well, it is a big excitement in center city this morning. the broad street run is getting underway right new. lets get right out to the starting line at broad and west fischer where cherri gregg from our sister station kyw news radio is standing by. cherri, good morning. it is go time for these runners. >> oy, yes, good morning, rahel. i'm here at the starting line with lots of anticipation. folks have been lined up, they are ready and waiting to go. at any moment now the broad street run will be beginning. the runners will, start to pound the pavement for 10 miles. start and beginning here the at broad and fischer a and they will run all the way down broad street, to the navy yard. just a couple moments ago wheelchair participants just rolled over the start line and now you can see, thousands a and thousands, 40 plus thousand runners to be exact, they will be beginning in waves as soon as a you hear that starting pistol go off. folks are standing there,

jumping around trying to stay warm. many people have shed the out are garments which was keeping them dry. that was the big issue how to stay dry before the race. so they have, punchos, some people wore trash bags, putting tape on their sneakers trying to make sure that their feet do not get wet in all of this rain. now, it is all going to start. they have taken off those clothes. a lot of them have water repellants hats on because key is not to get over heated as you run those 10 miles. again, they will be running all the way down broad street 10 miles to the navy yard, lots of detours, along the race route, and the race will begin any minute now, 10,000 runners, they all have race bins with a -- race bibs with the special chip to allow them to determine their time during this race. now all of them have their bibs on. people have thrown their clothes to the side. as you can see they are jumping around in

anticipation. we have had cheers earlier. lots of different teams. people running in groups. and they are all looking to run at different paces. i have been told by race organizers that it can take up to an hour to get all 40 plus thousand runners over the starting line. because they are going to be running in waves. yes. so this is all going to be happening any moment now. they are going to be racing, through the starting line. i hear some folks talking. you can see the officials chattering over there. but we can the not -- we can't tell exactly when that start, start of the race will happen. but people are anticipating, as you can see, they are rubbing their hand together, folks on the motorcycles are ready, the truck is geared up. the truck has the clock on it and it runs in front of the folks, that they race down

broad street and all this can be happening any moment now. we will bring it to you live, as soon as they begin to, as they hit the pistol. live from the starting line, cherri gregg for cyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> do we know it will be happening in waves. do we know, you know what sort of time we will see between first wave and second wave, how long will that take normally. >> reporter: it could take up to an hour. we have been told it could take up to an hour to get the first wave through. the second wave, third wave, all up to 40,000 people that will be participating in this race. >> cherri -- >> the folks are still just standing there. >> cherri, we know at boston marathon you have to place to be able to run the race, is

that something similar in the blue cross broad street run or is this just something you have to register and you can parities pate. >> reporter: you do to have register. the thing is they had more than 50,000 people try to get participate in this race but, of course, the race has a cut off at 40,000. but you know, because of the rainy was told by race organizers that 4,000 people did not show up to pick up their bibs. so i'm sure there is a lot of people who didn't make it through, that they will be upset that they didn't get a chance to race and run this broad street run. it is one of the most popular races in the the city in large part because you don't have to be an experienced runner to participate. you can train in just a few weeks or most people do that and then they participate and they just, they just, it is a big community thing. one of the things i want to mention is over the past several years, over three million-dollar has been raised

for cancer, the american cancer society has a thousand runners. oh, there it is, there they go, it kicked off, as you you can see, they are running, going, go ahead. the fastest follow accounts are in the front. the these are people that have done it year after year. after you run broad street run about ten years in a row you automatically get in and all of those are running, they are not, they are, hello, they are waving the at camera. their spirits are not dampen at all by this rain. you can see people wearing shower caps, just trying to keep their head warm, they are wearing punchos, they are running, some people have tape on their shoes, they are wearing waterproof hats, how are you doing, good morning, good morning, good morning. that is first wave of runners and new we will see another wave, and this will continue, on for the next, i guess, almost an hour, i have been told by race organizers that

the different groups will come through. in little waves. a lot of times the mayor will stand there, and cheer on the run are as they cross the starting line, and all this will be happening, over the course of the next hour, everybody, comes over the starting line and runs the 10 miles down to the navy yard. live the at the starting line for broad street run, cherri gregg for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> cherri, thank you so much excitement there we so spectators with their umbrellas. today is a good day to have the umbrella, rain boots, punchos, all of the rain gear they will need it this morning. the lets go over to just continue drabick with eyewitness weather. it will be unfortunately for these runners the worst of it this morning. >> it is run and to do that, done done bellies out there lauren casey was talking about this. >> john wilson is out there too. >> yes. >> we're the lazy ones in here. >> there is always next year

though. >> i didn't say it, you said it. >> lets talk about the forecast. rainy morning for sure, the showers kind of break up a little bit. it gets better but we will be under the gun for wet weather through tonight. it is chilly, check it out, temperature 47 degrees at the airport. east winds at 7 miles an hour. that justin to bring in cooler air. you you can see a lot of moisture out there on storm scan three again, next two or three hours is steady yes, sir rain and we will see pockets of rain at times throughout the afternoon and then tapers off to scattered showers later tonight. rain at times, steady yes, sir this morning, half inch to maybe three-quarters of an inch of rain before this system is out of here late are tonight. that is good news. we do need the rain. mid 40's in allentown at this hour. thirty-nine in mount pocono. near 50 in parts of the south jersey, ease wind 10 miles an hour or less, continues, with that cool flow, that ocean water only in the low 50's. temperatures will struggle to

make it back to the upper 50's today for philadelphia and shore points and in the poconos, you guys will be stuck in the 40's, with periods of rain at times. good news is we do have some milder temperatures, trying to return tomorrow but still the overall pattern stays unsettled for tomorrow, we will talk about several rain chances, we will break it down in a few more minutes, rahel, back to you. >> a lot of people will appreciate those mild temperatures. >> i think so. >> something to look forward to. >> justin, thank you. an suv slams in the building in north philadelphia, the suv hit a parked car and then ran straight into a garage at fifth and venango. it happened around 6:00 this morning. first responders on the scene tells us in one was injured. licenses and inspections are on the scene checking the stability of the building, no details if the slick road played a role in the crash. police are investigating an armed robbery at a 7-eleven in mayfair. it happened in the 3300 block of tyson avenue around 2:00 this morning. the investigators tell us that the armed robber was wearing a

t the shirt over his face when he tea manned cash from the clerk. the robber did getaway with hundreds of dollars in cash but thankfully no one was hurt. a police car chase end in a chain reaction crash in point breeze, it happened at 16th and dickinson, investigators tell us that officers were chasing an suv when it hit a chevy malibu traveling on dickinson street the causing the sedan to hit another car. two people jumped out and tried to run. officers caught one man and they are looking for another. five cars in total were damaged in the crash. police are investigating a body found in the parking lot of the target store in king of prussia. "eyewitness news" outside the store in the dekalb pike where the body was found inside of a car. upper merion police say they are handling the case, but do not the belief that the death is suspicious at this time. funeral services will be held today for amy joyner francis a at the st. paul uame church in wilmington. police say the sophomore died

last week after a fightin side of the girl's rest room the at howard high school of technology. school officials suspended three girls involved in the fight, wilmington police tell thaws three students will likely be charged in their classmate's death, no word though on when this will happen or if they will be charged as juveniles or adults. still to come this morning promising news for college students graduating this month, degrees that have the best chance of getting hired right away. plus the business of cannabis how pennsylvania's new law could mean big money in medical marijuana. and we're following the runners along a rainy broad street run this morning, you're looking live from chopper three, justin's forecast which includes more chances of this rain this week and more coverage of the race coming up

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marijuana experts are in philadelphia for the first ever conference on the business of cannabis. as "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff explains, pennsylvania's medical marijuana law has created a brand new industry, for the keystone state. >> reporter: at 24 years old david goldstein is a season pioneer on the frontier of medical marijuana. he is co founder and ceo of pot about on theix a digital bridge between patients and doctors. >> we created a platform where it helps patient toss look at what are existing studies done on can bus to better understand based on their ailments how they can engage in that conversation with doctors. >> this is a industry like any other industry that wants to operate in the open and operate with transparency. >> reporter: that time has come for plethora of cannabis

oriented companies who are banking on governor tom wolf's april 17th signature. while waiting for state's medical marijuana law to go in effect in mid-may, dozens of industry leaders gathered in olde city for the first time to talk innovation. >> we will work with commercial cannabis cultivators in every state where is there legal can a bus cultivation. >> reporter: what about those interested in growing themselves. applications are not being accepted just yet but according to green rush consulting now is the time to start planning and, um, saving. for potential growers, they project start-up fees in pennsylvania to exceed 220,000 you dollars, and plus a two million-dollar capital requirement. for dispensary license the company says to expect around $40,000 to apply and register with a $150,000 capital requirement. but for this crowd the talk extend beyond pot to the logistics, infrastructure and technology that comes witt.

this green rush has been compared to the gold rush where some of the biggest opportunities, had little to do with gold. >> the people selling picks, shovels, levi jeans made a fortune. >> reporter: because mar juan ace still illegal on the federal level major banks can be off limits but as with any budding industry local consulting and lend firms have been popping up, to help deal with those very issues. alexandria hoff for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". philly tech week is underway, week long celebration of technology, and innovation, kick off at dilworth park, with an interactive arcade. eye witt the necessary news near philadelphia city hall, local game makers showed off their innovation, the public was invited to play with the games and interact with 3-d printers. and the philadelphia science festival wrapped up with a bang, 12 trash cans exploded exploded in to the air releasing powder across great plaza at penns landing. it was all part of the science

carnival and franklin institute's hundreds of children and their parents were able to experience interactive experiments, hand on science activities and plenty of music and fun. we really luck you the having that yesterday the at penns landing because it looks different today. >> always fun blowing things up, watching that happen good oh, yeah. >> different story to day. we have rain today. it gets bet they are afternoon but we're in the done later this week. we will bring back more rain. just full of bad news unfortunately but we will get through it. hopefully pattern start to breaks down by next weekend's we will get more consistent spring weather. the lets go back to yesterday, hopefully you had a chance to enjoy it. split weekend. yesterday was the best day, we will go through a time lapse from west philadelphia, global leadership academy has clouds in the morning but those clouds broke up a little bit, yesterday afternoon, so we saw a few peaks of sun, hopefully got a chance to get outside and enjoy somewhat pleasant conditions but now we're right back at overcast skies with rain, temperatures currently at 44 degrees, in west

philadelphia. a lot of moisture to get through our region and still under the gun the next several hours for steady rain, it is not real heavy, heavier rain is well to the south and west over southern west virginia and that probably misses us but notice a little bit of the break in the action in western pennsylvania. that should be here by the afternoon. still not totally drying out but we will have periods of rain at times for second half of the day. april ended up cool or all cool, but still above average with half degrees when you average temperature up. rainfall almost 2 inches below average. high temperature was 86 degrees. that happened last tuesday. coldest temperature was 29. we did pick up half inch of snow earlier in the month. why has it been so cool lately? well, we have overcast skies, that is trend for last several days, we do not have the strong mid-spring sunshine. then we have a wind flow right off the ocean, easterly wind as high pressure remains park well to the north and get that flow around the high. ocean is at 51 degrees.

that puts air temperatures down. discovered the front hang ago cross the carolinas, as we go south of the front we are in the 60's but eventually it does move northward tomorrow and brings in the brief push of milder air but still plenty of rain in the forecast. today will be worse of the rain, 100 percent chance. we will see most have the rain today. to still tomorrow can't rule out 40 percent chance of the few showers early in the morning and in the afternoon as cold front moves through, we will to have watch, tuesday, still dealing with more showers, wednesday looks better, wednesday is probably the best day of the upcoming week. storm itself is well to the west over ohio valley. warm front pushes through tomorrow. still chance for a few showers as actual cold front passes by monday afternoon, and then the front may get hung up a little bit off shore. some rain could creep back northward and stick around our region on tuesday. so by noon time, we are still dealing steady rain for much of the delaware valley and then later this afternoon that

steady rain breaks up just with some more showers and then for tonight maybe a scattered shower or two rolling through overnight hours, same deal tomorrow, not everybody sees a shower or even see a little sunshine monday afternoon and a brief shower or rumble of thunder possible. today is cool, 40 to 50 at best tonight, temperatures level off around 50 degrees. and then tomorrow there is a push of warmer air. areas from the city south and west could get in the 07's while stuck in the 50's to the north. today well below at 58 degrees and then tonight 52, with a few showers at times, extended forecast, like i said, milder tomorrow, but still threat for some rain, wednesday probably your best day of the week with more rain for thursday and friday. back to you. time right now 6:19. lets check on those road. lets get to ann evans to see if this weather is affecting those road at all. >> well, weather is affecting red ways, drive carefully, rahel this morning and to

everyone as well. what you're looking at now in the traffic story is broad street run that has kick off at broad street officially shut down from here spring garden street in philadelphia, broad and spring garden but it is shut down in north philadelphia between olney avenue an all the way to the naval yard in south philadelphia. 10-mile stretch there for the run today. now broad street is shut down but this is also affecting vine street expressway. we will go to that next. vine street expressway at broad street, broad street exit is officially closed. you have to exit at eighth street. traveling on vine street expressway. also we will move traffic cam here to 76 westbound at broad and again, off ramp to broad street are closed here and one more time we will move traffic cam to i-95 southbound at broad street and northbound, off ramps are closed for broad street run. drive very carefully, rain in the area slippery roadways, that is latest from the cbs-3

traffic center, i'm ann evans new back to you rahel. this month college seniors around the country will be graduating and looking for work. as three on your side consume are reports a new survey shows good news on the job front as they are receiving those diplomas. >> reporter: college senior katherine lives with her parents and commutes to ramap o college and she's sending out resumes hoping to land a job. new stud friday career builder.com is providing some promising news. the survey found 67 percent of employers plan to hire college graduate this year, that is highest amount since 2007. >> there are more jobs out there, companies have more cash so they are willing to bring more people on. we are also seeing people are feeling more comfortable with retiring and as they leave the work force that is opening up a lot more doors for people coming in at entry level. >> reporter: companies are looking for grads with degrees in business, computers, engineering and math. >> although there are specialty areas those are

areas that continue to have that skills gap and employers are having a hard time filling. that coming out in those areas you will have an easy time. >> reporter: she didn't study one of those fields she wants to be a social work are. >> my fingers are crossed. >> reporter: she's hoping to hear something soon so she will have a job to go to after graduation. in addition to good hiring outlook one-third of the businesses say they are planning to offer college grads more monday think year. reporting for three on your side i'm jim donovan. always a good thing. still ahead a rare interview with latin singer mark anthony, hear what he has to say about ex-wife jennifer lopez when "eyewitness news" continues.

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>> i have to say that every time i tell somebody mark anthony, first thick love him and will you ask him about j lo. dos that drive you crazy. >> no, i have a different perspective. i was married seven or eight years. she's the mother of my children. i'm proud of it. i'm proud to be in the same sentence of someone who has accomplished what she has accomplished and gave me a big part of life. it is in the a bad thing. trust me, it could be worse. >> also sound of the mark anthony this sunday morning right here on cbs-3 at 9h a.m. and lets get a live look at chopper three with the 37th annual split is, broad street run is underway, and thousands of runners are tackling will the 10-mile course in the rain as they make their way down broad street. they started in olney and they will end in south philadelphia at the navy yard, good luck to all of those runners, running

10 miles, yeah, that is quite an accomplishment but in this weather congratulations. we are back with more coming up next.

♪ well, a live look this morning from chopper three at the crowd runners, making their way through the starting line of the broad street run. and the race got underway about 25 minutes ago, and now lets take a live look at broad and spring garden, from our cbs-3 traffic camera. traffic is busy down the street. runners making their way

through the intersection, and on their way down to south philadelphia. good luck to all of those runners, 40,000 people expect to participate this year. so again, good luck to all of those runners. good morning. i'm rahel solomon. by now you know there is a very wet sunday, very wet way to start the week and, the month, the month of may, meteorologist justin drabick joining us now. >> i know, i know. >> we're spoiled with that weather. >> it is extending. >> we were spoiled about a week ago with that nice dry stretch and new we are unsettled and it is pretty much all week long. hopefully next weekend by mothers day that pattern will break down. >> that within nice. >> yes, perfect timing. >> yes, yes. >> this morning big story is cool temperatures and steady rain. it does get better this have afternoon as that steady rain does try to break up but as i said, several rain chances on the way for upcoming workweek. today will be worse of it a cross the region it is chilly. thirty-six in the mountains. forty-nine in a airport. forty-seven in philadelphia a. there is storm scan three,

still the steady rain, right on top of us, a few more hours to go as we hit the afternoon that should begin to break up. so it is more pockets of rain at times. so through the day, period of rain with the steady yes, sir happening over the next few hours. overall amounts, before the storms system out of here later tonight, half inch, maybe three-quarters of an inch in some locations. this would be most rain we have had since middle of march, so we do need this rain. forty-five in allentown. forty-seven in airport. fifty in wildwood. breaking down your morning, steady rain, temperatures in the 40's to 50's this afternoon. period of rain at times. we will get some breaks. those temperatures do climb slowly through the 50's. getting up to 58 for philadelphia similar numbers along the shore, only in the 40's in the poconos. there are chances to hit 70 this week but as i said we are talking about more rain so you need that umbrella time it out in the full forecast in a few minutes, rahel, back to you.

thousands on their way down broad street right now for 37th annual broad street run, philadelphia tradition, of course, the 10-mile journey kick off half an hour ago in less than ideal weather conditions. lets get outside to olney where cherri gregg from our sister station kyw news radio has been all morning. cherri, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, rahel. forty plus thousand runners, all coming through this starting line here at broad and fischer. as you can see there is a lot of excitement, despite this rain, people are wearing trash bags, they are wearing punch os, wearing waterproof jackets, waterproof hats, there is tape on shoes, bags around shoes trying to keep their feet warm, and dry as they take all of these 10 miles down broad street. hello, lots of smiles, lots of

cheering. all at the race began less than 30 minutes ago. the it began with the wheelchair participants and then wave after wave after wave after wave of runners. so the big challenge, of course. all right, we love you back. the big challenge, of course, has been trying to stay dry, before the race. now the challenge is to make sure they don't over heat using some of the layers and the trash bags and the punchos that they are using to stay dry. but the weather itself, the temperature out here is perfect for running. this is such a community event. there are people wearing costumes and doing all sorts of things to keep their spirits high for this race day. this is first time in recent memory that it poured on this way. i remember being here last year the weather was great. we have a lot of people from our station including walt hunter, kyw christian johann

an, tim jimenes, tim mclaughlin, lots of folks participating in this race, wave after wave, they have a special chip in their bibs that gives the time of their run. it will take probably a couple hours for most runners to reach the navy yard which is the finish line, avoid this area of broad street for the bulk of the morning. as runners tackle 0 miles for broad street run. i should mention that money is being raise todd help cancer, team determination has a thousand runners who are raising money for american cancer society. lots of fun, good health, despite the rain for the broad street run. the 37th annual. live from the starting line for broad street run cherri gregg for kyw news radio for cbs-3 eyewitness naus. >> all right, cherri, thank you. good to see everybody in good spirits there. well, to another philadelphia tradition, 122nd annual penn relays crowns new

you champions at franklin field. event brought together the athletes from all corners of the track and field world and it was a record breaking performance for 100 year-old ida kiehling. she broke the 100-meter dash record in the women 80 years or older division and she has add rise for living a licensing life. >> it is the best exercise i know for conditioning. do what you need to do, know what you want to do, and make sure you exercise at least once a a day. >> she knows what she's talking about. runners go the to compete on a brand new track at franklin field this year. and in front of those races, was the race for president, the republican candidates are focusing on indiana and california this weekend. in addition to courting voters, ted cruz and donald trump are making appeals to republican leaders and some

are choosing side. cbs news correspondent brooke silva-braga has the latest. >> reporter: surprise boost for ted cruz. >> i'm here today to announce to you my whole hearted endorsement. >> reporter: former california governor pete wilson, backing his campaign. >> callus going to decide this republican primary sort sort we will inn yan a in a new on line ad a cruz super pack touts mike pence vote of confidence. >> i'm expressing my support. >> reporter: but pence reframed from criticizing trump and many republicans are convinced he will win the nomination. tennessee congressman jimmy duncan endorsed the front runner on saturday. friday protesters many opposed to trump's immigration position, block his arrival at the california g.o.p. convention, forcing trum top arrive on foot. >> then we went under a fence, through a fence, oh, boy, it

felt like i contracts crossing the border. >> reporter: in a tweet he he called them thugs and criminals, many are professionals he wrote, john kasich responded to the incident with a call for inclusion. >> do the republicans actually think that they can win an election by scarring every hispanic in this country to death. >> reporter: trump's delegate lead of more than 400 puts them on pace to clinch nomination with wins in indiana on tuesday. >> thank you. >> and california in early june. brooke silva-braga for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". and we have some breaking news out of washington d.c. a csx freight train derailed causing a possible hazardous leak. fire officials tell thaws several cars overturn near rhode island metro station about 7:00 this morning. officials are working to contain the leak but they do in the know what the substance is that is leaking. so far no injuries have been reported but of course we will bring you more details as they come into our cbs-3 news room and when we're not on air get

updates on cbs philly.com. is there still much more to come this morning, coming up next we will check with face the nation's john dickerson for a look at today's

cws face the nation will be coming your way later this morning at 20th30:00 on cb. 36789 joining with us a preview live in washington is maryland later and cbs news political director john dickerson, good morning, john. >> good morning, rahel, how are you this morning. we will talk to ted cruz about his campaign and where it is going to go next. he has a last ditch evident to stop donald trum in indiana but he is rolling toward that nomination. we will talk to bernie sanders about the state of his campaign, is he still trying to stop hillary clinton or is he got a message campaign now. we will also have a conversation with lindsey graham, senator from south carolina about the republican

party, he is a supporter of ted cruz, very negative about donald trump but republicans are getting behind the donald trump campaign now and finally paul manafort the convention manager will be here to talk about that pivot to the general election. then rahel, we will have a round table of reporters, who will try to put all of the weeks news into some kind of a context. >> sort of, a approaching the finish line, wouldn't you say? >> absolutely, very much a approaching the finish line and the question now is, i mean on the republican side you see a lot of people who are critical of donald trump or keeping their mouths shut, saying nicer things bit which very much feels like a finish line kind of a moment. then hillary clinton is pivoting her cam paper to start taking on donald trump, both publicly what she's saying and privately the planning she's doing to think bye fall campaign against him. >> very interesting. interesting to go see campaigns evolving the way they have been. john, thanks. lots to look forward to as bulls.

still to come this morning, grab rain gear and keep a close eye, justin is back to tell us about several rain chances in the forecast coming up next. plus philadelphia farming, this isn't your father ace way of growing fruits and vegetables our stephanie stahl tells us how philly is leading the way when it comes to these gardens. once again, chopper three over the crowd of runners taking part in the broad street run this morning. you're looking live at the race route and thousands make their way through center city. we will be back in a moment.

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the street. >> we don't want to lose any officers and we don't lose any civilians unnecessarily. >> drop the weapon and she me your hand. >> cbs-3's walt hunter takes us inside a grouped breaking new effort to teach officers how to protect themselves and others by learning new methods to decrease violence. his exclusive report airs tomorrow night on cbs-3, "eyewitness news" at 11:00. on the cbs-3 healthwatch vertical farming. philadelphia aims to be a international hub for indoor growing, according to a resolution passed by city council. it is all about healthy food so health reporter stephanie stahl got a look inside the farm of the future. >> reporter: welcome to vertical farming where produce is grown inside, in specialized shelves that are stacked up. >> we're able to grow more food in less space. we have 1600 square feet. >> reporter: inside a warehouse in south philadelphia is prototype farm of the future. jack griffin is president of the metropolis farms.

farm in the warehouse. >> yeah, it is a cool thing. think about how many empty warehouses there are in the philadelphia region that could be creating jobs, creating, food for our local population. >> reporter: city council recognitioned metropolis with resolution toss make the city international hub for vertical farming. >> establish the city of philadelphia has one of the world's prominent training centers for this type of farming. >> we do not have weather. when it snowed this april, we were growing inside. we were growing food in january. >> reporter: here's how year round inside farm works. is there artificial light and plants are grown in a nutrient rich water that is constantly recycled. >> it is pretty much the same thing you get in soil. same nutrients that you would get otherwise. it gets in the much cleaner fashion. >> we are vegan certified which means we have no pesticides and i mean zero, not any, no herbicides, and no manure being the number one cause of food poisoning. >> reporter: they can grow lettuce, basil, peppers and

carrots. >> that is as fresh as it gets for strawberry. >> reporter: and this batch of gourmet strawberry. he has plans to branch out in empty warehouses all over the city with hopes of becoming a world leader in vertical farming. jack says he has addressed criticism of vertical farming by creating systems that are cost effective, and useless electricity. he tells the produce at local restaurants and places like whole foods. we have more information for you a at cbs philly dot the come click on health. i'm stephanie stahl, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". we are counting down to this years race for the cure, cbs-3 is proud to support susan g komen in the fight begins breast cancer. join the "eyewitness news" team monday sunday may eighth. you can walk or run, by registering at cbs philly.com/cure. our morning team jim, brooke, katie and meisha will all be participating. everyone who registers to walk or run with team cbs-3 will receive a special commemorative t shirt.

we hope to see you there next sunday. justin joining us new checking out weather watchers and justin, you say it just might be a good day, next sunday. >> it is a week away. we're stuck in this unsettled pattern but there are signs maybe next week end that pattern does break down and we will bring back more consistent springtime weather. that will be perfect timing for mother days and komen event. lets check with the weather watchers, compared to last hour not much change. everybody is dealing with the rain. we have temperatures holding in the 40's a few 50's out there so check it the out from the backyard up in bill getsville. eileen mur hi 2 degrees in media 48 degrees at this hour at eric's house in mount laurel, new jersey. forty-seven in karen higgins, pete inner lawrenceville, 49 degrees. the lower four's in eagle willville. the out in new jersey, cherry hill 46 degrees. john in perkasie only in the lower 40's at this hour. rain tallies, starting to add up now. now we are creeping over a quarter inch in mount laurel new jersey. .3. shy of a quarter inch in eagleville as well as

philadelphia but getting there. .2 in gilbertsville and perkasie tenth of an inch so far. we will be dealing with the most rain we have had since early march. that is impacting run tours day on the broad street run. lets look live from chopper three check it the out, i don't think rain will impact this race too much. the these are some hard core people out there. they are enjoying ideal running temperatures. in the the 40's to around 50 degrees. i mean this race started at 8:00. the course record is just over 45 minutes. so you could have a winner, i don't know if that has happened yet but 10 miles, 45 minutes, i certainly could in the do that. as far as rain goes, under the gun the entire event, is still going to be dealing with steady rain. this extend back toward harrisburg and lancaster. a few more hours to go yet and then we may get the a few breaks this afternoon but still period of rain at times later this afternoon, even still some showers around tonight. so it is a slow moving storm system that will bring rain to the region.

69 degrees is where we should be this time of the year for daytime highs. today well below that tomorrow, and we are going to make a run at 70's if we see sun, however, still threat for a few showers, rain chances, continuing on tuesday, and wednesday we're back up to mid 70's. that is the best day of the week with more sunshine, and as we should keep things nice and dry. good news for allergy sufferers with the the rain helps cleanse out atmosphere so we are dealing with le pollen counts today, they to creep backup to the medium high range tomorrow and pretty much stay at medium levels through the rest of the week with threat of rain. the rape comes through this morning. gets bet they are afternoon but still unsettled. tomorrow we will have the coal front coming through and still chance for a few showers not everybody sees it. even tuesday as this front hangs up to to the south this rain could creep further northward. we will keep a watch on that for a few you days of rape. today though morning is steady yes, sir rain. still a few pockets of the rain at times later this

afternoon. even tonight still threat for a few scattered showers in the overnight. how much rain are we talking about. hatch inch, three-quarters to maybe 1 inch of rain if we get spots of heavier rain from southeast of the city out toward new jersey, and parts of the delaware. the pattern still remaining unsettled this week. we will look the at the jet stream. we will get a surge of milder air tomorrow but watch what happens another dip or trough from the jet develops, and late in the week and then just cuts off, so then we will have a blocking the pattern again, we're in the wrong position. the we're under the storm. cloudy skies off and on showers thursday and friday takes its time to get out but indications that it the tries to kick out by saturday into next weekend into sunday. we should get better. the period of rain, 58 degrees, tonight just stays cool, temperatures in the lower 50's to 40's and then phillies game, it is in yep difficult. the best chance is early at the start if it happens, first pitch a at 2:35 but by end of the game probably dry as we

get it in. extended forecast 17 stomach a few showers into tuesday wednesday your best day at 70 and more rain thursday and friday. you can be featured in the the newscast by becoming a weather watcher, sign up at cbs philly.com/watchers. >> justin, thank you. >> 8:52. time to check on the road with ann evans in the cbs-3 traffic center, hi ann. >> we have wet roadways but we have broad street run to talk about which is exciting, well underway, look at rubbers. we are looking at broad and spring garden street in center city philadelphia about middle of the race course. broad street shut down between olney avenue and navy yard that 10-mile stretch all shut down now. or roadways air affect. seventy-six both east and westbound off ram tops broad street are closed and i-95 northbound and southbound off ramps to broad street are closed as well as on the vine street expressway. keep that in mind if you had you are traveling around say. also septa says many septa bus

routes that operate on a cross and around broad street will be detoured and they have been detoured since 7:30 this morning. keep that in mind. septa adding services to the broad street line to accommodate the run and provide free broad street line ride until 9:00 a.m. for extra run their show their official race bibs. you have another ten minutes get in those free ride. we will move traffic cam to the ben franklin bridge mid span. in delays every problems ben franklin bridge this morning. it is in good shape. we have rain in the area and wet roadways. bridge is very wet. drive carefully. further up up 42 and 55 look good. pennsauken township 130 is jammed at the airport circle and down traffic signal there. >> in problems on the ac expressway or garden state parkway. rest of the mass transit beside what is running around, broad street is honor close to schedule. that is very latest from the the cbs traffic center, i'm witness news will be right back after this.

the 37th annual broad street run is underway, right now, first the runners started about 50 minutes ago and they are now just about done, fastest runners normally complete the 10-mile course in less than an hour, this is a live look from chopper three as runners make their way down broad street in this chilly wet weather. we feel for them. every year people come near and far to compete in this philadelphia tradition. and right now lets take a live look at the middle of the course at broad and spring garden, steady stream of runners coming through this intersection and we will have complete coverage of the race coming up on "eyewitness news" later tonight. justin you know those runners are tough but you have to feel for them, chilly wet not ideal. >> it takes an hour to get everybody through the starting line new just waiting back there in the rain and then people were finishing before you even start in the front of the pack. >> yes. totally more than we can do.

>> yes, that is good stuff. is there the steady rain, lasting especially through the morning, little rough, if you have plans to travel, hold off later in the day probably your best bet because some steady rain begins to break up but still there will be period of rain through tonight, and 58 for the high that is it today. tomorrow better at 71. still chance for showers. >> crust continue, thank you. >> that is "eyewitness news" for now. we may be signing off on tr but we are always on line cbs philly.com. sunday morning is next. have a great day. you can save over 500 bucks when you switch to progressive. that's a fact. but this whole "blondes have more fun" thing... ♪ standing by for fun. ♪

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