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saying, never again, today students across our region took part in a national walk out in solidarity, with florida student who are still reeling from the tragedy. they gathered to demand change and call for gun control reform. discussion continues now at white house with president trump hearing firsthand from people affected by school shootings. good afternoon aim ukee washington. i'm jessica dean. as you saw moments ago president trump gave media access to a listening session on making schools safer. that session began with the prayer, the group that met with president trump this afternoon includes students, families and teachers from park land, as well as other communities, that have endured school shootings. several still man dig last shooting serve wires spoke candidly. >> there needs to be significant change in this country because this has never happen to happen again, and people should feel when they get to school they can be safe >> there is definitely a lot more to go but i am just
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grateful that i'm here and we can try to work out something, maybe compromise on some solutions so that this never has to be another child, no person, in this world will to have go through something, so horrific and tragic and my thoughts and prayers get out to everyone. so thank you. >> president trump reiterated his call for ban on bump stocks and stronger background checks for gun buyers. he told group he will meet with state governors to discuss school safety. a sea of students took their demand for tighter gun laws directly to law makers in florida state capitol. >> group of students lobbied legislators privately while they made their voice the capitol building stairs. >> never again, never again. >> reporter: students from marjory stoneman douglas rally led a high school outside state house in tallahassee, to change the state's gun laws. >> we are trying to take away all of your guns, just the won being used to kill innocent
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children almost every year. >> reporter: inside capitol, students met with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. >> we have been going on all morning and people just frustrated to say the least. >> reporter: reminded them they will be soon old enough to vote. >> we are coming after you, we are coming after every single one of you and demanding thaw take action and make a change. >> reporter: among changes students want to see stricter background checks and raising age to purchase an assault rifle. >> the next person who dies because of an ar15 will be on you. >> reporter: while these students, rallied in tallahassee others attended funeral of stoneman douglas athletic director chris hick son one of the 17 killed in last weeks school shooting. thousands of other students across florida walk out of class on wednesday, in a show of support for the stoneman douglas survivors and their message. other demonstrations are planned for next month, never again movement will march on washington march 24th. that movement was create by
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stoneman dig last student who survived last weeks shooting. philadelphia students are showing their support for the victims in parkland, florida. this is cell phone video from inside philadelphia high school for girls. students stood for a 17 minute moment of silence, today in honor of the 17 victims killed in stoneman douglas high school. south jersey took students staged a walk out to raise awareness about gun violence. chopper three over eastern regional high school in voorhees. students walked out of class this afternoon. they have gathered in the parking lot for the demonstration. stay with "eyewitness news" for continuing coverage of the deadly florida shooting , and the young voices , demanding change, in the wake of the tragedy. when we're not on television get very latest at cbs philly .com. calendar says february but today feels more like may, and our eyewitness weather team seems ton enjoying these temperatures. meteorologist kate bilo and chelsea ingram, they are both outside soaking up this last bit of sunshine and warmth and checking to see if we broke any records, kate, how is it
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looking. >> i'll tell what you, guess cough to drag me back in the studio after this weather hit because it is gorgeous out here. the sunnies shining, skies are still blue. temperatures are well into the 70's, still about 30 degrees above average today. yes, records fell all across the region. lets look at a time lapse video people out today enjoying the beach, it looks like a summer day in rehoboth. look at that people sitting on the sand walking on the boardwalk trying to soak up the sun and enjoying this un seasonably warm day while it is here because it is not going to last as we know, it is even if and this like all good things must come to an even. it is in the over yet. take a look at temperatures. seventy-nine in reading. seventy-nine in lancaster. seventy-four in philadelphia. seventy-eight in allentown. and record fell all across the region today, new recording down in the books today. lets take a look at some of them. fill got to a high of 77. break ago this old record by four or 5 degrees.
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atlantic city broke a record by 2 degrees, reading warm spot on the map 82 degrees, broke previous record by over 10 degrees and look at allentown shattered their previous record by a full, 14 degrees, with a high of 81 today. previous record for today's date was only 67. that is not enclose. the front is kind of losing a lit built of moisture as it moves northeast although rain seems to be focusing across deep south where flooding concerns continue across arkansas, alabama and tennessee n our neck of the woods we are seeing showers and storm develop just start to push toward lancaster county and this is the beginning of the even, showers and storms will roll through here tonight, by seven or 8:00 t thunderstorms could cross the area and we will see those through tonight, that will lead to a big, change as we head into tomorrow. sadly enough we've got huge drop in temperature to talk about and for more on that we will send it out to meteorologist chelsea ingram enjoying this beautiful day at
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temple university but chelsea, again big changing in the forecast. >> you you are so right. i got to tell you right now i'm so in my element. i feel like i'm in college again. i'm in flip-flops. it feels fantastic outside. temperatures in the 70's. i made some friends, out here college student, out here studying. you have short sleeves on. did you know you would be wearing short sleeves in the month of february. >> definitely not. >> is what your name. >> nadia. >> what are you studdie psychology. >> what are you studying. >> biology. >> what is your name. >> lexi. >> you told me when weather thinks warm this is what happens at temple. >> right, yeah, i think it is just so crowd today because it is february and you don't think it is 70 degrees out. it is cabin fever. everybody has been in there and they want to come out and enjoy wetter she's so right these students have had cabin fever, cold winter and is there people out here enjoying this weather, tank tops,
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flip-flops, shorts, everything , big changing as kada lewded to. those are heading our way. lets take a look at current temperatures with the mobile weather watcher that is right behind me. we have temperatures that are checking in the upper 70's, believe it or not just wild that it is february to even think that. but yeah, big changes heading our way. we will show you this graphic. this is an example of how different it is going to feel as we head into tomorrow. right now around 5:00 temperatures are in the mid 70's, this time tomorrow, we are looking at temperatures in the low 40's, so even though we broke out those flip-flops, sandals, t-shirts, we will have to break winter jackets out once again and have to bundle up as we head into tomorrow afternoon. meteorologist kate bilo will have a lot more coming up in her full forecast in just a few minutes, for now, you guys , i will hang out with these college students, you know, reminisce of my days back when iowas in college and enjoy weather and send it back
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inside to you. >> help them with their psyched, and biology. >> yeah, you know. >> sure you could. >> thanks, so much. well, with rain on the way now would be good time to down load free cbs philly weather app. it lets you check the forecast right from your smart phone. find it in the app store and google play. police are searching for suspect who stabbed to death a pregnant woman in her elkins park apartment. cheltenham township officers were called to linwood gardens for reports of the argument around 3:00 this morning. when they got there they found 31 year-old ebony white in the bedroom and she had been stabbed multiple times, her un born child died as a result of her wounds. authorities are investigating a deadly fire in collindale delaware county. fire fighters arrived to find three story house fully engulfed in flames this happened on the 900 block of pitman avenue around 6:00 this morning. authorities say a man died inside that burning house, his name has not been released. house collapsed due to the heavy damage. two feltonville residents
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were hurt after police say a man with the gun terrorized them in their own apartments. officers responded to the 200 block of west roosevelt boulevard for reports of the gunshots, shortly after 4:00 a.m. police say gunman broke into an apartment and pistol whipped a male resident while demanding money and drugs. victim told "eyewitness news" he played dead, until he could get a way. >> unaudible. >> police say same suspect, went back inside building and attacked a female resident she told police that the man pistol whipped her and demanded money and drugs again both victims are expected to recover. section of i476 north bounties back opened after an accident this morning, two tractor trailers and two box trucks were involved in the crash in bucks county a few miles south of the quakertown exchange. all north bound lanes were blocked for hours from lansdale to quakertown.
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five people were reportedly hurt, and in word on what actually cause that had crash. coming up on "eyewitness news" he was known as america 's pastor an advisor to presidents, religious leader to many, reverend billy graham passed on today, we will look back at his life and legacy. also ahead. >> it gives us the opportunity to inspire and support our students pursuit of academic and character excellence. >> using a game to change the game for hundreds of local students, the organization that is teaching kids hockey and so much more. we will be right back.
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late reverend billy graham is praised by people around the world today. >> reverend graham, also known as america's pastor, died this morning at his north carolina home. he was 99. >> i would like to go to heaven. i'm looking forward to it. >> reporter: billy graham is credited with bringing born again religious movement into the american main stream. life magazine listed him as one of the most 100 important americans for 20th century. >> the son of god. >> reporter: he was inspired
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as a teen to spread the gospel >> christ came into my life, transformed me, change me, made me a new person, i sianni change thousands of lives. >> reporter: billy graham's crusade caught fire. >> all of the problems of america today and of the world stem from the fact that we as a human race has seen mighty god. >> reporter: he was referred to as unofficial white house chaplain, president johnson offered him ambassadorship to israel, a powe he refilessed, president nixon was close friend and frequent golf partner, george bush called graham to the white house the night before he launched the first gulf war. young are president bush credits graham with turning him away from drinking and towards embracing god. millions around the world attended graham's evangelical crusades, bought his books, red his monthly magazine as well. his column appeared in more than 200 newspaper and weekly radio program was carried on
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700 radio stations. and later years he tempered his views on the automatic dam nation of non-christians, a frail, billy graham was honored by three former presidents at dedication of his library in charlotte. >> to have a man whose public ministry has reached hundreds of millions, simply because he believed god had called him to use his massive talents to show that he loved his neighbor as his savior told him is a great gift. >> reporter: shortly afterwards his wife of more than 60 years ruth bell graham died and was buried on the library grounds. billy graham reportly told his children and grandchildren that he was, looking forward to the next service. when he would be buried at her side. >> my father billy graham. >> reporter: he lived to celebrate his 95th birthday at a part which 900 guests, they watched graham's video my hope , america, it was the
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reverend's last surmon. president trump reacted to the reverend's passing on twitter saying great billy graham was dead. there was nobody like him. he will be missed by christians and all religions. a very special man. funeral arrangements for reverend graham are still pending. >> we don't know yet if that service will be public or private. reverend graham touched millions including some in our area we have talk with one local pastor who knew reverend graham and worked with him to spread gospel, fond memories he has of the experience and his thought on graham's legacy tonight on "eyewitness news" at 6:00. kate bilo joins with us more on your forecast. wait a minute, i had to get the dirt in after dragging you back in. >> it was tough, but i made it i know, you look at this, look at cameras and you can see dark clouds rolling in from the west and you just know the end is near. we have colder weather on thee way sadly this spring fling,
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this little flirtation with the 70's and some spots 80's today is drawing to a close and tomorrow will feel like a completely different season not just completely different day but whole different season it will feel like we have been plunged right back into winter outside right now beautiful beach day as that one beach chair on the sand somebody enjoying last few minutes of what has been a beautiful day. definitely in the a february- like day. it has been feeling much more like late spring or even early summer. some spots in the 80's typical more for june then february, so beautiful evening down the shore, enjoy these last few moments taking a walk on the beach and get out, enjoy it. look as we head west to the kutztown area middle school. very warm 76 degrees. notice dark cloud starting to roll in as thunderstorms approach the area. this front has been sitting and stalled out over portions of the midwest, and mississippi valley for pennsylvania couple of days, threat for flooding, continues across portions of the deep
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southeast specially northern edge of this front doesn't have as much moisture with it but front will stall over next several days and waves of low pressure will be track ago long it bringing us chance for rain starting tomorrow and sadly continuing right through the weekend. we can see our first chance of rain and change maker so to speak is already moving in. we have thunderstorms starting to fire up in western lancaster county and these will be moving through the philadelphia area right around dinner time. another record set today two days in a row, 77 was the high in philadelphia look at our morning low, was 46, and that is higher then our normal high for this time of the year and that previous record of 72, setback in 1930. temperatures about 3 degrees warmer then yesterday here in philadelphia, reading and allentown much warmer then yesterday. these were warm spots in the 80's today but look as we zoom back to the west areas that have seen the cold front passage, in cleveland, it has dropped 36 degrees in the pennsylvania 24 hours, 25 degrees drop in lexington and 26-degree departure in al
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pina and we will see drops like this i will show you this map in our area tomorrow. we will talk about almost a 40-e from this afternoon to tomorrow afternoon. watch out for temperatures here. here comes the front tonight around 8:00 we will get thunderstorms, showers rolling through. that clears, and yet pay close attention to the temperature at midnight because that will end up being height for your thursday, in the low 50's but temperatures drop to the 40's by 9:00 a.m. and possibly even in the 30's in some spots, chance for sleet, freezing rain exist especially across poconos, it is a raw, cloudy, rainy day and it will be cold again and wet into friday and our rain chances, stick around through weekend. better than 50 percent chance of rain every day, tomorrow, friday, saturday, and then gannon sunday so overnight scattered showers, rumble of thunder or two, tomorrow periods of rain and much colder, only in the 40's, by mid-morning and continuing into the afternoon. so again temperatures in the 50's at midnight, temperatures will plumet through the day. friday chilly, lane i, weekend
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warmer but still wet but good news is next week looks nice we will clear out and still above average. not a ton of cold but a lot of rain over the next few days. >> and 40-degree drop. >> quite a temperature swing. >> yes. >> thanks, kate. do you take a lot of selfies, lot of people do. >> but some people go a little over board, we know them. now doctors say it could be a problem, red flags to look for coming up, don. just a smidge over game. >> from selfies to selfless the painful injury alshon jeffery played through in route to the super bowl we're talking surgery for one of the top birds, sports coming up
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>> details. >> yes. >> yes. >> how about that. >> do these teases and i actually had to wait around to see the story. >> yes, you do. you sit right there. >> but first, no pain in, gain >> yes. >> wow. >> yeah, you want to talk about pain. >> we're talking about from august and right through now. >> played right through it. >> alshon jeffery had an odd number of days off during eagles training camp, a mystery why. now we have clarity. today jeffery reportedly had surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff. he apparently suffer the injury back in training camp but played entire season anyway. started all 16 games caught a touchdown in the super bowl. in december alshon ruled in a 52 million-dollar extension with 27 million guarantied, words cannot describe how tough this guy has to be in order to play through that. unbelievable. >> phillies spring training, outfielder nick williams is on point. yesterday he drilled manager's gabe kapler's rental car with
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a home run. >> sorry. >> today, he was set to the batters becomes and he got him again, 12 home runs last season. he is already in the swing of things. >> the breeze coming from right field did in the stop ni k williams from destroying the baseball and almost hitting my car for second day straight. i told him the same thing, i told him yesterday, if he is destroying cars and it happens ton mine, no problem. >> which one was his car, because i just missed caesar's car and he said hey, that is my car. i said, that is kapler's car. i wouldn't say i intentionally hit it but i hit it, i knew whose car it was. >> wasn't intentional but i didn't hate it is what he said >> i mean, you get impression if you hit cars, i don't i don't even care hit hit man. >> park it further away. >> yes. >> thanks, buddy. coming up neck half an her how uber might make you walk a little to hitch a ride, cleve.
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name's being added to the list all the time those lost in the opioid epidemic i'm cleve bryan, coming up how local government and families are fighting back in south jersey. inn learned integrity, maturity and learned a lot about grit and hard work. >> how hockey's changing the lives of hundreds have local kids and an organization named after a philadelphia legend is giving young men and women a chance to play, learn and grow , and in ways they never believed was
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responsible. >> our cleve bryan explains how local leaders are treating pharmaceutical industry as criminals. >> they were in my medicine cabinet. >> reporter: seven years ago patty's son saul joined ever growing list of victims to the opioid abuse epidemic, she blames big pharma. >> had a tooth ache, went to the dentist and came home with 30 pills of vicodin, oxycontin and that led to his complete spiral. >> reporter: now patty and local government tasked with the responsibility of treating overdose victims are fighting back against the opioid industry. >> we paid for their lives with other loved ones death and they need to be held accountable. >> reporter: officials announce aid wide reaching lawsuit a get distributors and retailers like rite aide and walgreens. they are applying criminal racketeering statute against co like purdue pharma whose owner, developed oxycontin and allegedly lied about it's a dicktive powers to doctors and pharmacists. >> the members of the sackler family are lowest form of
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humans you can imagine. they have earn billions of dollars over the years at the expense of the american public >> reporter: purdue, facing lawsuits from more than a dozen states returned our request for comment saying we are deeply troubled by prescription and opioid abuse crisis and dedicated to being part of the solution. vigorously denied these allegations and look forward to the opportunity to present our defense. rite aide dekind excellent. >> and spokesperson said they will not comment for any pending litigation but attorney for camden county says that it is appropriate to go after individual pharmacies over the opioid crisis, because pharmacists have an individual responsibility to make sure that customers know the dangers of the medicines that they are taking. >> we think those that created this problem, should help pay for the solution, to this problem. >> reporter: county is seeking money for drug treatment and toned what they considered dangerous practices, by big pharma. in camden, cleve bryan, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". philadelphia's top lawyer larry krasner announced a major policy change today,
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starting to day the district attorney's office will no longer seek cash bail, for a number of lower level offenses , krasner claims that the new policy will protect the cities poor communities. >> do not imprison the poor in the united states for the so-called crime of poverty. this new cash bail policy will not only save taxpayers money, but in the most poor of the 10 largest cities in the united states by allowing low level defendants to maintain their freedom but will begin to level the economic and racial playing field that is exist in our courts and in our court system. >> total of 25 charges will no longer require cash bail under the new policy. allentown married he had pawlowski took the stand in his federal corruption trial today. he is accused of selling his office to campaign donors. pawlowski told the jury one donor, a developer, probably got more attention but not more access. he called that basic constituent services.
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prosecutors alleged that the democrat rigged a series of contracts to go to business that is supported his campaign for u.s. senate and for governor. an official with philadelphia's department of licenses and inspections says that the olde city building gutted by fire over the weekend will be torn down, in the coming weeks. sunday's four alarm blaze at 239 chestnut street displaced many residents in the area. while investigators continue to search for what caused the fire some people who live nearby are being allowed back into their homes, let's show you a list of the properties that have received the all clear, residents at these addresses can return home, today. now a list of the properties that are still, too dangerous to live in but city inspectors were allowing residents temporary access for personal items, the go to cbs philly .com to see the list anytime. in recognition of the black history month we are honoring game changers making a positive impact on communities of color in our area kyw news radio's cherri gregg took a trip to cobbs
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creek. >> where a non-profit is make sports more accessible in under served neighborhoods. >> reporter: located in the heart of cobbs creek. >> welcome to the ice. >> reporter: delores skate house on 63rd street, it is a home away from home for hundreds of kids. >> we will start off with skating. >> hockey is a hub that gives us the opportunity to inspire, support our students pursuit of academic and character excellence. >> reporter: this is the executive director of the snider youth hockey foundation started by philadelphia flyers founder ed snider, more than a decade ago, the non-profit provides mentoring, after school reading and athletic programming, they bring in role models and servicing thousands and thousands of kid s every single year. >> we're in some of the most under served area of philadelphia. >> reporter: traditionally a white sport the foundation worked to recruit kids from these neighborhoods, even work with the city to create year
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round ice rink s providing equipment to kids for free. >> i don't think any of the programs has as much diversity in it. >> reporter: josh stevenson grew up in snider hockey. >> it feels like heaven. >> reporter: the 17 year-old is a i star player for the youth team. >> i learned about integrity. maturity. >> reporter: thanks to i snider youth scholarship all he has to do is get into west chester university and he will go four years all expenses paid. >> i really want to make it to the nhl or play hockey for as long as possible. >> reporter: while snider youth hockey has yet to produce a pro player they are working on it. finish this sentence, i believe we're changing the game by... >> making sure that we are using the game to support our kids off of the ice. >> reporter: by giving kids the love of ice and skating as well as integrity and grit it takes to have a productive life. cherri gregg for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news".
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wow. >> so happy to see that. >> that is great. what an opportunity. so, do you have that friend who posed for a million selfies. >> they could have a problem, red flags that show their selfie taking is more than a fun way to powe on social media. >> see the stress, excitement of the winter olympics on the faces of these fans, some could not watch as they had to cover their eyes, why this morning's competition was so important to some people in south jersey, kate. well, we are creeping ever so slowly toward the weekend and it looks like unfortunately the rainy pattern which will start tomorrow will continue into the weekend. we have showers both saturday and sunday, and you may have a few dry periods during the weekend as well but not a lot of sunshine but it will be mild after a cold finish to the workweek we are back to the 60's, both days, thi
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for your next uber ride you may have to uber walk, ride hailing service debuted a new feature called express pool in some u.s. cities including philadelphia this operates kind have like a shuttle service, pool connects riders in the same area who plan to travel to similar destinations and was connect, riders would then walk to a pick up, common stop, and then be dropped off at a similar destination. well, it is national engineer's week, company bogeys celebrating by inspiring next generation of engineers, local robotics teams and students showed off their own robots at one of the boeing's headquarters in ridley park delaware county. these young engineers got to see what boeing employees do at work and they got to work with some of the latest virtual reality. i'm sure it is an experience they will never forget.
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it is a popular, personal assistant doing from playing songs on command to telling jokes, but some said, it is high tech tool that could be used to eavesdrop. jim donovan will show you how it happened, and what you need to know to protect your privacy tonight at 11:00 on cbs-3. selfies are a part of the, many americans, a warning for people who take too many, psychologists say, that you might have selfitis. >> health reporter stephanie stahl is in the einstein science center report, selfit is. >> it is not just thinking about yourself all the time, but pictures now, selfitis is when a person is compelled to constantly take photographs of themselves and post them on social media, term has been around for a while but doctors say it is a genuine medical condition, backed up by some
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new science. >> i'm not ashamed, i take between 150, 200 i day. >> reporter: sister taylor and tea smith say they snap hundreds of selfies a day. >> i have to make sure i get the right angle. >> sometimes, it does in the translate well, and turnaround to see, oh, my god. >> reporter: recent study in the international journal of mental health and addiction say compulsive selfie taking can lead to selfitis. >> a selfie addiction is when a person is almost excessively taking selfies multiple times a day and then often posting that, snapshot, facebook, instagram. >> reporter: psychologists say those who suffer from selfitis are seeking to boost their confidence, get attention, improve their mood, make memories, conform with their social group and be socially competitive and they say if more than 50 percent of your photos are selfies and using filters frequently those are red flags. >> more and more studies are
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showing that more time spent on social media sites negatively effects people self esteem that can make a person less able to cope, more likely to have anxiety, depression that sort of thing. >> reporter: to help avoid selfitis it is advised you put your phone down and create a selfie free zone. taylor says she's not obsessed but just a selfie connoisseur. >> a connoisseur, she says. >> now, doctors say that constantly taking selfies can also be considered, addictive behavior, and they say that the best way to help someone who has this is to not like or validate their photos on social media. but selfies can be fun, we do them, fun to see them, share them with people, you have to be careful in the to go crazy. >> yes. >> like people where, you know , you have to constantly remind yourself living in the moment not just to take a picture. >> right, exactly. >> living in the moment if you are constantly about that we have all seen that somebody. >> yes. >> thanks. winner of the olympic
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games are great viewing but these olympics are noteworthy for within family in south jersey. >> hit it, there aboy. >> wow, okay. >> they are rooting for u.s. bob sledder, myers taylor, her parents, grandparents and relatives had watch party for the big race, it got pretty exciting. for good reason. she and her teammate laura gibbs won a silver medal. >> she's very dedicated to this sport. all year long, training, diet ing, i'm pretty sure she will start eat something food now. >> reporter: let's hope so. she and her teammate were just .700 of a second shy of a gold medal, that was german team. she's niece of cbs-3 photo journalist jim spearing. >> jim's so proud. >> yes, indeed. >> that is fantastic. >> looking for jim in the video. >> pretty incredible. >> in doubt bit. >> wow.
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>> olympics, indeed. >> how wonderful is that. >> speaking of amazing what a day. >> wow. >> what a day. >> i even laced up my running shoes and went out and tried to run a few hard difficult miles today. it gets you to be in the mood to be outside, summer is only several, four months way or so what a beautiful day. tomorrow is opposite of today, today was amazing, tomorrow is whatever the opposite of amazing is. >> very much not amazing. we have got rain, much colder temperatures on the way and next couple of days are going to be chilly, and just kind of a slap in the face after what we have been enjoying the past few days. we have a few more hours of nice weather to enjoy, a live look right now, and it looks good over center city looking to the west, everything quiet for now but dark includeds will start to roll in and once sun goes down, all bets are off, we can actually say good bye to the sun for a couple days and won't see much of it until maybe monday, clouds will be rolling in and stalled
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frontal bound dry will be bringing us a chance for rain, pretty much every day right through weekend, so good bye to the sun and good-bye to the 70's, it makes me kind of sad to deliver this news but our weather watchers bring us happiness and they are showing temperatures in the zero seven 's across the map here, lets check on their high temperature today, jeff moore in his house in hatfield, 79 degrees on the weather station in gilbertsville. eileen murray at 83. seventy-six at bill's house in levittown. phil at 78. bill in carding ton 78. john jenkins got up to 82. kennett martin's house. lou at eagleville 77 as well. upper 70's in many spots across the region. i want to show you photos from our weather watchers. knoll pits said it feels weird wearing shorts in february but she's here for it, she has neon green shirts on and dog loving it too we have got sunny skies, just a beautiful day. show you this photo of the eagles, no under dogs here. look at this guy, looking at camera like he wants you to be his dinner but they are
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enjoying nice weather outside at soot thanks to phil for this one showing a little cub enjoying the day as well, just a i great day to be outside when are an animal or, you know, one of us outside enjoying nice wet's long the schuylkill river trailer even just in your neighborhood. pittsburghes on the grill enjoy it, because we have changes. storm scan three showing you the strong cold front stalled off to the west, for a couple of days now. that is how this kind of day, happen. i have had people ask me how do you get days like this in february? generally speaking you need a heat pump. that is what this front has been doing. this front lurking off to the west generates southeasterly flow, we will get a lot of times flooding rain over the course of days, in the mississippi river valley, it lead to a prolonged warm spell for us, because we will get in that southwest flow, drawing that warmth, moisture from the gulf of mexico and keeps coming until the front moves through. stalled front over mississippi valley generally equate toss nice warm weather for us, in the so great off to the west
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where flooding concerns continue. front is looking anemic as it moves toward us, a few scattered showers and storms but steady rain will track along that same boundary tomorrow, on friday, and another wave of low pressure late saturday into sunday. right now just seeing showers, storms, track ago cross lancaster county, rumble of thunder formerly some very heavy rain with these storms and that will cut in the warmth. we have smashed a record in allentown today 81 was the high there old record 67, brought that record down by 14 full degrees and that record has been standing since 1950's but temperatures will tumble, 77 degrees as of 4:00 p.m. today. 4:00 p.m. tomorrow in the 40's a 36-degree drop, in the course of 24 hours as rain moves n it is a soggy stretch, pattern is all block up, not going anywhere. periods of rain steady tomorrow and then heaviest rain will be sunday, morning. so tomorrow just a steady rain all day but downpours come in over weekend. here's what it looks like rain coming in tomorrow possibly
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freezing rain, sleet in the poconos, that clears and then we will watch round two coming in on friday, another round have rain lurking over the weekend up but at least it will be warm they are weekend as we head through sunday we will end up with some spots as much as two an a half or 3 inches of rain when all said and done. you're witness weather seven day forecast puts an end to the warmth, 55 the high tomorrow technically but in the 40's midday, 40's friday. sixty's over weekend with rain , good news is next week looks nice, ukee and guess. kate, thanks. a lot of woman love perfume solve a significant scent. >> what if you could have your own scent made just for you, vittoria woodill shows us when we come back.
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they will put their sense of smell to the test creating their own scent. >> vittoria woodill is live in cherry hill to show us how it all works. >> we are letting our creative run wild, with this beautiful weather, it is, time to birth yourself. it is time to be reborn. with that comes a new scent. i want i don't dues robin day owe co-owner of invent your scent and robin invent your scent is an experience. it is a personal experience, so that you set up events where people can, really, show off themselves, using perfume. >> absolutely. >> wonderful. so each event that you do your first event is going to be march 5th but each event that you do you basically start off with kit to make your own perfume. >> exactly. we also have an ice break tore get people comfortable, with making their own scents, and smelling different things that they remember, but their sensory and memory.
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>> reporter: i love that. you go by a certain title. it is not just co-owner, it is what. >> centertaneer. >> reporter: not only is the whole event an experience for everyone where there will be food, drink but there will also be, a dyi project. >> exactly. >> inside kit what do you get at the event. >> everyone receives six bottles of fragrance, they receive an bottle, once they decide, what fragrances to choose from and where they will blend and make their own custom fragrance, and, a recipe card so they can remember what it is that they mixed together. >> i love that. >> and we even have a cheat sheet for people how to make their own fragrance, little tips, like, it is if your nose is overwhelmed. >> yes. >> smell your sleeve, coffee is a falsecy. you smell something neutral that doesn't have any
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fragrance, to reinvigorate your nose. >> what i love about this you get these six about on the unless one scent. you don't even have to fill up the bottle with, you know, your first go around you can let that breathe and simmer. i chose two scents which was wild flowers which is more of a floral gal and also cherry blossoms. so once you decide on what sent sent you want and you have different scents, the final touch. >> after you mix it up, what cow do. >> well, you spray it on yourself and make sure that you led it dry down so you know when like it or not, and then you name your own fragrance. >> reporter: well, i have to tell you, robin, this is named tori because it smells delightful. i'm hoping that reflects my personality, robin. i know we just met, but, hoping it is perfect. >> it is perfect. >> reporter: if you want more information about the event, your scent event, next one will be march 1st here in cherry hill but we will put a lincoln our web site at cbs
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philly.com. this is fabulous, ukee and guess kate is time up to the anti here, i want a new scent for the season, right. >> i want to know. >> we need a rim shot after that. >> it is good. >> tori, thank you. >> i have to name it. >> she has to name it. that will do it for "eyewitness news" at 5:00. now at 6:00 another record setting day. >> that is right, records were smashed across the region today in, some spots record broken by more than 10 degrees but change is on the way, we all knew this could not last i'll tell what you thunderstorms may rumble through tonight and how much colder the rest of the week would be. and we can stop the bullying, it is a in bully tolerance, school. >> the philadelphia parents say it didn't stop with bullying they tell "eyewitness news" at boost followed their 12 year-old son home, the incident that now has philadelphia police stepping in. plus a show of support, one week after deadly florida school shooting, south jersey
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students stand up and call for action. go to the movies, making it tougher i'm chantee lans in west philadelphia and why women's bags this size may get you blocking fromming inside. it is 6:00 o'clock and for the second day in a row it is far from a frigid february, evening. it was the best of both worlds at ice rink in dilworth park today, melting ice, not leaving people off skates, warmth giving us a taste of spring hi, good evening, i'm ukee washington. i'm jessica dean. another day of record setting temperatures without that many complainers out there live look from temple university where a lot of students are taking advantage of the warm weather, we will check with our chelsea ingram there in just about 15 minutes but first lets go outside to meteorologist kate bilo on a beautiful cbs-3 sky deck. >> guys, it feels amazing out here but looking in the
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