a south jersey family, heart broken at the loss of a loved one, and now a former south jersey officer is facing charges in her death. those charges coming about a month after the deadly crash. i'm ukee washington. i'm nicole brewer in for jessica dean. cleve bryan is live in florence township where he spoke to that victim's family tonight, cleve. >> reporter: nicole, ariana williams family said they found out about her death when they showed up at the crash scene here. they only live a mile away. they say since that early morning it has been a living nightmare and it continues. >> it has been terrible. >> reporter: ronald williams from florence township says every time his daughter ariana left the house she told him i love you. last time he heard those words was almost a month ago. ariana williams was killed during a car crash early in the morning september 23rd, family says her friend justin rodriguez, a burlington township police officer who

was off-duty at the time was trying her home after they spent the night out with friend. >> she was part of my heart. >> i hear her every day. >> reporter: tatiana williams is her identical twin sister. >> some daisy just don't want to get up. she's gone. i can feel her around me. >> reporter: as williams family mourns, rodriguez was in critical condition following the crash and now faces lengthy jail time. burlington county prosecutor's office is charging rodriguez with vehicular homicide for causing the crash by drinking and driving. they say a blood sample showed he drank an excessive amount of alcohol. williams only comments on rodriguez is it is hard to forgive. >> it is like a nightmare, it is like every day you just hope that she will somehow come back through the door but, you know, it is not happening. >> very hard for me to look at pictures and my friends have

her as her background. so that is hard. but i like talking about it because it makes me happy, that people love her. >> reporter: burlington township police department released a statement earlier today saying they think charges against rodriguez are appropriate. this morning he was book, released on $50,000 bond, and being suspended without pay. live from florence township i'm cleve bryan, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". former pennsylvania congressman chaka fattah scores a small legal victory in his corruption conviction. judge threw out four bank and hail front charges based on post trial oceans. fattah was convicted in june of orchestrating several fraud schemes to raise money for his campaign and personal spending. four aids and advisors were also convicted. no sentencing date has been set on fattah's remaining counts. usually traffic tickets are bad for the driver, who gets them, right? but the tables are being turned on philadelphia police department. "eyewitness news" reporter

alexandria hoff is live in university city with more on the legal battle will that the department is facing, over speeding tickets, alex? >> reporter: nicole, here is a little background. the philadelphia police department transferred their patrols of several make or highways to state police in 2007. until 2012, they pretty much shared that job. but you at that point it became strictly state police jurisdiction. something that a new lawsuit claims that has not stopped city police from ticketing drivers. the law office of tang, haggard and others, specialize in large scale business litigation. >> doing traffic tickets is not something that we typically to. >> reporter: while working on a chance pro bono traffic case, a pandora's box was sort of opened this was not just a discrete event but ongoing practice, widespread practice, been going on for years. >> reporter: according to a new class action lawsuit filed in state court city police have been issuing speeding tickets to drivers on roadways

out of their jurisdiction, namely, i-76, 676 and i-95 without a necessary speed enforcement agreement with the pennsylvania state police. >> our feeling is that if the citizens of philadelphia have to follow the rules so should police. >> reporter: city police can pull off drivers but to issue a speeding ticket they must do so in conjunction with state police. three drivers are named in the suit, for the law firm feels that hundreds more may have been wrongfully issued citations. now anyone who was pulled over on one of these select highways, within this time frame, by the philadelphia police department, will be receiving a letter in the mail from the law firm, informing them of this suit. the philadelphia police department did not comment on pending litigation. overlooking i-76, i'm alexandria hoff for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> alex, thank you. crews removed wreckage of the small plane that went down in lindenwald camden county. that single engine plane went down with two people on board in the backyard of east linden

avenue yesterday. cause of the crash is still under investigation, the pilot, wayne gilchrist of marlton and passenger david miss he can of cherry hill remain hospitalized tonight. teenage suspect accused of shooting a man in philadelphia's rittenhouse square on tuesday is still on the run. investigators have issued an arrest warrant for the 17 year-old boy, who police say, the victim was trying to stop the teen from robbing a couple of people in the park. good samaritan was shot five times but is expected to survive. police also say that the suspect, knew the people, he tried to rob. scared in the city, recently released poll find public safety is the biggest issue some philadelphia resident feel the city is now facing. "eyewitness news" reporter anita oh joins us now to break it all down for you, anita, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, ukee. that is right, it is important to note that those researchers surveyed 1600 residents in the city out of 1.5 million, living in philadelphia, while that is a small sam link many

we spoke to today say that doesn't make their concerns about crime any less valid. >> if we can get this crime down it would be nice. >> reporter: wand a moore of hunting park is not alone in her thinking. recently released pew poll found that public safety is a top concern philadelphia resident have. >> during the time in this city, they used to call it killadelphia, there were gangs in the city back in the day and all that kind of got better, but it is still a remnant of it. >> reporter: survey shows a shift from last year, when 32 percent of philadelphians survey named k through 12 education, biggest issue facing city and its mayor and it still is for some like bonnie who has two young children. >> you have to be in competition to get in a good school in philly and other parents, kids and i don't think that is fair. >> i think all kids should be able to have a chance to be in a good safe school. >> reporter: while that is also an important issue many believe right now curbing crime is most pressing. >> a lot of people are being

killed, and really unnecessary. >> reporter: philadelphia police say so far in 2016, there have been 227 homicides, that is up 3 percent from this time last year. but philadelphia police lieutenant john stanford says in most every other violent crime. >> looking at all of our part one, our rapes, our robbery goes, our burglary, ag assault, we're down and i'm talking about going back for the past six or seven or eight years. >> reporter: stanford says emphasis on training and building community relationships are key to keeping that trending. >> our men and women sit on these steps and they go out here and they work hard. >> reporter: interestingly you have this, those crime numbers are down amid staff shortage of 350 philadelphia police officers, they are actively recruiting at this time. live from powellton village, anita oh for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". well, we are in day two of the strike by faculty at 14 colleges and universities across pennsylvania.

100,000 students are once again out of the classroom, including at west chester university. the professors who are members of the association of pennsylvania state college and university faculties walked off the job wednesday morning. they say contract negotiations with the state system of higher education went south over curriculum issues, health care and salary. >> things are progressing. it is an attempt to still keep talking. >> we think that this kind of pressure creates pressure on that group and we hope to be moving for. we hope we are moving for. >> reporter: west chester university is still opened and home coming is still on, some students, want their honey back for missed class time. philadelphia's mayor activist are hosting a pop up weed garden at this hour. "eyewitness news" in the shadow of the art museum where many gathered there are smoking marijuana event marks two year anniversary of marijuana decriminalization here in philadelphia police can issue a $25 ticket to anyone possessing marijuana and hundred dollars ticket to anyone smoking hard juan a in

public. now in campaign 2016, the presidential candidate are heading back to our area to fight for pennsylvania. donald trump will be in newtown tomorrow night, the republican nominee rallied supporters in ohio today another battle ground state. trump said he would accept the outcome of the election if he wins. during last night's presidential debate trump would not say if he would accept the results. hillary clinton will rally her supporters when she visits philadelphia on saturday. democratic nominee was off the campaign trail tonight but tonight clinton and trump will come face-to-face once again. they will roast each other at annual alex smith charity dinner in new york. clinton hold a seven-point lead over trump in the latest national poll. we are just a little will bit more than 18 days away until voters head to the polls. stay with "eyewitness news" as we count down to election day, we will have very latest on both candidates on television and at cbs philly.com. still to come a powerful

image outside philadelphia's city hall in three minutes these cardboard cut outs represent a growing problem, find out how the city is trying to combat it. memory card mystery, solved, we first showed you story of the missing sd card discovered by new jersey woman, now the reason we will soon have resolution. lauren. unseasonable warmth across delaware valley, continues today another record high temperature in philadelphia, but fall back as we head in the upcoming weekend i'll let you know when to expect high temperatures in the 50's coming up next, leslie. hi there lauren we have hockey gang in south philadelphia, the flyers take on the ducks, i will go one on one with flyers forward wayne simmonds who say this team will surprise a lot of people this

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. now, as chairman of the pennsylvania commission on crime, i'm leading the fight to stop the epidemic of heroin and opioid abuse. as attorney general, i'll prosecute anyone who scams our seniors. and i'll hold the oil and gas companies accountable to keep our drinking water safe. i'm josh shapiro. i'll be an attorney general who always fights for you. and so when i saw that, that was completely disqualifying. i'm a republican, but this election is so much bigger than party. my son max can't live in trump world. so i'm crossing party lines and voting for hillary. i don't always agree with her, but she's reasonable. and she's smart. she can work with people to solve problems. i want to be able to tell my kids that i did the right thing

when it really mattered. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. pop up installation, over dilworth plaza at city hall to raise awareness about a growing problem among young people in philadelphia. >> as cherri gregg from our sister station kyw news radio shows us, the city is gearing up, to take action. >> reporter: on the surface, he is a pretty typical 18 year-old. >> i like reading, drawing. >> reporter: just below surface there is pain. he spent three weeks, living

in a local park. >> i was just, going day to day, sleeping on the bench. >> reporter: one of the hundreds youth age 18 to 24 in philadelphia, who are homeless. >> we have have a huge problem. last year we served 512 young people, we turned away 546 more. >> reporter: john ducraft works with covenant house pennsylvania, who organized this pop up installation, with hundreds have of life sized cut outs. since many youth are hidden they wanted to illustrate the large number, cut out of the shelter system. >> i was really difficult. >> reporter: she ended up homeless, and fighting against her brother. she got the last bed at covenant house. now she has a job and is heading to college. >> i want to be a physician. that is my biggest dream. >> reporter: many others, are not as fortunate. the city is hoping to help shore. city council recently appropriated an additional $700,000 for youth homelessness and next week,

they plan to announce new initiative that is could expand youth homeless beds by much as 10 percent. >> everybody has a right to choose another path. >> for keyair the right path leads to culinary school, and grateful to get a second chance and hope others will get the same. at city hall i'm cherri gregg for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". very good. >> what an important issue. >> no doubt. >> well, an update to the story we brought you yesterday that memory card full of photos found on the street this new york city. >> a cape may county woman who found the car card, tammy said she has located the owner. he is from berlin, germany. he is in new york city performing in the the choir at lincoln certainty white lights festival. memory card with nearly 2,000 photos, will soon be back in his hand, how about that. >> that is great. >> very nice. talk about picture perfect. this weather, i mean this week, it has been nice. >> if you are missing warmth,

it came back with the vengeance, streak of the 80's, all that getting out of here. hotter nature is like bye-bye. >> yes, back to reality. >> i'm mother and i'm bringing back cold weather. put away shorts and break out jackets. beautiful looking scene right now live look from the cape may county courthouse. sunset scene there we're just coming up on sunset, right now, orange and pinks in the scene. mild temperature in the upper 60's and getting a look at center city philadelphia. yeah, building is lit up now, the sunnies setting, 73 degrees. very mild, southeasterly wind at 13 miles an hour. little breeze. southerly component to the wind flow driving warmth and moisture. dew points in the 60's indicating we have a sticky factor and that will stay here throughout the night tonight and through much of the day tomorrow w that surface moisture what to expect tomorrow areas of fog and drizzle that will could reduce our visibility, definitely want to have that umbrella in hand. scattered showers, developing mainly into late day and in the evening hours. that will be the best time frame to see some shower

activity. a few um bedded thunderstorms as well and wind pick up as we head in the second half of tomorrow evening. so, for temperatures, right now, all of the warmth. 74 degrees in reading. we are at 73 in millville. seventy-four in wilmington. but, it is showing us what is in store as we head this is up come weekend. back side of the very potent cold front temperatures much cooler. 58 degrees. right now in st. louis. that cold front will drive-in across the delaware valley, as we head through the daze tomorrow, usual inner that colder air, and windy conditions, as well, so as we head into saturday, high temperatures, in the upper 50's and this will be the first time in philadelphia that we have had highs only in the 50's, so far this season. and it has been a bit of rain as well. cold front generate something showers and thunderstorms across parts of the western and central pennsylvania, pretty nasty looking storms, severe thunderstorm watch in effect for parts of the state west of us but closer to home, nice and quiet. just a few clouds rolling through and as we head in the overnight period, the main

concern is going to be areas of fog settling in and some drizzle, 64 degrees, still very mild tonight. still on the warmer side tomorrow, up to 74 degrees. that is 10 degrees above our average. we could see period of sunshine as we head in the afternoon after the fog clears and then scattered showers will take news to tomorrow evening and down the shore, and in the poconos, those showers in the forecast with rumbles of thunder especially late in the day, high temperature in the poconos running above average at 60 degrees. we will top at 70 down the shore and then for upcoming weekend here comes the saturday high, only in the upper 60's. we will have rough, conditions, especially along the coast on saturday, where we could see wind gusts to 40 miles per hour, not way to kick off weekend. definitely a indoor movie day. sunday not too bad for birds. 62 degrees. sunshine, breezy conditions, check out these overnight lows. well down in the 40's and then by tuesday morning in the city we are teetering on 30's.

>> yes, all right. >> football weather. >> yes. >> football weather. >> tonight hockey weather. can we say that. >> yes. >> why not. >> we will go with it. >> now season is officially underway. flyers finally get home cooking after a three game road trip, what should we expect tonight in south philadelphia, a live report expect tonight in south philadelphia, a live report coming your way next when government bureaucrats refused to approve a cancer vaccine equally for both girls and boys, i stepped in to change that rule. when my own party held up recovery funds after sandy hit us, i took them on and won. and when veterans were forced to travel out of state for health care, i brought in new local clinics and expanded services. but there's much more to do. my mission is to protect south jersey's way of life. i'm frank lobiondo and i approve this message.

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we have don here talking about some flyers action tonight. >> yes, starting to get flyered up. >> we have been waiting for a while, right. >> it has been a while since we have seen these guys play here at home. for three games we had watched flyers on the road and in different time zones. for the first time flyers we can see them up close, personal, as a team plays at the home for the very first time. leslie van arsdal joins us now from the wells fargo center where people are getting flyered up. leslie? >> thanks, they sure are, don. the it has taken forever but yes, we finally have hockey back here in south philadelphia. flyers forward wayne simmonds says there is absolutely, in place like home. >> unbelievable here. we have been back to the home. fans will be electricity tonight. we have to play accordingly. >> this is going to be an

emotional game, first season you are starting without ed snider. >> yes, obviously mr. snider, he means everything to this organization, he is this organization. so, i think it is only appropriate for to us commemorate him tonight and we have him in our thoughts. we just have to go out there and have a good game for mr. snider. >> you are one, one, one you are probably not satisfied with that so what adjustments do you have to headache. >> we have to be better with the puck in the neutral zone. we have to make sure we get it out of their zone and deep in their zone. it cost us in chicago. we have to be more cautious there. >> talk to me about the team this season, with the mix, with the youth and veterans. >> it is nice. we have some young guys, you know, we have some older guys. and then we have guys in the middle. the it is always good to have that youth, they have that extra step. they are always, moving but it nice to have veterans in there

too, just to keep everything level. so it is a good mix in there. it should lead to some pretty good hockey. >> i'm telling you, i feel good about this team. before the game, extra special pregame solute to the late great ed snider. i saw a little bit of the preview and let me tell you, it is unbelievable. there will not be a try house in the house. we will send it back to you, done ton. >> good stuff, thanks, leslie. flyers gm ron hextall is now in his third season, somehow he has managed to playoff contender without building big money on free agents. i went one on one with ron hextall. we talked about his classic fights from back in the day and also about legacy of ed snider and much more, catch that interview tonight after thursday night football, the bears and packers, tonight, from lambeau field right here on cbs-3, game time 8:25. >> hextall back in the day.

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coming up on "eyewitness news" a honor for one of the eagles best, vittoria woodill shows us how a local brewery craft a beer inspired by eagles quarterback carson

wentz. see what it is all about and taste with tori tonight after bears/packers right here on cbs-3. with the chilly temperatures local children got a warm welcome. >> auto dealers caring for kid foundation sent representatives to city team mystery in chester to hand out new coats to kids in need. our friend was on there to help out with that effort. it is part of the group driving away cold program. this by the way is second time this week that the organization, distributed new winter coats. foundation's goal, it is to hand out 45,000 coats throughout the entire, region this season. >> nice. >> incredible. >> my man. >> good stuff. >> thanks for watching "eyewitness news" at 6:00. "eyewitness news" returns at 10:00 o'clock on wpht and we will be back here on cbs-3 after the game. >> up next, "cbs evening news". tonight, holiday shopping is just around the corner. ana warner has a warning about credit cards you just won't want to miss. scott pelley next from new york, we will see you later

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