♪ >> live from the cbs broadcaster center in philadelphia this is cbs3 "eyewitness news". what a difference a day can make. we are enjoying lots of sunshine this noon a coastal storm is brewing and shaping up to be major rain and wind event. >> and the storm will effect the entire region. good afternoon i'm rahel solom solomon. i'm jim donovan where and when will the wind rifle. kale is live on the cbs3 sky deck to tell us what we can expect and when. hey, katie. >> guys, yeah, i mean certainly we are going to to get through the rest today of without any problems. really not until tomorrow that things go substantially downhi

downhill. for now enjoy this. it is a pretty confident its comfortable beginning to the afternoon for us with bright sunshine still out here. we started off the morning with more clouds and with time those are going to rebuild and that's sign of things that are yet to come. so let's take look first at what's happening here on storm scan. not a heck of a lot as we look here you can see a few little speckles of green starting to show up on the trail end of the loop here. no rain in our forecast yet. it's really again not until tomorrow but there are a handful of clouds here and there and those will continue to build as the day goes on. the current temperature readings are mild. for the standards of late february we're wrapping up the month here 56 currently at the airport we're at 60 in dover. so a warm and comfortable beginning to the afternoon. i'd still say sets it's sweatshirt weather for sure with time these clouds are going to begin to guild build those are feels like values any time that wind blows it does feel a little bit chillier but your flirting with 60 technically and in atlantic city. that will feel a little chilly. any time the wind blows it's starting to pick up pretty well

in atlantic city there with sustain wind speeds at 22 miles an hour. now, with the temperatures hovering so much above average here when this next storm system does get in here it's vickly rain at the onset but this is an interesting complexion system. it is going to be bringing with it as we mentioned rain and wind. but for now, it's not here yet. enjoy what you've got while you've got it which is a pretty comfortable and pleasant afternoon. i'll let you know much more detail the nitty-gritty the storm system later in the show. when the rain gets here. how much we're expecting and also about the potential for snow. >> katie see you soon. thank you. students are back at school in parkland florida. the first day of classes since former student killed 17 students and a teacher at marjory stoneman douglas high school. hannah doab we are was there for the emotional return this morning. >> reporter: it was a somber scene outside marjory stoneman douglas high school where students received flowers on their first day back since the

valentine's day massacre. more than 400 law enforcement officers from around the state were on hand for security. and dozens of parents and community were there to show support. >> i'm nervous. but i'm just happy to see everyone come together and support each other. >> reporter: many students wore t-shirts with their school colors and a simple message. ms be strong. >> you're all going to do great today. >> greg had encouraging words for students returning to school including his son his 14-year-old daughter jamie was killed in the shooting. >> my daughter the strongest person i knew she really was. >> inside the school the dayouro teachers and students could reconnect with the people they started. >> it's going to be different. we're going to have differenti'l to l former student nikolas cruz charged with 17 counts of pre med dateds has learned he left a

hundred 80 rounds of ammunition h his arrival. sources say he fired 16 rounds at a to hit people below but the bullets apparently didce hurric. his weapon is then believed to have j which caused cruz to flee. florida's govnofet bill before the state's legislature ends its session next hannah doba for cbs3 "eyewitness "eyewitness news" anchor jessica dean moderated the discussion with a panel of local ters be done to prevent another mass shooting. hear how they feel about the idea of being armed i you can find it on our website cbsphilly.com.ick's sporting goods announced new policy change in the wake of thn starting today customers can no longer by assault style rt aifls stores. people under 21 are also burasi.

the company says it was moved to make atudent survivors push for gun control reform. president obama's justice department now taking on key leadershipiladelphia district a' office. "eyewitness news" reporter chante lans was there for the an mutside of the da's office in center city to tell us more about the new e? >> reporter: hey, jim. the new t district attorney he joins another first sift tan dndis dar said during a press conference themthis is a great plan together to address more areas that impact the city. now that happened around 10:30 this morning, in believed that -- he plans to work on juvenile jusupports returning js to the juvenile justice system. now the d bee's expertise from working in president barack obama's cabinet

juvenile justice and delinquency prevenon. >> this is the man who essentially ran juvenile justice and prevention for barack obama and eric holder in the department of justice for four years and four recent years at that. >> i stepped the district attorney's offices are because i see this as once in a lifetime opportunity to bring bound if mental change, fundamental reform in philadelphia's criminal and juvenile justice systems. >> reporter: and bob wants to bring even more resources to the city to help with the juvenile justice system. that is the very latest live outside of the philadelphia district attorney's officers. chante lans cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> chante, thank you. crews work through the morning to remove a truck that slammed into a rail overpass in delaware county chopper three in radnor over king of prussia road between radnor chester road and

matsonford road the truck brought down some wires when it clipped the overpass just before 9:00 this morning. we're told the driver was not hurt. the train on septa's lanes dale doylestown line was delayed after the crash but is now back on schedule. >> fire officials in moorestown are investigating cause of an early morning fire. you can see heavy smoke pouring from this home at 25 windemere drive as firefighters work to get the fire under control. the flames broke out around 5:0. officials tell us all of the occupants were able to get out of the home and there were no reports of any injuries. one person is dead after flames tour through two row homes in west philadelphia. the flames broke out on the 5300 block of race street around 8:45 last night. firefighters found one person dead inside one of the homes after putting the fire out. it's unclear if the homes had working smoke detectors. fire officials are still trying to determine the cause of the blaze. philadelphia city council recognized this morning by the city's youngest students the pre k class at methodist daycare

services presented councilman curtis jones with handmade thank you cards. organizers say the students were celebrating the passage of the 2,016 sweetened beverage tax which funded the expansion of pre k programs. it's their first official appearance as a quart at the time. prince william and kate join prince harry and meghan what they were talking about in this rare public appearance. >> barbara streisand surprising announcement she loved her pet dog so much she wanted dogs exactly like her and she paid big bucks to make it happen. we'll explain com

>> back on "eyewitness news" with tribute to the man known as the america's pastor of the president trump and first lady melania trump among the did you any tears attending a memorial service at the u.s. capitol building for the reverend billy graham. the ely in honor in the capitol rotunda through tomorrow. his funeral and burial will take place on friday in charlotte north carolina. graham died last wednesday at the age of 99. britain prince william and kate joined prince harry and american fiance' meghan markle for their first official appearance as foursome. >> roxana in london reports on what brought them together. >> reporter:r made their debut at a royal engagement in london the young royals charity choice. >> it's our ent with meghan.

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>> i think they're so thrilled to see he's finally found a love match the she's hugely popular in the public here. embd her new royal role as royal prince. they'll be back on the road in central england nex week. are you ready to outwit out play a survivor starts tonight. >> that sounds intense. still ahead thisist and the twos with connections to our area. katie? closer to our upcoming weekend we are still dealing with a coastal de. that is going to keep the breeze in play and keep a few clouds around as well.kend looks a heck of a lot better than the next two days will. we'll talk much more about this storm system that's coming in right after the break when it gets here and all of those important details of precip type and also the wind issue we'll

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back on "eyewitness news" with perhaps surprising revelation from barbara streisand. two of her dogs are clones. >> the entertainer tells variety that cells from her previous dog samantha were saved before she died last year. advice san dresses miss violet and miss scarlet in purple and red to tell them apart. >> dog cloning is not cheap it can cost as much as $50,000. i do think peta has come out against that. >> i mean, you know, look, it's her money she can do whatever she wants. i she would have taken the money and donated to a pet shelter.

>> so many living animals need forever homes. >> can't walk in her shoes. but i want to walk outside today because it looks nice. >> do it while you can, man, this is forecast that does go downhill in a pretty substantial way as early as tomorrow. about this same time we'll start to see the wet weather move in this area. you've got a window of opportunity to enjoy. the biggest difference we start to see more and more cloud cover building in as today goes on. it's breezier but just as mile upper 50's where we end up for daytime highs. but, yes, you've heard the rumors they are true. there is a storm system brewing let's take you out very wide zoom on storm scan3. a couple of things to look at here. you've got around every rain currently working its way into the western carolina. additional precip moving in across the red river valley also got an area of low pressure off across the great lakes region into nan today lots of peaces of overall complex puzzle that are going to start to come together and allow us end up with

miserable weather to kick off the month of march and wrap up this week. things we absolutely know will happen and there are still a couple of question marks. what we definitely know that the ting. this is a p.m. issue tomorrow through friday p.m. we're talkingbly even as late as very errly saturday. but that's theming on this. there will be intensification with this coastal low. prim the question marks remain where this system is actually going to epidemic up tracking. precipitation are we going to see. i do think that the general window forny way is about one to 2-inches. but on the back side osolder aio wrap in, you'll begin to see the potential of snow become ait mod prominent here. so here's 11am just before we'r, right. clearly there's a leading edge a longipitation coming throughg straw absolutely for the best

commute of the day. p.m. drive looks like so dreary and slow with rain not heavily at timeser the region the wind is starting to ick up by this point too. look at the wide zoom and what ends up taking shape here you see how things are starting to get colder on the back side of this storm. that's not all that a typical serious intensification that starts to take place offshore and that's what ends up being the question mark. here's your rain/snow line. how far south does that get? how quick still the cold air wrap in? ergo how much snow are we going to epidemic up with? i think primarily this a rain and wind event for philadelphia and points south. however, you could end up with a quick burst that leads to a couple every inches in the northern mostly lehigh valley up to the poconos. i've heard from and talked to a lot of people that are going up to the mountains for the weekend. you've got a pretty good shot of seeing some accumulating snow on the slopes here for pressure powder. now in the city this pink shaded area not an icing concern rather this is primarily rain and a

chance for at least brief change over to snow at most you'll see an inch out of this and that's being generous. so i don't think this is as much snow event of issue for you ear in the city. points south and east all about the rain and the wind. let's talk future wind gusts thursday 4:00 p.m. not terrible. so by the time we hit friday things are starting to crank here with offshore shore intensification. wind gusts in the 30s, 40s a couple of 50s may show up out there. i worry about some downed tree limbs. i worry about minor power outages across the region. scattered around. since really going to see some strong wind out of this. especially tomorrow rather friday night then it starts at least to ease up on saturday. outside palmyra cove nature park pretty clear shot there are still some clouds here and there but a nice afternoon. that is underway and nothing more than a blanket of cloud cover tonight. that means we don't drop off as easily on the thermometer only 42 the low. this is primarily again a thursday to friday issue. saturday and sunday it's starting to clear out but still

with a residual breeze. guys? >> big night here on cbs. the 36 season much survivor premieres tonight at 8:00 p.m. >> this latest edition brings whole new twist to the competition. ♪ >> this season for the first time ever, you will have the chance to reverse the curse of some of the worse decisions in survivor history. >> the show's host jeff joins us to talk about the new season. jeff, good afternoon a new idea it seems ghosts island set up this new twist for us. what doe t? >> ghost island is this big idea and here's the premise. what if you took all of the bad decisions from past seasons and they've been buried out on ghost island and now they're coming back to haunt a new group of players and so we literally went and tracked down from survivor memorabilia collectors and from former players idols and

advances the real thing ten, 12 years old in some cases. we got them altogether. these are the things we'll play with. so this year, or this season, when somebody digs something up, it will be from ten years ago, and the question will be, is this still haunted? are you superstitious? and if so, can you reverse the curse and play it correctly? >> that's fascinating. >> the past can haunt you. that's for sure. >> 20 new cast aways jeff from what i understand two are from our area. wendell and laurel. what stands out about these two competitors? >> well, okay. laurel was in the mix of beingl. and it was her it was just about finding the right seasone knew d on this idea that she would fit into the m. and laurel is -- laurel is definite a she doesn't present with all of her attribute she's a very gifted athletic klee and very

smart and super it's people underestimate her early, she will get a foot hold. wendell on the other hand i had to fight fors aays this thing i put a vote in a few other people put a vote in and peopl d wendell was one i went back and said, this guy is amazing. he needs tbes is always really d they go, okay, okay if you love him, fantastic. wendell is in a completely different way like laurel also very threatening. he's disarming, he's charming very strategic he has the same thing if people look at wendell and go he seems like a nice guy he'll get in deep as well. >> we'll be watching our local competitors wendell is from philadelphia and laurel is from cherry hill, new jersey. you can catch the special two hour premier of survivor tonight at 8:00 o'clock right here on cbs3. we're coming right back.

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