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jim donovan is off. >> i'm rahel solomon. anita oh, live in frazier where investigators received big break in the case. anita? >> reporter: well, joe, rahel, that's right. authorities pulled that nissan al team a from a & p auto body shops here behind me after the owner reportedly called in about suspicious car with heavy front end damage, matching the description of the one involved in a hit-and-run that killed eight year old jayanna powell in overbrook about two weeks ago, take a look at a photo of the suspected driver of that car, paul wood hands -- woodland, 24 years old, they don't believe he's the owner of the car. for a week jayanna's pleaded for him to come forward, as he hit the girl walking home from school and kept going. happened in west philadelphia, at 63rd and lansdowne avenue. and this auto body shop where authorities found the car about 30 miles away from that accident scene. the fraternal order of police and the mayor's office had
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offered a combined $25,000 reward for any information leading to arrest, we spoke to commissioner richard ross this morning about the tip that led them to the suspected killer. >> the individual that runs the body shop saw that, got suspicious, called us up, we went up there, and we were able to match up some of the auto parts that particular car. it is absolutely the car. >> now, philadelphia police tell me that woodlyn has been known to police, has previous run in's with the law, previous arrests, being held on $500,000 cash bail, facing several charges including homicide by vehicle, much more on this story tonight on "eyewitness news" at 5:00 and six. for now live in frazier, anita oh,. >> see you tonight, thank you. >> the death of two year old boy in kensington is now being investigated as a homicide may have involved child abuse. officers found say ear unresponsive, clem on tyne
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street, the toddler returned to saint chris' hospital where he died, had injuries to his ribs, his liver, also tested for thc, chemical found in cannibis. >> woman dead after a police chase ends with a crash in west philadelphia. the incident occurred near 52nd and locust streets just after 7:00 last night. police were in pursuit of two men in a gray neice and, once in connection with shooting at 48th street and westminster avenue. while fleeing from police, two males smashed into several cars, including that of the victim. no police cars were involved in the accident. but the pursued car being pursued by philadelphia police struck a car that was going through a steady green light, the nissan had a steady red light, disregard the red light, and struck the car. >> officers arrested two suspect and recovered a gun from their car, according to police, the victim has not yet been identified. well, a series of violent storms rimmed through part of the south overnight.
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>> in just over day, more than dozen confirmed tornados hit louisianna, mississippi, and alabama. at least five people are dead. mark vast man in rosalie, alabama, where people there are learning the extent of this destruction. >> so much needs to be done that i don't know where to start. >> connor hughes, like many here in jackson county, has returned to what's left of his home. he is struggling to scrape up the essentials of life. >> i'm just trying to co-late some holes and stuff so i can get something to drink. >> hundreds of structures leveled, and thousands of people are without power. jim smith lost his business, when a twister hit. >> my list is going, no big deal. i'll get it altogether and re-start. >> it is coming right at us. >> look at this, you can see the path of destruction and ruin, severe weather system began here in northeast alabama, blue into tennessee, and georgia, and then headed for the carolinas.
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100 miles north in tennessee, the town of aspen is recovering from extensive property damage. >> we are extremely fortunate that we have not had a fatality at this point. i think that's something that we are very blessed to be able to say. >> the county's mayor became emotional. sharing this story of a family who escaped the worse. >> one of our hardest hit areas, a new child, came into the world, that family's house had been destroyed and they made it to the hospital and gave birth this morning. so we had 20 injured and one brand new life. >> tornado watches have now been lifted across the southeast, good news for communities, that want no part of roselee's misery. mark strawsman, rosalie, alabama. >> well, back here at home after two days of downpours, finally seeing the sun. meteorologist, katie fehlinger live on the cbs-3 skydeck with the forecast for this first day of december, hey, i can't believe it is december already. >> i know, didn't this entire year just fly by?
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here we sit, rahel, and actually looking at much more typical territory when it comes to thermometer readings and the pattern in general, but for now, there is a breeze for sure. you will absolutely notice it when you walk out the door, but gone are the muggy feelings that we had early this morning, and certainly the sun has returned. let's take a look though at some of the values, when we talk about how much rain has rolled through here, since tuesday, we actually ended up with just over 2 inches every rain. very much, very beneficial rain since we were facing nearly a 7-inch deficit across the region since the beginning of the year. so, that really helps to chip away at that. storm scan at the moment, nice and quiet. say forehand full every clouds currently rolling in. you will find that specially to the north and west suburbs the next few hours, you will find what we call partly sunny skies. but still, dry, and seeing that wind really pick up, as a result of the departure of that latest storm that brought in the rain. currently, we're sitting in generally right around 50 degrees, just shy of it, going to the outlying suburbs, 53 currently at the airport, dow think you will have the chance to rebounds few more
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degrees officially, we hit 63 degrees for our daytime high. that happened long before the sun even came up. so, basically, was the transition taking place through the course of the morning. as drier air new jersey dollars in, colder air nudged in, certainly the storm retreated, things have dried out, now sort of just leveling off, up ear's the expectation both in philadelphia as well as down near the shore points. little cooler obviously up in the mountains, but everybody is drying out, and this is the theme of our forecast for many days ahead, eventually, rain will return though guys, and i'll let you know when later in my full forecast. >> thank you very much. president-elect donald trump is headed on the road. the next commander in chief will be in indianapolis, today, to celebrate a negotiated deal to save american manufacturing jobs. correspondent kenneth craig is there with more details on the deal. >> reporter: president-elect donald trump delivered on one of his campaign promises, to save manufacturing jobs at this plant in under happen list. >> someone not even yet president of the united state
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able to negotiate something that was a major issue in the campaign. >> fortune magazine reporting president-elect first called graying pace, called united technology, promised corporate tax break reductions, would far exceed the six a million dollars the company would have saved throughout sourcing. >> it starts with a attitude. okay? of this administration, this president, this vice president elect, okay, is going to have open communications with business leaders. >> mr. trump's carrier also covers headquarters and engineering staff, the company said it will make new investments in the facility here. >> just last week we were just sitting down like what are we going to do next year? >> erica's husband has worked at the plant for 15 years. she believes mr. trump's deal will help him make it to retirement in a couple of years. >> i did didn't vote for him but i do support whatever he is doing right now. it is helping me and my family.
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>> united technology gets 10 percent of its revenue from federal contract, the company hasn't said if those contract played a role in it decision to keep the jobs in america. kenneth craig, for cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> philadelphia mayor jim kenney is reacting to words that a city employee is accused of vandalism. video circulating for days. we now know one of these men is duncan lloyd, assistant city solicitor. one of the two men in the video spray painted anti-trump graffiti on the fresh market in chestnut hill last friday. while police have not made any arrests, mayor kenney says the behavior unsuitable for any citizen. >> it was a dumb thing to do. and not the type of activity we expect for which -- and not the type of activity we expect from our citizens. this continuation of this election fall-out that's ugly. >> the city law department released this statement. to my knowledge, mr. lloyd has already contacted the philadelphia police, and is
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cooperating with him. we will decide on force of action once we obtain more information about the investigation. we do not condone this type of behavior from our employees. >> and demonstrators take to the streets of philadelphia to protest dakota access pipeline. chopper three over the group, as they rallied at thomas payne plaza before marching through center city this morning. organizers say the protests highlights what they call injustices against pipeline protesters in north dakota native american tribe says the pipeline travels through sacred land. >> still ahead on cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> lift off is just what the astronaunts on board the international space station cannot live without. hear about the crucial payload. >> and see what happened not long after this arson suspect pedaled by a philadelphia garage. we'll be right back with the
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and lift off. we have lift off of the 65th progress resupply vehicle begin a two day journey to the international space station. back on "eyewitness news" this noon, a big delivery is on the way for astronaunts at the international space station. an on-man russian cargo rocket lifted off from cost i can stand at 8:51 a.m. local time. caring 2.5 metric tons of fuel, water, food and other supplies. the rocket will arrive at the iss on saturday. philadelphia police hope you can track down an arson suspect, surveillance video shows a man riding a bmx style bike and stopping behind a residence on the 6100 block of north fourth street, in olney
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monday night. all a moment later garage door area is engulfed in flames, as you see, there then the suspect makes his get away. suspect may have suffered burns or burned his closing if you have any information contact police. sixers fans left the wells fargo center a little disappointed last night after the game against sacramento was canceled, now, warmer than normal weather contributed through condensation from the ice forming underneath the court. and it made the surface too wet to play on. wetness was noticed in the morning, but, the sixers did not notify fans ahead of time, and many of whom showed up, the sixers will honor tickets for the rescheduled game, and will offer last night's ticket holders another game this season. >> university in wisconsin letting student know they've been expected in a snap. >> that's right. >> there go. >> students are finding out faster than ever before. applicants at the university of wisconsin greenbay will find out if they have been
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accepted through snap chat. says student will still receive traditional packets, but this year trying something new. >> definitely get a snap before they get their mail pocket. student get the snap immediately because it is a place where they spend a lot of time there. we're really proud, we want them to know that. >> another plus, snap chat allows the school to see when a student opens their message, and so far, it has received numerous excited selfies from student, thrilled about their acceptance. so anybody who is opening these snap chats, hey, look mom, i'm accepted into college. my mom is like i don't think glow it is a real college. >> it is real, indeed. welcoming new best friends into your family. >> still ahead on "eyewitness news", a huge pet adoption event coming up in our area. we have the information on how you can save these sheltered pets in need. >> so sweet. ever closer to the upcoming weekends, folks. still looking at though it will end up being pretty typical upcoming weekend. but dry, as well, if you have got outdoor plans, just hanging some christmas decorations, all clear right
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thousands turned out to see mayor bill de blasio, and saturday night favorites, fire up the tree 50,000 lights. >> but the weather was not so hot. >> ya. >> did you see the show? pouring on them. >> yes, same pouring rain that hit them is what ended up hitting us last night, too. >> can't kill your christmas spirit, though, can it? >> no. >> it is all gone now, too, right. coming up on upcoming weekend, saws jig before -- just before the break, any plans, cut down your tree, anything, all good sailing, definitely good weekend for it. looking good now. breezy granted though. that leads to an extra chill in the air. although, technically still kind of mild for december 1st
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standards, which we will take. let's take a look first, just at what's average. where do we normally top off on this particular day of the year? and it is 50 degrees even. by the time you hit new years day, it is 41 degrees, so generally lose about 10 degrees, in terms of average, with every passing month, or gain average of ten, depending on the time of year. that's where we currently stand. but today as we showed you earlier in the broadcast as well, mid and up ear's for the rest of the afternoon, the storm we were talking about making way all of it snow, rain, and also cloud cover, we are, however, find that wrap around moisture still helping to usher in few extra clouds. do you not have to worry about any additional rain, or any precipitation of any kind at this point. but it will help again to bring in couple of additional clouds before the day is said and done here in our area. now, i have got couple of camera shots, i'll show you here in a second, just to give you sense of what you will face walking out the door. it is dry. it is cooler. and it is actually going to only get cooler from here. the breeze still an issue through friday, probably even still kind of brisk into saturday. just as low pressure retreats, this was monster after storm system, just in terms of the real estate it covered. so high pressure trying to take over, it will take couple every days for that pressure gradient to ease up. expect it will stay somewhat breezy, even into the weekend, but that's going to continue to calm down by the time we hit sunday, even though the
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clouds are building, it is all looking good. let's talk future winds speeds. okay, so here we sit. it is not that bad, it is noticeable breeze, because chillier with time here it will make it feel cooler. but yes, only talking into the teens generally though. coy see some gusts into the 20's, possibly renegade 30-mile per hour gust, later this evening it, might even ease up little bit. that's specially true later on tonight. but then it looks to me like that wind will actually pick up again, and the models reflect that back up into the teens through the course of tomorrow, probably even again, into about this same time on saturday. so, expect that the breeze is what of a running theme, so at least is the dry weather. outside we go to one of the aforementioned camera shots, out here in the live neighborhood network. not cloud in the sky outside middle township high school, 53 degrees, i love this, just little glimmer, beam of sunlight through the clouds out in burnsville, further inland. that said, get used to the rest of the afternoon. again high officially 63. we will not reach the 60s again this afternoon, so this
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afternoon upper 50's at best. we are obviously drying out nicely. and as things are nice and clear for us tonight. remember, you don't have a blanket of cloud cover at night it means it can get extra chilly. any heat you build up through the day right back to the atmosphere, so back down to the 30's we drop. then the next few days, ya, it is december, guys. going to feel like t next chance for rain comes along as early as overnight sunday, into early monday, but specially another system comes in then for tuesday. so, that will be our next best chance for soaking rain. >> some of that rain wade my light down, so i have to get out and do some work. >> no big deal. we've been hearing every commercial break, joe's poor lights. >> my light. all gone. >> the struggle is real. >> i have 5,000 out there. the struggle is real. >> (laughing). >> how about several animal shelters teaming up for the mega adoption event. >> more than 1,000 animals will be available this weekend for adoption. event hopes to secure families for over 500 different animals. the event is free, and for
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>> joe, if you needed motivation to get your lights up, the 45th year. >> just what i needed. this year's theme is very philly christmas. as six historic homes are decorated with philadelphia tradition, including the ever popular, there they are, homes are some of the best examples of early american architecture house tours available through the end of the month, showcasing food and music from philly groups and businesses, of course you can go ahead and finds a list of activities at cbsphilly.com. that's "eyewitness news" at noon, i'm joe holden in i'm rahel solomon. "eyewitness news" continues at 5:00. remember always on line for you at cbsphilly.com. >> the young and the restless is next.
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>> lily: have a good day, you guys! bye! well, the twins finally made it on time for their bus for a change. >> cane: [ wincing ] >> lily: whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. let me help you. hold on. let me help you. um, i have a question. shouldn't you be using your crutches? >> cane: um, i'm gonna walk into the office on my own two feet today. >> lily: really, cane? is that such a good idea? >> cane: no. but i'm still gonna do it. hey. don't worry. i'm okay. >> lily: well, if you feel like you can handle it, i guess it's fine. i'm sure you've been bored working here from home all day. >> cane: it hasn't been that bad. >> lily: oh, really? >> cane: really. see, i have this, uh, really
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