>> breaking news, father confess today accidentally shooting his four year old daughter yesterday in kensington. investigators tell us her father said he was playing with a gun when it shot the little girl in the face. she died inside their home. yesterday afternoon around 2:30 in the 200 block of east mayfield street. the father is in police custody, but they are not releasing his name at this time. and, today is sunday, april 17th, good morning to you. i'm rahel solomon. thanks so much for being with us, let's sends it over to justin dray brick. he has good forecast this week for a change. >> for a change. you know, you're right, the first nice dry weekend. >> it is. >> since early march, march 5th and 6th. so well deserved. >> has it been that long? >> about month and a half. last week dealing with snow, cold temperatures, now more like spring, actually more like late may, and making a run at 08 degrees possibly this week. already, it is shaping up to be a nice morning. little cooler earlier. we had the frost advisory,

that's discontinue, as of 8:00. and now already up to 49 degrees, officially at the airport, nothing but full sunshine right now, that's the trends through the afternoon, light breeze out of the north, 6 miles per hour, and that winds stays on the light side. the exception along the shore, could come little breeze think afternoon. forty-three, we jump up at allentown, mid four an in berks county, reading. we were at freezing earlier this morning in quakertown, 39 currently there. and the 40's, already, in mt. holly, new jersey, light winds, less than 10 miles per hour, out of the north, some areas still calm this morning, some very comfortable, headed outside, the next couple of hours, and rapid warm up by afternoon, high temperature, well above average of 73 degrees. average high is 64, at the shore, i mention little breezy, with the wind off the chilly atlantic ocean, temperature there near 60. and nice day up in the mountains, mid 60s, under mostly sunny skies, and warms up even more for the start of the work week, as the dry stretch continues. but there is rain in the seven day. i'll let you know when the best chance will be coming up

in just a few minutes, rahel, back to you. >> justin, thank you. we will check in to you then. >> police stands offends in kensington, one man in custody, three people dead. the intense moments lasting for over an hour, cherri gregg from sister station "kyw news radio" live on the scene with the latest, and cherri gregg, what do you know at this hour? >> reporter: good morning, rahel. a long night and a tragic morning as neighbors begin to wake up and they see these police vehicles and learn that three people have been killed, one person injured on their block in the shooting overnight. as you can see, it is still a very active crime scene with police on the scene, holding a home in the 600 block of east westmoreland street. what we know at this point is that the saga began when police received a call around 3:45 a.m., about a man getting shot in the arm in the 500 block of east westmoreland. it continued with more calls about a shooting inside a 637

east westmoreland street. police declared it a barricade situation just after 4:00 a.m. they say the gunman called 911, saying, he wanted to surrender. police spoke to the shooter through the door with police radio negotiating with the gunman on the phone. chief inspector joe sullivan describes how it all went down. >> check the home lan security unit hostage negotiators working with police radio were able to talk the subject out without any use of force. and without any injury to police or civilians. so it has been a long night and, unfortunately, here, it has been quite a tragic night. >> once they talked the gunman out, they found three victims inside of the home, dead, sullivan called the scene tragic, this is the second barricade stands off police had to deal with

overnight again, three dead, one man hospitalized. no word on his conviction, no word on the identity, motive, or connection to the victims. live in kensington, cherri gregg, "kyw news radio", for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> cherri gregg, thanks very much. >> fire rips through an apartment complex, in pine hill, camden county. take a look, this is eyewitness cam video from the mansion apartments on branch avenue. flames spread to multiple units, reaching three alarms, before crews brought it under control. no word if anyone was injured in this fire. the cause is still under investigation. >> well, governor tom wolf will sign medical marijuana bill into law later today, in

a statement, the governor said he is proud and excitement today sign the bill. the bill will provide medical relief to patients, dealing with illnesses, such as cancer and epilepsy. pennsylvania will be the 24th state to legalize the medical use of marijuana. officials, how much, say it will take couple of years to set up. so what does all of this mean to patients, how can it be used and prescribed? expert on medications related to pain management is here. doctor fred goldstein, thanks for being with us this morning. >> thanks for the invitation. >> doctor, professor at the college of osteopathic medicine. doctor, what were your thoughts when you heard about this bill now being passed here at pennsylvania? >> i thought it was great. excellent bill. my congratulations to the legislatures. they covered everything that i would want as medical scientist that includes both ths, one used for epilepsy, includes both of those. they have monitoring in place. , physicians can prescribe it,

but they would have to take a four hour continuing medical education course. >> so not any doctor can prescribe it? do you have take some additional training? >> correct. >> it is a four hour course, but again, it is a great bill because it really makes sure that to the extent they can won't be any diversion. >> how significant do you this this will be for patient including patient you treat? >> well, it is very significant. because there are individuals who have some problems with narcotics or opioids, which we all know, we know there is a problem, opioids are good drugs when they are used properly, but some individuals who do get relief from pain from we know from stud that's were done. and one of the things that the bill does is encourage studies, at medical centers, or academic institutions like us, to look at pain issues. >> we know parents have been at the forefront of pushing this legislation. what type of patients are going to see the most use, maybe patient with seizures, what type of illnesses will this most likely help the

most? >> for sure seizures, there is no doubt that some particularly inch tractable, means seizure after seizure after seizure, it is very effective. again, certain individuals with pain, and you can have various conditions with pain, bowel disease, multiple sclerosis, so pain is spread across many different diseases, so it should help in that regard, as well. >> some question why the need for marijuana, or thc, not traditional prescriptions. >> well, because there is evidence that this is actually better. it is relatively safe. in other words, it takes -- we don't know anybody died from an overdose of the compound. concern about prague rest i have use to drug addict, but it doesn't really happen with patients. so some regard it is safer. and again, it is -- has been sloan to be effective with less side effect. the opioids, for example, cause constipation. so there is no evidence that thc does that in relieving pain. >> speaking of side effect,

with possibly some children, possibly being prescribed the thc or the marijuana? >> yes. >> are there any potential dangerous side effect for them ingesting such a compound, ingesting such a ingredient at a young age when they are still developing, still forming? >> well, i mean, there is some concern about that, there are some studies which show it may have some effect on brain development. but, again, we don't know -- we haven't had a controlled study yet. >> and, you know, i come from colorado, where i worked last, and we saw a lot of parents really desperate for medical marijuana because their children were just in really terrible positions. are you seeing some of the same things, are these parents who feel like they have no other choice, no where else to go? >> right. and my son lives in colorado, so i know the story pretty well. yes, they had to go to colorado to get it medication, bottom line is it works. so that's what prompts some of these parents to actually help pass this bill. because they testify time and

time again? pennsylvania, so definately the help of the parents every these kids to say we need this drug in pennsylvania. >> and, you know, i wonder, some people might question is this also going to get children or patients hi, so to speak? does it have that effect as well. >> or is it completely removed from what you would assume to be the effect normally ingesting marijuana? >> it will not get anybody hi, one of the things, the other ones, yes, it would be thc in there, but again, most patients who are doing this are not, well, they don't want to get hi, just want their pain relieved. they want this taken care of, not look to go get high. so i don't think we'll have abuse issue, again the controls in this law are really, really pretty tight. >> okay. >> one other point, can you not just call a physician and the physician has to be taking care of the patient for some time. >> very interesting stuff. thank you, doctor, for sort of breaking it down for us. i know we will likely be

speaking with you again. >> thanks for the invitation. >> and another deadly earthquake, this one in ecuador. new video continues to come in as desperate rescues get underway. we are back with more coming up next. >> also, ahead, blizzard conditions in part of our country, where people are getting stranded in their cars, and flights are canceled. justin? >> definitely not around here? >> not around here. lock into the dry weather pattern, a lot of sunshine and getting even warmerment talking temperatures typical for late may when we check eyew therwe cannot defeatsay a corrupt political system and fix a rigged economy. but i believe we need to lift our vision above the obstacles in place and look to the american horizon. to a nation where every child

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news room, people trying to rescue people trapped in cars over collapsed overpass. >> calling it the strongest earthquake to hit that country in decades. at least 77 people confirmed dead, cameras were rolling the moment the quake hit. >> well, as you see there, store shelves shook along the country coastal region, damage is set to stretch for hundreds every miles. the quake's epi-center was 105 miles from the country's capitol in ecuador. the airport is closed because the control tower suffered severe damage. >> and, us aircraft are helping with rescue and recovery efforts, after just hands back-to-back earthquakes. at least 41 people have died there. saturday's 7.0 magnitude quake toppled buildings and bridges, and an estimated two dozen people are believed to be trapped in rubble. the first earthquake hit thursday. experts say that quake was a

foreshock. back now on the us, slow moving spring snowstorm slammed colorado. barry peterson shows us the severe wet their also includes hail, heavy rain, and possibly tornados. >> hardest hit, were areas in the mountains, and foot hills, traffic going from a crawl to a stop. and the unlucky ended up off the road. >> well, we are just out driving around, making sure people from california don't get stuck. >> news reports talked about how the snow is weighing down trees. >> look at these trees i'm standing around. they're just plastered with a very heavy, heavy wet snow. >> and snow removal crews are working around the clock. fortunately, for denver, and most surrounding areas, the precipitation didn't match the predictions. some weather models called for up to 18 inches, but now, say it, will end up closer to eight. little solace for united airlines passengers. united yesterday canceled all of it saturday flights.

outside of colorado, the same super cell of severe weather hit the southwest with multiple tornados in the oklahoma panhandle. in texas, it was hail pelting some areas, nan kansas, hail was the size of golf balls. back in colorado, and these kids were more than glad for the white stuff. joe really is 12. everybody says it is a bad storm, but you seem to be enjoying it? >> yes, it is really fun. >> see-saw weather, sledding this weekend, golf next weekend. people will be out and about and temperatures expected to be in the 80s. barry peterson, cbs news, denver. >> justin joining us now, all perspective. did that kid, well, seemed like he loved it. >> that's what got me interested in the werth. you know it, rough out there. you know, we were cold, they were warm. >> and aren't you glad you're here this weekend? >> exactly, good stuff. always great working with you. >> supposed to be nice this week. >> good weather as well,

across the entire eastern us. miss out on nice weekend weather, you have a shot the next few days because it will stay nice, will feel more like late may over the next couple of days. now making some progress here up to 44 degrees at this hour south jersey, cape may courthouse, live look here, where we had the frost advisory foreign land new jersey earlier, temperatures got down to the 30's, but full sunshine right now. really start to go warm things up. we have the rapid warm up in response to that sun. so the sunny stretch continues. not much change in the weather pattern. just gets little warmer, we do bring back some rain chances though, coming up until the seven day forecast, i'll show that you in just a minute. so far, the month of april, even though it has been warm recently, overall, you average it up, below average. almost 2 degrees below average. highest temperature 80 degrees, that happened on april 1st. lowest was 29. and we almost reached half inch of snowfall, last weekend, and we do average half inch in philadelphia, for the month of may. so, that's not unordinary area. 45 degrees in millville. same deal in capitol city of

delaware at this hour. similar numbers around philadelphia. close to 50 now at the airport, chalfont one of the colder spots 38 degrees still, we were freezing in quakertown, now approaching at 40 degrees mark in the lehigh valley well into the 40's, already. there is that rain and snow across the west, still snowing, just areas north and west of denver. look at the east, still dry, under the influence of high pressure. that's been the trend for the past several days, so loving this forecast. maybe the allergy sufferers aren't liking the forecast too much, been rough for you guys, will continue that way. when you have dry conditions, little breeze, blows the pollen around, high left of pollen, maple, juniper, pop letter, main tree pollens. tuesday looks to be the worse the next few days, because the winds kicks up blows the pollen even more. high pressure over us, still in control tomorrow. moving little farther to the south and west, that allows this cold front to dig in from the north. and that just bridges more clouds on tuesday, to finally see some clouds back in our forecast for tuesday, no rain,

still dry, winds shift out of the north just cools us back down closer to average this time of year. today well into the 70s, exception right along the immediate shore line. then tonight, not as cold, so tomorrow morning, waking up to some 40's, maybe in some lower 50's around philadelphia, and then off to the races, monday afternoon, upper 70s, getting close to 80 degrees, still no humidity, very pleasant conditions for mid april. today warmer, 07 degrees, light win out of the north five to ten, tonight not as cold, with the skies, 53 for the city. again cooler, some of the suburbs but not dealing with any frost or freeze advisories. the trends, still for dry weather over the next several days. outdoor plans are certainly a go. overnight lows, actually, warm up, in the 40's, 50's, tomorrow, the warmest day at 78 degrees. little bit cooler on tuesday, with the front. still warm though, high near 70. wednesday, that's the coolest day of the week, 65 degrees. that's actually average, and then there is the next chance for showers, holds off all the way until friday.

not big storm, couple of scattered showers through the day, looks like dry start to the weekend, rahel, back to you. >> it is about time, justin. thank you. well, time now 8:19. time to check on the roads. let's go to ann evans at the cbs-3 # traffic certain, what are you seeing out there? >> seeing beautiful race. great day for a race, donor dash underway at the ben franklin parkway westbound. the ben franklin parkway westbound is shutdown between spring garden street and the art museum circle for the donor dash. we have walk that's about to begin. as you can see. the runs have taken off. now time for our walk which is happening over at the donor dash. again the ben franklin parkway westbound shutdown between spring garden street and the art museum circle along with martin luther king drive, between the bark parkway and the falls bridge and kelly drive between fountain green drive. kelly drive also shutdown for the man i flick regatta. move the track cam to the schuylkill expressway, this is right at south street. volume building on the schuylkill expressway, but it is moving through philadelphia, and its suburbs, without any casino of delays,

and onto i95, at the walt whitman bridge, i95 is in fine shape. so is the walt whitman bridge. and all of the area bridges, if you are headed to the shore, no delays on 42, 55, or the a.c. expressway. that's the latest from the cbs-3 traffic center. i'm ann evans. back to you, rahel. >> ann, thank you. inaccurate test results for sexually transmitted diseases it, happens more often than you think. people are told they have syphilis, when they really don't, and then they are suggested to unnecessary potentially harmful treatment. it happened to one philadelphia woman who says the misdiagnose nearly ruined her life. health reporter stephanie stahl has her shocking story. >> reporter: when edna was three months pregnant, routine test showed she had sexually transmitted disease, syphilis, but she had been in a monogamous, long-term relationship with michael, the father of her other children. >> i was in shock. honestly i was in shock. i didn't know what to think. >> michael syphilis test was negative. the relationship fell apart.

edna was an emotional wreck. >> in my hearty new i didn't do anything wrong. >> the drexel clinic that did the test treated edna with penicillin. edna says it was a tough pregnancy. she wasn't gaining weight. so four month after the first test, a second one showed edna did not have syphilis after all. >> i've been really upset, hurt, embarrased. >> the baby haley born a month prematurely. >> from a terrible pregnancy, she is just beyond awesome. >> we know mistakes happen. >> edna's lawyer suing drexel for negligence. >> and there is a significant percentage of tests that are false positive. there should have been a retest. >> says between 18 to 30% of syphilis it is cents rink ac amount, positive results are really negative. and because of that, people who get positive results, should be immediately re-tested. that didn't happen with edna. >> this is a letter from drexel apologizing to me for the mistake on their behalf. >> reporter: letter from the drexel university college of

medicine said there was a mistake in the office. edna's family is now reunited, but she said the emotional scars will never heal. and she is worried about haley, will the high dose of penicillin given during pregnancy, or all of the emotional turmoil eventually hurt her little girl. >> i don't know what to expect in the future, i really don't. >> drexel said it cannot comment on what happened to edna because of the pending ligation. syphilis rates are left hi, left un-treat canned cause serious even deadly complications, and doctors say people who get positive test results, should always be re-tested. we have more information for you at cbsphilly.com. click on health. i'm stephanie stahl, cc about s3, "eyewitness news". >> coming up next, talks about grapple with. sometimes you can't even imagine. that's the job. and she's the one who's proven she can get it done. ...securing a massive reduction in nuclear weapons... ...standing up against the abuse of women...

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that's a fact. but this whole "blondes have more fun" thing... ♪ standing by for fun. ♪ >> good morning, i'm rahel solomon, thanks so much for being with us, justin, if you didn't have a chance to enjoy the day yesterday, you have today, you have tomorrow, you have all week. >> that's right, like groundhog day the movie, waking up to the same conditions every morning, chilly start, and then warm afternoon. we had the frost advisory again this morning, temperatures down to the 30's, now making some progress here, full sunshine again, already into the upper 40's, some spots. up in the poconos, mid 40's, 44, it is 49 officially in philadelphia, and 42 at the atlantic city airport. compared to this time yesterday, just couple of degrees warm nerve some locations, no drastic change.

so still chilly, throw that jacket on, but again this afternoon actually going to be little warmer. close to 50 this hour, around the city, but then still the outside suburbs, down to the low 40's, some spots. earlier, quakertown, freezing, now up to 43 degrees. so that's how strong this mid april sun is. chilly start to the morning, afternoon, it is warm. you can break out the shorts, if you want, with temperatures well into the 70s. the exception will be right along the shore line, where we still have the breeze off the water. inland spots, highs in the low 70s, 60 along the coast, mid 60s up in the mountains, if you don't like, that want it warmer, wait another 24 hours, we will make run at 80 degrees, for the start of the work week, i'll breakdown that forecast in a few minutes. >> won't that be nice, justin, thanks. well, police tell us, a father confessed to accidentally shooting his four year old daughter yesterday in kensington. investigators say, her father says he was playing with a gun when it went off and shot his little girl in the face. she died inside their home. it happened yesterday, around

2:30, in the afternoon. and the 200 block of east mayfield street. the father is in police custody, but police are not releasing his name at this time. and continue to stay with "eyewitness news" today for the latest on this story throughout the day. on cbsphilly.com. >> and, developing now, the investigation into three people shot dead in a intense stands off overnight. one man is in custody this morning. cherri gregg from sister station "kyw news radio" live on the scene. what have you learned at this hour? >> reporter: good morning, rahel. police have called that scene tragic as neighbors begin to wake up to discover what exactly happened on their block, as you can see, folks are standing around, than is a very, very active police scene. i'm standing just few hundred feet away from where police vehicles are holding the line, there is police tape, they continue their investigation, and what we know at this point is that the saga began when police received a 911 call,

just before 4:00 a.m. this morning. about a man getting shot in the arm in the 500 block of east westmoreland street. it continued with more calls about a shooting inside 637 east westmoreland. police declared this a barricade situation just after 4:00 a.m. they said the gunman called 911 saying he wanted to surrender. police spoke to the shooter through the door, with police radio negotiating with the gunman on the phone. chief inspector, joe sullivan, says they got him to surrender peacefully. and then discovered the tragic scene. this was a long night, investigators had to deal with another barricade situation in the far northeast, that is of

course not connected to this shooting here, than is still a very active crime scene, three found dead in a home in the 600 block of east westmoreland. see the neighbors standing around, as they learn what happened. one man, he was found in the 500 block of east westmoreland. he has been hospitalized. we currently do not know his identity, or his condition at this point. no word yet on the gunman's identity or the identity of the victim or the motive behind this tragic shooting. live in kensington, cherri gregg, "kyw news radio", for cbs-3, "eyewitness news". all right, cherry, thank you still lots of questions to be answered for sure, thank you very much. and, we are just hours away from pennsylvania becoming the 24th state to legalize medical marijuana. governor tom wolf will sign the bill into law later today. now, the state house overwhelmingly approved the bill last week. "eyewitness news" talked to montgomery county mom who is traveling to harrisburg today,

and says, she hopes this new law will help her 12 year old son who suffered from seizures. >> trying 13 medications, and he continues to fail the medications, we thought it was worth. my husband had pancreatic cancer, you know, we wanted to make sure it wasn't just for seizures. >> in a statement, governor wolf says he's proud and excited to sign this bill. that will provide long overdue medical relief to patient and families who could benefit from this treatment. >> in campaign 2016, the presidential candidates are battling over who will serve as delegates at the national convention. ted cruz asked wyoming republicans for their vote as they gather to choose 14 delegate, to send to the republican convention. frontrunner donald trump again denouncing the delegates election process, during a rally in syracuse, ahead of tuesday's new york primary. >> you are going have a rough july that the convention, you better get going. and you better straighten out

the system. because the people want their vote. >> you know, it is easy to talk about making america great again. but the real question is the understanded the principals and values that made america great in the first place. >> i don't think there has been a more important consequential election in quite some time because you could not have a bigger difference, a bigger difference between us, and the republicans, led by donald trump and ted cruz. >> and, democratic frontrunner hillary clinton speaking to supporters during a rally at a college in los angeles. >> cbs "face the nation" will be coming your way little later this morning, at 10:30, here on cbs-3, joining us now with a preview live in washington is moderator and cbs news political director john. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, rahel. >> today we're going to talk it bernie sanders on the democratic side. he is just back from the vatican where we will talk to him about the tuesday primary

in new york, what he expect, and what's ahead for his campaign, is he really going to take it all the way to the convention this summer? then on the republican side speaking of convention, trying to make sure his party's convention doesn't turn into a fistfight. donald trump is basically saying the system is rigged, that his delegates are being stolen from him. we will see what he has to say in response to. that will then, we switch topics off of politics for a moment, talk to anthony from the national institute every health, get update on where things stands with the zika virus, what americans should know about that. and then, rahel, at the ends of course as always we'll have our political rounds table to try it put all of the week's news into some kind of context, and this week, a little sweetner, we have some new pole numbers from those democratic and republican cons -- contests coming up. >> we have our primary in pennsylvania about a week away, of course we think it is important, but how does it fall as far as significance on broader picture? >> well, it is important. sometimes at this stage of the

game, nominees pretty well set, everybody is in unifying mode. doesn't matter. but this will be important for both sides, because the race to the delegates is still hot and heavy, on the republican side, does donald trump get enough to get 1237, magic number for him, he hopes that pennsylvania will give him a big number. of course, his opponent want to keep that number low. and on the democratic side, the question is can bernie sanders sling the difference between on pledge delegates with hillary clinton? so, it will be a battlegrounds, for both parties. >> all right, lot to look forward to today, thanks, john. >> and, we are just under 100 days from democratic national convention in philadelphia. party officials join mayor jim kenney and former governor ed rendell at the national constitution center for update on preparations. they say the host committee is ready to make this convention a success after month of planning. >> we're way ahead of the dnc on our diversity goals. we've given out seven major contract and six of them are

to differs business. >> we're on time, on budget and ready to run a beautiful convention. >> the public can expect some contests coming in the weeks ahead, and special offers from businesses and restaurants, when the dnc begins. making a difference. hundreds of community members around philadelphia take part in the city's spring clean up. "eyewitness news" reporter anita oh takes us therefore the city-wide beautification project. on any given septa line, most are focused on the destination. but saturday? >> twelve different quads rant, working all the way down. >> 700 septa employees focused on the place you begin your trip. the place few call home. >> this is just one more example of really giving back to the city that we love. >> but they're not the only ones volunteering. with shovels in hand, hundreds

of volunteers are taking part in the ninth annual philadelphia spring clean up. a city-wide initiative, to beautify each community. it success hinges upon helping hands, that pitch in across neighborhoods, like frankford. >> clean up day. >> a lot of people out here, including myself, i mean, have been out here in the streets. and we tore up this community so much. it is only right we come back and try to, you know, to build some of the things that we destroyed. >> it is important that other under stands that we take pride in our community, and that we intends on keeping it clean and fighting for our right to live in a peaceful, clean, safe community. >> elsewhere in northern liberties, neighbors took bristles to the bear concrete. >> we decided it was important to help go out, clean up, take care of the place we live. >> so, one day at a time, one sweep at a time. those in philadelphia, are contributing to a culture of clean streets, and a community they can cherish. anita oh, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". coming up on cbs-3 "eyewitness news", a sweet grandmother from delaware county, thought she was

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>> common scam all over the country. now this woman is sharing her story so others don't fall victim, too. >> as 88 year old gloria flips through family photos, with her son, it is clear, nothing means more to her than her children and grandchildren. >> this is david. >> so, when she got phonecall from her grandson, asking for help, she didn't heist tate. although, she did ask why he sounded funny. >> he says, well, if you saw me, would you know why. i was in a accident. and the airbag hit me in the face. >> then he told her he needed monday. >> i i said how can i send you money.

>> says, well, go buy me some i tune gift cards. >> i said what? >> she didn't know how that would help, but was worried and did as he asked. purchasing all of these i tune cards totaling -- >> $7,000. >> she called him back, and she red him the numbers on the cards. >> i mean, i just thought i was doing the right thing helping him. that's just all i can say. >> but she wasn't helping her grandson. she was helping a scam artist. >> i've been a mess ever since. how could i let myself be so stupid? >> but senior advocacy group says victims shouldn't feel that way. >> scammers find new ways to get people to buy in to the story. even though it is the same story, there is new twists that come to play. >> she says before you react and do something that you may regret later? >> don't be afraid to, you know being hang up the phone,

take a deep breath, and maybe call, you know, another relative, son or daughter, or that grandchild themselves, just to make sure that, you know, they are okay. >> gloria wants people to hear her story. so they don't become a victim, too. >> if i know that i help just one grandmother, not go through this ordeal, i will be thankful and glad to try to help, that's all. >> now, anyone that hassle errly grandparent, friend, loved one, really need to talk to them about this scam so they will know what to look out for, won't fall victim to t by the way if you're wondered what scam artists are doing with all of the i tune card numbers, likely they resold the information, and made a tidy profit. >> i'm jim donovan. >> still to come this morning, the warm weather continues when you can really break out those short, coming up next.

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>> deathsly suspect arrested in kensington, west moore lands street, two men, women, killed, a man was injured. police tell us, a father has confessed to accidentally shooting his four year old daughter yesterday, in kensington. her father told investigators, he was playing with the gun, when it went off and shot tiara in the face. she died inside their home. now the father is in police custody, pending charges. >> a strong earthquake rocked ecuador, at least 77 people are confirmed dead, and damage is set to have stretched for hundreds every miles. the quake's epi-center was 105 miles from the country's capitol. >> and, an unusual gesture from pope francis. while visiting syrian refugees, the islands of lessbos brought back 12 to italy. in rome while the refugees got

a welcome reception. >> reporter: twelve syrian refugees appeared stunned as they arrived to a warm welcome in a lively part of rome. a both engineers, crossed through isis territory, while fleeing. >> can you believe that you're here? >> no, no, i can't real. >> i their two year old made the john which them, at one point in a rubber rafter on the dangerous passage from turkey to greece. >> seems like a dream, yes, because yesterday, in the same time, yesterday, there was nothing. >> nothing until pope francis took the three syrian families, all muslims, on his plane back to thely. on the flight he explained he was inspired to do this just a week ago. and did not choose between christians and muslims. he called the refugees all children of god. upon landing he greet the

refugees, including these. >> what did you say to the pope? >> thank you, thank you, thank you, and pray for us. >> the vatican called the pope's visit humanitarian, he visited the greek island of lessbos, some boards ers closed to my grant, in some cases employ grant even deported back to turkey. the message was as simple as it was warm, you are not alone, he said. do not give up hope. the pope said what one of the refugees later echoed to me, that they hope that this gesture would sends a message to europe to be more open to excepting refugees. set don't, cbs news, rome. >> the duke and duchess of cambridge wrap up their tour to india by recreate ago classic photo. william and kate toured the taj mahal and posted for photos sitting side by side on the same bench where william's mother princess diana was photographed back in 1992. the royal couple is now back home, in britain.

>> and who needs a vacation when it will be beautiful around here. >> exactly, stick around, if you missed out on this weekend weather you have your shots certainly tomorrow, eel through much of the upcoming work week, talking nice spring like temperatures, coming at you. hope having great morning so far. it was a little cold they are morning, again, some 30's in the suburbs, we had the frost advisory, but now, rapid warm up, a lot of the weather watch ers reporting jump in the temperatures, past hour of about 10 degrees. and already, starting to see some 50's show up. still, few cool spots out there out in chester county, frank still sitting at 40 degrees in the sunshine, then you get closer toward philadelphia, just go north of the town, kyle higgins in hatboro, look at that, comfortable 56 degrees, in the sunshine, and at this hour, and near that location, as well, up in willow grove, barbara, 57 degrees, also, sunny, a lot of 40's now mid 40's showing up into jersey, and one spot that's already at 55, allen, he has got 55 degrees in delran. full sunshine right now, message, owing mega block,

wonderful, we will talk about that in just a bit. that's what's causing this nice weather in our forecast, check it out, at the shore, ocean roughed up little bit. there is bit of north breeze. that's going to continue to move on shore. and that allows the coastal temperatures to be little chilly today. there is somebody out walking their dog, this morning, and nice morning to go out on the beach here on margate at this hour anywhere, jersey shore or the delaware beaches. here is the owe mega block, what we talked becomes configuration of the jet stream. looks like agreeing letter owe mega, than is called blocking weather pattern, you have storm, out to the west, the storm to the east, inbetween, high pressure, has no where to go, so that's why we see consistent weather, if you are stuck under the high pressure area, which we are. >> that blocks stick around today, certainly tomorrow, then begins to breakdown little bit as we head to the middle of the week. underneath the high pressure, sunshine nothing hurt new england all the way down to the deep south. just the western us seeing the active weather.

event/on tuesday, start to see colds front move in from the north, band of clouds coming out of new york state, they move southward, through the day tuesday, no rain though there is front should come through dry, just knocks the temperatures back down close to the average where we should be for this time of year. but still overall the trend, for mild temperatures, as we go for the next ten days or so, look at the red showing up along the us. >> to the trend really the next several days, see one little cool down, middle of this week. just closer to average, nothing terribly cold. we warm up again, into the weekends, into next week, maybe another brief shot of some cooler air, not cold. still a lot of warmth though developing across the western and central us that continues to head our way, as we finish offer the month of april. so, even though overall our temperatures are below average for the month now, i think we ends up above average as we finish the month off. 73 degrees, for the afternoon high today.

almost 10 degrees above average this time of year, then tonight not as cold, keep the skies clear, but the air mass, warmer air mass starting to build, in so 53 for the city. forty's out in the suburb, great day for baseball, checking out the phillies nationals, fishes pitch 1:30, 67 degrees in the sunshine. >> tash being -- talking low 70s, not bar car ride home. more sunshine on the way tomorrowment up to 78 degrees, possible, some spots, hit 80, yes, that that sound hot. at least we don't have the humidity to deal with. back to 70 on tuesday, few clouds, six a, that's our coolest day this week on wednesday, showers hole off all the way until friday. rahel? >> beautiful forecast, thanks, justin. >> time now 8:53. let's get the roads looking just as good. let's go to ann evans, cbs-3 traffic center, hi, ann. >> hi, rahel. look telling ben franklin parkway there is beautiful sunday morning we have race going on, the donor dash, ben franklin parkway westbound, shutdown, between spring garden street and the art

museum circle eastbound lanes still open. martin luther king drive also shutdown for the race between the ben franklin parkway and the falls bridge, along with kelly drive between fountain green tree drive, strawberry mansion, kelly drive shutdown for the man i flick regular glad, a as well. we move traffic cam from this busy site here on the ben franklin parkway, to the ben franklin bridge. no delays or problems on the ben franklin, or the other area bridges, if you are headed to the shore, doing fine on 42, 55, the a.c. expressway and the garden state parkway. that's the latest from the cbs-3 traffic sentiment i'm eye ever answer, "eyewitness news" will be right back on th

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part. allergy sufferers dealing with high pollen count, full sunshine, low 70s, warmer tomorrow, 78, close to 80, and i hear a lot of people oh, 08 degrees already? humidity, still time yet to enjoy, and middle of the week, little cooler, 65. that's not cold. that's average. showers not until friday. >> literally nothing to complain about. >> no, not southern california wetter. >> love it. justin, thanks. that's cbs-3 "eyewitness news" for now, you may be signing off on tv but always on line cbsphilly.com. sending -- sunday morning is next, have a great day. giving people options based on their budget is pretty edgy... kind of like this look. i'm calling it the "name your price tool" phase. whatever.

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