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foul on the court? neshaminy high school basketball coach jerry divine ace accused of losing control a against last night's game against pennsbury. cell phone video as well as broadcast footage shows divine appearing to head butt a referee during the the final seconds of the game team. vine has been with the school district for 15 years and is also a teacher there on you justin finch just spoke with the middletown township police chief and we will hear from him at 6:00. other story just about everyone is talking about this morning is the jumbo power ball jackpot where all dreamers this morning. ticket are selling like hot cakes were 450 million-dollar up for grabs tonight, and we will take a look at your chances of winning the big prize. like what are the odds of winning that kind of money.
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>> yes. >> it would be, really great. >> but first lets check on the roads, and on the weather. >> yes, roads are look good. they are nice and dry. we didn't have anything freezing, yesterday even though despite the cold. roads are dry. not having too much issues but people are saying will they start their cars this morning. >> it is a cold morning but we will be on the warming trend, heat wave, maybe break out the shorts. >> yes. know, we will in the break any record but each day does get warmer but this is the last of arctic air at least for this week. right now looking at these suburbs, 7 degrees at this hour in millville. colder then mount pocono but good news for ski resorts there making snow as the cold dry air. thirteen in allentown and reading. quakertown another cold spot. 9 degrees. fifteen in willow grove. compared to yesterday a at this time we're warmer anywhere from a degree in wilmington to eight in philadelphia. 2 degrees warmer in mount
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pocono. that is a sign of the mild air to work in today. wind, great, calm, it could get nasty. that is half of the battle. we don't have have wind chills this morning, so you you are dealing with calm conditions, you hard core runners out there is cold but you can handle it. storm scan three nothing happening, you cannot find a cloud in the sky, that is the trend through the the day-to-day. lots of sunshine. so that full forecast in the the best one. we will give it a two plus overall with the sunshine. 8c o'clock temperatures in the lower 80's. by the afternoon it is not bad approaching 40 degrees and that is average for this time of the year. forecast high 40 for philadelphia, 40 along the shore points up in the poconos, and temperatures climbing above freezing, with the sunshine. we will keep it dry for rest of the week and talk about that warming trend heading for the weekend with rain and details coming up in a few more minutes. but lets go back to meisha for a check of the roads. >> good morning, good morning to all of you at home.
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just waking up and tuning new can see flashing lights behind me. this is a very serious accident in university city, this is in front of the 30th street station, minor injuries are reported, and more probably too come on that. market street at schuylkill avenue intersection is completely block here, market, it is also blocked, in both directions, right now. so for those watching this, just thinking about going in and around this area this just happened morning ago so this could take a while to get cleaned up. market street and 76, that intersection is blocked at schuylkill. market is blocked both directions because of this accident right now in university city. moving ahead, disabled vehicle that is still there in your path, 202 north before the schuylkill not causing too many slow downs just yet but pushing in the 6:00 o'clock hour, it certainly can. you would be surprised when gaper delay can start and how early it can start. schuylkill eastbound looking good, volume levels building up now. nicole, back over to you.
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well, power ball mania has hit the delaware valley again. tonight's estimated jackpot has green to, check this out, 450 million-dollar. so a lot of people are dreaming big, that includes "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao, she's live outside a north east philadelphia wawa. what would you do with that money, jan, what do you think. >> reporter: nicole, the question is what wouldn't i do with all that money, right. buy a couple houses, maybe one down the the shore, multi million-dollar gorgeous houses right on the atlantic ocean, maybe a town home, what wouldn't i do, travel the world maybe. there is so much you can do were 450 million-dollar. it is the game's fourth largest jackpot in the history. that could grow as people buy in today and you can get ticket until 10:00 p.m. tonight. jackpot is 450 million-dollar, so that means that the cash option, you get, right around 275 million-dollar, not too shape shabby, right. chances of winning any prize
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is one in 25 the chance of hitting it biggies very slim. the odd of winning grand prize jackpot is one in 292 million-dollar. but that doesn't stop people from dreaming big this morning. we have asked folks from all over philadelphia, for their mess outrageous purchase should they wait and here's what they had to say. >> these are activities, definitely, will buy a yacht, and being in the mediterranean and travel all over the the mediterranean. >> would i buy a castle and fill it with penguins. i love penguins. that is the craziest thing would i do were 450 million-dollar. >> big house, nice pool, better car, you have to treat yourself in this life. you only get one. >> reporter: that is right, treat yourself. you may remember this last october power ball tweaked its drawing. cost of tickets went up to $2, they added more white balls, 69 in total and took away red
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balls leaving just 26. game says that makes for bigger jackpots and more overall winners. maybe thinking where is best place to buy? most jackpot winning tickets have actually come from pennsylvania. since joining the game it sold 17 jackpot ticket. maybe i'll pick one up, or two or three before i helped back to the stayed station. >> pick up one for maine because we are all getting in on that office pool. >> will do good thanks very much. atlantic city's former casino is back on the market after a proposed sale fell through. caesars told atlantic club in may of 2014 for 13.5 million-dollar. now, t gm tried to sell it the to the endeavor group who wanted to convert tonight to a indoor outdoor water park with event facilities, restaurants and retail space. that group could not raise the the machine toy complete that deal. 5:36. in business news this morning who has the tv rights to the new star wars movie and how
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north korea is impacting the international markets? money watch's jill wagner joins us live from the new york stock exchange, good morning, jill. >> reporter: good morning. north korea claimed it tested a hydrogen bomb rattled most asian market this morning, sparking an end of the day sell off in japan, south korea and hong kong. china stabilized though. on wall street we will have day three of the trading year. yesterday markets were flat after sell off an monday. nasdaq dropped 11, dow jones up nine. adp released numbers on private sector job get for december that will happen before the opening bell. airlines are rake nothing record profits since low fuel costs, but that isn't translate nothing to cheaper ticket. just the opposite. most major airlines kick off the new year by raising prices on round trip ticket by six bucks, delta was first, southwest, american, united, and virgin america matched
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thane crease. star wars: the force awakens is breaking record at the box office a and soon you will watch it a at home. stars has acquired the tv rights to the film, part of the bigger deal between stars and disney. no word on the what stars is paying but i bet a lot. everything big with the star wars series, it just keeps on going. jill thanks, we appreciate it. british parliament committee has quite a don't for next week, they are debating whether to ban donald trump from the uk over his comments about muslims. more than a half million people signed a petition to keep the republican presidential candidate out. about 40,000 sign a petition to allow him in. trump a's proposed ban is temporary until his administration addressed terror threats. sylvester stallone is talking about two of his most famous characters, we will have word on his future characters rock are i and rambo. we use facebook to connect with friend, hear how the site
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helped reunite a girl with her favorite stuffed animal. lifting the limit on twitter, big news that could change the way you tweet, we
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wow. the internet is crazy fast here. i know, right? it's so nice to have everyone over. hi hey. mmm. i just laid an egg. does anybody want it? joey, you want some gasoline? yes, please. mom, guess what?
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i married a clown and we're having tiny little clown babies. mhm. i just bought a hammer. with internet fast enough for everyone, your guests might get a bit carried away. get out of the past. get fios. three tornadoes strike dallas suburbs over the weekend, one of the twisters was caught on the traffic camera as the passed over a highway. you can see traffic move over ramps. the twister caused damage.
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residents still dealing with that aftermath. a lot have people just started firing up their fireplaces this week as temperatures tumbled but as you try to stay warm it is important to remember safety should come first. in this weeks angie's list report jim donovan looks at some of the things you should know to keep your family protect. >> ashley eldridge has been sweeping chimneys for decade so poorly maintained fireplaces don't surprise him. >> i have seen dampers installed backward, i have seen fireplace that he is were incapable of functioning properly. the fireplaces are in the built the way that they should be built. the smoke chambers should be very smooth as it lead the smoke in the flew and it is rarity to find that done presently. >> reporter: that is one reason to have your fireplace inspected and swept, regardless if it burns wood or gas. >> no matter what kind of fireplace you have you should have it cleaned, inspected every year, this includes gas fireplaces. even though they don't get
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sooot and build up they have other issues that need to be tend todd. >> reporter: ceramic logs candy tear rate and debris can block vents which could spark a chimney fire. then there is issue of keeping moisture out. >> water entry is single biggest problem whether you have a masonry chimney or factory built. you want to make sure water is not entering in the chase of the factory built chimney or masonry chimney for that matter. >> reporter: moisture could cause cracks, potentially leading carbon monoxide enter your home. if you have a gas fire shut out make sure shut off is outside the fireplace. if it isn't have a plumber reroute it to a safer spot. make sure everyone who cleans or inspection your fireplace is certified by chimney safety institute of america. for fireplace safety information from angie, visit cbs philly.com/angie's list. i'm jim donovan. all right, justin another morning to crank up the heat, stay under the covers a little bit longer if you can.
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>> good idea, heating bills going sky-high past couple days. i have seat warmers on the way into work today. we are talking about nasty temperatures but we are not dealing with the harsh wind chills. wind have calmed down no matter where you go but lets check with our weather watchers. look the at these air temperatures with the clear skies, calm wind, all that cold air can really settle in down at the surface. chats worth, new jersey mark at 5 degrees. he tops the list with the coldest temperature this hour. and buena vista township margot simmons at 6 degrees. also single digits in gilbertsville, nine in perkasie. sailorsberg toward the poconos 10 degrees. we are cold inner interior south jersey, you get the idea. cardington, pennsylvania, chesterfield coming in at ten, 11 degrees. thirteen in clementon, new jersey. even cherry hill in middletown delaware feeling the chill at 14. everybody says it the is cold but it is calm. average high is 40 degrees. it wasn't even close to that
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yesterday. we made to it freezing. warming trend starts today, to get back to near average and above average for thursday and friday and then into the weekend. we're talking about high temperatures in the 50's. storm scan three is quiet, high pressure over us right now so clear skies, lots of sunshine and finally that sunshine will be able to help us out as far as temperatures go. the here's the pattern, not much happening, very quiet with that high over us, that locks in the dry conditions today. high shifts further off shore over the next couple days. so now we are able to bring in a southerly wind flow, in the record warmth but much warmer then what we were dealing with for past couple of days as we head toward friday, some clouds start to return here is our next storm, bringing in showers, in, and it is really sunday, wet weather. what is happening over next couple weeks we have a slip in the pattern now, we will see more frequent arctic air invations like we had yesterday and on monday but weekend actually warms up but heading in the middle of next week we see another shot of
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cold air moving from canada and that lasts through much of the end of next week. overall it looks like temperatures will be closer to average and maybe below average for month of january before the month is done. today though sunshine in the as cold 40 degrees for the high. tonight, it is still chilly, 26, clear skies and here's that extended forecast, mid to upper 40's thursday and friday, 50's saturday, cloudy, a few showers, best chance for wet weather on sunday and back at it by next tuesday. meisha, how are roads looking. >> well, road are looking okay but will call your attention to this accident at university city in front of the 30th street station still plenty of action. injuries are reported here. intersection is no longer blocked but one lane is now opened. you can see travelers kind of going by. it will be slow moving in and around this area for those just thinking about hitting the streets now you will be able to get through but only one lane is a available to get
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through that accident. i'll update new 15 minutes on. that 95 headlights moving in the southbound direction a at the a airport. got news is in delays at the airport, that is great news. we were having some early on in the week, so looking good right now. we have a disable vehicle will, pulled off to the shoulder at 202 north before the schuylkill. not causing too many slow downs but in the distance just a sea of headlights. we can start to see slow downs that doesn't get moved out of our way. accident in harleysville, sumanytown pike at shelley road make note for those in and around that area also new jersey some construction, route 30 westbound before warwick road, that right lane is block, it should be opening upright around 6:00 a.m., so in ten or 15 minutes. i will update you and let you know when that does. the mass transit looking good. patco is running a new schedule. back over to you, nicole. we have in the seen the last of rocky, take a look. >> behind closed doors, is
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that true. >> how do you know all of this. >> i'm his son. >> sylvester stallone tells variety magazine that plans are in the works for a sequel to creed this one would bring back rocky's nemesis turned friend a will owe creed with the two aging boxers getting back in the ring. the is there talk stallone could receive a oscar nomination for his roll in creed, exciting stuff. in case you are wondering stallone doesn't have any plans to play rambo again and in either movie or upcoming tv series. he told variety the hearts willing but the body says stay home. so, there you have it. no rambo. first award show of the year is on tonight right here on cbs-3. don't miss peoples choice award live starting at 9:00, fans vote for favorite in television, and music. we will talk to jane lynch in the the next hour. talkative tweeters may get more room to work. the twitter's 140 character
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limit may go away. the company's ceo says it is thinking about trying out longer messages to make tweets more peeling to a wider audience. under consideration are tweets capped at 10,000 characters, however, each tweet would only show familiar 140 characters with an option to expand. little girl in pittsburgh has been reunited with her best friend all thanks to facebook. sierra lost her stuffed monkey a at a pit basketball game over the the weekend. brothers malcolm and jamison brown found the monkey outside the arena. they thought it looked very loved. so they decided to put a picture on facebook to try to track down the owner. the post, was shared 3,000 times in just 24 hours. >> i gave it to my mom and dad. >> we weren't expecting it to get as much attention. >> i really hoped that they understand how ill feel right
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now. >> my goodness. she's the sweetest thing ever. sierra says she will never lose her stuffed monkey again. meanwhile brown brothers say they were happy to help reunite sierra and her best friend. she's like six going on 36 by the way, wise beyond her years. do you need reason to lose weight in the new year? we will let you know which incentive went work to help you shed those pound. we will take a short break, we will be right back.
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make it $2 a, that is all you need for a chance to take home 450 million-dollar, in tonight's power ball drawing. so, are you feeling lucky? we will have more on the growing power ball fever, that is coming up in our next hour. on the healthwatch this morning, financial incentive programs to help obese people lose weight a apparently don't work according to research from the university of pennsylvania. the the new study find work place programs that financially reward obese
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people for losing weight are ineffective. lower inch premiums are delayed and hid men paychecks. well, how do you say thank you you for saving someone's life? at children's hospital of philadelphia, one family came back to give back. "eyewitness news" health reporter stephanie stahl has a story of how experimental treatment for one little girl has change the face of cancer treatment. >> emily white head foundation donated hundred thousand dollars to chop's cancer center where emily became the the first pediatric patient in the world to have an experimental immuno therapy treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia overall you feel good. >> yes. >> we were hoping for anything. this was really her last chance and only thing she had left. >> reporter: emily relapsed twice when her parents decided to try the experimental treatment in 2012. >> it was genetically engineering each patient's immune system to go back and kill their own cancer cells. this is brand new, completely
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different, a totally new way to treat cancer. >> reporter: doctor steep even grup says it has been used to treat children, 93 percent in remission like emily. it started here with you and emily. what does this mean for you a as a doctor. >> it is amaze to go me personally to see her recover so quickly from her terrible disease and see how well she has done. >> she sleeps a lot. >> reporter: these days emily is focused on her dog lucy and her school. >> fifth grade. >> reporter: technically in remission emily continues to have no signs have leukemia. >> they keep telling us that emily is writing history books because she was the first child in the world with her immune system trained to beat her leukemia. >> reporter: with this donation whiteheads hope other children can be saved. >> other than emily having success it is one of the more proud times of my life. >> so wonderful. that was stephanie stahl reporting. coming up incomes on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" we are live with the video that a lot of people are talking about this
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morning. the it appears to show a local coach hitting a referee. we will have it for you coming up. also ahead jane lynch is getting ready to host the the peoples choice award. she will show us dance moves she will she off on the award show tonight. if you think it is cold outside here see how some people in other parts of the world, it will be extreme weather, take it a a all in stride, apparently wear a bikini. i don't know what that is about but people have it on the other side, stay with us everybody.
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a local high school basketball coach comes under fire after shocking video surface that he is shows that coach head butting a referee. now he was tossed from the game but will this teacher face charges? we will have more on that investigation. plus new from overnight north korea says it had has successfully tested a hydrogen bomb how u.s. and other
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countries are reacting. and 450 million reasons why you want to pick up a a power ball ticket today, the the multi state lottery, edges close to the half billion dollar mark, can you even imagine. we're all dreaming here this morning. it is wednesday, january 6th, good morning to you glad you had are with us i'm nicole brewer, erika is off but meisha and justin are keeping an eye out this morning. hi guys. >> happy wednesday, you guys. we know those cars are starting this morning because we have had some accidents out there, three to tell but, coming up, but it is looking, a little bit warmer for the forecast but what is in store today. >> that is right we will start warming trend today and that is the trend in the weekend but still we have to deal with the the the arctic air this morning a lot of places in the single digits but calm, in wind to deal w wind chills are in the bad at all but still cold in philadelphia, 21 degrees. colder then normally cold cities. check it the o

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