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took off, from the scene. >> we will keep talking and pushing, until something is done because people are dying, and this cannot happen any more. >> we have to show them how loud our voices can get because how will they ever listen to fuss we don't. >> survivors of the florida high school shooting rampage head to the state capitol to rally for gun control. it is wednesday, february 21st good morning i'm jim donovan. i'm rahel solomon. katie and meisha are keeping an eye on things, good morning , guys. >> happy wednesday, guys, turf say even though it is nice, driving conditions, it has been pretty busy. we have accident after accident after this point no rhyme or reason but just a very busy morning commute. there is some patchy if you go out there so you may even count their yet again in, dense fog advisory posted but here's a picture perfect example of it. there might be a rain drop on this camera lens. difficult hear reports from our weather watchers that we did have a bit of the fine mist, quick shower here and there, just such a moisture rich air mass and still so mild with the very light winds
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, and allowed to form, this is boardwalk plaza in rehoboth but fog is not exclusive to delaware. you'll find it anywhere but it is very patchy, so it is not as widespread as yesterday, storm scan empty, in the seeing much on it throughout daylight hours but you will feel that warmth, despite hint of cloud cover and fog with time those cloud will break and send these temperatures sky rocketing all over again. we are still in the 60's, trenton, dover and with time skies clear out nicely we are all on pace to hit a new record high up to 75 degrees but again you do need to energy it while you have it today because this is last day like it before rain starts to move in, from a cold front, which is going to send 70's packing and we have a active pattern from this point forward. we have just a couple hours pulled from the day to give you a sense of how things warm up here. by 10:00 a.m. comfortable in the 60's in the city and flirting with zero seven come lunchtime. i'm thinking dining outside here in better excuse then
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this, right. >> no doubt bit. this is one of the days when rain will come tomorrow, this is one where we have to enjoy, savior, every single minute of today, our hump day, looking outside, vine at i-95, birds eye shot here you can see movement, delaware county, i-95 at 452, airport, this is what we are working with and we are looking okay. thinks where we have a pedestrian, struck, this is with injuries, as well, bellmawr, new jersey. so brung road at monroe road, we also have another accident schuylkill township where overturn vehicle went in the woods. is there injuries with this one as well. roosevelt boulevard northbound past fifth street outer lanes are still closed just a heads up on that. then we have another accident here, this is schuylkill township where we have that overturn, by the way, and then also, i just want to call this to your attention ben franklin bridge south walkway is closing tomorrow, for 14 months, for structural upgrade s. this will affect pedestrians
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on foot and bike. more in a little bit. rahel, back over to you. new this morning search is on for driver responsible for hit and run earlier this morning in nicetown. twenty-eight year-old woman was hit by a vehicle just after midnight near pull last ski and hunting park avenue there victim suffered a broken arm. the driver did not stay at the scene and police have not released a description of the vehicle. survivors of the florida school shooting, many traveling straight from funerals for their fallen classmates will speak to law makers today in the state's capitol. >> the student will be pushing for strict gun laws as eyewitness toes one of the deadliest mass shoot initial month modern u.s. history. jan carabao is live in the news center with deet tails good morning. >> reporter: rahel and jim good morning. they have made 450-mile trip but they necessity they are a licensing road ahead. some made a list of demand including universal background checks and ban on military grade weapons. today these students will, rally and break off in smaller groups to speak directly with florida lawmakers.
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>> applause. >> reporter: students from marjory stoneman douglas high school arrived to cheers last night as their buses pulled into the state capitol to day those students will meet with law makers in tallahassee pushing for tighter gun control. this is exactly one week, after a mass shooting, claimed the lives of 17 of their classmates and teachers. >> we're going to keep talking , we are going to keep pushing, until something is done because people are dying, and this cannot happen anymore >> reporter: students, filled three buses, about 100 made the seven hour journey, many coming straight from the funerals of their fallen friends. >> i honestly think background checks. >> reporter: in this bus as students talk about their talking points for legislators , organizers in the march for lives protest net is ed they have reached a fund raising mile extend for their march 24th event. >> we have hit a milan our go fund me for march for our lives. >> reporter: even they made trip students learned that the florida state house had voted down an attempt to he revive a
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bill to ban assault rifles there are some calls for change that are being held. >> i signed a memorandum directing the attorney general to pre pose regulations to ban all device that is turn legal weapons into machine guns. >> reporter: so-called bump stocks were uses in the las vegas shooting but not in florida. the president also tweeted quote, whether we are republican, or democrat, we must now focus on strengthening background checks. as is happening today president trump wild hole a listening session, on school safety, and white house says family, teachers from park land, sandy hook, and columbine, will all a 10. in the news center, jan carabao for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". jim and rahel, back to you. >> thank you. in philadelphia protesters gathered outside city hall yesterday as a call for action , they are seeking stronger gun control, in pennsylvania, and across the country. they marched with signs, and held a vigil for the 17 people killed in those wounded, in parkland, florida. philadelphia's new district
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attorney larry krasner, a former defense attorney, spoke to the group. >> if we have to go straight after the nra, and we have to go straight after people, who believe that cars should be regulated but guns should not because we will do it because that is what we have to do. >> an her before that protest took place president trump announced a proposed ban on bump stock devices. protesters hearsay they are pushing, foreign more discussion, and an additional gun control measures. a delaware county man face s charges of illegally selling guns outside of a gun show, detectives arrested kevin spillman at expo center in oaks. prosecutors say as exton man sold two firearms to an under cover detective who posed as an under cover buyer. stillman threatened to kill himself. prosecutors say a search of his vehicle and house turned up more weapons and thousands of rounds of ammunition. and chopper three over woodbury, gloucester county where police are investigating a double shooting at a county parking garage. officials say this happened at coupe are street garage at 8:30 last night and a suspect
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is in custody there were no life threatening injuries. a federal judge in new york city has declared a mistrial at racketeering trial of the reputed philadelphia mob boss, joey merlino. jurors told the judge that they were dead locked in the case, and prosecutors accused merlino of muscling his way into gambling and health insurance schemes, run by crime families on the east coast, merlino's attorneys told jurors that merlino was framed by, turncoat mobsters, and merlino had lived in florida since, 2011, when he was released from prison on racketeering, gambling and extortion charges. well, everyone knows that it is your civic duty to serve on the jury. >> one young man really wants to serve but just too young to do it right now. eleven year-old luke fox got summoned to jury duty last week. summons comes with instructions, dress code, recommendation to bring a magazine to pass the time and directions to the parking garage. luke's a little too young today but still thinks jury cute duty would have been fun.
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>> they sit during the court case and they listen to both side of the story and then they go in the back room and discussion it and take a vote on if the person is guilty or not. >> i really think he would have done a great job. i would have worried about content of what he was hearing >> exactly clear how the mistake happen but luke says he is ready to serve when call couple more years, luke. >> yes. >> maybe he can fill in for me i have done it many times. still ahead startling case of the man lived for hours, after being pronounced dead. >> i need close another. i need accountability. >> this with man says medical staff ignored her pleas for help and new she's suing, hear more from her coming up next. very sad story there. and healthwatch, secret to a licensing life could be found in the bottle as in a about the will of alcohol, we will explain, we know you have questions, trang do? well, it is shaping up to
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be another railroaded breaking temperature day i'm frank did live from kelly drive with people already enjoying the warmer temperatures. ♪ anytime jim here's michael buble. >> it is a beautiful day. our dj's this morning where do we find these people. they are doing an amazing job. >> everybody is just so happy. >> it is. >> it will be in the 70's, go outside, breathe in some fresh air. >> yes. >> walk your dog. >> say hello to people. it is a beautiful day, we will be right back.
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welcome back, if you are getting ready to head out this morning you can definitely ditch your winter coat. >> yes, it feels like spring outside even already. "eyewitness news" reporter trang do, is live on kelly drive with more on the winter warm up. you are already seeing people out there, um. >> reporter: oh, yeah, rahel, you know i'm enjoying this warm upright now. so many people are out here with me too on kelly drive but they are exercising, they are running, biking, doing all kinds of things. this is one of the spots we visited tuesday where people were really making the most of this spring-like weather. looking at this video you would think it was from a beautiful springtime day, students walking around west chester university's campus, some in tank tops, others in shorts.
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but this is 70-degree weather in february. >> beautiful. real beautiful. i love it. >> reporter: tuesday's un seasonably warm temperatures brought out scores of people in the usual spots. kelly drive, for one, where people took their work out, outdoors, jogging, biking, rowing on the schuylkill. these lucky folks in cape may got a beach day all to themselves. by night fall, outside dining in rittenhouse square, a taste that spring is just around the corn are. >> quite surprising to see a little shocking but it is okay , amazing, wonderful, we have this whole year, happy camper. >> reporter: while others are just confused. >> i don't know how to come out of the house, t-shirt, thermals, parka. >> reporter: but yep, don't put those coats away just yet all good things will come to an end. i will let katie explain but make sure you get out today, for now live, on kelly drive, i'm trang do for cbs-3 "eyewitness news".
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back to you. >> trang do has a lot of company, lots of people running behind you. >> oh, yeah. >> i'm thinking of eating lunch outside so katie, where should i go. >> well, that is your pick, just tell me where. >> what should i wear. >> you don't need a parka. i can totally appreciate that guy, because, we have been all over the place, with these temperatures lately. okay, can i put away parka yet or am i able to keep that out? it has been just so bananas with the variety pack that we have seen. this is how warm it gets here today, it might as well be midnight with these values, forecast ted highs here in orange mid 70's is general theme but mount pocono is expected to hit 66. these are record toss beat these are not normal. they are well above average. they are longstanding record. in philadelphia it is a record that has stood since 1930's. so very, very long lasting record but we are easily going to break to it day, and here's our next front this has led to a lot have flooding issues
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along the leading edge of this cold front. you can see they is there two, with some icing, snow on the back side, cold air that comes behind it is definitely the issue for us in the next few days, you will feel that difference, in the air, it really is going to get chillier, but it is, february, let's bring it back home and bring back, you know, the perspective, because, we should only be in the mid 40's we will be 30 above average today. new there are rain chances, that are going to overtake this forecast as early as this evening, this afternoon, looks great for your outdoor plans, but it is later on tonight and into tomorrow that more showers will move through from the cold front and more come along friday and into the weekend because of separate systems coming n now i'm getting rap. i want to show you the seven day. take a look today is the warmest but the brightest of the next five days. so we will hit 58 around tomorrow, midnight, temperatures drop, friday, a raw, chilly, rainy dane a more rain this weekend but at lee, on the thermometer again. >> yes, so don't let that rain
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be a buzz kill just stay right in today with all that sunshine and that 70's in february. so, unbelievable. looking outside right now i-95 at allegheny avenue this camera shot has been going in and out but what we are looking at taillights in the southbound direction, they were thinking there might be activity and when we can see that shot, eye little bit wider, it really looks busy. i-95 around allegheny give yourself extra time. for my friendness new jersey, 42 freeway north bound at creek road take that toward 295, this is what you'll be working with, lots of vehicles out there still traveling around at posted speed but slowing down just a little bit this is where we had, a, pedestrian, have been struck in bellmawr, new jersey. so brian road at, monroe road, this had injuries witt. they are getting that remedied for you right now, also, an accident schuylkill township this is where we have an overturn vehicle that went in the woods and is there also injuries here as well. so, country club road at jug hallow road, head up on that. we have police activity on the boulevard because of a home
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invasion they are investigating. so roosevelt boulevard past fifth street outer lanes closed there, jim, back over to you. well, it has been 15 years since this deadly massive fire ripped through a nightclub in west warwick, road island, february 20th, 2003, 100 people were killed and more than 200 were injured when a flames broke out at station nightclub. now survivors, family, friends and community are honoring the victims with a newly dedicated memorial. many say it provides a place of peace and healing. father robert marsiano was first chaplain that responded to the fire. he said when he pulled up, there was a inferno. >> as they were bringing people out, they said five, 10 victims. i kept saying there was so many more. we could see them in the doorway that were trapped who had perished because have the fire. >> family and friends say they are grateful for the memorial because it ensure future generations will never forget the tragedy. a lawsuit about a man who lived for hours after being pronounced dead is new getting
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national attention. his family claims that the staff at a new york hotel, happy should say, ignored plea s for help. man later died. >> can you imagine what it must have been like for him to listen to the people that i should be able to tell him, trying to convince me and my family that he is dead and he is laying there alive? >> so, michael cleveland collapsed while shopping for groceries in 2014, medics rushed him to the hospital near buffalo and less than an her later he was pronounced dead. >> when you first walked in the room, what was your first observation. >> that michael was not dead. he was following me with his eyes. >> reporter: what else did you witness that made you had think he might still ab live. >> he was trying to hug me, i mean he was breathing. >> nearly three hours after cleveland had been pronounced dead, doctors found a pulse realizing he had a heart attack and open heart surgery was performed but just too late. hospital said it followed medical standard and required
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procedures, case is scheduled to go to trial. i watched this story last night and doctor karen, the reporter there, suggested if you are in the hospital and you do not trust what your doctor is saying or just want a second opinion you can get to that doctor superior or the executive director of the hospital, and, just make sure that you are not intimidated in those situation is you have to advocate for your family, such a shame. in this morning's healthwatch researchers say the flu shot may do more than just protect you from the flu. >> according to doctors at pun helton tear ohio the vaccine may protect people from heart attacks, especially for people who are at high risk of having one, because a combination of inflammation, increased risk on have blood clots and other factors that might lead to heart attacks in some people. >> i like this story. go ahead and enjoy that cocktail a neurologist from the university of california says drinking alcohol, may help you live past 90. researchers studied 1700 people and found those who drink two glasses of wine or beer per day reduced their
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chances of dying prematurely by 18 percent, study also found that people who are, slightly overweight but in the obese, were 3 percent less likely to die young. >> i think everything in moderation, right. >> yes. >> well, still ahead, maryland racial with pat gallen as he tries, sleep yoga. you dent want to miss this one >> no, we don't. cars skinny enough you can fit two side by side in a single lane, where officials want to see these things take over the roadway, up
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welcome back, everyone our weekend promises to be mild again with highs in the low to mid 60's, both saturday and sunday, however, we will have a trade off of another system moving through so more rain showers to dampen the weekend as a whole, guys? >> katie, thank you. new for a look at newspaper headlines across our region. >> in the news journal a maryland company hopes to
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harness uncapped potential of chicken poop to generate enough electricity to power up to 3500 homes in delaware. clean bay renewables aims to build a plant south of georgetown but residents are raising environmental concerns from the mercury ryan costello, lash out at democrats in harrisburg, charging that the state supreme court's majority and governor tom wolf colluded and redrawing the state's congressional maps. costello believes they are tarring him in particular to turn his district in his opponent's favor. in the times herald montgomery county will be purchasing new voting machines this year so county residents are invited to try them out and provide some feedback in the open house this saturday at the health science center at montgomery county community college. and that is a look at newspaper headlines from around the delaware and lehigh valley. washington state base cod say solution to traffic jams and gas shortages is a new kind of car this new car has a very new like, tango carries 3 d
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narrow track. in san francisco it will allow narrow track vehicles to park between regular cars and met or cycle spaces perpendicular to the curve, and even travel in high occupancy lanes. >> i said we need to fix those traffic jams because it can fit in one lane like a motorcycle. the cost is $100,000, that is pricey. company says that price will get down as more of those cars are built. >> i would be afraid going on a bridge on a windy day, that thing doesn't look like it will hold up very well. >> amazing. coming up next on "eyewitness news" survivors of the florida school shooting are in the state capitol to rally for gun control. plus, some classmates out spoke been gun reform has become subject of the conspiracy theories, here what he is being called about being a crisis anchor. liquid asphalt spilling
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all over a major highway, what to do if your car is damage, meisha. we are looking outside, bought full, it should help our morning commute but we are busy. we have had accidents all morning, police activity affecting the roads due to home invasion and construction we will have all of those updates. we will take a quick break. we will be right
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good morning i'm jim donovan. i'm rahel solomon. it is 6:30. here's what you need to know, this february 21st, 2018 in our morning minute. >> we are never going to stop, pushing. from florida. >> keep pushing, until something is done. >> to philadelphia. >> i'm tired of coming to vigils like this. >> demonstrators demand tougher gun control. >> president trump will hold a
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listening session on school safety. >> i'm here on kelly drive and people are outside enjoying this record breaking temperature day. >> as sky clears today we will hit record highs, enjoy, save your the warmth. >> wild chase through los angeles. >> right across the sidewalk, back on the roads, wow, this guy is driving on to the railroad tracks extremely dangerous. one last time in the olympic downhill. >> lindsey vonn crosses the line. final bow for american olympic skier lindsey vonn coming in third in the dunn hill skiing competition. >> the last downhill of her
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remarkable olympic career. this is her third olympic medal. we should give you a medal for this incredible weather. look the at sky line behind you. >> you can make it out behind you, yes. >> gorgeous. >> there is a low cloud deck and way this camera is angled it looks like the city sky line is visible but is there still a included deck that is skewing the top of the liberty place for example. we will see patchy if you go but back to your point i will gladly take credit for this if you want to give to it me. i'm cool with that. we have minor patchy foggish awe that will lift out just like it did yesterday, taking a look at current visibility. we have quite a mixed bag here under a mile or under half mile in a handfull of spots but up to 10 miles at reading observation site, 3 miles now at philly international. fog isn't anywhere near as widespread, it feels muggy outside, i will be honest with the moisture just built in right now, storm scan three is pretty clear say for minor fog and maybe some of you feeling
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a hint of mist but right new we have temperatures in the 50 's and that includes the poconos, incredible warmth there. fifty-six at our airport. fifty-three in atlantic city. where did we get from here? well, in problem hitting a record breaking 75 degrees today in philadelphia those cloud do broke with time and there will be a new front that crosses our area that comes in as early as later this afternoon in the poconos but toward night fall, and it moves from north west to south east, so with time we have to dustt off our umbrellas and we say save your today, your last chance for in the only this warmth, sunshine, but, there will be wet weather that comes back down the road. >> even more initiative to get out there today and really, really live it up, 70's in february you just don't see that. looking outside right new looking busy here, taillights moving in the ease bun direction. why is that? it looks like a parking lot
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there. because you will ab preaching where this accident is, schuylkill ease bun before conshohocken curve pulled off block ago this left lane. you can see people outside their vehicles. this is within of those areas we absolutely do not want to see an accident in the morning we're seeing within right here at 6:34, thinks really going to slow you down. in the only that, look at your neighbors over here traveling by putting on their brakes, taking a peak being a knowsy neighbor. this is what we call gaper delay and it is irritating. so just nothing to see keep ongoing. take a look at this tractor trailer pushing off to the far right. this is why those backups are getting substantial. give yourself at least an extra 45 minutes to an her there plus we have a schuylkill township accident, overturn vehicle went in the wood at country club road at jug hollow road, jim, back over to you. we have some breaking news , into the cbs-3 "eyewitness news" room a 34 year-old woman is in the hospital after a home invasion in feltonville.
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police say a armed man forced his way in the second floor apartment on 200 block of roosevelt boulevard, about 5:15 this morning. once inside police say gunman pistol whipped would the man who lived there and demanded money and drugs. the intruder ran away. the victim is in stable condition. students from parkland flashings last witnessed one of the deadliest school shooting in modern u.s. history will sit down with state legislators today. three bus west 100 students made seven hour journey to tallahassee, many straight from the funerals from their fallen classmates. they are pushing for tighter gun control to help prevent mass shootings like the one that claimed 17 lives at their school last week. >> we will keep talking. we will keep pushing. until something is done. people are dying, and this cannot happen anymore. >> reporter: law makers in washington are already hearing their calls for change, president trump has discussed the ban on bump stocks and will hold a listening session on school safety. sarah sanders says families
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and teachers from the parkland , sandy hook, columbine communities will attend. florida state representative has fired a aid claimed that some of the survivors of the parkland school shootings were crisis actors. these students have been vocal about strict gun control and holding rallies for law make tours take action. benjamin kelly work as a district secretary for, republican representative sean harrison, e mailed a reporter claiming some of the students who were, on tv, were actors, and within of these students accused of being an actor is david hogg who said rumors are not true. >> people saying this is absolutely disturbing. i'm no not an actor. i go to stoneman douglas high school and i was a witness to this. i'm in the a crisis actor. i had to witness this inn live through this and i continue testify to live through that. >> david hogg is a student journalist at the high school television station. schools in gloucester county are tightening security and reviewing safety measures
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in the aftermath of the florida shooting, washington township school sent i letter home to parents machinery minding them of the safety plans already in place. few years ago district made all high school student wear id badges, all schools are secured with vestibules and security cameras that are live streamed directly to the police department. there are two security drills per month. >> everyone in the back of the classroom and you just don't talk. >> all of the safety they have in the schools anything they have to protect my child i feel is great. >> new jersey governor phil murphy called for additional gun control measures to safe guard new jersey students. in other news chopper three over 56th and sansom where police say a 17 year-old was shot three times at around 8:00 o'clock last night. teenager was rushed to presbyterian hospital and listed in critical condition. so far police have in suspects and no motive for the shooting authorities are taking action, after they say some students at maple shade high school posted a racist video
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on social media the allegations led to an increased police presence there yesterday, and the letter to parents, school officials say that the post accused some maple shade students of discriminate ago students, parents, and, , several female students at the school made blat lee it is just horrible that people actually, just like prone to thinking that way because i was broughtth everyons important, everyone is special >> now in the letter the schoolerintendent, told parents quote you have my prom that is we are addressing all issues and creating a plan to mack sure all students feel respected, appreciated, and valued. and crews have their handing full clearing liquid asphalt that spilled from the truck traveling on i295 in south jersey, stretch licensing southbound lanes between exit 18 in paulsboro and exit one near delaware
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memorial bridge. after the driver left refinery in paulsboro yesterday morning we are told the tank because again to lake because of condensation inside. so many drivers reported damage to their vehicles. the truck company said it will clean any cara affect by the spill. philadelphia size mourning death of their beloved, polar bear coldilocks. >> she was euthanized due to a decline in the series of her health. "eyewitness news" was there back in december, coldilocks was within of the oldest polar bears and was oldest in the country. she arrived in the philadelphia zoo in 1981. she lived much longer then average polar bear which has a typical life span of 28 years. >> she gave lieutenant of joy to lieutenant of people. up next, item banned in some movie theaters in our area. >> she could be original weather watcher meet the nun who has been collecting weather data from the national weather service to 50 years, plus this. i'm pat gallen, yes, i'm the floor, yep, that is a blanket and eye mask and yes
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you are listening to my inner mess thoughts, wow, this is relaxing. i'm hungry. wand ferry took the trash out. no, back to i'm settling in the special yoga one that suit s body and mine, we will show you more when we come right back. ahhh i always wonder what goes on in pat gallen's head. >> don't go there. >> dangerous place, dangerous place. good day to drive with the windows down and cruise because we have the traffic and katie has the forecast when we come right back. -hey, did i mention i can save you $620 for switching to progressive? [ engine revving ] you cannot hear me at all, can you?
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and speeding are being blamed for many car wrecks including one in nebraska that left four people dead. northern indiana flood warnings have been issued after 5 inches rainfall, flood warnings and winter weather advisory will remain in effect for midwest and great planes throughout the day. weather observers play a role in collecting atmosphere test. >> there is one long time weather watchers in wisconsin who you may say is working for a higher for youer. this is sister georgeann, she has been weather observer at mount mary, university for 50 years. >> wow. >> in her 80's. she measures rain, snow and reports temperatures. her weather work is men for being meticulous. >> a couple times i called in. they say are you sure? i say yes, i'm sure. >> sister george ann is an perfect part of our contributions to understanding weather, i have learned. >> i have learned you never ask a nun if they are sure. >> yes. >> retired educator collects
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weather fur every morning at 7:00, send it to the national weather service. she would fit in well, she with fit in well with our dedicated weather watchers what do you think, katie. >> totally agree. >> remote weather watching for us. >> she looks trust worth i. >> i would agree. what is interesting since many viewers do in the necessity we have our own eyewitness weather watchers here locally but therer weather watcher groups across the entire country and cbs owned and operated stations. we are ray very broad network but you are right, these guys are loyal, and it is actually a really big deal when it comes to the forecast because their observations help us not only tell you story but verify what we're talking about. sometimes you don't have a weather station in a given neigh hide but that is where they in and help us verify what we're talking about. ed connor we mentioned him last hour, he did have wet weather that held flaw last night or at least some moisture that allowed, the mist to form on the windshield
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, you may need that extra flick of the windshield wipers once or twice. very warm as you all know and look, there are a couple of, people that are seemingly confused trying to pop out a little early here. this photo came from lynn springer. lets take a quick peak at the map and these temperatures, thinks a a nom reply not 0 degrees there get by rest of them. we have temperatures in the lower 60's, almost across all of west central, new jersey. even a handfull of spots here, cross north philadelphia, out to the outlining suburbs. it is just very, very warm this morning. let's switch it back and talk about where we end up later today. also worth a note this bug with the eyewitness weather watcher bub thrill that indicates this photo was taken by within of the watchers. we have a high of 75 today, 30 solid above average in the happy, easily breaking record very long standing one too from 1930. we will look at the cold front that will eventually wipe the slate clean and send them packing. that has been bringing about
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you talked about the flooding, but bringing flooding rain across the midsection of the u.s. and estimates from doppler as much as four or five and a half inches or so fell already in these area. really impressive totals. i expect multiple inches here necessarily from this front but we will see rain from late this evening especially overnight into tomorrow. timing, be sure to dust off umbrella. >> just days, energy today, i will be outside with you. look at these backup shots, you are coming up putting on your break lights, taillights moving in the eastbound direction because you are approaching this accident. yikes. all lanes are now blocked. this is one area we do not want to see this schuylkill eastbound before conshohocken curve, it was left or far left lane that was block, and now all lanes completely stopped, and this actually just makes my heartache for any within on the schuylkill. we necessity what the schuylkill's like in general. then we have an accident right
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before the hip of the rush hour and all lanes are completely block. by the way your nosey neighbors over here in the westbound direction keep putting on the brakes taking a peak and it is actually slowing down the westbound side as well. if you are thinking of going out to the schuylkill you absolutely, want to, wait, wait, until at least this opens upright now or give yourself an extra hour and a half at this point, rahel, back over to you. to the benefit of the ohio air well documented, increase flexibility, improve strength and give you more energy. >> would you be interested in a practice that blends yoga and sleeping? i'm all ears and pat's here to tell us all bit. namestay. >> i almost fell sleep there. i'm so relaxed. >> i want some of that. >> that is feeling you good it with yoga needra which takes some elements of yoga and turns tonight to a suiting trip for the mine. close your eyes, relax, breathe, that is the essence of yoga needra or the state of
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consciousness between waking and sleeping. >> yoga needra is a style of yoga men as divine sleep, so, it is a combination of yoga and meditation, we typically offer it as an hour long practice, that you are in a refined total state of relaxation. >> reporter: as class settles in to find this relaxed state some choose a sleep mask to find a deeper focus, yogis are aided by verbal instructions almost like hipnosis. >> what is your purpose here on this earth. you become aware of your breathing. >> reporter: jerry, has tried yoga needra4 or five times and said benefits are numerous. >> every time i do it, it is awesome because you get to have a time transport where you forget about time and space and an hour goes by and you feel like it is 10 minutes that is part of the beauty of it to me. >> reporter: carrie says it it is for everyone and you just
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may in the know it just yet. >> we find it is not just individuals who feel like they need to relaxed, people that don't think they need to relax are the won that need it most. >> reporter: looking for peaceful state of mind i join carlie and company with ohio needra and that begins with a blanket, and then mask. >> is thatka um-hmm. >> become aware of your whole couldying on the floor, your be float ago way from the flooak sensation of heat, experiencnhole body isl over to your right your more calming >> thank you, to the great le conshohocken they will over or class in march, so check out ho,
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whatyoreat. >> you have been a lot more relaxed since you shot that so. >> yes. >> it is so true i did an abbreviated class for 30 minutes it felt like three minutes went by. >> personally, improved by pat gallen. >> appreciate it. well, cinema mark chain of theaters is banning large bags , the ban which takes effect tomorrow is meant to keep movie goers and employees safe. >> company says it will make exceptions for medical equipment and diaper bags, they won't have an area to check bags and they say they reserve right continue on expect all bags and packages that enter the theater. >> there is a lot coming up on cbs this morning. >> john dickerson and norah o'donnell join us from new york with the preview good morning. >> we do have a lot this morning, rahel and jim, ahead we are with the florida school shooting survivors as they prepare to march on the state capitol demanding stricter gun laws. plus david's here with new details on the mysterious death of the board patrol
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agent in texas. president trump used the suspicious dose renew calls for a wall but only on cbs this morning we will learn why fbi believes it was all a tragic accident. doctor john lepuke looks into a new treatment to help millions of children who suffer from peanut allergies, ale that plus eye opener, your world in 89 on seconds. see you at 7:00. >> thanks, guys. in today's story of brotherly love get ready to get pumped. >> ukee washington spoke to the young woman whose chester county cheer leading team is blazing a trail. >> step, and clap your hands. >> reporter: it takes a lot of practice to pep up a crowd, a lot of practice. >> smile. >> reporter: thinks downingtown dominators a cheer leading group for young people of all abilities. >> make sure we are hitting our emotion ol word. >> reporter: started by 19
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year-oldly. >> what message do you have. >> instead of having one team in our society and one team for kid without we should all be on the same team because that is how i believe society should be. >> reporter: every person on the team with the disability is there a person without a disability to partner with. like josh romea and his coach page greenly. >> it can be tough sometimes, we calm each other down. i always say if we do a push up, yes. >> yes. >> but i still do it. >> olivia realize part of the game. >> it is basically, you lift a player up and help fly and i like. that. >> to me i love it what about you. >> mine is dancing. >> club started with four members and now it has about 35, and it is free. >> i find i cannot say no to anybody because i know that these kids are showing society
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that people with disabilities deserve to be seen as these athletes that they are. >> all right, ready to do it again. >> liz hopes to raise five you this dollars for cheer leading outfits to find out more get to our web site at cbs philly .com/brotherly. i'm ukee washington for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> we will be right back. >> with three to go.
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time for three to go. >> students who survived deadly shooting in a florida high school will attend a rally this morning in tallahassee. they went there to call for change in gun laws. president trump will hold a listening session today on school safety, teachers and families from parkland, sandy hook and columbine will attend >> villanova wildcats host de paul blue demons tonight at wildcats are top scoring college basketball team in the country. traffic. >> well, we have a fog out there in some spots, very example where you got it, it is thick there, should be a eeiamond you cannot make it out in berks county in b is not every where but thick where you have got today, some sunshid high of 75.before conshohocken ,
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now all lanes pulledhoulder, stl very slow. >> thanks, meisha. > :00 pular personal assistant doing everything from playinggsg jos but some say this high tech tool could be used t it happens and what you need to necessity to protect yourht at 11:00. you heard of having to sing for yabou dance to board yr flight that happened to a dance team this he werer winning a national championship in florida. and ticket agent said only way to get the plane was to perform, so they did just that showing everybody exactly why they won that championship. looking good. >> okay. >> in flight entertainment on the ground. >> yes, that is right. >> wow. >> cbs this morning is coming up next. >> and join us each weekday morning on cbs-3 at 4:30. have a great day. >> bye-bye.
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