his attacker, this bizarre string of events. >> also, it is time for our local teams to dance, villanova, temple, st. joe's all play today. see how the players are dealing with all of this march madness. good morning, we made it to friday, it is march 18, i'm erika von tiehl. katie out on the skydeck, pat checking the roads in for meisha this, more good morning, guys. >> good morning, my upset face. i heard is that snow was in the forecast. >> sorry, pat. >> i just can't deal with it. >> but you have all of your march madness teams playing today, pat. >> there go. >> all right, i'm happy now. >> it doesn't take much. just the little things, right? but yes, the word snow does come up in our forecast, and i think it is the fact that it comes on the first day of spring, that might have everybody just little bit more upset about the fact that it is on the way here. some totally jazzed about it, though, so depend who you ask. regardless, it is on the way. for now just hint after breeze out on the cbs-3 skydeck, storm scan3, very quiet, as we zoom out once, twice, finds off to the north across

up-state new york, few wind driven lake enhanced showers of rain and snow. you might see an isolated, i always like to call it, renegade shower pop up north of the city today. generally talking dry day, with some sun, and breeze, picking up. upper 50's, now, let's talk sunday, guys. at this point your best chance for accumulating snow is further north and west. basically, the northwest half of our area. generally because we think there will be some mixing that takes place, as you head further south and east, and the further inland you go, just going to get bypassed by the storm system. so at least for our region, we are going to be in the cross hairs of a developing coastal storm, for now, quiet. you have got the breeze to contends with, little cooler by comparison to recent days, up ear's at best, maybe some of you hit 606 degrees, but it is going to be a dry day. that said, we look forward in the forecast, yes, we will be talking about some snow, looking ahead to sunday, especially. so, saturday, starts off with sun, eventually the clouds start to build in, and then we are going to be in the midst of developing coastal storm system, obviously far more on

the system and how things are starting to shape up as the show goes on. pat, we send it into you. >> thirty-nine? did i see a three and a nine? >> chilly yes. setting the stage, budd. >> i if we must, if we must. quiet on the roadways except for this problem spot. which normally is around this time of the day. this is 95 southbound, cottman avenue. you can see the tail light-headed toward the city starts to jam up here, in it construction zone when it goes from four lanes into three. get tight right here. this is where the back up will begin in just couple of minutes. also the boulevard at the schuylkill expressway, things looking good, on the left side of the screen, that's headed toward the city of philadelphia. so, things, a-okay right now, also, the schuylkill expressway, actually this is 95, schuylkill expressway at girard avenue, things are fine here, as well. ninety-five southbound at 413, there is construction, it has been push off to the left shoulder. so it might be little bit slow going through here. that has since moved off, it was around 5:00 a.m. left lane, they've pushed it off to the side. mass transit couple of things

to look out for, some delays on regional rails. because of over-crowding, that is because of equipment shortage, so, check septa to see how far behind some of these trains will be. and, a look at the new jersey travel times, all green, 42 looking good, 55 looking good, the turnpike looking good, so far so good, erika, not that bad. >> i'll take it, thank you, pat. hey, do not expect undivided attention on the job today. your co-workers will be watching villanova, st. joe's and temple of course trying get through the first rounds of march madness. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joining us at the liacouras sentiment catching buses to catch the owls in brooklyn, good morning. >> good morning >> villanova fans are hitching to leave very soon to both local teams playing in brooklyn, later today, now, as

for the st. joe's fans, most of them may be watching from somewhere local because that game is in spokane. but we imagine that the diehard fans are already in spokane for the game. >> temple left their nest for double tournament title. only one player on this tenth seed team has made this run before. coach fran dunphy who stunned this seven times, says, his team can beat seventh seed iowa. if they focus. >> this has devon coleman, who is has not been in the tournament, as he goes up for a jumper, is he going to say whatnot that much experience. >> second seed villanova is favored in their become lynn battle against number 15, unc ashville. expect the wildcats to fight with two star seniors who have come close before, and now, want the win. >> you try to focus on last year, i mean, completely different teams with darren j vaughn, whole different team this year, and try to take it

one game at a time, one day at a time. >> always want to get little further. but this is the last year, i know myself ryan, pat, henry, kevin, you know, we will be little more tens. >> we just battle man, we battle as hard as we can. >> cross country in spokane promise of battle between birds and bear cats. the eighth seed st. joe's hawks looking to out play the bigger ninth seeded uc bear cats. the hawks, who just took the a10 title, know in march madness, there are no second chances. >> march madness, one and you're done, i feel like this is the best, the best thing in college basketball. >> also, in march madness, rather, also in march madness, anything is possible as well. including a match between villanova and temple, as soon as sunday, if both teams win today, in brooklyn, we will ask that question to cherry crusaders, what they think about a local civil war of

could the edge basketball, erika, back over to you. >> justin finch, hey, who are you cheering for? >> reporter: this is tough choice, erika. i hate to choose, but i kind of want to see villanova go all the way, because all of my friends have pick them, too. >> always the one guy out in the coal. all right, justin, thanks so much. >> well, here is a schedule for our teams once again today. villanova gets things started when the wildcats take on unc ashville at 12:40, after that game ends, temple tips off against iowa. and st. joe's fans will be up late tonight, the games against cincinnati schedule start just before 10:00. so, late night for you. all three of the games will be broadcast on tru tv. right now, it is 6:06. a strange series of events leads to man's death in the city frankford section. police say at around 8:30 the victim in his two's was stabbed several times in the chest on oxford avenue. then we will try to get away from his attack earn, struck

by suv on faulk rod street. the suv then fled the scene and the man died at the hospital. >> the vehicle that left the scene, we did get a pennsylvania license plate number. so we do know where that vehicle's registered. so, detective, right now, are tracking down that vehicle in order to talk to the operator of the vehicle. we don't believe the driver that far vehicle was involved in anyway of the stabbing. >> police are still searching for the suspect in that stabbing. he was last seen wearing a tan jacket with a fur collar around the hood. >> police say they have no choice but to open fire when they shot a suspect several times in north philadelphia. sources tell us, that suspect was involved in a foot chase with officers last night. when he pointed a gun at them near 15th and allegheny. officers shot the suspect in the legs and torso. he is expected to survive. the man was wanted in connection with a shooting. >> well, you may have noticed septa police wearing body cameras recently.

one of those cameras captured the arrest after man wanted for a shooting inside a north philadelphia restaurant. "eyewitness news" reporter natasha brown shows us how that arrest went down. >> the body camera images are have i ily clear capturing the moment a shooting suspect is captured on a septa bus. >> we got a tip that the shooter was on a route 23 that was on germantown avenue. >> transit police officers had been saturating the area looking for 70 year old ronald, also known as roland gram. he was known to take this bus route, and he had been on the loose since allegedly fleeing a shooting at a church's chicken on broad street march 6th. you can see, the septa police officer forged the bus quickly evacuate g riders and calmly taking the wanted man who was sleeping at the time into custody. >> he's prime an attempt murder suspect who very well may be armed and very well be

willing to shoot it out. that office is her quickly and quietly telling people get off. >> 289 septa police officers have been equipped with body cameras since january, another glimpse at their latest crime fighting tool. >> this will show, put the police in a great light, and it will shine the light on the police that aren't acting properly. >> the 70 year old suspect in this case is now facing number of charges including attempted murder. at septa headquarters, natasha brown, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". still ahead this morning, the school district of philadelphia is hanging up the help wanted sign. coming up: how many teachers they need, what other positions are also available. >> and an unlikely criminal. why the identity of this woman caught on camera shoplifting. even surprised police. >> and, the political battle over president obama's supreme court nominee intensifies. what merit garland plans to do today in the capitol. coming

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♪ safe driver ♪ accident-free ♪ everybody put your flaps in the air for me ♪ hard to believe but a nun is facing shoplifting charges. we have proof right here. >> workers in briar creek, near scranton, says that woman caught on surveillance camera stealing food and toiletries. when police traced the suspect's license plate it led them to convent in danville. >> i was shocked to say the least, i was shock, i couldn't believe it, a nun would actually do something like that. >> she's going to hell, to put it bluntly, it is not good any more. >> all right, the 78 year old nun faces a fine, if she pleads guilty. all right, well, katie, i know you're tracking snow for sunday, first going to get through our day today. >> exactly, at least we can start things off with better news, it will be smidge cooler than recent days have produced however you will see more sun than anything, little breezy granted, too, and i

show this more region wide zoom for reason. do you have lake enhanced snow and rain showers, currently falling across portions every up-state new york, rest of new england. i don't think you have to worry about that too much down here, if you saw renegade sprinkle shower i wouldn't be shocked by that either. you don't need the umbrella today. that's definitely the story. meanwhile out along i70, far off to the west there is guy, combination of what will eventually turn into, as we zoom it out one more time, the next big thing. so this is going to basically drop little further southeast, gather some strength, move on out to the mid-atlantic coastline, then start to get its gears grinding here as we start to really gather a lot of atlantic moisture and strength. basically just tomorrow, that's the coal air setting the stage for that next storm system to move in. at best, upper four's

tomorrow. starting with clouds, sun start to bill, then see the complex system start to gather some strength here. still left with lingering winds, cold, how much are we talking here guys? i have to say, i like how some of our computer models are ticking up on there is if i had to give you my gut instant, thinking one to 3 inches generally speaking probably mixing with more rain southeast of the city, but, because you have such warm ground, a lot will melt right away, needs a lot of time to actually accumulate. so cold day coming up. ironically enough the first day of spring, but there you have it the usual owe the one bombing us out, that has since

backed off. maybe sign of better things to come. >> roads not looking bad at all. >> not at all. i don't know you need me. >> we always need you. >> thank you guys so much. really, no traffic to speak of so far this morning, take a look at 95 southbound,. >> one of the few trouble spots if you want to call it that so far this morning. construction been pushed off to the left shoulder. and traffic is getting by just fine in this area, also, 95, southbound, at cottman avenue. this is one of the trouble areas, where it starts to pick up around 6:15 in the morning, you can see the brake lights as they're headed toward cottman avenue. toward the downtown philadelphia area. so far, though, not that bad. it is a little bit later than it normally is when this traffic starts to pick up in this area. the boulevard at the schuylkill expressway, starting to get a little bit more volume in this area, as well. still, not that bad, also, the schuylkill expressway at girard avenue, things are moving pretty pretty good right here. so erika, not that bad.

>> we will take not bad on a friday morning, thanks, pat. still ahead this morning, the south jersey elementary school that's shutting down despite protests from parent. >> also, a heavy police presence after someone males a threatening letter, to one of donald trump's children. next, the warning, that has the secret service and f.b.i. investigating. ♪ we buy any car dot com ♪ ♪ we buy any car dot com ♪ ♪ any any any any ♪ did you know trading in your car at a dealer could cost you money? a recent study found consumers who trade in their car pay an average of $990 dollars more. so don't trade in... sell it.... to we buy any car. learn more and get your free online valuation now at we buy any car dot com

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investigators trying to track down the person who mailed a threat to donald trump's son. various agencies arrived at

eric trump's apartment in manhattan after his wife opened an envelope t contained white powder and had a letter threatening threat the candidate's children if trump didn't end his presidential campaign. no one was hurt. hillary clinton has officially won a very close democratic presidential primary in missouri. clinton led with less than half a percentage point after the votes were counted. that gave bernie sanders the option to request a recount, but he conceded. however, the race between republicans, donald trump and ted cruz, that one still close to call. also, conservative activists and lawmakers met in washington, in a attempt to stop trump and find an alternative gop candidate. the political show-down over the new supreme court justice or nominee continues on capitol hill. today judge merrick garland is expected to resume making courtesies calls to senator a day after meeting with key democratic leaders. but, as don champion reports, senate republicans plan to continue blocking the nomination. senate minority leader harry reid, emerged from his

meeting with merrick garland, poised with battle with republicans who refuse to consider the supreme court nominee. >> i am confident he'll get approved, republicans cannot continue this. it won't work. >> the 63 year old moderate appellate judge also sat down with ranking democrat patrick leahy during his first official visit to capitol hill. >> you guys are paid to do your job, coach a hearing, make up your mind. >> gar right-hand did not meet with republicans opposed to granting him a confirmation hearing, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell labeled it as a stunt orchestrated by the white house, former presidential contender marco rubio also stood firm. >> i don't think we should be moving forward on a nominee, in the last year of this president's term, i would say it was a republican president. >> hands full of other republican senators up for re-election this fall have indicated they're open to meeting with garland, including judiciary committee chair, chuck grassley.

>> if i can meet with a dictator in uganda, i can surely meet with a decent person in america. >> the white house says it will set up meetings with lawmakers return from their easter recess, in two weeks. don champion, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". still ahead on "eyewitness news", a special boy with a amazing outlook on life. we'll introduce to you giddian, his constant medical battle, and how the ronald mcdonald house is helping in his fight. >> sunday is the first day of spring. but katie, you're saying it will snow? >> absolutely yes. so this little guy, on the radar, end up bringing us a coastal storm system on sunday. big question i think for most of you, how much will we see out of this? i'll answer that question for you coming up on the other side. stick

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house in camden. >> giving me a comfy bed, and they're all good to come here to like volunteer, cook food. >> adopted from china at age three, giddian is being treated for arthur gryposis. >> i can't walk so the strength in my legs so i can walk. >> he was born with a condition and some doctors said he would never walk. but his parent found a specialist at shriner's hospital who said he could. since 2011 he and his mom have traveled to camden from kentucky several times a year for surgeries and treatment. almost every time they've stayed at the ronald mcdonald house in camden. >> it just makes it so much easier, because you don't have to worry about where your meals will come from, you don't have to worry about this huge expense after hotel room. >> that means giddian and his family can focus on healing and working toward the ultimate goal, walking. >> i get a cast on for i think

a month, then i start physical therapy so i can like start like to be able to stand and then walk, and then crutches, you know, just step-by-step. >> a little boy with a big dream that will hopefully soon be a reality. >> the ronald mcdonald house is also home to giddian's younger sister, who is receiving treatment for her eyes, and talk about a coincidence, the specialist, who could help her, just happened to be in the same place as giddian's doctors, and that means, they can all stay at the ronald mcdonald house. jessica dean, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". oh, we love giddian here at cbs-3, and you can help kids like giddian. join us for our ronald mcdonald's house telethon tuesday from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. you can be part of a very special day here at cbs-3. we hope you'll join us. coming up in the next half hour of "eyewitness news", the school district of philadelphia is hiring hundreds of teachers. superintendent doctor william hite will join us live to talk about what they're looking for

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good morning, and waking up just to beautiful sunrise right there in the left of your screen, hard to believe the right part of the screen there tracking snow for the first day of spring, on sunday , skiers, snow boarders, happy news for them, but the rest of us just shaking our heads, first day of spring getting snow. looking back over the winter katie, feels like we've had a lot of snow here and there, then big gaps of nothing. >> absolutely, definitely been the case, kind of all over the place, classic el nino winter effect having its impact for sure, but we have obviously had pretty heavy duty snow so far this winter. and as we go back in time we start things off there, start that tis call information for you here. snowfall totals on average

just over 22 inches of snow this winter, 27.2, end up with just shy of 3 inches here in philadelphia. that said, at the local level, you have got nothing to see here folks. >> you can actually see the light of day over the horizon here kutztown area middle school. 49 degrees the current temperature, there, 41 degrees, stellar sunrise promised, the day goes on we expect to hit the upper 50's, low 60s at the shore, and in the poconos even miler than average. so it seems odd that we would be tracking snow right? well we are, it comes sunday, also coincidentally the season home opener for the philadelphia union, still trying to figure out how i will make it to the game here with two babies in tow. how does that work? i have to figure it out. regardless looks like raw and chilly take off for the match down in chester, 37 degrees pat to kick it all off.

so avenue feeling they might bewaring those nice underarm err shirts underneath. >> the long sleeves. >> i would think so yes. it will be chilly. good luck with the kids on that one, that's tough one, no good. no good is the volume picking up throughout the area, look at the 42 freeway headed toward 295 over in jersey. and, the volume here, still not too bad you can see headlight getting thicker head toward the city of philadelphia, and it is going to be that way now that we're in the heart of rush hour traffic. this is a look at 95 southbound, as you approach girard avenue going toward the downtown area, starting to pick up, another trouble spot, that you know, it will be tight going through here. same holds true, you know it, 59 southbound cottman avenue as go through the construction zone coming from four lanes into three. and another tight spot as the volume get heavier. roosevelt boulevard, not too bad right here, but another trouble spot as as the among

progresses, maps to look at, disable car, pennsylvania turnpike westbound right past ft. washington, but, it has been moved off to the shoulder. route 38, marted are heart err road and 206, right shoulder construction on both sides of the roadway. until this afternoon. erika, over to you. >> pat, panning thank you. parents in evesham township upset over the decision to close one every it seven elementary school. during the four hour meeting parent and teachers work to keep it open. the school board vote was six to three. the township school district says that closing evans elementary will save money and help deal with the declining enrollment. ment but parent are demanding more answers. >> literally life at erring decision. >> a lot of parent just questioning the numbers want to go know more, feeling as though this plan is just not the best plan. >> school would not close

until the 2017-2018 school year. if they elect new school board member that could possibly reject the plan. >> now, the philadelphia school district announces expected to hire at least 800 teachers for the coming school year, along with nearly 60 school nurses and ooh counselors. superintendent doctor hite join us, thank you for coming in, appreciate it. >> thank you for having me, good morning. >> i love we have good news talking about hiring, what made this possible? >> what made this possible number one we have three years ago you and bring having this conversation about laying off individuals. >> right. >> now we are beginning to stabilize, and so we're at a point now where we are anticipating vacancies, we want to begin this process early, so calling out to anyone who is interest, we want the best candidates. >> what type of teachers are we booking for? >> elementary school to high school to all of the specialty

areas anyone interested particularly in the areas of special education, and some of the languages and some of the sciences. >> okay? >> but the big point looking for all teachers interested in teaching in philadelphia, we still think that philadelphia's attractive place for teachers entering the profession, and we want toast individuals to work in the school district. >> absolutely now, beyond teachers also looking for nurses and counselors, fantastic to bring them back. why are these nurses and counselors so important for student in. >> essential for student, and we have schools unfortunately over the past several years have seen less individuals than those, because of the budget challenges, we've been unable to return many of those individuals that have been reduced over the years, due to layoffs. so, next school year, we want to ensure that in every school building there is a full time nurse, and full time counselor. naturally, this depend on a

budget being approved in harrisburg, we still have to get this year done, and then we need to focus on next year, in order to put a nurse and counselor in every school building. >> say someone is watching, either a teacher or have teacher maybe graduating from college soon watch should you do if you want to apply if. >> those individuals should go on the website, it is recruitment at phila.org or attend a session that is on tuesday district headquarters march 22, come by that session to hear all about the application process. >> well, hard to believe we are talking first day of spring, i know the end of the school year is around the corner watch programs this last year really have been success for you? >> quite a few, matter of fact, real excited about the early literacy work that's been happening all of the young people who have access to quality early literacy training, and all of the programs around, science, technology, internet, math, many of the third graders now doing coding.

>> wow, third grade ers coding. >> that's a part of their school experience, and also, excited that all have been brought back, beginning, slowly, beginning to stable identifies and return some of the essential things that we should be taking for granted but happy to go sharing this news versus the news we've been sharing over the past several years. >> doctor hite, so great to see you, thank you. right now 6:37. if you need to get away but not quite sure where to go, check out the philadelphia travel and adventure show, starts tomorrow at the pennsylvania convention center. our jan carabeo, hold on the presses, on top after cam snell. >> this kind of looks like a sharp fin, sitting in front of the hump.

he is a 11 years old, 22 years old, in human years, he is a stud. this is just one example of all of the fun things you can do whether you come to the pennsylvania convention center for the philadelphia travel and adventure show, john is here, the ceo of the show, to tell us more fun things we can do, not just camel rides, there are hundreds of exhibitors coming this week end. >> exactly, hundreds of exhibits from around the world, literally over a thousand travel experts have come to philadelphia to talk about your travel dreams. so it is a great place to come, learn about travel. we have four stages going on all day long, your own peter greenberg from cbs here, samantha brown from the travel channel. you met patricia shut already. great speakers all weekends long you will learn a lot about travel. >> so doesn't matter say if you are really in the market to go on big vacation or just trying to get inspired, little something for everyone. >> absolutely, there is driveway vacations, go away for the weekends, or go to alaska or go to antartica or go to europe or just get away interest the snow that's

coming and head to the caribbean. all right here. they are too long talk to you and help you plan personal itinerary, so travel like a local. >> you can feel what it would be like to go to these places because i understand we have dancers, we have food, demonstrations, obviously rides, too. >> the camel rides, segways, as well. >> segways, too? >> and photo boot to take your picture. but the stages are really relevant information, have the global beach stage, song and dance, all show long, we have big travel stage, celebrities speak. destination seminars, even tips and techniques, thousand travel better and smarter. so, tons of information, comfort whole day, kids under 16 are free. bring the whole family. travel and learn about travel as much as we do. >> this is huge show? >> we take it all, big building, filling it up, great weekends, and again, goes one and one interactions you get on the boot where you get personalized information, you

just can find it anywhere else. not in line. not on books. you can ask a question that's important to you, and get answered the way you want to hear this. >> face-to-face information. >> discounted tickets on line, get them early, get right through the line up front. start meeting people and start planning your travel dreams. exciting. five new trips you want to take, i guarantee it. >> love it. how much? you can't get more add very tour some than getting on a camera? dufus so calm all morning long, they saw they call them had a because sometimes he walks around, has his lower jaw hanging out just being like a goof ball. >> i promised you would be riding on the camel, not just sitting on the camel. can we see you take a little trot? >> can we just walk? why not? we got to give dufs little exercise here, it is early for him. >> is this your first time on a camel, jan? >> it is, it is my first ride on a camel, i have to say.

>> what's it feel like up there? >> and who knew i would be doing that at work. he is kind. he is calm. just hanging out. >> little smelly? just curious. >> friendly. no, actually not. no, they said he has glands behind his neck, that, you know, this can he get little smelly, but he's kind of pass that stage now i hear. he's been good. >> jan, looking great. you just made all of our day riding a camel live on tv. thanks so much, jan. >> i do what i can. >> do you it well. still ahead this morning, sport bra that could also be a weapon. see how women out exercising alone could use it to defend themselves. also, talk about relaxed work environment, find out why some bosses think it is okay for workers to drink biron the job. justin? >> temple, st. joe's, moving to ncaa championship tight until march madness, and their fans are following suit. coming up we are talking to the crusaders about their

brooklyn bus trip to see the owls play in person and what they plan to do once they get there. >> ♪ >> temple padge hoping for win, so are st. joe's and villanova fans. we are getting you ready for all of those games, coming up after the break. good morning of the

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>> this system still far away, over the central planes right now, erika, right now what you are finding is essentially more after i70 corridor issue than anything, back over kansas, eastern colorado, you have some streaks of steadier snow, rain, mile enough for. that will eventually though this whole thing will gather strength, migrate east, and start to wrap itself upright over the mid-atlantic

coastline, then became variable nor'easter by the time it hits new england, we will be stuck in the cross hairs regardless, still few question marks, what we definitely know, there is storm coming, it is going to be bringing us some snow. how much, there will very likely and mixed line that sets up. that's actually one of the question marks, though, where does that mixing line actually end up? where do you end up with heavier bands of snow? generally speaking, one to 3-inch swat out of. >> this we started off saturday evening already potentially seeing few little speckles of green showing up on our southern counties, and then it all begins to lift in. 4:00 a.m. sunday, very likely going to be tracking some snow, at least the beginning of the wet snowflakes here in philadelphia than with you all day, 11:00 a.m., mixed line set up, still snowing further north, and eventually, this starts to rotate away. if you get stuck with more rain than anything further southeast, obviously going to limit your snowfall totalsment like i said i am thinking generally speaking one to 3 inches, forgive me, i am a

leftie, general one to 3 inches around most of the region, especially, northwest half of the area. that is my personal gutton this one. as far as what we are finding on the current guidance, also colds he is day of the forecast, also the first day every spring, let me step over herement check this out. already by next wednesday, thursday, back to the 06 aims, so, you know, glancing blow then out of here, just the timing not great. >> i think the most important thing i have learned is that our leftie because i am a leftie, too. perfect. >> high five. >> traffic this morning, 95 southbound at girard headed toward downtown, it is picking up, it is getting thick as it is all over the area. also, on the vine westbound toward the schuylkill, actually not too bad in this area right now. , 6:47, looking good right now, also schuylkill at the conshohocken curve, this is where it will start to pick up little bit.

so the brake lights, look at that beautiful skyline, doesn't it look nice? looks marvelous. stuck in traffic at least you have that view, the maps, new jersey, let's go over there, an accident opened cuthbert road at chapel avenue, and it is causing a traffic light outage at route 70. so keep ion that area, probably tough getting through there with light out, erika. >> pat, thanks so much. frightening experience prompts one runner to run a self-defense sports bra. jennifer was training for marathon on her favorite wooded trail last year when an attacker kane came out untried to grab her. she was able to fight him off. but that attack made her takings. the next day she came one this idea she calls the booby trap bra. way for women to safely store a special night or pepper spray they can easily get to if attacked. >> had to happen for me to move forward i am guess, excited that i got away. but i know a lot of women aren't that lucky.

>> jennifer said when she feels that bra she feels more confident and better prepared. 6:49. time to see what's coming up this morning. nora o'donnell joining us with a preview. good morning. >> hey, good morning to you, erika. ahead some voters are leaning toward none of the above. given the candidate i can't vote for either one of them. >> those who don't like donald trump or hillary clinton. plus what's better for your wallet. breaking down the leading candidates tax plans, how detroit style pizza is sped g across the country. see you guys in about ten minutes. hope you guys have a great week end. >> never heard that far, detroit south pizza, have to try that out sometime. >> i know, looks good, right. >> it will be great. >> take care. >> thank you. all right, three teams from the philadelphia region in the big dance, excitement building on the city and college campuses cents there is morning members of temple cherry crusade will be head today brooklyn to cheer on those owls. "eyewitness news" reporter

justin finch joining us now from the liacouras center. can't wait for the games to start. good morning, justin. >> standing by making their way to brooklyn later today. i have a few questions for these guys, as they await temple's big game. later today, first off, what are the cherry crusader? >> the cherry crusaders is fan section at temple. we are the ones leading cheers at football, basketball games, supporting your olympic sports like volleyball, field hockey, lacrosse, at every game, front row, painted up, cheering, dancing, doing whatever we can, to show our support for the athletes. >> awesome. i take a question back here, once you guys get to brooklyn, to the barclay center, what will happen once you get inside that stadium? >> we will be loud. we are eddie for this game. bus going up, bunch of different cars going up, getting our people there. we will be loud. we're down to the student section cheering, chanting.

>> you haven't had much sleep. how do you feel up for all of the noise do you have make later? >> two hour power nap and on the road, ready to go. >> nice. >> there is a chant, if villanova temple win in brooklyn, they'll scroll off together watch will it mean for temple, villanova and the city? >> it will be a lot for the city but personally i don't want nova to win. but they do, it will be a lot for the city, a lot of bragging right, just great for the city's basketball culture, as well. >> now of course temple hasn't been here, in a few years. not a bad run. what makes this year different? who want that question in it is a while one. >> i mean, i'm junior, so i haven't seen them in the tournament. we definitely felt we should have been in the tournament. but i think this year, there is just an aura about this team, you know, they have something to play for now, with to as he recovers from his injury, but they have

something to play for. they are young. they have the leadership. they have nice road to do so. >> awesome thanks so much. you heard it here first, erika, this is the year, they have a thing to play for there is could be the team that makes the sweet 16. back over to you. >> and with the cherry crusade behind them, how could they not win, justin, thanks so much. history on the first day of march madness when the seton hall pirate took on the bulldogs. seton hall senior shooting guard derrick gordon became the first openly gay player in the tournament, in history, he scored ten points in a losing last night. gordon said he is not interested in note or eye at this, just wants to play basketball. >> i'm not out to prove anything. i know what i have to do. i know my skill level. so i mean just going out there doing what i have to do for my teammates. >> gordon also became the first player to compete in march madness tournament for three different programs. he played for seton hall, western kentucky, and u-mass.

>> talented guy. coach of the arizona wildcats sure sweating it out last night, this poor guy, that's sean millerment look at his shirt. he was not drenched weighter, perspiration. just took few moments under those bright light, and of course a lot of pressure to sweat it off. he switched to different shirt at half time. there is a clean shirt for moment. one brief -- there goes back again, yep. so few minute later into the second half, drenched again. unfortunately, miller will not need another clean shirt, his wildcats upset by wichita state and knocked out of the tournament. >> is it just me, but his face doesn't actually look like it is sweating. >> right. blotting maybe during the game? >> ' as towel boy to come over? >> i mean, a lot of pressure on the guy, i'm sure it is warm in there. >> i guess? i've never seen a coach sweat like that, though. >> it is unfortunate. you feel for the guy, at the same time, undershirts, under shirts. >> there go. >> it is warm down there. but i mean i'm just not a

sweater like that. >> more of this march madness. some people call it new way to stimulate creativity in the workplace, just bring in some beer. beer business called crafty supplies kegs to 100 companies around chicago. ceo of technology company says if you offer beer in the office, the talent will not only come, they'll stay. >> the keg, yes, the first thing we show them when they come in. it is coal. testees i. it stimulate the creative thinking. we're not big on rules, but there is common sense. >> we hope. the companies use it for happy hours, party, but allowed to zip during business hours, what do you guys think? >> i'm all for it as long as moderation. >> he can actually. >> i've already been doing it so -- >> we're not supposed to do that at work. >> kidding, kidding, so kidding. >> we'll be right back.

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>> we are tracking some snow on sunday specifically, so we gave you a sense whatever the bullet point here, guys, light snow will develop, but basically a sunday event, mixing with some rain, further southeast you go, and periods of snow basically the story. whole rest of the day, but still thinking because of the warm ground, pat, maybe nothing more than one to 3-inch. >> i know whale ' be doing

sunday in bed watching the tournament. here is a look at an accident on the vine street expressway, eastbound, at the ben franklin parkway, you can see the tight shot down there in the corner, blocking the left lane. as we move to the wider shot, that's the delay that it is causing all the way back to the schuylkill expressway. so fun this morning, of course, on the roadways. >> hey, let's ends things on high note. video after fox with a funny bone is getting millions of views on line. here it is. (laughing) that's archer, pet fox from michigan, able to laugh on command. apparently when human makes laughing noise he does, that as he even rolls over, too funny. hey, good laugh is contagious not just for humans but animals. >> should i get that or the camel, which one? >> either. cleaning up after, just saying. >> the camel? >> all right, next on cbs this morning, the presidential candidate you vote for could greatly impact how much money you make. find out which tax plans are

good for your wallet and the economy. economy. have a great d captioning funded good morning. it is friday, march 18th, 2016. welcome to "cbs this morning." a new threat targets donald trump's family. police swarm his son's manhattan apartment. voters say they are fed up with both presidential front runners. a new focus group reveals anger in a key swing state. >> huge hail hammers texas and millions could be hit by a spring snowstorm. we begin this morning with a look at today's "eye opener." your world in 90 seconds. hopefully, there is time to still, you know, prevent a trump nomination which i think would fracture the party. >> the gop works to trip up trump. >> the best alternative to donald trump is stop him from getting