i continue to believe that mr. donald trump will not be president. >> president obama takes aim at donald trump saying republican front runner does not have what it takes to be command inner chief and now as you you would imagine trump is firing back in the war of word. hear why he called the president's criticism a a great compliment. after that rain and snow and ice finally looking at a nice, stretch of weather for this morning. such a nice welcomed change. we will bring in meisha, katie, road looking nice and katie, i know looking nice weather-wise too, right. >> absolutely, yes, a as we look at sky cam three. we will start things off ought there for you. that will be the story all day here today. it doesn't look like a lot of traffic either but yeah, we are still seeing. >> road will be nice and dry. that is always welcomed news. >> early bird out there just waking up with us, they are looking great. >> i feel like one day of

nonsense is okay. >> yes. >> two days in a row now, come on. >> now we're breaking the habit with much quieter weather here in the delaware valley. that is some good news. this will be a nice long theme for a couple days. it will come to an end at some point but we have a goodwill solid window of five or six days before we have any hint of these storms brewing out there. probably a little longer than that. but it has been a wild, couple of weeks here, month of february is thus far, temperatures are actually right where they should be. but that said, you have seen a huge variation, when i say temperatures where they should be, we're talking on average. everything has balanced itself out which is 3.3 inches of snowfall this month. high temperature recorded at 62 degrees. the low has been eight. it has been every where. it is february. it is a transmission month as we are starting to wrap up our winter season but with that said at least we are not dealing with any kind of wild, whacky weather next couple of

days. storm scan nice and tranquil. handful of cloud. nothing more. 35 degrees from philly to i-95. pair of three a's in wilmington and down near shore towns in the 30's as well. but what is great that is yesterday even despite that soaking rain, and nasty storms that came through we have so much wind that a lot of what melted away and left behind damp road has since dried up. we will not be dealing with the icing out there today, excellent news. partly sunny skies in philadelphia as well as every where else. breezy at the shore though. we will get you in the mid 40's. poconos colder as it always tend to be, 34 at best but we will see some sunshine. meisha. >> forty-six, gorgeous, thanks very much, katie. happy wednesday. roadways are looking nice, areas where you may have some little bit of dampness will be moving out of the way and certainly not causing any slow downs. things are looking g they are looking great right now, still early. headlights moving in the eastbound direction. gorgeous shot of the city. looking good here. early risers hitting the roadway.

we expect that at 5:30. ben franklin bridge moving in the westbound direction from new jersey, looking good from early risers heading in to center city but overall ben franklin bridge is holding steady and driving at posted speed at 5:30. ninety-five south at academy looking good. one of the area i will keep my eye on all week long because it is heating up fairly early on tuesday and would i assume again today. we have an accident in new jersey, black horse pike southbound near nicholson two lanes are block and we have a down utility pole. make note of that for those in that area thats has not yet cleared. an accident, at new jersey turnpike north bound at james even ifimore cooper service area that off ramp is block. you will not get by so for those in and around that area just use caution and maneuver yourself around, erika, back over to you. with three case to go before south carolina's republican primary, donald trump is fending off a direct attack from president obama. the president predicts trump will not be our next president. done ton champion has trump's

response. >> reporter: donald trump took aim at president obama in south the carolina a on tuesday night, moments after the commander in chief said this. >> i continue to believe mr. trump will not be president and the reason is because i have a lot of faith the in the american people. >> lucky i didn't run last time when romney ran because you would have been a one term president. >> reporter: trump command a double digit lead, and he and marco rubio bashed rival ted cruz for being dishonest. >> i have never seen a human being lie so much. he lies about everything. >> didn't tell the truth about ben carson in iowa. >> reporter: texas senator fired back. >> they don't respond on substance they just scream, liar, liar, liar. >> reporter: on the democratic side hillary clinton is trying to maintain a lead in south carolina, tuesday she and bernie sanders, courted minority voters. >> it is just in the enough for your economic plan to be break up the banks. you need a plan to address the generations of under investment and neglect.

>> we need to provide substantial help to hccu, a great cause. >> reporter: democrats hold their prim willry in south carolina a week from this sat the day. don champion for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". president obama says that senate republicans have no constitutional grounds to block or replacement for the late supreme court justice antonin scalia. his bench and his chair at the supreme court are draped in black to honor his services to the country. senate republicans are refusing to vote on a nominee until after the election of the next president. the current president plans to nominate someone else anyway. >> i'm amused when i hear people who claim to be strict interpreters of the cons dogs suddenly reading in to it a whole series of provision that is are not there. i'm going to present somebody who in disputely is qualified for the seat. >> scalia will lie in repose

in the supreme court on friday, and his funeral will be saturday. we have some major developments overnight in the first of its kind, court ruling, this is interesting, apple says it will fight a judge's order to help the fbi unlock the cell phone, belonging to the couple accused in the san bernardino terror attacks. federal have been trying for months to crack the i fun belonging to farouk. judge's order requires april toll disable a feature that wipes a phone's data after ten incorrect pass word attempts. apple ceo tim cook calls it a dangerous ruling. fourteen people were killed last december when farouk and his wife, opened fire, inside a holiday party. 5:36. in business news this morning is what new in toy cars, and what is going on with the new, worldwide, oil deal, money watch's jill wagner joins us now from the new york stock exchange with those stories and more for us good morning. >> reporter: good morning. investors came back from the long weekend in a buying mood. dow jones to 222 points, nasdaq up 98.

futures are pointing to a higher opened. investors are ready to pour over minutes of the fed's last meeting, fed chair january he will yell in said fed culled slow down the pace of the planned interest rate hikes if stock markets continue to slide. fate of the global oil deal, hangs on, in iran. saudi arabia and russia have agreed to freeze oil production at january levels in order to boost prices. they will only do it if other oil producing countries dot same. the wild card in this, iran a's, the country just had sanctions lifted and signalled it is full steam ahead for oil production. and toy cars have come a long way, tezsla and radio flyer are teaming up on a electric model, for kids. it is working headlights, music, and three colors, red, silver a and blue. the big difference between this and adult model besides the size is the speed. the cute version goes 6 miles an hour. they start at $500. where were these when we were kid, erika. >> 500 bucks, i was than thing

to go get one. how about you. >> they are so cool though, even if the whole neighborhood pooled their resources. >> there you go. >> if i had one friend that had one would i play with them. >> you would go after there to play after school. later today we culled meet latest win tours come forward for a share of last month's record breaking billion dollar power ball lottery jackpot. we have already met one couple from tennessee who took a lump sum of 187 million. today's winner bought a winning ticket at the a public grocery store in florida. a third winning ticket was sold in california but that ticket holder has not yet come forward. meanwhile, a different lottery last night at philadelphia schools. the parents and students attended an admissions lottery at mast community charter school. some look happy, many others did not. "eyewitness news" reporter diana rocco was there and she explains why getting into this school is no easy task. >> reporter: it was a packed auditorium tuesday of parents, students at the mast community

charter school for more than 8,000 applicants who are vying for 99 seats at this school, grade k through 12. seventy-five of the spots are for kindergarten alone and siblings of existing students get first priority. the as names were pulled up on the screen there was ae lacing for those accepted. >> you are so lucky. there is so many people here that want to get in, you are so lucky. >> reporter: for heather, it was bitter sweet, her niece was chosen but her daughter was not. >> my sister and my brother graduated from here. it is the best school ever. >> reporter: there was disappointed for frank, whose doubt owe was denied for a third year in a row. >> rear's talking about moving outside city trying to get her to a different school district that is better for her. >> reporter: mast unique learning style has driven their popularity over the years with emphasis on technology, coding and lego robotics. >> you have a safe place to come to school every day, you will learn and we have added innovative measures to make it, stand out from a lot of

other schools in philadelphia. >> reporter: they have been granted a second lottery and will have 400 more spots opened for grades k through three next month. >> we're going to keep trying. >> reporter: this charter school has a focus on mass matic and science like no other which is why their waiting list has quadrupled over last five years and 82 applicants for every open spot. in the northeast i'm diana rocco for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". we may be wondering what makes mast charter school so popular? coming up next, jan carabao head back to class and will give you an inside look at the unique technology that helps students learn there once again that is coming up at 6:00 right here on "eyewitness news". just months after a deadly terrorist attack during a concert the eagles of death metal return to paris. it was an emotional concert last night. hear what was going through their mind during their returns to the stage. ♪

>> most mysterious pop stars out there and now cya explains why she keeps her face covered during car pool karaoke ride, that and more when we come right back.

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oh an important ritual of spring, later today phillies pitchers and catchers report to clearwater for spring training work outs starting tomorrow but our reports from clearwater, they will start today. sports director don bell will be at carpenter complex when athletes show up. look for live report starting today on "eyewitness news" at 5:00. lucky don going down to florida. one of the biggest college basketball games of the season starts tonight when number one villanova a takes on temple at liacouras center. temples is ankling for a invite to the tournament and wildcats could be a number one seed. the regional finals of march madness are at the well next month. owls and wildcats are probably going to need a player like this check this outer i ross nailing a in look three-point pointer while doing a back flip. he then celebrates with a dab. another look, look at this. he posted a video on twitter and has since gone viral.

by the way he is a pro frisby player. >> get paid to play frisby. not a bad day either. >> after the nasty weather the last couple days. >> we had a chance to dry out. this will be quiet stretch of weather as well. we will see folks going for jogs, extra lock walks with the dog, maybe taking a walk to the coffee shop instead of driving up, but with that said it is chill think morning. it is february. we're looking at, typical temperature after yesterday's dose of spring, right. here's where we stand with the eyewitness weather watchers. they are reporting mid to lower 30's, we are hovering around freezing but thankfully because there is so much wind yesterday a lot of what fell to the ground in the form of precipitation has had a chance to melt away and dry out, completely. great news there greg mccoy sending in from marshallton just a handful of cloud at the 33 degrees. he will take the sunshine and chill over the warm rain that we had from yesterday. i have to say i'm with you because that rain came through very heavily.

32 degrees comes from barbara in willow grova area and has a comment of just the dew point is 26. nice low dew point. essentially a decent hair day to go with your morning. 31 degrees coming in from mark. he too, nothing more than a handful of cloud is what you'll find around the greater delaware valley region. storm scan three is calm and collect at this point . we are seeing high pressure take place of the the retreating light. you can see shield of cloud cover take it time to get out of here but long gone for us. we are going to stay dry. essentially here for next couple of days. in the meantime we will see sunshine because of that and days will get longer a and longer. this morning's sun comes up in philly a at 5:52. and with every passing day we are adding two and a half minutes of daylight to each and every day. i know it doesn't feel like a lot, but it is going to be a nice progression here with every passing day as we get more and more daylight. looking forward in the

eyewitness weather seven day, coldest day of the pack and brightest day is tomorrow. then we will go on another rebound here. check out these temperatures, flirting again with 60 on saturday and it will be dry with sunshine not shabby, meisha. >> no, something to look forward to indeed. today not bad either. good morning. happy wednesday. things looking good this morning. 422, taillights moving in the eastbound direction at trooper road looking good but as you can see already this morning, plenty of early risers out there as we crop in the 6:00 o'clock we will start to see it heat up. we are starting to do it now on 422. also the boulevard, giving you a a shot here headlights moving in the southbound direction approaching wissohickon have avenue. we're moving in the southbound direction thinks where we have the bulk right here and over all the boulevard will start to heat up shortly as we move in the 6:00 o'clock. delaware county looking good, looking nice and quiet, 95 north at 452 following that up to the airport, and everyone still traveling at posted speed which is what we want to see. we have an accident here

involving entrapment, new jersey turnpike james even ifimore cooper service area that off ramp still block. for those in mt. airy another accident in new jersey black horse pike southbound near nicholson. two lanes blocked and down utility pole. make note of that as well. coming up on the doctors right here on cbs-3 doctor travis stork opens up about a personal medical issue that has affect his life for the past year. >> i woke up in the mid of the night and my was numb. >> i could barely host a show good a lah inside with the doctor feeling with his own medical issues. >> i spoke to doctor travis and co host, doctor jen ashton with debilitating back and neck pain. >> it turns out i herniated a difficulties income my neck. i share a story of the journey i went through because a lot of people experience back pain. most people. but it is along with thaw are experiencing weakness, numbness, don't ignore it. i did. my collogues could see i was

struggling. i tried to work through it. it was a long, process. >> it is bad. you probably have heard the saying doctors make the worst patients. >> yes. >> i mean he really did. he ignored it. he denied it for a long time. we could see he was really suffering. travis is incredibly ago i have. and it was 100 percent taking a toll on not only his work but his lifestyle. >> the nice thing about our show is when we profile stories, even when it is a personal one once i got the diagnosis, and i knew it was something legitimate, i then became a good patient because i wanted to do everything i could to turn the corner. >> you can find out more about the steps he took to recover today on the doctors. catch it today at 9:00 right here on cbs-3. the california, rock band, the eagles have death metal are back in paris, at what they call a sacred duty after armed attack at their last show there.

>> ♪ >> the band mark its return for the first time since coordinated terror attacks on the concert hall, cafes in a stadium last move. it claimed 130 lives. the band says that they are inspired by the french people. >> the way they have come together, and reacted to this, i mean i'm enthusiastic about life, and in a strange way even more so now especially because i have perspective to appreciate it a little bit more. the band was greeted by a long ovation when they took the stage, many survivors of the nova tack were in that crowd. well, if you weren't watching the late, late show with james carden you are missing out, one of the funniest segments has to be car pool karaoke and last night corden went for a ride with mysterious singer cya. >> ♪

>> ♪ >> ♪ >> not only a great singer but cya revealed a secret hidden talent that comes in handy around breakfast time. she can hold a dozen eggs in her hand. >> it the is very free. >> yes. >> you keep going. >> i'm so nervous. >> yes, last egg, red >> look at that. >> well, she was doing it. if you are wondering why she blocks her face with that wig there is a reason for it. she explained it is just a way to maintain her privacy, and still impressive with the eggs. see what is up his sleeves tonight on the late show, which is on every week night at 12:37 on cbs-3. tonight's guest include ryan

reynolds and katie holmes. it should be fun. still a ahead a field of 3,000 dogs has been narrowed down to one. is there a new top dog. good jeans that helped him rise to the top of the competition, we will be right back.

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west minister kennel club crowned this years top dog. jamie yukiss shows house won this years fears fees competition. >> best in she dog tonight, 2016 is the german short hair pointer. >> one year-old german short haired pointer named cj is west minister's kennel club best in show. his breeder, owner, handler says cj is an old soul. >> serious she dog when we get in there. when we go home he is a pet. >> reporter: head judge doctor richard bean singled out cj. >> alert, bright, and paying attention. >> reporter: the competition started with nearly 3,000 k-9 a's from 199 breeds. only the seven top dogs made it to the finals. lucy, panda, anibell, rumor, cj, bookie and charlie all bounded on to the green carpet at madison square garden on tuesday night. seven new breed were added to

the competition this year. all of them, meeting, greeting. and about a mile and a half from the arena. mess of the competitors then a arrived by bus, to adoring fans. >> it is just adorable and just want to look at them all the time. >> reporter: cj will embark on a whirlwind media tour. jamie yukiss for cbs-3 eyewitness news. and fun fact here, winning runs in cj's family his grandmother won best in show in 2005. coming up in the next hour of "eyewitness news", just a crazy accident that whim leave you shaking your head, a young basketball player goes flying, and then gets impaled by a floor

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hear how their lives have been impact. here at home time to clean up after yesterday's storm, left quite a bit of damage behind. roofs torn off of buildings, trees were down but today's weather is i drastic improvement. we will take it. good morning. it is wednesday, february 17th i'm erika von tiehl. a little bit cooler but not bad. these storms, we can handle but it is chillier. >> i like this trade off. >> me too. >> same here. >> the roadways i can tell you are looking great. such a welcomed break. katie, i see some sunshine. >> now i don't want to get too excited here, this is just a background graphic but we will see sunshine throughout the day. i promise you you. lets start off by taking you out to that graphic and talk about the temperatures here. we are dealing with, well, we did deal with a very significant rebound on the thermometer from sunday where we are only topped off at 20, to tuesday where we topped off at 60 degrees. huge, december parity there.