in the morning 6:00 a.m. better in philadelphia feeling like 31. twenty in the poconos. twenty-five in reading.

we're talking about a march-like chill. overnight tonight lows in the 30's in the city. colder in the suburbs with the freeze to the north and west, friday, 56 with gusty wind. penn relays usually have warm weather. it will be dry but chilly. fifty-six friday. saturday 6o on the exclusive eyewitness weather seven day forecast conditions will stay chilly normal is 66, not going to get there for the next several days, that is a look at you're witness weather, w

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well, what would you say about the eagles if in one on the defense could tackle? or in of the receivers could catch? the phillies have baseball players who cannot hit. they closed out marlins seer toys day justin mcgowan got the start for fightins for injured sean sullivan.

bases load for fish and mcgowan could not get out giving up single to right. two runners scored. still in the fourth, bases loaded again. martin proda hit a ground their codey asche could not fill. four to nothing. then carlos stanton hit a rope that left a yard in three seconds. they managed one run the final was nine-one. >> just it will come around, you know, it is just one of those little early season function that we have but we will come out of it. >> nfl teams will go in the april draft with a game plan through mock trade scenarios. eagles new personnel executive he had man wits met with the media and sounded like his boss, chip off the old block. ed has been making trade that may never see light of of day but if oregon marcus mariota falls, the eagles will have triggers to pull, to make a

deal. >> certainly if there is a great player that is up there and makes sense from the compensation perspective, we will look at those avenues as well but philosophically we have eight picks. we'd like to make eight picks or more and in the less good he also said eagles signed tim tebow because they see improvement in his throwing motion and they believe it is i am have prove enough for him to compete for a roster spot. >> okay. >> first thoughts on tebow. >> we will see. >> that draft is right around the corner. >> here we go. >> april 30th, through 2nd of

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millions of people spent countless of howard on artificial turf for all event playing sports or watching. they are supposed to be easy to maintain and safer. but how safe are they?

>> there are a whole host of reasons why artificial turf is a bad idea. >> parents are concerned and some local communities are taking action. >> the the potential health dangers have you put the whole project on hold. >> taking a closer look, testing to find out what is in the turf. >> obviously any amount of exposure to cancer causing agents is not desirable. >> could these be fields of danger? i'm health reporter stephanie stahl with an eye opening cbs-3 investigation tonight the at 11:00. thanks for watching "eyewitness news" at 6:00 we are back at ten on wpsg the cw philly and back here on cbs-3 at 11:00. take tuned for the "cbs evening news". they will have details on the operation that killed two al qaeda hostages. plus a beloved internet sensation celebrates a major milestone. scott the pelley reports tonight from new york.

>> pelley: america kills one of her own, a missile strikes two hostage, and in a surprise announcement, the president takes the hit. also tonight, the boston marathon jury hears harrowing stories from survivors and witnesses the last moments of the youngest victim. a new state has broken california's record as the earthquake capital of america, and ten years ago today the revolution was not televised. it was youtube-ed. >> this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: four months ago a u.s. drone settled its crosshairs on an al qaeda