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you it is wet as we know and visibility will play an issue. >> you said it. that is x factor of the forecast here, meisha because now we are seeing between front. yesterday we were watching warm front lift in so fog hasn't had a chance to become widespread. we had it in the poconos. the it wasn't ideal in the city mess of the day but now it is virtually just not good at all. you have been seeing visability drop down and we were at half mile visibility at the airport for example. a lot of moisture lift nothing here too on the leading edge of the front. do you see how cloud just shut off, there is a distinct demar case between clear sky and cloudy sky, right now basically over cincinnati, that is what essentially needs to cross through before we can eventually clear things out. so at the moment, as we look at just the the snapshot view here on storm scan, bulk of the moisture is confined over garden state but we have a mist, you have a spray from the vehicles and you do have that fog out there.
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so please be cautious and expect it could come up quick. the currently our temperatures are up to a mild start for early days of december this is in the shan i. normal high is 50 degrees. we will take it. we are at 54 in ac. we might knock another degree or two off of that early morning low in philadelphia but regardless we are starting off at a mild level. it will sky rocket from here, to well above average. the it is clammy, cool but above average for meteorological winter. 61 degrees here down the at the shore but with showers, patchy fog as well and that is with us, nicole, pretty much anytime today. >> katie, thanks. wet road could be to blame for this overnight crash in east falls. police tell "eyewitness news" that suv rolled over on lincoln drive near gypsy lane before landing on it roof. everyone in the car was able to get out without getting hurt, of course, road are still slick, meisha has a look at the trouble spots this morning, meisha. >> yes, nicole it will be a
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messy one indeed. yesterday we had wet roadways as well to day we do again. yesterday was actually okay, the difference this morning that we're seeing is the visibility. we have more fog then we did yesterday. here's interest stat i-95 at girard, whole stretch of i-95 you is looking like this, very foggy, wet and volume levels are starting to increase right now. the here's the vine, good news is that overnight construction on the vine between schuylkill and broad that has been opened. east and westbound now opened, but west, i would say that all morning long, just so, you you leave your homes a little will will bit earlier today. here's the schuylkill eastbound between spring garden and the vine. left lane is just opening up. it was closed because of the construction. that has been cleared. flooding new castle will delaware, airport road closed between 95 and mcarthur road. use basin road to du pont highway. nico, it will be a messy one. back over to you, nicole good meisha, thank you.
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the the search continues for a mother pain month-old daughter in cumberland county. their family last sue them on sunday. justin finch is live at the vineland police station with more, justin. >> reporter: good morning, neidy ramirez and her daughter genesis have not been seen in several days now and this morning her family, friend and authorities are hoping to find them both and will solve this case. now back on saturday, state police pick up her 2005 chevy trailblazer parked in the northbound lanes of route 55, loved ones first saw the suv there parked this earlier this morning. at this point they say nothing seemed suspicious about the vehicle, now vineland police began their probe earlier this week in cumberland county prosecutors are now working this case too. now, neidy and genesis were last seen back on friday, and we will bring up their photos for you right now. neidy is 34 years old, 5-foot seven and 140-pound with brown hair and brown eyes. she was last seen dressed in a brown sweater, brown sweat pants, black shoes and wearing a black cross necklace.
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the genesis is three month-old, 2 feet tall and 15 pounds. also has brown hair and eyes and no word on her clothing. now concerns began mounting after neidy did not the show up to work earlier this week and her sister tells us it is in the like her to up and vanish. >> her kid are her life. so even when they come over for like five mowers within an hour she will call, see how they are doing, see when we need anything. let us know where she's at, when she will be back. >> police say there are in signs of her cell phone have been used since she vanish, also too they are interviewing several people but in suspects or arrests have been made so far. neidy also has two other children, they are staying with family, nicole. >> justin, thanks for that update. new this morning police are searching for a several male suspects who not only beat and robbed a man in north philadelphia but also stripped the victim of his clothes. the it happened near getty station at broad and york just
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before 2:00 this morning. that victim was rushed to temple hospital, the extent of his injuries isn't yet known. police in burlington county are investigating a deadly crash involving a school bus, the crash happened yesterday, near pemberton and bridge road in southampton. police say two people killed were both in the volkswagen passat. a witness told police that volkswagen was traveling at a high rate of speed when it crashed head on in the school bus. there were 24 people, including len ape high school swim team. nine people suffered minor injuries. happening today, philadelphia mayor-elect jim kenney is holding another in the series of town hall meetings. thinks third meeting is at will school of the future tonight at 7:30. kenney's first meeting which happened monday night centered around education and crime. he scheduled two more town hall meetings tomorrow and friday. opening statements, could get underway today in the trial of the baltimore police officer charged in the death of freddie gray, a court spokeswoman says jury will be seated, as andrew spencer
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reports, five more officers are he set to go on trial, separate thely. >> reporter: a pool of 75 potential jurors showed up on monday, another pool of 75 showed up on tuesday, chosen from all of them a smaller group of jurors will cover to court today, each of them a potential selection for final jury in the trial of the officer william porter. charged with manslaughter, a assault and reckless endangerment porter is first of six baltimore city police officers to be tried in connection with the death of freddie gray, and gray died in custody after being put into the back of the police van without a seat belt, and somehow, ending up with a severe spinal injury. he died a week later. the his death sparked protests which then led to violent clashes with police, hundreds of people were arrest test, more than 100 officers were injured. six baltimore city police officers are each being tried separately, all of them have pleaded not guilty.
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porter doesn't face the most serious charges that would be caesar goodson the driver of the police van, he is charged with second degree murder depraved heart and his trial is expect to begin in early january. andrew spencer for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". switching gears right now the sixers are celebrating their first win of the season, and it came in front of the packed house. but, a lot of the fans were there to bid farewell to a future hall of famer. >> number 24, kobe bryant. >> kobe got a standing ovation from the philadelphia fans after his introduction. the last night was his last game in philadelphia he is retiring at the end of the season. the sixers presented bryant with his lower merion high school jersey and once started he came out firing. he nailed his first three pointer and finished with 23 points on the night. innings isers robert covering todd had 23 and innings isers
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win 103-91 but kobe loved every minute of it. >> it what's motion -- emotional, deeply appreciative. it was beyond belief. it was a very special night. >> fans of all ages showed up, some wearing kobe gear to the well last night. the the five time nba champion and 17 time all-star received standing ovations before, during and after the game. we're told a sixer ticket runs about eight bucks on line but last night cheapest seat on the secondary market was 57 bucks. fans were excited to share the moment. >> i think everyone compares lebron and all that but kobe is my man. >> it is kind of a bitter sweet moment right now but, you know, i'm here. i'm happy. but it is crazy, man. >> sixers will try to win their second straight game tonight against the the knicks
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at madison square garden. well, an old series of break is has philadelphia police on high alert. see where burglars are smashing their way in to several stores, plus. it is touching people in a time that they need to restore their faith in humanity because that is what he did for me. >> that woman said she will never be the same after a trip to the grocery store, and how a random ago of kindness from the stranger is inspiring others. ♪ >> don't let dreary weather drag you down, katie says we have a beautiful weekend coming our way, we have good news, she's updating your forecast, up next.
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but listen to this: (family talking) that's a different kind of sound. the sound of the weekend. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. welcome back. philadelphia police are searching for suspects caught on camera carjacking a person in west kensington this happened saturday night at the bp station on the 400 block of westerly high avenue. victim was pumping gas when several men approached and demanded money and took off with his car. they got away with hundreds of
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dollars. if you recognize any of these men call police. detectives are also investigating a string of break ins at businesses throughout the the great northeast, in each case, a rockies used to break storefront glass. targets have included a pizza shop, a pharmacy, and a gas station. again if you recognize these suspects call the police. pennsylvania attorney general kathleen kane has pick a former maryland attorney yen to lead investigation into pornographic e-mails shared among state officials. team of special prosecutors, will help doug gansl er to examine those e-mails as they look for violations of the criminal, civil and ethics laws. e-mails were allegedly pornographic and racist and then sent on taxpayer time. >> they are viewed on state, taxpayer owned computers and sent over state servicer, government servicer, and during work hours. >> kane cannot lead the investigation because her law license is under us is pension.
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she's awaiting trial for leaking grand jury material to a newspaper and then lied bit. 5:14. in the exactly a great start to the day with this kind of weather, katie but hopefully it will be moving out soon. >> it is certainly going to be but within more day of dreary conditions for us, as we are tracking this large sluggish storm system taking its sweet old time. more than anything because it is a large system. it will need that time to clear out completely but in the meantime we are seeing decent rain amounts. it is not enough to cause widespread flooding but as meisha will be discussing, there have been flooding concerns, outside on the roads with ponding. the closing down of some lanes and we will have meisha on that but as far as we're concern weather-wise with the rain amounts we are flirting with an inch in glass co, millville three-quarters of an inch and the list goes on here. where in doylestown .48. in the 48 inches of rain. the don't worry, we are looking at storm scan three, this is huge.
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it extend all the way still, out to the eastern most edge of nebraska. that is where the storm core is still circulate ago way bringing in the the snow in the back side. the don't worry about that. that is going to bypass us off to the north but we are still waiting for the cold front with this storm to officially cross through. you can see bulk of the moisture being drawn north along the leading edge of that front. eventually there will be a heavier pocket of rain, you can see how things blossom in the last hour or so, over portions of new jersey, misty, foggy, rainy day, and we go from soggy thankfully to eventually sunny. the it is one more day of this before the front complete thely clears which will happen later tonight. breeze kicks in. we're back to cooler conditions but a dose of reality for early december. fifty's right where we should be. that is where we will top off for next few days but sun is back as high pressure anchors itself for a couple of days. we will keep the sun in the weekend and it looks like it will sit here all weekend long. quick check in rehoboth, you still got damp boardwalk here,
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hazy sue, halo effect on the lights on the boardwalk as well because of all of the just the mist and fog that is settling in. pleasing careful. the it is x factor with the forecast to today. once this front is out of here, seven day not looking bad at all. we will kick off days of hanukkah here on sunday 54 degrees with sunday there and we will keep that sun as we kick start next week. meisha, over to you. question becomes can we make it one more take have of rain, to get into that sunshine, i think we can? i know we can. now this is where a truck was stopped. this is ramp from westbound 76 on to the the vine. you can see that moving in the eastbound vine direction. this has just been cleared. that was causing some slow downs because we did have the emergency vehicles on site. that has been clear. they have cleared that out of the way. we are looking good in this direction. for those in new jersey, trying to move into the westbound direction into philadelphia, looking good but look at this, when i draw that
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bright yellow arrow it sticks out like a sore thumb, why? because of all that fog. visibility certainly playing an issue, coming into play, i should say this morning. so leave your homes early and make sure to drive slow, to the driver in front of you. it will be a busy one. headlights moving in the eastbound direction you can see things are looking pretty good here although it is going to get busy, this is moving, tonight eastbound direction. vine we did have overnight construction project that has been since cleared so we are looking good, there. now we do have some flooding, i will get to in a minute. betsy ross bridge and walt whitman bridge have restriction toss 35 miles an hour because of the fog and visibility issues, flooding in new jersey, route 38 westbound ramp to route 130, that left lane, is blocked. another place of flooding new castle will delaware airport road is closed, between i-95 and mcarthur road, i will want to use your alternate. drive slow. tomorrow we will be better
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days. nicole, over to you. meisha, thank you. some good news here people around the the country are starting to find out what philadelphians have known for a while. some of the best italian food is right here in our backyard. vetri had has been name the best italian restaurant in the country. web site described meals at washington square west restaurant as once in the lifetime. that award comes just a few weeks after vetri agreed to sell most of the restaurants in his group to urban outfitters. another local spot, in will collinswood is ranked 20th on the list. that is pretty good. 5:18. time to check your philadelphia jobs market report. cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger has a look at a job that is important around the holiday shopping season. >> reporter: if you joined hordes of black friday or cyber monday shoppers this year there may have been a small voice in the back of your head wondering is this safe? news of the big name retailers being hacked feels more commonplace then ever before and that helps explain why demand for security analyst is
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exploding. job openings in this it field are expected to grow 37 percent by 20/22. cyber security experts are now a key part of almost any business, from big box retailers to manufacturing. with the rise of cloud computing, the number of companies looking to employee security analyst will only increase, the federal government and health care industry are also expected to bump up hiring. landing one of these jobs generally requires a ba in computer science, program or a related field. security analyst generally earn more than workers in other computer-related rolls. here in philadelphia they make over $39,200. this holiday shopping season heat up, here's hoping they will earn every penny. i'm jill schlesinger for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". 5:19 right now. a new list is out of the most popular baby names. you have to hear the unusual inspiration for some names that are suddenly becoming more popular. also, it is a state of the art medical center opening
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welshing it has been a lot of focus on concussions especially in professional and youth sports. today a south jersey hospital, opens up the areas first concussion center, now this dyinvision machinist one of the several new pieces of equipment at cape regional medical center in cape may courthouse. the the center has tools, and training, to diagnosis concussion cushions. it has computer software to evaluate brain function and possibly evaluate reoccurrence of the concussion. >> ideally we would have every a at the let to come in to have a base line and we can tell coaches, athletes or parents hey is there a
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cognitive deficit here we need to take some precaution is cape regional team trained under doctor george sitany, one of the leading experts on concussions. congress reaches a deal on a transportation bill that includes increasing the federal cap on passenger rail accidents. the liability cap was raised from 200 million to 295 million-dollar. that is good news for the victims of the deadly amtrak derailment in port richmond back in may. that bill will also provide 200 million-dollar to help install positive train control technology, to prevent collisions, and derailments. well, simple trip to the grocery store has change a woman's outlook on life. it started with a random act of kindness and ended with tragedy. the as carter evans reports that generosity has gone far beyond what the good smart ton or lucky recipient could have ever imagined. >> reporter: with to second small children jamie lynn knighton has her handful and it was a recent trip to the
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grocery store that push her to the breaking point when the only credit card she had with her was declined. >> i was trying to figure out if i can get my other car and matthew stepped up. >> reporter: twenty-eight year-old matthew jackson was behind her and offered to pay for her $200 grocery bill but he had one condition. >> he said do it for somebody else. >> reporter: a few days later knighton tracked down the good smart ton to the gym where he told her he work. she called to thank him. and manager angela lavender picked up the the phone. >> when she said i just wanted the manager there to know what kind of a beautiful person that they get to work with. my hard broke. >> she started to cry. she said, you know, i am sorry to have to tell you this but matthew passed away. >> reporter: matthew was killed in a car accident. >> i put the dates together and it was the day after i met him. i want people to know what he did for me. >> reporter: knighton set up a facebook page in matthew's honor.
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it has more than 10,000 followers and hundreds of stories, inspired by matthew. >> you cannot put a price on. that you cannot put the a price on giving people hope again. >> reporter: carter evans, for cbs news, karlsbad, california. >> what a leg ace toy live, and leave. coming up in the next half an her of "eyewitness news", tv's and toys are always hot sellers on black friday but now a different item that just set a record for black friday sales, jan. founder and ceo of facebook mark zuckerberg takes giving tuesday to a whole new level, see how much he pledged to donate to charity and check out the baby behind it all. also it is a burning issue as one of the hottest toys of the holiday season burst into flames. this isn't the the first whoever board to catch fire, katie? well, big story in the weather department is the green stuff you see over my shoulders here so we are still dealing with rain but also add into that some fog, it will be slowing you down, today, thankfully i come bearing better wet ther news down the
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talk about a stunning birth announcement, mark zuckerberg introduced his new daughter to the world and promises to give away the the vast majority of his wealth. this is pretty cool. we're talking billions of dollars. we will let you know how he and his wife hope their generous donation will be used. first though it is another dreary start to the day, there is a lot of fog out there, kind of hard to see the top of the sky scrapers in center city and more rain on the way, unfortunately but eventually it will move out, right katie. >> eventually. >> we will get to day out of the the way and then better days ahead. >> that is true. look at the the sky line. come on. our hump day has become our slip and slide. >> yes, true. >> i like that. >> it sound like thursday and friday will be better. >> we're sliding in this guys. >> it looks like weather will be so much nicer by that point to
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