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sanders: i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. ♪ right now at 11:00 o'clock, the surveillance photos are chilling. a young woman in the fight of her life after police say this man tried to rape her. how police say she got away. and we are still tracking showers and even a few thunderstorms as we head through the overnight hours. when the heaviest rain will fall overnight and when it clears out in time for your weekend outdoor plans.
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and countdown to primary day. the presidential candidates have their sights set on pennsylvania and delaware. where they spend the day campaigning and where they'll be over the next few days. but we begin night with a neighborhood on alert. good evening, i'm jessica dean. >> i'm ukee washington. police say a young woman's quick thinking helped her fight off her attacker and tonight that attack kerry mains on the loose. natasha brown is in south phil right now with more on the search for the suspect. natasha? >> reporter: well, police say this victim was certainly in the fight of her live on that particular night. meantime, they tell us that this suspect is still out there somewhere. so as you can imagine nerves are still rattled here in this neighborhood. >> i walk past here all the time to go to work so it's really kind of disturbing. >> reporter: dana jordan's walk to work has much more unnerving on the heels of attempted sexual assault that occurred along her normal path. >> she was in the fight her life. >> reporter: police say 1984 old woman found herself in fierce fight with a man who was trying to rape her. she was walking home wednesday
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at about 1:30 a.m. in the 1300 block of wharton street when she noticed a man following her. detectives say that's when she quickly trapped p grabbed her mace. >> she was aware that she was being followed she thought she was and as a precaution she took it out and correct in doing so. if it wasn't for that, who knows what would have happened. >> reporter: surveillance video from the area provided police with clear images of the suspect. also, a glimpse at the victim's struggle her hand scene here around the suspect's neck. >> the offender then rushed up behind her, grabbed her, tackled her to the ground, and he pulled her dress down --, the top of her dress he pulled down exposing her. she managed to fight him off and pepper spray him at which time he fled. >> reporter: police began distributing crime bulletins throughout the neighborhood. >> the specific location, and then the details and then contact numbers for the police. >> reporter: theresa is thankful for the information a after living in the neighborhood more than 20 years she's more on
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guard now than ever. >> so troubling and so upsetting because the neighborhood is relatively safe ton hear something like that it's very frightening. >> i'm feeling a little bit more on edge but for the most part i try to just be aware of my surroundings and i have like pepper spray on me. >> reporter: well police do believe that someone out there knows this suspect. there is a vivid image of this man as you can see in that story. they're asking anyone with information to please contact police right away. we're live here in south philly to night, natasha brown cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> natasha, thank you. stunned fans continue to mourn and celebrate prince tonight. an autopsy was completed today on the musician the results will not be known for while. prince was found dead in his suburban minneapolis home yesterday and we're learning more about the final hours of his life. the local sheriff says he was last seen wednesday night when friends dropped him off at home. employees found him slumped in an elevator on thursday morning.
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>> this is a tragedy for all of us. to you, prince rogers nelson was a celebrity. to us, he's a community member and a good neighbor. >> since word of prince's death thousands have been taking part in a dance party in minneapolis featuring the music of the artist. it's expected to last all weekend. family and friends are mourning the death of a beloved high school student. vigil was held for 16 year old amy joyner frances outside of howard high school technology this afternoon. that's where she was attacked in girl's bathroom yesterday. she later died at a hospital. police say at least two other students were involved. but no arrests have been made. >> crazy because it's like something like this has to happen for people to actually realize what they're doing to themselves, and for them not to help that girl like that, it's just crazy, because ya'll letting this happen. ya'll letting death happen. >> on monday night, there will
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be a community meeting to discuss the violence and that will take place at stubs elementary school at 6:00 p.m. democratic frontrunner hillary clinton campaigns in pennsylvania ahead of tuesday's primary. the former secretary of state held a campaign event in lackawanna county tonight. she met with voters at done more high school near scranton. pennsylvania senator bob casey is among those who on hand. tonight clinton emphasized the importance of new infrastructu infrastructure. >> so what i think about infrastructure, i think about good jobs, jobs that can't be ex poured, jobs that put people in this area to work that pay a good wage so that people can get ahead. >> earlier today clinton met with voters in jenkintown she was joined by equal pay advocate lilly led feather a small woman's owned cafe bernie sanders kicked off his day of campaigning across pennsylvania with an invitation only breakfast in west philadelphia. about 200 people were on hand for the even at the southwest
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philadelphia baptist community center. senator sanders spoke one-on-one with our justin finch and said he disagrees with mayor kenney's soda tax proposal. >> my disagreement is how he proposes to fun it. i think that taxing soda is a regressive way to fund it that tax burden will likely come down on low income and working families. many of them are struggling right now make ends meet. the way i think we should fund it you ask the wealthiest people of this country to start pay their fair share of taxes. >> he'll hold rally in wilmington tomorrow. >> the republican presidential candidates are also making their case to voters ahead of tuesday's primaries. frontrunner donald trump energized supporters in harrington kent county. the billionaire told the crowd today he has 378 registered entities in the state and said he spent a lot of money there. trump then blasted the records of rivals ted cruz and john kasich adding he's the only one who can beat hillary clinton. >> you know all the polls are
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saying that if it's donald trump against crook hillary clinton it will be, seriously, it will be the greatest turn out of voters in the history of the united states. i believe that. no, i believe it. >> trump will be campaigning in connecticut tomorrow and he'll be back in our area monday at west chester university. ted cruz rallied supporters in the lehigh valley. the texas senator shook hands with voters and signed autographs at a diner in allentown and also explained why he thinks he's the best choice in the republican primary. >> donald won the state of new york on tuesday but three weeks before that, i won five states in a row. landslides five states in a row. and i think that's because people want -- they want real, they want positive, optimistic agenda and when it comes to bringing jobs back, they want actually real solutions to lifting burdens on small businesses. >> cruz visited northeastern
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pennsylvania today. reminder the pennsylvania and delaware primaries are next week on april 26th. new jersey's primary is jun june 7th. the flyers had to win tonight to stave off first round play off elimination gave final on the road again the washington caps. >> sport director don bell is here. the orange and black staying alive. >> proud of those guys. they played really well tonight. fie bite number the washington capitals are the best team in hock keen it's not even close. they flecked and bullied the flyers around for most of the series but all a sudden the fly guys have found their way. so d.c. we go. the flyers trailing the best of seven series three games to one. second period ryan white's shot goes off the skate of defensive man for washington. and a flyers take one to nothing lead. michael between the pipes was ridiculous. he blocked shot after shot. play off career high 44 safes and the caps by the way out shooting the flyers 44-11. but somehow, some way, the fly guys find a way to win, two to
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nothing. game six at the center on sund sunday. >> wow! >> it is a noon start. kate bilo tells us the weather will be great. you can expect a good tailgate. >> oh yeah. >> sunday fun day south philly. >> so much fun. >> that's mazing. >> thank you buddy. >> it's fitting that on this earth day, there's a full moon. >> too bad the clouds are covering up our view of it but the moon's different faces bring up a good question. does a full moon affect our behavior? it's a theory as old as time but is it true? nicole brewer has the answer. kate? >> and showers and thunderstorms moving in totter area right now. but will it be dry for the week jenn that's the big question everyone has their outdoor plans. we'll time out when these showers get out of here so you can plan your weekend. plus there's no limit to match jays here. vittoria woodill takes you to the ultimate playground for kids where fun is going to new heights. >> and prom night with a very special meaning. the story when "eyewitness news"
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>> this is cbs3 "eyewitness news" with ukee washington, jessica dean, kate bilo and don bell. ♪ it's tough to see tonight because of the clouds but there's full moon. >> and some say people can act a little crazy when the moon is at its fullest. is that true? good question. nicole brewer is here witness answer. >> yeah. you know, vampires, werewolves -- >> yeah. >> that kind of stuff might be a little farfetched. but the idea full moon can drive us mad is pretty broad appeal so it's not surprising that andrea in old city would ask, does a full moon really affect our behavior? it's a good question, andrea. just in time for tonight's celestial display.
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♪ >> did you know it's going to be a full moon. >> tonight? >> what happens when it's a full moon? >> you act a little funny. >> emotions become heightened. >> crazy thing. they think crazy and do crazy things. >> babies are born. >> maybe aware wolf come out. you never know. >> tides. stuff witness tides. >> do you think there's any truth to this? >> that's a good question. >> the simplest answer is, no. >> there's almost no human behavior that we have reliablely connected to the full moon. >> there's not. >> no. >> i can have went for it. >> it's a great story, though. >> ♪ >> clever. >> there you go. >> okay. that makes perfect sense. ♪
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>> as the moon pulls on the ocean it pulls on us as well. ♪ >> backtracking then of we've experienced all of these phenomenas let's try to trace it back to science. >> one term we use in science confirmation bias. >> okay. confirmation bias. ♪ >> where did you get that from the encyclopedia. >> you see something you're like okay it's a full moon much that's why. ♪ >> okay. so you saw those technical difficulties. let's just go ahead and blame it on the full moon. >> there you go. i have no other explanation. speaking of thspeak full moon ae studies debunct this thing it's simi not the case but other people point to do fact maybe it's certain individuals that might be affected by this. so --
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>> like boris car love and lon chaney back in the day. >> exactly on night like tonight look over your shoulder. >> keep app eye out. >> thanks nicole. >> let us know what your good question is. log to cbsphilly.com/good question to submit your question. tweet us using the hash tag cbs3 good question. >> nicole will be here every night with the answer on "eyewitness news" at 11:00. we can't wait to hear your good question. great events on the st. joseph's university campus kinney center for autism education and support held its prom tonight. approximately 30 people i autism and their dates st. joseph students who work and study at the center put on sharp outfits for the festivities. looking good. everybody, everybody had a wonderful time. >> another prom tonight. this was the senior citizens prom at wins will he township high school in camden county. the theme was a night of myste mystery. in addition to dinner and dancing there was an auction arc raffle and door prizes. this event was organized by the winslow township high school national honor society.
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>> um hup. >> delaware county deep in the woods there's a spot where imaginations can run wild in the tree tops. >> our vittoria woodill takes you along for a day of adventure in a sky high playground. >> standing tall high above the ground, trees are framing the sky, and if you look closely around the tyler arboretum tree houses are perched where the birds play. >> 650 acres of surrene space in media has 17 miles of trails. and to cover some ground who is going to help me spot some terrific tree houses? >> chris. >> ryan. >> marcus. >> tj. >> adrian. >> kyle. >> these kids know the arboretum like the back of their hand. >> run, run! >> they know just what to do in each and every tree house. like fort tyler. >> go, go, go, go. >> or the tulip tree house complete with kitchen. >> one things we try hard to do
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is put kids and their families in cup with nature in new ways. that was tree houses, this was a project that was launched by the former director rick colbert who died in 2014. and in 2008, he gathered together a bunch of community members, arcs, artist designers and built 30 tree houses they were only meant to last a year. as you saw we got a couple that survived the test of time. strumming and drumming is all about making music and shaped like a guitar. >> way for me! >> how about the imagination station tree house complete with a stage and costumes to hold your very own perfor performanc. >> you have to choose my desti destiny. >> you can dress up. you can make off with your imagination. >> in isn't that the best part about tree house? >> yeah. >> bravo, bravo! >> or struck tea party. >> tea? >> this is a fun place to be out in nature and it's safe and you
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can have fun with your friends. >> people come here because they find serenity. and they find sanctuary but theyly find a lot of fun, and they find a lot of but tee. >> come one, come all. >> come one come all. >> and bring your imagination and bring your kids. >> shall we go to the next one. >> yeah. >> now that looks fun. >> i know. >> that was fun. >> two little boys that would loving to there. >> taking notes. >> that's true. kate has your forecast for the weekend. the rain is -- >> the rain is coming in and it will move out. that's the good news. where the heaviest will be overnight tonight while most of us are sleeping. so that of course is good news if we can miss the rain most of and most of it is water uttered -- the plants are already watered. get out and do whatever you have on the docket for a saturday. lots of little league action in my house or walk around the city, sit outside. eat alfresco tomorrows look
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beautiful. let's take a look what's going on. today we started off with lots of sun and sun and warm wind from the southwest helped temperatures rise into the upper 70s. 78 in philadelphia today. you can see how the clouds rolled in the late afternoon most of the rain held off. we did see some showers pop up here and there mainly off to our south this afternoon but you can see now we're starting to get these showers moving a little bit closer. we're still in a bit of a lull here. we're seeing some light showers over portions of south jersey and delaware. the heaviest rain is across portions of the carolinas and virginia but you can see here over portions of central pennsylvania a line of steadier showers has developed now this first patch here the instead yesterday batch should probably miss us to the north. but eventually these showers an few thunderstorms possibly will roll through overnight. right now the instead yesterday rain some showers over burlington county. up into northeast philadelphia portions of lower bucks county seeing rain at the moment. nothing quite that heavy yet but overnight a rumble of thunder cannot be ruled out. so 66 is the temperature right now in philadelphia.
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definitely warm enough that these storms could have little bit of a moisture and heat to work with as they come through tonight. 66 in allentown. it's 68 degrees in trenton right now. you can see timing wise, we do expect this to move in closer to around 2:00 a.m. some rain down the shore even before that. 3am showers still crossing that was. 5am you may wake up if you're up early on saturday you're crazy unless you have to go to work you should be sleeping. showers moving through finally by 10am the showers move out and then we start to see clearing and by the afternoon sunny pretty much across the board. overnight scattered showers, localized brief downpour is possible. imbeded thunderstorm as well a crack of thunder could wake you up overnight. gradual clearing the day on saturday and temperatures in the 60s near 70 tomorrow afternoon. it will be a breezy day but still really nice. high pressure overhead sunday means wall to wall sunshine little bit cooler mainly because we start the day cooler on sunday thanks to clear sky but monday we warm right back up to the upper 70s. so again we've got your cooler, crisp spring weather mid 60s on sunday.
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if you like a little warmer we're back near 80 to start next week. overnight showers, rumbles it's a mild night. of course torque night was the first night of passover so if you're celebrating with friends and family the showers really held off until after that. happy passover to those celebrating its its morning clouds a shower and it turns sunny in the afternoon 69 will be your daytime high. not a bad saturday at all. pennsylvania primary on tuesday. thunder showers return to the area. a lot like today probably more thunderstorms during the daylight hours on tuesday. so kind of an up and down forecast. it's not that straight stretch of sunny weather but we get a great weekend. beautiful monday. thunderstorm tuesday and back to the good stuff next wednesday. all in all, april has been pretty good to us. >> it really has. >> it definitely has. >> thanks kate. >> don is back. what's next in sports. >> talking about the action on the ice. they trailed thee-zero in the series and look like they had no chance. oh, how things have changed. how a career night by one flyer help the orange and black to the
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series back to philadelphia.
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>> hillary, bernie the donald and teddy c. they all eventually want to be where the flyers were tonight. in washington dc. you know what the deal is. it's game five against the capitals at the flyers lose their season is done. d.c. we go. 10 seconds into the game the gloves drop. brayden schenn and tj osche getting after it. i'd say the dig goes to schenn overwhelmed him. sit down.
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bro. second period we go. ryan wright his shot off the skate of a washington defensem defenseman. it is good and the flyers take the lead. we'll take it. michael out of his mind 44 safes on the night. look at that right there. a beauty. a playoff career high for him. meanwhile final minute of the game, how about we go with the open nets chris, he will score. it's game six now on sunday after a two-zero win. massive win for the fly guys. >> we knew they were angry. we knew they want to try end it tonight. i thought our goalie played great. we just balanced through it. two games we found ways to win and we're getting rolling now. big game six. >> you know it. let's talk baseball. when it documents rebuilding the phillies the front office focused on pitching. so it's no surprise that the offense has been suspect at be best. the phils open a three game series in milwaukee as the
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lowest scoring team in the national league. now, i wrote that lead in before the game and of course won you know it, the bats come alive. freddie galvis down the line goes. here comes herrara from first and the phils taking the lead. neck batter mikell franco, gone. i'm okay, guys. no need to worry. >> you all right. >> i'll be okay. two run shot. his their of the season. phils go up four-one. franco again. get up and get gone. still hot. brine turn around and look at that thing. absolutely cooking. fills they go up five-one. aaron nola gave up a career high seven runs in his last start against the nats tonight he was flat out bawling. seven innings, giving up just one run. four hits. seven purge outs. phils snap their seven game losing streak against milwaukee five-two your final score. >> good night. >> good night. for the fightin' phils and fly guys. that game on sunday by the way is at noon at the center.
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♪ new tonight, 50 years of caring. >> fellowship house of south camden mark their golden anniversary during a special celebration at adventure aquarium. fellowship offers a free after school program to camden families from k through five.
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