ally try to help her. get ready more road closures went in effect as philadelphia prepares for nfl draft. meisha will let us know is what blocked and how to get around it. it is wednesday, happy hump day april 19th i'm jim donovan i'm rahel solomon. katie and meisha getting us out the door this morning. >> happy hump erin deed. >> nfl road restrictions, talking about today causing, and we have a big thumbs up. but either way, it is going to slow us down and there is a lot more to talk about. >> it feels like we should avoid ben franklin parkway, in general. >> yes. >> i didn't mean to blow the lead for you but lets take a look, storm scan three, definitely starting to show signs of, included cover but we will see pretty colors out on the eastern sky line but those cloud are a theme of the day. so, with time, you know, sort of the gray day, that is unfolding here and not

beautiful day like yesterday but overall still not a bad one but just don't expect to see sunshine. we will see isolated shower popping up, but for the most part, it is just a quiet day with the atmosphere moistening up. we did get reports from eyewitness weather watchers like ed, in new jersey that we are finding some condensation on the windshield too. you might find yourself flicking windshield wipers here too 43 in trenton. upper 40's around millville, ac, wildwood, and few out liars, dover for example or mount pocono with time here today, any cloud will start to build in and really skew any sun left out there. it is a rare sky, won't be as warm as a result, we are only held back to the lower 50's in the poconos and spotty shower is most likely happening in the north western most suburbs now it is unsettled for next couple days but no date is a wash out through rest of the week which we will explain. in the meantime there is a brief return to the 80-degree marks. we will let you know when,

later. >> we are liking sound of that , katie. >> very good morning everyone happy wednesday to you, we are looking outside right now, what are we looking at? take a look and peak for yourself. going on outside, headlights moving in the west bun deluxe near the schuylkill, and it is looking pretty good. so just a reminder we are talking about the nfl draft and talking about that in a little bit but we have construction here, installation of the temporary roadway shield on the walt whitman bridge what will happen? we will have overnight closure s, 20 minute intervals, they start at 10:00 p.m. and go through 4:00 a.m. we are reduced to three lanes at 7:00 p.m. this will be taking place tonight as well. we have construction mlk drive closed between, 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. north bound closed at art museum, southbound at sweet briar drive. that will be closed tonight, as well, for those traveling overnight, you will want to necessity. that we have got down wires still out there in mays landing accounts new jersey,

route 40 closed near jefferson avenue using an alternate route 322 is your best bet around there. we are talking about phase two of the draft, road construction, what it is ben franklin parkway between eakins oval and 20th inner lanes are closed. then we have all of this which is phase one and phase three, actually starts on monday. yeah. jim, over to you. >> thanks, meisha. authorities are still trying to figure out what sparked this massive blaze in the vacant warehouse in chester delaware county. chopper three over fiery scene of the 700 block of west third street just before 9:00 last night. fire fighters for the those heavy flames for hours before bringing them under control. fortunately, no one was injury busy night for fire fight ers in delaware county, they battled this two alarm fire at a home in lower chichester just before 9:00. chopper three over that scene on ridge road and hughes avenue. officials tell us that the home was vacant, no one was injury, so far, in word on a cause. a man is shot outside his

home in the olney section, it happened just after 2:00 on the 5900 block of north seventh street, across from fisher park, police say 27 year-old victim was shot in the back and shoulder. officers rush him to the hospital where he is listed in stable condition, but no arrests have been made. we are behind on the video , we apologize for that. woman is seriously hurt after she was struck by a police cruiser in the kensington section of the philadelphia accident happened yesterday afternoon at a small park in the 3,000 block of f street, police say an officer investigating another incident backed up his cruiser, striking it would man. >> went ahead and backup. >> female was behind the vehicle and police vehicle struck that female. >> cell phone video shows two officers carrying woman to the cruz tore take her to the hospital. police say it is unclear if the victim had been standing or sitting at the time that she was hit. in other news, an autopsy will be performed today an steve stephens, so-called, facebook killer. police say stephens took his own life after a police chase

ended in a crash in erie, pennsylvania yesterday. stephens had just left a mcdonald's drive through where an employee recognized him and called police. workers tried to stall stephens by making him wait for his frenchfries. >> it looked like he was nerv ed up, little agitated and just didn't want to wait. he said he had to go. >> i just killed himself right there in that car. >> stephens has been on the run since sunday when police say he shot and killed 74 year-old robert godwin, senior in cleveland and posted video of the crime on facebook. happening today closing arguments in the trial of the eric frein, man accused of ambushing state police in the poconos in 2014. prosecutors rested their case yesterday and defense called no witnesses. frein is accused in the shooting death of corporal brian dick-sons. police trooper alex douglass was also critically injured but took the stand during frein's trial. he could face the death penalty. overseas now vice-president mike pence is in the middle of his tour of asia. earlier he visited aircraft

carrier u.s.s. ronald reagan stationed in japan, speaking to service members there. vice-president reenforced u.s. commitment to protecting itsal fridays north korea which he called the most dangerous threat to the region. >> full range of the you had military capability is dedicated to the protection of japan, japan, you are our friend, you are our alley. and on that foundation we will face the future together. >> vice-president will head to indonesia after his stop in japan. well this morning race to philadelphian opened congressional seat in the conservative district in georgia has headed to a june run off, democrat john ossoff officially fell short of the majority needed to win tuesday 's special election out right. cbs news correspondent roxana saberi has details. >> reporter: democrat john ossoff took the stage at his atlanta headquarters tuesday night, gearing up to split georgia's sixth congressional seat in two months time.

>> there is no doubt that this is all ready, a victory for the ages. >> reporter: democrats pumped millions of dollars in ossoff 's campaign hoping that the 30 year-old former congressional staffer would win yesterday's special election, out right. that would have turned the district from red, to blue, for the first time, in nearly 40 years. >> only you can stop the super liberal democrats, and in particular, john ossoff. >> president trump countered those efforts in the series of robo calls and tweets. >> i think president is interested in what happens here. >> reporter: ossoff will face karen handle in the run off june 20th. rocks san a saberi for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". president george w. bush is recovering from pneumonia. the former president has been at houston methodist hospital since friday. doctors diagnosed him with mild case of pneumonia which has been since treated. he is now being kept there

until he regain his strength n january he spent 16 days in the hospital for treatment of pneumonia. well, a giant asteroid will come really close to earth, when it flies by us this morning. and, we will show you nasa 's radar, plus drinking, to good health. well, it it is all the rage but do they boost wellness. >> i don't know. >> we will get someas. we will tell you key ingredients to mix if for greatest benefits. >> do i know coming up later museum of the american revolution opens today and our jan carabao takes us inside, inside for a very first look. >> ♪ >> but so much to say, this morning, and katie's tracking isolated showers, thunderstorms, don't go anywhere we will be right back

♪ welcome back, we're getting a look at an asteroid that will fly by planet earth later today. >> fly by. >> that is sound it will make. >> is that what it does. >> yes. >> by standard it will be very close. >> very close. >> just like jim just did. this is add tried 2014jo25. obtained from deep space communications complex.

the peanut shaped asteroid rotates every four hours, and it will be within 1.1 million miles from earth and experts say you can look for it over the next two nights. >> not an attractive name, j 0225214. >> yes. >> is that what they call it. >> very scientific. >> call it mr. peanut. >> call it like that mr. pickle in the dog in the new show yesterday or cheat owe. >> yes. >> or any other variety of fun , crunchy snacks. >> yes. >> hey. >> we have been up for how many hours now. if you are just waking up we are hoping to put a smile on your face. but i wanted to point out? >> is that snow. >> it is not real. it is just a background. it is a use for me to describe what i'm about to tell you which is the latest in the last couple of years that we ever reported any snow. we only made to it march 21st last year, with a trace of snow.

i really doubt at this point we will have any prayer of seeing any snowflakes but it is interesting to go look back and put things in perspective. back in 2014 we reported trace of snow on april 15th and way back in 1983, we had 1.3 inches of snow on the ground. april 19th. so it can happen. it is not going to happen right now though. we are expecting some very mild conditions in the next couple of days but does stay unsettled. this is a pleasant view, as sunnies now rising out at rehoboth at boardwalk plaza i don't see any folks just yet but this place has been really starting to get busy because it has been so mild this month but notice we have moisture trying to track east here through western pennsylvania right now. i think we will have a spotty shower but that is it. if you don't want to take an umbrella with you we will be fine without it. i say leave it at home because we are staying dry but a new system does move in. we can see different activity in the eastern 23rd of the you

had. two separate front moving into trigger additional showers or storms today. very isolated, high of 64. mainly later in the day and mainly north west of the city. tonight we will drop down to 54. moving forward look at this warm up 76 tomorrow. eighty on friday but both days feature a shower and thunderstorm. by saturday clearing out albeit briefly chilly rain on tap for sunday, meisha. >> anywhere from 50's to 80. that is all over the map. good morning. what are we talking about in the world of travel? main thing is face fey two of the nfl draft, road restrictions started at midnight. where exactly? ben franklin parkway twin eakins oval and 20th street, inner lanes are closed and they will be closed until may second. now phase three starts on monday. phase one we have already been getting used to. this phase two ben franklin parkway between eakins oval and 20th street that started at midnight and will be hold ought there until may second. we will go outside and show you where we have an accident,

hopefully moving out of the way. route one baltimore pike at fairville road. we might see some flashing lights, right there, in the slowing you down but just call tonight to your attention. we are talking about construction, install late of the temporary roadway shield on the walt whitman bridge. because of that we will have overnight closures. twenty minute intervals starting at 10:00 p.m. running through 4:00 a.m. but you will start to be reduced to three lanes starting at 7:00 p.m. just a head up for my truckers or for any commuting after the evening main bulk of the rush. this will start to affect you taking that walt whitman bridge. we will talk about mlk drive, closures there, we will talk about this in the next 10 minutes, jim, over to you. survivors of the oklahoma city bombing and victims families will remember 1995 attack at a ceremony today. it was 22 years ago today that bomb tore through murray federal building killing 168 people. deadliest terror attack on american soil until the

september 11th attacks. timothy mcveigh was executed for that crime, accomplice terry nichols is in prison now serving a life sentence. site of the building is now a memorial to the victims. this is a drone view of the site. outdoor section of the memorial is opened 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. by the way oklahoma city national memorial and museum is funded entirely by private donations, and endowments. on this morning's healthwatch you don't look appetizing but people who believe in them say they make you feel great. christine johnson shows us what goes into wellness tonics and elixirs. >> it is a tonic just like grand mom used to make. >> reporter: brandy spiller is drink to go good health. >> it has apple cider vinegar, kayan, good stuff to prevent you from getting real sick. >> reporter: this is part of a new beverage boom, drinks, infused with wellness ingredients. >> you get minerals, vitamin,

mess fresh, organic produce just can't offer. >> reporter: at the end coffee induce barred in brooklyn health coach madeline murphy mixes these health boosters up on the spot. >> people don't like the way it looks and smells but they love the way they feel after. >> some of these can be potent but you can get acclimate todd them. >> reporter: amy is a author, nutrition expert and she says that there are key ingredients that you should be look out for. >> we have powder known to balance hormones, and apple cider vinegar for digestion and thief we have these natural occurring pro biotics to help with your get health. >> reporter: they are age old remedies. >> really putting these powerful ingredients together so all you need is a little shot report report she says look for adoptge ns, ingredient that help body deal with stress and a herb, well men for restorative benefits. sit actually medicine or

supplement? doctor janey, cautions you need to know what you are buying and what you are treat to go get real benefits. >> you have to be careful where you get it from. you have to understand why you are taking it because i don't think that there is regulated as some other things. >> looks good to me. that was christine johnson reporting. beverages are sold in health food and specialty stores for three and six dollars depending on the brand but always check with your doctor first before you treat any health issues. now on to an not so healthy drink. >> star bucks uni corn frappuccino is as magical as it is colorful. start of the day, the drink is available for a limited time. thanks to a blue and it even changes colors just like magic starts out purpose well a sweet, fruity case but quick stir it changes to pink and taste tangy. >> how many calories are in that thing, like 800. >> i got to be honest if i go to star bucks it is in the for something that doesn't have caffeine. i want something that is strong, stronger, the better

but that is pretty. it looks like cotton candy, ice cream. >> would i rather have a bowl of ice cream. >> up next special honor for group of school principalness our area. >> plus jim, do you hate taking off your shoes, when going through security at the airport. >> i don't. >> i'm on the fast pass thing. >> we will tell you about how you can keep them all on the next time you fly but is there a catch, coming vanessa: i got hurt and by theout, i was addicted..

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looking at the weekend i will coin it half and half weekend because even though it looks like a decent saturday. we will get some sunshine and highs in the 60's, come sunday a new storm will have moved in and that will keep things raw, chilly and we will see period of rain much of the day, guys? katie, thank you. for newspaper headlines across the region. >> from the reading eagle three high school students joined a federal lawsuit against the boyer town school district over bathroom, locker room policy for transgendered

students. the amended complaint does not identified genders of the three students but say each at risk of the same type of privacy violations cited in the lawsuit filed last month. burlington county times new partnership between deborah heart and lung center and cooper university health care guaranties that active duty service members stationed on joint base maguire dixon lakehurst or veterans living in the area will be seen by a specialist like a cardiologist or oncologist within 48 hours. they will kill concierge services in scheduling appointment for follow-up care and that is awesome. wyndham has dropped name from trenton's only hotel. the hotel has had financial problems, in february, hotel owners paid a million-dollar in taxes to avert foreclosure. i was surprised, that is only hotel in trenton. i guess they don't consider motels. >> that is a look at newspaper headlines around the delaware valley. well well, seven principal s in the philadelphia school district are honored for outstanding work in their school community. >> "eyewitness news" at prince

theater in center city where principals received lynn back award for distinguished principal leadership. get this all honoraries were awarded $20,000 to benefit their schools, congratulations >> i don't think they get enough credit. that is awesome. >> good for them. >> absolutely. coming up next, the search for a local woman accused of trying to kidnap a man that she met, on craigs list. police say this man went on the killing spree in california, this morning why it is being called a hate crime, jan. it is a very big day at historic philadelphia, it is opening day for the new museum of the american revolution, i'm jan carabao reporting live , doors don't open to the public until this afternoon but we are taking you inside and back inside to time this morning, stay with us. and jan, we have an accident in chad forward construction, down wires and updates to the nfl closures. all that coming up.

good morning everyone i'm jim donovan. i'm rahel solomon at 6:30. here's what you need to know today in your morning minute. forced from their homes overnight when fire eruptness pennsauken. >> still a massive amount of smoke coming out of the dwelling here. >> woman is in the hospital this morning after she was struck by a police cruiser. >> reporter: two officers jumped in to action moving the seemingly unconscious woman. >> we are told that the victim was taken here in critical condition. >> it is a big day in a long

list of events planned to celebrate opening day for museum of the american revolution. >> the phillies played a little longer last night, and top of the tenth phillies would explode, for four runs on five singles, and beat mets for first time this season six -two. ever since i have been here i have never men what that bellies for and i wonder, should we give it a try. >> oh, we, one of those bells for anchor desk. >> yes, what would we want though. >> would i go for crispy cream dunkin' donuts. >> coffee. >> no, coffee would splash on us. >> good point. >> james corden making it rain doughnuts. we hear we may get rain around here too, katie. >> that was a good kind of rain. i think that is a great idea. i love how jim's thinking so practically, no, you can't have coffee raining down from the sky. it will splash you. >> doughnuts is obviously more

practical. >> it is very practical, exactly. >> this is so crazy about you too and i love it. what we are dealing with and you mentioned wet weather. today is primarily dry. more than anything we will see more cloud and by comparison to yesterday it is not bright sunny day from yesterday but we are looking at storm scan and can see wet weather moving in. i think this will fizzle as it head east, so other than most spotty showers throughout the afternoon especially and off to the north and west of the city we are just looking at a dry day with more cloud. current area temperatures in the handful of spots at philly international 46. forty-seven down the shore. thirty-seven in the poconos. pretty low dew points, all and all but keeping in mine, that we're starting to see moisture build up in the atmosphere. we may have a flick of the windshield wipe tours get rid of the condensation as we hit the road but we're talking mid 60's with fading sunshine and included cover, down the shore , it is similar scenario flirting with 60 and lower 50 's for folks up in the mountains with a spotty shower

looking forward, we have a chance of there of certainly wet weather but they are not super high. i do think we will see a better chance for showers or storms, tomorrow, and friday, especially, saturday, and we will see another system at least approaching. it is an overall just busy, un settled pattern, and no day at this point looks to be a wash out, but that might change later down the road. i'll legality you know when, later on. >> all right, katie, thanks very much for all of that. very good morning to you. happy wednesday, so we are getting over hump looking outside, beautiful shot here 95 taillights moving in the southbound direction at callowhill street. you can see where we are working w overall no delays, we are looking good around this area we know that will probably change, a little bit later. if you have been heading out the door at 6:30 on a wednesday we're looking okay, especially in that area. we have an accident, kind of hard to see, off in the distance, you can see flashing lights in chad forward, so head up, route one baltimore

pike, fair hill road, where it is slow moving around there as we pass by a couple brakes lights going off and a gaper delay. we are looking at phase two of those road restrictions have started for nfl draft. this is where it is ben franklin parkway between eakins oval and 20th street. it started on monday. it will linger until may second and, guess what, phase three, starts on monday. so we are not over just yet, nope, lingering for quite sometime. this is a reminder of phase one that took place eakins oval south bound kelly drive. westbound spring garden bus routes, 27, 48, 52, those are detoured and they will linger out there as well. of course we are talking about down wires in mays landing, new jersey, route 40 is closed between jefferson avenue and route 322 is your best bet, jim. several people were forced from their homes after a relevant i morning fire in pennsauken camden county. fire broke out in the 7400 block of zimmerman avenue. fire chief tells us they had a

water supply issue which made the fire fight difficult. one fire fighter suffered a minor injuries while battling the blaze, the fire is now under control, and the cause remains under investigation. in other news, fbi has stepped into help with the investigation into a triple murder on tuesday that authorities in california, are calling a hate crime. the three victims killed in fresno why white, suspect is black, here's correspondent reid binion. >> reporter: total of 16 round were fired. fresno chief of police detailing deadly shooting spree that rocked the city on tuesday. >> we had three people shot and killed and one person shot at. that was less than two minutes in the city of fresno. >> reporter: police say 39 year-old corry mohammad chose his victims at random. shootings taking place within a block and a half of each other in downtownes from mow. >> we had an immediate response from our officers, one of the officers was traveling eastbound and he saw a black male running southbound on fulton. >> reporter: police say mohammad surrendered,

admitting to the shootings and yelling god is great in arab. >> he yelled out. as he was seated in the back seat of the patrol car, which obviously, prompted some concerns. in terms of what his motive may have been. >> reporter: but authorities do not believe the rampage was terror related. police instead calling it a hate crime. >> based on the information that we have, been provided, in our investigation which it has shown is that this is solely based on race. >> reporter: three victims killed tuesday were white, suspects, black, officials say mohammad had expressed on social media a dislike for white people and government officials. he is set to face four counts of murder, one from a previous incident in which he is accused of killing a security guard outside a fresno hotel. reid binion for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". local woman is trying to kidnap a man on craigs list and police are trying to track her down. this is lar a ashley mountz, police in lansdale montgomery

county believe she may be hide mob drexel hill delaware county. authorities say it it started in january when a man in his 20's went than line looking for a companion on craigs list >> there is no information or in the investigation that lead to us believe this is anything more than a individual lonely individual, seeking companionship and he was taking advantage of it. >> police say mountz agreed to meet the man at his home but victim says she brought two other people with her and they tried to rob and kidnap him before he was able to runaway. ceo of united airlines say no one will be fired over that disturbing incident involving a passenger being dragged off a flight. oscar munoz say he expect to remain as chief executive. lawyer for passenger drag off the plane last week says the 69 year-old physician suffered a concussion and who two teeth united is conducting a review of the policies in the wake of the incident. tsa wants to help you get through the airport a little faster. temporary prechechen rolement center opened yesterday at

philadelphia international airport. program is allowing to you leave your shoes on and keep liquid in care ons when you go through security. here's the catch, it cost $85 to sign up and includes a background check plus your pre check status lasts for five years. >> it is worth it, depending on your credit card, your credit card will pay for it if you have an american express card you are on it. >> the american revolution museum, officially opened up at philadelphia, new museum, traces country's history back to the very beginning. >> so much of that history happened right here in our area "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao is live at the museum with the preview good morning, jan. >> reporter: rahel and jim, good morning. some people would say this museum has been in the works for 242 years, because 242 years ago to the day almost down to the hour, with the shot heard around the world, of course, we know that was beginning of the revolutionary war. here to talk about the grand opening events here at the museum today, long time coming , 10 years for this project in philadelphia is

president and ceo of the museum of the american revolution and thinks michael quinn here. hates been such a long time coming, this is one of the masterpiecees, inside, what are we looking at behind us here. >> you are looking at george washington's war 10t and it is truly crown jewel of the museum. this 10t has such a pur full story to tell. what it really represents is george washington's leadership during revolutionary war. as far as we can determine this is only 10t to survive from the revolution and that is because washington chose to take it home with him at the end of the war, he took it home to mount vernon and it was treasured, preserved by his family until it was acquired by our predecessor organization, in 1907. >> wow. >> reporter: as a result, this 10t really represents washington's dedication to the army, his determination to win , through exultation and

such a powerful artifact and this theater brings to it life when you come in this space and see this 10t first you are told the story of it, of its meaning to the troops, its meaning to the entire nation and then you have an opportunity to see it and you truly feel, as if you are looking at it, as washington used it in the field. >> reporter: one of the so many great pieces in the collection, 3,000 artifacts, 500 on display here today, doors open up at noon. how can people get involved though if they cannot get off of work or if they are stuck at home, there are various ways thaw can see all of the events happening here today. >> our opening ceremony starts a little after 8:00 a.m. and it starts at four blocks away at washington square, because, in washington square is the tomb of the unknown solder of the american revolution and we felt how could we open this museum without honoring those who gave their lives to fight the revolution and create the nation. we have a wonderful program there that includes an inter

faith services by historic congregations and modern churches as well and then wreath laying by u.s. army third regimen. next part of the program is in front of the independent hall and celebrating the nation they related where we're looking to the future, we also have a blessing for our country there, we have comments by governor wolf, governor mcauliffe from virginia and then school children of philadelphia, from st. mary's school are going to create by holding plaquards over their head a giant living version of the george washington's flag. the real culmination here at the museum, however at 10:30 with our speakers david mccollough, cookie roberts, performance from songs of hamilton by an original cast member. >> reporter: joe biden, list goes on. >> keynote by vice-president joe biden. >> reporter: doors opened up at noon, check out on line though that is where you can get tickets before coming here they are selling out fast. jim and rahel back to you. >> thank you, jan.

we have some breaking news in the "eyewitness news" room former new england patriots tighten, aaron hernandez has been found dead inside of his jail cell. our sister station wbz in boston confirms hernandez was found hanging from a bed sheet >> hernandez was serving life sentence for murder of odin lloyd, video from last week when he was acquitted on two other murder charges. stay with cbs-3 for the latest but aaron hernandez found dead in jail from an apparent suicide. still ahead on "eyewitness news", imaging for a walk or jog and seeing this along the trail, yes, that is a ball of slittering snakes, find out why they are piled on top of each other like that, pat. i have got to follow that one up? well, with the draft over a week away in our own backyard we will tell you who eagles could take with the 14th pick. i'm joined by john barchard from 94 wip when we come right

back. ♪ >> i have a question for you on this wednesday morning, what would you do if you found a bag on the side of the road with thousands of dollars inside? don't ask me but what would you do would you take money and run? we will tell what you one family did when faced with the same dilemma. we will be right bac

welcome back everyone a woman spots an unusual ball along a jogging trail in north carolina only to see closer a group of snakes. >> so gross, here's something i wouldn't want to see out for a run, they have snakes during her morning jog isn't uncommon but she was shock at how many there were. experts say that the gathering of the snakes, is actually is what called a mating call. >> what? >> coming out of hibernation and they are beginning to mate >> i tend to see at lee one to five snakes every morning, i get there early. i got a late start this morning and got warmer and they were all out there. >> experts say most snakes aren't looking for trouble, if

that is what they say, they do just want to you avoid them as much as you can. in case you didn't hear that quick adlib from jim. >> kinky. >> i thought he said my name. >> i don't want any part of this. >> mating call. >> we love alliteration around here. >> my goodness. my goodness, yeah. i her that the snakes were coming at it, oh, man, why do i follow-up these kind of stories. >> yes. >> wait, what? >> no, no, no. >> i prefer to stick with special k or k fell, thanks very much. let's move on to weather. eyewitness weather watchers have generally found le to mid upper 40's in the region here. we will zero in on these. forty-six this morning from dineen, she's not seeing a heck of a lot of sun. mess of the watchers are. the cloud have built in too fast. so any sunlight is quite limited right now. we are at 39 degrees in

tabernacle where johnnies reporting a similar scenario. chilly for him. 39 degrees. he has half moon, but that is setting up moment trily or at lee getting washed away, but cloud are definitely moving in for him as well. when we look at this wide zoom , you got activity to track, batch of showers to the southwest, batch of rain and light snow well off to the north and then this emerging storm system which will drag a couple cold front or just front in general through our area we have this unsettled pattern, that is going to stick around. it hit a couple pause points, later today, this is about the worst. one speckle of rain showing up on the area radar late in the day and later tonight there could a steady batch of showers moving in. this is late tonight from north to south generally. many might be sleeping through this. much of the day tomorrow we will call partly sunny and warming up too but later on

another round of scattered showers or storms will come on in. then comes a cold front friday morning. there is a lot of activity in short, they will find a warm up, scattered showers and rumble of thunderer long the way, quiet through the day but cloud will quickly build as next storm comes along to keep things raw, chilly, dreary on sunday. meisha. >> little bit of everything. >> thanks very much. >> very good morning to you. happy wednesday. looking outside schuylkill headlights moving in the eastbound direction, both remaininge and westbound direction very slow, moving right now no longer traveling at posted speed. pack a couple extra minutes there 95 south at betsy ross bridge a same story here, seeing brake lights letting us know we are not traveling at posted speed there either. give yourself a couple extra minutes. one of the areas we are vogue down 422 headlights moving in the eastbound direction pennsylvania oaks, this is what you are dealing with heading out the door right now offer all turf say as we progress to that 7:00 o'clock hour, fairly typical for world

of traffic right now on a wednesday morning. we have an accident out there ridge pike at sunnyside avenue head up on that and then yes, of course, we're talking about the nfl draft and road restrictions and how they will affect you. phase two went into effect last night at midnight so this is going on, ben franklin parkway twin eakins oval and 20th street inner lanes are closed, they will be closed until may second, phase three, by the way, starts on monday, and phase one just a quick peak and remind are eakins oval southbound kelly drive spring garden and those bus routes. jim, and rahel back over to you. imagine finding cash on the side of the road, what would you do? would you return it? >> don't ask me it happened to a family in ohio, the sours family was driving when they noticed bag on the side of the road. inside a lot of hundred dollars bills, totaling $14,000. >> all that money could have meant paying off our cars or going on a vacation, to us it may have meant groceries or something, for someone else.

>> he does have a point there. >> family turned money over to police who tracked down rightful owner. they are happy to be able to help. 6:50. there is a lot coming up this morning. >> gayle king joins us from new york with the preview, good morning, gayle. >> i know you and i would return the money, jim, i don't know about you. >> she knows you so well, jim. >> i would think about it but no, i would return it. >> i was only kidding, i met you, you are an honest dude. >> thanks, gayle. >> you're welcome. we are following breaking news very sad story former football star aaron hernandez is found dead in his prison cell. "fox news" reportedly is getting ready to cut ties with bill o'reilly new accusations surface there. scientists, on asteroid that will fly close to earth this morning, oh, no why he says, more need to be done to protect us from a future asteroid. we will see you at 7:00. it business 10 minutes and

counting from right new you guys. >> we will be watching, yes. eight days away from the nfl draft coming to philadelphia and fans are wondering, who the eagles will select with the 14th pick. >> "eyewitness news", reporter pat gallen is talking eagles football. >> and the draft, here to drop knowledge about the bird might do is john from 94 wip and bleeding green nation. good morning. >> how are you. >> good. about that off season, they made moves that people like bringing in alshon jefferys, torey smith to give carson wentz more weapons who you do you think they faired. >> they did a great job addressing need here. i know a lot of people criticize, one year deal but we have learn in the past when you hunker down and get five-year, you know, hundred million-dollar contracts they hand out you get stuck. i like this approach. we all complain about the wide receivers last year. i'm ready to rock and role.

jeffery is one of the best in the league. so long as that pans out everything will be great. >> draft takes over philadelphia, next week, really an exciting time to be a football fan. >> absolutely. you know, it is great for city and great for all of us to be part of it and see these futures players run up art museum steps. they are making a great big spectacle. not that great for parking and things that are going on right now but for the most part this is a great opportunity, who knows, it might be back here again following year as well, since all these people will see how awesome the city is. >> chicago got it for two years after new york god it for a long time. >> eagles pick 14th in the first round. myriad of options at that place but two guys you are looking at that eagles could select, who are they. >> and specifically this isn't really my cup of tea but i think charles harris train is really rolling. >> charles harris. >> there is a ton of buzz about eagles and him being

attached to them whether it is josh norris from road wire or folks over at optimum scouting a lot of things heading in that direction which kind of scratches our head, a little bit because lou at him and rest of the defensive end in this class and going it looks like there are other guys that have better potential at let cally. >> one being derek barnett who i think would be, i'm a big fan of as well. his tape is undeniable. he is an out liar where, you look at numbers, and combine, not all quite there as far as some of the guy like solomon thomas projected to go higher but can't deny his tape. he has been a force and sack lead their took over for reggie white. >> so those are guys defensive ly. christian mccaffery explosive offensive out of the backfield is he a possible pick at 14. >> he remind you of, an all around brian westbrook type of running back. he might be a little bit of the solid runner as opposed to

what brian was here. but every beat reporter in the city is saying they will not take a running back in the first round. i'll defer to them. would i love him herey feel like philadelphia would fall in love with that guy. >> absolutely. >> how excited are you and how big a draft is this for eagles >> let me tell you, it is one of the biggest for eagles and carson wentz and this franchise. we get wrapped up in the moment but you look at the same way that i think sixers and eagles have the same kind of impact right here, as what they can do for their season and future. so they have to nail this thing. >> this is big. >> john, 94 wip, thank you my friend. we will be right back. we have got three to go coming up. ♪ we buy any car ♪ any make, any model, any age, any price ♪ ♪ from 50 bucks to 100 grand ♪ we buy any car ♪ any, any, any, any

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here's three to go. >> convicted killer aaron hernandez is dead, he was found hanging in his jail cell just after 3:00 this morning. he was serving life for murder >> inner lanes of the ben franklin parkway from eakins oval to 20th street are closed as nfl draft preparations continues. the closure is in effect for next two weeks. vice-president mike pence continues his tour of asia, visiting u.s.s. ronald reagan

in japan today and head to indonesia next. >> that is three to go. >> one last check of weather and traffic. >> cloud are moving in quickly here so any sunlight is really limited at this point but till dry out there but cloudy, cool as well. definitely grab jacket on the way out the door but we will warm up in the 60's and then by friday up to 80 but it is unsettled with a few showers and storms along the way. >> look at that friday. all right. quick peak outside looking at schuylkill eastbound approaching gulph mills, this is what you are dealing with on the schuylkill or some parts of the i-95 moving in the southbound direction. >> doesn't look good. >> cbs this morning is coming up next. >> remember to join us each weekday morning here on cbs-3 at 4:30 a.m. have a great day.

good morning it is wednesday april 19th, 2017, welcome to cbs this morning. break news former nfl star aaron hernandez is found dead inside his prison cell. he committed suicide while serving time for murder. >> president trump claims victory in a georgia house race seen as a referendum on his presidency and new information reveals china gave ivanka trump's company a boost. and fox news is reportedly ready to cut ties with bill o'reilly over sexual harassment allegations. >> we begin this morning with a look at today's eye