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outside on the freezing skydeck. still no coat on. meisha inside keeping an eye on the roads. >> good morning, yes, kicking off a brand new year together thing looking so far so good. i have to say the roadways justin so far looking nice and dry. so, i think that's even exchange. taking a little bit colder, that's fine, but keeping it dry, super nice. how is it feeling out there? >> i'm with you on that, yes. just locked into the dry weather pattern, it is cold, dry, and when you get the air masses pretty much just stays dry. we see decent amount of sun today. just not going to help the temps out that much. might even get passing flurry in some spots. but when protected by the wind, where i am right now, not that bad. gets into the winds, feels pretty coldment check out current temperatures, to go terribly cold in the morning, it is 34 at the airport, 28 up in the lehigh valley, allentown, 19 mount pocono, where they are making snow up at the resort, good news, prime snow making conditions for the next several days. so skiers and riders you will love this forecast. suburbs same deal. upper 20s, just north and west
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of the city. quakertown, doylestown, 31 degrees in mt. holly. now here is the problem, the wind we will be battling. it will increase little bit through the morning into the afternoon. win chill values, right now, you know, this is not rad i can justly cold, teens to the mid 20's, but kind of stay like that through the day today throughout the afternoon. so it get breezy with gusty winds over 20 miles per hour. storm scan3, again, couple of flurries trying to show up on radar. you ma i see few flakes the morning into the afternoon. otherwise partly sunny skies. little rough at the bus stop. check out the school day forecast. you guys coming off long break. enjoying the nice mild conditions. 8:00 temperature only 30 degrees, the wind though you have to deal with. coming home from school, still in the 30's, overall, got to give it c plus today just because of the cold and the winds. there you have it. high temperature only mid 30's. philadelphia and the shore lower 20's in the poconos, so this will make it the coldest day since march of 2015. so been a while. just not used to it. we talk about how long this cold last in our next chance of any rain coming up in the
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full forecast in a few minutes. but let's hit the roadways with meisha a what's happening out there? >> good morning, justin, good morning to all you have at home. not too much going on. in fact it looks pretty good this early monday morning. do have disable vehicle, in delaware county, south of the airport, 95 northbound past route 291. you can see yet pulled all the way off to the shoulder not cause anything slow downs right now t could later if it doesn't get cleared out of the way. i doubt that that will be the case. new jersey, 42 freeway, head in the northbound direction toward 295 looking good here. as you can see, in new jersey, here on 42 freeway, it is looking little busy already just moving into the top of the 5:00 hour. so, that could be a good little predecessor of what's to come possibly. here is a look at the vine, open all morning long, eastbound westbound, looking good. we do have this accident, hamilton township new jersey turnpike northbound, before 195. the left lane of the outer drive is still blocked. i'll let you know when that's clear. right now it has not done so. patco running new schedule.
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has been since saturday. make sure to check your schedules on line for all of the detail, erika, back over to you. >> meisha, thank you. 5:03. it is go time for jim kenney. the former philadelphia city councilman will be sworn in as the city's newest mayor in just a fewer hours. justin finch joins you now at city hall with more on the inauguration, justin, good morning. >> good morning, we know this day has been months into the making, a noun we know for sure that it went late until last night. check out this photo. this is from mayor-elect jim twitty, he was working on his speech very late until last night, getting ready for what will be very big and busy day for him, and "eyewitness news" caught up with mr. kenny, as he was ramming up for his first day as mayor. >> former city council ill man jim kenney now hours away from taking the oath at philadelphia's 99th mayor. though he will spend today under the spotlight, the cell philly born mayor-elect insist it is not entirely his.
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this is not about me. this is about us as a community. >> in order for us to find out what we're going to do we need to talk to each other, get with each other honestly, treat each other with respect and move the city forward together. >> after sweeping the november mayor's race, kenny began assembling his add menstruation, of his to do list, ties between city police and the public and shoring up city schools. >> we want to embrace our schools. we want to deal with and communicate with our prince and teachers and our parent. >> kenny follows outgoing two term mayor michael nutter who sat down with jessica jean. >> eight years under michael nutter philadelphia is what? >> safe ever, smarter, more sustainable, i think we've hemmed to make philadelphia a world class sit. >> i i don't have a lot of criticism. i think the nutter administration done great job in ethics and transparency. >> when asked about his mayor ship, kenny lit up.
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>> i'm feeling honored, humbled, feeling this is a big responsibility, huge responsibility. and i'm feeling that i'm ready. >> and he's now just hours away from taking that office. today will be a mix of old and new, we are told, the mayor will very formally take the oath of office this morning followed by traditions at city hall. all bets off, and no black tie block party in true philly form there is was the wish, we are told, of our future mayor. erika, back over to you. >> stay with "eyewitness news" for continuing coverage of the inauguration of mayor jim kenney. he'll take the oath of office at 11:00 this morning. you can watch it live right here on cbs-3 and cbsphilly.com. >> new this morning, investigators are trying to determine what sparked a house fire in gloucester county. it started just after 1:30 this morning on home in evergreen avenue pitman. firefighters had it under control in about ten minute. two people got out of the
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home, no word on any injuries. police interrupt a robbery and shooting in progress in philadelphia's hunting park neighborhood. it happened shortly after 12:30 at broad and hunting park avenue. officers on patrol witnessed an altercation with one man pulling out gun and shooting the other then gave chase apprehending the suspect. >> striking one of the three, robbery victims, in the wrist. it struck an artery. he lost a lot of blood. >> the victim in critical condition. that suspect is in custody. investigators tell us that surveillance video may have also captured that robbery in progress. >> philadelphia police hope that surveillance video can help them solve a triple shooting in fairhill. investigators say gun battle near front and west wishart streets ended last night with one man dead and two other wounded. police say there were 20 shots from two semiautomatic weapons, one of which was
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assault rifle. so far there is no motive. police say the intersection is known for street level drug sales, neighbor thinks that that led to the shooting. >> the guys over there sold drugs, like they do it all the time. crazy. forty-seven year old man was killed, two other in critical condition, including a 17 year old. police say the other, man in his 20's, was wearing a bulletproof vest. >> off duty philadelphia police officer and resident are hurt in a fire in north philadelphia. flames broke out on fifth and cumberland street after 6:00 last night. the storefront building had a restaurant on the first floor with apartment on the second and third floors. off duty officer expected to be okay. no word on the condition of the other person transported. >> autopsy will be performed today on five year old jahlil vague a bass tis that, found dead in a can an al in
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allentown. he wandered away thursday night, barefoot, and without a coal. he was found two days later. hundreds joined the search from near and far. investigators tell us preliminary report indicate that this is a tragic accident. >> an accidental may discharge evacuation of local restaurant. happened around 9:30 last night in a apple bee's on north state street in pottstown montgomery county. caught up with a woman inside the restaurant at the time. >> we were sitting toward the front of the restaurant and i guess me and carly started coughing a lot. and the people at the boot behind us were coughing a lot, too. we were laughing, we thought it was ironic. but then a woman packed past us, she said you should leave. somebody sprayed something. we need to get out offer. >> four people were taken to the hospital, to get checked out. >> well, the eagles season is over, but the birds go out on high note beating the new york
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giant. >> also the sidelines from both sides. >> head coach, very different reason, relatively meaningless game, sunday eagles giants game not lacking for story lines. offensive coordinator pat shurmur stepped into the head coach roll with the firing of chip kelly. tomorrow coughlin likely coach his last men with the g men. away we go, not a loft defense in this one. of course, leave it do demarco murr toy use his if i carry. take it up the middle for 54-yard touchdown, the second longest of his career. eagles lead seven-nothing, to the third, giant leading 27-21. eli manning steps to throw hit by connor barwin. that is walter thurman, comes down with it, he goes 83 yards on the fumble recovery, the eagles, they win 35-30. it tends up hurting them. >> this finish nine, excuse me, seven and nine. will pick 13th in the 2016 draft. here is shurmur who said there is still room to build with
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this team. >> you got it re ate the chemistry, always news faces. >> no team start the same. everybody claims, you know, we'll just have to see how much change there is. and then i think you can build on stuff like things like today. >> so who does quarterback sam bradford want to see as head coach next year? we'll hear from him coming up at 6:00. i have thought on that topic, as well, that's all next hour. so that should be pretty interesting when it comes to the head coaching search. couple of big names, also, going to be a long off season for eagles fans who had high expectations headed into the year. >> everyone thought we would have it and win it all this year. talking to the fans now about priorities for next season. >> need to find a coach that can work with the offense. we have three running backs, take advantage of them, do something with them, then pick up a quarterback that is going to be a franchise quarterback for our team. >> i think they will have to make some drastic changes,
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number one, a better coach than the one we had, two, get some linemen, offensive linemen. that will make a big difference. i think we'll keep that -- >> i'm sad to see the season come to end. i wish we were going into the playoffs. i just hope next year we find good coach to lead them soon to a playoff division. >> so, i threw this question out on twitter last night, got ton of responses. should the eagles bring sam bradford back next year? and overwhelming 71% said yes. only 29% say no, sir. if you had asked the question couple of weeks ago, i don't think would you have gotten the same results. 71%, i was shocked by that. >> slow start to the season, had the second knee surgery, right? >> yep, very slow start. of course, eagles hate slow starts, but here we, are maybe sam bradford will be back depending on the head coach. >> we'll see you, thank you. 5:11, president obama trying to tackle gun violence in his
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final year in office. the big changes he is expected to announce as soon as this week. also: >> constitution, that's what we're up here for, the constitution. >> a standings off in oregon, armed gunmen take over federal building. we'll tell you about the demand they're making from the government. also, two sisters missing for more than a year are suddenly found alive. where have they been all this time?
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>> father and son are expected to turn themselves into authorities this morning. prison send 10 cents prompted more than dozen pal airasia members to a wildlife refuge. brian web has the story. >> reporter: malitia members armed with guns and walky-talkies are guarding the national wildlife refuge in eastern oregon, for a second straight night. the group says the land belongs to local resident, and managers at the federal refuge have been trying to push nearby ranchers out. leading the occupation, urging more mal airasia members to join their cause he posted this video on facebook. >> we've got good numbers, but, there is a lot to do, and we will eventually get tired if we do not have help.
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>> the group grabbed control of the compound saturday after peaceful protest in the nearby town of burns, to protest the prison sentences of local ran chest, fight and steven hammond. they were convicted of arson after start wag they called controlled burns on their ran in 2001 and 2006. they served time, but a judge recently ordered the two back to prison, for about four more years. >> it is not about me. it is about america, somehow we have to get the wheels back on this wagon, because they're flying off. >> the controversy has reignited a decades long dispute over public land rights. fbi spokesperson says, they are working with local law enforce tonight bring peaceful resolution to the stand-off, at the refuge. brian web, for cbs-3, "eyewitness news". historic flooding along the mississippi river and
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missouri and illinois. at least 31 people have died. rising water turned entire neighborhoods into island. officials say some of the water is starting to row seed, and some areas, last week, up to 14 inches of rain fell, more than 100 structures were damaged in those floods. we have seen the extreme weather, through the cold that's the store. >> i nice and dry, the trends pretty much all week, finally getting sunshine out. warm, bloody over the christmas holiday, a lot of foggy days. now back at it with the sun. it is cold. >> it is winter. >> winter weather fans, yes, looking forward to. >> this skiers and riders up in the mountains, loving. >> this this is nice shot it from big boulder, cranking out the snow. under the right conditions they can throw down foot of snow at night. cold, dry, low dew points, that's what you want to be able to manufacture snow. they'll get their chance to make it around the clock for the next couple every days. so they'll be able to throw down good base. good skiing conditions this week. clerk out temperatures, up in the poconos, 19 degrees.
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report the mound pocono, 30 reading, 34 philadelphia. so again, this isn't anything terribly cold yesterday morning in the low 20's, but cold arctic air to the north and west, 14 in buffalo, 27 in cleveland, that continues to spill off to the south and east, high temperatures today struggle to make it up through the mid 30's, may climb another degree or two through the morning into the afternoon. maybe ' stray flurries, trying to show up on radar, may or may not be reaching the ground. don't be surprised if you see passing snowflake from the morning into the afternoon associated with the cold air. rush of north wind winds, settles in today, tonight, tuesday. high pressure is right on top of us tomorrow. a lot of sun, locks in cold air. highs tomorrow actually little colder low 30's, then windchill values in the single digits at times. then wednesday the colds air starts to lift outment back into the 40's mid 40's for the high temperaturesment not much happening today again clouds around, maybe stray flurry, we
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clear things out pretty good tonight. just down right cold tomorrow morning. windchill values through the day today, teens to about 20 degrees, this afternoon, and then tonight, 8:00 talking windchill values in the single digits. and then 6:00 a.m. tuesday morning same deal with the cold windy conditions, today, forecast high of 35 degrees, partly sunny skies 18 for the low, not factoring in the winds for the city. colder out in the suburbs then here is the extended forecast, looking pretty dry. again in the 30's tomorrow, back to the 40's for wednesday and thursday, next rain chance holds off until late friday into saturday. let's check out the road conditions. >> might be colder today but sound like we'll see the sun. good morning, welcome back, kicking off 2016 together looking pretty darn good. although right here this is where we do have a disable vehicle this is where we have an accident.
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disable vehicle, and accident, on 95, moving in the southbound direction at cottman, and as we know, 95 south at cottman is one of the busier stretches of the morning. right now make note that far as you maneuver around, 95 at cottman going to get a little busy. this is tail light moving in the eastbound direction. schuylkill at montgomery drive looking pretty good. been keeping my eye on this all morning long, eastbound direction looking good. i'll keep my eye on that. we know that will get busy as we push into that 5:00 hour. right now the schuylkill anywhere i look is looking good. ben franklin bridge for those every you coming from jersey also looking good moving in the westbound direction westbound is what we are looking at. also, updates for you on this septa bus route coming up in about 15 minutes, erika, back over to you. >> heads up for you if you are headed out on the pennsylvania turnpike today, your ride just became a little bit more expensive. tolls on the turnpike went up yesterday, by 6%. the toll hike affect both e-zpass and cash customers. however, drivers with an
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e-zpass will get slight discount. this is the eighth straight year of the turnpike commission has raised tolls, the extra mondayly help pay for road work project. >> the changes you'll see the next time you order a meal at mcdonald's. also? >> i tried to give her as many hugs and kisses and as many treats as she wants. that pennsylvania man is on a mission with his dying dog. their big adventure quickly becoming a hit on social media when we come back.
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give it a pop. >> two utah sisters that went missing were found. they were found yesterday. authorities say the girls were part of a custody battle between their mother and their father. their mother filed a missing person's report in 2014, but as police discovered, they were with her all along. >> a sus picks every ours that the mother and her side of the
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family could possibly be harbor the two girls, and we've done everything that we could to follow up with that. >> the girls mother is being charged with several misdemeanors. police say it could also and month or so before those girls see their father. >> saudi arabia has cut ties with iran. giving iranian diplomats 48 hours to lead the kingdom. as holly williams reports, it thomas the storming of the souped i embasy iran on saturday. >> saudi arabia execution has inflamed century's old conflict between sunni and shiite muslims. saudi arab ya severed diplomatic ties with shiites dominated iran sunday after an irate mob ransacked the saudi arabian embassy in the iranian capitol tehran. forty-two people were later arrested, though iran has now also named the street in honor
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of theme alonemia. the country's supreme liter, ayatollah, says that saudi arabia will face devine revenge. saudi arabia ruled buy sunni muslim monarchy, demanded a quality for shiite, and called for peaceful protests during the iraq spring. he was shot and arrested in 2012, and sentenced to death two years later for crimes including disobeying saudi arabia rulers. the us says it is worried the execution of nina will exacerbate tensions, but saudi arabia is unrepentant, and says al nima along with 46 other people it executed on saturday, would put to death in accordance with islamic law. holly williams, cbs news, istanbul. >> coming up in the next half hour of "eyewitness news", it
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will be a somber return to work today for some people in california. also: the president's gun control plans become the latest hot topic on the campaign trail. i'm brian web in new york. the details are coming up. >> also, prince william opens up about fatherhood. how being a dad has changed him as a man. justin? >> the first true arctic air mass of the season has arrived. i'll let you know how long it sticks around coming up in the eyewitness forecast. >> also, meisha is watching your monday morning commute including the latest on a deadly accident on the new jersey turnpike, we'll tell you where it happened coming up.
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>> good morning, president obama getting developed toy start his final year in offers, now, he is taking aim at guns. he's expected to toughen gun control laws in the next few days. now, this is all part of his plan to make gun control part every his legacy in the white house. we'll let you know about the changes the president is planning to make. >> first though, it is finally cold enough, to start making some snow in the poconos. we know skiers and snow board remembers quite excited about this. finally, feeling like winter. almost like below average if you are just walking outside, just feels that way, you need the code, gloves, hat, nothing if you are justin, because -- >> i make special appearance on the morning show,
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