become, so badly addicted, drug abuse has become a crippling problem throughout the you had. drug overdoses are now the leading cause of accidental death, in our country. >> the new jersey governor says that he plans to focus on increased law enforcement, and addiction treatments. that addiction is a disease. and it is a disease that can be treated. we need to make sure that we let people know, president talked about how folks don't talk bit. we talk about cancer. we talk about heart disease. we talk about diabetes. we're not afraid to talk bit. people air frayed and ashamed to talk about, every day addiction and while they don't talk bit, we lose lives. >> christie signed a law requiring state regulated insurance plans to cover, addiction treatment programs. in the meantime, new jersey today camden coalition of health care providers, held a training for health care professionals on how to properly treat opioid and alcohol abuse disorder.

meanwhile a judge sentenced two former aid to governor christie to prison time in connection with the new jersey, bridge gate case. bill baroni received two years behind bars and bridget kelly 18 months. judge called their actions an outrageous display of abuse of power, the two were convicted of creating grid lock on the george washington bridge in 2013 to punish fort lee's mayor for not endorsing governor christie for re election. hear from bridget kelly at 6:00 o'clock. former aid with mayor michael nutter's administration facialgations of questionable spending, the finding where is outlined in a report, on a investigation into the mayor's funds for philadelphia. "eyewitness news" reporter joe holden is in, philadelphia right new to break it down for you. >> reporter: controller wants $200,000 reimbursed and of that amount, $22,100 from a party tab, and, former mayor, michael nutter was exiting office. now controller wouldn't say if

he suspected anything criminal about all of this, however, he has referred his report to all levels of the law enforcement including the u.s. attorney. when pope frances came to town high ranking city officials paid for more than four dozen rooms at a center city hotel, according to a report by the controller's office. some officials including former mayor michael nutter, even had two rooms. >> why philadelphians needed to rent 50 rooms in philadelphia, when the pope came here is something that i think is highly questionable. >> reporter: add to that long list of expenses he says that were also, paid out of the mayor's fund, and non-profit agency, had to design the support environmental and educational projects but from the fund paying for 459 uber ride, charged to a credit card held by the fund's former executive director desiree peter king bell. she sent out this statement quoting this is getting tiring

, and very old, this narrative, these accusations are not true. we all know it is an election year abundantly clear it is not about pursuit of facts but it is about managing perception, in an election year. those with direct access to the fund have been accused of using to it bypass financial oversight of both city council and controller's office. charges also included thousands for plane and train tickets, and expensive night out at this rittenhouse square bar, with hundreds of dollars spent on liquor, beer and wine and, there was a $22,100 farewell party for former mayor michael nutter. >> we have found hundreds of thousands of dollars of expenses where it was simply used as a way to purchase things without going through the normal city process. >> reporter: leadership of the mayor's fund change when mayor kenney took office and made several internal control changes. they said i quote in part the

board has committed to reviewing the fund's financial policies and practices, to maintain the highest, standard for integrity, transparency and fairness in all aspects of the fund's work. now, former mayor michael nutter previously described the findings, by the controller as false, he characterized them as slanderous, liable us and vicious vial. we have repeatedly reached out to mayor nutter for comment. did he not get back to our multiple requests. at 6:00 more on these hotel arrangements, who stayed in the hotel and who rode out weekend when the pope was here at city hall. i will see new an hour. reporting live, joe holden for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". montgomery county health officials are dealing with a scabies out break at white hall elementary school in west norriton. chopper three was over that school this morning, since march 8th, 5 cases of scabies have been identified and treated. other staff and children are being evaluated for mit e that effects the skin. in addition there are

currently three cases of suspected, pertussis, also known as whooping cough. school officials, notified parents by letter about both of those problems. part of the west philadelphia high school what's vac wait today, evacuation was triggered by smoke coming from a cell phone it happened in a classroom on the third floor. >> it wasn't an explosion, you the phone was smoking, however and obviously that could be a safety hazard. so that is why we took owe mediate actions and that is why classroom and the floor, the third floor of the high school, was evacuated. >> students were allowed back in after a short time, no one was injured. following a day of rain, workers return to the cemetery in philadelphia's wissonoming section, today, up to 25 grave stones were restored, yesterday, after more than 100 were found toppled and vandal ized last month. jewish federation says that more than $220,000 was donated to support the clean up at mount carmel cemetery, a

$74,000 reward is being offered for any information, leading to an arrest, in the vandalism. more than 50 members of the community organization, in north philadelphia, turned out to protest a grocery store, "eyewitness news" on north tenth street, members of the richard allen new generation, or rang for short protested the grocery and food market. they have an array of concerns including unsanitary conditions and the poor treatment of the customers. they say the stories gouging for soda in the aftermath of the drink tax and that the stories not giving correct change. >> we're in the trying to shut them down, out of business because this is a new owner. every time we turnaround they have a new own their come in our community. >> we have a nice business, nice and clean, the right prices. >> those protesting and owner of the store did exchange information today and in hopes of the meeting at a later date the streets around capitol hill are now back opened after an incident led to police

gunfire, during the end of the morning rush. it started when officers tried to arrest a woman driving erratically. she led police on a short pursuit and eventually was taken in custody. authorities say that shots were fired by officers, but no one was hurt. >> attempting to stop vehicle on independent avenue driver negotiated u turn and fled scene nearly striking officers and struck at least one other vehicle. the incident remains under investigation but capitol police say it does not appear to be related to terrorism. there are new details in the investigation into russian interference in the presidential election. senators investigating the investigation shared their latest findings to day members of the senate select committee on intelligence are trying to stay bipartisan as they look into possible collusion, between president trump's associates and russian officials. the committee says it has been provided an unprecedented amount of documents. >> it is safe to say that our staff is currently working

through thousands of raw intelligence and an lit i can products. >> we will get to the bottom of this. >> the senate intelligence committee says it will take weeks to review the documents, the white house says the investigation will show there is no russian connection, to the trump administration. we're learning who voters blamed for the failed effort to repeal and replace the affordable care act. 49 percent say the republican health care reform bill failed because it just wasn't popular , that is according to a new cbs news poll, 14 percent blame the democrats , the republicans, and president trump. these voters say lawmakers and the president did not compromise. first lady melania trump made a rare appearance today for a special award ceremony. she helped honor a dozen woman in the 2017 secretary of state international woman of courage award. at ward honored women across the globe hoff overcome injustice to transform their communities. the first lady praised the woman for their courage and

encouraged all women to work together. >> must declare that the era of allowing brutality against women and children is over. while affirming that the time to empower women around the world is now. the first lady also called for the united states and international communities, to fight against all forms of injustice. powerful spring storms, packing 60-mile an hour wind lead a trail of disruption across texas. tens of thousands woke up without power and rockwell outside dallas, residents began assessing the damage. many found their lawn full of debris and roofs to their home ripped away. >> it was like a big bomb going off like it sounded like a big bomb, boom, just instantly. >> fortunately, no serious injuries why report there had but near lubbock texas police say three storm chasers died in the crash while one car ran up outside.

our weather is much more calm and today was a nice change from yesterday, sun was out all day but this quiet pattern i understand won't hang around too much longer. meteorologist kate billow is outside on the sky deck with a look at conditions now, kate. >> we wish this could stay for a decent stretch, we have had a stretch of gray day and only fair we get sunny day. we have got one more day and then everything changes by the end of the week. we're expecting another rain maker heading our way. lets start off with right now, beautiful outside on the sky deck i can tell thaw much. storm scan three looking clear across the region as high pressure is in control through northe and mid-atlantic and, not even a cloud, found here this afternoon. temperature wise it is beautiful, four or 5 degrees above average sitting at 61 at the airport. sixty-three in wilmington. lower 60's in millville and dover as well. through rest of tonight temperatures will drop quickly thanks to the clear sky and lightening wind, we will be in the mid 40's by midnight bottom out in the mid 30's. it is a cool night on the way but it will stay dry. sunshine for one more day but

coming up we will track our next storm and tell you how much rain will fall when it gets in, when it gets out and whether it will impact your weekend, stay tuned for that now back inside to you. >> thanks, kate. school district of philadelphia and citizens bank are joining forces in honor of financial literacy month. >> financial workshop for high school seniors and greater community, will cover topics like checking, savings accounts, obtaining credit and consumer rights. school district expects more than 1200 people to participate throughout the month of april. coming up on "eyewitness news", a... >> it is responsible because before that i thought, you know, i would never move my arms again. >> he was wrong. now a paraplegic is moving his arms using his mind. the a makes story, and technology that is making it possible, later at 5:30. you have heard of therapy dogs but how about a therapy chicken? we will introduce to you michelle and tell you who she is helping and how, tori.

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we have heard about therapy dogs and cats but what about chickens, having animals around is known to be good for us and some people in our area are capitalizing on that in a

very unique way. reporter john mcdevitt from our sister station kyw news radio shows you the benefits. >> reporter: rose budd or rosie is no ordinary chicken she's a therapy chicken. she wears a diaper gets frequent pedicures and brings comfort to people in schools, nursing homes and rehab centers. rosie's owner is gwenn bail of haddon town, new jersey. she talked bay moment when young man with down syndrome asked to sing to rose budd. >> i put her down because she has her chicken diaper so we don't worry about messes. she went right up to him. she had already bonded with this young man. >> and, he started to sing, some more, and he was bringing tears to everybody eyes because he was, you will always be my friend, you are my buddy. >> reporter: maureen green business philadelphia backyard chickens. chickens have been in philadelphia since 2004 but she teaches chicken keeping and able to have them because it is educational. she talks about the benefits.

>> the chickens themselves are just delightful, it is fun to sit and watch them. they are productive in the garden. my girls are back there right now turning over soil getting ready for spring. and spray compost, pretty soon , when summer is here they will eat those and the mosquitoes, they produce eggs. >> reporter: she's trying to change ordinance and get live chicken ban lifted in philadelphia so everybody can enjoy that. >> is there another benefit: exercise. >> a beautiful day. and come on, michelle. >> that is a good girl. >> reporter: john mcdevitt for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". beautiful day to walk your chicken. >> yes, i just saw that. >> yes, walking a chicken, all right. very good. i love that. right here on cbs-3 started with a new survivor game changers and criminal mind. >> then episode of criminal mind. >> maybe it is time to find a new liaison.

>> this week jack garrett and international response team are called to south korea to investigate a case. our rahel solomon talk with actor gary sinise about what he enjoys most about playing this role. >> one of the most interesting aspects to me and i think for the rest of the cast and for the audience is the fact that every episode takes place in a different country. we have, you know you know, so far now we have shot 26 episode, that take place in 26 different countries. we shoot them all here in los angeles but you never would be able to tell. that really, really is fun to play. >> catch criminal mind beyond borders tonight at 10:00 o'clock, followed by "eyewitness news" at 11:00. good show, big night. lets check on our forecast with kate. it looks nice outside. >> am i only one that woke up and opened curtains and thought, sunshine. >> yes, for sure, i'm telling you. >> really nice change of pace.

>> we're entering in a pattern wherever three or four days or so we will have another big rain storm. we have to enjoy days like today. our next one comes friday and another 14 days from that next tuesday. so we will space them out. >> all right, intermittent. >> but you have to enjoyt. sunshine while here, that would be today and tomorrow and good news it looks like the weekend for the most part comes in a dry phase before that next system approaches, next tuesday into wednesday. so, let's start off with the near term, talking about tonight and take a look at that storm on friday, starting off right now though it is a beautiful afternoon, logan circle looking good, trees, in bloom, out there, traffic is moving well, and you can put your window down, enjoy sunshine, nothing feels quite as daunting on a day like today, just beautiful be skies, and temperature wise we are above average. upper 50's where we should be for month of march and it looks like it will be too late for march to finish anything but slightly below normal and for much of the area march will finish with an average temperature, colder then

february, and that does not happen, very often, so just an indication of how these months have been flip flopped. lets start off with storm scan three though you can see high pressure in control, denoted by clear skies, nothing happening out there, the dome of high pressure has wedged in for today and tomorrow bringing sunshine a few cloud may filter in through the day thomas that next system approaches, probably not going to be this time of the day with beautiful blue skies in broad headville but still a nice, sunny, seasonal, spring day. and then we have got to watch out for rain. temperatures right now, in the 60's, we have had a light north wind, breezy conditions out there tonight. on to a on shore flow down the shore keeping it cooler. we have 59 degrees as dinner time temperature, clear, breezy but pleasant and overnight we will drop to a low of 36 degrees. chilly thanks to that clear skies and wind starting to die down overnight. heading in the next couple of days though notice tomorrow, just a few cloud filter in, still a mostly sunny day, included thicken up by tomorrow evening and then here comes that next system.

few light showers tomorrow night into friday morning and then all day friday, here's 10:00 a.m. starts heavily and continues in waves of heavy rain all day long, there is 5:00 p.m., 12 hours, 9:00 p.m. still heavy rain right in the overnight hours and then a gradual diminishing, or early saturday morning. still hopeful we will get sun back saturday afternoon but friday looks like a rough day. rain arrives mid-morning, heavy at times, total of one to 2 inches over course of 18 hours, straight of it, and it could impact both commutes on friday, although it looks like friday evening commute will be the more impact of the two. so, sunny, cooler tomorrow, nice day, friday should stay stuck in the 40's thanks to all that rain and then that will continue into early saturday morning with a few showers, and then some clearing, late saturday, not the best stretch there, but i do have better news heading in the first couple of days of april, we can go get the next chance for a storm. >> all right. >> back and forth, thanks,

kate. still ahead, whether you have the eight count or 64 count i'm sure you had a favorite color crayon. >> maybe sky blue or burnt siena. crayola wants to retire a color. we will tell you how to lob toy keep your favorites. do you want to be the next big thing in nfl we will have his draft

saving your sense of smell, taken for granted but for those, suffering from allergies, a simple sniff, can be difficult. it can effect your taste budd, coming up on "eyewitness news" at 6:00 our stephanie stahl shows you new treatment that could help, open those airways that is at 6:00 o'clock. very interesting. you cannot smell you cannot taste. >> that is right. >> agreed. >> don bell joins us now, and nice little story for us. >> huge prospect looking to do big time things. a third grader, day dreaming about one day becoming a pro athlete. jordan morgan was not that kid the 300 pounder discussed just how much later in life, leslie van arsdal has more. >> reporter: less than a month eyes of the football world will be on philadelphia for nfl draft and one of the players that will be wait fog hear his name called is jordan

morgan a hard nosed offensive lineman from kutztown. >> if you had asked me about any of this three years ago, i wouldn't have been able to picture it. >> reporter: in high school being in the nfl wasn't even on jordan's radar. he played three games at germantown academy and walk on at kutztown. now, what started out as an interest is a nfl dream. what was the turning point where you were like wait a minute, i can do this. >> i would probably say my sophomore year, my red shirt sophomore year playing, when on the field i realized i could do things better than other players and it became a type deal where, i knew i could be better so i wanted to see how goody could get. >> what did you see him as a coach. >> well, would i say jordan led by example. i think, whoever has the opportunity to draft, and get jordan morgan, is in for a surprise, in for a treat. >> reporter: jordan weighed 235-pound when he stepped on campus from there he molded

himself into a 320-pound beast and one of the best offensive lineman in division two football. his coach is amazed by his work ethic. >> it was hard work. it wasn't where i met him and this kid will be drafted in the nfl. he put himself in that position by the way he worked and approached things. >> none of us would get to this point but i just knew, as long as i was out there doing the best i could do things would find a way to work themselves out regardless of where i go and to get there. >> reporter: right now hardest parties waiting, watching, to see if his dream could be a reality. leslie van arsdal for "eyewitness sports". we will be watching, the draft is next month, right here, in philadelphia. >> he has got some talent. coming up next half an hour, he throughout he would never move his body again. >> paralyzed from the shoulders down this man is now able to do, what dream is possible. how he thought a experimental technology are helping him move his hand and arms again.

preserving history i'm greg air ghost with the first look at a brand new exhibit, what artifacts are being displayed, and how they are connecting with many people, in our

police make a arrest in the a synagogue, investigators, say the suspect, and, no word on the emergency he may face or if police are looking for any other suspects. over weekend police say a rock was thrown through a stained glass window at synagogue on tyson avenue it was third incident, since december. and, also tonight, a medical break through experimental technology giving new life to a man paralyzed below the shoulders. how he is learning to move again, and, by thinking. good evening i'm ukee washington. i'm nicole brewer in for jessica dean. health reporter stephanie

stahl is here at einstein health care science certainty report. >> this is an exciting development. there has been variety of technologies that help paralyzed people move again but this is the first, that was, implanted, a computer science that has allowed a quadriplegic patient to use, just his brain, to move. bill is doing things he never thought he would do again, like grabbing this mug and taking a sip, and eating mashed potatoes. >> this really is, possible, because before that, i thought , you know, i never thought would i move my arms again. >> reporter: fifty-six year-old was paralyzed below the shoulders eight years ago from a bike accident. now he is using experimental technology that allowed him to move his hand, arms simply by thinking. electrode are implanted in the brain that recorded signals of his intended movements. a computer interprets the

information and electrodes implanted in the arm are stimulated. >> he thinks about a movement, we record from the brain signals, and we figure out what he was trying to do and we make his arm do that by stimulating it. >> reporter: bill is first quadriplegic to have arm and hand movements restored with this kind of technology. >> these individual are basically lack independent, almost completely, totally relying on others for everything that they do, and, even giving them these simple functions is really meaningful to them. >> reporter: bill uses a system in the lab, three times a week but work is underway to use the technology, in every day life. >> then i can go anywhere, and , use my arms, so that would be spectacular. >> reporter: well, researchers at cleveland clinic where technology is being tested say that could be possible in two to three years as a field of biomedical research is expanding, quickly. bill's case where they did that with him was published today in the journal lancet. >> absolutely amazing.

>> incredible technology. >> stephanie, thank you. wells fargo is opening up its own checkbook over fake accounts scandal that plaqued that bank. last year wells fargo admitted its employees opened up 2 million fake accounts as part of the plan to meet sales targets. now, it has reached 110 million-dollar settlement to compensate customers who say they were targeted in that scandal. that settlement covers at lee a dozen lawsuits, filed against that bank. today's britain prime minister announced britain will leave european union within the next two years. seven page letter initiating the proceedings between britain and european union was signed, sealed, delivered to e u headquarters in brussels. prime minister teresa may says her government is acting on the democratic will of the british people. nine months ago they voted to break from the european union. >> we are going to make our own decisions and our own laws we are going to take control of the things that matter most to us. this is a historic moment from

which there can be no turning back. >> negotiators will now have two years to hammer out terms for britain's split with the e u, including future trade agreements, travel regulations , and the right to live and work within the remaining 27eu nations. now to the latest on the crisis in syria, estimated 300,000 people in the syrian city of rocca are being used as a big human shield. there there are dalely air strikes by u.s. led coalition there militants forced all men who wear jihadi scarves of baggy pants and long shorts. land mines and checkpoints have been laid on road in and out of the northern syrian city to prevent escape. penn museum is opening up a new exhibit next week, which focuses on artifacts from syria and also iraq. >> as "eyewitness news" reporter greg air ghost shows us the purpose of the exhibit toys preserve culture of those two countries being torn apart by war. >> reporter: this exhibit here at penn museum is not yet

opened but full of artifacts, some thousands of years old from a region of the world currently under tremendous turmoil. it has been six years since arab spring up rising in syria which has escalated in tie full scale civil war. thousands, killed, entire cities destroyed by the fighting. more from isis which has occupied territory in the area thousands of miles away though , talked in a calm safe section of the penn museum is the new exhibit. >> many of these were looted before isis took control. >> reporter: cbs-3 was given exclusive first access to what is being preserved, inside. >> you are witness by destruction by the area. >> reporter: this doctor is from syria herself. >> it is just really affected me that, oh, my god we are losing. this is very>> reporter: she's d curator of the exhibit and says goal, it is to preserve a culture before it is lost

forever.: >> these are part of the identity of the people of syria and iraq. it is very important to preserve, because, a land without its culture, it loses its soul. >> reporter: right now exhibit is still being created. >> i believe it would be a doll, kurdish doll from northern iraq. >> reporter: when it opens she's inviting, the syrian refugees that call pennsylvania home. >> it is very important for refugees for like places where they are trying to establish a new life, they have a connection, to the home land. >> the exhibit opens to the public on april the eighth, that is a saturday, runs through november of 2018. reporting here from penn museum, i'm greg air ghost for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". still to come on "eyewitness news", it is one of the most beautiful areas and its center piece is getting a make over. we will take to you long wood guard tones give you an inside look at the changes underway.

also this... >> these girls are part of the project to clean up philadelphia, one man is giving away the tools of the trade, what else you can win, coming up in our brotherly love. kate? well, weekend is not looking too bad, as soon as we get that friday storm out of the picture, showers could linger early saturday morning, and i am optimistic we will try to get sunshine late in the day saturday. but sunny sunday and temperatures again creeping upward through weekend a pretty nice start to the month of april just ahead.

well, samsung is hoping customers will forget its last phone blonder with a new line of galaxy smart phones. the tech company unveiled galaxy s8 and s8 plus to day it follows samsung's worldwide recall of the galaxy note seven, after users reported the phones exploding. the new phones are bigger than the s7 and they are also missing a physical home button preorder begin april 21st. well, big news from crayola for first time in 100 year history the company is retiring, a color from its box of 24 crayons. >> crayola plans to take away that color forever and they need your help deciding which one it will be. northampton county based company wants to you use the # , share your save and let them know on social media which one color you just cannot live without. crayola will reveal colors losing its spot in the box in the live stream, on national crayon day which is this friday. >> this friday, do you have a

favorite. >> typically they announce which is new color not one that will go. >> this is different. >> we will continue to follow. >> coming up, country music stars are gearing up for this weekend's academy of country muse ache ward. >> host give us behind the scenes

well, country music's biggest stars are getting ready for party of the year. >> we're talking about the academy of country muse ache ward this sunday. two superstar co host gave cbs reporter meg oliver a preview of what to expect. >> two of the country music's brightest stars brought their charms to the big city warming up for sunday's show. dirks bentley and luke brian, congratulations. >> i like that, thanks very much. >> reporter: dirk bentley and luke brian are returning for second year as host of the academy country muse ache ward , also known as the industry's biggest party of the year. >> we go through phases, it is our job, we have to just have

a good time, pour some drinks, have some fun. >> facilitate the party. don't do anything to hurt the party, enhance it. >> reporter: hoes are also nominees but big competition this year are from country veteran keith urban whose lead with seven nominations. >> ♪ >> reporter: he is up against luke brian for entertainer of the year. >> i have had a bad night, you know, he is going to win six, not seven. >> reporter: also jason aldean , florida georgia line and carrie underwood. urban joins nominees with dirk s bentley flashings georgia line, marin morris and miranda lambert. country music will crown its best new comers. >> it is such a race to where you try to get, to tour with you next year and dirks is already calling. >> yes. >> stealing them from me. >> reporter: win or lose, these three stars plan to enjoy the show. >> it is opened for you.

>> reporter: meg oliver for cbs news, new great, better day for outdoor plans so we have got to have rain, better to do it during workweek and get it over with. >> yes. >> april is april showers, and first we have to get through the end of march and march is going out like a lion on friday we are tracking heavy downpours, and that will plaque your entire friday and may even link inner to saturday morning. and lets start off with a beautiful day, cannot discount that, beautiful outside,

mother nature pulled through this wednesday knowing we needed vitamin d and that is what we have gotten. that is looking great, green grass, blue skies, it feels great out there as well, we have a breeze which is making it feel cooler then thermometer indicates but all and all a pleasant afternoon, and a pretty comfortable night just a little chilly as temperatures drop down in the mid 30's thanks to the light wind and clear skies. checking with our eyewitness weather watchers here on the board we are looking at temperatures right around 60- degree mark depending where you are. we will check with william in levittown. full sunshine in his house and right about 60 degrees. northern delaware at 61, with greg mccoy in marshallton, that full sun there and bit chill think morning, abundant sunshine, got temperatures in the lower 60's, sun really helped temperatures warm up, some great shots here from our weather watchers starting off with peter, in new jersey, showing that deep blue sky all day long. what a beautiful day to look at and connor showing the windmills, they were all going

, top speed, it was a breezy day but look at how beautiful with blue skies in the background. phil was out on kelly drive showing cherry blossoms in bloom here a early start to cherry blossom season but what a great picture with the blue skies in the background and some flowers as we head through the day. we have storm scan three showing generally clear skies outside right now, no problems outside today, high pressure is in control. not for long though, we have got another system that will start pushing in as we get into late tomorrow night, even , and then especially through the day friday. we will jump in tour future weather, tomorrow we will wake up to just a few cloud, outside, here's 6:00 a.m., most of the day sunny, see a few cloud filtering in the afternoon, high cloud, not a bad looking day. not deep blue sky all day we saw today but nice day nonetheless. 9:00 o'clock tomorrow night it is mostly cloudy, overnight tomorrow night is when rain comes n could start as freezing rain or wintry mix in the poconos, so that is what we have to watch out for.

wouldn't be surprised to see winter weather advisory for poconos but mid-morning friday ten or 11:00 a.m. that this wall of rain arrives. once it gets here it will be at least 12 hours straight of heavy pockets of rain, moving through all day. here's 2:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. friday afternoon commute looks very slow and will continue right through friday night and into saturday morning, before then, clearing out and we are talking about a pretty good bit of moisture here and inch to 2 inches on rain all across the region, the highest right along i-95 corridor so that will slow you down lead to ponding and urban and poor drainage flooding out there overnight mainly clear, chilly, 36, tomorrow good day calm before the storm, mostly sunny at 54 and then friday, it is cold, wet, good day to call in sick if you have one of those. if you have a day off, enjoy it. stay inside, it is a deluge all day long but we will clear it out saturday afternoon. sunday, monday looking good

and another threat for rain by next tuesday, ukee and nicole back to you. in this weeks story of brotherly love a west philadelphia pastor hopes he can start an anti trash movement by giving people a $20 tool. >> giving them a way for free and awarding pries for picking up garbage. he started the movement because he is a big fan of his own neighborhood. >> i love it. i cannot believe people choose not to live in west philadelphia. >> reporter: dave primarily is always making his neighborhood better. walking the sidewalks, picking up litter, he always uses a trash grabber, it cost about $20. >> this way you don't have to be bending over, you don't to have hurt your back, and you are not touching anything that is gross. >> but, one man verse a lot of trash, so he had an idea. give away, trash grabbers. his anti litter project is

called, not in philly. >> we ask residents in return for a six month commitment of going out, once a week, we will give you the grabbers, we will give you a bag. >> some of his first recruits were nearby families. >> when they brought us the idea, we said, wow. >> reporter: trash grabbers make it easy and safer for kid to help like this eight year-old who has been helping clean up as well. >> newspaper, and cups. >> there is some more. >> reporter: dave has been giving them to 50 families and keeping track of results on the instagram with the #not in philly. >> and if you post picture of your clean up, we have gift card from hobo coffee. >> reporter: dave just got a $1,000 grant to recruit more. >> we have been here and if we can find a person or two on each block then litter problem in philadelphia will be no

more. >> let's do this, family. if would you like to do your part for not in philly project we have information on our web site at cbs philly.com/ brotherly. nicely done. >> i love that. >> um-hmm. it is one of the areas most beautiful treasures. >> long wood gardens is favorite place for people in our area and from all over and one of the main attractions is getting a make over, tori has a preview and she will show

many know long wood gardens is one of the areas most beautiful places to visit and for some time one of the main attractions has been closed. >> you today our vittoria woodill has a sneak peak of the revitalization of the main garden at long wood gardens. >> reporter: it is not only most significant fountain garden collection in the

united states but it is largest fountain garden in north america. it is crown jewel of the long wood gardens, the main fountain garden. >> where else can you experience a water garden like this in the 21st century without, going to france or europe and here it is, right here in chester county. >> reporter: in 1931, view from the vision of the wrong wood garden piece air du pont. his view of 20th century du pont from the world's fair has lasted decade but for past five years the main fountain ground have been opened like a zipper. for a 90 million-dollar, re violatal says project to bring his masterpiece into modern times, by this spring. >> a goal, from the beginning was that to recreate an experience that was familiar to everyone who knew it before we wanted it to be better and even more exciting, and there really pleasant suri people, that mostly, go up and think my gosh was that always here. >> reporter: like a sensational stone grotto for

contemplation and fountain designs never seen before. >> our brilliant fountain designer jim garland he came up with the basket weaves, so this is the first, water feature of this kind in the world that has never been seen before. >> reporter: when can you see it? >> saturday may 27th will be the official day, opened for our guest and we will be able to enjoy it and suay may 28th is first fire works and fountain show. >> reporter: no swimming. >> no swimming is allowed. >> reporter: could you even imagine, i don't i don't even want to think bit. so no swimming. check out these numbers. more than 3,000 individual have worked on the fountain garden, 10,000 gallons of water, will be pumped permanent through 100 pumps and since long wood gardens is known for illuminated fountain performances there will be thousands of lights in place for their premiere weekend of may 27th. >> that is beautiful. >> yes, i know, right. >> no coins. >> no coins, stay out of the

fountains. >> i got it. >> you can't swim in the fountain? >> no. >> but you can walk through and it is gorgeous that is "eyewitness news" at 5:00. now at 6:00 a frightening discovery at a delaware county school, a gun, and dozens of round of ammunitions, the police say that was armed for warfare, plus. >> we have found hundreds of thousands of dollars of expenses where it was simply used as a way to purchase things without going through the normal city process. >> questionable spending, accusations of fund fopas during mayor nutter's administration, amount of money that was spent improperly and where it went. changes at temple university, special dedication today and fame as you alumni in the house. kate? all is quiet for now, we have had a sunny day and more sunshine on the way tomorrow but that is about to change in a big way as we see march go out like a lion, we will tell you when rain returns to the

area and just how much we can expect in "eyewitness news" at 6:00 starts right obviously, this stupidity, 101. >> hard word from upper darby 's top cop after a gun and more than 40 bullets are found at a drexel hill, middle school, and tonight, we are learning how officers were tipped off to the situation. good evening, i'm ukee washington. i'm nicole brewer in for jessica dean. "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff is live in upper darby where police laid out charges a short time ago, alex. >> reporter: you know we are talking about here a middle school with 1200 students, not a smart place to bring a gun and dozens of round of live ammunition but that is what police in upper darby say, independent aid, hired to monitor a special need student did at drexel hill middle school. around 12:30, a hollow tip bullet was found in the staff