we're live in philadelphia international airport tonight i'm diana rocco cbs3 "eyewitness news" >> nobody with you there tonight, diana >>> meantime septa suspending most of it's services beginning at 4:00 a.m. tomorrow, all trolley routes and norristown high speed limit will be suspended. the broad streets will be running >>> many weekend activities are, including a big event in center city, academy of music 159 and anniversary concert and ball. take a look at video from last year's ball. this event raises money for the restoration of the academy's building and the ball was to takes place tomorrow night. 1600 people were expected to attend at the bellevue. the academy's board of trustee cancelled tomorrow's ball out of quote respect for the safety of their patrons. the academy says it plan on donating surplus food from the event to local food banks and shelters. >>> eye on it storm coverage continues. it was a mad rush to the stores >> people out in full force stocking up on last minute supplies before the heaviest snow arrives. our vittorio woodhill went shopping to see what everybody w

we're live in center city tonight, diana rocco cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> diana and david, thank you i'm were the us in on the scene of another fire tonight much this one in the 1600 block of wes lehigh avenue in north fell philly much the fire started in he roam home there. two people suffered minor injuries. the cause is yet to be determined. >> parents will learn in the morning if a philadelphia school force to do close because of the open will reopen. students at allen lock elementary school were dismissed at noon today because the heat was not working. the district says problem with the heating and ventilation system caught you have heat to the building. and we're told the missed time in class will be made up throughout the year. and don't forget you can always get latest on the fire and also the major winter storm that could be headed our way it's all there for you at cbsphilly.com. >>> philadelphia eagles formally intro tow due their newest head coach today. doug pederson no stranger to fmly football ball. don bell was at the notify have care complexion when he met with the me

we're live in yeadon delaware county tonight, diana rocco cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> diana, thank you. >>> new philadelphia mayor jim kenney only been on the job since monday says does he not believe the suspect's actions are representation of islam. >> in no way, shape or form does anyone in this room believe that islam or the teaching of islam has anything to do with what you've you've seen on that screen much that is abhor rant. it's just terrible. it's it does not represent the religion in any wake shape or form oy any of its teachings and this is a criminal with a stolen gun who tried to kill one of our officers. has nothing to do with being a muslim or following the isla isc faith. >> tonight members of our local islamic community say they agr agree. >> islam is dedicated to the service of god and the service of all humanity. and any act that violates a service of humanity also violates a service of god. what this man did has nothing to do with true islam. >> rasheed says all religions should unite against extremist ideology. >> those who officer hartnett are describing him as d

diana rocco cbs3 eyewitness news. >> we night need it thanks so much.e areas saw snow to advertisement this eyewitness couple video came before perks count enough fell to customer parking lot. >>> tonight the snow is gone. but the cold weather is hanging around region being gripped by arctic blast. >>> ukee second arctic blast of this week going to be colder than what we were dealing with yesterday. storm scan 3 snow has ended last of the snow showers moving off shore. clouds are breaking up. clearing out the skies. pretty nicely. the wind is really starting to kick up bringing up the cold air. here's how much snow we've seen. gilbertsville one inch. phoenix bill.eight. just over half an inch of snow allentown airport.2. tegth of an inch. philadelphia reported snow earlier this evening as well. 30t airport now. 23 in reading. 25 and allentown. there's that arctic air just to the north and west. wait until you come down toward the city. mid 20s quakertown. 23 doylestown t icy spots as well for the overnight. this is what it feels like on exposed skin tee

we're live in pennsauken tonight diana rocco cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> all right, diana.hanks. >>> temperatures are much warmer than just a couple days ago but now wet weather is headed our way. meteorologist kate bilo is on the sky deck and kate right now pretty calm. >> right now jessica feels pretty nice out here. temperatures in the city still around 40 degrees. which is way warmer than the past couple of nights have been. it's still cold enough in the poconos though to make some snow on the slopes. let's take a look up there. jack frost big boulder nobody skiing or snowboarding at the moment but they are taking advantage of the subfreezing temperatures to really keep those snow machines going. this is the first week of the year it's been cold enough to really make any significant amount of snow in the poconos. storm scan3 shows a system headed our way take a look at the that rain empty deep south lifting in our direct. it's not going to get here until the weekend though. in the meantime clouds and temperatures on the rise. right now still 39 in philadelphia. 39 in al

we're live in pennsauken tonight diana rocco cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> all right, diana. thanks. >>> temperatures are much warmer than just a couple days ago but now wet weather is headed our way. meteorologist kate bilo is on the sky deck and kate right now pretty calm. >> right now jessica feels pretty nice out here. temperatures in the city still around 40 degrees. which is way warmer than the past couple of nights have been. it's still cold enough in the poconos though to make some snow on the slopes. let's take a look up there. jack frost big boulder nobody skiing or snowboarding at the moment but they are taking advantage of the subfreezing temperatures to really keep those snow machines going. this is the first week of the year it's been cold enough to really make any significant amount of snow in the poconos. storm scan3 shows a system headed our way take a look at the that rain empty deep south lifting in our direct. it's not going to get here until the weekend though. in the meantime clouds and temperatures on the rise. right now still 39 in philadelphia. 39 in

we're live in south philadelphia tonight diana rocco cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> all right. diana thanks so much. >>> warm temperatures help to melt some of the snow and now scattered showers are moving through the region. meteorologist kate bilo has a closer look at what's happening right now. kate. >> jessica, warmer air definitely did come in today as a warm front lifted through the region. now the associated cold front is swinging through and this is producing at least a few rain showers out there. they are few and far between but i wanted to zoom in here and take note of what's happening to the north and west. a few rain showers here and there but notice just on the border of lehigh valley and reading we're starting -- berks county really we're seeing snowflakes start to mix in. not expecting any accumulation with these but temperatures are dropping enough to the north and west that if you see a shower start to move through there may ab few snowflakes mixed in with that as well. so not out of the question. a few snowflakes moved through here this evening ton night these

we're live in south philadelphia tonight diana rocco cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> all right. diana thanks so much. >>> warm temperatures help to melt some of the snow and now scattered showers are moving through the region. meteorologist kate bilo has a closer look at what's happening right now. kate. >> jessica, warmer air definitely did come in today as a warm front lifted through the region. now the associated cold front is swinging through and this is producing at least a few rain showers out there. they are few and far between but i wanted to zoom in here and take note of what's happening to the north and west. a few rain showers here and there but notice just on the border of lehigh valley and reading we're starting -- berks county really we're seeing snowflakes start to mix in. not expecting any accumulation with these but temperatures are dropping enough to the north and west that if you see a shower start to move through there may ab few snowflakes mixed in with that as well. so not out of the question. a few snowflakes moved through here this evening ton night these

we're live in center city tonight diana rocco cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> thank you diana. >>> septa says several region rail trains canceled tonight due to manpower issues but most bus routes are back on track many of them are work wig detour in the aftermath of the storm. broad street and market frankford lines are running on or close to schedule. septa does warn there could be parking issues at some rail stations from all the snow. >>> operations are largely back to normal tonight at philadelphia international airport. most flights arrived dean parred on time today. that was not the case over the weekend. on saturday, american airlines canceled all flights and scores of flights were canceled at other airports on the east coast affected by the storm. >>> amtrak says service between new york and washington is about 80% restored this evening. the rail system is still operating on modified schedule and travelers are urged to check their train status on amtrak's website. >>> massive cleanup effort underway at the jersey shore. this weekend storm brought not only snow but also coastal floodi

live at the linc tonight diana rocco cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> it's the talk of the town diana.hank you philly newspapers are weighing in as well. here's the front page of daily news. hail to the chief. >> little red little reference to andy reid's nickname of big red and the close relationship between the pair. what do you think of the eagles hiring doug pederson. >> new tonight emergency community meeting in philadelphia's cobbs creek neighborhood. it comes following the shooting of philadelphia police officer jesse hartnett who was allegedly shot by a suspect who pledged allegiance to isis and islam. "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt was at that community meeting. tonight is about terrorism unfortunately. that's what this meeting is about. >> reporter: more than 200 angry and concerned west philadelphia neighbors packed the bryant school to talk about what happened one weeing a just a few blocks away. >> i'm shot. i'm bleeding heavily. >> reporter: police officer jesse hartnett was ambushed and shot several times and authorities are confident edward archer pulled the tri

we're live in center city tonight diana rocco cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> thank you diana. >>> septa sayseveral region rail trains canceled tonight due to manpower issues but most bus routes are back on track many of them are work wig detour in the aftermath of the storm. broad street and market frankford lines are running on or close to schedule. septa does warn there could be parking issues at some rail stations from all the snow. >>> operations are largely back to normal tonight at philadelphia international airport. most flights arrived dean parred on time today. that was not the case over the weekend. on saturday, american airlines canceled all flights and scores of flights were canceled at other airports on the east coast affected by the storm. >>> amtrak says service between new york and washington is about 80% restored this evening. the rail system is still operating on modified schedule and travelers are urged to check their train status on amtrak's website. >>> massive cleanup effort underway at the jersey shore. this weekend storm brought not only snow but also coastal flooding

authority will not be charging at meters and kiosks around the city tomorrow, live in center city, diana rocco, cbs3. >>> also the biggest hit in terms of snowfall was in allentown, pennsylvania. "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff has more on it clean-up there. >> reporter: man, it was crazy. >> snow was everywhere, you couldn't see anything. >> reporter: they knew the storm would be significant. >> the worst. >> reporter: sit turned out, joan nass proved to be the most significant snow storm that allentown ever seen. >> we were pray forgot the snow to stop. >> reporter: the community is trying to rise to the surface of a record breaking 31.9 inches of snow. >> kept getting worse and worse. we didn't realize we hadn't hit the peak of it. >> reporter: downtown it was a mad dash to move parked cars in time for plows to pass. that is, if you could find them. >> we looked out this morning, i had no car whatsoever, you couldn't see anything besides the two windshield wipers sticking out. >> reporter: roads challenged first responders throughout the weekend ranged from slightly slushy to impossibl

in perk circumstance diana rocco, cbs3, eyewitness news. >> bill cosby january 13 court appearance has been post popd of a new date was not set. meanwhile, los angeles country prosecutors declined to file criminal charges against cosby in connection to allegations that he sexually abused two teenagers in 1965 and 2008. prosecutors christed time limits and lack of evidence. >>> a new move by philadelphi philadelphia's new police khitioner is getting a tension tonight ordering lights off on squared cars. what's behind the change.. david. >> jessica, had is a big changech i want to be clear before we roll the type we're not talking about emergency lights. those emergency lights and sirens of course will be used but i'll back out of the way and show you this squad car packed parked now. there's lights called corner lights on each side. they're red and blue. still. those lights will go dark. >> we need to be more responsive and more accountable to all the neighborhoods. we cannot be afraid of them. >> that was commissioner richard ross moments after he was sworn in tuesday. he promised chan

live at the linc tonight diana rocco cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> it's the talk of the town diana. thank you philly newspapers are weighing in as well. here's the front page of daily news. hail to the chief. >> little red little reference to andy reid's nickname of big red and the close relationship between the pair. what do you think of the eagles hiring doug pederson. >> new tonight emergency community meeting in philadelphia's cobbs creek neighborhood. it comes following the shooting of philadelphia police officer jesse hartnett who was allegedly shot by a suspect who pledged allegiance to isis and islam. "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt was at that community meeting. tonight is about terrorism unfortunately. that's what this meeting is about. >> reporter: more than 200 angry and concerned west philadelphia neighbors packed the bryant school to talk about what happened one weeing a just a few blocks away. >> i'm shot. i'm bleeding heavily. >> reporter: police officer jesse hartnett was ambushed and shot several times and authorities are confident edward archer pulled the t

we're live at pennsylvania lanning diana rocco cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> night to remember for sure.iana, thank you. >>> new year's celebrations are underway across our region tonight including in haddonfield, camden county. the town held its 16th annual first night celebration tonight. more than 40 performances are taking place tonight at 18 different venues in haddon feel. plenty of great music, great food, lots of fun for the entire family. >>> the party is rocking in new york city. this is a live look at times square performances going on estimated 1 million people are gathered there waiting for the iconic ball to drop at the stroke of midnight. a live report from the crossroads of the world is coming up in about oh, 11 minutes. >>> the weather is cooperating for fireworks and all new year's eve activities around the region meteorologist lauren casey in for kate tonight. lauren, start your final forecast of 2015. i hope it's good one. >> oh, my goodness it's so exciting, yes. >> this is it. >> bringing it on home but, yeah, temperatures today, we topped off about 10 degrees above

in perk circumstance diana rocco, cbs3, eyewitness news. >> bill cosby january 13 court appearance has been post popd of a new date was not set. meanwhile, los angeles country prosecutors declined to file criminal charges against cosby in connection to allegations that he sexually abused two teenagers in 1965 and 2008. prosecutors christed time limits and lack of evidence. >>> a new move by philadelphi philadelphia's new police khitioner is getting a tension tonight ordering lights off on squared cars. what's behind the change.. david. >> jessica, had is a big changech i want to be clear before we roll the type we're not talking about emergency lights. those emergency lights and sirens of course will be used but i'll back out of the way and show you this squad car packed parked now. there's lights called corner lights on each side. they're red and blue. still. those lights will go dark. >> we need to be more responsive and more accountable to all the neighborhoods. we cannot be afraid of them. >> that was commissioner richard ross moments after he was sworn in tuesday. he promised chan

. >> diana rocco cbs3 "eyewitness news". >>> the lehigh county coroner of autopsy of jahlil vega ba businesst a revealed no injury. he wandered off during a new year's party in allen up to last thursday and his body was found on saturday in nearby canal. allentown police have called his death tragic accident. the coroner will announce an official cause of death after an investigation is meet. >>> new jersey couple is behind bars after police say they left their children in the car while they gambled it happen at park park casino saturday night. a one-year-old, three-year-old and eight-year-old were found sitting in the back seat in below freezing temperatures. their parents ebony walker and jared nelson charged with wreck less endangerment and endangering the welfare of children. >> spend the extra money and get a babysitter. if you're a gambler, you made a hell of a gamble that day by gambling with your children' lives and in this particular case thank god the children were not hurt. >> the children were left in the car for more than an hour and a half. they were spotted by a passerby had n

in hammonton, new jersey, diana rocco cbs3 "eyewitness news". >>> new tonight arc benefit for woundedero. the fraternal order of police comes together to honor police officer jesse hartnett. officer hartnett walk into the fop lodge in the northeast tonight with a smile on his face. and he thanked those who turn out for the event. hartnett was on patrol in west philly on january 7th when he was shot multiple times. police sa edward archer admitteo pulling the trigger saying he did it in the name of islam. >> john mcnesby the president of fop spent time to get to know hartnett in the hospital. >> overwhelmed not only by the police officers but people dropping checks off by the hundreds. >> the new york city police department made the trip from manhattan to philadelphia. they presented officer hartnett with a plaque saluting him for his bravery and courage under fire. >>> authorities arrest a delaware county man who they say made online threats against police. 23-year-old david millbourne is behind bars. he reportedly posted on social media referencing quote stupid chester cops and threa

diana rocco cbs3 eyewitness news. >> we night need it thanks so much.saw snow to advertisement this eyewitness couple video came before perks count enough fell to customer parking lot. >>> tonight the snow is gone. but the cold weather is hanging around region being gripped by arctic blast. >>> ukee second arctic blast of this week going to be colder than what we were dealing with yesterday. storm scan 3 snow has ended last of the snow showers moving off shore. clouds are breaking up. clearing out the skies. pretty nicely. the wind is really starting to kick up bringing up the cold air. here's how much snow we've seen. gilbertsville one inch. phoenix bill.eight. just over half an inch of snow allentown airport.2. tegth of an inch. philadelphia reported snow earlier this evening as well. 30t airport now. 23 in reading. 25 and allentown. there's that arctic air just to the north and west. wait until you come down toward the city. mid 20s quakertown. 23 doylestown t icy spots as well for the overnight. this is what it feels like on exposed skin teens right

in hammonton, new jersey, diana rocco cbs3 "eyewitness news". >>> new tonight arc benefit for wounded hero. the fraternal order of police comes together to honor police officer jesse hartnett. officer hartnett walk into the fop lodge in the northeast tonight with a smile on his face. and he thanked those who turn out for the event. hartnett was on patrol in west philly on january 7th when he was shot multiple times. police sa edward archer admitteo pulling the trigger saying he did it in the name of islam. >> john mcnesby the president of fop spent time to get to know hartnett in the hospital. >> overwhelmed not only by the police officers but people dropping checks off by the hundreds. >> the new york city police department made the trip from manhattan to philadelphia. they presented officer hartnett with a plaque saluting him for his bravery and courage under fire. >>> authorities arrest a delaware county man who they say made online threats against police. 23-year-old david millbourne is behind bars. he reportedly posted on social media referencing quote stupid chester cops and thr

in the sat center, diana rocco cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> miss you like craze zoo one of my favoritesthe wife of comedian bill cosby has been ordered to give a deposition in defamation suit against her company. massachusetts court rejected a motion by camille cosby to cancel the depth zig order. she is scheduled to testify next week. defamation case involves seven women who accused bill cos beef drugging and sexual ales assaulting them. he's facing felony sexual assault charges in pennsylvania over an alleged accident that happened in to 004. the entertainer has denied any wrongdoing. the first time since the criminal charge was brought against him he has reached out in twitter and he says friends and fans, thank you. >>> israeli police know the dent is the suspect who opened fire outside tel-aviv bar today. police say there's a massive manhunt underway for the gunman who killed two people and injured three others. residents of a village in north israel say they recognize the man who was allegedly an israeli arab from that village. at least 21 israelis and 131 palestinians have been k

authority will not be charging at meters and kiosks around the city tomorrow, live in center city, diana rocco, cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> thank you. >>> also the biggest hit in terms of snowfall was in allentown, pennsylvania. "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff has more on it clean-up there. >> reporter: man, it was crazy. >> snow was everywhere, you couldn't see anything. >> reporter: they knew the storm would be significant. >> the worst. >> reporter: sit turned out, joan nass proved to be the most significant snow storm that allentown ever seen. >> we were pray forgot the snow to stop. >> reporter: the community is trying to rise to the surface of a record breaking 31.9 inches of snow. >> kept getting worse and worse. we didn't realize we hadn't hit the peak of it. >> reporter: downtown it was a mad dash to move parked cars in time for plows to pass. that is, if you could find them. >> we looked out this morning, i had no car whatsoever, you couldn't see anything besides the two windshield wipers sticking out. >> reporter: roads challenged first responders throughout the weekend ranged f

we're live in brigantine tonight diana rocco cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> thank you diane n as you mightmagine travel is shaping up to be a nightmare with this storm. amtrak is scaling back and american airlines has already canceled some flights for tomorrow and all flights out of philadelphia on saturday. "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt is at philadelphia international airport right now where things will soon be slowing down. david? >> reporter: ukee, yes it really will be the next couple of days or so about an hour ago it was busy here things are start to go slow down tonight. but earlier we were inside the terminal inside baggage claim and we spot add lot of people. the big reason for that ukee is because folks are actually changing their plans a lot of people are deciding to come in a little bit early deciding to leave early to try to beat that snow that we're expected to get in the next day or so here in the philadelphia area. other people are taking travel vouchers you mentioned american airlines they are canceling all of their flights in and out of philadelphia also some in

in the sat center, diana rocco cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> miss you like craze zoo one of my favoritese wife of comedian bill cosby has been ordered to give a deposition in defamation suit against her company. massachusetts court rejected a motion by camille cosby to cancel the depth zig order. she is scheduled to testify next week. defamation case involves seven women who accused bill cos beef drugging and sexual ales assaulting them. he's facing felony sexual assault charges in pennsylvania over an alleged accident that happened in to 004. the entertainer has denied any wrongdoing. the first time since the criminal charge was brought against him he has reached out in twitter and he says friends and fans, thank you. >>> israeli police know the dent is the suspect who opened fire outside tel-aviv bar today. police say there's a massive manhunt underway for the gunman who killed two people and injured three others. residents of a village in north israel say they recognize the man who was allegedly an israeli arab from that village. at least 21 israelis and 131 palestinians have been kil

. >> diana rocco cbs3 "eyewitness news". >>> the lehigh county coroner of autopsy of jahlil vega ba business at a revealed no injury. he wandered off during a new year's party in allen up to last thursday and his body was found on saturday in nearby canal. allentown police have called his death tragic accident. the coroner will announce an official cause of death after an investigation is meet. >>> new jersey couple is behind bars after police say they left their children in the car while they gambled it happen at park park casino saturday night. a one-year-old, three-year-old and eight-year-old were found sitting in the back seat in below freezing temperatures. their parents ebony walker and jared nelson charged with wreck less endangerment and endangering the welfare of children. >> spend the extra money and get a babysitter. if you're a gambler, you made a hell of a gamble that day by gambling with your children' lives and in this particular case thank god the children were not hurt. >> the children were left in the car for more than an hour and a half. they were spotted by a passerby had

we're live in brigantine tonight diana rocco cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> thank you diane n as you might imagine travel is shaping up to be a nightmare with this storm. amtrak is scaling back and american airlines has already canceled some flights for tomorrow and all flights out of philadelphia on saturday. "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt is at philadelphia international airport right now where things will soon be slowing down. david? >> reporter: ukee, yes it really will be the next couple of days or so about an hour ago it was busy here things are start to go slow down tonight. but earlier we were inside the terminal inside baggage claim and we spot add lot of people. the big reason for that ukee is because folks are actually changing their plans a lot of people are deciding to come in a little bit early deciding to leave early to try to beat that snow that we're expected to get in the next day or so here in the philadelphia area. other people are taking travel vouchers you mentioned american airlines they are canceling all of their flights in and out of philadelphia also some

airy, i'm diana rocco cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> rowan college at gloucester county is launching twoordable. first initiative calls for students who intern with gloucester county government to get free tuition for two years. the second initiative is three plus one program. it allows students to get a bachelor's degree by taking three years at rowan college and one year at rowan university. >> this degree would be bachelor's degree at approximately $28,000. now students are looking at us that never look at us before. >> keating says quality of an to havable education for students is always on his mine. calls for justice in port richmond from friends and family of ryan kelly. local man who was murdered on thanksgiving day. "eyewitness news" on the 3500 block of gall street for vigil last night. kelly was murdered just two blocks away in the 3600 block of almond street back in november. police found kelly lying in the road suffering from gunshot wounds. he later died at a local hospital. investigators have made no arrests and believe his killers are also responsible for a number of robb

airy, diana rocco cbs cbs3. news. >> rowan college is launching two initiatives to make school more affordable. the first calls for students who intern with gloucester county government to get free tuition for two years. second initiative is a three plus one program. this allows students to get a bachelor's degree by taking three years at rowan college and one year at rowan university. >> this degree would be bachelor's degree at approximately $28,000. now students are looking at us that never look at us before. >> keating says equality and affordable education for students is always on his mine. >>> 12 million personnel are missing after two marine helicopters collided off the oahu coast in hawaii. what was is a search for survives has turned into a recovery ever. the transport helicopters each carrying six marines including instruct pilots crashed late thursday night during a routine training mission. some heard the impact on shore. >> around 11:30 i heard a big explosion, boom! then i heard another one shortl

airy, diana rocco cbs cbs3.ews. >> rowan college is launching two initiatives to make school more affordable. the first calls for students who intern with gloucester county government to get free tuition for two years. second initiative is a three plus one program. this allows students to get a bachelor's degree by taking three years at rowan college and one year at rowan university. >> this degree would be bachelor's degree at approximately $28,000. now students are looking at us that never look at us before. >> keating says equality and affordable education for students is always on his mine. >>> 12 million personnel are missing after two marine helicopters collided off the oahu coast in hawaii. what was is a search for survives has turned into a recovery ever. the transport helicopters each carrying six marines including instruct pilots crashed late thursday night during a routine training mission. some heard the impact on shore. >> around 11:30 i heard a big explosion, boom! then i heard another one shortly