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>> we begin, stiviano ends has been found dead in erie pennsylvania, they say stevens killed himself after a pursuit, stevens was suspected dollars of killing an elderly nan cleveland ohio sunday, then posting video of that shooting on facebook. cleveland police are expected to hold news conference shortly, if that happens, we will bring it to you live.
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also, at noon, the family of the guards killed during prison uprising in delaware, follows a lawsuit, targeting not only the state of del but two former governors as well, add into un, aim he rahel solomon. >> i'm jim donovan. officials failed to provide safe stark g, "eyewitness news" reporter alicia live in wilmington, delaware with additional details on the lawsuit. alicia? >> jim, rahel, the law. charges the current and the the past knowingly under staffing prisons here in delaware, the family of slain collection al officer at news conference earlier today, and so were the other officers, who were held hostage, in february, now, none of them spoke but it was emotional announcement of the lawsuit filed. >> it has been just over two month since inmates took over the james t vaughn correctional center in smyrna for 18 hours, five department of corrections officers were held hostage. one of them died.
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lieutenant steven floyd. >> lieutenant floyd was the epitomy of a public servant. >> with attorneys at news conference, lieutenant floyd's widow and other officers held hostage, announced the filing after federal lawsuit. >> after an exhaustive, two month investigation, today we charge that for 16 years it has been the policy of two governors in delaware deliberately not to employ enough officers to safely run delaware ace prisons. >> lieutenant floyd had been on job for 16 years, and prior to his death, he had been warning of a severe lack of staffing at the prison. his family and fellow officers want justice for his death and change. >> my clients have been forced to do this. it may and long and hard struggle, but they are prepared to see it through. >> now the suit seeking punitive damages for the slain
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correction corrections officer, punitive damages for the torture the other officers endured, more importantly everyone emphasize at the news conference they hope greater change comes of this. reporting live in wilmington. >> thank you, alicia. meanwhile in other news today the state of arkansas planning to carry out double execution later this week despite the fact the u.s. supreme court blocked its plan to resume capitol punishment. the ruling spared the life of dawn dave us gist minute before he was scheduled to die by lethal injection this morning. arkansas is trying to carry out the death penalty on eight inmates, before the supply of one of its lethal injection drugs expires, the drug connected to botched executions in four state. >> the burlington county man convicted of the 1979 murder of six year old aton paid will learn his sentence later today. pedro hernandez in maple shade, and he confessed to authority, patz disappeared in
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manhattan, among the first missing pictured on milk carson. prosecutors plan to rest their case again frein, accused of murdering state trooper. yesterday jurors listen to letter he wrote to his parent after the 2014 attack. frein wrote about a revolution and said the time was right to light a fire in the hearts of men. the letter was found on thumb drive at the abandoned airplane hangar where frein was captured after 48 day manhunt. frein charged with the killing of dixon and injuring the too far epp douglas. >> this noon, man in critical condition after hit-and-run in cobbs creek, say motorcycle, and mini-van, collided at 58th y after 3:30 this morning, van remained on the scene but at this hour the search continues for its driver. a woman, riding on the back of the motorcycle, suffered minor injuries. meanwhile in philadelphia's holmesburg section, suv smashes into a house injuring a man inside. this happened just after midnight on the 4700 block every oakmont street. police tell us the man suffered cuts to his face when
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the impact shattered a basement window. the driver remained on the scene and so far no charges have been filed. philadelphia fire commissioner adam teal will address media today about new federal report focused on the death of first female firefighter to lose her live in the line of duty. killed in west oaklane house fire in december 2014, the report concludes that he burn some every craig's breathing equipment and criticizes her colleagues over their response, stick with cbs 3, we'll bring i the fire commissioner comment at noon starting at a . >> president trump steps out of washington today head today wisconsin where he will push buy american hire american policy. this afternoon the president expected to deliver a speech at manufacturing company snap-on tools, also sign executive order aimed at boosting protections for american made goods. the order also calls for a review of the h1b visa program. >> after spending the last two days in south korea vice president mike pence is now in japan focusing on trade before
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arriving in tokyo told business leaders that the trump administration is reviewing all trade agreements, as part of its america first policy. the white house says the meetings in tokyo are meant to forge a framework for future discussions, after the us withdrew from the pacific rim trade pact. >> former president barack obama is expected to be in pennsylvania today. he is said to attend funeral service for pittsburgh steeler chairman rooney. early supporter of president obama before he took office of the after the election, president obama a pointed rooney as the ambassador of ireland in 2009. held the post until 2012. i died thursday at the age of 84. >> well, today, just might be the perfect spring day. >> but katie apparently some april showers are set to return? >> yes, they will eventually, with time here guys. it looks to me as though we'll see the more robust rounds of showers come in later in the week, so we will time those out for you coming up, let you know when you will actually need that umbrella. and full forecast coming up. guys?
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enrollment center. pre check program allows pass inning tears leave their shoes on, keep laptop in case and leave liquids in carry on bag, all while passing through checkpoints. the director for the philadelphia international airport says the program will get flyers through airport security faster. benefits everyone. it is good news, right, both the airlines, the airport, ts a and all of the traveling public, because everybody that gets expedited through screening makes it easier for the entire population to get through philadelphia. >> and the enrollment process includes background check and 85-dollar fee over five year periods. it is fact of life. kids love to climb on furniture, unfortunately that often times leads to send every of two a child dice when furniture tips on top of them. there are easy ways to make sure your child stays safe. >> it is the shocking video that that is been viewed millions of times. two year old twin brothers, body and brock, playing on their dresser, when the unthinkable happens.
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the 100-pound dresser tips over, pinning brock, his brother, spends two minute trying to nudge him free. >> according to the consumer product safety commission, someone is injured in a turn tour tip over accident every 15 minutes. 33,000 injuries are treated in the emergency room each year. we can see skull fractures, we can see brain bleeds, then we can see serious brain injuries serious enough to cause either permanent disability, or even death. >> most parent realize the hazards that they have in their homes? >> often they don't, no. >> kimberly runs baby proving pittsburgh. to prevent tip-overs, make sure you secure furniture to the wall with heavy duty nylon straps. >> basically, they go piece of furniture into studs of the wall then to the back of the furniture. >> you should remove tv's, remote controls from the top of dressers, along with any temp items that might encourage kids to climb.
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>> we see this as a bookcase, for a child, what do they see? they see oh, lots of fun things that are shiny and i might want to play w let me go get them. >> and make your furniture bottom heavy. load dressers with heavy items in the bottom drawers, and light items up top. cbs news, at this time burying. >> well nasa launched rocket into space today. a first of it kind camera was used to show the blastoff with a 360 degrees angle. >> coming up next. meisha? >> on today's love it, we are looking at the key ingredients to long happy life. we're taking this advice from a woman not only talking the talk but actually walk the walk, as they say, action speak louder than words, that's coming up, katie? >> already looking ahead to the upcoming weekend, meisha. to me looking overall like it is generally seasonable when it comes to temperatures. i think we get some sun saturday, but looking like it may be a little on the unsettled side. sunday at minimum calling for showers right now, but temperatures do stay where they should, low mid 60s
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>> in the last hour nasa launched unmanned at last rocket from cape canaveral florida, for the very first time cameras provide add 360 degrees view of the rocket as it head today space. computer in a blast proof box ditched the images together, the rocket is delivering tons of cargo to the international space station. >> so cool. science, these days. >> oh, so cool. i love it. >> speaking of love it. >> no kidding. >> this whole block in
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television all about loving. you snow. >> yes. >> meisha has her love it. i've got some great weather for to you tell you about the rest of the day, there are always going to be hiccups in the seven day. kind of comes with the territory. overall real nice weather. so beautiful outside. if you have yet to step outside i really think you should. it is looking phenominal. let's walk you through all of this. start things off with what just jumped out at me, whole slew of different field cameras we have at our disposal. i said let's take this pocono shot, up at lake harmony, so serene, beautiful beginning to the afternoon here, buds are starting to blot women out here. you have rock resort up this way. actually on my bucket list of places to head to. i have not been to that particular resort. i really want to go there. just doesn't that make you want to just grab an iced tea and go out in a canoe? all right, i'm planning my summer activities here. all right, so, let's talk about why this is looking so phenominal here today. you have the sunshine obviously, but mild, comfortably warm, low humidity, light wind.
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check, check, check. every single one. boxes can be check off here today. another stellar view outside we go to boardwalk plaza. very quickly becoming one of my current favorite, as women, because it has been so beautiful out here as of late. a lot of people, lining the boardwalk, lining the beaches as well. you have handful of folks down the way here, beautiful afternoon to hit the shore point as well. but with every great spring day tends to come some problems in the form of pollen specially as of late, uv index also at moderate level. it is april. you may get deceived by that sunshine, even though it is not really warm necessarily. that sun angle will easily burn you. be ready for it, heat index, you need to hit about 08 degrees or so, higher humidity, storm scan quiet as can be. virtually no cloud cover out there. see few patchy ones at work, nice wide zoom. just shows us a lot more active to track. moving across minnisota heavy thunderstorms for the most part over the open water in the gulf. but we do have system that eventually heads our way, for the tail end of the week.
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so nod no worries for rain, tomorrow the chances ever so slightly up. spotty shower, nothing more. thursday increases, friday even more so, not talking about wash out status, but take a look what happens. tomorrow, 10:00 a.m., we begin to see the cloud deck moving in. so i think we're promised real nice sunrise tomorrow, much like what we had this morning, but may be shower here and there, throughout the second half of the day. you don't need the umbrella with that said. thursday, again, still scattered variety of showers and maybe even thunderstorm, but see them in a little more widespread fashion. then friday, comes this cold front. you can see that lined up pretty nicely out in advance of the actual front, there will be a little line of showers, and maybe even few thunderstorms rumbles in, we warm up before that crosses, meantime where we currently stand. mid 60s across the board, 59 in wildwood, 53 mount pocono, very, very pleasant beginning to the afternoon. and i did end up upping our expectation for the day, by just 1 degrees, 67, in the sunshine, stellar afternoon.
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then we start to see those clouds build, as the day goes on, and for tomorrow, and again just spotty shower chance, as we move into thursday and friday, though, not only does it warm up big time, but that's also when we see that unsettled weather move back in. jim, back over to you. >> thank you so much, katie. we want to go back to breaking news, police have announced they've found the body of stiviano ends the man that police say shot and killed robert godwin in cleveland then posted video of the murder on facebook. >> holding news conference right now. let's listen. >> thank them for the way in which they handled this very tragic situation, not only for them personally but for the community at large. also want to thank the community, there was a lot of support from the community not only in terms of family, but in terms of law enforcement efforts, and kind of information and tips that we were given. and i want to thank our partners, the federal, state, county, local, and other state
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law enforcement agencies, that helped in this regard. and finally i want to emphasize the fact that this particular incident received a lot of attention, and rightfully so, because it was a loss of innocence, innocent victim. we, however, have many, many homicides, not only in cleveland, but throughout this nation, ultimately i believe one of the things this has taught us that we cannot resolve this underlying issues of have i lens, particularly gun violence, if we do not function and operate and have the same compassion and commitment that we've shown here, as a community, and finally, i want to thank you, as the media, you were very helpful to us in keeping things straight, keeping the fact straight, reporting the stories and the way that
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really helped us to be able to do our job. >> again we are listening to cleveland mayor frank jackson regarding the body has been found of steven stevens, the gentleman that had murdered or believed to have murdered and posted on facebook video of elderly man, 74 year old robert godwin in cleveland. >> found in erie, pennsylvania. >> we will be following this story throughout the day. you can find the latest on "eyewitness news" today at 5:00. >> for now we want to turn to something a lot lighter here at noon, next story for the young and the young at heart. >> our meisha johnson joins us with her new segment. meisha? >> hey, guys, so what he can actually first is this love it segment? if you missed yesterday it is a very simple concept that can have a big impact. i'll be taking trending feel good stories and adding little deeper insight for us. i say it often the best insurance for great day is surrounding ourselves with positivity. you know what's positive? living a long, happy and satisfied life. that's exactly what one woman
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from jamaica has done despite any and all circumstances. everyone, meet miss violet brown. she spent most of her life cutting sugar cane in the fields around her home now at 117 years young she enjoys her days resting in the home she shares with her 97 year old son. wait a minute. you guys just get that? ninety-seven year old son. as if that's not something to celebrate in and of itself. that family, they're certainly doing something right. on saturday she is believed to have become the world's oldest living person. so do you know what? miss brown a tribute her 117 years on earth to? number one, her christian faith, she attends church regularly, two, she avoids pork and chicken, and three, she adds hard work. so this is why i love it. three simple things to a long, harmonize dollars beautiful life. mind, she said it, hard work, body, her diet, and soul. in miss brown's case her fate, three staples, mind, body, and soul. you guys, i got to say, amen,
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amen, amen, to that. she nailed it. it is that balance. >> so wonderful, she is still getting around on her own. that's amazing. >> the seven year old son, oh, boy. >> fantastic. >> ninety-seven year old son. so i have to say, yes, really is about finds that balance. you guys, love it, love it, this is what it is all about. positive thought provoking story, ideas that make us feel good. so if you come across a story you think would make it a great love it segment sends it my way on twitter at meisha cbs3.com or twitter, meisha p johnson. one positive thin changing our
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>> prince william and lady gaga teaming up for a video. this isn't a music video, this is video with a serious message, what they want you to know today at 5:00. that's "eyewitness news" at noon for today, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon for meisha, kate, all of us here, "eyewitness news" continues at 5:00. always on line at cbsphilly.com. >> of course the young and the restless is next. have a great day everyone. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ i'm only in my 60's.
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>> reed: did you see what's in the driveway? >> billy: nothing. it's empty. >> reed: exactly! my car's gone! mom already sent it away! >> billy: yeah. i see that. look, reed, i know this is a downer -- >> reed: grandpa gave me that as a gift! what gives her the right to take it away like that?! >> billy: she's your mother. >> reed: [ sighs ] >> billy: she gets to make that call. and this is not easy on her, either. >> reed: [ scoffs ] i don't get it! i mean, last night she throws me this awesome party, gives me the coolest guitar ever, and then goes ballistic over grandpa's gift?! >> billy: well, your grandfather should have consulted with her, but he didn't, okay? look, man, you can't make her out to be the bad guy here. >> reed: mom and i were getting along so well. and now she's back to being the same mean, up-tight person with a zillion rules. what's wrong with her?!
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