a local retail giant, loses his battle with cancer. this morning, we will remember albert boscovs, who passed away at the age of 87. friend, family will say good bye to a delaware corrections officer killed in the prison standoff, lieutenant steven floyd, will be laid to rest today. >> people were running every where and telling the pedestrian to take cover. >> and, not your typical walk through center city, people running for cover as large chunks of ice fall from very tall buildings. today is sat the day february 11th, good morning everyone i'm jan carabao. lets get over to meteorologist justin drabick with eyewitness weather, good sat the day morning, justin. >> good morning. >> today will be better of the two weekend days to get out for those outdoor activities. >> it will be warmer, and dry tomorrow, we will bring back some rain to the picture but we will get near 50, i think

around philadelphia. >> nice. >> delaware and new jersey. >> areas that have snow will be staying colder and in the 40's but still not bad for this time of the year. >> not at all. >> a lot of melting. that rain will wash away snow tomorrow. that is a good thing right there if you don't like to see that snow on the the ground but still in the heart of the winter here so we can expect to see that. noticeably milder, we are getting warmer air pushing in. still cold. temperatures are below freezing at this hour here in the city. we are sitting at 32 at the airport east breeze at 3 miles an hour, not much wind chill right now here for philadelphia, and temperatures to the north though with that thicker snow pack in the mid 20's. lehigh valley, allentown checking in at 25. and, south jersey, into delaware up around 40 degrees at this hour. lower 20's in quakertown. twenty-six pottstown. twenty-seven in mount holly, new jersey. there are wind chills still cold spots so it does feel like upper teens in allentown this hour and then into new jersey not bad in the mid 30's

stepping outside to to that morning work out, walking dog next few hours will be feeling good for a lot of locations. the not much happening on storm scan three. we had clouds over us right now, we will filter out sunshine so partly to mostly cloudy skies, but that we will still get up to 50 degrees for a high, cooler to the north. we will be in the low 50's and near 40 in the poconos. tomorrow we will bring back our next storm, majority of the region sees rain, the exception is up in the mountains where winter weather advisory will be in effect for sunday in the poconos, northampton county potential for freezing rain. we will talk about that storm system in the next seven days coming up in just a few minutes, jan, back to you. it is now 6:03, time to check road. lets go to amanda muhler in the cbs-3 traffic center, hi amanda. >> reporter: hi, jan we had a disabled tractor trailer on the boulevard, but that has been cleared, in delays, heading out... this morning. in up are hanover township we have an accident in lawrence

school road at cross keys road and not causing any significant delays so be ready to navigate around that. >> sorry about that we are having some technical difficulties with amanda there we will get back to her later this morning. new this morning a man has been shot outside his home in philadelphia's belfield neighborhood. police say 40 year-old man was shot several times on north 19th street near chew avenue around 2:30 this morning and he is in critical condition, so far no suspects. well, with the weather now getting warmer, following thursday's snowstorm, ice falling from a philadelphia sky scraper sent people running for cover. that is where we will fine "eyewitness news" reporter anita oh, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, jan not the most exciting walk through center city yesterday, street is opened now to both traffic and pedestrian but that was not the case for several hours yesterday. you can see officials have put a sign warning pedestrians of the potential for falling ice and in the past 10 minutes we

did see a big chunk actually falling in the middle of the street. it didn't hit any cars though. we want to show you cell phone video that shows ice falling around loews hotel here in center city yesterday. it prompted philadelphia authorities to close a portion of market street between 12th and 13th street around 2:00 yesterday afternoon and they tell "eyewitness news" that the ice chunks were the size of car hoods. >> people were just running every where and telling pedestrian to take cover natalie isis falling off the road. >> anybody could have got hit. we have elderly people down here walking around. >> craze that i something like that could happen. >> we have to worry about the cars hitting you but you have to worry about the ice falling >> reporter: another live look here in center city, at that caution sign warning pedestrians and cars, of think potential of falling ice, we do know that a smaller chunk did hit one police cruiser but thankfully in injuries. also market street between 12th and 13th street did

reopen, several hours later and it remains opened now. for now live, anita oh for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". loved ones will gather for funeral of the delaware correctional officer killed in the line of duty. family friend of the lieutenant steven floyd gathered on the campus of delaware state university for a viewing, there will be a viewing this morning followed by funeral services at noon. lieutenant floyd was killed last week during a prison standoff in smyrna, on tuesday , delaware governor john carney will announce his selection to lead an independent investigation into the standoff. there is in word this morning on funeral plans for chairman of the boscovs department stores. albert boscovs died yesterday after pancreatic cancer. he took the reigns of the family business that his father started in reading in 1914 and grew the company to sales in excess of $1 billion. albert boscovs was 87 years old. well, philadelphia district attorney seth williams will in the run for a third term.

his announcement follows questions on ethics violations "eyewitness news" reporter natasha brown has more on the reason behind williams decision, and who might try to take his place. >> reporter: january 2010 seth williams became first african-american district attorney in the commonwealth of pennsylvania. he touts it as a moment of ride. >> good morning everyone. >> reporter: six years later a major announcement and an apology. >> to each and every employee of the philadelphia district attorney's office, i have asked again for to you accept my sincere apology that i have let you down. >> reporter: embattled prosecutor announced he will not seek reelection for a third term as philadelphia district attorney on the heels of the ethics violations. >> high decision to accept gifts, failed to report them brought embarrassment, shame, adverse publicity to me and unfortunately to the office for which i love. for this i will always hold keep regret in my heart. >> reporter: investigators began lag into williams

personal, political finances in august of 2015, finding a series of ethics controversies , including not disclosing $60,500 in gifts and income. that included $45,000 in home repairs. he was ordered to pay a $62,000 fine just last month, the largest ever imposed by the philadelphia board of ethics. with williams out of the d.a. 's race in may a crowded field of candidates seek to replace him, including rich ne grin who stopped by the reading terminal market to drum up support. >> i think it is important for the office to move past canned dal that has been going on over the last year and important day for us here in philadelphia to turn the page. >> it is certainly difficult to be district attorney when you admitly don't have trust of the the city with you at least we know that this nightmare will end and is there light at the end of the tunnel. >> reporter: there are five democratic candidates and one republican looking to take d.a.'s seat in may, in the meantime for the moment it williams says he will continue to fight very hard for the

citizens of philadelphia, until he leaves office. in center city, natasha brown, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". president trump says he may sign a new executive order on immigration, after a federal appeals court refused to reinstate the travel ban. the president met the with japanese prime minister shin sue ab a on friday, trump vowed to keep up legal fight over his halting of immigration from seven countries designated aster or hot spots. the president said a new executive order would focus on extreme vetting. >> we will win that battle but we will have have a lot of other options including just filing a brand new order on monday. >> that could very well be but i like to advise you. we need speed and security. it could very well be that we do. >> you see first lady melania trump with the president, this was her first flight on air force one. president trump prime

minister aba and their wife's landed in palm beach i friday and where they are spending weekend to go to discuss foreign policy. the last night president hosted a dinner, president trump and prime minister aba were joined by robert kraft owner of the champion new england patriots. well, global business travel association says that 185 million-dollar, in business travel bookings were lost in the week following the president's, executive order on immigration. the president met with the chief executives of several major u.s. airlines at the white house on thursday, and the session came after one airline ceo called the travel ban divisive, peter greenburg tells us how the order may be jeopardizing travel into and out of the state. >> let them in, let them in. >> reporter: international airports, have become hub for thousands protesting president trump's travel ban. >> i'm thrilled to welcome

leaders of the airline industry to the white house. >> reporter: topic was note thably absent during meeting with president trump and aviation executives at the white house on thursday. >> the industry supports 10 million well paying u.s. jobs and creates 1 trillion in economic activity. >> reporter: uncertainty surrounding the president's immigration ban is already, threatening that prosperity. industry analyst henry. >> is there an immediate, noticeable decline in people coming to the u.s. as a result of the executive order. tourism brings in high value dollars to the u.s., and it is an important employer of a lot of people in america. >> reporter: according to the travel data company forward keys, flight bookings to the u.s. dropped six and a half percent year over year during the week the travel ban was in place. booking from the seven countries in the order to the u.s. were down 80 percent. >> uncertainty is bad for business but it is, especially bad for travel.

>> reporter: this is the ceo of the world's largest on line travel company expedia, which joined washington state's lawsuit against the executive order. >> he says natalie ban hurts more than just business. >> i think what people don't understand is just how powerful the american dream as a brand. >> reporter: he immigrated from iran nearly 40 years ago hopes that america's appeal isn't lost on those looking to visit. >> you know, you take apple, nike, mcdonald's, you put them together, multiply by a thousand that is the strength of the american dream outside the u.s. if you believe in democracy and you want to work hard and you want to be part of the melting pot come on over, that is the spirit of our nation and we don't want to hurt that brand. >> that was peter greenberg reporting. meantime on capitol hill mike pence swore in tom price as new secretary of health and human services. senators vote add long party

lines to confirm the former georgia congressman. the price will lead trump administration effort to reshape the affordable care act, medicare and medicaid. betsy devos was block from entering a public school in washington d.c. they are concerned about her proposals about charter schools and school voucher programs. some say they hurt public schools. devos later entered that school through another door. still ahead right here on cbs-3 "eyewitness news", the the show must go on, circus had its first performance since a tightrope accident this week. we will hear from an emotional nick wallenda when we come right back. benefits of the man's best friend seems to extend to the work place, positive effect pets have on workers when "eyewitness news"

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it is 6:16. let's check back with amanda muhler in the cbs-3 traffic center, hi there, manned. hi jan, upper hanover township we have a accident at warners school road it is not causing any significant delays but be ready to navigate around that as we head out in that area this morning. just a reminder for turnpike travelers this morning, delaware river connector bridge between pennsylvania and new jersey turnpikes will be out this will at least april at this point, alternate there area bridges including burlington bristol bridge and scudder calls bridge. taking a live look at the turnpike at route 100 we have seen volume here this morning but everything is still running smooth thely and

despite earlier incident that i mentioned most majors are cleared this morning. in the cbs-3 traffic center i'm amanda muhler you this back to you. thank you. police arrived just in the nick of time near orlando, officers pull a driver to safety seconds before his vehicle will explodes and it was all caught on camera. driver flipped his car several times on the deadened street, police say he was speeding, right now driver is in serious condition, and no officers were injured, during the rescue. another remarkable rescue in australia now, that man survived several hours trapped under an excavator in a watery pit. daniel miller was running beside a dam when it gave way and opinion underneath the truck. he had to arch his back to keep his nose just above water neighbor eventually heard his calls for help and police rescued him. miller was treated for hypotheria and minor back injuries. three days after a high wire accident the show went on , hundreds watched last night's show, circus sarasota in florida, first performance

opened to the public was flawless and featured flying wallendas on the high wire, on tuesday, you may remember five acrobats performing with nik wallenda were hurt when they tumbled 30 feet the to the ground. >> wallendas continues through triumph and tragedy, so yes... yes, there was a tragic accident but through that tragic accident there was try um. >> now two of the five performers are out of the hospital and wallenda, who was not hurt says they will all recover. as new england digs out of the winter storm it is now bracing for more snow, national weather service is forecasting several inches of snow for today and sunday and potentially major snowstorm on monday. that is on top of the foot the and a half of snow that some areas already got on thursday.

you know, justin, they can keep it in new england. i'm happy we are in the seeing that. >> i'm with you on that but a lot of people would also argue with you. >> it is winter. >> yeah, but, you don't have to go too far to the the north , we're watching two systems for new england to get whacked over the next week or so, two large systems as you heard sunday and monday and potentially next wednesday to thursday especially new england for once again. for delaware valley all is quiet. not as cold as yesterday morning at this time but still chilly, below freezing in spots. to the north of the city we have thick snow pack and it is 25 degrees in charles house. now, in bath and northampton county. he has clear skies at 25, and he has 6 inches of snow on the ground. that will keep temperatures cooler then it would be if we had bear ground but in the city not much at all, ground soak. we have a shot of reaching 50 degrees later this afternoon. in new jersey cherry hill, mostly cloudy skies, lynn syringer at 28 degrees.

check this out down at the coast we are feeling that mild air nice breeze off the water, ocean water temperature right around 40 degrees where air is in oceanville, new jersey from greg wood in at 40 degrees under partly cloudy skies. outside the city we will see some filtered sunshine through morning and in the afternoon but overall partly to mostly cloudy skies, all and all good shape you can see brightening in the sky there as sunrise, about 45 minutes away, less than that as we will get closer to the spring season so starting to arrive a little bit earlier. here's what is happening, outside across the region 32 degrees at this hour, we have east wind at 3 miles an hour it does feel like 32, wind chill value not much of a problem across region. temperature wise we are holding in the lower 20's up north in the poconos at this hour freezing here in philadelphia but like you saw in south jersey approaching lower 40's now especially right along the coastline, so we're in good shape there. and big story is change in the

temperature, outside, this time yesterday morning, it was cold but look at that 9 degrees warmer in philadelphia, compared to 24 hours ago. sixteen in millville. seventeen in wildwood and dover delaware. here's what to second partly to mostly cloudy skies today with milder temperatures, again, if you have snow on the ground you will get colder so no chance of really reaching 50 to the north of the city but 50 degrees for philadelphia, tomorrow different story some rain returns, temperatures in the 40's. quiet the though across mid-atlantic, and new england for the most part. we have left over snow showers across northern my that will have move off shore. we will see our next system which has not developed yet across the area of the country and that moves in the region tomorrow. so around day break some areas start to he sees rain. rain will be heaviest during sunday afternoon, overall, rainfall amounts about a quarter inch, up to half inch in some spots to the north of the city. temperatures in the the 40's, it is the exception, it will be up in the poconos, so keep an eye on these numbers. today though quiet, cloud, little bit of sunshine

temperatures up around 50 and then tonight we will be hovering around 40 for the city, freezing in the cold spots and then tomorrow morning with that rain coming in look at mount pocono below freezing we have the pink there indicating freezing rain and that freezing rain holds for a lot of the or at least most of the day on sunday, for mountains in northampton county where winter weather advisory will go into effect. everybody else above freezing. mainly rain event, exception in the poconos where we have freezing rain, possibly up to a quarter inch of ice accumulation in the mountains tomorrow. that will cause problems in the roads. that is for sunday. today no issues. overall mild this weekend, jet stream pattern kind of flat right now. keep cold air well to the north and then what happens is next week we will start to see some drops in the jet stream again which will help develop some storms, but right the now it looks like impact is new england for middle of the next week but we will get more hits of the colder air. mild tore day 50 degrees, partial sunshine tonight near 40 for city, colder in the suburbs, that rain arrives

after midnight, majority of the night does stay dry. tomorrow period of rain, 46, we will dry out for next week, temperatures hold close to average in the 40's, keep an eye on on wednesday and thursday that next storm looks dry impacting new england but something to watch this time of the year, jan, back to you. still to come right here on cbs-3 "eyewitness news", pets on the job, why some say take your pet to work day should be every day. find out about the benefit experts say workers get from having their best friend in th

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cbs-3 healthwatch now, companies going to the dogs, growing number of businesses are letting em lease, bring their dogs to work. health reporter stephanie stahl, tells us about the benefit. >> reporter: even when christie is hard at work her best buddy rex is always by her side. >> his preference is to be with me and around people. >> reporter: rex joined christie at her desk at a software company. and every day, several dozen employees bring their dogs, all breed and sizes, to work. >> usually every couple of hours, he will wanting to outside and it forces me to take an outside break which is healthy. >> reporter: according to several studies, pets in the work place can reduce emily stress and i am roof productivity. employees who bring their dogs to work also report higher levels of the job satisfaction >> it does make sense to bring your dog to work in terms of the making employees feel happy, in terms of the keeping them relaxed and that is good for the company. >> reporter: there are ground rules here, dogs are not allowed in in door common

spaces, they can never be left unsupervised and owners must keep their pets on a leash during walks. >> they are good boys. >> reporter: researchers say people become more trusting, relaxed and nicer toward each other, after interacting with dogs. i'm stephanie stahl, for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". very interesting. speaking of dogs, on tomorrow's cbs-3 pet project, treating your best friend's allergies. yes, dogs get dry, itchy skin too, we will tell you about first of the kind injection that can provide relief right here on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" tomorrow morning in our 7:00 o'clock hour. and coming up in our next half an hour three on your side's jim donovan with a three things you need to know before buying a valentines day flowers, where to shop, what to avoid and how to find deals and jill and joe biden going hollywood, what the couple has in common with stars like will smith and brad pitt, we will be right b

good morning, everyone i'm jan carabao. lets get right outside to meteorologist, justin drabick on the sky deck this morning with eyewitness weather. justin, it will feel better to day then yesterday. >> exactly already feeling a big difference. it is still cold at this hour but we will get close to 50 degrees this afternoon. temperatures returning above

average. it has been like that we have a quick blast of cold air and then warms up. second half of the weekend we will deal with wet weather. we have a split weekend. today is day to get outside enjoy dry conditions. we are at freezing here in philadelphia. we have thicker snow back to the north temperatures are colder, mid 20's in the the lehigh valley. twenty-seven in berks county but down south, dover delaware , shore checking this around 40 degrees. so that milder air trying to push from the south. you can thank wind, generally out of the southwest, pretty light though maybe around 10 miles an hour or so. not much of a harsh wind chill for most locations. generally does feel like upper 20's to low to mid 30's with the exception in the poconos, lehigh valley does feel like the teens with little bit of the breeze and cold temperatures. not much happening on storm scan three, it will stay like this today, filtered sunshine. partly to mostly cloudy skies and split weekend, today, try, 50 degrees. tomorrow we will bring back wet weather with temperatures cooler with the cloud rain in

the 40's. exception will be in the poconos, also far northern and lehigh valley winter weather advisory will go in effect for sunday and potential for tree ing rain there with the killed air trapped. we will talk about that storm system in more details tomorrow and show you next seven days in the next few minutes. jan, back to you. it is now 6:32, time to check roads. lets go to amanda muhler in the cbs-3 traffic center, hi there amanda. >> reporter: hi there jan. we have construction delays starting with this one here at north broad street northbound at arch street, that will be closed in all lanes, until about 2:00 p.m. due to a crane lift. you want to go around that area in the city. in new jersey, 42 freeway southbound between market street and 295 south, road work will have two lanes blocked there but that last until 7:00 a.m. that should clear up here and shortly under 30 minutes. just a reminder for turnpike travelers, delaware river connection bridge between pennsylvania and new jersey turnpikes will be out until at least april at this point, alternates there are area

bridges including burlington bristol bridge and scudder falls. taking a live look at i-95 at columbus boulevard running smoothly as well as your majors this morning. cbs traffic center, i'm amanda muhler now back to you. >> amanda, thanks very much. family and friend are preparing to attend a funeral for a delaware correctional officer killed during a prison standoff. lieutenant steven floyd died last week during an inmate uprighting at james vaughn correctional center in smyrna. is there a viewing this morning at delaware state university's memorial hall in dover, the funeral will follow at noon time. authorities in cumberland county are investigating a police involved shooting that left one man dead, this happened yesterday afternoon, near north freemont and south avenue in bridgeton. the county prosecutor's office says natalie officer shot the man after a foot the chase, police found a gun near the victim they are not saying why police were chasing him or if he fired at them. well, cold weather is leading to a spike in stolen cars right here in

philadelphia but police say car owners are pretty much handing over the keys to the thieves. "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff has a warning from police. >> reporter: it takes about 15 minutes to comfortably warm up a vehicle. >> by the time we are out the door my carries good to go. >> reporter: for those without automatic starter that is a cold 15. but not nearly as cold as the feeling anthony got when he found out that his was in longer there. >> i mean car was gone. what are you going to to. >> reporter: here in south philadelphia police working in the third district say they have seen a spike in vehicle thefts, 41 in the past 30 days , in more than half of those cases they say natalie cars were running, with keys in the ignition, in an effort to warm them up. >> i get up, start the car and i go. >> i will never warm it up and not be in it. >> reporter: just don't trust it. >> no. >> reporter: auto thefts aren't only risk drivers run when leaving their car running but these ticket are somewhat rare under pennsylvania law driver could be find up to $100 for doing so, in new jersey, idling car can get

ticketed for $250 depending on the location and if the temperature is above 25 degrees in, delaware fine is between 25 and $75. >> i just get into the cold car and just start it up, wait 30 seconds and take off slowly >> reporter: sometimes it is simply wrong lays, wrong time, anthony is not one to leave his car running and his was not the when it was stolen in the city. >> mine wasn't running, they just took mine. >> reporter: police in the third district have also seen a rise in vehicle thefts, they say as little as a small pile of change can still be enough to lure a thief. reporting from south philadelphia, alexandria hoff for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". nearly a year after governor tom wolf signed a bill legalizing medical marijuana in pennsylvania, aston township is getting ready to launch statewide program, all seven commissioners recently voted unanimously on a ordinance that could make way for a new facility to grow, process medical cannabis, "eyewitness

news" reporter anita oh has reaction from the community. >> reporter: over four decade as a registered nurse in aston township. >> i have seen a lot of pain and suffering. >> reporter: catherine warren also knows loss, in 203 she lost john her husband of 50 years to cancer. >> watching him like that it was just horrible to see, just seeing it, remembering that. it was very difficult. >> reporter: she believes had medical cannabis been legaliz ed in pennsylvania sooner it could have alleviated some of john's pain and nausea. >> is there such a stigma on marijuana i know it works. i have seen people it works with. >> reporter: she reports a growing and processing facility in delaware count which which could receive one of the 12 available permits to do so. group hand delivered a conditional use application to aston township, they hope to turn this empty building behind me into a growing, processing plant for medical marijuana right here on milton road. it is first, only application

the township has received so far, and commissioner/vice-president mike higgins is clear that this would not be a dispensary >> this is a growing, processing operation. >> reporter: higgins adds while crime is a concern for any business commissioners insured safe guard. >> everything from motion sensors to video cameras, all of the electronic locks and so forth. >> reporter: such facilities must also be at least 1,000 feet from schools or day cares. have no exterior evidence of a medical marijuana facility and be constantly monitored by police. the reporting from aston township anita oh for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". puppies at a burlington county store are off the market this morning following the spread of the potentially deadly virus. county health officials say parvo virus began to spread at up i barn in mount holly forcing business to shut its doors. parvo attacks the puppies digestive system and can cause death from dehydration. store voluntarily surrendered

more than 70 puppies, in a recent post puppy barn says it to not willingly sell a puppy it thought was ill. >> whether they became un health you before they were there or they got at the site we are not 100 percent sure but we have people that complained that they received animals that were unhealthy. >> reporter: puppy barn is closed for now. burlington county officials say store owners are not the tasting any penalties. still ahead right the here on cbs-3 "eyewitness news", before you order that bouquet of valentines day flowers, three on your side jim donovan has expert advice how to get best deal and what you should always avoid. >> reporter: i'm danielle nottingham this los angeles at the site of the grammys here on cbs, coming up two pop diva s go head to head and a rising rap star makes history. and a bitter cold end to the workweek, now what can we expect today and tomorrow? justin's back with the weekend warm up, we will tell you about it up

back on "eyewitness news" nationwide is is expected that $2 billion will be spent on flowers for valentines day holiday. three on your side's jim donovan has advice on getting the best bloom for your buck. >> reporter: closer you get to valentines day, florist are busier then ever. it is all hand on deck. >> it is a lot going on there a lot that could go wrong and best florist can pull it off

without a hitch. >> reporter: choosing a good florist can sometimes be a thorny task so tip thumb one, know how are dealing with, in the latest addition of delaware valley consumer checkbook 42 flower shops in our region were rated based on customers surveyed and secret rise shopping. checkbook's executive editor kevin brassler says around valentines day prices can run the gamut. the good news. >> we found florist that charge low prices, deliver high quality products and deliver them on time. >> reporter: marcus hook florist was among shops receiving checkbook's top rating for rise and quality. >> it is our passion. >> reporter: third generation flowerral shop once run by joseph walker, is now operated by his children and grand kid. >> we are on a third generation and we love what we do. we have loved who we do it with and most importantly we are passionate about who we do it for, our customers. >> reporter: tip number two when ordering flowers for out of town avoid using a national

service or an order taking company. >> a lot of companies that are arranged these deals are pretty shady, best thing, find a local florist here or local florist there that you can trust to handle the whole thing. >> reporter: if you need a suggestion. >> call funeral homes they have experience dealing with florist, sometimes hospitals often know like yeah this place has, they say deliver on time, they deliver great arrange also. >> reporter: tip number three, on a tight budget? supermarkets have super rises. >> they are really big advantage supermarkets have, obviously is rise. their rises on average are far lower then what you pay at a traditional retail florist, about 50 to 60 percent lower in some cases. >> reporter: same goes for warehouse clubs. thousand i have arranged for cbs-3 viewers to have free access to checkbook's florist ratings for the next week. log on to cbs philly.com click news, consumer or follow me on facebook and twitter i will post this there as well.

reporting for three on your side, i'm jim donovan. also, just in time for valentines day take a look at these dresses made with chocolate. accessories like hats, earrings, included the sweet treat. if you want to check out these delectable designs in person though you have to fly to europe. fashion show is part of the weekend chocolate fair in brussels, belgium. sending your best valentine your favorite one a candied heart for will valentines day how about one shaped like a real heart. owner of sweet jenny's ice cream and check late shop in williamsville, new york is cooking up an anatomically correct heart. owner came up with the idea three years ago. he said he thought it would be a cool idea to give a heart for valentines day. >> the anatomical heart came about because i thought it would be a really neat play giving your heart for valentines day and you always see cartoon style heart and never an actual heart. as far as shape, diameter and texture all of it, ventricles, veins, it is accurate.

>> each candied hearties made by hand with love put into each and every bite. and here is another creative way to say i love you this valentines day, they are offering their rosea champagne in the the unique pink box. record a message for your partner which plays when they open it up. and there is a lot coming up on cbs this morning saturday, anthony mason and alex wagner joins us from new york with the preview, good morning. >> good morning, jan. coming up today's headlines plus a man accused of arson was key piece of evidence taken from inside of his body, we will go inside the controversial case where data was taken from a pacemaker. and it is stronger than steel and thinner than a strand of hair a new material with the potential to transform the way we live, we will show you wild way scientists and designers are using it. it has been a incredible year for woman in this years grammys with women out numbering men in many categories including country

and folks, we will show you two artists hoff multiple nominations, in tomorrow night 's big event. all that just ahead on cbs this morning/saturday. >> music's big night, thank you guys. >> here's something really cool take a look a photographer captured a video of water freezing on glass and it is mess more icing. >> thats wap cared too in real time. the absolutely, boot the full. justin, we're not going to be able to get that shot here in our area today. >> that is right, temperatures back above average we will make a run at 50 for those areas that don't have, the deep snow pack on the ground so to the north of the city, it looks like you will be stuck in the 40's but still above average for this time of the year, we will will bring back our next storm system in the region tomorrow so a split weekend if you need to get outside, enjoy the dry weather today because we are bringing

back rain and ice in the poconos. we will talk about that a bit. we have 20's for current temperatures. mid 20's just outside the city we will go into west chester at this hour. the mostly clear, dineen is at 24 degrees at this hour and chilly down to delaware, newark check in at 25 degrees, deloris lee's house in new jersey, milder but on the chilly side, mid to up 20's. we have one spot at 30 the at david dutch's house in clementon he has partly cloudy skies so don't expect a whole lot of sunshine today but areas especially into south jersey, delaware where we don't have fresh snow on the ground, good shot of reaching some 50's. cool shot of the full moon, last night, phil chapline in philadelphia, clear skies, beautiful shot there but now we are starting to see cloud building in, thinks out of west chester dineen, send us filtered moon light there and also sun will be up with lack of sun but still we will be mild for this time of the year lets go out to the north where

we have that thicker snow pack , and that is doing some damage to the temperature. the right now 22, at kutztown area middle school. you can see mid to high level cloud that will filter out sun and those clouds are a sign of the warmer air working its way in, aloft in the atmosphere, go up 5,000 feet it is noticeably milder, we have snow on the ground, and that keeps temperatures on the cold side. it is tough to erode that cold air to the north of the city. but still signs of spring, spring count down 29 days until today light savings time begins, that is when sun will be setting after 7:00 o'clock. thirty-seven days until spring officially begins, 52, until we start averaging, daytime highs, of 60 degrees and just 55 days away from the phillies , home opener, so signs of syringe but still got a lot of time left here on the winter season, and maybe doing skiing, riding tube going in the resorts to day is day to do that because tomorrow we have wet weather, jack frost up to 40-inch base, open 100 percent capacity,

camelback 36 and 48-inch base, 37 trails, blue mountain at 38 , open trails this weekend with a 24 to 36-inch base. the nice conditions, today, with that fresh snow in the poconos. up to the mountains in problems. just some clouds through the the west, our next storm has not developed just yet, across the country and form over the next 12 hours and impact delaware valley tomorrow. today, pretty quiet, weak system passes by to the north producing those cloud and then tomorrow, here comes our next cyst to tell bringing rain in here so pretty much a wet day for your sunday, rain at times , and then some ice, up to, poconos, and then once that storm system passes it looks like we will clear out a bit for start of the workweek, next week, starts off on the quiet side. new england here's round two, with their snowstorm, this next storm that will bring rain for delaware valley will bring snow to the north potential for over a foot of snow for northern new england from this next system and then we have to watch another system for middle will part of the next week impacting new

england. back home though, this evening looks good, traveling around, have plans around town, no problems, here comes the rain around day break for some spots and that cold air stuck in the mountains. we will see freezing rain, into the afternoon for poconos and pockets of heavy rain into philadelphia region and afternoon hours and that and we are dry for monday morning. rainfall amounts a quarter inch around philadelphia, more to the north, less to the south up in the poconos we have to watch a winter weather advisory for sunday, ice amounts, tenth to a quarter of an inch, enough to cause problems out on the roads. today though, pretty mild, highs near 50, cooler to the north partial sunshine and then tomorrow, rain at times, mid 40's. pretty quiet next week, exception, still got to keep an eye on the middle will of the week potential storm impacting new england for us cloud temperatures in the 40's , jan back to you. i used to work in new england. i don't miss it right about now. >> not bad thanks justin.

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welcome back, split weekend ahead, today dry, milder with a high near 50, tomorrow we're watching rain, temperatures in the mid 40's, ice in the poconos, pretty quiet next week right now with temperatures holding in the 40 's, close to average. >> 50 degrees, get out there. >> take advantage. >> thanks, justin. that is "eyewitness news" for now, we may be signing off on tv but we are always on line cbs philly.com, cbs this morning saturday is next, have a great weekend, everyone.

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