huge flames from a two alarm fire in the overbrook home remind a scene of the up to faced by fire fighter overnight. developing right the now a major raid is underway in the suburb of paris, police are hunting down suspects linked to the deadly terror attacks, target of the french capitol five days ago. it is wednesday, november 18th i'm erika von tiehl. >> i'm nicole blur. we will get a quick check of weather and traffic but we have to say welcome back to katie fehlinger. we missed you so much. >> i missed you too. meisha, missed you as well. traffic and weather back at it. >> you are right, i cannot focus on traffic right now, we have to go right to you. crazy seeing you in the box again, welcome back.

>> so thrilled to be back. little ones are sleeping, so it wasn't as difficult to leave them this morning but good morning, everyone. missed you too. real quick thank you for a all of your positive support leading up to my return. i'm thrill to be back. thrilled to tell you about the fact that we have some pretty mild weather in store, but big changes that come with that. let kick it off, storm scan three making our tri-state sweep and finding nothing out there we will go throw the current cloud cover over it. we will call it partly cloudy. we will take one more wider zoom, yep, off to the west, there it is, very, very potent severe weather unfold ago cross deep south, we are not necessarily looking at severe weather here, but this is going to be a big weather scenario i guess you can say as this next system arrives and that will take shape for tomorrow. looking at area temperatures, there is a chill. you will want jack he it walking out the door this morning.

the sweat shirt, fleece, whatever your pleasure just that have that layer. would i go as far as winter coat. in trenton, will allentown in the 30's. and, we're off to a cool 54 in the wildwood area looking forward in the eyewitness weather day planner, still a mild day. milder then yesterday. it was a press i let ant day. more cloud by comparison. maybe a stray shower as we progress through the late day and into tonight especially but looking forward, the one that stand out as a sore thumb of the next couple daises obviously tomorrow. we will talk about heavy rain, gusty wind, all courtesy of that potent frontal boundary. we will have have have more on the timing and what the region has in store as we move forward but for now we will send it over to you. >> thanks, katie. good morning to you and all of you at home. >> we are nice and dry. we are dealing with overnight construction. here's an area we have been dealing with. it looks like westbound is opening upright now. we see that volume east and west closed between schuylkill

and broad for overnight construction that completely lifts out of our way around 5:00 a.m. but eastbound lanes are completely closed. i will keep my eye for confirmation on the westbound side. the vine is typical construction in that area construction i-95 north between bridge street and cottman avenue that right lane is block with all those cones as well. this is an area that will get busy but it will clear out as well this morning. king of prussia schuylkill headlights moving in the eastbound direction just past 202 just starting to see early risers, hitting the roadways before the kid get up. grabbing that first cup of coffee with us. glad you are with us. accident at ac expressway, pass frank farly plaza the all lanes are open. back to you. huge flames engulf a home in overbrook overnight. >> three story home went up quickly giving fire fighters all they could handle. it took an hour to get those flames under control. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is live on the

scene at columbia a avenue, just continue. >> reporter: nicole and erika, good morning. we are right across the the street from the house. fire fighters still on the street this morning wetting down hot spots. we have seen smoke from the back of the home here. we have seen fire marshals looking into a cause. the let's take you to cell phone video, sent to us by a viewer of the fire at its the height. this is a three story a attached home. it was fully object fire from every visible point this was the scene shortly after 1:40 this morning when this fire first broke out. video sent to us by a viewer and this is what fire fighters found when they arrived at 6100 block of west columbia avenue. lets go to the video of the the scene afterward. this was a two alarm fire as it cut a hole through that three story structure and caused damage to the home next door. by 2:23 we are told this fire was under control but heavy

damage to both homes. the fire home had absolutely in roof at this point. there is some fire to the home next door, rather fire damage to the roof of the home next door. heavy fire, smoke and water damage to that adjoining home. we are told there were no injuries reported as it relates to the fire at this time. lets go back out live to the look at the fire fighter dousing that home from way up high on that ladder down there again, putting out hot spots here. fire marshals are on the scene, there are no reports of any injuries at the this time. residents or fire fighters. we are told one person might be displaced at this time and two cats and turtles were taken from the adjoining home. we are live from overbrook, i'm just continue finch for cbs-3 eyewitness news. developing right the now a raid in the paris suburb connected to last friday's attacks in paris. the there have been explosions and exchanges of gunfire, and two are dead including a woman who blew herself up with a

suicide belt. five others are under arrest. french authorities say operation targeted suspect master mind of last weeks attacks, although there is no confirmation on who exactly is in custody. there are fear of further terror attack, bomb threat canceled a soccer threat between germany and netherland 90 minutes before kick off. search turned nothing up. there has been no arrest. police dyings are searching two air france dogs but were diverted before they could arrive. thinks flight 55 which left dulles airport in northern virginia. it landed late last night in halifax nova scotia flight 65 left los angeles and landed safely in salt lake city. passengers got off both planes and were taken in terminals. what happened in parises leading to tighter security in philadelphia and other major cities. police are keeping a closer eye on restaurant, shopping centers and other public places. police commissioner charles ramsey says they all pose a problem.

>> we work well with private security that covers majority of the infrastructure in the united states. we have very good relationships with them. again if anything suspicious, given us a call. >> reporter: many police departments are trained for active shooter situations. there will be enhanced security for sunday's philadelphia marathon. the a a news conference mayor michael nutter said is there in men threat but security will screen people near start and finish line and may search their belongings as well. tens of thousands of people are expect to be in philadelphia this weekend. president obama is criticizing republicans lining up in opposition to how syrian refugees to enter the u.s. "eyewitness news" in allentown which is home to one of the largest syrian populations in america. we spoke with the syrian arabic american charity association a christian group that helps settle refugees in the states. >> there is definitely a concern. i don't want to see what happened in france. we had heart break with september 11th.

we have to be very cautious. >> speaker of the house paul ryan is working on legislation to prevent more syrian refugees from entering the the u.s. according to russian officials a homemade bomb brought down plane that crashed over egypt last month. russia's security services said bomb rescue was found at the crash site. metro jet air bus exploded mid flight killing all 224 people on board. isis has claimed responsibility for that attack. russian government is now offering a 50 million-dollar reward for any information. fire damages aurlington county landmark and fire fighters want to necessity how it started. fire at moorestown community house started around 5:00 yesterday evening and it was under control in an hour. that building which opened up in 1926 is a community center housing non-profit groups. it has hosted weddings and anniversary parties. >> it is a land mark. i remember it as a kid. we swam in the pool up here. there was a library.

it is very very pretty inside. >> no one was hurt but there is a lot of damage. it is unclear when that building will be useful. westbound lanes of the pennsylvania turnpike has reopened hours after this fiery deadly crash in chester county. crash happened during the evening rush in west nantmeal township. tractor trailer hit center divider and burst in the flames in downingtown and morgan town. driver of the truck was killed. 4:39. still will ahead another republican date is out. >> we will tell you who is ending his bid for president up next. also getting a bird eye view have of philadelphia. that is beautiful, isn't it. we will tell you when a new observation deck will open up to the public. and how you can feed the meter without actually having been near it, this could save you a lot of tickets. >> i like the sound of that.

sky-high views of philadelphia will be an elevator ride away.

observation deck at the top of the liberty one will open to the public on saturday, november 28th. a company that operates observation decks worldwide will be in charge of the attraction. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao will have a first look from inside that observation deck at 5:30. fabulous views. she did say it was enclosed because of the wind, i would be worried about her. that is coming up next hour. another republican drops out of the 2016 race for the white house. the last night louisiana governor bobby jindal announce he is evening his candidacy for president. jindal entered in june. since then he has been dogged by low poll numbers. jindal will go to work at his thinks tank he started few years ago. severe storm system that, started flooding continues to move east today. at least two people were killed by down trees in washington on tuesday. high wind caused hundreds of thousands of people in the state to lose power. back here at home though not looking bad this morning.

>> first day back. >> thankfully, i was keeping my fingers crossed for relatively quiet weather. we will get right back in the action tomorrow and possibly a shower later today no huge deal. do you need an umbrella? i say no. you will probably want one tomorrow. we will talk about why but that very same system is the reason. here it comes, as it is moving east and, makes its way toward us. the by the time we hit tomorrow heavy rain is set to arrive. we will time that out coming up here but we can start off by looking at big picture. storm scan a great place to start for that reason. look a at that cloud shape, beautifully organized storm but when they look like this they pack a punch this one absolutely does. still snow falling across nebraska, kansas. the this is what your eye gets drawn to that very heavy rain and squall line no less, currently moving east of the mississippi river. that is heading our way. do we have to worry about

severe weather but it will be a big weather day tomorrow. so this looks close by. it is moving across indiana state border but it will take until tomorrow until we see action pick up. let walk you through, high pressure retreats, allows that frontal boundary to move in here and that is where rain and wind come in. would i say late morning, at the earliest but through better part of the the day you'll dodge rain, dealing with wind, upper 60's. to that is bright spot but still a very wet day coming up here. you'll need rain boots, slicker, umbrella, whatever your accessory would be for a rainy day of it ready for tomorrow. you can put it back in the closet friday. breezy cooler day. sun does return and we are in for a cool weekend. come saturday plenty of sunshine topping off in the mid 50's and it does appear it will stay that way for second local half of the weekend. let's time out thursday. rain begins late morning. about this time tomorrow you will probably not have anything at least on the

immediate map to track just yet. that will change with time and steady rain comes through the the day when we are out and about. travel issues are a guarantee out of this. later today watch for that late day shower. quick check of the forecast, check it out, cool your is returning. all of those warm days that we enjoyed the last couple weeks, yeah, they are going out the window. >> yes, mid-november it business time. checking sports, flyers continue their struggles despite putting in some extra work at the well. before last night's game with the kings flyers honored former flyer simon gagne. he spent 11 seasons with the flyers. isn't that nice? flyers took a lead on the first nhl goal, five rookies, shane, but kings force overtime in the final minute of the regulation here and win it in the shoot-out. flyers get a point but lose it three-two. number 11 villanova wildcats are riding a hot street in the opening game.

the tip off series is a tournament between big east and big ten. wildcats went on a 22 to nothing run and beat nebraska cornhuskers 87-63. nova has won 28 straight games, at the pavilion. >> well done. >> not bad at all. >> good streak. eagles take on the buccaneers sunday afternoon at the link. >> but bird were using their off time to help a youth team get new gear. this is really wheat. zach ertz visited peewee squad in norristown last night. $20,000 worth of new helmets, pad, practice jerseys, cheer leading uniforms came courtesy of the eagles. the ertz says playing the game safely starts with good equipment. it looks like athletes are off to a great start. >> absolutely. >> fund raising for that for parents, my gosh, it is so hard. >> it is tough. >> good stuff. still a ahead this morning news for people who travel with their pets. >> wand shore that might be,

um-hmm. >> but first here's is what coming up on cbs-3. >> i see sophie in first class.

here's the headlines, continues in the, suburbs that happening in the overnight raid. authorities stormed an apartment building where they believed the alleged pennsylvania master mind of the attacks was held up. two people were killed, one person is believed to still be inside that building. anonymous threats force two air france planes bound for paris from the u.s. to be diverted. one plane was from los angeles, other plane took off from dulles near washington d.c. both landed a safely. an investigation is underway in the cause of the huge house fire, that fire broke out overnight in the 6100 block of west columbia avenue in overbrook. no one was injured. the philadelphia parking authority is now allowing to you pay, by phone. there is a new app called

meter up, drivers can set up on their smart phone using their license plate and credit card number. app will notify you when you have seven minutes left on the meter. you can add more time without having to run back, to your car, find change, all of that. pp thea is testing out the app and if successful it the will go city wide in six months. the there is just nothing not to like about that. >> that is always me running, at the last possible second to avoid that ticket. >> can i get change, can i get change, crazy. >> 4:50. time for a check of business news. >> henna daniels joins us from the insuring stock exchange. we are hearing one airline saying that one airline will not allow traveling with your fury companions, what change what are we talking about. >> reporter: planning on taking fido on the next delta flight airlines just announced it will no longer accept pets and checked baggage. exceptions include military members and service animals.

pets small enough to fit underneath seat can travel in the passenger cabin or pets can be shipped through delta cargo on a separate plane. that policy change will start next march, erika and nicole. >> we're hearing ski slopes will be drone zones, what do you mean by this? >> reporter: i think this is pretty cool. it is taking the ultimate selfie on a ski slope courtesy of the drone. something a silicone valley production company hopes to bring to a ski resort near you designating the area as drone zone. they will whoever 30 feet above and follow skiers down capturing their runs on video. three run photo shoot should go for 100, to $200. >> just skiing is hard enough without war big looking at a drone, my goodness. >> the ultimate selfie. you need to be photographed at every moment possible. >> all right. >> very graceful. >> yeah, capture those falls. >> hen na, thanks. >> coming up we will check on

weather and traffic. we will be right back.

lets check on the road, meisha, good morning. >> good morning to all of you at home if you are just waking up we're happy you are here. still early and dark outside. here's i-95 south coming around that curve looking good and quiet on i-95 still this morgue. we have construction on i-95 northbound between bridge street and cottman. that right lane is block, you can see those cones still in place. this is overnight construction. we are wait forgo that to lift. but be aware that right lane is still block in that area. also construction on the vine east and westbound between schuylkill and broad, that is what was blocked for some time. we are keeping an eye on. that we will let you know when that is completely cleared. thinks where we had a tractor trailer fire on the pennsylvania turnpike westbound closed between

downingtown and morgan town. it opened sometime around 1:00 . that is a all clear for those wandberg this accident that again happened a lot earlier. katie in the world of traffic and commute looking good, just overnight construction. what about that weather. it looks wet tomorrow. >> we will stay dry throughout the course of the morning drive, don't worry about the the weather having any kind of role making for a worst commute. but you can see cloud billowing off to the west here over buck eye state in west virginia a sign of things to come. we will watch warm front lift in that may trigger a quick shower for some, late today, we will start off with just some cloud on future weather, that hint of the shower and then heavy rain comes tomorrow 5:00 a.m. but primarily looks like a daylight hours event, 67 degrees. nice trade off there but i highly recommend that tomorrow you you grab the rain gear. you will thank yourself because you will need it. nicole, back to you. lets check the stories our

sister station kyw news radio is following. philadelphia school chief says he will call for changes in the contract with the outside companies filling substitute teaching jobs. they take wraps off a historic 19th century building. after the attacks, supporting terrorist by drinking french wine. check in two, three, four times a day on your kyw news radio 1060 on your am dial. coming up next hour of "eyewitness news" we are live as investigators spark a massive house fire this morning. plus a standoff in france, we are following new developments have after police storm an apartment during overnight raid. that pennsylvania boy is left high and dry before getting on the flight. why tsa took a toy from him. we are back at the top of the hour, good morning.

massive flames rip through an overbrook home but we have new details for this fire coming up. also... >> more gunfire reaction france overnight as police raid an apartment in the the hunt for the master mind of the paris terrorist a attacks. we have no information about the the arrest and standoff still happening as we speak. it is a room with the spectacular view we're giving you first inside lot at new observation deck at one liberty place before it opens to the public. our jan carabao is there can't wait to see the view. good morning, it is wednesday november 18th i'm erika von

tiehl. >> i'm nicole brewer. of course, we have meisha but you look who else is back. >> hi, guys. >> i am so excited to be back. so true. i have gotten first day is underway, i got my coffee all ready, over might feeding, so easy to do overnight feeding when you have a cup of coffee in you. >> yes. >> great pictures. >> we will have pictures of the girls coming up, stay tuned for that but we do want to give you an idea what is going on with the weather as well. lets show you what will happen. we will check things out initially here, take a peak at large system that is big weather head line here as we look forward in the forecast. right now man there is heavy rain falling east of the mississippi river. this is our story tomorrow. this storm has been responsible for blizzard conditions, severe weather conditions. none of that is a concern. we are looking at heavy rain and gusty wind. not until tomorrow. today is a a