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well, if you played power ball last night, the the dream lives on, another drawing and a amazingly, still no winner this morning, we will have the numbers as the jackpot, jumped past a billion dollars, yes, billion with a b. this sunday is off to a soggy star justin drabick will talk about when you need your umbrella. today is sunday january 10th glad you are with us i'm nicole brewer. it is 6:00 o'clock. the let's talk more about this rain and how long it will last. as i said just pouring. >> it is rough out there on the the highways, ponding on the roads. by mid-morning that heavier rain will taper off and just a couple showers late this morning in the afternoon. >> we can deal with that.
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>> next few hours we are under gun for heavy rain. if you can hold off heading outside that is your best bet. the it is going to be like spring waking up with temperatures in the 50's. we are on our way to record highs, reaching the the mid 60's. check out storm scan three, all lit up, heavier rain indicated with darker green, yellow and orange up toward lehigh valley right the new catching a break in delaware. the that is the trend from south to north, steady rain will lift out but we are in the done just yet. we have some showers that will roll in the afternoon. next few hours best shot the to see that rain north and west of the it the i. we have a flood advisory until 10:15 this morning for northern bucks, montgomery county, lehigh valley and poconos. those smaller streams and creeks could be the rise and urban flooding due to the help heavy rain. we have seen half an inch of rain in a a lot of locations. morning rain will begin to taper off and then we will see left over spotty showers this a afternoon. total amounts a half inch to
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maybe over an inch in some spots, watch out for ponding on the roads. check out temperatures. the right now 59 at the airport on our way up to 65 degrees, nicole, back to you. well, you still have a chance, everybody does, not just you, justin. no one matched all six numbers in last night 950 million-dollar pur ball jackpot. now you there were several match five winners, jackpot for wednesday's drawing, of course, now biggest jackpot in u.s. history with $1.3 billion up for grabs. the numbers in last night's drawing are 16, 19, 32, 34, 57 and power ball is lucky number 13 cherry greg is live with this and i'm's guessing you played as well. >> oh, yeah, i bought tickets abe eyes and dreams are big, $1.3 billion, enough to buy the sixers with cash left over, enough to buy the flyers and still be a super millionaire, and, as this power ball jackpot, shattered,
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past records are. saturday night, roughly $900 million was up for grabs, and folks flocked to area stores hoping to get lucky. >> i will pay these bills. >> reporter: but still, no winner, and now power ball jackpot has swelled to a record shattering 1.3 billion, that is right, billion dollars for a pay out of 806 million, what to do with all of that cash. >> i will buy a house, i will pay all of my bills, and i will buy a new car. >> not the just all for me but i have to share. >> reporter: odd are slim. >> i have a better chance of being struck by lightening. >> reporter: one in 292 million to be exact, but the chances are pretty good for pennsylvania, where more power ball pay outs of come from the commonwealth then any other state. with all that money comes lots of responsibility. >> a a lot of the money, you know, can be lost to taxation so you need to understand a million-dollar is not the a million-dollar once the the
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the tax obligations has been paid. >> reporter: financial experts like bernadette smith says if you do win hold off on big lifestyle changes like quitting your job at least for the the first six months. also a avoid buying big items. >> as a result of having the large amount of not fully understanding the benefit and then enjoying the benefit, may weigh on people. >> reporter: but hey, if you can dream big, right. >> if i win the jackpot i will buy eagles, hire andy reid back and then get the super bowl. >> love that. now if you are feeling lucky, the next pur ball drawing is wednesday, quick tips, more than 70 percent of power ball winners have been lucky by choosing the the quick pick option which is a computer generated option. i bought ten tickets last night and i will do it again, before this next drawing and try my luck. >> i was in two office pool, one on the radio, one on the to tv side and my husband
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bought us tickets of our own, just to cover my bases. >> yes. >> thanks, cherri gregg. stay with "eyewitness news" for the latest on the billion dollar jackpot, get latest on the numbers a as well by logging on to our web site at cbs philly.com. delaware county man is charged with a attempted murder as ambush shooting of the philadelphia police officer. the we are learning new details about the the suspect this morning. the "eyewitness news" reporter ra hell solomon has very latest developments. >> he was very abrasive and arrogant. >> reporter: this lawyer says he was dumbfounded when he realized suspected shooter edward archer was a previous target. >> someone wanted to get things done his way right a away. >> reporter: that was several years ago for an aggravate add assault and firearms charge. up aer is now known, national thely for a allegedly being the man in this video, seen a approaching and rapidly firing a at officer jesse hartnett. >> i'm shot. i'm bleeding helpful willly.
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>> reporter: hartnett was shot three times in the arm. a according to police archer confessed to the shooting saying he did it in the name of islam and that police carry outlaws contrary to the quran. law enforcement would not the say if they believed archer was connected to a larger terrorist organization, and meantime, he also suspected the alleged act could be some sort of a lone wolf a attack. >> i knew in 2013 he was muslim. i knew he spent time in egypt but i don't believe he had any ties to any organizations in 2013. >> reporter: archer's mother reportedly told the philadelphia inquirer her son had been hearing voices and needed medical help but people appeared to be home saturday, no one answered the door at archer's given a address. a a neighbor however did have this to say. >> it is amazing someone could be living that close inn a something like that in your neighborhood. >> reporter: adding that while she didn't see him often the the the thought alone of his alleged motive, chilling. back before officer hartnett
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was in law enforcement he served on the u.s. the coastguard, a a ship mate of his as well as his family set up a a go fund me page to assist with the recovery cost and it is expect to be a long road for the the officer. meantime the suspect archer is expected back in court, january 25th, for a preliminary hearing. reporting from police headquarters, rahel sol machine for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". philadelphia mayor jim kenney stands behind his comments about that shooting during a press conference, kenney said quote it had nothing to do with islam. now many republicans, including senator and presidential candidate marco rubio took exception. >> the police chief, stands up and says this was a guy we arrested him he did it in the the name of ice is. the then mayor gets up and says this has nothing to do with is ram and radical islam. the this is ridiculous. this is absurd. >> kenney isn't backing down, newly minted mayor defended his comments yesterday while visiting a local mosque. he spoke with our sister
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station kyw the news radio. >> deranged christian blows up a planned parenthood office that doesn't mean every christian wants to blow up a a planned parenthood office. it is not tenants of christianity and it is not tenants of islam. stay with "eyewitness news" for very latest on the the officer ambush, we will have new information as it develops on the air and on our web site the at cbs philly.com switching gears, eagles coaching search has ten an unexpect turn. reports are surface ago this birds are set the to interview former giant head coach tom coughlin on monday. coughlin resigned last monday with the giant and he had been with the the giants 12 season and put together 02 wins which included two super bowls. the reports surfaced that the 69 year-old would consider coaching if the situation was right. coughlin has within year left on his contract so the the eagles had to ask for the the giants permission to talk to him. we have spoke to eagles fans to see what they thought of coughlin as a candidate for the eagles. >> you cannot argue with tom
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coughlin, he is amazing. hall of fame coach. >> i think tom is a little old but he does bring two super bowls to the the table. i'm's excited about the the interview. i'm not excited. there is nothing out there but retreads. tom is a a retread as well but he has pedigree to go with age and experience. >> there you go, eagles will also reportedly meet with former eagle and now chiefs offensive coordinator doug peterson today and we will have more in that in sports. right now though a close call in olde city, crews rescued a worker trapped in the sinkhole, that opened up along the sidewalk. eyewitness cam video she's mergecy crews rescuing the worker near third and market street just a after 5:00 last night. police say he was conscious and alert on the way to the hospital but the the extent of his injuries are unclear. the the city worker was in a ditch installing a sewer line when he was trapped 14 feet below. >> we had boulders that were
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trapping them and we had to get out our special operations teams to be able to sure that up, and to bring each other out of the ditch. >> officials temporarily shut down the market frankford el during the the operation because of vibrations from the train. the crews have repaired a water main break at cover man suites in southwest philadelphia a. "eyewitness news" at seventh eighth and lindberg here, officials say a 12-inch main servicing the the apartment complex ruptured yesterday morning. no other homes were a affected. still to come this morning on "eyewitness news", recapture of mexico's most notorious drug lord takes a surprise hollywood twist. we will have details. we will tell you how actor sean pen played a role in helping authorities locate el chapo. a new treatment for a medical condition without the pills. how doctors are using virtual reality in a whole new way, justin. we are tracking ago lot of rain outside right now, we will time things out and let you know when we will dry out
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meantime we are getting a a look at el chapo's most recent hide out a home in the sea side city. mexican police, tour the place apart during the raid, as carter evans report, mexican officials say they are willing to extradite el chapo to the united states to face drug trafficking charges here in the the state. >> el chapo guzman is in the same super max prison he escaped from six months ago. military tanks and personnel are standing guard outside. he was brought here, after authorities, paraded him in front of the news cameras. el chapo means short i in spanish but ultimately it may have been the drug lord's big ego that led to his capture, according to mexico's attorney general. joaquin guzman mad an intention of making a a by graph california film so he reached out to producers. investigators were back at the home where el chapo was held up looking for others who may
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have exposed others and his cart tell which is responsible for half of the illegal drugs that enter the u.s. from mexico. >> a as long as he is in mexico el chapo guzman can operate at some level and always has the hope of escaping. >> reporter: a andrew sealy says it is in the country's best interest to turn el chapo over to the u.s. where he faces drug trafficking and money laundering charges in six states. >> they don't wanting to through this embarrassment again. they know he has said in the past his worst fear is being extradited to the you had. >> reporter: el chapo's lawyers met with reporters outside the prison. he is in a state of anxiety and they plan to fight his extradition, that means he won't be back here in the u.s. anytime soon carter evans, los angeles. 6:15. a massive wild fire, destroys at least 131 homes in western australia. local officials have declared it the a natural disaster. now the the fire is still burning, forcing authorities to issue more emergency warnings. at least four people are
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unaccounted for. the fire has stretched for 137 e than 172,000 acres, of land. all right. 6:16. lets talk about this rain and how quickly it will move out. >> a a lot the to deal with. >> nine or 10:00 we will get rid of the travel and heavy rain. we are getting better south into delaware. we will see improvement, this after afternoon maybe a shower, still that have umbrella a haines. we will talk about record warmth today. >> yes, 60. >> in the 60's, mid 60's, new record and then tomorrow back to winter. go figure. split personality here with our forecast. check it the out, center city timber lands all wet from the heavy rain that developed overnight. starting to taper off in philadelphia as we are seeing breaks to the south but still a lot of wet roads, just slow it down on the highways. a lot have road spray and ponding is what you have to deal with for the next few hours. check it the out on storm scan three, right around philadelphia a, that is southern edge of the steady
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rain, it comes a across into chester county a and heavier still berks county, lehigh valley, parts of the central new jersey, southern camden, gloucester county, burlington county, head up, there could be minor urban flooding and street flooding and also some small streams and creeks could be on the rise in the lehigh valley where is there a flood advisory. not out of the the woods. still showers well to the south and west. the once we get steady rain from say nine or 10:00 things should taper off early in the afternoon and for tonight we will dry out. but we will bring colder a air back in the region. the it will feel like winter by tomorrow morning. check it out south delaware 60 . fifty-seven in the capitol city in dover. fifty-nine, millville. fifty-eight a at atlantic city airport around philadelphia, same deal, almost 60 at the airport, mullica checking in at 63 degrees, voorhees 57. still cooler a air just to the north and west upper 40's allentown, quake are town, doylestown where we have heavier rain in those location
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that is will bump up well in the the 50's and possibly 60's. thinks a record for today. these are usually, could be broken. sixty-four for wilmington. sixty-three atlantic city as well as philadelphia a lower 60's trenton. allentown 58 in reading. so we will call and talk about a record high for early january. don't get used to it. late tonight another arctic cold front comes through. we are bringing in that cold air back in play for monday. temperatures will return below average for the high. the here's the the reason strong storm up across the great lakes, will drag a cold front through here ahead of the the front and it the is warm. we're talking spring-like temperatures today. once that front passes the the wind start to kick up, ushering in colder a air from can inadequacies and we will see this more frequently through the rest of the month. stay dry though monday we are back with sunshine with you that doesn't help temperatures a whole lot. weak system will come across tuesday, clipper system maybe a rain or snow shower coming in later on tuesday afternoon and tuesday night. here we go through 10:00 o'clock pockets of
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heavier rain moving through toward noon time just a left over shower, we could see breaks of sun as well, couple showers still in the evening and then we will clear out nicely tonight, and just allows that colder air to move in. look at these temperatures in the a afternoon mid 60's in the warmest spots, this evening, we will start to get that colder a air in here 8:00 d 40's. tomorrow morning by the time you wake up we have lower 30's and 20's with temperatures struggling to get back in the mid to upper 30's for highs. for today 65 degrees after that morning rain, stays windy though, tonight partly cloudy, windy, cold, 32. here's your extended forecast. we will go from spring to winter. forty-two on tuesday. rain or snow showers late in the day 306789's rest of the week with sunshine. >> justin, thank you. on the cbs-3 healthwatch overcoming phobia when people have extreme reactions to things like snakes or speak nothing public. virtual reality is being used to help people conquer real world fear but health reporter stephanie stahl tells us about the the technology that is a a combination of video games and
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high tech graphics. what are you afraid of, elevators, closed spaces or maybe bugs and heights can cause instant anxiety for many. for michael rosen, flying used to induce anxiety, so much so that sometimes he would actually get off the plane before take off. so when he found out about a trial to face his fear using virtual reality. >> i jumped at the opportunity. >> have after several sessions with a virtual real willty headset combined with therapy and information about air safety he says he was cured. >> i was amazed, gratified. doctor elizabeth mcmahon says virtual reality lets patients confront their fear in the controlled setting. >> we can individualized to this to be most effective for exactly what you need to get over your fear. >> reporter: doctor skip rizzo at institute for creative technology uses virtual reality to treat veterans with post traumatic stress disorder. >> we can put people back in the simulations and hope to
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help them confront and process very difficult emotional memories. >> reporter: doctor rizzo a says simulations worked because of the way our brains function. >> even though at some level the patient knows, i'm in a virtual reality world and not in the real world the brain still reacts to it as if it is real world. >> reporter: michael says he is cured and is now a million miler. phobias may drastic in terms of the prevalence and severity. doctors say virtual reality does not the work for everyone and it is a relatively new treatment and now several companies are developing more sophisticated systems. i'm stephanie stahl for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". 6:21. leonardo dicaprio is still looking for his first best actor oscar. coming up next a preview of the film that could land him that reward -- a award. ukee washington will have a look at that
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♪ i got the discounts that you need ♪ ♪ safe driver ♪ accident-free ♪ everybody put your flaps in the air for me ♪ those in the know satisfactorily owe nard owe dicaprio has a good shot the to reach an academy award for his latest project. it is part thriller and part journey. ukee washington spoke to one of leo a's co stars in the movie the the revenant >> i can't die anymore, i have done it already. >> it is a very intense
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experience. more than anything, this is kind of an immerse i have visceral experience for a audience. >> reporter: story of survival during a lucrative, driving new force in the u.s. economy, fur trade, american frontier during 1800's, legendary explorer hugh glass played by leonardo dicaprio is left for dead by his own hunting team and ultimately under takes a grueling, 200-mile journey in the unchartered winter wilderness. >> he was faced with danger at every turn but keeps going aided by sheer will and determination in hopes of finding the man who betrayed him, will's character accompanies that man but early on they keep him blind to the truth. he grew up in front of our very eyes. >> this was a young boy who was yet to be a man and was trying his best to be manly
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and, you know, take hold of the situation. >> what happened? >> we did what we had to do. >> he was very bright. >> the two guys in a very, very hot water. >> yes. >> and there is a all sorts of deception, double crossing on. >> reporter: this quest for redemption has received golden globe nominations for best picture and dicaprio for best actor. he admits that leo should be in line for the oscar as well. >> it is a phenomenal performance, it really is and fit wasn't for his performance i don't think the film would have the the effect it is having, whatsoever. >> wow. ukee says revenant is up for best motion picture, best actor and best director at tonight's golden globe a award. we will see. coming up in the next half an hour of "eyewitness news",
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it is 900 million wasn't enough, to buy a power ball ticket how about $1.3 billion. coming up next more on the localry jackpot rolling over once again. also a ahead pope francis released his first book, what the holy father is writing about we will tell you bit, coming up next. it is a sunday soaker, justin has more on the heavy rain we're getting when we come right back, stay with us.
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today is sunday january 10th, good morning to you so glad you are with us. i'm nicole brewer. it is 6:30. i will send it out to justin on the sky deck. is the rain still coming down here. >> yes, break out the umbrella a here and right now, you can hear it, it is starting to pick upright new. it just depend where you are, you will get a brief break and pick up in intensity. there is still pockets of heavy rain to deal w steady rain is set up from the city northward. you can see it right the now, even part of the central, southern new jersey is seeing heavier rain, this extend up toward lehigh valley. new castle county, new castle county kent county delaware looking much better as we are getting a break. that is the trend moving south to north over next few hours but still watch out for pockets of heavier rain, so
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this will impact travel. flood advisory remains in effect until 10:15 for northern heart of the viewing area, northern bucks, montgomery, urban street flooding and smaller streams, creeks that could be on the rise. here's the setup, steady morning rain tapers off mid to late morning, left over spotty showers in the afternoon, overall amounts up to 1 inch but watch out for the the ponding on the roads and that minor flooding. wind starting to kick up out of the south/south east at 15 to 20, that is bringing in warmth, currently 59 degrees in philadelphia, still in the upper 40's to the north, we will rapidly climb, those temperatures up toward the north in the 60's. so a a high of 65 today and philadelphia will set a new record breaking old report of 63. we will talk about cold air moving back in this week with those details in a few more minutes, nicole, back over to you. well, you still have a chance, that is right, we are still hearing that we didn't hear the power ball but you there is a chance n1 matched
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all six numbers in the last night's 950 million-dollar power ball jackpot. there were several match five numbers though, the jackpot for wednesday's drawing is now the biggest jackpot in u.s. history with 1.3 billion up for grabs. the lets look at the numbers here from last night's drawing. sixteen, 19, 32, 34, 57, and then the the pur ball is, 13. lucky number 13. cherri gregg from kyw 1060 joins with us more on power ball fever. i know we will go in again. >> reporter: yes, let's say it together, $1.3 billion. imagine, that. it is a a lot of money, nicole. can you imagine what you would do with that. it is enough to buy 76ers which is valued at half billion, buy a island, fighter jet, all thanks to this record shattering pur ball jack
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we can imagine, right. >> we can dream. we will continue to dream, until wednesday night. i was telling you earlier that i got in on two different office pools. >> yes. >> one on the television side, one on the radio side and then i had my husband run out last night for tickets. >> reporter: i missed the pool but i did get ten seconds yet and i will get more for wednesday's drawing. let me give people a tip, quick pick, 70 to 80 percent of all of the power ball winners use computer generated option. >> it looks like we have your package backup so let's go listen in. >> all right. let's not list men and move on instead. cherri gregg, thank you. stay with "eyewitness news" for latest on the billion dollars power ball jackpot, check your power ball numbers by logging on to our web site the at cbs philly.com. switching gears right now we are learning more about the delaware county man facing a a
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list of charges, in the ambush shooting of a philadelphia police officer. thirty year-old edward archer of yeadon sits behind bars for attempted murder of officer jesse hartnett. archer claims he was acting in the name of islam when he fired more than a dozen shots on thursday in the officer's cruiser in west philadelphia. archer was arrested previously on aggravated assault and firearms charges. lawyer shown here represented him in the case. >> very demanding, very a abrasive, very in your face, very just somewhat of if he wanted something, he wanted it at that moment. >> officer hartnett is recovering, archer will be in court for his preliminary hearing on january 25th. and, of course, stay with "eyewitness news" for very latest on the officer ambush a go fund me account has been set up to help office are hartnett, you can get the the information by visiting our web site at cbs philly.com. a new york city police officer is recovering after being shot in the gun battle with a suspect.
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steve langford from our sister station cbs two in insuring reports. >> reporter: police officer stewart was a assigned to anti crime patrol with his partner when they responded to numerous 911 calls reporting a large fight the in the street with guns, bats, knives. >> reporter: it was war, in the streets of the south bronx, as 2:10 a.m. the saturday. when police arrived surveillance video giving a glimpse of the chaos near the the scene as people ran from the violence. >> i saw groups of guys fight each other, i seen them fight each other. >> reporter: this man who does not want his identity revealed says he was working the the party at 25,053rd a a avenue when it got crash. >> there was a group of guys that came from the development the a across the the street that tried to get into the party. >> multiple stabbings, a number which we believe occurred inside the club itself and the action spilled in the street. >> reporter: that is when police including officer stewart were called and encountered the crowd. >> the officers engaged in the
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gunfight during which police officer stewart was struck in the right ankle. he returned gunfire striking the the male suspect four times. >> reporter: this suspect police a say 19 year-old christopher rice now listed in serious condition, a a young man with the criminal history including arrests for everything from assaulting a police officer, resisting arrest, and disorderly conduct, plus, fare beating for which he left court just three hours before saturday's battle with police. police recovered this gun which they a say rice used to shoot officer stewart, investigators say they also found this gun and this knife at the scene of the the party. officer stewart at the lincoln hospital in stable condition, seen here, giving the thumbs up with police commissioner bratton. the the 25 year-old cop comes from an impressive nypd background. his father a detective currently serving with the u.s. army, officer's older brother edwin stewart with the nypd tells cbs two news quote my brother is a good kid, good
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cop, he did his job and i'm very proud of him. >> that was steve langford from our sister station in new york, reporting. the pennsylvania state police officer who led the manhunt to capture a cop killer is demoted and rhea a assigned. officials say former lt. col. until george bibins was demoted to major and reassigned to deputy commish ter to director of gaming enforcement. he became a familiar face in 204 as he conduct briefings during 48 day manhunt for ambush suspect eric frein. the reasons for the the a action, remain unclear. the the city of philadelphia is stepping up efforts to eliminate fire-related deaths. the fire department and the red cross hosted the first no more fire deaths campaign event of the year in frankford. fire fighters went door to door installing free smoke a alarms for families that needed them at oakland and overington. fire officials say space heaters are a big problem this time of the year. >> you need to have a plan
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together. you can't have one without the other. reason why it is important if you have space heat tours stay warm we understand if it is cold in there and it will happen, you have to use some safety. a along with that you have have to have a smoke alarm so if something does get to go on, you have a an early warning and you have a plan to get out. >> number of fire deaths dropped to one last year, an all time low. now that the the holidays are over many families are recycling their christmas trees. on saturday some people dropped off trees at this dog park in northern liberties. they were grounded grounded in e scented wood chips to be used as mulch, a good way to reclaim the living room and help the environment at the same time. final clearance sales will begin tomorrow at macy a's in ardmore as the store starts its closing process. the suburban square stories part of the 36 stores across the country shutting down after an disappointing holiday sales. nearly 5,000 work's cross the the country will lose their jobs. ardmore macy a's employs 74 workers and will close
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sometime, in the springtime. well, pope francis, his first book will hit store shelves this week. the name of god is mercy, is a 100 page conversation with italian journalist andre, who will be released in 86 countries tuesday to help kick start francis's holy day of mercy. in the book, the the pope insists his now famous who am i to judge comment about gays was merely repetitious of the church teachings on homosexuality. pope says he was reciting what the catholic church says which is that gays should be treated with dignity and respect, and that they should be treated as individual, not mar marginalized. pope francis referred to his own ministry to prostitutes and prisoners in argentina showing how his personal even counters with society's outcast have shaped his views about faith and forgiveness. 6:39. cosby and comic books that is
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still to come. vittoria woodill takes us inside brand new store in philly that is getting a lot of buzz but not because of what it sells but who owns it. if you missed the snow, well, it is easy, just make your own, it is exactly what one new jersey man did. we will have his story. and heavy rain this morning, no snow to speak of. just continue is back to tell us how long we will need that umbrella today. we will also look ahead to the rest on the week, we will be
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how would you like something with your coffee. it is drawing customers to a new coffee house in philadelphia vittoria woodill has a detail of super heroes and a regular cup of joe. >> wham, at corner of the frankford and huntington avenue is there a place that has everybody buzzing. >> the the food, muffin. >> comics are awesome to read. >> all that excitement for comic books and coffee? >> reporter: news flash citizens of philadelphia, people are flock to go this comics and coffee house in kensington to get a sip of coffee, homemade treats with the kick and go through the pages of their favorite comic book like owner aerial johnson who valued super heroes long ago with a story that took her by storm. >> when i saw her i was like my goodness, you know, other than the white hair and blue eyes she looked like me and she was strong, powerful. >> reporter: she says it was power to be herself, freely that led this temple accounting major to go from a
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clark kent to super hero wardrobe. >> to be in the corporate world you have to put on a costume. i feel i like costume. that is not the kind i want to wear. >> reporter: as the first african-american female comic book owner in the east coast she has the power and the fight to help mankind by inviting geeks every where a seat, without judgment. >> we're following you, we are taking interest in what you are doing. >> reporter: it is brilliant how you you want people to be the the character who they are. >> yes. because i think we're all characters. >> reporter: they even have have a super helpful character flying around the shop. who is randy. >> randy is our comic book jedi. >> i never read a comic before he is the the guy that you should talk to. >> yes. >> reporter: and he did, super man. >> it goes through all of the stuff that he a has to do essentially before he dies, and it is brilliant. absolutely outstanding. >> reporter: and a ring pound? thank you.
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i felt that. here, being your own character is a way for all to be their own super heros. >> you have the freedom to do that and be that proud, you know. >> reporter: yes, i do. i love it. torey tells us that the coffee house has only been opened for a few weeks but they do have a variety of new comics, something for everybody, even the kid and they are working on expanding their products a as they continue to grow. that is pretty cool. believe it or not some people miss the the snow. i don't. we have not had any this winter so a a new jersey mandy side todd make his own snow. now drive along the street in howthorn passaic county and lawns are green, until you get to a certain house. owner michael used a snow gun that can crank out 1 inch of snow per hour if the conditions are right. so far, ten ines of snow piled up. >> i had a lady, pull over to the side over there, get the
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out of her car, look both ways, and run across the street, touch it. >> when i walk in the school in the morning i get five kids how did you get snow on your lawn. >> colder air is expect to move into the howthorn area, again, next week and he plans to make 2 feet of snow. so, you know what, if mother nature doesn't deliver you have to make it happen yourself. >> you know, his son, he is probably most popular kid in school, do you want to come over. >> oh, yeah, are you kidding me. >> awesome stuff right there. no snow in the near term but we have steady rain. maybe we will get a flurry or snow shower in the middle of the week but we have to get through today. we have steady rain there morning. visibility is low but nothing terrible. we're still over a mile or two in most of the locations. live look at ben franklin bridge, just dealing with ponding on the road and road spray this morning. check out radar, storm scan three, steady rain starting to look north of the city, still come down hard, southern berks county, northern chester, montgomery, up to the lehigh
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valley and watch southern burlington county right the now, pocket of very very heavy rain around trenton area as he well. the to this is rapidly moving to the the north. we are getting improvements, off to our south. delaware looking better, still some light shower activity a across cecil county, maryland, even this there is improvement. large storm system up toward great lakes so still we have a couple of showers that may roll through here in the afternoon but it looks like steady rain is now for the next couple of hours and we will see improving conditions. it can hold off on traveling for the the next few hours that is your best bet because things will get better. how much rain have we seen? this is an estimate from doppler radar. darker greens here, burlington county up toward trenton, southern burks county maybe up to an inch already in some of these locations, generally a a half inch in philadelphia so maybe another quarter inch to go here generally amounts from about half inch to possibly over an inch, in some spots. so this morning kind of slow outside on the road with that steady rain. it does improve in the afternoon, you may dodge a shower or two.
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tonight looking good just a few clouds but stays windy. the temperatures, go a warm day to day. probably breaking a record. we should be at 40 this time of the year. don't get used to it, back to winter conditions tomorrow, we will get a bump on tuesday and into the lower 40's and then just gets cold for rest of the week. fifty-nine at the a airport. fifty-one reading. fifty in allentown. that warmer air is pushing northward that will be the the trend. the there is cold air out across upper midwest, minneapolis minus nine at this hour. minus four in des moines. it is cold air that does start to move in over the next 12 to 24 hours. throughout the morning getting better, steady rain off to the north and east, still a left over shower possible, early to mid a afternoon and then after 5:00 o'clock things start to clear out, winds do kick up ushering in the colder air. fifty-five, that would set a new record for philadelphia a, and then tonight, this is the evening, we will cool things down 9:00 o'clock 30's to 40 degrees. tomorrow morning waking up we will be in the 20's to lower 30's, the the wind will make
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it feel colder then that and temperatures struggled to get back in the mid to upper 30's for highs on monday. so for today, worst of the rain will be in the next few hours, windy, warmer, 65 degrees and then tonight, we will dry out, still windy and cold. twenty's in the suburbs. here is that seven day forecast, tomorrow we're back to to the sun and then 38 degrees for a high. feels colder with the wind. more clouds tuesday, clipper system may bring a late the day rain or snow shower a at 42 and then gets cold again for end of the week. keep it dry for next weekend, nicole, back to you. 6:49. the lets check on the roads with ann evans and we're hearing about an accident out there. >> yes, we have an accident upper merion this just happened, it is just came in the traffic center, nicole, this is 422 eastbound between trooper and route 23, right lane is block, as you can see, and it is just a pretty big mess there with this rain. so reduced visibility, we have a lot of things going on this morning and plus easy to have an accident. like this. so take your time out there on
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the roadways, again, this is 422 eastbound between trooper a and route 23, right lane blocked by a serious accident and this is in upper merion. we will move traffic cam from here 422 to the schuylkill at spring garden and if you look at the light fixture you can see rain just pelting down and coming down very heavy at this point on this portion of the schuylkill so again, take your time, as you can see folks are doing just that, despite the rain, the schuylkill is behaving itself through philadelphia and its suburbs. we have some speed reduction toss tell but one on the commodore barry bridge, other on the new jersey turnpike between delaware memorial bridge and 195 and speed reduce there had to 55 miles an hour, speed reduced to 35 miles an hour on the commodore barry bridge. moving traffic cam to the boulevard southbound at fox street we had an accident cleared here, and it is good to go now but keep in mind not far from here traffic lights, on flash, on the boulevard, between rising sun avenue and add a apples avenue so use caution in that area.
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we will move the traffic cam one more time to i-95 at penns landing, once again, a lot of rainy conditions, foggy conditions, take your time this morning. that is very latest from the cbs-3 traffic center, i'm ann evans now nicole back to you. >> thanks for the the update, we appreciate it. eagles looking to the division rival for a candidate for their head coaching job. flyers on a roll looking great with the islanders, sports is up next, stay with
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the interview will happen one week to the day that coughlin resigned as head coach of the giants. at 69, he is much older then the the other candidates, that the eagles have interviewed, with that said he has more nfl experience then all other nfl coughlin. before the giants he was jaguars head coach from 95 through 2002. one of the first people to interview for eagles job, the dolphins announced bears offensive coordinator adam gase will be their next head coach. at 37 he is the the nfl's youngest head coach, he had been with the bears for one season and offensive coordinator with the broncos for two seasons before that. the the flyers the at home yesterday afternoon taking on the islanders, it is their first full day without rookie phenom shane ghost peer. he is day to day with the lower body injury. after a scoreless first the the flyers offense came alive, in the second period, sean co tear yah made a great pass to michael rafl with the goal. contact tore use getting
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crushed making that pass. then later in the second great passing. the puck will end up on the stick of yes, medvedev, back of the net for his third of the year. two to nothing flyers. to the third we will go islanders, turning it over, flyers taking advantage, matt read picking up his sixth goal of the season. flyers win it, four to nothing. the raptors visiting wells fargo center last night taking on the sixers and sixers trying to pick up their fifth win of the season. sixers off to a strong start, gentleman league okafor nice move down low. part of the 12 to nothing run by sixers to start the game. ish smith had a career night for the sixers, driving on in here, for two of his career high 28 points. ish looking great on the night. but unfortunately a after that it was all raptors. check out derosen, slam right there in the second quarter. and then guess what he will do it again, this time, derosen moves in, for the alley hoop,
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he had 19 points. sixers lose 108-95. up next lebron and the calves today. college hoops 25th ranked dayton visiting lasalle. great basket here. he had 13 points on the day. and then check out, johnny shuler. he had 11 points. lasalle played only six players. they pulled off the upset 61-67. we have penn visiting the the palestra and we have a huge game for princeton's amir bell hitting the three. he had a career day and a high of 28 points. twenty seconds left in the game he made the jumper to send the game in the overtime. that is where prince ton will win this one, they knock off penn 73-61. that is all for sports i'm's leslie van arsdal, have a great the day. that is all for "eyewitness news" at 6:00. >> here's what we have at 7:00. >> are you worried about the
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stock market. consume are reporter jim donovan reveals new ways that employers are helping you maximize your financial future. meisha is taking us on another drive drive to a massive museum in our area that houses thousands of american collectibles. it is so big you have to jump on the tram to see it all. it will be a warm day but a bit of the the trade off as well, we have heavy rain in our area and a big cool down to talk about as well, stay with us. okay. so right now, everyone is saying,
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do you believe, no one won the power ball drawing last night we can keep dreaming. insane number the jackpot will raise to before wednesday's drawing. warm day to day but it is a trade off, as well, heavy rain moving across the region, justin has a check of your forecast coming up here. it is sunday, january 10th, good morning to you, so glad you are with us, i'm nicole brewer. we have justin standing by with more on our forecast for today, and week ahead. but lets talk about this rain. how long will it stick around. it is rough outside on the road are. ponding and road spray. it will get bet they are morning and feeling like spring. >> 65 degrees. >> yes, mid 60's, a record high, and then, back to winter. we have a little bit for er
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