well-known store in the city has been targeted. and tonight, some business owners are demanding more acti action. and spring tree preview this weekend but for some the spring weekend could end in a little snow. also, snow and rain neck week. we'll time it out and i'll tell which you areas are most at risk for seeing some snow. and developing right now in brush fire in west deptford gloucester county you can see the flames from chopper three near the sunoco eagle point facility on crown point road. crews are on the scene working to get things under control. it's you unclear right now what starter the fire. developing now a two harm fire at a condo complex in florence burlington county. at the toll gate condos on florence toll gate road. officials tell us they have gotten the bulk of the fire under control. one person was taken to the hospital. good evening, i'm ukee washington. >> i'm jessica dean. we begin tonight with a rash of thefts from center city stores. the most recent happened along jewelers row. thieves gotta with hundreds of

thousands of dollars worth of jewels. our natasha brown is live in center city with more on the growing retail opportunities want business owners would like to be doing to protect them from crime. natasha? >> reporter: several retail burglaries just recently certainly has some store owners rattled. they want more police presence. especially in light of the fact that there's a recent retail surge in center city philadelphia. center city philadelphia has become a bustling retail destination. shoppers gliding in and out of new stores like century 21 on market street. >> with that ease comes the ease of criminals targeting high you have-end stores in the overnight hours friday, thieves shattered windows here at century 21 store stealing display items like clothing and accessories. the newly opened bloomingdale's outlet at liberty place became the target of nine masked thieves who gotta with with to thousand dollars worth of jeans tuesday evening. >> a bunch of trays of diamond

earrings down here and they took them all. >> reporter: and this video shows a brazen and well-planned burglary at barsky diamonds saturday morning with burglars swiping a half a million dollars in jewels. >> the goal was to raise the visible and change the perception of philadelphia. report roar despite pockets of crime over the past eight years michelle shannon with center city district says they've worked hard to change the perception of philadelphia and nair seeing a retail explosion. >> since 2013, more than 33 new national retailers have come into center city. >> reporter: shoppers welcome the changes and hope few criminal acts don't spoil the growth. >> especially this corridor here is a bit tired and old and a bit dilapidated and good they're working on this second of the city. >> we want all these nice stores to stay in town. we don't want them to go because of all these things going on. >> reporter: well, police are still searching for the suspec s involved in these last three cases just over the last week or

so. meantime center city district tells us more retail is certainly to come. they say currently there's 1.8 million square feet of retail construction underway in center city. we're live here overlooking center city philadelphia tonig tonight, saturday natasha brown cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> thank you natasha. the district attorney is response responding to criticism from the police union over the time it has taken to file charges in an assault investigation involving former eagles running back lesean mcc mccoy. today seth williams declined to confirm or when any criminal charges are expected. investigators say the former eagle and three others were involved in nightclub brawl that left two off duty officers seriously hurt. the incident happened in old city develop days ago. >> our job is to get it right. i'm sorry some people think it's taking us too long. but then again my job is to do the right thing. >> take look at the video and charge these folks and then move on. i mean if this was cop that was beating somebody like that they would have been arrested the next day. >> mccoy who is now witness

buffalo bills has been spotted around the city a few times since cell phone video of the fight surfaced. his attorney says he's innocent. supreme court justice antonin scalia will be laid to rest tomorrow. thousand filed past his casket is the supreme court to pay their respects today. among them president obama and the first lady. at one point the line to get into the high court stretched for blocks. scalia's son father paul scalia led a short service. he passed away saturday he serve on the court for nearly 30 years. supreme court has become a major issue in campaign 2016. presidential candidates are paying their final pitch to voters ahead of tomorrow's primary and caucuses. the six republicans left in the race are scrambling for last minute support in south caroli carolina. new poll there shows donald trump's lead narrowing in the primary. on the democratic side hillary clinton and bernie sanders are squaring off. polls show clinton out front and sanders with momentum. 26 years work fog the fbi are now paying off at unexpected

way for local woman. >> after more than two decades on the job our david superintendent tells us she's now drawing on all that crime fighting experience to enterta entertain. >> reporter: the click of a keyboard is just one a few sounds you'll hear coming from former fb i.e. jerry williams office. another is a series of pod casts she's recorded about her stories fighting crime. it's catching on for three days this week it was the number one knew and noteworthy pod cast on i tunes. >> i was shocked. i have no idea why they selected my pod cast but i am so gratef grateful. >> reporter: william joined the fbi in 1982. she left in 2008 before taking over as the chief spokeswoman for septa. she left that job last summer. she loved it but full-time writing call her name. >> somebody asked what are you going to do when you leave septa? i said i don't know. i'm a free agent. maybe i'll dye my hair blue and then i thought about it, i said you know what, i'm dying my hair

blue. >> it's hard to see but in the right light, it is blue. williams calls the new hair part of her creative package. and that creativity started on paper in 2007 when she wrote the first few words to her possible masterpiece a crime novel titled paid to play. it's loosely inspired by the frank andy go case from the 1990's. it was a former l and i inspector convict evidence extortion. >> i thought this needs to be a book. so i wrote one. >> now williams is already typing away at her second novel. it's inspired by a philadelphia ponzi scheme from the 1990's. >> one of the most interesting things -- >> but in the meantime, williams says the pod casts will continue. a way to talk about the mysterious world of the fbi and philly crime unfiltered. the way she says people want it. >> there is a lot of really

great case history, case material for writing. the feedback that i'm getting from people is they really love the pod cast and it's wonderful. >> reporter: this is interesting williams had just a few hundred listeners last week at this time. now, she is a approaching around 20,000 pod cast ukee and jessica still on i tunes. jerry williams is an author, she plans to keep writing as long as she can. reporting tonight in the sat center david spunt cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> from special agent to free agent. doing her thing. david, thank you. facebook and twitter are the latest to support apple in its standoff with the fbi. law enforcement remains up able to unlock an iphone used by one of the san bernardino shooters. officials say they risk wiping the phone's data entirely if apple does not help bypass its unbreakable encryption technology much so far there's no sign of a a resolution. the battle between the fbi and apple makes us think about our cell phones in a different way. >> so many people take it for granted texting all sorts of things and those messages could contain private information.

>> but we wonder who else can see those texts and nicole brewer that is a good question. >> it really is especially for often we use our phones, right. >> sure. >> average person sends and receives 32 texts each day with smart phone users spending about 26 minutes a day texting. now it's a lot of time and a lot of information often private information so we were curious, who can see our text messages? it's a good question. let's find out. >> how often do you text. >> like every minute. >> what things do you text about? >> i guess it depends on who i'm talking to. >> private stuff. i mean, sometimes. >> i kind of just keep my texts pg. >> from nude photo scandals to document data breaches and most recently apple's refusal to help the fbi. the issue of privacy especially as it relates to our smart phones is top of mind. >> i don't think technically it's anything we do is private any more. >> reporter: that got us who thinking h can see our text

message. >> right now, oh, gosh. >> that's a good question. >> the center. the receiver and the cell phone carriers. >> jeff is the executive director of layer a security. our traditional messages or texting are transmitted through cell phone towers. >> doesn't it go to a satellite down to the phone. >> i messages get sent via wi-fi or 3g and 4g connections. >> there's only one carrier that stores cell phone traditional sms messengers and that's verizon they typically store for three to five days. >> that's it? that's not too bad. >> if the it's i message or similar cloud service, they encrypt it then they hold it in effect forever. >> the government can gain access to your data. >> fief they have an investigation or some other criminal behavior that they request of the courts. >> but the telephone records and privacy protect act of 2006 pro minutes other parties from requesting records including

your employer. >> you have the same protections from your employer even if it is company issued phone. >> companies can use monitoring systems but have to tell you about them first. don't expect the same courtesy from hackers who often use dubious apps to gain access. >> that's not comforting. >> how does that change your texting habits. >> you text smarter. >> now, it's important to do your homework before you download an app and be really hesitant to allow act cities your device that's what apps will ask of you but if it's not a well-known application, probably the best idea not to do it. >> i like what he said. text smarter. >> text smarter. >> that's the bottom line. have to be really smart about what you put out there. >> if stuff. nicole thank you. >> what is your good question? we want to know. log on to cbsphilly.com/good question to submit your question. you can also tweet us just use the hash tag cbs3 good question. >> nicole will be here every night with the answer at "eyewitness news" at 11:00 and we're looking forward to hearing from you. we hear all the time about man

cave. >> what about private space for women. vittoria woodill heads to the philadelphia home show where there's no shortage of ideas there. how you can take aback backyard staple and turn cheat a ski shall lay. >> what will blast them into commercial travel. hollywood heavyweights on hand for today's big announcement. kate? >> and warm weekend on the way. but what is this? sunday at 9:00 o'clock, we've got some rain and snow and that's not the only storm in the forecast. we've got two to talk about. i'll tell you whether it's rain, whether it's snow and if it's snow does it stick? that's coming up with the

>> this is cbs3 "eyewitness news" with ukee washington, jessica dean, kate bilo and don bell. ♪ harper lee one of america's most famous authors died today at the age of 89. lee pinned the classic to kill a mocking bare. the work was loosely based on lee's life growing up in the deep south. she was born in 1926 and raised in monroeville, alabama she became close friends with writer truman capote in 2007 president

bush presented her with the medal of freedom. and last year lee was thrust back into the spotlight with the publication of her second novel go set a watchman. her attorney claimed to have found the manuscript in save deposit box. police are searching for vandal who's used a large truck to turn a school's field of gardens into a mud pitt. tire tracks were everywhere. the damage was done at lankenau environmental science magnet high school in roxborough. students have made cultivating the grounds their project and hold classes on the fields they hope to raise money to fix the damage by spring. >> really took a toll and me because i've had made impact in that school and for it should be thrown away like that like nobody cares. >> for to you wreck a whole high school campus is just wrong. >> truly want to see happen us get our field back. >> police estimate the cost of the damage to be at least $12,000. virgin gallon lactic back in the race to become the first

major private company to launch into commercial space travel. richard branson unveil the new spaceship two. spaceship looks nearly vent cal to the mitch until matter. it crashed in october 2014 killing one of the pilots. engineers say the spacecraft has new safe see measures in place and branson friend harrison ford was that to support the project. well if you like to stick a little closer to home, this week send the pefect time to check out the curb appeal at the philly home show at the pennsylvania convention center. >> and there's one exhibit that can be perfectly described as doll houses for grown up girl. vittorihave you woodill had wheo check out the chic shall lay. >> philly home show at the pennsylvania convention center and while there are many places to get comfy at home, i bet you never considered the big picture with your smaller shed. a few local designers were given big challenge and that was to ditch the tools and turn a shed

into chic new digs. >> when we were first told that eight by 12 space that we had to work with, what are we going to do with that? >> reporter: they figure the out and made these small spaces into retreat that is would make a nail turn on its head. are you in the mood to cozy up way book. meet kelly and kim who took the shed all booked up. >> i love books. i love the way they look and add a little coziness to space. >> they kept their shed eco friendly. >> we used eco friendly flooring. we also used furniture made from local furniture maker that uses reclaimed barn wood. all of the books were used from a local -- train local library. >> reporter: but maybe you're in the mood for a warm spot off the slopes. well, kick up your feet in the ski shall lay designed by deni denise. >> just a great tiny little hide away that's cozy but still has all the amenities you want for little bit of luxury. like a big screen tv, and a fireplace and lots of cozy blankets and pillows. it's a great alternative to

putting an addition on your house or finally maybe you want a charming cos taj to curate with classic art like designer tommy michelle design. >> this shed evokes curiosity to learn about the artist. we all heard about picasso maybe people they don't know what he look like. what he was inspired in his live to make his great masterpieces. i feature him and his mews who also history of art has a great draw of documenting his work. by the looks of these sheds i think all of these designers would agree that a home is more than a house. >> big or small it's all what you make it. >> the shed. let's peruse. >> say chic shack 10 times fast. >> that is a challenge for you at home. and if you -- yeah. if you are looking for some shed sable ideas to redesign your shed, you can catch this

interactive exhibit at the philly home show this weekend but the last day is sunday. they do look very cozy. >> they were cozy and a really amazing if you think about it the price of getting a extension or not an extension -- >> add on. >> right. you can just have a shed and make it into whatever you want. >> i like that idea. >> guest room, baby room, bathroom, sauna, whatever. >> whatever you might need. >> all right. vittoria thanks. >> there you go. >> kate bilo joins us now with our forecast. i'm breaking out the shorts tomorrow no matter what. >> nice. i like that commitment. >> i'm going to do it. >> flip-flops, shorts. >> why not? feel like summer almost. going to feel like it. >> 60 degrees in like october feels so. >> sure. >> definitely. >> march and february it feels like summertime. >> that's exactly how it's going to feel tomorrow. we'll be loving it tomorrow but when you used to 70 that first degree day feels a little on the cold side. not so much in february. we're not used to 60s in february. we will take it. but the weekend could end on a bit of a rainy or even snowy

note. let's take look what that means take you outside right now and take you a peek of center city. it's friday night and skies are clear. we had couple of showers that tried that get their act together moving across the region those have really faltered and we're not seeing much of anything with that at the moment. so center city is quiet for tonight. no problems if you're out and about. let's take a quick look at storm scan3 which is showing that warm front that's been moving through and you can see the showers really developed offshore. luckily these didn't come through for us because if these had developed over our area earlier up in the pocono region where temperatures were below freezing you would have been dealing with ice. not so much tonight. we do have few of these light snow showers and that's about it. those are starting to push on out and notice that line is re really desintegrating over portions of camden and gloucester counties right now a couple of snow showers moving through. in the meantime temperatures actually rising. now that the front has started to push on through we're back up to 39. we were at 37 last hour in philadelphia. 35 in allentown. 35 in wilmington. and it's 40 in atlantic city. not too bad. we've got this warm air lurking

just off to the west near 60 degrees right now at 11:19 at night in pittsburgh. very very warm air pushing in from the south and west as the jet stream lifts to the north and we're talking 10 to 15 degrees above average through the weekend. what difference a week makes. last saturday the high was just 24 degrees. i'm sure we were that well forecast tomorrow big difference, 60 degrees for your saturday. so tonight, any kind of rain and snow threat is minimal sprinkle or snow shower as i just showed you there on storm scan3. sunday night though we've got a moderate threat a system coming through it will bring rain and maybe a rain/snow mix in a couple of spots. a high threat tuesday into wednesday. this is a midweek system. there's some indication that it may try to split into two separate lose one late tuesday one on thursday it looking mainly rain for now. temperatures in the fours but there's a chance snow could mix in. let's start with the first system sunday night into monday morning. again, saturday is clear. no problems. sunday by 9:00 o'clock we start to see rain over spread the area

you can see it may exit monday morning as a little bit of snow in our north and west suburb not expecting much don't really expect it to stick certainly not to the roads it will be too warm for that. could be a little wet snow on the grass in the lehigh valley monday morning for the midweek time frame coastal storm potentially lookly like mainly rain but some snow possible. gusty winds and tidal flooding concerns bound down the shore. overnight that stray sprinkle around. we clear it it out. tomorrow mostly sunny and mile at 60 degrees. about 15 degrees above average. sunday less win but a few more clouds at 56. watch for that little system quickly sunday night into monday. and then it's tuesday into wednesday of next week and behind that system going to turn colder by the end of next week not talking 60s next week. >> no. >> appreciate it, kate. >> sports direct don bell in clearwater florida where phillies spring training is underway. >> i'm don bell with the phillies in clearwater, florida. just three days into spring training and one of the phillies top pitchers is going on the

shelf. fine out who when we

>> fightings have been in camp for a double of days and the pitching staff has taken hit. >> don bell joins us with a recap of the day. don. >> thanks ukee and jess casm three days into spring training and we have bad news to report. young 25-year-old righty jared i can off with a broken thumb and the injury hammed eight days ago before the team even arrived here for spring training. it happen while he was supposedly trying lay down a bunt, however, the team expects him to be ready for opening day against the cincinnati reds. meanwhile, over the winter, the phillies trade add minor leaguer to pittsburgh for eight year veteran charlie morton. after the all star break last season he went three and seven with an era over five. he's due to make 8 million this

season and with the injury to i can off his presence becomes even more important. morton is look to go re-establish himself in new uniform. >> i've wanted this tune. i wanted to go out there and make, you know, 30 plus starts year in and year out but i never did it. and that's something that's always bug me. >> what's the goal this year. >> absolutely. absolutely. >> someone will give me the ball i'm going to go out there and do my job and part of that to me is throw innings. >> a little fun fact about morton. well, maybe interesting for us but maybe not so much for him. first homerun he allowed in his big league career came in 2008 against former phillie pat burrell. that is the story from clearwater, florida, i'm don bell, now back to philadelphia and to lesley van arsdall. lesley. >> don thanks so much the flyers six points out of that second wild card spot they need to have a good weekend to stay in the play off hunt. the orange and black playing in montreal a team two points behind them in the stanings right now. the first period flares trailing

one-zero. nick cousins skates on in and his shot finds the back of the net. this his third game of the year and that ties the game. the flyers making them pay. ghost to michael, lights the lamb many and the flyers take the lead. later in the period the flyers shorthanded. max able to beat the goal toll die the game. game goes to shootout. ut-oh. braydon schenn needs to skate on in here to extent it. nope, another did he say appointing shootout loss. three-two the final. >> sixers their first game back after all star break taking on the pelicans all star anthony days have monster game in the first little reverse dunk right there over jeremy grant. davis had 34 points. new orleans beat sixers 121-114. some day that will be us. >> it will. >> some day. >> too many turnovers tonight. too many turnovers. >> way too many. >> thanks lessly. >> how community is coming together to fight breast cancer. that

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that's going to do it for us. our morning team is back from 5:00 to 7am for kate, lesley, don in spring training and everyone here i'm ukee washington. >> i'm jessica dean. we're always at cbsphilly.com. the late show with stephen colbert is next. >> thanks so much for watching and enjoy the warm weekend. good night, family and sleep well.

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