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cane these storms are getting fired up more. definitely warm enough, a lot of moisture and instability in the atmosphere and that means we could be on deck really for strong storms later tonight. they are already firing up, areas to our south and west, carolinas and georgia, portions of florida as well, pretty nasty storms there. we have had a few tornado watches in that part of the region. don't expect anything quite as severe here but strong damaging wind and heavy downpours a possibility as this trent continues to move in. let's time it out the scattered showers around through next couple of hours if you watch at 8:00 we'll this squall line developing in our western suburbs. and allentown, reading, town toward lancaster. if that line is indication of strong wind as that line moves through, moving through between nine and 10:00 o'clock tonight and still not over. we could see another round of terms around hid night even in the overnight hours. this storm does not want to let go. showers, thunderstorms, localized downpours and patches of dense fog, leading
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to some dangerous conditions, out on the area roadways. again, showers early, heavy rain late. watch for that thunderstorm. we could pick up half inch to three-quarters of an inch of rain, coming up i'll tell you when this clears out and cool down to start the month of december, that is all coming up, jessica, back to you. thanks very much. you can track those storms and get your entire tore cast anytime, down load free cbs philly weather app a railable on itunes and google lay. philadelphia police are calling the death of a two-year old suspicious. when authorities arrived in kensington they are greeted by a man and woman holding the boy unresponsive. "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos is at police headquarters with what else we know tonight, greg. >> reporter: ukee, right now there are still many unanswered questions about this young boy, the two most important how did this young child die? and who was responsible for his death? we're tell right thousand investigators, police investigators are questioning
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the mother. >> it is disheartening. >> reporter: family and friend trying to process the death of this two-year old boy. >> he don't deserve that. >> reporter: investigators are on the scene in kensington inside second floor of this home on the 600 block of college tine street. >> we know that it is a suspicious death. >> reporter: young boy found unresponsive rushed to st. christopher's hospital and pronounced dead shortly after two, tuesday morning. >> right now our homicide unit is currently investigating the incident waiting on the report to come back from the me as office. >> reporter: police sources tell cbs-3 "eyewitness news" the two-year old boy's body was covered in bruises and suffered injuries to his ribs and liver. boys mother and others living in the home are being questioned. >> anytime we have a death of anyone that is, again, are at the that particular time that police are notified or have been present at any point in time, leading up to that, they would be questioned. so that is where we are at right now. >> i was just crying all take
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because it is sad. so, you know, i just want to know what happened, that is all i want to know. >> reporter: as for an exact cause of death, police spokesperson tells me that will be for at least a few more days and that is when medical examiner's report will come out. we're live at police headquarters i'm greg argos for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> greg, thank you. tonight a man is behind bars accused of biting two philadelphia police officers as they tried to arrest him. police say two officers on patrol spotted man trying to break in the car near k and venango around 1:30 this morning. during the arrest the suspect allegedly bit both the officers on their hand and arms, drawing blood, and the officers were taken to aria frankford hospital for treatment, and the suspect now faces several charges including aggravated assault and resisting arrest. take a look at this surveillance video philadelphia police need your help to track down a suspect broke in the furniture store on venango street.
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he stole an ipad and several flat screen televisions, one of them quite large. the suspect was last seen riding a bike south on front street with that large tv on his shoulder. the robbery occurred sometime late on thanksgiving or early that friday morning. the three-year old daughter of former philadelphia eagles running back reno mahe has died following a tragic accident. last week else mahe was found in the mini blind with cord wrapped around her neck. accident happened in his utah home. there was an initial optimism that she might recover, she suffered significant brain damage. safety officials say corded window covering are among top five hidden hazard in homes. we will have more on "eyewitness news" at 6:00. we are learning new information tonight about the chart are plane crash in columbia that killed 71 people. air traffic control recording now indicates the that the pilots radioed they had run out of gas and had an electrical failure. moment later the plane slammed in the mountains. many of those killed were
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members of the brazilian soccer team, six people survived. ashes of the fidel castro have begun a four day journey to their final resting place in eastern cuba. this was the scene earlier in had van, castro's ashes were driven through the capitol and looking for a glimpse, some chanting fidel as the pass by. north carolina prosecutor declines to bring charges against a charlotte officer for killing of scott, a shot in the apartment complex in a confrontation with police n a news conference district attorney andrew quarry outlined evidence that led him to, determine officer brandtly benson acted lawfully. scott's family says that they still have unanswered questions. >> we look forward to having an opportunity to review the investigation file. we think that we will see information in there that perhaps they didn't. we will continue to look at other aspects of the situation. >> reporter: killing of scott
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prompted knightley protests, some turning violent. near the shooting scene and downtown charlotte. seven people are dead in the largest wild fires to hit tene in a century. short time ago officials say rescue teams recovered three more bodies from the devastation. authorities have evacuated thousands of people while they tried to put out the flames. >> parts of the gatlinburg tennessee looked like a scorched ghost town with smoldering homes burnt to the ground. >> we're still having because of the wind, trees that are falling, they are taking down power lines, and that is limiting our access into these areas. >> reporter: flames will hallowed out homes and buildings many forced to evacuate sought refuge in shelters like this one run by the red cross. the greg, and his family spent the night here after escaping the fire. >> looking out of every window, watching for a glow in the the distance, and, you know, smoke every where. >> reporter: sherry and
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daniel, moved to gatlinburg from mississippi a month and a half ago. they only had time to grab their 14 month-old son william and his diaper bag. >> we don't know what to do or what we're going to do if we don't have anywhere to go. >> reporter: officials say more than 400 emergency workers from multiple departments are working on putting out the fire and clearing debris. >> i have gotten calls from the governor of every surrounding state saying how can we help. >> reporter: gatlinburg mayor mike warner is trying to aid his community while dealing with his own devastation. >> opportunities to drive through town and my house was gone and my business, abe 31 years is gone. >> more than 150 homes and businesses in this stretch of tennessee have been damaged or destroyed. authorities are assessing the damage after a deadly tornado ripped through alabama, three people were killed in jackson county alabama last night. that tornado ter through a mobile home, a fourth person was critically injured,
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authorities say that this same tornado was blamed for destruction at a day care center where several people were injured, including children. >> we have reports of ten injuries, from out of dekalb and jackson county, and those ranged from minor injuries, to some that could be critical. >> there were more than two dozen reports of tornadoes in five southeastern states yesterday. delaware county pays tribute to a local member of the arms services. >> picture of navy lieutenant fischer was add add to the tribute board in media today. the lieutenant is currently deployed overseas, so her parents were on hand to take part in the honor on her behalf. well, coming up on "eyewitness news", the mystery of a missing mom, found. >> is there all sorts of forensic aspects that have to be investigated and that includes restraints that she was found in. >> a mother missing for three
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weeks found on the side of the road on hangs giving day and now we have new startling details about her condition. and a special meaning for hollywood director martin score see, he scored a private audience with pope francis, what got him inside the vatican coming up. just a few days you'll see victoria secret fashion show special on cbs-3 and tonight we will go backstage as they prepare for the catwalk.
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well, we're learning disturbing new details about the injuries that california woman sustained, at the hands of her alleged captors. authorities say that the kidnappers may have been trying to humiliate cheryl papini by cutting off her hair and branding her. she was found near a california highway thanksgiving morning. she disappeared november 2nd after going for a jog near her home. police are looking for two armed hispanic female suspects. >> she was intive rent clothing then she had been reported hissing in. and, the evidence that was recovered may contained dna
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evidence. >> papini's husband told people magazine his wife was chained at waist, wrist and covered in bruises and burns. he pushed back about against those who questioned the legitimacy of his wife's ordeal. it was a once in a lifetime opportunity formatter inn scoresee. >> met with pope francis in the vatican screening his new film, scoresee brought his family for the private meeting. director also presented pope francis with two pictures of japanese artwork, one of them served as a historical reference in the reduction of his new religious drama, silence. well, today is last day of november, it is also the last day of the atlantic hurricane season. >> and this season will be one to remember, meteorologist justin drabick takes a look back from the einstein health care science center. >> reporter: jersey shore made it through another hurricane season without taking a direct hit but that doesn't mean season was a quiet one, in
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fact, it was first above normal atlantic hurricane season in four years with five storms making land fall in the u.s. 2016 hurricane season is history, and for the fourth year in a row jersey shore dodged a direct hit from any major storms but there were two that threatened the shore, remember her mean. storm was aiming labor day weekend but ended up off shore because it never hade its predicted northward turn. it roughed up surf and stirred up rip currents. then in october matthew formed, most powerful and deadly atlantic storm in almost a decade. it broad rain to south jersey but many areas were not so lucky. category five storm pounded haiti, eastern cuba, bohamas, florida, georgia and carolinas. more than 1600 people died. this year was so busy thanks to a weak lah noon use which is cooler water in the pacific and reduced wind sheer and warm see surface temperatures in the atlantic.
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there were 15 named storms, 7b came hurricanes, three were considered major. category three or higher. this was most active since 2012, the deadliest since 2005 and matthew was the first category five hurricane in the atlantic since felix in 2007. >> this season got off to a very early start, alex was born back in january, and just last week, otto formed in the caribbean and then crossed in the pacific. just goes to show tropical systems can form anytime of the year. in the einstein health care science center i'm meteorologist justin drabick. >> anytime of the year good anytime of the year. >> last year we had alex formed in the wintertime, you never know when these storms will pop up but as just continue said we were lucky to get away with no direct hit, on our area, and even two storms that threatened us didn't have an impact. one more year than our belt. >> sigh of relief. >> we are looking at thunderstorms. >> we have been dealing with this same storm, actually two separate storms conn told by one master mind of the storm,
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so to speak and tonight is last of it timely. this storm will not give up without a little bit of the fight and that is a line up of strong storms, that are going to roll through later tonight bringing risk for another round of downpours and also, some strong, gusty wind. so lets look outside right now, we can see we have got some fog and wet road conditions, give you a break from the heaviest rain that came through midday, lot like yesterday in that regard. yesterday we didn't have, this nighttime round of thunderstorms we are tracking for today. clears out in the evening and stays dry, albeit foggy through overnight hours. today two round. warm front came through with the rain and now foggy, damp, dreary outside this bethlehem but not raining heavily right now. that is about to change. storm scan three shows more rain is on the way. starting to fill back in now and our western suburbs as you you look from chester county back toward lab caster county. that is where we are seeing light rain moving in but notice some storms are starting to fire up here, just west of d.c., this is as the cold front picks up the pace.
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warm front has lifted to the north, temperatures are on the rise, in fact even though it is not all that warm here in philadelphia just off to the south in delaware we have got temperatures near 70 and that is same for eastern virginia as well. storms are firing up, along that line and will continue to move in through the overnight the hours. so, we did need rain, we cannot complain too much about getting this heavy rainfall. we have had an inch and a quarter that has cut our yearly rainfall deficit which was over 6 inches down to 5.87 t definitely certainly better and we have cut our november deficit more than in half and more rain on the way tonight. we are still, in a slight risk for severe weather. worst of it along that same boundary where tornado much wases extend from the florida panhandle and georgia and southern alabama. we have severe thunderstorm watches for central georgia and carolinas, even tornado warning with this one particular cell south of charlotte light now. doesn't look like today, tonight will be a very active
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severe night for us but we are in the marginal risk and for areas down over delaware where temperatures have been warmer, more instability in the atmosphere we will have risk for downpours, very strong, gusty wind, thunder and lightening and tree branches or power lines brought down. this evening, yellow light on the roads. not great but worst will be from 9:00 p.m. until 1:00 a.m. with bursts of heavy rain and strong thunderstorms. thursday we will give you green light, both commutes looking good and we have sun returning. breezy but pleasant. you can see green denote tour and look at that brown coloring, dry air and that is moving in for tomorrow. after the heavy rain tonight, tomorrow is a completely different day, and completely different month coincidently as well. some spots could pick up another half inch to three-quarters of an inch of rain by early tomorrow morning. so, what to expect for tonight, rain at times, gusty thunderstorm is possible, 52 will be our overnight low and then temperatures doesn't go very far tomorrow. we will probably hit our high
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temperature at midnight, and then tomorrow's high in the afternoon just about 57, still not bad, for your first day of december, and eyewitness weather three day forecast keeps it pretty december-like friday and saturday but not bad at all because lower 50's, we have got sunshine friday and saturday and coming up i'll have rest of the weekend and tell if you that is sunny seasonal stretch that will continue. >> i have forgotten about that. >> thanks, kada appreciate it. still ahead exercise to go live. >> we know exercise is good for the heart and it turns out the type of exercise that you do can make a difference in fighting heart disease shall which work out works? we will tell you in the next half an hour, done ton. from the football field to the court of law incredible story of one very special eagles cheerleader, that is up next in sports.
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across the board, there is a lot of pressures, that we're tasted with. >> stress, can be full of pressure to be smart, to be popular, to be perfect, new tonight at 6:00 how students at the university of pennsylvania are fighting back. they have created a safe environment where the pressure just melts away. we will take you there at 6:00 . in the meantime we will talk to don bell, who is here to talk a little bit about sports. >> we're talking sports. normally we will talk about the eagles. >> yes. >> taking the spotlight in different direction. >> different kind of step on the sidelines. it is not easy being an eagles cheerleader, they make more than 300 appearances a year and extremely active in the community all while having jobs outside of their cheer squad. one member of the team in particular though, has made a living in court, while living out her dream on the field. pat gallen has the story. >> wow. >> reporter: eagles are home, they always get a push from the fans. >> e-a-g-l-e-s eagles.
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>> reporter: and from their cheer squad, one of the most popular in the nfl is always front and center on game day and one member in particular is more than pompons and dance moves. meet dane, eagles cheerleader and philadelphia lawyer. dana's in her second year on the squad. when she's not on the field she's kicking butt in the courtroom. >> i start in court every day. i might go to a deposition in the afternoon, little bit of time in the office, communicating with clients and then, we practice three hours a night, two nights a week and those nights i stop home, feed my puppy, let him out and go right over to the link. >> reporter: dana, oldest member of the cheer squad, is one of the most successful off the field but she was originally unsure if she could make it work. >> i wanted to try out years ago and was nervous that i could not fit the cheer leading life into my work life and that people wouldn't take me as another justly if they know about it but i think it made me a better person and
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more well rounded person. >> reporter: when she's not helping clients in court she's busy catching up on her love of history her grandfather a world war two veteran is the reason. >> my grand pop was a war vet. i grew up, hearing his stories, and learning about the life that he led, to hear how lives of my grand parents were shaped around the events of that time, it is very influential to me. >> reporter: she said eagles look for well wounded woman to join their exclusive squad, dana fits their mold. dana works for a law firm in center city as a defense attorney so not only should you watch out for her on the field but you need to keep an eye on her in court as well. i'm path the path gallon for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". all right, pat, thank you. how does she find the time. >> i know. >> three hours a night at the link. >> yes. >> and full-time attorney. >> that is a lot. >> good story. thanks, don. coming up next, democrats vote for the status quo in washington.
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meantime donald trump makes a big announcement about his businesses outside of the presidency. and he adds more people to his cabinet. also this... >> this is first time they have started to look at particular sports and clearly show some sports to have a proven benefit. >> so which ones are better for your heart? health reporter stephanie stahl has information you need coming up in less
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we have some breaking news, for you philadelphia police sources tell "eyewitness news" that they have located a vehicle possibly involved in that hit/run that killed that eight year-old jayanna powell, vehicle was locate inside a auto body shop in phraser, chester county. philadelphia police are bringing that vehicle back to philadelphia for processing now. you'll remember little jayanna powell was hits and killed november 18th near 63rd and
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lansdowne in overbrook. we will continue, to follow the breaking developments and bring them to you here on "eyewitness news" and also at cbs philly.com. also tonight a major announcement, president-elect donald trump responds to growing questions, about potential conflicts of interests between his business and the presidency. "eyewitness news" continues at 5:30. i'm ukee washington. i'm jessica dean. president-elect made decision about the future of his vast business empire, he also announced more cabinet picks. president-elect donald trump is getting closer to filling out his cabinet positions, and he named wilbur ross, a 79 year-old billion air to lead the the commerce department, and steven mnuchin a former goldman sachs partner to be treasury secretary. mnuchin is expect to be play a role in crafting mr. trump's tax reform land. >> i know what it takes to make sure we can make wealth, small and mid large companies and that will be our big focus. >> reporter: mr. trump tweeted he plans to step away from all
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of his business toss focus on running the country but the watch dog group crew released a statement critical of mr. trump's decision saying quote what he does not seem to realize or does not want to admit that the conflict is a live from his ownership of the trump organization. mr. trump is also making good on a campaign promise. >> they think they are going to make air conditioners in their beautiful new plant in mexico and sell them across the border, and make lots of money and we have all of the unemployment, it will not happen. >> reporter: trump will travel to indiana tomorrow to announce a deal with air conditioning maker carrier that could keep a thousand jobs there being shipped to mexico. later he kicks off his thank you tour in ohio. still on the president-elect's to to list, selecting a secretary of state. retired general david petraeus, rudy guiliani and former g.o.p. nominee mitt romney are set to be on the short list. president-elect trump scheduled a news conference for december 15th to discuss details of his plans to sever
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ties with his business empire. more now on the latest conditions to his cabinet, treasury secretary steven mnuchin work for goldman sachs for 17 years, before leaving in 2002. he found a lot of success in hollywood as a producer. mnuchin has been one of mr. trump's closest economic advisors throughout the campaign. commerce secretary nominee wilbur ross is a new jersey native, billion air investor made a fortune and considered the king of bankruptcy. he buys beaten down companies with the potential to deliver profits. ross is expected to play a key role in issues like trade, and jobs. setback for jill stein in her effort to get a recount of pennsylvania's presidential election results. today a judge denied a motion by the green party presidential candidate to have results recounted in montgomery county. but the recount fight is not over. we will have details coming up on that, on "eyewitness news" at 6:00. california congress woman nancy pelosi won enough votes to keep her position as top
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ranking democrat in the house of representatives. democrats voted 134-63 to retain pelosi as minority leader. she for the off a challenge from ohio congressman tim ryan, who said democrats need to focus more on jobs and the economy. >> i have a special spring in my step today because with this opportunity, it is a special one. >> new congress will begin work on january 3rd. tennis anyone is this it turns out it could prolong your life. on the healthwatch it the is no secret exercise is good for your heart, now researchers say the type of exercise can be just as important, as how much and how often you do it. here's health reporter stephanie stahl. >> reporter: when barbara heads out on her bicycle she knows she's getting more than just some fresh air. >> i can tell after, after i can feel my blood pressure just goes right down. >> reporter: new research published from the british journal of the sorts medicine reveals cycling will might pay
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off big time in the long run. researchers studied exercise habits of more than 80,000 adults over a decade, they found people who took part in certain sports, didn't just lower their risk of dying from cardiovascular disease but they lowered their chance of dying there any health problems. >> this is really first time scientific answer in particular sports and clearly show that certain sports definitely have a proven benefit. >> reporter: when it comes to cardiovascular disease people who played racket sports like tennis cut their risk of death by more than half. swimming by 41 percent. aerobics by 36 percent. cyclist had 15 percent lower odds of dying early. and while experts are not ready to prescribe specific sports just yet, they say that consistent exercise is key. >> finding a sport that is good for you you and one that you can sustain over a long period of time. >> reporter: for barbara that means sticking with her bike. >> i love it. i have a big grin on my face.
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>> reporter: stephanie stahl, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> a played a lot of tennis, basketball. >> not now though. i can feel that achilles tendon popping right now. no, no. still to come, no wifi, in problem, find out what you need in order to watch your favorite netflix shows and movies even if you cannot stream them, information right after the break. what are these washing up on a beach and people want to know what they are and why they are there. kate in. time to take a look at our weekend watch, definitely feeling cooler but seasonal for december, we have got temperatures in the upper 30's in the poconos, generally try conditions, and in the city, saturday looks like nicer day, just by a small margin 50 degrees with sunshine. a few more included increasing sunday high of 47. similar down the shore 50 saturday, 46 on sunday. little chilly, definitely need coat but you won't need the
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netflix will allow users to watch shows off line. >> members now the option to down load movies and shows to watch off line later. feature is free with all netflix subscriptions. members will want to make sure they have the most recent netflix app to access this down load button, right now it is unclear how much content will be available off line. take a look a man in insuring walks right up to the back of an armored truck and snatches a pot of gold. thief ran away with the the 5-gallon, 86-pound bucket of gold flakes, worth $1.6 million. new york police have been searching for this man for two months now but you with this newly released surveillance video, nypd is asking for the public's help. 86 pounds.
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>> wow. >> he was moving pretty fast. >> yes, he was. >> wow. >> now with this out it won't be too long thousand. mysterious sea creatures wash up on the beach, wait until you see them and figure out just what they are. >> we will show them to you after
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egg harbor township school district add minute traitors are investigating a video posted on line that shows high school and some students and what some say is an unflattering light. "eyewitness news" new jersey reporter cleve bryan has more on the video and reaction from parents, and students. >> reporter: video is called, the 60 9a student by the name tony's tape on the show altro by meek mill. it depicts students laying dice in the bathroom, slapping each other in the hallway, pushing, moving and standing on desks making gestures like they are shooting guns allegedly within egg harbor township high school. >> the community are upset
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about a video being posted. >> reporter: without mentioning opportunities by name or discussing school district they are aware of the video posted on social media size that predict ehg high cool and students, the district will monitor the situation and conduct its own investigation. according to multiple students sources, on line petition, defending it ways suspended ten days. on tuesday more than 100 students walked out of class and protest tony's suspension. >> i put my kid out a little bit early, not the to be part of any of the nonsense. >> i thought it was kind of stupid, but you know, they wanted to prove their point like they were mad that kid got suspended. >> reporter: video's provoked a lot of debate in the community about inappropriate behavior, and free speech. >> my wife seen the video. i don't think is there too many people happy about the video. >> i'm just want them to go to college but i want them to be discipline, like doh, not doing it again. >> reporter: no word from the school district on how many students may have been disciplined for the making of the video or if there is any
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punishment for students who walked out of class on tuesday, students tell us that they will have an opportunity to speak with administrators on thursday. in egg harbor township i'm cleve bryan, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". well, marine biologist to answer the question on everyone's mine, in huntington beach, california lately. >> what exactly are these strange sea creatures washing up on the beach there? take a look, that is what they look like. the slimy little slow moving things, turn up all over the beach this week and beach goers, were mystified, and maybe a little grossed out. >> so i pictured it on facebook and thought it was some kind of a jelly with you i don't know what it is, like a yell i fish. >> i think they are jelly fish. >> i walked up to the life guards abe they were trying to figure out what they were. >> reporter: reen biologist at cal state/long beach said they are species of sea cucumber, they watched the shore by last week even's storms, and they are apparently harmless, but a sea cucumber. >> okay. >> little snails.
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>> yes. >> they kind of look like chicken cut lets. >> and, chicken cut lets, not cucumbers. >> and, you know, i wouldn't have thought of that one. >> yes. >> let's go to weather now. >> yes. >> lets talk about these storms, um. >> yeah. >> that is good. >> chicken cut lets. >> yes, i like it. >> anyway, back to the rain, we are not seeing much wash up around here, just downpours, again, through it this. we have yet another line, of wet weather to track and it is heading our way, pretty quickly and we will be around right until overnight hours. even if you wake up to a sharp crack of thunder, flash of lightening, don't be surprised these storms around until 2:00 l clear out just in time to upper in december on a nice night. here's outside right new to our roof cam where it doesn't look like our normal roof cam view because tops of the
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buildings there shrouded in fog, low clouds. we have dense fog pockets forming all across the region tonight. they will start to mix out once heavier rain moves in and once we clear things out overnight but as we await arrival of the strong cold front, please be safe on the roads, fog can come up quickly and cannot see very far in front of you. so lots of slow downs as heaviest rain has shifted out for a couple hours still dealing with the fog, mist, drizzle and just less than ideal conditions all across the area roadways. checking in with our eyewitness weather watchers they loved these days, they can send observations to us and we love getting them to us. lets look at rain amounts. first and foremost we have 1.2 w jersey. gary reporting that on his rain gauge. hatboro kyle higgins just over a half inch, eileen mur any gilbertsville a half inch to add to her totals, saint david, christopher, at .41 inches and phil in chestnut hill, lets go backup to phil, if we can, .3 inches of rain with over a quarter inch in glasgow as we check
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with john dell. a look at a few photos shows a glummy, ugly day this has been. this sums it up for me. this is chestnut hill, you can see lots of fog outside. not looking receipt i. doesn't look like a great night out on the roads. if you can stay home hunker down and wait for these storms to roll role through, you'll have better weather to get outside this weekend. temperatures in the the 50's here. we will check in at 57 degrees heading north of the city this one wants to pop up for me. this is lou in eagleville. he is reporting a little bit of rain there. 58 degrees. down into new jersey, we will go, let's check in at 26 with peter plantmeant, in williamstown, he has clouds, and some showers there, as we head into delaware, this is where it has been warmer today near middletown at 60 degrees at jason's home, mostly cloudy, another rainy day and at least we made up for some of the dry spell. you have to look at the bright the side of things. but more rain is on the way, and, here's a look the time lapse to start things off, what a gray, glummy day it was, looking out over the city
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from the leadership academy. it is 57 degrees outside right now. that is one saving grace, if it is cloudy, glummy, rainy, at least it is not 40 degrees, cloudy, glummy, rainy, that would be much worse. it has been relatively mild. but another wet day, another day where we're seeing you know, bottom of the pant legs soaked and feeling that all day long and still this storm just toss in the want to let go its grip on the northeast. here comes another round of rain, this is cold front. warm front came through earlier. that is off to the north. we have had a brief break in the action. the it is all starting to fill back in. we can see another line of of pretty ugly thunderstorms just starting to develop, west of d.c., we have got another line of those down here roanoke, virginia you can see a squall line developing there, and then this will continue to fill in as we go through the overnight hours. so, starting to see pockets of heavier rain, right now over chester county, these will be moving in the city, so watch out for slow downs along the schuylkill, turnpike, as well and then again, once this fills back in i don't expect it the to let up, until through the overnight hours,
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one, 2:00 a.m. before everything slows down. last 48 hours heaviest rain has been northeast of philadelphia because that is good news because that is where worst of the drought conditions were. some spots with almost 2 inches of rain. we have haded a couple more rain drops to our november total not at 1.67 inches. all of that moist air lift nothing, dry air is right there, and it is heading our way but not before we make it through tonight, 9:00 p.m. a line of heavy thunderstorms moving through. another round of heavy rain near midnight in the city and then eventually after about 2:00 a.m. it all starts to lift out and we will start to see december on a completely different note, tomorrow. so overnight rain at times, gusty thunderstorm is possible, your thursday, much different, 57, and still a bit above average, in the bad at all and then we're seasonal and sunny. pretty quiet stretch. friday through machine with temperatures plus or minus 50 degrees and we're looking good until we get into next week with showers returning by tuesday. >> we will send it back to you in the desk. >> thanks, kate. berks county's own taylor swift not only tops forbes
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highest paid musicians list but she's only 2016 top grossing celebrity in the world. >> according to the magazine swift earned an incredible 170 million-dollar, the singer includes congress earth anal bum sales and endorsements. more than one direction, came in second at 110 million-dollar, adele was third, she brought in more than $80 million. taylor swift wants to be performing at this years victoria secret fashion she but her model friend will be walking the catwalk. >> victoria secret fashion show is taking place tonight with the special show airing right here on cbs-3 next monday. the insider's debbie joins us from los angeles with more, debbie. >> hi ukee and guess contact our kelce knight is spreading wings and taking us inside the ritual by the numbers. >> it is angel time, backstage, gigi now that you are a veteran i need you to break down what is really happening in here. how many models.
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>> yes. >> reporter: how many stylist and people do you think are running around this room right now. >> 300. >> reporter: how many have hair extensions. >> a million and a half. >> reporter: talk about you and gigi coming together first ever sisters to walk runway. >> she's my comfort blanket and best friend so people will see her and she smiles at me i'm okay, good, 30-pound of wings and you have to be really strong to hold them but i have been working really hard. i hope it pays off. >> reporter: how long did it take to get your hair and make up done. >> i was in the chair for a hour and a half combined. >> reporter: how many people worked on you. >> two. >> reporter: talk to me about how much pressure there is on you to make the fantasy bra absolutely does this will year. >> i have to bring it. >> reporter: how many rine stones are on the costume. >> i know mine has a 450,000 crystals. can you imagine? like i was dipped in the bucket of crystals. >> we will have so much more on this story tonight the on the insider, ukee and jessica,
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back to you in the studio. >> thanks, very much. see victoria secret fashion show special next monday night december 5th at 10:00 p.m. right here on cbs-3. still ahead on "eyewitness news" we're collecting toys for children, meet a woman who knows just how much those toys can mean. the gift that makes teenagers happy, it is this weeks story of brotherly
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tina gains. >> my first memory, at boys and girls club was me learning how to swim. >> reporter: she started around age nine and now she's 23. >> i got the new time. >> reporter: now le tina is giving advice to the younger kid, she's a program aid and runs the job ready program, for ages 15 to 19. >> that is what is in turn and business professional and casual, resume building, how to write cover letters, how to be on time which is a big key. >> reporter: fellow boys and girls club alumni jameer pits say she has a way with the young people. >> she's very passionate about her job, she wants to do good, by the youth and for the youth. >> i feel likely tina is a great person. she's a great roll model. >> reporter: boys and girls club is one of the three organization that is will benefit from the cbs-3 joy of sharing toy fest. jameer says teens appreciate gifts too but they dent tend to ask for much. >> their main thing is anything to to with sports, so basketball, football, so that
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is their main thing. >> it is kind of an early christmas, so they are really excited about it. >> reporter: le teen, nicely ton young lady. our joy of sharing toy fest is going on right now. toys will be donated to the girls and boys club, salvation army and uso. help make holidays brighter. bring a new unwrapped toy to one of our drop off locations and we have put the a list of all locations at cbs philly.com/toy fest. >> it is nice to remember some older kids too, perfect advice. >> yes, love it, love it. that is "eyewitness news" at 5:00. now at 6:00 a toddler dies and tonight police want to know why. we're live with the latest on the investigation in the suspicious death. plus. >> allegations voting machines were hacked in montgomery county, the question was raised in a county courtroom? i'm joe holden so will there been a recount. and the rain, in the through with us just yet, another round of it on the way, as we seek and this line of rain could produce on gusty thunderstorms as well, we will time it out hour by hour when
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storms could impact your area. rorrer report animated christmas town in cherry hill. we will tell you how to find it and how three men brought it to life in the spirit of christmas. ♪ right now at 6:00 o'clock a toddler, dies inside of a local home. tonight, his mother and her boyfriend are being questioned. hello everyone i'm ukee washington. i'm jessica dean. "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos has been following this story live at philadelphia police headquarters with the very latest, greg. >> reporter: jessica, good evening. still many unanswered questions right the new but spokesperson with the philadelphia police department tells me that this case has been handed over to the department's homicide division and right now those investigators are questioning the boy's mother and the boy's, the mother's boyfriend. crime keen investigators looking for evidence inside of
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this kensington home, trying to figure out what led to this two-year old boy's death. >> right now our homicide unit is currently investigating the incident waiting on the report to come back the from the me's office. >> reporter: police were called to the 600 block of clementine street shortly before midnight, young boy rushed to saint christopher's hospital and pronounced dead two hours later. sources tell cbs-3 "eyewitness news" that the boy had obvious signs of trauma on his body including broken ribs and a injured liver. >> he always told everybody that he loved them and he would dance and just happy little baby. >> that was it. >> reporter: tasha, was the boy's god mother says she's devastated by death of her god son and hope police are quickly able to arrest whoever was responsible. >> it is a sad story that nobody want to see. he was loving. everybody cares about him. >> i don't know what to say. i'm just at a loss for words. >> reporter: as for an official cause of death, police say that will not be determined until an autopsy i

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