we'll have an update on the numbers. >> and, it is cents sunny and seasonable, as you head out the door this morning, but katie is tracking another chance of rain in the forecasts. >> i never know how to dress any more. today is fat tuesday, february , i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. katie and meisha are keeping an eye on things, we just have to listen very end tently. >> make sure to wear your stretch i pants. >> my big pants. >> i had to think about that, you didn't know how to dress ment oh, ya, i totally get the roller coaster. looking outside, everything looking really good. i think a lot of people have mardi gras on the brain. >> understandably so. those nationals look -- >> oh, yes, they do. >> hopefully pat will bring several dozen, because when i get to the news room, all gone , every single year. >> let's look at storm scan, you guys mentioned it sunshine expected here today. and very seasonable, we've got the chill really settling in, but it is mid february. nothing atypical about that. you are going to see sunny skies with that nice clear sky

high pressure in place. twenty-eight is the current value at the airport. chill in the air for sure. you're at 16 mount pocono, coldest spot of the bunch but mid 20's pretty much where we all are situated for the most part across the board. when you look even just inland , or just outside of philadelphia, here, quakertown , is also in the 20 's, not reflected on the graphic here. but you're sitting along with the rest of these areas here in the 20's across the board. as i day progresses region by region don't break out of the 30's very likely from the shore to the other resort towns in the poconos, here in philadelphia should rebounds to 42, basically where you should, don't have as much winds to contend, with don't have to worry about too much after windchill either. but this one day, where you get some sense of normalcy, and then this huge temperature swing is coming our way all over again. couple of fronts are the culprit for that. so there are some showers that will see see a long the way as well. key with this, thankfully, not looking ahead to the drenching kind of rain, that we experience over the weekends, but there is wet weather in

the forecast meisha. so little later on in the show i'll let you know when the next raindrops are expected to fall. >> normalcy so fleeting in february. >> just in general. >> you're right, katie, thank you. good morning, happy tuesday. so looking outside right now at the vine. kind of keeping our eye on here, because it seems to really be heating up right now ment you can really see the eastbound side, how quickly that's heating up. westbound side looking okay. tap your brakes as you jump on schuylkill. we have our eye on the eastbound side. ninety-five south at girard, this is what you are looking at here, just a sea of headlight out there on 95. at you push in the southbound direction toward center city, might want to give yourself couple every extra minute, especially headed out the door right now or in the next 20 minute for sure. boulevard at wissahickon, slowly starting to kind of creep up levels here. still looking good though. still traveling around at posted speeds but i would just pull that to your attention starting to build levels there and we do have accident out there in douglas cents ville, so 22 miles per hour surrounding this accident on 422 eastbound past route 662.

that right lane is compromised and you will clearly be tapping on your breaks as you travel on by. excuse me, another accident here, near route 340 in thorndale, still showing some green around this area, jim and rahel, back to you. >> phillies famous love statue is returning home, with a new look. >> but first, mini parade will be held to celebrate its home coming trang do live at love park with more now, good morning, trang. >> parade ends here naturally at love park which has undergone make over of its own take look, here is one of the changes people will see that rectangular base, now that's new, just waiting for the statue to arrive later this morning, after it takes a short tour through our beautiful city. now the iconic love state ooh removed from it name sake love parka year ago to be stripped, repaired, repainted, thanks to a generous donor. the statue will look a little different than you may remember. it was painted red, green, and blue, but it was now red, green and purple, as artist

robert indianna originally paint philadelphia when 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 is it goes back to the city. >> now, here is a map of the route the statue will take this morning, again, starting out at 10:00 a.m. at 20th and pennsylvania, that's right outside the art new same, making five other shore stops, ending up here at home at love park around 11:15 a.m. and of course if you happen to catch the statue at any point during the parade they are asking to you hashtag love on the move, post that to social media, you can share your photos, i know many people are very excited they've been asking about this statue for the past year, where is it,

here, they want to take their wedding and engagement and of course valentine day photos with it but for now live from love park, trang do, cbs-3, " eyewitness news" back to you guys. >> all you need is love. >> i wonder if they'll have confetti cannon, like they had in the eagles parade? now, that would be good stuff. >> i don't think so. >> thanks, trang. >> we love our parades. >> and again, here is the time line of where you can see the statue today at 10:00. it will be at 25th and pennsylvania at the joan of arc statue. then at 10:00 is it moves to the washington monument on eakin's oval. at 10:20 it will be at 20th and the parkway at the all wars memorial. >> by 10:30 love is on the mover again at the swan fountain on logan square. at 45:00 it it visit a.m. more on the parkway. jewish martyrs at 16th and the parkway next, all before arriving at love park around 11:15 a.m. >> in other news this morning, philadelphia police are looking for three kidnappers who set a hostage on fire. neighbors on the 5400 block of

wesford road in olney heard a man scream interesting his burning car yesterday morning. the 34 year old was leaving work near ben err street and harbison avenue when investigators say the then abducted him, zip tide him, drove him around for hours, police also cents say the captors demanded his family pay a ransom of $10,000. >> it is pretty horrible. i can tell you it is a horrific crime t seems very personal. all three, we're hearing, armed with guns, yet they use fire as a weapon. seems pretty personal to me. >> the victim is in critical condition at temple university hospital. >> health officials are working to confirm the latest suspected flu death there is time young child in north bergin north jersey. unidentified child died yesterday. more than zero six children have died from the virus during this year's flu epidemic. says this flu season may become the worse on record as the rate of hospitalization cents cents approaching the highest amount ever recorded. health off initials delaware also reporting a record breaking flu season. six flu related deaths have occurred in delaware in just

the past week. the state had 995 confirmed cases of flu during the week between january 28th and february 3rd. that's the highest single week total of flu cases cents since the state began recordkeeping. so far this season there have been nearly 3,000 confirmed flu cases cents in delaware. >> you can always go to our website for more on the flu epidemic, the latest with ways to protect yourself and your family from the virus, all there for you at cbsphilly.com /health. >> the immigration debate is under way on capitol hill. senators are working on bill that they can pass and president trump will sign. as john loyer ends reports, 1.8 million undocumented immigrants known as dreamers are await to go learn their fate. >> 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. so for us us this is our we. >> the philippine natives who didn't want their last name given are under contract with

the army. >> just give us a chance to prove that the we're american. >> the identical twins signed up to serve under a now de funk program for undocumented immigrant. now, they wait to see if they'll be deployed or deported. one undocumented immigrant who won't be deported is jesus, granted one year stay on humane tar jane grounds, his five year old son is fighting leukemia. >> he is happy, because he knows now that i'm going to be able to go home now and be with my 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. john loyer ends, cbs-3, " eyewitness news". >> nypd and the secret service trying to track down the person who mailed letter with white powder, up do junior, the president's daughter in

law vanessa opened the letter. she okay. the powder not considered dangerous. cbs news learned the letter was postmarked in boston. donald trump, jr. tweeted it is cents truely disgusting that certain individuals shoot to express their opposing views with such disturbing behavior. >> still ahead on "eyewitness news" this morning, khloe kim wins the gold after her thrilling performance in the women's half pipe. plus the 17 year old is getting just as much attention for what she was doing between her runs, we'll explain next. cents. >> but tomorrow is valentine's day, so still time left to get your sweetheart something special. we'll take a look at why chocolates and flowers may actually not the best way to go this year. >> ♪ love ♪ exciting and new ♪ we're expecting you ♪ ♪ >> you are listening to the sounds of cbs-3 anchor jim

donovan. >> julie mccoy, the crust director, are they on the float today, too? eats i can, goafer? >> i think you're thon boat alone, jim. >> one way boat to crazy land. >> ♪ love both ♪

>> ♪ >> ♪ >> back now on cbs-3 " eyewitness news" this morning , our cycle of warm weather than cold weather

making icicles form all over the place. >> beautiful but can be dangerous, experts say ice can lead to damaging moisture in the walls every homes, icicles can fall from height and cause damage or injuries. so careful out there. >> and if you want to know thousand get rid of ice on your trampoline, leave it to this kid in missouri. look at this. here we go. crunch. >> oh, manning! >> kind of interesting. have year old dillan landed on his back on this ice covered trampoline and the ice shattered and covered him. he and some friends at mitt they did the same thing few days before but the ice wasn't as thick, their exploits have been viewed nearly half million times on social media. >> anything for some social media fame. clearly. >> all right, katie? >> yikes. >> in other news? >> well, i think enough chill in the air any time soon to allow the ice to settle like that, just got too much variety going on in this pattern. and couple of april-like days coming up here, too.

so, today is your quiet very normal, very tried and true for mid-february day. it is quiet outside with high pressure building in place. so it is all clear overhead. but that's allowed the temperatures to drop off, cold front passed through yesterday , too, so it allowed the temperature to do the same but those additional variables , the clear sky, that are making it feel even colder fat tuesday, still partying down in new orleans, few showers might work their way through there, but here locally for any of the celebrations cents going on here, namely, eating fashnaughts, we're going to see sunny skies outside whitfield elementary school, no light of day just yet but all clear, looks like traffic, traffic the, the one car, moving along pretty nicely, but cold at 24 degrees, thankfully the winds flow nice and light. nice fun mardi gras festive graph took show you, seasonable day here in fill, lot every sunday shine to go along with it, very light wind as well, checking out the love parade that's going on out there with the love statue this morning, you should have a heavy coat. but not be too un column comfortable here. meanwhile looking forward

about to get awfully warm, mid and lower 60s both thursday and friday. big key here is that this rain is no where near as drenching as recent days. but friday at the moment does look like it will be the wettest of the two. meisha? >> so excited to see that sun, get that little bit after break. morning, everybody, hand i tuesday. keeping our eye on the roadways outside, we are certainly starting to build levels at this hour. we can expect that now as we push into the 6:00 hour. so 42, 42 freeway northbound creek road. yikes. looking very, very busy. give yourselves couple of the extra minute at this point. blue route really starting to to go heat up. just for us to crack into the 6:00 hour for the blue route to get going. blue route, headlights moving in the northbound direction, you can see, doesn't matter north northbound or southbound in this area almost bumper to bumper in this area. schuylkill near spring garden okay, amazing shot here. so gorgeous. i love this. i have to show it to you almost every single day because that skyline looks spectacular, just absolutely gorgeous. as you push in the eastbound

direction however, what doesn't look great is all of the brake lights going off, lets you know traveling little less than supposed speeds, the closer you get into the city. just heads up on that. that accident in douglas ville , 422, still out there traveling less than posted speeds, jim, over to you. >> thank you shall meisha. flowers and chocolates are the go to valentine day gift. but are they really what your special someone wants? >> the study says those gift may not be received as well as others, that may be come from the heart. laura pedestrian he is that report. >> at mat less florist in new york city valentine day is by far the busiest time of the year. >> everybody gets flowers. >> everybody gets flowers. everybody has cents to come home with flowers or send flowers. >> but new study out of cash began melon university, staples like red roses, box of chocolates, even diamond jewelry are not necessarily the best gifts to give. >> there is a whole host of different errors people make but fall into the broad category of giving gifts trying to put a smile on somebody's face, but aren't all that useful. >> associate professor jeff

says the research shows givers too often focus on create that wow movement. but they should be buying what the recipient really want, or needs. >> i doubt you remember the box of chocolates from five years ago, but might remember the special custom eyes matching luggage tax ooh wife give you, always using, something that you really enjoy. >> in times square, we asked couples the most memorable gift they've ever received. >> beauty school, she paid for my beauty school and now making for that, she don't need to work any more, she works with me in my business, so it was the best gifter. >> special surprise. >> for sherrie hawking this motorcycle from her husband, richard. >> was it very useful? >> yes. i love it. and i have been wanting one. but probably would never have bought one myself. >> this is a gift. >> and this couple chose a trip to the big apple as an early valentine day gift to each other. however? >> dow expect some chocolates on valentine day itself. so -- >> do you hear that? >> i hear that loud and clear.

>> chocolate may not be the most useful gift. but the research does find it is important to give people you love what they want. laura, cbs-3, "eyewitness news ". i have to raise my expectations, no one ever paid my tuition! just saying all right, well,'s already olympic snow boarding legend. i'm serious. wants to redeem himself. >> go for the gold tonight and in a attempt to come back from disappointing finish four years ago, at the last olympics white fell during final run in the half pipe and finished in fourth. but the 31 year old send done yet and is on track to win it all. white scored 98.50 on his second run during the qualifying rounds yesterday. now he's moving onto compete in the final. >> sean white isn't the only snow border dominating the half pike, khloe kim won gold met al after crushing the women's snow boarding final, the best run out of three, and 17 year old really out did herself. secured gold medal in first

with 93.75, but on third and final run, she got her highest score of 98.25. kim celebrated when her teammate aerial gold who took the bronze. >> so, probably wondering, right, what's going through 17 year old's brain as she is about to win gold? apparently food. >> here is one of the tweets she supposed during her competition. could be down for some ice cream right now. in another tweet she said: wish i finish my breakfasts sandwich but my stone on self decided not to and now i'm getting hangry. >> other young athletes: oh, and i also had two cure owe's today and threat were pretty bomb. just a typical teen. >> these olypians seem to be getting younger every day, pretty soon they'll be in kinder garden. >> i thought the same thing, but i think we're getting older. >> we heard a lot about the crazy wind at the olympics, necker visual proof of how bad it is. >> plus you usually see his looks on different kind of runway. just designed new uniforms for

delta airlines, and taking spandex to the sky. >> oh,. >> we'll show you the designs ne

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>> daytime flies flight, with 40, rebound sunday, prance with a few showers, guys? >> all right, katie, thank you now for a look at newspaper headlines from across our region. >> in the times every trenton, eight set tran trenton police officer, during a afternoon ceremony at city hall, trenton mayor and police director led the ceremony. >> the reading e-a-g-l-e-s, the former head of reading parking authority is blaming the city for the current financial troubles, say the principal called behind the authority's current financial situation include tens of

millions of dollars in bond debt, turn over in the boards every directors. >> the press of atlantic city student at cedar creek high school in egg harbor city got glimpse what it is like to live in the military, semi truck visited the campus with several hands on and interactive virtual reality systems that stimulate what members of the army may experience. >> and that's a look at newspaper headlines from around the delaware and lehigh valley. >> well, delta airlines getting ready to roll out new uniforms, but not just any old uniform, these are styling. >> the airlines have fashion designers creates new look, three years designing the uniforms made with spandex for stretch and comfort, and to get the right fit the designer spent time even serving flights, serving peanuts on flights or maybe pretzels. i don't know where they serve peanut any more. and also scanning passengers, this is the perfect time to dust off this picture of jim donovan. >> i hate that uniform. >> did you know he used to be a flight a den can't? >> that was 100% polly he iser

>> comfortable in. >> not really. flight attendants dance always complain about their uniforms, that he me and my crew inside an engine, airbus engine, the mechanic slips up in for that photo. >> i look good in a uniform. >> any must say so myself. >> we wore a version of purple >> and i think to be honest, uniforms are now combining the red and the blue. >> spandex, i don't know about , that coming up the in next hour of "eyewitness news ," hundreds cents of job cuts at one of america's most soukouses fell cups. >> flew is hitting the nation hard, scientists working on new drugs in technology to prevent future outbreaks. >> and i'm hena doba with more ahead. >> plus, love and money. sometimes they do not mix. we'll take a look at how couples should divide financial responsibility as we valentine day. >> and we are looking outside. taking a look at 95 south at co good. heating up on all of the

majores, and we do have couple every accident outl, a of the updates coming up of the first a quick break, stay right where you

good morning, i'm jim con donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. here's what you need to do to start your day in a morning minute. it is fat tuesday. >> love. >> ♪ >> exciting and new. >> ♪ exciting and new. >> love park itself underwent a make over, and so did the love statue. >> when phil i is throwing a party. >> love is basically going on a flatbed truck parading through the city. >> welcome, 93.75. >> a huge congratulations this morning to usa olympia ' chleo

kim who won the gold crushing the snow boarding final. >> tails wagging at this year 's 142nd westminster dog show. >> 2800 dogs are competing year, separated into about 200 breed categories. >> the eagles win the super bowl and all the sudden philly can't lose. >> to the fourth quarter we go , tj, sore i can with 24, and tj with his first career triple double. >> the sixers win 108-92, they're in the seventh spot in the east. >> i'm here at the bakery with all of my friends from northeast philly, say hi everyone. good morning. >> hey. so they're loading up on national, because of course it is fat tuesday. >> today's morning minute is sponsored by pen medicine's abe ransom cancer center ... >> pat remembers his friends back here with the fashnaughts >> here's hoping. >> and katie today good day

for some comfort food like fashnaughts. >> i'm hangry. >> we do not want jim to be h angry, which if you're not aware the combination of both hungry and angry, and never a good thing for any of us. and i would just flea out our pat gallen, if he does bring back the fastnacht, stop by the weather offers first? i always feel like i miss out, the second they're back from the news room, gone. typical chill at that. this is pretty typical mid february day. nice clear sky, allowed the temperature do drop off. cold front passage yesterday helped dot same thing. now stuck in the two's where you should be. but the problem is, that it feels way colder by comparison to the same time yesterday. so, perception can real mess with you here. just walk out the door with your heavy winter coat as would you on any normal february day. and you'll be just fine, but also pack your shades, going to be breitbart and sunny day, sending kids off to the school bus here make sure they're bundle up, too, by the time

riding home still with full sunshine no less, the daytime high only hit 42 degrees, that's only one agree shy of where we really should be. now as we look ahead, the temperature swings just keep oncoming. we've got fresh set of frontal boundaries going to be pushing their way through here. and in the next couple every days it, means there will be wet weather. good news with that i'm not specking kind of drenching rain we had to deal with but regardless very substantial changes on the thermometer over the next seven days, and i'll outline when all of that takes place a little later on, smear. >> all right, katie, thank you the sun is slowly starting to come up in the skies starting to look so beautiful. >> starting to heat up here then of course one we jump on the schuylkill push in the web direction off the boulevard right around city avenue this is where you're really going to get tied up. so, give yourselves extra time here, i would say, at least a extra, i don't know, 20 minute

or so, maybe even moriarty point. >> all brake lights and just a sea of them, over those street we go, eastbound direction of the schuylkill, not looking too much better, not quite as congested as it is in the westbound side. but not looking too much better looking outside right here schuylkill near spring garden, gorgeous, what i don't like, as we enter center city really starting to slow down, sea of brake light head on just past these trees and swivel around the ben. westbound side certainly starting to heat up as well. anywhere on the schuylkill right now, give yourselves couple of extra minute headed out the door. accident in douglas ville. still, still lingering in the 20's here, 422 eastbound past 652, right lane still compromised and looking pretty darn slow. jim and rahel, back to you. >> thank you shall meisha. the flu epidemic is sweeping the nation and health officials fear this baby -- may become the worse and deadliest flu season on record >> correspondent hena doba showing how officials are trying to help fight the virus

>> cdc reporting one in ten deaths in the u.s. currently due to inch flew seen or pneumonia, tragic stories are nearly daily occurrence being knowledge the latest victims five year old girl from brooklyn, neighbors describe heart breaking details seeing her desperate mother. >> holding her daughter, creating her daughter, kad link her daughter and just trying to tell her daughter wake up, please don't leave me >> this flu season already one of the worse on record, may actually not have peaked yet. but there is news of poe poe ten tently cutting edge new treatment. this is a far uvc light, unlike traditional uv light can damage the skin and cause cataract, far uvc can't get past the top layer of the skin or the tear layer of the eyes. the benefit that far is these lights could be on at all times, and placed anywhere, from a doctors office, to your office. >> it really does kiln flew end is a virus, it really doesn't harm you and i.

>> and among the experimental drugs showing some promise, one from japanese pharmaceutical company. that has killed the flu in a single day with a single dose. >> because it stops it from multiplying, other cells don't get infected, other people don't get infected. >> the drug and other that hold potential fast track for fda approval would hit shelves at the earliest next flu season. hena doba for cbs-3 " eyewitness news." >> in other news this morning, philadelphia's iconic love statue is returning home to love park today. >> but first the famous sculpture by robert indianna will parade through town, sculpture removed a year ago while love park underwent renovation, now fully restored with a fresh paint job. >> the color will be a little different than what people remember a year ago. originally, we know love as being red, green, and blue. and people will see the new love sculpture that will be red, green and purple. and it looks amazing.

>> new rectangular pedestal was also designed, keeping with how the sculptures other works are displayed. >> well, just in time for valentine day, new survey finds nearly 15 million americans have concealed a bank account or credit card account from their live in spouse or partner. >> cbs news business analyst, jill schlessinger, the problem we avoid talking about money, joins us live from new york, jill, good morning. >> good morning. >> so jill i understand nearly half of the respondent in the survey think their partner is dishonest about money. so how can we break that psych snell. >> well, you know, many relationships are actually unions of money opposites. we find savers, will hook up with the spender. money vigilante paired with a money avoid err. but that's why it is important to set aside a specific time and place to talk, but you want to do so with groundrules , no judgement, just open dialogue, hear your information, make sure on the same page with report to short and long-term goals like retirement, college planning

and cash flow management. >> in the meantime, jill, how should couples divide financial responsibilities in the here and now? >> it is never going to be 50- 50. just know that. but you do want to work toward each partner's strength. so if one of you likes to track money, let her be the day-to-day bill payerment if the other one wants to manage investment, that's fine, but please, you have got to be on the same page about the risk in your portfolio. many folks ask me about whether or not to maintain separate accounts. i think it is up to you but discuss it, no secrets, all right? keep tabs on your progress, have maybe an annual meeting, i think good time is actually right after tax filing season. now, if despite your best intentions you just can't talk about money with your beloved, without sparks flying, look to an expert, fwpa, these professionals can help set common goals and find solutions that can work for you, really like therapist was

financial designation. >> neutral third party. >> hey that's a good idea, i'm telling you. don't need fighting. no, no, no, you know me. >> get something out of them. >> save, save, save. thanks, jill. >> good advice, though. in a layer move for amazon the on line retailer slashing jobs , company says majority of the layoffs are adam son seattle headquarters, on line retailer not saying how many employees will be affected. news comes at a time whether amazon publicly searching for location to build it second headquarters, philadelphia one of the 20 mean cities under consideration. >> well, still ahead, president obama and michelle obama official portrait unveiled, a lot of people are talking about them. next what the former president has cents to say. >> and pigill a goes dumpster diving. find out where this wild bore was caught on camera, pat? >> good morning, guys, fosh that the day. here at haegele bakery in northeast philadelphia. where they're churning them out, thanks in part to this guy, this is freddie, he is going to turn zero eight years

old. >> eighty years old. >> he's been doing this for 45 years and never missed an day of work is that correct right. >> that's right. >> can you imagine? that's work ethic right there. that's the reason why the fashnaughts are rolling through here this morning. there is a crowd of course. everyone is hungry. we will be back. don't go anywhere. more fashnaughts when we come back. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> true story there is may be one of miley cyrus' best songs , it is a party in the u.s.a. and new orleans, they're celebrating fat tuesday, as we saw from pat, you know, celebrating, too, and love park, we have parade going on in town. got all kind of parties happening. meantime the pertinence just about three minutes, we will be right back. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪

>> broadcasters are reporting on the winter size wind. >> look! >> it ace slight wind. >> i that would be amanda, telling the sad sad tail of trying to get her lunch. now, across the snowy landscape of the village, ski event have been delayed because of the high wind. >> why would you put the potato chips on a plate. just eat them out of the bag. >> she certainly is asking for it. >> i think just trying to prove a point to us. >> i don't care about the wind i just don't understand the long. >> because the proper way to eat your chips? >> spicy chips over here. >> yes, nice loud crunch, none of these chips for ladies

nonsense. >> oh, dorito bogus thing? >> little throw back to last week's news, right? >> katie you look sort whatever the weather feels like, sun is out. >> thank you yes, that's what i was going for, hoping to invoke the thought of sunshine to you through my incredibly breitbart get up here today. and you're going to see plenty of the sunshine, nice break from any jot just dreary weather but also the wet weather for now. to does change down the road, eyewitness weather watch ers, pretty cold air in place, across the board, 20's being reported here, 26 comes in from jason, who also has a nice clear sky overhead. that does mean plenty of sunshine throughout the day but the wind not as harsh as yesterday, still reporting 16 degrees windchill. so the winds lighter thankfully, but now back to dose of february reality. let me take to you one more, actually go on up to peter's report up in lawrenceville. where it is all clear as well. he has 237 degrees, yes, chill is back. it is february. nothing atypical about that.

and storm scan also nice and clear courtesy of nice large dome of high pressure but that large dome of high pressure will yield to the next set of fronts coming in, so it is first the warmfront, then the cold front, that get out of here, here comes warmfront. now this is wednesday overnight into thursday. that a couple of showers begin to break out. the odds are that you're going to see primarily spotty showers through the day thursday. if you really are crazy about carting an umbrella along, it is possible could you get away without it. keep that in the back of your head, not absolute necessity. friday is also going to be the weather of the next, those couple of days leer with cold front passage, but the rainfall thankfully this time around no where near as drenching as what we had to deal with in recent days. now looks like saint valentine himself vomited all over this graphic, doesn't it? >> look at this. >> explosion of red. >> one of the most festive graphics we have, mild and lovely valentine forecast, i feel like meisha went spontaneous, what are you

talking about? >> so cute. >> more clouds tomorrow. and then oh, there you are, let me show you the seven day. never minds, just kidding. >> katie, i love that graphic. i love that cute little cupid, too, so cute. how did valentine day just sneak up on all of us? by the way i want to know what you guys are doing for valentine day. westbound vine, lots of brakes jump on the schuylkill by the way eastbound side, actually looking a little bit better than what we were 20 minute ago on the even side. now it is really the westbound side, we've got our eye on so goal end rule of thumb just headed out on the vine at this hour give yourselves extra time. same story with the schuylkill once you jump off the boulevard push in the southbound direction westbound right around city avenue, bumper to bumper conditions here with all of the brakes. have to give yourselves extra time there, and eastbound as well basically everywhere we can expect that on a tuesday morning, taking a look at 422 eastbound, bumper to bumper conditions there, as well. >> thank you shall meisha.

later today the traditional end of mardi gras celebrations in new orleans. >> but until then, revelers are keeping the party going. mardi gras parties feature dozens of parades through the big easy french quarter onlookers encourage them on hundreds of floats to toss the mardi gras beads. tonight out of the first day of the christian season of sacrifice, also known as lent. >> and another traditional aspect of mardi gras, fashnaughts, our pat gallen has cents spent tuesday morning learning the craft of donut making from the expert. >> pat is at the one and only haegele bakery in mayfair with more on donut dayment hello, patrick. >> reporter: good morning, guys, it is cents fat tuesday. and i'm looking to add couple of pounds today. so i'm in the perfect place, haegele bakery, the whole crew is back here working hard this morning. getting the fashnaughts ready. we've seen a line out the door all morning long. they're rolling the dough out. i'm learning so much about baking. because i'm not much of a baker. i can cook little bit but not a baker.

leopard here, heist been here since birth. along, long time, right. >> yes. >> eight a years. >> i was born upstairs here. >> born upstairs. so he's done this quite a bit. richard, what's ahr favorite part of the day? >> right here. >> yes? >> working on the dough right here. >> is that right? >> this is the essence of the whole entire operation. >> yes. >> you're pumping these out all day long at least until the dough runs out? >> all night long. >> perfect. somewhere glenn? glenn, where did you go? glenn haegele one of the owners of the bakery has been here for what is it 48 hours straight? how long has it been? >> we've been here for awhile, yes. sunday night at 10:00. i'm starting to lose track of where we are. >> and it is tuesday, and that's a long time. >> so tuck about the atmosphere here. because i've seen so many people come through here that have been here for, been coming here 20 years, 30 years >> gentlemen. >> five years but they always seem to come back. why is that? >> you agree?

we're related to the customers and the people working here, as family. we've made birthday cakes, wedding cakes, and christening cakes, you know, one generation after another. and for the customers, as well as for each other who are standing here. you no he? my dad was born upstairs. my dad's eight a, working on the bench right now. behind me dad, just beyond the rack here, is fred frank, freddie's 80 next month. and he's been here for 45 years. never missed a day. steve in the back mixing the dough, been here for 26 years as a baker and three years before that as a clean up boy. this is all he no, sir. his first job ever. right here at the bakery. my sons, as is little children , have been here. so you know what? everybody works together regardless of age. and what we've learned is it really takes those generations , you know there is isn't something you can just -- my dad just can't teach me. he needs to work with me on regular basis. so i'm 54.

my dad tells me every day when he is here, you know, or whether i go home, what is right, what needs to be changed, what is slightly off. you snow and it is that feeling. you really have to have a feeling in your hand. it is more than just your knowledge. so until they run out people have got to come here and get them right? they could run out soon? >> today is the only day for this. for fashnaughts, this is it, this is the day. >> glenn thanks so much for having us back this year, there go, get out here northeast philly, haegele bakery. >> warm sugar. >> oh, here, can i eat a warm one? >> here go. there it is cents. >> yum. >> jim, don't get h ands angry now, nine more minutes. >> how far away? how long is the drive for him to get back here? >> northeast philly, probably three minute i think? pat, hurry back. >> they said you guys can't have any, sorry. >> time now 6:51, a lot coming up on cbs this morning. >> gale king and john dickerson join us live from new york with a preview. good morning, guys. >> there is a lot coming up.

i just caught the tail end of that. run out of what? >> fashnaughts. it is fat tuesday. >> yes! >> sugar donuts. >> oh, donuts, got it. >> fashnaughts to you, too. >> you too. i like that word. very good. fashnaughts to you too, rahel, jim. good to see you guys, and we will talk with former cia director defense secretary and white house chief of staff, about security clearances and latest. >> and the fbi has valentine day warning about on line romance scams. victim reveals how she lost about a million dollars. and the new owners after house featured in american war stories say you're living real life nightmare. see the unexpected surprise, they're getting from hundreds of obsessive fans. all of that plus the eye opener. that's your world in 90 fashnaughts. >> we'll see you guys. i know, i like that words, john, fashnaughts. >> you're a a donut roll this morning, lover it.

>> fashnaughts. >> right. isn't a donut roll a control ler? >> oh, my gosh. >> thanks, guys. >> well, there is a lot of buzz about barack and michelle obama's portraits. >> portraits now on display at the smithsonian port travel gallery in washington dc. the former first couple was therefore the unveiling of their official portraits yesterday, chose artists cents to for his painting, first african-american artist to paint a presidential portrait for the gallery. former president called the painting of his life pretty sharp. >> it is pretty torturous trying to just take a picture of me much less paint a portrait. i will say that working with him was a great joy. and he and his team made it easy. >> and former first lady michelle obama picked baltimore artist amy for her portrait. >> thousands of dogs new york city competing in the westminster kennel club dog show. >> kicked off madison square

garden, 2800k9's competing this year, pups have been separate in the about 200 breed categories. tonight the top doak will receive the prestigious best in show, official prize money but the pampered pup gets the title trophy and of course bragging rights. >> we will be right back with three to go.

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>> time for three to go. >> immigration debate sun way on capitol hill, senators working on bill they can pass and the president will sign as almost 2 million so-called dreamers wait to learn their fate. >> the brand new love statue is on it way to love park, the iconic statue from parade to love park beginning 10:00 this morning with photo ops along the way. >> the flyers go for their fifth win in a row tonight on home ice against the new jersey devils. >> sound good. let's get last check on weather and traffic. >> beautiful sunrise underway, make sure your sun glass also ready headed east. pleasant valley middle and high school, look how wet and damp and just mush that i grass looks. so, expect that there could even be black ice early this morning, but at least the sun is back, and then another warm up comes our way, meisha. >> love to see that sun, right , katie, do have accident 202 south at route four; pulled off to the shoulder. and an accident, in lower southampton, as well, 130 street road at baltimore pike.

>> people going hog wild after something caught on camera digging through dumpster? china. >> take a look, this is a bore. not just any bore but gigantic one. spotted rummaging through a bump stir outside a school in hong kong with it three pig lets in tow. the video has since gone viral on social media with some dubbing the bore pig sill a. >> not adorable, the size after horse, look at the size that far. >> so cute. >> living the life with his babies? come charging at you with his tusks. >> i love him. i love him regardless. >> all right. >> i'll alert the neighbors. you'll probably adopt him. >> i even asked my condo building if i could have one. >> no. >> not with those it is, next this morning, kansas city greeting card company trying to appeal to millennials. >> join us each weekday morning starting dark and early at 4:30 a.m. >> have a great day.

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