kate and and meisha will be here in a moment but first here's what you need to know to start your day in the morning minute. >> i think, he should tender his resignation, immediately. >> philadelphia's top prosecutor, facing multiple corruption charges. mr. williams was willing to compromise his position of public trust, in exchange for private, financial gain. it really is a crucial vote for the republican party. president trump mounts a full court press trying to get republican replacement for obama care passed. i'm not leaving until y'all shake hand. >> fist fight end in friendship thanks ton an sung hero. >> mr. ali i want want to thank him a lot. if it wasn't for him it could have gone a different way. >> any super power what would it be. i would like to have this super cool, alien high tech red and green and lantern on it and i could use this

imagination to make anything out of green light. >> wow. >> that is really super power. >> i agree. >> well, if i had a super power would i make warm weather start today. >> like right now. >> certainly not feeling like spring today, katie but i saw you earlier and you weren't wearing your gloves. where are your gloves. >> they are right here. i have them handy. i will say i le meant being sent out here on the sky deck because at this time of the year it is usually so cold, coldest part of the day but i'm out here at warmest part of the day. reason for that is we are still watching transition take place across the delaware valley with the cold front passage. a lot of times we will get that balancing act that goes into effect abe timing is leading to sort of the upside down forecast as a result here today. we will see sunshine. even right now, on storm scan we are finding a hint of moisture but that is mainly off to the south ande, even, a little bit of lake enhanced snow showers that are working their way in the northern most poconos. see a couple flakes up that way that is where your travels

take you that is why not a storm system moving in necessarily. we have got sunshine. these are actual air temperatures, guys, look at this flirting with 50 or above it right now in many locations so colder air is beginning to work its way in mount pocono for example, below freezing at the moment but with time temperatures that you have got here displayed are afternoon highs, at best, so right now, is what we will end up with going down for daily record anyway as our warmest, part of the day and this is actual daytime high but these are afternoon temperatures that we are looking at here. despite sunshine keep in mind that beside sunglasses you will need heavy winter coat. we will level off at 40 but keeping in mind too wind will be whipping out of the northwest to make it feel very likely, meisha in better, in better than the 20's today, very cold weather on the way. >> that will feel really cold, thank you very much. good morning, happy hump day looking outside right now, we are talking about this all week long and reiterate we are seeing crews out there

pennsylvania turnpike mid county tolls, because e-z pass express lanes they are closed, as crews are out there working and they will be out there until april 10th so just a quick reminder, just in case you missed it that will be the deal and cause confusion and slows things down so head up on. that looking at two different places schuylkill headlights moving in the eastbound direction near king of prussia we have 95 near betsy ross how traffic is flowing around schuylkill and i-95 and would i say we are looking okay. would i say we are heating up, certainly heating up now as we pushing close to the 6:00 o'clock. on a wednesday morning that is fairly typical maybe busier then what we typically see. emergency construction in cherry hill route 561 between walt whitman boulevard and cran forward road, one lane opened between 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. running us through friday and we will talk about that coming up in a little bit , rahel, over to you. philadelphia's top prosecutor will be in court today. district tern seth williams

will be formally charged with two dozen counts of corruption authorities say williams took more than hundred thousand dollars in gifts, trips, cash in exchange for official favors. he is accused of stealing money from a relative, money supposed to help pay for nursing home expenses. williams attorney says d.a. denies any wrongdoing and will fight charges. criminal charges against d.a. williams has created a challenge for the next d.a. >> candidates running for the spot say it is up to them to regain public's trust. "eyewitness news" reporter trang do is live outside the district attorney's office with more on their reactions, good morning trang. >> reporter: good morning, jim and rahel. seth williams announced wow not seek a third term after being slapped with the record fine with the philadelphia board of ethics. now with this federal indictment these eight candidates are hoping to be the change in the d.a.'s office. crowded field of seven democrats and one republican are vying to be elected philadelphia's next district attorney. they will take over an office in turmoil as current d.a.

seth williams faces bribery and extortion charges. reaction from the candidates was swift. >> i expected some of the bribery and pay to play and corruption stuff but stuff about the nursing home fraud was really disturbing. to defraud a family member and take money for your own personal use. >> reporter: fellow democratic candidate michael untermayor said seth williams ran on reform the criminal justice system. philadelphia still has one of the most dysfunctional criminal justice systems in the country. beth grossman says change in political party could be the solution. >> when you have a one party system it really lead to sadly complacently and corruption and fact that it is found its way in the district attorney's office is just truly shock to go me. >> reporter: former first district attorney tariq el-shabazz weighed in on charges against his long term boss, writing in party offer my support and gratitude to the hard working men and women at district attorney's office who i know will continue to fight for justice on behalf of

the citizens of philadelphia through this difficult time. several of the candidates, including larry with his twit ter powe as well as joe ka hn are calling for williams to step down. >> it is sad, in light of what has happened for our attorney general and our district attorney who is now under indictment by a federal grand jury. it is time for city to have new leadership and i call on seth williams to resign immediately. >> reporter: primary in this election is may 16th when the seven democratic candidates will be wittled down to just one. we are live outside district attorney's office i'm trang do for cbs-3 "eyewitness news", jim and rahel back to you. new jersey authorities are prosecuting this case. >> that is because u.s. attorney in philadelphia re accused his office from the investigation to avoid the perception of the conflict of interest. government will be represented by eric moran of the u.s. attorneys office in newark, new jersey and assisted by robert zauzmer from the u.s. attorneys office in philadelphia. >> stay with us here, we will

be at arraignment offset williams this afternoon and get updateses at anytime on cbs philly.com. 5:37. in business news disney is accused of ripping off a screen writer's idea. >> and stocks take their biggest tum seven in 2017. money watch's jill wagner joins us from the new york stock exchange, good morning again, jill. >> reporter: good morning jim and rahel. futures are pointing to another lower open, big sell off on tuesday, dow jones fell 237 points, nasdaq dropped 107 points. stocks suffered their biggest losses since the november presidential election. investors are concerned congress will get bogged down on health care reform and that will delay trump administration's economic agenda including tax cuts and infrastructure spending. disney is defenders of the plagiarism lawsuit, gary goldman says company ripped off his idea to make zootopia. he first pitched concept in 2,000. he said it is a widespread problem in hollywood, disney

denies it. wells fargo upgrading atms so customers can take out money without using a debit card. customers will get a eight digit code from the wells fargo app, enter code and pin to access their money. machine will still accept card jim and rahel. >> okay. >> when i heard new way i thought they would scan my eye or some kind of crazy nonsense like that. >> all right, jill, thank you. pepsi is changing the way it does business in philadelphia beverage giant will stop selling certain products because of the cities sweetened drink tax, and two leader bottles and 12 packs of pepsi, hundred tane due, gator aid and liptonized tea. mayor kenney says they have been trending toward smaller sizes well before this action. pepsi blamed the tax for plans to layoff workers at its distribution plants. please continue -- police continue continue on investigate a shooting in burlington county new jersey that left one man dead. this is chopper three over ken ry road and pemberton just before 9:00. at this time it is unclear how

that vehicle was involved in the incident. so far no arrests have been made. also, gloucester township police release aid sketch of the man they believed tried to lure a girl in his car earlier this month. authorities say he approached the girl in the area of stone bridge drive-in and asked if she need aid ride. police are looking for an older model white style sedan with the blue or black stripe. anyone with information is asked to call gloucester county police at (856)228-4500 that is (856)228-4500. amber alert remains in effect for tennessee teen who authorities believe was kidnaped, by her teacher. elizabeth thomas's family is making a public plea to help find the 15 year-old. teen vanished last week with her alleged kidnapper, tad cummings. former high school teacher is accused of grooming the vulnerable teen for weeks. >> turn yourself in. i'm not asking you to go to the police. just leave her somewhere safe and let somebody know so we can have her back.

>> this newly released picture of them was taken at school, in january, the same month another student allegedly saw cummings kissing elizabeth in his classroom. police are issuing a warning about a speeding ticket scam after arresting a 16 year-old boy in connection to the hoax. some residents in west town, township received these fake violation notices in their mailboxes earlier in the week. it includes a picture of driver's vehicle and says fine of $96 must be paid in cash before a specified dade. four moments in the pleasant grove neighborhood received notices. >> i don't know that i would immediately have done to do what it says to do i but it does look real. >> no adult with the shred of common sense will pay a fine in cash. they would know immediately that it is a scam. >> well, investigators were led to the young suspects after his father, found un delivered notices near family's computer and called police. joe piss co powe says he won't run as a republican but more serious then ever about

running for governor of new jersey. he has visited our cbs studios several times and he was a democrat until recent lynn and supporter of president donald trump. he hosts a political talk show in new york right now. wye clef jon in handcuffs we will talk about why. and saved in the subway good smart tans come after man falls on the tracks, hear how victim thanked them. and, it is making a splash , these target swim wear ads are getting a tension for is what missing in them.

music star wye clef jon was handcuffed and detained in los angeles because police thought he was a suspect in the robbery. >> the lapd has me in handcuffs for absolutely nothing. >> music producer and song writer tweeted about the tuesday morning incident apparently jon fit description of the suspect who committed a crime near studio where singer had been working, after trying in vein to explain to police he was not a suspect he said he was ignored, and cuffed. >> radio call that another vehicle matching same description tan and green color honda toyota with two individual passenger being

male and black with the red bandana around his neck was also stopped. that second vehicle that was stopped proved to be the suspect. >> l.a. police said he was detained for six minutes. los angeles county's sheriff has since issued an apology. mariah carry says she does not want a lot for christmas but there is just one thing i need to tell but mariah's popular holiday song, it is being turned into a movie. her hit all i want for christmas is you, you know, that one, christmas classic will now, the superstar and universal home entertainment are working on a animated film it will be narrated by diva herself. it is set to come out this december. that is my favorite. also, george clooney, one of his biggest fans a birthday surprise she will never forget he stopped at nursing home in the united kingdom asking him to visit 87 year-old pat adams well, he did and even brought pat flowers. he stayed, for photos with the

birthday girl, clooney and his wife own a home nearby. >> where is pen a paper so i can write him myself. >> he is on a role between his wife getting pregnant and all this good press, i love it. >> that is very, very sweet. i like to see stuff like that. >> well, it is getting cold out there. >> can i write you a letter. >> all i want for christmas is no more cold. >> yeah, i hear you. >> okay. >> just a few days. >> just a few days. >> it is just a few days. it is craziness of march where problems come in because we want to put our spring flowers out or we still need to wear a coat for rest of the month. make up your mind, mother nature, come on. >> it is hard to know what to wear in the morning. >> i totally hear you. just keep your season stuff ready to go and have it all available to you and we will start off by taking you to a shot from, believe it or not our central parkway library camera. i wanted to show you this because it is my favorite shot from the city one closest to our city close toes cbs-3.

big shout out and props to the folks that will eventually be making my vanti hazel nut, with extra room for cream. >> is that your way to order it in advance it is, my double star day, so, very, very good chance that you can just write that down and i will be by later in the morning. all right, guys, lets take a look at our eyewitness weather watchers taking you outside city limits here to temperatures readings we are finding here. we will take you first and foremost to a list view here from the watchers, in the low to mid 40's, essentially regional wide, and woodbine where it is 46, dave mid essington where it is 46, lower 40's for ed, eileen and chesterfield and gilbertsville respectively. coolest spot of the pack interestingly coming in, well, no, not true phil has a cool spot in chestnut hill but charles is in bath at 38. couple pictures to show you too, phil sent in this picture of the crescent moon that came

in at 5:25 this morning, beautiful view, clear skies overall and in addition, this came in from lynn, just a last bit in the shady spot of the snow that she has got outside her doorstep. things will melt away. we have had mild air in place to allow for that. we are not calling for more snow but we are calling for more cold. taking a look at storm scan at lake enhanced snow showers that picked up with the northwest wind picking up as well and we are in the clear with sunshine throughout the day. problem is, bigger story is cold that is settling in, in the wake of the high pressure it will settle back in too so we will keep sunshine around but temperature begins to drop off and wind picks up and it already is, in fact, it starts to get colder, and colder, and colder with every passing hour winter gear is what you will need here plus a pair of sunglasses. look at that northwest wind as high as 15 to 17 miles an hour already. when we went on the air an hour ago it was down to below 10 miles an hour in most spots it is beginning to happen.

throughout the day at best we are talking 40 degrees but keep in mind, meisha, it feels no better than 20's mess of the day when you factor in the win. >> that is chilly. all right, katie, thanks very much. move it or lose it, you have been warned, a tv show is taping in center city, today guys and that means no parking on walnut between broad and 17th street. city began posting signs their car will be towed if you do not move to it day by 10:00 a.m. very important. walnut street will be blocked off to traffic between one and 8:00 p.m. tonight. big head up. we know when they say that, they mean business. they will do it. taking a look at pennsylvania turnpike mid county toll mr. as. this is what we are looking at because e-z pass express lanes are closed. we have been talk about it all week long and again this morning, just a reminder who may not have heard it crews are working and they will be out there working until april 10th. so hopefully confusion is less and less and that congestion around those areas are les a moe

people hear news but just head up on that crews are still out there we are looking at two different places on the schuylkill, i-95 both of which are heating up. they are getting busier. head up emergency construction in cherry hill 561 between walt whitman boulevard and cranford road one lane is opened, only one lane opened both directions between 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. and this will run you through friday, jim, over to unforgettae parties this st. patrick's day of course and massachusetts college students will never forget their night oather, part was caught on camera when they jumped on subway tracks at a boston station to save a man's life. man fell, later admitted to being under the influence, college student jumped on the track and said he just reacted >> so i knew i had probably a few minutes so i some confidence jumping in. i was than the thinking of a lot. yeah, you know, one moment he fell in and i was just down there with him.

>> now, he says that he did what anyone else would do in his situation. he also says rescued man exchanged fist bumps with him after the drama. >> i don't know if everybody would have done that. we will all heard about that movie snakes on the plane but new life imitating art. >> unfortunately a huge snake turned up on a commuter plane in alaska over the weekend. passenger anna mcconaughey grabbed a shot of the snake under the seat, oh, gross. it was four or 5 feet long but don't know what kind it was. its unclear if the man brought it on board will face charges. >> someone's pet. spring's here is what the calendar says and swimsuit season will be here. >> target rolls rolls out new swimsuit line it is making headlines because photos of the models showcasing swimsuits are not being re touched. these are some pictures, apart from skipping the photo he had iting, target is getting a tension for diversity and body types of the models.

target wants to show women in all their beauty, stretch marks and all. >> bravo. absolutely love that. >> six year-old boy is creating smiles and capturing hearts. >> see how kindness ninja is spreading kindness and we will be right

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well, a six year-old boy's parents are teaching him a very important lesson to be humble, and kind. >> now he is taking that lesson and spreading it in a sult, unique way. brad of indiana and writes letters of the kindness to his friend and family but doesn't sign letters with his name, he signs them as the kindness ninja. sometimes he will write eight or 10 a day. >> if they are having a bad day they can just look at that and think that they are special. we wanted to lift other peoples hearts to make them feel very good. >> he is pretty special. among the recipients are members of his favorite basketball team the pur he wrote a letter for each member to wish them luck and they may have been good luck because they are in the sweet

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seth williams will be in federal court to enter a plea on nearly two dozen corruption charges. we are live with the list of bribes he is accused of taking and how allegedly stole from his own mother. and a first of its kind lawsui school student sues his school district saying his privacy rights were violated by sharing a locker room with a transgender student. weather roller coaster continues, today temperatures tumbled but katie says there is a day coming up we could hit 70 degrees. today is wednesday march 22nd, good morning i'm jim donovan. >> are you okay, jim. > i'm rahel solomon. katie and meisha keeping an eye on things this morning. >> let's get ready to tumble. >> it makes me so happy when

they hear 70, they don't care about anything else they just want to do it. >> exactly. we are looking outside everybody, right now we have construction and we have an accident. we have a string, some of which have moved out owe wl get. >> you keep your car tune pirate over on side. >> all right. >> jim's getting concerned thinking we will lose control. >> we are. >> all right. here we go. nice clear skies, overall despite what storm scan looks like we have had a cold front moving through and we had left over moie departure off to the south and e. to the northwest it is lake enhancement a few flurries in the poconos and rest of us are immune to that. look at these temperatures, this is a bigger story. at the moment this is warmest it will be for rest of the day we are flirting with 50, in dover we are in the 50's in the last hour, new we