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discuss what they are calling these despicable crimes, parentally they to have a surveillance photo of this suspect that they are working to enhance, who at this time they are not releasing that. but they say that they are stepping up patrols and asking anyone with any information, to come forward. >> i always, it bothers me. >> to withdraw cash from the atm. >> that is wild around here. >> but new castle county police new believe that the same man is responsible for a similar attack on february 13th, at the top of the hill apartments, on pryor road. >> they are random. they appear to be random at
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this point this time. >> reporter: acting police chief bond says this both case s the suspect had a distinct accent, ski mask or talk to himself, about how he would proceed. now neighbors say they will keep a closer eye on hear family members. >> i got the to headache sure she comes out here and takes her to the car and wherever she need to be so this is crazy. >> reporter: so, both victims were treated and released from the hospital, and the suspect is described as between 5-foot eight and 5-foot 10 inches tall and medium build. she was wearing a ski mask and had some kind of a distinct accent. anyone with any information is asked to call wilmington police. live from north wilmington i'm anita oh for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". june national the a man is hospitalized tonight found left for dead more than two days after he he was beaten in his own home. "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos is live at police headquarters with more on this investigation, greg. >> reporter: right now police have, not made any arrests, although investigators are searching for two men that
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they say are responsible for this incredibly violent home invasion, and in juniata. this began friday night, when investigators say that the victim paul mayor was working on small lawn equipment and using his garage. neighbors say 50 year-old played late in the night with the garage door opened, around is 1:12 masked men walk in the garage, one armed with the gun police say two suspects, tied mayor's arms and legs were electrical tape, stuffed his how the with the rag and brought him to a second floor bedroom in his home where they pistol whipped and beat him. this afternoon mayor's brother tells me he is awake and talking to the hospital but has a broken nose, fractured bones in his face and yours to his arms and legs. police say whole attack took less than 15 minutes, but it was not until last night, may or's brother discovered him badly injured. >> the victims, were in the second floor rear bedrooms, for three days, and so his
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brother, thinking that something was wrong, having not heard from his brother, came to the house and entered through an upper story window, and found his brother in the back bedroom, and untied him. >> reporter: police say they are not sure what the motive is, investigators are not sure if anything was even taken from the home, during this violent home invasion. now coming up tonight at 6:00 i will tell you one piece of evidence police currently are reviewing and how it could , crack this case. i'm leave here at police headquarters i'm greg argos for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> see new an hour, thank you. it may not feel as warm today as it did over weekend but we are still enjoying a taste of syringe. meteorologist kate bilo outside on the sky deck to talk about our, above average temperatures, dates. >> reporter: above average, still today, kate. all week long it looks above average. tomorrow is schooles day and still six or 7 degrees a have above normal. i was out earlier inn felt chillier but as day wind down
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it is feeling very, very mild. you do not need a jacket as temperatures are near 60 degrees. lets take a look what is going on storm scan three. whole lot of nothing right now there are a few cloud across portions of the midwest, those could invade tomorrow night and we may pick up a syringe will late tomorrow night as we show you in the full forecast. in the meantime we have quiet conditions, 56 right now in philadelphia, and down from 58 at this hour. fifty-eight in wilmington. fifty-seven in dover and 52 in allentown. no more upper 60's. you can see 70's off to the south and those will make a come back by the even of the week. i will tell you which day we can hit the 70's but as far as that is concerned it is near freezing overnight, still above average tomorrow, even as coolest day of the week we will tell you how cool it will be and which day we can set a record later this week. for now back inside to you. >> see you shortly, thank you. marchers hit the street following discovery of the ku klux klan flier. chopper three over the demonstration as it made its
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way through doylestown. march was organized by students at central bucks west high school as well as group showing up for racial justice. flier was found in doylestown last week, another one was also found in, northampton county. police need your help identifying a man they say may be an arsonist, authorities say that this man was seen february 12th, shortly before 4:30 in the morning, on the 700 block of south fourth street. surveillance video shows the suspect trying to open up vehicle doors. a short time later he is seen running from a fire at the famous fourth street deli, anyone who recognized him is asked to contact the police. demonstrators in philadelphia spent this presidents day holiday protesting the policies of president trump, and the group marched from thomas payne plaza through center hall and center city this afternoon. organizers say it is in protest of the president's executive order on immigration , health care, climate change and reproductive rights. hundreds of the demonstrators took to the streets in london today to he protest, president trump's
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future state visit there. they gathered outside of parliament for hours as lawmakers debated over whether the president's invitation should be rescinded. the meeting was in response to an on line petition against the president's visit, that raised more than a million signatures. president trump has pick a military strategies with ties to our area to be his new national security advisor. philadelphia native army lieutenant general hr mcmaster will replace ousted mike flynn , this appointment comes as demonstrations over trump administration policies continue, all across the country. >> hey, hey, no, no. >> there new york. >> and chicago, to l.a., protesters gathered for demonstration as begins president trump. >> the president is preparing a new executive order on immigration, to replace his travel ban, and block in the courts. it is still banning, citizens from muslim majority countries in the original order but will exempt green card holders and,
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already in route to the u.s. when the order is issued. department of home land security is also ready to release sweeping new immigration guidelines including expediting deportation proceedings and prosecuting parents who pay smugglers to have their children cross the border. president trump spent the weekend searching for a new national security advisor and announced army lieutenant hr mcmaster will take the job. >> man of tremendous talent and experience. i have watched and read a lot over the last two days. he he is highly respected by everybody in the military. >> reporter: president chose mcmaster after dismissing mike flynn from his misleading white house official about his conversations with the russian ambassador. the position of national security advisor toss not require senate confirmation, lieutenant general mcmaster served in the first gulf war, afghanistan, and iraq. vice-president mike pence was in brussels belgium for meetings with european leaders vice-president reassured the european union of the trump
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administration's support for the alliance. he also, dialed back some of the president's campaign rhetoric about branding nato as obsolete but the vice-president called on some alliance members to boost their defense spending by the end of the year. >> the patients of the american people will not endure forever the the commitment we have made to one another that the american people are keeping with the people have of europe in nato is a commitment that the president of the united states and the american people expect our allies in europe to keep as well. >> the vice-president also said that the u.s. will continue to collaborate with european partners in the fight begins terrorism. the defense secretary james mattis touched down for an unannounced vice tonight baghdad. he visited with military commanders as battle to push isis militants out of mosul entered a second day. mattsays he expects american troops to remain in the conflict for quotawhile. four month long fight for most
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you will has trapped about 700,000 civilians. russian ambassador to the u.n., vies tally check inn died in new york city. he was hospitalized for cardiac arrest, before he died his cause of death is unknown. he has been rush ab a envoy at u.n. since 2006. he would have been 65 years old, tomorrow. visitors of the national constitution center enjoyed free admission, in honor of presidents day. youngest victors, participated in the costume contest, and dressed up as their favorite united states president or first lady. visitors learned the importance of the constitution , topic discussed most recently in the november election. now, because the constitution is in the news every single will day, everybody loves the constitution. everybody is interested in it. and that is fantastic. we need a citizensry that under stabs constitution, knows their role and pay as tension to it because it is our job to make sure that we keep the constitution strong.
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>> guests were greeted by yes, president and ham lincoln, himself. well, coming up on "eyewitness news" ladies you have seen a long tangled frizzy hair can be hard to manage but one dad says he has found an answer and roofies in the pudding, the length he went to, to help his daughter, that you can now, do for yourself. take some of the guilt out of shopping a new trend that turns your purchases into good deeds. tori. >> i'm standing at the place where george washington celebrated his, first public celebrated birthday, in 1778, coming up we will see how kids are still remembering george washington and how much fun they had
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where's the car? it'll be here in three...uh, four minutes. are you kidding me? no, looks like he took a wrong turn. don't worry, this guy's got like a four-star rating, we're good. his name is randy. that's like one of the most trustworthy names! ordering a getaway car with an app? are you randy? that's me! awesome! surprising. what's not surprising? how much money erin saved by switching to geico. everybody comfortable with the air temp? i could go a little cooler. ok. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more.
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in manchester township ocean county, fire fighters have contained, flames that have burn about 570 acres of the greenwood forest, wild life helping. area. this eyewitness video shows large plume of smoke from the blaze. fire was discovered yesterday morning around 10:00 a.m.
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fire officials say fire has not caused any property damage or pro heated evacuations, crews are still monitoring remnants of the fire and will strengthen containment lines, if needed. investigators say pilot of the small plane that crashed in bayonne, new jersey yesterday morning, encountered mechanical issues just before it went down. authorities say that 56 year-old george headway was alone in the plane. long island man suffered a broken left arm, several broken ribs and numerous contusions and a bracing. no one else was hurt. faa is also investigating another small plane crash in montgomery county. the 180 aircraft lost control during take off and made a hard landing at the golf port in east hanover township. force of the crash crack the plane in one. and amazingly the pilot and three others on boardwalk away unhurt. and how would you like to help others every time thaw shop. several companies, are using a new business model, every time a customer buys their product they make a donation to
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charity. and three on your side jim donovan tells us more. >> reporter: this is a stock company with a soul. >> we have found out that sock s were the number one most requested clothing item, so every pair of socks we sell we donate the a pair to the community. >> reporter: ceo david heath lawn. the company in 2013. they hold events like this where they make breakfast for the homeless and give socks to people who need them. >> it is nice thaw can hand them out, give them to us because we cannot get to the the washer. >> reporter: this less than three years they have given away a million pair of socks. heath modeled his buy one give one away business, on the success of toms, which donates a pair of shoes for each one sold, and would do something similar with eye glasses. in the past few years a growing number of companies realize that had doing goodies goodbyes. >> being charitable is good now. >> reporter: in a an coleman is ceo of elephants pants a clothe could go that donates 10 percent of profits to charities that help save
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elephants. he said they headache up by charging a bit more than competitors and admits charity aspect creates bus for buzz for the brand. >> we get a strong return because we get loyal, passionate customers that keep coming back. >> reporter: their business is on a mission to make money. >> just a wonderful thing. >> reporter: and a difference. if you'd like to learn more about the companies i have mentioned in this report i have posted links on cbs philly.com and i will share information on facebook and twitter, as well. reporting for three on your side, i'm jim donovan. how about this one. >> yes. >> how about this weather. >> how about this. >> how about this weather, right. >> i went out for my walk. heyed to put a hoodie on but it was okay. >> it is okay though. >> it is not like your face is frozen. >> exactly. even today, felt chilly, it is still above where we should be in february. so, compared with yesterday, i mean yesterday, everybody was outside. >> yes, i got some practice in >> yes, fantasticky was out with the kid all day. the awesome to be outside.t this is not going anywhere anytime soon.
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we will warm backup later in the week. we could be challenging record by thursday, it may even be warmer then yesterday was, and a record breaker, it is possibly on the way this week. it feels like we have just dodged headfirst into spring here in mid-february but the question is how long can this last, but lets look outside right now, definitely out there tonight, feeling like springtime in bethlehem. you can see sun going down, flags are flying, there is a cool breeze out there today but fantastic weekend to get outside and banish some of those winter blues, and, again , it is not going anywhere anytime soon, although we do have more wet weather in the forecast, look ahead. storm scan three is clear no problems locally. i want to show you what will be driving the pattern over the next several days. very strong cold front, that is just lurking back off to the west and that is where it will stay. out ahead of the front you can see it is north to south bringing rain from minneapolis down toward houston, out ahead of it we will get southeasterly flow and that is pushing in warm air, now we have got an east wind, that brought cool air in and that
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will be in place tomorrow but eventually the warmth will break back through, and then temperatures will rise, again through the end of the week. it is a beautiful weekend down the shore, folks i know were down the shore this weekend and right now it looks like a perfect evening to take a walk on the beach at margate as waves roll in, this evening. almanac today's high 58 degrees, normal is 45. we were 13 above average even today our cooler day, record 7 o we didn't break that one. our morning low was 43 degrees talking about our spring count down 20 days until start of the daylight saving time, 28 days until start of the syringe but interesting one for me is this 143 days until our average high is 60 degrees , that sound great, except average high this week is around 60 degrees if not higher. we have hit that about 41 degrees early. forty-six days until the phillies home opener. tomorrow chilly start with temperatures near treeing and mix of sun and cloud. that cool east wind will continue but we're still above average. so again, cool tomorrow, and then that warm front lifts through as we head into your
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wednesday, maybe a shower overnight but the sun will return and temperatures sore again wednesday. again, thursday with the chance for late day thunderstorm. finally that front will move through but not until the weekend. we can expect above average temperatures, at least through saturday. overnight mainly clear, little colder, 34 degrees is your low tomorrow mix of sun and cloud. a 52. when 52 is coldest day of the week in february you are on to something here. fifty-two tomorrow. sixty-three with cloud break ing for sun on wednesday. but thursday, it is our warmest day of the week, 72 degrees. it is february, guys. that is may-like weather. record is 69. it looks like we will break that record, on thursday. >> bizarre weather. >> several degrees, my good ness. >> craziness. >> i don't think i'm feeling too well. >> feels like we just woke up in may. >> appreciate it. >> they say you have to play to win. you might want to play power ball this week. we will tell you why. you needed to hit lottery to buy this relic, what makes it something special that sold for more than $200,000.
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>> wow. >> it is at auction, don. college kid so valuable what she brings to the table is priceless, straight ahead a drexel basketball player you will need to know,
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♪ all smiles for children facing a frightening fight. coming up at 6:00 the way these mascots are helping them forget the their battle and the way they are helping, for a cure. all right. very cool. >> don bell joins us with sports, let's talk college hoops with the ladies. >> yeah, very special one. this is cool, guys. every so often you need someone special. somebody, different. drexel university women's basketball is in the middle of a 20-six season led by megan crayton but it is what megan does away from the gym that makes her, the real deal. >> there is no better person, that has come through this program, and that crayton. >> on the the court call megan
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crayton's game impressive, just a to weeks ago she set a drexel record with 10, three pointers in a game. >> i just kept finding myself opened so dethese yells if i don't shoot. i should not get yelled at. >> reporter: she's a point guard thrives on making those around her better and she likes to share ranking second all time in assists, in school history. so yes, she's unselfish on the court, but that has been overshadowed by her actions off of it. her coach denise dylann described her best. >> she simply wants to help others. she wants to make others job easier and happier. >> it is almost like selfish because i think i get way more out of giving then i will ever give to people f i can help someone for 10 minutes to an hour and they need my help i'll do it. >> reporter: this is her final season and megan wanted to do something special. she start aid program called assisting others. for every assist this season honey is donated to two
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charities, one of which is eden fest which raises money with children with life threatening illnesses. charity is name after her brother's childhood friend who died of cancer. >> evan was this person who you walk in the room and were you most important person and how your day was going was more important then how his day was going while he was battling cancer. that is when i understood reason of giving back. it is not just because, it makes you feel good or because , you want other people to feel good. it is because people come on this earth and they impact your life in a way so then your mission and that is to carry their legacy on the best that you know how. the that is where i came up with assisting others. >> reporter: megan has taken a leadership roll on the time a roll that she was hard for her until she did it her way. >> it the is not just leading someone on the court, it is leading them off the court and making sure that they are already. when people know you care about them outside four lines of the court you get more out of them then you would ever, get beyond that. >> reporter: coach says
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program and team are better off because megan has been a part of it. >> she makes all of us better people. she's not, forcing it on anyone but just who she is and then becomes contagious. >> yes, contagious indeed. if you'd like to toe nate, to evan fest or assisting others go to cbs philly.com for a link. megan crayton for the win you are right about that you get to know more about some of these players and these stories are just as compelling as the way that they lay. >> when you air college kid you like to go out, hang out, she's always helping others. >> leader up deed. >> thanks, buddy, appreciate it. coming up, tornadoes in texas, we will take to you san antonio where wild weather tore through neighborhood, how today's weather is helping or hindering the clean up. the video is disturbing, but we will tell you how a man narrowly escaped injury when that car, drove right through a convenient store. all that and more after the
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people in texas are cleaning up after several tornadoes ripped through the state, damaging more than 100 homes, and more rain is expect , in texas today, raising fears of possible flooding there news continues at 5:30. hi everyone i'm jessica dean. and i'm ukee washington. cbs news correspondent don champion has more on the damage from san antonio. >> aerial footage shows a toppled electrical tower, down trees and damaged homes in the san antonio area after tornadoes struck overnight. >> i thought maybe tree had just come through the roof. i got the trusted and came outside and saw roof in the front yard. >> reporter: nine two-year old sissy brownick lives in the tornado zone and tree felon her car. >> i nearly had a heart attack i just could not believe it. >> reporter: heavy rain, gusty wind began sunday night causing trees to split and knocking down street signs. debris landed on parked cars. more than 100 homes are
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damaged including several that collapsed but only minor injuries are reported. the storms also hit the austin area, damages homes and businesses. high wind sent several household items including a washing machine, on to someone 's lawn. east of austin and in texas the rains and wind knocked a train off of it tracks, at the height of the storm, 10s of thousands of people lost power , but it has been slowly coming back on. in san antonio, don champion for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". the west coast saw more than its fair share of deadly storms this weekend, five people were killed as heavy rains, flooded streets, damaged homes and down power lines as well as rain keeps coming in northern california, officials are keeping tabs on the oroville dam as a precaution. >> you are still at evacuation warning stage. there is no indication at this point that an immediate evacuation is pending. >> mandatory evacuation where is issued after authorities
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found structural damage in the spillway. residents have since then been allowed back. caught on camera a man narrowly escaped as a car barrels into a mini mart in new york. look at the this video from the bronx. man is shopping when you see that car come barreling in. he avoided being spinned between the store shelves and wiggled his way out out of the damage. he was not seriously injured. it is unclear if the driver was injured and not known why they lost control. the uber ceo has ordered an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment by a female former employee. the former uber employee, susan fouler says that she and other woman complained about advances by a male supervisor but that supervisor got nothing but a warning. fouler left huebner december. travis, the uber ceo has ordered the human see sources department to look into those allegations immediately. if you have played and not purchase your ticket you might want to total for wednesday
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night's power ball drawing is around four hub and three million-dollar. wednesday's jackpot is the largest, since november of last year when it was 420 million-dollar. the cash option is estimated at 245 million-dollar. if you lay, good luck. today was a day off for students, from most schools, and, some of them spent the day shooting hoops on one of the country's most historic basketball courts. >> it is pal day at the palestra day of full fun, day of fitness and friendship. especially office hours hang out on the basketball court, president day is a day day to shoot hoops in philly. it is pal day at palestra on penn's campus. >> fun day, kid will get lunch , they will get to come out here and mingled with the officers, mingled with the kid , and it is just a fun day. >> reporter: 160 kid running around on the hardwood learning life lessons. >> love and sports because we don't bring each other down we bring each other up. >> so many other things i can do, it keeps me out of the
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street. >> it is to get kid out of the street and get them to be encouraged to do other activities beside hanging out and do something more important. >> reporter: the police athletic league offers recreational and educational rams, for youngsters, from some of the cities most tough neighborhood. >> it is as these kid develop real relationship with these police officers, they become family members, trusted advisors, mentors, coaches, through that we build positive relationships with the community and these kid just can't get enough of it. >> reporter: pal's mission to let young people know that police officers are their friend. >> we want kid, to see a police officer and walk up to that officer and know if i'm lost with the little kiddy can go up to somebody in the uniform and that man or woman will help me. >> bringing each other up, that is how they roll. pal is one of the oldest cops helping kid concepts in the entire country. more than 18,000 philadelphia school children take part in the events each year. >> um-hmm. >> yes, indeed. i used to love going as a
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child. fond farewell at wells fargo center today for ringling brothers circus. >> crowd came out to see eighty-eighth greatest show on earth for the last time in philadelphia in january ringling brot's announce that had it will fold its big tents forever. circus will perform its final show hey 21st in long island, new york. still to come on "eyewitness news" parents of long haired children know, styling can be tough. >> every morning we have to brush it through, and then it was, just pain. >> but one father took matters in his own hand and invented a product to defriz anodes tank will, we will show you. and angelo a jolie is talking about her break up with brad pitt. how she's dealing with the divorce and effects she's hoping it will have on her children, kate. well, heading this is weekend watch even though it is only monday, the milder pattern will continue, we have one mild, one cool day.
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also tracking the the arrival of the storm system which will bring rain and chance for thunderstorms, especially during saturday afternoon, and that will bring a cool down for part two of the
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well, popular social app snap chat has come up with a new way for to you tea photos and record video and look pretty cool in the process. >> all right. these sunglasses are called, spectacles, they are able to film 102nd videos clipits and edited and shared. they were first in vending machines in select cities and they are available on line for $130 at spectacles.com. the phone used by adolph hitler during world war two was sold at auction for $243,000. the phone was found in hitler 's bunker have after the war, by a british officer and was left inside an english country home ever since. no word on who bought the item but officer's son hopes it end up in a museum. well, last week crews began removing trump signs from the taj mahal casino in
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atlantic city and now one of those signs is for sale. >> trump sign greeted guests at entry way is listed on e bay, listing says it features ruby red glass and brass casing, and they call this sign a piece of history. to you want it, starting bid is listed at $7,500. >> we will keep you updated on that. we know dad will go through great lengths for their children. >> up next we will introduce to you one father who really went above and beyond creating hair products for his
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on the cbs-3 healthwatch a new product to help tametories i hair invented by a frustrated dad. >> health reporter stephanie stahl is here to tell us how it happened. everyone is asking but this. >> i love this story, so great this guy is a scientists with a daughter who had a constant struggle with her frizzy hair. he didn't like any of the treatment option that is were available so he invented his
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own. for people with frizzy hair, humidity is the enemy. >> every morning i always have to brush it the through and then it was, just tame. >> reporter: thirteen year-old alden clark's hair used to look different. >> it was a rat's nest every morning. >> reporter: every morning was a struggle, and her single dad who is a there. >> i was seeing humidity faux up and hair would get bigger and think as a scientists, why , what is happening? we have tried over counter products to no avail. i looked in the straightening treatment, i was not comfortable with the safety factor. >> reporter: there clark has a ph.d. in uranium bio geochemistry and decided to study up on hair. then he reached out to pharmaceutical and personal care companies, and then went to work. >> they sent me samples to work in my lab which was my kitchen with a kitchen aid mixer. we started to make formulas. >> every night we have to re wash my hair seven times, so we would have to wash it, same result, wash it the out, do it
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again, do it again, do it again. >> reporter: finally after a few months. >> we had a break through. >> my dad got many phone calls from my win, my teachers, what did you do to her hair. >> reporter: hair product he created is called lubriskty and won him $200,000 grant at a pitch contest and new, it is putting out 1600 bottles a take with a growing number of on line order, a venture that started with a father's love. >> having clients, woman stop me on the street, that used my product, i was spending two hours every morning to do my hair and thousand i spend eight minutes, it is fulfilling. >> reporter: now there clark says that he used recent advanceness protein science and polymer chemistry to modify the protein of damage hair, and then to make it water repelling. what dad does don't that, right is this products cost about $40 each for a bottle of shampoo and conditioner. also tonight, certain kind of work outs can cause, a life
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threatening illness. coming up tonight at 11:00 on cbs-3 a wedding that almost didn't happen because the delaware county bride, was sidelined by a mysterious illness, that strikes people who work out. >> i have never thought that something like that would happen to me. >> we see it in people usually have after intense exercise. >> um-hmm. >> now this condition is often mistaken for soreness after working out but it can be life threatening if it isn't treated quickly. tonight at 11:00 we will tell what you to look out for and how to prevent it. >> you got my attention. >> wild. >> got my attention. >> how many people out there work out. >> that great dad, loves that story. >> i mean dad with the hair, great. our own pat gallen took part in hippo awareness weekend at adventure aquarium in camden. pat spent time with buttons the hippo. it was going well until he went in for a low commotion and button was not interested. he was more interest nothing chomping on broccoli.
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donations collect will benefit hippos in the wild. >> buttons. >> sorry, pat. >> was having nothing, nothing to do with it. >> no. >> everything to do with this forecast though. >> wow, i was at aquarium, zoo , yes. great weekend. it is rare on a february weekend to be able to get kid outside, get outside of your house and enjoy that fresh hair. >> how about it. >> sunshine. >> it was a gorgeous weekend. gorgeous day to day. we have more where that came from as well. the rest of the week will be pretty nice as well. we have got temperatures heading up again, a little stumble backwards today and tomorrow but the chill, even that backward still takes as you above average. we have highs in the 50's today and tomorrow and then we're back to the 60's and perhaps the 70's, later this week. this is kind of bizarre for this time of the year and could be a problem as i will show you, we have plants that are getting confused outside. lets take a look right now at the a beautiful sky at the end of a beautiful day in center city philadelphia. look at those sunset colors.
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sun just hit below the horizon a few minutes ago but still a lot of pinks, blues, yellows in the sky, gorgeous evening to be outside walking around, going for a jog, perhaps along the schuylkill river trail, great night, it is not too cold, not too warm, perfect weather to be outdoors, and walking around city and grabbing a bite to eat but keep in mind now that the sunnies down temperatures will drop rapidly. you may in the want to sit outside eating dinner within an hour or two, we will be back in the 40's. taking a look at our eyewitness weather reports we will start with the photos because again i'm confused to see these flowers, phil sent us this one of daffodils, already sprouting, i saw some sprout nothing my yard as well this is very early, to be seeing this kind of stuff. we have a crockus that lynn sent over. they are blooming due to the warm weather. poor little guys are confused. problem is crops and things like that start to bloom early but there is a very, very high possibility we have a killing freeze to come in the next couple of weeks, or even in the next month or so, that means anything that grows,
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could be killed and you won't have beautiful blooms and farmers could suffer as well. there are down side to this warmth. this guy is loving it. look at casey on his third walk sporting his new sweater. he didn't need his new sweater yesterday. just a little bit cooler. thanks to ed for that shot. temperatures still in the 50's all across, the weather watcher map here, 52 as we check with barbara lane in willow grove, very dry air with the dew point around 20 and temperatures in the lower 50's in the northern delaware as well, sandor in newark at 51. full sunshine. he says another gorgeous spring-like day, lots of sun, and above average temperatures , for more of those to come. the lets go out to storm scan three that shows pattern that is driving all this warmth. is there a strong front over the central part of the country, it is almost stationary, so anything that he east of that trent will be seeing a southeasterly wind, redevelop over the next few days. we have got into a little bit of a back door cold front. east wind picked up that kept us slightly cool tore day then
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yesterday. we will feel that tomorrow but eventually this warmer air and a few more cloud will creep back in starting on wednesday, and then that is more headed back to the 60's in the 70's. and then a live look right now as sun goes down in bernville. thinks at the junior/senior school the the at 50 degrees there. here's pattern through end of the week. jet stream rises back to the north we will get rid of the east wind and we are talking about temperatures 15 to 25 degrees, above average, with the warmest day looking like thursday, and then that is when temperatures could hit the 70's. as far as future temperatures now i have coupled this with the wind. i want to show you what is happening, tomorrow, it the is an east win. we will keep you cooler, thinks at noon 46 in atlantic city. forty-six in wildwood. forty-seven in philadelphia. as we head through tomorrow night and into your wednesday morning, notice wind start to come out of the south and southeasterly direction. that will really bring temperatures backup, on wednesday afternoon. and then as far as rain is concern next few days are quiet as well. more cloud out there tomorrow, we will call it mixture of
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cloud and sun, a surface trent comes through tomorrow night into wednesday maybe a stray sprinkle. wednesday cloud give way to increasing amounts of sunshine and we will start to feel that southeasterly wind, that warm up on wednesday, thursday is your very warm take we have got some sunshine early and then watch for a stray shower or thunderstorm, in the afternoon or evening, but out ahead of that temperatures climbing, to the 70's, on thursday afternoon. and that will be a record breaker for us. overnight mainly clear, cold ers, 34 degrees is your overnight low. for tomorrow a nice day mixture of sun and cloud, notice still an east wind, so temperatures will be a little bit cooler then they will be later this is week but still 52 is well above average. normal high is 45. we are six or 7 degrees above normal depending where you are take a peak at this seven day forecast we're back to 63 on wednesday, and then increasing amounts of sunshine. thursday, 72, breaking a record of 69, there will be a chance for a thunder shower late in the day or night, and friday still warm with the chance for a shower and then
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that strong cold front finally gets the it shoved through here on saturday and that is where we could pick up more numerous showers, thunder as well and knock temperatures back for sunday, keeler day still slightly above average, still seasonal, it is a very mild seven day forecast, wetest day looking like saturday, ukee and jessica back over to you. angelina jolie is opening up about her family life, for the first time since her split from brad pitt. >> actress and film headachier told the bbc that she's coping with the break up of her marriage by focusing on her marriage. jolie hade personal revelations promoting her you this move any cambodia. she adopted one of her six children from the country. >> because 17 years ago i came to this country and found love with people and learned about its history and in doing so realized how little i actually knew in my early 20's about the world. so this country for me has been with my awakening.
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>> jolie also told bbc that she hoped that the outcome of the divorce will make her family stronger. still ahead on "eyewitness news" celebrating the nation's first president. >> how families learned a bit of history, while. great price on this boneless chicken! yeah. we love low prices. no bones about it. [ laughter ] thousands of blue tags. thousands of low prices. my giant.
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extended bonus buys only at my giant.nt. well, this wednesday marks the 200 and eighty-fifth birthday of the first president of the you had, george washington. but the occasion is officially celebrated every third monday in february, as presidents day, and, so what does it take to throw a party for the president.
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>> our vittoria woodill took a trip to valley forge national park to find out. >> are you okay. >> yes. >> reporter: that is our first president, and his wife, martha kicking things off at valley forge, visitors center. these are same ground where first public celebration of the washington's birthday, took place in 1778. and the kid who attended told me they thought the turnout was pretty great. have there been a lot of people here to take. >> yes, a lot. >> yes. >> reporter: i mean george washington's kind of a big deal. >> yeah. >> first president. >> reporter: in addition to meeting the birthday by him self families took part in plenty of other birthday activities like card making and other crafts. >> my kid are big history buff s. >> yes, hi there buddy. can you say happy birthday. >> happy birthday. >> reporter: and all along you can see in their eyes a true arrears of the life and legacy
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of our first president. >> he had a lot of courage, and even when he didn't want to be general, he just stood up, did it anyway because he loved his country. >> reporter: how old are you. >> thirteen. >> reporter: how does this speak to you as a 13 year-old about living your own life. >> well, i notice that for other families, i feel like i know my history. and the history, then. >> very intelligent young ladies. i missed the cake can you believe it. >> what. >> it was the original recipe of martha washington, and in case you were wondering about the ingredients, she used 40 eggs, 4-pound of butter, my girl. 4-pound of sugar, and 5-pound of flower and 5-pound of fruit , and a generous core of fresh brandy. are you salivating. >> what. >> i'm trying to figure out
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how many people that served. >> that is not a small cake. >> you need to recreate that. >> yeah, i'm salivating, so ukee, you will try it. >> yes. >> i'm on it. >> thanks, tori. that is "eyewitness news" at 5:00. now at 6:00 tied up in his own home and left for dead, a philadelphia hand laid injured for nearly two days, the person who rescued him and important clues police are investigating. search for a kidnapper, the alert delaware police are putting out after two disturbing cases, what they want the public to know. plus, a local group, president trump's new national security advisor grew up in our area, what army lieutenant general hr mcmaster's father has to say about his son's new role. >> we are enjoying a taste of spring in february and it is not going anywhere anytime soon, coming up i'll tell you when it will get even warmer, but also no need to break umbrella out. "eyewitness news" at 6:00 starts right now.
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his brother had not come and rescued him, who knows, this could be a homicide. >> reporter: at 6:00 o'clock here's is what happening, a brother to the rescue a man tied up, left for dead for nearly two daises saved by a concern family member. tonight, officers are reviewing a very important clue as they search for the people responsible. good evening, i'm ukee washington. i'm jessica dean. "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos is live with how this investigation is unfolding. >> reporter: jessica police say victim in this violent home invasion is lucky to be alive after those two masked men tied them up and severely beat him. that was this past friday in juniata park, tonight investigators pouring over home surveillance video that they say captured this entire crime. it is a terrifying home

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