tv Eyewitness News Sunday CBS February 28, 2016 6:30pm-7:01pm EST
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we went down to dilworth park to check out the last day of 68ing. right now on juices juices how long this warmth is going to last. good evening everyone. i'm natasha brown. you will see more of the fun down at dilworth park. let's get you out to lauren. absolutely not. what a beautiful day bright shun shine all throughout the day. temperatures soar sunlight. lingering longer in the day. still a little bit of twilight left in the sky. near 60 in lehigh valley. little cooler down the shore. middle visits in wilmington. temperature change in the last 24 hours. it has been dramatic on the objector of about 15 to 20 degrees. and we're certainly enjoying this prespring warmth today. did have a a little bit of bree.
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help drive all of that warmth five to 15 miles per hour across much of the area. storm scan 3 still very quiet right now. we had barely a cloud in the sky today. as we head into the day tomorrow we do have a chance for showers moving through. i'll let you know if they will impact morning or afternoon commute. and plus even better chance of rain as we head into next week and all that is coming up in a few. >> thanks so much. fitting day for this warm up one of the signs of winter in the city will soon be shutting down. greg argos is in dilworth park where the ring is closing. >> reporter: that's exactly right. the ring like you mentioned the last night right now just a few hours left here to put on skates. take a look. beautiful weathers here today. it is very busy. many folks coming it o and enjoying this weather. besides some false there's a common theme among those ice
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skating near city hall, most people were just in long sleeve shirts. some rocking the sleeveless variety. >> beautiful. i wish every day were you like this. >> reporter: the high pushed well into the 60 rare for philly in late february. that meant plenty of people enjoying the last day on the ice in dilworth park. >> mind blowing e. >> if you were to say philadelphia not even march, and its 64 degrees, they would say you are lying. >> yes. yes. february, yes. >> reporter: but you like it? >> yeah. yes. i like this weather right here. >> reporter: it was easy to spot those in shorts taking a jog or even even a group of friends enjoying a summer treat. >> we were just talking about we were surprised we would be walking around outside eating ice cream. >> crazy how warm it is right now. [ laughter ]. >> reporter: so back here live you can see a lot of folks
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having a beautiful night here. temperature still sin the up pr 50s. if you weren't able to enjoy this very warm whether the good news the weather will stay in 50s for the beginning part of this week. live here in dilworth park greg argos cbs3 eyewitness news. >> thank so you much. a driver is recovering after slam mink a car into a building in philadelphia. this happened early this morning at the corner of oxford and did he ever row avenue in the lawn crest neighborhood. police confirm one person was hospitalized but there's no word on the severity of their injuries. the cause is still under investigation as well. army staff sergeant facing mudder charges after police say he killed his wife and opened fire on three police officers in woodbridge, virginia. just outside of washington d.c.. it was the first day on the job for the officer who was killed today. brian web has more. >> reporter: officer down, i
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don't know where the suspect is officer ashley guindon was shot and killed on first day on patrol with prince william county police department. >> she clearly had a passion to serve other in a way that went beyond herself: ashley guindon and two other officer responding to a domestic dispute about 30 miles outside of washington d.c. police arrested flue year old ronald hamilton active duty army staff sergeant assigned to the pentagon. he shot and killed his wife then opened fire on the officers. >> it was very scary. i heard the shots four to five shots back to back. >> reporter: yellow tape roped off the crime scene sunday. residents paid their respected at the hospital where the officers are recovering. >> how could this happen. its so sad: ashley guindon a six-year marine corps reservist was sworn in friday. this picture was posted to the
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departments twitter page welcoming her and another officer. it said by save. hamilton is scheduled to be in court on monday brian web for cbs3 eyewitness news. >> well now on the campaign trail donald trump is facing new criticism after hesitating to denounce form sneer kkk member duke. he was endorsed by him last week. trump was asked more than once about his pin of the former kkk grand wizard and his pin of the clan in general. >> honestly i don't know david duke. i don't believe i ever met him. i just don't know anything about him. >> a look back does show he was at least familiar with duke in n the past in 2000 trump decided not to run for president. siteting duke's involvement and referring to him as a clansman. in a tweet after tv appearances he voice avowed duke's
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endorsement. >> chris christie en dour. back lash. he shocked the political world friday endorsing trump at a raleigh rally. called the endorsement quote political tune niche in a statement hit man continues donald trump is unfit to be president. he is dishonest to place to our first fierce. the governor is mistaken if he believes he can count on my support. i call on chris tea's doners to reject the governor northern trump outright. vies chair of the democratic national commit stepping down from her post to endorse sander. hawaii representative made surprise announcement on sunday. her endorsement of sanders comes a day after hillary clinton came away with a huge win in south carolina primary.
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sander was on face the nation and still optimistic. >> i think we do have a path to victory. i won't tell you that we didn't get beaten and beaten very badly yesterday in south carolina. i congratulate secretary clinton on her victory. i think that is about as bad as its going to get. >> sanders is already trailing clinton ed headting into super tuesday. he is expected to lose more ground to the former secretary of state thanks to her strong support in the south. coverage of campaign 2016 we'll have the latest for you cbsphilly.com. tomorrow is a special day on the calendar february 29th, bed known as leap day about 180 thousand people in the us were born on leap day. anita oh introduces us to one of them in bucks county. >> reporter: most birthday's
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happen every year knott for you're year old paul. >> a little unusual. >> reporter: e there's a break in the calendar for paul who only gets to celebrate his real birthday ever four years. paul is a leap year baby. he was born on february 29th, 1932. so its a big day for paul who's technically turning 21 year old. >> only two milestones this is one. it's all in just fun you know its a pretty special day. >> reporter: family p friends organized a surprise party for paul in warminster. >> i'm shocked. [ laughter ]. >> five to ten years we've been counting down his 21st birthday. he's finally legal. >> reporter: as he leaps into another year he fondly go looks back on some of the milestones before this one. >> my son and i had our 8th birthday's in the same year. can you imagine that?
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>> reporter: the year february 29th doesn't make it on to the calendar. >> celebrate on the 28th and first. >> reporter: still he says getting to celebrate this birthday is a winning moment. in warminster a neither at a e cbs3 eyewitness news. >> happy birthday. stay with us, everyone still to come tonight on eyewitness news gymnastics all for a very good cause. how these girls helped to raise money to fight a deadly disease that effect millions. a mild day it will stick around for the next couple of days there's a return of winter. when to expect low temperatures in the 20s. straight ahead play ball phillies open exwill exhibition season. leslie van arsdale is going to join us
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>> well thousands of young athletes closed out a three day competition that raised hundreds of thousands of dollars. all to fight a disease that impacts millings of women. as terry craig explains it helps to cure the disease before it actually starts. >> reporter: the eyes to the toes to the wings and halos. girls came. they took to the bar. to the vault and of course to
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the mat. raising awareness and money for breast cancer. into into when we see these young girls wearing the pink that color takes on a knew meaning for us. she started quite for her. they pay for well mess treatments like acupuncture and yoga for one thousand breast cancer patients a year. >> acupuncture saved my life everything from depression, anxiety. >> reporter: for the past six years she organized the pink, includes 87 jim and five colleges to compete for three days. >> its so cool. i like competing and having positive cause even better. >> reporter: cart wheel anthony exchanging cart wheelstory for cash. into had you did 56 cart wheels in a minute? >> tips event is expected to
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raise more than 400 thousand dollars. 100 percent of the proceeds help women in the battle against cancer. >> got to keep the tray tradition going. >> reporter: in addition to helping women they help how you prevent cancer. cherri gregg kyw knew radio. >> pop up dinner for 165 homeless philadelphians in center city. eyewitness news was there armory. homeless all around the city treated to a sit down dancer. local man started a go fund me page and raised more than 23 thousand dollars to make this dinner possible. it was a five course meal highlighted by lobster brisk.
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we should go do the news out there. the days are getting longer, more sunshine. longer to enjoy. darkness has finally fallen over center city philadelphia after after a beautiful sunday. buildings twinkling. sunset it didn't cure until five -- 5:51. we had all that time to soak up the sunshine. tonight sunset time being 6:00. by the 13th of march the sunset time after 7:00. march 31st around 7:30. always nice when you have sunshine after you get out of the work place and can really enjoy evening hours. temperatures enjoyable. 64 degrees in philadelphia. average temperature 47. 60 really all across the area 64 in allen taken. 61 atlantic city. temperatures little cooler down
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the shore. picking up the wind. 42 degrees. temperatures being pushed down into upper 40s. chilly in ac. hanging on to 59 degrees in philadelphia. 57 in trenton. 59 degrees in allentown. shared all across the eastern portion of the united states. big warm air mass in place. temperatures right now in the 60 all the way from columbus to nashville, to st. louis to little rock. we will have another mild day in store as we head into the day tomorrow. thanks to the wins. it was a little bit breezy. ten to 15 miles per hour. sporadic gust, gust will wayne as we head into overnight period. pick back up as we head into the day tomorrow with a fairly windy day in store. a trend of the day today a lot of sunshine for our sunday and still clear conditions we still have a, bringing snow and rain showers to portions of the great lakes that will drop into the
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delaware valley as we head into the day tomorrow and provide us a little bit of rain chance. 30% rain chance for tomorrow. min al mal on tuesday. late at night. wednesday wet test day of the week with thunderstorms possible once again. thursday that rain chance will be very early in the morning you'll need that umbrella for went overnight mostly clear. still breezy. mild dropping down to 45 degrees. back up to the 60 tomorrow. 61 degrees light rain early in the day pretty quick clearing as we head into midday in the afternoon hours. whipping out of the southwest at around 15 to 20 miles per hour gusted up around 30. we will sigh arraign chance tomorrow i don't think it's going to hamper your commute, excuse me impact it too much as we head into future weather showing us light rain moving through philadelphia and surrounding counties looks like we're going to clear the morning commute by the time the rain moves in. it's going to quickly move out.
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light in intensity by 3:00 our clear skies in lehigh valley. a few clouds along the shoreline clearing out as we head into tuesday. not too much going on as as we fast forward into wednesday a more potent system that will bring us next chance of rain and thunderstorms. need that umbrella for the first part of the day. light rainfall turning over to sunshine for the sector half of the day, tuesday marching fares non eventful daylight 55 degrees chance of rain wednesday. 57 degrees breezy conditions. cooler by thursday 44 he is degrees there is another little taste of winter on friday. 28 degrees to start and 39 to end the day so something forever one in that forecast. >> it appears so. only i care about the 60s. that's all i care about. thank you lauren. appreciate it. what's going on with sam bradford. the clock is sick king on eagles sam bradford the birds have until tuesday to use the
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franchise tag on him. reportedly they increase d offer. last season he made 15 million in final year of the contract. they want him back. franchise tag would cost 20 million dollars. if they don't come to terms sam will be un restricted free agent come march 9th. making news he gave michael a three year contract extension just over seven million dollars. he was going to be un restrict three agented in?. nfl deadline tomorrow 3:00. one the guys rumored to be on the block mark strike he could help a contending team. mark really likes playing for the flyers he knows this one is out of hand. >> being a flier i love playing for this team i believe in this team. i want to play here, but, you know sometimes those things you can't control, but, i focus on monday's game. >> phillies started exhibition
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season in clearwater against university of tampa. last year. fill leases signed off-season fills nine pitches did not give up a hit. in the first inning passing to andrew in field single that and her rear are went two for two. score less in thing phillies beat tampa. to college hoops you can see it right here on cbs3. saint joe's hawks having a great season. they were picked to finish seven going 92 today's game against st. louis. husband's were a game out of first place. second half of the game, nice pass for the lay up. he had 18 point. the hawks take the league for
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good. scoring 19 of 27 points in second half. saint joe's beat st. louis 77-63. last night curry putting on a show hit a 32 foot july per point six second left in that game that gave told den state a victory over, scoring 46 points broke his own record for most three pointers in a season. still six weeks left t
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