developing right now, a rowan university police officer is in the hospital, after being hit by a car. what that officer was doing, when the crash happened. it is easter sunday this is a live look at cathedral basilica of the saints peter and paul where masses are taking place today. and speaking of easter the easter promenade is back and how you can take part in the celebration. it is sunday april 16th, happy easter everyone i'm jan carabao, lets get over to

meteorologist justin drabick with the eyewitness weather forecast, good sunday morning, justin lots of outdoor activities happening today and they have a good day. >> we will keep it dry, check the calendar because it going to feel like july incredible. >> not record. we are close to the 90 the actual record high for today. we can get up to 90 degrees already this time of the year. like i said most of today does stay on the dry side. later tonight after sunset we could have a scattered shower or storm in spots especially north and west of the city because of the cold front that will move through. another sunrise this morning check it out, still some mid level cloud, mixed in from time to time but generally mostly sunny. we will see more cloud filtering in later in the day but 61 right now. feel difference in the temperatures, southwest breeze at seven. dew point is on the rise and we have talk about this because it is more of the summertime thing and that gauges humidity. up to 59 for april, that is high, it is a mugginess there, feel to the air when you step

outside. temperature change compared to this time yesterday, 24 degrees warmer in millville , so that is warmer air mass building in, lower 50 's in the lehigh valley. fifty-seven in wilmington. dover delaware up to 66 degrees. suburbs, yesterday at this time we're in the 30's and now 50's and 60's. visibility a few areas of patchy fog down to a mile and a half in trenton. three in wilmington. it should dissipate in the next hour or so. sprinkle or two possible poconos early this morning but main threat for those showers is coming later on tonight. sun and included, feels like july, breezy, muggy, late day, evening thunderstorm possible, your break down for easter sunday. 9:00 o'clock temperature we have 70 on our way up to 85 this afternoon. if you don't like it this hot wait another 24 hours weak cool it down tomorrow. more rain chances this evening jan, back to you. little something for everything. now to our develop story, a rowan university police

officer is in the hospital after a car hit him near the university's campus. this all happened just before 10:00 o'clock last night, police say he pulled over a vehicle on route 322 when another vehicle hit him. that car stopped at the scene, officer is now at cooper university hospital at last check there is in word on the extent of his injuries, route 322 is opened this morning. breaking news now we have just learned that a woman shot overnight in philadelphia kensington section has died. the 24 year-old woman was shot in the chest at f street and hilton just before 1:30 this morning. she was rush to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. police have in the released details on a possible suspect or said what it may have motivate that had shooting. police are on the hunt for gunman after victim is shot at b complex nightclub in philadelphia police were called out to in a nightclub on north delaware avenue at 2:30 this morning. we are told a bullet struck 25

year-old victim's leg. officers took care of that victim and treat that had person for minor injuries. police are searching for a suspect and motive for gunfire meantime that victim is expect to be okay. in other news this morning it is easter sunday, worshipers are already inside mother bethel african methodist episcopal church celebrating resurrection of the lord. "eyewitness news" reporter anita oh is live at historic center city church where easter services are now underway, good morning, anita. >> reporter: good morning, jan this is a historic church here , discovered back in 1816, today congregation is celebrating easter sunday, and you can see that they are here lining the pews, sunrise services here started at 6:30 and certainly ongoing, the representatives speaking now this is one of the most important, meaningful days on the christian calendar. reverend mark tyler will be available to speak with us

shortly. second services start here at 9:30. church here, but for now live from society hill anita oh for cbs-3 "eyewitness news", jan back to you. mother bethel ame won't be only church in philadelphia butting with activity too dau. but believers will celebrate what is considered the most holiest day on the christian calendar. you're looking now at a live picture from the ben franklin parkway, soon folks from all over the area will be piling in the cathedral basilica of saints peter and paul. masses will be held at center city church at 8:00, 9:30 and 11:00 this morning as well as 12:30 this afternoon there will be a 2:00 o'clock mass in spanish, nearby churches will be also holding services. meanwhile 10s of thousands gathered at st. peters square in vatican city where pope frances blessed the world's people. pontiff delivered his easter message during mass and traditionally given from the balcony there.

crowd braved heavy security checkpoints to catch a glimpse of the leader of the catholic church that security was already deployed in hollywood ceremonies and it included armed police position on rooftops and metal detectors. and a philadelphia easter tradition returns, it is easter, promenade, thousands of people will parade down south street to second street, this is video from last years event, easter bunny will be there too and so will philadelphia freedom band and world's tallest bunny, um, philadelphia mayor jim kenney will be there as well, after the parade people and pets will walk stage for chance to be named the cities best dressed, it is all happening at 12:30 near corner of south street and passyunk. new this morning a power outage in philadelphia's fishtown section leaves thousandsness our area in the dark. crews are working to restore complete power in that area. lights went out just before midnight, we are told outage knocked out lights for at least 10,000 customers there

and at last check in word what caused the power outage. this morning a six year-old little girl and grandmother are both in the hospital after a dirt bike rider slammed into them crossing the street in upper darby. "eyewitness news" report's leash a nieves shelled us bold action that dirt bike rider is accused of taking after that crash. >> police pursuit of the dirt bike driving illegally in the streets ended up with the six year-old girl and her grandmother getting caught in the cross hair. >> they were sending us in the sidewalk or coming out getting ready to cross the street. >> reporter: dirt bike being chased out of philadelphia at some point crossed in upper darby and barreled down the busy 69th street. it was passing cars ride ago long double yellow line in the middle of the road, near a pedestrian crossing dirt bike slammed into the child and her grandmother. >> they went flying in the air and then he flew off the bike. >> reporter: dirt bike driver seemingly unfaced, left a six

year-old grandmother and daughter in the middle of the street and continued to try to evade authorities. >> operator of this motor vehicle gets off of it, pulls a knife out and carjack the vehicle. >> reporter: that stolen vehicle was abandoned a few blocks away and driver managed to flee again. >> fortunately for us i think, there is a lot of people coming forward to say what they saw so hopefully we will get perpetrator that was heart broking because that could have been my family, people like on these dirt bikes they really don't care about protection or anything like. that they just speed down the street. >> reporter: upper darby police say they do have a person in custody but they are just questioning, he was found in the wooded area not too far from where the stolen car was abandoned but so far in charges have been filed against him. after that six year-old and her grandmother, the six year-old is in very serious condition. grandmother is in stable condition. in upper darby, alycia nieves for cbs-3 "eyewitness news".

now philadelphia police were actually trying to pull over that dirt bike, as part of a round up of the atv's take a look at this officers seized a total of 30, atv's and made three felony arrests. this morning the red cross is helping about 162 people after a six alarm fire in passaic, new jersey. fire broke out around 1:00 yesterday, and it soon spread to all apartment buildings. and there were several collapses as the fire burned, and more than 150 fire fighters responded, and it took four hours for them to get that fire under control, meantime more than 100 people were left homeless, fire fighters say the fire may have started on the fifth floor. back here at home delaware county volunteer fire fighters are trying to recruit new members. to do it they are showing off what they do on a regular basis. take a look they hosted this practice drill, at the west chester fire department, trading center. fire fighters used a hose, ladder and skills to put out that fire.

volunteer fire fighters say they are about 300,000 members in pennsylvania back in 1977, today that number is right around 50,000. they do need some help there. demonstrations turned violent in california when opposing protesters begin attacking each other. what police did to try to prevent violence before the rally and the reason officer had in choice but to stand aside as fists started flying. and a fiery scene unfolds when a tractor trailer crashes and catches fire where this all happened and reason some neighbors nearby were concerned. and this is a live look outside this morning, your watching "eyewitness news" this sunday morning we will be right back.

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♪ vice-president mike pence is in south korea this morning his visit comes as north korean missle test ended in failure, that test happened overnight, pentagon says that the missle blew up almost immediately. there is no word on what kind of miss that was, this weekend the communist country held a massive parade to show off its military power. it comes amid tensions over north korea's nuclear program. arkansas ace peeling federal judge's decision to block execution of the eight inmates before the end of this month. governor asa hutchinson scheduled the executions before the state's supply of

the lethal injection drugs, inspired in two weeks. inmates filed legal challenges , and, the use of that drug which has been used on botched executions, in other states. well, protest turns violent at berkley as supporters, and opponents of the president donald trump began to fight each other. >> this was the scene, yesterday berkley police tried to prevent violence, by confiscating weapons and forming a line between opposing side, but after an hour people began to jump over police line and starting fighting each other and then they started fighting in the streets. police were out numbered at that point and had to stand aside. twenty people were arrested and 11 people were hurt. protests for more peaceful in our area this was the scene along market street in center

city yesterday, the demonstrators were calling on president trum top release his income tack returns, and they say the president owes the country the highest level of transparency, and the protest took place yesterday to coincide with the usual deadline for filing, income taxes, and however, this year falls on tuesday because april , and monies a holiday in washington d.c. a dramatic scene unfolds on a busy texas highway, an 18 wheeler overturns and burst into flames. this all happened last night around 7:30 a interchange there, police say truck filled fuel across the highway. crews were able to get that fire under control before it spread to a nearby apartment complex, fortunately no one was hurt. crews closed lanes while they cleared that scene, witness told a local media out will there that the truck hit a overpass and damaged it. in word what may have caused this crash. a wild fire, in florida caused traffic may him, on one interstate there this was the scene near i4 in it or land

owe area, fire started yesterday afternoon and burned at lee 350 acres, crews had to close lanes and ramps as fire burned, and that caused traffic backups for several miles, florida governor rick scott declared a state of emergency just a few days ago in response to recent wild fires and increased chance for wild fires. justin, un -- fortunately a lot calmer for easter sunday >> great easter sunday a lot of people hit jersey shore delaware beaches for holiday weekend and people are out, already, live look, a little glummy, we have lingering cloud cover that should thin out into southern delaware and new jersey shore, right now. we will see some sunshine and let people enjoy boardwalk, riding bikes, hanging out in the beach. it is cooler right along the coastline because that water temperature is in the 50's but should reach 70's, along the coast of delaware and new jersey today. inland spots, no doubt, will reach the 80's. people are heading on you the side, allergy sufferer, you will probably feel it and we have high pollen counts now and everything is starting to

bloom. mapel, juniper, poplar predominant pollens causing problems outside right now. we will need medications with these numbers. next several days, no big rain chances, that blocks out atmosphere. these pollen levels will remain high over the upcoming week. sixty-one at the airport in philadelphia look at mount pocono. 58 degrees, already, mid 60's, inland at the airport. and look at those coastal temperatures. in the so bad. we have summertime feel, it is humid right along the new jersey shore, delaware beaches , afternoon temperatures in the 70's with some sunshine. we have some rain chances, this morning, maybe in the poconos, a little spotty sprinkle or drizzle, that is about it but bulk of the rain still well to the west. there is a strong cold front over ohio valley but by the time that front reaches us a lot of the moisture is cutting off, drying you have up but a shower or storm coming north and west of the city tonight. most of the easter sunday, stays on the dry side, warm front to the north, cold front to the west, this is a warm sector and it is warmer,

running 20 degrees above average this time of the year. highs in the 80's today. front clears us tonight. by the time you wake up tomorrow morning start feeling difference as far as humidity levels. still on the mild side tomorrow. it is warm, muggy in the 80's. tomorrow low to mid 70's but humidity really drops tomorrow very comfortable, if you have outdoor plans monday, if you have the day off but through 2:00 o'clock not much showing up on this forecast, mild, we will see decent sunshine into the afternoon. after sunset at eight or 9:00 maybe some showers, rumble of thunder in the lehigh valley, poconos, some showers could get in the city, overnight, south jersey, shore , delaware, stay dry as the front, by the time front gets to us there is in moisture left, just some cloud lingering early monday morning and then back to sunny skies for monday afternoon, and like i said, main storm threat will be well to the north and west. this is marginal risk for severe storm. poconos, on west ward and central pennsylvania that is 5 .

high temperatures today, everybody inland into the 80's with the exception up in the mountains, the shore, not bad, mid up toker 70's in wildwood leave. high valley, well in the lower to mid 80's for afternoon temperatures, surrounding suburbs, delaware county, bucks, montgomery, mid 80's this afternoon, even into interior south jersey we will get on the warmth side, in problem reaching 85 for vineland and dover delaware and a little boycotter along the delaware bay. inland spots today 85. 20 degrees above average. tonight we will drop down to 63, still on the muggy side but comfortable tomorrow, 74. back to the 70's tuesday and wednesday with shower chances honest specially thursday and friday, jan, back to you. it is now 7:19. time to see how that traffic is moving, here's amanda muhler in the cbs-3 traffic center, hi there, amanda. >> reporter: we're moving along well this morning we are taking a live look at 76 at belmont, nothing significant to watch out for but you might want to bring your sunglasses, majors are looking good this morning as well drug 202, 30,

i-95 and the vine. we have a travel alert for drivers on the new jersey turnpike, you may need to fuel up, before you head out, that is because the james even ifi more cooper service areas completely out of gas, right now but we are getting reports that you may be filling that backup on the northbound side. next exit will be exit number five at burlington mount holly road so plan accordingly there taking a live look at the boulevard, little foggy but traffic is running smoothly mass transit running on schedule as well, in the cbs-3 traffic center i'm amanda muhler new back to you. still ahead right here on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" aid senior living center host a special easter celebration for residents and their families. we will take you to a party where grandparents partied with grandchildren by tasting eggs and petting animals. we will introduce to you two siblings celebrate ago digses to the family at this same time. a story of remarkable timing same time. a story of remarkable timing when "eyewitness news"6vgz z5yz

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♪ ♪ chester county's fraternities and sororities host a easter egg hunt for local children this all took place yesterday in memorial park. children searched for eggs and took part in the egg and spoon competition a fun one. easter bunny, of course, was also there, organizers say everyone had a great time. >> i'm just glad to see turnout, kid are having a good time, and good to see easter bunny out with the kid, just a

great moment as well and it is just fun to see the kid, just having a good time and it is not a lot to do and it is an opportunity to come out and enjoy the day. >> now easter bunny will be very bus toy day, there were also prize, food live performances, about 3,000 eggs were hidden. seniors and their grandchildren bond while hunting for easter us. this hunt took place yesterday afternoon at wesley enhanced living, in philadelphia. there was egg painting and face painting too. everyone also had a chance to play with animals in a petting zoo there. on the cbs-3 healthwatch new some special birthdays are being celebrated at abington hospital. health reporter stephanie stahl explains you can call recent set of births a real family affair. >> ♪ happy birthday to you >> reporter: birthdays are celebrated here all the time but cling family is singing about some special deliveries,

brothers michael and matt, and their wife's had babies just hours apart. >> it wasn't planned this way. >> no, not at all, absolute coincidence. >> we have been joking since we found out hey wouldn't it be something if we wound up in the hospital at the same time but for for it to happies surreal. >> reporter: jennifer and matt had begins on tuesday, alexandria and patrick, have breathing trouble, so he is in the n icu. >> we are getting him live on the camera from the n icu, check on anytime we want to. >> reporter: hours after twins were born can days and michael welcomed baby em or. >> such a good baby. just so beautiful. so blessed. >> it is crazy. we had this whole journey together. >> reporter: journal that i started here at abington three decade ago, the brothers were born here too. three years apart. >> i do vaguely coming to visit you here. >> reporter: as kid they bonded over music. now as an adult. >> ♪ no matter where you are ♪ >> reporter: they bet teach

music and so does jennifer. >> i foresee a lot of music, maybe a family band. >> reporter: they are getting an early start. >> ♪ good night my angel time to close your use it ♪ >> reporter: baby em sonnies first girl in the family, both couples have boys, and doctors say all of the babies are doing well well, including patrick will be out of the hospital in a few days. i'm stephanie stahl, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". many shared big birthday part toys come too, congrats to them. baseball is a spring tradition, right? philadelphia police department wants to make sure children with special need are also included, in america's favorite pastime. we will take to you a baseball event that organized just for those children reason organizers say this clinic is so important. and tax day is almost here , new tool irs is using this year to make sure people who are late on their taxes pay up. and happy easter, everyone , breaking down some of the shorts, and t-shirts

today for sure, feeling more like, mid-july, we have a warm easter, we will let you know how long these temperatures last when i show you seven day in a few minutes.

today is sunday april 16th happy easter i'm jan carabao, mild start today and will only get warmer. meteorologist justin drabick is live on the sky deck with the eyewitness weather forecast, already feeling great, right. >> if you like it warm, on the muggy side, loving this forecast, as soon as you step outside, big difference compared to yesterday, we are seeing sunshine mixed with mid level cloud in, threat of rain through the day today. tonight we will have a chance for a shower or thunderstorm in some spots but overall shaping up to see nice, easter sunday across the region. wind direction is huge, switching out of the southwest now. that will start to bring in milder air for at lee the next 24 hours and wind will switch out of the elate they are week cooling us back down. if you like it warm energy next 24 to 48 hours, 61 at the airport. fifty-eight in the mountains, even mid 60's near the coast in wildwood, suburbs feeling really nice at this hour, 53

in pottstown. fifty-six in mount holly, new jersey. we have fog, still showing up in some spots, visibility down to half mile new in trenton, 3 o locally dense fog in locations that is warm humid air building in but it will dissipate with the sun now up. sprinkle or two possible poconos early this morning, other than that sunshine mixed with cloud, temperatures by 9:00 already close to 70- degree on our way up to an afternoon high of 85 for philadelphia record high for today ace 90. i don't think we will set a new record, set back in 2002 but all across the region it is a warm day. eighty-five for philadelphia mid zero seven's in the poconos. we will talk about more rain chances and cooler temperatures week in the eyewitness weather in a few minutes. >> a little taste of summer to day, though, thanks. easter sunday services are in full swing, "eyewitness news" reporter anita oh is live at sunrise services at model bethel ame church. happy easter, anita?

>> reporter: happy easter to you, jan, good morning. you can see behind me the choir is continuing here at sunrise services at mother bethel ame church. today christians are celebrating resurrection of the jesus christ and this church is a historic church in our region. the sunrise services here started at 6:30 and it is just wrapping upright now, as congregation members are going now to get something to eat. but when they were here, many of them dressed in white, they sang, they prayed, they list toned a surmon. moments ago they also, took communion. some of these church goers tell me that thinks one of the most important, and meaningful days in the christian calendar , and easter services will continue here this morning. second service at mother bethel ame begins at 9:30 at sixth and lombard. live from society hill, anita oh for cbs-3 "eyewitness news" >> thanks, sound good. churches all across

philadelphia are filling up now for easter holiday, here's a live picture from the ben franklin parkway, the cathedral basilica of saints peter and paul will be buzzing with activities soon masses held at center city church at 8:00, 9:30 and at 11:00 and 12:30 this afternoon there will be a 2:00 o'clock mass in spanish. nearby churches will be holding services, but believ ers are celebrating is what considered to be the holiest day on the christian calendar. new to an update on a developing story we have been following all morning long, rowan university officials now say a police officer hit by a koran campus has non-life threatening injuries. school officials say the officer has bruises, cuts to his face, even a broken bone in his face. police say he pulled over a koran route 322 last night when a passing car accidentally hit him. he was taken to cooper hospital where he is being treated, the driver stopped there on the scene. this morning one person is in the hospital after being

hit by a koran race streets in philadelphia, this accident happened near race street and 15th street just before 2:30 this morning, person was taken to hahnemann hospital with non-life threatening injuries, driver did stay on the scene there. in word what may have led up to the crash or whether that driver will now face any charges. meantime three men are in the hospital after a shooting in fair hill, this shooting happened around 9:00 o'clock last night near hope and cambria streets. one man was shot twice, and another man was shot five times, both are new in critical condition, and a third man was shot in the stomach, he is in stable condition. police have not yet made any arrests and it is unclear what may have load up to that shooting. police in newark, are looking for a man broke female student at university of delaware campus. at tax happened friday night within a 90 minute span of each other. police say two women were touched, another two women called police when they noticed a man was following them. the man is describe as a

hispanic or white man between 20 and 30 years old, about 5- foot seven, with a thin build and a beard. septa police chief, he is looking for vandals who tagged two transit police cars. septa says that the cars were parked at district headquarters at broad and glenwood streets, and chief thomas nestel tweeted in this photo that i'm told graffiti is a cry for attention. that cry worked. somebody will be now getting my undivide add tension. new this morning, the lights go out in philadelphia 's fishtown section of philadelphia and now peco is working to return power to thousands of customers there. crews are working to restore complete power in the area we're told outage knocked out lights for at lee 10,000 customers overnight, it went down just before midnight. no word what caused the outage tax filing deadline is on tuesday, and thanks to april 15th, following on saturday and a holiday inn washington d.c., tomorrow. the irs says it has already

processed over a hundred million individual he returns and issued $229 billion in tax refund. but the agency says nearly 40 million people, still have yet to file. taxpayers don't think they will make it on time can request a six month extension. irs is using private debt collectors this year only people with long standing tax debt, will going back several years will be affect. if that is you, you can expect to receive a letter from the irs. philadelphia police treat children with special need to an easter tradition, a baseball clinic, this is the fifth annual, champions baseball clinic. it is taking place yesterday in philadelphia on the blue grass road. children practiced hitting, fielding, throwing in an effort to give them an opportunity to experience the sport in a new way. >> it gives the kid with special need opportunities to participate in baseball, traditional baseball, and they may not be able to play in a organized setting so we

created this clinic, so they can participate and, you know, spend sometime with them and teach them some baseball. >> organizers say that they would eventually like to have a baseball league for special need children. still ahead right here on cbs-3 this sunday morning tornadoes touched down in texas and leave behind a trail of destruction, and thinks just some of the damage, it left behind. just how many tornadoes were involved? the other severe weather that the region has dealt with. it is a solemn day in blacksberg as virginia tech marks tenth anniversary of the deadly shooting at that school , how hooky family is remembering the tragedy. and this is a live look outside this morning you can expect a warm easter sunday feeling like july, and we have a full eyewitness weather forecast, when the news continues this

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back on "eyewitness news" today marks the 10 year anniversary of the deadly school shooting at virginia tech. on april 16th, 2007 a senior student at the college opened fire killing 32 students and professors before shooting himself. is there a memorial in place on the campus there including a stone for each victim. members of the virginia tech community say visiting that memorial is a sobering experience. >> i had a child here, you know, abe putting myself in the shoes of the parents back then, you know, what would it be like to get a call.

>> it just makes you think wow , it just seems like yesterday but it seems like we have also grown so much, and since that day. >> and, the school also has a collection called, sending you all of our love, it is a collection of flags, banners, signs that poured in from around the world in support of the school. virginia tech received almost 90,000 flags, banners, signs, after that massacre, the shooting is considered to be one of the war in u.s. history folks in north texas have a lot of cleaning up to do i after a string of powerful tornadoes ripped through that area and tore apart homes. the intense storm moved in friday night, wreaking havoc and leaving destruction in its path, at least one family who their bar while another lost most of their house. one resident said said that his dad was out of town so he and his wife went over to his dad's house to take care of his dog and that is when tornado touched down. >> i saw several little ones pass to the south and looked over at a great big one coming

right over to the house right next to us, right beside it. >> he said they took cover in the basement and just looking to be lucky to be alienate weather services mated five tornado hit that region, severe storm even brought damaging hail, flood to go some places, thankfully, no injuries were reported. and justin i feel like we have left out recently in the to have that severe weather here. >> april is the big time, for us it is more may, into july, so we have sometime to go. we may run into a thunderstorm coming in north and west of the philadelphia area you about but still severe threats on the low even. it is a cold front. out ahead it is warm, muggy and that is what weather watchers are saying this morning. temperatures break go into the lower 60's in some of the warmer spots. still a few cool areas, we will go north and west where john jenkins house has got some sunshine, and somewhat comfortable at 53 degrees but humidity levels are on the rise. little closer here, to philadelphia, where we're talking about mid up toker 50 's, thinks bill cardington,

and in some south jersey we will go lower 60's, david dutch's house in clementon, new jersey. lit built more cloud, further south, those cloud still lingering on to the region but they will thin out. lets talk about the coastline, popular spot here for the holiday weekend, ocean city, even down south into delaware, james in ocean city at 58 degrees today and then even along the beaches, temperatures could get into the 70's, with some sunshine, and then nice sunrise pictures showing up this morning, phil chapline's here in philadelphia showing due, indicating high moisture content in the air this morning and peter, a beautiful morning here with mid level cloud mixed in with some sunshine. lets go out to northampton county where it is feeling nice, this is live look, at bethlehem, from the hotel bethlehem, looking south over the hills, we can see the sunshine, temperatures, off to the races, even into the lehigh valley, in problem, reaching the 80's today, not that uncommon to hit 80's this time of the year look at these record highs, lower 89 on's,

wilmington 92 degrees, that is record for today, philadelphia hits 90. atlantic city airport 89 degrees. we will not set any new record but 85 is not that far from that 90-degree mark. reason is jet stream well to the north today that allowing warmth of the deep south to move northward into new england. temperatures running 20 degrees above the average. we should be in in the mid 60 's. couple sprinkles early this morning, up in the poconos, that is bit. main threat for those showers still well to the west, taking sometime to get here. it is after sunset we will run risk for a scattered shower or storm, and especially north and west of the city tonight. couple of weak systems will roll through a second half of the upcoming week, and a few scattered showers on thursday and on friday, nothing big, with these big storms, and not all day soakers here but may need umbrella around. in the warm sector sunny skies through much of the easter sunday front will come through tonight, we will clear things out again for monday, humidity drops, monday turns out to be a real nice day, still mild for this time of the year,

tuesday, the wind will start to shift out of thee off chilly ocean, that is when we knock temperatures back down to where we should be in the 60's. if you like it cooler, just a a few more days. today well in the 80's, 70's in the poconos. zero seven's at short, delaware beaches, tonight, still mild and muggy. might to have turn ac on, little uncomfortable. 250's and 60's. and then tomorrow's high still warm. we are in the zero seven's from the city on southward, and humidity levels drop, pretty good morning. and 74 with some sun, 60's return for middle of the week with showers thursday and friday. jan back to you. it is now 7:45. time to check road and highways. lets go to amanda muhler at cbs-3 traffic center, good morning, amanda. >> we are taking a live look at i-95 approaching cottman avenue. we have had an unusual situation here a little bit earlier. there was a stroller on the roadway in the left lane, it did cause a backup but we did watch police officer remove it it might be surprisingly

arrive at their destination. otherwise roadway is looking clear as well as majors including 76, to he 202, 30 and turnpike if you live and travel near art museum we have multiple road closures there for nfl draft. that effects eakins oval, parkway, kelly drive and spring garden. we are completely list of our closure visit cbs philly.com. take a live look at blue route at 76 looking clear and sun/ then easter sunday. in the cbs-3 traffic center i'm amanda muhler now back to you. phillies snap a losing streak in d.c. and sixers may have an nba rookie of the year again. here's joe holden again with "eyewitness sports". good morning, phillies go for series win today against the nationals. jer are jared eickoff on the bump for fightins. yesterday caesar hernandez shows some pop in his bat as phillies four game losing streak came toned. everybody was wearing number 42 to celebrate the 70th anniversary of jackie robinson breaking the color barrier. the phillies trailed one to nothing in the fourth inning,

odubel herrera with the line drive just inside third base line, sees ab hernandez scored , to tie the game. jeremy hellickson went seven innings, giving up two runs and four hits and struck out two. and now to the eighth inning, game tied, one on foresees air hernandez and he took joe blanton philly on deep over right field wall for a two run home run. fightins take the lead. new closer joachim benoit got ryan zimmerman to pop up to end the game. phillies win four-two. here's joachim with how to deal were being the closure. >> it is a lit about mother tension, but, for me, i treat it the same way as the eighth inning. i'm trying to minimize damage. for second time in the last four years sixers could have nba rookie of the year. joel embiid and dario saric are the favorites, to take home the award. the sixers waited two years

for dario to come over from turkey, and he was well worth the wait. after the sixers, traded ilyasova to the hawks, dario averaged 17 points and seven board, and in the final 25 games of the season. but sixers gm brian colangelo says that they want another power forward, to can shoot the three. >> we're going to keep looking for shooters and guys that hopefully can do other things, defend, run, you know, stretch the floor, open things up, and i think that the stretch floor position is something that is backing up dario or starting in front of the day yes, whichever it is, if we can find someone that is better, i think we have got to probably address that floor position. >> nba playoffs game one between defending champions cavilers, and pacers. third quarter off the steel cavilers the break lebron james, going in for the dunk, and cleveland had a 12-point lead here but lebron scored 32 points. under 10, cavilers holding on

to a one point lead pacers with the ball, cj miles no good on his jumper. cleveland takes game 1109-108. nhl playoffs game two between bruins and senators game went into overtime, now in the bonus period, senators with the puck, the one timer, beat the goalie and senators even up the series with a four -three overtime victory. game three monday night. last play at ohio state spring football game is something 17 year-old jacob jarvis will never forget. jacob who has muscular dystrophy took hand off from j c barrett in his wheelchair, made several buck eyes missed and scored from 20-yard out. crowd went wild and jacob was mobbed by ohio state players, way to go, jacob and a very nice gesture from the ohio state upper class man. that is all for sports i'm joe holden have a happy easter. well, it is almost time to see this weeks cbs-3 pet

project. carroll erickson is in the house and talking about plants to avoid for your pets and how to get them to stop begging. i need that help, carroll. free pets looking for their forever homes in just moments. we will be right

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avoid with your dogs and cats. yes, thank you. you tell them. >> doesn't want to meet her. let's roll some of that tulips video, i will talk about other won. tulips, they have a toxic chemical mostly in the bulbs a void having your pet pick these up or play or eat them. daffodils, it is another one for dogs and cats. contact a vet immediately, if they ingest a daffodils. lilies, we hear about lilies for cats it is easter lilies, tiger lilies, day lilies, get them to the vet asap if they ingest those. kidney failure is possible. for lily is it is callow lil ies, will of the valley, they get tremors, gastrointestinal upset, so watch those sillies. azaleas toxic to dogs and cats let your vet know about that. and, i have in idea what that would even look like, but that apparently people have tonight

their house. that is something to watch. watch them on walks, to make sure they don't pick that up. >> make them not eat any plants. >> if you can, i know, sweetheart, you have had a tough time. we will talk about bunny. she came in through cruelty case we want to make sure she gets a great home and she bond quickly. you know how you are eating and you see a pair of eyes. >> yes. >> that happens all the time. >> i blame my father. gave him a treat, and now all the time is. >> your cat overweight. >> i don't think riley is overweight, i will say no. >> you sound so defensive. >> my boy is just perfect. >> well, 40 percent of pet owners do not think their overweight petties overweight. people have a hard time judging. that ask your vet. other thing researchers discovered, for the overweight pet it is not so much that they are begging for food but they are seeking attention. so they are bored, they say,

they do things like take me for a walk, brush them quickly play a game of fetch, that sort of thing. dogs will bond more quickly with people who walk with them , and play with them then they do with those who offer the food. so make sure, you know, obviously a hungry doggies a hungry dog and they are overweight that is different from a dog that need to eat. you can break it up to the normal two meals a day, put it in food puzzles and that will help a lot, so lets take a look at adoptable dogs and cats. >> okay. >> do you want to? is that all right with you? here we get, this is a great dog, wonderful dog, kip, young male lab/retriever mix, he's sweet. he was found as a stray in philadelphia just a great dog, ready to go and live in a house. brooklyn seven year-old female pity mix came to the pennsylvania spca through humane law. her life had been so bad she has got arthritis, but she is

just a doll, and everybody loves her she's looking for a home for her permanent home, and then dusty, dusty is kind of dusty looking. twelve year-old come particular male short hair cat , most friendly cat in the world. he lives in the community cat room. he will be first cat to run over when somebody comes into take a look. >> no kidding. >> yes. do you see how almost automatic now that i have had a couple minutes with her we have bunny who was available for adoption at pennsylvania spca. they are not opened today but will be tomorrow at 1:00 o'clock. but bunny has had six puppies. they have all been adopted. she did not have the world's greatest life but look at her, she's an angel. she's a really nice dog. so she was jillian's best friend when she came n she's now mine. >> yes. >> hopefully soon, somebody elses. >> so remember not opened today but do adopt a pet if you are ready, willing, able to do it. erie avenue headquarters

saturday and sunday from 10 to 5:00 p.m., monday through friday one to eight, just cat pspca. >> yes, watch those spring plants and when they start begging and your petties overweight, go play with them. >> thanks, carroll. here's what we have coming up in our next half an hour of "eyewitness news", pope francis celebrates easter mass at the vatican, uplifting message he is delivering to the faithful. and in coat for your sunday best how warm will it get and later this week, that is when "eyewitness news" continues.

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good morning, a rowan university officer is struck by a car. how it all happened and how that officer is doing this morning. and a hit and run on a busy street in upper darby puts a child and her grandmother in the hospital, what police said led to that chase that resulted in a hit/ run. and a celebration of easter, tens of thousands gathered at vatican to celebrate, with the pope. today it is sunday april 16th, happy easter everyone i'm jan carabao. lets get over to meteorologist justin drabick in the eyewitness weather center this morning. happy sunday, justin. a lot of outdoor activities for easter today. >> yes, watch your chocolate, it will melt today. >> get in, get out. >> highs in the 80's. real quick, yeah, feeling like mid-july today, maybe a thunderstorm coming at us later tonight, just to add to that summertime feel to our forecast. but that chance for shower or storm is later on tonight, most of the day, does stay on the dry