he has that story. >> reporter: wearing a dark dress suit rather than bright prison jumper we have been accustomed to for more than a year, david dj creato began hearing states case that he murdered his son. creato called 911 on october 13th 2015 to report his three-year old son brand an was missing. the court listened to the call after searching creato's haddon township in a neighborhood for several hours , a k-9 tracked his body to the wood near edge of the cooper river, three-quarters of the miles from dj's apartment. in the opening statements prosecution made the case brandon didn't walk to his final resting place, pointing out it is a long dark muddy walk at night and boy's socks were clean. >> three-year old boys don't show up in the water dead.

unaudible. >> reporter: well, several medical examiners ruled it a homicide there has never been a explanation on how he died other than signs of the lack of oxygen to his brain. beside a reason state's case realize on circumstantial evidence that dj creato wanted to be free of parenting responsibilities because he was strapped for cash and wanted to hold on to a young girlfriend who didn't like being around his son. defense says creato is a i heart broken dad who has had no history of boost toward his son. and that was cleve bryan reporting for us. a survivallist who shot and killed one pennsylvania state trooper and wounded another could be sentenced to death. injury any milford township pike county will decide on punishment for eric frein, he was convicted yesterday on all 12 counts against him. frein opened fire at the blooming grove barracks in

2014 killing corporal brian dick son and wounding trooper alex douglass. we are learning new information about yesterday's deadly police shooting on the ground of the wilmington catholic church. police identified suspect killed, as 21 year-old keith price, authorities say that he was wanted for shooting on april 9th, when police tried to arrest him on an outstanding warrant yesterday they say he took off in a car, nearly hitting officers. he later crashed and fled on foot. police say they found him hide being in the bushes of the church's property. >> as the officer persued, keith price reappeared, and pointed a handgun at the officer. which resulted, in the officer , departmental issued striking keith price. >> reporter: authorities say, the officers, and, was place ond paid administrative leave according to departmental policy while the incident remains under investigation. a gunman opens fire on the

champs-elysees in paris killing a police officer an wounding another before taking his own life. it happened near franklin roosevelt subway station. it is unclear if the incident has anything to do with terrorism. the attack comes three days before the first round of balloting in france's presidential election. federal authorities arrested a bucks county man, they say used a straw hat and mask to rob 11 banks over the course of four years. fbi agents arrested 57 year-old richard boyl. today. he is accuse odd robbing 11 banks across montgomery and bucks counties between 2012 and 2016. investigators say he got way with a large sum of cash but if convicted he could face serious jail time. >> the course of these bank robberies, he has obtained close to $500,000, and he is looking at for these owe even ifs, over 200 years in mandatory prison time. >> investigators say boyle tried to launder some stolen money through a personal photography business. south philadelphia man is

in jail nate after police say he sexually assaulted a 15 year-old girl who played on his soccer team, authorities say 39 year-old francisco contreras was arrested near his home in the 700 block of south street. police believe that he paid the girl for sex, after she asked him for a job with his cleaning business, and then fathered a child with her. contreras was acting director of youth soccer at the playground, he is charged with statutory sexual assault and other related charges. sun came out today but more showers, unfortunately on their way and we may hear rumble of thunder later on. meteorologist kate bilo is live on the cbs-3 sky deck to tell us about this wet weather moving in, what do you think, kate. >> we started day with cloud, drizzly and dreary and then sky broke opened just a beautiful afternoon. we have sunshine and blue skies, looking to thee, i can see some cloud creeping back into the west. and that is heralding the

arrival of the next shower and thunderstorm chance later this evening and into tonight. in the meantime take a look at these temperatures right now, it feels fantastic outside, 76 in the city, 76 in reading, 77 in millville. cool's long the coast, 60's in atlantic city and wildwood but here comes the cloud. they will move in here this evening and notice a batch of showers and storms, back around harrisburg or at lee approaching harrisburg and a few of those could get in here by nine or 10:00 tonight and that is not the only batch. notice the actual cold front extend back through indiana and ohio coming through overnight and tomorrow morning coming up we will time out those showers, storms and i'll tell but another system that will bring wet weather for weekend. i will help you try to plan your activities around it. for now back inside to you. authorities in montgomery county say a woman was taken to the hospital, after she was struck by her own vehicle. chopper three over the intersection of the brooke road and cold well lane in reply mutt township around 9:00 this morning.

police say a woman in her 40's was out of her car when it rolled over her. she was flown to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. update, reporting on for weeks now, graves unearthed at an olde city construction site remains are in jeopardy without additional funding. david spunt is in old city to explain, david. >> reporter: these people died more than 300 years ago, some of them, before the you had was, well the united states but archaeologist and other researchers say time is essential in this case, it is running out, even though these people died, that long ago. they say it is thousands of dollars that it will cost and they need public's help. construction workers found dozens of coffins at the site between second and third on arch street near where i am right now. the bodies were part of the burial ground, first baptist church burial ground. they were burr fred 1707 to 1860. today stopped by mudder museum for exclusive look with the museum curator.

hundreds of remains were found that includes more than zero seven intact coffins but analyzing these remains, jessica are difficult because of the weather, money and quite frankly the manpower. >> imagine this is a coffin filled with dirt, and human remains. there are over three or 400- pound and they are also, very delicate. >> reporter: she and her team are trying to raise $20,000 to move them from their present location, and present location of the majority of these remains are not at mudder museum they are in an undisclosed location. i will go into that story coming up tonight at 6:00. also explain how you can help if would you like to get involved, watching tonight. david spunt for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". philadelphia's mayor jim kenney assembled a new task force to make sure philadelphia preserves its historical landmarks. >> is there pressure on, existing structures for reuse and we want to make sure that the reuse is done in a way that historically, it pay as

tension to the history and architecture of the building is this morning at city hall mayor introduced a new team that will make sure landmarks in the city are protect, as philadelphia becomes more modern. the group will advise mayor and administration on how to best maintain cities historic flavor. they are set to begin work in june and public meetings will be held across the city. president trump welcomed at tall yan prime minister to the white house for the first meeting between the two leaders. they discussed trade, and security ahead of next month's g7 gathering in cecily. at a joint press conference president trump discussed evolving situation with north korea. >> as far as north korea is concern, we are in very good shape. we're building our military rapidly. a lot of things have happened over the last short period of time. i have been here for approximately 91 days. we are doing a lot of work. we're in very good position. we will see what happens. >> the president also commented on iran today saying

his administration will talk more about the nuclear deal, in the coming days. the u.s. and south korea are holding joint military exercises on the korean peninsula less than a day after north korea issues a warning to america. north korea warned of the super mighty preemptive strike that will wipe out the you had pentagon says that the u.s. will test missle defense system in south korea next month, meanwhile president trump says he doesn't plan to buy off machine for nuclear arms like past administrations cnn is report ago this former "fox news" host bill o'reilly will be paid 10s of millions of dollars, "fox news" channel fired the long time host yesterday after allegations he sexually harassed several women. o'reilly spent two decade as face of "fox news" highest rated show the o'reilly factor the new york times reported earlier this month that five women were paid 13 million-dollar in settlements, to keep quiet about the harassment claims. a north philadelphia man is free today after spending

nearly 50 years behind bars for his part in a crime that he committed as a teenager. his story of redemption includes life saving heroism from behind the wall. cherri gregg from our sister station kyw news radio has more on one of the 300 juvenile lifers finally set free. >> reporter: happy day for hey wood red dog fennell. >> hey, is what up. >> what is up. >> reporter: he is a new man, getting his share of hugs, laughs, and questions. >> telephone, you know, where is the shoe shine stand at. >> reporter: reddog was 17 when he took part in the robbery that claimed the life of joseph heyes on this north philadelphia block. he wasn't the killer but yet act resulted in a mandatory life, without parole sentence. >> i was able to like sleep at night because my heart wasn't stressing that i took someone 's life. >> reporter: graterford prison red dog became invaluable

saving live of the william covington a corrections officer attacked during a riot in the 1970's. he was also prison fix it man, mentoring inmates across the state. >> me and i fathered relationship was always, you know, 100. >> reporter: heywood carter was two months when his dad went inside. >> he taught me how to shoot pool, how to fight. >> reporter: no his mid 60's red dog credits family for his sanity. >> never let me give up. >> reporter: that and supreme court ruling that make mandatory life without parole sentences illegal for juvenile s, gave reddog the chance to ride to freedom and his new home, with his brother >> i feel joyful, i want to help him as much as i can. >> i got to learn how to live with him. >> reporter: he will savior every moment. >> it is a beautiful day. >> reporter: proudly let the world know that the boy he was , 49 years ago is gone. >> at this age i'm proud of the fact that i can, cry in

front of the people. help me feel human. >> reporter: in north philadelphia, cherri gregg for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". a tennessee teen missing since middle of march is found safe with the teacher who allegedly kidnaped her. >> that is coming up on cbs-3 "eyewitness news". plus after having five girls a new jersey daddies physically overjoyed when witnessing the birth of his sixth baby. can you guess fit is boy or girl? you can figure his reaction coming up. drink tour health, beverage boom is underway with drinks infused with wellness ingredients but with so many out there our stephanie stahl will sort out the best bet. we will have the top tonics for you a little later on. from beverage boom toss baby boom, how the birth of these cute cheetah cubs could help the entire species, you're watching "eyewitness ne

eighteen years since the high school shooting in columbine, colorado. april 20th, 1999, 2 high school seniors, opened fire on their peers. the two gunman killed 12 students and one teacher before taking their own lives. the massacre has been reported as the most deadly high school shooting, in u.s. history.

major break in the case of the missing tennessee teen and her high school teacher. tennessee bureau of investigations says they have located 15 year-old elizabeth thomas and 50 year-old tad cummings in northern california. pair disappeared march 13th. cummings is in police custody, police say thomas, subject of the amber alert, was found safe. two more astronauts are aboard the international space station, this is video of the soyes spacecraft carefully maneuvering in position at space station at 9:18. just a pair of astronauts only six hours to reach the station american astronaut and russian astronaut will return to earth in september with the rest of the expedition 51. all right. >> joining us here at home, it is kate bilo. >> and, a break in between, the showers this morning, showers tonight and in the middle, it turned out to be a nice afternoon. and in the

seventy's out there sunnies shining. great night to be outside but keep an eye to the sky because we have a few showers, heading our way, as we speak. they are still hours away but by nine or 10:00 even 8:00 in the far western suburbs we could see more showers popping up. lets take a look outside right now though what a beautiful day it has been, nothing but blue sky looking to thee which is what we're doing here in our spring garden camera looking toward broad street and the new jersey side of things, where the sky is blue, the sunnies shining and temperatures are well into the 70's, feeling pretty fantastic out there right now. lets look at storm scan three you can see that batch of showers, just west of harrisburg, they are pretty much jumping on the turnpike and moving along through state of pennsylvania these showers will eventually get here right now this one producing some lightening and thunder white evening out you can see what is happening. we have scattered showers and thunderstorms across central pennsylvania, mountains of west virginia, and pushing into virginia proper as well. you can see this line just off

to the south here producing lightening and thunder right now. thinks all movinge as part and parcel of the larger system. actual cold front is back here across the great lakes, portions of indiana and ohio. that comes through tomorrow morning. starting from 8:00 tonight until 8:00 tomorrow morning we will have a chance for pop up showers and storms. as i see that system approach it has been a gorgeous, warm afternoon, 75 in wilmington right now. seventy-seven in millville. seventy-six here in philadelphia. but behind that front is a whole lot cooler, actual front , we talk about going through great lakes is just 65 in chicago, 57 in des moines, 48 in minneapolis, contrast that with 80's here in st. louis and lexington. cold air is pushing our way and will get here by weekend. even off to the west we see kutztown, and cloud are starting to increase, just a bit but through the rest of this evening, things looking pretty nice. further west you are, quicker those included will arrive but

for the most part, we are in the mid 70's, and, warmth, and , pleasant. and, starting at nine or 10:00 t hours as we drop down to 57. we will time these out. we will see showers and storms make it in the western suburbs , and by tenor 11:00 with us at 11:00 on cbs-3 we will track a couple showers maybe a thunderstorm through the city and they will be around overnight hours and actual front right here crosses at 8:00 tomorrow morning. tomorrow we will clear it out and get some sun back. still cannot rule out a stray shower. tomorrow warm like today but big changes for weekend, we have been talking about for sunday looks to have sped up a bit. tomorrow is mild, saturday not looking quite as good. the cloud will increase, high below average of 64. showers by saturday afternoon and then steady rain saturday night into sunday, sunday is chilly, damp at just 58 degrees, so not a great weekend, best part of the

weekend will be saturday morning but even that looks cloudy. not the best weekend we have seen. we have another warm up in the seven day and i will show thaw next half an hour. >> all right. it is not for faint of heart. >> still ahead on "eyewitness news", experience the drop of doom, new ride coming to six flags great adventure a plunge with the extra scary and creepy ingredient thrown in, we will explain, hi there, don thousands office people pouring into philadelphia for next weeks nfl draft, up next, planning to go but you need to know, we will be right

new at the zoo, not one but two new exhibits are opening for new season. coming up at 6:00 a sneak peak at animal additions and the inspirations, behind them. all right, don bell joins us now we have the nfl draft, and, maybe you all know but maybe you don't there is a lot of history with philadelphia

and the draft. >> not the first time it has happened here. >> no. >> that is what we call a segway. nfl draft began right here in philadelphia. it was at ritz carlton in 1936 , it was not aloft fanfare teams just wrote names on the chalkboard. the game has changed. the draft is now seven days away, here's what you need to know if you are going to go. next week ben franklin parkway will be a play ground for football fans. >> twenty-five football field as long the parkway and for free fans can come down and do everything from, you know, for the first time ride on 100- yard sip line down the parkway, kick a field goal to most importantly, look into that 3,000 seat theater that we're building on the steps of our art museum. >> reporter: even though most of the festivities are free you just cannot go in you have to register on the nfl draft mobile app. >> once you check in down at the parkway you have a chance to be upgraded for a seat in

the theater. we encourage as a first step any fan to down load nfl fan mobile pass app to have all of the information they need for when they come down. >> reporter: once you enter the fan experience there are options galore. >> whole events book, by two things, open air theater on one even of the steps and selection square, as we call it down at the franklin institute and that is where picks are actually getting called into where the team rooms across the country are calling in their picks there to those teams and fans can float through there and watch really behind the scenes of the draft and look in at that. >> reporter: draft experience isn't only about the kid, there are things to do for mom and dad as well. >> on that parkway there will be former eagles, current eagles, signing autographs, everything for a young kid who might want to go and play on our play football field and learn the game and meet players to a big eagles fan want to sit in the draft tavern have a beer and watch the drafting on. >> guys, it is a rain or shine event, as for parking they are

offering free parking at stadium complex. for more log on to cbs philly .com/draft. >> a lot going on. >> don, thanks. we will bet you never experienced a ride like this one before. this is the drop of doom, at six flags great adventure, it is spooking even the most brave riders, it combines terrifying real life heights with virtual reality, as if one is not enough. the ride drops passengers 41 stories at speed up to 90 miles an hour, all while they experience a 360-degree mutant spider battle in their samsung vr battles. it is world's tallest, fastest virtual reality drop and it officially opens, may fifth. >> you are fighting off a mutant spider while you are falling. that is just too much. >> i can't believe people pay for this. coming up next half an hour, talk bay close brush with death, watching a police

officer narrowly escape by being hit by a speeding driver also a new president is about to take over at west chester university at a time when many state run schools are seeing a decline in enrollment but west chester is bucking that trend. we will talk to the new president as he prepares to

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news tines are continues at 5:30 here's what you need to know, day one of the testimony is complete in the murder trial of david creato, junior, camden county father accused of killing his three-year old son, brendon, in october of 2015, he is now in trial. jury heard creato's 911 call to report his missing son,

testimony resumes tomorrow. new castle county police identified suspects killed yesterday, in an officer- involved shooting as 21 year-old keith price, police say price pointed a handgun at officers as they persued him. two officers involved in the shooting were not hurt, and they are on paid administrative leave. and a pair of astronauts join expedition 51 aboard the international space station, today, soyes space casualties launched earlier this morning and it arrived in six short hours. astronauts will be conducting research for the next four months. amazing. i'm jessica dean. aim nicole brewer. ukee's off. also tonight new leadership at west chester university. >> "eyewitness news" reporter joe holden is live on campus where a new university president will be inaugurated tomorrow, joe. >> nicole and jessica, in all 14 state system universities are under review, that is because since 2010, when enrollments peaked they have been dropping ever since. a new president here at west

chester university and attention to what is happening at other state universities. in less than 24 hours west chester university will inaugurate a new president. >> renovations finish record record doctor christopher fiorentino and times are challenging. state run universities across pennsylvania landscape have struggled with declining enrollment and state fund ago this continues to to evaporate a review could trigger consolidations, some schools are in danger of closing. story at west chester, however , is different. >> we are looking to launch a new strategic plan over course of the next year, we are launching a new general he had racial curriculum where we are focusing on the tools that are required for our students to be successful. >> reporter: the doctor has spent 33 years here, he served as interim president for past year. west chester has seen growth unlike 12 other schools, across the state system. that system tells cbs-3 that those other schools are suffering, because of a drop

in high school graduation rates, some down 25 percent. >> they don't have the population area, that we have. >> reporter: professor emeritus doctor sandra matter says much of the wcu success hinges on name recognition. >> it is reputation we have built. >> we're looking for a leader to help us through current climate. >> reporter: doctor michael boyce professor of community case studies say the continued drop in state funding is alarming but he believes in a way west chester has been shelter. >> i think environment around here we're close to philadelphia, you know, we're a central spot, desirable location for students and i think that helps us in the middle of solve those kind of things. >> reporter: now state review of the 14 universities is expected to wrap up in the next few weeks and then, there could be some very difficult decisions, in play, come midsummer. once again new president inaugurated here, scheduled for tomorrow morning. live on west chester university campus tonight joe holden for cbs-3 "eyewitness

news". best of luck to him, joe, thank you. former casino in atlantic city, new jersey is getting a new life and will be soon home of the school. old show boat casino will house stockton university satellite campus. the ground breaking for the project began today and part of the new jersey governor chris christie's atlantic city gateway projects. it will also be the new headquarters for south jersey gas. governor christie says project will help atlantic city grow. >> we have turned the corner in our commitment to revitalize atlantic city this project hard rock and others that you have heard about. i know work is not done yet and like any vital growing city the work is never done. >> the project follows hard rock international purchase of the trump taj mahal casino which is scheduled to open next year. ac gateway project is expected to cost 220 million-dollar. today is april 20th, or 420 known to marijuana enthusiast as unofficial holiday to celebrate the drug.

it is legal to care and use small amounts of recreational marijuana in washington d.c. and eight states, alaska, california, colorado, maine, massachusetts, nevada, oregon and washington state. some cities have also relaxed rules on possession including philadelphia. the delaware assembly is considering a proposal that supports the recreational use of marijuana. a chicago man is claiming in a federal class action suit that a popular head phone manufacturer is spying on its customers. according to the lawsuit filed against bose their wireless headphones equipped with the free bose connect app is used to track customers music, pod casts and lectures and then that information is then sold. c-net editor dan ackerman it is a reminder to consumers to read the fine print. >> it can collect a lot of information, including gps information, blue tooth information, maybe information that comes from other apps on your phone. >> the lawsuit is seeking an injunction to stop the company

from collecting private information. nearly 50 police recruit ness camden county are sworn in today this morning, 48 officially became members of the camden county's police department. officers lined up together and took an oath to serve and protect camden county community. following the ceremony the officers went house to house, introducing themselves to residents. routine traffic stop on a texas highway turns out to be anything but right teen. you see that officer talk together driver of a pickup truck when another driver, slammed into her patrol car and then spun out of control. the abilene police department is using this video as an opportunity to remind drivers to slow down when they see an emergency vehicle stopped on the side of the road. a father's joy at seeing the birth of his new baby is unforgettable moment. >> wait until you hear one new jersey dad's reaction when his sixth child is born, we will have it in just a bit.

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a deadly shooting in champs-elysees, killing a police officer and seriously wounding two others. gunman was shot and killed by police, french investigators was looking at possibility that this was a terrorist, attack. this comes three days after the first round of ballots in france presidential election. drink to go good health, we're talking about tonic and elixirs supposed to boost well ness. >> stephanie stahl is here about recipes. >> these are very popular these days, these are bottled, health boosters with the variety of ingredients, some

kind of exotic, that are sold to prevent illnesses or treat conditions. >> tonic just like grand mom made. >> reporter: brandy spiller is drinking to good health. >> it has apple cider vin again, kay and, we're in good stuff to prevent you from, getting real sick. >> reporter: it is part of the new beverage boom, drinks infused with wellness ingredients. >> you get, minerals, vitamins that even the fresh organic produce cannot offer. >> people don't like the way it looks and smells but they love the way they feel. >> reporter: amy is author and nutrition expert who says that there are key ingredients to look for. >> you have a got powder, balancing hormones and fighting inflammation, apple cider vin again for digestion and these natural probiotic toss help with your gut health >> reporter: age old remedies that are powerful are active ingredient that help the body feel with stress, and, an herb

, known for restorative benefits. >> it is actually medicine or sit a supplement. >> but we have caution that is 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 are getting it from. you have to understand why you are taking it, because, i don't think that is probably regulated and some other things. >> some ingredients could cause allergic reactions or upset stomach and, the beverages are available in health food and specialty stores. they cost between three and six dollars depending on the brand. so a lot of people swear by them but in terms of the science. >> yeah. >> not there just yet. >> you have to watch out for sugar and that sort of thing, yes. >> that is right. >> thanks, something to think about. a new jersey daddies not hiding his feelings about his new bundle of joy. he is already a father to five girls, but while this father was waiting for the new arrival, he was caught on camera finding out that babies

gender. >> oh, my god i love you. yeah, baby, i got a boy. >> a little excited. >> wow. >> congratulations to the whole family, and that new little baby boy, yeah. daddy's love their boys. >> but we love them all. >> that is right. >> it just doesn't matter. >> but he was feeling out number. >> kind of the same way, all boys, we need a little girl. >> yes. >> so yes. but speaking of being happy with what we get to day turned out to be a bonus afternoon. >> really nice. >> we have had some showers, and then cleared out beautifully. sunnies shining, great night to get outside, but it is all going to change. we both have april shower chances in the forecast over next several days into the weekend and weekend unfortunately is trending cool , cloudy, damp even possibly on saturday.

so lets look at what is going on we will look outside and cloud have, really over taken the sunshine here up in the poconos. we had more sun earlier but cloud are rolling in, you can see it looking gray at jack frost big boulder. temperatures air above average as we look live out toward lake. not a bad day to take a walk, hike, up in the mountains but we do have showers and storms that are moving in pretty quickly. it will get here in the next three to four hours, between eight and 10:00 o'clock. lets look at our weather watchers. they are already reporting in and loving weather they saw this afternoon. you can see temperatures all across the map are in the 70's we will start off here with albert in southampton at 73 degrees. cloud, building in but sunnies peeking out. seventy-seven down in northern delaware. we will check with our friend greg mccoy in marshall ton. he has more cloud cover but you can see photos, showing the colors are just really spectacular, all across delaware and lehigh valleys right now. love this from wayne hunter,

his neighborhood is cherry pink all over neighborhood. beautiful. evergreen tree with the pink behind it. phil sent this shot. blue skies, creek is running through. thinks at morris arboretum looking great outside. you can see we have some sunshine break through cloud. starting out dreary but then blue skies broke through and once it did the cloud broke open and we have been joying a nice thursday afternoon. it is all about to change again. lets look at storm scan three, notice to the west we have a complex of showers and storms, marching east right along the turnpike cross the 81 now heading toward state capitol. these will be moving from the west. they look like they will fist before they get here but this is a robust cell they are looking at right now, north of hageers town maryland, you can see frequent lightening and heavy downpours and thinks red shading there indicating heavy rain and that extend all the way down into portions of northern virginia. they have been marching east all day and these storms looking nasty. worst will miss us to the

south. we are not in any watches, warnings or risk zone but as we head through overnight hours and tomorrow morning actual cold front back here will come through yet again. chances for showers and storms ramp up from 8:00 tonight until 8:00 o'clock tomorrow morning and then decrease tomorrow afternoon. still some sunshine at beach patrol in margate, this is set up as we head into your weekend though to see that front, we have a new low off to the west, cool air from the north and west begins to filth inner this weekend. this storm then takes precedence, moves off the coast and a lot of it will miss us to the south but there will be chance for showers, possibly steady rain saturday night into sunday and cool air invade as well and east wind with the system off the coast. while we will get to near 80 tomorrow saturday, sunday much cooler, damp, and dreary especially on sunday. pollen levels lower on monday. they will ramp up. allergy sufferers will be feeling that especially early saturday pollen levels get back in the high range. just a quick note we have our

first tropical depression of the new season, split is tropical depression number one in the opened atlantic. that witt fizzle and dianne not impact us at all. scattered showers, thunderstorm, 57 degrees. tomorrow shower or storm early and then clearing late in the afternoon. high near 80. weekend is cool, saturday cloud increase late day showers, sunday damp, dreary at 68. we will be back closer to normal mid 60's next week. >> nicole and jessica back to you. still ahead on "eyewitness news" a baby boom of the cutest kind. >> see how birth of these cheetahs could save the world 's fastest land animal from disappearing forever,

thighs cubs are part of the population boom for cheetah reproductive and research program out of virginia. >> that cubs will eventually join big cats to reestablish their populations which are getting smaller in the wild.

chip reid spent the day learning about the risks this precious species face every day. >> reporter: these tiny cubs are just three weeks old and insteadly gaining weight. they are brothers and sisters born to seven year-old cheetah minty. >> is that purring. >> no, they are actually growling. >> reporter: scrubs are required to reduce exposure to disease and human scent around the cheetah den which would upset minty. a crena biologist with the smithsonian is manager of the cheetah reproductive and research program. she checks on the young cubs and weighs them twice a week. >> does they ever get old? >> no, it is always fun to have cubs. >> reporter: scientists here hope for at lee one cheetah litter a year, and this year, they got two. twelve cubs, total. while two babies did not survive having this many cubs, born so close together, it is a virtual population, explosion. >> every day that they make it

, through, we just have a better chance of them surviving to adulthood. >> reporter: cheetahs are listed as vulnerable and some scientists have been calling for fast cat to be moved, to the endangered species list. >> why are they so vulnerable. >> mostly loss of habitat, areas that they occupy, in africa have been reduced dramatically. >> reporter: cheetahs disappeared from an estimated 76 percent of their natural range, today thermosly, found in southern after rick contact but here in the virginia mountains crozer and her team are doing critical work, to help the species, survive. >> i hear you have been called the cheetah cupid, a match maker. >> we try to make as many good cheetah matches as we can every year. >> reporter: scientists refer to the walkway between adult cheetah even closures as lover 's lane. >> often this is where we will let males meet females for first time, on the fence.

>> reporter: so far institute has bread 46 cheetahs in virginia and crozer is hopeful that their work will prevent the world's fastest land animal from disappearing forever. >> just having these two litters just give us huge hope , very optimistic about the population that is we manage under our care and we can make more with the populations in the wild. >> reporter: cheetah is here to stay. >> yes, they are. >> that was chip reid reporting. future for those cubs is not yet known but, cubs born there in the pennsylvania go to other zoos or research centers in the u.s. >> beautiful animals. >> that will do it for "eyewitness news" at 5:00. >> now at 6:00. >> after a schuylkill river trail last year, woman says over weekend it happened again , i'm anita oh next what a city leader hopes to do now in response. and murder trial is underway for a south jersey father accused of killing his three-year old son, the arguments from both side on day number one.

graves unearthed and bodies in limbo a move a century's old burial ground was discovered in philadelphia , reason some folks remains are not where they need to be, kate? we have had a beautiful afternoon with sunshine, temperatures in the 70's but showers are quickly tracking back toward the region, i'll tell you when they will get here and we will time out showers and steady rain into your weekend, "eyewitness news" at 6:00 starts right now . i don't want people to be scared to be here. >> reporter: new at 6:00 safety concerns on the schuylkill river trail, tonight, a renewed call to action after a runner says that she was groped and this is not the first time that there is an issue along the popular running route. good evening i'm jessica dean. i'm nicole brewer in for ukee washington. "eyewitness news" reporter anita oh is live along that trail tonight with more, anita

>> reporter: after similar reported incidents last year city partners announce aid volunteer based group, aimed at making this trail safe. that initiative never got off the ground. tonight a woman who said that she was groped exercising on this trail this past weekend is speaking out only to "eyewitness news". once voted best trail in the nation schuylkill river trail is not immune to problems. >> i hate having to always be looking over my shoulder. >> reporter: bridget o'brien a trail user says just after 5:30 saturday afternoon a group of eight to 10 african-american teens on bikes swarmed her exercising on the trail. >> one of the boys who was probably no more than 12 or 13 years old rode up next to me on my roller blade and smacked me on my behind. >> reporter: boys then fled in the direction of the city hall while o'brien filed a report with the special victims unit she's hoping this will not happen to anyone else. >> it is unacceptable and frankly illegal. they need to be