>> live from the cbs broadcast center in philadelphia. this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news " this morning. love on the move. philly's famous statue has a fresh new look. we're live with how the city is celebrating its return. >> also, growing concerns about the flu virus. we have alarming new numbers on the outbreak in our region ment. and taking a live look outside our up and down temperatures continue, a chilly start to the day, but later this week, we will get a taste of spring. >> good morning, today is mardi gras, fat tuesday, february 13th, i'm jim donovan >> i'm rahel solomon. >> good morning, i'm glad you said it was tuesday, because all morning i was thinking it was wednesday. yes. let's just keep it real, jim. looking outside, actually everything looking okay, just lots of construction out there

so we'll have to maneuver through that. >> dry weather at least for the guys and gals in the hard hats out there, but all clear overhead, that allows the temperatures to drop off very readily. yesterday, and for the last two days, before that, all we had was rain and clouds to report. now we're finley clearing out for a nice breitbart sunny day but, you know, you always tends to see a trade off as we always talk about. that's certainly going to come in the form of some much colder air. look at the temperature difference in the also 24 hours, it is substantial. with us this same time yesterday. you recall we were still in the mid to up ear's, even in the 60s through the span of last or the night before i should say. so it is quite colder outside and your back to needing the winter coats. it is currently 29 degrees, at the airport, 17 in mount pocono. modest wind flow thankfully, but you are going to seabright sunshine here today. and thankfully with the lighter wind you don't have to account for too much after windchill. real dose of reality, meisha. solo 40's at best, that's

where we towelly should be. >> what a difference from walking out the door yesterday morning versus today. >> total. >> so cold. yes, it was. all right, thanks, katie. looking outside, we had some construction 95 north between bridge street and cottman avenue. right lane was compromised, that's now moved out of the way. actually looking real good in the area however, you can see how many headlights we are getting out there on 95. ninety-five yesterday was very , very busy, construction we do have it here. see the flash being light off in the hazy distance. schuylkill eastbound between vine and south street, that right lane is come pro priced there. plus some construction in new jersey, 76 ears near 295. three lanes blocked until around 5:00 a.m. seventy-six east ramp, 295 north, closed also until around 5:00 a.m. and then we have some construction in cherry hill, as well, route 70 westbound past 295 left lane compromised there, jim, rahel, over to you >> thank you very much, meisha philadelphia's gearing up for another parade. >> so long awaited return of the love statue at love park in center city. trang do, live in fairmount,

where the parade will begin in just a few hours, trang, good morning. >> report good morning, rahel and jim. just in time to take some valentine day photo operation with your sweety, again, the parade will start here at 10:00 a.m., at the joan of arc statue here on the side of the art museum. we'll make several stops before returning home to love park. but let's take a look at some video. in icon being love statue removed from its name sake love parka year ago to be stripped, repaired, re painted thanks to generous donor. the statue will look a little different than you may remember. it was painted red, green and blue. but it is now red, green and purple as artist robert indianna originally painted it when the piece was first displayed in philadelphia back in 1976. it will also be on new rectangular base like counterpart, armor, that was the statue at 18th and the parkway. >> love is basically going on a flatbed truck literally parading through the city, stopping for photo ops,

alongside seven different public art sculptures, so people can take photos, use the hashtag love on move. they can sort of get up close and personal to the love sculpture as it goes back to the city. >> you turn the map the route will take this morning starting out at 25th and pennsylvania at 10:00 a.m. making five other shortstops before ending up at home at love park at around 11:15. and you know we all like to take selfies. just reminder, as she mentioned, they're use being hashtag love on the move. so if you happen to catch the love statue on the parade route this morning, then definitely tag it on social media with that hashtag so you can share with the city arts and culture office. but for now live in fairmount, trang do, cbs-3 "eyewitness news." >> very good excuse to take a selfie, trang, thank you. in other news this morning, philadelphia police searching for three men who kidnapped a man, held him hostage, and set him on fire. early yesterday people on the 5400 block of wesford road heard the hostage scream from his burning car.

police say the 34 year old man was leaving work near ben err street and harbison avenue when the men abducted him at gunpoint and drove him around for hours. investigators also say they demanded a $10,000 ransom. >> it is pretty horrible. i can tell you it is a horrific crime t seems very personal. all three we're hearing were armed with guns, used fire as a weapon. it seems pretty personal to me >> the victim is in critical condition with burns over half of his body. mr. advice not yet determined a motive. >> well, happening today, sentencing for the man convicted in bombings in manhattan in ocean county new jersey, 30 year old ahmad convicted last october of planting two pressure cooker bombs on new york city streets including one blast that was caught on camera. thirty people were injured this that blast, another bomb in manhattan did not detonate. he's also claimed to have set bombs at charity race in seaside heights and another the train station in elizabeth

a pennsylvania couple is behind bars accused in a string he burglaries at the jersey shore. investigators say gregory julie anno and chris kristen apple miller, it wasn't until they attempt tommed burglarize a third home on eat lotus avenue wildwood crest neighbors noticed something unusual and called 91. >> they were noticing the backyard, acting suspicious, and they were just not supposed to be there. they weren't supposed to be there. it wasn't their property. >> officers say they were able to link the couple to the other two burglaries on the block because after trail of heroin and methamphetamine found at the property. the couple also has active warrant in pennsylvania for multiple burglaries and in hatfield. >> and the flu is suspected of taking another life this one hits close to home. health officials say young child from new jersey has now died. the five year old child from north bergen not yet identified died yesterday. so far this season more than 60 children have died from the virus. the dcc says it is one of the worse on record with the rate of flu hospitalizations approaching the highest amount ever recorded.

health officials in delaware reporting record breaking number every cases with flew flu related deaths in the past week alone. between january 28th and february 3rd, there were 995 confirmed cases of the flu in the state. that's the highest single week total since they began keeping records. nearly 3,000 confirmed flu caseses in delaware so far this season. >> and for more on the flu epidemic held on over to our website the latest on reported cases in our region as ways to protect yourself from the virus, go to cbsphilly.com/ health. >> the zink rhett service and the nypd teaming to up finds out who mailed envelope with what proud torrealba donald trump, jr. she opened it at her mother's apartment, she is okay, the powder not dangerous however there was a letter with threat of political nature. cbs news learned the letter was postmarked in boston. >> the senate now debating immigration reform plan republicans anadem can't expected to add amendments before it is over. president trump is propose ago

path to citizenship for undocumented immigrant in exchange for tighter border security. democrat want to keep the diversity visa program. they also oppose cut to family migration. it will take 60 vote for the finish product to clear the senate. >> starting today you can see the portraits of barack obama and michelle obama at the smithsonian port rat galley. the 44th president and the first lady that for the unveiling, the president chose artist while i for his painting, the first african-american artist to paint a presidential portrait for the gallery, former president calls the painting of his likeness, quote, pretty sharp. >> well today is mardi gras or fat tuesday. the last day before lent. the christian season of sacrifice. >> the celebrations continue in new orleans where the party will go on right through today and tonight. partiers create large crowds, here is live look at burbon

street, celebrations winding down for little bit. the party ends at midnight tonight. tomorrow is known as ash wednesday. >> still ahead will it be a collie or a bulldog, the prize pooches get ready to compete for the top dog tight until one of the worlds' most prestigious k9 competitions. >> dramatic dog rescue captured on camera. worker, terrified, under 12 feet of rock. >> welcome to the show. 9375. >> young athlete continue to impress at the winter olympics , the latest 17 year old to bring home gold for the usa. we are back in two minute.

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who fell in a hole during a weekend fox hunt. he was located thanks to a microchip. his handlers say charlie is making a complete recovery after his very scary experience. >> and pampered pups are strutting their stuff for this year's westminster kennel club dog show. >> the top dog and winner for best in show will be announced tonight in new york sit. the annual event kicked off last night at madison square garden. 2800 dogs from across the country are competing separate dollars into 200 breed categories. no prize for the best in show but will walk away with a title, trophy, and whole lot of pride. >> best in show i think of the movie. >> yes. >> the hairstyle there. that's a look. >> got to get it. j and teddy involved in that. >> you know, i think both of them could be show dogs, but that's just me being a very proud mama. >> of course you're proud. >> prancing along kelly drive. >> trust me. >> well, now that the twitter

photos of your dogs, okay? >> they're coming. >> get to work on that while i look at the forecast. take a look at storm scan3, totally empty, nice clear sky overhead, along with the fact we had frontal passage yesterday, temperatures has really dropped off. so as you walk out the door this same time yesterday, you recall, it was so mild outside not today. you do need the winter parka, winter coat, and have all of your other accessories, too, hat, scarfs, gloves, not bad idea. very chilly outside. but with high pressure it mean we have sunshine, breitbart, beautiful looking day ahead here, then eventually some rainfall does return, still in the dead of winter though. we don't have flake of a snow in this forecast. so this is a good thing if you're not a fan of shovel. we do still have some wet weather to track with warmfront lifting in, wednesday night into thursday, and then by friday there is a cold front passage yet again. so the rain does return come wednesday night. but the rainfall thankfully this time around even though this is multi day event is looking scattered in nature, shouldn't be anywhere near as drenching, so probably talking over couple of days span of

this system couple of tent of ann. so, definitely by comparison, it is a much weaker animal. now, looking at today, looking like beautiful day, back to where we should be for mid february, breitbart sunshine, high of 42. also helping us out here the wind is a lot lighter. so won't notice it quite as much. you don't have to factor it in as a result for windchill. thirty-three the nighttime low with clouds beginning to rebuild. but we do stay dry. then pretty much all of tomorrow does stay dry until tomorrow night. that's when we see couple of showers moving with warmfront. look what the warmfront does t brings us into the 60s for not one bye count them two days this week you have 30's, 40's, 50's, take your pick. >> of course you're all over. >> and it doesn't even go in order. it is like a list, just jerking all over the place, very good morning to all of you, happy tuesday, i've been thinking it is wednesday all morning long, so you have to help me out with this. had some construction here 95 north between bridge street

and cottman avenue. right lane compromised and now moved out of the way. looking good but we're not even in the 5:00 hour. seeing a lot of movement out there on 95. we know from yesterday, 95 got very busy, very quickly, so just heads up on. that will construction here schuylkill east, right lane compromised see the flashing light there, also see some brake light going off as you travel on past that. and we also have an accident here with entrapmentment route 340 kings highway at moore road. it will be slowing down quite considerably through this area in coat ville. so if you're in this neck of the woods, if this is your neighborhood headed out there right now i would try to avoid the area if you k if you can't you're still able to squeeze by, then construction cherry hill, route 70 westbound past 295 that left lane compromised there, rahel, back over to you >> huge congratulations this morning to usa olympian khloe kim, won gold metal after crushing the woman's snow boarding final. it was best run out of three, and the 17 year old athlete really out did herself.

secured gold metal with a score of 93.75. third and final run she got her highest score how the about this 98.25. celebrated when her teammate aerial gold who took bronze in the same event. and in other olympic news, athlete from japan dismissed after testing positive for banned substance. scheduled to compete in the second heat tomorrow will instead leave the olympic village today. if a statement he said he was surprised by the doping test result, and did not knowingly take any prohibited drug. >> incredible show of patriotism, a mid a fire in california, crews were battling flames and billowing smoke coming from this commercial building in anaheim yesterday when two firefighters spotted an american flag on the roof. as the fire continued to tear through the billing they climbed to the roof, took it down, and saved the flag. >> well still ahead on " eyewitness news" this morning , new rules of the road tell when you uber drivers will now have to hit the brakes after day behind the

wheel. >> and cupid's arrow was headed for your wallet. how much americans are expected to spend on valentine day this year coming

>> roses are red, violets are blue, how much will it cost to say i love you? says americans will collectively spent about $19.6 billion this valentine day. jewelry, flowers and candy sales expected in the billions with about the million spent on greeting cards. >> time now 4:49. time for check on business news. >> money watch's diane king hall joins us live this morning from the new york stock exchange, diane, good morning, so new rules on the road for uber drivers to louse drowsy. >> the road hailing giant drivers must rest for six hours after 12 hour shift. the the time limit approaches, and after 12 hours it will not

allow them to pick up for six hours, the nfsb says drowsy driving causes up to 6,000 crashes every year. >> i like this idea. there was one time i was cents in a uber just coming to work early in the morning and the guy i think was starting to doze off. i started banking on the back of the seat going hey, hey, hey, i got to get to work. >> wow. >> so diane, i understand celebrating tenth birthday, ch ibani. what's the deal? >> happy birthday, chibani, celebrating not cake but free yogurt to everyone, yes, that is good deal, you have to go to chibani website, good for greek yogurt snack, 10-ounce yogurt drink or the two pack. the deal good not just today but through march 4. >> i love this. >> you get a yogurt, you get a yogurt, everybody gets a yogurt. >> blended vanilla yogurt with granola in the morning, because i'm a healthy person.

>> is it delicious? >> it is. >> i like it. >> you know my body is a temple, i keep did protected. >> i know your bod say temple. >> i feel like -- i don't know about buying this complete health. >> i do eat that for breakfast then i wash it down with cookies. >> and some coca-cola. >> later on. >> that's what i was saying. i knew something was one that story line there. >> diane knows you so well. thanks, diane, see you in the next hour. >> thank you. >> pink slips going out adam son, says majority of the layoffs are adam son seattle headquarters, not saying how many employees will be affected by the cut but the news comes at a time when they are publicly searching for a seconds headquarters location. philadelphia is one under consideration. >> barnes and noble cutting jobs, dismal holiday sees season being blamed. won't say just how much jobs are affected but they say lead cashiers among the workers to

lose their jobsment some employees learned of the layoffs when they showed up for work yesterday. >> that's a shame. do like barnes and noble. >> roller coaster weather continues after milder temperatures yesterday, slight cool down is expected today. >> we will get a check on the forecast when we come back with

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>> clearly burbon street in new orleans, man, they look worn out. >> they are an hour difference if i'm not mistaken, going on 4:00 a.m. there. look at the crowd. this is unbelievable. happy fat tuesday to you guys. you know, avenue been down to new orleans number of times, and working on on the early

shift you tends up to wake up earlier than most of the rest of the city. and i mean the place kind of smells like trash in the morning, because they're closing down all of the sidewalks and just like oh, do you have clean up for the next day, revolry, and certainly that place is going to be happening, hopping here in the next few days. now, we back at home also have our own fat tuesday celebration going on, looking good, you have nice clear skies overhead, it is cents chilly outside, and it is february, so nothing atypical but do have fun festive graphic. seasonable day on tap, thankfully not too much wind. good excuse of day to be outside. 42 degrees is our eventual high. looking forward, for valentine darks there is a nice little warm up that takes place, and it is warmest to come thursday so, 65 degrees by then, there are some showers that are moving on through. they should be no where near as drenching as the last couple of days have been. the wednesday night-thursday and then friday as well,

warmfront front cold by cold front bringing in scattered rain showers, right now not expecting even flake of snow out of all of this just too warm. but, by the time we hit saturday, well, huge drop off here. twenty plus degrees difference for you come saturday but at least the sun will return, and while there may be shower around on sunday generally speaking it looks like pretty good weekend. just chilly, meisha? >> we better enjoy that sun today, katie, i saw some rain coming and everything else, thank you. good, it will be great to see that sun. looking outside right now, still dark out there. delaware county 95 north at 452, you take this all the way up to the airport. this is what you are working with, looking good. construction schuylkill expressway east, right lane compromised, flashing lights there, see the headlight traveling on by starting to build levels on the schuylkill and on 95. this is where we have an accident with entrapment in coatesville, route 340, kings highway at moore road. avoid it if you k well give yourself i would suggest maybe couple every extra minute.

then weaver some construction cute over here in cherry hill asomugha well. seventy week, left lane compromised there. and some construction in ewing so, we've got 95 near route 29 , the ramp, lane closures until 6:00 a.m. route 29 closed between upper ferry road and scenic drive until right around 6:00 a.m. of course i'll let you know as soon as they clear out of your way. then, also construction two different areas, hopewell 95 north between 31 and 206. two lanes until 5:00. then lauren two lanes until 5:00 a.m. >> thank you shall meisha. coming up in the next hour of cbs-3 "eyewitness news," love is on the move. we'll tell you where you can see historic love sculpture around town today. >> also ahead, we told you about powerful storm moving toward the island of tanga, now seeing the damage it left behind l we'll have up a date. >> we'll show you how the winter olympics are painful reminder of war once fought in korea. back at the top of the hour.

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>> four letters that define our mood. >> first, the statue has some stops to make. we'll tell you where you can take a picture with it. >> fight being the flu as the outbreak grows, we've learned another child in our area has died. we'll have the updated numbers for our region. >> live look at center city from our cbs-3 studios after mild monday, temperatures headed back to normal today. it will be sunny and seasonable, but the temperatures are about to change again. today is tuesday, february 13, everyone is changing good morning, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. katie and meisha keepg