good morning, ladies? happy monday. so winds, wind, wind, oh, the cameras, seeing downed trees, downed polls, in fact, we have five downed trees right now. they are actually closing down the roadways. so it is an issue this morning. >> keep an eyes out there, a lot of rain reese lengthy, not saying it will definitely happen but keep your wits about you f a branch comes down, you don't want to get conked in the haded here. i saw lot of debris flying around, even on my drive in. if today is garbage day for you, i highly suggest trying to keep it in the house until the last possible second. that will sends your garbage cans flying down the street. keep that in mind. anything that is loose outside will need to be secured. right now, you can actually see the wind driving a couple of snow showers even out there in the last couple of hours, things are generally clear at this point. but, this whole winds issue is coming courtesy of pressure gradient. all that means, area of low pressure departing. high pressure is trying to move in. you get the wind tunnel effect setting up.

kind of like when you go down is the it streets, skyscrapers, a lot breezier in the passageways, just because of the way the column is set up. can really send the wind shooting through. that's what's happening. we have high wind warnings for southern new jersey, whole southern half of new jersey, the entire state of delaware. your lawn furniture, anything else not secure will get blown over or away. watching for downed branches as meisha mentioned, already comes a report, winds advisory also posted. i really quickly just want to show you what you can expect for the rest of the day. northwest winds as high as 35 miles per hour, in the city, gusting to 55, we will see some sunshine here today, but don't be shock to see few snowflakes either. >> katie, thank you so much. so yep, as katie just explained, we are talking about the wind. it is going to affect the morning commute already. 5:00 in the morning and seeing some problems out there. so downed tree, route 23 westbound. this is at hollow road. see crews out there trying to get this minimized for you, moved out of your way so you can actually get through. a lot of the roadways that have the downed trees, entire roadway closed down.

so this is one of them. our next, schuylkill at montgomery, not closed down, crews are out there trying to move this out of your way shall as well, just some branches, debris, but heads up on this, moving in the eastbound direction around montgomery, we will start to slow down even though it is still i, sterile dark outside, will start to slow you down little bit. then also one in norristown, one that has actually closed down the road, collings road closed, alternate ridden -- rittenhouse your next bet. valley view closed at catfish lane. alternate is temple road. then another one, some of these are in areas that i won't even have time to get to, in smaller areas, more rural, no matter where you are, heads up. big road closed at church road and 633, your alternate, hoffmansville road your best bet. >> well, if it is not tied down or bolted down, bring it inside. >> forecasters expecting strong wind gusts, warnings going up, to make sure nothing gets blown away. "eyewitness news" reporter trang do live along the ben franklin parkway where trang

you can see from the flags behind you how strong the winds is. >> reporter: yes, rahel, jim, the wind working with me this morning, blowing through my hair instead of blowing it forward. but definately seeing strong gusts out here, trash, debris, kind of swirling around. as you mentioned, rahel, take a look here, the flags on the parkway, the indicator of how strong the winds is now, kind of slow down a bit here now. but definitely on our way here, rocking our van back and forth. careful driving, especially trucks like our van, and also the potential as meisha mentioned for downed trees and powers lines, here in the city ' head of the winds advisory, officials encourage construction sites to to, you know, weaver tons of construction sites around the area. the city encouraging property owners to secure down the furniture, and other items to break loose and cause damage. people i caught up with early this morning say they definitely noticed the winds, but they're not too bothered

by it. >> pretty bad, the wind, but i'm big guy, winds never going to blow me down the street at all. >> great. >> maybe somebody thin can blow down, but a big guy can handle it a little bit. >> reporter: no reports of any damage here in the city thus far. but this wind advisory does go until 6:00 p.m. tonight. so, definitely something for people to be cautious of when they are leaving to go to work this morning, but for now, live, on the ben franklin parkway, i'm trang do, cbs-3, "eyewitness news," jim, rahel, back to you. >> thank you, trang. developing right now, close to two had you thousand people who live near a dam in northern california are under mandatory ' having orders. >> dam is structurally sounds, but authorities are trying to fix errosion problem at emergency spillway, if that fails it, could unleash flood waters below. read bin john brings us to up date. >> reporter: i just got a text

message and alert saying get out as fast as you can, and firetrucks going up and down our street. resident near lake orville ordered to evacuate to higher grounds, as authorities address damage to a spillway on the nation's highest dam. >> packed up our dogs and lifted up our couches and got rid. we live downtown on fifth and high from. >> reporter: this as water over the spillway at the orville dam after rainy winter season that's caused lake orville to swell nearly to the point of overflowing. >> when you start to erode the grounds, the dirt and everything else starts to roll off the hill, it starts to undermine itself. >> reporter: kevin lawson, the consequences of the errosion. >> if that's not addressed and mitigate it properly, essentially what we are looking at is approximately a 30-foot wall of water that would be coming out of the lake not the lake drain, but 30-foot wall of water. >> reporter: authorities hoping to avert crisis saying the errosion is not advancing as quickly as initially thought. officials say they'll try to plug the hole in the emergency

spillway with rocks, using helicopt tears drop the rocks into a crevice on top of the errosion. cbs-3, "eyewitness news." >> well it, looks like adel stole the show at the 59th grammy awards being took home the night's biggest awards, even brought beyonce to tears. >> cbs correspondent chris martinez is live in los angeles with more on the highlights and surprises from music's biggest night. good morning, chris. >> reporter: and good morning, rahel, jim. it was of course no two ways about it adele's night, no question about that, she won all five of the grammys that she was nominated for last night, although said on stage that she saw one of the night's biggest awards should have gone to beyonce. >> hi, everyone. hi, hi, high. >> huge night for adel at the 59 grammy awards left her nearly speach less, after winning best song, best record, and best albumn for 25 and her song hello. which she performed live at

the beginning of the show. >> ♪ hello from the other side ♪ >> while on stage, she honored beyonce, who was competing against her for the top award. >> the lemonade albumn, so monumental, beyonce, so monumental. and so well thought out and so beautiful and so bearing, and we are about to see another side to you that you don't always see. >> ♪ >> earlier, performed medically of two songs from her albumn lemonade. >> ♪ >> artists also paid tribute to some legends who passed away last year. >> adele honored george michael with a new arrangement of his song, past love. >> she asked to restart it. feeling she was giving a sub

par performance. bruno mars, honoring prince, let's go crazy. >> ♪ >> and last night not just a big night for adele, but a history making night for her. she becomes the first artist ever with the grammys to sweep the top three categories, record, song anal bumm, twice she did it last night, she did it again back in 2012. jim, rahel, back to you. >> so chris, this is james cord on's first time hosting the grammys. any early reviews on how he did? >> oh, great reviews for him at this point. you might say he was one of the big winners, last night as well. if you go on twit they are morning, look for his name, you will see loft folks really love what he did last night. a lot of people already speculating maybe we might see him up there again next year. one of the most fun things about him, you could tell he was such a fan himself watching those performers last night, great to see. >> course we always see him in

carpool karaoke, so, so fitting. >> as musicians gather for last night's awards show, many were also mourning the loss after legend. seven time grammy singer al giroux died at the age of 76. for nearly half century, he performed on stages around the world, reflecting commonly on sing here trans ended musical barriers. >> was some ones who was able to provide us with a lot of great music over the years, really appreciated all that he contributed, the lexicon of jazz and all forms of music. >> and was set to perform at the kezwick theater in glennside this upcoming weekend. >> coming up: helicopters being used to fight flames out west. >> update on the wild fire just ahead, but here at home, vandals toppled dozens of tombstones in bridesburg, how neighbors worked to fix the problem. >> first massive mud sly, now resident in one town have

another problem to deal with. find out why they are stopping vehicles near their neighborhoods, that's coming up next. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> it is monday morning. just dance. that's lady gaga. tickets for lady gaga tour go on sale today at 10:00. december 10th, at the well, and we'll be right back. >> ♪ >> ♪

>> welcome back, quick spreading wild fire near oklahoma city forcing residents to flee hear homes, fire officials responded around 11:30 sunday morning, but it continues to spread even at this hour. multiple fire crews from all over the region have been called in to assist. so far farm structures and campers have been burned. >> we at home have been dealing with wind, but a lot of snow in the forecast, winter storm warnings in effect from up-state new york into maine main. forecasters say some parts of maine could see 2 feet of snow by tomorrow night. well, residents everyone california town are trying to repair highway damaged by a mud slight. >> also, trying to keep disaster tourists out. the hole in the highway, 35,

is about 200 feet wide, 50 feet deep. this happened last friday. drivers and motorcyclists have been trying to get there to see the big holes. while home own remembers trying to keep them away. >> i absolutely understanded the curiosity, people who want to see it, but the fact of the mat is her this 150-foot section every road that's just slid down the hill is not going to be fixed within the next few weeks. >> putting stress on that road, already saturated. it has been real dangerous flooding down. >> engineers are expected out at the scene today to figure out what to do about that huge hole in the highway. >> incredible. time 5:14, katie joining us now, katie it, seems like we're just missing that snow in a will hit our neighbors to the north. >> i think we could actually see snow call in a couple of spots, but nothing like what they're seeing. if you saw that at all it might reduce your visibility, but more than anything, it is just the wind on the heals of that storm system off to the northeast here. and it is currently brinking in some very decent snowfall

rates across the atlantic canada, nova sasha, spain, the rest of new england. what we actually ends up here more than anything the pressure gradient picking up on the peoples of the storm system. so as lows try to retreat, highs try to take its place in terming every pressure, win tunnel effect, wrap around moisture, lake enhancement, will help trigger couple of snow squawls across pennsylvania here today. so again, not everyone will see. that will everyone does get in on the win, if you did see snow squawl that would be why. not a sign of approaching storms. off to the west here, really anywhere right around the mississippi river vale, rest of the southeast, all very calm and collected we do get in on the pattern come tomorrow. for now, there go, talking wind gusts already approaching 50 miles per hour here. so very blustery start to the day. the kind of winds that will not only send your trash cans flying, also will send anything else not secured down. please make sure everything is as secure as you can possibly

make it, and try to keep the trash lid on as tightly on the trash cans, again, a lot of briere to clean up as it is. meanwhile a look at the high wind warning, winds advisory for the rest every us, everyone in some sort of warning or advisory, but the gust also likely peak as 06 miles per hour in the warning area, advisory area, it is not too much different as high as 55. so, it is sort of splitting the difference between 55 to 60-mile per hour gusts, regardless we get in on strong winds today. that's the message. actual area temperatures, mid upper 30's for the most part. knock ten to 15 degrees off that. that's what it feels like. that's what i want you to use as a gauge, but here is a look for you. thirty-two the temperature in quakertown, mid 30's palmyra, mt. holly, where the national weather service regional headquarters is locate. meanwhile see things ease up in the wind department later tonight. little on the cool side but above average tomorrow, and with sunshine, looks like really nice valentine day forecast, then we come up wednesday, maybe flake or sprinkle, but otherwise,

meisha, not really seeing too much down the pike, looks like tame forecast all-in-all. >> i was thinking the same thing, looks real nice. thank you for. that will so we have to get through wind today. we are seeing effect on the roadways already. number one, you can see, how bouncy the camera shots are, some of which are going out, because the wind so strong. so heads up on this. the vine pushing in the westbound direction, maybe couple of brake lights going on, looking okay, then switch in the eastbound direction, this is what you are looking at there eastbound. so, i would say, starting to build little bit. we can expect mondays to be busy it, will get busy today. what's also going to slow you down is the wind, not just because it is windy but also going to have some debris flying around. we will have some downed trees. downed polls, some wires, which we're already seeing. 202 headlights northbound direction at the schuylkill you can see both moving in the northbound and southbound direction, congestion levels not an issue, just the winds. you have to pay attention to. that will but pull your attention before we get to the downed trees, market frankford line, update for you, 21

strains now available for service. bus service along the line, has now ended, and heads up to last week, put this in perspective, 16 trains, now 21 trains available. so it is getting better for those who take the market frankford line. do have this accident in warrington still out there, 611 between street and bristol road. one lane blocked there. not going to slow you down too much now. but will. then heads up. do have downed tree in pottstown right now, valley view road closed at catfish lane. then more downed trees closing roads, talk about it when we come back in a little bit. rahel, back to you. >> all right, meisha, see you soon, thank you. now for look at newspaper headlines across our region. >> burlington county time new jersey governor chris christie has signed legislation that will regulate ride sharing companies like uber and lyft. attorney general office will decide if criminal backgrounds checks performed by the companies on would be drivers under suspicion or whether state police should be required to do the check. >> and from the front page of the reading eagle long-term lane closures are expected to impact the century bridge in

reading, beginning in the next few months, bridge, primary artery into and out of the city, undergoing $42.6 million construction project. >> and from the philadelphia inquirer, offices at the pennsylvania state senate will be closed today after a vandal apparently broke into the state capitol yesterday. and sprayed the content of a fire extinguisher along several hallways. >> and that's a look at some of the newspaper headlines, around the delaware valley. >> and up next: pat's here with sports. >> morning, guys. in sport, we will have the latest from the trade rumors swirling around okay for, where could he be headed? that's ahead. plus local high school cheer squad wins big in orlando. that's here on

>> ♪ >> ♪ >> welcome back, thanks for waking up with us here on "eyewitness news" this morning. >> now a look at the morning sports. >> big news with sixers big man, the trade deadline isn't for another ten days, but it appears jahlil okafor may have played his last game with the 76ers. former third overall pick did not travel with the team as they made their way to charlotte for tonight's game in addition, okafor changed his twitter location to chicago, interesting, yes. so with a log hine joe em embiid and nor east leans noel, the man is the man out. pelicans, two of the teams have been rumored to be involved in the trade discussion. coach brent brown says that's the reason he held okafor out saturday against the heat.

>> more information is always available. you know, you wake up, something happens, you learn, you know, sometimes things don't happen, and so i feel like it is stillut also embiid continues to be held back. team confirmed report yesterday that embiid has a memeniscus tear in his left knee, occurred january 20th, against portland. he's missed nine straight games since, although the tear is being called minor. last year temple was a tenth seed in the ncaa tournament, to get back there, have to make up plenty of ground. >> the owls visiting memphis. let's go to the final play of the first half. knocks down the triple, owls led by 14 at the break, thanks to 18 to nothing run in the second half, daniel, he cuts his way to the basket 42 of his 13-point. and later, quince ton rose, he

had a team high 18-point, which we will show you right here. the owls win, 74 to 62, over the tigers. ivy league action at the palestra, penn hosting core colonel, late first half, brian dentally from deep. penn had 28-point half time lead. more from bently in the second half. he knocked down five triple on the day, had career high 22 points. that's back-to-back wins for the quakers. eighty-two-63 is the final. st. joe's has now lost their entire starting back court. in december newkirk for his -- tore his acl, now lamar out after breaking his foot during saturday lost to u-mass. he will beside lined at threes two months, sophomore led the hawks to 15 points and four assists per game. >> hey, weaver a winner in town. saint hubert's tear team are national champs. >> (cheering)

>> let's hear it, they were crowned champs this weekend at the national high school cheerleading championship in orlando. they won the first place title in the large varsity division, d2 division, huge accomplishment, congrats to coach lisa mcnesby and her squad. that's great. >> northeast philly, saint hubert's. >> very good. congratulations. should i break out my cheer? >> you were a cheerleader, weren't you? >> you know she was. later. >> thanks, pat. >> well, coming up in the next half hour of "eyewitness news," wall street opens at new record high, today, live report from the stock exchange. >> also this morning, we are learning of growing turmoil inside the trump administration. finds out who is rumored to be leaving soon. plus this: >> to me it is like neanderthal thinking, just so backward. >> and more on this frightening discovery in south jersey, that's got a lot of neighbors on edge when we come back. stay w

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>> this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news" this morning. and, take a look at those flags, wild wind, whipping across the area today, katie is here to tell us when it will finally calm down. plus how the city of philadelphia is asking construction sites here. >> good morning, i'm rahel

solomon. >> i'm jim donovan, chances are lots of people in for bad hair day today. >> katie here to explain how long we will be experiences these wilds winds. >> today is not the day for the hairstyles, i mean, unless you aquatone the bee-jesus out that far thing, you will see it flying everywhere, but do expected to as you guys mentioned, very blustery day. i'm seeing the win gusts peaking near 50 miles per hour. this is going to be a running theme all day today. taking a look at storm scan3, actually see it just across the pa state border even into the poconos couple of snow showers still working their way in here. but you might see a snow squawl even as far south as outlying suburbs north of philadelphia throughout the day. but his is wind driven precipitation, guys, our storm system departing just on the heals of the storm that you get this pressure gradient setting us up, so wind