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this morning a massive manhunt is underway for a terrorist. police in bell bum are searching for this man, he is believed to be involved in tuesday's deadly airport attacks. meantime we are learning more about the two men he is seen with on surveillance tape. also a disturbing advertise coverry at a philadelphia take care, a baby found, chewing on something so dangerous it could have killed her, we're live with how quick action from a day care worker likely saved this child's life. and in the race for the white house both front runners maintain comfortable leads but they failed to nominate after most recent round of presidential primaries. good morning, it is wednesday, march 23rd, i'm erika ron tiehl.
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the lets get the the latest on the road and forecast. >> lots of construction out there, we have warmer weather but why not, let's open it up, go for it. but good news is it is going to be beautiful today, so katie, tell us more. >> looking good, and you are right, meisha, construction workers just absolutely a dor this weather because it is not too cold. not too hot. it is just right. so what we will find out there is a beautiful will day unfolding. at the moment a couple cloud overhead but we have clear skies at the ground level, and here's hotel bethlehem in bethlehem, pa, in northampton county. nice and clear overlooking far in the distance lehigh university and campus on the mountain beautiful beginning to the morning here. not too cold, storm scan three looking good as well as we go next a couple clouds, granted but not a sign of any wet weather to come. we are looking at two straight the days of gorgeous weather and a nice surge on the
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thermometer. we are at 50 at the the airport. we could barely hit that degree earlier in the week but with that said we will once that sun comes upstart to read out nicely here. we will drop another degrees or two or three before the sun comes up but once it does it will do its part to help warm up those temperatures. the notice win direction, more out of the south, just starting to turn southeasterly and that is story throughout the day. that southerly component to the wind flow helping things along when it comes to the warmth we can expect here today, not a bad excuse to find outdoor plans and lucky enough to be able to take a half day make the excuse, it looks like a great afternoon. sunshine today. lower 70's in the city, lower 60's at the shore and overall everyone gets in on a beautiful day. >> seventy's are know joke. >> good morning, katie. happy hump day to you we are getting over that hump today moving in just kind of toward gateway but we got to get through construction this
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morning. the this is what you are looking at this morning construction 422 both directions at trooper road. withes bound left lane, eastbound side right side. a lot of flashing lights. good news is this is supposed to wrap up around 5:00. we have 30 minutes where we are waiting to get that cleared out of the way. we will see fit does. make note. see early risers trying to get around. that also some more construction that looks like it the might be clearing up 95 south at 413 that right lane compromised, not going slow too much down. there is no volume levels to do so. more construction 95 south between betsy ross and allegheny right lane compromised you can see cones veer off as we get further southbound past this camera where we lose that right lane. make note of. that we have an accident up are providence i will show thaw longford road both directions, all lanes block, howell road will be your best alternate, erika, back over to you. we have new information this morning on the belgium a tax. police identified two brothers, as suspect suicide bombers. isis has claimed
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responsibility, for those back to back bombing at airport and subway. the attacks that killed at least 34 people and injured hundreds of hundreds. several americans were hurt. the terrorist group has threatened more attacks in countries that make up anti isis coalition. that threat is now prompting state department to issue an alert for all americans in europe. meantime international the manhunt is underway for at least one suspect seen fleeing the airport attack. in the wake of the terror attacks airports all across the country including right here in philadelphia a, they are beefing up security. "eyewitness news" at philadelphia international airport where bomb sniffing dogs could be seen on patrol, and expect to see an increase in security, throughout all areas of the airport. passengers and flight attendants say they are staying extra vigilant. >> i'm's real big on we have to be mindful anyway, whether or not we have incident in brussels. >> there was a time where if you didn't see something, it
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wasn't quite right you would just kind of roll with it. you don't do that anymore. >> officials say, there are in confirmed threats to philadelphia international airport. now, heavier security presence as well at 30th street station. armed amtrak officers were clearly visible in the hours after the terror attacks in brussels. septa rider will notice more officers as they travel on the rails. authorities say that if you see anything suspicious call 911 right away. >> anything that we can do to help that is why we're here. the public some kind of peace of mind. >> officials also say there is in determined threat to 30th street station either. local residents with ties to belgium are reaching out to family and friend. at monk's cafe in center city, owner tom peter's specialty isabel gum beer. he has been to brussels numerous times. his last trip in january brought him to brussels airport one of the terror targets.
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>> wow, i was stunned, if we would have done this trip later, we could have been there. >> the belgium flag flew outside humphrey's flag store in old city in tribute to the victims. we also reached out to st. joes and penn state about their stud a broad program, in belgium. both schools have seven student enrolled and they tell us those student are all safe and are out of harms way. former philadelphia a 76er, dikembe motumbo was napping in a lounge a at brussels airport when bombs went off and awoke to people screaming and running. motumbo ran with the crowd and was not injured. he was waiting for a connecting flight the to the u.s. after visiting one of his foundations hospitals in his native conngo. he said it was upset to go see women trying to push their children to safety. new detailed emerged, and stay with "eyewitness news" for continuing coverage. not on tv, update around the clock at cbs philly.com. in other news, this
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morning, a three user old girl is in the hospital after police say that she ingested crack cocaine. it happened in her day care in west philadelphia "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joining us outside children's hospital of philadelphia where that child is being treated. hard to believe this justin, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. philadelphia police are crediting that day care worker's quick thinking and observation skills, tools that they say, that child care workers are learning in safety programs and this time they did save that little girl's life. now her parents have been by her side, and they are very concerned, police say about how she got her hand on these drugs. this all began around 1:00 a.m. yesterday at works of learning day care on 52nd and haverford street in west philadelphia 15 other kid were there too, ranging in age from one to nine, they are all okay, and at this point, the southwest detective division does not believe that three-year old girl who was brought here to chop found the cracks that she swallowed inside that day care, however,
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that remains under investigation. one now involved detectives, the girls parents, as well as the department of human services. the just before the center began serving breakfast tuesday morning a female worker's eyes locked in on that girl and then came a suspicion that what she was already chewing was not food. >> she did an excellent job she saw the child chewing on something and asked the child what was chewing on and she pulled out a bag that she recognized as being crack cocaine. then he she saw white residue and realize that the rock usually inside that baggies missing. she took action, put the kid in the ground, ran the kid over to children's hospital to be treated. called parent, notified them. a cord to go what they are taught in the programs that they go through. >> reporter: as you heard that worker drove that child here to chop in her own car herself. that child did have traces of the narcotics so she was kept here for observation.
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of course everyone is relieved that girl will be okay. however, question is how she got her hand on those drugs, and who should be held responsible, erika, back over to you. justin finch, a big question, thank you. donald trump wins big prize in campaign 2016, but ted cruz is not going home empty handed. billion air developer is winner in arizona's republican primary taking all 58 delegates in the winner take allstate but to ted cruz is keeping pace winning utah by large number marge continue on take all 40 delegates. bernie sanders scored big in the idaho caucus and also winner in utah caucus where turnout was unprecedented and some sites ran out of ballots. hillary clinton wins arizona primary where delegates will be awarded proportionally. stay with "eyewitness news" for continuing coverage of the campaign 2016, next votes in the race will be cast saturday, democratic caucus in alaska, hawaii and washington state. president obama has a busy
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day ahead. we have new video of the first family arriving in buenos aires argentina shortly after midnight. president obama will meet with mauriceo mckorean at the historic pink presidential offices. the president also plans to hold a town hall meeting with young argentina residents that will be filled by a formal state dinner. coming up, nasa is on another mission to the international space station. we will show you the stunning nighttime lunch just ahead. also we are gearing up for march madness, villanova is off to louisville for sweet 16, hear from head coach jay wright about his team in the sweet 16 coming up next. and then later on a reality show for sarah palin, how she could become the next judge judy, coming up in two
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bound for international space station. nearly 8,000-pound of food, equipment, and scientific
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research for nasa was boosted into orbit late last night from cape canaveral florida. the orbital cargo ship holds a fire experiment. you don't want those at international space station. cargo ship is expect to reach the station and on saturday. incredible. we get deliver toys our home, they get deliveries to the space station. >> no kidding. >> it the looks like a nice, please apartment day. >> beautiful day, maybe a tad breezy but that will not mess with you that much. feeling comfortable. nice and mile. 70 degrees with some sunshine. the not much better than that. it is fantastic. it looks like it will last two straight days too. new cold front will trigger some additional showers for the area but for now, enjoy it. soak it all in, you know. lets show you what is going on. not a lot. we have very calm wind right now, as we look over delaware river from our live neighborhood network at palmyra cove nature park. it is just tranquil, it is so,
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so calm. it will stay that way throughout the course of the day. all clear when it comes to wrist built. couple high clouds in the atmosphere but high pressure on our side, we will not worry about any wet weather issues despite frontal boundary nearby this warm front will get that southerly push in place but this stays far north, you do not have to worry about precipitation today. high pressure will be on our side the next few days. so area of high pressure is centered, just off to our south. you get clockwise flow around that high in the northern hemisphere. we will keep that southerly push of the wind flow as high pressure pushes out to sea. we have that return flow. in addition we have a new coal front at least approaching by the time we hit thursday afternoon. don't worry about precipitation until will thursday night, however, so with that said with the sun we will keep in place through the the day tomorrow we are in the lower 07's for another day. we might to have up those values. we will see how we do.
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still nice and warm. tomorrow is warmest day of the pack. overnight into friday we will see showers pushing through this might be late to keep showers around. we will see how we do but skies will clear through the day on friday and temperatures don't take too much hit. so today 70 degrees with some sunshine, breezy as i mentioned dropping back down to 50 tonight. that is mild for standard for sure. lets keep it going here in to tomorrow, a low 07's. at least by friday, and yeah, cool down but not too bad. easter weekend at this point is looking awfully nice. >> kate, thank you. to march madness right now and sweet 16 which starts tomorrow, the atlantic coast conference has 16 still alive and tomorrow night villanova wildcats takes on one of the top teams. they left for louisville yesterday where they will play the miami hurricanes for right to advance to the elite eight. villanova coach jay wright knows right now it is all or nothing. >> we realize each step of the way, it doesn't get much bigger then this.
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then our job is when we get to practice is make it sustained but they have the feeling of the energy and feeling of philadelphia behind them. >> the wildcats and leslie van arsdal are both in louisville for the game. the you can see leslie's live reports on "eyewitness news" at 5:00. who ace head in the latest smart phone wars? samsung or apple in we will tell you. but first here's what is a head tonight on cbs-3.
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(vo) you can check on them. you can worry about them.
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you can even choose a car for them. (mom) honey, are you ok? (child) i'm ok. (announcer vo) love. (mom) we're ok. (announcer vo) it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. welcome back. two brothers have been identified as suspects in yesterday's deadly bombing in brussels. one of the two resident apartment rated by police last week in their search for top suspect from november's deadly terrorist bombings. the brussels attack killed more than 30 people and injured hundreds, including several americans.
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also a three-year old west fill a and authorities are investigating exactly where these drugs came from. and, republican donald trump and democrat hillary clinton are winners in the the parties arizona primaries. bernie sanders won utah, democratic and idaho caucus. g.o.p. primary in utah. voters now in alaska, washington and hawaii head to the polls this saturday. welshing form's last contact governor sarah palin is making a return to reality tv. she signed a deal with the production company for a courtroom tv show, similar to judge judy. palin does not have a law degree but montana based production says she's a natural for the role. if the show is pick up it will premiere in fall 2017. palin you may recall starred in sarah palin's alaska back in 2010. right now you 4:49. time for a check of your business news, jill wagner is
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at new york stock exchange. we are here investors reacting to the brussels terror attacks, what can you you tell us. >> european market are falling this morning following the brussels terror attacks and u.s. yesterday, it was a muted response, dow jones dropped but only 41 points, nasdaq actually gained two by even of the day, travel stocks are taking a big hit for airlines, cruise company and travel booking sites, speaking of which, american, delta, united are waving rebooking fees for passengers who are scheduled to fly to brussels in the next couple of days. >> that is good to hear at least. >> switching to smart phones, samsung got a big win over apple, what is the very hatees. consume are reports just named new galaxy s7 and s7 edge the best smart phones, it the has ever reviewed. saying that the phones have excellent battery life, cameras, even in low light, they are waterproof for up to 30 minutes in 5 feet of the water, erika. >> hopefully you are in the
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leaving your phone in 5 feet of water. >> thank you. >> in the rain or something like that, it goodies to know. >> it happens. >> we will see you later this morning. >> right now we want to extend a big thank to you our viewers and corporate sponsors who made seventh annual ronald mcdonald house charities tell-a-thon a huge success. the tell-a-thon aired on cbs-3 and cw philly. so many generously donated. ronald mcdonald house charities does great work providing comfort, care for sick children and their families. >> we could not do it without all of the volunteers here the at the phone bank and all year long in our ronald houses. i love the families that share their stories and all of the community support that came out to support those families. >> and on behalf of the ronald mcdonald charities all of us want to thank you for joining us, to such a very special day. here it is, our grand total, our total brought in
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$1,132,731. the that is incredible. that brings the total amount raised to the charity to more than 6.2 million-dollar, instant is the first fundraiser back in 2010. just fantastic. thank you so much for helping out. we will be right back with a check on your traffic and weather. will we reach 07 degrees today. we will tell you you.
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and good morning everyone we're expect to go see a nice couple days unfold here a real dose of may for you, springtime is here, and it is going to stick around. the it looks liken heading toward weekend despite passage of the cold front. storm scan quiet, say for some cloud, feels comfortable outside. i love this graphic. so festive. partly sunny for easter sunday that rabbit is the cutest. i'm not hure if he beats out st. patrick's leprechaun but he is pretty darn cute.
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64 degrees. looking for partly sunny sky on easter itself and that is behind a cold front. why thursday night into friday temperatures take a hit here but we are still above average for the entire forecast and definitely warmest day comes today and tomorrow, meisha. >> sucker for those bunnies. thanks, katie. they are so cute. good morning everybody. happy wednesday to you. we have construction, 422 both directions at trooper road westbound left lane compromised. eastbound right lane until 5:00 o'clock. just a few minutes. they should be getting out of our way. not slowing you down too much because volume levels aren't there but it will if we don't get that out of the way. more construction 95 south between betsy ross and allegheny, right lane compromised, that is what you are seeing as we move in the right lane going further south pass this camera. looking at vine moving in the west and eastbound side looking okay but plenty of vehicles out there on the vine and construction project i will let you no he in 15 minutes.
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erika, back to you. if you are heading out the door get the updated forecast on our sister station kyw news radio 1060. new medication made by a bucks county company is available for epilepsy patients. different we're told for every other pill behind the pharmacy counter. researchers say that they have developed a patch for diabetes patient that is can be worn that can help machine for and regulate blood sugar levels. pet the pilot program on amtrak is now permanent and riders are just thrilled. check in two, three, four times a day on kyw news radio 1060 on your am dial. coming up next we are following overnight developments in the brussels terror attacks including new information about the suspects. also, you probably seen this video by now easter bunny brawl at the mall. well, we have new accusations flying around that fight. and how do you take it, with or without, how you can help a baseball team pay
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good morning, manhunt in belgium, right now search is on for this man, wanted for his role in the deadly attacks on brussels airport and subway systems. we are learning new information about the other attackers. also, stepped up security here in philadelphia, the changes being made to keep you safe at the airport and on the rails. and, day care danger, surprising item a a young girl ate in the day care that landed her in the hospital. good morning, today is wednesday, march 23rd i'm erika von tiehl. get ready for a nice wednesday, you can role down the windows later today. lets check with katie on the sky deck, scarves and gloves, and watching the morning commute, good morning, guys.
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>> good morning. you can see flashing lights behind me letting you know construction project have been taking place. they look like they will linger around, katie, they are all coming out and now we have nice warm weather. >> i can complete thely understand why because it is just so pleasant. right now anytime wind blows and you will see a breeze throughout the day anytime wind bless there is a hint of the chill in the air. it is still very early morning before the sun has come up so you have to expect it might feel chilly to you but we don't necessarily need that heavy winter coat today. it will start to feel more like springtime. storm scan three quiet as can be, granted a couple cloud and hearing that wind blowing over microphone here, but we will not call it a windy day just a breezy day, taking a look at wind speeds a tad breezy in the mountains right now with the westerly wind blow at 3 miles an hour. win is more southerly further south you travel. that south wind ll

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