cherri gregg from our sister station kyw news radio is live here from pennsylvania convention center this morning where the show is about to get underway, cherri, good morning >> reporter: good morning, jan , yes, i'm taking a little moment to smell the tulips so to speak and to think about my new vacation. i'm here with jonathan gullich the marketing director for philadelphia travel and adventure show and he and i have been dreaming all morning about some of the luxurious vacations thaw can plan if you come here, but lets talk destination. >> let's talk destination. we have caribbean widely represented here, very nice in philadelphia today but cold pennsylvania week how about a warm weather getaway, right. we have african safari is here , we have europe represented, dry destinations such as new york, and we have destinations such as hawaii. a lot of places to getaway, and come find your next vacation. >> reporter: kyle, our photographer is showing you maine, where you can have summer and winter vacations there. >> that is right, we have local destinations, a lot of the northe represe

cherri gregg of our sister station kyw news radio shows us how these rabbis are hoping to spread love in the face of hate. >> reporter: it is a sacred handwritten parch meant scroll that protects jewish home from hate and prolongs one life. >> blesses home and family and blesses everything you can imagine and pray for. >> reporter: maya and her husband just moved in their new home, they called on rabbi s to install their after a bomb threat caused katz jewish community center nearby to be evacuated. >> it is a symbol of connection, it is a symbol of us connect to go god. it is a call to god to come bless the home. we thank for that opportunity. >> reporter: they are just two of the rabbis from the ha hans bad center in south injuries hoy launched cherry hill campaign, their peaceful response, to the scores and threats against jewish centers nationwide. >> we feel challenge, we feel threatened and sometimes we are not in the position to do something to the leadership level but personally every single everyone of us has an opportunity to take that negative energy and transform it into a

vacation here at philadelphia travel and adventure show, live at the pennsylvania convention center , cherri greggfor cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> now, cherri, where you'll go, i'm thinking too wheels are spinning. >>> 10,000 people who love to run will descend on philadelphia this weekend for love run, half marathon. some participants picked up gear, souvenirs at health and fitness expo, held at pennsylvania convention center the 13-mile run is set for sunday morning, it starts on the ben franklin parkway and finishing up at the art museum money to community organizations and fairmount park conservancy, expo is opened to the public yet again today from 10 to 4:00. >>> country music mega stars garth brooks and trish year wood are in philadelphia, for four shows, in three days, it has been 19 years since they have taken the stage in philadelphia, our morning team talked with garth brooks by satellite recently and he told to us come prepared to the press conference recently with cheese steaks. our vittoria woodill was listening and did not disappoint. >> i have them right here, all right. you will n

in olde city, cherri gregg for kyw news radio for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> all right. some history there. >> yes. >> kate's joining us now talk about the first day of spring and we have a little sunshine earlier. >> yes, you cannot complain about today. we have had a lot of weather to complain about in the pennsylvania couple weeks but today was not one of those days. beautiful day. we're on the cool side. temperatures close to where we need to be. we have had good deal of sun. cloud have rolled in but sunshine, budd on the trees and then also this sign of the spring as rita's handed out free water ice today. here's eyewitness nice at 15th and spruce where people clam toward get their favorite flavor, the 25th year now, quarter century rita has given out free treats and they say more than 1 million people across the country will partake in the give away i can remember a few first days in the spring pennsylvania where it was a little too cold to indulge if that free water ice but today was a perfect day for it, even for our fury friend there great day to get outside, st

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their goal, it is to help others and tonight they are sharing their store which reporter cherri gregg from our sister station kyw news radio. >> we have had good memories here. >> reporter: dianne heyes grew up here at 2336 north broad street and the memories, are still here. but on february 9th, her life changed forever. >> about 7:45 in the morning i heard a big boom. >> reporter: dianne grabbed her mother tanya and ran outside, and they discovered the north wall of their home, on the ground. l and i had since deemed their safe haven imminently dangerous. mantanya inherited this house from her grand matter who raised two generationness this house. looters have since taken over and the reality leaves mantany a with pain and no word >> this is her own home that that she has ever had. >> reporter: hazees problem began when house next door was damaged six years ago and damage their 100 year-old home while it took help it took too long because state law only allows two years for lawsuits. >> i don't think that she knew that she had a certain amount of time. >> reporter: but with no insur

kyw news radio reporter cherri gregg served as the event's mc , some included women in business, engagement, and health, wellness issues. >>> still to come on "eyewitness news", a million-dollar return, how a pool coup, is connected to the story of this american treasure, which was stolen more than 40 years ago and finally returned to its rightful owner, today. >>> is it one of the orange crayons or blue? crayola gets rid of the color and a member of "eyewitness news" team is not at all happy about it. katie? >>> well, your latest weekend watch we have good news on the way as we start to clear out, a early morning shower possible tomorrow but then seasonal temperatures both days this weekend, temperatures near 60 mark and sunday looks like day to get outside, it will be sunny, pleasant day, energy more rain on the way next week but we will get brief, quiet, interlude before that it's time for you and your boys to get out of town. (laughing) left foot. right foot. left foot. stop. twitch your eyes so they think you're crazy. if you walk the walk you talk the talk. it's what you do. if you wa