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sculp tour makes its way back to where it belongs in love park. date not lost on city planners , day before valentines day, and it was a parade, sure, smaller in scale , then the one we saw on thursday but just as heartfelt >> love, love, coming home, jf k plaza today. >> reporter: so it did four letters iconic philadelphia. >> love, love, love. >> reporter: single syllable three consonants and 2:00 o'clock valve rolled down the parkway a return to prominence, fit for a king. >> it is quiessential fill a. >> reporter: sculpture by robert inn yan a spent a year getting a make over, $55,000 for fresh paint job and primer and 12,000 for new stain let steel pedestal. city officials decided to parade, the beloved icon, into center city, before bolting tonight to place. >> they are doing a parade about it. >> yeah, you can take credit for it every day. >> reporter: parade every day.
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>> nope, never gets old. >> well, two in a week, that is awesome. >> reporter: let's just say this one was 10 down from last thursday, when the eagles rock the town. >> we are excited to be, parading it through town, welcoming it back to philadelphia, and after a whole year of ago way. >> reporter: love did make a brief stop at the amore sculpture before it was gently lovingly lower into place. coup the picture taking. >> you don't get a shot of the love sculpture then is what the point in being in philadelphia. >> reporter: and man has hey point, lots of picture taking behind me lots of selfies. there has been a line at some point here to pose, with the love sculpture. no word yet on any marriage proposals. live from love park i'm gentlemen holden for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> joe, thank you for that. right now we are following breaking news in gloucester county chopper three over the scene of the police presence in monroe township in the 1800 block of the boulevard. all residents are being asked, to shelter in place. police are not releasing any
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other information, at this time, but we have, of course, will keep you updated as we learn more. and a massive drug bust in feltonville lands two dealers behind bars. authorities announced they have found the men in possession of 2.6 million-dollar, worth of heroin, and fentanyl. authorities also found a loaded handgun. drug bags, marked, demolition man, and $6,500 in cash, and other drug paraphernalia. coming up tonight on "eyewitness news" at 6:00 eyewitness nice reporter greg argos explains how this seizure, potentially saved hundreds of thousands of lives gun violence was topic of discussion at a round table attended by new jersey governor phil murphy. "eyewitness news" at katz jcc in cherry hill, for the event, this morning. the panel list acknowledged that new jersey's gun laws are some of the most strict in the country, but there is still room for improvement. while talking about the importance of gun safety the governor quote add semmably majority leader lou greenwall.
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>> gun violence is not about statistics, or abstract arguments but countless lives that have been needlessly cut short because of far too many public policy makers have failed to find the courage, to act. >> reporter: now, according to greenwall this month there has already been nine deaths, due to gun violence, in new jersey effort continues to help puerto rican whose fled when hurricane maria roared a shore last year. today there was an information fair to assist those hoff re settled here in our area. "eyewitness news" reporter alycia nieves is on the ben franklin parkway tonight with more, alycia. >> reporter: the state department, salvation army and at least a dozen other local organizations came together to try and help a puerto rico evacuees just start the process of rebuilding a life here in the greater philadelphia area. this effort comes in part because for many of those evacuees, their fema assistance will run out and they don't want to be forced
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to go back to an island, they say it is still struggling. at the salvation army in the fair hill section of philadelphia than a event today to help puerto rico evacuees relocated to our region. >> the number of the states that they are moving into. >> reporter: thousands of island evacuees many in the greater philadelphia area and they have in plans to return to the island, still struggling nearly six months, after hurricane maria hit. >> puerto rico could take a couple years, i want to stay here. >> reporter: jose's home in puerto rico was gutted by the storm. came to fill three months ago with his daughter, his family helped him get an apartment here and now he came to this event to talk to recruiters about a job. >> i do construction in puerto rico so i can do anything i'm a handy man. >> reporter: a lot of evacuees like these are decide to go stay here because life on the island is still far from
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normal. >> riveria says they are barely functioning and she didn't want her four children to suffer. but she admits coming here and rebuilding from scratch is more difficult then she thought. she's getting help to find an apartment for her family. for a lot of these evacuees like maria, it is full of emotions to have to need help here and still be struggling to start life all over. >> it is not easy. >> reporter: and more than 100 evacuees received information, about medical and emotional support, in addition to connections and information on a apartment or house ago assistance, this ace i rotational information fair that is going throughout the state to try to help, as many island evacuees kind of adjust to starting a new life here in the states. live from center city alycia nieves for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> alycia, thank you. a taste of spring like temperatures right around the corner but we may have to dodge winter weather.
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meteorologist lauren casey's here to tell us when the wet weather and warm weather will arrive, lauren. >> thanks very much. storm scan three is picking up on winter wet's cross delaware , walt. we are seeing rainfall, some sleet mixed in, some flakes but this is all extremely light in intensity but still can make for isolated slick spots on the roads. so right returns are coming in we could be seeing flurries. this is all melting before it hits surface but watch out in southern delaware for some of this light wintry mix as we head into the next couple of hours. we have a chance at some patchy freezing drizzlal cross parts of the area as we head into the overnight period temperatures are chilly. 40 degrees. warm spot in philadelphia. thirty-nine in allentown. mid 30's across portions of delaware but overnight tonight some freezing drizzle, wintry mix, far to the north and west but good news is this will be very patchy in nature and light in intensity but as i
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mentioned could still yield some isolated slick spots as we head throughout the overnight period and even this evening especially south of the city so watch out for. that but once we clear this out we will warm temperatures up in time for valentines day and i will have details in the full forecast coming up in just a few. >> thanks, authorities are investigating a deadly accident involving a school bus in gloucester county. chopper three was over the scene yesterday at tuckahoe and glassboro roads in monroe township. honda collided with the bus there but driver of the honda was killed, the driver of the bus, was injured, and at that time in children were on board the bus. in north philadelphia fire fighters installed free smoke detectors in houses in the 1300 block of trent to street this afternoon. that is where two people died in a house fire february 1st this outreach is part of the department's fire prevention program, and anyone in the city of philadelphia who need the a smoke detector is urged to contact philly 311. man quick offsetting off
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bombs in new jersey and insuring has been sentenced to multiple terms of life in prison a mod can raheem i injured three people when one of his pressure cooker bombs exploded in manhattan in 2016. a second bomb did not explode. raheem i also set a pipe bomb that went off, hours earlier at a charity race in seaside heights no within was hurt in that blast. cbs news has learned a letter containing white powder addressed to donald trump junior was post marked in boston. trump junior's wife vanessa went to the hospital as a precaution on monday after opening up the envelope, at her mother's home in new york. police say the powder was not considered dangerous. they say letter included threats of a political nature. the president's son tweeted truly disgusting that certain individuals choose to express their opposing views with such disturbing behavior. new jersey's health department has announced the state's second pediatric death related to the flu, a six year-old girl from held son county died yesterday this
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comes as federal health officials warned we have probably not seen the worst of this flu season just yet. in the united states one out of every 10 deaths right now is due to the flu or pneumonia , and one in 13 doctor visits last week were for flu symptoms. >> if you think you get better and then looks like it is not getting better you need to seek medical attention because it may have gone, now tour lungs, and you may have an pneumonia. >> centers for disease control say, more than 13,000 people in the u.s. have been hospitalized for flu-related illnesses, since october. more health news ahead we will tell you how philadelphia fares when it comes to the healthiest city. and vaccine to protect begins a number of cancers so why aren't parents getting it for their children. health reporter stephanie stahl explains that up next. something else good for your health chocolate, the reasons having some valentines day treats might benefit you, tori. >> the party in philadelphia
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just keeps on going it is mardi gras everyone and guess what we're at reading terminal celebrating the best they have , we have dough boys, we have jumplaya and gumbo and it is all good, don't miss it. >> oh,
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new rankings public by personal finance webster wallet hub named philadelphia as our region's healthiest, city. nationally philadelphia ranks forty-third out of 174 cities, wilmington came in seventh fifth, no cities in south jersey made the list. healthiest cities are on the west coast, san francisco, seattle and portland, oregon. wallet hub examined cities across four categories that includes health care, food, fitness and green space. aew record find philadelphia adolescence are not getting vaccination that is could protect them from developing a variety of cancer >> health reporter stephanie
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stahl joins with us more on that, stephanie. >> reporter: report from the blood cross/blue shield association, says that in the philadelphia area, hpv vaccinations are far behind our vaccines for adolescence, that cover things like meningitis and whooping cough. ten year-old stella is getting her first of two shots to prevent the human papilloma virus. >> are you okay, stella. >> yes. >> reporter: human papilloma virus is sexually transmitted and linked to more than 31,000 cases of cancer each year, it is recommend that had teens get vaccinated before they become sexually active. >> throat cancer, tongue cancer, pea nile cancer as well as cervical cancer. so the vaccine is the only tool we have, right now, to prevent those cancers, in our children. >> reporter: according to this new report only 34 percent of adolescence in the philadelphia region received the recommended first dose of the hpv vaccine by their 13th about on the day, where as,
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more than 90 percent have local teens get their tdab vaccines. so why aren't more kids getting the vaccine in accord together blue cross blue shield association the top three reasons from parents are concerns about adverse side effects, not thinking their child is at risk, not knowing their child, needed an hpv vaccine. and, hpv vaccination rates are even lower then girls and hpv is one of the leading causes of throat cancer in men. doctors say it is important for both, boys and girls to get vaccine which has been proven to be safe and effective. so overall hpv vaccination rates have gone up but they are not where they need to be, at all. >> considering what they can prevent. >> life safer. >> yes, thanks stephanie. your valentines day sweet tooth may be good for your health, new study suggest as little as a quarter ounce of dark check late could lower your risk of experiencing a heart attack. another study fines the sweet treat can help improve a
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person's mood, dark check late contains antioxidants that may reduce inflammation but it can also than a source of added sugar, so you have to check that on the package. doctors say moderation is key, as always. get me some peanuts, and carmel with that. >> yes, that defeats it. >> i know but it does sound good. >> put it all to go, chocolate , flowers, you know, all together. >> all together. >> cover all of the bases tomorrow. >> look at you putting it out there. >> just giving hints. >> so south. >> yes, subtle is my expertise , guys. >> so is weather and we are looking at some freezing, drizzle or something. >> perhaps, it was sunny all throughout the day and then cloud rolling in and skies clouded over and we have wave clouding on. i have not been out to the sky deck to confirm that but it looks like from the roof cam those can be wave clouds caused by a lieutenant will disturbance moving through a atmosphere similar to dropping
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a pebble in the upon.rough a we get cool wave i cloud. we are looking at center city philadelphia where is our sunshine? it disappeared right now. temperature 40 degrees. we are seasonal. feeling like february again. southeasterly winds at 12 miles an hour. that wind chillies pretty hearty feeling like 33 degrees , right now at this hour. checking in on our winter stats, our average high temperature, so far, throughout the winter, 43 degrees, that takes into consideration, high temperatures, and le temperatures, are warmest day, 65 degrees on february the 11th, and snowfall totals 13.4 7 days of a trace or more of snowfall, mess of those days were a trace of snowfall but still that is quite a few for philly. snowiest was 2009/2010 season, 78.7 inches, no one wants to see us get there. temperatures right new seasonably chilly, 39 in allentown. thirty-seven in reading. 35 degrees in atlantic city. temperatures chilly but in the too frigid across our region
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we are at 34 degrees in state college. forty-one in pittsburgh. overnight tonight dropping back down to three to degrees. we have a threat for patchy drizzle or even freezing drizzle light southerly wins as we head in the day tomorrow your valentines day. a mixture of sun, cloud, milder conditions with a high of 51 degrees, nearing 10 degrees above our average. storm scan three we are watching this area of precipitation in and around baltimore d.c. area, finding its way east with a northerly motion, seeing a light wintry mix across portions of southern delaware, right now, radar is a little bit more impressive then is what hitting the surface evaporating and air very dry at the surface so this precipitation having a hard time making its way to the ground but short range model showing thaws could make its way closer to the i-95 corridor in south jersey, again coming down as liquid rainfall or a few sleet pellets mixed in over next few hours so watch out for isolated slick spots and then overnight tonight seeing more in the way of some uniform
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precipitation coming in but this will be far north and west of the city but still i think we could see freezing drizzle until and around philadelphia, late overnight tonight, but hopefully we will all be fast asleep while that is moving on through. for your valentines day forecast still looking good mixture of sun, cloud, mild's one with rain showers moving in but not until nighttime, future weather will show us that as we head throughout the day breaks of sunshine cloud around 6:00 o'clock taking your sweetheart out to dinner looking good and these showers don't live until we head into late tomorrow night, past the 11:00 o'clock hour and midnight. we will watch out for morning shower as we head into thursday extremely mild with a high temperature of 65 degrees , more than 20 degrees above our average, friday is our day of transition, periods of light rain that is day to have the umbrella, chillier for start of the weekend, 39 degrees but sunday, it looks like a nice day, sunshine, 48 egrees, not too shabby foreign of the weekend. >> looks good. >> thanks, lauren. just in time for valentines day a warning about on line dating, scams, that is
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victory vandals, wanted by philadelphia police, cameras catch people jumping for joy at eagles super bowl parade but problem is they were on top of the car. coming up on "eyewitness news" at 6:00 how officers are stepping up their efforts in search of these suspects. yeah. >> little too excited and started climbing things. >> yes. >> don bell joins us now and carson wentz is talking a little bit. >> yeah, chatting it up and hopefully he is on his way to recovery. that is what we all want to see. carson wentz threw passes at the super bowl. he didn't just throw passes during game.
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franchise qb is rehabbing and he warms up before kick off. he is hoping to be ready for week number one in september. today he spoke to angelo cataldi at 94 wip about his recovery and his parade. >> that was one of the most crazy things i have ever seen. i mean, you know, i used the word epic in my tweet but that was absolutely epic. the eagles fans they showed out in a huge way, and we expect it to be a crazy parade but that definitely exceeded my expectations and getting to be there with my teammates, everybody is just having a good time, entire city, you know, you could not ask for better city to do it in and then the path we took up broad street ending there at art museum steps you could not ask for a better study to do that as well. unbelievable. >> are you on schedule right now are you going on at the pace that they expect you to. >> yeah, so far everything has been great. it is still early, but, you know, just kind of progressing
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through, you know, everything looks pretty good. >> you really were set as a gel to be ready for first game of the regular season. >> that has been my goal, you know, timetables and all those things are always, such a flawed thing, every athlete responds differently everybody 's body responds differently. obviously you cannot come out and make any, pleas but my goalies to be playing. >> i'll tell you what, that stinks, still seeing that video, i was there when it happened, and to see him on the back of that cart i remember what i felt, so many members of the media and fans felt at that time, and here we are fast forward where they have lombardi trophy and it turned out for the best but for him personally, just want to see him get better. >> the technology today, i'm sure he will and his drive, i'm sure he will be back. i would like to see all three of those guys coming back. coming up in our next half an hour taking children out of
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class for a real lesson, what local school principal hopes their students will learn at the movies and their request to make it happen. also, uno gets a sister game and what creators are hoping it does for
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the white house says that president trump has confidence in his chief of staff john kelly, it comes amid new questions about his handling of the domestic abuse allegations against top aid rob port are. >> new at 5:30 today fbi director is sharing what he knew about the investigation into porter's background. fbi director christopher ray, and, he did say that when it was delivered to the white house. >> the fbi, submitted a partial report, on the investigation in question, in
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march and then a completed background investigation in late july. >> reporter: wray testified that the fbi handed over request for follow-up information on port inner november 2017, and then closed its investigation last month. wray's time line is different from the white house version of events. >> it was ongoing, hadn't been completed. >> reporter: press secretary had this explanation today. >> the white house personal security office staffed by career officials would have, may have received information but they had in the completed their process in made a recommendation to the white house. >> reporter: white house and chief of staff john kelly are on the defensive because porter's two ex-wife's told investigators he physically abused them. >> i am concerned, i think a lot of us are concerned about what has come to light in terms of the background checks >> reporter: porter was serving as staff secretary as a interim security clearance, once fbi completes background investigation the white house
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decides whether to approve full clearance. >> well, somebody is dropping the ball, for sure because these investigations should have been completed. >> reporter: more than a year in the trump administration dozens of top officials still don't have full security clearance, including the president's son in law jared kushner. the white house, again today said that president trum supports the victims of domestic violence. the senate's debate on immigration reform is underway , any proposal that is able to gather 60 votes necessary to pass will move forward. republicans are pushing the secure and succeed act, it would give a path to sit send ship for nearly 2 million un documented immigrants, fund border security and border wall with $25 billion. limits family based immigration and eliminates the diversity visa lottery. >> it is one bill that can become law. we shouldn't be focusing on passing a bill out of senate but focused on passing a law something to get majority out of the house and president
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trump is willing to sign. >> well, this is a very difficult issue, we are all aware of that but we're on the verge of getting something done. >> pressure is on congress to make an immigration deal to save the daca program before it expires march 1st, the program shields, from deportation undocumented immigrants brought to the u.s. as children. israeli police are recommending prime minister benjamin netanyahu be indicted on bribery and breach of trust charges in a pair of corruption cases. today prime minister angrily reject those accusations, saying included accepting 300,000 doll are in gift from a pair of billion airs. prime minister accused police of going on a witch hunt and vowed to remain in office and seek reelection. february is african-american history month and today vice-president pence marked the occasion, the vice-president, toured the national museum of african-american history and culture in washington, and in remarks after that tour he praised heroic spirit of
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african americans who for the for our country. >> the story that lives on, but we need to tell our children and our grandchildren , to understand that literally, since before the founding of our country, african americans were the wearing the uniform of the united states and for the for the ideals and declaration of the independence and our founding documents. >> the vice-president, also called the museum hallow ground and said it is a reminder of the country's difficult path with racial in equality. black panter is the latest marvel move toy live in theaters, full of action and special effectses of course but thanks to a local principal area students will soon discover this blockbuster teaches us a powerful lesson, as well. a super hero out of africa, marvel's black panter hits theaters friday and anticipation is growing. >> i believe that movie. >> reporter: chris ter briggs will be watching on february 20th which is fourth
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through eighth grade classmates from the mary mc included school in north philadelphia. >> i already know it is going to be a wonderful movie. >> reporter: field trip arranged by principal jamina clay dingle. >> a lot of our students have financial difficulties. >> reporter: she set up a go fund me page, students sold hot dogs and pretzels, so much money came in that each student only has to pay two dollars. seeing a super hero movie on a school day is very cool but the learning experience will reach far beyond theater. >> all these beautiful things that represent african-american children, they now see images on a major movie, and looks just like film. >> and we want to give our children that idea, that they can see them, and see themselves in something. significance of black pant er isn't who on those who star on the big screen. and, that is, and, the
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work, and wanting to be all she can be, that is everything hopefully it changes the general idea of what being an african is, and too often times you can be african and wanting and here it is a place that you wanting to it is not just a movie. >> it has become its own thing it is a movie people are excited about. >> reporter: people of all age s, so how did students react when they heard the news >> well, my parents want to go too. >> parents and everyone. >> yes. >> everybody in their club, they will have a great time. black panter is on track to have the biggest february opening. i saw it this afternoon. there is action. there is drama this is love, pride. humor, along with great visual s. little side note, i'm in it. >> you personally. >> kind of, sort of. kind of, sort of. >> i can't tell you more but, put it this way. >> your face. >> no, but i might have been only one in the theater that knew.
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>> that knew i was in it. >> okay. >> so keep your eye out or ear out. >> don't give ate way. >> i'll tell new a commercial. and making for a big win megan markle, prince harry, made a certain campaign. and can we keep this going , enough to say can we keeping thissing, are you out of your mind. scammed in what she thought was an on line relationship a warning just in time for the season of love, and valentines day, lauren. we're one day close tore that upcoming weekend it is chillier on the back side of the cold front especially on saturday, looking at upper 30 's and breezy conditions, but fair amount of sunshine for both days especially on sunday during the day time hours but by sunday night we will watch out for another rain chance we will be
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i'll spill the beans black panthers, my given name is in the fill you listes. >> you see. >> aren't you glad you stuck around. >> yes. >> well, with valentines day around the corner fbi is warning those looking for love about on line dating scams. >> bureau received more than 15,000 reports linked to romance scams last year and authorities say crimes are rising as on line dating popularity, continues to increase. one woman says that she spent a million-dollar over a period of time to a man she thought was a british businessman. well, person she was talking to happened to be a young man in nigeria. >> it is not a fake can we keep this going. can we keep this going? are you out of your mind. >> once a victim sends money to a scammer they will put them on a sucker's list. >> the fbi advise people to immediately stop communicating with anyone who seems
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prince harry and fiance megan markle are continuing their prewedding tour of britain with a trip to scotland's. >> couple's first official joint visit started at the castle, and their next stop was considerably less grand a cafe called social bite that is known as a social enterprise employing people who are homeless. it is attracting at tension of george clooney and leonardo de dicaprio. >> you know, prince harry, megan markle planning to vice it this particular date and they would like to visit social bite. >> the couple's final stop was a scottish parliament for a reception celebrating the achievements of young people
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in the area they spent time chatting with boys and girls and also watching, performance s. best in sw will be awarded at annual west minier show in new york city. >> show started yesterday. more than 2800 dogs are taking part in the k-9 competition, winners were crowned yesterday in the hearding, hound, toy, and non-sporting group. the sporting working and ter your group are the focus of today's event. >> i love that. >> yes, indeed. >> good luck, dogs. >> indeed. >> lauren casey joins us now with a look at the forecast. >> yeah. >> we had sun today and then things changed. >> yes, the cloud moved in quickly. and no, sun get out of the way , my time to shine. yep. we have cloudness place. we are even track light precipitation trying to work in across the delaware valley in the form of a wintry mix but right now getting a live look center city philadelphia from our go pro cam here at the station in spring garden, those cool mid level cloud in
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place, stratus cumulus cloud clouding up our skies but we have great images as captured by our cbs-3 weather watchers of these clouds moving in over last couple of hours. lets check out these images we have beautiful sunset last night, not as beautiful but cloud is still cool to look at greg captured these about 13 minutes ago and says clouds building u they look like cotton. actually cumulus cloud are what they are, and cumulus is a latin word meaning heat, or pile, so that is very observe ant and very treat. that why is we have cumulus cloud. that is why they are named that. alan capturing cloud, unusual cloud formation, we have talked a few minutes about the wave-like structure because of the disturbance similar to dropping a pebble in the bond and you get ripples, cool unusual wave pattern to these stratus cumulus included we are seeing out there so go take a peak. of course, last night we had a gorgeous on fire sunset all across the delaware valley, this captured by wayne hunter
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last night's sunset a beautiful image but everything in the sky is cool to look at, in my opinion but i like weather a lot. we are looking at the neighborhood network. as we take a live look at rehoboth beach, ocean, active there right now, boardwalk, sadly is not likely because of these child year temperatures. you might see light precipitation making its way dunn to the surface. we have returns on storm scan three. snow returns. sleet returns. we are very dry, at surface so this is evaporating melting before hitting the surface. we could see sleet pellets, a flurry fly by, rain drop and we had some, and backoward the baltimore area i have not seen any surface observations confirmed out of delaware just yet but we could see some precipitation, starting to see some returns now pushing up into chester county, this area of precipitation wants to move to the north and we will to have watch over next couple of hours to see if it is successful in doing so. our future weather showing us
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we have moisture that will try to work itself in. anything we will see will be very patchy in nature but could make for some slippery spots very isolated in nature and that overnight tonight seeing more in the way of a wintry mix up toward lehigh valley and poconos as indicated by future imagery there but we could see patchy freezing drizzle around the city but that will occur during overnight period but temperatures will be dropping, we are back to 35 degrees by 10:00 o'clock hour keeping around cloudy skies and patchy drizzle or freezing drizzle with temperatures right around that 32-degree mark as we head in the late overnight period but we will start to warm things up as we head in the next couple of days, dry, mild tomorrow for valentines day, tomorrow night we are going to see some rainfall returning but it is not a repeat have last weekend where we had rain coming down in buckets of precipitation. it is going to be light in intensity as we head into friday our best chance of seeing rainfall during daytime hours. we will knee umbrella but again it will be on the lighter side as we head into
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tonight, patchy drizzle three to degrees. light wins. for our day tomorrow mixture of sun and included mild up to 51. that is 10 degrees above average. pleasant day all across the area for valentines day. high of 50 in allentown. we will top at 53 in atlantic city. fifty-four in dover. chillier with that south wind in wildwood with a high of 49. we are up to 65 on thursday. 60 degrees onfully. best chance of rain, chillier but sunny for start of the weekend and sunday is looks awesome. >> thanks, lauren. philadelphia orchestra is known for being a cultural ambassador to the world today orchestra announced it will tour europe, israel may between the fourth through june 5th, trip to israelis very special. >> this is, of course, to march as a seventh year anniversary of the country and for me it will be personally my first visit to israel and i have sure not dreamed of a better company then with all my musicians of the
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philadelphia orchestra. the world renoun philadelphia orchestra is the only major american symphony orchestra to travel to israel this anniversary year and only the third to only visit the country. and there and, 11 concerts, and, and, and jerusalem. will smith, and, to stick, in your head. >> no, olympic athlete, having invented a new sport, bex from today's 96.5 plus jennifer garner's sweet business endeavor, all in the hot minute. >> thanks, ukee and jessica a site many know well just like jennifer garner who was spotted selling girl scout cookies outside a grocery store in brentwood, california the award winning actress stood with the sign in hand advertising her goods reassuring customers that yes, they do have thin mints and samoas and the mom of three is helping her two girls earn their gold award, and, while we're talking about award
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olympic swiss skier fabian is not competing in the 2018 winter games and although he has mastered his runs the slope he is catching everybody 's attention for a different reason. his untraditional way of riding an escalate or and we are wondering what happens when he gets to the top, he just jumps right off. many fans are begging that this be a olympic sport in 2022. and that armstrong is pretty impressive and something else that is turning heads, will smith bilingual skills. west philadelphia native, pointed out he does not know lyrics toémn the catchy tune le bamba. >> ♪ >> well, will dressed up in spanish and put them to rest. >> ♪ >> and now that song will be stuck in your head all day long, that is your hot minute i'm bex from today's 96.5.
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well, it is fat tuesday, that means new orleans food. >> gumbo, and the listing on and on, to the break of dawn, is that right tori. >> you know ukee i'm full put down your doughnuts everyone i know everyone has their fast not to day but it is time for dinner and i'm at best spot for kay june food in the reading terminal market. don't miss the goodness where it feels like mardi gras coming upright
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in the state with more ski mountains than any other, family fun reaches a new peak. so whether you're a speed demon or more of a snow angel, your winter chariot awaits. pick the best peak for your family getaway at iloveny.com new york state. it's all here. it's only here. today is fat tuesday which
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means one of the biggest, oldest parades in the u.s. is underway, right now in new orleans. pretty much, the mardi gras parade there. thousands office people gathered to watch festivities in the french quarter, big event included floats, street performances and plenty of music, the holiday tops off the carnival season in new orleans. feast your eyes on the philadelphia tradition fastnachts are a popular creation by haegele's bakery in mayfair. they have been turning out these special doughnuts in celebration of the fat tuesday you can only get hand made treats once a year, before, length on season begins. fastnacht is a side there are great spots to find cajun cuisine here in philadelphia one of the places is inside the reading terminal market where tori woodill is tonight, tori. >> that is also place where to ri woodill is trying to catch her breath because she is eating so much today, wow, i mean today fat tuesday is the day before lent where you get in all that good stuff
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before you give something up. if you want great cajun food this is spot you have to come through cajun cafe where they always have something great on the menu. earlier we spent time with the executive chef owner of beck's to break down all of the bold flavor that is all, new orleans. >> ♪ >> reporter: happy mardi gras, philadelphia this fat tuesday it is time to party, so i strutted down to the reading terminal market for some of the best tasty cuisine from beck's cajun cafe. >> born and raised in new orleans and i come here all the time. they have the best most authentic new orleans food. >> reporter: for nine years chef bill beck has been serving new orleans style food so good you could not guess he was from new york. >> i've always loved southern and especially new orleans cuisine. >> reporter: he is going to break down all of the favorites that pleases a hungry crowd.
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>> big day to day, big party day to day. >> absolutely, mardi gras, fat tuesday. >> fat tuesday. >> reporter: and when you celebrate this, what do you eat. >> jumboaya, dough boys, and king cake. >> reporter: before we get for sweet lets head into the huge pot of jumboaya. >> thinks jumboaya with shrimp , chicken, sausage and holy trinity which is celery, peppers, onions and you put tomatoes tonight, kitchen sink dish that is loaded with flavor. >> absolutely delicious. >> you put some gum bow on top >> yes, gator gumbo. >> it is ball that gator life the heat on my tongue is dancing there is a party, we have all of the instruments playing on my tongue right now >> reporter: now for sweet king cake to see who reigns king or queen. >> it has cinnamon, raisin, and the icing and heavier gets baby gets to throw the party next year.
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>> cheers. >> cheers. >> i was hoping that bill got the baby because he would obviously make the food for next years party and we all would win but i will probably take something to go, guys, i cannot stop, someone, get me out of here. >> can't stop, won't stop. >> please. >> that is just a small dish to take with you. >> all this for a little but i'm not mad at it. >> i guess no. >> and, it is mardi gras all year round here so i'm just going to take my jumboaya and cry to myself. >> i love how she's staring at it. >> yes, thanks. >> she's gone. >> she's gone. >> that will do it for "eyewitness news" at 5:00. now at 6:00. >> watch your steps and watch out overhead parts of the trenton new jersey have a serious bird poop problem, aim cleve bryan coming up how officials hope to send tens of thousands of crows, way from the capitol. and, on the look out for
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vandals police want to on thosek those eagles celebrations too far, more of the new video they are releasing tonight. also this... >> when itd i didn't think i was going to have a chance to be here right now. i didn't know if i was going to have my legs or my life. >> reporter: just in time for valentines day a special visit for a local couple to celebrate the life, and the love that we save and people that made it possible, lauren. speaking of valentines day i'll have what to expect as you take your honey bunny out to dinner tomorrow. we are tracking light wintry precipitation on storm an three and winter warm up in store all that coming up on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" at 6:00 starting right now. not even in the grass you cannot avoid it. pretty good. the cows, need to go, so some residents in trentonho

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