this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news" this morning. well, it is the last day of the month and march is going out like a lion with rain and lots of tay. so pacca umbrella or as meisha sometimes says two. storm scan3 is tracking heavy rain as we rounds the this work week. >> today's friday, march 31, good morning, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. happy friday. tgif. let's get your day started with a check on traffic with katie and meisha. >> hey! >> like a monsoon throughout. >> you missed itnning. >> oh, we saw it. i yes, we have so much going on right nown,e know th on a friday. this will be an eay

one, folks. yes, if you embrace the fact this isn't going toarto the dayk we're all going to be a lot bert off. we had soaking rain already come through. but guys, thissev the heaviest g to get. so we've alreadyviously very sos of rain roll through philadlks in new jersey, and trt mesankfully, not terribly breezy, tnd swept rain, visibilities are, a prlem all day, looks like there is a bae, fast. storm has longe watchoesn't evo into efft today. into freezing rain concern in the poconos by the way, going forward, for the rest of us, just rain, but it is soggy, it is raw, it is actually going to be a flood threat for us as the day progresses with the possibility of multiple inches of rain. we could see to up 2 inches loce

it is all said and done, so that will lead to flooding concerns, and already, meisha, i know you've got laundry list of stuff to get to out there. it is a mess already, just getting started. >> we are just getting started, that's right, any time katie you talk about the potential of flooding anywhere, everyone's ears perks up. it will be my warning today for a friday. leave extra early. we're saying that monday and tuesday, residual today, leave even earlier because of the rain. i want to start off with food news, we know it is wet at this point, but the mid-county toll plaza, e-zpass express lanes closed reaking havoc and some confusion, that was schedule to be closed until april 10. the great news is they're now open. they're completely open. they opened early. this will be great for a lot of that you travel through mid-county toll plaza, e-zpass express lanes are open. but, give yourself extra time, it is wet out there. ben franklin bridge, phund dire, center city, look wet, talcony e

an accidentrsey turnpike northbd before hightstown, pulled all the way off to the shoulder, little accidents like that will start to slow us down, we had another one on the burlington bristol bridge earlier now since cleared. rahel, jim, baceish thank you. new this morning, authorities man critical condition.e in police resnd colorado street just where authorities found a crime scene but no notified 32 year old victim hospital, suffering from multiple gunshot victim to the hospital the p into the frof colorado doinge to the bricks in front and window. >> police also say that pic fros damage, being head aimet scene, so far this morning, no

into two unrelated incident on r in salem yesterday afternoon, at the molly p area in cran bury township, arrest in pilesgrove. state police rush to the before. state trooper shot and killed a man in a pick-up truck. his body was removed last night. stpo asked the cashier >> she said somebody 07 miles later, tooth grover incident part of criminal investigation out olpht attorney seth williams goe judge know if he found a new cod revoke williams' bail. williams has pleaded not guilty to charges of than $100,d his current attorney want off the case over concerns tha him.

murder of 14 year ands county fb his co-defendant, beat, raped, poise orthopedics, ultimately, . grace's dismembered body was discovered in last july in luzerne county. sullivan and packer are being head without bail. >> a man behind bars attacks on women in delaware moe victims.th ring and robbing nine women over the happened in secluded a investigators lee wore mask andri break in the case when one of theer attacker, saw her he any informn county hope the public cance. help them with the unsolved murder of a second ann woman. $5,000 reward being offered for information in the death

of marquis a benson. the 36 year old was found dead inside her apartment one year ago. she had been beaten. police say the killer whom is believed new benson scrawled messages on the wall before leaving her in a bathtub of scalding water. benson's family spoke out asking anyone who knows anything, to speak up. >> do the right thing. do the right thing. comeyou know, express your sidef it, if there is a side. >> now, detective would not discuss a possible dna found at the scene, nor the writings, they say, the killer left on the wall. >> a drexel university profess is her back in the headlines this morning, after stirring up controversy on twitter, yet again. tweeted sunday morning some guy gave up his fstniform soldi. people are thanking him, i'm trying not to vomit or yell about on the heals of a military air strike that reportedly killed 200 civilians in mozul.

student mixed reaction. rst amendment.right to say >> yes? >> so he can tweet whatever he wants to tweet. work, that's how you probably act. and inside of work it is a different story. so i don't thinke need toast type of people around student. >> now, drexel university has since responded with a t which the recent comment by george were made outside the class almost are his opinion and do not represent university eights views. george first made national headlines in december when he tweeted alwastmais white genoci. >> he was once president trump's inner circumstance em, now michael flynn could testify before the and others about the trump campaign's potential ties to russia. cbs news correspondent craig boswell with the latest development from capitol hill. >> michael flynn is in talks about testifying before the house and senate intelligence

committees. his attorney would not confirm if flynn is seeking immunity, but did say in a statement the former white house staffer once quota sure answers against unfair prosecution. president trump fired about conversations he had with the russian diplomate. meanwhile, the white house has invited the heads of both committees to review information the national security council claims it found during the normal course of business. >> we want to make sure that the people who are conducting the review have that information. >> the invite came hours after the new york times named two white house staffers who fed information to help intelligence committee chair, devon nunes, revealing associates of president trump, were caught up in a intelligence sweep of foreign officials. nunes briefed the president and the media, but not his own committee, prompting calls for him to recuse himself. >> and i do think that the white house has a lot of questions to answer. >> the senate intelligence committee held its first public hearing on thursday, expert testified there is little doubt moscow was behind hacking and leaking democratic

emails and spreading fake news during the 2016 election. >> former presidential candidate, senator marco rubio, divulge he too was targeted. >> effort was unsuccessful. >> former f.b.i. agent testified the russians may now be trying to cover their tracks. >> follow the trail of dead russians, there has been more dead russians in the past months who have assets and banks all over the worlds. >> committee members concede so far there is nothing to stop the russians from interfering in the 2018 midterm elections. craig boswell, for cbs-3, "eyewitness news." >> a huge fire collapses part of a georgia interstate, still ahead, what may have sparked the flames, and the traffic nightmare caused by the fire. >> terrifying ride for a new jersey family, we will tell you what fell from the sky, and crashed into their windshield. >> and finders keepers. $15,000 found in the middle of the road. who get to keep all of that cash after no one claims it for an entire year?

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>> welcome back, atlanta bracing for nightmare commute after intense flames causes interstate bridge to clams. essentially severing assets to the heart of the city. that will fire burned for more than hour yesterday at the height of the evening commute. no one was hurt, officials believe some pvc plastic material stored under the bridge may have sparked that fire, it could be up to two months before that road reopens. >> that isn't good. north jersey family shaken up but okay after close encounter with a wild turkey. >> now, experts say, turkeys actually dangerous for drivers as deer. these pictures show what happened. family driving rental car, when flock of wild turkeys flew right in front of their car. one turkey was killed when it smashed through the windshield. the family did suffer some cuts and bruises but they're okay. >> well, a milestone in space, for the first time ever, space x successfully launches a recycled rocket. now the rocket took a

broadcasting satellite into space before landing safely on a platform at sea. space x hopes to lower launch costs by reusing the rockets that are normally discarded after one use. >> good for them, recycling. time is 4:00 had three, tracking lot of rain. >> oh, katie, monsoon when i walked in. >> yes, it really is very, very soggy outside. now, we had one real heavy rounds, the one you and i all walked in a into at the station headquarters, now moving away from the sit. looks like you have lull, right? not so fast. very likely, this little pocket is going to actually fill in. you can see that happening over virginia, over time. few more speckles start to show up on the radar, over the dc area. so that first rounds is through. it left behind a lot of drainage that needs to take place, that may not happen soon enough for the next round to come in. so the storm is moving through. it is strong enough as it is. it looks like it will try to continue to intensify even more so as it makes its cross or passage across the area, we

will ends up with very soggy conditions as a result, right through the day. though the heaviest likely still is yet to come. freezing rain advisory worth a mention. posted for monroe county. so it is way up in the poconos, but the reason i bring it up, i was just looking at thermometer readings, this goes until 6:00 . currently the temperature at mount pocono 32. so you will have to deal with possibility of maybe some sleet. but specially freezing rain, especially in the highest terrain, too, if that's where your travels take you. trust me, this is no picnic for anyone. we're looking at cup old of inches out of this before it is said and done. temperature at best gets in the low 50's, so it is raw, really chilly outside. the flooding concerns continues all day long. there is at least couple of bright spots in this forecast. tomorrow, we should brighten up through the day for some late day sun. sunday is the gem of the weekend. but there is actually two more systems to track. one monday night into tuesday, and possibly again by thursday. so it is like the every other day plan that we're on here it seems, meisha. >> what do they say? april showers bring may

flowers, not quite april yet but you get the drift. good morning, so, we have live mobile three, mid-county toll plaza, why are they there? we've been talking about this all week long, e-zpass express lanes have been closed and they were scheduled to be closed until april 10. great news for all of you right now, those opened early. they're now open. it is all clear. and looking good. so obviously still dark and still early. not even in the 5:00 hour yet. when we tip into the 5:00 hour, and because it is raining, and weaver all of the rain coming down, our commute will be very slow, great news around this area, for the e-zpass express lanes have opened, this is going to ease up a lot of tension, a lot of confusion, and maybe eliminate a lot of headaches throughout that it has been posing all week long, burlington bristol bridge is scheduled to open right at 5:10. heads up. take look at the shot. very foggy, rainy, so heads up to all of you headed out the doorways again. i don't like have to say it on a friday, but you are going to have to leave early, extra early again today for sure.

already seeing problem areas out there. we have an accident here, new jersey turnpike pike northbound, pulled off to the shoulder, but it still will pose some problems for you. another accident upper pottsgrove township farm inning ton avenue at north state street. i have a feeling that this is just going to be a string of things to come because of the weather out there, jim, rahel, over to you. >> thank you, meisha. we'll tell you something new that you may want to look out for in your next hotel stay. >> the robot that can bring you room service. do we have your attention in we'll have the story for you whether we continue.

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welcome back, if your ahead dollars out the door stay up-to-date on our forecast "kyw news radio 1060". also, camden county took time out to honor more than 100 police officers, and civilians, for work above and beyond as part of the county's police department metro division. a philadelphia police officer and more than dozen middle school student have a special

performance they've been working on for more than six month, part of new initiative to foster relationships between police and the community they serve. >> and the philadelphia commission for women is holding its inaugural state of women and girls in philadelphia conference today. check in two, three, four times a day, "kyw news radio" 1060 on your a.m. dial. septa worker, he gets to kad inl hill. now, we reported on this story last year, stumbled on the carbon state road while headed home from work. he did the right thing, turned the money into police, but after for a year, a judge said tracey gets to keep the entire windfall. >> good for bob. >> well, time now news. >> money watch's jill wagner joins us live this morning om good morning, jill. >> markets went higher ye>> report on consumer spending for february. this is big news, because consuming spending makes up

activity. of economic yesterday we got the final reading on the gbp in the fourth quarter t did show the economy grew by 2.1%, which is faster than the previous esti 1.9%. president trump has promised to things like tax cuts and easing regulations, jim, any january, february or mostly march. i was doing a fast. >> a financial cleanse? jill, i know uber recently for e headlines, but i understand a lighter story right now? >> yes. uber releaseund investment. list of the items that drivers have found in the back of thei stufficike phones, keys, wallets, but there are some unusual items, as well, likesticks, bulletprood lottery ticket. no word on whether it was a wish. but we can guess. and apparently sunday is the most forgetful day. >> oh? >> i would think like saturday night after people have

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>> ♪ >> ♪ >> welcome back, even though we may ends up with a little bit of lull in the rain for now, it does not mean that you're not going to face your own set of problems if you are about ready to hit the road. there was very heavy round of rain that rolled through the city, just in the last couple of hours, and that is still pushing it way through new jersey and southern delaware, but even though we are in a bit after quote unquote lull, you're going to find additional round every rain. far from through with the storm system. and the damage has essentially been done already. road spray problem for you through the morning drive, ponding on roadways, all of that sort of stuff. you can see heavy rain still wait in the wings off to the west, actually going to be intensifying storm as it crosses our area. so you get the red light, the whole day. there is no commute that's really better than any other.

but i will say, that late afternoon and evening it is probably at its worse because that's when we see the heaviest rain actually pushing through, and so many people will be out on the roadways, so we have to worry about flooding out there, flood watch takes effect as of noontime for much of the area. tomorrow, we do begin to brighten up. there is improvement over the weekends, sunday is the bright spot. it is not only milder but bright and sunny. but then don't blink. new system already here monday evening, bringing in some rain. that will linger into tuesday. so not really catches too much of a break, but there is at least a break down the road, meisha. >> who doesn't love a sunday, that relaxing sun that comes in on a sunday before monday? i know i do. looking outside right now, very wet outside. this is a live shot, right around mid-county toll plaza, see the camera showing the droplet on camera lens, see how wet it is out there. really why i am showing you the mid-county toll plaza, not because of the rain, which by the way we will be talking about, a lot today, you will have to leave early, but the e-zpass express lanes as you know have been closed. and they were scheduled to be

closed at least one side, southbound side, up until april 10. now that's all been cleared. so the e-zpass express lanes, great news for those of that you travel through the mid-county toll plaza, it is cleared, cleared a lot earlier than expected. great news specially with the rain coming down today on a friday, which is going to slow a lot of us down. that's now gone. burlington bristol bridge scheduled to open 5:10, heads up on this, also accident new jersey turnpike northbound before height town. that's pulled all the way off to the shoulder, this is just a string of things to come. my hinting suspicion, jim, over to you. >> coming up in the next hour of cbs-3 "eyewitness news," alarming new study shows increase in traffic deaths, but not drivers who are being killed. >> plus, residents in australia are dealing with rising flood waters after this week's cyclone, we've got up a date. >> and we're learning more about wednesday's deadly crash involving a church bus in texas. find out what eyewitnesses reported seeing just before the wreck when we come back.

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>> soggy start to your friday morning, this is a live look at center city from our cbs-3 studios. katie says the rain could be heavy at times today. >> storm scan3 showing the system that's bringing all of this moisture, so much, in fact, a flood watch goes into effect at noon today for part of the area. and this is not the only chance of rain over the next few days. >> but, there is some good news to bring you, this is a look at the southbound express e-zpass lanes of the mid-county tolls in plymouth meeting. guess what? they just reopened ahead of schedule. miracles do exist. today is friday, march 31, good morning, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. i like what did you there, jim, little silver lining. >> you will need that. meisha keeping an eye on things for you. >> i have a great question for you guys. would you rather have a rain and a friday or no rain and not a friday. >> rain on a friday. >> thank you.

>> light at the end of the tub. >> i bring it on, right? so looking outside, i say that with a little bit of hesitance i, because do you have leave little early. seeing problem spots. >> even though the first rounds of rain is now essentially departing, still leftovers in new jersey, far from through on the storm system, left behind big set of problems with ponding on the roadways, you'll have road spray, all of that stuff it, comes in the aftermath of a round every soaking rain, and again, this is not the end of it. we're going to end one this rain coming through, and periods all day long, and the heaviest, has yet to even get here yet. so, as we look at storm scan locally, again, little bit of what we can, quote unquote, call a lull, but his is going to begin to fill n see it, washington, baltimore, starting to see speckles of green popping up. a lot of moisture laid never this storm system. and the wind is out there. it is not terribly harsh, but you have got 40 degrees, and on shore wind flow to keep all of the cloud cover in and the