and new this morning, a tragic crash overnight, a woman is dead after a car hits a deer in roxborough. and up in smoke, and flames, new this morning, video of a sky scraper on fire in dubai. and the skies are clearing up for second half of our weekend, but more rain isn't too far away. today is sunday april 2nd, good morning, i'm jan carabao. well, sunshine is expected to return and all this glory today and so lets get over to meet role goodies justin dray wick with the eyewitness forecast this sunday morning. justin bringing us good news. >> when you think of early spring days, this is the day. sunshine, light wind, temperatures in the lower 60's how it should be for this time

of the year. not going to last. it is time we get aloft storms here, we will call it april showers. at least temperatures will be warmer compared to last week. we will make a run at 70- degree days but not the best as it comes with rain. lets talk bit this morning. all quiet. good thing, at least area road dry conditions four to at the airport. north wind wind at 12. feels like 36. we will deal with the wind chill out there storm scan three, looking a whole lot better yesterday morning we had light rain around, that is now gone, any left over cloud at the shore should dissipate, so generally mostly clear skies. should be a great sunrise happening in about 45 minutes. forty-two at the airport. then in the 30's outside the city and suburbs, 37 degrees in allentown. thirty-nine doyletown. upper 30's in willow grove and pottstown. wind chills ranging from the mid 20's in the mountains. also mid 20's, the upper 20's in millville. we have a chill in the air, so you need heavier coat this morning, take it off, later this morning in the afternoon

because check it out, sunshine , light wind, seasonal temperatures, 50's in the lower 60's for a high today. around the region we will go. sixty-two should do it for fail in the sunshine. not bad at the shore, cool with that wind, 53 for the high, up to 50 in the poconos. each day gets warmer, and we are tracking about two decent storms, this week that will bring us a good round have rain and we will time it out in a few minutes. back to you. new this morning a 23 year-old woman has died, following a car crash in roxborough involving a deer. police responded to that crash , shortly after 1:00 on haiti's mill road. police say car you see there hit a deer and then driver who control and smash in the pole. a man in the car was also injured. he was last listed in stable condition. also new this morning, police are, investigating this car crash in philadelphia's east falls neighborhood that left a 51 year-old man hospitalized. it happened around 4:45 on the 3900 block of henry avenue,

you can see the force of this crash, split that pole clean in half, peco is now on the scene as a result, but so far no outages have been reported. and police have two suspects in custody this morning in connection to an early morning carjacking, in west philadelphia. police tell us that just after 2:00 this morning, that black ford explorer was found in the middle of the street there in the 900 block of north saint bernard street where we're awaiting more details on this incident but police confirm that this was in fact a carjacking. no one was injured and that scene remains under investigation. city officials are still trying to figure out what caused a vacant row home in southwest philadelphia to collapse trapping a homeless man beneath the ruble. "eyewitness news" here on the 6100 block of yocome street just after 2:45 yesterday morning. officials from the cities licenses and inspections department, they tell us that the recent heavy rain could have played a role in the collapse but they also say that they felt unease bye this property, licensing before that. >> we were actually in the

process, we had bid out the property for demolition. the owner went to court and stopped the demolition work. the owner had until april 5th to dot work himself. obviously in that interim period the building collapsed on its own. >> man trapped beneath debris was safely rescued and suffered only minor injuries. he is now recovering at the hospital. new this morning, a large fire, rages at a construction site near dubai's largest shopping mall. flames sent thick gray smoke over the heart of the city there cities next to the dubai mall and 63 story dubai to you their was heavily damaged on new years eve 2015. there is in word on any injuries there, dramatic fires have hit sky scrapers in dubai in recent years. building experts say a popular type of covering on the buildings can be highly flammable. well, more than 190 people are feared dead in columbia after rivers burst their banks causing a massive landslide there making matters worse,

several bridgees were destroyed in the process hampering rescue efforts. cbs correspondent hanna daniels has the very latest. >> reporter: the wall of rushing water, debris, and mud , devoured the town of mccall a near columbia's board er with ecuador. officials say that intense rain forced several rivers to overflow, and then caused the massive landslide. he says the sound of the rocks from water is so heavy, everyone was shocked. alarms sounded but many victims were sleeping and did not hear the warning. daylight showed the magnitude of the destruction, trees were uprooted and dozens of homes were covered in several feet of mud. the fast moving current left this car sandwiched between what is left of the building and a tree. the death toll is expected to rise as more bodies are believed to be buried underneath all that mud. doctors say that local medical centers are running out of life as they treat the 300 injured. the government has called on 1100 soldiers and police to

help dig through the hundred tane of mud to find survivors. hanna daniels for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". meantime, back here at home a tour bus displaying anti transgender messages in philadelphia was met with protests. dozens gathered for a pop up love party near city hall, yesterday. this is cell phone video from twitter, the party included a march down jfk boulevard. the protesters goal was to show transgender pride. senate judiciary committee will vote on supreme court nominee neil gorsuch tomorrow setting up a vote for the by the full senate but as wendy gilette reports what could follow may have long reaches consequences for congress and the supreme court. >> we are going to go forward together not one step back. >> reporter: more than a dozen small protest as begins supreme court nominee neil gorsuch were held around the country on saturday including this one in washington. >> this is our fight, this is a lifetime.

>> reporter: senate republican hope to confirm him to the highest court. president trump praised his nominee in his weekly address with judge gorsuch america will be a more free, fair, just nation for all citizens. >> reporter: gorsuch faces growing opposition from democrats. >> judge gorsuch needed to convince me he would not join the republican appointees, that has relentlessly stretch the law to benefit republican partisans and corporations at expense of everyone else, over and over again during his hearing, he dodged and ducked and failed. >> reporter: senate vote could have substantial consequences, democrats are nearing the support they need to filibuster gorsuch, delaying the vote, and if that happens, republicans have threatened to change the rules in the senate , and ending the filibuster and allowing a simple majority vote for confirmation, vice-president pence addressed the potential showdown during a speech in columbus. >> we will overcome the

obstructionist in the united states senate will confirm judge neil gorsuch one way or the other. >> reporter: president trump says he supports the potential rule change in the senate, to get gorsuch confirmed. wendy gilette for cbs news. this is it we now know who will be ncaa final, north carolina will play gonzaga in the championship game tomorrow night and, of course, you can see it right here on cbs-3. car heels edged out oregon ducks last night by 1.77-76. they will take on west regional champs gone saga they beat south carolina last night 77-73, two very close games, leslie van arsdal will have more on those games, coming up in sports in our next half an hour. philadelphia is starting to get ready for upcoming nfl draft just under four weeks until the big event, here in the city, and this weekend, fans are starting to welcome more than 200,000 fans, prospects and nfl legend who are expected here in

philadelphia banners went up at city hall and dilworth park yesterday as count down gets underway. the nfl draft runs from april 27th to the 29th. till to come right here on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" this sunday morning, more than a dozen people are hospitalized after they are found unconscious in a hotel swimming pool. also ahead a suspect appears in court, charged with causing the collapse of the major section of interstate in atlanta. the potential sentence the man could face. we will also have this. it was very unpleasant. i used to wear perfume. i used to smell flowers. losing the ability to smell. it is not just nose affected. our stephanie stahl shows us common issues that can cause it and a new treatment that is helping regain their senses, justin. good sunday morning everyone, sunshine back out in full force today, mild temperatures on the way but we're tracking rain on the way this week still in's let you know when you will

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sweets called police after seeing a group of children unresponsive on the deck. thirteen year-old boy died, 14 other people, went to area hospitals, including a children between the age of 12 and 14. two responding officers were also treated for carbon monoxide exposure and released a major section of the interstate 85 has collapsed in one of the nation's most congested cities. now, prosecutors have added an arson charge against a man that they believe is responsible for setting the fire that caused the collapse. correspondent andrew spencer has more on investigation in atlanta. >> reporter: even as investigators work to determine the exact cause of the fire which burned hot enough to take down a major section of i85 in atlanta prosecutors charged this man with arson, that is basil he willer bee appeared in court saturday, judge presided says how astronomical the cost of

fixing the interstate will be. >> my second inclination on thinking about it was that some compensation to the victims would be appropriate but again, even a dollar or a person, that would amount to several million dollars. >> reporter: investigators believe elerbee is homeless, they say he set the fire intentionally but they have not said why or how. judge set bond at $200,000, and if he is convicted of first degree arson, wow face 20 years in prison. crews have already started the long process of clearing all of the debris, transportation officials, stressed that this is a very big job, and it will not be finished quickly. >> this will take at least several months to get this rebuilt, again, that is over 700 feet of bridge that has to be removed and totally rebuild >> i'm andrew spencer, reporting. the april fools day snowstorm that hit parts of the northern new england is no

joke. by late afternoon up to 18 inches of snow had fallen in some locations causing numerous crashes, mostly minor , utility crew is a cross vermont, new hampshire, maine continue to work honorary storing power to thousands of customers there. there is a silver lining though a fresh coat of snow meant ideal ski conditions for vermont ski resorts. there is always a silver lining. >> they are used to it. >> it does melt pretty quick. we talked bit yesterday, we had 19 inches april 3rd, 1915. >> we shouldn't talk about that. i don't want to tempt mother nature. >> i'm not throwing the s word out. i'm not seeing anything but you never know, anything can happen. >> it is winter. a lot of sunshine compared in the pennsylvania few days we will get outside and enjoy it. really this week temperatures will be warmer, you just have to track a couple storms, coming our way but early april we will get those showers from time to time but enjoy your sunday, nice sunrise, shaping up, coming at us in about a half an hour, 39 right now in south jersey, cape may courthouse, look at that shot,

those cloud moving off shore and we will be mostly clear as that sun will go to work today inland spots will climb a few degrees above average in the lower 60's further away from the atlantic ocean. here's is what on tap, sunny mild today, certainly compared to yesterday, overall our pattern stays active so every few days a new storm system comes through. generally temperatures holding in the 60's. we have one day ahead of 70 before we cool back off by end of the week. we will talk about that. little chilly, inland sports, interior south jersey pine land, 39 in millville. forty in newark, delaware. forty-two in dover. around the city similar conditions right now lower 40 's philadelphia, mullica, 30 's showing up to the north and west. mid 30's quakertown, pottstown , 38 degrees and sitting at freezing in mount pocono at this hour. in a nice break between storm systems there is that snow we were showing awe cross new england heading off to the north and east. high pressure parked over mid-atlantic keeping us nice and dry today, blocking any storms from developing,

starting to see showers rolling in the central u.s. that is next weather maker which will bring wet weather later monday night into tuesday. so lets try to time it out. couple round of rain and then soaking rains at times, maybe not quite as bad as what we're dealing with on friday but monday night after 10:00 we will see rain arriving from the southwest, it is just off and on showers at times during the day tuesday. perhaps aid thunderstorm this later tuesday morning into the afternoon hours. by the afternoon we will get a few breaks from time to time. storm number two comes in here late wednesday night, kind of the same time into thursday. this was a little stronger, something that has got a better chance for heavier rain , again maybe a thunderstorm coming at us thursday. it will be windy as storm system intensifies as it moves into the north east. but high pressure today, enjoy the sunshine, and, off shore tomorrow. tomorrow still a decent day. we will have sunshine, cloud thicken up throughout the day and then late their night here comes those showers moving in, storm tracks to the north and west. we will be on the warm side of the system. even with the rain around on

tuesday we have a shot of reaching 70-degree mark. today, gorgeous stuff. look at these high temperatures surging in the 60 's as far north as lehigh veil. allentown perks berks county, in the 50's. reading high up around 60. should be in the lower 60's, philadelphia surrounding suburbs, delaware county, chester county, south jersey away from the water. we should cross those lower 60 's into vineland and central delaware. today's high 62. sixty-nine is our average. lots of sunshine. tonight, still mainly clear, not quite as cool, 47 for city colder in the suburbs. wind nice and light out of the northwest at five to 10. tomorrow, six, four increasing cloud. we will get rain in here tuesday with the high near 7o wednesday another good day. today and wednesday is the pick of the week. temperatures in the 60's and sunshine and more wayne by the end of the week on thursday. jan, we have been saying keep umbrellas around, it is an active pattern. >> you get two picks a week, i'll take it. >> good stuff. >> thanks, justin.

now to the healthwatch with temperatures warming up spring allergies are starting to ramp up, too. the misery of allergies often comes were difficult advertise , smelling. now philadelphia doctor has come up with a new treatment, health reporter stephanie stahl, explains how it all works. >> reporter: sherry, who lives in south jersey, can finally smell coffee and enjoy the taste of a cookie. >> oh, it is fabulous. >> reporter: for years sherry had not been able to smell because of asthma and sinusitis an issue for millions of people and there aren't many treatments. >> smell is neglected in the medical community. it is not considered a severe disability, people don't die from this. if you talk to people who lost 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 or 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 by the drug

that is that rigsly tribe to treat respiratory issues in pill form and iv. >> game changer for people respond to it. >> reporter: doctor mark goldstein in the asthma center in philadelphia has a nasal spray specially formulate that had works for half of his patients who tested it. >> it changes the chemistry in the inside the nasal airway where smell is perceived initially, and it restores some of these receptors, and so the same can get from the receptor to our brain. >> reporter: sherry was quickly, 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 expected to be prescribing it to a growing number of patients who often have issues , smelling, during the spring allergy season. i'm stephanie stahl, for cbs-3

"eyewitness news". check this out, hundreds of people of all ages gathered in washington square park in center city to pummel each other with pillows. some massive pillow fight was coordinated on facebook to celebrate international pillow fighting day. some wore costumes to go with the soft, brawl. after about an hour of fun many donated those pillows to organize hours will wash them, and then distribute them to the homeless. they have a day for everything now. at least they were having fun. still ahead on cbs this morning, a robot revolution, why you should be worried about robots replaci kind of like this look.

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♪ >> that is luke brian rehears ing his song, before tonight's academy of country music award. brian is co hosting the show with dirks bentley. you can see it right here on cbs-3. we have talked to the country superstars about the show and being nominated for award this year. >> anytime you are able to perform your music and have the chance to win an award and thank your fans and thank all of the people that make your career possible, i mean it is always a big night, a lot of energy, and then when you add aspect of vegas, vegas, the party, kind of enters into the room and we will be in a new venue, we will be in a big venue this year. >> i would mention he is nominated for one award and i'm nominated for three, so right now i'm winning right

now. >> he already won. >> it should be a good show. you can catch the academy of country music award tonight right here on cbs-3. it is man verse machine, robots are not just on the production lines these days, the debate is raging over their impact on the u.s. work force. do you need to be worried about your job? alexandria hoff takes a look at the robotic revolution. >> reporter: they are co-workers that are never late , never asks for a raise and never ever slacks off? who wouldn't be inn are intimidated. >> terrifying press a button and box is moved here and there. >> this technology that is happening will be taking over jobs. >> reporter: they are, 6.2 jobs lost for every robot introduced to the work force according to a new study of national bureau of economic research. between 1990 and 2007, study credits robots with the loss of 670,000 manufacturing jobs, and suggest that number could quadruple by 2025. >> it has been going on since

the dawn of the industrial revolution. >> reporter: economist joe nar off saying while manufacturing has taken the robotic hit other fields are vulnerable. >> occupational therapy students. >> do you think a robot can do that. >> absolutely not. >> reporter: do you think a robot could cut hair. >> no, it is impossible. >> reporter: is it really. >> the ability to replace workers in certain kind of jobs is accelerating. >> reporter: what is left for us humans? >> still could bring jobs, couldn't it, different kind of jobs. >> george jetson still had a job even though it was well into the future. >> reporter: naroff says moving from a lost industry to a innovative career can be tough but robots do need maintenance and unlike machines humans have a history of adapting. >> this is the way we're going >> i think robot is doing an excel sheet at work for me that would be great. >> reporter: alexandria hoff for cbs-3 "eyewitness news".

coming up next on "eyewitness news", this sunday morning, thousands are now lacing up their running shoes this morning. that that is where we will find anita. >> reporter: hi there, jan. twenty-second annual donor dash here at the art museum and next up we will talk to organ donors and recipient who say this has changed

good morning, everyone i'm jan carabao. it is shaping up to be a glorious day to day, meteorologist justin drabick is live out there on the cbs-3 sky deck with the eyewitness weather forecast and waiting for that sun to rise, good morning, justin. >> it has been a while since we had a good sunrise but we will get that in 15 minutes or so. clear skies, a few left over cloud at the shore but even at the shore we are looking g we are chilly because we have clear skies so that sun will go to work and we will have a nice early spring day in the region. here are numbers ranging from freezing in the poconos, to the upper 30's, north and west in the suburbs. lehigh valley berks county to the lower 40's around the city colder in quakertown checking in at 36 degrees at this hour. we have a bit of the breeze out of the north at 10 miles an hour in some spots. bit of the wind chill to deal with this morning depending where you are, it does feel like upper 20's on exposed skin in the colder spots when that wind kicks up, even lower

20's in the poconos but once the sun's up it will feel good , through go, storm scan three is not showing much of anything just a few high cloud that will pass by from time to time. a lot of sunshine today, light wind brings the seasonal temperatures around the region to 50's and 60's should do it for the high. fifty-nine is our average. we will go above that. sixty-two for city in the sunshine, lower 50's the at shore and that ocean water temperature still on the chilly side so we will get influence there and near 50 in the poconos. it does warm up to around 70 degrees this week, we will talk about that with those two storms bringing some rain so i'll let you know when you need your umbrella in a few minutes, jan, back to you. >> we will take bad with the good, thanks, justin. thousands are lacing up for 22nd annual donor dash in honor of the hundreds of thousands waiting for organ transplants. "eyewitness news" reporter anita oh is live where the race is set to begin shortly, neat a, good morning.

>> reporter: good morning, jan it is chilly but vibe is so warm as more than 10,000 people get ready for this race joining me is dianne melbourne and her granddaughter, brianna , diana this is a very special day for you and you have been doing this for 18 years. tell me why you got started. >> hi, good morning. i'm walking in honor and memory of our husband, he had hoed became a organ donor 20 years ago. he was able to save lives of three people from pennsylvania by donating his two kidneys and his liver. i walk in honor. we celebrate ed's life. >> reporter: just a few months ago you were able to meet dave , would be of those recipients, tell me about the emotion and what it was like to meet someone like that. >> it was such a blessing for our family to be able to meet dave's family. we met dave, his beautiful wife, mother, his daughter and son and two grandsons. dave said his first question i asked him was tell me how you feel? he said i feel great. he said my health is perfect,

not good, perfect. twenty years after donations, he is still living a full, active life, thanks to ed. >> reporter: being around all of these community members today what is that like and is what the emotion behind walking with all of these people today and remembering eddie. >> it is about i have learned in 20 years through life that organ donation is about life, not death. i know part of my husband is still living on through dave, and other recipients. so to be here with other donor families and to meet, grateful transplant recipient is it makes donor family, recipient a beautiful community and great feeling to be here with everybody. >> reporter: what do you want to tell community members about why they should get involved or consider becoming a donor themselves. >> well, would i like everybody to know that if you want to be a organ donor please register to be a organ donor so when time comes your family does not have to make a decision. decision is already made for you and that is a great sense

of peace for the family. so register to be a donor. >> reporter: thanks so much. good luck on your run today. the race will kick off at 7:10. we will be here throughout the morning talking to more people like diane. we have talked to a heart transplant survivor, so we will bring you that in the later show but for now, i'm anita oh for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> good for dianne and her husband, great stories out there, thank you. news is spreading about a possible rate hike on parking in philadelphia we first told but this proposal friday night , so now drivers are weighing in. "eyewitness news" reporter alycia nieves polled drivers in olde city about the hefty price they are already paying. >> reporter: if you thought you paid enough to park in philadelphia, get ready because the cities parking authority is planning to hike up the rates. >> crazy. it is crazy. can't do it. >> reporter: on friday's authority's board adapted a budget that assumes raising rates for parking meters and

parking ticket fines. >> this whole situation with parking is worse and worse and worse. >> reporter: alex bono works in olde city and pays $2.50 an hour to park her car here. she has gotten a few ticket at $36 a pop, and thinks that is enough. >> i don't know what i will do parking garage is just as much in the parking garage. >> reporter: parking authority has not given a number for exactly how much the hike would be, city council will have to determine that if they even approve the raise in rates to park in philadelphia. the incentive for the city, a raise in the parking rate is expected to generate about $10 million a year, money that would go to school districts and pension costs. but people like ines menendez says rates could have an opposite effect reducing revenue by deterring people from utilizing on street parking. >> would i rather pay $40 to park in the parking lot then take a risk because you wind up with a $60 ticket regardless. >> reporter: it is unclear when city council is expected to vote on the parking lot

increase. is there a parking meeting on monday but rate increase does not appear on the agenda. in olde city alycia nieves for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". bill cosby will be back in court tomorrow, for a hearing in his sexual assault trial, a deposition, cosby gave back in 2005 in a civil trial is expected to be discussed at that hearing. prosecutors want to include the deposition at trial, and cosby's defense lawyers want it barred in that deposition, cosby admitted he gave woman alcohol, pills, before sex. cosby stand accused of drug ging and molesting a temple university employee in 2004. hospital patients are sometimes asked to fill out a survey about their experience but what they may not know is those survey answers can impact how much the happies paid, and in some cases, how much a doctor makes. the government mandated patient satisfaction surveys is part of the national effort to reward quality care, but some doctors say it it has had an an unintended consequence

fueling american's dependence on prescription pain pills. brooks silva-braga has details >> hi there. >> reporter: we met doctor mark woodard in the er at bristol regional medical center in eastern tennessee. it is ground zero for country 's opioid abuse crisis, 2 million americans are hooked on pain pills, overdoses, kill more people then gun homicide. >> on the shift you get off now did you see anyone seeking drugs. >> oh, yeah, every shift. two or three today. >> reporter: but turning away drug seekers can be bad for business, doctors told us, in part, because of the rise of patient satisfaction surveys. in addition to asking if the nurses are polite and hospital was clean, the survey has questions like how often did the hospital staff do everything that they could to hi you with your pain? 28 percent of doctors are paid bonuses based on patient satisfaction according to the industry group physicians practice. hospitals with better scores they get bigger payments from medicare and medicaid.

>> reporter: doctor dana bar low says pressure on hospitals to score well has led to pressure on doctors, including him, to prescribe opioids. how does that conversation go. >> it goes basically we want to make sure that everybody in the emergency department is happy and pain relieved so you need to do that. >> reporter: do they say lets get scores up. >> they tell you to get scores up, yeah. i have seen physicians fired because of not adequately addressing pain management. >> reporter: in cinnamons to similar concerns medicare, medicaid will stop paying hospitals based on their pain scores, beginning october 1st but some hospitals will continue to use their own surveys and scores, to rate doctors, and to determine bonuses. >> we have talked about satisfaction scores every day. >> reporter: back in tennessee woodard, who lead group of er doctors has negotiated a compromise with his hospital, when patient satisfaction bonuses are calculated questions on pain are stripped out. >> why would you care about not being graded on pain, what difference does it make if you

were. >> because would it put us under pressure. do i write a patient a small amount of narcotics where they will be happy with me and give me a good score where i can keep my job or get a financial bonus. i think human nature says you are under pressure to do that. >> reporter: for now it is up to each hospital to decide what to do with doctors with low pain skills. brooks silva-braga for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". and still ahead here on "eyewitness news". >> reporter: electronic eye wear changing lives for south jersey family, i'm cleve bryan , coming up the difference these glasses are making for a nine year-old boy you have heard about therapy dogs, right? but how about a therapy chicken? we will introduce you to michelle and tell you who she is helping and

then you belong at bass pro shops for huge savings during our dog days sale. like a 3-pack of playhound dog toys for under $10. and redhead men's rock bridge shorts starting at under $20. a local third grader is taking it all in for the first time in his life he is seeing color, shapes and details to make the world a beautiful place. "eyewitness news" reporter cleve bryan, caught up with the boy's family marveling over what technology and a generous community were able to give their little boy. >> ♪ >> reporter: he has got a feel for piano keys and ear for harmoniesing. >> ♪ >> reporter: but beyond light perception light is not one of the senses michael kormen has experienced. his son john paul, is a different story. >> control. >> reporter: nine year-old

john paul, legally blind, is now experiencing the world through a device called e sight that processing images in real time rain allows, john paul to focus on what he is looking at. >> e sight takes that little bit of vision and makes it better for him. it gives him, more access, to the visual world around him. >> reporter: when michael kormen adopted john paul from china six years ago he was almost completely blind there was a series of surgeries at wills eye hospital, he had 2200 vision in his left eye. last summer john paul tried on a pair of e-sight glasses for the first time and the results were immediate. >> daddy. >> hi john paul. >> welcome to the camera videos. >> reporter: device made by a toronto based company cost more than $10,000. through local charities and private donations they raised the money and john paul recently got his glasses which i cost not want to take it off >> we took it out in the backyard yesterday and was just looking at, tree branches

so, you know, something that we take really for granted, he is now seeing clearly for the first time. >> reporter: watching him discoveries fascinating. do you see what is on the screen. >> mommy and daddy. >> reporter: playing face-to-face with his sister camille and mom and dad has new meaning. could you see faces without the glasses. >> no. >> reporter: is that one of your favorite things to see. >> yeah. >> reporter: michael expected his experience would guide his blind son, now only thing he expects john paul won't see is limits. >> it is certainly going to allow him to get one upmans ship on his dad. >> reporter: in barrington cleve bryan, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> just amazing what technology can do these days. nearly 1200 swim wear skiers attempted to break a world record on saturday. they took part on the carnival on the slopes of sochi russia. last year over a thousand people showed up at the resort setting the record for highest

number of skiers in one place wearing just their swimsuits. ski resort gained fame in 2014 when the winter olympics were held there. no skiing in our area, justin but we are closer to swimsuit weather, is that right. >> it is, we see people skiing in short sleeves. that happens out in california a lot. >> um-hmm. >> even around here we had warm days. >> tree true. >> people out in short sleeves you get those spring conditions. certainly feeling like early spring, start to get in the mood thinking of the beach season in less than two months , memorial day weekend, how about that. thirty-seven right now in berks county, kutztown getting red nair nice sunrise in just about five minutes. west northwest breeze light at 5 miles an hour. it is chilly. once that sunnies up, it will go to work. temperatures freezing near mount pocono to the lower to mid 40's over the warmest spots, this morning, over the shore right now, we will have a off shore wind. temperatures hanging around 40 n city 42 in rehoboth beach. high today right around the coast cooler in inland spots obviously but we should make

50's with the sun it will feel good. high pressure parked over atlantic and northeast today. so friday's storm system is long gone. it is lingering over us during the morning hours still left the cloud around yesterday but now the cloud cleared out nicely. we will get a brief break until our next storm system comes. we are in the active pattern. typical for this time of the year. it is part of the jet stream wind change. big dip over four corners region. we will get storms coming out of the southwest that run right up in the yes valley, and this week. that puts us in the warm side of the systems, but when warmth comes through monday night into tuesday. steady rain, maybe thunderstorm. another one already developing , by tuesday afternoon, and that will move through, for thursday and possibly linger around into friday. so every few days, these storms will roll on through. so steady rain chances, especially early on tuesday and then gannon thursday, each day, with these storms could have a thunderstorm and in some spots but temperatures overall will be mild. it is not that chilly, nasty rain we had to deal with on friday with temperatures in the 40's to around 50 degrees. we will got some 60's in here it looks like with some

showers's around. and nothing is happening today pretty much full sunshine. get outside, enjoy the nice weather. tomorrow, still looking good, and then, the morning, our commute looks great with just some sunshine around. afternoon, cloud start to thicken up. it looks like the rain will hold off until 10 or 11:00 o'clock for western parts of the viewing area and then rolls through the overnight. so tuesday morning's community will be a little rough, with some of those pockets of heavier rain. and really for the entire event, monday night and tuesday night, is there potential for half an inch of rain, speaks legs from the city on northward, indicating over an inch. some good news. we could use some of this moisture. also drought, status, it is gone. so no official drought going on across the region. so that is a good thing. we will take additional rain before the summertime, lower 60's for highs today. for all of the inland spots, lower 50's up in the poconos and near the shore. tonight not quite as cold, it is still chilly as we drop in the 40's with the clear skies, but tomorrow, probably a few degrees warmer then today, making it into the mid 60's.

so good almost 5-degree is above average for this time of the year. today 62. noticeably milder with that sunshine. nice way to finish the weekend tonight, 47, cool with the clear skies, and then, tomorrow, just some cloud thicken up through the day. sixty-four. seventy on tuesday. we have a little bit of the price there. we have to dodge the rain in the morning hours. wednesday looks great, 66 in the sun and then then that next round of rain on thursday , a shower, it could link inner to friday as well, jan, back over to you. >> just keep them umbrellas handy, thanks, justin. 6:48. time to check the road. lets go to amanda muhler in the cbs-3 traffic center, hi there, a manned. hi there, jan. we have a couple of things to talk b we are talking about the schuylkill eastbound approaching belmont. we had an earlier accident that seems to be cleared up. we are seeing delays on and off in the area because of the residual police active here but it is looking clear for the time being. turning to i-95, we've got construction scheduled at cottman avenue that caused significant backup of up to 30 minutes. so avoid this today during the morning hours if you can.

>> taking a live lot at vine, it is running smoothly as well your your major but ben franklin parkway is closed for a race this morning. in the cbs-3 traffic certainty i'm amanda muhler now back to you. >> thank you. planes weren't the only things with tails at newark liberty international airport in new jersey. nearly 100 puppies hit the ground running inside the terminal c yesterday. the four legged friend were there to be trained as seeing eye dogs, a key part of the training programs, it is to put the dogs in places so they learn not to get distract. another group of pup is in training will have their run at terminal c next saturday. isn't that your dose of cute for the morning. we have heard about therapy dogs, right, and cats too. but what about therapy 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 us the benefits. >> reporter: rose budd or rosie is no ordinary chicken. she's a therapy chicken. she wears a diaper, gets

frequent pedicures and then, talks to people in schools, nursing homes and rehab centers. rosie's owner is gwenn bail of haddon township, new jersey. she talks about a touching moment when a young man with down syndrome asked to sing to rose budd. >> i put her down on the floor so she has a chicken diaper so we don't worry about messes. she went right up to him. she had already bonded with this young man. >> ♪ >> he started singing some more. and he was bringing tears to everybody's eyes because he was, we will always be my friend, you are my buddy. >> reporter: laurie breen business philadelphia backyard chickens. they have abandoned 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, watch them. they are productive in the garden. my girls are back there right now turning over the soil getting held i for spring, a

little fresh compost pretty soon. when summer is here they will eat tics, mosquitoes, they produce fabulous eggs. >> reporter: breen is actively trying to change the ordinance and get the live chicken ban lifted in philadelphia so everyone can enjoy them. is there another benefit, exercise. what a beautiful day. to walk your chicken. come on, michelle, that is a good girl. >> reporter: john mcdevitt for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness

♪ the flyers are in new york where they will play rangers at garden, two pressing problems for orange and black.

first they need to beat rangers if they have any chance to make playoffs. who will be goalie, steve mason missed last night's game with the illness. michal neuvirth didn't make a trip after collapsing during last night's game. an stony storars, was backup. flyers on the power play, claude giroux's shot wide, but brayden schenn to knock in the rebound. flyers have the lead. then this happened, neuvirth collapsed and falls into the crease. he was down for several minutes. team doctors checked him out. he was taken off on the stretcher. he was awake, leather and taken to pennsylvania hospital for observation. later in the first, colin mc donald's who also called up from the phantoms skates in, corry snider was able to score on him. can't stop it. flyers with the two to nothing lead. to the second flyers will score again on the power play, jordan wheel knocks in the a rebound off michael del zotto 's shot. he stopped 23 shots for the shut out. flyers beat devils three to

nothing. after the game, of course, everybody talking about neuvirth. >> we sent him to the hospital for precautionary reasons. everything everything so far has been good. things are positive. >> you know, it is still shocking. you know, like i said, we're, kind of thinking, what is happening. and, you know, hopefully he is okay. >> final four is set gonzaga will take on north carolina for national championship monday night right here on cbs 36789 lets see how both teams advance to the title game. in the first, battle of 21st time teams in the final four south carolina/gonzaga. south carolina up by 14 in the half making a serious come back. pj doser scores in the paint and ties the game. bulldogs out scored south carolina 12-eight in the last seven minutes to win by four and advance to their first ever championship game. in the second game, north carolina facing oregon. ducks first final four appearance since 1939, first of the tournament.

tar heels, for most of the first lead, kennedy meets scores to give them the late in the first lead half. three-point lead in the second nate brit drives down the lane and scores and gives carolina an eight-point lead. carolina held off late oregon come back. and they are headed back to the championship game, beating the ducks by a point. women's final four mississippi state and u-conn, game tied in overtime. minister again williams with the ball, shot good as buzzer sounded giving lady bulldogs a 66-64 win and snapping connecticut's 111 game winning streak. the longest in college basketball history. morgan's nickname, ity bity. they will play, south carolina led by philly's own dawn staley tonight in the championship game. the sixers back in action tonight, north of the border in toronto playing raptors, friday they shut down jahlil okafor and robert covington both with knee injuries. now back to the flyers, since they have to use anthony stolarz they have found

another backup, eric samgame sky who filled in for black hawks when their goal got sick. he got the call again. dave hakstol tried to put him in, for final 242nd but referee said no. since he was not hurt and rightfully so. too bad for referees for ruining a moment. that is all for sports i'm leslie van arsdal. have a great day. that is it for "eyewitness news" at 6:00 here's what we have coming up at 7:00. some will run, others will walk, we will go to the art museum to see why people are up early this morning for the donor dash. and, it is war part of having a credit card, right? those fees. jim donovan has easy ways to get rid of the fees, and put that money back in your pocket and, sunday sure lives up to its name but keep that umbrella on stand by this week , justin drabick will tell you when you will need it on "eyewitness news" this sunday morning.

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