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 bathroom and police were

called to the school. according to officers azamater was discussed dominic jordan came forward claiming that the bullet was his, jordan then turned over to police over 40 live round of ammunition, officers say jordan denied having a weapon but then when his bag was searched they recovered a 40 caliber glock. jordan is not a teacher or a scheme employee at drexel hill , but independent aid caring for an eighth grader with special need. >> this kid that he is supposed to be monitoring, is an eighth grader, you know, what happens if that child or any child gets a hold of that gun and then firearms, i mean, you can see that this guy, is armed for warfare. >> reporter: here's the thing police tell us it would have been very difficult to track down who that bullet belonged to if jordan did not essentially ask for it back. he did have a permit to carry

this weapon but, of course, that does not apply to schools he has been charged with possessing a weapon on school property. reporting live, alexandria hoff for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> alex, thank you. former aid with mayor michael nutter's administration are accused of making $220,000 in questionable, purchases. the findings were outlined in a new report on a investigation into the cities non-profit, mayor's fund. some of the big's alleged expenses included about $60,000 at downtown marriott, more than $10,000 at sophie tell hotel, about $8,700 in uber ride, and $6,500 in u.s. airways. joe holden has been following this investigation since it was revealed last year and joins us now in center city with the new findings, joe, good evening. >> reporter: ukee, good evening. controller asserts that this mayor's fund was used to duck, to go around, city financial controls, but both city council and controller's office, right from this press

release city controller writes we have discovered many additional questionable purchase that he is were made with credit card, as well as with checks, that were written to pay, for special events, for the prior mayor. >> it wasn't his money. >> reporter: review by philadelphia controller alan butkovitz uncovered a string of questionable spending through a non-profit fund known as mayor's fun, figure is hovering around $200,000, former mayor nutter has been asked to pay back $22,100, money used to fund a farewell party at the university of the arts. >> there were thousands and thousands of dollars, in pretty expensive meals. in fact, liquor bills which is another wrinkle. >> reporter: the former executive director desiree peterkin bellies challenged over her use of credit card according to the report, which shows 458 uber rides run up on a credit card bearing her name , peterkin bell wouldn't talk on camera but that the accusations were not true.

there were 50 hotel rooms paid out of the fund during the papal visit, some city officials including mayor nutter had as many as two help tell rooms according to the report, the controller says city commissioner whose name was down for a hotel room actually spent weekend sleeping in city hall. >> one of the commissioners to whom a room was supposedly assign didn't know about the assignment and didn't have access to the room and slept on the cot in city hall. >> reporter: controller has referred his report to numerous law enforcement agencies, ordinarily it would have been sent only to the philadelphia d.a.'s office, but controller says fact that d.a. seth williams is under federal indictment is cause for concern. >> particularly because of the questions about the legitimacy of the district attorney right now, and state attorney general received the report as well also. >> reporter: reached out to the district attorney's office and spokesmen told me in part that those office members at d.a.'s office are there, to follow the mission of the office and they are there to colt job.

in the meantime the city has said that there are new faces as part of the mayor's fund and that, of course, they are there to follow increasing controls to monitor the spending out of the mayor's fund, also we should mention that following repeated requests for comments, former mayor michael nut der not get back to us. live from center city, joe holden for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> joe, thank you. two former christie aid sentenced in the new jersey bridge gate case are pledge to go appeal their prison sentences. judge sentenced bill baroni to two years behind bars, bridget kelly received 18 months. two were convicted of creating grid lock on the george washington bridge in 2013 to punish fort lee mayor for not endorsing governor christie for reelection. kelly spoke outside the courthouse. >> today has been obviously a very difficult day for me and my children but i want to assure my kid and everyone else that this fight is far from ower. i will not allow myself to be

the scape goat in this case and i look very much forward to the appeals. >> judge called the actions of kelly and baroni an outrageous display of abuse of power. president trump announced that new jersey governor chris christie will be heading a white house commission to fight the opioid epidemic. >> people who makes mistakes of drug use and it is a mistake, we cannot throw their life away, i believe that every life as an individual came from god and is precious and that is why it is such an important issue in the campaign and why i'm so honored to work with the president to understand the value of life. >> in his advisory role, christie plans to work with state and local governments to figure out best way to fight, the opioid abuse problem. big announcement from camden, new jersey, long time mayor dana red says that she will not, seek reelection. "eyewitness news" reporter, cleve bryan is in camden with more on the mayor's decision that was just announced a

short time ago, cleve. >> reporter: marriedd said at the end of this year she's comfortable with leaving office with camden heading in the right direction and in good hand. >> i cannonsly say that this has been the most satisfying experience of my life. >> reporter: after two terms dana redd will end her run as mayor of the camden. >> i truly hope i have in the let any of you down in my efforts because i know, i gave my heart, i gave my best, and i gave everything i had to give to send camden off. >> reporter: redd regarded as mayor who oversaw rebirth of camden. >> it has gone from one of the most poor, dangerous cities, not only in new jersey but in the country and that was on a tremendous economic up spring. >> reporter: 2 billion-dollar of investment has come during her tenure, including new state of the art 76ers practice facility, subaru motors new headquarters, and h oltech international 3,000

job manufacturing plant, and liberty property trust break ing ground on a billion dollar waterfront complex. there has been growth in the medicine sector with rutgers, cooper and rowan university all expanding their footprint over the last seven years. >> large corporations are looking in camden and saying this is where we can best make a profit, and best hire people and that is a great tribute to the legacy of marriedd. >> reporter: but state and camden county of been major players in reshaping the city including taking control of the police department and school system. >> it wasn't difficult for her to bring the governor and the other stake holders to the table and say listen, i'm in this to make real change for my city and we have, and she had that gift. >> reporter: next mayor will need to keep ball rolling and find new ways to help poor parts of the city benefit. frank moran hopes to take the baton. >> if i'm fortunate to serve as mayor of this great city my work within to take it to the next level. >> at conclusion of the speech

marriedd, emphatically endorsing councilman moran his first test will be the june primary. live from camden, cleve bryan, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". today authorities formally charged maurice green in the christmas eve murder of the south philadelphia grocery store owner. he appeared as a preliminary hearing, police say green, shot and killed 81 year-old marine buck as she worked behind the store at sixth and tyson. investigators believe that the grandson was green's intended target. jean wag charged with murder and other crimes. workers return to the mount carmel cemetery in the wissonoming section today, restoration work on the grave stones began this week, after more than 100 were found toppled and vandalized last movement jewish federation says more than $220,000 was donated to support the clean up. a $74,000 reward is being offered for any information, leading to an arrest, in the vandalism. a special dedication ceremony was held today at temple university. temple school of media and

communication is now known as lou kline college of the media and communication. name change in honor of broadcasting pioneer lou kline who had an extensive career of broadcasting and began teaching course is in 1952 at temple. >> i humbly express my thanks for the honor, recognition that i am receiving today. >> among those taking part in the dedication was temple alumni comedian bob sagget. still to come on "eyewitness news" robbed of their senses. >> it was very unpleasant, you know, i used to wear perfume, i used to smell flowers. >> losing the ability to smell , that is not just, the nose that is affected, our stephanie stahl show you the common issue that can cause it and new treatment that is helping many regain their sense. where this world renowned musician was sharing tips with students right here in philadelphia. kate?

we finally got some quiet, sunny spring weather back today but just as soon as we get it back it will be taken away our next storm arrives by the end of the week and we will have the threat for heavy rain, i'll tell you when this all arrives and how much will fall, don. how did eagles head coach doug pederson do in his rookie year? take a few minutes, think bit, and later in sports, compare your answer to jeffery lurie, the owner, we will be right back.

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fitzgerald. temperatures warming up, spring allergies are starting to ramp up as well, misery of allergies often comes were difficult smelling. >> now philadelphia doctor has come up with a new treatment, stephanie stahl is here to tell us how it works. >> this is interesting, guys. thinks a home grown philadelphia treatment tested on a small group of patients and results were just presented to the group of asthma and allergy doctors. information people hoff trouble smelling thinks welcomed relief just in time for spring allergy season. sherry parnick who lives in south jersey can finally smell coffee and enjoy taste of the cookie. >> oh, it is fabulous. >> reporter: for year sherry had in the been able to smell because of asthma, sign sits, an issue for millions of people and there aren't many treatments. >> smell is neglected in the medical community, it is not really considered a severe disability, people don't die from this. if you talk to people who loss their sense of smell it effect s their quality of life. >> reporter: for sherry who

enjoys traveling overseas she was never able to enjoy foreign food because she could not smell and taste it. >> how do you not go to these different countries and not enjoy their food. it was very unpleasant. >> reporter: her solution, a nasal spray made from the drug , which is traditionally prescribed to treat respiratory issues in pill form, or with an iv. >> really a game changer for people respond to it. >> reporter: doctor mark goldstein with the asthma center in philadelphia had nasal spray specially formulated and he says it works for half of his patient whose tested it. >> it changes the chemistry in the nasal airway where smell is perceived initially and it restores some of these receptors. so the signal can go from the receptor to our brain. >> reporter: sherry was quickly and easily acing smell tests. now she's looking forward to rediscovering the delights of smelling roses and more, thanks to the new treatment. >> total life changer. i call it liquid gold.

>> reporter: doctor goldstein says while nasal spray itself is not f.d.a. approved its main ingredient is, he is expecting to be prescribing to it a growing number of patients, who often have issues, smelling, during spring allergy season. he said so far he has not found any side effect was this >> incredible. >> yes, transforming for her. >> yes, exactly. >> kate joins us with the forecast, spring's about to kick in. >> we saw cherry blossoms earlier, flowers are blooming, it is that time, and all of the rain we have been getting, flowers, the grass, they are loving it: we are more on the way. we are not loving it quite as much but we have another storm on the way by end of the week that will bring a significant amount of precipitation to the area we will track it. we will start off with the good stuff a look outside, right now look at that shot down the shore, makes you want to pitch your umbrella and towel in the san. still chilly for that but not a bad day for walk along the boardwalk. temperatures in the 50's town the shore with the cooler along the companies thanks to

the breeze, and then a beautiful looking day that deep blue sky, over the atlantic ocean. storm scan three shows things are clear in our region but zoom back to the west and it is next weather maker taking shape. low pressure over kansas. you can see swirl around that low pressure system with the heavy shield of precipitation to the north this will all be lifting north and east over the next couple of days. it will pull in moisture from the gulf of mexico as well and we are talk ago lot of rain over an extended period of time, so it is not a quick hitting system for us on friday but this is 12 to 18 hours of steady to maryland rate to heavy rain, and all day friday, and even possibly into early saturday. right now though beautiful, 60 at the airport. sixty-four at the shore. forty-four in the poconos. it depend where you are, location, location, location today. warmest in the city. we have had a nice day about 5 d day in the red to the calendar but it looks like last two days of march may fall below average and it looks like march will end up about a

degree or so below average, and, first time that has happened since the last may, it has been a very long stretch of above average months but it doesn't look like this will follow suit. next form, to show you, it lifts to the north and east. we will see steady snow over new england. not for us. this is all rain. system heavy at times. watch how much precipitation is involved with this storm. very slow mover. it will last for hours and hours. period of rain all day friday, rain will be heavy at times, watch for ponding at road, poor drainage around the area, gradual clearing saturday, saturday morning, looks glummy , cloud, possibly a few showers here and there and for those participating in the hot chocolate run here in philadelphia it could be soggy saturday morning but will improve. overnight chilly at 36 degrees , tomorrow mostly sunny, cold, pleasant high cloud drift in the afternoon and then friday with all that rain it looks like it will stay cool. high of only 49 degrees, saturday morning shower and

then gradual clearing in the afternoon. sunday, monday look great but another system approaches tuesday with another chance for some rainfall, sports up after the break eagles couch doug pederson is talking about the team, what he had to

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i think we can agree eagles owe even if was way more even if when lesean mccoy was running wild. the bird may want to bring those days back, as ukee nod his head. tomahawk nation is report they go worked out, the best running back in florida state 's history. meanwhile doug pederson talked to the media in phoenix during the nfl owners meetings. he was reflective about that seven-nine rookie season. >> how did i lead the football team, you know, standing in front of the room every day, talking to the guys, addressing the team, you know,

at the end of the day, one of the strengths is the fact that the guys never quit. the guys played hard the entire season all the way to the end. are we satisfied with seven- nine? not at all. we're disappointed. >> meanwhile owner jeffery lur ie wants to see eagles rock old school kelly green uniforms like thursday night football, however as it stand right now their proposal to use them as alternate uniforms would have been rejected, so it was, withdrawn. as forehead coach, lurie approves. >> he had challenge of being, first time head coach, a locker room that had gone through obstacles with the previous head coach at that point in time. he got them together. they really loved playing for doug. >> switching gears now sixers host hawks in 35 minutes. keep an eye on the front court , last month team traded ill sofa to atlanta, he will go head to head with his good

friend dario saric tonight. formula isn't complicated, it is pretty easy. the flyers to have keep winning. last night they beat senators on home ice, and now, they are six points out of the playoff with six games left. they host islanders tomorrow. >> we all necessity reality of our situation. we don't to have revisit day in and day out. we know that, you know, for us the most important thing is, you know, take care of, our own business, and that is the kind of the single minded focus of our group right now. >> and it is that time of the year help us select the john wanamaker award winner. it goes to the athlete or team , that best represents philadelphia. some of the nominees are carli lloyd, wayne simmonds, malcolm jenkins and dario saric. pick up a ballot in the philadelphia daily news or log on to cbs philly.com and vote. they say golf is a non- contact sport. >> um-hmm. >> in south carolina they really want to keep it that

way. check out this giant alligator , just walking the course, in the club, of course , a course representative says, the gators often take a stroll before retreating to their pond. >> wow. >> take a stroll. >> well, leave it at that. >> playing through. >> be my guest. >> go right on through. beautiful place too. >> yes. >> gators included. thanks, buddy. when we come back special appearance by eagles cheerleader and players. >> where they showed up and why they brought a check with

technology teacher in wilmington delaware received special recognize for philadelphia eagles today. >> patricks brooks from mount clemens high school was presented with a check for $10,000 by eagles to support the school's stem program. he was recently honored as 2016 all pro teacher of the year, for his dedication to his students and his community every year the eagles honor ten teachers in the delaware valley for their innovation and educational drive. >> bravo nicely done. >> congratulations to him. thanks for watching "eyewitness news" at 6:00 "eyewitness news" returns at ten on our sister station w psg the cw philly. we will be back here on cbs-3 at 11:00. up next, the "cbs evening news", from new york, here now is scott pelley, take care family, we will see you tonight.

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