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welshing we are just five days a way from the pennsylvania primaries and all eyes are on the keystone state where the candidates will be today and what hillary clinton said about crime in philadelphia a. a step towards healing, we have what the robbinsville community is doing today to try to get back to normal after death of their bee love superintendent. a royal celebration, queen elizabeth marking a major milestone, today. see the brand new photos of the queen taken by a world famous photographer. it is thursday, april 21st, good morning, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm brook thomas. meisha is here with the traffic and casey has your forecast. >> we have lots of construction. >> we will get the to that, meisha, weather will not
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impact that. pretty nice weather out there we will go outside to storm scan three. things are still quiet. this continues to look like it has for many days recently. even though we had a cold front last couple days, weather has stayed dry, i can tell you this much, my deck is getting littered with pollen. we're in that issue with allergies. pollen levels remain high. this morning under clear sky it is very chilly. we have a frost advisory for southeastern portions of new jersey, portions of ocean, and burlington as well as atlantic and couple other counties included in that. that last until 8:00 this morning. looking at area temperatures in atlantic city, it is not too cold. it is late april. this is typical. forty-seven at the the airport. very modest breeze toward mount pocono, 40 degrees there. we will knock another degree or two off before the sun comes up in that location. chilly start. sun will shine yet again,
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watch for patchy morning frost but eventually we will warm backup in the 70's. the eventually it will turn nice and mild. >> from the frost to the 70's, it is the spring. thanks, katie. good morning everyone. happy thursday to you. looking at the vine this morning like i said lots of construction this morning. this is first one vine is closed between broad and schuylkill. expect that both ways. we have been dealing with that for quite sometime. right now vine is closed. i will let you know when that opens. ninety-five north to the off ramp to the blue route is closed. you can see cones in place. i will let you know when they move these but off ramp from i-95 north to the blue route is closed. more construction here blue route northbound between 95 and media swarthmore that right lane is block. crews are out there just trying to get that moved out of your way. also, what we have been talking about, big time yesterday, especially delaware memorial bridge, crews are replacing three suspension ropes but we have gained one lane. now one right lanes are opened. now jim, over to you. >> thanks, meisha.
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students in robbinsville mercer county will return to school will today after two days off following the tragic death of their school superintendent. counselors have been available for the grief stricken community. the those wishing to pay their respects can attend a public memorial for steven mayer tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. at princeton alliance church. the five two-year old was struck and killed on tuesday while out for a run before work. no charges have been filed at this time. turning now to campaign 2016, the candidates are hitting the campaign trail right here in pennsylvania. that that is as they get ready for next week's primary. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is live with more on where you can expect to find the candidates today, good morning, justin. >> reporter: brook, good morning n a word all over the state, democratic front runner hill willry clinton hit the ground running yesterday, today her husband bill clinton will be stumping for her in harrisburg and their competition bernie sanders is on the campaign trail today here in the the keystone state. lets take you to video from
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clinton's stop last night here in the philadelphia area. she spent part of her wednesday afternoon at the fillmore, meeting with supporters and giving a speech starting her wide ranging platform from boosting the economy to advancing civil rights to protecting the home land. hecklers did protest but they were taken away by security. before the fillmore clinton met with former attorney jenner i can holder and mothers who lost children to gun violence where clinton voiced her support for stricter gun laws and after taking 139 delegates in new york on tuesday, clinton is now more than halfway to the count that she needs to clinch the party nomination. i read the news before i got here today. you had 12 shootings in philadelphia over the weekend. four people killed. a police officer shot. >> reporter: yesterday, in rittenhouse square the sanders camp got a soft star stumping with limited addition, sanders ice cream, sanners has held
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large rally with is in recent weeks. he starts a pennsylvania tour to this morning with the town hall in scranton and then appears in reading for another this afternoon. sanners then hold a third town hall at 7:30 at greater philadelphia expo in oaks, montgomery county. and, back out here live here philadelphia, of course will be a stop for all these candidates eventually. those town halls for sanders, calls a future to believe in. they are free and opened to the public, however, rs vps are encouraged. coming up later we will go over kasich and trump making stops in our area brook and jim, back over to you. thanks, justin. speaking of the republican side, ted cruz campaigned in a museum in hershey yesterday. front runner donald trump will travel to harrisburg to today. john kasich will will be stum continuing at a town hall on penn state's brandywine campus in media followed by a dinner in king of prussia a. well, philadelphia's mayor jim kenney is banning city many please from using tax dollars to travel to north
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carolina and mississippi. it is in response to state lawmakers blocking anti discrimination protections for lgbt community, the mayor says he will reconsider the ban if north carolina and mississippi repeal their legislation. meanwhile emergency repairs continue right now on the delaware memorial bridge. chopper three overhead last night, drivers are now able to get by using two, southbound lanes, contractors there discovered three suspension ropes in need of repair earlier this week. work is expect to continue for a few more days. britain's queene list both turns 90 years old. buckingham palace issued three new photos all taken by famous photo grand ann lieb wits. one shows the queen with the seven young grandchildren and great grandchildren. she's holding princess char lieutenant in her arms. another shows the queen with her dog, in the third with her daughter princess ann. elizabeth
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living monarch and the official celebration will be held in june. get ready to see a new face on the $20 bill, harriet tubman will be front and center. underground railroad leader and former slave will be replacing andrew jackson, the nation's seventh president and former slave owner. here, in philadelphia, the addition of the tubman who helped operate underground railroad in homes in our region has many looking forward to the change. >> i think it is good because it represents apartment i slavery and women and she's on it. >> people start to recognize who she is. >> 5-dollar bill will undergo a change. new image on the back will include philadelphia's other marion anderson long with martin luther king, junior and elinor roosevelt. well, the flyers lived to play another kay, they beat the top seeded capitals to force a playoff game five tomorrow night in washington. scary moment in the first period when flyers scott
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laughton went hard in the board and was carried off. he stayed overnight at jefferson hospital. all tests are negative. flyers went up two to nothing on a goal by andrew mcdonald. home team got a great effort by goaltender michael neuvirth in the first start of the playoffs. flyers win two-one. flyers will host a public memorial at the wells fargo center for founder ed snider, he died last week after a two year battle with cancer. see celebration of the life at 1:00 p.m. we will stream it the live on our web site at cbs philly dot the come. villanova's basketball program is getting a financial boost. university designated a 22.6 million-dollar gift from alumni william finnerran to renovate the pavilion and support the mens national champions. the last nightville know of basketball award, daniel ochefu was given the attitude award for second year in a row. he and teammate ryan arcidiacono shares the school's basketball award.
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we are waiting to hear details on the wildcats trip to the white house. well, still ahead this morning, the eagles make a blockbuster trade deal, also this morning phillies and mets go late in to to extra innings. we will show you the thrilling infield play that ended it. and first lady michelle obama welcomed children to the white house. what she says is her favorite
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just over two weeks to mothers day and we are counting down to the race for the cure this year we are inviting to you walk or run with us on our cbs-3 team. for more fur on how to join us just go to cbs philly.com/cure. well, phillies hit the road for a weekend series in milwaukee with a thriller of the the win under their belts. bottom of the 11th last night against the mets at the ballpark and peterberges wins with a hard ground tore first. and phillies win five-four in
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walk off style. way to be phillies. they are hanging in there third place in the nl east. all right. sam bradford is still the eagles starting quarterback but that isn't stopping the birds from pursuing other options. team made a blockbuster trade with the cleveland browns yesterday, they now have the second pick in the draft. the last time eagles drafted a qb was a star by the name of donovan mcnabb. here's what the eagles are giving up, a boat load of picks, five total, including a first rounder next year and second round selection in 2018. you know, why they do it? well, because they think they can get the a franchise quarterback with the number two pick. the sources say that will most likely be carson wentz out of north dakota state. first lady michelle obama welcomes a group of children to the the white house. >> they were there as part of the take our daughter and sons to work day. the first lady took questions from the kid which covered a wide range of topics, as you can mom, one kid asked, what
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is your favorite food? >> pizza is the ultimate food because it can be a junk food, it could be healthy, you could have dessert pizza, you can do anything with pizza. it is a very versatile universally loved food. >> mrs. obama -- >> and frenchfries. >> mrs. obama says she plans to take a nap after the first family moves out. >> good for her. >> i like her pizza suggestion. 4:43. meisha is watching the roads this morning. >> but first katie is here with another check of the forecast. >> it looks like the weather will stay nice and quiet yet again so hopefully that bodes well for traffic but we can expect that sun to linger all day, but eventually, that is where we will turn our focus next. new storm system on the move. same one this has been producing all sorts of just, incredibly flood ago cross portions of texas. but generally just across the plain states, severe weather out breaks. on storm scan you can start to see these clouds beginning to
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build up a little bit. we will stay dry today but this is our warm front starting to lift through. it will allow the temperatures to rebound more than they have been able to, really since yesterday but what a gorgeous day that was, can we take a moment to appreciate how gorgeous yesterday was but now we will start to see more organization with this much larger storm system but yet another round of heavy thunderstorms and rain pushing across central texas right now but here's the storm system that will drive the cold front through, tomorrow. at least for now we will jump you to this evening, 8:00 p.m. you can start to see a little bit of the blip of the radar through central pennsylvania. i doubt this will have any major impact on us, but we could see a shower through the offer night but it looks like it will hold off until tomorrow for the most part. it may be even a blip on the radar at some point tomorrow morning. the it looks like it has been generally in the afternoon and toward night fall that anything start to fill in more widespread fashion and even then it is scattered. we are looking at 6:00 p.m., this isn't just a model but not necessarily gospel will
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but there could be a pocket of heavier rain in time for evening rush, depending on location. keep an eye on that radar. i'm sure kate will have something to track by the time we hit 6:00 o'clock news tomorrow evening and it may linger in the overnight the but it is all out of here in time for the weekend. weekend looks pretty phenomenal. for today we will back it up, seven degrees, sunshine, warm, breezy day. by tonight we are seeing cloud rebuild with that storm on the way and there might be a shower through the overnight but very spotty and by the time we hit tomorrow that is when you may want to have wet weather gear at the ready but everything that comes through looks scattered, and then by the time we hit the saturday and sunday back in the sunshine and flirting with 07 again. it looks awesome. >> weekend will be gorgeous. thank you so much. good morning everyone. happy thursday. construction out there and now an accident, accident 422 eastbound near the turnpike involving that tractor trailer. it is pulled all the way, blocking part of the shoulder and lane. it will cause slow downs. you can see it happening already. more construction here 95 north off ramp to the blue
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route is closed, you can see those cones in place have not been removed yet. that might slow you down a bit. this is an area where construction is all cleared. blue route northbound between 95 and media swarthmore that right lane was compromised for quite sometime. now that is all good. what we're keeping an eye on this morning is crews replacing the three suspension ropes on the delaware memorial will bridge, that certainly caused a lot of headaches for you yesterday. and today a little bit of tension will be eased because we have two right lanes that are now available instead of only one. speed restrictions are still in place down to 35 miles an hour. you certainly want to allow extra time there. construction here kelly drive is repaved in both directions between hunting park avenue and fountain green drive, one lane is opened here, one lane out of two. county line road westbound all lanes blocked between bustle will ton pike and buck road, you have to use an alternate. byberry road is your best bet for right now. a lot of construction out there. give yourself extra time this morning. jim, over to you. still ahead on "eyewitness news" this morning how you can
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good morning, in the head lines the presidential cap dates set their sights on pennsylvania a head of next tuesday's primary. hillary clinton held two events in philadelphia yesterday. bernie sanders and reading today. on the republican side donald trump is in harrisburg and john kasich has events in media and king of prussia. students in the robbinsville school district head back to class today for the first time since the fatal accident involving their beloved school superintendent. a public memorial will be held for doctor steven mayer tomorrow afternoon. and britain's queen elizabeth is celebrating a milestone today, it is her 90th birthday. palace released photos that includes youngest members of the royal family, a big celebration is planned for june. well, now 4:49. time for a check of business
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news. >> money watch's jill wagner joins us live from the new york stock exchange, good morning, jill, i hear changes could becoming to how people get their cable. >> reporter: that is right, comcast customers will soon be able to watch cable without having to lease a cable box. the company says it will be launching an app on roku or samsung smart tv that will take place of the cable box. that announcement comes a few weeks after the government started to work on new rules to force tv industry to let tech companies like google will or tivo sell cable boxes, brook and jim. >> that should change some things. webster's added hundreds of new word to the dictionary so what changes did they make or additions i should say. >> okay. nomonth phobia is a fear of the being without a cell phone. something i know a little bit about. some discogenic makes you thirsty and some slang has been mate legitimate. in case you missed it, icmy is
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proper abbreviation and tmi is too much info but it is now in the dictionary, brook and jim. >> it is an oldy and goodie that i remember. thanks, jill, we will check in later. he may wake up early, but jim donovan, this guy right here, has been staying up pretty late for local charities. >> i try, i haddon or of mcing a cocktail party for the non-profit carry. they are improving quality of life for elderly. proceed benefit older adults and their caregivers. wonderful folks there. >> you are passionate about that. >> i am indeed. coming up we will get another check of weather and traffic. >> part of the area are under a frost advisory and kate will tell us when it warms up when
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wet weather over my shoulder. the let's take storm scan full screen. you can see blips on the radar, moisture popping up out there we will stay dry today, however, that wet weather you see he off to the west over great lakes and lower michigan that is beginnings of the warm front that is not only going to help us warm up from here but also bring with it the next cold front, eventually. that brings our next round of wet weather. looking at future temperatures we are off to a chilly start. frost advisories for southern new jersey but we will warm up readily by the time we are wrapping up typical morning drive back in the 50's, almost regional wide and we will hit 60's with no problems by the time lunch hour is rolling around. the it will only get warmer from here. one of the things with the clear skies started off chilly but we will spike right back in the 07's today. tomorrow, warmest day of the pack, but it is also wetest as we see our next system pushing through. cold front again but more than anything, scattered showers and thunderstorms. meisha, it looks like it will be hanging on through second half of the day.
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tomorrow morning's drive should not be terrible. >> we need rain, one of the things, katie, got to come, all right, good. that right won't be too bad tomorrow but right now, it is looking very busy, one because we have an accident, two because we have a lot of construction out there. the accident involving a tractor trailer, involving injuries, 422 eastbound near turnpike. that left lane is compromised and will get gaper delay and flashing lights out there. right now construction i the five northbound off ramp to the blue route it is closed. it will cause slow downs if we don't get this cleaned out of the way. right now we are looking okay. construction here, southbound eagle road is blocked between darby road and you will to have use an alternate, east manoa road is your best bet. take a look kelly drive gets busy, kelly drive repaving both directions between hunting park avenue and fun tane green drive, only one lane is opened there. construction in somerton, county line road westbound all lanes are block right now between bustleton pike and buck road. you will have to use an
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alternate here, byberry road, i will have updates coming up about delaware memorial bridge in five minutes. jim, over to you. well, if you are heading out the door stay updated with katie's forecast on our sister station kyw news radio 1060. also an update on the proposed law in new jersey requiring new police cars to have dashboard cameras. a star is using his chair to create a dialogue on race. and scientists look at ways to i am corporate where fitness trackers in the study. check in two, three, four times a day on kyw news radio 1060 on your am dial. coming up in the next hour of cbs-3 "eyewitness news" we are live with the frantic happenings around pennsylvania today. plus, a celebration of science, in philadelphia, we will show you some cool experiments to get you ready for the philadelphia science festival. >> looking forward to it. an act of kindness that is going viral
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well, road to the white house runs through pennsylvania where the candidates are heading to day as they crisscross the keystone state. plus, taking a stand, the reason philadelphia's marries banning city workers from traveling to several states down south. and get out today and enjoy nice weather, while it can but storm scan three shows rain heading our way, later this week, katie will let you know when you need an umbrella the it is thursday, april 21st, good morning, i'm jim donovan. i'm brook thomas. katie and meisha are keeping an eye on things this morning. >> good morning, everyone. lots of cop trucks. >> thankfully the weather is nice and those guys love this kind of weather. i say take your convertible to work kind of a day.
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>> buy me a convertible. >> who wants to buy one. i got a moon roof, yeah. but, beautiful weather unfolding for yet another day and temperatures are looking so comfortable, so i mean you could not really beat yesterday, we will try to, but you will see lots of sunshine. so that is another running theme, temperatures warming up too, mid 70's here today as we have a warm front lifting through but comes through dry. while you'll notice a breeze, storm scan will stay exactly like this at the local level, quiet and empty. forty-seven is current temperature at philly international. we have a frost advisory for another three hours and it last until 8:00 a.m. for southeastern most new jersey. so into those interior sections where we have a light win, nice clear sky, that frost can form. we are at 37 in millville. chillier in those remote suburbs. do keep that in mine. rest of us or entire region once the sun comes up, it doesn't part. it
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