strike averted, a last minute deal is made to keep new jersey transit, running. governor chris christie is saying about it. and chaos in chicago, the violence that shut down a donald trump campaign rally. and work is about to get underway to restore grounds of the local high school, damaged by vandals. how you can pitch into help. it is saturday, march 12th, good morning i'm rahel solomon. the lets get you started with the quick check of weather. the meteorologist justin drabick joins us now. the justin, what a weekend it has been. >> i have been hearing both side of the story, hey, too earl for 80's. i understand that. people were loving it. i loved it. i was outside enjoying it.

we didn't have humidity, that makes it feel good. >> that is nice in philadelphia a. >> we will cool down this weekend but we are highs well up in the 60's which is warm this time of the year. we should be in the lower 50's this time of the year. the pleasant conditions. we will not bring back shower chances in our forecast as well. this morning noticeably colder. we are checking in the mid 40's, in philadelphia, right now, 44 degrees at the airport. the light wind out of the north east at the 5 miles an hour. the not much wind to deal with this morning but throw that jacket on. it is chilly in some of those suburbs. compared to this time yesterday, 17 to 27 degrees colder, so that is that cooler, air mass building in but again, for early march, this is warmer than normal. thirty-five in millville at this hour. it is freezing in will allentown, 25 degrees in mount pocono. we have cold air, settling in, the surface, quakertown checks in at 28 degrees. clear skies right now. cloud out to the the south and west toward washington d.c., we will start to filth inner

later this morning and in the afternoon. the increasing cloud cover and that is a sign of our next storm. today we are dry, mix of sun and clouds, still mild, high of 64 degrees. the at the shore we will be in the upper 50's. the it turns out to be a mild afternoon in the poconos after a cold start highs in the mid 50's with more sunshine. the clouds thicken up tonight, we will talk about shower chances for the second half of the weekend and we will time it out. we will let you know when best chance to see that wet weather with the full forecast in a few minutes, rahel, back to you. new jersey transit, and rail union work are reached a tentative agreement to a avoid a strike. we are still awaiting details of the the new contract, on the table, but workers have threaten of course to walk off the job a at 12:01 a.m. sunday if no deal had been agreed upon. the at the sent of dispute was wages and amount of that employees contribute to go health benefits. an estimated 160,000 commuters use new jersey transit on a typical weekday. new jersey governor chris christie thanked the negotiators.

>> i want to thank all of the people at new jersey transit, our negotiator and union representation for maintaining good faith negotiations throughout, and all a the talks, and for averting what could have been a very difficult, troublesome, work stoppage. >> the agreement will now be voted on by the more than 4,000 members of the rail union. in the meantime trains are expect to be running, as usual. a family is displayed in camden when fire rips through the home next door. the flames broke out in the vacant home around 10:30 last night, and a 900 block of fifth street. fire destroyed this row home and caused damage to the neighboring one. one fire fighter did suffer minor injuries, battling the flames. he was taken to the hospital. and police are searching for a man wanting for sex assault in northeast philadelphia take a look at this sketch of the the suspect. police say a 22-year old woman was walking on rhawn avenue near winchester wednesday

night when the man approached her from behind, taped her mouth shut, cuffed her wrist to her ankles abe forced her in the woods. if you recognize this man you are asked to call police. campaign 2016 donald trump is hoping for a calmer day for three rallies, that are planned today, after having to postpone a rally because of chaos last night in chicago. trump says he did in the want to see people get hurt and that is why he called it off. as craig bos well shows us large groom gathered inside the venue and lined up outside. >> reporter: protesters clashed with officers, and with each other outside the university of illinois, after donald trump postponed his rally because of safety concerns. >> thank you very much for your attendance and please come with me. >> reporter: crowd of thousands erupted after the announcement. >> we want trump, we want trump. >> reporter: fights broke out as people confronted each other, some got violent. >> we want trump.

>> reporter: one person charged a podium, the crowd spilled into the streets of chicago. >> once in a lifetime experience to see a presidential candidate and, yeah, walk outside and people are yelling at you. >> silencing the speech of so many americans. he is making people scared to weak up in the morning. >> reporter: some say postponing the rally was a mistake. >> i think it is bad because it will encourage more bad behavior. >> reporter: donald trump called into ms n p.c. >> chicago is the home of very, very bad rallies. the i don't want to see anything like that. i made's decision. >> we were confident we were providing the proper amount of security for mr. trump to get in the event and to be able to to leave the event. >> get them out of here. >> reporter: earlier friday 32 people were arrested at trump's rally in st. louis. >> these are not good people, folks, just so you understand. >> reporter: trump dismissed claims that he is dividing country and using hateful

speech. craig boswell for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". police say they have arrested five people at friday tonight's event. one rally set for today is in kansas city and its mayor says if people are concerned, don't attend and if they do go do not engagement. meantime marco rubio says he he is willing to work with one of his rivals to stop trump. rubio is urging fellow republicans in ohio to turnout and vote on tuesday for john kasich. rubio says kasich has better chance of stopping donald trum in ohio then he himself does. the rubio is telling voters in his home state the of florida to vote for him, and that any vote for kasich or ted cruz, is a vote for trump. as for the democrats, they are working to drum up more support for their upcoming primaries. hillary clinton has an event in st. louis, bernie sanders had a rally yesterday and voters in missouri and north carolina go to the polls on tuesday. nancy reagan is laid to rest inch's way from her

beloved ronnie. the former first lady's life was celebrated yesterday at a memorial service a at ronald reagan presidential library any california. >> will lay down next to the man who was the love of her later. >> reporter: mourners from the top ranks of politics, entertainment took part with her son and daughter. they spoke of the storied love affair between her mother and father, president reagan. their marriage lasted 52 years. the nancy reagan was remembered as gracious, kind, yet fiercely protective of her husband. she was buried beside the former president at the presidential library a top the hill overlooking the pacific. cbs correspondent, chris martinez was at the funeral and coming up next, we will hear special details nancy planned for her memorial, before passing away. he served our country, almost 50 years ago in vietnam, his family and friend and even some strangers are now offering thanks with the therapy dog. glassboro resident dan

connolly said he he suffered from post traumatic stress disorder for decade. last night he joined forces with ike a ptsd therapy dog. the head chef in glassboro, presented connolly with the dog. >> i'm very grateful for what happened with this dog. so far he has been perfect. >> reporter: head chef mark eagle will raised money for past few months and he is also a veteran with pt. is d. said therapy dogs are more popular in the military community. >> the way of coping is to raise money, and to give back to someone that needs it, and now you can get to therapy and take everything that they give you, and to me, this helps me a lot better. >> he plans to help a different veteran with a therapy dog every year. the community comes together today to help restore vandalized ground of the roxborough high school. vandals hit lankenau

environmental science magnate high school last month driving over the ground leaving a muddy mess. the green space is used for outdoor activities up is as spirit day, local contractors, and volunteers are now offering their expertise, vehicles and manpower, free of charge, to help rebuild the outdoor space. they will be at the school from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. if you want to go over and lend a hand. the philadelphia a police department is working in the community to improve relations between officers and young people. our natasha brown shows us how they bonded with children in the neighborhood, over a feature presentation. >> yeah. >> reporter: twelfth district police officers transformed their roll call room in the kid friendly entertainment center. children age five through ten years old are getting the vip treatment equipped with the red carpet entrance into a grand movie night experience. >> the movie that they are seeing tonight is minions, everybody loves that. i love it myself.

so we thought kid would really like it. >> reporter: this is first time that the 12th district played host to the community movie night as part have of the program called cops and kids. a inly mentoring initiative meant to create bonds and trust between police officers and neighborhood children. >> this is something that we're doing to break down barriers, that the police and the community have. so this is something that the children will remember, you know, 30 years from now they will drive by district and saw the first movie there. it is just something we want to do as an extension of goodwill towards our community >> it is very positive. they stay out of trouble. stay in school. >> reporter: between popcorn and treats, kid enjoyed movie, learning valuable lessons under guidance for those meant to protect and serve. what do you think about the movie. >> good. >> reporter: do you think it is good. >> yes. >> reporter: do you like the minions. >> i loved it.

>> reporter: what do you want to say to the police officers tonight. >> thank you you for everything that they did, for taking time off and spending the money on all this just for us. the. >> reporter: the cops and kid program takes place last wednesday of every month, this is first time they have ever had a movie night the at 12th district police department the but certainly hoping that it will not be the last. the in southwest philadelphia, natasha brown, for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". there is some new research on heart health and certain kind of exercise, health reporter stephanie stahl tells us about the the benefits of tie che coming up next. also a nightmare in the middle of traffic, a car's roof and windshield destroyed, what caused this highway disaster. we will also have have this. >> reporter: fifteen police departments in bucks county has signed up to use this arm or vehicle will sometimes used in military combat. i'm anita oh in yardley and

frightening moment in a new york highway when a tire, flies off a car and smashes through the windshields of another car. police say a mazda suv was traveling on grand central parkway in queens when the the tire on the driver's front side, dislodged and flew over median into on coming traffic. the tire smashed through the windshield of the toyota rav4 suv injuring two people inside. a five three-year old man suffered severe head trauma from the impact and a six two-year old passenger injured his shoulder. two lanes of i-95 were

shut down last night due to smoke drifting over and on to the highway. chopper three over the brush fire, new this is the scene just south of the levick street near the tacony palmyra bridge in the northeast earlier. the fire is now out and the causes unclear. local police departments are rolling out new heavy equipment that help them protect and serve. more than a dozen bucks county departments now have access to a new armored vehicle previously used by the military. eye witt the necessary news reporter a anita oh show us why swat teams in our area say they need them. >> reporter: in fact, bullet-proof. >> they will in the penetrate. >> reporter: nearly 50,000-pound military grade armored vehicles were designed for war zones. >> mine resistant, ambush protection vehicle, and they are designed for the military, against ied's and other explosive devices. >> reporter: but as part of the federal program these trucks are transitioning out

of military combat and into local police departments including 15 in bucks county. >> it is to protect our officers responding to whose style scenes. >> reporter: such as in 2012 when an off-duty new jersey officer barricaded himself inside his doylestown home raining gunfire on responding officers. >> he disabled some vehicles, he disable another arm a ordinary personnel vehicle will that was there. so, this type of vehicle will is able to withstand a a lot more abuse. >> reporter: lieutenant jason bram of lower makefield police said it can be used in severe weather situations like flooding. >> back in i believe it was 2006, that happened three times and we were having having backhoes and front end loaders to get a across high the water to get to people. so this is able to go through several feet of water. >> reporter: $865,000 truck is federally funded, lieutenant bram says there has been no cost to the the bucks county taxpayer financially or otherwise. >> it is used as a defense vehicle not offensive vehicle.

>> reporter: pennsylvania aclu sent "eyewitness news" this statement. it says in part our neighborhoods are in the war zones and police officers should not be treating us lake wartime enemies. use of military gear encouraging overly aggressive policing and promote fear, traumatize individuals and families and result in damage to personal property. but lieutenant bram says it the is better to have one and not need it, then the other way around. >> it is an asset, 100 percent. if we use it one time and it it did its job it was worth whatever expense we did to keep our officers and pur safe. >> reporter: layer makefield isn't the only police department to get one of these vehicles, it has been used across the country. here in bucks county the warwick police department got one of these a few years ago but actually said they have not had a reason to use it yet. in yardley, anita oh for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". and, taking you to the the city of arborly love one tree at a time.

"eyewitness news" at rittenhouse park where it was beautiful weather for 2016 tree kick off. it provides free trees to sit residents helps spread the message. >> my goal, obviously toys make the best football team in the country. i also want to make fill at best city in the country to do that you news he had to make it the greenest city in the country. >> only way we will meet our goal to increase city tree counties to engage, philadelphia residents, in their homes in, their backyard to plant trees to care for those trees and to be stewards of those trees. >> reporter: with the help of td bank the organization hopes to increase the tree canopy throughout philadelphia. and justin joins us now with more beautiful weather in store. >> with weather like we have those trees will be blooming pretty quickly. we will in the be breaking any record next several days but still pretty mild talking about 50's and 60's? >> might we see 07-degree on the seven day. >> maybe, stay tuned. in about three minutes or so

we will talk about that. cold morning in some spots. we're going to see it deceiving. yesterday was so nice and this morning work that coat on but by this after afternoon it turns out to be a nice day. quiet though, not a bad start to our saturday morning, first half of the weekend, it is in good shape. looking live at spring garden street, clear skies right now, we will have a nice sunrise at 6:15, and then that will start to see clouds roll in later during the day as a sign of the next storm system that will impact us starting second half of the weekend but it is mild for this time of the year. lower 50's where we should be. we will still talk about 60-degree temperature, shower chances return, starting tomorrow into next week and then there is a cool down when i say will cool, nothing cold, we will still be above average for daytime high temperatures. look at interior south jersey, 35 in millville. thirty-four in at atlantic city airport. dover delaware checks in at 39. around it is i still hanging out in the 40's, freezing in mullica, 38 in woodstown.

thirty-seven in malvern. we have cold spots. quakertown was in the upper 20's. we have clear skies and light wind this morning, all that cold air is able to settle in on the protected area down at the surface there is some cold temperatures. cloud free right the now but band of clouds starting to move in a across washington d.c. these are mid to high level clouds, filtering out the sun. we will have decent amount of sunshine and start to move in later this morning into the afternoon. our rain chance don't arrive until sunday but still protected today. good day to be outside, very pleasant, temperatures 50's and 60's. here comes the warm front from the the south on sunday this will bring in more clouds, with the chance for some showers, and most likely, sunday afternoon anagen, sunday pretty much spotty, better chance late in the day and then monday, we will have to deal with off and on showers. wetest day out of the next seven will be monday, overcast skies, dreary, but with those clouds and showers, it will be cool. let's time things out, this morning, sunshine, clouds

start to roll role in. it is still dry. if you have evening plans traveling, or hitting the town for dinner still looking good. you do in the need the umbrella throughout the overnight we will continue with mostly cloudy conditions. sunday morning still dry in the afternoon. there could be a spotty showers well to the south and west and mid to late afternoon we will start to see increase in showers, returning, to the delaware valley. that will be off and on sunday night. temperatures today we will be in the 50's to low mid 60's depending on how much sunshine we will see. very pleasant, with the low humidity and light wind. tonight not as cold as this morning mid to upper 40's by the time you wake up sunday morning. sunday afternoon we could get a few peaks of sun but temperatures running upper 50's to lower 60's. still almost 10 degrees above average for this time of the the year. today, sun and clouds, still mild, 64 degrees. the light wind southwest at the 10 miles an hour. tonight clouds to thicken, up, it is cool. we turn clocks ahead one hour tonight as daylight saving

time begins on sunday. so sunset tomorrow, will be happening at 7:06. we will lose the hour but you get that day light a little bit longer in the day, later in the day. so you are in the 60's, showers possible sunday, better chance for showers, monday, upper 50's and then tuesday we're right back in the mid 60's, maybe a morning showers. there is rahel, wednesday you were mentioning it, 70 degrees, again for wednesday's high temperature. so nice. we will cool it down by end of the week. >> it appears that spring has sprung. >> thank you, justin. on the cbs-3 healthwatch people with heart disease could benefit from the chinese exercise that was found to improve quality of life, reduce depression and more. health reporter stephanie stahl has the very latest research. >> reporter: at 82 years old will be earth hogan is trying something new to get his daily exercise. >> when you reach my age you say wait a minute, not only do i want to stay alive, i want to be able to move. >> reporter: he is serious about improving his heart health, he has high blood pressure and high cholesterol

so now he is among the group taking tie che classes. >> all i hear is circular. >> reporter: researchers reviewed 35 previous studies and found traditional chinese exercises like tie che lowered blood pressure, bad cholesterol, and triglycerides. >> anything that helps with all of those risk factors can limit the risk for advancing disease. >> reporter: new research shows that this kind of exercise may improve cardiovascular health and well-being of patient was heart disease or stroke. >> not a strenuous exercise but still engages the heart much more than sitting down are laying in bed report report hogan finished his third tie che class. >> it doesn't look like it is tiring, it doesn't look like anything but it really works. >> reporter: despite benefits the study found that traditional chinese exercise did in the the significantly improve participant's heart rates or aerobic fitness. i'm stephanie stahl, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". still a a head we have a look at what is new in theaters, this weekend.

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tells her that the world is uninhabitable due to a chemical attack but is he who he claims to be? plot is kept tightly under wraps and jj abrams only hinted at what is to come. >> process of working on this movie was so kind of under the radar because we just, we had different name, it was sort of a low budget movie, in one was really asking questions, we made sure that the cast and the crew knew we would rather not have this, you know, get out, so, we don't ruin experience for movie goers. >> it is coming. >> there is a lot more at stake then you see in this image. >> in eye in the the sky helen mir enis a colonel commanding a drone mission to capture a terrorist but when a little girl entering the kill zone the mission is complicated and choices she and other top commanders must make becomes impossible and that dramatic tension is what brought mir even on board to the film. >> the way, in which, it the brings out all of the complicated, moral issues of

war, and presents it, i think in, a extremely dramatic, and, truthful way. i wanted to do the character, to fulfill its function in the story, but really it was the story that i thought was really interesting. >> reporter: for entertainment tonight i'm kevin frazier new back to you in the studio. and for all of the latest news from hollywood, watch entertainment tonight. it is on every week night at 7:00 right here on cbs-3. coming up in our next half an hour on "eyewitness news" a sense of relief for new jersey transit riders, what is next after a tentative contract tiehl is reached. also ahead, another major announce. from astronaut scott kelly, what he says he is going to do following his nearly year long stay in space. plus this... >> reporter: an american gets royal treatment ahead of the queen's 90th birthday i'm jonathan vigliotti

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strike averted, new jersey transit deal comes down to the wire, and this morning riders are breathing a sigh of relief. why both sides of the the contract dispute are saying, about the tentative agreement.

move over kate, this dancing woman find out what it is like to be a princess. why she was picked for the royal treatment in london. good morning, i've got green earrings and sneakers for third fourth annual republican conn run i'm anita oh on the schuylkill trail with a live interview coming up, plus if you have not signed up yet, and you want to i will tell you how and when to do that, up next. and, good morning, i'm rahel solomon. the let's send it over to meteorologist justin drabick on the cbs-3 sky deck with eyewitness weather. still chilly but nice out there. >> noticeably colder but not that bad for early march. some areas waking up in the the 30's. we are still talk about temperatures reaching the 60's. check it out cold spot, up the mountains where it the is 25 degrees. forty-four in philadelphia. just off the shoreline in atlantic city airport mid

30's. the key thing is the win. they are 5 miles an her or less. that just allows that colder air to settle in at the surface with the the clear skies. generally, 30's and 40's this morning. we're freezing in allentown at this hour. thirty-nine in dover, delaware. suburbs just coming out of the upper 20's in quakertown. we are up to 30 degrees. thirty-two in mount holly, new jersey. dry on storm scan three, clear skies. cloud will move in later today but a dry sat the day, in the a bad start to the weekend so this morning it is clear and cool. temperatures 30's and 40's this afternoon. we will get back in the 50's and potentially mid 60's in some spots the but here's your weekend forecast. the today overall, probably the best day of the two because tomorrow we will bring back more clouds and talk about some shower chances, returning. it is still mild for march with highs in the 60's. we will let you know when we will see the best chance for that umbrella coming up in the full forecast in a few more minutes, rahel, back to you. new jersey transit, and its rail union workers reached a tentative agreement averting a strike.

now we're still awaiting details of the the new contract that is on the table, as health reporter lou young reports from the sister station in new york, that the tense negotiations ended with smiles and congratulations but little in the way of information. >> we have reached a tentative a agreement. we're going home to our families. thank you. >> reporter: it ended with smiles of congratulations but little will in the way of information, 11 unions working without a contract for five years now have a possible deal that will carry them through the rest of the decade averting a new jersey transit strike that had been authorized for this coming sunday. but at what cost? governor chris christie who direct the state and the final deal wouldn't talk about it. >> governor, the price tag on this it was estimated at one point union proposal would cost 183 million-dollar, do you know what this will cost. >> i do, and i'm not telling you. >> reporter: why not? >> because the unions, because the unions, and i have made an

agreement that this financial specifics of the deal will not be put out, by the government until they have had an opportunity to present it to the members. >> we're happy. it was a long, long task and it is, done. >> reporter: governor was critical of 183 million-dollar estimated cost of the union's original proposal so you can presume what was agreed to was less than that but length of the deal is a surprise. >> this will be a workers and commuters a measure of certainty and stability, as we go forward. we're talking about a contract that goes back all the a back to 2011 and now goes through 2020. there will not be any fare increases necessitated by now by that. >> reporter: through june of next year riders are happy, the trains will keep rolling. >> in more strike, that is so good. >> i'm happy bit. it would have been kay uses on monday. >> reporter: that was lou young reporting. now there is in word on the exact details of the deal but trains are expect to be

running, as usual, when the workweek resumes on monday. a pennsylvania state trooper, killed in the line of duty is being honored in a special way. >> ♪ >> "eyewitness news" a at philadelphia's roman catholic high school where faller trooper david kedra graduated in 2006. after mass the school announce aid new scholarship in his name. kedra was killed in september 204 when a former state police firearms instructor shot him during a training obsession the former classmate, and collogues reflect on his life. >> david had a sense of energy and truly loved life. although david could have had a reputation of a joker, he had a strong work ethic and took the job and positions he held very seriously. the the instructor who shot kedra richard schroder pleaded guilty and served two weeks in jail and sentenced to three to 18 months of house arrest.

this weekend's loved ones will be beginning to say good bye to new jersey state trooper sean cullen. a viewing will be held from 2:00 to 7:00 p.m. and monday morning from 8:00 to 11:30 at saint borromeo church in cinnaminson. funeral will happen at noon followed by the intern. at lake view memorial park. trooper cullen was struck managing the scene of the accident on i295 in deptford monday night. he later died at cooper medical center surrounded by family. cullen was a trooper for almost two years, so far no charges have been filed against the driver who hit him. and today the community will remember former miss new jersey, cara mccollum, the miss new jersey education foundation is hosting a memorial service at ocean city tabernacle. mccollum was critically hurt in the february 15th car accident on route 55 in south jersey and later sus come to her injuries. nancy reagan is laid to rest inches away from her beloved ronnie. former first lady an "s" life was celebrated yesterday in a

memorial service at ronald reagan presidential library any california. cbs correspondent chris martinez shows us how nancy was remembered for her fierce devotion to her husband, and her country. >> i know that my redeemer... >> reporter: prayer was read for nancy reagan as her casket was carried outside the ronald reagan presidential library for her funeral. >> ♪ >> reporter: their love was clear in a letter the president wrote to mrs. reagan on their first christmas in the white house. >> fortunately for me that is for their to be no life for me without you. >> reporter: nancy reagan was very involved in planning her memorial service here at reagan library. officials tell us she chose everything from the flowers to pallbearers to the program and guest list. the first lady michelle obama paid her last respects as did former president george w. bush and three former first ladies. reagan's children patty davis and ron reagan junior reflect on their mother a's devotion. >> when my father was shot and

my mother rush to the hospital they first would not let her see him. i have to she says. you don't understand how it is with us. >> she will once again lay down beside the man was the love of her life, the one she loved until the end of her days. >> nancy reagan will rest in peace inches from the former president on the the library's ground. chris martinez for cbs-3 eye bitterness news. astronaut scott kelly who spent nearly a year in space is retiring, from nast, at the end of the month. kelly will continue to participate and test, related to his lengthy stay in orbit. researchers are running tests on him and his twin brother mark back here on earth. the scott kelly currently holds the american record for most time in space. the get the this he made a total of four round trips spending a total of 520 days in space. what an accomplishment. queen elizabeth will mark her 90th birthday in less than 90 days. the lead up to the huge celebration, officials crown

america's biggest royal fan. cbs's john vigliotti has the the store friday london. >> there is other places that i have to go first. >> reporter: ohio rest tenth christine mir has admired the royal family from across the pond since she was a kid. >> hello, christine. >> reporter: now she's getting a pass to royal history. >> you have been chosen to come to london. >> reporter: as part of the 90 day build up of queen elizabeth's 90th birthday wash the city a's tourism agency launch a casting call for one lucky american to experience their own, royal weekend. >> these types of trips do happen just once in a lifetime. >> reporter: mir got everything from a royal make over. >> i had lines of dresses waiting for me from paris. >> reporter: to a royal tour of the london's most popular sights. >> to do that in the 1951 car was just unbelievable. >> reporter: royal curiosity brings in big money for the uk. u.s. visitors a along spend

$3 billion a year. >> i think u.s. residents love that history, heritage, pomp and circumstance. it is a mating to witness. >> i cannot believe i'm standing here. >> reporter: but mir's fairy tail visit must come to an end. she said shell never for get her once in a lifetime trip. jonathan vigliotti for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". and it is time to get your self deck out in green and look like your best leprechaun, the run you can take part in this morning for a good cause, coming up. also a ahead a four clawed lobster, find out why this unique crustation won't be making it to the din are table. and the sun will be out for the start of the weekend but the rain will return, justin is back to tell us when to expect it, when "eyewitness news" continues. frustrated with your overactive bladder medicine not working? can't handle the side effects? botox® treats symptoms of leaking, going too often,

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for i good cause and benefits special olympics here in philadelphia joining me is marketing manager christine createman woke up to be with us bright and early this morning. thanks so much for being here. >> thanks so much for having us. >> reporter: money raised today can you explain where it will go and what it will fun. >> money today that we raised will stay here in philadelphia for all of our athletes. we provide free competition and training for our the athletes all the way around as our athletes never have to pay a pen toy train or compete. >> reporter: how many people do you expect to come out to this event. >> today we expect a thousand runners and walkers. weather is great so we are hoping we can get higher then that. >> reporter: i hope so too. it is chilly right now. the justin, bring us good weather. if people haven't signed up yet you can still do so. the kristin will explain how to do so. >> we have a day of registration. we will have people out there in a bit. it is 25 a dollars for 2-mile walk and $35 for 5-mile race. come down and we will take care of you.

>> reporter: will you be running. >> no, i will be running around this tent making my 5 miles today in the tent. >> reporter: thank you so much. new last year this event raised $30,000 for special olympics of philadelphia as kristin says it stays right here in philadelphia for the athletes here and organizers hope this year they will raise even more. live from the schuylkill trail i'm anita oh for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". and speaking of good luck, justin is joining us for the forecast and justin you are tracking a little bit of everything. chilliness, some cold, some rain, so it may be a good day to get outside, stape stay inside. >> today is best day out of the weekend and for the walk and run, it is ideal running conditions, with the temperatures in the the 50's later this morning even in the 60's. the light wind too. we are setting up for a nice sunrise. we are looking live from cape may courthouse. we have mid to high level cloud building in. that is a sign of the storm that will slowly get the here over the next 24 to 48 hours. good color this morning, sunrise coming up in about a half an hour. the don't forget to turn those

clocks ahead one hour before you go to bed as daylight savings time begins tomorrow. spring officially arrives, eight days, and then, 22 days until we average, 60 degrees for afternoon high temperature and over past few days we are been way above that. twenty-nine days until phillies home opener. the feels like spring has sprung and more sign of that on the way especially tomorrow with the daylight savings time. thirty-six in trenton. the freezing in allentown. twenty-five mount pocono. we have cold temperatures this morning. all of the the warm air has pushed further south and as we have a cold front moving through, yesterday, and then still in the the too bad for early march. fifty-three though in richmond. you can see that edge of the milder air that continues to push south war. clear skies, over us right now. there is a band of some cloud moving through baltimore washington area. that will move in here later this morning in the afternoon. we are dry. these are mid to high level cloud, filters out the sun and they will lower and thicken tonight. rain chances start to increase tomorrow. we will throw in the 40 percent chance of some showers, mainly in the

afternoon, not everyone will see it the but have umbrella handy just in case. monday good bet to see off and on showers anytime during the day. few steady shores rolling in here during the afternoon hours. tuesday, maybe a lingering early morning shower and then we will see clearing skies through the day. wednesday looks good we will will bring back some warmth as well. we will get to that in the seven day forecast. the let's time things out to day, quiet across the at the mid-atlantic and we will have cloud streaming in. there are spotty showers that start to filth inner to our region later on tomorrow. steady rain looks like it is just wet of the city, it looks like new jersey, delaware stays dry and most of the the day on sun dane and then off and on steadier showers rolling on in, sunday night, throughout the day on monday, and still some left over showers, potentially into early tuesday morning, before we will see the clearing skies. temperatures, nice rebound this afternoon, upper 50's, even into the the lower to maybe even mid 60's depending how much sunshine we can see. the cloud moving in tonight, they will act as a blanket. so lows only dropping in the mid 40's at best. so no 20's and 30's like we

are dealing with this morning. and then sunday's high maybe we will get lower 60's as those showers hold off long enough but overall trendies still mild for march even though we're talking about a cool down, jet stream is back on the move so monday we will get a brief shot of cooler air with that rain but another push of warmer air comes in for wednesday, back to around 70 degrees and then by the even of the week, into next weekend, we will still bring temperatures closer to average for this time of the year. still mild today 64 degrees with sun and clouds, tonight mostly cloudy, cool, 49, extended forecast, best day of the weekend, today, still tomorrow not too bad just have to dodge a few showers. the better chance for showers on monday, highs mid to upper 50's and then back to 70 on wednesday, and then it is slightly cooler by end of the next week, rahel, back to you. a lobster that showed up at a portland, maine wholesaler is making headlines all over the country. look at this critter. she has four claws, there you go, four claws. this lobster is being sent to

maine's department of marine resources, and there is chatter about breeding the lobster to see if the unusual claws happen again. villanova wildcats are looking to win at all cost, coming up next find out if they could punch their ticket to the big east game, find out

and, better talent forville know of, wildcats looking for back to back big east tournament titles but they have to get by providence in the semis. ms g, chris jenkins getting nasty with the reverse in the second half. wow, right there. he had 21 points. nova up by 14. friars later cut deficit to

two. here comes ryan arcidiacono, gets the steel, find dan you'll ochefu down low and villanova wins 76-68. they play tournament championship today at the 5:30. >> i'm an old school guy but you that was old school big east, that was fun, man. that was a great game. providence is a really tough team. they will make a run. they are tough, man. >> on to the ice for flyers, sun don't shine in florida. they came into friday night trying to snap an eight game losing streak at tampa bay. second period we will go, flyers up one to nothing. on the power play, matt read, blasts in a slap shot into the net, two to nothing fly guys. forty-fourth minutes later, the stick of brayden schenn, wrap around and flyers go up three to nothing and they win, they cruise in tampa bay three-one your final score. newly retired payton manning is one of the the greatest quarterbacks in the the history of the nfl.

mark sanchez, well, not so much but he is the best of the super bowl champs have. because eagles traded the qb to denver for conditional pick in 2017, reportly, a seventh rounder. here's why the the deal goodies for the eagles. they spent 57 million total between sam bradford and chase daniel so they had to get rid of the sanchez. by trading them, they save about 4 million of cap space or more and again, get a pick in return. introductions continue for the bird, guard brandon brooks and linebacker nigel bradham meeting the press. brooks is a former houston texans, bradham comes from the buff le bills. >> when things opened up on monday, pretty much from the get go, the eagles, and they let me know i was their guy. the players on the team, peters, kelce, lane, all texted me saying i am will east your guy, lets build something great. >> i felt like what really brought me here was being able to team up with coach schwartz

again, his game and just knowing the style of defense and what he wants to do as a coordinator. >> bad news for the sixers, jahlil okafor out for rest of the season. team says he has a small tear in his right niece. the injury will require surgery, which they say is minor. now sixers trying to snap a 13 game losing streak hosting the nets, nasty collision here robert covington accidentally kicked in the face by his teammate jeremy grant. he left the court on a stretcher and being evaluated. >> shorthanded sixers win 95-86 their first win since early february when they beat you guessed it the brooklyn nets. the that is all for sports, i'm don bell, have a great weekend. well, if you love animated movies wait until you see is what happening at the franklin institute, take a look at their new exhibit the science behind pixar, now, pixar, of course is the studio that create add ward winning films like finding nemo and toy

story. the exhibit opens up to the public today but "eyewitness news" takes you inside foreign more. reporter jan carabao talks to a pixar animator about how they create those classic characters. you can see her story coming up on eye witt the necessary news in our next hour, so stay tuned for that. also today, it is smithsonian museum day so seven museums in philadelphia are offering free admission. a few of the the few are the academy of natural sciences, philadelphia a history museum, african-american museum and independent seaport museum. for a full list just head to cbs philly dot the come. coming up in the next half an hour of "eyewitness news", chaos in chicago, the violence that shut down a donald trump campaign rally. and the weekend is here but will it be more cloudy, or sunny for your sat the day, and their next chances for rain there are several of them, justin is back with the forecast when we come right back.

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strike averted, a last minute deal is made to keep new jersey transit running. governor christie is saying bit. a disturbing discovery on the side of the road involving an abused puppy, the contraption the dog was found in and method police now have for dog owners.

and work business to get underway to restore the ground of the the local high school, damaged by vandals, how you can pitch into help. today is sat the day march m rahel solomon, let's start out with justin drabick in the eyewitness weather center and justin for warm weather lovers we have more of that to come. >> reeve a reality check this morning, we're back where we should be. >> chilly. >> yes, totally. >> so 20's and 30's this morning. we are to still talking 60's for early march you cannot beat. that we should be in the the lower 50's. still a decent day to day with sunshine and clouds build in and then rain chances for second half of the weekend this morning nice sunrise shaping up in 15 minutes. check it the out good clear skies over the city right the now, 42 degrees. the in the city in the the too bad light wind from the north east wind chills down to 38. compared to yesterday 18 to 26 . a big drop in the temperatures. the and look at t