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good evening, i'm ukee washington. i'm jessica dean. winter storm warning will go into effect in a few hours but first we will get over to meet will role goodies kate bilo who has her eye on the storm, kate. >> jessica and ukee this is an interesting system because it is a two rounds of winter weather we are tracking here. starting tonight into tomorrow morning and as this system moves through an up are low it is a clipper system tracking from the great lakes and midwest and swing through tonight with generally scattered light the snowfall, that will be tonight into tomorrow morning. another round of snow will approach tomorrow afternoon and evening, and that could be the heaviest of the snow that we get. this system this morning brushed the coast and still producing heavy snow across coastal new england. that is moving away but still have all of those waves battering the coastline, and we are still seeing the risk for coastal flooding occur true the next hour or so as we head toward another high tides down the shore, that will continue into tomorrow morning as yet another coastal low develops. there is a lot going on here. one low here, one low from the
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west, another low developing off the coast through tonight and into tomorrow, a lot happening, very disorganize weather pattern but basically it means a winter mess for many of us, tomorrow especially in the afternoon and evening. here are winter alerts that go in effect at midnight. winter storm warning in pink. lower bucks, montgomery counties all the way south through south jersey and northern one thirds of the delaware that includes the city of philadelphia it starts at midnight, and here's what we expect as far as start times. first snow showers moving in delaware and south jersey between seven and 9:00 p.m. city and suburbs between 9:00 and 11:00. this is generally scattered, light overnight the but you this snow will last, for 24 to 36 hours, before it finally moves out and that means accumulations can pile up. coastal flood warning remains in effect down the shore and through delaware beaches through high tides on tuesday, and we will expect, again, coastal flooding, moderate coastal flooding tonight with the high tides and tomorrow morning. coming up we will tell you about how much snow we expect to fall before this storm is done with us and we will talk
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about a blast of arctic air for the weekend. for now, back over to you. penndot says it is ready for this latest round of winter weather and they need your help. >> slow down, leave plenty of space between you and vehicles in front of you. give our plow trucks ample room to operate, stay back at least five car lengths, which is preferred. >> reporter: the road crews are already on the move and they are well supplied, with american 106,000 tons of salt, ready to go. to help you get through the the snow we are going on the air 30 minutes early tomorrow morning. the join the "eyewitness news" morning team at 4:00 a.m. to 7:00 for very latest weather and traffic updates. tonight potential trouble for a former philadelphia eagles. lesean mccoy is name in the police report that details brutal attack of two police officers. "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos is live in olde city outside the club where the alleged incident took place, greg. >> reporter: good evening, guess contact right now no arrests have been made but that fail police department
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report does show mccoy name as one of the suspects in that massive fight with two off-duty philadelphia police officers which began apparently over the ownership of a bottle of champagne monday morning, there are still signs of the fightin side of the recessed lounge in olde city where sources say former eagles running back lesean shady mccoy and three of his friend allegedly assaulted two off duty i philly cops early sunday morning. >> four on one from what i'm told punching him knocking to the ground and once on the ground they began to beat him, and, stump him, kick him. investigators are not officially naming suspects, no arrest warrants have have been issued. >> there are not any charge's this is time. >> cbs-3 obtained police report naming mccoy, curtis brinkly and two of their friend, as suspects. for a fight which started over bottle service. >> all over bottle of
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champagne. >> reporter: investigators say both officers were seriously hurt. >> first complaintant sustained very, very severe injuries in terms of his eye socket, broken nose, broken ribs, hand injuries and some skull injuries, and second complaintant as well, sustained a laceration above the eye as well as possible skull fracture. >> reporter: mccoy currently plays for the buffalo bills. this afternoon the team tweeting a statement quote we are aware of the reports regarding lesean mccoy and in the process of gathering more information. we will not provide any further comment at this time. mccoy's agent drew rosenhaus decline comment. a as for an arrest warrant i did speak with someone from the district attorney's office just about an hour ago. they say they are investigating the earliest, any arrest warrant could be issued would be tomorrow morning. we are live here in olde city, i'm greg argos for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". tensions high at temple university as students, and community, protest plans for new foot the ball stadium.
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many are angry they were not allowed in today's meeting. the lets get to reporter diana rocco the at temple with the very latest, dianne. >> reporter: that is right, ukee. after several attempts, many upset students and community members were not allowed in the meeting where temple university board of trustees voted to move forward with the first stages of plans, for this proposed stayed yum. temple football is once again front and center after a red hot season. >> protesters clashed with temple police outside, the hall on temple's campus on machine trying to gain access to a board of trustees meeting over a new stadium proposal. the group, which includes act vice, neighbors and students, are angry about a 100 million-dollar stadium to be built on the north philadelphia a campus. six community members were allowed inside, but police kept the majority out, including "eyewitness news". >> shame on you, shame on you.
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>> reporter: for neighbors who would live in the shadow of a new stadium it is a quality of life issues. >> the noise that they are trying to bring with these stadiums, extra lights and the traffic, we have enough of that as it is with the temple students. we were like to have peace and quiet when we come home. >> the noise levels, the parking problems that we already have, there is a terrible parking problem down here in north central philadelphia. >> reporter: while others say the community has unfairly been left in the dark, and out of the decision making process. >> we need to really consult the community and up until this morning today, the community has in the been consulted. so we don't want the stadium in their backyard. they don't want to have any of the fall out effects. >> reporter: just a short time ago the board of trustees did approve a one million-dollar resolution, for a feasibility and design study on this proposed site on the northwest corner of campus and looking at retail space and entire stadium complex.
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we're live on temple campus, i'm diana rocco for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> thank you, diana. temple university alumni brandon mcmanus is celebrating his super bowl title. mcmanus, a kick are for broncos, has more ties to our area he went to north penn high school in lansdale and broke a school record in 2007 by kicking a 55-yard field goal. today everybody at north penn is feeling especially proud. >> he not only was part of the team but integral part of the win. he kick three field goals for them. >> he wasn't drafted. but his work ethic, okay, and his ability to continually attempt to dot best that he can is very impressive. >> friday, was brandon mcmanus day at north penn high school. the daughter of the bucks county police chief is behind bars tonight the for her role in the 204 attack on i gay couple in center city. the catherine knott was sentenced to five to ten months in jail plus two years probation. she was immediately taken into
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custody. jury quick the 25 year-old in december of simple assault and three other misdemeanor charges. >> the fact that she very specifically did not admit her guilt both at trial, and consistently tried to take focus way from herself and her actions and most importantly the very important impact this has haddon the community, i thought five to ten was the appropriate, incarceration is appropriate. >> she was also ordered to stay out of philadelphia and pay a $2,000 fine. plea bargain of two of knott's co-defendants out of jail. they pleaded guilty last october and accepted probation and community service. turning new to campaign 2016, presidential candidates are making their final push for votes in new hampshire before tomorrow's primary. and new poll shows g.o.p. front runner donald trump is holding on to his double digit lead, on the democratic side, bernie sanders is keeping a comfortable lead over hillary clinton. first polls open tonight at midnight.
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and voters will turnout for that new hampshire primary tomorrow. our rahel solomon is there and you can see her live reports, from new hampshire beginning tonight on "eyewitness news" at ten on the cw philly and then at 11:00 right here on cbs. three. still to come on "eyewitness news" tonight, aches, pains, anxiety without a doctor, it is not a stretch of the imagination, health reporter stephanie stahl explains the new trend of yoga therapy. and sitting down with philadelphia students, why mayor jim kenney was meeting with teens at a philadelphia high school, kate? and rain and snow showers poised to move in the area within the next several hours and once the rain and snow begins, it may not move out of here until early wednesday morning, coming up with the latest on the winter storm warnings and how much snow you can expect where you are, coming up in weather, leslie. kate, eagles say good bye to wide out riley cooper and villanova says hello to number one, they are now the number one college basketball team in the nation, details coming up in sports.
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>> doctor fredrick delivered keynote dress to kick off peco's celebration of black history month. he is a senior vice-president of science and education at the franklin institute. and he talk about how innovations in those fields get transformed to our community. also today mayor jim kenney paid a visit to a center city school. "eyewitness news" at constitution high school where mayor met with students, and teachers. in one class kenney gave a brief lesson on the labor movement and spoke about income equality in america, and, the mayor says it also included a tour of the college prep schools. on the cbs-3 healthwatch, yoga emergency therapy, instead of the urgent care clinic or meditation for minor aches and pains. is there a special kind of yoga therapy. >> health reporter stephanie stahl is here to tell you all about it. >> reporter: interesting new one. there is growing evidence about therapeutic benefits of yoga and new there is a a quick stop clinic that growing number of people are going to. >> you look up a and feel that
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stretch. >> reporter: katie berk is getting help for her anxiety and aching back with ohio. it helped me to become stronger, both emotionally and physically. huge impact on my life. >> reporter: visit a yoga therapy clinic roxborough for issues mainly related to pain and or anxiety. instead of waiting for a class or going to a doctor or urgent care center thinks an alternative. >> it gives people kind of a quick take on things that they can do, quick prescription if you will, for using yoga, for healing. >> reporter: teresa conn roy a yoga therapist say clinic provides quick, targeted instruction on breathing and, techniques. calm your body and mind, loosen your muscles, reduced your heart rate, lower your blood pressure, all that can help you to feel less pain. >> any person could benefit from yoga. >> reporter: doctor young, a neurologist, at jefferson, says ohio ace not appropriate
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for, serious or acute conditions but he likes the idea of the clinic especially for pain. >> joint issues, knee and shoulder issues improved by yoga. >> reporter: common complaints often relieved, text neck, people looking down at the their fence strange their neck. people like katie who spend most of their days sitting in front of the computer. the katie says yoga was much more effective for her then medications and other therapies. >> stretch your right leg back and left arm forward. >> reporter: for lower back pain that i struggle with teresa says yoga provides a variety of benefits. >> you're strengthening back muscles and strengthening that lower abdominal muscles that expert your back. >> reporter: now ohio clinic is currently available on saturday afternoon in roxborough for walk in or make an appointment. charge is $45 for half an hour. a number of doctors are now recommending sending, patients to yoga for therapy just like you would for physical rehab. and i must tell you after
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difficult that balancing kind of thing, get your back in line, it helped. >> it did help. >> no movement at all. >> that is good balance. >> well, i chose the right shot to include in that piece. >> i was than the going there. >> totally edited. >> fair enough. >> thanks, stephanie. weeknights at 11:00 you asked and nicole brewer answers your good question. >> tonight brian from center city asks what is the jet stream, we will see the big curvey line on the weather map, we will hear bit affecting weather and travel but what exactly is it? our nicole brewer has the answer tonight at 11:00. lets look at those maps, talking about some weather coming in our area. >> we have a lot of weather, coming next 24 to 36 hours it the is dicey across the board, rain, snow showers and even a period of potentially heavier snow tomorrow evening into tomorrow night. so this system has been disorganized from the get go but we are nailing down at least timing when heavier snow is expect to come through. it is a 1/2 punch one system swinging through tonight into tomorrow.
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new system will tap into that first system and impact us tomorrow evening. under cover of darkness tomorrow night temperatures could be cold enough that could accumulate quickly. let look at what we have going on. we will start on storm scan three. note thinks system encompassing much of the eastern half of the country. we have scattered snow showers from portions of missouri, illinois, all way toward west virginia and virginia at the moment. rain showers popping up over the state of virginia, and temperatures in our area still in the 40's in many spots, so if this starts within the next few hours it will start as just light rain showers but again, you can see how scattered, intermittent precipitation is. it is not a heavy shield moving through. that is what we expect through tonight, scattered, light to moderate rain or snow showers. here's the system that brush the coast, producing heavy band in new england. that will move out but still risk for coastal flooding thanks to one storm departing and another one, moving in. so lets talk about our winter alerts. the once again that bright pink, it is winter storm warning that will go into effect at midnight tonight and
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continues until 6:00 a.m. on wednesday. keep in mind that is generally, about 30 hours, of a winter storm warning that we will be under, starting under midnight tonight and continuing into wednesday morning, a long duration event, and here's what we're looking at. note three is a.m. we will get light snow showers, you can see light shading, sorry about this ugly color pallet but this model shows what i want to illustrate with this system. the whiteys light snow. that is rain showers, down the shore, through the day tomorrow, watch what happens. notice a the 1:00 is there not a whole lot going on, perhaps enhanced snow showers around baltimore area. but notice we will get coastal connection. that is is when you see system developing off the coast. throwing moisture back this type of system tend to have mess owe scale banding, heavier enhanced snowfall rates on the northwest site of the system. that is over the philadelphia area as we head through tuesday evening. here we go, after sunset tomorrow night, that is when we could see enhanced period of snow, in philadelphia and when it gets cold enough later tomorrow night that snow could pile up and could lead to a
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accumulations on the road. the these snowfall amounts start tonight, and continue through, tuesday and into wednesday morning, a general three to 6 inches for philadelphia, much of the south jersey, delaware and portions of montgomery and bucks counties. one to three further north but this will pile up gradually. half inch, to an inch overnight tomorrow morning, less than a inch tomorrow afternoon mainly on the the grass, road should be wet but two to 3 inches plus possible tomorrow night, in those heavier band. you can see descrepancy here. a few are around a inch, one over six. it depend where that heavier banding sets up. that is why this system is just so hard to pin opinion down. three to six sound good for me in philadelphia over period of 24 plus hours. your tuesday again snow at times with varying intensity. then watch what happens, we will get this storm out of here and take a look at that big black hole of cold arctic air, lurking to the north. the weakened is down right frigid, in fact, temperatures may average 20 degrees below normal. it toss stay dry but man, that cold air is entrenched into
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next week. when we have that cold air it will be hard to escape without getting another storm and there are signals next week another system could come through but we will worry about the one we have so far. >> lets get through tomorrow. >> appreciate it. >> "cbs evening news" is just a few minutes away. >> scott pelley joins with us a look ahead, scott. >> here's the "cbs evening news" tonight, latest from new hampshire as presidential candidates make the final push before tomorrow's primary. plus, birth defects and the zika virus, we will introduce you to the doctor who made the connection, and we will look at super bowl half time song with a full throated message. those stories and tonight on the "cbs evening news".
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never been ranked, number one in the ap poll until today. yes, cats are the top team in the nation, and, top spot after oklahoma and north carolina lost, and nova beat creighton and providence and they are number one in the coach's poll as well. head coach jay wright is humled by honor but the team just can't dwell on it. >> we have to make sure it nights too much of what we do because we have to get ready for depaul and not think about being number one, you know. so, it is a very, very nice honor. >> well, eagles will will probably be looking for wide receiver help this off season after they cut rye liz cooper. he was with the bird for six years, 2010, fifth round pick from florida, he had 169 passes, 18 touchdowns during his time in midnight green. in 2013 he was caught using a racial slur at a kenney chess any concert at the link. that then caused a rift inside the locker room but eagles did keep him after michael vick
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and jason avant came to his defense. they later signed him to a five-year, 22.5 million-dollar contract and now he is saving them almost 3 million against the cap. sixers play tonight at the center with the clippers. l.a. has won last eight, and speaking of highlight last night super bowl with the highlight of brandon mcmanus young career, holding the lombardi trophy after helping denver beat carolina 4/10. mcmanus the pride of william penn high school and temple university hospital, and ten for ten in the post season and after the game sport director, don bell spoke to brandon and he had this message. >> thank y'all for support bringing ring back and trophy to north penn and lansdale, pennsylvania. >> very cool. >> former eagle evan mathis will be joining fans in the victory parade. eagles cut the mathis last summer over a contract dispute but evan is smiling right now and he will get a super bowl championship ridge.
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