>> more than one-firefighters responds to fire in old city philadelphia. this is a live look this morning, you can see, crews are still there on the scene working to get this huge fire under control. wow. today is sunday, february the 18th, good morning, everyone, i'm jan carabeo. we will start with that breaking news, philadelphia firefighters, rush to the burning building, near third and chestnut, right

around 3:00 this morning. evacuations involve just about 100 people, many from a hotel next-door. "eyewitness news" reporter chantee lans live at the scene live with the fire commissioner. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, jan , just learned that the fire is now considered to be under control joining me is the fire commissioner, the fire under control so what's that mean right now? >> well, that essentially means we think we've confined it to the building where it started, or the buildings were started. >> yes. >> certainly does not mean the fire is out. far from that, as you can tell >> tell me about this building , and how complex it is for you guys to fight this type of smear. >> these old buildings, the building over the years, might have start out as separate occupancy, now are have been connected and reconnected and renovated over time. we never know what we are dealing with in these situation. >> so when all of that happens , what, i mean, i see

there are guys up there, guy on the ground. it is more than 100 firefighters here at this point? >> probably close to 200 firefighters, medics, fire marshals, support personnel at this point. but yes, the firefighters you see here one suspect of the building. firefighters literally surrounding this building, inside, outside, adjacent buildings, very complex, very dangerous fire fight. so this is an environment that doesn't necessarily exist anywhere else. we love it, we love the old buildings, we lochte the hisses trite same time, very dangerous and very complex for our firefighters but they do an amazing job. >> all the of the people inside are okay. everybody evaculated out safely. >> in. >> all of the folks we know b a lot did not evacuate when the fire alarm went off. weed had to go get them. we have a lot of work yet to search these buildings but we don't believe anybody is miss ing. >> all fire crews are okay? >> yes, no injuries so far that we know about. >> thank you, i appreciate. that will so there you have it. they'll be here for at least some more hours, getting this

fire even more under control. and we will of course be around to bring you the latest that is the latest right now, live in old city, chantee lans , cbs-3, "eyewitness news ." >> jan? >> such a huge fight, big job for firefighters there on the scene, thank you, chantee. >> now, let's get a check on the forecast of course it is our other big story of the morning, tracking that overnight snow, here is meteorologist, chelsey ingram. good morning. >> and that snow will be london with today's sunshine, temperatures on the rise, into the 40's, rebound so nicely. and then 70s in the forecast, later on for the upcoming week let me take you to live look at the city from across the river. see beautiful shot. we start out your sunday morning, and we are going to see tons of sunshine out there today. storm scan3, shows, that not only is the snow and precipitation long gone, but the clouds are going to be long gone here soon as well. it is 35 degrees, right now in philadelphia. we're finally making it above freezing into allentown and reading, but, just be mindful

that there could be some slick spot out there, especially north and west of philadelphia for example, west chester, even pottstown, still sitting below freezing this morning, in willow grove, right at freezing, as well as doylestown below freezing. so there could absolutely be some slick spots, even though the crews did a fantastic job with this system that passed through last night. as we head throughout the day, we're at 37 degrees by the 9:00 hour, 42, so well above freezing by none time under mostly sunny skies, temperatures rebound so nicely by 3:00. with a high forecast right around 48. we have some record warmth on the way, for the upcoming week , talking 70s in the forecast. i'll have details in just a few minute. jan? >> just incredible, thank you, chelsey. 7:04 now, house fire in fox chase that killed one person, and injured two firefighters is now under investigation this morning. take a look, flames shot from the roof of a home at verree road and font street late last

night. crews fought that fire for over an hour in the driving snow before bringing it under control there. we are told that the two firefighters are being treated for minor injuries. >> well, as chelsey mentioned, by the time the day is over, our latest brush with winter weather will become a distant memory. the lehigh valley got the most snow, allentown got more than 8 inches, and meantime flames also blanketed bethlehem there yesterday evening, the snow also came down fast and seriously in center city philadelphia. but it turned to sleet and then to rain, and that created slush before the evening was over. it was not a pleasant night for drivers as you can imagine , but you could get around just as long as you took your time. "eyewitness news" reporter alicia with a look. >> we haven't seen it in a while. but it is back. >> it is weird we're getting snow all the sudden. >> you really don't know what to expect any more. >> for the first time in weeks , snow fell throughout the region, two to 4 inches in center city philadelphia, even

more snow coated other areas, like exton, allentown, and even the poconos. >> those more northern parts of the region seeing up to half foot of snow. >> i want some spring. it is time for the sun to be out. >> are you kind of over this snowy weather then? >> yes. >> many people out in these elements were not a fan of these flames, some saying, this snow surprised them, since this saturday started out with mild temperatures. >> gorgeous, like honestly. >> and then ended cold and snowy. >> i wasn't expecting it to just turn so quickly, but ya, philly wetter. >> we are over winter, let me tell you. >> good news for those not of big fan of the snow or winter a lot of this is expected to melt within hours certainly in a day or so. alicia, cbs-3 "eyewitness news ". >> it will be gone in no time at all. in south jersey now, roads were briefly covered in heavy wet and slushy snow.

and "eyewitness news" viewer shared this treacherous commute along route 45, near seoul, new jersey, that snow did not stick around for long, though. and many people there saw mostly rain. >> in other news today, a teenage boy trapped in a cave in lancaster county now free. rescuers freed that 15 year old boy after seven hours. they've now taken him to a hospital. dispatchers say the teen made the exploring, when he became trapped between rocks. >> well, there is renewed debate now of over gun control and gun laws, and the ar15 rifle used by the suspect in last week's deadly florida high school shooting. calls for reform are growing louder as classmates of the victims make plans to takings. cbs news correspondent kenneth craig has more. >> hundreds cents took to the steps of a federal courthouse saturday demanding change in national gun laws, after a gunman went on a deadly

shooting rampage at marjorie stone man douglas high school in park land. the tragedy is still surreal for student like delaney tar. >> our live has change from the this point on, that there is no going back to the way things used to be. >> this community is vowing to honor the memories of the victims by calling them on law makers to takings. >> all of our government and president can do is sends thoughts and prayers then it is cents time for victims to make the change that we need to see. >> many of these demonstrators are calling for ban on assault weapons including the ar15. the weapon nicholas cruz allegedly used to carry out the massacre. >> they belong with the army or military action, they do not belong in the regula citizens hands. there is cents no reason for it. >> investigators say cruz confessed to killing 17 people the 19 year old boy says crews will plead guilty to the crimes that prosecutors take the death penalty off the table. but the state attorney's office says it hasn't a news dollars its position yet. early next week, 100 of the

victims classmates plan to travel to the florida state capitol to demand change. >> the kids who were actually in the shooting the are the ones leading the change for once, not politicians or other people who are telling us what to do and how to think. we are the ones making the difference for once. >> these student say their never again movement is just the first step. kenneth craig, for cbs-3, " eyewitness news". >> meantime, vice president pence is vowing action from the white house in the wake of the shooting. >> when president trump meets with our nation's governors, in just a few short weeks, he will make the safety of our nation's schools our top administration priority. >> he spoke yesterday in dallas thereto a group promoting president trump's agenda. the vice president went ton say that the administration want to give law enforcement the tools they need to interact with people struggling with mental illness >> back here at home now, a burlington county pastor is up

to 20 years in prison without parole after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting five children. we first told you about the address 74 year older it i thomas in december. he was the pastor at come alive new testament church in medford that has since resigned. he was also the co-founder of the nation's largest christian music pros cents cute ers say the assault happened in medford township between 1999 and 2015 >> well, there is more help for pennsylvanians dealing with physical pain and i will necessary. medical marijuana dispensaries are opening in the keystone state. the latest in chester county. dozens were in line when keystone shops in devon opened saturday. many hope it is a better alternative to prescribing narcotics. >> i don't know much medical march juan, a but my pain management and neurology shall , i live in pain and also cents have multiple sclerosis, said this should help me to up 50% or more. >> now, many oppose the

legalizing medical marijuana say there isn't enough scientific evidence about it benefit or safety but officers say opioid prescriptions is a bigger risk. >> still ahead right here on cbs-3 "eyewitness news" this sunday morning. neighbors are heart broken after watching a business burn to the ground. hear why the loss of appliance store outside of boston is so disappointing, for many people who live there. >> plus: a 70 car pile up at interstate in iowa. still ahead what's causing that massive crash.

>> we continue to follow breaking news, four alarm fire is under control but not yet out. more than 100 ooh firefighters responded to that building fire in old city. firefighters were called there , just before 3:15 a.m. this morning. now, this is at the corner of third and chestnut streets across in the museum of revolution, many forced through several buildings a hotel there among the building evacuated. count on "eyewitness news" to follow this breaking news story and bring you to up date . >> iranian jet has crashed all 66 people on boards, according to state run media. approaching final destination when it crashed. it came down in the mountains there, in the suburbs part of

iran. helicopt remembers having hard time reaching the site. we'll update you on this story as we learn more. >> for now, seeing the effect of friday's earthquake in mexico city. and this video shot inside after office building, you can hear a man saying, quote, stay calm, it's almost over. you can see the lamps there swinging violent as well after the 7.2 mag cued quake hit. meantime military helicopter caring officials assessing the damage from the quake has crashed in southeast eastern mexico. thirteen people on the grounds were killed, and 16 other were injured. the aircraft was cents attempt to go land. when it crashed into a field and on top of two vehicles. >> appliance store outside of boston is destroyed after a five alarm fire there, at a business, by neighbors at local lands landmark.

crews responded to the store in rove ear yesterday afternoon. the fire quickly spread and you can consumed the whole building, winds and flammable appliances cents inside fueled the flames. those appliances exploded as the fire spread neighbors are heart broke tone see this old family owned business destroyed. >> so tragic, it is really sort of sad to see this happen >> just odd. it has been there since i was a little kid. i mean, it is literally a skeleton now. >> crews were able to keep the fire from spreading to other buildings. the fire is estimated to have caused up to a million dollars in damage. what started the fire is now under investigation. >> seventy car sallyann up in central iowa, crash happened outside the demon yesterday morning. car parts littered the road and dozens of wreck vehicles

had to be towed from the scene if it sound familiar it is because it is the second car pile up in the same stretch of interstate seen in less than two weeks there is time no one was seriously hurt. >> back here at home, happening today, a fun weekend in sea isle city continues with the run-walk to benefit autism. hundreds cents of people took a dip in the cold atlantic ocean foresee aisle polar bear plunge, plunge benefits the chamber of commerce, and several events it hoses cents. today's run-walk start at noon >> chilly out there, yesterday , kelly. >> i know. >> unfortunately, it didn't rain. great. who unfortunately you don't have the 07 degrees wet their you will see later this week. >> i know, can you believe it? is that getting you ready for spring? >> it is. >> or what? 70s in the forecast, talk about winds, also some record breaking temperatures, we will talk about that, as well. 35 degrees right now in philadelphia. look at these blue skies.

as we wake up this morning, feeling more like 29 degrees, when you factor in the wind out of the wets at about 8 miles per hour or so. still some spots checking in this morning, below freezing, at this hour. specially north and west, even wilmington, dropped down to around 31 degrees, and so just be mindful there could be some slick spot, maybe even some patchy black ice, from last night's snowfall. even the snow melt that happened, then it refroze on the pavement, so just be minds full of that. reading at 29, 28 in lancaster , right around 26 up in the poconos. thirty-three now in allentown, so come up a degree there. thirty-three in trenton. rite around 33 in millville. down the shore temperatures checking in in the mid 30's. so we have winds out of the west and northwest, as we start out your sunday. just get some gusty winds from time to time today. it will be breezy, at times, so the winds will also help to dry out those roadways. storm scan3 showing that this system is long gone from the mid-atlantic. even long gone from places like boston, where it was

snowing earlier this morning. just portions of maine dealing with some snow at this hour. but we've got the mostly sunny skies, i can say now, that we are checking into, as we start out your sunday. another live look at the reading area em temperature bumped to up around 30 degrees you can see the road off in the distance looking just fine but this parking lot here at westfield elementary school all of that is still snow covered. and that's because reading picked up over about 6 inches of snow last night. allentown was the winner with over 8 inches of snow. right around five and a half in green lane, hokessing, 1.9. that philadelphia international airport around 1.2 inches of snow accumulated future weather shows that we stay dry throughout the day today. tons of sunshine on tap. heading into monday, we start out the day with sunshine, clouds quickly increase, couple of scattered showers around lunchtime. then some steadier rain is going to move in as we head into monday afternoon. so you have to grab the umbrella, but it is just plane old rain as we start out

monday. behind that rain we will see the jet stream lifting well up to the north. this is where we get the surge of warmth, as we head into both tuesday and wednesday. forecasting high temperature around 71 on tuesday, and 73 on wednesday. those will break records. temperatures across the region , 48 this afternoon in philadelphia, 45 down the shore in the poconos, right around 4 degrees tons of sunshine, lot of melting, will be taking place today. 51 degrees on monday, for president's day, with afternoon rain arriving, then in the 70s by tuesday and wednesday. even heading into thursday, friday, and saturday, jan, temperatures well above average. >> love it. thank you, chelsey. 7:20 now. time to see how traffic is moving along out there. here is cheryle golden in the cbs-3 traffic center. good morning, cheryle. >> good morning, jan, as you mentioned earlier the problems in old city remain due to the very serious building fire on chestnut street between south third and south second street.

road has been shutdown, lot of equipment on the scene. motorists, you need to avoid that area. i95, i76, the vine street expressway, and 476, all problem-free. right now here is a nice snow shot in montgomery county. that's route 202 at horsham road looking pretty good. you still want to be easy when you go out this morning. we do have slick spots for you out there. please, slow down. mass transit is running on or close to schedule. live from the cbs-3 traffic center. i'm cheryle golden, jan, back to you. >> all right, cheryle, thank you. a five year old boy receives the gift of life. >> really turning into quite a spunky kid, and we love to see that spunk in him. >> coming up: we'll introduce to you tyler, who is celebrated a very special valentine day with his family this year. thanks to a newhart. his story after the break.

>> valentine day was national organ donor day, to increase awareness of organ donation and the lives that can be saved, stephanie stahl with the story of little boy, who now has a newhart. >> five year old tyler loves playing with his stuffed giraffe. and batting at bulbs with his mom, danielle. >> really turns into quite a spunky kid. and we love to see that spunk in him. >> his new energy comes from his new-heart after waiting on

the transplant list for 18 months, tyler's gift of life arrives in november. >> thankful can't even begin to describe t there has have been a lot of ups and downs with this journey. we experience hope, fear, all at the same time. >> was cents born with a con jen at that time heart defect and had a series of surgeries, before the transplant that gave tyler new life. >> ♪ now i know ♪ next time won't you sing with me. >> yeah! >> now in kindergarten this adorable little boy is happy to rattle off all of the things he lovers. >> the reason we come to work every day. >> doctor at chop says patient like tyler make valentine day extra special. >> not just another day, right not just a hallmark holiday. it is a real day to reflect on , you know, the blessings that we have, and, you know, the future that our kids have

when they battle through their heart disease. >> and it is tyler's first valentine day with a newhart. a holiday of love. we are beam to go have him home with us. >> happy valentine day. >> while he's doing well now, tyler will have to stay on anti-rejection drugs, for the rest of his life, and is at risk for series of complications, but his parent say that's okay, they've gotten used to living one day at a time and appreciating every moment, especially valentine day. i'm stephanie stahl, cbs-3, " eyewitness news." >> well we are continuing to follow breaking news this morning. a four alarm fire in old city philadelphia. chantee lans is live there on the scene. chantee? >> reporter: good morning, jan there is fire is now under control. but it is still 200 crews battling this blaze, you can see, smoke billowing from the

roof there, crews are actually fighting to get that under control, third and chestnut street. here in old city. a neighboring hotel, parkin dependence will had to be evacuated. we spoke with the fire commissioner who says it is cents a difficult fire to fight. take a look into what he had to say. no, please, please, oh! ♪ (shrieks in terror) (heavy breathing and snorting) no, no. the running of the bulldogs? surprising. what's not surprising?

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>> we are following breaking flues this morning, a four alarm fire in old city philadelphia, is now under control. >> about 201st responders, were called to that fire, just across the street, from the museum of the american revolution. today is sunday, february the 18th, good morning, everyone, i'm jan carabeo. we will get a live update on the break news in just a moment. but first, let's check the forecast. here is meteorologist, chelsey ingram with eyewitness weather choice i, clearing up now. >> that's right, overall today extremely quiet, jan. temperatures rising into the 40's, but there are couple of problem spots this morning, especially, north and west. where temperatures are actually below freezing. so, take a look at this, here's what you can expect. couple of slippery spots will be possible, but otherwise, most areas just dealing with wet roads from the melting, and then plenty of sunshine later today. storm scan3, showing awe look at high pressure building in. plenty of sunshine for the delaware valley. it is 35 right now in philadelphia. but those problem spot, 31 in

wilmington, right now finally above freezing into reading, but in pottstown, 31 below freezing in west chester, and below freezing in doylestown. so if you live in those areas, very close to those areas, be mindful could be patchy black ice, in some spots. last night. as we head throughout the day today, temperatures well above freezing, headed into the noon hour, 42 degrees, 48, rebound nicely, as we head into the afternoon, then 70s in the forecast coming up. details in a few minute. jan? >> sounds good, chelsey, thank you. 7:31. and update now. breaking news story, we are following all morning long, four alarm fire in a old city building is now under control. the flames forced tenants inside of that building, and people inside after hotel next-door, out into the street and out into the cold. "eyewitness news" reporter chantee chantee lans is live at the scene with the developing details this morning. chantee, good morning. >> good morning, jan, i can tell you now that that fire is under control.

crews still, though, hundreds cents of them, fighting this blaze, you can see, smoke billowing from the roof here. now, we at daylight can see businesses on the lower level, little lion a restaurant that's been around for some time, also a baron the first floor. now, this fire started around 3:00 this morning, this is at the corner of third and chestnut street. here in old city. now, we spoke with the fire commissioner who actually said that this build something a historic building, and it is kind of difficult and complex to fight this flame. take a listen to what he had to say. >> these old buildings blocks, all buildings we figure over the year, so might have started out with separate occupancy, now they've been connected and reconnected and renovated over time. so we never really know what we're dealing with in these situation action. >> now, nearby hotel also had to be evacuated in total at least 100 people had to be

evacuated. no one injured, and i spoke with septa rep, septa is nearby, also, holding some people who have been evacuated to keep them warm and safe at this time. that's the very latest live in old sit, chantee lans, cbs-3, "eyewitness news." >> jan. >> big fire fight out there, chantee, thank you. we will get back up to you more update later this morning >> also this morning, following our other big story, part of our area are waking up to some snow: plows are busy in the philadelphia suburbs early this morning, you can see, here crews were working in king of prussia. and over in bucks county, plows have been clearing a coating of snow on the roads there. this was the scene at shopping center parking lot on street road in bensalem. some people we spoke with were taken off guard by the snow. weird that we're getting snow all the sudden. >> you really don't know what to expect any more. >> i wasn't expecting to to to just turn so quickly, but just philly weather. >> i mean we did tell them

about it, right? they should have none. northern part of the region saw up to half foot of snow. >> in other news today: four philadelphia firefighters who were killed battling the great fire of 99 will were remembered in center city. the annual firefighters memorial mass was held at saint john the evangelist church near 13th and market yesterday. firefighters all remembered. they gave their lives battling flames that burned saint john 's and several other buildings, flowers were placed on their memorial plaques. >> president trump is taking to twitter to defend his reelection to the nation's highest office. this after the department of justice charged 13 russians with interfering, in the 2016 presidential election. cbs news' laura tells us what expert are now advising the us government to do to protect the nation's democracy before this year's midterm election.

>> information warfare. >> a surprising indictment from deputy attorney general judgement fry, formally accused 13 russians, and three russian companies, of meddling in the 2016us election. with a budget of more than $1.2 million per month, the russian nationals created hundreds of fake social media profiles, they posted attacks on hillary clinton, while praising bernie sanders, and then candidate, donald trump. on twitter saturday, president trump wrote: funny how the fake news media doesn't want to say at that time russian group was form in 2014 long before my run for president. maybe they new i was going to run even though i didn't know. >> ultimately, about driving wedges, distrust, and having to point fingers at one another. >> us intelligence officials say russian interferance is far from over. director of national intelligence, dan coat, says russia will try again. >> there should be no doubt,

russia perceived it past effort as successful, views 2018us midterm elections, potential target for russian influence operations. >> cyber experts have suggested improvements for election security, replace paper less lone tron i can machines, update hardware, software, that sport voter registration, and conduct post-election audit to confirm results. during the time of the alleged election meddling, said, on saturday, neither he nor his staff interfered with us politics. laura, cbs-3, "eyewitness news ". and if the name sergei sound familiar, that's because former national security advisor michael flynn pleaded guilty in december to lying to the f.b.i. about his conversations with sergei before the inauguration. as we speak spewed ends at penn state moving their feet, raising money for pediatric

cancer. >> thon kick off friday night. thousands are now dancing, non -stop, for 46 hours straight, all for a good cause money raised benefits pediatric cancer patients, and their families, at the penn state milton s hershey medical center. the dancer are focusing on the families hoping for cure and they're fighting for disease. >> and so throughout the weekend, what we want to do is just provide hope to the kids, inspire other, and let them know that this may be a difficult task, but it is so miniscule in the grand scheme of things, compared to what these kids are going through. so it is all for them. >> dancers are hoping to break the amount they raised last year, which is was more than $10 million. good luck to them. >> well, the search is on for a a picasso after someone snatched it off of a wall. coming up: how much the artwork is worth, and why the

owner of the missing art says the may have been an

>> this morning valuable piece of artwork is missing, stolen not just from an art every a gallery, but from a business, it is cents a rare original picasso hanging in the lobby of art appraise err's office in milwaukee. one of the owners there of that business saw the piece hanging on the wall before going to work, by the time he

left in the afternoon, it was gone. the rare piece had picasso's signature on it, but the owners there had not posted the name or the price next to the artwork. >> it is intentional. we didn't want to attract attention to somebody who was just looking at values. somebody, either new what they were doing or just got lucky. >> yes, the piece is worth about 35 to $50,000. the owners have notified art galleries all across the country, in case the thief tries to sell the piece of art >> i can't believe it is only worth that much. >> you would think little bit more for sure. >> still unfortunate for them. >> as far as the snow yesterday, jan, switching gears, that's going to be long gone before we know it, because today, we're going to get the sunshine, temperatures well above freezing, and then 70s in the forecast for the upcoming week, weather watch verse checked in this morning with snowfall totals. still in philadelphia, not about 2 inches of snow. oh, fran in nottingham right around two and a quarter, alan

in delran 1.1 inches every snow fell in his backyards. snow in card inning ton, 1 inch, and some of the once i just passed by, john in martins creek, take a look at that number right around seven and a half inches of snow. we take to you live look, now, at cape may, from our camera, montreal inn you can see beautiful, beautiful setting there. however, no snow on the ground but a trace of snow was reported in cape may, other snowfall totals across the region, springtown ship gist under 7 inches, and gilberts gilbertsville around 6 inches, gilbertsville. 4.8 reported. just under 3 inches in newark, mantua right around 2 inches of snow fell. from last night's system. you can see, though, that system long, long gone. only impacting portions of coastal maine right now. but we are dry mid-atlantic, going to tap into tons every sunday shine throughout the day, as well. soap, that sunshine, in addition to the warm temperatures, will really help to melt any snow that fell

today. and by the time temperatures roll into the seven's, during the upcoming week, even the snow north and west is going to be long gone up into the lehigh valley. 35 degrees, right now in philadelphia. thirty-one in wilmington, there are some problem spots out there where we could deal with some slick spots on the roadways, even patchy black ice with temperatures below freezing in wilmington, there in new castle county 29 in reading, 28 in lancaster, right around 26 in the poconos so, just be mindful, areas north and west, that have some slick spot, give yourselves little extra time this morning , future weather shows we will deal with tons every sunday shine throughout the teen i have day, mostly clear skies tonight, starting out with sunshine monday. then by monday, during about lunchtime, couple of scattered showers, spinning recalls possible, steadier rain as we heed in monday afternoon. so you will need the umbrella. not dealing with any snow monday, it will be too warm, but the umbrella will be needed later on in the afternoon. behind that rain, look what happens. the jet stream lifts well up to the north. that's going to bring us some extremely mild air, headed our

way, in fact, record breaking warmth, possibly, forecasting high temperature around 71 tuesday, 73 on wednesday, both of those numbers could break records, originally setback in the 1930's. here's your forecast for today 48 degrees, in philadelphia. forty-five down the shore, with sunshine, 40 degrees in the poconos, how about that? fresh powdered boot, 51 degrees monday, then up to the 70s by tuesday, wednesday. at 51 degrees on thursday. rain chance, once again. clouds in the forecast friday, jan, but i mean, really as we head throughout the upcoming week, into next saturday, temperatures well above average for this time of year. >> a-plus to this forecast, chelsey. you've got it. thank you. >> 7:44 now. time to check the roads and highways, let's go over to cheryle golden in the cbs-3 traffic center. good morning, cheryle. >> good morning, jan n montgomery county in ft. washington, 309 southbound at susquehanna road.

live shot of multi car accident blocking awe lanes. cars are trying to ease by in the left lane, loose use caution in the area. roads are very slick. you can see police on the scene due to earlier crash, they were working to clear. also, in montgomery county, 422 westbound, arm and hammer boulevard, all lanes are block due to another crash. and we still have those problems in old city due to a very serious building fire on chestnut street between south third street and south second street. the road has been shutdown. lot of equipment on the scene. please avoid that area. live from the cbs-3 traffic center, i'm cheryle golden, back to you. >> still a mess out there, thank you, cheryle. 7:45, the phillies sign new first baseman. and it is all-star weekend for the nba. here is leslie vanbiesbrouck arsdale with eyewitness sports >> the best of the nba out in l.a. for all-star weekends, sixers joel embiid all part of the fun, friday night jo-jo dario, ben simmons, played in a rising stars game in last night joel played in the skills challenge.

he advanced to the semifinals where he lost to the bull's on the.shot. tonight he will start for team seth curry, and the game, he's enjoying himself. >> so it is great. with these guys, first time, especially, when i found out i was pretty excited about it, you know, i'm looking to have fun. >> the phillies have one of the lowest payrolls in baseball. during the off season, they made one big signing. and yesterday, carlos santana reported the to camp, first baseman signed $3,000,006,000,000 deal. last year had on base percentage with the indians, averaged a hundred walks a season many phillies are hoping his discipline will help the starting linement through interpreter carlos explained why he joined the phils. >> he was a young guy. the younger group of guys, that did it for me, you know, it remind me of cleveland, a lot, because, you know, i like

geese here like franco, herrera, you know, hopkins. you know, like those are a group, great group of guys that i want to win some games. >> to college hoops third rang villanova spent the last four regular season biggies tile manies, but xavier looking to take the crown from the cats, had a one and a half game lead over villanova going into yesterday's game. when jay wright and the cats had 14-point half time lead, with stood strong xavier come back, cats up by six. xavier trayvon hit the setback jumper. that's going to cut the lead to four. helps burn the upset. villanova not having it. bridges with the fake, and hits the jumper. cat went up by ten. bridges with team high 25-point. then later in the second half, drivers, makes the lay up. gives villanova nine-point cushion, ten-point off the bench. and then, dante, with dagger three, almost had triple

double, nine-point, and assists cents, nova beat xavier 95 to 79. they're now 24 and three on the season. >> let's head over to hawk hill, st. joe's with duquesne, led by newkirk, scored 26-point and handed out ten assists as the hawks win their third straight 82 to 75. to ivy league action. the conference leading penn quakers looking for their 11 straight win over colonel. ryan bently matched career hi, six, three pointers, scoring 23-point, 19 and seven on the season with 79-71 win, over colonel. >> the flyers are in action this afternoon against the rangers. that's all for sports. i'm leslie van arsdale, have a great day. >> and still to come right here on cbs-3 "eyewitness news ": this sunday morning, of course, is the cbs-3 pet project. animal advocate carol ericson is here talking about dog walking: she'll explain why sniffing may be just as important for your dog as walking. we explain coming up next.

>> this is lloyd, a gentle joint. >> this is lloyd, hard to see, because black so far, a black pants on, he is a black dog, he is eight years old, his name is lloyd. he will be part of the lonely hearts club, adoption event at pennsylvania spca. we will talk more about. that will these are dogs that have been there for a while,

who through no fault of their own and need to get a home. lloyd is wonderful, loves dogs , loves kids, so we will talk a little bit more about him. lots to talk about today. the snow came, the snow melting, fortunately, we will be getting warmer weather, all year long your dogs need to be walk. walking video right now, we discuss walking your dog. and it is very important. thursday is national walk your dog day. you know walking your dog helps them, physically, mentally, help us physically and mentally. but important thing, pay attention to your dog's fitness level. you do not want them sitting down on the sidewalk panting, they have to built up their fitness level the same way you do. other thing i think people overlook. they look at walking the dog for two reasons, so that they can go out and do whatever you don't want them to do in the house. and so that you can also get some extra he can err size, but on dog getting out and walking is more than just exercise. it is that, and they need it, so happier dog that exercises

but also sniffing is very important to dogs. they've done research that is amazing, if you spend time off your phone walking your dog there is should be bonding experience. >> certainly. >> watch them. they'll sniff something, and if they he? with their right nostril, that's new scent to them. when it gets old over non- threatening, they switch to the left nostril. so so much going won a dog takes a walk, that is you don't let them sniff, it is like you walking with a blind fold on. so, spend some time. get your exercise in, but then say, you know what, i'll give you the good amount of time just to sniff, what the neighbors are up up to, the animals that may have come across, and be amaze maze dollars at sculpture dogs have , walk by stuff and they know something has gone on there. so, pay very close attention to that. couple of things i brought, yes, makes it easier, this is for my dog fred who i adopted from the show: harnesser, siberian husky, he doesn't choke on that and perfect.

head collar, which you can also use to probably, seen these dogs, but sometimes i think these are easier to get the dogs used to, just harness , but the same thing, just the slip of my wrist and he's turned around. also at night, either they can wear something that he is is re reflective of this. but it is there. so if anybody drove by there is would pick up the reflection on it. >> do you have any advice for people who run with their dogs ? >> in you have a dog sitting down and not want to go walk, you have to stop, just because you're a fit runtier does not mean that your dog has had enough exercise to get. that will show you few animals up for adoption up for adoption at the spca. we have a great cat. look at this, we have annie, adult male, black cat, sweet loving, head butts just an angel, look for annie. and carson, he's five years old, he's orange, and i love

orange cats. flip over, show him, he was rescued by humane law enforcement when abandoned in another county. look at the beautiful tail on this cat. >> right. >> he is just a wonderful cat. then we have alexander, only one year old, male kitty mix. humane law. last year, along with other pups, but now his court case is over. he is allowed to get out. and alex and err wonderful dog now, we have lloyd right here. he again. >> quite a friend. >> yes, he again is part of the lonely heart club. now, that event goes on today, and is a 14-dollar adoption fee for any of these dogs. we've got six of them that will be going to the fishtown center, and that's 34636 frankford avenue. we have the dogs ask for kaylee, ashton, boston, drake, prince, colt, also in erie there are other dogs, these are dogs that just don't show well in the kennel. maybe they jump or maybe like the doggy adopted, fred, was just too sad at being in a shelter to even want to get up and do anything. he has come to life.

and so don't overlook these dogs in the lonely heart club. 14-dollar adoption, the event in fishtown goes from 12:00 to 5:00. this whole event goes the entire week right through next saturday. again don't let the slow add -- low adoption cost, only people with wonderful hearts, wonderful dog, lloyd. we don't want them to be part of this club. >> no, we don't. we want them in the homes that they deserve. >> 350 erie avenue, saturday and sunday ten to 5:00. monday through friday 1:00 to 8:00. get out and exercise but be mindful of your dog. >> and let them sniff. >> let's finds lloyd a home, folks. that's "eyewitness news" at 7:00. what we have coming up for you at 8:00. still ahead, much more on this breaking news story, we've been following all morning long. a huge fire in old city philadelphia. it is now under control. we will have a live report

coming up from the scene. >> also ahead: pat gallen get ting into the olympic spirit. he tried curling as it turns out curling actually growing in popularity right here at home. >> and quick storm, bridges snow to the region, but meteorologist, chelsey n gram back to tell us why it won't be sticking around for long. we are back in a moment. back at the top of the hour.

>> breaking news, massive fire in south philadelphia causing evacuations cents now under control. let's get right out to " eyewitness news" reporter, chantee lans, for the very latest from the scene. chantee, good morning. >> good morning, jan. this fire is under control, but crews will be fighting this for hours and the park commissioner says even more for days. now, there have been fire crews on top of the roof there they've kind of been throwing down pieces of the facade on the front of this historic building, just trying to continue to keep this fire under control. there still are flames in there, according to the fire commissioner, but the good news, again, it is under control, no firefighters hurt. no one, civilians, have been hurt, at least 100 people evacuated from this building and a neighboring hotel called independence park hotel. >> this building at the corner of third street and chestnut street. now, there are some businesses cents on the first floor, little lion is what we are seeing here,