>> 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 keeping an eye on things this morning.

i had a hard timekeeping up with things. >> parka, the swimsuit, all in the same week. >> i know, katie you'll have more on that but yikes, katie, i'm excited to see the sun, when you look at your drive that's all i can think of. >> yes, it is really looking like it is so exciting, right? everything in traffic is good. one accident throughout construction so we're all right. >> cool l it comes to the weather i like to keep you guessing. thirty's, 40's, 50's, 60s, the next seven days. warmfront, cold front, a lot of change can take place when you have those kind of patterns going on. and currently at least storm scan is quiet. empty. we had very light wind out there. and with the clear sky of course the temperature had the opportunity to drop off a lot more readily than it did this same time yesterday. temperature much chillier today, generally speaking anywhere from 20, 30 degrees colder by comparison to this

same time yesterday. very seasonable change here, you're held back to the 20's, now back to reality. this is pretty much the one and only day though of the next five that will be normal for february. but what's interesting, too, is that this is our snowiest month, we don't really have a flake of snow in the forecast, at least not for the next couple of days, so while it is chillier, at least do you have the sunshine, not just in the afternoon, all day long. it is no where near as breezy, but it is seasonable, low 40's at best. so as we take a handful of hours throughout the span of the day, you'll be in the 30's come probably 9:00 a.m. if not sooner. but, by noontime, still only flirting to four, top it off at around 42, really right where we should be. another warm up on tap for tomorrow. >> okay, i like the sound of that, and i love the fact that we will see that beautiful sun it is such a mood lifter. there is no doubt about it, but still dark outside right now. looking at blue route near mid-county, what we are working with in terms of volume. looking okay. so the blue route actually big

thumbs-up. the schuylkill on 95, however, starting to heed up maybe levels little bit. we saw yesterday, 95 really heated up. quickly. we'll see what happens today. speaking of the schuylkill, we do have some construction, schuylkill eastbound between vine and south street, that right lane is compromised. you can see the flashing light pulled off to the right. so you might tap your brakes, really pull your attention to an accident in coat ville there is one with entrapment. 340 kings highway at moore road. if you can avoid it you certainly want to do so. not too far away in thorndale, another one, route 30 bypass eastbound near route 340, so just heads up on that, still showing some green. but i would venture to bet it won't be out there for much longer looking all green like that, jim, rahel, back to you. >> love is in the air. and on the move in philadelphia. >> we are talking about the famous love statue which is returning home to love park in center city later this morning "eyewitness news" reporter trang do live at love park with more on the homecoming today, good morning, trang. >> good morning, rahel, jim. yes, love park itself underwent a make over so did the love statue. take a look here, this is one

of the changes that you will see, that rectangular base, it is just waiting for the statue to return home and be atop of it. but the iconic lover statue was removed from it name sake love park here a year ago to be stripped, repaired, repainted thanks to generous donor. now the statue will look little different than you may remember, it was painted red, green and blue. but it is now red, green and purple. as the artist originally intended. artist robert indianna when the piece was first displayed here in philadelphia, back in 1976. the sitly welcome it home today in grand fashion. >> 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 the move. and they can sort of get up close and personal to the love sculpture as it goes back to the city. >> and here is a map of the route the statue will take this morning, again, starting

out at 10:00 a.m., at 25th and pennsylvania, where i was earlier this morning. and making five other shortstops before ending up here at love park around 11:15 . again the city says this love state ooh will be in place by this afternoon, just in time for the valentine photo operation, engagement photos, wedding photos, all of those things people have been missing for a year, don't forget to use the hashtag love on the move, so you can share your photos with the city arts and culture office. for now live in lover park, rahel, jim, back to you. >> also very popular tourist spot. >> love on the move, i love it , thanks, trang. >> and again, here is the time line of where you can see the statue today at 10:00 a.m. at 25th and pennsylvania, at the joan of arc statue, 10:10 moves to the washington monument at eakin's oval. 102,020th and parkway. >> and by 10:30 love on the move once again at the swan fountain on logan square. at 10:45, spanish twin a more

at 18th and the parkway and at 11:00 it will be at the monument to jewish martyrs at 16th and the parkway all before arriving at love park around 11:15. >> in other news this morning, kidnapping ends with a captor setting their victim on fire. now philadelphia police are trying to track down three suspect. the and abduction happened wissinoming as the 34 year old victim got off work. tended early monday on wesford road and olney. they say the kidnappers drove their victim around for hours, zip tide him, demanded ransom of $10,000, and then set him on fire in his own car. basically the three suspect new their victim. >> 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, yet they used fire as a weapon. it seems pretty personal to me >> the victim has burned over half his body, necessary critical condition at temple university hospital. >> well, health officials fear the flu is to blame for another death a young child in new jersey. the unidentified five year old

from north bergin died yesterday. health officials are you still working to confirm his death was flu related. more than 60 children have died from the virus so far this season, the cdc says this flu season may not have even peaked yet. and the rate of flu hospitalization cents is approaching the highest amount ever recorded. health officials in delaware are reporting a record breaking flu season there, with six flu related death in the past week alone. there were 995 confirmed cases cents of flu in the state between january 28th and february 3rd. that is the highest single week total since the state began keeping records. nearly 3,000 flu cases cents in delaware have been confirmed so far this season. >> for more on the flu epidemic visit our website. you'll find reported cases cents in our region and ways to protect yourself against the virus, it is all there for you on cbsphilly.com/health. >> well the senate's immigration debate is under way, leaders of both parties agree it may be tough to find a deal that congress will pass and president trump will sign.

>> john loyer ends explains, one of the issues under discussion affect the 1.8 million undock the many grain, brought to the us as children, otherwise known as dreamers. >> john and james are dreamers , brought to the u.s. when they were ten years old. >> they say the two greatest days of your lives are the day were you born and the day you find out why. >> yes. >> so for us, this is our why. >> the philippine native who didn't want their last name given are under contract with the army. >> just given us a chance to prove that the we're american. >> the identical twins sign up to serve under now de funk program for undockment dollars immigrant. now they wait to see if they'll be deployed or deported. >> one undocumented immigrant who won't g be deported is jesus, granted one year stay on humanitarian grounds. his five year old son fighting leukemia. >> he is happy because he knows now that i will will be able to go home now and be

with the whole family at home. >> prior to getting the stay, he south refuge in a phoenix church. the government will review his case to determine if he can stay in the u.s. for good. he and his wife are expecting another child in about four month. >> and coming up on cbs this morning, senator tom cotton will discuss the immigration debate at 7:00 right after " eyewitness news" this morning here on cbs-3. >> happening today, the man convicted in terrorist bombing in new jersey will learn if he'll spend the rest every his life in prison. convicted last year at a bombing in the chelsey neighborhood that injured 30 people. another booth set in man hat and did not explode, also convicted in a many bog at charity race in seaside height ocean county and bombing at train station in elizabeth union county. >> well, cbs news has learned that a letter containing white powder addressed to donald trump, jr. was postmarked in boston. his wife vanessa went to the hospital monday after opening the envelope which was sent to

her mother's resident in new york city. i say the powder not considered dangerous but that the letter included threats of a political nature. the president's son tweeted truely disgusting that certain individuals chose to express their opposing views with such disturbing behavior. >> well new this morning, passengers forced to use slides to evacuate an airplane , we will tell you what caused some scary moments >> also ahead two, elderly sisters had to be rescued from their car as flashflooding causes water to rise around them. we'll hear from one of the women just ahead. >> and this was no ordinary high school wrestling match. what made this meeting between student athlete specially poinent. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> little mj on a tuesday morning, time now 5:10.

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>> crews rushing passengers off an airplane after a cabin filled with smoke there is was cents a frantic scene at airport in orange county california last night, the southwest airlines 737 just pushed back from the gate when the crew noted smoke. 139 passengers and five crew members evacuate the the plane using a slide. fortunately, everyone made it off safely with only a few minor injuries, the smoke reported educationally came from axillar power unit located in the back of the plane. >> two elderly sisters in massachusetts counting their blessings after they were rescued from a flooded car. >> take a look. picture of 79 year old helen being rescued in springfield sunday. she and her 88 year old sister went to cemetery when heavy rain triggered flashflooding. suddenly surrounded by water. did not want her face on camera but did want to show her store. >> i all the sudden i was in

the middle of it, the water kept coming up and up. god i was scared to death. >> the sisters did not have a phone but a good samaar at this stepped in and called for help. >> tonga is cleaning up. footage from new zealand television shows the category four storm, flattened parliament house. the cyclone with wind of 124 miles an hour also destroyed homes and churches in it. onga causing widespread power outages. >> wow. >> yes, time now 5:15. katie i hear this weekend we got quite a bit of rain. yesterday glorious, chilly relatively but sunny. >> eventually. >> we were trans milling quit a bit yesterday. even still down across south jersey, delaware, rain, did you as prom ills dollars the undid return, we were at least one up on breitbart and sunny note. also today going to seabright sunshine as well. but it is chilly. back to that seasonable chill

at least for one day before the thermometer begins to rebounds all over again. now off in the distance do you see center city, right on the upper edge of this camera shot i think the wind from yesterday might have nudged this camera out around palmyra cove nature park around a little bit. actually over my shoulder here watching us in hd see the wall from the bridge that this is mounted on but there is all-in-all nice clearview of the center city skyline off in the distance here, we are promised real nice looking day not too windiment it is nice and clear, have sunshine, but it is cents chilly. it is mid february. it is what would you expect. don't get too used to, that though, we're all over the place the rest of this forecast, so storm scan is clear, high pressure to thank for, that we do already have new frontal bound working it way east, so by the time it reaches us additional rain showers in the forecast, look at the temperature change, even from the lasts 24 hours, you've dropped anywhere from the teens, to generally 20, 30 y comparison, drastically

chillier, hell back to the 20 's from fill out to ac. seventeen up in the mountains right now. but luckily, somewhat noticeable breeze, but very light generally speaking all day today. and how about nice valentine day graphic dripping with cupid's love for you here, i mean, if this isn't a festive graphic i don't know what is. 51 degrees come tomorrow. mild and very lovely day for you. we are going to see more clouds overhead throughout the day tomorrow. promise to go stay dry until we hit late tomorrow night into thursday. and friday. that's when the next showers come through. but by comparison to recent days, this is no big deal. maybe a few tent of an inch over the entire span of time. so, especially thursday, primarily looking dry, but there will be shower around, friday is your best chance to see some rain push through, but look how warm it is, low even mid 60s, real taste of spring like weather here, meisha, but by saturday, well, that's out the window all over again. >> katie i am loving the cupid what a cutie pie.

>> of course you are. >> right? hopeless romantic you guys, good morning, looking outside, 422 near oaks, headlight moving in the eastbound direction, i would say actually looking pretty good here. there are couple of spots where already we are starting to see things heat up. but 422 near oaks, actually looking pretty good. so, 95 near cottman, right around this area, actually looking all right. looking good. but as you push a little closer to center city that's where we are starting to heat up little bit. just heads up. that's he can actually what happened yesterday and 95 was very busy, very busy, little earlier. ninety-five northbound, you can see, we got quite a few vehicles out there on the northbound side as well. then we were looking at some construction on the schuylkill east between vine and now since cleared. but you can see how many vehicles are out there as well now, we have an accident here. this one with entrapment in coat ville. 340 kings highway at moore road. then we just kind of squeeze over here, we also have another accident over here, route 30 bypass eastbound near

route 340. if you're in this general area , i would say give yourselves extra time. i know showing green on the censor map. i would still give yourself maybe extra 15 minute or so if i were you. construction in cherry hill, krause still out there. route 70 westbound, past 295, that left lane is compromised there, gentleman hell, jim, back to you. >> meisha, thank you. now for a look at newspaper headlines from across our region. >> in the morning call, candor err played taps at more than 3,000 military funerals and five years ago founded the annual taps over bethlehem. now -- err himself will be laid to rest. the 96 year old lehigh valley native died sunday at his pell err townhome. >> from the trentonian, mercer county officials ordered hamilton gas station closed after customers complained of tainted fuel. some experienced engine trouble after filling at route 33 and george side road. >> news journal, world war ii fire control towers along

delaware southern shore line have caught the attention of those driving by. well, beginning last night, tower three in delaware's seashore state park will now be illuminated by cobalt blue lighting. >> that's a lock at newspaper headlines from around the delaware and lehigh valley. >> up next, sixers try keep their winning streak alive in south philly. highlight next in sports. >> the dog eat dog world of politics, important to find a friendly face like this one, we will tell you where this dog is running for governor. when we come back.

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>> welcome back. philly sport teams are still soaring. >> the flyers and sixers haven't lost since the eagles won the super bowl. don bell has the highlight of last night's sixers game in your morning sports. >> eagles win the super bowl and all the sudden philly can't lose. minnesota flyers won all four of their games and the sixers three and zero head into last night. sixers hosting the nicks. they signed veteran guard earlier in the day. thirds quarter the eastern conference player of the week, joel embiid. three of his 17. loving it. although you can't see it right there. tj mcconnell, man possess in the this game. the steel. robert covington putting michael beastly on a poster. sixers, up by eight, and feeling it. to the fourth quarter we go. tj, to dario. twenty-four and tj with his first career triple double, ten points, ten boards, 11 assists, the sixers win 108-92

during the seven spot in the east. little shower for tj mcconnell right there. the sixers hosting the heat tomorrow night. and tonight the flyers go for their fifth straight win, when they host the devils. that's all for sport, i'm don bell, have a great day. >> well, in sports, we've come to expect the thrill of victory, and the agony of defeat. >> viral video showing a winning moment of sport man ship. >> freshman wrestler, winning his first match ever. he has downe syndrome, works with his nebraska team. saw grant hanging out and asked his coach if grant wanted to participate. the two hit the mat, and grant won. >> he had his sing let on, head gear and ready to go, that was for him, that was his moment. >> you knew you were going to win? >> ya. >> now very confident grant there, very nice, grant says he's already looking forward

to next season in wrestling. >> good stuff there. >> well, coming up in the next half hour of "eyewitness news ," layoffs are coming at two major companies. we'll have a live report from wall street. >> plus tell you where the first medical marijuana dispensary in southeastern pennsylvania is set to open today. plus this. >> with the oil picks here in south korea plenty of excitement about the games. but for some also cents remind i of the war once fought here. i'm dana jacobson in bang song with story of one soldier's long awaited

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>> good morning, first here's what you need to know to start your day in the morning minute today is tuesday, february 13. just in time to take some

valentine day photo ops with your sweety. phillies famous love statue return to it rightful place. >> and the flu season rages on signs that we still haven't seen the worse of it yet. >> scientists cents are working on new drugs and technology to prevent future outbreaks. >> president trump's daughter in law was taken to a manhattan hospital after opening a letter that contained a white powder. >> police say the it shows the powder was not hazardous. >> portraits of michelle anbar ac obama going on display at the national portrait gallery. >> i tried to negotiate less gray hair. >> there are lots of tail wagging here at the westminster dog show. >> 2800 dogs are competing this year. >> winter is an english massive.