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developing this morning a philadelphia police officer is hurt in chase involving dirt bikes, we are live with the latest on that officer's injuries. a hit and run crash send a two year-old boy to the hospital. ahead, a description of the car, police are looking for. just a month into his president thecy donald trump is back in campaign mode. i'm kenneth craig in melbourne , florida with a look at his rally and thousands of people who turned out to support him, coming up. today is sunday, february
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19th, good morning everyone i'm jan carabao. another absolutely gorgeous day ahead for us, lets get over to meteorologist justin drabick with the eyewitness weather forecast. the justin we just can't talk about this forecast enough. >> i'm everybody's best friend right now, except if you are a snow lover. >> travel, a little bit further. >> yes, it the is pretty tar north because it its warm every where. yesterday was crazy, 29 in the morning and got to 68. >> exactly. >> shy off the record. >> today we should november problems, getting close and break in it, upper 60's, we see in problem even with the clouds over us, they should thin out over next few hours. late morning, by afternoon, skies should be mostly sunny. we are seeing sunshine to the north to the lehigh valley and poconos with the nice sunrise but still mostly cloudy over center city but mild, big difference compared to yesterday, temperatures in the morning, we are down into the mid to even lower 20's in the warm spots, and of course my
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graphic system wants to lock up on me, so as a meteorologist this is a true test fuzz are trying to get in the best. we have no computer graphic and talk your way through this because producers have this all timed out and we are dealing with temperatures 50's right now we will get to sun. sixty-eight is our record high , we should reach that and more record on the way and i will show thaw in the seven day forecast. hopefully we will get graphics back. >> great job, thanks justin. police officer is in the the hospital this morning after she was hurt during a chase spark by the sound of the possible gunfire. cherri gregg from our sister station kyw news radio is live at hahnemann hospital this morning where that officer is recovering. cherri are police still looking for anyone or have they made all of their arrests >> reporter: good morning, jan , yes, several men fled the scene of the north philadelphia street on dirt bikes and police were able to get and give chase. they nabbed two suspects. a third man dumped his bike
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and got away on foot and unclear at this point how many other folks got the away on those dirt bikes. of course, chase of one of those individuals is what land that had female officer here at hahnemann hospital with you take a look at the video that we have, from the scene, and the 2,000 block of judson street when office's arrived around 7:15 and they heard what they believed to be gunshots. they then saw several men, flee the scene, on their bikes , all headed intive rent directions, police, from the 22nd district and highway patrol they split up to pursue the men, with the police chopper overhead, now police chased the suspects, multiple blocks, they caught one suspect at front and gerney, they caught a second suspect near third and allegheny and it was during the scuffle with this suspect that the female high waste patrol officer sustained non-life threatening injuries. police recovered a third bike near fifth and erie, the driver there got a waste on foot, police say no officers
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fired their weapon during this pursuit and officers shut down the area of the scene, which is near 23rd and diamond for quite sometime on at day but they were unable to recover a weapon or to determine whether any gunshots were fired at all now back out here live, we understand that female officer , again, suffered non- life threatening injuries and is currently in stable condition here at hahnemann and it is unclear at this point what, if any charges will be filed begins the two suspects who are currently in custody. live from hahnemann medical center cherri gregg for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". all right, keep us up to date, thanks cherri. a man is in the hospital this morning after being stabbed several times, in center city. this all happened right around is 1:10 last night near south 13th street and spruce street just off broad. victim was taken to the hospital, jefferson hospital, it is unclear how he is doing
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this morning. the suspect fled on foot, no word on a description of that person or on the motive. a man is in critical condition this morning after an overnight shooting. this happened they are cecil b. moore avenue and north dover street in brewerytown just after midnight. victim is a 40 year-old man and was taken to hahnemann hospital. police are now looking for a suspect. investigators have not said what may have led to the shooting. four people are hospitalized right now after a shooting in west philadelphia. the shooting happened just after 9:00 last night near market street and north conestoga street. they were taken to penn presbyterian and they are in stable condition. in word on who the shooter or shooters may be, or on a motive. well, two year-old boy is in the hospital after he was hurt during a hit/run in montgomery county. accident happened around 5:00 yesterday near spring garden street and banknockburn avenue in ambler. boy was air lifted to children 's hospital of philadelphia he was crossing
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the street when he was hit. police say there is a chance the driver may in the have realized what had happened. >> the child was only four years old so he is small, seven rate or may not have realized that they struck the child and just kept going. >> police say driver was last seen going south on main street in the dark colored suv , we are awaiting an update on the boy's condition this morning, officers say he was at the park with his parent when the accident happened. flames ripped through an apartment building in fair less hills bucks county, this is cell phone video from lake view terrace on old boulevard right around 7:00 last night. the fire damaged building e, no one was injured, but the cause of the fire is under investigation. today is in day of rest for president trump, he is interviewing four prospects for national security advisor. yesterday the president held a rally in florida where he resume his attack on the reporters cover him. kenneth craig was there.
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>> reporter: president donald trump was back in his comfort zone rallying supporters at an airport hanger this time in melbourne, florida. >> i hear your demand, your voices and i promise you i will deliver. >> reporter: president trump was quick to defend his first month in office as he ramped up his attack on the media. >> the dishonest media which has published one false story after another, with no sources , even though they pre tend they have them, they make them up in many cases. >> reporter: thousands of president trump's supporters waited in the blazing sun for hearst to attend the rally. >> he made all these promises to us and he is doing every single promise that he mentioned in and that is one thing i have believed with president trump, what he says is going to happen. >> this is not first time president has rallied here at this airport. thousands of his supporters also showed up in september, in a county and state that helped him secure the
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presidency. >> this is my 14th rally and been to three mike pence rallies. >> reporter: why so many. >> i just like to support donald trump. >> reporter: across the street hundreds of demonstrators protested against him. >> the russia things seems very suspicious and republican party seems completely un willing to pursue that. >> reporter: supporters told us that they were eager to hear more about the president 's prom toys create jobs. especially in the aerospace industry in the space coast. former home of the nasa shuttle program in a county where many of those jobs have dried up. kenneth craig for cbs-3 eyewitness news. still ahead on "eyewitness news", this sunday morning, are you sick of paying too much for cable? who isn't? the three things you need to know before you cut the cord. we will also have this. divine intervention, lots of people have said, you know whether you believe in that or not, it probably has something to to with it.
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a septa driver on death's doorstep but he bounced back from a near deadly incident and new he is sharing his story with stephanie stall. it shows you unique remind their follows him around every day, but first here's justin. good morning everyone, we will have increasing sunshine throughout the morning into the afternoon or near record warmth potential and we will sees that later this week. we will show you seven day
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feet ape it is three times bigger than the old one. it also has a cocktail bar, lounge, it is an east allen street and opens up at 1:00 this afternoon. there will be tours, starting on thursday. it looks like fun. it is one house on the hill that universally hate. while dumb continuing it isn't for everyone it is much more doable then it used to be. this morning cbs-3's jim donovan looks at three things you need to keep in mind if you are considering cutting the cord. >> reporter: does high cost of cable have you thinking about cutting the cord? >> i don't want to pay that much more cable. >> they are high. >> i listened to my husband when he says they raised rates again. >> reporter: good news. >> there is definitely options for everybody who wants to cut the cord. it is what you are willing to sacrifice in order to have that. >> reporter: c-net joan salts man says there are several things to consider first. beginning with your internet access. >> unless you want to use your mobile phone, watch all of
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your tv you will still be high speed, broad band access. into your home. >> reporter: there are devices >> a lot more customers are moving toward streaming tea vice. >> reporter: if you don't have a short tv that can stream. >> what you might want to consider is getting a streaming box like a roku or apple tv. what they does provide you with the greatest amount of options for what streaming channels you will have access to. >> reporter: to you just want bear bones basics you will need at least an antenna. >> they are pretty cheap, a local lead starts at $20 but what you cannot watch broadcast network in your area solely for freeze after you pay for the antenna itself. >> reporter: if you are a big sport fans realize your options will be limited cutting cable. >> you have to pay more then you might think to get it over webb. you can still get televised sports through the webb. because it is such an expensive concept to license, it is also a expensive content to stream in most cases.
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it it is hard to beat bound also that include phone, internet ape cable for one price if you want various content. if you don't mind less choices pull out your calculate or and do research. as you may find cutting cable can add up to significant savings overtime. reporting for three on your side, i'm jim donovan. to you have not heard yet today will be a is in take for walk outside and people in sea isle city will be taking advantage of the great weather to to just that. the polar bear run/walk for autism is happening today, this is video from last years event when it was much colder, runners and walkers bring their families to take part in the event, proceeds go towards autism advocacy and family services and it all starts at noon. certainly great weather to get outside, blue skies, warm temperatures are bound to give anyone a case of spring fever. "eyewitness news" reporter cleve bryan shows us how people are taking advantage of the nice, sunny weather. >> reporter: whether jogging, biking, or just sitting back
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relaxing philadelphia's fairmount park was packed with people enjoying a very un winter-like take. >> just nice to get out of the house, enjoying weather. >> reporter: tammy duffy and maurice johnson took their five-year old marley out for fresh air. >> it is gorgeous, we are enjoying our three day weekend taking other daughter out for sunshine. >> reporter: newlywed shayly and cull versace tried something new riding indego bikes,. >> nice after cold winter to enjoy the weather. >> reporter: many different ways to enjoy weather in rittenhouse square. some played ball. others journaled, many kind, and some grabbed a healthy snack. >> hello, how are you today. >> reporter: among vendors, rick saunders with beachwood orchard say good weather equals goodbyes. >> 5.50 all together, ma'am. >> we were here two weeks ago when i was 30 degrees, and didn't do real well but today it is amazing amount of the people in the park.
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>> one, two, three. >> reporter: in the middle of it all. >> thank you. >> reporter: juggler michael le roy is piled piper of street performers. >> i hurt my back a few years ago. i started coming out here rag getting my trips back and i'm out here performing for the children. >> reporter: safe to say they love it. cleve bryan, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". so many smiles, out there, justin. what is not to smile about, when we approach 70 degrees in february. >> almost a record. sixty-eight yesterday. more of the same today. >> love it. >> seventy's in spots. we are a month away from the spring season. >> wow. >> a little taste of that. >> i love that. >> feeling like late april. it will stay like that for the entire week. we have cooler taste but nothing terribly cold. cold weather fans we will bring that back end of the month into early march if you still signs of that cold air trying to return to the region the don't get used to these temperatures, just yet. fifty-three right now in berks county, looking live at
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kutztown. there is sunshine. areas north and west, seeing sun earlier, so those cloud starting to thin out, they will push to the south and east. here in philadelphia probably seeing the sun, mid to late morning and then into the afternoon skies mostly sunny. west wind, key this time of the year. we have sun west wind coming over the land, and air heat up even more, so that allows temperatures to warm up in the 60's and 70's this sots. feeling like late april with highs surging 20 to 25 degrees above average and that puts news near record territory there and breaking new record. it will get warm again late this week, another shot of challenging some record, a couple days, i'll show you in the seven day forecast. we are very comfortable, yesterday at this time we were in the 30's over most locations, 53 in allentown. forty-five mount pocono near 60. wilmington, philadelphia, there is cooler air there is a cold front to the north ape west. northwestern, pennsylvania. and then great lakes region that is colder air that is slowly moving southward but then it doesn't really turn
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cold, for february, standard, for the delaware valley. so tomorrow, we will knock back down to the 50's and still well above average. the these are record for to take, atlantic city airport inland is seven three, it is possible, with that west wind and enough sunshine, upper 60 's, philadelphia, trenton easily could hit that or break that, allentown, should have no problems getting in to the the lower 60's, and then there is a trent to the north we will have warm air still in place, and then ahead of that cold front. that is why we have near record warmth in our forecast and front stays southward tonight allowing that cooler canadian air, so close to a record today, cooler tomorrow but still running a good 10 degrees above average. great looking presidents day. clouds over us right new maybe a syringe will kent county parts of the cumberland cape may county maybe not all this is even reaching the ground. cloud thin out at the shore. you can see some sunshine in the afternoon. temperatures well in the 60's, this model is a few degrees on the cooler side, tonight those spots drop in the the 30's outside city, berks county, northern bucks, montgomery county, lehigh valley down to
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the 30's but tomorrow noticeably cooler but still mild for this time of the year we are in the low to mid 50's in the city. the lets talk about the overall pattern over the next five or six or seven days. notice arrows here that indicates jet stream or the flow of the atmosphere, and that is basically storm track. storms are riding to the north so jet stream stays to the north over the next several days, and then we will not get cold air moving into canada here's our next big system coming late in the week into the early part of the weekend. it ride to the north and west of us. we're on the warm side. another push of warmer air arriving, wednesday, thursday into friday. so that is really the pattern and been like that all winter long. we have these systems that are coming off the pacific and write that mild pacific air. we're not able to tap in the cold air when they meet up with these storms. so once again, mild temperatures on the way. sixty-eight today. increasing sunshine tonight. it it does cool down. forty-two for city. thirty's in the suburbs. great looking day, sunny and 54. the tuesday there could be a sure, late the in the day, that is our coolest day at 50 and then warming up close to
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70 thursday, better chance of rain, in the 60's friday and saturday, jan, back to you. justin, thank you. it is now 8:20. time to check roads. lets go to a manned muhler in the the cbs-3 traffic center, hi there, amanda. >> we have had a quiet morning but we are starting to see incidents on the roadways, starting with this accident here on 422 eastbound near paulings road overpass. we have right lane block here but it is not causing any significant delays just yet. use caution coming around that corner. there is an accident deep creek road at snider road, crews are on the scene there and may be there so be ready for residual delays in that area mass transit looking good this morning but just a heads up for folks need to go rely object septa city buses, trolley routes operating on a modified weekday schedule. river line in new jersey will operate, during the holiday. here's a live look the at i-95 in delaware, very little volume and everybody running at normal speed. in the cbs-3 traffic center
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i'm's amanda muhler new back to you. it is a story of love and gratitude i bus driver in the grips of death thought only of his wife. here's health reporter stephanie stahl with the important message the septa drive is now helping to get out the this a unique way. >> reporter: it is not every day a septa driver has his picture on the back of his bus >> now i'm so-called celebrity of the depot. >> reporter: celebrity who came back, from the brink of death. >> absolutely lucky, and fortunate to be here. i necessity that the odds were against me. >> reporter: donald payton 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 tie. >> 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 my heart all the way down to my right ankle. >> he had one thought the for his wife of 20 years, lynn.
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>> i wanted to get out of my house because i didn't want to die in my house in my bedroom next to my wife. pick myself up. went outside to the sidewalk. >> reporter: from the sidewalk to crozer-chester hospital for eight hours of surgery to least pair his torn aorta. >> they replaced a sending aorta as well as part of his aorta arch. >> reporter: charles geller a cardiothoracic surgeon said survivor depend on quick surgery. >> we place the patient in essentially a state of suspended animation. there is a cool down to a very low temperature and all of the bloodies then drained there 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 his wife and four children. >> i'm trying not to cry here. i'm trying not to cruise. >> reporter: but behind the wheel, donald who has been driving for isn't a for two years, is all business. are you glad to be back in the
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seat. >> yes, it has certainly enhanced my appreciation for being alive. >> reporter: so impressed with donald's story crozer put his picture in his ads with thinks simple but powerful message. thank you forgiving me another chance. the technical name for what don had was aorta dissection, 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. i'm stephanie stahl for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". a touching story, and tomorrow night at 11:00 a special report from health reporter stephanie stahl. >> wedding that almost didn't happen because the bride, was sidelined by a mysterious illness that strikes people who work out. >> i never thought that something like that would happen to me. >> we see that people after intense exercise. >> reporter: i'm health reporter stephanie stahl and what triggers this exercise syndrome and how to avoid it monday
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susan spencer explains why in this sunday morning. >> what is it about pass words that gives this feeling of you want to take the computer and throw it outside the window. >> we deal with them so frequently and it is so frequently a frustrating experience. >> reporter: frustrating but apparently fascinate to go laura trainer, hoist so into pass words that she tea signed a dress, sporting some favorites. >> gemini, tinkerbell. >> reporter: former chief technology officer at federal trade commission she has written more than 15 scientific papers on pass words. she knows that they are a pain >> we have so many rules about how i have to complicated, hard to guess and then we are
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suppose to have a different one for every account that we have. >> reporter: and clearly we cannot cope, a cbs news pole old found that roughly one in four people have to reset a forgotten computer pass word at least once a month. >> we're not supposed to write them down. it is just difficult for people to deal with. >> reporter: so, the pass word process, often goes, reset it, and then, forget it. even they we always tell ourselves, this one i will remember because after all, this one is so clever. chances are you won't and it isn't. >> so very true. >> remember pass word. plus a new form of street art filling potholes this sunday morning right here on cbs-3 at 9:00 a.m. golden girls fans have have a perfect place to gather and get a good meal cafe celebrating popular tv series is now opened up in new york city, the cafe honors legacy
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of rue mcclanhand she played blanch devereaux on the show. cafe is decorated from memorandum beal will use from the actresses estate. she was a close friend of the mcclanhand before she tied in 2010. >> we have a lifetime of ruth memories but she would remark we got them from. we have bea arthur's pasta salad, all these people she worked with over the years we have recipes for. >> he manages mcclanhand's estate the which includes over 200 golden girls pieces. he plans to rotate them throughout the cafe. well, lottery players, listen up, power paul jackpot is growing, up next, we will tell you how much is up, now for grabs, this week. if you had to guess who is healthier single or divorced woman? or women who are married. >> i would say single. >> i would say people who are
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good morning, everyone i'm jan carabao. meteorologist justin drabick is live out there on the cbs-3 sky deck this morning with eyewitness weather, justin, glorious morning and i don't often say that in february. >> exactly. impressive stuff. yesterday almost 70 degrees, more of the same today waiting on sunshine as we have clouds over us in center city but those clouds will continue to break up throughout the morning and into the afternoon
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we are off to a good start as far as temperatures go wishing for warm air. compared to this time yesterday way warmer, 25 degrees warmer in philadelphia, 26 in wilmington , we were around freezing this time yesterday, if you were outside but now we're up around 60 degrees for trenton, philadelphia, wilmington cooler to the north and west, allentown at 53. forty-five in mount pocono where we have had clearing skies, through the overnight allowing temperature to drop but suburbs, look at the that mild 60 in palmyra, new jersey fifty-eight in mount holly, new jersey. mid 50's quakertown and pottstown. there is lingering cloud cover around the city south and east , take sometime to slowly drift off to the south and east as well. you can see clearing going on basically there poconos region through lehigh valley and that added sunshine will boost temperatures. but off to a great start already. also wind, it is a key in the forecast, from the west north west, they are coming down off mountains, that town sloping air warms up a little bit
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helps it warm a couple degrees a have above average, at least the forecast models are predicting but with increasing sun it will feel like late april. temperatures running 20 degrees above average, near record warmth, record high is 68, going with that for the forecast with that off shore wind, sun this afternoon should get in the lower 60's, great day to go skiing, riding little cooler tomorrow and tuesday, then ramp things up for end of the week, more record challenging highs this is forecast, in the seven day in a few minutes. back to you. >> thanks, justin. a police officer is recovering in the hospital right now after she was hurt while chasing several dirt bike riders. cherri gregg from our sister station, kyw news radio is live at hahnemann hospital where this officer is recovering this morning. so, police say there hey still be more suspects on the loose. >> reporter: good morning, jan yes, that is right. there were several men who fled that scene yesterday
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evening and only two men have been caught. one man actually dumped his bike and got away on foot. of course, it was a chase of the suspects that ended with that defail officer here at the hahnemann hospital where she's currently in stable condition as she's recovering. but take a look at the video that we have here from the scene, saturday evening, and it all took place in the 2,000 block of judson street in north philadelphia. that is where police arrived, for both the 22nd district and highway patrol and where they heard what they believed to be possible gunshots and then they saw, many men getaway on dirt bikes. with the help of the police chopper over head they persued those men and officers caught one of the men at front and gerney street, they caught a second male suspect near third anal dwayne i and it was touring that scuffle with that suspect that the female officer sustain non-life threatening injuries.
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police recovered third bike near fifth and erie and that driver got away on foot, police say that no officers fired their weapon during this pursuit, they are still investigating whether any gunshots were actually fired. as you can see officers shut down area of the scene near 23rd and diamond and they close that had scene for quite sometime but they were unable to locate a weapon. back out here live, jan it the is unclear what if any charges that the two suspects in custody will face but again that female officer is here in stable condition at an man hospital where she's dealing with non-life threatening injuries. live at hahnemann, cherry greg for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> speedy recovery for that officer, thanks, cherri. a pleasantville police officer is recovering after an accident involving her patrol car. investigators say she lost control of her suv and crash in the utility pole on route nine they are adams avenue
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early saturday morning. now it is unclear what caused the officer to lose control of the suv. you can see that the vehicle is totaled and investigators tell "eyewitness news" that the officers suffered minor injuries. a fare dispute between two cabdrivers turned violent outside the frankford terminal , police say one driver pulled a gun and shot the other driver who pulled out a knife. fifty-nine two-year old knife wielding driver was shot in the head, neck, stomach, no word on his condition this morning. police arrested the driver armed with a gun, he did have a permit to carry the weapon. a man is still in the hospital after being shot in both of his legs, gunfire erupted around 4:00 o'clock yesterday afternoon near cross an street and east philomena street in east mt. airy. police say the 41 year-old man was hit three times in his left leg and hit once in his right leg, officers took him to einstein health, in word on his condition, and police have not yet announced any arrests. well, delaware county
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woman accused of stabbing an eight year-old little girl in the face with a stake knife makes her first appearance in court, a judge set bail at $250,000, for mejia bryshere in collindale. prosecutors say she stabbed a girl inside's home on macdade boulevard try afternoon. police believe a dispute over baby-sitting may have led to the violent encounter and unlikely the girl was intended target. family members are defending the suspect. >> it is a mistake. she's not a criminal. unaudible. >> she didn't intend to stab anyone. >> no. >> police say little girl is expect to recover. meantime a popular south philadelphia sandwich shop reopened after a brazen burglary. john's roast pork began serving customers gannon saturday, sometime early friday, burglars broke into the business, through the exhaust system on the of roof. the owner tell "eyewitness news" thieves took thousands
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of dollars in cash and money ear marked for charity, this weekend customers have been helping to replenish the money this morning the power ball jackpot is growing, even higher, and that is after no one matched all six numbers last night. big prize is up to 403 million-dollar, there was a two million-dollar prize winner in pennsylvania, and new jersey has had a million-dollar winner, so here are last night's winning lottery numbers, they are three, seven, one, 31, 33 and power ball was 20, next true is on wednesday. there is still so much more to come on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" this morning and coming up next we will check in with face the nation 's john dickerson for a look at today's
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joining us cbs political director john dickerson. good morning. >> good morning. >> we are going to talk to white house chief of staff reince priebus about the first month of the trump presidency how it is going and and going forward and we will talk to lindsey graham over in munich security conference, and where vice-president pence also spoke, and talking about the global order and what america 's role is in that and senator graham will tell us what other countries are saying about president trump. we will talk to the house intelligence committee chairman devon nunez, who is investigating two important things, one all of those leaks that president trump is so irritated by and that he says, are illegal, congressman nunez has asked for fbi to investigate that and his committee is looking into russian efforts to met will in the 2016 election. we will turn to maryland congressmane lay gentleman cummings ranking member on the governmental oversight committee and asking for some
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investigations, but he was also topic of conversation briefly, at president trump's press conference this week. so he and president trump will meet and what will they meet and talk about? what does he think he can bring that meeting. as always, jan we will have reporters around the table to talk about what happens this week and put it into a perspective. >> no shortage of news, thanks so much, john, we will be watching. still to come, this morning, meisha johnson's dream drive takes you to the new butterfly pavilion in philadelphia. plus you better check calendar it is still february but it is sure feeling more like april and it is not just today justin's back with more chances at breaking a record this week. and who do you think is healthier a single woman or a married woman. up next, new research that may change the way to think about relationships and your health we will be right
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new research shows women who stay single or get divorced, actually become healthier. nicole brewer, slain why. marriage has long been associated with the happier, healthier, longer life? but new research suggest a certain group of sickles are more fit then their married counterparts. >> that is surprising. >> healthy, and single. >> reporter: after studying more than 79,000 post powe menopausal woman age 50 to 79 researchers found unmarried or divorce wood man were physically healthier then those who were hitched, but why? >> somebody single is trying to stay in shape to capture the attention. >> older we become less important. >> a lot of time to be concerned burr self. >> reporter: when woman got married they found their bmi increase add long with their systolic blood pressure. they drank more often. he we just got married. so you get settled. maybe it is in the so happy. drink a little bit. >> reporter: when married
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would hand got divorce, diastolic blood pressure decreased as well as their bmi and waste line. in addition, they improved their diet. >> it is not saying a whole lot for older men. >> i think study. >> reporter: christine sykes, council for relationships says that being physically fit doesn't always equate to overall health. she says social, emotional well-being are important factors, that they left out. >> they are looking at medical markers in terms of the local at health that it wasn't looking at holistic health of a person. >> reporter: which as we know is all about being happy, and healthy. >> i am. >> reporter: so why did older woman who stayed single or got divorced fair better physically? researchers point to portion size which is likely larger when you share heels with your spouse. they say it is also possible singles have more motivation or opportunity to pursue a healthy lifestyle. nicole brewer for cbs-3,
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"eyewitness news". justin, if we're talking about staying healthy at least today is a great day to get outside for exercise. >> live it up, enjoy, go out for a jog, bike ride and enjoy that sunshine which we will get in the city. we are waking up to some cloud but that sun will rapidly heat up temperatures making a run at tying or maybe even break ing a new record in some locations for a high, close to that 70-degree mark. more on the way later this week. this morning big difference, outside yesterday at the this time we were in the low to mid 30's, upper 50's, check it out , we will go up to barbara lane's house in willow grove, 58 degrees, mostly cloudy skies but those clouds are moving to the south and east very slowly. we are seeing more sunshine further north and west we will go, up to john jenkins house in perkasie he has cloud, and sun some sun at 55. south jersey, we are overcast here conditions, john carroll in mullica, he is at 53 degrees. this is what we're dealing with this morning.
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the here's a shot there cherry hill lynn springer, sunday sunrise a to breaks in the cloud happening right now, and that is the trend in the morning and afternoon. presidents day weekend always a popular time to go skiing, riding, snow tubing and resorts probably pack with the the nice weather, pretty much, sunny conditions right now, people already outside on the slopes at big boulder. you can see skiing in short sleeves today with temperatures surging in the 50 's. and may put sun block honorary flex off off the snow is nasty and can get a sunburn this time of the the career with that bright sunny skies: february so far, yes, we have cold days, remember through first half of the month but overall average temperature offer 5 degrees and it looks like we will have no problems finishing up the above average next several days this number will go up. we're down on the precipitation we could use a bit. high temperature so far happening yesterday 68 degrees , pretty impressive after we start off at 29 degrees in the morning. forecast high this week are in
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yellow, orange, and then, record highs are here in the darker orange and reds here. sixty-eight today. that is our record. it it is setback in 1948. forecast high 65, record high is 68. >> and then near 70 on thursday, just a little bit tougher with a record high of 75 but long standing record from 1874. but overall just warmer then average pattern. that is what we can expect next week. there are clouds that northwestern suburbs in chester county southward. couple sprinkles south jersey near dover delaware in the reaching the ground. we saw sunshine in the poconos we are seeing that in the lehigh valley. these clouds continue to move east this afternoon. weak cold front will slide through later today, again producing just a few clouds around. should than rain free. tomorrow presidents day looks great. high pressure building from canada cools is down a bit but temperatures running 10 degrees above average. tuesday a weak system from the west, maybe a rain shower late in the afternoon and evening hours on tuesday, not everybody sees it.
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warmth ahead of the trent, upper 60's to near 70 near washington, maryland, we have more warm front in place. the front comes through later today. cooler tomorrow but still for february, we will take it if we like milder temperatures. check this out, we are getting a break from the cold, areas in color are freezing or colder. thirty-two or colder. watch what happens. we have one chance of reaching freezing at night, early tuesday morning, that is really just north of the city, that cold air just stays locked up into canada for next several days and in the until next sun take week from today we will see that colder air mass returning, so nice break there, from the typical wintertime temperatures. sixty-eight today that would tie a record. tonight cooler 42, 30's in the suburbs. the here's extended forecast, pretty quiet, that shower tuesday, it is coolest day in the 50's. sixty-five to zero seven wednesday and thursday. better chance for rain friday and saturday. jan, back to you. 8:50. time to check the road. lets go over to amanda muhler
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in the cbs-3 traffic center, hi there amanda. >> good news here earlier accident we have been keeping an eye on just cleared, this ace live look at 422 eastbound nepals road overpass. earlier accident had right lane blocked here but we just watched tow truck take that away. there does than the seem to be any delays in that area however we do still have an accident deep creek road at snider road, crews have been on the scene for a while so be ready for delays in that area, and last a live look at ben franklin bridge all majors including vine, 76, 202 and 30 are running smoothly at well as all routes in and out of the city. in the cbs-3 traffic center i'm amanda muhler new back to you. still ahead this weeks dream drive. >> and then they go in this containers and my gosh opening it upright now. >> hi. meisha johnson gives you a sneak peak inside philadelphia 's new butterfly pavilion, and we will let you 's new butterfly pavilion, and we will let you know♪fast, rhythmic drumminge
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a new butterfly pennsylvania sill beyond is opening up this month in philadelphia meisha johnson has an exclusive first look, inside, in this weeks dream drive. >> there is a new attraction coming to holmesberg and it is like sending you to a whole new world. >> this is the philadelphia butterfly pavilion, right up here in northeast philadelphia and this is the largest butterfly pavilion to have ever been built in philadelphia. >> reporter: there john cambridge is our butterfly whisperer, as ceo he oversaw multi million-dollar renovation. >> it is like a rain forest, so what is the temperature in here. >> it is between 75, 80 degrees. >> how many different layses are in here and how many in general. >> great question. >> any given time we will have 100 species in here that would be some it native, some tropical.
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>> reporter: pavilion will fill with 8,000 butterflies, hundreds are being born, right now. >> this is the chamber where people get an opportunity to see these guys emerge and you can see that one is just starting toe merge. >> reporter: and then they go, in this container and opening it upright now. >> then we will bring them out of the chamber so people can watch these things emerge here >> that is just so cool. it is really like dreamy right here. so what is this. >> this is our moss tunnel. >> are these christmas lights. >> no, they are tiny led's. >> we have a big zoo upstairs with little critters. >> our massive selection is incredible. we have got staff that are ready to let you hold these critters. >> if you want to attract a butterfly, john knows the secret. >> wear something really bright, bright red, bright pink, blue. >> because that attracts them.
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>> they think you are a flower >> look at the my buddy who is just hanging out, hanging out ever since i walk in this place, he is just chilling with me. i must be, here. >> our motto is science is arts and so everything is beautiful, everything is educational. >> reporter: meisha johnson for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". the new butterfly pavilion at insect tear yum opens up to the public on friday and if you want another look, check out video section at cbs philly.com/video. i think meisha said it was 70 or 80 degrees this there. not that quite hot here. >> no, but, if it gets too warm, too fast and bugs start coming out and blooms start coming you do not want that in february and march. >> no. >> we will have warmer air around setting new record not once, twice maybe three times this week, probably challenging records. >> wow. >> definitely today up around 68. that would tie record high for philadelphia setback in 1948. we will get the more sunshine
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in here for your morning and afternoon. presidents day looks great, and cooler for february 54 but 10-degree above average. fifty on tuesday coolest day of the week on a thursday 70 degrees. >> 70 degrees in february, justin. >> how will you top yourself. >> i don't know. >> that is it for cbs-3 "eyewitness news" for now we may be off tv but always on line at cbs philly.com. sunday morning is next, have a great the day everyone. apparently, people think i'm too perky. so now i'm not being perky, telling you that drivers that switch to progressive save an average of $548! whoo! i mean, whoo.
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