brewer recently dropped out of the jail's ged program. and she says she will soon enter a guilty plea on all the current charges. she could face up to six years in prison. and brewer says, in her case, that's not all bad. >> when i'm in prison i make a killing. always getting something. when i come -- like when i come back this time, they say [ bleep ]. brenda's back so we going to have us us some contraband. because that's what i'm used to going to prison. selling it to the girls down there. >> 22-year-old caleb bumgardner, serving one year for attempted robbery, is 40 years younger than brenda brewer. it's too soon to say if the revolving door is in his future or not. but after suffering a brutal assault from another inmate and missing the birth of his son, it's given him something to think about. >> my fiance, my brother, and my new son is coming to visit me. 1:00. >> have you seen your son? >> nope, not yet. he was born two weeks ago. >> have you seen the photograph? >> not yet. his baby pictures got taken i think this week. >> due to

cottman avenue is closed as a result of the two vehicle crash that nicole brewer brewer has been reportinghis morning. we will look at one vehicle crush on the sidewalk there another vehicle is on top of the lawn of the high school and as the camera pans over and moves over some of the shreds of tires that we're dealing with here. there is that other vehicle that looked like it hopped the fence. if you are traveling in this section of northeast philadelphia, we have an alternate for you and that is to take tyson avenue. if you are good around northeast philadelphia you know you can maneuver around this but it will cause a headache this morning for sure and we will continue to keep you updated but as of right now your best alternate is to take tyson avenue n regards to the rush hour we are not dealing with major problems at all. ninety-five, roosevelt boulevard, route one all moving well. this shot here we're looking at route one not too far from the area have of i-95, still moving well, not feeling too much, fog or we're dealing with here. mass transit moving well. things at the airport lo

competition at the brewer level and retail level. we needed to invest more substantially in trading terms. again to protect our market share, which we have managed to hold for the first six months. >> you serve as a major co-sponsor across africa. there were reports that sabmiller and coca-cola may get together and form a company in africa. is there anything to that? >> we unfortunately cannot comment on speculation. are yes, a major brewer but we cannot comments on speculation and rumor. >> they person ised your initial approach. can you now say that -- they spurned your initial approach. can you say that deal is dead? >> i think the family as a result of a leak were quite clear in their response. we will regard those talks as closed. >> when you look at the initial acquisition, a lot of people turned around and said this is a defensive acquisition to ward off an approach by ab invest? what is your response to that? >> sabmiller has a long history of acquisitions. those have been very -- for shareholders at the time. our m&a is alwa

our jan carabao at philly international, nicole brewer has latest from penndot and vittoria is monitoring roadways. lets check with katie for latest on this forecast and is it mostly rain right now. it is easier to travel in rain then it is in snow but the fact that this is with us all day does not bode well for the future here. we have a wider zoom then what we just showed i and mixing has begun. it has been underway for a few hours through the spine of the appalachian across virginia state line there but we are beginning to see signs of the mixing. if you look really closely around williamsport area pinks are starting to show up. there is an indication that there is colder air working its way in. just a matter of time before we see that mixing take place across northwestern counties. outside to the beach patrol headquarters where surf looks rough and we will see a lot have of clouds and certainly rain falling and somewhat heavily in spots at this point but eventually winter storm alerts will take effect. they have just begun, winter storm warnings have begun now in the pink as of a minu

that is latest live from northeast philadelphia, nicole brewer, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> all right, nicole thank you for that. >>> officials are working to determine what caused a fire in this vacant home in north philadelphia overnight. crews responded to the 400 block of east makefield street in fair hill. it was quickly placed under control but no injuries were reported. >>> philadelphia police are is asking for public's help. renold ocean who was last seen at north dover street in brewerytown yesterday afternoon. police say ocean suffers from depression. he is men to frequent area along kelly drive and a park near 33rd and girard. >>> lets get our traffic and weather right now and send it out to katie. >> good morning, ukee. good morning, everybody. you may not see it very easily behind me but the city sky line is starting to be less and less visible. it is disappearing before our very eyes here courtesy of the low lying cloud cover that is building in and we will get cloud cover when we have moisture to work w it can settle in so low to the the surface when wind is light enoug

nicole brewer joins us now on the scene at 53rd and market.ole. >> police are right now investigating this as a homicide, certainly a suspicious death we're told that they were called out to this home here on 53rd street near market street in west philadelphia. by a woman, a 57 year-old woman who said her roommate, was dead inside that home and first floor bedroom. she also told police that there was some kind of a break in, robbery, a according to this woman that three men wearing a masks and hoods supposedly came into that home. right new there is no signs of forced entry but police are still working to confirm that story a and try to find some evidence that would confirm these details. right now that 57 year-old would mate is being treated as a key witness and being taken to hup with minor bruising. again the woman she lived with, a woman in her 60's was found dead inside her bedroom as she mentioned she was covered in bruises. so, a very questionable and very peculiar crime scene here on 53rd street. i'm actually joined by a neighbor who l

. >> we have live team coverage of the first winter storm, jan carabao at the airport, nicole brewer has a look at how crews are preparing and carol erickson is outside in the mobile weather lab with a look across the area. >> but first with the forecast with kate good morning. >> lots to get to we are already underway. you can see over my shoulder, storm can three is already completely enveloped with rain. that is it, just rain, for now but that will certainly be changing as we have been predicting. right now temperatures are simply too warm. it is just a matter of time. what will happen here is not only does this storm intensify and help create its own cold air but you'll see very cold air moving in from the northwest and help things along to a degree. it is again going to start to take place here, changing over to sleet, mix or snow, in a matter of an hour or two, maybe three, at absolute most since temperatures will tart to decline as morning progresses. we will look the a the area winter storm a alerts and every county in the pinkies a winter storm warning. it is the northwest h

we'll send it back to you in the studio. >> nicole brewer for us, thank you. right now we want to get our traffic and weather together. katie, good morning. >> and good morning, erika, good morning, everybody. we do still have the potential for little left over wet weather throughout today, but more than anything you'll notice that the chill is settling back in for us, the breeze is kicking in, let's go to storm scan3, very quickly, show you what's up. more clouds than anything right now, but that will change with time as by midday generally. we start to see couple of residual showers, rolling on through, from the northwest, and here you go with the northwest breeze, that's what's going to make it feel that much chillier to you. it is currently in the 30's, feeling more like it is below freezing at this point in mount pocono. forty-nine at philly international, again, when that wind blows, it will feel little cooler to you. mid 50's at best here today, with some clouds, little bit of sun, casino of variety pack, watching for shower, as well. and back here on t

i'm nicole brewer.iversity student continues this morning at 10:00. the family of 21 year old shane montgomery now offering $10,000 reward for any information that may lead to his whereabouts. he was last seen early thursday morning outside kill dare's public on main street in manayunk. shane was last seen wearing a gray t-shirt. >> now let's get a check on the forecast with carol. hey, carol? >> dealing with cold weather throughout this morning, nicole. we have temperatures below freezing, in every single location, we head out to the reading area, and the snow you got there the day before thanksgiving, still there at 26 degrees, and it has no where to go. storm scan3, few clouds moving into the area, but still nice enough looking day mostly cloudy skies expected, though i think most of the day, any snow shower to the west is starting to die out. looking at the temperatures, 13 in the poconos, 29 in philadelphia, 27 in wildwood, on our way this afternoon to 41 degrees, and mostly cloudy and chilly day.

. >> let get more right out to nicole brewer at the scene where homicide detectives and investigation is going on right now. nicole, good morning. >> reporter: investigation is still underway this morning. police got the call around 3:00 to the unit block of 53rd street, to this home you see behind me. the 57 year-old resident inside took police in three mask and hood is struggled with her a six two-year old woman who was then found by, authorities on floor of the name and covered for bruises. she was pronounced dead at the scene. that 57 year-old was taken to the hospital on university of pennsylvania, treated for minor bruising. police admit that the story is questionable but they have to investigate this but right now it is all they have to go on. that account for the 57 year-old roommate who said three men with masks and hoodies tried to get in the home and we have no signs of forced entry. police are trying to figure out what went on here if, in fact, there was a robbery as a motive or not. they said it didn't appear this home was ransack at all. we did speak to a neighbor. she s

i'm nicole brewer.will see you then. >>> you tell me america is not the greatest country in the world? listen to this? door ree pepsi now has dorito-flavored mountain dew. it's a combination. you drink it and you get a combination of type 1 and type 2 diabetes. fantastic. >> i have to tell you. they did a sachl pling with college-aged kids. they gave it a name. they're calling it dewitos. >> i thought this was a joke. it's unbelievable. >> sounds awful. >> there are few places in jerusalem where jews muslims, and christians can agree to get along but one is on rail. >> across town by school work or shopping the train is the way to go. >> reporter: the issue of settlement production has stopped peaceful protection dead in its tracks but at street level another type is keeping it moving. the light train caves 140,000 people day between east and west jerusalem. sigh credit sacred to joousews, christians and muslim, who can live where,s who capital it is, the train brings it all together. every segment of t

we are live from norristown, nicole brewer, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> nicole, thank you. >>> we have some breaking news right now in missouri, we have learned that two fbi agents were shot at a home a few miles from ferguson this morning. we are told that both agents are expect to be okay. meanwhile, protesters, check it out, they facedded off against police in the riot scared streets of ferguson after a second night of demonstrations. although there were 44 arrests, officials say it was much more quiet than the previous night that left 12 buildings byrne burn. officers were joined by members of the missouri national guard in an attempt to keep the peace. you see all those folks out there last night. >>> take a look at this frightening scene here a car plowing through a crowd of protesters, once again in minneapolis. one woman slid off the hood of that car. she was briefly pinned underneath the wheels there she suffered minor juster to the legs but is expected to be okay. authorities say driver is cooperating with police. >> lets get to protest that turn violence for a second night i

brewer finds a wide open cam phillip, 36 yard touchdown right now hoekys lead 17-13 in the fourth quarterill host rutgers tomorrow in college park. final home game of the season for terps. >>> to hockey, the capitals against islanders. lost to islanders in ot just two nights ago. up the ice strong snuck past chad johnson, caps up 2-0. tom wilson near the board passes to alex ovechkin who fires, three islanders around wilson no one paying attention to alex ovechkin there, that's his 12th goal of the season, the caps win big, 5-2. they'll be back at tomorrow night in toronto. >> they look primed for a better year. >> let's hope so. >>> the holidays are about to get a lot brighter from now until the new year, 500,000 bulbs will transform the zoo into a winter wonderland after dark. can also go tubing, watch a holiday light show, and it is all free. >> that's the best part. go down there and enjoy it, it's going to be a lot of fun. >> a lot of people will be watching the weather zpl today was a cold day. tomorrow the highs will be in the 40s. going up into the 60s on sunday. ♪i want it all! ♪

i'm nicole brewer. we'll see you then. >>> it's time now for barack obama, president of details. ♪ >> so there's a whole bun of stuff. stuff done. stuff done. stuff done. all kinds of stuff. but there are things. some things. things. specific things. concrete things. big things simple things. missed you guys. i haven't done this in a while. >>> we begin this half hour with an update on a story that underscores the deterioration of this country's vital infrastructure. >> since 2010 there have been more than 250 waterpipe leaks in los angeles and now the water system is getting some very poor grades as carter evans reports. >> reporter: when this sky-high geyser erupted from a water main in lapgs this summer it flooded this city's famed sunset boulevard with 20 millions of gallons of water and served a reminder that l.a.'s aging water system is in need of an upgrade. how old is the oldest pipe in this system? >> we have pipe that's over 100 years old. >> marty allen is with power & water that maintains mo

that is latest live from west philadelphia, nicole brewer on "eyewitness news" at cw philly. >>> we are following more breaking news out of southwest philadelphia, investigators are working to find out what sparked an early morning house fire in king sessing. >> that is where we will fine "eyewitness news" reporter jane carabao who joins us with the very latest, good morning. >> reporter: ukee and erika, good morning. fire investigators are on the scene working to determine the cause of this early morning fire. l and i is on the scene as well. i was able to speak with the home owner here man who owns the home next to the abandoned building where this fire started and he is a is that home is a trouble spot where people often go to do drugs. now that it is light you can see how much damage is left behind. place where that fire started is right there on the corner here of florence avenue in southwest philadelphia. now this fire broke out just after 2:00 in the morning in the 5400 block of florence avenue in king sessing when fire crew is a arrived they found an unoccupied row home on fire.

live in north philadelphia, nicole brewer, "eyewitness news" on the "cw philly". >> nicole, thank you. another overnight fire this one at west philadelphia highrise. smoke bill owed from the 18th floor, the west park ability, on hole end street. firefighters got the call shortly before 2:00 this morning, and evacuated threnos of residents they got that fire under control, not clear what caused the blaze. good news, no one was hurt. >>> police investigating whether alcohol was a factor in this crash in southwest philly, it happened just before midnight at 61st and osage. police say a woman lost control and plowed into this church. she was taken to the hospital for treatment of a head injury. >> also, new, vittoria just talking about this, 36 year old man in our torresdale hospital after the crash. knock down utility pole at rhawn street and tabor in fox chase, then overturned. police are investigating what caused the crash, a tow truck should have the scene cleared any minute now if you are in the area. >> time right now 7:00 # five, man who allegedly abducted carlesha freeland-gaither

i'm nicole brewer. we will see you then. >>> ladies and gentlemen, good news. during the holidays the united post office will be delivering mail on sunday. on sunday. how about that? [ applause ] you know if somebody wants to deliver something on sunday what about the damn giants? why don't they deliver on sunday? >>> despite renewed accusations that bill cosby committed sexual assault decades ago he has a sold-out krod for his performance in melbourne, florida. >> a lot of his scheduled shows cancel as 14 women came forward with similar accusations against the comedian. cosby got a standing ovation in florida where he made no mention of the allegations against him. it was one of the few places that hasn't cancelled on him. the latest accusation comes from theresa saragnase. >> in his hand two big, large white pills and he said take these. >> reporter: she said cosby sexually assaulteder in a las vegas hilten in 1976. she was 19. >> my next memory is feeling drugged, and him having sex with me. >> repor

i'm nicole brewer. septa and its largest union reach a late night agreement on tentative two-year deal avert ago strike. now the deal tails of that agreement are not yet being released but both sides say they compromised on the deal. they say it includes a wage increase the workers union expects to vote on that deal this friday. >>> now, let's get a chen the the forecast with carol. >> well, not a day to be out today. we have the wind, the rain, and it lasts all day long. let's take a look, see what we have out there at the present time. you can see ocean city, it is wet and windy there. and we're even finding rain showers, as far to the west as the reading area, 47 degrees, there, a gloomy start to the day, and look at storm scan3. look at that rain come in. and also, notice, we've got some heavy rain, even west of philadelphia. so this will be the trends, as we go through the day and these showers will eventually be leaving by this evening. but, wow until then, we do pick up some rain. forty-six in ph

. >>> team coverage continues with nicole brewer. >> she's at police headquarters with more reaction from carlesha's family who must be so relieved, nicole, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you both. prayers for a safe return for carlesha's safe return change to thanks and praise yesterday at a vigil, as family, friend, supporters learned that she had in fact been found safe. let's role video of that vigil. candles were lit, prayer circle was in place as folks gathered at green and colter, the very spot where carlesha was abduct sunday night. fast forward a few days and she has been found safe and her abductor, delven barnes, again as you heard is now in police custody facing charges. of course it is good news for a group of people believe in the power of prayer and they are so very thankful this morning. >> they found her. it is a blessing. it really is. >> we were hoping for this outcome. we were hoping for something that she would come back to philly, come back home to our family, see her family again, make sure she's alive. i'm so happen that i she's a live. >> reporter

. >>> team coverage continues with our nicole brewer. >> here's over at police headquarters with more reaction, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ukee and erika. prayers of safe return, carlesha's safe return became messages of thanks and praise wednesday night when her family, friends, supporters received word that she had been found alive. lets role some video of that vigil. there were candles in place. there was a prayer circle happening as folks gathered at green and colter the very spot by the way where carlesha was abduct sunday night. fast forward a few days and new she has been found safe, thank goodness, her alleged abductor is that 37 year-old delven barnes hoist facing federal charges. of course, that is good news for a group of people say they believe in the power of prayer and they are so very thankful this morning. >> they found her, you know, so it is a blessing. it really is. >> when i heard that she was released my heart was pumped. i was glad, happy, overwhelmed, overwhelmed. just a blessing that nothing happened to her, that is the whole thing, that she's, yo

jan carabao is at philly international, nicole brewer has latest from penndot and vittoria is monitoring roadways. first lets check with katie with the latest on where things stand, still rain. >> still rain for the most part but we are seeing good snow across the pocono region. that is where we will start off for you here. take a look, yep, here it goes, ski lovers rejoyce and we are seeing some pretty decent accumulation picking up on what was grassy surfaces. they have had man made snow out there the on the slopes. so change over, took place there. it hasn't for everybody there we have been dealing with just some rain and heavy rain at that, traveling through northeast, extension here, up towards portions of 78, for example, and here's where you have seen that rain change over to snow and again when we have darker shades of purple, it is dropping pretty well. look at the temperature, right. it is chill any every spot but too warm for anything but rain. a as you go from allentown on south but we are starting to get to that marge mal temperature even in the lehigh valley where we have s

them are required to buy their beer from the landlord, which of course is the brewer.nt through last night to allow pub tenants to buy beer from any supplier they want to. this is hitting the brewers hard. punch taverns down by almost 10%. enterprise inn down by 12%. that is brought to you by guy johnson. i bring him to you now. >> it is an interesting link between what is happening with the brewers and what is happening with nigel farage. this by election taking place. we shouldn't be this up too much. a by election of ahead of a general election. distinctionake the between the two. nevertheless, fringe parties are gaining traction. the examples of that. it is changing the policy of the incumbent government and the conservatives are rattled by them. as we start to build up to next year, what happens with ukip is important. we are going to take the business case. we will get both sides for being in the eu are out of the eu. the story.ate which is best for britain, membership are going it alone? the politics is interesting as well. we will get rob hutton's take on the p

third and goal brewer to hodges and the 6'6" freshman comes down with it and he is not done. they take a 24-23 lead. it would not last long. three minutes to go, boston college up two. it is going to be more. tyler murphy calling his own number rushing 57 yards for the score. boston college wins it 33-31. >>> uva hoping georgia tech would off. you know that has to hurt. don't know what that mascot was thinking there. virginia, they weren't going away quietly. second and eight at the tech 13. he gets the cavs on the board. they are down 14-7 at this point. the yellow jackets strike quickly. ensuing drive just three plays in. thomas up top to waller. he hauls in the 11-yard touchdown. right now georgia tech is on top 35-10. this game is in the fourth quarter. before we get out of here we want to gi you a few more scores. west virginia on top of tcu 30-21. that game is in the fourth quarter. also howard defeated delaware state 17-10. that was a great game. na >>> on this saturday night, what went wrong? new images of the space plane that exploded mid flight just months before it

the brewers association defines a craft brewer as a business that's small, independent, and traditionalyou're right, andrew. >> can the customer feel the same way? >> that's up to the customer. there has been massive consolidation both at the distribute tier. there used to be three, four, five thousand distributors in this country. now let's less than a thousand. this is an access to market issue. that's important because it's the beer drinker that fuels this revolution. they want choice. they want diversity. they want flavor. and my members from the products that deliver those desires. >> all right. okay. bob, thank you for coming in this morning. >> my pleasure. >> even if you didn't bring beer. >> next time. >>> coming up -- >> do they have their own lobbying business yet? a distribution -- >> some people say they should start the national beer and marijuana distribution business. >> it's like peanut butter and jelly. >> in the late '70s, i think it was legal back then. as i recall it was legal then. >> when i was going to colorado, it seemed like it. >> the nation's biggest stores s

brewer was convicted and sent to the mississippi state penitentiary to be executed. >> there have been a number of people who were convicted based on bite mark testimony, who were sent to death row or sent to prison for life, and in each of those cases, a whole group of forensic odontologists, forensic dentists, said they were absolutely certain that this was the guy, and they were absolutely wrong. >> bergman: peter neufeld, who represented both brooks and brewer, is a founder of the innocence project, which has helped free hundreds of people who were wrongfully convicted. neufeld says that most of those convictions involved the use of what he calls "invalid" science. >> invalid science meaning it has no basis in fact? >> yeah, like the person who looks at, uh, uh, scratch marks on someone's hand and says, "those are human bite marks that came from that man to the exclusion of everybo e else on the planet." there is no science to support that conclusion, period. it's something made up by... >> but the judge allowed that in. >> the judge allowed it again and again and again. frankly, n

i'm no nicole brewer on this.rika already pondering, how much was the earliest measurable snowfall in filly? so, we have found out when it happened. it happened in october. >> how much did it lever lined? 1 inch, two and a half inches, or whopping half foot. >> oh, you're passing the torch? >> yes. >> ukee? >> all right, i'm thinking, let's go with a again. >> a? for half inch. and you would be correct! >> women done, well played. >> guys, am i here, am i even here? >> you know, she just wants a chance. let's take you to what's going on, beautiful view on "skycam 3", we throw the corns conditions in fact over top of this, currently at 35 degrees, but looks definitely deceiving. looks like nice bright mild day it will feel, i would say, five to den degrees, colder than the thermometer reads easy through the morning, as of 8:00 a.m., no better than the 20's, or even teens, depending on your location, we put future feels like into motion. and even at the height of the day, with the fullest sunshine, we're not going t

. >> that collision sent two drivers to the hospital, "eyewitness news" reporter nicole brewer joins us from that scene at cottman and algon with how things are going right now, good morning. >> good morning, at this point police no longer investigating this as a hit and run. may have been involved in the hit and run. they found eye woman pinned underneath that car. that carries registered in her name. police say that with man in her 20's was heading northbound on algon avenue when she collided with a man traveling east bound on cottman avenue. we are told one of the drivers may have run a red light cause ago this crash which sent the the woman's car spinning out of control and ejecting her through the car's window. other car that is there, outside of northeast high school was involve in the crash. we are toll that the man and woman were taken to torresdale hospital. the man suffering a broken neck, he is now this critical but stable condition. would the man just in bad shape, last check we are told she's still alive but very, very critical. meanwhile all lanes of cottman avenue betw

i'm ukee washington. >>> i'm nicole brewer. erika has the day off. are you ready to head out for the who will will day or just waiting around for company to come over. >> lets get to katie for that holiday forecast. happy thanksgiving, good morning. >> happy thanksgiving to both of you, maybe you are watching. maybe you are up dark and early as we like to call it. >> yes. >> then all of the fixins ready to go. we have early risers out there. happy thanksgiving once again. thankfully weather looking quieter. if you are waiting on some friends and family to come in today, perhaps waiting out the storm, we will look so much better. still a few residual issues to discuss but we will start off with sky cam three, all is clear at this point, my friend, we will throw current can traditions overtop. temperatures are still chilly, in the city we're at 36 degrees but that does mean if you go in the remote suburbs we will fine pretty cold air. now lets back it up here, how did we do. up in mount pocono we hit an exact 8 inches. new trip poly, half a foot full o

"eyewitness news" reporter nicole brewer joins us now outside our studios with those findings and heyu are in the minivan. >> reporter: i am, good morning. not only are they surprise bug they may impact your purchase if you are in the market for a minivan. when judy chose her dodge caravan, the well-being of her nine month-old niece came into play. >> safety was a consideration, when we book everything up, it had a safe rating. >> reporter: she was surprised when several types of minivans including grand caravan and the twin chrysler town and country performed poorly in crash test by insurance institute for highway safety. it said they are built on a narrow platform causing them to under perform on small overlap front crashes when front corner of the vehicle collides with another car or object. the chrysler actually caved in, pinning the test dummy. the worst performer, the nissan quest. >> we didn't expect to find vehicle also that collapsedded quite so completely as the quest. >> reporter: the quest sustain much more damage then overall topic for safety the honda odyssey. 2015 toyot

i'm contessa brewer. that's all for this edition of "caught on camera." >>> damage on a massive scale. huge structures reduced to rubble in seconds, crashing to the ground. >> i've never seen anything like this before. it's terrifying. >> trains demolish trucks in their path. >> i was stunned. i thought, what is he doing? don't take a chance like that. >> houses crumble. >> and i had never seen anything like that before. >> wow. >> a factory erupts. >> wow! >> it looks like some kind of a nuclear detonation. >> and fire rains down from the sky. stories of chaos, survival, and courage. "caught on camera: total destruction." >> oh! >> ooh, that's going to be loud. >> a fire at a rocket fuel plant creates an explosion and schockwave. minutes later, there's an even bigger explosion. >> wow! >> it was the biggest explosion that i've ever been on in my career. >> may 4, 1988, henderson, nevada, just ten miles from the las vegas strip. dennis todd is doing routine repair work on a tv transmission tower on the to

once again, one person is dead, our nicole brewer is headed to the scene. we'll have a report for you coming up as soon as possible. >> new this morning, woman hospitalized following this crash, in southwest philadelphia. police say the driver lost control and slammed into a church at the corner of 61st street and osage avenue in cobbs creek. she was taken to the hospital with a head injury. police are investigating whether alcohol may have played a role in that crash. >> happening today, members of transport workers union, local 234, are expected to approve a new two year contract with septa. the deal would give work areas 5% wage increase over the life of the contract. if the agreement is rejected, union work letters strike at 12:01 monday morning, but again, that likely will not happen. >> also, happening today, president obama meets with congressional leader for the first time since the republicans won the senate in tuesday's midterms. speaker of the house john boehner and presumptive mitch mcconnell outlined got op goals yesterday in the wall street jo

"eyewitness news" reporter nicole brewer is in springfield township with more on when that market will reopen, nicole, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ukee. the market was closed yesterday as normal and this morning we are told produce row will open up at 7:00 o'clock this morning as scheduled. as for indoor market it is typically opened from thursday through sunday but as you can see from the extensive damage here in building four which is what we are looking at here this morning it will be a while before this portion of the complex badly damage by fire is opened for business. as smoke billowed out of windows and flames shot from the roof the fate of the columbus farmerrers market hung in the balance. >> walked up from the wawa. i'm just waiting to see is what going on. >> reporter: business owners watched and waited as one of the delaware valley's oldest, largest flea markets came under fire. all hope their shop would be spared but those in building four got bad news. >> we don't know what will transpire from the fire or anything and they have outside where there will be abl

i'm contessa brewer. the power of the natural world surrounds us, and though it can be awe inspiring, it can also be deadly. disaster could strike without warning and leave behind other devastation. when battle lines are drawn between man and nature, frequently, nature has the upper hand. it's like a time-lapse movie scene. >> this looked like something apocalyptic. some kind of end of the world moment. >> and though you could see it coming from miles away -- >> look at the size of this thing. oh, yeah. >> -- you can't escape it. hot, dry weather is the stuff of legend in the sprawling metropolis of phoenix, arizona. here in the valley of the sun, summer temperatures can exceed 100 degrees for weeks on end. being surrounded by desert only makes things hotter. on july 5, 2011, the combination results in a spectacular phenomenon that fills the sky. >> the storm spanned from one side of the horizon to the other. >> this time lapse must be seen to be believed. the storm is called a haboob. >> a haboob is an a

. >>> our team coverage continues with nicole brewer. >> she's live at police headquarters with family and friend reaction, nicole. >> reporter: when carlesha went missing an entire community came together hoping and praying that she would come home safe, and they even organized a vigil never realizing her prayers had been answered. >> god gave her the courage to hold on. >> reporter: prayers for a safe return became messages of thanks and praise wednesday, as family, friend, supporters of carlesha freeland gaither learned of her safe return. >> thank you, lord, thank you. >> when i heard she was released, i was just glad, happy, overwhelmed. >> reporter: with pray circle will in place they gathered at the very spot where carlesha was abduct sunday night. for days they waited, wondered and worried. >> it has been hell. it has been hell. i thought it would be something but god is good. >> reporter: not only was carlesha found safe but her abductor, 37 year-old delven barnes seen here on video is now in police custody facing federal charges. good news for this group who say that they bel

the administration challenged that law and the resulting show down between arizona and governor jan brewer and president obama got personal. they ended up upholding parts of the law and striking down others. for his part he came to office promising immigration reform in the first year. ahead of the 2012 election he announced that would be known as the dream act. >> this brings us to today. this new threat of more executive action. the president would not offer exact details but correspondent henry did digging and he filed this report. >> the bottom line, he said he wants to work with republicans not go around them at the news conference that happened after the election to deal with the power. he is getting pressure from the left democratic congressman gut reds had a news conference the day after the election blasting they sold out hispanics by not moving quicker. here's how the plan is coming together once the executive order it might effect 4 million of the 11 to 12 million i am legal immigrants here by expanding work permits allowing them to stay in the country. the criteria would be bui

. >> "eyewitness news" reporter nicole brewer joins us live where penndot crews started their preparations overnight, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys. hustle of the holiday season just got a little more complicated. i don't have to tell you guys but, of course, our area first significant snowstorm just happens to fall in one of the busiest travel days of the year. before you get to where you are going to day you might want to consider penndot's plan of action. we are here in the penndot yard where they have been preparing from yesterday on. in montgomery, chester and bucks county, crews will be out in in midnight with trucks in philadelphia and delaware counties in full force by this morning. as katie mentioned the heavier snowfalls happening in the afternoon, so naturally that is when most of the trucks will be on the road. in all, penndot has access to 444 vehicles, ready to take on wednesday's winter storm event. fortunately, for them we have had two warm days and rain, of course, is supposed to come before the snow. >> road pavement is still quite warm. we don't expect to

we are live from the penndot yard in norristown, nicole brewer, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> we will get back to you. for those travelers flying friendly skies airlines are waving fees if you choose to change your plans. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao is over at philly international with that part of the coverage. we will get with jan in a bit. once again we are at the rails, we are at the airport, with jan carabao and she filed this. >> reporter: report it is sure sign that holidays are a approaching, family bundled, packed up, prepared to spend sometime in the airport. >> i'm gearing up. i have made a play list on my ipod i i know i will be sitting here a long time. >> reporter: this year folks are bracing for the worst. thinks already one of the busiest travel days of the year but as for bad weather to that holiday travel and you have a recipe for major delays. >> airlines have lifted their fees for changing or encouraging people to change their flight to avoid wednesday and anticipated bad weather. that is a good thing. that may spread out some of the travel. >> reporter:

nicole brewer is in the scene and we will check with her in a few moment to get more details.ka. >>> more stores are jumping on the early black friday band wagon. wal-mart will open up at 6:00 o'clock thanksgiving night. instead of offering all of the door buster deals at ones up front they will staggering the big deals with more bargains later thursday night and friday morning. >>> you can shop at radio a shack before you put the turkey in the oven. majority of the electronic chain stores will open up at 8:00 thanksgiving morning and stay opened until midnight. >>> now time to check your philadelphia job market report and here's "eyewitness news" jobs expert steven greenburg. >> unsung heroes of the economy are creators of the small business. found others have the facebook and twitter get lots of attention but owners of companies with fewer than 500 workers that have generated two out of every three new jobs this century. they employ half of the all private sector workers. in pennsylvania the latest figures show 225,000 small businesses, that employ more than 2.4 millworkers

hello, i'm cantessa brewer him welcome to "caught on camera." there is no place like home until your naomi is invaded by burglars or unruly neighbors. the scene you are about to see is like a scene from the only k. chorale, they tried to invade the home. they don't know this homeowner has fire power of his own. four robbery suspects run for cover in a real live wild west shootout that takes place in broad daylight. it's the afternoon of february 5th 2009 in tucson, arizona. a home security camera captures a chrysler 300 driving leisurely along this quiet street. but the occupants of the vehicle are not out for a casual drive. they're out for something more sinister. the detective e. j. geron. >> you can see the suspect drive by the house. >> instead of proceeding down the block the car stops abruptly. >> you see it stop as if it's casing the place. it appears the garage is opened and they see this as an opportunity to commit the crime. >> within an instant the car screeches around the corner and pulls into the driveway. four men jump out, guns d

i'm contessa brewer.t's it for this edition of "caught on camera." >>> sizzling 2,000-degree lava decimates a village. >> lava is the winner when it comes to man versus lava. >>> a lightning bolt makes a direct hit. >> oh, my god. >>> wild time-lapse footage of a mammoth dust storm. >> the storm spanned from one side of the horizon to the other. >>> baseball-size hailstones. >> it's in my room. >>> massive wildfires. >> it looked apocalyptic to me. >> mother earth at her worst. >> i totally thought i was going to die. >> and the cameras are rolling.

our nicole brewer will have a live report at 6:30 to tell you more about it. >>> time is 6:08. race for mayor in philadelphia heat up to day with two more candidates joining the crowded field. former philadelphia district attorney lynn abraham will officially launch her campaign today at noon. abraham was city's first female district attorney and longest serving one. she has been in private practice since she didn't run for reelection in 2009. >>> a few hours after abraham's announcement state senator anthony williams will they his hat in the ring. three other candidates have started campaigning to replace mayor michael nutter next year. primary is may 2015. >>> a casino controversy in philadelphia, why some people say a new hotel and casino will be bad for their neighborhood, that is coming up. >>> also fall out mounting for bill cosby in the wake of the growing sex assault controversy, now a former super model is adding her name the two list of woman who claims that the comedian raped her. >>> you have seen grocery stores and menus and restaurants, thousands of people jumped

. >> goods morning, to the today is sunday, november 30th, i'm diana rocco in for nicole brewer. 7:00 and 44 degrees here in center city philadelphia. right to carol erickson, i saw a lot of people bundled up yesterday carol at the outlets. think today is much better day for outdoor shopping. >> it absolutely is. it is better just all around, no matter what do you, even just running from a car into a store, better than yesterday. yesterday morning it was so cold, if you were up early, you know how cold it was, in fact, stay cold all day long. we had high yesterday minute before midnight. that's the casino every crazy weather day it was. now, we are looking at just beautiful start to the day through philadelphia also out in reading, snow still there, but should be on it way out temperatures warm up. enough to get some melting. nothing really much going on at all, except, just quiet weather this morning. thirty-four in the poconos, not making any snow there this morning. forty-two in philadelphia at the airport, 44 atlantic city, and storm scan3, has really nothing to do, just tracking

the administration challenged that law and the resulting showdown between arizona governor jan brewer and president obama got personal and very tense at times. the supreme court ended upholding parts of the law and striking down others. for his part president obama promised immigration reform in the first year. in the head of the 2012 election he announced what became known as the dream act giving a break to families with ties to america. a change made by executive action without the approval of congress, which brings us to today. and this new threat of more executive action. the president would not offer exact details of what he would involve in this, but chief white house correspondent ed henry did some digging and he filed this report. >> martha rk bottom line this could get awe awkward for the president. he's vowing to move ahead and move unilaterally saying he wants to work with republicans. the bottom line is that the president's acting in part as well because he's getting pressure from the left. he had democratic congressmen luis gutierrez had a news conference the day after th

i'm contessa brewer. welcome to "caught on camera." a crash can happen just about anywhere. sometimes the impact is no more than a minor inconvenience. other times, it is a life-changing or even a life-ending event. while crashes are often accidents, in our first video, you'll see a one-man wrecking effort that is anything but accidental. june 4th, 2004, an irate man in a bulldozer wreaks havoc on the small town of grandby, colorado. >> the vehicle was going in and out of this, basically, a big concrete warehouse, that was made out of prefast concrete. and what he would do is fall forward until the wall would collapse on top of him an then he would pull backwards and he was just going from one end of the build to the other doing that, causing the building to collapse on itself. >> glen trainor is the former undersheriff of grand county, colorado. when the call first comes in that a bulldozer is on the loose, he isn't overly concerned. but that changes after a report of shots being fired. it turns out, thi

i'm contessa brewer. that's it for this edition of "caught on camera >>> a hungry eel. an aggressive octopus. >> and i turned over to look at doug and next thing i know, he's got this thing on his face. >> killer whales stalking their prey. >> there they go. look at this. three of them. >> oh, god. oh, no! >> from the depths of the ocean, some of nature's most vicious predators on the attack. >> i just thought that the fish stabbed him in the face, and i was like, oh, my god, my brother's dead. oh, my god. oh, my god. >> rare and terrifying encounters under the sea. >> this great white grabbed me. >> nowhere to run. >> i mean you've got a couple tons of whale tail coming at you that fast and its barnacle alone would have been like getting hit with baseball bat the size of a tree. >> nowhere to hide. >> shark snapped the whole front of the cage off, came right inside with us. >> surfers, day trippers, and professional divers, make no mistake, this is their turf. >> there's always a danger when you are out

i'm contessa brewer. welcome to "caught on camera." one of the most embarrassing moments ever at the worst possible time in the worst possible place on the job. in this story you'll see professionals doing what they do best until they trip up or slip up and then go with the old saying, laugh at yourself and the world will laugh with you. >> this is fashion week over in paris. there was a problem out there today. a model fell down twice. >> it looked so funny. i'm still laughing when i see this video. how is that possible to fall like that? >> you're just tickled over that. >> it was clear i don't have this anymore. i hope they go to commercial now because i'm about to lose my job. [ laughter ] >> wait a minute. let's start over from the beginning. kamila is a supermodel living in poland. jim vance is a veteran newscaster from washington, d.c. they may live worlds apart, but jim and kamila will forever be linked to each other and it's all because of a pair of ridiculously high heels, a watering can, and on

i'm i can nicole brewer, 8:00 right now, let's get a check on the forecast, some good news on the horizon? >> i think short-term looking at really good weather news. after that, you like cold weather, then we've got some colder weather coming too. if you like it milder, we have that in the forecast, trying to please everybody. let's take a look outside. see nice start to the day. jack frost, big boulder, notice the blue skies, still, few clouds remaining. we move down, head down the coast, more clouds there, but that's not stopping that person from riding the circles on the board walk on their bikes, then we move over to philadelphia. we've got blue skies, and still some clouds, but notice those clouds are off to the east seeing the bulk of the clouds, nice bright day starting out in kutztown, 36 degrees, there, the sun is up, and just some interesting clouds in the sky. >> same temperature downtown, 40 in trenton, 44 in wilmington, 40 in you in the poconos, and 48 degrees in wildwood and atlantic city, storm scan3, no issues at all. >> the clouds are on the right direction, headed out of