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>> new at 10 o'clock, a community comes together in the wake of tragedies. a vigil for three-year-old scotty mcmillan and for jacinda miller. good evening, i'm chris may. >> i'm jessica dean. "eyewitness news" reporter todd quinones is in parksburg tonight where it was very emotional. >> a very angry, scary man. >> reporter: that's how people who know gary fellenbaum the accused killer of scotty mcmillan describe the 23-year-old. rachel walton's step mom works at the hospital where scotty was taken. >> all you could see was this lifeless body. i'm a mom. what she told me -- it's rough. >> reporter: at a prayer vigil friday night at the
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gateway chump there was a search for peace and sanity. this chester county community has been rocked. the death of scotty inside his home authorities came at the hands of fellenbaum and his own mother 31-year-old jillian tait. >> in this case the defendants intentionally avoided anything that would have raise add red flag. neighbors tell us they didn't let the kids play outside so nobody would see the bruise. >> reporter: the couple lived inside this trailer with fellenbaum's wife. people who work with wal-mart say there were signs of trouble in the home but didn't go into detail. >> i should have done something, you know, i have a teaching degree. i never digit people also came tout to remember jacinda miller the fitness instructor shot and killed outside the y where they shocked. miller leaves behind two boys, ages 17 and 11. >> this is devastating to our community. we can't sit and be idle. >> reporter: funeral
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services for jacinda miller are set for tomorrow. at this point it's not clear when scotty mcmillan will be laid to rest. reporting tonight in parksburg, todd quinones for "eyewitness news" at 10:00 on the cw philly. >> todd, thanks so much. people across the country are joining in on this vigil, many lit candles their own for scotty mcmillan posting their photos on twitter with the hashtag remember scotty. there's also a facebook page called light up the night for scooty. so far it has nearly 30,000 likes. >> well, new at 10 o'clock, we have learned that there suspect in the abduction of carlesha gaither could be in philadelphia as early as monday to face charges. a as we dig deeper into the criminal history of delvin barnes we've uncovered a very violent past one that includes vicious attacks on his own family. >> reporter: barnes trouble with the law started long before zip's abduction in germantown.
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his former father-in-law who we're calling anthony says barnes attacked him almost nine years ago beating him with a glass bowl as the two struggled over a baseball bat. >> i hope that he spend the rest of his life in jail or give him the death penalty. >> reporter: three protection orders were not enough to protect anthony or his daughter then barnes estranged wife. he was convicted of attacking her in philadelphia in 2005. prosecutors alleged he committed forcible sexual intercourse jumping on top of her hitting her in the face, choking her, placing the comforter over her face demanding sex. telling her he would stop beating her if she removed her clothes. barnes served the maximum on a four to eight sentence for that crime and was released on probation last year. a release police say allowed barnes to attack and almost murder a teenage intervirginia and abduct carleesha freeland-gaither on sunday. "eyewitness news" will continue to lead the way with this story as the investigation unfolds.
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we'll bring you all the new developments here on tv and also on high pressure at cbsphilly.com. >> philadelphia police tonight are investigating an attack on a substitute teacher. he was knocked to the ground by a student and suffered a concussion. "eyewitness news" reporter natasha brown is live tonight with a look at the incidents which was caught on camera. natasha. >> reporter: well, we are here at southwest detectives tonight where they are continuing to investigate this incident. this on the heels of bartram high school beefing up security adding more security cameras and police to try to stop the violence there at the school this year. a substitute teacher at bartram high school lays motionless in the hallway after being thrown to the ground by a student slamming his head on the floor. police say the thursday afternoon attack began with a verbal altercation between the 18-year-old student and the teacher inside a classroom. >> the 18-year-old student walks into the classroom, he's not supposed to be in there. the teacher coven front him
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tells him he has to leave. the student refuses to leave. as he goes to reenter the classroom to try to get him out of the class the student pushes him. >> reporter: when the two see each other officers say things escalate. >> they have a verbal confrontation. the student grabs him from his neck throws him to the ground where he goes unconscious for a moment. >> reporter: no answer at the victim's southwest philadelphia home friday night. we're told he was treated and released from the hospital. the incident rattles councilman kenyatta johnson who has been hitting the streets of southwest philadelphia instituting programs meant to curb youth violence and provide positive alternatives. >> forms of violence especially against teachers should be tolerated. we want to make sure teachers are safe, young people are safe and there's a zero tolerance policy against any type of violence against any teacher. >> reporter: the student has
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been suspended and is facing expulsion. he could be facing charges of aggravated and simple assault. we're live at southwest detectives tonight, natasha brown for "eyewitness news" on the cw philly. >> get ready for a big chill. "eyewitness news" in university city tonight where coats and snow hats were already out. already. >> no hats. >> meteorologist kathy orr is here with her frigid forecast. kathy, it just doesn't seem right. >> well, no, it doesn't, does it? we have had some flurries around the region today, we've had some sprinkles but we are drying out. the cold is definitely coming. it's here for the most part. poconos is 30 degrees right now, 38 in allentown, 42 in philadelphia but going down into the 30's overnight tonight. to the west, look at some of these numbers. state college 33 degrees, pittsburgh freezing, cleveland 29 and falling. this is just the beginning. it is november after all. winds out of the northwest at about 5 to 15 miles an hour. they will continue to diminish so you have light winds and
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then you have clear moonlit skies, the combination makes for a cold night. tomorrow morning a chilly start but morning low in philadelphia 34 degrees. you have to go back to april 16th to see anything that cold. to the north and west, tomorrow we're talking about freezing and sub freezing temperatures for saturday morning, allentown 29, waking up to 27 in the poconos, 32 in trenton, millville and atlantic city waking up top 38 degrees in wildwood. coming up we're going to talk about a slow process as far as the warming is concerned. 60's will return but it will be a blink. you don't want to miss that. plus a polar blast for next week. is it the polar vortex? we'll talk more about that coming up in the seven day chris. >> kathy thank you. to delaware county where police say they have cited 10 students for underage drinking at radnor high school today. school officials tell us that staffers saw those students in possession of alcohol just before a pep rally for the football's team game against lower merion on saturday, big rivalry game. police also say that they're
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investigating the students in connection with possible drug activity on school grounds. >> a teen wanted in connection with a sexual assault is now behind bars in darby. 18-year-old kasem hill turned himself into police early this morning after investigators obtained a warrant for his arrest. authorities say hill lured the 14-year-old victim to his home where he assaulted her. darby police say he called them after the alleged incident challenging them to "come and get him." police in haddonfield, new jersey, need help identifying the people seen in this video vandalizing a school bus. this happened around 5:00 p.m. on tuesday. the bus was parked near the department of public works on center street. police say the suspects used skateboards to hit the side of the bus there. anyone with information is encouraged to call haddonfield police. new tonight, members of the transport workers union local 234 overwhelmingly approve a two year contact -- contract with septa.
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union leaders encouraged members to vote yes. it's been a week now since both sides came to an agreement avoiding a strike that would have affect buses, subways and trolleys. after just eight months, united airlines is ending service from atlantic city international airport. service to chicago and houston ends december 3rd. it began in april. united says the routes did not perform as expected. the south jersey transportation authority and port authority say they're disapp pointed. >> tonight president obama is sending more troops to iraq to combat the terror group known as isis. up to 1500 troops will serve in a noncombat advisory role but that does bring the total number of u.s. troops in iraq now to 3100. they will train, advise and assist iraq's military and kurdish forces as well. the president is also asking congress for $5 billion in additional funding to help fund that fight. tomorrow the president will nominate the long time federal prosecutor loretta lynch to serve as the next
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u.s. attorney general. she is currently the u.s. attorney for the eastern district of new york. if she's confirmed, lynch would replace eric holder and become the first african-american woman to hold that post. >> coming up, changing their tune. still to come on "eyewitness news," victoria secret rolls out a new ad campaign after this one sparks that controversy. we'll tell you about the new phrase they're using. >> and she is an american cultural icon, so how could this happen? our carol erickson investigates. >> in weather we are talking about the polar plunge, getting even colder next week. is it the polar vortex returning? we'll take a look at that coming up. >> and it's not even thanksgiving but it is already looking a lot like christmas. where santa claus has already
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>> new information now on the death of robin williams. an autopsy has found know illegal drugs or alcohol were in his system when he took his own life back in august. williams had publically acknowledged struggles in his life with substance abuse the coroner ruled williams death was a suicide that resulted from asphyxia due to hanging. >> after some recent controversy victoria secret will change its ad slogan. lingerie maker says it's
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swapping out the phrase the perfect body for a body for everybody. some customers were upset by the perfect slogan which appeared near thin models on the company's web site and representatives from the company did not say why they decided to make that change. well, there are spelling mistakes and then there are spelling mistakes. >> this one is a doozie. >> a big one. >> it involves one of the most famous women in american history. we sent our carol erickson to investigate in south philadelphia. >> reporter: philadelphia as billy penn still serving on town watch and that's as philadelphia as. >> schuylkill it's an old indian name that means. >> reporter: traffic jam. >> yeah. >> reporter: all as philadelphia as the american flag nd a local woman who sewed it. we look up to her and say her name proudly. >> betsy ross. >> reporter: read it again. >> besty ross. >> reporter: as different as
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the italian and american flags but besty ross it is down at oregon and broad a major misspelling on a sign post by someone but not by the city. here comes natalie. she walks by the sign every day. has she ever noticed it? look above and tell me what that is. >> betsy ross. oh, it's spelled backwards. >> reporter: but a backwards besty selfie a must after seeing the mistake that matt is also about to make. >> oh, besty ross. >> reporter: typos in philadelphia or moyamensing even shunk totally understandable but i can none nick betsy, read that besty ross, get it could be worse. >> good thing they didn't use a u. that would be interesting. >> reporter: what would that be. >> busty ross. >> reporter: busty ross. cheap humor and it works every time on a serious journalist. no matter how a name gets spelled if they're still spelling it and talking about you a couple hundred years from now --
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>> this is like a selfie. >> reporter: yeah, a besty. in caroled, carlo -- i mean carol erickson, cbs3 "eyewitness news." >> i can watch that over and over, it's so good. >> everybody needs a besty in life. >> go out to that sign, take your photo. >> i bet by tomorrow it might be busty. >> maybe it will be. all right, we'll keep our eye on that. from our friends betsy ross to another beloved figure, this one a little further north. >> yes, santa claus has now arrived in the area, the big guy. his sleigh touched down in south jersey. he set up at the deptford mall naughty and nice list for the children. in less than one month from now this 85 giant noor way spruce will be covered with 45,000led lights. the 13-ton tree arrived at rockefeller sent this morning. it of course has roots here in
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pennsylvania. itcut down from a farm in bloomsburg. the tree will be lit during a ceremony on december 3rd. >> it is beginning to feel a lot like the holidays with this cold air that is moving in. 'tis the season. our "eyewitness news" weather watchers are saying temperatures are falling very fast. this report from hal saying 40 degrees in the mount laurel area, winds averaging around three to 4 miles an hour. a cool crisp night in collingswood. we'll go down towards south jersey because i know skies have been moonlit throughout the area especially cape may and atlantic counties. greg is saying 46 degrees. beautiful moonlit skies in upper township tonight and here is that beautiful picture of the moon, thanks greg, for sending that in and we'll travel a little farther to the north and west of philadelphia, the temperature is 37 degrees and robert is saying in glen more it is very cold, not much wind, a clear crisp night with a beautiful
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full moon. if you would like to report the weather here on "eyewitness news," we would like you to join our team. become an eyewitness weather watcher, it's easy. all you have to do is go to cbsphilly.com/watchers. outside we're looking at those beautiful clear skies in center city philadelphia but as the wind gets a little light, the temperatures will continue to plunge. skies are clear across the region. storm scan3 is showing us that. we did have a few snow showers through new york and even parts of northeastern pennsylvania that is dying out with the wind. philadelphia holding onto 42. elsewhere in the 30's but falling fast. we will watch clear skies translate into a cold start to the day tomorrow. by the afternoon making it into the 50's. high pressure to the south will move off shore sunday and monday with moderating temperatures. so, each day going up a few degrees. by monday close to 60, which is seasonable. and then by veterans day temperatures will be actually above normal. it's late next week that everybody keeps focusing on
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talking about cold air. remember, our friend the polar vortex, that big circulation along the north and south poles that has all that cold air. well, a piece of that is going to push down toward the south. sometimes it gets a little displaced and our jet stream is going to be dipping well to the south next week and it's going to allow some of this cold air to filter down even into the lower 48. the core of this cold air is going to be well to the west of us but it will make for a chilly end of the late week period next week. when i say chilly, i mean highs in the 40's, lows maybe in the upper 20's to around freezing. that's pretty cold. so, more cold is coming in the seven-day. overnight mainly clear and brisk, the low 34. during the day tomorrow, lots of sun, temperatures rebounding to 51 with less wind. it will be comfortable, better than today. and on the exclusive eyewitness weather seven-day forecast, sunday 55. monday 59. for the birds, monday night football, it will be chilly. veterans day is the peek of the warmth and then turning
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colder late wednesdays into thursday and friday but high temperatures still look to be in the 40's. it's below normal but it's not winter just yet. remember that. >> not yet. it's going to feel like it but just think it goes down from here. >> yes, it does. >> oh, boy. kathy thanks. >> beasley here with sports. >> sixers and another >> beasley here with sports. past glory. it's the sixers and bulls at
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>> sixers hosting the bulls looking for their first win of the season. they were short-handed tonight just nine players. mike dunleavy jr. knocks down two of his 27 points on the night. chicago with an 11-point lead with almost three minutes to go. sixers fight back, though. chris johnson knocks down a triple. brett brown's team trailed by a point in the final seconds of the contest. after the bulls hit two free throws to bow back up by three johnson with a desperation attempt that didn't go. sixers lose another close game 118-115 the final. bus drivers will not need navigation to get the panthers around town. several coaches and players returning to philadelphia after a long careers with the
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eagles head coach ron riff vare have a defensive coordinator sean mcdermott they were assistants under andy reid and fan favorite jason avant returns with carolina for his first game against his old team. eight seasons in philadelphia for the flight receiver. >> i've been watching them on tv. it will be fun. it will be exciting and it will be good to see some old faces at the same time going in trying to get the win and that's what we trying to do. >> i told him when we let him get i appreciated everything he did in my first year. he made that transition for a new coaching team coming in fantastic. jason is a special guy. >> we'll get you ready for monday night sunday morning 11:30 join me lesley van arsdale and the voice of the eagles merrill reese over on our sister station cbs3. college football temple hosting memphis at the linc. the owls need just one more victory to become bowl eligible. how did we do? first quarter owls up a field goal, hand off
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to ken harper. up the middle, 75 yards he's gone. get him, get him. he gets it to the house. right now in the fourth owls trail 13 to 10. mastery charter versus west philadelphia charter with the fumble and the speed boys recover. west philadelphia would cash in on the turnover. lavelle harper with a 1 yard plunge for the score. more highlights, more high school games at 11:00 over on the original friday football frenzy. >> how was it out there tonight? >> it was cold. >> oh, yeah. >> i saw you had your gloves in your hand. >> that's football weather. >> beautiful harriton high school, gorgeous campus many people were great. >> that was a very rare college football get up. you
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e-mail your ideas to i-team at cbs3 com. >> coming up tonight at 11:00 a woman says sexism cost her a business deal. and the enemy was another woman. >> i mean, you feel like you're on the same team and then you're not. >> she's in the alone. from jealousy to competition we examine the battles women face from each other in the workplace. that's tonight on cbs3 "eyewitness news" at 11:00. >> before we go let's get more on the ccc cold weather. >> yes, it is. now, tomorrow morning the coldest day of the season in the city 34. afternoon 51. remember no wind not like last weekend and then temperatures warm from there. >> thanks for watching "eyewitness news" on the cw philly. >> we'll see you at 11 o'clock on cbs3. >> ♪
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