will face those charges, of aggravated indecent assault. through a crush of media, comedian bill cosby arrives at the montgomery county courthouse tuesday morning and with the help of two assistants enters a building for his hearing. cosby's attorney brian mcmonigal argued that the 78 year-old comedian cannot be prosecuted for an allege sexual assault in 2005 based on a verbal agreement between then montgomery county district attorney bruce castor and cosby's legal team. >> do you think castor took to the stand for more than six hours and explained how his office, thoroughly investigated the claims. formal temple employee andrea constand said cosby drugged and sexually a assaulted her at his cheltenham home in 2005. castor says there was not enough evidence to present a winning case and therefore, quote i made the decision that mr. cosby would not be prosecuted, no matter what, so that he could not take the fifth amendment as a matter on have law.

removing cosby's ability to plead the filth remaining silent on questioning allowed constand to proceed with the civil suit. quote once i decide there had could not be a a prosecution that was viable, castor said i set up domino toss fall in such a way that mr. cosby would have to testify in civil court. meanwhile assistant d.a. stewart ryan while cross-examining castor on the stand, tried to prove the former district attorney never made a binding permanent agreement with cosby's counsel. now, this hearing was expected to wrap up, today, we're still waiting for judge to see when it will be push back one additional day. our walt hunter is inside the courtroom right now and we will have the latest on that coming up at 6:00. for now we're live from norristown, i'm's greg argos for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". also coming up at 6:00 bill cosby hearing has brought a lot of attention to norristown and how residents are handling the media circus in montgomery county. keep it the right here on "eyewitness news" as we continue to follow criminal case begins bill cosby.

we can get latest anytime at cbs philly.com. mother and her two young children are hit by a car and left to die in south philadelphia. now police are searching for that driver who left a clue at the scene. the the family was hurt while trying to cross broad street near dickinson, "eyewitness news" reporter diana rocco joins us from hahnemann hospital in center city where all three victims were taken, diana? >> reporter: jessica, tonight that mother is in critical but stable condition, here, her two children are also, here, and they suffered injuries but they are expected to survive. meanwhile, police are now looking for a female driver of a 1998 to 2,000 model red honda accord that left the scene, leaving behind, a side mirror. tonight police are looking for a hit/run driver that struck a 30 year-old mother and her two children crossing a south philadelphia a street tuesday, just before 1:00 o'clock. it happened at corner of dickinson and broad streets, the driver's side mirror still

lying in the street. >> the car came down the street, you know, boom, when i heard boom i seen woman go down but little girl was on the hood. >> i actually heard young girl screaming, crying, and i saw the the mom, she was laying on the ground unconscious and i saw them holding the the baby and it was just like pretty disturbing. >> reporter: it appears that the female driver was in the 1998 to 2,000 model red honda accord. police say she struck mother, her six year-old and six month-old in the carrier strapped to the mother a's chest. the six year-old hit the hood and fell to the ground breaking her leg, and the baby suffered only bumps and bruises while police say their mother was left lying in the street unconscious. all taken to hahnemann hospital, police are now looking for the the driver of that red honda accord, and hoping surveillance video will lead them to her. >> we are very hopeful that video was recovered of the incident and that will be analyzed by the police department, hopefully leading

to an arrest. >> reporter: so while this has been a traumatic ordeal for this family all three family members are expect to survive. at last check we're told that mother has regained consciousness but she is disoriented. again police are now looking for 1998 to 2,000 model red honda accord and last seen, leaving the the scene there, they are looking for a female driver and asking anyone with any information to call police. live from center city outside hahnemann hospital i'm diana rocco for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". a flood watch is in effect for parts of the area for tomorrow but on the flip side we could see record warmth. the warm weather is already swinging our way, if you will, we will see mild temperatures nice enough to hit the playground in center city. this is the system that is on its way here, blizzard-like conditions over midwest will calm down a bit before they get here. lets get a first look at the forecast with meteorologist kate bilo on the sky deck. i'm not scared, kate. >> don't be scared about this one but might want to be

scared driving through these big puddles on the roadways tomorrow. we are talking about the the risk for flooding but this storm is all rain for us, snow staying way off to the north possibly over northern maine and eastern canada and that is bit. it is strange to be talking about a flood watch on what is a beautiful tuesday evening in philadelphia i'm's looking at a gorgeous sunset. it has been a fabulous start to february. but change is on the way. the here's a quick look at storm scan three. you can see storm over center of the country, heavier snow in the great lakes region but not much going on for us and certainly this storm will get here during the day tomorrow. it is pulling up moisture from the south and that will cross the region tomorrow afternoon. the nice mild day we are still at 51 in philadelphia. forty-nine in wilmington. 46 degrees in millville. forty-four in allentown. flood watch in effect for the area as we head through wednesday and into thursday and we do expect rain heavier at times about a half inch to an inch record temperatures that will lead to the risk for flooding when you couple with the snow melt. is not sure that wasn't

showing up we will look at it as it modified it. rain amount might be slightly less and that may mitigate the threat for flooding in a bit. i'll have more details inside in a few minutes. new back inside to you. chaka fattah junior, son of the congressman chaka fattah is sentenced to five years in federal prison. he was also ordered to pay 1.1 million-dollar in restitution. the as kyw news radio reporter steve towa tells us the sentencing follows fattah's junior convictions in november at his bank and tax fraud trial. >> reporter: federal judge told the defendant he had opportunities and advantages that most young people only dream about but yet he cheated the school district of philadelphia, banks and the the irs. the three three-year old son of the long time congressman told the judge quote i didn't know anything i did was a violation of the law, assistant u.s. attorney paul gray asked the judge to sentence fattah junior at higher end of the guideline range. >> serious crimes committed with a sense of arrogance and

jury's verdict has donna way with the charade that mr. fattah was a legitimate businessman. >> reporter: at the trial, jurors had to decide between competing portraits of fattah junior. prosecutors called fattah junior a cheat and dead beat. fattah who represented himself at trial even though he is not an attorney called himself a legitimate businessman and entrepreneur. after listening to both side, judge harvey bartle then sentenced fattah junior to five years in prison. defendant made a motion to voluntarily surrender, the judge denieded and ordered marshals to take him in custody. the outside the courthouse his father 11 term congressman chaka fattah who faces corruption in may promises a vigorous a appeal. >> we will have a chance to analyze appropriately whether this was a fair set of charges, whether the investigation was handled properly. >> reporter: judge ordered fattah junior to pay 1.1 million-dollar in restitution. steve towa for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news".

a report of a missing gun prompts a lock down at kensington high school in philadelphia a school police officer reported a gun was missing with his car. however that officer was unsure when it went missing. the school was locked down, at the precaution but lock down was lifted after the building was searched. the the 2016 presidential race now turns from way to new hampshire. nearly all candidates are scheduled to be campaigning in the the state the today ahead of next weeks primary. cbs news correspondent danielle nottingham tells us ted cruz and hillary clinton supporters are feeling good after last night's win in iowa. >> reporter: ted cruz greeted an enthusiastic crowd in new hampshire where he is looking for a second win. >> it will be decide by grass roots, decided by men and women here in this room. >> reporter: cruz's camp wants to rally a as much ground support in new hampshire as they hold off in iowa. >> were you surprised you won

in iowa. >> i was than the surprised, but i was excited. >> ted cruz is the guy we have been praying for since ronald reagan. >> reporter: marco rubio is using his third place finish to finish himself as the the main street republican date and one that is able to clinch the the general election. >> it is a unified conservative movement in the republican party, i can do that better than anybody running. >> reporter: while cruz is riding off his win democrats will to have duke it out in new hampshire. hillary clinton narrowly defeated bernie sanders in the closest iowa democratic caucus in history. >> we are in a fight to the finish about whether or not we have to build on the progress we have made or watch it get ripped away. >> reporter: bernie sanders called iowa a political revolution, and says he plans to quote, astound the world again in the granite state. danielle nottingham for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". democrat martin o'malley and republican mike huckabee dropped out of the race

following the iowa results. now stay with "eyewitness news" for continuing coverage of the new hampshire primary, that is campaign 2016 kicks into high gear, check out cbs philly.com/politics for latest, anytime. coming up on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" at 5:00 it is called a low tech solution to a high tech problem. bald eagles seen trying to take down illegal drones. we will show you how they will do it. plus this. new jersey waitress turns 90 and her restaurant is celebrate nothing a big way, i'm rahel solomon what they to her that brought her to tears. effect of sea food on your brain, health reporter stephanie stahl has results of the new study, and what eating fish means for older americans. that is next.

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people analyzed the risks and benefits of seafood when it comes to fighting alzheimer's disease. lots of people are eating more seafood because of its health benefits but seafood also contains mercury which has neurotoxins. a first of its kind study weighed benefits of seafood against harms of mercury among a group of 286 elderly people. they kept food diaries and agreed for their brains to be examined after their death. >> all participants in the study were evaluated on a annual basis. >> reporter: those who ate seafood once a week or more had higher levels of mercury in the brain but lower rates of alzheimer's disease for those with the genetic risk for dementia. >> the increased level of seafood consumption, did increase, brain levels of mercury, but that the the mercury didn't appear to have an impact on brain health. >> reporter: it is estimated between 30 percent of the population has alzheimer's genetic risk but researchers say, even people that do not

have that gene, seafood appears to help protect the brain. >> seafood consumption may have benefits for reducing ones risk of alzheimer's disease. >> reporter: research from the journal of the american medical association covered all kind of seafood, experts say fatty fish like salmon can be especially helpful in protect ago against cognitive decline. >> um-hmm. >> i'm a salmon man, i love me some salmon. >> i never thought bit like but the mercury but it is good for you. >> reporter: with this study with alzheimer's that genetic risk the benefits out way dangers of the mercury. >> okay. >> stephanie, appreciate it. world's most famous groundhog takes center stage in punxsutawney, pennsylvania. >> there is no shadow to be cast, an early spring is my forecast. >> now that is what i'm talking about. today is gun hog day punxsutawney phil did not see his shadow despite all those

tv lights. i have been talking about those lights for years, false positive. we will wait and see if an early spring arrives, like he says, it will. so there you go. >> he looks a little annoyed. >> he is like can i go back in my home now. >> speaking of weather we are on a temperature roller coaster. >> it brings up a very good question, weeknights at 11:00 you ask and nicole brewer answers you a good question. today we want to ask do temperatures swings make us sick? whether cold and snow, mild temperatures and possible record warmth tomorrow. do mother nature's mood swings make you sick or is that just a mess? nicole brewer gets the answers at 11:00. so what is your good question? we want to know log on to cbs philly.com/good question to submit your question, or tweet us using the hashtag cbs-3/good question. >> that will be interesting. >> yes. >> a lot of people like to say that, i have heard people say that.

>> yes. switch it up. >> and it is hot, cold, and my question is want to know what punxsutawney phil gets to eat, does he gets a big platter. >> he is getting a buffet, big time today. >> i feel like people are in favor of phil now. >> buckled under the pressure. >> he did. >> you know what you might be thinking tomorrow he got it right. the it will feel like spring out there but not so fast, my friend.will feel like spring we have a lot of winter left to get through. as you will see when we look at seven day we have got potential winter threats as we head into next week. in the meantime we're talking about warm weather, potential record highs and threat for flooding, thanks to heavy rain coming in tomorrow. let look outside right now, beautiful evening, gorgeous sunset outside. let look at our campbell's field cam looking live over center city and pinks and blues there as sun begins to go down. remember i told you last week that this week would be the perfect time right about now, to see the sun about to drop below the horizon on our palmyra cove nature park camera and what did i tell

you? what a beautiful sight this is. 47 degrees right now. look at that sky. it is on fire. sun just about to dip below the the sky line, just looking like a gorgeous shot over philadelphia, this evening. 47 degrees there right now, and just soak in the beauty of that. it has been a perfect february day. you can't get much better then this. temperatures almost 10 degrees above average. city sky line silhouetted with that sunshine behind it. if only every day could look like that. unfortunately tomorrow little bit different. we have storm system work ago cross the midsection. we have blizzard conditions to portions of the northern plains. now you can see rain starting to win out, warm air lift nothing with this system, system lifting to the north and east, when system lifts, it is an indication it is weakening and there is rain but it is not all that heavy just off to the south of the center of the low. all of the snow with this will miss us. you you can see as we time you the out it does turn into a nasty line of rain, thunder that will move across eastern half of the country during the day. heaviest reaches us just about this time tomorrow, 5:00 p.m.

making for an ugly evening commute tomorrow but it is just rain and does get out of here quickly. by thursday morning we will see some sunshine, return to the area, heaviest amount to the north and west, that is also the area that got most snow from the last system. you can see over three-quarters of an inch of rain in reading and allentown. three-quarters of an inch possible here in philadelphia as well. here's flood watch showing up this time. it is all shaded in green here. this is combination of the snow melt, of course, and heavy rain, we want to look at creeks and streams. these smaller creeks going in to action stage. schuylkill river at norristown is expect to go into minor flood stage at 13 feet, and that would be early thursday morning. just can't handle excess rain and all of the the water running downstream from the melted snow. overnight tonight increase in cloud, not that cold, 42 the overnight low. that is close to where daytime high should be. tomorrow heavy rain mainly in the afternoon and you're witness weather three day forecast after the rain tomorrow, again we have to watch creeks, streams, rivers on thursday morning and we are dry thursday, dry and cooler

friday, i'll have your weekend super bowl outlook coming up and we will talk about the chance for rain or snow next week because winter is not over just yet, yes. >> you did say a little. >> for now. >> and a very young snow border, go viral, coming up see one year-old phenom. in the past few weeks millions of americans have return holiday gifts, so what happens to all those unwanted items, consumer reporter jim donovan shows you surprising place many of them end up, leslie. super bowl draws near but quarterbacks involved are in part many ways, off the the field, cam newton and payton manning are polar opposite but on the field they are both winners. we will have more on the quarterback battle coming up.

the count down is on for super bowl 50, five days away from the kick off of the biggest game of the year, five days, just over an hour, to be

precise, and you can watch it, here and only here, on cbs-3. team wise it is always broncos and the panthers, but the quarterbacks can get all of the attention. >> i know, this is a very, very interesting match up. yes, we are five days away from super bowl 50 in santa clara, california. lets look live, at super bowl city in nearby san francisco, ground zero for all of the fan activity leading up to the big game. when sunday evening comes, two very different players will be leading the broncos and panthers. panthers quarterback cam newton is bold, and has unique style. fans of the 26 year-old love his signature celebrations. others claim he is a show boat, newton is unapologetic. >> from being labeled, this player, that player, you know, for me, i have always kind of viewed these things differently, played differently. not in the prototypical way.

>> reporter: at 6-foot five, 245-pound he is built like a linebacker, moves like a running back which is a deadly combination for defenses. >> i get the bad end of the stick on sunday. >> reporter: thinks newton's first super bowl, payton manning's fourth. it comes from a challenging year. mid season manning was benched for poor play and injuries but five team league mvp is the come back kid. >> even with all of the different challenges, you know, i felt like i had peace about it the whole time. >> reporter: month away from turning 40 manning hasn't decided if he will hang up his cleats after the super bowl but will have to have deal with the possible nfl investigation over media report that linked him to human growth harmone. >> i welcome an investigation but i can tell you what they will fine a big fat nothing. >> reporter: despite different styles is there a mutual respect between manning and newton, shared love of the game and talent, few others, will ever know. >> very interesting. >> i know. >> interesting last night because you know cam newton

got a few boos and manning was celebrated. >> how about that. >> yes, interesting to see them on the field on sunday. >> sure will be. >> sport director don bellies heading to san francisco and will get you ready starting tomorrow and you can watch the game right here on cbs-3, sunday night. >> before we get to that there is a special week of super bowl shows leading up to super sunday. tonight at 8:00 you can catch super bowl's greatest commercials, 2016, and this friday at 9:00 it is super bowl's greatest half time shows. and on saturday night see more of the the greatest super bowl commercials followed by nfl honors show where the the league will name its mvp and hall of fame class. it is all here on cbs-3 your home for super bowl 50. >> great commercials over the years. >> yes, they have. >> great stuff. coming up next on "eyewitness news", mail room mayhem a city investigation find 10,000 pieces of mail unprocessed including bills and court subpoenas, what you

can do to think if you have received a late notice. a big surprise for waitress in south jersey when she walks into work, and she is not just any waitress, she's turning nine on don't miss this. new at 6:00, hitching his way across two countries we will hear from the man who traveled from vancouver to philadelphia, all by sticking out his thumbs. we will be right back.

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boxes of unmailed notices and bills. we will get more from reporter mark abrams from our sister station kyw news radio. >> we believe that tens of thousands of philadelphians could be, impact, on the miss management, mostly subject to mail that they received late. >> controller allen butkovitz said he received tips about the operation of the city mail center, located in the bows of suburban station. >> we estimate that during on on site visits, as many as 10,000 pieces of mail were sitting in baskets and in the processed. >> butkovitz estimates thousands of people may have been affect by delayed deliveries. >> he is responsible for gathering all court notices, fines, tax bills, water bills, parking violations, and other city related correspondence to philadelphians and those doing business with the city. >> reporter: butkovitz says the cities new revenue commissioner, and, and cooperating, and including using improper postage resulting in thousands of dollars in excess postage

cost. >> reporting from center city, mark abrams for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". and breaking news right now bill cosby is leaving the montgomery county courthouse following day one of important hearing in his criminal case today. >> testimony will continue tomorrow, today, cosby's attorney argued that the 78 year-old comedian cannot be prosecuted for an alleged sexual assault in 2005. based on a verbal agreement between then montgomery county district attorney bruce castor, and cosby's legal team. castor did take the stand during the hearing, he testified that there was not enough evidence to prosecute cosby, and his decision allowed accuser andrea constand to proceed with the civil suit against cosby. >> prosecutors tried to prove castor never made a binding permanent agreement with cosby cans council. we will have the very latest coming up on the bill cosby case on "eyewitness news" at 6:00 o'clock, once again, you are looking from montgomery

county courthouse in norristown. this is, taped of an earlier exit of bill cosby, the scene, where cosby is trying to get that sexual assault case against him dismissed. once again, going in cosby's lawyers were hoping that the former district attorney deal not to prosecute the entertainer would knee date the only criminal case brought against him. we will stay on top of this and continue to follow throughout our newscast, tonight. jessica. well, philadelphia police want the public's help to find suspects involved in the shooting in the hearttrack neighborhood. take a look at this surveillance video. suspects opened fire on a car traveling the wrong way on north eighth street. that car crashed into several parked cars. another car at the scene was also hit by gunfire. after the shooting the the suspects took off running. more surveillance video for to you check out, from the gallery mall on market east, back on december 22nd, 3 suspects surrounded a man making a purchase, stealing

about $100 from the pocket of that man's pants. if you have have any information, contact the the police. a former minor league baseball player is in big league trouble, 26 year-old corry mcginnes is accused of break nothing to a pittsburgh business later in the weekend. burglar alarmed tipped police off to the intrude are. once they arrived they found the suspect had made himself at home. >> the fridge was filled with left over pizza and he came in and dumped a whole bunch of stuff out, put pizza out and trails of pizza leading to the back room. he was sleeping like a baby on a a pile of pillows. >> reporter: police report say mcginnes was blasting a heater, charged his cell phone and had pizza sauce on his shoulder when they found him. a restaurant chain in south jersey is celebrating the birthday of one of their waitress necessary a big way. catherine walsh has been walking at applebeeness west hampton for more than ten years and today she turned 90 years old. our rahel solomon was there.

>> reporter: at 90 years old not much surprises katherine walsh these days. well, except her own actual surprise party. how surprised are you. >> i'm very surprised. i didn't expect all this. >> reporter: catherine has faithfully worked at this west hampton applebees for the last 13 years and she has become something of a star around here this sexist practically reserved for her regulars. >> she remembers you, she remembers what you like and she is just a very pleasant waitress and that is what you want when you get out somewhere. >> reporter: catherine's manager tells me that part of what makes her so specialist her work ethic and it is something that you cannot be taught, something that age. >> we are a group that operate restaurants in 27 states across the country. we have 40,000 employees, and she's the oldest. >> she's a regular and we cannot get her to stop

working. >> reporter: catherine says she has in plans to stop. >> happy birth the day. >> reporter: people of this applebees say catherine's age isn't really the reason they are celebrating. in fact it is just more of a excuse to celebrate who she is. >> she gets excited for everybody else. this is neat that someone got excited for her. >> reporter: in south jersey, rahel solomon. >> i think it is wonderful to think people care that much. >> cbs-3 "eyewitness news". great feeling. >> happy birthday. >> that is great. still to come on "eyewitness news" tonight, using bald eagles to take down illegal drones, we will show you a couple officers in training and they are tragic majestic bird to snap them out of the sky. ever wonder what happens to although unwanted and returned holiday gifts, you might be surprised where they end up. consumer reporter jim donovan shows us coming up, kate.

we're tracking period of heavy rain for your wednesday coupled with the snow melt leading to the threat for flooding, coming up i'll tell you which areas are most at risk and what you can expect into super bowl weekend coming up when we come back.

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>> how about this, a 14 month-old on the slopes. check out sloan henderson with a little help from parents, this tiny little lady is getting a hang of snow board nothing utah. her parents say she absolutely loves it. >> remember the name. >> yeah, right. >> winter olympics. >> go ahead and book that. >> oh, my. >> look at how tiny. >> you go girl. >> inch by inch. >> she's getting it. >> still to come we are tracking rain and potential record warmth, kate will have have an update on the f

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freedom and rose to become a preacher, activist, and entrepreneur. >> richard allen has been hailed as a prophet, even referred to as america's black founding father. >> reporter: allen broke away from methodist preachings when racism divided worship and he started african methodiste pistol church at sixth and lombard 200 years ago. >> it is amazing to me all of the things did he. >> reporter: richard lawrence is a eighth generation descendent and he and his family, attended the unveiling, pride visible on their faces. >> for me, it is perseverance, and the the legacy, that he had. >> reporter: that legacy now extend to the face of a forever stamp that drew out leaders from all over the country for an honor that is long overdue. >> it is unfair to deny the the greatness of what people like richard allen and new we're starting to acknowledge that. >> reporter: this stamp unveiling is just the

beginning of the year long celebration of the a.m. e church, more toys come including a mural of bishop richard allen and some of his staff right here where it all began. this year is a celebration big enough to appreciate 200 years of history, kicked off by remembering the man richard allen who started it all. in society hill, cherri gregg for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". all right. now i stamp was unveiled you could feel the pride. that was great energy. >> kate joins with us our forecast. >> yes. >> that snow starting to disappear gradually. >> it is, you know where it is going, it is sinking in the ground. ground is saturated. i don't know if you them, any areas low lying in your backyard, i heard sump pump kick on a couple times. you do not need rain on top of. that you want this to settle in the ground. we are tracking rain as we head in the day tomorrow and although it is not looking like quite enough to cause widespread flooding all across the entire area, the spots that get heavier pockets of

rain tomorrow will be dealing with the risk for flooding, smaller creeks, streams and even schuylkill river could be seeing threat for flooding by thursday morning. the lets take a look what is happening. it is quiet outside heading up to the poconos, we have great snow on the slopes. they have had cold weather after a slow start to the season to make up for loss time. the looking great, jack frost big boulder, quiet at the moment and has slopes to yourself, lights are on and conditions, looking a okay, not too cold this evening, either, been a beautiful day all across the region from the poconos to the city to the shore and as we check with our weather watchers they are reporting still comfortable temperatures at the this hour. the lets take a peak. 45 degrees as we check with ed connor in chesterfield, new jersey with a clear sky. ed says turns out to be nice day hope groundhog was wrong, well, it looks like ed is in the market for more winter weather as groundhog did not see his shadow and called for an early start to spring which it may feel like tomorrow. even right the now, phil is at 46 degrees. he is in philadelphia,

chestnut hill. nice day today before the the rain tomorrow. today was kind of a nice break between system. and, rain tomorrow. things look great. we will still be near 50, kerrigan house, beautiful mostly sunny day, and plenty of melting going on and lynn sent thus photo from cherry hill, showing her snow is almost gone, if you remember lynn's pictures from last week. she had quite a bit of snow now just a few lingering piles but of course that is all, soak go into the ground and tomorrow's rain will lead to the risk for some flooding. the lets talk more bit. we will take a peak what is happening on storm scan three, thinks a nasty system producing heavier snow over michigan, wisconsin, back in minnesota at the the moment. that snow will miss us to the north. it will not be an issue for us. this is all rain. temperatures way too warm to bring us any snow. in fact we may be talking about record high temperature. it depend on the clouds and rain how quickly it gets in, will temperatures be able to rise up to these record levels. i do think we will be very close if not in record territory heading in to the

the day tomorrow. we will keep an eye on it but 62 is the record. we may get to the mid 60's but periods of rain and gusty wind through the entire day. the rain could be heavy in the afternoon. that system then clears, breezy and cooler as we head in the end of the week. forty's and maybe lower 50's here on thursday. same story on friday, breezy, chilly but high pressure does build in as we get into friday and weekend and that should keep things dry and quiet which is what we need in the wake of the melting and all this rain we need time for everything to dry out before we talk about another chance for rain and even possible snow as we get into next week. lets time out rain 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. we have a few showers tomorrow. coming in lightly through the morning. the not a beautiful start the two day but again, rain will be generally light. steady rain between 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. that rain could be locally heavy and lead to slow downs and low visibility on the road. 7:00 p.m. and midnight showers come to an end and we will dry things out. lets look at how much rain it will take to begin flood ago cross the the area this is 12

hour rainfall totals. we need 2.8 inches over 12 hours over much of the south jersey for flood to go occur. we will not get that much rain. heading up through the the north, lehigh, 1.3 inches of rain, 1st in montgomery county. those numbers are more achievable and that is why those areas we are most concerned about as far as flooding. add in the record warmth, 64 degrees tomorrow could break record of 62 from 2006. any left over snow should be completely gone by tomorrow evening. overnight increasing cloud, not the as cold, 42 degrees. take a quick peak at your super bowl forecast what a beautiful day in santa clara 68 and partly sunny for the super bowl. you're witness weather seven day forecast in philadelphia in the as warm but super bowl party plans in problems, watch it the right here on cbs-3, 50 y rain snow chance and more on that coming up at 6:00. for now back to you. super forecast for february. >> yes, it is if you returned any gifts thaw received during the the holidays if you did

you are not alone. >> where do all of those items go when they are returned? three on your side consumer reporter jim donovan find out it might not be where you think. >> reporter: that is correct. over last in millions of americans have returned unwanted items but you may be surprised where many of those items even up. the holidays may be over but it is most wonderful time of the year for liquidators, that is because they end up with many of the items that were returned to sellers like amazon, home depot and sears. >> most of it is just customer returns or buyers remorse. >> reporter: michael says his illinois warehouse is overflowing with everything from electronics to appliances. the once tested they are auctioned off at about half the price. >> when they returned it, it is put back on the shelf at the the store which isn't the case. >> reporter: his business has jumped 1,000 percent in the past four years. on line shopping is big reason y americans returned

260 billion items, and, the ceo stores process those returns. he says that restocking items can be expensive for retailers. >> so often retailers even up liquidating them for pennies on the dollar or in some cases throwing them away in landfills because it is more cost effective. >> items that survive end up in discount retailers, pawn shops and flea markets. some companies sell the goods on line. >> and new many of the items that end up with liquidators can be placed back on store shelves due to damage packaging, removed labels or other minor issues. one of the best times to shop is right now after the holidays when retailers receive a surge of customer returns. >> good advice. >> i think that i can count on both hand how many times i have returned something. >> that is amazing. >> i sit there and do a exhaustive drive, and you don't want to go shopping with me. >> a lot of people don't like that. >> no, no. >> okay. >> it is a process. >> it is.

>> ahead on "eyewitness news" catch up with some of the super bowl players in san francisco. >> and they decided to have a little, and,

get ready for another addition of james corden car pool karaoke. >> this is cold play car pool karaoke. >> ♪ >> they are having fun. >> that is chris martin on the left and late, late show host james corden. they sing their way through some of the cold play's biggest hits. >> you you can see more of the fun during late, late show tonight on cbs-3. don't forget a special earlier addition of the late, late show on super bowl sunday night right here after "eyewitness news". oh, those are always so good. >> big time. >> super bowl players met the the press today and entertainment tonight decided to have fun with them. >> nancy odell joins us from los angeles with more from that, nancy.

>> ukee and jessica, kevin frazier in the middle of media day for super bowl 50 with two special correspondent, destiny child singer michelle williams and daughter of kathy lee and frank gifford, cassidy gifford and cassidy was experiencing madness for the first time. >> cassidy, welcome to media day. >> well, it was my very first super bowl media day. let me count down crazy. there was a guy, in a dress. >> you know, we're from germany and in germany we say we only get interviews if we look like you. >> there were puppets. >> what does this have to do with the super bowl. >> unaudible. >> with the panthers cam newton entered it was a spectacle and payton manning faced a wall of cameras. super bowl 50 sunday on cbs. michelle and i played nfl newlywed game with their teammates with cut outs of

their latest. >> most romantic thing you have ever done. >> gone to the grand canyon. >> where was your first kiss. >> first kiss was in philadelphia a, after we ate at the a restaurant. on the way back from the cab. >> that is what we call, just another super wild, super bowl media day. >> we will have much more of super bowl 50. check that out on tonight's et. ukee and jessica, back to you. >> obviously inquiring mind want to know what restaurant, in philadelphia a. >> but for all of the happenings in hollywood watch entertainment tonight weeknights at 7:00 right here on cbs-3. that is "eyewitness news" at 5:00. now at 6:00 cosby in court. the montgomery county hears arguments about whether the sexual assault case against the comedian will move forward. we will have the latest from norristown. and a driver speed off after striking a mother and her two children, tonight philadelphia a police need the public's help in finding the the suspect, kate.

and it is a beautiful evening here in philadelphia but that business to change, we're tracking heavy rain and a flood watch as we head into your wednesday, and then it cools down after that storm comes through, we will have complete details coming up at 6:00. panthers defensive coordinator sean mcdermott is heading to the super bowl this weekend but those skills he is taking to san francisco well, he learned them on the fields behind me. i'm alexandria hoff with that story coming up. cost bye, is in court, day one is done but it is not enough for a decision about whether the section aisle assault case begins the famed comedian and entertainer will have move forward. today, testimony focused on a supposed prom toys cosby from the former montgomery county district attorney. good evening, i'm ukee washington. aim jessica dean. we have team three coverage from norristown tonight, and we will start with walt hunter inside that courtroom until

just about a half an hour ago, walt. >> reporter: ukee and guess kate all comes down to that broken promise, cosby's defense team arguing during a six hour hearing today that prosecutors in 2005 said they wouldn't charge cosby with a 2005 sexual assault and so decade later they say they cannot do it now and should be thrown out. look at this video moments ago cosby exiting the courthouse, people escorting him on either side holding his elbow. he obviously has serious visual problems, small but vocal crowd outside yelling his name, throughout the day in court as he listened to six hours of testimony, and all of it by former district attorney bruce castor, cosby seemed relax lacked, engaged, talking to his attorneys, smiling and one point raised an arm in the air to agree with a bit of testimony, that he thought was the the right thing to do. at the end of the day cosby exiting the courthouse. we have been told by