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hundreds gathered that pay tribute to a popular school superintendent killed while on his morning run. how students and parents are remembering the beloved leader. and victory on home turf. a huge night in new york for presidential frontrunner donald trump and hillary clinton. what they're saying about their primary wins plus the candidates who stopped by philadelphia tonight. and temperatures dropping a bit tonight. but another dry day tomorrow. rain however does return to the forecast. i'll tell you which day you need to grab that umbrella. >> we begin this evening with the sudden loss of a new jersey school superintendent. good evening everyone, omega's dean. >> i'm ukee washington. robbinsville superintendent steven mayer was running this morning when police say a 17-year-old driver struck and killed him. "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos was at a vigil tonight where hundreds gathered to pay their respects. i'm not going lie. i don't have the words tonight that can make the pain go away. >> reporter: but this robbin

robbinsville, new jersey, community sure has the connection to get through this most difficult time. >> i know that he's looking down right now and he's smiling. he knows that robbinsville is strong. >> reporter: hundreds from all corners of this town gathering at the fox moore pavilion to remember robbinsville superintendent dr. steve mayer. >> hit and kill this morning as he jogged before work. the driver a student at robs binsville high school. >> accident remains under investigation. no summonses have been issue at this time. no criminal charges have been file at this time. >> be with one another. talk with one another. keep the familiar unless your prayers. >> reporter: through tears, hugs and reflection -- >> we just ask lord that you bless this community, that you will draw us closer together. >> robbinsville began the healing process with vigil. >> just his presence about being around everyone, how he's always like happy and towards everyone. he was just always positive.

>> reporter: even though the vigil officially now over you can still see hundreds and hundreds of people gathered here really a testament to the impact superintendent steve mayer had on his community. >> it's just amazing that not just in the school. it's just so many people around the community that possibly didn't even know him but are still affected. >> reporter: in robs bin binsville, greg argos, cbs3 "eyewitness news". as we continue tonight and developing right now major traffic backups headed to delaware. chopper thirty four the delaware memorial bridge tonight where emergency cable work is underway. three of the four lanes heading into delaware are closed. the work is expected to last for a few days so keep that in mind, please as you head out the door tomorrow morning. you can get the very latest traffic updates tomorrow morning on "eyewitness news" starting at 4:30am. turning now to a big night in campaign 2016. the vote count is underway in the new york primary. and it's one of the biggest delegate prices up for grabs in the race for president. on the republican side donald

trump won his home state tonig tonight. the frontrunner has 60% of the vote well ahead of john kasich and tow cruz. on the democratic side hillary clinton also won her home state with 58% of the vote. bernie sanders a distant second. "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt is live in election central tonight with more on the battle for delegates. david? >> reporter: jess carbs it's interesting because normally this time of year we don't expect states like new york and pennsylvania to be in play like they are this election season. but not many people expected to have five candidates in the race on april 19th. all candidates insist they're going to their party's conventions this summer. >> new yorkers, you've always -- you've always had my back. (applause). >> and i've always tried to have yours. (applause). as predicted in the polls senator hillary clinton claimed victory in the state. in philadelphia, a crowd showed up for a hillary clinton watch

party. she cheering on the democratic frontrunner her rival bernie sanders moved past new york and spent most of the evening in front of a large crowd at penn state university where he took a dig at clinton. >> i am keeping my my cell phone on because i am waiting for that call from jp morgan chase or goldman sachs saying bernie, we want to you give a speech to wall street. >> reporter: donald trump started the day voting for himself on his home turf in manhattan. by nightfall he greeted supporters with excitement. at trump tower. >> we don't have much of a race any more based on what i'm seeing on television. senator cruz is just about mathematically eliminated. >> reporter: trump has to win several other states to secure the tom nation. kasich and cruz say they're in it until the republican convention in cleveland later this summer. cruz was in philadelphia at the national constitution center tonight where he took his focus

past new york to pennsylvania. >> fantastic to be in philadelphia. and pennsylvania is going to be battleground. a week from today the people of pennsylvania will vote. and the energy and support we have on the ground the grass roots is i more us in. >> john kasich spent the evening in maryland. looking past his loss in new york, he touted his personality to voters. >> i'm just like a normal guy in a big office. okay? and i will be a normal guy in even bigger office if i would would be become president. >> reporter: aid on senator cruz told me he'll make several stops in pennsylvania over the next week. meanwhile former president bill clinton will be in central pennsylvania tomorrow. hillary clinton will campaign right here in philadelphia tomorrow evening. reporting live tonight in election central, david spunt cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> david, thanks so much. of the pennsylvania and delaware primaries will be held one week from today april 26th. voters in new jersey will cast their ballots june 7th. and in july the democratic

national convention will be in philadelphia. but before that there there will be special visitors. 57 large fiber glass donkeys will be placed around the city by the democratic national committee to welcome convention goers. each will be painted to represent the 50 states, 5us tea territories, washington, d.c. and democrats abroad. after the convention each delegation will be given the chance to take their donkey ho home. house speaker paul ryan urged republicans to tandy their party's convention in mid july and to stand united behind whomever delegates choose as their presidential nominee and tonight on the late show with steven colbert ryan is asked again about his political future. >> yes or no, would you accept the nomination? >> no, steven i've said i do not want, nor would i accept the republican nomination. >> got it. >> so you're considering the nomination? >> you can watch the entire interview tonight on the late show with steven colbert coming up at 11:35 right after "eyewitness news" at 11:00. flyers fans buy behaving

bald and it's getting national attention and stealing another blow to the reputation of philly sports fans. it was a disappointing loft last night and the fans let it show. some of the crowd through their wrist bands which were distributed to help memorialize the pass of of owner ed snider on to the ice. trash cans and shovels were used to clear the mess and things got so bad the flyers were assessed two minute bench penalty for delay of game despite the announcer warning fans. >> unfortunately a couple of individuals misbehaved and did -- through the bands on the ice which is something we can't tolerate or accept. >> the flyers dedicated their post season run to snider who died last week after a two year battle with cancer. we'll be hearing from the players about the controversy that's coming up just a little later in sports. philadelphia is the place to be for first time home buyers according to well-known website. >> philly is in the coveted number two spot on realtor.com list of top cities to purchase a starter home.

what's the appeal? their study found philadelphia has affordable properties. philly's deep history was given can you do dose and one resident close to our heart here at cbs3 an lot people's hearts received some praise on the list. the study listed ukee as possibly the coolest use anchor in america. they you've the word possibly. we all agree it's definitely. >> we love you for it but fifth cousin who works for realtor.com. maybe a sixth cousin. i appreciate the honor. thank you so much. >> fill the place to be. >> isn't it? >> hundreds of thousands of local electric customers are about get a treat in their next bill. >> why extra money is going back in their pocks. also, summer travel season is right around the corner and with security lines at the airport getting longer, what time of day is the busiest at the airport? that's in a* good question. nicole brewer gets the answer before you head off on your next trip. kate. >> we've an extended stretch of beautiful dry spring weather but there are showers moving through the central part of the country. that rain is eventually headed

our way. i'll tell when you it gets here coming up in weather. and look up the huge piece of art that's growing in inside philadelphia's kimmel center. vittoria woodill shows us what this impressive sculpture is all

♪ >> this is cbs3 "eyewitness news" with ukee washington, jessica dean, kate bilo and don bell. ♪ just this past week we told you about budget cuts causing long security lines at airports all across the country including here in philadelphia. >> that brings up a pretty good question. what time of day is the busiest at the air pot. nicole brewer joins us now with the answer. >> that's right. there's a reason they tell to us pack our patience. >> right, ukee and jess because you might be there for little while. and perhaps that's why christina from center city asked what are the busiest times at the airport? it's a good question christina especially if you plan to take to the skies any time soon. ♪ >> do you fly much. >> little with, yeah. >> what's the experience like?

>> stressful getting through security stressful. >> longer weights. i always feel like rushing in if you thought getting through airport security was bad it's gotten worse with airports nationwide seeing security lines double in size. >> we've been working with the tsa airlines here at philadelphia international airport to troy to arrive at a solution. >> mary flannery is the public affairs manager at philadelphia international airport. she now recommends passengers arrive two hours before domestic flights. three for international. so war the busiest times at the airport? >> i think monday mornings and midday or like, um, late morning. >> probably rush hour in the evening. >> fridays at 6:33. >> wow very specific. >> early morning. 4:30 in the morning until 8:00 a.m. is the very busy bank of flights. >> then in the late afternoon into the early evening is another big bank of flights. >> guess i was wrong. >> i stand corrected, guys. >> american airlines says just one week last month nearly skate hundred passengers missed their

flights because of long security lines. >> really? wow. >> a lot of people a lost money, a lot of inconvenience isn't white longer wait times? there are a few reasons. >> from more people flying to fewer tsa screeners. add to that less travelers signing up for tss pre check. >> every time i go through why didn't i do this. >> and increased focus on scre screening instead of efficiency. >> the heart behind sit to keep america's safe. at the end of the day you just deal with it. >> and help speed along the process flannery suggests having your suitcase packed so you can easily remove liquids, avoiding wearing shoes that need to be tied and moving away from the checkpoint as soon as you've been cleared. you always see those folks hopping around trying to get their shoes back on. >> i feel bad for everybody but that is critical. if you don't move out little bit, good get your stuff and move on. >> i get 2.5 to three hours early. >> do you really. >> no trouble. take my time. >> really? i got the quick

check. >> do you. look at you. >> smart girl. >> i got to get that. thanks nick much what's your good question. log on to cbsphilly.com/good question to submit your question or tweet us using the hash tag cbs3 good question. nicole will be here every night with the answer for you. can't wait to hear what your good question is. atlantic city electric customers will be get $113 credit on their bill next month. you can take a look at atlantic city electric's coverage area that's the area that will be receiving the credit. it's a one-time deal for the completion of the merger between excelon corporations and pepco holds the parent company of ac electric. that merger closed on march 23rd and it created the nation's largest utility with more than 8.5 million customers. the philadelphia international festival of the art is that so celebration of our city's culture. >> the 16 day festival going on right now and there's one exhibit that is actually growing in the middle of the kimmel

center. vittoria woodill shows you how this piece of art comes alive. >> well tum to the kimmel. here's the big tree. >> philadelphia international festival of the arts continues with the connected tree inside the kimmel center. >> we thought bout things that humans built through the centuries. we build pyramids, sky scrapers. we made an iphone. but we can't really make a tree. >> artistic director jay wall tells it's an installation designed by 2015 mimi liam two by fours have been constructioned into roots to hold on to to, play in, to sit in and look up at 22 barges. move and grow in grand you're. >> branches are held on weights and pull piece like sailors hell together to hoist the sales and -- >> you want to see how the barges move. >> yes. >> slowly pull it. that green line you're coming to right here you can see that one

get higher and higher. if you look at those two right there,. >> oh my gosh. >> those are the two you just pulled. >> actors are used to not only play mother nature but also emulate philadelphia hard working roots. >> we think them as workers. sort of in the way we think of 20th century america being workshop of the world. that's what philadelphia was called in 19th century. we looked into that history and thought if those workers came together to make a tree, what might that look like much takes a whole group of people to bring this tree a life. the artists and the actors and audience and that speaks to how we make our city. it's really symbolic of us as communitcommune as a city and aa nation. >> just like a tall oak in the tree with swinging branches and the sounds of the natural world. it makes you feel something. all wonder, joy. >> must be very proud. >> i am. i am very excited. i think that, um, i think it's

something of joy. >> the tree is located right in the lobby of the kimmel center. and it's free. if you wish to bring the kids to play during the day and then stick around at night for either of their performances at either 7:00 or 10:00 p.m. the tree will remain throughout the rest of the festival which ends this saturday unfortunately we can't get enough. with a huge street festival that will close down a part of broad street. >> wow. >> but really going out with a bank with that festival but that tree is just so stu stunning anl the parts it to how about they make the move. >> amazing. >> something you want to see up close for sure. >> a must see i would say. >> vittoria, thanks. >> thank you so much. >> indicate joins us now with our forecast. i think john denver sang it years ago, sunshine on my shoulder makes me happy. >> yeah, it does, doesn't it. >> real happy. everybody was real happy today. >> everybody has been in great mood for the past week of so. you wake up the sun is shining,

the birds are chirping, the flowers are blooming and the weather is beautiful. and the good news it's going continue over the next couple of days at least although we are tracking a little bit of rain returning to the forecast after a pretty long hiatus here. let's take a look at a time lapped video to start you off. start off at bishop eustace in pennsauken. 57 degrees there right now. but you can see how the day started out with sunshine watch what happens right about now. midday, clouds start to roll in. then they clear out end the sun returns in the afternoon those clouds moving in that was the result of this back door cold front we've been talking about that since last week. it did knock down the temperatures a little bit this afternoon and this evening and kicked up that strong gusty wind. turn out to be beautiful day despite the increase in wind despite the increase in cloud cover this afternoon. and storm scan3 shows that all those clouds drifted off to the south and skies are clear for now. as we widen out you can see scattered showers and even a line of thunderstorms moving through portions of the kansas and oklahoma. that is going to continue moving eastward. as we go through the end of the week and that's what will bring us the threat for showers and

storms on friday. but in the meantime, we've got a couple more nice spring days to look forward to. right now 59 in philadelphia. pretty mild out there still. 55 in reading. 53 in allentown. little bit colder mount pocono at 44 and chilly in wild add at 46 right now. you can see the colder air off to the north. nice and warm down to the south richmond at 67. so it was just the influx of those north winds that dropped the temperature just a bit this afternoon and it will be cool again tomorrow but it's been dry for about week now. april so far we've had 1.36-inches of rain since the start of march march 1st the start of meteorological spring we've had 3.37-inches. that's almost two and three quarters inches below average and the dry stretch continues tomorrow sunny and breezy with highs in the 60s. a perfect spring day. thursday clouds increase in the afternoon but it's still nice. then friday, clouds, an few more showers here's wait looks like as that system pushes in from the west. again you can see clouds increasing thursday afternoon. but the rain should hold off

until friday afternoon. scattered showers and thunderstorms threw p.m. right through the friday evening commute and then we clear it out fort weekend. one thing to mention though allergy sufferers you'll be suffering through the rest of the week pollen levels in the medium high to high range right through friday. overnight it's chilly. cooler than recent nights down to 48 degrees. so you'll want the light jacket or sweatshirt tomorrow morning. tomorrow is beautiful in the afternoon. mostly sunny 68 degrees. so not as warm as today or yesterday. we actually hit 78:11 o'clock this morning before the cooler winds in. tomorrow is seasonal. thursday looks great. showers and a thunderstorm friday but then the good news, the weekend clears out again near 70 both days. sunshine both days and another perfect spring weekend. >> loving it. thanks kate. >> lesley what's coming up next in sports. >> the flyers with big game tomorrow on the bring of elimination. they're going to have to change things if they hope to avoid a sweep. plus after 16 strike outs last week the crowd expecting big things from phillies pitcher

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first of two homers on the nig night. they gave four homers last nig night. six homers tonight they lose 11-one. flyers in three to nothing hole again the capitals we had news out of caps practice. star goalie could have hurt himself he had a collision in practice left the ice appeared to be favoring his knee but still is expected to play tomorrow night. the flyers will be without pierre, tomorrow he's been suspended. one game for this check last night's game on or love. belmar was thrown out of the game he said it look bad but it was not his intention. the big story today, flyers fans bay chasing badly throwing bracelets on the ice last night. they even got penalty after they were told to stop didn't not. today the players were asked about it and wayne sill ponds wasn't happening. >> it was extremely unfortunate. i know we got into penalty trouble at the end, but, i don't think the fans helped us out any. honestly --, obviously i think

they were voicing their displeasure but at the same time i don't think you shall be throwing things on the ice. >> i don't want to say anything to offend some people, i mean it was 19,000 people, and what, about 200 threw the bracelets it's pretty good ratio. >> the eagles mini cam underway in south philadelphia. a lot to talk about whether or not the eagles will draft a quarterback. the current eagles quarterback bradford treasure off a new year contract isn't listen to all that chatter film regardless of what the situation is i learned a long time ago what's said outside this building real has no bearing on what actual happens here. there's really no reason to pay attention to any of wet it be good or bad. >> he'll rise above it. >> just keep the focus. >> i look forward to cam. it will be fun. >> up next big honor for local educators.

why should we trust a like steve santarsiero who will say anything to win an election? after claiming credit for passing universal background checks

for all gun purchases, "santarsiero admitted in an interview that he didn't write pennsylvania's gun safety law." his campaign brags about his accomplishments, but "in fact, he has failed in 54 attempts to get any legislation on the books." we just cant trust steve santarsiero. i'm shaughnessy naughton, and i approve this message because we deserve better. ♪ new tonight big honors for several principals in the philadelphia school district. >> the administrators received these principal awards to night. "eyewitness news" at the prince theater in center city. governor tom wolf was among those saluting the seven educators. the annual award includes a $20,000 stipend to be used in their communities. what wonderful work they're

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i've always taken on the status quo. in harrisburg, they didn't like it when i stopped their perks and pushed for reform. as head of pennsylvania's third-largest county, i cut out wall street middlemen to protect pensions, stood up for marriage equality and protected our environment. now i'm fighting for criminal justice reform. i'm proud to be backed by tom wolf, ed rendell and people who care about our families. i'm josh shapiro. i'll be an attorney general who always fights for you. "eyewitness news" returns tomorrow morning at 4:30 till 7am with jim donovan, brook top mass, katie fehlinger and meisha johnson with traffic. >> for kate, lesley and everyone here i'm ukee washington. >> i'm jessica dean. the late show with stephen colbert is next with paul ryan and kevin spacey. >> thanks for watching.

good night, family and sleep well. good night, family and sleep well. ♪ >> stephen: hi. stephen colbert here. yesterday, the band pearl jam announced they were cancelling their show in north carolina to protest that state's controversial new law curbing l.g.b.t. right. and they're not alone. bruce springsteen also called off his concert there. paypal canceled plans fair new operation center. and even the porn site xhampster blocked north carolina users from their site. now where are north carolina users going to go for their porn? while i respect those artists, as an entertainer i believe it is not my job to deny you my talent. i believe it is possible to use the magic of television to bridge our differences. i mean, for pete's sake, even