a as cruzs in brazil spray insecticide that care the virus the world health organization, announced ande mergecy meeting on monday to tea side if the the virus should be declared, an international healthy mergecy. officials suspect that the virus is spotsible for a spike in the number of babies born with abnormally small heads, in brazil. >> increase incidents of smaller head is particularly alarming. >> reporter: u.n. health agency estimate three to 4 million cases of zika infection are possible in the americas over the next year. cdc officials say the disease is now in more than 20 countries, mostly in central and south america. but u.s. health officials say that as with other mosquito-born illnesses they expect number of cases here in north america, to remain small. >> we do the not believe that they will be a major out break of zika in the united states. >> reporter: with almost all of the case's monk people who traveled abroad, health officials urged pregnant woman in the the to travel to the

infect regions. doctor owen montgomery, an obstetrician at hahnemann university hospital agrees. >> i think right now the pregnant woman and women who are trying to become pregnant should heed cautions from the cdc and soon from the who about travel to areas which the zika virus has been found. >> reporter: he says a patients should remain calm. >> anything which has a potential life threatening effect on our unborn babies is a a major concern and we need to take it another justly but i don't think it is time to an pennsylvania i can. >> reporter: zika virus has in the been found in any mosquitoes in the you had and because of the cold temperatures in our area right now mosquito by the are not currently a threat. this infection appears by the way to only be a threat to babies, symptoms and adults are mild and about 80 percent say they don't feel sick at all. tomorrow we have learn that the pennsylvania health department is going to have an update and we will keep you posted on that. >> we will have questions about this but good advice don't panic yet. >> yes.

>> when you hear spreading explosively, pay attention. we have received a lot of calls from people saying they felt an earthquake in south jersey this afternoon. well, it turns out that the tremors were multiple sonic booms. the the u.s.g.s. says that the sonic boom where is centered 2 f hammington, atlantic county and there is no cause for concern. but the the question remains, where did the sonic booms come from? we will have a full report for you coming up on "eyewitness news" at 6:00. in chester two arrestness 24 hours for an unrelated on line threats. today at rest of the 23 year-old man follows up yesterday's incident involving a teenage girl. "eyewitness news" reporter walt hunter is in chester to tell you more, walt. >> reporter: ukee that 23 year-old man police say is david milbourne and he is now being held, in 2.75 million-dollar bail, that is a after allegedly making on line threats to kill chester police officers and their families, second threat of an arrest here after two days, and

today, top officials, stepped in front of the cameras to explain the investigations, and new details about the the arrest. in a picture much different then this mug shot, david milbourne allegedly posted an image of himself wearing a black ski mask, his hand formed like a gun and along witt a according to an arrest warrant this threat, tell them stupid chester cops, they better worry about their family getting murdered, after all, who gonna stop me. the the answer, chester police and other departments who arrived at milbourne's media apartment, just hours after those threats were allegedly posted. >> he admitted that he made threats against the the chester city officers and their family, that he posted that threat and he intended and hoped to carry out that threat. >> reporter: the d.a. says a search of the suspect's apartment found no weapons, and he surrendered peacefully, allegedly confessing, he had no regrets for his actions.

the neighbor were surprised to hear about the arrest. >> i was quite shocked. i could in the believe that this would actually happen, you know, in the neighborhood. >> reporter: milbourne's arrest comes one day after an alleged threat, posted by a 17 year-old woman that she would shoot up chester high school and other schools, killing all blacks. the suspect, a arrested hours after the alleged threats is african-american. >> i think that people think that they can hide behind the keyboard and they can hide behind their computers, they can hide behind their smart phones and think that the messages that they are sending are not going to be deteched. >> reporter: police say while there was some facebook contact they do not believe at this time that the the two suspects were in anyway acting together. finally a new initiative on crime, also announced here in chester by the mayor, a $5,000 reward in all homicide cases and also a a crackdown on

lower level, so-called, quality of life crimes, like abandon cars, the hope, it is in stopping the lesser crimes they will curb, the major offenses. live from chester police headquarters, walt hunter for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> walt, thanks very much. a 25 year-old woman has died, after she was taken to the the hospital, following this house fire in cherry hill, new jersey. fire fighters found her unconscious in a second floor bedroom. three of them suffered minor burns, trying to locate the victim. officials say the cause of the fire is accidental and red cross is assisting the family which was displayed from their home. a traffic a alert on 422 westbound, near pottstown. blame weekend snow for emergency repairs causing lane restrictions there today crews patched up part of the construction zone near route 100 interchange. the the snow left some gaping holes in the area where penndot is building a new brink over the schuylkill river. we are enjoying rather nice temperatures considering it is the end of january, people got outside and got the

their exercise in, running and bike ago long the schuylkill banks this afternoon. tell what you they better hold on tight we are in for a temperature roller coaster, meteorologist kate bilo joins us from the sky deck with the first look the at the forecast, kate. >> ukee, it is a little chill bye nothing that we cannot hand until late january. temperatures just about perfect as you said, for today but we're talking about temperatures, dropping or at least, seeming to drop a as we head in the day tomorrow and then, a rather rapid warm up a as we head toward 509's. lets look at is what happening outside on storm scan three. we have a whole lot of nothing. few flakes moving in the the harrisburg area, those are fizzling. we are seeing clouds but a beautiful sunset on the sky deck looking to the west you can see it the tonight. notice snow showers off to the north and west, is there a coastal low that is moving by off shore but that northern trophies going to swing through during the day tomorrow, and it will kick up a gusty wind for your friday making it feel much colder then the thermometer indicates. right now 41. that is seasonal for this time of the year. thirty-nine in wilmington. we are at 37 in allentown,

overnight becoming cloudy, still a few icy spots, out there these days and for tomorrow wind gusts to 30 miles an hour and even a few snow showers, coming up ill a's tell you what the the most likely time to expect a rain or snow shower will be and how warm we will get next week? for now back inside to you. as you have been belonging to delaware senator chris coons is stolen right out of his driveway in wilmington. police say the the senator's wife left the black ford explorer running when she stepped back inside their home this morning. when she came back out, the suv was gone. wilmington police are still looking for it the tonight. that suv has a sticker on that it bears the senator's name. lawmakers in the delaware house are gearing up for a historic vote on a bill to abolish the the death penalty in the state. legislation narrowly cleared the senate last year but has been in a house committee until the chairman agreed to release it last week. it would abolish capitol punishment but would not apply to inmates on death row.

jack markell said he would sign the bill fit reaches the the desk. michigan legislature approves fun to go address flint's lead contaminated water crisis. twenty-eight million-dollar emergency spending bill includes money for more bottled water, filters and health care services for children. some of the money will also help the city with unpaid water bills. many resident were outraged that they were still being charged for water that they could not use. now word of the water crisis in flint, let a spark in west philadelphia business owners. >> they want an effort to deliver water for flint families in a cherri gregg from our sister station kyw news radio reports there their local efforts have now gone viral. >> reporter: clean the water, something in short supply in flint, michigan where families are using bottled water to bath and cook as they deal with the aftermath of lead contamination. >> it touched me deeply and i felt like i needed to do something, everything i could. >> reporter: in comes this group of young entrepreneurs.

>> it came via group in message with my partners. >> reporter: they set a goal last wednesday to collect 10,000 bottles of water and created the hashtag philly to flint, and within 48 hours, money and donations poured in totaling 60,000 bottles of water. the group rented two trucks and hit the road to flint making deliver is in areas, that needed it most. >> we literally drove our big truck to the project and funded the whole project with water. >> we showed a lot of gratitude for the the effort that we made and the trip that we took. they could in the believe we came up from philly. >> reporter: this philly to flint initiative has inspired other cities like richmond and miami to launch their own community water collection efforts and get on the road to michigan. now, there is richmond to flint, my am toy flint, and others. >> we're just grateful to be in a position to spearhead something like this. >> reporter: with cases of water still gushing in, in

philadelphia, philly will head back to flint and it won't be stopping anytime soon. in west philadelphia a, cherri gregg for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> outstanding effort there. coming up at 6:00 the the the the water crisis in flint has people wondering about the safety of their local residents. we have concerned residents and get a response from the philadelphia a water department coming up tonight at 6:00. way to rally for the cause. philly to flint. a happies closing, taking witt, jobs and important medical services, in an under surveyor use of philadelphia. north philadelphia health system a announce today that it will close st. joseph's hospital. it is a 146 bed a acute care facility at 16th and girard, a unit deals with drug and hospital patients. up to 675 workers will be laid off at the end of march. >> no matter what their situation is today, in terms of mortgages, rent, families, school inn all of the things

that we have to deal with every day. as of today they have no guarantee of employment past march 29th. >> north philadelphia health system officials say they will meet with the the hospital workers union to help those impact by the cuts. coming up on cbs-3 "eyewitness news", a six year-old new jersey boy a attack by a racoon as he walked to school, we will hear the 911 calls for help. a plan to stop niagara falls from falling is in the works, find out why officials want to temporarily shut down part of the world's famous a attraction. and it is barbie make over that people have been waiting for normally blue eye thin bloom blonde bomb shell is changing her look we will introduce you to the new barbie, next, plus. it is national have fun at workday so what better way than to celebrate then right here at cbs-3. i will have behind the scenes fun coming up.

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well, the majestic view will take your breath away but for the millions of tourist whose visit niagara falls each year they could be soon in for a big surprise. new york state officials have plans to replace, two historic stone bridges over the niagara

river. in order to complete the work though the water has to be reroute ared over the canadian side, leaving the american falls, bone dry. local officials say that the proposal could lead to more visitors seeking out a once in a lifetime opportunity. >> that is potential that is huge for us to really build a successful, strategic, and directed marketing campaign around this activity. >> eerie affect of the temporary shut down could make canada's horseshoe falls more intense. that is what happened in 1969 when engineers diverted what the's way from the american falls to study erosion. the project could start as early as 2019. just weeks short of her 57th birthday barbie gets a make over, coming to a toy store near you, tall, petit and curvey body types make up a new line of more diverse barbies. matel says it is all about reflecting changing times. >> barbie, you are beautiful. >> reporter: since 1959,

barbara millicent roberts better none as barbie has been one household name. barbie has had more than 180 careers. >> ♪ >> reporter: she's a pop culture icon. but after decade of dominating the doll world, and just weeks short of her 57th birthday, barbie is getting a make over. >> we were hearing that many thought that barbie was out of touch. >> reporter: as a typically white doll with unrealistic proportions some parents thought barbie was end ising the wrong message about beauty. >> there are people who turned away from barbie because they wanted a doll that resembled themselves, more in terms of the their body type and more in terms of their skin tones. >> reporter: man dell introduced 23 new dolls, with different skin tones, and hair colors, and now they are adding three new body types: curvey, tall and petit. the toy maker introduced the new dolls to a group of four and five years old.

>> they don't look like barbie. >> the girls immediately noticed some changes but her new body type was not one of them. >> my favorite color. >> reporter: the next step for matel is changing parents perceptions. and matel's last earnings report barbie sales were down 14 percent marking the eighth straight quarter of declining sales. never knew barbie's full name. >> i didn't even know either. >> maybe just pop culture information. you ask and nicole brewer is answering your good question. tonight, an "eyewitness news" viewer wants to know, why do we yawn. >> that is a good question, ukee. as a another, why to we yawn and is it contagious. >> nicole brewer hit the streets to get you answers. she got a lot of good guests and she even found people in our own news room, yawning, come on family, come on now. it is part of our brand new segment, good question, that

airs every night at 11:00 right here on cbs-3. >> so what is your good question? we'd love to know. log on to cbs philly.com/good question to end us your question. you can tweet us, just use the hashtag cbs-3, good question. >> i'm going back right now. >> me too. >> yes, i saw sharrie learn, yes. >> yes. >> it is contagious or is it just in our head. >> exactly it seems like a good idea. >> tell us about this roller coaster. >> temperatures up and down here, thermometer temperatures staying closed to day and tomorrow but the wind is going to make it feel colderes specially tomorrow afternoon. the then when we start to climb that roller coaster upward, before, it eventually crashes back down but that is in the until next week. first the big warm up is what we want to talk b it will feel nice heading toward weekend we have temperatures near 50's, by sunday and then into the 50's next week. that is going to feel great, in the meantime, today was actually pretty fantastic winter day in philadelphia lets look outside, take you

outside to the poconos where we have people on the slopes here, i could watch these guys all night, i love watching them jumping up on the pipe and doing their tricks and mess of them do great, great job, every once in a while you see someone fall but then they brush off and get and, and great place to be and nature made snow added to the slopes tomorrow, as a few snow showers will come on through. the not sure if it is a classic see a few people on the skis but enjoying conditions at jack frost big boulder. looking at one of our live neighborhood network sites showing pallet in the sky. look at this palmyra cove nature park looks like a monday it painting over city of philadelphia a a we have pinks, purple, yellow, gorgeous shot there. 38 degrees. the not the blocking it for you. you see that reflected in the water as well. that could a painting. thirty-eight at palmyra cove nature park. the pretty seasonal. in between systems here today and tonight you can see one trough swinging by to the north and west. does have decent snow shower

activity witt over portions of the great lakes and into new york state. then we have a coastal low, near pass but it will stay off shore, you can see it gathering moisture off carolinas. it does stay out to sea but it will draw in that moisture. this trough comes further to the south, as we get into tomorrow. we will show what you that means in just a moment. could be precipitation for us. forty-one at the the a airport. thirty-nine wilmington. thirty-seven in reading. but as we head through tonight notice tomorrow morning, at 8:00 a.m. wind are not all that bad, they will start to pick up a as little boundary comes through in the afternoon. here it is, it is a burst of wind, rain, and even a little bit of snow. scattered snow showers, rain showers all across the the region at 1:00 p.m. wind gusting to 20 miles an hour, at that time and that continues through the the afternoon. the not expecting a accumulation except a light dusting up in the poconos as we head through the day on friday. that is not too bad what to expect? watch for midday rain and snow showers. little or no accumulation. visibility could be briefly

reduced on the area roadways. your weekend is looking better. back to the 40's, and then near 50 degrees on sunday, a as far as tonight is concerned we will drop down to a low temperature of 28 degrees. tomorrow, 40 degrees, clouds, gusty wind, snow shower in the afternoon and then your three day forecast, not looking bad. we will start that climb. forty-eight sunday but coming up, we have even warmer weather next week, we will tell but it the with the seven day. >> okay. >> thanks right. >> thank you, appreciate it. still ahead on "eyewitness news" why actor leonardo dicaprio had a private meeting with the pope. >> the death of the pet can be devastating but some companies are more understanding then others, consumer reporter jim ton van tells you about employers offering pet bereavement days, don. a super bowl quarterback tackles the issue of race, why panthers star cam newton says heavy criticism comes water try, coming

clock is ticking and that is the big game will be here before you know it.

>> lots of story lines between now and then and right now the the spotlight is on mr. newton a lot of spotlight on cam newton, it has been that way since his days at auburn when he one heisman trophy. reason why they hate is a different story. panthers quarterback cam newton will be the in mvp. his team went 15-one and they are set to take on the broncos in super bowl 50. now cam has been a electric since he was drafted in 2011. he runs for touchdowns, he throws for touchdowns, he celebrates with the dab and gets souvenir footballs to kid. he is also will a lightening rod and this week cam was asked why. >> i don't think people seen, you know, what i am or what i'm trying to do. i say that prior to me being in this situation. i said it since day one. an african-american, quarterback, may scar a a lot of people because they have not seen nothing, that they can compare me to. >> well, campaign his

controversy, will make their way to the bay area, next week. a live look, along the shores of san francisco. that looks like downtown san francisco, as they are constructing super bowl city, the bay area, will be buzzing. and that is where you'll find me. >> look at you. >> look at you. >> i will be reporting live starting wednesday at 11:00 p.m., anchoring our coverage of super bowl 50 from beautiful san francisco. i love that city. it is one of my favorite cities in the country. >> yes, the game itself. >> game itself, a lot of good food there. >> forecast is right. >> it is warm, yeah. sour dough bread, man. >> look at you. >> don't forget us here in the east. >> good coffee. >> gotcha. >> yes. >> we will see. >> taking order. >> once again cbs three is your super bowl station sunday night right after the game we will have a special digs with the late show with stephen colbert. >> tina fey will sit down with

colbert. others lemargot robbie, will ferrell and key and peele. late show with steven coal berth will air right after the super bowl right here on cbs-3, on february 7th. quite a line up. >> key and peele are hilarious. coming up next on "eyewitness news", a six year-old little boy in new jersey rushed to the hospital after he is attacked by a racoon. now his mother is thanking a neighbor for saving her child. a g.o.p. presidential debate, without the front runner, it turns out donald trump won't even be watching tonight's debate in iowa. find o

he came out of no where, a ra tuna tax a young child walking to school in new jersey. "eyewitness news", continues now at 5:30, hi everyone, i'm jessica dean. aim ukee washington. mother of the victim in that attack is thanking a neighbor for saving her child from

further harm. >> all was quiet, as video was shot at the screen around 8:40 in the morning screams for help could be heard through elmwood village, multiple 911 calls came in. woman screaming please call 911. >> a little boy, six years old was walking with his mother to school when a ra tune jumped on his back and started biting and scratching his face. danny wall was heading to work when he heard creeping for help. instincts kick n threw the car in the park and jumped out to help. >> i seen that he claude in the kid face and biting the face. >> reporter: he grabbed his painting pole and started beating the animal. >> i kept the racoon, the kid jumped up, screaming, crying. >> reporter: wall's wife heard the screams and called police. >> all i saw was a kid, and he was hitting him. i was like my god, a man is hitting a woman and kid. >> reporter: as she got closer she realized it was her husband. >> i noticed that he was saving the kid from the racoon.

so i'm's very proud of him. >> reporter: danny wall says once the chaos of the moment settles, the little boy's mother seemed eternally grateful for his actions. doctors are treating the the boy's facial cuts right now. animal control is testing rat kuhn for rabies and should have result by tomorrow. if the animals was infect the boy will have to be treated for rabies, yes, sir contact. remaining members of the armed militia group occupying an oregon wild life refuge said they will life peacefully if no one else gets arrested 36789 occupierers were taken in custody last night. group's leader and seven others were arrested during a traffic stop, on tuesday that left one follower dead. the armed standoff began january 2nd, as a protest over federal landowner ship. turning to campaign 2016, iowa caucus is days away and presidential candidates working to show voters where they stand. g.o.p. hopefuls delivered the pitch, their pitch, in a debate tonight, but it will be without, donald trump. correspondent craig boswell explains from des moines.

>> reporter: seven g.o.p. presidential hopefuls take the stage tonight minus front runner donald trump his feud with "fox news" anchor megan kelly bowled over this week and trump pulled out of the debate sponsored by her network. >> it shows how confident donald trump is that he has moment number iowa but not the without risk. >> reporter: without spoken trump his rival will look to have a big moment and gain ground just a few days before the the iowa caucus. the latest poll shows 32 percent of likely voters in iowa support trump. senator ted cruz is in second place and senator marco rubio is in third place. during breakfast at drake diner we spoke to undecided vote hours plan to watch very closely tonight. >> i want to hear what everyone has to offer. >> it would be nice if i could hear the the truth. >> reporter: donald trump won't be watching the debate, he is hosting a event here with veterans tonight on the campus of drake university. trump's spokesperson says iowa voters already know all about him. >> mr. trump had has been the

most visible candidate out there talking about his policies and we're convinced most voters know where he stand. >> reporter: trump's event is attracting his competitors, mike huckabee and rick santorum say they will join trump after the under card debate. in des moines iowa, craig boswell for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". stay with "eyewitness news" for more on tonight's republican presidential don't and continuing coverage of the campaign 2016. of course, when we are not on television we will bring you very latest on our web site at cbs philly.com. well, philadelphia is now six months away from hosting the democratic national convention. today, mayor jim kenney says that the city is on a budget, on time and is working to make sure that businesses benefit from the convention in july. >> communities created a vendor directory, help vendors supply suppliers and services for their needs locally. >> the city is also partnering with guying toll help businesses, increase their on line presence. and actor leonardo dicaprio gets an audience with the pope but it is pope francis who asked for a favor.

dicaprio went to the vatican to talk to something close to his heart, environment and climate change. the pope presented dicaprio with one on the environment, and as well as a set of roseries. dicaprio gave the pope a book of paintings that includes one hung above his crib as a child >> a planet of the utopia that we have been given, the over population, the excess, and then the third panel we see a blackened sky that represent so much to me of is what going on in the environment today. >> as they parted ways, the the pope asked the actor to pray for him, and as he said here in philadelphia, not to forget. >> agreed. today marks the the 30th anniversary of the space shuttle challenger tragedy, a week long ceremony took place at the kennedy space center on cape canaveral. it was 1986 when the challenger exploded 73 seconds

into its flight. all seven people on board were killed and their families were present, at this ceremony. the tragedy unfolded on live television. there were six astronauts on board with schoolteacher kristin mcauliffe. she had under gone months of training to be the first american civilian to travel into space. the nasa's shuttle program was halted for more than two years after the the accident, and then resumed with the successful launch of discovery, in 1988. i know so many of us will never forget where they were. >> those images. >> yes. >> still to come, they are creepy, crawlly and to a lot of people they are down ride terrifying. tarantulas made their way in philadelphia and we will give you a a behind the scenes look at a new exhibit. >> plus... it is national have fun at workday and we hear at cbs-3 decided, yeah, have a blast. don't miss it, we will have it on the other side, kate. another cold night on the

way but temperatures begin to warm up this weekend. we're talking 50's as we head into next week. i'll have details on the warming trend with the seven day forecast coming up when we come right back.

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be very creative when it comes to lying their way out ovulateness. >> new survey from career builder.com, hiring managers most outrageous late excuses they have heard. they include, my hair caught on fire, from my blow dryer. >> oh. >> there was fresh powder on the hill, i had to go skiing. vaseline truck overturn on the highway and cars were slipping left and right. and i was detained by, home land security. >> yes. >> here's some more. >> i was like throwing up sick, so that is why i was late and i just left late. >> someone from my family died. >> i didn't think it was a workday. it was a holiday. >> well, at least they are honest about their lie. >> yes. >> survey shows a quarter of us, showed up late at least once a month. >> wow. >> how latest late. >> detained by home land security? vaseline truck?

>> you that will do it every time. coming up a new benefit some companies are offering their employees, this is pet owners, you will want to hear this as we are both pet

if you ever experienced the loss of a pet it is devastating. for anyone who has gone through this, it is often difficult to go right back to work right away abe function as if nothing happened. >> that is for sure but three on your side consumer reporter jim donovan find some companies are more understanding than others. >> that is right, indeed.

some employers are giving people time off, pet bereavement the days, if you will. when erika lee lost her beloved dog chief she said words cannot describe the amount of pain that she felt. >> chief was the best dog ever. he was very sweet, loving, i was heart broken. >> reporter: luckily erika's company a allowed her to take a day off to regroup and help her son cope with the tremendous loss. >> being able to stay home with him and have grief with him was invaluable and so important to me. >> reporter: although pet bereavement days are not required under federal or state laws several national companies are allowing mourning pet owners time off to have grief. vm wear and maxwell health, give employees flexible days off. kimton hotel and restaurant allow managers to grant up to three days away from work. true companions policy give employees one paid pet bereavement days. >> we have a lot of people that go through that grieving process and, just to be able

to heel. i think you need closure when you lose a pet and important to be able to have that time to do that. >> reporter: 30 percent of pet owners surveyed said they felt grief and sadness for at least six months after losing an animal. pet grief counselor janet zimmerman warns for some people losing their pet can be a defining moment of their lives. >> it is really, very, very difficult to function. so if you cannot function you certainly cannot function at work. you really are not the same person you were before. you need time to get back to some sense of normalcy. >> reporter: erika said she's thankful for the time she had and the support that she had from her employer. >> this should be the the absolute normal for many businesses, if not all. >> great businesses, those companies. >> yes, great companies. and they are part of your family. we know that. >> no doubt about it. >> yes, kimton was a very dog. our dog, she is bigger dog. >> she's 60-pound. but she stayed there and. >> we have lost dogs three

times in the last 20 years. very difficult, very heart breaking indeed. >> but getting help from your co-workers helps you through it. >> nice to hear this. >> thanks, buddy. kate has your forecast, we will still talk about these roller coaster. >> we will take a dip tomorrow and start climbing again. >> yes. >> fifty's next week. jim's excited about. that he has been complaining about the cold and the the snow. well, we have more warm weather on the way, for those who want a little return to what we felt in december, probably. we're not talking 70's but close to 601 day next week. that 60 could come, with some heavy rain. the lets look at is what happening right now and no 60's out there but we have some light in the sky over center city philadelphia a everything is all lit up, these days are getting longer a and longer, but we still got the month of february to get through, and really let's be honest the the month of march as well before we start to get into any spring weather bee can start to take a deep breath and think maybe we went get another 2-foot snowfall. still up in the air for now but i'll tell what you nothing

like that in this forecast for the next week or two. eyewitness weather watchers reporting temperatures pretty seasonal for this time of the year. we are looking at mid to upper 30's. we will checkup here at 40 degrees. this was lou, in eagleville, 34 degrees and partly cloudy there we will head down into delaware, 38 degrees as we check with jason, and he is in middletown and clear sky there. we want to see what jason has had to say. cold morning but warmed up beautifully. temperatures have been what we call busting cold all week. we have predict them to be lower then they have been because usually when you have a big fresh snow pack like we have, temperatures don't warm that nicely but they have been warming up beautifully all week long, and imagine if we didn't have all that snow on the ground, it the one ebb warmer. taking you through sunset pictures because what a beautiful sunset. charles, sends thus one of the sunset reflection on the bay, just a beautiful shot, that looks like a painting. the another one wade hunter showing us sunset tonight. here's another one lots of melt ago cross the lot from lynn springer. showing a beautiful sky shot there. and any melted spots could

turn into ice overnight. we are heading for 20's again. you can see sun going down at lynn's house, still some snow on the ground but definitely melting and people shoveling trying to make one more parking spot with what is left of the snow. here's my sunset shot, starting to diminish a little bit but still pretty colors in the the sky. looking live once again from the palmyra cove nature park toward city looking like a beautiful sky tonight. 38 degrees. still again light in the sky for to you look at there storm scan three, it is showing a boundary moving through. it has snow squall activity. right here over great lakes ontario and erie seeing steady snow showers at the moment. this is a swing through our area tomorrow and it the hits like a little bit of the freight train when this boundary comes through. it is strong gusty wind for a few hours as well as pop up rain and few snow showers as that comes through. good news this coastal low developing off the coast of the carolinas in florida has a lot of rain witt, it looks like that rain will stay off shore, and it could brush the coast with the stray shower but most of us, complete thely unaffected by that system. the there is some good news

there four is first degrees in philadelphia, seasonal. thirty-seven in reading. the current snow cover look at how this has eroded, we have had pink , 18 to 24 all up and down the region. now we are starting to see that snow melt and melt, each day, and then that snow pack is shrinking. so for your friday, high of 40 s north and west of the city, could be a rain shower in the afternoon south and east. saturday, sunshine and a few clouds but with this high off the coast we will get southeasterly wind and that means our 40's will feel nicer on saturday then it will tomorrow. sunday near 50 degrees, turning milder with some sunshine and note that is mild trend continues, little bubble of cold tomorrow and then jet stream starts to lift and we will really hit the peak of our warm up on wednesday, that is also when some rain might move through. overnight mostly cloudy, chilly, down to 28 for your low. your friday clouds, gusty wind and afternoon snow shower is possible. the wind could gust to 30 miles an hour when that front comes through but take a look the at warm up. sixty-one on monday. and then wednesday, near 60,

but the the 60 is accompanied by some rain and it does turn colder behind that system. the jessica and ukee, back to you. kate, thank you. tarantula as, just the word may send a shiver up your fine. >> john mcdevitt, from kyw news radio takes us to a new exhibit where live tarantula are star of the show. >> reporter: they are fast, hairy and some call them scary, tarantula as and there are 20 kinds on display at academy of natural sciences at drexel university exhibit called tarantula, a alive and up close. the it will be able to explore, pretend they are spiders by putting on costumes and shoving you in a specimen jar, may even learn some things like these kid from the fourth grade class of the russell byers charter school. big swann knows all about the tarantulas, process. >> the spider, it finds a safe place, to shed and it is real willly takes up to one hour

and when the spider is done, then it has to find another safe place to hide. >> reporter: this is the rose haired tarantula, she's native to south america. she now calls the academy of natural sciences of drexel university home and you can come by to say hi here during the the exhibit. karen is a invert bray specialist with the academy. >> they are not deadly to humans, however, their venom is medicinally valuable. there are species of tarantulas where they are studying effects of the venom and trying to apply that for a al s and alzheimer's. >> john mcdevitt for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> go check it out i'm cool with it. i went to the university of richmond, spiders. >> that is how you do it. >> yes, spiders. >> yes. >> yes. >> easy now. >> it is national have fun at workday. >> we do have have a lot of fun. >> we sure do.

>> pat gallen takes you behind the scenes at cbs-3 for a little mischief at the the office. we will be right back.

well, today is national the of fun at workday and we here at "eyewitness news" are doing our duty by observing the occasion. >> the gathering of course is a 24 hour business but we do try to have some fun to try to

enjoy ourselves. here's pat gallen. >> reporter: in a gallup poll half of full-time workers in the united states said they work more than 40 hours a week. that means americans are spend ago lot of time working and less timing having fun. >> today is national have fun at the workday, and occasionally around here at cbs-3 we like to let loose. let's take a look. i know who likes to have fun, paul curt of kyw news radio. hey, paul. >> hey, nicole. >> hey, pat. >> thanks. >> no doubt. >> i know that. >> slam. >> hey, what are you doing. >> hi, pat, i'm just drawing.

>> , one, two, three. >> as you can see we try to have fun in a stressful news environment. hi, jessica. >> hi, pat. >> just like that, i'm pat gallen for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> you got him. >> he loved it. >> you got him. >> he was all happy. >> i tried to get in the chair race my leg was too long. i want to get in that. >> that was a tight race. >> that is "eyewitness news" at 5c. now a at 6:00, the booms rattling nerves in south jersey, we will investigate tremors that shook several spots in our area in the garden state. is philadelphia water safe to drink in the wake of the flint water crisis. we spoke to concerned residents, kate. and, unseasonably january night tonight but temperatures take a tumble tomorrow, as a

line of of snow showers and gusty wind cross the area i'll time that out coming up. musicians around the country have taken issue with one philadelphia a city councilman, i'm alexandria hoff and i'll explain why coming up. it was another light earthquake or something like that, i don't know. >> standing on shaky ground all over south jersey new was notre quake, several spots felt tremors and tonight we are learning sonic booms are the reason for the the rattle. tonight we're hearing from experts and residents who felt those shakes. good evening, i'm ukee washington. i'm jessica dean. sonic boom where is to blame, one of them centered a little north of hammington atlantic county. the that is where our greg argos went looking for answers, greg.

>> jessica and ukee director of emergency operations center says those initial reports were heard about 5 miles north/northeast here of hammington new jersey as you mentioned. the shaking started happening around 1:30 this afternoon and tonight we now know what is the reason behind them. officials from the naval test wing the in atlantic, at naval air station, said they were conducting routine flight testing with f35c jets and those sonic booms some people hear in southern new jersey felt this afternoon are likely as a result of that. people all throughout the the area from hammington down through atlantic city started to call 911 a after the tremors. the at first there was concern that the movement was a result of the small earthquake. >> around is first30:00, quarter of two, i believe the first tremor if you want to call that it was felt out towards hammington, folsom and then for the the next 30 or 40 minutes, there were series of anywhere, people were saying booms, some people referred to them as tremors.