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tuesday's rush hour, 57, and then sideswiped train number 51, which was headed in a opposite direction. >> total of three, six car trains, were involved. four cars from train 57, derailed, three cars from train 67 derailed. >> reporter: operator of train 57 was critically injured according to septa. he has not been identified. three others were also hurt, including the operator of train 67, which was, stopped, inside the loop on approach to the 69th street terminal. >> when we found, when we arrived to the location, four people were in fact injured, two suffered leg injuries and two suffered head injuries. we took them to two hospitals. >> reporter: it is unknown why they were on board because septa says these trains were non-passenger cars. the moments leading up to the crash have this is been released. the authority speed limit in the loop is 10 miles an hour, septa hasn't reruled if the crash, was operator error or
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mechanical in nature. and, much of that will now be left up to the national transportation safety board, to figure out, you are looking live here pictures of the contractors who were brought out to the scene, they are local contractors, and trying to get the seven train cars, of the market frankford line, back on the rails, again, some of those cars, be damaged in all of this but they are standing here waiting, until the ntsb has concluded, its work, they brought out the lights so to telling how long this will all take. coming up on "eyewitness news" at 6:00 the question of how passengers feel, about safety on this very heavily traveled line, i will see new an hour. we're live from upper darby township i'm joe holden for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". now lets go over to "eyewitness news" reporter david isn't, who joins us from center city with how the train collision is impacting septa riders, during the all important evening rush hour. good evening to you, david is
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this. >> reporter: ukee, if evening. we have good news to report, it doesn't people to be affecting travelers that much at all heading home for the rush hour, of course we are just getting in the thick of rush hour right thousand but we went downstairs under the station to kind of see exactly what people are looking at and it doesn't seem to be a problem. originally septa thought there would be bigger problems dealing with some of that traffic, because of what happened at 69th street, and that was not the case, but i have to tell you, i did, ukee, speak to some septa commuters who tell he that what happened at 69th street really, screwed up their day. >> it is scary. it is scary. i ride the el every day but it is real scary to hear that. >> i actually had to go to an appointment and was really late because of the problems and the situation. >> reporter: good news that woman told me septa was able to bus people to the location, where she needed to be. no major problems right now. pretty quiet.
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but we are just in the thick of the rush hour and we will go down monitor things and will be back live at 6:00. reporting live from center city, david spunt for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". as commuters air wear today's train collision is latest this the string of train-related issues over past seven months this july the transit agency pulled a third of its regional rail fleet after structural defects were discovered. inspectors found cracks on the 120 silver liner five cars, earlier this who, inspections revealed cracks in 58 market frankford line train cars. septa was forced to pull those trains out of service for repairs. today, this crash near 69th street station, two trains collided on one track, a third car was impact on a separate track. stay with "eyewitness news" and cbs-3 and cbs philly .com for latest on the septa train accident. when we're not on, we're on line think time. police are invest faithing a double shooting that left one person dead in wilmington. the shots were fired on the
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2200 block of mark sleet just before 11:00 this morning. officers, found two, 23 year-old men, wounded. one shot in the head and died at the scene. the second man was shot in the arm and then chest. the right now he is in critical condition. police have not announced any arrests. the warden of the delaware prison where inmates staged an uprising earlier this month is off the job. david pierce, warden of the james t vaughn correctional center has been placed on administrative leave with pay. department of corrections spokeswoman would not say whether the move was related to the february 1st disturbance that left a wrist on guard dead. deputy worker phil parker is acting warden of the prison. mild temperatures continue as we get a real taste of spring weather, this week. it is only going to go get warmer. but with the warm comes possible storms. time for our first look at the forecast with meteorologist kate bilo outside on the sky deck, kate. >> this toss feel like a classic syringe week. the in the syringe week in taste like to take where east
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wind moves in and knocks temperatures back to around 50 . this day was above average for february, and as far as pattern we're in this week today the coolest day and cloud increasing as high pressure slips off the coast, and then low pressure and associated cold front move toward us from the west. lets take a look what is happening on storm can three. is there a system heading our way. you can see that front bringing rain to portions of new york and northwestern, pennsylvania, clouds are increasing as that approaches but notice how it is fizzling, not a lot of hoist tour with this, could pick up a stray shower here tonight or tomorrow but you can probably be safe to leave umbrella at home. many will be completely rain tree and just see increase in cloud. with the increase in clouds temperatures held back a bit, thanks to the wind as well, 50 in the city, 47 in wilmington. forty-nine in reading. we have been spoiled. the these temperatures still above average for february, and you can see how warm it is , across much of the mid south and midwest. temperatures in the mid to upper 60's and that is heading our way this week. this evening expect mainly
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cloudy conditions, cloud, stray shower overnight and then tomorrow starts out glummy but looks like tail end of the the day will finish sunny as we cleared things out and will be milder, coming up we will tell you how warm tomorrow will get when we can break record and time out chances for some rain and thunderstorms, later in the week and in the weekend. for now back inside to you. >> kate, thanks. february warmth may be enjoyable for some but for farmers warm weather could put fruit trees at risk. "eyewitness news" reporter cleve bryan is live this washington township, new jersey with what this winter warmth, could mean for farmers , cleve. >> reporter: everybody loves, fresh produce in new jersey, billion toll air industry, and right thousand experts say, that the fruit trees are okay, but they are teetering on the verge of some serious problems , if this warming trend just continued. >> they are nice and tight right now, you can see how tight they are. they can stay tight, we would be very happy. >> reporter: with the farm forged hand the of the third
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generation peach grower david duffield knows exactly what the buds in his orchard are supposed to look like in late february. >> i'm concerned about really bringing on the the fruit and the blooms, sooner then it should be. >> reporter: couple more days of temperatures in the 60's or 70's and trees could suffer from producing fruit too soon. >> these blooms will swell and when they do that you can tell they are getting ready to open up and plume and we do in the the want to see that. >> reporter: early blossoms headache the most famous truths like peaches, strawberries, apples vulnerable to dramatic drops in temperature that can happen even into early spring. some in gloucester county farmer john her remembers april 4th last year vividly. >> march was warmer, stuff came out early, we had a trees we ended up with a third of the crop across the board last year. >> reporter: he is keeping a close eye on his apple and peach trees. >> it looks like it could be a repeat of last year. i hope it isn't. >> reporter: tests like the brown stink bug can get a early start with the warm
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february. >> insects, could be a big concern, and we have to be prepared for it with our spray programs. >> reporter: while many people enjoy warm taste david duffield wants his granddaughter receive toy ask for winter when she says her bedtime prayers. all of the fruit, are vulnerable, agricultural experts say that the vegetables are less at risk. live there washington township , cleve bryan, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". now out west, the worst of the rain is over, but widespread flooding, continues to planning saturated will california. rescuers are evacuating people from several neighborhood in central and northern parts of the state. in san jose, crews pulled people from their cars and used rafts to move homeowners to safety. >> taking my daughter to school. i come back. i see all this. i said what is going on? >> reporter: that was rosie ruiz who said fast flooding took neighbors by surprise. it doesens of homes in her neighborhood are surrounded by what could be contaminated water.
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three days worth of powerful storms pummeled the state and officials are asking residents to be on high alert for digsal flash flooding. four american tourist on a dream vacation were killed overnight the when their small plane crashed into a australian shopping center. the pilot who was australian was also killed. dash cam video shows that plane descending on the australian shopping mall, moments later, only a smoldering wreck remains. cell phone video shows dark smoke coming from is that scene. it took off there melbourne's second largest airport and police say it suffered engine failure just moments before that crash. >> just saw a plane, coming across, and was like that and then i had a bang and i was around those lanes and smoke was every where. >> the plane crashed, around 9:00 a.m. australian time, one hour before that mall was scheduled to open, and police say that the timing of the crash may have saved lives. and straight ahead on "eyewitness news" it is not something you see every day a
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bull running through a neighborhood and we're not talking about running of the bulls in spain. >> man's best friend becomes man's life safer, how a a family dog rescued his family from a collapsed snow fort, lust. it made me realize not that so bad. >> we will interest tuesday to you michael saunders and learn how his mother's battle with cancer gave him perspective on the field. sleeping for days, weeks at a time but sleeping beauty syndrome isn't made up, and it is not for tired moms and dad. the real rare disorder and what doctors are doing about it. and a live look now at ocean city, new jersey, um, the beach there, it the height feel close to beach weather soon, 70's this is seven day forecast, when we come right
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at jet blue's terminal five on monday morning. three of them set off device alarm and continue as their plane was out a second screening. aviation experts say airport security is weakest earliest in the morning and touring shift changes. >> tsa has to look at their procedures at those transition points. we need to follow procedures, to ensure the integrity of the air system and the security that is afforded to it. >> airport police say that they were not notified until two hours after the security breach, the passengers were re screened after landing. a coyote tell rarely brings air travel to a halt at a southern california airport. coyote was caught on camera running loose on the tarmac at burbank airport this morning. officials closed the airport while emergency crews drove around tarmac trying to scare it away. coyote eventually ran out to the parking lot, on its way back to a more wooded area. right there, escaped from a slaughter house in queens, new york, tranquilizer tarts
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were used as it darted from release. captured used reek will while someone else chased it and caroling it. this was not the first escape. two similar incident occurred last year. one case comedian jon stewart took a bull to the sanctuary he owns. it was captured and was going to be taken to sanctuary but we have just learn that the bull died. three people in nova scotia are lucky to be alive after snow fort they built collapsed on them. >> steve buyers, his son ben and friend adam were buried after their fort caved in. weight of the snow hade it difficult to move their arms or legs. treeing themselves, seemed impossible, this will their talk, sues, began digging them out. >> the talk, dug in, and started to pull on the back of my jacket. i knew if i could get an arm or leg free and untwisted i had a chance to get out to help the kid. >> steve was left with a broken fibula, his son suffered a minor concussion and injured shoulder, adam
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escaped unharm. families are hoping their near fatal screens will help educate others of the dangers of the snow for the torts. >> man's best friend, how about that. >> yes, indeed. >> good job. kate joins with us our forecast, good and bad, we saw cleve's story. >> yes. >> a lot of folks expecting nice temperatures but it has down side too. >> it does, whenever you get temperatures this far skewed above average we will have some i'll affects, same thing if we had a week of extreme cold in the middle of summertimes. we would have problems with businesses down the shore, things like that. we have to look at the negative side as well. if you like it warm, you will like the weather this week. it is especially if it doesn't have i'll affects on you.k. if you have flowers starting to budd you will have to watch those because if we do get another killing freeze or frost and it looks like we will as cold air is looking like it will try to come back in for first week of how much. we will to watch and cover things up outside and row tech plants and vegetation that you may have.
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in the meantime we're talking about temperatures heading back to the 60's and 70's to finish out the week. the lets look outside right now what a beautiful shot the this is. sun just made a last appearance, saying good bye to this day. we have been in and out of the sun and cloud all day, more sun midday and clouds increasing all afternoon but just enough of the break there in the cloud cover, to see the sun as it begins to set over center city philadelphia this is a live look from our parkway central library camera looking great right now. storm scan three does show a few breaks in the cloud cover as well through this evening. not a whole lot going on outside and there won't be much through overnight hours and into tomorrow either, we will see a chance for a stray syringe will, but for the most part this front is kind of washing out as it moves into our area and all this heavy rain we see off to the south is expected to stay to the south and move off shore. we're looking at the chance for stray shower with this, boundary coming through overnight the it this and tomorrow. shore cloud is the story through next few taste, now the ton of sunshine but one
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other look, little further away from the palmyra cove nature park. you can see breaks in the cloud cover as we finish out what has been a decent day for february. temperatures, right now you can see why they are cooler then what we felt yesterday, what we felt over the weekend. it is all thanks to the east win. ocean water temperature is 42 degrees. when wind coming directly off the ocean we will not get a whole lot warmer then that. with the sunshine temperatures got in the 50's. cooler at immediate coast thanks to the east wind. as i widen out notice difference over toward pittsburgh and cleveland where win bars are coming from, southwest. these areas in the mid 60's while state college in d.c. are noticeably cooler. it is all thanks to the wind direction. overnight we will see cloud continue to thicken. there may be a stray syringe will off to the thort and west tomorrow morning and just in time to finish out tomorrow, cloud will break for some sun, turnout to be mostly sunny afternoon. again, cloudy start, stray sprinkle earl will i, late day clearing, but 10 degrees warmer then today as we have wind out of the south and west
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the thursday, it is day we will look to break a record, forecast high around 71, 72 degrees, lower 70's either way, record is 69, setback in 1977. so it does look like we will break that record, on thursday , not a ton of sunshine on thursday but we will see a few breaks of it. that will be again, the warmest day of this week and this pattern. 63 degrees tomorrow, clouds in the morning and then some sun in the afternoon. you're witness weather three take forecast these numbers, looking like something out ovulate april, early may, we have got 63 tomorrow. seventy-one on thursday. breaking record there could be a late take shower or storm thursday as well. but friday, some sun, another warm one, but changes coming, and it comes this weekend, and you know, help it thinks warm it will be a strong change. we will tell but storms we are tracking. >> see you then, thanks, kate, a rebater it. still ahead on "eyewitness news" first he settled town and thousand babies. >> we are hearing from actor george clooney for the first time since we learn his wife,
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it was just a sight i wouldn't wish on anyone. >> a mother watched in horror as her baby struggled to breathe, but this story has a happy ending. you this it this at 6:00 meet the philadelphia police officers who saved jason's life ape hear about the new bond formed between a thankful family and these brothers in blue. don bell joins with us sports and we're getting to know a little something about the new comer, special story. >> little import from toronto, if stuff. >> batting average, fielding position in the grand scheme of life, just numbers. but for phillies outfielder michael saunders, family is thumb one. the leslie van arsdal has shore. >> reporter: michael saunders just may be the power hitter
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till is have been looking for but it is powerful story from his past that makes him he is to take. >> i struggled a lot my first couple years with my career. it was when i got called up in 2009. my mom battled 13 years breast cancer and she passed away in 2011. you know, obviously i was going through really tough times in the the just on the told. i they ever really got the a proper chance to grief, up until will that off season. you know, just seeing what my mom endured and everything that she went through and not just her but everyone else. baseball is so minute compared to what is going on off the feel. >> reporter: after feeling lost he managed to find his swing and was really important in life. >> it made me realize, it is really mountain so bad. so, i lay in the only for my mom but i have a young family now. i lay for my kid. i just really learned or it taught he just to, you know you know, accept failure.
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it is just important not to be scared to fail. she really taught the he, that it really isn't that bad. >> reporter: she hade you the layer that you are today. >> not just the player but person as well. >> reporter: when saunders steps up to the plate, of course, focus is winning for phillies but it is also about family and winning for them that hatters the most. leslie van arsdal for eyewitness sorts. perspective. perspective. perspective. >> in doubt about it. >> thanks, don. we have some, breaking news to tell but, chopper three is live over west henry street in palmyra burlington count which are that car overturn after colliding with a utility pole. we are told the driver was trapped until rescue crew is a arrived, the driver has been taken to the hospital, but at the moment there is no word on the extent of the driver's injuries. well, coming up in the next half an hour of "eyewitness news" the syndrome that causes people to sleep for days, weeks at a time. also the trump administration targeting more
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illegal immigrants find out hoist on the righter list for deportation. the program president obama start that had president trump won't keep. i feel like i was born to be under water. >> and he spend his time in the water, teaching scuba skills and life skills. it is the mission, of today's game changers. we will be right
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sweeping new rules, the department of home land security issues new guidelines to crackdown on illegal immigration. "eyewitness news" continues now at 5:30. hello everyone i'm ukee washington. i'm jessica dean. new guidelines for immigration enforcement order are controversial. this will likely lead to more deportations and detentions. >> we have to let people come
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in that will be positive for our country. >> reporter: department of home land security released new guidelines on how it will implement president trump's executive order on border security and immigration enforcement, separate from mr. d people traveling from the u.s. from two predominantly muslim countries a hoff blocked by federal courts. it calls for return of the mexican immigrants captured at the border, hiring 10,000 shore ice agents and 5,000 shore for board patrol. and the prosecution of parents who pay shog letters to bring their children in the country illegally. >> it is very aggressive and worry some. this is basically saying we have no due process if you are undocumented and if you are not even convicted you will be deported or you could be tea ported. >> reporter: president trump is keeping president obama's doca program that provides work permits to 750,000 immigrants came to the u.s. illegally as children known as dreamers. president trump has yet to release revised immigration
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and travel ban but new order is expect to exempt green card holders, and won't stop travelers already in transit the to the u.s. >> we have to have people coming in that will love the country not people that will harm the country. i think a lot of people agree with me on that. >> reporter: in a recent poll, 51 percent of americans disagree with the travel ban, 45 percent a roof of it. home land security guidelines also called for money to be shifted toward building a wall along u.s. mexico border. >> president trump pledged to unite country during a visit to the new national museum of african hearn history and culture in washington today. president spent an hour walking through museum and learning about the exhibits. the president trump was joined by hud secretary ben carson and a let a king, the niece of the reverend doctor martin luther king junior. after the visit the president denounced racism and recent attacks on jewish center. >> this is a meaningful reminder of why we have to
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fight bigotry, intolerance and hatred in all of its very ugly forms. the anti sematic threats, are horrible, and painful and very sad reminder of the work, that still must be done to root out hate, and prejudice and evil. >> president trump also said today that he plans to visit the holocaust museum very soon cameras captured rescue of the young child trapped in the ruins of the syria's civil war video from the syrian civil defense shows the moment that rescue crews pulled a little girl out of the ruble alive. this is after air strikes hit the opposition held damascus suburbs. at least seven people were killed when war planes bombed three nearby rebel controlled advertise tricks. former second lady doctor jill biden has been named board chair of the organization save the children
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doctor biden says that the international aid organization 's emphasis on education, is a perfect fit for her life's work. save the children works in 120 countries, including the united states, and focuses on the health, safety, and education of children. some philadelphia elementary school students will soon have a new place to play and learn, that is also good for the environment. "eyewitness news" at the alexandria adare school in city officials and city officials broke ground on a new green play ground. once complete it will include a rain garden and nature trail it is part of the school district's green futures initiatives designed to make community schools more sustainable. in recognition of the black history month we are honoring game changers making a positive impact on communities of color in our area. cherri gregg from our sister station kyw news radio shows us how one group is, using scuba diving to expand the mind have of chester youth.
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>> reporter: scuba diving is not child's play. it requires, teamwork, diligence, knowledge of the water and physiology as well as lots of curiosity. >> first time i took a breath under water i was done. >> reporter: master diver bob williams is co founder of the atlantic rangers an african-american scuba diving club but the chester native didn't discover scuba until his 30's. >> why could i not start diving at 12. >> reporter: high cost of equipment, lessons as well as danger makes scuba not accessible for most kid. >> when i became an instructor , i decided that these kid in chester, i will do it for free. >> reporter: after his youth education service program provides free scuba lessons for kid from distressed areas around philadelphia. >> first thing that comes to their mind when you introduce them to this first thing they said this is a price support when it is not. >> reporter: jeff cunningham fund raises thousands it takes
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to by tanks, regulators kid need to participate and they act as mentors teaching young divers the skills they need both in the water, and in life >> education in scuba diving it gives you self difficulties lynn. once we can instill discipline in these children they can do, great things. >> reporter: as for certifying dozens of young divers and many more experience adventure how does it make you feel when a young person from your hometown, you see their face light up, because they love scuba. >> it just makes you feel good >> reporter: to make a sport, usually reserved for the elite available to kid in the inner cities, changing the game by broadening horizons. cherri gregg for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". what a great opportunity. >> i'm fascinated pie that. >> have have you ever. >> i have never done it. >> i start freaking out, snorkeling. >> yes. >> i need somebody to help us. >> i need to take that class. >> restaurant where menu items are made up of pop tarts, we
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will tell you about it, up next. and he was perennial bachelor who has stunned the world when he got married. thousand he and his wife are having twins. we will hear how george clooney feels about the big changes coming to his life. >> they say you are never too old to give up your passion and whoever says that is right meet the 90 year-old ice skater hoist not giving up. ready to hit the ice. >> yes. >> and weekend watch time and weekend will bring some changes, we will start feeling more like february, again with a big cool down, the weekend is transition period, and still mild on saturday but chance for rain and thunderstorms and strong cold front moves through, sunday the sun returns but it will definitely feel more like winter is supposed to feel with temperatures back in the 40's, and definitely a half and half weekend in a couple of regard, both temperature wise and also wet ther wise, more
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well, the king of burning ers is getting into the chicken business. >> company that owns burger king, restaurant brand international says it is buying popeyes fast todd chain known for fried chicken. that deal is valued at $1.8 billion. popeyes has 2600 locations worldwide. from popeyes to pop tarts, kelloggs announced a pop tart pop up restaurant in new york city. say that three times fast. the breakfast brandies transforming its cereals cafe in times square to all things pop tart this week. menu items include pop tart pizza, burritos and nachos all created there different flavors of the toaster pastry. you can even order fries, shakes, all made up of pop tarts. >> um-hmm. >> yep, kelloggs pop tart cafe is opened through sunday. >> fries are made of pop tarts sometimes i just want a pop
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on the healthwatch the sleeping beauty syndrome, it is a rare condition, that strikes mainly teenagers causing them to sleep or be in a trans for days, sometimes even weeks at a time. health reporter stephanie stahl is in the einstein health care science center to explain. >> reporter: scientists still don't know a lot about this mysterious condition, they say it is almost like a baron hibernation, young people who sleep for prolonged period of time or just are out of it. delaney wear is adventurous, fishing, traveling, sky diving like many 23 years olds she wants to experience the world, but at 18, something happened on a school trip that wouldn't be explained until years later >> i was sleeping a lot, when i was awake, i was delusional.
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>> reporter: delaney barely remembers, it would go on to happen another four times over the course of five years. >> i sleep, anywhere from 15 to 20 hours a day. i just have no motivation to to anything. very depressed feeling. >> reporter: during an episode she only gets up to eat, drink and use the rest room. the last one lasted five weeks >> i'm a typical mom that would make her, force her to get up, and then she's very irritable and again, you know, the blank stair, you know, i questioned was she lying to me was she being lazy? was she taking some kind of drugs. >> reporter: delaney saw all kind of doctors and was diagnosed with kline leave on syndrome. >> it is real, not resip tait ed by psychiatric problems or bad behaviors, it is not laziness, it is a brain dysfunction. >> reporter: of the 500 documented cases of the syndrome it typically happens in teenage boys, and they can grow out of it.
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>> we don't know what really causes this. we have ideas that it might be a, inflammatory process in the brain but no one has been able to figure that out. >> reporter: what delaney has missed while having episode weighs on her minds. >> i have missed major life events. i have missed a thanksgiving. i have missed easter. i missed my grand pop's eighty-fifth birthday. i have missed my 21st birthday because i was in an episode. >> reporter: while there is no secure mexican decrease the number and intensity of the episodes. i'm stephanie stahl, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". that is fascinating. >> yes. >> wow. >> kate bilo joins us with our forecast. wow. we will get ready for this. >> yes. >> don't miss out on this nice weather. it is a beautiful finish to the week. the not a ton of rain but we will be dodging a few scattered showers and thunderstorm here and there. saturday is transition day. that is day when things will change around here. we will start to head back to what winter is supposed to feel like at least a little
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bit. it will not get cold by any stretch of the imagination but more seasonal but then we have from tomorrow right through sat the day, temperatures averaging, 15 to 25 degrees, above normal. so lets start off with a look outside and take you to bethlehem where we can see cloud in place and they will be around through overnight hours, and then right into tomorrow morning as well. tomorrow, half of the day will be bright, the other half looks like sunny and pretty nice. we will start off the day with some cloud but it should clear out this is afternoon. the not a bad day in bethlehem our eyewitness weather watchers have been loving this day as well, as well as their feather friend. we see birds friends. they are seeing shore activity in the yard thanks to the abnormally warm weather, bird getting active sooner outside. temperatures in the mid to upper 40's right now. chilly. we will check with phil, in philadelphia he has sun and some cloud, with the temperature near 50. and 50 degrees at david dutch 's house this clementon. he have is at 50 with some sun peeking through clouds as well and that filtered sunshine we
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have seen all day. william in levittown 49 degrees. again, filtered sunshine there he says dew point about 34. it is moistening up a little bit. further north we will check with peter furron in lawrence ville, new jersey at 58 degrees with more cloud then sun. so that has been the story for today. clouds have won battle. we have seen, sunshine earlier but now we're seeing more cloud winning out. 46 degrees at sandor's house. the hoist complaining. forty-six at this time of the the day in february? not bad at all. loving it. that is kind of what we're talking about earlier, that this is april, and may, we would be a cool east wind kind of a day. we all have been complaining, but this is still an above average day for february. so i want to show you a few bird pictures we have got. this one from phil showing robin in his yard this as well showing cloud that moved in the afternoon. wayne sent this one of the cute little will guy a male wood pecker looking for the cedar. cute little guy, out, enjoying mild temperatures. a lot of folks were out there
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today. they will be through the end of the week. lets see what the rest of the week has in store for us. the clouds have, proliferated a bit the here this afternoon. that is the case as we go through next couple of hours as well, clouds increasing out ahead of the front, warm front that is draped across portions of the great lakes and the northeast, and heaviest of the rain is right along the gulf coast and florida panhandle. that should stay to the south. you can see as this front progresses through the area it doesn't have a lot with it, just a few scattered showers, and at most we will pick up a stray shower as we head into the overnight hours and tomorrow morning. our bigger system that comes in on saturday is still looking disorganize. it is precipitation over pacific northwest, this will break out in the midwest and plains late in the workweek and take shape on saturday and then really bring a strong front through here saturday afternoon and that is pattern breaker so to speak. nice looking day there, at cape may courthouse to problems, future weather showing cloud, still increasing overnight, possibly a stray shower early tomorrow morning but most of us are rain free, tomorrow afternoon by four or 5:00 o'clock the sun finally peaks out and then
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thursday same story more clouds and sun, just a chance for an afternoon or evening shower or thunder shower, and thursday is our warmest day, you can see as jet stream builds to the north as we head into thursday and friday, then we will start to tap into some cooler air that starts to move in by saturday night and sunday. we will feel temperatures drop drastically like late saturday night behind that system. mainly clear, mild overnight at 41. tomorrow cloud in the morning. more sun in the afternoon. warmer day at 63. thanks to the southeasterly wind. thursday, breaking record, record is 69, we will hit 71, friday 69 with some sun, and then watch for those storms on saturday, look at the drop from saturday to sunday, it is 20 full degrees colder, half and half weekend for us, now back to you at the desk. well, george clooney's next big picture father hood. >> actor is finally talking bit. the insider's debbie joins us from los angeles with more on that, hi there, debbie. >> hi ukee and jessica. yeah, this is a hazing news
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oscar winning dad to be times two sat down for his first television news of he and amal double baby joy broke. >> it will be a feather, i know, the preparation of that. >> exactly. >> lock yourself in the room. >> reporter: charming with healthy portion of self deprecating humor george's face said nothing and yet so much when french journalist, asked about becoming a first time dad at the ripe age of 55 >> my favorite art, all of high friends who are my age and i have many of them are already doing this their kid are grown up, on their way to college. and they are laughing. >> reporter: that echoes what george's good friend and father of four matt damon told us take clooney's twin news broke. >> i think most of his close friend, he has been around for 30 years, their kid are like leaving the nest now, it is now george is the one, you know, with the full nest. >> we went out to dinner, is
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there a table of eight guys, all of their kid are away in college. we're sitting there. they are all being very supportive. it will be fine, great, you'll love it. then it got quiet and they started making baby cries. the whole table just busted up laughing. >> reporter: we will have so much more on the insider, ukee and jessica, back to you in the studio. >> you can get your hollywood news tonight and every week night at 7:30 watch insider right here on cbs-3. up next story that roofs you are never too old to do something you love. >> we will introduce you to a man does what he loves every week and it is keeping him young at heart.
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in tonight's top three tuesday at 11:00 is high price of prescription medication enough to make you sick? even many people with insurance are in the getting their prescription filled because they are too expensive but there are ways to save, three on your side's jim donovan shows you where you might want to shop, what you need to ask, and let you know where to find, this discounts, all tonight at 11:00 o'clock. ninety year-old man is doing what he loves best and it is keeping him young at heart. >> as vittoria woodill shows us his love is what keeps him going every week. >> reporter: art tatios is 90 years old and every year he layses up his skates at philadelphia skating club in ardmore and every week, he takes the ice with a child- like desire to simply, play. >> it is next to flying as far moving goes. it is slow who. you make your way forward. it is ton to music.
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>> reporter: shakespeare said earth has music for those who listen and for art, isis his earth and his inspiration to dance. >> i like to move. it is all stationary. >> you wanted to fly and glide >> that is right. >> we will do these turns and what not. >> put your foot there. put your other tooth back there like that. >> yes. >> and whole body turned around, and come up, and then go down that way. >> reporter: he relates the feeling of ice skating to the fluid movements of the swimming. >> you are now swimming. >> yes, where uglied, get that stroke. >> yes, when you are in the water, and your arms freely moving, and that is what happens here too. it involves your entire body. >> reporter: although his turns hey not be what they once were it doesn't stop art there gliding. >> i'm not doing anything at all i'm just going around but
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i've gotten to the point where i accept it, you cannot be subconscious or embarrassed. you just go do your thing, stumble around, that is what keeps me going. >> reporter: art tells me his passion for ice skating actually started at a roller rink back this is take he and his trend had two girlfriend who always wanted to go roller skating. someone suggested that he try ice skating and once he did, he was hook. that is what happened. >> that is what happened when you find your passion. >> reporter: when you tine girls that are like hey, you wanting to roller skating and you find your passion. >> art mellowed me out. >> great guy. >> thanks, very much. >> thank you. that is "eyewitness news" at 5:00. now at 6:00 a little life saved. >> reporter: one year-old boy stops breathing and three philadelphia police officers jumped in to action. i'm greg argos in north philadelphia with what those officers did next and how the mother is responding.
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also, trains, collide, septa train hits another, and then jumps the tracks, our live team coverage explains what investigators think caused the crash and how it is impacting the evening commute, kate? today was a cool day by april standard, still warm for february but another warm up is on the way. i'll tell you when we can hit the 70 mark when record could fall and when showers and storms return to the forecast. k-9 comfort these police dogs have a softer place to rest thanks to the toe nation of you this beds, how those bed will help keep the working dogs, healthy. "eyewitness news" at 6:00 starts right now. well, if it wasn't for them my son probably wouldn't be here right now. >> we will begin at 6:00 with a grateful mother thanking police officers for saving her child. tonight, why she's calling them heroes.
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those officers quickly jumped in to action. good evening i'm ukee washington. i'm jessica dean. lets get to "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos live at st. christopher's hospital with more on how this incredible story unfolded, greg. >> reporter: jessica and ukee, good evening. this all began with a 911 call yesterday morning, and ended with a one year-old boy being rushed here to st. christopher's hospital for children. his life saved, and his hotter , so very grateful. this story has a happy ending. >> now, he is up. >> he is up, he is pulling iv 's out of his arm, pulling stuff out of his nose. he is up. >> reporter: it we again far from it 9:30 monday morning at yas minute's smith home in north philadelphia, her one year-old son jason suddenly stopped breathing. >> his eyes started to roll in the back of his head and became unresponsive, yelling through the whole house calling 911. >> we were there minutes of getting call. >> he looked bad.
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