shadowy get confused but it is never right anyway. >> of course, we will bring in kate and meisha keeping an eye on things this morning. >> that is the question, do you think he will see it. >> i think he will see it. if he sees his shadow, six more weeks of winter. it is counter intuitive, you think he saw his shadow we have sunshine it will be nice. >> meisha sees her shadow that means the rine street expressway is closed. >> that is right. >> we have construction plus an accident and overturn tractor trailer. >> my goodness. >> thankfully weather is cooperative here today, local ly taking you out to storm scan three you will notice a few lake enhanced snow showers flying across central pennsylvania and north central pa where we have terrain, mess of which, is not surviving as it head our way. you might see a couple clouds overhead no snow showers expected here locally it should be fizzling heading our way and we will have a

generally clear sky throughout the afternoon. here's how it the currently feels. these temperatures are close to what the the air temperature is, feeling more though like the 30's and town to the 20's in that regard here, in mount pocono and will allentown. cold enough it warrants a nice heavy coat. it is february are back to much more dose of reality but notice these values very much line up with, the wind chill because we don't have too much wind just yet. that will change here with time. wind eventually will pick up a bit, we could have gusts up to 30 miles an hour, so sort of the blustery day that we are seeking here but just sunny. now between noon and three we will hit our high of 45 degrees which is closer to seasonal but anytime that win blows it will feel colder. >> wind can make all of the difference. katie, thank you. good morning. happy gateway to the weekend. looking at two camera shots, we were just talking about this vine was closed for construction and westbound side is opened but eastbound side is still closed. height be opening up just now but it was closed overnight

the for construction. then we have 95 at airport this is what we are looking at , as we just crack this is 5:00 o'clock hour now everything is looking as it should right now on this thursday morning, however, we have a couple problems, one of which is going to be in warminster which we will talk about in a second. schuylkill headlights moving in the eastbound treks in montgomery, heating up a little bit. this accident this warminster county line road the had son avenue we do have a damage pole here so head up here. we have an overturn tractor trailer take a look at new jersey turnpike on ramp on ramp from route 206, that is also partially block. heads up, starting to roll on this thursday morning, jim, over to you. well, prisoners took control of the building at the james vaughn correctional center in smyrna new castle county yesterday afternoon. two corrections em lease of been released but two more workers are held this morning. >> one of those workers that was released was injured. those injuries are non-life threatening have the the situation is taking place

inside building c the at correctional center. all prisons this delaware remain on lock down which is standard roar when a incident like this occurs. we have team three coverage of the prison standoff this morning. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao is in the cbs-3 news center with new audio of the hostage negotiations. >> but we will begin with tran g do at the james t vaughn correctional center, what is the latest. >> reporter: they are still being held hostage here at building c. two correctional officers were released yesterday. we also learned that 14 inmates were released overnight and they are being held in a separate facility. eighty-two inmates remain inside with those hostages but it is unclear whether they are there voluntarily or if they are being held against their will. take a look at this video from above scene yesterday. this all started just after 10:0 when inmates took four prison staff members hostage this building c at james t vaughn correctional center in

smyrna. two corrections officers were released and treated at the hospital for non-life threatening injuries. governor john carney was here and state police negotiators had been in contact with the inmates n phone calls to local paper the news journal inmates demanded improved education and rehabilitation rams, and more hugh hain treatment. here's a lip from one of those very intense phone calls. we want education first and foremost. we want rehabilitation that works for everybody. e want the money to be al-ghaithed so we can all know is what going on in the prison , in the budget. they keep on laying games. >> reporter: delaware secretary have of home land security say officials are not

making any promises until all hostages are released. we have also learned overnight that a number of people are lanning a rally here outside the wrist on in support of the inmates, that is scheduled to go on at 10:00 a.m. with some people coming as far away as delaware, above delaware to philadelphia, as well as baltimore but that is very latest here. we will send it back to you in the studio. >> trang, thank you. not first time hostage situation has has a happened at vaughn correctional center n2004 a inmate raped a counselor and held her hostage for almost seven hours. that standoff ended when a sharp shooter kill the inmate. the prison is largest facility for men in delaware, about 2500 inn hates are being held there right thousand, it houses inmates there minimum to maximum security, along with the state's death row inmates. negotiations at wrist on have been going on for hours. >> wristers in are using remaining hostages as leverage to set their dehand. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao is live from the cbs-3 news center. we understand many

conversation was police have been reported. >> reporter: that is right, you will hear some of the conversation, had yesterday, between the negotiators. radio transmission obtained by "eyewitness news" and they captured a delicate time during those negotiations just before and during release of some of those hostages. >> everything has been processed, but good part about it is this, i am your bridge to the higher ups. the the voice of the hostage negotiators speaking to a price they are inside james t vaughn correctional center in smyrna, delaware. negotiators ago acknowledgees that talks have been ongoing for some time and then asks what hostages including a injured corrections employee will be released. >> i thought you were going to send him out for he, man had happened. >> we have to regroup. >> reporter: negotiators say officials didn't understand the terms of the release,

wrist they are responds. >> all right. that sound like a plan. let's do this. >> okay. >> now that corrections employee, was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries and as trang mentioned two of the four employees being held hostage yesterday have been released, so have dozens of inmates there this building c, it is unclear if they were held against their will. we will follow this this story but rahel and jim, back inside to you. >> thanks, jan. keep it the here for very latest on the prison standoff in smyrna we will have crews on location this delaware as response there continues, lot more to come here, of course and when we're not on tv find developments anytime on line at cbs philly.com. it has been a busy week

for trump administration and still more on the agenda secretary of state rex tillerson will be on capitol hill where he will address the fall out from the travel ban this comes a day after the swearing this. also yesterday trump administration put iran on quote notice, following the ballistics missiles test. the president also took to twitter to bash an obama administration refugee deal with australia, amid reports of a contentious phone conversation, with the nation 's prime minister. republicans are gearing up for a fight against democrats in their bid to confirm supreme court nominee neil gorsuch. on wednesday president trump suggested lawmakers use the nuclear option in order to push the nomination through. for a second day in a row senate tells boycotted committee votes for several of the president's cabinet nominees. president trump made an unannounced visit to dover air force base to honor navy seal killed during the first anti terror raid of his presidency. president and his daughter

ivanka joined the family to witness dignified transfer of his remains yesterday. there is no video because family did ask for privacy. pentagon says owens was killed during a raid on al qaeda leaders. he was a member of the elite unit seal team six. students at university of california/berkley will go back to class after a night of violent protest. protesters threw fire works and rocks at police and smashed campus windows. they were protesting planned speech of the milo yiannopoulos the editor of the breitbart, the school spokesperson says in one was seriously hurt. night time volume followed peaceful protests during the day. well, come up on "eyewitness news" willingboro woman accused of murdering her husband with the fire extinguisher said it was self-defense. we will tell what you she said her husband was doing at the time. then a sex scandal rocks a local school we will tell you why no one will face charges despite decades of allegations also ahead maryland state police forced to ground their fleet of choppers, we will tell you what they discovered

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♪ an entire street is grounded overseer just safety concerns. maryland state police say cracks in their chopper's tail rotors prompted decision to take them out of service. thousand they are being inspect. delaware state police are helping the department in the short term and police say they should have at least four helicopters up and running this week. well, happening today punxsutawney phil makes his groundhog day prediction. of course, phil has no meteorological training, like katie, but he will bravely make the call around 7:30 this morning. shadow means six more weeks of winter. no shadow means a early spring it the began in 1887 and phil

has seen his shadow 102 times. our calculations show punxsutawney phil's predictions are only 39 percent correct. well, web site national today.com surveyed americans about the 130 year-old groundhog day holiday and results were in, 30 percent of those surveyed, view groundhog day as a pointless who will take, they ask me and i would have said that too. 24 percent they ever seen a real live groundhog i'm a honk them as well. 13 percent send groundhog day watching the bill murray movie ground hog day. >> okay good they need to get a life. 12 percent think they think it is all about punxsutawney phil 8 percent think punxsutawney's redixons are correct. >> jim, tell me how you really feel. >> i mean every year you will watch that half i. >> i think my life feels like punxsutawney phil and groundhog phil, coming back

every morning, 2:30. >> when he hits the alarm clock what is the song that plays, does anybody remember. >> i got you babe. >> yes. >> voiceness my head just told me that. >> i tiehl like we may have to coup that up at some point this morning. >> yes, singing it the to me in my ear too. >> very talented producer, vince, huggie bear, he yes, he can sing and produce. the lets take a look what is going on with our pattern here i have a feeling phil will have an easy time, seeing his shadow here to take because what we're finding across the keystone state is potential for nice sunny day out there. granted we are finding at the moment, a little bit of included cover here and there, couple snow showers rolling in we will go down the shore just one of the many views here in our field camera network and sky scan three and it looks like any snow there last couple days have have had a chance to just melt away but we are going to find potential for more snow here, which we

will get to. ocean city is calm, quiet, win calm, every where, that is story for the next couple hours, once sun comes up it will change. we have lake enhanced snow, flying across central, pa, and , i don't think you'll see much more of a passing snow bite and if that otherwise these cloud should thin out and we will get sunshine as a whole. looking at the nationwide map though, really there is a couple little patches of rain here and there but no major storms. we have another batch of heavy rain working its way in to western california at this point, but eventually here, locally, our next round of precipitation comes on sunday and at this point i'm thinking it is not all that impressive. we will start off our sun take with sunshine but there will be rain or snow showers that work their way in and cold enough for that snow but it toss ant peer we will see much if any accumulation out of it.

not really expect to go add on our current total of 6 inches here in philadelphia. it will be a cold start to the next couple of days. we are milder then average yesterday but month of february in jennies staying chilly. you see these dark blue shades of the contour happen, settling in for us in the next couple of days, past next thursday though, i do think we will see moderation up on the thermometer and you will see that in the seven take though. for now blustery day will unfold, for now calm wind and sunny skies and chill right now, 24 degrees our secondly under couple clouds and looking forward yeah, it gets chilly tomorrow, feeling like our own version of the groundhog take with sunny skies right through saturday and sunday morning before snow showers work their way in the p.m. time frame, meisha. >> katie, thanks very much for that. good morning. happy gate the way to our weekend. what are we looking at the here is this we are looking at schuylkill at king of prussia headlights moving in the eastbound treks. would i say we are starting to have that, steady flow, starting to hit our happens right now letting us know we are still traveling at posted speeds but heads up thinking

of leaving your home, something to take into consideration, early 5:00 o'clock hour we are seeing that volume on the schuylkill. what we are looking at right here you can see outside i would say blue route at ridge pike taillights, you're looking good. you have are looking good. schuylkill i'm keeping my eye on right there boulevard at fox street headlights moving this is southbound treks, bam, looking good, looking just as it should tracking the 5:00 o'clock hour. boulevard i'm not worried but. you are looking great this morning. we have not worried about but we have a incident out there we have an accident here in warminster, county line road at madison avenue we have a damaged pole there as well. slow you down ever so slight thely. we have a overturned tractor trail are new jersey turnpike north bound on ramp from route 206, that is partially block, just a head up this morning. rahel, back over to you. from willingboro woman claiming self-defense after being charged with killing her husband with a fire extinguisher. burlington county prosecutors say 42 year-old woman,

bludgeoned her 74 year-old husband thomas on monday, striking him multiple times in the head with the fire extinguisher. her lawyer says that tensely 's husband was suffocating his wife at the time. and bucks county courier times pennsylvania, new jersey turnpike crews are installing, massive, 80-foot support towers for for the delaware river bridge in bristol township. the last month a beam was severed on the pennsylvania side, of the structure, the 61 year-old bridge is closed indefinitely. on the front page of the times herald peco has begun its annual inspection of the utility poles across montgomery, chester, delaware and bucks counties. more than 39,000 utility poles will be inspect for signs of the decay and structural damage that require repair or replacement. that is the newspaper headlines there around the delaware valley. and up next, pat's here with sports. >> good morning, guys, number one team in the country was on north broad street last night looking to extend the longest win streak in history, did temple take them down? sixers they were on the road

this dallas, about two of the best players but can they hang with the mavericks? we will tell you next

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so delicious, it should have another name. welcome back. thanks for waking up on cbs-3 "eyewitness news". we are so glad you are with us >> pat's here with sports and anotherville know of game that came town to the wire. >> they tend to do that recently. >> yes. >> we will see if they get past. the sixers first they have in the been particularly good on the road winning six of their last 18 games there and last night in dallas they were already in the hole two of their best layers as robert covington sat out with a hand injury and joel embiid continues to rest his bruised knee. rodriguez with the fancy

passing, for three. he had 13. and fourth quarter though sixers, down big, trying to rally as jahlil oak for with the slam. he had 16 points, starting for embiid. next time down the floor, he repays him with a huge dunk, just too easy. sixteen points, 17 rebound for him. sixers do not raise the cat they lose 113-95, san antonio is next, tonight. coming off a last second victory against virginia over the weekend, fourth ranked villanova was hoping for a easy win on the road last night as they battled providence. this one was anything but easy second half, josh hart somehow spins to the hoop and the foul he had 17. nova up by eight. here comes pryers, miguel bridges with the big block, and he pops the three to pull providence within two. under a minute left jaylen

brownson with the quick hand and guard goes coast to coast and the big one. he had 21. villanova survives they beat providence 66-57. lasalle hosting u-mass at gola arena jordan rise gets free, hits the three, he had 21 points, explorers bj johnson led the way with 28. explorers with the win 88-78. everyone once said we are going streaking u-conn huskies say this often. women's program, holds two of the longest winning streaks in ncaa history including one that continues. norristown native geno auriemma back in town as temple would try to stop the streak. u-conn just so flawless with their passing, katie samuelson layness two of her 24 and great passing would continue. this is, collier, gets walt in the post there, turn around. she had 25. u-conn wins 97-69, they have

won 96 in a row, the longest, streak, in college hoops history. that is a lot of games in a row. coming up at 6:15, you will see three of the cutest dogs of all time because, of course , the puppy bowl, it is coming up this weekend. so stay tuned. >> that is only game that is happening this weekend. >> biggest game of all. >> yes, it is game of the weekend. >> exactly. >> thanks, sir. our breaking news coverage of the prison standoff continues at 5:30. >> we are live, in delaware, trang? >> reporter: well, two hostage s released two more remain i'm trang do out identify a delaware prison where a hostage situation is ongoing. trump administration is playing hard ball with iran and putting many other world leaders on guard, i'm hena daniels on the late west president trump

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if you can't afford your medication, astra zeneca may be able to help. we are live at the site of the prison standoff with update on efforts to free two hostages. good morning i'm rahel solomon. i'm jim donovan. prison standoff is part of what you need to know to start your day in our morning minute >> inmates take over. a tense hostage situation, at the a delaware prison, enters its 19th hour. >> very tense here as inn hates still have have two prison staff members hostage.

>> violent protests at university of of california/ berkley forced cancellation of the speech by a controversial breitbart editor. president trump's secretary of state delivers remarks at state department one day after a ceremonial swearing this. >> this is a man that is respected all over the world. >> meantime republicans gear up for a fight against democrats and their bid to confirm the president's supreme court nominee. now why on earth is prime minister of great britain holding hand with donald trump ? >> james corden stopping by late show, getting ready to host grammys just ten days, sunday february 12th right here on cbs-3. >> we normally hold hand. >> during the commercial,