>> three days and counting before philadelphia becomes the destination for football fans, getting around town is to become more difficult. also, new this morning, a germantown home becomes a crime scene after a man is fawn shot, eyewitnesses tell police what happened just before the gunfire. >> and police get winds of a pot party in frankford. so how much marijuana the cops seize, and why some folks think it is no big deal. well today is monday april 24, good morning, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. katie and meisha keeping an eye on thanks, i feel like the

week was beautiful. and the weekend? >> yes, i was thinking, too, by the way, the rain that we will be seeing today, katie, i know will slow us down, already seeing problems on the roadway. one serious accident up in chester county. woe will talk about that coming up. >> good to hear that. what's good weather wise, the rain hasn't moved in yet t may look even little different than that when you take a glance at storm scan, obviously moisture to work w it is starting to build n but mainly cloudy, for most of you. and then with time, certainly going to see the showers become more widespread, turn into what we would call just steady rain, but will take a while, though, i think we get through the better part of the morning rush with minimal precipitation than at the moment it is still dry, at least, along the vast majority anyway of our major roadways, 95, 76, all of the good once, so, you know, moving forward in time here, expect that the rain will become steadier and in nature, but his is all part of larger system that's sluggish, and it will take it time to get out of here. today, and tomorrow, stuck with it. now, of course, the grass and

the flowers and, you know, they all love the rain coming through. but it is a dreary way to start off the work week, i promise you trade off. here if philly 50 degrees. really not going to rebound too much more than this. if we had sunshine, we would be off to the races. but, throughout the day at best we only flirt with 60 in many locations, you will want to have the umbrella handy even though first half of the day may be passing showers with time, that rain like you mentioned will start to pick up. i say the p.m. rush probably has the worse of the two commute here today. >> okay, yes, very good to know. all right, well, you heard it, thanks so much, katie. good morning to all of you. soap, what i was just saying, up at the desk, yes, we have very serious accident which is actually very sad. we are just getting confirmation now is actually a fatal crash in chester county. route 30 bypass eastbound, it is closed right now, between business route 30 and road 82. you will have to use an alternate. business route 30 or lincoln highway or kings highway is going to be your best bet, than accident, this fatal

crash was involving a motorcycle, as well. so looking ahead, looking at the bridges right now, talcony palmyra bridge up, now back down, now looking at the burlington bristol bridge scheduled to go up in the next 15 minute or so. factor that in your plans, plus tacking about those nfl road restrictions in place right now, this is phase three, starts at 7:00 p.m. tonight, heads up, this is going to affect you, they all v but this particularly, and the entire parkway closed between 20th and art museum, kelly drive closed at fairmount, mlk closed at 24th, then the bus route that are already being detoured, seven, 32, 27, 38, 43. i'll be tweet that information out for you, as well, jim rahel back to you. >> thank you shall meisha. can you belief it just three days away in the nfl draft here in philadelphia. >> as preparations continue, so do road closures near the art museum, meisha just mentioned, trang do, liver on the ben franklin parkway with more on when additional road closures will take effect. good morning, trang. >> reporter: well, good

morning, rahel, jim. people will live in this area say they're pretty used to major event, shutting down the parkway, but that these closures are more widespread than they've ever experienced. including when the pope was here, and tonight, this one is a major one, take a look, 20th n franklin parkway, as meisha mentioned it will be closed all the way up until the art museum. tonight starting at 7:00. all lanes of the ben franklin parkway here, as you can see, already are very pretty complicated driving situation with all of the road work that is being done, now going into the third week of closures for this area, as crews prepare for the nfl draft. tonight's closures are part of the third of four phases, and the fourth phase will go into effect at midnight tuesday. that's when things will really shutdown here. there is just so many to list. but the closures will affect the number streets from 21st to 24th, and including several major roadways, including spring garden street, kelly drive, and pennsylvania avenue. now, people who live in this area, no stranger to there is but they are also dealing with

dozen of parking spots that have been lost, where park something already at premium. and while some people are excited to have such major event in their backyard, others say this is all just too much. >> i think it is really put the neighborhood through turmoil. it is okay for a weekend. but for four weeks, or six weeks, that it will be, it is really, really just quite an inconvenience. >> i think the draft is great for the city. it is good to -- philadelphia is a football town, to have the draft here, and i am pretty sure the first draft was, i think it is fitting for the draft to be in philadelphia. >> and taking a look here, at the museum area, the three day festival will kick off noon thursday, completely free if you are planning on heading down here. i'll have a look at what security measures you can expect, coming up at 5:30, but for now live from the ben franklin parkway, trang do, cbs-3, "eyewitness news," rahel, jim, back to you. >> it will be a mess, thank you, trang. >> i am he ' excited to

attend. >> new this morning philadelphia detective investigating murder inside east germantown home. >> this happened on east penn street, by lena street, just after midnight. police rushed to third floor bedroom and found a 22 year old man shot multiple times. officers spotted another man running out of the homicide door. >> they saw that the male had a gun in a holster on his right hip. police immediately told the male to freeze, which he did, and police took the male into custody. >> witnesses helped identify that male who was taken into custody, also tell police that the shooting stemmed from argument. >> a lot of people are talking about this story, police arrest 22 people at pot party in frankford. the philly smoke session was held at this warehouse on worth street saturday night. police broke up the party seizing about 50 pounds of bulk marijuana and 100 pounds of food items made with pot. one party goer told "eyewitness news" he's discouraged with how the police department responded. >> we were, what, a block from

torresdale avenue last night. how many people have heroin over doses every night on torresdale avenue? i mean, we are low priority, i think, i think, that condition bus should and low priority here. >> 107 # a people were allowed to leave the pot party without being charged. police confiscated $50,000.04 handguns from the party. >> well, a total mess. the upper poor land swim club is ransacked by vandals, now police are hunting for those responsible. the staff tells "eyewitness news" the vandals torre part offices, flooded rooms, damaged kitchen equipment. one volunteer who has work at the swim club for years says he's never seen anything like this. >> i just couldn't believe that happened here. i have a been here 35 years, we didn't have vandalism here. so i was really upset, because the time we put in as volunteers. >> maybe insult to injury. investigators believe the culprits may have been trying to break into a safe that only had $50 in t with the help of volunteers, certain sections of the swim club should able

to open in time for memorial day weekends. >> frein trial resumes this morning, convicted frein of killing pennsylvania state trooper and wounding another, at the bloom inning grove barracks in 2014. prosecutors want the death penalty, saying, frein targeted state police because he was trying to start an uprising against the government. >> busy week in washington as president trump approaches his 100 day in office. marked a milestone with large rally in harrisburg. but first he will be working to avoid government shutdown. cbs news correspondent hena daniels has more from new york. >> vice president pence could cut a planned visit to hawaii short sunday, aim to go get to washington as lawmakers beginning negotiations on spending bill to avert a shutdown. >> it is not desired and not a tool, not something that we want to v we want our priorities funded. >> president trump is insisting the new budget include funding for his long promised wall, along the mexican border. arguing mexico would be paying

in some form at a later date. >> i think that's a fight worth having and a conversation of debate worth having for 2018. if we can do some that far now that would be great. but we cannot shut down the government right now. >> democrats in the house and senate as well as republicans in the four states along the us-mexico border remain opposed to the idea. >> the wall is in my view immoral, expensive, unwise. >> in a tweet yesterday the president issued a veil threat to democrats opposed to the proposal, sago bamm a care is in serious trouble. dems need big money to keep it going, otherwise it dice sooner than anyone would have thought. >> we told the president and the republicans weeks ago don't try any political stunts. don't put any poison pills into this process. >> if no deal is reamed the government would shutdown saturday. the president 100 day in office. hena daniels, for cbs-3, "eyewitness news." well, there is much more to cover on cbs-3 "eyewitness news," a deadly fire sweeps

through a two story home in new york city queens borough. the bizarre chain of event that fire investigators say led to this tragedy. >> and another city in the south begins the process of severing ties to it past. we will tell you about the statues they were moved overnight. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> i'm all right. jim's all right. fun fact: kenny loggins first jim donovan concert. >> ever, yep. >> kenny loggins record in the for the sound track to caddy shack. today the actor who play danny in the film michael o'keefe is 62. jim, how does that make you kneel. >> listen. >> okay? we'll be right back. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪

>> three alarm fire happened yesterday afternoon, driver passing the home spotted planes from the first and second floors, one person was able to escape the fire through a second story window.

three of the five victims were children. >> my grandson and i heard my daughter screamment and when my daughter screamed, i said what's the matter? she said mom there is a fire across the street. i came to the door. when i saw it, oh, my god, i could have fainted. because i knew that there is a baby in that house. >> i'm asking all new yorkers to keep this family in your prayers. this is a devestation of a family we rarely, rarely see. >> the victims were between two and 21 years old. >> well, over night, workers in new orleans began taking down a confederate monument. this is video shot just about an hour ago, as they removed the liberty monument, the structure commemorates whites opposed to by racial government in new orleans after the civil war. three other statues are coming down this week, including one of civil war robert lee, and another of jefferson davis. >> it the grounds shake behind you? people in millersville may have felt it yesterday. 2.3 magnitude earthquake

reported in the area. just before 5:00 last night. the us gee logical survey says it goss about 200 calls from people who say they felt it as far away as the connestoga area. so far no report of any damage. >> makes sense, i got the news alert, i didn't feel anything in center sit. >> i was already asleep. >> that was like 2:00? >> , no it was 5:00. >> yes, i go to bed early. >> in the afternoon. >> i need -- grandpa here needs his rest. >> i was living wildsly, i stayed up until 7:00. >> crazy kids. >> this is how we roll on this shift, right? >> really is. we're in our own club, right? well, what's good, that that magnitude on the scale is pretty low, so you wouldn't spet ton of damage out of something that low. so yes it, makes sense you didn't feel anything. and jim you're just -- >> i know. >> were you sleeping. all right, so, we are expecting some wet weather here today, giles, as well as tomorrow. there is a system we're tracking, and right now, i wanted to see if there might be any rain on the board walk

here, boardwalk plaza in rehoboth, but looks dry. what's interesting, though, is that it did look as though little shower rolling across sussex county in that little part. beach line there. so, you know, you may or may not see shower in some of the southern counties walking out the door, but looks still dry. see that right there. looks like little pocket of showers that's been moving through. so in many locations you're off to actually clear start, especially through the northern counties, that cloud deck just starting to lift in. you can see the moisture though, waiting in the wings, that's all part of this larger system. quite a bit of soaking rain currently moving through sluggishly no less through the carolinas there is will need some time to rotate away. so we've got basically two straight days of dreary weather to tell you about. there will be weather time frame than others, and in addition to this, what you will notice, not so much the numbers, look at the direction of these arrows, starting off at noon today, look at the direction that the arrows maintain, right through tomorrow evening. that's nice on shore flow. that's going to be little

breezy out there. these are sustained winds speeds by the way too, down in the southern counties tomorrow afternoon, could be really blustery, but, the on shore flow is the point that i want to use with this graphic. remember what will happen with a on shore flow, folks that live at the shore know all about this, tend to see a lot of clouds build in, dreary, and just raw feeling outside. and that's casino whatever we've got going on here for the next few days, so for the most part, looking for dry window of opportunity to get outside, you pretty much are in the midst of it right now. through the rest of the morning specially, it is really just passing showers, steadiest rain starts late tonight, and then into tomorrow, but in total only talking one to one and a half inches. so this isn't a flooding rain, but it is a big fat nuisance over the next few days, by wednesday not only rebounding substantially to 72, going to keep that theme going, and just in time for the draft festivities not to mention relays over at penn get underway. look at this, low mid 80s

expected thursday, friday, saturday. that will keep on going on sunday. meisha? >> yes, loving those 80s, thanks so much, katie. good morning, everyone, so, because it might get a little wet in certain areas, i would say, today, give yourselves some extra time. it will help you out. it will help all of your ores out. look telling schuylkill near spring garden, looking good, i would say both moving in the eastbound and westbound directions, so far this morning. but starting to heat up just little bit. we can expect that on a monday morning, now start to push and progress into the 5:00 hour. then looking at the vine both moving in the westbound and eastbound direction. you may be starting to heat up little bit as women. overall still looking okay. you can see some flashing lights here. ben franklin parkway 20th street the road restrictions for the nfl draft coming this weekends, talking more in de all about that coming up in a little bit. i want to mention this, that fatal crash we had this, morning in chester county now since been cleared. so route 30 bypass eastbound, you are now back open. zone just heads up if you are waiting for confirmation on that. you are back open there.

burlington bristol bridge. schedule to go up at 5:20, still dark out there, authorities see, but just headed out the door right now it should be opening fairly quickly if it hasn't done so already. burlington bristol bridge for all every you take that, nfl draft, road restrictions, what's happening, phase three, 7:00 p.m. tonight, yikes, a lot coming up. coming up in ten minute, rahel, over to you. >> all right, meisha, thank you. now for look at newspaper headlines, from across our region. >> from the intelligence err plan, gib, charging newly enlisted service members. under the plan new service members will pay $2,400 over two years. or $100 a month, to access the gi bill educational benefits. democrats, congressman, brian fitzpatrick, brendon boyle, among those opposing the plan saying it is attacks on troops. >> and in the times every trenton, trenton trying to lure new businesses to the city downtown by offering them $5,000 signing bonus, voting

unanimously to use to up $50,000 as an incentive to recruit businesses, program aimed at creating cluster of retail stores on either the state, warren or broad streets. >> from the news journal this weekend, alfred alfred i. dupot for children, teen prom, more than 110 teen patients and guests? attendance, a lot of the kids missed out on their own proms because they were hospital. >> this gives them an opportunity to get dress dollars up and have a big event, good for them. >> i love. that will everybody deserves a chance to get dressed up. that's wonderful. that's look at some of the newspaper headlines from around the delaware valley. >> still ahead on "eyewitness news" this morning, what a come-back for the phillies. >> pat gallen is here to break it all down, good morning, pat. >> good morning, guys, yesterday good things came in three for the phillies, we will show that you wild eighth inning that had the phils thinking sweep. that's just ahead on

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>> ♪ welcome back everyone. >> pat gallen joining us. good weekends for the phillies. >> no. >> oh? >> a great weekend, great weekend. >> what? >> the phillies are a young inexperienced team, from time to time, they'll frustrate you. getting regular contribution frost all five players, they would be the difference again yesterday, they tried to sweep atlanta. on the phanatic's birthday he decided to try the trampoline, probably not good idea. bottom of the seventh, phillies down a run, freddie galvis, comes through. his single would score daniel, but the fun really happened here in the eighth inning. that's when the phils bats exploded.

this guy's been awesome. is her after hernandez, fourth homerun of the year, half way through his sixth of a year ago. next batter, aaron, i told to you watch out for this guy. he unloads to dead center, a solo homerun. that's his second of the year. he went five for 12 in the series. phils up four-one, how about back-to-back to back? herrera with the bat, second of the year, phils hit three homers in row since 2008 when howard, utley and bordeaux it, sweep now 500 on the season, win five-two. to the nba playoffs where of course labron james has dominated during his ill lust tree us career, first round he takes that domination to new height. late in the fourth, cleveland down two. labron with a pull up three. james scores 33 points, added ten rebounds, last chance for the pairs ers down three, paul george, with the three. not even close. cleveland complete the sweep. 106-102 victory, labron james

now won insane 21 straight games in the first round. check out this sequence, last night's playoff game between the celtics and the bums. robin lopez gets tangled, and loses his shoe, so crowder gets upset. and pulls it away. they get little tangled up here, so, lopez unties jay's shoe. yes, see it there he bends over, he unties it, at least he didn't tie crowder's shoes together, but grab whatever advantage you can. celtics won, 104-95, the series there, tide. get it? tied at two apiece. how good a bolero probably not as good as ben of central new york, who bold perfect game, look at this, guys, going 12 for 12, in 87 seconds. it is believed to be a world record. this video is from syracuse. com. twenty-three year old works at

the lanes and says he bowls 60 games a week, and has a 225 average. so here's what i'm saying. go pro, ben, you're good enough. you've found your calling. unbelievable. >> i'll say. >> is that crazy? >> he has skills. >> i was on my high school bowling team. just want to point out. >> what happened? >> yes, where did it go wrong? >> we were in third place in senior year. >> congrats. >> yes. >> thank you, pat. >> very athletic. >> coming up in the next half hour of "eyewitness news," big job, but phillies ready for it, how philly plans to protect the fans and the city during the nfl draft. >> and we haven't seen fitness guru richard simmons in years, but he just sent a message to his fans. hear what he had to say. katie? >> well, rahel, never too early as we always say on a monday to be looking ahead to the upcoming weekend, expecting pretty nice surge on the thermometer, highs in the 80s, some sunshine at this point it looks like both days, but there is also the chance for showers.

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>> live from the cbs broadcast center in philadelphia. this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news" this morning. it is a cool and cloudy start to the week. there is some rain, too, but the change by mid-week will be low. -- will be well worth the way. today is monday april 24, good