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>> ♪ the >> the great day for unity. >> reporter: kevin coleman is long time employer at girard college and came out to help in honor of doctor king. >> we are actually involved, in doing things that they normally don't do on a regular basis but they are doing it now. >> reporter: coleman joined leaders from first lady frances wolf to adam tiehl fire commissioner. commissioner richard ross and mayor jim kenney were also on hand. >> be humble, be kind, be in service, god bless you. >> reporter: thousands where is optimistic hoping to build bridges while building actual furniture to give to under privileged families. volunteers were out early this morning, hoping to get as much services donnas possible. >> i think that this is an important day because we should give back. >> reporter: michelle rodgers a proud volunteer said day of service should last the entire year, after all, it is why she believes that this city and country is so great. >> we're writing letters to military families to their children, we're giving them books, and we're making
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dresses for our children of africa. >> reporter: mlk junior day of service in philadelphia is oldest, largest in the country reporting from girard college i'm david spunt, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". tapping of the liberty bell on independent hall was among many special king day ceremonies, that took place today. state and local leaders including philadelphia mayor jim kenney were on hand for the event and celebrated its 32nd year. mayor said liberty bell like doctor king will be always a symbol of the enduring fight for civil rights for all americans. ♪ >> meantime a youth choir raised its voice in song during lunch in honor of doctor king, "eyewitness news" at sheraton in center city and our natasha brown served as host of the annual martin luther king day fundraiser and awards program. that benefits the king
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foundation and youth development initiative. president obama and first lady michelle obama participated in the service project in the family shelter on this king day of service. also in the nation's capitol a wreath and flowers were based at base of the martin luther king memorial dedicated 2011, it became first memorial on the national mall to honor an african-american air fourth to annual a none monday president president-elect donald trump met with the son of the doctor martin luther king junior, that meeting happened as the president-elect, feuded with georgia congressman john lewis who marched side by side with doctor king. the president-elect says he is also getting ready to unrail his proposal to replace obama care. >> martin luther king the third met with president-elect donald trum top day to discuss his father's legacy on this day honoring the late civil rights icon. >> my father would be very concerned about the fact that they have people in this community living in poverty and somehow we have to pre
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defined for all to be lifted. >> reporter: this meeting follows a dispute between trump and another civil rights legend. >> i don't see this president-elect as a legitimate president. >> reporter: after georgia congressman john lewis doubted mr. trump's legitimacy because of the russian hacking the president-elect shot back. mr. trump tweeted lewis should spend more time on fixing and helping his district, adding that he is all talk, talk, talk. no action. lewis is an icon of the civil rights era and he was beaten during voting rights march from selma to montgomery alabama. were four days to go before his inauguration the president-elect also lashed out at the outing head of the cia. mr. trump tweeted the agency could not do much worse and asked if cia director john brennan quote it was this the the leaker of fake news? after brennan said the president-elect does not fully understand the russian threat. president-elect also says that he is almost ready to unrail his proposal to replace obama care telling the washington
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post the plan will provide insurance for everybody. >> he is looking at other ways to drive costs down and frankly give accessibility and options to people that they don't have now. >> reporter: trump team says it will release details of the land after the inauguration. the president-elect also said wow use executive power, if necessary, to replace the affordable care act. first lady michelle obama is tweeting her support for congress hand lewis, thinking of doctor king and great leaders like representative john lewis who carry on his legacy. may their example are out call to action. we invite to you stay with "eyewitness news" for inauguration of the president trump, "eyewitness news" will be reporting from the nation's capitol thursday and friday. when we're not on tv you can get latest at the cbs philly .com. a mild monday but our weather team is watching rain on the radar and for it some could get slippery. meteorologist kate bilo is outside on the sky deck to tell you more bit. >> reporter: it teams chilly, even though temperatures are above freezing we are right about average at the moment and tonight, in some spots,
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temperatures will drop down near freezing mark. when you compare, or you add freezing temperatures to rain, moving in, that combination is really not a good thing for the roads, in fact, we do have threat for little bit of ice nothing a few spots during overnight hours. we will start with temperatures to see how temperatures dropped now that the cloud have come in. we will start with milder weather, we have sunshine, blue skies this morning, now clouds arrived, temperatures are in the 30's, 38 degrees in reading, 39 in allentown and 40 degrees in philadelphia temperatures continuing to drop through the overnight hours and now here comes our next system, this is really right now a warm front which doesn't have much moisture across the region but you can see back toward pittsburgh, ohio a few light scattered showers and as we widen out our future weather you can see this will start to move in overnight. it will be light, spotty at first but temperatures will be close to freezing overnight, and watch what happens as we get in the morning commute. do you see that pink in the far north and western suburbs, lehigh valley and berks county
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light rain comes in early in the morning, it could start out as a bit of ice. we have a treeing rain advisory that will go in effect at 1:00 a.m. for berks county, lehigh valley and pocono region as temperatures will be at or below freezing when rain moves in. but that rain we saw tomorrow morning is not last chance of rain this week we have several chances to see wet weather and pretty significant warm up to tell but later in the week. coming up we will tell you where temperatures will be 15 degrees above the average. for now, back to you. >> kate, thank you. authorities are investigating a fatal industrial accident at a steel plant in bucks county. that incident occurred around noon time at samuel grassi and sons in bensalem. investigators say a 57 year-old employee was found dead, name of that man has not been released. a single car crash in burlington county left one person dead this morning, chopper three over i295, north near mile marker 50 in florence township. authorities say that around 9:00 a.m. man driving a mercury sedan went off road and into the woods.
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the driver of that car was eject, no word on their identity. the congregation at a northeast philadelphia synagogue is dealing with vandalism just one week after another synagogue was targeted this time, the stone front wall of the beth solomon synagogue in somerton was vandalized. since last november there have been a total of seven cases of van list many in this location >> other day we came and we found that some people had scribbled on the wall, the stone on the mix, special stone, jerusalem stone, and very beautiful and it is very powerful, and people do things like this it is very worrying and upsetting. >> synagogue in philadelphia's tacony section was vandalized just last week. coming up on "eyewitness news" at 6:00 we will have a live report on the string of vandalism targeting the zip going. an actual gas leak forced evacuation of the resident this brookhaven delaware county this morning. the authorities say that a contractor struck a main on duttons mill road and
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greenwood street around 9:00ah chopper three over that scene as members of the police and fire department helped utility crews get a handle on the situation. residents were allowed back in their homes two hours later. finally some relief for residents in fail's fishtown neighborhood, who were still, dealing with that massive sinkhole. "eyewitness news" has learned that gas services were restored late last night, and the philadelphia water tenth hopes to have the water services back on by wednesday, and you will remember that sinkhole opened up eight days ago after a water main break, up in boston street. the search continues tonight for a missing ocean county, fisher hand, authorities began their search for 45 year-old christopher hugg on friday after an empty fishing both the both was found in little egg harbor. hugg contacted a relative saying his boat had run a ground but that he did not need assistance. officials say that they hope hugg found his way to the many island near that area where he disappeared. funeral plans have not been released for former philadelphia crime boss nicki
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scarfo. family attorney confirmed to cbs philly that he was in the medical building in north carolina he was 87. known as little nicki he took over philadelphia crime family in 1981. former philadelphia inquirer reporter george anastasia covered mafia and discussed how the mob changed under scarfo. >> totally volatile, short temper, very violent, and i think that is what destabiliz ed the philadelphia mob. guys who fell out of favor knew that it wasn't a question of whether you will get slapped on the wrist you will get killed. >> attorney michael riley who representing scarfo's son asked for privacy on behalf of the family. coming up on "eyewitness news" dangerous conditions in part of the midwest and plains , isis coating trees and power lines, glazing road and highways, as well. we will have a live report from omaha where the threat is not over. and news broke over weekend, wrinkling brothers and barnum and bailey circus is taking town the big top for
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today we are hearing from companies executive for the first time since they announced plans to shut down, the wrinkling brothers barnum and bailey circus. during a press conference they explained the reasons why the show could no longer go on, according to them last years decision to get rid of the elephants had a lot to do with it. >> last year after we retired the elephants from the touring units, we saw a much steeper drop, in sales, and led us to this decision. you know, we're no longer able to see this as a sustainable business model. >> you can see circus was last time before it packs up, they will be in fail at wells fargo center from february 16th through the 20th. ice storm hitting the plains has left behind a big
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mess in oklahoma. >> a thick coating of ice brought down tree limbs and power lines, utility crews are working to restore power, some road remain off limits thanks to all that ice. officials say it will take days to get things cleaned up and back to normal. to the north of the oklahoma and kansas at i rode led to a close call, caught on police cash camera. watch as kansas highway patrol officer has to go off a road to avoid a tractor trailer slide ago cross the median right in the direction. fortunately no one was hurt. that same weather system that brought ice to oklahoma and kansas is taking aim at nebraska. >> omaha area is in the grips of messy weather as we speak. reporter lindsey keith of cbs station kntv is their life in other man had to show us how things look, lindsey. >> reporter: that is right, well ukee and jessica in omaha and big west, we are used to ice accumulation that is a big problem today. a lot of the neighborhood, take a look, are seeing streets that are complete
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sheets of ice and driveways that are more like skating rink s. >> marvin rosen thaw, did what a lot of people did monday morning. >> coming up real good. >> reporter: sheet of ice on his driveway. >> it could be, almost developing close to an eighth of an inch, thick. >> reporter: and slick sidewalks and driveways causing issues. side streets like these, 61st and sprague is covered with ice which lead to problems for park cars like this. omaha police say this black suv slid on the ice covered hills this morning picking up momentum and slamming into the red sedan. an hour an a half later after police requested a salt truck, it arrived, also sliding slightly down the hill, now shore waiting for a tow. but marvin is the not waiting and thinking ahead of what may come this evening.
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>> trying to get some of the ice off so the water drains when it refreezes tonight that it is not a real thick glaze. >> reporter: back out here live, so far, hundreds of schools and businesses have cancelled, operation, for today, and tomorrow, and to plan for clean up for the storm, and as you heard, marvin say they are also worried about refreezing and another ban that is expected to come through, bringing us with just ice and sleet and snow as well. we are live from omaha, back to you. >> um, um, um. >> lindsey, thanks very much. >> kate joins us now, we think we will have a little piece of that system. >> it is all part of the same system as i will show you on storm scan three. we have a warm front pushing north and rain falling but so much cold at the surface in all these sots that when rain comes down, it is bad when it reaches contact. you cane what they are seeing but not anything to that level i can speak for all of us that we much rather have snow and
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rain. isis worst. dangerous driving, power outages, just a mess out there here it is not so bad. we felt cold air coming in. temperatures above average by 2 degrees, high of 42 today but tonight some spots dropped down to the freezing hashing and with rain moving in that is in the best combination. here's what it looks like right now we will start off down the shore, sun going down , lights are on in ocean city, temperature will be warm enough there that we won't worry about any ice down the shore. this is far north and western suburbs we will see a few slick spots tomorrow. you can see today started off so nice at leadership academy in philadelphia. we have had a deep blue sky this morning, a beautiful start to the day, temperatures briefly got in the lower 40's, around 42 degrees and watch what happens in the afternoon, blue sky, everything looks good and then all of a sudden cloud thicken a little bit, they will proliferate and then it is looking gray. that is how it looks outside right now and how it will stay overnight and unfortunately even though we have milder weather on the way not the a
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lot of sunshine from which to enjoy that nice warm up. you can see that warm front i have been talking about extending back through the state of pennsylvania it doesn't have a whole lot with it here as it moves through tonight. you can see as we zoom in possibly a stray sprinkle, cold enough even right new to the north and west but anything that falls could be some ice, sleet, possibly some freezing rain but not affecting much in the way of steady precipitation overnight the system is big and note that is dome as that warmer air starts to push in with that moisture and cold air. the is there rain, snow in omaha we have got ice and freezing rain in minnesota, wisconsin and that works right down into your our area as well this cold front is what will bring most of the rain during the day tomorrow. so our winter alerts extend all the way across the midwest and back into our region as well but we are not getting ice storm warning that they are seeing tonight in omaha. future radar couple with the temperatures. you can see temperatures down below freezing north and west overnight. the plus that rain intensifies
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then tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. people heading out the for that are morning commute it is freezing in allentown, any rain that is falling, will be freezing on untreated surfaces. that means even your front walkway could get slick. even if you are a little bit closer to the city you may be well served being a little safe out there heading out tomorrow morning because some spots looking at, again just spotty icing, maybe a couple hundreds of an this much but toss than the take much to lead to slick conditions. lehigh valley, poconos and berks county in that freezing rain advisory for your morning commute, freezing, drizzle, light sleet, temperatures at or below freezing any untreated roads or sidewalk will be slick, and again we don't have have to worry about that in philadelphia because temperatures tonight will only bottom out in the mid 30's, and tomorrow, pretty quickly ing ago above freezing at 45 degrees. we will see period of rain though areas of fog, not the nicest day to look at, take a look at how warm wednesday gets though we will jump to 54 a chance for shower, thursday most beautiful day of the week at 52 with more sun and i'll
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tell what you not only do we have more chances of rain in the forecast but it will stay warm until the weekend. >> wow. >> coming up i'll show thaw with the seven day. >> thanks, kate. still ahead on "eyewitness news" making dating great again. >> how one entrepreneur is doing some match making in the name of the president-elect, what he hopes people on his site can avoid with dates, don afternoon hoops this is land of cheese, beer and sixers visiting milwaukee, highlights and mor
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victory in their defeat eagles may not have been playing in yesterday's nfc playoff game but bird fans had a rooting interest. coming up at 6:00 it was best social media responses, to the cowboys, early preseason exit. um-hmm. and it is long standing tradition if you win a national championship you get to meet the president. >> so true but this time it is more special. >> they said that this day would never come. here is something that none of
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my predecessors ever got a chance to say, welcome to the white house the world series champion chicago cubs. >> ah, yes, this is a big deal for the president because he is from chicago. also because this will be his last time hosting a world or national champion, before he leaves the office. how about that. >> south side guy too, south side of chicago, the white socks fan, yes, props to the north side of chicago cubs. >> big move by the president. >> big move. >> hi there, don. >> hi, good to be with you, a lot going on. >> we have to to hoops. >> nba celebrates mlk league's long standing tradition of serving up full slate of games on the holiday, continues. sixers in milwaukee visiting bucks as we speak. joel embiid back in the line up after an off day saturday. final seconds of the first quarter, jumper in the paint, tied at 24, after the first.
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they call him the greek freak, ahead 21 points this is first half, has 24 right now. third quarter, joel embiid, there he is, making it happen. he has ten points, ten boards after three. sixers are on top 81-78, more highlights, maybe at 6:00 if they get this game finished with. baseball news now phillies are close to signing outfielder michael saunders to a one year deal worth 9 million, with a team option for 2018. the free agent is coming off an all-star year with toronto blue jays, last season he had a .253 batting average with 24 home runs but however, after all-star break he batted .178. phillies pitchers and catchers report on february 14th. the phillies, mlb urban youth a contacted hi doing its pick on mlk day, roman quinn, the team, and chevy hosting a tree baseball clinic at brand new ryan howard training center on 17th and fitzwater in philadelphia. they announced a 25 you this
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dollars student scholarship to go toward players, college costs. what message did roman give to the kid. >> just to have a dream and a following. to whatever you can to make it happen and work hard and work toward something, whether it is professionally, whether it is, whatever they want to to just have something to work for. >> well done by roman and, of course, ryan howard i know he is very much into that training facility there for kids, well done. presence still felt in this city. >> that is right, appreciate it. inauguration of the new president sparks protest of all kind. >> this year is there a major movement by woman. >> we have 200,000 plus woman, and men who are coming together to have their voices heard. >> our vittoria woodill talks to local women preparing to head to washington on the first day of the new administration, their plan and their mission is up next. mcdonald's in vatican city is dealing with bad press what workers are doing to show that
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and an act of kindness from a group of strangers, an entire community bans together to show respect, for a young girl who was brutally murdered the news continues at 5:30 hi everyone i'm jessica dean. aim ukee washington. horrific ending for a young girl sparks action from members of the community. "eyewitness news" reporter joe holden joins us live at new life church in glenside with the latest on the memorial for young girl called too soon, joe. >> reporter: ukee and jessica, good evening. couple hundred people showed up at new life presbyterian in glenside to remember, grace, a girl that they all really could agree on, they never even met, and the story, of course, ends tragically. the 14 year-old was tortured, raped, she was poison, left for dead in the sweltering attic and then fatally strangled by her adopted mother's boyfriend jake
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sullivan, all of those tea tails said to have happened in the summer and according to court documents. sullivan and grace's adopted mother sarah packer are charged with homicide and other counts but for mourners, this day, was about remembering, and restoring dignity. >> this is a human being, in the image of god, and is important, and she matters, to us, she matters to the community. >> reporter: grace packer's biological parents were here, and both visibly upset and had a difficult time, speaking about their daughter who was taken from them, by this state when she was just three years old. now, i'll have more on how members of the community, remembered grace, again, a young laid hoy most had never met, i'll see new 30 minutes. live from glenside, joe holden for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> joe, thank you. with the inauguration of the president trump this friday, some are heading to our nation's capitol to protest.
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our vittoria woodill talk with some woman who will be making the trip. >> reporter: inauguration day for president-elect trump is friday, it will be a historic day as america gets its forty-fifth president. for tens of thousands of women across the nation, their day in history will be marked by trump's second day in office. for women's march on washington plan for saturday morning, it is set to be one of the biggest protest in america's history. >> right new through our accounts we estimate between 12,000, 15,000 people, from the the keystone state, will be in washington, on january 21st. >> reporter: several hundred buses are coming from our area , probably about 6,000 people, from the philadelphia area. alexandria is pa women's march co organizer and other woman of the west chester democratic committee headquarters plan to take that trip to the capitol, for one reason. >> i just want to go representing my gender to say that whatever is about to happen, please hear my voice
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report. >> thinks start of the movement. on january 1, 21st, we want the administration to know that we're here, we see you, we're watching, and we will hold you accountable for the next four years. we're not going away. >> reporter: doors to the committee room continue to swing opened with more women who will march with a message that is clear. it is not will tics, it is personal. >> i am republican, okay. i'm a committee woman. again, it is not politics. this is personal. if we cannot get to the point where we put some things aside and say it is not party, you know, this is really impacting me. it is impacting my family. it is impacting those that i know. i want to stand up and do something. it is more of us would do that we would have a better world. >> reporter: by the way if you are considering heading to d.c. for the march you should plan your transportation as soon as possible. at least 100 organized buses
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are leaving there our area, alone, but we did do a quick check to see how easy it would be there to get there and back via amtrak at last check almost every train back to philadelphia license sunday was completely sold out. >> i'm sure they are. >> i'm sure they are. >> it should ab macing. >> tori, thank you. children's hospital of philadelphia employees helped transform a city high school on this martin luther king junior day of service. they rolled up their sleeves and laid down a fresh coat of paint at south philadelphia high school. chop's staff and members of the family also came out to help clean the school. it was one of the four service projects, volunteers took part into take. >> really good, incentive about it is that they are able to understand the community where we come from. they are able to deliver better care to our patients. >> chop em lease also volunteered their time at a local shelter and other non- profit. in montgomery county day of service is helping to put clothes on the backs of local
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children. >> cbs-3 photo journalist adam fox takes you inside cradles to crayons giving fall factory in west conshohocken. >> everyone can be great, because everyone can sew: all you have to does have a heart, full of grace and a soul full of love. >> this one here, maury. >> so that you can volunteer with us today. >> this day is all about giving back. it makes you feel outstanding. it feels just like bringing the community together is what it is all about. >> we need about 2,000 volunteers a month to help us do that work. >> it is important to come out to serve because it is kind of our duty, we are blessed with such fortunes, blessed with clothes, money, tam list. >> all of us can give back and
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that is what is so important about this, it allows everybody to give back. >> picking a day out of 365 days a year is a day of service. people who really need help. >> it truly is needing of the help. and it is the children that we serve who need the help. how about that, indeed, nicely done. thank you. mcdonald's inside vatican city is hoping to change some opinions that shouldn't be in the holy city. what workers are doing to show they belong. another arrest in it or land owe nightclub shooting, seven months after 49 people were killed and 53 were injured. we will tell you who authorities took into custody for obstruction of rust advertise. it is something that no one wants to think about but a new trend is offering help for people in the final days of help, help with them and for their loved ones, kate.
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already looking ahead to the weekend, with your weekend watch and we're talking about above average temperatures but still the above average warmth comes with a lot of cloud through the weekend, upcoming weekend features chance of showers here and there but no snow, and this is mainly rain as we pick up precipitation because temperatures expect to be about
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chaos at a nightclub in mexico after a shoot egg opens fires leaving at least five ted and more than a dozen injured. shooting broke out early this morning and electronic music festival in playa delcarmen according to festival organizers a lone shooter opened fire in front of the blue parrot nightclub. the shoot-out beast again with members of the event security, tried to stop a person who entered the club with a firearm. federal investigators arrested wife of the pulse nightclub shooter omar mateen in san francisco today. noor salman faces federal charges including ab trucks of
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justice and aiding and a betting. federal investigators believe salman knowingly took steps to obstruct the investigation in the massacre. salman will make her first a earns in court tomorrow in oakland, california. at least 37 people are dead after a cargo plane crashed in the central asia country of kyrgyzstan, turkish 747 crashed in the village this morning before it was scheduled to land. that crash destroyed at least 15 buildings in the village and authorities say at least four people were on board that plane. right now authorities believe that the plane crashed into pilot era. fast food chain mcdonald's is trying to stop concerns over its decision to open a restaurant near vatican in rome. mcdonald's has decided to hand out free, double cheese burgers to the homeless in order to combat negative reaction the two location of its new restaurant. those double cheesebergers were delivered from that mcdonald's to a near by walk in clinic. an arrest warrant has been issued for samsung heir apparent over bribery, perjury
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and embezzlement. he is set to appear wednesday before a judge who will decide if the man expect to head south korea's largest conglomerate will be thrown in jail. charges are latest development in the scandal that has prompted lawmakers to vote to impeach south korea's president. still to come tonight, fun animal videos we have, sledding cats and goat yoga. >> that is it, that is sell,
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on the healthwatch tonight death with dignity tonight a growing new trend that makes the final passing as easy and peaceful as possible, with a especially trained person. >> health reporter stephanie stahl is here to explain how it works. >> reporter: new trend, this is not about hospice which often helps with end of life medications, and people who are medically trained. this new trendies with dualas they are not just forgiving birth but they are thousand helping families through death
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, as well. >> at 87, ann is a happy, healthy, mother, grand mother and great grandmother but she knows that she won't live forever. >> it happens to everybody, and so, it is okay. >> reporter: retired teacher asked her daughter lisa to get training so when the time comes, lisa can help her through her final days. >> i totally understood mom wanting to die peacefully here >> reporter: last summer lisa took a course to be an end of life duala. >> sit down, take a breath and always put a chair next to the bed, hold your mom's hands, tell her what to they will tell her. >> reporter: susan o'brien is an on coming nurse who trains, who provides comfort and support in those final days. >> it is possible to have a beautiful end of life. >> reporter: dualas are associated with child birth, and they are women trained to assist during delivery, they can also provide support to the tamly, after the baby is born, end of life dualas are
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calling in with hospice care to help patient die with dignity. they don't need a hell background and the training course only takes a few taste. lisa says her mommies going strong so far. >> it is funny, thing high mommies healthier then me, and brighter of mine, spirit, body >> reporter: but they both have peace of behind. >> we're on the same page. >> reporter: lisa will know had to do when the time comes. now end of life dualas provide support to tam list after their loved ones pass away. and, more and more families, and people like ann are making their own arrangements for dualas before they pass. >> peace of mine. >> yes, it is hard to talk about but have the conversation, yes. >> stephanie, thank you. well, vice-president joe biden is at world economic forum in switzerland. >> he says that he hopes trump administration will continue to support the fight against cancer, a fight that has bipartisan support on capitol hill. >> this is one bipartisanship thing that exists, and i pray
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will continue to exist in the new administration but it will also it is an international consensus. we've normal us opportunities, i believe, with greater collaboration. >> the vice-president is in switzerland, promoting his cancer moon shot 2020 initiative to improve treatments and cure cancer. kate joins us with our forecast and on this king day we are looking at freezing rain in spots. >> just a couple of spots. >> couple spots. >> that is lehigh valley, poconos, berks county but i'll tell you what, no matter where you are. we say car thermometers they are not always most accurate, if it says 32 tomorrow, play it safe. if you are cold in your area there could be a few slick spots if not having the salt on your trent walkway or anything like. that couple slippery spots. temperatures drop down to around freezing mark in a few areas tonight. temperatures will be rising as rain comes in tomorrow morning but anytime you have, some cold ground and rain falling
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over the past couple days it can get slippery outside. not seeking major ice event or anything like that though. temperatures are on their way up. here's a look outside, one spot that is in that freezing rain advisory which goes in effect at 1:00ah is bethlehem, allentown, easton right up toward mount pocono, jim thorpe, spots like reading, kutztown you will see, just that treeing rain, threat as we go through overnight and early tomorrow morning. steady precipitation, starts right around the morning rush. evening rush is looking fine, in bethlehem tonight, and it could get slick tomorrow morning. checking in with our eyewitness weather watchers and they are enjoying decent conditions out there today. cloud rolled in and boy, feels so much different outside when it is a gray 40 degrees as opposed to sunny blue skies beautiful 40 degrees. morning felt nice, now feeling cold, 41 in levittown. check in at william's house he has got clouds, dew point is 27, so a lot of dry air in place as well as this system
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comes in. what you will see on the the radar may have a tough time reaching ground at first. lou ruh is at 39 degrees in delaware. jason is at middletown, delaware and he says sun came out for a little time today but didn't stay very long. cloud moved back in. unfortunately even though temperatures are on their way up we will see not a whole lot of sunshine over next several days. had to share this photo, ed sent in of sisters honora road , two beautiful beauties there. and bill send nothing picture of the geese, love check with animal pictures, our weather watchers tend to be weather geeks and animal lovers. good photography as well. thanks as always to them. here's what is going on over the city looking live across the river and this is, of course there palmyra cove which doesn't look cloudy tonight. 39 degrees there. that is seasonal for this time of the year and most of the precipitation you see just starting to push into storm scan three and not reaching the ground. possibly light flurry in the pocono region.
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the rest of us seeing those cloud increasing through tonight. actual hain push of this system is way back to the west , thinks lift nothing tomorrow, this is rain we will see on and off throughout the day tomorrow but even if it is couple showers popping up here and there overnight, the temperatures will be close to freezing and we have to watch for slippery spots. here's what it looks like, generally dry, maybe stray shower overnight, really we will see rain coming in around 8:00 a.m. we will see pink in the north and western suburbs where it could start around 8:00 a.m. for morning russias well as freezing rain, icy spots outside and especially bridges , overpass or untreated back roads, side roads, things like that. by 11:00 a.m. warm enough that it is all rain an on and off throughout the take. tomorrow cloudy, glummy, soggy day showers continue tomorrow night around 7:00 and even into wednesday morning a batch of showers moved through and then we will try to clear things out. thursday looks like nicest day of the week as sun finally peaks through the clouds. for your tuesday period of the rain light in the morning heavier pockets through afternoon wind will stay light
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we are looking at a quarter inch, maybe a third of an inch of rain by the time we get the through tuesday night. forecast highs much colder to the north stuck in the 30's, southern parts of the region will see temperatures climb in the 50's and we are kicking off a warm upstarting tomorrow and it looks like it may last through end of the month. that goes out to january 28th. so you're witness weather seven day forecast, we got up to the 50's on wednesday, and then thursday, 52, that is nicest take but stays above average, right through weekend , more clouds then we'd like to see but does stay mild any precipitation that falls will be rain, ukee and jessica a cat may have used one of its lives while putting town a snowy hill with the donor. you can see them pick up speed down the hill but cat didn't seem phased, he enjoyed it. just clutch to his owner's back. >> he is just hanging on. new work out trendies taking arizona by storm. through have it, goat ohio a people can now to popular work
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make dating difficult for people of different beliefs. >> well, one man says he can make dating great again with a web site called trump singles. cbs news correspondent chris martinez shows us how it all works. >> that is why i quit my take job to do this. >> reporter: might call david gust an accidental cupid. >> i heard some stories about dates going bad because politics were brought up. >> reporter: so long time donald trump supporters took a coup from the president-elect's entrepreneurial spirit, and created the web site, trump singles.com. >> the place where people can come meet each other and they don't worry about going on that date, having people talking politics, talking about politics and then that person leaving. >> reporter: he figured the dating site would appeal to some of his friend and few
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dozen others but he said, thousands of trump supporters looking for love have signed up. including amber williams. >> it is a safe space if you want to say. >> reporter: she's already been on two states. >> the first one we went shooting at a local gun range, shot ar15, never done that before, fun. >> reporter: for the hand it has been as controversial as trump himself. >> i have been told i'm a racist. i'm told i'm homophobic, seen owe phobic just for having a business. >> reporter: despite that the site keeps expanding and he is stick to go his trump inspired match making mission. >> making dating great again. >> reporter: chris martinez for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". that is "eyewitness news" at 5:00. now at 6:00 her life was cut short allegedly at hand of her adopted mother and her boyfriend. the tonight, how a montgomery county community came together to honor the life of grace packer. local place of worship vandalized again i'm david spunt and i'll show you
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surveillance video police are investigating. honoring legacy of reverend doctor martin luther king junior, how people all around our area will participate in this day of service, kate. temperatures on the rise, this week but in the before we will be tracking some rain moving through the area and with temperatures near freezing tonight a few spots could wake up to some icy conditions for morning commute , i'll tell you where, all right now on "eyewitness news" at 6:00. she was cheerful. lit up everybody's date. she was just a happy person to be around. >> remembering a little girl, taken far too soon, montgomery county community comes together to honor grace packer the 14 year-old girl was allegedly killed by her adoptive mother's boyfriend. hello everyone i'm ukee washington. i'm jessica dean. "eyewitness news" reporter joe holden is live in glenside
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where a memorial was held this afternoon, joe? >> reporter: jessica and ukee, mourners remembered grace as a sweet, 14 year-old girl, who loved butterflies, and people say she was a young lady whod system failed. >> rose huntsinger is held up by rod nose and cousin, they are the biological parents. they prayed outside ahead of the community memorial service >> give this family strength. >> reporter: more than 100 people came to pay their respects at new life church in glenside, many of them never met grace. >> i don't see how anyone could hurt her. she was so cheerful. she lit up everybody's day. >> reporter: story of what happened to the 14 year-old girl has gripped the community police alleged in july grace was rape, tortured, drugged, left for dead and eventually strangled by her adoptive mother's boyfriend jake sullivan. allegations laid out also accused sarah pke
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