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will be. the reason is the wind have died down, it is press the eye quiet outside right now that is making it feel like the to's sure but not as bad as this weekend. lets look at what is feels like right now first and foremost. temperatures are in the low to mid 20's, that is still almost 20 degrees below average. twenty-five in fill. twenty-four in wilmington. twenty-six in at atlantic city. feels like temperature right now in the teens but take a look what is heading our way. on storm scan three do you see snow showers firing off to our north and west, even a few off to the south as we zoom in you cane band forming over chester and lancaster counties at the moment as we head through tonight we will see snow showers and squals, developing and moving through the area. some could be locally steady as we saw yesterday morning but please be safe at the 11:00 p.m., continues into tomorrow morning and that is an indication of another arctic cold front. it is coming through tonight and once it passes you this early tomorrow morning the wind will begin to howell, wind advisory has been issued for tomorrow, gusts over
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50 miles an hour at times and coming up i'll tell you how it makes it feel like near zero at time and wind chill advisory in effect tomorrow night. much more on the could and when it moves out, coming up when i join you inside. for now, back over to you. and, just because that pond looks frozen does not mean that it is safe. see how area fire fighters trained for ice rescues, that is straight ahead in our next half an hour. traffic weather on our web site cbs philly to the come. we have posted a cold weather survival guide to get you through this dangerously cold stretch. a busted pipe and below freezing temperatures transforms the streets of the one west philadelphia neighborhood, into an icy mess. the break happened before dawn under a fire hydrant. on 63rd and haverford avenue. alexandria hoff has very latest from the scene. for about eight hours, water churned under the streets surrounding 63rd and haverford avenue. >> we determined it was not a water main break but a broken
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fire hydrant connection. >> reporter: that means that the street doesn't have to be completely excavated to fix it, good news, especially when a leak turns a roadway into a ice rink. >> the water was not working. >> reporter: call came in around 5:00 a.m. but because of sub freezing temperatures process of turning off valves, is more difficult. >> the water was escaping it was freezing on the the roadway and it covered a lot of our valves that we had to turn off. we had crews, digging out the valves, and that was covered and eat ice. >> reporter: about 75 rest kent, including several businesses lost water during repairs. the roadway conditions, early on caused some septa delays, and cancellations but even for those who drive, there is such a thing as the worst case scenario. the defroster isn't going to likely work on this, due to cars driving by and splashing up the initial overflow, cars were coated quickly. >> i need to go to work and our carries frozen. the i had to chisel, 30
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minutes of hard work. >> reporter: service lines are more vulnerable in the cold they connect water main to the hydrant and at least in good weather they are a routine test to fix. in west philadelphia, alexandria hoff for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". social media can be awe eye neither or divider and as on share post of pets that they believe are being mistreated, spca says it could be leading to a big are problem impersonators stealing animals. "eyewitness news" reporter anita oh is in wissonoming where these thefts are occurring, anita? >> reporter: ukee, spca says they have seen a up tic in cases where people are posing as spca officers threatening neighbors animal cruelty charges, and then stealing their pets, that allegedly happened to one woman here in business nome. >> be quiet. >> reporter: january 26th, it is a a a day brenda johnson says she will never forget. >> they said they was from the spca. if you don't give me your dog
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you will be arrested for animal cruelty you and your husband. i gave them the dog. >> reporter: it started after a neighbor snapped and shared this photo on facebook of kane, the family's eight year-old rottweiler hanging from the wire in the garage. >> i loved animal. i would never miss treat a animal. >> reporter: pennsylvania spca says it has received two complaints a week for several week of people impersonating spca officers and taking pets. george bengal says that is up from one or two stolen pet cases he sees a year. >> some of these animals are valued over $2,000. >> reporter: in some cases frauds are flashing fake badges are dressed in all black uniforms. >> it is well intentioned, okay, but these people, you know, they are not above the law. they don't make the law. >> reporter: bengal says if caught they could face felony including theft by deception and burglary. that is what johnson says she plans to pursue. >> i plan on filing a lawsuit. i was really upset the because i was like they took someone
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out of my house. it is like taking a child out of your house. when you are so close and that animal i was really close to. >> reporter: spca says its officers will arrive in uniform and present a state issued photo id but if you still concerned call the philadelphia a police or spca directly have live from wissonoming, i'm anita oh for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". criminal charges are pending against a driver involved in the hit and run in chester. delaware county authorities a brahim scott confessed to hitting maryann benton as she crossed the street on tuesday. investigators say scott got in his girlfriend's nissan that morning after the couple had an argument and drove away without fully clearing the snow off the car's windshield. he faces several charges including homicide by vehicle and inn try manslaughter. we have an update on the story we brought you last night. underground fire in center city philadelphia that knocked our pout. take a look at this eyewitness cam video from 21st and walnut
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yet this was sent by chris peters. you see that black smoke pouring from underground. about 40 homes and businesses remain without power, as a result of this fire, and peco says work will continue until power is back on. fortunately no one was injured. a massive fire at a north jersey warehouse could burn for days. the fire at the veterans industrial park, in hillsborough started yesterday afternoon and it is now contained to two buildings. dangerous cold is hindering fire fighters efforts. hydrants on site are failing to provide adequate water pressure so water tankers are brought in. one fire fighter did suffered a minor leg injury. two students are shot and killed at a high school near phoenix. will victims both 15 year-old girls were found dead on the covered patio at independence high school in glendale. a gun was found near the bodies and police say that the circumstances suggest the possibility of a murder/suicide or double suicide. the school went into lock down after the gunfire was heard
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and parents who got word rushed to the scene. >> she said mom, i'm okay. we're in the classroom. we're lock down. she started going on about the story about what is happening at the school. i said i know, i said are you okay. she said okay, mom. i said okay i'm here waiting for you. >> parents gathered at a nearby wal-mart and were bused to the school to be reunited with their children. terror inside a ohio restaurant as a man ran through with a machete slashing people. the suspect is dead, four people were hurt, and now investigators want to know if this was a random incident or possibly terror-related. >> came to each table and just started hitting them. >> reporter: witnesses described the bloody scene at middle eastern restaurant nazareth in columbus, yes last night. a man, armed with a machete, stormed in and marched from table to table, striking people. >> there was a man on the floor bleeding. there was blood on the floor, and there were -- it was
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awful, just carnage. >> reporter: police say suspect visited the restaurant and talked with the employee earlier in the day. police offered in details on what they spoke about. the less than an hour later he came back, and began his violent rampage. >> the second time, nothing was said. >> reporter: four people were taken to the hospital, one is in critical condition, and is expected to survive, and the suspect fled, and after a roughly 5-mile car chase, he got out of his vehicle, armed with the man shed i and a knife. >> the vehicle stopped. he is trying to get out of the vehicle. >> he crossed and the officers and another officer in the cruiser fired a couple shots at him and then put him down. >> reporter: police, employees, patrons tried to stop the suspect with some throwing chairs at him and one having a physical confrontation with the attacker before he fled. and cbs news has learned that the suspected attack is mohammad berry of somalia
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heritage and initial reports say he may have traveled internationally, including to dubai in 2012. it is unclear right the now if berry has any ties to any terrorist organizations, but officials say that this has a hall mart of the lone wolf attack. democrats hillary clinton and bernie sanders are returning to the campaign trail after last night ease testy debate. meanwhile republicans are gearing up for tomorrow's debate in south carolina a the most of them are working to get major support frome van gel will california christians ahead of the february 20th vote. this group makes up 65 percent of the south carolina voters. ted cruz spoke to a group of preachers today and jeb bush spoke at faith and family forum at bob jones community. >> it is so large it is quite diverse. they are going after those votes. it is a big part of the elect trait. each candidate can find one niche, that you can draw. >> just a short time ago former virginia governor jim gillmore dropped out of the republican presidential race. don't forget the
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republican date will debate again tomorrow night at 9:00 o'clock and you can watch it right here on cbs-3. coming up next on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" at 5:00 exploding e the cigarettes. >> they say like a pipe bomb. i thought would i die. >> reporter: danger not many people know about and it put one man in the comb a health reporter stephanie stahl has a important warning about the popular device that is coming up. hottest names in music are preparing for the industry's biggest night of the year, what is in store for 58th annual grammy award airing live on cbs this monday night. plus this... >> we are getting lessons in hockey from brayden schenn. >> you will want to see this.
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soldiers and health officials are squeezing the country in an effort to educate resident and inspect for mosquito breeding sites. legendary singer barry manilow is putting his tour on hold as he deals with complication from his recent oral surgery. manilow postponed a show last night and tonight's show in nashville. he had to go back to los angeles to deal with some problems, connected to an emergency dental procedure he haddon monday. local fans, hope he gets well soon, manilow has a show scheduled in hershey next month. meantime bruce is back in philadelphia. bruce springsteen and e street band bring their river tour to the wells fargo center tonight. boss will play his album the river, cover to cover, along with many other bruce, classics. and the biggest night in music is almost here, the hottest stars are preparing to perform, adele, lady gaga, kendrick lemar and pit bull just to name a few. susan marquez has a look at what is in store, monday night
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on cbs-3. >> ♪ hello from the outside ♪ >> reporter: audiences can say hello to adele, british superstar returns to the grammy stage to perform a song from her record smashing album, 25. open the show for second show in three years. they are up for seven award including album, record and song of the year. she goes autopsy begins kendrick lemar who leads with 11 nominations. chris tape will ton, r and b artist the weekend anal bam a shakes. lady gaga is slate todd give one of the night's highly anticipated performances a tribute the two late david bowie. >> she has somebody really cool planned and she has been rehearsing off site at a undisclosed location. >> reporter: l.l. cool j will host music's biggest night for fifth consecutive year. he says show is in the to be missed. >> it will be an amazing night. i think people will be, i think they will be blown away.
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>> ♪ >> reporter: grammys are also a forum for new artists including soul singer andrea day, she will due it with ellie golding. >> i'm not too nervous but day of, it will happen. >> reporter: day is also up for two grammys. susan marquez for cbs news, los angeles. wow. >> look out for jasmine sullivan too, local girl from philly, big night. >> we will be all here watching it together. >> grammys are monday night at 7:00 p.m. right here on cbs-3. it is a live grammy red carpet show. then the 58th annual grammy award at 8:00. watch it the both live. we will be here right on cbs-3 "eyewitness news". weeknights at 11:00 you ask and nicole brewer answers your good question. >> today sarah from jenkintown wants to know why don't catholics eat meat on fridays touring lent. it is friday, lent and big day for pizzerias. hold pepperoni. why no meat on friday during
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lent. nicole get the answer at 11:00. you have a good question? log on to cbs-3.com/good kentucky or tweet us using the hashtag, cbs-3 good question. kate is back inside now. i was starting to worry about you outside on the sky deck. >> yes. it is only getting colder. >> it is, if you step outside right now, few people on twitter saying it is not that bad. it is no the that bad today. we're used to this cold. tomorrow's cold is not the kind you can ever get used to. not only is it cold but wind will be so strong rightsed to. through the day that it will feel, 20 to 25 degrees colder, then the thermometer indicates and thermometer itself will not get above 20 degrees. we're talking wind chills around zero all day long and wind so strong you will just want to stay inside. all day if you can. let look at what is going on we will go live to the poconos, we have got folks on the slopes up there, temperatures in the lower teens right around 13, 14 degrees at the moment. you will have to bundle up. tonight probably better night to be outside on the slopes
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then tomorrow because tomorrow the wind is just going to be brutal. that is probably the worst part of this entire cold out break. yes, it is cold but wind as a whole different dimension and poconos maybe hardest hit by these really, dangerous wind chills. you can see right the now classes going on. everything looking okay at the moment. storm scan three shows what we are dealing with through the rest of tonight. strong arctic cold front round two. second push of cold air moving from the north and look at this line of snow squalls moving in upstate new york. it looks like a squall line of thunderstorm in the summertime. it is exactly what it is, invest i couldn't selective snow with these band. these will weaken a little before they come here but even as we zoom in on our region you can see light snow showers developing off to the west. intensifying here over portions of southwestern, chester county. so anytime tonight we could be in for a snow shower or snow squall and as we saw yesterday morning, these can drastically limit the visibility, as you travel through them. notice the wind out there, not that bad tonight. win gusts around 7 miles an
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hour on friday, evening at 9:00 o'clock. couple hours from now. tomorrow morning watch how they intensify super rapidly. 4:00 a.m. we will see wind gusts of 30 miles an hour off to the west. by 6:00 a.m. 30 miles an hour here in philadelphia and all day long wind gusts in the the 30 to 40 miles an hour range with isolated gusts up to or exceeding, 50 miles an hour, even into tomorrow night, so we have got a wind chill advisory for vast majority of the region. wind chill warning in effect in the poconos and we are forecasting, wind chills below zero from saturday at 7:00 p.m. until sunday at 11:00 a.m., that is 16 hours of a below zero feel in philadelphia take a lot the poconos feeling like 25 to 35 below zero sunday morning. feeling like ten to 15 below in the city of philadelphia the in the poconos when we have wind chills around minus 30 that i will that will give you frostbite in 20 minutes or less, that is why i showed you poconos. you definitely don't want to be out any longer then you need to be. sunday morning in philadelphia 5 degrees is the low. record is two.
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overnight tonight not quite as cold, eight but snow showers around. be safe outside on the roads. your three day forecast shows core of the cold tomorrow and sunday, monies a little bit better but we have accumulating snow and then, some rain to talk about by tuesday, coming up, we will have more on that impending storm for next week. talk bay roller coaster. >> very busy in the weather center. >> thanks, kate. still ahead on "eyewitness news" a historic meeting for pope francis in cube. if you are not ready for valentines day you better get better. we will take you behind the scenes of the local florist and tell you why they are facing an extra challenge. and, how to shoot a hockey puck. today brayden schenn gave me a lesson. my hockey adventure coming up
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i thought maybe, maybe he could teach me. maybe. >> he passes, they score. braid den schenn. >> reporter: last night brayden schenn made it look easy but schenn had help on along the way. luke schenn was always there to lead by example. but did you know he has two younger sisters, and both of them play hockey. >> them growing up watching us they were always big hockey fans. they are 17 or 18 now. she plays for fun. all four of us, enjoy playing hockey. >> reporter: who better to teach me finer points of flyers hockey, yep, i'm lacing up my skates for lessons of the lifetime. >> hold it up at the end. >> this hand. >> yes. >> what is your leg. >> this is my leg. >> yes. >> you have a smaller stick. >> i don't know. >> this is really long. >> they give you the biggest one here. >> now, one timer. let's try that again.
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one more. >> fine. >> yes. >> nice. >> now your turn. >> i don't think you are equipped for the one timer yet. >> excuse me. >> what is wrong with my skates. >> okay, okay. >> here's a one timer. >> ahh. >> try to hit it from the middle of of your stem. >> okay. >> slide your bottom down a little bit. there you go. more power behind it. get close to the puck. >> just like this. >> finally, after all of this coaching. >> shoots, they score. >> it is too easy. >> we should get you on the power play. >> good job. >> he is very patient. >> can we point out, leslie has a nancy kerrigan ice
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skates i dreamed of as a child. >> yes. >> i know. >> they are not hockey skates. >> but nicely done. >> yes, that was good. >> yes. >> signature move. >> good stuff. >> thanks, leslie. >> appreciate it. >> coming up next on "eyewitness news" dangerous link to electronic cigarettes, not from inhaling the vapors but from fires and explosions. hear from victims severely burned, one man was left in a coma. pope francis makes a brief stop in cuba for a historic meeting 1,000 years in the making, we will have a live report. then new at 6:00. >> it is african-american history month and promise from new jersey is now getting some new attention. i'm cleve bryan with that store friday
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"eyewitness news" continues at 5:30. good evening everyone i'm ukee washington. i'm jessica dean. pope francis made his way to cuba on his way to a six day trip in mexico. adrian diaz is live in mexico city is live with details on what the pope is hoping to achieve, adriana. >> reporter: ukee and jessica, as usual the pope is keeping up an age defying schedule. the his first full day here full of speeches, meetings and at least five trips around town in his pope mobile. he has not even landed yet and has already made history. pope francis made a quick stop in cuba on his way to mexico. at the airport in had van's sat down with the head of the russian orthodox church, first such meeting in nearly a thousand years. the historic discussion comes as extremist attacks grow against all christians. while in mexico the pope will try to tackle challenge is here including drugs, violence and poverty. his pope mobile await him in
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mexico city where they were blessed by a priest. francis will be the first pope to visit the border. his last stop will be here, the city of jares which borders el paso, texas. more than 200,000 people will come here to see the pope celebrate mass on this specially made alter. workers put the finishing touches on the alter which can be seen from texas. >> it was on his insistence that this site for the mass be, right close to the border, and another site was offered to him, and that would have accommodated more people. >> reporter: american bishop oscar cantu will travel with the pope. his new mexico diocese received tickets for the mass. has your phone been ringing off the hook with people looking for tickets. >> oh, my goodness, yes, they have for the past three months. >> reporter: resident rosario ortiz hopes to see the pope in person. what can the pope's visit bring to this city.
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>> june tit she says even for those who are not catholic. >> reporter: the pope's plane has just taken off from cuba and mexican is here eagerly await his arrival. live from mexico city, adriana diaz, ukee and jessica, back to you. thank you. classes will resume on monday, at ursinus college after a mysterious stomach bug caused 10 percent of the student body to become sick. 192 students and staff have reported symptoms related to the illness since tuesday, and we're told many of them are feeling substantially better today. cleaning crew is an advertised the campus dining hall. it is opened during morning hours. and, other areas were disinfected. still no word on the source of the out break. pennsylvania governor tom wolf continued his schools that teach tour today, with a stop at penn treaty school in fishtown. the governor greeted students and faculty there. he then a addressed reporters calling for a balanced budget
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and reiterating his support for increased public education funding. >> 100 miles west of here. i care about the education that children get in this school. if they don't get a good education i might live in your county, that might be my home where i grew up but my life will be diminished. every pennsylvanian needs to understand that. >> governor made stops at schools in easton and hazelton. on the cbs-3 healthwatch, danger, linked to electronic cigarettes, not from inhaling the vapors but from fires, and explosions that they caused. described as flaming rockets. >> lets get more details from health reporter stephanie stahl. >> reporter: this is scary, guys. e cigarettes have become a popular alternative to smoking tobacco but many people don't realize that they can blow up or catch fire, causing some serious injuries. >> i heard an explosion. >> reporter: it was sudden, terrifying, and evan spangler's customized
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electronic cigarette exploded in his face. >> when it happened, it was, basically like a pipe bomb, it just exploded. i literally thought would i die. >> reporter: he had series of surgery to repair burns to his face, mouth and lungs. >> it was an alternative to smoking cigarettes, so supposed to be safer and healthier way of doing it. if i would have known there was a risk of me fighting for my life and being in the hospital, i would have never picked it up. >> reporter: jennifer reese was also severely burned from an e cigarette, hers was charge nothing her car when it suddenly burst into flames. >> a blow torch type of fire and then an explosion. >> reporter: u.s. fire administration has documented dozens of e cigarette explosions around the country this surveillance video shows a ball of flames, erupting next to a bartender after a charging e cigarette exploded. >> they are generally due to user error. >> reporter: despite the ban who owns e cigarette stores say most accidents happen when batteries over heat because the wrong chargers are used, something that she says is
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easily preventable. >> buy a proper charger, that is intended for e cigarettes that will cut off at a proper time and not over charge your battery. >> reporter: smoke free alternative trade association in a statement says in part, while the incidents are taken very seriously proper care and safety dictate that people use the correct type of chargers and follow guidelines, when recharging their devices. another thing many say that the big problem with e cigarettes is they're not regulated. no regulations on these. >> that photo, wow, that was something. >> reporter: he is lucky. >> very lucky. still to come on "eyewitness news" a valentines rush is on and nobody feels it more than the florist. why this year they are faced with an extra challenge. plus this. ♪ >> it is a musical journey through life and times of one of the world's most celebrated band and you can experience it the right here in philadelphia coming up i'll give you behind the scenes look at rain, a tribute to the beatles, katie?
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visitors along the campaign trail and into the oval office. it is timed to coincide with the presidential election, and the democratic convention in philadelphia this july. for a closer look tune in on monday, monday morning to "eyewitness news" this morning, we will go live behind the scenes of this great exhibit. so searching for new ink then look no further then the pennsylvania convention center. the hundreds of the world's best artists are there for the 18th annual tattoo arts convention. the unique event is one of the biggest gatherings of its kind on the east coast and wanted those to get a picture of his dog tattooed on his leg. >> just wanted to make sure that i always have a piece of her to look at, you know, just always wanted one. >> 1500 artistness one roof from all over the world. if you plan on getting a tattoo you can come here and find whatever you want to get. >> no doubt about that. >> tattoo arts convention runs through sunday. >> i wonder about these nba players that get head to toe in about 25 years, they will
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>> these are just, magnificent. >> reporter: unpack, and then create. >> you just wants to blow her mine, he says, let me do my handy work and come up with something beautiful. i have not disappointed them in years. >> reporter: stein on frankford avenue is a philadelphia favorite. it is now you more than 125 years old. but each valentine's day brings new challenges. this year business is spread out, over several days, instant is the holiday is on a sunday and while there will be fewer office deliveries, kelly still anticipates filling a couple thousand order. >> our big goal every val tie day is to keep them from lining up on the street. >> reporter: this extreme cold is throwing florists for a bit of the loop. these flowers can freeze in a matter of minutes. they cannot leave them out in the cold and they have to keep those trucks nice and warm. so, take a cue from the professionals. >> look, i said to a guy i will leave flowers in the trunk overnight. i said you cannot the do that. they will freeze. >> reporter: whether a fan of the traditional flower or the
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bedazzled unconventional. >> how cool is that. >> reporter: plenty of ways to say i love you to a special someone this weekend, two legs or four. in mayfair, jan carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> maybe just don't leave them in the trunk. >> right. >> big wilted bouquet of roses. >> yes, that is right. >> cover your flowers. >> outside, for sure. >> tonight, my goodness, you should not have any vegetation outside anyway because it is so cold but if you have anything outside, cover it up, get inside, i will show you, piles, ready to go. definitely a weekend for the fireplace, weekend for as many layers as you can find, big wool blanket, it sound nice unless you have places to be or head to work, it is definitely a weekend this could get dangerous. check on anyone who may need help staying warm. if you have to bring over firewood to a neighbor is there a nice way to say i'm here to help you out. we have power outages that are
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very dangerous. let's hope that does not happen but there is the threat for. that lets go take a look outside right now, take you up to bethlehem in north hampton county, one of the spots in the the lehigh val that i could be feeling wind chills as cold as 20 or 25 below zero as we head into sunday morning. that is just simply, brutal. that is not normal for anytime of the year here in philadelphia really not normal for anywhere across the united states. the wind just making it so much worse. you can see flags not flying too briskly. wind picking up overnight and certainly into the day tomorrow. our eyewitness weather watchers are ready for the coal. they are tracking temperatures and sending observations our way as they always do we are looking at 23 degrees at bensalem at the steve schwartz house. one word, burr. that is pretty accurate for the weekend. 21 degrees heading up here with lou, lou at 21 degrees at eagleville reporting light snow coming down, possibly in that band of snow showers moving through. we will continue to go to the north and check with eileen mur any gilbertsville at the 21 degrees. eileen says let's be positive
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at least there is no wind, just yet, that will change. if you have to get outside tonight probably a better night to do it, planning a valentines dinner out and about, tonight would be better then tomorrow night. lets take a quick look at photos here from david mitchell, he sent thus nice illustration, it is cold, that guy doesn't look too happy. i feel the same way, deep down, under the front here. lets look at is what going on, storm scan three, guys. you can see these snow showers. the big squall line as secondary arctic squall line moves a across great lakes. this is heading our way. that should weaken by the time it gets here. anytime overnight into tomorrow morning we will have a chance for scattered snow flurries, squals, snow showers. as we saw yesterday, they will be isolated. look at this one right here in northern delaware right around wilmington and i-95. that could briefly reduce visibility quite a bit along i-95 at 5:48 p.m. with a lot of commuters on the road this will be freezing here as we go through overnight hours. coating to an inch, highly localized. many spots won't get any snow
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but spots that do could pick up a half inch to an inch of snow in a very short amount have of time with these snow squals. the scattered snow showers, wind gradually increasing overnight. generally speaking until midnight we are okay. by overnight and early morning hours you will feel wind pick up. saturday, gusty wind, still can't rule out a snow shower. otherwise we will see sun. wind could gust to 40 miles an hour at anytime throughout the day tomorrow. high of 21, really means a whole lot of nothing. when we have wind over 30 or 40 miles an hour all day long, it will feel much colder as this will show you future feels like temperatures at 2:00 a.m. saturday it feels like 16. that is miserable but we can deal witt. look at what happens tomorrow afternoon, by noon time it feels like one below in philadelphia. by 5:00 a.m. sunday it feels like eight below in philadelphia it feels like 28 below zero in mount pocono sunday morning at 5:00 a.m. this arctic blast tonight feeling between zero and ten. all day tomorrow feeling like around zero, five at best, and then on sunday we will start
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with wind chill values around minus 15, feeling possibly like single digits by the afternoon. the here's your wind advisory, win gusts could reach 50 or 55 . we have not seen many of those but wind could bring down tree branches and cause threat for isolated power outages, something to keep in mind. we have our gfs model showing this system moving along the coast as we get in the the day on tuesday and it will bring the chance for inland snow. here's what we know impacts of the system monday into tuesday, starts as snow monday, turns to rain monday night and then heavy rain is likely on tuesday. we he could get a few inches of snow monday night the before that change over occurs. tuesday we are up to 50 degrees. the finally by end of the week it is quiet and more cecil nal. talk about a roller coaster forecast on that seven day, jessica, back over to you. kate, thanks very much. new set of teams are ready to race around the world. latest season of the hit reality show the amazing race starts tonight a at 8:00 right here on cbs-3. >> we are about to embark on a
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adventure of a lifetime. in just 21 days you will will's visit 18 cities in ten countries and travel more than 27,000 miles. i have your next clue, get the to mexico city at monument of the revolution. >> this time around the racers will be teamed up with social media influencers competing for million-dollar prize. our erika von tiehl talk to phil cogand got a sneak peak where the teams will go this season. the teams are fantastic but, of course, it is not the just about the teams, it is also about where we go. for very first time we are getting to columbia, never been there before. we're getting to georgia, and we're getting to armenia. there is 173 countries who are part of the u.n. and we have been to my gosh, over a hundred. so we still have plenty, even after 28 seasons we have a lot of countries to get to but we
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love, when we can share with viewers a brand new country. >> it sound interesting, right? guess what, you can catch series premiere of the amazing race tonight at 8:00 p.m. right here on bs3. still ahead on "eyewitness news" can't buy any love this valentines day weekend. >> i see what you just said there. >> how about getting your sweetheart the gift of the beatles. we will take you behind the scenes of rain a tribute to the beatles playing in philadelphia up next.
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>> ♪ >> ♪ >> nothing but pleasure, as music fans every where have been enjoying the beatles tribute band rain, even brought out the inner singer in me. >> ♪ >> rain is title of the rather successful song on the flip side of one of the beatles hits, two hour performance is a major hit for generations past and present. >> we have a perfect mixture of all of the beatles greatest moments and hits. it kind of touches every single, heart string in the audience. i would like to think so. when you see energy from the audience. they are coming back, it is just wonderful. we just love that. >> reporter: revolutionary stage presence comes complete with amazing high definition, led screens, that along with the overall performance, help transport music fans back to a very special time in music history.
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>> it is like a walk down memory lane, the people that were there, they get that excitement, and we see guys sometimes crying, balling. it gives you that thrill of if they were around today, and you got the opportunity to see them in the flesh, you know, we're in the trying to say that we are them by any means. >> ♪ >> we are playing classics but in their likeness. >> reporter: right down to the costumes, paul mccartney, sergeant pepper suit. >> ♪ >> this is the shay stadium jacket. >> on stage, and behind the scenes it is a monumental task to put on a show like this but from behind the tribute mike, comes an ever lasting message, that the shining light known as beatles mania will be a beacon for so many in the future, today, and yesterday.
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>> ♪ i said something wrong now i long for yesterday ♪ >> very good. >> very good. >> get a little bit in there. you can catch rain a tribute to the beatles at miriam theater now through sunday. we have a link for more information and tickets at our web site at cbs philly.com. just click on links. it is a great show. >> it takes you through all of the different stages. >> decade and decades with the the led screens and seeing, it is a wonderful thing. i can see why some of the guys were crying and ladies. >> yes. >> great show. >> that is "eyewitness news" at 5:00. now at 6:00 a rescue at wawa. >> they stopped at a wawa for coffee and wound up saving a life, two heroic lower merion police officers shared their story with me, exclusively, coming up. we are in the middle of the bitter blast but it will only get worse, much worse as we head in the weekend, we have a wind advisory to tell but as well as wind chill,
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watches, advisories and warnings, i'll tell you when worst of the cold will hit and what happens after it gets out of here at 6:00. kate, just because that pond looks frozen does not mean it is safe. ice can be especially dangerous this time of the year, see how area fire fighters trained for ice rescues. he saved his pennies, for premature babies, a teenager gives back to the hospital where he was born as a premature baby. it is his way to get these special babies to have a good start in life. might have been a difference in somebodyes life today. >> two police officers at the right place at a right time. they saved a life of the woman who collapsed outside a wawa convenient store in montgomery county. i'm ukee washington. i'm jessica dean. lets get over to "eyewitness news" reporter walt hunter live from penn valley with exclusive details on this,
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walt. >> reporter: well, jessica when police officers take the oath, they know that the moment can come at anytime. the moment when they could make a difference between life and death. for two heroic lower merion police officers that moment came this morning right at this penn valley wawa when they saved a woman's life. like most mornings as he helpedded out on patrol officer jeff sullivan's first stop was his local wawa for a cup of coffee but on this morning, sullivan and partner officer rob witt, would soon learn that things would be different. before they took their first sip, this day, they would save a life. >> soon discovered there was a young lady laying on the ground and she was in distress. at the time, she really wasn't showing signs of life. >> reporter: officer sullivan radioing for help, grabbed a portable defribillator from his car, his partner performing
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