breaking news, on cbs-3, a man gets trapped, when part of the row home collapses in southwest philadelphia, overnight. we're live on the scene with the details. straight ahead. after a series of leaks, scandals is fill at most corrupt city in the entire country? the local politics, that make this city ripe for wrongdoing. and after a full day of downpours, a live look at storm scan three shows the rain moving out this weekend. today is saturday, april 1st, good morning everyone i'm jan carabao. a soggy, glummy day yesterday, when will the sun be in sight? lets get over to meteorologist justin drabick with the eyewitness weather forecast good saturday morning, justin, such a soaker yesterday, all day in relief. we have slow improvement

but still a couple left over showers around. this afternoon we will see a few peaks of sun, i don't expect full sunshine but lighten up the mood. tomorrow will be beautiful great end to the weekend. tomorrow is certainly better day of the two but this is not a bad saturday, next few hours still under gun for some light rain showers, little bit of fog, mist, drizzle across the region but that dryer air will work its way in the region. we are at 40's still very dam will seven, raw, and wind at 15. makes it feel like three to degrees. it is nasty if you are heading outside. there is the bulk of the showers, off of east of as you cross atlantic ocean off the coast of new jersey and another round of showers coming across the mountains. they will break up but those could get in here through the next few hours as we get pennsylvania, sunrise. visibility, not too bad, we are down to 4 miles in trenton , seven in dover, five in the poconos, maybe lower a little bit with those heavier showers rolling from the west. thirty-one in mount pocono. there is concern for light freezing drizzle early this

morning in the mountains. everybody else, above freezing but it is cool. north wind kicks up, at the shore as that storm system intensifying, as it slowly moves off off the coast are coast. today with gradual clearing we will get up to 54. still below average. at the shore, breezy day once these showers get through 50 degrees, cloud hang tough and that early morning freezing drizzle in the mountains, and then, temperatures this afternoon helding out in the lower 40's. tomorrow, much better. sunshine back out. temperature climb out. we will talk about that in a few more minutes, jan, back to you. >>something to look forward to thanks, justin. we will begin with break ing news this morning a row house has partially, collapsed, this southwest philadelphia trapping a man in the debris. "eyewitness news" reporter anita oh is live near the scene, anita, good morning. good morning, jan. officials say it is remarkable that this man survived, we know that the 59 year-old man was trapped underneath this ruble behind me after this structural collapse and he has

only minor injuries. you can see ruble is piled up, some of it on the toyota suv parked on the street here in the 6100 block of youcome street, we know a tow truck is coming to pull that out shortly. let's get to video where crews rescued this man from the debris. this happened 2:45 this morning. crews expect to remain here for much of the day. we know licenses and inspections department will be heading out this morning, as well, and officials tell me that a home less man was inside of this vacant building , this is one of the three, row homes, here that were abandoned, and were being demolished, and neighbors describe what they saw. it is a abandon building for a while. nobody knew somebody was down there people be down there all the time. yeah, i kind of knew it was going to happen, because they were two abandoned houses next to it that caught on fire

years ago. >>officials say that there was no fire, just a collapse, you can see back out here live, that there is a ton of ruble, a tow truck is now coming to pull that toyota suv out from the street, that has been damaged from some of this ruble. it is not clear what caused this partial collapse, but officials say that the heavy rain from yesterday, may have played a factor, and a man who was rescued is now recovering at penn presbyterian hospital. i will send it back to you because we need to get out of this tow truck's way, live from southwest philadelphia, anita oh for cbs-3 "eyewitness news", jan. well, new this morning police are investigating two overnight shootings in north philadelphia. a man was shot at north 22nd street in indiana avenue knew. he is now in critical condition. there are no details about this shooting or the suspect. a man was found shot to death in north philadelphia, crews found him shot in the head in the 3300 block of

north second street just after 1:00 this morning. he was pronounced dead at the scene, no word on what led to this shooting. philadelphia district attorney seth williams is voluntarily taking a step back from some of his duties. after being indicted on bribe ry and extortion charges, but he is not stepping down from office, despite calls to do so. federal court yesterday williams switched defense attorneys, tom berke is now representing him. he said charges against williams is false. today district tern williams took the step to agreeing to a temporary suspension of his law license pending outcome of this case. he will remain in office in an administrative capacity only. >>now, state campaign finance record show williams attorney contributed more than $1,500 to williams 2010 run for d.a., but wow not comment about those donations. with the williams indictment and convictions of other public officials, vice news is asking the question is philadelphia the most corrupt

city in america? "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff looked for answers and what could be done about it. >> reporter: just a few examples this month it was district attorney seth williams? in december it was then congressman chaka fattah convicted of misusing grant money n2013, seven of the nine city traffic court judges were charged with yes, corruption. to some extent one party rule is a factor in it. >> reporter: for over 50 years one political party has controlled the city of philadelphia. we tip the balance to the point where it makes it very hard for the political competition to take place. >> reporter: registered democrats out number city republicans, seven to one, ratio is identical to the number of democrats running against a soul republican for city district attorney. beyond that we also shut out independent voters from primary elections, so there is almost as many independent voters as there are republicans and they have no voice. >> reporter: considering those odd former city mayor and governor ed rendell feels

fresh bloodies needed but from within the reigning party. we need to make the party more open, to in fact, more people from different walks of life and different segments of the city, and to make it more competitive. >> reporter: he add that term limits and committee focused appointing systems would help. is philadelphia the most corrupt city in the country? while david thornberg president of the non-partisan committee of 70 said those stats are hard to quantify, with you... we have toughest campaign finance limits and laws. >> reporter: meaning scandals while not good pr could point to something gone right. these people got caught and their careers are over, so , to some extent, i would say that the system works. >> reporter: thornberg points out something interesting not only are bribes being taken but they are also being offered. said residents share the responsibility to not become complacent to such crimes. in center city, alexandria hoff for cbs-3 "eyewitness

news". philadelphia police are investigating a double stabbing, that left a woman dead, it happened friday afternoon, in the 1500 block of south 19th street, in point breeze, and investigators say a six three-year old woman and a 67 year-old man were found by their son, with multiple stab wound. woman was pronounced dead at the scene, man is in critical condition, police have not made any arrests, but they do tell "eyewitness news" they don't believe the public is in any danger. investigators say a mother was behind the wheel of the suv that struck and killed her own daughter in chester. the accident happened on 200 block of ivy street, shortly after 9:00 friday morning, police say cherin a thompson accidentally backed her suv into a six year-old, this happened as she was attempting to get another child in the car seat. a ten year-old child was also hit but not injured. for having the car inspected by the pennsylvania state police, and we're doing an accident reconstruction, at this moment. it was a nice, sweet,

little girl and her mom loved her. that was the world. >>police say no charges have been filed. the senate, house, and fbi are all looking into whether the trump campaign represents had a role in helping russian intelligence as they carried out sign's tax on the democratic national committee and other political targets. as we gentleman jiang reports the president has endorsed ousted national security advisor michael flynn's offer to testify about what he knows , that is if he receives immunity. >> reporter: the top democrat on the house intelligence committee accepted the white house invitation friday afternoon, to view classified material it claims is relevant to the investigation into russian interference in the u.s. election. represent adam shift said in a statement afterward it appears to be the same material committee chairman devon nunez viewed and reported to the president last week, independent of their committee i held a press conference and said here's what i found, and it has nothing to do with

russia and i will go over to the white house now and brief the. >> reporter: shift says the information should have been shared with all of the members of the house and senate intelligence committees but nunez insisted during an interview with his local television station in fresno, california that he was up front about his findings. that is not sneaking around? that is not hiding from anyone that is being very transparent i would say maybe too transparent. >> reporter: cbs news has learned that the fbi is looking into whether trump campaign associates were coordinating with russian operatives as early as a year ago. the investigation into russia 's role took a new turn when fired national security advisor michael flynn's lawyer started negotiations to have his client, testify about what he knows, and in exchange, for immunity. president trump tweeted friday morning mike flynn should ask for immunity in that this is a witch hunt. he supports mike flynn's attempts to go up to coming and be very clear with everything that they ask and what they want. were you trying to tell

the justice department to grant immunity to michael flynn. >> reporter: the president did not answer questions about flynn's request on friday. in washington weijia jiang for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". warmer weather means getting outside to run and play sports, and that means foot and ankle injuries. why doctors say many injuries are misdiagnosed, and how they can make sure that doesn't happen to you, up next. plus, john bon jovi takes the stage in south philadelphia and we will introduce to you a local band who won a contest to be his opening act. we will be right

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welcome back, new jersey native john bon jovi rocked south philadelphia for the this house is not for sale tour. ♪ >>the tour's all about anthems , fan favorites and new hits from the band's 14th studio album. and before bon jovi took the stage, a delaware county rock band performed as his opening act, "eyewitness news" reporter anita oh met up with the members of the m ac h22 and she talk about their shot at stardom in front of the hometown crowd. ♪ >> reporter: they have learned from the legend. ♪ >> reporter: now they hope to become one. wow, dreams really do come true and then it really hit me five delaware valley native make up the band m ac h22, the

youngest rick hases, just 22 years old. before i was really shy, nervous and now music helped me really express more. ♪ >> reporter: thanks to a contest entry they get to share a stage with a true rock star. ♪ i'm a new jersey boy so it would be surreal. >> reporter: contest got them halfway there chance to open for bon jovi at wells fargo center for this home is not for sale tour. then last week they found out that they won. i didn't think it would happen. i could not stop smiling all day. not only to open up for one of the most iconic names in rock and roll but to do so right here in their hometown. we're home. we're not in cincinnati. we're not in chicago. we're in philadelphia. that is where we live. that is where we work. that is where we breathe. where we breathe, sweat, where we are. you know, it is just amazing. >> reporter: a success after

setbacks, through each obstacle they have learned this, you stick to your guns, for something to believe. you have to believe, you know, that is all we have in our life is belief in faith. i would say so, living on a prayer. >> reporter: anita oh, for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". well, said. good for them. they sounded great. awesome stuff. >>how about the weather. for tomorrow, for sure. >>today will be much better then yesterday. anything can be better than yesterday. >>the rain, slowing everything down. but still a couple showers around, improving conditions and a great finish to the weekend as we kick off the month of april. we're talking about april showers. we're in a active pattern. couple storm systems to watch over next seven days. we will talk about that this morning is dreary. we have some fog, drizzle, mist, we have wet road this morning so ab wear, we have

road spray out, looking live at bethlehem, all quiet. temperatures above freezing. exception up in the mountains. the menu for next few days, we are drying out today, that is story, a slow drying period but we will see a few peaks of sun this afternoon. like i said, pleasant sunday we are back to full sunshine, temperatures where they should be, up around 60 degrees but active pattern continues, so typical for this time of the year, a few more storm system will bring rain threats ahead over the next several days. there you go, we're dry at the moment. could have mist over philadelphia, radar does not pick that up, we had steady showers over eastern, new jersey. they have dissipated and moved off shore. steadier showers redeveloping on the back side of the system coming through berks county, lancaster county and poconos, monroe county that is where we have that freezing rain, advisory, light icing on some of the untreated surfaces. actual center of the storm is just off the coast of new jersey, you can see that flow around that low pressure system.

it will get breezy as well over next few hours. is there that freezing rain advisory monroe county until 8:00 for potential for light, ice accumulation with the freezing drizzle we are dealing w31 in mount pocono at this hour. thirty-seven in allentown there were lower 40's in south jersey. you can see wind shift out of the northwest behind that storm system. so that tells us that the storm is slowly moving out of here and left over cloud and drizzle. there is no true cold air behind this system. temperatures don't drop off a whole lot tonight. still on the chilly side. that is the trend, month of march, first time below average for the month in a while. these are final stats for the month. almost degree and a half, below average, take highs and lows together and classic springtime numbers. look at the spread from the high temperature of 77. we got down to 15. good news is precipitation ace above average. we're pretty much on target for the year with yesterday's rainfall, about a inch and a half around philadelphia storm moves off to the north ande, snows in new england but not

uncommon this time of the year high pressure replace that is storm tomorrow. we're back with the sunshine, get outside, enjoy nice weather during the entire day on sunday. monday, still quiet, with you we will watch our next storm system. every few days storm moves through. cloud will increase on monday, another round of rain, monday night and certainly on tuesday temperatures today, we will see sun, we will get to the mid 50's in the warmest spots, cracking lower 40's in the poconos. still below average, tonight, chilly around 40 for philadelphia, 30 in the suburbs. tomorrow looking great. it looks like lower 60's with the strong, early after sunshine, and even up in the poconos we should reach 50's. today dreary, light rain, give it sometime. we will clear it out. fifty-four for the high. tonight partly cloudy, lower 40's for the city, great tomorrow, 60's in the sun, more included monday, still 60 , showers, tuesday, mid 60's , wednesday looking good and then another storm, jan by end of next week. one thursday, friday we have to watch that could be steady heavy rain there.

okay, keeping us on our toes, thank you. how about this philadelphia is celebrating a sign that spring is here, 20th annual cherry blossom festival kicks off this morning at the japanese house and garden in fairmount park. this is from 2015, at children dressing in contact moan owes and sang japanese song. it celebrates japan's food and art. cherry blossom festival runs through next sunday. sure is beautiful. well, april is oral cancer awareness month. american cancer society estimates more than 49 million americans will get oral cans they are year and that 9700 people will die from this disease. today, the university of pennsylvania, will host an oral cancer awareness 5k walk and run, proceed benefit the oral cancer foundation. on the healthwatch now, every year, more than 3 million visits to the emergency room involve foot and ankle injuries but patients often don't get what they need. health reporter stephanie stahl has more on this new

study. >> reporter: athletes paul, always played hard until an intense flag football game landed him on the sidelines last year. tried to grab the flag, and felt something rip in my ankle. >> reporter: next day he could not walk so he helpedded to urgent care. we're probably looking at sprain but x-rays are inconclusive we need an mri. it was much worse, turns out paul had multiple, ligament tears in his ankle. may not was disconnected, and almost, fully from the, you know, rest of my leg. >> reporter: new study from the american osteopathic association find primary doctors often misdiagnosed, many common foot and ankle injuries. that is a pretty serious injury that we don't want to miss. >> reporter: doctors say a second opinion, additional imaging can be critical. long term effects can be, unfortunately painful, debilitating, leading to osteoarthritis and lead to possible surgery. >> reporter: with the right

diagnosis and intense therapy paul had a shorter recovery then expected and was back on the field a month in a half. treatment regimen helped me get stronger. >> reporter: strong enough that just weeks after his injury he took the plunge of a lifetime. experts say, delayed diagnosis and treatment of foot and ankle injuries can also lead to recurring ankle sprains. i'm stephanie stahl, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". scoliosis is most commonly diagnosed in girls just before puberty and about 30 percent have to wear braces which can make them self-conscious. well, now a group called curve y girls is trying to change that. this weekend a group of girls will be modeling in the curvey girls fashion show at the king of prussia mall. this show remind girls that even with the brace, they can always look great. you find girls that have it, you know, you don't feel alone anymore and that is such a great feeling. >> reporter: curvey girls facts show is today at the king of prussia mall at 2:00 p.m. still ahead we are taking you behind the scenes of what is new in theaters this

weekend. i'm kevin frazier, coming up scarlet johansen stars as a human robot hybrid with the mysterious past in the search of the

scarlet johansen has a new move any theaters, she plays a human robot, hybrid with a mysterious pennsylvania, here's kevin frasier with a sneak peak at ghost in the shell. >> reporter: this week scarlet johansen stars as a solder on a mission to stop bad guys until she discovers a mystery about her own past in ghost

in the shell. you have to remember. >> reporter: in ghost in the shell scarlet johansen stars as major a the georgia ready sigh borg with the human mind and mysterious past trying to stop bad guys and uncover truth about herself and scarlet had no problem, getting in on the action. so this time around i have got an amazing, stunt team, and, i have been, you know, ready to just, take it on, and giving me the keys, and i'm doing a lot of it, and it is great, i like all that, hand to hand, combat. that on top of the, crazy action that we're doing and sort of the stuff that we have never seen before. as far as the visual aspect of it goes, i think that is, you know, it is pretty exciting to be part of that, as a female, and as an actor. >>as a mom scarlet is happy to take on tough rolls like the major as an example for her daughter. i have been so lucky to be able to play such strong

characters that have a real sense of scope to them. you know, i have been able to challenge myself, physically and also professionally and artistically take risks, you know, i think american anything i want my daughters to, you know, to feel comfortable taking risks. they created me, but they cannot control me. >> reporter: for entertainment tonight i'm kevin frazier new back to you in the studio. still ahead in the next half an hour on "eyewitness news" we are following break ing news, we're live at scene of the partial row home collapse, that franked and injured a man in south philadelphia. a full report is straight ahead. we are slowly drying out from a full day of rain, justin back to tell us when we can see the sun when "eyewitness ne

a vacant row home collapse s, trapping one man, inside, i'm anita oh in southwest philadelphia, next up, a closer look at damage and what officials believe, may have led to the collapse. storm scan three still shows some rain showers this morning, justin has his eye on when things finally clear up for your weekend. good morning i'm jan carabao lets get out to meteorologist justin drabick out there on the cbs sky deck

with the eyewitness sky deck. how are you doing, justin. we're raw, damp but much better than yesterday as that rain has come to an end but cannot rule out showers or light rain or drizzle, early this morning and then we will get slow improvement. give it sometime but by afternoon much better with that dryer air returning to the region. not much happening right now over philadelphia, a little bit of mist is possible but we have low cloud, hard to see tops of the sky scrapers here but you can see steady showers showing up on radar to the north and west. they will continue to dissipate a little bit. they still may move through, over the next two or three hours or so and then we will see dryer air continuing to work n31 in mount pocono. that area of concern, freezing drizzle, rain advisory, continue there, so we could have light ice accumulation with that drizzle that is happening right now on those untreated surfaces. suburbs air above freezing, mid 30's, coldest spot in quakertown, 40 in palmyra, new jersey. today showers around, depending where we are, very

early this morning and then, gradual clearing in the afternoon but still, overall temperatures, are staying below average. our highs will be stuck in the mid 50's, at best today, maybe a little bit warm fur we can get enough sunshine out here but i think cloud hold tough. fifty-four for the high today but tomorrow, gorgeous stuff for early april, highs near 60 , close to average in the sunshine, so it is, hour by hour it will get better and certainly by tomorrow we are looking g more in the seven day in a few minutes. justin, thank you. updating the breaking news we have been following all morning long, a man has been pulled out of the row home that collapsed this morning in southwest philadelphia. the "eyewitness news" reporter anita oh is live near yocome street, good morning, anita. >> reporter: good morning, jan officials say it is remarkable this 59 year-old man survived after this vacant building behind me collapsed trapping him under the debris, you can see that this entire building has come down, you can see a satellite dish there, the damage is extensive.

new lets get video, from just a short time ago, from when crews rescued this man from the debris this all happened around 2:45 this morning, crew s expect to remain here for much of the day, officials tell me that a home less man was inside this vacant building when it collapsed, it is one of the three row homes here that were being demolished. neighbors described what they saw. it is some people that were living in there but then it was just like, nobody was there, everybody left out of there so we don't know who was in and out of there but we know people were going in and out, that is all i know. >> reporter: in another live look here, at the damage of this building collapse that trapped one man. we do know that 59 year-old man hoist homeless, was taken to penn press difficult tear yan and it is not clear just yet what caused this building to collapse but officials say that the heavy rain from yesterday, may have been, a factor. for now, live from southwest philadelphia, i'm anita oh for cbs-3 "eyewitness news".

what a mess, anita, thank you, keep us up to date. philadelphia district attorney seth williams is cutting back on some of his duties but he it is not leaving despite his indictment on corruption charges. "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos was in federal court as williams told the judge that he has a new lawyer >> reporter: district attorney seth williams entered federal court being represented by michael diamondstein and left with a new attorney. i'm honored to be representing district of attorney of philadelphia. >> reporter: trial attorney tom berke is now in charge of the representing the district attorney. berke has contributed more than $1,500 to williams 2010 run for d.a. but wow not comment about those donations when asked. williams faces 23 federal counts for bribery and extortion, charges berke says are entirely false. district attorney williams is been in office in january 2010 his office has prosecuted 500,000 cases, the indictment does not contain a single allegation that the

outcome of a single case prosecuted by my client's office was affected. >> reporter: despite pressure from the bar association and even the mayor to resign, williams has refused and he will continue to collect his more than $175,000 salary but now in a more diminished role. today district attorney williams took the step of agreeing to a temporary suspension of his law license pending the outcome of his case, he will remain in office in an administrative capacity only. >> reporter: now before this suspension becomes official, williams must, hit the state supreme court disciplinary game. we have check with the spokesperson there in harrisburg and that official petition has in the yet been received. reporting here from center city, i'm greg argos for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". bucks county prosecutors say that they will seek the death penalty, for a man and woman charged with murdering a 14 year-old girl, grace packer 's disremembered body was found last july, her adoptive mother sarah packer and jacob sullivan are accused

of killing the teenage inner what prosecutors have described, as a rape/murder fantasy. they are scheduled to go on trial, next year. an eyewitness to the deadly head on collision between pick pickup truck and church van in west texas says texting may to be blame. he alerted authorities truck was driving erratically for miles. cbs's omar villa fran contact has the latest. >> reporter: jody watched as the pick up driver plowed hid on the in the van carrying senior citizens returning from a church seminar. killing 13 on board. everything was like in slow motion when they hit the bus. >> reporter: he told us by phone when he ran up to the truck, the driver, 20 year-old jack deyoung was injured but alive. he said i'm sorry, i'm sorry, i was texting. i said son do you realize what you just did? he just said i'm sorry. >> reporter: he and his girlfriend had followed young for more than 20 miles, before the deadly wreck, and made

this frantic call to the real county sheriff's department. i'm following this guy, he is in a white dodge, he is all over the road, both side, somebody need to stop this guy >> reporter: they took pictures and recorded young as several cars swerved out of the truck's path. he will hit somebody orr kill his own dam self. >> reporter: lone survivor of the bus is in critical condition. the driver of the truck is in stable condition. ntsb plans to talk to both of them. omar villafranca, cbs news, dallas. well, authorities after rested three people, in connection with this massive fire, on interstate 85 in atlanta that caused a portion of the highway there to collapse. authorities still have not said how, or why the raging fire down a major highway that passes right through that city work to replace sections of the damage highway is expect to take several months. that story an atlantic

memories of the infamous tire fire that shut down i-95 here. many people in the philadelphia area remember march 16th 1996 when an eight alarm blaze at an illegal tire dumb in port richmond caused a shut down of the one of the main arteries for several weeks. portions were enclosed for months, and seven teens were charged in arson in the philadelphia case and a used tire dealer was sentenced to prison and forced to pay millions of dollars in fines. pa may soon take more out of your wallet. the philadelphia parking third board has approved a new meter rates and ticket fines. the ppa isn't saying how much more rate hikes would cost but agency hope to bring in about ten million-dollar in city council has to approve any ppa rate hikes. more runners are taking to the streets of philadelphia beid as sweetest race in town. estimated 12,000 people will take part in the fourth annual nd 5k, both

races start, and end, at eakins oval this morning, runners will help raise money for ronald mcdonald house charity. still ahead right here on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" this saturday morning country music getting ready for the party of the year. we will preview tomorrow night 's acm award. exploring new frontiers, in space, we will get close, personal look at nasa's new telescope about to be launch. and rain is finally moving out but justin's back to tell us when rain showers will move back in next in you're witness

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the show. uys. >> reporter: meg oliver for cbs news, popular. now you can catch the 52ndountre ache ward tomorrow night at 8:00 right here know my mom will be routeing for keith urban, justin, i'm rooting for a better forecast then yesterday. we will get it, it has to get bte rough, we are in an active pattern, we will getto and here's tail end of the i strengthening as it moves offn t toer county, berks county, lehighhose in pink showing up in the poconos, there is sg drizzle, c advisory, through 8:00 o'clock e through the city in south jersey next few hours, it should be dry, every where and maybev

sunshine. still several round of rain to deal with in the fe,ight will dry out this afternoon, late monday night into tuesday a wet day, in the asing ahead to next thursday night in, to friday, and that looks like a stronger storm, that may be equivalent to w w yester, steady heavy rain at times. so that is certainly the storm to watch but a couple round of rain in, our seven day forecast so have those umbrellas around just in case. thirty-one mount pocono. there that is chance for light ice accumulation, everybody else above freezing, upper 30 's to lower 40's in south jersey. northwest wind shifting. we have off shore wind, we had that strong breeze coming off the oceanippi it all around the storm system departs but still gusty at times. we have had sustained wind at 16, 12 in wildwood, they will pick bit this afternoon and gusting to over

20 miles an hour especially along the coastline. moving into april we have a preview. this is what we deal with on average. april 1st today our average high 59. we will be belowha averaging at 70 degrees ande das word, it is possible, we latesn plus, s inches of snow. not seeing any snow in the next friday night but that looks like skies will becoming . all right. here's is atworking its way in e showers, should afternoon, stild s of sun from the citylly on north and west, we willonighw morning great looking s, afternoon get outside enjoy getn mid 50's i are still below aver.

s we see that sunshineak, in th, around and that land, so no, influence from the chilly atlantic ocean. light rain, and some clearing this afternoon, 54 for the high temperature. tonight, quiet, cold though, partly cloudy, 40 for the city we sbs. 3 tomorrow looks great, mostly sunny skies, it is a high of due monday, high of 60 and then shod tuesday during the midday. wednesday, mid 60's and sun and that steady rain arrives later thursday into friday, so april showers, for sure, jan. indeed, thanks, justin. it is a project that has lasted more than 20 years, and now nasa's on the verge of launching a giant telescope. powerful, eye in the sky could open up new frontiers in space exploration, meteorologist kate bilo shows us this

stellar creation from the einstein health care science center. one day we may be able to see further in the universe, then ever before. scientists are putting final touches on a telescope that could revolutionize astronomy. center stage at nasa's goddard space flight center is a high tech creation, largest, mess powerful space telescope ever built. technology that we have developed to get here, really are, just incredible. >> reporter: yes. engineering behind thinks mind blowing. >> reporter: taller then a three story building james webb telescope dwarfs its baby brother hubbell which has been circling the earth for 27 years. astrophysics expert, amber strong says bigger, or will open a window into space that we have never seen before. we plan to look back in time over 13 and a half billion years to see the first , galaxies born after big bang. >> reporter: nasa plans to launch the webb telescope next

year. it felting up to fit inside a rocket and unfold in space. engineers are testing to make sure it can handle rough ride and then for two years both hubbell and webb telescope will orbit at the same time. hubbell has completely revolutionized our understanding of the universe. it change the way how we understand how the university works. with webb we will be able to push, push further and learn new things about the universe. >> reporter: strong says what she's most excited for is how telescope will answer questions scientists haven't thought to ask. this telescope does not come cheap, it will cost more than $8 billion. in the einstein health care science center i'm meteorologist kate bilo. from florida to fill at fightins have arrived and we will hear from the gm coming up next. w leon greets sixers in cleveland, oh, no, sports is up next. it is beautiful, everything i remember and more >>and emotional reunion after this stolen painting is re

united with its rightful owner, the blemish that helped crack the case, and the mystery that still unsolved ahead on "eyewitness news".

circumstantial shut down robert covington and jahlil okafor for remaining seven games because of knee injuries number two, calves are in a major slump, add those together and you get this highlight. dario saric and sixers, shorthanded, in the land last night, second quarter, sixers down 15, khiry irving shaking

and baking and fades right there with the j. what he is electric on the night. cavilers playing tenacious defense. kyrie with the steel. we will go other way, show time for lbj, he had 34 points , nine board. in the third, love is in the air, kevin love, with the three ball. cavilers snap a three game losing streak and beat sixers 122-105. sixers play raptors tomorrow. baseball i can only imagine look on the phillies faces when they arrived in town last night. they went from clearwater, florida where it was 80 degrees and sun toy this mess. fightins have wrapped up spring training, the big club arriving at citizens bank park , on monday, they open up in cincinnati. here's what general manager matt klentak expects in 2017. we are looking to make organizational progress. last year we won 71 games. our hope, expectation is we will improve upon that this

year. if this spring is any indication we're off to a good start so far but games start for real on monday. >>mathematically they are still alive if you consider a .1 percent of making playoffs, alive. flyers host devils tonight , they are six points out with five games left to play. meanwhile orange and black signed union college forward michael vechione, the 24 year-old is nation's top collegiate player. years ago he went undrafted which makes him eligible to join as a free agent. vechione is a former teammate of the defenseman shayne gostisbehere. talking football eagles introduced defensive end chris long and patrick robert son. long signed a two year deal after winning a super bowl in new england last season. his dad, howie long played for villanova and told him what to expect. a lot of philly, you'll love the people. you'll love the mentality, you know, having played in college there and, you know, having spent a lot of time there and

played against eag also lot in the nfl, he said you will absolutely love that city. tiger wood will not compete in this years masters. he says he is not tournament ready. he returned to competitive golf in december but has been battling a bad back ever since tiger has four green jackets. college basketball, we are the home for final four, tonight, south carolina and gonzaga tip off at 6:09. then oregon and north carolina scheduled to play at 8:49. the finals are monday night, right here on cbs-3. that is all for sports i'm don bell, have a great day. check this out if you have a little time to kill, taking a trip down memory lane with google maps, just in time for april fools day, google maps lets you play arcade classic miss pack man and the game is built around the streets where you are located, this is what it looks like playing around philadelphia, city hall, game works on both smart phones, computers, and it is available

until next tuesday. a local family who lost a norman rockwell painting in a home burglary four decade ago has it back again, "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt explains how family knew this painting was their. >> reporter: store by again in front of the pool table in 1954. we never thought this day would arrive. >> reporter: painting by norman rockwell called taking a break or lazy bones is back in the hand of the grant family after almost 41 years. someone stole it from their cherry hill home in 1976. it is just beautiful. everything i remember and more >> reporter: owner susan marta says story begins two decade before it was stolen when her father bought tonight 1954. he was playing pool. when he pulled the coup back it went through the painting. he bought it for hundred dollars then. now some say it is worth around a million-dollar. it grazed the cover of the saturday evening post in 1919 but the family says it is not

about the money but the memories. painting is in the background of many family pictures over the years n2013 "eyewitness news" sat down with susan mart a who had no idea in just four years the mystery would be solved. a dream come true to our family to get it back. >> reporter: after seeing it in the news a man called the fbi and said he bought it decade ago. he had no idea it was stolen and he returned it to the fbi. authorities say he is not face anything charges. prepared to receive this painting ? >>yes. sign this sir. >>what began with a pool coup is a tail with the happy ending and yes, family plans to keep the marking, after all , it is part of the story. really good feeling. it is a my childhood that was really good and seeing that brings back all those memories >> reporter: david spunt for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>wow, what a story. fbi agents won't identify the thief, from 1976, they continue to work that part of the case. well, we will continue to

follow breaking news this morning, a row home is now a pile of ruble in southwest philadelphia, after a collapse , overnight, anita oh is live there on the scene with the details, straight ahead. and you just might need your umbrella, again this morning, justin's back when the sky, clear up,

a man, gets trapped when part of the row home collapse ness southwest philadelphia overnight, we are live on the scene with the details, straight ahead. and also, after a series of recent scandals, is fill at most corrupt city in the entire country? the local politics, that makes this sit, ripe for wrongdoing.