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the the look at hardest hit areas, kate. >> wind advisory has been cancelled. wind now dying down, which is good news but we have another, windy day this week to tell you about and then, we will take to early syringe in the seven day forecast, "eyewitness news" at 6:00 starts right now. it is 6:00 here's is what happening jerry sandusky's son arrested jeffery sandusky was taken in police custody, fac ing a slew of serious charges. sandusky hit with more than a dozen counts including sexual assaults of a minor. hello, i'm ukee washington. i'm jessica dean. lets get over to natasha brown breaking down these charges in the cbs-3 stat center. good evening, natasha. >> reporter: more than five years after jerry sandusky, former penn state coach was first arrested on child sexual abuse charges, jerry's a
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cooperated son jeffery find himself behind bars now facing a lengthy list of child sex offences. pennsylvania state police arrested 41 year owed jeffery sandusky on monday and charged him with sexually assaulting two minors. investigation began in november 2016, after a child claimed to have received text messages from sandusky including some that asked for naked photographs. according to state police sandusky was dating the child 's mother and lived in the resident for about five years. he is also facing allegations that a second child may have also been abused in 2013. the victims in these cases are 16 and 15 years old females. jeffery sandusky now faces 14 counts of sexual offense charges involving children including stat sexual assault, inn volume will try deviate sexual intercourse, sexual abuse of children and corruption of minors. jeffery sandusky is corrections office art ate state prison near state college. he is one of the jerry
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sandusky's six adopted children. his father jerry, former penn state assistant football coach was convicted in 2012 of child sexual abuse with 10 boys and is currently serving a 30 to 60 year prison sentence. well, 41 year-old jeffery sandusky is being held on $200,000 bail. that is very latest for now we are live from the sat center, that tasha brown for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> natasha, thank you. a camden community is looking for answers after two high school students and a woman were attack by the same dog, at different times. "eyewitness news" reporter joe holden is live in camden tonight where he spoke to one victim about her frightening ordeal, joe? >> reporter: jessica, good evening. this pit bull was on a rampage according to police and struck and bit one woman and then headed over to woodrow wilson high school where it boarded a school bus and then attacked two students on that school bus. they were able to evacuate bus , keep the dog on the bus, tonight the doggies back with
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its owner because it is properly licensed. it is quarantined now for 10 days. >> how are you. >> reporter: vanessa truet is returning from lordes hospital , cuts, gashes, by the on her leg are cause for concern. police tell cbs-3 that she was first victim in the series of attacks in camden on saturday morning by a single pit bull. vanessa takes us back to the moments before it happened. >> i got halfway down the street and then across the street and i'm like, there is three big dogs to go me or what. >> reporter: she made it to the neighbor's door but not before being bitten repeatedly some wound have been stitched but one is so deep that she said there is told her that they cannot do much. to put tonight her word, she said the attacking talk got a hung out of her leg before her neighbor was able to fight it off with the pole. police say the dog wasn't finish and made its way over to woodrow wilson high school
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where it jumped on to a bus, carrying women's racerty basketball team and attacked two players. district confirmed both were treated, received a handful of stitches and are resting at home. we went looking for the talk's owner. no one was home at the dress obtained by cbs 36789 as for vanessa truet. >> i feel all right, but taking all this medicine. >> reporter: she is relieved to hear natalie doggies vaccinated but she is rattled by unprovoke attack. >> i'm getting ready to go out the door, i see any dogs out there, i will be looking out, i look outside bring even come out the door. i ain't coming out to door. >> reporter: now doggies quarantined for 10 days. at the conclusion, the health department will tell this, and make sure that everything checks out with the dogs. the school district here did release a statement and indicated that the entire incident was shocking. reporting live from camden i'm ohio holden for cbs-3
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"eyewitness news". >> joe, thank you. report of the dog fight in north philadelphia leads to the discovery of a possible dog fighting operation, eight dogs are now receiving treatment at the pennsylvania spca headquarters on erie avenue. officials say natalie animals were removed from a property last night on the 600 block of west diamond street. one talk was found ted, at the that scene. >> there were signs natalie property that a number of these dogs had been housed there for a period of time. so, we believe that this is an ongoing location of interest for talk tighting. >> police took one person in custody last night but search continues for several persons of interest. the wind advisory in our area has expired but not before heavy gusts left their mark on the region n warrington a couple of town homes under construction crumbled due to the whipping wind. you can see, splinterd wood as roof appears to have come crashing down on 100 block of admiral lane, while no one there was hurt, "eyewitness
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news" also in mt. airy today where wind were strong enough to topple this tree, right on top of a parked car, on crescent and sedgewick street. we caught up with the very frustrated owner with that reek will as he surveyed the damage. >> first i'm like i'm not mad but then i got irritated how does a tree just fall on my car. it fell that way. why couldn't it have gone the other way. why my car? >> despite damage to the car no one was hurt. meteorologist kate bilo joins us now and kate, quite a blustery day. take us to the night now. >> night looks better. we are not completely shutting off wind but wind has diminished as this storm system moves away. you can see the swirl. it is a very strong system bringing very heavy snow to the canadian maritime province and back into portions of maine. that is now slowly drift ago way, and further this goes away from frustrates, the weaker that pressure gradient will get in and wind advisory was cancelled early, allowed to expire and the wind are
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gradually diminishing tonight but damage as you saw has largely been done. let's recap wind gust as cross the area today. we pick up 63 miles an hour gust, reported 58 miles an hour win gustness vineland, new jersey. morris at, 57 miles an hour. 55 miles an hour in chatham and 52-mile an hour gusts at philadelphia international the airport. wind are still strong, they are backing up a little bit. gusts in the 30 to 35 miles an hour range with sustain wind at 15 to 20 miles an hour right now. still breezy, blustery and things have been weakened all day from the strong wind and is there chance for down tree and power lines but things getting better out there this evening. wind diminishing through the next several hours, it will be cold, quiet overnight, and then tomorrow for valentines take, we're looking like a pleasant winter day with temperatures slightly above average but speaking of above average, we're going to go well above average as we head in the weekend. little taste of early syringe in the forecast and we will tell you how warm, coming up, ukee. >> kate, thank you. a few months ago jayanna
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powell was struck and killed crossing the street it in overbrook and now her mommies trying to get a law pass that had may help with future hit and run investigations. it took police two weeks to track down suspect driver, 24 year-old paul woodland and his highly damaged honda now, iish a poole is working with the state senator to create a jay alert, expanding current amber leather system to include hit and run advisories local carrie pair manager is throwing his support behind the proposed bill. >> if the car have would have gone right through a repair facility in this type of had already been enacted i would think natalie shop owners would have done the right thing and contacted the authorities right away. >> also, under the proposed bill, penndot would have to notify auto repair shops with the the details of any vehicle suspected of being involved in a hit and run. philadelphia district attorney seth williams, first assistant d.a. stepped down today, district attorney's office tells "eyewitness news" that tariq he will shabazz submitted his less resignation
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effective at close of business former defense attorney began working for office in august. the his resignation follows williams announce. on friday he will not seek re election. the city of philadelphia new has a new lb gt affairs director, amber heist replaces they will i fitzpatrick who has soon calls, among controversy of racism in the gayborhood. a septa driver on death's doorsteps when we come back. >> divine intervention, lots of people have said, you know, whether you believe in that or not, probably had something to to with it. >> this bus driver bounced back from a near deadly incident, he shares his story of survival with our stephanie stahl and shows you unique reminder that follows him around every day. and just keep skating, so much shore the announcement today that aims to open up the door to out door fun for kid in the philadelphia area. leslie. hey there guys i just want to show you this.
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on this valentines day eve , a story of love and gratitude, a septa driver who in the grips of death, thought of his wife. >> health report are stephanie stahl has his amazing story of survival and important message he is helping to get on it in a unique way. >> he is a remarkable guy. >> reporter: are this is a bus driver who has been a star at septa and hero to his family. he says he is lucky to be live and has a new appreciation for life. it is not every day that a septa driver has his picture on the back of his bus. >> you know, now i'm so-called
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celebrity of the depot. >> reporter: celebrity who came back, there the brink of death. >> absolutely lucky, and fortunate to be here. i know that the odd were against me. >> reporter: donald porter is back in the driver's seat after surviving a heart incident that kills most people. >> i knew at that moment i was about to die. >> reporter: it happened a year ago at home after his shift, like a about the of lightening. >> i actually felt my aorta rip, from the top of high heart all the way down to my right ankle. >> reporter: he had one thought for his wife of 20 years, lynnette. >> to get out of the house because i didn't want to die in my house in my bedroom next to my wife. so, i pick myself up, i went outside on the sidewalk. >> reporter: from the sidewalk , to crozer-chester hospital, for eight hours of surgery, to repair his torn aorta. >> they relayed the a sending aorta as well as part of his aortic arch.
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>> reporter: charles geller, a cardiothoracic surgeon say survival depend on quick surgery. >> we place patients in essentially a state of suspended an haitian. there is a cooled down to a very low temperature and all of the bloodies train from their body. during that time the patient is receiving direct blood flow to the brain to keep it well nourished. >> reporter: donald survived to be reunited with lynn and her four children. >> i'm trying in the the to cry here. i'm trying in the the to cry. >> reporter: lynn the wheel donald who has been driving for two years is all business. >> are you glad to be back in the seat. >> yes, it has certainly enhanced my arrears for being alive. >> reporter: so i am rested with donald's story crozer put his picture in their ads with his simple but powerful message. thank you forgiving me another chance. >> wow, right. >> now technical name for what don had is an aorta dissection
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, it is rare and tend to strike men over the age of 40. it often happens with no warning signs, and can be deadly if not treated quickly. don says fact that his wife called an ambulance, right away, part of why he is alive. >> what a story. >> amazing. >> don's trying not to cry. >> all of us, right. >> thanks, stephanie. delaware river front corporation announced a new fund to support recreational activities for philadelphia's use. >> william miller urban youth activities the fun will support good skates program on the delaware river and summer youth activities the to provide more outdoor activities the for kid in philadelphia that fund is established in memory of miller, a civic lead shore wanted to provide children access to the waterfront. kate bilo joins us now, if you go outside, fly a kate that was a bad idea that kite is out of here. >> you may have gone with it. >> be mary poppins style. >> gone, gone. >> it was a very windy day.
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damaging wind, wind gradually diminish and happy to report we are below advisory level. no more wind advisory, it is still breezy, still feeling colder then thermometer indicates thanks to those strong wind but things are definitely, improving, as we head toward valentines day. we will repeat performance of the wind, later on this week. lets get into it. start off outside right now you can see go pro cam giving a panoramic view from the cbs broadcast center in center city all lit up. you can see a tine bit of light in the sky, western sky there, and you can see finishes, it is dissent and day turns tonight. it will be a chilly night. temperatures dropping in the 20's. not as windy as it was today. storm scan three is showing heavy snow keeping coming over pourings of help and not shutting off snow machines up on there this coastal main and canadian maritime province. but that system will move out over next couple days. high pressure build in briefly we have to watch another storm
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up the coast wednesday into thursday. we have talk about this last week and i targeted thursday as a day to watch for potential storm moving up the eastern seaboard. it looks like it will miss us off shore, and very good thing for our area because it will be a very strong storm. live neighborhood network take a look at peopling wind gusts at abington junior high school , 62 miles an hour on that weather station. little creek at dover air force base 48 whiles an hour. similar at point pleasant beach. airport 52 miles an hour today , reason for the win, of course that strong storm up across new england, intense strong storm and high pressure building behind it. wind low around the back side of the low and like pushing it through a funnel. wind speeds up. as that low drifts away pressure gradient slackings up and wind diminish. future wind gusts you can see they move off the coast and then by tomorrow we are not looking at much of any wind of note at all. it will be a nice winter day. future wet are watch what happens as high moves away tomorrow, high pressure overhead looks like a thighs day.
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new low will develop off the coast and this is one to watch for wednesday into thursday. is there another piece of energy diving down from the north and if those two had made a connection that could have turn into a pretty nasty nor'easter. it looks like they are just going to miss that connection until they get up in to maine. maine getting a season's worth of snow in one week, last week 's storm into this week's storm. but for thaws looks like a near his gusty wind around the back edge of that next storm on thursday. so, valentines day forecast is a hilly start. then by noon 41 degrees. 8:00 p.m. 42. highs in the upper 40's. the pre i nice for your valentines day date plans or gallontine's day, whatever you choose to to it will be a nice afternoon and nice evening, not too windy either. 48 degrees the high for valentines day. normal high 43. we are 5 degrees above average wednesday breeze picks up and thursday is another windy, colder day, but look at this rebound, saturday, 52, we could be pushing 60 by sunday. that weekend is a hazing for
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february. >> fifty's,. >> yes, love it. >> do i love that. >> plan valentines day that day. >> thanks, kate. >> don's up next with sports. >> we are talking baseball? what is next step for fightin phillies. also as we said baseball is finally back. weak hear from the top dog a live report coming your way, in clearwater that up
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florida sound nice. >> it cost. >> did you see that shot from leslie and the crew. >> beautiful down there. >> one of the days where you might think about just being somewhere else. >> yes. >> traveling. >> take me somewhere else for just a little bit. >> come on back now, come on back. >> today is one of the days honestly where the air actually hurts your face. wind gusts around 60 miles an hour this someplaces, just terrible. but, the weather is much better in clearwater, florida. shut out to chuck. phillies pitchers and catchers have reported. that is where we will find leslie van arsdal. hi there leslie how are you. >> hi there don.
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i have to tell you it is really nice here. we had the most beautiful sunset a few minutes ago. we're on the beach in february you can see right the thousand , some people just taking a leisurely after dinner stroll. we are actually working, phillies, pitchers and catchers reporting today, and we saw them getting in a little work before the official work out tomorrow. you can see the teams rebuilding ross zest working. there are some familiar faces now in the clubhouse, and the pitching rotation has an interesting mix. we have veterans, youth, and depth, team president andy macphail talk about his expectations for the season. >> expectation is that we will be better then we were a year ago. our expectation is that we will continue to introduce new talent on to our major league team not unlike what we did last year. i'm looking for improvement, meaning tool, measurable improvement. that could be in the number of players that look like they will be pieces for the future.
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i think that is my goal for 2017. >> all right. well, the work for phillies will start tomorrow for pitchers and catchers. that is their first official work out. full squad work out will be on friday. that is latest reporting from clearwater, new back to you in the studio. >> her face looks like a smilinge maine gis, toss than the it. >> she can't stop smiling. >> we will see you later. talk about basketball sixers are in charlotte playing hornets this less than an hour, jahlil okafor is not included in the mix. team left behind behind while they continue to shop around for a trade, ted line is february the 23rd. meanwhile flyers back on the practice ice in voorhees to take, on wednesday, they are starting a three day road trip in calgary, three games in canada flyers have serious issues on offense. they have been held to two goals in eight of the the their last 10 games, two goals or fewer. wayne simmonds says they are
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not worried. >> we should, you know, it will be low scoring, you know, on the back half, you know, as long as we are's on the right side, and winning. >> sometimes you lay pretty good hockey and don't get wins , we don't get rewarded and sometimes you don't play as great and get wins. i think we want to get wins for sure but we have to to it the right way and play within the is is tell. >> they have to make the layoffs. >> wayne train is not worried then i'm cool. >> don, rebater it. new years day is long gone but mummers are in the done just yet. >> when we will come back where you will see them strut their stuff for a different
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well, annual mummers mardi gras parade kicked off this saturday in manayunk. >> third year in a row several mummers training band will strut their stuff town main street starting at the 11:00 a.m. day long celebration also raises money for local string bands. so far mummers mardi gras has raised $60,000. thanks for watching "eyewitness news" at 6:00 we are back at 10 on our sister station cw philly and, back here on cbs-3. up next, "cbs evening news", tonight back pain we have all had it and now doctors have new guidelines on how to treat it. doctor john lepuke has your prescription. there new york here now is scott pelley. take care family. we will see you tonight.
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captioning sponsored by cbs >> pelley: mixed signals from the white house. >> yes, general flynn does enjoy the full confidence of the president. >> pelley: then the president sends word that he's evaluating his national security adviser, who reportedly misled the administration about his contacts with russia. also tonight, after a north koreaian missile launch, the president convenes his top advisers in a public dining room. cbs news investigates an exhaust leak in late model ford explorers. this police officer says it almost cost him his life. >> i just went out. >> reporter: just like that? >> just like that. >> pelley: and the national zoo prepares to say bye-bye to bao bao. >> i think it's like your kids going off to

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