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dropped mere feet from where children play. the boys love to play in their backyard but for the past three months their parent have kept them inside. >> this is just hardware, that is falling down. i mean it is not, a little piece of tin foil. you can hear this. >> reporter: therapieses of the sign on i-95 that crews partially tore down as part of the highway expansion project president since then metal debris has piece by piece fallen into the yard. >> i have seen a bolt playing in the foot and windshield smashed. >> reporter: earlier this month a bolt crashed on the windshield of his work truck. the big yellow sign dropped, thursday night. >> the sign was the last straw. >> my three-year oldies very upset ready to cry and he was clinging to it. we heard banging. and, he was going to come out here. that is where we're walking out to hear the bang i said what happened. >> you could see the size. it is not a little stop sign.
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>> reporter: they say despite telling contractors on site about the dangers falling from the sky, nothing was ever done. >> it wasn't until today, from your e-mail that has gotten some reaction, so thank you. >> they will come out now. >> hopefully. >> reporter: does that make you feel better. >> it does. i'm glad to hear. that it is tough. >> reporter: take a look here that is a a penndot worker up in the air, taking down the rest of that sign, and i called penndot this morning and they say they are taking this matter very seriously and they are going to initiate an investigation. they urged anyone in this neighborhood to contact them directly if they have similar issues. for now i'm live in port richmond trang do for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". meanwhile belgium police make several arrests in the hunt for terrorist responsible for this weeks deadly bombings in brussels. two unidentified americans are among the celebrities. kenneth craig has the latest from brussels. >> reporter: cell phone video
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shows a man being dragged from a bus shelter in brussels. witnesses say police shot the man in the leg after telling him to stop. >> we have two shots. two shots. one and one big shot, the snipper because i seen him from the window. >> reporter: police conducted a series of raids throughout the day and night netting six arrests. members of the law enforcement are looking for two people, one seen with the two suicide bombers a at the airport, the other seen with the bomber at the subway station. mason wells is a 19 year-old mormon missionary who was severely burned in the airport bombings. >> i remember seeing, you know, fire in front of my face and fire down by my feet on the ground and we were really close, i feel lucky to have escaped with what i did. >> reporter: visuals like this one of become a knightley tradition here in brussels as residents deal with the fear, and grief. but not everyone is finding solace. sharon chowedry says he does not let her daughter ride the
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metro anymore. >> not anymore, they don't take that anymore. >> reporter: when you see this, does that make it only worse. >> yes, yes it is getting worse day by day. >> reporter: belgium officials say the threat is not over. in brussels, kenneth craig for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". now isis claimed responsibility for the a tack, in a new on line video the group warned that more targets could be hit. coming up tonight on "eyewitness news" at 6:00 we will talk with a moorestown man who knew one of those killed in the belgium terror attacks. he remembers his friend and reflects on the tragedy tonight at 6:00. meanwhile u.s. forces a say they have killed a high ranking isis official. he was reportedly killed in a raid in serious earlier this month. officials say he was the number two man in isis, acting as a finance minister and a sorry ledge us leader of the group. officials say that his death will hammer isis ability to conduct operations both inside and outside of iraq and syria. a teenage girl is
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recovering after being hit by a stray bullet in hunting park last night. police say the 16 year-old and her sister heard gunfire while sitting outside, their home on seventh and luzerne street. that is when the teen realized she was shot in her thigh and needed to get out of danger. >> she immediately ran into her house and that is where family members treated her and 911 was called. >> the shooter remains at large tonight, detectives are combing the neighborhood for clues that could lead to a suspect. a man is viciously attacked while leaving a bakery in olney this morning. police say someone who knows the victim stabbed the 59 year-old in the stomach, and then walked away. it happened just before 9:00 near colombian bakery on the 4900 block of north fifth street. that victim is in critical condition, in arrests have been made. easter weekend is here and that has aloft people wondering about what we can expect with the weather. "eyewitness news" at penn treaty park today in philadelphia, rain rolled
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through leaving behind gray skies but also warm temperatures. meteorologist lauren casey is in for kate bilo today, and she's live on the sky deck with our first forecast, lauren. >> thanks, jim. as you tossed to me sunshine now illuminating just in time. we did have rain and a few thunderstorms that rolled through the area throughout the day-to-day but much of that activity moving off shore. we still do have a couple showers down the shore right the now otherwise skies starting to clear out as the clouds are breaking down. storm scan three is showing us lingering showers right now especially in and around the atlantic city area and north up into brigantine. little egg harbor and downpours will continue to race their way eastbound over next hour or two and everyone will be drawing as we head in the evening hours. it it was a mild day to day even with that rain but wind are starting to shift now from the south, out of the northwest at northerly component to the wind flow that will cool us off especially pretty dramatically as we head in the second half of the evening. if you do have plans outside on the town tonight might want to grab the jacket, take it
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with you even though it doesn't feel too chilly right now, 73 degrees in philadelphia. sixty-seven in at atlantic city. mid 508's in mount pocono, we will talk about that quick cooling and what type of temperatures to expect for our easter weekend in the full forecast in just a few. >> thanks, lauren. march madness is taking over the delaware valley tonight a at wells fargo certainty. east regional finals starts with two games and villanova wildcats are one win away from the final four. >> we have team coverage of the madness starting with our sports director don bell live at the center. don, how is it going. >> it is going great. this is the weekend for hoop a holik, if you love basketball, philly is the place to be. at 7:30 east regional of the sweet 16 will get underway. we're talking about wisconsin taking on notre dame. after that game it is unc verse indiana. hughesers have good history here in philadelphia they won a national championship in 76
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and 81 at the spectrum, no longer here but not too far from where i'm standing right now. meanwhile 700 miles from where we are villanova wildcats are sitting pretty in the elite eight after a win over miami last night. dominating fashion. now they will play kansas jay hawks have won 17 in a row. right now they practiced today talking about the wildcats and our leslie van arsdal is with the team as she brings us light hearted fun. >> when you get to this point in the tournament you are spend ago lot of time together and yes, your roommate is probably getting on your nerves a little bit. >> hoist your roommate. >> josh hart. >> that is interesting. now you guys have spent eight out of ten nights on the road, you guys love each other, you got to, and i will ask him, a pet peeve, what a noise but your roommate. >> oh, he always has the tv on when he to sleep.
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>> hoist your room nate. >> chris jenkins. >> pet peeve about your roommate? i will ask him too. >> i don't know. >> smelly sneakers. >> he likes with the tv on. >> yes. >> he likes to sleep with the tv on. >> i got to go to sleep with the tv off. i wake up, and i go turn it off. >> hoist your roommate. >> daniel. >> i need to to know, what annoys you, what gets under your skin, you guys live together, you are together all the time, there has got to be something. >> daniel has a tendency to chew with his mouth opened. my mother is southern so she doesn't play that at all. we got popped when we were younger for such things. he constantly chewing gum and eats canned which his mouth open. it is the worst. >> i honestly don't have no complaints, i get to the room and i just fall asleep. every time i'm in my hotel room i'm asleep. he doesn't wake me up because
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i'm a heavy sleeper. >> but when you make a run this deep in the tournament, roommate aggravation, well worth it. reporting from louisville, leslie van arsdal for "eyewitness sports". >> all right, leslie, thank you. you can see why those guys are playing so well. they clearly love each other. good stuff from leslie van arsdal and villanova ars dale. as for tonight here on cbs-3 iowa state taking on virginia in the sweet 16, followed by gonzaga and syracuse. also listen just because villanova is not in philadelphia, did not mean we do not have a a local tie here, at the wells fargo center. steve pastor use he plays for notre dame, he went to st. joes prep and we will bring you his story 59:30 in this program. that is store friday south philadelphia, i'm don bell, back to you guys in the studio. >> all right, don. >> good stuff. >> looking forward to that, thanks. today goodies friday when christians remember the day jesus christ was crucified.
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they hosted good friday services in the the philadelphia's nicetown tioga neighborhood. seven pastors preached seven last word of jesus christ. the pastors are part of the coalition of churches, that is worshiping together all week. pope francis celebrated a good friday mass in vatican city. he will also on serve the stations of the cross when the faithful recounted journey jesus took on his way to his crucifiction. easter is on sunday. coming up on cbs-3 "eyewitness news", it may be spring but that doesn't mean flu season is over. why health officials say this year it is hitting later and what you can do to stay healthy. a battle between madonna and her new york neighbors what she did outside her apartment that got her busted by authorities. popularity of the ride sharing services is exploding but so are concerns about women and their safety, coming up how a new company says they can ease their fears assuring women they can get where they
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a train derailment forces residents of the minnesota town to evacuate. >> a giant, fireball, erupting in the night sky, hours after a freight train collided with a burning propane tanker yesterday. hazmat officials, then vented gaza loud to it burn off. neighbors in calla way of been allowed back home. dramatic video from baltimore, you'll see an suv crashes through a barrier and falls four stories from a parking garage. the driver, a woman in her 20's survived, but was just minor injuries. police say would the man was trying to pull in the spot when something went horribly wrong. a georgia prek teacher has resigned after surveillance video surface that had shows her knocking down a student. take a look for yourself you can see the 20 year veteran teacher amelia strictland thrust her knee in the four year-old boy's back causing
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him to fall down. school officials say child with special need was not injured. they did report the incident to the division of family and children services. it appears man done likes her space and her new york neighbors aren't very happy bit. they say material girl has posted no -- has posted no parking signs all over her property. which are made to look like city signs but they are not. she's even installed raised lettering on the sidewalk outside of her upper east side town house, new york city law forbids unauthorized signs and deface. of sidewalks. >> i think it is overkill. >> it is almost rude. >> maybe because she's famous she need more security. >> it is madonna, heat her do what she wants. >> she was ordered to remove the sign and paint. madonna responded with a sorry not sorry post on her instagram account. >> well, madonna. well, driving to philadelphia, highways, a and by ways can be a a challenge
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on a good day. >> construction zones, and road work, well, forget it. that brings up a good question, what are the red and blue detour signs on the side of the road. it is tonight's good question, submitted by kelly. you can see about the blue route and other roadways, red, blue detour, arrows pointing your way, the way where. it is a a good question. nicole brewer has the answer tonight at 11:00. do you have a good question? log on to cbs philly.com/good question or tweet us, just use the #cbs-3 good question. i have a good question. >> yes. >> what is the weather going to be like. >> that is what everyone wants to know. you have the answer. >> i suppose i'll answer that for you right about now. we did have rain and a few thunderstorms moving through. warm temperatures in the 70's, last several days we have been well above average over the delaware valley.s we have been we will cool things off in the upcoming weekend. cooler air spilling will in as we speak but that will return
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us, a little bit closer to average. really nice future weekend. we are well above average, almost 20 degrees. seventy-three is your current temperature in philadelphia, right now, cloud, still in place but sunshine break go through, westerly wind up around 6 miles an hour, those wind will weigh in as we head in the overnight period. storm scan three is showing us last of the shower activity, now moving off shore, cloud deck, breaking efficiently up toward lehigh valley. still cloud in place in and around philadelphia and surrounding counties but as we pan out nothing up wind. nothing going on. couple cloud, that is it. no more rainfall, as high pressure will build in heading in the upcoming weekend. it will be chilly. temperatures dropping off dramatically. cold front came through today. we will feel residual effects overnight tonight. down to 41 degrees. then tomorrow cooler, we will not be in the 07's but 59 degrees and still above average. we should be in the mid 50's, mostly sunny conditions, light wind, just a great start to a
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holiday weekend. temperatures right now are mild, particularly in philadelphia, and points south and east but as we head in the next couple of hours, temperatures are going to be dropping off dramatically. if you do have have those friday night plans bring the jacket the with you because we will fast forward a few hours and temperatures falling sub 60's in philadelphia as we head into midnight tonight, temperatures falling sub 50's, and 30's, and waking up to a chilly start, tomorrow morning 406789's, 30's north and west of the city w all that sunshine. dry air in place. temperatures will rebound efficiently as we head in the tomorrow afternoon feeling nice and comfortable. future weather showing us cold front, continues to move off to the east that we dealt with today, high pressure settling n we have high pressure for stable sinking air and good bit of sunshine and quiet weather. high pressure will be sticking around, our major dominant feature as we head in the upcoming weekend, fewer cloud start to sneak in, late day on easter but we will stay dry through the day. we do notice a cold front starting to make an approach
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late day on easter but that rain will hold off, until monday, easter sunday, justin creasing cloud, 64 degrees, a nice mild day for holiday and all together weekend shaping up very nicely. that rain arrives just in time to end our holiday weekend as we all head back to work, 62 degrees. mid week looks beautiful. mid 50's to near 60 degrees, lot of sunshine, cool mornings, nice, pleasant afternoon. really good looking forecast. >> i like it. >> i am proved. >> it is okay. >> yes. >> are you planning on getting presents while you and your partner may want to cut back on the caffeine even before the conception. i'm kristin johann son at national constitution center with what some temple law students did to help others understand the struggles of refugees. rolling stones in cuba, they will finally get some satisfaction. how the once forbidden group is make going history in
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rutgers camden celebration achievement of women and girls with the day long conference, called disrupting power and privilege to empower women. the it featured a series of panel discussions, lectures and workshops. organizers say event signals readiness of the university to engage in discussions relevant to women's and gender issues on campus. >> laboratory research, or study work or classroom work or courtroom work, anything is relevant mindful of girls and women to empower them. >> event was rutgers camden first conference highlighting would member and gender issues. dozens of people spent time today at national constitution center, understanding the struggles of refugees. >> reporter christie johann son of our sister station kyw news radio shares the experience. >> reporter: for this woman it is all too real.
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>> i still have family members in syria. it is hard to relate to what they are going through. >> reporter: she was one of the many given refugee character to understand fear and certainty for those trying to flee for safety in america. susan plays a role of the six year-old boy whose father and sister died in the mall explosion, her mother is played by real life friend katie marrow. >> as far as process goes, my child has an education, going to school and i got new immunizations done and that is all i have been able to do and i have been here for three months. >> i'm looking for some employment opportunity. >> reporter: temple university law student and an agency work shore helps refugee start their lives in america. >> what we will offer you is a... >> law student layl a thompson created the interactive experience. >> i wanted to capture that these are people, just like us but they have been through a horrors of war and individualized persecution and it is important for us to understand that they are human beings just like us. >> reporter: for susan, it is
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insight into what her family is going through. >> i just felt that sense of despair that is very hard to conquer that when you you are just opening up a story because you feel connected from the situation. >> at the end, only about half of the people actually got into america. unlike so many others around the world, so many more are still waiting. kristin johann son for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". coming up next, half an hour a new ride had sharing service fit for women and it is coming here to the philadelphia area. what they offer that other just don't. don? as we are live at south philadelphia, for the sweet 16, for notre dame, they are set to take on wisconsin. one player for fighting irish has a challenge for ukee washington. when we come back we will have a story for steve pastoria, you do not want to miss it. from the chocolates to the cakes and flowers, how to
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the excitement, it is building. villanova fans will be learning who else will be joining them in the elite eight when march madness continues here in philadelphia tonight. "eyewitness news" continues now at 5:30, hi everyone i'm jessica dean. i'm jim donovan. ukee washington is off tonight. there are two huge sweet 16 games in south philadelphia,
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one game will feature a former philadelphia catholic league mvp. >> we will go back now to sports director don bell live at the wells fargo center with more on that, don? >> reporter: guys, at 7:27, exactly, wisconsin will take on notre dame. so this game has some local flare to it because they are 6-e dame, fighting irish is steve pastoria and pat gallen has his story. >> reporter: it takes to reason that fighting irish are in the ncaa tournament is guard steve pastoria. he grew up in medford, new jersey and was a start at st. joes prep in philadelphia where he was name gator aid national player of the year. he is only player in school history to have his number retired. legendary coach william speedy morris was able to see him flourish under his coaching. >> it is his first game have of the season.
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he scored 24 points as a freshman. >> reporter: pastoria's parents john and kathy still live in medford and as you can imagine are proud of what their sonnies accomplishing. >> we have seen steve mature over those years, those three years at notre dame, you know, to the level of his confidence has increased. not that he was not a confident kid before, but, you know, you can't help again bying challenge the way they are academically and at letcally. >> it is terrific. it is a dream come true for him. we're so proud of him. yeah, it is emotional. >> reporter: they will get a chance to see their son return to philadelphia at as notre dame takes on wisconsin in the sweet 16. he is happy to be home. >> it is great, i'm excited to be here. get a chance to play in the sweet 16. it is a great feeling. >> reporter: is what your favorite part about coming home. >> just seeing friend, family, you know, stuff for a lot of people to get out to indiana, a lot of ac c games, so just to have them here and to be able to have them in the stand
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it within great. >> reporter: there will be plenty of loved ones in the stabbed but he knows how tough that is for his college age friends. >> they want to buy tickets. >> they are scraping to get tickets. i know it is pretty expensive here. >> reporter: at wells fargo center, pat gallen for "eyewitness sports". >> pat, thank you. here's the deal. we hear at cbs three, ukee washington in particular have a long history with steve pastoria. let's flash back to just before graduation, for the prep star, and he and ukee washington had a free throw shooting challenge. the it was a contest. who do you think won this thing. ukee used to play d, with ball but now that was back in the day. so steve won, nailing most of his free throws and recently we asked him about that. >> i think i won, but he was a great sport about it. we had a really fun time. ukee, will want a rematch, you know, bring your a game.
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>> we want to be good journalist here. so if we get one side of the story, we have to go get the other side of the story. ukee is on vacation but that didn't stop us from giving him a call and asking him about the new challenge that is issued bypass for use. >> hey look, i heard about, the story, you know, i'm glad he is here, because we need a rematch, because playing at temple, he caught me at a bad time five years ago. that was prehip surgery. i was off balance. i was shooting on one leg. i just wasn't in rhythm. the hip has been since repaired, a year after that. i'm ready. now you can run, but you cannot hide. >> i can tell you, what he is saying. he is saying it sound like a buzzer. >> he kicks off a little smack but i talk smack before. i know how to handle it. five years ago he had a gigantic cheering squad over at the prep. i had a cameraman, producer and me, come on, is that fairy
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ask you is that fair? i was injury. i'm back, i'm healthy, ready to go. he can run but he cannot hide. >> number 16 the rematch, it is on. >> bring it baby, bring it. >> how about ukee and those excuses. oh, bad hip. oh, shooting on one leg. next thing he will tell us he used to walk to school as a kid with no shoes. love it. that is store friday south philadelphia, i'm don bell, back to you in the studio. >> all right. now don, we cannot wait for the rematch. >> thanks, don. you cannot always get what you want but rolling stones can. they are going to rock cuba in historic concert tonight. the legendary band will wrap up their world tour in havana, crews have been preparing open air stage for days, a million people are expect to turnout tonight, which is incredible considering rock and roll including the stones music had
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been band. >> and i'm sure it will be a shock. >> people are excited. we cannot believe it. here we are. >> the stones are the first major international band to play the island since the cuban revolution. >> wow. at least ten high school student are facing murder charges in connection to deadly street fights, caught on video, the violence unfolded last friday in the small town outside of augusta, georgia. police say one bystander 18 year-old dimaggio bell died after being accidentally stabbed by a friend. eyewitness said a fight started with two girls and then up to 50 others got involved. >> anytime you have a parent, driving a child to any location for the purposes of fighting, there is something wrong. there is something wrong with our community, something wrong with our culture and something
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wrong in our society. >> investigators say they are still looking for others involved in those fights. a lawsuit involving a bride, her wedding dress and a reality tv show, coming up, why she says the show ruined her big day. plus what moms to be need to know about caffeine consumption even before they get pregnant and why the dad will want to listen to this one as well. and rub, a dub, tub a giant panda in the tub, why this big guy at national zoo is loving the water, especially right now. lauren? we have had a little rain today and more rain in your forecast but will it steel clear of the holiday weekend? i will have the answer in the full forecast coming up
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