at 11:00, the cold is back and it's bringing with it snow and sleet for saturday. find out when a wintery mix is expected to arrive a serious case takes a dramatic turn, what authorities are saying about the death of a former hospital ceo found alive, an infant kidnapped 18 years ago. how she was finally discovered. we begin with a dose of wintery

weather. >> i'm ukee washington >> i'm nicole brewer, jessica has the night off. snow could interfere with your saturday plan, let's get over to kate bilo. >> here's the storm. you can see it on stormscan 3 very clearly moving across portions of west virginia into northern virginia, you can see snow starting to break out on the northern tier of the storm. like messy weather here, we got everything from the purple shading which is snow on the pink which can is ice and freezing rain to plain green, which is rain to the south, you can see the trajectory this rain is taking. south and west for now but this will spread north with the snow and to our south there could be sleet and freezing rain, we've also had ice storm conditions back across the midwest and you can see a lot of winter alerts have been issued. right now, winter alerts, ice storm warning for kansas,

missouri, oklahoma, into west virginia, we are not under alerts. the bad news is it is cold enough we're expecting mostly snow possibly mixing with sleet. temps gotten colder. about a 25 degree drop, i'll time out the arrival of the precipitation and when it could impact where you are weekend nicole >> be sure to join us saturday, "eyewitness news" is on tomorrow at 5:00 until 7:00 a new twist into the death of the former ceo. john sheridan and his wife a murder suicide, their four sons have been working to clear fear father's name. one of their sons tells alexandria hoff a change by the new jersey medical examiner is

the first step in the direction. >> reporter: amending john sheridan's manner of death from self inflicting to undetermined changing a lot. >> at least in part, huge wrong has been made right. >> reporter: six months after cooper hospital ceo john sheridan and his wife joyce were found dead inside of their scorched new jersey home in sent of 2014, investigators in somerset county concluded that john had fatally stabbed his wife then himself after setting their house on fire. a motive was never determined. >> it does seem that debbie reynolds falz one is taking steps to make that right >> the medical examiner stated while his wounds did appear self inflicted no weapon was recovered from the scene that could be conclusively associated with the wounds sustained by mr. sheridan. >> it almost never happens where

a medal examiner changes find >> he ads even when the matter of death is amended. it doesn't necessarily mean that a case will be reopened >> regardless of what the medal examiners report says under first version and amended version, prosecutor always maintains discretion over what to investigate. >> reporter: for the the family, an undetermined matter of death opens the the door for an investigation into a possible outside killer. >> we've certainly suggested some possible motives to authorities for my parents being killed. i'll leave it at that. >> reporter: the family has offered a $250,000 reward for information that would lead to a conviction. reporting live in the stat center, alexandria hoff, cbs3 "eyewitness news." new tonight, in the north philadelphia neighborhood takes to the streets to mending an he

wanted against violence among youth follows the shooting death of a 19-year-old earlier this week natasha brown joins us with more. >> reporter: good evening to you, this 19-year-old was actually shot and killed at 23rd and cecil b more. he's the third to die from gun violence just this week. >> unfortunately we're here again and if we don't stop this we're going to be here next week too. >> reporter: it's a scene becoming tragically repetitive. another young life at least gun violence in philadelphia. ♪ . >> reporter: 19-year-old damir alan was killed monday, his mother and family members are left grieving the loss. >> i just want the violence to stop. that's it. my son was -- it was senseless murder. >> reporter: the rally to honor the young victim comes on the

heels of a string of shooting thursday in the city. eight in total that left two people dead. philadelphia cease fire says too many young man are becoming victims >> and it's another yes, ma'am with full life, full of potential, you know, what i mean, gunned down on the streets of philadelphia. >> we can change it the start by us, our generation, we can start for the younger ones and prove to the older people as well. >> well, philadelphia police certainly have their handful at this point as this has been a particularly violent week here in the city. all of the investigations into the shooting are ongoing at this hour. we're live at police headquarters, natasha brown cbs3 "eyewitness news" >> thank you. the justice department released a progress report on the philadelphia police department's reform effort. the feds found the department made significant progress toward implementing its recommendations

which focused on deadly force used that just proportionately affects minority communities >> all these things that the department has to deal with and perform police service to the community while implementing significant changes is extremely impressive. i wanted to make the announcement i think in many ways philadelphia police department will be a mole for the rest of the country >> the efforts began in march of 2014 some key areas included an update to its use of force policy and body camera usage. the police department requested the federal probe in 2013 another federal probe of the chicago police department is found that officers there have been violating people's constitutional rights for years. the justice department says chicago police have displayed a longstanding pattern of using excessive force even killing people who didn't pose a threat. the justice department and chicago officials will start

negotiateses on the reforms to the police department. the report mentions the 2014 shooting who was shot by a white officer calling his death a tipping point. >> we're one week away from inauguration day an advisor for donald trump said the president-elect will be in washington on monday preparing for the big day. mr. trump took to twitter today to again deny russia has comprising information. he calls the allegations make news. meanwhile iconic congressman is boycotting the inauguration, he says he's not a legitimate president because he says russia metalled in the election. the inauguration is one week away. stay with cbs3 and cbsphilly.com for continuing coverage. the republican controlled house passed and measure to set up the effort to repeal and replace the affordable care act. now, republicans must decide which parts of president obama's health insurance law to keep. what a new very good should look

like and how to protect 20's million people getting health coverage under the 2010 law >> this law is collapsing while we speak >> republican replacement cut and run, cut benefits, cut vs and hospitals that care for our people. >> president-elect donald trump said he wants to repeal and policeman to happen quickly. president obama will appear in his final network interview sunday on cbs3. the president sits down with steve croft on 60 minutes. >> because he didn't have the support of many of the establishment in his own party, because he ran sort of improve sensational campaign. >>. >> the president will discuss his legacy and you can see the interview sunday at 7:00 p.m. here on cbs3. the coast guard called off the search for a missing boater

at the shore. christopher hug disappeared in little egg harbor reportedly called a relative to tell him his boat ran aground, the boat was found on a small island earlier but still no sign of hug. the flu claimed the life of a 98-year-old new castle woman. so far this season, two people in delaware have died from the flu. meantime the state of new jersey is now reporting high levels of seasonal flu. health officials say schools across the garden state are seeing double digit absent tee rates. some students who managed to make it to school are being sent home by the school's medical staff >> we got back from break, i'll be sending home at least two, three students a day with fevers, runny noses >> practicing simple techniques like proper hand washing can help people from catching the flu. a passing of note. richie engw of the legendry soul

survivors has passed on, the survivors are best known for the 1967 hit single expressway to your heart. it was the first hit by philadelphia producers and sound of philadelphia architects kenny gamble. a family's prayers are answered. 18 years after a girl is kidnapped from a hospital. found alive. at 11:00 where she has been this entire time and how police found her. also this. >> it's really hard to buy a home where everything is already done. >> home make over mania, redesigning the kitchen or remodelling the bathroom, do it yourself projects are all the rage. head to the philadelphia home show to see what's driving home improvement sales. watch where you sit, why the reduce are changing at one of the philadelphia's most popular parks. a wintery mix is headed or way for the start of the weekend. kate bilo is tracking what comes after the snow. when "eyewitness news" continues.

this is cbs3 eyewitness with ukee washington, jessica dean, kate bilo and don bell. a baby kidnapped from a jacksonville florida hospital hours after birth has been found 18 years later. the case of kamiyah drew national attention in 90 when she was kidnapped eight hours after born, mobile was taken by 51-year-old gloria williams who raised her under a different name. williams is facing charges, mobile's biological father had this to say >> i always hoped and prayed for this day to happen. i never gave up, you know, you

never lose hope. you know what i'm saying? no matter how time passed. >> mobile who is now 18, has graduated high school and has a steady boyfriend, they're respecting her privacy. new signs have been posted urging people not to sit on the walls in the interior of rittenhouse square. the department of parks and recreation signed off on the new signs in conjunction with police and the friends of rittenhouse square group. a spokesperson said they hope to cut down on vandalism and the signs are equivalent to the ones that say stay off the grass. translation sitting on the wall isn't illegal. police can only asking to you move. >> new law had been enacted and they said no, it's just a courtesy and we said well, we're going to eat our lunch, drinking a beer, smoking the weed, throwing trash which cause as lot of rodent problems and things of that nature a sit-on is planned next week >> pink floyd, is that who did

the wall >> the philly home show is underway. >> these day home improvement projects are the rage, whether you hire the help or do it yourself. i stopped by to check out the craze. it's home make over mania. >> going to get a lot of ideas for the kitchen >> i think you get a great idea for what's out there on market. this is like a one, stop shop. >> more than 50,000 people are expected to make their way through the convention center to see over 300 exhibits and even more will tackle home improvement projects this year. >> it's hard to buy a moment where everything is already done. >> it's just not feedsible in this economy. >> i think you put your own on it and you update it based on what's out there now. >> according to the home research institute, 80% are making changes to some part of their house, the most popular renovation >> the kitchen and bathrooms >> bathroom, kitchen, definitely. >> that's the first thing >> kitchens do lead the pack,

making up 37% of home improvements. at 32%, the bathroom comes next. closely followed by landscaping, which accounts for 31%. >> if you're willing to spend money, research shows the average home project will cost you about $4,000. >> sounds a little low. >> i think it might start at 4,000 you might have to tack on another 0 by the time you're done. >> unless you're will go to do it yourself, industry experts say home improvement sales are on the rise, suggesting the diy trend is going strong. >> we don't have to deal with the hassle. you get to do it >> you got that feeling of i did this myself. >> you save money. >> reporter: >> home show >> you do save money. i have to say, when we moved into my house, a few years ago, my husband did some work. i'll never hear the end of it.

remember when i -- you remember when i did this >> >> it's a guy thing >> he's very proud >> proud of you too >> when i was over at your house, he did the panelling. looks beautiful. >> exactly. >> might want to stay home tomorrow >> or go to the home show. indoor activities, something like that or watch the game here on cbs3. indoor activities tomorrow probably going to be your best bet. you don't want to be out on the roads in this, it's not the worst, certainly much easier to navigate than last saturday. we got sleet and snow. possibly even a little bit of ice and a couple of spots. you just want to take it easy if your going to be traveling any time after noon tomorrow. here's what it looks like. take you out to roof cam. quiet, nice friday night in the city. chilly. today was a good stepping stone from yesterday's warmth to tomorrow's cold and snow. it will be transition day. today eased us in, we dipped our toe in the frigid water, tomorrow with jump in. here's the time laps video.

palmyra cove nature park camera. blue skies, sunshine but blustery, chilly. gusted to 25 miles an hour. and the temperature right now is 33 degrees. stormscan 3 shows the system that we're watching, notice it's starting to move across portion of west virginia into virginia, maryland, little bit of snow breaking out to the north of this, this is all going to be location dependant, going to be dependant on the time of day. as it moves in some spots off to the south, may pick up that pink, a little bit of freezing rain here in philadelphia, looks more likely we'll get sleet. on the northern edge of this, snow will start to expand northward during the day tomorrow as this system moves through. clouds increasing. here's the problem, very, very dry air pushing in from the north, as this precipitation tries to move in, it will get eaten away. by about 1:00 we start to see snow, notice a little bit of ice

off to the south, snow to the north and west, possibly plain rain down the shore. once the sun goes down around 6:00, temperatures around freezing, any rain or sleet that falls could start to freeze in spots, especially untreated surfaces, bridges overpasses, that's when you want to play it safe. by 7:00 we start to see this move out. we'll clear the skies late tomorrow, any time between 1:00 and 11:00 p.m. tomorrow, light snow, sleet possibly freezing drizzle. could be slick conditions especially after sundown, looking at very limited amounts up to an inch of snow and slush less than 300ths of an inch of ice mainly off to our south, watch out, if you see rain falling check your them again, below advisory level. we don't have winter watches this is a nuisance system you still want to take it slow. if you're going to be on the

roads. the jet stream lifts to the north, starting tuesday, we start what looks to be a prolonged mild spell here philadelphia right through next weekend into the following week. this is it going to be the coldest, mostly cloudy for your saturday periods of light snow and sleet. especially again after the noon hour. if you don't like driving in it, get out early, do your errands in the morning and in the afternoon, like we said, indoor activity, hunger down, watch the light snowfall and again just a nuisance going to feel different can you believe we were at 67 yesterday? 35 tomorrow. sunday looks good, monday, not bad. for martin luther king day. next week 50 and pushing 60 again by friday. this roller coaster keeps on going. >> we're on board. here we go. >> 60 >> on the weekend. that's what we're hoping for >> that's what we need. we get the snow on the weekend. >> you can play golf, we're talking about hoops.

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grass around the city. watch out for slippery spots on the road especially with freezing rain or drizzle. clear it out for sunday, more seasonal. the sun return, still chilly compared to the warmth of this

morning team back tomorrow. i'm ukee >> i'm nicole brewer, the late show with stephen colbert is next. >> thanks so much for watching have a great weekend.

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