moran's youngest son, like most kid his age he is high energy. he has autism and adhd which effects his behavior. >> sometimes he gets over stimulated or gets upset and just doesn't know how to find the word. he just starts speaking, eight or 3409 months ago. >> reporter: that is why moran was horrified when she received a handwritten letter left at her door signed boon of your neighbors and chrisized moran's parenting and her son's behavior. it reads in part, no one wants to hear him acting like a wild animal. it is utterly nerve racking not to hemmings it is scarring my normal children. >> i said i don't care, if it is way your child is raised or retarded that hurt. to inning will will out a child and call him names, such horrible names, i cannot find the word, because there isn't any. >> reporter: after posting the letter to facebook community group, mayfair unsensored moran received an overwhelming response from people, outraged by the note. >> i was just so touched by

the out pour of the community, you know, and that type of play date, let's do fun day, autism day. >> reporter: kelly knight, a assistant director for center of autism say incidents like this are why autism awareness month is so, so necessary. >> every individual has unique challenges and strengths and that those may be displayed in a variety of different ways and to have sort of an understanding of empathy a around that. >> reporter: moran would have welcomed the dialogue with her neighbors and anybody else who has questions about ryan. >> he is just a child. they could have came to me and talked to me. they didn't have to be a coward. >> reporter: moran says she does not know which neighbor wrote that note but she has received support from many of her other neighbors. live from the northeast i'm trang do for cbs pie witness news. thanks very much. we are enjoying, clear skies, once again after a glummy, rainy start to the day. and what a difference a few hours makes. this is how it looked this morning on philadelphia's

independent mall. and that wet weather has moved out. meteorologist, justin drabick is in for kate bilo and he is on the cbs-3 sky deck with the first forecast. justin, it looks great right now. >> it is awesome right now. i cannot find cloud in the sky in center city. our temperatures jumped up a couple degrees, because of the strong, mid-april sunshine. so we will keep skies, clear tonight. check out our high today, pretty much where we are at right now reaching 63 degrees. we may climb another degree in the next half an hour, 63 in wilmington. sixty-nine in allentown. we are close to average right on target there today. there is current numbers, lower 60's in trenton, philadelphia, and in wilmington. fifty-nine in allentown. mid 40's up in mount pocono. some suburbs. the kind of the same deal but just a nice, evening shaping up, you may want to break out that grill and do barbecuing tonight with the pleasant conditions. the wind are starting to shape out of the north behind this cold front. it will bring in a brief shot of cold air tonight. because of that a freeze warning is issued for far northwestern suburbs.

northern bucks, montgomery, chester county and lehigh county. not a hard freeze but temperatures may get down to 32. there you go, lots of cloud over coastal areas, new jersey and delawarement that is moving off shore. we will have clear skies tonight and a lot of sunshine in our forecast and that will warm temperatures up. we're talking about 70's returning as well and i'll let you know when that arrives in a few minutes. back to you. as you are aware dangerous weather hammers dallas, texas area hail was so bigot broke windows of homes and cars. this video fridays a home in weilly, texas. you can hear the glass shattering, as hail the size of golf balls came through the windows. the photographer jake shanon with our sister station wtrtv in dallas took this video from inside his home. wind a cog that hail gust ted up to 07 miles an hour. >> i want to say that i'm one of the luck year once. mine shows us losing windows and our blinds, lot of the, you know, water damage, carpet, glass, you know, things that can replaced.

luckily no one i know has been injured from this. >> reporter: to make things even more unsettling, tornado warnings came with all that hail. philadelphia's mayor jim kenney introduces his appointments to lead the cities fire department and prison system. "eyewitness news" reporter rahel solomon is live outside city hall with a look at the two commissioners, one of whom tonight is making history. >> reporter: jessica, good evening. that is right. this is first time that we met the new philadelphia fire commissioner, he says that he is eager for the role and eager to move in the role but recognized that there will be challenges. the prison's commissioner she's known within the prison system but this new role is historic one for philadelphia. he is the first, female prison commissioner in philadelphia history. >> i was excited there was a woman we picked because i do believe there needs to set aid tone with some of the people in our custody that it is not just about punishment but redemption and it business moving forward in their lives.

>> reporter: lance carney a lincoln university in bryn mawr college graduate started her career at philadelphia prison system in 1995. she says that her role is to continue, lowering the prison population, while helping those who want to be helped. >> when we're providing entry services and we want high risk, a threat to publish safety, and they have to come into custody but we also have a responsibility to prepare folks. >> reporter: adam thiel will take over as philadelphia's fire commissioner. thiel has work at fire and emergency departments, in four states, including serving as fire chief, for the city of alexandria, virginia. >> experience as virginia's deputy secretary of public safety and home land security will be essential as we look a head to the the convention and other large events. >> reporter: tuesday thiel stopped short of a announcing any specific plans but says he is looking forward to meeting with members of the fire department. >> my vision, it the is to actually engage the department and community and creating that shared vision. i mean it would be probably, i would just say it, it would be wrong for me to come in and

say that i have the way forward, charted out when i haven't even started. >> reporter: now many of expressed concerns that the new commissioner is not from within the fire department, coming up at 6:00 we did speak to the fire fighters union and group representing black fire fighters what they had to say, plus, reached by cell what commissioner sawyer says is next for him. reporting live, rahel solomon, for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> thanks very much. a new jersey teacher is under arrest accused of fondling a student, 26 year-old edmond harman teaches at notre dame high school in lawrence township. investigators say he groped and kiss add a female student in february and allegedly asked her to send him nude photos of herself. harman faces several charges including child endangerment and criminal sexual contact. calls from concerned neighbors lead to a murder investigation in west philadelphia police found a man shot, multiple times on the 1600 block of north

redfield overnight. the 25 year-old victim was sitting behind the wheel, of a idling dodge charger, and medics pronounced the man dead just after 2:00 a.m. but police say it is unclear how long victim had gone unnoticed. no arrest have been made and police are checking surveillance cameras in the area for suspects. man accused of killing a seattle mother of three, is due in court shortly. police say ingrid line was murdered by a man she met on line and had been dating. the murder of ingrid line a single mother of three young daughters, has shocked her close knit neighborhood. >> i was shocked. i just talked to her. >> justice for ingrid, no one deserves this, no one. >> reporter: friend say line planned to go to a mariners baseball game friday night with the date that she met on line. thirty-seven year-old john charlton, when her ex-husband arrived to drop off the kid saturday morning, she was not home. line was reported missing, and hours later, about 10 miles from her house, a home owner

called police after finding body parts, including a foot, in plastic bags left in the recycling bin. >> we're working closely with the rick tim's family, all of the evidence leads in the the direction of that particular victim. >> reporter: detectives connected the two cases searched line's home for evidence and identified charlton as a suspect. >> we used some forensic evidence dealing with telephone calls and cell towers by utilizing those we were led to the suspect early on. >> reporter: neighbors say charlton had been a staying in this home. he was arrested monday and book in the king county jail on suspicion of murder. the investigation ongoing. police found line's missing car late monday night and they are looking into whether charlton could be tied to similar crimes. >> we will look at other crimes and if any of them seem to be similar in a experience we will continue down that road. >> reporter: line's friend say this was not a first date. the two met on line in february or march and had been dating since then. there were more arrests

stemming from the terror attacks in brussels and paris. two more men are charged in the brussels bombings. they allegedly were involved in renting an apartment in the neighborhood here. that apartment was reportedly a hide out the for men who launched the a tack in brussels. also separately three others were detained in belgium in connection to the paris attacks, 14 people are now being held in belgium, relate to go both attacks. north carolina governor pat mcrory is responding to criticism of the gender specific bathroom law with the executive order. that order prohibits work place discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. the it also allows people to sue, in state court, over discrimination, something that has been wiped out by the controversial law. it does not, however, change any language regarding transgendered residents and what rest rooms they can use. the deadline to reach an agreement between verizon and union workers is fast approaching.

nearly 40,000 east coast land line able worker are set to go on strike tomorrow at 6:00 a.m. that includes workers in the the delaware valley. union members have been without the a contract since august 2015. they say verizon wants to freeze pensions, make layoffs easier and rely more on contract workers. verizon says non-union workers will fill in if the strike takes place. still to come on "eyewitness news", opt out movement is gaining steam. >> there is parents that are across the state concerned i'm justin finch, coming up how they are opting their kid out of that movement in just a matter of a click, and, a mother advice. and the exact moment a sink hole opens up in the middle of the road, where and how police, think this happened. going where no man has gone before, a new mission to travel, deeper into outer space, while searching for extra trust allentown life, how steven hawking says he

will do it. and limiting your child's screen time, how much is too much and where parents are urged to designate, a tech free zone. three on your side jim donovan free zone. three on your side jim donovan has that story for eighty six million adults have a serious medical condition called prediabetes, but ninety percent don't know it. you may be one of them, and your risk of developing type 2 diabetes is higher. the good news is that you can prevent or delay diabetes. talk to your doctor about a simple blood test for prediabetes. sponsored by nacdd with support from the centers for disease control and prevention. visit cdc.gov/prediabetes

police in central california captured the exact moment, a sinkhole opens up, and you can see it for yourself. take a look here, you see roadway open and then collapsed. so far a 12-foot by 15-foot section of the roadway has fallen. it hit a sewage line about 20 feet below the surface. police say recent rains could have had something to do with that collapse. new crash tests results reveal a mixed bag for large pick up trucks. the study was done by insurance institute for highway safety, forward f150 super cab had best performance, others that did well are the chevy silverado and toyota tundra double cab models. dodge ram did not do as well. >> doing well enough in these crash tests. >> this vehicle class is not

perform as well as we would like to see. many of the crashes lower extremity measures indicated likelihood of serious injury. >> 44 percent of the fatalities in pick ups occur in roll over crashes. this is first time the that the institute has done extensive testing on large trucks, with the extended cabs or full sized, four door cabs. well, if you ever tried to pump your own gas in new jersey you quickly realize you are not allowed there will be none of that. that brings us to our good question. why don't you pump your own gas in new jersey? this question was submitted by nicole, dawn and kim, some drivers like it, why not have somebody help you out especially in bad weather, others not a fan. >> i believe it drives the price up. >> i actually love new jersey because you don't to have get out of your car. >> it is just convenient. >> reporter: it may be easier but why can't we get out of our own cars and pump gas in new jersey? our nicole brewer says the reason dates back almost 07 years and she will have the full answer for you tonight at

11:00. don't for get if you have a a good question log on to cbs philly dot om good question or send us a tweet using #cbs-3 good question. how much time do your children spend looking at tablets or smart phone screens? in many cases toddlers have their own electronic devices. as three on your side jim donovan find out one of the three parents are giving their kid their own tablet by the age of five. >> what is is that. >> reporter: she's just two years old but already has her own ipad an getting her to give it up can be a challenge. >> no. >> reporter: american academy of pediatric says kid two and over should be limited to just two hours a day in front of the screens and should be avoided for children under two completely. >> it is a challenge for everybody to navigate, the digital age. >> reporter: pediatrician ari brown says the american academy of pediatrics realizes the challenge today's parents face and updating its guidelines to better reflect

modern age but those changes will come this fall but she says it is still important for young kid to unplug. >> have tech free zones, so tech free zones might be, meal times and definitely the bedroom. >> reporter: her mother sherry says she follows the current guidelines as close as she can but will gradually increase her daughter's screen time as she gets older. the here's something to consider pediatricians say studies have shown that excessive media use can lead to a tension problems, sleep disorder and obesity. reporting for three on your side i'm's jim donovan. >> five. >> that is young. >> i didn't even have a etch a sketch at five: >> oh, no i had one. >> yes. >> yes. >> yeah. >> don't stay inside, get out, enjoy nice weather. boring forecast but that is a, good thing. well deserve. we are bringing back a lot of sunshine. each day temperatures will get warmer. nice stretch coming at us.

little rough this morning with the rain, quarter to .3 of an inch of rainfall but now we're in the sunshine. we will go out to northampton county from a live look from hotel bethlehem. looking at mountains southward clear skies, full sunshine, and that is a little bit of the problem tonight with the clear skies because wind will go more calmer, and that will a how potential for freezes specially in northampton county where you will be under a freeze warning. not hard freeze but close to 32. but temperatures, they will be on the rise next several days. cool mornings, but mild afternoons. each day is warmer, 63 where we should be. still a few degrees below average tomorrow but by end of the week we will above average and we are pushing 70's coming up for second half of the forecast, especially into next week. we will talk about that in a bit. until then mild evening, with the sunshine, 63, currently at the airport, high so far today, 58, in allentown. shore points, that cooler pocket of air just waiting to come down here, and, 12 to 24

hours, being kick out of here to the north again. so brief shot of cold air tonight with the clear skies, and storm scan three there is nothing happening, all out to the central part of the u.s. that is where we can expect quiet conditions. if you have outdoor plans? now is time to get out there next several days, enjoy it. we are cool heading out, or know somebody that is. you need that jacket. game time 58 degrees. by even of the game with the clear skies we will drop in the lower 50's, maybe upper 40's on the ride home. high pressure this will be huge, parked itself over new england for next several days, and, even though we have the high here, we could be actually warmer but it is location, still brings in the northerly win, temperatures comfortable. high was placed off shore we would be talking about 70's over the next few days but eventually we will get that warm up. into the weekend big change in the jet stream. this is omega block because it looks like the greek letter owe meg a we have low pressure

across the west. then we are in the high pressure. that means milder temperatures developing each day, under mostly sunny skies, so enjoy nice warm up. tonight, still chilly, 40 for city, near freezing, some of those far northwestern suburbs. north breeze at ten. pleasant on wednesday, lots of sunshine, 60 degrees for afternoon high. check out this extended forecast, next three days, pretty much full sunshine, tough to find a cloud in the sky, lower 60's, wednesday and thursday we are in the mid 60's on friday, and guys, that sunshine will continue in the weekend and then we will crank up temperatures a bit, enjoy because it will be warmer but no humidity. >> i like the look at that. >> crank it up my man, thanks, sir. still ahead, acne can be embarrassing and annoying but new there may be a deadly disease associated with the skin conditions. >> health reporter stephanie stahl tells us how to necessity if you are at an increased risk. and ask your doctor, leslie. well, playoffs start on thursday for the flyers, she's

back at practice today with heavy hearts after passing of chairman ed snider yesterday. how will they honor him? i will tell you next in narendorsed katie mcgintyent obama afor us senate? nt biden because she's a "champion for working families." katie mcginty will take on the republicans and protect social security and medicare. and mcginty will work for equal pay for women - because families depend on it. for the april 26th democratic primary,

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this ii got to see my dad, die on national tv. they don't know what they took from us. people are dying. we need a president that's going to talk about it. i believe bernie sanders is a protestor. he's not scared to go up against the criminal justice system.

he's not scared. that's why i'm for bernie. i'm bernie sanders and i approve this message. we have breaking news. let's show you a an accident at 23rd and diamond involving a school bus and a truck. two students, on the scene before suffered minor injuries but they have been taken to the hospital. police remain on the scene and there is no word what caused that crash. all right. the leslie van arsdal joins us now, with a look ahead and to the flyers. >> getting ready, for the playoffs. >> flyers back for game one of the playoffs thursday night in washington. they took to the ice with heavy hearts after death have of team chairman ed snider yesterday after a two year battle with cancer. battle cry inside flyers locker room right now is bring home the cup for mr. snider. they will be wearing a special patch in his honor.

>> it is extremely sad time for the organization and his family and just the city of philadelphia in general. we will try to make him proud here. >> he has done so much for this organization, and for us to be in the position we are right now, we have a position to surprise a lot of people and i think we're taking this challenge pretty seriously and it will be a fun one. >> game two tonight between phillies and padres, charlie morton will get start for fightins. here they are pregame at the ballpark, yesterday they lost the home opener to the padres four-three. they are two -five this season. year two of the rebuild is going slowly but tyler godell says they will get better. >> yeah, as a team, we have been in just about every ballgame. you know, we are where we want to be so far but this team has a lot of good players, good pieces and we will continue to get better. >> they did finish last, last season. >> yes. >> so, exactly right.

>> thanks, leslie. >> a appreciate it. >> coming up next, opt out movement continues to grow in pennsylvania. what one local mommies doing to help others opt out of the testing. a man accused of killing former nfl star will smith, says is there more to the story. what he says surveillance video reveals about the case. new at 6:00 a beloved crossing guard learns just how much she means to her community, and she work as a crossing guard for 17 years until she was hit by a koran duty and see how a south jersey community is showing its love.

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our area are among those who do not like it and they are opting out. "eyewitness news" continues at 5:30. hi everyone i'm jessica dean. i'm ukee washington. concern is over pennsylvania state school assessment the test which now adopts common core educational standards. >> "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch tells us what one local woman is doing to help others, opt out. >> reporter: dawn sweeney's opt out pa blog went live two years ago but past few weeks have been its busiest ever. >> last month i had almost 27,000 page views. >> reporter: most click and viewed. >> the page that gets how to opt out of the pssa's. >> reporter: what sweeney a says parents will need with a critical objection. >> it is simply needs to stay i'm opting out for religious belief. >> reporter: sweeney, also a trained teacher says she's hearing from a number of parents who are also still concerned about the pennsylvania system of school

assessment which now adopts common core educational standard. the statewide exam assessed state public school students in grade three through eight on english and math, fourth and eighth graders also take science exams. a few years ago they first came into sweeney's kitchen where her oldest daughter was in seventh grade. >> she took them in april, and i didn't get scores back until the second or third week in september. i got a word and a number. i didn't really get any grasp on how she was doing. >> reporter: "eyewitness news" reached out to the state department of education, they tell us that the exams are useful in measuring school and student performance, regarding opt out they know up tics in some areas and responded in part the number of opt outness pennsylvania only represent a small fraction on of test takers. locally in 2014 largest number came from our suburbs, chester county with 305, montgomery with 162, bucks with 112, delaware county 70 and

philadelphia, 87. and for parents who want to look over a copy of the pssaopt out notes you can schedule an appointment with the school district for your own personal review. justin finch for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". is there new surveillance video from the night that nfl player will smith was shot and killed in the louisiana. this video shows a hummer and mercedes striking each other in the new orleans streets. smith is reportedly in the mercedes and suspect cardinal heyes in the hummer. there is a rear end collision and mercedes drives into traffic and around the hummer. this proceeded a three car accident which led to an accident and heyes opened fire on smith and his wife. legal experts say that the new video probably will not sway the investigation. >> what matters is what happened in the few seconds before the gun shots went off and a few other things but what happened 20 minutes ago i don't think it is even admissible and relevant. >> reporter: smith's wife was struck in the leg and went

through five hours of surgery. heyes is charged with second degree murder. in campaign 2016, polls show hillary clinton and donald trump leading their respective part is in new york ahead of the next weeks primary. correspondent henna daniels shows us what the other candidates are doing to stay in the race. >> reporter: hillary clinton join u.s. women's soccer star megan, and others in manhattan to talk about the gender pay gap. >> groceries don't cost us less, rent doesn't cost us less, so why should we be paid less? >> reporter: polls show clinton with a double digit lead in new york, but vermont senator bernie sanders told supporters he can still win if he gets a large turnout. >> please do everything that you can to come out and vote, bring your friend, your neighbors. >> reporter: on the republican side polls show donald trum one a big lead in his home state. even with the new york win next week experts say it is

unlikely for trim top get enough delegates to clinch the republican nomination. that could lead to a contested convention which opens up the door for ted cruz, john kasich and perhaps even others. kasich told voters they have a choice. >> anybody that choose toss drive america on the dark side is not, is not doing a favor to the american people because we will overcome. >> reporter: one person who says she's staying out of the race is house speaker, paul ryan. >> i do not want, nor willie accept the nomination for our party. >> reporter: ryan says nomination need to be someone who has participated in the primary process n new york, henna dab qualifications for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". democrats will officially choose their candidate for president, midsummer at the home of the philadelphia flyers, and sixers. the democratic national convention will be held july 25th through 28th at wells fargo center in south philadelphia. organizers held a walk through at the venue today to update media on convention planning.

>> we have begun process of a signing 15,000 hotel rooms across the region. our partners at philadelphia a host commit thee are well on their way to recruiting the 10,000 volunteers that we need to make this show run. >> organizers expect 50,000 visitors to the city touring the convention. leading researchers on lead contamination says water crisis in flint michigan is far from over. virginia tech professor marked ward and his team retested water in march after the city switched back to detroit's water source lake heron. they compared new sample toss water from august when the flint river was main source. lead level decreased, but remain above federal standards. flint now has corrosion control chemicals added to its pipes to prevent lead from forming but edward say that people are not running their faucets enough to a how the chemicals to work. still to come on "eyewitness news" what parents need to know about the rising

cost of daze care. then a common skin conditions may put you at risk for deadly disease, what researchers are saying about some cases of acne. the special bond between twins caught on cameras video people are watching over and over, how a new born twin helps calm her crying brother, justin? sunshine returns a allowing for slow warming trend i'll let you know when warmest day arrives when

tuitions are on the rise and we're not just talking college. new study looked at cost of day care and a early childhood education in 23 states, and the study found that its now, more expensive, to send a four year-old to preschool or day care then it is to send an 18 year-old to a state college. that is not the just in our

area where decare averaging three to $4,000 less than in state colleges. wow. >> star bucks new controversial rewards program begins today, customers will earn stars based on how much they spend, not how much often they get coffee. it will take 125 stars to get your freebias opposed to 12 stars so that means you have to spend $63 before you get rewarded with a free drink. more members will still get a birthday drink and free refills on brought coffee and tea. one thing that won't cost you a dime, ice cream, free cone day at ben and jerry's, stop by one of their locations for a free cone, they will be opened until 8:00 o'clock, ben and year i as has been doing this for last 30 years and last year they handed out more than a million scoops. we have got time after the show. >> pretty good. >> butter pecan, it is over. coming up a celebrity pregnancy has people asking, wh

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narendorsed katie mcgintyent obama afor us senate? nt biden because she's a "champion for working families." katie mcginty will take on the republicans and protect social security and medicare. and mcginty will work for equal pay for women - because families depend on it. for the april 26th democratic primary, president obama supports katie mcginty. katie: i'm katie mcginty and i approve this message, because it's your turn to get ahead. a russian billion air is rolling out a new plan to explore deep space and he is get helping from nasa steven hawking, and mark zuckerberg.

uri miller wants to put thousands of tiny probes into space, it is called project star shot. the probes will have cameras and communication equipment but only weigh an ounce. they are shaped like a sail and used wind power originating from earthbound lasers. >> this is a thousand times faster then the fastest, spacecraft today. we can do more than just look at the stars. we can actually reach them. >> he says once spacecraft are perfected and launched they should reach the star system in 20 years. wow. a fire fighters in canada goes to new heights to propose to his girl friend. when it came time to pop the question vancouver fire fighter brian gillon enlisted help of their fellow fire fighters they stage their routine drill. he climbed the latter a inn then opened his jacket and revealed a sign that says will you marry me? she said she had a feeling his would be a perfect

proposal. >> i knew it would be. >> well, i knew it would be big. he does, he is not a quiet, meek kind of a guy. >> she had a good guess there the once on the ground brian popped the question the old fashion way. couple has yet to set a date. they are enjoying themselves for now. >> yes. >> a close call for a group of fisherman in australia. >> take a look at the this... right there. that is a blue marilyn jumping out of the water and in the boat. the guy on the left, was nearly speared by the fish. then decided to return the favor but misses. the ship is run from a sports fishing company. they posted the video on facebook page. >> my gosh. >> i think oh, man the sea but that looks like a lot more, you know, exciting, fast paced. >> set a good time reeling that thing in.

>> you know, you are a surfer. >> yes. a little bit. >> nothing crazy nothing like that. no. but some nice weather to get outside, and maybe some fresh water fishing, some of the streams, it will be great weather for the next several days, consistent forecast too. in of this up and down stuff. one cool night to get through and then gradual warming trend. lets go out to center city where we had .3 of an inch of rain this morning. cold front moves east, we are back to sunshine. temperatures surged in the lower 60's, right on average, for this time of the year. so right now we're actually dealing with the high temperatures, in the sunshine. lets check with our weather watchers and they are reporting the same deal, pretty much every where is in the 60's. a few spots in the 50's north and west of the city but this morning we did have some rain, birdsboro under a quarter inch, a quarter in in philadelphia at phil's house, .3 of an inch in south jersey

at margot sigh ponds in buena vista township and perkasie in one of the higher amounts there .38 inches of rain. the that is out. just enough to help grass glow grow, break out that lawn mower in the next several days in the sunshine. ed connor chesterfield 69 degrees, lower 60's interior south jersey. you get the idea. mild every where across the region. clear skies tonight. that means colder temperatures on the way. and certainly signs of spring with the sunshine out right now we can enjoy those sunsets, lasting later in the evening. sunset tonight at 7:37, end of the month we're setting just shy of 8:00 at 7:55. may 15th or sunset at 8:09, gaining two and a half minute of daylight each day as we head toward summer solstice. more signs of spring weather. average high this time of the year for today is 63 degrees. month from now we are in the lower 07's. june 12th we will average below 80's. uphill climb begins. look at this storm scan three,

nothing happening over ohio valley, large area of high pressure will sit over this region in the north east for next several days, so we're setting up for quiet weather. there is cold front moving off shore that brought rain this morning replaced by high pressure situated over north east. still northerly wind flow so that keeps us from getting too warm under the strong early april sunshine and that high does not move for several days. enjoy it if you have outdoor plans. still cold tonight. tomorrow morning we are close to freezing, berks county, lehigh veil, far northwestern suburbs. down to the 30's in interior south jersey. tomorrow upper 50's to around 6o couple degrees cooler then average. thursday getting closer to that 60-degree mark, and then off to the races by even of the week and weekend i'll show that in a second. clear chilly 40 degrees. we have a freeze warning in the far northwestern suburbs. very pleasant on wednesday in the sunshine. enjoy it at 60. northeast wind ten to 15 miles an hour. we are going to bring in some

warmth for that northerly win, hangs over the region. that keeps humidity levels from getting too high as well. no good for allergy sufferers. there will be will be a breeze blowing pollen around. good day to do yard work for next several days. we are up to 62 thursday, mid 60's on friday. look at the weekend. sixty-seven on saturday. sunday back into the lower 70's, mid 70's on monday and it looks like tuesday slightly cooler. 68 degrees, that is not bad. >> um-hmm. >> thanks, j.d. >> on the healthwatch tonight acne can ab a than embarrassing a anything skin conditions and now research are say it could be link to the deadly form of skin cancer. medical reporter stephanie stahl explains the possible connection. >> reporter: acne is an issue that millions struggle with. >> they start off with a red spot and then it gradually will get bigger. i felt it as the even of the world. >> big red, embarrassing, hard to cover up. >> reporter: it tend to be prevalent during teenage years

and now new research find a connection between teen acne and a increased risk of medical nome. when you have excess acne you do have excess hormones as well so people are thinking maybe acne associated with certain cancers. >> reporter: researchers followed a group of hundred thousand nurses for 20 years starting in 1989. they watched for different types of cancer including melanoma and took note of any history of severe teenage acne, kind with cysts and boils. >> of those hundred thousand 350 ended up developing melanoma, that is about a one and a half times higher rate then would you expect. >> reporter: doctors say you may not be able to to anything about acne causing hormones but you can do things to prevent melanoma. >> it is just something you need to be careful, try to avoid tanning bed and heavy sun exposure without sun screen in the future. >> reporter: future studies could look into whether altering hormones link to acne might reduce risk of melanoma.

i'm stephanie stahl, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". children's hospital of philadelphia, received a five million-dollar gift from the wawa foundation. it is in recognition of the generous donation, chop is renaming its existing volunteer program and brand new volunteer center after wawa. future plans for the gift will help up crease volunteer programs at chop care network locations all around the region. money will go toward the wawa coffee and care cards which is a room service program for parents of hospitalized children. making peace through music is the goal of these student drummers from israel. >> ♪ >> the peace drums steel band, performed at philadelphia city hall this morning. this bandies made up of 12 to 15 years oldies rail i students of christian, muslim and jewish faith. they show music can help bring people together despite their differences. still ahead on "eyewitness news" a celebrity split,

pregnancy and a big mystery over the father of the baby. insider's louie breaks it down for you and takes a closer look at why it is so difficult for celebrity couples to stay together. be right back. like steve santarsiero, harrisburg politicians who will say or do anything to advance his career?

he claims he wrote pennsylvania's gun safety law. but the truth is he didn't. there is no law requiring universal background checks for all gun purchases. his campaign even bragged that he passed 54 bills. in fact, 7 years in harrisburg, steve santarsiero has never passed a single bill into law. i'm shaughnessy naughton. i approve this message because i am not a career politician. at giant, shoppers low prices by the thousands, plus a thousand more that just dropped. all these low prices! what are you trying to do, get me to feed the whole neighborhood? no. just trying to save you a whole lot of "bread." [ laughter ] thousands of blue tags, thousands of low prices. my giant.

twins have a special bond and this next video is no exception. >> the clip is posted by you tube, where a twin momma peers to have been filmed from a baby monitor. when the six week old boy starts crying his sister puts her thumb in his mouth to comfort him. it looks to be the trick. the end of the video, he starts to fall asleep. >> how about that. >> that is great. >> dude, chill, it will be fine. >> speaking of babies, news that megan fox is pregnant

with her third child but everyone tonight is asking hoist the father. >> insider louie agear joins with us more on that, louie. >> reporter: ukee and jessica people are asking if megan's estrange husband brian austin green is the father of her baby. tonight we will go inside why it is so difficult for celebrity couples to stay together. that glow? that is not just from her bronzer. a source confirms megan is expecting baby number three. >> yes. >> reporter: the fox i mom was in the good mood and ready to display her growing curves in las vegas at cinemacan but was not ready to say who was daddy with many wondering fit is her estranged husband brian austin green. >> clearly it was in the planned. >> the first one wasn't planned either, i mean, we cannot let brian near me anymore. >> reporter: at the time of the split it was speculatedd her rock solid agoing career could have been a factor considering brian struggled to find his footing after 90210 but even when both actors are

successful the struggle could be real. >> i'm always told my card close to my chest when it came to my private life. >> reporter: scarlet johann sonnies getting some insight into what could have caused demise of her two year marriage to ryan reynolds in 2011. smolder cosmopolitan cover girl tells the magazine that logistics of being with another actor are challenging when two peoples careers are growing at the same rate. there may be a competitive thing. well, now you know why some celebrities decide not to date other high profile people. ukee and jessica, back to you. >> louie, thank you you. for more on to this story and other happenings in hollywood watch insider at 7:30 right here on cbs-3. >> that is "eyewitness news" at 5:00. now at 6:00, mayor kenney announced two new appointments including a new fire commissioner, i'm rahel solomon at city hall, coming up who they are and why some are not happy with the decision. sunshine returns this afternoon, get used to it because we're in for a sunny

stretch and that means warmer temperatures we will let you know warmest day when we check eyewitness weather. >> reporter: horsham air guard station has not had a plane on base in four years n fact, sometimes it is mistaken for being closed but starting this month, a new mission has just taken flight, i'm alexandria hoff and i'll explain what that is, coming up. i happened to turn ande this car coming. >> reporter: beloved crossing guard is injury on the job, see how her community came together to show their support. "eyewitness news" at 6:00 starts right now. well, mayor jim kenney announced his choice to head up the cities fire department. the mayor announced his pick for fire commissioner yesterday to day critics are speaking out good evening i'm ukee washington. aim jessica dean. some groups are questioning

why the mayor need to go outside of the fire department, to find a capable leader. "eyewitness news" reporter rahel solomon is live outside city hall with that part of the story, rahel. >> reporter: well, jessica, good evening. fire fighters union says we will see how this all pans out but obviously someone from within which knows the department better and know its members but it is not just fire union that doesn't agree with this appointment. the high profile appointment, met with high criticism. >> there are many, number of qualified members inside the philadelphia fire department who could have taken over the position, the mayor chose to go outside the department. >> reporter: new fire commissioner adam thiel comes to philadelphia where he serves as deputy secretary of the the public safety and home land security. mayor kenney says he wanted someone with a different perspective. >> i think commissioner has done a good job but some decisions made by administration in the last eight years has created a serious problem in our department, brown outs, and there is a new need for fresh

set of eyes. >> reporter: existing commissioner derek sawyer has been with the department for more than 30 years but in the commissioner role just last than two. the group representing some 400 current black philadelphia fire fighters, also criticized the mayor, for releasing a statement reading in part, while we respect the mayor exercising his prerogative to choose his own administration, we could not believe that there is justification for removing an effective leader with i a stellar record. in commissioner sawyer's tenure philadelphia has experienced its lowest recorded annual fire death rate in its entire history. when asked about concern over his appointment, the response was he is looking ahead. >> i'm looking forward to working with local 22 and working with everybody in our department to make sure we have diverse, inclusive work place and that we have everything that we need, training, equipment and everything else. >> reporter: now, i did speak with the current commissioner today by cell and tells me he has not