you heard it, you heard it through all of the classmates? it should not be like this. >> moved to tears, emotions running high after a disturbing video sent shock waves through a montgomery county community, what is believed to be a group of high school students, recording themselves making racist remarks, and sharing it on social media. tonight, school officials are condemning the video and promised to go take action. i'm ukee washington. i'm jessica dean. "eyewitness news" reporter cleve bryan is live in royersford where residents are simply outraged, cleve. >> reporter: jessica, question we keep getting from parents is why, why would a group of students we hear from sources is mostly freshman want to make a video where they are smiling and says a racial slur known to cause hurt and inn tim days. laughing, yelling the n word according to school official this is video we have blurred because it involves minors includes students from pope

john paul, ii high school in royersford, archdiocese says it became aware machine night racially charged video was circulating on social media. >> wow. >> reporter: kyra chamberlain an african-american parent with a doubt art pope john paul is speechless. >> i'm taken back, i just can't believe it to be honest. >> reporter: not just word she finds shocking but attitude. >> for them to say everybody say, you know, say it, you know, and the laughing, you know, i don't find anything fun bye that. >> reporter: archdiocese release aid statement saying we are disheartened and beyond disappoint that had young people attending our school would engage in hateful behavior and they say internal school investigation is underway and appropriate disciplinary action will be taken against those responsible. >> i'm heart broken that it is like this we need to put a stop to it. someone need to do something bit. >> reporter: child psychologist doctor robin smith says to put children back on the right track, they need to understand why they

said the hateful word and its impact. >> i don't want to demon ice you about it or for it, i want to and stan you. where you learn it? who taught you that. who hurt your own heart. and your own young, mind. >> reporter: what do you want the kid to know. >> you are hurting your other class mates. it should not be like this. >> reporter: archdiocese would not talk about the severity of the punishment or how many children were involved in this but they do say they will reach out to outside community groups, to discuss, some educational programming. live from royersford i'm cleve bryan, cbs-3 "eyewitness news" >> cleve, thank you. disgraced former philadelphia district attorney seth williams learned today he will spent next five years of his life behind bars. a philadelphia judge imposed maximum sentence during an afternoon hearing in center city. williams had pled guilty to one count of the bribery, this summer, the two term democrat also admitted to defrauding a

nursing home that cared for his mother. the judge presiding over the case had harsh word for williams. >> almost from the time you took office, mr. williams, you sold yourself to the parasites thaw surrounded yourself w i find it interesting that you say you owe everything in your statement, and evidently, didn't feel thaw owed them, honesty because you stole in effect from your mother. >> williams remained in custody in philadelphia federal prison but could serve his sentence elsewhere. happy. taking it up a level. by now bird fans know eagles have perched themselves comfortably atop nfc east and nfl. >> last night's win over washington came at a cost. two key cogs in this rolling eagles team have been lost for the year.

sports director don bell joins with us more on the battered bird. >> we just want to have fun. we want to have this but we could not because it is rough, last night. next man up, that is message from head coach doug pederson. right now eagles are trying to fill two massive holes, on their roster, the first blow, came on the second play of the game, linebacker jordan hicks, rupturing his a chilles tendon he is a quarterback of that front seven, he makes all of the calls, he will be missed. later in the third quarter injury bug viciously by the again. left tackle jason peter gets rolled up on tears his acl, mc l in his right knee, at 35, this could be a career ending injury. both players, are done for the season. >> when you look at the injury list and the guys that we have lost, darren sproles, chris mar ghost, jp, jordan, the guys that are significant starters and role players and leaders, captains of your

football team, it can make an impact and you know, i think one of the things that i talked about and hopefully you guys have seen it with the team and talking to the players is it is definitely the next man up. >> and with jason peters went down last night, eagles fans showed their love. >> jay southern peters, jason peters. >> fans chanting, jason's name , as he was placed on the cart and taken off the field. they know, he is going to be a tough guy to replace on the offensive line. halapoulivaati vaitai will look like the guy, i just don't know fit is right or left side. we will find out more from doug pederson and the guys. >> what a moving moment. thanks, don, appreciate it. even those big injuries eagles fans are enjoying this incredible start to the season and many are starting to think they are the chance this team can make a serious run. >> but, what are experts

saying about the eagles odd? our greg argos is looking for those answers, greg. >> reporter: if you had are watching this as an eagles fan you may be planning to call out the day after the super bowl, after all, the eagles must be heading to the big game. when we crunched numbers to see what the odd really are. >> e-a-g-l-e-s eagles. >> reporter: another win for the bird. and fans, understandably excited. >> i think eagles are going all the way? >> i don't see anybody right now that will stop them. >> i don't want to jinks it but they will go all the way. >> reporter: how possible is a super bowl win for the eagles. >> i'm a sports economist. >> reporter: we asked temple professor who studies odd in the sport gambling market there websites you go to that forecast things, they will replicate the season, you know , 10,000 times or so, they know a little bit, how many times out of those 10,000 do eagles win the super bowl. >> reporter: right now the professor says he is using two of the most popular sites. they take information from

past games, stats from individual players, and even predicting data such as who on the team may be injured to create their estimate. >> much like a financial market would work. >> reporter: what do you think is percentage of them winning the super bowl. >> i would say at least 82 percent. >> i would go maybe 60 percent >> reporter: but that data shows right now eagles have a 10 to 12 percent chance of taking home the vince lombardi trophy. >> i don't believe it. >> reporter: who is over them right now. >> i wouldn't say cow girls at all. >> reporter: not these cow girls the new england patriots , estimates show they have a 18 percent chance of winning the super bowl. >> i think they are just playing ball. >> reporter: with nine games left, professor says that anything is still possible. >> it it is a make a statement that it is best predicter is not the same statement assaying it is perfect. >> reporter: so odd are not incredibly high to win the super bowl right now but consider this, data shows that the eagles have a 94 percent of making the playoffs, and 85 g

their division. >> so, it is me going like this. >> yes. >> 12 percent chance of winning the super bowl. >> 12 percent. >> and 15 percent for patriots >> big game. >> yes, big game to use the s word. >> yes. >> you are not far off. >> let's all bring it back down, bring it back, 49ers, sunday. >> that is right. >> one game at a time. >> okay, but thank you. feels more like spring then fall. we have been saying that a lot but more seasonal weather is coming our way. meteorologist kate bilo is tracking a little chill, kate. >> little chill heading our way, this system is departing this one brought us rain there morning, you can see steady rain has moved out, skies have cleared, you can also see we have had a bunch of storm reports. notice how they popped up not when rain was coming down because these are non- thunderstorm wind that produce damage, all across the region today. lets start off here in philadelphia, non-thunderstorm

wyndam age brought a tree down on kelly drive at 7:25 in the morning. we had wind damage reports down in portions of new jersey , monroe township trees down at mallaga road and black horse pike. up here in montgomery county we had north wales a tree down blocking the road, blocking walnut street in north wales. the road was closed for several this morning. those wind got very strong. we had gustness some spots over 60 miles per hour. and rainfall, since midnight, 1.42 inches in mount pocono, almost an inch in dins township, .38 in doyletown and third of an inch in philadelphia we are clearing out, drying out, temperatures dropping in the 60's to the north and western suburbs. still zero seven's in the sit. we will tell you when we can crop in the 40's and which day this week highs in some spots may not make it, pennsylvania the 50's, for now, ukee and jessica back over to you. still to come on "eyewitness news" good news for anyone flying out of philadelphia, and or, for pennsylvanians anywhere for that matter the reason you won't face any trouble traveling by air for at lee a while.

just in time for halloween they are going batty at philadelphia zoo for good reason why they are recognizing flying mammals and their importance when "eyewitness news" returns.

nice to meet you sir. joseph, i'm nice to meet you.u? how's it going man? the yankees? come on. [ laughing ] look at the smiles and the hard work that the people here are doing. it's like making mini sandwiches. they're no different than anyone else. they just want a job. they want respect and they want dignity. this is a nice place. yeah. he plays basketball with lauren. steve called, fairly frantic.

you know, he had a premature baby and i think he had just been given the diagnosis that she had down syndrome. lauren brought out the best in me. she made me a different person. deep down in his heart he feels for people who are disadvantaged. lauren's a light in everybody eye. she's the spark that has started the fire. the goal is to keep places like this open so all people, regardless of disability, have an opportunity for employment. see, i love you. i love you guys too. you know that. yeah.

the stays prison set to replace graterford in montgomery county is almost complete. >> kyw news radio got a look inside sci phoenix today, goal to have the facility, move in ready for up to 4,000 inmates, by next summer. the biggest difference between

the new prison and the old one is, it is now surrounded by a double ring offences with wire , cameras and sensors. the 400 million-dollar project is already, two years behind schedule. fans have given pennsylvania a one year extension to comply with the new rules to tighten the security of the state's drivers licenses. >> that extension, means thaw will not have trouble using your pennsylvania driver's license, to board a plane or enter a federal facility, until october of 2018. the commonwealth estimates new drivers licenses will be available in march, 2019. pennsylvania is one of the 17 states given one year reprieve to meet the new id requirements, and it is likely state will need another extension to meet that 2019 deadline. some may consider bats, one of the holiday most creepy creatures but we say, they play an important role in the eco system. >> john mcdevitt from kyw news radio takes a trip to the philadelphia zoo for a look inside the zoo's bat

conservation efforts. >> there are more than 1,000 different bat species in the world with 40, found in the united states, 70 percent of bats consume mosquitoes making them nature's exterminators while some are in the millions , others are dangerously low, or in decline but it is extinct if it wasn't for conservation efforts started by philadelphia zoo around the 1990's. kim is vice-president of education and conservation at the zoo. she did a graduate work back then on the tiny island, in the southern indian ocean, where the bats are from. >> they went from less than a hundred to 20,000, and now they are no longer critically endangered. >> you are part of that. >> i was, so exciting. i got a chance to save a species. >> reporter: tis season october happens to be bat appreciation month. >> so why do you think a bat is associated with halloween. >> probably because people think they turn into vampires but. >> reporter: they don't.

>> no. >> there is one called a vampire bat but like they don't actually turn into vampires. >> reporter: philadelphia zoo has about 30 vampire bats with three new borns less than a week old. they feed on blood, zoo purchased cow blood for the bats, from a penn state live stock and cattle club. also a part of the conservation education here at philadelphia zoo, the stinks graveyard where animals that once ruled the earth are remembered, like the dodo bird last seen in 1681. halloween funnies expected this week for the boo at the zoo where kid can come in costume and get treats and maybe learn some things like conservation. john mcdevitt for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> oh, man. >> john had three of us, when they said they feed on blood. >> how cute. >> oh, okay. >> well, okay. >> yes, very creepy. >> now the forecast with kate. >> i like that, dracula voice there. well, forecast, i will not

attempt to dot dracula voice. forecast is wonderful. moving forward over next couple of days, not like today today was a slow starter, we had really ugly wet they are morning with the wind, we had winds gusting over 50 miles an hour creating damage reports all across the area now that the sunnies out, it is just about down, here's a live look at the sunset, which has just, ended in plymouth meeting. sun went down 6:08 officially. you can still see colors in the skies. we will look live high atop the place one apartments there in plymouth meeting, beautiful looking sunset, wish you could have seen it a few minutes ago but sunset time getting earlier and earlier every single day, and then by november 5th, the sun will set , at 4:53 p.m. that is not depressing i don't know what is. storm scan three shows us the system that brought us rain and wind is shifting out in southern new england, rain shifted out to sea and we have clearing skies, lieutenant of cool air wrapped with this system temperatures in the 40

's as we will show you a cross great lakes and with that cool air, that generates instability, so we will see a couple of spotty sprinkles, perhaps on thursday, and rest of the week for the most parties quiet but note thinks system does in the want to clear the coast, hanging on i don't want to leave the shore either but this is getting ridiculous. been around all day and into tonight showers from toms river to cape may and possibly in the delaware and maryland beaches as well. your almanac today 75 the high we will hit that overnight. temperatures did rebound to around 74, this afternoon, normal is 64. we are well above average. our morning low of 69, well above the normal, morning low is actually warmer then our average high should be so today, once again, very, very skewed above average but cooler weather on the way. temperatures in the 70's but there is that cold bubble i mentioned temperatures in the 40's here inialpena and chicago, 54 in cleveland all wrapped around that storm system and this cool air will be moving our way, over the next few days. we have also got very dry air

sweeping in, the brown signifies low dew points, the moisture signified by blue here and you can see moisture along the coast, rest of us getting into that dryer weather. dew points begin to drop overnight. dew points back in the 50's and then by tomorrow dew point s in the 40's and eventually the upper 30's by early thursday. that is very, very dry air. really nice fall weather on the way. little bit of the cool down. that system departs. see where storm is, most of the showers off the two north and west, can't rule out a stray sprinkle thursday afternoon but the rest of the week for the most part looks rain free, and temperatures, dip and then start to rebound again in the weekend. tonight partly cloudy stray shower along the coast, we are in the mid 50's, for tomorrow we have got temperatures in the upper 60's, less humid, mostly sunny for majority of the area shower possible in the morning along the coast, and then eyewitness weather seven day forecast we will cool down, warm up again by saturday and then to finish out five day we have another chance for rain, sunday afternoon, and that could last into monday, but good news as

of right now halloween looks great and some communities trick or treat on saturday and saturday's weather looks great for that as well good to hear, thanks, kate. >> don's back with sports. >> how many people will go dressed up as carson wentz. >> a lot of number 11's on halloween. looks like best quarterback in the nfl right now plays for the bird. big concerns about the health of the sixers number one pick, breaking news, next in

why are south jerseyans so angry headlines at sweeney? up. sweeney repeatedly sided with chris christie to underfund south jersey schools, increase standardized testing like parcc, cut take-home pay for teachers, and broke his promise to fund the pensions of hundreds of thousands of new jerseyans- all while padding his own. steve sweeney says a lot of things. but the truth is, he's not on our side.

we have established that the eagles won yesterday. >> yes. >> and that things are looking up. >> yes, yes they are. >> yes. >> this is a different town when they are winning. >> no question about it. >> it is october. >> it is starting to feel like the early 80's when everybody was doing well in the early 80 s it is starting to feel like it. >> it is starting to feel like early 2,000's. >> eagles have been around

since 1930's, this is only ninth time they have opened up with a six-one record. last time they happened 2004 when they went to the super bowl. >> shh. >> carson wentz was a magician in last night's 10-point win over washington, fourth quarter we go pocket collapsed but wentz stays alive. 17-yard scramble for first down, back breaking play for redskins. carson also had 17 touchdowns passes. he is on a roll. >> it feels g do i feel good. there is always, plays, every game, every week, that you want back and i just feel confident in all of the guys. i just got to get the ball to them. let them make plays. we are picking up big chunks down the field and guys are winning. i'm just putting it there. >> he is so hohum about it. here's another magician at work eagles tweeting this out, last night, a picture of jon dorenbos watching the game with cole hamels. dorenbos says he is feeling

good after recovering from heart surgery. get well. bomb shell revelation in hoops, espn insider a dre annes report ago this sixers number one draft pick markelle fultz has fluid drained from his shoulder, and that he plans to see a specialist. the information, comes from our markelle's agent. he said markelle literally cannot raise up his arms to shoot the basketball. he decided to try and fight through the pain. he has a great attitude, we are committed to finding a solution to get markelle back to 100 percent. here's brett brown earlier at practice before this news broke. >> we cannot dismiss the fact that there is some concern that he obviously has with his shoulder and we continue to look at it, we continue to try to stay on top of that but the other product of his game, you step back and you can understand yes was the first player chosen but that part of

it i understand. we all do, led by him. we just got to find out to get that healthy. i think that will pre dues results. >> do we know what the problem is. >> well, here's the problem, if he is not healthy, he shouldn't be playing. >> why is he playing. >> he is shooting 33 percent from the field and 50 percent as a guard from the free throw line, 50 percent. >> you and i watched him this summer, i don't remember any sort of problem. >> no, the form looked good. >> it certainly did looking in college, he could shoot better then that. something is clearly not right with markelle fultz. >> we will see what happened. >> when we come right back cooking on the go all for a good cause. >> reason this teaching kitchen has gone

non-profit group philabundance teamed up with vet try community partnership to provide cooking lessons at saint john's church. instructors shared recipes and shared tips how to make healthy meals with the fresh produce that they received. and thanks for watching "eyewitness news" at 6:00 we are back at 10 on the cw philly and we're back here on cbs-3 at 11:00. up next, "cbs evening news". from new york here's anthony mason. take care family we will see you tonight.

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