to this alleged abuse happened. chere greg from kyw news radio 1060 has the latest. >> reporter: nicole newman's forty-eighth birthday. >> this is such a shock to me, that because i held a police, in such high regard,. >> instead of planning a celebration, she's planning her defense. following an encounter with police. >> i have to ask myself, if i had done something wrong, although, i know that i didn't. >> reporter: attorney michael core claims several police officers attempted to execute a warning for newman's son for a non-violent theft on march 9th. when the city worker told police her son was in the home and refused to allow them inside without a search warrant, two white police officers grabbed her. >> she gets dragged out of her own house, she gets man handled, she gets handcuffed. >> reporter: newman, who has a painful medical condition, spent the night behind bars and is charged with disorderly conduct. >> by definition you cannot engage in disorderly conduct

in your own house. >> reporter: he says his client is planning to fight. >> i was treated like, like i robbed a bank and i was running down the street with the dye pack. >> reporter: philadelphia police commissioner richard ross says matter is under investigation. >> the uninvestigation will bear out what it will bear out. >> reporter: naacp is fighting for newman because community cannot wait for a debtor beat to go bring attention to injustice. >> if we trivialized this case we lose our moral authority to address any case. >> reporter: and a the criminal case will take place hearing thursday afternoon. the district attorney's office declined to comment. at the criminal justice center, cherri gregg for cyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". tonight city of brussels is still an active crime scene as authorities look for suspects connected to the terror attacks there. belgium is observing three days of national mourning for the 31 people, killed a at the a airport and metro station

yesterday. investigators say that two brothers were among those carried out suicide attacks at the airport, a manhunt is now underway for another man who placed a bomb at the airport before leaving the scene. at least a dozen americans are among the wounded and several others, are missing. security is on the mind of passengers returning to philadelphia international airport from europe today. many were grateful to be home following that tragedy and we spoke to passengers who were greeted by k-9 dogs and heavily armed officers. the passengers and airport employees understand the show of force is necessary. >> what a security zone. it is not just what happened yesterday but they are always vigilant, always around checking baggage and doing what they are supposed to do. >> number one is about safety, and the world we live in, this is the stuff we have to actually go through. >> authorities say there is no confirmed terror threat against the airport. is there much more to come otter or in brussels tonight on the "cbs evening news", scott pelley will have very

latest beginning at 6:30 right after we sign off. philadelphia police are investigating how a toddler got her hand on the packet of crack cocaine. three-year old's girl was at a day care in west philadelphia yesterday when staffers noticed something wrong. the toddler was chewing on something, and upon closer inspection, the owner knew that they needed to get to the hospital fast. >> immediately i informed a parent and i told her to meet me at children's hospital and i grabbed the toddler's feet and i took her to children's hospital. >> reporter: little girl was kept overnight with traces of the drug in her system. she's expected to be okay. police say they don't believe the drugs came from the daze care. meanwhile two friend are behind bars for allegedly trying to smuggle pills into bordentown high school. police say that the 21 year-old brian perry, junior showed up to school last thursday, claiming to bring lunch for 18 year-old student ika salon.

they decided to check the meal. they allegedly found a doughnut with six xanax pills stuffed inside. >> i thought it was, semi creative, you know, to try that. i'm glad school officials caught it. >> both men face drug charges. and a former berks county bus driver is facing serious charges tonight accused of abusing students riding on his bus in the ollie school district. arthur thick turned himself in tuesday. detectives say a 16 year-old victim told them thick inappropriately touched her on more than one occasion on the bus. during their investigation another victim came forward saying abuse started in kindergarten and continued until fifth grade. fick was arrested and faces charges in both incidents. philadelphia police are investigating a double homicide in frankford. chopper three over the scene on pratt street, police say two men bolt 30 years old were shot multiple times, inside of a home there. both were pronounced dead at the hospital. police recovered weapons but

so far no arrests. three suspects are under arrest for a shooting behind archbishop ryan high school. eighteen year-old charles i r oland was arrested yesterday. jonathan row has and 19 year-old joshua a sanchez were arrested sunday. police responded to the scene saturday and found a 17 year-old who had been shot in the wooded area. police say a fight started between victim and suspects and that victim was shot in the leg. police need your help identifying this woman. authorities say that she stole $800 worth of electronic tooth brushes from a cvs pharmacy on monday. she was last seen driving away with a gray vehicle which has damage on the rear bumper. a gruesome discovery, philadelphia police are working to identify human bones found in tioga. investigators say bike patrol officers discovered bones, underneath a blue tarp in the lot this all happened on the 3300 block of north 17th street last night.

police also found a woman's sneaker and clothing near bones. neighbors are disturbed by the discovery. >> very heart breaking, to see, remains, of a human being there. >> yes. >> very heart breaking. >> you know, i'm just fortunate to identify the person to get all of the remains out there. >> so far the medical examiner has not yet placed a time frame on the time of death. meanwhile police in brick township ocean county are investigating a disturbing find. on tuesday this skull was discovered in the wooden section of the lake riveria area. police are now focus using on the area on old toms river road and air zone drive. anyone with any information is asked to contact the brick township police. the nine month pennsylvania budget battle is over. the governor wolf says he will neither sign the 6 billion-dollar spending bill nor veto it. meaning it will take effect completing a 30 billion-dollar spending package for the year.

>> i cannot in good conscious sign this this bill. i cannot attach my name to a budget that simply doesn't add up. but to allow us to move on, to face budget challenges of 16/17 i am going to allow hb1801 to become law. >> spending plan boosts public school aid by 200 million-dollar, half of the what the governor requested. journey to the ncaa title runs through philadelphia, and now, it is official, today mayor jim kenney rename broad street the road to the championship. march madness sweet 16 and elite eight match ups for east region will be held at wells fargo center. so the city's top politician decides to make the name change but he does have one request, regret, villanova is not playing here in philadelphia. >> and for them to be here, but we wish them well, out west. but we wish them well. they are in louisville. i'm looking forward to

watching them in the finals. >> i think of them, in my bracket, i have villanova winning it all. >> you heard the mayor. they may not play here but pulling for nova, and cbs sports leslie van arsdal in louisville where wildcats practiced today as they get ready for sweet 16. leslie? well, that is exactly right, jim, the villanova wildcats tried to make it to the elite eight for first time since 2009. we will show you guy that practiced today, they are looking loose, they are looking confident, and coming up in sports we will tell you you why they say, they have not even played their best game yet. all right, leslie we will see new a bit. also tonight on "eyewitness news", city may shut down but one atlantic city casino is preparing for a grand opening. we will show you what multi million-dollar project borgata will be unveiling. let's be honest for most going to the dentist is nothing to smile about but health reporter stephanie stahl shows us why these people were grinning ear to

ear after a trip to the tooth doctor, lauren. temperatures were making us smile up in the 70's today, we have another round of 07's in store tomorrow but we will stick around into our easter weekend. i will have the answer in the full

well, some young patients at cooper university hospital received some special gifts today. >> the camden county police department delivered 60 blankets to the pediatric june it this afternoon. "eyewitness news" in camden. it was made possible by operation guardian as a gang intervention program as police department runs with clergy and social services providers. >> these are tough kids. they are grown up, in a tough environment. they have got excited about making blankets and we donate them here to cooper hospital. >> operation guardian is credited with turning around, young lives. the city of philadelphia is celebrating another milestone, today is the 121st birthday of philadelphia's official flag, the nation's first adopted civic flag. >> very colorful celebration

outside municipal services building in center city. the frankford high school color guard and philly pride, lady all took part, she was presented a citation in commemoration of the milestone. times have been tough in atlantic city but not all news from the resort town is bad. this is a rendering of the the new nightclub that will be opening up at the borgata called the premiere nightclub. we learn it will open april 8th. on the cbs-3 healthwatch, a reason to smile around philadelphia, kids who don't get to the dentist are getting free visit this week. >> health reporter stephanie stahl takes to us smile day at penn dental. >> reporter: this is five-year old marry brooks thomas first time at the dentist. what about taking care of your teeth, is that important. >> yep. >> reporter: why? >> because, brushing my teeth is good. >> reporter: he is one of nearly 600 children getting a free dental visit. >> it is a good thing, it

helps. >> reporter: penn dental medicine ace monk practices around the region, offering treatments for this annual smile day. >> it is estimated 65,000 children around the delaware veil don't get regular checkups. >> either their parents are busy or their parents don't have money to take them for dental care. >> reporter: for smile day they greet patients, with basic information about brushing, and snacking, healthy and unhealthy. >> dental decay is most common childhood disease and it is a combination of when there is too much sugar, you know, from fruit juice or sugar beverages, they don't have have their teeth brushed as much. >> reporter: it also gets kid to the dentist and lets parents necessity about affordable dental insurance and free services. colleen mccauley with public citizens for children and youth which sponsors smile day says it sold out quickly. >> having dental pain is one of the main reasons kids miss school. you have to be in school to do their best this program is

about helping commit them and elevate importance of dental care. >> reporter: there are a variety of low cost or no cost dental services for children, we have a link to that information for you at cbs philly.com, click on health. i'm stephanie stahl, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". well, later this evening, vittoria woodill will take on flying trapeze. find out tonight, she will be with the pros hoff combined circus and dance theater, why they call it tank will movement art, tonight on "eyewitness news". all right, lauren casey joins us now and it is certainly feeling like springtime out there. >> beautiful day. >> nice. >> mild. smiles on people faces. everyone enjoying conditions. nice dose of sunshine. certainly those tells tours feeling more like may then march but we will take it. temperatures in the 70's. again, tomorrow we will be cruising up into the 07's. near record temperatures, in philadelphia, and in store for tomorrow. but will it stick around into our easter weekend. i will have the answer in a minute but near record high

temperatures, tomorrow, our record in philadelphia is 76, and we will get close to that tomorrow, afternoon. staying dry through the day tomorrow but then rain arrives late tomorrow night and sticks around, it is first half of the day on friday, so friday morning's commute could be tough but dry weather will return for easter weekend and will keep us dry for all of your festivities and activities, on saturday and sunday, a and temperatures right now. 27 degrees. live look in center city philadelphia, beautiful, blue skies, couple of high clouds, southeasterly wind continuing to drive that warmth n we are at 68 degrees right now in allentown after climbing up in the 70's today. sixty-five in ac. seventy-one in dover. but a big temperature, gradient as we move out west, temperatures in the 20's in minneapolis. thirty's in chicago. on the back side of a strong cold front that will be dropping into the delaware valley but we are not going to see those types of dramatic temperature drop off on the back side of that frontal boundary. storm scan three is showing with us that cold air in

place, and moisture in place, snow falling across part of the colorado, snow machine starting to come to an end in denver where near to almost 2 feet of snow, has fallen, snow stretching up into parts of the up are midwest, and great lakes region. but for us, nice and quiet, just a few passing high clouds and overnight tonight a few clouds down to 50 degrees and probably keep those windows opened just light wind tomorrow. backup into the 70's. 37 degrees. mostly sun which late day clouds and a bit of the breeze picking up as we head in the second half of the day but we will be feeling that warmth all across the region in the poconos climbing backup in the 60's to near 07 degrees in the lehigh valley. southwest of the sit a cross parts of the del marva peninsula temperatures climbing up possibly into the middle 70's and we will have another nice round of sunshine this store. future weather will confirm. that we will see low clouds developing late day along the coast and tomorrow night cloud deck increasing for everyone in advance have of that frontal boundary. showers starting to break out early friday morning, we will

see shower activity, pockets of heavy rainfall for first half of the day on friday and a few thunderstorms certainly possible and i think a a couple of those storms could produce gusty wind but all that wet weather clears out of here just this time for easter bun toy make his basket delivery. 64 degrees, sunshine to increasing clouds on our easter sunday. we will need our umbrella friday. clearing out nicely for easter weekend head. mostly sunny on saturday. near 60 degrees. cooler on the back side of that boundary but you that is still above average for us. taking a look the at next seven days our cool high temperature is 55 degrees on tuesday, that is not too shabby. >> no, it is not. >> i'll take it. >> yes. >> thanks, lauren. >> sure. >> cbs news is just minutes away. >> scott pelley joins with us a look ahead to that, scott. >> here's "cbs evening news" tonight our charlie dagada is in brussels and has new

details emerge on the bombers behind the attacks. why more american victims were identified today. plus, stateside we will look at what the presidential candidates will do about counter terrorism. and we will introduce you to the photographer who captured the iconic images from yesterday's attacks. those stories tonight on the "cbs evening news"

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pat gallen joins us now and pat, we are getting ever closer to seeing villanova in the in the next round. >> are you ready. >> i'm he ready. >> although monkey is off villanova's back wildcats won't be satisfied with a sweet 16 showing, but, before they set their sights on houston and final four a tough miami team awaits them. tip off is just over 24 hours

away in louisville and our leslie van arsdal is their life with the cats, leslie? that is right, we are actually right outside churchill downs, home, of course, of the kentucky derby. we wanted to give you taste of louisville out here as we get ready for villanova, miami tomorrow night. let me tell you nova is one confident bunch. villanova has been playing their best basketball of the season and they are not done just yet. >> not thinking we are invincible just because we played well in the first two games, we have to rely on our defense and rebound to go win games. >> i feel like we are getting better. we have watched some game film. we are going to get a lot better. we are just trying to move forward in the right direction. >> i think we are playing our best basketball right now but we have to stay focused on it. >> coach jay wright is happy that the players aren't satisfied. >> yeah, i like that. i do think that they are still

hungry. they are still committed. i can tell at practice they are focused. we are demanding a lot from them, you know. it is a good vibe right now, because with the team, and it is a thrill to be here, man. it really is. >> it is an exciting time for sure. now kentucky has been very lucky for this team, it was right here, that villanova won the national championship, back in 1985. so here is hoping. reporting here from louisville, leslie van arsdal, "eyewitness sports". >> thanks, leslie. from college to pro sixers head west on the four game road trip, tip off at 9:00 in denver. good news, as sixers push for win number ten robert covington is expect to return tonight. he has been out since march 11th when he sustained a concussion and carried off on a stretcher. rookie reshawn holmes is set to go after being pulled that same night with the achilles strain. problem spot for eagles last season was wide receiver

position but they are hob ruben want help in that department. they signed the former giant worth a three million-dollar. twenty-four year-old, caught 57 pass west eight touchdowns last year. his fourth nfl season. the eagles desperately need someone to catch the football. they had so many drops a year ago. so ugly. josh hoff, nelson ago who will air. >> they are just looking for someone to catch the ball. >> whoever wants to step it up. >> i'll try. >> we know you can do it, pat. >> coming up a sneak peak of >> we know you can do it, pat. >> coming up a sneak peak of apparently, people think i'm too perky. so now i'm not being perky, telling you that drivers that switch to progressive save an average of $548! whoo! i mean, whoo. katie she doesn't work many hou21 percent less.o. she handles as many customers, puts out as many fires, meets as many deadlines-- not 21 percent less. so why does she make 21 percent less? for my daughters and yours, i'll fight for equal pay for women.

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well, we all know philadelphia is a city of brotherly love and sisterly affection, after all, it is in our dna but it brings up a good question. >> why is the o, crooked in the love statue? it is tonight's good question, submitted by viewer cheryl dolan but nicole brewer has the answer tonight at 11:00. earlier there was a working theory that when it got put up, the glue just kind of didn't stick. nicole say that is not right. we will find out at 11:00. thanks for watching "eyewitness news" at 6:00. we are back at ten on the sister station cw philly a and we are back here at 11:00. up next, the "cbs evening news". tonight craig boswell reports live from belgium as hunt for deadly terrorist suspects continues. meanwhile from new york here now is scott pelley.

>> pelley: more american victims have been discovered as a massive manhunt expands across europe in search of at least one belgian bomber. also tonight, brussels remembers the victims. here at home, sniffing out terrorist explosives, building a better dog. >> this is the digital dog. >> pelley: and springtime in denver, a mile high and a foot deep. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: tonight brussels is a city in mourning. the 32 lives lost in the terror attacks are being remembered at candlelight vigils. the wounded total 270. we learned today that two of the bombers yesterday were brothers, and the se