katie outside on the skydeck, and meisha watching your commute. >> good morning, tgif. katie was joking with lauren, normally, don't want to be out on the skydeck. these day i would love to be out there. so how is it feeling outside? >> it actually feels really comfortable, yes, feeling like spring, and as you say that i felt the most tiny raindrop on my hand. we still do have little hint every moisture out there to work with with the latest cold front, still neck likely going through the area, might finds couple of damp road. nos a -- it is not a day that needs an umbrella, but you have couple of light showers still scattered about the area radar, all from this, our latest cold front, continues to cross through the region. do you see how it is starting to fizzle away? it doesn't have ton of moisture to work with as it is. but what it does have is the chill that will start to settle in. now i use the word chill sort of half hazardly t won't turn out to be cold day at all, certainly cooler by comparison to what we saw yesterday.

your area temperatures at the moment, still though into the 60s, remember, normally our highs are only in the 40's at this time of year. soap, the fact that you're still this mild, even at the start of the day, tells that you it will be at least a mild afternoon but certainly cooler by comparison. mid 50's in both reading and allentown, 57 currently in trenton, and in the low 60s, as well, up and down some of the shore towns. check out rehoboth, not shabby right now at 67 degrees for you there. with more evan off shore flow to keep the warmth in place. forty-three the ocean temperature, but again, you won't have too much after on shore flow here to help moderate any of the temperatures at the shore. meanwhile, around the region we go, skies are clearing, expect to see the clouds breaking for sunshine eventually. even if you see couple of raindrops out there, dotting the region this morning, i don't want you to worry too much. that's going to quickly dissipate. we will end up meisha with more sun than anything. >> who can complain about that? it is friday, sunshine, 60s, high 60s at that, thanks, good morning, everyone.

happy friday to you. talcony palmyra bridge scheduled to go off at 5:05. ninety-five south past cottman looking good, first areas we're looking at this morning, looking pretty good. pulling your a ten shown, just waking up with us, good morning, if you haven't heard the news the entire paoli thorndale line suspended since last night. because that far it is because of amtrak wire problems. a lot of passengers were affected last night still are this morning, and it will certainly affect you going out this morning. so make note of that. your alternate the norristown line, 69th street, lots, make sure to check septa.org for all of the reoccurring updates coming forward and also if there are other alternates that you maybe have to think b but right now this will be it. take norristown high-speed line to 69th street. you will transfer to market frankford line right now, that's the best bet affecting a loft people this morning. moving forward, we do have construction here the pa turnpike westbound between delaware valley, that left

lane block, make note of, that also, another area here, more construction, 295 southbound at route 42, all lanes are blocked, until 5:00 a.m. erika, back over to you. >> meisha, thank you. violent abduction from septa bus overnight when man snatches a woman and then takes off. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joining us now at septa's frankford transportation center with the latest information on this. justin, good morning. >> erika, good morning, the search is on for the man and the woman police say that he forced into the back seat of his car, all eyes right now are on the bus. this is the bus that woman was on at just about 2:00 this morning, this bus was stopping at roosevelt boulevard and langdon, that's whether the septa driver we are told noticed he was being tailed by a silver pontiac grand am, or grand prix. the man got out of that car, and began screaming at the bus, also, banking on that bus there where you see the glass. we're told that may have been the area where that woman was sitting at the time of this incident. let's take you now to video,

that area has since been dusted for prints. police say the woman was screaming on the bus that this man is crazy, the man again tried getting on a second time about four, five blocks down when this man cut the actual bus off in the middle of the road. the man then got out of the car then got inside the bus. he grabbed that woman as she exit dollars, and began punching her in the face and head several times, and then forced her to the back seat of his car. now, what we know about the car at this hour is that the silver or dark silver grand am or grand prix or grand am car, and also, has temporary delaware tags. the problem has been because those tags are not a hard match, they can't run them and match them to any particular state. they're having hard time pinpoint that car, so police want us all to be on the look-out for this vehicle, a dark silver or silver grand am, or grand prix, pontiac, also, this man is described as a black male, slender build

between five-eight and 6 feet tall. as for the woman, she is black female about five-seven in her 20's with long dark hair and last seen wearing dark clothing. erika, the investigation continues at this time. there is video aboard this bus, we are told authority may be looking at at this time. that is the latest here, back over to you. >> justin finch, thank you. now, meisha has been talking about this all morning. big commuter problems this morning on septa's paoli thorndale line. as we hit rush hour it remains shutdown because of power problems. power lines came down around the ardmore station during the evening rush, last night. forcing dozens of passengers to look for alternate way to get home. crews have been working around the clock trying to fix this problem. we'll keep on checking for updates, let you know when service will resume. >> a big forest fire is burning in south jersey right now. fire fight remembers work to go bring this one under control. about 250 acres have burned at the penn state for necessary woodland township burlington county. those flames are near sei and

lost lane road. no homes are in danger at this time. officials say based on weather patterns the fire is not expected to spread significantly. >> 5:06 right now. more than thousand people will pay their final respects to former first lady nancy reagan today. she will be laid to rest alongside her beloved husband at the ronald reagan presidential library in semi valley california. terry okita join us live from california with the honored guest list, who will be attending today's services cents. good morning, terry. >> reporter: the big guest list, good morning, erika, you know, it is customary poor presidents and first laid toys make their funeral arrangements while still in office. so, this has been decades in the making. nancy reagan was very involved in the planning all the way down to the paul bearers, who will be reading the passages during her service. >> family and friend every nancy reagan will say farewell to her today. at her late husband's presidential library. the place where she spent many

at her final days. >> going to be an empty chair. i bet we always have an empty chair at the table. >> the former first lady is being remembered for her style, grace, and devotion to her husband, the 40th president. her tribute will draw on other first ladies including laura bush, rosalynn cat err, hillary clinton, and michelle obama. >> earlier in the week, mrs. obama remembered nancy reagan, as a passionate advocate for many important issues, namely, her anti-drug campaign. >> mrs. reagan reminded us of the importance of women's leadership at every level of our society. >> the funeral is closed to the public, but about 5500 mourners pay their last respects this week, some wait in the line for over an hour to meet the cast death and left behind notes, flowers, american flags had her honor. >> her classyness her love for her husband, astounding. >> james manning worked closely with the first lady for more than a decade. >> i think she would be

surprised but smile. i think this is a reflect on on people understanding the difference that she made. >> nancy raying's two children, patty and roll al, will share memories of their mother today. final resting place will be on the grounds of the library right by her husband's side. >> and mrs. reagan requested that she be as close as possible to her husband, and the romance continues, because their burr yale site looks toward the sunset over the pacific ocean. reporting live from simi california. back to you. >> terry, thank you. >> turning right now to campaign 2016, donald trump is expected to get an endorsement today, from former rival, doctor ben carson. meantime, the republican candidate for president hopes much more civil debate last night will get them vote. cbs correspondent don champion has response to the comment. >> so far can i not believe how sieve till has been up here. >> for one, the latest gop

presidential debate is being remembered for its substance, and not smashing. when it ended john kasich admitted he hoped it got him attention. >> i actually get a chance to be heard and, look, the exciting thing is we're rise. >> the most tweeted moment of the night came when marco rubio talk about climate change. >> there has never been a time when the climate has not changed. i think the fundamental question for policy maker is the climate changing because of something we are doing, if so, is there a law you can pass to fix it? >> most popular topic on line was national security, ted cruz tried using the issue to bring down donald trump. >> donald supported hillary clinton and john, and what he said right now is that he agrees in principal with what they're doing, the only thing he thinks is that they should negotiate a little bit better deals. >> during the debate trump defended his recent controversial comment that muslims hate the us. >> there is tremendous hatred. >> afterward cbs news major garrett pressed him.

>> as commander in chief how do you deal with that, how do you in your words -- >> we'll figure it out because i find a way to figure everything out. >> voters and the winner takes all states of florida and ohio will head to the polls tuesday. don champion, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> the democrats also spent the day campaigning in florida, frontrunner hillary clinton is under added pressure after her surprise lost to bernie sanders in michigan. in a addition to florida, ohio, illinois, north carolina, and missouri will all hold primary contests next tuesday. sanders' trailing clinton in florida in the latest polls. and, elderly man is charged with assaulting a protesters, trump rally in north carolina. video shows the protesters being led out of the event, when the suspect there, 78 year old john, hit him in the face. >> was not detained or arrested on site but was later charged. done add trump's campaign is not commenting on the incident. >> we have some good news this morning, for philadelphia

public schools dealing with budget cut. superintendent william hite promised the school district will put full time nurse and counselor in every single school just as long as the district gets the monty expect from the state. the extra workers will be hired for the next school year. any schools only have part time nurses cents and counselors right now because there simply isn't enough money to pay. >> all right, stadium show-down between temple university and people who live in north philadelphia. we will tell you about the growing concern about plans to build a new football stadium there. also: wow. a frightening blast right near a shopping center, too. what sparked that massive fireball. >> and, whether you have kids or just lover the movies, you will want to see this. only "eyewitness news" takes you behind the scenes of the new picsar exhibit at the franklin institute before it opens up to the public. you'll learn about the science behind those hit movies. >> ♪

>> reminder don't forget to turn your clocks one hour saturday night for daylight saving time. unfortunately, yes, that means you're losing a hour of sleep this weekend. but hey, get one more hour of sunshine your afternoon. we'll be right back.

with heart failure, danger is always on the rise. symptoms worsen because your heart isn't pumping well. (water filling room) about 50 percent of people die (dog whimpering) within 5 years of getting diagnosed. but there's something you can do. talk to your doctor about heart failure treatment options. because the more you know, the more likely you are... (dog whimpering) to keep it pumping. i do everything on the internet. but it's kind of slow. my friends said i should get fios because it's the fastest... i just downloaded 600 photos in 60 seconds. that's seriously better. (man) we're out of 2%. i wonder what else could be better around here?

(man) i heard that. now get our best offer ever. super fast 100 meg internet, plus tv & phone for just $69.99 a month online with no annual contract. 100 meg speeds at a price this good? fios can do that. cable just can't. switch to better. switch to fios with menu classicsback! now at throwback prices. our signature 12 oz. sirloin back to $12.97... the alice springs chicken... and of course our bloomin' onion back to $6.97. for a limited time only, hurry in and relive the past.

at outback. >> seaning center in ohio rocked by powerful explosion. >> man, a huge fireball there, shooting out of the grounds, after the blast near cleveland. two propane tanks caught fire annex product dollars near construction site. it took more than an hour to finally put that fire out. pretty amazing video there. but no one, we're told, was hurt in that blast. >> louisianna is just one of the states struggling with heavy storms and massive flooding and the death toll is rising this morning, correspondent rid shows us what the governor plans to do now. >> this is obviously very serious situation. >> louisianna governor john bell edwards ranger resident not to -- >> i'm encouraging the public to be mindful of the dangers that's out there.

>> entire state under emergency declaration, heavy rains pudge he will the southeast for another day. >> quite honestly, we have more road closures than we have sign and to mark them. >> he is talking about scenes like this one in neighboring mississippi where motorist was rescued after driving through a flooded roadway. that state's governor also declaring states of emergency, as officials warned of flashflooding all part of storm system blamed for four death, including one in hard hit texas where flashflood watches were in effect thursday, extending well into the mississippi river valley. severe weather set to continue through the weekend in areas already reeling from the deluge. >> record amount of water from the lake, houses being cut off where they can't go to and from. >> greatest risk northern louisianna, officials expanded already massive evacuation in response to what they saw as the eminent breach of levees. cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> heart goes out to everyone

down sound -- south, record rain. >> looking at the hi, some of the doppler estimate, some of the rainfall that that area has seen, and it is so incredibly excessive. >> absolutely. >> yes, it is really really difficult to watch from the video obviously, let's go on out to the maps here. show you exactly how much they've seen down toward the shreveport area. when you start to lose colors on the map, you know you're dealing with incredible rainfall rate. and this is over the last 72 hours, or so, but we are talking inches upon inches, even, over a foot worth of rain. a foot worth of rain falling in that short amount of time. >> massive flooding. now, looking at storm scan3, nice wide zoom we very quickly touch on the fact we have coal front here. we will get to. that will continue to see the excessive moisture being drawn in around the area, developing low pressure because of that incredible rainfall rates through louisianna, mississippi, will lead to major flooding too, down through some of the

contributaries from the mississippi river. all of this will eventually be lifting north. we won't be dealing with the kind of rainfall rate like we're seeing down in the deep south. rather, we will see some showers down the road here, especially, leading into the upcoming weekend which we will get to. for now here is the first front we were talking becomes pretty wimpy when it comes to moisture content. talking foot your weather for second though. once this front sort of dissipate it, will within the next few hours, back into sunshine err for the rest of the day steak quiet through saturday, even though little cooler by comparison, still women above average, pleasant, then comes some of the moisture but notice sunday, yes, see couple of showers dotting the area radar, nothing terribly excessive. even though we are going to see own more wet weather move along as we head into machine day which you will see in the seven day. for now skies turning out sunny, it is still mild, expect to go top off technically just 67 degrees later today. mostly clear, definitely cooler, under the clear sky with the cooler air to work, with looking forward in the forecast, don't forget, time

to spring forward at the clocks, saturday into sunday, and the coolest day does come monday courtesy of more clouds some showers, meisha, over to you. >> okay price to pay, losing hour of sleep. but we're moving into the spring, i'll take it, good morning, the talcony palmyra bridge was up for little bit. now back down. not quite through traffic yet. keeping my eye on this it just came back down, the blue route, taillights in the southbound direction, broomall you can looking good, nice and quiet. basically anywhere i have been looking this morning it has been looking nice and quiet the one of the main things this morning, i want to pull your attention to this, mass transit for those of how take the paoli thorndale line to work, entire paoli thorndale line is suspended it has been since lags night affecting the evening commuters yesterday, will also affect our morning commuters this morning. >> also hearing some reports it is affecting some amtrak services as well, make note of

that. for those of how need an alternate, norristown high-speed line, market frankford at 69th street, going to be your best bet. /haytaian suggest you check out septa.org for all of their updates that they continually post and i'll be keeping you updated on this. >> new jersey transit rail worker union plan to resume talks today in hopes of avert ago strike this weekend. union work verse been working without a contract for nearly five years. officials say wages and healthcare costs are still being discussed. >> strike deadline 12:01 a.m. this sunday. >> air lining pass inning nerve china just looking for some fresh air, so he popped open an emergency exit, while the plane was on the runway. this is apparently not the first time it has happened either. that man told authority that he thought the door handle would roll down a window. the move delayed the chinese southern flight an extra hour while officials tried to figure out what happened. now last year, more than dozen

passengers in china opened airline emergency doors. >> coming up a warning for dog lovers, contagious illness spread through our area, the simple way you can protect your pet. also: >> ♪ >> oh, performances like that have turned carpool karioke into smashing success, now, james cord on taking his segment beyond the late late show. the new place you can see stars belting out songs in the cars. excitement. >> ♪ >> ♪

so i asked about adding once-daily namenda xr to her current treatment for moderate to severe alzheimer's. it works differently. when added to another alzheimer's treatment, it may improve overall function and cognition. and may slow the worsening of symptoms for a while. (announcer) namenda xr doesn't change how the disease progresses. it shouldn't be taken by anyone allergic to memantine, or who's had a bad reaction to namenda xr or its ingredients. before starting treatment, tell their doctor if they have, or ever had a seizure disorder, difficulty passing urine, liver, kidney, or bladder problems, and about medications they're taking. certain medications, changes in diet, or medical conditions may affect the amount of namenda xr in the body and may increase side effects. the most common side effects are headache, diarrhea, and dizziness. all my life, he's protected me. ask their doctor about once-daily namenda xr

and learn about a free trial offer at namenedaxr.com.

>> par vaux extremely contagious to pets and can even be deadly. two puppies recovering from the parvovirus at the erie avenue spca. and medical experts say warmer wet kerr create an environment where viruses cans thrive, and spread among pets. >> over the summer in a eight week period of time we saw 73 parvo positive dogs, vomiting, lethargy, a horrible disease, it is almost 100% preventable. >> now, if you want to get your pet vaccinated the pennsylvania spca, they're offering vac continuation cents three times a week, just call them to get those times. well, sisters usually it a lot of things together. for one pair of siblings in florida, that includes giving birth. meet sisters sarah hitmeyer and crystal wingate, they both gave birth to baby boys at the same hospital, just minutes apart. the sisters who live on the same farm were scheduled to be induced within days of each other, but those baby had other plans. mother nature new what she was doing. >> some delaware county student are getting national

attention today for their efforts to help fight childhood cancer. student from springfield high school in delaware county are going to be featured on the doctors this morning, seen right here on cbs-3. they are talking about the school's stefan i dance marathon, raises money for the four diamonds charity. it raised more than $1 million over the last 14 years. they'll talk about their fundraising effort for next month's dance that mondayment be sure to catch the local student on the doctors here on cbs-3 at 9:00 this morning, congrats, guys. >> the white house is coming to the aid of moms who can't afford diapers for their babies. owe bamm administration officials say that one in three families has trouble affording diapers. the new program gives low income families diapers up to 25% cheaper than through current prices cents. deep remembers not covered under federal assistance programs. the diaper program launches at the end of next month. >> 5:26 right now. some big news this morning for apple fans, when the company will take the wraps off the my

he is iphone and features it is expected to have. jan? >> reporter: and, erika, i'm coming to you live this morning from the franklin institute, where i am trying to get dorey's lighting just right. red, no, she is friendly character, how about blue? that's perfect. now, this is all part of new exhibit called the science behind picsar, we have sneak peak straight ahead. >> just keep swimming until we get back to you, jan. hey, erika, got it, all right. hey, folks, the record warmth is going to be drawing to a close, however, dow come bearing above average warmth news for your forecast. we will have all of the details coming up on how warm it will stay coming up. erika? >> thanks, katie. also, meisha up a dating major problems for some septa commuters this morning. the major lines that is not working right now. she has the details when we come right back.

my office needs new laptops and a price match guarantee. i took a body language class once and the way you're standing could mean you're hiding something. oh! uh, staples has low prices. okay, now you're shouting... [laughing] we can hear ya! the lowest price. every time. staples. make more happen.

>> great movie. some of the biggest and best animated movies every all time now new exhibit at the franklin institute shows you the science behind picsar movies like finding nemo. so cool. and this exhibit does not open to the public until tomorrow. but we are getting special access this morning. we will talk