forecast, u.s. is bracing for severe weather from coast to coast, katie's timing out when it hits our area and who will get rain and who will get some snow. >> it is thursday march 1st good morning i'm jim donovan. i'm rahel solomon. katie and meisha are keeping an eye on things this morning this march 1st. >> good morning. now i can echo that sentiment. looking outside right now jumping out there on the schuylkill it is so busy because of an accident that has all lanes blocked and backups are as far as the eye can see. >> that is not good. we thought this would be quiet commute too, so eventually the weather is the main issue this evening, that leads to the slow downs but yes, sit tight for that report but for now at least things are quiet, across the board. we are at 42 at whitefield elementary school 1lone car driving down a still dry roadway and it will stay that way through lunchtime but cloud are that sign of things to come starting to bilo in and advance and eventually the rain will do the same so that

will get in here later this afternoon and then eventually we will see one of many different watches, and advisoryes taking effect one of which is flood watch for drenching rain. this storm system is expect to bring one to locally 2 inches of rain but in addition very strong wind, as well, as snow, so we will have much more detail on that later in the show but currently you are still off to a relatively mild start mid to low 40's and those numbers change before your very eyes just for type of the hour here but as day progresses we will warm up to an above average daytime high of 57, very limited sunshine granted and eventually rain will pick up but for right now at lee weather-wise, meisha things are very quiet and i know it is not that way on the roads right now, it isn't, katie we had activity popping up there so heads up out the door couple places i want to call your attention to, we have 202 south bun right around route 252 you can see flashing lights, of course,

fire department on the scene now two lanes blocked. it was push off to the far right and now two lanes are blocked. this is an area that gets slow , every within traveling by putting on their breaks traveling by taking a peak also what is going on and having to use good measure with the person in front or behind them. there is an accident on the schuylkill eastbound at vare avenue. good news is all lanes were blocked. now one drivable lane has been reopened. you can see flashing lights. you will also be, excuse me, traveling pretty slow as you travel on by here. you will have some brake lights going off from your friends moving in the westbound direction. so lets take a lot at backups this backup shot is closer to south street. you can still see, even though one lane is opened, you are just barely moving, as you travel up to where that accident is, schuylkill ease bun at vare avenue. if you are heading out there factor in at leann extra half an hour to even 45 minutes at this point, jim, over to you.

two school districts are in south jersey are closed both in gloucester county. they are delsea area regional school district and franklin township school district. sources say that a threatening e-mail was sent to a staff member which prompted the closures. we will have much more information as it becomes available. we have more breaking news now jim, huge flames shoot through a house in delanco township burlington county this fire sent two people to the hospital. >> "eyewitness news" reporter trang do live at the scene. trang do you just spoke with fire officials. what are they saying. >> reporter: that is right, delanco's fire chief tells me thinks an active fire fight and you can see that when you are on the scene here smoke continues to pour out of this building. you can see fire fighters have dual attacking on here from both side, they have hoses on this home that continues to smoke and burn and as you can see that this house here on

the left side is in danger of the collapse and it is buckling, but look at this video of the heavy fire coming from the home a few hours ago, this call came out around 2:30 on the 600 block of hickory street in delanco. fire fighters found flames through the roof of one of the homes, fire quickly spread to the twin next door. neighbors tell us that the fire moved extremely pass engulfing home in minutes. every within got out but two people did go to the hospital to get check out. dan co fire chief todd johnson says construction of the turn of the century home is really helping to fuel this fire. >> i know it seems like it would go out and engulf again so i don't know if something kept going and keeping it going but i have never seen it that high. they had fire fighters on the, neighbors that is connect to them actually busting windows out to get smoke and as soon as they turned around that fire came out the front window and i was scared for fire

fighters. >> it is called bloom construction there is no firewalls and runs from the basement to the third floor straight up. >> reporter: unaudible. >> very difficult, once it gets in the walls it will run from one wall all the way up across the attic to the other wall all the way back down in the basement. >> reporter: coming back out here live you can see what a challenge this construction is for these fire fighters, we are going on three, three and a half hours on the scene here and fire fighters are continuing to work. this is just not letting up here. you can see the house just smoking but as we mentioned everyone was able to get out just minor injuries in the fire. if you live here avoid this hickory and walnut, there will be fire crew is here for sometime. we are live in delanco burlington county i'm trang do for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> thanks, trang do. a man is hospitalized in extremely critical condition after he is shot in the eye,

this happened late last night on the 1500 block of ruann street in frank for. police found a man lying in the lot of the car dealership and they found a gun in his hand. doctors say it is unlikely he will survive and shooter has in the been caught. president trump is expected to talk about school safety later today, president surprised bet republicans and democrats when he talk about whoever gun control legislation, yesterday. the president had a brief testy exchange with pennsylvania senator pat toomey, senator toomey has proposed expanding background checks. >> it doesn't make sense, turf wait until i'm 21 to get a handgun but i can get this weapon at 18. i don't know. i was just curious is too what you did in your bill. >> we didn't address it, mr. president. >> you know why because you air frayed of the nra. >> my reservation bit frankly is vast majority of the 18, 19 , 20 years old in pennsylvania, who have a rifle or shotgun are in the a threat to anyone they are ala abiding citizens.

>> president trump suggested arming teach tours prevent school shootings. retailers are changing their policies now on gun sales, dick's sporting goods and wal-mart have announced they are raising the age required to purchase firearms, to 21. dick's is also ending sale of the assault style weapons at its field and stream stores and it will no longer sell large capacity magazines. white house communications director hope hicks is stepping down from her job. she made at nuns. yesterday. cbs news reports she was a puddle of tears during a meeting yesterday. she has been thinking about leaving for months. here's correspondent moa lenghi. >> still in comment at all. >> reporter: twenty-nine year-old hope hicks was the president's longest serving and most trusted political aid she announced she's stepping down, the fourth communications director to leave in just over a year, the white house says her departure has been in the works for some time. hicks resignation comes just one day after she testified before the house intelligence committee investigating

russian interference in the lassie lex. >> persisted and declined to answer questions about her time in the administration. >> reporter: cbs news has confirmed that hicks admit that had her work required her to tell white lies, but she said that she did in the lie about anything relevant to the russian investigation, hicks, a former model began her career working for ivanka trump and then president's real estate company. she was one of the first people president informed of his intent to run for office. >> i said what do you know about politics? she said absolutely nothing. i said congratulations you are part of the team. she knew nothing. she was there the first day. >> reporter: hicks stayed out of the spotlight until news of her relationship with staff secretary rob porter became public, porter was forced to resign after his fbi background check revealed domestic abuse allegations by two ex-wife's, president trump says i will miss having her by my side but when she approached me about pursuing other opportunities i totally understood. i'm sure we will work together

in the future. hicks will officially leave the white house in a few weeks moa lenghi for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". closer to home pennsylvania governor tom wolf say delaware county state representative nick miccarelli should step down two with men are accusing the republican lawmakers of sexual assault, misconduct and physical abuse. state official and political consultant are making those accusations this he say that miccarelli threatened to kill one and forced other to have sex after they broke up month. man asked the state house of representatives for an investigation and one is now underway. >> the house acted swiftly, they took the allegations extremely seriously and their par mount concern as is ours is the security of our client. >> i think that the clients are extraordinarily strong women and they are eager for resolution with the house. >> miccarelli decline a request for on camera interview. he said in a statement i can tell you there is in the a stitch to any of it. this time, me too has gone too

far. i'm running for reelection and i will be vindicated. still ahead on "eyewitness news" this morning a college controversy why i a texas university turn away a student just because he is from colorado. plus tsa unveils a new security tool at new york's pen station see what they are looking for under your clothes and sure is expensive but this $31,000 diamond set is sparking national outrage find out why, coming up next. ♪ march is coming in like a wrecking ball, katie's on storm watch and has your forecast up next. blank

i'd like the "my wife is out of town and i'm in over my head meal". sleep over! sleep over! sleep over! so you said 5 chicken mcnuggets happy meals and a classic chicken sandwich for 3 bucks each. exactly. build whatever meal you want with favorites on the new $1 $2 $3 dollar menu from mcdonald's. with favorites on the new $1 $2 $3 dollar menu in your noise cancelling trheadphones?ry maybe not. maybe you could trust you won't be next to a loud eater. (eating potato chips loudly) or you could just trust duracell. (silence)

♪ for switching to progressive? [ engine revving ] you cannot hear me at all, can you?

severe weather continues to ravage parts of the country >> heavy rain pounded central, southern states in the pennsylvania few days and now people in the west coast are bracing for flooding and more mud slide. here's john lawrence. >> reporter: severe storms produced devastating flood in lieuville kentucky, residents check on their businesses the only way that they can. by boat. >> we are in the center of harris creek right now and it is, i guess it business 15 feet high, where it normally is. >> reporter: states of emergency have been declared in parts of the indian, missouri and ohio and flash flood warnings for numerous states through thursday, including louisiana, oklahoma, texas and arkansas. over in kalamazoo, michigan, major damage. >> this is my bathroom. oh, my god. oh, my god.

this was a brand new refrigerator, look, water, look. >> reporter: at lee three flood-related deaths have been reported thus far, meanwhile in southern california a different kind of meteorological concern: mud slide. is there a new evacuation warning for people in areas still recovering from january mud slide that killed 21 people and destroyed more than 100 houses. >> if you are going to stay you will be isolated upward of two to three weeks. you have to be able to do that because we're working through the disaster itself and we may or may not be able to respond. >> reporter: john lawrence for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> they can't get a break out there. >> no, such a mess. here at home we have our own concerns about weather. >> substantial storm system taking shape, pieces are coming together and now outlook is much more concrete but there is a lot of complexity with this which means detail, to cover, so listen up, it is a very

location based forecast, moisture beginning to lift in as we speak but rain will wait , for our area until this afternoon. you will get to the morning drive without weather-related problems and now is good time to prepare for rain, wind to hit us. secure lose objects on the porch and backyard. you might have had some things outside to energy that weather make sure they are pack or secured. coastal flood advisory turn our focus to the shore that goes in effect tomorrow morning for a couple of different high tide cycles in tandem with this storm system. we have a full moon coinciding with this. that will lead to coastal flooding and erosion along the coast through this event and even beyond that point. that is why the flood advisory lasts so long in the weekend. heavy rain with the storm at the shore, one to 2 inches easily, gusts up to 60 miles an hour and that high win watch is every where not exclusive to the shore. everybody is on on that. so everybody will see

possibilities of down trees or minor power outages. not exclusive to the shore on that one. meanwhile best chance for snow absolutely goes to the mountains, great news if you are a ski lover but you are easily going to be seeing about five or more inches, and some models are trying to double that. it depends on how hard that gets in there. but a sharp cut off, and i wouldn't worry about the snow here in the city, this is rain , wind and all day friday event. by week end storm is still nearby so still a breeze but we are starting to dry out, by then. >> absolutely, katie, thank you. good morning. we were looking at an accident on the schuylkill eastbound vare avenue that had all lanes completely back or block and backup as far as the eye can see. right now good news is that accident has been moved out of our way. we have reopen. this shot is looking, so much more better, then what we were seeing. so this was your backup shot we were showing you and you

can still see it is still looking busy, backups are more near south street and you can see from the vine to the walt whitman bridge we are jams, it will run a half an hour, just play on the safe side and give yourself 40, 45 minutes still but pressure is easing up with that accident cleared. we have a car fire 202 southbound at 252, two lanes still block here traveling slow through this area we are getting gaper delay as well, guys, back over to you. >> thanks, meisha. amtrak is partnering with the tsa at new york's penn station testing out new security technology to detect bomb vests and other explosives. take a look at this amtrak police are using state of the art equipment to scan passengers for explosive devices. they are trying out standoff explosive detection units. one is mounted on a tripod other inside of the trunk. amtrak will test scanners for a week before deciding whether to buy it.

>> we're going to do everything that we can to look at it, to analyze it, make sure it is best thing for us and our customers as well. >> both scanners use millimeter wave technology not radiation, it detects anything metallic or non, blocking normal human emissions. it is in an he have to kept passengers safe. this morning college basketball coach is in trouble because of somebody told a perspective student. gaff up dell plays baseball. he inquired about playing at texas wesleyan university and school confirms that coach mike jeffcoat toll the student he wasn't interested because other players from colorado have failed drug tests, that was a reference to the legal status of marijuana in colorado. coach told the senior he can thank his liberal politicians. >> i didn't know what to think , my position was not to do anything to hurt anybody or get anybody fired just me talking to my coaches and me loved ones about what do i do

with this. >> university release add i statement saying e-mail does not reflect our values and we do not conn down this. the teacher is under investigation. agency charged with finding affordable housing is under fire over pricey new office furniture. >> word is president trump is furious that the department of housing and urban development is spending 31 you this dollars to redecorate secretary ben carson's office. it includes 10 chairs that are about a thousand dollars a piece and a brake front, side board and dining table totaling more than 13 you this dollars. hud is paying $2,500 to ship the furniture. controversial reality show star and short lived trump aid omarosa mangault shares white house gossip on white house tv >> and she appeared with the stephen colbert last night and colbert pressed reality star on the head lines she made on big brother. >> what is it about the tweets that specifically haunted you. >> he announced major policy

issues, on twitter, the transgender ban for instance was announced on twitter. for someone who is in communications, like hope and myself, that is in the a place you want to find out at 5:00 in the morning about something that would impact so many peoples lives. >> colbert offered omarosa thin mint girl scout cookies. >> parting gift. >> it is future of shopping, coming up how your voice is getting more powerful. >> turning your morning cup of coffee into a work of art up next. bl

♪ we buy any car ♪ any make, any model, any age, any price ♪ ♪ from 50 bucks to 100 grand ♪ we buy any car ♪ any, any, any, any at webuyanycar.com, the gimmicks stop with our ads.

trading in our selling your car is hassle-free with just three easy steps. one, get your free online valuation. two, drive to your local car buying centre. and three, walk out with your check in as little as 30 minutes. so don't wait. get your free online valuation now. ♪ find out how much your car's worth ♪ ♪ at webuyanycar.com well, kill one back everyone. we have an eye on this big coastal storm system and while it is out to sea by week even

it is just close enough that it is not bringing precipitation but will keep wind cranked up through saturday. still breezy on sunday and skies will be slow to clear but again at lee it starts to dry out by then, guys. all right, katie, thank you. new for newspaper headlines across our region. >> news journal milford man was arrested yesterday after exposing himself in his car at greater milford boys and girls club 49 year-old kennett gar son turned himself in, charged with indecent exposure and released on $500.01. delaware county daily time pennsylvania election officials say is there no evidence to backup a claim that more than 100,000 non- citizen immigrants have been registered to vote in the state. conservative groups lawsuit is seeking access to pennsylvania efforts to remove non-citizens immigrants from voter registration lists. burlington county times partnership for drug free new jersey held third annual breakfast in mount laurel for families and communities impact by opioid abuse, the

audience learned about work being done in burlington county to address the growing problem. that is a look at newspaper headlines around the delaware and lehigh valleys. if you'd like a cup of coffee with those morning newspaper headlines we have quite a cup. >> these cups of cappuchino are works of 3-d art. barista stirs them up using cream, chocolate and full color effect, but for those who hate paying extra for feigns coffee the caffeinated creations cost $23 a piece. >> you know how thrifty i am but i would splurge ones because it would be entertainment for me. >> what would your picture be. >> i don't know, turf think about that, if i pay 23 bucks i want something good. >> it better be good. >> agreed. the state of saving in america see how much americans are put ago way compared to previous years. and search for these two men and how police say they could be stealing from you, plus this. president trump is raising eyebrows for recent comments on gun control reform some democrats in washington

approve of his latest message i'm john shula in new york with that story. we have dry roadways for new but we are busy, multiple accidents, including overturned vehicle and construction i'll have those updates coming up but first we will take a quick break stay right where you are,

from maybelline new york. temptation mascara our most addictive volume. creamy formula infused with coconut extract. lashes so soft... so dense... so tempting. new temptation mascara. only from maybelline new york. i can't believe it comes in... how great this tastes! vegaaaan. and organiiiic. enjoy i can't believe it's not butter! in it's vegan! and it's organic!

i'm jim donovan. i'm rahel solomon. it is six credit 30. here's what you need to know to start your day in this morning minute, march 1st, 2018. huge flames in delanco township burlington county. this fire sent two people to the hospital. this is still an active fire fight, this house here, on the left side is in danger of collapsing. there is a storm system in question lots of moisture

working its way north, that will spread in the afternoon. it doesn't make sense to wait until i'm 21 to get a handgun but can get this weapon at 18. i don't know. i'm curious as to what you did in your bill. >> lawmakers called out was pennsylvania senator pat toomey. >> we didn't dress it. >> you know why because you are afraid of the nra. >> another trump administration resignation. hope hicks was the president's longest serving and mess trusted political aid. >> prince harry, megan markle will mar any may. >> get this spice girls are apparently on the guest list. >> ♪ >> today's morning minute and tomorrow's medical advancements are broad to you bay penn medicine. >> happy you join us again. >> and everyone really, really wants to hear about the storm.

>> sing it,. >> i cannot perform on command i told you that multiple times >> we will catch you when you lee inspected it. >> i have been instruct not to sing ever again. >> you can carry a tune, all right, lets move it along. we have a lot to discuss. storm system coming has a lot of moving pieces, lieutenant of locations, based impacts so just because you are in one lex doesn't mean you will see exact same thing. looking at storm scan that is empty and it is pretty darn mild we are flirting with 50 at our broadcast center and no rain in the forecast until this afternoon. you will get through morning without that need of an umbrella but out later today make sure you walk outside now forty-four at the airport. again milder here in center city, a very light win, that is the other big impact from this impending storm system major wind issues but rain will begin to build from

southwest to northeast as day goes on, it is still mild, up to 57 degrees, but lets take a look here at just how the conditions will vary, you're primary going to be seeing decent snow in the northern most counties, poconos, especially, but you'll have a mixture going on around the city and just to the north of that. it is mainly rain, wind but could turn over to snow on the tail end of the storm, this is mainly just rain they for points south, into new jersey, and delaware, and in the meantime there are numerous, watches, advisories that we have to break down, for you, flooding, coastal flooding, winter storm issues so we will walk you through those details later, meisha. >> they do not sound good, thanks, katie. very good morning to all of you happy gateway to our weekend. so, we are looking outside here just kind of a big wide shot here of the schuylkill ease bun right here around vare avenue where we had an accident earl their had all lanes block, now that accident has moved out of the way and you can see that the volume

levels are looking a lot better then what they were. we are looking okay now, quick peak, when we were looking at this behind schuylkill eastbound at vare avenue it was bumper to bumper as far as eye can sianni now it is looking darn good. your camera is moving around here a little bit still pulled off to the far left but might get a gaper delay but overall things are looking so much better. we might still want to give yourself a couple extra minutes. we have this accident out there as well southampton township, okay, so vehicle hit a pole here, this is still out here davisville closed between charlotte avenue and harding avenue your alternate second street pike is your best bet, jim, back over to you. thanks, meisha. updating breaking news in burlington county where a fire has sent two people to the hospital, it broke out in a home on the 600 block of hickory street in delanco township around 2:30 this morning. crews tell our trang do the home's construction allowed the fire to spread so quickly, and the two people suffered

minor injuries. and more breaking news two school districts in south jersey are closed this morning because of threat in gloucester county, district is affected are delsea area regional school district and franklin township school district, sources tell cbs-3 that a threatening e-mail was sent to a staff member prompt willing those closures. jim, another news president trump is spook out against policies favored by republican lawmakers and nra. during a televised discussion during gun control at the white house president accused some of being afraid of the nra. cbs news correspondent john shula has latest. >> reporter: shortly after students sat down for class for the first time since massacre two weeks ago president trump was talking tough on guns, with top lawmakers. >> during a bipartisan meeting with congress, the president crossed both parties lines and nra, he called for tighter background checks, asked g.o.p. to shelf a conceal and carry measure and advocated for raising age to buy weapons like the one used in parkland.

>> i have to wait until i'm 21 to get a handgun but can get this weapon at 18. i don't know aim curious is too what you did in your bill. >> we didn't address it. >> you know why because you are afraid of the nra. >> reporter: nra spokesperson said while it quote made for great tv the gun control proposals discuss wood make information bad policy. some big box retailers meantime are making changes of their own, dick's sporting goods says it is removing assault style guns and high capacity magazines from stores dick's and wal-mart announced they will no longer sell firearms to anyone under 21. john shoem. for cbs news. authorities are asking for public's help tracking down two suspects targeting atm users. police say these two men installed a tm skimmer on bristol road in bensalem. tea vice seekry record bank card information that they use to steel money from the user accounts. suspects are wanted for

blazing skimmer devices on atm s in lower merion if you recognize the men call the police. america's saves week a chance for people to kick start their new years resolutions about better managing their finances. >> this is business analyst jill schlesinger joins us live from new york with more, good morning, jill. >> reporter: good morning. >> in the decade since the great recession is what the state of the saving in america >> reporter: first of all jim did you get my happy america saves week card that i sent to you specially believe it is in the mail but i will check my mailbox later on. >> reporter: only people celebrating me and jim. okay. consumer confidence has hit its highest level in 17 years. despite that fact, the savings rate could be suffering, it stands at 2.4 percent, wow, that is a far cry from the 11 percent rate that we saw in 2012. it is also lowest level since 2005. here's good news recent change s in the tax law and withholding are probably going

to mean that many of you will see extra money in your paycheck. well well, capture that money and divert tonight tour savings, that is your best bet >> so important. >> don't spend it. >> what is best way in addition to automatic to develop a savings plan. >> a lot of people will say create a budget. i say skip that. just tried to find money. just track your spending for three months, okay. load of app, mint, digit and capitol with a q, that allows to you set up certain conditions, that trigger the active transfer cash tour savings. for example you can direct to it set aside a serg percentage of money every time you get paid. that can be helpful for freelancers who have to pay their own taxes. mess important thing, do something, to take control of the process. put that savings on auto pilot by instructing your bank to pull money from your checking account or saving for retirement a lot have plans

automatically increase your contributions annually. for more savings, tips go to america saves week.org. >> you know, a few years ago for one month i were down every single thing i spent money on. it was absolutely life changing. >> really. >> you will realize holy cow i'm spending this on coffee, dry clangor whatever. you will change the way you expenditure money. >> and, what i did i went back three months awe were saying where i was spending my money, would not have believed it. really good advice. >> thanks, jill. >> all right, take care. voice shopping is way of the future according to experts. $2 billion worth of products are purchased through amazon's alexa and other voice activated shopping port also thane is expect to jump to 40 bile are billion dollars by 2022. >> from savings to spending on line. >> yes. >> what are we doing. up next on the healthwatch food that may keep cancer from

coming back. plus south jersey man says he was taken for a ride in more ways then one how a night of drinking resulted in a $1,600 uber fair, $1,600, jan. >> reporter: it is march 1st, if you can believe it and that means we are kicking off woman 's history month, and probably in better place to celebrate is right here in the betsy ross house in olde city philadelphia, so naturally i have woken up betsy ross herself. coming up we will speak with betsy about her history and take a look at a new exhibit and we will take a look at special events happening here over the next month. other thing that starts march 1st meteorological spring and we have march coming in like a lion and boy will with a coastal storm system, and we have details, we will do that right after the break but first here is your cure auto insurance travel forecast.

♪ okay. literally this story had me and katie singing out, all morning. >> yes. >> there is a reason. prince harry and megan markle

want spice girls at their wedding. >> mel-b revealed that five members have the band were all invited to the wedding. she won't confirm if they will perform at the reception we will just to have find out after the royal wedding which, of course, it is may 19th. >> back here in the u.s. hollywood getting ready for biggest night. >> oscars red carpet is out and crews are hard at work on hollywood boulevard, setting up for glamorous 90th a card my award. jimmy kimmel will hoe the ceremony which will air live on sunday night. >> what i really want is sunshine but it is in the really what i'm going to get. >> yes. >> definitely difference in what we were like and like we would receive. reality will in the be so kind , eventually i'll bring back sun in the seven day but that is next week primarily and then we will see a real break. eyewitness weather watchers have gorgeous photos to share and we love this one, sunrise picture of the morning for

sure claudia in regalsville pa in lehigh valley area where it is gorgeous. upper becks and red sky in warning leading up to know, with sailors taking warning in that old pro verb, this will be a storm system that really has been impacted in the area to say the burleigh lower 30's , and mid 40's what we are fining with the window of temperatures here. edward mild at 49 in chesterfield, new jersey. it looks like that is the warmest spot on the bunch. we are going to continue to see includeds building throughout the course of the day but for new we have try weather opportunity to get in your nice licensing dog walk or judging without any rain moving in. this batch of moisture is lifting north. it does start to over spread region later this afternoon. here is the general time line, this is bear bones, so p.m. hours, afternoon and through the overnight we will see rain over spreading at year. just rain initially. it will get underway in the early afternoon but shortly after lunchtime southwest to

northeast. but by friday afternoon we will see enough cold air created and generated that it starts to turn over to wet snow and then saturday morning that storm is retait ago way. it is still, nearby over weekend that is why win will be a problem but the precipitation will have wrapped up. now we have just a numerous alerts all over the region high win watch not in effect yet but that is for entire delaware valley, philadelphia and points northeast have a flood watch for one to 2 inches of rain, winter storm watch for three to six plus inches of snow and looking at that best chance for snow, cut off, sharp here but we could wrap up storm with the quick coating in the city, mainly rain, wind. these gusts could peak as high as 6 miles an hour so that can lead to down tree limbs and power outages. >> sure can we know what that can pose on the roadways for us, thank you katie looking outside right now it has been very busy in the world of travel and really we have nice

dry roadway but we have had accidents. good news a lot of which are clearing out. we had a car fire here 202 southbound at 252 that has moved out of the way. we have another accident at 295 past route 541 that left lane clearly compromised and you can see just how busy, it is, around here, lots of gaper delay, lots of volume, activity over here on the other side of 295 as well but overall traveling through here , most certainly give yourself some extra time there schuylkill westbound we have another accident here off ramp to south street we have another accident here in southampton at well, vehicle hit a pell here davisville road still closed between charlotte avenue and harding road your alternate second street pike, jim and rahel back over to you. betsy ross house is kicking off woman's history month with a brand new exhibit >> the team together will allow visitors to discover more about the life of one of the most fame us would man in american history. "eyewitness news" reporter jan

carabaos i live at betsy ross house with a preview of is what being planned for this month, hi there, jan. >> rahel good morning. thinks your neck of the wood but did you know that the betsy ross house is only location in philadelphia dedicated solely to telling the stories of colonial women and their impact on america. it is true. so what boater place to kick off women's history month then the betsy ross house and happening today at 10:00 o'clock the hoping of this new exhibit. here to talk bit, of course is miss ross herself, who woke up early for us and lisa molder, director of the betsy ross house. thanks for being up early. i appreciate it. i know off lot of work to do today. but first lisa, tell us about the new exhibit that we are standing in the middle of it right now. >> we know it is flag story that brings people to the betsy ross house but is there so many overcome polling store business betsy and 18th century working class with men like betsy that we would like to share. we have created this exhibit so people can come out, get the story of how betsy was

commission todd make that first flag, dress facts, myths about that first flag, learn how she became famous so when you go in the historic house that flag story's out of the way and learn other great things about betsy and other with men like her. >> reporter: you answer all of the frequently asked questions and then we can delve into some of the lesser known people. you are very modest, betsy, everyone knows your story. i called you famous earlier. it is not just but here but so many more would men. >> women who are working and women hoff train we don't usually think about that. i'm a stitch hanging and chair covers but women also watch the clothes, it is an important job women who owners of a home, who boarded in this home, has other women like myself and check late makers. women have work. >> reporter: sweetest job i do say so myself. there will be sweet activities happening over next month to celebrate the new exhibit and

women's history month. what can people expect this weekend and throughout the month. >> this weekend we have a signature events, people love to come out for our historic chocolate making demonstration , we meet an 18th century chocolate maker and she shows us how it was made and using to it sample it. we have events throughout mountain including women's history, check late making, meet the phyillit the launder er, the owner or the home and betsy's here until 4:00 he clock every day. >> thanks very much. jim and rahel back to you. >> thanks, jan. >> and betsy. 6:51a lot coming up this morning. >> gayle king and john dickerson join us live with the preview, good morning. >> good morning rahel and jim, happy thursday, head weak talk to face the nation maryland later margaret brennan about resignation of the white house communications director hope hicks. what does this mean for the trump administration. plus doctor terry takes us

inside where they are working to stop the flu forever. >> and this is a treat only on cbs this morning reba macintyre will be here in studio 57 to announce academy of country music award many in minute knees, all that plus eye opener. >> that is your world in 902nd , that was a treat, reba is here. >> we love reba. >> we did too. >> well, let her necessity that we do. >> thanks, guys. did you notice snacking on nuts can stop colon cancer. this this they track patients and survival rates jumped, 46 percent for those eating at lee two onces offal mondays, walnut or tree nuts every week a lot of people are guilty of this a night out partying, and it gets out offhand. >> a little. one local man went over board and paid $1,600 for a single ride home. kennett bachmann of sewell, new jersey was having fun with friendness morgan town west

virginia friday night. drunkenly ordered an uber home instead of where he was staying. that ride cost 1,635.93 cents and best part he doesn't remember any of it. >> i week up in a uber telling me i was an hour out from new jersey. >> i said that is craze why did you agree to take me to new jersey from west virginia? >> where is my car. >> he accidentally ordered a more expensive uber xl which doubled the price. how nature morgan town is from new jersey, sewell, 300 miles and five hour trip. >> that uber driver earned it. >> he was sleeping there for a while. big birthday celebration on the way. >> omarosa birthday of doctor seuss. they helped students at fill performing arts charter school get the party started early. brandon manning read doctor seuss's books over the places you will go. that is my favorite two. students in south philadelphia young students asked manning

all sorts of the questions. >> i do this every single day. keep trying to get better. meet really cool people. share my journey. >> such a good message for students and adults alike. if you notice wild accessory among students in the audience yesterday was also whacky wednesday. you missed your chance, jim. >> we need to do whacky wednesday here. >> every day is whacky. >> we will be right back.

oo8z zz y2oo8y y12fy

here's what you need to know with three to go. >> threatening e-mail forced two glauster county school districts to close today no class necessary delsea regional and gloucester. hope hicks announced her surprise resignation, yesterday. and half price toys air straightable at battleship new jersey from 9:30 until 3:00 in the afternoon as part of the fire power tour. >> it three is to go. lets get a last check of the weather and traffic. >> things are still calm, just cloud, even a hint of sunshine here at pleasant valley middle and high school but this is one of the pretty much every place that will eventually goat major impacts from the upcoming storm. here's in the region bullet points thaw need to necessity for upcoming system, meisha. thank you, we have construction the five south between scudder falls bridge in newtown, left lane

compromised here. plus an accident schuylkill westbound off ramp to south street is currently blocked. and switching gears, tomorrow morning, we are going on another dream drive together but this time, it is a sweet one, literally this factory is called pennsylvania home, for more than 100 years, and, i have special permission to get an up close personal look at how their signature product is made, and just wait until you see, that candy shop. lets go for a ride tomorrow on dream drive right here at 6:00 s news". and we will wrap up things today on a romantic note. >> new couple's true love is taking social media by storm, henry and kiki are six year-old datson's who have bound less affection. instagram page show them playing and doing everything together. their owner said she got henry first and when she added kiki to the household it was love at first site. >> lot that. >> wow. >> wow, they are really making out there. >> this is a family show. >> cbs this morning next.

>> join us each weekday morning captioning funded by cbs good morning. it's thursday, march 1st, 2018. welcome to "cbs this morning." big changes at the white house. the president's longest serving aide, hope hicks, joins more than 20 other white house officials who have stepped down. it comes a day after she admitted to members of congress she told white lies on the president's behalf. president trump tells republicans during a live television event they're afraid of the nra and we have to act against gun violence. and cbs cameras follow four activists who are moving for change after the florida shooting. a man who posed