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you'll need the extra layer, that heavier coat this morning, and also, pack along the umbrella we have increasing in clouds across the delaware vale. but the area of precipitation will continue to move it way off to the north and east and arriving in our neck of the woods likely in most areas as we head into midday. so for philadelphia, increasing clouds with the rain developing for the afternoon. continuing through the afternoon hours, damp high of 46. down the shore dealing with some rain. in the poconos, soggy day expected, as well, meisha. >> time to get out, embrace the rain, right, lauren? we will go dance in that. are you in? i'm not either. happy friday to you. looking at police activity, ramp from schuylkill to girard avenue is closed. so just heads up on that for those every that you wanted to take the ramp. it is now closed. i'll let you know as soon as it does clear out of the way. good news for those that take the vine that's open, has been all night, not closed overnight for the con the scrubbing sean between the schuylkill and broad. eastbound side just picking up, but overall vine is
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looking good. dealing with construction out there, a lot of which might be clearing up, too, one of them, should be clearing now in jersey. fifty-nine southbound ramps to 42 southbound closed also this one right near it, delsea drive northbound route 130 that left lane closed until 6:00 a.m. >> thanks so much, meisha. in just a few hours history will be made as donald trump takes the oath of office as the 45th president of the united states. >> the swearing in ceremony at noon comes a mid height ends security and follows days of pre inauguration events. cbs news correspondent kenneth craig joins us live right now in washington dc with preview of the day's events. kenneth, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning to you. the president-elect is waking up in washington this morning, on day that few people ever thought would come. but here it is. in just a few hours, he will take the oath of office right behind me. with his wife melania by his side, donald trump upped cay capped final night as black
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tie event in washington jokes g about the rain in the forecast. >> if it really pours that's okay, because people will realize it is my real hair. that's okay. >> and predicting a second term. four years from now we will win because we did so well. >> ♪ >> earlier mr. trump joined thousands at a concert at the lincoln memorial where he previews central theme of inaugural address. >> we are going to make america great for all of our people, everybody. >> his transition team says he's aiming for a compact speech, lasting less than 20 minutes. >> when a president has a clear message, for the country, they don't need to go on. they don't need to dress it up in a style that isn't their own. >> mr. trump will driver the address after pack morning including traditional church service and coffee with the obama's. the two families will then travel by motorcade here to the capitol. while officials say there is no specific or credible threat against the event, 31,000 law enforcement officers along
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with 5,000 national guards men will be on the ground, in the air, and patrolling rivers. they're also gearing up for massive anti-trump demonstrations like this one, held in d.c. last night. >> they go through so many extraordinary measures to make sure they give lgbt community so i need to be here and fight against that rhetoric. >> the soon to be president will take part in a shortened inaugural parade before attending ceremonial balls this evening. >> as all of that is happening, crews will be moving the obama's out of the white house, and the trump family in, it is a massive operation, but it takes five hours. >> kenneth, thank if you. meanwhile, in other news, several lawmakers among dozens boycotting the inauguration. >> congressman bob braid high
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represents pennsylvania's first district will not be there. neither will second district representatives, dwight evans. congressman brendon boyle, who represent the 13th district, will also skip out. and new jersey representative, bobby -- bonnie what the son coleman. >> delaware's governor john carney said i'll be there showing a spirit of bipartisanship with his guest state senator colin bonniini. >> we're just here to see history in the making. we're here to experience this first-hand. and, you know, see president trump enter offers. >> i think if we really respect each other, love each other, and listen to both sides, i think that people will grow to love him and really grow to see that he is going to evolve into a wonderful president. >> now, hundreds are expected to protest in center city this inauguration day, while others are on their way to dc for the historic event. >> "eyewitness news" reporter trang do, live at 30th street station, where trains will be packed with people making the trip to the nation's capitol. good morning, trang.
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>> reporter: well, good morning, jim, jan, yes, many people from our area already in d.c. are on their way as we speak. the protest the inauguration, but those who cannot make the trip are still making plans to speak out locally. >> all bundled up, dozens of people boarded buses in the middle of the night to head to dc to make their opposition to president-elect donald trump known on his inauguration day. >> we just want to show that we are listening, that we're paying attention, that we're not going to let him get away with a lot of the things that he promise that he wanted to do. >> i'm just here to kind of stand up for equal rights for all people, and basic democracy, basic human decency >> those unable to make the trip to the capitol plan to protest locally. peaceful protests around the city already began thursday, and are set to kickback up again at noon. as donald trump takes the oath of office. joe sullivan says the city
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isn't expecting any major issues but that his offices are prepared to deal with the demonstrations. >> we're going to minimize the disruptions, through the resident and visitors of center city. there will be some disruption. but that's, you know, that's the price we pay, to live in a free society. >> protesters say they hope to send message not only to the president-elect, but to their fellow citizens. >> it is important to show people in this time that so many people are anxious, so many people are worried about what is coming, that, you know, we have the power, you know, the government doesn't have the power. >> reporter: and though philadelphia police do expect these demonstrations to be peaceful, they still recommends that people avoid center city and take public transportation if possible. but for now, we're live from 30th street station, i'm trang do, cbs-3, "eyewitness news", jim, jan, back to you. >> thanks so much. anti-trump rally held near central park last night. actors gathered alongside new
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york city mayor to express their concerns about the president-elect plans. robert deniro, alec baldwin, rosey perez, they stress the importance of regularly calling representatives in congress to remind them to hold our new president accountable. >> well, 200,000 people are expected to protest tomorrow for the women's march on washington. the group will rally in the street of our nation's capitol. sister mars are scheduled for the same time here in philadelphia and dozens every other cities across the country. stay tuned, our jessica dean will have live report from the nation's capitol right here on cbs-3. >> well, president-elect trump will take offers without confirmation every any of his cabinet nominees. the president-elect and future first lady visited lincoln memorial during yesterday's pre inauguration concerts. after today's inauguration, senate democrats plan to allow james mat tis, and defense secretary, and general john kelly as homelands security
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secretary. democrats say they want to have a whole debate on the remaining nominees, republicans accuse democrats of grand standing. peaceful transition of power begins at the white house this morning as president obama spends his final hours as commander in chief. >> around 9:40 this morning, the obama's will welcome the trumps to the white house hosting tea and coffee reception, will head to the capitol at 10:30, president-elect trump will be sworn in right around 11:45, after that the obama's head to joint base andrews, where then former president obama will deliver remarks. the first family arrives in palm springs, california, around 7:00 tonight. meantime, vice president joe biden will take the train home to delaware, after the inauguration. the biden's will be the guests of honor at welcome home rally at 2:30 this afternoon, at the chase center in wilmington. >> first lady michelle obama took to twitter to thank the american public. shared this photo of her and president obama writing being your first lady has been an honor of a lifetime.
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from the bottom of my heart, thank you. the tweet was signed mo, indicating the first lady, herself. >> there is other news to bring this morning besides the inauguration, including fire that badly damage add local pizza shop. that's up next. >> also one of the worlds' most notorious criminals is out of jail in mexico. and behind bars right here in america. we'll tell you where el chapo is being held. >> and it is heart stopping video. pennsylvania driver is doing okay this morning, after a wrench flew off a truck and into their windshield. hear from the man when we come back.
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new this morning, a pizza shop in the juniata section destroyed by fire. firefighters called to wyoming pizza on wyoming whitaker avenues around 2:30 this morning. water being blasted inside the building, we're told the fire also destroyed apartment above the store. fortunately, there were no injuries reported. >> well, police are on the hunt for a killer after a man is fatally shot in south philadelphia. this all happened on the 2100 block of eagle street around 1:00 this morning. police say they found the 31 year old victim unresponsive with gunshot wound to his head. so far no word on a motive. the most infamous drug kingpin in mexico now in the
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united states, high security cell in new york and facing federal court appearance today. el chapo guzman extradited to the u.s. yesterday. he escaped from two prisons in mexico, spent years on the run, he arrived in new york late last night. now, el chapo faces possibility of life and us prison, if convicted on drug trafficking and other charges. >> across the globe, in australia, this driver ends up killing three pedestrians and injuring at least 20 other. watch him make sickness downtown mel born earlier today australia time. scene turned to horror when he hit dozens of people on a pedestrian's only street. here we seaman being dragged out after car and arrested. police say the incident was not linked to extremism. >> a pennsylvania driver is sharing his story of a close call with a wrench. wow. >> scott, of slippery rocking drying down i79 near cranberry in western pennsylvania when
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the wrench fell off a tanker truck and crashed into his windshield at 65 miles an hour. his dash camera was reporting the whole time. he says he is just thankful the wrench didn't hurt him or anyone else. >> i'm glad it hit on the passenger side, not the driver side. because right to the face. >> get this, wren every was so her at this stayed on his hood while he continued to drive. he got the tanker truck license plate number and filed a report. >> well, with all of the stormy weather out west, big waves are breaking off the coast of california. >> santa cruz is seeing waves as high as 20 feet. and they're expected to get even bigger, of course, that's bringing out surfers who were up for the challenge. bay area forecasters expect waves to reach 30 feet in height over the weekend. incredible. >> you know there is going to be some knucklehead that's standing at the ends of the shore looking at this thing and just get swept in. and everyone will say awe. stay away from the waves. >> got to stay away from the waves, yes, mother nature, she is powerful.
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she does what she wants. so you don't want to mess around. stay away. let her do her thing. stay back. >> oh, yes. >> conditions this morning, are pretty quiet. we are going to pick things up, mother nature is i want to rain today, that's what she will do. pack the umbrella. 33 degrees, cool, damp, but no rain falling right now, we get live look at center city philadelphia. winds are calm. no windchill impact this morning. certainly poor start. notice as soon as you step outside this time yesterday boarding. for folks headed to the inauguration today, you're going have to prepare for rain as women. cloudy conditions, mild as far as seasonable averages for the temperature, right around ooh degrees, around lunchtime, but, rain will be arriving as we head into midday. continuing throughout the afternoon hours in washington, d.c. but it likely won't be the wettest inauguration day ever. that takes the cake by fdr1937, total rainfall, about one and three quarters of an inch of rain. and the snowiest, 1909 for william h taft. blizzard dumped 10 inches of
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snowfall. we can see right now, showers already up winds, just west of washington, d.c., but much more precipitation off to the south and west, in association with a area of low pressure that's going to continue to work off to the north and east. bring rainfall to the dc area, as then, in our neck of the woods, as we head into the afternoon hours. so, be sure to pack along that umbrella increase in clouds, rain developing, high temperature at 46 degrees. so, cool today. above average. lingering shower tonight. otherwise clouds, areas of fog, with that fog, cloud cover. temperatures only falling back to 41 degrees, not too chilly tonight. future weather showing us into your morning commute, quiet conditions. by lunch time the rain shield will be moving in, from southwest to northeast across the delaware valley. rainfall most areas as far as intensity, but see more moderate pocket throughout the afternoon. then, looks like the rain will be tapering off luckily by our evening commute. might not be dealing with falling rain, but we will be dealing with residual impact, because rainfall and the could pick up about a tenth to
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quarter of ann, could make for slick roadways, ponding on the roadways headed into the late day today. for tomorrow, mild side. up to five an agree, dry conditions, but clouds around. meisha, walk out for rain, pretty potent storm system sunday night no monday. i'll talk more about that coming up later in the shore. >> talking a lot about rain lauren, no fun. specially on a friday. but the good news, it is friday, so tgif everybody. ninety-five south at cottman. this is what we are looking at. coming around the s curve looking real nice. busier on the southbound side. not that it means anything, we know it will even out. overall moving in the southbound direction at 95. still looking pretty good. then looking at police active till, ramp from the schuylkill westbound onto girard avenue closed now we're looking at headlights moving in the eastbound direction, at schuylkill at girard. looking good both directions on the schuylkill basically anywhere we look on the schuylkill looking good. pull your attention to this. women's march in philadelphia, it will be on saturday.
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soap, this is around the inauguration, i should say, p a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on the ben franklin parkway. everyone gathering at 7:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. the march actually begins. because of that, we will have road closures through 4:00 p.m. bus detours through 6:00 p.m. it will be these routes, seven, 3,233, 38, 43, 48. parking restrictions between five a.m. and 2:00 p.m. a lot going on this weekend saturday. heads up on that. but then also today we will have some protests at noon. so, center city, city hall, independence mall, make note. that will be affected. also 1:00 p.m. rally at temple university. marching down broad street. broad street will absolutely be affected. like i said it is a loft information, i'll of course be tweeting it out for you as well, jim, jan, back to you. now, for look at some of the newspaper headlines from across our region. >> from the delaware county daily times a collingdale couple has been charged with animal cruelty after a tip led authority to rescue abused dog from their home.
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thirty year old lance marcell bell senior and his live in girlfriend 29 year old joey jacqueline, are allege today have mutilated poor toured and neglected one year old pitbull. dog was about 30 pounds under weight and her injuries were so severe her leg had to be amputated. >> on front page of the reading eagle now, at least 57 people died of terror related causes in berks county last year. more than double in the previous year. released from the coroner office death caused by heroin or combined with other delux, increase from the 27 in 2015. >> from the news journal the delaware general assembly rewriting the law that allows state government to seize unclaimed property. the new law would bar state officials from seeking unclaimed property that is more than ten years old. >> and that is a look at some of the newspaper headlines from around the delaware valley. >> document penned by one of the founding fathers were auctioned off for pretty pen any new york. >> manuscript, personal letters and other items from alexander hamilton's death,
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forget this, $2.6 million. essay addressed future president james madison was also included. interest in all things hamilton has soared thanks to the broadway musical hamilton. >> understandably so. >> 2.6. chunk every change. >> there is new research on just how much time women and men are taking off for the birth of their children. the details in the health watch. >> also ahead, meet the new jersey man going to his 19th inauguration. stay with us. we will be right back.
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joe emel bead lost his quest to become to become a starter, it also means he may not get the date with rihanna. the starters were, announcing 22 year old, gets the nod over jo-jo, embiid could still make the team when the reserves announced next week. for right now, jo-jo got snubbed. >> they should have centered, if they would have made it, if the fans voted he would have made t if he's not all-star, then i don't know what all-star is. >> well, hopefully that girl will still take him on a date. but he de is her of the to be it. i heard charles the other day, i hope jo-jo gets a date from that chick. i hope it is rihanna, too, good for him. >> so does he. he hopes it is rihanna, as well. fans also reacting on social media. bobby is the voice of reason. he says: love how everyone's mad and he's a rookie. he'll be a ten time all-star people chill out. >> another says:
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disappointing but he will get his show time more importantly the fans soon to get their time. >> another on twitter: i freaking love you all. we did it, even though it wasn't enough. hashtag the process hashtag nodate. announcement for the all-star game reserve once again next thursday. that's all for sports, i'm don bell, have a great day. >> hashtag the process. >> well, two student from strawberry mansion high school are getting a special honor. >> the sixers will tai tribute during half time of tonight's game against the trailblazers. have overcome life challenge to become star players on the field hockey and lacrosse teams. his mother died of cancer and we're told the grief left her suicidal, and his mother has struggled with severe lupus. the sixers will recognize the girls ' trial ups, girls field hockey skills are catching the eye of college recruiter. >> good for them.
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>> coming up in the next half hour of "eyewitness news", our coverage of the inauguration continues. >> live look at the capitol dome where president-elect donald trump takes the oath of office this morning. right around 11:45. tell you about security for the event. pat? >> jan, i'm tacking my own oath of office this morning, it is historic day in our nation's history. why not spends it at the national constitution center? and in a little bit, we will do some quiz about a little trivia for the president of the united states. which looks like me right now, right, lauren? >> absolutely, and it is friday, that means the weekend is just around the corner. so all i focus on that forecast. we start things off dry and very mild for our saturday, with high temperatures soaring up into the middle 50's, in the city, low 50's down the shore, as we head into sunday, still mild conditions, middle 40's, very mild for the poconos, but we will see rain developing as we head into sunday afternoon and evening. and some of the rain could be heavy at times sunday night and it will continue into
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>> a live look at center city, where we are expect to go see some rain. lawyer send here with several soggy days in the forecast. >> good morning, everyone, i'm jan carabeo. >> i'm jim. first, what you need to start your day in the morning minute. >> we will have four incredible years. >> in just a few hours, history will be made as donald trump takes the oath of office to be the 45th president of the united state. >> there will be some disruption, that's the price we pay to live in a free society. >> hundreds expected to protest the trump inauguration in philadelphia. others are heading south to the nation's capitol. many of the trains to dc are already sold out. >> flames tear through pizza shop in philadelphia's juniata park section overnight. there is no word of injuries. >> the r
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