time, as dad comes home three kid, tied up, inside the house, and he is tight up and beaten to death with the blunt object. the his family tells thaws they have never had any closure, until today. >> lifted a big burden off my back. because we have been waiting nine years. >> reporter: family of juan cuevas said they have prayed for nine years that investigators would find his killers. on january 20th, 2006, cuevas came home to find four masked men holding his three children hostage in their washington township home. they were all tied up and the alleged robbery and eventually the the intruder beat cuevas to death. >> i just the same it is not same. he held us up, he made the holidays special he made the children special. >> reporter: monday morning a major development in the cold case fbi in philadelphia arrested four three-year old john blocker and his girlfriend, on north 57th street and charged him with murder. gloucester county prosecutor's office which led the

investigation would not release details about how they identified blocker as the suspect. >> they have been getting close over the the last six months. >> reporter: all agencies involved spent a thousand man hours on the case. >> i recalled the scene very vividly, and many of the officers have been since retired or left but it has always been in our heart and mind. >> reporter: police don't know if blocker had an association with cuevas who owned a auto parts store in germantown. some of cuevas children had children of their own and they are keeping their reaction of who they arrest private. >> they don't feel safe. they will never feel safe again. >> reporter: while there is work ahead is there new hope. >> if we had him we're looking forward to receiving the the other one that brutally murdered my brother. >> and police won't say right now how close or if they are close at all to finding anymore of the suspects. the the the arrest today now one million-dollar bail. reporting live a along washington township cleve bryan cbs three "eyewitness news".

we have breaking news right now in the mysterious case surrounding three-year old brendan creato. attorney for creato's father tells "eyewitness news" that the camden county prosecutor's office told him late this afternoon that long awaited toxicology report came back, negative. brendan's body was found in the wood three weeks ago in haddon township. his autopsy was inconclusive. "eyewitness news" has reached out to the camden county prosecutor's office for comment and they would not confirm or tea any the results of the toxicology report. we will have more at ten and 11:00 o'clock. a new jersey man is facing charges for halloween candy scare. police say he lied about finding a needle in the snickers bar. this case comes as police around the region investigate reports of the tainted candy. "eyewitness news" reporter rahel solomon has more from the gloucester county police department rahel. >> reporter: police say dad reported biting into some chocolate and finding a needle in it. ultimately they have decide that had was a fakery.

but when they asked him why he lied, he reportly said he was just trying to teach his son a lesson. >> i was like, why not just throw canned a way. >> reporter: it is a a child's worst fear after what many will tell you is parent's worst nightmare. >> reportedly found some needles inside a candy bar. >> very, very scary. >> reporter: sources tell me this is facebook post that alarmed neighbors but police say once they have started asking robert le drew questions, they have realized it was a hoax. >> he eventually admitted and confessed he tampered with the candy himself. >> reporter: we tried to speak with le drew ourselves but in one answered the door. meanwhile, law enforcement the and kenneth square chester county are investigating reports of the six pieces of canned which needles inside. late monday police told "eyewitness news" they are still trying to get to the bottom of the different stories. one very thought is they are inspecting pieces of canned that i someone claimed had a

needle in it as well. police say they investigate all complaints as another just but they say false reports use resources. >> we would have more office are out there scouring neighborhood trying to find out where that candy did come from. >> reporter: le drew has been since charged with filing a false police report. police tell me after he was charged he was released. reporting live, rahel sol machine for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". we will turn the clocks back so it gets dark earlier and that usually means much cooler temperatures are coming. but not the this week. we are warming up.orologist kate bilo is on the sky deck to tell you more about that. hi kate. >> it feels like we have turn the clock back to september or at least it will by tomorrow. we are in the middle of a november warm up that will last through the workweek. lets look at is what going on outside right now. it is dark behind me which is a change from what we see this time of the evening but we have to get used to it. we have warm air to east into these earlier sunset times. storm scan three shows showers off to the south those are moving out to sea as

they do skies will clear the cloud we a saw today moving away as well with the clearing skies, temperatures will drop in the 40's across most area tonight. our average high is 61. we got to 65 today. now sunsets earlier. temperatures drop faster. we are down to 61 in philadelphia a. fifty-four in allentown and millville. chilly 51 degrees in lancaster. but that is too cool for you? we have got a nice warm up on the way. we're talking 70's. sixty-five is height today. we are 10 degrees above average thomas we head the two lower 70's. this is not one day fluke ahead of the cold front but a whole four day stretch of the temperatures well above average in the 70's, right through friday. now, that doesn't mean we are looking at sunshine all the way through friday. coming up we will have more on the november warm up back to the 70's we will go but we have a chance for clouds and a few showers a couple of days this week. i'll tell you what days to look out for and changes by week even. we will have in more on that coming up when i join you inside. back over to you.

>> kate, thanks very much. a vigil is underway for a 16 year-old shot and killed while riding his bike. crowds gathered tonight to remember salem west. west was gunned down sunday afternoon in the 2200 block of west sedgley avenue. he and a 15 year-old friend got the in an altercation with the man in the silver buick. two men got out and started firing killing west. >> did i go across the the street, he is laying there. >> reporter: what was it like to see your friend laying there being shot. >> traumatizing, someone gun my nephew down, a kid's life for in reason. >> he was a good kid. >> reporter: no arrests have been made, if you do have any information you are asked to contact the the homicide detectives. we also want to apologize earlier during our live report from the scene of the vigil you may have heard some profanity, from a man in the crowd. in other news, khusen akhmedov was sentensed to 17 to 34 years in prison. he was found guilty of third

degree murder in the 2013 drag racing crash on roosevelt boulevard that killed northeast philadelphia mother sammer banks and her three children. he had a history of speeding and aggressive driving before that fatal crash. a crash involving a september bus slams in two businessness northeast philadelphia it happened 12:30 this afternoon on the 7,000 block of oxford avenue in fox chase. bus collided with a truck carrying heavy equipment. eyewitnesses say the truck was getting a policees cord when the the bus rounded a corner. bus driver and two passengers were taken to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries. trapeze artist who was hurt during a performance at the universe soul circus on halloween is out of the hospital. the the that piece artist fell 30 feet from his apparatus and landed in the crowd. he was treated for a lower back injury and expected to make a full recovery. no one else was hurt. circus officials continue to investigate what caused the fall. turning to campaign 2015, and what they are calling a historic election in

pennsylvania. "eyewitness news" reporter todd quinones is live in our sat center with a closer look at the candidates, todd. >> reporter: jessica not since the 1700's have we had three opened seats up for election for supreme court of pennsylvania. now one of those candidates is commonwealth court judge ann covey from bucks county. she is also the only judge who is running to receive a not recommended rating from pennsylvania bar a association over a campaign ad and i got a chance to talk to her about that this afternoon. what do you say to that? >> i think it is very interesting in what they did say was i write well reason clear, concise opinions. as far as my qualifications as a judge they highly recommend me but what they didn't like was a television ad that i ran when i ran for commonwealth court judge covey is part of the unprecedented election for the first time in 311 years three pennsylvania supreme court judges will be elect. some other candidates, that are running included superior

court judge christine donahue she's held that position since 2008 and is from allegheny county. also running five two-year old superior court just david wecht and i talked to him over the phone just minutes ago. >> the power is in the hand of the people to reshape the court to restore integrity honesty and ethics to the court and transparency. the people should know this is a critical election. it is an election that will shape the future, not just for us but for our children and grandchildren. >> we featured four other candidates tonight a at 5:00. from it the california experts are calling the race for the supreme court, one of the most important electionness recent years. yet with that said many are still forecasting low voter turnout. reporting live from the sat center, todd quinones, for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> todd, thank you. reminder of the importance of going to the polls tomorrow philadelphia district attorney seth williams and committee of 70

ceo david thornberg held a joint news conference to remind voters their rights are protected. williams says d.a.'s office runs an election task force to make sure every voter is able to get to the poles. >> reporter: cbs philly and committee of 70 is here to look at the vote. let us know how you voted by using hashtag cbs at 70. you can ask any questions before you head to the polls. we are here to help you out tomorrow. still to come on "eyewitness news" tonight tablets and toddlers going hand and hand. health reporter stephanie stahl shows us the new philadelphia based stud hi that shows it is easier then ever for youngsters to get access to smart phones and tablets. plus a pardon more than 150 years in the making, why the stroke of governor jack mark he markell whose life saving actions led to a conviction kate. it was a cloudy, glummy monday but temperatures still slightly a above average. now these clouds are starting

to push out of here and that means sunshine and we are heading to the 70's. i will tell you how long the warm up last with the seven day, don. the king has spoken, lebron james suits up in south philadelphia tonight. hear what advice two time champ has for rebuilding sixers, coming up in sports.

tonight on "eyewitness news" at 11:00 it ace i local favorite for asian food fans, and this father and son their restaurant means more than just a business. >> we're home. my father, always talked about this restaurant and i love it. >> i love to have friend, customers, i'm so happy. and that is main ingredient. all of their dishes. owner named a sushi role after his young granddaughter. have a taste with torey tonight at 11:00. governor's pardon more than 150 years in the making. >> i jack markell the governor of delaware, by the authority investigated in me by the constitution of our state do grant stanley burres a posthumous barn. >> he was an underground railroad conductor, a freeman lived south of dover. he was convicted in 1847 of

helping slaves escape their owners and his pardon was signed today in dover as family members looked on. that is great. on the cbs-3 healthwatch according to new research from north philadelphia, most toddler, used mobile devices like a smart phone and significantly for the first time this study shows even poor children have portable devices signaling an end to what is called the digital divide. >> health reporter stephanie stahl joins us to explain it all. >> reporter: these are independenting findings. this research done in north philadelphia among low income minority families. it used to be many of those children from those families didn't have smart phones and tablets, that technology was mainly for people with money. well this new study from einstein is getting national attention, and national attention, showed, that digital divide is going away. eleven month-old enrique santana is at einstein clinic being treated for a fever. he is easily distracted by his mom's phone.

>> good and not good add had same time. >> reporter: why. >> because of electronics. it the is not good. but he knows how to use it. >> reporter: it its common before children can walk or talk many know how to use mobile devices. new study of 350 children under the age of four in north philadelphia, shows even young children are handy with devices. >> in the first year of life, 92 percent of the children report they had were using devices or had used the the device. by age two, more than half of them were using it on a daily basis. >> reporter: lead researchers doctor matilda a the chair of the pediatrics at einstein medical center says, most four years olds have their own devices and family income, in longer matters. >> what we conclude is that in this community ownership is pretty much universal. >> reporter: she says that marks an ending of the digital device where income determined who did and didn't have devices. the study shows most parents used technology to distract

and entertain toddlers while they were out and doing errands. 28 percent use them to get kid to sleep. >> it is after their sleeping habits, things of all nature. it is not a great idea to start immediately so soon. >> reporter: this research did not look at impact of toddlers using devices work or not it is good or bad for them but experts say it is always best when parents get involved and interact with their children and the technology. but, less than one years old using a phone. >> before they might be able to walk, or speak a whole sentence. >> i had an -- look at this. >> yes. >> not anymore. >> thanks, i appreciate it. historic ocean line their calls philadelphia own has been saved from the scrap heap for now. >> ss united states was once the world's fastest ocean liner and now it is dock in the delaware river. a local group is trying to turn it into a museum, and they announce today that they

have raised american one hundred thousand dollars so far, the the board will meet this week to discuss the the ship's future. >> wow. >> i hope they save that. >> kate joins us with your forecast and we're in the 70's. >> in the 70's. >> it will feel great this week. little return to warmth, as we start november, the days get shorter. it is like mother nature is like i'm he so sorry but here's a beautiful sunset and few days in the 70's to make up for it. beautiful weather on the way through next several days and we have got sunshine, at least to go with our 70's for a few days but then we may see a few more clouds creep by the end of the week no complaints when you talk 74 degrees in november we can take a few clouds to go with it. the lets look at what is looking like outside right now, a look at sky cam three from campbell's field looking ben franklin bridge and boy pretty dark for this time of the night. still in the used to this time change but i hope you all made good use of your extra hour of sleep.

that comes in handy. hopefully the kid got adjusted to it. it was touch and go for a while but it takes a few days and we will be back on track. live neighborhood network this starts at 2:00. i tried to stop it here at the height of the sunset because i was so going on about this sunset. just a gorgeous evening. the included just started to break in time for sun to go down. you can see that big flash in the sky. it was brief beautiful but then by 5:07 you can see still, some pink left in the sky there. 55 degrees at the palmyra cove nature park. storm scan three does show a system bringing rain and heavy thunderstorms to portions of georgia this afternoon. that is pushing out to sea. this is not moving out the companies. this is heading out as high pressure takes hold. we will be under high pressure for next several days bringing us a warm up. temperatures not too bad. sixty-one in philadelphia. fifty-seven in reading. fifty-eight in wilmington. you can see warmth off to the west. seventy-one in des moines. sixty-eight in chicago. all that warm air moving east

over next several days as high pressure takes hole. those showers move out to sea. tomorrow sunny a and nice with highs in the 70es a. wednesday once again mostly sunny and nice and a few more cloud by thursday and there is a reason that the jet stream is moving to the north and we have got wind out of the southerly direction for rest of the week meaning we are ten to 15 degrees above average and at our peak as well across the vast majority of the area it looks beautiful across the board through the rest of the week. clear skies cool tonight 50 degrees for your election day tomorrow sunny skies warm for fall, high of 71 degrees, and 10 degrees above average and warmer wednesday at 74. few more cloud thursday and friday, chance for stray shower either one of of those days and back to reality and time for weekend 60's saturday and chilly day sunday with a high of only 55. stay right there for the girl scout meeting... for the soccer team... for the girl scout meeting... how

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welcome back. that tree will fall on you. that is famous lyric with jay-z. sixers may find out the hard way. they are looking to hound the lebron but four time mvp is shooting for a milestone. king james is trying to be the youngest person in nba history to score 25,000 career points. he is 21 show. lebron broke in the nba at 19 years old. a as for rebuilding sixers, the king had some advice. >> it is all a process. everyone wants success. you know there is always a process. you have to put the the time in. you have to build things, from the ground up, and if you are serious about making a change, it will happen. hopefully it will happen when i'm done though. >> one guy who won't be looking forward to that day is sixers guard nick stauskus. he said he was biggest lebron fab in the world growing up. he used to go to cleveland to

watch him play on christmas. lebron got wind of the nick's man crush at shoot around. >> it is pretty cool. >> he was a ohio state guy. probably has some for he but that is okay. >> at least he knows who i am. he acknowledged my existence i'm already with that. >> the man crush is real, guys. >> more room service for flyers game two of the five game road trip in vancouver. fly guys with one win in four games away from philadelphia this season. puck drops at ten. in case you missed it kansas city royals are world series champs. they beat mets with the miraculous ninth inning come back. they take game five, in 12 innings. kc's first world series win in exactly 30 years. the victory parade is, tomorrow. >> how about it. >> how about that.

>> i see guy with the goggles you say were you in a locker room once. >> that is right, 2008 with the phillies. >> that stings. not in your eye though. >> indeed. >> thanks. >> we will be right back.

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>> pelley: russia in mourning. can these flight recorders solve the mystery of the air disaster that killed more than 200? also tonight, a condemned killer tells the supreme court he's the victim of prosecutors who kept blacks off the jury. obamacare year three. some are saying no to signing up. >> it's hard to factor in the cost of an extra bill. >> pelley: and grand larceny on a football field. >> itself a legal play. touchdown. >> pelley: no, it wasn't. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: we'll start tonight with breaking news. we have learn that a u.s. spy satellited detected a flash of heat over egypt's sinai peninsula at the moment on saturday that a russian