national weather service has category this tornado as a ef to second on a scale of zero to four. it traveled 4.7 miles ending just about where we are right here. i'm told it is wide so it was about 400-yard across, and produced wind speed of 105 miles an hour as soon as daylight exposed the damage, those living in the largely amish, mennonite community, did what they most often do, and they got to work. >> by this morning, i didn't see that many on the road, they must all becoming to lend their hand, with the clean up. the just pretty a amazing. >> reporter: knowing clean up would be almost as swift as the storm locals turned up to document this rare touchdown. >> like a converge event path along a enter line indicates air flow into the center of the tornado, and it is more concentrated focus. that is typically the telltale sign of a tornado.

>> reporter: national weather service spent the afternoon surveying the damage in order to determine the category of tornado, eventually deeming it ef2 meaning wind speed topped 120 miles an hour. chopper three provided the clear scope of the damage, from overtop of the small town of salisbury, where over 40 buildings were torn apart. >> it was probably on the ground, six to eight minutes, moving around 40 or 50 miles an hour. >> reporter: a tornado warning was issued at 7:21 p.m. giving those in the area about ten minutes before impact. >> i will be honest, i didn't think much of it but it was windy. >> reporter: one of the most striking parties that no injuries were reported, but even more striking, it is that when we were out here this morning we saw many roofs completely off, now look at this. this is how this community respond. the so fast, so swift, so steady, many of these structures have been somewhat rebuilt, others disassembled and ready to be rebuilt from

the foundation up. coming up at 6:00 we will talk about how amish community found out about the tornado and how they responded. reporting live from lancaster county, i'm alexandria hoff, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". down trees left a big mess for residents to clean up in south jersey. "eyewitness news" new jersey reporter cleve bryan, joins us live from cherry hill with a look at damage there, cleve. >> reporter: ukee, always the the way this struck just pulled up in the last 20 seconds but there is extensive damage, throughout south jersey here in cherry hill. the lets get right to that individual ohio. with chain saws and heavy equipment, crews labored to remove this enormous tree. the roofies gone, two bedrooms are destroyed and downstairs living room now has a sky light. but according to the home owner the tree fell on a favorable angle. >> i was watching television and she heard a very large what she described as an

explosion. there was nothing damage or that we lost isn't replaceable. so everybody is fine. it is all i really care about. >> reporter: cherry hill fire department says in all they got 60 calls for down tree branches and wires. wood crest section of the town had some of the worst damage. >> this is unbelievable, i have lived in this neighborhood since 1984 and i have never seen any devastation like this. i backup to something just like this and i had my daughter sleep downstairs last night. we were terrified. >> reporter: further south, the limbs are gone but damage could take weeks to repair after a tree fell in the day care and preschool in vineland. this is the room where the babies sleep in cribs. tree fell shortly after the business closed for the day. >> there were no children in here. no parents, no staff. so we were really, fortunate. >> reporter: owner carol deola the knows it was a close call and that puts the mess in the perspective.

>> damage we could fix but human lives, that is something else. so we were really blessed. >> reporter: there is front of the house here in cherry hill. tree came down with such force, it just blew the brick fisod off the front of the building. family says they probable willly won't be able to get back in their house for several weeks, possibly months as the day care won't be opened, until at least the beginning of the next week. reporting live from cherry hill, cleve bryan, cbs-3 "eyewitness news" good much more montgomery county is also cleaning up from storm damage, two people inside this home on new second street at east church road in cheltenham last night when part of the tree came crashing down on it. they were not the hurt but as you can see the damage to the home is, significant. take a look at this scene in chester county, this is the brandywine creek which spilled over its banks. this is near routes 10926. our walt hunter will have more on the brandywine flooding coming up in a live report on "eyewitness news" at the 5:30.

wild weather may have contributed to this building collapse in trenton. video from the trenton post facebook page for vacant house on the 800 block of south broad street. brickwork from the front of the home landed on the sidewalk there. the nearby hems were evacuated as a precaution but there were no injuries. the worst of the storm is gone, but the aftermath of the storm is still being felt, not just in all of the clean up but also in the the air. meteorologist kate bilo is in the weather center with more on when the wind will die down, kate. >> the wind are still very strong and of course that is still a dangerous thing because all of those trees that the saturated ground, everything is shaky outside, and these strong wind could still have a a threat to bring down tree, tree branches and things like. that i want to start with the loop of the storm coming through last night. the a as we paused it right here, there is that rotation on the radar picture that tornado that touched down in eastern lancaster county. this ises was a ef2 tornado, right around white horse in lancaster county. ef2 ratings of 120 to

125 miles an hour with the the path length of 4.7 miles. fifty buildings were damaged with that system. again, ef2 not something we see around here very often, that means again considerable damage on the enhanced fujita scale. lets look the at what else we saw across the region. the trees down in mount laurel. major flooding, and car flooding in bethlehem. large tree on the house in wind field. water rescues active water rescues in berks county. the in the wake of the storm back edge of it is bringing another round of showers and even some snow showers, we have got reports on twitter around honey brook in chester county snow was coming down. you can see light snow showers and rain showers, edging in the the city at the the moment. the winds still incredibly strong gust particular over 30 f the region. that may last us into tomorrow, coming up we will tell what you to expect wind wise tomorrow and we will have better news for weekend as well, ukee, back over to you. as you are aware the same storm system that hit our area spawned deadly tornadoes in the state of virginia.

six people were killed when twisters touched down last night, in waiverly just south of richmond, a two-year old child and two men lost their lives. the virginia's governor has declared a state of emergency. clean up is also underway in north carolina this is video from raleigh-durham, in oxford. tornado touched down there leveling homes and businesses. fortunately no one was killed. a lot of home and car owners are dealing with the aftermath of down trees but is what covered by your insurance and what is not? coming up, consumer reporter jim donovan is on your side with important things that you need to know before filing a claim. turning now to a developing story, shore medical center in cape may county is warning 23 patients that they may have been exposed to hiv and other infectious diseases. hospital officials say that former pharmacy employee fredrick mcclean was charged with stealing morphine and replacing witt saline. they are concerned that iv patients between june 203 and

september of 204, may have been exposed to the the employee's blood. shore medical center is offering the patient's free testing for exposure to hiv, hepatitis c, and hepatitis b. a drive by shooting caught on camera in chester delaware county, take a look at the surveillance video from wednesday afternoon. you see a dark colored minivan pull up and someone inside opens fire on a park car on the 400 block of west third street. twenty-nine year-old darren shaw was shot and killed and police are now asking anyone with any information to give them a call. philadelphia's top prosecutor goes on the defense, district attorney seth williams is speaking out the at criticism mount over handling of the lesean mccoy assault investigation. "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos is at central detectives with what the d.a. is saying tonight, greg. >> reporter: ukee, quite simply district attorney seth williams says he won't allow anyone who pressure him or his office into rushing this

investigation which comes this sunday is going in to its third week. the in the 18 taste since police investigators say shady mccoy battered two off-duty philadelphia cops in the the bar fight, many people have weighed in on whether the current buffalo bills running back and former eagle should face charges. >> if he want to pound our officers and stump our officers then he needs to pay the price. >> just silence. absolute silence. you can hear crickets the over at d.a.'s office. >> reporter: for those impatient or want to bully my office into doing something, we're not going to do that. >> reporter: thursday district attorney seth williams says he had no, sir time line on possible charges. >> the only timetable we have is justice, getting it right. >> reporter: earlier this week mccoy and his attorneys met with detectives and members of the d.a.'s office and now we may know why the meeting was call. >> some people wanted to know why we allowed lesean mccoy and his attorney to speak with

us? often we have a process where a defense attorney might contact us and say a suspect would like to come and share with you our side of the story. >> reporter: even so, some of the shady's fans. >> i like mccoy. >> reporter: seem to think just advertise is moving slowly with this case. >> mccoy has a lot of money. he is a franchise player at that. one of the best running backs in the league. >> reporter: do you think that plays a factor. >> most definitely. >> reporter: as for shady a's location, williams says his office is in constant communication with shady's attorneys and his charges that do come down they know exactly where he is. we are live in central detectives, i'm greg argos for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". still to come on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" 59:00 driving on thin ice, despite the warning, an suv, goes right through why officials believe it won't be the only one. change is on the way to tens of thousands office homes in philadelphia, all thanks to

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suv fell through ice in minneapolis and it happened next to a thin ice sign. the it is common to drive across thin ice covered lakes but warm up has authorities seeing more vehicles break go through ice. the driver was okay but it was an expensive plunge, it cost nearly $4,000 to pull the suv out of that lake. fishing boat runs a ground in the waters off new york city last night. when coastguard came into help, they ran into a big problem themselves. their rescue boat overturned in the rough waters churned up by last night's storms. all five members were wearing suits and able to swim some shore but fishing boat was in distress and taking on water. >> they were getting water washing over the railing and going in to the vessel. they were using pumps to pump over and overtime they floated

and thinks where though ended up and grounded. >> reporter: coastguard helicopter pluck seven stranded fisherman to safety. they were taken to the hospital for observation. a cross the region clean up is underway after last night's wild weather. many homes and car owners are dealing with the aftermath now of down trees. >> now if you have experienced tree-related damage three on your side consumer reporter jim donovan has information on filing insurance claims for those repairs. >> those were crazy wind, watching my windows go in and out. >> is there confusion when it comes to these types of claims. so here's what you need to know. trees down in yard, trees down on houses, treason top of cars. it is inevitable after a powerful wind storm. but what is covered by your insurance and what is not depend on a number of factors. if your tree falls on your house, your insurance company will pay for removal of the tree from your home, and it will repair your home as well. if your tree falls on your neighbor's house, your neighbor's home owner policy will be responsible.

it is considered an act of god and your neighbor should file a claim with their insurance company and vice versa. if a tree falls in your yard, but doesn't hit anything, in most cases, it is up to you to pay for its removal. finally if your car gets hit by a tree or damaged by flying limbs you need to file a claim against your vehicle a's comprehensive coverage. now if you have a tree in bad shape, maybe that is stress, cracked, weak, or hallow and decayed areas and you don't do anything bit fit comes crashing down you could be held liable if you dodge a bull this time around you may want to tiehl with those dangerous trees now before your luck runs out. >> and it will. >> reporter: my car was up please don't have a sign fly off and crash into it. >> hanging limbs. >> exactly. >> good stuff. thanks, jim. temperatures start to tumble again you might notice something else. >> your knows running. >> tonight good question from our viewer linda owens why do our nose run when it is cold

it is an immediate reaction. you head out in the cold weather and you need a tissue. why is that? >> that was the reaction. >> you are the nurse, not me. why do our noses run. >> well, that is our good question, why do our noses rub when it is cold, nicole gets answer for you tonight the at 11:00. do you have a good question? log on to cbs philly.com/good question or tweet us, using the hashtag cbs-3 good question. all right. kate bilo is here now. it is not so much the cold today but that wind, it is very serious. >> yes. >> makes your eyes water. >> yes. >> instead of the nose running and eyes water. we have been out there reporting storms and you are like yes, don't get this on tv. >> i work with the mustache, trust me. >> wind is wicked, it will not get a whole lot bet ever as we head through tonight and tomorrow.le lot bet ever as we it does die down a bit by week

even. that is the good news but we have these strong gusty wind gusting over 30 miles an hour to near 40 miles an hour a across the the region. still strong enough any weak trees or anything like that with the saturated ground could still come down but wind are not quite as bad a as they were yesterday. we are still dealing with creeks and streams running high. lets look outside, take you up to bethlehem. this is looking if you look past the parking lot there you can see the creek up in bethlehem. you can see how high it is running. i was driving past schuylkill on kelly drive and see how high water is running there as well. the not breaching banks but boy it is close. luckily we have a nice dry stretch of weather and we should dry things up. but you can see right here here's the creek and it looks like a little run off happening in the yard area, not getting in the parking lot so that is good news. here's a live look at our neighborhood network sites where it is chill any kutztown. the kutztown area middle school only 34 degrees. been a very gray day. we had sun trying to break out mid afternoon but then the clouds, won the battle will and now we are tracking the chance for a few rain and snow

showers this evening. you can see it is last little wave of moisture around back edge of the storm. it is starting to weaken and die out. not all of this is reaching the ground but you are seeing flakes flew. i saw a couple rain drops and flakes fly today in the city and up in the lehigh valley a few snow flakes here and there. not expecting any accumulation with this. we will see cloud eventually break overnight tonight. a few rainfall record was set record, 1.91 inches in philadelphia, old record for the date was 1.84 inches setback in 1979. we had heavy rain that led to flash flood warnings, schuylkill being closed late last night eastbound. the it was a mess out there things are getting better but it is a gradual progression as we wait this major storm to move away. what is ahead tomorrow. wind chills in the 20's. throughout the weekend we are much milder by sunday but next week another chance for rain and that comes in mid week. temperatures have plumeted in the wake of the storm. we are 21 degrees colder then we were this time yesterday. a 26 degrees drop in

temperature in lancaster. temperatures have been dropping throughout the afternoon. peak wind gusts to day 40 miles an hour in philadelphia, 40 miles an hour in mount pocono. 36 miles an hour in atlantic city. windy weather continues through the rest of this afternoon gusts to 35 miles an hour, tonight, into tomorrow, and sustain wind at ten to 20 with gusts to 30 and that will continue right into tomorrow evening as high pressure moves in with the departing storm you will get that pressure gradient and wind will stay strong. that high continues to slide eastward throughout the weekend and we will get in a more calm flow with the west wind developing this weekend and temperatures, will be on their way up. wait until you see this three day forecast, overnight gradual clearing gusty wind, 33 degrees. tomorrow mostry sunny, windy, cold, 39 is the high. doesn't feel better than 29 all day long. but take a look at how we rise. thirty-nine on friday, 44 on saturday, and then 60, april-like on sunday. it will be a beautiful day. doesn't look windy, sunny. i have been looking for a 60-degree sunny not the too

windy day to tell but for a long time and it looks like we have finally got it in the three day forecast. >> looks good. >> i want to be there, kate bilo, well done. >> bravo. >> thanks, kate. swipe right or left? coming up forget looks we will tell you most attractive jobs on tinder. and then that about on the of wine may have more than just grace in it, health reporter stephanie stahl tells you about something surprise nothing your glass of wine thaw never knew existed and how to avoid it. don. new coach, new hope for the eagles, but what does the future hold in 2016. the great bird debate was today, we will explain next.

back when spring training and going at it, sports director don bell going head to head with the sports giants in philadelphia today. >> how was the great birds debate, this have afternoon. >> it was intense. these guys, listen, everybody was getting after it. the time, high noon, the place chickie and pete's in south

philadelphia. the what? sports radio 94 wip's birds great debate. for the ninth straight year station held the free for all, for all to sianni hear, group of the cities most opinionated sports media personality debated the state of the eagles. i'm a rookie, first timer but here's my argument. eagles are far from a super bowl but they can make the playoffs this season. >> they will be much improved, yes, even with the rookie head coach, getting red of the chip kelly was the answer, and they are immediately two games at least better then they were a season ago, jim schwartz, returning his team to greatness on the defensive side of the ball and they will be back, in the post season. >> you were very opinionated there. >> these guys were not picking up what i was putting down. >> what, playoffs. >> playoffs. >> listen, yes. >> its was your first one. >> my first one, i gave it the a shot. do i think they can get back

in the pray offs. division is awful. they have a chance. >> i like chances. >> we like chancees welcome home, my man, nice job. >> coming up next, down trees are not the only problem from last night's damaging storms. >> the brandywine creek, spills out of its banks, closing roads and highways, here in chester county, i'll have the latest on conditions, coming up. i'm here to make philadelphia the best place in the world to live. >> saving lives one house at a time the change one local group wants to make as 200,000 homes in philadelphia and how they plan to do it. and new at 6:00 the bucks county elementary school student with some serious resolve, the fund raising roadblock that they faced and the creation that they have

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a path of devastation in lancaster county. chopper three over the aftermath of the tornado in salisbury township. it damage homes and other structures. the national weather service says it was an ef2 with wind between 120 and 125 miles per hour. the strong storms last night led to damage all across the region. "eyewitness news" continues 59:30, hi everyone i'm jessica dean. i'm ukee washington. heavy rain sent brandywine creek spilling over it banks. "eyewitness news" reporter walt hunter joins us from chester county where drivers had to scrapple tomorrow find ways around flooded roadways, walt? >> reporter: ukee, the brandywine creek still looks a good bit like brandywine lake, although, waters are receding at this hour, not before, however, causing a number of road closures and detour is here that made it a very confusing day for drivers.

the waters of brandywine creek ruled roads in part of the chester county. huge logs washing downstream creating a roadblock on route 926, nearby a truck that sat empty stranded in flood water while a driver facing a shut down of route one southbound lane had a flood of questions about getting where they need to be. >> i got the a 50-dollar of order in pizza here. >> reporter: gill tyson wondering how wow reach his hungry customers. mary jane walsh trying to figure out a non-flooded route to pick up his six year-old grandson in school. >> he is in kindergarten. he is going to be waiting. i don't know what we will do. >> reporter: this is a soggy under statement as flood waters filled the lenape amusement park. attempts to push them back, pretty much, futile. >> it is all the way up to the mailbox. >> reporter: what are you thinking at that point. >> my, it will be a crazy day. >> we we were in for a big

mess. >> reporter: while workers at the this veterinary station the waters receded before any pets got wet, nearby, we found at least one fury korean touring washing up, ready for a mid winter swim in a creek, that had suddenly turned in tie swollen muddy mess. now, fortunate thely chester county officials a that there were no evacuations, no extensive property damage, and no injuries. however, they said that this is a good time to reissue their warning. if you see standing water on a highway in the flood situation like this don't ever drive through it. live from the brandywine in chester county i'm walt hunter for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> excellent heads up, thank you. in other news in campaign 2016 is there concern for marco rubio's presidential hope ahead of the final republican debate before super tuesday. donald trump is leading rubio by 16 points in florida the senator's home state. numbers according to a new quinnipiac university poll. florida is a winner take

allstate with 99 delegates up for grabs march 15th. stage is set for tonight's debate in houston, political analyst say battle between rubio and ted cruz, to catch trump could turn ugly. >> those two fighting each other would be pro wrestling, no holds bars. as politicians you are used to counter punches. you say something, they say something. you say something to trump he knocks you out. >> reporter: south carolina primary is in two days. polls show hillary clinton is way ahead of bernie sander. a passengers from a cruise ship damaged by a storm in the atlantic ocean has filed a proposed class action lawsuit this lawsuit claims royal caribbean knew or should have known about warnings calling for hurricane force winds. the anthem of the seas set sale february 6th from new jersey but it was forced to turnaround a few days later after giants waves, battered that ship. passengers received a refund and 50 percent off certificate for a future trip.

district attorney seth williams takes his anti bullying campaign to andrew jackson elementary school in south philadelphia. the d.a. stopped to talk with the students this morning about making good decisions, and how they can be advocates of change. the children pledged to take a stand begins bullying. they were given a certificate showing jackson elementary is a bully free zone. we are honoring game changers making a positive impact on communities of color throughout our area this black history month. cherri gregg from our sister station kyw news radio explains how an area non-profit, turned one of the cities most horrific tragedies into an opportunity to save lives. >> reporter: july 5th, 2014, the day fire raged through the 6500 block of gesner street, the inferno burned through 13 homes and claimed lives of four young children. >> the fire here started on the front porch and it just ran the block.

it was an incredibly devastating fire. >> reporter: judge renee cartwell hughes is ceo of the red cross eastern pennsylvania region a big part of the non-profit's job is to respond to disaster. the one on guessinner street still harms them. >> they did not have a working escape plan or smoke alarms. >> we felt there was more to do then just respond to a fire. >> reporter: inspired by that tragedy red cross teamed up with the philadelphia fire department to launch, no more fire deaths. >> you cannot predict when this will happen. you have to know what to do. >> reporter: red cross volunteers went door to door, installing 3500 free smoke alarms and helping families map escape plans. starting in the same neighborhood that spark the effort. >> since july 1st we can document three families have been saved. >> reporter: red cross reports a 63 percent reduction in fire deaths in the last year. their goal, to reach all

200,000 families in philadelphia in need of smoke alarms. >> if you don't have working smoke alarms we want to come in and install them. >> changing the game on fire safety by saving lives. cherri gregg for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". she does such great work. >> amazing work good we had game changers here last night. >> beautiful. well done. still to come, the jobs men and women find most attractive, when looking for love on line. what is in your wine? possibly more than you think, and it is not listed on the label. health reporter stephanie stahl will tell you why you might want to take a close look at what you are drinking. an airline offers a free, round trip flight to a plane full of passengers but there is a catch, one thing they had had to do, kate. blast of cold air followed by wrapped rebound coming up i'll tell you how strong wind will be for your friday but wednesday we could reach 60's as we head toward weekend, stay tuned.

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fermented grape juice. >> when you drink a glass of wine especially a relatively inexpensive wine you are drinking a huge array of compounds and chemicals that you have no idea are present in the wine. >> reporter: christopher null studied contents of the modestly priced wines and found in addition to sugar and water there can be more than 200 potential additives in wine, including, sulfates for preservation, mega purple for coloring, gelatin for texture and a chemical called velcolor which kills any living organism in the wine. >> it is a challenge to produce a 10-dollar bottle will of wine. >> reporter: wine expert claire says wine additives just like any other processed food item. >> i don't think additives in wine are something to worry about right now. we have very good, very strict food regulations in the united states. >> reporter: if you want to a avoid additives look for organic or natural wine which can be more expensive. many say just like with food,

the contents of the wine, should also be labeled. >> i want to know what i'm eating and drinking too labels should be required on the wine the same way they are with any food stuff. >> reporter: current regulations, only require wine makers to disclose, sulfates preservative are present in the wine. a spokesperson for the wine industry trade group wine america says the current labeling standard for wine, they say are adequate. the alternative if you don't want these additives organic or more expensive wine tend to have less additives. >> so, okay. >> check, got it. >> got it. >> appreciate it. >> kate bilo has our forecast. things are calming down. >> things are calming down. just a gradual transition because this storm we dealt with yesterday was so massive, so powerful that we're still influenced by it even though it is out of here. we have to get out of that influence zone and things can calm down. we are not dealing with severe

weather, we are dealing with the strong gusty wind around the back edge of the storm. residual moisture on the back edge as well producing sprinkles, showers and snow showers outside tonight but worst is certainly over. the lets look outside to our roof cam where it has been, and, glummy daze all across the area. not the worst day we have had but we have not seen the sun since monday, now it is thursday and good news is it will return for your friday but another glummy day with a few sprinkles here and there through this evening, and especially in the city. i know walking down the street to if the to work today it is a wind tunnel effect out there very strong gusty wind and wind will stay strong throughout the day thomas that storm departs. eyewitness weather watchers tracking the storm, sending us their observations and pictures. the lets check with them now and temperatures across the man only in the upper 30's. we are at 39 degrees as we check with david michigan until norristown. we have sun, he says 38 and cloudy, and a sensational evening everyone. he has little plays on word

there love i had, david. forty-two checking in with margot simon in buena vista township. forty-two. much colder then yesterday. dreary, windy, chilly day. look at rain amounts, landingberg wayne hunter at 1.8 inches of rain. birdsboro at .11. a few photos from our eyewitness weather watchers showing clouds and gray day. current sky line from joseph crane, looking gray, damp out there you can see flooding from lynn springer. she says swimming in the flooded corner of cooper landing and chapel avenue in cherry hill. geese are enjoying it, nothing is enjoying it if that is your back yard. luckily we have a few days to dry it the out before we track our next rain storm in the middle of next week. lets look the at is what going on right now. storm scan you three can see that large system is moving away, it is not a big deal for us anymore but this was a very powerful storm. on the back edge of it as these cold wind move from the north and west we are getting

snow shower activities and rain showers as well and this extend from new england down into west virginia. i'm not expecting any a accumulation, at most in the far northern and western suburbs, higher elevations maybe late coating here and there and poconos, list of snow falling right now. it is starting to fizzle out and don't expect much more than a shower or sprinkle here tonight but this storm does in the want to get out of here, our 1/2 punch and this called company be punch number three moisture around back edge of the low. yesterday was worst of it. forty-three in philadelphia. mid 60's at this time yesterday. thirty-eight in reading. thirty-nine in allentown. cold 31. sub freezing in mount pocono. 43 degrees in millville. wind are strong and will stay strong as we head through overnight hours. 5:00 a.m. wind gusting over 30 e region. that continues through much of the day tomorrow, gradually dying down tomorrow afternoon and as we head into saturday we will feel those wind slacking up by saturday morning. wind gusting to ten to 15 miles an hour. recapping peak storm wind

gusts, elverson, 36 miles an hour wind gust there is, reading at 52 miles an hour and black bird a 50-mile an hour gust. the atlantic city had wind gusting at 54 miles an hour in yesterday's severe weather. we will go from winter like to spring like. we are back to 60. thirty-nine tomorrow. sixty by sunday. medicry really starts to jump w that we will look at our spring count down. seventeen days until the start of the the daylight savings time, 24 days until start of spring and 39 days from now the average high will be 60. forty-six days until the phillies home opener. the gradual clearing gusty wind. tomorrow sunny, windy, cold. the highs in the 30's. feeling like the 20's. is there your warm up sunday, stays mild monday. our next chance for rain comes in next wednesday. as of now it does look like rain but we will keep you posted. ukee and jessica, back to you. dozens in philadelphia decided to hit the club before heading to work. "eyewitness news" at code a a where i woke up like this dance party happened. take a leap in on line

ticketing system that started here in the city came up with this concept and for $10 participant got a chance to show off their best moves for a great cause. proceeds get to big brothers big sisters independence region. >> we go jogging in the morning anyway, so let's do it. >> get the sweat out. >> i was at the gym last night, still working out now. i need a lot of coffee. >> it is a chance for people to fight winter blues and do something fun before work. >> maybe we all should be doing that, dance, energy. >> i was just thinking that. >> you go, girl. >> ticket leap hold a different event every month. if you attend the next dance party you have to wait until spring. a lit while. >> hit the club in the spring. >> all right. >> when it is nice and warm outside. this election year jet blue airlines wanted to test the boundaries of democracy. >> they performed a social experiment to see if passengers could reach across the aisle a and make a big decision together. that is the premise. they offered a free round trip

ticket to all 150 passengers on a recent flight. the catch, they had to tea side on the location and the decision had to be unanimous. first round of voting determined the race would be between turks and caicos. >> accost to rica. >> row 21 said turks but costa rica, surfing. >> let's just go. >> quality of life is a amazing, dollar is strong. >> there you go look at that lobbying. the in the end have a much back and forth the decision was made all 150 passengers will get round trip tickets to costa rica a. >> that was a free trip is fantastic. but this whole idea makes me laugh. >> the dollar is strong. you will have a great time. >> what about the golf course is. >> yeah, i'm sure somebody had information they could have answered your question. >> that was neat. >> democracy, baby there you

go. still ahead what does it take to put on a daytime talk show. >> ladies have the talk give you behind the scenes look next.

tiny cat left up side a salvation army donation bin is getting a lot of attention for her unique marking. that would be the mustache. >> yes. >> obviously. >> sallyann is helping a fresno, california get word out about spaying and neutering your animals. she's one of thousands of kittens and puppies left on the street. something tells me sallyann, will get plenty of attention and long term homey want that kitten. >> you have to go to california. >> we're twins. >> every wonder how daytime talk show gets on tv, well,

insider's debbie went behind the scenes with the daytime divas of the talk. >> she joins us from los angeles with more on that, debbie. >> hi ukee and jessica. a lot of preparation goes down with these women and what most people at home don't realize it actually all happens before lunchtime. tonight i'm taking you inside a day in the life with the ladies of the talks. >> thinks where it all begins, day in the the life of julie chen. >> this is how short i really am. >> reporter: it is 9:00 a.m. and two hour count down begins. >> hot off the press you guys come in, you have a meeting. >> yes. >> and we toss around ideas, then we write the show opened. >> reporter: but then, emmy winners are in their dressing rooms for make up. >> we are all about multi tasking. while ann marie is putting on my face i'm reading through cards, questions and segments to make sure that everything looks right. >> reporter: talk has the

ticket, 10:45 and time for last minute meeting. >> what are you doing. >> we officially have 55 seconds and sharon is still not here. >> there she is. save the best for last. >> you have have 15 seconds. >> come on. >> these ladies are a blast, seriously i had so much fun, ukee and jessica, back to you in the studio you can watch ladies of the talk every weekday at 2:00 right here on cbs-3. you have been there. you had a fun. >> it is a lot of fun, good information. kate has been up there as well. the great time. great show. that is "eyewitness news" at 5:00. now at 6:00 picking up the pieces, storms are gone but damage remains and tonight we will show you hardest hit area, and the cost to clean up

debris, kate. even though the storm is moving out we are still dealing with residual impacts from the storm tracking some showers and snow showers, tonight and i'll tell how strong those wind will be tonight into tomorrow, and also some good news for the weekend. huge flames in south jersey but this wasn't the home where buildings were burning. what was on fire down the shore. police stay south jersey's man careless actions put hundreds at a local hospital at risk. the diseases they could have contracted and the actions that they need to take right now. right now at 6:00 clean up is underway, following damages storms swept across our region and wicked weather, scattered debris from new jersey to pennsylvania. we're learning how serious things were in one community. the that is right, the national weather service confirming a tornado

touchdown. good evening, everyone i'm ukee washington. i'm jessica dean. we have live team three coverage for i and we will begin with "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff who is live in lancaster, where neighbors are working quickly to rebuild, alex? >> reporter: quickly might even be an under statement, ukee and jessica when we first got out here this afternoon, this building like many others in the area did not have a roof. well, it does now just like many others, and they all come down to the quick, swift work of the amish community. it is a community that shy as way from attention. preferring instead to take action. >> people in the amish community they are very a tuned to the weather and what is happening. >> reporter: although a tornado warning came from the national weather service at 7:21 last night, many in this largely amish and mennonite community in eastern lancaster county simply do not have