working but i found out tonight he can serve the rest of his term in office and not step foot in the building, one time. >> we want seth williams out of d.a. office. >> reporter: black lives matter protesters demanded a face-to-face with seth williams, we found out he wasn't even at his office across from city hall, spokesmen confirmed he is working remetly perhaps at his home, perhaps at another location. >> a district attorney can certainly work from home because they are actually delegating mess of the work and overseeing most of the work in the office. >> reporter: marci hamilton is a child advocacy attorney who teaches at penn. she's well versed on the d.a. 's office and said despite public concerns williams has every right to work remotely. >> he is not out there gathering evidence himself. he is not trying the cases himself. so, you know, for all intents and purposes, yes, he could,. >> and, tax record have over $110,000, in legal fees,

relating to the government investigation involving williams, and potential witnesses in the d.a.'s office as calls grow for him to resign it is possible williams will stay away from center city, nothing to stop him, accused of taking more than hundred thousand dollars in gifts. federal officials charged him with bribery, extortion, other charges laid out in a 50 page federal indictment. >> mr. williams simply took money that did in the blank to him and then lied bit. >> reporter: philadelphia does not have a recall process, a rarity compare to other cities williams term end in january and unless he resigns it is feasible he could work remetly until then. >> it is hard to be a boss from a distance. that really raises questions about how the office is operating right now. >> reporter: seth williams makes more than $170,000 a year, insiders say it is possibly wants to keep his job so he can pay either legal

fees or restitution if he is ordered to so by a judge, interesting note, ukee and jessica his attorney that appeared with him in federal court last week is already asking to leave seth williams as a client. he believes williams cannot pay him. we have reached out for comment and have not heard back. reporting live, david spunt, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> david, thank you. a worker in cheltenham township is killed after being crushed by a large safety deposit box. "eyewitness news" outside wells fargo bank at cheltenham mall where police say 35 year-old jonathan mouse of elizabethtown lancaster county died while trying to move the safety deposit box, that ended up falling on top of him. the incident remains under investigation. no charges filed begins a philadelphia laundromat owner who shot a man who robbed his store and also, shot an innocent bystander. take a look at this surveillance video from north fifth street yesterday afternoon, he is laundromat owner running after the alleged robber shot twice in the chest. innocent bystander was shot in the hand.

all this, after the suspect dropped the $2,000 he allegedly stole. >> store owner was engaged and then actually turned around. and he believes that the individual had something in his hand. >> it turns out that the robber did not have a weapon, he is now in critical condition facing charges. police say they may also charge people who grabbed money off of the sidewalk. stabbed multiple times and left to die that is what the pennsylvania spca says happened to this pit bull named duke. animal control found the dog in grave condition in southwest philadelphia over the weekend. authorities say that he took loose from the care taker's yard friday night, duke underwent emergency surgery and is now in stable condition >> the idea of somebody just leaving him on the street to succumb to his injuries is very disheartening. >> the spca is asking for the public's help identifying whom ever may be responsible for injuring duke.

you can give number to their animal cruelty hot line at cbs philly.com. a synagogue in northeast philadelphia is dealing with yet another act of vandalism and police are going door to door to find suspects believed to be two juveniles. police also said they believed the latest incident is related to two previous cases since december, plus rocks thrown at temple menorah kenseth high on 4300 block of tyson avenue. juveniles involved were seen on video. police do not believe it is a hate crime. >> it just seem to be two kid, one driving a bike and they stop and they get roxanne where did they get them and they start hauling roxanne flee. >> in the latest incident that occurred overnight, a baseball sized rock was thrown through stained glass windows. they face possible charges of vandalism for all three incidents. police say the district attorney bill determine charges. city of philadelphia is welcoming dozens of refugees from syria fleeing violence of

that war torn nation. "eyewitness news" reporter joe holden is at city hall right now where there was an emotional welcome reception earlier today, joe, good evening. >> reporter: good evening. tears were short here and syrian refugees were also joined by refugees from iraq, afghanistan. city leaders say building behind me here and government were not as always welcoming as we saw today. >> ♪ >> reporter: three-year old light is budd which his video game his mom, focused listening to traditional syrian music at a welcome ceremony inside city hall. light's family fled war ravage syria after mortar shells forced them from their homes. >> she's so happy that she's living between nice and welcoming people. >> reporter: little light and his family call philadelphia home they are refugee status gives them a year before they will eligible for apply for green card in an emotional

ceremony david oh welcomed two dozen refugees who recently settled here. >> they have been in a very terrible place with a lot of tragedy, and i think that is story familiar to generations of americans. >> reporter: his family is also here for life preserving medical care. >> she has a sick daughter that she need to go, on a regular basis to the hospital to do dialysis, for her kidney >> reporter: process of fleeing the land of the barber allah sod ridge i am has been long sad and drawn out. they are seeking, work while acclimate to go a new city, culture and schools. >> many people in our city, welcomed them with open arms and kind heart which reflects ares the best traditions of america and certainly the city of fail. >> reporter: asked about her home in northeast philadelphia >> she likes it.

>> reporter: now we're told by the group that overseas these refugees that the path to sit send ship is of course not easy. after that green card is obtained is there another four year wait, to be a united states citizen. live outside philadelphia city hall i'm joe holden for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> joe, thanks very much. attorney general jeff sessions wants to sack war i city they could lose federal fund forgo refusing to cooperate with immigration authorities. >> we intend to use all of the lawful authority we have to make sure that our state and local officials who are so important to law enforcement are in step with the federal government. >> attorney general also suggested that the government would take back previously awarded grant money if cities do not comply. philadelphia's mayor jim kenney has vowed to defy the mandate. >> up hold the constitution of the united states of america which includes the fourth amendment and as i said from day one when presented with a

criminal warrant we will return anybody over but we are not going to hold people against their will without charge, that is the fourth amendment of the you had constitution and i hope that attorney general jeff sessions will understand that. >> the mayor says it is likely the matter will end up being resolved in the courts. changing the perception of the blindness, that is mission of the bucks county mom who has two blind children and she's getting a special honor tomorrow. >> health reporter stephanie stahl is here to tell us about this extraordinary family and this great honor. >> wait until you meet them they are special. talk about overcoming adversity, this mom has been invited to speak at a prestigious event called risk takers, change makers, and she's both. the title of her talk is, how i learned to see, through the eyes of my sons and her sons are blind but that hasn't helped them or held them back. they have learned to play air hockey not by watching the puck but by listening for the puck. mitchell and michael smedley

are blind but that doesn't stop these bucks county brothers from playing. >> sight is not what should hold anyone back. it is just a minor inconvenience. >> reporter: mitchell is 13, big brother 17, they were born with a rare inherited eye disease called lca. >> having two blind kid initially the most devastating news. >> reporter: devastation turned into amazement for kristin smedley as she learned how well her boys could adopt and them excel. michael is an accomplish musician and involved with school productions. >> it is pretty humerus. they will look at me in the school wait you are blind kid running lights. are you hanging stuff on the catwalk. >> reporter: is there nothing you can't do. >> no. >> stuff they they can does unbelievable. >> reporter: kristin is writing a book that has a big following on facebook helping other families with blind children. she started a foundation called cure retinal blindness to raise money for research.

>> this is all of the silent auction live auction we are doing for cocktail for the cure. >> reporter: she's organizing a fundraiser and putting touches on presentation she had been invited to give which highlights, innovative ideas. >> it is a dream come true moment. >> reporter: she's exited to share her message of conquer fear and understanding that blindness can be powerful, lessons that she learned from her sons. >> their brains work at higher level then ours do. my son michael will say you are so distracted. sight of people are so distract by all this stuff you see, focus mom, focus. it ace macing. >> reporter: school and regular classes they use a brail note pad and have big plans for future that includes college, and big careers, being blind isn't much of a consideration. >> i really don't think it that is big of an issue. >> you don't feel like you have a disability. >> i don't. >> reporter: amazing, right. ted x event is tomorrow in new york, insuring sit, tech scans

for technology, entertain and design, very selective, prestigious and popular, so kristin's message will be getting a big international forum. by the way she has a third child, daughter who does not have that genetic eye condition but they are an amazing family. >> four years ago i played piano right next to michael. i kept messing up, michael was like don't worry about it. i got you. he had my back a macing family thanks, stephanie. funding bill signed in new jersey when we come back, legislation governor christie put his signature on and where that money will be spent in the garden state. and he is stephen colbert 's right-hand man but today jon batiste ditched the city of brotherly love, and the honor he received and why. we started soggy but now sun has come out and we will repeat that pattern tomorrow in the mid week time frame, soggy again as this system head our way but sound will return, i'll tell you when. a father/son moment unlike

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chris christie signed legislation to spend 400 million-dollar on transportation project. the legislation advocates 260 million for road and bridges and 140 million for new jersey transit. the state department of transportation has 100 days to decide which project will receive funding. the additional funding comes from raising the state's gas tax by 23 cents a gallon. a special honor for a man we see every night on the late show with stephen colbert. >> justin udo from kyw news radio shows how was just awarded philadelphia's very first bennie golson award. >> reporter: if you watched late show with stephen colbert on cbs-3 seen and heard the musical stylings of jon batist e. >> give it up for jon and the

band, everybody. >> reporter: this morning bat iste was honored for his music and outreach he's done with the first ever bennie golson award named after the jazz musician from philadelphia. >> bennie golson is someone who you think of when you are trying to inspire to a career in jazz, to be honored in his name, i mean, i am thrilled, i want to find different ways over the years in my 70 year career i hope to continue to develop on that. >> ♪ >> reporter: morning also marked early kick off to national jazz appreciation month, which officially started in april. >> philly celebrates jazz, month long activity that kicks off april 1st at end of the april and we have over 200 jazz events throughout the city. >> reporter: officials say philly celebrates jazz gives them a chance to enjoy, current artists, teach young musicians and pay homage to those who paved the way. >> philadelphia is where jazz really got its start. a you will of the great formed here or started here.

>> reporter: lee says they want to make sure everyone gets a chance to enjoy festivities. >> we have live jazz perform ass, concerts, move business jazz, we are offering jazz tap dance lessons, we have workshops about jazz and we have interviews opened to the public but it is a city wide event. >> reporter: there are more than 60 free philly celebrates jazz events throughout april. justin udo for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". you can see jon batiste, tonight and every week night on the late show with stephen colbert at 11:35 right here on "eyewitness news" at 11:00. welcome to town, jon. >> very nice. >> kate joins with us our forecast and that fog is gone. i went out this morning, could not see, rainy days and monday >> yes. >> i'll tell you it was hard to get up this morning. dense fog advisory, pouring through the morning commute, tough getting my kid off to school. my son walked in and ran in mud. >> i hate when that happens. >> miserable days when you have to go through a whole day

with the wet sock. through the afternoon things got brighter, better, and warmer, that is trend we are in over next couple days as well. lets look outside, right now we have got some sunshine just in time for sunset which is still about an hour away, these days getting longer and longer. we are gaining two and a half minutes of daylight every day as we head toward start of the april this weekend. we have ups, downs through last few days of march as is, kind of the trend this month, up and down kind of movement more down then up. storm scan three showing cloud dispersed and we have a nice evening, not for long. another system off to the west producing pretty ugly looking thunderstorms over tennessee and kentucky. thinks all lifting through us for tomorrow. this will be scattered in nature, not a total wash out but also not a sunny, bright, beautiful day. we have breaks of sunshine here and there thinks not an official high just yet temperatures 3 degrees above average. we will hit 60. could still go up in the next hour as sun's out and

temperatures are slowly rising but want to show you calendar we have been trending upward here over past week or so but well below average outside yesterday and then tomorrow we expect to be well above average. so we're heading in the right direction. we have more red on the calendar through end of the month of march. future weather you can see through tonight everything is quiet. now fog will redevelop overnight and at lee a couple scattered showers overnight, wouldn't be surprised to hear rumble of thunder here or there around two or 3:00 a.m. nothing severe but couple showers here and there wake up everything will be wet again, wake up to fog tomorrow morning. generally dry, through the morning commute but then showers, redeveloped, and on and off through lunch hour, scattered showers around 2:00 and right around the evening, a few of these showers, could even produce lightening and thunder, couple of gusty storms, possible later on tomorrow evening and then into tomorrow night before we finally will clear it out by midnight tomorrow night and then we have got nicer weather to look forward to pleasant pair of days here wednesday and thursday, sunny

skies, seasonal high, light wind on thursday and breezy wednesday, and then low humidity, both days, so two days nestled in the middle of the week looking fantastic. tomorrow mild but dodging showers and storms all day long. and wednesday, thursday just a little cooler but at or above average. then we have another storm for last day of march, fittingly enough will bring us heavy rain and we will get march out of here. >> yes. >> and april is looking to start off nicer. >> okay, cool, thanks kate. >> don's up next with sports. >> we are talking sin city. >> yeah what happens there won't always stay there millions of new eye balls on vegas, plus, this kid gets to fly north with the big kid we have latest on the phillies next up in sports.

a week from today it is opening day, phillies will start their season in cincinnati and it looks like andrew knap will make the team as well. today the team released a pair

of veteran catcher clearing way for former second round pick, 25 year-old knap will backup cameron rupp, he spent last season at triple a lehigh >> it is awesome that they kept playing me and that gives me confidence that even though i didn't come after the best start they still had, you know that confidence in me to be able to figure it out and produce. i'm ready for any role that they need me in and i'm just, excited to get this season going and to get some wins abe ballgames. >> mustache is strong game. challenge is daunting and odd are against them but the flyers are going all out anyway. according to club sports stats they have a .2 percent chance of making the playoffs. orange and black beating down pittsburgh penguins six-two. they scored four times in the final period, and just second time this month, they have scored six goals in a game, that is pretty good. they host ottawa tomorrow.

how is the goal this season. get your popcorn ready. jeffery lurie breaks his silence tomorrow talking to reporters at nfl owners meetings and we will have nitty-gritty as well. speaking of nfl owners they voted 31-one to move raiders to las vegas. they will continue to play oakland through 2018, and new stadium is expect to be completed, near the vegas strip, in 2020. that might be trouble. it that is time of the year where you fans can select the john want make's ward winner it to athlete and team that best represents philadelphia, and some nominee s are carli lloyd, wayne simmonds, malcolm jenkins, dario czarrish. pick up a ballot in the philly daily news or log on to cbs philly.com and vote. this story is craze, friday night and charlotte. a perfect game for some father /son bonding, but this dad, went alone and held up that sign right there, message for his kid, thomas, get your

grade backup and next time you will a be here. love dad. sad face emoji, poor thomas got trolled by his dad in front of the thousands also, dad of the year, did he go too far. >> he is definitely a strict. >> thomas will get his grade up. >> i bet he will. >> love dad. >> yes. >> all right, thanks. back on the job but this guy is not returning from vacation. >> when we come back reason they are rolling out welcome mat math for a big milestone.

and, when he return to his old job again, for at least a day. >> that is what haddon township new jersey man did a warm welcome back to hutchinson plumbing, heating and cooling in cherry hill. one hundred year-old signed an employee agreement and treated to cake and parity. people over at hutchinson say they were happy to honor his long career and positive contributions, to the company. >> beautiful. happy birthday, sir. thanks for watching "eyewitness news" at 6:00 we are book at cw philly and we are back here on cbs-3 at 11:00. up next, "cbs evening news", from new york here's's scott pelley, take care

captioning sponsored by cbs >> pelley: the kushner connection. the president's son-in-law is set to testify about his russian contacts, which included a bank that is a cover for russian spies. >> he said, hey, we've made some contacts. i'd be glad to explain them. >> pelley: also tonight, the web grows more tangled. the republican chair of the house intelligence committee reveals he had a secret meeting with a secret source on the white house grounds. >> chairman nunes is falling down on the job and seems to be more interested in protecting the president than in seeking the truth. >> pelley: a violent crackdown on protests against russian corruption. and a child will lead them in song.